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■private papers perused.
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i .it to hfs custody as well as his
■ Sv- • ud papers.
■ , y, pi. 16 last Gapt. /Carter left New
■ v V : ome to Savanna it to meet a board
H .is appointed to investigate certain
... . which had been preferred against
■ tart." <’ii Sept. 17, while on h4s way to
li, the defendant having learned
■ engineer in charge had
I r “. ito deliver the|e books and papers
lu'sj a itliorized agett, wired the Secre
■ u ,, War for pennision to have access
■to these papers. . 1
I vr. arriving in Satitnnah the accused
li.c s'tawn 'wo teleglams by Capt. Gh-
B i,: e. lie first granting the permission
B ad the second (evoking it. The de-
B yciluM committed tljese papers to the
Bcsirp of the board ol inquiry. They did
■ eijmme them here, Vithout his knowl
■ and against his coisenl. These books
I ar ., ; j ;jK-rs were put it 1 boxes and shipped
1,0 v York subject to further examina-
I non by the board. Frim there they were
I gent to Washington, yvhere they were
I scaled and sent here t the predecessor of
I tik- present Judge Advocate.
I “on Jan. 17, in ttie office of the Judge
I iiivocate, in the offied of the present en-
I |,c. t r officer in charge, two boxes, B 29
I aii i li 31. wlilch had been sealed and turn-
I vi owr to the Judge -advocate, were open-
I cd, tiie seals being brtken in the presence
Bo: tav accused and his counsel, against
B the defendant's protest, and the papers
■ were examined partielly by the Judge Ad-
I tocate.
I subsequently thereto a written request
liras sent the Judge Advocate by the ac
idised, asking that he be permitted to ex-
I amine the papers, ar.d that he be permitt-
I ti to be present whenever they were ex-
I amined. This last request’was denied,
I ami from that day to this he has had
Ito access to these papers. Whatever may
I be necessary .among those papers for the
I oornlin i of this case on the part of the
I ai’i'.ufed, with the exception of a few let-
I tsrs from Gen, Craighill to the accused.
I tvhieh were given us, has been denied
I tim.
“From the moment when those boxes
vere sealed here by the board of en
gineers to be sent to New York, this de
fendant has persistently and consistently
protested agalost this violation of his
rights. Those are his private papers. The
record of his life from his boyhood to the
present time. The title to each and ev
eryone of them is in Mm, and no one
lins a right to deprive him of their pos
session. On that high ground we base
an objection.”
Mr. Biair then quoted at length from the
decision in the case Of Boyd vs. the Unit
ed States, by Justice Bradley. It was upon
the right of citizens to be safe from un
reasonable searches and seizures. It put it
in the light of forcing from a party, evi
dence against himself, when, his private
papers are taken to substantiate a criminal
charge against him. Such action is in vio
lation of the fourth and fifth amendments
to ihe constitution. Such papers are goods
an/I (battels; they are a man’s dearest
property. They are not open to inspection;
thvir seizure is contrary to the principles
of free governmeht. It may suit the pur
posi of a despotic power, but cannot be al
lotted under a free government. The same
principles have been re-affirmed in the
case of Bram against the United States.
Mr. Biair called the attention of the
members of the court that they were sworn
in protect the constitution of the United
Slates. They had an opportunity to do it
to-day, he said, just as upon the field of
battle. The decision of the court would be
a precedent in others yet to come.
“I know it will be urged,” Mr. Blair said,
“ihnt when a man puts on a uniform he
steps from under the protection of these
amendments, and loses In a certain degree
his constitutional rights, and that he may
b- subject to unreasonable seizures and
S' arches without coming within the prohi
bition of the constitution. Some judge ad
vovates have so held, and some attorney
benerals have so ruled, but it is not law.
If then there has been po violation of the
constitutional amendments, we say this
"til be a violation of a fundamental rule of
evidence.”
The production of personal papers
against the accused he said is a violation
of in act of Congress of March 16, 1878.
“This act of Congress,” Mr. Blair said,
“specifically states that before couirts
martial as well as before other courts, no
man shall be compelled to give testimony
against himself, nor shall he be called as
a witness except upon his own request.
The Supreme Court has said that the
seizure of a man’s personal papers and
using them as evidence, is the same as
making him give evidence against himself.
Such testimony, therefore, cannot be
properly admitted.
"Suppose letters were written by B. D.
Breen to the accused, and by the accused
to B. D. Green, not one of which in any
wav, so far as we know, Impugns the hon
>''.v or uprightness of either one of them.
-Mi of them were written prior to 1888.
< apt. Green was a brother graduate of
the accused, and recently a member of
'he engineer Corps. He was formerly a
brother officer. One of these letters re
“*l ’ s to a certain marble quarry from
which nothing ever came. Another was
!• quested by Gen. Alexander, another was
with regard to freight rates on Florida
ri >' 1;, at a time when the industry of get
ting out stone In Florida was anew one.
in 1886 a brother of this defendant borrow
ed $1,200 from Capt. Green, as may be
shown. Capt. Green had no contract here
then. The money was paid back out of
th. savings of the salary of this defend
ant.”
