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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
RAISED WIND WITH PIANO.
Alfred Langley Proved Himself IA
Shrewd and Daring Crook.

Alfred Langley Proved Himself
Shrevvd and Daring Crook.
Alfred Langley, for a number of
years, janitor of the Chatham Artil-
lery armory. pleaded guilty in the Su-
perior Court yesterday to an indict-
ment charging him with larceny from
the house. Langley's offense was some
what remarkable, in that the object of
lis theft was a full-sized piano. which
he lifted from the hall
1t seems from prevailing accounts
that Langley has been in the habit of
raising money on the piano whenever
there was any particular financial
stringency in the Langley household,
but in the past he had attained this
result through the medium of chattel
mortgages, which he negotiated
through the local money lenders and
which did not necessitate the removal
of the piano from the hall.
On the last occasion, however, he
found this method inconvenient-per-
haps the money lenders had dropped
to his little game, for instead of using
chattel mortgage he loaded the in
strQment into a wagon, carted it away
to one of his avuncular relatives and
placed it carefully in soak The trans
action brought him $25.
The piano is the property of Mrs
Ruby Nicoll and is used to furnish
music for the dancing classes she in
structs during the winter months
Langley reasoned that it had not been
put to any useful purpose for some
time and would not be for some time
longer, and that 1t was foolish to let
the instrument stay in the hall when
it would be just as safe at the pawn
shop and at the same time help him
to raise the wind.
When the piano was missed 1T was
readily traced, it's massive bulk not
lending itself readily to concealment,
and the pawnbroker was directed to
turn it over. He refused. but a little
insistence on the point rapidly brought
him to perception of the error of his
ways and he came gracefully around.
In the meantime Langley had been
arrested and a few days since was in
dicted. Upon his plea of guilty yes
terday Judge Barrow sentenced him to
pay fine of $3.50 and costs or serve
twelve months at hard labor on the
Changing of the county
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
PISTOL CRACKS IN SHOOT.
Will BE at Least Five Contesting
Teams.

Savannah will have several revolver
teams in the coming interstate shoot.
Members of the various commands
have been practicing regularly and
some good scores have been made.
The Savannah Revolver Club will be
represented by team, as also will the
Hussars, the Guards and the Cadets.
In addition to these there will be a
team representing Fort Screven. Capt.
Cruikshank thinks that a good team
can be entered from the fort.
The Revolver Club has not been as
active recently as it has been in the
past. The club has just passed the first
year of its existence, and it has been
suggested that measures be taken 20
revive interest among it's members.
Several of the members have been out
on the range every Saturday practic-
Ing for the coming meet and some good
scores have been made.
The team which will represent tho
club will probably be picked from the
following list: Mr.. Bob Fetzer, Capt.
w. G.. Austin, Capt. j. Cunningham
Postell, DR.. Henry Colding, Mr.. Perry
Solomons, Capt. Richardson, Mr.. F.
H. Battey, Capt. w. T. Dixon, Mr..
r. j. Mcdaniel, Mr.. Harry Lemke
and Capt. C. S. Richmond. There is a
possibility that Capt Richmond will
not be able to participate in the con-
test as he expects to leave the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
FOR A MASS MEETING.
Committee Called on the Mayor and
Asked Him to Call 1t.

Messrs. B. H. Levy. ]. W. Jackson
and A. S. Nichols, constituting the
committee from the Retail Merchants
Association that was appointed to call
upon the Mayor and ask him to call
a mass meeting of citizens in the eff
fort to induce the Atlantic Coast Line
to re-establish offices here and to pre-
vent the removal of the shops, paid
Acting Mayor Dixon a visit yester-
day and talked over the matter with
him.
The acting Mayor took the matter
under Amusement. He said to rep
resentative of the Morning News that
he had not decided whether or not
he would call a meeting.
Mr.. Sig Gardner, secretary of the
Merchants Association, estimates the
loss to the merchants of Savannah by
the removal of Coast Line employees
so far at between $4,000 and $500
a year. If the shops are moved, as he
believes is contemplated, the loss, he
says, will be over $780, 900 per year Mr..
Gardner figures the loss by the re-
moval of the eighty or more people of
the auditing department and the t1Ve
officials whose salaries footed up about
81 900 a month, at about $4,000 year.
The car accountants office represented
from twelve to fifteen men, he said,
at salaries of from 81 200 to $1,000 a
month, or $4,000 to $4,000 per year,
all told. The claim office represented
about ten men at salaries of about
$1,000 to 1880 per month, or nearly
$4,000 per year. The traffic de-
partment represented eight or ten men
at salaries of 800 per month. or $12,-
900 per year. Mr.. Gardner is counting
also on the removal of the shops, in
which case there would be an addi-
tional loss. he says, of about 100000
per month. or in the neighborhood of
$350,000 per year. In the removal of
the passenger department he counts
Savannah's loss at $4,000 per month, or
$1,000 a year. Mr. Gardner says the
merchants are in earnest in their eff
forts. The Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation, representing practically all of
the wholesale trade in the city, will
join with the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation in their movement.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
NEGRO WITH A VALISE.
Police Think 1t May BE Clue to a
Burglary.

