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WILL LIKELY BE CONFIRMED.
—_
SO SAYS SPEAKER FLEMING OF MR.
NORWOOD’S APPOINTMENT.
A Movement Here in Opposition to
His Confirmation—How the Friends
> of the Other Candidates View the
Appointment Senator Osborne’s
Opposition—Mr. Norwood Twiee
Successful ns a Dark Horse—His
Life and Career.
The news of the nomination by Gov.
Atkinson, of Hon. Thomas M. Norwood
to be Judge of the city court of Savannah,
which came yesterday about noon, while
a surprise in many respects, was not al
together unlooked for.
The first announcement of Mr. Nor
wood’s candidacy was made in the Morn
ing News, and in summing up the situa-,
tioh, from a political standpoint, it was
stated at that time that it would be a
natural termination of the contest be
tween Judge A. H. MacDonell and Mr.
A. C. Wright, two Evans men, for the
governor to appoint a dark horse. Many
concurred in that view, while others be
lieved he would appoint one of the two
candidates who had been so strongly in
dorsed by the people.
In fact. Judge MacDonell’s friends stat
ed that they wanted Mr. Wright as sec
ond choice, and vice versa, many of air.
Wright’s friends said the same of Judge
With Ills usual good fortune
as a dark horse, however, so aptly il
lustrated in his nomination for congress
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from the First Georgia district on the
l»8th ba*llot in 1884, when his name was
proposed without notice at the last mo
ment, Mr. Norwood comes in for an office
in connection with which he was never
thought of until three or four days ago.
The nomination, Speaker Fleming of the
House of Representatives says, will be
confirmed. This information came in a
private telegram from Atlanta last night,
in which Speaker Fleming is quoted as
saying in an interview at the Kimball
house that Mr. Norwood’s appointment
had been held over by the Senate until
to-day by Mr. Osborne’s desire, and hat
in spite of the' fact that Mr. Osborne
■will make a fight on It, the appointment
will probably be confirmed.
The appointment Is necessarily viewed
from two stawipoiats by the people of
Savannah. Nobody questions Nor
-"WtioiTs ability, t!nd those h. '
him as the man for the place indorse him |
most emphatically and heartily, and say
the governor could not have appointed I
an abler nor a more efficient man for the
place.
Jfr. Norwood, however, has his oppon
ents, and there are a good many of them.
They Urge his silver views, and his al
leged populistic Ideas against him, and
assert that he Is not a resident of the
county, as the law requires. Mr. Nor
wood's family, however, resides in Savan
nah, and he has his office here and claims
this as his residence.
But the protest is made against Mr.
Norwood more on account of the race be
tween the other two candidates, whose
numerous friends took such an active
part in the campaign for them, and whose
claims to the office are looked upon as
being better founded than those of an
outsider could possibly be.
There is little doubt in the minds of
many people that politics was the main
consideration by which the governor was
actuated, and many excuse him in part
on account of the embarrassing position
in which he was placed as between the
other two candidates, especially on ac
count of the fact that both Judge MacDon
ell and Mr. Wright were Indorsed in many
instances by the same parties, including
about forty lawyers of the Savannah bar.
When it was learned that the nomina
tion had not been confirmed, the follow
ing telegram was sent last night to Sen
ator Osborne:
"A large number of lawyers and citi
zens want Norwood’s confirmation de
feated. Wire If you Wish more formal
protest or any further action.”
The telegram was signed by some fif
teen or twenty lawyers and business men,
who wore seen within a short time. Up
to 1 o’clock this morning, however, no
reply had been received from Senator Os
borne.
Hon. Thomas Mason Norwood was born
in Talbot county, Georgia, April 26,
and when 6 years old nis father inovwl
to Monroe county, where he entered an
academy and prepared for college under
the tuition of John Cotton Mather, lie
graduated at Emory College in 1850, after
which he taught school for one year in
Monroe county. He studied law under
ex-Gov. James M. Smith, and was admit
ted to the bar at Forsyth, Monroe coun
ty, in February, 1852, along with Hon.
Claudius Wilson and Gen. Clifford Ande»--
»on. in March, 1852, Mr. Norwood moved
to Savannah and entered upon the prac
tice of his profession.
