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THE WAR OF THE CAR LINES
Jndge Falligant Declines to Appoint a
Rcceivei tor the Electric Railway.
atr. Harriman Shown to Be Back of
the Suit—He Wade a Contract to Pay
the Claims of the Sloss Iron and Coal
Company and the Palmer Hardware
Company—A Copy of the Contract
Produced in Court—Messrs. Harri
man and Losran Put Through .a
Severe Cross Examination.
The hearing of the petition foc'the ap
pointment of a receiver for the Electric
Railwa.v before Judge .yester
day morning. in a victory
lor the railwa.v compiMy. Mr. J. N. Har
riman was shown to have been
largely interested in bringing the appli
cation for the receiver.
The interesting portion of the proceed
ings was when Mr. Walter G. Charlton,
counsel for the railwa.v company, suc
ceeded in eliciting from the witnesses, in
cluding Mr. Harriman. that an agreement
existed whereby the latter agreed
to indemnify the petitioners, and
a copy of the contract was produced.
This was considered as plain evi
dence of a covert attack upon the
rail way company on the part of its rival,
the City and Suburban, and an attempt
to cripple its operations by placing it in
the hands of a receiver.
THE COURT BOOM CROWDED.
The court room was well filled when
Judge Falligant entered, and the court
was called to order. Hon. Pope Barrow
represented the petitioners. Mr. P. J.
O’Connor represented Mr. Elton A.
Smith, who filed an intervention in the
case as the owner of sB,oooof bonds of the
Eleetric Railway Company. Some sur
prise was created when it was announced
that Mr. Smith's intervention had been
withdrawn, leaving the suit for the re
ceiver entirely in the hands of the origi
nal petitioners, the Sloss Iron and Coal
Company, the Palmer Hardware Com
pany and McDonough & Ballantyne, and
one intervenor, the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company. The intervention of Mr.
Hull, the only other bondholder who in
tervened, was withdrawn the day before.
The railway company was represented
by Mr. Charlton, Mr. W. W. Mackall and
Mr. S. B. Adams. Capt. H. C. Cunning
ham was present as the representative of
the holders of the Savannah Street rail
way bonds. President Collins and several
of the directors of the Electric railway
were present, as were also several other
large bondholders of the company and a
number of attorneys who were interested
in the probable legal developments.
WHY A RECEIVER WAS WANTED.
Mr. Barrow opened for the petitioners
by reading the petition for a receiver, the
features of which the public has already
been made familiar with through the
Mousing News. Mr. Barrow then of
fered an amendment to the petition aver
ring that the Electric Railway Company
had unlawfully increased its capital
stock to a blank number of shares, the
exact figure being unknown to him, con
trary to its charter, which limited its
capital stock to f150.000, and had issued a
second mortgage to the amount of ¥300,000
which had not been properly signed or
recorded. Mr. Barrow also gave verbal
notice of an intervention on the part of the
Southern Electrical Company to the
amount of $387.79.
The answer of Mr. Charlton in behalf of
the railway company covered all the
points touched upon in the petition and
was spicy and interesting in some of its
allusions. With reference to the bill of
McDonough & Ballantyne it stated that
the company had had dealings with the
firm for the last three years, aggregating
over $1,200, and that the present bill had
not been audited and passed for payment
because of a difference of an item of $1.38
claimed by the defendant.
In reference to the claim of the Sloss
Iron and Coal Company the answer stated
that the account is in dispute, the rail
way claiming that the coal delivered to it
by this company was sho-t in weight, and
Inferior in quality, which it was the
privilege of the railway to have passed
upon by a jury. The l’almer Hardware
Company’s bill, it was stated, was of re
cent date, and which the defendant is
willing to pay.
The charges of insolvency are denied,
and the answer asserted that tho com
pany is a solvent going concern, capable
of administering its affairs and conduct
ing its business without the aid of the
Court, and particularly without the assist
ance of its rivals in business, who were
charged with the responsibility of insti
gating the proceedings for the purpose of
embarrassing ii by false reports as to its
condition.
THE INSIDE OP IT.
Mr. Charlton s summing up made inter
esting reading. After referring to the
antiquated and inadequate equipment of
the Coast Line and City and Suburban
roads before the Electric railway entered
the field, the answer says:
•‘Cp to this time tho said I’arsons en
joyed a monopoly of transportation to
Thunderbolt, a resort for the jieople of
Savannah during tho heated term, and
being beyond the reach of municipal con
trol, charged such rates and gave such
service as he saw fit. This defendant
finding the rate fixed by said Parsons to
be 86 cents for the round trip, at once
fixed its own rate at 15 cents, which was
a fair compensation for tho service, and
thus compelled the said Parsons to forego
the extortiouate profits he was making.
By this attention to the interests of the
traveling public this defendant incurred
tho bitter hostility of the said Parsons
and his confederates, the more intense
in that this defendant continued to give
better service than its competitors.
