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The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
ISLAND HAS GROWN
ALMOST TWO MILES.
Fig Island Has Followed Jetties
Down River Long Distance.

Down River Long Distance.
Fully a mile and three-quarters have
been added to Fig Island by the Sa-
vannah river since 1847, the time when
the United States government changed
the course of the river and built the
jetties below the island
The island is steadily following the
jetties down the river at a remarkably
rapid rate. The city owned in 1S47 only
S612 acres, having bought it from James
Bilbo and his wife in 1917, to stop the
planting of rice.
At that time rice was being planted
near the city, in a number of cases the
health of the city being effected. A
number of persons agreed to stop plant
ing the rice so near the city, but Bilbo
would not. The city had the right from
the Legislature to condemn and buy
land. where the owners would not
cease planting rice. Bilbo and his wife
were given $500 for the 361a acres.
These sc acres and the acres which the
river have added, are now worth prob
ably 100000.
From the old river course between
Hutchinson Island and Fig Island Is or
20 acres have been added. No estimate
of the number of acres that have been
added to the eastern end of the island
has yet been made, though it is known
that the number added is greater than
the original island.
Officials are confident of establishing
the citys claim to the property. The
case will doubtless come up very soon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
WANT TO SPEND LARGE SUM
TO STRAlGHTEN STREET.
All of the Aldermen, However, Do
Not Feel This Way.

All of the Aldermen, However, Do
Not Feel This Way.
To crafty those members of Council
who are anxious to have Thirty fifth
street Strengthened at Bull, as well as
to satisfy themselves that such a step
would not be wise at a cost of $11, 900
or 1900 nearly half of the appro-
priation for street paving for this year.
the Mayor and aldermen inspected the
crooked street yesterday afternoon.
There are several members of
Council who are insisting that the city
straighten the street, even though it
will cost a large sum of money. Mayor
Myers will leave for the North before
the next meeting Of Council, and it is
doubtful if the matter will be disposed
of before his return to the city.
Well informed members of Council
say the street will not be Strengthened
when the money can be spent so much
more advantageo usly. 1t is contended
that the money should be used in open
ing new. streets, and that there are
score of better uses it could be put to.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
A Busy PInnt.

The bottling and extract department
of the Kalola Company is one of the
most complete in the South. 1t Is
manufacturing now in large quanti-
ties American Club Ginger Ale. Ro-
cola. Malt and Iron Ale, Cream Nee
tar and Sarsaparilla.
The extracts are made of pure su-
gar and the best fruit. There is no
artificial sweets used. The extracts,
Florida Lemon, Georgia Peach and
Mexican Vanilla, are pronounced to
be superior to much of the product
put upon the market
Mr.. w. G. Brewer, under whose man.
agement the work is carried on. has
secured the most expert chemist in
this section and one Of the best in
the United States, and everything is
up to the standard
While the company has been oper-
ating a short time. no publicity has
been given II because the manage
ment wished to be able 10 supply the
demand
In many sections these extracts are
taking the place Of other manufac-
turers, and the beverages are rapid
~ supplanting the imported article.
The Increased use Of ginger ale Is
noticeable all over the country. The
ginger ale made by the Kalola Com
panys Is free from all extraneous
matter. IL perfectly carbonated and is
greatly sought after The company
employees eighteen people. Miss Julia
Delettre r. city saleslady.
There are many new features m the
bottling depart ment and not many
plants IN this section are 40 we'll
equipped
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
WROTE TO WOMAN
ON CHANGING
AND WILLIAMS WAS CAUGHT.
IN FAR OFF NIAGAGA FALLS FUGI-
TIVE WAS ARRESTED.

