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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
RECORDER BEGAN YEAR
WITHOUT A DISCHARGE.
Failed to Dismiss Single Case When
Court Convened for 1904.


Court Convened for 1904.
Out Of seven prisoners who faced
Recorder Myrick in Police Court yes
terday five had been arrested at the
Union Station. 1t was an unusually
light docket, and the Recorder began
the New Year by not dismissing a
case.
Paul Houston, the negro who at
tempted to assault a motorman of
the Savannah Electric Company with
a billy, and who was knocked down
by Detective Bostick, was fined $40 or
thirty DAYS.
Ed HUMPHREYS, the negro charged
with assault with intent to murder by
shooting Motorman SaIter in the nose
about ten days ago, was remanded for
trial in the Superior Court. The a.
cused denies his guilt, although the
motorman is certain that the right
man is in custody.
Caesar Miller and Ed Williams,
both colored, and John White, white,
charged with blocking the entrance to
the Union Station with their cabs,
were each fined $40 or ten days.
Two white men sent in from the
Union Station for being drunk and
disorderly were fined, with an alter
native of ten days in Jail.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
QUIET NEW YEARS DAY
AT SEAMEN'S BETHEL

New Years Day was a quiet one at
the Seamen's Bethel, on st. Julian
to the fact that the chaplain of the
bethel, Rev. H. Iverson, is absent from
the city. The seamen congregated in
the reading rooms and spent the fore
noon in reading and smoking. BY
o'clock a large number had assembled
and the hours were merrily passed in
yarn spinning and smoking. 1t was
one of the most genuinely comfortable
gatherings imaginable, and every one
appeared to be enjoying himself in
the reveries which rose with the start
ing of the New Year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFER
ENCE MINUTES ISSUED.

Rev. ]. A. Smith, editor of the South
Georgia Conference minutes, yesterday
completed his work on the book and
began sending them to the different
ministers of the conference. The book
is very neatly gotten up and contains
a complete record of all the business
transacted at the Sandersville confer
ence, together with the list of ap-
pointments. Cuts of Bishop ]. S. Key
of John and Charles Wesley, of Mrs.
Wesley, of the conference classes, and
of several famous Methodist churches
and institutions, adorn the book. The
book will be distributed among all the
ministers of the conference.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
STATE SPECIFIC TAXES DUE.

Thomas F. Thomson. tax collector OF
Chatham county. announces that his
office is now open for the collection of
certain state specific taxes for 1904.
Section of the special tax act pre-
scribes that payment of these taxes be
made to the tax collector at the .ime
of commencing to do business speci-
fed" Registration in the office of the
Ordinary is also a prerequisite.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
RH0ADES MADE
SUPERINTENDENT.

Chief Inspector n. NJ. Rhoades of the
Savannah Electric Company yesterday
assumed the duties of superintendent
of transportation. The appointment
was made by Manager Kidder as a rec
ognition of the faithful services of Mr..
Rhoades.
The place of superintendent was
formerly held by Mr.. Oakley. The
new superintendent came to Savannah
from Richmond nearly two years ago.
and has made friends for himself
and the company since he has been
here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
TREASURER AND ASSESS
0RS WILL BE BUSY.

Notices have been sent out by the
Board of Tax Assessors to those who
are required to pay taxes on personal
property. Returns of personal proper
ty of all kinds must be made between
now and Jan. 20, or those who are liza
BILE will be subject to a double tax.
While the tax assessors will be kept
busy receiving returns of personal
property, the force in the city treasur-
er's office will be kept busy receiving,
and giving receipts for money. Janu-
airy is an extremely busy month in
these departments of the city, and
taxes of all kind are due and payable
now.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
PROPERTY WAS ENDANGERED
BY BURNING GRASS,

Burning grass that endangered prop
erty on Fortieth and Abercorn streets
gave the firemen the first run OF 1904
early yesterday afternoon. A tele-
phone message summoned the appa-
ratus from Fire Station No. 6. The
blazing grass did not do any damage,
but would probably have destroyed a
fence had not the firemen been sent
for
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
OFFICERS TO TENDER
PYTHIANS A BANQUET.

