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The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-12-08

CoLORKD men have duties to per-
form, and rights to maintain, as his
white fellow-citizen; and it is just
as well for them to understand their
responsibilities at once, and pre-
pare for it.
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| BIIJAmA .HALFoRD, ESQ, Editor
6f the Indianapolis Journal has
been appointed by Presidsnt-elect
Harrison as his private secretary,
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new STYLES.

THE Fall and Winter 6easonstof 1880.
find ius as u-ual with an traordinarily
large Stock OF Gents Youths Boys and Chih
dren'S Suits Garments and Furnishings and
as heretofore no house in the trade can oHar
the substantial inducements that We can gi-e
QIglTc-Our Suits cover all the most attractive
OUb materials, elegantly made up and
through our own Tailoring Department We
give perfect custom fits without extra chargN
1t is always to our interest to have each suit SO
out as special advertisement in itself.
CVERC0ATQ.we know that no southern
UV6uUUhB OHOuSe can begin to show a.
varied or handsome line of Fashionable
can Our Overcoat Department this season 10 a
special study in material and effect
EIlE All nUlAlHQ-Such as Hosiery, Neckweer
EUlsIVI0niIVuOUnderw Flannel Silk and
white Shirts in great variety
MUk IA SKnox's Fine and stylish Hats.
Also, have full line of the most correct
shapes in Silk, stiff and Soft Hats for Men
and Boys
QI7cC-There is no man or boy of whatever
OH Osize, long, short thick thin or other
wise that can't fit perfectly Those who
hitherto: have been unable to findextra sizes in
Ready made Clothing, can get perfectly lifted
by us and without extra cost.
RAlAIICTrEC-Will be glad to know that our
lvIitStO EIiOsucceSs the past season with
Clergymens Suits has encouraged us to en-
large this department, and Civ e it more specN
al attention. Their wants in every respect can
now be fully and promptly supplied.
B.H.LEVY &BRO,
161 Congress st.
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SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 1883.

4 HANIsyOaR yonng lady OF New
York. n Shaw, receives 800 .
might f histling in variety show
lin that elE
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CRIME AT A SWITCH.
The Fireman Caught Under the Cab
and Seriously Iniurad

The Fireman Caught Under the Cab
and Seriously Injured.
CHICAGO, April IA Burlington switch
engine pushing train of lumber cars was
derailed by a misplaced switch near Western
avenue at late hour last night. There
seems to be no doubt that the accident was
the result of deliberate purpose to wreck
the train, as another engine had passed by
safely a few minutes before and the switch
lights showed right as the train approached.
The wrecker made his escape There
were on the engine at the time, besides
engineer Latham and fireman Gerhardt,
Yardmaster Tuzman and two policemen.
They jumped when they felt the first jar.
and all escaped safely except fireman Ger
hardt, wi o was caught under the cab when
the engire ovgturned, and pinned to the
ground. 1t took full hours work to re-
lease him from his painful position. At the
hospital the physicians said be had suffered
Serious internal injuries The cars of the
train were piled up helteT-skelter along the
track, but were not badly smashed.
Chief Arthur will, it is expected, return
to Chicago on Tuesday next. Until that
time it is not likely that any further
attempt will be made toward bringing the
Burlington company and the strikers to an
amicable agreement.
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DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.
The Discussion Confined to Terrific
rial Matters.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Shortly after s
O'Clock tonight in answer to a call from
Chairman Cox about 1876 of the Democratic
members of the House of Representatives
met IN caucus to decide upon the line of
policy to be followed by the party in the
admission of territories as States of the
Union. The caucus was in session over two
hours and half, and the proceedings were
not enlivened by anything of interest
beyond the matter set out in the call. After
a long discussion and without the develop
ment of any strong sentiments. the follow
ing resolution was adopted on motion OF
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the caucus
that an enabling act for the territories OF Da-
kota, Montana, Washington and New Mexico
should be passed at this session providing for
constitutional conventions in each territory
and the submitting of those constitutions for
ratification at an election in November, 1888,
substantially as provided for in the bill reported
by the Committee on Territories at this sessi on
PUBLIC LANDS.
At Mr.. Holman's instance, after he had
set out the political necessity for some
action on the part of the House, the caucus
adopted a resolution requesting the Com
mittee on Rules to fix a time for consider
ing the bill reported from the Committee
on Public Lands forfeiting unearned rail-
IOdQ tIhuS dllu I6SeI NlllS JU6 T6uldiIl-
ing public lands for the benefit of actual
settlers. The bill to create Territorial
form of government for Okla
homa was also discussed, but no
final action was taken in the way
of formal endorsement. Just before ad-
journment suggestion was made that a
caucus be held Monday for the purpose of
taking steps to break the existing deadlock
in the House caused by the tendency of the
direct tax bill 1t was observed that little
progress could be made in Territorial or
other legislation until the deadlock was
broken. 1t soon became apparent, how
ever that a dangerous subject had
been broached, and to prevent the
possibility of such a disaster as
a split in the caucus some of
the more cautious spirits drew attention to
the fact that the caucus had been called for
a specific purpose, namely, territorial legis-
lation, and that no other matter could
properly come before it. Therefore they
insisted upon the regular order, and the
caucus ad iourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
MONEY MAKES MONEY.
A STRIKING ILLUSTRATION IN THE
WESTERN UNIONS CASE.

