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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
SEARCHING THE ISLANDS.
Deputy Sherins Looking for Men
Who Shot C. ID. Briggs.

Deputy Sherins Looking for Men
Who Shot C. ID. Briggs.
There were no developments yester-
day in the shooting of C. D. Briggs,
deputy sheriff and Waterman for the
Oemler Oyster Company, and Deputy
Sheriffs O'Connor and Westcott con-
tinue active in their search for the
negroes who were surprised while
stealing oysters.
The officers left yesterday for the
islands in the vicinity of where the
shooting occurred. but had not been
heard from up TO an early hour this
morning. 1t is not probable that they
will return to the city without the
other members of the party that was
surprised by Briggs.
The deputy sheriffs know the men
for whom they are looking and would
hardly abandon the search without
finding them. Sunday is a holiday with
the negroes who inhabit the islands
on the salts and they frequently go
miles from their homes to spend the
day at prayer meeting, or with friends
and relatives. The officers may have
found this to be the case and deter
mined to wait until the return of the
men.
Both Deputies OConnor and West
colt are at home on the water and
know all of the small islands in the
neighborhood of the Vernon river. No
fear is entertained for their safety,
and it is expected that they will turn
up to-day with other prisoners. Briggs
is still a patient at the Savannah Hos
pital, but is in no danger. He is rap
idly recovering from his wounds.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
PACKERS WILL PROTEST.
Tax Collector Thomson Instructed
TO Enforce Packing House Tax.

Tax Collector Thomson Instructed
10 Enforce Packing House Tax.
Controller General Wright, as stated
in the Morning News dispatches, has
issued instructions to Tax Collector
Thomson, and the other tax collectors
throughout the state, relative to the
collection of the 5000 tax on packing
houses and branch offices of the same.
He is authorized to issue executions
against all packing houses which have
not paid the tax.
The tax, 1t is known, will be paid,
but under protest In order to prevent
the closing of their places of business
the packers will pay, but they. will
Immediately file afTdavits of illegality.
These affidavits will be similar TO those
filed last year, the only change consist
ing in an amendment. The illegality
proceedings will be entered in the SUI
perior Court. and will find their way
to the Supreme Court.
Last year the matter was tested,
with the result that the court of last
resort decided that he packers were
liable. The fight will be made this year
along about the same lines. Some one
case viii be made a test case of. The
big packing houses have determined to
fight the matter to the last
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
TRIED TO BITE AN OFFICER.
DisOrderIy Woman Made Things
Lively in the TenderIofn District.

Livery an the TenderIOfn D1strfct.
When Police Court convenes this
morning Recorder Myrick will have
before him several regulars who have
not been heard from in quite a while.
Fannie Myers will head the list and
will answer three charges: Drunken
ness. cursing. resisting. striking and
attempting to bite Detective Murphy
and vagrancy. She was arrested in the
Tenderloin yesterday afternoon while
painting the atmosphere a brilliant
red.
The police say the woman carries off
all prizes for using foul language and
she kept up her reputation this time.
Her profanity was heard a block away
and she continued its use even after
she had been placed in a cell and the
double doors had been shut on her.
Viola Douglas is charged by Patrol
man Tullis with being drunk and dis
orderly, an old failing. Viola gave the
officer no trouble and had happy jag
aboard when placed in the cooler. She
is member of the thirty-day class
and may also be held for vagrancy.
Alberta London alias Mamie Row
land, and Florence Johnson both col
ored. are charged by Detective Frank
Wall with parading the streets and be-
having in an improper manner. AL
berta is the woman who was struck
on the head with a baseball bat Christ
mas Eve night, and who was believed
by the police at that time to have
been killed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
IN THREE DIVISIONS
s. A. L. HAS RECONSTRUCTED OLD
FOURTH AND FIFTH DIVISIONS.
HEAVY TRAFFIC DEMANDED 1T.
ENT, WITH HEADQUARTERS
AT JACKSONVILLE.

