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WILL RUN WITH MYERS.
the tyti- ydmimstr %tion \i -
UEHMAMI TH KBT "HEO.
M Few Word* From 'I r. Myem nnl
Speeches liy Judge Twi*, Maj.
Schwarz and Capt. Doyle at a
--,,n,e Hall— Judge Twlk* Attack
ed Recent I Iterance* f '■ r. Mc-
Donough—Coltired Yoter* in At
tendance —Tlie Myer* reople tn
Have a Final Rally Monday Night.
The Myers' meeting at Masonic Hall last
night was a large one. The hall was pack
ed with as many prop!'’ as could get in.
and a number remained on the outside or
went away b< ause they could not gel In.
There was a large attendance of the col
ored contingent, the gallery being packed
with negroes, besides a number in the rear
of th. hall. Several of the colored clubs
march, and to th< hall, hi ided by ban is
The Southside Club of the First district
marched up, hearing transparencies de
claring their allegiance to Myers. On.- of
the transparencies was directed at Super
intendent of Public Works Wlllink, and
bore the words: "Harry, you did not treat
us right."
Seeing that it would lie difficult lo ac
commodate the crowd those who had ar
rived early on the scene and occupied the
chairs, by common impulse, jammed all
the chairs forward toward Hie stag*, so
as to leave nearly half the hall in the rear
for standing room. At 8.30 o’clock ( ban
man F. G. dußignon, Mr. Herman My
ers. Maj. John Schwarz. Capt. M. J-
Doyle and others prominent in the move
ment, went on the stage, and were null
ed with cheers.
Mr. dußignon called the meeting to or
der and stated that its purpose was lo re
ceive the report of the aldermanic ticket.
He called upon Mr. Samuel Reynolds,
chairman of the aldermanic committee, to
make the report. Mr. Reynolds announced
the committee’s, selection to l-e as follows:
David Wells, John Schwarz, H. H. Ba
con. Samuel Reynolds, J <’>■ Jarre "'
George W. Tiedeman. J. P. Williams, J.
J. Horrigan, 1. G. Haas, M. J. Doyle,
Thomas Bcrevtn.
As each name was rea<l out lh re was a
round of applause. It is worthy of not*
that the name of Capt. M. J. Doyle ic
ceived the most prolonged and m“l pro
nounced applause. The motion to adopt
the report of the committee was carried
unanimously.
There were calls for Myers. In respond
ing Mr. Myers said that he appreciated
the compliment which had been bestowed
upon him, but he must l>e pardoned for not
speaking. “I tun not an orator.’* he said.
“My whole life has been spent in business
and* I have never acquired the art of pub
lic speaking. • desire to thahk you for
i his demonstration, and to assure you that
if elected l will endeavor to do my whole
duty by the city of Savannah and by ev
ery citizen of this city.”
Mr. Myers said that he would present
one who was much better qualified to
speak, and be introduced Judge H. D. D.
Twiggs. Judge Twiggs said that he had
come to the meeting not so
much to speak for Mr. My
ers. with whom he was but slight
ly acquainted, but to speak for his princi
ples. He had not one word to say against
his opponent, for whom he had the high
est rests cl. What the people of Savain
liah should do now. Judge Twiggs said,
is to select the besi man for Mayor, and
he considered Mr. Myers that man. He
had been weighed in the balance and
found not wanting. He regarded him as
a financial wizard, he said, a man with
a head big enough to preside over the
treasury department of the United States.
Judge Twiggs said the contradictory
opln.ons of the friends of the two candi
dates reminded him of the two patent
medicine vendors, who were praising their
wares to each other. One was a Gentile
and the other a Jew. Said the Gentile:
"I gave some of my medicine last week to
u man who had only one leg and one eye,
and before he had taken one bottle he
had two good legs and two good eyes."
"That's nothing,” replied the Jew. “There
was a woman in the next town who had
no liver and no lights. She bought some
of my inetl cine, end ltofore she hud taken
a single lioltto she had a good liver and
electric lights."
“What we want in Savannah," said
Judge Twiggs. "Is a man who will give the
city a good financial liver, and who will
turn the electric lights of publicity upon
the corruption and maladministration
which has prevailed in official life.
In spi'o of his announcement that he
had nothing to ny against Mr. McDon
ough. Judge Twiggs proceeded to make
some severe charges directly against him.
He declared 'bat the saloon keepers were
not the only men upon whom Mr. Mc-
Donough had lieeti making war. and that
he had done something recently which
showed that he was not the man for the
head of the city government. He charged
Mr. McDonough with attempting to dis
franchise tin iaitoting men of the city
nnd read from the recent city election law
the paragraph relating to managers of
election, requiring that they shall be free
holders. This act, h< said, was fathered
by Mr. McDonough. He declared the pro
vision refer re* 1 to to Ik- an outrage. Seni
or the best men are not freeholders tie
declared.
