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TALK OF THE CORPS MOVING.
GEN. LEE THINKS IT MAY BE IX
ABOUT THIIEE WEEKS.
Tlint. Hnwpvpr, U Indefinite—A Hu
mor That It Would lie-gin to Move
by the hatter Part of This Month
Gretv Out of an Order Cutting OH
Furloincho nnl I.eaveN of llaence
on Dee. I—Gen. Lee 11a* Received a
Telegram Mating That the Second
Artillery Ha* Been Ordered Here
to Join Hi* Corps— Artillery AN ill
Catnp Ju*t to tlte North of the
Cathedral Cemetery.
The officers of the Seventh Army Corps
tvere talking yesterday of a rumor said
to have come from Washlhgton to the
effect that the corps would begin to leave
Savannah for Havana the latter part of
this month.
The foundation for the report, however,
api>ears to have been an order Issued yes
terday to the effect that no furloughs or
leaves of absence would be allowed to ex
tend beyond Dec. 1. In view of the fact
that it is expected to move the corps as
soon as practicable, it was decided to cut
off furloughs and haves of absence after
that date. That is rather a precautionary
measure, Intended to have ail of the men
in readiness at the proper time.
Gen. Lee was asked about the report,
but so far as he knew there is nothing
In it. In his judgment, the crops will be
■ gin to move within about three weeks,
but that is by no means definite, being
merely an opinion based upon circum
stances. The trip of Gen. F. V. Greene
and the other officers of the corps to Cuba
lo preparatory to the movement of the
corps, and the chances are that they will
communicate with Washington pretty
soon after their arrival.
The rapidity of the movement of the
corps to Havana will depend entirely upon
circumstances. If enough transports can
be brought here at one lime, a whole di
vision can move at once. The transports
carry an average of about 800 men each,
so it will require probably seven or eight
transports to move a division and all of its
horses, mules and equipment. The gov
ernment, It is understood, has not more
than eight or ten transports in the At
lantic. and about all of them will have to
be called into service to move one division
of the corps. They would go to Hav ma,
unload and return for the other division.
Whether the sanitary conditions around
Havana will be taken into consideration
or not. Is nor known. The chances are
that there will be little or no improve
ment in the sanitary conditions of the
city for some time to come, but the
healthiest possible camp sites for the
men, will of course lie selected. The
chances are that, very few of them will
remain within the limits of the city. The
two or three recent deaths of prominent
Americans fron yellow fever contrac'ed
in Havana have caused some little alarm,
but the yellow fever season has about, if
not quite, reached its end now. and the
soldiers will have an opportunity to be
come thoroughly acclimated before the
time for these diseases to appear again,
comes around.
Gen. Lee received a telegram from trie
war department yesterday stating that the
Second United States Artillery Regiment,
the- headquarters of which are now at
Fort Adams. Newport, It. 1.. had I teen
ordered to Savannah to join the Seventh
Corps. The information to this effect as
published In the Morning News several
days ago Is thus confirmed. The com
manding colonel of this artillery regiment
has been ordered to report to Gen. Lee.
According to the information received
this regiment of artillery is expected to
start for Savannah at once. It is not
definitely known whether it will come by
rail or by sea, but the chances are that it
will be brought down by the transports
which are coming here to carry two in
fantry regiments, the Fifteenth regulars,
and the Third Georgia to Nuevitas. The
quartermasier's department expects one
of these transports to arrive within a few
days, and the Fifteenth Infantry will then
come from Huntsville at once to join It.
The Second Artillery is composed of two
light batteries and about ten heavy batte
ries, used to man fortifications and sea
coast defenses. Arrangements have been
made for this artillery regiment to go Into
camp on the tract Just to the north of the
Cathedral cemetery.
It Is probable also that the Michigan
may arrive from Porto Rico this week
with four batteries of artillery, and two
troops of cavalry. These nre a'so des
tined for Cuba, and will probably join
Gen. Carpenter's command at Nuevitas. in
the province of Puerto Principe.
Jacksonville will have seen pretty near
the end of the Seventh Army Corps by
Wednesday. The remainder of the hospi
tal foree there, the test of the troops, ill
the equipment, and ail hut about a dozen
of the patients In the hospital will be
brought to Savannah. Only those pa
tients who are too sick to travel will be
lift behind.
During the temi>orary absence of Maj.
H. J. McGrath, acting chief engineer of
ficer of the corps, Maj. Hugh H. Gordon,
chief engineer officer of of the First Divis
ion, has been assigned to that office.
Lieut. Algernon Sartoris. aid on Gen
staff, has been appointed acting
quartermaster at corps headquarters, in
addition to his other duties, relieving
Lieut. C. P. Harmon, who was assigned
to that duty on Oct. 13.
Lieut. R. L. Dargan of the Second South
Carolina Regiment, with a detail of men.
has been sent to Columbia, Greenville and
Spartanburg. S. C„ for the purpose of
bringing hack several deserters captured
by the civil authorities there.