He was elected to the legislature from
Chatham county In 1861 without opposi
tion and served one term. In 1871, in a
contest with eight candidates, he w
elected to the United States Senate, and
after a contest for the seat against Fos
ter Blodgett, who had been elected to the
Senate by the Bulloch legislature in 1870,
he was soated. though the Senate was
largely republican. He served Georgia
with honor until March. 1877. having been
defeated for re-election in January of
that year by Hon. Benjamin H. Hill. In
1880 the gubernatorial convention failed
to nominate under the two-thirds rule,
when he ran as the candidate of the mi
nority against Hon. Alfred H. Colquitt,
the candidate of the majority, and was
defeated. \
In 1884. after a four days* contest In the
congressional convention of this district,
between Judge Merahon, Capt. Bradwell,
the late Judge Adams and Mr. Rawls,
without having been thought of In connec
tion with the position before, he was nom
inated by Col. Sweat of Clinch county,
who had represented Judge Mershon, and
on the next ballot, the 198th, he was
unanimously made the party nominee.
He succeeded himself in congress, serv
ing until 1889, when he was defeated by
Col. Rufus K. Lester, who has since
represented the First district. Mr. Nor
wood was a candidate for United States
senator In IS9I. when Gen. John B. Gor
don was elected, over Norwood and Pat
Calhoun. Since that time he has taken
no active part In politics.
Mr. Norwood is a man of letters as well
as other attainments, having won some
celebrity in the political canvass of 1870
by a series of newspaper articles, pub-
• lf»h<’d under the pen name "Nemesis.” A
short biographical sketch says two
speeches that he delivered during the
Forty-third congress were models of pol
ished Invective. He Is also the author of
"Plutocracy,” which treats of economical
matters, and which has been received with
much favor.
—The Prince of Wales wears his beard
a la Van Dyke. Hts father toki him that
It was the only syle becoming to ills fat
MR. GIGNILLIAT’S INVENTION.
The Test of His Aeronautic Machine
a Success.
Mr. W. L. Glgnilliat has recently re
turned from Hartford, Conn., where he
went to witness a test of lhe aeronautic
machine invented by his brother, Mr. T.
Heyward Glgnilliat.
The test was of the machine’s lifting
power, and was very successful. The
machine showed a lifting power of fifty
to GO pounds in excess of its own weight.
The test was made by suspending the
machine from the roof of the building in
which the test was made, by a spiral
spring, the bottom being attached to a
pair of scales especially prepared for the
purpose. When the machine was put to
work it demonstrated its capacity to sus
tain itself, and in addition thereto to lift
a weight of the amount stated.
Mr. Glgnilliat is better satisfied than
ever of the success of the machine invent
ed by his brother. It has not been pat
ented, but is protected by applications
for paten ts.
When Mr. Gignllliat, the inventor, was
in Savannah two years or more ago, a
company was organized hpre for the pur
pose of pushing the machine and ena
bling the inventor to put it on the mar
ket. Several thousand dollars of stock
was subscribed, and a portion was paid
in. The panic of 1893 intervened, how
ever, and put a stop to the operations of
*the company. Men who were willing to
put a small amount of money in a flying
machine as an investment when money
was flush, concluded when the panic came
on that they would need every dollar for
enterprises whose practical character
was unquestioned. The subscriptions are
still on the books, however,.and the com
pany may be revive’d, if business continues
to improve.
Mr. Glgnilliat is firmly convinced of the
practical nature of his invention, and has
continued working to perfect it. Efforts
are being made now to interest a com
pany of capitalists, and this was one of
the reasons for making the test in Hart
ford recently.
"The machine used in the test,” said
Mr. W. L. Glgnilliat yesterday, "is made of
steel. We are satisfied that one capable
of producing the same amount of power
can be made of aluminum, which would
greatly reduce the weight and increase
the lifting power in proportion, to the re
duction in weight. When work wag be
gun upon the machine a few years ago,
however, aluminum was a very valuable
and costly metal. It can now be obtained
(or a few cents a pound. The next ma
chine will probably be constructed of this
metal.”
Mr. Heyward Glgnilliat is at present in
Washington, where he has a position in
the war department. \
FLAMES IN A GROCERY.
