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The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
FOR SHOOTING HIS WIFE.
Charles Whitfield VIII BE Given
Preliminary Examination.


In Police Court this morning Charles
Whitfield, colored, will be given a pre-
liminary examination on a charge of
assault with intent TO murder. The
negro badly wounded his wife on Boil
ton and East Broad streets about six
weeks ago.
Whitfield used a revolver and one of
the bullets broke the woman's leg.
Several days ago she was taken to the
Charity Hospital for treatment and she
Will be unable to appear against her
husband this morning. Detective Muir
ply, however, has secured other wit
nesses to the shooting and the testi-
mony of the wounded woman will not
be necessary. 1t is charged that Whit
field used his pistol without the Slight
est DrovOcation.
A brother of the wounded woman is
an important witness for the
prosecution. He was arrested sew
eral days ago by the police
for larceny and was commit
ted to Jail. Later he became i'll
and is now a patient in the Georgia
Infirmary. 1t is expected that he will
be able to appear against Whitfield
when the case is called this morning
but he will have to be taken to the
courtroom in the ambulance
Whitfield surrendered two days after
the shooting and declared that he had
accidentally shot his wife. He stated
that her brother was making an effort
to shoot him when he began firing his
pistol in self-defense. He had not in
tended, he stated, to injure his wife 1t
is probable that the prisoner will make
the same statement this morning. He
will be represented by Raiford Falli-
giant, Esq.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
AIKEN ESTATE WOUND UP.
Guardians of Minor Children Ac-
cept Funds From Administrator.

Guardians of Minor Children Ac-
cept Funds From Administrators.
The estate of the late DIR. William F.
Aiken was finally administered upon
yesterday in the Court of Ordinary
when the guardians Of the property of
the four minor children accepted from
Col. Jordan F. Brooks, the admanistra-
tor, the amounts due them on the
estate of their deceased father.
The four children, together with
their father, shared per capita in the
estate of their mother On the death
of their father, they inherited, too, his
estate. This estate it was that has
been finally wound up
The four children did not reside in
the same place, three of them living in
Pennsylvania and one in Massachu-
sets, hence the existence of separate
guardians. Mr.. William F. Tillinglast,
the guardian of Conrad p Aiken, gave
bond in the sum of $4,000, conditioned
upon the faithful discharge of his du-
ties; while Mr.. Frederick w Taylor
the guardian of the other three chill
dren, Elizabeth, Kempton and Robert
gave bond of $24,000 subject to the
same conditions.
This is the last proceedings on the
estate in Chatham county the reports
and settlements on the estates being
now returnable to the surrogate
courts in the places of residence of the
respective wards.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
WILL START JAN. |
WORK ON THE GERMANIA BANK
WILL THEN BEGIN.
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING.
AND DECIDE TO ADVERTISE AT
ONCE FOR PIDS.

