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The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
Real Estate Talk.

This is an age of specialists. Competi-
ton in every line is so strong that it
takes all the time and brains any man
has to do one thing, and do it we'll
The one thing 1 do is to sell real es-
tate. 1 don't collect rents, bother with
insurance or anything else, conse-
quently when a piece of property is
put in my hands for sale, it is sold.
If you want more than your property
is worth there is no use to bring it to
me. There is always enough property
to be bought at a reasonable price to
supply my customers; even if they
nave to wait a little while till I find
something good for them. If. how
eyer, you really mean to sell and don't
mean foolishness, bring me your prop
erty, and l will get you a fair offer
in ten days time. l have orders to in
vest from about $4,000 from different
people who want good property that
will pay fair interest. They are not
going to buy until L tell them to do
SO, and l am not going to tell them
to buy until L find something mighty
good. Your property may be Just the
thing that would suit, and if so 1
can sell it for you. At any rate. l
can tell You in ten days what it will
bring. You don't have to take my
offer. and after l have had it for ten
days, you can try somebody else, and
further, unless I sell it, I don't want
any commission, and there is no
charge of any kind or character
against you. John L. Archer, 10 Prov
ident Building-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
Lots for Homes.

You had better begin to look around
and pick out a lot now if Won
think you want to build this fall. II
you wait until spring the chances are
any desirable lot will cost you $3.50 tc
$500 more than it can be bought for
now. L have fine lot on the north
east corner of Henry and Price
streets cheap; some beautiful lots cor
ner Eighth and Lincoln, and Sixth
streets, between Bull and Drayton. II
you like the West Side 1 have three
splendid lots on Sixth between Bar
nard and Jefferson, and some good
corners on Whitaker and Thirty
ninth and Fortfeth streets; also good
lots on Fortieth, between Bull and
Abercorn-the Gammell lots on Bolton
Waldburg, etc, have been paid for
and some purchasers may be willing
to sell at a small profit; also beauti-
full lots in Collinsville and The Mead
ows. Let me know what part of town
you like, and get a list of prices
John L. Archer, 10 Provident building,
-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12

AS genuine smile producer, a good,
healthy annual dividend will beat the
boots off an accumulated surplus fund.
How much good does it do you to read
in the annual reports of your COM
pany of it's enormous surplus, if you
don't get any of it? Is it not much
more to your interest to get your
share of the earnings every year, than
TO depend on promises, or estimates
to mature 20 years hence? If you
listen to the alluring talk of the hyp-
motto tontine estimator, you can walk
out in the middle of the street and
away off in the distance, you will see,
in imagination, your brown stone Fifth
avenue, New York, mansion coming to
meet you. Better be sure than sorry,
and get what's coming to you as you
go along. Annual dividends-good
ones-is one of the strong features
of the policies of the Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company, cash
and paid-up participating values writ
ten for every year, beginning with the
third. Extended insurance also. In
fact, every feature which combined
make an ideal life insurance policy,
added to which is the protection of
the laws of Massachusetts which pro-
vide for every contingency. The
plainest, fairest, best policy-the one
you can depend on and that will not
fail you when an emergency arises
Write Harry & Apple, managers for
Georgia, III Bay street, east, Savan-
nah, Ca; state your age and address
and they will send you interesting In
formation -ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
NOT ON LEES BIRTHDAY.
Veterans VIII Not Hold FalIigant
Memorial Services Then.

Veterans VIII Not Hold FalIigant
Memorial Services Then.
The memorial exercises of the Con-
federate Veterans Association in hon
or of its late president, Judge Robert
Falligant, will not be held on the even
ing of Jan. 20, as had been arranged.
The committee has decided to postpone
these ceremonies to a later date, and
instead to hold the usual exercises in
honor of Gen. Lee on the evening of
the day that will be observed as his
birthday.
The matter of arranging for the OBJ
servance of Lees birthday has been
confined to the Entertainment Commit
tee of the camp and arrangements for
the occasion are now in progress. The
exercises will be held in Confederate
Hall, in the Whitefield building, and
will consist of one or more addresses
from members of the association, some
recitations and Confederate songs.
There will be music and refreshments
served.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will be invited to meet with the vet
Grams, and share their hospitality on
this occasion, and the Sons of Veter-
ans, were 1t not for the fact that their
dinner will be in progress at the De
Soto at the same time, would also have
been of the party.
A special evening will be set apart
for the memorial services in honor of
Judge Falligant, of which notice will
be given after it has been designated.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
IN HONOR OF SCHLEY
THOUSANDS GATHERED TO MEET
HIM AT CITY EXCHANGE.
HAD A HAND GRASP FOR ALL.
NOR COLOR NOR CONDITION RECOG-
NIZED BY THE ADMIRAL.

