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SIFTING THE CHARGES.
TBX SIVBB AND HARBOB INVESTI
GATION BEGUN.
Inspector General Hughes Puts Mr.
Curtis on the Stand—The Substance
of the Charges Against the Govern
ment Contractors Brought Out by
Mr. Curtis' Statement—The Big Sala
ries That Mr.' Curtis Says He Was
Offered—The Cross-Tidee Dam and
the “Straw Bids" for Contracts—
Why Mr. Curtis Resigned From the
Engineer Service.
Inspector General Hughes began the in
vestigation of the charges preferred by W.
R. Curtis againt Greene & Gaynor, the
government contractors in charge of the
Savannah river and harbor improvements,
yesterday afternoon. The investigation
is being conducted in the United States en
gineer's office. Mr. Curtis was on the stand
until within a few minutes of 6 o’clock last
night, when an adjournment was had until
9:30 o’clock this morning.
There were present at the investigation
Lieut Carter, CoL George A. Mercer, in the
interest of Capt. Greene, and Messrs. W.
G. Charlton, Esq., W. W. Mac kali. Jr.,
Esq., and J. Randolph Anderson, Esq.,
friends of Lieut Carter. Mr. Charlton
took notes of Mr. Curtis’ testimony.
The inspector general had a mas3 of docu
mentary matter from the department at
Washington, and duplicate clippings from
the newspapers of the interviews
with Mr. Curtis, in which the charges
were contained. Tbe inspector gene al
held one copy of the publications on which
be based his questions, and Mr. Curtis had
the other. The questions were direct and
sometimes almost crisply brief. The line of
investigation seemed to be to eliminate the
hearsay from all published charges and to
bring the charges down to facts. When
this was done there di<9 not appear to be
much that was tangible in them.
hr. crans’ statement.
Mr. Curtis’ introductory statement cov
ered his connection with the United States
engineering department in various places
down to his employment under Lieut Car
ter. He testified that Mr. Gaynor ap
proached him when he was in Lieut. Car
ter’s office, and before the Fernandina con
tract was awarded to Greeue & Gaynor,
and told him that he hoped he would be
appointed inspector; and that, afterward,
when he was pretty sure of getting the con
tract, Capt. Greene told him: that
ho would have him appointed in
spector, and would pay him SSOO
a month to go to Fernandina, and would
have Lieut. Carter increase his pay. Capt.
Greene also promised him profits in the
Tehuantepec snip railway and railroad
stock, but Mr. Curtis said that hs had never
got anything but a check for S4OO, and did
not get the railroad stock at all. “That’s
why I lost confidence in Capt Greene," he
added.
Mr. Curtis denied that he told tbe Times
reporter that Capt Greene had said that
Inspector Brown was worth SOO a day to
him, nor could he say of his own knowl
edge that Brown was removed through
Capt Greene’s influence. He said that
when he had the conversation with Capt.
Greene, about I>ec. 20. be didn’t know that
the latter had tbe contract He expected
to have it though, if he didn't hare it then.
Capt Greene said then that he had headed
off tne only man be was afraid of, Ritten
bouse Moore, letting him have the work on
the 8t John’s river bar, Moore recipro
cating by giving Capt Greene the Savan
nah and Fernandina harbor contracts.
THE FERNANDINA OFFER.
Mr. Curtis said that Capt Greene ad
mitted before Lieut Carter that he had
offered biui SSOO a month to go to Fernan
dina; that it would be all rock work there;
that Curtis’ measurement would be ac
cepted by Lieut. Carter, and as the rock
would be buried twenty feet under water
no one could know anything about it Capt.
Greene told Curtis, in discussing the Sa
vannah river improvements, that he would
have lost money if it hadn’t been for chang
ing inspectors, and repairing dams, particu
larly the cross-tides dam, where rock wai
taken from vessels and put in forty or fifty
feet of water.
Mr. Curtis was asked if there is any
check on the contractors in the measure
ment of stone used at Fernandina, and he
replied that there is not, nor could there be
any, without there were two measurements.
The inspector’s measurements are taken,
and the rock once thrown overboard, no
one can tell what the measurement is. Mr.
Curtis said thut Capt. Greene, in discussing
the Savannah river improvement, re
marked that it didn’t make much difference
to him about an inspector’s measurement,
as he would get his pay, anyway. “He
didn’t specify- where,” Mr. Curtis said, “but
I understand he referred to the Savannah
work.”
Mr. Curtis was asked what he meant
when he said that Capt. Greene had been
paid twice for the same stone, but he dis
claimed having made any such statement.
“It was a mistake of the reporter,” he ex
plained. “An instance of this kind,” he
said, “came under my observation on a
barge of rejected stone in Connecticut."
CAPT. GREENE’S RESIGNATION.
Mr. Curtis’ information on many points
was from hearsay. He said that Capt.
Greene was in charge of the work at Savan
nah and Charleston under government em
ploy and resigned in July 1882, but was not
relieved until the following November,
when he blosomed out as a contractor,
having originated the mattress work which,
for the first year, was done by the govern
ment by hired labor. Myron Bangs, Mr.
Curtis said, got a contract* without comple
tion and through Capt. Greene’s influence
he was paid from SB,OOO to SIO,OOO extra
for large 1 gs used in the work, whereas as
a matter of fact they were detrimental to
the work. Very shortly thereafter Capt
Greene became a member of the firm.
