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COMBINATION CASE.
,Tnsf received a large shipment of .liose cases ordered
especially for the HOLIDAY’ TRAD/*. All of the latest
design* aud finishes. They must go,
$12.50
lor a Quartered Oak Case. Elegant design. Golden
tiuish. Former price, fls.OO.
EASELS.
Large assortment to be dosed out. Think of this one:
a Solid Oak Easel, polished finish, with adjustable rests and
brass star chains.
39c
Usual price, 75c.
The entire line to go in the same proportion.
FANCY ROCKERS.
We have an elegant line of these goods, all of which are
included in this sale.
SI9B
Will buy a solid Golden Oak Rocker, nice design, with
leather seats. Usual value, £!.00.
TOYS,
W> are now making our usual t'hriatmas display of Toys,
and are showing thousands of the latest novelties designed
to please the little ones.
Space will not permit us to enumerate these articles.
Rut we have them and they are all included in this Hale.
CANTONMENT TOO FAR OUT.
UIIY THE i:\HI.V MlUTtin PAR
ADE GROI Ml U\o CIHMiM).
YlaJ, W . llnliiu*r ( rerllt* the Plan
of Girbimv* 1 for llr I'rrirnt l*ar
e.lf* l.ronuil lo llie Late lirn. !■"-
lon—l iiilit Ihr OrillnnniT of IMII
Mai. llonlnurr Itulrl* Tlinl There
Ino l.rKiilli Hr Totlilnjc In Ihe
Pararle lironnil. Rio 'l'm** Errn.
F.tecpt Tlioar Plainerl a* n Border
la llir Walk* Around II nml Evrn
ihr Confederate Monument l n
Trespass.
Mr Philip M. Russell. who 's for
mxriy years clerk of the City Court. an.l
tn that capacity became Intimately ■
uoatnted with the members of the bar.
received yesterday an interesting letter
from MaJ Wll.lum 8 Basinger, for many
years a resident of Savannah, but now
living at Athena. MaJ. Basing* r was
for years Identified wnh the military of
Savannah, ami has lost none of his In
terest In the volunteer companies her',
and especially In the Guards, of wnom
I was the ftrst lieutenant colonel.
Mr httsscll sent to .MaJ. Basinger a
'py of l;ie Morning Nona of a recent
di'. containing a history of the |—iado
grounds of Savannah. In his a knowl
• K'tnent MaJ. lluslnger gives some fur.
' *r Intereeting matter concerning the
leesent i'nrk Extrusion. While a person
* letter. It wos r.gwrded by Mr. Russell
** °f decided Interest to that large |or
' of me pubic connected w.:h t.’ie
"I military, and he h.t accordingly
“■tn it for publication It Is ae follow*.
"Athens. Ga.. Dec I. Jfh>o
My Dear Sir—The sleht of your well*
known signature at the end of your letter
of ZJth ult. was an agreeable surprise to
' li inought tic k very strongly the
nc-mory of the old I mo wht n I iud or
***ob to see It so oftt n And ! nm clad
m recollect that In all the Intercourse be
i"ien you, as clerk of the court, mid
n; > se|f us a member of the bar. there was
i "'er ,i doagTeemml or a Jar aboul one
“"vie thing. I am glnl you style your
•'•f my ‘old friend * and I nm sure I re
n roc ate the good will whPh prompted
The ropy of the New* also came to
bird, and 1 have re.i I with much Interest
*ne account of the parade ground. It
■m to me. in Ihe main, and perhaps
•>tth a few trifling Inaccuracies, pretty
correct. I know noshirg at all of ahv
s’tempts to establish a parade ground be
' ' T e Ihe conveyance from the t’nlitd
' ■• s government to the city of Ih ntd
* r tonmerit, lust east of l„nirrl Grove
■ metsry That convey .met* w as l*te re
ed' ■ f i Joint resolu ton of Ih* two hon-- a
i ingress. The resolution did not apec
sny use to which the land was lo tie
l! ted, according to my recollection. I
iglu at the time that It Id but found
*'■• mlstaktn. But I have always m-
K, *'ed that It waa wall and generally un
-1 cstood at the time by the
military, ih* people and live
> Connell its. If. iha* the Council
’ ■■it'd the conveyance for the express
; ,rp ~ of converting the site into i pi
’ 'us ground, ami as a coll. e.|uence of
'* that the Council was morally bound.
