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A HALT IN THE HURRICANE.
It Is Still Somewhere On the
East Coast ol Florida.
EXPECTED AT SAVANNAH TO-NIGHT.
The Advance of the Storm Not a*
Rapid as Predicted lts Effect Al
r< ady Felt, However, Along the
Coast and Unusually High Tides
and Dangerous Gales Predict and To
day—The Wind Reaches Fifty-two
Mil's an Hour at Tyb e—No Ships
Leave Port and Everythin* in the
Harbor Made Fast—The Lowlands
Deserted and the People Hurrying
to the City for Safety—Thousands
of Dollars of Property in Danger.
At midnight last night the tropical
storm, which has been predicted for sev
eral days, was rei>orted centra! of Titus
ville, Fla , and moving slowly northeast
ward.
If the rate at which the
storm has moved for the last twenty-four
hours is continued to-day. its center w ill
not reach this latitude before midnight
to-night. Its effects, however, will be
manifest before that hour.
Northeast winds, increasing in
severity toward nightfall. with
dangerous northeast gales and un
usually high tides along the coast
are predicted to-day. It is well to note
the last feature of the prediction, as in it,
if fulfilled, lies the greatest danger
I to life and property. Unless the
storm changes its course, which is not
likely, its effects will begin to be felt by 6
O'clock this afternoon
EVBKTBODT PREPARED FOR IT.
The general impression in the city yes
terday was that tho storm would reach
here by nightfall last night or by midnight
at least, and considerable uneasiness was
manifested. The gale of wind which
struck the city about noon caused the
belief that the storm was approaching
rapidly with increasing severity, and peo
ple nerved themselves up for an expe
rience similar to that of the storm of
Augusta a year ago. W hen the storm
failed to materiaii ze, ho wever. there was
a general relaxation of the strain and the
slow appearance of the storm was
viewed with great equanimity, many
doubts being expressed as to whether its
full force would be felt at Savannah.
It will not do for property owners and
shipping men to relax vigilance. The
weather bureau issues a positive
warning to shipmasters against leaving
port during the next twenty-four hours.
At midnight the velocity of the wind at
Savannah was 34 miles per hour north
east with the barometer falling slowly.
The situation is a dangerous one
and there is reason for
considerable apprehension during the
next twenty-four hours.
CROWDS AT THE WEATHER BfRBATT.
Information upon the weather was in
great demand yesterday and Observer
Smyth held a regular levee at his office on
top of the board of trade building besides
answering telephone calls at intervals of
every five minutes during the day.
This pot very monotonous last night
when the storm seemed to get hitched
southeast of Titusville, Fla. A dialogue
like this occurred in the
neighborhood of 100 times at
the observer’s end of the telephone.
“Ting-a-ling-ling.”
“Allright, what is it?”
“Hello 1 Hello! Is that the weather
office:”
“Yes; what is it*”
“Where is the storm now?”
“Southeast of Titusville.”
“Where is Titusville?”
The last question was variously asked.
The majority of the questioners seemed
to have an idea that 'litusville was
located somewhere between Tybee and
Patagonia, but as to its exact location
they were very hazy. Observer
Smyth patiently answered all in
quiries, and explained that Titusville
was an enterprising Florida city located
on the east coast about 150 miles south of
Jacksonville. •
The bulletin boards were closely
watched all day and until late at night.
Every fresh bulletin that was posted
drew a crowd of people.
EVERYTHING MADS FAST.
Early in the afternoon preparations
were made for the storm. All of the
shipping on the river was made safe. The
smaller boats were sheltered in the Cen
tral railroad slip, and the pilot boats
were tied up.
The City of Augusta was due to sail for
New York at 2 o’clock, but did not go on
account of the impending storm. It was
stated that if the blow passed over the
Augusta would probably go out at 8
o’clock this morning, but it is hardly
probable that the weather conditions
were sufficiently settled for her to risk
the trip.
The schooner Gen. Adelbert Ames
anohored at Tybee Sunday to await fair
weather before sailing. She was towed
back to Venus Point yesterday for a safe
harbor. The schooner Annie Bliss sailed
for Philadelphia, and the brig Wau Bun
for Wilmington, Del., last Sunday, and it
is likely that they will get far enough
along to escape danger.
