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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
SAYS IT'S ONLY A BLUFF.
The Electric Railway Cannot With
draw Its Grant to the City.

That is What Mayor McDonouEh
says-The Electric Railway May
Have to Pay for the Opening of
Barnard Street Soon-Alderman
Charlton Says the Condemnation of
the Rights-of- Way Across the s., F.
& W. Railway Will Be Proceeded
With Immediately.
Mayor McDonough was asked yesterday
what action the city will take upon the
notice given it by the Electric Railway
Company that unless the streets across
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way from Gwinnett street south are
opened up by Jan. ! the company will
withdraw the grant of streets made by it
when the Electric railway was granted
permission to go through the market,
the grant being made upon condition that
the streets be opened up across the rail
way.
The mayor said the thought the Elec-
trio railway people were entirely too
sharp. There was no specified time" he
said, when the grant was made limiting
the time allowed the city to open up the
streets and thus secure advantage of the
grant. In my opinion, the notice served
upon the city by the Electric Railway
Company is of no effect whatever"
1.-THE Electric railway people" contin-
ued Mayor McDonough, "need not be too
quick on the trigger about this matter of
opening up streets. They will very likely
be called upon soon to pay several thou
sand dollars for land to open up streets
in the southern part of the city When
the Barnard street line was laid by the
Belt Line company it was on con-
dition that the track should be ex-
tended to Twelfth street and that the
land necessary to open up Barnard street
south TO Anderson street should be con-
demned by the city and the cost of the
condemnation proceedings paid by the
railway company. AS the city is now eE-
gagged in opening up the streets in that
section it is very likely that the Electric
Railway Company, which now owns the
Barnard street line, will shortly be com
PEELED to pay several thousand dollars for
the land necessary to open the street,
Mayor MCDOnough said that the city is
still waiting to hear from Mr. Erwin of
Erwin, duBignOn & Chisholm, counsel for
the Plant system, with regard to the
arrangement entered into some time ago
for the opening of the streets across the
right-of-way of that company
Alderman Charlton, chairman of the
special committee on opening streets, was
spoken to or the matter. Mr.. Charlton
said that he had waited long enough TO
hear from Mr.. Erwin, and that the COM
missioners appointed for this purpose
sometime ago would be instructed to go
ahead and condemn the rights-of-way for
the streets. Il do not think we are likely
to accomplish anything by other means, ="
said Mr.. Charlton, land we might as well
go ahead and condemn the streets"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. G. w. Spaid will leave for the
north to-day on the Nacoochee.
Mrs, p. J. Golden will leave for the
north to-day on the Nacoochee.
Mrs. Dafin returned from the north
last night on the City of Augusta.
Mr.. A. Epstein returned from the north
last night on the City of augusta.
Mrs Gilmer returned from the north
yesterday on the City of Augusta.
Mr.. j. c. Rowland returned from the
north last night on the City of Augusta.
Miss f. Hartfelder returned from the
north last night on the City of Augusta
Capt. H. NJ. Branch returned from the
north last night on the City of Augusta.
Miss +. Savarese returned from the
north last night on the City of Augusta.
Miss Minnie Bannon leaves to-day
on the steamship Nacoochee for New
York.
Mr. w. II. Tyson was passenger on
the City of Augusta from New York last
night
Rev. A. Stockton was passenger on
the City of Augusta from New York last
night.
Mr. j. S. Silva was a passenger on the
City of Augusta from New York last
night
Mr.. B. M. Garfunkle was a passenger
on the City of Augusta last night from
New York.
Mr.. Paul E. Seabrook returned last
night on the City Of Augusta from three
weeks trip north.
Capt. Blum and daughter, Mrs. M. f.
Dunn, will leave for the north to-day on
the steamer Tallahassee.
DR.. b. S. Purse returned yesterday
from the north by the Florida Central and
Peninsular vestibuled train
Mr.. w. H. Leahy, chief rate clerk of
the passenger department Of the Plant
system at Jacksonville, is spending his
vacation in the city. Mr.. Leahy is an old
Savannah boy and his friends are glad to
see him.
MIR. David Murdoch left this week for
England, where he will hereafter reside.
Mr.. Murdoch has been fifteen years
resident Of Savannah, and was well
known among business men. He had
lived in America twenty-one years He
returns TO his former home in Middleton
ough, Yorkshire.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
THEY DIDN'T APPEAR.
Detectives Bossen and Kavanaugh
Turned Over to the City Court.