burglary.
The curious pranks of a negro with
valise yesterday morning may be the
clue to a burglary The negro called
at No. 412 Harris street, west, with
the valise and asked that he be al
lowed to leave it there. The family had
not arisen, and the gentleman answer
ing the door being very much out at
what he considered nervy request,
refused to take the valise. The gentle
man said that at that time the valise
was locked, and was apparently filed
with something. Disregarding the re-
fusal of his request the negro left the
Valise anyway.
Shortly afterward the negro return
ed and repeated his request. Fearing
that there was something wrong with
the Valise, the request was again re-
fused and the negro told to leave the
premises This he did, but in a few
minutes little negro boy called at the
residence with the same valise. He
said that he had been given it to bring
to the house and he requested ten
cents for his trouble. He was told that
II he knew what was good for him he
would let the valise alone, whereupon
he dropped it and ran away as fast
as he could.
The valise was examined and 1t was
found that it had been rif1ed of its
contents. Officer NJ. B. Fleming was
summoned and the valise was turned
over to him. He took it to police bar.
racks where 1t now awaits a claimant
The valise is of brown leather, resem-
bling the ones generally used by doc
tors. 1t shows the unmistakable signs
OF having been forced open. The de-
tect1ves have been notified and it is
probable that the mystery surrounding
the valise will soon be explained.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
ALL PLEADED GUILTY.
Prisoners in Superior Court Took
No Chances.


There was not q single criminal trial
in the Superior Court yesterday,
though Ave sentences were imposed by
Judge Barrow. One of these was in
the case of Bertha Jones, tried and
convicted the preceding day; the 9TH
ers were imposed upon defendants
whose cases had been assigned for trial
yesterday, but who all came to the
conclusion it would be wiser for them
to plead guilty. This they did.
George Montgomery was guilty, he
said, of burglary, in that he had brok-
en- into and entered the store of G. H.
Lamar, with intent to steal. He was
sent to the gang for a year. A like
sentence was imposed in the case of
Albert Jenkins, indicted for a like Of
Tense, though Jenkins was given the
privilege of expiating his term of i'm
prisonment by the payment of 800 and
costs, while $3.50 and costs were taxed
in the case of Montgomery.
The same fate befell Edward Bar
nard. who acknowledged he had con-
verted to his own use the proceeds of
the sale of six punches of chickens,
with which he had been entrusted by
Gabriel Brown. He, too, will help to
dig bitches and build roads for the
county for the next six months.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
BEAT RIcHMoND's RECORD.
But Savannah Pistol Cracks Doubt
Gorman's Score.


The revolver record recently made by
Capt. German of San Francisco, has
been the subject OF much comment
among the revolver shots of the city
for several days. Capt. German made
s21 points at so yards. eclipsing Capt
c. S. Richmond's record by two points.
The record has not as yet been an
nounced as official, and there are
many who think that the score was
not made according to regulations and
that, consequently. it will not stand.
The shooting was not consecutive, but
was made in what is known as ten
shots to a string and was done at
various times during the day.
Speaking of the matter, Capt. Rich
mond said: II do not wish to detract
one whit from the performance of
German. 1t was remarkable eXhi-
bition, it matters not what the cir
cumstanceS were. / do not think, how
ever, that the record was. made ac-
cording to regulations, and, therefore,
do not think that 1t will stand. The
regulations provide that man shall
announce that he is going to try for
a record; that there shall be three
judges present, besides witnesses, and
that an affidavit to the performance
shall afterwards be made before a
notary public. These regulations, as
far as can learn, were not complied
with
Capt. Richmond holds a practice
score of 923, so that even should the
record made by German stand, it
lacks two points of equalling the one
made by the Savannahian. Capt.
Richmond also holds the 30-yard and
k1ofva
made at Sea Girt, when he scored l49
points out of possible $50; and the
latter being a score of "a out of a
possible 100.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
GREEK SHOT AT A BOY.
Claimed He Was n Thief, but Was
Himself Arrested

