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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-27
STORY OF THE SUSPECTS.
A DIFFERENCE OVER THE DATE OF
AN INTRODUCTION.

Bezgs Said to Have Been Introduced
to Babcock May l, Instead of May
4The Owner Of the White Horse
Gave No Description OF the Man
Who Hired It.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The first witness
called in the Cronin case this morning on
behalf Of the state was Bailey Dawson,
who testified that on May 4, this year, he
was in the Emergency hospital here; that
he never introduced John F. Beggs to Col.
Rabcock, but that on the night Of May IL
be was present whsn Gleason did so. the
defense had introduced evidence that Beggs
was at the Pacific hotel on the night of
May 4, and that he was introduced to Col.
Babcock on that occasion.
Col. A. c. Babcock followed as soon as
this witness had escaped from the hands of
Mr.. Foster, who conducted the cross-exam-
ination. He corroborated Mr.. Dawson
testimony.
OWNER OF THE WHITE HORSE.
After several other witnesses had testified
to discredit testimony for the defense,
Patrick Oman, owner of the white horse,
was called. He testified that when he was
beng questioned by Capt Setback, in the
presence Of Coughlin, and when Capt,
Setback asked HIM for a description of the
man who hired the white horse. the witness
replied: You can do your own describing.
Coughlin knows him, and saw him, and
can describe him to you better than l can.
FIRST MENTION OF CoUGHLIN.
Chester P. Smith testified that he made
an examination of the files of all the daily
papers in Chicago for the purpose Of dis
was first mentioned in connection with the
hiring of the white horse. 1t was not men
toned prior TO May 25 This was 20 con-
fl adict the evidence of witness for the de-
feuse, who testified that he had seen 1t
about ten days after the murder.
States Attorney Longnecker then an
nc unced the case tor the people closed.
REBUTTAL TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Forest announced that he would in
session of the court to show the where
al,outs Of Witness William Coughlin on
the plight of May 4.
The court then announced that owing to
tile illness of the little daughter of Juror
North the court would adjourn until FIJI
day, in order to allow him TO go to her bed
side
After the adjournment of the court there
wns a consultation between the court and
the counsel as to the order of the arguments
to be made before the jury. 1t was finally
decided to leave the matter to the court.
The judge will announce his decision Friday
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EXILES IN SIBERIA.
A Mass Meeting at Philadelphia to
Express Sympathy.

A Mass Meeting at Philadelphia to
Express sympathy.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ga public meet
ing called for the purpose of expressing
American sympathy with Russian political
exiles to Siberia, and for formulating a
protest and sending representations to the
Russian government. was held in Associa-
ton hall this afternoon. This meeting
grew out of the action taken by the au-
dience at the close of George Remnants
lecture, delivered on Nov. Is, in which that
gentleman graphically described the condi-
tions of the Siberian exile. There was a
large attendance and much earnest
mes was displayed. John Field pre-
sided and Mr.. Kennan addressed the
assemblage, giving his views as to what
ought to be done to render the condition of
the convicts less miserable. The following
resolutions, introduced by Rev. DIR.
McVicker, were unanimously adopted:
ResolUed, That this meeting heartily approves
the movement looking to the presenting of an
American petition to the Russian government
through the approaching prison convention in
st. Petersburg.
Resolved, That a central association be estab
Nshed to promote the circulation of such petit
tions for signatures
Other meetings will be held in the future
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UNEARTHED A CORPSE.
The Remains of One of the Earl
Spaniards Dug Up at Pensacola.

The Remains of One of the EARLY
6paniards Dug Up at Pensacola.
PENSACOLA, FLA, Nov. 26.-In making
a sewer connection to-day on Tarragona
street, near Wight, some workmen un-
aarthed coffin studded with brass-headed
tacks of an obsolete type. The coffin con-
tanned the crumbling bones Of one who in
life must have been person of some note.
judging from the evidences of the care
which had been manifested in his inter
ment. A little over year age
human remains were exhumed neal
the same spot, and with them
couple Of Spanish coins bearing date o.
1776. 1t was then thought that they were
soldiers who had fallen there IN battle anC
were buried where they fell. This last fine
warrants the inference that at some remot
period in the city's past that portion of thu
| town must have served as burial ground
notwithstanding that the Oldest living in
habitant has never heard that such wa.
| the case.
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FLORIDA's METROPOLIS.

