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The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
CHANGES ON CENTRAL
NEW AGENTS FOR RAILROAD AND
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Mr.. IRRELEVANT GOES OUT.
Mn. l.. VI. ERsKINE SUCCEEDS HIM
As o. s. :. co. AGENT.

MIR. W. T.. Estes, Chief Clerk in the
Office of the General Freight
Agent of the Central Railroad,
Becomes Local Agent of the Gem
trnI, to Succeed Mr.. Erskine.
Agencies of the Companies VIII
Remain Observation-Disclosures He
Iieved That Wise Selection OF
Agents Has Been Made.
Mr. r. G. Trezevant will retire from the
service of the Ocean Steamship Company.
He will give up the agency of the COM
pany at Savannah, turning it over to Mr..
L. NJ Erskine, who has been appointed
his successor. Mr.. Irrelevant has been no
titled by Manager p. T.. LeFevre to turn
over the agency at once to Mr.. Erskne.
On March the agency of the Ocean
Steamship Company was separated from
that of the Central Railroad Mr.. Treze-
want had been agent for both companies.
He was then placed in charge of the
agency of the Ocean Steamship Compa
ny, and Mr. Erskine, who had been his
chief clerk, was made agent for the Cen
trail Railroad.
In the appointment or Mr.. Ersklne as
Mr.. Trezevant's successor in the man
agement of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany's important affairs at Savannah, the
company is generally considered to have
made a wise selection. lie is popular and
able, and his conduct of the company's
business will doubtless prove successful.
Mr.. William Il. Estes, who has been
chief clerk i'm the office of Mr. w A
Winburn, general freight agent OF the
Central Railroad. will be Mr.. Erskine's
successor as agent at Savannah for the
Central. The appointment of Mr.. Err
skine to the agency of the Ocean Steam
ship Company does not mean the CONSOLE
dation anew of the agencies of the two
companies. Mr.. Estes has many friends
in Savannah who will congratulate him
upon his promotion. The position of agent
is an important and responsible one but
it is expected that Mr.. Estes will fill il
to the advantage of the company.
Several immediate changes, it will thus
be seen, are TO take place on the Cen
trail. A few days ago the Morning News
mentioned the retirement of Mr.. j. w.
Conner from the service of the Central
and the Ocean Steamship Company as
purchasing agent He will devote his at
tention to the management of his own at
fairs. His resignation will be effective
May /.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.
Georgia Construction Company the
Purchaser of Part of Telfair Tract.

Georgia Construction Company the
Purchaser of Part of TeIfair Tract.
The Georgia Construction Company has
recently purchased from the Telfair Hos
pital for Females and the heirs of the La
mar estate such portions of the old Sabine
Fields Plantation, lying three miles west
of the city, on the line of the Charleston
and Savannah Railway, and of the La
mar tract. lying just east of the Telfair
tract, as are necessary for the connection
of the Seaboard tracks with the tracks
leading to the new passenger terminals
and union station.
The consideration for the property pur-
chased from the Telfair Hospital is $685.
and that purchased from the heirs of the
Lamar estate 81, 600
1t Is agreed in both cases that the
sale to and use of the property by the
Georgia Construction Company shall not
be permitted to interfere with the drain
age of the tract and the company agrees
in the deed to provide and maintain all
proper and necessary drains and bitches,
to the end that the land may continue
to be adequately drained in the future
In the past the county has had some
difficulty i'm acquiring land for the con-
struction of a drainage system in this
section, and the hope is expressed that
the sale TO the railway people may effect
q change in conditions.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
MANY WENT TO RESORTS.
The weather Below Normal, Month
showing Deficiency of 1857 Degrees.


The delightful weather yesterday
tempted people out of doors, and as a
consequence not only were the streets
thronged with pedestrians but, in the aft
ernoon, the resorts were visited by large
crowds. Isle OF Hope was particularly
favored, so much so, in fact that almost
every car that left for that place in the
afternoon was filled.
Thunderbolt, as a general resort, was
not so popular, though the usual Sunday
crowd was at the Yacht Club, and not
few people visited and admired the Sa-
vannah. Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railways new casino.
A number also went to Tybee though
the weather was just little too cool
for this to prove a popular trip. The out
look is that Tybee will have a most pros
porous season this year, as beside those
that already own places on the island,
and those that will have the cottages
for the season, quite a number of gen
tlemen have expressed their determina-
ton to build houses for themselves.
Among the latest of these is Mr.. VIM.
b. Stilwell.
Despite the fact that the weather was
pleasant it was not normal. the mean
temperature, "a degrees, being below
the normal, and increasing the deficiency
for the month to 157 degrees, and that of
the year to ga degrees. In rainfall. also.
the month shows a deficiency of 1.3S
inches, and the year, a deficiency of ia
inches. The Washington forecast for the
state to-day and tomorrow is generally
fair weather; variable winds"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
DETECTIVES HARD TUssLE.
Murphy Had to Use Feet and Head
to Keep His Prisoners.