Each Share in the Company Has Borne
Eight to the Original Investor Out
side of the Ordinary Dividends -
Privileges Which Could Not be Dupli
Gated by Rival Concern.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Gardiner Hub
bard addressed the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce to-day in regard to
the interstate telegraph bill. He advocated
two amendments to that measure--first to
prohibit all telegraph companies from max
ing stock dividends, and providing that the
capital shall not be increased except for the
par value of stock paid up in cash, or for
lines purchased at valuation to
be approved by the Commissioners
of Interstate Commerce.; and
second, providing that telegraph rates
for shorter distances shall never exceed
those for greater distances. He gave the
financial policy of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at considerable length,
setting forth that an investor having 1000
shares in 1868 had increased his shares to
5000 in 1881, as a result of stock dividends,
without having paid in anything more than
his original Investment.
Au OIlBllldl tDNtSbiiltIlb VI dOOuu GlOsOOo,-
600 had been capitalized at $50, 100000, and
the increased value had all been paid by
the patrons of the telegraph
CAN'T BE DUPLICATED.
Nevertheless he did not think the prop
critics of the Western Union Company
could be duplicated for the present capi-
talizaton for the reason that it had fran
chises which in the nature of things could not
be given to a second organization. Chief
of these were the arrangements with rail
road companies, whereby the Western
Union secured the services of railroad
operators whose salaries are paid by the
railroads. Moreover, it was impossible in
many cases even, if the railroad companies
were so disposed, that any more lines of
telegraph should be permitted along the
lines of the railroads without interfering
with the telegraph service of the roads. He
stated that investments had been made by
the Western Union directors for their own
benefit, which were not in the interests of
the stockholders, and cited in illustration
the lease of the Atlantic cables, laid by
Gould and others at an expense of 81, ,O00, 900
to 5000, 900 and leased to the Western
Union company on basis of S5,OOO,000,
while at the same time the property was
operated at a loss, or at best very trifling
profit. He charged that the Western Union
company had never been managed in the
interest of the people, and that while it
might be true, as claimed, that private
line would be managed more economically
than one owned and operated by the gov
ernment, yet the economies were all benef-
cial to the owners of the line alone, and not
in any degree to the people.
MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS.
He said that since 1886 the Western
Union has received in tolls S1S6, 600 600. It's
expenses have been SlOO,O00,0O0, and its
profits $50, 100000 OF this $50, 900 0O0 SAT, >
900, 900 have been expended in dividends,
SIS, 600, 900 in the construction of new lines,
S4, 100000 in the purchase of other lines,
Sl0,000,000 in the sinking fund and bonds
redeemed, and 5000, 900 in sundries.
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GEN. @. A. GILMORE DEAD.
His Demise the Result of Kidney Dis
ease-His Army Record.

