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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
Piano Given Away.

We have been authorized by Ernest
Gabler and Bros, piano manufacturers
to submit the following proposition:
Ernest Gabler & Bros. will celebrate
their tiftieth year in the manufacture
OF the Gabler piano within a few
months, and win give in even ex
change a new style M. Gabler upright
piano, price $500 for the Oldest Gabler
piano that may be found. either
square, upright or grand The age Of
your old piano win be determined by
the factory number as appearing upon
the inside of the piano near the tuning
pins. Any one who Is the owner Of
an old Gabler piano may consider him
self very fortunate.
Write Macarthur & Sons Co. Savan-
nah. Ga. stating the number of vour
old Gabler piano.-McArthur & Sons
Co.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
CITY BREVlTlES.

The track force of the Savannah
Electric Company is relaying its track:
on Barnard street. south of Castor
street. Another force is hard at work
hauling oyster shells that are beine
used in paving East Broad street. Nc
other work of improvement is going OF
at this time.
The members of the Tomochichi Club
frequently have an opportunity to com
blne the pleasure of an evening at the
club with the enjoyment of the work
OF some artist. Such an opportunity
Will be afforded tonight, when, begin
hlng at $50 o'clock, a banjo picker
will render many harmonious tunes
The musician is an expert, who. until
recently, was a member of one of the
big minstrel shows,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
XIOO.OO Per bottle.

This seems a pretty big price to pay
for a single bottle of medicine, and vet
if you consider the matter rightly. II
is a very cheap price for a bottle OF
Johnsons Tonic.
Here is what fixes its value:
First. No man can die of fever who
uses it half way right.
Second. No other medicine can cure
a bad attack of grip.
500 is dirt cheap for this wonderful
medicine, and yet you can buy it for SC
cents a bottle.
Don't buy it from substitutors. Your
health and happiness is your business
and making money out of you is their
business.
Buy the honest Johnson's Tonic. Take
no counterfeit or substitute. -ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
WILL PLEAD FOR POTTER.
Argument To-day For and Against Il
New Trial in Famous Murder Case.

New Trial in Famous Murder Case.
The motion for new trial in the
case Of the state against w. ]. Potter,
who was found guilty last December
of the murder of Fred Taylor, the ne
gro servant of Gugie Bourquin, will
be heard by Judge Barrow to-day. The
amended grounds for a new trial, upon
which the defense bases its hopes for
another trial, will be filed to-day. i'm
mediately before the hearing of argu-
ments.
The motion already filed embodies
only the regular grounds, of the YER
dict being contrary TO the evidence
etc. In the motion filed to-day there
will be numerous exceptions TO certain
portions of Judge BarrOw's charge,
wherein it viii be alleged the court
erred. One of these grounds the de-
Tense relies on, Judge Twiggs, counsel
for Potter being confident that he can
secure new trial, if not from Judge
Barrow, from the court of last resort.
The brief of evidence has been pre-
pared, and constitutes more than 200
pages of typewriter matter. The
court stenographer, Mr.. John NJ.
Thomas, was engaged for several
weeks in transcribing the record, and
only completed his labors a few days
ago. Besides the exceptions to the
charge there viii also be exceptions to
certain rulings of the court in declin-
ing to admit testimony.
Particular among these will be the
courts action in allowing the intro
ductiOn into the evidence of an indict-
ment against W. J. Potter for Sunday
shooting in which the prosecuting wit
ness was Gugie BOurquin. At the time
that the indictment was introduced it
met with a strenuous objection on the
part Of Judge Twiggs which precipi-
tated lively argument, at the con-
clusiOn of which Judge Barrow ad-
mitted the indictment in evidence on
the ground that it showed motive for
the crime.
At the hearing this morning the
state will be represented by Solicitor
Osborne and the defense by Judge H.
d. d. Twiggs. There are several 9TH
er motions for now trials to be argued,
and the outlook is that the last day
of the court will be a busy one.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21

We have been authorized by Ernest
Gabler and Bros. piano manufacturers
to submit the following proposit on:
Ernest Gabler & Bros. will celebrate
their fiftieth year in the manufacture
OF the Gabler piano within a few
months, and will give in even ex-
change a new style M. Gabler upright
piano, price $500 for the Oldest Gabler
piano that may be found, either
square, upright or grand. The age of
your old piano will be determined by
the factory number as appearing upon
the inside of the piano near the tuning
pins. Any one who is the owner OF
an old Gabler piano may consider him
self very fortunate.
Write Macarthur & Sons Co., Savan-
nah, Ga, stating the number of your
old Gabler DEMONSTRATING & Sons
Co.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
WIFE JOINED HUSBAND.

