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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Robert Todd Lincoln Accepts
the English Mission.
THAT U. s. CITIZEN IN SIBERIA,
Pension Laws Literally, Even Law
ishly, MISREPRESENTATION
Bearing" Bonds.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HGRALDl
WASHINGTON, April 4-The Presidents
callers included Walker Howard, appli-
cant for the Governorship of Alaska, and
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, the new Minister
to England. Mr.. Lincoln formally ac-
cepted the English mission. He will
sail for England about the 10Th of May.
He also called on Secretary Blaine to-day.
LIBERAL ALLOWANCE OF PENSIONS.
Assistant Secretary Busey has rem
dered a decision on the application of
John H. Davis for his dependent fathers
pension on account of the death of his
son Samuel, formerly of the 10th Ohio
Volunteers. In 1868 the soldier was
regimental hospit al nurse at Grab Or
chard. KY. One light, feeling i'll, he
took swallow of tincture of aconite,
mistaking it for brandy. He nearly died
at the time and never afterward recovered.
He died from disease of the lungs and
all the vital organs, produced by the poi
son. The former decision, which held
that the soldiers death was not the re-
suit of any disability incurred in the line
cretion, is reversed and the application
allowed. The former rejection of the ap-
plications of VIM. l.. Warwick, late pri-
vate in the First Pennsylvania Light Ar
tilleIy, and of John Derenzy, late of the
Twelfth Illinois Volunteers, were also
reversed and the claims allowed.
TWO MORE APPOINTMENTS.
@. F. Clarkson, Jr., of Iowa, has been
appointed private Secretary to the First
Assistant -Pos stmaster General. Hamil-
ton Reeves, Jr., of New York, has been
appointed Chief Clerk of the Pension
Bureau.
REFUSING TO BUY BONDS.
The action of Secretary Window to-
day in rejecting 81 ,931 400 of AZ per
cent bonds at 1885, 1881 and 1887, is
regarded at the Treasury Department as
indicating his purpose of not paying over
l0S for these bonds, for the present, at
least. 1t is believed that Secretary Win
dom will outline his policy in the matter
more definitely in few days.
THAT CITIZEN IN SIBERIA.
The Secretary of State has been in
formed by the United States Charge ad
interim at st. Petersburg, that due ac-
ton has been taken, at the request of
this Government, for the liberation of
Herman Kempinski, the American citi
zen, arrested December oath in Poland
on charge of having evaded military
duty in Russia, OF which country he was
native. There are features in this case
that make it probable that favorable
answer may soon be returned by the
| Russian government,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
JAMES ). AxxRs.

JOSEPH D, LYNCH. JAMES j. AAA~s'
AYERS & LYNCH, PUBLISHERS.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
Entered ct the psstofaOe at Los Angeles as
second-clsss matter.l
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
THE DE SOTO LOOMING UP.
The New Hotel Walls Completed Up
to the Fourth Story.

The New Hotel Walls Completed Up
to the Fourth Story.
The new hotel is progressing much more
rapidly than it was month ago. The
building has been completed up to the
fourth story and work on that story has
commenced over the dining room, at Lib
erty and Drayton streets. This part of the
building will be run up first. 1t will be
completed two stories higher and the roof
will be on by May l.
AS soon as the roof is put on the apart
ments on all of the floors will be plastered,
and finished in hard wood. Each room as
it is completed will be locked up. BY this
time the other part of the building will be
sufficiently advanced to be plastered and
finished in hard wood. When the roof goes
on the dining room, tbs workmen say,
much more work can be done, and even
better progress will be made than is now
being made
At the corner of Drayton and Liberty
streets, commencing at the third story, an
oriel window will run up to the fifth story.
1t is to be covered with copper and the roof
will be slated. The window will be a hand
some ornament to that end Of the building
All the brick work on the diRing-room wing
is completed, and the other stories will be
completed in wood, covered with terra
Gotta.
The Liberty street entrance is nearly
finished and it will be one of the finest
building entrances in the south. The steps
will be green marble and the sides of the
entrance will be layers of green and purple
marble and red and gray brick artIstically
arranged. On either side of the entrance
will be large plate glass windows into the re-
ception rooms on the right and into the
breakfast room on the left.
Some time is being consumed in putting
up the steps. The Bull street entrance will
be less expensive, but it will be very pretty.
After leaving the main entrance, which
will always be open, two folding doors are
reached leading into the corridor to the
main hall and farther on to the office. This
corridor is finished with a tiled floor. All
Of the rooms in the basement are nearly
finished, and each has been cleaned out pre-
paratory to receiving the finishing touches.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
Travellers Association Notes.

