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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
LEGISLATION For FLORIDA.
ss,ator Call Introduces a Number of
Bills in the Senate.


lexington. Dec. Ex-senator Call to-
So. introduced in the Senate a joint reso-
,~-ion. calling upon the Secretary Of the
,-.erior to report to congress all selec-
,t,-s and approval Of swamp and over
s,r-ed land that have been made on the
T-4fsn river and on the Atlantic coast in
rr,rida. in the counties Of Brevard. Dade.
,,,,roe and Lee, and that no approval Of
-,oh selections shall be made until fur
.tsr action by congress. That all selec-
.iors OF land in said state, when there is
- than half the tract of forty acres
-birh is wet swamps and rendered unfit
s,r cultivation, when there has been pub
h sale and no appropriation of the pro-
csads TO the construction of, bitches and
lives. necessary for reclamation, shall be
declared void and open TO homestead set
,rsment, provided that actual settlers
srau receive a patent to 160 acres of land
moulding Improvements, and all bonifide
rrrehasers of land who have bought and
reid for the same shall receive a patent
10 $40 acres of the land so purchased by
them.
senator Call also introduced the follow
Ing bills:
TO open the naval reservations in La
fsvette Suwanee and Alachua counties
10 homestead settlement, and confirming
the title of actual settlers thereon.
To protect employees on railroads en-
gaced in commerce between the states
and make railroads liable for injuries sus-
tanned by employees while in the line Of
duty.
To change the boundaries of the col
lection district of Key West and MAKE
Punta Gorda port of entry.
To refund to the county of Duval the
money expended by said county in carry
ing on the work of improving the St
Johns river, and to provide for an appro-
rriation of 100000 to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of War.
To extend the boundaries of the collec-
ton district of st. Augustine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
BL1xT FIRED THE BULLET.
another Confession Made in the
Minneapolis Murder Case.

another Confession Made in the
Minneapolis Murder Case.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 1O.-About mid
night Blixt made another confession in
which he said that he himself committed
the murder. Hayward had interested Miss
Cling in the green goods business and
drove with her from the West house until
they reached the corner of Hennipen and
Franklin avenues about two miles from
where the murder was committed. Blixt
and Miss Cling drove around the end of the
lake. and Miss Cling became anxious and
began to ask about Hayward. When they
reached the scene of the murder she was
looking out of the buggy and while in this
position BliXt shot her. He drove about
the country about an hour and when he
was satisfied she was dead. threw the
body out and went home. Blixt had been
told by Hayward to take Miss Ging's seal
skin coat and after few weeks pawn it
to give color to the theory that Miss Cling
had been robbed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
A PANIC AT ST. JOHNS.
The Commercial Bank and Five Lead
ing Houses Suspend.

St Johns, n. F.. Dec. 1O.-This city is
in the midst of financial crisis, the out
come of which cannot, at present. be fore
|shadowed. To-day the Commercial Bank
land five leading fish and sealing houses
suspended, while the Union Bank, after
paying out gold for a short time, closed
Its doors temporarily in order to allow
it to replenish it's Golfers. So far it's notes
are fetching their full value, and it is
'hoped that it will be able to resume bust
ness in a few days. The Savings Bank
ud no business whatever to-day, but
promises to open tomorrow and pay its
The balance to be guaranteed by the col
|ony
The bushes houses involved are those of
John Steer, Edwain Duder, Goodridge &
Sons Balm & tombstone. and Job Brothers
IL 90. No statement of their liabilities or
assets is as yet obtainable
MOST OF the newspapers comment tenn
Iperately on the subject and urge calmness
and unity among the political parties as a
|lneans of restoring confidence in the trade
only one journal is attempting to give a
political complexion to the affair. The Al
ian line steamer Corean, booked to leave
For Glasgow to-day, was delayed until to-
morrow in order to meet any emergency
mat may arise 1t is very likely that the
government will send a committee to Eu-
ministry has asked Mr.. Whiteway to take
harge of the government. but he declines
n view of the present condition of affairs
ne general public blame the administra-
uoh Tor the crisis and the feeling against
them is intense.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
PROCLAMATION.