" a iruwtee, to use that land, and any
'"her for which It might be exchange I.
ter that putpoaa and no other. And 1 urn
glad to learn from Mr. Gamble'* re
eearche. thal the Council put their ippll
catlon for the land upon that express
ground. That fact strengthens tmmen-e-
I) my contention and the claims of the
military to the parade ground
"Toe exchange of the site of the old
cantonment came about in this way—that
site was too far out for the companies,
which at that lime, all formed on Ihe
Bay. I! seemed a very desirable thing lo
substitute for It Ihe present piece of
gri.urd south of Ihe park even though It
might be of lees area; desirable for the
military, because I* was more In town, and
was quite large enough for nil their pur
poses. desirable for the city becuuee. In
stead of nlnetern acres or therealioua
(which I think Is the stie of the present
ground) tee city would have ih much
greater a reage lo lay off Into
lots and sell as the city
might grow My recollection Is that
the plan originated with Oen. (then Col.)
A It l.awton. then commindtng the vol
unteers At any rate, I tlrs: hearJ of It
from him. and a* a member of the
Guards heartily concurred In it. The ad
vantage both to the city and the mllltray
wro perfectly obvious Hut It was un
derstood by everybody that the nineteen
I. res south of the |irk. If the p an should
be carried out, were to be devotel to the
use of the military as absolutely and ex
clusively as the site of the old canton
ment would have been If the exchange
rhould not he made We all know thtt
the plan was ■a ri led out. And If my
, attention Is correct, that the City Coun
cil became a trustee for the military, the
itu t attached to those nineteen acres as
fully as It had formerly done to the
idle of the old cantonment. And that
the City Council has the name view Is
moved by It* ordinance of MSI. mentioned
by Mr Gamble, dedicating the nineteen
acres for that purpose.
"That was a dedication lo public uses,
which could not he revoke.), especially
n:; It was mad- In the execution of a
11 ust Therefore, the ordinance of lE7
repealing p, was beyond the power of
Conn li and was pain vlolatbo of 'he
trustees' duty. The protest against that
in.llusance originated with melf as com
mander of the Guards at that tlm< It
w.i- signed by myself a* battalion
am under, by llu officers commanding
the . ..mpsanir- of the battalion, by Cap*.
Wheaton of tb-- art Ih-ry, and others I
handed It to the Mayor myself, explaining
he object of It. and requesting that It
| should tie tiled. lam glad to learn from
Mr Gamble's account that my request
uas compiled With. We were then under
i me foot "f the government at W.tshlng
>..n. and hence were afraid that, In tts
in. ruptilous ex-rclse of power. X would
attempt to conth -ate the pornde ground
f, r ttie renson that all the volunteer
I , mp lilies had gone Into the Confederate
* -ervlcr But the volunteer organixatlons
I had not ceased lo exist, aa the Council
of PWT seems to have supposed. They were
i .fill In existence under their charters of
| *i corpora lion. The fluards were, certainly.
There hn* never been n break m their
in :*"2 to this ■! )} The
same thing I believe to he true at-ovit the
Blues It probably true about the oth
er old companies from the date of their
i And though tbev were
prevented by the act of Congress from
performing 'heir usual duties, their rich's
were unimpaired The ordinance of I*S7
ww thefefore, wtlhout excuse, an ob
vious brooch of trust, and Is entitled to
no ,ir shier.at lon In sny view of the rtgh's
of the military In the parade gnaind
"Fixier this view of the matter, no
trees should be planted In the paiade
ground except as a border to the side
walks going around It, and cv tin the Coca-
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1900.
Fillu Thousand Dollars.
Having arranged to continue our business as before, contrary to the predictions of our competitors we desire to ex
press to our friends and patrons our sincere thunks for their past libernl patronage, and to solicit n continuance
of same, assuring them that iii the future we will be in a better position than ever to offer the REST YAI.UKS FOR
THEIR MONE\ .We buy for cash taking advantage of all discounts, and this, together with our long experience in
the FURNITURE business places us in a position where we CANNOT be l NDERSOI.D. but. to the contrary can offer
VALUES W HICH CANNOT HE DUPLICATED.
