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GOLDEN RULE’S ANNIVERSARY.
ODD FELLOWS AND FHIEXDS ENJOY
A BIRTHDAY CELKBHATION.
Flensing; Proyro mmc In (he LoOm-
Room Follnueil liy Luncb^Charter
Mrmhrr Tjnon Hoviewn the His
tory of the l.oilKe Daring the
Tttenty-Three Yearn of Its Hihl
enee—lt linn Thrivcil unci Accom
plished Slueh for the Benefit of Iln
>!euiher anil the Order.
Golden Rule liodge of Odd Fellows cele
brated its twenty-thiril anniversary last
night. There was h good attendance of
the members and their wivea and lady
fricnds. with a number of Invited guests.
A pleasing programme had been prepared,
and the celebration proved thoroughly en
joyable.
After the opening ode by Organist James
S. Van Berschot. P. Q. J. 8. Tyson de
livered a short address on the history of
the lodge.
"In the period just preceding the in
stitution of Golden Rule,” said he, “while
elsewhere under the jurisdiction of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, Odd Fellowship
was advancing and displaying its banners
to many who scarcely knew of its exist
ence, the conditions in Savannah were
widely different. One of our lodges h. re
had gone down In memlcership from 175 in'
1871 to less than 100 in 1875. With this
unfavorable state of things staring us in
the face, U became manifest to a few
of us that something must be done, oth
erwise our membership would continue to
decrease. Realizing the Importance of the
step we proposed to take, we believed that
anew lodge would stimulate everybody to
renewed activity, and a result do the or
der some good. A few preliminary meet
ings were held, our plans perfect
ed, name and number agreed upon,
and the grand master, Thomas
J. Simmons, now chief justice of Geor
g,a, came at our bidding and on Wednes
day evening, Nov. 10, 1875, duly instituted
Golden Rule I-odge, No. 12. The Institu
tion took place In the old lodge room at
the northeast corner of Broughton and
Bull streets. The restless spirits who or
ganized the movement were John Y. Dig
on, L. P. Dupont, John Evans, J. W.
Frttwell, D. llopps, C. F. Law, R. E.
Mime, Edward Mclntyre, George N. Nich
ols, J. S. Silva, D. A. Spring, J. S. Ty
son and E. S. Zettrouer, from Live Oak
Lodge, No. 3; F. 1). Bloodworth, S. F.
Dupont, A. C. Harmon and W. K. Pearce,
from DeKalb Lodge, No. 9, and George
R. Robertson, from Haupt Lodge, No. 58.
The first officers were: G. N. Nichols, N.
G.; F. D. Bloodworth, V. G.; J. W. Fret
well, secretary: R. E. Mims, treasurer; W.
K. Pearce, warden; Edward Mclntyre,
conductor; S. F. Dupont, O. G.; E. S.
Zittrouer, I. G.; D. A. Spring, R. S. to N.
G.; G. R. Robertson, L. S. to N. G.; A.
C. Harmon, R. S. to V. G.; John Evans,
L. S. to V. G.; C. K. Law, R. 8. 3.; J.
Y. Dixon, L. S. S.
“At that time the lodge room was so
occupied by the other lodges and encamp
ment that we could only meet twice a
month, and not until 1886, after moving
into the new temple did we have the op
portunity of meeting weekly
“We have had 877 regular meetings, re
ceiving into membership during that limp,
by charter 18; by card, 28; by reinstate
ment, 16; by initiation, 215; a total of 277.
We have lost by expulsion. 2; suspension
for non-payment of dues, 93; withdrawals,
63; deaths, 25; leaving present member
ship 92.”
My Tyson then showed the varied char
acter of the membership the lodge has
had, “Of undertakers, machinists, naval
stores inspectors, Joiners, clergymen,
plumbers, tinners, barbers, tailors, mana
gers. cashiers, moulders, we have had one
eech; collectors, dentists, editors, engi
neers, planters, masons, insurance agents,
bank officers and real estate dealers, two
each; carpenters and salesmen, four each;
druggists, physicians, printers and con
ductors, five each; lawyers, 6; railroad offl
cers, 14; bookkeepers, 24; merchants, 37-
clerks, J 18; unclassified, 22.