The Alpna, which was to have departed
for Beaufort, also tied up at the Central
wharf. The yachts at the Yacht club
house were safely moored and everything
made fast. Many small sail fonts were
brought up the river early in the day and
run into the slips. There was not a boat
on the river last night that was uot pro
tected. Most of the masters of the steam
ers and sailing vessels took their crews
on board to be ready in case of an emerg
ency.
ABANDONED THE LOWLANDS.
The buildings on the lowlands along the
river were sheltered as much as possible,
and wbate.er was movable was taken to
high ground. By night there were few
people left on tbe lowlands, except the
more venturesome, and those who were
unable to get away. All day people were
coining in from the Islands on the coast.
1 rom Warsaw, Wilmington, and the
islands southeast of the city the people
came up leaving their houses protected as
far as possible, and bringing their effects
with them.
Ihe inhabitants of Tybeo were well
looked after. Almost at the ffrst sound
of the storm alarm Hupt. Clement Saussy
© the* lybee railroad telephouod Supt.
Kline of the Central and asked for a spe
cial train to go down after those of the
people on the island who desired to come
up to the city'. Tuesday was not the day
for a train to the island, as they run now
only or. Sundays and W'eduesdays, but
the special was ordered out at once and
left the city for the island about 11 o’clock
in the morning. Among those who went
down were Mayor McDonough, Mayor .1.
G. Butler of Tybee, Mr. J. F. UaFar and
Supt. Saussy.
TTBEEANS BROUGHT TO THE CITT.
The train returned to the city aDout
2:30 o'clock, bringing up ten ladies, fif
teen children and thirteen men, allot
whom were glad enough to get away
from the island, as long as there was any
danger of a storm. About ten or fifteen
of the inhabitants were left on the island,
however, some of them preferring to re
main there with their property, as the
danger did not, at that time, seem un
usually great. Among those brought up to
the city were the hands working on the
railroad bridge at Lazaretto creek.
When the train left the island the wind
there was about thirty-five miles
an hour, aud the sea was rolling
high Transportation was kindly
furnished free of all charge to those of
the residents of the island who wanted to
tome to the city.
There is little or no storm insurance on
the property on Tybee Thj risks are
dangerous, and none of the companies
care to risk it. Outside of the little there
is on the hotel, none of the other build
ings are any thing like covered by insur
ance agaiusi damage from storms
In the city the preparations for the
storm which began the day before were
continued all day.
INSURING THElll HOUSES.
Citizens who escaped the August storm
of 18u3 witoout damage to their proper,y
found yesterday that the eleventh hour
came a little earlier than they had an
ticipated, as they expected it would be
about nine or ten years before they would
have to take out protective storm insur
ance, in order to be prepared for the
periodic blow which it was supposed
would come about eleven years from that
time.
But when it was announced that there
was another West Indian cycione just
south of Savannah aud moving directly
north, property owners began to grow un
easy. and the insurance agents, who handle
that lino of business, hah their hands lull
yesterday turning out storm policies on all
classes of property. Dwelling houses,
store, stocks, and even office furniture
was included in the policies written, and
the face value of all the policies taken
out went up somewhere into the hundred
thousands.
went cautiously.
One of the agents was rather cautious
about the policies asked for, and took
nothing but first class risks on residences
withstood the storm of last year.
These, to alt intents and purposes, seemed
practically sate, hut their owners in
many cases wanted assurance doubly
sure. Other agents wrote policies on
almost everything that came along, using
ordinary discretion, and refusing it only
on those buildings which looked
us if they would be too easily
blown away. The agents were on
the lookout all day for reports
from the movements of the storm,
ana if they had found it was moving di
rectly this way ail insurance asked after
that was ascertained would ha ve been re
fused. There is one hisadvuntage about
storm insurance since the recent changes
in the policies have bien made. They no
longer make good losses iroxn floods, no
matter whether the flooding is caused by
a storm or not. A storm policy covers
only actual damage to property from
causes coming from aoove, that is to say,
rain and wind. Lancer of a storm ,-eems
to have the same effect us a large fire,
everybody becomes apprehensive and
wants to load his property down with in
surance at once.
HOUSES MADE TIGHT.
The plumbers and tin roofers had a
busy day of it. East night people went
to bed with their houses barricaded as if
against an attack from Durglars. Win
dows and blinds were tictuly shut ami
barred. Fences were bra.ed and out
buildings were made as secure as possible.