MRS. It. J„ tiII.DING'S DEATH.
Pc**cil U\ru N exterilay Morning Af
ter u Long nuil Painful Illnexn.
Mrs. Robert L. Colding died at her ros-
Idense No. 120 Hall street yesterday morn
ing at 8:20 o'clock, after a lingering an 1
painful illness. Mrs. Colding has been a
sufferer from consumption for more than
two years, and about a year ago her hen th
became feeble, and began slowly to de
cline, until her death, which for the last
two or three days had been almost mo
mentarily expected.
Mrs. Colding was Miss Annie Mclntyre,
daughter of Mr. Edward Mclntyre, form
erly controller of the Central Railroad.
She was married to Mr. Robert 1,. Cold
ing April 18. 1894. Two years later, in
May. 189(1, her little hoy was taken from
her by death, and the loss affect-. 1 her
deeply, having had. It is thought, some
effect on her health. She was a loving
and devoted wife, and in his sad herenv.-
nient the sympathy of many friends goes
out to Mr. Colding. Besides her father
and husband. Mrs. Colding's sister. Mrs.
R. L. Pritchard and brother, Mr. W R
Mclntyre survive her.
The funeral will take place from the res
idence on Hal! street at 3:30 o'clock thin
afternoon, and the interment will be at
Laurel grove.
COL ANDF.L HAS RESIGNED.
| Licit. Cnl. Swift Likely to Be Colonel
of Fourth Illinois Hew i incut.
The resignation of Cos). Caslmir Andel
of the Fourth Illinois Regiment, has been
sent in to the office of the adjutant gen
[ erul of the army through the regular mill
j tary channels. It is generally understood
! that he will lie succeeded In command of
j the Fourth by Lieut. Col. Edwin Swift of
the Ninth Illinois. Tnose who profess fa
[ miliarity with the situation say that Col.
Swift has been indorsed by the Governor
of Illinois to succeed Col. Andel.
Some weeks ago Col. Andel was rein
stated In his command by the President,
after he had been court marlialed and sus
pended from the service for several
months. The reinstatement came after a
few days. The court martial was hell at
Jacksonville to Investigate charges that
had been brought against the colonel by
field officers of the regiment. These charges
were counter to some that the colonel had
brought against his officers, charging them
with conduct unbecoming officers and gen
tlemen in having taken a certain position
with regard to the talked-of mustering out
of the command. The counter charges, in
the opinion of those who sat as members
of the court. Were sustained, and the colo
nel was suspended in accordance with its
finding-.
Lieut. Col. Swift Is regarded as one of
the best officers in the service. He is a
captain in the regulars, having a troop in
the Fifth Cavalry. For some lime before
the outbreak of the war he was on the
sniff of the Governor of Illinois as Inspec
tor of the volunteer forces of that state.
He is very popular in Illinois, and his ap
pointment, which, it is understood, is rath
er certain lo be made, as Col. Andei's suc
cessor, will he very well received.
It Is claimed by officers who know him
that the efficiency of the Ninth Illinois
Regiment in military duty and drill Is due
In no small measure to Col. Swift's con
nection with it. This regiment is the only
purely volunteer command from Illinois,
having been recruited under the second
call for troops. Its ranks are full, and
all the men are of fine physique. This was
the regiment that got the verdict of the
onlookers as having shone above others in
the re view in the park extension last Sat
urday.
WERE DECLARED BANKRUPTS.
Meeting* eif Card i t or* In Several
(uses lo Be- Hl-lel.
Messrte Sconyers and Edwards, of Clax
ton, Tattnall county, were yesterday ad
judged bankrupts by Judge A. H. Mac-
Donell, referee in bankruptcy, the judg
ment applying to them individually and
as a firm. A meeting of the creditors of
the firm and Us members has been called
for Nov. 30, at the office of the referee at
No. 4 Bryan street, east. There is a num
ber of creditors of these parties in Sa
vannah.
In the case of E. Kaskcll an application
for discharge in bankruptcy was tiled with
the referee. Only one creditor appeared
and proved his debt, and it Is presumed
that no one will object to his discharge.
11l the case of It. W. Hammond of Lib
erty county, application to be declared a
voluntary bankrupt, the attorneys and
creditors have agreed to await the pro
mulgation of rules and forms by the Su
preme Court,
Jennings Bros., of Jennings, Fla., have
also been declared voluntary bankrupts by
Judge MacDonell, and a meeting of their
creditors has been called for Dec. 5. There
is a large number of the creditors of this
firm, and of its individual members in Sa
vannah. The same course was taken in the
case of F. J. Dudley & Cos., In which firm
T. A. Jennings was a partner.
THE OLD BOARD RE-ELECTED.
Cotton Exchange Make* No Clinnige
in Officers.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange held Us
annual election yesterday. As was indi
cated in Friday's Morning News might be
the case, the officers and directors were re
elected for the ensuing year. Some scat
tering complimentary votes were cast, but
otherwisa the election was unanimous.
