The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-28

MI. myers Letter OF Acceptance.
We see nothing to find fault with in
Mr. Herman Myers letter accepting the
nomination for mayor rendered to him
by the Citizens Club. 1t is a clear and
frank statement of his views on municipal
matters. There are many who are in
clned to think that he would not enforce
strictly the ordinance prohibiting the sale
of intoxicants on Sunday. lie says, how
ever, that if he should be elected, he wouI1
enforce the Sunday ordinances strictly, but
he would do it without unnecessary fric-
ton, and in a way that would not be
oppressive to any class. 1t is to be in
ferred that the reference to friction and
oppression is a defense of his course in
some of the liquor cases that have come
before the present council.
The people do not want any class OPP
pressed, but they do want the ordinance
against selling intoxicants on Sunday
strictly enforced. The benefits that flow
from the strict enforcement of that ordi-
nance are we'll understood and appre-
ciated. Mr.. Myers pledges himself to
enforce that ordinance strictly if he
should be chosen mayor.
1t is well known, of course, that Mr. My
ers is a capable, faithful and progressive
member of the council and a public spir>
tied citizen. He has had a great deal to
do with the improvements in the city that
have been made during the last ten years.
The street paving, the identifying of the
squares and the new water works plant
were strongly favored by him, and he
thinks the time has come for beginning
the work on a house drainage system and
for pushing moro vigorously the drainage
in the Immediate vicinity of the city.
The views he expresses on these health
matters and the necessity for economy in
the administration of city affairs are COM
mendable.
1t is apparent, however, that he could
do none of the things to which he calls
attention in his letter unless he should
have the support of a board of aldermen
composed of capable and conscientious
men, who are thoroughly Interested in
the citys welfare and who would give
reasonable part of their time to her ser
vice. Mr.. Myers aIdermanic ticket, there
fore, is watched for with great interest.
II. II. Holmes the Philadelphia insur-
ance swindler and murderer, sum
mary Of whose career was printed in this
paper the other day bids fair to show up
as the most remarkable criminal Of the
period. Every day adds blackness to the
/ history of his life. He not only committed
several murders for the purpose Of getting
insurance money and worked several
/ schemes to the same end with bogus
/ corpses, but it appears from what he SAYS
/ that he actually loved his work: he en-
joyed murder and reveled in fraud His
/ operations recall those of the Bonds in
/ Charleston several years ago: but the
Bonds were never murderers. They car
ried on a brisk business in insurlng nc-
tiuous persons, having them die of mag
mary diseases, showing mp bogus corpses
and then collected the insurance money.
but they did not kill people I'm order TO
get corpses.
our cable dispatches a day or two ago
reported that an English newspaper cor
respondent had been killed by the Chinese
near Port Arthur It is thought In Lon
don that the victim may have been Fred
/ eric Nilliors. the artiat-eorrospoudent who