Detectives Bossen and Kavanaugh
Turned over to the City Court.
There was an interesting proceeding in
the court of Justice Samuel Reynolds on
Abercorn street, near Bay, yesterday af-
ternoon, when the charges preferred
against Detectives Bossell and Kavanaugh
were called uD for preliminary examina-
tion, which Justice Reynolds says they
demanded, and that fact was written
across their bonds when executed and
signed
The warrants against the detectives
were sworn out Sept. /, and Justice
Reynolds has been under the impression
all the time that they wanted prelim-
mary examination, but when the case
was called yesterday afternoon they
failed to show up, and the cases were
tlrned over to the city court
The case was called at O'Clock Four
of the girls arrested at the house of jamie
Gilmore on FLOYD street the latter part OF
August SWOre out warrants against each
of the detectives charging them with
false arrest, and one Of them swore out a
warrant charging Detective Kavanaugh
with adultery. All the parties were
present yesterday with the exception of
nesses. The women were represented by
Attorney Hill. Officer Hartigau called
for the defendants to come into court,
but they did not appear. 1t seems they
met Justice Reynolds on the street during
the morning and told him their attorney
was out of the city and they would not
be ready for the examination in the after
noon. They had stated also later that
they did not desire preliminary exami-
nation.
Recorder Wilson, before whom the case
came in the mayors court, was summoned
TO testify with regard to some of the evi-
dence that came before him, but he was
not present, and Justice Reynolds threat
ened TO punish him for contempt, sending
word TO that effect around TO his Office
The recorder, however was sick and could
not attend. He was therefore excused.
The defendants not appearing, their
bondsman was sent for and asked if he
would allow the same bonds to stand for
their appearance before the city court.
He replied that he would, and the cases
were all turned over to the city court,
very much TO the regret of the crowd
present, which was evidently there bent
on seeing the fun if there was TO be any.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
A FoUR-ooUNrx RALLY.
Bulloch, Burke, Soreven and Emanuel
to Turn Out Next Week.

The four counties of Burke, Screven,
Bulloch and Emanuel will join in a grand
democratic rally at Millen, Screven
county, next Wednesday The chair
men of the democratic executive
committees of the four counties
named met this week and ar
ranged for the rally There will be
genuine, old-tashioned barbecue sufficient
to feed several thousand persons
The people of the four counties are
greatly interested in the rally, and it will
perhaps be the largest political gathering
held during the present campaign A
number Of distinguished speakers will be
invited to address the gathering. Hon
w. Y. Atkinson, the nominee for governor,
will be especially urged to be present and
will very likely accept the invitation, as
the democrats of that section are very
anxious to hear from him. Col. Lester
and Hon. F. @. duBignon will probably
deliver addresses, and one or more of the
senatorial candidates will be invited to be
present.
Hon. Tom Oliver of Screven is chair
man of the committee on speakers, and a
special committee on arrangements is
looking after the barbecue. Hon John
G. Dell of SYlvania, who was in the city
last night, informed the MORNING NEWS
that the rally would certainly be one of
the biggest held during the campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
BATTLE BETWEEN LEvIATHANs
KILLER Whales" Attack Cow Whale
and Her Calf.
From the New York Trlhune.