Realizing that this defendant was sus
tained in its efforts by the general public,
the said Parsons, through his agent, the
said Harriman, undertook to effect a con
solidation with this defendant, the terms
of which were virtually agreed upon, but
were finally rejected by the said Parsons,
who insisted on listing his holdings at
a sura grossly in excess of their
value. This defendant declined to
accede to his inequitable terms,
and the said I’arsons thereupon, through
his said agent, set U|kiii Toot a series of
schemes and tricks designed to compel
the acquiescence of this defendant- or
ruin it l ures wen- reduced to a point
where there could be no profit, the said
Parsons relying on his large wealth to
bring him out of tho conflict Those re
dactions were to a certain extent met by
this defendant, but when they reached
the point of trifling with the resources of
the property under its charge this de
fendant declined to follow the said Par
sons, whose course was not dictated by
any sonseof justice to tho community or
in fair competition, but with the avowed
object of ruining this defendant and re
establishing the monojxjly he hud lost.’’
The answer then referred to tho bond
deal with Mr. Harriman, with which the
public is famtliur. Mr. Harriman was
also charged with instigating the suit of
Josephine Dieter against tho Electric rail
way and its leased line. He was further
charged with conspiring to bring the suit
fur a receiver against the defendant for
the purposes of depressing its securities
and Injuring its credit, ne was also
charged with entering into an agreement
to Indemnify the petitioners and inter
i venors against loss in the proceedings.
SOME OB.IECTIONABI.E ISSUES.
Mr. Barrow moved to strike from the
answer all portions referring Vr> the rate
war. the Parsons system aid Mr. Harri
man. which he considered irrelevant and
improper, and gave notice that he would
enter a demurrer Du writing.
Mr. Barrow was answered by Mr.
Adams, who suggested that his learned
friend was joking, and proceeded to show
| thajk there was no reason wh.v
nwy jiart of the answer should
, be stricken out The answer was their
j affidavit, he said, and it was surprising
! that the opposing council should ask that
i any portion of their evidence be elimiua
ted. The jmrposeof that jiorlion to which
Mr. Barrow objected. Mr. Adams said,
was to show the true inwardness of the
charge and to uncover the conspiracy. It
was. ho said, to show that the real pur
jioso of the bill was not to collect a debt,
but to aid a conspiracy to wreck
a rival projierty. Mr. Adams said
they proposed to show that an
an absolute agreement had been entered
into by the parties to the jietilion and
Mr. Harriman, in which tlie latter
agreed to indemnify the parties to the pe
tition. and even went so far as to offer to
pu.v their claims.
Mr. Barrow desired to introduce a paper
called for by the attorneys for the Eletric
railway, said to be the contract between
Mr. Harriman and the parties to the suit,
in answer to Mr. Adams, but was jire
vented by an objection from the attorneys
on the other side. Mr. Barrow entered a
personal disclaimer of any knowledge of
such a paper. He next introduced a
statement from Capt. J, H. Johnston,
making an stimate of the value of the
Electric railway projierty, which 1 ho
estimated at ?1it1,150 lust December, with
additions and improvements since then
amounting to about S2S,(XX).
MR. HARRIMAN ON TnE STAND.
Mr. Charlton called Mr. Harriman
to the stand and then the fun began.
Mr. Charlton asked him if he
had in his jiossession the paper before al
luded to, guaranteeing to indemify the
parties to the petition against damages.
Mr. Harriman was prevented by Mr.
Barrow from answering the question, and
proceeding to argue that the question
whether Mr. Harriman had in his jiosses
slon such a pajier had no relation to the
petition. Mr. Barrow cited authorities
in supjiort of his jjetition.
Juage Falligant decided that it was
proper that the court should have all the
light possible upon the ease.
Mr. Charlton then renewed his ques
tion. The examination continued as
follows;
Q. Is your name J. N. Harriman? A.
ft is.
Q. Have you in your possession a cer
tain paper executed by you agreeing to
indemnify and guaranteeing against loss
any of the parties plaintiff to this case,
or any of the intervenors or any jicrsen
who was any intervenor, because of their
becoming a party to this suit? A. I
have not.
Q. When did it pass out of your hands?
A. 1 never had it In my possession.
Q. You never had such a paper? A. No,
sir.
Q. Is there any such jmper in existence
signed with your name.’ A. There may
be.
Q. Can you exjilain to the court how
such a paper came to have your name
signed to it by you without lever having
been in your possession; A. 1 don't un
derstand you.
Q. You know what possession means
have you ever had it in your possession?
A. I signed such a paper
Q. Were you compelled to sign it, or
did you do so voluntarily? A. I did so
voluntarily.
Q. Where is that paper’ A. I don’t
know.
Q. To whom did you give it* A. Mr.
Bogan, agent of the Sloss iron and Steel
Company.
Q. Was that before or after this case
was begun? A. After, two or three days.
y. What day was it? A. 1 don’t re
momber.
y. About what time? A. Possibly a
week ago.
y. About what time of the day? A. In
the afternoon.
y. About what time in the afternoon!
A. I don’t remember.
Q. What instructions did you give Mr.
Logan about this paper? A. When ! gave
him that guaranty it was because my as
sociate was a large stockholder in the
Sloss iron and Steel Company and I was
desirous he should collect that bill.
y. Who was your associato? A. Mr.
George Parsons.
y. Whom didyou tell Mr. Txjgnn to see!
A. 1 did not tell him to see anybody.
Q. Did you not send him to the Palmer
Hardware Company? A. No, sir.
y. Did you seo Mr. Hull? A. No, sir.
