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TIRED FIGHTING DISEASE.
Alexander Gw Slit ides to Escape-
His Astbmatic Troubles.
▲ Do** of Morphine Which He Bought
Ten Tears Ago to End His Life
Does the Work—The Suicide Coolly
Planned and a Letter Left Instruct
ing the Coroner Not to Hold an
Inquest George Often Talked
About Poisoning Himself.
After lighting the battles of life for 70
years, the last ten of which were marked
by the terrible sufferings of asthma,
Alexander George yesterday tired of his
existence, and put an end to his earthly
struggles with a dose of morphine.
The old man coolly and calmly premedi
tated his suicide and arranged for his
death as methodically as one would oat ry
out a business transaction.
George came to Savannah from Scot
land thirty years ago. He was a first
class blacksmith, and had no trouble in
making a comfortable living. About
twelve years ago he contracted ' asthma,
and after doctoring himself two years
without effecting a cure, he purchased a
vial of morphine with the intention of
committing suicide. George told some
of his friends at the time
of what he proposed doing, but
they persuaded him to change his mind
and try the struggle a while longer. The
old man, however, determined not to
waste the drug, and put it away, care
fully corked, in his trunk for the future
deadly work it accomplished.
TALKING OF SUICIDE FOR YEARS.
The asthiuu increased in violence on
George as the years silvered his hair and
many times he told his friends he be
lieved lie would eventually have to end
his troubles by committing suicide. In
all of these conversations ho took pains to
mention the fact that lie had morphine in
liis trunk and would have no trouble to
find an agency of death when he would
finally decide uim the act.
Two years ago the disease took a more
violent form, practically making George
an invalid and preventing him from fol
lowing his trade for days at a time. He
bearded with Thomas McKay at No. 41
Indian street, and inmates say it was
pitiable to see the old man’s sufferings
when attacked by the paroxysms. He
would have to walk the floor to keep
from smothering, and often had to re
main up in a chair for nights.
THE LAST ATTACK I>F ASTHMA.
Night before last George suffered an
unusually severe attack, which de
cided him that death was the
only relief in sight. He wrote
a note, laid it on his bureau, took
the morphine that had been in his trunk
for ten years and stretched himself on the
bed to await the end. It must have been
near daylight when George swallowed
the deadly drug, for he was still conscious
when Mrs. McKay carried a cup of coffee
into the old man's room In the morning.
He seemed unusually weary and told Mrs.
McKay that he did not care for the coffee,
but she left it in the room.
As George had not come downstairs up
to noon, Mrs. McKay went to his room to
see if he needed anything, and, to her
surprise, found him unconscious and
gasping for breath. Mrs. McKay alarmed
the household and several willing hands
started to work to try and rouse the old
man from his stupor. The fatal drug,
however, bad -done its work well, and
twenty minutes after Mrs. McKay’s dis
covery George was a corpse.
TUI NOTE Or EXPLANATION.
The following is a copy of the note
which Justice Naughtin, acting coroner,
found on the bureau:
Chatham County. State of Georgia. Savan
nah June I|i, 1811:;. To Coroner Dixon: Dear
Sir—There is no use for an Inquest in this
oase. I have been an invalid for these two
years, and I got so bad that I could not walk
aro ,nd for want of breath. I have suffered
awful, and 1 take this morphine to get clear
of ,iin.
V. S.—Samuel Cherry. Drayton street, will
take charge of my remains and have them
buried in m.v lot in Laurel Grove cemetery.
Good-by to all. Ai.sx an deb Geobob.
Justice Naughtin decided an inquest un
necessary. Iu accordance with George’s
request, Mr. Cherry took charge of his
body and turned it over to Undertaker
Dixon, who will prepare it for burial to
day.
Gcorgo was a widower. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Archibald Paul of Pooler,
and another residing in Troy, N. Y.
There is something sadly pathetic in the
old man's long and unsuccessful struggle
against disease and his Anal act of sclf
dcstruction when he had almost run the
sauds of life, and was practically on the
verge of the grave from natural causes.
Damaged by the Storm.
Tlie tearing down of the building an
nexed to Yonge’s hall, and above J. A.
DeGuugh’s Palace pharmacy, exposed
the side of the building and admitted the
Tain to tho ceiling of the drug store dur
ing the heavy storm of Sunday afternoon.
The water poured through on the stock
below, damaging the same to a considera
ble extent. Mr. DeGaugh lias succeeded
in clearing away the damage and Is again
prepared to attend to the demands of the
trade. He has ordered entirely new and
fresh goods to take the place of the dam
aged stock.
BOSINS TAKE A TUMBLE.
The High Prices, After Prevailing
Two Weeks, Have Begun to Pall.
High grade rosins have token a decided
tumble during the last day or two. Up lo
Saturday water white rosin was up to
$4 25, and other high grade rosins were up
In proportion, having been foreed up by
heavy orders placed here.
