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FILLED WITH BUCKSHOT.
Joe Davis Murdered at Thunderbolt
by William Quarterman.
The Quarrel Started in a Barroom Be
tween Davis and Bristoe Hunter.
Davis Chased Hunter From the Bar
and Quarterman Followed Davis
With a Double-Barreled Shotgun.
Davis’ Breast Filled With Shot.
Cause of the Quarrel Not Known.
The Murderer’s Escape.
A crime that appears to be a plain case
of murder resulted in the death of Joe
Davis, a well-known mulatto carpenter,
at Thunderbolt last night.
The killing occurred shortly before 10
o’clock on a vacant lot next to Charles
August's barroom, Davis’ body being al
most completely filled with buckshot,
from the effects of which he diod within
less than five minutes after the shooting
occurred.
The murderer, William Quarterman. and
his accomplice in the crime, Bristoe
Hunter, who had been engaged in the
quarrel in the saloon which led up to it,
escaped immediately after tho shooting,
and it is supposed that they went off in
the direction of tho Isle of Aope.
THET QUARRF.LED IS THE BARROOM.
Quarterman, the man who did the
shooting, was at the time a waiter in
August’s bar, Bristoe Hunter and Joe
Da ids were in the bar during the evening,
drinking, but just what was the cause of
the difficulty, or what led up to it, could
not be ascertained. It probably grew out
of the too frequent drinks as much as
anything else; the negroes in that con
dition begin a difficulty on the slightest
provocation.
Scipio Maxwell was one of the negroes
in the bar at the time, and ho was arrested
later for some other offense. Ho was a
witness of the early part of the difficulty,
but did not know for what reason the
negroes were quarreling.
The first intimation of the difficulty was
Borne hot words between Bristow Hun
ter and Joe Davis. What they said,
Maxwell did not know, but in a few min
utes ho heard a pistol shot, which he said
was fired by Hunter. Others say also
that Hunter drew his pistol while in the
barroom, and fired on Davis. August, the
proprietor of the place, says there was
no shot fired in the bar. but several
others, who were there, or near the place
at the time, say that the report of the first
shot fired came from the saloon.
This shot was without effect and struck
somewhere in the side of the building.
Maxwell says that Davis then caught
Hunter and wrenched the pistol out of
his hand.
THE FATAL SHOT FIRED.
Hunter then ran from the bar with
Davis after him, but none of the witnesses
seen state that Davis had the pistol in
his hand at the time. They ran out of
the bar into the yard, and out into a
vacant lot from tho side gatf*.
Then Quarterman’s part of the tragedy
comes in. He left the bar with a double
barreled shotgun, and said,' or shouted,
something to Hunter to never mind, that
he would take care of Davis. From that
point Primus Green, who lives at Thun
derbolt, a waiter in Somer’s restaurant,
was a witness of the affair.
He was standing in the road at the
edge of the vacant lot, just as the men
ran out, one behind the other. Quarter
man ran down inside the lot and jumped
tho fence with the shotgun in
his hand. It was then that he
made the remark above mentioned to
Hunter. As he jumped tho fence and
reached the ground lie brought up the
gun to his shoulder and said to Davis:
‘•Halt! If you don’t halt I’ll kill you.”
Davis had stopped and confronted his
slayer, replying to his throat:
"Well, if to-night is my night to die, I
will die.”
He had no sooner spokon than the re
port of the shotgun was heard, and Davis
staggered and foil to the ground, saving
as he fell:
"Well, that’s all right.”
He nover spoke afterthat. Those near
the place ran to him ns quick as they
could, but ho was unable to talk when
they reached him. He lived only two or
throe minute* after the shot was fired,
and before any one had time to think
about the murderer or murderers they
were gone.
FILLED WITH BUCKSHOT.
Davis fell to the ground on his back,
and an examination of the body showed
that his breast had been tilled with buck
shot from the gun. His breast was com
pletely covered with ugly holes made-by
the shot, and his shirt was saturated
with the blood that oozed from the wounds
before he died. The coroner was
notified at once of the killing,
as were also the police. Tho inquest will
be held this morning. The car lines and
other approaches to Thunderbolt were
watched last night, and a search was
made for the murderers, hut no trace of
them could be found. They took to the
woods immediately after Davis fell, and
before any one had arrived on the scene
of the killing, aud it was thought by the
officers who were looking for them last
night that they bad gone towards the
Isle of Hope.
DAVIS WAS UNARMED.
