davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
THREE THINGS NEEDED
FOR SOUL SALVATION.
Said Rev. MIR. Adams in Sermon at
Duffy Street Baptist Church.

Said Rev. MIR. Adams in Sermon at
Duffy Street Baptist Church.
From the text Seek ye the Lord
while He may be found; call upon Him
while He is near" Rev. Mr. Adams of
Atlanta, preached strong sermon last
night at the Duffy Street Baptist
Church. "As when man desires earth
ly fame he seeks diligently for it, so in
order to become a Christian a man
must seek diligently the Lord" said
the speaker.
Three things. he held, were neces-
sary. First, the sinner must take
Christ as the way, for He is the only
mediator between the sinner and his
God. Secondly, he must take the Holy
Spirit as q helper, for it is this which
changes the sinners heart and desires,
and human efforts, through prayer and
desire, must be put forth by the sinner.
Thirdly, he must take the Bible as his
guide.
The speaker urged that the time to
seek the Lord was during revival serv-
ices when the Holy Spirit was pleading
with the sinner. To reject these plead
ings, said Rev. Mr.. Adams, was like
dashing from the parched lips the cup
of free salvation. At the close of the
service a number of young men went
forward for prayer.
The revival services at the church
will be continued through the week,
services being held at and $50 %. m.
The singing is made one of the features
of the service.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
DR.. JOHNS LECTURE
WILL TAKE PLACE.
Lecturer Has Arrived and VIII Be
Heard Tonight.

Lecturer Has Arrived and VIII BE
Heard Tonight.
The lecture by John P. D. John will
take place, as originally advertised
tonight at the Lawton Memorial
Confusion in regard to the date arose
over a memorandum sent last Satur-
day to the manager of the Savannah
lecture course by the Southern Ly-
ceum Bureau, which provides the at
traction.
DR.. John was booked to lecture here
March 29, but the memorandum, to the
surprise of the local committee, as
signed April 29 as the date. In re-
sponse to a telegram the Southern
Bureau confirmed April 29 as the date
In view of this nothing was left the
local management to do but call off
the engagement for tonight and
notify the public.
Last night, however, a telegram
was received from DR.. John, saying he
would arrive from Florida during the
evening. He is now at his hotel and
night. No blame attaches to those in
charge at this end of the line, nor to
DR.. John.
The subject of DIR. Johns lecture
will be THE Worth of Man., He
has made a reputation throughout the
Middle and Far West on this lecture
and he comes to the South highly rec
commended.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
FOUNTAIN REMANDED
ON TWO CHARGES,
Keeper of Saloon Where Negro Row
Occurred VIII BE Tried.

Keeper of Saloon Where Negro Row
Occurred VIII BE Tried.
On two charges, N. A. Fountain, the
owner OF the saloon in Woodsville,
where there was a general negro fight
early Sunday morning, was yesterday
remanded to the City Court. He was
bound over for keeping open a tip
ping house on the Sabbath day and
for keeping a disorderly house.
OF the four negroes caught who were
engaged in the fight, three were either
sentenced in Police Court, or remand
ed TO the City Court for trial. Caesar
Miller, the negro who was beaten up
so badly, was released. He had been
attacked by the other negroes because
he was supposed to be a spotter for
the officers. James Miller and George
Brown were each sentenced to pay
fine of 800 or serve thirty days. Ed
Rivers, the man found with a pistol
IN his pocket, was remanded to the
City Court.
The officers testified to the condition
of the saloon and dance hall when they
arrived on the scene after the fight.
The bar was running in full blast, and
the place was packed with negroes,
men and women, who had been dane
ing and drinking all night. d. w. Zip
perer, who had several times COM
planned to the police about the place,
was also present to testify though he
knew nothing of the trouble Sunday
morning. Fountain gave bond for his
appearance in the City Court.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
TO MOVE GARBAGE DUMP
BACK FROM TRACKS.
VIII Go 1000 Feet Farther Back
from Car Line.

