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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-20
suNDAY LAW VIEWS
What 8 Citizen Has to Say on the
Sunday Question.

what 8 Citizen Hes to Say on the.
Sunday Question.
SAVANNAH. GA. Feb. 19-Editor Morn
ing Ne'gs; The Fixing of the Sunday
Laws" by the city council seems to be a
matter of great difficulty, and, from the
kind of legislation of the board Of alder
men. as reported in the synopsis Of the pro-
ceedings OF the meeting on Wednesday
night, published in to-day,s MORNING
NEWS, bids fair to lead to no improvement,
or 10 effect the object sought and desired by
all law-abiding citizens 1t is acknowledged
and agreed by every one that the liquor
traffic is, beyond all others, the most in
juri US to individuals aud to communities;
and that the keeping open OF barrooms, or
places where it is sold, on Sunday, is a
nuisance and q damage TO every
body-to the seller, TO the purchaser
and to the teetotaller, the rich and to the
poor-and that it is the wish and will of the
largest number Of citizens that it should be
restricted and controlled by the most strin-
gent rules and regulations, in order that all
may be protected from the evils that are
sure 60 result II it Is not. No other kind or
character of business requires such rules
and regulations, consequently those who
make the laws should have the right to leg
islare and enact laws especially to effect and
govern the liquor trade. 1t is also the wish
OF the majority that Sunday should be OBJ
served as a holy day. But there are
a very few who think or believe
that the sale or purchase of a news
paper, cigar a glass of soda water, or the
delivery of any kind of meats OF fruits from
a cold storage room Injuries or corrupts
any one in any manner. Therefore the sale
or the delivery of such article on Sunday
could be restricted to certain hours of the
day. and the people be benefited by allow
ing such transactions as have become mat
ters of necessity, and the day may be also
properly observed, no one being injured
thereby.
Our worthy chief executive has earned
the ''godspeed" of his fellow citizens in his
vigorous efforts to enforce the laws and
ordinances, and has already become a terror
to those who violate them. But the matter
OF Fixing the Sunday Laws is not the
opinion or any one citizen as to what shall
be allowed, or what shall be forbidden or
restricted, 1t is question as to what is
best, and that will bring the greatest good
to the largest number
majority being agreed that the liquor
traffic is pernicions and injurious, and ex-
perience has proven it to be disgrace to
our city, it should be forbidden by the laws
lat least on Snndays) and the law should bs
vigorously enforced. But no one being in
jured by the sale of newspapers, delivery
of meats etc., from a cold storage room.
and business Of like nature, and which
benefit the people, they should only be re-
stricted to certain hours on Sundays. | be-
lieve this contains truly the
VoX PoPUII
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nrroaz TIE COURTS AGAIN.

r.s savannah, Dublin and Western
snort Line Case Once More Heard
From
The Savannah, Dublin and Western Short
rjnsis again figuring in the courts. The
--,,srty was bought in by B. A. Denmark,
e. some time ago FOR SOS, 600, and it was
---,,osed at the time that the purchaser was
...i,g for the Central railroad, which had
s-.5ased the road once before and had
p. 4 through a suit In the United States
oO Fnslly the Savannah and Western, a
L-ancb of the Central, absorbed the Short
g,1a and George E. Fort. who holds Sc, 900
= ne bonds of the defunct corporation,
- who claims he never secured any inter
~ >. brought suit in the United States cir
cit court against B. A. Denmark, the Cen
80 and the Savannah and Western rail-
1aads 10 take from them the title Of the Short
r;ra which he claims cannot pass TO the
Ea1tral on account of constitutional pro-
'f.Ions The portion of the bill relating to
he sale reads as follows:
an the sale no name was mentioned ex-
ant that Of B. A. Denmark, and no evil
Jsnce existed known to operator, or the
unblic, that the purchase was in fact made
N behalf Of any other person than the said
an
I'D gave his name as purchaser, paid the
D,onsy bid and took the title to himself
,ri+bout announcing or mentioning any
o,ber person as the purchaser than himself,
md an conducted himself in such discreet
manner as to deny color to the view that
any person besides himself was the real
bidder"
A demurrer was fled by the defendants
and Yesterday Capt. H. c. Cunningham of
their counsel argued at some length on the
ouestions involved, before Judge Speer. He
contended that the deed to Mr.. Denmark
could not be set aside, that the property
sbould not be sold for the benefit of the
bondholders, and Mr.. Fort had no case. He
claimed that the fact of the Central owning
ali the stock of the Savannah and Western
aid not cause the latter road to lose its sep.
arate existence, and the purchase of the
short Line by the Savannah and
Western was not illegal or against
pnblic policy, as it was mere branch of
that road. He said that if the purchase was
contrary 10 public policy it was a matter
between the state courts which created the
corporations and the corporations them
selves.
The suit in the superior court of Chatham
county, Capt. Cunningham said, affected the
mortgage security, and as the trustees were
parties to that suit the bondholders were
bound by the decree.
Argument will be continued this morn
ing Lawton g. Cunningham and Dem
mark, Adams g. Adams represent the de-
PENDANTS, and Charles N. West, ESQ.,, Gen.
Henry r. jackson and Judge Henry B.
Tompkins the complainant.
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A NEGRO VITA A BAD REooaD.
Only 10 Years Old. But Full of the
Wrinkles of sin

