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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
A FORTUNE UNDER A CAR SEAT.
A Forgetful Paymaster Leaves $4,000
on an 81" Train and Receivers it.

From the NeW York star.
If it had not been for the watchful eye Of
Robert II. Dickinson, the conductor of a
train on the Third avenue elevated railroad.
a good many of the city's employees would
have had to go home without their monthly
salaries Wednesday, and John II. Thinner
man, the City Paymaster. would have been
out about $4,000.
The city pays off its employees on the first
day of each month. Mr. Zimmerman usu-
ally gets the pay rolls of the various depart
mentS two or three DAYS ahead, and by the
time the warrants for the money are signed
by the Controller he has the checks for sala
rieS made out and signed ready to be deliv-
cred 10 the employees. This involves a great
deal OF labor, and not having time to do it
in business hours, the Paymaster usually
signs the checks at home.
On Monday evening he took home batch
of checks on the Importers and Traders
Bank and made out to the order of the diff
ferent employees in the City Court and In
the Finance and Law departments, for the
purpose of signing them. 1t took him until
II O'Clock to finish the job, and he went to
bed thankful that his work was done. Yes
terday morning he placed the checks, to the
amount of $4,000 in a small Sachel and
boarded a City Hall train at the Fifty-thrd
street station of the Third avenue elevated
railroad. Placing the sachel under the seat,
so that his heels rested against it, he pulled
out a morning paper and began to read.
For some reason, he says, he could not con-
coEtrate his thoughts on the paper, but
kept thinking of the new safe that was to
be placed i'll his Office in the Stewart build
ing
1t was 9:lO when the train reached the
City Hall station and Mr.. Zimmerman,
finding himself ten minutes lates. hurried
out of the car, forgetting all about the
sachcl. When he had proceeded some dis
tanee he suddenly remembered the precious
package, and rushed back to the station in
a great state of alarm. By that time the
train which had brought him down was on
its way up town again. One of the plat
form men noted his excitement, and. after
aScertaiuing the cause, took him to Train
Dispatcher Gilroy, who handed over the
sache with its contents intact.
MI Gilroy explained that Conductor
Dickinson had discovered the package Just
as a passenger was reaching for it. The
conductor succeeded in getting it after some
difficulty
Mr. Zimmerman says he could have
stopped payment on the checks, but there
was no way in which he could have pre-
vented their being passed to innocent pur-
chasers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
BERTHA HOwARD's LOVE AFFAIRS
Heartless Confession of a Young Chi
cago Grain Broker Concerning Her.
LINN fhe Ne1r I.o,I. Xntld

Heartless Confession of a Young Chi
cago Grain Broker Concerning Her.
From the New York World.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30-The story of the de
sertion from DR.. Albert Lewis, Jr., OF
Orange, n. j., of Actress Bertha Howard,
his bride of two days, recently published in
New York papers, involves Frank Wake
man, Of Chicago, set down in the story as
an actor. Mr.. Wakeman is really grain
broker and the business partner of w. II.
Carton, of Washington street He Is only
% years old, dresses very styllShly ana Is
not at all handsome.
Miss Howard was a member of the Ara
bian Nights Company which played here
last summer. Her father is sculptor IN
New York named Unnerer. He became
totally blind, and his two daughters went
on the stage to support him. Berthas first
stage experience was with the Arabian
Nights Company She was one Of the light
Elfn dancers. She is a very pretty girl, Is
years old When the company came here
Wakeman saw Bertha on the stage, liked
her, formed her acquaintance and pursued
her until she fell in love with him When
the company went East the couple CORE
sponded, but Wakeman finally ceased
writing.
DIR. Lewis, who is young man with
rich father and had been an old lover of
Lei qua, IclleWetl MS sun Jutu anu NcAch az
W akeman's silence she married him, Two
DAYS later Wakeman wrote letter full of
loving protestations, and Bertha left her
husband She is understood to be coming
TO Chicago to get divorce, with the inten-
ton Of marrying Wakeman. This is the
way Wakeman talked to reporter about
the affair to-day:
Il never intended to marry Bertha, but |
made her believe | did. got her TO love
me, and then told her I'd have to leave her.
| betrayed her | felt rather sorry for it
afterward, though. She wanted me to
marry her, but kept putting it off. When
she went to New York and married |
thought that would be a good time to make
everything pleasant again, and wrote to
her that she shouldn't have been in such
hurry, as | would have married her if she
would only have waited. Then she left her
husband | know she is to come here with
the Corsair Company and everything will
be all right. l can make her give my let
ters back to me so they won't get into the
papers. You see, she deserted her husband
and she'll have to wait until two years are
up before she can get divorce and bother
me about marrying her. By that time, if
/ don't make her sick of me, why I'm no
schemer at all. I'll make her Disguised
with me-"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
LOWER RAILROAD RATES.
The Western and Atlantic Takes the
Initiative.

