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TBE AMADIS RELEASED.
ActioD in the Case Leit Discretionary
With Collector Beckwith.
Under the Circumstances He Decided
That There Was No Reason Why Shi
Should Be Longer Detained Capt.
Weed Wired Borden in Order to Carry-
Out the Charter Terms. But Received
No Reply—As Soon as He Can Kak; j
Arrangements to Leave Here He Will
Return North.
The steam yacht Amadis whi*h was
boarded and detained on h*r arrival here
by the government authorities, was re
leased last night on the r- eipt of a tel
egram from the treasury department giv
ing Collector of Customs J. K. B. be i. ■
*ah discretion in the matter, and, af
ter preparing for her return trip, will
leave, perhaps 1 morrow foi
New York or Boston, wherever she- is
ordered to proceed l>y her owner, <l. 11.
Kimball of Clev< land, i >.
The Amadis remained yesterday tied
alongside the revenue cutter Boutwell,
which maintained a strict watch ovrr
her. so that while she was detained
there was no chance whatever of her es
caping. if she had so desired. So tar as
that was concerned, however, It was ap
parent that Capt. Weed of the yacht had
no other desire than to abide by the I iws,
and he would have made no attempt to
get away II he had had a good opportun
ity.
Special Agtnt Macatee of the treasury
department received a telegram in the
morning from Washington telling him to
report the matter to the collector of the
port and that Instructions would be
wired to him. Collector Beckwith re
ceived a telegram shortly afterward ask
ing for full particulars, which were wired
to Washington about 1 o'clock, although
they had been wlr-d in brief the night
before. He stated that Capt. Weed had
had no commtiniration with any of the
parties supposed to be concerned in the
alleged filibustering expedition, and that
he had received orders from his owner
to return to New York at once as the char
ter had been forfeited.
He remained tii his office awaiting in
ptruclions from the department until 7
o'clock last night, when a telegram came,
stating that the department would give
no specific Instructions with regard to the
matter, hut would leav% the course to be
pursued in the discretion of the collector.
Collector Beckwith, after considering the
matter, saw no grounds on which to fur
ther detain the yacht, and instructed
Capt. J. 11. Hogers of the Boutwell to re
lease her. It was apparent that Capt.
Weed's intentions were the best, and that
be had no desire to be engaged in any
thing unlawful.
Capt. Weed said Inst night that he in
tends to return to New York or Boston
as soon as he can get ready for the trip.
After getting a little fuel and provisioning
the yacht, which will probably be to
morrow or next day. he will be rcßdy to
leave. In order to fully comply with the
terms of the charter, so that it would be
fulfilled Incase an opportunity to collect
for the rental of the boat for the time
pince she left Rockland ever came. Capt.
Weed wired to N. It. Borden at Fcrnan
dtna in the afternoon, but received no rr-
Ipy. and has heard from none of the parlies
engaged in the charter of the yacht since
bis arrival here. Borden did the char
tering, and, acocrdlng to the arrange
ment when sho left Rockland, he was
to have met the yacht here and give or
ders as in where she was to proceed.
Capt. Weed said ho would have liked
very well to have made the trip us or
iginally planned to Florida and Hie West
Indies, provided It had been, as staled, a
pleasure trip, bul he said under no cir
cumstances would he have gone on any
filibustering expedition, nor would he.
ror his men have allowed any arma to
come aboard at any time. He supposed
be was going on a pleasure trip, and he
bad no desire whatever to get himself In
danger of being imprisoned in this coun
try, and much less In one where a revolu
tion or conspiracy is In prog
ress. Ho stated that he was
contemplating a trip to Fernadlna.
and get the money due the men on the
yacht, as well as the amount due the
owners on the first month's charter. He
bad not decided positively, however, as to
this course. It Is likely that he will leave
Savannah for the north as soon as he cun
arrange to do so.
THEY TELL WHERE FIRES ARE.
Indicators Put in the Fire Engine
Booms.
Two new Gamcwell fire alarm telegraph
Indicators have been placed at the fire
department headquarters, one In the en
gine room and the other In the room of
the hook and ladder company. There Is
already an indicator in the room of the
c-homical company. The new indicators
re a great advantage to the men at head
quarters, as it saves them the necessity
of counting the strokes of the big Duke.
By the time the horses are harms- and up
c.nd the men In place, they run glance at
the indicators, see what box it is and go
right ahead.
Two new fire alarm boxes have also
been put In recently. No. 321 is at the
Standard Oil Company'# works on the
Thunderbolt road, and No. 323 at the new
borne of the Little Sisters of the Boor on
Bevcnth street.
SOUTH BROAD STREET TO STAY.
The Council Decides Not to Make It
Oglethorpe Avenue.
Alderman Charlton's ordinance to
change the name of South Broad street
to Oglethorpe avenue came up on Its sec
ond reading In the city council last night.
A petition against its passage, signed by
about 7a properly holders on the street,
was presented.
