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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
SPORTING NOTES.

Among the twelve riders selected by
the racing board of the National Cy-
cling Association are Walthour, Elks,
Nelson, Stinson and Moran. Butler
and Moran are among the substitutes.
The twelve includes the cream of the
game.
William Stinson, the ex-pace cham
pion of 1901, will meet walthour on the
Atlanta track next Tuesday
1t is limited that the American League
will soon drop the foul-strike rule.
The best woman bowler of Philadel-
phfa made 167 pins as her highest score
in a championship match of nine
games.
Among the fifteen contestants in the
Ladies' Pan-American Bowling Club
of Philadelphia the highest average
score made for four games was 125.
The highest individual score was 143.
The Texas pool rooms were touched
for about $4,000 by wire tappers a few
days ago on the Nashville races.
F. w. C. Foster, Harvard's strong
man, has broken his former record
and made a new mark of 330,213 foot
pounds. He is a senior.
Marconi is having an electric auto
constructed in Flris with four bat
teries weighing only $50 pounds, which
will drive the machine 535 miles on one
charge. 1t seems he would apply the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

The funeral of Mr.. M, c. Pritchard,
mention of whose death was made in
the Morning News, took place at 4:30
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended. The funeral services
were held at the family residence, IL
Hull street. west, and at the grave.
The burial was I'm Laurel Grove Gene
terry. The funeral was attended by La
Fayette McLaws Camp OF Confeder-
ate Veterans Of which Mr.. Pritchard
was a member
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
A LAUNCH PARTY.

In launch party from the Yacht
Club this afternoon will be Mrs. H. NJ.
Johnson, the Misses Caroline and Fran
ces Meldrim, the Misses Annie and
Marion Maclean, Miss Mary Wayne,
Miss Angie Cubbedge, Mr. Edward
Barnwell, Mr.. Furman Pearce, Mr..
Thomas Bassinger, Mr.. Thomas N.
Denmark, Mr.. @Remer Denmark Mr..
Lucian Boggs and Lieut.. A. C. Nor
man
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERTAINED.

An informal and pleasant little gath
ering of young people was held last
evening at the home of the Misses
Eloise and Lily Lyman, ITO Park ave-
nue., east.
The guests were Miss Joe Woodfin,
Miss Ella Clare Cults, Miss Annie
Cole Simkins, Miss Beth Gignilliat,
Miss Ola Arden, Miss Jennie Jones,
Miss Selma Hayward, Miss Frances
Barnum and Miss Caroline Clay.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

The popular jacket has skirt finish
composed of ripples and broad tabs
at the back, or postillion tabs may be
used. Over the shoulders there are
epaulettes of the same material, or of
silk which become very narrow at the
front, and fall below the waist-line in
stole ends. These stoles are appliqued
with Persian embroidery, lace medal
lions or fancy stitching, according to
the individual taste. The strictly smart
trimming, however, consists of tassels
and frogs of silk
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

longs. Hoofbeat, 1Os; wotan, 112;
Crown Prince, 112; Spring, 112; Sterling
Belle, 100; Tim Payne, 112; Careless
112; Masedo, 10.
Sixth Race-One mile and seventy
yards. Arden, 10; DR.. Riddle, liz; Lee
King, 106; Meistersinger, 101; Drum
mond, 81; Squanto, ga; Lady Alberta,
SO; Faranlass, Ill: Animosity, 80;
Dark Planet, 90; Irvernia, 1903; Satire,
1914; Oclawaha, 1903; Justice, 106; Torch
light 1o9; McWilliams, LOG; Post, 80;
Rosanco, 81.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
At PENNYWoRTH ISLAND.

Capt. Manigault entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank T. Webb and a party of
their friends yesterday morning in the
usual charming fashion in his rose gar
dens on Pennyworth Island.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Webb were Mrs.
James Morven Smith of Northampton,
Mass, Miss Kidder Of Terre Haute,
Miss Overman of Springfield, Mass;
Mrs. David Wesson, Miss Marjory
Wesson, Mr. Claude Girardeau and Mr..
Frank II Webb Jr
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
WITH EIGHT-HANDED EUCHRE.