The Grand Jury Hauls the County
Commissioners over the Goals.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. ga big
sensation was caused in this city to-day by
the report of the Duval county grand jury
which hauled over the Goals the county
commissioners, and charged them with be-
ing wilfully negligent, recl1lessly extrava.
CANT, and in polite language called them
dishonest, and wound up by demanding
that the governor remove all but j. N. c,
Stockton. The document when published
caused great stir in the city.
The four Green brothers, who surrendered
yesterday for numbering Henry Love and
Grant Brooks. two negroes, at Sanderson,
Fla, Feb g. were released to-day on bail of
$40 600 each
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HIGHWAYMEN OF THE RAILS.
81: Zteen Masked Men Board a Trair
in the Chickasaw Nation.

81: zteen Masked Men Board a Train
in the Chickasaw Nation.
Fort WORTH, TEX, Nov. 26.-Sixteen
masked and heavily armed men boarded a
south-bound Santa Fe passenger train last
evening at Berwins, small station in the
Clbickasaw nation, and cut the engine and
mail and express loose from the coaches.
THEY then ran the train two miles and
threw the firemen off the locomotive. Two
mi les farther on the engineer was thrown off,
and after running four miles farther the
steam was turned Off. Then the robbers
belyan an attack on the express car. The
guard and messengers fired twenty shots,
but finally gave in, after the robbers had
literally riddled the car The money stolen
is between $780, 600 and $4,000, and came
principally from Chicago. United States
marshals are in pursuit of the robbers.
A BRAVE GUARD.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ga special to the
Pc Dispatch from Gainesville, Tex, SAYS
in regard to the train robbery last night:
Erred Frashier, the guard of the train,
fired more than twenty shots at the rob-
bers, and one of the gang is believed to
have been fatally wounded Frashier was
not hurt. The robbers got about $4,000.
The passengers and mail were not molested. !"
THE PRYOR CREEK ROBBERY.
L. A. Fuller, superintendent of the Pa
cific Express Co., to-day stated to an Asso-
clsted Press reporter that the actual loss by
the Pryor Creek train robbery, Sunday
night, was S1,2l7 This is official. There
is no clue to the robbers as vet,
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He Falt Radiv-

Hoffman House. Halo, Windsorl what
up? You look down in the mouth, old
man.
Wlndsor-"Y You'd feel like boiled owl,
too, if you had this internal dyspepsia"
Hoffman House-"Why don't YOU dc
something for itgn
Windsor-''Do something? have taken
every discoverable thing except my life, but
they're no good"
Hoffman, House-"Go to any druggists
and get bottle of p. p p. (Prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Potassium aud if that don't
knock your dyspepsia higher than kite
Pm sailorn
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Brazilian Finances.

PARIS, Nov. 26.-The Banco Nacioual of
Rio Janeiro telegraphs as follows: EVERY
thing satisfactory. Exchange 271S. In
ternal stocks firm"
Gable dispatches received by the foreign
Office from Rio Janeiro say that no foreign
government has yet recognized the pro-
visional government Of Brazil, and that the
Brazilian ministry will await the decision
of the assembly before claiming recognition.
French officials in Brazil have been in
structed to maintain the good relations
formerly held with the imperial govern
ment. Ali the foreign consuls in Brazil are
receiving similar orders.
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Work Of the Bird Dogs.