This is somewhat out of the usual order,
but it having been learned that Mr. John
H. Hunter, the vice president, would de
cline an election to the presidency, a sug
gestion that the whole board be re-elected
met with general favor.
The officers and directors of the ex
change are as follows:
President—Henry T. Williams.
Vice President—John H. Hunter.
Directors—O. B. Malone, John Flannery,
H. Weber, J. M. Barnard, Jr., C. A. Shear
son. J. P. Wl.iiams, W. W. Gordon, C. G.
Bell, John Nisbet.
The election was presided over by-
Messrs. F. M. Hopkins, Alex Thessmar
and W. G. Harrison. H. B. Duckworth,
VV. T. Hopkins and \V. G. Kxtrrison were
elected Inspectors of the next election.
MAY NOMINATE SOON.
Llbcrallte Lender Tlilnks Political
Situation \\ ill Crystallize Shortly.
It is believed the Liberal Club will take
steps toward the nomination of a candi
date for mayor within two weeks. By
that lime political mailers will have be
gun to warm up, it is thought, and the
club's campaign policy will in a measure
have b.en defined.
A prominent Liborallte, who is regarded
as a leader, said yesterday that he was
not prepared to make any statement as
to probable developments. Owing to his
recent absence from the city he said he
was not fully up in local politics, at
least not well enough to predict what
course will likely be pursued in making
the nomination, or who will be candidates
for il.
"Judging from what we hear every day,
however,” he said, "it sems probable lo
cal mailers will begin lo crystallize short
ly. While the Liberal Club is net active
just now, I should judge its leaders will
begin within two or three weeks at the
outside to arrange for the nomlnudon.”
FI NEIt.YL OF ALFRED MOFFAT.
Oglethorpe Light Infantry Paid a
Soldier'* Tribute.
The funeral of the late Alfred Moffatt
took place yesterday afternoon, the ser
vices being held at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church. The deceased was an employe of
the Savannah, Florida and Western car
shops. He was stricken with pneumonia
and din) Sunday at the home of his moth
er, Mrs. W. A. Moffatt on Duffy street.
At the funeral tlie s. rvice was road by
Rev. J. L. Scully. The hymns "Jeans
Lover of My Sou"-' and "Th, re is a Blessed
Home,” weto sung by the choir.
Many sympathizing friends attended the
service at the cemetery, and numerous
tloral tributes completely hid the mound
from view. The Oglethorpe Light In
fantry. of which the deceased was a cor
poral, attended in a Ivody and tired three
volleys over the grave.
THE MOKNTNG NEWS 7 : TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1893.
WILL GET OUT THIS WEEK.
SECOND GEORGIA MEN AT CAMP
BROU N SOON TO IIE DISCHARGED.
Conipniile* Sow Rosy AA'ltli Tlielr
Muster Roll*—Five Copies Have lo
Re Made Out for Reeortls—Big La
bor Involved—('apt. Trlppe Experts
Everything to Be In Readiness for
Mustering- Out on Saturday—Some
of tlte Men Sorry the Regiment Is
to Go—They Want to Stay In the
Army and Mill Try to Get Trans
ferred to Other Regiments.
The First Battalion of the Second Geor
gia Regiment will be mustered out at
Catnp Brown by Capt. Trlppe next Sat
urday. He received instructions from the
war department yesterday to proceed with
the work.
Ever since the return of the battalion to
camp after the expiration of the thirty
days furloughs the men were given the
non-commissioned officers and company
clerks have been busy with the captains
of the companies preparing the muster
rolls that hove to be made out before the
men can be discharged from the service.
There are five copies of this roll for each
company. They convey every bit of the
history of a man's connection with the
army, as It appears on the records that are
kept, and the information Is required for
four officers. Two of the copies go to the
paymaster, one to the adjutant general of
the army, one to the adjutant general of
the state, and the last to the company
commander. Getting up the rolls repre
sents a great deal of work, and those
who <lo it are kept busy for some days.
It Is believed that the muster rolls and
other work Incident to the mustering out
of the companies will have been completed
by Saturday. Rations for the battalion
have been drawn through that day, it hav
ing been exacted seme time ago by Capt.
Trlppe that he would be able to get all
the details of the work complete and be
in readiness to give the men their dis
charge papers by that time.
The news that the regiment cannot be
kept in the service was received by a num
ber of those who had elected to remain
in with considerable disappointment. Sev
eral of them have usked one of their offi
cers to try to make some arrangement by
which they can transfer to other com
mands, hut it is thought there will be dif
ficulty about this. Only one of the men
has expressed a preference as to which
command he would like to remain In, the
only thing thought of by the most of them
being to stay in. They like the army and
want to stick to it to get to visit Cuba.
The officer will try to have them trans
ferred as they wished and will make the
effort to-day, but he does not anticipate
that he will be successful, as the depart
ment is not adopting this plan with those
who desire to remain in. When a regi
ment is discharged all the men, whether
they want to or not, are turned loose.
