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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14
CITY BREVITIES.

The billiard tournament which was to
have begun last night at the C. L. A.
Han has been postponed for several days.
The Savannah Hotel Company stock
holders will hold their annual meeting
at the De Soto at O'Clock this afternoon.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, F. and A. M,
will confer the f. c. degree this evening
at Masonic Temple at $50 o'clock Lee
ture by H. W. Wtcover, s. D.
Pickpockets got in their work at the
Tabernacle meeting last night and a
number of people were minus their peck
etbooks when they went home.
Rev. Father Sheehy delivered an infor-
NAL but interesting address at Hibernian
Had last night to the Ancient Order di-
visions and the Ladies' Auxiliary.
The Savannah Yacht Club will hold a
meeting at the club house at Thunder
bolt at o'clock this afternoon. The hold
ing of the spring regatta will be dis
cussed.
The Central Railroad will run an ex-
cursion to Augusta on May 20. Tickets
will be sold for $3.50 round trip, good re-
turning day of sale; 81 will be the fare
for a return limit of two days from day
of sale.
The funeral OF Mrs. SOPHIA NJ. HAT
trich, widow of the late Stephen Hat
trich. whose death Is announced in the
Morning News, will take place from the
Cathedral of st. John the Baptist at 10
O'Clock this morning.
An error was made some days ago in a
story of Mr.. r. w. Powers experiences
during the Jacksonville fire, when it was
stated that Mr. Powers had paid IS for
a room at the Hotel Geneva in that city.
Mr.. Powers paid only the regular rate at
the Geneva. 1t was at another hotel that
he paid Sc.
]. c. Allen, 12-year-old negro boy, was
arrested yesterday by Mounted Patrolman
T. j. Farrell on charge of larceny. The
complainant is o. l.. Stevarns of No. A20
Bull street. He charges that he caught
the boy in his cash drawer and that Is
cents had been taken out. Allen worked
for the prosecutor, who is proprietor of
a grocery store. The man says that he
had been missing money and suspected
the negro, but was unable 10 catch him
in the act. He kept out of sight yes
terday, and saw the boy open the cash
drawer ana take the money. 1t was then
that he held him until the arrival OF Pa
trolmsn Farrell. Allen will be given a
preliminary examinations by Recorder
Myrick in Police Court this morning.
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other banks in the raising of the 500
100000 fund that brought me rate down
TO forty per cent. and kept 1t from soar
ing to $50 or 200 per cent, a rate which
would have knocked a dozen of the big
gest concerns in the street to the wall
and made endless trouble for Morgan &
Co. which had out nearly $4,000, CO.,
in several of the houses that would have
gone down in the crash.
That shows the kind of friends Ed
ward H. Hartman has behind him. w.
X. Vanderbilt uses him in innumerabls
ways, so does George j. Gould, and he
is the railroad man for all the ventures
Of that kind in which the Rockefeilers
engage.
A banker told the writer yesterday
that if it ever came to a show down
of millions, Hartman could cover every
thing that j. Pierpont Morgan could put
UP two to one. This means, of course,
that Hartman has weather men BEHIND
him than Morgan.
The Hartman Syndicate.
What is generally called the Hartman
syndicate is made up as follows:
Edward II. Hartman. " +
George j. Gould.
William K Vanderbilt.
William and John ID. Rockefeller.
Kuhn Loeb & Co.
Gould, Vanderbilt and the Rockefel-
lers are also interested in many of the
great enterprises of J. Pierpont Morgan,
but their association with him are not
as closely knit as those with Hartman.
Here is the Hartman group OF rail-
roads:
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Cincinnati, May 1S.-Results at La
tonia:
First Race-Six furlongs. School for
Scandal, to l, won, with Johnnie Nc
Carthy, to 1, second, and Sim W., 2 to
l, third. Time 1:14A.
Second Race-One mile, G. w. W., %
to 1, won. with Longfio, to l, second,
and Whitfield, to /, third. Time 1:42A.
Third Race-Four and d half furlongs.
Mamie English, so to 1, won. with Sweet
Billie, 215 to l, second, and Jean Raphael,
to /, third. Time 1874.
Fourth Race-One mile and half, La
tonia Derby. fernando, to 2, won, with
Gaheris to 1, second, and Judge Red
wine, to /. third. Time 2:35A.
Fifth Race-Four and a half furlongs.
Pentecost, to 2, won with Jaubert, to
l, second and The Rival, to l, third.
Time 55A.
Sixth Race-One mile. Gawain, to 2.
won, with Uledi. to l. second, and An