Judge Twiggs read the provision with
ttgard to city default taxes mid requir
ing that the voter, to lx- eligible, in addi
tion to other qualifications, must have
paid all taxes due by him up to Oct I
previous to the election. He interpreted
this to mean that voters, to be clieibl.
must pay all taxes due by ,h,. m m i>,e
o.iy by Oct. 1. This he declared to be a
great outrage, because it disfranchised
he said, every laboring man who was tin'
able to procure the money lo ml
.axes by Oct. 1. pa> llls
Judge Twiggs quoted statements m i
by Mr. McDonough in a recent newm-mce
interview. He ridiculed his reported sa!
m-iit that Mr. Myers' candidacy did not
bother him one particle, that “his n
tiouncement that he will run will „ot take
away from me ten conservative vote "
This reported statement by Mr. Me Don
otigh that he would not have gotten the
votes of the saloon keepers un.vwiv w s
treated with severe ridicule bv Judge
Twiggs. ®
" ‘The people of Savannah know me ,nd
they know m.v record.' ” he quoted from
Mr. McDonough s interview. "y ( .. w . ,
know his record," Judge Twiggs declare,l
“Thank God. we do. IF* his record that
Is going lo beat him next week. -mis
statement was punctuated by applause
from the crowd. Judge Twiggs agk(( }
if there were any conservative
voters in the crowd who were not saloon
keepers would they please rise, a num
ber arose, and he declared that this con
tradicted Mr. McDonough's statement. lie
declared that the paragraph from .Mr. Mc-
Donough's interview, which he had just
quoted, was an Insult to the intelligence
of the people of Savannah. He closed by
tilling the crowd that it was Its duty to
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MIST PAY THE HIES.
11l nkrupt* Must Provide tlie Cost*
of the Coutrt Officer*.
Parties seeking to be discharged as
bankrupts and freed from the liabilities
which have been bantling over them can
not ex;K-ct to escape the payment of tile
cost* of the officers of the court by filing
pauper affidavit* when it is within their
rwwer to get the small sum required for
such tees.
In the United States Court yesterday
Ia . ,m-' Shelby 'Myrlck and Clerk IJ. H.
Ring presented a petition in the raae of
J. S. Collins of Arlington, Ga., who filed
a petition, in bankruptcy and also an ap
plication for discharge.
Mr. Collins, it appears,, did not make the
usual deposit of jnr> for the officers of the
coart, but lib I an affidavit alleging his
inability to do so. It is the belief of ref
eree and- Jerk thal he can obtain the
means to do so. They accordingly asked
Judge Si*** r to issue an order, pursuant
to the g, iioi al orders in bankruptcy of the
Supreme Court of ihe United States, di
recting Collins to pay the- said fees to tiie
clerk. In s' ipport of Ihe petition, it was
pointed out that Collins had an exemption
sot aside to, him by tlie trust.•<• of his es
tate, amotiruting to atiout SI,OOO.
in their petition the ref,-tree and clerk
quote from “The National Bankruptcy
News" articles giving the opinions of dis
trict judges on Ihe point in question:
“Clerk Steadman of tlie United States
Circuit Couit at Omaha, Neb., has re
ceived a lei tv r from Judge Woolson,” the
attieles proceeds, "instruciting him that in
all eases of voluntary bankruptcy, which
haw come to lie called ‘poverty’ cases, the
lietitioner must pay a.I eourt costs, dn
,-ludVig the fees of the eierk, marshal, and
other officers 'before he can lie entitled
to his order for discharge. Judge Woolson
remarks, in giving these instruction*, that
the officers are entitled to pay for their
work, and if a man is so thoroughly |>ov
erty stricken that lie cannot pay ihe few
dollars required, the- opportunity to start
anew in life will do him but little good. ’
Similnr rulings, b was pointed out, have
been maile by district, judgies in North
Carolina. Slew York, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
Judge Spner compiled with: the request
of the petitioners. ;uid handed down an
order directing that .f. S. Collins of Arling
ton, C,a.. deposit Hie fees with the clerk.
A similar c,nurse w is pursued in the case
of C. A. Kin Mger of Amoricuis, Ga., now
trading under Ihe firm name of Flninger
& Cos.
MOVE IMF. ATS OF I'ill". TRANSPORTS.
Four Itntlcrfo* of Sk-cntid Artillery
Leuve To-day Our llitvitna.
The transport Mtehiitan will sail early
this afternoon for Havana with four bat
teries of the Second United States Artil
lery, Heavy Batteries D and G, and Bight
Batteries A and l*. The men, of whom
there are over 700, will go aboard the
transport this morninig. The Michigan will
also carry six carloads f fresh beef for
the commissary at Hkivana along with a
large amount of other supplies.
The supply boat Comtal left yesterday af
ternoon for Havana. She carries 1,140
tons of commissary stores for the relief
of the destitute Cubans.
