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COME AND SEE US TO-DAY.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. ___ SALE STARTS AT 9 O’CLOCK.
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\A/e intend to make the removal sale of the Metropolitan a gi
gantic slaughter of prices, and one to toe long remembered toy
the Clothing buyers of Savannah. \A/e want to move to INo. 3
Broughton street, west,after all improvements are made, with an
entire fresh stock, hence make the following prices to close out.
MEN’S SUITS.
So.oo SUITS FOR $2.98.
$6.50 SUITS FOR $3.98.
$7.50 SUITS FOR $4.18.
SIO.OO SUITS FOR $5.48.
$12.01 ) ANI) $13.5( ) SUITS F()R $7.68
$15.00 SUITS FOR $9.24.
SIB.OO SUITS FOR $10.94.
$22.50 SU ITS F() R $ 12.39. *
$25.00 SUITS FOR $14.85.
$27.50 SUITS FOR $17.60.
Every Ibit of our stock, must be sold- Furnishings cut to the following prices:
Sale for cash. Money on demand. No goods on approbation. Call early.
JNO. W. PARKER, Manager.
DALY MAKES HiS DIAGNOSIS.
SUM ll ll ( IIF.MH Vl.f> WEItE ISED
IN I'IIESEII VIXG MEAT.
Mail o n Vmi I > kli. Which. He Think*.
"Ml show Hnrncic niul Salicylic
Arid,—< l<is.d> Questioned by the
mission —More Vl.niit the Dlr*
mid i|n> lienril nC the Beef—Chemi
cal Analysts to Be Mail p—Daly
Slick* to First Report.
Washington, j an . 20.—Maj. W. H. D'aly,
chiit surge,n with Gen. Miles, anti whose
lieM service stretches from Tampa to
Porto hi. o ,11;,) whose report condemning
the beef furnished the expeditionary forces
crea'i 1 a sensation some weeks ago, made
i long awaited appearance as a witness
before ih. war investingating commission
to-day.
rgcon Italy's report was the strongest
in language of those submitted by Gen.
Milts, in suhstantuation of his attack on
lie href supplied.
Day has liecn too ili to appear here
, . "'as accompanied by Gen.
<ts own stenographer despite the pres
' : the commission’s official stenog
. *f ' lr ' being sworn, the witness iden
t'Piart submitted as his own,
however, from Sept. 31
llfl was willing, he said, to
'. ' 1 fl> re Port. It was wholly volun
-1 " ls not calied out by any request
or 'a ohttii., . , .
so , e IO any circular or letter
remembered. He had heard
til/’ ‘r in ,-.f
rofH m " * n oftlcia * circular calling for
Ai Pone* h
Aug , -owever, some time between
catev! t (■ ~ he communi
mal ,t Miles some observations
t fr of He had noticed a quar
hir.4,7! ha,,Bin * fr< * in ‘he sun on
the exp. 'r !l|,i he b ® came interested in
t rffj 1.,", r,r ?" 1 ' of having fresh slaught
er i loed under such conditions to
1 - it could stand it.
1 lie* Let It Alone.
* Obsprvt'.rl '* l_
**P ti.lv. , h be „ sai<1 ' .“‘ ha * ‘he *.
It or h . u “ “ les > did not alight on
Very , V ''' ' lhey sot away from it
, He had
Tutu .... on a piece of that beef at
and r:,r ... '!' 'Bctl it, but it neither sme 11-
th. •■,. '' natural. I.ater he helped
'idem v ' som horses, and subse
■Wlii trouble with his stomach,
of :: ii| ; , . 1 attributed to the activity
ttf ■V. i ni ,’ ,I ® n h e noticed indications
If M I'fsence that brought hack
p, t chemical stuff he had used
,n< ky \t, ~ ‘ n . hun,in 8 expeditions in
.a, v i"* SOme years betore.
