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NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA’S CAPITAL
DODGE WAS TOO SLOW.
COtltT WOULDN'T DECLARE HIM A
BAKKRITT.
Sow the Creditor* in Atlanta of the
Former Southern Hallway Con
ductor Intend to Get After DoUkc
in Slew York—He I* Said to Have
Money and They Want AY hat He
Owes Them—This Amounts to
IJUt.GSO.OG He Showed no Assets.
Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 28.—The time lim
it, eighteen months, allowed in which
a voluntary bankrupt may bring his
assets into court, has just expired in
the case of Charles F., better known
as ‘•Pop” Dodge, and the United States
Court here will refuse to discharge
him. Dodge, therefore, still owes his
Atlanta creditors. $3,698.96, as admit
ted in his petition and some of them
are threatening to pursue him now
that he appears to have money as the
result of his embroglio in New York.
Dodge put down his assets at $77.34
salary due by the Southern Railway,
as conductor, but It was found he had
drawn s4l of the amount, and as he
never paid it into court the discharge
could not be granted. Now that the
time limit has expired his petition is
out of court.
Hunker* and Cotton Men.
President Harvie Jordan of Monli
cello, of the Southern Cotton Growers’
Protective Association, has issued a
call for an interstate convention of
cotton growers to be held at New Or
leans, Da., Jan. 24-26. Bankers all
over the South are invited to join in
this convention and to suggest finan
cial plans for dealing with the situ
ation.
At the same time at which this con
vention is held, a convention of the
presidents and officers of the State
Bankers’ Association of the cotton
growing states of the South, will be
held in Atlanta under the call of W.
S. Witham, the well-known Georgia
banker, to discuss the details of a
plan for establishing a system of bond
ed warehouses by which the cotton
crop may be held up pending a rise
in the market. Mr. Witham declares
his plan is perfectly feasible, and that
it can be carried out with the utmost
ease by the state banks of the South.
Say* it Violate* the Latv.
Controller General William A.
Wright has written the Postmaster
General asking that a fraud order be
issued against the Hartford Insurance
Company of New York to prevent it
from using the mails. This company,
by using a similar name and station
ery to that of a well known and re
liable company, is alleged to be doing
business in Georgia in violation of law.
Depot Will Be Open, March 1.
That Atlanta’s new union passenger
depot will be open for business on
iMarch 1 is the announcement President
J. W. English makes to-day. The de
pot will then be used by the Southern
Railway, the Atlanta and West Point
and the Central of Georgia. President
Charles A. Wickersham of the West
Point will be chairman of the board
of control, and T. S. Moise general
superintendent of the Central, will be
a member of this board. J. D. Patter
son, a Southern Railway conductor,
will be made station master. The new
depot will be complete In every detail,
even to its bureau of information.
Tried the Laudanum Route.
Lewis Thornton, a white man who
has several times been arrested for
vagrancy and wife beating, and who
each time secured his liberty by the
intervention of his wife, made his
fourth attempt at suicide this morn
ing by swallowing a bottle of lauda
num, which was successfully pumped
from his stomach. The first time he
tried to butt his brains out in the po
lice barracks. As Thornton was un
der promise of good behavior it is prob
able this escapade will land him in the
chang-gang.
WuMii’t Rohhern, but Drink.
D. Newton Curbow* the white man
who was said to have had his skull
crushed by highway robbers, died to
day. At the inquest it developed that
Curbow, who was under the influence
of liquor, fell down a flight of steps,
receiving injuries which caused his
death. He did not regain conscious
ntiss.
Christina* at Springfield.
Springfield, Ga., Dec. 28.—The Spring
field Methodist Sunday-school cele
brated Christmas with a Christmas
tree. So much interest was taken
that it was seen that the church would
not accommodate the school and its
friends. The Court House was secured
for the exercises and was none too
large. Shortly after dark Supt. Lev
norian Neidlinger announced a song
‘‘Joy to the World, the Lord Has
Come,” which was sung by the school,
and joined in by the audience. This
was followed by prayer by Supt. Neid
linger. Then came recitations by the
scholars. One of the recitations was
by the class of Mrs. Herbert Shear
ouse, consisting of seven little girls
and two boys, each reciting a verse
and presenting a letter which, when
completed, formed a nine-pointed star.