On Saturday the high grades took a
tumble of 10 cents on tlie barrel, and yes
terday they fell off 25 cents more, making
a fall of 35 cents per barrel from the high
est price they reached. The lower grade
rosins have fallen off 25 cents i>ev barrel
from the highest figures they reached
this season, siuco Saturday. Tho naval
storos men hardly know what to expect
from the market, but it is hardly thought
that those high prices will prevail again
until later in the season, if at all.
A SAVANNAH GRADUATE.
Miss Smart Gets a Diploma From the
N ew England Conservatory.
The concert and graduating exercises
of the New England Conservatory of
Music at Boston take place this after
noon. The occasion will be an interest
ing one. The graduating class numbers
forty-three. The programme that has
been arranged is an excellent one. Among
the graduates this year is Miss Helen M
Smart of this city, daughter of Mr. H. I‘
Smart. Miss Smart has taken a high
stand at the conservatory, and. owing to
her musical ability and oilier accomplish
nients, she will be a great addition to the
so. iai -lie of Savannah. Air. Smart went
to Boston several days ago to be present
t his daughter’s graduation.
Before breakfast Bromo ,Seltzer
Acts as a Bracer.
Trial Bottle 10c.—ad.
Color Shirts
Cheaper than ever, pretty patterns, at
's, Broughton street.—ad.
WORK ON THE RIVER.
Contract for That Near Augusta
Awarded to Albert J. Twiggs.
The bids for the work to be done on the
Savannah river near Augusta were opted
at neon yesterday at the office of Capt.
O. M. Carter, United States eugiueer,
Thera were three bidders for the work.
Mr. Albert J. Twiggs of Augusta, who
bid $12.51u; the Atlantic Contracting
Company of New York city, $12,995, and
Calvin McK. Grant of Charleston. S C,
#17.100 Mr Twiggs having made the
lowest bid. his will be forwarded to the
chief of United States engineers at Wash
ington, and its acceptance recommended.
There were three bidders- for similar
work done on the river near Augusta
just two years ago. and the work was
then awarded to Col. J. F. Gaynor of the
Atlantic Contracting Company. HU com
pany missed the work this year by Just a
few hundred dollars.
The contract U a very small one and
the work to bo done is merely the con
structing and repairipg of wing dams nnd
shore protection to the Savannah river
about five miles below Augusta on Gard
ners courses nnd other shoal places.
July 1 #1,000,000, which was appropri
ated in the spring for work on the harbor,
will become available under the law
passed. The Morning News has already
given an account of how this appropria
tion is to be used. The principal uses to
which it will be put aro jetty work and
dredging, especially on Tybee knoll. The
knoll is the most difficult place to over
come at present, and when this Is eom
jileted no ordinary vessel will have any dif
ficulty in entering the li arbor regardless
of the tides. The delay in the appropria
tion, caused by the way in which it was
made, has caused no delay in the work,
which has gone ahead as usual. The ap
propriation fortunately becomes available
on the day for settling accounts.
TO BUILD UP MONTGOMERY.
The City and Suburban Montgomery
Line Leased to a New Company.
QCol. Chariton 11. Way, of the Montgom
ery Kail-road and Land Company, has
leased the City and Suburban railway
from Second street to Montgomery, and an
improved service will bo put in operation
in the next few days. The now company
has also bought the City und Suburban’s
property at Montgomery, 117 acres of
land, and will put twenty lots, fronting
the river and just beyond where the hotel
stood, on the market. The terms of the
purchase are private.
The railway has boen leased for a term
of years. A fast schedule of steam cars will
be put on at once, making the run from
Second avenue to Montgomery in thirty
minutes. Ar soon as the track on the
Montgomery branch, from Sandfly sta
tion to Montgomery has been put in order,
the time will be reduced to twenty
minutes. An arrangement has been
made with the City and Suburban for the
use of its cars and engines during the
remainder of the season and next year, if
the patronage Justifies it, the electric
service will most likely be extended to
Montgomery.
Col. Way says Montgomery will be
given a prompt and satisfactory service.
It Is the purpose of his company to build
up. the place and make it an attractive
resort and suburban residence village.
The lots which will be put on the mar
ket on the bluff overlooking Vernon river,
are 100x500 feet and command a beautiful
view.
The lease of the City and Suburban
from Savannah to Montgomery will not
affect the running of trains to Isle of
Hope, which will continue as at present.
The new service to Montgomery means
the development of that resort, which
has been practically cut off by the inade
quate connection afforded by the City and
Suburban management.
IN RESPECT TO HER MEMORY.
The tfbrmal Glass’ Action On the
Death of Miss Rosa L. Collins.
At the last meeting of the normal class
of the public schools the following reso
lutions were adopted on the death of Miss
liosa L. Collins, formerly a teacher in the
Barnard Street school:
Whereas. Miss Boss L. Collins, formerly a
teacher in the Hurnurd Street school, de
parted this life after long month* of suffer
ing on Monday. June Id. and during her career
as a teacher, which terminated Out. 7, 1892.
she evinced a remarkable aptitude for In
structing the young, and many of those who
have passed under her tuition can testify to
her thoroughness and amiability; therefore
bo it
1. Resolved, That in the death of Miss Col
lins the publlu schools of Savannah have lost
a most etllclent teacher.