10 Keep His Prisoners.
Annie Pinkney, the negro woman who
was cut in the neck Saturday night by
d. NJ. Wallace, at Congress and West
Broad streets, an account of which was
published in the Morning News, will be
able to appear against her assailant in
Police Court this morning, and the trouble
will be investigated by Recorder Myrick.
The entire affair was witnessed by De-
tective Murphy, who was returning home
al a late hour.
In arresting the two white men and the
woman the officer had "a difficult task,
and says that he was forced to use his
foot and head. He saw Wallace and the
woman when they cinched and placed
both under arrest His prisoners started
pulling in opposite directions, and the
detective had all that he could do to keep
on his feet He says that Wallaces COM
panion, w. f. Calhoun. was trying to
take the white prisoner and a negro man
was tusseling to get the woman.
Murphy managed by kicking to keep
Calhoun away and with we'll directed
butt sent the negro sprawling across Con-
gress street
A patrolman and Constable Kelly arriv-
ed oil the scene at this juncture and each
of the other officers took charge of a pris-
oner Detective Murphy lost a revolver
in the scufile. but later recovered the
weapon. He was covered with blood from
the woman when he reached home and
did not know until then that she had
been cut. Murphy charges that Wallace
had an open knife in his hand when plac-
ed under arrest and that he struck him
10 prevent his using the weapon on him.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
KING GOT HIS MAN
DEATH OF THE :. A. l.. PORTER
DID NOT GO UNAVENGED.
DUEL WAS FATAL FOR BOTH.
TWO OF KINGS BULLETS WENT
STRAIGHT TO THE MARK.

News Came to the ScabOard Air Line
Authorities From EIIabeII Ncster-
day of the Death Of John Henry.
the Negro Who Had Killed King
the Night BefOre-kinE's DecIara-
ton That He Had Hit His Nan
Was Proven COrrect-Scarch Is
Maintained for Joe jackson, the
other Negro who Boarded the
Train ut EIIabcII-kinG Will he
Buried Here To-day.
Joe King, the negro who was shot at
Stetson. twenty-five miles from Savannah
on Sea aboard Air Line passenger train NO.
-, night before last, was, in way, the
aveuger Of his own death. He was right
in his declara ton that he had hit the
negro John Henry who had fired upon
him. Yesterday morning Henry died near
Enabel where he had made his way after
being struck by two bullets from Kings
pistol. The authorities are still looking
Tor Henry's accomplice, whose name IS
said to be Joe Jackson.
The story of the duel between the col
orcd train hand. King. and the negro
tramp. John Henry. was told in the
Morning News Two negroes boarded the
train at Ellabell, but were discovered,
as they stood on the platform They were
taken back to one of the coaches, where
one of them showed that he had 10 cents
enough to pay his fare to the next sta
lion, Stetson. This was Jackson, but
Henry did not have any money and it
was determined by Conductor Glenn to
bring Henry to Savannah and have him
locked up for stealing a ride.
They started for the baggage car with
Henry but the negro lodged out on a
platform and whipped out revolver.
He fired at Baggage Master A. A. De-
Graffenred, who ran to get the conduc-
tors revolver. King was with the rail
road men and had his own revolver lie
opened the door leading out upon the
platform that Henry was holding.
No sooner did King appear than Henry
opened fire on him with deadly effect a
bullet entering his stomach and causing
his death an hour later King returned
the fire, and he said before he died that
he was certain that he had hit his man.
When the train came to stop at Stet-
son, it was found that the tramp who
had done the firing had jumped off as it
slowed up for that station. Jackson, his
companion. had also decamped. taking ad-
vantage of the confusion to make his rs
cape. A search for John Henry was
made, and yesterday morning news came
to'the Seaboard Air Line authorities that
he had made his way to a negro shanty
about a mile and a half from Elabell,
where be had died Ellabell was his
home.
The coroner of Bryan county has been
notified of the death of the railroad porter
hut it is not Known in this city what has
been done towards holding an inquest.
Superintendent of Police Reilly states that
rs the tragedy did not happen in his baili-
wick, he made no investigation of the
matter. He did not acquaint the Bryan
county officials with the killing. Kings
body was prepared for burial yesterday
by Fox & Weeks. and will be inferred in
the coiored portion of Laurel Grove Gem
etery this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
ELECTION ron THUNDERBoLr.
Fifth Militia District VIII Elect n
Magistrate Saturday.

