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The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
STORM OVER FLORIDA
REPEATED LAST NIGHT TO DE
MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION.
RAINFALL HERE VERY HEAVY.
TOTAL FOR "a HOURS ENDING AT S
O'CLOCK 2.5S INCHES.

Rain Has Been Falling Since Satur-
day Afternoon and More Is Pre-
dicted for TO-day-Wind Yester-
day Reached Velocity of "a Miles
an HOur-Many Inquiries From
Nervous Persons Received mt
Weather Bureau and Morning
News Oflce-MOnth, to Date, Ahead
Now Both on Rainfall and Heat.
Signals, indicating the coming of a
northeast storm was displayed at the
Weather Bureau and on the Morning
News building at 10 o'clock last night,
when the following dispatch was re-
ceived from the Weather Bureau at
Washington:
Display warnings of northeast storm
at Savannah, Charleston and Whining
ton. Storm central over Northern
Florida, apparently moving northeast
at present. Southeast to east winds
are indicated for the South Atlantic
Coast tonight and Monday, shifting
to west Monday afternoon"
The Weather Bureau had been in
formed earlier in the day that there
was a mild disturbance in the Gulf,
west of Florida, but at that time no
signals were ordered displayed. The
condition of the weather during the en-
tire day, however, the prolonged rain
and violent gusts of wind, had made
many people anticipate a storm from
some direction, and all through the
late afternoon and early night the
weather Office and the Morning News
were kept busy answering inquiries
whether any information of a storm
had been received, or was expected.
This anxiety was, in a measure, to
be expected, as the wind, during some
of the gusts, reached a velocity of "a
miles an hour and the rainfall was
heavy. 1t rained almost continuously
from Saturday afternoon until early
this morning. The fall from Saturday
night at o'clock until last night at
the same hour was 2;5S inches. heavy
fall for any season, and particularly
for this time of year. OF this amount
2.37 inches fell between s a. m. and
p. m. yesterday.
The month, which, prior to yester-
day, had shown a shortage of rainfall,
now shows an excess of 1.08 inches
which, while the shortage of the year,
to-date, has been reduced to 7.81 inch
es will be reduced even further
by the the rain that fell after o'clock.
The maximum temperature for the
day at o'clock was ~ degrees, and
the minimum, at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon was 66. The resultant mean,
60 degrees, was 5 above the normal for
the day. The month now shows an
excess of IS degrees, while the year is
IS degrees ahead of the normal.
The indications fer to-day are for
n
ing to northwest winds. Tomorrow,
il is predicted, will be fair.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
ROBBED MANY CARS
NEGROES CAUGHT BY CHIEF DEP
UTT SWEENEY ARE EXPRESS
ROBBERS.
PART OF ORGANIZED BAND.
IDENTIFIED BY SOUTHERN EX-
PRESS CoMPANY'S AGENT,

Red Dick and Smokey VIII Be TAX
en- to Jacksonville by Chief
Sweeney-Men Wanted for Grand
Larceny-Were Employed by Conn
Pany and with Four Others Stole
Many Pnckages-TvO of the Men
Plead Guilty and Were Sentenced
to Serve Seven Years Each-The
Remaining Two Are still at Large.
Prisoners VIII Return without
ReequisitiOn Pepers.
Positively identified as members of a
band that was systematically robbing
the Southern Express Company at
Jacksonville, Richard Scruggs, alias
Red Dick, and James Rohan, alias
Smokey, the two negroes arrested near
the Union Station, will be taken to
Jacksonville this morning by Chief
Deputy Sheriff T. ]. Sweeney. The
men were arrested by Chief Sweeney
and Deputies Hartigan and Lilienthal.
Special Agent d. r. Blount of the
express company arrived from Jack
sonville yesterday in response to a tel
egram from Chief Sweeney. The pris-
oners were positively identified as the
men wanted and agreed to return TO
Florida this morning without requisi-
ton papers. They are charged with
grand larceny, and will probably be
given speedy trial. 1t is alleged that
with four other negroes, Scruggs and
Rohan robbed the express company of
goods valued at several hundred dol
lars.
The men were employed in various
capacities by the company and found
1t an easy matter to get away with ex-
press packages. The thefts were COM
mitted at the depot when packages
were transferred from the wagons to
the trains or from the trains to the
wagons. With six of them pulling to-
gether it was an easy matter for them
to work successfully. A quiet fnvesti-
cation on the part of the express COM
pany's officers fixed the blame
Two men were arrested and the
other four skipped out. The two plac-
ed under arrest pleaded guilty last
week and each was sentenced to serve
seven years in the penitentiary. In
their confessions they implicated
Scruggs and Rohan, and two men.
still at large. 1t was thought in Jack
sonville that two of the men had come
to this city, and Chief Sweeney was
asked to keep a close watch for them.
He located them several DAYS ago on
the West Side.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
G. F.&A. REACHES cUTHBERT.
The Extension Now Gives 1t a Total
of 1O7 Miles.