The transport Manitoba got in yes lord.- _•
morning and is at the Central wharf, She
will carry six troops of it*e Seventh Cav
alry to Havana. These twps will some
down from Macon, getting in here to
morrow morning. It is exile, ted to get
the transport off to-morrow afternoon. On
her way back: to Savannah on this trip
the Manitoba tin into some bad wiather
and some of the horse stalls were blown
down.
Tlie transport Chester, which ha* been
in dry dock at Newport News having her
propeller repaired, left the dry doek yes
terday and begins coaling this morning.
The Chester is looked for on Tuesday and
will probably sail Thursday for Santa
flora with the Thirty-first Michigan Regi
ment now here.
(AVALIIV IIES TO CAMP HERE.
live Troop* of tlie Fifth to Reach
Mi mi n n nil To-morrow.
Five troops of tlie Fifth Cavalry are
coming from Huntsville, arriving here to
morrow, and will go into camp here for
a week or more.
The Fifth was ordered here lo go on
the transport Manitoba, which arrived yes
terday. When orders came to this effect
Depot Quartermaster Bellinger wired back
that the Manitoba would accommodate
more and that the original idea had been
to send the six troops of the Seventh
Cavalry on her. Ills telegram crossed
another from Washington, which chang
ed the first order and directed that tne
original programme bo carried out, the
cavalrymen of the Fifth to come on and
go into camp here unt,l the Michigan re
turns, when they will l>e taken to San
Juan, Porto Rico. Coming back from
Porto Rico, the Michigan wi.l bring some
batteries of artillery, which may also re
main in Savannah a few days.
There is but tlie one regiment now here,
the Thirty-first Michigan. It will get
away within the next six days.- 11 is re
ported that a Connecticut regiment is to
come and take its place, furnishing guards
for the government property here and
awaiting transportation to the West In
dies.
Dleut. Col. Bellinger, the depot quarter
master. was connected with Ihe Fifth Cav
alry for ten years.
ASSESSORS HAD A BUSY l>\V.
Property Owners Wlio Failed to
Make Returns Will le Double Taxed.
The time for making tax returns to the
city of personal prop rty expired yester
day. It was a busy day with the assess
ors, and there was a crowd from the time
their office opened until it closed. The
penally for falling to make the proper
return within the time proscribed is double
tax against the defaulter.
Dentil of Miss Jolia Cressler.
Miss Julia Cressler died yesterday morn
ing. after an illness of a little more than
a week, from pneumonia. She lived with
her parents, at No. li)H Henry street, east,
wjjere tlie funeral will take place at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
The intoiment will lie in Laurel Grove.
Rev. lvl P. Cook w II conduct the ser
vices.
The words of praise bestowed upon
Hood's Sarsaparilla by those who liuv>
taken it prove tlie merit <f the medicine,
—ad. .
50c neckwear at 39 cents, nt the Metro
politan’s removal salt. 25c values at 18\
-ad. _
A Georgia Man Say*
of a Babcock buggy, “It is about the only
thing I ever bought which it seems im
possible to duplicate for less money."
full assortment of Babcocks can be seen
at the Savannah Carriage and Wagon
Company.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1899.
TO RATIFY TICKET TO'NIGHT.
ÜBF.ini. s ai.drioiwh < v\m-
IMTBfi TO HR AWOI \( EU.
Tli** *p*ik*r* (o Take Part in th#*
lM*nmn*trat lon nt Maiionlc Hull.
It<*|ili* \\ ill ll<> Made to O|>poat
tf oii*m Attack*- — Dint riot Claim Will
Attend—Colored People Held
Medina* l.nut Nielli in All the l>i*-
trietM, nnd Will He in Evidence a (
the Hatffleation.
All things ire ready for the Liberal Club
demonstration to-night at Masonic hall,
which promises to be participated in by a
fir larger * crowd than wifi succeed in get
ting ireside. The district clubs which have
been holding meetings this week have
been called to meet at their headquarters
for the purpose of attending as organiza
tions.
The meeting will boa summing up of
the Liberal Ciub’s reply to the attacks
mode on it by the opposition at its recent
meeting. A sufficient number of speakers
is assured. The list which 4s in itself an
Invitation, is luckily minus the bitter par
tisans and promoters of strife. They are
men who will meet the attacks made on
Mr. McDonough and his party, it is claim
ed, by sound refutation and not the denun
ciation of those who have lined up with
the other side. Besides President MeMrim,
tiie speakers will include Mr. W. G. Ohartf
tpn, Mr. 8. B. Adams, Mr. W. C. Hart
ridge and Mr. Thomas 8. Morgan. All have
heretofore iigured prominently in local
campaigns.
One of the first things after President
Meld rim calls for order to-night will be the
announcement of th** adermanic ticket.
The following ten names will not miss the
mark far: George J. Mills, W. W.
