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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07

remit any fine, penalty or assessment under
the internal revenue laws"
The change in section 3l76. Revised
Statutes, provided for in section 10 uf the
bill, reduces the p esent penalty III eases
where persons fail to make due returns.
"The effec of section II IS to authorize
the max r of spirits from fruits 10 place
them III bonded warehouses as ii permitted
under the present law in the case of spirits
made from grain.
"Section Is is intended to prevent internal
revenue officers from destroying property
seized by them in the absence of an order
of condemnation Heretofore they have
been permitted, without any proceedings o.
condemnation, to enter upon premises and
cut UP and destroy property. This IS IN
tended to carry out the theory that the de
PENDANT in any case has a right to be heard
in answer to the charges preferred against
him before his property is submitted to de
struction.
CHEAPENING COLLECTIONS.
"Section H. briefly stated, allows the Sec
rotary of the Treasury TO tax diotillerS
MASKING less than twenty-five bushels daily
on their capacity instead of placing an
officer at each distillery as at present The
effect would lie TO cheaper the collection
and TO dispense with Superfluous govern
ment officers The commissioner retains
power to detail proper officers, however, at
distilleries in cases where he believes it TO be
necessary to protect the revenue from
fraud.
"The fifteenth section allows judges of
the United States Courts to make such or
ders as may seem necessary and humane IN
cases where prisoners are sentenced to IN
for one year or less and their health would
be endangered by confinement. This pro-
vision is in the interest OF humanity.
THE sixteenth section provides for the
repeal of the special tax on retail dealers,
aud leaves for the State the question of
licensing them or not. the State can reim-
pose these taxes for its own benefit in an
equivalent amount if it so desires. In
many States, owing to constitutional
restrictions, the per gallon tax could not be
imposed in the event of the repeal of the
internal revenue laws
THE EFFECT AS A WHOLE.
The effect of the till as whole if it be-
comes a law, would be to diminish largely
the number of prosecutions in Federal
courts. The reduction of the revenue would
be about $4,000, 900 on tobacco and about
$5,000,000 on various privilege taxes apart
from tobacco. 1t has been the effort of the
committee to remove as far as
possible the vexatons and unneces-
sary features of the internal revenue
law which resulted in filling number of
Federal courts with prosecutions ending in
nothing but the harrassment of citizens and
entailing expenses on the general govern
ment. This is about all that can be done
in view of the fact that total repeal of the
internal revenue system is impossible for
the reason that our surplus is only
$50, 900, 600 annually while the internal
revenue taxes yield $llS, 900, 000"
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FLIGHT OF THE NORTH ERIN.
The Owners Willing to do Right by
the Authorities.

The Owners Willing to do Right by
the Authorities.
NORFOLK, VA, March 6-George Face,
the Virginia pilot, who was forcibly car
ried off by the British steamship North
Erin, bound from West Point, Va, to Liv-
erpool early in February, arrived home this
morning Apart from the statement that
he was well treated while aboard, the pilot
has nothing to say. The North Erin refused
to receive, while passing out by Virginia
capes. Deputy United States Marshal
who had process of libel issued by the
United States District Court of Eastern
Virginia, and forcibly elected the deputy
from the ship.
A LETTER FROM THE OWNERS.
The United States Marshal has received a
letter from the American Consul at Liver
pool, inclosing the following letter, dated
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Feb. %, 1855 signed by
the owners of the North Erin, Hugh
Roberts q Son: "Our attention was drawn
by a paragraph i'll one of the United States
newspapers to an alleged attempt on the
part of the master of our steamship North
Erin to avoid the arrest of his ship after
she had left West Point for Liverpool
AN INVESTIGATION
Immediately on the arrival of the ship
at Liverpool, we investigated the circum-
stances, and the master has assured us that
he was not aware that the boat from the
pilot cutter which came alonside of his shin
while she was under weigh contained any
officer of the United States courts, or that
in proceeding ON his voyage with his ship
he was evading the service of any process
from the courts. He states If he had been
aware that the boat contained an
officer to arrest his ship he would
have at once submitted TO arrest.
WILLING TO MAKE 1T RIGHT.
eve feel deeply that any apparent at
tempt should have been made by the master
OF our ship to evade the service OF any pro-
cess or to treat with apparent slight any
order issued by judge of one of the United
States courts. The act was unauthorized
by us, and if we had known that any action
had been commenced against the ship we
would have instructed our agents TO give
bail and obtain the release of the shin. To
show that we are most anxious to treat
tive courts of the United States with
the respect to which they are entitled, we
are willing TO admit that the process of the
court was served and to take such steps for
defending the action as If the process had
been served in the usual manner We shall
feel personally greatly obliged if you will
forward this letter TO the proper authorities
IN the United States.
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Mr.. M'MILLAN EXPLAINS.
The Significance of Each Sectio
Clearly Set Forth.