Mrs. William A. Bisbee was hostess
yesterday morning at very charming
eight-handed euchre party. There were
two tables of players and the prizes
awarded were unusually pretty.
The first prizes were enameled lace
pins. They were won by Mrs John r.
Case and Mrs. John S. Howkins The
lone-hand prizes, gold hatpins, fell to
Mrs. John Heard Hunter and Miss
Harwood.
Mrs. Bisbee's guests were: Mrs.
Walter G. Charlton, Mrs. John S.
Howkins, Mrs. w. w. Rogers, Mrs.
Harris Cope, Mrs. w. W. Gordon, Jr.,
Mrs. ]. B. Chestnut, Mrs. Frank C.
Battey Mrs. De Soto Fitzgerald, Mrs.
A. B. Hull, Mrs. Henry B. Skeele, Mrs.
Arthur B. NJ. Gibbes, Miss Harwood,
Mrs. A. A. Lawrence, Miss Margaret
Cosens, Mrs. Paul Lyman, Mrs.
John Heard Hunter and Mrs. Case.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Remarks-The cold noted yesterday
now covers all parts Of the cotton
belt except the immediate Atlantic
coast districts. Frost has been quite
general over the western half of the
belt. Showers have occurred in all dis
tricts except the extreme western and
extreme eastern.
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time, May /, 1908, p. M, 18th
meridian time
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

River Report.-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Augusta at a. m.
(75th meridian time), yesterday, was
10.5 feet, a fall of OF foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours.
Cotton region bulletin, Savannah,
Ga, for the twenty-four hours ending
al a. M, roth meridian time, May l,
1908:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
CITY BREvITIES.

The award OF the ticket to New York.
which was contested for al the Sacred
Heart Church Fair win take place at
Catholic Library Association Hall at
g ~ s,s~inet to-nieh
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
Atlanta Won It's First Game.

Atlanta, May ATLANTA won it's
first game of the season to-day, de-
feating Nashville by to /. Ruehrs
pitching did the business for the locals.
Attendance 1000 Score: R.H.E
Nashville .....1 0 0 0 0 0 OIL Z 4
Atlanta ......1 2 0 0 2 2 0x-7 Z 2
Batteries--Shaw and Fisher; Ruehr
and Matthews.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
MILITARY HEARTS.
Unique Card Party with Which Miss
Weed Entertained.

Unique Card Party with Which Miss
Weed Entertained.
Something quite novel in card par
hes was the entertainment given yes
terday afternoon by Miss Weed. The
game was military hearts," played
after the usual manner of hearts with
q new feature that added much to the
pleasure.
Each table bore the flag of differ
ent country and the score cards of the
players were marked with the names
of various cities in the countries IL
lustrated. There were nine nations
represented, and the players were di-
vided so that two from each opposed
each other, the winners moving on to
another table and victory or defeat
At the end of the afternoon, Switz-
erland had beaten all her opponents.
Those who had fought on her side
were Miss Nina Crane, Miss Frances
Meldrim, Miss Bessie Denham, and
Miss Mary Wayne. The prizes were
all exceedingly pretty-a set of collars
and cuffs, silver pen, a filagree sill
yer cologne bottle, and gilt picture
frame.
Miss Weeds guests were Miss vir-
ginia Lord Nisbet, Miss Bessie Dem
ham, Miss Helen Denham Mrs. HUI
bert B. Duckworth; Miss Mabel Stod-
dsrd, Miss Maude Williams, Miss An
ME Maclean, Miss Marion Maclean,
Miss Frances Meldrim, Miss Caroline
Meldrim, Miss Lily Anderson, Miss
Edith Johnston, Miss Mary Wayne,
Miss Eliza Lamar Hull, Miss Lucy
Gear Miss Cornelia Lee, Miss Sarah
Richards, Miss Mary WILCOX Miss Is
abel Shotter, Miss Emma Huger, Mrs.
Wayne Cunningham, Miss Freida
Rauers, Mrs. Jack Rauers Mrs. George
F. Tennille, Miss Edith Warfield, Mrs,
Robert Palmer Kelly, Miss Clifford
West, Miss Fannie Phillips, Miss Anne
Butler, Miss Righton Habersham, Miss
Nina Crane and Mrs. Eldred Simkins.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
Rhett Men JubiIant over Having
Gained an Advantage.