•dr. Blair alluded to the Empire Con
struction Company as a defunct eorpora
' >n in New York, which was formed to
carry out one.contract, and when that con
duct was completed it went out of exist
ence. He did not believe there was In this
or any of the other papers one scrap of
evidence against the accused. The very
f t’t that they were left here to be refit
on tay a clerk showed that suppose, too, he
e nd, that this defendant had spent more
money than his salary amounted to,
n >i‘l that this should be accounted for.
1 io question at issue was whether Capt.
‘ urtcr had title to his own papers. If he
did. they had no right in evidence.
I speak with some warmth,” Mr. Blair
mid. “I sat In the office of the Judge Ad
vocate on Jan. 17 and saw the seals broken
0,1 'wo boxes. I saw the Judge Advocate
P 'en them and Inspect their contents, in
no doubt with his duty as he conceiv
ed it. I saw him open papers relating to
,h “ marital infelicities of this defendant’s
sisier-ln-Taw.”
That would never have been mentioned
by me,” Col. Barr said, “had not you
brought It up.”
I know it,” Mr. Blair said, "but I want-
r 'd to show how dangerous it is to permit
i ' h invasion of private rights. When 1
' ■v what was being done I wondered if
'i* stars and stripes still floated over
and. or I was sitting in the shadow of the
ving of the Russian eagle. The defen
-1 nt merely asks protection in the rights
guaranteed him by law.”
Vo!. Barr in reply said he would premise
v brief remarks by reading the request
’ Capt. barter as to the opening of the
papers. His reply refusing to allow Capt.
1 al- ter to be present whenever he opened
Vie papers stated it would be impracti-
I 'Me as he could only examine them from
vme to time, when other opportunities
I I emitted.
Col. Barr said he particularly refrained
!r °m examining any purely private pa
,H rs, and handed them to the counsel of
"ic accused to be put Into a separate box
whenever he found them. The accused,
he said, had an order from the war de
partment giving him custody of such of
those papers as Col. Barr considered
would not be needed in the trial of the
case.
I deny," Col. Barr said, “that those
are private papers. They were deprived
of that character by the pi.icing therein
of purely official papers, desired as evi
dence in this case which should have been
found in the records of the engineer office
here, but they were not there, they were
among these private papers of the accus
ed.
Mr. Blair did anticipate somewhat the
argument I shall make. I do hold that
when we enter the army we change our
status, and leave behind us many of those
civil rights which are so dear to Ameri
cans. We are told what to do and what
not to do, what to wear and what not to
wear, and even ordered to go into places
where the musketry fire may deprive us
of our lives, and we go. Wherein, there
*ore, can we claim these civil rights.
"The army is a despotism to a certain
extent. Courts martial have no part in
the judiciary of the United States. This
was said by Justice Brewer. A court mar
tial is more. The laws governing it and
governing the army are despotic. It is a
pleasant despotism as long us we behave
ourselves. We are the custodians of our
own honor, and when a brother officer
comes to purge and cleanse his honor, he
should lay bare his very soul to his broth
er officers. If there is no incriminating
evidence among those papers, the accused
will not be in the position of giving any
evidence against himself.
“Mr. Blair in speaking of Ihe stock
book of the Empire Construction Com
pany, which was found among Capt. Car
ter s papers, gave evidence rather than
made a statement. I will say that I pro
pose to show that the Atlantic Contract
ing Company was ihe successor of the
Empire Construction Company.”
Col. Barr spoke of the instructions giv
en him, to look into the papers, saying
they came from the same power whi-’h
created the court. He was iold to exam
ine them for evidence. He conceived it
his duty to present these papers to the
court and the court's duty to receive
them. No seizure had been shown, he
said. The papers were found in a govern
ment file case and had never been seized
by anyone. Col. Barr read the letter
of the accused to the board, saying no
protest was then made against the exami
nation of the papers. The letter stated
that he had been refused access to the
papers upon representations made from
Suvanpah.
“The board,” Col. Barr said, “was con
vened at the solicitation of the accused.
It was a board without preventive power.
There was nothing said about returning
the papers to him. They were in a gov
ernment file case and if it was believed
there were evidences of criminality there,
the government had the right to tear
it open, just as it can tear open the locker
of a private soldier. Is there to be one
law for the man who carries the sword
and another for him who stands behind
the musket?”
Mr. Blair called the attention of the
court to the portion of the letter in which
Capt. Carter submitted the papers to the
board in confidence, and ottered any expla
nation called for. He said he had no ob
jection to the court examining any offi
cial paper found there, but that the letter
from Capt. Green was purely a personal
and a private document. If members of
the army are not protected by the con
stitution, he said, surely they are by the
act of March 16, 1878. Private papers are
not the property of the United States, be
cause found in a government file case
any more than a S2O gold piece, belonging
to Capt. Carter, would be, under similar
circumstances.
Col. Barr, in concluding, quoted a case
in which the Supreme Court refused to
rule out such papers because the first ob
jection had not been made in the court
of original jurisdiction. Under no possi
ble circumstances could that apply to this
case, Mr. Blair said, because Capt. Carter
was now before the court of original
jurisdiction and had his first opportunity
of making objection through counsel.
