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NEARLY A THOUSAND BALES
A Pretty Good Day’s Work On Board
the Glenloig.
Mr. Harmon Has More Men Than He
Can Use and Has Turned Away
Many President Driscoll’s State
ment and the Brokers’ Reply—The
Long-shoremen Say They Will Make
the Issue In the Fall.
Nearly a thousand bales of cotton were
Stored aboard the steamship Glenloig
yesterday with pon-union labor. The cost
of the work is estimated at 13 cents a
bale, which is a big reduction on the
charges of the regular longshoremen,
which average 45 cents a bale. It must
be token into consideration, however, that
a greater amount of the cotton has to be
recompressed on account of the unskilled
labor than with the skilled labor. The
laborers showed great improvement yes
terday over the previous day, having be
come more familiar with their work.
Col. Harmon expects to bring down the
cost of to-day’s work to 10 cents a bale,
and even less. He finds that be has more
Ben than ho can use to advantage, and
the number workiug on the ship will to
day be reduced to forty. A large number
who applied for work yesterday were
turned away, and numbers of idle men
hung around the ship all day in hopes of
getting work. “1 could get 500 men,”
•aid Col. Harmon, “If I had the work for
them to do.”
TO BE A LONG EIGHT.
It Is now evident, from the attitude
taken by both sides that the fight is to be
one of several months’ duration. The
longshoremen propose to hold hands off
entirely and not to load a single vessel as
long as the use of nou-union labor is con
tinued. on the wharves. They will de
mand as a condition before returning to
work that the loading of all vessels- with
non-union labor shall cease. They believe
that the necessity for skilled labor will
force the shippers to call upon them to
return to work this fall upon the same
conditions of labor which have heretofore
regulated the loading of the ships. The
•hip brokers understand the position
taken by the longshoremen.
“We propose to stand to the position
we have taken all summer and next win
ter, If necessary,” said one broker.
“There will be no baokilown In the fight.
We are thoroughly united, and will stand
together. We can get all the labor wo
want. It will not be skilled labor, but it
will become skilled just as the union labor
has become skilled, by practice. When
we have shown that we Intend to stand by
the position wo have taken we will have
no difficulty in obtaining all the skilled
labor we want. There is a dissatisfied
element among the unions which has not
been in harmony with the policy which
has been pursued of late, and which will
not hesitate to take advantage of the sit
uation when they realize that their only
hope of employment Is to accept the terms
offered them. Then even if this should
not prove to be the case, there is enough
skilled labor outside the unions at Bruns
wick, Port Royal and Savannah, which
will form a nucleus for the training of the
other labor. If the unions think we will
be forced to seek them, because of inabil
ity to secure labor elsewhere, thoy will
find themselves very much mistaken.”
DISCORD IN THE COLORED UNION.
“There has been discord among the
colored longshoremen for some time,” said
another broker. “The dispute between
thj Georgia and the Carolina factions is
well known, and it is likely that one fac
tion or the other will pull out and set up
an independent society with rules of its
own which will conform to the reasona
ble demand made by the brokers for a
full day’s labor for a full day's pav.”
It is generally conceded to lie the pur
pose of the longshoremen to remain quiet
until fall and then bring on a general
strike of all the labor of the port employed
in handling cotton. They believe by
adopting this plan the ship owners will be
forced to come to their terms, as
all the other business interests of the city
would unite in demanding a settlement of
the strike. It is undoubtedly true that if
no agreement is reached before fall a
bitter contest will be Inaugurated to de
cide the issue. The brokers, however,
will have the advantage of being aware of
the purpose of the longshoremen and will
bave plenty of time in which to make
preparations.
President Driscoll, of the Workingmen’s
Benevolent Association, which is tho
longshoremen’s union, furnished tho
Morning News with some figures yester
day which he desired published.
PRESIDENT DRISCOLL’S FIGURES.
“Is labor the only important item in
the high freight rate which tho mer
chants are complaining off” said he.
“Are there not other items of even greater
importance which are responsible for the
fact that Savannah brokers charge a
higher rate to foreign ports than is
charged by the brokers of the
neighboring ports. A vessel coin
ing to Savannah to load cotton has
her pilotage, her wharfage, towage and
lighterage charges to pay. These are all
said to be high, but I am not sufficiently
posted as to the rates to have an opinion
as to this. How about the broker's
charges' The vessel is billed by the
broker at 65 cents a bale for compressing.