Mr. Barrow objected to the wide range
the questions were taking.
THE DIETER SUIT IN IT.
Mr. Charlton asked Mr. Harriman if he
was not obligated to pay the expenses of
the Dieter suit against the Electric rail
way.
Mr. Barrow objected to this question
and his objection was sustained by Judge
Falligant
Mr. Charlton then inquired if Mr. Har
riman had not made an agreement with
Mr. E. A. Smith for $B,OOO of his bonds
to be delivered to Mr. Paulsen, and Mr.
Harriman replied he had no agreement
with Mr. Smith, but the latter had
offered him bonds at 05.
“Did not you meet Mr. Mackall in
Johnson square a few days ago anil tell
him that you had a contract with Mr.
Smith for <B,(XX) of bonds and ask him
to see Mr. Paulsen about them?”
“No, sir. - ’
Mr. Chariton cross examined Mr. Har
riman very closely as to whether ho had
not subsequently received a letter from
Mr. Mackall with reference to this mut
ter. Mr. Harriman acknowledged this
to be correct, but said that Mr. Mackall
did not specify the Smith bonds in his let
ter.
in response to further questioning he
said lie had an ojition ujxm *lO,OOO of
bonds from Mr. C. C. Ely
"Who bought Mr Smith’s coujxms?”
asked Mr. Charlton.
“1 did,” replied Mr. Harriman.
Mr. Charlton brought out that those
eou|K>ns had been broken up into three
lots aud sent for collection through three
different banks.
Mr. Harriman said that he represented
himself and was not an agent for Mr
Parsons. Ho said that Mr. Parsons
owned about two-thirds and ho about one
third of this stock of the Cit.v and Subur
ban ami Coast Line railroads. He added
that fan s had bceu reduced to 1 cent on
two of the lines of his comjiany, but de
nied that there was any object to injure
the Electric railway or corujel it to accept
Mr. Parsons' terms.
Some time was sjient in sjiarring be
tween Mr. Charlton and Mr. Harriman
as to who was resjionsiblo for the reduc
tion of fares in the city.
MR. LOGAN’S 11ANP.
Manager James L. Logan of the Sloss
Iron and Coal Comjiany was next called,
lie proved almost as interesting as a wit
ness as Mr. Harriman. In response to
Mr. Charlton's questions, Mr. Logan said
that he did not have iu his possession tlio
original pajier of indemnification given
him by Mr. Harriman, as ho Imd mailed
it to his eouqiany in Birmingham. At
Mr Charlton's request Mr. Logan pro
duced a cojiy of the contract, which lie
read as follows:
. " brn'ris The Eleetric Railway ('umpnnv of
Savannah is indented to ihe sloss Iron and
t'oal ('on pany of Birmingham. Ala to the
uino n oi :u i 5 said c.le, trie Railway Pom
pany . elng also Oldened to thePuimor Hard
ware Coin pun v in in amount nl y.ojtO and
whereas now ,1. N. tiurniuan (lustres to con
trol these two claims, the said J. N. uarri
THE MQNiNG NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, ISO 4.
man agrejrV to pay the said claims in full,
with^j! r %rest by or before Dec. t I*M.
J. N. Uauiuhaw.
Savannah. Ga.. Aug. 25.
Witness. Jas. L. L-ogan.
Mr. Igan said that he induced the
! Palmer Hardware Company to come into
the suit , but not McDonough A Ballan
tyne. He said that he jilaced his claim
in the hands of O’Connor A O'Byrne,
having decided that the best means of se-
I curing his money was to enter a suit for
a receiver. He met Mr Harriman at
' Barrow A Osborne's office, and suggested
to inm that as Mr. Parsons was a large
sPickiiolder iu the Sloss iron and Coal
Comjiany. Mi. Harriman should secure
the claim, and he agreed to do so. Mr.
Logan said the contract was written by
him in Barrow A Osborne's office, and
was signed* there by Mr. Harriman.
Mr. Logan denied that iie had been em
ployed by Mr. Harriman to get up the
suit.
Judge Falligant: "Do I understand
that these claims are to lie paid whether
this suit succeeds or not?”
Mr. Ixigan: “1 stand by the contract.”
Mr Logan said he understood
Mr. Harriman had communicated the
contract to Mr. Parsons. He acknowl
edged that the claim of the Sloss com
pany had been contested by the Electric
Railway Company on account of short
age in weignt and inferior qual
ity of coal and further that,
jiaymonts on account had been
made since then by the comjiany.
Mr. Logan acknowledged that he had Mr.
Harrimari's security for his claim when
the suit was filed. In answer to a ques
tion as to the security of his claim. Mr.
Logan said he did not know whether Mr.
Harriman was a resjionsible party or not.
This created some laughter.
Mr. H. W. Palmer was the next wit
ness. He said he was first approached by
Mr. Logan about the last of July in re
gard to the account of the Electric rail
way. Mr I/igau told him he was going
to get his money. Mr. Palmer said he
did not wish to push a homo corporation,
and ho asked Mr. Logan to hold
off and not do anything without further
consulting him. He did not see Mr.
Logan again until last Saturday, when he
came iu and declared that he was going to
throw the road into the hands of a re
ceiver, and that if thoy went in with him
they would get their money. Mr. Palmer
said ho knew nothing of Mr. Harriman’s
guarantee and had never seen the paper
until ho camo into court.
