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w. Ii. HILLMAN, TREASURER Fl. A. e.
the highly-prized little decoration resting
exactly over his heart.
The A. II. A. C.'s and their guests, the
II. a. C.'s had n glorious time in Wash
ington. 1t was foggy and drizzly most of
the time, and reminded the foreign con-
tirgeIt Of home, doii you know.
The event of their sojourn in Washing
ton, however, was the review and reception
at the White House, where President
Roosevelt and lot of his friends enter
tanned the military guests of the city for
an hour or more on Saturday afternoon.
The Boston and London regiments march
ed over from the Arlington led by the red
coated band of the London company. They
drew up on the green in the back yard OF
the White House grounds, and there were
reviewed by the President, the balcony of
the Blue Parlor being the reviewing stand.
1t was crowded with notables.
Lord Denbigh put his men through some
evolutions, with commands that no Amer
lean could understand, and they did things
very well, considering. The men are stiff
That Is, they looked stiff as compared with
the easy grace with which our own Reg
ulars do things. Their marching step, for
instance is short and quick. They seem
to walk from the knees down. They do
not strike out with a long swinging stride
that means get there" And then their
salute with sabersl 1t really is ludicrous
They hold the saber almost at arms length
in front Of them. 1t suggests desire on
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were carelesSly knOtted and his long white
hair and beard were mighty straggly, but
he spruced up whole lot after the second
Mrs Platt-or was it the third took
him in hand.
Senator Platt of New York, always
looks as though he had just emerged from
his tailor's hands. He is ScrupulOusly
neat, and wears the finest of broadcloth
and the sheerest of linen handkerchiefs,
and most immaculate collars are always
seen on him. But he is so devoted to poll
tics that one could scarcely Imagine him
thinking of n woman, except that woman
had come into his life in his far-away
young manhood. He has capitulated, how
ever, to a handsome widow, Mrs. Lillian
Janeway, of Washington, who is a tail,
handsome woman, fond of politics and pol
iticians. The marriage will take place on
Thursday, Oct. 10. Just like man, Sen
ator Plat announced to the newspapers
that the wedding would take place Oct.
16, which same comes on Friday. Mrs.
Janeway wouldn't stand for such hoo
doc as that. and promptly announced that
Senator Platt needn't think she would
marry him or any other man on Friday,
and set the date for Thursday. If Sena-
tor Plat has any political pots a-bubbling
for that day he can just set them aside,
for it's Thursday or nothing, SO Mrs. Jane
way Says.
And then there is Grover, with his
"long, sweet dream of married life" and
we must not forget "our Chauncey," the
ever smiling and Notwithstanding septua-
genarian Junior Senator from New York,
who is just year younger than his con-
frere. Senator Depew takes a sunshiny
view of the important step, and writes
Senator Plat an encouraging letter OF
congratulation.
"My Dear Platt," he says, "you have
done the right thing. speak from knowl-
edge. 1t is the prevalent idea that in the
evening of life, when friends are dropping
away and interests narrowing, a man
should flock by himself. These croakers
practically preach that youth is the period
of companioship and age for solitude.
There is 10 period when home and domes-
tic bliss are so necessary to preserve youth
and its realities and illusions as when one
has passed siy'v. Cheerfulness and not
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THE RED.cOATs IN WASHINGTON.
The Honorable Artillery Company Of Lol
don Visits tho President.

The Honorable Artillery Company Of Lon
don Visits the President.
Just little less than a century ago the
British invaded Washington. burning the
White House and the Capitol, and played
havoc generally. Last Friday they in
vaded Washington again, and again the
White House and the Capitol were their
objective points, but the torches they light
ed this time were those of friendship only
The "Honourables" of London were es-
corted by the "Honorables." their military
brothers of Boston, and they had high
old time, and don't you forget it. They
were met Mt the station by Gen. Ccrbin
in all the glory of gold braid and sash and
Der. which he loves so well to don. and
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I0c. A YEAR.!