New YORK, April 7.-Gen. Quincy A.
Gilmore, who has been suffering for some
time from kidney disease, died this morning
at his residence, at No. 147 Remsen street.
Brooklyn. Gen. Gilmore was very dis
tinguished officer during the war, and COM
manded the Tenth corps. He was born in
Ohio February Is, 1925, and was appointeda n
cadet at the United States Military Academy
in lS45, graduating on July l, lS49. He was
assigned to the corps of Engineers as Brevet
Second Lieutenant. He served ON the At
lantic coast, and at the Military Academy,
until the breaking out of the civil war.
In 1862, while serving on the staff of Gen
I. w. Sherman, as chief engineer, he sub
mitted a project for reducing Fort Pulaski
by batteries of mortars and rited guns es-
tablshed on Tybee Island. This project
was approved and successfully carried out
by Gen. Gilmore, at distances hitherto un-
tried and considered impracticable, thus
opening a new era in the uss of this most
valuable and at that time almost unknown
arm of the service-rihed cannon. He was
breveted Lieutenant Colonel for this ser
vice, was brevetted Colonel for gallant and
meritorious services in the battle of
Somerset, Kentucky, Brigadier General
for services in the capture of Fort
Wagner, and Major General for his
ulStlnSulSned skill, aDlnuy ana SallanJrY
displayed in the operations under his charge
in Charleston harbor; the descent upon
Morris Island; the reduction of Fort Sum
ter, and the taking of Fort Wagner and
Battery Gregg" He mounted the cee-
brated Swamp Angel" with which
Charleston was bombarded. After this he
commanded one of the corps of the Army,
of the James i'll the campaigns near Peters
burg, Va, bermuda Hundred, Va.)
Since the close of the civil war he has
practiced his profession as a civil and mill
tary engineer Under his charge the works
on the South Atlantic coast have all been
inaugurated, and IN South Carolina, Geor-
gia and Northern Florida carried on up to
the present time. He was the author of
many well-known works relating TO lines,
cements, mortars, building stones, road
and pavements, etc, and was well known
as one of the ablest engineers in the world
In the military branch of his profession no
single greater advance has ever been made
than that made by him in the rifed guns
against thick walls at long distances.
He was a member of the Society of Civil
Engineers and Phi. D. He leaves n widow
and four sons.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
RALEIGHs TWO ROGUEs.
Canada Turns Them over TO the North
Carolina Authorities.

CarOllnd AuJnOrlCleS-
TORONTO ONT, April White and
Cross the Raleigh bank forgers, left for
Raleigh in charge of Chief of Police Heartt
on the noon train to-day. AT Police Court
this morning no evidence was offered on the
charge of bringing stolen money into
Canada aud it was Withdrawn. An agree
medt regarding the money found on the
prisoners has been made to the effect that
IL be sent by express TO "A bank at New
York TO be held in trust to the joint order
Of the cashier of the Norfolk Bank, and of
the receiver of the State National
Bank of Raleigh until the ques-
ton of which is entitled
to it is determined by the proper court in
North Carolina. State Attorney Busbee
signed an agreement also that the prisoners
would only be tried on charges for forging
promsory note for $6250, purporting to
be signed by D. II. Graves and w. H. San
ders Second, for forging a note for 81, 800,
purporting to be signed by w. II. Avera
and d. J. Barber; third, for forging
promisory note for 81, 500, purporting to be
signed by II. A. Morgan, James Parker and
C. O Riddick
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KILLED BY THE IRON HORSE.
Three Accidents in One Day on tn
Erie Cost Five Lives.

Erie Cost Five Lives.
NEwBURGH, n. Y, April AT o'clock
last evening Big Mogul freight engine ex-
ploded on the Erie railroad, at Craigville.
Three men were killed. two instantly, and
one died this morning. The train was
standing still at the foot of a heavy grade
and Engineer John Bodine, Conductor John
Clarke and Fireman BOyce were standing
on the ground beside the engine repair
ing the sand pipes, which had become
clUgged. The explosion hurled the boiler
several hundred feet over the stream and
into an adjoining field. The fire box was
thrown far into the air and came down into
the stream. A heavy ircn rod was thrown
a quarter of a mile and other parts of the
machine were scattered in all directions
The report of the explosion was heard for
miles around and the windows of houses
were broken. Only the heavy driving
wheels were left on the track.
THE FATALITIES.
The engineer and fireman were thrown
on either side of the track, and when assist
ance came they were dead.
Conductor Clark was still alive, but his
sknll was crushed and he had internal in
juries He was taken to house near by,
where he died.
Two farmers in a wagon crossing the
tracks in Middletown were run over by an
Erie train and killed to-day. They were so
badly mutilated that their remains had to
be shoveled INTO barrel
Last night collision occurred between
two freight trains on the Erie railroad at
Otterkill The rear train ran into the train
ahead Almost every car in the two trains
were wrecked, and piled up forty or fifty
feet high.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
BECK AND THE BOND BILL.
The HOUSE Will Induce Him to With
draw His Amendment.