h<i un • ' J ampa and the next he
Sv ' v ‘ - ‘.I ‘aste. In that previous
‘■hetn. 1., " c ® he had analyzed the
taa ... 'ervative and found it to con
-10 1 ' ■• ; ' v,i. 3al .f yl ‘° acid - These were
L ' ad , ,|. , aly on the elk hunt, but
mj, , , and n | n the raw flesh and also
W>r * *'“"'•
*‘ r ' !Kl "IV wt' 1 39 to H 1 Ingredients,
co neu.r, tl ' safe to ** UB l In
irrx.se. n ° r lor ordinary
cio.-1 mu-in,i h ! e th ® aaHeylic acid
• times, -.’ ’ loa ‘hsome and dis-
M’t Inly .sm t‘ ructlve 10 digestion.
to 9bou,d ay 'he at
“ r,ot success 'mt, be £ f by ‘’hemicals
" ri --... , a “hs “’ ThHI had beet, his ex
• t-r;. I by “" Bpo Panama. In the
chpmip J ,hdt | hip he was “pretty
9l “ w ®re>lnvolved." Thai beef,
10c Collars, 7c.
15c Collars, lie.
15c Cuffs, 10c.
‘2sc Cuffs, 15c.
Etc.
he said, was very foul. He thought the
government beef requirements of the con
tractors were very unreasonable. Every
body knows, he said, that beef exposed to
moisture and warmth for twenty-four
hours “will be very much tried.’’
Recurring to the transport Panama, he
said most of the beef it carried was re
frigerated. They had secured a ton of beef
and for this they at first had one and
one-half tons of ice, but later It was in
creased to eleven and one-half tons of ice.
The beef, however, had a decidedly pecu
liar odor.
Hail a Peculiar Odor.
“At Ponce,’’ he went on do say, “I ob
served the refrigerated beef taken from
the transports. It had a peculiar odor. I
observed the examination of spoiled beef
on one transport. It was done by a butch
er down in the hold. He thrust his arm
in every direction into the putrid meat,
trying to find a solid piece. This meat had
the same peculiar odor.’’
He added that the Panama’s beef war
ranted his report, and that its odor was
like that of a dead human injected with
preservatives. He also depicted the
strong odors aboard the transport Chester.
Gen. Beaver asked if the witness did
not think his examination purely superfi
cial, and without any substantial know
ledge.
A Chemical Analysts.
“No, I would not like to say that," he
replied. On the Panama coming over
from Ponce he had made some tea or soup
from the refrigerated beef, the same that
had been condemned, had filtered it and
sealed it hermetically in a can, and when
he reached his home at Pittsburg had an
alyzed it. From this he got a lightish
brown residuum. This, he said, disclosed
the characteristic of borax and salicylic
acid-’
Mai. Daly urged lhat he be permitted
to defnonstrate the test. Dr. Connor ob
jected. insisting that he leave the powder
the witness had brought as the residuum
of this beef with the commission to be
examined by a government chemist.
The witness pleaded not to have the
matter taken out of his hands, and a com
promise was effected by deciding that Maj.
Daly be present with the official chemist.
It was ' arranged to have Prof.
Clarke of the geological survey
here, examine *tho powder to-morrow
morning.
Severely Cross-Examined.
At the afternoon session Maj. Daly
underwent a ralher severe cross-examina
tion, especially on the subject of the date
oil which he had reported as to his sus
picions In regard to the beef, and why he
ha<l not reixtrted sooner
Maj, liaiy said he had never discussed
with any officer the subject of had beef,
instead of commenting on such matters
he l)ad rather, attempted to allay discon-'
tent, with the meat. While at Chickamauga
he had found meat which appeared to have
been treated as indicated in his report.
If the government was supplied with chem
ically prepared meat, he was asked, did he
not think that the government had been
fraudulently dealt with?
Maj. Daly replied that in his judgment
when such beef had been supplied by con
tractors it had not been with fraudulent
intent. The persons supplying the beef
probably considered the preparations used'
no more harmful than salt.
Stuck to Hi* Statement*.
