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DRAYTON STREET TO BE PAVED
ALCATRAZ ASPHALT TO 118 LAID
FROM B.U TO AVDBRSOS.
The Contract Awarded to the South
ern Asphalt Company of
Baltimore nt IDI Per Sqnarc
Yard—The Anphalt Company to
Huy the Cobble Paving—The font ol
the Improvement About $50,000.
YVorl* to lleitln ut Oner.
Drayton street Is to be paved with Al
catraz asphalt. Alderman Hull's ordi
nance for this purpose, which was intro
duced last fall, w'as taken up at the meet
ing of Council last night and adopted
without discussion. The matter had been
considered by the aldermen in caucus und
agreed to before coming into open coun
cil. The ordinance was taken up at once
and placed on Its second reading. Alder
man Hull said he had delayed bringing up
the ordinance on account of the house
drainage work, but an agreement having
been reached by which the house drainage
contractors had agreed to lay the pipes
crossing Drayton street in advance of the
paving, there was no longer any reason
to delay the work.
“Drayton street must be paved," paid
Alderman Hull. "It Is a crying necessity.
The people who want It paved are making
life a burden for us with their demands
(for the pavement.”
The ordinance was-unanimously adopted,
all present voting in the affirmative as
their names were called.
The Council then proceeded to accept the
bid of the Southern Asphalt Paving Com
pany of Baltimore, Md. When bids were
called for some time ago for paving Dray
ton street with asphalt, vitrified brick or
gravel, the Southern Asphalt Paving Com
pany put in bids for the work on all three
materials. Their bids for asphalt was
tomewhat lower than that of the Warren-
Seharf Asphalt Company of New York,
which has heretofore done all of the as
phalt paving here. The Isld of the South
ern was $1.91 per square yard, while that
of the Warren-Scharf Company was $2.05.
Mr. A. L. Alexander, the local represen
tative of the Warren-Scharf Company
was not on hand, and probably did not
know that the matter of paving Drayton
street was to be taken up.
It Is known that Mr. Alexander was pre
pared to make an argument as to the rel
ative value of the two varieties of asphalt
used by the two companies with a consid
erable difference of course in favor of hts
company. The Warren-Scharf Company
uses Trinidad lake asphalt, while the
Southern Asphalt Company uses Alcatraz
asphalt from California. Mr. W. R. Leak,
cn represents the Southern Asphalt Com
pany.
The cost of paving Drayton street will be,
In round figures, about $50,000, of which
the city will pay about one-half on ac
count of the large frontage of public prop
erty, including Forsyth Park and the pa
rade ground. There are about 23,000 square
yards to be paved. The asphalt company
agrees to pay 10 cents per square yard for
the cobblestone now on the street which
practically reduces the eost to sl.Bl per
square yard, or about $41,630 for the dis
tance between Bay and Anderson streets.
Then there are curbing, catch basins and
other expenditures which will bring the
cost up to about the figure stated.
The ordinance adopted provides that the
Commissioner of Public Works shall pave
the street, but the aldermen interpreted
this to mean that he should have the su
pervision of th'e work. He will probably
put in the curbing and catch basins anil
do all the work except that of laying the
asphalt pavement.
The work is to be undertaken imme
diately’. that is as soon as all arrangements
can be made for it. The successful com
pany is to be required to give a bond for
maintenance for a period of five years,
similar to that given by the Warren-Scharf
Company for the streets paved by it, and
also to undertake the maintainance of the
street after the expiration of that period
at a cost not to exceed the price now paid
by the city to the Warren-Scharf Com
pany for the maintenance of the present
asphalt streets. It Is also required to com
plete the work by May 1. The trees, some
of which Intrench upon the street, are not
to be cut down, but are to be curbed
around.
Alderman Hull, In speaking of the Dray
ton street ordinance, said that the subject
had been discussed at such length at pre
vious meetings that there was no necessity
for further discussion. The only thing for
council to do, he said, was to act, which
it did entirely to his satisfaction.
Bull street, south of the park extension,
Is also to be paved, and the Commissioner
of Public Works is directed to undertake
the work. The pavement, of course, Is to
be Augusta gravel. The ordinance pro
viding for this work was adopted some
time ago, but the Council was unable to
decide how the work should be done,
whether by the Commissioner of Public
Works or by contract.