Choir, 5 to /, third. Time 1:43%.
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ton and the old Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf road showed his methods. Re
Gently he secured the Southern Pacific
from the Huntington estate.
Though It Is not generally known, his
is the brain that first conceived the con-
solldation OF the surface and elevated
railways In Brooklyn. lie is now a DOM
inant factor In that system, representing
the Rockefeller interests.
He was to have furnished the money
for the West street grab, now shelved.
Mr.. Hartman Is about As years old.
He was the son of New Jersey minis
ter, who did not leave great deal Of
money.
His family. however is related TO
many OF the wealthiest families IN the
city. and they gave him and his brother
William a start when they began their
business career thirty years ago
Tho brothers first started with the
banking firm Of Loew, Hartman e. Co.
This subsequently became Hartman g.
Co. Ten years ago r. II. Hartman drop
ped out Of the firm 10 devote all OF his
attention 10 rsilroadlng.
His home here Is at No. East FIFTY
NTH street His wife was a Miss Aver
ill., lie abs several children. Most of his
spare time Is spent on n l0,0OD-acre farm
ne has at Arden. in orange county. about
ten miles from Tuxedo. Here he breeds
blooded cattle and horses. In 1892 he
bought the famous stallion Stamboul and
sent him TO Arden.
Scientific study Is one OF his hobbies.
In the spring OF 1890 he took large
number OF scientists and sportsmen on
trip into the unexplored regions Of Alas
ka.
Mr.. Hartman plays golf, and he and
his family frequently take part In the
festivities Of tho Tuxedo colony.
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ine lotdl HllIehBe OF tne Morgan group
is 1903, and on that score Hartman is
more than the equal Of Morgan.
In Many Corporations.
Some idea of the extent OF Harriman's
interests Is shown by the list OF corpo-
rations In which he holds official position
as follows:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Director
Brooklyn Rapid-Transit Company Director
Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. Director
Chicago and Alton Ry. Coz. Director.
Guaranty Trust Co. of Il. ". Director
Illinois Central Railroad ........ Director
Kansas City Southern Ry. co. Director
Leavenworth Kan. g. w. n. r.. Director
Mercantile Trust Company ..... Director
Nassau Electric Railroad Co. Director
National City Bank ...............D Director
Oregon n. r. & Nav. Co..........D Director
Oregon Short Line n. R........ President
Pacific Coast Company ............ Director
st. Louis g. North. Short Line. Director
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Director
Southern Pacific Railroad ........ Director
Union Pacific Railroad Director
U. 3. Ship Building Company ....Director
Western Union Tel. co. Director
Yazoo e. Mississippi Valley r.. n. Director
This list long as IL is, does not repre-
sent by any means All OF the corporations
in which Mr.. Hartman has an interest.
He has trusted employees TO represent him
in the others.
Great Organizer.
Next to Mr. Morgen. Mr.. Hartman
has no superior as a doctor OF sick rail-
roads. His skill in this respect attracted
10 him the attention and support OF the
Vsnderbilts, the Goulds and the Rookie
felIers. the greatest trinity of milllonaircs
IN the country.
Hartman reorganized the Union Pacific
aided by Jacob "a. Schiff OF Kuhn. Loeb
& Co, about three years ago
mat was a feat which stamped him
as a railroad man OF consummate abill-
~. and his management of that roads
affairs since then has added greatly 10
his reputation.
Hartman has never let slip an oppor-
tunity 10 benefit the great systems he
controls In the West, ana has always
been on the alert to prevent any rival
from breaking into his field.
His acquisition OF the Chicago and Al
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In need Of a cure for that annoying and
ever-present fever. then read what we
have to say:
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~ and permanently cure you OF Malaria
Fever, Ague, Chill, Indigestion, Kidney
and Liver Troubles and all ills arising
from malarial affections. This remedy,
We would have you know. is not cure
an nor is II, IN any way, harmful, as II
is made entirely from pure herbs and
roots. and under the careful supervision
he patient a clean, wholesome and
uealth-giving remedy Tor the cure Of the
aoove stated ailments. Try II and be
convinced. Ask your druggist for H.
nee 40 cents per bottle. Lppman Bros,
savannah, Ca.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

