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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
WANTS TO RIDE
ON CITY SIDEWALKS.

Petition Before Council to Amend
Present Ordinances on Subject.
There is now pending before Coun-
Gil a petition asking that the city or
dinances be so amended that bicyclists
shall be allowed to ride on the side
walks south of Anderson street, ex-
cept along Bull street, which is we'll
paved.
The petition is now before the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes, and will
be reported upon at the next meeting
of Council. incidentally, the citizen
who put in the petition, Mr.. R. H.
Tatem, was only recently fined in Po-
lice Court for riding on the sidewalk.
The petition is as follows: Will you
kindly so amend the law in reference
to the riding of bicycles on the side
walks, so that it will exclude all por-
tons of the city south of Anderson
street, except Bull street extended. The
portion of the city referred to has only
two or three paved streets, the other
streets being mostly sand, and there
are only few pedestrians in that part
of the CITY.
North of Anderson there are so many
paved streets that you have good rid
ing without any need of sidewalks,
while south of Anderson street it is
just the opposite.
1t is not likely that the request will
be granted. Most of the streets in the
southern section of the city are, as is
stated in the petition, in an unfit con-
dition for bicycle riding, but it is not
probable that the aldermen will amend
the present ordinances. The ordinances
now in regard to riding on the side
walk are not very rigidly enforced.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
ELKS' PLANS FOR
STATE CONVENTION.
Mean to Give visitors Time of Their
Lives, They Say.

Lives, They Say.
1t is the intention of the Savannah
Elks to royalty entertain the other
members of the order who attend the
state convention to be held in this city
in June, and plans to that end are now
being discussed, and will be. adopted
within short time.
At a meeting of the Committee of
Arrangements, appointed from the Sa-
vannah lodge. which was held at the
De Soto yesterday, an outline of the
entertainment part of the programme
of the convention was practically de-
cided on. The convention will be in
session for probably three days, and
from the present plans of the COM
mittee, even in their crude state, these
days are to be busy ones for the WIS.,
itors.
During the convention open house
will be kept in the local lodges quar-
ters, a boat ride down the river is
planned for one afternoon, a social
session for one night, a carriage drive
around the city for the next day, and
later a trip to the Thunderbolt Ca
sino. other events will be crowded
in before the programme is completed
SO that the WISHING stays will be
kept on the go while here and will
be given a pretty good idea of the
city itself and OF the hospitality of the
people.
AS there are thirteen lodges in the
state. and they are all in a prosper
Gus condition, and within easy access
of Savannah, it is believed that the
attendance will number between $50
and 800. THE more the merrier" will
be the motto of the local Elks, who
promise to take care of all who come.
1t is probable that the plans for the
convention will be discussed again. and
elaborated at the meeting of the lodge
tomorrow night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
WOULD INCREASE
The TAX RATE
NEW SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
MEANS AN INCREASE OF ONE
TWELFTH IN TAXES.

Commissioners Aim Is to Reduce
TaNes-Request of Finance Com
mittee of BOard of Education May
BE Granted if Arrangement Can
be Made to Appropriate Money on
InstaIIment Plan. Covering a
BE Decided BY Commissioners as
Committee of Whole.
To grant the request of the Finance
Committee of the Board of Education
for $4,000 for a new school house, and
raise the taxes, or to refuse the re-
quest and reduce the taxes. is the
question which is confronting the
County Commissioners.
One or the other must be done, I'M
less a compromise can be agreed upon
by which the $4,000 asked by the
Board of Education can be appropriate
ed in installments stretching over a
number of years.
The Budget Committee of the COM
missioners holds it's meeting to-day,
but Mr.. A. B. Moore, chairman, says
~ oNAAO1A OAl AAAC llldltGI Will DG ldhGil
The recommending of an appropria-
ton for so large an amount is a mat
ter of such Importance that it will
be acted upon only by the commits
sioners as a committee of the whole,
said Chairman Moore. This means that
the matter will be taken up at the
commissioners meeting on Thursday.
Just what action will be taken can
not be predicted. The need of a new
school house is recognized by the COM
lnissioners, and if some arrangement
other than appropriating the money
in lump sum can be reached, it is prob
able that the request will be favorably
passed upon. An increase is necessary
in appropriations, for maintenance of
schools and for the maintenance of
convicts, and if the additional amount
is added an increase of taxes will be
necessary.
Wish to Lower Taxes.
The commissioners have been work.
ing toward reducing taxes and havesin
a measure succeeded While they have
extended aid and appropriated money
to those institutions which needed il,
they have been as economical as pos
sible and have not found it necessary
to raise taxes at ALL and in cases
have reduced them.
The amount at the disposal of the
commissioners, as shown in the records,
is about 100000. Under present condi-
tons this amount just meets the ap-
preparations which are necessary. If
the $4,000 is to be appropriated 1t will
mean an increase of one-twelfth, or
little more than per cent. in the
taxes.
Could Pay i'm InstaIlments.
One way out of the difficulty, which
has been suggested, is that some ar
rangements be made whereby the
money can be handed over to the
Board of Education in installments,
covering a number of years. This plan,
in the opinion of several business men,
can be carried out without any great
difficulty, and it may be that some
such plan will be adopted.
At present the school appropriation
is the largest on the list. This year
they will be given $4,000. an increase
of $4,000. 1t has also been found nee
essary to make an increased appropri-
alton for the maintenance of convicts
and convict camps, so that appropria-
lions will have to be increased in at
least two instances. If the $25, 900 were
given the schools, the school appropri-
alton would be larger than any other
two.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
EVIL RESULTS OF WAR
THEME OF DR.. M'CORKLE.
bribery and Corruption in Congress
Since Great Struggle.