Alderman Guckenheilmer strenuously op
posed having the work done by the Com
missioner of Public Works, contending
that the city should get its work done as
Cheaply as possible, and that the way to
do this was to advertise for bids. 'After
he had twice prevented the passage of the
ordinance, bids were advertised for, but
none were received. Alderman Charlton
prevented the passage of the ordinance st
the last meeting of Council, holding that
there was some street opening work in
that section which should lie attended to
before the paving was done. Both Aider
men Charlton and Ouckenheimer
were absent from the meeting
last night, and the resolution instruct
ing the commissioner to proceed with the
work was adopted without discussion. It
Is proposed to undertake the work as soon
as possible.
APPROPRIATION INCHEASED.
Police Department to Have n Mew
Building.
The police department is to have a two
story police court and office building bn
Habersham street, in front of the present
police prison, besides the improvement of
the prison. On recommendation of the
committee on city lots Council last night
accepted the bid of John R. Eason to con
struct the two-slory building and make
the improvements in the prison according
to the plans and specifications which have
been prepared for $5,900. The present ap
propriation being only $4,000, an additional
appropriation of $2,200 was made.
St. John's Choir Guild.
Anew society was organized at St.
John’s Church yesterday. It will be known
as the Ladles Choir Guild of St. John's
Church. It waß organized for advancement
and study of music among the ladles of
the parish. Mrs. Spencer M. White was
elected president, and Mrs. Robert Corn
well, secretary.
No Safer Remedy can be had lor Coughs
and Colds, or any trouble of the Throat
than "Brown's Bronchial Troches." Brice
25 cents. Sold only in boxes.—ad.
TO ANSWER FOH MVKDF.R.
Iti'iij. Nelson anil Jesse Deloehe Ar
rested for the KiliinK of Foster.
Benjamin Nelson, a merchant living fif
teen miles from Savannah on the Bine
Barren road, and Jesse Deioche, colored,
were arrested yesterday and committed to
jaii by Justice Bevans, charged with*com
pllclty in the murder of a nefcro named
Edward Foster in that vicinity some days
ago, an account of which appeared in the
Morning News.
At the time the matter was reported in
Savannah, Coroner Goette went out for the
purpose of holding an inquest over the
body of Foster. When he arrived, how
ever, he found the inqueet had already
been held by Justice S. L. Parker of Pool
er, the Jury finding Boise Deioche, a negro
who participated in the difficulty and aft
erward fled, to lie the guilty party. The
testimony went to show that Nelson- and
the other Deioche wore implicated.
The facts seem to be that the two De
ioche negroes and Foster met a short dlr
tance from Nelson's'store on the day of
the killing and became involved in a quar
rel. Foster shot Jesse Deioche in the left
leg with a pistol. About Ihis juncture
Nelson apprehended there was danger to
his children, who were playing near the
store, and went out to quell the disturb
ance. While he was there, however, it
seems the quarrel grew worse instead Of
abating, and Boise Deioche emptied two
loads from a shotgun into Foster’s body,
killing him instantly. The negro who did
tlie shooting has not been seen since by
the officers.
Officer Farrell arrested Jesse Deioche
and brought him here to be committed.
He also ran across Nelson near the market
nnd placed'him under arrest. Nelson was
arraigned before Justice Bevans, but was
not allowed bond on account of the charge
being murder. Jt was claimed he aided and
abetted the negro to shoot Foster. His
statement to Justice Bevans, however, was
that he simply acted as a peacemaker and
went to the negroes to disperse them.
•Boise Deioche is supposed to be at some
point on the Central Railroad, and the
officers are making an effort to appre
hend him if possible. Nelson has employed
counsel and will appear in the Superior
Court for bond to-day.
WAS A NOTED SINGER HERE.
Mrs. Annie T. Cleveland for Years
a Resident of Savannah.
Mrs. Annie T. Cleveland, whose death in
Cleveland, 0., was announced In a dis
patch to the Morning News, was at one
time and for many years a well-known res
ident of Savannah. She lived* in Savan
nah up to about twelve or thirteen years
ago, being a resident here for some fif
teen or sixteen years.
Mrs. Cleveland was at that time a teach
er of music, particularly of voice culture.
She had a fine voice herself, and for some
years was prominently connected with
Christ Church choir. She has also sung in
St. John’s, aud in the choirs of other
churches in the city. Mrs" Cleveland was
always willing to lend her voice to aid in
any charitable cause, and she was often
the leader in musical entertainments, or
ganizing them herself as well as taking
part.
Mrs. Cleveland was formerly a Mrs.