END OF THE TESTIMONT.
No other witnesses were introduced.
Mr. Barrow asked no questions. He said
ho would put in an affidavit to the effect
that the bill of the Southern Electrical
Company against tho Electric railway
was on a coutraot whidh had not yet been
completed. Mr. Charlton theu announced
his case closed.
Mr. Barrow, after consulting with Mr.
O’Connor, announced for himself ami Mr
O’Connor in answer to tho notice of sub
jioena dures tecum served ujion them that
they had no such document in their pos
session, knew nothing of it and had never
heard of it until they had been served
with the notice. Mr. W, W. Osborne,
Mr. Barrow's partner, answered to the
same effect, and said he knew
nothing of the jiaper until
Mr. Logan sent some sort of a contract to
him a day or two ago. Mr. Barrow said
he had no evidence to introduce, and
opened for the petitioners by reading the
law relating to the appointment of re
ceivers upon the petition of three unse
cured creditors, and cited authorities
bearing upon this subjeot. After
reading the law upon receivers at
some length, Mr. Barrow en
deavored to show the insolvency of
the Electric railway by the afflidavit
made by President Johnson of the City
and Suburban railway, giving an estimate
of the value of its property. Mr. Barrow
placed the value of the property under
this estimate at *208,000. including all the
issues of bonds Mr. Barrow figured out
that tliis *208,000 of assets was encum
bered with a bonded debt of *BOO,OOO be
sides outlying debts This, he contended,
was alone sufficient evidence of its in
solvency, and the necessity of the ap
pointment of a receiver. By the process
of deferring payment of coujions indefin
itely the rights of junior mortgagees and
lienors were being injured he claimed,
and the fact that such a step was being
taken was an indication of the necessity
of a receiver.
MB. BARROW’S ARGUMENT.
Mr. S. B. Adams answered Mr. Barrow
in behalf of the defendant. Mr. Barrow
made a splendid summary of the legal
points of the case. He showed that the
law under which a receiver was asked for
was regarded with disfavor by the best
authorities,-and that the higher courts
had advised great discretion in aiding
under the law. Mr. Adams quoted the
author of tho law to show that its inten
tion was not such as the opposing counsel
had sought to give it.
Mr, Charlton spoke exactly a quarter
of an hour, but all who heard him agreed
that it was one of the best fifteen minute
speeches ever heard in the court house.
Mr. Barrow in his conclusion made an
ingenious argument, in which he con
tended that counsel of the other side had
entirely misunderstood the facts in the
case and had received a false impression
of the merits of the case. He contended
that notwithstanding all that had been
said on the other side, his clients had no
other means of securing the payment of
their claims than by the appointment of a
receiver.
THE JUDGE’S DECISION.
Mr. Barrow had hardly taken his seat
before Judge Kalligant delivered his de
cision. He said: “Gentlemen: As I re
gard it the highest duty of a chancellor
to conserve and not to destroy the inter
ests of property under his jurisdiction, I
do not think the fa ts presented justify
me in making what I should consider a
remorseless assault upon the credit of
this concern. 1 shall, therefore, decline
to grant the prayer of the petition.”
Judge Kalligant spoke in a low tone,
and the room was very quiet while he
was speaking. As soon as ho concluded
there was a buzz of voices, and tho gen
tlemen nearest President Collins and the
counsel of the Electric railway hurried to
cougratulato them. The case was the
talk of the town, and the ques
tion most frequently asked was what
would Vie the next movo on tho part of
the Electric Railway Company. Presi
dent Collins said he thought he'had good
grounds for a damage suit against Mr.
Harriman, but did not say if any suit
would be entered.
Mr. Harriman, in speaking, said to a
Morning News reporter that his only
object in guaranteeing the claims of the
Sloss Company and the l’almer Hardware
Company was to enable the Sloss Coal
and Iron Company, in which his friend
Mr. I’arsons is largely interested, to col
lect its hill from the Electric Railway
Company. This, he claimed, was his only
connection with the effort to place the
Electric railway in the hands of a re
ceiver.
The Electric railway people are very
hot against Mr. Harriman, and it is safe
to say that there will bo no more discus
sion of street railway matters over mint
Juleps between the opposing parties as
has been the pleasant custom heretofore-
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MEDALS FOR LIVES SAVED.
The Government’s Recognition of Dr.
Graham and His Faithful Servant.
Collector Beckwith Present* the
Medals in Behalf of Secretary Car
lisle on Board the Theckla at the
Quarantine Station A Deserved
Commendation of Bravery and Hero
ism in One of the Most Perilous Res
cues of Human Life Ever Attempted
on the Coast.
Quarantine Officer Dr. J. B. Graham
and his faithful colored servant. Peter
Dodge, were presented the government
life saving medals recently awarded them
by the Secretary of the Treasury, at the
quarantine station yesterday afternoon.
The medals were awarded for gallant and
heroic conduct in the rescue of the ill
fated crew of the British bark Mary E.
Chajiman, which went ashore on Stone
Horse reef last February.
The circumstances of the rescue have
been written in the Morning News. It
was only through the bravery and hero
ism of Dr. Graham and of his servant
that the crew of the vessel was saved.