The court, on returning, decided not to
sustain the objection of the accused, and
Col. Barr read and offered in evidence
the letter from Capt. Green, which is as
follows;
Hoffman House, Broadway, Madison
Square, New York, Oct. 25, 1883.—Dear
Carter: Yours at hand could not do dredg
ing as cheap as you say and work only
four months in two years. Nobody can
afford it. Craighill pays 16 cents at Rich
mond, where a dredge can be taken away
to Philadelphia or New York at small ex
pensefqvhen the work is done. Th© block
of marble Is at B. S. & E's., and has been
for two weeks. Mr. See says he can do
nothing with a block of such irregular
shape and quality. It is a hard looking
specimen to send to a marble man. It
has disgusted Mr. S., and he don’t seem
to care to have anything more to do with
it. As John goes to Chile on Thursday,
Nov. 1, we can’t very well handle the mar
ble, even if it were good which I doubt.
About six months from now $6,000,000 har
bor work is coming up in Chile, and we
have assurance of our ability to get it.
We are now looking for a first-class man
to go with John as an expert. The first
thing we shall tackle will be a tunnel
3,000 feet long, and we can have as many
millions railroad work proper as we
choose to take. Probably we shall go
for about $1,000,000 contract, but John con
tell better when he gets there. We have
the preference, and John goes down on the
ship with the general manager of the syn
dicate, so you see our show seems good.
Now I want to do up Charleston, Savan
nah and Fernandina by July 1, next, so
that all can go down by that time if not
before.. This I think is the chance of our
lives. Now let that dredging so John nrd
I can sell out our stock and hurry up the
two works all you can so we can get go
ing by New Year’s. This is important.
This Chile business is business and I
think within ninety days we shall lie into
that tunnel. What do you think of this?
Of course the scheme I outlined when I
first wrote you about Chile a month or
moro ago will be carried out, and a year
hence will find us fcoth struggling with
the Spanish lingo. Of course you don’t
want to say anything now to anybody
about John's going away. He hates to go
just before election, but it can't be help
ed. We are negotiating with O’Brien &
Clarke for their best engineer to go down.
Shall have to pay him S6OO a month ar.d
expenses, but we must have a good man.
Ho went up and fixed the West Point Ter
minal the other day for the West Shore
Railroad. Put that dredging through cn
the basis of working only n part of every
other year, and no oulslde work, and you
will see It Is worth 13 cents to 19 cents.
Yours truly, B. D. G.
My address is 2 E. Fifteenth street.
Col. Barr then offered In evidence some
letters from Capt. Carter's private letter
book. These were letters which had been
written by Capt. Carter and copied into
the book. Mr. Blair called the court’s at
tention to the fact that the defense would
object to the introduction of each one of
the papers and asked that such objection
be noted on the record.
Maj. Tiernon said that he thought the
court should retire in every case and con
sider each one of the papers oftei id. Mr.
Blair then entered objection to the .topics
of letters written by Capt. Carter ou the
ground that they were private letters and
In a private letter book. He did not wish
to delay the court, he said, by any cap
tious objections, but felt it his duty to ob
ject to all of the papers which the Judge
Advocate was about to put in evidence.
The court, after deliberation, refused to
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1808.
A STITCH IN TIME SATES NINE.
Heat, sense of tenderness and swelling of a part, BBHIh. cotton
are all indications that there is need of instant repair gjj&SHy..-
—the stitch in time. Where these symptoms exist on
the left or the right side of the womb, disease of the
ovary is setting in, and soon there will be, if there tr qf' l, )/l
is not already established, a discharge, trifling at W- 't' *j v^ /
first, but later copious and irritating. Soon, also,
there will be felt dull, dragging pains radiating from 2^l
Do not, my sister, let your malady go so far, but ) jf
those of you who are already suffering in this S' / I
wav should begin at once a course of treatment yr , J
with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, f
It will restore the organs to their normal con- j M *
In this connection Mrs. E. L. Myers, Quak-/ li f M
ake, Pa., says: “My ovaries were badly Jr M
eased, and for almost a year I suifered with se-. " r
vere burning pains which were almost unendur able, and a dull, heavy pain in
the lower portion of my back. If standing I was most relieved with m; foot
resting on a stool or chair. The doctor told me I would have to take my
bed and keep quiet. I had not used half a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound before it worked wonders with me. I now owe my health
to the Compound. To those who are suifering from diseases peculiar to wo
men, I would say that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is just what
they need.”
Mrs. Pinkham wishes to befriend yon, and if you will write her at Lynn,
Mass., telling her just how you feel, she will give you the very best advice
free of charge. Think what a privilege it is to be able to write to a woman
who is learned in all these matters, and willing to advise ycu without charge.
sustain the objection. As the hour of ad
journment was near at hand, the letters
were not read, and the court adjourned un
til 11 o'clock this morning.
OVER 912,000 SUBSCRIBED SO FAR.
Cathedral Fund Subscriptions lit the
Committee’ll Hands.
The Cathedral fund subscriptions so far
have reached something over $12,000. Four
SSOO subscriptions were made yesterday by
McGrath & Itansford, Mrs. H. P. Smart,
E. M., F. T. & C. F. Prendergast and a
member of the congregation. The SIOO sub
scriptions were by J. J. Joyce, Michael
Feeley, Herman Meyers, P. H. Kiernan,
John Power, P. T. Foye, J. J. Kirby,
Uawrence Kelly, J. J. O’Neiil, Joseph Hull,
W. E. Grady, John M. Hogan and M. M.
Suiiivan. The day’s amount footed up
about $5,500. The subscriptions previously
reported were something over $6,800.