Reception rendered the Admiral
and Mrs. Schley at the City Ex-
change-FOr an Hour and Five
Minutes a Continuous Stream of
People Passed-COunciI Chamber
was beautifully Decorated for
the OccasiOn-MannerO of the Cere-
mony and Some of Its Incide nts.
SchIey and the Jacky-AdmiraI
and Mrs. SchIey viii Attend
Christ Church This Morning.
Thousands filed past Admiral Schley
in the Council Chamber of the City Ex-
change yesterday afternoon, and for
every man, woman and child the hero
of Santiago had a pleasant word and
cordial grasp of the hand. For an hour
and five minutes, in as steady stream
as they could pass, the people passed
and for never the briefest moment of
the time was the admiral disengaged.
1t was a magnificent tribute of the
people of Savannah, who hold Schley
in high esteem and accord him the full
credit for the victory over the Spanish
fleet at Santiago. Almost universal is
this sentiment among Savannahians,
and it was not surprising to observe
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
VEGETABLES NOT PLENTIFUL
Dry Season Has Caused Short Crop
and Consequent Higher Price.

Dry Season Has Caused short Crop
and Consequent Higher Price.
Though the unprecedented dry sea-
son affected all the truck around Sa-
vannah, the supply of vegetables was
not so greatly reduced as might have
been imagined. 1t is true that they
are not so plentiful as they have been
in former seasons and yet there is a
fair supply and prices are but little
higher than they are usually at this
time of the year.
STANDARD vegetables now in the mar
ket and the prices ruling are as fol-
lows: Cabbages 10 cents a head, two
for Is cents, or three FOR rs cents; Ba-
varian or red cabbages Is, 20 and 25
cents a head; Irish potatoes old, 35
cents peck; new, so cents; sweet po-
tatoes, rs to 80 cents a peck; turnips,
large Northern, two for cents; car
rots, cents a bunch; onions, 10 cents
a quart, two quarts Is cents; beets,
native, two punches Is cents; North
ern, two quarts Is cents; celery, two
punches Is cents, four 25 cents; toma-
toes, 25 cents a quart; squashes, three
for 10 cents; spinach, two punches Is
cents, and cranberries Is cents a quart
Not only are vegetables short, but
also the supply of fish. The meats are
as plentiful as usual and show no
change from standard prices.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
AFTER PENNYWEIGHT THIEF.
Wilson, Alias Watson, Will Return
to Chicago

Detective Thrown of the Chicago po-
lice department is expected in the city
to-day for James Wilson, alias J. j.
Watson, the hotel and pennyweight
thief arrested in the Tenderloin dis
trict by Detective Wall. The prisoner
will accompany the Chicago officer
without any trouble.
Wilson takes his Imprisonment coolly
and realizes that he is good for a term
in the Illinois prison. The $500 worth
of diamonds and jewelry stolen from
the Sioux City ranchman Hovey, have
not been recovered and the prisoner
refuses to divulge their hiding place,
beyond saying that he disposed of them
in New York City.
The officers are of the opinion that
Wilson will make the Chicago police
an offer to tell where the diamonds are
if in return they will let him down
light. The crook is having but little
to say, and will probably do his talking
on the trip back TO Chicago.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
NEARING HIS DOOM
MURDERER BROOKS PREPARING
FOR HIS EXECUTION.
WILL BE HANGED FRIDAY.
SLAYER OF PATRoLMAN FENDER
HAS NO HOPE.