Plans and Specifications Prepared
by Bruce q Morgan. Architects.
They Have Associated H. w. Wit
cover of savannah with Them in
the WOrk-He VIII Supervise the
ConStructiOn-Bids Will Be in by
Nov. 2O-Capt. Henry Blum Says the
Cost of the Building Will Approx
mate &2O0, 0OO-First Two Stories
VIII BE of Marble, the Remaining
Six of Gray Brick.
Bids on the new Germania Bank
building, to be erected at the south
west corner of Bull and Congress
streets, will be advertised for within a
few days The bids must be in by Nov.
90 and work will start on Jan. 1.
A meeting of the directors of the
bank was held yesterday morning.
There was long discussion and consid-
Grafton of the building plans. Mr..
Morgan of Bruce & Morgan, architects,
Atlanta, was in attendance upon the
meeting, and he explained many points
in the plans and specifications that his
firm has prepared.
Mr.. H. w. Witcover of Savannah
has been associated with Messrs. Bruce
& Morgan in the work. Mr.. Witcover
will superintend the construction, act
ing in conjunction with the Atlanta
firm, the principal, and advis-
ing with Bruce & Morgan upon
the various questions that may arise.
The Germania Bank directors have as
scented to this arrangement, which in
sures the superintendent of the con-
struction by an architect of ability.
President Henry Blum of the Ger
mania Bank said after the meeting
that the work on the building will be
pushed as rapidly as possible once 1t
has been commenced. The lease of
Messrs. Livingston & Israel upon the
drug store at the corner of Bull and
Congress streets expires on Jan. l, and
the leases of other present tenants will
expire on or before that date. There
will be no difficulty Capt. Blum APP
prehends, in beginning the work i'm
mediately upon the expiration of the
leases.
The building plans meet the approval
Of the directors, who are more salts
fed with them the more they study
them. They believe the bank will
have a magnificent home, and that
commodious office quarters will be sup
piled on the upper floors for many
tenants.
Eight stories high, the first two of
the building will be of white marble.
The remaining six will be of gray
brick. Capt. Blum said that the cost
will approximate 100000.
When builders submit their esti-
mates they will be asked to state the
time in which the work can be COM
pleted. 1t is the wish of the direc-
tors to have it finished by Sept. 20,
and it is thought there will be no diff
ficulty about this. The time in which
builders may guarantee the completion
of the work will be taken into consid-
GRAFTON when contract is awarded.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
WANT OFFERS OF SITES.
Real Estate Owners Have a Chance
TO Get the Cigar Factory.


~meeting of the Committee on Sites
appointed for the cigar factory move
ment was held yesterday morning at
the office of its chairman. Mr.. George
j. Baldwin. 1t was determined to ad-
vertise for offers Of land for a site for
the factory, and such an advertisement
appears in the Morning News to-day.
Ii is set forth that sites offered must
certain not less than 10000 square feet
OF land, and that they must be within
or adjacent to the city limits. The Of
fers must be presented to Mr.. Baldwin
! by tomorrow at noon.
One formal offer of a location has
been received, and four other probable
offers are mentioned. 1t is thought that
the advertisement for offers will help
the enterprise, as il will be shown that
the chance is open for all real estate
owners who believe that the location
of a factory on their property would
enhance values.
Some of the soliciting committees
were at work during the day. and re-
ports indicated progress. Some time
was required for the preparation of
lists however, and some of the commit
tees were not out. To-day, however.
all Will have lists, and 1t is expected
that the principal work will be done.
L ne nedu OF one OF the committees
to solicit subscriptions among the
smaller dealers said last night that ii
is having trouble among those it was
commissioned to approach. The prin-
cipal reason, he said, was that this is
apparently the first time some of these
dealers have been asked to contribute
to a public enterprise. They have con-
sidered themselves immune. AS
matter of fact, he said, ii is these
very dealers who would reap a consid-
cradle advantage from the establish
ment of the factory. He said that
they are disposed to hold back and let
somebody else subscribe. One man
was talking to that effect, saying that
someone else would give, whereupon a
member of the committee told him the
following story:
Il once heard of a sort of festival
where it was desired to obtain a bar
rel of whisky by subscriptions. 1t was
too much to ask a single man TO give
a barrel, so it was decided to set up
an empty barrel, and let a given num-
Der pour in a quart each.
SO they began pouring. One fellow
said to himself that he would pour in
a quart of water, which, in a barrel of
whisky. would never be detected. He
acted upon this bright thought, but 10
and behold. when it came to the time
to drink the whisky, it was nothing
but water Every man had been seized
with the same bright idea"
The application of this story was so
patent that the man who wanted to
leave the burden to his neighbor at
once put his name down for 500.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
WATCHED THE CONTEST.
SavannOhians Were Interested in
Race for Speakership.

