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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
AttorneY Cole in Court.

just as the city court had completed
the hearing of the evidence in the Muir
ply damage case at o'clock last night,
and as the court was about to adjourn,
w. S. Chisholm, Esq, announced that he
had a demurrer to introduce in the case
Of r. II. Cole VS.. the Savannah, Florida
& Western Railway Company. The main
ground, he said, upon which he based the
demurrer was the unconstitutiOnality of
the act under which Coles suit was
brought. The demurrer was in the shape
of a motion to dismiss because there was
no statute in Georgia which authorized
the recovery of the penalty which the
plaintiff sought.
Attorney Cole, who represents himself
as plaintiff, interrupted. He objected TO
any argument on the demurrer on the
ground that he had been given no notice
of it. Furthermore he had an important
meeting of Employees Mutual Relief AssO-
citation to attend at O'Clock, and did not
have time to make the argument He did
not think that the court would uphold
the attorneys who were trying to upset
the legislature of Georgia"
MUST GIVE REASONS.
Mr.. Chisholm went on to show that the
body of the act, which is one to require
employers to give reasons of removal to
discharged employees, contained matter
| different from what appeared in the title.
| The body of the act prescribed a penalty
| of which the caption gave no notice
! Il want to call the attention of the
! learned counsel" said Attorney Cole ito
| the powers of the legislature. They have
| power to enact laws in accordance with
| the constitutions of the state and the
! United States. 1 base my petit
/ ton entirely on this act of the
/ legislature The company has
| given me false reasons for my discharge.
! My friend has thrown taunts in my face
/ about the numerous witnesses I have
| subpPnaed, which | was compelled to do,
| knowing how hard l would have to fight
my case.
4 know your honor would not see fit TO
| upset the General Assembly and the con-
| stitution Of Georgia. Whether the act is
unconstitutional or not he wants my case
| dismissed"
Mr. Chisholm stated that the plaintiff
/ had not attached the exhibits to his pc
tition and that he had served his notice
! upon the treasurer, j. Morton Lee, in
stead OF upon the company MIR. duBig-
non also stated that She caption of the
EIii -ls different from the title in that
/ the caption only mentioned that reasons
! had TO be given Il discharged cmploye.
! while the body of the act said truthful
reasons must be given
! The court then adjourned until $50 this
morning when Brother Cole will elabo-
| rate upon his arguments. One of the
/ most amusing features of this case is the
| statement in Coles petition that the act in
! question was passed by the Georgia legis-
! lature in congress at Washington"
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General Court News.

The case Of Mrs. Mary Murphy VS.. the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
Company, in which she asks 5000 for
the homicide of her husband VINO was
killed by the explosion Of q stationary
boiler in the railways yard about a year
ago was to have been taken up in the
city court yesterday morning, but it was
impossible to get jury until this after
noon.
The afternoon session of the court was
consumed in taking evidence in this case
The plaintiffs attorneys were trying TO
prove that the explosion was the fault Of
one of the employees, a negro, who had
also been killed at the time, and whose
family had been given some pecuniarY
assistance. The attorneys for the defen-
dant were endeavoring to bring out the
fact that the mans death was the result
of his OTn carclessness. The case will
be resumed az 10 o'clock this mornlug
The grand jury of the city court in
diCted lvOr Lewis yesterday for CARRYING
cut Hamilton Major on May Is, was also
indicted for stabbing.
In the case Of Florence Levy VS..
Charles c. Levy, libel for divorce, the
defendant, who does not live in Georgia
was ordered TO appear in court.
In the appeal of a. l. Coleman to the
superior court in the case of the Labor
ers' Union and Protective association VS.
\. /. Coleman, which had already been
decided against the plaintiff by Judge
Elsinger, the case was dismissed The
suit was one for lot Of badges Of the as
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
TEN DEGREES AN HOUR.
The Mercury Takes a Bic Downward
Jump During "a Squat.