Now. just at present it is necessary for us to raise TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS at the earliest possible date;
with this end in view we will put on a
Money Raising Sale,
commencing MONDAY , DECEMBER ]oth. and continuing until this amount has been raised. During this sale we will
offer our entire stock of
Furniture. Rugs, Toys and Holiday Novelties,
amounting to over !• IF TV THOT HAND DOLLARS, and which is second to none in the Houtli. ami bv far the largest in
the city, and which cannot be excelled in completeness of assortment, elegance of designs, ami sii|>erioritv of work
manship. This entire stock to be offered REGARDLESS OF cost OR CHI \l. VALUES
Note that unlike the usual “SPECIAL or “BARGAIN SALE, in which a few loaders are offered in order to stimu
late trade, our ENTIRE STot Kis included in thisSAEE. Toil have the iitonov ;we have the goods. Now, what vve
want is the MONEY. Never before have such X Al.l ES BEEN OFFERED. A visit to our store will convince you of
our sincerity. SALE PRICE marked In plain figures on all good*. Yon can see for yourself. AUCTION BAR
GAINS will appear ridiculous when compared with these MATCH LESS and Ml VASTER VALUES. Take advantage
of this opportunity which in all probability will come but once in a life time. Do not delav ; conn 1 oarlv, select vour
goods, and if you desire same will he stored subject to your order. Remember, the money must be raised, and our stock
will be SA< 'RIFICED in order to do it. Our LOSS w ill be your gain.
Christmas Souvenirs.
Every Lady or Gentleman visiting our store on MONDAY*, the opening day of this SALE, will be presented with a
beautiful Souvenir. Not a cheap affair but an article of value, which combines elegance and usefulness, and which vou
will appreciate. See our show windows. We think the PRICES w ill interest you.
DININGROOM FURNITURE
A YY e call special attention to our superior line of DINING
irC r ROOM FURNITURE, which is the largest and most com
ww. plete that we have ever shown,
i&y* SEE the OUTFIT IN OUR WINDOW.
1 GOLDEN OAK SIDEBOARD, handsome design.beau
. ~r \ —iMalifullv carved. French Plate Mirror in top mKtm
tm J3I I GOLDEN OAK CHINA CLOSET. I MMJ W
1 v "fTLZjjRw 1 GOLDEN OAK DINING TABLE, nice design, carved mt Mm 1
r, a* f -"'- Hik % .jj ■ ' 7
I e , fCr I *• Elegant high hack Dining Chairs. GOLDEN OAK. wmmmm
H This entire outfit, which would I tap at $85.00 we DOW W
for W
Many other like values too numerous to mention. Call e
g, Block
federate monument In the middle of It Is
a treef as*- It Impairs the free u-e of the
ground by the military.
"I don't know that I can way anything
more ,i too lit Mr Gamble s arc unt in gen
eral. But I can't help not. Ing one very
astonishing enor. lie spesks of Lieut.
Col A C. Davenport of the B*v.innh
Vo unieer Gourds In MSB Now. ss you
vary well know, th* Guards In I*&3 were
only * single company. A. C. Davenport
wss their first lieutenant. They dPI not
he ome a battalion until the war had "#-
gun. Thetr commanding officer was n
major and h# wss not a lieutenant color,* 1
until lKTt* when, under the than law, the
commlseicn of lieutenant colonel waa first
Issued to me
"I don't think of anything else lo say
to you About Mf- Gamble's areoun' 1
hope the Volunteers will Insist on th*lr
right* In the parade ground. No or
dinance* of Council can lmp*lr them Sin
cerely yours. William S. Basinger,"
While MaJ Basinger is doubtless cor
rect in his statement In reference to Mi
A C Davenport not being a lieutenant
colonel of the Guards In 1853, thers la no
doubt that ihe minute* of Council speak
of him as I eutenani colonel In Its refer
ences to the petition from the mllttsry
for a (amid* ground. Mr Thomas Gam
ble showed to a Morning News reporter
yesterday Ihe old records of Council of
,■ :me Which Stale thil Lieut. Col
Davenport appeared before that hody. It
may have been that the clerk of Council
used the title as a compliment to the pe
titioner.
in < BMBBR BTtlDtO RBCBPItOI.