The insnector general asked If it was an
unusual thing for engineers to resign to bid
on work. Mr. Curtis replied that it it not,
and if after resignation their bids are
too high they are usually taken back in the
service. He admitted that while in the
United States engineer’s office at Louisville,
Ky., in January a year ago, he had him
self resigned two or three weeks before
bidding on stone for locks. There was
$90,000 to ) 100,000 available for the work.
THS CROSS-TIDES DAM.
Mr. Curtis -was questioned as to the cross
tides dam, and he said t:iat he went to Fsr
nandina in 1884 and didn’t come back until
the spring of 1888, and didn’t know any
thing about the work while absent, but
from observation he said that he knew that
a dam which has no better foundation than
the cross-tides dam cannot stand. There
never has been 22 feet of water in the river
channel, Mr. Curtis said, except during a
flood.
The inspector general called for a chart
of the river before the harbor im
provements began, and one made by Mr.
Curtis since. They were submitted to Mr.
Curtis, who, after examining them, said
that it was almost impossible to get 11 or 12
feet before the improvements were begun,
and now they get up to 19 feet. He was
asked why he made the affidavit after the
newspaper publication, and lie said he had
beard that Lieut. Carter had said that he
had withdrawn the charges, and to show
that he had not, he repeated them under
oath.
THE SSOO A MONTH OFFER.
Mr. Curtis was asked to repeat the exact
language of Capt Greene when the latter
asked him to go to Fernandina. He
was unable to do this, but be said that in
substance it was that it would be to his ad
vantage to go there. Capt Greene, Mr.
Curtis said, made the proposition in his
room at the Screven house in February to
give him SSOO a month to goto Fernandina,
and would get Lieut. Carter to increase his
salary. Capt Greene, Mr. Curtis said,
agreed to liava him transferred
there and the work beirg rock it
wouldn’t need an inspector, and any meas
urement that Mr. Curtis would report
would be taken by Mr. Carter. As the
rock would be hidden under twenty fee* of
water, no ona would know how much there
would be of it.
Mr. Curtis explained that he quit the
engineer’s service Jan. 1 because he didn't
think that Lieut. Carter nad properly sus
tained him.
The inspector general asked Mr. Curtis
about the third specification as to the
“misapplication of government money or
incompetent engineering,” in tee cross-tides
dam.
Mr. Curtis replied that he didn’t know
who < nginated the cross-tides dam. It was
first started with piling and had washed
away. Then tbe mattress system was tried
and that washed away. Tne overt! >w was
not properly cared fir and scoured out a
hole below and Ireehet and quick sand car
ried it off.
LIEUT. CARTER'S ENGINEERING.
Mr. Curtis was asked what be considered
competent engineering in the dam, and he
replied that anew dam should have been
bnilt above the old dam, using the latter as
an apron. It would not be pretty and
would be irregular, but it would prevent
washing away. The cross-tides dam, he
said, tas been a dismal failure. After the
plans were found defective it was poor en
gineering to continue the work under the
specifications.
In answer to further inquiries, Mr. Curtis
said that he didn’t mean that money has
been dishonestly applied, but in Lis opinion
value received has not been had for what is
in tbe cross-titles dam. Nor did be mean
that any stone has been paid for that has
not gone into the work, nor that the stone
has not been properly contracted for.
Mr. Curtis was asked what amount of
stone should go into the work, and he said
that his estimate was that from $15,000 to
$19,000 would build anew dam above the
old one, and would allow the use of the
latter as an aprou for back water.
LIEUT. CARTER IMPOSED UPON.
Mr. Curtis noxt went into a lengthy ex-
Elanation about Lieut. Carver withdrawing
is recommendations given to Brunstri k
parties. He attributed this repudiation to
a letter ho bad written Maj. Po*t, the sub
stance of which was that Liaut. Carter was
beiflg imposed upon by Capt. Greene. “My
idea,” Mr. Curtis said, “was to get Carter
out of the clutches of Greene and Gaynor,
and as Carter seemed to believe them in
preference to me I resigned.”
Mr. Curtis was asked about that portion
of Lieut Carter’s letter to the chief of
engineers in which he charged Mr. Curtis
with sayiug that he hated Greet , but pro
fessed friendship for him and had accepted
his hospitality, hoping that Cap-. Greene
would say something that he could .use
against him.
Mr. Curtis denied making the statement
to Lieut. Carter. When he had consented
to meet Capt. Greene face* to face before
Lieut. Carter and ... reitei-ate the
charge that Capt, Greene had
offered him SSOO a month
to go to Fernandina, Capt. Greene said,
“You came to my quarters, drs k my
whisky to try to catch me,” and Mr. Curtis
said, “Yes, I did.” After the interview
Lieut. Carter dismissed him, and was in
close con vernation with Capt. Greene for an
hour. Mr. Curtis told Lieut. Carter, after
Capt. Greene left, that be had nothing to
gain iu telling tim about f'apt. Greene’s
part, and it left nothing fur him to iit> but
resign.
NO CONFIDENCE IN GREENE.
The inspector general asked Mr. Curtis
why ho did not accept Capt. Greene’s offer.
He replied that be bad no confidence in
Capt Greene, and doubted if ho would pay
more than the first month's salary. “Once
he got me in his power,” Mr. Curtis said,
"that would be the end of it.”
Mr. Curtis retreated that his only motive
in “laying-’ for Capt. Greene was from tue
belief that he was at tne bottom of Mr.
Gaynor’s talk about the inspector’s pi ace
and he wanted to show Capt. Greene np.