2. Resolved. That we tender our sympathy
to the family of our deceased eo-laborcr in
their deep bereavement.
3. Resolved. That a copy of these resolu
tions be furnished to the family, and also to
the Morning News for publication.
The resolutions were signed by C. H.
Carson. Jr., J. A. Mustin and M. S. Dow
ling, committee.
BUTLER’S BODY FOUND.
The Boutwell’s Sailors Raise It Near
Where He Sank.
The body of little Aleck Butler, who
was drowned e t Thunderbolt last Satur
day afternoon, wus found by the sailors
of the revenue cutter Boutwell last night
about 10 o'clock near where he lost his
life. The Boutwell's men aided in the
search all of yesterday, and the gun of
the cutter was fired over the water sev
eral times in the effort to raise the body
to the surface.
Acting Coroner Naughtin was notified,
and ho gave permission to Mr. Butlcff to
bring his son’s body to his home at No. 6
Lorch street. The crabs did not mutilate
the boy’s body much while it was in the
water. The funeral will take place this
morning.
DRUGGISTS TO ORGANIZE.
Enforcement of the Sunday Law May
Cause Them to Band Together.
The retail druggists of the city are con
sidering the formation of an organization
for mutual protection. The principal
object, it is understood, will lie the rais
ing of a fund to defend the druggists who
are to be tried next month for violations
of the Sunday state law in selling soda
water, cigars, etc., on the Sabbath. The
intention is to test tho statute before the
supreme court in case of conviction.
A meeting of the druggists is called to
consider the matter to-morrow night at
J. T. Shuptrine’s store, at No. 177 Con
gress street.
Those Six Young Men
Whom the New York Sun recommended
to come to Georgia, as the best place in
which to settle, should select Chatham
county.
The Grange 5-acre lots which aro to be
sold ou Wednesday at unction would suit
them exactly, as they would not have to
encroach upon their capital for support
any longer than to make tho first crop.
They would then become self-sustaining
One party who bought there less than a
year ago has raised enough melons to pay
for his land. Ho loaded them on his boat
at the lauding and floated the few miles
to the city and sold over a thousand inel
ons in his first shipment.
Verily, land in Chatham is a good In
vestment.—ad.
Judge Harden’s Book.
An Inquiry Into the Truth of Dogmatic
Christianity, comprising a discussion with
a bishop of the Roman Catholic church,
by William Hearing Harden; price $1 50.
For sale at Estill’s News Depot,—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, JUNE 20. 1*93.
THE FAIR CAN BE SEEN CHEAP.
Ticket Agent Brewer of the Central
Give* Facts and Figures.
Ticket Agent Brewer of the Central
railroad returned yesterday from a two
weeks’ trip to the world’s fair, where ho
was sent by the railroad to acquaint him
self with information a* Ui accommoda
tions. etc . in order to furnish the Cen
tral’s patrons with pointers on the. big
show and what it costs to take in tho
sights. Mr. Brewer was accompanied on
the trip by his wife and little daughter.
"It is all nonsense,” said Mr. Brewer,
“for any one to say the fair cannot bo
seen on an economical and at the same
time comfortable scale. Those who offer
these claims must have no idea of econ
omy or are naturally extra vagnnt.
The cost for myself, wife and
baby for twelve days was only FI 10. We
stopped at a first-elass hoarding house,
took in the fair every day, saw all the
side-shows and attended the theater sev
eral nights. Of course, however, I was
under no expense for railroad fare, ex
cept sleeping car accommodations, but
the fact that three of us were in Chicago
twelve days at such a small cost shows
that any one can go there, see everything
ami live comfortably for ton days for but
very little over SIOO.
“There are mnny elegant private board
ing houses in Chicago where a room for
two can be had at $1 per day, and there
are any number of hotels, on lioth the
American and European plans whioh ore
giving rates from $1 50Jto $3 50 per day.”
Mr. Brower is enthusiastic, over the
fair. ‘‘lt is one of the grandest sights 1
ever saw or expect to see again.” he
said, "and I advise everybody who can
jxissibiy afford it to make the trip, if even
for only a week. Words cannot tell what
the fair is like. It must be seen. The
only thing which marred it to my mind
was the absence of Georgia among the ex
hibits of the entire world. It is the
only missing link in the grand
combination. Florida’s exhibit, while
very small, is attracting much attention
and doing that state a great deal of good.
Only a few of the buildings are incom
plete, but yet a person can get from their
outline an idea of what they will be when
finished.”
