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IN LAM CLAIMS
RIVER OVERFLOW DAMAGE
SPECIAL ASSISTANT ATTORTOI
KRAL HOWARD HERE.
Claim* Ar*r**tl* fTRDOO Agalnat
Government for Damages Done to
Hlce Land*— Alleged That Govern
ment lui I*l ovement* In Savannah
Harbor Waa Cauae—Owner* Will
l.oe Land* Where Government
Pay* Claim*.
Special Assistant Attorney .General
Robert A. Howard reached Savannah
yesterday morning for the purpose of
taking evidence before a notary In the
claim cases of A. H. Heyward, of
South Carolina and the Chisholm heirs
of Charleston.
Although these claims were filed
through the Southern district of the
United States court of South Carolina
It was agreed that the evidence be tak
en here before a notary, owing to the
fact that most of the witnesses reside
here.
In the taking of this testimony, which
will be submitted to the claim court at
Washington, t'he claimants are repre
sented by Hon. W. Boyd Evans, of
Columbia, formerly Attorney General
of South Carolina. After a short con
sultation with Col. J. B. Quinn, of the
engineering department for this dis
trict, the taking of evidence was com
menced before, Mr. George Heyward.
Similar to Other Claim*.
The claims In these cases are similar to
others which have been brought
against the government, and which
have been settled. The claimants al
lege that certain rice lands have been
Inundated by the excessive rise in the
Savannah river.
This excessive high water overflow is
alleged to be the direct result of the
government improvements In the Sa
vannah harbor, and in each instance
the claims were paid. Notable among
these were those of the Lynah estate
and the Williams case.
These claims cannot be brought
against the government In the nature
of suits for damages, but are made as
claims under the constitutional pro
vision for such, and when claims are
paid to the full value of the lands the
title reverts to the government.
Mr. Heyward claims that 1,265 acres
of valuable rice land was damaged by
overflows, and he asks for $50,600. The
Chisholm heirs allege that 635 acres o*
the same kind of lands were ruined,
and ask for S4O per acre damages.
Government Owns Title*.
When asked-if the government would
claim the lands where damage claims
had been settled, Mr. Howhrd said that
this was understood, when the claims
were settled, and if any one is found
occupying the land they will be prompt
ly ousted. "No claim would be set
tled." stated Mr. Howard, "until the
full title to the lands was turned over
to the government.
"All of these claims are for lands
on the South Carolina side of the
river, and consequently come through
the South Carolina branches of the
United States court. At the rate th
claims are being settled now it will
not be long before the government will
own all of the northern banks of the
Savannah for a number of mile? above
b<tV(inn£ihi
Mr. Howard will be in Savannnah
for a week or ten (fays taking evi
dence in these cases, and while here
K°l ake . investigation of reports
vhich have been made to the engineer’s
department that lands on which the
go-, ernment had paid claims were still
occupied and used for rice planting.
hard fought"damage case.
Evidence Not All In Yet and It Goe.
Over Till To-day.
The entire session of the Superior
Court yesterday was occupied with
the trial of the case of Sandy Hall
against the Savannah Electric Com
pany.
The plaintiff is suing for $5,000 dam
ages for injuries received by being
struck by a car on the Louisville road,
near the Ogeechee canal on May 19,
JSO3. Mr. Frank M. Oliver of Twiggs
* Oliver appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. W. W. Osborne of Osborne &
Lawrence for the electric company.
■he plaintiff was in the employ of
Mr. Puder and was driving a two
wheeled cart, loaded with wood, when
he was struck. The cart was demol
ished, the mule had both legs broken,
and Hall himself had one leg broken,
Hie bone protruding through the flesh!
He alleges negligence on the part of
the employes of the electric company.
,‘* e C J U!O dragged along through the
the evm ay an<l at 7 °' clock night
06 Was not all ,n - Ju dge
t-ann then continued the case until
his morning. Two witnesses are yet
tnr be A l )f ar<l °" the part of the Plaln
nn. All manner of questions were llr
the witneses. One was
whether or not the road
n which Hall was driving was a pub
way or whether it was Just a
path that was sometimes used.