He wanted to convince Lieut. Carter, who
couldn’t think Capt. Greene would do such
a thing.
On the Burnett and Smith matter Mr.
Curtis knew nothing, except from heresay
and what Burnett hail told him. That, he
explained, can be got from Smith.
THE CHARGE OF STRAW BIDS.
CoL Hughes showed Mr. Curtis a list of
all proposals received by tbe eugineer de
partment in tbis city siuoe 1882, and asked
him to pick out any straw or bogus bids
among them.
Mr. Curtis looked them over carefully,
examined them one by one, and stated that
he was unable to do so, and farther stated
that he knew nothing of this matter as far
as it related to this district, only by hearsay,
and be know of no actual facts.
CoL Hughes—Then you go on to say that
the advertisements for contracts is done in
such a way that few contractors know
about them. Now, will you explain that,
please!
Mr. Curtis —Well, in the advertisement, I
do not know just what the law is in regard
to advertising. I do not know what the
regulations are. These advertisements are
some limes put into obscure papers.
Here CoL Hughes interrupted Mr. Curtis,
and read the following list of papers in
which advertisements have been published:
Philadelphia North American, New York
Daily Tribune, Baltimore (Md.) American,
Savannah Morning News and Charleston
News and Courier.
THE CONTRACT ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mr. Curtis resumed: “Here in this sec
tion they are put into the Morning News
and the Charleston paper. They are relia
ble papers. I have known of several in
stances in other districts where they were
put into little county papers where no one
but those interested knew anything about
them.”
Col. Hughes—Then, as I understand you,
you did not in that remark refer to the
lotting of contracts in this office and in this
district.
Mr. Curtis —No. sir; I don’t think I did.
I did not suppose this conversation was to
be published, which was simply a rambling
talk. 1 did not make any claim that tbe
work here has not been properly advertised.
CoL Hughes asked Mr. Curtis what he
meant by saying that the government
should appoint an impartial board ot en
gineers, not from the army, to investigate
and report on the coast work. “What work
do you want investigated?” he asked.
Mr. Curtis answered with somo warmth
that he didn’t care whether they investi
gated any work at all, but he thought if
such a committee should come down and
investigate the cross-tide dam the result
would be such a conclusion as was reached
in the Washington aqueduct investigation,
that it is a failure.
Mr. Curtis will go on the stand again this
morning.
FIGHT OVER A CHURCH SITE,
A Country Congregation Figures In a
Justice's Court.
Six colored people were up in Justice
Patterson’s court yesterday in a breach of
good behavior case. Forten Frazier and
Rebecca, his wife, prosecuted four others
for threatening them and for trespassing.
Mr. Pease represented Frazier and
his wife and" W. W. Osborne rep
resented the defendants. It was brought
out in the evidence that Frazier
sold a tract of land to a church out on the
Augusta road and refused to give bona for
title. The deacon of the church, whom
Frazier prosecuted, endeavored to make
Frazier hand over the title, and bad feeling
arose. The community interfered and took
sides, and the transaction was in a fair way
to have a bad termination when Frazier
swore out the warrants against his neigh
bors to keep the peace. Only two of the
negroes whom he prosecuted were required
te give bond, and the others were allowed
to go. Frazier’s wife was also required to
give bond to keep the peace.
Another lot of those beautiful Dongola
Kid Oxfords that were admired so much
last season, now opened, pries only $1 60 and
$2, at A. a. Nichols’, Ilia Broughton street.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1889.
CITY BRBVITISS.
Solomon’s Lodge, Free and Accepted
' Masons, will hold an extra oommomcation
to-night
Tbe wae a conference meeting of some cf
the “no fence” men at Metropolitan hall
yesterday, and the preliminary steps were
taken to carry out the plan of campaign on
the day of the election.
The mayor received $5 from Mr. Cl AL
Lamar yesterday for the Johnstown suf
ferers. Tbe citizen's fond up to last night
was $3,442 35, exclusive of the Benevolent
Association’s contribution.
The city water supply will be shut off
at 9 o’clock this morning from Gaston to
Gwinnett and from Aberc m to East Broad
streets, and at 2 o’clock this afternoon from
Hall to Waldburg and from Whitaker to
West Broad streets, for the purpose of
putting in valves to hydrants, and will be
off a few hours.
T. E. Artope, of the Macon marble
works, is being awarded a good many con
tracts for furnishing stone for the large
buildings in this section of tbe state. He is
iu town now making estimates on stone for
the new public building. About 8.000 cubic
feet, it is thought, will be required in tha
construction of the building. A large
number of bids will be put in.
SupL Peck is receiving bids from
all over tiie ‘ate. Mr. Artope will
will put in his bid within the next day cr
two. He was awarded the contract for
furnishing the stone to the new court house
a few days ago. The contract is for over
$2,000 worth of stone. He has also just been
awarded the contract for furnishing the
stone of the First National Bank of Bruns
wick. There is over $3,000 worth of stone
In that building. Mr. Artope said that he
will make bids tor the stone for the other
large buildings that will go up in Savannah
during tbis and next year.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
H. M. Comer is over in Eufaula.
B. E. Wilcox of Crisp is in town.
R. L. Usury of Gibson is in the city.
A. J. McEvoy of Macon is in toe city.
W. H. Cozart of Augusta is in the city.
C. B. Lloyd of Brunswick Is in the city.
J. L. Wilcox of Temperance is in the
city.
W. W. Brown of Macon was in town
yesterday.
Miss Comer left for Anniston, Ala., on a
short visit.
