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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
DRANK BAD WHISKY;
WAS NOT AMONG ELECT,
Discourse on Spiritual Conditions
Furnished Ordinary.

Discourse on Spiritual Conditions
Furnished Ordinary.
An interesting discourse on the spirit
ual conditions Of the souls of certain
of the colored brethren of Savannah
furnished considerable amusement in
the Court of Ordinary yesterday. The
discourse was furnished by a colored
exhorter, William B. Jackson, who was
on trial charged with lunacy
When brought before the trial jury
Jackson stoutly maintained that he
was not a lunatic, but claimed he was
merely imbued with religion and an
overwhelming desire to save his fellow
man from the ills that come to the I'M
needing. He told Judge McAlpin he
had forty-one souls to his credit, and
all Savannahians.
OF the total number, eleven are pre-
sumably safe, as Jackson said they
were in heaven, thus being placed be-
yond the reach of temptation. The re-
naming thirty were still objects of his
tender solicitude as the care of this
world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
were constantly worrying them. One
of them had already fallen from grace,
the eXhorter informing the court that
he had begun drinking whisky, and
that, furthermore, he was not at all
choice as to the brand.
The jury held that Jackson was not
insane and released him.
John Jones, also colored, was tried
for lunacy and set free. 1t developed
that John had been partaking OF GER
tain cheering spirits continuously for
some time, with the result that he had
been seeing things" His confinement
in Jail had restored his temporarily
unbalanced mind.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
INSPECTING WORK IN
SAVANNAH DISTRICT.

Maj. ]. D. c. Hoskins, an officer of
the inspector generals department, ar
rived in Savannah yesterday morning.
He is the guest of Col. James B. Quinn,
division chief of United States engi-
neers, and in direct charge of this dis
trict. Maj. Hoskins is here to inspect
the work that has been done by the
engineers, and also the conditions ex-
listing at Fort Screven.
Maj Hoskins is not permitted to
speak of the conditions here until he
has made his report to the inspector
general. 1t is probable, however that
he will indorse all work that has been
undertaken and report the Savannah
orfice in the best of condition. All the
books of the Office will be carefully
gone over apd a careful inspection viii
be made OF the work already done. as
well as that which has been recently
started.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
TRUCKERS MADE MONEY
ON IRISH POTATOES
N. l.. ExIey Advises Young Men to
Take Up Farming.

NJ. l.. ENley Advises Young Men to
Take Up Farming.
Truck farmers around Savannah have
made money on potatoes this year.
Tubers were unusually high this sea-
son, both for old and new stock. When
new potatoes came on the market the
old crop was selling at 81 a bar
rel. The new crop went in at about
IS and remained somewhere between
that figure and So, until the season
closed d few days ago.
Mr.. M. l.. Exley, who has an
extensive truck farm near Savannah.
in speaking of the crop, said:
''This season was a fine one for
potato growers around Savannah. Last
year the new crop started at "a per
barrel and closed at about $50.
This season potatoes started at IS
and kept the price up.
1t seems to me that small farming
offers most attractive opening for
young men. They could make con-
siderable more than they could in or
binary business in the city. OF course,
every season is not as good as this,
but a profit can be realized nearly
every time"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
NEGRO SAYS HE is
WANTED FOR ASSAULT.
Surrendered at Police HEADQUARTERS
and Was Confined.

ana was confined.
Walking into police headquarters last
night, John Smith, negro, stated he
was wanted in Augusta for criminal
assault. He said he had been chased
by men there and had to leave.
His crime was committed early in
May. he stated. and he has since been
in Savannah. Men were after him yes
terday with pistols and fired at him
a number of times, he said.
This last is of course, Pigment of
the imagination, but the officers think
the assault story is probably true. The
negro denies committing the crime, but
says he was accused of it, and would
have been lynched had he not run
away. He tells the name of the vic
tim, and says the crime took place Just
across the river from Augusta, in Ham
burg, S. c.
There is negro prisoner at the po-
lice station who says Smith told him
the same story when he first came 10
Savannah. The superintendent wired
the authorities at Augusta and had the
negro locked up.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
GARFUNKEL WAS MADE
POLICE PRESIDENT

Supt. Charles Garfunkel, of the Sa-
vannah police force was elected pres
ident of the Police Benevolent Asso-
citation at a meeting held last night.
A committee was appointed to no.
tify the superintendent of his cleo
ton. He thanked the association for
the honor, but stated he did not think
he could serve, but finally consented
to take the matter under advisement.
1t was also decided to give police
picnic at Tybee early in August.
Sergt. Woods. the vice president, who
presided at the meeting, will appoint
a committee to fix the date and make
the necessary arrangements within a
day or two.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
MANY RETURNS MADE
OF TAXABLE PROPERTY.

