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GEN. LEE RETURNS TO'DAY.
FOURTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT TO
MEET GOV. TY'LER AND PARTY.
Bali I Re Tendered to Hie DUlin
gntshed VlrfflnfftiH by the Officer*
of the Regiment—YlnJ. Gen. Greene
lnd t |*t. Cole Ordered to Ctibn on
linportsnt Italy, Not Stated—They
Go in a l)y or Two liy Wy of
Tampa—Covalry Trnop* and Gen.
Carprnter'ii Hendiinnrler* Coining:
To-ilnj-Transport Mnnitolm , Es
lieeted to Arrive To-night nnd 9all
To-morrow.
This will undoubtedly lye one of the most
Interesting days with the Seventh Army-
Corps since it has been in Savannah. Gen.
Fltzhugh Lee will rejoin his command for
the first time since it left Jacksonville,
and with him will come Gov. Tyler of Vir
ginia, five members of his staff, and a
party of about twelve prominent Virgin
ians.
The Fourth Virginia Regiment has been
ordered to turn out this morning, provided
there is no rain, 10 meet the Governor and
his party at the Plant System depot on
the arrival of the train about 9 o'clock.
The Virginia regiment will escort the
party to the De Soto Hotel where rooms
have been provided for them. The soldiers
will be accompanied by the regimental
band, and will carry the colors.
Gen. Lee will be met by Maj. Gen. Kci
fer, and several of the division and staff
officers, and accompanied to the hotel. The
party will be met by a number of carriages
and several army Dority’s, In which the
officers will ride. Gen. Lee will at once
assume command of the corps, relieving
Gen. Keifer, who will return to the com
mand of the First Division.
The officers of the Fourth Virginia will
give a grand ball and reception at the
Guards’ Hall to-night In honor of the visit
of Gov. Tyler and the Virginians. There
will be music by the Fourth Virginia band,
and also by a string band for dancing.
The committee In charge of arrangements
for the entertainment is composed of Col.
Taylor, chairman; Capts. Jackson, Maryc,
Causey, Yeatman and Lieut. Cheatwood.
The patronesses am Mrs. W. W. Gordon,
Mrs. T. M. Cunningham, Mrs. T. P.
Ravcnel, Mrs. A. M. Higgins, Mrs. P.
W. Meldrim, Mrs. J. Rauers, Mrs. Charles
B. Malone, Mrs, W. N. Blow and Mrs.
P. E, Yeatman. Invitations were Issued
yesterday, and the Virginians will have
a large number of Savannahlans as their
guests. The entertainment will undoubt
edly be one of (hose delightful affairs for
which Virginians have always been fa
mous.
Little is known of how tong Gov. Tyler
and his party will remain in Savannah.
They will probably remain here several
days, during which they will visit the
headquarters of the Virginia Regiment,
out on the-Thunderbolt shell road, nnd
witness its*dless parade.
There has been some talk of getting up
a parade of the corps while they are here,
and though it has not .yet taken any defi
nite shape, it would be an event in which
all Savannah would be deeply interested.
Such a sight as the parade of 12.000 sol
diers has perhaps never been seen on the
streets of Savannah, and the citizens hope
that some arrangement will be made be
fore the corps goes away to give them such
a parade.
Maj. Gen. F. W. Greene, commanding
officer of the Second Division of the corps,
and Capt. F. W. Cole, quartermaster of
the First Division, have been ordered to
Havana on special duty not slated in the
orders. They will no doubt be sent their
instructions from Washington before their
departure, which will be within a day or
two.
While nothing definite Is known as to
the trip of Gen. Greene and Capt. Cole,
It Is presumed that they go on business
connected with the coming movement of
the corps to Havana, and that section.
Gen. Greene is an old army officer, and
though he resigned his regular commis
sion some years ago, he has had much ex
perience In the present war, of all of which
he has taken good advantage. Capt. Cole
is one of the ablest quartermasters in the
army, and tho selection of these officers
evidently means that they are to he sent
on an important mission. The probability
Is that the time and manner of the move
ment of the corps will detrend very much
on Gen. Greene's reirori. Gen. Greene is
not to be detached from his command ex
cept for this special duty, and during his
absence, Gen. EL It. Williston. of the First
Brigade, Second Division, will have com
mand of the division. Gen. Greene and
Capt. Cole will go to Havana by way of
Ta mpa.