Wednesday night Teutonia Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, will be entertain
ed by Chancellor-elect Chris Kramer
and Vice Chancellor-elect Carl Mendel
The officers will be installed at this
meeting and at its conclusion the
spread will be laid in the banquet hall
in Pythian Castle. The menu will be
an elaborate one. Following the spread
toasts will be responded to by many
members of Teutonia Lodge and by
several of the visiting Pythians who
have been invited. Many prominent
Savannah Pythians have promised to
be present at the banquet and a royal
night of Pythian good fellowship is as
Sured,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Going to FlOrida3
Travel Via SeabOard Air Lin,

Because it is the Short Line" and
has Pullman cars on all trains. Two
trains daily with through Pullman cars
to Tampa without change. Direct con-
nection at Jacksonville in Union Sta
ton for all East Coast points. Sea-
board Air Line Interchangeable mile
age tickets are just the proper thing
for tourist travel in Florida. Saves
money. Seaboard City Office, Bull
street. Both phones No. 2S.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
MYRTLE LODGE
OFFICERS INSTALLED.

The recently elected officers of Myrtle
Lodge No. 6, Knights of Pythias, were
installed last night in Pythian Castle
by Deputy Grand T. Hunter Hender-
son. The new officers are:
Chancellor Communications r.
Dekle.
Vice Chancellor-T. c. Dickson
Keeper of Records and Seals-W. j.
Reddy.
Master of Finance-R. E. Banks.
Master of Exchequer-E. S. Mason.
Prelate-J. A. Alleyn.
Master at Arms-L. Carl Collins.
Master of WORKMAN l.. Byck.
Inner Guard-W. E. Cramer.
Outer Guards. d. Horton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

Mr.. John M. Egan returned yester-
day from New York, where he has
been for about a week Mr.. Egan had
nothing to say about his trip and says
he has no idea how the rumor be-
came current that he was to become
connected with the Union Pacific.
Mr.. S. Z. Craft, assistant station
master OF the Union Station, left yes
terday on business trip to Washing
ton. Before returning he will stop for
visit to his parents in Portsmouth.
Mr. Frank ]. Egan, son of Mr.. John
NJ. Egan of Savannah who has been
trainmaster of the Southern Railway
at Macon, has been made division SUI
perintendent of the Mobile division of
the Southern, with headquarters at
Selma.
The City of Memphis sailed yester-
day for New York in charge of Capt.
Askins, formerly of the Nacoochee.
This is the first time that the Mem
phis has ever made trip in charge of
any master other than Capt. George
c. Savage.
The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
has issued a very handsome booklet
in the interest of it's line and the
Great Southern Hotel, Gulfport. The
book is printed on the best of pa
per, is profusely illustrated and in
every way a credit to the road. The
book was prepared by Mr.. S. D. Boyl-
ston. general freight and passenger
agent of the road. Mr.. BoylSton is
we'll known in Savannah, having sew
eral years ago been connected with
the passenger Office of the Florida
Central and Peninsula Road, in this
city. 1t will give pleasure to his
ton in the railroad world that he now
holds.
A recent change in the force of the
Union Station has been the appoint
ment of Mr.. A. G. Wemple of Ports
mouth as night ticket agent succeed
ing Mr.. Holmes, who has become as
sistant baggage agent.
Mr.. w. H. Peasants, vice president
and general manager of the Ocean
Steamship Company, left early this
morning for Monticello, Fla.
The Atlantic Coast Line special train,
consisting of four passenger coaches
and one baggage car, which took the
$50 football rooters over to Charleston
yesterday morning, made an excep-
tionally fine run, making the trip from
Savannah to Charleston in exactly
three hours. The trip back was made
in almost as good time, three hours
and ten minutes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
The southern Grocery 60.

The best place to-day is at the South
ern Grocery Company store. Here you
get the best things to be had in fancy
groceries and canned goods, of all
kinds. We are filling orders to-day for
the week buyers. People who buy in
quantities that enable us to make close
figures. Try us and see how you come
out. We believe we can make Gus
toners of you. ia Barnard street.
Phones sad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Effective Nov. Is. .table de hote"

Effective Nov. is, table de hote"
service in dining cars on Florida and
West Indian Limited" via Atlantic
Coast Line, was resumed. Effective
Nov. 20. dining car will run from New
York to Jacksonville, instead OF New
York to Savannah. Meals served from
the best products of Eastern and
Southern markets. Service on this
splendid train is unequaled. Two hours
quicker than any other line to New
York. Convenient arrival and de-
parture time at Jacksonville. Consult
the purple folder, and apply to ticket
agent or w. II. Lsahy, division pas
senger agent, Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Volunteers to Give a Ball.