Initiative.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. AT the annual
meeting Of the Western and Atlantic rail
road lessees to-day, Senator j. Z. Brown
was reelected President. Joseph NJ. Brown,
General Passenger Agent of the road, urged
upon the lessees the impor tance of lowering
passenger rates, Rates on all Georgia roads
were formerly SC. per mile Through the
action of the Railroad Commission the rate
was reduced to &C. Now, at the instance of
Joseph Nj. Brown, the lessees of the West
ern and Atlantic, have inaugurated rates
still lower, which railroad men say will
force other roads TO do likewise The new
rates are: For fifty miles and under 81
cents per mile; for fifty to 100 miles, pa
cents; and for all distances over 100 miles
2ls cents per mile The new rates will go
into effect March l.
Joseph E. Brown was reelected President,
c. 7. Watson, Treasurer, N place of W. c.
Morrell, deceased. and II. |. Kimball was
elected a director in place of W. b. John
son, deceased. The other old officers were
reelected. The meeting was strictly pri-
vate, and after the election the condition
and earnings of the road were discussed. as
was also the act of the last Legislature
creating board to take an inventory of
the stock and assess the valuation of the
road
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Mrs. Weir Sees Her Husband Fight.


MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 25.-Mrs.
Weir the pretty young Bostonese, wife of
the Belfast Spider" witnessed her first
prize fight on Monday evening. She and a
half dozen yelled members Of the fair sex
occupied the suspended band stand. Weir
sat with his wife until after the prelimin-
airy contest and when it was time for him
to don his professional regalia he bid her
goOd-by and started for the dressing room.
When the Spiders" wife saw in the West
ern lad fighter Of larger proportions than
her husband, and decided what the result
would be at once, she began to cry before
the men came together. The young wife
was the only one who did not enjoy the con
test. Every time that Miller would strike,
or appear to strike his antagonist, Mrs.
Weir would utter a shrek loud enough to
be heard by the spectators seated immedi-
ately below. She nearly went into hyster-
les when she saw the "claret" streaming
down her husbands face in the third round,
but rapidly recovered composure when she
saw that Miller was being thrashed; and her
features, though pallid, wore pleased ex-
preston when the contest ended in her
spouse's favor
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firm name of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
Playful Mr.. FDMuNDs.
The Cocktail Senator's Joke on Cold
Water BAR of New Hampshire.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O-Hangers on
around the capitol to-day were amused at
dizzy trick that Boss Edmunds PLAYED ON
Blair, Of New Hampshire, who had the floor
10 address he Senate on his pet hobby. the
Educational bill The Senate had previ-
ously agreed that when Il adjourned to-day
10 be until Monday.
Blair had just got fairly started on his
speech when Mr.. Edmunds asked him to
yield for motion 10 go into executive ses-
sion TO confirm some important appoint.
mgnts. Blair gracefully yielded. al d the
galleries were cleared and all the people LETT
that end Of the capitol
The Senate only remained in secret ses-
sion about fifteen minutes, and when the
doors were reOpened there WAS no one in the
galleries, and the Senators knowing there
would be no other business after Blair CON
cluded, they generally left aud the New
Hampshire Senator was compelled TO de.
liver the remainder Of his lengthy speech 10
empty benches in the galleries and with only
"A few Senntors on tho floor.
n Is said that Blair realized what a
shabby trick Bdmunds had played on bin
and was accordingly not IN the best Of
hum0r.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
A DUMMYLEFT IN HIS BED.
CLEVER ESCAPE OF CARPENTER,
THE FORGER