Gained nm Advantage.
Charleston, S. c., May There was
much discussion of a political nature
throughout the city to-day anent the
Ward Club meeting held last night.
The Rhett men were jubilant over their
victory, and the Hughes men were bus
lily laying plans to make up the ground
they had lost. There were many ru-
mors to the effect that Mr.. Hughes
would withdraw from the contest. but
these were all Indignantly denied by
the friends of Mr.. Hughes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

ampton, Mass, will leave Monday for
Columbia, where she will spend about
Two weeks. She will be Joined later by
MISS Bidder of Terre Haute and Miss
OVerman of Springfield, Mass, who will
go North with her on May Is.
Mr.. A. H. Stoddard has returned to
Daufuskie, after short stay in the
city.
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Elliott will take
e, party of friends to Capt. Manigault's
this afternoon.
The Saturday Euchre Club will be
entertained this morning by Miss De-
Renne at Wormsloe.
Mrs. Arthur B. NJ Gibbes will serve
tea at the Golf Club this afternoon.
The hostess next Saturday will be Mrs.
Henry B. Skeele, who will be assisted
by Mrs. John R. Case.
Mrs. Thomas r. Mills of Griffin will
be the guest next week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Malcolmn Maclean.
Mr.. Noble A. Hardee will leave to-
morrow for New York, where he viii
enter into business.
Mrs. Cleland Kinloch Nelson of At
lanta is the guest of Judge and Mrs.
Henry McAlpin.
The Duplicate Whist Club was en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Raymond Demere.
Miss Abbie Orme left yesterday to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Orn1e in
New Orleans.
Mrs. r. T. Waller left yesterday for
Charleston to visit friends in that city.
Maj. c. S. Hardee and the Misses
Hardee will move to-day to their sum-
mer home at the Isle of Hope.
Mayor Thomas r. Morgan and his
bride, of Aiken, S. c., passed through
Savannah yesterday on their way
home, after a trip of several weeks in
New England. Mrs. Morgan was Miss
Wellborn of Columbus.
Miss Le1l Burroughs returned to her
home in Jacksonville yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Master Will Morrell will take a par
~ of his young friends out into the
country to-day to spend the day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
RACES AT JAMAICA.

New York, May 1.-The surprise at
Jamaica to-day was the defeat of the
i to favorite, Julia NJ, in the fourth
race. Julia M. was made prohibitive
favorite, but third to Contentious and
Mordella was the best she could do.
Cameron, the favorite, won the New
from Demurrer. Schafer, the owner of
the second horse, bid up the winner to
81 900, an advance of 81, 300 over his en-
tered selling price. The stable retained
it's horse. Four favorites won. Sum-
mary:
First Race-Five furIongs, selling.
Silent Water to 5, won, with Moor
ven, to 1 and Z to 5, second, and
Eaeatea, 16 to 5, third. Time 1902.
Second Race-Handicap, six furlongs.
Saccharometer II to TO- won, with Flu
turita, to / and to 5, second, and
Illyria, II to 5, third. Time 1:14 3-5.
Third Race-The Newtown stakes,
selling, six furlongs. Cameron. even,
won, with Demurrer, 8 to and 1 to 3,
second. and Ascension, to l, third.
Time 1:13 4-5
Fourth Race-Four and a half fur
longs. Contentious. to 1, won, with
Mordella, to 1 and to 5, second, and
Julia M, to 4, third Time 0:55.
Fifth Race-Mile and seventy yards.
Kinraine, to 5, won, with Ernest Par
ham, 20 to /. second, and Barbara
Freitche, 20 to /, third. Time 1:47.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs. The
Guardsman, 10 to 1, won, with Black
Hussar, 2 to and to 3, second, and
Mart Mullen, to 2, third. Time lis.
TO-day's Events at Jamaica.
First Race-Six furlongs. Right and
True, SO; Explorer So; Alan, 90; Pa
geant 1O5; Petit Blue, 1O1; Scoffer, 101;
Wax Candle, 1O1; Orloff, 1O7; Pittacus,
107.
Second Race-Handicap, one mile and
seventy yards. Zoroaster 100; Young
Henry, 119; Andy Williams, ia; Hun
ter Raine, Ill; Injunction, lis; Bella,
107; Locket, So; Allan, SO; Bar LIE Due,
SO.
Third Race-Suffolk stakes, four and
one-half furlongs. Nine Pin, 1O9;
Tickle, 80; Bronx, 112; Race King, 106;
Woodshade, 90; Wizard. los; Pigment,
80; Fair Order, 102; Chockayotte, a.
Fourth Race-Kings County candi-
cap. six furlongs. The Musketeer, 1870;
Yellow Tail, III; Platter Ito; Injunc-
ton, 1O7; Invncible, 1903; Ahumada,
1OO Himself, 1902; Wealth, 100; Gold
Money, 81; Duelist, 81; Schoharie, 81;
Ancke, So; Tioga, IS.
Fifth Race-Four and one-half fur
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Shreveport, La, May Little Rock
batted Kelb all over the lot in the first
two innings to-day and won the game
handily from Shreveport. Score;
R.H.E.
Little Rock "a 0O14 OKLA II 2
Shreveport .....0 1 90 2 4 0 1 l. IL
Batteries-Wall and Lynch; Kelb,
Swami and Graffius.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