Owens, William Duncan. D. it. Thomas,
J. H. Rstill, C. D. Baldwin, K. A. Wail.
Leopold Adler, Albert H. Entelman, K.
to be added.
It lias been expected all along that some
of the present board of aldermen would
be asked to run. The men whose services
have, been recognized as particularly ben
eficial to the city, and whose continuance
in Council was greatly desired, were ask*
* and to again go on the ticket, it is un
derstood the three mentioned, Aldermen
Thomas, Owens and Duncan, have con
sented to allow their names used. Alder
man Owens has been in the present Coun
cil from the time it went Into office, but
Aldermen Thomas and Duncan have since
been elected to fill vacancies.
It is a noticeable coincidence. In case
the above list is correct, that ten of the
candidates hail from the Third and Fourth
districts, five residing in each.
A Morning News reporter had it on good
authority yesterday that Mr. \V. R. Leak
en had been solicited by representa
tives of both sides to allow the use of his
name as a candidate for alderman, but
that be had declined to accede to the re
quest of either party. When seen Mr.
Leaken declined to discuss the matter.
*\My course in local politics is well
known.” he remarked. “In national af
fairs I am a Republican, but at home 1 am
hands off.” Further than this he had
nothing to say. Four years ago Mr.
Leaken had a little experience in local
politics, which he has not forgotten, and
ihe chances are that there will not be an
opportunity, so far as he is concerned, for
a recurrence of it.
Ji is expected the colored voters will
turn out in large numbers. The Fourth
District Liberal C’.ub (colore#!) met last
night in the Harris street hall, nnd for
some time the members were treated to
speeches. L. M. Pleasant and W. H. Lo
gan were heard. The names of many
new members were enrolled, and a com
mittee of twenty-five was appointed to
canvass the district and pick up lost sheep.
In the Lyons building, at Broughton
and Whitaker streets, the Second ami
Thir 1 districts had a great time. Rev.
E. K. Ix>ve was the speaker, and being a
McDonough man from conviction, he made
a pursuasivo speech to the voters who
heard him.
“They talk about Mr. Myers enforcing
the Sunday laws as well as Mr. McDon
ough.” said Rev. Love. “Why, how can
Mr. Myers do this when he docs not be
lieve in the Gentile’s Sabbath?”
Rev. Love said the reason the Liberals
elected old Citizen Club advocates at the
recent Councllmanic election was that the
party didn't want to be carrying a chip
on .ts shoulder. It desires to make peace
with all fact'ons, he said, and for this
reason, was willing to put men of other
parties in office, provided they are willing
to fill them.
HAS IT I \I)ER CONSUMM ATION.
•Judge Speer Relieved to Contem
plate lleeoinlng n Candidate.
While it is understood that Judge Spo?r
of the United States Court, has under
consideration the matter of his becoming
a candidate for the new' Circuit Court
judgeship, it is not possible to learn what
course ho will pursue.
It is the impression that it is too early
for him to announce positively that he w ill
or will not be a candidate. The bill has
noi yet been signed by the President, is
not a law. and it would doubtless appear
an indelicate matter to Judge Speer for
him to seem to seek an office not yet ac
tually in existence and the dignity of
which would apparently prevent any one
from indulging in an undignified political
scramble for it. As stated already, though,
jt is the impression of Judge Speer’s
friends that the President will probably
not be allowed to forget Judge Speer’s
capacity and experience when he begins
to consider the matter of such an appoint
ment.
Death of I’ihvnnl R. Mtilliann.
Kdward K. Mulligan, for many years
cotton sampler for Mayer-Duckworth,
died yesterday after a short illness. He
was in his 65th year and had many friends
among the business men on ihe Bay. He
was i trustworthy man and his loss is re
gretted.
SPECIAL SALE.
Kl*l" Creamer* IHHIer 22c. Friday
nml Saturday.
Remember thal Elgin creamery hu(t er
is the standard of the world and com
mands a premium in price over all others
For to-day ouly we will sell at 22c. psr
pound, not more than two pounds to a
customer, at this twice. The Great Atlan
tic ami Pacific Tea Company. 106 Brough
ton street, west. Telephone 616.—ad.
Children’s overcoats while they ] ast a(
SI.OO, til the Metropolitan’s removal sale
—ad. _
Oak. Pine unit Ltithtwood
For sale by R. B. Cassels, corner Gwin
nett and Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway. Telephone 77.—ad.
Men’s $3.00 overcoats lor $2.93, at the
■Metropolitan's removal sa!e t —aj.
TAKING PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY
Evidence Presented n* to tlie Con
dition of Plaintiff Polhill.
The hearing of the evidence for the rail
road in the Polhill damage suit against
the Florida Central ami Peninsular Rail
road was continued yesterday and last
night. The case has attracted considera
ble attention among lawyers ami others.