Hull & ’Peeples’ Store Damaged sls,-
000 to SIB,OOO.
Fire broke out in Hull & Peeple’s whole
sale grocery house, No. 128 Bay street, at
1 o’clock this morning, with estimated
resulting damage of about $15,000 to the
stock, and probably $3,000 to the building,
the latter the property of the Waldburg
estate.
The fire was discovered by Mr. James
McNally, who was passing on Bay street
and called the attention of Policeman
Ungar to smoke issuing from the front
of the building. Policeman Ungar turned
In an alarm from box No. 8, to which the
tire department responded with its usual
promptness.
The firemen were prompt enough in
their work, but it was some time in lo
cating the tire and getting down to effec
tive work. The fire was a very mean one
to handle, however, the arrangement of
the buildings being extremely favorable
to fire and most unfavorable to fire fight
ing.
The Bay street doors were burst open
at once by the firemen, and when they did
so a column of smoke poured out. This
soon cleared away to a certain extent,
however, enabling the firemen to enter
the building when protected by respira
tors. It was then seen that the fire was
Cn the floor below, or at least that was
where it appeared to be. By Chief Pu-
I dor's ord -vs a nolo was cut in the ilodr
near the doorway. When this was done
it was «een that the story below was
filled with smoke, but the tire could not
be located. It was afterward discovered
that the elevator shaft was within three
feet of the hole cut In the floor, but the
firemen did not seem able to make any
use of it.
Chief Puder decided to attack the fire
from the rear, and for that purpose lad
ders were, run up to the second and third
floors from River street; the windows were
broken open and lines of hose brought
up. Considerable time was occupied in
making these preparations, however, and
by the time the water was turned on the
fire seemed to have taken possession of
both the second and third floors below.
After it had gained considerable head
way several streams of water were turn
ed at the front door as well as from the
rear and every effort made to stop the
flames, but without much success for some
time.. The chief stated to a Morning News
reporter that the Are was on the second
floor below from Bay street, which was
the reason he did not order the water
turned on In front until compelled to do so.
When he found that there was a large
stock of hay and grain on the second
floors he summoned the remainder of the
department from the southern section of
the city.
At 2 o’clock the fire was under partial
control, with the prospect that It would
not extend to the upper floors of the build
ing. The loss is heavy. Hull & Peeples
had prepared to dissolve on Jan. 1, and
had been taking stock. Mr. Hull stated
to a. Morning News reporter that the value
of the stock was between $30,000 and $35,-
000, fully covered by insurance. The In
surance is all placed through Dearing &
Hull, but the names of the companies
and the amounts of the policies could not
be obtained. The building is also well
Insured through different local agencies,
$2,000 being with W. T. Hopkins in the
National of Hartford.
The following is an Inventory of the in
surance as furnished by Mr. R. M. Hull
of Dearing & Hull. The loss is estimated
at 50 per cent.
With Dearing & Hull-
Atlanta Home SB,OOO
Phoenix of Hartford 5,000
Sun Insurance office 4,500
Hamburg-Bremen . 2,500
Hanover . 4,000
London and Lancashire 3,000
Caledonian 4,000
Greenwich, New York 3,000
Total on stock $34,000
Hanover, on effice fixtures and furni
ture, SI,OOO.
—The only woman called madam by the
Arabian is the Virgin Mary. They re
fuse that mark of respect even to Fa
ttma, the daughter of Mahomet.
Scrofula, Salt Rheum
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Speaking simply from what Hood’s Sar
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but in t housands of cases, we can honestly
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By its peculiar Combination, Propor
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medicinal merit Peculiar to Itself.
It has cured the most virulent cases
of Scrofula and Salt Rheum, even when
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THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIME*?-A-WEEK): THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1895.
CHURCH MEMBERS DISAGREE.
DIFFERENCES AMONG INDEPEND
ENT PRESBYTERIANS.
The Elders of the Church Criticised
for Having; Written the Letter
Which Resulted in Rev. Dr. Dripp’s
Resignation at a Time When Many
of the Congregation and the Pas
tor Himself Were Absent —A Con
gregational Meeting; May Be Called
to Consider the Matter.