The Extension Now Gives 1t a Total
of 1O7 Miles.
The extension of the Georgia, Florida
and Alabama Railway has now reached
Cuthbert. This gives a total of 1O7
miles, the termini being Tallahassee
and Cuthbert.
The Georgia, Florida and Alabama is
a line in which Savannahians feel a
particular interest. Its president and
chief owner is a Savannahian, Mr.. ].
P. Williams
A few years ago the Georgia, Florida
and Alabama was little more than a
lumber road 1t extended from Balm
distant President Williams recognized
the opportunities that offered, however,
SO he made plans for the extension of
the road in both directions. Upon the
soundest and most practicable basis
these extensions were made, and at a
minimum cost Tallahassee was reached
on the south and Cuthbert on the
north. The low cost was not at sac
rifice of roadbed, ties and rails, for
these are all of the best.
Trains are to be operated at once
tNiA tAAC way AAOiil tallahassee 10 AuIu-
bert. 1t will not be long before they
will be running over the line from Tai
lahassee to Columbus, as it is the pur-
pose of the company to extend to the
latter city. Already purchases of prop
erty that would serve admirably for
terminals have been made
Mr.. r. B. Coleman, general manager
of the Georgia, Florida and Alabama,
has many friends here, as has Mr.. 3.
K. Bryan, Jr., general freight and pas
senger agent. Mr.. Coleman was gem
eral manager when the 1oad was
known as the Georgia Pine
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
OFFICERS GETTING BUSY.
Active Work starts Among First
Regiment Companies.


Lieut. Col. G. A. Gordon, who is now
in command of the First Regiment, In
fantry, is giving the duties of his po-
sition the cloee and energetic attention
that has always characterized his mill
tary efforts. He is determined that no
inattention upon his own part or upon
the part OF the officers Of the regiment
shall be responsible for a lack of in
terest among the men or the failure
OF the companies 10 measure up TO the
standard that should be maintained by
all well-regulated organizations.
The line and staff officers of the reg
iment have caught the enthusiasm
with which Col. Gordon is imbued. He
mas called them together for several
conferences during the short time that
mas elapsed since the resignation of
Col. 1. ). Wylly. IT., was accepted.
with both staff and line officers have
these conferences been held. and they
nave been mutually beneficial. From
the officers Col Gordon has gained an
insight into the affairs of the several
companies, and from the colonel the
oincers have gained new ideas to be
applied to their companies.
II Is felt among officers and men that
the effect of Col Gordon's active ad-
ministration of the affairs of the regi-
nent VIII be almost Immediately APP
parent. His ability is recognized, and
MS energy and the thought he has
bestowed upon military have in the
past been responsible for several affairs
In which the regiment would not have
Deen engaged. Among these are prom
nentIy mentioned the sham battle last
thanksgiving Day and the prize drill
last spring.
When Col. Gordon was captain of
the Oglethorpe Light Infantry his ad-
illustrative capacity was evinced by
me rapid progress of that company
Seldom in the history of military in
Savannah has there been such rapid
development as was shown by the
then emaciated company of which he
assumed command. From fourteen
men, the enlistment soon grew to sew
enty- Officers and men of the regi-
ment recall this record of Col. Gordon.
ana they are confident that the First
mas a period of great prosperity before
II. Ihat ne viii become colonel is not
douDted, for the officers are unanimous
in the view that no better commanding
officer could be secured.
preceding the assemblies of the COM
panles Tonight, there will be a meet
ing OF the officers of the regiment in
their quarters. This meeting will be
called to order promptly at SIS o'clock.
1t is part of Col. Gordon's plan to
bring the officers together socially at
least once month, and this purpose
extends also to the non-commissioned
of1cers, for whom a school for instruc-
ton is to be established.
Inc drill season for the regiment
mas re-opened, and, if the weather is
not too severe tonight, it may be ex-
pected that the companies will appear
on the streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Fifteen SERVICES
HELD IN CELEBRATION OF Y. NJ. c
AS 10TH ANNIVERSARY.
A SPEAKER AND A DIRECTOR
PRESENT AT EACH AND DISCUSSED
THE WORK AND READ THE
ANNUAL REPORT.