President Dean Newman was in the city
during last week perfecting arrangements
for the May convention. Between 800 and
400 delegates Of southern travellers from all
over the south, he says, will be here.
After the parade on Monday, May 6, the
convention will be called to order by Presi-
dent s. P. Weisiger of Augusta.
The branches Of the different cities will
come down fully organized for work, and
anticipate making a strong organization of
southern travellers, and they expect to rem
edy many existing defects in the organiza-
ton.
1t has been rumored that the railroads
contemplate adopting, some time during
May or June, the 5000 mileage books, in
Interchangeable over all southern roads.
President Newman will head a strong
delegation TO Atlanta next Saturday to con-
fer with the Atlanta drummers in a big
meeting relative to the coming conven-
ton. President Newman will go charged
to tho brim with all the data of ''new by
laws, constitution, committees, delegates
and May week." and the result of bis visit
it is expected, will be the means Of bringing
down large crowds who propose to take ad-
vantage Of the low rates put out by the
Central railroad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Lingo of Tennille is here.

T. A. Lingo Of Tennille is here.
F. L. Tyree of Millen is in the city.
E. c. Blount of Waynesboro spent yes
terday here.
Lieut.. o. NJ Carter returned from New
York yesterday.
w. j. Vankirk of Pensacola came'up to
Savannah yesterday.
H. G. Kent, representing the Beach Line
OF steamers, Is in town.
Capt. r. G. Fleming and wife returned
from New York yesterday.
May Henderson of Augusta stopped at
the Marshall house yesterday.
c. A. Morrison of Danville is in tho city.
J. Cohen of Atlanta is here.
Albert Howell, Jr., and wife are in the
city, guests of the Screven house.
George Blum of st. Augustine came up to
Savannah yesterday and spent the day.
P. L. Titcomb, J. E. Taylor and J. D.
Patterson of Rocky Ford spent yesterday
in the city.
Quite number of Savannahians are at
Suwannee Sulpur Springs, Fla. Among
them: Messrs. r. l.. Mercer, S. Epstein,
w. p. Brooks, Gibson Garnett, Max Krauss,
Mr.. b. Donovan and wife, Mr. John Nesbit
and daughter and the Misses Weeks.
The following party from Augusta passed
through yesterday on its way from the
Jacksonville exposition: P. G. May, Ed
Stallings, Charles Mckenzie, G. J. Jethro,
T. G. Vason, B. Eve, Joe Campbell, W. D,
Tut, Joseph Richards, Lawrence Daw, H.
K. Cohen and Il. K. Kenchlie.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER.
The Weidner Trial to Begin in the
Superior Court To-Day.

The Weidner Trial to Begin in the
Superior Court To-Day.
The session of the superior court to-day
will be an interesting one, as murder trial,
which has attracted no little interest
already in view of the fact that there has
already been considerable preliminary lti-
cation, is assigned for hearing.
On the night of August Z, O. A. Weidner,
who kept grocery and bar at Habersham
and Liberty streets, and resided with his
family on the second floor, became involved
IN dispute with jeff Burke (colored), who
was under the influence of liquor. Burke
refused to leave when ordered, and Weld
ner went up stairs and got his revolver
and returning, confronted Burke
who had meantime armed himself
with club which he had found in the gro
Gerry. whether Burke struck first, or
Weidner shot at Burke before Burke as
saulted him, the evidence will disclose. At
any rate, Weidner received a blow in the
face and one on the head, and two or three
shots were fred by Weidner, one ball pene-
trating Burke's abdomen, from the eff
fects of which he died the following
day. Weidner WIS lodged in the barracks
and was afterward committed to jail by
Justice Warng Russell, Jr., in default of
5000 bail. Afterward r. r. Richards,
ESq., counsel Tor w 6ldner, naQ the
prisoner brought before bench
of magistrates, composed of Justices
Russell, Patterson and Elsinger, who re-
duced the bail, which Weidner gave, and
he was discharged. He sold out his grocery
and bar, and returned to his former avoca-
ton of book agent, which he followed
here and in Charleston until at the last
term of the superior court he was indicted
on a charge of murder, and was arrested
on a bench warrant the day following his
indictment, since which time he has been
in Jail.
The colored people were very much
worked up at the time. and started to raise
fund to prosecute Weidner, but they APP
pear to have been satisfied with the hond re-
quired of Weidner, and no more was heard
of the fund. The case has been twice post
poned, but all the witnesses are now in the
city, and extra panels have been drawn so
that jury may be obtained with as little
delay as possible, and the case will be under
way to-day.
The NAPLES case is also assigned for to-
day, but it will hardly be reached on the
calendar, as the Weidner trial will proba-
bly, occupy the time of the court to-da y
and tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
HOUSES FOR TIE PEOPLE.

