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The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
CITY BREvITIES.

Adam Wallace, colored, was arrested
yesterday by Mounted Patrolman Delg-
nan. and Is held at the police station
house. on a charge Of being suspi-
cious character.
Mr.. w. j. Barrett. who has suf-
fered severely from quarantine on ac-
count OF contagious disease, desires 10
express 10 those who came 20 his as
sistance. his grateful appreciation OF
their acts.
Bob Furlong white was arrested
yesterday by PatrOlman Atkinson for
the larceny OF a sheet. The man claims
that he purchased the article and had
right 20 pawn a. for 30 cents. A wO-
man lodged the complaint OF larceny.
on Tuesday evening. Feb. II, there
viii BE- presented IN Masonic Hall, un-
der the management of the Daughters
Of America what promises 20 be one
0f the most enjoyable entertainments
of the winter. n IL given for the bens.
NJ ~ the c0nfedsrats YsteranT Hons
nsaF Atlanta.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
COURT CLOSED ABRUPTLY.
Recorder Grabbed His Hat and Ran
to Catch a Train.

to Catch. a Train.
Yesterdays session of Police Court
adjourned in an abrupt manner and
before the docket had been disposed
of. Recorder Myrick had one oye on
the clock and the other on the several
prisoners as they were presented to
him, and appeared disturbed as some
of them began to relate histories of
themselves from the hour of their
birth.
Suddenly the recorder jumped from
his chair, and, grabbing his hat, start
ed on a run for the door and out into
Oglethorpe avenue, where a cab was
waiting to take him to the depot. AS
he crossed the court room, with a skip
and a jump, he shouted instructions
for the disposition of the last and most
important case on the docket. Tell
Detective Stark that his case is con-
tinued," said the court. I've got to
catch a train, and I'm in a hurry"
The case in which Stark was inter
ested was that against William Brown,
alias Sam Wilson, held for burglary
The detective was in Supt. Reilly's
office with Mr.. H. E. Dreese, whose
house was robbed last Sunday evening,
and he was notified by a patrolman
that the case had been continued. Will
son was taken back to the station
house and told Mr.. Dreese how he had
entered the house, and what disposi-
ton he had made of the stolen prop
erty. The prisoner continues to insist
that he committed no other burglaries.
He was measured by Detective Stark
and will be photographed tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
SOLDIERS OF U. S.
Continued From Sixteenth Page.

Continued From Sixteenth Page.
lieutenant colonel after he shall have
passed the age of fifty, or as colonel
after he shall have passed the age of
hfty-five. And provided further, that
such appointments shall be distributed
proportlonately, as near as may be,
among the various states contributing
to such volunteer force.
For the purpose of providing a volun-
teer force of trained men which shall be
ready for immediate service whenever
called for, and organized under author
ity of Congress, the Secretary of War
is authorized to enroll not exceeding
10000 men, who shall have served in
the regular or volunteer armies of the
United States, or in the organized
militia. Such enrolment shall in each
case continue for period of five years.
The persons enrolled shall undertake to
report once in each year at places to
be specified and under the rules and
regulations to be prescribed by the Sec
retary of War, and each person so re-
porting shall receive the sum of $40, to
be paid out of the appropriation for the
pay of the army. Whenever a volun-
teer force shall be called for by author
ity of Congress, and the members of
any troops, batteries, battalions or regi-
ments of the organized militia
of any state or territory shall
enlist in the volunteer army
in bodies such as companies, troops,
batteries. battalions, or regiments,
shall be received as the first organiZa-
tions of such volunteer force. When
ever volunteer force shall be called
for by authority of Congress. exceed
ing in number the companies, troops,
battalions, batteries, and regiments
of the organized militia of the states
and territories which shall enlist in
bodies. the persons enrolled, or so
many thereof as shall be required, shall
be organized in the manner provided
for the organization of the volunteer
force by Section II of the act approved
March 2, 1899, provided, that no per
son so enrolled shall be prevented
thereby from serving in the organized
militia of any state or territory.
All the volunteer forces of the United
States called for by authority of Con-
gress, SHALL except as hereinbefore
provided. be organized in the manner
provided by the act entitled "An act
to provide for temporarily increasing
the military establishment of the
United States in time of war, and for
other purposes" approved April %,
1898
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
COST MONEY TO SMOKE.
Puff of n Cigarette Responsible for
Negroes imprisonment.