San Diego, Cal, Aug. 29.-An attack
made by three killer whales upon a cow
whale and her calf, in lagoon along the
coast just south of here recently, was one
of the most exciting fish fights ever OBJ
served here. The cow whale was of the
California gray species, the calf being
three times the bulk of the largest of the
killer whales. The latter made alternate
assaults upon the old whale and her Off
spring, finally killing the calf, which sank
in five fathoms Of water During the ter
rifle struggle the mother was nearly ex-
hausted. receiving several deep cuts about
the throat and lips. When the carcass of
the calf settled 10 the bottom the three
killers descended, bringing up large pieces
of flesh, which they devoured at the
surface, While thus gorging themselves
the wounded mother whale escaped,
leaving a bloody trail.
These killer whales fight almost every
thing they see, and they fight to win. As
pugilists of the sea they are incompara-
BILE. Strongly built bodies. an arrow-like
swiftness in swimming and bulldog dis
position, they strike terror to all their OBJ
ponents Even the terrible man-eater and
tiger sharks will run from killer whale.
The heavily armed swordfsh is an easy
victim to this savage foe. Seals, whales
and big fish generally have mortal fear
of him, and invariably run from him if
they can. The spectacle of a fight be-
tween these wolves of the ocean and the
large whales they attack is something
long to be remembered When several
killers attack their gigantic prey they
might be likened in some respects to a
pack of hounds holding the stricken deer
at bay. They cluster about the leviathan's
head, some of their number preaching
over it, while others seize it by the lips
and haul the bleeding monster under
water When captured. should the mouth
of the victim be open, the killers eat out
its tongue.
Killer whales interfere with the af-
fairs OF men at times. Instances are re-
ported where bands of killers have at
tackled the carcass of a whale as the
whalers were towing it to a ship, and
| forcibly carried away the dead fish
They destroy many young fur seal and
often remain long time in the vicinity
OF the seal islands. In the stomach of a
killer sixteen feet long were found thir-
teen porpoises and fourteen seals. Some
times the killer attacks full-grown wal
rus, robbing it of it's young These
whales are frequently found twenty to
thirty feet long. The high-hnned killer
has an enormous dagger-shaped fin upon
its back SIX feet long When the fish
swlms high this Tin towers above the sur
face and observers unacquainted with it
have been positive that it was a sea ser
pent. This ferocious whale is related TO
the porpoise and dolphin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
MAY FORM A CLUB.
Rifiemen Who Want to Send North
Next Year a Well EQUIPPED Team.

Rihemen Who Want to Send North
Next Year a Well EQUIPPED Team.
The work Of the Georgia rife team at
Seagirt has led TO a good deal of talk
about the formation of a Georgia rife
team club, which will no doubt material
lie within a short time The idea is to
have two classes Of members, active and
associate, requiring all who become active
members TO qualify, as it is called in the
shooting vernacular, before they can do
So The purpose Is TO develop team TO
60 north next year for the purpose of win
ming prizes, and standing if possible at the
head II believed with the material that
IS TO be had IN this section, this can be
done.
The Newark, N. J., Evening News Of
Monday has a long account Of the VIM
oIedon match on the 600 yard range, in
which Sergt. J. 9. Posteu took fourth
place. The match was won by Private
Peter r. Finnegan of New York on
score OF ll6, made with a Remington rife.
The News says:
Sergt. j. G. Postell of Georgia did re-
markable shooting with one OF the ordi-
nary Springfield rifles and used ammuni-
ton which he purchased on the range
He had no spirit level attachment of fancy
wind gauges. His score proves con.
clusively that despite the assertions of
experts the old Springfelds are yet ser
ylceaole. The sergeant's score was as
follows:
Posteu. 543522b2O2 100000
, > 3 3 3 GA.
The sergeant was allowed eighteen
points handicap. making his total 81
The total scores of the others who fin
lshed IN this match were as follows:
Brig. Gen. w ). Choate, Maine, 70; Mai
Appleby, District of Columbia, 81; E. A.
Leopold, Norristown. Pa. So, using a
twenty-five calibre rife; Col Cecil Clay,
the one-armed veteran. 81, and eighteen
points allowed, making a total of 50;
Private f. c.. Wilson Of Georgia, with an
allowance Of eighteen points; Private G.
Z. Shaw, Engineer Corps, District of
Columbia, 50, with an allowance of
eighteen points.
The highest score ever made in Amer
lea for the Vim bledon cup was that Of
William Milton Farrow, who rolled up
score of las points in 1880.
Private G. $. Richmond. who won the
revolver prize, is back from his trip and
IS as enthusiastic as the other members of
the team over the results Of the match
and the benefits derived by the southern
shots from the experience they had and
their acquaintance with the crack shots
of the country, which they made at Sea
grit. Private Richmond's prize is
beauty. The weapon is handsomely
mounted, in leather case, and is trophy
to be proud OF.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
1t Knew Not Life's Sorrows.

