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TRIED TO WRECK IT
SOUTHER* TRAIN NO. 33 HAD A
NARROW ESCAPE.
ROCKS AND IRON ON TRACK.
WAS THE WORK OF DASTARDS
NEAR BARNWELL. S. C.
Only llif Ln(lir of No. 33 W De
railed—Train AAa* at the Time
of the Accident—Further Delay
Hr. Caused, nnil Waa
Not Reached l ntll Last Night—En
iclne of No. .*l4 Helped No. 33's Back
on the Track—Waa Reported in
Savannah That a Number Had Beep
Injured—Snpt. Wella Said That
AN aa an Error.
An attempt was made yesterday after
noon to wreck southbound passenger
train No. 33 on the Southern Railway
just north of Barnwell. S. C. The attempt
was partially successful, the engine be
ing derailed.
Rocks and iron were piled upon the
track. When No. S3 arrived within view
of the obstruction, the speed was to®
great for Engineer Broom to bring his
engine to a stop, ond it crashed into the
rocks and iron with a force that caused
it to leave the track.
Great excitement among tile passengers
w as created by the dastardly effort to de
stroy the train. Fortunately, however,
none of them was injured, nor was any of
the lt was reported in Savannah
that some had been injured in the wreck,
hut Division Superintendent P. I. Wells
was seen, and his Information was that
ali had escaped injury.
Mr. AVelis* information, of the wreck
was meager. The Southern has no
operating office here, and it is difficult
to get details of any trouble north of Sa
vannah. The division is operated from
Columbia. Mr. Wells said he could not
account In any way for the evident de
sire of the dastards who put the ob
structions on the track to wreck the train.
There had been no previous trouble near
Barnwell of a like nature.
No. 33 was due to arrive in Savannah
at 3:10 in the afternoon. It was late at
the time of the accident near Barnwell,
ninety-one miles from Savannah, the ac
cident having occurred at 1:30 o’clock. The
train reached Savannah at about 10 o'clock
last night. The only other delay to traf
fic on the Southern was of 'passenger
train No. 34. north-bound, which was held
up at Barnwell, the engine being de
tached and sent on to the relief of No.
33, whose engine it pulled back upon the
irack. No. S3's engine brought the train
on into Savannah. '
FROM lIIRNING SLEKI’EHS.
Stint nt tile Be Soto Who Were In
the Florida Accident.
Some of the passengers who were
aboard the sleeping cars that were burn
ed near Palatka on the Plant System
early yesterday morning are at the Lie
Soto, having arrived during the efter
rooc. They reported the experience as
h-ving been by no means a pleasant one,
and great discomfort and inconvenience
were suffered.
Baggage was lost, and escape from the
cars was made in the flimsiest of cos
tumes. The garbs in which the passen
gers were floating about were of the
most fantastic) .and it was a decided re
lief to them when they could pick up
an article of clotnlng here and there to
eke out their scanty apparel. It is re
lated that one of the passengers lost
his wife in the hubbub and confusion,and
that both he and she were nearly frantic
for a long time. They found each othe
llnally, however ,to the great delight of
l>otb.
COLORED SWITCH II V\ KILLED.
Edward Rhoden Fell la Front of
Central Hallway Hasher.
Edward Rhodes, a negro employed as
a switchman by the Central Railway, was
run over and killed In the company’s
yards at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Rhodes stumbled and fell under a
moving switch engine and was killed In
stantly. The wheels passed* over both
hips and almost severed the legs from
the body. The yard switchman saw
Rhodes attempt to cross the track in
front of the pusher, and saw the negro
fall. Dr. Elliott, the company’s surgeon,
was summoned, but Rhodes had already
breathed his last. Coroner Keller was
notified of the homicide, and after hearing
the statement of the yard watchman, de
cided that an inquest was unnecessary.
Rhodes’ body was horribly mangled.
I 'KiOWi WOMAN BEAD.
She Was Found Cold and Stark In
Her Room.
An unknown negro woman about 25
years old died suddenly at her home on
Oreen ntreet, known generally as ’’Shin
bone Alley,” yesterday morning from a
hemorrhage. Coroner Keller was notified
of the woman’s death, and after an exam
ination of the body decided that an In
quest was unnecessary. The woman
rented a roctr. in the house, and was
known to the other occupants as Fanny.
Mhe appeared to be in good health Satur
day night, and her sudden death caused
much surprise In the neighborhood. The
inmates of the house In which the wo
man died said she had some trouble with
tier husband several days ago, and they
separated. Tills appeared to worry the
woman a great deal, and may have
caused her death.
FI NEHAL OF E. S. EVER ITT.
Attended l>> Georgia Hunanra and
Fraternal llodles.
The funeral of the late Edward S. Evcr-
Itt look place at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon from the First Presbyterian Church.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. William P. McCorkle, pastor of the
church.
The Georgia Hussars, of which Mr.
Everltt had been a member, attended the
funeral In a l<ody. The funeral was also
uttended by Zerubbabel Lodge of Masons
and Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows. The
services ut the grave In Bouaventure were
In accordance with the Masonic rites.
fori OF A KV7.fl Blow'Mil.