BrookIyns Forfeit Game-scOre
Was a Tie.
New York, May 13.-The Brooklyns for
febted the game with New York to-day in
the ninth inning. They protested against
a decision in the ninth inning. The en-
tire Brooklyn team surrounded the UNI
pire, and after waiting the necessary three
minutes for the Brooklyns TO take the
field. the official declared the game for
feited to New York by the score of to
0. The score when the game was forfeited
follows:
R.H.E.
New York % 2o1o4 800 x-7 Z 5
BROOKLYN :. % o 3 o o 2 II 10 .
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Bowernan; Dono-
van and MCGUIRE.
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SPOKE ON "OPPORTUNITY."
Rev. G. R.stuart's Services Attended
by Many CoIored People.

ny many COlOred PeOpIe.
Rev George r. Stuart spoke at the af-
ternoon service of the Jones-Stusrt meet
ing. Rev Sam Jones, who had arrived
nut an hour or two before, was at the
tabernacle, ard occupied a conspicuous
place on the platform, but nc did not
take any part in the services. Just be-
Tore the meeting began he arrived. in
the company with Mr.. Stuart. A slightly
audible wave OF excitement went over
Inc congregation as he was seen, but IL
hl' no effect on him. apparently. He as
tended the steps of the platform, was
net and greeted by a number OF the min
isters who had arrived before him, ana
toeh sat among them, where he remained
en Interested auditor throughout the se:-
vice
The meeting was opened by the read
ing Of scriptuai lesson by Rev. w. A.
Nlsoet followed by prayer by Rev. 8.
w. Walker. Then came Mr.. Stuart but
before he began his sermon he told the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14
Philadelphia. scratch Victory.

Boston, May 13-seven bases on balls
ana ten hits with a total of fourteen won
the game for Philadelphia to-day in spite
Of their seven errors. Attendance 100.
Score:
r. II. Eg
Boston zee. OsOi0O 0-5 0 3
philadelphia . o. 2 % ! 0 O--6 10 Z
Batteries-Lawson and Kittredge; Dom
ahue and Mcfarland.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14

Boston, May 13-Washington won to-
day by hard and consecutive hitting in
the sixth. seventh and eighth innings. Bos-
ton could do nothing with Carrick's de-
livery. Attendance 1900 Score: R.HE.
Boston .......0 0 0 0 0 o. s 4
Washington % 0 o o 0 els O-5 Ii l
Batteries: Kellum and Criger; Carrick
and Grady.
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BeokIey,. work for Cincinnati.

Pittsburg, May 13.-Beckley put Cincin-
natl in first place by scoring one run snd'
batting in the other two made by the
visitors. Attendance 1000 Score:
n. II. u.
Putsburg 20 900 O02 o. 8 o
Cincinnati 80 90 o o 1 % II 2
Batteries-Chesbro and thinner; Nc
Fadden and kahoe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
nnI,lmore pefeats AthIetlcs.

Baltimore, May 1S.-The Baltimore
American League team defeated the Phil
adelphia Athletics in the second game Of
the series here this afternoon. Score:
R.HE.
baltimore ...s 3 2O2 / 2 x-H 10 3
Athletics ....O % 80 0 / o. . 8
Batteries: McGinnity and Robinson;
Clark. Baker, Murphy and Powers.
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the score in the ninth, but an error by
Hartman gave the winning run to De-
troit. Score; RH.E.
Detroit ........o 3 o o 0 0 . 2 Is IL 8
Chicago .......2 / % 2 o. IL 3 6
Batteries: Miller ana MeAllister; Har-
vey, Patterson and Sullivan
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14
Yesterdays COLLEGE GAMES.
Richmond College Defeats RAN
doIph-MacOn for Championship.

Richmond. Va, May 49, -Richmond Col
lege won the championship of Eastern
Virginia to-day by defeating Randolph
Macon. A game will now be arranged with
the University of Virginia for the cham
pionship of the state Score: R.H.E.
Richmond College Il o 20 90 I--5 10 2
Randolph-Macon ....003 5000 o. 6 S
Bateries-White and Kerfoot; Heydon
and Pitt.
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Memphis. 6; New orleans, ..
Little Rock. 2; Shreveport, 7.
Cha ttanooga. II: Selma. 8.
Nashville, IS; Birmingham, II.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14

Raleigh. Q; Wilmington, 10.
Norfolk. ?: Portsmouth, 10.
Newport News, 4; Richmond, 3.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14

A Philosopher. wife-'rnere's bur-
glar down cellar, Henry Husband
We'll. my dear we ought 10 be thank
full that we are up stairs" Wife-"But
he'll come up here" Naturalization
well go down cellar, my dear. Surely,
ten-room house ought 10 be big enough TO
hold three people without orowding."-
Detroit Free Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-14

Milwaukee. May 13-scott pitched good
ball to-day. but poor support l2st him the
eame. score: RH.E.
S, I 20 OO2 111O Ks 10 /
Cleveland 80 0 0 2 o 1 ! 0 o. 9
Batteries: Hawley and Leahy; Scott
and Wood
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Eastern League.
Carolina LeaEuc.