If the blow had iome it would have had
few openings to have attacked. Every
body was ready .or it.
in the business portion of the city
everything was made tight aud secure.
Aloug i.roughton street the mer. hams
got things ship shape early iu the after
noon. Last night signs were tied with
ropes and guyed with wires, and every
thing movable that would likely be‘a
menace to show windows was taken off
the street. Many people remained at
their places of business all night. Timid
people had a bard time getting to sleep
and sat up most of tbe night waiting for
the blow that didn't come. Unless the
predictions are misleading, they will have
another day of uncertainty.
quarantine's orders.
At a special meeting of tfte sanitary
board, at which Dr. ti. B. Hirris pre
sided, the matter of what was to be done
with regard to those at quarantine in
case of a severe storm was taken up for
disc jsston.
Health Officer Brunner was instructed
to notify Dr. Graham that it was i ou
sidered advisable in view of the emeebled
condition of Mrs. Graham, and the im
pending danger, for him to send his wife
up to the city where she could be given
the proper care aud attention needed.
Dr. Graham was also informed b.v Dr.
Brunnor, at the instance of sanitary
board, that the tug Theckla could be held
at the quarantine station, and if at any
time, in his opinion, the storm threatened
danger to the lives of the people there,
the.v could be brought up to the city. The
matter was left entirely in the hands of
Dr. Graham, and he is to use his discre
tion in the premises.
lUUE PLANTERS ANXIOUS.
There were few persons uneasier yester
day over the probability of an impending
storm than the rice planters, who be
sieged the weather ( ureau almost all day.
it was more on account of anxiety than
any thing else, as there was little they
could do to save their crops if a heavy
blow should come.
About all the early rice has been cut
aud slacked in the fields, and threshing
is well under wa.v, while the June or late
rice will not le ripe until some time next
month. Damage to tho stacked rice
would he hard to prevent. Last year the
planters moved a good deal of it into their
barns, but this did little good, us
most of tho barns were washed
away and tho rice scattered
far and wide. About the only thing to
do was io anchor it down, and some of
the planters yesterday endeavored to
make tiie stacks of rice as so utv as pos
sible. The damage to the late erop could
be caused by its being covered with water
or salt waier being backed up on it by the
wind. This is the way in which much of
the crop was damaged last year.
A HAD OUTLOOK.
This is, it is said, tho most inopportune
time for a storm so far as t‘’e rice planta
tions are concerned. What the water
could not destroy by beating it down and
rotting the grain, it could disjioae of ~y
washing away. The rice planters in this
sc. tiou have not made a full crop now m
about three years ,or the last three
years they have suffered losses from rain
and wind, and although the acreage this
year was very mu h reduced, they had
promise of a lair crop until this
uieiiac e appeared. East year tbe acreage
was aboai il.ubd acres, but only about
half tiie crop was made This year it is
about 10,UbU acres with a promise of a
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1894.
yield of about 350,00 b bushels, but it is in
a position now where a sever storm
could destroy more in proportion tnan
was the case in August, 1593.
EFFECT ON THE COTTON.
From the reports received in the after
noon the conclusion was reached that it
was advancing right up toward the heart
of tiie sea islanu cotton belt, though the
cotton men interested felt somewhat
eas ler when it was learned that the storm
center was probably ad aiming uortheast.
The center of the sea island cotton belt
in Florida is about Gainesville, and a line
drawn through Gainesville and Waycross
would probably strike about the eenterof
the belt in Georgia. There are aboutifii.',.-
000 acres of this , o.ton this year, and the
cotton men are figuring on a crop of about
TO.Ooo bales. This is a bad time of year
for a storm to strike the
plant, as a good deal of the cot
ton is ripe and about ready for
liarvesting In this condition if beaten
down by rains and winds it gets full of
dirt and partially rots, which decreases
its value iroin 50 to 60 per cent. The in
dications last night, however, seemed to
point to the fact that the damage in the
sea island belt would be slight. The
damage that will be done will likely be
confined to the eastern coast of Florida,
where the storm was raging last night.
Tiie a> reage there is not large except iu
one or two of the extreme northern coun
ties.
HE WANTED TO KNOW.
A Weather Inquirer Took a Ticket
Office for the Weather Bureau.