George W. Brown and wife, of Augusta,
are at the marshall.
Mrs. G. J. Mills left for Asheville yester
day for the summer.
Mrs. L. Klein and family, of Gainesville,
are guests of the Screven.
H. L. Barnett and family are spending
the summer at Tallulah Falls.
D. C. Campbell and R. A. Hancock came
down from Atlanta yesterday.
Lloyd Owens left for Alton, Va., yester
day, via the Atlantic Coast Line.
E. J. Kennedy left for Washington, Ga.,
yesterday via the Central railroad.
Mrs. Gustave Fox left for Bamborg, S. C.,
yesterday on a visit to her parents.
William Mclntyre and Charles Bradley
are spending soma time at Tallulah Falls.
Judge R. B. Bower and CoL John E.
Donalson of Bainbridge are guests at the
Screven house.
Miss Annie C. Wade, daughter of Mrs.
S. L. Outten, will graduate at the Hines-
Ville Institute on Thursday.
General Manager J. Lane of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad came down
to Savannah from Macon yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. Winburn left last night for
Peoria, Ills., to spend the summer. She will
be accompanied as far as Chattanooga bv
her husband.
Robert P. Warwick and James Alfriend
of Virginia, representing the United Slates
Mercantile Protective Association, spent
yesterday in Savannah.
Capt. John Taliaferro, of the Savannah
Academy, and three of his pupils left for
Rapidan, Va., yesterday, via the Atlantic
Coast Line, to spend the summer.
FORT OGLETHORPE’S ROBBER.
The Thief Captured and Lodged. In
Jail for Trial.
United States Marshal Corbett and
Deputy Marshal Brown brought in William
Urabach yesterday. Umbach is charged
with larceny and burglary in stealing brass
from Fort Oglethorpe last November. In
default of bond the prisoner was lodged in
jail.
liast November the old fort was broken
into and brass pumps, etc., amounting in
value to over $l5O, were stolen. Umbach
was charged with breaking open the place,
and the United States court grand jury in
dicted him for burglary and larceny. A
number of warrants were issued for him,
but the otUcers up to yesterday were unable
to get him.
Marshal Corbett has kept a close lookout
for the man in traveling over his district,
and lie was informed that Umbaoh was
running as fireman on a Columbus and
Western railroad train. He looked Into
the matter and found that the information
was reliable, and a deputy was sent to ar
rest Umbach. The officer got his man as
he was about to go out on his engine. Mar
shal Corbett accompanied the deputy and
the prisoner down to Savannah and he was
takeu before Commissioner Lamar to give
bond. He made several efforts to get
bondsmen, but did not succeed and he was
sent to jail.
Umbaoh told the marshal that he told
the brass and that be “appropriated the
funds. ” He would not enmiuate himself
and would not acknowledge the theft
further than to sell the brass. He will be
held for trial at the next term of court.
Marshal Corbett returned to Macon last
night.
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.
In the city court, yesterday, five crimi
nal cases were contined for the term. The
following coses were disposed of:
Lloyd Maxwell, for the larceny of a
watch from Martha Marshall, ten months
on the chain gang.
Joseph Lane, lor the larceny of Susie
Ridie’s gold watch aud chain, six months
on the chain-gang.
John Walker, larceny of vegetables from
Katie Bowers, ten months in the ditches.
Philip Miller, stabbing Nathaniel John
son, ten months on the gang.
The Montieth rioters, Christmas Moultrie
and Joe Lewis, were convicted, and each
received a twelve months’ sentence. Dick
Young, charged with riotous conduct, was
acquitted.
Calanthe Lodge’s Officers.
At a meeting last night Calanthe Lodge,
K. of F., elected the following officer* for
next term:
C. C.—J. Garner.
V. C.—J. W. Daniels,
P,—Robert Hunt.
M. A.—W. G. McDonald.
M. of F.—S. Greenbaum.
Trustee—J. E. Freeman.
Tbe Mozart Club Conoert.
The Mozart Club’s concert at Catholic
Library hall Thursday night will be the
club’s first public concert since its reorgani
zation. The programme appears in the
Morning News to-day. The sale of tickets
is already large, and a full house is as
sured.
HOBSFOBD’S ACID PHOSPHATE,
For Sunstroke.
It relieves the prostration and nervous
derangement.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
OLD PEOB BESIDE HIMSBLF.
Overcoats and Firee in Juna Some
thing Unheard of in Savannah Be
fore.
It is the opinion of the oiler citizens of
Savannah that the weather yesterday was
the most remarkable that has been expe
rience in this section in many years. It
seemed more like winter than the middle of
summer. Overcoats tcok tbe place of
seeruckers and alpacas, and business houses
closed up tneir front doors to kec-p out the
** re ® were not uncomfortable.
A sort of weather revolution seems to
have taken place. The day started under a
ram cloud, and it rained and drizzled until
night. The temperature in the morning
was 07', and it gradually fell to in the
afternoon. Tne wind increased from twelve
miies an hour to twenty six miles, and it
blew a stiff gale nearly all night At Tyhee
blow was much harder, and up to 11
o clock the New York steamers, due at 4
0 the afternoon, bad cot arrived.
The severe weather does not extend
farther into the interior than 100 miles. Of
the thirteen stations cf the Sava :nah cotton
region district only three reported a rain
*kh- They are Savannah, Live Oak and
Waycross. The temperature in tha district
wa Llower, however, the highest being 90’
at Eastman. This was 22' higher than the
maximum temperature at Savannah. The
average temperature for the district was
jj* ■ • which is the cooLst for the mODth.