Puff of n Cigarette Responsible for
Negroes imprisonment.
Two puffs from a cigarette in the
city market cost $40 if the second one
is taken after an officer has ordered
the smoker to cut it out. This fact be-
came known in Police Court yesterday.
Charles Green, a negro with pop eyes,
made the discovery and also learned
that fighting a copper is bad business.
Patrolman Christian told his story of
the objectionable crime that the negro
had committed in a serious way, and
the prisoner was led to believe by the
expression on Recorder Myrick's face
that his day had come in earnest. The
Recorder observed that Green had been
battered somewhat about the head and
the blood on the negro's shirt told the
story more aptly than did the blue-coat
who welded the stick during the short
and decisive battle for supremacy.
Christian asserted that the negro had
enough whisky in him to make him
surly and that he used profane lam
guage Green denied all of the charges
entered against him, but even as he
talked the Recorder framed up the fine
with an alternative of twenty days at
labor. The manner and expression
of the prisoner was one OF insolence.
Il did hab cigarette butt in my
mouf' said Green, ''but L nebber had
no mind to light it. Sure I wasn't
gwine to set de market on fire when
dats where I works. De officer jest
wanted to get fly and do some prac-
ticing He scalped me wild his black
jack fur not one ting. Cause my
names what it is tain't no sign dat
don't know nuff to keep from gittin'
in a ruckus wild the police. l guess
kin work fur dat smoke If ii am nee
$50 r.Nr y
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
'7VNOSu3d 7Vo07

Mr.. julius King of Helena is a guest
of the Screven.
DR.. E. N. Brandt returned from New
York yesterday.
Mr.. e. e. Smith of Atlanta is a
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr.. C. w. McLain OF Dublin is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. L, C.. Green of Atlanta is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
Mr.. s. ]. Herman of Sandersville
is registered at the Screven.
Mrs. d. F. Jack and Miss Jack Of
Augusta are registered at the De Soto.
Mr.. J. II. Lumpkin OF Americus was
among the arrivals at the Pulaski yes
terday.
Mr.. F. H. MCGEE of Americas was
among the guests of the Pulaski yes
terday.
Mr.. Il. A. Bryson, who has been In
New York for a week. returned yes
terday.
Misses Mamie and Annie Klug left
Yesterday for Charleston to visit the
exposition.
Mr.. M. c. Hammond of Bainbridge
was in Savannah yesterday, guest OF
the Screven.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Townsend and
child of Beaufort are registered al
the Pulaski.
Mr. f. Hamilton O'Connor left via
the Seaboard Air Line yesterday Tor
New Orleans, TO attend the Mardi Gras.
Mrs. NJ. Elkan, and Mr.. Wallace FL
kan of Brunswick, passed through the
city yesterday en- route to New YORK
and Baltimore.
Rev. DR.. I. p. Mendes and Mrs.
Mendes were among the passengers OF
the Seaboard Air Line yesterday for
New Orleans, to attend the Mardi
Gras.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Scruggs left
last night via the Seaboard Air Line
for a trip to New orleans. They will
remain in that city for three or four
days.
Mr.. John J.. Earle OF Ochwalkee. Is
AT the Pulaski House. Mr.. Earle rs
the manager OF the Hilton & Dodge
Lumber Companys mill and business
at Ochwalkee.
Rev. Charles II. Strong rector OF
81. Johns Church. who left Savannah
three months ago expecting 20 be abb
sent six months. II is understood viii
return home about March !.
Miss May Marie Strong is among
tho passengers Of the Kansas city
from New York. and VIII spend the
remaining month OF February with her
sister. Mrs. G. Il. Kelley. President
street.
Capt Miller B. Grant. whose death
a. Laurel Miss, Thursday, was re-
ported BY telegraph yesterday, was
Tor many years a resident of sayan-
nah. and his family IN well known m
this section ~ the state, lie left here
about twenty years ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
RECORDER FINED CABMEN.
One Claimed That He Had Been
Caught In n Tight Place.