Just exactly why Quarterman did the
killing is not known. He is known to
have been a friend to Hunter, and took
liis part in the disturbance that preceded
the killing, but why he fired the fatal
shot is a mystery. Davis was searched
just after his death, but no weapons of
any kind were found on him, and he is
thought to have been completely unarmed
during the difficulty. If he took Hunter’s
pistol he must have dropped it, or he
would have shot rather than have been
killed by Quarterman. Quarterman car
ried off the shotgun with him, and it is
likely that Hunter got away with the
pistol, whicii they may want to use in
case they are too closely pursued.
Quarterman is u gingercake-colored
negro, about six feet in bight, and about
35 years of age. He lives on the dirt road
about a mile from Thunderbolt, aud is an
o.vsterer by trade. He lias been in sev
eral rows at Thunderbolt, ana was known
as a pretty tough character at that place.
On Sundays he was sometimes employed
in August's place as a waiter.
Davis was a bright mulatto about 30
years of a;:e and was a carpenter by trade.
He came to Savannah from Charleston
about two years and a half ago.
Hunter and Quartermau are both known
to the police as bad and dangerous charac
ters.
Mrs. Henrietta Lueders Dead.
Mrs. Henrietta Lueders, a lady well
known among the Germans of the city,
died at Id:40 o’clock this morning at her
residence at 240 Bryan street. Mrs.
Lueders was 50 years of age. and was the
widow of K. A. Lueders, wlio died in this
ciiy about six yatkrs Mrs. Lueders
was born at Bakeaheiai, in Hanover,
Germany. Mrs. Lueders is survived by
three sons and a daughter, all of this city.
All lovers of babies who saw the beau
tiful oil painting representing tho "An
keuingof laivc,” in tin- Mclliu’s food ex
hibit at the world's fair, will be I' isd to
know that the world's fair commission
ers have granted to Muhin's fw.l Uie
highest award lor infants' food a medal
and a ulpioniu.— utt.
PASTOR LOVE’S SIDE OF XT.
He Tells Hia Story of the State Bap
tist Convention.
Rev. E. K. Love, pastor of the First
African Baptist church, returned yester
day morning from Atlanta. He informed
the Morning News that It is true
that a split has been caused
in the denomination of the state, partly
on his account, but he said he was still
solid with his congregation and ail re
ports of disseusion in the church are
false. His arrest in Atlanta, he said,
was a rase on the part of the anti-lx>ve
delegates to prevent his appearance be
fore tho convention, which reacted
upon themselves, as their action was
severely censured by the meeting. The
warrants were sworn out by Mary J.
Marsli and another woman named Hill,
both of Atlanta. The grounds alleged, ho
said, are that in an artielc in his defense,
which he published in the Georgia
Baptist some time ago, he pub
lished a statement made by the
wife of Rev. J. W. Lyons before a com
mittee of the state convention in which
she charged these women with intimacy
with her husband. Dr. Love does not an
ticipate any trouble in disposing of the
charges.
J. H. Brown, the leader of the anti-
Itoveites, stopped at the house of the
Marsh woman during the convention
and is charged with intigating tho
warrants.
Dr. Love went to atlanta he said-, with
a committee of the Missionary Baptist
convention, the old organization, of
whjoh he is president, to effect a recon
ciliation if possible with the disaffected.
Ho thinks if the committee had been
given a fair hearing before tho meeting
the new convention would not have been
organized; but this, he says, was pre
vented, as the committee secured only a
partial hearing.
The committee asked for the grounds
on which the organizers of the new
convention had They
were first told that it was on'account of
tho charges of immoral conduct against
the president of the Missionary Baptist
convention, Dr. Love. Dr. Dive stated
his willingness to resign, in the interests
of harmony, and his resignation, ad
dressed to the convention executive board,
•was presented by Rev. W. J. White, of
Augusta.
It was alleged that the state was too
large for one organization, and that the
work could best be conducted by a divi
sion of the state. They were answered
that if this were truo they were go
ing about it in a bad way, as thcchurches
which they represented were scattered
all over the state, aud were not confined
to any particular section.
Dr. Love says that it was then nsserted
"that the majority of theeolorod Baptists
of the state were in Southwest Georgia
and that Ixive controlled them all, and
that it made no difference whether he was
president or not he would still be in con
trol.”
This, Dr. Love says, is the meat in the
cocounut and the real reason why a split
was brought about. The members of the
denomination in the upper portion of tho
state have claimed, for some time, that
they were outvoted by tho dele
gates from the southern portion,
who secured ull the offices to
themselves, and left the brethren in the
northern portion out in the cold. lie ad
mits that tho new convention lias a very
large following.