The government, recognizing the fact,
had a gold medal of the first olass struck
for 1 )r. Graham and a silver medal for
Dodge.
'I he medals were received by Collector
of Customs Beckwith a few days ago. and
yesterday the collector ami Health Officer
Brunner went down on the tug Theckla
to make the presentation. Cnder the
rigid quarantine laws it was impossible
for them to visit the station. The tug
was anchored a short distance out in the
stream and Dr. Graham and Dodge came
out in a small boat.
THE PRESENTATIONS.
The presentation took place in the
cabin of the Theckla and was an impres
sive scene. After briefly stating the pur
pose of their visit Colleoter Beckwith
made the presentation to Dr. Graham in
behalf of tho government, in doing so he
said:
Dr. Graham: If the cockles of my heart
could only speak to-day,the many affectionate
senlimcnis of high regard which are now
nuDUImK there would ohant sweet mußic in
your deserved praise.
Well do 1 recall the memorable feat of your
victorious examination-competing for the
office which you now so cleverly fill. You
stand to day tho only quarantine officer upon
the American continent who holds his ap
pointment by virtue of a national competitive
examination. Asa memier of the sanitary
hoard of the city of Savannah 1 do bear the
most cheerful testimony of that honorable
body. that, in every particular, your work at
this quarantine station is giving thorough and
most gratifying satisfaction, and your name
and ability are most highly respected by
every member of that board. We feel and
knew that in you we have a guardian,
intelligent and brave,, and that the good
health of dear old Savannah can never he
Imperiled by the insidious importation of th?
yellow fever germ or the cholera uacillus so
long as you are willing to stand watch at her
portals. Sir. this is but a modest tribute to
your ability as a practical physician and a
quarantine off cer. and. incidentally, to your
manhood. But lam not. here to day to tel!
you and the people of the community, who
have adopted you as a son. of the constant
and growing satisfaction which you. as a man
and an officer, are giving the health depart
ment of our city, but, sir, lam here as an
officer of the In ted States government, and
an envoy extraordinary, to convey to you
the highest congratulations of the American
peop.e expressed through the delegated
agency of the honorable, the Secretary of our
National Treasury. 1 refer, ir, to the Hon.
J G. Carlisle- a citizen of old Kentucky—a
state very dear to you in hallowed memories.
Believing that a man who would endanger
his life to save another's Irom the perils of
the unforgiving ooean, should have ntling
tribute paid him by the whole poople, ourrep
ri s ntatlves tn congnas assembled have
and emed it hut a nation s gratitude that a
valuable medal should be struck, at the com
mon expense, indicative of the heroic deed.
Sir. ujxm a winter s afternoon, in the month
of February of this present year, in company
with one Peter Dodge, a brave colore 1 m m,
you hoarded a small boat from the tug
"Cinihia and male for the bark "Mary E.
Chapman, whicn was lying helpless on
“Stone Horse Shoal.’ The whip-cordH of
infuriated ocean were fast lashing her io
death, and her pitiful crew were huddled in
helpless d:s nav. Ol Cod, what a moment
for a prave mail’s response. To the voiceless
pleadings of that belabored crew. you
first, and brave Peter next, volun
teered to fight the seething wa ers
and capture human life from their
relentless grasp. Hardly had you gone U 0
yards, when the men of the Cynthia fearful
of your lives, blew the tug’s whistle and bade
you return or die!
At this criss you realized what the result
might b \ ami know.ng that you had no right
to command Peter to follow you. you called
upon him tnaiy lf he were willing to go on
and risk his life. Brave man that he was,
quivkly did he reply. "Yes I will follow you,
and oy God's help we will get there.” Sir,
had he negatived your wish you would have
gone alone. But he did not. Then for two
long, wearying, struggling hours you warred
with the mighty deep whipped by the w nds
into a mighty rage showing, in its wrestling
fury billows of gnashing, angry jaws, and its
poisoned foam a cashing and hissing through
its grinding teeth. We. who live upon
the eastern borders of this state, and "go
down in ships to the sea" -we who have
witnessed her placid waters suddenly trans
formed from a love inviting talm, to a death
inviting hell—well can we appreciate your
heroic daring, when you ventured in a irall
life-boat upon an almost fruitless errand.
But s.r, you performed the deed—you and the
iaiihtul Peter, saved three lives at the peril
of your own: And 1 am here to thank you
both.
in the name of the American people, and
that of the Sro clary of tho Treasury, I now in
the presence of these witnesses, present you
with a medal of the purest gold.
Turning to Dodge, who was near by,
the collector read to him Secretary Car
lisle's letter, commending him for his
gallant conduct, and in presenting him
the silver medal the collector took occa
sion to refer to his noble example to his
race.
DR. GRAHAM’S RESPONSE.
Dr. Graham made a modest yet feeling
response to the collectors’ words of praise,
both in his own behalf and in behalf of
his servant who had aided him in the
perilous rescue of the lives of the fated
crew. Dr. Graham is a Kentuckian and
a brother-in-law of Hon. Joseph Black
burn of Kentucky and was deeply touched
by the allusions to his native state.
