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The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
GOOD PRICES FOR PEACHES.
Growers Are Not Expressing Dissat-
isfaction With Returns.

Peach growers are receiving very sat
isfactory returns for their fruit this
summer. That is what Assistant Cen
eral Freight Agent w. E. Estes of the
Central Railway gathered while on a
trip through the great peach-growing
section, from which he returned YES
terday morning.
i did not find a single grower" said
Mr.. Estes. who did not appear very
well pleased with his business thus far
TINS season. The results had proved
satisfactory. The commission men to
whom they had shipped had found a
good market for their product, and had
disposed of it to advantage.
The fruit has reached market in ex-
cellent condition. The weather has
been favorable for shipping. Condi-
lions are best when the weather is dry.
and the fruit travels without decay
ing. l did not meet a single grower
who complained of the condition In
which his peaches had reached mar
ket.
Il cannot predict the volume of this
seasons crop. do not know
even approximately how many
carloads will be handled. 1t all
depends on the weather If it contin-
UCS 40 at pIeSeHt the peaches Will ma
ture and ripen gradually, and there
will be more of them marketed. To
have them ripen gradually will be to
the advantage of the growers, who
can pack them better, and to the rail-
roads, which can handle them bet
ter"
government representative was ex-
pected at Fort Valley yesterday, Mr..
Estes said, to conduct experiments in
shipping the Georgia peach to Eng
land. 1t is the desire of the Depart
ment of Agriculture to open up a new
market for what has grown to be one
of the valuable products of Georgia.
The plan will be to experiment by
shipping to New York under refriger-
alton and thence to England via the
fast steamships, the trip across the
water also being under refrig-
Grafton. Should these experiments
demonstrate that Georgia peaches
can travel such distance
and reach their destination, in
good form, a profitable market will
probably be opened for the growers,
who will establish relations with some
of the commission men in the great
cities of England.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
GILLETTE'S GRIM HUMOR.
Says Quebec Seems to BE Counting
Moral Infection.


Capt. Cassius E. Gillette, reading
yesterday the Morning News account
of District Attorney Erwin's report to
the government as to the effort to Sc
cure the extradition of Greene and
Gaynor, seemed to Se divided in mind
and spirit between amusement and
chagrin.
Capt. Gillette was not inclined to be
discursive in discussing Mr.. Erwin's
report, but he did consent to make one
brief comment.
1T reminds me-" he said, "of the ex-
perience of Lower California, which in
the days of it's early development well
coined consumptives with open arms.
Finally the population became so in
fected with the disease that nobody
cared to go there to live. 1t seems to
me that Quebec is counting a moral
infection of the same character and
that the rapid progress of the court
ship promises a like result"
This was all Capt. Gillette would
consent to say, but others did not OBJ
serve the same reticence. The action
of the Quebec crown officers, who con-
sented to become of counsel for the
defense in a case in which they should
have represented the government, was
freely condemned.
One of those who discussed the mat
ter recalled the story of the criminal
who approached a Quebec lawyer with
an itemized account of his crimes
and a request for advice.
Young man." the lawyer is report
ed to have said, "if you have done half
what you say you have, you'd better
run away"
Run away" the criminal respond
ed. Run away? Why, great Scott,
man, I'm in Quebec now"
The action of Mr.. Erwin in asking
the Intervention of the Department of
State in securing the return of the flu
gitives is regarded here as the one
step that could properly have been TAX
en-. 1t is believed, by court officials,
that under the circumstances their re-
turn for trial could scarcely have been
compelled in any other way.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
LEAVE FOR WILMINGTON.
Freight Claim Men VIII BE the First
to Get Away.

to Get Away.
The members of the old freight claim
department of the Plant System who
are to be in the freight claim depart
ment of the Atlantic Coast Line will
leave day after tomorrow for Will
mington. Some go into the service of
the Coast Line at the same salaries
that they received here, while others
will have their pay somewhat reduced.
Eight of the some sixteen employees of
the department here will be retained
They are Messrs. George T. Hayward,
w. G. D. Tonge, Horace r. Hunter,
o. C. Abrehams, H. NJ. Sledge, ]. w.
Turner, Barnes and NJ. Viewer. Mr.
Wilbur Mccoy, who was freight claim
agent for the Plant System. is to be
retained by the Coast Line, but not
in its freight claim department. He
will be provided with a position else
where.
The freight claim delegation is the
first of the old employees of the Plant
System TO leave for Wilmington. 1t
will be followed from time to time by
others. The auditing department will
leave the latter part of the month in
force.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss.ss ses Of lZhZzzM
SEABOARD OFFICIALS HERE.
Mr.. Peasants Will Confer with Pas
senger OnciaIs.