Mayors Office, Savannah, Ga. Nov q
1S94-Under the provisions of section two
Of an act of the legislature of Georgia
relative to municipal elections in the Civ
of Savannah, adopted Dec. 70, 1893, and the
resolution OF the council Of the city OF
Savannah In pursuance thereof, notice is
hereby given that the following have been
designated by the said resolution as the
places OF registration for the twenty cleo
First PrecInct-Fretwell g. Nichols
store, corner Bay and Bull streets.
Second Precinct-Gazan's store corner
Broughton and Drayton streets
Third Precinct-John Il. Fernandez corr
ner Bull and Broughton streets.
Fourth Precinct-Hoyle's grocery south.
east corner Bull and York streets.
Bull street.
Sixth Precinct-Thomas Henderson,a
Sons undertaken store, corner Drayton
and Hull streets.
Seventh Precinct-A. M. & C. w. Vests
store, corner Liberty and Whitaker
streets.
Eighth Precinct-Pigman's drug store.
No. SO Abercorn street.
Ninth Precinct-Adam KessePs bakery
Whitaker and Charlton streets.
Tenth Precinct-C. Gallo's fruit store.
southeast corner Bull and Jones Streets
Eleventh Precinct-Nicholas Georges
fruit store, III Bull, Gordon lane
Twelfth Precinct-C. A Fleming's green
lane.
Thirteenth Precinct-Thomas williams
Whitaker and Huntingdon streets.
Fourteenth Preeinct-Fox & Wood
cocks green grocery, e6 Bolton, corner
Lincoln street.
Fifteenth Precinct-Richard williams.
cabinet maker, 1888 Montgomery, corner
Gwinnett lane.
Sixteenth Precinct-J. H. Wilder's store.
northeast corner New Houston and Lin.
coin streets.
Seventeenth Precinct-L B. Greer's
grocery, southwest corner New Houston
and Barnard streets.
Eighteenth Precinct-C. A. MINISTER'S
store, northeast corner Drayton and DUFFY
streets.
Ninteenth Precinct-St. Julian r.
Yonges drug store, corner Jefferson and
Tenth streets
Twentieth Precinct-ToI Gate, White
Bluff road.
Given under my hand and the corporate
seal or the city of Savannah this 23d day
of November, 1894
(Seal)
Attest, T. e. REBARER.
Clerk of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
DEMOCRATS SHOULD GET TO-
GETHER.
Representative Lawson Gives His
Views on the Political Situation.


Views on the Political Situation.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Judge Thomas G.
Lawson, who represents the Eighth Geor
gia. district in the House of Represent
atives, attributes the. recent reputation
of the Democratic party at the polls to
be too much pandering to populism in
the south and west. Judge Lawson is
now serving his second term in the House
of Representatives, and he is a member
elect to the Fifty-fourth congress. He is
a member of the committee on elections,
from which Speaker Crisp graduated four
wears ago, and established himself as the
recognized leader of the democracy so
long as he remains member of the House.
Judge Lawson is one of the most modest
men in the House, resembling in manner
and ability his distinguished colleague,
Judge Henry G. Turner.
II was with considerable reluctance that
Judge Lawson was induced to express
his views on the political situation to
vour correspondent, for he is a practical
man. and believes that actions sometimes
sneak louder than words. He says the
democratic leaders should come together
without delay, and have a general con-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Theft Followed by Suicide.

St Louis. Mo-, Dec. 1O.-A private tele-
gram received here last night announces
me suicide at Springfield, Mo-, of Guy
ope, aged 26, a former travelling sales
man for a wholesale dry goods house of
ms city. Cope's father is a prominent
banker in Springfield and his only brother
cashier of a bank in Paducah. All the
lamlly are prominent in social and flnan-
cldi circles in the south and west. In
Peptember last Cope returned to this city
rom a business trip and was short $1,000
u me cash he had received. He was ar
rested, indicted and confessed, stating
mat he was soon to be married and had
used the money in preparing for the
vent. He applied to his father to help
nm without success and the case was ap-
preaching trial
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
PETER and the Bonds.

Washington, Dec. 1O.-The judiciary
committee of the Senate this morning
considered the resolution of Mr.. PETER,
passed by the Senate, directing that COM
mittee to inquire into the legality of the
recent issue of bonds by the treasury de-
partment. The resolution was discussed
for time under a misrepresentation that
it gave the committee discretionary pow
ers, but it was soon seen that it was
mandatory in its character 1t was in
formally laid over until the next meet
ing of the committee. The discussion
was not sufficient to Indicate how the
members of the committee feel about
the question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
BAKED HIS BRAINS IN HIS HEAD.
A Furniture Dealer of New Orleans
Roasted to Death by Electricity.