“Is there going to be another one of
those terrible August storms!’’ exclaimed
a one-legged man in a very excited man
ner as he rushed into the Central railroad
ticket office on Bull street, yesterday af
ternoon.
“i ou can't prove it by me,” replied
Traveling Passenger Agent ,1. C. Shaw.
"Isn’t this the weather office! Haven't
you got out the danger signals.” con
tinued tiie one-legged man, pointing to a
couple of Haring red and white posters on
either sido of the door inscribed in six
inch letters "Danger signal.”
Mr. Shaw carefully explained that the
signs referred to a realistic performance
bearing that title which would take place
at the theater shortly, and the veteran
(of a railroad accident) dtparted much
relieved in mind.
TO PREPARE FOR THE ELECTION.
Commissioners Will Appoint Clerks
and Managers Friday.
The county commissioners will meet
next Friday afternoon for the purpose of
makiug all preparations aud arrange
ments in connection with the state and
county election to be held Wednesday,
I Oct. 3.
The commissioners have charge of the
appointment of election managers and
clerks, three of each for each of the
boxes, which will be arranged in the
same order at the courthouse as was the
case at the primary election.
J he n.eeting oi the commissioners is an
ad oarueu one, but is to be held princi
pally for the purpose of making arrange
ments for tiie election. Other matters of
busiuess of minor importance may be
taken up, however.
There has been considerable interest in
the slate elections throughout the First
districi on account of tho fact that iu
some of tho counties the populists were
making an effort to turn out a vote of
some proportions with the hope
that they mi>ht get a stray
senator or representative, of which
there seemed at one time
a very remote possibility. Bui since the
campaign work in this section on the part
of the Democratic party, even this hope
seems to have faded, and nothing hut
democratic majorities and representa
tives are talked of for every count, in
the district. Rut there is a sort of inter
est iu tiie election here, even though
there will be no contest. The local politi
cal siiuation may be the cause of tho
turning out of a larger vote than would
otherwise be polled.
Ihe colored ,ote, too, will be polled at
this election, which was not the case at
the primary, and this wnl tend to bring
out a larger vote than was polled at that
time. The total registration is but little
over 5,000, about I,UOO of whom are col
ored. The wote at the primary election
was about 3,200. An average \oie for
this county is about 3,000, and it is the
opinion of many of those who keep up
with the situation from year to year that
this year's vote will not be more than the
average Other causes, however, may
cause it to be made a little larger.
The populists will hold a meeting at tbe
Catholic library hall 10-morrow night, or
at least they have leased the hall for that
purpose. What they intend to do is not
known, but it is practically certain that
they will not even suggest tho idea of put
ting any candidates in the field here. It
may be that they desire to see what sort
of a vote they can give Judge Hines, and
this, from all reports, will not be more
than a score.
There is much interest in the coming
speech of Hon. H. G. Turner, to be made
at the theater next Monday night, and
from all accounts the theater will not be
able to hold the crowd that will gather
to bear him.
ON THE BENCH AGAIN.
One of Savannah’s Judges at Home
and the Other on the Way.
Judge A. H. MacDonell returned yes
terday from a three weeks'trip to tiie
New England states and British prov
inces. Ho is much improved in health
and will resume his duties on the bench
with a renewed vigor. He and Judge
Falligant left Savannah together Sept. 6
for Boston ou the Chattahoochee, from
where they went to Halifax, N. s.,
on the Olivette of the Plant Steamship
line They crossed the Evangeline
country to Annapolis, from where
they sailed the bay of Fundy to St.Johus,
New Brunswick, and from there re.urued
to Boston. Judge Falligant is still in
New x ork where he stopped a day or two
on a visit to his daughter, Mrs Coe. He
expected to leave New York on the
Kansas , it.v yesterday, but will be be
layed a day or two on account of tho
storm.
uudge MacDonell will take up his court
work this morning. T’hero are tweuty
four or live t riminals in the jail awaiting
trial b.v the city court, and many of them
anxious to get into tho service of tho
county. Maj. Biaudford is glad, too,
that there is a promise of some recruits.
Judge Falligant has a case or two to
come up in chambers next r-aturday. and
it is lmely that he will be here before
that time.
Mr. Harriman Back Again.