The announcement in the Morning
News to the effect that the state and
county digests had closed. had the eff
feet of hurrying many to get their re-
turns in before the supplemental lists
close.
Receiver of Tax Returns Marcus Ba-
ker and his force of assistants were
kept busy yesterday. The supplemental
lists will be open for a few days only,
and all returns must be made before
they close if a double tax is to be
avoided.
The owners of automobiles and hi
cycles are especially slow in making
their returns. Mr.. Baker has secured
a list of the names of those who own
automobiles and. II returns are not
made, a double tax will be imposed
No one will be relieved from this dou-
BILE tax
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
PROF. G. r.. wARDELL COMING.
Will Institute Independent Lodge
j. o. U. A. NJ, and Initiate Glass.

VIII Institute Independent Lodge
j. o. U. A. NJ, and Initiate Glass.
Prof G. R. Wardell, an organizer
of the Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics, will reach Savannah
tonight for the purpose of institut-
ing a lodge and also to initiate a
class.
At the train tonight Prof. Wardel
will be met by a committee from Gold
en- Rule Council, and will be escort
ed 10 the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Griffin, No. 81 Park avenue, west
whose guest he will be.
At 8 o'clock tonight Prof. War
dell will institute Independent Coun-
ell at the Junior Hall, with thirty
charter members. The new council
will then accompany Prof. Wardell
to Metropolitan Hall, where a class of
twenty-five will be initiated in Golden
Rule Council.
Prof. Wardell is on a tour in the in
terests of the order. He was in At
lanta yesterday.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
COUNTY SIGNED
GARBAGE CONTRACT
WORK ON TRACKS STARTED.
CARS WILL BE RUNNING OVER NEW
ROUTE WITHIN TEN DAYS.

New Dump at County Farm Is over
1000 Feet from Isle of Hope
Tracks, SO There Will BE no I'm
pleasant OdOr-New TrestIe Is Al
most Complete and Both of the
New Cars Have Arrived-City Will
Pay $50 a Day for Each Car.
The contract between the city, the
county and the Savannah Electric
Company, for a new route for the garb-
age cars. and a new garbage dump at
the County Farm, has been signed by
the county. the city and the electric
company, having some time ago signed
it.
Work on the new trestle at the garb-
age dump is almost complete, and work
on the tracks in the city was started
yesterday morning. Manager L. r.
Nash of the street railway company,
says the cars will be running over the
new route within a week or ten days
The new contract provides for two
additional garbage cars. Both of these
are now on hand. One arrived some
time ago, and the other came yesterday
morning. The new route for the garb-
age cars from the old crematory is
along Roberts street to West Broad, on
West Broad to Anderson, to Montgom-
cry, to Best, and along Best to the Isle
of Hope car tracks.
Where New Dump Is.
The spur going TO the new dump on
the county farm is just beyond the
switch on the Isle of Hope line, and is
$500 feet long. The dump is over 1000
feet from the Isle of Hope tracks in a
straight line. There will be no OBJ
jectionable features at all, it is claim
ed, to the dump at the new location.
1t is too far from the regular line to
be detected by passengers.
The city is to pay the electric COM
pany $1,000 for getting the additional
cars. Half of the cost of the material
for the trestle at the new dump is to
be borne by the county and half by
the street car company and the county
is doing the work. All of the track
improvements are to be made by the
car company.
Six Garbage Cars Now.
The company now has six garbage
cars. The city will pay 500 a day for
hauling each car to the County Farm.
tional 1888 will be paid. Formerly 81
was paid for additional cars.
The work on the track in the city
was started on Best street. The old
tracks on Montgomery street will have
to be strengthened in order to stand
the strain of the heavy cars. The en-
tire work, however, will be completed
within ten days, and the garbage cars
will not be sent from the city via Liber-
ty and Whitaker streets
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
FINED $40 FOR
RUNNING OVER BOY.
But Half of Fine Was Later he
mitted by Recorder.