The wife of w. H. Anderson, the
Vaudeville agent of the Southern Ex-
press Company, who was a prisoner at
the police station house until yester-
day. showed up at police Headquarters
yesterday morning. as expected. She
came from Charleston to render such
assistance to her husband as was with
in her power. The man was released at
the request of the express company's
representative, and the police are not
aware just what final disposition was
made of the case. 1t was understood
that Anderson would go to Atlanta
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
SHIP BROKERS ASK CHARTER.

MISUNDERSTANDING Company APP
plies to the Court for Corporate
Powers.
A petition for incorporation was filed
yesterday in the Superior Court by
Edward F. Hartfelder, George A. Gar
butt and P. n. Harley, who, with 9TH
ers, wish to be known as the fairfield
er-Garbutt Company. The particular
business which the incorporators wish
to carry on is a wholesale and retail
shipbrokers, mill supply and railroad
equipment company.
The capital stock of the new concern
is Sl2, 1000. which amount they pray
leave of the court to enhance from
time to time, if they so desire, TO d
maximum capitalization of 100000
They ask all privileges incident to the
proper conduct of the kind of bust
ness which they desire to carry on
The incorporators are represented by
Twiggs & Oliver
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
TO ANSWER FOR BURGLARY.

Believed to be the man who burglar
lied the pawnshop of Max Sutker,
on Bryan street, near West Broad,
Mitchell Jones, a negro rather well
known in police circles, is held a pris-
oner at the police station house The
detectives arrested Jones and are of
the opinion that they will have no
difficulty in convincing jury that the
crime was committed by their prison.
er. Three other negroes were arrested
several nights ago by uniformed
man for the same crime and were re-
manded for trial in the Superior Court
for burglary. 1t afterwards developed
that they robbed a shoe store and two
of them were sentenced yesterday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
ANTON P. WRIGHT
VETERANS ORATOR.

The Memorial Committee of the Con-
federate Veterans Association has in
vited Mr. Anton P. Wright to deliver
has accepted. The veterans in the past
have been happy in their selection of
speakers, and in this instance they
have doubtless been so. Mr. Wright
has often charmed Savannah auiien es.
and he will probably address a large
one when the memorial exercises are
held at the Guards Hall this year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
TRIED TO JUMP
FROM HIGH WINDOW.
Mentally Unbalanced White Woman
Arrested Under Lunncy warrant.

Mentally Unbalanced White Woman
Arrested Under Lunncy Warrant.
Because she was subject to recurrent
attacks of mental perturbation, during
which she was given to shaping peo-
pies faces, attempting to jump from
high windows, and doing other things
not usually INDUCED in by persons of
sound mind, Mary Brannan, an in
mate of the home of the Little Sisters
of the Poor, was arrested yesterday
morning, under a warrant sworn out
by DR.. Reid in the Court of Ordinary,
The woman had been confined at the
home for long while, and the author
tiles have endeaVored to bear with her
in her affiiction, but she became worse
daily and finally became such a charge
on the home and such a nuisance to
the other inmates, that it was thought
that an insane asylum was a more
proper place for her The arrest was
made by Deputy Sheriff Charles Fen
nell yesterday morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
COMMITTEE. NOT YET
APPOINTED
Men to Frame Plan For Chamber of
Commerce TO BE Named Later.