“The colored Baptists have sixtv-two
associations in the state’.’ heisuid/ “Of
these eighteen have cast in their lot with
the new convention. They claim a mem
bership of over 1(H),000, but their actual
following is about 55,000. Tho number of
colored Baptists in tho state is 197,000.
Many of these associations went into the
new movement by a majority vote, how
ever, and the result will be that several
new associations will be formed from the
minorities, which will return to the old
organization.
“Nearly all of these 18 associations are
from the upper portion of tho state. The
Zion association is the only one from this
section.”
Dr. Lov® admitted, however, that tho
Zion association is perhaps the largest in
the state, including nearly all the
Savannah churches, except the First, Dr.
Love’s church. Tho Zion association, lie
said, however, had been disaffected to
the state organization for a number of
years and seized the first opportunity to
enter a now organization. Dr. Love did
not say so, but jealously
of liis prominence in the
state convention is judged to bo
tho reason why the other Savannah
churches have gone into tho new conven
tion.
As the result of the spilt in the denomi
nation the Baptist Home Mission Board
(white) lias withdrawn its annual appro
priation off 2,000 to the colored
Baptists for home mission work,
and will await a settlement
of the differences in the denomination be
fore resuming the appropriation.
Dr. Love was the agent of the board for
the distribution of this fund. When the
light was made on him when he was elec
ted president of the Missionary Baptist
convention (colored) this summer,
the appropriation was withdrawn.
The new convention is making a
strenuous effort to secure the corpora
tion of the mission board, but the board
has announced that it is unable to decide
which has the right of the question, and
will expend its money through other
cliaunols for the present.
Dr. Love denies that the recent resolu
tions passed by the First African Baptist
church to cut off certain collections were
aimed at him. These collections, he said,
went to visiting ministers and for other
outside purposes. The church is in debt
and decided to keep all its money at home
for the present. The pastor docs not
have the handling of the church money,
he said, aud consequently can not misap
propriate it. The report that the resolu
tions were aimed at him, he said, came
from his opponents and not from the
members of the church.
A SILENT SERVICE.
Rev. J. Dunlop Baker Preaches to
Deaf Mutes at the Y. M. C. A.
An Interesting service was that held at
the Young Men’s Christian Association
yesterday afternoon and conducted by
Rev. J. Dunlop Baker, of New Orleans.
Mr. Baker preached to the deaf mutes
of Savannah, of whom there are some
twelve or fifteen. Mr. Baker is himself a
mute, having been so from childhood, but
be is the nephew of the editor of the
Times-Democrat. of New Orleans, and
has been veil educated in the calling he
is now pursuing. The service was en
tirely by signs, and, while it cannot
be understood by those not versed
in the language of mutes, it can be seen
that as delivered by Mr. Baker, the ser
mon was very impressive, some of the
ideas so expressed being clear even to
those who knew nothiug of the language
of signs.
Mr. Baker also delivered a sermon to
deaf mutes at the Y. M. C. A. last
Thursday, and will preach to them again
next Sunday at the same place.
St. Paul’s Church Concert.
The musical event of the season will bo
the grand concert at the opening of the
new organ of St. Paul’s church to-morrow
night. The concert will be participated
in by the choirs of Christ church, St.
John's, the Cathedral, Sacred Heart and
Independent Presbyterian ohurches.
Nearly all the local musieal talent of the
city has been engaged, aud lovers of good
music will be offered a rare least. The
best instrumental performers of the city
will render selections upon the new organ.
1 ickeis for the evening are on sale nt
Ludden At Bates, and most of the jeweiry
houses and drug stores.
THE MORNING NEW’S: MONDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1893.
| SAVANNAH’S BIG RECEIPTS.
Second In the List ol Cotton Ports
Of the Country.
An Increase of Nearly 20,000 Bales
This Season Over Last—Ten Steam
ers Now Loading and O thers at Quar
antine Waiting—An Increase In
Bank Clearances of 33 1-3 Per Cent.
During Last Month Over Last Year
on Account of the Cotton Movement.
The latest estimates of the present crop
of cotton are considerably lower than
they were a month ago. The receipts at
the southern jiorts from Sept. 1 to Oct.
20 were 1,117.001 bales, against 1.127,953
bales for the same period of 1892, showing
a decrease since Sept. 1, 1893, of 10,952
bales.
Although there has boen a considerable
decrease at a number of the ports, Sa
vannah shows a large increase over last
year’s receipts, and stands second in the
list.
The receipts at this port from Sept. 1 to
the week ending last Friday
night was 275,523 bales, against 250,501
bales for the corresponding lime last year,
showing an increase of 19,522 bales. The
exports of this port from Sept. 1, 1893, to
date, amount to 191,312, against 152,017 in
1892, showing an increase of 89,295 bales
as compared with the same period last
year.