For firing his pistol at fleeing ne
gro. Deonis CAIRO. a fruit vendor at
Randolph and Liberty street, will have
to face the recorder this morning. Last
night about 10 o'clock Policeman Nc
earthly. while walking his beat, heard
a pistol shot close by. He hurried to
the corner where the Greek keeps his
stand and found that the fruit dealer
had fired the shot. He at once placed
him under arrest for firing his pistol
in the street, though the Greek claim
ed that he was shooting at a thief
Several witnesses swear that they
saw Caro- shoot at the boy, but
whether theft had been attempted
they could not say. The matter will
be investigated in the Police Court this
morning
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
LOWRY ROUND BALE COTTON.
To Be Concentrated mt Savannah
From Georgia md Alabama Points.

Savannah has just received another
addition to its business interests in the
acquisition of the consolidated Augusta
and Montgomery offices of the Plant
ers Compress Company. The Office
has been opened in the Kelly Building
and will be in charge of Mr.. w. H.
Beatty of Augusta, who will reach Sa-
vannah Monday or Tuesday.
The concern is the representative of
the Lowry round-bale interests and
will use this port as the point of con-
centration of the output of it's COM
presses in Georgia and Alabama. This
means large shipments from this port
both coastwise and foreign Besides
Manager Beatty the Office force will
consist of two men who are coming
from Augusta and three men from At
lanta with possibly additions to be Sc
cured from this city.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
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ROBBED THE CAPTAINS ROOM.
Negro Confessed Theft After Two
Days in Jail.

After being in Jail for two days and
protesting his innocence of the charge
against him. Eddie Mitchell, negro
boy IS years of age. broke down yes
terday morning and confessed his guilt
to Detective F. T. Wall The offense
with which Mitchell was charged was
the theft of $3S from the state-room OF
Capt George Y. Beach on the steamer
Clifton Monday night. The money
was stolen from the cash drawer, the
entrance being effected with a screw
driver. As soon as the boy confessed.
The charge was entered against him on
the docket. The boy claimed that he
gave part OF the money to his moth
er and she too was arrested yesterday
afternoon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
First Excursion Savannah to Macon
via New Route 8. A. l.. HALLWAY

And Macon. Dublin and Savannah
Railroad. On Aug. IL. the first ex-
cursion to Macon from Savannah, via
the New Short Line Route. will be
operated by Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way and Macon, Dublin and Savannah
Railroad. Rate from Savannah. $3.50
for the round trip. Tickets will be
sold Aug. IL for train leaving Savan-
nah 7:10 a. m, railroad time, and will
be limited for return until Aug. II.
Special train will be operated in both
directions by the Macon, Dublin and
Savannah Railroad, to connect with
the Seaboard .-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
LIKES OGEECHEE BRIDGE.
President MncknH Seems to Think
Ii Serves Every Need.

President w. w. Mackall of the
Savannah Union Station Company was
asked yesterday what the company
would do about the county's complaint
that the bridge constructed by the
company over the company's track at
the Ogeechee road, was not in accord
ance with an agreement. He answer
ed that he regarded the bridge as
very satisfactory one. 1t was but a
day or two ago. he said, that he had
driven out the Ogeechee road, and he
had then observed that the bridge
seemed well suited to the needs.
IF the county has contract that
binds the company to put up a differ
ent bridge it will be carried out. will
it not?" Mr.. Mackall was asked
Most assuredly," was his answer.
You have never heard of the Savan-
nah Union Station Company having
failed to carry out a contract, have
your
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
SLEDD'S CASE HANGS FIRE.
No Request for n Meeting of Trus-
tees of Emory Yet Received.