VIII Have Charge of Fourth Divi=
Vile and Jacksonville to River
Junction-WaIter Hale Superin-
tendent of Fifth, the Line from Sa-
vannah to Montgomery and SavRn-
nah Terminals - sixth Division
Consists of Lines south of Jack
sonviIIe and Fernandina Termi-
naIs-This in Charge of ID. e. Max
weII-ChanGe to go Into Effect
Jan. IL.
Official notification of the sub-divis-
ion of the Fourth and Fifth divisions
of the Seaboard Air Line into three
divisions, was received in Savannah
yesterday. The new divisions will be
as follows:
Fourth-The line from Columbia to
Jacksonville, and Jacksonville to River
Junction, including the Jacksonville
terminals; superintendent Mr.. w. r.
Hudson, whose headquarters will be at
Jacksonville. Mr.. Hudson was until
this appointment trainmaster of the
First division.
Fifth-The line from Montgomery to
Savannah, including the Savannah ter
minals, of which Mr.. Walter Hale will
be superintendent, headquarters Sa-
vannah.
Sixth-All the Florida line south of
Jacksonville and the Fernandina ter
minals, of which Mr.. B. E. Maxwell
will be superintendent, with headquar-
tiers at Jacksonville.
The change has been made necessary
because of the increasing business of
the Fourth and Fifth divisions and
their very large extent compared with
the other divisions of the road. How
great was this extent is shown by
the fact that in the old Fourth alone
there was 1876 miles of line. AS has
been stated before, the change will go
into effect Ian. IL.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
ROSE STILL MISSING.
Nothing Learned of Man who Mys-
tertOUsly Disappeared in
Jacksonville.

Supt. Reilly's men have not yet
learned anything relative to the disap-
pearance of Leslie N. Rose, in Jack
sonville, Christmas Eve A letter to
Supt. Reilly from the missing mans
wife was printed in the Morning News
yesterday and attracted considerable
attention.
1t is the theory in Jacksonville that
Rose was murdered and robbed, and
that his body was thrown into an
empty box car. If such a crime was
committed the remains are likely to
SHOW up on any day, at almost any
place. None of the railroads have yet
discovered the dead man, although it
is possible that the body is wandering
around the country. 1t could remain in
box car for several weeks without
being discovered.
There is no positive evidence that
Rose was really murdered, and he may
nave left Jacksonville of his own ac-
cord. No motive, however, can be as
signed for his leaving his family vol
unfairly. The reward of 500 is Of
tered for any information that will lead
70 the recovery of the body.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05

The Southern Railway has issued It's
beautiful Winter Homes in a Sum-
mer Land folder for the season 1902
0S.
This folder is published in very at
tractive form, and is profusely illus
trated with photographs of the famous
Southern winter resorts and their en-
vironments. 1t also contains numerous
views Of the scenery from the noun
tains to the sub-tropical scenes OF
Florida and Nassau. This book gives
full and complete information regard
ing all of the leading winter resorts
for health or pleasure, and also a com
plete list of all of the smaller hotels
and boarding houses which have ac-
commodations for winter tourists. Civ
ing rates per day, week and month
and other valuable data to those de-
string to locate for the winter any
where in the South. Copy of this book
let may be had by calling on or send
ing one cent stamp to E. G. Thomson,
c. P. and T. A, Savannah, Ga.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
STABBED A WOMAN TWICE.
ReIented Later and Agreed to Pay
the Doctors Bill.


With murderous intent Paul Bryan,
colored, Stabbed Ella Bryan. a negro,
in the shoulder at an early hour yes
terday morning and made his escape.
The ARRAY was reported at police head
quarters, but some time later the wom-
an declared that she did not want
Bryan arrested.
From what the police could learn the
pair had been on very friedly terms,
and the assault was the result of jeal-
ousy. Bryan became enraged at some
thing the woman did, and plunged his
knife twice into her shoulder. The
cutting occurred near Broughton and
Abercorn streets, and the wounded
woman was taken to her home at No.
123 Oglethorpe lane. She bled freely
and it was at first believed had been
seriously wounded. Later Bryan re-
pented for what he had done and
agreed to pay the doctors bill. Upon
this understanding the woman said
that If he should be arrested she would
not prosecute
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
is A GOOD RAILROAD MAN.
F. X. Huger, New General SUperin-
tendent s. A. L., Well known Here.