The thermometer did mot record any
higher than gi' yesterday, for just The
mercury was trying 90 reach q higher
notch. which was little before 8 O'CLOCK
the squau came zap and sent 10 rapidly
downward 20 ~ at AS, fan Of 20 in
two hours.
What 20 a good many people threatened
90 oe a hurricane was seen % long distance
west Of the city between and 3 o'clock
and az 80 o'clock huge cOuiCuI cloud
increasing upward from black horizontal
base, appeared I'm the northwest. To grad
uallE increased upward ana spread out in
an directions, becoming blaCker as il in
creased i'm magnitude. BY 800 o'clock
the sky was about half overcast, with
the wind blowing about ten miles per
hour from the south. In a short time the
wind shifted suddenly 10 the northwest
and increased 10 30 miles per hour The
upper southwestern edge of the cloud
was then a little TO the east.
AT O'Clock the wind attained its max
imum velOcity-3S miles per hour.
Clouds of sand obscured at times the
church stecpes, and several sand
whirls were observed on the bay in front
of the board of trade building. Small
pieces Of paper were carried up in the
whirls to "a height of 80 or 100 feet. The
first rain fell at the weather bureau
once soon dIter.
The wind then gradually moderated but
continued brisk until o'clock last night.
During the squall it blew from nearly
every point Of the compass, and the clouds
seemed to be moving III every direction.
The general movement, however, was
from northwest to southeast. The sky
was nearly entirely overcast before the
rain began.
The mean temperature for the day was
81 or g below the normal. As result
of the squat and the shower following,
the atmosphere was comparatively cool
during the entire afternoon.
The high temperatures for the day in
the weather belt were; Eastman 100,
Americas and Cordele -, Gainesville 90,
FIT. Gaines, Millen and Quitman "a. The
heaviest rainfall was at Cordele, where
il was 130 inches. At other places it
was very light Savannah and its vicln-
ity are promised threatening weather
with showers and a cooler atmosphere for
to-day
Sunday when the temperature was
covering % to $50 in the city DR. Falligant
took the midday train 10 Montgomery to
cool off He reports that at Montgomery
the thermometer registered between / to
. O'Clock Sc to So. At o'clock under
the influence of a southeastern it dropped
to Sc, aud at $3.50 o'clock the rainstorm
caused it to fall to 81 where it remained
the balance of the afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
LOCAL PERSONAL.

]. F. Tietjen, Jr., leaves for Chicago to-
day.
Maj. Chas L. Arnal of Atlanta is at
the DeSOto.
Miss Julia bearing leaves for Chicago
this morning.
Mrs. w w. Fraser has gone to Tate
Springs, Tenn.
Louis Sutcliffe of Augusta is registered
at the DcSOtO.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. James of Atlanta
are guests of the DeSOto.
r. L. Farmer and f. II. Rhodes of
Louisville are stopping at the Pulaski.
DR.. J. B. Read and Mrs Read. who were
a month at Suwanee, returned yesterday
Mr. Lewis Lippman and Mrs B. Lipp-
man, leave this morning for Marietta, Ga.
Mr. II. II. Gilmer left for Clarkesville
last night, where he will spend the sum-
mer.
Fl. G. Gray of Efficient, Ala, was a
visitor on the floor of the cotton exchange
yesterday.
Mr.. Edward Karow is among the pas
sengers of the City of Augusta, to arrive
from New York to-day.
Mr.. c. S. Connerat, who spent Sunday
in Camp Northen with the Hussars, re
turned home last night.
Solicitor General Fraser returned yes
terday from a brief visit to the family of
his brother at Mcintosh.
Port Warden John Power and Mr.. ].
F. Sullivan leave this morning for Chi
cago to visit the worlds fair.
Il. NJ. Hicks left last night for Sweet
water, Tenn, and after spending two
weeks there will 90 to Chicago
Mr.. Geo. w. Wylly succeeded in land
ing a 25-pOund channel bass with a reel
and rod at the Isle of Hope a day or two
ago.
Miss Mary s. Jones left last evening
for Virginia Beach, Va, where she will
be the guest of Mrs. George Harrison and
daughters.
DIR. J. d. Martin his mother, Mrs. Cass
and his sister, Mrs. Chapeau, have re-
turned from the north, where they spent a
month or more.
Miss Allie Kennedy leaves this morn
ing for brief visit to Columbus, whence
she will travel through the northwest.
visiting the worlds fair and Chicago on
her return trip in the fall
Gen. Lafayette McLaws and family
will leave the city this week Gen. Nc
Laws will leave his family at Turncrsville,
where they will spend the summer while
he Will go on TO Chicago to attend to his
duties as worlds fair commissioner.
Mr.. H. p Smart left last night for Ma
con, to be present st the hearing of the
application for the foreclosure of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad,
which comes up this morning before
Judge Smith Judge Bartlett being dis
qualified Hon. Clifford Anderson repre-
sents the opposition to the foreclosure,
the nature Of which is unknown.
II is pleasure Of Savannah's older
citizens to see on the streets the sturdy
figure of Maj. John Cunningham of At
lanta, one of the city's NhilOm heightened
merchants and Cnterprising citizens. The
mG iOr don't look much over fifty, but
those who knew him when he was a con-
spicuous factor in everything that would
advance the interests of Savannah, can
add quitea number of years to that tig-
urc.
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Will REMAIN As THEY ARE.
No Increase In The Salaries OF School
Principals at Present.