“Since its Institution there has been paid
Into the treasury *14,342.31, or an annual
average of *637.43. There has been paid
out for relief *2,549.96, being an annual av
erage of *113.32. Our per capita tax to the
grand lodge has been an average of *68.35,
or a total of *1,560.48. Our
annual returns to the grand lodge
will show you the changes in
the number of members. Our first returns
Dec. 31, 1873, was 31, our last, that of
a), 1898, was 92, and the everage has been
*?’ Twenty of our past officers have been
elected representatives to the grand lodge,
some of them serving one year, some two
and some three. Several of them have
attained honorable positions in that grand
body, the present district deputy being
one of our members.
“Of the charter members all were native
Georgians save two. Spring was a native
of Wisconsin, and Dixon of the Emerald
Isle. One-half of the original eighteen ere
still in membership.”
The remainder of the programme was as
follows: Song by Mr*. May Silva; violin
solo by Prof. Wlegand. with piano accom
paniment by Mra Wilson; recitation by
Mrs. Gugle; recitation by Master Charles
Bishop; piano solo by Prof. Wlegand; duet
by Mrs. May Silva and Mrs. Gray , song by
Mrs. May Silya; whistling solo by Mr I
Heilman; address by Rev. Dr. Schaeffer.
Refreshments were afterwards served
in the supper room. An excellent lunch
was served to over one hundred, Past
Grand George N. NichoJis presided at one
table, and Grand Secretary J. S. Tyson
at the other.
ALDEHVIX J, B. JOHNSON.
The Long Standing Vacancy in Conn
ell Filled.
Mr. J. B. Johnson was elected a member
of Council last night to fill tiic long-stand
ing vacancy on the board. It is understood
he will accept.
Alderman Smith nominated Mr. John
son, and the nouxlnatlon was seconded by-
Alderman Charlton, who expressed the
hope that he would be elected. Other Al
dermen spoke in high terms of Mr. John
son, and when the vote was taken, it
was unanimous in bis favor. Aklermau
Owens stated he had been told Mr. John
son would accept, so the probability is
there will be no further trouble in regard
tc the vacancy.
Council will meet on Wednesday after
noon of next week instead of at night.
6ome of the aldermen wish to attend the
circus.
RECORDER KIVEVEL DESIGNS.
He In Probably- Stepping A.ide for
Mr. Hurt ridge.
Recorder Ravenel sent In bis resignation
to Council last night. It will take effect
as soon as his successor is elected and
qualified.
Recorder Ravenel only took the position
In the absence of Mr. Hartridge, and, now
that he has returned. It in likely he w jJ[
be elected to the position again.
BRISK COMPANY’S PETITION.
Want* la Put It* Wire* I ndcrgrounil
Too.
The ordinance granting privileges to the
B-llson Electric Illuminating Company to
build a lighling system in Savannah was
not disposed of by Council last night for
the reason the Brush Electric Light and
Power Company has filed a petition and
ordinance, covering the same privileges,
and it is desired to dispose of both at. the
same time. The Edison company's ordin
ance, which has irased first reading, was
carried over to the next meeting, while tie
Brush company's passed its first reading.
Coining at this time, ii might appear that
the Brush company was intending to give
the Edison a fight. It seems this is not He
case, however, or at least, it is denied
by several Interested in thp Brush com
pany. They say the only object in ask
ing for the privilege of pulling down tie*
underground system at this ume Is to
have their ordinance go through with
the other. Mr. Abram Minis, counsel for
the Brush company, says there is no ffori
to interfere in any way with the Edison
company.
The Itoundary in which the Brush com
pany w ishes to pul down the under-ground
system is “on the north by the north side
of Bay street; on the south by the north
side of State street; on the east by the
last si'e of Abercorn street, and on the
west by the west side of West Broad
street.” Within this Itoundary the ordi
nances’provides that the underground sy-3-
tem shall be used alone.
Alderman Charlton offered on amended
ordinance granting the Central Railroad
the right it seeks over River street. The
cidinanee passed first reading.