All reports from the ring say that
while Fitzgerald had the advantages
of hight, reach and development, be
was not nearly Britt's equal In speed
and cleverness.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
THE WEATHER.
Morning News barometer. May /,

Morning News barometer May 1,
1850 p. m ...............,..... 5000
Morning News thermometer. May
/, 1l:SO p. m ....,......,..-,N.,.. 90
Washington. May forecast for
Saturday and Sunday:
For Georgia and South Carolina:
Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday;
light northeast to east winds.
For Western Florida: Fair and
warmer Saturday. Sunday, fair; light
east to southeast winds.
For Eastern Florida: Partly cloudy
Saturday and Sunday; light variable
winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature, 100
p. m Observation-Disclosures. degrees
Minimum temperature, 700
a. m ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ga degrees
Mean temperature ...........6S degrees
Normal temperature .......71 degrees
Deficiency of temperature. e. degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
May l Observation-Disclosures. degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS degrees
Rainfall Observation-Disclosures 3 inch
Normal .0S inch
Deficiency since May 1...... .05 inch
Excess since Jan. 1,...,,....1.13 inches
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

home on sick leave, has returned to
duty, and is at present on the st.
Louis. in Cramps shipyard, Philadel-
phia.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
other Games.

Roanoke, Va, May University of
North Carolina, 10; Washington and
Lee University, /.
Macon, May Mercer University, 4;
Trinity College, 4; twelve innings.)
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Continued from Third Page.
Batted All over the Lot.

Batteries-Smith and Milbrick; Bren-
nan and Clark.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
wireless method and leave his batteries
at home.

While a well known bicycle rider of
Boston was reported as dead by the
papers, he was Keeling off mile after
mile in training work.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
SOCIETY EVENTS.

Mr.. Charles Green, who has been
spending several weeks in the city, has
returned to st. Joseph, Mo.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mr.. w. w. Williamson entertained
last evening with a very beautiful stag
dinner. The table was decorated with
roses. Covers were laid for twelve.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Maj. c. S. Hardee and the Misses
Hardee will move to-day to their sum-
mer home at the Isle of Hope.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
CHARLESTON Politics.

III. B. Boyer,
Local Forecast Oh1cial.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mrs. r. T. Waller left yesterday for
Charleston to visit friends in that city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Miss Abbie Orme left yesterday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Orne in
New. Orleans.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mccoy says he has not retired from
the ring, and win not be satisfied UNI
til he gets another match with Root.
~ can beat that fellow Root" he says.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

The Duplicate Whist Club was en-
tertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Raymond Demere.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

The Texas pool rooms were touched
for about 900 by wire tappers a few
days ago on the Nashville races.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mrs. James Morven Smith of North
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mrs. Cleland Kinloch Nelson of At
lanta is the guest of Judge and Mrs.
Henry McAlpin.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

F. w. C. Foster. Harvard's strong
man, has broken his former record
and made a new mark of 330.213 foot
pounds. He is a senior
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

This is claiming a great deal. but we
donated water will retain its gases
hard water will only retain it's gases
lie soft water like White Stone Lthia
opened.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mayor Thomas r. Morgan and his
bride, of Aiken, S. c., passed through
Savannah yesterday on their way
home, after trip of several weeks in
New England. Mrs. Morgan was Miss
Wellborn of Columbus.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

Mr.. Noble A. Hardee will leave to-
morrow for New York, where he viii
enter into business.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02
THE sMART JACKET.