The Board of Education Decides Not
to Raise Their Pay-A Lively Debate
over the Eligibility Of Ladies For
Principalships-Th Matter Still IN
settled.
The principals of the public schools
who wanted an increase in their salaries
will have to wait awhile. The board of
education, at its meeting last night,
decided not to increase any salaries at
present.
Commissioners Mercer, Saussy, Den
mark, Charlton, Blum, Myers, Arson and
Estill were present at the meeting. Col.
Geo. A. Mercer, presided. Supt. Baker
read his usual monthly report and the re-
ports of other committees. Col Estill,
chairman finance committee, to which was
referred the resolution of MIR. O'Byrne,
increasing the salaries of principals
reported that the committee did not
think it advisable at this time to raise
the pay of teachers, and the report was
unanimously adopted
Mr. Myers. chairman of the committee
on school buildings, reported that bids for
erecting the annex to the East Broad
street school had been advertised for and
would be handed in July Is, and it was
proposed to have the building ready in
time for the opening of the schools in
October. The report was received and
the committee authorized to make a con-
tract for erecting the building, provided
a suitable bid was submitted.
Col Estill moved that the resolution
making ladies ineligible to the position Of
principals in the public schools be re
scinded. The resolution caused a lively
debate, but Mr.. Denmarks motion to
postpone action in it until the October
meeting was carried by a vote of 4 to 3.
Letters were received from Miss A. G..
Fitzgerald and Miss l.. +. Killorin, two
teachers in Cathedral school, who were
not reelected for the ensuing year, ask
ing the board to reconsider its action.
MIR. Denmark moved that at the next
regular meeting or at a meeting to be
called by the president, the matter be
further investigated and that Principal
O'Brien be requested to be present.
Superintendent Baker called attention
to the fact that there is enough money in
the hands of the treasurer to pay the
teachers their salaries for August and
September, and Mr.. Denmark offered the
following resolution:
Resolved That the county commission
ers be requested to give notes for the $50
900 due on account of education, as fol-
lows: One for 5000 one for $1,000 and
one for $1,000, payable November
or at such other time as may be
| convene It for the county to
| pay them, and the president be authorized
to discount so many of them as may be
necessary in his Judgment for the pur-
| pose of this board.
The resolution was opposed quite Wig
orOusly, but it was carried by a good ma
| jOrity.
An application for diploma for high
! school pupil who had not made the neces-
sery average was refused.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
II THE SHADOW OF THELA
Two lTiictS Rendered Against The
Chatham Brewing Company.

Col. X. j. Davant Appointed Porma-
neut Receiver The KrouskaG stock
TO be Sold Publicly Attorney Cole
Petitions Judge MacDonen not 20
Upset the Georgia Legislature-Gen
eral Court News.
In the case Of the Euclid Avenue Ma
tioual Bank of Cleveland. and the Com
mercial National Bank also Of Cleveland,
VS.. The Chatham Brewing Company,
which cane up in the superior court yes
tcrday, final decree by consent was
given, and a verdict was given awarding
the Euclid bank Sl.O84.25, and the Com
merciai bank -, 252.75, the amount of the
Chatham Brewing Company's indebted
ness to them.
The jury also found in it's verdict that
there were subscriptions 10 the capital
stock of the company which had been I'M
paid. to the amount of S3l 900 and that the
collection of these subscriptions is neccs-
sarY 10 the payment of the debts of the
company.
Judge Falligant in his decree ordered
that the temporary receivership of Col.
r. J. Davaut be made permanent, and
that ne take charge Of all the assets. The
company and its agents were .enioined
from interfering in anyway with the
property or assets, Of all of which the re-
ceiver was ordered to take charge.
In accordance with the verdict Of the
jury, Receiver DaVant was also ordered
TO collect all moneys and all unpaid stock
subscriptions which are held liable for
the cOmpany's Indebtedness. 1t was or
dered that the decree remain open for the
purpose of passing such other orders as
the nature of the case may demand.
An order was also granted directing
the sale Of a tract Of land belonging to
the company. on the Thunderbolt road, at
a price not less than 81 $50.
Lawton z q Cunningham represented
the compliments, and SeabroOk, Morgan
a. WaV the defendants
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HE DENIES HIS GUILT.
Hugh K. Salter Says There was a Con-
spiraoY Which Led to His Arrest.