Then came the address by the pastor,
Rev. J. D. Mathews, after which the
curtain was rolled up on the Christ
mas tree with seventy-five lighted can
dles and laden with toys, candles and
fruits. Santa Claus was introduced
to the children and made them a short
address. In behalf of the teachers and
patrons. Supt. Neidlinger was pre
sented a hansome rocking chair.
Wnyero** Mason* Installed Officer*.
Wwycross, Ga., Dec. 28.—A most
enjoyable occasion in secret order cir
cles was the public installation of of
ficers and banquet of the Waycross
Lodge of Masons last night. The in
stallation ceremonies were conducted
by Dr. B. H. Patterson, district deputy
Grand Master, of Baxley, Ga. At the
conclusion of the ceremonies a banquet
and social session was held in the city
council chamber. A large number of
members, families and Invited guests
were present. The officers who were in
stalled were as follows: A. O. Vtllee,
worshipful master: W. G. Taylor, sen
ior warden: J. M. Young, Jr. junior
warden; D. A. McGee, treasurer; C. \V.
Wiggins, secretary; A. C. Blythe, tyler;
C. B. Game, senior deacon.
Hurled by (he Muaon*.
Fitzgerald, Ga.. Dec. 28—The funeral
of Rea*on Dorminy, whose tragic
death was reported In yesterday’s
Morning News, was conducted to-day
by Pine Level Lodge No. 353 of this
city, Mr. Dorminy having been a mem
ber of the Masonic fraternity for sev
eral years. The Interment was at the
Dorminy Cemetery, near Dormlny's
mill.
King of A*on in Distress.
Brunswick, On,. Dec. Ik. -The British
schooner King of Avon, Capt. Morris,
bound from Nova Mcoti* for Alexan
dria, Va., with a cargo of rock plas
ter, put Into (bis port 10-day In di*
11 ess Kb* encour terrd • aevere gale
on Dee, 3# and put Into Bermuda for
repairs. The veaaei sailed from Nova
* cotta, J>ec. H.
OBITUARY.
•I. R. Siftiiftay, Jr.
Mr. Joachim Radcliffe Saussy, Jr.,
died yesterday morning at II o’clock
at his home. No. 413 Henry street,
east.
Although he had been an invalid for
years, he was able to attend to his le
gal business until within a few days
of his death. Only two weeks ago
while seated in his invalid’s chair,
he argued a case in the Superior
Court.
Mr. Saussy was bom March 20.
1862. He was the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Saussy. He attended the
public schools here, graduating from
the High School, and afterwards go
ing to Emory College, where he took
his diploma in 1880. He studied law
and was admitted to the bar in 1883.
For a number of years he was the
court stenographer for the Eastern
circuit. When he gave up the place of
court stenographer he became a mem
ber of the law firm of Saussy &
Saussy. He was ex-officio justice of
the peace for the Fourth District,
which office he held until the time of
his death. He was a member of
Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, F. and A.
M., and of Georgia Chapter No. 3. lie
was at one time a member of the Chat
ham Artillery.
'Mr. Saussy married Miss Rachael
Louise Shivers in 1886. His widow
and two children, Harriet and Rad
cliffe, survive him. He is also survived
by his parents; two brothers, Mr.
Charles W. Saussy and Mr. Fred
Tupper Saussy, and two sisters, Mrs.
S. L. Varnedoe and Miss Lucy Saussy.
Despite his affliction for years, Mr.
Saussy was a man of genial disposi
tion and of great energy. He
was a close student and made a suc
cess of his practice. Of the highest in
tegrity, he was ever the champion of
right. An injustice of any nature
was unbearable to him.
Mr. Fred Saussy was absent from
the city at the time of his brother's
death. He will arrive this morn
ing and the funeral will take
place at 4 o’clock this afternoon, from
the residence of the deceased, on
Henry street. The services will be con
ducted by Rev. A. M. Williams,
former pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church. The interment will be in
Laurel Grove Cemetery. The pall
bearers will be Messrs. Gordon Saus
sy, W. Thomas Walker, Frank Stew
art, W. J. Walker, J. T. West and
Edward G. Bell.