VIII Go 1000 Feet Farther Back
from Car Line.
At meeting yesterday of commit
tees representing the County Commits
sioners, the city, and the Savannah
Electric Company, it was decided to
move the garbage dump 1000 feet fur
ther from the tracks on the Isle of
Hope branch. This will make the gar
bage more than 1900 yards distant
from the tracks.
Under the present conditions the
garbage has been dumped on the coun-
ty farm within 600 feet of the Isle of
Hope line. The offensive odors aris-
ing from this pile made riding on the
cars a positive discomfort. Com
plants regarding this were many, and
it became necessary for the commits
sioners TO take some steps to remedy
the nuisance.
At the meeting the city was repre-
sented by Mayor Herman Myers and
Alderman r. J. Davant; President
Baldwin and Manager Nash represent
ed the trolley company and Chairman
Lathrop and Mr.. A. b. Moore repre-
sented the commissioners.
AS soon as the objections to the
present dumping ground were present
ed the JOINT committee agreed that
some steps should be taken at once 10
remedy the existing evils. After some
discussion it was decided that II the
garbage should be placed 1000 feet
further from the tracks, making a to-
tai distance of 1900 feet, the odors
arising from it would not be notice
able on the cars.
The garbage question is not yet
completely solved. though one of the
most offensive evils has been re-
moved. Complaint has also been made
that the wind has been scattering the
paper and other light material over the
farm, and along the trolley tracks.
Citizens residing along Whitaker
street have been loud I'm their COM
plants, too. The garbage cars run
down Whitaker street, and the odor,
particularly in warm weather. is offen-
sive.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
ELECTRIC FERRY
AT THUNDERBOLT
WILMINGTON ISLAND ROAD.
SOUTH sIDERs ARE GOING TO TAKE
MATTER UP NOW.

Will Pass Resolutions at n Meeting
Friday Night, and Committee of
Five VIII BE Appointed to Appear
Before the County Commissioners.
improvements Will BE Made on
Island, if the Road Is Built, and
1t VIII Probably Become a POpu-
lar Summer Resort.
At the regular meeting of the South
Side Administration Club Friday
night a resolution will be passed and
a special committee appointed, urging
the building of a road from Thunder
bolt 10 Wilmington Island.
The plan, which has been agitated
before, includes the establishment of
an electric ferry from Thunderbolt
across to the marsh, where a cause
way will have to be constructed.
Those interested in the plan are very
enthusiastic and every effort will be
made to get the County Commission
ers to take the matter up at once.
1t is understood that extensive i'm
provements on Wilmington Island are
to be made, if the road is built. 1t is
proposed to make it one of the most
attractive summer resorts about the
city. Those back of the movement to
secure the roadway have assurances
Of assistance from quite a number of
prominent business men.
Will Appoint Committee.
The action of the South Side meeting
will be merely for the purpose of get
ting the matter started again. A COM
mittee of five will be appointed to
take the matter up with the County
Commissioners. Though this commit
tee has not yet been selected, only
strong and influential men will be
placed upon it.
According to the plan mapped out,
the electric ferry will run from Warn
& Byrds oyster factor at Thunder
bolt across to the road. The road will
have to be built for about 500 yards
through the marsh and then across
Whitmarsh Island. From Whitmarsh
Island it will cross Turner's creek to
Wilmington Island. The road can be
constructed without any great cost.
it is stated by those who have looked
into the matter. A part of the road
has already been mapped out.
Would Help Truck Growers.
There are a number of summer homes
on the island now and the number
will be increased if the road is built.
The island land is also very rich and
there are several large truck farms
on it. The road is needed, it's advo
Gates say, not only by those who own
summer homes there. but by the truck
farmers.
1t is thought the building of the road
would lead to the rapid development
Of the island. 1t would Immediately be-
come popular with Savannahians and
it is thought it will be only a short time
before provisions are made for the en-
tertainment of visitors from a dis
tance.
The island is one of the most at
tractive places about Savannah, and
1t is thought it will be converted in
time into a popular summer resort.
The movement is not confined to
South Siders, though the new cam
paign for the road will be started at
their meeting
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
If You Are Going East

Do not fail to consult the schedules of
Atlanta Coast Line; it will be to your
advantage. The palatial New York
and Florida Special. solid Pullma n
train with drawing-room compartment
sleepers, observation and dining cars
leaves Savannah 5:55 p. IN. Getty time
arrives Washington 1873 a. m. BaiIi,
more 11:47 a. M. Philadelphia 2 %. m
New York 4;45 p. m, following dav
The only electric lighted train between
the East and south, and most luxuri-
Gus service. The Florida and West In
dian Limited leaves Savannah 2.Is
.. m. Getty time), arrives Washington
1854 a. m, Baltimore 9:13 a. m. PM
adelphia ll:22 a. M, New York u. ma
following day. Pullman drawing-room
sleepers ana dining car. For Pull
man reservations and further lnforr,a-
ton with reference 10 rates ana
schedules, see ticket agents, De soto
Hotel, or Union station.--ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
DIVORCE MILL RAN
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
Twelve Unhappy Married People
Were Separated Legally.