I’lilutlng by Tiny Molina to Go to
I'aii'Amerlenn Exposition.
Mr. Tiny Molina, the young painter,
who has done much excellent work, Is
now engaged In painting a copy of the
Quarrel Among the Mountstnesis,” Byg
mspowskl. gem of the collection of
pstgtlngs at the Telfslr Academy. Mr. Mo
lina expects to havs the picture flnlshad
shortly, and will aend It (o the Pan-
American Exposition at Buffalo. Bo far
* la known, this will be tbs OUi v ov
of the celebrated picture.
BICYCLE THIEVES ARRESTED.
Captured on the Ogeeohee Hoad by
City Detective*.
William Wright and Sandy Grant, both
colored, were arrested yesterday after
! noon by City Detectives Murphy and
Wall, on charge* of burglary and larceny.
Both men have been under arrest for sim
ilar offenses before, and have served time
!on the chain-gang. They stole two bi-
I cycles’ yesterday, and the plunder was re-
I covered by the detectives when the men
I were arrested.
The prisoners ore also held for bur
j glarizing the Cohen clothing store at
I Broughton and Montgomery streets early
Saturday morning, an account of which
was given in the Morning News yester
day. The window was broken open and
six pairs of trousers were taken. Of
that number three puir were recovered by
the detectives. Wright is known to the
police as a professional bicycle thief, and
Grant is an adept In the window breaking
line. About three years ago he broke the
window in the Myerson shoe store on
Whitaker street, and when tried in court
said thai the "spirits" had instructed
him to demolish the window glass and
take the shoes. At that time Grant was
sentenced to serve twelve months on the
county chain-gang.
Both negroes will be given a preliminary' j
examination by Recorder Myrlck in Po- l
lice Court this morning.
HIS TRIAL FOR MURDER.
A. J, Gable Will Face a Jury To-day
for Killing William Smith.
The trial of A. J. Gable, the young
white man who killed a companion, Wil
liam Smith, at Tybee. on Dec. 30, last,
has been assigned in the Superior Court
for this morning.
The trial will depend upon the condi
tion of Judge Falligant's health. He has
been confined to tils home for some days
and though it is expected he will be well
enough this morning to proceed with the
trial, it Is of course possible that this ex
pectation will be disappointed.
Gable and Smith were fellow workmen
upon the fortifications at Tybee and the
iiuarrel occurred while the men were ut
supper. Gable struck Smith over the
head with o pitcher, inflicting injuries
from which the man died. At the trial of
the case. Mr. R. L. Coldlng will represent
the defendant, while Solicitor General
Osborne will prosecute for the state.
REPORT GOOD PROGRESS.
Committer* of the Proposed llazanr
To Meet Again Sunday.
The committee appointed to arrange
tor a bazaar, the proceeds of which to be
used for the furnishing of the annex of
the St. Joseph's Infirmary, met yesterday
afternoon at St. Joseph’s Infirmary. The
meeting was quite largely attended fully
three times as many persons being pres
ent as were ot the first meeting last
week. The committees appointed at the
first meeting reported most gratifying
progress in the work allotted them; the
hall committee reported that It had se
cured Masonic Hall to hold the bazaar in,
and that the affair would be begun April
13, and continue until the 24th.
The ladies that compose the commit
tee on donations reported that they had
received most cordial responses to their
requests for assistance. To further this
department of <he work a committee con
sisting of Messrs. F. S. Jette. J. J. Joyce.
H. A. Ransford and Jos. Gorham was
appointed to see the merchants of Hay
street, and ask them to contribute some
thing themselves and to ser.d out circular
letters to their correspondents asking for
assistance. The committee will begin its
work immediately.
Another meeting of whole commit
tee will be held Sunday afternoon at the
Infirmary, when i, is probable that many
ot the details of the programme of enter
tainment to be offered will be settled.
TRObLEY WIRES BREAK.
Two Accident* to the Savannah,
Thunderbolt anil |le „f Hope Ry.
Two breaks in the trolley wires of thy
Savannah, Thunderbolt nnd Isle of Hope
Railway occurred yesterday afternoon be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock. One tvas at Aber
corn street and Oglethorpe avenue and
came near resulting In a serious accident.
While the hissing wire was still lying on
the pavement a hackman drove rapidiy to
ward it, seeming unconscious of its pres
ence. and must inevitably have driven
his horse over it had the animal not
been caught by the bridle and forced back
and out of danger by Fireman. Seymour.
The other break, which occurred within
a few moments of the first, was at Liberty
and Barnard street*, the wire of the Lib
erty street line having been burned
through where It was crossed by the wire
of the Barnard street belt. A number ot
people were quickly attracted to the scene
and a telephone message was sent to the
barracks from a near-by office. Linemen
were summoned to the scene and quickly
had the wire replaced.
SALUTES FIRED ALL DAY.
Bx-Prr*lilrnt llarrlaon'a Memory
Honored at Fort Screven.