Mr*. Frederick H. Mnitland-Doiignll.
The news of the sudden death in
New York city yesterday morning of
Mrs. Frederick H. Maitland-Dougall
was received here with deep regret.
Mrs. Maitland-Dougall was on her
way to Savannah from her home near
Victoria, B. C„ to spend the winter,
and stopped in New York for medical
attention and to await the arrival
from Europe of her husband and
daughter. Edith. While there she was
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Henfry
Wilson Hodge. Her brother, Col. W.
Trenholm Hopkins, left at once for
New York upon the receipt of the
news of her death, and will accom
pany the remains which will arrive
here to-morrow morning. The ar
rangements for the funeral, which
will take place to-morrow, will be an
nounced later.
Mrs. Malitland-Dougall, before her
marriage, was Miss Bessie Hopkins.
She was a daughter of the late John
D. Hopkins and Mrs. Emma Payne
Hopkins. She was married in 1880
to Mr. Frederick 11. Maitland-Dougall,
a son of Admiral Dougall of the Brit
ish navy, who at the time of her mar
riage w r as a member of the cotton firm
of Hopkins, Wood & Cos., of which her
father was the head. Her husband's
estate is about forty miles from Vic
toria. Vancouver Island. Besides her
husband and daughter, she leaves
two brothers, Messrs. M. M. and W.
T. Hopkins, and a sister. Miss Emma
B. Hopkins who was with her when
she died. She was a niece of Mrs.
George J. Mills. Her last visit to
Savannah was seven years ago.
Mrs. Maitland-Dougall was a woman
of charming personality and great
strength of character and her unex
pected death has caused deep sorrow
among a w’ide circle of friends.
Mr*. Henry McKee.
The funefial of Mrs. Henry McKee,
who died at her home, No. 119 Park
avenue, west, Tuesday, will take place
at Beaufort. S. C., this morning. Mrs.
McKee was 86 years of age, and a
native of Beaufort. She leaves two
sons. Mr. W. B. McKee, of Savannah,
and Mr. H. H. McKee, of Wilming
ton, and three daughters, Mrs. A. G.
Guerard, of Savannah; Mrs. Julian
Bailey, of Beaufort, and Miss Eliza
McKee.
COLUMBUS LEADS
IN BOWLING LEAGUE.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 28.—1n the sec
ond game of the Southeastern Bowl
ing Association’s tournament, held in
the eight cities composing the league
to-night, Columbus climbed to first
place. This puts her sixty-five pins
ahead of Charleston, second in the
standing of the league. The following
were the scores made to-night each
team playing three games:
Columbus, 2,630; Savannah, 2,414;
Charleston, 2,383; Jacksonville, 2,628;
Brunswick. 2,207: Macon, 2,418; Atlanta
and Tampa not heard from.
Harry Saynor, Jr„ of the Columbus
team now holds the record for the
highest individual average In the
Southeastern Bowling Association. He
scored 243 pins to-night.
Georgia lUnllronil’s Sew Locomo
tive*.
Augusta. Dec. 28.—The Georgia Rail
road has Just received two fast passen
ger engines, the first instalment of a
group of four such machines to be put
on a fast schedule between here and
Atlanta. The same source of informa
tion has it that the Atlantic Coast
Line Is to make a bid for the mail as
far as Atlanta via Augusta and that
a four hours or less run between this
city and Atlanta would secure the con
tract. _
Ynle Won nt New Orlrnn*.
New Orleans, Dec. 28.—Yale defeated
the Young Men’s Christian Association
basket 'ball team to-night, 37 to 10,
outplaying the local men at every
point. The game was played in the
gymnasium tent and the cold weather
helped the visitors. After the game
the Yale players were guests at the
Mittens Ball, given by the leading
society women as a leap year event.
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1904.
Can You Walk?
Use your limbs, hands and feet? Have you
RHEUMATISM
in the Shoulders, Back, Muscles or elsewhere?
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One bottle often works wonders with light
cases. A few more for the worse kind.
At Druggists, 75c. Bottle.
Write for. Booklet.
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EDUCATORS GATHER.
