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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Fight for Offices.

With the naming of the aldermanic
ticket will begin the fight for city Of
+ fees Prospective candidates will get
busy and those who have been chosen
to serve the city and who have never
acted before will experience a new
sensation.
Foreman Porter Mcfarland of the
fire department has the distinction
OF being the first man to announce his
candidacy for an office held by some
one else. He is out for Supt.. Maguire's
place and hopes to land. Foreman
Mcfarland has been a member of the
department for a long while and his
friends have urged him to enter the
race. He was talked of as a candi-
cate several weeks ago, but it was
said that he had determined not to
make the race. He has however
positively decided to become a candi-
date and will go before Council on his
record as fireman. He has been a
faithful fire fighter for years, and really
grew up with the department..
Supt. Mcguire and his friends in
the meantime are not concerned. His
friends point with pride to his re-
markable record as a fire fighter and
say that he will have no trouble in
securing reelection. They say that his
work has given perfect satisfaction.
and that the insurance agents are
AA-A-S AAASAANS AOA NllCll companies I'M
der his regime where they lost it pre-
viously. The department. too. is in
excellent shape at this time, and Stunt.
Mcguire has no fear of losing out,
The contest for superintendent of
police, after the selection of the al
dermen, promises to be intensely in
teresting and exciting. 1t appears to
be foregone conclusion that Supt.
Reilly will be made lieutenant at a
salary of $1,S00 per annum. Mr.. Charles
Garfunkel will probably have his APP
plication in for the position. and so
will Justice Michael Naughtin While
neither has announced his candidacy
the friends of both have been active
for some time. The fight for this Of
nee promises to be a pretty one.
While there has been talk of opposi-
ton to most of the present officers
there have been no developments out
side of the fights for superintendent of
the fire department and Superintendent
of the police department. 1t is prob
able, however, that opposition will :ie-
yelope after the aldermanic board
has been chosen. John F. McEachern
has the distinction of having been the
first officer elected by Council to file
an application for reelection. He is
an inspector Of naval stores and filed
his application yesterday with Clerk
Bailey.
Second Is Staunch.
At q rousing meeting Of the Second
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
OFFICERS TRAMPED
MANY MILES,
Deputies O'COnnOr and westcOtt
Walked from ThunderboIt.

Deputies O'COnnOr and WestcOtt
Walked from ThunderboIt.
Thoroughly fatigued, after a long
tramp over marsh land, but anxious to
reach their homes, Deputy Sheriffs Ed.
O'Connor and Charles Westcott walked
to Savannah from Thunderbolt at an
early hour yesterday morning. The
officers had been in search of the ne
groes who fired upon and wounded C.
D. Briggs Saturday morning.
The greater part of the night the
two officers were either on the water
a late hour that Ned Tattnell and
Bristow Melton were located. The
men were placed under arrests on war
rants issued from Justice Nathan's
court, charging assault with intent to
murder. The prisoners were handcuff-
ed and taken to Thunderbolt where
they were temporarily locked up, the
officers coming on to the city on foot
The deputies did not wish to take
any chances in bringing their prisoners
to the city on foot, and decided that
II would be better to leave them for a
few hours with the Thunderbolt officers.
Later in the day Tattnell and Melton
were brought to the city and lodged in
the county Jail along with Adam Nc
Queen, Jr., who was arrested by the
same officers Saturday night While
Tattnell is charged by the officers with
being the chief conspirator, as it were
the man who actually fired the shots
is said to be still at large. He is
known to the officers and will be ar
rested. There are two more arrests
to be made, and Deputies O'Connor and
Westcott will make every effort to ap-
prehend these men
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
MESSENGER BOYS STRUCK
Because of Reduction in Pay, but
Later Returned TO work.