Magazine, largest, bright
est and finest illustrated
Id for 10c. . year. Especial OF.
life, sketches aud fine sugrsv.
mountains and famous gold
blished by an old and strong
at once. 10c. . year postpaid
and Mexico. Q yrs. 5oo,
names Soc, Il for H. Send N
rot delighted. Stamps taken.
to-day. ROCKY A0UIs
Denver, Colo.
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Consolation Prizes.


$loo Harry E. CuIbertsen Ednboro Pa. guess.
$50 John Bennett Inafna
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The following extracts
from a letter. written BY
Mr.. H. S. Gilesof Sheburne
Falls, hIass., will be highly
interesting to persons with
defective or diseased eyes,
and, TO others that are
troubled with Eeura!gia OF
the the effects Of Colds In
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Gen. Dan Sickles has been nominated
by the Republicans of the First Assembly
District Of New York City for Alderman,
and his candidacy. is Endorsed by the Citi-
zens Union and by the Independent Demo
Gratis.
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The Seventh Day Adventists vino are
holding Il two weeks session in this city
are contemniatin~ sraatinx q sanitarium
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In the last eight months the battleship
Maine has lost 100 men from desertion
Most Of the assertions in the Navy are
among coal passers and landsmen, who
enlist in The service without any previous
experience on the water.
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acter. 1t is quite probable that the 5Sth
Congress will do something to protect the
President, and to provide for succession.
Senator Penrose was in the city a few
hours last week. and he Consented" to
talk about the Fall election in Pennsyl-
yania. He seems TO think the Republi-
cans have creased the rails to a Republi-
can victory.
Two very distinguished men were pre-
scented to the President one day last week.
They were the Able Klein and the Able
Sicard, of the University Of Paris. Both
OF the Frenchmen are men of profound
learning and have been honored by having
their works crowned by the French Acad-
envy. The Able Klein is writing book
on his travels in this country, which will
wear the title ''Au Pays de la Vie In
tense" which in plain United States
means, THE Land of the Life Intense"
The distinguished author has asked and
received the consent of the President to
dedicate the book to him.
Mr.. Mayor" Smith, Of Charleston, s
G., is attending Convention of Mayors in
90 candidates for the higher office OF Pres
:dent Of the United States. THE South
has no candidate he said. at is any.
body to beat Roosevelt, who is most cor
daily disiiked on account of his attitude
on onni the race question; WI Formerly he wa.
Charleston during the Exposition be
promised me in the presence Of two othe,
gentlemen that no colored man would be
appointed to office in our State. He had
hardly returned to Washington before he
did the very thing he had promised he
would not do"
Immediately following the above radical
statement of the dislike of Roosevelt ir
the South comes a request to the Presl.
dent, from the State Fair Association OF
Birmingham Ala. asking him to receive
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
RACES AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Jan. 24-Nitrate, Brief
and John Peters were the winning fav-
orites to-day. The star event of the
card was the Cotton selling sweep
stakes, worth 1,76O to the winner. Ed.
Corrigan's Hargis was hot favorite,
but WINFIELD spoiled his chances by
chasing the light-weighted O'Hagen.
Scotch Plaid, carefully ridden, came
through when the leaders were tired,
and won very handily. Summary:
First Race-Selling, one mile, Pyr-
rho, 10 to l, won. with Frank NJ, to
5, second, and Limelight, 40 to l, third.
Time 1:44 As.
Second Race-Two-year-o odds, three
furlongs. Petunia, to 1, won, with
McGomgle, to 2, second, and Nettie
E. so to l. third. Time 0:36 AS.
Third Race-Handicap, one mile and
an eighth. Nitrate, even, won, with
Messenger, 10 to /, second, and Ade-
lante, II to 1, third. Time 1855 3-5.
Fourth Race-Cotton selling, sweep
stakes, one mile. Scotch Plaid, 10 to
/, won, with Hargis, to 10, second,
and Bard of Avon, s to l, third. Time
1:43 AS.
Fifth Race-Selling, mile and five
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
THE OLD CLOWNS WIFE,
In the storms Wreck of Their Home
Fatal Injuries Came.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
The lily that God gave the old clown,
John Denier, died Monday-withered
and died just like the garden lilies
after the first kiss of winter.
But his song will be sweet and his
jest merry when he whirls on the stage
in night or so for the last time, and
you are not going to know that his old
heart is broken. 1t was his wife that
died. 1t was she who waited in the
old nights after thousands laughed at
his jests and applauded his songs and
ditties. and kissed him because he was
home with her again. The world did
not know her. The clown was all they
cried for, and now that she is dead,
old John, who held her beautiful head
in his thin and wasted arms not long
ago, just before the end, says that the
world need not know that the death
of the lily has broken his heart.
There is Viola, the rose that came
from the lily, and then there Is old
Mrs. Fostick and himself, and their
tears will fall on the earth of the new
grave and give life to the flowers that
will grow over the mound.
Perhaps that grave will be out on
the Ridge, close to where the old home
was before the storm which beat it
down to a waste, and perhaps some
day, after old John has hung UP his
clowns suit forever, and there is just
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
ITSCHARTER DRAF TED
COMMITTEE PREPARED CHARTER,
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
FOR INTERSTATE RIFLE ASSN
GEN. GORDON WILL CALL MEETING
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT.