BrlDery ana corruption IN congress
Since Great Struggle.
The theme of Rev. DR.. William p.
McCorkle at the First Presbyterian
Church last night was. THE Faith
of the Centurion. The text was taken
from Matthew $40: when Jesus
heard it, He marvelled, and said to
them that followed. Verify / say unto
you, have not found so great faith,
no. not in Israel"
During the course Of the sermon,
DR.. McCorkle reviewed the great evils
that had sprung up from the Civil
War, and said the country had not
enjoyed the same degree of morality,
or honesty since the struggle between
the states. He spoke of the evils that
led up to the conflict, and the sins that
were committed during that four years
of trials and temptations.
Or. McCorkle pointed to Stonewall
Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. as two
men who went through the awful con-
f1ict, and yet remained consecrated
Christians. He compared the public
men of to-day with the men before
the war. DR.. McCorkle said, that
bribery and corruption were unknown
in the United States Congress before
the war. which brought so many sins
and evils to the people of both the
North and the. South
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
CONSTRUCTION WORK
WILL BE PUSHED.
Manager of Savannah Electric Co.
Has Arrived.

Has Arrived.
Mr.. L. r. Nash Of Boston, the new
manager for the Savannah Electric
Company, is in the city. but Mr.. c..
D. Kidder, the old manager, will re-
main here until the last of the month.
For the present there are to be no
radical changes in the management
of the company. Until he has thor
oughly familiarized himself with the
workings of the system, Mr.. Nash says
he will introduce no innovations. His
efforts at first will be devoted mainly
to the Improvement of the physical
condition of the property. The main
tenance of the track and equipment
is to be given a great deal of atten-
ton, he said.
If the men give good service and
are the proper men for the places,
there will be no changes made Mr..
Nash said. "Of course l do not know
the men, and 1t will take some time
for me to make up my mind about
them, but if L decide they are COM
petent and giving the company good
service, they will be kept.
For the present I am going to do
very little in the matter of making
changes. OF course later l want to
improve the system, when l find what
is needed. 1 am watching out to see
where the Improvements should be
made and will be glad at all times to
have suggestions from the public. 1
believe a road can be successfully run
only by finding out what the people
want, and giving it to them"
This led to the much discussed ques-
ton of car tenders. Mr.. Nash said
perfect fender was undoubtedly a
good thing, but that he had never seen
one. He had known of them to do
good service and had also known of
them to fail to work right at the crit
ical time. He could not state whether
his company was likely to put tenders
on their cars or not.
Mr.. Nash, before coming to SaVan-
nah, was in the Boston office of Stone
& Webster in the engineering and con-
struction department. 1t is thought
he was selected for this place because
of his knowledge of construction and
maintenance work, and it is believed
the system will be greatly improved
in a physical way. For the present
Mr.. Nash is stopping, with his wife
and little son, at the De Soto,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
IRISH AMERICANS
PLANS GALA EVENTS.
Will Give Smoker to Its Members
Friday and Hop April A.