DARK AND TREE lIIDGET READY.
It Will Do Filed at the City Exchange
by- Chairman Ratlin To-day.
The Park and Tree Commission made
up its budget at a meeting yesterday after
noon. The amount was not given out, but
it is understood It will not be much in ex
cpss of what the city allowed last year.
The appropriation last year was $13,000, but
the commission asked for $25,000.
In the event the commission continues
Its work, which is extremely Improbable
judging from the prospective changes the
legislature may make. It Is Intended to
extend the work along all lines. It was
with this in view that the budget was
made out, and In the event the present
commission do not do the work, their de
sire is that their successors have suffi
cient funds to do it.
Chairman Daffin commenced setting the
Liberty street magnolias yesterday. As
has been stated in the Morning News,
there will be about 103 of them. It is ex
pected the street will be lined up with
(hem from Jefferson street to the Plant
System depot within two weeks. The Im
provement Is one to which residents of
Liberty street are looking with some in
terest, as the north side, where the trees
will he placed, has not yet been orna
mented with shrubbery.
DRAINAGE WORK DID NOT BEGIN.
Contractor* Mill Probably llretik
Ground nt Perry nnd Randolph.
The house drainage work was not re
sumed yesterday on account of the weath
er. A large number of laborers was at
Randolph and Perry streets, where It is
proposed to begin laying eight-inch pipe
west on Perry, hut none were employed.
If the weather is favorable ground will
probably be broken this morning.
As the pipe it is intended to use in the
outlets has not yet arrived, the contractors
will probably have to delay that part of
the work a short time. IVhile this will
Interfere with their plans to some extent,
they will begin at the nearest places to
the outlet where the pipe on hand can be
used, and continued there until the supply
on the road arrives.
Contractor Bradt, of Miles & Bradt, will
be directly in charge or the operations.
He will have an office at some convenient
place in the next few days, where all the
firm's house drainage business will lie
trnnsacted. At has been stated in the
Morning Nows, this firm also has the con
tract for rebuilding the Cathedral, which
will keep it busy here for some time.
SCHOOL BOARD'S BRIEF SESSION.
Supt. Ashmore'* Report About Only
Mutter Considered.
The November meeting of the Board cf
Education was held last night at the Chat
ham academy. The members present were
Col. George A. Mercer, Capt. Henry Blttn,
Messrs. J. R. Saussy, John R. F. Tattnall,
M. A. O'Byrne, P. A. Stovall and Leo Roy
Meyers.
There was hut little business of Import
ance considered by the hoard, and after
a short sosion it adjourned. The monthly
report of Superintendent Ashmore, setting
forth the condition of the schools an.l
showing the satisfactory nature of school
matters, was submitted. It gave a com
parative statement of the enrollment in the
schools now as compared with correspond
ing period of last year. The increase above
last year was given as 259 pfrpfig.
You Should It non
What Hood's Sarsaparilla has power to do
for those who have impure and impover
ished blood. It makes the blood rich and
pure, and cures scrofula, salt rheum, dys
pepsia. catarrh, rheumatism, nervousness.
If you are troubled with any ailment caus
ed or promoted by impure blood, take
Hood's Sarsaparilla at once.
Hood's Pills are prompt and efficient,
asy to take, easy to operate.—ad.
CHANGES IN COMPANY OFFICERS.
AH of the Present Captain* In
Gaarda Battalion to Retire.
The November meeting of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards was held last night at
the hall. Capt. W. \V. Williamson presid
ed.
An associate member was elected and a
number of applications for retirement
from the active to the veteran rolls, the ne
cessary term of service having expired,
were granted. There were also a few res
ignations, those submitting them having
either moved away from the city or con
templating doing so.
The resignation of Mr. F. C. Battey as
lieutenant and inspector of rifle practice
of the battaiion. which was sent in some
time ago, has been passed upon by the ad
jutant general's effice, and the approval
was read at the meeting. Upon motion,
Mr. Batlcy’s name was put upon the roll
of honorary members of Company D.
A communlcacon was read from Mr.
Henry Dreese, recording secretary of the
Confederate Veterans' Association, thank
ing the Guards for their having placed
their hall and a room of their arsenal at
the disposal of the association for Us meet
ings.
Capt. Williamson stated that the resig
nation of First Lieut. Charles M. Gibbs
of Company A bad been received. Lieut.
Gibbs was elected by the members of the
company who volunteered for service in
the army a short tune before the battalion
left for Griffin last .May. He failed to pass
the physical examination, but had receiv
ed his commission.
Capt. George M. Gadsden, the provision
al officer in command of Company B, has
sent in his resignation to Capt. William
son to be forwanUd to the adjutant gen
eral's office. This and the resignations of
the other provisional captains will be sent
on by Capt. Williamson this week, as the
First Battalion of the Second Georgia Reg
iment, formed from the Guards, will be
mustered out of the service the latte- part
of the week, in all probability.