Men of Note Will Attend the Jack-
Konvllle Convention.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 28.—Advance
guard for the Southern Educational
Association came in to-day, the first
party arriving from Texas, others from
South Carolina and Georgia. Exercises
will begin to-morrow evening in the
Board o,f Trade auditorium. The hotels
will be filled to the limit, reservations
already being made for several hun
dred.
Among those who are to be here
during the three days are men of note.
The visitors will comprise governors,
other high officials and some of the
most eminent educators in the United
States.
On the programme, which is an
elaborate one, provision has been made
for addresses upon timely subjects by
Gov. Charles B. Aycock, of North
Carolina; Walter B. Hill, LL. D„ of
Athens, chancellor of the University of
Georgia; Francis P. Venable, LL. D„
president of the University of North
Carolina; Dr. Andrew Sledd, president
of the University of Florida;
Dr. Charles H. Dillard, of the Tulane
University of New Orleans; J. W.
Abercrombie, president of the Univer
sity of Alabama, and other distinguish
ed gentlemen, who have accepted posi
tions on the programme.
Owing to the fact that there are a
groat many departments of work with
in this association, it has been neces
sary for the Board of Trade to ar
range for the use by the association
of all of the auditoriums in the city.
The Duval Theater is to be used for
the general assemblies, while the Board
of Trade auditorium, Windsor Audi
torium, the City Council chambers, the
Court House and Woman’s Club Audi
torium are to be used by the, various
departments as a place to conduct their
meetings.
CHARGES AGAINST TALBOT.
Development* in the Case of the
EpiHCopnl Hiahnp.
New York, Dec. 28.—Bishop Tuttle,
the presiding member of the House of
Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, has not yet selected a clerical
member of the board of Inquiry that
Is to hear the case against Bishop Tal
bot, of Central Pennsylvania, In place
of the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix of this
city. At least if this has been done
the fact is not known to the counsel
for the presenters in this city.
Herbert Noble, of counsel for thg
presenters, will go to Philadelphia to
morrow morning to meet the counsel
for the presenters In that city and
formulate a inode of procedure to be
followed in the presentation of the
evidence they have against the Bishop.
All of the bishops named in the Up
john letter, which forms the basis for
the '.charges against Bishop Talbot,
have been summoned to appear before
the board of inquiry, and it is known
that at least four of the eight have
promised to be in attendance.
New Canon Rule* Now.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28.—There will be
no hearing of the charges against
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of the dio
cese of Central Pennsylvania, by the
court recently appointed by Bishop
Tuttle, is the statement made by
churchmen who are well posted In the
canonical laws of the Episcopal Church.
A complication has developed which
they say will put a stop effectually
to the proceedings of the court of In
quiry as now constituted.
The trouble comes from a recent
change in the canons of the church
regarding the appointment of a court
of that nature.. In the issue of “Ths
Church Standard,” which will appear
to-morrow. Rev. Dr. John Fulton, the
editor, says in reference to the Irvine-
Talbot case that the presiding bishop
has constituted the board of Inquiry
under a canon which was superseded
by anew canon of the last general con
vention. The new canon will come Into
operations on Jan. 1, 1905. The board of
Inquiry is called to meet on Jan. 10;
and when It does meet on that date.
It will not be constituted as the new
canon requires. It will, therefore, have
no power to proceed with the Inquiry
for which it is called.
WIITbE DISSOLVED.
New Pnrilntnent I* to Be Elected in
Hnngnry.
Budapest, Dec. 28.—There was a dis
orderly sitting of the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day and Premier Tisza was
compelled, owing to stormy protests
from the opposition to abandon his
attempt to induce the House to vote
an -indemnity for the government’s ex
penditure without the sanction of Par
liament. The Premier then, amid a
great uproar, announced the adjourn
ment of the chamber until Jan. 3, say
ing that the House at that time would
hear the Emperor's speech dissolving
Parliament.
Shouts were raised of “The King Is
breaking his oath!" together with de
nunciations of Premier Tisza as “the
curse of an unfortunate dynasty.”
Count Andrnssy, former Premier,
predicts that a bloody electoral strug
gle will follow.