Rope VIII Be Stretched Tomorrow
and False Floor of Fatal Cell Win
Re Gotten in Working Order-COn-
demned Man Is Showing Signs OF
Nervousness and 1t Is Believed
That He VIII Have to Be Carried
to the Cell From which He Meets
His Maker-Brooks Has Never Adj
mitted Firing the Fatal Shot, But
1t Is Believed That He Will Con-
fess Before He Goes to His Death.
Has Been Baptized and Says That
He Is Ready to Die.
Preparations will be made to-mor-
row for the execution of Henry
Brooks, the condemned murderer OF
Patrolman Harry B. Fender. The
negro will pay the penalty for his
crime Friday morning.
Fender was killed at Perry lane and
Jefferson street last February. Brooks
was arrested for the crime. He had
only a few minutes before shot ne
gro barber on West Broad street, and
the theory of the state was that when
OuQCI dIlGInplG0 " oil CO
him he killed the officer in order &c
get away. When first placed under
arrest, and for some time afterwards
Brooks denied having shot the barber
but admitted the first shooting when
placed on trial for the murder of the
patrolman. He protested that he did
not meet the officer. The state made
out a strong case against the prisoner
without reference to the testimony
of a white man who claimed that he
saw the shot fired.
Brooks was convicted and sentenced
by Judge Falligant to hang. His
case was taken to the Supreme Court
but it refused to interfere and Brooks
was re-sentenced by Judge SeabrooK
The Pardon Commission was appealed
tence
Brooks has protested repentance
and has been baptized. He has never
admitted having fired the fatal shot
but it is believed that he will weaken
and confess before he dies. For sew
eral weeks the prisoner has been COM
paratively cool and has said that he
is ready to meet his end. The Jail
officials, however, believe that Brooks
who has been an ideal prisoner, will
weaken at the last. 1t is not thought
that he will be strong enough to walk
to the fatal cell on the morning of the
execution. 1t is expected that he will
break down and will have to be car
ried. He is beginning to display signs
of nervousness and the strain has
given him a haggard appearance.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
DAUGHTERS OF. CONFEDERACY.
Will Hold Their Annual Meeting To
Morrow Afternoon.

The annual meeting of Savannah
Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy
will take place tomorrow afternoon
at 1880 o'clock, at Veterans Hall. The
election of officers will be the most i'm
portant feature. Under the revised by
laws there will be elected third vice
president. corresponding secretary, and
registrar in addition to the present
members.
The returns from the recent military
ball by the Chapter are not yet com
plete, but a statement of the amount
on hand to date will be read by the
treasurer. The new bylaws will be
ready for distribution, and the collec-
ton of annual dues will be in order.
Under the revision, the dues are S1.20
and the president, Mrs. A. B. Hull, asks
that the members have that amount
ready. If the dues are placed in an
envelope with the name of member on
the outside, it will expedite matters
greatly and those who attend the meet
ing are asked to do this.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
PSYCHE" is A MAN.
Mysterious Piano Player at Nc
Arthur Sons Co. Is f, III. Hill.

Mysterious Piano Player at Nc
Arthur Sons Co. Is +. III. Hill.
Psyche the mysterious thing that
had played the Simplex plano player
in the window of Macarthur & Sons
day in the past week, came to life
yesterday afternoon in the person OF
Mr.. F. Howard HILL and delivered a
short talk to the several hundred per-
sons that thronged the store to see
the mystery unraveled, and also shook
hands with all who desired to do SO.
The announcement that the music
firm would place on exhibition crea-
ture that might be either a man or
an automaton aroused a great deal
of interest. and that interest has
grown day by day as the people have
called at the store, examined the
player and left, some imbued with
the idea that it really was a man, 9TH
ers so confident that it was an autom-
atom that they wagered money on their
judgment.
So divergent were opinions and so
firm set those that held them that hun
dreds of bets were made, often at enor-
nous odds and conservative estimate
of the amount of money that changed
hands yesterday as the result of these
wagers places it at $500 or $500. OF
course everybody that had a bet on
Psyche was present yesterday when
the mystery was explained, and so
many other persons beside that fully
an hour before the time of the de-
movement it became impossible to ac-
commodate more in the store and so
the doors were locked
Hundreds were unable TO get within
the building, but, being determined to
see for themselves just what Psyche
is they took up their stand outside the
window until not only was the side
walk blocked, but the outer edge of
the crowd reached the car track in the
middle of the street, and there was
still another large gathering across the
street.
Promptly at o'clock Mr.. F. E. Nc
Arthur thanked the crowd for the in
terest they have taken in the matter
and introduced a representative of the
Morning News. He presented Psyche a
cane and as he rose to receive it, in
troduced the mysterious being to the
people as Mr.. f. Howard Hill. Mr..
Hill, after the excitement caused by his
metamorphosis from machine to man
had subsidized explained that it was
he, and no other person or figure, that
had operated the Simplex the entire
week and that, therefore, all bets that
had been made either way during the
week held good.
The control of muscle and nerve that
Mr.. Hill displayed during the four
hours each day that he was on exhi-
bition, and the perfect control of fea-
lures Is little short of wonderful. In
explaining his peculiar abilities in this
line, Mr.. Hill said that he had for
eight years been an artists model in
Paris and while following that profess
sion had developed the peculiar ability
that has puzzled half Savannah for
week.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
IN HONOR OF FALLIGANT.
Special Meeting OF savannah Bnr
Association to BE Held at Noon
Tomorrow.