In addition to the subscriptions already j
published in the Morning News are the
following:
McGrath & Ransford SSOO 00
John Jos. Ronan 5 00
Mrs. H. P. Smart £OO 00
John D. Sheehan 5 00
Dr. H. X. O'Connor 25 00
J. J. Joyce 100 00
B. P. Winters 10 00
Michael Feeley 100 00
Johanna Brennan 10 03
Bridget Brennan ,0 CO
Joseph E. llarty 50 00
M. S. & D. A. Byck 5 00
Dr. R. D. Spalding, Atlanta 200 00
Herman Myers 109 00
J. Mendel 25 00
P. H. Kiernan 100 00
John Power 100 00
E. J. Kelly 25 00
F. Guy 10 (0
Mrs. Mary Simon 5 00
William F. Scherff 500
Dr. William Duncan 20 00
James M. Clarke 5 00
Samuel Reynolds 5 00
S. P. Shotter Company 50 00
H. H. Cohen & Cos 10 00
M. S. Baker 10 00
A lady friend 5 00
Dr. J. Dawton Hiers .• 25 00
Joseph Rosenheim 50 00
Member of Congregation fOO 00
P. T. Foye 100 00
Lovell & Sons 50 00
John Brennan 50 00
Dr. J. H. Collins 5 00
J. D. Morrison 25 00
Tese Naughtin 5 00
Katie Naughtin 5 00
Joe Caradin, Brooklyn, N. Y aOO
Lindsay & Morgan 25 00
P. Barrett 25 00
Neil McShane 15 00
W. A. Susong 10 00
J. W. Teeple 10 00
Nicholas Dang 25 00
S. K. Lewin 2 00
C. P. Gray te 00
J. P. Williams £0 CO
John J. Kirby 100 00
G. I. Taggart 10 00
Elton A. Smith 50 00
Lawrence Kelley 100 00
J. A. G. Carson 25 00
Walter Coney 25 00
Chestnutt & O'Neill 25 00
J. J. O'Neill 100 OO
Jacob Paulsen .. 50 00
Edward Karow 25 00
John R. Young 25 00
Joseph Hull 100 00
E. F. Jones 25 00
Woods & Malone 50 00
J. S. Wocrf & Bro 25 OO
Dwelle & Daniel 25 00
John Malloch 25 00
Randolph Axon 10 00
B. M. Garfunkel & Son 10 00
W. E. Grady 100 00
J. T. Stewart 1000
Ben. J. Apple 10 00
J. E. Grady, Jr. 50 00
George J. Mills 50 00
E. C. Gleason 50 00
John M. Hogan 100 00
W. F. Hogan 50 00
Horace A. Crane 25 00
James Sullivan 1500
M. B. Lane 20 00
Samuel B. Adams 25 00
B. A. Denmark' 50 00
Joseph A. Galina 50 00
Richardson & Barnard. 25 00
E. M., F. T. and C. F. Prendergast..soo 00
M. M. Sullivan 100 00
J. J. Sullivan 25 (X)
John K. Garnett 50 00
C. G. Bel! 20 00
Jackson, Metzger & Cos. 2.5 00
George Beckmann 10 00
Andy Jackson 25 00
Employes Daniel Hogan 114 00
Mrs. Burdon 5
Walter C. Hartridge;. ”” 25 00
IX THE COURT OK ORDINARY.
Authorities Notified of an Escaped
Lunatic From Chatham.
In the Court of Ordinary yesterday let
ters dismlssory on the estate of Katie E.
Quinan and others, minors, were granted
to E. R. Quinan, guardian.
An order allowing the removal of the
estate of Isaac Cohen to the Jurisdiction
of the Ordinary of Fulton county, was
granted.
A letter was received from the state in
sane asylum announcing that Alfred
Stokes, sentenced from Chatham county
March 13, 189 TANARUS, had escaped, and notifying
the authorities here to look out and see
if he came back to Savannah. He was
sent up from the Superior Court.
Letters dismlssory on the estate of H.
M. Drane, Jr., were granted to George T.
ajrane. administrator.
‘-.'ax Krapf filed an application for ex
emp. on of personalty, and an order for a
hearii f on March 9 was granted.
PASSENGER MEN IN SESSION.
SCALPERS AND MILEAGE BOOKS
BEING DISCUSSED.
Savannah Rnilrontl Men at the
Washington Conference—The Anti-
SenlpiiiK Hill in Congress Snld to
Be the Purpose of the Meeting.
Local Scalpers NVell Loaded NX 11It
Georgia and Florida Mileage
Hooks.
The American Association of General
Passenger and Ticket Agents will meet in
Washington to-day. It is understood that
the conference was called in anticipation
of the consider,itlon by Congress of the
anti-scalping bills.
While it is said this was the principal ob
ject of the conference, still there are other
important matters to conic before it. The
annual meeting of the association takes
place in March, and the fact that a special
conference was called at this time indi
cates that the matter to be considered are
of importance to the railroads.