The actual charge b.v tho presses is
known to be only 50 cents, thus allowing
a rebate of 15 cents a bale to the broker.
The broker bills the vessel for stevedoring
At 55 cents a bale. The actual charge
by the stevedore is 45 ceuts a bale, mak
ing a rebate of 10 cents a bale that goes
to the broker. Hero we have a total re
bate of 35 cents on every hale to tho
brokers. What do they do with it? Are
they so patriotic in their endeavors to
bring cotton to this port that they use
this rebate in shrinking the rates' I
have heard that the broke) s get still
further rebates from the stevedores and
from the railroads for compressing. I
do not know, however, if this
s true. The broker also gets a commis
sion for disbursing u ship, that is, for ad
vancing money on account for defraying
her expenses while in port.
GO TO MIKI HIGH RATES.
“All of these things ought to make
quite a nice profit for the ship brokers.
They certainly get more out ot the busi
ness than the longshoremen, even if the
latter do get $5 and J 6 a day for their
labor when employed. If the ship
brokers really wish to reduce ocean rates
had they not better begin closer
at home in their reductions before attack
ing the wages of the wonting man?”
Mr. Driscoll s statements as to the
broker's charges was shown a prominout
firm of ship brokers. “We do not care to
enter in'o any controversy with Mr.
Driscoll,” said a member of the firm
“Every man on the buy who is into es-. and
in the shipping of cotton knows that
while the ngurcs quoted by Mr. Dris
coll are correct the impression given is
misleading Vessels arc no longer char
tered to carry cotton by the pound. Not
more ttiuu bull <i do vussLin ha.p l>oeu
chartered on this basis to take , otton
from tins |K>rt during iho present season.
Vesseis are now chartered by the lump
sum or by the net freight rate, estimated
by the vesse's c.irri log capacity. If by
the lymp sum, the more cotton the broker
can get mto tho Vessel and the lower the
ra os |je can pet tor com pressing and
sten-uoring. the better chance be stands
to make a profit on his charter
tVUEMS THE PMUFIT GOES
The net freight rate uixin win h vessels
•re cluedy chart-trod is based upon thu
rates of 65 cents a hale for compressing,
and 55 cents tor stevedoring. This, ho.v
ever. does not go into the broker's pocket,
as the whole of it is sunk in the net
freight rate. For instance, the net freight
rate on tho usual charter is 47 cents a
buudred. This is the rate the brokers
are supposed to get from this
port for foreign shipments in
order to make a profit on their charters,
but they have not been able to get it.
Instead of taking cotton at 47 cents, we
have been forced to take it at 45 cents,
and all the way down to 35 cents. We
have been forced to do this by Charles
ton, where cotton has been exported this
season for 43 cents, and from that down
to 30 cents a 100. or even lower. The com
petition into which we are forced by the
neighboring ports, eats up all of the
imaginary profits figured out by Mr.
Driscoll. Asa rule, all we have
made this season on our charters is our
commissions. 10 % percent., and we have
not always made that. "
“How is it that Charleston brokers are
able to make such rates'” the broker
was asked.
“One reason,” he replied, “is that which
we have tried to impress upon Mr. Dris
coll and his fellow-workers cheaper
labor and more work for the same money.
We have been paying 45 cents a bale for
stevedoring. At the rate which Mr.
Harmon is now paying his labor
tho cost of loading the Glenloig will be
only 10 to 13 cents a bale. You will geo
what a difference it makes. This is not
the only item in favor of the Charleston
brokers. We are certain that they re
ceive a rebate from tho railroads We
are not able to prevent this and we have
not been able to get the same concession
from the railroads entering this port.
THE STEVEDORES’ POSITION.
One of the features of the fight is the
position of the stevedores. When the
brokers began their effort to secure
concessions from tho longshoremen they
endeavored to enlist the stevedores on
their side and were in hopes that they
had done so. Now that the issue has been
squarely mado, however, the stevedores
are standing openly with the longshore
men and do not hesitate to argue their
side of the case. It is predicted that if
the brokers win the fight, Col. Hannon
will do the entire stevedore business of the
portand the old stevedores will be
entirely knocked out.