Spec1al Meeting OF savannah Bnr
Association to BE Held at Noon
Tomorrow.
The meeting of the Bar Association
for the purpose OF, paying honor to,the
memory of the late Judge Robert Fall
hgant will be held in the Superior
Court room at noon tomorrow. The
memorial resolutions have been pre-
pared by the committee to which this
duty was entrusted and will be sub
mitted at this meeting.
The committee consists of George w.
owens. Esq, w. G.. Charlton, Esq, F..
G.. duBignon, Esq. Samuel B. Adams,
Esq, and Hon. Pope Barrow. Ever y
member of the committee was a close
and intimate friend of Judge Falligant
during his lifetime and the resolutions
that have been drawn breathe a fine
spirit of appreciation of the man and
judge.
In accordance with the custom in
such cases an engrossed copy Of the
resolutions as they are finally adopted
will probably be sent to the family of
Judge Falligant and the resolutions
spread, in accordapce with a formal
order, upon the minutes of the court.
In addition to the memorial resolu-
lions there will probably be several
short addresses at the meeting of the
bar by members of the committee and
others
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12

Three nice two-story residences
northeast corner Barnard and Bolton
streets, revenue, $1,000 a year, $4,000
Three lots. 6Ox1SO, Habersham street
between Hull and McDonough, three
stor brick house now on property; cap
able of being improved so as to nay
handsomely, $4,000. Nos. and 7 Jones
streets, west, one of the very finest To-
cations in Savannah, SIS, 200. And other
very fine investments. John L. Archer
10 Provident building.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
LOOKED LIKE A BIG FIRE.
CrOssties Destroyed, But Courtney's
Wood Yard Mns Saved.

The burning of pile of cross ties in
street yesterday came near being the
starting point of a damaging fire. The
iremen had considerable difficulty in
preventing the spread of the flames to
the wood yard of w. C. Courtney, just
west of the tracks.
The fire was caused by sparks from
one of the pushers setting fire to dry
grass. A strong wind was blowing and
several piles of cross ties were soon
burning fiercely. A telephone message
to fire station No. was promptly an
swered and later Hose Company No.
! put in an appearance. The flames
had communicated to the railroad
tracks and the fencing between the
wood yard and railroad right of way
was soon on fire.
Foreman Porter Mcfarland Of No. 4
company worked hard to prevent the
spread of the fire, which had already
maged the railroad tracks. For sew
eral minutes it looked as if the wood
yard and buildings were doomed and
an alarm was sounded from box 40, at
Gwinnett and East Broad streets. The
apparatus from station No. and from
station No 3, on Oglethorpe avenue,
answered the alarm, but their services
were not required. The down town
company responded for the reason that
No. 4 had gone out ON a telephone call,
and it was not known that it had
responded to a fire that had later
caused the turning in of an alarm.
The firemen worked hard and kept the
flames from the wood yard, but not
before considerable damage had been
done to the railroad property. The
watchman's tower, from which the
Gwinnett street gates are raised and
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
is PERMANENT RECEIVER.
Hearing in Case of w. w. Gordon,
Jr., Against HoyIe Grocery Co.