ErstVvhiIe Clog Dancer and Negro
Thief Escaped from Chatham
County ChainganE Last May-Hit
Guard in Head with Gun and Left
With Two Others-Had Escaped
Once Before and Was Caught in
Florida.
After nearly four months freedom,
Arthur Williams, erstwhile clog dan
GER and one-legged negro thief. is
held at Niagara Falls for the Chatham
county authorities.
Chief Deputy Sheriff T. ]. Sweeny
received a telegram yesterday morning
announcing the arrest of the badly
wanted Arthur, and left last night for
his prisoner, via Albany.
AS soon as he received the message,
Chief Sweeny went before Magistrate
Naughtin and swore out warrants
charging Williams with assault with
intent to murder. and with escaping
from the changing.
In order to effect his escape the cor
vict knocked his guard in the head
with gun, thus enabling two others to
get away. This occurred on May 1,
last, while Williams was serving a
sentence of twelve months for escap-
ing, after being sentenced for larceny.
He was caught the first time at Fer
nandina and brought back by Chief
Sweeny
Wrote to Girl on Gang.
Williams arrest at the New York
watering place was effected under
rather peculiar circumstances. His
love for Oracle Fields, a negro we'll
known to the police, was responsible
for Chief Sweeny learning his where
abouts. 1t happens that Oracle is also
a changing bird and is at present
serving a sentence.
She received a letter several days
ago and it was delivered to her in the
hospital at the County Farm. There
was a white man just outside the hos
pital when Oracle read the letter, and
he heard her discussing it with fell
low prisoner. The man was on the
gang when Williams escaped and re-
membered the affair. He heard one
of the women advise Oracle to tear
off the post mark on the envelope,
and scratch out the address, all of
which the woman promptly did.
officer Secured Address.
The white prisoner notified the quar-
termaster and Chief Sweeny was tele-
phoned for Monday. The woman was
III the field at work when the officer
arrived, and he went through her pos
sessions. He had no trouble in finding
the letter. but Ora Gle had done adj
vised. The officer managed to make
out Niagara Falls, but the street adj
dress had been effectively erased. Gra-
Gle was sent for, and brought from the
| field. She agreed, after some persua-
sion, to enlighten the officer. The
woman had written the street address
on scrap of paper and had concealed
this in a match box.
AS soon as Chief Sweeny received
this information he wired a description
of the negro and his address. The
arrest followed almost Immediately.
| Chief Sweeny had considerable trouble
| upon the occasion of his last visit to
New York for a fugitive from justice
| and was turned down 1at-footed by
| President Roosevelt, who was then
| Governor. The Savannah officer final
| ly Strengthened his papers out to the
| satisfaction of the Governor, and
| brought the prisoner back to Savan-
nah. Chief Sweeny does not apprehend
| any trouble on this trip, since he is
| armed with two warrants.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Tours to the sapphire Country"

Southern Railway announces autumn
tours to the beautiful Sapphire Coun-
try" Tickets to be sold Sept. 10, II
and "a. with limit nine days from date
of sale, at rate of $3.50 from Savan-
nah, including railroad transportation.
seven days board at one or more of
the modern hotels of the Toxaway
Company and hack ride from Lake
Toxaway to Sapphire Inn or Fairfield
Inn and return. A weeks outing at
Franklin Inn, Brevard; Toxaway Inn.
Lake Toxaway; Fairfield Inn, Lake
Fairfield, or Sapphire Inn, Lake Sap
phire. A region of unsurpassed love-
illness, offering good boating, fishing.
riding and driving; Astounding in pic
turesque lake and mountain scenery:
an altitude of $500 feet and climate
most delightful Excellent train serv-
ice and convenient schedules. Com
plete information gladly furnished by
+. G. Thomson, c. p. and T. A, l4l
Bull street. Phones S50.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
MILLION DOLLAR GAIN
IN SAVANNAH PROPERTY

Complete Returns show n Very Graft
flying Increase This Year.
railroad property in Savannah have
been received by the city tax assessors
from the Controller General complet-
ing the total value of property return
ed for taxation i'm the city this year.
The total value of the property this
year is $42, 104,192, as against $40, 1867
last year. showing an increase of ST.
714,755. The following table shows how
the property is divided:
neal tSldAt $50 y i lSJ, w.
Personal property ..S....... 1904, 720
Railroads, electric light
plants, etc .................. $500, 900
There was decrease in real estate
returns, but a larger increase in the
personal property returns.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
COUNTY CONVICTS AT
VARIED INDUSTRIES.
Two Camps Engaged in Road Build
ing and One at Tybee.

ing ana one Mt I$Dees
At county convict camp No. 2 there
are rs prisoners at work in building a
road between the Augusta road and
the Louisville road. The new road
leaves the Augusta road nearly five
miles out and joins the Louisville road
a little over four miles from the city.
This force has been working on the
Pipemaker canal, but owing to the high
temporarily. In the meantime the
hands are kept busy on the connecting
road referred to.
When the canal is completed thou
sands upon thousands of acres of land
lying between the Savannah river and
Pooler win be reclaimed from the in
undations of the high water. 1t will re-
quire more than two years time for
the completion of the canal, however.
Camp No. 3 is located at the Fair
Grounds, and has 81 men, with twenty
five carts. They are at work on WILLY
avenue doing resurfacing. There were
six miles of this road to rebuild, all but
one mile of which has been completed
by the county. Owing to the dilapi-
dated condition of the portions of the
avenue inside the city limits, it was
found impossible to haul gravel over it
and it was necessary to level some corn
rows in an adjacent field for the pass
age of the teams.
Camp No. is located on Tybee is
land, and contains 33 men. The pris-
oners are engaged in grading and fill
ing at the South End.
At the County Farm there were yes
terday 1856 prisoners able to work. Some
were employed on the garbage heap.
others on culverts on WILLY avenue
and on the new artesian well, and the
remainder in work about the camp.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Mr.. PARTRIDGE WILL
REACH GERMANY SOON
Will Remain There Only Ions
Enough to Make N Sale.

