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The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
HORSES MAKE A KICK
AT LEAST THE LIvERYMEN TALK
FOR THEM.
DRIVING NOT OUT OF STYLE.
AUTOS HAVE NOT THE ENTIRE
FIELD IN PLEASURE RIDING.

Livery stables in Savannah Are Do
ing an Excellent Business and
Find no Lack of Interest on Ac-
count of the Growth of the Auto
mobile Craze-Six Stables Make
Speciality of Light Pleasure Teams
and Find Plenty of Custom.
"See here, young man." said a we'll
known livery stable keeper yesterday.
that automobile story you printed
recently might give an outsider the
idea that horses were out of style in
Savannah, and that driving and car
riage riding were coming to be some
thing of a novelty. Now, there never
was anything further from the facts. I
might say that the way it read to me
was that in a short time a horse would
be looked upon here as a curiosity and
the only way to get about would be in
trolley car or automobile.
"Just step in, however, and take a
look at my horses and carriages. And
let me tell you that the demand for
pleasure carriages is growing and no
signs of giving out. There are hum
dreds and thousands of people who
don't know anything about automo-
biles, and who do know something
about horses. And this will be the case
for a very long time. There's hardly
grown person anywhere who has not
at one time or another had to drive
a horse, or horses-but the per cent.
is small indeed of those who under
stend driving machinery. The motor
car is, of course, a machine, and re-
quires considerable technical knowl-
edge to operate.
81 am very glad to see that Savan-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
UNIVERSITIES
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Social and Literary Exercises Ex-
tend Over IA Period of Nine Days.

Social and Literary Exercises Ex-
tend Over IA Period of Nine Days.
The alumni of the University of Geor-
gia in Savannah are receiving invita-
tons to the approaching commence
ment of their Alma Mater. The ex-
ercises begin June 10. and last until
June II. on which latter date the d.
plomas will be presented to the grad
uating classes.
The social programme. not the least
enjoyable part of commencement, be-
gins several days sooner than the lit
erary programme, the first dance being
given on Tuesday, June 8, when the
town men will tender their annual
Hobo hop. Following will be the
class balls the Pan Hellenic german
of the fraternities, and the Cotillion
Clubs german, a dance being given
every night, except Saturday and Sun
day, with a morning soiree on Satur-
day, there being, in all, eight dances in
the nine days.
The railroads have granted reduced
rates, on the certificate plan, and the
largest commencement since the CEN
tennial celebration is expected. The
programme OF literary exercises has al
ready been given in the Morning News.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
DELMONIC0 C0MPANY'S
FIRST ANNIVERSARY

The Delmonico Company Of which
Mr.. Leigh NJ. White is president, and
Mr.. Adolph Berg, secretary and treas
urer, has reached the first anniversary
OF its career and notes that fact in the
Delmonieo News.
The company calls the attention Of
the public to it's success and gives as
reasons for this success the fact that
it is the clean grocery store of the
city, that it sells only pure foods has
a delivery system that is almost per-
feet. and caters to every want of its
patrons.
Something of the size OF the COM
pany's business may be seen when 1t
is known that two bookkeepers are re-
quired to keep its accounts, and that
four wagons and FIVE bicycle messen-
gers are needed TO deliver goods In the
city alone.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
HER MAIDEN VOYAGE
CITY OF MACON WILL REACH sA-
yANNAH FROM NEW YORK TODAY.
OFFICERS OF LINE ABOARD.
BRINGS THIRTY-SIX PASSENGERS
AND WILL TAKE BACK II.