The German Volunteers will cele-
brate their fifty-eighth anniversary
with a ball to be given in the knights
of Pythias Hall Thursday night. The
committee in charge of the affair is
composed of Messrs. ]. d. Helmken,
j. F. Fischer F. w. Bregler, George
D. Semken, H. ]. Precht, E. d. Alex
ander, F. w. Henges, F. Mendel, C.
F. Lubs, and J. M. Entelman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
MOUNTED POLICE SERGEANT
CHASED AUTOMOBILE.
Identity of Driver Learned and He
Was DOcketed.

AuOhtS Oh DFINeE Learned ana He
Was DOcketed.
On a charge of driving an automo-
bile on Drayton street at a faster rate
of speed than is permitted under the
city ordinance, A. R. Almond was
yesterday morning placed on the police
blotter by Mounted Sergeant T. c..
Murphy.
Besides the police officer Justice
Samuel Reynolds and Mr.. T. Hunter
Henderson will appear against the
accused. 1t is charged that the ma
chine was driven south on Drayton
street at wild rate of speed. The
mounted sergeant gave chase and learn
ed the identity of the driver, although
it was not because he was able to ride
faster than the machine moved. The
chase attracted considerable attention
on the street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Large Assortment of Pretty Mexi-
can Drawn Work

SO many styles and such elegant
selections of imported Mexican drawn
work. each one of which would make
a grand prize at any party. Such
beautiful table adornments as we have
of Mexican drawn work, are worthy of
your attention. Lippman's, corner
Congress and Barnard.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Mexican Drawn work.

we have the genuine article import
ed from Mexico. Call and see some
thing exquisite in table cloths with
doilies 10 match, dainty. grand. ma
Jestic, really fit to adorn a kings table
at, Lippman's, corner Congress and
Barnard .-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
A La Carte Cafe Service
Via seaBoard Air Line Railway

Two through trains daily to New
York city and the East, both of which
have a la carte cafe service. via Sea-
board Air Line Railway. Full infor-
nation City Ticket Office, Bull street.
Both phones Nc, 2S.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
SeabOard Air Line Railway.
Christmas Holiday Rates

Tickets on sale Dec. %, "a. rs. 80. 81.
and Jan. 1; good returning until Jan.
4; rate one and one-third fare plus rs
cents. Seaboard City Ticket Office, 7
Bull street. Both phones No. %. Full
information cheerfully given.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02
Graybeard Cured Him.

"Graybeard cured me Of rheumatism
and / consider 1t the best medicine I
ever took for rheumatism. / recon-
mend it to my friends.
Chas. N. Thomas,
Member Of ]. 4 c. ". Thomas, Jew.
elers, 1856 Whitaker Street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

For a very pretty calendar for year
1904, including December, 1903, apply
TO ticket agent Atlantic Coast Line
De Soto Hotel, or w. II. Leahy. d.
vision passenger agent, Savannah, Ca.
lad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Get Graybeara at all drug stores. 81
q bottle.
Graybeard Pills. little treasures, csc
the box.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

The City of Memphis sailed yester-
day for New York in charge of Capt.
Askins, formerly of the Nacoochee.
This is the first time that the Mem
phis has ever made a trip in charge of
any master other than Capt. George
G. Savage.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Continued on Third Page.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Mr.. w. H. Peasants, vice president
and general manager of the Ocean
Steamship Company, left early this
morning for Monticello, Fla.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

Mr.. Frank j. Egan, son of Mr.. John
M. Egan of Savannah, who has been
trainmaster of the Southern Railway
perintendent of the Mobile division of
the Southern, with headquarters at
Selma.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-02

A recent change in the force of the
Union Station has been the appoint
ment of Mr.. A. G. Wemple of Ports
mouth as night ticket agent succeed
ing Mr. Holmes, who has become as
sistant baggage agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-13