This will prove an interesting side issue
of the fight.
WANTED A REWARD.
The Story of Eddie Davis’ Escape a
Fake.
It turns out that the story of the escape
of Eddie Davis, the murderer of Willis
Brown, who was captured at Scotia, S.
G., and taken to Denmark, was a fake.
Davis is no win Chatham county jail, where
he was placed yesterday by Detective
Morgan, who brought him down from
Denmark.
Davis was captured by Allen Stinson
and Conductor Taggart. Stinson was an
old spotter employed by Detective Morgan,
but recently secured employment as a
brakeman on the South Bound railroad,
on Conductor Taggart’s train. Davis
was caught about a mile this side of
Scotia, where he was pointed out by one
of the negroes there who
knew him. He was taken to
Denmark by Conductor Taggart, after
Detective Morgan had been notified b,v
wire of his capture. At Denmark Davis
was turned over to Marshal Weeks, one
of the South Carolina authorities. De
tective Morgan was informed that Con
ductor Taggart’s instructions to Weeks
were not to turn Davis over to any one
without an order from him. as he wanted
to investigate and find out whether or not
there was any reward.
Detective Morgan started to Scotia
Saturday afternoon, but hearing of the
report of his escape, he decided to wait.
Sunday he went up to Denmark, being in
formed that the report about Davis’ es
cape was a mistake. Weeks informed
him on his arrival there that Davis had
escaped, but told him if he would
wait over a day lie thought he
could catch him. Weeks also asaed De
tective Morgan what reward there was
for Davis’ capture. The detective in
formed him that there was no reward.
The next day Weeks cante to Detective
Morgan, the latter having remained over
at Denmark, and said he would tell him
the whole stor.v. Davis, he said, was
still in his custody, ha ing been turned
over to him by Conductor Taggart. Ho
said lie had been instructed by Conduc
tor Taggart to hold him, however, until
it had been determined whether or not
there was anv reward. Weeks tiien re
fused to let Detective Morgan liavo tho
prisoner unless he could produce an order
from Conductor Taggart.
Detective Morgan then returned to Sa
vannah without the prisoner. Ho found
tho solicitor general, and they went to see
Conductor laggart. Conductor Taggart
explained that he thought Detective Mor
gan was a private detective and was
working for the reward. Taggart wanted
the reward himself. There was no re
ward for the prisoner, however, and Tag
gart gave Detective Morgan an order for
him. The detective returned to Denmark
Monday night, got his prisoner, and
brought him hack yesterday morning.
Davis was indicted for murder yester
day afternoon by tho grand jury of the
superior court. He will probably be tried
during the second week of March.
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and healthful by taking Hood's Sarsapa
rilla. It braces up the nerves and gives
renewed strength.—ad.
THINKS HE KNOWS SMALLS.
A Pensacola Detective Writes Chief
Green About it.
Chief Green hss received a letter from
J. W. Tyler at Pensacola, who thinks lie
has dis overed Abe Smalls, the murderer
of Policeman Neve, in that city. Mr.
Tyler gives a thorough description of a
negro at Pensacola who goes by ttie name
of A B. Smalls, and whom be supposes to
he the murderer. The description does
not tit Abo Smalls, who is so badly
wanted at Savannah, however.
Mr. Tyler is not the chief of police of
Pensacola, as sta ed in the Atlanta dis
patch to Chief v-reen, but is evidently
a private detective or constable.
If Abe Smalls is still around Savan
nah, as claimed by the police, he is highly
successful in keeping out of their way.
Detective Humphries, who has about re
covered from the o.ieels of the serioa,
wound he received at Smalls' hands, is
again on his track and is confident of his
ability to capture him.
THE BIRMINGHAM OVERDUE.
She Had Not Boon Sight od at Tybeo
Up to Midnight.
The steamship City of Birmingham,
Oapt. Buiv, which sailed from New York
last Saturday, and was duo here Monday
ni' ht, had not arrived at Tybee up to
13 o'clock last night. She is nearly thirty
hours overdue, but as the weather has
been fair it is expected that she remained
in New York bar.-or Saturday afternoon,
during the northeast gale, or bus been
delays 1 m rendering service to cune ship
wrecked crew, which usually falls to the
tel of that staunch ship.