Only / 5 Years Old, But Full of the
Wrinkles OF sin.
ROME, GA, Feb. 19.-Nora Lay. the COLI
ored girl who has confessed TO burning the
residence Of r. J. Gwaltney on Feb. !, has
an awful record for crime for one Of her age.
She is now scarcely Is years Of age.
About one and half years ago she was
brought before the superior court on a
charge Of burglary and pleaded guilty to the
charge. On account of her youthful ap-
pearance very light punish
ment was imposed. The sentence
was one year Ia the penitentiary.
When the term expired she returned TO
Rome and began working for Mrs. Gwalt-
ney, who employed her as a house servant.
In short while the girl began stealing
from her mistress. Nothing was done with
her for this. Then on Feb. /, as she now
confesses, she. in company with another
girl named Maggie Bradshaw, broke into
Gwaltney's residence. stole what they could
carry and then set fire TO the house.
On the commitment trial Nora made her
confession. She seemed to be totally IN
conscious Of the enormIty of her crime.
When asked by the court if she wanted
counsel to represent her. she replied; al
represent MYSELF Nora is almost white
and striklngly handsome.
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Dolls, Half Price, at siiva's.

d. large stock of dressed and undressed
W. Vlsque Jointed Dolls, Bisque Kid Body Dolls.
, mHsnalle and Wax Dolls, which must. and
IN En- De sold, if price is any inducement.
choice. -
ra,a sale at reduced prices to close out
'esail stock still continues.
Culver SlVer plated ware very low. Rich Cut
Sa aeasS wa ditto. Dinner Sets, Chamber
~ 3 lea Sets. moving lively. A good line
r. ,lanoS, Parlor and Hall Lamps, Table
potstery, Brass Goods, Bisque Figures, Art
ssery, aud everyday furnishings. A
o rSs,se lot Of Toy Tea Sets. Call early and
JAS s. SILVA,
40 Broughton Street.
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INvEsrM BANKERS FAIL.
Their Liabilities $9oo,ooo-The Asset
Pit at G45O OOO

Their Liabilities S9oo,ooo-The Assets
Put at $46o,oOO.
Topeka, KAN, Feb. 19-John D. Knox
& Co., investment bankers, assigned yester-
day to Hon. J. H. McAfee. Their liabili-
ties will reach 100000. Among the items
of the liabilities are the following: Savings
department, deposits, demand certificates
of deposit and open accounts $4,000; time
Understanding certificates of deposit,
principally held by eastern parties,
100000; deposits for investments
made by eastern parties $780,
900. The remainder of the liabilities are
discounts with other banks (all of which are
secured with good collaterals), 500. 900 I'M
paid interest coupons, etc. The assets are
principally lands, equities, unpaid coupons,
bills discounted, tax sale certificates. The
total value OF the assets cannot be definitely
determined, but Mr.. Knox claims that the
assets aggregate $780, 900. That, however.
depends solely upon the prices realized upon
the real properties. The heaviest creditors
are the trustees of the New York conference
Methodist Episcopal church for $40, 900.
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FOR INCORPORATION


STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY,
~ To the superior court Of said county: The
petition of H. w. PALMER, MAX ROBINSON,
EDWARD KAR0W, JOSEPH HULL, NJ
DEITSH, II. M. BoLEY, II. f. HARMON, J. II.
YOUNG. f. KULMAN. N. w. DIXON, @. B.
PRlTCHARD, T: L. K1NSEY, JOSEPH +.
DOYLE, GEORGE p. WALKER, d. |. McIN-
TYRE IIYRH 8; kRoUsKoTF;J =; r; BROOKS. J. Q.
lard, JOHN r. DILLON, JOSEPH LOVEN-
STEIN, G. y. PRENDERGAST @. S. CON-
NERAT, ISAAC M. FRANK, II. q. FLEMING,
EMILE NEWMAN and b. II. LEVY respect-
fully shows that they desire for themselves and
their associates, to be Incorporated under the
name and style OF
"MERCHANTS' WEEK ASSOCIATION
for the purpose and object of providing enter
tainment and diversion for strangers visiting
the CITY of Savannah on stated occasions, and
particularly during the week selected in each
year known as "MEROHANTS' WEEK" the
object being TO bring to the city Of Savannah GO
many visitors as possible, and thereby adding
to the attractiveness OF said city, as well as to
the profit, gain and advantage OF its merchants
and others Interested; to provide all kinds OF
amusements, literary and histrionic perform
ances, races, carnival, fireworks, trades display.
and the like.
This Association not being an Organization for
individual pecuniary gain and therefore not
having any capital stock it desires to issue
tloners and their associates, the proceeds Of
which are to be used and expended For the pur-
poses aforesaid.
Petitioners desire to transact their business In
the City OF Savannah, said County and State,
and 70 be permitted to acquire and hold any
real and personal property that may be necss-
sary for their purposes; to borrow money and
issue obligations therefor; to contract and be
contracted with; to have O corporate SEAL and
generally to be Invested with all the corporate
powers and privileges incident and granted to
corporations by the Courts of this State, ac-
cording TO the laws of Georgia.
WHEREFORE, Your Petitioners pray an order
OF this Honorable Court granting their, said
petition, and comforting upon them all the
rights. privileges and franchises therein asked
and prayed for, and TO be incorporated for the
term OF twenty (20) years, with privilege OF re-
newal at the expiration of said period and with
all the powers aforesaid.
And your Petitioners will ever pray, etc, etc.
EMILE NEWMAN,
Attorney for Petitioners.
TiIad ir oeaoa ana -ano,dot. ara. ooA a., n@5
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TIRED OF LIFE.
Death OF j. j. Morris in a Rotel at
Helena.

Death of j. j. Morris in q RoteI at
Helena.
HELENA, GA, Feb. 19-J. j. Morris,
who lives six miles in the country from
Leslie. came to the Harris house at McRae
about O'Clock Tuesday. aud complaining
Of feeling sick retired at once. A travelling
man from Macon was put In the same room,
and from him it is learned that Morris was
asleep at o'clock, bnt two or three times
during the night he got up and took medi-
cine, the last time about 2 o'clock in the
morning. About 6 o'clock in the morning
the travelling man arose and found Morris
grooming in his sleep. Surprising him to
be sleeping off a drunk" he did not disturb
him, but told the people that the man was
grooming and making great fuss. Some
one went TO the room aud said the man was
dying. DR.. w. E. Swinney and DR.. Ken
non were called in, and decided tnat there
was no hope of saving the mans life, but
they did all they could for him. DIR. Swim
ney said they were an hour too late to save
him. Morris left letter stating he was
tired Of life.
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ALL Taa RECORDS BROKEN.

Yesterdays Temperature the Highest
by 80 Ever Known in February.
Yesterday beat the record as hot day
in February. The maximum was $40,
the highest ever recorded during the month
of February in Savannah.
The maximum was reach at 2 o'clock. The
temperature continued high until 5o'clock,
when there was sudden change. Between
5:l5 and 5:45 o'clock the temperature fell
20, and by O'Clock it had fallen to CO.. As
it was the mean for the day was ~ against
56' the average mean for the same day
for the last sixteen years, or an excess of
10y above the normal, not withstanding the
sudden fall of temperature. Had the high
temperature continued three hours longer
the mean for the day would have been
something unheard of for February.
People who had experienced the hot
weather OF the last few days came out yes
terday morning in spring salts. There
were one or two spring dudes on the streets.
The sudden fall of temperature at O'Clock
sent these fellows who imagined it was
spring back into their winter clothes in q
hurry.
The high temperature of the last few DAYS
is unexampled for February. Tuesday the
maximum was 80', Wednesday it was S2e,
and Thursday $40. Wednesdays tenn
perature broke ell previous records for Feb
ruary, and Thursday put the mark so high
up that it will probably be quarter of a
century before it will be reached again.
While Savannah was suffering from
summer heat, the rest of the country was
freezing. The temperature was down to
freezing all over the north and west. and as
far south as North Carolina.
The cold wave took sudden dart down
the Atlantic coast late in the after
noon, aud caused the sudden drou
In temperature felt here last night. Places
In the interior experiencing like high tenn
perature with Savannah did not get the
cold snap at all last night There are some
queer things in the weather.
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THE RIVER AND HARBOR.
happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.