Mr. J. N. Harriman arrived in the c ity
yesterday from New York. The injunc
tion case brought by Mr. Harriman to
prevent Cashier Muufprd of the South
eru Bank from turning over the check
for *2,300 deposited by him as security in
a bond deal for *IO,OOO of Electric Kail
wav bonds for August delivery, will oe
heard Saturday. The case Is expected
to prove an interesting oue.
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THEIR OFFER DECLINED.
Boss Stevedores Oder to Stow Cotton
at 40 Cents a Bale.
The Gang Limit Was to Be Raised to
Eighty Bales a Day—After Listen
ing to the x roposition of the Steve
dores the Brokers Decline to Accept
the Proposition- Both Sides Part in
a Friendly Manner—lhs Longshore
men Reiterate Th ir Refusal to
Work Under Present Conditions.
A proposition was received yesterday
morning by the ship brokers from the
employing stevedores, in which the latter
proposed to take the work of stowing cot
ton at 40 cents a bale, the understanding,
of course, being that the work would be
done with union labor.
Besides makiug the proposition in
writing the stevedores called upon the
ship brokers in person and discussed the
proposiiion. Each one of the brokers
was called ujion. After the steve
dores had made their proposition
the brokers met for the purpose of consid
ering it. The result was they unani
mously decided to decline the proposition,
and so uotilied the stevedores.
The fact that the proposition had been
made and refused was kept very quiet.
Neither of the parties to the conference
were anxious to talk about it. Capt.
John Keilly was seen by a Morning
News reporter. He declined to say any
thing.
DIDN'T WANT TO TALK.
Tho brokers were not inclined to dis
cuss tiie subject. Capt. W. VV. William
son and Mr. J. F. Minis, who were seen,
replied that a proposition, as stated, had
been made to the brokers and had been
declined by them. Capt. Williamson said
that the stevedores mentioned that the
longshoremen were willing to increase the
limit of a day’s work per gang from Sev
ern y-tive to eighty bales, but Mr. Minis
said this was not included iu the proposi
tion. It was at first intended to give out
both the proposition and the reply
for publication, but the brokers decided
later in the day not to do so.
It will be seen that the proposition is
Identically the same as that which it was
predicted in yesterday's Morning News
would be made. It is in line with the
offer made by the representatives of the
longshoremen at the conference at the
city exchange two weeks ago. and is the
first formal offer of compromise made by
the stevedores and longshoremen.
THE MATTER SETTLED SO FAR.
Capt, Williamson, in speaking of the
con erenoe, said it was very pleasantly
condu ted, and that boffi sides expressed
regret at their inability to reach an agree
ment.
"We informed them,” said Capt. Will
iamson, "that if such an offer had been
made last spring it would have been
gladly accepted, but as we had now
made other arrangements and secured
labor which has given satisfaction, we
could now see no reason for making a
change.”
It is probably this proposition which
was discussed at such length by the long
shoremen at their meeting Monday morn
ing. Secretary Goette of the \\ orkiag
meu's Benevolent Association told a
Morning News reporter that he under
stood that the proposition had been made
and refused, as stated. He understood
the stevedores’ proposition to be to accept
contracts at 40 tents a bale with the con
dition that the limit of a gang's work
would be fixed at eighty bales a day.
This arrangement, Mr. t .oette said, would
be sa isfactory to the longshoremeu, as it
was believed ttiat under this arrange
ment the wages of the men would be but
little, if any, less than the old wages.
don’t propose to give in.
“Those who think that the long
shoremen will give way • or
that the negroes will desert their union
arc very much mistaken,” said Mr.
Goette. "This is evidently the brokers’
calculation. Our men can get work at
other por.s. and. in fact, a number have
already gone. It will be a long time yet
before Savannah cotton hoosiers gel down
to stowing cotton at 82 a day. They are
in too much demand at other ports for
that. We do not need to leave here, how
ever. The unions have several tnousand
dollars in the treasury which will be ex
pemied in support of the men. and besides
we have received an o.ier of aid irom .he
union at New Orleans, which has 5,0.000
in its treasury, and is well able to back
up its o ers with the cash. The long
shoremen know their business well
eno gh to ki.ovv that the present labor is
costing the brok< rs more than the union
labor, and that it is only a question of
tune when the.v will return to us. They
must have experienced men to do the
work. Tney cannot get them except
from the unions, and it is only necessary
for the union men to stand firm in order
to win the battle.”