There is a considerable change from
either of the drafts submitted by the rail
road committee of Council. The first sec
tion authorizes tjie road to extend its
Hacks to the Savannah, i-'iorida and West
ern Railroad, and this is made a condi
tion. Another condition in this section "is
that any and all railway companies now
reaching Savannah, or which may hereaf
ter come here, shall have the right to
connect with said River street track and
the extension thereof herein described, at
any point east bf the Savannah and
Ogeechee canal, and west of the Bilbo
canal, and all such railways, when so con
nected, shall enjoy all the riglils ami bene
fits of the rate per car in this ordinance
named.” It is provided the city shall ac
quire all property yet to be acquired on
River street, which only Includes the
Georgia Chemical Works' strip.
Asa further condition, the Central Is
required to extend Its facilities on River
street where necessary, and shall build
spurs and sidings upon wharves at the
expense of the owners or olhera interested
in such wharves, as it may be requested
to construct. It is provided that the
charge to shippers or consignees, or to
any company or coritoratlon, to be made
by the road for transfers of freight des
tined for points beyond the Savannah ter
minal, shall r.ot exceed *1 a car. No
greater charge shall lie made for moving
freight in like quantities from any one
point thereon, including such points, in
itial or terminal, as may be on Ihe exten
sions contemplated by the ordinance. It
is further provided the road shall be re
sponsible for all damages incident to Its
operation on River street, and the city Is
not to be liable to Ihe company for delay
to Its trains in putting down gas or water
pi lies. The railroad is required to main
tain safe crossings at different points, and
a failure to maintain a crossing after re
ceiving twenty-four hours' notice, shall
subject the road to a fine of *IOO on con
viction In the Police Court.
By the last section the city has the
right to regulate the speed of trains, the
construction of tracks, and the kind of
fuel to be used. It also reserves Ihe right
to regulate the character of motive pow
er, length of trains, and the time they
slop on crossings.
“Be it further ordained,” the ordinance
concludes, “ihe said Central of Georgia
Railroad shall have thirty days In which
to signify Its acceptance of the grant
herein conveyed, and work on the exten
sion herein contemplated, shall be begun
within thirty days after such acceptance
has been filed with tho Clerk of Council."
AT THE THEATER.
West’s Minstrel Jubilee for Two
Performances To-morrow.
Henri Gressitt, a Southern boy, who is
the special representative for West’s Min
strel Jubilee, was in the city yesterday,
and is stopping at the De Soto.
Of the all-star minstrel company Mr.
Gressitt said; “Mr. West has simply daz
zled the theater-goers by his stroke in se
curing all of the acknowledged artists In
minstrelsy in one company. It was a bold
move on his part, and managers every
where predicted an overwhelming success
if he could carry out his plans, but they
doubted the latter; anyhow, Mr. West has
demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt
that he has been extremely successful, and
receives an ovation in every city where
the Jubilee appears. The coming of
West’s company to Savannah to-morrow
promises to be an event. As you know,
it Is quite the fad now to see the jubilee,
owing to the scale upon which it is given.
Especially was this so with the “smart
set" in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington; in ihe latter place the
official* and their ladies attended in large
theater parties. While, as every one
knows, Carroll Johnson, the Beau Brtun
tnel of minstrelsy, is one of the star fea
tures of the jubilee. Mr. Jose, the contra
tenor, makes his first appearance in the
South; Clement Stewart, London’s favorite
tenor; Kent, the baritone, and Frillman,
the basso, are a few of the artists who
have made the singing in the first part
the grandest that was ever given by a
minstrel company. New York compared
the sinking to grand opera. Of course,
1 can't tell you about all—it would take
too tong; but I want to call your atten
tion to the magnificent spectacular pro
duction of “Remember the Maine,” intro
ducing Hobson, Dewey, Schley. Sigsbee
and President McKinley with the gallant
crew.”
Mr. West will take this company to
London in the summer.
Happy Harry Archer’s benefit will be
to-night's attraction. William Homburg
of the Fourth Illinois Regiment, a gun
spinner of reputation will be seen in a
novelty never seen here before. Fred
Mink, also of the Fourth Illinois, will be
seen in lambing and acrobatic acts. Maj.
J. A. McGuire, swordsman, will endeavor
to entertain the audience with his acts
of swordsmanship. Senor Cantonann will
sing “As She Sleeps.” Frederick Bates,
the well-known juggler, will Introduce
something entirely new. Thornton, the
Irish comedian, will give his latest spe
cialty, “A Broken Down Politician.” The
performance will conclude with True
heart and Ward's musical farce comedy,
In one act, “Irish Justice.”