As soon as they are discharged from the
service the officers will resume their con
nection with the Georgia volunteer troops.
They will hold their commissions under
the state and will step hack into their old
positions as officers of the Guards.
The provisional captains who will go out
are, in addition to Capt. Gadsden, Capt.
C. S. Richmond of Company C and Capt.
Wright Hunter of Company D. Capt. WK
.iamson is on the list of retired officers of
the state service, but he stated at a meet
ing of Company A in its room, after the
corps meeting adjourned, that he would
retire from the command of the company
with the provisional officers of the other
companies.
Company A will have no commissioned
officers. The retirement of Capt. William
son will leave the company without a
head. Capt. W. G. Austin was elected cap
lain of the company by the members who
volunteered, as was also Second Lieuten
ant R. M. Screven. Both these officers of
Company M of the First Battalion, which
was formed from Company A of the
Guards, have expressed their intention of
resigning their commissions In the state
service as soon as they are mustered out
of the army, as their election was not by
the entire company. While both officers
are very popular, they feel that the elec
tion flil not represent the choice of the
company and that they should, therefore,
retire. First Lieutenant L. R. Kenan of
Company M 1? not a Savannahian, and
holds no commission in the Guards. He
was appointed after the failure of Lieut.
Gibbs to pass his'physical examination.
Company II will get all three of its offi
cers back and so will Companies C and
D. It is understood that someone or
two of these officers are trying for places
in the regular service of the United
States, and in the event of their being
successful, there will be vacancies to he
filled.
At the meeting of Company A resolu
tions drafted by Sergts. Robert M. Hitch
and John D. Carswell upon the resignal
tion of First Sergeant John Hutton were
read. These expressed the regret of the
company upon the resignation of Mr. Hut
ton and the high < ilnion that has always
been entertained of him. The resolutions
were unanimously adopted by the com
pany,
THE GRAY ESTATE IN COURT.
An Effort to Relieve the Real Estate
From Liability for Debt*.
Messrs. Erwin, dußignon & Chisholm,
representing the executors of the estate
of Christopher Gray, and the defendants
In the suit of H. B. Claflin Company
against Christopher Gray & Son, filed some
interesting papers in that suit in the Su
perior Court yesterday.
The most important perhaps was a spe
cial demurrer to the petition, which seeks
to compel the plaintiffs to amend so as to
strike out from their petition all that part
which seeks to hold the real estate belong
ing to the estate as subject to the debts
incurred by the partnership of C. P. Gray
and James M. Gray. The special demur
rer holds that Christopher Gray In his will
did not make any of his assets outside
of those employed in the business itself
responsible for the debts of the business.
It is asserted that the assets of the es
tate are not in any case liable for the debts
contracted in the continuation of the busi
ness in accordance with the will, and thit
these liabilities are confined exclusively to
the fund engaged in the trade, and the
responsibility of the parties conducting the
business. The real estate is not a part of
the partnership business, and the court is
asked for this reason to compel the plain
tiffs to amend their petitions so as to
strike out the portions asserting a claim
againsl that part of the property.
At the same time it Is admitted in the
answer to the jietition filed also yesterday
that C. P. Gray and James M. Gray are
individually liable for the Indebtedness of
the firm. Rut there are other legatees un
der the will, namely, Edward Gray, indi
vidually, who is one of the executors, and
Edward Gray, as guardian for two minor
children, John C. and Arthur It. Gray. Ed
ward Gray took no part in the continua
tion of the business of Christopher Gray
& Son, either individually or as an execu
tor, and his liability for any of the firm s
indebtedness is therefore denied.
The conclusion is. therefore, that after
the division of the estate among the lega
tees. the portion going to C. P. Gray and
James M. Gray may be held for the in
debtedness due by the firm to the plain
tiffs in the petition, but that the shares
going to the other legatees cannot be so
held. This point will doubtless result *n
considerable argument before the litigation
has been concluded.
In the answer Edward Gray makes an
Individual claim against the executors for
$835. which he asks the court to decree
him.
In the case of the $7,50n indebtedness to
the Planters' Loan and Savings Company
of Augusta to secure which a mortgage
was given on the store in that city, it l<
claimed tlirat this real estate is not liable
for the indebtedness on the ground stated,
the money having been borrowed for use
In the partnership business. It is admitted,
however, tiiat C. P. Gray and Jas. M.
Gray are individually liable for this
amount, und they have a share in that
property.
SALOON MEN IN POLICE COURT.
CLAIM THEY ARE PROTECTED 15*
HOTEL LICENSES.
W. H. Brown Fined SSO for Retailing
From Mis Ilur—The <l l f t r^i-s
A sriii not Jacob Bigler nnil Patrick
Manning Postponed for Farther
Proof 111 the Prosecution—l niler
“Hotel License” They Claim to He
Authorised by the City to Sell
Liquors, Rut Efforts to Show Their
Places Are Not Bonn Fide Hotels
Will lie Made—City Claims the
Spirit of the Ordinance Has Been
Violated.