An election for justice Of the peace in
the Firth Militia district will be held at
Thunderoolt Saturday 1t Is expected that
there will be several candidates in tho
field. Thomas w shekcls announced his
candidacy through the columns OF the
Morning News yesterday ana II IS said
that Ole Butler will also he In the race
The election Is to on the vacancy caused
by The death OF -. j. Mcintyre.
Magistrate George = Brown OF the Fifth
district who ~ appointed by the grand
jury. ordered the election. aud viii be- I'm
charge There viii boz two frec-holders
az managers and they viii be- selected by
Justice Brown. The magistrate says 10 A
ho has notined thr County Commissioners
ana the ilpard ~ Registrars ana that be
rApe0n 40 Ed his registration Dec TO-
dar.
Registrar , Koheu dreamer rags thsf
fhf hpafd hsf uof hseu Iofinod hy tbs
commissioners 90 purge the &c., and tlat
this Mil noe Dol done unfu thf 0sium.s-
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marasffs HlH nsf bf paia tgf thelf $3.50
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
VOTED FOR PIPE ORGAN.
Congregation of st. PauI's Lutheran
Church Wants One.

After the morning services yesterday
the congregation of st. Paurs Lutheran
Church held a meeting at which it was
decided to purchase a pipe organ. 1t was
unanimously decided to have a pipe or
gan built for the church. This will be
done by voluntary contributions. al
though no definite plans have as yet been
arranged. the matter being left to the
music committee which will ask for bids
and will select the instrument.
Rev. NJ. J. Epting, the pastor, reported
that the church is practically free from
debt. Only two more annual installments
on the building are due. and the cost of
paving has already been paid. 1t is be-
lieved that the new organ will be in place
during the fall. Mrs II. N. Cowan is the
organist.
The congregation will meet informally
Wednesday evening, between s and 10
o'clock, at the pastors residence, No. 3ls
Watdburg street. west. 1t will be purely
an informal gathering, and a light lunch
con will be served by Mrs. Epting.
The Sunday School of st. Paurs Luther
an will have its picnic at Tybee on
MAY "a.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
WANT THE PREMIUM LISTS.
DIR. burroughs Says Farmers Are
Anxious TO Get Those of Fair

y
Farmers throughout the state are eager
for the appearance OF the premium lists
Of the State Fairs agricultural depart
ment. In a letter to Mr.. l.. w. Neeson,
secretary of the board of directors of the
Savannah Fair Association, Dr. ". B.
Burroughs of Brunswick, writes that he
has been receiving frequent inquiries from
the farmers of Glynn county for the pre-
MUM lists, as they are anxious to begin
from the very start TO prepare their ex-
hibits.
DR.. Burroughs is anxious to have the
fair at Savannah the greatest and most
successful of ain that have been held He
has been reappointed superintendent of
the department of education, a position he
filled with credit last year, when the fair
was held at Valdosta.
On May l the work of Mr.. Martin V.
Calvin. as secretary of the fair. and of
Hon. Pope Brown, president of the Agri-
cultural Society, as travelling representa-
tive of the fair, will begin. Each of the
gentlemen will receive 500 a month from
the Savannah Fair Association for his
services, MIR. Calvin's headquarters wils
be in Savannah. and he will conduct his
correspondence from this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
G0ULD'S ENGINEER INJURED.
brought Here ON the MiIIionaire's
Yacht NADIA with Finger Mashed.