A continuous salute was fired at Fort
Screven yesterday out of respect to Ex-
President Harrison, whose funeral took
place ot Indianapolis. Twenty-one guns
were fired at sunrise, followed by one gun
every half hour throughout the day, and
twenty-one guns n't sunset. The firing
was not generally heard In the city. •
The flags on the Custom House and
Postofflcc and on the government vessels
in port were at half mast during the day
in respect to the memory of the Ex-Presi
dent.
DEATH OF LEVI STEIXMW.
Many Attended tlie Anting Man'*
Funeral.
The funeral of Levi Belnman, the 1T
! year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Sleinman,
whose death was announced in Ihe Morn
■ ing News yesterday, took place at 5:30
o’clock in the afternoon from the rest
i dence. No. 41 West Broad street. The
service* were conducted by Rev. J. I).,
i Jordan, ivaetor of the first Baptist
! Church. The Interment was In the family
i lot in Bonuvcnture Cemetery. The pall
bearers were the companions of the young
man—Rufus Merchant. Frank ltrown,
John Burch, Joseph Davis, John Louders
and Raymond Pedro.
Pastor for tlir t'hrlatlan Church.
A committee of ihe members of the
1 Christian Church held a meeting yester
day to consider the mutter of the se
lection of a pastor to till the pulpit re
cently vacated by ltev. VY. F. Watkins.
Nothing hu* been decided, however, and
probably will not be for several days. No
offer to any other pastor has yet been
made.
ilwl neltrr
—the King of Bottled Beers—is always
uniform In quality and flavor, being
made from the choicest barley-malt
and selected hops, and aged ful y six
months befora being bottled. There I*
but on* genuine Budweiser; that
made by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Asa’n. fit, Louis, I'. H A.
I order* promptly filled by Henry Kol
•horn manager Anheuser-Busch Branch.
I Bavannah.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. MARCH 18. 1901,
IRELAND’SGOODSAINT
ANCIENT ORDER HIBERNIANS
HEARD MASS IN HIS HONOR.
THE MILITARY CELEBRATION.
WILL RE HELD TO-DAY BY THE
GREEN'S AND RIFLES.
I!l*hnp Kelley Spoke of the History
of the Catholic < bareh, and of the
History nnd Work of St. Patrick.
The Mn*te Excellent—All Three Di
vision* of the A. O. 11. Represent
ed—Plenty of Green Worn in Honor
of the Saint—The Hibernian Socie
ty Hnnqnet To-night.
St. Patrick’s day was celebrated yester
day by the members of the A. O. H. with
their customary attendance at high mass
at St. Patrick's Church. The members
of the three divisions of the order, in all,
between 150 and 200 strong, met In the
basement of the church, and under the
leadership of Mr. J. J. Dillon, county pres
ident. and Mr. M. J. O'Leary, state secre
tary, marched into the church, where
scats on each side of the center aisle had
been reserved for them.
The mass was most beautifully and im
pressively celebrated, ihe music being es
pecially fine. The sermon was delivered
by Bishop B. J. Kelley, who spoke at
length upon the history of the Catholic
Church, to whose efforts, he said, must
be ascribed all of civilization and liberty
that is now possessed by the world. In
the course of his sermon he referred to
the lights on the aitar, which, he said,
are emblems not only of the light of
faith, but intended to recall the early
vicissitudes of the church, when, because
of persecution, it was necessary to cele
brate mass in caves and other dark places
where the light of torches was necessary.
Of St. Patrick he said that little could
be learned from history; that all. that
coubJ be gleaned from that sourre was
that he had been kept a captive in Ireland
for several years, had felt after his re
lease, a call to serve these people, and
after fitting himself for the task had been
consecrated to the work by the church
authorities and entered upon his great
mission. How sure and steadfast had
been his work, and how his precept and
example had had their impress upon the
Irish people might be seen, the speaker
said, from the fact that Ireland has fur
nished over a hundred saints to Germany
alone, and others to almost every country
in Europe.
A further fact that the Bishop cited to
prove the lasting effect of the work of
St. Patrick in Ireland, is that even
though persecuted for their faith, and
that in very recent times, the Irish still
stand firm in the belief of the Catholic
Church, so much so that Instances are
tited where they have died from starva
tion rather than prolong life by violating
the teachings of Catholocism.
Before he concluded his sermon, the
Bishop admonished his hearers that there
were certain ways of celebrating St. Pat
rick's day that, even the saint would
hardly approve of.
The music was that of Marzo's Mass in
G, which was given by a large and ex
cellent choir under the direction of Prof.
Joseph Steeg. The “Credo” and the
“Agnus Del” tvere especially well sung, as
was also the offertory. “Salve Regina”
(Buck), by Mrs F. Hubner. The choir is
composed of the following:
Sopranos—Mrs. Barber, Miss Brennan
Miss Reilly, Miss Usina, Miss Kennedy,
Miss Hogan, Miss Dorlty,
Altos—Miss Gleason, Miss Kennedy,
Mrs. Hubner, Miss McPhekm, Miss
O'Brien.
Tenors—Mr. Clarlly, Mr. Butler, Mr.
Schneider.
Bass—Mr. Ooette, Mr. O'Leary, Mr.