The cases in Police Court against Jacob
Bigler, Patrick Manning and W B.
Brown, the latter colored, charged with
violating city ordinances by selling liquor
on Sunday, were called by Recorder Rav
enel yesterday. Brown's case was the only
one tried, however. He was fined SSO. The
cases against Bigler and Manning were
postponed until to-day.
A paragraph at the end of section 2 of
an ordinance passed in 1891 to provide for
the observance of the Sabbath, is the
clause under which both Mr. Bigler and
Mr. Manning claim the city has authorized
them to*do a Sunday bustness. The section
reads:
“It shall not be lawful for any person
in the corporate or jurisdictional limits of
the city of Savannah to sell, in any quan
tity, directly or indirectly, or under any
device or disguise whatever, any spirit
uous, vinous, malt or intoxicating liquor
of any character from 12 o’clock Satur
day night to 12 o'clock Sunday night, ex
cept that a druggist or apothecary may
sell the same as medicine upon a regular
prescription of a physician of Savannah,
which prescription shall authorize only
a single sale, and then only when it ap
pears not to defeat or evade the true in
tent or meaning of this ordinance. This
section shall not be so construed as to pre
vent a hotel furnishing Its guests with
liquors at a regular meal, when they are
ordered as a part of that meal, and when
this can be done without violating in any
way the first section of this ordinance,
which must be strictly observed.’’
The first section, which is referred to
4n the last paragraph of the above section,
provides that every person who keeps or
maintains, within the corporate or juris
dictional limits of the city, any barroom,
beer house, ale house, or other place for
the sale of spirituous liquors of any char
acter, shall close Saturday night at 12
o’clock, all doors, windows, or other means
of access to such places, until the follow
ing Sunday night at the same hour.
It is claimed that so long as the restau
rant men have hotel licenses, and keep
their bars closed, they are within the
provisions of the law. In other words, they
can pile the restaurant jam up with “sup
plies” Saturday night, and do business
Sunday.
was quickly disposed of, as
the charge against him was keeping his
saloon ojien. The fact that soldiers got
drinks in the saloon was proven to the Re
corder’s satisfaction. With the others,
however, the case is different. They each
have a hotel license, which is SSO for places
with less than 75 rooms. Bigler obtained
tlie license for six months a few days agt>,
paying $25 for it.
Mr. Walter C. Hartridge, represented
Messrs. Bigler & Manning in court, and
was ready to proceed with the hearing
when the cases were called. Maj. Harrison,
provost marshal, who was present, desired
to offer the evidence of witnesses not in
court, and for this reason the cases were
postponed. It is understood the proof will
be of a character to show that both places
are nqt bona fide hotels, such as are con
templated in the ordinance. It seems to
be generally believed that the spirit of the
ordinance has been violated, and several
members of Council expressed themselves
to this effect.
"This provision is intended to embrace
the hotels, and not lodging houses,” said
Alderman Duncan. "It seems to me the
mistake which has been made is in the city
Issuing a license to persons, unless there
is positive proof they are intending to run
a hotel, such as is contemplated in the or
dinance. The city cannot afford to have
restaurant keepers exercising such privi
leges. While there are some who know how
to conduct their places, there are others
who do not, and under the cover of the law,
would convert restaurants into saloons.”
If the only proof required is for the res
taurant men to show that they have rooms
with accommodations for lodgers, as well
as an eating room, there is slight doubt
that the fact will be established in the
cases now before the Recorder. But it is
claimed that soldiers who visited Bigler’s
restaurant Sunday were required to pay
forty cents for a meal, which is twenty
five cents more than the regular price. With
this meal they were given beer or whisky.
The effort, it is slated, will be to show that
the object in getting the hotel license, was
to do a saloon business.
Any applicants at the city exchange for
a hotel keepers' license will be scrupu
lously investigated henceforth. Clerk of
Council Bailey says they will be required
to show that their object is to conduct a
hotel, and not a saloon business. It will
not he a difficult matter for the military
authorities to protect themselves against
those who already have the license, pro
vided the soldiers are served with drinks
on Sundays, as the number is not too great
to inconvenience them in detailing suf
ficient guards at ail places.
dE\. M’GLVSHAVS LECTIHE.
Will Speak on the Mattie of Get*? s
,lmeg To-night.
Gen. P. McGlashan will deliver a lec
ture at the Savannah Volunteer Guards’
Hall to-night on the subject, .“The Battle
of Gettysburg, and Longstreet’s Charge.”
Gen. McGlashan is president of the Con
federate Veterans’ Association of Savan
nah, and was major of the Fiftieth Geor
gia Regiment, which he led into the fight.
During the tight the regiment's colonel was
killed, and Gen. McGlashan took com
mand of the regiment.
Gen. Lee and his staff and Gen. Gordon
will attend the lecture, which will begin at
8:30 o’clock.