HIGH POINT, N c., Nov 26-The all
aged pointer stake of the eastern field trial
was run to-day. The weather was clear
and bracing, aud birds scarce. The dogs
worked well and had a heated contest.
Rip Rap won the first prize, Lebanon the
second, Count Foster the third, and Wolton
Game the fourth. The champion stake
will be drawn tonight. 1t is thought that
Chance will be the only dog entered. If SO,
he will receive the champion prize. The
sport has been good, and the decisions of
the judges satisfactory.
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GAMBLER CHIPS.
Arrivals from EDgland-Nearly all the
Oranges Sent Forward.

Oranges Sent Forward.
GAMBLER, FLA, Nov. CIV. F. Wal
lace and wife Of London, England, have
arrived here. They have a ten-acre orange
grove, and will begin shortly the erection
of one Of the handsomest residences in the
town.
Miss Agnes Mathuson of Philadelphia,
Pa, is hsre on visit to her brother, John
/. MathusOn.
We have had some cool weather-ther-
mometer going down to 44'-but no frost
yet, and everything is growing in tropical
uxuriancs.
Miss Maud Benjamin of Rensselaer,, Ind.
is here on a visit 20 relatives.
The orange crop from this section is
nearly all shipped. A few are holding their
fruit until the market clears up after the
holidays for a better price. The returns
for the fruit shipped this season have been
very satisfactory.
Thanksgiving will be celebrated by a
basket dinner in the Chautauqua at Lake
Weir
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KEY VESTS STRIKERS.
Blaine Sends the Protest to the Di
trict Attorney for Florida.

Blaine Sends the Protest to the Dis
trict Attorney for Florida.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. ga ITALIA
hassee special to the Times Union SAYS:
Gov. Fleming to-day received an official
acknowledgment by Secretary Blaine OF
the receipt of his letter inclosing the Key
West protest with reference to the action o.
the Spanish consul in connection with the
cigarmakers' strike. Mr.. Blaine SAYS the
whole matter had been referred to the de-
partment of justice, and it is understood
that the Attorney General has turned il
over to the United States district attorney
for the southern district of Florida for in.
vestigation."
The latest advices from Key West indi
cate much excitement among the CubaI
population there with reference to the re-
cent outbreak at Matanzas The Spanish
consul has returned to Havana,
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A FATAL EXPLOSION OF GAS.

TWO ChiIdren Killed and Three PeO-
Die Hurt Beyond Recovery.
DAYTON, O., Nov. 26.-An explosion of
natural gas occurred at o'clock this morn
ing at the residence Of Scott Hawthorne, in
the western part of this city. The house,
which was two story brick structure, was
blown to atoms. Two children were killed
and Mr.. Hawthorne. his wife and father.
received terrible injuries, which viii prob
ably result fatally. They were taken to a
hospital The gas was cut off from the
section in which the explosion occurred as
soon as possible after the accident. The
explosion was heard all over the city.
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a Rior in a Mining Camn.

PIrTsBURG, PA, Nov pa Charleston
w. Va, special says: Information reached
here this evening that there was big riot
in the Flat Top mining district in Mercer
county Monday night, in which seven men
were shot, two being killed instantly. All
The parties TO the affray were negroes, and
1t grew out of drunk, the men having
been paid off Monday morning.
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SUMFER'S SENSATION.
Negroes Believed to be at the Bottom
of the Killing of Rogers.

NSsTOoS bolleNeu TO De at Jn0 bOJLOm
of the Killing of Rogers.
AMERICUs, GA, Nov. 26.-Coroner
Parker had an inquest this afternoon over
Robert A. Rogers. who was assassinated at
Sumter last night. There was no evidence
developed before the jury fixing the crime
upon auy one. Robert was a sober, afHable
a.nd industrious young man, and it is not
believed that he had personal enemy any
where. There is, however, clew to the
cause of his murder that may develop
something tangible in detecting and bring
ing to justice the perpetrator of the crime.
Superior court is in session. The grand
jury organized yesterday. There is a negro
in jail charged with grave crime. The
case was to be Investigated this week, and
the principal witness against the negro was
Robert A. Rogers. 1t is believed here that
he was murdered by some friend of the
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Werehousemen Fail.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 26-McLeod &
Anderson, tobacco warehousemen, failed
to-day. The firm consists Of DIR. George w.
Mcleod and James A. Anderson, both OF
Versailles. They assign all the property
belonging to them not subject to homestead
exemption. This includes u $50, 900 blue.
grass farm near Versailles and a tobacco
warehouse at Sulphur, KY, together with
the tobacco, ETC., in their warehouse here.
Their assets and liabilities are large, but the
amounts are not definitely known.
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DANIS-NORWOOD.-M 10 this city
Nov: IL, at the First Presbyterian church. by
the Rev. j. W. ROgan, assisted by the Rev l.
DREE, daughter of the Hon. T. NJ. Norwood.
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NOTICE.