Was Olsen by Mra. M. Sllva-Teaadale
and Her I’nplla Yesterday.
Ctlr*. M Kllva Teadal gave her usual
monthly reception jesterday afternoon at
‘ 5 o’clock, at the studio. No. 1 I*e-ry
nirwy-t. west. The following short but In
teresting programme was given:
"ld*-al Serenade," two noandollna and
piano Ban ho
Mr. W H. Tea*tale. Miss Edith Teas*lale
and Mrs. M Sllaa Traedale.
"Entreaty,' Smith
Mis* Ellen Morgan
"Down the Va|e" Myr
Mr \V II ’Psssd.ale.
i "A Rose Fable" Hawley
M.sa rhode Baker.
[ "Good Bye' Tostot
Mrs M Btlva Tea-dale (by request).
As an encore to the drat number,
| "Walt*," by Bancho. was played. It I*
peexlMe that Mrs Tenet-G. may give
-hortly "An Evening With N'evln " of
which the entire progrimme will he made
up of the composition* of EthelVrt
Nevln
AT A Fit A TEH Nil. Itl'M.R.
Mr. AV. 11. YVade Um Imam Speak
era et n sigma Ya Affair.
Mr W. 11. Wade returned yesterday
from New Y'ork where he nttended a dln
n r given at the Arena hy th* N*w Y'ork
Alumni Chapter of tile A gone Nu Fniter
nlty. Mr. Wade was among *he apenk*-rs
at the tllnner, his address being upon the
■ early history of the fraternity. He was
: one of the honored gin-is. is he h*l l the
I position of r*gcnt th* highest In the
fnaDrncty. from ll to DM
Dr. J H French, who was on* of Ytr.
S Wade's classmate** at the Virginia Mil
itary Inst.lute, I* president of the alumni
i ha pier In New Y’ork Btx or seven state*
j were represented by Ihe Invited guslis
I who wore pritasM ad the duauer.
WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION
Continued from Twenty-foursh Tagc
dene# serving to knit together some of
the dropped threads in the web In which
Humes was finally enmeshed.
Detective Murphy lives only a short ;
distance from Ihe Edison Illuminating
Comisiny'a power house. Whittier Woll*n- ;
*ler waa carried after he had tieen shot i
The detective bed been aroused from 1
sleep an.l told that the crime had been
committed, and et once began effort: to
effect the capture of Ihe guilty man.
Of Lowell. Wollenrter'a compuniiH*. he
asked a description of th* man who had
•lone h* snooting and lavweli had *l!
that "ha waa u Mot, burly n*aro. wear
ing a green guernsey." Detective Mur
phy had b* en led hy Id-well to the house
In front of which the shooting had lean
done an*l there bad learned the name and
probable whereabouts of Barnes ll<- had
followed Barnes to the house of Itcp-lle
Hheftall. the woman with whom h< lived,
and there he had found him Barnes had
walked out of he rear door of the hou-e
Into the arms of the rr.-stlng parly, *
few minutes after the party reached the
spot; Barnes' tlrst word*, when he real
ised that he waa caught were: "You ve
got the wrong man."
Detective Murphy said that at the time
of the arrest Barnes was wearing the
green guernsey that Lowell had described,
and that, moreover. Isowe'l had p-adtlvf'-
ly Identltled the detective a prisoner ss
the man who had the quarrel with tVol
tender and whom h hn*l seen ims*
through the Frlce woman s door, endeav
oring to use on Wo lender the revolver
he had drawn from his pocket.
Bollcltor General Osborne. In his open
ing argument, merely salt that he wnuid
contend that the man who had killed
Wol.ertder wae guilty of murder and thot
the question to b* det-rmtnwl by the
Jury was simply one of Identity.