Will Give Smoker to Its Members
Friday and Hop April A.
An important meeting of the Irish
American Friendly Society was held
yesterday to plan for the smoker that
the society is to give Friday night, to
discuss the parade in which the organ
ization will take part with the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. St. Patrick's Day.
and to select board of governors.
The smoker was to have been held
last Friday, but was postponed be-
cause of the death of Mr.. Lawrence
Kelly, one of the most prominent
members of the society. The pro-
gramme that had been arranged for
the former occasion will be given with
practically no change, Friday, as fol-
lows:
Vocal duet, Messrs. w. J. Dempsey
and ]. ]. Joyce.
Address, Mr.. w. r. Leaken.
Song, Mr.. ]. J. Heagerty.
Address, Mr.. P. ]. O'Connor.
Vocal quartette,
Address, Mr.. Gordon Saussy.
Song, Mr.. w. F. Reynolds.
Clog dance, -.
The postmaster will be Judge
Samuel Reynolds. An invitation to
attend this affair has been extended
to Mayor Herman Myers and the
board of aldermen.
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment of the society also re-
ported plans for hop to be given
April 4. Both the smoker and the
hop will take place in the quarters
of the society at Abercorn and Bryan
streets. The society has adopted a
new badge for it's members. 1t is of
an unusually handsome design, having
a background of green, and bearing
crossed. Several hundred of them
have been ordered and will be dis
tributed in time, 1t is expected, for the
parade on March II.
The board of governors elected was
as follows: John Cottingham, P. H.
Gearon, ]. ]. Horrigan, Charles Car
roll, Michael Naughtin, Edward
O'Connor, Thomas Houlihan, T. ].
Beateaugh, F. H. Cotton, John A.
Goette, Richard Wickham, w. H.
Ray, c. V. Hohenstein, w. ]. Demp-
sey, James Leonard, D. J. Kiley, D.
]. Charlton, Patrick Manning, Thomas
Mcdonald, 7. j. Murphy, E. c. Glea-
son, John Deignan, John Carr, w. H.
Bohan, D. Roach, James L. Murphy.
George Petronovitch, Bernard Goode,
Neil Gildea and A. S. Kennickell.
1t was decided to engross resolu-
lions OF respect to three of the for
mer members of the society who have
recently died, Messrs. ]. ]. Kirby.
Lawrence Kelly and D. D. O'Brien,
and send copies of them to the be-
reaved families.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
DIED SUDDENLY IN
MIDST OF GAYETY,
Edith SpFingIe. Resident of Tender
loin, Succumbed TO Heart Disease.

EoItn SpF1nEie, Resident OF TENDER
loin, Succumbed to Heart Disease.
Only a few minutes after leaving a
number of companions with whom she
had been joking and laughing, Edith
Springle, a resident of the Tenderloin,
was found in her room in dying con-
dition Saturday night.
The woman lived only few min
utes after her companions found her
Heart disease is said to have been the
cause of her death. A physician, who
was hastily summoned, reached the
house too late to be of any service.
The body was removed to Goette's
undertaking establishment on Brough-
ton street, east. The woman's father,
who is said to live in Baltimore, was
notified by telegraph of her death. No
reply had been received up to a late
hour. If nothing is heard from him
to-day, the body will be buried here.
The woman had been in Savannah
only about seven months. She came
here from Baltimore, which place she
claimed as her home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
SHOT BY COUSIN
ON PUBLIC ROAD.
Thomas Gill Badly wounded by
Jack Rogers Near POOIer.

