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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
CRACKER NABBED AGAIN.
This Time the Notorious Negro i,
Found i'm Philadelphia.

Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas ].
Sweeny left yesterday for Philadelphia.
where he goes to bring back Robert
Crummitty. negro recently captured
in that city. Crummitty who is better
known as Cracker" has distinguished
himself by three separate and sensa-
tional escapes from the chain gang of
the county.
He was captured once in Charleston
and once in Fernandina and the third
in Philadelphia. He doesn't seem TO
be very successful in hiding his tracks.
for Sweeny easily traced him up the
coast to the City of Brothcrly Love.
and, locating him there. directed his
arrest.
Requisition papers for Crummitty
will follow Deputy Sweeny to Phlla-
delphia, and the man viii te brought
back. He has two additional sentences
of twelve months each to serve for his
previous escapes, and a similar one
will probably be added upon his re-
turn to the city
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
A crnAN Dull AT TAMrA.

Tampa Times: The firing Of pistols in
the neighborhood OF the brewery this
morning created quite a little sensa-
ton. and many people believed that
another murder was being committed.
Ten shots were fired IN quick success
sion. anu h seemed as IL the troops
were engaged in sham battle. Peo-
pie rushed 0uf into the streets 10 see
two Cubaus engaged in free for all
Eight ON she Rrouad were TWO pistols.
which had been dropped By fhe CONE
hafanfs 20 ore sepafnfed THE men.
letting them nghf 81 Out They fought
for several winufes. fhe blood stream.
ine from etrn man's noae. aud fheif
faeef Here aefatrhed up NerE hanlR
Aftfr theF hn6 enp8Eh fBey parted
aaA fakng iu the situation, fel iBto
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17

each others arms. kissed Rugged and
made up, to be friends forever. 1t
seems that the Cubans had been quar-
reling at each other for some time.
They decided this morning that the
best way to settle the matter would be
to fight duel. The weapons were
chosen and each man went to the
scene of the duel, which had been pre-
viously selected. armed with a British
bulldog pistol. They took their
positions, five feet apart. and stimuli
taneously began to fire. Each fired five
shots, but none of them took effect.
Seeing that no blood had been drawn.
the men became angered threw down
their pistols and clinched with the re-
suit as above stated. They were guyed
numerically by a large crowd which
had been attracted by the shots, but
they went away from the scene with
out any interference, apparently sat
iSed
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
A SURPRISE AT GRAVESEND.
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ties at Gravesend to-day. The chief
interest centered in the one mile and
a furlong handicap. in which Fran
cesco was always well up with the
leaders, and in the stretch took COM
mand and won easily. The surprise of
the afternoon came in the second race,
when Mackey Dwyer, a two-year-old,
easily won from the l to 8 favorite,
Bonnibert. Summary:
First Race-For 2-year-olds, handi-
cap. FIVE and a half furlongs. Toscan n.
L TO l. won, with Shotgun, , TO l, sec
ond, and Monte Carlo, TO l, third.
Time los.
Second Race-For all ages, one mile
and a sixteenth. Mackey Dryer, to
/. won, with Bonnibert, l to 3, second,
and Intervention. to l, third. Time
1:474 AS
Third Race-For maiden fillies, two
year-olds, five and a half furlongs.
Erora, 10 to /, won, with Pearl Diver.
10 to l, second, and Interval, 6 to l,
third. Time :Os Is.
Fourth Race-For all ages, handicap.
one mile and a furlong. Francesca,
to ), won. with St Finnan, y to l,
second, and Herbert, to /, third.
Time 1:52 SIS.
Fifth Race-For 3-year-olds and up,
one mile and seventy yards. DR.. Rid
die, 16 to ;, won, with Remorse, Is to
l, second, and Conundrum, II to 5,
third. Time 1:45 3-5.
Sixth Race-For maidens 3-year-ol
and up, about six furlongs. Schoharie.
to 2. won. with MacAna, 10 to l, sec
ond and EmSbee 6 IN < third Time
LIS.
Seventh Race-For maiden 3-year-
olds and up. about six furlongs. Valley
Forge, II to 5, won, with Andalusian,
to 2, second, and Tangible, 80 to /,
third Time III "a
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
To Push OIL NJ EneI.