senger OfficiaIs.
Mr.. W. H. Pleasants, traffic mana
ger of the Seaboard Air Line, accom-
panied by his secretary, Mr.. A. Nc
Kenzie, reached Savannah yesterday.
Mr.. Peasants was seen by a represen-
tative of the Morning News. whom he
told that his visit is but one of those
that he endeavors to pay to this ter
ritory at least once every six months.
To-day there will be four of the pas
senger officials of the Seaboard in the
city to meet with Mr.. Peasants. They
were notified that he would be here
and were asked to meet him. Those
who are coming are Mr.. c. B. Ryan,
general passenger agent at Ports
mouth; Mr.. w. E. Christian, assistant
general passenger agent at Atlanta,
and Capt. A. o. MacDonell, assistant
general passenger agent at Jackson
Vile. Mr.. C. B. Walworth, assistant
general passenger agent at Savannah,
will be the fourth of the officials.
This will Be Mr.. Ryans first visit to
Savannah since his assumption of the
duties of general passenger agent of
the Seaboard. This was about a month
ago. He came to the Seaboard from
the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Mr.. Peasants will leave to-day for
Florida
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
DANGER IN GRADE CROSSINGS.
Supt. Wright Says There Was None
at All at Gyinnett street.

While the dangers of grade cross
ings are almost universally recognized,
the Atlantic Coast Line officials say
mize the danger at the Gwinnett and
Bolton street crossings by a careful
lookout for all trains before the gates
are opened and cars and other vehicles
are allowed to cross.
The fright of the passengers
who jumped from crowd
ed Thunderbolt car night before
last was needless, Supt. Wright said
yesterday, because the locomotive, the
headlight of which flashed on
the car, was standing still
when the trolley car approached
the track and had been there for sew
eral minutes. There was never any
danger, Superintendent Wright said. as
it was impossible for the locomotive to
have struck the trolley. This statement
the car men corroborate.
The frightened passengers, how
ever, thought there was go
ing to be a collision and some
of them insisted the train was only
stopped a dozen feet from the car. A
careful lookout is kept at night, par
ticularly, said Superintendent Wright.
People who use the Thunderbolt and
Collinsville cars, however, will never
feel easy until the grade crossing is
done away with.
An effort was made some time ago to
effect an agreement between the Plant
Systems, the City and the then Savan-
nah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Rail-
way to sink the street railway tracks
below the Plant System tracks, but 1t
fell through. The accident a year ago
when trolley car was penned in be-
tween the gates and was struck by a
locomotive, revived the scheme, but
nothing was accomplished With the
largely increased travel to Thunderbolt
and along the Thunderbolt line the
necessity for abolishipg the grade
crossing becomes more apparent.
NO matter what precautions are
taken by railway and street car of
ficials," said citizen yesterday 'it is
the history of nearly every grade cross
ing used as much as those at Gwin-
nett and Bolton streets are used
that sooner or later disaster involv-
ing the loss of life is bound to come"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
WILL REPORT WITHOUT DELAY.
Committee VIII Not Hold Up the
Electric sCompany's Petition.

The Streets and Lanes Committee of
the City Council will report upon the
petition of the Savannah Electric Com
pany for additional rights and privi-
leges for its electric railway system
at the first meeting of the board The
report will be favorable, but the COM
mittee will not place itself in the posi-
ton of saying whether or not the pave
ment on East Broad street, from Duff
fy to Gwinnett, that the company will
be required to lay, shall be of oyster
shells or vitrifed brick. That is a
question that will be left with Council
to decide.
To lay brick will cost much more
than to lay shell. The company, if
it accepts what Council gives it, will
have to pay the entire cost of the pave
ment, of whatever material may be de-
cided upon. Were it not that there
is track already where the company
wants to lay an additional one, there
would be no question as to whether
the pavement should be of brick or
shell. Brick would be settled upon at,
once. Some of the aldermen think,
however, that the cost to the company
should not be as heavy as If 1t were
given a new street. They admit its
contention that the granting of the
privileges asked would mean the inn
provement of the service.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
BACK FROM THE SHOOT.
First Contingent of the Savannah
Soldiers Returned.