Tae argument* for the defendant were
ma-l* by Mr II L Coldlng anil <'ol
George T Cane, thr latter cor .tiding
It was contended by them that the allni |
mud** out hy the w!tn*--se for the *l* -i
fense. wis a perfect on* ,* .1 hat th*
li resist,tile .Icdu tk-ns 'o h* *lr iwn from
the evidence as wnote aver* that the
l'rlce outfit, Brinson and Chance, were
Inspired t.v a malignant h*'r*d of Barn****
and had fised up the story hy which It
W* - sought :o enoom|s,*s his execution
at the ha—b* of the law. for a crime wluc l
h- 1 t*l i.ever unmitied
Th* con hiding argument of the solicitor
general was a masierjitere of keen analy
sis. logical reasoning aivl strong invective.
Hr disposed 111 n mnmetll of the atlhl
showing that It ho*) been die* re-llte.l he
clrcumstanees, rehuttr*! u> part hv the
statemept of the defendant hlm-*lf v*l
absolutely disproved hy the .lire* t t> I
mtsiy of six witnesses.
"And this Is Ih- only qu* ti .n for yon
to conshler." *.atd the solicitor general. In
conclusion. "The man who shot Woll*-n- 1
ler Is the man with w-hom he struggi** I
through the door of this Price wi.mm's
house. Is this the man' If he Is. he 1 -
guilty of the crime of murder under Ihe
law."
The solicitor con-lud**d hl argument
at 6 A- o'clock and Judge F.illlgin- ta-gan
Immediately Ida charge lo th- Jury. It
was most favorable to the pit, ner, pre
senting Barnes' contention- to the Jury
In the clearest an*l fullest term*
The verdict of guilty wa- returned hy
I the Jury, without qualification or r* - r
vstlou of any kind. Judge Palllgant did
not pas* sentence and will not until some
day this wtek. Under tba law, as Uia
conviction is based on circumstantial evl
det, e the judge Is authorised. In his dis
cretion. to indict th* punishment bv tm
prDonmen- In the penitentiary for life.
Instead ot the death penalty.
BE ADO A lilt AIK LIKE Rl ED.
• "riser Knltcliman Mania gIO.IMM)
llumagea for Personal Injarlra.
George Bryant, a former swHchman on
the Seaboard Air Lina Hallway, dlwl ault
for damages against th* oompany In th
aty Court yesterday He dxes the amount
of th* damages he has received, through
the alleged negligence of th* railroad at
lio.flno
Bryant recites in hi* petition that he
was engaged In the performnnee of his
duties on th# night of Aug 11. wh*n the
accident occurred. He says that on that
night he attempted to hoard th* pilot of
a switch engine, that was slowly ap*
proactiing th* yards In Havannah, He
says that It was his duty to board the
snglne In that manner, for the purpos
'd changing th* switch towards which
th* engine was going.
To facilitate his getting on the pilot
he grasped an upright Iron rod. placed
there for the purpose. The nal w*. poll.
—I from |tw socket and Bryant wa* pie.
clpltated under the wheels of the engine.
Hiw right fool was wo crushed and man
gled that It had to he amputated.
It Is alleged in the petition that the
c<uiipany Is r*-*ponsibl* for the condition
of the appliances with which l provides
Its employes and which th# latter uo
In the (arformance of their respective
duties The company Is said, therefore, to
he Chargeable with n*gi:g*n<-*. In not see.
Ing to H that the upright rod. the fall of
wM h caused the accident, was firmly and
securely set In Its place. Because It v
i.ot so set, says the petition, the accident
resulted.
Asa basis of estimating damage*. Bry
ant tes-lles that at th* rime of the acci
dent he was earning i a month, and had
• reasonable life • .xpretancy of 31 years
11“ claims that his earning power has
lc-en almost completely destroyed.
IK THE ■IBt'ORIIKN'ia CO I It T.
YYrn. Mail Ordered He), l for the Or
illnary'a I sturf.
Twenty-two cases were heard hy the
Recorder y- 1.-r lay morning th* maj-.r
tty of them taltig of prisoner* that had
l • n brought In the night before, though
not a few had been continued from other
court sessions.
William Wall white, who the aftern on
before hsl smi h*i the window of th*
Metropolitan Cl ,thing Htore, wss ordered
held for the Ordinary'- Court, as it H
thought that he ts Insane.
Jake J.ihn-on colored, charge-1 by Mr
J J agility With Is'lng the receiver of
sro'er, go -Is had his raee continued
Johnson lives on the Ogeechee road, and
Is said to have bought a set of harm***
that had been stolen from the city
iota. _ |
Item Ilia Wife Will, a Hammer.