* Alderman Myers opposed the ordinance
as one change, he said, would lead to
many changes, especially if the property
holders objected.
The ordinance was put upon its passage
and was defeated. It did not receive a
vote. Alderman Charlton, who introduced
the ordinance, was not present.
810 DUKE TO TAP AT NOON.
Bo That People May Regulate Their
Time Pieces.
Chief I’uder has been Instructed by
Mayor McDonough to have the big Duke
at fire headquarters give one tap every
day at 12 o'clock simultaneously with the
dropping of the time boll on the cotton
exchange, in order that all th" people of
the city may know Just when il is 12
o'clock by the new time. There has been
considerable complaint among the citizens
of their inability to regulate the clocks by
the new time and Mayor McDonough pro
poses to do away with any doubt on the
subject Yfy having the time announced by
the big Duke.
Rheumatism, which is a disease.
Is radically cured by Ayer's Sarsaparilla.—
Ad.
COLD WEATHER AND LOW FARES.
Kecdi?eri Youar und Collins to Borrow
Koney tor Operating Expenses.
Receivers Young and <'o!lin* of the Klee
tri*- Railway <’om|any made application
to the . o’jrt and have been granted an or
der allowing th<*m to borrow money for
the purpose of paving the rurrent operat
ing of th* road. This petition
and ord* r were filed in the office of the
clerk oi the United States court yester
day by Messrs. i'harUoi), Ma* Kail A: An
derson. attorneys i* r the receiver.
In !h* petition th* > eta*e that they have
ascertained that for the purpose of paying
the current operating exp* nses for th** last
Fix weeks or two months of the street
railroads In their j*oss< .-sioti, they find it
n* ebsarv to supplement the receipts of
the road from tine to time with small
loans, a state of affairs due partly to the
cold weather prevalent during the winter
months who h cuts off heavy travel, hut
principally t the l<w rate of fare inaugu
rated by a rival i:nd competing street rail
road company which is now in force.
They state that during th<* spring, summer
and fall m rnhs they are advised that the
earnings of th** company even at these low
rates, are sufficient to meet the operating
expenses, and show that it will he neces
sary for the receivers, in order to meet
dert-it-s in the expenses as they occur
from time to time during the next two
or three months, tocontinu the policy pur
sued by the company of borrowing small
sums of money.
At the time they assumed control of the
property under the order of court, they
state that there were outstanding the fol
lowing debts coming under this head:
Premium on insurance, s£*>.73, unpaid sal
aries, 1144.12. pay rolls for the current
month up to th date of the re • ivership.
$755.24, rental on the Savannah, Thunder
bolt and Isle of Hope railroad $l3O, rent
of office, $45.90, all of which debts amount
in the aggregate to $1,385.99. They state
that in their opinion it would Ik* good bus
iness policy to provide for the settlement
of these debts, and ask an order of court
authorizing them to borrow that amount
of money and issue receivers notes to the
lenders for 30, 60 or '.• days as In their dis
cretion they may deem advisable, with
power to renew them at the date of ma
turity. They state further that they are
not in funds to meet these obligations and
ask further that they be allowed to bor
row* money from time to time in small
sums not exceeding $2,500 with the same
power to execute notes and make re
in* wn Is.
Judge Speer granted an order allowing
them to borrow the $1,385.99 which Is needed
to pay outstanding debts, but made It nec
essary for them to make further applica
tion to the court should they desire to
renew the notes given or borrow any sums
in excess of that amount.
Receiver Young was asked about the
order last night. He stated that it was
asked for only for the reason that he
wanted to pay the employes of the road
the salaries due them at the time the road
was placed In the hands of the receivers.
This he could not do from the funds In
hand, even if they had been sufficient for
the purpose without first obtaining an or
der of court. The road had been doing
this before it was placed In the charge of
the receivers, and it was found necessary
to pursue the same policy in this ease.
THE COUNCIL'S LAB I MEETING.
Mayor McDonough and the Aldermnn
Exchange Compliments.
Last night's meeting of the city council
was the last regular meeting the present
board will hold. The clly election will
take place next Tuesday and the new ad
ministration will be In power. All the
members were present except Alderman
Charlton, who is absent from the city.
Deputy Clerk C. V. Hernandez acted as
clerk in the absence of Mr. Rebarer.
Just before the council adjourned the
following resolution was presented by Al
derman Mills;
Whereas, the term of the present mayor
and aldermen of Savannah is about to ex
pire. this being the lust regular meeting of
the same, and whereas his honor, John J.
McDonough, who lor two terms, covering
a period of four years, has, as mayor of
the city, presided over this board with
dignity, fairness and impartiality and is
now about to retire from office, lie It,
Resolved, that he is entitled to the
thanks of each and every member of this
board for the faithful and Impartial man
ner in which he has discharged his duties
as our presiding officer and as the chief
magistrate of this city.
The resolution was seconded by Alder
man Myers and was passed by an unani
mous vote.