Mr.. r. b. Cornell of Philadelphia Is
in the city, a guest Of the De Soto. Mr.
Cornell is the inventor Of patent OF
burner, that is being widely used II
is in the interest OF this patent that he
Is now IN Savannah As was stated Ia
the Morning News sometime ago, thefs
IS a possibility that the De Soto vii
use oil in III furnaces this winter =
was ~ figure on the using Of his burn.
er IN the hotel plant that Mr. Cornell
came 70 the city This burner h. nov
being pat into "a large manufacturing
plant that b. building az Punfa GOTda
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
VALUE OF TESTIMONY,
Greater Than Assertion.

There is none of us so hardened but
that when we have been able to aid
our fellow creatures by conferring a
oeneflt or bringing little comfort into
their lives we like to have appreciation
shown. This generally affords more
pleasure than the performance of the
act itself, and in this connection the
following letter from a Paris, Texas
lady is of more than usual interest.
Dear Friends: I address you as such
for you have been such to me. | suf
Tered for three years off and on with
piles. l was treated at the hospital
ana the new and elegant hospital. of
Memphis; they only gave me tempo
rary relief. 1 came West, thinking the
change of air and water would beneft
me; five months ago the bleeding piles
came back on me, and bled so much
that l thought 1 would die 1 have had
four of the finest doctors in this sec
ton Of Texas; all they did was to
finally nearly let me go to my grave.
all they wanted was a big sum of
money from me and to operate on me,
l said no, no surgeons knife would
enter me; If ii was my time to die God
knew II, and when I died I would die
all together. | began hearing about
your medicine. had no faith in YOU.
nut ! sent and got box Of your Pyra-
mid Pile Cure. in two days the blood
flow had slackened to one-haIf the
amount. and in one week felt so much
better / walked four blocks and did a
little homework. was not bleeding
then. IN three weeks ] was well God
bless you for putting such a wonderful
medicine within the reach OF suffering
men and women. shall never cease
10 recommend your medicine or be
without j. also ! used your Pyramid
ftlis. failie 4. HearndOn." Testimony
llk" fhis should b. more convincing
man al claims and assertions. and
SHOULD leave no doubt in the minds u
ihf reader 8s - the merit ~ the RENE
fdt Fframla isle cure is sold BY
atAFNfis for hfty cents e package. ~
htl he msiled ~ The makers ~ any
address Hpou receipt ~ price Write
lffaNiq Dfug ca Aarshasi Hich foF
thTf book ~ cause ana eure VI piles
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
THE LEXINGTON ON
M. & M. T. co.'s LINE

The Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company's steamship Lex
ington will sail from Baltimore for
Savannah tomorrow. The Lexington
is the name given by the company to
the City of Macon, recently purchased
from the Ocean Steamship Company.
The Lexington has been at Sparrow's
Point Md, for a general overhauling
and comes to Savannah in fine condi-
ton. She takes the place of the New
Orleans on the Savannah Baltimore
line. and will be under command of
Capt. c. Kirwan. The addition of the
Lexington to the Savannah service will
make II very complete
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
WHEN NNSMEN INTERMARRY.
FormaIitieS Incident TO the Ceremo-
mics in the Faderland.

FormaIitieS Incident TO the Ceremo-
MES in the FaderIand.
A strange notice which recently ap-
peared in the Morning News attracted
a great deal of attention. and inqui-
ries as to its purport have been num-
erous. At first reading the notice con-
veyed to many only the bare idea that
two persons desired to marry, but why
it was published in the Morning News,
who the parties were and why the TACT
was so advertised were all puzzlin=
questions.
The notice was as follows:
Standesamt Sanct-Juergen,
Kreis Osterholz (Prussia).
BAN.
1t is hereby brought TO universal
knowledge that:
l. The Vollhoefner Seband Albert
Mueller. domiciled at Niederende. son
of the Baumann Johann Diedrlch
Mueller and of his wife. Anna Corn
Siedenburg. both deceased, having
domiciled al Niederende.
2 The Vollhoefernerin. widow Maria
Siedenburg. born Lankenau, domiciled
at Wuerhrden. daughter of the Bau-
mann Seband Lankenau and of his
wife Rebecka, born Siedenburg, both
deceased, having been domiciled at
Niederende.
Desire to intermarry.
The announcement has to be made
in the communities Niederende, St
Juergan. Wirhrden- Mittelbauer, and IN
the Morning News al Savannah. Ga.
Protest that this marriage should not
take place have to be presented within
two weeks at the undersigned.
Torfmoor, July IS, 1902.
The office of the Koenizl, Standesamt,
at st. Juergen.
HEINRICH BARNSTORFF.
The matter was unravelled. and the
notice fully explained yesterday. when
Mr.. John H. Lankenau called at the
Morning News office to inquire from
whom the notice was received. He
wished to answer it. and to say that
he had no objections to the marriage
of the parties named in the notice.
He explained that it is the law in
Germany that when two close rela-
tives desire to intermarry, they must
first obtain the consent of all members
of their immediate families. In this
case his first cousin, Mr.. Seband Ale
bert Mueller, desired to marry his wild
owed sister, Mrs. Maria Seidenburg.
The notice was issued by the Koenial
of st. Juergen. the surrogate of the
province in which the contracting par
ties live, at Niederende, in st. Jeurgen
province.
The parties having relatives IN the
communities of Niedereude, Wihrden-
Mittelbauer, and in Savannah. it was
ordered that notices of the desire to
intermarry be published in the various
public prints at those places. The Voll-
hoefner or the groom. lived for some
time in Savannah. where he was en-
ployed by his uncle, Mr.. ]. H. Lanke-
nau. He left here last spring. Mr..
Lankenau says that he hasn't the
slightest objections to the marriage,
but desires to send his congratulations
to the Vollhoefner and the Vollhoef-
nerin.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17