Scholl, but was divorced from Mr. Scholl
before the war. Some time after the ver
she married Rev. W. N. Cleveland, a
brother of ex-President Grover Cleveland,
who had charge of a small parish in New
York state. She again came to Savannah
and lived here a number of years, as stat
ed, becoming a noted singer and teacher.
WILLIAM RL’ANTOCK DEAD.
Died at Oliver After a Long Ill
ness.
Mr. William Quantock died at Oliver yes.
terday.
The deceased had been a sufferer from
kidney and heart troubles for the past
two years and his death was not unex
pected. He was 59 years old. Up to the
last few years he was a valued employe
of the Central Railroad, having held a po
sition in the machine shop for many years.
He leaves a wife and an only son, Will
iam J. Quantock, and a large circle of
friends to mourn his loss,
Mr. Quantock was a member of Live
Oak Lodge No. S of Odd Fellows and of
Zerubbabel Lodge of Masons, both of
watch organizations will attend his funeral
in a body.
The deceased was a loving and kind hus
band, an affectionate father and an up
right citizen.
The funeral will take place from No. 317
New Houston street, west, at 3:30 o'clock
this afternoon. The Interment will be in
Laurel Grove cemetery.
LITTLE 1 II VVCF, FOR AUSTIN.
His Injuries Likely lo Cause His
Dentil.
George S. Austin, the Plant System
brake-man in the Savannah Hospital from
injuries sustained by falling between ears
of an out-going train Tuesday, is still
alive, but the chances are against his re
covery.
The facts of the accident seem to be
that when near Gwinnett street the en
gineer called for brakes and Austin, who
was in the cub, went out to apply them.
The first brake he applkd was on the
cab. The resistance caused the cab to
break loose from the train, Austin was
in the act of stepping to the next ear ns
the coupling broke and was thrown be
tween the cars. The train moved ahead
and the cab passed over his body. The
right leg was shattered and other seri
ous injuries sustained.
Dr. King Wyl'.y states that the patient's
pulse was too high to undertake amputat
ing the leg, but the operation will likely
be performed to-day if this hindrance
passes away.
STABBED NINE TIMES.
YYillinni McQueen’s Murderous As.
ssnit on Arthur Clark.
William McQueen, colored, was arrested
by Constable Brown yesterday, and was
before Justice Nathans, charged with as
saulting, with intent to murder, Arthur
Clark. The fight took place in a saloon
at the corner of Oglethorpe avenue and
East Broad streets.
Nine stabs were inflicted In Clark's back
by McQueen before he could !>o stot>|>ed
After (he difficulty he fle.l and was not
captured by the officers, though there was
a hot trail for him. it was believed at ihe
time that Clark was stabbed seriously.
He Is now able to be out. however, but got
Sidney Pearson to swear to the warrant
against McQueen.
The Justice sent the accused to Jail, and
the case will go to the Superior Court un
less he gives bond to-day.
Friday Afternoon Remnant
Sale, from 12 o'clock to 6:30 o'clock p. m.
Attend Jackson, Metzger & Co.'s remnant
carnival every Friday afternoon —ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: THUItSDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1898.
A SETTLEMENT LOOKED FOR.
PARSONS WILL CASK MAY HE TAK
EN FROM THE COURTS.
Conference Held nnd Proposition*
Made Looking Toward nn Amica
ble .Settlement—l)r. Mans of San
Francisco, Father of the Main Heir,
Paid a Visit to Savannah Keeently.
A Long Litigation Which W'n*
Promised Might Have Eaten Ip the
Hulk of the Property.
An amicable settlement of the dispute
over the estate of Mrs. Sarah M. Parsons,
which a short time ago promised a vexed
and long-drawn out litigation, is now
promised.
The parties at interest have come to
gether in conference, and it Is very prob
able that some plan will be agreed upon
shortly, the result of which will be to
take the case out of the courts, and like
ly be satisfactory to all parties concerned.
Dr. (Maas of San Francisco, Cal., to
whose daughter, Mrs. Parsons' niece, the
bulk of her property was left, was here
recently and spent some time, his visit
being due to the efforts among all parlies
at interest to get the case out of the
courts, and thereby save much time and
much money.
It is understood that the attorneys in the
case, Mr. Geo. W. Owens, representing the
heirs in California, Mr. R. R. Richards
representing the executors of Mrs. Parsons
will, and Mr. A. C. Wright,* representing
Dr. 8. C. Parsons have had a consultation,
and that propositions have been made
looking toward a settlement of the litiga
tion, and it is now confidently expected
that the result desired will be reached.