SIX WERE KILLED WHEN
BOILERS EXPLODED.
Chehalis, Wn„ Dec. 28.—Six men
were killed this afternoon by an ex
plosion of four bollera at a Walvllle
sawmill, three miles west of here. Two
others were badly hurt.
Drank Tkrre (Inert* of Wklakr,
Beaufort, S. C„ Dec. 2*.—James
Holmes, colored, who had the reputa
tion of being a bard drinker, bought
three quaile of whieky Saturday night
and succeeded in drinking hlrnseif to
death. Ht had been employed as
firemen ml ttie iadlu Is and oyster
factory A party made a search for
him on Monday night, tail did not find
him until yesterday morning a hen hie
body we dunoveied In pathway g
abort distance Roiu the fgvtnry.
TWO MEN HAD A
SUICIDE COMPACT
AGREED TO DIE TOGETHER.
BOTH TRIED AND ONE FAILED IN
THE EFFORT.
Survivor Is Now Under Arrest on a
Charge of Attempted Suicide—He
Win Probably Recover from the
Kllect* of the Morphine He Took,
lie Told the New York Coroner
the Story of the Agreement and
Attempt.
New York, Dec. 2S.—Benjamin J.
Riley of Brookline, Mass., to-night de
clared that ho and Orestes A. Weed
of Boston came to this city with the
intention of committing suicide to
gether.
The two men were taken from the
Grand Union Hotel here early to-day
suffering from morphine poisoning,
and Weed died at the hospital after
the physicians had tired for hours to
save him. Riley was revived this aft
ernoon and was transferred to the
prison ward of Bellevue Hospital,
where he is held on a charge of at
tempted suicide. It is thought that he
will recovet.
According to Coroner Seholer, Riley
made the following statement:
“Weed and I have been chums since
boyhood. Both of us had met bad
success and we were both what you
may term as down and out.
“Neither of us had anything that
gave any promise and we were
downhearted. One of us proposed, 1
can’t tell which one of us did, that we
should commit suicide together. Both
of us agreed and then we made prep
arations to die.”
Riley said that in their room, he and
Weed discussed the best methods of
ending their lives, and it was finally
decided to take morphine. They left
the hotel together, he said, and went
to a drug store, where they purchased
the poison.
‘‘We were to die that night,” the man
continued, “but one of us proposed to
put it off for a few hours. We had
some money and we decided to spend
that before we died. Then, too, we were
very nervous. We went around the
city, and visited several theaters and
also drank heavily.”
- Riley then stated that they went to
their room on Tuesday night, shortly
before midnight and that each took a
dose of morphine.
When he had finished his story, he
was told 'by the coroner that Weed had
died. Riley then said:
“I am now awfully sorry that I tried
to die. I want to live and in the future
will do my best to earn my living. I
am awfully sorry to hear that Weed is
dead. He was a fine fellow and was
married and had two children."
THE COVERING*OF
BILBO CANAL
Mr. J. S. Collin*’ Reply to Dr. J. C.
U Hardy.
Editor Morning News: I notice in
your columns of to-day's issue what
purports to be a reply from Dr. Le-
Hardy to my card on covering Bilbo
canal, and about the only thing I see
in Dr. LeHardy’e reply which war
rants me in taking any notice of same
is the statement that I ought to have
taken advantage of the proposed
house drainage system which he work
ed for while health officer for Savan
nah. No one recognizes more than
I do, or can appreciate any more the
opinion of Dr. LeHardy as a physi
cian, and, in fact. I might say he is
one of the ablest that I have ever
known; but physicians are sometimes
found in the same dilemma that many
of our ablest attorneys find themselves
—both quoting the same decision in
support of their arguments. Of course
both cannot be right, and it then be
comes a question for a judge to pass
upon; so it is with Bilbo canal and
Dr. LeHardy's theories as to what la
best to be done.
I am indeed well acquainted with
all the conditions surrounding Bilbo
canal and all the difficulties in ridding
the people of the nuisance, and I ven
ture the assertion that many of our
ablest physicians will differ as to
what Is the best method from a sani
tary standpoint, but all will agree
that an open sewer of the character
of Bilbo canal Is. to say the least, un
desirable.