Soldiers Returned.
The first contingent of Savannah
marksmen to return from the state
shoot at Macon arrived yesterday after
noon over the Central. Those who re-
turned were Sergt Taylor, Corpl. Paul,
Privates Thompson, Hodges and Bel
singer of Battery C. of the Guards:
Sergt. Daily and Private Flood OF the
Irish Jasper Greens, and Privates
Westcott and Watson of the Repub-
lican Blues. These men were given
permission to return by Col. Cam,
commanding officer at the shoot. They
speak well of the Macon shoot and
range, and of the instruction that IS
being gained by the visiting teams.
The other Savannah soldiers will get
back Sunday morning, with possibly
a few returning in the meantime.
To-day and tomorrow are expected
to be the most interesting days of the
shoot. The matches are to be shot,
and the prizes awarded. 1t is expected
that there will be some very pretty
contests. and the work that is being
done by the Savannah teams. leads
those who have returned to predict
that the Savannahians will show first
in some of the matches.
Capt. w. l.. Pritchard of Battery
d of the Guards, and Capt. F. w.
Garden, inspector of rifle practice. First
Regiment, Infantry. left last night for
Macon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
GATES PLEADED GUILTY.
Bath House Thief Held for the Grand
Jury.

Jury.
J. L. o. Gates, the young man from
Ocala, Fla, who was arrested We'd
resday charged with stealing a valua-
Bile watch and a sum of money from
Mr.. Frank c. Battey, in a bath house
at Tybee, while the latter was in the
surf was before Recorder Myrick yes
terday morning.
He was very penitent when brought
into Police Court and told the Recorder
that he had never committed any
crime before. He said that he fell a
victim to the temptation when he saw
the bath house door open.
Detective j. j. Murphy and Mr..
BatteY appeared against the young
man. When Gates was placed under
arrest nickel watch and a lady's gold
watch We're also found in his possess
sion. In the case of the gold watch is
the photograph of young woman. 1t
was thought by the police that per-
haps Gates had also stolen these
watches. He stated yesterday that he
had bought the nickel watch in Macon
some time ago and that the gold watch
is the property of his sister in Ocala.
lie said that. tine photograph in the
watch is that of his sister The au-
thorities will find out from Ocala
whether his story is true or not.
Detective Murphy, who has the
watches in his POSSESSION, is trying 70
find the owners, and yesterday he dis
covered that Mr.. Percy Sugden had
been robbed of a nickle watch and a
small sum of money while he was in
bathing at Tybee last Saturday.
Later in the day Detective Murphy
a W % toe Ea L. i
him that he had been at Tybee Satur-
day afternoon. He admitted that he
had entered the bathing house in which
Mr.. Sugden's clothes were hanging
while the latter was in the surf. He
said that besides taking the nickel
watch he had stolen 81 10.
The police believe that Gates hard
luck story about his honesty prior to
the time he first visited Tybee is rather
mythical. The other watch in Detec-
tive Murphy's possession is still await
ing a claimant.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
rs FOOT PROJECT
WAS FORWARDED BY CAPT. GIL
LETTE TWO WEEKS AGO.
TO THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.
PROVIDES FOR EXPENDITURES OF
ENTIRE AVAILABLE APPRO-
PRIATIoN.

Capt. Gillette Cannot Account for
Its Failure to Reach the Engineer
DEPARTING nt-Does Not Anticipate
Its Approval VIII BE Long Delayed
Once 1t Has Been Received-As
soon as II Has Been Approved, Bids
for the work VIII Be Called for.
The project of Capt. Cassius E. Gil
lette, engineer officer in charge of this
district, for the expenditure of $1,400,-
900 now available to give the harbor
of Savannah a channel depth of twen-
ty-eight feet to the sea, was forward
ed by him to the chief of engineers,
through the division engineer, On June
2S. 1t provides for the expenditure of
the entire available appropriation.
Capt. Gillette could give no explana-
ton of the failure of the project to
be received in Washington. 1t may
be, however. that il has been lost in
the mails, or that it is being retained
by Col. Haines, the division engineer,
for his further examination.
The project follows in its Tecommen-
dations and estimate of expenditures
the report of the Board of Engineer
Officers who made an examination of
stlS udIUOI III Slldl IcA}Oil lHC lnNl CooC
of the channel width was one of two
matters left to the discretion of the
Secretary of War, and it may be that
this increase will not be considered in
The present project for the expenditure
of the appropriation, but will be left
for future consideration. This will strip
the matter of the difficulty of securing
concessions from property owners on
Hutchinson Island and obviate the nee
essity for this expense.
Capt Gillette does not anticipate that
the approval of the project will be
long delayed after its receipt in Wash
irgton and as soon as 1t has been ap-
proved advertisements for bids for the
work will be published The work to
be done is dredging exclusively.
The law requires that advertisements
shall be for thirty days and after the
successful bidder has been announced
and the contract awarded it will be
necessary TO give the successful bidder
ninety days in which to begin opera
items. There is little chance, therefore,
for work being begun before well into
the fall.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
PYTHlANS DRILL FOR PRIZES.
TeutOnia Company's Annual Picnic
and Drill at South End.