r. a. HuEery New Gener2i SUper1n-
tendent S. A. L., Well known Here.
The appointment of Maj. F. K. HUI
ger as general superintendent of the
Seaboard Air Line to succeed Mr.. N.
D. Maher, resigned, is received with
pleasure by a number of railroad men
in Savannah, several of whom are close
personal friends of the new superin-
tendent. Maj Huger has not only many
friends her, but several relatives as
well, among them being brother, Mr..
j. A. Huger.
According to prominent railroad
man who knows Mr.. Huger well, that
gentleman, who is about SO years old,
has spent practically all his life in the
railroad business, in which he has been
most successful, and is in every way
a most competent man and a wise
choice on the part of the Seaboard Air
Line for so important O. position. .
Maj. Huger belongs to the we'll
known Charleston family of that name
and began his railroad experience at
that city. where he was connected
with the old Northeastern. This was
in 1874. Later he became connected
With the then ITeenNllle anu COluDl-
bia road with which he held the posi-
ton as general freight and passenger
agent. Next he went with the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia, now
a part of the Southern, of which he
was superintendent of the Knoxville
division for some twenty years.
After closing his connection with
this road he went abroad for some
time, but after a short visit returned
Ito Charleston and became superin-
tendent of the South Carolina division
of the Southern, a position he retained
until he went with the Seaboard Air
Line. Until his present appointment,
which becomes effective to-day, he was
superintendent of the second division
headquarters at Raleigh. In this po-
sition he is succeeded by Mr.. A. w.
Townsley, formerly assistant to the
vice president and general manager.
1t is not known when Maj. Huger
will visit Savannah, but it will doubt
less be pretty soon, as it is more than
likely that a trip of inspection over
the system will be made within a
short time.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
FUNERAL OF THE LATE
HENRY J.. MIDDLETON.

The funeral of the late Henry J..
Middleton took place at o'clock yes
terday afternoon from the family resi-
dene, No. los Duffy street, east, and
was largely attended. The services at
the house and at the grave in Bona
venture were conducted by Rev. H. C.
Christian, pastor of Wesley Monument
tai Church. The coffin was covered
with flowers. Two large designs, one a
pillow with the figures 80" signifying
good night, and one an anchor were
from the fellow workers with Mr. Mid
dleton in the Morning News. The
grave was almost hidden with flowers.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Samuel
Adams, j. H. Estill, Jr., e. S. King,
L. P. Pettus, A. V. Austin and w. O..
Milton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
Excellent Trafn service

Atlantic Coast Line offers quickest
and best service to Florida.
Trains leave Savannah as follows:
FLORIDA and West Indian Limited, +"
with Pullman sleeper, Savannah to
Tampa, via Jacksonville and Sanford,
Pullman Dining Cars, Jersey City to
Jacksonville, leave at 9:05 a. m. (city
time) for Jacksonville and points
south.
Savannah and Florida Limited ,"
with Pullman sleeper, Jacksonville to
Tampa, leaves at $3.50 p. m. Getty time)
for Jacksonville and points south.
New York and Florida Express, -
with Pullman sleeper, Savannah to
Jacksonville, leaves at 4:3o a. m. (city
time) for Jacksonville and points
south.
Ticket agents, De Soto Hotel. both
phones 70, and Union Station, Bell 235,
Georgia oil, will furnish full inforina-
ton.
Passenger service unexcalIed ar
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
SAVANNAH ARTIST
WON A PRIZE

Mr.. William F. Kline of New York,
the son of Capt. T. D. Kline of this
city, and one of the best known of
the younger painters of America, has
just secured another well-merited hon
or. A new work of his "Leda and the
Swan" exhibited at the seventy-eighth
annual exhibition of the National
Academy of Design. has been awarded
a prize. $780, the second of the three
prizes offered by Julius Hallgarten for
the best three oils by artists under IS
years of age.
A critic, in reviewing the exhibit.
refers to Mr.. Kline's beautiful figure
and color work. and the Herald of
Saturday prints a cut of the picture,
an honor that was accorded to neither
of the other prize winners in this class.
This is but one of many honors that
Mr.. Kline has won in the art world,
not only in oils, but in other branches
of his profession.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
The Royal Music Hall

Reopens tonight, Jan. 5. with Mr.. j.
t. Bennett as sole proprietor. The
policy of the house will be as hereto
fore, to give nothing but a good clean
vaudeville entertainment, and to pro-
duce in rapid succession, all good.
strong novelty acts as fast as they
can be secured, and the many patrons
OF this popular resort can depend upon
receiving courteous treatment at ali
times. The superior company of tall
ented performers engaged for this
week have no equal in their respective
line. Mr.. Bennett is an energetic
young man, very popular, and we wish
him every success in his new under
taking.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
CH0KED AN ALLEGED THIEF.
PntrOIman Arrived on the Scene and
Arrested Both Men.