Some of the elders of the Independent
Presbyterian church have of late found
themselves in a rather uncomfortable
position, as they have been subjected to
criticism |by some of the members of the
congregation with regard to the course
they toward Rev. Dr. J. F.
Dripps, who resigned his pastorate some
thing over two months ago.
The cause of the criticism is that the
letter to Dr. Dripps, which caused his
resignation, was written at a time when
many of the members of the congregation
were absent from the city, and when Dr.
Dripps himself was away on his vaca
tion. Members of the congregation have
expressed the opinion that the action of
the ciders was hasty, and that they might
have waited until a timdrwhen Dr. Dripps
was here, and more of the members of
the congregation were in the city. Sev
eral members have stated that if such
action had been taken at a regularly
called meetifig of the congregation, and
had been the action of the majority, they
would have acquiesced without a word;
but they do not think, they state, that the
elders should rule the whole church,
which is in its nature independent, and
every Important action is subject to the
approval of the congregation.
On account of this criticism some have
said that the .elders should call a meet
ing of the church and submit to it the
entire correspondence yvith regard to the
matter, so that they might vindicate
themselves and avoid future criticism.
The elders, however, have not seen fit to
call this meeting, but hate stated to
members of the congregation who have
spoken to them on the matter, that the
entire correspondence is at the residence
of Mr. L. T. Turner, one of the elders,
and that anyone interested, who desires
to do so, can go there and read it. The
members who have interested themselves
in the matter, however, say they do not
want to go to Mr. Turner’s house for the
purpose of reading the correspondence,
but think that the elders should call a
meeting of the congregation and present
the matter to it.
Any member of the congregation can
call for a meeting by having one week’s
notice given from the pulpit, but those
who have spoken of the matter say that
Inasmuch as the elders have been criti
cised, they should do this, and put the
correspondence before it.
The correspondence xyith Dr. Dripps, it
appears, was entirely on the part of the
elders, and the trustees had nothing to
do with it. The trustees say they will
take no action in the matter whatever
until Jan. 1, when Dr. Dripps’ time will
expire, he having given three months’
notice of his Intention to leave the church.
In the meantime, they are arranging to
fill the pulpit from Sunday to Sunday as
the elders recommend, but will do nothing
definite with regard to securing a pastor
until the new year.
The elders have the duty of looking
after the spiritual part of the church
work, while the trustees attend to sec
ular matters. Both bodies act together,
however, when the matter of securing a
pastor is taken up. The elders are
Messrs. Randolph Axson, William L.
Wakely, Joseph Clay, D. R. Thomas,
C. M. Gilbert and L. T. Turner. The
trustees are Messrs. George J. Mills,
chairman; George C. Freeman, John C.
-Rowland', Gen. A. R. Lawton* and R, M.
Butler.
A MILLION OF CASH IN BANK.
President John Skelton Williams of the
Georgia and Alabama railroad spent yes
terday in the city. President Williams,
while not on a business trip, is neces
sarily on the alert for the property’s in
terests, and since its reorganization it
shows every indication of a bright and
successful future.
“What progress has been made on the
work of extending the line to Savannah?”
he was asked by a representative of the
»Morning News.
“The syndicate, since the reorganiza
tion, has turned over $1,000,000 in cash out
side of the earnings, into bank,” he said,
“and whether we build or buy we are
prepared to get to Savannah from Lyons
by the opening of the next cotton sea
son, and perhaps a good deal before that
time.
“If we can purchase the Lyons branch
on reasonable terms, we will be glad to
take it, but we are not going to remain
Inactive pending any negotiations that
may be made on that line. Our engineers
are now engaged In making preliminary
surveys of two or three available routes
between Lyons and Savannah, and It will
not be many days before we will be in a
position to commence building should we
find It necessary to do so.”
"There Is no doubt about the new com
pany keeping the line an entirely Inde
pendent one?” was suggested. •
“It is absolutely and necessarily inde
pendent of any other line,” Mr. Williams
replied, “because the voting power of the
stock for the next five years is vested in
seven trustees in such a manner that it
is absolutely beyond the power of any
competing line to secure control. This
has not been stated before, but it should
leave no doubt of the Independence of the
property in relation to other lines.”