Bell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hogan.
Organist—Miss Black.
The soloists were Mrs. Barber. Miss
Brennan, Miss Gleason, Mr. Clarity, Mr.
O’Leary. Director, Jos. Steeg.
The day was as perfect as Could be
wished, and though owing to Ihe fact
that it was Sunday there was no celebra
tion of it by a street parade, those of
Irish blood or sympathies displayed their
veneration for the saint by the “wearing
of the green.” Artificial leaves of sham
rock were to be seen on every side as
Ixmtonleres, and some even wore on their
lapels clover leaves, the best Imitation
of tho real shamrock that could be se
cured.
Thecelebratkm of the day would have
fallen on yesterday. March 17, had It not
been that It was Sunday. The observance,
therefore, was confined to the religious
exercises at St. Patrick's Church, the mili
tary parade and banquet being reserved
for to-day.
POH THE DE SOTO GUESTS.
Series of Entertainments to Be Given
During the Coming Week.
An interesting series of entertainments
will be given the guests of the De Soto
during the next few weeks. On Wednes
day night a cake-walk, in which the best
talent of the city will take part, will be
given in the dining room. Next week the
Elks' original bunch of "Yamacraw Ya
hoos," which consists of musicians, and
dancers, will give a similar entertain
ment, ond again, on April 8, an entertain
ment will be given by Miss Lillie Madi
son, an excellent skirt and serpentine
dancer, who is at present making the
round of the Flagler hotels in Florida.
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DI CUSNOLA’* EXAMINATION.
tins Disclosed -Some of the Letters
anil Figure* on tlie Greene Plate,
Hon. Wm. Harden received a letter from
Col. Asa M. Gardener yesterday relative
to the identification of tho coffin-plate
leken from the vault with the remains
supposed to be those of Gen. Nathanael
Greene.
Col. Gardener says that Sen. di Cesnola
has examined the plate, and says tho:
lie can distinguish the letters "Reene,”
on the first line, and "86" on the lower
Vine. He says also that Gen. dl Cesnola
has promised to submit the plate to a
further and thoroughly scientific test.
BITTEN BY A GREAT DANE.
Little Danahter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. E.
llrndtord the Victim.
Elizabeth, the 3-year-oUI daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bradford of No. 213
Perry street, west, was badly bitten yes
terday afternoon by a great Dane dog.
the property of her father. The dog was
eating when Interfered with by fho child
and sprang upon her and bit her through
the cheek and lip. making four ugly
wounds. The child was taken to Dr. G.
W. Herlot who cauterized the wound*.
It i* thought that no bad results will
follow.
Travelers of all kinds can savs money
by calling at tha Plant System ticket of
fice, De Soto Hotel. Mileage book*, good
ID six stetee. cold at $35 each, sls eonta
per mile. Good all over the state of
Florida. - <i.
IN MEMORY OF ST. PATRICK.
How To-day Will Be Observed In His
Com me moral to a.
The Irish Jasper Greens and the Emmet
Rifles will combine in a battalion this af
ternoon to honor the memory of St. Pat
rick by a parade. The battalion will be
commanded by Capt. P. F. Gleason of the
Greens. The Emmets will be under com
mand of Capt. E A. Leonard and the
Greens under Lieut. J. F. McCarthy. The
Greens will be entertained in their quar
ters at the Regimental Armory as the
guests of Capt. Gleason after the paraae.
The Emmets will also have an entertain
ment in their quarters.
The battalion will lie formed in the Pork
Extension at S:3O o'clock, with the right
resting on Gwinnett street. facing north,
and will march from there to Drayton
street, to Liberty, to Oglethorpe avenue,
to East Broad, to Broughton. o Dray
ton, to Bay. to Bull, passing around the
west wide of Johnson Square, to Brough
ton, to West Broad to Liberty, to Bull
and thence so Madison Square, where
three volleys will be fired by tile battalion
from the west side of the Jasper monu
ment, after which the march will be re
sumed out Bull to Gaston, to Drayton, to
Hall. *o Abercorn and thence to the ar
mory, where the parade will be dismissed.
This morning at 11 o'clock the anniver
sary meeling of the Hibernian Society
will be held in its rooms at the Hussars'
Club. The committee elected at the ante
anniversary meeting ten days ago will
nominate officers to servo the ensuing
year. The annual banquet of the society
will be held to-night ,t the De Soto, the
president. Col. P. AY Meldrim. acting as
toastmaster. An exceptionally fine list of
speakers has been made up, and a pleas
ant time is anticipated.
WOULD NOT REACH THEM.
Rev. Ed F. Cook Pronoanceil Elec
tion Abuses Disgraceful.
"SuJh disgraceful practices as marked
the election of last Friday,” said Rev.
Ed. F. Cook, pastor of Wesley Monumen
tal Church, yesterday, "cannot be reme
died by words from the pulpit. I know
it would be useless to touch upon su?h
shameless violations of the law in a ser
mon, for I would not, in that way, reach
the guilty. They are not to be found at
church.