Illustrated Articles on Architecture.
The MORNING NEWS has arranged to pub
lish ten articles on house building. The
publication of them will begin early in
April, in the Monday edition. One will be
published in that edition each week until
all are published.
Each article will be illustrated by a per-
spective view and floor plans. The articles
will be extremely practical and will show
what can be done with different sums of
money, cost Of materials, labor, etc.
First Article-A model 81 900 house.
Second Article-A model 81, 800 house.
Third Article-A model s., 900 house.
Fourth Article-A model s., 500 house.
Fifth Article-A model 5000 house.
Sixth Article-A model s., 500 house.
Seventh Article-A model q, 900 house.
Eighth Article--A model s., 1000 house.
Ninth Article--A model $1,000 house.
Tenth Article-A model barn.
The articles will also appear in the
WEEKLY NEWS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
MORE FIRE BUGS WORK.

An Unsuccessful Attempt to Burn
MRS. Margaret Clarity's Place.
The incendiary was at work again last
night, and as usual eluded the vigilance,
or the observation of the authorities. A
few minutes before 0 O'Clock Lymus Will
Jams, colored man. discovered smoke
pouring out of shed attached to the house
and notions store of Mrs. Margaret Clarity,
at No. 1874 South Broad street, and gaining
access TO the shed by scaling the fence, he
extinguished the fire with buckets of water
just as it began TO blaze up threateningly.
Mrs. Clarity had gone out two hours be-
fore to spend the evening with a neighbor,
and the incendiary evidently knew that
Sunday evenings are the only ones she goes
ont, as she is an Industrious and frugal old
lady, who attends closely to her little store.
An outer board of the shed was looSened
and dry moss, old papers and lightwood had
been placed between the shed and a wooden
chest, and the fire was then applied.
Chief Fireman Puder was summoned aud
after an examination of the premises satisfied
himself that the fire was of incendiary origin
He gathered up the bundle of lightwood
which had not been consumed, and took
Il away.
This is the second attempt within twenty
four hours to start a fire in that locality,
and the circumstance is one which has
naturally aroused apprehension among the
residents in the near neighborhood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
CITY BREyITIEa.