Mayor McDonough said that he returned
thanks form the bottom of his heart to
every member of the board individually
for their kind services to him and the at
tention which they had given to their du
ties during his term of office. He w ished
them all the utmost prosperity and happi
ness in whatever position in life they
might find themselves hereafter. He
wished especially, he said, to express his
thanks to all the city officers for their
faithful performance of tlieir duties dur
ing the time he had occupied the office.
After the adjournment of council Mayor
McDonough invited the aldermen, the city
officials and the reporters into the mayor's
room and champagne and cigars ruled.
The Invitation was accepted and a pleas
ant half hour spent.
END OF A LONG CASE.
Jury in the Way Suit Instructed to
Bnnir in a Sealed Verdict.
The Way insurance suit was brought to
a close last night In the city court, with
the exception, at least, of the jury’s con
sideration of it, which promised to ex
tend into the morning hours.
The morning and part of the afternoon
sessions were consumed by Mr. It. It.
Richards, the attorney for the defendant,
in his argument, and Mr. Nioolson began
his argument for the plaintiff about 4:30
o’clock in the afternoon. He had the floor
until about 6:30 o’clock, when the judge
began his charge to the jury. That ended
and the jury retired to its room a few min
utes after 7 o’clock.
Nothing of unusual Interest was brought
out in the arguments. The general line of
complaint and defense has been fully out
lined In the summary of the evidence
giver* from day to day. The plaintiff is
suing the Western Assurance rompany
of Toronto, Canada, for the amount of
two Insurance policies, one of s3,.vio on
household furniture, and one of SI,OOO on
his house, which was destroyed by lire
at Heaulieu in February. IV!*:;. He alleges
bad faith on the part of the insurance
companies, and in addition to the amount
of the policies, claims damages to the ex
tent of 27) per cent, of the face of the poli
cies, or $1,125 and s6o attorney’s fees.
The damages are allowed under the code
in cases where had faith is proven.
The defendant based its case on grounds
of fraudulent valuation of both house and
furniture, and held that the greatest
amount that could be claimed as the pro
portion due on those policies under the
valuations, which would he made at the
present day. would he $2,850. hut it was
held that since fraudulent valuations had
been made, he wn • not entitled to recover
anything, and a verdict for the defendant
was asked. Just exactly ten days of the
court’s time has been consumed in the trial
of this cast . and there is no telling how it
will end until this morning, the jury hav
ing been instructed to bring in a sealed
verdict, should it return any verdict at all
before the court meets at 10 o’clock this
morning, Roth sides seem confident of
the fact that they are winners, but it
remains to be seen which is the better
guesser.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1895.
TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION
The City Council to Look Into Mr.
Guilmartin's Charges.
Some Lively Talk Between Mr. Guil
martin and Alderman O'Brien Alder
man McMillan Included in the List.
The Investigation to Begin To-mor
row Night- The Mayor Says He Will
Appoint a Lezcw Committee if Neces
sary.
The only matter of much interest in
night's meeting of the city council
was th** O'Brirn-Guilmsrtin business. Just
as the council was about to adjourn after
transacting a lot of routine business, w hen
Alderman < CBrien asked permission to call
attention to a circular which had been
scattered broadcast over the city.
"I refer to the charges brought by J. F.
Kuilmarttn <v Co.,** said Mr. O’Brien. “1
see Mr. Guilmartin in the chamber. The
charges do not state accurately to whom
they refer.*'
Mr. O’Brien then read an interview pub
lished in the Savannah Press with Mr.
Gullmartin and * ailed upon him to state
if the charges referred to him.
"I have not made any specific charges
against you. Mr. O’Brien,” replied Mr.
Guilmartin, “but I will make them against
you and others if I am given the oppor
tunity to do so.”
“To whom have you referred?” said Mr.
O’Brir n.
•’I do make charges against you,
Mr. O’Brien,” said Mr. Guilmartin, *‘that
you and other aldermen have violated the
rule prohibiting members of council from
being concerned in city contracts.”
”1 demand specific charges to be pre
ferred and that this board investigate the
matter thoroughly and completely,” re
plied Alderman O'Brien, “and that this
charge, be not left a smoldering disgrace,
I demand that proof be brought to sustain
these charges, and if they be true I am
willing to be branded with shame arid
disgrace, and if they be not true, that the
world may know who the guilty man is
and that he be branded as a liar and a
slanderer.”
Alderman Mills moved that the mayor
appoint a committee to investigate the
charges.
Alderman Wells said he thought It would
ho well to have a committee of cltizen< ap
pointed outside of council, as the charges
had been brought generally against the
members of the board.
"If necessary, we will appoint a Lexow
committee,'" said Mayor McDonough.
"The time of the present hoard is short,
and If any investigation Is to be held,
I will appoint to-morrow night at 8
o’clock for that purpose." •
"Mr. Guilmartin should be required to
make specific charges before the matter
is Investigated," said Alderman Harris.