smiled From New York Thursday
Under Command of Capt Fisher
Who Has Been Assigned Perma-
nentIy to the Ship-Public Invited
to Inspect Vessel While in Port.
Is One of Two Largest Vessels of
the Line-Hns a Capacity of 10000
BnIes of Cotton or of 200 Carloads
of Miscellaneous Freight.
The City Of Macon the latest addi-
+ion to the fleet of the ocean Steam
ship and one of the largest and finest
vessels on the line will reach Savan-
nah at 8 o'clock this morning. She
sailed from New York, Thursday, I'M
der the command of Capt. Fisher, who
viii continue in her charge, and with
thirty-six first class passengers, among
them w. H. Peasants, vice president
and general manager of the line; c. B.
WaIworth general passenger agent;
p. E. LeFevre, superintendent, and j.
C. Whitney and A. B. Stebbins of the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company.
The remainder OIL the passengers are
L. Byck, j. ]. Schrieder, ]. B. Law
renee, Mr.. Dorr, Mr.. Arden, Miss
Dorr, j. NJ Harris S. A. Thomas,
Miss G. Fischer, Mrs. Fischer, Master
S. Fischer, Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Orr, Mrs.
L. Waters, G. C. Brown, F. A. Butts,
Mrs. M. Gaydon DR.. ]. c. McAfee,
H. A. Phillips. Miss Marie Scoyel
Mrs. G. ]. Scovel, A. M. Rogers and
wife. F. A. Burr, e. c. Greenway, Mrs.
Z. f, Greenway. ]. ]. Schneider, C. c.
Conner and F. Smith.
The ship will remain at her dock
until Wednesday when she will start
on the return passage. While here the
public is invited to visit and inspect
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
HURT in RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Mr.. ]. S. Weeks was called to Jack
sonviIle yesterday by telegram re-
ceived through the Seaboard Air Line
stating that his brother. c. j. Weeks.
an engineer Of the Seaboard Air Line
had been injured in an accident in the
neighborhood OF starke, Fla, that he
had been taken to Jacksonville. and
that Mr.. Weeks had better go TO him.
A dispatch TO the Morning News last
night states that the train. which was
south-bound, ran into an open switch
Friday night and was wrecked: that
the negro fireman was killed and Engi-
neer Weeks seriously injured, but none
OF the passengers hurt. The engine
was demolished.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

her. On her return trip she will prob
ably carry her full complement of pas
sengers, r. for even so early as yes
terday the greater number of the
state rooms had already been engaged.
The City of Macon, which was
launched about two months ago, was
built by the Delaware Shipbuilding
Company and is practically sister
ship of the City of Memphis. Her di-
mansions are: Length on 12-foot water
line, $40 feet length over all, 1896 feet;
breadth of beam, moulded, 40 feet;
depth. moulded, 27 feet. The spar and
middle decks are of steel and the
lower and hurricane decks of
pine. Her water ballast capacity
is GIG tons, bunker capacity, 42S
tons, and cubic freight capacity
,206 feet. The dead weight ca
pacity of coal and cargo on mean draft
is IS feet inches-3,500 tons and her
speed, when loaded, is II to 1S knots
an hour.
There are four decks, extending fore
and aft Elegant accommodations for
seventy-two first-class passengers are
furnished on the hurricane deck. The
dining room and social hall are fur
nished in white and gold, while the
smoking room, which is situated for
ward. near the pilot house, is furnished
in hardwood.
The fleet of the Savannah line now
consists of nine ships of which the
City of Macon and the City of Mem
phis are the largest, each being of s.
$50 tons. The City of Macon, as was
the City Of Memphis, was designed pri-
marily as a freight carrier. That she
meets this requirement is shown by
the following figures: She will carry
$4,000 bales of cotton, or about 200
freight car loads of miscellaneous
freight; estimating this twenty-five
freight cars to railroad train, this
vessel will comfortably carry the con-
tents in miscellaneous freight of eight
freight trains,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
EDWIN MUIR RETAINS
CARE OF EDWIN, JR.
Showed That Parental Care and
Support Not Withdrawn.

support Not Withdrawn.
Edwin Muir, first assistant engineer
of the steamship City of Memphis, who
was arrested Friday on a warrant
sworn out by his wife, which charged
kidnapping his son, appeared in the
court of Charles V. Hohenstein yester-
day morning and proved to the salts
faction of the court that he had never
abandoned parental control over Ed
win, and that he had given him money
and clothes since the separation, suf-
hcient for his needs. The father testi-
fed. in his own behalf. that he
had endeavored to have the boy put at
school in an institution where he could
visit him, and where ne would also
be accessible to his mother, but this
was refused by his mother.
In the evidence to support the war
rant it was stated that Muir had left
his wife and child some three months
ago The defense, in answer to this,
claimed that Muir had sailed on the
City of Memphis, leaving his wife and
boy in a house on jefferson street.
When he returned they had left the
place He said that in the matter of
support Mrs. Muir had previously to
their separation had the privilege of
making accounts in his name, and he
had never revoked the permission
No denial was made of the facts that
the boy was taken from Savannah on
the steamship on May 20, and it was
stated that he was now at the North,
and would be placed in school and
we'll cared for.
Under the weight of the evidence
submitted Justice Hohenstein ruled
that there was not proof of abandon
ment or failure to support the boy, and
Edwin Muir was dismissed
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
NEW REALTY COMPANY
WANTS CHARTER