A Furniture Dealer of New Orleans
Roasted to Death by Electricity.
New orleans, Dec. 10.-J. f. Jaworek.
one of the largest furniture dealers Of
this city, was accidentally electrocuted
last night by touching an electric wire
hanging down on the street from an arc
lamp. The accident occurred about 1880
p. NJ. at the corner of Canal and Dryades
streets, two of the principal streets of
the city The wire had fallen across the
trolley wires Of the New Orleans ,Trac-
ton Company and burned through, the
ends falling to the ground. Mr. Jaworek
was on his way to his place of business
and usually spent Sunday afternoon at
his office. He saw the wire hanging down
and attempted to push it aside with an
umbrella which he was carrying fhe
wire touched his clothes Just as he placed
his right foot on the street car track
This completed a circuit and Jaworek
fell screaming to the ground. There was
Ia large crowd walking on the sidewalk
at the time, and hearing his screams, they
assembled about him. He was writing
on the ground, unable to extricate him
self from his perilous position, but they
were unable to render him any assist
ance until it was too late, and he litter
Tally roasted to death before their eyes
The current was ultimately turned off
and the body was released from the fatal
wire. 1t was found that the left side of
bis face, his left eye, nose and forehead
had received the full force of the current
and his brain was completely baked in
his head. The body was removed to the
|morsue, and a large number of people
viewed the remains, but the body was not
identified until this morning, when it was
found that laundry marks on his linen
which bore a capital ] and the figures
So cOrresponded with similar num-
Der on the Troy Laundry list, showing it
10 be Mr.. Jaworek.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Held as Embezzler seely.

- Chlcago, Dec. 10-At IL o'clock tonight
tle police arrested man answering the
rlption of Samuel c. Seely, who en-
T1oe ..zid S354,000 from the Shoe and Leather
d an. OF New York. The police are conf
eAl they have the right man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Stricken with Paralveis.

cambridge, Ca, Dec. 1O.-Emory John
son. a prominent citizen of this place,
was tricken with paralysis yesterday
morning and is lying at the point of
death. Mr.. Johson has been the leading
hardware merchant for thirty years. He
is a bright Mason and a prominent men,
Der of the Baptist church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Taylor Saved From Lvnohing.

richmond, Ky, Dec. 10-Friends of
Ia, Doty, who were bent on lynching
Pm Iaylor, the assassin, were assured late
.aSl night that a speedy and early trial
would be granted if they would stay
enelr hands. The circuit court is in ses-
ION and it was arranged that an indict-
To-day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Ordered to Make the utes Back.

:, Washington, Dec. Notwithstanding
we secrecy with which the interior de-
IarlInent guards its action with refer
e-ce TO the Ute Indian troubles in South
In Utah, the fact developed this morn
'ns mat Secretary Smith has ordered
111seht Day by telegraph to follow the
:. = YES into Southeastern Utah and bring
1uem back to the reservation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Ives offers vignaux odds.

Dec. 1O.-Bnliardist Ives stated
st night that he would concede Nigneaux
300 in a 5000 point game and play him
r any sum between $1,000 and 1000. This
the first time any billiardist has Of
red to concede the French expert any
Vantage in the match.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
RED BANKS BURNED FACTORY.
Three Hundred Persons Will Be Left
Destitute for the Winter

Columbia, S. c., Dec. lO.-The total loss
resulting from the burning of the Red
Bank cotton factory, in Lexington county,
on Saturday night, is about $4,000 above
all the insurance About 500 people for
the present are left destitute by the fire,
and about 800 of these will have to re-
main so through the winter as all the
other mills are crowded with employees.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Fatal Earthauakes in Brazil.

New York, Dec. 10-A special cable dis
patch rom Guayaquill, Ecuador says:
Earthquakes with heavy loss of life are
reported to have occurred in Brazil along
the Japura river. The water rose enor-
mously. The shocks were of brief dura-
ton, but continued three days"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
A Contest in California.