A negro blacksmith living on th# Wa
ters fUscrd near Bolton street, yesterday
afterno n assaulted Ills wife and best her
■everely with a hammer The man was
1 arrested arul Saken to the barracks The
probable result of the woman’s Injuries Is
not kiavwib
LADIES’ DESKS.
Nothing more appropriate or desirable as a Christmas
Present than a Lady's Desk. Our assortment is large and
varied.
St vies and Prices to suit evorvbodv.
$3.98
For a Golden Oak Lady's Desk, nice design. Former
price, ft; on.
SCREENS.
The most complete line in the city. This will give yon an
idea of what we are doing Think of a Full Rise Screen,
with Solid Oak, While Enamelled or Mahognnized Frames,
98c
Former price, f I.sft.
Fancy Tables and Pedestals.
S'
New line just in; handsome shays-* and beautiful finishes.
All marked down for this sale.
98c
Will buy a Solid Oak Center Table, with 24x21 top. Fa
llal price. $2.00.
TOY FURNITURE.
We are displaying an ELEGANT ASSORTMENT of TOY
FFRNITURE, beautiful und catchy designs in Oak and
White Enameled finishes. Artistically decorated.
All included in this Sale.
MONKEY CAUSED A BLOCKADE
i niOHTr.VKO lv I IIII.IIMK> IT
'toMffin Hi:ruß i\ <M.i,i/iTionri;
i IjITI.
hllilrffn f tin* ••rerf to Aft-
V% hnt Would \rmt—THr
I rim and Wfl tlwrlled r IVdra
trlnii* mid \Vlilolrw I util Thrrr
Waa ■ IllorUailr— l*ll*r nm n Trlrd
• o I Imr llif* I'roplr An), Hut
Th ay llrfuard to Oa I mil Thry
Hod Hern the Monk *r * aiturrd.
A llftla Java monkey made fun for a
< road on !>rcmhton atreet yeaterday af
ternoon. It ia a well known fart that
children have a at range fondneea for m*n*
kcy. and never tire of watchirur them.
ven th unfortunate beapta that art* ;
forred to do etunta for the Itinerant I tail- |
lan harvl*organ nmn, but It 1?* aeldotn
Dial the attraction la ao atrong aa to
aue the children to bb- k the buateat
thoroughfare of a city, yet that 1a what
happened ahortly after 6 o'clock at
Jlroughton and Dull atreeta.
The rauae of It all wue no ordinary
monk, however. He came from Java, and
•trotted around aa though he wer** poa
aeaaed of a fiedlgree. even though hla
owner might If unaware of It.
A crond of children githere-t around
the window of Adler'a tore, watching
the gorgeoue s§n a <*latia, when Jo ko
ma*le hl appear a nc< lli owner, h eallor,
ivm walking along Broughton atreet id
Jocko, though not tied or chained, ran
along beuld* 4 him like dog. though tola
limit* curloflty catiaed him to make ahort
rxt urlona from *id* to aide whenever
anything unuaual wugnt bl ln<|u|yittve
little black ey#w
Walking leleureiy In thia manner, man
nnd monkey mme jrrns? the rrwd of
children, which Immedbiteiy gave over
g ixing at the iM'i>4MKlei Kant a I'lam* ami
gatneriil urour.d the little Javanene
■ trtinger Thla frig tenni Jorko hik) he
m.ide for the open gtreet, cloaaly followed
hy the children, miiw falling him endear
ing nmo>, ot laughing. Jeering, ant
hooting to .add to hla confualon.
The monkey a *urrltfd mi an awning
frame on the nort< eile of ihe at reel,
and thence t< he IwJ -ony of the Ogle
thorp*- f*lub, he B>*fnes| to conal ler
A Mf* place. f*r he e it there for II few
mtmif'-ft gsislng inuoUMDidy. If a little
apprehensively, at th growing erowd be.
low. whl h had b-en materially swelled
by thia time.