-Forepaugh circus arrived IN
Waycross to-day and are posting ollls
IN the small towns out from Waycross'
The circus is advertised to show mere
on Oct rs.
NJ. j. M. Harris has accepted pc.
sition with the Atlantic Coast Line at
Albany, Ga, and left this morning lor
that Slace.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Beach announce
Tie engagement of their daughter, OIa'
TO Mr.. Charles Gordon Edwards. ne
wedding Will take place in this cry
IN December. Mr.. Edwards is youhs
attorney of Savannah.
praise service was held at the
Presbyterian Church in this city TINS
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. Interesills
papers were read from the Home MIS-
sionaries Of the Savannah Presbyteiy'
Inc singing was one Of the most ~
Jcyable features OF the service. i NaN
conducted by the ladies home mission
airy society.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
Butchers to Meet.

The Butchers Association will have
a meeting at the De Soto tonight to
settle the letting privileges at the
track during the annual barbecue 10
be given Sept. IS, and also to arrange
for the prizes to be given the winners
of the various sporting events. which
will form a large part of the pro-
gramme of the days entertainment.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
discussed Opening streets.

The City Lots Committee of Council
held a meeting Yesterday afternoon to
consider a number of matters that
have accumulated for its considerat ton
since the last meeting, held some two
weeks ago Among the matters brought
to the attention of the committee We're
a numbeR of projects for the opening
Of streets. The committee will bring
some of these matters before Council
Tonight
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
Harness Racing mt Electric Park

Baltimore Sept. 16.-Light harness
racing of the Maryland Virginia cir
cult at Electric Park to-day brought
out a large crowd. Results:
2:24 Pace-Skyland Girl won; Little
Joe second. Best time 2:19A.
2:30 Trotting-Topsy won; Julia
Mason second. Best time 2:1SA.
2:23 Trotting-Billy Buck won; Mat
tic c. second. Best time 2:21A.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
arrangement of MIR. {. $. Edwards
and Miss Ora beach Announced

Waycross. Ga. Sept. 16.-Rev. c. r.
Dunaway Of Atlanta. arrived in Wav-
cross this morning and will assist Rev
Mnther in conducting the service
which viii be held this week and next
AZ Trinity Church in this city. The
hrst OF the series Of meetings began
last night and viii continue twice each
day for two weeks.
Mr. r. y. Ballard has been appoint.
ed general yard master FOR al. ~
lantic eoaft Line ln Waverosa +,.
resumed hls neA duties yesterday Nr
ballard BIAS been conductor 80 ~
Fiaht System ard fhe Atlantic coast
t-lne fof twenty years
Ahs hfsf RanE " ban posters Tor ths
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17

back over the spot where the engineer
fell and boats were lowered and a
search of several hours made. but with
out result. There was no sign of the
missing man. The Woodmen of the
World, of which the deceased was a
member. are having a search made for
the body.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
FLORIDA.
THE JAPANESE PERsIMMON.