Sheriff Holland, of Jacksonville,
Blamed for His Leniency-Reports
That Certain New Workers We're
Anxious That the Prisoner Should
Not Return to be Tried.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 2.-George
Heywood Carpenter, President and Treas
urer of the Brookside Knitting Company of
New York. who was arrested in this city
Friday hv Detective Sheldon, of New York,
on a charge Of forgery, escaped last night
from his special guards by means OF
dummy" in his bed. Carpenter, who was
of very preposseSsing appearance, was or
dered TO the county Jail for safe keeping
Monday, when Judge Baker denied his
babeas corpus writ. He prevailed on his
attorney, Mr.. Pope, to intercede with
Sheriff Holland to give him better quarters,
and Mr.. Holland let him go back to his
quarters in the Fischer building, putting as
a special guard over him, Holland Bernard
and David Gordon.
HOW HE SPENT HIS TIME.
In his room Carpenter spent most of his
time telegraphing messages in ciphers to
parties in New York. The extradition
papers were expected yesterday and Car
penter appeared rather nervous aud busted
himself in sending more kilograms. After
dark Mr.. Pope paid him visit and they
had a long interview. At 1920 O'Clock Mr.
Pope bid him goodnight. Bernard and Cor
don had been dividing the watches and at 5
O'Clock Bernard told Gordon to
keep Il sharp lookout up to midnight and he
would then come and relieve him.
About 2 o'clock this morning Bernard
returned and asked Gordon if everything
was oil right. The latter replied: Yes,
Carpenter is sleeping sOundly.' On the
bed apparently was the figure of man
wrapped from head to foot with bed cover
ing Bernard locked all the doors and then
took his watch.
THE DISC OVERY.
About O'Clock something prompted him
to go TO the bed of the prisoner to see if all
was right On nearing the bedside he
thought that the covering looked strange,
and on pulling it down to his dismay he
found no prisoner there, but the pillows had
been placed lengthwise on tho bed
to represent the shape of
a man. In an instant Bernard took the
alarm and the Sheriff and his officers were
out but it was too late, as no trace Of the
fugitive could be found. kilograms were
sent off in every direction but no word has
been received up to a late hour tonight.
He left a letter for his counsel saying he
was going to New York and that he would
write him from there on his arrival. Con
siderable feeling prevails here over the
matter and the Sheriff is severely censured.
Carpenter took his valise and papers and
seems TO have had an easy time getting off
One sensational report current is to the
effect that New York parties had an interest
in preventing his return there
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
Winter Parks Gayety.

WINTER PARK, FLA, Feb. 1.-The ar
rivals at the Seminole hotel are increasing
daily. Each train brings an increase in the
number of guests.
Mrs. Pullman's private palace car re-
turned here this evening She and her
party viii spend several days here
II. b. Plant goes to Jacksonville to-mor-
row in his car for few DAYS
An enjoyable affair occurred this evening
at p. Peckhan's residence After n repast
the guests repai ell to the large parlors, where
music was afforded by the orchestra from
the Seminole Many guests were enter
famed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
FLORIpA,s METROPOLIS.
Arrested for Stealing a Diamond Pr
Legal Matters