Commerce TO BE Named Later.
No further steps in the interest of the
movement for Greater Savannah were
taken yesterday. The next thing to be
done is for President Adler of the Re-
tail Merchants Association to appoint
the committee of ten to draw up plans
for the formation of the proposed cham
Der of commerce.
1t is expected, of course, that repre-
sentation on this committee will be ac-
corded each of the business organiza-
lions of the city as welLas other lines
of business and trade not represented
by organizations. 1t is for the purpose
of giving all representation, and at the
same time making a very careful Sc
lection of the committeeman that Mr..
Adler has decided to take his time
about making the selection.
All the gentlemen who attended the
joint meeting of the various business
interests, held in the Screven House I'M
der the auspices of the Retail Mer-
chants Association Thursday night.
were very much pleased with the size
of the gathering and the harmonious
spirit manifested. They feel that if
the present spirit be continued Savan-
nah will be largely benefited and that
soon,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
WAS EASY FOR THIEF.
Negro who Stole Metal duplicates
Four Others.

Negro who Stole Metal duplicates
Four Others.
Charged with having been implicat-
ed in the theft of metal from the foun-
dry of John Rourke, Dan Sherman. a
negro, who was employed in the foun-
dry, was arrested yesterday by Detec-
tiVes Starke and BoStick
Several days ago the same detec~
tives arrested Wickham Bryan, John
Bolton William Dunbar and Jim Reil-
ly for the same crime, and the five
prisoners will be arraigned in Police
Court this morning. Sherman, Dun
bar, Reilly and Bryan were all en-
ployed in the foundry, and, it is claim
ed, assisted Bolton in committing the
thefts. The detectives say that Bolton
himself has confessed to them that the
four other negroes placed the metal so
he could get at it easily and dispose of
it. The officers intend to use Bolton as
a witness in the case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
MARITAL KNOT UNITED.

Jury in Superior Court Gave Verdict
of Divorce to j. r. MaIIette.
A first verdict of divorce was
granted to j. r. Mallette in the Supe-
rior Court yesterday against Mrs. Ju-
liza M. Mallette, who, he alleges, has
deserted him and moved to St. Angus
tine, Fla.
The wife, through her attorneys,
Beckett & Beckett. denies the allega-
tons, of desertion, submitting
that she was forced to leave
her husband because of his
cruel treatment. The husband was
represented by William S. Coburn.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
METAL THIEF REMAN0ED.

At yesterdays session of Police Court
Alderman Watson presided and dis
posed of light docket. Jim Holmes
the negro river pirate, arrested by the
detectives for the theft Of metal from
Willink's ship yard, was remanded for
trial in the city Court
Ed Carter and Dick Ford. both col
ored. arrested by Mounted Patrolman
Meldrim for the larceny Of hides. were
remanded for trial In the City Court.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
Low Rates to the Mardi Gras
Via SeabOard Air Line Railway

For the above occasion the Seaboard
will sell excursion tickets to Mobile.
Pensacola and New Orleans at the low
rate of one fare for the round trip.
Tickets sold Feb. II to %, final limit
Feb. IS. By deposit of tickets at points
named and payment of so cents. limit
may be extended until March IA.
Tickets and full information at No.
Z Bull street.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21

Become wealthy by habits of economy
and prudence, and if you regard a saw
ing of 10 to 20 per cent. on your gro
Gerry bill see us about it. Special
bargains to-day in rice. coffee and
California fruits. If you would like
really nice piece of beef. pork or
lamb for Sunday order it from us. All
the eggs you want at 15c Southern
Grocery Company, ia Barnard street.
AID
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
Reduced Rates to Pensacola, Fla.
Mobile, Ala, New Orleans. In

Central of Georgia Railway will sell
low rate excursion tickets. Feb. II to
%, inclusive. to points mentioned above
account Mardi Gras celebrations; con-
venient schedules and perfect passen-
ger service. For tickets. sleeping car
reservations and further inforna ton.
apply TO ticket agents. i07 Bull street
and Central Passenger Station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
TO ABATE A NUISANCE.

Because frequent complaint has been
made at police headquarters the su-
perintendent of police has issued strin-
gent orders to his men to arrest all
negro women and girls of the wanton
class who are found walking the
streets at night. For some time thev
have been source of annoyance to
citizens. Several street walkers have
been arrested in the business district
already and the war against this vi
cious class is on in earnest. Katie
Aiken, we'll known to the police, was
arraigned yesterday and remanded for
trial in the City Court for Yagrancv.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
WESTERN UNIONS PRESIDENT
And Prominent officials Visit sa-
VaDnah Office.