At This Meeting Charter Will BE
AdOpted-COmmittee Will Make
Reports-Date of Shoot VIII Prob
ably be Fixed-Other Business of
Importance VIII Be Transacted
and Full Attendance Is Urged.
Committee on Membership Has En-
rolled Many New Members.
A meeting of the Interstate Rifle AS
ISOLATION will be called by Gen. w. w.
Gordon for Friday night at the Guards
Hall, at which time the charter. con-
stitution and bylaws of the association,
as drafted by the committee appointed
at the last meeting, will be read and
adopted, and other business of import,
relative to the shoot to be held next
summer, will be transacted.
The charter, constitution and bylaws
were drawn up yesterday at meeting
of the committee. held in the office of
the chairman. Col. G. T. Cam. In
the charter the purposes of the organ
ization are set forth. and the general
scope and powers defined. The COM
mittee which was charged with the
preparation of these papers, is COM
prised of the following gentlemen: Col.
G.. T. Cam. chairman. Mai. w. w.
Williamson, Capt. G.. B. Pritchard,
Capt. J. NJ. Dreyer, Lieut.. C. w. Saus-
sy, and Corpl. Ravenel Gignilliat.
The prime purpose of the new organ
iZation is the management of all shoots
held on the Avondale range, or any
other ranges which may ally themselves
with the association. The adoption of
the constitution and bylaws will per-
feet the organization, the officers hav-
ing been elected at the meeting in No.
Vember.
The meeting to be held on Friday
night will be of first Importance, since
matters relative to the shoot to be held
in Savannah some time in July or Au-
gust will be discussed, and for that
reason a full attendance will be urged.
1t is not without the range of proba-
bility that a date for the shoot will
be fixed at the meet4lg.
AS soon as the constitution and by
laws are adopted pamphlets will be
printed and sent to the military au-
thorities and those interested in rifle
practice in Georgia and neighboring
states. A great deal of interest has
already been eVinced from these quar-
| ters, the tone of the letters received
indicating the willingness of the other
states to cooperate with the Savan-
nahians in making the association a
success.
An application for charter will be
| filed in the Superior Court shortly. The
organization has nearly 100 charter
members. The committee, appointed
at the last meeting by the chair, to
| enroll members have met with much
| success, and the original number has
| been almost doubled. This committee
will make its report at the meeting
| Friday. 1t is comprised of Maj. W. L.
Grayson, Capt c. H. Richardson, Capt.
A. G. Cassels and Lieut.. Isadore Sill
Yerburg.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
CATCHING BULLETS.
Explanation and History of an Old
Trick of the Magicians.