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Because of a reduction of half a cent
for delivering messages, eight of the
ten Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny's messengers threatened a strike
yesterday morning, and in fact did
leave the Office for a time, though one
by ore they returned to work until all
but one-Dan Simmons, colored were
back in their old places by night, and
Simmons will not be taken on again.
Manager Killlan of the Telegraph of
flee, in explaining the cause of the diff
ference, said that the company had
been paying the messengers two cents
for every message delivered, but that
as changes have been made in the OPP
GRAFTON of that department, the price
had been cut to one and a half cents
per message, but on the other hand
they are credited with calls, which
they never had before. This will give
the messengers greater earnings than
they made under the old schedule Of
pay. No cut was made in the pay of
the call boys who get the same as be-
fore.
In the future the service will be
known as the American District Tele-
graph service, and will embrace the
delivery of parcels and notes for
which a reasonable charge will be made
according to the service required. or
the amount collected the messengers
will receive one-third. For instance il
Is cents is collected the messenger gets
5 cents as his part.
This is where the messengers will
make up for the cut of half a cent on
deliveries of kilograms. as they have
not, up to the present time, had this
source of revenue.
1t is the intention of the company to
give the public of Savannah a first
class district messenger service, such
as is operated in Macon, Atlanta, Jack
sonville and other places where the
schedule Of pay is the same as that
introduced in the Savannah Office yes
terday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

District Club. held last night in Wal
lace's Hall, President Frank Van
Giesen refused to permit the use of his
name on the alderTnanic ticket.
The president of the club was unan-
imously Endorsed for aplace on the
ticket and the members of the club
urged him to permit them to present
his name when the nominating COM
mittee meets. Mr.. Van Giesen thank
ed his friends. but stated that he could
not make the race. After Mr.. Van
Giesen's announcement the following
resolutions We're offered by DR.. George
w. Heriot and were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved That our representatives
on the Nominating Committee of the
Citizens Club are2 instructed TO work
for. representative on the aldermanic
ticket from this district.
Resolved, That whoever are the
nominees Of the Citizens Club will be
loyalty supported by this club.
Col. Waring Russell and others talk
ed to the members Of the club, after
which refreshments were served. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
HALF WILL STAY IN
SIX OF PRESENT ALDERMEN WILL
BE KEPT ON THE BOARD.
DIFFERENCESBEING ADJUSTED
CITIZENS CLUB LEADERS ANTICI-
PATE No TROUBLE NOW.

RumOrs of Two AIdermanic Tickets
Were Rife Yesterday, hut the Diff
ferences within the Faction Are
Being SettIed-CI1b Nominating
Committee VIII Probably Meet To-
night-Davant and GIatiEny Will
Land-Lfst of Names to select Al
dermen From-RaIIy Mt Theater
aud Then Fight for city Offices.
Although rumors of two aldermanic
tickets were rife yesterday. il is be-
lieved that there will be but one ticket
in the field. Mayor Herman Myers and
at least six of the present aldermen
win be on the ticket.
There was a caucus of party lead
ers last night, and while nothing was
positively determined, matters drifted
in such a way as to make it safe to
predict that there will be no real trou-
BILE when the board is agreed upon to-
night. The first vessel of oil was pour
ed upon the troubled waters, and it.
is believed that a ticket will be named
without any great amount of wrang
ling.
The nominating caucus WIFI proba
bly, meet tonight, although it may be
decided not to call the ticket makers
together until tomorrow afternoon, 4
few hours before the meeting at the
Theater. One of those who attended
the caucus last night, said that there
are fifteen or twenty men whose names
will be sumbitted at the caucus to-
night and that any twelve of these
men will be- perfectly satisfactory to
the majority of the faction.
Six Old Men.
OF the present Board of Aldermen,
James NJ. Dixon, Robert l.. Colding,
A. J. Garfunkel. ]. f. CAVITY, w. J.
Watson and ID. r. Thomas are certain
to go back. r. j. Davant and John
F. Glatigny are likewise considered
certainties. DIR. Harmon, James Nc
Kenna w. l.. Grayson and T.. A. NJ
Schroeder. or Fred Vessels, are also
being pushed. In addition to these
d. c. Barrow, Nicholas Lang, A. b.
Moore w. Fl. Harris, DR.. Morris, Maj
John Schwarz, John Rourke, j. ].
Horrigan. Robert L. Holland, H. II.
Bacon, T. j. Naughtin. William Har-
den, Lawrence Kelly, f. F. Jones and
]. H. II. Entleman are being consid-
cred.
While to-night's caucus will proba-
bly, determine a full ticket so far as
the Citizens Club is concerned there
may be an Independent aldermanic
ticket on hand election day. There are
some who want a ticket of their own
and may go so far as to name one.
At least one man is known to have
been apprt Ached yesterday morning
and asked to run on an Independent
ticket lie refused, however. to per-
init the use of his name declaring that
he had no desire TO swamp himself.
The Citizens Club leaders say that
they have no fear of opposition. I'VE
will put out as strong a ticket as pos
sible and with it we will be ready to
fight any other ticket that may be
named" said one enthusiast after the
caucus. Matters are being smooth
ed over and when the work of select
ing aldermen has been finished we
will have a ticket that could not be
defeated by strongly organized force,
let alone a few. | feel confident that
there will only be one ticket, and we
will put it through without opposi-
Jion."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Excellent Train 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:O5 a. m. Getty
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. I"
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 2S5.
Georgia oil. will furnish full informal
ton.
Passenger service unexcelled az
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