were interested In
Race for Speakership.
The contest for the speakership of the
House of Representatives in Atlanta
yesterday was watched by Savannah
ians with no little interest 1t is US
ually the case that an election for
speaker provokes scant comment. but
there were especial reasons for the in
terest that was manifested in this cleo
ton.
While no Savannahian was running
for the office, there were yet a number
of them on the scene, fighting for their
respective favorites. Eight or ten of
the most active politicians of the city
had a hand in the fight. and their
friends here wanted to know how it
would terminate.
The first ballot was as follows: Nor
ris, IS; Mitchell. 20: George, 26. News
of this ballot was wired to Savannah
Immediately after the count. Some
thought it looked encouraging for
Mitchell. but others saw the handwrit-
ing on the wall, anticipated a trend of
George votes and unstable Mitchell
votes to Morris, and the North Geor-
CLANS election over the South Geor-
gian.
w. w. Osborne, Esq, was on Mitch
ellis side. as was the host of poll
ticians that went from Savannah for
the especial purpose of taking a hand
in the fight. Mr.. Osborne is usually on
the right side. It has not infrequently
been the case that his utilization with
what would, without him, be the losing
side. has given such life and vigor to
1t as to make 1t a winner.
This time Billy had too big a Job
cut out for him. though" said one of
his political friends last night. You
see he was about the only one of the
really prominent politicians in the state
who stood for Mitchell. The rest Of
the crowd was for Morris Without
'Billy's' support Mitchell would never
have run anything like as good a race
as he did. All the Terrell crowd was
opposed to him, though so Billy had
to put up a fight against his friends.
They were too strong for him, so he
had to lose"
That there must have been some pref
ty able pulling during the recess
was the general view. The local pol
iticians had a vision of the busy work
that followed the first unfruitful eff
forts to get majority vote.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Do Business Men Think of Thiss

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 it 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 it 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
good ones here, able to do much more
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
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., 1902-10-23
EXCELSIOR IN FLAMES.
Fire i'm Mattress Factory Burned
FierceIy for a Time

FierceIy for a Time.
Fire was discovered at s o'clock last
night in the mattress factory of NJ. S.
Williamson at No 544 New street, and
an alarm was sounded from box "a, on
Liberty and West Broad streets. The
northern section OF the fire department
responded.
Flames were bursting from the side
of the building when the apparatus ar
rived and several lines of hose were
run out. The mattress factory is locat-
ed on the first floor of a two-story
brick building constructed on panel
door lines. The second floor had been
used as living quarters and the fire
men had considerable trouble in find
ing their way
The fire was located in a lar-e
quantity of excelsior used in making
mattresses and for a while burned
hercely. Just how it started could not
De ascertained. Williamson was not
around the place when the fire was
discovered. but his office furniture was
saved. 1t was stated in the neighbor
hood that family of negroes had been
hVlng over the factory, but had moved
out during the afternoon. The yard of
the premises is used by George Leh-
wald of wagons and trucks. but no
damage was done to his propertv
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Low Rates to New Orleans, La. Via
SenbOard Air Line Railway.

On account of United Daughters ~
the Confedercy and American Bank
ers' Association, which meet in New
Orleans. La, Nov II to 49, the Sea-
board Air Line Railway will sell round
trip tickets It rate of one first-class
fare for the round trip. Nov. 8. and
10, with final limit ten days, in addition
to date Of sale. BY depositing tickets
IN New Orleans, La, on or before Nov.
u and upon payment of fee Of so cents
az extension of final limit Of ticket
until Nov 30 may be obtained.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
SHERIFF is COMING.
G"innett CO unity officer Wires to
Hold Alleged Bigamist.

Sheriff Haslett of Gwinnett county
will probably arrive in Savannah this
morning for c. ]. Hunter, the alleged
bigamist arrested by Detective Muir
ply on bench warrant charging the
abandonment OF. his first wife's chill
dren.
superintendent Reilly received tele-
gram from Lawrenceville yesterday
asking that Hunter be held The mes
sage was from Sheriff Haslett and
stated that he would leave at once for
Savannah. Hunter is still held a pris-
oner at the police station house. He
continues to assert that he Is the
wrong man and that he has never
abandoned any children that he is le-
gally compelled to care for. Even in
the face of the positive denial of the
accused Detective Murphy is certain
that the Hunter under arrest is the
one so badly wanted by the Gwinnett
county authorities
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
1881 Round Trip, Savannah to At
Iantn, Via Central of Georgia Ry.