What these propositions are, or on just
what basis the settlement is likely to take
place, Is not known. The attorneys inter
ested were not Inclined to discuss it yes
terday, though Mr. Owens stated that ne
gotiations were in progress looking to
ward a settlement, which it is believed,will
be brought about.
The case is one that promised to furnish
some interesting history hud it gone on in
the courts as begun. Mrs. Parsons, as will
be remembered died in California,where a
short time before her death she made a
will conveying tho bulk of her property
to her niece Miss Maas. She made a few
other small bequests after which she cut
her husband of with $5, and the wedding
ring he gave her at the time they were
married.
Dr. Parsons was at that time, and is
still in possession of the drug store, which
hfe keeps at Price and Liberty streets, this
portion of Ihe property having been made
over to Miss Maas under a trust deed,
which is on record in the Superior Court.
Dr. Parsons not only declined to vacate
the store, but he went in to fight the will
which conveyed the bulk of the other
property to Miss Maas.
There has already been some little liti
gation in the Court of Ordinary in connec
tion with ihe probate of the will, but the
real tight was to'have been made upon
the probate of the will in solemn form, up
on various grounds alleged by Dr. Par
sons, which have already been stated.
From the Court of Ordinary the case
would in any event have gone to tho Su
perior Court, and from there to the Su
preme Court.
Thus was promised an interesting liti
gation extending over a period of five or
six years or more, which would probably
have eaten up the bulk of the estate. All
parlies at Interest appear to have fore
seen this, hence the efforts made toward
an amicable settlement.
Two of the parties as much interested
as any one else are Dr. Maas, and an
other physician of San Francisco, who at
tended Mrs. Parsons in her last illness,
and who have put in bills aggregating
something like $6,000. Dr. Parsons is at
present out of the city, having gone away
for his health.
COUNCIL'S BUSINESS SESSION.
Am: Budget of Matters Quickly
Disposed of.
The City Council transacted more busi
ness in a shorter time last night than it
has done at any minting sin£e the present
administration has been In power. Ordi
nances for the paving of Druylon street,
and Bull street,south of the parade ground,
were adopted, and the erection of a two
story police court and office building was
provided for.
The offer of Jacob S. Cohen to sell the
city 21.40 acres of land on the Ogeechee
road, four and a half miles from the city,
for SBOO was accepted. The land is to be
used for the location of the new powder
magazine. The idea in purchasing such a
large lot of land in this locality is that it
may shortly be needed for cemetery pur
poses and besides the whole tract could lie
purchased to better advantage than any
portion of it.
The contract for constructing the
mooring plies in the Savannah river
was awarded to David Powers as the low
est bidder.
Lieut. H. S. Colding, commanding the
Second division of the naval reserve, pe
titioned that the reserve bo allowed some
compensation for the removal of their boat
house at the foot of East Broad street.
The petition was referred to the committee
of the whole.
The Savannah and West End Railway
Company petitioned to be relieved of a
paving assessment amounting to $5.24 for
the repaving of West Broad street. The
petition was referred to the Streets and
lanes committee.
Those present at the meeting were May
or Meldr'.m. Aldermen Weil, Davis. Reid,
Hamilton. Krouskoff, Smith, Hull, Dun
can and Owens.
CHATHAM ACADEMY'S NEW WALK.
Yrtiilelnl Stone Pavement In Front
of the High School,
An artificial stone pavement is to be
placed in front of Chatham Academy on
Bull street. The present brick sidewalk
is badly worn and the improvement will
he greatly appreciated. The contract has
been awarded by ihe trustees of Chatham
Academy to the Southern Artificial St'one
Company, and work will begin very short
ly. The sidewalk will extend to the curb
line, an earth space one yard square be
ing left around each tree. A number of
new sidewalks have recently been laid in
the business section by the Southern Arti
ficial Stone Company, among them being
the sidewalks around the Owens’ property,
at Bull and Bryan streets.
Mlt. FLINT WILL RECOVER.
Hl* Injuries Serious, Hut He Is Now
Resting Comfortably.
Mr. A. F. Flint, an account of whose
serious accident at Drayton and Gaston
streets, was given In yesterday's Morning
News, was more dangerously hurt than
at first supposed. The accident occurred
as the result of his bicycle being run into
by a dray. IMr. Flint's jaw was badly
broken und he had two severe cuts on
the head. His Injuries were attended to
yesterday by Dr. W. H. Elliott, who said
that he was resting quite comfortably last
night and would recover.
GEORGIA'S CHANCE AT OMAHA. j
Exposition Commission Will Explain
It o Savannah To-day.