Among the Savannah officials now in
W ashington, and who will be present at
the conference, are Col. Beverly W.
Wrenn, passenger truffle manager of the
Plant System; Mr. J. C. Haile, general
passenger agent of the Centrul Railroad,
and possibly Col. A. Pope, general passen
ger und freight agent of the Georgia and
Alabama. Besides these officials there are
several others from Savannah now in
Washington who are attending the meet
ing of the Southeastern Passenger Asso
ciation, which probably concluded its busi
ness yesterday. Mr. IX. C. MoFadden, as
sistant general passenger agent of the
Plant System, and Mr. William A. Win
burn, general freight agent of the Central
Railroad, are among the latter.
The reason fob the proposed withdrawal
of mileage tickets in Ueorgla fey tile South
eastern Passenger Association may have
something to do with the approaching
anti-scalping bills. It Is a fact, however,
that the brokers are handling the mile
age tickets in large numbers, and there
are Savannah scalpers now reported hold
ing something like 10,000 tniles, which they
hold out for 3% cents per mile, notwith
standing the standard rate on the, main
lines in Georgia is 3 cents. There is a
saving to the purchases at this figure in
tickets over certain branches. The regular
rate from Savannah to Charleston via the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, is
4 cents per mile, or $4.40, and the scalper
profits by his transaction. The scalpers
are handling the mileage tickets so exten
sively in this state, however, that the
roads are said to have taken the matter
up with a view to their withdrawal because'
nothing short of that seemed to offer any
present relief.
The withdrawal of mileage tickets in
Florida is said to have been for the same
reason. The scalpers had a bonanza in
the way of mileage books and especially
on the branch roods.' The standard rate
over the Florida East Coast line is 1
cents, while over some of the branches
of the Plant System and Florida Central
and Peninsular roads, it is 4 and 5 cents.
By disposing of the books, costing original
purchasers 2>/& cents per mile, at the 3Vi
cent rate, the scali>ers made more than
the roads did, as the standard rate over
the main line is 3 cents. If the argument
were put forward by the railroads, there
fore, that the scalping traffic was so
great in Georgia and Flori.la aq Iq neces
sitate the absolute withdrawal 0 f this
class of tickets, it is claimed that it
might l>e effective with those having
the anti-scalping bills in hand.
The arguments have been long drawn
out by both the roads and scalpers. The
claim in brief of the scalpers is that the
purchaser of a railroad ticket has the
right to dispose of H as he sees fit and
that legislation prohibiting it would be in
infringement on personal rights. The
roads claim the traffic is Illegal and gives
undue advantage. All purchasers of mile,
age and other reduced rate tickets, sign
an agreement on the back of them iioi to
transfer the ticket.
“The traffic really looks unfair for the
railroads, said a business man in dis
cussing the subject. "Should I sell a
large quantity of goods in my store at a
low rate and stipulate they are to be
handled in a certain locality
and the 1 purchaser handles the
goods at another point, which
I did not contemplate in making
the sale, I should not consider the trans
action exactly fair."
•’ • ♦ •
CITY RETU RNS THANKS.
To nrniisnirk and the K. C. anil p.
Kallrond.
A resolution was adopted at the special
meeting of Council yesterday
afternoon ratifying the ac
tion of Mayor Meldrim, his
expression of gratitude to the municipal
authorities of Brunswick, for their gen
erous and prompt response to his call for
assistance on the flight of the Cathedral
fire by sending an engine and a supply of
hose for use by the Bavannah Fire Depart
ment and also to Mr. 1. M. Fleming, divi
sion freight agent, and the officials of the
Florida, Centra) and Peninsular Railroad,
for the efficient and generous service ren
dered by the road in the transportation of
the engine and hose from brunswiik to
Savannah, and Its return later without
charge to the city. The trip to Savannah
from Brunswick with the engine was made
by a special train wfiich left Brunswick
at 1 o’clock, and arrive* here shortly alter
4 o’clock. In spite of delays which occur
red on the road. The courtesy and gener
osity of the officials of the Florida, cen
tral and Peninsular Railroad will not be
/or got ten by the city.
AT THE THEATER.
“4 Contented Woman** To-nluht.
The Week's Ollier Attraction*.
“A Contented Woman” Is to-night's at
traction. The play is by Hoyt. The plot
concerns a “cofitented woman" who be
comes provoked at her husband's con
tempt for the sex. Her spouse is nomina
ted for Mayor, and she, to compel his
respect, yields to Aunt Jim and other
strong-minded creatures, and runs the
race against him on the woman’s ticket.
She goes forth to vote, and she does
vote. She is sadly ill-treated, her clothes
are torn, her hair pulled and her feelings
hurt-not by the men, but by the women
at the polls. Then the election day comes,
and this formerly contented woman is
elected. But she doesn’t want the elec
tion. She just won’# ho Mayor. Her hus
'bands' respect has been gained and that
satisfies her. She does not want her home
broken up. She is disgusted with politics,
with women's rights, and then she goes
for Aunt Jim, the cause of her dismay,
Her bachelor brother solves the problem.
She is not of age and all the voles oast
for her must l)e thrown out. .Miss Belle
Archer will piay the role of the contented
woman.