Mr.. Edwin Gouid's yacht NADIA arrived
i'm Savannah last night with the engineer
laid up with a mangled finger. The mid
die finger of the right hand had been
caught by the eccentric rod and the bone
was crushed.
The yacht tied up at Taggart's coal
yard and carriage was sent for to take
the injured man TO a physician He was
taken to the Office of DR.. f. r. Corson, at
No. II Jones street, east. where the finger
was amputated. Chloroform was ad-
minstered and after the operation the
engineer was taken back to the yacht
The NADIA came to Savannah from
Brunswick and will coal before going
North. The yacht attracted a good deal
OF attention as she steamed past the Sa-
vannah Yacht Club at Thunderbolt and
Supt. Kidwell dipped the colors as the
millionaire's yacht passed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
ITS 74TH ANNIVERSARY.
Celebrated by sunday school of First
Baptist Church.


The seventy-fourth anniversary of the
Sunday-schooI of the First Baptist Church
was held last night, and the church was
filled to overlooking by the many friends
of the children of the school who gathered
for the exercises. 1t was impossible for
ali who desired to attend the exercises to
find seats, and many reluctantly turned
away.
The programme consisted of songs,
recitation, prayer, Scripture reading, the
report of the superintendent aud an ad-
dress by the pastor. The children and
teachers of the schol occupied pews in the
middle sections, and the pretty dresses
of the girls and best suits of the boys
made the picture a charming one. 1t was
attractively supplemented by the very
effective floral decora tons, the chancel
having been converted into a perfect
bower with palms and foliage. Several
handsome designs were also in evidence
one, a great heart of flowers bearing the
inscription love" in red roses, attracting
the attention of all
The children entered the church at Sis
O'Clock, singing the professional, For
ward Christian Soldiers" Sound the
High Praises" and Christ Is My Re-
deemer" were other hymns that were
sung, while Miss Nellie Davis sang a
solo, and Miss Meta Rose recited prettily
Three Ideals"
The report of the superintendent, Mr..
j. r. Cain, showed that the school had
lost two of its members by death during
the year. Its membership now is eleven
officers, thirty-five teachers and 354 pu-
pills, making a total of 400 The total
attendance for the year was 11,723, making
an average on each Sunday of ZIG. Dur
ing the year there were fifteen members
of the Sunday-school baptized. The finan-
cial feature of the report showed the bal
ance at the opening of the year to have
been $105.U. the receipts during the year
to have been $232. 81, the expenses to have
been $17102, and missions to have cost
$685. leaving a balance of $62.26.
After the report OF the superintendent,
a short address to the school was deliv-
cred by the pastor of the church, Rev.
DIR. John d. Jordan. Another hymn was
then sung, and the congregation was dis
missed with the benediction.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
THE RESULTS OF HIS TRIP.
Director Brandt VIII Make Report
to Historical society.

to Historical society.
At the May meeting of the Georgia
Historical Society. next Monday night,
Director Carl T. Brandt. of the Telfair
Academy Of Arts and Sciences, who has
been abroad the last year on a special
mission for the society. will make his
report
The special object of Director Brandt's
trip abroad was to make studies for
four large paintings for the Hall of Stat
uary in the Academy. These paintings
are to be panels of the frieze of the
room, when they are completed, and are
designed to be representative and sym
boic of the four periods and nations OF
the casts in the Hall of Statuary.
Director Brandt has accumulated
large collection of studies for these
paintings and is now engaged in paint
ing them, to "A smaller scale. From the
smaller pictures the larger ones, which
will be placed finally in the panels of
the frieze, will be painted.
The magnificent painting which the di7
rector purchased at the Munich exhibit
ton, The Bridge of Life" has not yet
arrived. As soon as it does it will be
possible that a special exhibition will be
made Of il. The vase, which he also pur-
chased in Germany, is in the Custom
House and will be removed to the Acad-
envy, unpacked and arranged for exhibit
ton some time to-day or tomorrow The
vase is a beautiful specimen of the art
of the potter and the painter on porcelain
and will afford a valuable object lesson
to those in Savannah who have taken up
the latter art.
The results of his trip abroad and the
plans he has made for the Academy will
all be included in the report Director
Brandt will make to the Historical Socie-
ty. He said yesterday that in advance
of his report, he IL tot care to discuss
these results or ROY al his plans.
He expressed HI delight at being back in
Savannah Ere; tae time he left Port
Said in Egypt. ne sai1, until and after
his arrival in Me- York he had encoun-
tered nothing but bad weather The result
had been a discomforting impairment or
his health, which the few days he has
been in Savannah have sufficed almost
entirely to remove. He had been fortu-
nate in reaching Savannah just when the
city is at its fairest and the change from
the bleak skies of the North had been not
only delightful, but very beneficial to his
health.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
MUST CLEAN THE WAGONS.
Police Patrol Drivers Not to he As
sisted in Their Work.

