The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-27
SHOTGUNS FOR TRAMPS.
THE People or JACKSONVILLE
GROWING DESPERATE.


They. Run srhings Nearly as They
Please ID the suburbs-The Manda-
rim Murderer Lodged in Jail-A
whits Roy Possibly Fatally Injured
WITH q Brick.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. 26.-Dr. J. h.
Ppsey, RE government surgeon formerly IN
cnargeof Camp Perry, is in the city to re-
.snnan over Sunday with DR.. Porter. DIR.
T'osev is at work at Sanderson and Mac
.cienny, dessrqyissg infected material and
disinfecting.
TIE TRAMP ISSUE.
1ha. tramp question is beginning to be
NEST important and serious one for the city
Authorities. They swarm in from all quar-
h tors, and every night the police station ac-
c6afnoaates a dozen or more, while many
score more, It is estimated. sleep about the
city il isolated places. wharves. deserted
fs,iszes. etc 1t Ii dangerous thing, too,
for they arc growing holder every year.
Whsle o short time back they would
vaskr for food, they now de
MANDY Assistance, and are very
particular about what they get In many
places in the suburbs they completely ter
rorize the inhabitants and lay in contrIpu-
fions of Just what they want. The ponce
force is Inadequate 10 protect the iar-out
= saburbs, ana the county authorities have
6ons nothing as yet TO punish these naraud,
ees Last year the sheriff made several
fastis on their rendezvous outside the CITY,
where most complete camp was louhd
well stocked with what they had stolen
from the people around
rnarpITY OF THE PEOPLE
The people outside of police protection
Afxlikesand IN fact, hardly dare to make
report against them, as vengeance is feared
from tbs remainder Of the gang. Judge Lee
gives them severe sentences when brought
. m before him. but it does not seem to dl-
s,{{safst tfesexii in the least. For every one
zrsfst 70 the cha!n-gang two seem TO appear
IT il suggested that shotgun quarantine
n1afrist them will be enforced, and the people
are 10 about the right mood for it, as so
many Nenredations have been committed
chat they are out of patience. Sheriff
Broward may take it into his head 10 make
i RAID upon their camp soon, and if he does
be win dikeiy give them a taste oil DnVal
connfv i1etice and learn them a lesson that
11,ay Screate, it is hoped, an 'unfavorable
isnTressiona as regards this section Of the
state REPORTS from South Florida say
That that section is also overrun with the
Fams gangs. One or two have been killed
down there, but how no one knows.
a MURDERER JAILED.
william Hartley (colored) was lodged in
.4he county iail to-day for the brutal and
dnprovoked murder of Romeo Hartley, his
Uncle, at Mandarin, Wednesday. 1t seems
from the meager details Of the crime that
they ouarreled, and Hartley went to his
uhcle's house, poked his shotgun through
the stick chimney and shot him in cold
blood From some unexplained reason, no
news of the crime reached here till to-day.
- A white boy named Costello was hit on
The head by a negro lad named Loudon
This noon with a brick receiving very
serious injuries, which may prove fatal
Isoudon's father is in the Georgia peniten
8 tiary for robbery.
The board Of public works held meeting
this afternoon, and arranged for general
plans for putting down new sidewalks,
sewers, etc AS Sanitary Expert Bowditch
ssexpected in the morning from Boston,
the steps were taken so that the city au-
tborities could meet and confer with him
Monday morning.
Mr. Van Buren,, one of the republicans
appointed by Gov. Fleming, says that he
will serve.
Much to the surprise of ALL and especially
the republicans, Gen. William Ledwith says
that he viii accept the appointment. He
says now that tho governor did right and
acted as the constitution demanded.
THE cITY's CLEANLINESS.
The question of cleanliness is again agi-
tafing the authorities, and the city council
propose taking the 'bull by the horns as
they will insist that the health department
shall see that all parts of the city are thor
.oughly cleaned, and that no refuse shall be
dumped where it viii be menace to the
cify's health. There is not a cleanlier city
ef.&r md tbo
authorities win only insist on this same
standard of neatness and cleanliness, they
will deserve and merit the thanks of the
people The hotels are filling up.
THE CALAMITY LIAR.
The ''calamity liar" most expressive
and wellsdtirg appellation by the way,
seems 10 be still getting in his work on the
siy: especially does this seem to be in the
case in some parts south of us. Jacksonville, of
course, comes in for the worst blows Of this
foul slanderer, and lies told seem so wild
that il is wonder that any are credulous
enough to take stock in them. The MORN
ING News correspondent has repeated,
time and time again, that this is now one
of the most cleanly and healthful cities in
the United States. This statement should
certainly be credited, since tho statements
of the News correspondent are seldom or
never questioned. Even in all the trouble,
worry, excitement aud amid tho thousand
and one wild rumors of the epidemic, the
news given by the MORNING News has
never been successfully denied, and DR.
Porter said: "The MORNING NEWS gave
the best and most accurate history Of the
epidemic written These matters are only
mentioned in this veini. e. that reports Of
the city's health coming from the MORN
ING NEWS man can always be relied
upo& These calamity liars Silly talk
OF sickness in this or that town, when in
fact they know nothing of the matter, or
else still worse, know that they are liars
The NEWS reporter is on the trace Of one or
two Of these gentry, and as soon as the
facts gathered warrant they will be held up
to public execration, scorn and condemna-
tion. Any one who will circulate false
hoods of this kind deserves the most extreme
punishment, and from present information
one or two parties are in fair way to get
such.
GEORGIA's CAPITAL CITY.
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