"I demand an immediate Investigation
whether the charges are presented or
not." Alderman O'Brien announced.
Alderman McMillan said that unless spe
cific charges were made by Mr. Guilmar
tin. be saw no reason why there should
be any investigation.
"1 told Alderman O'Brien," said Mr.
Guilmartin. "that 1 haH not made a bull's
eye out of him, but that others had. I
told him that he and others had sold goods
to the city w ithout giving the outside pub
lic a chance to hid on them."
"I deny, sir, that 1 have broken any
rule of this council,” came quick as a
dash from Alderman O'Brien. "In my
dealings with the city I have simply fol
lowed the rule which I found in force
when 1 became a member of this board."
Mayor McDonough requested that Mr.
Guilmartin put his charges In writing,
in order that council might proceed with
the Investigation.
Alderman McMillan did not see what
result there could be to an Investigation
unless the charges were made specifically.
“Mr. Guilmartin has made verbal
charges, and Alderman O'Brien has de
manded an Investigation,” said Alderman
Myers. "1 think the matter should be
taken up by council.”
Mr. Guilmartin remarked that he had
heard that Alderman McMillan had sold
goods to the city.
Alderman McMillan replied that he
never turned away a purchaser, no matter
where he came from.
Alderman Harris moved that Mr. Gull
martin furnish his charges In writing to
the board w ithin the next thirty-six hours,
and that the board meet Friday night to
hear them and the evidence on both sides.
The motion met with the approval of
council, and was adopted.
TO PUT UP NEW BUILDINGS.
The Citizens’ Bank Building to Begin at
Once.
A permit was secured yesterday from
the office of the clerk of council for the
new Citizens' Bank building, which Is to
be erected at the corner of Bryan and
Drayton streets. The location is speci
fied in the permit as the south two-third
of lot No. 10 Joky 11 tything, Derby ward.
The building Is to he a five-story brick.
The tenants of the present building have
been moving out for the last two weeks,
and the work of tearing down the building
will begin Saturday. The Citizens' Bank
w ill remove to the corner of Abercorn and
Bryan streets, where It will remain dur
ing the erection of the new building.
Permission was granted to the estate
of Mary M. Marshall yesterday to erect
six two-story wooden stores on the west
side of West Broad street, at the corner
of William street.
AN ALL ARCUND UGLY DAY.
Rain, Mist, Mud and Fog Conspire To
gether.
The city was wrapped in a fog last night
as black as night itself. I.ike Dickens'
London fog. it was everywhere. It was a
fog that was a fog beyond a doubt.
| The weather was threatening all day. It
} rained and misted alternately and be
-1 tween times was generally disagreeable.
The lowest that mercury got was 52 de
| glees, and it went up to 61 degrees. To
ward night it was somewhat cooler. The
indications at midnight wore that it will
t„. clearing to-day and colder this morn
ing and much colder this afternoon and
to-night, with northwest and north winds.
Extreme cold weather still pervalla in the
northwest. St. Paul, Minn., reported 8 de
grees above zero at S o'clock last night,
and Bismarck, N. P., 2 degrees above.
A Mortgage on the Alpha.
A mortgage by John Lawton, the owner
of the steamer Alpha, to Moses and Abra
ham I'atz for $2,500 was filed In the supe
rior court yesterday.
Judge Falligant allowed the intervention
i of the C. H. Hapgood Shoe Company
in the suit of Melnhard Bros. A- Cos. against
D. P. Myerson, the intervention claiming
an Indebtedness of $696.60.
Tlie importations during 1894 of G. 11.
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne aggre
gate 80,778 cases, or 41.761 cases more
i than any other brand. Its ISS9 vintage at
, tracts great attention tor remarkable
I quality, natural dryness and puniy.-ad.
A CHANGE IN THE GRANITE.
The Reet of the Stone for the Govern
ment Building Will Come From Elber
ton.
Arrangements have been mad** by which
the stone work on the new government
building will begin at once or as soon as
the granite which has been accepted
as satisfactory can be shipped here from
Elbert on by the Elbcrton Granite Com
pany.
In the specifications from which the
contract with Messrs. Thomas Clark** Sc
Sons of Chicago was made with the treas
ury department, a sample of the Lexing
ton blue granite was submitted and ac
cepted, and it was provided that ail the
granite work on the building was to be
of this stone. The government contracts
require strictly that every material must
he the same as that submitted and ac
cepted, and not similar to it or as good.
For that reason, without th*- permission
of the department to maku a change,
the contractors could us*- no other than
the Lexington blue granite without a vio
lation of contract, that granite having
been accepted.
As is well known, for some reason or
other, the granite contracted for by the
builders with the Lexington Blue Gran
ite Company only arrived In part, end
several weeks ago the shipments ceased.