Twelve Unhappy Married People
Were Separated Legally.
An end has been put to the married
woes of twelve more unhappy people,
divorces having been granted to that
number yesterday in the Superior
Court. All manner of causes were
brought forth. from cruelty to habit
uaI drunkenness and cruelty. The fol-
lowing is the record for the day:
A first verdict was granted in the
case of Lyde Davis against John H.
Davis. The grounds brought forth
We're that the defendant was given to
drinking, was cruel to his wife, and
neglected her shamefully. Once she
left him and returned on his promise to
reform, it is related. This promise was
not kept. It is contended. and a total
divorce is now asked.
Other cases We're disposed of as fol-
lows: Maize Harris against Ben S.
Harris, decree; Abraham Smalls
against Nellie Smalls, decree; Isaac
Sanders against Georgia Sanders, de-
cree; Aaron Yelberton against Dora
Yelberton. decree: and Carrie Rhett
against Walter Rhett. decree.
The case of Lucinda Washington
against Sam Washington Awas marked
dismissed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
CHICKENS AND PIGS
FOR M0THER-IN-LAW.
seabOrne Dorsey Says That Is Why
He Slapped His Wife.

seabOrne Dorsey Says That Is why
He Slapped His Wife.
In the Superior Court yesterday Sea-
borne Dorsey filed his answer to the
libel for divorce and alimony brought
by his wife, Susan Dorsey The libel
was brought because Seaborne slap
ped his wife in the face. and for this
reason she alleged she could no longer
live with him.
In his answer Dorsey admits that he
slapped his wife in the face, but al
leges that her conduct and statements
so enraged him that he could no long
er restrain himself. Among other
things, she continued telling him, he
AYERS, that she was going to live with
another and at last left him and
went to his mother-in-law.
Not content with this, he alleges that
he began missing his pigs and his
chickens, and upon investigation learn
ed that his wife had moved them over
to his mother-in-iaw. All efforts to
get them back were unavailing. Later,
the answer states, while he was at
work, she entered the home, took out
all the furniture, and moved that to
her mothers house.
Despite the juggling with the chick
ems, the pigs, and the furniture, the
respondent claims he still loves his
wife and has offered to take her back,
if she will behave Much of the blame
Of the separation he places on the
aforesaid mother -in-law.
On these grounds he asks that the
court do not award her alimony. He
is willing, he states, to provide for
the support and education OF the
children, but does not think he should
be compelled to pay alimony. The an
swer was filed by Attorney w. M
Hayward.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
FROST is PREDICTED
FOR SAVANNAH TO-DAY.
Failure to MateriaIize Monday Not
DiscOuraging to Omcials.

Failure to MateriaIize Monday Not
DiscOuraging to Omcials.
Fair tonight with lower tempera-
lures and light frost. Tuesday fair
This was the prediction issued yes
terday morning from the weather bu-
reau, and a slowly falling Thermometer
last pointed toward a verification.
The failure to bring on the frost did
not discourage the weather man, and
a second effort was made. At O'Clock
In the morning mercury stood at the
81 degree mark
From that point it rose slowly until
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
maximum for the day, go degrees, was
reached. Then it began slowly falling
and at o'clock had reached 55 de-
grees and by midnight had slipped
down to SO, and was still falling.
Temperatures were low over the en-
tire South yesterday. At o'clock last
night Atlanta reported A degrees, Au-
gusta 52 Charleston 54, and Asheville
"a. Yesterday morning Augusta re-
ported So degrees and Atlanta only "a.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
LETTER FROM OFFICER
WHO DOES NOT EXIST.
Queer Document Exhibited Yester
day to the City Officials.

Queer Document Exhibited Yester-
day to the City officials.
There was circulated around the city
offices yesterday a letter. purporting to
come from the tax collector of the city.
AS there is no such office in the city
government the letter, very naturally,
attracted a great deal of attention.
The letter was sent to Mr.. P. F.
Wiehrs, of No. 511 Park avenue, west,
demanding that he take out a license
for engaging in the poultry business,
and threatening to issue an execu-
ton against him. AS Mr.. Wiehrs is
not engaged in the poultry business,
and never intends to be, he did not
want to take out a license. But he
did not want an execution issued
against him, either, and he called at
the temporary offices of the city forces
to see about the matter. He then
learned that there was no such official
as tax collector.
The letter was typewriter on plain
paper, but at the top heading was
written in with capital letters on the
machine. The letter follows:
Information has come to this office
that you have entered the poultry
business without having procured a
license, and it is alleged that you have
already made sales. This is to advise
you that unless you call at this of
flee on or before April next, and pay
the customary tax for doing such busi-
ness, execution will be issued against
you.
There is a signature to the letter,
but no one has been able to read 1t.
Just what it all means has not been
figured out. That the date mentioned
for the execution. April 1, is the key
to the matter, has been suggested,
though this seems rather unreasonable.
There is evidently supposed to be a
joke in the matter somewhere, but the
connection has not been figured out.
The letter is now in the hands of
City Marshal Dreeson.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
The War in "a NutsheII.