Allison has been In the senate now
for over 80 years and prior to March 4.
1873, when he took his seat In the
chamber at the north wing Of the cap
ltol. he had been q member Of the
house Of representatives for four eon-
crosses. 30 that legislation comes to
him now by instinct and he can accom-
plish more without apparent effort than
many others can accomplish with much
straining and strsnuousity. He 10 Is
years old now and he has been In con-
gress since he was 81. !:
Allison has greater facility In shap.
Ing legislation than any other man who
has been in either house or senate IN
many years. He has a positive genius
for parliamentary phrasing. securing
by an apt word or sentence exactly the
legislative result which he desires. On
a conference committee. whore 20 much
Of the important legislation Of congress
Is really framed, Allison IL irresistible.
Without exciting antagonism or seem.
Ing to be insistent he almost invariably
secures exactly the results whish he
sets out to obtain. With . smile and Q
suggestion he touches unsrringiy tie
hidden spring which opens up what
looks to his antagonist 90 . eompso-
mise, but which In truth results In pre-
cisely the aim he had in mind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-13


ran. occasion the floor
OF the house may we'll become the
arena for dramatic scenes equal in in
tensity and interest to any of the great
days which once made the popular
branch of congress the center of attrac-
ton for those who throng the capitol.
Bourke Cochran, of course, is giant
among popular orators. 1t is doubtful
whether in all American history there
has been any man who could exceed
him as an overpowering oratorical per-
sonality before popular assembly. He
is big of body, big of head, big of
voice, big in magnetism, with genius
for pharse-making and a wealth of in
vectiye with which no man of the pres
ent generation can compete.
1t is doubtful whether in all the his
tory of American politics there has
been more impressive oratorical tri-
umph than that which Cochran won in
the Democratic convention of 1892 at
Chicago. In that year Cochran attend
ed the convention as a member Of the
Tammany delegation from New York
who We're bent upon defeating the nom
nation of Grover Cleveland, and who
united in written appeal to the dele
gates from other states against CLeve-
lands nomination on the ground that
1t would surely involve the loss of the
Empire state to the democratic party.
The convention was in continuous SEES
sion in the great wigwam for hours
during the day and far into the night
The rain beat upon the roof, the great
crowd Of 10000 people surged and
howled and altogether it was an unruly
mob. The sentiment for Cleveland was
dominant and the democratic managers
under the lead of William G. Whitney
had completed the arrangements for
his nomination. For hours the most
ettectlve orators in the party had been
appealing from the platform, some in
favor of Cleveland, others against him,
but no matter who they were or whom
they favored they were drowned in the
fury of the crowd. Their oratory was
a voiceless pantomime. Then at three
o'clock In the morning Cochran rose
and plowed forward to place on the
| platform. He had not been speaking
two minutes before he had the great
auditorium silent under the spell of his
eloquence and he held hostile audi
ence there for an hour, while he mar
shalled argument after argument
against the former president, who was
as he described it popular on every
day except election day" Then after
he had concluded his speech the con-
vention went calmly to work and
placed in nomination the man against
whom he had let loose the foods of his
eloQuence
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-13

native town of Racine, Wis. while he
lay in southern prison, awaiting Al
opportunity to communicate With those
who were mourning for him q houaA
He was member of the 'Hrst regiment
enlisted from Wisconsin and he waa
wounded at the battle Of Bull Run ana
left on the field grievously wounded. 4
year later he appeared in Warrington
and amazed Senator Timothy o. Howe
by walking into his committee room
and asking for a furlough In order that
he might rejoin his regiment. The sem
ator looked at him hard: But you are
dead, BILL" he exclaimed "How can
you go back to your regiment!" New.
ertheless Upham persisted and Howe
took him up to the white house. ~Uncls
Abe" bent kindly eye on him. mo. !
can't send you back to your regiment"
he said. you have already done every
thing a man can do for his country.
You have fought, bled and died for
her. You are officially recorded as dsaA
and of course you can't do any more
fighting in this war. can't send you
back to your regiment, but I tell you
what can do. will send you to West
Point and make soldier OF you"
And sure enough to West Point the
boy went and graduated into the IsEu.
lar army in the same class with Quar-.
termaster General Humphrey and
several others who have made high
rank in the army.
Upham remained only q short time
in the service after the close Of the
war and then went back to Wisconsin,,
where he settled down and went into
the lumber business. marrying in due
season little girl who had been AM
anced to him as boy and who had
worn black for him when the news
came to Racine OF his demise She has
to-day the scrap book she made then
containing the newspaper accounts Of
the funeral services with the sulo.
gums of the first Wisconsin soldier
to fall in the war.
When Upham was mentioned for
governor there were two others IN the
race and it was pretty thres-cornersd
fight. The first ballot resulted In no
choice. Then one Of Upham.s support
ers rose and read from the Chicago
Inter Ocean the story Of how he once
died for his country. The tide was
turned his way and he was nominated
on the next ballot.
IOIIIa A. cOAY man
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-13