The character of the medals is in keep
ing with the high purpose for which they
are given. The gold medal contains over
$lOO of gold. It is suspended from the beak
of an American eagle. Above it is a bar of
gold, from which the medal is suspended
by a ribbon. The inscription on the face
recites the purpose ler which it was
awarded. On the reverso the inscription
is an epitome of the acts which the gov
ernment desired to reward.
After the presentations a collation was
served, and both the collector as a repro
* tlve of the government, and as a
member of the sanitary board of the city,
and Dr. Brunner congratulated the re
cipients of the medals upon tho recogni
tion they had received.
It was the purpose of the mayor and a
uuniber of members of the council, and of
the sanitary board to be presont at tho
presentation, but owing to unforeseen
causes they were unable to go.
The Modern Beauty
Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health, and her face
blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs.—ad.
Tybee Trains.
Sunday, Supt. 2, leave Savannah 9:30
am., 11:10 a. in., and 2:30 p.m. Leave
Tybee 11:40 a. m., 12:40 p. m., 5:00 p.m.,
and 6:05 p. m ad.
VIOLATED THE HABBOB LAW.
The Officers of the Tug Ripple to
Answer for It.
Capt. W. F. Bailey, Engineer W. Y.
Stevens and Fireman Paris Ellis of the
tugboat Ripple, owned by the Atlantic
Contracting Company, of which Col. John
F. Gay nor is president, will appear before
United States Commissioner Connolly to
morrow morning, for a preliminary bear
ing, to answer to the charge of having
violated section 6of the river and harbor
act which became a law on Aug. 17.
Friday morning some of the crew of the
tug Ripple were engaged in throwing
ashes and cinders into the navigable
channel of the harbor at Spirit island,
about six miles below the city, when the
United States steam launch Angler, with
Capt. O. M. Carter, corps of engineers on
board, came along. Capt. Carter was on
a tour of inspection at the time and was
rather surprised to see one of the jetty
contractors’ tugboats violating the law in
so flagrant a manner. Upon his return to
town he signed an affidavit before Com
missioner Connolly charging the engineer
and fireman of the Hippie with unlaw
fully depositing in the harbor ashes and
cinders, and Capt. Bailey with authoriz
ing and abetting it.
Of course, Capt. Bailey did not engage
in the actual work of throwing the refuse
into the river; but. as he was in charge
of the bout at the time, it is presumed he
directed the work to be done, which
makes him guilty and subjects him to the
same penalties as though he did the
work.
The fine for an offense of this kind is
not less than $250 nor more $2,600, with
imprisonment of not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, either or
both united, as the judge before whom
conviction is obtained shall decide.
The law also furnishes an incentive in
the shape of money rewards to those who
take an interest in such matters, and who
will go to the trouble of reporting viola
tions to the proper authorities. It is pre
scribed that one-half of the fine is to be
paid to the person or persons giving in
formation that leads to the conviction of
the person or persons guilty of violating
the laws. As the fine in no case is not
less than $250, it will be seen that a per
son of ordinary agility and powers of ob
servation may gather in a neat sum in a
few months. Before the passage of the
act it was a difficult matterdo apprehend
those who made a practice of throwing
ashes into tho river from boats plying on
the same; but now as the vessel itself
may be proceeded against the task is a
much easier one.
It is also made a misdemeanor to injure
in any manner whatever any sea wall,
bulkhead, .etty, dike, levee, wharf, pier,
or other work built by the United States,
including tide gauges? surveying stations,
buoys, or othefr established marks. The
fine in this case is the same as for dump
ing refuse into the river. Every master,
pilot and engineer of any boat that may
be guilty of injuring property of the'kind
described may, in addition to being pun
ished by fine and imprisonment, have bis
license taken from him. The boat itself
is liable to the pecuniary penalties im
posed, and in addition thereto to the
amount of the damages inflicted on the
works.
It is thought that this complaint of
Capt. Carter’s will have the effect of at
least temporarily checkiug the throwing
of ashes and cinders from boats into the
navigable channel of the river. This
practice has been indulged in often by
river men, but in the absence of any in
centive to urge witnesses to report these
violations nothing could be done to put a
complete stop to it.
BIG INCREASE IN EXPORTS.
$5,227,950 More the Year Just Ended
Than a Year Ago.
The annual statement of imports and
foreign exports for 1893-94, made through
the custom house, which will be pub
lished in the Trade Issue of Mornino
News, will make an excellent showing
for the port in comparison with last
year.
The summary shows that the total val
uation of exports was $25,111,840, against
$19,883,890 a year ago. an increase of $5,-
227,950.
The greatest increase in the valuation
of shipments was in cotton, which was
$5,172,910 more than the previous year.
There was an increase of #177,051 in the
value of phosphate rock exported. Cot
ton seed shows a decrease oi about $3,000;
oil cake and meal, a decrease of about
$50,000. Rosin shows a decrease of $75,-
000; spirits turpentine, an increase of $62,-
000. Lumber shows a decrease of #30.000.
The total amount of imports for the past
year was $415,292 against $372,208 for the
corresponding period in 1892-93, showing
an increase of $43,024. The most promi
nent increase in the valuation of imports
was in muriate of potash, which was $42,-
441 against $14,787 for the year before.
Cigars increased about $6,000; wines and
liquors were increased about $l,OOO.
Other increases were made up by dry
goods. Ilrimstone, fruits and nuts, ferti
lizers, salt, etc., showed slight losses.