Another longshoreman said the fight
would end by the longshoremen taking
the contracts directly, which would leave
the stevedores out iu the cold.
“The men cannot afford to carry on the
stevedores’ fight,” lie said.
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liquid laxative Syrup of Figs —ad.
A BREEZE IN COUNCIL.
A Liv ly Set-to Over the Transfer of
Mr. Pearson’s Saloon License.
The committee of the whole of council
met yesterday afternoon.
A number of applications for transfor
of liquor license were before it, among
them that of N. C. Pearson for permis
sion to transfer his license from his
present location under the Marshal
House, to No. 122 Bryan street. This
application has been before council for
some time and attracted attention be
cause of the opi osition to the transfer on
the part of the property owners on Bryan
street.
There was quite a lively
tilt in the committee over the mat
ter. George W. Owens, Esq., appeared
as attorney lor Air. Pearson, and W It.
I.eaken. Esq., asattorney for the protest
ing property holders.
Mr. Uwens raised the breeze by mak
ing the point that Alderu an hermun
Myers should not be allowed to sit upon
the case, lie being oue of the proprietors
of the .. arshaU house, where Air. Pear
son is now located, ana also president of
the Nationaiß ank of Savannah, one of
the proteataiits uga.nst grunting the
transfer. Air. Iwuken contended that
Air. Myers was |er,ectly capable
of distinguishing the difference be
tween bis duties as an alderman
and a property holder, and Alderman
Al.vera replied hotly ttiat lie was capable
of attending to his own business, and tho
sooner Mr. Owens understood it the bet
ter.
Ala.vor McDonough put a stop to dis
cussion of this sort, and the attorneys
proceeded to argue the case on its merits,
after which they retired.
The result of the committee's delibera
tions was that it decided to recommend
toiouncil that the transfer be granted
as requested. This decision will be some
thing of it surprise to the protesting
property owners, whoa were confident of
defeating the petition.
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THE NAVAL STORES SITUATION.
Rule 21 Went Into Effect Y-sterday,
but Nothin* Has Yet Happened.
Rule 21 of the Savannah Board of
Trade, passed just ten days ago,went into
effect yesterday, and this requires the
buyer of rosin and turpentine to pay to
the railroads the 3 cents per barrel roll
ing charge, about which there was so
much talk some time ago. and which the
railroads attempted to collect from the
naval stores factors along with the
charge on the stu t for the first month's
storage. At the time this rule was
passed the exporters of naval stores ex-
I pressod themselves as very in iienunt at
! being thus treated, and declared that
j rather than submit to any such ruling
I they would all resign in a body. Several
:of the exporters so e pressed themselves
at the time. But all that is changed now.
What the exporters o bjected to was the
extra char -e for storage of 3cents. They
ilaimed they were already paying for
rolling the rosin in the charges for light
erage, and that this 3 cents was an addi
tional stora e charge.
The factors, too, have looked at the
matter from another point of view, and
that is that even if the buyer of naval
stores were compelled to pay this 3 cents
for rolling, it would in the end come from
the pocket of the producer, as the buyer
would make it up in the reduced price he
would pay for the stuff. So the chances
are that the raiiroads will go back to the
old method of collecting the charge for
rolling. The Savannah, Florida a.id
Western railway collected it from the
buy er. and it seems it was Included in the
lighterace charges.
It is said that naval stores for domestic
shipment are handled considera dy
cheaper at the Central railroad wharves
than at those of the Savannah, Fiorina
and Western railway, and it is in the
power of the factors to divert from 35 to
4U per cent, of the shipments from the
wharves of the latter to those of the
former by using the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad. If that Savaunah,
Florida and Western insists on the col
lection of this extra charge of 3 cents in
advance and refuses to go back to the old
method of collecting the charge, this
might be a favorite argument with the
factors.
It thus seems that the matter has
turned again and is now an issue between
the naval s.ores men aDd the railroads,
instead of the factors and buyers, as it
looked a few days ago, about the time of
the passage of the rule of the board of
trade re erred to. Whatever he the situ
ation, it is certain the naval stores men
will do something for their own relief
within a day or two.
NEIL GILDEA FINED.
Recorder Wilson Exacts the @ICO
Penalty of film.
Neil Gildea, who keeps a saloon at No.