The six troops of the Eighth Cavalry
Regiment, which are bound for Nuevltas.
Cuba. left Huntsville, Ala., yesterday and
will probably arrive here at noon to-day.
A telegram was received also, announc
ing the departure from Huntsville of
Gen. L. H. Carpenter's headquarters, and
a detachment from the signal corps.
These will arrive to-day about the same
time with the cavalry troops.
The transport Manitoba, which will car
ry the cavalry to Cuba. Is on Its way
from New Y'ork, and will arrive in Sa
vannah this afternoon or to-night. Gen.
Cariwnter Is of the opinion that, provid
ed the transport is in readiness, which is
presumed to be the case, the cavalry can
be loaded to-morrow morning right from
the trains, so that everything will be in
shape for her departure late this after
noon. It will be a rush movement, for
it is expected to get the troops slated for
Nuevltas to that point as quickly as pos
sible.
The Fifteenth Infantry will probably fol
low closely upon the cavalry for the same
point. The transport Chester, now at
New York, it is understood, has been or
dered to Savannah to carry this regi
ment, and it will probably be here with
in a few days. All of these troops while
en route will be supplied here with com
missary stores by Maj. George W. Ruth
ers, depot commissary.
The Fifteenth Infantry Is now at Hunts
ville. and the Third Georgia, which is to
go closely after that command for Nuevt
tas, is at Griffin. Gen. Carpenter, who
will be in command at Nuevltas, will sail
on the Manitoba with the cavalry to-mor
row.
The indications are that Savannah will
be used regularly from now
on as a point of embarka
tion for troops, and for the debarka
tion of troops returning to the United
States. Altogether it seems to be the
most convenient and advantageous port
the government could have selected for
the purpose. Ii Is undoubtedly the nearest
port to Porto Rican and Cuban iiorts that
offers the advantages that the government
requires, railroad and dockage facilities
and depth of water.
These movements of troops to Cuba and
I’orio Rico have no connection with the
Seventh Army Corps, hut they are Just
now about the most Interesting army
movements In progress. They are the
troops sent to occupy stations In territory
over which the United Slates must for
Borne time to come exercise military eon-
Continued on Sixth Page. *
An MY' HOSPITAL RIDS OPENED.
W. F. May A Cos., of Chattanooga the
Lowest Wilder* nt 877.000.
W. F. May & Cos. of'Chattanooga were
the lowest bidders for the army hospital
to be built at Estill avenue and Bull
street. Their bid was $77,934.32, with a
guarantee to have the work completed
( within sixty days from the award of the
contract.
The lowest bidder for the plumbing
work, which is to be one of the features
of the hospital, was Mr. Henry D. Itoethc
of Baltimore, who asks for the work
$12,079. He does not assign any time for
the completion of the plumbing, however.
The next lowest bid Is that of Mr. Sam
uel H. Walker of Savannah, w r ho wants
the contract for $16,000, the work to be
finished within sixty days.
The bids were opened at noon yesterday
at the office in the Provident building of
Capt. John W. McHarg, assistant quarter
master, U. S. V. They came in in re
sponse to advertisements that had In en
running for ten days. Representative., or
members of the firms of the contractors
handed In the bids personally.
Capi.McHarg made out an abstract of all
the bids on both the construction and the
plumbing and sent it, together with the
bids, last night to Washington. Tho quar
termaster g. neral will go over the bids and
make the award to the one that may be
regarded as the most satisfactory. It is
not known how long it will be before the
department will be heard from in the
matter. It may be three days and it may be
three weeks, but it is thought, as it is de
sired to have the buildings ready for oc
cupancy as soon as possible, that the
award will be made with as little delay
as possible. Within five days from that of
the award work must be begun on the
buildings.
An important consideration to figure In
the award of the contracts for the con
struction and the plumbing will be the
time required for the completion of the
work. The lowest bidder will not neces
sarily get the contract, for the depart
ment is anxious to see the work finished
speedily.
May Ar Cos., while the lowest bidders on
the ronsiruclion, usk for twenty days
more for the completion of the work than
does Mr. Rezin \V. Darhy of Washington,
who agrees to complete It in forty days.
Mr. Nicholas Ittner of Atlanta wants
more time than any other bidder. Ills bid
asks for 120 days.
The bids ranged from that of Messrs.