Caught In N Tight Place.
Cabmen were the favorites with Re-
corder Myrick in Police Court yester-
day, and for the purpose of showing
that he picks long shots, the court
held up each of the defendants for $5
One of the prisoners. Elliot Williams,
claimed that he had been the victim
of circumstances, but his story didn't
go. He was charged with blocking the
street in front of the Central Railway
depot and with being abusive to Pa
trolman Eagleson. The prisoner de-
clared that he had violated no ordl-
nance Intentionally and that he hao
been caught in a jam. For this he as
sumed no responsibility, but on the
contrary, charged it up to the street
railway company, the Southern Ex-
press Company and a hotel bus. Will
liams asserted that the street was torn
up in front of him and that he was
1anked by an express wagon and the
bus. with no chance to get out. the
cabman felt sure that he had never
been in a tighter squeeze, but changed
his mind when the fine was announced.
Cleveland Bellinger, also colored, was
the other defendant and the prosecutor
was Cabman Kelly. Kelly charged that
negro had been doing stunts around
the De Soto, and that he drummed pas
sengers for his friends in an open man
ner. This annoyed Kelly who was get
ting the worst of the deal and he called
upon Patrolman Tullis to make the
arrest Kelly stated his determination
to see that the ordinance covering the
drumming of passengers is adhered to
strictly: he does not intend to sit
silently by and permit others to carry
off the money. Bellinger denied the
charge but was fined on the theory
that the cabmen are bad lot.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
ODD FELLOWS BAZAAR.
,ru1 BE Given the Week After
Easter.

.-,,, he Given the Week After
Easter.
rr.a Odd Fellows Bazaar to be Civ
The week after Easter under the
a.,ices of Savannah Encampment,
Masonic Temple, gives promise of
a at success, If its progress so far can
oxen as an index of its future.
odd Fellows generally are interested
- the Undertaking. This can be read
A., understood, as among the many
.1,,siastic workers for the order
ntbing would give greater Satisfac-
~ and prestige than the establish
s,srr of a uniform rank, winch Is the
sir Dl1rpose of those having the ba-
Iaar in charge.
%aTt -,s, new encampment, which has
4,i,e1 the initiatory steps in this di-
artion represents a very active set of
..oonle and since it's organization the
iPltstorv OF its growth and progress
5laye @ been phenomenal.
~ ,s often the case in secret organ
,aatjons. that brethren do not dwell
toeather in unity" and by their fall
e to do so prevent success in all
llases Of the work of the order. but
p.oh state of affairs, to the credit
80 its members and fortunately for
~ lodge does not existed in Sa
.iannah Encampment. They have toll
"a together harmoniously and by the
IosDir3tion their work has lent them,
have succeed in interesting number
ne nrogressive men, so that the work
i ~ fut1re will mean a great deal for
i = Go5d Fellowship in Savannah.
The Soliciting Committee has met
,,ith very substantial encour-
.gement at the hands of the many Odd
TaIlows in Savannah, and the mer-
chants of the city that have been ap-
rroached so far, have given freely and
literally in the way of donations.
This can be interpreted to mean that
the great mercantile element of the
ritv is in sympathy with the noble in
4 fuence. purpose and teachings of Odd
i Fellowship in it's midst.
good many out of town firms also
have sent in donations, and in some
4 instances articles of more than aver
age value.
A ladies' auxiliary committee is to
be formed during the coming week.
The many kind and liberal responses
during the week past have greatly en-
i couraged those directly in charge of
the bazaar and the success of the un-
dertaking will be watched with a
great deal Of interest from now on.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS.
Contract for SeabOard Air Lines
Rolling Stock Filed in Superior
Court.

Contract for Seaboard Air Lines
Rolling Stock Filed in Superior
Court.
In order to make extensive additions
to its rolling stock. the Seaboard Air
Line has contracted with Vermilye &
Co. of New York for cars and engines
to cost 1881, 293. The contract for this
big order was filed in the Superior
Court yesterday morning, and will also
be recorded in Atlanta. Weldon, Will
mington, Greensboro, Raleigh, Monroe
and Charlotte, N. C.; Columbia, S. c..
Montgomery, Ala, Tallahassee, Fla,
and Portsmouth, Norfolk and Rich
mond, Va. 1t is signed, on behalf OF
the Seaboard Air Line, by President J.
SHELTON Williams, and for Vermilye Il
Co. by Arthur S. Fairchild.
The property to be delivered consists
of 300 fiat cars, $151, ,293; 500 ventilated
box cars, 1888, 900; ten passenger engines,
$3.50 900; ten freight engines, $140. 900,
and ten passenger coaches, $77, 900. The
fiat cars are to be delivered practically
at once, the box cars next month and
the remainder of the order as soon as
possible.
When the first part of the order is
delivered a payment of $1S1,293 VIII be
made. The remainder of the total sum
will be paid. in quarterly payments of
$4,000 and $4,000, alternately these
payments being guaranteed by prom
issory notes of the railway of 81 ,O00
each bearing interest of ~ per cent.
payable semi-annually. Until all of
these notes are paid the title to the
property will be vested in Vermilye g.
C0
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
CAR JUMPED THE TRACK.
Cars of the Barnard Street Line
Banked for an Hour.