Sulphuret of iron amounted to $24,000
against none for the year before.
Death of Mr. M. Stern.
Intelligence has been received here of
the death of Mr. Mannie Stern at Wash
ington, D. C., Thursday. Mr. Stern was
formerly a resident of this city, and was a
brother of Mrs. L. J. Brown.
A Cook Book Free.
“Table and Kitchen" is the title of a
new cook book published by the Price
Baking Powder Company, Chicago. Just
at this time it will be sent free if you
wirte a postal* mentioning the Morning
News. This book has been tried by our
selves and is one of the very best "of its
kind. Besides containing over 400 re
ceipts for all kinds of pastry and home
cookery, there are many hints for the
table and kitchen, showing how to set a
table, how to enter a dining room, etc.;
a hundred and one hints in every branch
of the culinary art. Cookery of the very
finest and richest as well as of the most
economical and home line, is provided
for Remember “Table and Kitchen”
will be sent, postage prepaid, to any lady
sending her address i name, town and
state) plainly given. A copy in German
or Scandinavian will be sent if desired.
Postal card is as good as a letter. Ad
dress Price Baking Powder Cos., Chicago,
A Marvel of Ingenuity.
The great administration building now
on exhibition in our show window was
built out of 11,520 cakes of fine toilet
soap, making the largest and finest dis
play of toilet soap ever attempted in
Savannah and the greatest soap bargain
ever offered in the city* Two cakes pure
castile soap for 5 cents This soap is
niado by tho Cincinnati Soap Company
whose soaps have been the standard for
over a quarter of a century. It Is an ex
cellent toilet soap, and lias the same iti
gredlents as the finest 25-cent soaps. This
soap has a phenomenal sale in all large
cities of the country, and wo intend to
give the people of Savannah the same ad
vantage as New York, Chicago and other
cities have. It is so cheap that it can be
no cheaper, and so good that there can bo
no bettor. The poor can afford a nico
toilet soap at this price, and the rlen can
get no belter. Remember two cakes for
5 cents. Ko.vo a Morrison, Agents for
Savanuah.—ad.
Buy a Lot on Beat Street.
Lots arc well located, terms easy, and
prices cheap. Johu L. Armor, lls Bryan
street.—ad.
HEARD EVERY DAY.
Pertinent Questions and Concise
Answers Concerning Matters of In
terest.
“Ready for the winter?”
“Yes, ready.”
“All arrangements made for the com
ing season?”
“Ail made.”
“The prospects are good for a fine
trade, are they not?”
"Yes, very good."
“Just returned from the west, where
you have made contracts with the big
dealers for their fine selections of delica
cies for the season, I suppose?”
“ Your supposition is correct.”
“Gbing to start in with the same vim
and energy which has characterized your
business for the past five years!”
“Already started.”
“No opportunity will be allowed to pass
which will give your customers the ad
vantages of all the nice things in the
markets of the world!”
“None shall pass.”
“The Electric car line runs right
through the market, and stops to allow
your customers to get off to make their
purchases!”
“Yes; and it will continue to run all
wittier. And there’s another line passes
the front door, that will also continue to
bring customers to the market.”
"And you say you are orenared for a
rushing business in your line;”
"That is what 1 said.”
“Here, take my order.”
And Logan took it.—ad.
Don’t Think
For one moment that the Remington
Standard typewriter has an equal. They
can stand more hard work, last longer
and give better service than any other
writing machine on the market. Sole
dealers for Savannah are B. F. Ulmer &
Cos., No. H Drayton street.—ad.
De You Want a Home
For SB,OOO, SSOO cash, balance on time?
You can purchase a very nice house on
Third street, near Abercorn. House is
well built, comfortable and in good re
pair. John L. Archer, 118 Bryan street,
—ad.
IN STOCK TO-DAY
At Estill’s News Depot, 2114 Ball
Street.
Savannah Morning News; Lamps of
the Temple, choice eloquence of the Mod
ern Pulpit, compiled by Thomas W. Hand
ford ; Hell up to Date, the reckless
journey of K. Palasco Drant, special cor
respondent, through the infernal regions,
us recorded by himself, (fifty illustra
tions by Art Y’oung); Max, by Mrs.
George Sheldon; Marked Personal, by
Anna Vratharnes Greene; Peter's Wife,
by The Duchess; Puck’s (German) Kal
ender for 1895; Locomotive En
gineering for September; Ladies'
Home Journal for September; New
York Daily Herald, World, Sun,
Times, Tribune, Press, America. Re
corder, Zeitung, Sporting World, Phila
delphia Daily Press, Times, Bos
ton Daily Herald, Washington (D.
C.) Post, Chicago Inter Ocean, Times.
Cincinnati Gazette, Enquirer, dt. Louis
Republic, Atlanta Constitution, Augusta
Chronicle, Charleston News and Courier,
Columbia (S. C.) State, Florida Times-
Union, Atlanta Journal.—ad.
You Know It!
And everybody elso will soon know it,
that we carry the finest line of type
writer supplies to be had in the city. Our
goods are the best and our prices are the
lowest. We can sell you carbon paper for
45 cents per hundred, 7>£ bv 10. Best
carbon for 3 cents per sheet, 86 cents a
dozen. B. F. Ulmer & Co.—ad.