~ strachan & Go. cleared yesterday the
Norwegian bark Brodrsne for Gothenburg
with 1000 bales of upland cotton, weighing
sIo'94S pounds, valued at 100000, and sixty
S s tons of phosphate rock, valued at
SooO' Total valuation of cargo, 800, $50.
largo by Messrs. Pferdmenges, Preyer &c
Co. and Strachan & Co.
a survey was called yesterday on the
schooner Altamaha. which was recently in
collision with the Norwegian bark Eipida
IN Iyoee roads. The board consisted of
one portwsrden, T. H. Laird, for the re-
cord and Luigi Trapani ex-shipmaster. In
lts report the board says that it found one
anchor hanging under bow on the star
BOARD side, one kedge anchor in the hold,
que I'VE and half inch hawser old and
worn worn and badly chafed, all of which were
suoWn by the master Of the schooner. The
eoard further certify that the hawser is not
az lor towing a vessel the size of the
. .oIr Altamaha, and that the ground
s CoGAie IS insufficient. The -Altamaha then
sailed for Darien Yesterday.
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CAROLINA IN LUCK.

An English Company Apt to Erect a
Large Cotton Mill.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 19.-The MaaW-
fdcture7's Record reports that an Engllsh
company has purchased large water pow
er property in South Carolina, which will
be developed for manufacturing purposes.
Also that Ma chester cotton mill
company has sent a man to ex-
anime the location with the view OF
building mill to employ 900 to 1000
hands. This mill reports that on account Of
the new tariff it cannot retain its ho.d upon
the American market, so it is proposed to
locate a mill in the south to manufacture
the same line of goods Low manufactured
by it in Manchester
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CHARLESTON CHAPTERS.
Merchant Elected Clerk by the
Election Com missioners.

Election Com missionerS.
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Feb. 19.-The dead
lock in the board of registration commits
sioners ended to-day by the election of J. N.
Robson, an East Bay merchant, to the 800
clerkship. Everybody seems to be happy
over the result except the ninety-nine dis
appointed applicants.
A fishing smack, owned by J. s. Terry,
which went TO sea Sunday morning last, is
still missing, and is supposed to have foun-
dered with her entire crew of six men. A
vessel in distress was sighted off the bar
Sunday afternoon, and she is supposed to
have been the Terry smack.
Despite the controller generals ruling
about taxing bank stock at its market
value. Charleston capitalists are going
heavily into country banks. To-day a COM
mittee from Barnwell secured $40, 900 in
subscriptions to the capital of the Citizens
Savings Bank, and another committee from
Georgetown secured an equal amount for a
new bank to be started in that town.
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WINTER RESORTS.
WINTER RESORTS.
SUWANNEE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Resort and SanItarium.
SUWANNEE. Ella.