From the Rochester Post Express.
Benjamin H. Watts, for many years
the assistant of Harry Kellar, once
told the writer the history of bullet
catching. 1.-The trick" said Mr.. Watts,
was invented by Philip Ashley, the
manager of a travelling show. Before
going into this business he was an
American soldier. During his term of
service, two of his comrades had a
quarrel, and he was asked to act as
second to one of them. This led to
the invention of the trick. Having
succeeded in winning over the other
second, Ashley obtained two blank tin
tubes, closed at one end and just the
right shape and color to fit on the end
of the wooden ramrods without being
conspicuous. Powder and wadding
were rammed into the old-fashioned
pistols, and while the antagonists were
selecting the bullets the seconds drop
ped the tubes into the barrels. When
the bullets were dropped in they fell
into the tin tubes, the rods were ram
med in, the tubes stuck on the ends,
and out they came with the bullets in
side of them. OF course, neither prin-
cipal was injured, and the affair was
amicably adjusted. On turning show
man Ashley decided to make use of the
idea in somewhat different form. A
spectator was to fire a pistol loaded
with ball, and Ashley was to catch the
bullet in an apple held on a. fork. Then
trick was enormously successful but
it would not pass under muster now,
because the method was clumsy and
necessitated Astley's going off the
stage with the ramrod and taking the
apple. The trick was adopted by other
conjurer and here begins the trail of
blood.
1.-THE first fatality" continued Mr..
Watts, was the killing of a Snowman,
in Berlin by the accidental substitution
of a loaded pistol for the one with the
bullet extracted. The next appeared at
Strasbourg in a sketch called The Son
of William Tell The boy held the APP
pie in his mouth, while his father shot
at it. The bullet was supposed to lodge
miraculously in the fruit, which had
of course, been manipulated. The trick
bullet was made of composition which
crumbled on being rammed home, but
by mischance a real bullet was used
and the boy was killed on the spot A
more tragic case that of a murder
brought about by the bullet trick. 1t
occurred about fifteen years ago in a
then unsettled portion of Australia. A
conjurer was announced to give an en-
tertainment one evening, the great turn
being the bullet trick. The bullet was
selected and marked by one of the
rough men of the audience, dropped
into the pistol, and extracted by means
or the ramrod in the usual way. The
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25

audience waited breathlessly while one
of their number, dead shot, took aim
and fired. When the smoke cleared
away the magician was seen smiling,
with the marked bullet between his
teeth. Just as he was bowling in ac-
acknowledgement of the applause, a man
jumped on the stage and pointed a
pistol at the conjurer's head. If you
are so good at catchin' bullets, catch
this!' he cried as he pulled the trigger.
The man fell dead"
Mr.. Watts also told of a case of de-
hberate suicide. A man named Sar-
telle loaded the pistol himself with a
real bullet and took his stand at the
end of the stage for one of the audi
ence to fire at him. He asked that his
mother should be informed of what had
happened If he were killed, which the
audience regarded as a good joke, but
the significance of which they natural
ly understood when he fell dead. A
narrow escape from death was that of
a magician named Billy. He had pre-
pared the pistol and had asked a stupid
looking young man to come up on the
stage and fire at him. He walked to
the end and took up his position; all
was ready when a man cried out,
Stop" and jumped on the stage in an
excited state. He declared that he
A-S.A 5SSAA llAC yOuIlS IldH uTOp SOUle-
thing into the barrel. An examination
revealed brass button, which would
nave done the work as deadly as any
leaden bullet.
The most sensational shooting trick
IN the history of magic was introduced
by Alexander Hermann a year or two
before his death. He had a corporaPs
guard of four soldiers march into the
| hall to shoot at him. Four bullets were
I nd
inspected and found to be in good or
der. The bullets were placed on a tray
and handed to the men.
1t seemed that deception was quite
impossible When the smoke cleared
away Hermann stood smiling on the
stage, holding the four bullets in his
hand. While this is a simple feat, it
is nevertheless an extremely fool
hardy one. and has within the last five
years caused the death of at least sew
en- performers. In the novel method
employed by Hermann the result of
the experiment depended entirely upon
the cartridge containing the solid bull
lets being exchanged for cartridges
containing imitation bullets. These
imitation bullets were made, as in
Houdln's feat, of wax coated with
plumbago. The officer in command
of the file of soldiers was a. confed-
crate. He would take the cartridges
that had been examined by the audi
ence and exchange them for the dunn
| mics, which were the ones afterward
loaded into the rifles. The genuine
cartridges were handed to an assist
ant, who extracted the bullets and
gave them to the performer, who, when
the soldiers had fired at him, would
allow them to drop on a plate that
| he held in his hand. The danger in
this method of performing the great
shooting trick lies in the liability OF
the officer who handles the cartridges
not chaning a sufficient number, OF
getting them mixed, and it has been
known that even the soldiers would
substitute real cartridge for a
dummy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
BETTING ON FIGHT.
Several Hundred Dollars Placed on
COhen-DOugherty Bout.