mitted by Recorder.
Charged with fast and reckless run
ming of his automobile, ]. w. Clarke.
who ran over little Frank Coleman
on West Broad street Tuesday night,
was fined $40, but Recorder Myrick
later RENTED IS of the fine. The evil
dence of the witnesses, who testified
against Mr.. Clarke, was that he was
running his machine at least fifteen
or twenty miles an hour
Mr.. Clarke, in making his statement.
did not state how fast he was run
ming but said he was only going at
the ordinary rate. He said the boy
ran across the street directly in front
of the machine. The boy was not in
court 10 testify.
Mr.. Clarke presented a reduction
slip at the office of the clerk of Coun-
ell shortly after noon yesterday, but
as the fine had already been paid.
Clerk Dreamer ruled that the Record
er should have used a remittance in
stead of reduction slip. The S. diff
ference was therefore not given back.
though Mr.. Creamer stated he would
return the money this morning If the
Recorder would use the right slip.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
OFFICERS MUST HAVE
REGULATION UNIFORMS,

According to a general order just re-
ceived from Adjt. Gen. S. w. Harris
by the local military companies. all
officers who expect to take part in
the maneuvers at Manassas, Va, from
Sept. 5-2O, must be fully equipped with
the regulation uniforms, as prescribed
by the Dick law. It is stated in the
order that an inspection OF uniformed
the purpose OF seeing that the order
mas been complied with. A full de-
scFiPtlon Of the uniforms TO be worn
Is given.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
BILL FOR FORT SCREVEN
CAME FROM WASHINGTON.
Any Error in Drafting Is That OF
Secretary of War.

SecFetHTy Oh W ar
Mr.. p. A. Stovall, to whom Secretary
of War Taft wrote concerning the pro-
posed bill regarding Fort Screven, and
the government reservation at Tybee,
is convinced that the bill. as drafted,
is correct. In speaking of the matter
Yesterday. he said:
II have been so busy that 1 have
not had time TO keep in close touch
with all the developments that follow
ed the publication of the bill. Neither
have I looked carefully into the bill
nor the requirements Of the constitu-
ton, but l think the bill is correct. It
was sent TO me by the Secretary of
War. and I do not believe he would
draft a faulty bill
AS for the law of 1908 il does not
appear in the present codifiCation. and
therefore I think it must be out of
date and repealed. If il were still in
force, it would certainly appear in the
present code. The fact that it does not
appear seems to me, to establish the
presumption that it has been repealed"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
GEORGIA OFFERS
BIG INDUCEMENTS
IMMIGRATION is FAVORED.
COMMISSIONERS SARGENT MAY BE
INVITED TO COME HERE.

Mayor Myers Takes to the scheme
and President EstiII of the Cham
her of Commerce FavOrs City's EN-
tending an InvitatiOn-PIenty OF
Room for Immigrants and Great
Many Advantages Are offered ny
Throughout Year.
Mayor Herman Myers is heartily in
favor of the foreign immigration move
ment, and the city may invite Hon
F. P. Sargent, commissioner general
for the United States for immigration,
to visit Savannah and deliver an ad-
dress on the subject.
Commissioner Sargent will address
the Greater Georgia Association at its
meeting next week, and will appear be-
fore the next Legislature, as an
nounced in the Morning News yester-
day. The plan TO have a board of i'm
migration commissioners in Georgia
has met with hearty approval from
those who have been spoken to on the
subject.
Col. j. H. Estill, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, is very much
IN favor of immigration, and says If
the city viii invite Commissioner Sar-
gent to come here, the Chamber of
Commerce rooms could be used. Col.
Estill is confident that the chamber
would join the city in inviting the
commissioner to come to Savannah.
No Place More Inviting.
There is no place more inviting for
immigrants than Georgia." said Presi-
dent Estill in discussing the matter
yesterday" Crops can be raised here
throughout the year. and immigrants
can find no better locality in which
to settle. All that we want is for
them to come and see for themselves.
The trouble is they do not know
just what Georgia offers, and no sec
ton of the state can offer more in
ducements than this section. In Sa-
vannah some of our best and most
prominent citizens are those whose pa
rents were immigrants. / am heartily
in favor of any plan that will en-
courage immigration. We want i'm
migrants, we have plenty of room for
them, and are in a position TO offer
them every inducement."
Mayor FavOrs Immigration.
81 heartily favor the right kind of I'M
migration" said Mayor Myers in dis
cussing the subject. Great care would
have TO be shown in the selection of
the commissioners. If men can be Sc
cured who will devote time and thought
TO the work and get the better class of
immigrants, it would be a great thing.
But there are a great many immi-
grants coming TO this country that are
very undesirable. What We want ia
the agricultural element. people who
will develope the unoccupied land of
the state. If we can get a good class
of farmers it would be very beneficial
to the state.
Beginning with our own county and
going on through the state there is
great deal of unoccupied land every
where. There is room around Savan-
nah for many immigrants. and the
same is true of the other counties of
the state"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
MADE A BLUFF AT
ENDING HER LIFE,