Trolley car No. of the Barnard and
Abercorn belt line was derailed at
Barnard and Hall streets early last
night, and the cars were banked at
that point for about an hour.
The car was across both tracks and
nothing could be done until the wreck
ing crew had gotten it in position.
The car was crowded with passengers,
and was going north at the time of the
accident. Motorman NJ. H. Sherrod
was in charge, and was running on
schedule time.
A brick at the street crossing had
been knocked out of place and when
the car struck it the wheels left the
track, and the car turned west on Hall
street. The motorman and passen-
gers were iolted together, but no one
was injured. All of the cars on the
line were tied up at the point of trou-
BILE until No. was righted. 1t was
not damaged and continued in SER
vice. While the cars were out of SER
vice the Whitaker street line did a
land office business until it also got
out of schedule.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
COL. GAYN0R NOT YET HERE.
He Ia Expected TO Arrive This
Morning.

Morning.
Col. John r. Gaynor has not yet
reached Savannah. but is expected to-
day. Capt. Greene and f. H and w.
T. Gaynor were in conference yester-
day with their attorneys. Neither
Mr.. Fielder. nor Mr.. duBignon had any
thing to say in reference to Mr. Mer-
GERS statement in behalf of his client,
Mr.. Connolly, who is also under indict-
ment along with Capt. Greene and the
Gaynors.
Capt. Greene has already said that
he has no further statement to make
before the trial.
Judge Speer win arrive here Tuesday
morning, and the cases both of Greene
and the Gaynors. and also Connolly s
case will be called upon the convening
of the court.
1t is not unlikely that other counsel
besides that already known in connec-
ton with the case will appear later on.
AS IL is the array of lawyers Will be a
notable one.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09

Nagnate's Special Train Makes
90 2-1O Miles in 81 ufnut~n.

Philadelphia. Feb. IA new record
between Philadelphia and New York
on the. Philadelphia and Reading was
established to-day by the special train
which carried j. p Morgan to the
metropolis. The train, which consisted
or an ordinary passenger coach and
President Baers private car PhiladeI-
phia. lett the Reading terminal at ex-
actly 1901 a. M, and arrived In Jer-
sey City "A distance OF ninety and two
tenths miles, elghty-four minutes later.
Taking out the stops, the actual run
onds
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
ON LINCOLN's BIRTHDAY.
Two CoIored Companies Will Par
nde in Honor of the Day.

Two CoIored Companies Will Par
ade in Honor of the Day.
With parade by two military com
panies and a military dance the Lin
coins birthday will be celebrated by
the colored people of Savannah on
Wednesday. No elaborate programme
has been prepared and the day prom
ises to pass quietly enough.
The memory of the former President
and the man who issued the proclama-
ton of emancipation will be revived
by public parade by Co. A., of Colored
troops in command of Capt w. j.
Pinckney, and Company ID, in COM
mand of Capt. II. NJ. Walton. Capt.
Walton will probably be in command
of the two companies. In the evening
an entertainment will be given at the
hall of the colored companies, on Bay
and Lincoln streets. Refreshments
will be served and there win be dane
ing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
CHARLES MARKS COMPANY.
Corporation to Carry on Wholesale
and Retail Shoe Business.

A petition for the incorporation Of
the Charles Marks Shoe Company was
filed yesterday in the office of the clerk
of the Superior Court. The right to
conduct a wholesale and retail busl-
ness in the sale of boots and shoes
is the principal privilege asked of the
court: in addition the company desires
to have conferred upon it such general
powers and capacities as will enable
it to carry out it's main purposes.
The incorporators are Charles Marks,
w. Louis Vogel, Thomas A. O'Neil, s.
G.. Bell and j. V. Gallagher. The
capital stock, actually paid in, is $10,-
000 and this the company asks the
privilege of increasing at any time to
any sum not exceeding $4,000. The
company when it receives its charter,
will carry on the business so success
fully conducted in the past by Mr..
Charles Marks.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
CONTINUED FAIR WEATHER.
Month and Year show Deficiency of
Heat and Rain.

Savannah continues to experience a
deficiency of heat, the temperature yes
terday being 8 degrees below the nor
NAL, and thus increasing the accumu-
lated deficiency for the month to 40 de-
grees, and that Of the var, to date, to
Il degrees.
The maximum, which occurred at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, was 5S degrees,
and the minimum, as in the morning,
was 40 degrees. The accumulated rain
fall for the month is .65 of an inch,
and that for the year, so far, S.6l
inches.
The state forecast for to-day and to-
morrow is fair weather with fresh
northwest winds, diminishing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
C. AND A. sT0CKHOLDERs.
Ratified Sale of the Railroad to the
seaboard Air Line.