Neither the Master nor Consignees of the
British steamship ALCESTER, Matthews,
Master will be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by the crew.
A. MINIS & SONS. Consignees.
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DEATHS.

GUERARD-Died, in Charleston. S. q On m.
l4th day OF November. 1899. WILLIAM B. GrrER,
ARD, age 20 years; resident IS Bull street: plac,
OF burial Magnolia cemetery.
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MEETINGS.
GOLDEN RULE LoDGE % = =

GOLDEN RULE LODGE NO. r. O. or.
regular meeting of this Lodge will be held
THIS EVENING at 8 O'Clock at southeast
corner PRESIDENT and Jefferson streets over
Trinity Church lecture room
a rull attendance is earnestly requested
Members OF other Lodges and visiting brothers
are invited to attend
By order of j. G. SWANSTON n r.
Z. b. PEEK, Secretary
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a Fleet at Pensacola

PENSACOLA, FLA. Nov. 26.-Fourteen
Fqnare-rigged vessels and one schooner
sailed into the haroor to-day from different
ports in the foreign world.
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NOTICE.

The regular Wednesday Schedule Will be run
on the outside line of the CITY AND SUBUR.
BAN RAILWAY on THURSDAY, Thanks
giving Day.
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GEORGIA HUsSARs.
HEADQUARTERS GEORGIA HUssARs,
SAVANNAH, GA, Nov. q, 1889.
General Order No. 40:
The Savannah Volunteer
Guards having requested the a
presence of the Hussars at %9STA
Tybee on THANKSGIVIG DAY, %@AgESS
members will go in uniform Cs<ss6kA
white hemlets) and without So n
arms |SA v
Those who wish TO witness the w
shooting contest will take the 9&xzzzzsz'zzzza-
a. m. train. BY order of
VIM w. GORDON, Capt. Com'd'g,
G. D. RUSSELL. Acting First Sergeant.
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DEVILTRY IN WILCOX.
a Negro Called to His Door and Shot
"A RaVishing,

"A Ravishing.
ABBEvLLE, GA, Nov 26.-An unknown
man called Bill Hughes, a negro living
eight miles north from here, from his house
Last night, and shot him in the eye. The
coroner held an inquest to-day.
Reports say that the negroes around
Bowen's Mill are considerably excited over
rape charged to have been perpetrated
by a boy upon a girl
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STATE AND COUNTY TAXES 1889.

OFFICE COLLECTOR STATE AND COUNTY TAXES,
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA. !
SAVANNAH, Ca Oct 8, 1882 !
=, The Digest is now open for the collection of
the above taxes on all property, real and per
sonal; the specific tax on professions; also the
POLL TAX for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
on all MALE RESIDENTS of the city and
county between the ages of 2t and 60 wears
Ofhce at the Court House whitfield Building).
Hours A. NJ. to Bpm
JAMES J. MCGOWAN.
Tax Collector c. C.
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FOR SALE.

On easy terms, Immediately on the line of
the Central railroad 10 miles from Savannah,
Ga, on station No 2, 800 acres of land, the late
residence of J. Seckinger. house with rooms,
in good condition. All outbuidings and fences
IN good repair; vineyard and orchard attached
For any further information applyt bv letter
or in person to
A. T. SECKINGER Eden Ga
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MONEY TO LOAN.
BUST PEAS AND BEANS.