Account Southern Interstate Fair
Oct. S-25, 1902; tickets on sale Oct. Z
oath, inclusive, except that tickets will
not be sold for trains scheduled to
arrive Atlanta on Sundays: final limit
Oct. 81, 1902. Superior schedules and
service. Only line operating double
daily solid through trains between Sa-
vannah and Atlanta with palace
sleeping cars on night trains and ele-
CANT parlor cars on day trains.
For tickets and further information
apply to ticket agents, 107 Bull street,
or Central Passenger Station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Low Rates to New Orleans, La, Via
SeabOard Air Line Railway

On account of meeting of American
Federation of Labor. New Orleans,
La, Nov. 10 to %. the Seaiboard Air
Line Railway will sell round trip tick
cts Nov. II and IL to New Orleans.
La, and return at rate of one first
class fare for the round trip, with final
limit Nov. a. The Seaboard Air Line
Railway offers q very attractive TWEEN
ty-four hour schedule, Savannah to
New Orleans, with only one change Of
cars. For further information. see
ticket agent. No. Bull street.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
ACCORDION Plating" All the Rage.

All thC hABCs
The largest ACCORDION plating ma
chine in the entire South, will be in
operation at the big millinery store in
the next week: this machine is i'm
ported from Paris, and is one of the
finest machines of the kind made The
Kromico Novelty Works to-day re-
ceived a telegram notifying them of the
arrival of the machine in New York.
This machine will turn out the very
finest kind of work, and do so while
the ladies wait; the machine will be on
exhibition on its arrival at Krous-
koff's millinery store. The ladies are
cordially invited to see the mammoth
ACCORDION platter in operation. Watch
the papers for date of arrival of NAM
moth machine. The prices for plait-
ing will be less than in New York, and
all sizes and only the best work pro-
duced. Remember there will be no de-
lay in having your ACCORDION plating
done. At the same time the Kromico
Novelty Company will show their pink
ing machines and ruff1ing machines in
operation; any of this work done while
you wait, at Krouskoff' S .-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
TO ELECT OFFICERS.

Savannnhinns Gone TO Macon to Or
ganize Electric Company.
Mayor Myers, Mr.. w. w. Mackall
and Mr.. Jacob S. Collins will be in Ma
con to-day, where the organization of
the company that will operate the con-
solidated street railway of that city
will be effected. 1t is expected that
Mayor Myers will be elected president
The Savannahians will be away for
but day. During the absence of the
Mayor his position at the City Ex-
change will be filled by Chairman of
Council J. NJ. Dixon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Very Low COIOnists Rates to the
Northwest.

Via the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets on sale daily during
September and October. Ten day stop
overs allowed west of Minot, N. D.
For further information inquire Of any
Great Western agent, or ]. p. Elmer,
G. p. A.. Chicago, Ill
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Low Rates to Atlanta, Ga, Via Sen
board Air Line Railway Via Vida
lin Route.

Account of Southern Interstate Fair
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. S-25, 1902, the Sea-
board Air Line Railway will sell ex-
cursion tickets daily, Oct. to "a, in
elusive Sundays excepted) from Sa-
vannah to Atlanta at rate of one fare
plus SOC for the round trip, final limit
of tickets Oct. o. 1902. The Vidalia
route offers quick and convenient
schedules betkeen Savannah and
Atlanta. Through parlor cars
schedules between Savannah and
Macon. Full information from Sea-
board Air Line Ticket Agents, No. 7
Bull street-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
$4.9S ''Trimmed Hat Sale" S4.os.
KrOuskoff's

Black silk velvet hats, trimmed with
draped velvets, one and two black 1S-
inch ostrich plumes, jet ornaments and
bars and novelty, jet trimmings. the
kind of hats others ask $40: for sale
to-day at Krouskoff's, 81. 9S.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
$1,000 Imported Pattern Hats $1,000.
Others Ask $1,000.