I have no disposition to take Issue
with Dr. LeHardy, or any one else as
to what is the best method, but with
the lights before me, I am entirely
satisfied that the entire community is
desirous qf getting rid of this most
objectionable, if not dangerous, meth
od of carrying off the sewage of the
city. Especially is this true of the
people residing In the eastern section;
1 might say the Fourth District, in
which a very large part of our pop
ulation resides and are interested. Dr.
LeHardy forces me to remind him
again that his basis of argument Is
faulty. He Is mistaken when he says
that I was not president of the real
estate company when he was health
officer, and when he was making the
effort to give to Savannah a house
drainage system. I remember very
well when Dr. LeHardy was elected
health officer; in fact, I played a part
In his election. I remember very
well the doctor was in danger of de
feat and I worked for him night and
day to secure the necessary two votes
which he was lacking for his election,
and I have never yet regretted hav
ing done so. But before the doctor
attempts to reply he should refresh
his memory and at least try to present
farts. I was president of the real
estate company which developed Col
linsville. He Is wrong In attempting
to convey the idea that had I taken
advantage of the move for house
drainage that the southeastern por
tion of the city could have had the
benefit of the same. This was never
the case. The city of Savannah In
putting In a house drainage system
dlsrused the question of Including
Collinsville and the southeaatern por
tion of Savannah and there were two
obstacles in the way: first, the im
mense increase In coat of the system
made so because of the necessity of
having to erect and operate a pump
ing station, and, aecondly, because the
city did not own the streets and
lanes; hence the doctor must find
some other method of answering toy
card.
The fact remains, however, that Bil
bo carfsl. as It now exists, las nuis
ance which ought to he abated, and
which I believe the city authorities
will give attention. I auggested In
my card that this work be don# by
degrees, and stated tny re aeons there
Odors of Perspiration tSrVLZnT" Royal Foot Wash
- t-, 1,, ilium- —a m last. ae„ t
M* at druggists, or prepaid frets EATON IHttlO GO* Atlanta. On. Money
be*S M net aaOadnd •asnpia far ft-aeni atawtp.
for. It makes no difference what
method is pursued the outlay will be
large. I am not wedded to ‘any par
ticular plan, except that under no con
ditions should the canal remain an
open sewer, whether It be for house
drainage or storm water. I personally
gave the matter a groat dctil of thought
and consideration while acting with a
committee from Council and a commit
tee of citizens, many of whom were
the most representative In every sense
of the word, and It was apparent to
all that the doing away with Bilbo
canal was important and should be
done, but for the reasons already stated
in my previous letter, about the time
that the matter is agitated and brought
to the attention of Council changes are
brought about and the work has to alt
be done over again. It la like every
other public work—different people have
different views. If the city fathers hud
undertaken to have built a City Hall
to the satisfaction of every critic the
result would have been no new City Hall
This Is also true of paving. Many of
our best citizens have fought hard
against the paving of streets, honest
ly believing that their burdens from
taxation were large enough, and yet
I venture the assertion that it would he
a Hard matter to find a single Individual
who has had pavements laid abutting
his property but who will admit that
Instead of Us being a hardship that
it was a blessing in disguise.
The municipality In dealing with a
question of this kind ought to flake In
to consideration, first the expenditure
necessary, and whether or not they
would be warranted in making the ex
penditure: secondly, the health of the
city should be considered: thirdly,
what the improvements would mean In
the way of the upbuilding of the city
and the probable revenue which would
be derived from such an improve
ment.
It is a fact well known to every ob
serving citizen that all important cities
in their growth follow the rivers and
waterways, and with the increased
growth comes increased taxation,
which is always necessary to enable
any municipality to continue public
improvements. I do not mean an In
crease in the rate of taxation, but an
increase which comes from improve
ments that are made and which are
brought about by public works, such
ns the doing away with the Bilbo
cartal. If any people doubt this propo
sition, I only have, to refer them to
the paving of Henry street, east of
the tracks of the Atlantic Const Line
Railroad Company. Let them drive
out Henry street and look nt the im
provements that, have come with the
paving of that street; compare vtalues
since the paying with the values prior
to the paving of the street, and no
further argument will be necessary,
even to the most skeptical.