The Significance of Each Section
Clearly Set Forth.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Mr. Mcmillan,
of Tennessee, who is chairman of the sub
committee having charge of the bills
changing the internal revenue laws in an
swer TO an inquiry as to the general scope of
the revenue bill, said: 1.-THE first section in
the main is identical with the bill intro
duced in Tie early part of the session for
the repeal of the taxes on all tobacco except
cigars, cigarettes and cheroots It's effect will
be to allow the producer of tobacco to sell TO
whom he pleases, even h tobacco is man.
ufactured into chewing or smoking to-
bacco, instead of requiring him to hunt up
licensed dealer, as at present. A drawback
Is also provided for 10y the same section
1.-The second and third sections merely
provide machinery for carrying out the
provisions of the first section.
1.-The fourth section repeats the laws
which impose penalties for dealing in to-
bacco without license.
1.-The bill leaves untouched the tax now
fixed by law on cigars cigarettes and che
roots, which yields n revenue of from S.
COCOON TO $l0,O00,000 annually.
THE MINIMUM PENALTY.
''The fifth section repeats what is known
as the minimum penalty for violation of the
internal revenue laws where an offense is a
felony in the present law, III certain instan-
ccs, Judges cannot fine an offender less
than 800 The effect of the change will be
o. allow him to impose a less penalty than
this where the facts justify it. IL does not
convey authority for an increase of pen
atty above the maximum now authorized
by law.
1.-THE sixth section restricts the issue of
warrants in revenue cases 10 those made
upon sworn complaint, except in the case OF
revenue officers, and forbids the payment of
fees except upon conviction. Ii is intended
10 prevent frivolous and unnecessary prose
cution in the Federal courts
''The seventh section requires that party
arrested for violation of the revenue laws
be carried before the commissioner of the
county IN which he lives, or TO the one
nearest at hand, instead of allowing him to
be taken off a long distance for trial. The
commissioner is also authorized to discharge
prisoner or admit him TO bail if the facts
IN the case justify it.
COMPROMISES MADE POSSIBLE.
"The ninth section authorizes the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue with the
approval Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
70 compromise civil and criminal cases and
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TO HAVE BASE BALL.
Savannah in for the Interstate ANA
teur League.

Savannah in for the Interstate ANA
teur League.
Savannah is bound to have base ball.
come what will. The movement to organize
an interstate league, with Savannah, Ma
con, Augusta, Atlanta, Jacksonville and
Charleston, is meeting with success. Jack
sonville has already organized and will
come into the league. SO viii Macon and
Atlanta.
Savannah will hold meeting tomorrow
night, probably at the Guards Amory to
organize and get matters III shape
The league will be composed of amateur
clubs with professional batteries, and the
plan is to organize here at once and have a
club ready to play the Washingtons on their
way from Memphis to Jacksonville on
March 20
The idea is not to organize a stock COM
pany, but to raise a sufficient amount by
subscription to insure the success of the
movement before the club is organized.
There is a lively interest taken here in base
ball. and an amateur league, with the clubs
near enough together to keep up the inter-
est, there is little doubt that it will be a
success from the start.
Mr.. A. G. Spalding will present trophy
to be played for He is generous contrib
utor to the jacksonville club, and it is not
unlikely that he will subscribe to a club
here
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COLUMBUS CHAPTERS.
A Steamer Sold for the Florida Turpen-
tine Trade


COLUMBUS, GA, March 6-To-day was
public sale day. Only three pieces of prop
erty changed hands, one being the steamer
Ruby, which brought $3.50 aud was bid in
by c. j. Butler, of Jackson county, Florida.
4 large turpentine distiller on the Chatta-
hoochee river will use the steamer to trans
por5 his product to cambridge.
Columbus is to have a new bank. 1t will
be IN operation within sixty days. Men Of
great energy and plenty of capital are be-
hind it.
The Atlanta and Florida railroad crossed
the Georgia Midland at Williams, six miles
this side of Griffin, to day. This means
another new route to Atlanta.
At Union Springs early this morning
negro boy named Ed. Thomas was found on
the Mobile and Glrard railroad track with
one leg 50 badly crushed that it had to be
amrutated below the knee. He said he had
no money and wanted to get to his home in
this city and was stealing ride on freight
traia when he fell off last nignt about 10
O'Clock and was unable to move and lay
there all night until he vas found by some
one passing this morning.
A fopr-rOOm frame house was destroyed
by fire last night at the corner OF Fifth
avenue and Fourteenth street. The loss is
about $500 1t is fully insured.
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TRUSTS A GREAT EVIL.
A Committee of the New York Senate
Makes Its aeport.