The standing of the lawyers engaged in
the case, the elaborateness of the evi
dence, the heavy damage* asked, all con
tribute to the Interest in its hearing. It
is hardly probable that the arguments
life
not lie until Tuesday or Wednesday that
the case will go to the jury. Some goal
arguments are looked forward to.
Last night there was pYofessional evi
dence presented for the raiiroa I. Dr.
Foster, who attended Mr. po.hili at Au
gusta noon after the accident, testified
there were no outward physical manifes
tations of injuries when h examined i’oi
h 11, no wounds, bruises, etc. His body
appeared normal, and he hail average
strengtli and power in his arms, tine or
both of his legs, though, appeared weak.
As regarded these he was to some ex
tent compelled to rely upon the good faith
of the patient. Mr. Polhill was in a
nervous condition when he saw- him in
Augusta. Dr. Foster was a witness for
the railroad at the previous hearing of the
case in the state court and received 510
a day at the time from the ra'lroad for
ids services as an expert witness for
every day he was absent from Augusta.
The hearing of the depos’tlons of physi
cians at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Bal
timore was in progress when the court
adjourned at 10 o’clock last night. Mr.
Polhill was hi the hosp.tal from July 19
to Aug. 18, 1896. ]tr. \V S. Fair, acting
reshk nt physician at the lime, said that
Mr. I’olhil) was suffering from profound
nervous prostration, with hysterical man
ifestations at the time he exam ne 1 him
upon his arrival at the hospital. He
found him physically in good condition,
but with considerable nerve weakness. He
complained of pain in the back ol' his
head, w-hich he appeared unable to move.
There was, no evidence of any organic
trouh.e with his neck or spine, lie seemed
stupid Cora few days after lieing admit
ted, but recovered from this. Mrs. Pol
liill accompanied her husband to the hos
pital. Dr. Fair stated that there was
some trouble experienced in getting infor
mat o4i from Mr. Polhill owing to the way
in which his wife interrupted, prompting
him quickly and refreshing his memory.
She seemed in a highly nervous condition
herself and was a hindrance to his recov
ery. She asked for a certificate as to
his condition, which was refused.
The manifestations of extreme nervous
ness shown by Polhill, Dr. Fair regarded
as real and not a* feigned. He was great
ly improved when he left the hospital,
but was still in a nervous condition, ab
though so lhat the physician expected him
lo be all right in n month and able to "re
sume his regular business. There was no
evidence of any disease of the spine or
brain. His nervou- manifestations were
purely hysterical. There was no evidence
of any organic disease. When he entered
the hospital Mr. Polhill held his head
stiffly, and seemed unable to move it at
all. The same day, though, he was seen
by a nurse, who had been instructed to
watch him for symptoms, to move his
neck. In a week there was a conscious
movement of the head. When he left the
hospital he was carrying his head perfect
ly normal.
At present, as has been noticed by every
one in attendance at the court, Mr. Polhill
carries ids head stiffly to one side.
Dr. Fair stated that there was nothing
that ever suggested the necessity of sur
gical interference.
In discharging the jury for the night,
Judge Speer laid much stress on the im
portance of the case, and enjoined them
to he extremely careful to avoid any dis
cussion of the ease.
REFERRED to car lines.
Mr. Myers’ Position on Street Rail
way Franchises and Regulations.
That liortion of Mr. Herman Myers’ let
ter of acceptance of the mayoralty nomi
nation which refers to private corpora
tions doing a business of a public char
acter is of general inlerest Mr. Myers
was seen yesterday hy a Morning News
reporter and asked if he had the street
railway company in mind when he wrote
this paragraph. He promptly replied that
he did.
"The paragraph is meant to include all
private corporations doing business of a
public character." said Mr. Myers, “such
as street railways, electric lighting, tele
phone companies and other corporations
engaged in serving the public to whom
rights and privileges have been granted
by the city. As I state in my letter of
acceptance, such corporations should be
held to a rigid compliance with their con
tract in letter and in spirit. I intended
that this statement should particularly ap
ply to the street railway company, which
not only has a contract with the city, but
whose operations are regulated by city
ordinances. I state willingly that what
ever contract tlie city has with the street
railroad company, should I be elected May
or, shall be carried out <o the letter. The
contract shall be enforced in the spirit,
not nominally."
“The paragraph alluded to in my letter
of acceptance," continued Mr. Myers,
"conveys exactly what I mean, nnd I am
satisfied that all the gentlemen who will
lie named as candidates on the aldermanic
ticket with n:< will agree with me In thtf
matter. Not a single one of those on the
ticket Is, so far as I know, interested in
the street railway in v any way, and they
can be relied upon to unite with me in
enforcing obs, rvancc of all ordinances and
contracts with street railways,, as weil as
other corporations affecting the comfort
nnd welfare of the citizens of Savannah.’’