"How about the earnings since reor
ganization?” he was asked.
"The business this fall has been the
largest in its history,” was the reply. "In
fact, October was the largest month it
has ever had. For the next five years
the only absolute fixed charges in inter
est will be about S3OO a mile per annum, or
less than one-fifth the fixed charges on
the Central railroad under its reorganiza
tion, so w*e have absolutely no doubt as
to the future of the property."
President Williams seemed satisfied with
the encouragement the new company is
receiving in its project. There is no doubt
that it means business, and the question
now in the minds of the people is. "How
soon will it be here?” President Williams
has answered that question in saying that
it W’ill be hauling cotton into Savannah
next season. Certainly with a million dol
lars cash in bank there la no reason why
the new company should not secure the
necessary 70 or 75 miles of road, and that,
too, within a comparatively short time.
The question of a terminal has not yet
been definitely decided, but it is under
stood the officers of the company have in
their minds the proper location provided
they do not encounter too many difficul
ties in getting at it.
WILL NOT GO OVER $15,000.
The Loss in the Hull & Feeplea Fire
Within That Amount.
The total loss at the Hull & Peeples’
fire yesterday morning will probably come
within $15,000. The damage to the build
ing is not great atid is probably not over
SI,OOO.
An examination of the building yester
day showed that the fire originated in
some hay stored near the foot of the
stairway on the second floor below Bay
street. From this point the fire penetra
ted up the stairway to the next floor and
then around the stairway again to the
Bay street floor The stock on the lower
floors is badly damaged by water and
on the upper floors by smoke. The only
hay in the building was the small lot
in which the fire started, there being only
eight or ten bundles tn the lot.
The doors and windows of the building
being tightly closed caused the fire to
nnoMer rather than burn, nothing being
consumed entirely; while a great deal
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THE LATE CARDINAL PERSICO.
He Was Author of the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist.
Cardinal . Ignatius Persico, whose death
at Rome was announced in the Morning
News dispatches yesterday, was former
ly bishop of Savannah. He came here
from Charleston, S. C., where he was a
missionary in 1870. and spent three years
in Leivannah.
It was during his administration of the
diocese, and under his direction that the
plans for thfe present Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, were made. The
cathedral building was not begun, how
ever, until 1874, and was completed under
Bishop Gross, now archbishop of Oregon,
in 1876.'
Cardinal Persico was the fourth bishof)
who presided over the destinies of the
Roman Catholic church in Georgia. He
was consecrated in Bombay, East India,
in 1854, and was translated to Savannah
March 11, 1870. During his incumbency
of the bishopric, Bishop Persico endeared
himself to his flock and rendered himself
popular in the entire community by his
enlarged ideas and practical benevolence
and charity. He resigned his see on ac
count of failing health and went to Can
ada, where he did important work for
the church.
Cardinal Persico was 72 years old. hav
ing been born in Naples, Italy, in 1823.
He was educa.ted in the Jesuit College at
Naples, and entered the order of Minor
Capuchins, was ordained in 1846, and
was graduated by the propaganda at
Rome in 1847, and became apostolic mis
sionary to Patna. He was made apos
tolic visitor to the East Indias in 1852,
and was subsequently sent to England to
advocate before the government the In
terfests of the Roman Catholic popula
tion in India, and secured the same
privileges that were accorded to the es
tablished church. Afwer’his consecration
as bishop he established schools, churches
and missions in Cashmere, Cabul, Afgha
nistan and Thibet. He was cafitured and
made prisoner during the Sepoy w£r and
upon his release became a chaplain in
the English army. He resigned his work
in India in 1867, and the next two vears
he spent as a missionary in Charleston,
whence he came to Savannah. He was
but recently a cardinal, having been elect
ed in 1893. The news of his death was re
ceived In Savannah with deep regret, not
only by his own church, but by all who
knew him during his residence here.
COBB FINED sio7~
The Other Cases Against Him Will
Be Tried in the City Court.
Frank Cobb, a teacher in the Georgia
Industrial College, was fined $lO for dis
orderly conduct by Recorder Wilson yes
terday morning, on account of his assault
upon Judge Hampton L. Ferrill and Mr.
A. d’Antignac at the Bolton street depot
of the City and Suburban railway one
pight last week.