Arrested Both Men.
Charged with stealing S., R. w.
Wilkes, a paper hanger, is a prisoner
at the police station and will be given
a preliminary examination by Record
er Myrick in Police Court this morn
ing.
The complainant is ]. ]. Patterson.
a bookkeeper, and he, too, will have
to answer charge when court con-
venes. Patterson is alleged to have
cursed and choked Wilkes in the Mar
shall House early yesterday morning.
Both men were arrested by Patrolman
Tullis.
Wilkes denies the charge of theft,
and says that Patterson has no idea
what became of the money which he
lost some time Saturday The men are
employed in the. same place and live
at the Marshall House. The alterca-
ton followed a meeting in the hotel
about o'clock in the morning, and
Patrolman Tullis was sent for. Pat
terson furnished bail for his appear
ance in Police Court.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
REMEMBERED FORMER CHIEF.

Mr.. l.. j. Maxwell Presented with
Handsome shot Gun by Telegraph
Men.
Assistant District Superintendent L.
]. Maxwell of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company recently manager of
the Savannah office, was agreeably
surprised when he showed up in Sa-
vannah yesterday.
The employees of the company for
merly under Mr.. Maxwell, presented
MIN with a handsome double barrel
shot gun as token of their esteem.
The presentation was made by Chief
Operator Marshall who explained that
the rush during the holidays made II
impossible to present the gift before.
Mr.. Maxwell responded pleasantly and
thanked the men for their expressions
or friendship. Superintendent Maxwell
Ieft last night with the memento OF
many happy days spent in the office in
Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
MANY APPLICANTS TO
BENEDICTINE COLLEGE.

The Benedictine College will be re-
opened to-day after being closed for
ten days during the Christmas and
New Year holidays. The officers of the
college have had number of applica-
lions recently from boys who desire to
enter the institution but have been
forced to refuse them in order not to
interfere with the routine of the
classes
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
Royal wiz Open Tonight.

The Royal Music Hall will be re-
opened tonight under the direction of
Mr. J. T. Bennett, who has purchased
the property and will conduct 1t in flu
ture. The new proprietor announces
that the policy of the hall will be the
same as before; that only clean vaude-
vile shows will be put on and strong
novelty acts as fast as they can be Sc
cured. Such a company, it is an
nounced, will furnish the entertainment
this week.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
FOUND AN INFANTS SKELETON
Homes Discovered in Biscuit Box,
East of Waters Road.

The remains of negro infant were
discovered in a biscuit box east of
Waters road at about Thirty-eighth
street yesterday and Coroner Keller
was asked by the police to make an in
vestigation.
The body was found by young man
who reported the matter to Mounted
Patrolman Henry Smith. The patrol
man located the box and telephoned
the desk sergeant at headquarters.
Later DR.. Keller made an investigation
and found little more than a handful
of bones and skull. He judged that
the infant had been dead several
months and no conclusion could be
reached as to how it came to its death.
The skeleton was buried under the
coroner's direction.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
Pullman SIeepers, Savannah to Tam
pa, via Seaboard Air Line Railway.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway is
the only line operating Pullman sleep
ers, Savannah to Tampa, without
change, leaving Savannah in the aft
ernoon. Following is schedule: Leave
Savannah, 2:40 p. M, railroad time; er-
rive Tampa, 6:45 a. m. next morning.
Reservation and full information at
city ticket office, No. Bull street.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
Clouds weather To-dnv.

The weather prophets predict partly
cloudy weather for to-day with light
variable winds. The same conditions
are announced for tomorrow. The
temperature will remain about the
same as ii was yesterday and there are
no indications of an early change.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
To observe week of PRAYER.

The Woman's Missionary Society of
the First Baptist Church will hold
special meetings Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons of this week at
4:30 O'Clock at the home of Mrs. w.
c. Powell. No. 100 Duffy street, east,
in observance of the week of prayer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
B. B. JACOBS OFFICERS.
ID. r. GarfunI<eI Again Named ms
President of the Congregation.

AT the Synagogue of the B. B.
Jacob, at Montgomery and State
streets, the annual election of officers
took PLACE yesterday morning. A
large congregation attended the meet
ing
The following officers were elected:
President-B. NJ. Garfunkel
Vice Presidents. Blumenthal.
Secretary-S. X. Friedman.
Treasurer-R. Horovitz
Trustees-M. Blumberg. E. Ehren-
rach and j. Wolfson.
The election was in charge of r.
Waltz, NJ. Blumenthal and Julius
Stark.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
NOn-Coms i'm Emmets.