Just arrived and still coming in, large quaint
ties BUST Premium Peas, Philadelphia Extra
Early, Black Eye, Marrowfat and all other
varieties at lowest market price Call and see
me. Yours, f. J. KIEFFER,
Corner West Broad and Stewart Streets
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RAGING AT COLUMBUS.
The Second Days Events Draw q
Crowd of $500 People.

The Second Days Events Draw q
Crowd OF $500 People.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. 26.-This was the
second day of the Columbus fall racing
meeting. The weather was fair, the track
in fine condition, and the attendance num-
bered $500. The events were as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Pacing race; one mile Frank
Dotch won, with Maud 81. second and Joe Town
send third. Time 2:21A.
SECOND RACE-Runnlng race; one and one
eighth miles. Burch won, with Revival second
and Pomp third. Time 200.
THIRD RACE-Three-fourths of a mile: run
ming race. Tom Karl won, with Harambrose
second, and Fitz Lee third. Holiday, the rider
of Fitz Lee, claimed that he was fouled by
Harambrose's jockey but the claim was not
allowed. The races will continue throughout
the week
AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Nov. 26.-This was
the seventh day of the Birmingham races.
The weather was fine, the track good, aud
the attendance large. The events were as
follows:
FIRST RAcE-Three quarters of mile; 1925
to first; six starters Mc1lurdy won, with Pro-
bus second, and Walker third. Time III.
SECOND RACE-Three- quarters of a mile; for
horses raised and owned in Alabama; $50
added three starters. Buckthorn won, with
Jim Gayle second, and Statesman third,
lime l. ~.
THIRD RAcE-One and a quarter miles;
merchandise handicap for all ages; $500 added !;
four starters. Vermont won, with Monita
Hardy second, and Casper third. Time 2:1014
FOURTH RAcE-One mile; citizens handicap
for 2-year-olds; $500 added; five starters. Sam
Doxey won, with Basil Duke second and Lena
Ban third. Time 1:45. In this race Frank Shaw
went under the wire two lenghths in the lead
but Gerhardy claimed that Daggett fOuled him
in the back stretch. A decision giving Doxey
the race created considerable dissatisfaction.
FIFTH RACE-One mile; Bessemer and Bir-
mingham railroad stakes handicap; $500 added
five starters. Sally Hogan won, with Bertha
second and Pantalett thru. Time 1924
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SPECIAL NOTICES
GEORGIA. HussAR

Advertisements Inserted under Especial
Notices" t0tH be charged 81 90 Square eaca
Insertion.
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NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE.

SAVANNAH GA, Nov. 10, 1889
CHISHOLM & ERWIN have associated with
themselves. as copartners in the practice of the
law FLEMING q. DUBIGNON and WALTER
s. CHISHOLM, JR. The partnership name
will hereafter be CHISHOLM, ERWIN &
DUBIGNON
Ofices-Corner Bryan and Abercorn streets,
Reynolds square.
Address-Postoffice box 3. Savannah, Ga.
WALTER S. CHISHOLM,
ROBERT G. ERWIN,
FLEMING q. DUBIGNON,
WALTER S. CHISHOLM, JR.
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READ THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE

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family for Some time, and can testify to its
efficacy a great family medicine. For ladies
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awarded highest prize over competitors Ask
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no other Prepared by
B. F. ULMER, NJ. D., Pharmacist,
Savannah, Ga.
Price 81 per bottle. If you cannot obtain the
"CorreCtor' from your druggist. send your
order direct. and it will be forwarded by ex-
press, freight paid.
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To Increase Your strength.

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FORSYTH SOCIAL CLUB.

Members are requested to attend a Hop Of
the Club THIS EVENING at Catholic Library
Hall. Dancing will commence promptly at 9
o'clock
JOHN-J. POWERS, President
J. NJ THOMAS, Secretary
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SAVANNAH THEATEP
"Wednesday and Thursday and rt,.
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The Great a1d Only HAPPY "a,
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