To-day Krouskoff's offer the choice
of pattern hat values of the season; $40
for imported hats, the kind others ask
$40. Krouskoff's -ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Avn AdditionaI Train to nnrien- q.

Effective Oct. 16. connection will be
made at Darien Junction for Darien.
with Seaboard Air Line train No. 81
leaving Savannah at 5 a. m This Of
fers Darien passengers two trains a
day from Savannah to that point.
Full information from Seaboard
ticket office. Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
$1.9S Beaver Hat Sale $1.9S-KrOus-
kOffs.

Krouskoff's offer to-day, real Alaska
beavers in flats at $1.9S: others ask
SO; imported beavers, 2.4s, in colors,
and So. SO in white To-day at Krous-
koff's special Moscow beavers, CSC;
others ask 81. 25. Krouskoff' sad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
sound Kidneys. Perfect Health

The use of Smiths Sure Kidney Cure
will produce both. Try a bottle and
be convinced. Your druggist sells II
for so cents.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
Dress Trimmings, Rufiing, Pinking
and Plaiting-The Big Millinery

Krouskoff's are showing the entire
production of the Kromico Novelty
Works, in rulings, pinking and plait-
ing at prices just half what others ask.
Your own goods plated, pinked or ruff
fled while you wait, in any width.
Krouskoff' sad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23

No wine has a finer bouquet than
Cooks Imperial Extra Dry Cham
payne. 1t is the pure juice of the grapes
fermented.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
"Ready-tO-Wear Hat Sale" To-day
The Big Millinery StOre-"Krous.
I<ofSy

This day Krouskoff's will offer spe-
cial values in ready-to-wear hats: all
the popular shapes and colors at 81. As
and 1913; these hats are draped felt
on frames and handmade; others ask
100 to SO. so for same styles Krous-
koff's show over hundred styles to Sc
lect from .-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-23
4Sc Children's Hat Sale 4Sc-"T'h e
Big Millinery StOre"-"Krous-
IxOfTS" a

Krouskoff's offer to-day, ready-to-
wear. children's felt hats, in rough and
smooth felt. at 4sc others are asking
81 .25 for the same. The goods are
very neat and nobby, Krouskon' -
ad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-02-19

charge of selling mortgaged property.
The officer was at loss how TO ar
rest him without requisition papers
but he hit upon a plan which he sue
cessfully worked. Gafford was at work
at the Warren & Merritt livery stable
and the officer got man to go there
and hire a rig with Gafford as driver to
take him into the new country. The
officer followed in another buggy and
as soon as the Oklahoma line was
crossed the sheriff made the arrest
The officer and his prisoner returned
here and took the north bound Rock
Island train for Weatherford.
II. +. Gilbert was called to Comanche
yesterday to sit as appraiser for the
insurance company in settling the
damages to the stone building burned
there few days ago
Ernest Greenwood, the laundryman
at this place. skipped Saturday night
leaving several unpaid debts.
E. e. Adams has returned from an
extended trip to Galveston. For Worth
and new Orleans. He had intended EN-
barking for Venezuela but was unable
to secure passage to that country.
The robbers. who robbed the store
at Harrisburg Monday evening are
still at large
Loco.
DR.. Ferguson of Comanche is over
today.
II. w. Blevins has retuned from
Mcknight and Duncan.
| DR.. Newton was called to Addingtor
yesterday to see Harry Golden. son oI
our townsman, w r. Golden.
MIR. Mullen of Ardmore was hert
yesterday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James McFat
ridge fine boy. z=
Mesdames Ben and Tom Love %
Belcherville. Texas are here spending
the week with relatives and friends.
Our school is doing nicely undo