A number of .Savannahians were at the
fair at the same time Mr. Brower was
there, and he tells a good joke on a well
known young lady of this city. In nearly
all the state buildings there are little
houses fillod with specimens of the prod
ucts of the soil supported on
short glass pillars, also packed with theso
specimens. In the Ohio building the
young lady,on seeingoneot’ the miniature
houses, called her party’s attention
to the beautiful little pillar
of Ohio granite. She was so enthusiastic
over its variegated composition that one
of the gentlemen members of the party
went close to the pillar with her to
examine it only to find in place of granite
a glass tube fillod with beans, peas and
other Ohio products. The young lady
was much chagrined at the result of the
investigation and hud-to submit to much
good-natyed guying about her eye for
Ohio granite.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer stopped one day
at Lookout Mountain on tho return trip,
taking in the scenery of that famous
place. Mr. Brewer speaks highly of the
railroad accommodations to the fair. He
will be glad to furnish any information
desired and has authority to name rates
at dozens of hotels and boarding houses
in Chicago which ho guarantees will be
respected.
THE VISAN3KA CONCERT.
A Delightful Entertainment by the
Young Musicians.
The Visanaka concert at Masonic hall
last night by Miss Bertha Visanska,
pianist, mid Miss Florence and Master
Daniel Visanska, violinists, was a thor
oughly enjoyable affair. The concert was
under the auspices of the Youug Men’s
Hebrew Association and the hail was well
tilled.
The opening number was an overture,
followed by a sonata, by Weber,
by Mias Bertha Visanska. Miss
Floronce Visanska followed with a violin
solo. A selection from Chopin Closed the
first part of tho concert. The second part
opened with an overture. A violin solo
hy Miss Florence and a double selection
from Liszt, a polonaise and rhapsodio by
Miss Barth a closed the eoueert.
The playing of the two young misses is
remarkable. They’ are pupils of the
National Conservatory of Music and were
heard with great pleasure by the music
loving people of Savannah.
A complimentary recital was given at
the Ludden & Bates Southern Music
House music rooms yesterday morning
through the courtesy of Messrs. Ludden
& Bates, who offered their rooms for that
purpose, and was largely attendod.
Master Daniel Visanska, who was ex
pected to appear, was prevented by ill
ness from doing so.
After the concert last night a hop was
given by the Young Men’s Hebrew Asso
ciation.
NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP.
A New Brick Store on York Street and
Othe** Contemplated.
McKenna A Welsh have begun the
erection of a 2-story brick store on York
street, between Whitaker nnd Bull, for
which a permit was obtained only’ a few
days ago. Nearly all of the buildings for
which permits- are obtained are built al
most immediately, and houses and stores
are going up in Savannah at the rate of
twenty-five or thirty a month.
This new building now going up on York
street is to be a double brick tenement
store. There are to be two stores below,
with tenement rooms on the second floor
Other permits which have been granted
during Juno are as follows:
Mrs. Margaret Cawlin, one 3-story brick
house on Broughton, east of Price.
Mrs. Nellie D. Cole, one 2-story frame
house on Eighth street.
P. K. Shields estate, one 1-story frame
house on Randolph street, near President.
Mary E. Butler, one 1-story wooden
house on Ninth street.
George W. Allen, one 2-story frame
house on Zubly street, near St. Gaul.
A. J. Floyd, two 3-story frame houses
on Henr y street.
RIVER AND HARBOR.
The steamer David Kemp has boen se
cured for the route between this city and
Bluffton and Beaufort, and will begin its
trips next week. The steamer is a fast
passenger and freight propeller, ami is
well adapted to inland navigation. The
steamer will be commanded by Capt. H.
A. Strobhar, late of the Alpha, an experi
enced and popular oftk-er.
NOW GCING ON BY APPEL &
SCHAUL.
The Sale of Summer Coats and Vests
From Sheriff's Hammer.
The entire stock of summer coats and
vests from a defunct firm in New York was
purchased by our Mr. Charles Appel, our
New York resident buyer, at a great sac
rifice. These goods are from the cele
brated makes of Alfred Benjamin & Cos.,
Hatnmerslough Bros., Steinliardt, Heid
elberg* Cos.. Biertnan. Heideberg & Cos.
and Fechheimer, Fishel 8c Cos., therefore
need no praise at our hands regarding tho
workmanship of these goods which aro
jierfect. The prices these goods will be sold
at are fully 4<i to 50 per cent, less than the
regular prices. Ou account of the ex
treme low prices these goods will be sold
we have decided to make the sale on a
cash basis, therefore none of these goods
will be charged at these prices. Now a
the time to secure your summer coats
and vests at a mere song. Call early and
secure first choice. Appel A Schaul, One
Price Clothiers.—ad.
CENTRAL’S COMPETITORS.
Points Wkrc Hi lumillt and the
Ccnlnl tom Contact.
Mai. Shellman Explain* Competition
Among Georgia’s Railroads - Mr.
Jette Tells How the Central Has Not
Been Extravagant In Purchasing
Equipment*—The Minutes of the
Southwestern Brought Into Court
and Points Made in Regard to the
Tripartite Bonds—The Testimony
Taken in Baltimore.
Examinations in the Central railroad
cases before Master in Chancery George
W. Owens began here again yesterday
and they will Drobubly continue during
the week right up to the time of the hearing
before Justice Jackson, which takes place
next Monday.