The Modern Way
Commends itself to the well-formed, to
do pleasantly and effectually what was
formerly done in the crudest manner and
disagreeably us well. •To cleanse the
system nod break up colds, headache* and
fevers without mi leau.ml after effects,
lb- the Jeti/ntful liquid Isxauvc remedy,
Syrup of Figs. ua.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY2B, 1894.
WORK FOR ALL CONVICTS.
The Grand Jury Wants to Employ
Tbera All at Home.
A Solution of the Bad Road Question
Found in the Revocation of the Con
vict Lease System—The Deplorable
Condition of the Public Roads Called
to the Public Attention Twice a Year.
The Grand Jury Joins the City Court
in Asking a Repeal of the Special
Law Governing Magistrates in Chat
ham County—A Charge That the Law
With Regard to Constables is
Abused.
The grand jury of the superior court re
turned its general presentments yester
day afternoon and adjourned for the
term. The superior court also adjourned
for tho term last night at 0 o’clock, and
the March term will begin next Monday
morning at 10 o’clock.
The grand jury had no complaint to
make with regard to the books and the
manner of keeping the county offices in
general, but some recommendations were
made with regard to magistrates, similar
to those incorporated in tho present
ments of the grand jury of tho city
court.
The grand jury joined the grand jury of
the city court in requesting the repre
sentatives of the county in tho next legis
lature to ask for the repeal of the special
law for this county allowing magistrates
13 for each bond for appearance in court
and for keeping the peace, so that this
county may be subject to the general law
for the state.
“The present law,” says the present
ments, “is tnc source of great hardship
on our people, especially on the more ig
norant class. We also recommend that
such legislation be secured as will reduce
the number of magistrates one-half.”
CONSTABLES NOT PROPERLY APPOINTED.
Some complaint is also made with re
gard to what is termed the abuse of the
law with regard to constables being ap
jKiinted b.v magistrates. Under the law a
magistrate has the power to appoint a
special constable to serve not longer than
ten days, of whom bond is not required.
On investigation by members of tho
grand jury it lias been found that tho
Sixth district has no constable: the Third
district has three not bonded and one
bondod, the latter of whom is serving
also in the First and Second districts
although the First district has in addi
tion the full number of regular consta
bles and one special constable; one con
stable is serving in both tho First and
Fourth districts, and in the Fifth. Sev
enth and Eighth districts the constables
have not filed their bonds.
The public schools of the county are all
declared to be in good condition, and no
complaint is made with regard to any of
tho public buildings.
THE PUBLIC ROADS *N BAD CONDITION.
The committee made a thorough and
critical examination of the public roads of
the county, and says nearly all of them
were found fit subjects for complaint.
Similar complaints have been made by
grand juries, it is said, for the past ten
years. The grand jury states it as its be
lief that such is likely to be their condi
tion for all time to come, unless some
other system is adopted for the care and
maintenance of roads than the law pro
vides.
The existing system, It is said, was
adopted in colonial days, along with
patrol and militia laws, as the best avail
able at that time, but the efforts of intel
ligent road commissioners, under these
laws, have failed to produce any adequate
results, and tho spectacle of badly condi
tioned roads is twice a year presented to
the consideration and recognition of the
public.
TO ABROGATE THE CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM.
The remedy tor this evil suggested by
the presentments is the assignment of all
the convicts condemned to servitude to
the board of county commissioners for
utilization .in public work. This, it< is
suggested, would provide a basis for an
improved and effective system, and would
make a force sufficient to warrant tho
Inception upon carefully digested lines of
a system of road repair and construction
compatible with the requirements and
conditions of advanced civilization.
“From the chain-gang thus annually
increased,” say the presentments, “there
could be organized a permanent and suf
ficient fori o to work the roads as at
present existing, and maintain them in
passable condition; likewise a force for
the construction of roadways, reserving
to the prosecution of the work of drainage,
the work of paramount importance, a
force sufficient to continue the same unin
terrupted to a speedy completion.