The very best investment possible is a
lot in the rapidly improving portion of
Savannah. See spocial notice of John L.
Archer.—ad.
Buy a Country Home.
Sixty-nine acres of land, through which
the Isle of Hope road passes, and on the
line of the Isle of Hope Electric road,
with nice house, two-story barn and two
modern fowl houses, for sale cheap and
on easy terms. John L. Archer, 118 Bryan
street.—ad.
Anybody that wants a home can get It.
See John L. Archer, 118 Bryan street.—
ad.
Miss Lizzie Smith, who has charge of
the cloak department of the well known
firm of Jackson, Metzger A Cos., has re
turned from the market, where she has
been to assist in the buying of the ladies’
and misses’ wraps. This firm, as usual,
will display during the coming season
everything that is new in jackets and
cloaks. '1 hey desire to call attention es
pecially to a line of garments in medium
weights for misses and little girls, that
are peculiarly adapted to wear in this
climate.—ad.
The Herald.
The New York Herald of Sunday, Sept.
2, 1894, will contain: A Prospectus of the
Coming Theatrical Season; New Plays
and Programmes: elaborate pictorial
effects; How Justice is Thwarted; The
Anarchists of the World; great colored
cartoon. For sale at Estill’s News Depot
Bull Street, -ad.
When you own a lot, you can soon get a
house. See special notice of John L.
Archer.—ad.
Residence No. 68 Bolton street, is for
sale at a bargain. Go and look at it, and
then sec John L. Archer for price and
terms. It must be sold; come quick.—ad.
Typewriter Repairing.
Have your machine put in first-class
order and repair for the coming winter’s
work. We do first-class work at the low
est prices. Let us figure on your machine.
B. F. Ulmer A Co.—ad.
Beer is the national beverage, it is the
great temperance reformer. Tho St.
Louis A. B. C. Bohemian bottled beer,
brewed by the American Brewing Com
pany, Smith Brothers, wholesale dealers.
—ad.
Fall and winter styles of Dunlap’s hats
now shown at B. H. Levy A Bro s , sole
agents.—ad.
Residence for Sale.
$-1,000 will purchase an elegant resi
dence on Second avenue, third east of
Abercorn. Bay winuows, large rooms,
and good yard. Terms to suit purchaser.
John L Archer, 118 Bryan street.—ail.
Persons Leaving the City During the
Summer
Can have tho MonMNo News mailed to
them without extra charge, instead of its
being loft at their usual address.
Or. it will be mailed to them us an ex
tra copy, by ordering it at thiß office
cither in person or by letter. Terms for
un extra copy—2sc a weok, or 50c for two
weeks, or $l.OO a mouth, payable in ad
vance.
1 his offor also applies to subscribers
outside of the city.
BATES S. M. H.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES SUV
DA V: Threatening weather with occasional
rains: slight changes in temperature oas
erly winds, becoming northeast.
The
Sterling
\ Piano.
Its name indicates its quaj.
y ffOv ity. Superb In style,
\\j \Ny rich design of case
\ high finish, char
\ ’X/ ming in tone,
X \’ V touch and all
\\ \ a. \ other esseu
\ tlal details
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A well \
made and \vl\
wonderful
Piano at a re- '
markably low •*
price:
$285. 00 >
Payable cash and 810 X
monthly. Stool, Scarf, X
Book Mu le and Freight X
FREE. X /
Manufacturer’s *
Guarantee with / l /
every Piano. X. f
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/ X X Sold at the
X/f w X North for
X A/ X spot cash
X /X an d worth it,
/ X too. This special
X ' X °* er mafl ß to meet
/S’— ~ x prevailing hard
/ Ucwy X times.
•y X Call or write for
T X ° ne °f these if you want
f A BIG BARGAIN.
X Hundreds already sold and
X every purchaser pleased
UDDEN & BATES S. M. H
CLOTH N3.
School
Next
Month.
We are doing our part.
Our bargain sale of
Boys’ splendid Fall
School Suits. You do
yours!
SEE PAGE 5.
Crushed Middlings Flour.
The only flour of Its kind, and th best of
any kind. It, is made by a secret pro
cess known to but two persons.
SIOO,OO0 hqsßeenonered lorffle Knowledge.
We have letters from nearly 1,000 mer
chants stating that Fndine Is the best
Flour they ever handled. It Is water
gronnd. Manufactured by the
NOEL MILL CO.,
CLOU NT
GAN YOU SEE
The good bargains we are
offering you in Suits? If
you have not noticed them
call, by all means, and
do so. YVe have placed
amongst them a lot of
suits carried over from
last winter; some of them
sold for $lO and sl2; all
down to the same nomi*
mil figure to make room
for our fall and winter
goods.
APPEL &SGHAULi
MERCHANT TAILORS,
Clolhiers, Furnishers and Halters.
JAS. McGRATII&CO.,
Kell Able l'lace to l*ui chase
Eduard & John Burk's Gulness Stout,
Hass Ale, YV. A. Ross & Bros.’
Ginger Ale, Club Soda,
Light YY’incs,
Claret, Angelica Scuppernong, Catawba.
- Agents For—
PEPPER BOTTLED YVHISKY