He had not arrived at the conclusions he
did until after tests. Instead of -weaken
ing his position, each test made him less
willing to recant any statements he had
made.
Maj. Daly was questioned closely in re
gard to the examination of an extract of
beef, which he said he had made and
which, he said, resulted in a disclosure of
the characteristics of borax and salicylic
acid. He stated that the kettle from
which the extract was taken was perfect
ly clean, and the fluid was transferred to
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1899.
OVERCOATS.
$4.50 OVERCOATS FOR $1.98.
$5.00 OVERCOATS FOR $2.98.
$6.50 OVERCOATS FOR $3.98.
SIO.OO OVERCOATS FOR $1.98.
$12.00 OVERCOATS FOR $5.98.
$15.00 OVERCOATS FOR $7.68.
SIB.OO OVERCOATS FOR $9.24.
$20.00 OVERCOATS FOR $10.94.
$27.50 OVERCOATS FOR $16.48.
50c Shirts, 3Sc.
75c Shirts, 5Sc.
SI.OO Siyrts, 79c.
Etc.
a perfectly clean glass bottle. The beef
used in making the extract was of the
"refrigerated” variety.
At Jacksonville he had inspected meat,
which, while of good appearance, had “an
unmlstakabie odor.” The cooks there said
that much seasoning was required to over
come the unpalatableness of the cooked
meat.
Beard Grew From Bag*.
)"The “beard” referred to in this Investi
gation, Dr. Daly said, “could only grow
upon meat containing putrescent germs.”
Maj. Paly explained the process of
treating beef chemically. The boraeic acid
or salicylic acid, he said, was sprinkled
upon the meat in the shape of powder,
and that which would not adhere was
brushed off. The meat was then hung in
a room where It was kept cool by means
of ammonia or saits. This was one means
of preserving meal, but there were other
methods. The substance placed upon the
surface of the meat penetrated its inner
tissues and there chemical changes took
place.
Maj. Daly also explained the methods of
embalming human bodies. Many persons
had methods which they claimed to be
superior to all others, but the common
method was to use boracic acid, salicylic
acid or glycerine.
Suspicion* First Aroused.
Dr. Daly was at Tampa about May 30.
His suspicions in regard to the beef, he
said, were aroused about June 17. He
reported this fact In August. Maj. Daly
denied that his report stated that the
beef “contained poison” or “destroyed vi
tality” of the soldiers. He had said that
it was detrimental to health.
During the hours of the aflernoon Mr.
Daly stated that it Was a mistake to be
lieve that freshly killed meat was detri
mental to health.
Meat from an animal just slaughtered
was in no way injurious, he said.
To-morrow morning Maj. Daly will
meet Dr. Connor of the commission and
Dr. Clarke of the geological survey, when
an examination will be made of the pow
der. which Mr. Daly believes, to exhlbir
characteristics of borax and salicylic acid
A DEAD ISSUE CHOCKEB SAYS.
Free Sliver Plank Belongs to the
Times of the Past.
New York, Jan. 20.—Richard Croker, In
an interview to-night, said:
“The 16 to 1 question i& a dead Issue.
This was proven conclusively by the ex
pression of the will of the people in IS9S.
whefl tfitVy elected Mr. McKinley Presi
dent of the United States.
“Now- the Democrats of the West and
other sections of the country arc trying
to foist this dead issue upon the Demo
cratic party, and to make the old dead
cry of ‘l6 to T the Democratic slogan of
1900.
'Why should we carry a dead weight in
that.Ft m l )ai S n? ’ rhe times of four years
ago are past. To-day the times are dif
ferent, and the issues are not the same.
"Speaking for this section of the coun
try, I say that if the 16 to 1 proposition
is again brought before the people
there will be felt again through the na
tion the same distrust that prevailed in
lf-96. During the fall of that year, whiM
the campaign was in progress, every man
with a dollar of surplus, whether he was
millionaire or workingman hoarded his
savings; in fact, locked them up so se
curely that there was actually no money
in circulation. Asa natural consequence
the times then became well nigh desper
ate.