The infant child of Dr. and Mrs.
Graham died at the quarantine station
night before last, after brief existence
of TWO days. 1t was taken with convul-
sions the day after it's birth. Dr. c. N.
Brandt was sent for and went down to
the quarantine station, but his efforts
were without avail. The body was
brought up TO the city on the tug Theckla
yesterday morning, and was met on its
arrival at the city by Health Ohicer
Drummer, Marine Hospital Surgeon White,
Collector of Customs Beckwith and other
friends of DR.. and Mrs. Graham. The
body was placed in the receiving vault
and will be Inferred later at Bonaventure.
DR.. and Mrs. Graham have the sympathy
OF many friends in their bereavement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
MARION HEYwARD DEAD.
Another Of August Meyers Murderers
Gets His Reward.


Another of the Meyer murderers has
gone to his reward. Marion Hayward
died in the county Jail yesterday after
noon at 40 o'clock as the result Of com
plications arising from indigestion, and
will be buried By the county in the pau
per's field.
Hayward was committed to jail Jan
25, 1892, on charge Of being
one Of the principals in the murder
of August Meyer. Five in all were
arrested. Two of them went 20 the
other two-Joe Blois and Marion Hey
ward were sentenced to be hanged, but
appealed their cases to the supreme court,
where they were given new trials on &C
count of the lack of zorro borative evil
dence.
Hayward was sentenced Aug. 3, 1892, to
be hanged Sept. %, 1892. His death &C
CURED just two years from that time,
lacking ten days. Both he and Blois were
granted new trials, and Blois had his
second trial at the March term of the
superior court this year. Blois was again
convicted with a recommendation 10
mercy, and was sentenced to lifeimprisOn-
ment. The testimony on this trial was
similar in many respects to that on the
former trial, and the case was again APP
pealed to the supreme court. On account
Of the fact that the evidence was very
nearly the same in both cases, it was de
termined to postpone Heywards trial I'M
til the supreme court should have passed
on Blois' case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
Homesteads, Letters Dismissory, anC
Orders Granted Yesterday.

Judge Ferri!l returned yesterday
morning from Asheville, N. c., TO at
tend to several matters in his court.
Pony homesteads we're granted to Mary
r. Graves, Mary C. Roberts and w. j.
Britt.
Letters dismissory were granted to
Jordan f. Brooks. administrator on the
estate of j. b. Lewis, and James B. Cone,
administrator on the estate of Rachel
Wise.
A final order was granted admitting to
probate in solemn form the will of Her
man l.. Schreiner
William T. Bowling qualified as execu-
tor of the will of Emil A. Sch war;.
An order was granted confirming the
settlement between w. 5. Tison, guardian
and his ward, Mrs. Mary w. Mercer, and
authorizing the transferrence for the
stocks and bonds in his possession to her
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
Trainmaster Walker Resigns.

Mr. Virgil Walker has sent in his resig-
nation as trainmaster Of the Florida Cen
trial and Peninsular railroad at Savannah
Mr.. Walker has been with the South
Bound railroad since the work of con-
structlon began, and continued with the
ROAD after IL was acquired by the Florida
Central and Peninsular Mr. Walkers
resignation was entirely voluntary and is
a great surprise 10 his friends here. Mr.
walker has not decided whether he will
remain IN Savannah or enter business
eisew mere. lie will remain in his present
position until his successor is appointed
which will probably be about Oct 1.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
CITY BREVITIES.

Some of the patrons of the Ocean
steamship Company are asking why the
arrival of vessels at Tybee cannot be bull
letined on the board in front of the COM
pany's Office in order to furnish informa-
tion, which is often much desired by
those who are expecting some one on
board. AS the company receives reports
OF the arrival of all its ships at Tybee
the patrons of the line think it would be
a very easy matter to bulletin the fact,
along with the other matters that go on
the bulletin board
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS.
Fifteen Applicants Try the Civil Ser
vice Examination.