Buffalo, .. Syracuse. 5.
Toronto. 4: Worcester. Z.
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A Close Game az Detroit.
Detroit. Mich, May D.-chicaso tied
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

gntes by friction. But fastdious smokers. es-
pecially in foreign countries. much prefer the
Wax match. And it is curious fact that while
Americans have been able To produce wooden
matches in the cheapest possible manner. they
have never been particularly successful in the
manufacture If high grade matches The
famous English house Of Bryant x May. re
Gently absorbed by the Diamond Match Com
pany Of the tuit.d States uopuIarly known as
the "trl.stD. has long enjoyed a high reputation
for It's wax matches Probably the best wax
matches used IN this country are imported. and
come from Enslaud No other manufacturer in
the world il is asserted has mas.es,I the art of
making a WAX match that VIA ryina.n >tiI in
the warmcst climates Moreover. the English
wax match has an IVORY finish which Others
have never been able successfully t. initiate.
In Eurup" a number of MA, ,chcS ui. made for
use out Of doors. 40 tgcyar VIII blow them out
when once lit. y man, whether atoot or on
horseback. need not stop moving nor seek the
shelter ~ a building while ne l.sats his cigar or
pipe. These matches usually have short wax
stem. but are tipped With particularly intlam-
Unable compound. one particular variety of these
matches. the "NeSUvian." has SIobuldr mass
On the md. which becomes Incanies, ent when
1t ign.tes. but does not produce Il flame. These
are exceedingly convenient for smokers with
match is liable 10 sinsc the mustache IN 4 high
wind.
Eut if Americans have had difficulty in making
a first class wax match. they have been able L.
drive. the English Wooden matches out OF their
home market. The considerations which induced
BRYANT x May to cffcc: 4 combination with the
YanNee invader have rot been officially stated.
but there is little doubt in the minds OF those
who are best qualified To form an opinion The
l.ugIish house could not make wooden matches
rs chcapIy as their competitors The Diamond
Match Company employs so great variety of
machinery, and this has undergone 50 many
improvements. that the Englishmen could not
keep pace with the Americans. The splitting cf
the wood. the mixing of the infammabIe com
position and the dipping are all done mechani-
cally Some attempt has even been made To
pack matches by machinery. although the sue
cess in this direction is dubious. y well known
manufacturer said one day last week that there
was a fortune in store for the man who would
invent perfectly satisfactory machine for box
ing matche2-
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

basswooi- 1t is asserted that the Diamond
company allows certain rebate to wholesale
dealers on condition that they purchase only
that corporations product. Thus. it is made
difficult for the independent manufacturer to get
any footing except with retailers and this is Sc
cured by means Of advertising
Austria for many years famous as a pro
duoer of matches. subsequently Sweden and
England also became prominent in the industry.
Generally speaking. foreign matches make less
noise when isnitins than American matches.
The majority Of the latter crack like pistol
shot when scratched. This effect results from
the peculiar composition with which the Ameri-
can matches are tipped sweden. 70 which c5uR-
try the world is indebted for several other in
novattons this line of business. originated
" hat is called the safety match" which VIII
lisht only when scratched upon its own box
This result Is atta.ned 10y putting one important
ingredient Of the friction compound, the
phosphorus. on the box rather than the
match,
The most serious drawback 70 the manu-
facture of matches Is that common yellow phos-
phorus. us,l in the art. is liable To affect the
health of the operatives Who handle H. y pain
full disease known as "phossy jaw" often at
,acks those who work in match factories. II has
been found that when, 10y special treatment this
substance is converted into red phc SpAorus." it
becomes innocuous. But it is hard To persuade
the manufacturers 10 use the latter. possibly be-
cause it is more costly However that may he.
the subject has been aSitltei SO vigorously in
Europe chat large rewards have been offered for
the discovery OF way To make a match without
any phosphorus in il ut all Again, there has
been much talk OF pro&ibitiVe legislation. IL is
said that Sweden has already enacted a law
forbiddng the further use Of yellow phos-
Ia.
sentative of of the principal Swedish match
companies elinced great reluctance to talk on
this subject last week. but from other sources
it learned that the law in question will
probably prove serious injury 10 the industry
in Sweden. In corresponding degree it will
doubtless benefit the American producer. who
has suffered from Swedish competition hitherto.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