San Francisco. Dec. 10.-The republican
leaders have decided to contest the cleo
ton of James H. Budd, the democratic
governor-elect of California.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Homioide Near Ousaata.

Cusseta, Ca, Dec. 1O-Callie Wardlane
shot and killed Jim Mcbride yesterday in
this county. The coroner has just ar
rived with the prisoner, who claims the
shooting was accidental.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
The Greatest Southern Svstem,

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Blankets.

The bargain attractions during this week in
our Blanket Department are White Wool
blankets 10-4, at $780, 81, a. 80, SO and $50
pair Ii 4 g. $3.50. 49, $780, si.25 and S. per pair;
ia s4.;5 s. IS and So 70 per pair.
Fine California Blankets from $50 to $50 per
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
China MattingS.

so pieces fresh China Mating zoe the yard
worth 35c.
the exact quality sold elsewhere at from 4Oc to
SOC the yard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11
Cloak Department,

Ladies' English Cheviot Cloth Jackets, large
dropping sleeves, s. 80, worth $3.50
aides Full Length Jackets OF Cheviot or
Melton Cloth. full sleeves, double breasted,
S7q5 worth $1,000.
Ladies' Fine Beaver Cloth Jackets, double
breasted. large storm collar, 9.65, worth sl2 So
Ladies Cloth Capes with choice designs OF
applique.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-11

City Of savannah, Office Clerk OF Coun-
GU Nov. ., lS9i-The following ordinance
showing registration precincts Is published
Tor information. BY order Of the mayor.
i. r.. REBARER.
Clerk Of Council
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
HIS QUEER WILL.
Augustus Starts Prop
erty in Dispute.
Ills Relatives VIII Not Let the Grand
Army Have His Money if
They Can Help 1t.

Probate of the eccentric will Of the late
Augustus Starr has been opposed by rela-
tiYes Of the deceased in the East.
Starr was a veteran of the war and died
in this city on October u, 1891 leaving an
estate which was appraised at S9917 81
No will of any kind was found at the
time, and letters of administration were
granted to Public Administrator A. c.
Freese. The estate was probated in due
course, and on May 81 last petition was
filed asking for the distribution of the
property to George Y. Starr, Thomas H.
Starr and Mary Anne Burke of Baltimore.
said TO be next of kin to the deceased and
heirs-at-law.
However, a new and unexpected turn of
affairs took plaza when, on July 3 last,
what purported to be Starts last will and
testament was filed by c. Mason klnne,
representing the Grand Army of the Re
public 1t was a curious document. 1t
consisted of an old memorandum book in
which were rough notes of accounts, bills,
ETC., received and paid by Starr during his
lifetime. The will itself was contained on
a page of the book and was drawn up in
the following manner by an evidently Hit
crate hand:
March 5, '89: Mr.. j. Il. Gnmore-All my
September 12-Paid DR.. BaTtcan $50 and owe
him $50, which / VIII pay afterwlle. ! have
cash on hand, September y, 1891, S57 60.
If eneythng should happen 10 me please give
all that have TO the q. A. r, is my wish.
AUGUSTUS STARR.
Mr.. Kline asked that this will be ad-
mitied to probate, and that the property of
the deceased be handed over to the Grand
Army in accordance with his last EXPRESSED
wishes. Yesterday, however, the Eastern
relatives above mentioned filed a contest
to the proposed will.
They maintain that the document was
not StarT's last WILL that it was not exc
cuted or written by Starr, and that 1t is
altogether invalid. Furthermore, it is
claimed that as tie only requests contained
in the will were made to q charitable So
ciety that this disposition OF the deceassd's
property will not stand, by reason of its
not having been made full thirty days
prior to the death of the testator.
1t is further claimed that Kinne's
declaration of Ignorance of the exist
ence of such a document prior to
its being fled is false, ana that Kline and
others knew that such "A document eX-
listed at the time of Starts death. There
is about $1,000 left Of the estate. which will
be holly fought for.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
CONVINCED HIS HONOR.
How an Old Law Was Misinterpreted
bV the Court.