The chatter of the erowd nnd the up
ward glan ea a< thr Imb uiy uttr.i I the
attention of one of the wat (era n the - iub
who came out to Invcwtlgnte he ru*e
This give Jocko n aecond fright and he
•crumbled up to the n-xt bab*>ny He
rem*d to be puzzled to kn* v. wlnt to
do next, ami k imptn 1 >r th -aitony
railing from one aide of the hu.ldtng to
the other.
The crowd whi h had groan to revcral
hundred In nunftxr and waa of
to*vh children and growr-up*. thronged
the Interaction of th*- atr*‘#ta, nnd driv
er* of vehicle- al* Ptopjsed nd "rubber*
oV* upw-irl at ibo ln*- little creature
perched high up on •he building The
policeman on th lent tried to dlcperM*
the crowd, but woe unable to lo no unt I ,
•he owner of the nn mil that hud cauoed
It all. went up on th* balcony and by
whittling induced the frlghieued monk to
torn* lo ÜBS
HOW oiiui.H WAS ItBXKfVRD.
( * mnimii of ttllttary on Oatron*
off tflnrrla t war.
Havannah military men were disap
pointed by tno brevity of the order fanud
In Atlanta hy Oov. findbr. relative to
the f'fMirt-martial of Corpl. R R Harrle
of the Republic an Bluet. They would
have been glad to have read the findings
of the court am well as the <Jovcrnot'
order.
A division extutn In sentiment |n tha
ease, as there are aovue who beileved it
the time of the trial that the charge
ugainst Corpl. Harris were not aurh as.
under the drcucnstgfii-ea. to demand hts
punishment, while o hers have inelstid
that the leant sentence the court-martUl
could impose would be that of dishonora
ble dUc/Mtge from the service. Heveral
of *h© offl rni of ne First Infantry, of
which ihe Kopuhllran Blues are a cam*
IMny. expressed themnelven yesterday
afternoon in surprise at the action taaen
by the <lovror. and were tn lined to
l>#llave that the aentence of the court
should have been allow**! to siand.
It I* regarded aa hut a slight cmiceflslon
to the court that rne (lovernor declared:
' 1 approve the nudingn of tha v>urt in
thia case, because, muter the evidence,
the defendant wmh technically guilty.''
While proceeding at once to |>ardon the
condemned. Ilurrts ta now upon the roll
of the Republican Blues aw corporal, his
pardon by the Oovernor removing tha
stigma of dishonorable discharge and
leaving him to serve o>t the term of hla
enlistment TbK however, will be up d?iy
after to-morrow, ao that the order of ihs
Governor a barely In time, or Harra
would not have been amenable to any law
of the milkary.
In a dl uawton of the case, an officer
d•' nred that he knew >f no pr***ele nt for
granting an eg pnrte Inoriug t>efore tha
Officer reviewing the !*o m ~r.y of § #>•*ijpf
mutiai To alow Capt t'ann to ap|>'ar
on behalf of Corpl Hair;© without allow
ing the judge advocate or some other to
represent the •rate ,r th** prose, utlon, he
said, was manifestly unjust,
Harris w i, f Min I g'ility under two of
i * Mn it
tempting to e h|m' from arrv*t and being
absent without leave for two days,
though upon this lajint there waa vari
ance between ihe chantc and the finding.
mm he whs charged with having been ab
sent s rn.- ten days, lie wae not found
guilty of being late at guard mount, of
in urbordln.itlon or of cursing his superior
officer Cndoubtedly, however, he w 4
found guilty, but the Governor s view cf
malice havh g insplrc<| the charges won
h m hts pardon. “Harris was guilty/*
offl i*r declared, “and the action of the
Covirnor ha** left Harris In the light of a
hero, an.l Wilson in altogether u not ho
light The order Is not fair to Capt. Wil
son."
FOR A CHKIIT*%9 TREE.
Cater tain meat hy at. Vflehael's
t ha pel To-morrow Tight.
The iudles of Hi. * Chapat,
Christ Church Mission, will give an en
tertalnment for the b*neflt of Ht. Mich
•cl s Monday night at # o'clock tt
Vonge h Hall. The objer-t i- to rajs** mon
i> for the Hunday Hcho.j| Christmas trae,
and for the poor of the tiafish.
An excellent programme of songs, reci
tations. and fancy dances has been ar-
lUfxcahcuenu also will be nrrrl
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