1t was reported at police headquar-
tiers last night that Ollie Brothers, an
inmate of a house in the Tenderloin.
had taken three poisonous tablets and
might die. Doctors were telephoned
for, but before any of them arrived
it was learned that the woman had
merely put them in her mouth, after
remarking that she was tired of liv-
ing and was going to end her life. She
kept the tablets in her mouth for only
a few seconds, though it was thought
for nearly an hour that she had swal-
lowed them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
WANTED THE POLICE
TO REFORM HIS WIFE.
Bride of Seventeen Marched Il
Headquarters by Husband.

oI seventeen ~
Headquarters by Husband.
Finding his wife, who is only II years
of age. in a house in the Tenderloin
Robert l.. Hunnicutt. a countryman
carried her to police headquarters last
night and appealed to the officers TO
make her abandon her present life.
The woman needed neither the pleas
of her husband nor the advice of the
officers. She did not care for her hus-
band, she said, and would do as she
pleased.
The case is an unusual one. The wife
and another sister, also married, are
inmates of the same house, where it is
said they have been for two or three
weeks. Both girls resided in the coun-
try before coming to Savannah. One,
it is alleged. attempted suicide about
two weeks ago.
Later in the night Hunnicutt was
arrested by Patrolman Malphus on
charge of being drunk and disorderly
and cursing on the street. 1t is said
he tried to get his wife out of the house
where she is staying.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
HAS NOT DECIDED YET.

Col. Garrard, the city attorney, says
he has not yet gone sufficiently into
the pawnbrokers' cases, which were
submitted to him by the superintend-
ent of police, to render a decision. It
has been several weeks since the case
was submitted to the city attorney and
1t is supposed a decision win be rem
dered soon
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
-. Ions Exposition
ssny Sea mud RniI.g

Merchants and Miners Transports
ton Company have on sale Special Ex-
oursion tickets 70 ST. Louis and re-
turn, allowing stop-ovsr at Baltimore
Washington, Deer Park and Oakland
Most delightful sea trip. Gorgeous
mountain scenery. send Ter Worlds
kair folder w W. 1dlL A9t-. ~
Bun atroaL-aG
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Quickest Line by Hours and Is
Minutes to New York. ''D p

Atlantic Coast, Line Florida and
West Indian Limited, carrying through
Pullman drawing room sleepers and
dining car, leaves Savannah daily at
BIS p. m. Getty time), arrive Wash
ington;, E54 a; m. New York. p.
m. following day. Space may be re-
served at De Soto Hotel ticket Office.
Both phones No. lad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Round Trip Tickets to Washington
via Atlantic Coast Line.

Effective May Is. Atlantic Coast Line
will sell round TRIP tickets to washing
ton at rate $3.50, good to return to ana
including Oct. 81, 1904. Florida ana
West Indian Limited leaves savanna
2:15 p. m. city time, arrives Washing
ton 1854 a. M; only II hours and 70
minutes; hours and l6 minutes quick
er than any othen line.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
EXAMINATIONS NEXT WEEK.

The High School examinations begin
on Monday and the examination in
the graded schools on Wednesday.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock the
annual teachers examination will be
held. No person is eligible to the po-
sition of teacher in the public schools
of Chatham county until a satisfactory
average in these examinations is made.
A large number of applicants have en-
rolled their names with Supt. Ash
more.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Summer school, Knoxville.

Southern Railway will sell round trip
tickets. Savannah to Knoxville on the
above account at rate of $13. so on June
rs, q, Is, July q 5, II, II, IS and 25.
Anal limit fifteen days in addition to
date of sale. but same can be extend
ed to Sept. 30 upon payment so cents
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars via
Asheville. Information will be furnish
ed by City Ticket Office, TAI Bull street
T.. G.. Thomson, c. p. & T. A.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Columbia, Go southern RaiIvnr

Southern Railway has improved
service to Columbia. Two trains
daily: Leave Savannah 500 a. m. and
1905 midnight. Central time; arrive
Columbia 1l:40 a. m. and 500 a. m
Eastern time. Pullman sleeping rs,
on night train, remaining IN Columbia
until 7;i0 a. m. City Ticket once, III
Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17

Southern Railway is the direct line
to this noted health and pleasure re-
sort of South Carolina. Round trim
rate from Savannah 5000; tickets
good until Oct. 81. Two trains daily.
For information or illustrated liter
allure apply City Ticket Office, IA
Bull street.-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
worIa,s Fnir, Sd. Loni..