make would ne de-
feated by a substantial majority. Yet
again he dominated his audience by
the force Of his overwhelming person
atty and while he held them under, the
spell OF his eloquence seemed to be
carrying everything by storm. He
reused cheers of frenzied enthusiasm
from his democratic associates and
from the galleries; and even those on
the republican side of the house could
hardly restrain themselves from ex-
pressions OF involuntary approval
The glamour Of a dramatic occasion
disappeared in the cold gray dawn of
the morning after. and even somo Of
the democratic representatives Who had
indulged In the most frenzied exclama-
tons Of delight began to wonder sert-
ously what 1t had all been about and to
recall that Bourke Cochran in the past
had lent his eloquence fully as often to
the opposition as to them and that he
had only rarely been on the winning
side.
Dalzell. Of Pennsylvania, whose in
terruption Of the Tapmany orator was
the occasion for stirring Cochran to
his great burst of eloquenoe, is phyai-
cally so inferior to the Irish leader AIS
to make his attack seem almost ridicu.
lous in the retrospect. He has a slen-
der figure Of medium height, head
which tips pertly to the right at an
angle OF several degrees. and a voice
which Is thin and piercing almost to
the point of raclsjng the hearers
nerves. He is lacking in magnetism and
IN popular qualities and, though he Is
recognized as possessing great ability,
he has never been able fully to- secure
the confidence even OF his own political
associates .as. a parliamentary leader
Yet In cold type his encounter with
Cochran reflects no discredit on him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-05-13

saving passion for the hand. Anu Is
soldier lie was slow to disallegiance.
But cold as he seemed when Henry
bent the wills of that assembly and
whipped the conservatives to the wall,
there was IL glitter in his eye that leap
ed to flame behind the quiet mask.
''Thcy tell us that we are weak.
When shall we be stronger? Will 1t
tie next week, or next year? When we
are totally disarmed and when Brit
ish guard is in every house? Shall we
lie still till our enemies have bound us
hand and foot? We cry Peace, peace
but there is no peace. Why stand we
here idle? What do you wish? We are
three millions of people, armed In the
holy cause of liberty and invincibIe!
We shall not fight our battle alone! The
war is inevitable. and let it come! Let
it comet"
Henry's voice, which had been like Il
battle shout, sank in his throat. His
form bowed itself in the attitude of a
galley slave. On his crossed wrists the
felcn'. n,aliaclcs seemed actually to be
visible. His very tone thrilled help
lessness and hcartbroken agony.
"And if we chose" lie said heavily.
there is no retreat save slavery. Our
chains are ready. We may hear their
clanking on the plains of Boston! L.
life so dear or peace so sweet rs to be
so purcliased:"
He lifted his chained hands toward
heaven. Forbid it, he prayed, ~
mighty God!.'
With the words he Strengthened. His
tendons strained against the letters.
End they fell from his wrists as lie
tent IL look at the quaking loyalists oil
tae house that chilled their blood.
II know not what course others ma;
takc"-oh. the Kissing scorn of thai.
NOW triumphant voice!-"but as for
meas for lne-give me liberty or give.
me death!''
Anne heard what followed as in a
dream. She heard the studied orato.y
of Richard Henry Lee. aided by til.
elegant gestures he practiced befor,
the mirror. She heard Thomas Nelson
the richest man in Virginia. no longer
shifting in his seat. now crying on.
that if British troops should be landed