Extra communication of Landrum Lodge
No 4s, F. and A. NJ, this evening.
DeKalb Lodge No. 8, |. o. o. F., will
meet this evening at Metropolitan hall
The executive council Of the Citizens
Sanitary Association will meet tonight
Tattnall council, American Legion of
Honor, will meet tonight in the Sorrel
building.
The Railroad Loan Association will hold
its sixty-eighth monthly meeting at the
secretary's office, No. ia Bryan street, TO-
night.
Messenger of Council Harrison's home
was broken into few nights ago by burg
lars, bat nothing of any consequence was
stolen.
The sale of reserved seats for the operas
Sleeping Queen" and "Specter Knight
will begin at Davis Bros at 9 o'clock this
morning.
A part of the tower of the Independent
Presbyterian church fell yesterday, carry
ing away portion of the south wall. The
heavy stone work as it fell Jared the earth
for several blocks.
There were 1856 failures in the United
States reported to Brddstreet's last week,
against 141 in the preceding week and l62,
l66, 159 and ia in the corresponding weeks
of 1888. 1887, 1886 and 1885 respectively.
The steam tug Cynthia took a party out
yesterday for the Blacklist Banks, but did
not succeed in finding the banks. The
party, however, caught some fish, although
it was rough weather, with choppy sea.
The ladies of the fruit and flower mission
ask that all who are interests in the dis
tribution of fruit and flowers among the
sick and suffering poor of the city will send
their contributions to the Catholic Library
hall, on Drayton street, on every Tuesday
morning between and 10 o'clock. The
mission will continue its work until June l.
One of the postoffice employees has in
vented a rival puzzle to the pigs in the
Clover" The new puzzle consists of
square box with pen in each corner. In
the center Of the box are five concave sides
of semicircles, forming star. Nine mar
bles are used in the puzzle. 1t is said that
the postotfice puzzle seriously vexes the
minds of Uncle Sans boys.
Two 6-year-ol colored lads were caught
stealing in the drug store of Symons & Nell
Saturday night. They entered the store,
and as soon as the clerk went behind the
prescription counter, they snatched some
small articles off the counter and ran out
Mr.. Symons heard them. and going to the
door, saw them running down the street
with the stolen goods. He chased them and
recovered the articles which they had.
Inc georgia tame frotectlve Assocla-
ton has started out with a determination
to enforce the game law to the letter, said
a sportsman yesterday. A close eye, he
said, is being kept on the hunters and any
violation of the law will get the prompt
attention of the entire association. A
quarter of venison reached Savannah yes
terday. 1t is understood that it was
shipped from ST. Catharine Ireland. The
officers of the association are on close
track and it is likely that an investigation
will follow this week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
Earnest Efforts to Raise Money to
Restore the Church Building.

Earnest Efforts to Raise Money to
Restore the Church Building.
Elsewhere the announcement is made
that the Sunday School Aid Society of the
Independent Presbyterian church will
hold bazar on April so to assist in re-
building the church. Donations will be
accepted, aud doubtless they will be freely
offered. The advertisement indicates the
kind of articles that can be handled to the
greatest advantage
The young ladies of the church have or
ganiZed pulpit society, their object being
to raise money to rebuild the pulpit Their
first entertainment will be at the residence
of Mrs. Hopkins, on CASTOR street, this af-
ternoon and evening. In the afternoon
there will be games Of lawn tennis, for par
ticipation in which there will be small
charge. In the evening there will be gar
den party, and an admission fee of ten cents
will be charged. There viii be refresh
ments both afternoon and evening. This is
a chance to have an enjoyable time and to
help good cause.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15

the southern part of the island 1t is ex-
pected to complete the canal within a week
or ten days. A heavy rain setting in pre-
vented visit to the interior of the island
TO the site of proposed lake, which Capt.
D. G. Purse contemplates feeding with salt
water for boat riding and still water fish
ing.
There is every reason to believe that the
tide of travel to Tybee from Savannah and
the interior will be heavy this season, and
one enthusiastic gentleman said yesterday
that it win tax the railroad to accommo-
date it, and that the island is building up 50
rapidly that regular freight trains will soon
be necessary.
PUTTING ON CITY AIRS.
A suggestion has been made that mayor
and board of aldermen be selected so that
there may be some constituted authority to
deal with the violators of the law, as there
have been number Of petty burglaries on
the island. 1t is also proposed TO petition
for a postoffice TO be located on Tybee, as
its need is beginning to be seriously felt.
Hon. j. j. McDonough, who looked after
the comforts of the passengers on the after
noon tram yesterday, predicts that Tybee
will be visited by thousands this season, and
that it will only be the beginning of its
prosperity, as succeeding seasons will null
tiply the number Of visitors
1t is expected that by next Sunday the
Tybee trains will depart from the new depot
at the foot of President street, as the i'm
provements have progressed so far that it is
believed the new track and depot will be
ready for q formal opening then.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
A Life Made Miserable

BY dyspepsia is scarcely worth the living. A
capricious appetite, heartburn, puzzling nerv-
GUS symptoms increased action Of the heart
after eating, sinking in the abdomen between
meals, and fiatulence after, are among the sue
cessive indicid Of this harassing complaint.
Two things only are needful for It's removal A
resort TO Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and per
sstence in its use. These remedial measures
being adopted, a cure is certain. Taken imme-
diately before or after meals. this great stom-
the natural solvent of the food. The nervous
and bilious symptoms consequent upon chronic
indigestion disappear. as the complaint gradu-
ally Yields TO the corrective and invigoratng
influence of the Bitters Appetite returns.
sleep becomes more refreshing, and as a Sc
quence the body is efficiently nourished, mus
cular power increases, and the mind grows san
guine. Use the Bitters for chills and fever and
rheumatism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
THE CHATTAHOOCHRE's TRIP.
Capt. Daggett Has Another Rougl
VoYaRe-Tne Vessel Undamaged.