The delay in the building was begun on
this account sometime before the com
mencement. of the present year, some
difficulty between the contractors and
the granite company having arisen and
the shipments ceased. The brick and iron
work have been going on, however, as
far as it was possible to carry them with
out having the rest of the stone.
A day or two ago Mr. Rossiter, who
has charge of the work for the contract
ors here, went to Washington for a con
ference with the department officials
to see what could be done to have a
change made. He found that he could se
cure fully as good granite from the El
bert on Company, and a stone which is
almost exactly like that which has been
used. It is said the difference ,a to slight
that it cannot be told except by an expert
eye. He carried samples of the Elbcrton
granite with him, which he submitted
to the department, and after all the nec
essary tests it was pronounced satisfac
tory. Arrangements have been made to
have the necessary amount of this stone
shipped here to complete the work, and
it will be resumed within a few days, as
soon as the stone arrives.
PRAISE FOR THE FIREMEN.
Lloyd's Has a Kind Word to Say of the
Savannah Department.
Mayor McDonough requests the Morn
ing News to publish the correspondence
received from Maj. Stewart with regard
to the work of the firemen on the night
of Nov. 6 in holding in cheek the cotton
fires of that date. The mayor regards
this as due to the fire department. The
following letter was received by Mayor
McDonough from Maj. Stewart, Lloyd’s
agent at Savannah:
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 14, 1895.—John J.
McDonough, Esq., Mayor of Savannah.
Dear Sir: I have the honor of handing
you the enclosed commission from
Lloyd's. London, which I have this day
received In reply to a letter of mine to
the seoretury expressing my apprecia
tion of the efforts of our fire department
on the sixth of November, 1894. It affords
me great pleasure to be the medium of
such a recognition of the conduct and
courage exhibited by the officers and men
on that occasion. 1 remain. Yours truly,
James T. Stewart,
Agent Lloyd *.
The letter from Lloyd's is as follows:
Lloyd's, E. Jan. 1. 1895 —Sir: I
have the honor, by direction of the com
mittee of Lloyd's, to in form you that the
intelligent and energetic efforts of the
Savannah local fire department on the
night of Nov. 6 last, when nine steamers
and their cargoes were at one time on
tire, have been brought under the notice
of the committee of Lloyd's and I am to
beg that you will convey to the firemen tho
thanks of my committee for their ener
getic and effective work in that occasion.
I have tlie honor to be .sir. Your obed
ient servant, 11. Hosier,
Secretary.
His Worship, the Mayor of Savannah.
Mayor McDonough replied to Maj. Stew
art yesterday expressing his apprecia
tion of this expression from Lloyd's con
cerning the work of the fire department
on the occasion mentioned and his be
lief that such an expression from so dis
tinguished a source would stimulate the
firemen to excel In future their achieve
ments in the past.
POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY.
Toomer’s Examination Put Off on Ac
count of the Absence of His Lawyer.
The case of Louis B. Toomer, charged
with forging the name of Reuben Gibbons
to three pension checks, which was to
have come up for a preliminary hearing
before United States Commissioner M. A.
Connolly yesterday morning at 10 o’clock,
at the cuiftom house, was postponed at the
request of the defendant, w ho stated that
he would like to have the matter put off
until his lawyer. Maj. P. \\ . Meldrim. re
turned from Atlanta, w hich will not be
until Saturday. On this statement the
commissioner agreed to set the time for
the hearing at next Monday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock.
Some of those interested In the case
were examining some old records in the
office of the clerk of the Felted States
court yesterday, and found another case,
in which Toomer was concerned in 1883.
He was charged in May of 1883, with de
taining letters from the mails or embez
zling them. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and was sentenced by Judge Locke
to pay a fine of $25 and costs or stay in
jail until It was paid. He took the poor
debtor's oath and was released without
the payment of the fine.
HE WANTED HIS LAND.
An Old Negro With a 40-Acre Farm
That He Oan’t Find.
An old negro called at the office of the
clerk of the United States court yester
day with an order dated 1886. and signed
by a federal officer then stationed at Sa
vannah, granting him forty acres of land
on Skidaway Island. The old man said he
wanted the land surveyed and pointed out
to him. He was directed to City Treasurer
Hardee, as the official most likely to com
ply with his request. He applied at the
city treasurer's office with the order.
After the order had been read and dis
cussed there he was directed to the office
of Tax Collector McGowan, with instruc
tions to insist that his land he pointed
out to him immediately. Whether he fol
low! and instructions is not known. The old
man said; "I want dat land and I gwine
have 'um.”
Steam Bakery Stockholders.
The stockholders of the Savannah Steam
Bakery held their annual meeting yes
terday afternoon at the office of Mr.
I. G. Haas and elected the following offi
cers for tlie ensuing year;
President I. G. Haas.
Vice President—Maj. John Schwarz.
Secretary R. F. Walthotir.