spiraoy Which Led to His Arrest.
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iiU6n ~ 0"i'oi' VIM was oioUeH1 up
from the country near Ilfton on bench
warrant issued by the grand jury of the
United States court several weeks AGO
nj who &c cbaro.od ,,-.tb Coz,
80 49, ho III
81 -, Us, lt
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
CITY BREVITIEs.

Ancient Landmark Lodge, No 231, f.
and A. NJ, meets tonight.
The Catholic Library Assembly will
hold its July meeting tonight.
Regular meeting Of the Southern Mu-
al Loan Association tonight.
The wreck of the Undine still lies in
the river channel west of quarantine.
Oglethorpe lodge of Odd Fellows will
install its newly elected officers tonight I
The Southern Land and Improvement
Company will hold its annual meeting at
the company's Office, No. lis Bryan
street tonight.
The Fleming Dramatic Association will
play Loves Triumph" at Masonic Hall
tonight for the benefit of the Sacred
Heart church.
Richard Kelly, the negro charged with
assault upon the little year old dauch-
| ter of S. rs F'inklea, was turned over to
the superior court yesterday by Recorder
Wilson
The new grapple for the steam dredge
which is at work on the Casey canal, ar
rived yesterday and will be put on at
once. This will aid materially in hasten
ing the work.
a little scrimmage at the corner of
Bull and Congress streets yesterday soon
attracted a big crowd. 1t only lasted a
minute, but in spite of the hot weather
several parties sprinted block to see
the fun.
The officials of the city and supreme
courts viii enjoy a watermelon cutting
in the shcriff's Office on "Wednesday. A
dozen fine melons will arrive on that day,
from Solicitor-General Erasers place in
Liberty county.
No date has yet been assigned for the
trial of Rev. f. X. Love of the First
African Baptist church before DR. 81 A.
Goodwin, who will act as moderator The
trial will take place before the entire
congregation, after written charges have
been preferred. The question of guilt or
innocence will then be decided by ballot
on the part of the members.
The first hop of the season at the Ho-
tel Tybee will take place tonight. 1t is
given by the management complimentary
TO the guests and friends of the hotel and
delightful time is anticipated Messrs
BOhan, Cowan and Derby announce that
II through any inadvertence any one has
failed to receive an invitation, if they
! viii apply at Office it will be given them.
For several days there have been
rumors of the probable failure of one of
the largest firms in this city II was
stated yesterday however. on good au-
thority that the firm had succeeded in
making arrangements so that there would
! be no disturbance in its business. The
assets of the firm amount to 81 800. coo,
and its liabilities $500 600. The announce
ment of the safety Of the house win give
great satisfaction to its many friends in
this city and elsewhere.
The Mount Olive Baptist Association
has presented to the moderator, Rev.
| Alexander Harris, very handsome gold
| headed cane. The occasion for the pre-
sentation was the 10Th birthday of Rev.
! Harris, and his twenty-fourth year as
moderator of the association. The pre-
sentation was made Sunday by r. n. Rut-
| ledge. Neatly engraved on the head of
| the cane is Mount Olive Baptist Asso-
citation, to Rev. Alexander Harris on His
10Th Birthday, July 8, 1888"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
JUSTICE JAoKsoN's OPINION.
His Decision With Regard to the Re-
moval of the Receiver Filed.