To-morrow night “The Prisoner of Zen
da" will be the attraction. Although the
play is entirely familiar to most of the
regular contingent of theater goers. Man
ager Frohman has provided a special ap
petizer in the shape of a partially new east
which is said to fulfill all promises made
by the manager. Howard Gould, who met
with such success In the leading triple
role last season, will again assume the
part. Others in the cast are Function
Campbell, Grace Reals, Robert F. McClan
nin, Benjamin Monteith, and many ar
tists who were seen In the various roles
last year.
Stuart Robson, an actor whose cheery
personality is always welcome to Savan
nah theater goers, will appear at Sat
urday’s matinee and night performances.
Aside from IMr. Robson’s popularity, his
engagement will be a noteworthy one. In
asmuch atj he will present (tie recent ef
fort of Augustus Thomas, who so thor
oughly established his sympathies with
Southern life in his clever play, "Ala
bama.” "The Juckiins" belongs to that
eoterto of American plays, "The Old
Homestead,” "Shore Acres,” and “Ala
bama, ’ and is conceded, on account of
Its w holesome humor and strong dramatic
creations, an auspicious place side by side
Wilh those plays. At the matinee Mr,
Robson will be seen in "The Henrietta."
The young Southern actor, James
Young, supported by a Southern company
will present "David Garrick” next Monday
night.
It is claimed that in this role Mr. Young
is seen at his best, and several Northern
papers have even gone so far as to give
him the credit of presenting one of the
best productions of the character that has
ever been seen on the stage.
Mr. Young has surrounded himself with
an exceptionally strong support, including
among Its members Miss Rida Louise
Johnson, who Is given the credit of being
n most charming and accomplished act
ress, especially In (he characters of Ophe
lia and Ada Ingot.
Mr. William Bokee, another member of
Mr. Young’s company, has at times played
leading roles with Edwin Booth, Lawrence
Barrett, Edwin Forrest and other well
known actors,
Randegger wall be assisted In his recital
at the banquet hall of the Do Soto Satur
day night by Mrs. W. W. Gross. Mrs. S.
F. Smith, Miss Emma E. Coburn, Mr. 11.
von Linstow, Dr. J. G. Van Marter, Mr]
George W. Beckett, Mr. M. D„ Coburn and
Mr. W. C. Walker, who are members of
the Savannah Music Club. The pro
gramme wiil be in two parts, the lirst com
posed of miscellaneous numbers, botli vo
cal and string instrumental. The second
part will consist entirely of piano num
bers by Randegger, who will present a
very popular and interesting programme.
Randegger’s ability at the keyboard is
well known to Savannah music (overs, he
having established his reputation on the
occasion of his former appearance here.
Of Randegger it can be said, what can be
said of probably no other concert pianist,
ami that is that on one occasion when he
ended the last number on the programme
an enormous audience which had gathered
to hear him refused to leave the opera
house until he had consented to return and
repeat ,the number after having, made fre
quent acknowledgements of the enthusi
astic aplause accorded him
Tickets are now on sale by members of
the Savannah Music Club.
—Father—Retnembep, iny son, one never
loses anything In this world by being i>o
lite.
Son—You're wrong, father; I lost my
seat in a street car this morning from that
very cause.—Truth.
—From the annual reports Just furnish
ed by the London gas companies It would
appear that each foggy day in London
represents to the gas companies extra re
ceipts (o the extent of over 1100,000.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.-
Notlce Is hereby given to all persons hav
ing demands against Isaac M. Appel, late
of said county, deceased, to present them
to me, properly made out, within the time
prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount; and all person* In
debted to said' deceased are required to
make Immediate payment to me. :
EMMA AI’PHL.
Executrix Will of ls>ac M. Appel.
NOTJCE.—The undersigned administrat
or of the estate of W. N. I’edcn, late
of the city of Wilmington, state of North
Carolina, hereby give notice of my Inten
tion to sell and transfer four shares of
the capital stock of the Merchants' Na
tional Bank of Savannah, as required by
the laws of the state of Georgia.
WILLIAM A. JOHNSON,
Administrator of the Estate of W. N. Pe
den, deceased.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY—
Whereas, Max Krapf has applied for ex
emption of personalty and valuation of
homestead, and I will pass upon the same
at my ofllce, court house, on Wednesday,
the 9th day of March, 1898, at 10 o'clock
a. m. HAMPTON L. FERRILL.
This Feb. 15, 1898. Ordinary C. C„ Ga.
PORTLAND CEMENT
FOR SALE BY
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
IMPORTERS.
mm
BtANb, PEAS
AND EVF^r’THINIj‘“RELIABLE TESTED
SEED.PROM A S r , PAPER TOACARIOAO
J.T.SHUPTRINE
Seedsman.' "Savannah. 6a.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS,
PERSONAL.
"SHAVING" PERFECTLY SAFE—
when tiic barber uses jour—own—cup,
shaving brush and razor. Tills outfit can
be bought by the burlier or yourself at
small cost, Trom the old, experienced bar
ber, 28 East Broughton Shaving Supply
House. The place for everything need
ed fo- easy shaving. Razors, shears,
strops, hones, soap, looking-glasses, and
barber chairs. Sharpening and grinding
promptly and carefully done.
HARRIS' CARBONATED I, IT HIA
tonies tile nerves and cures Indigestion.