Miss Le1l Burroughs returned to her
home in Jacksonville Yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-02

The best woman bowler of Philadel-
phfa made 167 pins as her highest score
in a championship match of nine
games.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-22

Philadelphia Feb 21.-The youngest phil
.santhropst in the world is an s-year-old miss
who lives in Pennsylvania's capital city.
The entire proceeds of her time and tai
'enfs are devoted to causes which aid in the
upbuilding of children's lives,
!. Her name is Mary Frances Ebel.
Before house crowded with the fashion
-.ables of her native city short time ago she
bAppeared as the leading lady in an airy
extravaganza entitled "A Trip to the
<Moon," and the cash receipts Of the per-
formance were handed over to the Day Nur-
sery and Free Kindergarten Association of
Harrisburg. in order that new school
y might be opened for the children who were
crowded out of other schools In the State
capital
-. The little phianthropist is charming bit
Of humanity.
She has a beautiful face framed in rich
= brown ringlets. and her countenance glows
with intelligence. All her interest aside
- from her music. centers In school work.
She Is determined that as far as her eff
<.fcrts. are of avail every child in the State
sxslaH have school chance, and she trills
:. snd MARBLES on all occasions to aid the
y cause.
In "A Trip to the Moon" when played in
Harrisburg, there were over 5000 boys and
girls led by the little prima donna. whose
~ baby voice rose clear and true above them
all In the mlnuet she led the demure little
= couples through the stately figures, sup
sperted by the dude" of the play. Master
Iteben Maeyer. .tc
Z And a quaint little figure she made, in her
=, delicate old-tine robes. posturing ard arch
ing her instep Just Grandma did,. many
years ago. There was not a person in the
Nast audience who did not admire her. She
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-22
FORMER DICTATOR DYING
IN p CHARITY WARD
General Exile From Salvador Is Sick Unto Death
in Mexican Hopita-He aid BE Penniess and Friend
less and No With Him Except His Faithful Wife.

the palmy days when he was President.
This General Carlos EZeta must pct he
confused with his brother. General Antonio
Ezeta. the deposed Vice Presid ant and Com
mander-in-Chief of the Salvadoran armies.
who rushed to the protection of the United
Salvador inmedia tely after the revolution
ary victory. and was brought to San Fran
cisco for safety, and here made the central
figure in the summer of 1884. of -e-:s2-
tional lawsuit in which the revolutionist
President of Salvador sought to have him
extradited and returned on charges of muir
DIR, arson and robbery.
BROTHER LOVED AMERICAN GIRL.
General Antonio Ezeta died in Panama in
March of 1897 He WAS the man who lived
several months at the California Ho.e: IN
1894 and 1885, at an expense of $4,000, and
then paid I! final bill of 5000 just bacn-e
sailing away to reconquer Salvador.
1t was he who, In the fall of 1893, Ken
his brother Carlos was President, saw ct
MISS Ida Dent Wright. well known in San
Francisco. fell in love with her at shit.
asked her mothers consent, and pro ,osed
and was accepted, only to be disappointed
month later by the return of his c-,s.I:-
presents and the published announcement
from his brother Carlos. the President that
Antonio. as Vice President of the Republic
and prospective candidate for the presiden-
cy at the next election. should not seek a
matrimonial alliance with any but tive
daughter of Salvador If he wished to stand
well with the people.
1t was the same General Antonio Ezeta
who. while staying at the California Hotel.
Immediately fell In love with the singer, Sc
cured an introduction and offered his heart
and hand and his hopes of fame.
1t was the same General Antonio Ezeta
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-02-22
REpURLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
San Francisco, Feb. 21.-General Carl -
Ezeta. who has been an exile from Salvador
ever since he fed from the country eight
years ago with $7,O00OcO because he had just
be Ell defeated by revolutionists and deposed
from the presidency of the little Republic,
is dying in the poor ward of the City Hos
pttal at MaZatlan, on the west coan. of
Mexico.
Carlos Ezeta was a typical Central Amer
lean dictator, with all the dramatic settings
and incidental plottngs required for lurid
melodrama of ambition, war. plunder, es-
cape and personal danger.
He rose from comparative obscurity. AT
lS he helped save Presidents life; at %
was a revolutionary exile: at 35 was Com
mander-i in Chief of the Salva9oran armies;
at 81 assumed the presidency; at 3S Was
popularly elected to serve four years long
er; at 40 was overthrown after amassing
great fortune in ways peculiar to Central
American Presidents, and now. at %. ne Is
without a country. without even a ca.Sr
of his millions. and with no friend but his
wife at his bedside in what is practically a
paurer's cot in q Mexican town.
Until about six months ago Carlos Ezeta
was a secluded resident of Oakland. where
he had been dwelling quietly for nearly six
years with his wife and their Tour a.Ne
daughters. who were attending a local
convent school For the two years prior TO
his choice of Oakland as his exile home he
had lived in New York and in Paris. Wher-
ever he was he spent money as thou.a IL
were always as easily obtainable as in