Calhoun, King and Spalding gave notice
yesterday that they will be here to ex
amine witnesses to-da.v.
Tho examinations yesterday took place
in the office of Special Master Owens.
There were present among others, Mr.
Frank H. Miller of Ahgusta, Judge Henry
B. Tompkins of Atlanta* Mr. W. W.
Mackall, Col. George A. Mercer, Mr.
Marion Erwin of Macon, and Messrs.
Lawton A Cunningham.
There were three separate examina
tions; that of Mr. Frank S. Jette by
Capt. Cunningham to show that there
had been no extravagance on the part of
the Central in the purchase of equipments,
of Maj. W. F. Shellman by Mr. Marion
Erwin, representing Mrs. liowena Clarke,
the origiual complainant: and of Mr. W.
S. Brantley .secretary and treasurerof the
Southwestern, by Attorney Frank 11.
Miller of Augusta.
NO EXTRAVAGANT PURCHASES.
The examination of Mr. Jette by Capt.
Cunningham took place first. He was
called on behalf of the Central railroad,
und his testimony showed the number of
cars per mile on the road was much less
in proportion to the number used on the
East Tennessee system, the Central hav
ing an average of only 1.14 box cars per
mile and the East Tennessee an average
of 2.70. The proportionate numlier of
ears per mile on the Richmond and Dan
ville and the Louisville and Nashville is
also greater.
There was a necessity for an inereaso
in the number of cars Mr. Jette informed
Mr. Wadley, as the Central was paying
other roads $140,000 per year for rental of
cars. It was more economical, he said,
to use cars they owned than foreign cars,
yet they wore sometimos forced to use
foreign cars in local business. There were
not half enough cars owned by the road
to do tho businoss, nnd locomotives were
also short. They had only enough coal
cars to do their own business and could
not handle coal for other parties.
His testimony went to show that the
Central would save money in the cars re
cently purchased, as it was better to pur
chase good cars than poor ones. The
Wadley drawbar was also brought into
the discussion, and an explanation of its
working given by Mr. Jetto.
TN BEHALF OF THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINANT.
There was no connection whatever be
tween the examination of Mr. Jette by
Capt. Cunningham and that of Maj. W. F.
Shellman, traffic manager, by Marion Er
win, Esq. Mr. Erwin represents Mrs.
Rowena M. Clarke, Francis S. Hesseltine
and others, the original complainants
against the Central, whose biLl precipi
tated the receivership. '
Maj. Shellniah had In‘bn traffic manager
of the Central since 1883. He was familiar
to some extent with the competitive lines
of railroad within tlie state. The East
Tennesseaand the Central were parallel
lines from Chattanooga to tho coast, and
-hey competed for freights moving in
either direction from Rome, Macon, At
lanta and Savannah. They wore com
petitive lines between Chattanooga ana
the coast so far as the large distributing
points were concerned. They were com-
Setitive on all independent Hues south of
lacon and from other points outside
their immediate territory from whien
they drew freight. In fact, they were
strong competitors in every way.
WHERE THE DANVILLE COMF.S IX.
It was shown that the Richmond and
Danville takes cotton to Atlanta and de
livers it to the East Tennessee for Bruns
wick and Savannah, and points that can
also be reached by the Central through
the Georgia railroad. Before the lease of
the Central by the Richmond and Dan
ville the principal movement of cotton
from Carolina was over the Port Royal
and Western Carolina. Tho Richmond
and Danville never came into the terri
tory of the Central and the Central ne#r
went into theirs, and cotton for Augusta,
Savannali and Charleston went over the
Central’s lines.
After the lease the Danville of course
got alt the business it could, and took this
cotton from South Carolina to nnd
through West Point. Va. The Richmond
and Danvillet and the East Tennessee
operated together were in competition
with the Central at all junction points,
such as Atlanta, Macon, Rome, Augusta,
Athens, Chattanooga, and others.
CAN HUN IN COMPETITION.
Roads could be competitive, he said,
and use the same trunkline. The Rich
mond and Danville and the Central com
peted in cotton at Athens, yet neither of
them went there. The Richmond and
Danville and the Central worked by two
different ports, tho first through West
Point, Va., and the second through
Savannah.
“Take Atlanta and New York for in
stance.” said Mr. Erwin, “do these rail
roads compete vigorously for freights at
those (mints?”
"Very vigorously,” said Maj. Shellmun.
“At Macon?” was the next question.
“Same way,” was tho answer.
“Augusta!”
“Some way,” said Maj. Shellman.
Maj. Shellman said no matter which
way the freights were moving thoro was
vigorous competition between the two
lines. There was competition also front
western points. The Danville and Cen
tral competed for shipments from Birm
ingham, Ala. In fact Maj. Shellman’s
whole testimony went to show that these
two lines are strongly competitive be
tween almost every point in Georgia.
THE S. W. AND THE TIUPARTITE BONDS.