May A- Cos., which was $77,934.33, to that of
Messrs. Harris * Black of Sa .'annah,
which was $132,176.87. Fourteen bids On the
construction were received, five being made
by Savannah firms. Nine bids were receiv
ed on the plumbing, several of those who
bid on the construction having split their
bids. The following is a list of those who
bid on the work of constructing the build
ings, the figures, and the time desired for
the completion of the work:
William Armitage, Savannah, ninety
days, $129,300; Miles & Bradi, Savannah,
fifty days, $93,000; W. F. May & Cos., Chat
tanooga, sixty days, $77,931.33;
Nicholas Ittner, Atlanta, 120
days, $88,323; Woodward Lumber Company,
/Atlanta, 100 days, $103,330; George Moore &
Sons, Nashville, ninety days, $105,000; L.
W. Woodward, Augusta, ninety days, $92,-
000; Harris & Black, Savannah, no time
given, $132,176.87; Stewart Constractlng
Company, Savannah, no time given, $94,300;
W. A. Miller, Wayeross, until Feb. 1, SBB,-
528; Samuel H. Walker, Washington, sixty
days, $113,000; Rezin W. Darby, Washing
ton, forty days. $99,000; Anderson Construc
tion Company, Savannah, ninety days, $99,-
900; George Glrvan, Manassas, Va., no time
given, $117,000.
The bids on the plumbing Were a fol
lows: Miles & Bradt, Savannah, fifty days,
$24,839; Stewart Contracting Company, Sa
vannah, no time given, $23,500; T. J.
O'Brien, Savannah, no time given, $lB,-
181.87 J Samuel H. Walker, Washington
sixty days, $16,000; Rezin W. Darby, Wash
ington, forty days, $23,000; John F. Dalton,
Savannah, forty-nine days, $23,147; George
Glrvan, Manassas, Va., no time given, $19,-
700; James Nolan & Sons. Washington, no
time given, $24,132, and Henry D. Roethe,
Baltimore, $12,679.
WILL SERVE FOR RELICS.
Artillerymen Digging llullet* Out
f Httrtiion'* Ilnngr.
The boys of the First Maine Heavy Artil
lery made what they thought was a rich
find the other day.
The artillery is camped east of the city
on the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope Rallroud on what is known as
Harmon's Range. The latter spot was
formerly the target range of the Savan
nah military, the old Confederate battery
there making a splendid back stop for the
bullets.'
Someone told the artillerymen that the
old mound had been a Confederate battery,
and being of an inquiring turn of mind,
some of them set to work to look for rel
ics. They wore richly rewarded as bullets
by scores of various shapes and sizes were
found imbedded in the earth, and the'
Maine men soon had their pocketsfull of
the supposed relics of the late unpleasant
ness.
One of the artillerymen who was dis
playing his find to a citizen yesterday was
informed of the true state of affairs. The
Maine man was noi much taken aback. If
the bullets were not relics of the civil war
they could pass just as well in Maine, he
said, as having been picked from the bat
tlefield of Santiago, should the regiment
have the luck to go to Cuba, as is very
likely.
COLD WAVE COMING.
Temperature May Get Near tlic Frost
Line To-night.
A cold wave will reach Savannah to-day
unless all indications prove erroneous.
Last night It was reported In North Geor
gia, and to-nfght the thermometer may get
down here close to the frost point. The
weather bureau could not stale Inst night
how low the temperature would probably
be. The wave originated in the North
west. worked Its way to Texas, and then
started eastward, a curious process of
travel that cold waves have.
Shine.lew Ftreil by n Spark.
The southern half of the flic department
was culled out about \0:30 yesterday morn
ing by an alarm from box 113. The fire
was in the roof of a stable owned by Mr.
P. J. Killorin, at 405 Anderson street, east,
a spark from a neighboring chimney hav
ing set the shingle roof on fire. The fire
was quickiy extinguished by chemical
company No. 2. Tho house was somewhat
damaged, the roof being partly burned
away.
AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE.
To make It apparent to thousands who
think themselves ill, that they are not af
flicted with any disease, but that the sys
tem simply needs cleansing, is to bring
comfort home to their hearts, as a costive
condition is easily cured by using Syrup of
Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Cos. only, and sold by all druggists
—ad. ’ ,
THE MORNING NEWS: EIiTDAY. NOVEMBER 11. IS9S.
SHELL ROADS NOT WANTED.
ANOTHER PETITION TO THE COM
MISSIONERS SIIELYED.