The House Will Induce Him to With
draw His Amendment.
WASHINGTON, April w. C. P. Breck-
inridge, of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, said to-day, speaking of the Senates
action on the bond bill, that while he was a
pronounced bi-metallist and as much in IA
vor of silver legislation as any one he did
not think that it ought to be tackled on to
the bond bill. He disclaimed any intention
to speak for the committee, but his
position is believed to be that of
majority of the committee. They
will ask the House to disagree to the
Beck amendment, and it is now believed
that the House will do so. Then the key
of the situation will be in the hands of Mr.
Beck as a member of the conference COM
mittee The House Democrats talked with
Mr.. Beck to-day to the effect that he should
agree to let his amendment drop in confer
ence. He may do so if he is assured that it
will be given consideration i'll a separate
hill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
MILLS IN NEED OF MONEY.
Companies Worth Double the Amour
Fail for 100000.

P1TTsBURG, April lowing to the de-
preston in the pipe trade and to the labor
troubles, which caused stoppa2e of the
mills for nearly four months, the Elba Iron
and Bolt Company, limited, and the Cont
mental Tube Company have suspended pay
ment. The liabilities are S527000. The
assets. consisting of valuable manufactur-
ing patents, Che mill, etc, amount
10 over 100000. A meeting of
creditors will loo held next week
and an exten ion of two, three, four and
five wears will be asked for. When in full
operation the two mills employ about 800
meD A numJer Of wealthy Boston gentle
men are stockholders in the concern. The
suspensions were very quietly received and
it is thought that tho creditors Will grant
the extension.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
FORTUNES IN FIBREs.

A Syndicate Secures the Sovereign
Right to Thompkins' Patent.
NEW YORK, April IA syndicate, in
cluding several Georgia capitalists, has
secured exclusive right for the Southern
States of Thompkins' process for reducing
vegetable fbres to paper stock, with the in
tentlon of establishing mills in ell the cot
ton States and applying the process to the
reduction TO paper OF cotton stalks and seed
hulls. now practically worthless. The pro-
moters of the enterprise claim that they can
make good newspaper at &c. per pound, and
consequently the establishing of their mills
will be as important an event in the econom-
ical history of the South as the establish
ment of cotton seed oil mills.
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BOASTFUL UNTO DEATH.

A Murderer Goes to the Gallows
Swearing and Staggering.
PORTLAND, ORE, April John A. Tim
man was hanged yesterday at Goldendale,
Washington Territory, for the murder Of
William Sterling 1t was a public execu-
ton, the first in the history Of the territory,
and drew a crowd larger than Fourth of
July celebration. Timman was bold
and defiant He walked from the
Jail TO the gallows through the
princip street, strapped at the
legs and arms He hade farewell to his
friends, saying he would be id If he had
ever been held back before, and TO the
priest who offered religious consolation he
remarked that he was no hypocrite and pro-
posed to die as he had lived. IThe trap
dropped at 1 o'clock, and his neck was
broken by the fall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
A TALE OF LOVE AND LEAD.
The Son of an Ex Governor Shot by
His SWeetheart's Brother.