Capt. Dsggett Has Another Rough
Voyage-Tne Vessel Unchanged.
The steamship Chattahoochee, Capt. Dag
gett, came into port yesterday morning on
her return trip from New York after her
recent rough voyage She encountered
heavy headwinds all the way down. The
vessel looks little the worse, how ever, from
her stormy passage of the week previous,
the accounts of which her officers claim
were very much ex ggerated. In point Of
fact, the vessel was damaged but very little.
Only the rail and bulwarks we're damaged
by shipping a couple of heavy seas. Tenn
porary repairs we're made in New York
and the vessel was enabled to resume her
regular schedule without any detention.
She is a stanch and seaworthy ship and is
commanded by good navigator and Off
Ger, and her condition shows that she was
skillfully handled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
A Bullet in his Foot.

Charles Halligan, a lad of Is, was taken
to the Savannah hospital yesterday with
45-caliber pistol ball lodged in his left foot
The boy said that in company with other
boys he was going out beyond the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway canal bridge
to play ball. When the crowd got ON the
bridge pistol was fired and his foot became
numb. In a few minutes the blood began
to fill his shoe and the wound grew painful.
The boys carried him to the hospital. where
it was expected that he would be treated,
but upon examination of the wound by the
hospital physician, in which some probing
was done, it was temporarily dressed and
the boy was sent home where he win be
treated by the family physician. The ball
ball, almost dis iointing the big toe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
HOLY WEEK IN THE CHURCHES.
Crowds of Worshipers Attend Palm
Sunday Services.


Sunday Services.
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the begin
ming of Holy week At the morning
services at the Cathedral and st. Patrick's
churches and at the Church Of the Sacred
Heart the blessing and distribution of palms
took place. All of the services in the
Roman Catholic churches were attended by
the Epscopalian churches, st. Johns.
Christ and st. Stephens, and at
the white and colored mission churches,
were in observance of the beginning
of the great fast week. The lessons and
sermons for each day of this week are based
upon the accounts of the trial, condemn a.
ton and death of the Saviour given in the
four gospels. Maundy-Thursday is the an
niversary OF the last supper, and in remem-
brance thereof many of the churches have
the administration of the holy communion
at night, the only time in the year when it
is administered at that time. The services
of the Tenebr9 are observed Ia Catholic
churches, and include the chanting of the
Psalms and the singing of the lamentations
Of jeremiah.
Good Friday is the great fast of the
church in the year. Affairs are draped in
purple or black, music is hushed during
worship, and it is the only day in the year
upon which the mass in the Roman Cath
Ollie churches or the holy eucharist in the
advanced churches of the Protestant Epis-
copal church is not celebrated 1t is the
custom also in some of the churches to have
a service lasting during the hours OF the
Saviour's passion, with talks each hour
based upon what are designated his last
seven words or sayings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
BARGAINS AT sILVA's.

Spring Clearing Sale OF Surplus Stock,
Odd Lots, Remnants and Slightly
Imperfect Goods at Less Than COST
to Make Room for New Importations
A large lot of lamps very cheap.
Special prices on dinner sets, tea sets,
chamber sets and fancy articles.
A splendid opportunity to secure bar
gains.
Am opening spring stock of fly fans,
water coolers, ice cream freezers, wire dish
covers and other summer goods, which
will be sold at low figures
A large lot Of lunch, market and other
baskets.
All this and much more at SILvAs,
140 Broughton street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-15
What the Knowing Ones Say.

The knowing ones say that the Georgia
federal appointments will be taken up by
President Harrison this week and disposed
of. They also say that Col Buck will be
the arbiter Of the office-seekers' fortunes in
Georgia, and that he will be in Washington
to-day TO take care OF his friends. It is pre-
dicted by those who claim to be within the
circle of Col. Bucks influence and in his
confidence that all whom Col. Buck has
recommended will be appointed, with the
possible exception of Col. Jno. II. Deveaux
recommended for collector Of the port of
Brunswick