A petition was filed in the Office Of
the clerk of the Superior Court yester-
day for a charter for the Fidelity In
vestment Company. The incorporatofs
are Joseph Ferst. A. Mohr, A. J. Mer-
lle, Edwin Frank. Henry Meinhard.
q. A. Gregory, Joseph w. Jackson, Ed
ward y. Fitzgerald. Max l.. Byck, A.
l.. Wen. The petition was filed by Mr.
w. r. IaRoche, attorney for the IN
corporatOrs. The company proposes 20
deal in real estate, borrow and lend
money. contract for building etc. The
capital stock Is 20 be $1,000.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
NOTHING MORE DONE
FOR S. A. L. SHOPS
w. w. MaclxaII HIS Not Yet Given
Matter Consideration.

w. w. Macl1nII Hos Not Yet Given
Matter Consideration.
Nothing further relative to getting
the Seaboard Air Line shops from
Portsmouth to Savannah was done yes
terday. No answer was received TO
the telegram sent President J. Shelton
Williams of the Seaboard the day be-
fore by the Chamber of Commerce,
although it is expected that a reply
by letter will be received in a day or
two.
Mr.. w. w. Mackall, who is director
of the Seaboard, returned home yester-
day, but so late that no call was made
on him by the committee appointed
from the Chamber of Commerce for
that purpose. Mr. Mackall declared
when asked about the possibility Of
getting the shops TO Savannah, that he
had given the matter no thought, hav-
ing been constantly on the go for the
past two days and that, therefore, he
could not express an opinion.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
C0L0RED Y. M. C. AIS AND
POST OFFICE TEAMS.

The colored Y. NJ C. A. ball team
will line up against the postoffice
team at the Bolton Park Wednesday.
Both, teams have done hard practicing
and a lively game is expected.
The postoflce line UP is as follows:
Hamilton, c; Jones. p; Stiles 1b: Geary
2b: King, 3b; Miller S. s.; Meyers, /.
f.; H. Desverney, c. f.; Brown, r. T..
The Y NJ. c. A. line up is:
r. Brown, c.; Nj. w. Bryan. D.; ].
II. Coston, lib; e. r. Williams, 2b;
Robt. Gadson, 3b; w. Shuman, S. s. /;
F. Armstrong, /. f.; w. D. Kennedy,
c.: Ed Greene. r. f.; DR.. Buggs, sub;
DR. Whalye, sub.
Game called at 4.30.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
FINED FOR DISORDER.
Negroes Who snatched Excursion
Tickets Were Punished.

At yesterdays session of Police Court
Titus Grant and Edward spalding. ne
groes who had been disorderly and
snatched tickets while the excursion
boats were preparing to get away for
Beaufort, Friday night, were each
fined $15 or thirty days.
Andrew Washington, a negro arrest
ed by Patrolman Dooley, was remand
ed for trial in the Superior Court for
theft. 1t was shown that he had stol-
en- a sewing machine and a wash stand
from a denizen of Perry lane, who was
in custody at the time. Washington
secured the articles by alleging that
the owner asked him to dispose of them
and get her out of Jail.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
THE MODEL BALKED.

Everybody in range could see that
he was model husband, for he had
brought out for the afternoon the de-
voted wife, the promising heir, and
was even paying ear fare for the
nurse. He went even further, and
carried the hand baggage that is so
necessary of a trip with ladies and
children, and carried it gracefully and
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

On a charge of cruelty to animals,
Joe Scarborough and Joe Mulliken,
both colored, were arrested yesterday
morning near police headquarters by
Detective Murphy. The men were driv-
ing a team of mules that looked as if
they might be en- route to the bone
yard or some other establishment of
a similar kind.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

$3.50 Round Trip. Savannah 10
washington. d. c., and return, via At
lantic Coast Line. Tickets now on
sale. limited 20 return oct. 81, 1903.
Passenger service unexcelled.
Fur Pullman reservations. rates. etc,
see Ticket Agents DE Soto Hotel, both
phones 73, and Union Depot, Bell phone
2s5, ca. phone sil-ad,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Saturday and Sunday weekend
tickets. good. returning. until Monday
morning, az low rates 20 points on sa-
vannah- Montgomery division seaboari
Air Line Railway Full informatio
city ticket ofiice, Bull ssreet.--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Walter Blum. Guitars: Misses Lucy
Weigand, Elinor Palmer and Blue Eyes
Beach; Messrs. Larmer and Ridell.
Piano, Miss Minna Suffer. Cello, Mr..
W. H. Teasdale.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
Summer Excursions via Central of
Georgia Railway.