NO lhcQueHt N NhCetsh8 OA
tees of Emory Yet Received.
Mr.. ]. P. Williams, chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Emory College,
is still ignorant of what steps will be
taken by the members of that board in
relation to Prof. Sledd, whose recent
article on the negro in the South has
created a deal of interest and unfavor-
able criticism. A meeting of the
trustees will not be called, Mr.. Will
liams said last night, unless a request
for such a meeting be received from
five members of the board.
So far ne has received no commune
cation of this sort though he was noti-
fled last night that a letter dealing
with the matter had been forwarded
him. Mr.. Williams left last night on
a business trip that will take him to
Brunswick and Arlington. He said he
did not expect to see any of the trus-
tees while away and that nothing of
the matter will come before him until
he returns to the city, probably Sat
urdaV.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07

There will be several changes among
the cotton men of the Bay within the
next few days, when a number of them
will open Offices on the second floor OF
the Kelly building in the offices re-
Gently occupied by the s. A. L. Among
those who have secured quarters in
this building are ]. T. Stewards Sons,
G. z. Dickinson and Hubbell g. Ma
lone. The Planters Compress Com
pany, just removed from Augusta, also
wal occupy Offices Ia this building.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
TO MOVE ENCROACHMENTS.
A Crusade Against Them to BE start
ed by the City,

The city is about to start a crusade
against encroachments. 1t was only
day before yesterday that City Mar
shall H. E. Dreeson took a force of the
city's employees and removed fences
that encroached on Henry street in
Collinsville. He was met with the de-
fiance of the owners of the lot, but
carried out his instructions and NOV
ed the fence back to the property
line, as defined by the city engineer.
There are many more such en-
croachments, and they are to be re-
moved. Notices of their existence will
be served upon property owners, who
will be given time in which to re-
move them. This failing. the city will
take the matter into its own hands
and effect the removal of the en-
CrOaChments
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Women with knives.

What came near being q serious
stabbing affray occurred last night in
Charles street lane. Bella Williams and
another negress, named Charity, en-
gagged in a fuss in which the former
used her knife with a vengeance. Ac-
cording to the Ellum woman she tried
hard to carve her heart out and had
not a policeman come on the scene a
serious affair might have resulted. The
arrest was made by Officer Fleming.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
ORPHAN BOY STILL HERE.
No Reply From Orphan Home or His
Foster Parents.


Herbert Wright, the little orphan
who was taken in charge by the police
while endeavoring to find his way back
to the Orphans Home at Macon and
who was afterward given a temporary
home with Mrs. Ben Henderson, on
Habersham street, has, according to
Mrs. Henderson, deported himself dur
ing his stay with her in an exceptions
ally quiet and commendable manner
He is tidy in his dress and polite and
accommodating to those around him
Chief Reilly has not yet received any
word from the Orphans Home or from
the child's foster parents. but he ex-
poets to hear from one of the two
sources to-day. In the meantime Mrs
Henderson is glad to have the boy with
her and says that she will keep him
until he has been otherwise provided
for.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Excursions To The Mountains And
SeaahOre.
Fine Mexican Drawn work.

The most delicate work. All kinds
of designs never seen here before. Such
beautiful table cloths, luncheon cloths.
napkins, doylies. centerpieces in large
varieties. fit to adorn a kings table,
and at about half the old prices. The
work is very select; also fine worked
handkerchiefs. Lippman Drug Co.,
Sole Agents, Congress and Barnard
streetS.=ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
steel RaiI Cheap.

Messrs. Sabel Bros, Jacksonville,
Fla. have for sale for quick delivery:
miles new sO-pound steel. miles new
25-pound steel. miles now 35-pound
steel. miles new relayers 35-pound
steel, complete with fastenings; also
one light locomotive. This is an
opportunity 10 buy steel AZ a low price
Asr quick delivery
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
One Fare for the Round Trip 10
AsheviIIe.

Account meeting of American Flor
lists and Horticulturists, the Southern
Railway will sell tickets on Aug. II, IS
and 10, to Asheville and return at rate
Of 1926, good until Aug. 25. An excel.
lent opportunity to visit the famous
Land OF the Sky" Only line operat-
ing through sleepers. For detailed in
formation. sleeping car reservations
ETC. call ar city ticket office. i4f
Kun street. or ring up telephone $50
ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
STANDS BY CONVICT HUSBAND
Mrs. Groves Carries Him Food Every
Day.