Several Hundred Dollars Placed on
COhen-DOugherty Bout.
Ike Cohen and Dan Dougherty will
begin training tomorrow for their
second meeting in the prize ring on or
about Feb. 2. These boys are now in
good shape, but it will be necessary
for them 20 keep steadily at work so
as to remain in trim for the bout,
which promises to be even more in
teresting than the last go.
Probably more money will be waged
on this bout than has ever been put
up on the outcome of a boxing match
in this city Both men are popular and
have many admirers. Several hundred
dollars have already been placed on
the result at even money. The Hebrews
are backing Cohen heavily. They con-
tend he was counted out too quick last
Thursday night by Referee Jenkins;
that he was fresh and in condition to
have continued the fight when he got
to his feet, and that, profiting by the
experience of the fight, will be in
better position to know his adversary
than he did before.
Cohen is confident he can beat
Dougherty. He claims to have made
TWO mistakes that cost him the fight
He will not make these errors again,
and is satisfied that he will do the
Savannah man when they come to-
gether the second time. Cohen will
work out with Pat Raedy this week,
while Dougherty will keep in shape at
Isle of Hope.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
SPORTING NOTES.

"Skeets" Martin, the well known
jockey, when brought into court a few
days ago in San Francisco to answer
to the charge of owing a hotel bill,
set up the claim that he had no per-
sonal property except Is cents in
change. Despite this statement Martin
earned a salary of $4,000 the past sea-
son.
Robert Washington, the negro who
fired a bullet into the head of Joe God
dard, the pugilist, several months ago
from the effects of which he died
Wednesday, has been arrested at Phil
adelphia. No sooner had Washington
been told of the fighters death than he
stated he had had a dream the night
before, and that he saw Goddard lying
dead, so that he anticipated arrest.
Goddard was one of the few rich pug
lists, and left an estate valued at
more than 100000.
Because he was abused by Ed. Cor
rigan on the paddock at New Orleans,
Louis Pujol, a track follower of the
Crescent City, has brought suit against
Corrigan for damages in the sum of
$500. The offense occurred on the
9Th.
Business was practically suspended
in East Liverpool, o., Wednesday aft
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
BRESNAHAN TO MARRY.
Popular Catcher to Bring a Bride
When He Comes for Practice

Popular Catcher to Bring a Bride
When He Comes for Practice.
"Bres.," as Roger Bresnahan, catcher
for the New York National League,
team, is called by his team mates, will
be in Savannah again this spring for
preliminary practice before the open
ing of the regular baseball season
North. He will be married the day
before he starts for the South. and
with his bride will spend the honey
moon in Savannah until the arrival of
the other members of the club.
Some of Bresnahan's friends in Sa-
Vannah received invitations to the mar
r1age yesterday. The lady is Miss AIDE
leen Marcella Lidke of Toledo, o. The
wedding will take place in St. Anne's
Church, that city. Feb. 4. at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bresnahan expect to
reach Savannah the following day, and
will be guests of the Pulaski House.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
ATHLETES C0MPLlMENTED.

The echo of the exhibition at the Y.
M. c. A. is pleasant one. Every one
agrees that it was the most successful
exhibition from every point of view
ever held by the association. The ath-
letes yesterday. were the recipients of
many compliments upon their work.
Every one who attended the exhibition
was loud in praise of Mr.. ]. NJ. Gra-
ham, physical director. The results of
his excellent instruction was apparent
in every number of the programme.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-25
GOLF AT PALM BEACH.

Palm Beach, Fla. Jan. 24.-Charles
B. Cory of the Oakley Club, Boston, de-
feated Sidney Maddox of the Crescent
Athletic Club this afternoon in the
New Years cup finals on a score of
up and to play.
In semi-finals Cory defeated Gilbert
Farintosh and Maddox defeated c. l..
Baker.
Paul Waterman of England won the
Blasted HOPES CUP.