The first southbound Southern.
Palm Limited" leaves New York Jan
IL, and returning northbound leaves st
Augustine Jan. IA. This elegant trair
will arrive Savannah daily, except
Monday, from the North and East al
1920 a. m, going south at 1925, with
connection at Jesup for the West
Northbound it will depart Savannah
daily, except Sunday, at 4:20 p. m
Solid Pullman train, offering fastest
schedule and best service between this
section and the East and North. All
information cheerfully furnished al
City Ticket Office, 141 Bull street
Phones S50.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Passenger service unexcelled.-aa
"winter Homes in a Summer L.nd,

The Southern Railway has issued its
beautiful Winter Homes in a Sum-
mer Land" folder for the season 1902
O3.
This folder Is published in very at
tractive form, and is profusely illus
trated with photographs of the fanou,
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 7. A. Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
WITHOUT LEAVING
THEIR SEATS
Jurors Agreed That Mrs. UImer WINS
Entitled to a Divorce.


Entitled to a Divorce.
After twenty-one years of married
life, Mrs. Georgia Timer was granted
a divorce from her husband, ]. H
Ulmer, in the Superior Court yesterday.
Mrs. Timer told on the stand of her
husbands cruelty, saying that he had
frequently cursed and beat her in the
presence of others, and had, by his in
human treatment of her, made her life
a burden.
Her husband, she says, operates a
dairy farm near Savannah, and earns
about $3.50 a month. She says that he
has contributed nothing to her support,
and that she has been obliged to re-
sort to the running of a boarding
house. in order to gain a livelihood for
herself and child.
The Jurors, after hearing the evil
dence, returned verdict in her favor,
without leaving their seats. The libel
liant was represented by Twiggs &
Oliver. The case will come up again at
the next term of court, at which time
the second verdict and decree will be
granted
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

The Southern Railway begs to an
nounce the inauguration for the season
1908 of it's famous "Southern's Palm
Limited" first train southbound pass
ing Savannah 1920 a. m, Jan. 10, and
first northbound passing Savannah
APO p. m. Jan. IA. The finest
and fastest train in the coun-
try, composed exclusively of
Pullman compartment, observation
club, library, drawing room sleeping
cars and diners, running solid between
New York and st. Augustine. For COM
plete information and reservations call
at City Ticket Office, 141 Bull street
or call up S50-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
AT THE POINT OF A GUN