Private Charles j. O'Neil and F..
Powers have been appointed corporals
in the Emmett Rifles. Both young
men have served faithfully in the Ri
f1es, and the reward of the offices is
but recognition of their efficient SER
vice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
For over sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
First Strawberries of 1908.

The first Strawberries of the season
were on sale at the Market on Satur-
day. They were from Florida, and
were magnificent fruit, and sold at
40 cents a quart
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
"Just A Moment,

If you suffer with nervous or sick
headache, try Panknin's Neural-a safe
and positive cure, successfully used for
more than twenty years. At your
DruggiSts,-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05

Mr.. w. ]. Craig, general passenger
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line,
passed through Savannah yesterday
en- route from Jacksonville to Whining
ton.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05

Mr.. C. B. Walworth, assistant gen.
eral passenger agent of the Seaboard
Air Line, returned to Savannah yes
terday, after a trip over the line.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

Mr.. ]. A. Taylor, travelling passenger
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, head
quarters Montgomery, was among the
arrivals in Savannah yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05

ton.
Mr.. w. H. Leahy, division passenger
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, head
quarters Savannah, will leave tonight
for Atlanta to attend a meeting of "a
number of roads that are interested
in the proposed movement of troops
from the government posts at Charles
ton and Wilmington to San Francisco
en- route to the Philippines.
The Atlantic Coast Lines fast tour
list train the New York and Florida
Special" will be inaugurated, south
bound, Jan. II. The train will reach
this city on its first trip Jan. 10, at
1855 a. M, and will be joined here by
some of the officials of the road and
probably by representatives of the
newspapers who will make the trip to
Jacksonville which will be reached at
$50 p. m. The train goes solid into
St. Augustine. which will be reached
at o'clock, but the Savannahians
will go only so far as Jacksonville and
return to Savannah the same day,
reaching home at 9 o'clock.
Conductor J. w. Blanton of the
Southern Railway, who has been run
ming between Charlotte and Savannah
for the past four years, made his last
trip to Savannah yesterday. He has
been transferred to the run between
Columbia and Charlotte. until the Palm
Limited goes on Jan. Is, when he will
go on that train between Charlotte
and Jacksonville. Capt. Blanton is
among the Southern's most popular
conductors, and he has many friends
in Savannah who will regret to learn
that he is to be seen here less than
formerly.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05

Continued on Second Page
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-05
JUDGMENT DAY PAST
WORLD IN NEW AGE ACCORDING
TO NEw-CHURCH BELIEF.
SWEDENBoRG'S REVELATION
NEW YEARS SERMON BY REV.
ALEXANDER HENRY.

The Belief of the Disciples of Swe-
denbOrgIanism Tint the Day of
Judgment Was $50 Years Ago;
That the General Judgment of
the Good and Evil Was Then Ac-
cOmplished-Emnnu SwedenbOrE
An Eye witness of the scenes Ac-
cOrding to the New-Church-The
Progress of the World since 1857
the Result of Judgment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
Jewish Women's Lawn Fete.

The lawn fete arranged for Monday from
g to II pm. on the grounds attached TO the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Barber, at the
corner of Clifton and 14th streets, will be Of
the nature of fairy spectacle. The deco
rations are in charge of Mrs. A NJ. Baer
Mrs. Arson Behrend is at the head of do
nations and supplies. Mrs. NJ. Luchs and
Mrs. Adolph Kahn will dispense ice cream
and cake The candy and flower booth
will be presided over by Mrs. Sol. Lans-
burgh A novel feature will be in charge of
Mrs. 1. l.. Blout and Mrs. Charles Kauf-
man. The lemonade booth will be in the
hands of Mrs. n. Kahn. Cigars and smok-
ers' supplies generally will be dispensed by
Mrs. Joe Luchs. The table of cakes will
be disposed of by Mrs. T. Haas. The
chairman on music, Miss Rosa Mordecai
has secured the services of the cavalry
band from Fort Myer. Miss Hetty Abra-
ham has a magic goose and the press
under her management. The gypsy camp
will be in charge of Miss Lille Cohen and
two assistants. Mrs. Alfred Mayer is head
of the aids, Mrs. NJ. d. Jacobs of day
service and each member of the section is
member of the reception committee for
the evening. The Temple Choral Society un-
sing patriotic airs Mrs. Charles Gold
smith has charge of the finances and Mrs
Joel Hilman, executive head, has ex
erted every effort in her power to make
this entertainment a social and financial
success, as the Washington section of the
Council of Jewish Women has every reason
to believe il will be.