There are ten lnrge steamers at tho
wharves now, loading with cotton for
Europe and the Continent, and two at
quarantine waiting to be allowed to come
up to the eity, while a large number of
steamers are chartered to arrive for car
goes during October and November. The
increased movement in cotton at this
port is shown by the bank clearances
during the past month, which have been
about 38% per cent, above what they
were for the same time last year.
THE OTHER PORTS.
The receipts of cotton at other Atlantic
ports have fallen off, with the exception
of New Orleans, Wilmington, Charleston
and Mobile.
New Orleans has received 278,150 bales,
against 218,339 bales . last year; an in
crease of 04,817 bales.
Wilmington’s receipts have been 48,310
bales, against 44,79s baloslast year; an in
crease of 3,512 bales.
Charleston has received for this season,
101,700 bales, against 100,723 bales last
year; an Increase of 963 bales.
Mobile comes next with an inereaso of
receipts, which are 396 bales. This year's
receipts being 4k.(197 bales against 413,1101
for the same period last year.
All tho other ports have fallen short in
receipts of cotton this year, as compared
with the corresponding period last year.
Galveston has a decrease of 02,095 bales,
while the combined receipts of Norfolk
and West Point are 11,305 bales less than
they wero the same lime last year.
The business world is now watching
the movement of the cotton crop, and
great interest is centered in daily receipts
at the ports. Hubbard, Price & Co.’s
circular, which was issued on last Friday,
contains some interesting facts and
figures regarding the present situation of
and condition of the cotton crop. It is as
follows:
THE SITUATION NOW.
On October 35 and 10 a killing frost
occurred throughout the Mississippi valley
and tho extent of the damage to the cot
ton crop is not yet known, but in no
other section of the cotton belt would a
frost have been so injurious. Some doubts
as to tlie correct reading of the thermom
eter by the signal service at Meridian
and Brook Haven have been received from
New Orleans, but an examination of the
government returns at many places ou the
same night would go to prove the correct
ness of the reports from these two
sections. In Tennessee, frosts
were reported from Dyersburg, Mi
lan, Brownsville, Arlington and
Bolivar; from Alabama. Tuscumbia, De
catur and Livingston; from Georgia, Tuc
coa, Gainesville and Athens; at Green
ville in South Carolina; at Russelville,
Forest City, Malvern, Brinkley, Helena
and Pine Bluff in Arkansas: Alexandria,
Cheneyvilie and Monroe, Louisiana, and
at Batesville, Okolona, Aberdeen, Macon,
Meridian Lake, Jackson, Greenville,
Brook Haven, Yazoo City and Port Gib
son, in Mississippi.
UNABLE TO ESTIMATE.
If any of our correspondents will take a
map of the cotton belt, aud mark these
points, they will be able to arrive at a
very satisfactory idea of the extent of the
cold wave. The temperature at Macon,
in Mississippi, was reported by the gov
ernment as 20°; at Port Gibson as 30“;
at Cheneyvilie, in Louisiana, at 32° : in
Malvern, Arkansas, as 30°; Athens, Geor
gia, 30°. These towns murk the lowest
temperatures, and the extreme limit south
and east of the cold wave. It is well to
recollect that the previous earliest frost
occurred in 1888, on Oct. 7, 8 and 9,
throughout Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia,
and South Carolina, and did not touch the
Mississippi Valley, and it has been
variously estimated that the reduction
in tho cotton crop by that frost was
from 850,0U0 to 500,000 bates of cotton. As
a result of this cold wave, crop estimates
have been generally reduced, and the cot
ton crop to-day is not expected by the
trade to exceed 7,300,000. Many estimates
range below 7,000,000, and the movement
of the crop, which, seven weeks after the
opening of the season, is below that of a
crop of 6,700,000 bales, is pointed to as
corroborating the small crop theories. On
the other hand, Neill's estimate of a
yield of 7,700,000 had the effect of offset
ting the news of damage by the frost, and
the market declined some 23 points from
the highest prices touched oil Monday.
EFFECT OF CONGRESS’ ACTION.
The situation of the market at the
present time is entirely dominated by the
failure of the Semite to repeal the silver
bill. The uncertainty caused by their
non-action keeps the American spinner
out of the market, his purchases up to
the present time being more than 100.000
bales behind last year, and the south is
depending upon the export demand to ab
sorb the daily offerings. Our cables tell
us that the decline on that side of tho
water in face of the bad crop advices' and
the light receipts is due to the weakness
of tho southern markets. European
holders have been free sellers in New
York, because of the large offerings from
tho south. If the crop is as small
as the current estimates point to,
cotton is very cheap, but until each one
of the threo buyers is in a position to
absorb his share of tho offerings, it can
not be expected that the European buy
ers in England and on the continent can
take all tho cotton coming forward, ex
cept at concessions. Last year we had
the worst trade in Edrope. which con
sumes two-thirds of the crop, known in
many years; at the same time, good trade
was the feature of the American markets.