Throughout the entire cotton region tue
only districts that reported rainfall are
Charleston, Wilmington and Savannah,
ibe weather in all other portions of the
district is clear. A northeast wind was re
; ported at Tytiee during the earlier part of
tne day, but it changed to northwest last
night. The blow was cf sufficient force to
dfjj’e a good many people up to the city.
The heaviest rainfall along the coast was
2.04 inches at Titusville, Fla. The highest
wind velocity was reached at Charleston,
and was twenty-eight miles an hour.
Tbe storm off the Florida coast, which
began night before last, and the influence
of which is caus:- g the severe weather, was
reported off the Carolina coa-t last night.
It began between 500 and 600 miies off the
Last Flor.da coast, and is moving north
ward. It is thong .t that the storm is in
tenso at sea, and that destruction to vessels
will be reported after it has passed.
The fol lowing order was received at the
signal station last night:
Wash: sotox, D. C., June 24, 1989,
Observer, Savannah:
Hoist cautionary northwest signals at 10 p. m.
Savannah, Savannah section. Cyclone off
South Carolina coast; northwesterly rales and
rain* Greely.
It is the impression at tbe signal stati an
that the force of‘the cyclone has passed
over and that Savannah will have fair
weather this afternoon.
CANSD BY A WOMAN.
A Central Hailroad Shop Hand Held
Down and Thrashed.
Thos. McEvady, 55 years old, and a
widower, was arrested yesterday morning
and lodged in the barracks o:i the charge of
improper conduct in the presence of two
little girls, 9 and 6 years old, on Purse street
last Saturday. This is the case alluded to
by the Morning News where an effort was
made by the aunt of one of the children to
thrash McEvady, and as he returned to the
Central railroad pattern shops yesterday
morning, where h was employed as a
sweeper, tha indignant woman made a more
successful effort and caned the old man
severely.
The mayor heard a portion of the testi
mony yesterday after the arrest of
McEvady, continuing the case until this
morning. It appears that under the ordi
nance the offense charged against McEvady
must be in the street, and as it was in a
house it is thought that t'-e mayor and >es not
have jurisdiction. If the evideu e justifies
it, however, the prisoner will be held to an
swer in the city court.
The caning affair created a great deal of
excitement and no effort was made by the
fifty or seventy five shop hands who wit
nessed it to prevent it; on the contrary,
one of them held McEvady while the woman
plied the cane until it snapped in two, and
then she walked away with the heavy end
of it
Had His Thigh Broken.
Jimmie Carter, a 13-year-old colored boy,
was run over by a street wagon at Brough
ton and Barnard streets last night, and had
his thigh broken. The wagon was stopped
before the hsnd wheels had passed over the
boy, and he was pulled out from under the
horse. Joe Wiggens (colored) was driving
up Broughton street when Carter and
another boy attempted to cross the
street. Carter’s companion saw the horse
first and callad out to Carter to look out
and, as be did so, gave him a shove, push
ing him under the wheels. That is the
boy’s story. Policeman H. M. Morgan wit
nessed the accident, and, lifting the injured
boy into the wagon, directed Wiggons to
take him to his home at Margaret and Farm
streets, which Wiggens did. A physician
was summoned and the fracture was re
duced.
Charged With Beating a Cripple.
Capt. Evan Davies, of the British bark
Erminie, and Jacob Johnson and Bill Bow
man, two of the sailors, were before Justice
Reynolds, yesterday, on a charge of assault
and battery, preferred by a crippled lad
bv the name of Isaac Lees Walter, who
claims that they beat him and threw him
ashore penniless. The defendants first de
manded a preliminary examination, which
Justice Reynolds was about to acoord them
when, on the advice of their counsel, CoL
William Garrard, they waived examina
tion and gave bond for their appearance in
the city court to-day. The lad was repre
sented by F. J. O’Connor, Esq.
The Bay Street Extension.
Mayor Schwarz was asked last night if
the committee to confer with the Central
railroad had made any progress in the Bay
street extension matte-, and ho replied that
he was not prepared to anticipate the com
mittee’s report, but ho said: “Everything
has been arranged, and all will be told at
the council meeting Wednesday night.”
This clearly indicates that an agreement
has been made, subject to the ratification of
council.
Yacht Club Matters.
The board of stewards of the Savannah
Yacht Club held a meeting yesterday at
the office of the chairman, Mr. Isaac
Beckett, and arranged all tho details of
the Ladies’ day regatta for to-morrow.
Toe annual fourth of July regatta was
postponed to a future day on account of the
unfavorable oondition of the tides on that
day.
The New Artesian Well.
It was the intention of the water com
mittee of the city council to have located
the site for the new artesian well authorized
at the last meeting of council before now,
bnt the continuous rain prevented the com
mittee from venturing out on an explor
ing expedition. If the weather is favorable
the well will be located to-day.
An Imperative Necessity.
What pure air is to an unhealthy locality,
what spring cleaning is to the neat housed
keeper, ao is Hood’s Sarsaparilla to every
body, at this season. The body needs to be
thoroughly renovated, the blool purified
aud vitalized, the germs of disease de
stroyed. Scrofula, Salt Rheum, and all
i dher blood disorders are cured by Hood’s
Sarsaparilla, the most popular and’ success
ful spring medicine.
Children's Shoes cheap as ever at N ichola*,
128 Broughton.
AT BT. MART'S HOME.