Teutonia Company. Uniform Rank
Knights OF Pythias, held its annual
picnic and prize drill at Bohan's South
End Pavilion, Tybee, last night. The
prizes were won in the order named
by Messrs. HenJes. Geffcken and Breg-
Ter. These prizes consisted of watch
charms bearing the insignia of the uni
form rank of the order. The leather
medal was presented TO Mr.. Emil Pc
tiers. although he had not entered the
drill, and after it was presented the
dead march was played.
The judges of the drill We're Mai. ].
Ferris Cam and Adjt. Fred Schwarz.
both officers of the battalion. The drill
was an unusually good one and this
fact was commented on by Maj. Cam
in his presentation of the prizes.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
TWO COLoRED MEN HURT.

Were Working on ships of Snvan-
nah Line-Injuries Not Dangerous.
Two negroes, one employed on the
steamship City of Memphis, and the
other on the Chattahoochee, were in
jured yesterday morning The acct
dents happened within a few minutes
of each other while the men were en-
gagged in work on the ships. At first
they were believed to be seriously hurt.
but it was afterwards learned that
their injuries were not dangerous, and
they were removed to their homes in
the police ambulance.
The injured men are William She'll
man and Abram Middleton Shellman
was working in the hold of the City
of Memphis A barrel of rosin fell on
him. Middleton had his left foot crush
ed with heavy piece of pig iron. They
were attended by DIR. Hartman, who
dressed their injuries
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11

We understand a consignment of
beautiful Mexican drawn work are on
sale at the retail department of Lipp-
man Drug Company, corner Congress
and Barnard streets, we are sure that
our lady friends never saw such beau
tiful work before, in fact, every piece
is work of art, some of them are
simply beyond expression, and we ad-
wise our lady friends to loose no time
in seeing this handsome display of
works of art at the retail department,
Lippman Drug Company.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
western North Carolina Resorts.

Southern Railway is the only line
operating through Pullman sleepers
to the summering places of Western
North Carolina. Very low rates with
excellent service and convenient sched-
ules to Asheville, Blowing Rock, Bre-
ward, Hendersonville, Hot Springs, Sa-
iuda, Swannanoa, Tryon, Waynesville,
etc. Complete information and de-
scriptive advertising matter gladly
furnished. E. G. Thomson. city pas
senger and ticket agent, 141 Bull street
-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
Young Men.

Ask your lady love now to marry
you. because this opportunity for fur
nishing a house complete for little
sum, and furnishing it well. only comes
once in a lifetime. w. z. Wimpy' S
stock Of furniture and carpets will be
sold at less than 80 1-3c. on the dol
lar at Adler's. Watch daily papers.
--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
Ask For Your Ticket Via SeabOard
Airline Railway

They have the best schedule between
Savannah and Brunswick. Going:
Leave Savannah $500 AMIR. r. Time
Arrive Brunswick ...7:50 am
Returning:
Leave Brunswick .....S:50 o. m.
Arrive Savannah ...........11: 40 p. m.
$1.00 Savannah to Brunswick and
return via this route every Sunday
morning. Ask for your ticket via Sea-
board Air Line. Ticket office, No. Z
Bull street Phone 2S.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
SEVEN WELLS Connected.
omciaI Test of the Air Lift VIII BE
Made Soon.

The official test of the air lift that
is being installed at the city water
works will be made as soon as con-
nections are made with all the wells.
1t is not known just when this will be.
In the meantime, however, the air lift
is in operation, connection having been
made with seven of.the thirteen wells.
The result has been a double flow of
water, the seven wells yielding more
than was secured naturally from the
thirteen before the air lift was brought
into use. on second and third floors,
where water could not be secured, save
at certain times. a few days ago, there
is now no difficulty found in getting all
that is wanted.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
Notice to the PubIic.