Property Owner* A*k That Che
llonrd Consider the Matter, Rat
the Petition YVas Received a* In
formation— Committee on Road*
and Bridge* Authorized to Pave
Augusta Hoad Ont Beyond Chero
kee Hill Commissioner* Will
Look Into the Matter of Accepting
a Tract for a County Park.
For the third or fourth time the County
Commissioners yesterday sat down upon
the proposition to buy the two toll roads
of the county at the prices at which they
are offered.
A petition was placed before the board
by Mr. Henry McAlpin, representing
about fifty or sixty property owners on
both roads. This petition urged that the
property owners felt It would be only Jus
tice to them for the county to purchase
these roads and make them free. They
were paying taxes, they stated to keen
up other roads, and were practically dou
ble taxed in having to pay toll to the com
panies owning these roads.
Chairman Dale had the petition read
shortly atier the meeting of the commis
sioners was called to order. It was nearly
6 o’clock when this was done,
as the cbmmlssioners caucused for
nearly two hours, and transacted nearly
all their business behind closed doors.
Mr. McAlpin appeared before the board
and made a few remarks In behalf of his
clients. He spoke of the fact that toll roads
belong to a period of the ancient past, and
that it was time for civilized communities
to do away with them. At the same time
he did not consider that these roads should
lie taken without proper remuneration to
their owners. He spoke also of the two
cemeteries on the Skidaway shell road, on
which all funeral carriages have to pay
toil. He had understood that the two roads
could be bought for $13,000.
"Do you think that is cheap?” asked
Chairman Dale. "It seems to me that I
have read that one of these roads has been
almost destroyed, while a verdict for $265
was given against the other company for
having no road ai all.”
Mr. McAlpin then referred to the fact
that the Skidaway shell road company had
permitted the use of its road by the army
for the interests of the community.
“Oh. it was another case of remember
the Maine, was it?” Chairman Dale asked.
Mr. McAlpin said he understood that the
government authorities had agreed to put
It In good condition again. On motion the
petition was received as Information.
"Do I understand that the petition is
thus indefinitely disposed of?” Mr. McAl
pin asked.
“That is correct,” Mr. Dale replied.
“Then you refuse to recognize the voice
of the people in this matter?" Mr. MoAl
pln asked.
"Oh, no," Mr. Dale said. “The petition
is on file and it is liable to come up most
any time, that is, when any member of
the board desires to bring It up. We have
acted on similar petitions before.”
That ended the discussion, from which it
is plain to see that the present board will
hardly consider the matter of purchasing
the shell roads.
Mr. J. R. Saussy, county attorney, made
a report of the suit) recently brought
against the Vernon Shell Road Company,
in which It was assessed damages of $265.
The commissioners thought It would be a
good time to put their execution into ef
fect. The commissioners claim about SSOO
for work done in draining the road.
The commissioners will at once take up
the matter of paving the Augusta road
with Augusta gravel. An order was pass
ed. authorizing the committee on roads
and hridges to Improve the Augusta road
by paving it with Augusta gravel from the
terminus of the present paving out to such
a point beyond Cherokee hill as may be
deemed necessary. The order also author
izes the purchase of all too’.s and materials
necessary to do this work, and the con
struction of a couple of Iron bridges along
the road.
Several bridge men were before the com
missioners yesterday. They have submit
ted bids on the two iron hridges desired
on ihe Augusta road, one over Augustine
creek, and the ocher over a piece of
swampy land farther out, and the commit
tee on roads, and brldgee will render a
decision in the matter this morning.
•A petition for the construction of a pub
lic road from Waters road to the Skid
away shell road, making an extension of
Henry street or some other open street
was. on motion of Commissioner Slmkins,
referred to the committee on roads nnd
bridges with instructions to look into the
matter of rights of way.
A party of commisioners will make a trip
out to the seven-mile post on the Ogee
ehee road sometime the first of next week
for the purpose of examining jt .tract of
eighteen acres which was offered to the
county sometime ago by Col. George S.
Owens, to be converted into a county park.
This property was given only on certain
conditions. The lime for its acceptance
expires within about six months, and the
commislsoners must decide what they arc
going to do in the mater without delay.
The trip will be made for the purpose of
considering the tender.
Mr. EL J. Thomas qualified yesterday as
county surveyor and was sworn in for his
new term. /
MORE VOLI NTARY BANKRUPTS.