ALBANY, n. Y, March 6-The General
Laws Committee Of the Senate, which has
been taking testimony IN New York and
else where, recently, on the subject of trusts
of various kinds, made its report to-day
The report says: However different the
influences which gave rise TO
these combinations may be, tue
mann purpose, management and
effect upon the public is the same; to-wit
Aggreg CATION OF capital, power OF controll-
ing The manufacture and output of various
necessary commodities, acquisition or de-
struction of competitive properties, all lead
ing TO the final and conclusive purposes of
annihiatiHg competition aud enabling the
combinations to fix the price at which they
would purchase raw material from the pro
queer and at which they would
sell the refined product to the consumer.
In any event the public at each end of the
industry, producer and consumer, is, AID is
intended 60 be, in certain sense, at the
mercy of the syndicate, combination or
trust. The report also recommends new
legislation, and that the Attorney General
proceed against violations of the Law.
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MULES FOR SALE
At Farm and Margaret Streets.
J.. NJ. RIVALS.
NOTICE.
OlIh OF
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,
CRY OF SAVANNAH,

Cry OF SAVANNAH,
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER, March 3, 1888
The following sections of ordinance, passsl
in Council February 2lst, 1877, is published l~
information.
By order of the Mayor.
Il. }. CHARLTON, NJ D.,
Acting Health Officer. .
SECTION 4. Be il further ordained That II
shall be the duty of every physician or otner
person practcng medicine in the city OF SaVau'
nah to report to the Board OF sanitary Com,
missioners every case of smallpox, yellow IeNei
or other infectious, contagious or pesbleutlat
disease which he may be called upon 10 Urea.
within the city limits, said report TO DE naue
within twenty-four hours after he snail nave
ascertained the character of the case, ana 70
specify the name OF the patient ana the locaI
of the house in which such person is TO ne loulu,
and for every violation Of this provision .uo
guilty party shall, upon conviction before uo
Police Court. be liable TO fine or lmpIlsoniIleh.
or both, in the discretion OF the Court, sucn Iile
not to exceed 800 and such Imprisonment A. A..
to exceed thirty days. But whenever any VI
ease has been declared epidemic by the boalu
of Sanitary Commissioners 1t shall nou oe ~
CURED that further cases be so reported. "a
SECTION B. That every citizen upon WHIT
premises there may occur any case OF slilat;
pox, yellow foyer or other infectious OF pea',
lential disease not under the charge OF an!
physician shall in like manner as ordalheu ~ "a
the preceding section report the facts 70 ~ w
Board of Sanitary Commissioners ana ior Ian
ure or refusal to make such report shail' uPVn
conviction before the Police Court, De ilauIe, "
fine Imprisonment, or both, in the dlsci "a
of the Court, such fine not TO exceed Sluv an
such imprlsOn ment not to exceed thlrty uay n
But whenever any disease has been declares
epidemic by the Roard of Sanitary Commission
ers it shall not be required that turther cav
shall be SO reported.
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GRIFFIN'S NEW FACTORY.
The Plans and Specifications Now Be
ing Prepared.

The Plans and Specifications Now Be
ing Prepared.
GRIFFIN, GA, March 6.-The plans and
specifications for the new cotton factory
have been submitted to the stockholders
The grounds have already been purchased
and work on the building will begin as soon
as the plans are perfected. The main build
ing will be two stories high, with tower
The check rooms, dye house and
storage rooms will fill one
story building 200x80. Only the
latest and most improved
machinery will be used. The short time in
which the amount was subscribed and the
prompt and efficient work of the committee,
speaks volumes for the pluck and enterprise
of the city. The success of the factory now
in operation has been such as to demand
second factory even larger than it is, and
guarantees a good income to its stock
holders.
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A SPECIFIC TAX IN ATHENS.
The Subject Generally Discussed OF
the Streets

ATHENS, GA, March "a specific tax
TO be levied on merchants and corporations
doing business in the city of Athens was
freely discussed on the street, to-day, as it
is known that the City Council will act
upon an ordinance TO that effect on Thurs
day next. The ordinance calls for tax of
about 80 per cent. less THAI that of Atlanta
or Macon. As a general thing the mer-
chants are not at all in favor OF the ordi-
nance, though Athens is perhaps the only
city of its size in the State that has not
levied 1t long ago There will probably be
some warm discussions over the subject
before il becomes a CITY law
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A HOTEL ON THE OCEAN.
One of Florida's Railroads Gets Up a
New Schema