Legal Matters.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. William
Keene was arrested here to-day for stealing
a pair of beautiful diamond earrings from
Mrs bridgeman, of Lake Helen. Keene
was a postal and express messenger be-
tween Deland and Lake Helen, and he had
the iewelry delivered to him by the express
agent, giving no receipt, he says for them
and seeing what they were. concluded to
fee. They were found on his person when
arrested here.
Next Monday is the day set for selling
the western branch of the Florida Railway
and Navigation railroad.
The only matter before Judge Settle in
the United States Court to-day was a mo-
tion by Fleming and Daniel, attorneys for
the defendant, to reduce the amount of
damages given the plaintiff in the case OF
James 5. Wait, executor, against j. f.
Welborne. The motion wa, denied
Sheriff Holland was badly bitten in his
right hand by his dog few days ago, and
his hand has swollen very much from the
wound.
r. NJ. Call President of the Old Council,
says that the city election case is now in
good shape and will probably come up be-
fore the Supreme Court for hearing next
week. The petition has been filed and legal
papers executed.
MISS TYSEN VERY ILL.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb 3, | A. NJ
Miss Annie Tysen, eldest daughter of j. r.
Tysen, who has been dangerously i'll for
several weeks past, is now extremely low,
and at O'Clock this morning it is hardly
expected that she will live till morning. A
younger sister who has been very ILL., is re-
covering
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
MELON PROSPECTS.
The Z creage Around Albany VIII Not
be Much Increased.


be Much Increased.
ALBANY, GA, Feb. 2.-The acreage to
be planted in melons in this immediate
vicinity will vary but little, it appears,
from that of last year, though, perhaps, in
clined to be larger. 1t is estimated that
fully 1000 car loads Of melons will be
shipped between Camilla and Smithville.
In Mitchell and Lee counties the acreage
promises to bs larger and in Dougherty
less Around BacOnton number of
farmers will plant them. The Messrs.
Brooks and Jackson viii have a considerable
acreage. Upon Maj. r. j. Bacon's planta-
ton $50 acres will be planted in 100 acres
Of which Maj, Bacon will be interested At
Dewitt, few miles above, G. NJ. Bacon
will have 100 acres. At Hardaway F. F.
Putney will put in from fifty-five to sixty
acres. Two white families have moved upon
his place and have rented land for melon
purposes, which will bring up the average.
}. NJ. Tiff viii plant but twenty-five acres
in melons this year.
Col. Nelson Tiff Of this city. is having
about 10000 osier or basket willows planted
ont along his land upon the borders of the
Flint river and Kinchifo5nee creek Six
thousand We're set out Monday and the bal
ance on Tuesday These willows thrive
luXuriantly in this section, and will be
numbered among its valuable resources.
Ground was broken on Tuesday for the
erection Of the new building of the CONNER
cial Bank of Albany 1t Is to he an elegant
lngs and facings and terra Gotta ornamen-
faTipn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
Meeting of the Directors of the Eagle
and Phenix Factory.

anu GucIll8 dClOry
COLUMBUS, GA, Feb. 2.-The directors of
the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Com
pany met this morning and reelected Will
lam Ii. Young President and A. l. Young
Treasurer. N. J. Bussey was reelected
managing director. Their salaries remain
unchanged.
a resolution was adopted by the City
Council last night that Congressman Grimes
be urged to press the passage of the bill for
t e erection of public building in Column
bus, and also nsbing the Board of Trade to
gather statistical facts relatiSe to the citys
needs and her future, 10 be placed in the
hands of the Representatives from this dis
trict, thereby enabling him TO present the
merits of tue city's demands before Con-
gress.
At the Office of Renfro Bros. at Opehka.
Ala, yesterday, a number of business men
met with Lanier Bros. of West Point, to
consider the question of establishing cot
ton factory at the former place. 4 com
mittee was appointed to canvass for sub
scriptions 1t IS probable that OgelilIa will
get the factory.
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CHARLESTON CHAT.
Two Burglars Captured The Losse
by the Fire.