J. M. Scoiiyer* and Yl. T. Edward*
Filed Petition* Yesterday.
Through their attorneys, Messrs. Twiggs
& Oliver, J. if. Sconyers and M. T. Ed
wards of Tattnall county, co-partners,
filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
in ihe United Stales court yesterday. The
petition is in the usual form, but goes
more Into detail In the matter of liabili
ties and assets, there being six schedules
attached, two showing the liabilities and
assets of the firm, two those of Sconyers
and two more those of Edwards.
Schedule A states that ,the firm has no
real estate, |>ersonal property, but .there
is owing to it by different parties about
$560. Schedule R shows that the indebted
ness of the firm amounts to about SI,OOO.
Schedule- C states that J. M. Sconyers
has no property and schedule D that he
owes $51.20. Schedule E states that M. T.
Edwards owns no property whatever, and
schedule F that he owes $49.
Eintngliani’* Vote for Lester.
Complete returns of the congressional
election in Effingham county, received yes
terday, gave Lester 207 votes and Myrick 9.
N\ lint Cuba's Loss Mean* to Spain.
The loss of Cuba means to Spain the
loss of the very sustenance of the nation.
Already her tax-ridden people are crying
for bread. In the same way the loss of
your once vigorous uppetite means pov
erty and starvation to your body. If any
reader of lhl3 paper wishes to he as hun
gry again as when a child, and wants to
fully enjoy hearty meals, we can recom
mend Hostetler's Stomach Bitters. It
cures indigestion, dyspepsia and constipa
tion.—ad.
TALLEST man in seventh corps.
Private John H. Ylelvin Carrie* Tbi*
Honor of Hl* Company.
Private John R. Melvin, Company D,
Fourth Virginia Regiment, has the dis
tinction of being the tallest man in the
Seventh Army Corps. He is one of those
sturdy old Virginia farmers, and when
standing measures six feet and seven
inches In hts shoes, and six feet five inches
barefooted. He weighs 205 pounds.
Melvin entertained a number of persons
at a restaurant the other night, walking
underneath the gaa jets. When he first
entered everybody watched his move
ments eagerly; expecting every moment to
see him wabble backward from a bump.
But he ran the gauntlet safely, and, after
being seated at a table, was no more con
spicuous than any of the other boarders.
“Thank goodness, I am a member of
this old Virginia regiment," said Melvin.
"This is the Old Dominion state—the true
blue. I do not want persons to think I
am enforced in the army, for such is not
the case. At my home near Hampton I
have a good farm, which produces suf
ficient to give me a good living, but I
answered my country's call, and you can
bet I am too proud to ask the Secre
tary of War for a discharge. I am going
with the regiment to Cuba, where we hope
to do good service, and some day return
to our homes wiih this satisfaction.”
The Fourth Virginia Is one of the
healthiest regiments of the corps. During
the first five months of their service they
had not lost a man. which was a source
of much gratitude to both officers and
men. Every attention is given to their
welfare by Capt. G. W. Hope, whom
Melvin compliments as being very pop
ular with all the men.
Company D is the largest In the Sev
enth Corps, having 108 enlisted, men. It
is the only company in the United States
Army during the last ten years that has
not lost a man since the company was
enlisted.
At times the boys find a great deal of
amusements poking fun at Private Mel
vin on account of his unusual hight. They
say he will be an extraordinary good "ob
server” In Cuba, and that Providence has
so blessed him that the corps will not
need balloons for observation from the
Cuban ramparts.
“But I can't let you say anything about
this,” said the soldier, as he pulled a torn
letter from his pocket. “This is from one
whom I regard highly. Listen what she
says; ‘Do your duty manfully, and when
you return you will be received with open
arms.’ I’m willing to go from home when
I stand this well with the girl I leave
behind me.”
LIBERTY STREET'S MAGNOLIAS.
I’nrk and Tree Commission Y\ 7 i!l Re
gin Setting Them In a Few Day*.
The Park and Tree Commission will be
gin the planting of magnolia trees on the
north side of Liberty street in a few days.
As was agreed on at the last meeting, the
trees will be set from Barnard street to
the Plant System depot.
It Is estimated it will take about 103
trees, which will oost approximately $309.