Mr. Myers is himself a director of the
Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway, but his interest in the corporation
is merely nominal, and he is much more
interested, he said, either in a private or
a public capacity, in securing a satis
factory service from the railway compa-
KOH SOLDIERS TO READ.
Book* nnd Paper* YYnnted in Camps
in Culm.
A letter has been received from Mr. A. E.
Moody, whom many will recall as the sec
retary ill charge of Ihe Young Men’s
Christian Association work In the Sev
enth Army Cori>s, in which he makes an
urgent request for good reading matter
for the soldiers at Havana. Now that they
havc some time on th. ir hands they are
anxious to have something to read. Idle
ness is a great danger to them, and to
quote from Mr. Moody's letter, "many sol
dier# are going to hell hy fast express.”
Mr. Moody says that the camp at Maria
nne is well located, sightly and swept by
the sea breezes, and that they are getting
(heir Y. M. C. A. work into good shape.
Mr. Chaplin, secretary wi:h the Second
l'linols, has been 111 with nervous prostra
tion, caused by overwork and worry, but
is now improving.
Carefully selected reading matter may
lie sent to General Secretary Johnson* at
tia Young Men's Christian Association
building, and it will be forwarded lo "r.
Moody at Havana.
TO COMPETE WITH THE BELL
CV\ \('IL GHAUTS FRANCHISE TO
NEW TBLEI'HOAK COMPANY.
The Kiuht to Construct Overhead
System in llaMinr*** District for
Five V ears Granted \nin*t Pro
test of the Hell People, Who Olaim
the City Should HcKidn the Oppo
sition to Put Down the I nder-
K round System— lt In < Inlmed Not
to He the City** Policy, However.
Air. Ili>bec Say* Ills Company Will
lie-in Operation* Soon—A Material
ltediietion in Telephone Hates
Looked For.
A franchise for an overhead telephone
system was granted yesterday by the City
Council to Mr. W. A. Bisbee and others,
who in a short time will apply for a char
ter for the Georgia Telephone Company.
The Beil Telephone Company, through five
of its representatives, who came to Sa
vannah after the petition for franchise
had been filed, opposed the grant on the
ground it did not require the petitioners
to put down the underground system,
which the Bell company adopted some
years ago, in the business section. While
the city will allow the newcomers to use
the overhead, however, the erection of
poles temporarily until an underground
system can be substituted will be under
the supervision of the street and lane
committee.
While the resolution allows the new
company to construct the overhead sys
tem, it also requires that should the city
hereafter adopt the policy of having all
electric and telephonic wires put under
ground, the new company shall comply
with it. In the section between Bay and
State, and between Abercorn and Jefferson
streets, the company is to put its wires
underground at the expiration of five
years after work is begun, w hie ft it is
provi<led shall he within six months from
the time the franchise is accepted. To
secure the competition desired it is also
provided that the petitioners shall give a
bond for $5,000 conditioned not to sell,
lease or otherwise convey its franchise
to any other telephone company doing
business in Savannah. The resolution is
as follows:
“Be it resolved by the Mayor and aider
men of the city of Savannah," in council
assembled, that the petition of W. A. Bis
bee for himself, his associates and as
signs. filed Jan. 10. 1899. for the use of the
streets and lanes of the city of Savannah
for the purpose of establishing and main
taining telephone poles and wires and
operaieing a telephone system, be and the
same is hereby granted, subject to the fol
low’ing conditions.
“The said petitioners will be allowed to
use said streets and lanes under the direc
tion and supervision of the committee on
streets and lanes, and the poles shall be
placed only at the points designated by
said committee.
“The Mayor and aldermen of the city of
Savannah reserves the right to compel the
discontinuance of the use of said streets
ar.d lanes for said poles and wires and to
require the wires to be put underground
should the city hereafter adopt such a
policy in regard lo eleclric wires, used for
telephonic or telegraphic purposes. Wires
used by the municipality shall not be re
quired to be put underground. Neverthe
less, that portion of the telephone system
to be constructed under these resolutions
as lies within the district bounded north
by Bay street, west by Jefferson street,
south by State street and east by Aber
corn street and including said streets, shall
be pn* underground within five years.
“The said pole* and wires that may be
placed and erected under this permission
shall be subject to such ordinances and
rules as now exist or that the Council of
the city of Savannah may hereafter pre-
“Tho said petitioners have the right
from time to time to put any portion of
said wires underground under such ordi
nance* and regulations of the ci:y of Sa
vannah as now exist or as may hereafter
be adopted.
'TTTesaid petitioners shall give bond with
good security to the city of Savannah in
the sum of $5,000, as liquidated damages,
guaranteeing that the rights and fran
chise.** granted by these resolutions shall
nor l>e leased, sold, or in any manner
transferred to any other telephone com
pany now existing in or dcrrr.g business in
the city of Savannah.
The said petitioner and his associates
shall begin work on said telephone sys
tem within six months and shall have said
telephone system in operation within two
years from the date of these resolutions.