Harris' ginger ale provokes appetite.
$1 75 FOR CHIFFONIERS, *12.50 FOR
oak sails. *.<X> for Iron bed and spring.
Other goods up to the finest quality pro
portinately low. Come around and get ac
quainted. c. P. Miller, Agent.
HORSES CLIPPED WHILE YOU
wail, by our electric clipper; runs two clin.
l-ers. Thomas F. Gleason & Cos., Pulaski
House stables.
~ HARRIS’ LITIIIA LIKE MAGIC
cures all nervous weakness. It Is the
mother's friend. It prevents malaria.
BABY CARRIAGES IN LATEST JJE
slgns, best makes; new Importations ot
mattings arriving daily, c. P. Miller,
Agt., 207 Broughlon. west.
P. H. KIERNAN, 10 STATE STREET,
west, plumber and tinner; grates, blowcts,
ash pans, etc.; agent for Othello, Domes
tic Sunshine. Home Sunshine ranges; new
Excelsior Penn Cook and Cotton Plant
stoves; attention given to repairing stoves,
heaters and tin roofs.
' '!
MEDICAL.
HOW ARE YOUR FEET? IF YOUR
feet are troubling you call on me, and I
will give you relief. I cure Ingrowing
nails, corns and all diseases of the feet
without pain. Charge* reasonable; can
give the best references In the city; office,
115 Drayton street; hours, 7 to 9 a. m., 1
to 3 p. m., 0 to S p. m.; will attend patrons
at residences; orders left at Wheel
er’s drug store, Bull and State afreets;
telephone 252.. Lem Davis, surgeon
chiropodist.
HELP WANTED—MALES.
WANTEDrTtESnTENT]
’ experienced ten and coffee salesman for
Savannah. Address Ervin, Page &. Cos.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
WANTED, FI BST-CLASS BA DESMAN
l for lubricating oils, greases and special
lies; largest line on the market; salary or
commission. Equitable Refining Compa
ny, Cleveland, O.
HELP WANTED—FEM SDKS.
oustomed to German cooking; bring refer
ence. 23 Jones, east,
AGENT* W ANTED.
Tevv^gooT)
men to Introduce a quick selling household
article in Savannah; none but hustlers
need apply. Cali from 9 to 12 a. m.
Wednesday, 225 Whitaker Street, Savan
nah.
~R ELI AB L B M AS, TO HAN DLE
agents for telephone tablets and special
ties. Pay 35,000 a year. Enclosed stamp
Victory Manufacturing Company, Cleve
land, O.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED.
as~'’book
keoper or clerk by married man, 45; ten
years with Northern corporation. Ad
dress W, care Morning News.
~ WANTED, SITUATION BY COLORED
man as cook. Address "Cook," News of
fice.
WANTED—MI SICK L LAN EO LB.
WANTED, 2 TO li MILKS OF 30 OR 40-
pound steel or Iron rail to rent or buy;
also one small tram engine to run on wood
or Iron. Address Sleel, Morning News.
FOII KENT—ROOMS.
FOR RENT, ELEGANT SOUTH
room, back of Launey studio parlors.
Apply at Studio, 21 Broughton, west.
“TO RENT, t.‘HEKRFUL FLAT] - WITH
all conveniences. 615 Tattnall street,
"TWO LARGE CONNECTING ROOMS]
furnished, with use of bath. Apply with
references to 102 Jones street, east.
“large] nicely furnished
south room; conviment to bath; for one or
two gentlemen; location good. Address
M., 319 East Gwinnett.
"two basement rooms suitable
for physician’s offices. 102 Jones street,
cast.
“FLAT OF FOUR ROOMS. WITH MOD-'
ern conveniences. Apply to C. P. Miller,
207 Broughton, west.
“FOR RENT. DESIRABLE FOUR
room fiat, with all modern conveniences.
Apply at 208 West New Houston.
r .-j——
Foil RENT— MOISEI.
“for" rent] desirable resd
dence 433 Tattnall street, head of Gordon;
in perfect condition. Apply next door.
“for RENT. NO. ill OGLETHORPE
avenue, cast, and No. eleven York street,
west. Robert H. Tatem.
“TO RENT, WITH IMMEDIATE Pos
session, house 210 Hail street, west. Ap
ply to J. F. Brooks, 15 Bay street, west.
FOR rent—STORES.
“FoTMdENT\^4TORE^rNI7IjWELr]TNG]
comer Anderson and Habersham streets.
Apply 405 Anderson street, east.
"FOR RENT] TWO STORES ON
Broughton street; and several desirable
residences; all thoroughly renovated; pos
session immediately. Apply Albert Wylly,
12 Bryan street, east.
I (HI It ENT—MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR RENT. LARGE HALL THIRD
fioor Lyon’s block; rent reasonable. Ap
ply, John Lyons & Cos.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
"FOfT"BAMCTHnr~RFsTDEN
the late Mr. I. M. Appel, No. 208 New
Houston street, west. This house is one
of the most comfortable In the city, and
will be sold cheap on easy term*. Apply
to-Mrs. Emma Appel, executrix, or to Mr.
M. 11. Schaul, No. 3 Broughton street,
west.