Dr. LeHardy's reply reminds me
very much of a statement I heard
made by two able lawyers who were
presenting their case and used the same
decision of the Supreme Court in sup
porting their positions. They were re
minded by that able Judge, Thomas
N. Norwood, that they reminded him
very much of two countrymen who
had come to the city to go to a circus,
or for some other purpose, and who
saw a sign over a barber shop which
read: "What do you think, a shave
and a drink for 10 cents.” One of the
countrymen entered the barber shop,
was shaved and In due course of time
tendered his 10 cents in payment there
for and the barber proceeded to serve
the other customer, whereupon the
countryman asked for his drink and
the barber replied: “What do you
think! A shave and a drink for 10
cents!” And so with the doctor's opin
ion. He may use the same decision
in support of his arguments that I may
use In support of mine, but the fact
remains that the people of this com
munity want to get rid of Bilbo canal
Irrespective of the doctor's opinion or
mine as to the best method. The city
fathers who do this public work will
build a monument to their memory
which will stand for all time to come
and do for the community a public
work for which every taxpayer will
be only too glad to contribute their
fair share.
In conclusion permit me to say that
this la not a matter In which onlv the
people of Collinsville are interested,
but It Is a matter In which the entire,
community has an Interest, and it must
not be lost sight of that Collinsville
Is a very small portion of the south
eastern portion of Savannah. All of
that section lying between Habersham
street and Waters avenue on the cast
ar.d west, and Kstlll avenue and Whea
ton street on the north and south are
without house drainage, saving and
excepting a few pipes laid and paid
for by the company of which I was
the president, and It is a fact that
privy vaults are being built and main
tained, greatly to the detriment of the
health of the entire community, and
which must continue until that por
tion of Savannah is given that which
it is entitled to —a house drainage sys
tem, and I want to say for myself and
the people whom I represent that we
are willing now as we have always
been to make connection with the house
drainage system and will be glad of
an opportunity to do so; but when
the statement was made by commit
tee from Council that the outlay was
greater than the city felt Justified in
making at the time when the previous
house drainage system was inaugurat
ed, I in good faith acquiesced believ
ing as I did that the city was not in
a position to give to the southeast
ern portion of the city a house drain
age system; but with the understand
ing that this matter would be taken
up later.
There is no answer to the proposi
tion that Bilbo Canal is a nuisance that
ought to be abated, and I sincerely
believe that our city fathers will give
It attention at as early a date as Is
practicable, and assure you that I have
but one Idea. In view, namely to as
sist the city fathers in any way that
I can to abate this nuisance and at
the same*tlme to be reasonable in my
demands and without the slightest de
sire to differ with my good friend, Dr.
LeHardy, or any one else as to what
is the best method. The agitation of
this question can do no harm, but will
ultimately result in good.
Jacob S. Collins.
STO R M PLAYS Va V0(T~
WITH WESTERN ROADS.
Caused Wreck In Which Six Em
ploye* Arc Injnred.
Marshalltown, Ind., Dec. 28.—A Chi
cago Great Western freight train lost
In the snow storm has been wrecked
two miles south of Melbourne, causing
Injuries to six trainmen and section
men.
Seetlonman William Roger was burn
ed under snow and coat two hours be
fore he could be rescued. He was pin
ned down by a piece of timber driven
through the calf of his leg.
A wrecking train sent from Des-
Moines was struck in a snowdrift two
miles distant and was unable to as
sist.
Traffic on two roads out of this
city, the lowa Csntral and the Chi
cago Orest Western, waa at a stand
still to-day. The only (rains moving
are those from ths east on the North
western tin the Great Western liters
Is a snowdrift si Fairbanks, half a
mile lout, twelve feet deep and a
thousand lM wide.
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ADAMS WANTS
BOXES OPENED
ASKS THE COLORADO COURT
TO PROVIDE FOR A CAREFUL EX
AMINATION OF BALLOT*.
Governor-EL-et of Colorado Nay*
That the Voter* Are Entitled lo
Their Conatltutlonnl Right*, and
That They too not Be Lawfully
Deprived of Their Vote*—Only
Fraudulent Vote* Should lie Dlm
eurded t onililrnt He Wa* Fairly
iCleeted.