Called Home bj Mi* Father’* Death.
Col. J. F. Armfield of the First North
Carolina Regiment left last night for his
home at Statesville, N. C. He received
news during the day of ihe death of his
father, and secured leave of absence for
fifteen days to visit his home. In his ab
sence, Ihe regiment will tie under the com
mut'd of Lieut. Col Calvin D. Cowies.
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SONS OF THE LONE STAR STATE
TEXAS IS WEI.I. REPRESENTED IN
THE SEVENTH CORPS.
First Texas Regiment Come Front
the Southern Section of the State,
lint Few Typical Texan* In the
Command—Many of the -Men Front
A lona the Rio Grande Speak Span
ish—Two Mexican* Are In the Regi
ment-Three Crack Companies or
the Volunteer Guard* of Texn* Are
in the Command.
The Lone Star State is represented in the
Seventh corps by a fine body of men. The
Fi rs t Texas comes from the Southern part
of the state. No city furnished more than
two companies, though troth Houston and
San Antonio supplied that number. The
rest of the companies are- from other
places, among them Galveston, Corpus
Christ!, La Grange, Milan, Marble Falls
and Austin. Several of these cities sent
more than one company, but they went
into the other regiments.
There are but few men in the regiment
who bear a resemblance to the type that
is popularly supposed to be that of the
true Texan. The command does not come
from that section of the state where this
type is most commonly met with. There
are, however, a number of men from along
the Rio Grande who speak Spanish as well
as they do their native tongue, and in the
regiment there are two Mexicans. These
descendants of the old Spanish stock ot
the conquerors have their sympathies
with the United Slates, and they were
not at all averse to entering the strug
gle against Spain.
Texas supplied six regiments as her
quota of the President's calls. Of these,
four were infantry, one was cavalry and
another was made up of Immunes, or sup
posedly so. The regiment of immunes, the
First, Is not listed as from Texas, though
properly it is from that state, having been
recruited almost entirely from within its
borders in much the same way as the
Third Immunes were raised in Georgia.
The First Texas was mustered into the
service at Austin on May 12. The com
panies began arriving at that place sev
eral days befoie that time, one or two
of them having gotten in and been In
readiness lor muster-in ten days before.
On May 20 the command left for Mobile.
It remained in camp near that place for
a month and then went to Miami. It was
at Miami that the regiment was trans
feired from the Fourth to the Seventh
corps. About Aug. 8 the regiment left Mi
ami for Jacksonville.
Of all the camps they have had the
members of the First Texas like that they
have on Dale avenue the best. They ar©
enjoying their stay in Savannah, and are
finding it more delightful than that they
made at any of the other places they have
been encamped. They find the site here
and the provisions that have been made
for them in every way more advantageous
than at other places they have been.
Among the companies of the Texas reg
iment are three that are not without hon
or. The most famous of the three are the
Houston Light Guards. For a number of
years this company was regarded as the
finest In the country. It won more prizes
at drill contests and had more fame than
any other in America. Its record during
the years there were so many of these
drills was *35,000 In prizes. Another cele
brated company is the Belknaps of San
Antonio. The Belknaps have also won
many prizes, and stand next to the Light
Guards in Texas. The San Antonio Zou
aves are also a crack company that en
tered the service with the regiment. The
Zouaves achieved a reputation by the way
they could go over a twenty-foot wall
In their drill.
There was hot a very large percentage
of the enlisted men of the. Volunteer
Guards of Texas that volunteered when
the call to arms was made. An officer
said last night that there were about 20
per cent, of the men who entered the
army. In this respect the Texans were
like the soldiers of most of the other
Southern states, in which the call was
not considered as having been directed to
the members of the organized militia of
the states.
Col. \V. H. Mabry is In command of the
First Texas. His home is ot Austin, and
he was adjutant general of the Volunteer
Guards of the state before he entered the
service. He has held this position for
more than ten years.
Lieut. Col. Charles G. Dwyer is a reg
ular army officer, who was appointed to
the regiment from hjs motive state. His
rank in the regular service is that of first
lieutenant, and he is attached to the Third
Infantry. At the time of his appointment
to the position he now holds in the volun
teer army he was military attache to the
American legation at the City of Mexico,
a post he had held for three years.