Thomas Gill Badly Wounded by
Jack Rogers Near POOIer.
In fight near Pooler Saturday night
Thomas Gill was shot twice by Jack
Rogers, and is at ST. Joseph's Hospi-
tai in a serious condition.
Rogers was on his way home from
the railroad station when stopped by
Gill. There was quarrel over al
legged improper relations that Gill
charged had existed between his wife
and Rogers. three years ago. Money
was demanded as satisfaction, Rogers
claims, and was refused.
Gill was without a pistol, but was
armed with stick of some kind. With
this he struck Rogers a severe blow
across the head. Rogers says Gill hit
him before he attempted to use his
pistol, while Gill states he struck at
about the same time Rogers fired his
first shot. Three shots in all were
fired, though only two took effect. Rog-
ers says he does not remember firing
but twice, as he was dazed by the blow
in the head.
When Rogers walked into police
headquarters yesterday morning and
announced he wanted to give himself
up, the officers knew nothing at all of
the shooting. He was detained, how
ever, and the superintendent of police
and Chief Deputy Sheriff Sweeny Wis
tied the scene of the shooting. The
officers believe Rogers was justified in
shooting.
Rogers denies that there were ever
any improper relations between him
self and Mrs. Gill. Gill charges that
such relations did exist three years ago,
and Mrs. Gill says she was assaulted
by Rogers at that time. Rogers is
employed by the city in laying water
mains. He has been at work with the
city, however, only since last Monday.
Gill and Rogers are cousins. In pur-
suing their investigation the officers
unearthed an unusual condition of af-
ire.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
SERMON ON LIFE.

At the First Baptist Church Rev.
DR.. j. d. Jordan preached last night
a sermon on That Which We All
Love-Life." His text was from
Psalms Xci:16: with long life will 1
satisfy him, and show him my saliva
ton" Or. Jordan's sermon interest
ed large congrega ton.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
HELD ON TWO CHARGES.

For beating a woman and then ours
ing the officer who arrested her, Lou
lisa Hill. colored, will have to answer
in Police Court this morning. She is
charged with having beaten Julia Com
nally, also colored. When the patrol
man went to arrest Louisa she cursed
and abused him, and the second charge
was booked against her.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
NO OFFICIAL NOTICE
THAT STRIKE IS OFF.
But Supt. Denham Saw Order Of
President Wilson.

President Wilson.
Capt. w. B. Denham, general SUPER
intendent of the Atlantic Coast Line.
with headquarters at Savannah. re-
turned yesterday from a trip over the
system and said he found everything
in a satisfactory condition. Capt
Denham said he had received no Of
fetal notice that the strike of the
maintenance of way employees has
been called off, though he has seen the
order to that effect issued by Presi-
dent Wilson of the order.
There are some vacancies in this
branch of the service, it is said, and
these will be filled by the men that
apply for them whether they be the
former strikers or not The men who
took the places vacated by the strikers
viii not be removed. however, TO make
room for the old men. A large num-
Der Of those who went out on the flrst
call for the strike returned 20 work be-
fore the strike was called on.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
THE FIRE COMMITTEE
WILL OPEN BIDS.
Has Threatened to Buy Outside City
III Prices Are Too High.

Bids will be opened at noon to-day
by the Fire Committee of Council for
furnishing the department with feed
for this month.
Interest in the opening of the bids
has been aroused, because of the an
nouncement by the committee several
days ago that feed for the department
would be purchased outside the city,
if it could not be obtained at the same
rate as it is now secured by the pub
lie works department.
The feed people state that the low
er rate is given the public works de-
partment because more feed is used.
Alderman oliver, the chairman of the
Fire Committee, however, contends
that all the city departments should
get the same rate. The city, he con-
tends, should be treated as a whole
and not as a lot of separate depart
ments.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
COUNTY COMMITTEE
WILL ELECT TWO.

Bernhardt and Garrity VIII Be New
Members of Committee.
Tonight. at $50 O'Clock. in the City
Court room, the Chatham County
Democratic Executive Committee will
meet to arrange for the county pri-
mary.
The same rules governing the pri-
mary will be adopted as were adopt
ed for the state primary and 1t will
be held on the same day, April 20.
10 fill the two vacancies that now
exist on the committee, ]. c. C. Bern
hardt and ]. J. Clarity will be elected
Besides arranging for the primary
there is little business to come before
the committee. The meeting, however,
will probably be made the occasion
for a number of speeches.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
STORM WARNING
SIGNALS H0ISTED.
Rain Fell During Nearly All of Yes
terday in Savannah.


At 1910 o'clock yesterday morning
the following telegram was received at
the local weather bureau from the CEN
trail office: Southeast storm warning
at 1910 a. m. from Jacksonville to
Washington. Storm central in eastern
Arkansas, moving northeastward.
Winds on the South Atlantic coast will
shift to southeast, and increase in
force this afternoon and tonight, be-
coming strong Monday night"
The storm signals were hoisted,
principally as a warning to shipping
interests. there being little danger of
the winds becoming sufficiently strong
TO damage property inland. While the
reports received last night were very
meagre. and not sufficient to indicate
the exact location of the storm area,
the winds, blowing from the southeast
had freshened considerably and were
steadily increasing in strength.
Sunday in Savannah was a wet, dis
agreeable day. 1t began raining early
in the morning and with but few in
termissions, it rained steadily In all
so Of an inch of rain was recorded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
WILL SETTLE FRIDAY.