Directors—l G. Haas. John Schw'arz,
L. Kayton. J. M. Dixon. Aaron Ferst,
J. A. G. Carson and I. B. Tiedematj.
Call at Jackson. Metzger & Cos. and get
a cloak or jacket at half price.—ad.
BAKiNS POWDER
Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Keport
rmbssb
Absolutely pure
EDDIE DAVIS’ LAST DAYS.
He Says He Gives No Thoncht to the
Fate That Awaits Him 10-murrow.
Ha Smiled as He Talked About His
Crime and Gave an Account of It, to
Which He Saya Ho Will Stick as the
Truth to the Last—He Feels That He
Did Wrong in Killing- Willis Brown,
but Says He Had No Intention of Do
ing Him Any Injury Whatever—His
Account of the Killing.
Eddie Davis, who will pay the penalty
to-morrow for the crime of murder of
which he has been convicted, is bearing up
cheerfully under the sentence that hangs
over him, and which Is so soon to be put
into execution. He talks cheerfully to his
fellow prisoners and does not let his pend
ing fate prey upon his mind. He has
reached a point where he can talk about
his crime and his fate with a smile that
would make one think it was his wedding
that was approaching, instead of his
death.
His minister, the Rev. Black of the Por
ter church, out at the Five-mile Bend on
the Augusta road, went to see him yester
day. He has been to the jail to converse
with (he prisoner on several occasions, and
will see him again to-day and to-morrow.
To a representative of the Morning News.
Davis yesterday gave the following state
ment of the facts in the case of the kill
ing of Willis Brown, to which he says he
will stick to the last:
"I was not mad nor angry with him.
When I went to the house of Mary Bluff,
my mother-in-law, Tuesday morning, the
day I killed him, she told me w hat he had
said. Willis told her that I tried to hurt
my wife on the road near the church on
Sunday night; he said 1 tried to shoot her
and that 1 stole his gun for that purpose.
I could not have done this, as he was in
his house all day. After she told me what
he said. 1 went to his house to ask him
about It. I said; ‘Brown, I want to see
you a minute.' He was talking to Davis
Solomons at the time, and 1 waited until
he finished. Then 1 told him what my
mother-in-law said and asked him what
he meant by it. He jumped on me and
began to fight me. There was no reason
for his doing this, and I told him 1 did not
want any fight, but wanted only to know
why ho had been talking about me. I
told him I'd go home until his passions had
calmed down. 1 went home and saw my
father, and told him about the quarrel.
He said he’d go down there and see about
it, as he didn't want us lighting, as there
was no reason for it.
"I had a razor in my pocket at the time j
Willis jumped on me,” Davis added, "but
when 1 went home I took it out of my j
pocket and give it to my mother before go- j
ing back to where lie was. 1 then told I
my mother X was going down to see i
w hether Willis told a straight story about I
the quarrel, and 1 saw him and my father
standing in the woods talking. As soon as
Willis saw me coming, from behind a pine
tree he picked up his ax and struck at me. I
The ax handle was broken by the blow ;
against the pine tree. X ran backward
from him, stumbled over his gun, which
I picked up Intending to hold it on him
until I could stop him. I don't know
whether it was cocked or not. I was so
nervous I hardly knew what X was doing
and the gun went off and shot him in the
head. After that I got scared and went up
on the South Bound railroad to Scotia,
where I stayed until they came and caught
me. I didn't deny my name or try to
conceal myself. I had nothing against
Brown and no reason for wanting to do
him any injury. I feel that I did wrong to
kill him. but I will stand to it and say to
the last that I never had any intention
even of hurting him when I went there.
We were like brothers and I had no reason
to kill him and 1 did not at any time in
tend to do him any injury.”
"I have got to die some time,” said
Davis, "and 1 had as soon go now as any
other time. Thank God I have made my
peace with him and I am well satisfied.
God lotted this to be done and I am satis
fied he will hear a sinner mourn. 1 thank
God he has heard mine. Tell all my
friends to take warning after me and not
to be so quick to fall in love with every
little thing they see. I've got nothing
against anyobdy, and nobody that I know
of has anything against me. If they have
I want them to come and tell me before
my time comes and let us make it up in
peace.”
Davis Is about 21 years old, is of a dark
gingercake color, and not a bad counten
ance. He was working, he says, at the
phosphale works up the river at the time
of the killing. He say’s he does not think
about his fate and for that reason it does
not worry him. As he expressed it, "I
don't study about it no more than taking
a drink i>f water. I've got to die s6me
time and it might as well be now .”
THE 12 BEE HOTEL COMPANY.
William K hoe President in Place of
J ohn O. Rowland.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Tybee Hotel Company was held
yesterday afternoon at the oflice of the
National Bank of Savannah. Mr. John C.
Row land declined re-election as president,
and Mr. William Kehoe was unanimously
chosen. For some reason the election of
a vice president was overlooked. Capt. J.