tmbre quite distinct from that of the simpler
xylophonc.
The uarmba is practically unknown in the
city OF Mexico. II is most adruir.y in Guate-
mula and the southern States OF Mexico. where
It is called not by its African name bat "zauot-
rcauo" In it's most highly developed form it
has double row OF slabs. or strips one OF
which, corresponding to the black keys of tn
piauoforte is set back and raised higher than
th- series producing the tiatouic sequence Of
tones. The Instrument at the Pan-Ancri,Iu
Exposition lacks this chromat.c device. hut Co
compensate the players have a singular method
Of changing the pitch of "a to.e when change
is called for by change Of mode. Each player
holds in one OF his hands "a ball Of WAX. which
hr atiNos to the uudyrsijc oi "a slab whenever
he wishes 10 uattcu its tone Iy "A scui-touc.
II is singular Yet effective method OF tuning.
and suti.ea for the music played hy tho zlpp-
t.cduoist-. Th,s- are not educated musicians.
They play wholly uy car. and cannot use writ
ton music of any kind. la our picture. the one
to the right m..u.I UIatcs au octave of bass
notes. The boy at ms right fills in the hlr-
mouy with two or three tones. holding two
hammers in his right hand ANA one in his left.
lie regulates thr distance between the ham
mer heads (Which al" of hard rUbb,D in his
right hand very d"ftiy by contracting and eA-
pdnding mis- palm. The third player adds t.
the harmonic structure and also tAr rliyIhmrII
accompaniment. while tn" fourth beats out th,.
melody. All sustained tones produced by a
roll. in the Of th- ordinary xylophour.
The material Of the Icsonators is cedar. that
of the slabs very compact, straight grained
wood called ''hormiguillo" in Mexico
II. r.. *
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

The Mexican marimbon exhibits a retention
of The principle of a separate sound box for
each wooden key. but there has been a great
improvement in the choice OF material and ad
justment. The resonators are coitinlike boxes
of thin boards, hung underneath the sonorous
strips of wood the size of which is nicely
adjusted to the tone that the vibration of the
strip when struck creates easily felt futter
of the air in the sound box SO violent is this
vibration of the air that little puffs of wind
come of a little hole, and this feature is
utilized in a manner which, so far as we know,
has its counterpart only in the Chinese flute.
\ bit Of thin membrane is fastened with wax
across the tiny hole. with the result that each
blow upon the sOnorous strip. slab. pro-
duces a buzzing which mingles with the tone.
augmented by the resonator. and gives it
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

At the present time Europe probably turns
out about 5O0.0e4O0O matches day and the
United States twice that quantity. Fifty million
feet of lumber are consumed annually in this
country alone by the matchmakers. and yet not
over 10000 people employed in the industry
1t may be remarked that the Diamond Match
Company. which represents a great cOnsolida-
uon OF American companies. now makes some
where between 50 and 90 per cent of the matches
manufactured in the United States The indie
pendent producers, of whom there a num-
Der, have had hard fight but show consider
able pluck. One Of these outside concerns. which
claims to make a better match than the Dia-
mend. and to have kept prices down By staying
in the field. credits the trust with having bet
ter machinery for making pine matches. but
pretends to have a superior system for handling
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
LAST or ENGLIHH NAN COlCH DRIVERS.
From The London Chronicle.

TTUIIl nt I.OnUON TITUIIIIT''.
Mr. stephen Philpott, Of Dover. the last of the
mail stage coach drivers between London and
the Kent coast. has just passed away in his
eighty ninth year. lie regularly drove the Lon
don to Dover mail coach fur many years. and
when the railway superseded the stage coach
on this route he drove the mail coach between
London and Hcrne Bay. lie had many inter
csting "reminiscences While driving from Lon
don to Dover he met the Pincc Consort pro-
ceeding TO London for his marriage with Queen
Victoria. Mr.. Philpot drove the first coach in
the funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington
from Wamer Castle For many years he was
proprietor of the Royal oak Dover. which was
recently demolished for street improvements
His death was due not to old age, but To an
accident
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
MAKING CHEAP MATCHES.
AMERICA SURPASSES EUROPE BY USING
MACHINERY.

EMS LAW ABOUT PHOSPHORUS.

ENGLAND MAKES GOOD WAX MATCHES -SWED-
EMS LAW ABOUT PHOSPHORUS.
In view of the extensive use Of electricity for
lighting purposes might imagine that the
demand for matches would have fallen off of
late years. But the product grows steadily
from year to year. Gas is yet burned to a con-
siderable extent. fires in stoves must be lighted
and the smoker alone consumes enormous guam
titles.
BY far the greater number OF matches are
made Of wood. tipped with composition which
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
1T SEEMS TO BE.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Teacher-What is the longest day in the Year,
Tommy Tucker-Fourth o. July, ma'am IL
begins two weeks 'forehand-