“Before beginning work, petitioners shall
sign a Contract embodying this resolu
tion.” *
When Mayor Meldrim called the hoard
to order, Aldermen Thomas. Reid. Guck
enhoimer. Owen*, Krouskoff, Smith and
O’Donnell were present. Messrs. J. Ran
ooTph Anderson and M. A. O’Byrne were
there in the interest of the petitioner, while
ih** Bell Telephone Company was repre
sented by Mr. H. W. Pope of New York,
traffic manager; Mi. W. T. Gentry of At
lanta, general superintendent of construc
tion; Mr. T. I>. Ingram of Atlanta, special
agent; Mr. H. Pinkney Miller of New
York, special agent, and Manager Polk
of the Savannah exchange. It is under
stood most of these gentlemen came to
Savannah since the petition was filed, but
it is stated they are not all here to look
after the company’s interests in this re
gard.
It was known that the 801 l company’il
representatives desired to be heard on the
rojx)rt of ihe street and lane committee,
contained in the foregoing resofution.
Mayor Meldrim suggested it was proper to
fix the amount of time for each, where
upon the board adopted Alderman Smith’s
resolution allowing fifteen minutes.
Mr. Gentry was the only one who spoke
in behalf of the Bell company. In coming
before Council, he said he did not do so
as a stranger. He said the company was
assessed $31,000 on it* building and $15,000
on its underground plant, and all told, it
paid something over $1,500 city taxes.
•When we were preparing to move into
our new building,” Mr. Gentry said, “we
endeavored to look ahead, and, realizing
what had come in other cities, we made
no effort to set more poles, but volun
tarily put in an up-to-date underground
system, believing that in the near future
the city authorities would require it. We
r moved a large number of unsightly
poles. This was only doing what we be
lieved the public would demand. The cities
of Atlanta, Macon and Birmingham have
all passed compulsory laws, compelling all
telephone wires to be placed undergrdund
within the business area or congested dis
trict. In getting the investors to take our
securities and advance these large sums
of money, we have assured them that we
were not only welcome, but that the
Southern cities were inviting capital, and
would not discriminate against it, or do
anything hat would tend to show that we
were not a* welcome as any local citizen.
We have recently secured large sums of
money for the extension of our long lines.
“It cannot be denied, however, that we
are deeply interested in anything which
would give an opponent an advantage. If
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SOT A PRIOR CLAIM.
Telfair Hospital Get* for Bight
o f Wy.
Judge For rill rendered hi? decision in
the Court of Ordinary yesterday in the
matter of the petition of John Lynch for
the priority of his claim against the estate
of James Murchison, deceased, after hear
ing argument from the attorneys. Judge
Ferrill’s decision 1? that the notes given
to John Lynch by James Murehjson were
for moneys borrowed in the ordinary course
of business, that the doctrine ol subroga
tion does not apply to the case, and that
the plaintiff is not entitled to the lien
prayed for.
The plaintiff claimed that previous to
the death of the late Mr. Murchison he
was taken seriously ill and a physician
was called in. The physician declined to
treat the case, it was claimed, unless he
was assured of his pay in advance, and for
this purpose money was borrowed from
Mr. Lynch, one note being for SSO and an
other for a smaller amount. Mr. Lynch
held that his claim was entitled to prior
ity under the law giving priority to ex
penses of the last illness of a deceased, in
cluding doctors’ bills.
In the Superior Court a verdict was ren
dered in favor of the Telfair hospital for
SBSO damages for right of way taken by
the Florida Northern Railway through
"Sabine Fields," a plantation owned by
the hospital. The right of way in ques
tion is 2.384 feet in length by 60 feet in
width, containing about 3 3S-100 acres.
The resignation of D. C. Racon and the
appointment of Mrs. F. W. Holcombe as
trustee for certain property on New Hous
ton street was approved by Judge Falli
gant. The ease of W. E. Wimpy vs. Mrs.
Kate Bowen, appeal from justice court,
was dismissed because of the non-appear
ance of the appellant defendant.
The suit of \V. 11. Thomas and W. F.
Chaplin vs. the Automatic Water Tank
Company were dismissed.
George J. Baldwin qualified in the Court
of Ordinary as administrator of the estate
of Mrs. Kate A. Baldwin.
Argument was heard by Judge Norwood
in the City Court in the suit of W. S.
Price vs. the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway Company, damages for inju
ries received. At the trial of the case Mr.
Price obtained a verdict for $7,500, and the
railway company is now seeking to obtain
anew trial. Judge Norwood reserved his
decision.
COMMITTEE WILL COME OCT EVES.
The Michigan Regiment Dinner
Was Successfully Managed.