F. Brooks was re-elected secretary and
the following (directors were chosen: Wil
liam Ivehoe. J. J. Dale, J. J. McDonough,
Herman Myers, J. R. Sheldon, C. F. Pren
dergast, Andrea Hanley. .1 P. Williams,
1 G. Haas, H. tidier, G. Eckstein, David
Wells, W. J. Wal son and R. P. Lovell,
To Be Taktta to Milledgeville.
After hearing t.he evidence with regard
to the affidavit made by a relative to the
effect that Robert M. Mongin was of un
sound mind, and ai proper subject for the
state asylum at Mi illedgeville, he was so
declared by a jury' in the court of ordi
nary yesterday afternoon, and will be
transferred from thp Allen Institute, near
Milledgeville, where he is at present under
treatment, to the strife lunatic asylum.
Coughs and Hnaivencss—The irritation
which induces cough 1113 immediately relieved
by use of Brown s Branchial Troches. So.d
only in boxes—ad.
Cures indigestion anti makes blood. The
St. Louis A B. C. Bohemian Bottled beer,
brewed by' the American Brewing Cos.
Smith Bros., wholesalei.dealers.—ad.
PETITIONS BEFORE COUNCIL.
Requests of Various People Considered
by the City Fathers
A petition was before the city council
last night from Policeman F. C. Murphy,
requesting assistance in paying a bill of
373 due Dr. N. F. Dunn for services ren
dered him on account of his having his
leg broken by his horse falling on him
while on duty. The petition was referred
to the police committee with power to act.
A petition was received from a num
ber of citizens to license Joseph t'ounihan
to sell liquor at Liberty street lane and
*
against the granting of the license were
referred to the committee of the whole.
Several petitions for reductions of li
censes were received.
A number of retail liquor dealers were
granted permission to retail liquor accord
ing to petitions made to the council.
Alderman Mills' ordinance to amend the
pawn-brokers' ordinance was passed. The I
ordinance changes the time which pawn- j
brokers are required to hold unredeemed
pledges from three months to sixty days.
A supplementary report of the city as- |
sessors upon new improvements, amount
ing to over 113,000, was confirmed.
The proposition of Col. Estill to trans
fer to the city rights of way through his
property on East Broad and Price streets,
in exchange lor a strip of land running
through his property from Barnard to
Whitaker streets, was accepted.
The report of Floyd's agency upon the
fires occurring aboard cotton ships in
American ports during the year 1894 was
received and read. Mayor McDonough
stated that ho had replied that the city
was making every effort to prevent such
fires and apprehend their authors.
Bids for furnishing hose to the fire de
partment were received from several
manufacturers and were referred to the
committee on fire.
John A. Calhoun and W. D. Bogart were
elected inspectors of lumber.
The committee of police reported favor
ably upon the request of the Anderson
monument committee to place a plaster
bust of the late Gen. Anderson in the police
barracks.
The petition of James M. Dixon & Cos.
to have a water basin placed at the foot
of Whitaker street was reported unfa
vorably by the joint committee on water
and streets and lanes.
The petition of M J. Shea to retail liquor
at No. lfi 1 , Reynolds street, and A. F.
Luederman, to retail liquor on the White
Bluff road, were reported upon adversely
by the committee of the whole.
FOR ST. MICHAEL'S CHAPEL.
The Dixie Dramatics in the Confidential
Clerk Last Night.
The Dixie Dramatic Association pre
sented the amusing four act comedy
drama, entitled The Confidential
Clerk, to a good audience at
the Masonic Temple last night.
The entertainment was given for
the benefit of St. Michael’s Chapel, the
Christ church mission, at Henry and
Habersham streets, and through it con
siderable was added to the fund of that
work. The play was well presented, all
of the participants sustaining their parts
to advantage. The association is com
posed of some of the best talent in the etty
and its casts are always as strong as they
can be made. It has presented plays on
several occasions with much success, and
this was no exception to the rule.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. F. C. Wylly has returned from a
trip to El Paso, Tex., where he has been
on a visit for the last three weeks.
Miss Lettio Lawrence of Marietta Is
in the city visiting her grandparents. Dr.
and Mrs. O. H. Colding, and will be here
during the winter months.
The following passengers are on the
city of Birmingham,' to arrive to-day;
W. A. Dixon, Mrs. J. L. Gilbert. Rev. W.
E. Hopper, J. N. Geil, E. M. Clyde, Mrs.
O. W. Dusenbury, H. Lyon, Thomas Rov
erts, M. Smith, John Marian.
Lieut. Richard Kennedy of Truck Com
pany No. 11 of the Chicago fire depart
ment, is spending a portion of his six
weeks' vacation in Savannah. Lieut.
Kennedy rode out on the truck to the
call at the market Tuesday night and
praised the boys highly for their tine run.
CITY BREVITIES.
Solomon’s Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M.,
meets to-night. •
Haupi Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F., holds a
meeting to-night.
Henry Rountree, colored, a 12-year-old
boy, wa.s brought into the barracks last
night by another colored boy’, because he
had a nevr shoe in his possession which
he could not account for.