Excursion tickets at greatly reduced
rates, are now on sale at Savannah
and all coupon ticket Offices, to noun
tain and lake resorts, limited for re-
turn until Sept 30, 1903. Convenient
schedules and through sleeping car
service. Rates, schedules and full par
ticulars will be cheerfully furnished
upon application to any Central Of
Georgia Railway agent. Ticket offices,
l07 Bull street. and Central Passenger
Station.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

Walsh & Meyers basket picnic going
on this week. You are sure to enjoy
yourself if you attend.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31
Goth TrienniaI National snengerfeSt
Convention, baltimore, nd.

Reduced rates via Seaboard Air Line
Railway Tickets sold June 10. IA and
Is, limited for return until June p.
Fun information city ticket office. z
Bull street. Phone 2S.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-21
SHOWED MAGIC AND
MYSTERY TO ORPHANS.

Hermann the Greats Hour With
Homeless Boys and Girls.
Two hundred and Atty bright-faced
little orphans watched Hermann, the
Great, brew his mysterious does blood
and produce weird illusions, that will
long remain in their minds, yesterday
noon at the Female Orphan Asylum,
Oglethorpe avenue and West Broad
street. ..- ..
No entertainer is closer to the
hearts of the little people than is Herr
mann; he of the magic wand and de-
bonair manner. He has held audiences
spellbound from Maine to California,
from the extreme North to the ex-
IRENE South, and they never tire.
Many a little fellow sat in speech
less wonder at the exhibition yester-
day. over 200 pairs of bright eyes
watched every movement of the ma
gician, and the same number of little
hearts thumped in excitement at each
mystifying trick. When the perform
ance was ended every one drew long
breath, as though of relief from the
strain on their mental capacities to
keep up with the continuous series OF
marvellous effects.
Hermann conspired with Manager
Seeskind of the Savannah Theater to
arrange an entertainment for the little
ones whose circumstances would not
permit of their going to the theater.
It was nicely arranged, and yesterday
noon the children of the Episcopal Or
phans' Home, the Bethesda boys and
the inmates of the Female Orphanage
filed into the class room at the Sa-
vannah OrpIfanage to witness the ex-
hibition that Hermann had prepared
for them.
The premier of palmists, puzzled the
minds and sights of those present with
exhibitions of disappearing and re-
appearing cards. cleverly manipulated.
He pulled cards out of the little fell
lows noses, out of their pockets, whole
packs at the time. He made cards dis
appear into the air and finally, with
the assistance of his ever faithful
wand, converted a torn card into a
perfect one.
Though the preparations did not per-
init of an elaborate programme, the one
arranged for the children was wonder
full in every detail. The taking of
bouquets and a wonderful length of
ribbon from a hole in tambourine
elected much applause, and also the
trick of catching money out of the
air and pulling 1t out Of boys noses.
The occasion was one that will long
be remembered.
Hermann VIII give two performances
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-21
PENNSYLVANIA MAN
TALKS OF SOUTH.
Marked Activity i'm All Lines of
Business Throughout the Country.

Marked Activity i'm All Lines of
Business Throughout the Country.
Mr.. Ralph S. Sumner, a prominent
railroad man of Scranton, Pa, was
in the city few hours yesterday on
his return trip to his home. Mr.. Sum-
ner is a representative of the large
locomotive works In Scranton and has
been travelling in the South for the
last seven or eight weeks. When
asked concerning the general condl-
lions, he said, among other things:
There is a big boom throughout the
entire South, and found no difficulty
in transacting business. In the To-
connective line I did very well and
placed orders with some of the rail-
roads, especially those which carry a
large freightage. I find there is a
general demand for more engines and
more cars in order that the business
of the railroads may be handled in
the swiftest manner possible and With
out any unnecessary delays, and the
demand for cars is also increasing and
IN many places there were clear evil
dences of a shortage.
During my travels L also came III
contact with business men travelling
for other firms and for almost every
branch of business, and all were highly
pleased with the conditions as they
found them, and all reported without
besitation that they found business
brisk and the entire country in a pros
nerous condition. There Is a great
future before the South, and II Is one
Of the best places for a person pegin
ming life to locate. The prosperity
witch II is experiencing is on a good
solid basis, and I believe that 1t Il
hound to increase steadily.
"Birmingham, Ala, is one OF the
busiest towns that l have been In N
some time and one OF the towns w he.
Z hrleht prospect before II. IL mas
niantv of iron there, and the coal right
~ hand with which to smelt Il. The
only thing that can hurt It Is + the e, coz %.
giving out. and this u Q state .,, OF IA aI'
| Sairs that ] do not believe VIII nap
n r@ In Georgia also. though l nave
! not spent as much time IN II as u
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-21
FINISHED ACR0BATS
AT THE CASINO