The preparation of a bill by the county
commissioners authorizing the assign
ment of all convicts to their board is
urged. This of course is contemplated
as general law, and would do away with
the hiring of state convicts to private in
viduals throughout the state if it became
a law. The grand jury holds that no
private citizen should be the beueticiary
of the criminal conduct ot his fellowman,
but that the utilization of convict labor
In the advancement of public works is
legitimate and is a means of working out
to the publi. some restitution in payment
for the expense put upon the public by
means of crimes and misdemeanors.
A GOOD DRAINAGE A PREREQUISITE.
The grand jurors say, too, that a good
drainage is a pee requisite to the exis
tence and maintenance of good roads, and
that there should be a rigorous and unin
terrupted prosecution of this work. In
this connection they urge upon the com
missioners the renewal of negotiations
with the Savannah and Ogeechee Oaual
Company, which contemplate the utiliza
tion of the canal as a conduit for the
drainage of the Alusgrove, and other wa
ter sheds.
In connection with the new plan of road
work suggested, the grand jurors say they
do not propose that those now liable to
road duty sh all be exempted from that
service, but that such modifications shall
be made in these requirements as will re
sult in efficient work.
To carry out these recommendations
the grand jury appointed Messrs. Duncan,
Screven, Schlrni and Bacon, the commit
tee on publi • roads, a committee to confer
with the county commissioners.
In conclus.on the jurors called atten
tion to the condition of some of thecounty
convict camp buildings which need re
pairs. These have been frequently men
tioned in connection with the county com
missioners' meetings.
A LAWYER’S SAFE ROBBED.
Thieves Go Through Mr. W. R.
Leaken’s Office.
Tho office of W. K. Leaken. Esq., on the
second I oor of No. 118 Bryan street, was
entered b.v burglars yesterday afternoon
and the safe opened and ransacked.
Mr. Laken was at dinner at the time,
and was considerably surprised on his
return at the state of his office.
From the appearance of things the
burglars had born frightened away
before completing thrir wor*
'I hey were e\ Ideiitly in search
al money, and not finding it did not think
it worth while to carry off any of the pa
pers in the sale.
The robbery appeared to be the work of
men who knew what they were about.
The popularity of Kelratlon Oil U not as
tonishing ueu *e hear of lu many cures —ad.
MUST NOT VIOLATE TEE LAW.
Solicitor General Fraser Draws the
Line for the Boxers.
Solicitor General Fraser was asked
yesterday by a representative of the
Morning News, if he intends to take any
action with regard to the proposed Sil
verthorn-Duffy boxing contest at Thun
derbolt, March 5.
“I cannot anticipate any violation of
the law.” Mr. Fraser said. “Those in
terested have informed me that they In
tended to have only a I oxing contest or
spurring match, as some call it, of eight
or ten rounds, if the matter goes no
no further than that there will be no
violation of law.
“I cannot anticipate that they intend to
have a prize light A prize-fight- ora
fight to the finish would certainly be a
violation of the law 'ihere is plenty of
law aeainst such a fight, and if these
parties engage in a fight they will cer
tainty be prosecuted This exhibition is
to be, as 1 understand it. nothing like the
affair in Florida, but merely a sparring
contest, in which no purse has been
offered. If it goes any further, prosecu
tions will certainly follow.
“I have instructed my officer, Mr. Mor
gan, to bo present at the ion test, and if
there is the least violation of the law ar
rests will be made. It is claimed that
there will be no violation of the law, in
other words, that there will not be ;v fight.
Mr. Morgan can easily tell whether the
law is violated in this respect, and
whether it is necessary for hrm to act.
Under the circumstances I cannot pre
sume beforehand that there is going to be
a violation of the law. and take action
which might not be warranted according
to facts.”
Mr. Fraser said this is the first author
ized interview he has given upon this
subject for publication. This satisfac
torily defines the position he will take in
the matter.
WHY REPORTS DIFFERED.
Apparent Contradictions in Tempera
ture Reports Explained.
Just after the recent cold wave tele
graphic reports were received from diff
erent parts of the country showing that
at certain stations where observations
were taken the mercury fell as low as
25’ below zero. Reports of a temperature
as low as this were received from several
points in New York stale, and in New
England, while the lowest temperature
recorded at the United States observa
tories in those sections as reported Mon
day morning was 18° above zero.