“The vote-purchasing and the vote-sell
ing are equally culpable. The authorities
should rise above and against such prac
tices and put them down. The commun
ity should demand that it be done. Until
the community has undergone a proctess
of moral uplifting and regeneration and
reached a plane that is far above so de
based and degrading a custom as marks
Savannah elections, tt is useless for any
addresses from the pulpit to seek to cor
rect the evils. Qertainly, though, it is
the right of a city to look to its authori
ties to prevent such a spectacle as was
presented on Friday.”
WHAT IS A CHRISTIANf
Rev. Bnseom Anthony's Address at
the Y. M. C. A. Sunday Meeting.
Rev. Bascom Anthony's address at the
Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon was heard
and enjoyed by ala re gathering of young
men. "What is a Christian" w r as the guo
ject and the answer to this rather diffi
cult question was interesting.
Rev. Mr. Anthony said that there is no
logical form to answer the question and
that no yard stick could be used to meas
ure the qualifications Ytecessary to make
one a Christian. In thef’thie sense of the
word. He did not think Christian synony
mous with church member and believes
that a Christian must be in the kingdom
of heaven. "Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you," is the keynote of
Christianity, he said. A Christian is one
who is a friend to everything that is right
and an enemy to everything that is wrong.
Mr. Anthony said that love fulfills every
requirement of Christianity. If one loves
his fellow man he will not kill or rob
and will break none of the ten command
ments.
Mr. Apthony made no reference to the
scenes enacted at the court house dur
ing tho election Friday and stated to a
representative of the Morning News that
he did not know whether he would refer
to this matter at all. He thought that
about everything that had taken place
must have been printed in the Morning
News and he did not know that there
was anything more to add. He intimated
that Sam Jones might say something on
this line during his stay in Savannah, but
said that Mr. Jones had not stated to him
just what he will talk about. He thought
the people will be afloused over the con
dition of affairs and that a tic|al wave
of morality will sweep the community.
Next Sunday afternoon Mr. Anthony's
subject will be “Why am I not a Chris
tian.”
FOOD FOR TUB SOI L.
The Love of tied a Remedy for Spirit,
unt Bis, Says Rev. Anthony.
Rev. Bascom Anthony preached an In
teresting sermon on "Soul Hunger” last
night at Trinity Church. Hy took his
text from Luke xv, 17: "And when he
came to nlmself, he said, how many hired
servants of my father’s have bread
eonugh and to spare, and I perish with
hunger.”
The lesson that God would teach by
this parable, said Mr. Anthony, Is that of
soul hunger, for though there are other
things taught in the parable this is the
chief one.
"A life separated from God,” he said,
“must be a life of hunger; the soul re
quires food just ns every living thing else
does, and the proper nourishment of the
soul Is to be found only in the belief and
study of God's word.
“Physical man has physical wants that
nothing else will satisfy; mental wants
must be supplied with mental food, and
spiritual wants with spiritual food. The
soul has Its life In God, and as material
things must contribute to man’s physical
wants, so things spiritual must contribute
to the development and upbuilding of the
soul.
"Mental remedies will not apply to phy
sical ills,” said Mr. Anthony. In elucidat
ing his proposition, “If I have my arm
broken, 1 don’t want any Christian
Science treatment; I don’t want you to
sit down by me and recite poetry, but
get n physical remedy, I want splints and
bandages. So. also If one be dull of Intel
lect don't give him medicine for his trou
ble. but apply mental remedies. The
same inexorable law applies to spiritual
things, and in the love of God Is to be
found the food for the soul and the rem
edy for spiritual Ills."
Found Ilia Eye Closed.
Reilly Brown, a well-known white cab
man, called at police headquarters last
night and reported that he had been as
saulted by some unknown person some
time Saturday night. Brown stated that
he had been Intoxicated, and that he
knew absolutely nothing about the as
sault. When h 4 awoke yesterday morn
ing his right eye was closed and th t
side of his face was badly swollen. Po
lice Surgeon Osborne dressed the cabman’s
wounds.
Visit Camden and Southern Pines.
Oo Cast via the Seaboard Air Lins Rail
way and atop over et Camden, Plnehurst
and Southsrn Pines. Double daily
through trains. For Information, tickets
etc., phone 2k. or cell at ticket office, Bull
and Bryan streets.— ad.
I
MOB AFTER OFFICER
PATROLMAN DYER AND HIS
FRIENDS IN MINORITY'.
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TROUBLE IN EMMET PARK.
OPPOSITION FORCES W ANTED RE
VENGE FOR DYER'S CONDI’CT.
Was Active at the Polls Friday aril
Incurred Enmity—Was Assaulted
Saturday Night by >inu Named
Rossiter and Arrested His As
sailant on the Eastside—Re
leased His Prisoner nnd a General
Fight Started a Moment Later.
Lost His Cluh and Hat and Held
Crowd Back YYltli Revolver—Back
ed to Gamcwell Box and Telephon
ed Headquarter* for Squad of Men.
Policeman G. W. Dyer came very near
being a mob's victim on Bay street, near
East Broad, at 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The prompt arrival of the
patrol wagon filled with patrolmen and
detectives was all that saved him. Dyer
was hot on duty Friday and was a worker
during the election at the court house.