Maj. Thomas'Scurry of Dallas is In com
mand of the Second Battalion and Maj.
Roger Roberdeau is in command of the
Third. The adjutant of the regiment is
First Lieutenant Oscar Lusk, uml First
Lieutenant Albert E. Devine is regimen
tal quartermaster.
Maj. A. B. Kennedy Is regimental snr
geon, and hts assistant surgeon la Lieut.
Jackson, who was transferred from the
Second Texas when it was mustered out
of the service a short time ago. The chap
lain is Capt. George Sexton.
ABBEVILLE HAPPENINGS.
Hi nth of Mr*. P. S. Tatam-Mn.
Crawford Very HI,
Abbeville, Ga., Nov. 9.—The election
passed off quietly here yesterday. Avery
light vote was polled, as there was no op
position to Mr. Lewis.
Russell's shingle mills, after a shut
down of many months, resumed opera
tions to-day with a large force of hands.
Mr.*. P. B. Tatom died at her home
this morning, after a brief illness. Her
death was a shock to the entire com
munity, in which she was so much be
loved. She leaves a husband and three
little children.
Mrs. Crawford, aged 76 years, mother
to Mrs. J. R. Allison and Mrs. T. J
Monk, is criticully 111, and her physicians
say she will not live through the night.
TO-DAY’S WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Savannah and vicinity un
til midnight Nov. It, 1898: Rain; colder to
wards night; much older Friday.
Forecast for Thursday—
For Georgia; Rain; colder toward night;
increasing southeasterly winds, becoming
high; much colder Friday.
For Eastern Flerida: Rain; colder In
northern portion i.ite Thursday; Increas
ing southeasterly winds; much colder Fri
day.
For Western Florida: Rain, followed by
clearing, colder, southeasterly winds,
shifting to high north westerly winds;
probably frosts Thuisday night.
For South Carolina: Ram; colder late
Thursday; increasing easterly winds be
coming high.
General Conditions—Cloudy weather is
general over the entire country, except
the Florida peninsula, Eastern Georgia
and the Northwest.
It Is 4 to 10 degrees warmer In Virginia,
the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; 12
to 30 degrees colder in Texas, and 6 to
16 degrees colder over the lower lakes,
lowa and Eastern Missouri No material
changes have occurred elsewhere.
Light to brisk southerly to easterly
winds prevail south of Norfolk.
A forty-eight mile wind, northeast, is
blowing at Chicago, and a maximum ve
locity of fifty-two miles, northeast, is re
ported as occurring since 8 a. m.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah—
Maximum temperature, 2:30 pm. 77 degrees
Minimum temperature, 4 am.... 63 degrees
Mean temperature 10 degrees
Normal temperature 62 degrees
Excess of temperature 8 degrees
Accumulated excess since
ov - 1 10 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. i 372 degrees
Rainfall oo inch
Normal inch
Deficiency since Nov. 1 75 Inch
Excess since Jan. 1..,...4.57 inches
River Report—The bight of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m., 75th me
ridian times, yesterday, was 7.8 feet, a fall
of 0.9 foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Observations taken Nov. 9, 1898, 8 p. m.