A meeting of the stockholders Of the
Georgia and Alabama Railroad was
held yesterday at noon at the office OF
Mr.. w. w. Mackall The meeting was
for the ratification Of the sale OF the
Georgia and Alabama property to the
Seaboard Air Line, by which It has
been operated for months. The action
Of the Board Of Directors was con-
frmed by the stockholders, and the
final papers will be signed soon. That
win mark the passing Of the Georgia
and Alabama as a corporation.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
TWO BANKRurrcY CASES.


NE"inSt A. l.. stroud OF BaIIocb.
10" Other by Thomas Lee.
a. proceeding IN bankruptcy was filed
90, ' United States Court yesterday
M. .''si A +. Stroud of Builoch county.
vsr.., tannoh creditors are the Ba-
Wei a sFoeery Company. f52s. y. A.
iiif S' 'Ais' ane J. Epstein 4 Bro
f.sl s q Lee. q farmer ~ sylvia uia,
rer.,. ,eiipn in bankruptcy. Hls un~
ssb Claims ere ige7lz with 20 as
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09

IL has been officially announced that
work will begin early this spring on
the proposed extension of the Atlantic,
Valdosta and Western, which is to be
built from Valdosta to Moultrie, a dis
tance of twenty-eight miles. This will
give the Atlantic, Valdosta and West
ern an important outlet and terminus
to the West. The extension passes
through Moultrie and other hourishing
Georgia towns. Chief Engineer F. w.
Long Is now making preparations to
begin work in the spring.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
McDonough's Florida Road.

Work is well advanced on the road
known as the BroolSsville and Hudson,
from Brooksville southwest to Hudson,
Fla, a distance of forty miles. Fifteen
miles Of the line has been completed to
Conoleys. AS soon as the main line is
completed il is proposed to build
branch through Wiscon westerly to
Bayport, on the Gulf of Mexico, about
twenty-five miles. Mr.. John j. Nc
Donough is president of this road; Mr..
John J. McDonough, Jr., is vice pres
ident, and Mr.. y. f. Ulmer, an of
Savannah, is secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Charles Mccall of Brooksville.
Fla, is superintendent.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
IN RAILROAD WORLD.

w. c. Ragin has been appointed so
liciting agent at Macon for the Geor-
gia Railroad and Atlantic Coast Line
to succeed w. C. Mcmillan. Mr.. Ra-
gin has been employed as private Sec
retary to Mr.. II. M. Emerson of the
Atlantic Coast Line in Wilmington,
NJ @
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09

BILE sagacity Of a dog has been sent to
the Times Union and Citizen by clti-
zen of Jacksonville:
A locomotive engineer friend of the
writer told him of an experience that
he had with a fine biooded pointer dog
about the 139-mile post, on the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway, a
few days ago. while running train No.
%, local passenger, from Jacksonville
to Savannah. as follows: When ap-
preaching a long trestle at q speed of
about thirty-five miles an hour. he saw
the dog, which endeavored to make its
escape by running ahead of the train.
Not wishing to kill such a magnificent
animal, and seeing that the dog would
be overtaken and killed, he applied the
airbrakes and ran out of his cab along
the running board to the front of the
engine and shouted to the dog several
times to lie down. The dog, hearing
his voice, looked around and, upon see
ing him, obeyed his command and in
the words of the engineer, Laid down
as prettily as he ever saw a dog do"
drawing himself into as small space
as possible. The only injury that was
suffered by the dog was the loss OF
his tail. which he evidently did not
have time to remove from the rail.
Mr.. N. ID. Maher, general superin-
tendent Of the Seaboard Air Line, head
quarters Portsmouth, reached Savan-
nah yesterday on tour of inspection.
Mr.. E. ID. Kyle, assistants general
freight agent Of the Seaboard Air Line.
headquarters Jacksonville, is in the
city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-09
DISTRIBUTED THE FUND.
supplementary Decree in Old Case
Against Stevens-CIarlSe Company.

Against stevens-Ciarke company
A supplementary decree in the case
OF the Snow Steam Pump Works and
others against the Stevens Clark Com
pany was handed down by Judge Bar
row in the Superior Court yesterday.
The decree directs the distribution OF
something over $500, which has been
in the hands OF the receiver OF the de-
fendant. Charles Meyer.
The fund is divided between G.. r.
g. j. r. Cam. counsel for the receiv-
ers. Frank NJ. oliver and X. j. Travis,
special counsel for the receiver IN a
particular branch Of the case. and the
receiver himself