Orlando Record: The Japanese per-
simmon is now in market and forms a
delicious breakfast fruit. A favorite
way of preparing il by at least one
hotel in this city is to slice it and add
a little lemon juice which gives it
piquancy and supplies the acid which
it lacks. 1t is growing IL favor and is
easily cultivated.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
CHOSE MERCER UNIVERSITY.

Albany Herald: young Japanese
student who crossed the Pacific some
time ago to San Francisco possessed
of an ambition to study American GUS
toms and master English language, has
journeyed across the continent to Ma
con, where he will enter Mercer Uni
versity. He proposes to work in order
to earn money with which to pay his
way through the institution. The
young man says that after studying
the catalogues of all the universities
in the country, he decided that Mer-
Ger was 1.-The bests-and cheapest uni
versity in America" That is a great
big compliment for Mercer. as we'll as
for the editor of her catalogue.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
AN ELECTRICAL BOTTLE.
Unique Advertisement to BE Placed
on Cad Bryan's Restaurant.

he f1NCeu
on Cad Bryan's Restaurant.
A unique advertising device is to be
placed on Cad Bryan's restaurant in a
few days. 1t will be in the form OF Il
bottle, the outline of which will be
made of piping. The bottle will he
twenty seven feet high. and will be
lighted by 800 vari-colored electric
lights. In letters formed of the lights
will appear the words Congress Hall
Rye" the particular brand of whisky
which the bottle will advertise.
This novel advertising medium is
now being constructed and will be
placed in position in about a week or
ten days Mr.. w. D. Ramsay repre-
senting Hausman Brothers of Cincin-
natl, is in the city, in the interest of
his house. He will remain here until
after the arrival of the electric bottle,
and will superintend it's erection.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17

TIE pastor and officers ~ the DUFFY
Street bspflsi church VIII begin 8 ns-
ries ~ rally services sunday The
service ~ each department ~ tue
rhNreA mss Nil bola meeting on
thaf aey eAi b. the ~ sac rally na~
tsfe.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
COTTON KILLED BY HOT WINDS.

Macon Telegraph: Prof. Weber,
head of plant breeding in the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington,
was in the city yesterday on his way
to Texas, to study the conditions of
the cotton crop in that state. Prof.
Weber had come to Macon in response
to a request made by Col. Dudley M.
Hughes, president of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society, to have the gov
eminent investigate the blight which
has ruined so many fields of Georgia
cotton this year. In Macon's territory
and in other parts of the country the
cotton fields will be plowed up for
small grain by the beginning of Octo-
Der, and some have claimed that this
premature opening and early death of
the cotton plant was due to the black
root or some fungus disease. The re-
ports caused great alarm in view of
the fact that experts have said that the
fungus diseases of cotton ruin land
and make it impossible for the land
where they appear, to grow cotton any
more. Prof. Weber came to Georgia
in response to Col. Hughes request
and studied the situation thoroughly.
He expressed the opinion that the
trouble with the cotton this year is
not due to any fungus disease, but
simply TO the not WINGS winch swept
over the belt with such frightful eff
feet during the middle and latter part
of August. Cotton that promised a
bale of staple to the acre was scorch-
ed and blistered until half bale would
be a big yield, and the bolls' that were
half grown commenced opening at
once. The impression of the expert
is that the sap in the plant caused
it to blister when the hot winds came.
r11a HI
some of the planters because most of
the staple is light and it requires
about 1000 pounds of seed cotton to
make a bale of 500 pounds of lint cot
ton, whereas in ordinary times 1,450
pounds would make a bale of lint
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
BOYS RAN IMMATURE STILL.

La Grange Graphic: Deputy Collec-
tor J.. r. Ware of La Grange has
eclipsed the records of raids on mini
ature moonshining plants. Near yell
low Dirt, on the line of this and Heard,
Capt. Ware and several Carrollton po-
licemen on Sunday morning surprised
two sons of Tom Kittle. aged IL and
TO- while firing in full blast a pint can
as a boiler and a 10-cent snuffbox as
a condenser. They were connected by
a pipe OF metal about the size of a
pencil and this again connected with
the worm in the box vat. Genuine
singlings were in the boiler.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
-------s-Aes-s---
BEFORE THE RECORDER.
Erring Humanity and the Treat
ment Ii Received.