(75th meridian time) at the same moment
of time at all stations, for the Morning
News;
Stations— V. |Rain
Boston, cloudy (ML j~ f 7<xT
New York city, cloudy ..j 56 | S I .00
Philadelphia, clear | 56 j L | .00
Washington city, cloudy.| 60 | L ' .00
Norfolk, cloudy | 66 | fi i .oo
Hatteras, cloudy j 68 | 6 I .00
Wilmington, cloudy j 68 | 6 ! .00
Charlotte, cloudy | GO | g "oo
Raleigh, cloudy j 66 I L ; .00
Charleston, raining | 70 j 12 | T
Atlanta, cloudy | 0B | 8 | T
Augusta, clear | 70 g .00
Savannah, clear |6B 8 j .00
Jacksonville, clear |7O L jO4
Jupiter, clear | K 16 | !d0
Key West, party cloudy.j 76 12 i T
Tumpa, clear | 74 I L | .00
Pensacola, raining | 70 | 12 j .02
Montgomery, cloudy 170 i 6 T
Vicksburg, cloudy | 63 | ig |i, 2 6
New Orleans, raining ~..| 72 | 10 | .03
Oalveston. cloudy j 60 | 14 |1.63
Corpus Christ 1. cloudy ...| 56 | 16 I .88
Palestine, cloudy | 46 j 8 , !.38
Memphis, cloudy | 63 | 6 1 .68
Cincinnati, ruining | 55 | 6 |1.34
Pittsburg, raining | 52 | I, | .14
Buffalo, raining | 34 | 20 | .18
Detroit, cloudy j 38 | 10 | .06
Chicago, cloudy | 36 | 4s | .02
Marquette, clear | 28 | L 1 .00
St. Paul, clear j 34 | J, 'OO
Davenport, snowing | 36 | 12 | .00
St. Louis, raining | 40 | 14 | .10
Kansas City, snowing ...1 31 | 12 I .04
Oklahoma, cloudy j 38 | 14 | .08
Dodge City, clear | 30 | 6 | .00
North. Platte, clear | 24 [ 8 .00
-|-T, temperature; *V. veloclry of wind. -
H. B. Boyer,
Observer. Weather Bureau.
NEBRASKANS ENTERTAINED.
Secretary Howell's Evening for the
Westerner*.
To realize the stronghold and good will
Mr. If. A. Howell, army secretary, of the
Young Men's Christian Association, has
among the boys and officers of the Third
Nebraska Regiment would only have re
quired the presence of any one at the
Young Men's Christian Association tent
night before last.
Mr. Howell successfully solicited
the hearty co-operation of about
twenty-five ot the ladies of Savannah to
help him in serving a supper to the officers
and band of the regiment in ihe large tent
erected in the camp, where over 300 people
can gather under shelter. He has two
tents one 30 by 40, and the other 60 by 80
feet, erected as one large tent, with one
tent all floored for the band and the socie
ties that come out from the city to help
him. In this tent the ladies had pre
pared two tables about twenty-five feet
long, and had them well filled with good
things to tempt the appetite of the men.
When all was ready the band gathered In
front of the tent and played one selection,
which was the signal for supper. The offi
cers and the band and the ladies were ar
ranged outside of the tent, and had their
pictures taken in a group before the sup
per. After that all were seated at the
tables, where the Savannah ladies most
cheerfully waited. Speeches were made by
Maj. McCloy, Maj. Schnelman, Lieut.
Marple and Capt. Sheldon. In which tney
paid the highest tribute to the ladies of
Savannah for the way they were trying to
make their regiment’s stay in Savannah
pleasant.
After the supper Mr. Howell
treated the elnire regiment and officers,
as well as those of the North Carolina reg
iment, to Ills second entertainment here in
Savannah. The tents were so packed that
the sides had to be taken down to allow
those who were on the outside and could
not get in, to see. The entertainment was
presided over by Miss Beckwith, and was
pronounced the best of the four that Mr.
Howell has given the Third Nebraska
boys here or at Jacksonville. He has ar
ranged for an entertainment in the lent
every Tuesday night. In about three
weeks work with the Nebraska boys Mr.
Howell organized a regimental Young
Men's Christian Association of 140 mem
bers, and has increased his girspel meet
ing from foriy or fifty to from 500 to 600.
Mr. Howell says the sepret of his success
lies in the fact that he is a boy with
the boys, and is not afraid to work.
AT OUTS OVER OPEN SALOONS.
(Continued from Eighth Page.)
you that every courtsey will be afforded
you.”
"At 1 o’clock the police committee con
vened at the Mayor'* office,” the report
continue*, "ail the members being pres
ent. At 1:15 Mr. McGillis not having ap
peared, I directed Messenger of Council
Cohen to present the compliments of the
Mayor ac.d police committee to Mr. MeGil
lis, and say to him that we were awaiting
hi.s pleasure. The messenger returned with
the statement that Mr. McGillis was not
in. 1 thereupon addressed the following
communication to him, which was deliv
ered at 1:30 o’clock by the messenger:
"i am exceedingly anxious to
ascertain the truth of the
charges made by your communication of
yesterday, signed Rectlinear. I have re
quested your presence at a meeting of the
police committee to-day. You have not
appeared. The committee is awaiting your
pleasure. 1 have sent to your place of
business at 1:15 o'clock to inform you that
we were awaiting you. The messenger
says that you were not at your place of
business. 1 make this further effort to
give you the opportunity to be heard. The
committee is still waiting for you. It is
now 1:30. May X inquire it you intend to
be present?”