The members of the Cadets, Greens and
Blues were busy yesterday receiving a con
tinuation of the thanks of the Michigan
officers and men whom they entertained
the day before at their camp, and the
ladles as well had additional assurances
of the soldiers’ appreciation of their kind-
The officers of the committee of the
three local companies that had the affair
iii charge believe they will come out just
even. They were gratified with the suc
cess with which they met when ihey made
a canvass to raise funds for the dinner.
The lime ihey had for work was brief,
and they think their success was some
thing unusual when this is considered.
There wilt be no debts left by the commit
tee, nor is it thought that there will lie
any surplus. They figure that the nioney
in hand will just pay off the claims against
the dinner committee. The officers en
deavored to keep the purchases right up
with their means and not to go teyond
them.
The disagreeable weather at the camp
got in its work, and half the iadies who
were out there had colds yesterday. News
was heard of several who were suffering
consider; l .l’iy from tlie exposure of several
hours they had undergone. The ground
was damp and the weather raw, just the
conditions that might have been calculated
to bring about the results that have fol
lowed. Then there was the ride out and
the ride back, both as cold as charity.
These ladles arc paying for the pleasure
they experienced in giving the soldiers the
excellent dinner of which they now speak
so highly.
PACK DRIVER ARRESTED.
He I* Clmrgoil With Stealing and
Selling n Government Horse.
Fred Richardson, a driver in a pack
train which has been camped west of the
city for some time, was arrested yesterday
on a warrant Issued by United States
Commissioner Lewis, charging him with
the larceny of government property. Col.
Bellinger swore out the warrant. It is al
leged that Richardson took a horse belong
ing to the government, while he was at
Jacks;civllie. and sold it to a man named
Paeetti at St. Augustine. The horse has
been recovered by an ogent of thtv govern
ment. Richardson was sent to jail to
await a hearing on the arrival of the wit
nesses.
Two Left.
We still have two more of the high grade
Geneva delivery wagons which we are
offering as a special for eighty-five dollars
cash. Come, grocerymen and butchers,
don’t let the chance slip. Savannah Ca.r
riage and Wagon Company.—ad.
Men’s Pants, 3.50, for $1.98; $2.50 p an ts
for sl.lß, at the Metropolitan’s removal
sale.—ad.
C. and C. & C. collars for 11c, at the
Metropolitan’s removal sale.— ad.
Sasnnnnh Carriage and Wagon Com
pany.
Everything on wheels and harness, too.
of the best grade at the lowest price.— ad.
Men’s $5.00 suits for $2.98, at the Metro
politan’s removal sale.—ad.
Bargains in everything in hats, fur
nishings and clothing, at the Metropoli
tan’s removal sale.—ad.
—"Sire," said the Pretender's secretary,
“I am afraid we are iostng ground.”
Don Carlos frowned and then asked:
“What! Has Spain gone and relinquish
ed another batch of islands?’’—Cleveland
Leader.
“SPECIAL SALE"
OSCEOLA BRAND
a Harness
Most durable and styl
ish made.
LOWEST PRICES.
Neidlinger, Rabun & Mell’s old stand
Congress and Whitaker sts.
LEO FRANK.
Pi 118 ond 111
Mammoth Cave Bourbon Whisky, can
of 12 bottles, 16 years old—guaranteed t
U. bottled in bond.
Real Mountain Dew, Scotch Whisky, up
ported in glass, John Gillon, Leith Scot
land.
COGNAC BRANDY.
Old Norma ndine brandy, XX, 1850.
FRENCH CLARET.
St. Julian, Fioriac, Chateau D’Arsac
Pontet Canet.
CHAMPAGNES.
Dry Monopoie. Chas. Heidsieck & C(
This is the finest brand of French Cham
pagne imported. Dry Monopole of Hcid
suck is the favorite wine of the French an<
Russian courts, and Is conceded to be tit
“wine of the Peerage.”
We have other brands of Champagne al
genuine imported, and very much less li
price.
RHINE AND MOSELLE WINES.
Durkheimcr.
Forster Riesling.
Ober Mosel.
Zeltlinger Geyersburg.
These delicious wines are all imported i
glass—thus insuring their purity and bou
quet.
SHERRY WINES.'
Table Sherry.
Vino Pas to.
Ammutiilado.
Alrozos.
All old established brands imported I
glass.
' LAGER BEER.
All brands of best imported Beers i
stock. Rochester Lager Beer Libert
brand. Everard’s Canada malt lager bee
export Lager Beer, New York.
These superior wines and liquors at
served from the famous bar of the D
Soto, also at the cafe and hotel.
LIPPMAN BKOS.,
Wholesale Wine and Liquor Merchants,
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trains to all points North and East.
l or full information call on agents 0
Southern Railway, or its connections
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Broughton and Drayton Sts.
Under new management. Thorough!]
renovated and refurnished. Electric light
throughout. Hot and cold water on eacl
floor. Table cuisine unexcelled. Rates i
to $3.50. Cars pass the door.
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