With an eighteen months sentence
confronting her husband, and with a
devotion that touches the hardest
heart. Mrs. w. c. Groves, wife of the
man who was few days ago con-
victed of a conspiracy to rob Joseph
Dieter, pays daily visits to the jail.
There, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
the days allowed her on which to see
her husband, she comes and talks with
him. Every day she is seen at the
Jail, bringing food so that he will not
have to eat the food provided for the
rest of the prisoners.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
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OIL FOR WATER WORKS.
1t May He Adapted ms Fuel. Instead
of ConI. by the City.

The Water Committee of the City
Council has been approached with al
offer for oil as a fuel Its reply to
the Guilty. Bond Company. which made
the inquiry relative 10 the use of oil
was that the company might submit
a proposition, and that this, IL IL in
dicated that a saving would result
for the city. would be given eonsid-
Grafton. The oil company Is seeking
70 have oil adopted as fuel by the es-
Adjustments that consume quantities
OF coal and wood
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
MORE ARTESIAN WATER.
Flow of Wells Has been Increased
by Rains in the Hills.


The heavy rains that have fallen in
the hill country have been fruitful of
more results than the refreshment of
crops and vegetation and the relief of
inhabitants from heat and dust. Eff
fects upon the artesian water supply
have been considerable. The flow Of
the wells has been increased. Wells
that naturally sent water above the
surface now raise it some inches high
er, while those that did not reach the
surface during the dry weather either
do so now. or have risen to a. point
much nearer the surface. 1t Is re-
ported that the water in the De Soto
Hotels Well for instance, has reached
a point four or five feet higher than
1t stood during the dry spell. There
had been some complaint of a scarcity
OF artesian water. SO that the in
creased supply due to the rains is well
coined.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
TEST OF THE AIR LIFT.
1t VIII Be Made at Water Works
Within Ten Days.

1t is probable that the official test
of the air lift at the CITY water-work
which has been delayed for one rea-
a week or ten days. 1t is in operation,
and the natural flow of the wells has
been greatly increased. The air lift
company has contracted to increase the
flow to 100000 gallons a day by the
plant it has installed. The flow. when
it reaches 100000 gallons, will have
more than doubled the natural flow,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
SeashOre.
..The aver popular sunday exonrsinr

1.-The ever popular Sunday excursions
via Atlantic Coast Line TO Charleston.
S. c., 81 90 for the round trip. Tickets
TO be sold for trains leaving savan-
nah 1880 a. m. and I a. m. Return
ing. leave Charleston at 8 D. m. and
l:35 p. m. Visit the Isle OF Palms and
enjoy the delightful sea breezes. I'D.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Another e4-Degree Day.

There was little cooling off in the
weather yesterday. The maximum tenn
perature was "a degrees, the same as
the day before. The mean was 4 de-
grees above the average which is de-
gree less than it was Tuesday. The
indications at midnight were for show
ers to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Excursions To The Mountains And
SeashOre.

Via the Atlantic Coast Line, Aug. 20,
tickets limited to return Sept. 4:
Ocean View. Va OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $40 90
Old Point Comfort, Va .......... 10 90
Virginia Beach, Va .............. 10 90
opartanDurs .................. b0
Corresponding rates to other points
Ticket offices. De Soto Hotel and
Union Station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Grand Old Mexico.

Famous for its grand old Mexican
drawn work. We have been appointed
agents for this line of goods and we
take pleasure In showing them to par
ties calling. Lippman Drug Co.. Sole
Agents=ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07

THE ever popular Sunday excursions
via Atlantic Coast Line to Charleston,
S. c.. 81. 90 for the round trip. Tickets
to be sold for trains leaving Savan-
nan 1870 a. m. and Z a. m. Return
ing, leave Charleston at D. m. and
11:35 p. m. Visit the Isle of Palms and
enjoy the delightful sea breezes. ''-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Excursions To The Mountains And
Sensil0re.

Excursion Monday, Aug. IL, via Sea-
board Air Line. Savannah to Macon.
Full particulars at ticket office, No. z
Bull street; phone 2S.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
Mexican Drawn Work.

Must be seen to be appreciated and
admired. Most beautiful line ever
shown in America. Our assortment is
varied and large. Lippman Drug Co.,
Sole Agents.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07
AZ Good nan Pnna.

Atlantic Coast Line mileage tickets
good over 1900 miles OF road. 1850
Der book-9 thousand miles.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-07

1t has been weighed in the balance
and not found manting. Cooks Impe-
rial Extra Dry Champagne-ad.