I What the Rumor Did.
“Locnc back at. the winter of 1X96, and see
what the mere rumor of silver coinage
at the ratio of 16 to 1 did to this coun
try/ You could not get money in the
banks. Y'ou could not raise money on any
kind of security, and the result was the
very' hardest kind of times.
“If this silver question comes again be*
fore the people and is made a factor in
the national platform, the moneyed men
of the East will look for investment out
side of this country, and the banks in
other stales in the union will be unable to
borrow money in the East. The result
will be that the iK>or will be the greatest
sufferer^.
‘\ThO present winter of 1898-99 has been
free from the scenes of starvation and suf
fering that were so painfully character
istic of the time when the financial
strength of the country was threatened.
Everybody seems to t>e making a living
and to be contented. The reasbri for this
is easily found. The men with money have
loosened their purse strings, and money is
being plentifully spent for public improve
ments. Labor is not idle, and money is in
circulation, because there is a feeling of
financial security'.
Merely n Loefil lN*ue.
“The free silver issue is merely a local
issue. In the sections where the free sil
ver will benefit the residents, it is but
natural for them to declare for 16 to 1.
However, in my opinion the money ques
tion should be sett let! by Congress.
“But here in New York wc jnust see to
it that the position of our pArty on the
money question must meet the require
ments, not of any one section, but of every
section of th£ United Slates.
“When in convention assembled the ma-
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simplicity of the combination, but
also to the care and skill with which
it is manufactured by scientific proc
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Syrup Cos. only, and we wish to im
press upon all the importance of pur
chasing the true and original reme
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manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Cos. only, a knowledge of
that fact will assist one iu avoiding
the worthless imitations manufact
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Syrup Cos. with' the medical profes
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millions of families, makes the name
of the Company a guaranty of the ex
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10c Socks, Bc.
15c Socks, 11c,
25c Socks, 18c.
50c Socks, 38c.
Etc.
jority of the delegates demand a certain
standard or a certain reform. New York
will, as it ever has. fall faithfully in line,
without a moment of opposition or a mur
mur of proles i.
”13ut the Democratic platform of 1900
has not yet been written.”
NELSON SPARjfwiTH TILLMAN.
Continued from Flrßt Page.
Tillman exclaim. 1 1: “The senator from
Minnesota is acting under the constant
nagging of the senator from AlalKima.’’
He also asserted that Mr. Morgan had no
right after he had given permission to
another senator to proceed, to “dictate
how the time should be parcelled out."
For this Mr. Tillman was called to order
by the chair.
These proceedings were evidently not to
Mr. Tillman’s liking, and he immediately
made the point of no quorum, repeating
the proceeding several times subsequently
during the session.
I Deprecated Itaee Question.
Replying, Mr, Nelson deprecated any ref
erence to the race question in the South.
Let the dead past bury its dead. He did
not consider the point relevant. Interrupt
ing again, Mr. Tillman urged that the
race question was the one question In the
whole problem, and his objection was to
the intention to bring these ignorant peo
ple of vitiated blood into this country as
an integral part of it.
Mr. Nelson contended that the Filipinos
would not become voters under the ar
rangements proposed.
At the conclusion of Mr. Nelson's re
marks Mr. White defined his position as
an anti-expansionist, and said, speaking of
the request of the California legislature,
that its senators vote for the peace treaty:
“I would be glad to meet the desire of
the legislature of California if It were pos
sible for me to do so without loss of self
respect and a sacrifice of all of my opin
ions."
California’s Position.
Mr. White stated that the legislature
and his colleague, Mr. Perkins, are Re
publicans. while he is a Democrat. As
soon as Mr. White had concluded his
speech, Mr. Perkins addressed the Senate.