moVal Of the Receiver FILED.
The decision of Justice Jackson in the
case of Alexander Brown & Sons, for
the removal of Receiver Conner of the
Central, was received yesterday and fled
in the United States court. Among other
things Justice Jackson sums up the com
plant against the receiver as follows:
The receiver is criticised for his con
nection with and approval of the Hollins
~ Co. scheme of reorganization, and is
charged with the making of reports and
representatiO as to the condition of the
Central railroad which it is claimed
have been misleading and have had the
effect TO unduly depreSs the value of its
properties and assets. These and certain
specific acts of Acknowledgement consti-
tute the general grounds on which the
application is Based
Thus summarizing the charges against
the receiver, Justice jackson goes on to
state that it IS not improper for receiver
to aid and encourage q reorganization
plan which is beneficial to all interests,
so long as he maintains no partisan atti-
tude toward any special interest or inter
ests. This, he states, the receiver has
not done.
IN his written opinion, Justice Jackson
raiterates his Endorsement of the HOllins
plan, saying again that it was a great
misfortune that it did not 60 through.
There is nothing connected with the
approval" he says, d" for which the re-
ceiver should be censured or removed ="
and again, II fail to discern that the re-
ceiver has Intentionally misstatGd or
misrepresentsd the company's true con-
| dition and situation. "
With regard to the specific instances of
mismanagemet to which Mr.. Calhoun al
ludcd, Justice jackson makes practically
the same remarks that he made from the
bench, His decision concludes with the
statement that no sufficient cause is
shown for discharging the receiver.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
10 san the KrouekoR Stool.

On petition of Elias A. We'll, trustee,
under order of court for the stock and
assets Of S. Krouskof, Judge Falligant
yesterday granted an order, directing u
public sale of the entire stock and ac-
counts of the store on Aug /, 1898, be-
tween the legal hours of sale, either as a
whole or in lots as might be deemed
best. In the meantime, Trustee We'll
was directed to carry on the retail bust
ness as heretofore
In his petition for this order Mr.. We'll
stated that he had carried out the terms
of the order appointing him trustee, SO
far as was in his power. He deemed it
inadvisable, however, to carry on the re
tail business any longer, owing to the
large expense connected with it and the
length of time that would be required to
dispose of the entire stock Under di-
rectiOn of the advisory committee he was
to close out as early as possible, and de-
sired the direction of the court to close
out at public sale
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NOT AFTER TERMINALS HERE.
The Central VIII Handle the Florida
Northern's Business.

Northern's Business.
Maj, w. S. Greene, chief engineer of the
Florida Northern railroad, Mai. Y. T.
Sage, president of the Atlanta Construc-
tion Company, and Mr.. j. Z. Tucker,
real estate agent of the railroad, are in
the city.
Maj. Greene said yesterday that the
construction Of the road is progressing at
very satisfactory rate, and ne expects
that il viii be completed within the time
announced, or very near that date
Track-laying is going an NJ both ends Of
the line. The steel bridge over the
Ogeechee is nearly completed. As soon
as it is finished track-laying viii be
pushed southwark to the Altamaha
Work is now being pushed on the bridge
over the Satilla river. and as soon as
that is completed track-layiug win be
pushed nOrthWard. Major Greene saws
the work IS being carried on in such Il
manner that all portions of the road will
be1cOmpleted at about the same time,
and the road will be ready for operation
shortly after the first section is finished.
Track is now being laid northward from
where the line crosses that Of the Bruins
wick Terminal Company
Judging from the expressions of Mai.
Greene and Mr.. Tucker the Florida Cen
trail and Peninsularis not seeking terminal
facilities in savannah Mr.. Tucker said
he had no hankerings after Hutchinson
Island.
The Central railroad has terminal
facilities sufficient to handle the traftic of
all the railroads in Georgia and South
Carolina" said Mr.. Tucker
We expect to do a big business here, "
said he, but the Central will be able to
handle it all for us"
Mr. Tucker said Columbia is making
but no decision has been reached upon
this subject,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-11
REPORTER oHoArE AGAIN.
He Sues The Publisher of The Car
Isle Harris Book for Libel.

Dilworth Choate, formerly anewspaper
man in Savannah and well known here,
has brought suit against J. S. Ogilvie.
publisher of book-Articles, Speeches
and Poems of Carlisle w. Harris.
Mr.. Choate was instrumental in
securing a great deal of evidence
used against Harris. The suit is to re-
cover $4,000 for libel. The complaint
alleges that the allegations in the book
concerning Choate particularly, charge
that he was paid 800 to secure affidavits
in rebuttal for those offered by the de-
Tense in an effort to secure a new trial.
Other passages IN the book refer 10 MIR.
ChOate as Il renegade Journalist"