Erring Humanity and the Treat
ment Ii Received.
George Griffin. the negro who, while
already remanded for larceny at the
barracks. was identified as the man
who had gone into another house and
run off with a hat, was before the
Recorder again yesterday and was re-
manded to the City Court for lar
ceny. He was sent to Jail to await
trial.
Z. Benjamin, the negro who stole
dozen eggs from a wagon at the mar
ket and dropped the lot when pursued
by police officer, was given a prelim-
mary hearing by Recorder Myrick and
sent to Jail to await trial in the City
Court.
The Greeks who had the fight on
Congress street Monday afternoon were
given hearing. The whole matter
was threshed over in broken English,
and after listening to the story, the
Recorder dismissed the charges against
Chadopola and fined Vasile So, which
was paid.
The case against P. Triataflla, the
Greek who slapped a white woman
late night before last was dismissed.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
GEORCIAAND FLORIDA
A "HoosIER MEDLEY"
Washington Chronicle:

Washington Chronicle:
Way down pom the Savannah ribber
Mid de signing OBJ de pine
De revenues is hunting ebber-
Huntin' the old 'moonshine."
But de way is bright and lubly
Ebry whar l go
Eff dey ketch me kin move my fixins
TO the Hornets Nest" you know.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17
New rorIs cIothIsa rirm nauIlraBf.

New York, Sept. l6.-Creditofs q
Meyers, Johnson a CO.. clothing ni.l.-
Niafiursrs. a. A57 Broadway, hlea
Nuen to-day asking that the nfih =,
declared bankrupt EnlanuH
lslpplnlngdaie was appointed fes.'t ~
~ liabilities aFe h0f stated. pNt
sHla ~ D. ln excess ~ che aasstA'
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17

Negro Arrested for Taking Goods
From a BrOuRhton Street Store.

Charley Williams, colored, was ar
rested last night for stealing 5 cents
Ketzoff on Broughton street, west. The
negro says he didn't take the stuff and
the storekeeper says he did. In the
argument which followed the negro
was abusive, Mr.. Ketzoff says, and a
second charge of disorderly conduct
was docketed against him.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-17

The case against p. Triatafila, the
Greek who slapped a white woman
late night before last was dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-18
CITIZENS FILE A PROTEST.
Objections to Pole and Wires in Front
of Church.


Rather than have pole erected and
wires strung in front of the church at the
corner of 9Th and c streets southeast at the
junction of Pennsylvania avenue, delega-
ton of citizens told the Commissioners yes
terday they preferred not to have the pro-
lection offered by a fire-alarm box in the
vicinity.
The callers were Rev. j. c. Nicholson,
pastor of the church in question-the Trim
ity Methodist; Mr.. John E. Herrell, the
banker; Mr.. M l. Weller and several
others. They met the Commissioners in
board session, and protested against the
line of poles erected by the District along
9TH street, and especially the pole placed
at the corner of 9TH and c streets, In front
of the church. The Commissioners explain
ed that the poles were necessary Tor the
extension Of the fire-alarm system 1t
was Furthermore stated that the authorities
are without the necessary FUNDS at the
present time to make the extensions under
ground.
Commissioner mcfarland stated to the
delegation that If its members would bring
to the Commissioners a statement signed
by majority of the property owners IN
the immediate neighborhood OF the proposed
fre-alarm box saying that protection was
not desired at this time the Commissioners
would take the poles down. Mr.. Macfar-
land said that the municipal authorities
would thus be absolved from any blame in
case of a conflagration In that section which
might be stopped by a prompt alarm The
delegation left, declaring the statement de-
sired by the Commissioners would be forth
coming. s,oX
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regarding 1t in the light of duty and hui
mainly, but never before was It brought SO
forcibly to our attention. We are not sur
prised at the high standard Of efficiency
maintained by the department under your
supervision, composed as 1t is, of men
whose ears are never closed to call of
suffering humanity. We call this to your
attention knowing that Individual acts of
this kind by your subordinates are not only
appreciated but also encouraged by you"
In forwarding the letter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Holmes to the Commissioners Chief Button
stated that at the first opportunity the
promotion of Private Buehler will be
recommended by the department, but
meantime he recommended that Private
Buehler be granted ten days extra leave,
in recognition Of his heroic and humane
action, he having received this year but
half of the twenty days allowed by law to
members of the fire department for the
reason that Private Buehler had, when the
annual leave period commenced. April l,
1902, been member of the department less
than one year.
The department was" explained Chief
Dutton, until it received the enclosed let
ter of the boys parents, entirely unaware
of Private Buehlers heroism, for with the
modesty characteristic Of brave men, he
had RETAINED from mentioning It,"