President and General Manager r.
{. Ciowry of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company arrived in Savannah
last night in the private car Electric.
accompanied by a number of Western
Union officials, among them General
Superintendent Brooks of the South
ern and Eastern divisions: General Su-
'perintendent of Construction II. c.
Bristol, Supt. b. F. Dillon of Jackson
Vile, and Mr. Frank Shearer. chief
clerk to President Clowry.
Inc party was met at the Union
station by Messrs. Charles and Harry
fearons of the Southern Bell Tele-
phohe Company. and Mr.. H. NJ. Kill
nan manager OF the Western Union.
dhey drove to Thunderbolt, where a
1ish supper was served at the Rannon
Lodge. On their return they stopped
at the Western Union office and made
brief inspection. They will leave to-
day for Palm Beach.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
PURlM MASQUERADE BALL.

The fifteenth annual purim masauer-
ace nail Of the II. G. H.. for the benefit
OF widow and orphans, will be given
on Thursday evening. March u AZ
Knights Of Pythias Han. Ten dollars
~ COLO viii be given 10 the wearer Of
me most original mask. and s. in gold
the best costumed person.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
LARGE TOURIST PARTY.
Fifty-three Philadelphia Veterans
En Route to Savannah

I'll hohte ~ SHNahnah.
The Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry
Lancers Veteran Association, fifty
three strong, sailed from Philadelphia
yesterday on the ship Allegheny,
bound for Florida via Savannah. They
will reach this city Monday and after
a short stay win continue their trip
southwark. A week later they will
again be in Savannah northbound and
will sail from this city for Baltimore
via the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company's line The party
is under the direction of w. w. Sweis-
fort. While in Savannah on both oc-
casions the tourists will be guests of
the Pulaski House.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
New schedule TO Augusta

Leave Savannah via Southern Rail.
way daily except Sunday $3.50 D. m.
city time. arrive Augusta 1910 D. m
Pullman cars all the way. For infor-
nation apply al city Ticket ONCE,
l4l Bun seEoet.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

President Loree OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, passed through
savannah yesterday northbound on
Atlantic Coast Line No. 81
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-21
The Indications for to-day are for
clOudiness and warmer weather

Not Saturday night" medi-
cine, not a gripping, sickening,
drastic compound of aloes!
"Warburines" are a mild,
pleasant and very efficient
sugared tabule that can be
taken at any time of the day
or night to prompt the liver,
kill malaria and cure constipa-
ton, and always with benefit.
"Warburines" IS cents the
box, and beware of 'just-as-
thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
GREAT BANKING GROWTH.
A Sure Index of the Country's Pros
perity New Law Also Helps.

Washington. Jan 1.-The year just
closed has been a period of remarkable
growth in national banking. Always
regarded as sure index of the pros
perity of the country. the advance
ment in the business of the national
banks this year has shown in an IN
usually striking manner the splendid
conditions of trade and industry
throughout the United States. A good
deal of the increase of the business
transacted by the banks is attributed,
of course, to the law passed two years
ago which allowed national banking
institutions to organize with mini
mum capital of $25, 600 instead of $50, 900
and provided a plan by which state
banks could be converted into national
banks.
The progress in national banking
must be attributed in greatest meas
ure, however, to the prosperous condi-
ton of the country in industries and
commerce. It is too early to give exact
figures representing the growth of the
national banking system during the
last calendar year. but it is possible,
to make close approximation.
The latest reports have been made
within the last month under the con-
troller's call of November 25. The call
of Approximately a year ago was for
the condition of national banks at the
close of business on December 10, 1901
IN that period Of little less than a
year the number Of banks in the Unit
ed States increased from 4, 291 to 1866.
new national bank was organized
on an average of every day during the
year
In the same period the total re-
sources of all the national banks of the
United States increased from $5.722,-
$50, 635 to S6.104, 091. 916. That is, the re-
sources of the banks under the phe-
nomenally prosperous conditions pre-
vailing throughout the country in
creased by more than 81 600 every
day in the year, including Sundays and
holidays.
The increase in loans and discounts
was from s3.03S. 255. 447 to SO. 303. las, 091
of United States bonds to secure cir
culation, from 1924 507, $50 to S341. 32S.-
300; of United States bonds to secure
government deposits. from $40. 257, $50
to $131. 376 700. A large part of the in
crease in government bonds to secure
government deposits in the federal de-
positories was derived in the last few
monthr. under the policy of Secretary
1 Shaw This condition was brought
about largely by the stringent cOndi-
ton of the money market. to relieve
which the secretary of the treasury in
1 creased the deposits of government
moneys in the banks by many millions
Of dollars.
The individual deposits on November
/ Is footed up the great total of S93, 1852, -
! S7S796. This was an increase of about
A &1sS 600, 600 during the year or about
I S5000 600 for every day during that
Deri0d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
All Bids Rejected for Railroad
Y. ii. C. 4. Building.
Exceeded the $4,000 Limit Of
the Fund.
CAN'T RAISE MORE.
Size Of the Structure viii Be
Reduced.
Nothing Will Be Sacrificed in
the Quality
CAN'T RAISE MORE.