The way TO keep in touch with the
great events In the Far East Is TO get
the new and latest War Atlas Just Is.
sued and offered by the Morning News
THE Rand McNally a. Co.'S Russo.
Japanese War Atlas" showing RuHsin-
in Europe and Russla-in- Asia. japan
Korea, Manchuria and China, and the
entire operations in the Far Eastern
conflict. IL contains seven double.
page maps IN colora, with index and
qulck-fnding scale for each man. 4
list Of all the chief cities with pOpula
ton. nRhting strength and reserves Of
Russia and Japan. Sent by mail any.
where on receipts ~ % cents.
The Daily ana sunday Morning
News ! year and the Waf A..
lAa tffttfffff ftfffrfrf ffrssfftsfsfst %
The Weekly News year and war
NtiNN fffffffF fffffsrffrffrssrssss i 10
hayanneh horning AsHs. savannah.
Ca,-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
SESSION OF COURTS
WILL BE PROLO LONGED.
United States District and Circuit
Courts in Session Until April o.

UNITED States District and Circuit
Courts in Session Until April o.
An important announcement was
made yesterday morning by Judge EN-
ory Speer to the effect that the session
of the United States District and Cir
cult court would be prolonged here un-
til April 8. This means that the session
which was to open in Augusta on April
Will be postponed for one week
Important litigation, which would
have occupied the attention of the court
for several days was yesterday an
nounced settled. This was the case of
Caroline Kilgorc against ]. D. Norman
end others. The announcement was
made by United States Attorney Aker-
man. Judge Nat Harris and Hon.
Washington Dessau were present to
look after the interests of their clients.
Judge Speer expressed his qualification
that the cases had been settled out of
court
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
HAD CHOICE OF CASES
AGAINST 0NE-LEGGED MAN.

Authorities Decided 90 Try Him
Here in Less serious Case.
For carrying concealed weapons Me-
Lehman. the one-legged negro charged
with robblng a passenger on "A Sea-
board Air Line train Saturday night,
was yesterday bound over 10 the city
Court by the Recorder
The alleged robbery took place IN
Glynn county. when the negro was
arrested here, however, Il was found
that he was carrying n pair of brass
knueks. A. there would be- difficulty
in getting the witnesses together in
the robbery case, a wac decided 10 try
bin ~ Savannah foT carrying concealed
weapons.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
MADE STEAM YACHT
OF STOLEN SKIFF.
Boys Secured bargain from Stran-
ger, but Must Pay $50 Now.

BOYS secured Bargatn from Stran-
ger, but Must Pay $50 Now.
Although a skff stolen from Will
Ham H. Dyer Friday had been con-
verted into a steam yacht it was
recognized by the owner yesterday
morning.
The skiff was stolen from the dock
at the foot of East Broad street and
was found at the Market dock 1t was
in charge of a negro boy who said he
was Walter Greene. Several white
boys who had purchased the boat left
1t in his charge.
The boys related that they had pur-
chased the boat from a stranger and
had given him 50 for it. This was on
the same day that it was stolen. Mr..
Dyer declared that the skiff had been
ruined, and as the boys were unable
TO locate the stranger from whom they
had made the purchase they agreed to
pay $50 for the boat. The owner
stated that he had refused this
amount for the skiff a week ago.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29

advertised Sunday, forty of them sold
Monday, of these twenty-six for cash
to dealers in real estate, who don't
buy except mighty good things. Do
you comprehend? The truth is they
are the cheapest things ever put on
the market in Savannah They lie be-
tween Wheaton and Gwinnett streets
and between Harmon and OFT. Not
one person 1 have carried to the lots
has failed to buy. Ten dollars cash,
and a dollar a month is all you need.
John L. Archer, Sorrel Building. Ga
Phone 110S-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
FIRST PAYMENT MADE
ON NEW CITY HALL
Architect II. w. WitcOver Received
First InstnlIment for His Services.