Now we have the best trade in Europe,
with manufactures under contract for
mouths ahead and without a supply of
cotton, while in America, trade is so poor
that it is pitiable to listen to tho ap
peals of the operatives out of work.
TUE SOUTHERN SENATORS. ■*
Could the southern senators realize
that action on their part would mean an
increase of wealth to their constituents
ly causing an increased demand for their
main staple jt is doubtful if their ad
vocacy of silver would goulinue much
longer. In tho meantime, until this
question is settled, the American spiuner
will be out of the market; speculation
will remain dormant, and the southern
planter* will tie at the mercy of the
European consumer. We daily receive
cables from Europe asking when a vote
will be taken on this measure, and we be
lieve that action by the Senate would re
sult in an appreciation in the price of
cotton.
BLAZE AMONG GROCERIES.
Nick Aprea’s Store on Bryan Street
Damaged.
N. Apron’s grocery, on the first floor of
No. 162 Bryan street, was gutted by fire
this morning shortly after 2 o’clock. Tho
Aprea family, who sleep on the floor
above, had a narrow escape.
A man who came into Anglin's saloon ,
on the corner of Bryan and Barnard
streets, at 2:10 o’clock, told T. J. Maloney,
the barkeeper, that smoko was issuing
from the cellur of the house next door.
Mr. Maloney ran out and seeing smoke
pouring from tho cellar grating
promptly gave the alarm of fire. Police
man Davis, who was on duty at the mar
ket, was close by and turned in an alarm
of flra from Box 82 at the market.
The Aprea family, consisting of Nick
Aprea, the proprietor of tho grocery,
his brother and two sisters, were asleep
on the floor above. William Reilly, bar
keeper at Hickey’s saloon, next door,
burst in the door to the stairway and
woke the family up. The halfway was
filled with smoke, but it had not yet pene
trated to the sleeping rooms. The
members of the family threw on the
first clothing that came to hand, and ran
out as quickly as possible, expecting the
flames to burst out beneath their feet at
every moment.
The Anglin family, who occupy rooms
above the store on the corner, were also
brought down in expectation of a confla
gration.
Tho firemen responded promptly. The
storeroom was filled with smoke wften
they arrived. Tho doors and windows
were burst open, and several streams of
water gotten on in short order.
It took Chief Puder and his men only a
few minutes to get the fire under control,
and in fifteen minutes after their arrival
the fire was out.
The stock of goods was pretty well
damaged. The stock was valued at over
$2,000, and was insured for $1,500, with
R. E. Pepper's agencies. The building
belongs to M. J. Doyle, and is also in
sured with Mr. Pepper for $4,000. The
stock appeared to be pretty well a total
loss, but the damage to the building, it is
estimated, will hardly reach SI,OOO.
It was fortunate that the fire was dis
covered early or a serious conflagration
might have resulted, with probable loss
of life.
It was at first reported at tho Morning
News that the Harnett house was on
fire and considerable consternation was
caused by the report. The possibilities of
a conflagration at the hotel were serious
enough to startle every one, and n feeling
of relief was experienced when the re
port was found to be incorrect.
S. B. NOBDEN DEAD.
Passed Away at the Marshall After a
Brief Illness.
S. B. Norden died yesterday afternoon,
at 4 o’olock, at the Marshall house. Mr.
Norden was a traveling salesman for Ben
nett, Sloan & Cos., of New York.
He arrived in the city last week and
stopped at the Marshall. Friday after
noon lie was discovered in his room in an
unconscious condition by one of the em
ployes of the hotel. The clerk was noti
fied, and Drs. Charlton and Boyd were
called. They found Mr. Norden Buffering
from congestion of the stomach.
According to the statement of the em
ployes of the hotel he had been alone in
his room for over 24 hours. It was evi
dent that he had been attacked many
hours before his condition was discovered
and the physicians were summoned too
late to do more than relieve his sufferings.
Mr. Norden's brothers-in-law, Simon and
Nathan Gazan of this city, were notified
and his wife was summmoned from her
home in Jacksonville. She arrived Sat
urday night. Mr. Norden died without
regaining consciousness.