The Annual Examinations and School
Exercises.
The study hall of 8t Mary's Home was
comfortably filled with visitors yesterday
afternoon. It was the occasion of the an
nual examination exercises. The inclement
weather did not prevent a good attendance
and the afternoon passed mosSpleasantiv.
The exercises were perhaps the most elab
orate of any that the home has ever given.
Forty-five pupils were in attendance and
1 they, too* part in the examination. Revs.
! Fathers Cafferty and William conducted
the examination!
The examinations were rizid and the ex
aminers had to go outside of the text book!
to try to puzzle the pupils. Tee scholars
i exhibited a marked degree of learning from
a close application to their books, reflecting
, credit on both themselves and their teachers.
The exercises began at 4 o’clock with a
song bv the school It wa3 followed by the
recitation, “My Dead Don,” by little Josie
Sheehan. She was very sweet in the reci
tation, and was presented a pretty work
basket, with its paraphernalia, by the sisters
of SL Joseph’s Infirmary.
Sister Magdalene had charge of the
mnsic and recitations, and the manner In
which the pupils acquitted themselves
evidenced their their thorough preparation.
The exercises of the seniors, Annie Ray,
Philiie Mclntyre, J. Muireedy, Annie Ma
honey, L. Brown, M. Davis, A. Willett, M.
Robinson and K. Sanches, were highly in
teresting. Their exaniLiati >ns were in
Bible history, spelling, geography, gram
mar. history and arithmetic. The second,
third and fourth classess were in the le
difficult studios. Father Cafferty tried in
vain to puzzle the fourth class in geography.
Finally, after giving them several questions
out of the book, he succeeded in confusing
them, and one little tot defined a lake as a
large body of water next in size to the
ocean.
The school sang‘‘We are Merry Suu
beams” and “Whispering Hope” in a pretty
manner. Mary Sheehan recited ‘‘When
Chickens Come Home to Roost” in a pleas
ing mauner and was warmly applauded.
Th seniors sang “Mermaidis Evening
Song” in a most satisfactory manuer and
were heartily applauded.
The recitation, “Cripple for Life,” by
Miss Agnes Straiton, was rendered in a
happy manner, and the visitors applauded
her loudly.
In the vocal exercises “The Hunter’s
Song” was, perhaps, the feature of the
afternoon. Philiie Mclntyre and Annie
Ray sang it very sweetly. Both pupils
have sweet voices, and their efforts were
creditable.
“Annie’s and Willie’s Prayer” was. prob
ably, recited with better effect by Katie
Walter than it has ever been before at the
home.
The seniors’ singing of “Only a Dream of
Home” was very fine and elicited much ap
plause.
“The Fireman’s Story," recited by Annie
Ray, was the best recitation of the after
noon. Her rendition of the interesting
poem could hardly have been improved
upon. She received a storm of applause.
Father Cafferty endeavored to puzzle the
third class in arithmetic toward the closing
of the examination, having hunted up sums
from the book. One of the scholars when
given the problem, “If 700 s .ilors consume
29.4J0 biscuits in a certain time, what is the
average amount that each one consumes T'
said $42.
The distribution of prizes by Father Caf
ferty was as follows:
In the third clas-, the prize for improve
ment in studies, drawn for by B. Clark, J.
Murphy, M. Ryan, K. Walker, N. Fox and
L. Pye, was won by Jennie Murphy.
In the second class, the prize for im
provement in studies, drawn for by A.
Straiton, J. Brown, W. Brown, L. Harris
and Marie Sheehan, was won by Marie
Sbeehan. The second prize for deportment,
donated by Rev. Fither Charles O S. 8.,
drawn for" by P. Mclntyre, L. Brown, J.
Muireedy and M. Brown, was won by Jen
nie Muireedy.
The third prize, for domestic economv,
drawn for by K. Sanches, J. Brown, K.
Broderick, M. Brown, L. Harris and A
Pye, was won by May Brown.
The Fourth prize, for needle work, drawn
for by J. Murphy, K. Walker and Annie
Suiter, was won by Annie Suiter.
The second prizs for needle work, drawn
for by J. Muireedy, P. Mclntyre, M. Davis,
M. Sheehan and M. Brown, was won by
Philiie Mclntyre.
The second prize for writing and arith
metic, drawn forbv M. Brown,M. Sheehan,
K. Broderick, L. Harris, A. Straiton, K.
Sanches and B. Suiter, A. Suiter, J.
Murphy, H. Fox, K. Muller, M. Ryau and
B. Canmhan, was won by A. Straiton.
A prize was awarded Jennie Muireedy
for neatness.
The special prizes were: Gold coin, for
mathematics, donated by Mr. V. P. Brown,
drawn for by A. Ray, J. Muireedy, N, Ma
honey, M. Davis, P. Mclntyre, L. Brown
and J. Brown, won by Maggie Davis.
The prize for penmanship, drawn for by
P. Mclntyre, M. Robinson," J. Muireedy, R.
Ray, B. Clark, L. Brown, A. Willert, M.
Davis and N. Mahoney, was wod by Nannie
Mahoney.
The goid coin for domestic economy, do
nated by S sters of Mercy, city hospital,
Augusta, Ga. drawn for by M." Flovd, A.
Ray, A. Willert, J. Muireedy, M. Robin
son. L. Brown, A Mahoney and P. Mcln
tyre, was won by A. Willert.
The gold coin for needle-work, donated by
Sisters of Mercy, Sacred Heart Parish, Au
gusta, Ga.. drawn for by K. Halligan, M.