Denver, Col.. Dec. 28.—Attorneys
Charles 8. Thomas and Samuel W.
Belford filed a petition In the Supreme
Court to-day on behalf of Alva Adams,
the Democratic Governor-elect, asking
that cither the court or a commission,
to be appointed by the court, shall
open all of the 214 ballot boxes used
In Denver at the late election and make
a thorough examination of their con
tents.
“I have no question about rny elec
tion by substantially the majority re
ported on the face of the returns,”
said Gov. Adams. "I believe if
the frauds in outside counties could
be unearthed my honest majority would
amount to 20.000. But 1 want no
tainted aeat. It Is of far greater Im
portance that extensive election frauds
should be unearthed and punished than
that I or any other particular Indi
vidual should bo sworn In us Gov
ernor. ‘
“I don’t know who committed the
alleged frauds in Denver. I know
nearly thirty men are In Jail, osten
sibly. for contempt of court, but real
ly charged with election crime*. If
they are of the character reported 1
feel ansuerd that there are men at lib
erty far more deserving of Jail than
those who are Incarcerated. I feel that
some of those In Jail have been unjust
ly dealt with. But tie that as it may,
I want this Investigation made; I
want it to extend from the head to
the foot and I want the truth known.”
Gov. Adams’ petition charges that
certain evilly disposed persons are us
ing the Hujireme (‘ourt as a cloak un
l< r which they may nullify the will'
of the people as constitutionally ex
pressed at the polls. The petition in
sists that, however extensive the
frauds perpetrated, the legal voters
have a constitutional right to have
their ballots counted, and to that end
every ballot box In the city of Denver
should be opened and Its contents
scrutinised.
Gov. Adsms suggests the appoint
ment of a bl-part lan n commission of
four or six persons to hear evidence,
examine ballots snd report its find
ings to the court.
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SENATOR FROM OREGON
BEFORE GRAND JURY.
Mini to Tell About the Lind
Frauds,
Portland, Ore., Dec. 28.—John H.
Mitchell, who for nearly a quarter of
a century has represented his state In
the United States Senate, to-day went
Into the federal grand jury room to
tell what he knew concerning frauds
which the government believes have
been perpetrated upon it In the acqui
sition of its public lands.
Tired and careworn, he came from
the Jury room at noon only to return
In the afternoon. Later when the
Senator left the Court House appar
ently nervous and worried, It was
stated that the Investigation, so far as
Mr. Mitchell was concerned, had end
ed. What transpired In that cham
ber is unknown.
Congressman Blnger Hermann also
appeared before the grand Jury.
AFTKII < BUmUI AT..VAMMITA.
Man Nearly Krnsrn to Death and
Trnfnninn Nearly Killed.
Valdosta, Cla., Dec. 28.—The Christ
mas season here was the noisiest Val
dosta has ever experienced. The trade
was unprecedentedly large, and the
Christmas spirit was In the air all
aroum There were few fights, no
serious accidents and no other hap
pening to mar the pleasure of the oc
casion. The aftermath, however. Is a
little different. This morning an un
known white man was found on Cen
tral avenue, with a bloody wound on
the side- of his head. He was taken
to the Valdosta Sanitarium, where his
Sled. An*"ln vestlgrtUon
revealed the fact that he came In on
a train at midnight wounded. He got
In a hack and started out to And a
physician. The negro stopped his hack
near one of the livery stables, while
he went to the sanitarium to see If
the man could be received at that time
of night. While the hackman was gone
to man got out of the hack and tried
to And help himself. He became lost
and was nearly frozen to death when
found.
Adum Stafford, a flagman on the
Georgia Southern, and Florida train for
Jacksonville had his skull broken by
a negro who beat him with a whisky
bqttle. Stafford tried to quiet the
negro who was raising a row on the
train, when the negro turned upon
him. The negro escaped.
PRINCE YILDAROFF
KILLED IN A FIGHT.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 28.—Oen. Sak
haroff, In recording recent recon nol ter-
Ins operations, reports that a Cos
sack officer, Prince Ylldaroff, has been
killed.
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