He had innumerable scraps and of course
incurred the enmity of a large number
of people. During the day Dyer injured
his right hand badly and it has been vise
less since that rather lively occasion.
Dyer said that Saturday night a man
named Rossiter struck him in the right
eye and he made up his mind to place his
assailant under arrest as soon as he saw
him. Yesterday morning he went on duty
with a black optic and took up his di
vision on Bay street. He anticipated
trouble with some of the residents of the
Eastside, with whom he had fought at the
polls, and felt a little nervous because of
the condition of his hand.
Early in the afternoon Dyer saw Ros
siter in Emmet Park and placed him un
der arrest on a charge of assault and bat
tery. The patrolman said he was re
quested by his brother to let Rossiter go,
and he decided to let the matter drop.
The trouble began a moment later, and
no one seems to know who struck ‘.he
first blow. Dyer's brother and severil
friends were on hand, and a general fight
was started, with the officer as the par
ticular punching bag. He could not use
his hand, and in an effort to pull his club
lost that weapon. His helmet, too, was
sent across the park, and the officer wa3
in a dangerous position. He managed to
get away from the crowd, which appeareJ
to be steadily increasing, and took his
revolver from Its holster.
Leveling the weapon at the thoroughly
aroused crowd. Dyer held the mob at
hay and backed to the Gamewell box at
East Broad and Bay streets. With his
injured hand he opened the box and tele
phoned to police headquarters for a squad
of men to quell the disturbance. In the
mean time the fight was going on be
tween Dyer's friends and allies and the
opposition crowd, who appeared to be in
the majority. "Babe” Dyer, a brother of
the, patrolman, and himself a member
of the police department, received a stun
ning blow in the head and was bleeding
freely when a wagon load of officers ar
th ed on the scene.
The patrol horses were moving at a
lively gait with the officers of the law.
and the crowd scattered. The*arrival of
reinforcements put an end to the fight,
and order was promptly restored. De
tective Wall found one of Dyer's friends
with the club, and the helmet was picked
up In the middle of Bay street. It was
then time for the patrolman to leave his
division, and he was taken to police head
quarters by his brother officers. Sev
eral hundred people had gathered on the
soene, and but for the prompt arrival of
the police there would have been serious
trouble. Dyer staled at headquarters
that once or twice during the fight he
came near having to use his revolver.
The patrolmen who reached Dyer re
ported that several women took part in
the trouble, at least by urging the partici
pants on, and had the row lasted a few
minutes longer would probably have been
actively engaged in hostilities. Some of
them were heard to shout that
Dyer had gotten in his pugilistic work at
the polls and that he was only getting
what he deserved and what he had given
others on that occasion.
It was stated at police headquarters
that no arrests would be made and that
no further trouble js anticipated. Offi
cer Dyer said that he had no charges
to enter against Rossiter, and nothing
more will grow out of the general fight.
It is quite probable that Dyer’s division
will be at least temporarily changed from
the Eastside, although the patrolman
himself has made no such request. The
Emmett Park fight was the topic of con
versation with the politicians.
ASKED FDR THE BOARD.
Two Officers of the lilacs Wanted tlic
Govcrnov to Appoint It.
Officers and men of the military In Sa
vannah are Interested In the news that a
board of Inquiry has been appointed to
look into the matter of the alleged culpa
bility of officers of the Republican Blues
In the conduct of certain members of the
company upon the occasion of the trip to
Louisville laßt year to attend the reunion
of Confederate Veterans.
The Governor was asked by Capt. M.
Ed. Wilson and Second Lieutenant George
J. Barthelmess to appoint the board, both
officers smarting under the reprimand
that was administered by the Governor in
his review of the findings of the court
martial that tried ex-Corpl. R. S. Harris
of the Blues, who is now in jail under
sentence of three years to the chain
gang for larceny after trust,
JIDGK HARRISON HERE.
President of R. A W. I* After Rest
and Recreation.
Judge Lynde Harrison, president of the
Brunswick and Western Railway and a
member of the board of trustees of the
Plant System, having been named as such
In the will of H. B. Plant, Is in the city,
stopping at the De Soto. Judge Harrison
is a resident of New Haven, Conn. His
trip South is for reet and recreation, his
legal duties having made great demands
ui*>n him of iatc. He will go to Florida
from Savannah.
A Plant System mileage book will car
ry you from Port Tampa to Washing
ton and Charleston to Montgomery. Good
all over the state of Florida. Twelve
trains a day from Savannah to points
South, North, East and West ad.
For Over Flftv Years.
Mra. Winslow's Soothing Byrup has been
used (or children toething. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind code, and Is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twanly-flva cants a bottle,
—ad.
Effeetlva March IT. Plant System train ;
a will leave Savannah at M a. m , and ;
srilva Jacksonville at t.JO a. Bk—ad.
WILL GIVE BOND AND GO.
The AAalilies’ Claim Against Peter*
Company to Be In tlie Courts.