Floyd, L. Brown, A. Willert, A. Ray and
N. Mahoney, was won by Hits Kate
Halligan.
The Haslam Prize—A Gold Coin—For
proficiency in studies, drawn for by J.
Muireedy, A. Ray, Philiie Mclntyre, N.
Mahoney, L. Brown and M. Davis, was
wou by Lizzie Brown.
A gold coin for Christian doctrine, do
nated by Rev. Father Bazin, drawn for by
Jennie Muireedy, Philiie Mclntyre and A
Ray, was won by Jennie Muln-edy.
A gold coin, the second prize for Christian
doctrine—Donated by Rev. Father Bazin,
drawn for by A. Straiton and J. Murphy,
was won by J. Murphy.
A gold com, for deportment—Donated by
Rev. Father Cafferty, was awarded Annin
Ray.
Superior Sister Patrick, assisted by
Sisters Loretta, Elizabeth and Magdalene,
m de the examination a most pleasing one.
The reverend father in conducting the
exercises told the children that they had
succeeded. He said that public examina
tions are trying ordeals and could not be
considered a fair teet of what the pupils
knew, but they had acquitted themselves
ably. He told them to lay aside their books
now and get as much pleasure out of the
two Weeks’ vacation as possible. Miss
Marion Smart presided at the organ during
the exercises and added considerably to the
pleasure of the afternoon.
RAIL AND CROSSTIES.
Trains Nos. 5 and 6 on the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway will here
after run Pullman sleepers between Savan
nah and Live Oak as well as between Sa
vannah and Jacksonville.
The Order of Railway Conductors will
give an excursion tTybeeover the Central
railroad July 30. Reduced rates will be
given and the excursion is expected to be
the largest ever given by the order. It is
understood that the excursion will be over
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way also.
The Lsucy Cobb Institute.
One of the best known, as well as one of
the best educational institutions in the
country. The Lucy Cocb Institute, at
Athens, Ga, will commence the fail term
Sept. 25. The principal, Miss Rutherford
will be assisted by a full corps of lady
teachers. No aecret societies are permitted
and the health record of the school is un
surpassed. All denominations are repre
sented, and when the Lucy Cobb Institute
is selected for the education of the girls
parents and gunrdians may rest assured the
selection is a wise one.
BAKING POWDER.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
nki Powder never varies. A marvel of Purity,
Strength and Wholesdmenass. More eennomi
oai than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold
to competition with the multitude of low teat,
short weight alum or phosphate ponders. .Sold
only in cans. Royal Bajuso Fovdu Cos., KM
Well street. New York.
The Big Leagues.
The standing of the big leagues is closely
watched by base ball people. In the Na
tional League the eastern clubs are playing
their first series m the west, and are all
meeting with a warm reception except the
Bostons, who have increased their lead and
are making a bee-line for the pennant.
In the association the St. Louis nine are
still in the lead, but the Athletics and
Brooklyns are pressing them close, with
strong hopes of being able soon to dislodge
them from first plac“, which they have held
continuously since the season began.
The following tables show the standing
of the clubs up to and including Sunday:
THE N’ATIOHAI, LEAGUE.
Won. Lost. Played. Position.
Boston 33 10 43 1
Cleveland ...80 18 48 2
Philadelphia 25 19 45 3
New York 24 18 42 4
Cuicago 21 25 47 5
Pittsburg 17 28 45 6
Indianapolis 16 28 44 7
Washington 11 31 42 8
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Won. Lost. Played. Position.
St. Louis .38 16 54 1
Athletic 34 17 51 2
Brooklyn 31 20 51 3
Baltimore 28 23 61 4
Cincinnati 27 25 52 5
Kansas City 21 29 50 6
Columbus 19 30 49 7
Louisville 8 44 52 8
Base Ball Notes.
In a game yesterday between the Frieds
and Robertsville clubs, playe 1 out near the
Charleston and Savannah railroad crossing,
the former club won by 16 to la. The fea
tures of the game were the pitching of
Wernz, of the Frieds, and Pacetti, second
base, Robertsville.
TOD WANT A HOME.
This Is Your Only Chance.
Wondrous! has been the hue and cry
raised recently by investors in real estate,
and still the ball of excitement, increasing,
rolls onward. How many arejnow dissat
isfied with their suburban purchases, when
it became known that in the almost center
of the city three fine building lots are going
to be sold to the highest bidder on terms
very easy? In this desirable property can
be found all the staying advantages of a
gilt-edge investment, a a enhanced yearly
value, due to their healthful location and
grand altitude. Select neighbors occupy
ing costly residences all around them, with
the valuable benefits derived from muni
cipal aid, water, gas and electric lights,
your own choice to be consulted, as you
are privileged to build ei her in wood or
brick, thus giving purchesers every ad
vantage the human kind may crave in se
curing a permanent home. Would add
that a magnificent brick navement sur
rounds the pgoperty. Sale by L D.
Laßoche & Son, auctioneers, at 4:30
o’clock Tuesday afternoon, June 25, on
premises, corner Taylor and Habersham
streets. The auctioneers will kindly assist
in arranging for parties desirous of building
at once. See advertisement in another
column.
Yacht Hats for Gents and Boys now
opened at Nichols’, 128 Bronghton.
AFFAIRS AT GUYTON.
How a Healthy Town Grows in Popu
lation.