The deceased was well known In Sa
vannah, having traveled in this section
for a number of years. He was about 47
years of ago. The funeral will take
place this afternoon from tho house of
Mr. Nathan Gazan, at Hull and Aber
corn streets, ami Will be attended by the
members of Joseph Lodge No. 76, I. O.
B. B.
AT THE THEATER.
Annie Abbott, the Little Georgia
Magnet, To-Night.
Annie Abbott, who wears tho sobriquet,
“The Little Georgia Magnet,” will be the
attraction at the theater to-night and to
morrow night. Miss Abbott comes her
alded in a laudatory manner. Just what
her performance is will have to be
judged after it has been seen. She ex
hibits her marvelous strength some
thing as did Lula Hurst and
other electric women. Her exhibition
will be under the special control and su
pervision of a committee of some fifteen
or twenty prominent gentlemen. His
honor the mayor will be requested to of
ficiate as chairman, and to select the
committee, as a guarantee of good faith.
The medical fraternity, scientists and
the clergy are especially invited, and will
be afforded every opportunity of investi
gation.
TO WAIT UNTIL CONFERENCE.
Trinity Churoh Will Not Have a Reg
ular Pastor Until After December.
Since the departure of Dr. A. J. Jar
rell, pastor of the Trinity Metho
dist Episcopal church, who left un
der a call of the bishop to as
sume new duties in St. Louis, the congre
gation of that church is without a pastor,
and will be until after the meeting of the
regular conference, which will be on De
cember 13.
At that time some pastor will be dele
gated to take charge of the work here,
but who it will be, the congregation does
not know, as that matter is entirely
in the hands of the conference. Since
Dr. Jarrell's departure they have been
supplying the pulpit by securing the
services of other Methodist pastors in the
vicinity of Savannah. Their pulpit was
filled yesterday by Mr. Branch, who has
charge of the Methodist church at Guy
ton.
No other sarsaparilla has equalled
Hood's in the relief it gives in severest
eases of dyspepsia, sick headache, bil
iousness, etc.—ad.
DTHE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Rev. T. H. Blenus Attending the State
Convention.
Rev. T. H. Blenus is in Atlanta this
week attending the annual state conven
tion of the Christian church. Mr. Blenus
is moderator of the convention, and de
livers tho opening address to-morrow
night in the Hunter Street Christian
church.
The past year has been an excellent
growth iu this church iu the state, and
the present state meeting will evidently
be the best attended, as well as ihe most
Interesting, couveuliou over hold by the
Christian church of Georgia.
BAKING POWDER.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
LESTER’S JRII> SOUTH.
The First District’s Representative
on the Situation in Congress.
He Thinks a Compromise on the Silver
Question Beyond Doubt—What the
Trouble Is—The Result to Make Sil
ver the Issue in the Next Campaign.
No Immediate Change Likely in the
Local Offices—The New Public
Building.
Hon. Rufus E. Lester arrived in the
city yesterday morning from Washing
ton on his way to attend Bulloch county
court. Col. Lester spent yesterday with
his son-in-law, Mr. Edward Karow, and
left last night for Statesboro. He will
probably spend a few days in Savannah
on his return from Bulloch county, unless
called to Washington in the change of
the situation there.
Col. Lester said to a Morning News
reporter that the lower house of
congress is doing practically nothing
now, merely waiting for the Senate to
come to some decision on the silver ques
tion.
"I think a compromise will be reached
in the Senate very soon now,” he said In
answer to a question. “The indications
all point to a compromise very much on
the line indicated in your dispatches. The
decision will probably be to discontinue
the purchases of sliver one year hence,
and in the meantime to continue the pur
chase of silver and its coinage, as required
by the Sherman law, until the time
named for its expiration.”
"Will this compromise be accepted by
the President, do you think!” Col. Lester
was asked.
a compromise probable. „
“Well, I think It very probable that it
will be. The Senate loaders would hardly
oome to such a decision unless they had
some indication that it would be accepted
% the President. The question will then
como back to the House, and we will have
to pass on it again.”
The House, Col. Lester said, wiil very
probably accept the conclusion reached
oy the Senate without material altera
tion, and an early settlement of the silver
question may be hoped for.
“What is the matter with the Senate,’’
Col. Lester was asked, “that it cannot
agree to unconditional repeal!”
“The trouble with the Senate,” he re
plied, "is the doubt as to what total repeal
means and wha,t will be its result. Un
doubtedly the general sentiment is largely
in favor of repeal, both in the House and
Senate. The question is, after repeal,
what! The friends of silver fear that a
repeal of the Sherman silver law means
the complete establishment of gold mono
metallism. They fear that a total repeal
would leave them without any resource
whatever. The stand taken by the
President does not encourage them
to believe that he would exercise his
influence for the maintenance of silver
coinage, should the bill be repealed.