Ho paid a high tribute to the honesty,
energy and ability of Mr. White, but, not
withstanding his able argument, he believ
ed this to be truly a representative gov
ernment. So believing, he felt that his
obligation was to the people of his state,
and that when he had ascertained what
their desires were, he would be false to
himself and to them if he did not heed
their wishes,
"1 am op|>osod," said he, "to the policy
of acquiring the Philippine Islands, believ
ing such a policy to tie a menace to our
government and Its institutions; but nine
tenths of the people of my state, as their
wishes are expressed through a legislature
recently elected, think otherwise, and,
while 1 tth.ill vote for the pending treaty,
it will be under protest. I shall do so
because I regard such action to be my
duty."
Tillman Says It's a Steal.
Consideration of the Nicaragua canal
bill was then resumed, consideration being
on Mr, Caffery's amendments. The com
pletion of the bill was prevented by the
filibustering tactics adopted by Mr. Till
man, Democrat of South Carolina, who
frankly announced that the bill could not
be passed to-day as he and other senators,
if necessary, would remain in the cham
ber until midnight to prevent a final vote.
Mr. Tillman declared that the whole
canal "scheme” was purely speculative,
and had for Us main idea the pulling out
of the treasury 15,000,000, a sum which he
characterized as the "last apple on the
tree which the Maritime Canal Company
is grasping at, after having missed get
ting the 50,000 000 or 100,000,000 which previ
ous bills had proposed to give them."
"J believe,” he declared, "that this
CHILDREN’S SUITS.
$1.25 SUITS FOR 79C.
$2.50 SUITS FOR $1.38.
$3.00 SUITS FOR $1.98.
$3.75 SUITS FOR $2.48
$4.00 SUITS FOR $2.68.
$4.50 SUITS FOR $2.98.
$5 AND $6 SUITS FOR $3.12.
SI.OO Hats, 68c.
$1.25 Hats, 83c.
$1.50 Hats, SI.OB.
$2.00 Hat, $1.38.
Etc.
scheme Is a steal and nothing but a steal.”
"The more you stir this thing,” he
shouted, “the more you investigate the
dirtier it becomes and the louder it stinks.
(Laughter.)
lie Did M for Unite.
"When the senator from Alabama (Mr.
Morgan) tried to interfere with my tights
as a senator on this floor, I made up my
mind that this bill should not pass to-day,
and he might as well adjourn.”
While Mr. Caffery Was diseusslng his
amendment reducing the amount available
to lie paid the canal eoriTpany to *2,000,000,
Mr. Berry offered the following amendm n
to Section 3:
"Nothing in this act shall tie construed
to authorize the payment to said company,
or to any oiher person or persons a great
er sum than the value of such properly
as ascertained by the commission herein
named, nor shall any warrants be deliver
ed until such commission has reported
such value.”
Mr. Morgan accepted the amendment and
it was agreed to.
Mr. Cattery's amendment was then de
feated, 32 to 20.
Mr. Chilton of Texas offered an amend
ment reducing the number of directors of
the canal from eleven to seven, (ive of
whom are to tie from the United Slates.
The amendment was agreed to.
.Mr. Spooner’s Amendment.
Mr. Siiooner offered an amendment lhat
if the President be unable to secure front
the government of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica such concessions as will enable the
United States to build and perpetually
own and control the canal, he is author
ized to negotiate for a control, or the
right to construct, maintain and perpelu
ally control of some other canal connect
ing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; and
the President is also requested to nego
tiate for the abrogation or modification of
all treaiy obligations in any way inter
fering with the construction, ownership
and perpetual control of any such canal.
Replying to a question from Mr. Mor
gan, Mr. ftpooner salt) that his expression
“some other canal" would, of course, In
clude the Panama canal. Asa desire was
expressed that the amendment be perfect
ed, on motion of Mr. White, at 5:20 p. rn.,
the Senate adjourned.
TUB HI'HTDB IDENTIFIED.
Was Edward llallman of South Car
olina, Oner Well to Do.