Another examination was held during
the afternoon. Mr. W. S. Brantley, sec
retary and treasurer of the Southwest
ern railroad, was the only witness intro
duced. The miuute.sof the Southwestern
Railway Company were produced, and
Mr. Brantley certified that they were
correct.
Mr. Miller conducted this examination
in behalf of the Central, and he made a
mini her of selections from the minutes to
show what action the directors had taken
with regard to the tripartite bonds. Dur
ing the course of the ex
amination Mr. Brantley stated
that it was well kuown that the directors
had indorsed tho tripartite bonds and
had executed a mortgage to secure same.
Mr. Miller then showed from tho min
utes that between 1870 and 1891 at, the
annual meetings of the stockholders, on
which occasion the directors were elected,
there had never been a majority of the
stock present. Therefore the elections
were illegal. Thequestion was, however,
us to the provisions in the bv-laws with
regard to elections. It was thought that
these might not require a majority of the
stock to hold an election and Mr. Brant
ley was asked to send a copy of the by -
laws to be appended to the testimony.
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customary to require a majority of the
stockholder* in ordor to make an election
legal, and he showed from the same m in
utes that no board of directors from 1858
up to IBH9 had been elected by a majority
of the entire stock.
Mr. Miller’s idea was to hold the elec
tions of the directors illegal, and also any
action they might have taken with regard
to the tripartite bonds.
THE BALTIMORE TESTIMONY FILED.
The testimony taken in Baltimore last
week before Special Master Owens, an
account of which has alroady been given
in the Morning News, was filed yester
day in the United States court.
It showed that Henry James A Cos
priced lumber to Hopkins A Schley of
this city at $37 50 per 1,000 feet and that
the Baltimore firm was asked to bill It to
the Central railroad at S7O per 1,000.
James A Cos. replied that they
were not in tho habit of sell
ing at one price and billing
at another, and refused to take tho order
under these circumstances.
In the cross-examination of Mr. James
by Mr. Lawton it was shown that there
had been no correspondence between
James & Cos. and the receiver or any of his
employes with ropara to this lumber, but
that the order to bill it to the Central
came from Hopkins & Schley, and that
there was nothing that indicated that the
difference in price was going anywhere
else than to that firm.
Mr. Alexander Brown and Mr. Skip
with Wilmer were examined, with the in
tention of showing that the'lease of the
Macon and Northern to the Sea
board and Roanoke system
would have been more satisfactory
in the end threw its lease to the
Central, but these systems having made
propositions for leasing it end that of the
Central having been accepted.
The letters from Hopkins A Schley in
regard to the lumber order were ap
pended to the testimony as an exhibit.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. Y. Sage of Jacksonville is at the De
Soto.
A. J. Twiggs of Augusta is at the Pu
laski.
W. R. Moore of Columbus is at the Pu
laski. *
D. J. Renfroe of Quitman is at the Pu
laski.
A. F. Churchill of Brunswick is at the
De Soto.
George W. Coates of Brunswick is at
the DeSoto.
H. W. Frost of Charleston is registered
at the De Soto.
I. Lehman of Jacksonville is registered
at the Dc Soto.
Capt. W, M. Davidson of Jacksonville
is at the Do Soto.
J. N. Harrington of Sylvania is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
H. Atkinson of Chickamauga is reg
istered at the Dc Soto.
Miss J. Robinson of Jacksonville is
stopping at the De Soto.
Judge Henry B. Tompkins of Atlanta is
registered at the Dc Soto.
M. P. Follin of Augusta was a visitor to
the cotton exchange yesterday.
W. A. Susong left last night for his
summer home at Greenville, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dreeson will leave
for Chicago to-morrow via the Central.
Jasper Miller of Columbia, S. C., was a
visiter on the floor of the cotton exchange
yesterday.
Gustave Eckstein of New York is here
on a visit to the establishment of which
he is the head.
Miss Alice Laird of LaGrange and Miss
Harriet E. Johnson of Atlanta are stop
ping at the Pulaski.
Dr. John A. Mayer, formerly of this
city, now a resident of Scriven county, is
visiting Mrs. O’Donoghue at No. 138 Hull
street.
George Clark, superintendent of tho
Lighterage and Transfer Company, left
yesterday for Charleston on his summer
vacation.
Mrs. Anna S. McCleskey and Misses
Nannie und Bcaurie MoCleskey, are spend
ing the summer on Wilmington Island.
Mrs. McCleskey has been very ill, but is
now improving.
H. A. Coats, southern salesman of
Messrs. C. J. Vanllouten & Zoon, manu
facturers of Vanllouten’s Cocoa, Wasp,
Holland, is in the city with headquarters
101 President street.
S. Freidline with S. Guekenheimer &
Sons returned home yesterday from a
5-weeks’ business trip out west in the in
terest of his firm. During his trip ho
visited Chicago and took in the Colum
bian exposition.
John F. Gaynor. Jr., of Syracuse. N.
Y., is in the city visiting his father, Col.