THE PRESIDENT’S ATTITUDE.
“True, President Cleveland is a bimet
allist, but he seeks to bring about bimet
allism by international agreement, and
the friends of silver have little hope of
any favorable result from international
conferences. The Sherman silver law is
regarded by a majority of both parties as
unsatisfactory, but the friends of silver
see nothing to hope for in the President’s
attitude toward silver, and that is the
reason for the long and weary fight that
is still in progress.”
Col. Lester Intimated that the majority
in favor of repeal in the Senate was only
apparent, and that many senators whose
votes were counted upon for repeal would
be very glad to avoid the final test. This
is why he regards a compromise as cer
tain.
Col. Lester does not regard the probable
result as at all satisfactory. Ho says it
will make silver theissue in the next cam
paign, with the result of producing strife
and dissension within the party lines,
and confusion generally in polities.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE’S TASK.
Col. Lester said the ways and means
committee of the House is now at work
on a tariff bill. The task is not an easy
one. and the prospect of a successful issue
to their labors is not yet in sight. The
general opposition to the McKinley biil
on the one hand, and the evident fact
that the government cannot well get
along on less revenue than it is receiving
at present, complicates the situation, he
said. It is proposed, as one means of re
lief, to repeal the sugar bounty and re
place the tariff on sugar. This would eut
both ways, reducing expenditures and in
creasing the revenues at the same time.
The sugar interests, which are well cared
for under the present law, are opposed to
any change, however, and many
democratic congressmen oppose the
placing of a tariff on sugar on the
grounds that it is an article of general
consumption, and practically a necessity.
This is one of the tough nuts that the
committee will have to crack, and there
are a good many more besides.
THE LOCAL OFFICES.
Col. Lester does not give much en
couragement to the gentlemen who are
anxious to serve Uncle Sam, in Savannah.
He said he has no idea when the changes
in the custom house and postofflee will
take place, nor could he say who would
be appointed. He did not seem to think
that the government lightning would
st rike in this direction immediately.
The plans for Savannah’s postoffiee are
now in the hands of the government
architect, Col. Lester said, but he appre
hends there will be considerable delay
before the work is begun here. The lack
of money in the treasury is the drawback
at present.
Col. Lester said that if action is taken
by the Senate on the silver bill and the
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bill referred back to the House during
his absence, he will probably receive a
telegram calling him back to Washington
at once.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. William A. Jones, of Waynesboro, is
at the DeSoto.
The infant son of Lieut. Sill, of the
revenue cutter Boutwell, is dangerously
ill.
Mr. Fred S. Myers, of Richmond, Y’a.,
a brother of Mr. Herman Myers, is stop
ping at the De Soto.
Col. Peter Reilly is in Atlanta. He Is
improving rapidly and hopes soon to be
fully restored to health.
Miss Mamie C. Enger and Miss Helen
Smith returned yesterday, after an ex
tensive visit in the north and west.
Mr. J. D. Goodman, of tho firm of
Younglove & Goodman, leaves to-night
for St. Louts. Ho will go from there to
Chicago and take in the fair.
Mrs. William P. Bailey has returned
home after an absence of three months,
spent among the mountains of Tennessee,
at Y'azoo City, Miss., and Chicago.
Misses Annie and Maud Abbott, Charlie
Abbott. R. N. Abbey and James Clarke,
members of the Abbott company, arrived
yesterday from Milledgeville aud regis
tered at the Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Newman and fam
ily returned yesterday morning from an
extended visit to Chicago and the world’s
fair. Mr. Newman was taken sick in St.
Louis on his way home and was detained
there about ten days.
The following passengers are on the
Tallahassee, to arrive this morning: Mrs.
Burnett and child, R. S. Burnett, E. S.
Gothold. W. J. Leonard, and wife, F. I.
Cains, Mrs. W. F. Turner and infant, E.
Frazier, Mr. Moon and wife, R. St. Clair,
S. E. Theus and wife, Mrs. I. Ross, H.
Williams and wife.
CITY BREVITIES.
The iron bridge, which is suspended
across Lincoln street on Bay street, is
still in the dangerous condition mentioned
some time ago in the Morning News. It
was thrown out of shape during the storm
of Aug. 27, and the storm of Oct. 12 added
to its already unsafe condition. Signs of
“danger” have been put up for several
weeks at each end of the bridge, but noth
ing has yot been done to repair it.