Next came the communication from Mr.
McGillis, which is as follows:
"Your favor of Nov. 8, without address,
save upon the envelope, was handed me
by Messenger of Council Cohen. I note
what you say and have carefully consid
ered your deductions numbered one, two
and three, by which you arrive at the
conclusion that I have made charges
against the Mayor, Police Commission and
chief of police. It you had read “the
article closely" you would have seen that
it was a review of articles published In
ihe Morning News. On Oct. 25 Hon. J. J.
McDonough used the following language:
'The fact that the city is now being run
wide open is an illustration of the inability
of Council to execute the law. Saloons
are kept open Sundays, and no effort is
being made by those in charge of the
police force to put a stop to it. Coun
cil might be expected to assume the re
sponsibility of this state of affairs, which
is altogether too plain to require a state
ment of its existence, but the aldermen
are not in control of the police force, and
this responsibility must, therefore, fail
upon those who are In charge of it. There
is no need for any more laws. It
seems to me what the city
needs is the enforcement of the
present laws, which cover the whole sit
uation, and which would close the saloons,
which are apparently running Sundays in
defiance of the law.'
“On Oci. 26th you are credited with us
ing the following language: ‘The City
Council has no control over the police
force, through which the law as to this
violation should be enforced. But if the
sale of liquor was carried to such an ex
tent as to become objectionable to the
citizens, I should address a letter to the
police commissioners, calling their atten
tion to the fact, and asking that the law
be enforced as far as possible. In the
event they failed or refused to act, they
would then be subject to impeachment for
misconduct in office.’
"On Oct. 27 the chairman of the Poiice
Commission is credited with the following:
'Who is it that says saloons are open
Sundays? Let them come to me, or let
them write me a letter as to who is sell
ing liquor on Sundays, and I will do the
balance myself. There has been no com
plaint made to the Police Commission that
saloons are kept open Sundays, and it
seems if anybody is lxious to stop the
evil they have ieason to believe
is being carried on, they should
have complained. If the city
officials or any one else had let us know
of these things, we would have warned the
poiice about the persons charged with vio
lating the law, and a closer watch would
be kept on their places.’
"On Nov. 7 the following language was
used in an article headed, ‘Saloon Doors
Shut Tight:’ ‘The detachment of police
which left the barracks at 7 o’clock was di
rected to keep a weather eye for open sa
loons, and to notify barkeepers that cny
who attempted to do business would do so
at their peril. Judging from the few
drunks seen on the streets during the day,
the notice had good effect, though a lew
saloons are said to have been open. That
class who go it to excess evidently did
not find them, however. In one instance a
saloon man expressed his intention of
keeping open, but he reconsidered the mat
ter on receiving notice through a police
man from Chief McDermott, that he would
be arrested If the saloon was found open.
This settled it, and for the remainder cf
the day the saloon man wandered away,
declaring he couid not understand the
turn things had taken. ’Wh-a-a-a-t?’ in
quired one man when warned to be on his
guard. He said he fully expected to do
the l>est day’s business for some
time, and wanted to know the reason for
such vigilance. When told about the or
ders the department gave out, however,
they had nothing further to say, but com
plied strictly with the law.’
“Then follows my article which is sim
ply a summing up of the facts as publish
ed above. These must surely have es
caped your attention, for on no other hy
pothesis can I understand why you should
pass all this by and seek to place me in the
position of accusing you and the others of
such things, unless it be that you desire
to use me as a scapegoat. If you are really
after facts and have made up your mind
to use your official position to stop Sun
day violations and wiil include the writers
of the above articles and the authors of
the statements above referred to in your
intention, I will be glad to assist you. But
until you show a disposition to go fully
into the matter and seek the facts from
other sources and treat all alike, I shall
feel it my duty to leave the matter to the
public to whom my articles are addressed.