Gov. Norihen and other members of Ihe
Omaha Exposition Commission will ar
rive in Savannah this morning for the
purpose of interesting the citizens of Sa
vannah in a state exhibit in the exposition
to be held at Omaha Chis fall. Mayor
Meldrim announced the fact to the City
Council last night, and requested as many
of the aldermen as coukl conveniently do
so, to meet the members of the commis
sion at the City Exchange at 11 o’clock
this morning. The citizens of Savannah
generally, and the business men especially,
are invited at that time.
Mr. W. Edwin Brobston of Brunswick
and Mayor J. F. DeLacey, of Eastman,
members of the commission, arrived in the
cily yesterday. Hon. W. A.
and Col. Frank H. Richardson Of Atlanta,
are expected with Gov. Northen.
Mr. Brobston, who is an old newspaper
man, and is now one of the llvest real
estate men to be found anywhere, was
seen yesterday by a Morning News re
porter.
‘The commission," said Mr. Brobston,
"has met wth encouraging success where
ever we have gone . The people appear to
tie alive to the value of attracting atten
tion lo the resources of our state, and
there has been a liberal response to eur
requests. iMacon, Augusta, Athens, Wash
ington, Milletlguviib, Eatonton, Madison
and Covington have all been visited, and
in every place the commission has been
well received. From here we will go to
Waycross, Albany, Americus, Columbus
and other South and Southwest Georgia
cities. The amount estimated as neces
sary to make a creditable exhibit is $13,060,
and if we continue to he as successful as
we have been I have no doubt but that
we shall secure fully that amount."
"The trouble with Georgia," said Mr.
Brobston, "is that our people have sat
still for years serene in the belief that
other j>eople knew us as well as we knew
ourselves. Asa mailer of fact, that
there was nothing of the kind. People
North and West know very little of Geor
gia and its resources and its people. The
only way to attract their
favorable attention is to make
these things known to ihem. For the
lust generation or more the whole trend of
everything was to the West. The newspa
pers spoke continually of the West and the
railroads boomed the West. Consequently
everything went westward. The Western
boom subsided some time since. For the
last several years the newspapers have
given their attention more and more to the
South, the railroads have distributed lit
erature and have used other means to at
tract attention to. this section. These things
have begun to take effect. Intending home
seekers are now looking Southward. One
reason for the holding of the Omaha ex
position is, in my opinion, to make such
an exhibition of their resources as will
check this Southward tendency. This being
the case it is especially to our interest to
make such a showing t*ere us will prove
that our claims are not mere moonshine. If
we can show the thousands of homeseekers
who will attend the exhibition that our re
sources are what we claim them to he
Georgia will profit immensely thereby.”
ILL LUCK UK THE SOPHIA.
Savuiutali Vessel's Hntig-Ii Voyage
From Halifax to Ireland,
The Savannah bark Sophia, owned by
Mr, James Foley and others, put Into
Bantry bay, Ireland, Feb. 9. The story of
her voyage has been briefly referred to in
the Morning News. The vessel was in
command of Capt. Hans R. Pedersen.
Mr. Foley received a letter yesterday
from the chplain’s wife, stating that
everything on the vessel was washed away
in the storm she encount
ed. The crew was fright
ened and wanted to leave, hut the
captain would not allow them to do so.
The sea3 Were running so heavy that a
boat could not have been lowered, even if
the men had insisted upon leaving.
The Sophia sal.ed froiji Halifax, N. S.,
on Jan. 18, with a cargo of deals bound
for Tralee, Ire. After leaving Halifax,
very heavy seas were encountered, and on
Jan. 23, the deck load was thrown over
board to keep the vessel from sinking, she
being then making a lot of water.
Feb. 1, she encountered a regular hur
ricane from the west, a heavy sea coming
over her stent knocked down the man at
the wheel, and drove In portions of the
cabin. Three of her stanchions and one
of her boats were smashed.
Eight feet of water was then
in the hold. She was rapidly
making water and thrown on
her beam ends. The captain
ordered the foretopmast cut away,
but it did not right her. Soon after the
main and mizzenmasts were cut away in
order to right the vessel. Her foresail was
then set and she bore off before the wind,
which was still blowing fiercely and In the
dismantled and highly dangerous position
she reached the Irish coast Heh top decks
were partly burst open.
All of the bulwarks are destroyed and
she is practically a total wreck. Fortun
ately none of the crew was lost during the
dangerous passage.
TOOK A CLI il TO I'EKSUAOE HIM.