J. D. Hackctt and Frel Warner, two
knights of the crosstie who claimed to be
from Chattanooga, were arrested last
night and given a resting place in the
barracks on a charge of violating the
quarantine regulations, in that they came
into the city without any health
certificates. They rode in under the
trucks of a Central railroad freight train,
and were caught shortly after they landed
in the city.
James Randolph was put In the bar
racks last night on charges enough to
keep the recorder busy for some time
this morning investigating them. He
was arrested by Policeman Dyer, at
South Broad and Randolph streets, and
is charged, first, with obstructing the
sidewalk, and refusing to leave when or
dered, second, with cursing and abusing
an officer while in the discharge of his
duty, and third, with disarming an officer
in the discharge of his duty. Randolph
took Policeman Dyer’s club from his
hands on his way to the barracks.
WILL BE ARRANGED.
The Bill Against the Wolters Brewing
Cos. May be Dismissed This Week.
The creditors and others interested in
the affairs of the P. H. Wolters Brewing
Cos., which went into the hands of a re
ceiver last week, held a meeting after the
appointment to consider the situation and
see what could bo done. The meeting was
a closed one and nothing with regard to
the business transacted was given out.
Mr. T. S. Morgan, the attorney for the
creditors, stated yesterday, however, that
the meeting was a satisfactory one, and
while he could say nothing about what
was done, he thought everything would
bo arranged within the next week or ten
days, and that the bill for the receiver
would be dismissed. All the creditors
wanted, he said, was to be secured, and if
this could he arranged without the con
tinuance of the receivership, they were
willing that it should be done so. It is
said that with careful management the
company can make money, and it is prob
able that some arrangement will be made
this week by which the bill for the re
ceiver can be dismissed.
The guaranteed cure for all sick headaches
Neuralgic or nervous headaches,
Is Bromo-Seltzer.—ad.
An Error Corrected.
It is a mistake to suppose that because
the Falk Clothing Company do not keep
shoddy goods that they do not keep cheap
goods—“shoddy” and “cheap” being in
no way synonymous. The Falk Clothing
Company justly claim to sell the cheap
est goods in Savannah, inasmuch as their
goods give the best value for the money
expended. In low-priced goods this
season they are particularly strong. They
are showing a line of men's suits at SB.OO
which are remarkable values. Their
boys’ all wool school suits at $2.50 are
without doubt a boon to all parents who
have to make a little money go a long
way. Their line of 10-cent collars aud
other items in furnishing goods are too
well known to need further comment.
An important feature in dealing with
the Falk Clothing Company is the abso
lute safety of doing so. Thev ask all of
their customers:
"If .you see any goods like ours for less
money than ours, como back and get your
money.”
••If you see any goods elsewhere that
you like better than ours, come back aud
get your money.”—ad.
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morning, followed by slowly rising tenfneVv
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Telegram just reoeived:
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I victory. "Keeping everlastingly
!at it brings success." ’1 hat s the
i way we’re built, and the reason
LI wliy we can and do offer better! f\
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CLOTHING.
Your
Boy’s
Overcoat
Is to be thought of now. We have lots o!
them. AH styles, all prices,
You know what you get.
You know what you pay.
When you dance somebody pays for the music,
The musician DOES NOT.
Boys’ Suits, Underwear, Hats.
Got a KNOX HAT yet?
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OFFICE OF PALMER HARDWARE CO.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
To Our Friends and Patrons:
We desire to inform you that our constantly
increasing business has made it necessary lor
us to enlarge our facilities for handling our
trade, and to that end we have recently con
structed a large and elegantly appointed
store, containing a large and spacious sample
room, a fine office and two immense ware
houses on Bay street, near the corner ol
Jofferson, adjoining Messrs. Solomon & Sons’
wholesale grocery, where we will be pleased
to see you, giving you the assurance that we
can furnish anything in our line from a fish
hook to a mowing machine at as low prices as
can be found in the south.
We desire to say also that we have retained
one of the Congress street stores, where we
bnvo been doing business for the past forty
years, and have fitted it up in first-class shape
as a retail hardware store.
We say in conclusion that we shall be
pleased to see you at either store and receive
yonr orders for anything in our line. Your*
very truly.
PALMER HARDWARE CO.
SSma oIJ TO BUILD!
' WINTON & BURGESS,
I Contractors and Builders, 7i£ Whitaker st.,
B GIVE estimates on work ot all kinds, and I
■ execute jobs with perfect satisfaction.
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IS THE
LEADING
HAT
THE
MILLER
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worn by all good dressers in
the North.
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GROCERIES. . ,
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SI PER DOZEN.
California Claret $3 per doz
California Sauterne. • • • 3 perdoz
California Riesling-••• 3 per qoi
These wines seven years In wood.
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