This apparent great difference between
the reports was readily explained by
Observer Smyth, of the weather bureau.
The telegraphic reports giving an account
of the extreme cold weather were based
on morning observations, which were
taken during the passage of the high
barometric wave over tiiat section. The
reports published in the official record
from the weather bureau, which showed
a lower temperature, were taken Sunday
night. During the afternoon the storm,
which was moving northeast along the
Atlantic seaboard, passed over that sec
tion. That section, therefore, at the time
the night observations were taken, was
in an area of low- barometric pressure,
which is always attended by a great rise
in temperature.
The same thing has occurred time and
again in Savannah when a high pressure
during the day has been followed by a
low pressure or storm center during the
afternoon and night. In this way the
temperature here has been known to be
as much as 35° higher in the night than it
was during the day.
TO REBUILD AT ONCE.
Handsome Buildings to Go Ut> on the
Bay Street Ruins.
Between fifty and sixty men are now at
work removing the debris of the burned
grocery buildings on Bay street and clear
ing up the ruins. The worthless rubbish
is being hauled away by the Central rail
road, while the good bricks are being
placed in neat piles by the workmen.
The adjustment of the insurance upon
the burned buildings has not yet been
finished, but it is expected that the
matter will be finally arrangod in
a few days. B.v the time the ruins are all
cleared up the owners, the Wilcox fit
Gibbs Guano Company, will be ready to
begin the erection of new buildings on
the site, of the old ones. The new build
ings will be even more handsome and sub
stantial than those burned.
Tho work will be pushed rapidly, as M.
Ferst’s Sons At Cos. and the Savannah
Grocery Company desire to occupy their
old stands by fail.
Temporary repairs are being made to
the buildings of the Wilcox' & Gibbs
Guano Company, on River street.
GREEN HELD FOR TRIAL.
Believed to Be the Thief Who Robbed
Uncle Sam's Oil Housi,
The examination of Henry Green,
charged with robbing the oil house at the
Fort Jackson range lights, was continued
before United States Commissioner Isaac
Beckett yesterday.
Quash Williams, the negro whom Green
said he had received the stuff from, was
on the stand and convinced the court that
he knew nothing about the robbery. The
1 evidence all seemed to point to the fact
j that Green was the only man known to
have been connected With the robbery.
Williams was discharged and Green was
bound over to the United States court in
default of bail to the amount of? 500.
There was no evidence against Barn
well. and ho was acquitted Monday. The
. SSOO reward will probably bo divided be
tween Capt. Thomas H. Jr., who
got the trace of the robber, and De
tective Bostell, who made the arrest.
TO SAVE THE TREE 3.
As Few as Possible to be Cut Down
on Jefferson Street.
The work of repaving Jefferson street
will begin this week. Some of the trees
on the street will be cut away, but not as
many as was first intended. Owing to
the objections ol the property owners to
the remo.al of the trees only those which
intrude upon the roadway will be re
moved.
The condition of Jefferson street during
the recent spell of bad weather, has
proven a strong argument lor the granite
block pa vein ut, and it is not likely that
auy further ob.eciions will be made by
the property owners.
it is uot yet certain th it West Broad
street will be paved this fall. Mayor
McDonough estimates that to pave West
Broad street with granite blocks would
cost the city $3-5.000, and the property
owners and the street railroads sbo.<Jßo.
and he does not thinz that either the eity
or the property owners are able to stand
the expense.
Smalls Indicted.
Abram Smulis was indicted by tho
grand Jury of the superior court yester
day for the murder of Policeman Neve.
Alfred .Stiles was also indicted for asault
with intent to murder Phillis Sides by
cutting her with a knife.
Flaccid Muscles Grow Strong,
Weak attenuated frames acquire, sound
lies thy flesh, woe in one. hollow fates fill
out sad become cheerful wheu Hosteller s
Ktouiach Billers is used a* s stuiusvhn- to lin
prove <-l<t*uou eud essiunisnon Mureager,
It cares bilious and kidney trouble asd pro
te< te (l> system essLn. malar a and thi onto
ittiMt'ais Fes it e; sc ms peal iy
BAKING POffO-R.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE FIGHTERS GO THROUGH j
Corbett and Mitchell View Savannah
From a Car Window.