G. L. Gates, International Secretary
Delivered Three Addresses-Re-
port of President w. b. Stubs
shows Association to BE in Best
Condition of Its History-Has a
Membership of More Than 600.
Collected Last Year More Than
S5,OOO-PIen Made for New Build
ing to Meet Increased Needs of
the work-Other Meetings to he
Held This Afternoon and Tonight,
and Tomorrow Afternoon and
Night.
With services in fourteen churches
the Young Mems Christian Association
celebrated the close of its sixteenth
year yesterday-the most successfuI
year in its history. At each of the
services besides an address on Y. NJ.
c. A. work, delivered by the pastors.
prominent laymen of the city, and Wis
itors prominent in Y. NJ. c. A. work.
the annual report of President w. b.
Stubs of the association, was read by
some member of the board of direc-
tors.
At least that is the programme that
was planned and it was carried out
with few changes, only such as might
be expected to occur in any celebra-
ton planned upon so extensive a scale,
and so unfortunate as to take place
in such disagreeable weather as was
experienced all day.
Services in the Churches.
The programme consisted of morn
ing services in the Duffy Street Bap-
tist Church, where the address was
made by Mr.. w. T. Frazier, and the
report read by Mr.. Charles Inglesby;
in Christ Church, where the address
was made by Rev NJ. Campbell Stry-
ker, and the report read by Mr.. H. d.
Stevens; in the Independent Presby-
terrain Church, Mr.. H. NJ. Johnson be-
ing the speaker, and Mr.. c. NJ. Gilbert
the director; Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Mr.. ]. V. Read, speaker, and
Mr.. A Gordon Cassels, director;
Church of the Ascension, Mr.. c. L.
Gates, speaker, and Mr.. w. N. Nichols,
director; Christian Church, Mr.. w B.
Stubs, speaker, and Mr.. ]. NJ. Graham,
director.
Evening services were held at the
First Baptist Church, where Mr.. c. L.
Gates made the address. At st. Johns
Church. Mr.. w. b. Stubs. speaker.
and DR.. w. T. Galloway. director;
First Presbyterian Church, Mr.. ]. V.
Read, speaker, and Mr.. c. G. Bell di-
rector; Trinity Methodist Church, Rev.
"a & nj la
n. Johnson. director: Wesley Monu-
mental Church, Rev Ed. y. Cook.
speaker, and Mr.. w. b. Stephens di-
rector; Grace Methodist Church. Rev.
c. A. Jackson, speaker. and Mr.. w. E.
Coney, director: Epworth Methodist
Church, Rev. j. A. Smith, speaker, and
Mr.. ]. NJ. Graham, director; st. Paurs
Lutheran, Mr.. w. T. Frazier. speaker
and Mr.. Fred Clarke, director. In the
afternoon Mr.. c. L. Gates addressed
a mass meeting of men at the Y. NJ.
c. A.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
CUT IN THE HEAD.
Woman Painfully Stabbed During
Alteration over a Man.

Woman Painfully Stabbed During
Alteration over "A Man.
In a street fight on Bay and West
Boundary streets at an early hour yes
terday morning Martha Coakley, col
ored, was cut in the head by Louise
Green. The timely arrival of Central
Patrolman Connors probably saved the
Coakley woman's life.
1t was said that the two women be-
came engaged in the usual argument
about a man. They became angry
and cursed each other until that be-
came tiresome. Then they engaged in
a lively mixup, during which the
Green woman put her knife into serv-
ice. About this time the patrolman
arrived and arrested the woman with
the knife. She was sent to the po-
lice station house, but later gave bond
for her appearance in Police Court
The wound inflicted on the Coakley
woman is not a serious one and she
will be able to appear against her as
sailant this morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
OWES CHATHAM $4,000.
Here Is Evidence of the Truth of
the Governors Statement.