OPEN ALL THE YEAR. Located on q high.
dry bluff overlooking the Snwannee River with
it's beautiful scenery. The unique CoquIna
Rock Main Buildings, surrounded by the com.
Portable cottages, supplied with hot and cold
mineral water direct from the spring. offers as
a Winter and Summer Resort many advantages
that can only DO appreciated by a visit Per-
fectly free from malaria, atmosphere dry and
pleasant, tempered by the southwest breeze OF
the Gulf The remedial virtues OF the water for
Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver
Complaints, are too well known to be expatiated
upon. Write for pamphlet with testfmonials
and circular with rates.
S. II. PECK. Suwannee, Fla.
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a RoUND-HoUsE BURNED.
Eighteen Engines Destroyed in the
Burning Building.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 19.-At 1870 o'clock
last night careless wiper in the round
house in the yards of the Missouri Pacific
railroad in Kansas City, Kan, set fire to a
bunch OF oil waste. The fire spread, and,
despite the efforts Of the fire department.,
consumed the house. There were eighteen
engines in the house. These were also de-
stroyed. Among them were engines used
on the regular passenger trains, and the
officials were obliged to send to 5edalia for
seven engines to take out this mornings
train. The total loss is SI75,0O0. The
round-house became historical as the
place Of seige during toe Southwestern
strike in 1856.
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shows:
1. That they desire TO form themselves and
such persons as they may associate with them
into private corporation under the corporate
name of
THE GRANGE LAND COMPANY" /:
2. That the objects Of their association andN
the particular business they propose to carry
mortgage cucumber, improve and otherwise hold
and deal in real and personal property: to SUBJ
scribe for, purchase receive hold and dispose OF
the stock, securities and obligations OF any other
corporations now or hereafter formed under the
laws OF this or any other state or territory or
the United States; TO lend or borrow money !
on note, s bond pledge, deed, mortgage Or
real or personal security; 20 onter
into and carry out contracts
and obligations for the building. constructing
equipping, repairing and improving OF houses,
buildings, factories, warehouses;, bridges, roads
and other public or private works; 10 manu-
facture, sell and deal In any and all articles OF
form all acts and things incident and similar to
those above enumerated. 3. The principal place
OF doing business will be In Chatham county,
said state, but will do business in other counties
OF said state, and In any or all the states and
territories Of the United States. 4. The amouns
OF capital to be employed by petitioners act
ually paid In viii be TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS, divided into two hundred shares OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS each s. In addi-
ton to all powers necessary to the carrying out
OF those above enumerated, and the powers COM
mon to ali corporations under the laws of 0eor-
gia, petitioners desire the following special
powers: To increase or diminish the capital
stock, from time 70 time, to any sum not
greater than ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS nor less than said sum Of TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS; to provide by bylaws
or otherwise, from time to time. for assess
ments, by way OF loan to the company or other
wise. upon it's stockholders, and enforce tho
same by sale of the stock in question or other
wise, and TO provide by bylaws or otherwise,
from time IN time for limitation or restriction
If hR ri Oht nd 0vra N fFan
Wherefore petitioners pray that they and
their associates may be Incorporated as afore-
said, for the term OF twenty years. with the prvi
lege of renewal at the expiration of that time.
And Petitioners will ever pray, etc.
y. H. McLAWS.
Attorney for Petitioners.
The above petition fled in office and recorded
this 5th day of February, 1891.
JAMES X P. CARR,
Clerk S. G.. c. O.
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PoTTsToWNs PUDoLERs.
Work Resumed in All the Depart
ments of the Mills.

ments of the Mills.
PoTrsTowN, Pa, Feb. 19.-This morning
the Ellis g. Lessig Iron and Steel Com
pany resumed operations after strike. and
between $50 and 500 men were at work.
Twenty-Five of the men charged with in
terence with persons wishing to resume
work were not re-employed.
Three-fourths of the employees in the
nail works, all in the plate mill and over
half in the puddle mill are at WORK. The
members of the firm say the present condi-
ton of the market will not warrant the en-
ployment of the same number Of hands as
they had previous to the strike, when 700
men WEI at work. The puddlers are work.
ing at So 50 ton instead Of "a, as formerly
paid.
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Referred to the Mayor.

Editor Morning Ne0s: Will our mayor
permit business man to 60 into his store on
Sunday, the door TO be locked afterward,
for the purpose of opening his mai?l Also
will you let citizen know whether Savan-
nah is in a republic or a kingdoma By
answering these questions you will oblige
A LAW ABIDER
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LEGAL SALES.
CITY sHERIFF,s sALE.

FINDER and by virtue of distress warrant
~ Teturnable 10 the City Court of Savannah,
HERIOT, / have levied upon the furniture of
said defendant, contained In the residence No.
1G8 South Broad street, northwest corner OF
South Broad and Barnard streets, In the city Of
Savannah.
And By virtue Of an order granted by the Hon.
VIM. ID, Harden. judge Of said City Court OF Sa-
vannab, viii sell the above levied on furniture,
as per inventory. on the premises. No. 1853 South
Broad street, on FRIDAY, the eth day OF Feb
ruary, 1891 beginning at II o'clock a. m. on that
day. for cash. The furniture may be inspected
on TIE day before the sale Inventory OF same
may be seen at the court house, market and en-
trance to city exchange.
L. L. GOODWIN,
savannsh, Feb II, 1891. Sheriff O. G. s.
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at THE COURTS,
GOSSIP Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.

the Court Rooms.
"a l.. Alexander, Esq, and W. G. Hart
Ituge' Esq, attorneys for J. E. Lamison,
charged with forgery yesterday entered a
fTsilland for trial in the superior court.
L" at tI1 is the white man who secured a
aat gallon of whisky from the Mutual Co
opeartive Association on a forged order
II1 r.tya months ago. He has had one trial.
o ous tne jury disagreed. The demand was
0'Iered entered on the minutes.
,oi tiacy u. Hunter was yesterday reap
t gTUlh.eq commercial notary public by
'udge Falligaut.
MInies Aiken (colored) was before Mayor
a InrdnIohough yesterday for stealing a brace
III nuu hammer from Nathan Bros. yesterday
cunning a.a He was turned over to the city
OolfI on charge of simple larceny.