Chairman Daffin has an arrangement by
which he gets the best specimens of mag
nolias about ten miles south of the city,
and those he expects to put on Liberty
street will be of the best. Special care
will be taken ir. setting them out prop
erly, as the commission is especially anx
ious that the trees grow. This will be
the largest number ever set out In Sa
vannah at one* lime.
Chairman Datfin is intending to see to
it that Ihe iron pests recently erected at
the entrance to Forsyth Park,are fitted out
with lights. The posts were erected some
time ago by the Brush Electric Light and
Power Company, and, as they are similar
to the handsome posts on Fifth avenue,
the commission prided itself on having se
cured a decided improvement over the
old arrangement. For some reason, lue
lights have not been attached to the posts,
however, and the object for which they
were erected has not been accomplished.
A light is needed for each post,
and as there is one already at the <n
trance, the commission's intention was to
put the fountain light at the entrance.
While this is the only light near the center
of the park, it is thought it can be moved
without leaving the center in tolal dark
ness, since there is a light at the north
end of the extension.
In summing up the commission’s work,
for the past four months, Chairman Daffin
thinks quite enough has been accom
plished in this space of time. Besides the
drainage of Laurel Grove cemetery, which
is understood to have been first suggest'd
by the commission, probably a hundred
palmetto trees have been placed in dif
ferent parts of the city, as well as a large
number of hardwood trees along Kay
and other streets.
CLERKS GETTING WORN OUT.
Soldier* Have Taken to Sending
Photo* and Present* Home.
The rush at the postofflee continues.
During the past four days money or
ders have been Issued. This, and the work
of paying many orders received by Savan
nahians, has about swamped the two
clerks In that department. So fully has
their time been occupied in this way that
they have been unable to keep up with the
other important work of their positions,
and Postmaster Doyle has decided to put
In another assistant to-day, who will de
vote hts time to preparing advices and
other clerical work, the regular clerk and
assistant clerk handling the money at the
windows. It Is believed that the rush will
temporarily cease in this department, as
well as In the registry department, with
this week.
In the mailing department the clerks
have had to put in considerable extra
time to keep up With the increase work.
Outside of the increase In tho number of
letters, there hun probably been a dou
bling or trebling of the package mail. For
the last ten days it has seemed like the
Christmas holiday season, with the pack
ages smaller than usual at that time. It
la evident that the soldiers ore sending off
as many gifts as their limited means will
permit. In the letter mail a great number
of photographs are noticeable. If they
were all taken here, the local photog
raphers must be doing a rushing business.
The clerks are beginning to feel the
strain of extra work, and unless there- Is
a cessation to It soon the postmaster may
find It necessary to appeal for more aid
while the soldiers are in camp here.
Called Out by False Alarm.
Three taps came in on the Big Duke at
11:10 last night. The indicators in the en
gine houses registered 12. This box being
located at Broughton and Jefferson streets
the companies from engine houses 1 and
3 responded. They found no fire. The
alarm is supposed to have been caused by
crossed wires.
For Ncrvou* Women.
llor*ford'* Acid Phosphate.
Dr. J. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. C.,
says: "It is not only pleasant to the
taste, but ranks among the best of nerve
tonics for nervous females.”—ad.
COUNCIL DONE WITH SALOONS.
RECENT C HARGES WIU PROBABLY
-NOT BE AGAIN CONSIDERED.
Mayor Meldrim “ay* Ills Custom Ilsi
Been to Refer Sunday Saloon Com
plaints to Chief of Police—The Sa
loon Men Are Not Averse to the
Policy of tile Administration—Alu
nicipnl Candidates AVIII Probably
Be in the Arena in a Fen Weeks.
The City Council’s action on the report
of Mayor Meldrim in reference to the cor
respondence concerning the charges that
Sunday liquor selling had been going on
unnoticed in Savannah, will probably bury
the question for a while, as far as the
aldermen are concerned. The Mayor's ac
tion was generally commented upon yes.
terday, many persons freely expressing
their opinions.
There is a large element inclined to re
gard the sincerity of the positions taken
by some members of the Council with more
or less doubt. The administration, they
say, takes the position of a defendant in a
lawsuit, against whom proof must first
be adduced before conviction. The May
or’s attitude, it is asserted, Is that the
burden of proof is on those who make
charges, and that evidence should be pro
duced before the authorities are called
upon to act. To write the police commis
sion a general letter that saloons were
running open, is not deemed sufficient by
the Mayor, who thinks he should have a
specific complaint to make in this connec
tion.