Constable Cohen's Argument YYitli
an Unwilling: Prisoner.
Constable Paul Cohen of Justice Rus
sell's court had considerable trouble yes
terday arresting Will Ferguson, colored,
who was wanted for an alleged assault on
Florence Reed, who lives at No. 6tM Pres
ident street, east. The officer hod to use
a club, and for a time thought he would
have to use bullets to assert the law.
Cohen started on a search for Ferguson,
armed with a warrant, and found his man
on President street. In order that there
might be no nlristakes tho officer look the
prosecutrix along as an evidence to Fer
guson that the proposed arrest was not
a bogus game. When Cohen and the wo
man encountered FergiJbn, an explanation
was made by the officer, who called on tho
woman to bear him out in the statement
that the warrant u■in genuine.
“What! That woman take out a war
rant for me?” said Ferguson.
"Yes, nnd you.must go,” said Cohen.
At this Ferguson turned and started
away os if Cohen did not have the whole
of Georgia behind him in the fulfillment
of his duty. Cries for the negro to hault
were of no avail. Taking off a pair of gold
glasses and pocketing them for safety, Co
hen produced a club and started for his
man. On reaching Ferguson he again en
deavored to Impress on him the fact that
he was under arrest and had better act
cautiously, but the negro persisted in his
refusal to go. Cohen then laid hold of him
and a scuffle ensued. The otiiccr called for
help and a bystander went to the rescue,
at which the prisoner was subdued. Coheii
took his man before Justice Russell who
committed him lo Jail.
Rdinfihnt Carnival.
Every Friday afternoon, between 12
o'clock and 6:30 o’clock p. m. Remnants
sold cheap during these hours. Jackson,
Metzger * Cos., corner Broughton and
Whitaker streets.—ad.
WAITING ON WASHINGTON.
PI IILIC BI ILDITO REA9Y FOR THE
INTERIOR WORK.
No Intimation When Ill.l* Will Be
Advertised For—Mile* A llradt'*
Contruct Completed Except Pat
ting in rurt of the Iron Stairc-aMe
In the Totrer—The Building In
Condition (or the Interior Work
to Beglu Six Week* Ago.
The new public building Is ready and
has been for sometime for the commence
ment of work upon the interior finishings,
but still no Intimation comes as to when
the department will advertise for bids for
that work.
Messrs. Miles and Hradt have entirely
completed their contract for building the
superstructure with the exception of put
ting in three of the five flights of the iron
staircase up in the tower. These can be
put in at anytime without interfering in
any manner with the work upon the in
terior, and the only reason they are not
yet in place is because the iron manufac
turer has disappointed the contractors in
not getting the materials here at the
time agreed on. Mr. Bradt is still wait
ing for those three flights of the tower
stairs, and will put them in place just as
soon as they come.
That, however, is in no wise responsi
ble for the delay in beginning the interior
work. The building was ready for that a
month or six weeks ago. Bast December
the information came that the plans
would be completed and bid3 called for
within a month, but January passed and
there was no advertisement. When Con
gressman R. E. Lester was down here
with the river and harbor committee, he
said he had been looking into the matler,
and that bids would certainly be called
for the latter part of February or by
March 1 at latest. In that event the
plans should be ready, and advertisements
for bids should be published by next Tues
day.
If the advertisement is published March
1, bids can be opened April 1, and the work
can begin a short time thereafter. Mr.
Bradt who has had charge of the con
struction of the superstructure, will bid on
the interior work and will remain here
until the contract is awarded. It is ex
pected also that there will be some local
bidders for this portion of the contract.
If the treasury department acts prompt
ly in the matter, the work can begin early
in April. The contractors will probably
be given six months in which to finish the
work, which is considered ample time tn
view of the fact that' In the case of the
nine-story postoffice building in Washing
ton, the interior work had to be finished
under contract within eight months. It
is thought to be about time for something
to be heard from the plans, for Savannah
ians would like very much to see the
new building open for business before the
beginning of another year.
WANT THE DATE CHANGED.
TANARUS, F. A.’s Asked to Fix Another Time
for Tlielr State Convention.
A committee from the state board of the
Travelers' Protective Association will be
in Savannah Saturday for the purpose of
conferring with, members of the local pest
in regard to changing the dates for holding
the state convention.
At present, the time has been fixed for
April 11, 12 and 12, but there is some ob
jection to these dates on account of the
belief the first part of the week is not a
good time for traveling men to get away
from business. They think this fact would
greatly decrease the prospective attend
ance at the convention.