VIII Remain There Only Long
Enough to Make n Sale.
Mr.. Walter C. Hartridge, the Savan-
nah attorney who went to zap in order
to get possession of the property of the
late King O'Keefe for the Savannah
heirs, is expected to arrive in Germany
within the next few days and a letter
may be looked for here from him with
in a week or ten days. Mr.. Hartridge
will return to Savannah as soon as he
completes his business in Germany.
The return trip across the Atlantic
will complete the circle around the
globe. which Mr.. Hartridge has made
in the interest of the Savannah heirs of
the late king of zap. The claims of the
widow and daughter of O'Keefe were
established by Mr. Hartridge and the
property turned over to him. His trip
to Germany is for the purpose of dis
posing OF some of the property of the
late king. 1t is not thought he will re-
main in Germany but a very short
time
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
CONVICT ESCAPED
FROM PlPEMAKER,

Negro who believed He Was n De-
tectivc Got Away.
With less than half of his sentence
served, John Henry Franklin, a negro
convicted of assault and battery, near
Monteith. during the Coast Line strike,
made his escape from the camp at
Pipsmaker yesterday morning.
When arrested Franklin was armed
with a tin badge and a detective
agencys card. He had been in Gus
tody only a short while when he sent
for Detective Murphy and unburdened
himself. Franklin said since he was
a detective himself he thought it only
right and proper for him to make a
clean breast of the entire affair to his
brother" officer. Franklin is well
known to the police.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
chesteraeIdIan Manners.

Mr.. W. G. Cantrell OF Louisville Ky,
pays his compliment to Tetterine as
follows: Il take off my hat 20 a 30
cents box Of Tetterine. II has cured
me Of a skin disease. which doctors
In seven states failed 10 cure" II
you have any skin diseases try a box
Of Tetterine, and you Will be as APP
preciative as Mr.. Cantrell n is In
fallible 10 its effects. fragrant and ef-
fective. 90 cents box at druggists.
or by mail from the manufacture, j.
4. shuptrine, Savannah. Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
GOT OUT OF CALM
TO Be BURNED
THE ADELE THACKERY LOST.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION SET
THE SCHOONER AFTRE.

Capt. Collision. of Isabella Gill,
Brought in First Report, which
Was Confirmed by Crew of Sum-
ner-Thackery Burned OF Charles
tOn-Crew Escaped in YnwI and
Picked UP-BOund for Savannah
and WAS 81 Days Out.
Capt. French of the schooner Will
diam H. Sumner reported, upon his
arrival yesterday morning the burn
ing of the schooner Adele Thackery
off the coast of Charleston Sunday
The Sumner was one of the vessels
held up off Cape Hatteras by the con-
trary winds.
The first news of the burning was
brought in by Capt. Collision of the
Isabella Gill, which came in Monday
Owing to the smoke and the distance
the name of the doomed vessel was
not learned by Capt. Collision until
the arrival of the Sumner. The burn
ing schooner was sighted off the
Charleston coast Sunday morning by
the crew of the Isabella Gill.
The Adele Thackery was under the
command of Capt. c. NJ. McKeen, and
was on its way from New York to
Savannah.
Burning of Schooner.
Capt. McKeen's vessel caught fire and
was totally destroyed after being out
from New York thirty-one days. 1t
would have arrived in Savannah Mon
day. The schooner was burned in the
latitude 1920, longitude 70, south of
Charleston.
The fire originated in the hold of the
vessel, (which was packed with tank
age, and was caused by spontaneous
combustion. The crew escaped by the
vessels yawl. ioated five hours and
was picked up by the Jordan. Capt.
McKeen and the crew had to work
hard to keep out of the flames, but
none of the men was injured.
The Adele Thackery was valued at
about $4,000. and there was no insur-
ance. 1t was owned by the captain and
others and sailed from Key Port, N. j.
The schooner was built at Million, Del,
in 1882, and had a capacity of 1000 tons.
1t is supposed that the long wait off
Cape Hatteras rendered the schooner
and its contents partially infiammable.
Bclated SchOOners Arriving.
Twelve of the belated schooners have
arrived in Savannah, as follows The
Josephine, l.. Z. DuBignon, Maiden
Rescue. Isabella Gill. II. p. Shares,
Lizzie II. Parsons, Charles S. Hirsch,
S. P. Bower, Lullie T. Pollard and the
William H. Sumner.
In speaking of his voyage, Capt. Col
lison said:
I'VE were held nm by southwestern
and southern winds blowing head-on
to the vessels. There were ninety yes
sells tied up, bound for various ports.
The Isabella Gill was out thirty-four
days, and had many rough expert
ences.
Il have been in the business thirty
years and I can say truthfully l have
never had just such an adventure in
all my experience on the sea"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
WORKING UP EXCURSION.