W hile the McGillis charges were under
consideration, Mayor Meldrim was asked
what kind of proof he expected the citi
zens to make before he would officially
call the attention of the police authorities
to violations of the Sunday laws.
“It is my purpose to see that all city
laws are enforced,” said Mayor Meldrim,
“and where there are violations, if it is
within the knowledge of any citizen, it is
his duty to specify such violation to the
Mayor or other proper authority. When
this is done, the complaint will undoubted
ly receive attention.
“With reference to violations of the Sun
day laws,’’ continued the Mayor, “it has
been my custom to refer such matters to
the chief of police. There have been com
plaints sent to me during my administra
tion. But the persons have specified the
piace where they have reason to believe
liquor is being sold, possibly on account
of crowds congregating on the streets, and
I have referred them to the chief of po
lice, with the request the nuisance be
abated. There is never a second request
ma“e, the authorities always having at
tended to the case in question.
“Take the evil of gambling,” said Mayor
Meldrim. “There is scarcely a town of any
size in the country where it does not ex
ist. It is impossible to extirpate it entire
ly. But where there is reason to believe
It is being carried on, the authorities can
stop it if it is within their knowledge.
Where men congregate Sundays, and are
seen to go in and out in suspicious num
bers, the authorities should be notified,
when not aware of the fact, and there is
no doubt the complaint will be given duti
ful attention.”
Speaking of the alleged violations a po
lice officer called attention to the fact it
is not just to assume the officials eee all
evils that exist. He insisted those w'ho vio
lated the law' are always on the alert for
officers, and when they neared the vicin
ity of a place where liquor was being sold,
for instance, every precaution was used
to keep him from even suspicioning there
was iaw breaking. He insisted the public
was better able to detect these wrongs, and
if what the people saw was communicated
to the proper officials, immediate action
would he taken. He thought the officials
should be told about violations, and if not,
then the public should hold its peace.
“Just let this town squeeze down on the
saloons and see what the result will be,”
said-a saloon keeper. “It must be remem
bered that saloons pay a big portion of the
city taxes, and if they are hampered down,
so that many of them are compelled to go
out of business, the result will be the bus
iness men and property owners will have
larger burdens to bear. And talk about
crime, why. there was less of it during the
past four years that there has ever been.
It used to be said the only thing necessary
to commit suicide w r as to come to Savan
nah. But that is not the case now, and I
think the methods of the past two admin
istrations have been In accord with good
government, and the people seem to have
been pretty well satisfied. I know we peo
ple have had no room to kick. When
questions of this kind come before us for
consideration, I believe in digging up the
records and making comparisons as they
should be made. When the people are sat
isfied, it seems to me the policies followed
are well enough to continue. ‘Stick to the
bridge that carries you over,’ that’s nay
ticket.”
The recent agitation has given rise to
much political talk, and the names of •pros
pective candidates are freely discussed in
some quarters. It is very probable that lo
cal affairs will begin to assume tangible
shape within the next two weeks, or as
soon as it is seen what the legislature is
intending to do with reference to matters
pertaining to local legislation.
WILUNK MAY STAY IN.
Some Ilelleve He Will Have Six or
Seven Vote* In Council.
The introduction of a bill in the legisla
ture cutting short the terms of city office
holders and providing for their election at
the first meeting of Council in January,
and the expectation that the bills abolish
ing the commissions would also go in this
week, caused some discussion yesterday in
political circles over the outlook for cer
tain offices.
The unforeseen has steadily gained
ground that the officers will all be elected
by Council, no matter whether the com
missions are re-crcated or not.
The most interesting phgse of the gossip
yesterday centered about the Commission
er of Public Works. It is the current opin
ion that a superintendent of public works
will be provided for, to be elected by Coun
cil, who would do the work under the di
lection of the Commissioner of Public
Works in the event that that new body is
provided for by statute as proposed. There
would without doubt, be several strongly
backed applicants for the place. For some
time it has been realized that Commission
er Willink would stand a fighting chance
of being elected as his own successor, and
yesterday it was the opinion of a number
that if an election were held at the next
meeting of Council he would win.
There are many who believe that Com
missioner Willink will have 6 or 7 votes
in Council when the election occurs, in
cluding the entire streets and lanes com
mittee. It would be a unique event If of
all the office holders under the commis
sions, Mr. Willink, the one most deter
minedly fought, should lie the only one to
be retained in his office. In politics strange
things occur, and it is said to be not
among the impossibilities that even this
may occur.