One of Florida's Railroads Gets Up a
New scheme.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, March 6.-The
steamer Chattahoochee, Capt John Fitz-
gerald, sailed over the bar this morning
and tied up at Ccrbett's wharf. The Chat
tahoochee has been chartered by the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West railroad to
lie at Jupiter inlet as floating hotel. She
will be moored at Jupiter and have accomo-
dations for only seventy-five persons. 1t is
safe to say that she will have a full house
at all times. The weather was rather rough
outside. The wind was blowing sharply
from the northeast, and Capt. Fitz gerald
ran her in to wait for clearer weather. She
will probably leave tonight or early to-
morrow morning
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CHARLESTON CHAT.
Rumors Affecting the Validity of
County BOnds

Rumors Affecting the Validity of
County Bonds.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 6-Excite-
ment and some CONSERVATION was caused
among Charleston capitalists to-day by a
rumor that Judge Norton has decided that
all county bonds issued to aid in building
railroads are invalid. About $500, 900 worth
of these bonds are held here The rumor is
not believed, as the case has been decided
for Pickens county by the United States
Supreme Court that the bonds are valid.
The wires were loaded down to-day with
dispatches to Judge Norton for the text OF
his alleged decision.
In the City Court to-day over 100 suits
were instituted against delinquent license
taxpayers.
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FREE WHISKY AND SUGAR.
Randall and the Republicans Mixing
Drinks.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March G.-James
d. Weeks, Secretary of the Iron and Steel
Association and "a lieutenant of Chairman
B. f. Jones, of the Republican National
Committee, in the last campaign, has been
here for a month or more, except when he
has gone to Philadelphia, Pittsburg or New
York 10 consult the manufacturers He
has spent his days in Mr. Randall's commit
tee room at the capitol and his evenings at
Mr. Randalls house, preparing the bill for
the protection of trusts, which Mr. Randall
is about to introduce. Naturally enough
Mr. Randall expects Republican
support for the measure which
his Republican assistant has drawn
up. He will only get it, as he probably un-
derstands now, by substituting the Repub-
lican cut in the sugar duties for the cut in
the whisky tax in his own bill. The
Republicans seem determined to have free
sugar just as Mr.. Randall seems determined
to have free whisky. They will easily come
to an understanding, however
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WHY THEY GO TO FLORIDA.
Mr.. M. F. Plant Tells Why Florida is thu
Winter Tnurist's MECCA

Mr.. M. F. Plant Trlls Why Florida is the
Winter Tourists Mecca.
Mr.. M. F. Plant, of Florida was seen by
a MORNING NEWS reporter yesterday in
reference to Florida travel. Mr. Plant is
very enthusiastic over the steady flow of
travel to Florida this season, which, he said,
is heavier than has ever been known in the
history Of the State, exceeding by far he
said, 1.-THE phenomenal inflow Of people
during the year of the New Orleans Elk
POSITION
Has the tide turned Northward to any
extent yetl" be was asked
"Oh, no; it keeps US busy getting them
out of Florida, but we are ow taking twice
as many people to that State as we are car
rying out.
Florida" said Mr.. Plant, sis drawing
tourists for a variety of reasons: its delight
full climate, the ease and comfort of going
there i'll a short time, the cold we .ther
which has prevailed in the North, and the
discovery that California can no longer
claim the equable climate that Florida can
all these, with its magnificent hotels, have
been inducements which has made Florida
the natural home of the winter tourist"
Mr.. Plant, after two days plea antly
spent in Savannah, will leave to-day for a
short visit to Brunswick.
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TAMPA'S ELECTION.

Names of the Men Who Will Hold the
City Offices.
TAMPA, FLA, March 1.-THE city cleo
ton to-day passed off quietly. Herman
Glogowski was elected Mayor; Lamont
Bailey, Clerk; D. S. Macfarlane, Treasurer
C. n Brigham, Assessor; NJ. w. Carruth,
Collector; NJ. Doubb, Marshal; A. Ross,
Thomas Z. jackson and NJ RODRIGUEZ.
Councilmen at large. Councilmen: First
ward DR.. J. P. Wall and Ii. L. Knight ;
second ward, H. NJ Bruce and one in
doubt; third ward, l.. L. Bigelow and R.
Jackson; fourth ward, Fred L. Myer and
one IN doubt All are progressive met and
Tampa's march onward is assured
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VGNCEYNEs, IND, March 6--Rev. J. A.
Asbury, one of. the most prominent Meth
odist ministers of Indiana, was officiating
at funeral yesterday, when he suddenly
closed preaching and fell forward with a
gasp and died instantly. Heart disease was
tho caitso
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