Mr.. w. P. Scruggs. travelling pas
senger agent of the Seaboard Air Line
is out on the road working up the ex-
cursion from Mont gomery, Columbus
Amori'- Albany and other points to
Saw for next Monday. The ex-
curslon Will be the last of the season,
and indications are that a very large
crowd will be brought in. On July 1,
the Seaboard brought in an excursion
from the same territory with over 1000
PASSENGERS.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Used poCToR,s HORSE.

Because he had been using the
horse and buggy of DR.. George r.
White without permission, Scipio Har-
ris. a negro. was remanded TO the city
Court by the Recorder yesterday morn
ing. Or. White had been out of the
city for some time and II is charged
that the negro, who drove for him.
had been using the horse and buggy
regularly TO take negro girl 10 ride.
DetectIVe MurphY arresied Harris
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
a1s.ss Richnond and Retprn.

on Sept 4. s. and Southern Rail-
way will sell round trip tickets from
Savannah 10 Richmond al the above
rate, tickets limited 20 return until
Sept i5 Best schedule. with Pullman
sleeping cars and unequaled dining
cars. Make inquiry or reservations al
city ticket office. III Bull stroet.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
CHARTER ASKED FOR
SOUTHERN MFG. co.

An application for a charter for the
Southern Manufacturing Company
was filed in the office of the clerk of
the Superior Court yesterday. The
incorporators are Lewis Cohen. Wash
ington county; +. b. Stubbs, Bib
county: j. T.. Linda, Johnson county
The capital stock Is fixed at $4,000,
with the privilege of increasing II to
100000 The right is asked to make
excelsior mattresses. AK and broom
handles furniture and wood work.
Mr. w =. Stubbs is attorney for the
company.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
PATR0LMAN D0OLEY HAD
TROUBLE WITH PRISONERS,
Arrested Four Negro Men and Had
His Hands Full.

His Hands Full.
Patrolman Dooley had a busy time
last night for a while, arresting four
negro men.
Two of the prisoners are charged
with resisting arrest the third with
interfering with the officer and the
fourth with refusing to assist the Off
Ger when called upon. The first of
the arrests was made at Bay and
Farm streets about o'clock w. H.
Wells, the prisoner. is charged with
cursing on the street.
An hour later Patrolman Dooley
went to arrest William Pinkney for
cursing at West Broad and Margaret
streets. The man resisted and Isom
Thomas is said to have interfered.
Both men were dubbed and locked
up. Tom Farrabee, a negro who was
called upon by the officer to assist
him, refused to do so and he, too, was
placed under arrest.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
BID OF RIVERSIDE IRON
COMPANY WAS ENDORSED.

Col ]. b. Quinn received by mail
from Washington yesterday morning
an Endorsement of the bid of the Riv-
erside Iron Works of Charleston.
which made the lowest offer for re-
pairing the Angler.
The boat will be dry locked in
Charleston in a few days and the
measurements taken. The Angler
will then be placed in service again
while the hull is being built. When
this is ready il will be taken back and
kept I'm the dry docks until the repairs
are completed. About two months
will be required for this work.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Change on Central at Macon.

Effective Sept. 1, Mr.. S. c. Hoge,
agent of the Central of Georgia at
Macon, will resign his position, being
succeeded by Mr.. ]. M. Pagan of CO.
lumbus. Mr.. Hoge has been in the
service of the road for the last twenty
years Mr.. Pagan has been inspector
of agencies for some months, having
been promoted from this place from
the Columbus office.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
s1o.05 baltimore and Return

Southern Railway announces this
very low round trip all rail rate, sa-
vannah to Baltimore. tickets TO be
sold, Sept. 10. II and -, with return
limit, Sept. 10, but this can be ex-
tended to Sept. 25 upon payment 81. 90
additional. Pullman Drawing room
Sleeping Cars and Superior Dining
Car Service. Schedules fast and con-
venient. Information given or reser-
vations made at City Ticket Office 141
Bull street .-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Trover Proceedings Dismissed.