Although the weather was threaten
ing. an unusually large crowd saw the
Comstock Vaudeville Company at. the
Casino last night. The matinee per-
Torrance was also attended by much
larger crowd than usual.
The company is one of the strongest
that has yet been at the Casino, and
despite the bad weather has entertain
ed large crowds. Seymour and Hill put
on one of the best acrobatIc acts ever
seen in Savannah. The female mem
Der of the team is a corker, and works
hard from curtain to curtain. Her
partner is about as clever as could be
wished for.
Massee and Massee, the eccentric
comedy jugglers, are worth the price
of admission, and Mosher and his
trained bull terriers are wonders. The
manner in which the dogs punch the
bag would put some of the big slug
gers to shame. Miss Comstock and
the three boy singers and dancers are
entertaining, and we're forced to work
overtime last night. Frank Fogarty
has an excellent parody on "Hfawa-
tha"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-21

while in Savannah, one tonight and
matinee tomorrow afternoon.
The great magician has come here
this year with new full programme
of mysteries for lovers Of this kind
of entertainment. He has spent large
sums in making preparations for the
elaborate settings for his performance.
The sale of seats gives assurance that
the wizard will be greeted by large
audience.
BY a tour through India, Hermann
has been enabled to obtain many OF the
surprising feats of the famous Hindoo
and other Eastern fakirs, and his Spec
tators may imagine themselves at Cal
cutta or Bombay, as they witness the
transformations which have heretofore
only been known by reading, or by the
description of some lecturer. The pro-
gramme which Hermann presents in
this city the present season Is replete
with new, novel and startling magic
phenomena, that will astonish and de-
light.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-21
WHEN TEN THREES SOUND
POLICE MUST HURRY
Police Alarm Will Be Sounded on the big Duke
When Necessary

There is now a police as we'll as a
military CALL and II the necessity ever
arises the Big Duke" will be used in
getting the members of the police de-
partment together.
The necessary orders were issued yes
terday in both the police and fire de-
partments. The police call will be
three, repeated ten times. When this
alarm is sounded 1t will be the duty
of every member OF the department to
report at once at headquarters. Not
only will be the big Duke" sound
the alarm, but the bell on every fire
station will send forth the police call.
For some little while Supt. Garfunkel
has been considering the advisability
of having such "a call. He has figured
that there are many things that might
occur to warrant him in putting all OF
his men into service Immediately, and
yet they could not have been gotten to-
gether, without notice, unless the mill
tary call, eleven taps, was sounded. So
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-21
SALVATION ARMY
BEGINS CAMPAIGN.
Junior Entertainment and Ice
Cream Social Given.

Junior Entertainment ana Ice
Cream Social Given.
The frst meeting of the special four
dovs campaign by the Salvation Army
opened last night with an entertain
ment given by the Junior.
This was followed by an ice cream
social. The meeting was held at the
hall. No. 112 President street, west, and
was we'll attended by the friends OF the
army. there being, but few vacant seats
In the hall. The meeting was in charge
of Staff Capt. Berriman OF Atlanta
The programme consisted OF recita-
tions and singing by the Juniors and
all Of the numbers were rendered In
a creditable manner. The recitations
wore of a nature appropriate to the oc-
"a sion and the singing consisted most
Nv of hymns from the hymn-book OF
the army. The manner in wnlcn all
the numbers on the programme We're
rendered showed that much time had
been spent in training and teaching the
little ones by the older workers in the
army. Among the features Of the meet
ing was the address by Capt. Berri-
man and the rendering Of Nearer TO
Thee as a cornet solo by the same
officer.
The proceeds Of the entertainment
were for the benefit OF the campaign
fund and a snug sum was realized.
The meeting tonight will be held at
trinity Methodist Church, and an ad-
dress by Capt. Berriman will be deliv-
cred. capt. Berriman is a strong and
interesting speaker. He IL the division
I'll officer In charge Of the work Of the
army In the south ana mas had nine
YEAR, experience IN the work.