"Permit me to remind you that it is
not the duty of private citizens to ferret
out violations of iaw, but that the duty
is primarily upon the officers and that pub
lic officials cannot escape just criticism
by saying that private citizens don’t act
as detectives.”
The following Is a part of Mayor Mel
drim’s final appeal to Mr. McGillis to ap
pear at the exchange:
"I beg to assure you jn behalf of the
committee and myself that there is no de
sire to use you as a ‘scape-goat,’ but that
the Mayor and the police committee are
after the facts. We further desire to as
sure you that our disposition is to get fur
ther into the matter and to ask the facts
from every source. You may be under no
obligation to report any violations of the
law, but you are under obligation, when
you make a charge in the public print,
to have the courage to go before the prop
er authorities to give to them such infor.
maiion as your may possess. This is your
duty as an honest man and as a good cit
izen. I do not intend to be misunder
stood. The Mayor and aldermen of this
city are sworn to enforce its laws, and
they intend to do so. We ask you to come
before the committee, now awaiting your
pleasure, and give us such Information as
you may possess.
"You have charged, among other things,
that the “Mayor, chairman of the Police
Commission and the chirf of police sent
lo the saloon keepers on last Saturday
night a notification that the Sunday law
would be enforced on last Sunday.” It is
your duty to come before this committee
and give the evidence, If you have any,
upon which you base this charge. The
committee is still in session, and it pro
t poses to have you come before it or for
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you to give an absolute and positive re
fusal to so do, and I now beg, for the
last time, that you will appear or refuse
to appear. The committee and the Mayor
assure you that the utmost courtesy will
be shown you, and that the committee
will seek the facts, not only from you, but
from all from whom we may be able to
derive them.”
The foliowing from Mr. McGillis wound
up the correspondence:
“Your favor of even date to hand and
contents noted. In reply I beg leave to
say that in my previous communication
to you I have given you all the informa
tion in reference to the matter which I
possess. I, therefore, see no goood in my
appearing at your meeting, and must,
therefore, respectfully decline.”
When seen at his residence, on New
Houston street, after the meeting last
night, Mr. McGillis said he regarded the
action of Council as a complete indorse
ment of his assertions. “I think Mayor
Meldrim should have called the attention
of the proper authorities to Sunday viola
tions when Mr. McDonough’s first inter
view appeared In the papers. I cannot see
why he disregarded what Mr. McDonough
said, and puts so much stress on what I
said. I do not think it proper for me to
say anything further at this time.”
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. T. J. Warden of Atlanta was among
the Screven House arrivals yesterday.
Mr. F. A. McCarroll of Atlanta was
among the visitors in the city yesterday.
Mr. W. E. Jackson, Jr., of Augusta,
was in the city yesterday, a guest of the
De Soto.
Mr. John Morrison of Eilabell was
among the visitors who spent yesterday
in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Edwards of Daisy
are among the guests stopping at the Tu
laski House.
Mr. George L. Austin of Atlanta spent
yesterday in the city, a guest of the Pu
laski House.
Mr. W. M. Kendrick of Augusta was
among the guests registered yesterday at
the Pulaski House.
Hon. James K. Hines of Atlanta spent
several hours in the city yesterday, res*
istering at the Pulaski.
Mr. J. L. Crawley, a prominent lawyer
of Waycross, was among the arrivals reg
istered at the Pulaski House yesterday.
Rev. Dr. I. T. Tichenor, Mr. E. L. Con
nally and Mr. W. A. Witherspoon formed
a party at the De Soto yesterday, regis
tered from Atlanta.
Mr. F. A. Wheeler, the well-known
druggist, at Bull and State streets, left
for Marietta, 0.. Tuesday night, being
called there by the serious illness of hi 9
wife, who has been spending the sum
mer at her old home.
CITY BREVITIES.
The annual meeting of the Savannah
Cotton Exchange Will be held this after
noon at 6 o'clock.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
completed tta wire to the Dale avetiua
cump, and its office there will be ready ,
for business to-day.
Appointed City l*lylcln.
Dr. G. H. Johnson was appointed city
physician for the First district by Mayor
Meldrim yesterday to take the place of
Dr. Hawkins, resigned. Dr. Johnson will
have his office at No. 123 Congress stre<-q
east.