Judge Ferrill and Mr. d’Antignac ap
peared as witnesses for the city, not as
prosecutors, cases having been made
against Cobb for assault and battery,
which will be tried in the city court.
The statement of the assault made by
Judge Ferrill and Mr. d’Antignac was ex
actly that published of the affair in the
Morning News on the day following its
occurrence, showing it to have been an
unprovoked and dastardly assault. The
testimony of Motorman J. R. Crosby was
to the same effect.
Cobb made a statement in his own be
half, In which he attempted to put him
self in a better light. He said that he
was standing on the platform of the car,
talking - W. Cook, another teacher
of the college, who was on the inside. He
hau started to get off the platform, he
said, when Judge Ferrill dlosed the door.
Cook called him back and he reopened the
door. When he did so Judge Ferrill closed
the door again. Cobb said he did not know
who Judge Ferrill was. When he threw
the door open, he claimed, Judge Ferrill
used violent language, and both he and
Mr. d’Antignac made a movement as if
to assault him. He claimed that he sim
ply defended himself.
When asked why he ran away as he
did, Cobb said it was a case of two to
one, and he did not want to get hurt.
Cobb said that he had never been in
volved in a difficulty of the kind before.
W. W. Cook, a teacher at the college,
and W. H. Howard, a student, testified
in Cobb’s behalf, and on the same line
with the above statement.
INSPECTED THE FORTIFICATIONS.
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Gen. Mile* anil pWty on Their Way to
Charleston.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his entire
party, consisting of Capt. Frank Mich
lier, his aide-de-camp, Mrs. Miles, Mr.
and Mrs. Wyborg of Cincinnati, and Col.
LeGrand Cannon of New York, left the
city yesterday about 11 o’clock on the
steam yacht Angler, accompanied by
Capt. O. M. Carter, corps of engineers, to
go to Charleston.
Gen. Miles went down the river for the
purpose of inspecting the fortifications
of the Savannah harbor. He did not stop
at Fort Oglethorpe, but went on down to
Fort Pulaski, where he landed and took
a look at the fort and the mining case
mate there, which was recently complet
ed. He then went down to Tybee, taking
a look at the island from the sea side,
and examining the proposed site for the
new fortifications on the north and of the
island. It is supposed that this will be
the location of the proposed batteries,
which were mentioned in the interview
with Gen. Miles, published yesterday.
Gen. Miles also took a look at the place
where Gen. Gilmore located his batterv
for the reduction of Fort Pulaski, and
from there the party went across Cali
bogue sound, and by the naval station
and new dry dock at Port Royal.
Gen. Miles and party stopped at Beau
fort last night, and their private car,
Wildwootl, was ordered there. He did
not decide yesterday, however, whether
he would go to Charleston by rail this
morning, or continue the voyage on the
Angler. He will be received at Charles
ton by Capt. F. V, Abbott, corps cf on
THE HARBOR FORTIFICATIONS.
GEN. NEESON A. MILES TO VISIT AND
INSPECT THEM TO-DAY.
He Talks Interstlngly About tlie Ne
cessity ot Modern Guns and Bat
teries for the Defense of the Ports
of Entry—Plan of the Batteries
Which Are to Be Placed at the
Alon th of the Savannah River —Gen.
Allies is Inspecting Minor Stations
Where Troops Are Sow or Are Lia
ble to Be Placed.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commander-in
chief of the United States army, is in
the city. Gen. Miles and party arrived
via the Central railroad yesterday morn
ing in their private car “Wildwood,” and
the day was spent in looking at city
and points of interest around.
There are in ths- party Gen. and Mrs.
Miles, Capt. Frank Michlier, his aide-de
camp, Mr. and Mrs. Wyborg of Cincin
nati, and Col. Le Grand Cannon of New
York. The party went for a drive around
the city, and out to Bonaventure ceme
tery in the morning, and also visited other
points of interest in the afternoon. In
the afternoon their car was switched
from the Central railroad around to the
Plant system yards at Liberty and East
Broad streets, where it will remain until
to-night, when the party will go to
Charleston, S. C. Gen. Miles and party
were entertained in the afternoon and last
night by Capt. O. M. Carter of the United
States corps of engineers.