The public, and especially the soldiers,
are most cordially invited to attend.
CHIEF til Alt I’EH MASTER OF Cl ll\.
Gen. Humphrey anil Detail of Olß
eem on Tlieir Way to ilavnnn.
Gen. C. F. Humphrey, assistant general
quartermaster of the army .passed through
the city yesterday morning by the Florida
Central and Peninsular for Tampa, there
to lake the steamer for Havana. He was
accompanied by a number of officers, ail
of whom will be assigned to duty in Cuba.
The party traveled In a private car.
Gen. Humphrey was in Savannah sev
eral days ago, having been here for some
little time looking after the depot of quar
termaster supplies and the arrangements
for the sailing of the transports. HD
assignment to duty in Cuba is as chief
quartermaster of the island, ilis head
quarters will be at Havana.
B ROYAL
BAKINS
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
Made from pure grape cream of tartar
VO CHANGE IX HOSPITAL SITE.
Location nt Estlll Avenue and Bull
Street Finally Approved.
The site at Estill avenue and Bull street,
as originally intended, will be used for the
army hospital. A telegram was received
yesterday by Col. W. H. Forwood, assis
ant surgeon general, from fhe office of
the surgeon general at Washington, finally
accepting the location.
Night before l,.st Col. Forwood tele
graphed Washington that, in his opinion,
the objections that had been made against
the site by an officer were not of a charac
ter to condemn it. He further reported
that ho would spend yesterday in the in
spection of other sites. The surgeon gen
eral, however, was perfectly satisfied with
the report as submitted, and the dispatch
came to Col. Forwood of the acceptance of
the site in time to make it unnecessary
for him to pay his contemplated visits to
other sites.
As was expected, some little change in
the location of the buildings for the hos
pital on the tract has been decided upon.
They will be moved to the southward
about 200 feet from where they were in
tended to stand, a greater distance from
Estiil avenue and the noise and smoke of
the trains on the fine of the Plant System
thus being secured. To admit of this be
ing done another tract of land has to be
secured from Miss Culver, who owns sev
enty-nine acres along the Whjte Bluff road
to the south of the location for the hospi
tal. Ail this land, though only some
twelve acres of it will be used, will be
leased at a rental of S3OO a year. This,
added to that the government will pay for
the original tract, wifi run the rental for
the hospital site to S7OO per annum. The
, entire tract owned by Mis3 Culver is taken
in order that the government may control
it and prevent its occupancy by any ten
ants that might prove objectionable in the
vicinity of the hospital.
The quartermaster general’s considera
tion of the bids for the construction and
plumbing of the hospital buildings will
now probably be given in Washington,
and it wifi not be long before the contrac
tors will know which of them will get the
work. When the question of the site came
up the quartermaster general put the bids
aside, pending the decision of the surgeon
general in the matter.
DINE TO HAVANA ASSOIED.
Munson Steamer l-'olsjo From Hant
hnrg Will Sail From Savannah.
A steamship line between Savannah and
the West Indies Is assured. After several
offers to send steamers by Savannah for
passengers, bound for Cuba, the Munson
Steamship Line has decided to abandon
the project of passenger business, and has
concluded to make an effort to secure a
freight traffic.
C. W. Howard & Cos., Savannah agents
of the Munson Line, received a letter yes
terday stating that while the regular
steamers from New York for Cuban ports
will stop at Savannah if there are a suffi
cient number of passengers offering, It
will not promise to take chances and in
volve the expense, unless there is an as
surance of a profitable business.
The company, however, feejs assured
that quite a business in freights can be
worked up from Savannah to Havana. In
order to show the merchants of Savannah
that the Munson Line means business, it
is going to put on a cargo steamer at
a nee.
The steamship Folsjo sailed from Ham
burg Nov. 2 for this port, with a cargo
of coal and sait, which will be discharged
here. The steamer will be put In first
class condition, after which she will be
ready to receive a general cargo for Ha
vana. She is due to arrive about Nov. 20.
The Folsjo is 1,010 tons net register. She
is 264 feet in length, breadth 36 feet and IS
feet 6 inches depth of hold. She has triple
expansion engines, and speeds 9 knots
when loaded. She carries a dead weight
of 2,300 tons on 17 feet 9 inches draught.
She is under the Norwegian flag.
ANOTHER ON SUSPICION.
Detective* Have Marlon Stoke* a*
Pockctliook Snatcher.
Marion Stokes, a colored newsboy, was
arrested by the detectives yesterday charg
ed with snatching a pocketbook' from Mrs.
P. F. Gleason on Abercorn street the other
night. The detectives have traced the pos
session of the silk satchel Mrs. Gleason
carried to the newsboy.
The satchel had been left on the stoop
of Mr. Joseph Hull's residence. No. 7 Mc-
Donough street, west. It was wrapped in
a copy of the Morning News. The fact
was reported to Chief McDermott, after
which it was decided to arrest Stokes on
suspicion.