<]-!!• < Li C .t Se flnally wound up for the
ay with an argument as to how far
( "m" 8 a u raCk mule’s nose will ex
tend If the animal stands with both
A FACT
ABOUT THE “BLUES’*
What Is known as the "Blues*
* se,dora occasioned by actual exist*
external conditions, but In th
of cases by a disorder*
THIS IS A FACT
which may be demonstra*
ted by trying a course of
Tiffs Pills
fhey control and regulate the LIVER
r > bring hope and bouyancy to the
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take no aumriTimij
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for infants and Children.
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It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth
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The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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shoulders directly on the rails. This
was flnally compromised at between
eighteen inches and two feet. with
the qualification that it depended
greatly on the length of the mule’s
head and neck and as to whether or
not it had its head stretched out or
drawn back.
COTTON RATES CUT BY
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
Twenty-Five Per Cent. Reduetlon
Made by North and South Cos.
Mr. Murray M. Stewart, controlling
the North and South Steamship Com
pany, yesterday announced a cut of 25
per cent, on rates for cotton shipped
from this port to New York, and in
doing so has, according to his state
ment, given this port cheaper rates
on cotton than are enjoyed by any
other city on the Atlantic coast,
Charleston paying 18 cents per 100
pounds and Brunswick 19 cents per
100.
The announcement of this cut was
posted on the ship board of the Cotton
LONDON’S NEW LORD MAYOR AND THE LADY MAYORESS .
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It Was at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet That Foreign Minister Lansdowne
Made His Speech in Advocacy of International Arbitration.
Exchange yesterday morning along
with the announcement that In future
the North and South Steamship Com
pany will operate three ships between
this port and New York, the San
turce, with which the line was origi
nated; the David, and the Pensacola.
These ships are booked to make sail
ings from Savannah every three or
four days.
Mr. Stewart also says his line will
charge no lighterage fees where the
cotton is landed at the German-
American storehouses. Mr. Stewart
denies he is making any rate
war, but says he finds he can carry
cotton for the rates he is offering, and
Is willing to do it. The Santurce, the
only vessel of the North and South
Line, which has been operating be
tween Savannah and New York, is
said to have done a very profitable
business since it was put on, taking
full cargoes of lumber, naval stores
and cotton on each trip.
The cut in the rate affects only the
Ocean Steamship Company, but Just
what measures that line will take to
meet the change is not known as there
was no officer of. the company in Sa*
vannah yesterday who could say
what its policy would he. Officials
of the Ocean Steamship Company and
the Merchants and Miners Transpor
tation Company were In Savannah in
conference last week and though it
was given out that the meeting here
was accidental, it is not Improbable
that the new competition of the North
and South Company was discussed at
that time.
FOR MURDKROUk ASSAULT.
For assault with Intent to murder,
Willie Sterling, a negro, was remanded
to the Superior Court by the Recorder
yesterday. He had shot at Philip
Dailey, another negro, on West Broad
street shortly before daylight.
Sterling was asleep on the sidewalk
in front of the restaurant, where he is
employed, when Dailey came along and
aroused him. This made Sterling mad
and a fight with bricks followed. Ster
ling then went Into the restaurant, se
cured a pistol and shot at Dailey.
Funeral of Hrs. Hawkins.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna L. Haw
kins. wlfs of Mr. W. H. Hawkins,
took place yesterday afternoon at I
o'clock from the residence. No. fill
Hull street. Key. K F. Morgan, the
pastor of Grace Methodist Church, con
duced the service*, Th# Interment
was In Laurel Grove.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS* TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1001.
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO VISIT BRUNSWICK.
Hotly of Prominent lliikliionm Men
Will Represent Till* City.