Fifteen Applicants Try the Civil Ser
vice Examination.
An examination under the civil service
rules Of parties desiring to apply for posi-
tions in the departments ana the railway
mail service was held at the postoffice
yesterday by Civil Service Examiner A.
II. Hitler Of Washington.
The examination was stood by fifteen
persons, seven white and eight coIored.
Eight were for the railway mail service.
five for departmental positions as clerk
copyists, one for stenographer and type
writer, and one for assistant examiner in
the patent office. There was only one
female in the lot, young lady who stood
an examination for the position of clerk
Copyist.
The examination papers are forwarded
TO Washington TO be passed upon by the
board OF examiners there, and it will
probably be several weeks before the ap-
plicants are notified Of the percentages
they obtained. A percentage of 20 en-
titles the applicant to be placed upon the
eligible list, but as the appoint tees are al
ways selected from those who obtain the
highest percentage, it is only these who
stand chance OF securing a position
MIR. Hitler was assisted in the examina-
ton by the members of the local board Of
examiners, Messrs. j. O. DeCastro, A. II.
Iemcke and William Coolidge Mr.. Hill
Ter leaves this morning for Jacksonville,
where he will conduct an examination.
The civil service commission has six ex-
aminers constantly in the field. Mr. Hill
Ter informed MORNING News reporter
that there seems to be less interest in the
south IN these examinations than in other
sections Of the country. This, he said is
a great mistake as nearly all the large
oncial departments Of the government
are now under the civil service and ali
appointments for these departments are
made from the lists of those who have
passed these examinations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
AT THE THEATER,
'The Operator Seen for the First
Time in Savannah.

Time in Savannah.
The dramatic sensation THE Opera
tor" was seen the first time by a Savan-
nah audience last night. The play is a
new one. 1t is rather novel departure
from the ordinary run of melodramas, in
that the twin brothers, Willard and Will
lam Newell, appear as Joint stars. The
remarkable resemblance between the two
furnishes the plot of the piece which is
full of sensational and realistic effects, in
GLIDING steamship at sea, railroad
train, and the crushing Of an engine
through a broken trestle into rivers dry
bed, twenty feet below
The feature of the performance is The
Operator Quartette of colored singers
Their singing is among the best ever
heard of its class in the theater. AS a
speciality the performance of the quar-
tette is equal to the rest of the show.
The play will be repeated tonight with
a special matinee tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
The Pope and Ireland

Important Historical Episodes from
the Twelfth to the Nineteenth Century,
by Stephen J. Mccormick, editor of the
San Francisco Monitor: An answer to a
Brief History of Papal IntriEues Against
Irish Liberty from Adrian the "
(fourthl TO Leo XIII. BY James q. Ma
quire, Judge of the superior court of San
Francisco. Price IS cents, For sale at
Estill's News Depot, q X Bull street.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
GOES TO JOIN HIS VESSEL.
Ensign Scales to Leave To-day for
New York.

Ensign A. H. Scales, United States
Navy, will leave on the Nacoochee to-day
for New York to Join his ship, the Ma
chias, now fitting out at the Brooklyn
navy yard to take her place in the Asiatic
Squadron. The Machias will sail from
New York Oct. /.
No successor has yet been named 20
Mr.. Scales in charge of the Hydrographic
office here MIR. Clarence Hatch, who was
in charge of the ofice after Lieut.. Sher-
mans detachment and pending Ensign
Scales order TO the station, will be in
charge until naval officer is detailed.
which the indications are will not be for
some time yet owing 10 the fact that so
many officers are required for the vessels
being fitted out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
BAKING POWDER.
MORE HEAT COMING.
Rains With Slightly Higher Tenn
perature Predicted for To-Day.

perature Predicted for To-Day.
The weather chart made up last night
at O'Clock showed that the northwest
ern low area or storm has moved east
ward and now centers apparently north of
Minnesota, while a secondary depression
centers in Nebraska
The barometric pressure has increased
in all sections east of the Mississippi
with the barometer highest along the
New England and Middle Atlantic coast.
Up to o'clock last night fair weather
prevailed in the Little Rock and VIII
mington cotton sections, with scattering
showers elsewhere throughout the cotton
belt. The heaviest rainfall was 3. 20
inches, at Hardeville, S. c.
The maximum temperature here yes
terday was 81 and the minimum 10, the
mean being 7S' or an excess of %. The
indications for o-day are that there will
be occasional rains with slightly higher
temperature, and brisk to high northeast
to east winds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
]. Doherty Dead.

j. Doherty died at the Savannah hos
pital night before last from hemorrhage.
He had been i'll but short time. He
leaves a family. His funeral will take
place at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon from
his residence, corner Price and St. Julian
streets, and will be attended by the
WOrkingmen's Benevolent Society, Of
which he was a member
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14

The moon, as stated, will be about one
fifth obscured, and the first contact win
occur on the northwestern limb
The last few nights with the exception
OF last night, have been just the kind of
nights for viewing eclipses, and stargazers
will be disappointed if they are cheated
out of to-night's performance by any freak
of the weather.