Here Is Evidence of the Truth of
the Governors Statement.
Several of the expressions relative to
education made by Gov. Terrell in his
inaugural address met with the an
prevail of superintendent Ashmore of
THE public schools. who is student
of the economics of education. In most
happy accord was Mr. Ashmore when
asked his opinion of the Governors
statement that prompt payment of the
salaries of the teachers of the state
should be made.
THE most serious and the most OBJ
jectionable feature of the financial sys-
tenn of the state" said Mr.. Ashmore
lis its custom regarding the salaries Of
the teachers. After they have earned
their pay, the teachers are often COM
PEELED to wait weeks or months for it,
Chatham county now has about $25, 900
due 1t from the state. Because this
money cannot be secured. It will be
necessary for the Board of Education
to follow the custom of borrowing
money, to which it has been forced by
the failure of the state to pay when
the money apportioned to the counties
is due"
Mr.. Ashmore thought the suggestion
that an agricultural school be estab-
lished in each of the congressional dis
tricts impracticable just at this time.
lie believes in the education of young
agriculturists through the experimental
stations and the institutions now de-
voted TO it, but considers that the state
has not progressed, educationally, to a
point where instruction in agriculture
can be made a part of the public school
system.
His most hearty approval is given by
Mr.. Ashmore to the Governors posi-
ton as to local taxation to supplement
the school fund
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
RAIN KEPT DOWN DISORDER.
Weather Responsible for Few Ar
rests Made by Police.

Weather Responsible for Few Ar
rests Made by Police.
The heavy rainfall yesterday caused
a decided falling off in business in po-
lice circles and but few arrests were
made during the day. Most of those
sent to the police station house are
charged with drunkenness, with an
additional charge of using profanity
in a few cases.
Ed Spaulding, colored, was one of
those picked up during the day. He
was landed by Detective Nose Davis
and is alleged to have cursed another
negro, who complained to the detec-
tive. Besides being held for using
profanity the prisoner in charged with
throwing rocks at the prosecutor.
Maggie Brown, colored, will have a
double charge to answer when she is
arraigned before Recorder Myrick this
morning. The woman had a quarrel
some jag on at an early hour yester-
day morning and when told by Patrol
man Harper to go home amused her
self and entertained her friends by
cursing and abusing the officer. Maggie
will have two things to explain when
Patrolman Harper appears against her
in Police Court.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
Do Business Men Think of This.

The money that you spend away from
home never comes back any more"
Do business men think of this?
Take you, for instance. Have you
ever bought an article away from home
because 1t was a few cents cheaper
than you could get at home that you
did not feel that you were retarding
the growth of your city by injuring
the business of it's citizens?
1t saves little, if anything, to send
your orders away, or to buy your sup
plies away from home. Such a sys-
tenn indirectly hurts you, no matter
who you are. And it works direct
harm to your fellow citizens, who have
taxes to pay, rent to pay, employees
to pay, and other charges to meet.
This applies to all lines of business.
but in this special advertisement 1t is
intended to refer to the thousands of
dollars worth of printing, Autograph
ing and blank book work which is
sent away every month by Savannah
business houses.
Think of it!
Thousands of dollars worth going
to other printing houses in other cities
when there are more than a dozen
work than they are doing if they had
it to do.
The more work these concerns have
to do the more people they have to
employ, and these people, as a matter
of course, become buyers. They be-
come customers of the shoe houses,
the dry goods houses. the grocery
houses, the drug houses, and, indeed,
about all lines of business feel the
impetus which increased buyers give.
The Morning News printing, litho-
graphing, blank book and bindery is
one of the best in the country. 1t has
a Autograph plant sufficiently large to
handle all of the work in Savannah.
And it will do it as we'll and as rea-
sonable as any reputable concern In
the United States.
The Morning News has striven to
give Savannah a home plant. The
class of work turned out by it speaks
for itself
If it is satisfactory, there is no real
reason why any of this work should
find its way to other cities. None
whatever.
Should business men encourage it?
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27

