The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-09
WHISKY MAY BE SOLD.
The Judge Advocates Ruling-The
Secret Societies.


Secret Societies
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June S.-Judge Advo-
cate Rodgers, of Gen. Beemer's staff. rhis
morning decided an important question
which arose by the discovery cf forty bar
rolls of whisky in a building on
Main street. Adjt. Gen. Hastings
was disposed to confscate it as a safe
guard according to a section in the military
code which prohibited the sale Of liquor
within the limits of military camp. Judge
Advocate Rodgers ruled that it was private
property and that a licensed dealer had a
right to sell liquor. Besides it was not
military camp but possecomotis) military
men on duty.
cAMBRIA's IRON WORKS.
Work was resumed to-day in the shops Of
the Cambria Iron Company'S mammoth
steel mill and repairs to buildings are being
made with remarkable rapidity. The dam
age to buildings has been stated, but the
machinery was only slightly damaged. The
blast furnaces were not hurt at all and will
be in operation as soon as a supply of coke
can be obtained. There is some coke on
hand, but it is too small an
amount to begin with. The most serious
letters, order books, etc. Vice President
Powell Stackhouse of the Cambria Iron
Company, to-day expressed his confidence
that in another week the company would
have It's full force of 5000 men at work.
About z, 900 of its old employees have disap-
peared, but there are plenty to be had to
fill their places.
SECRET SOCIETIES IN LUCK.
The members of secret societies in the
Conemaugh valley Jared unusually WELL
The Junior Independent Order of American
Mechanics are very strong here, having
membership of 1900. Out of this number
only nine lives were lest. Most of them
lost their homes, but all have employment,
and expect to be on their feet again in a
short time. A committee from Pittsburg
and Allegheny established headquarters in
the upper end of the town, and relieved the
wants of all who applied. The councils re-
sponded not only very literally, but very
promptly.
ONLY LOST TWO OUT OF EIGHTY-FIvE.
The Independent Order of Heptasophs
had a membership of eighty-hve and lost
but two. None of their members are in
want. and the committee sent to distribute
provisions and clothing returned home.
They had more than enough.
The Odd Fellows had a membership of
SOC here, and out of that number lost sew
enty-nine. The distressed members are
being well cared for. ~
1t is not known how many members CT
the Masonic order are lost, although a
prominent Mason says they are few, and
the survivors are being readily provided
for by the relief committees Of that fra
ternity.
LOCK OF wAsHINGToN's HAIR.
Among the most interesting relics Of the
food is a small gold locket, found In the
ruins Of the Hurlbut house yesterday. The
locket contains a small coil of
dark brown hair and has engraved
on the inside the following remark
able lines: "Lock of George Washington's
hair, cut in Philadelphia while on his way to
Yorktown, 17s1" Mr.. Benford, one of the
proprietors Of the house states that the
locket was the property of his sister who
was lost in the flood. 1t was presented to
her by an old lady in Philadelphia whose
mother and herself cut the hair from the
head of the father Of his country.