When questioned about the satchel
Stokes explained that he found it in front
of Mr. Hull’s residence, and thinking it
belonged there, wrapped it in the paper he
delivered. He said he thought this the
easiest and safest way to leave the satcnel
where he thought it belonged. The detect
ives will investigate further. Joseph
Beck, the other negro arrested on suspi
cion, has been released.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Several Divorce Case* Filed for the
December Term,
To-day is return day in the Superior
Court. It is expected that some few cases
will be filed though, the number has fallen
off largely In recent years. Return day in
fixed always twenty days before the begin
ning of the teim which in this case wili
be on Nov. a.
Two or throe divorce cases were filed m
the Superior Court yesterday. Elizabeth
Houston sues Benjamin Houston for di
vorce on the statutory grounds of infidel
ity. James Nelson brought suit for divorce
against Sophia Nelson for desertion, and
the same ground is responsible for (he suit
of Shadwcll Wilson against Maggie Wil
son.
Digestlne cures indigestion and dyspep
sia. No dieting. Cures while you eat. All
druggists.—ad.
—Mrs. Youngish—" Oh. Bob. what shall I
do? Baby is crying because I won’t let
him puil all the fur off my new muff.”
Mr. Youngish—“ Well, that’s all right
Give him the cat!"—’TU-URs.
“WHITMAN’S” !
Regulation Saddlery. :
Large Assortment.
SPECIAL SALE
of SIO.OO Harness,
all kinds. Best and
strongest for the
money.
Neidlinger, Rabun & Mell’s old stand
Congress and Whitaker Streets.
LEO FRANK.
The Offerings
Last Week
AT THE CENTRAL STORE
WERE APPRECIATED.
The store was taxed to Its utmost, but
we pleased everybody and general satis
faction prevailed. We continue this week
the good work, with increased facilitie.
new goods and a determination to GIVE
EXCEPTIONAL VALUES. HOGAN’S
IS SURE TO BE THE POPULAR
PLACE. See what we offer:
Satin and Gros Grain Brocaded Silks,
black, choice new designs, large, medium
and small effects, well worth sl, for this
week 6£e.;
Black '§lalln Duchesse, strong and dura
ble, ail pure silk, our price 59c.
Black Taffeta Silks, Swiss make, regu
larly sold for 75c; our price 52c.
Black Taffeta Silks, superior grade,
heavy rustle, regularly sold for $1; our
price 89c.
Colored Silks, suitable for waists and
trimmings. Some beautiful color combina
tions, sold everywhere for $1; this week
62%c.
52-inch All Wool Cheviot Serges, suita
ble for tailor-made suits, for this week
5.9 c; always sold at 85c.
45- All Wool Black Serge, regularly
sold for 30c; for this week 39c.
52-Inch All Wool Coating Serge, always
sold for 85c: this week 55c.
46- Priestley Henriettas, black, this
week 98c; reduced from $1.50.
46-inch Alt Wool French Henriettas 69eJ
instead of sl.
A DROP IN NOVELTY SUITS.
Ail of our $3 and $lO Novelty Suits, soma
beautiful color combinations, this week
only $4.98.
Black - Silk Velvet, suitable for trim
mings, for this week 95c; usual price $1.25.
Heavy Astrakhan, suitable for childrep’a
cloaks and jackets, 60-lneh wide, beautiful
colorings, 98c, instead of $1.50.
72-inch Bleached Damask, satin finish,
for this week 75c; instead of sl.
72-inch Bleached Damask, superior fin
ish, 9Sc; instead of $1.25.
SHORT LENGTH TAPESTRY -
CARPETS AT SHORTER PRICES
35 pieces best Tapestry Carpets, short
lengths, suitable for small rooms, to be
closed out at 60c: actual value 85c to sl.
A fine stock of Fresh Canton Matting,
in all the new patterns, ranging in price
from 15c to 50c.
Daniel Hocjan.
The corner Broughton and Barnard sta.
Bankruptcy
Blanks.
We have a full supply of
■IB IE
covering every phase of the
law and prepared by an ex
pert bankruptcy lawyer at
great expense.
They will save lawyers
and others a vast amount of
trouble in preparing the pa
pers in such cases.
Prices are very reasonable.
Morning News,
J. H LsTill, President,
Savannah, - - Georgia.
SEED RYE.
Soutliern Coast Raised.
IIAY, GRAIN. BRAN, COW AND
CHICKEN FEED, etc.
X. J, DAVIS,
Thone 223. 118 Bay Street. West.
fLIMBIfIG, STEAM AND CAS FITIM3
By corny sitiu VV or Anita at jdtaooiuuio
• Figures.
L. A. RhcCARTHY.
All work done under my supervision. A
full supply o( Globes, Chandeliers, Steam
and Gas Fittings of all the latest styles, al
142 and 114 DRAYTON STREET.
OLD NEWSPAPERS. 200 fqr 25 cents. • '
Business Office Morning N’evtJ