All bids received on the construction
of the proposed Railroad Y NJ c. A.
building for the Santa Fe have been re-
jected. as they were too high. The Y.
NJ c. A people and the Santa Fe en-.
cheering department are now confer
ring in regard to making certain alter
ations in the plans, to bring the COST
of the building down within the $50 600
limit.
The plan is to reduce the size Of the
building somewhat, and make no ma
terial reduction in the character of the
workmanship or material. Just what
changes win be made have not yet been
determined.
AS has been previously announced, the
work of letting the contract for the
building has been undertaken by the
Santa F'e engineering department. and
viii be handled in the same way that
other building contracts are handled. In
this way the Y. NJ c. A. viii get the
benefit of all the inside rates and careful
management which that department is
in a position to give. Acting under this
plan. bids were solicited, and plenty of
them were received.
When the bids were opened yesterday
it was found THAT even the lowest esti-
mates of the bidders We're considerably
over the total sum allowed for the
b1ilding
The Y NJ C. A. officials seriously con-
sidered the advisability of soliciting
enough additional money to carry out
the original plans 1t is understood that
about $1,000 would have been required.
After a careful elaboration on this
plan, however, it was decided that it
would be very difficult to raise any
more money for the building and all the
bids were therefore rejected. Topeka
people have already contributed $1,000
toward the cost Of the building, the re-
naming $4,000 being donated by the
Santa Fe railway.
The exact amount by which the bids
exceeded the $50. 900 could not be ascer-
taIned. Chief Engineer w. 3. Storey
said.
The bids were submitted in such
form that it would be difficult to say
exactly what the lowest possible price
was. The bidders submitted proposals
on various portions of the work, and
some bids were submitted for certain
things not definitely specified in the
original plans. But we determined that
the building could not be constructed
without considerably exceeding the $780,
600 Bids will not be readvertised for
without first making some changes in
the plans for the structure. We will
prObab reduce the size OF the building
somewhat"
The failure to secure satisfactory bids
win no doubt delay somewhat the con-
structiOn of the building, but it is
thought that the contract can be let in
time for work to commence early in the
spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
RUSSELL SAGE IN 81" JAN.
Squeezed by Crowd Till Exhausted
Takes Auto Home.

New York. Jan. Russell Sage, al
though a director Of the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad company, is protest.
ing about the way in which people are
packed together in the cars of that
system, having had a practical DEM
onstTation yesterday morning Of the
indecent crowding.
Mr.. Sage, who is in a state of con-
valescence since his recent illness,
boarded a Sixth avenue train at Forty
second street about $3.50 yesterday
morning and was Immediately sand
WICKED in among a crowd Of people.
who, ignorant of the presence Of the
millionaire, almost drove the breath
out of his body.
When Mr. Sage finally arrived at his
office he was exhausted, and when the
tickers, a few moments after IL o'clock,
ceased their Industrious melody, the
indefatigable octogenarian buttoned his
coat closely about him and summoning
his office boy said: An automobile
is good enough for me; cannot stand
that strain again. and was in that
wise whisked up to his home at Forty
second street and Fifth avenue.
Mr. Sage, when seen last night by
reporter. refused to discuss the lamen-
table conditions of crowding now pre-
vailing on the elevated roads.