Both Look on the Jacksonville Trial
as a Faroe-Mitchell Nat Worried
About It and Oorbott Sure They Will
Come Off Without a Scratch—Corbett
Confident of His Ability to Whip
Jackson—The Fight Likely to Be
Pulled Off in London.
James J. Corbett, the champion pugilist
of the world, passed through Savannah
yesterday afternoon. Charley Mitchell j
was on the same train. The two men ;
were on their way to Jacksonville to
stand trial for fighting on Jan. 25. The
ease will be called this morning, but
neither of the men have the slightest
doubt as to the result. Mitchell told a
Morning News reporter that he consid
ered the whole affair a mere formality
and he was sure of the outcome.
Corbett, in talking of the trial, said:
“I went into the ring with Mitchell with
the full assurance of the Duval Athletic
Club, which said the proceedings would
be quashod, and except as a formal ap
pearance of Mitchell and myself in court
there would really be no case.
“I am confident,” Corbett continued,
“that we will both come out without a
scratch, legally speaking.”
CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY.
When asked about his coming fight
with Jackson, Corbett said: “Why, I
expect to win in a walk. lam dead on to
the negro's style. I fought him when I ’
was a mere kid, and surely I have im- i
proved immensely since then. Of course, i
you remember, we then fought sixty-one
rounds, and the mill ended in a draw.
Yes, it is true Jackson is a good, hard
hitter, but lam sure of my ability to de
feat him.
“Will the fight take place in this coun
try?”
“I am almost positive it will be pulled
off in rgmdon. Ido not want any more
Jacksonville affairs and will probably sail
for England about the middle of April.”
“How long will it take to get in trim
for the fight?”
I am in line shape now, except probably
my wind, but I can put myself in the pink
of condition in six weeks’ time.”
A STAKE FOR THE NEGROES.
“If Corbett and Jackson do fight.” said
one of Corbett's party, “it is more than
probable that a large number of negroes
will go clean broke. Every darkey will
scrape a stake together to bet. on Jackson.
Corbett is undoubtedly the greatest
fighter in the country, and will finish
Jackson in short order.”
Corbett is a decided favorite in local
betting circles. He is considered equal
in weight to the negro, faster with both
hands and feet and has been called “a
regular human cyclone in the ring.”
There is some talk that Corbett may
lose his head, as he did with Mitchell,
but he reali es this terrible blunder and
will probably not be caught that way
again. Jacksou, while in prime condi
tion now, has about twenty pounds to
work off before he enters tho ring. The
fight will tome off in June, or may be
postponed until July or August, accord
ing to a statement made b.v Manager W.
A. Brady last night at the train.
TO MEET THIS MORNING.
The Georgia 3tate Sportmen’s Asso
ciation to Assemble at IO c’tl ck.
President Harry Brown, of the Georgia
State Sportmen’s Association, reached
the city last night, and has called a meet
ing of tho members and all interested in
tho work before the association to take
place in the banquet ball at the De fcoto
at 10 o’clock this moraing.
The association will also have an after
noon session and probably a night session
lu is expected that Dr. Y. B. Clifton, of
Macon, will be in attendance on the con
vention, and if he comes arrangements
will be made for him togivean illustrated
stereopticon lecture to-night on insect
destroying birds and the importance of
protecting them by law at all season's of
the year.
The work before the association will be
the preparation of a good system of laws
for tne protection and preser.ation of
fish and game, and also a revision of tho
laws with regard to trespass on private
lands of all kinds. Tho work contem
plated by the association is the sugges
tion of laws covering these points. Their
suggestions will be laid beiore the legis
lature at its next session. The object is
to provide laws for t le protection of the
poor as well as the wealthy, for the man
who oivns five or ten acres, as well as for
the man who owns an exteusive farm.
It is expected that quite a large number
of the members of the association will be
present from all parts of the state. All
interested in the proceedings are invited
to the meeting.
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CITY BREVITIES.
Ncls Johnson and Knut August Strand
terg, from Norway, were made citizens of
the United Stages by Judge Falligant yes
terday.
Capt. John Riley was nppolnted a
notary public by Judge Failigant yester
day and Mr. David Robinson was reap
pointed.