172 Broughton street, was fined SIOO by
the recorder yesterday morning. Gildea
was convicted on two counts, one for hav
ing his barroom open and the other Re
selling liquor on last Suuday morning be
tween midnight and 1 o’clock, and a tine
of §t>o entered in each case.
The city’s principal witnesses were De
tectives Bossell and Kavanaugh, who tes
tified to having seen a crowd drinking in
Gildea's place at tho hour mentioned.
The detectives, it seems, suspicioned
Gildea, and laid for him. Shortly be.ore
1 o’clock last Sunday morning their at
tention was attracted by a light shining
th ough the window upon Brough ton
street. Detective Kavanaugh dim ed
upon the window sill and looked over
the top of the lower sash.
He testified that he saw Brade.y,
the barkeeper,,and several other persons
in the barroom urinking.After Ka'anaugb
got down Detective Bossell got up in the
window and took a Deep. He made some
noise in getting up. he said, and attracted
Bradley’s atient.on. The detectives then
waited until a oliceman uowney and
Kile.y came along and had them take a
look also. There was nobody in the bar
room when they looked in, the policemen
said, but they could see the interior of
the place and the light burning.
Messrs. Jacob Gazan and Emile New
man, who represented Mr. Gildta, made
the po,ni that the city’s case was weak,
because Detective Kavanaugh was in tbe
pay of the city.
ice order Wilson replied that during
tbe eighteen months in which he had oc
cupied his position he had found Mr.
Kavanaugh a s raightforward and truth
ful witness, and be had ne.er known his
testimony to be impeached, despite the
numerous attacks that had been made
upon him.
The recorder also said that Mr. Kav
anaugh's honesty of purpose had been
demonstrated oy the fact ihat tbe saloon
keepers who desired to violate the Sun
day law had been unable to win him over
to their interest or to cneck his efforts in
the least.
There were several witnesses for Mr.
Gildea who testified that the place was
closed and the crowd out on the sidewalk
before midnight.
The case was appealed to council, Mr.
Gildea declaring positively that he would
not pa.y the fine.
Richard Whelan was also charged by
Detectives bossell and ivavanaugh with
sailing liquor at his saloon on las* Sun
day. Whelan did not appear in court and
was said to be out of town. The case was
postponed.
THE LIVING PICTURES.
A Good Show in the Afternoon, but
None at Night on Acoount of the
W ether.
Lavelle's living pictures were presented
at the matinee at the theater yesterday
afternoon, Out on account of the inclement
weather the uudienoe was a small one,
und the performance was not repeated
last night, as had been intended.
'lbe living pictures were well
prepared and arranged, and the
posing was good. The comedy
scenes from the hunchback and the
“1 leasant Neighbor." a laughable far, c,
w ere other excellent features oi the per
formative. The bad weather prevented
an exhibition lust night. The pictur. s
have been popular with the people here
for the lust iwo months, and it is to be
regretted that the impending storm and
bud weather should have interfered
with the pcrlormances yesterday. Lit
tle Jack Kavelin was a feature of the
show and did bis parts to perfection. •
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of warm weather, you need a good tonic
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FOR SELLING BAD MEAT.
Recorder Wilson Makes an Example
oi an Unscrupulous Butcher.
John Jones Under a Penalty of 826
Fine or Thirty Days in Jail for Offer
ing for Sale In the Market Moat
That Was Unfit to Eat—Health Offi
cer Brunner Orders the Meat Seized
and Burned.
John Jones was sentenced by Re-order
Wilson yesterday morniug to pay a fine
of 826 or spend thirty days in jail for of
fering unwholesome meat for sale in the
market. Jones was also turned over to
the city court on the same charge, as the
city detectives believe that they can
prove that he has made a business of
butchering diseased and wounded cattle
and selling the meat.
The charge wus fully proven, and the
case is one oi the most flagrant of the
kind ever brought to the attention of the
police court. It, was shown that Jones
bad purchased a cow which had been
down on the ground for over twenty-four
hours, butchered her, placed the meat in
the market aud oad already disposed of
one quarter when he was arrested by De
tective Kavanaugh.
SAW THE COW DEAD.
Frank Goette. car inspect or on the Cen
tral uaiiro.id, was the main wuness
against uones Ho testified that while
on his rounds Thursday morning he saw a
crowd around a cow ou the ground near
the Charleston and .■savannah Railway
junction. He inquired what the trouble
was. and was toid by a white man named
Brown, the owner of the cow. ihat he did
not know what ailed her. When he went
out to the junction 1 rida.y morning Mr.