President Joe Lovenstein has a contrary
view of the matter, and thinks the latter
part of the week a bad time for holding
conventions. “The last one resulted un
satisfactorily by running into Sunday be
fore we could wind up the business," he
said to a Morning News reporter, "and I
ntn in favor of leaving the dates as they
have been fixed.” Just what will be done
is not apparent, but there is ample time
to make the change without interfering
with prospects, If the meeting so decides
MEMORIAL TO TOMO-CHI-CHI.
Colon In I Dallies Want the City’* Per
mission to Erect It.
The Georgia Society of Colonial Dames
desires to mark the spot where rest the
remains of Tomochichi, the Indian chier
tain, who was the friend of Oglethorpe,
and the colonists at the time of the set
tlement of Georgia.
A communication was received from the
society by the City Council last night, re
questing permission to mark the burial
place of Tomochichi, with a foundation
stone for a memorial tablet. The alder
men were at a loss what to do in the mat
ter, as none of them were aware of the lo
cation of Tomochichi's burial place. May
or Meldrim said that it was supposed to
be in the neighborhood of the Gordon
monument in Wright square, but he did
not think the exact spot was known.
City Atrorney Adams gave it as his opin
ion that the communication should be re
ferred to the Park and Tree Commission.
Mayor Meldrim was Instructed to commu
nicate with the Society of Cblonial Dames,
for the purpose of ascertaining the exact
spot of Tomochichi's supposed resting
place.
IN MISS AVII.LAUD’S MEMORY.
Tilt* Afternoon’s Service at Trinity
•Methodist Church.
This afternoon at 4 o’clock memorial ser
vices will be held at Trinity Church in
honor of Miss Francis E. Willard, the wo
man who did so much for the promotion
of Christian temperance all over the world,
and whose body will to-day be consigned
to its last resting place.
Miss Willard was at the head of 250,000
women who were enrolled in the White
Ribbon Army in America. She was presi
dent of the World's Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The service will be participated in by
several of the ministers, and some of the
laymen of the city churches. Short talks
are expected from Dr. J. H. Scruggs, Rev.
A. J. Smith, Rev. E. A. Bosworth, Rev.
.1. I}. Chapman, Rev. W. A. Nisbet and
Mr. W. B. Stubbs and by the president of
the Savannah union. Two or three of the
favorite hymns of Miss Willard will be
sung.
Don't Get Excited
About the war. Come to Hicks' and enjoy
yourself. If you do have to go to Cuba
you will feel so much better for the good
things enjoyed at Hicks'. Hicks wants
you to be at home at his place. He treats
you with consideration and gives you the
best obtainable. Hicks knows how to
make things pleasant and -an entertain
you like a prince. Go to Hicks' if you
want a full share of the earth's best bless
ings.—ad.
Ittlo. for lilnck Silk*,
Excellent dye,.double warp, black Surah;
every thread warranted silk; worth 50c,
being sold at 29c, at Leopold Adler’s.—ad.
ftgu,
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure
THE DAY IN THE COURTS.
The KeHn-McAlpin Case on Trinl In
the Superior Court.
The suit of John Kean and others,against
Henry McAlpin was taken up for trial in
the Superior Court yesterday. This suit
involves the title to wharf lot No. 3, just
east of Lincoln street, which is said to
yield an annual rental of 9500.
The plaintiffs have exhibited a chain of
title by which they seek to prove their
claim. Mr. McAlpin now has title to the
property, and the respective claims of the
parties will be passed upon by the jury.
Among the plaintiffs are Hamilton Fish,
Jr., and Stuyvesant Fish of New York.
One paper in the chain of title is the
will of James Deveaux made in 1785. This
will was produced in the court room yes
terday from the records of the Court of
Ordinary. It is a remarkable old paper,
which has almost decayed and rotted
away by time, so that now it is something
like forty or fifty pieces. It would be dif
ficult now' to make a copy of it, except, of
course, from the record book of the
in which it was recorded. The court ad
journed while this paper w’as under dis
cussion.
Judge Falligant granted a non-suit in
the case of Mary Wren against the Sa
vannah Grocery Company. She brought
suit for SIO,OOO damages for the death of
her husband, who fell down an elevator
shaft in the Savannah Grocery Company’s
building and lost his life.
The suit of Mrs. Mary Malin against
Andrew Hanley, tried in the City Court
yesterday, resulted in a verdict for SIOO,
with interest, from March 4, 1897. in favor
of the plaintiff. Mrs. Malin sued for $1521.