The difficulties of the Phil and Nettie
Peters Comedy Company will be smoothed
out to-day, Mr. Peters said last night,
and the company will leave for Charles
ton, where It is to open an engagement
to-night. /
Efforts were made yesterday to settle
the claim made by Frank Walsh and his
wife, Mrs. Mattie Walsh. Mr. Peters said
that "Mr. Walsh had offered to compro
mise his $350 claim by accepting SIOO, but,
when the tender of the money was made
l.im, he refused.
The money due the Waishes, Mr. Peters
said, is from last summer, when the show
was conducted under canvas. Walsh and
Mrs. Walsh were then very valuable to
the troupe, because of their specialties.
The company had sixty-two nights of
rain, however, and receipts, In conse
quence, were considerably to the bad. It
was then that the salary of the Waishes
got in arrears.
Mr. Peters said he thought Walsh the
last man in the world to take such action,
as he did, as he had been with the com
pany for ten months and had been very
close to the management. It was with
out intimation, Mr. Peters said, of his
intention to take legal steps to get tho
money that was due him that
Mr. Walsh swore out his
attachment and garnishment. Had
such in(imatioq been given, he said
effort would have been made to satisfy
the claim. Mr. Peters seemed particularly
aggrieved ,as did his partner, Mr. George
L. Timmons, that Walsh, after having
been with them so long and, as they said,
having been paid something like $2,000 by
them, should have taken legal steps to
collect money.
Bond will be given in the case to-day.
Mr. Peters said, ond all the property of
the company that was attached will be
taken away. The company will fight the
case, claiming that $350 Is not due to
Walsh and his wife. Mr. Peters expects
to be back in Savannah for the May
term of the City Court, when the case
will be tried.
The Waishes, Mr. Peters said, will not
remain with the company. Were the
show going to Tybee. he said, Walsh could
not go with it. He said he had learned
that the Waishes had gone back to one
of the music halls in Savannah.
SUICIDE OH NYHATf
Mix* Edna Orrick's Death in a Jack
son, Miss., Hotel.
A Jackson, Miss., dispatch to the At
lanta Journal gives an account of the
supposed suicide there of Miss Edna
Orrick, a young lady quite well knpwn in
Savannah through having visited relatives
here two years ago. Miss Orrick died at
the Lawrence Hotel in Jackson from
some powerful drug.
Miss Orrick’s home was in Canton,a few
miles distant from Jackson. She had
been visiting friends in (New Orleans, and
is supposed to have been on her way to
her home in Canton, where she had not
been in nearly two years. “Friday morn
ing after breakfast," says a Jackson dis
patch, "she asked the clerk what time the
vestibule went north, and was informed.
Shortly after 2 o’clock the porter went up
to her room to notify her that it was
time to prepare for the train. He knocked
at the door and there was no response.
The knock was repeated several times
and still there was no response. He did
not attempt to go into the room, but re
ported the matter to the day clerk, who
shorly afterward went up to the room.
He tried the door, and it yielded to his
touch and he walked in.
“When the clerk opened the door he
saw Miss Orrick’s body lying across the
bed, 'and she was apparently dead. He
at once summoned two physicians. The
physicians set to work to arouse her and
every known method was tried but to no
avail. For more than three hours the
physicians worked with her, but their
efforts were unrewarded and shortly be
fore 6 o'clock the physicians pronounced
her dead beyond the peradventure of
doubt.
“There is a conflict of opinion as to
whether Miss Orrick committed suicide
or not. It is said that she had been a
sufferer from stomach trouble for some
time and that she was compelled to take
medicine to bring her relief.
"Miss Orrick was about 25 years old
and comes from a very prominent fam
ily of Canton, Miss. She was of quite a
literary turn of mind and being well
educated did a great amount of writing
for the newspapers and magazines. She
was of a genial, sunny disposition and
was beloved by all who knew her."
The South's Opportunity
of a lifetime to see Nature's wonder, the
Falls of Niagara. Low fares to the Pan-
American Exposition via Philadelphia or
New York and the Lehgih Valley Rail
road, Write Chas. S. Lee, General Pass
enger Agent, New York, for pamphlet
describing the route.—ad.
“Queen of Sea Rontes,"
Savannah to Baltimore, Washington,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston, is
via Merchants & Miners' Transportation
Co’s, elegant steamers. Accommodations
and cuisine unsurpassed. Tickets, In
cluding meals and stateroom on steam
ers at fares much less than via rail. No
dust; no cinders, and opportunity of en
joying the bracing salt sea air. Invig
orating and beneficial. Travel via Queen
of Sea Routes and enjoy your trip North.
J. J. Carolan, Agent. Uptown office, llj
Bull street, Savannah, Ga.—ad.
New York and Florida Express,
via Southern Railway.
Leaves Savannah dally at 1:55 p. r,
Savannah time, for Columbia. Charlotte'
Danville. Norfolk, Richmond, Lynchburg'
Charlottesville, Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York and Boston'
Pullman drawing-room, sleeper and diner"
Office 141 Bull street; 'phones 850.—ad.