Goette saw tne cow still on the
ground. Fridcy afternoon about 2
o'clock he was there again, and saw that
the cow had been removed. He
asked Brown about it. and the
latter told him that be had
sold the cow for $5 to John Jones.
Brown seemed to think he had done well
iu dis, osing of the cow at this price, as
he told air. Goette that she would have
died anyway.
Mr. Goette said he went where Jones
was butchering the cow, and saw that he i
really did intend to vonvert her into beef, j
He was greatly disgusted, and told his i
wife when he went home to buy no beef
Saturday.
TOLD THE POLICE.
He afterward tort, luded that it was his
duty to prevent such an outrage being
perpetrated upon the people of .-avannah,
aud he went to he market Friday night
to see if the beef had been placed on sale.
He wus taken through the market by the
policeman on duty there, but could fiud
no stall with bones' name upon it. He
was directed by the policeman to Detect
ive oavanaugh, to whom he made a state
ment.
Detective Kavanaugh found Jones at j
the maret Sa.urday morning and placed
him under arrest. He had the beef ex
posed lor sale, and one quarter had
already been disposed of to a green grocer
named Wad. The meat was taken pos
session of and Health Omcer Brunner was
notified of the case. He sent Chief Sani
tary Inspector Melvin to investigate, who
condemned the meat and had it destroyed
at the crematory, including the quarter
taken from Mr. Wall.
Mr. Goette’s account of the cow’s con
dition before being bub hered was cor
roborated by two other railroad men.
dr. brunner’s statement.
Dr. Brunner stated that he considered
meat killed under such conditions un
whoiesome.
Mr. v. all said he had eaten some of the
meat himself and feu some to his dogs,
aud had noticed no ill effects from it.
Jonts, in his state uent, declared that
Brown told nim the cow was hurt on
Thursday night. As she was in ured and
not diseased, he thought she would make
good beef.
Brown said his cow was hurt Thurs
day morn.ug by being caught In a barbed
wire fence. He got tier out and thought
she was all right until he found
Thursday alterooun that she was down
on the round. He den.ed having told i
Mr. Goette inursda.v morniug that he I
did noi, know what was the matter with
the cow or that the animal was on the
ground at the time.
Other charges of a similar character
which have been made against „ones
will be investigated by the city detec
tives.
AT THE THEATER.
Keene In the Character of Richard 111.
To-night.
Keene, in Richard 111., will be the at
traction at the theater to night. Keene
is one of the most popular tragedians of
the day. His impersonation of the crafty
Richard is his strongest work. Lament
ing as the public does the death of two of
Shakespeare’s greatest exponents, Ed
win Booth and Lawrence Barrett, it has
still great cause to rejoice that there is
still left one as great in many respects.
U’eene’s repertoire is replete with the mas
terpieces of the great bard, and his
"uichard HI” ranks with the best efforts
of the past, and is not equalled by any at
the present time. All the passions of
man are shown with greater force in this
than in any of Shakespeare's other
works, and the rancor and vindictiveness
of the royal cripple are depicted with !
such life like intensity by Air. weene that
the spectator is taught to forget that he
lives in the present age, and imagines
himself fighting ou Bosworth Field at one
time during the plav; at another finds
the tears welling to his eyv s as lie listens
to the doom of ibe young princes, and
still again is filled with loathing as he
listens to the wooing of fair Anne..
There is no doubt but that Air. Keene's
performance of Richard will be witnessed !
by the most intellectual quota of play
goers. His supporting company is said I
to be an excellent one. In costuming !
his p a s Mr. Keene has drawn from
content) oram ous authorities, and no ex
pense has been spared iu makiug them
handsome and rich.
When Baby was sick, wo grwa her Castor!*.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Childrea, ahe gave them Castoria.
On account of the storm predicted. Sa
vannah and Atlantic railroad will not run
anv trains to Tybee Wednesday, Sept. 26.
—ad.
_ JLUD )EN A BATE* SJt. .
WEATHER PROBABILITIES Wrn
Nk-IDA V: Rain: slight chan ,-es in tern
ture: northeast winds, increasing in r ,/*
with dangerous northeast gales and uaua i
ly high tides along the coast. us ”‘>
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