The only important case that will be
heard by the referee in bankruptcy
this week will be the final hearing in
the Sternberg 81 Co. bankruptcy case,
which is set for Friday. Arrange
ments have been made to compromise
this case. and 1t is the intention of
the attorneys for the bankrupt con-
Germ to have a settlement with the
creditors at this meeting.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
SERVICE FOR CHILDREN
AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
Vacant Chair for Little One who
Died Within Last Week.

OAC0 w ANAAAh A&AHN week.
At the South Side Baptist Church
last night a special service for the
children of the Sunday-school was
held by Rev. d. S. Edenfield, pastor
of the church. The front seats were
reserved for the little ones and the
sight of the small listeners was an in
spring one.
Everything about the service was
distinctly pertaining to the children.
The hymns were all those which they
could understand, and the Scripture
lesson was an incident in the child
life of Christ. A short practical SER
mon to children was preached by Mr..
Edenfield, in which he clearly showed
the value which Christ set upon a lit
tie child, and how much they could
do for the cause of the Master.
A touching feature of the service
was a vacant chair in memory of
Sadie Brockett, who was buried last
Sunday. The little one had been one
of the most regular and interested at
tendants at the Sunday-school and the
chair she would have occupied was
kept vacant.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
CUT IN SUNDAY ROW.

In a row near the Tybee depot, Da-
vid Jones, a negro youth, was badly
cut on the left arm by John Rogers,
also colored, yesterday afternoon.
Rogers was arrested by the police and
will have to face Recorder Myrick this
morning. Jones. after his wound had
been dressed, was allowed to go.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
ON THE AMERICAN GIRL"

''The American Girl" will be the SUBJ
sect Of DR.. George waverley Briggs to-
morrow night at the Lawton Memo
rial under the auspices OF the Sa-
vannah Lyceum course. DR.. Briggs has
been on the lecture platform for sew
eral years, and has the reputation Of
being one OF the best platform orators
IN the country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
WILL RESPOND TO "PREsS."

At the annual banquet of the Hi
bernian Society. to be held at the De
Soto on March H. Mr.. II. II. Cabaniss
OF the Augusta Chronicle will respond
20 the toast The Press" Mr.. Cabaniss
has accepted the Invitation TO be pres
ent upon the occasion OF the ban
Duet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
FROM TWO TO FIVE
TO HEAR PATTI.

VIII Cost 81 to Sit in Gallery and
Hear Famous Singer.
1t will cost 81 to hear Nine. Adalina
Patti sing at the Savannah Theater
on Monday, March q, even though
the gallery is sought.
Manager Seeskind announces that
the prices for the Patti engagement
Will be from So to IS. Subscription
lists are now open at the theater and
Manager Robert Grau, who is in
charge of Nine. PATHS farewell tour,
Will reach Savannah tomorrow. The
famous singer is positively making her
last tour and will close her professional
career in New York on March 20,
just forty-five years after making her
debut in opera
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
rev. Or. schnener m.

Owing to the illness Of Rev. Dr. w.
c. sohaeffer, pastor OF the Lutheran
Church OF the Ascension. there were
no services In that church yesterday.
Dr. sehaeffer is suffering from an at
tack OF the grip
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07

Tomorrow Krouskoffs VIII show the
best STYLES for the coming season.
opening day tomorrow and wedne.-
day az krouEkoff' =. Id.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07

Rich new styles in the celebrated
Hamburger" make of suits at NJ.
Dryfus. These suits hold shape and
nj finely. Only at NJ. Dryfus can you
fnd them.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07

The Council of Jewish Women will
hold their monthly meeting at the
memorial chapel this afternoon at 4
O'CLOCK. Each member win answer the
roll call with quotation from the
Bible
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-07
krouskOn's openinE.

Tomorrow Krouskonfs will show the
best styles for the coming season,
opening day tomorrow and Wednes-
day az krouskoff's I'D.