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ONLY THE MEMORY' LEFT.
Lust Vestige of the Seventh Corps
Will Soon Leave Jacksonville.
Lieut. Col. L. M. Ma us, chief surgeon
of the Seventh Army Corps, returned to
this cily yesterday from Jacksonville,
where he has just completed the work of
consolidating all of the hospitals Into that
of the Second Division, the First and
Third Division hospitals having been done
away with.
The number of patients there has been
greatly decreased, and the hospital is be
ing rapidly cleared out. Men are being
sent to their hqmes on furloughs to recu
perate, or if sufficiently recovered are be
ing returned to their 'domthands. There
remains only one battalion of the Sixth
Missouri Regiment in Jacksonville, and
with the winding up of the hospital that
too will come to Savannah.
Within about ten days, it may be said,
ail of the army material in Jacksonville
will have been removed to Savannah, ev
ery soldier will have left there, and the
presence of an army of 31,000 men, the
number of which the corps at first con
sisted, will have' become only a memory
to the people of that city. What an army
that was for Jacksonville may better be
understood if it is only remembered ihal
the entire regular army of the United
States in time of pea)6e consisted of only
25,000 men. At Jacksonville, then, was an
army considerably larger than that of
the whole United States before the war
with Spain began.
There is another little study in connec
tion with the Seventh Army Corps which
may be of Interest. For that army of
25,000 men, the government has had three
major generals, six brigadier generals, an
adjutant general with a staff of fourteen,
an inspector general, with a staff of six;
a judge advocate general, with a staff of
seven; a quartermaster general, with a
staff of nearly fifty; a commissary general,
with a staff of twenty-one, and a surgeon
general with an almost endless taff.
While all these seem to have been need
ed for an arms’ of 25,000 men in time of
peace, the affairs of the Seventh Corps,
when it consisted of 31,00 men, were man
aged by eight staff officers, with the aid
o{ the division and brigade stafTs, and
there was not then, nor has there ever
been a single complaint made to Wash
ington with regard to that management.
The corps has greatls - decreased in s.ze
since that time, but the work of handling
it has not decreased in proportion by any
means.
All of the corps 6tafT officers, with one
exception are regular army officers, and
that exception is Lieut. Col. Curtis Guild,
Inspector general, who, as one of the of
ficers remarked, “knows hla business so
well Chat he ought to be in the regular
army.”
The management of the corps by these
few officers as it has been done, may be
said to be phenomenal, but the work has
been done, and It has been done well.
The corps is rapidly being brought up to
the standard of the regular army, be
cause its officers know what they have to
do, and know how to do it.
COUNCIL'S VACANCY FILLED.
Ald.-Elect Johnson Will lie Sworn
in To-itaj-.
The vacancy in Council will be filled
to-day, when Mr. J. B. Johnson takes
the oath of office. He has decided to ac
cept the office to which he was unanimous
ly eiecied, and the repeated efforts of Hie
board to fill the vacancy have at last
proven successful.
Clerk of Council Bailey officially notified
Mr. Johnson yesterday at noon of his elec
tion, and stated that he would signify his
acceptance by appearing at the Mayor’s
office to-day to be sworn in.
When btvn by a representative of the
Morning News, Mr. Johnson said it was
his intention to accept. That he will be
successful as an alderman is promised by
reason of the fact he is apparently In ac
cord with all the members of the board,
who express themselves as well satisfied
with the selection, and believe the wide
business experience of thg new member,
coupled with his enterprise, will make him
useful and efficient.
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While there is a great diversity of tastes
in the selection of engagement rings, there
is a certain formula in this important
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Of course, a good deal depends on the
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opportunity for the display of taste and
good judgment also presents itself. Prob
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method is to visit some first-class and
reliable jewelry establishment. Sternberg
& Cos., for instance,and enlist their interest
and experience, and so "start right.”
Sternberg & Cos. extensive stock is rich
in fins examples of the goldsmith’s skill,
and you can be supplied with a dainty in
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judgment. They carry a complete stock
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ware, Italian stafuary, clocks, watches,
etc. They also display the handsomest
stock of fine cut-glass ever seen in Sa
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amaze fanciers of fine goods. In fact.
Sternberg & Co.'s prices are as low as
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