On account of the failure Of the
plaintiff to prosecute, Judge Norwood
yesterday dismissed the trover pro-
ceedings instituted by Louisa Bohn
against H. T. Beckett.
The City Court will be in session
again Friday to try criminal cases.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Boy With Broken Leg and Bullet I'm
Brain Photographed in Bed at the
Savannah Hospital Yesterday.

set so that the ends were not brought
together. The leg was in a plaster
paris case and the bones had knit
ted together on the side, despite the
fact that the ends did not join. While
the boy was walking the bones sud
denly broke apart Sunday afternoon.
Judge Horne was with his son at the
time, and arrangements were imme-
diately made for bringing the. lad to
Savannah.
Bullet Did Not Hurt.
Walters first and most remarkable
accident happened on April 30, when he
was accidentally shot by a playmate
with a 32-calibre rifle. Walter and a
son of Mr. H. l.. Gates, who lives at
No. All Huntingdon street, east, were
playing together in Liberty City, when
the Gates boy accidentally shot Wal
ter. The bullet entered the center of
the forehead and penetrated the brain.
Strange to say, young Horne expert
enced no pain and never lost con-
seriousness at all. He was cared for
by a Liberty City physician and was
brought to Savannah as soon as pos
sible. Physicians here decided it would
be too dangerous to attempt to remove
the bullet, which had lodged in the top
of his head.
The wound was, therefore, allowed
to heal up with the bullet still in the
boys brain. He became entirely well
in a remarkably short time, and was
discharged from the hospital strong
and healthy. A physician who had at
tended him said the bullet would prob
ably never give him any trouble.
Fell from n Tree.
Not very long after his return to his
4. IL, 7 ~ he q
tall tree that he was climbing, and
broke his right leg. The boy was again
brought to Savannah and placed in
the Savannah Hospital. The leg after
being set was placed in a plaster paris
case. The plaster paris failed to hold
it in place. and the two ends of the
broken bone overlapped. They were
growing together that way, the boys
father says, when they suddenly broke
apart Sunday.
For the third time, Walter was then
brought TO Savannah. In order to re-
set the broken bone, it will be neces-
sary to scrape the ends, or else they
will not knit. The leg is broken be-
tween the knee and the hip In order
to get at the bones 1t will be necessary
to cut into the leg and there is great
danger from this, as the leg is sore
from the case in which it has been in
closed.
VIII Have TO Operate.
The operation will pot be performed
before Thursday or Friday as the ply
sicians are trying to get the leg in
better shape before cutting into 1t. Eff
forts are being made TO purify the
young sufferers blood.
Father Fears the Worst.
Judge Horne is very apprehensive
about the outcome of the operation.
He fears his son will not survive il,
or will have to lose his leg, If not his
life. Judge Horne is very much ex-
ercised. 1t seems the very irony of
fate that the boy should be in danger
of dying from a broken leg, when a
bullet through the brain did not even
inconvenience him.
Walter viii be 10 years Of age on
Nov. 10. He is a remarkably bright
youngster and his serious condition is
causing much concern 10 the friends
of his parents, both in Savannah and
Liberty county.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Californin-KniEhts Templar-odd
Fellowship Last Opportunity O,
the Yenr.

Beginning Aug. Is and continuing
daily to Sept. .. round trip tickets viii
be sold account of the above conven-
lions from all points in the Southeast
to either Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco at extremely low rates. with final
return limit oct. %.
Tickets will permit Of ten days stop-
over at ST. Louis and allow holder
privilege OF going one route and re-
turning another without addltlonai
cost. except that tickets returning Va.
Portland an additional charge OF sii
will be made.
The Frisco-Rock Island Systems Of
fer excellent routes IN either diree.
ton.
Write for rates. descriptive liters-
ture and full information. and lei us
plan your Trip. g. l.. Parrot. Die-
trct Passenger Agent. Atlanta, Ca
ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
MoNEY GIvEN MRs. kAIN.

Clerk George Nell Of the hre de-
partment. who acted as treasurer Of
the Kahn relief fund, turned over 20
Mrs Kaln the sum Of sl.327g5 yester-
day The proceeds Of the hremen's
picnic and several other donations are
70 be given TO the hreman's widow.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-24
Father Fears the Worst.
For over sixty Years

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
sooihes 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.