JOnn BcNInS Clu1mS tie was Made
to Empty Oysters Back Into the
River.
The suit of John Bevins against
Augustus Oemler was tried in the City
Court yesterday, and a sealed verdict
will be returned into court when it
convenes this morning.
Bevins is suing for the recovery of
$500 damages. He told on the stand
yesterday of the action of one of Capt.
Oemler's men in making him, at the
point of a gun, empty a boat load of
oysters back into the water. These
oysters he claims, were not the prop
erty of Capt. Oemler, but We're legit-
imately tonged by him. For the loss
of the oysters and the damaging ac-
lions of the defendants agent he seeks
the recovery of $780,
The case occupied the attention of
the court the greater part of the day,
going to the jury at $3.50 o'clock The
plaintiff was represented by Beckett
& Beckett and the defendant by w.
w. Gordan, Jr., and Osborne & Law
renee.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
WESTERN UNIONS MOTOR CAR

The Western Union Telegraph office
in this city received yesterday a motor
car for use in its line work along the
railroad tracks. The machine came
from Jacksonville and is made so that
1t can easily be taken from or put
on track. 1t is very speedy and has
seats for two or more persons besides
room to carry all necessities for max
ing hasty repairs.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
MEATS STILL HIGH.
Retailers Insist They Are Making
Only Small Profit.

Despite the fact that there has been
a reduction in the wholesale prices of
fresh meats in the last few weeks, the
retail prices still continue the same
In Savannah and throughout the
South.
The retailers of this city contend
that during the last several months.
when the price of meats were high,
they have maintained a regular sched-
ule of prices, sometimes barely MAX
ing profit, and that as the small re-
duction in the wholesale prices is not
likely to remain they have not changed
their prices. and even now are making
but a small profit.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
200 BOOKED FOR LIBERIA.
Will Sail from Savannah Jan. 20
for African shores.

r. G. Pierce, representing the Ii
berian Colonization Society, said yes
terday that he has booked over 200
negroes from this state, Alabama and
Florida, to sail from here Jan. 20 on
the steamer Donald for Liberia.
The negroes will arrive between the
18th and goth. and be on hand to sail
on the morning of the latter day, the
vessel arriving here from Philadelphia
on the morning of the 18th. The agent
will accompany the party.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
PROPOSALS WANTED.

-~~~~-~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~-
Fort Screven, Tybee Island, Ca,
Dec. Z, 1902. Sealed proposals, in tripl-
cate, will be received here till IL ms
Jan. 5, 1903, for constructing $4,000 CAL
Ion Steel Tank on 81 foot inch trestle
here. u. S. reserves right to accept or
reject any or all proposals or any part
thereof Information on application.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked Proposals for Construc-
tion," Addressed Sylvanus G. Orr, Q.
M.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
- S--
No Man-Can Die

OF any form of Fever who used John
sons Chill and Fever TOMS even half
way right. 1t is 100 times better than
quinine, and does in a day what
slow quinine cannot do in ten days.
Johnson's Tonic will drive out every
trace and faint of Grip Poison from
the blood.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Cedar Bluff, Va, Nov. 70. 1902.

We have sold Johnson's Chill and
Fever Tonic for the past 10 years. We
know it has saved hundreds of long
cases of fever and heavy doctors bills
and has saved the lives of hundreds of
our own people. We keep it in our
households. Cedar Bluff Wooden Com
nanV.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
WILL INDlCT MAMIE.
Grand Jury Meets for That Purpose
Friday Afternoon.