A Great Battle.
Is continually going on in the human sys
tem. The demon of impure blood strives
to gain victory over the constitution, to
ruin health, to drag victims to the grave
Hood's Sarsaparilla is the weapon with
which to defend one's self, drive the des
perate enemy from the field and restore
bodily health tor many years.
Hood's Pills cure nauseau, sickness, in
digestion and biliousness. 25c.—ad.
IN STOCK TO-DAY
At Estill’a News Depot, 21:- Bull
Street.
Savannah Morning News, Young Ladies
Journal tor February, Demorest's Family
Magazine for February, The Chap Book
for January, Art in Advertising, Brains,
Dramatic Mirror, Texas Siftings, The New
York Clipper, Harper's Weekly, Leslie's
Illustrated Weekly, New York Dramatic
News, New York Dally Herald, World,
Sun, Times, Tribune, Press American]
Recorder, Zeitung, Philadelphia Daily'
Press. Times, Daily Recorder, Boston Dai
ly Herald, Boston Globe, Washington (D.
<'•> Post, Baltimore American, Baltimore
Sun, Chicago Inter-Ocean, Times, Cincin
nati Gazette, Enquirer, St. Louis Repub
lic, Louisville Courier-Journal. Atlanta
Cou.-tltutlon, Macon Telegraph, Augusta
Chronicle, Charleston News and Courier
Columbia (S. C.) State, Florida Times-
Union, Atlanta Journal.—ad.
Call at Jackson, Metzger A Cos. and get
a cloak or jacket at half pricy*—*d.
All our ladies' and children cloaks and
jackets ie Sg than cost . j acltson alet
& Co.—ad. 0
Oak, pine and lightwood for sale at
low figures. Call up telephone 77 K_ 1
Cassels.—ad.
All our ladies' and children cloaks and
jackets less than cost. Jackson, Metzger
& LO.—ad.
Probabilities for Thursday: cia--.
day; slightly colder in the morning *. ,’**
colder at night; southwest win
ing to west, northwest and north
KAOS
ALL OUR PIANOS,
ALL OUR ORGANS,
ALL OUR MUSIC.
All tangled up. Did you
ever see such a muss?
Half our immense stock
in the new store, half i n
the old store, the rest on
the way, and both stores
a chaotic jumble; worse
than the creation itself.
Hut out of confusion
Order Will Reign,
and that right soon. By Tuesday
our Music w ill be In its shelves, and
we ran again wait upon customers
By Thursday our small Musical In
struments will be ready. Pianos and
Organs in shape by Wednesday.
Office and Headquarters will move
Thursday.
All settled and ready for visitors
and friends ou Monday, 21st.
Piano Forte Lecture-Recital by
Edw n Batter Perry on TUESDAY
NIGHT, Jan. 22, in our new ware
rooms.
Ludden & Bates,
CLOTH NG.
Ladies, ~~
Your
Ears.
You know Loeb’s Sanitary
Underwear is the best in the
world.
We are closing out Loeb's
Ladies’ and Children’s Night
Robes and Union Suits at
| HALF PRICE.
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL! har £nd oft
FULL WEIGHT
—and —•
WELL SCREENED.
BOND, HARRISON & C 0„
TELEPHONE 507.
Office and Yards, River Street.
coal and Wood
Promptly delivered at lowest market prices
D. R. THOMAS & SON,
111 Bay street. West Broad street wbarvea
Telephone No. Bit
Bundle Wood,
Just the thing for storekeepers. Coa! and
Wood of every description for sale at lowest
market prices.
C. H. DIXON & CO
Office and yard foot of Lincoln street.
Telephone 3.
CI.OTHIN3.
a A Special
B Feature
Of our great Black
Friday Sale is brought
j forward today in a
display of a large lot of
8 Fancy Dress Percale Shirts,
$l.OO l I SI.OO
The worth of these
goods can be seen at a
glance. A t double
the money they would
not be high.
Appel &
Seliaul.
PAINTS AND OILS.
JOHN G. DLTLEIL
Headquarters for Plain and Decorative Wall
Paper, Paints Oil. White Leads. Varnish,
Glass. Railroad and Steamboat Supplies
Sashes, Doors, Blinds and Builders' Hardware
taicined Plaster Cement and Hair.
SOLE AGENTS FOR LADD'S LIME.
HO Congress street and 139 St. Julian s'.rMh
Savannah, Georgia.
FLUMBER.
l. a. McCarthy.
46 DRAYTON STREET.
finer, Siei mi Gas Filler.
Steam and Gas Fittings, Chandelier^
GloLti, all kinds of plumb!ug supplies.
I Lovely
Flowers— quets.plants and cut fto*
ers Leave oid?rs at Rosenfeld & Murray *
b 5 Whitaker St., or Telephone 240. KILSLIM;
Take Belt Line railway for nursery on WhiM
Bluff ro~*