| years, and this is to be used toward
the purchase or rental Of an athletic
| field whenever such action shall be
| deemed advisable.
a tribute is paid the work Of Mr..
J. c. Blake, who on oct. l, resigned
! his position as physical director in or
! der 10 begin the study Of medicine.
Under the head of Educational
Work" the report explains mat edu-
catiOnal classes were not organized
last winter owing to the uncertainty
attendant on the building movement
but that the reading room has been
open and well patronized, and that such
good work was done by the Library
Committee as resulted in an increase
Of about 80 per cent. in the number
of volumes used. The committee add
ed twenty-five volumes to the library
and another contribution of one hun
dred volumes were received from a
member Of the association.
The Religious Work.
The Sunday afternoon meetings
showed a marked increase in attend
ance. the average being So, as against
IS last year. During the winter months
these meetings were conducted by
clergymen and during the summer by
laymen. Three Bible classes with an
gained and met regularly during the
winter months with a fair attendance.
Also the Personal Workers League
was organized, and il held meetings
from time to time.
A tribute is paid the Woman's Aux
iliary for its work in making and keep
ing the rooms of the association at
tractive, and also for its excellent ef-
forts in making successful the various
occasions to which it lent its assist
ance.
The report of the work in the Junior
department shows that it numbers 10
boys between the ages of u and 1G
years. Mr.. Stubs states that a jul
NOR secretary, who can give all his
time to this branch of the work, is de-
sirable. During the year an Army
Branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. las been
established at Fort Screven for the
benefit of the 300 or more men who are
stationed there. Writing material,
games. a circulating library and other
attractions have been furnished, and a
number of religious meetings have
been held with good results.
The Ladies' Auxiliary,
After extending the thanks Of the
association to the Ladies' Auxiliary,
the press. the pastors and all others
who have so generously aided in the
work, the report concludes with a plea
for the new building
I'VE have come to the point" ii is
stated. where our equipment is mad
equate to the demands upon us. The
boys of Savannah need, oh, so much!
all possible help to build strong, we'll
developed bodies; to escape the multi
piled vices that beset them on every
hand and to form habits that will help
I'D 90 sraI
less the citizens and good women of
Savannah rally to us in this hour of
need and make II possible to build a
home for the work, which will be ade-
quate, we will miss an opportunity
which may never come to US again."
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
NOT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Supt. AshmOre Does Not Think MIL
itnry Would Work Well,

Supt. Ashmore Does Not Think Mil
itnry Would Work Well,
Superintendent Ashmore does not al
together favor the establishment of a
cadets corps in the public schools. He
was asked about such an establishment
yesterday, Mr.. It. H. Gignilliat, prin-
cipal of the Barnard Street School,
having inaugurated a movement look
ing to the formation of one or more
companies among the boys of the High
School or the higher classes of the
grammar schools.
Some time ago." said Mr.. Ashmore
Mr.. Gignilliat spoke to me casually
about the organization of companies
among the boys. Thinking that he
meant that drills would be held dur
ing the afternoons, and that such COM
panies would have no connection with
the public school system, 1 intimated
that l would offer no objections to
such plan. OF course, 1 have moth
ing to say about such an organization
when 1T has no connection with the
schools, and when none of the time
now devoted to school duties is con-
sumed.
Il do not think that military COM
panies among the boys of the public
schools, as adjuncts to the schools,
would be advisable. Such companies
could not be Joined by all. The mat
ter of the expense for equipment, which
parents would have to meet, might de-
ter many from having their sons in
the companies. Any organization con-
Quoted in the public schools from which
some of the boys, even for reasons of
expense, might be excluded would prove
hurtful."
Mr.. Gignilliat's movement to estab-
fish companies may take the trend by
the superintendent-org hav-
ing no direct connection with the pub
lie school system. AS general prop
osition, Supt. Ashmore approves of a
military feature in connection with the
training and instruction of boys. He
merely thinks it impracticable in pub
lie schools
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
HOW HE GOT THE HONOR.
Antonio Warning Made the Best Use
of His Opportunities.

Antonio Warning Made the Best Use
of His Opportunities.
The friends in Savannah of Mr.. An
tonic Johnston Warning, one of the Sa-
vannah students at Yale. were graft
fed to see in the Morning News yes
terday that he has been awarded the
Bennetto scholarship for 1893 Mr..
Waring is now a senior at Yale. and
the Dean told him that the award of
the scholarship was made because of
the facultys view that he had made
the best use of the opportunities that
were before him.
Mr.. Waring is a son of Mrs. A. A.
Warning of Savannah. Five years ago
he was graduated from Morton's
School for Boys. after which he spent
two years at Lawrenceville. From
Lawrenceville he went to Yale. where
he is now. in his third year. conclud-
ing his senior course. He is chairman
OF the literary board of Yale. one of
the chief distinctions a student can
gain.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK.

PatrO1man Martin SculIy JOIted
While at GameweII Box.
While sending his hourly report over
the Gamewell wires to the desk SER
geant at police headquarters yesterday
afternoon from the box on Broughton
and West Broad streets Patrolman
Martin Scully received an electric
shock that jolted him not a little
The current was not sufficiently
strong to knock the patrolman down.
or to do him any serious injury. He has
distinct recollection. however. of
having been Jared and considered the
matter of sufficient moment to make a
special report of the incident at head
quarters. In reporting his experience
with the electric current. the officer
used a private telephone, and did not
attempt to do anything with the phone
in the Gamewell box