Jr., Against HOyle Grocery Co.
A hearing upon the petition recently
filed by w. w. Gordon. Jr., against the
r. f. Hoyle Grocery Company, in
which the grant of an injunction and
the appointment of a permanent re-
ceiver for the assets of the company
were asked of the court, was had be-
fore Judge Barrow, at chambers, on
yesterday.
1t developed at the hearing that Mr..
Gordon had already turned over to Mr.
w. $. Coburn, the temporary receiver
previously appointed by the court
$695.07 in money and certain other
property belonging to the company.
Mr.. Coburn was directed to assume
charge and control of this fund until
the further order of the court and the
company was directed to make no eff
fort to collect various claims against
several parties by which the fund on
hand is represented.
Under the order of the court Mr.. Co
burn is continued in charge as perma-
nent receiver of the goods and assets
of the company.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
REAR ADMIRAL w. S. SCHLEY.

so marked a display of enthusiasm as
the reception ELECTED.
At 1870 O'Clock the reception party
was driven to the City Exchange from
the; residence of Gen. and Mrs. w. w.
Gordon. In front of the Exchange was
aocrowd of sight-seers, anxious for a
glimpse of the hero. The police kept
the crowd back from the sidewalk
Within and without the Exchange had
been deliberately decorated.
Festoons of smilax. bamboo and 9th
erstvines decked the columns and the
portico on the interior, and above the
green foliage waved the United States
and the Confederate flags. High above
fioated the signal flags, with more ma
tional colors. Leading from the side
walk to the Council Chamber, where
the reception was held, was a crash
carpeting, and it was through a veri-
table bower that the party was con-
Quoted to the Council chamber.
In the Council Room.
There the art of the florist was dis
played to the greatest advantage,
palms and other foliage plants being
placed in profusion wherever the best
effect might be created, and quantities
of other decorative foliage grazing the
walls. On the long table about which
the Aldermen sit, stood beautiful Nile
lilies in jars.
The browning feature of the decora-
tions was at the end of the chamber,
where the life-sized painting of Gen.
Robert E. Lee is hung. Draped about
This n9intinQy nd &c
base was stretched the rear admirals
flag.
Mayor Myers Alderman Dixon and
alderman Colding met Admiral and
Mrs. Schley and Gen and Mrs Gordon
at the residence OF the latter, whence
the party were driven to the Exchange.
With Admiral Schley rode Mrs. Schley.
the Mayor and Alderman Dixon, in the
other carriage were Gen. and Mrs. Cor
don ana Alderman Colding. The Admit
raj was in civilian dress, and the
crowd, apparently, did not mark him
until he had alighted from the car
rage. The First Regiment Band was
IN the Mayors office, and played pa
triotic airs during the reception.
Ceremony of the Reception.
From, the carriages the reception
party was escorted to the Council
chamber, and beneath the picture of
Gen. Lee. On the right of the admiral
stood Mayor Myers; on his left stood
Mrs. Sehley, Mrs. Gordon and Gen.
Gordon. On the left of Gen Gordon
were the members of the Board of AL
depnen. At Mayor Myers right stood
Clerk OF Council w. p. Bailey. who
assisted the Mayor in presenting.
.fphe ceremony of general and indis-
ca4minate handshaking began as soon
as the reception party entered. In a
single file the ushers marshalled those
who had gathered to meet the admiral
anq as their names were announced
me Admiral extended his hand and
usually had word or two of greeting
or acknowledgment of the compl-
IpeAts that We're hurriedly paid him
as the line moved by. Now and then
there was pause. as the admiral held
slightly longer conversing with some
one whom he had known before or who
Yas especially introduced. After shak-
NJ hands with the admiral those in
ne line moved on and shook hands
Hth, Mrs. Schley.
~ ~ AN Glasses Were There.
II was a heterogeneous crowd. Here
ne OF the most respected and proml-
- Continued on Eleventh Page.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-12
LIGHTERS WILL MOVE 1T.
TuGbOats VIII Tow Freight BE-
tween the Railway Wharves.

The Savannah Lighterage and Trans
fer Company is to again have the
handling of freight between the rail-
way and steamship wharves. This
decision was reached at a conference
of railroad officials yesterday. The
system of transfer by rail will be
abandoned tomorrow, and the tugs
will again ply the river, with barges
and fats in tow.
Two or three months ago the rail-
roads agreed to discontinue their pat
ronage of the Savannah Lighterage
and Transfer Company, and to make
transfers of freight between wharves
by rail instead. The plan worked sat
isfactorily, but an offer was made by
the Transfer Company that resulted
in its securing the business again.