The patrol wagon drivers at police head
quarters must cream their wagons and
shine the brasses without help from any
Of the workhands. A prisoner has been
kept In the Gamewell house and has been
used by the day and night drivers 10 DO
the cleaning mp and the mental work
around the place. This man has been
withdrawn and the drivers have been
given orders 10 do something else besides
driving in answer TO street calls.
The colored groom IN charge Of the am
bu.ancc has 10 clean mis- apparatus and
the men in the other side OF the Gamewell
house must do the same. The drivers or
the patrol wagons are white men. super
Iutcndtnt Reilly stated yesterday that be
had withdrawn the work hand used by the
drivers because he could Zee no necessity
for hls presence in that branch Of the De.
plrtmeni The kitchen ana domfory
forces be- sald, have not been reduced. The
negroes urui aF WorkhandT around the
station are rusty pilronsrs ana the ~
pence fO in' department. r. their food
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
IDENTIFIED FAIRFAX.
Reported That Express Messenger
White Recognized Him.

News came to the Central Railroad au-
thorities in Savannah yesterday that
Frank Fairfax, the ex-sergeant of the
Jacksonville police force who was ar
rested in Macon day before yesterday,
charged with the robbery of the Southern
Express Companys car, had been identi-
fed by Express Messenger ]. N. White,
who confronted Fairfax at the police sta
ton
1t was reported that White had identt-
fed Fairfax positively the man who
had entered the car with companion.
presented pistol at the messenger head,
bound and tied him to the floor and rifled
the way safe
The other man, Jordan, who had been
brakeman on the Southwestern Division
of the Central Railroad, ii was reported
had not been apprehended. but it was un-
derstood that he had been hurt in jumping
from the rapldiymoving train, after the
robbery had been committed, and that
ne was in hiding in a Negroes house in
Macon.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
WILL UNVEIL MONUMENT.
WOOdmen of the World to Estab-
Iish One to james MOrreI.

Mistletoe Camp of the Woodmen of the
World viii establish a monument IN
Laurel Grove Cemetery next Sunday af-
ternoon TO the late James Morrell.
member of the organization, Mr.. Nor
rell was the first of the Savannah Wood
men to die, and the rite of unwilling the
monument TO his memory will be the
Camps first experience with II.
The Woodmen of the World are an or
der that insures its members for from
$500 to $1,000 Besides paying the indemni-
~ in the event of death. the order gives
500 for the establishment or a monument.
To this amount, II It is desired. members
of the deceased Woodman's family or any
others may add
Next Sunday the members Of Mistie-
toe Camp will form and proceed to the
cemetery IN a body. where there VIII
probably be others assembled TO observe
the rite Woodman W. II. Fifer g. IN
charge OF the arrangements ana will con-
iuct the service prescribed in the ritual
OF the Woodmen.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29

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PHILADELPHIA, New York and Boston. 10
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
TO BEGIN MAY DEVOTIONS.

Services in Honor of the Virgin to
BE Begun in Catholic Churches.
The May devotions in the Roman Cath
Ollie Churches will begin tomorrow night
The month of May is especially devoted
by the Roman Catholic Church to the
mother of Christ, and special devotions
are held in her honor The first of these
will be held Tuesday night at o'clock.
The order of services will be a process
sion of the Sunday-school children up the
aisles of the church 10 the altar of the
Blessed Virgin, on which they will place
offerings OF flowers. This part of the
ceremony will be followed by the repeti-
tion of the rosary of the Blessed Virgin
by the ltany and a short sermon
Beginning with the following evening
devotions of similar character will be
held every evening, except Sunday, at
o'clock. On Sundays the devotions will
follow Immediately after vespers.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-29
A Beautiful Launch.

We can show a beautiful naphtha
launch, entirely new, just received, 80
feet long, with cabin and 10 horsepower
double cylinders. absolutely perfect, now
in commission, probably the feetest boat
here.
This elegant launch will be sold cheap
for cash or on time, If desired. Full trial
given to purchaser. Sleeping accommoda-
ton for six. Apply Lippman Bros, whole
sale druggists, Savannah, Ge.-ad.