The Son OF an Ex-Governor Shot by
His Sweetheart's Brother.
NASHVILLE, April IA Paris, Tenn,
special to the american says: Kennedy
Porter, son of ex-Gov. Porter, was shot and
probably fatally wounded here Thursday
night, about II o'clock, by VIII Edmunds.
The origin of the difficulty is supposed to
have been the attentions OF young Porter to
Edmunds' sister, which the latter objected
10, and he had frequently Threatened to kill
him if he did not ue'ist. Porter had been
out driving with Edmunds' sister that
night and had returned the team
to the stable ana started up De
pot street, towards the square, when
he met Edmunds near the Blanton
House, who tod him that he was going to
kill him. and for him To defend himself.
Edmunds then fired the ball, a 3S-caliber,
striking Porter in the left breast just below
the collar-bone and ranging downward. On
hearing the threat, Porter drew his pistol,
but was too late. Porter now lies in pre-
carious condition. The wound has not as
yet been probed. There were no eye-wit-
neSSes to the shooting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
IOWA'S FLOODS.
Washouts Compel the Abandonment
of Railroad Traffic.


of Railroad Traffic.
CHICAGO, April IA special to the
Inter Ocean from Waterloo, Ia, says:
1.-The Cedar river has been rising steadily
all day and is now within a few inches of
the high water mark. Over twenty fami-
lies have been forced to move from their
homes by the advancing water. Barns,
lighthouses and everything not securely
fastened were carried Off A number of
washouts have occurred and trains are
delayed.
Washouts on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern near Vinton, thirty
miles south, and at Cedar Falls, seven miles
north, compelled that road to abandon all
trains. This afternoon passenger train
was pushed through to Cedar Falls and
abandoned.
The Illinois Central road has no wires
north, the poles having fallen and the wires
been lost in the current.
The Chicago st. Paul and Kansas City
roads bridge over the Wapsie was in i'm
minent danger of going ont for several
hours this morning, but by great effort it
was saved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
A CARD PLAYER SHORT.
His Employers Trusted Him, But He
is Now in Canada.

RICHMOND, VA, April 7.-Anthony L.
Bergamin, a bookkeep.r in the crockery
house of f. B. Taylor & Co., has gone to
Canada and is reported short in his ac-
counts. The amount of the shortage is not
yet known, but is variously stated at from
S., 900 TO $4,000. Bergamin had exclusive
charge of the books and finances of the CON
Germ and had the implicit confidence Of his
employers. Capt. Bergamia had tde posi-
tion of quartermaster of the First Virginia
regiment, and was one Of the most popular
officers in that command His shortage is
said to be due TO card playing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
HEMP WILL WILT HIM.
An Obstreperous Negro Who Wanted
to Harm Judge.

CHICAGO. April 7-zeph Davis, the
negro foreman who murdered and outraged
little Maggie Gaughan white at Green
Bros shoe heel factory, was this afternoon
sentenced by Judge Howes to be hanged
May IL. Davis interrupted the Judge
several times while sentence was being pro-
nounced, and afterward declared with an
oath that if he could have reached a spit
toon he would have thrown It at the Judge
before the sentence was finished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
CARNEGIEs TERMS REJECTED.
The Action a Surprise to the Lead ers
of the KNIGHTS.

PITTsBURG, PA, April IA large meet
ing of the employees of the Edgar Thomp-
son steel works was held at Braddocks to-
day, and after lengthy discussion the
proposition of Andrew Carnegie was re-
jected. The result of the meeting was
surprise, as it was known that several
members Of the District Executive Board
of the Knights Of Labor had unofficially
advised the men TO return to work at the
companys terms The strikers were given
until to-day TO accept the offer, and it is
probable that the works will now be closed
down for an indefinite period
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-08
WRECKED BY A wAsHoUT.
An Engineer and His Fireman Killed in
Their Cab.

BELLOWS FALLS, VT, April THE train
leaving Bellows Falls over the Rutland rail
road at IL o'clock last night was wrecked
one mile above Rockingham Station by a
washout Engineer Lozes Pratt and FIRE
man John Pratt were killed The baggage
and express cars with their contents were
burned. Many other people were badly
bruised. The sleeper and passenger coaches
did not leave the track
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Driven to Suicide bv Poverty.

New YORK, April 7.--Hanz Stockeried
and his wife, Fanny, handsome woman Of
81 years, took a dose OF poison early this
morning and died within an hour of each
other, In st. Vincent Hospital, between 5
and 8 o'clock. Extreme poverty impelled
them TO the act.