Architect II. w. witcOver Received
First InstaIIment for His Services.
The first payment on the new City
Hall was made by the city yesterday,
when Architect H. w. Witcover was
given $5,12917 for his services in pre-
pairing the plans.
This is 21s per cent. of the contract
price of the building. Mr.. Witcover
will receive the same fee for super
vising the construction of the build
ing
The first meeting of the new Build
ing Committee was held at noon in
the Mayors office. Mr.. Wtcover's bill
was passed and the new building dis
cussed. The work on the new build
ing will begin just as soon as the old
Exchange is torn down. This was
started yesterday and the work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible. It
will take two or three weeks, how
ever, to complete the demolshment of
the old building.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
STAMPEDE CAUSED
BY MAD BULL DOG
EMPTIED HELMKEN'S CAFE
AND KEPT POSSESSION OF HOUSE
UNTIL SHOT BY PATRoLMAN.

Dog LassOed and Bag Put over It's
Head-Escaped from CaptOrs and
Made Them Run for Safety-one
Fell Length of Flight of steps to
Yard-DOg Attacked Furniture,
Destroyed Curtains, Smashed VAL
uabIe Lamp and Jumped Through
Glass Door.
Seemingly mad, and swapping at
everything in sight, a large bulldog,
owned by Mr.. Thomas Halligan, caus-
ed men, women and children to scram-
BILE for places of safety shortly before
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Although no one was bitten by the
dog, considerable damage was done in
the cafe of J. II. Helmken, at Liberty
and Whitaker streets, a great deal of
excitement was occasioned, more than
a score of people were badly fright
ened and the neighborhood was thrown
into an uproar. The dog was finally
killed by Patrolman D. J. Walker.
AS the dog ran madly down Liberty
street people lodged into doorways.
Pedestrians threw dignity to the four
winds and Wed with each other in
efforts to clip a few seconds of the
worlds record for short-distance
dashes. When the dog made its rush
from Barnard street to Whitaker, on
Liberty, the block suddenly became de-
serted. The canine dashed for Helm
ken's cafe, and the cry of Mad dog"
was raised.
Woman Grabbed Baby.
The animal, 4 large one, was owned
by Mr.. Thomas Halligan. The dog was
noticed by those in Helmken's as it ran
across the street and started into the
store. Mr.. Arnold Seyden managed to
keep the dog out of the store by shut
ting the doors. Before the door Of the
cafe could be closed the animal went
in. Then followed a mad scramble, on
the part of the people in the house, for
places of safety. One lady caught up
a baby and just managed to get on the
varanda and shut the door behind her
before the dog got to the hallway on
the second story.
Mr.. John Schroeder and others man
aged to lasso the canine and get a
crocus sack over its head, but the dog
and then ran it's captors out of the
house. One of them in his effort to es-
cape, fell all the way down the steps
into the yard below With no person
in sight at whom he could get the dog
ran into the paFlor and tore at every
thing in reach. He partly destroyed the
curtains, knocked down and smashed
a valuable lamp, and upset things gen.
orally.
Plunged Through Glass Door.
Then the dog plunged through glass
door and turned and gnawed the edges
of the broken glass until it's mouth
was badly cut. In an effort to get
through the banisters and to the peo-
pie in the yard below the canine
was wedged between the spokes of the
rail- While in that position Patrol
man Walker appeared on the scene
and shot it from the yard. Three
shots went into the dog before it sue
cumbed sufficiently to fall into the
yard, and then a final bullet through
its head put an end to its suffering.
At the request of Mr.. Halligan the
dog was examined by DR.. M. A. Nor
ris, veterinary surgeon, after 1t had
been killed by the uniformed man DR..
Morris stated that the canine had not
been suffering with rabies, but only
had a fit. Mr.. Halligan priced the
dog highly.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-29
ELKS WILL ELECT
EXALTED RULER.

Mr.. w. II. COnnerat, Jr., VIII Oppose
Col. II. l.. COIding.
1t is expected that the meeting of
Savannah Lodge of Elks, to be held
tonight, will be one of the most large
ly attended that has been held since
the organization of the lodge.
Besides the election of officers a del
egate to the Grand Lodge will be chos-
en-. There is a spirited contest on for
exalted ruler between Col. Robert f.
Colding, who occupies the chair at
present, and Mr.. w. H. Connerat, Jr.
The friends of both gentlemen have
been very active, and the attendance
is certain to be unusually large.