Guyton, or Whitesville, as it used to be
known, has always had the reputation of
being or.e of the healthiest locations in
Southeast Georgia. Located on a high,
sandy ridge, in the very heart of the pine
region, there is positively nothing in its
vicinity tnat can be deleterious to health.
The ponds in that county, Effingham, are s
clear as crystal, and are never stagnant.
All of these facts are quickly appreciated
by persons looking for cheap homes. As
soon as Savannah people began to feel the
necessity for a near by place in wuich to
spend the warm months of summer, they
commenced purchasing property at Guyton,
This has resulted in the building up of a
very handsome city, peopled by an ex
ceedingly sociablo and cultivated com
munity. When property has appreciated in
value as rapidly as iu our city, persons who
purchased lots for the purpose of improv
ing, but who were disappointed and had to
re-seil, have realized large profits. Such
have been the demand for lots that they
have become quite scarce, and new territory
has been taken in. Avery small invest
ment there is almost certain to result
profitably. *
Full line of Ladies’ Tan Colored Oxfords
now opened at Nichols’.
BARGAINS AT SILVA'S.
Spring Clearing Sale of Surplus Stock.
Odd Lotß, Remnants and blightly
Imperfect Goods at Less Than Cost
to Make Room for New Importations.
A large lot of lamps very cheap.
Special prices on dinner sets, tea sets
chamber sets and fanoy articles.
A splendid opportunity to secure bar
gains.
Am opening spring stock of fly fans
water coolers, ice cream freezers, wire dish
covers, and other summer goods, which
will be sold at low figures.
A large lot of lunch, market and other
baskets.
All this and much more at Silva’s,
140,,Broughton street.
The Union League,
The Manhattan and other leading clubs of
New York praise up the world-famed Roch
ester laager Beer. No more genial appe
tizer and promoter of digestion exists than
the sparkling, delightful Rochester Beer.
Made only by the Rochester Brewing Cos.
of Rochester, N. Y., andsoldonlyin bottles.’
For sale by all first-class grocers and bars.
Made only by the R cheater Brewing
Company of Rochester, N. Y., and sold
only in bottles. For sale by John Lyons
& Cos., J. McGrath, S. W. Branch, W. G
Cooper, Moehlenbrock & Dierks and John
■Lynch.
At the Harnett House, 6avannah, Ga.,
you get all the comforts of the high-priced
hotels, and save from $1 to $2 per day.
dry it and be oouyinced.— Boston Home
Journal,
x.ud:jen a bates s.
THEY ARE MOVING
Those thoroughly renovated and
repaired SIOOND-HaNeT
Our FIFTH ANNUAL CLEAR.
ANCE SALE is now fully
w.y and wui be crowded
nothing but new InstrumentalrZ
main in our warerooms.
„ Every taste can be suited
SPOT CABH buyers will ’ £
some astonishing bargains.
Many of the Instruments
offered are practically as good .\
new. and among lEo £&!!
represented are “**ers
MATHUSHEK.
CHIC KEREN'S
STEDTWAY,
HALLET & DAVIS.
WEBER
EMERSON.
Onr usual stock of Kew p{.
Pianos snd Organs at regular
prices and easiest terms.
LUDDEX & BITES S.SU
PRY GOODS. ‘
Important Noißce
TO
Boyers of Reliable Dry Goods.
■ASllill
137 Broughton St.
Our ANNUAL SALE will be extended for two
weeks longer, during which time we will con
tinue to offer our entire stock at cost.
JUST RECEIVED,
$3,000 WORTH
OF
Mies’ Islin Merrn
Made Entirely (tusking and all) on Lock-Stitch
Machine, and Best Six-Cord Thread, at
Manufacturers’ Prices.
ORPHAN POORER.
FL'KXITUKE, ETC.
million
Is considered a most undesir
able thing, but we affirm that
cold in the chest is healthful,
arresting decay and prevent
ing waste. The chest we re
fer to is an
ICE CHEST,
And if you want a nice Chest or Refrigerator
in which you can keep yourtluids andsolldacool
and sweet, you want to come and seethe assort
sortment of makes and sizes displayed by us.
In fact, we are so desirous of getting even with
the weather that we have marked ail our goods
at zero.
A. J. MILLER & CO,’S
Furniture anil Carpet Emporium
MEDICAL. /
For a Safe and Reliable Tonic for Chills
and Fever and all Malarial Disorders
BARIE’S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC
Is a preparation to be relied upon. Prepared
at the YAMACRAW PHARMACY,
M. A. Barie. Proprietor,
C A R RIAGK
CARRIAGE WORKS.
SANBERG- & CO.,
St. Julian, Congress snd Montgomery street*
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
We offer to the public the beet work.a ou*
fine in the city. .
riAVia _ _
Merchant Atteation!
OLD HOMESTEAD” h “
1 circulation of any magazine inthesouth.
Its columns are being sought Lifter b V
advertisers, who know a good thing "he
see it. Awake from your lethargy, be _a
the times, place your business square I
prominently before the public and reap .
eflts. Don't leave everything tobe b b^J
ud” by the more enterprising northerner,
keep pace with and go ahead of tbeci.
southern people lack too lnut some
progressiveness, and we will fla( *
day to our sorrow. Consult u_> , y,
space in the July number. We guarantee ia
W SuKtton price of “The Old Homestead.’*
only 50c. a year. Call or addrets
DAVIS BROS.
Publishers and Proprietors,
42, 44 and 40 BULL ST.,
Savajarta.il, Gra.
tt szEnybsiiEiET*
EAST BROAD AND BAY. .
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