Southern Railway operates through
Pullman sleeping cars from Savannah
via the beautiful AsheviIle route. al.
lowing stop.overs AZ Western North
Carolina points and az Knoxviiie
kounG trip rates: tSi.35. season lifnlt
ts2g0, sixty-day limit, and f2gO5. ~.
teen-day limit. Excellent dining Coz
Yer Information o. reservations apuly
City TtNket 0aica. iti 6uil street.--ad
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17

To Western North Carolina.

Effective May 80, the Southern Rail-
way inaugurated a new train from Sa-
vannah to Asheville, and one in OPP
posite direction, on following schedules.
Leave Savannah. 700 a., city time.
arrive Asheville, 7:15 D.; leave Ashe-
vile. 7:O5 a.; arrive Savannah, 7:45 ..
city time.
This gives day ride to all the re-
sorts OF Western North Carolina
Detailed information furnished at CITY
Ticket Office. i4l Bull street--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
GERMANIA BANK ELECTION.

The following officers OF the Germania
Bank were reelected at a meeting of
the newly elected directors yesterday
morning. at the bank:
President-Henry Blum.
Vice President-George w. Tiedeman.
Cashier-John Hogan.
Assistant Cashier-Waiter r. Hogan.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Sunday excursions. via Atlantic

Sunday excursions. via Atlantic
Coast Line. Effective. May l: Jack
sonville $500. Brunswick 81 % for the
round trip: tickets limited to date of
sale. Trains leave Savannah for Jack
sonville Ais a. m and 1912 a. m. civ
time. BY using Atlantic Coast Line to
Jacksonville on Sunday, entire dav
can be spent in Jacksonville. Warren
schedules of baseball games issued by
Atlantic Coast Line and keep posted
regarding Sunday games in Jackson
Ville.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Summer Outings 0Hixvaasaa
Route" - Atlanta, Knoxville and
Northern Ry. Co.

The only standard gauge loop line.
The only line operating through sleep
ing cars between Knoxville. Tenn, and
Atlanta, Ga. Spend the summer in the
mountains. Ellijay, Ga. eltvation l.
SEQ feet; White Path, Ca, elevation 4 :
SOO feet; Blue Ridge, Ga, elevation t.,
76O feet: Mineral Bluff. Ga, elevation
1900 feet; Murphy, N. c., elevation l.
600 feet: summer resorts. Write for
descriptive folder. H. A. Fleming.
travelling passenger agent
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Burnett's Vanilla Extract is the +

Burnett's Vanilla Extract is the fix
ed standard of excellence. 1t is the
finest and purest vanilla extract that
can be bought. Always ask for Bur-
nett's Vanilla. What you pay for ex-
tracts is important, but what you get
for your money is ten times more i'm
DOrtant.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Abbott's East india Corn Paipt.

If you would be free of corns and
bunions ask your druggist for ABB
hott's East India Corn Paint. Corns
removed as well as bunions and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simply
apply this wonderful corn paint as di-
rected I'D.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
| Delicious Drink at the Soda
Fountain.

Call for Aliens Red Tame Cherry
Phosphate, a leader among fountain
specialties. A real cherry; not COM
pounded; not wild cherry. The most
popular beverage ever served from a
soda fountain. Delicious, cooling, re-
freshing. At Livingston's Pharmacy
Wholesale agents, Lippman Drug Co..
a.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
Fourth of July.

Celebration excursions via Atlantic
Coast Line. Round trip tickets will
be sold 70 all points south OF the Ohio
and Potomac, and East OF the Missis-
eippi rivers az one and one-thind
fares. Tickets will be sold July 2,
3, and e. with return limit July g.
1894. See Ticket Agents and consult
the parpls folder .--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
HOUSE STILL BLOCKS
PERRY LANE.
Just What VIII Happen Has Not
Yet Been Indicated.

Yet Been Indicated.
The house that was stopped in Perry
lane, near Jefferson street, by order
of Mayor Myers. is still blocking the
lane.
1t was thought the day after the
house was stopped that it had been
moved back to its original site, but
such was not the case.
The city officials will not give per-
mission for the house to be carried
across Jefferson street and the owner
OF the lot from which it was taken
will not give permission to have it
put back on the old site.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-17
For Over sixty Yenrr

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes the child softens the gums, al
lays all pain. cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents a bottle.-ad.