II has not been so very long since the old
English court rules passed out OF observance
and when they were In vogue nowhere were
they observed more strictly than 10 South Caro-.
lima. rule provided that a lawyer when lie
spoke in co urt must wear a black gown and
coat, and that the sheriff must wear cooked
hat and sword. On one occasion a wyer
named Pe,tlgrue arose 10 speak IN case on
trial.
"Mr. Pettigrue." SAID the Judge, you have
on a light coat You cannot speak, sir"
"Oh. your Honor" Pettigrue replied. "may il
please the court. conform TO the law"
NO, Mr.. Pettigrue," declared tile Judge,
''yon have on a light coat. You cannot speak,
sir"
But your Honor" insisted the lawyer you
mislnterpret. Allow me to Illustrate. The law
says the Darrisler must wear black gown and
coat does il nOt?"
Yes" replied the Judge.
lana does you Honor hold that it means that
both gown aud coat must be back?"
Certainly, Mr.. Pettigrue; certainly, SIR
answered his Honor.
And the law further says" continued Mr..
Pettgrue, that the sheriff must wear cooked
hat and sword, does It not"
Eyes, yes, MIR. Pettigrue," the court answered
somewhat lmDatently.
And do you mean TO say, your Honor, "ques-
toned Pettlgrue, that The sword must be
cooked as well as the hat?
"Eb?-er-Rm," unused his Honor "you-er
CONTINUE your speech, Mr.. Pc tgrue."-
vile Courier.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
BONDED FOR MILLIONS.
Market Street Railroad Files a New
Deed of Trust,

Deed OF Trust.
The Market-street Railway Company
yesterday fled a deed of trust conveying
all property in this city to the Union Trust
Company to secure the payment of
S17500,000 worth Of bonds to be issued by
the Trust Company. With this money
the outstanding Indebtedness OF the various
lines composing the system, which is as
follows, will be paid as soon as posi- BILE:
Market-street line. S3,OCO,000; park and
ocean line, S250,OO0; omnibus line,
$500, 600; POwell-street line. $3.50, 900; ;
park and Clubhouse line. $3.50, 600; ferries
and Clubhouse line, $3.50, OOO
The bOndS will bear interest not to ex-
ceeG per cent, payable semi-annualIy.
The deed Of trust filed yesterday so far
as its provisions are concerned, is an exact
duplicate of a similar instrument filed on
February q by the Market-street Railway
Company. In this document there were
several errors and it was for the purpose
of eliminating such errors that the second
deed was filed.
The purpose OF bonding the property is
TO make the lines as a whole responsible
for the debts OF the company instead of
having each line bear It's own Indebted
ness.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15

ITO CORRESPONDENTS. The Query Column
Will answer all questions that it is possible 10
be done after receipt OF letter OF inqairy If an
answer Is not published on The Sunday follow
ing the sending OF a letter 1t is because 1t has
been impossible 10 obtain the answer in time.
OfteDtlmes the party in charge OF this column
Is obliged 10 write 10 distant points for the in
formation asked. Letters that do not bear the
name and address of the writer will not be an
swered. The name is not desired for publica-
ton, but 10 enable the Query Editor to CORE
spOnd with the writer in case question, as
often occurs, Is nor clearly stated.l
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
A EAINTING GAG.
A Tramp's Expedient to Arouse the
cr,,,th;es of His Victim.

cot into town one night, and was at loss
to know what TO do until L accidentally met an
old hobo who was trying to make his living as
a city tramp. He had been In the place only
few days and he had not YET iouha his par
ticplar district He was simply browsing about
I'm search of it, and he sugges ed that we try
certain quarter of the town that he had not
visited at ali. We did try. and after visiting
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15
A STRAIGHT RUN.
Some of the Longest Tangents Now
ODerated.

The greatest stretch of perfectly straight
railway track-mOre scientifically termed tan
genp'-in North America is TO be found on the
new $500 line OF the Canadian Pacific Rail
ROAD, beginning at a point a few miles from
Pasqua. II continues for seventy miles and
altogether IN Canadian territory. The next
longest Is west of ST. Thomas on the Michigan
Central, which Is about slXty-SeVen miles.
he longest stretch of tangent 10 the world is
10 be found IN the Argentine Republic and con-
tlnues for 25O miles. 1t completely ecllpses
the model line OF the Gar OF Russia from ST..
petersburg 10 Moscow, withdrawing rule
ana placing IL on maple ordered TO be built
perfectly straight. On the surveys being made
IL was found that lakes, bills and rivers would
sible. II Is anything but a perfect TANGENT
Winnipeg Western World.