Gen. Miles appeared in excellent health
when seen at his car by a representative
of the Morning News. He seemed much
refreshed, perhaps as the result of his
Saturday’s hunt, near Midville. He ex
pressed himself as much pleased with Sa
vannah, and spoke, especially of the
beauty of Bonaventure.
When asked as to the object of his trip
Gen. Miles replied that it is for the pur
pose of inspecting and looking after the
forts, barracks and minor fortifications
in this section of the country. He first
visited the barracks at Columbus, 0., then
Fort Thomas, near Cincinnati, after which
he went to Atlanta, where Fort McPher
son is located, and where he reviewed the
Fifth regiment of United States infaptry,
his old command.
“I shall go down the river to-morrow
and look at the coast fortifications here,”
he said. “Plans have been drawn for
the location of a battery of modern guns
at the mouth of the harbor, and such a
battery when put up, will, of course, re
quire the presence of a garrison of sol
diers. I shall examine especially as to the
place for the location of such a garrison,
its healthfulness and other matters in that
connection.
“A sudden war,” Gen. Miles continued,
“might mean the destruction of com
merce and the loss Qf all these coast,
cities. Few of them have any modern
guns at all upon their fortifications, and
none of them have such batteries as they
should have, and with which they might
be easily defended. Galveston, New Or
leans, Mobile, Key West, Savannah,
Charleston, Wilmington and Baltimore
are without these modern guns and the
coast defenses they should Jie supplied
with. At most of them there fs now noth
ing building. The government is spending
millions of dollars in improving its har
bors and increasing the facilities for com
merce, but not a dollar in modern prep
arations to defend them from the coast.”
“What is the plan of the defenses con
templated for this harbor?” Gen. Miles
was asked.
“You now have a channel twdhty-six
feet deep, I believe, from the city to the
sea, and that would admit quite a good
size war vessel,” Gen. Miles said, and ne
referred to the government reports for
accurate information as to the contem
plated defenses for Savannah harbor.
“According to the plans of the war
department the battery at the entrance
to the harbor here is to con
sist of six high-power guns, or
heavy long-range cannon, two twelve-inch
and four eight-inch, and sixteen twelve
inch mortars, making altogether twenty
tw r o pieces, the cost of which is esti
mated at $850,000. There has also been
made provision for two mining casemates
at a cost of $27,244.91; this Including only
one in addition to that built recently
near Fort Pulaski. The appropriation al
ready made, 1 believe, is, .for the purchase
of the property for the location of these
batteries.” ,
“Can you say where these new fortifi
cations are to be placed?”
"That, I believe, has been decided,”
Gen Miles said, “but it has not been
made public yet, and it is not the policy to
say anything about it at present. The
construction of the other mining case
mate will probably begin within the pres
ent fiscal year, and I believe some of the
guns to be placed along the coast have
been made, but it will be sometime before
the batteries will be put up,' as it would
not do to place all the fortifications at
one port at the expense of another. • It
usually takes a year to make one of
those big modern guns, and it takes about
the same length of time to make the
tools for it before it is made, so it is not
a matter of possibility to do it all at
once.
"The Important thing is the protection
of the twenty-eight principal harbors of
the country,” Gen. Miles said, "'jyie ports
of entry are the keys of commerce. There
are four ways of defending a harbor,”
Gen. Miles explained. “First, by
sinking loadeo ships and ob
structing the channel, but this also ob
structs commerce, and it takes a long
time to remove them. Then torpedoes
may be used, but it takes some time to
place them. They have to be below the
low water marx, and even then vessels
of light draft can get over them. The
third is by land batteries, and the fourth
by ships of war. These two last are the
modern methods, and the last one is the
most expensive.”
“Are the old guns now at Fort Pulaski
of any value in defense*” was asked
“None whatever,” was the reply; “'the
use of them would be like throwing
paper balls against a wooden board”
Gen. Miles seemed impressed with-the
importance of Savannah as a port, and
the necessities of building the proper
modern fortifications for the defense of
its harbor. He spoke, too, of the necessity
of these fortifications at all the coast
cities. He wfill go down the river tnis
morning on Capt. Carter’s steam yacht
the Angler, for a look at the fortifica
tions, especially at Fort Pulaski, where
some recent improvements, Including the
construction of a large mining casemate
have recently been made. He may take
a look at the probable location for the
new batteries, and also at Fort Ogle
thorpe before returning to the city.