Augusta, Jan. 20.—The unknown man
who committed suicide last night at the
Union depot was Identified to-day by a ne
gro preacher, H. H. Ojycns, as Mr. Ed
ward Hallman, of irfackville, H. C.
Owens says he knew him years ago in
South Carolina, when he was a prosperous
man; that lie was originally of Orangeburg
county, where the family years ago owned
considerable property, and where the
“Hallman tract” la still known.
Hallman lost his wife and child and
started down hill, gradually going from
bad to worse. He says two cousins, James
and John Walker, of Denmark, S. C., are
Hallman’s only surviving relatives. Owens
says he met llallman in the city yesterday
and recognized him. and talked with him.
He was a man about-43 years ftld. He was
burled this afternoon in a pauper’s grave.
—Thomas BroAc, R. A., has now finished
his life-size statue of the late Judge
Thomas Hughes, beloved to boys as the
author of “Tom Brown’s School Days."
The unveiling of the statue, which Is to
be erected at Rugby by old Rugblans and
others, will take place as early as possi
ble after a suitable site has been selected.
CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS.
THEY MAY DISCUSS THE SAMOA*
SITUATION AT BERLIN.
Must Be Presumed That German
Consul al Apia Did Not Act With
Knowledge of III* Government.
Instruction* to Philippine Com
missioners—New- Turin ArraiiKed
lor Porto Rico—Ratio of the Peso.
Washington, Jan. 20.—A1l of the members
of the cabinet were present at to-day's
meeting.
The situation in Samoa was under dis
cussion, but, in the absence of any offi
cial or late information, it is thought no
action will be at once taken beyond ask
ing for a conference between the repre
sentatives of the three powers, which have
concurrent jurisdiction over the islands
under the present treaty.
It was stated that it must be presumed
that whatever action wus taken by the
German consul in Apia was not with the
knowledge or consent of his sovereign, but
rather was taken on his own account, and
thut such action, should it be found to
amount to an unjust usurpation of author
ity under the treaty, will be promptly dis
avowed by the German government. It is
believed that the conference of the three
Powers will lie held at Berlin at an early
date.
The Instructions to the Philippine com
missioners have been prepared by the
Secretary of State, They will tie asked
to Inquire into the condition, characteris
tk and education of the people |of the
■cveral islands of the Philippine group;
the extent ami character of the govern
ment in force In each; all facts as to the
intercourse between the several islands,
and all other facts necessary to a good
knowledge of tile people, their laws, cus
toms, habits and social condition.
Tlie commissioners will be expected to
Interpret to ihe people the sentiments of
friendship and good will of this govern
ment, and to explain that we do not come
as conquerors, but friends, anxious for
their well being and advancement in the
ways-of civilization.
At the cabinet meeting the President
signed anew t a riff for Porto Rico, which
will go into ms-ration on Feb. 1 next. The
regulations and general make-up of this
tariff will he along the lines of that re
cently put Into operation in Cuba, except
I hat ns a w hole the rate of duty will
he about 15 tier cent, ail valorem,
or 10 [H-r cent. less than the Cuban tariff.
The President to-day signed an execu
tive order fixing the ratio between the na
tive Porto Rican silver and ihe money of
the United States. The ratio of the peso
will I* HO cents to the dollar, American
money.
The navy department’s orders to the
Philadelphia did not go out to Admiral
Kaulz to-day. They are In the shupe of
instructions to take on a full supply of
coal arid make ready for a cruise to Sa
moa.
If the admiral, as rei>orted In the press
dispatches, llnds that his ship’s bottom Is
so foul through his cruise in the Southern
waters as to lx- unfit for the voyage to
Samoa, he prohably will be authorized to
use divers to clean the hull, for the depar
ment has decided that the ship should not
lie sent to Mare Island navy yard to be
tilted out.
—A soldier leaving barracks is stopped
by the corporal of the guard: "You can
not go without leave."
"I have the verbal permission of the
captain."
"Show me the verbal permission.’’—Tit-
Bits. A
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