Friday afternoon the grand jury will
convene for the purpose of returning
indictments against Mamie DeCris,
charged on a warrant from Justice
Wickham's court, with forgery.
There will probably be some other
criminal cases for the jury to investi-
gate, but the special. call is made nee
essary, for the reason that the "Dia-
mond Queen" is anxious to plead guilty
as soon as possible, and end the case.
Immediately after indictments have
been returned Col. Robert L. Colding,
her counsel, will arrange a time for her
to plead guilty and receive sentence.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic will
drive out every trace and faint of
Grip Poison from the blood and do its
work quick and do it right. Old and
neglected cases of Grip are quickly
cured by a course Of this wonderful
medicine.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Pullman Sleepers, 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; ar
rive Tampa, 6:45 a. m. next morning.
Reservation and full information At
city ticket Office, No. Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

We do not ash your trade
because we sell you
"Peruna" o5 cents,
Guaranteed Hot Water
Bottles" 40 cents, or a
high class 2-quart
Fountain Syringe" for soc.
but because we give you
day in and day out safe.
sure drugs and fresh,
bright goods always
at prices that save you
dimes and even doIIarsl
"Gef Ii at R0WIinski's"
BrOughtOn, corner Drayton.
Telephone 1855.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
wedding Presents.

Sternberg & Co.'S. large patronage
in select wedding presents enables
them to suggest the exact idea, should
you be at a loss what to giYe."-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

Studs, rings, cum buttons and many
other fine and original mountings at
.Sternoerg & Co's.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Sterling siIvervare

In chests, sets or single pieces. suit
able for presents, at lowest prices at
Sternberg & Co's.-ad,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
STOLE TWO BICYCLES.
Thieves Painted Them Black. but
Were Landed ANYHOW

Thieves Painted Them Black, but
Were Landed Anyhow.
For stealing two bicycles from No.
609 Pine street, Saturday night, George
Byatt and Walter Simmons. colored.
are prisoners at the police station.
One of the wheels was blue and the
other green and both We're painted
black by the thieves. The bicycles
were then taken to a bicycle store
where they We're ordered repaired. De-
teetive Murphy yesterday morning
asked the bicycle dealer to hold the
wheels and have the lads sent to the
station house when they put in an
appearance. This was done and the
detective will appear against them at
this mornings session of Police Court.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

Cafes, Clubs. Bullets and private
side-boards should not be without
Cooks Imperial Extra Dry Cham
pagne.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
Eugene
Fields
Views on Ambition and Dye.
pepsia.

Dyspepsia, wrote Eugene Field,
'often incapacitates man for endeavor
and sometimes extinguishes the fire OF
ambition" Though great despite his
complaint Field suffered from indiges-
ton all his life. A weak, tired stomach
can't digest your food. 1t needs
rest. You can only rest it by the use
of a preparation like Kodol, which re-
lieves it Of work by digesting your food.
Rest soon restores it to its normal tone.
strengthening,
Satisfying,
EnVlgorating.
Prepared only by E. c. DEWITT & Co. Chicago
The ST. bottle contains IN times the soc. Siza
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

The indications for to-day are for fair
weather.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06
JOHN &. BUTLER
DEALER IN

DEALER IN
Paints, Oils and Glass, Sash, Doors,
Blinds and Builders Supplies, Plain and
Decorative Wall Paper, Foreign and
Domestic CemSnts, Lime, Plaster ans
Hair. Sole Agent for Abestine Colo
Water Paint.
20 Congress Street, West, and 10 90,
Julian Street. West
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

AT a ronsinE meeting Of the Second
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-06

ut has been stated that fires never
occur in school houses during school
hours" says Supt. Mcguire. IF
this be true what assurance have
we that false alarms may not occur
during school hours?
las evidence of the fact that fires
do occur in school houses during
school hours the partial destruction of
Lincoln School in Chicago on Nov "a
is sufficient Principal Nichols. who is
firm believer in the fire drill is to
be congratulated upon his good judg-
ment in having required frequent fire
drills. When the alarm was given, the
teachers who had been thoroughly
drilled, were quick to prevent an i'm
pending panic. Soothing words quiet
ed the little ones and then the beating
of drum was a signal to form in line
for drill, which all the pupils had re-
hearsed again and again, but never
before when there was actual danger.
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