Gen. Nelson Appleton Miles was bom
at Westminster, Mass., Aug. 8. 1839. His
ancestor -ettied in Massachusetts colony
in 1643. They were among the earliest
pioneers and explorers, and their descen
dants were among the patriots who strug
gled for freedom in the revolutionary
war and the war of 1812. As
young man he engaged in
mercantile pursuits in Boston. Inher
iting the spirit of patriotism, he devoted
all the means he possessed, early in 1851,
to raising a company of volunteers, and
offered his services to his country. He
was given the commission of a captain,
but being considered too young forth»
responsibilities of that command, he
ioined the army of the Potomac as first
lieutenant in the Twenty-second Massa
'husetts volunteers.
in 1882 he was commissioned by Gov.
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New York volunteers. At the earnest re
quest of Gens. Meade and Grant, he was
made a brigadier general of volunteers
by President Lincoln. He was engaged in
all tfye battles of the army of the Potomac
except one—which his wounds unfitted
him to enter—until the close of the war.
He commanded regiments, brigades and
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was the first division, second army corps,
the largest of all the divisions. His di
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of Northern Virginia. He was wounded
at the battles of Fair Oaks, Fredericks
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during the reconstruction period, and
on the reorganization of the army was
appointed a colonel of infantry. He was
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coming to Savannah. The little fellow
looked at his father rather in astonish
ment, thinking he had made a mistake.
"General,” he said, with emphasis on
the word, “why, he’s a colonel in rny
book, the one about the Indians, you
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ANDREW BAKER CAME BACK TO
THE SCENE OF HIS CRIME.
Arrested for the Murder of Old Mani
Robert Gillerson in a Field on the
White Blnil Road—Detective Mor
gan Caught Him at Sanders’ Store
and Bar—Cons essed the Killing,
But Claimed It Wa» in Self-De
fense.
Detective Morgan captured a murderer
last night who has been badly wanted
for the last five years. He is Andrew
Baker, wanted for the killing of old man
Robert Gillerson, about five years ago,
at the Wells place, on the White BlufO
road.
Baker and Gillerson were both colored,
and were working for Messrs, B. S. &
J. T. Wells, as farm hands. On the day,
of the killing they had a dispute over
some trifling matter, and a quarrel en
sued, which soon quieted down and it
was thought the matted was settled,
Mr. Ashmore, superintendent of the
farm, put the negroes to work in the same
field. Baker was plowing and Gillerson
was cutting bushes in another'part of the
field. When Baker had plowed up within
speaking distance of Gillerson he renewed
the quarrel, and leaving the plow walked
to where the old man was and shot him
three times, killing him instantly.
Baker fled from the scene of
the killing and has not been seen since
until a few days ago. The coroner's} jury
brought in a verdict of murder and
Baker was indicted at the next meeting
of the grand jury. He was heard of a
number of times and efforts were made
to effect his capture. At one time Detec- ’
tive Morgan came near getting! him in
South Carolina, but “he managed to elude
the officer. That was about two years
ago, and since that time he had not been
heard from until last week, when Detec
tive Morgan received information that an
employe on the plantation, who had
known Baker when a boy, had seen him in
the city. A day or so later Mr. Ashmore
met Baker on the White Bluff road, but
as he was unarmed and the negro had two
pistols belted around him, he made no
attempt to arrest him.
Detective Morgan, upon learning
that the negro was back in the vicinity of
the murder put a lookout on him with the
result that he was caught last night, at
Sander’s grocery store and saloon, near
the W’hite Bluff road crossing.
Baker at first denied his identity and
said his name was John Smith, but upon
being confronted with a man who had
been raised with him, he weakened and
confessed to the murder.- He claims that
Gillerson was attempting to kill him with
a brush knife when he shot him, and that
he was compelled to kiil him to save his
own life.
Mr. Wells says that the killing was en
tirely unprovoked. Baker is now in jail.
It is supposed that he will be tried at the
rrevert term of c-- s '