AUCTION SALES.
damMeTcoTtl
AT AUCTION"
In New Orleans
ON SATURDAY, FEB. 19.
700 BALES COTTON. MORE OR LESS,
DAMAGED BY FIRE AND WATER,
EX. STEAMSHIP SAMARA. TO BE
SOI.I) AT AUCTION IN NEW OR
LEANS.
HARRY 11. HODGSON, Auctioneer.
ADMINISTRATOR S SALE.
The Terminal Hotel, a splendid new
building, with 16 bedrooms, dining room,
office and other necessary rooms and
apartments, and outbuildings, Situated at
Wadley, In Jefferson countj". Georgia, at
the Junction of the Central with the Louis
ville und Wadley and the Wadley anti Mt.
Vernon Railroads, and a private residence
connected with and forming part of the
hotel, having also 10 rooms and all
the hotel furniture will be sold at publlo
sale at the Court House in Louisville on
the First Tuesday in March, 1898. For fur
ther information apply to 9. C. EVANS,
at Wadley, Ga.
9. C. EVANS and W. O. DONOVAN,
Administrators astute Wm. Donovan.
FOR SALE—HEAL ESTATE."
RESIDENCE
corner Gwinnett and Abercorn streets. H.
M. C. Smith.
FOR BALE—MISCELLANEOUS.
T\uT'lOaT)9 of*
extra mules; oil classes from $30.00 to
$175.00 each; horses of all kinds; farm
horses, business horses, truck and dray
horses, trotters and pacers. If you want
a horse or mule cnll and see u*. Savan
nah Feed und Sail? Stables, foot of Souttl
Broad and West Broad streets.
“FOR SALE. TEN HEAD OF HORSES
from $25 to $65. Among this lot of stock
are some good young horses, weighing
from 900 to 1,100 pounds, suitable for nil
kinds of business; also one saddle and
harness ;>ony, price S3B. One brown liorse,
safe for a lady to drive; weight 1,000
pounds; price $75. Call at Younglove 71s
Sipple, West Broad and Broughton streets.
LOST AND FOUND.
~loht] point" lace^handkerZ
Chief; U!>eral reward If returned, to Lau-
Dey’* photo studio.
* LOST. 'POINTER fITPPY, WHITE
nml brown mixed. Please return to 21T
Bolton street, east.
STOLEN.
STOLEN, A FINE GOLD WATCH AND
Chain; Initial* on outside of case, "M. D.
B,”‘double case; number of case Is 34447;
the number of works 3921477. Reward of
sls will be paid for Us return. M. D.
Blackshear, Waycross, Ga.
HOARDING.
TABLE BOARDERS CAN BE ACCOM
modated at 232 Bull street.
3119(1.1.1.AMC0t5.
'''TtEhrmiMYmrßirY'm^
erty, consum ltobert H. Tatem, real estats
dealer. No. 7 York street, west.
: —*— — . 23
Savannah Real Estate Im
provement Company.
NO. 10 BULL STREET. ~
SECURE A HOME.
Cottage houses built in any part of th.
city:
$ 60.00 cash $12.50 per montH
SIOO.OO cash $25.00 per montlt
SUBSCRIBE FOR STOCK.
SI.OO |>er month—shares—sso.oo.
We will buy a lot for you and build H
home on your own plans.
JOHN L. ARCHER, Secretary.
LEGAL NOTICE'S.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY.—No
tice is hereby given to all persons having
demands against Joseph S. Hunter, late of
said county, deceased, to present them to
me. properly made out, within the time
prescribed by law, so as to show theft*
character and amount; and nil persons In.
debted to said deceased are required to
make Immediate payment to me.
ELLEN BRIDGE.
Executrix of the Will of Joseph 8. Hun
ter, deceased.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY--
John M. Black, as next friend of Mary]
Black, Sarah W. and Francis X. Black,
minors, has applied to the Court of Ordi
nary for a twelve months’ support foa
them out of the estate of Barah A. Black,
deceased. Appraisers have made return,
allowing same.
Them! are, therefore, to cite all whom It
may concern to appear before said court
to make objection on or before the first
Monday in March next, otherwise sum.
will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L,
Ferrill, Ordinary for Chatham county, thlg
the 31st day of January, 1898.
FRANK R. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
“GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY]—
Whereas, Ernest C. Threadcraft has ap
plied to the Court of Ordinary for letters
of administration, U. b. n. c. t. a. on tha
estate of Francis M. Threadcraft, deceas
ed.
Those are, therefore, to cite and admon
ish ail whom It may concern to be and ap
per before said court to make objection (If
any they have) on or before the first Mon
day in March next, otherwise said letter,
will be grunted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrill, Ordinary for Chatham county,
this tlhe Bth day of February, 1898.
FRANK E. KEILBACH,
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM CO UN TV Z
Whereas, John Morrison has applied to
Court of Ordinary for letters of adminis
tration on the estate of Margaret Morri
son. deceased.
The*e are, therefore, to cite and nil.
monish all whom .it may concern la t-a
end appear before said court to make ob
jection (if any they have) on or before
the first Monday In March next, otherwise
said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton I„
Ferrill. Ordinary for Chathum .x>ui
(his the Bth day of February. 1898.
FRANK E. KEILBACH
Clerk C. 0., C.
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