Isle of Hope will have one dance
night week; every Wednesday; no
charge for admission. Prof. Icons
Orchestra will furnish music Remem-
Der every Wednesday night
Miss Showalter's dancing school
every Tuesday night and every Fri
day night. I will furnish a. first class
fish supper every evening; in fact
meals will be furnished at any hour
A. M. Barbee, Prop.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11

For complete information as to sum-
mer resorts, round trip rates and
schedules thereto. call at city ticket
office of Southern Railway, 141 Bull
street. We have on hand a full sup
ply of illustrated advertising matter
which we will gladly furnish you.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
At Shnkespeare's Home

II am finishing a tour of Europe:
the best thing I've had over here is a
box of Tetterine 1 brought here from
home"-C. H. Mcconnell, Mgr. Eco
nomical Drug Co., of Chicago, Ill.
Tetterine cures itching skin troubles:
SOC a box by mail from J. T.. Shup-
trine, Savannah, Ga, if your drug
gist don't keep it.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
Summer Tours by Sea.

Send for Merch, and Miners Trans Co s
Summer Tour Book, containin routes and
rates to all Eastern summer resorts Two
routes offered from Savannah. Best wav to
reach all Jersey coast resorts, mountain re
sorts. baltimore. Philadelphia Warrington.
New York and Boston. Meals and stateroon
inelLded on steamer. ]. J. Carolan Agent liz
Bull street. savannah. Cad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
PAVILION AT MONTGOMERY
The Resort VIII BE Improved BY
the Savannah Electric Co.

the Savannah Electric Co.
Next summer the Savannah Electric
Company will build a small wharf and
pavilion at Montgomery. Efforts win
be made to make that resort more at
tractive, and to render it a popular
place for picnlcs and entertainments.
1t was reported that the company
purposed making very extensive inn
provements at Montgomery, a part of
it's alleged plan being to create an
other such place of amusement and
diversion as is afforded by the Casino
at Thunderbolt. President George j.
Baldwin was asked about this report
He said that it was an error; that the
company expected to make the i'm
provement indicated above next sum-
mer. 1t was the intention to do so
this summer, but other work engaged
its attention.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
REMAINS OF MIR. II. p. BOND.
VIII Reach Savannah From Danville
Tomorrow Morning.

The remains of Mr.. Thomas P. Bond,
whose death at Danville, N. Y, on
Wednesday was announced in yester
days Morning News, will reach Sa-
vannah for interment tomorrow morn
ing The day and hour of the funeral
in the absence of members of the inn
mediate family. have not yet been
fixed. but the proba bility is that the
funeral will take place on Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr. John Screven, Jr., left yesterday
for Washington. where he will meet
the members of the family with the
remains and return with them to Sa
vannah. Mr.. Bond was a member of
the Confederate Veterans Association
and that organization will probably at
tend the funeral.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
CHAIN BRoNE, MAN HURT.
John Anderson Injured on DredEe
mt the New Seaboard Dock

John Anderson. white man, en-
ployed by the Empire Dredging Com
pany, is at St. Joseph's Hospital suf-
fering from injuries received by the
breaking of heavy chain. while work
ing on a dredge at the new Seaboard
Air Line slip.
The chain broke with great force and
one end struck Anderson on the head
and shoulder. infiicting severe inju-
ries.
Although Anderson's injuries are very
painful no fears are entertained by the
hospital surgeons about his recovery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
Advice to Young Couples GettinI
Married.

In few days you will have a chance
of fitting up a home at less than SO 1-3c
on the dollar. Watch the daily papers
for the big furniture sale at Adler's.
w. e. Wimpy's stock will be sacri-
feed at this store-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
BOYS WILL BE ARRESTED.
If They Continue to Injure the
shrubs md Trees of the City.

shrubs md Trees of the City.
Chairman P. D. Daffin of the Park
and Tree Commission addressed a let
ter to the Mayor yesterday, complain
ing of the depredations of small boys,
who break young trees and shrubs in
the parks and squares, and asking that
they be arrested when apprehended in
such misconduct. The boys pocket
knives also come into play, Chairman
Datfin complaining that they have been
cutting the hearts out of the trees. !"
Mayor Myers addressed a letter to the
superintendent of police instructing
that all boys caught in the preparation
of such mischief as that of which Mr..
Daffin complains be arrested and
charged before the recorder with their
offenSeS.