Of this amount she claimed sl2l as the
value of her furniture, which the defend
ant levied on under a distraint warrant for
rent. She alleged that during the ab
sence of her husband her house was en
tered by Mr. Hanley's orders and her fur
niture moved out into the street. On ac
count of the humiliation and injury to her
feelings, she claimed SSOO damages.
Judge Norwood sustained the demurrer
in the case of Jacob W. Irwin against the
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad,
throwing the declaration out of court. The
suit was for damages for personal injuries.
Henry Quarterman, charged with simple
larceny, entered a plea of guilty iiefo.-e
Judge Norwood, and was sentenced to pay
a fine of sls and costs or spend twelve
months on the chain-gang..
Edward J. lieiffer was reappointed a
commercial notary public by Judge Falli
gant.
Judge Emory Speer will arrive from Mu
con Tuesday morning, March 1, and v\ ill
begin the term of the United States Court
on that day.
HAD HIS EAR CHEWED.
Sailor Philip Smith Say* He Was
Badly Treated by the Captain.
A sailor named Philip Smith came into
the city yesterday to make complaint of
the manner in which he had been treated
on board the sloop C. H. Hadley. He had
half of his right ear almost chewed off,
his finger tied up on account of a wound
from a man's teeth, he said, and several
scars and scabs were visible on various
parts of his face and head.
He had shipped on the Hadley, he said,
between Savannah and small ports in
South Carolina, as well as other small
port3 to the south. On Feb. IC, as the re
sult of a little dispute between them, he
said, Capt. Osgood Parker, owner of the
sloop, attacked him, he states, biting him
and scratching him severely, and also
striking him on the head with a bolt.
Smith told his story to the United States
commissioner,and there may be an investi
gation of the case.
Impure Blood In Spring.
This is the almost universal experience.
Diminished perspiration during winter,
rich foods and close confinement indoors
are some of the causes. A good spring
medicine, like Hood's Sarsaparilla, is ab
solutely necessary to purify the blood and
put the system in a hea-thy condition at
this season.
Hood’s Pills are the best family cathar
tic and liver tonic. Gentle, reliable, sure,
—ad.
The New Cement Sidewalk*.
Savannah Justly has the reputation of
permitting the continuance of the worse
sidewalks of any city In the country. Re
cently some of the more enterprising prop
erty-holders have set an example, and
have laid the new cement sidewalk. This
greatly adds to the comfort of pedestrians,
and to the value of the property. One of
the land companies owning a number of
lots south of Anderson street has under
consideration a proposition to pave the
sidewalks on each side of Jefferson from
Second street to Seventh with this new
pavement. The plan is to pave a four-foot
way in the middle of the sidewalk, with
a grass plat on each side. The Intention
seems to be to make that portion of the
southern section, between Barnard and
Montgomery, so desirable as to attract the
best class of improvements.
None of the lots referred to have ever
been offered to the public, but on next
Tuesday, at the court house, Mr. Dorsett
will offer a few of ihe nearest in on very
easy terms.—ad.
Open Book Holder,
Bartley's Perfect Open Book Holder is
easily adjusted, holds open perfectly books
of every size and thickness, and leaves are
readily turned without removing it. Price
SO cents. For sale at Estiil’s News Depot,
No. 45 Bull street.—ad.
Blaek Mi i nI, Silk*.
Double warp, high grade quality, full
width, excellent dye, warranted every
thread silk ar.J worth 30c a yard. Another
lot just received and being sold at ls9c at
Leopold Adler’s.—ad.
Sale of Remnant*
Every Friday, 12 o'clock to fi:3o o’clock
p. m. Jackson, Metzger & Co.'s remnant
carnival. Short lengths and odd lines at
one-half price. Corner Broughton and
Whitaker streets.—d.
S P. SHOTTER President
J. F. C. MYER.S, Vice Prutdent.
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knowing that the light you
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Next Winter.
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SUITS AND OVERCOATS.
"No Price” in comparison
with the “VALUES.”
Coal,Coke,Wood
A large supply of all
grades and sizes. Consult
us before making your pur
chases.
Just received a cargo of
Foundry and Domestic Coki,
nice and clean. Just the
thing for grates.
An enormous supply Do
mestic Dump Coal.
Office and Yard Foot Lincoln Street
’PHONE 63-
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THE THIEF WHO STOLE A H(
STOVE found it loaded with our f’
burning coal, which, like MONTEVALI.
makes things red hot.
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Anthracite.... $5.50 per ton
Domestic Dump 5.00 per ton
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