Gaynor, for a few weeks. Young Mr.
Gaynor is studying civil engineering at
the Troy Polytechnic Institute for the
purjiose of joining his father in Dusiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gails will leave
to-day for New York on the steamship
Tallahassee en route for Bremon, Ger
many, where they will visit relatives un
til next January. The Wholesale Drum
mers’ Association complimented Mr. and
Mrs. Gails last night with a serenade.
The drummers were invited in and several
happy hours were spent.
CITY BREVITIES.
Oglethorpe Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F.,
meets to-night.
Regular meeting of Alpha Lodge No. 1,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Free Masons, to-nieht.
Ticket Agent Brewer of the Central has
received a mammoth box of Japanese fans
from tho Burlington route and is dispens
ing them to the friends and patrons of the
Central. >
Families vLiting New York will find
the Madison Avenue hotel, Fifty-eighth
street and Madison avenue, a most de
lightful home—now under the manage
ment of Mr, H. M. Clark, formerly of tho
Murray Hill and Hoffman house. Single
rooms and en suite at moderate terms.
Reference, by permission, De Koto hotel,
Savannah, Ga. —ad.
* IK YOU WANT
If you want a DAY BOOK MADE.
If you want a JOURNAL MADE.
If you want a CASH BOOK MADE.
If you wauta LEDGER.
It you wont a RECORD MADE.
If you want a CHECK BOOK MADE
It you want LETTER HEADS.
If you want NOTE HEADS.
If you want BILL HEADS.
If you want BUSINESS CARDS,
—BENI) TOUR ORDERS TO
Morning News Steam Printing llousi
Morning News Building,
3 Whitaker Street.
Kaiser Wilhelm Is reported to have gone
through the Hebrew quurterof Berlin recently
In the guiae of a Hebrew peddled with a view
to ootamiug an idea of tho condition of the
poorer Jews.
CIGARETTES BETWEEN SHOTS.
A Famous Kentucky Encounter Re
called by the Recent Macon Affair.
Whtlo chatting with Col. Blank, a vet
eran commercial tourist of tho Blue Grass
state, at the De Soto the other day, the
expected duel of Huff nnd the editors of tho
Macon Telegraph was incidentally touched
upon. Speaking of duels reminded the
oolonel of a famous encounter that oc
curred in his state several years ago in
which tho belligerent principals fired at
each other with rifles at fifty paces and
with fatal effect.
“It was in 18— during one of the hot
test congressional campaigns old Ken
tucky has ever seen,” he said
as he grew reminiscent. “Col.
X and Maj. Y —- were
two of the foremost of the political
aspirants of Southwestern Kentucky and
ono afternoon in the early fall they were
stumping in one of the country procincts
and airing before the assembled crowd of
voters their resiiective merits, each touch
ing incidentally, of course, upon the
demerits of the other.
“During the entire campaign no bad
feeling had prevailed and on this occasion
nothing was apparent which might have
excited tho personal animosity or hatred
of either one of the contestants. The
colonel was a big, strapping fellow, with
powerful muscular activity and was
as fine a specimen of the Kentucky
physique as could bo found, while the
major was small and wiry, yet withal not
lacking in activity.
"At the close of the debate, while the
aspirants were quietly conversing with
their friends, the colonel sprang suddenly
and without any warning, toward his
political adversary and struck him a
stinging blow on the forehead with the
butt of his pistol. Tho little major drew
himself up as soon as .ho had recovered
from the blow, and, knowing that it would
be useless to continue the encounter under
the circumstances, quietly remarked:
“ ‘l’m sure if the colonel had kuown I
was not armed he would not have struck
me.’
"In a fetv days a challenge came from
the major and swords were chosen. Then
the major disappeared and was not seen
until a week before the time appointed
for the encounter. He wont to his second
and asked if all arrangements had been
made and was astonished to receive the
reply:
“ -We thought you had left the country,
and the duel has been given up.’
"The major was furious. He instructed
his second to prepare for the encounter at
once, saying that he did not want it de
layed a single moment beyond the ap
pointed time. The colonel was known to
bo an excollent rifle shot, and hav
ing the choice of weapons he had
chosen rifles at fifty paces. To
the surprise of his second the major told
him that ho had never handled a rifle
and knew comparatively little about it.
During that week his second kept him
Dracticlng with tho rifle, but had very
little hope for him against so formidable
an adversary with that weapon. At the
appointed time, however, all parties hav
ing been notified tho duelists were upon
the field, loadod their rifles and took their
stand at fifty paces.
“No cooler antagonists ever met upon
a field to engage in mortal combat. As
they took their stand back to back not a
tremor jiassed over either, and when the
word was given both wheeled and fired
almost simultaneously. Both shots hnd
missed, that of the major having made its
way through the colonel’s hat.
“ ’Lower,’ whispered tho major’s sec
ond.
“In the meantime they consulted, how
ever, to ascertain whether all stains of
honor had been wiped out and whether
the contestants were ready to declare
it off.