President John R. Young of the Sa
vannah Board of Trade announced yes
terday his appointment of the com
mittee that is to represent that organ
ization at Brunswick in the meeting,
to be held there to discuss ways and
means of building up American ship
ping interests.
The committee consists of Mr. Wil
liam B. Stillwell of the Southern Pine
Company, Mr. Frank C. Battey of
Hunter, Pierce & Battey, Mr. W. A.
Bisbee of the Georgia Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Mr. Walter Coney
of the Paterson-Downing Company,
and Mr. B. F. Bullard of the Consol
idated Naval Stores Company.
It was Mr. Young’s purpose to ap
point a committee of the most repre
sentative business men of the Board
of Trade, and his choice was made only
after considerable deliberation. It is
expected that the trip to Brunswick
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will be begun the night before the
mpeting.
Mr. Young, himself, will be in
Brunswick on Nov. 17, on personal
business, and may attend the meeting
and serve with the committee. The
other trade bodies of Savannah were
invited by the Board of Trade, to take
an interest in the Brunswick meeting,
and send members to represent them,
and this city, but up to yesterday aft
ernoon nothing had been heard by Mr.
Young In regard to the matter.
Senator A. S. Clay, who will be at
the meeting, wrote Mr. Young yester
day that he would send several copies
of his speech delivered in opposition
to the ship-subsidy bill. He said he
expected to be in Brunswick to-mor
row morning, and would be glad to
render any service to the Savannah
committee that might be possible.
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COURT HOUSE PICK-UPS.
A second hearing of the claims
against the Empire Dredging Company
of 'West Virgin fa will be held this aft
ernoon by United States Commissioner
W. R. Hewlett.
James E. Flowers of Ways, Ga., yes
terday filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy. The liabilities, the most
of which are due Savannah merchants,
aggregate $579.14. The assets total
$260.
The case of Robert McLaughlin
against F. Frelong, warrant to evict,
has been dismissed from the Superior
Court.
In the case of Charles Miller against
Atlantic Cdast Line, the railway com
pany yesterday filed its answer in the
Superior Court, through Attorney W.
L. Clay.
The remittur from the Supreme Court
reversing the decision of the Superior
Court in the case of George Parsons
against Henry Ambos, has been re
ceived and made the judgment of the
lower court. The higher court claims
Judge Cann erred in dismissing the
petition of the defendant. Mr. Ambos
collects a total of $103.05 co*ts from Mr.
Parsons.
Judge Cann yesterday appointed
James L. Rankin a commercial notary
public.
Judge Cann yesterday handed down
an order incorporating the Young
Women’s Christian Assocfation of Sa
vannuh. "
By an order of Judge Cann in the
Superior Court the Ellis-Young Com
pany is given permission to change its
name to the John R. Young Company.
Judge Henry McAlpin in the Court
or Ordinary yesterday overruled the
caveat filed by Hamilton Smith, color
ed, to the will of Henrietta Owens, col
ored. The caveators claimed that the
paper offered for probate was not the
last will and testament of the deceas
ed on the ground that she was not in
her right mind when she drew it.
CITY BREVITIES.
The second service of the week of
prayer at the Y. W. C. A. will be
held at 9 o’clock to-night in the rooms
of the Y. W. C. A., on Abercorn
street.
There are at present only four luna-
tics in the county jail. Two of these
have already been tried and adjudged
Insane, and will be sent to Mllledge
ville as soon as there is an opening.
The German Friendly Society held
its regular quarterly meeting last
night, but only routine business was
transacted. The society is in good
financial condition, and is constantly
adding new members to its roll. Sev
eral sick and death benefits were pass
ed last night.
Cagle Hamilton, the negro boy ar
rested by Mounted Patrolman Winn on
a charge of stealing a purse containing
$3.65 from the house of Mrs. C. B.
Herb, No. 434 Price street, was re
manded to the City Court by the Re
corder yesterday morning. The evi
dence against Hamilton was over
whelming, but he denied having taken
the purse.
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