A Plant System mileage book covers
more territory than any ticket sold
They are good from Port Tampa to Wash
ington. On sale at De Soto Hotel tick o
office. J 25 each.—ad. 1
The New York and Florida Limited,
via Southern Rnilwny.
Leaves Savannah dally, except Sunday
at 5:30 p. m„ Savannah time, for Augus
ta, Columbia, Charlotte, Danville, Lynch
burg. Charlottesville, Washington. Balti
more. Philadelphia and New York. Equip
ment: Pullman’s meet luxurious compart
ment, observation, drawing-room sleep
ing cars and diner. Office 141 Bull street*
'phones 850.—ad.
Plant System 1,000 mile books are good
In Alabama, Florida. Georgia, North Car
olina. South Carolinv, Virginia and Wash'
lngton, D. C. Price, *25 each. For „i
at ticket offices, De Soto Hotel and depot.
Telephone 73.—ad. v
Florida and Metropolitan Limited,'
Via the Seaboard Air Line Railway
dally vestibule train to Richmond, Wash
ington and New York. Compartment cara,
dining ears and thoroughfare coaches!
Call at ticket office. Bull and Brvati
streets. Phone 28,-ad.
Al EstlU’s News Depot, No. 48 Bull
street, Savannah Morning News and all
the other leading dailies, with a large and
varied atock of standard books and light
literature, monthlies and weeklies, and a
full line of stationery, and everything else
usually found In a flret-ela.a news depot
CLEVE
LAND
Bicycles hold their valua.
They are the most durable
of all wheels and no wheel
is more gracefully designed
or more beautifully finished.
Our terms are adjustable to
your purse.
BURWELL
BEARINGS
are a feature of the
CLEVE
| lAimillKE'S I LAND.
Hogan's Spring opening
On the approach of Easter the minds
of the ladies are naturally turned to the
all-important topic of proper raiment tor
this festive occasion. By inspecting our
magnificent array of Spring Novelt.es you
will find it an easy matter to make a se
lection. It is impossible for you to go
astray when choosing from our heav •
stock.
Silk Poplins In all the new colorings
Corded Sliks in all the leading shades
Fancy Persian Silk Stripes, new for
waists.
Peau de Sole in all the sw-ell colors.
Black and Colored Crepe de Chene.
Our Black Grenadines are marvel- j n
beauty.
Have a look at our New Black Nun*
Veiling.
The prices on the above line will ir.sur?
a sale.
40-inch Colored Swiss 12%c; a genuine
bargain.
All the latest conceit in Black Dotted
Swiss.
Extra value in Black French Organdie
at 50c.
Black Batiste Special—Best grade for
little money.
Choice selection of Batiste Clare from
20c to 85c.
Complete stock of White Dimities in
checks and stripes.. This da.nty baby ma
terial can by secured for 12c up.
Beautiful designs in White Madras 12c
up.
High novelties in White Goods from let
up.
Batiste in all the evening shades.
Select shades in Albatross (38-inch)
cheap.
Our Foulards (49c, 69c, 75c) have no
equal in the city.
4-4 Sea Island Percale, best grade, so
at 10c this week.
Extraordinary special in White Pique.
We are just in receipt of 100 pieces of the
regular 20c quulity to run one week at
12^c.
Something new, White Chiffon Organdie
from 38c to 75c.
68inch White Linen Damask, factory
short lengths, the regular $1 quality, for
65 cents. - '
60-inch Bleached Damask, the 40c kind,
for 25c.
72-inch Bleached Linen Damask, worth
SI.OO, for 75c.
Good Linen Huck Towels for 10c;
worth 15c.
20x10 Linen Huck Towels for 13c—
—cheap at 20c,
Extra values in Fancy. Damask and
Huck Towels.
Other bargains too mumerous to men
tion.
Daniel Hogan,
COR. B HOUGHTON' AND BARNARD.
COTTON AND RUBBER
HOSE, REELS,
SPRINKLERS. Etc-
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS,
113 Broughton Street, West.
The St. James
is the leading hotel in Jacksonville; its
location the best In the city, facing the
St. James Park, and having a southern
exposure, its, piazzas are always attrac
tive, while the interior appointments are
those belonging to a really first-clan
hotel. Music morning and evening.
J. R. CAMPBELL. Manager,
Jacksonville, Fla,
i For Prompt Service, and
the BEST COAL
I Send Vour Order to
; Herman Coal & Wood Go.
PHONE 566.
GEORGIA or BELL.
Sole Agents for the Celebrated
Montevallo Lump Soft Cadi*
J. D. Weed & Cos.
Roofin'* Tin, Rubber and Leather
Belting, Railroad Spikes, Bar Iron, etc.
AMUSEMENTS.
CAVASNAII THEATER.
FOT'B NIGHTS— I THREES MATINEES.
COMMENCING
TO-NIGHT. MARCH IS.
VAN VRAKEN'S
cos. ran ii uni
PARADOX.
and the celebrated talking Horee, TOS
EST TEMPEST, the greateat of all
cated horae*. and polite Vaudeville
POPI’LAR PRICES—Night. I*-
*o. Mallnera, adu.tn children I* s * *
any part of the house.