“During this time tho colonel and tho
major quietly turned about and resting
upon their rifles each lit a cigarette. In
quiry developed the fact that neither was
satisfied and the rifles were reloaded.
"Again the word was given and again
both fired at the moment and with the
same effect. Still they were not satisfied
and while the rifles were being reloaded
each lit another cigarette and awaited
the signal.
“Both announced ready. The signal
was given and again both shots rang out
simultaneously. The colonel toppled und
fell without uttering a word. The bullet
from the plucky little major’s rifle had
niereed the center of his forehead, and
the insult to the major was wiped away.
The major shortly afterwarc. left the
state and has never been seen there since.
“I know the participants very well,”
said Col. Blank, “and for coolness in
mortal combat I don’t think this encoun
ter has ever been eq ualod.”
—— 1—-
EIGHTEEN YEARS IN ALL.
The Aggregate of Sentences in the
Superior Court Yesterday.
Seven eriminal cases were disposed of
in the superior court yesterday, and Judge
Falligant passed sentences aggregating
eighteen years. All pleaded guilty with
the exception of London Maxwell, who
was convicted of* assault with intent
to murder by a jury and given five years.
The others and their crimes were as fol
lows: Charles Frazier, burglary, five
years; James Stewart, assault with in
tent to murder, five years; Henry Lewis,
stabbing not in his own defense,one year;
Willie Bush, simple larceny, one year,
and Lula Williams and Jennie Griffin,
stabbing not in tfioir own defense, six
months each.
Tho crap gamblers raided Saturday night
by Policeman Jemigan were disposed of
in short order. Recorder Wilson turned
them over to the city court in the morn
ing; in the afternoon they were tried and
to-day they will bo on tho chain-gang.
D. Simmons, Charles Alston, Isum
Thomas, James Williams, • Sterling
Porter, Peter Wright, Henry Jones:
Frank Bell and Tom Gillen pleaded
guilty and were son -need to five months
oach to the gang, and W . C. McCree, H.
Z. McCall and Edward Rivers, the latter
proprietor of the place, were given six
mouths each.
After hearing further argument on the
question of a non suit in the Waller dam
age cast' against the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway for $25,000, Judge
MacDoncll yesterday sustained the mo
tion of the railroad and threw the case
out of court. Negligence and careless
ness on the part of tho plaintiff were the
grounds for the non-suit. Attorney
Gordon will probably take an appeal from
Judge MacDonell’s decision to the su
preme court.
Judge Falligant yesterday granted ar
ticles of incorporation to the Sternberg !
Jewelry Company.
Nice Sun Umbrellas
All sizes, at LaFar’s, Broughton street
ad.
(.UDDER BATES t. M. 11.
WEATHER PROM ABILITIES -TUFS
PAY: Thrrstcntnir weather and occasion,,
r*in slight change* In tooqerature: vsrui’ae
winds, generally southeast to south.
DOLLARS AND SENSE.
DOLLARS -
Are mighty scarce and hard to got
SENSE
Is also not so plenty as it might be.
DOLLARS
' Invested for amusement and pleasure
are a large percentage or all you spend.
SENSE
Dictates that when you spend money
for pleasure it ought to bring some
thing solid, lasting.
DOLLARS
For home pleasure can’t bo bettor in
vested than in music. A llnejrianoor
Organ refines your home.
SENSE
Says look out what yon buy if you are
after a Piano.
DOLLARS
May be wasted on a cheap box which
looks to you like a Plauo.
SENSE
Will tell you to trust the reputation of
maker and dealer who have something
to lose. Wo shall be glad to talk with
you.
LH l BATES 8. M. H.
CLOTHING.
The
Siren
Sings,
But pin your faith only
oil the “solid.” Larg
est variety of first
class Negligee Shirts '•
in Savannah at prices
heard of often but
found HERE ONLY.
MONEY
Picked up right along by housekeeper*
dealing with us# We offer always
A most complete
selection of tho
newest Improve
ments and labor
saving devices
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT,
Refrigerators,
Cream Freezers,
Fly Fans,
Sove,
Ranges,
Crockery,
Cutlery,
FANCY GAS FIXTURES,
Grates,
Mantels,
Tiling,
OIL AND GAS STOVES.
30 , BARNARD ST.
JAS.DOUCLASS
CLOTHING.
nmr
Our great sale of Summer Coats and
Vests lias madj competitors sick,
BUT THEY WELL ADVERTISE US,
THANKS.
Our sale still continues. We have sold
more Summer Coats and Vests since
Wednesday, tlie com men cement of our
sale than the balance of the town put
together. PRICES WILL TALK.
STABLES. ~
PULASKI MOUSE STABLES^
138 and 140 Bryan St.
ELEGANT LANDAUS, VICTORIAS, ®
CARTS, BUGGIES and SAD
DLE HORSES.
E. C. GLEASON.
Telepbouo No. Ik . _
©eix7ei7t.
Cargo Gibb’s Brand English Portland Cemen
just arrived and for sale low by
C.M. GILBERT & CO