The intervention of Hennegan & Cos. and
Herman Winter, agent, in the suit of
George Schwarz vs. P. H. Wolters and
others, was allowed by Judge Falligant
yesterday'.
Tho testimony before master in chancery'
Owens with regard to Mr. H. M. Comer's
accounts of his receivership, which were
filed with the court Jan. 25, will be taken
up again March 7.
Charles Grant and Lawrence Myers,
who were arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Westcott on a charge of gambling, were
released yesterday on giving bond in tho
sum of 1500 each. Charles freeman, who
was arrested at the same time, gave bond
at the time of his arrest.
There will be a meeting of the board of
trade March 4 to discuss a proposition to
provide lor a supervising inspector of
naval stores. There is considerable in
terest manifested in tho matter among
the exporters, who favor tbe proposition.
There will be a motion at the meeting to
amend the rules of the board providing
for the off! e and defining the duties of
the inspector.
Chief Pudcr of the fire department has
a horse that belongs to one of the hose
wagons that doesn’t like work much and
lias, on several occasions, given exhibi
tions of his laziness. Yesterday he de
termined to accustom him to pulling the
wagon. He took a heavy lumber wagon
and had it filled with several pieces of
heavy timber. The horse was hitched to
it with another that is a pretty steady
worker, and for an hour or two ho was
kept pulling that wagon up and down
Foutii Broad street over a sandy road.
He thinks after several trial trips of that
kind the animal will be a little more will
ing to do his share of the work.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
G. Deming, of Brunswick, is at the De
Soto.
R. B. Hayes, of Macon, is at the
Pulaski.
L. Henle, of New York, is at the
Screven.
Walter S. McArthur, of Lumber City,
is at the Pulaski.
A. M. Mclntyre, of Grand Rapids,
Mich.,, is at the De Soto.
F. M. Bacon and Miss Bacon, of New
York, are at the De Soto.
G. S. Rountree and J. S. Youmans, of
Swainsboro, are at the Screven.
Mr. John F. Pugh, of New York, was in
thecity yesterday, at the De Soto.
Lieut. Commander McKenzie, of the
United States navy, is registered at the
De Soto.
Mr. J. Ward Motte is back In the city,
after a tv.o weeks’ stay with his parents
at Eutawville, S. C.
Miss Mollie Chandler, of Sardis, Burke
county. i3 visiting the family of Mr. W.
E. Stokes, at No. lSy McDonough 3treet.
Mr. A. N. Adams, of tho Florida Citi
zen, was in the city yesterday. He came
up to meet C orbett and Mitchell on their
way to Jacksonville.
The Birmingham has on board the fol
lowing passengers: Charles Lydall and
wife. T. B. bawler, R. M. Hayes, R.
Buckley, Miss L. B. Bowden, Miss L.
Lloyd, Thomas J. Murrey, John T. De
vine, C. E. Gilbert, Mrs. A. Dawres,
Peter Bierman, A. J. Dale, Miss S. S.
Jones. Mr. Uti.:, J. D. Moore, C. W. Cum
mings and wife, A. de Foutaine, M. K.
Smart. F. L. Day, E. A. Hay, A. E. Rich
ardson, Thco. Heyny, If. Plant and wife
and eight steerage passengers.
Classic Orera To-Night.
The Natali engagement is the subject
of conversation in musical circles,
and the primo donna will bo warmly
greeted i to-night. The active demand
for reserved seats indicates that
the attendance will bo ususnully large.
The Natali Operatic Company is a
strong musical organization aud every
where it uppours attracts largo and de
lighted audiences. The newspapers have
bestowed upon Natali many eulogies
and have been unstinted in their praise
of the other members of tbe company.
It has been decided to give three com
plete acts of “II Trovatore. The
singers will be in full costume: there will
be proper mise en scene and all neces
sary adjuncts for a brilliant and faithful'
representation. It is doubtful if any
opera ever written is more popular than
“II Trovaiore.” Age cannot wither nor
custom stale its variety and beauty. The
character of “Leonora’’ is one of Natali s
favorites, which has won lor her some of
her most brilliant successes. The cast
will be identically the same one that
sang the opera last summer in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia with unqualified
success.
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