Two Burglars Captured-The Losses
by the Fire.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., Feb 1.-The whole
city is rejoicing to-day over the capture by
detectives of the burglars who have for the
past six months been operating here. The
burglars were captured at ) o'clock this
morning at their nest on Meeting street.
Their names are Andrew Gibbs and James
Johnson, with a dozen aliases. Both are
negroes, and are under 20 years of age.
There can be no doubt that these two boys
are the burglars who have terrorized this
city for six months, for the detective found
in their nest large assortment of goods, 50
up a room at the police station.
The news of the arrest was buletined early
III the morning and the station-house has
been crowded all day by people in search of
missing articles One of the prisoners made
a confession and told how they had robbed
over twenty houses within the last three
months.
The fire at the Union Cotton Press is still
burning. 1t will be impossible to give the
individual losses for several days yet. The
total loss will reach $50, 600. The factors
involved as near as can be ascertained are as
follows: Pelzer, Rodgers d Co., 600 bales;
knoop, Frerichs a. Co. 450 bales; G. w.
Williams IL Co., $50 bales; W. P. Hall
q Co, 500 bales; J. w. Lewis, 30 bales; H.
W. Frost q Co, 80 bales. Two compart-
ments were burned or damaged with 1000
bales Of cotton. The losses are estimated
as follows: On building, $4,000; burned
cotton, $4,000; damaged cotton, $4,000.
All the losses are covered 10y insurance.
Charleston's new cotton mill company
closed its books Of subscription to-day with
$3.50 coo subscribed. The company will pur-
chase the Charleston Cotton Factory, which
cost originally 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
BLACKLIST DODGING.
Another Instance CT Erroneous De-
scriptiOn at Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 2.--The case of A.
III. Daus, charged with furnishing whisky
70 A. NJ. Aldman after he had been put or
the black list, was tried before the Recorder
this morning. The case was picked to
pieces, and it was shown that Aldman had
been improperly described to the saloon
Keepers, as he was put down as weighing
fourteen pounds and having no whiskers.
The case was dismissed, as the description
sent out was in error.
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MISS TYSEN VERY I'LL.
PENSACOLA POINTERS.
A Church Entertainment "A Bark
Libeled for Advances.

PENSACOLA, FLA, Feb. 1.-The Catholic
congregation of this city gave concert at
the Opera House this evening for the benefit
of their church building. The weather was
exceedingly inclement, but large audience
was in attendance to witness the amateur
performance. Mrs. Kennedy, of New Or
leans, assisted at the entertainment and
added TO its success
The American bark Ada Carter. which
put into this port in distress, laden with a
cargo of lumber, bound from Mobile TO
Cuba, after being condemned, re-shipped
her cargo. The vessel was to-day libeled
by the original charterers for advances
made her while loading in Mobile bay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
Failure of a Eattar.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 2-This afternoon
Deputy Sheriff Greene foreclosed two
mortgages on the stock of A. g. Pope the
halter, and took possession Of his entire
stock II goods. One mortgage was given
to C. d. Grimes, Of Columbus, for So. 100
principal and 1925 interest. The other was
to A. Dlger, OF Columbus, for 81 05G 90
principal and S345 interest Mr.. Pope has
been in the hat business here for wears.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
WILB0R's COD LIVER OIL
And Phosphate of Lime soda. Iron, Cures
Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis Debility,
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More small.Pox of Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb The steamship
Baltic arrived from Hong Kong aud Yoka-
hama this morning with four cases of small
pox on board, and wa, placed in quarantine.
This is the fourth successive steamer from
China which has arrived with SMALLPOX ON
board. The City of New York. which ar
rived last week, is still in quarantine.
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A MoNKEY-w ENcH TRICK.
An Albanian Sold Territory Which
Others Were Working Ia.

+E~9 = " u 2 " u TIE III
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. lin tue latter
part of December school teacher. named
c. L. Fisk, came TO Atlanta from Barry,
Mass, with Il patented monkey-wrench.
He sold the territory of Georgia To j. r.
Berry for 81 200 and the right 10 hire agents.
Mr. Berry, aUoIt two weeks ago, begun to
think something was wrong. He found
other men selling the same kind OF article
that he was selling Yesterday he put de
tectives on Fisk. and he was arrested and
locked up to-day. He will be held until the
Chief Of Police Of Westchester, Pa. can be
heard from as 10 whether he bought the
patent. Fisk claims 10 haze purchased the
patent from parties in that place Mr..
Berry is out 5000 on the transaction.
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BEANS b. BETS.

Immense stock of Cleavelands Improved Val
entine Beans, Early Valentine, Mohawk and
Wax Beans Also full supply of Beet, To-
mato. Cucumber Squash, Egg Plant and other
seasonable Seed, at prices lower than any other
house in the city Warranted fresh and true to
name at KIEFFER'S
Drug, Paint and Seed House, Corner West
Broad and Stewart streets