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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-02
A oard From solieitor Thomag.

Atlanta, Ca, July 3l.-Editor Morning
News: My attention has just been called
to the following dispatch from Atlanta to
your paper of the 18th of June last. The
reason why l did not see it is, / do not
take your paper. The same dispatch ap-
peared in the Macon Evening News and
Augusta Herald of the same date, TO both
of which papers wrote card denying 1t
and giving the true facts in the case.
The card is as follows:
Atlanta, Ga, June 10. - Yesterdays
issue of the Journal contained some STRIFE
lures on the city court which were not
relished by the officers of that body. This
morning Alex Bealer, a journal reporter,
was talking over the matter with Solic-
ltor Lewis Thomas, in the latter's office.
THE argument grew hot and the lie was
passed, whereupon Mr. Bealer knocked
the solicitor down and mounted him. The
journalist did not allow the lawyer to get
up until he had yelled for the police and
finally apologized for the remark
/ desire to say that the above dispatch
is absolutely false. The facts are these:
Several days ago the Journal contained
what purported to be an interview with
a sergeant Of police of the city, which in
terview contained language rejecting on
The court OF which L am solicitor AS
soon as read it / saw the sergeant
and asked him if he used any such
language about the court to the Journal
reporter. He said he did not and gave me
a written denial of such language, which
was published in the Journal of June 49,
| Immediately went to the Journal offlce,
and found out that the name of the re-
porter was Alex Bealer. l Immediately
set out to hunt him, and finally found
him on the same floor of my Office /
| asked him in my office, and when we got
in showed him the piece in the Journal
and told him of the ofticer's denial, when
he intimated that the language was true
AS soon as he said this told him that he
had lied on me and the court, and at the
same time ! struck him two blows in the
face, when we clinched. We fought for
several minutes, when the fight was
ended by his leaving the Office. There
was no one present. No one ever heard
or saw the fight. So one can
readily see from whom such
dispatch emanated. There has been no
account of the difficulty in the journal or
! Constitution, and only very meager re-
| port of the affair in the Commercial
| which is entirely different from that sent
| out of Atlanta. Ii Bealer triumphed so
nightly, why did he not report it to his
| own paper and the Constitution Why
| attempt to assassinate my reputation by
| sending an untrue statement of the affair
| to other papers, where, perhaps, l would
never see it, II was only by accident that
| | found out on yesterday, through friend
| that such dispatch was sent to your
paper. BY publishing this letter from me
! you will bring me in due obligations.
| LEWIS w THOMAS
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4. II. SMfTh,
Observer, Weather Bureau,
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, !
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. |, 10 p. m, 1894. J

ND4AF Ann NAsa 2AAfs - ~ p ~ AOoAs
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
At O'Clock tonight clear weather pre-
vailed in Middle and Southeastern North
Carolina, Southeastern South Carolina,
Southeastern Virginia, Southwestern
Maryland, Southwestern Ohio, Middle
Nebraska and North Dakota. Elsewhere
cloudiness was reported, with rain falling
at Atlanta.
An area of low pressure. centers In the
upper lake region.
An area Of high pressure covers the
Florida peninsula, and second high
area centers in the extreme northwest
There are indications Of a secondary
disturbance developing IN the East Gulf
states
The following are the maximum tenn
peratures reported to-day at the several
regular weather bureau stations: Fort
Smith, Ark, 90; Memphis, indianapolis,
Chicago and Davenport %; Charlotte
Nashville, Augusta, Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Cleveland. st. Louis and Kansas
City 92'; Washington City, Atlanta.
Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans
90'; Jacksonville and Omaha $50; VIII
mington, N. @ and Charleston S6o; New
York 81, St. Paul So, Boston 72' and
Marquette, Mich, 76'.
The highest temperature reached at
Savannah to-day was 49, and the lowest
IL, the average being 80, or below the
normal. y. II. SMYTH,
Observer, Weather Bureau
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sANorIMoNIoUs sw1NDLER.
Ne ponned the Cloak of Christian in
order to Pass Bogus Checks.

q
order to Pass Bogus Checks.
New York, Aug. 1.-The arrest of
u,race D. Baker, alias dozen other
aanes. at South Xineland, n j., Tues
5.v on a charge of forgery, is an i'm
U,rtant one, and viii probably put a stop
:, his operations for a while. The pris-
mrs right name is Robert E. Hawey.
some time in the eighties, he
"a said to have served a
.,-,o of Imprisonment in the California
.tata urisOn, after which he went to
Tontana and from there TO Topeka, Kan,
there. under the name of Robert H. AL
wander. he claimed to be engaged by the
OnbIishfng house OF Rand. McNally * Co
IF Chicago. Here he connected himself
win the order of Good Templars,
Young Mems Christian Association
and other religious and charitable
examinations, and, it is said,
married. the daughter of u very respecta-
he family. His criminal operati ons ex-
tended over several western states, nota-
bv Montana and Colorado In 1889 he
was arrested for forgery at Washington,
D. c., and sentenced to three years i'm
nrisOnment. After his release he coutiu-
he'd mis- criminal career, committing
foreeries in Elmira, Cleveland, Chicago
and several other places.
now HE WORKED HIS GAME.
He usually prepared for his forgeries
bv entering into correspondence with
some minister or officer of some religious
organization in the city where he pro-
posed to operate. He then followed up
this correspondence with a visit He is
well versed in the ritual of the
order of Good Templars, under
stands the Bible thoroughly, is well
acquainted with Christian Endeavor
work, conversant with books and authors,
and the apparent sincerity Of his ad-
dresses and prayers at religious meetings
always brought him hosts of friends,
from whom he soon picked out some one
TO introduce him to the bank he proposed
to swindle He then deposited small
amount, and for a short time
kept a running bank account and
finally deposited forged draft against
which he would draw and then disappear
The prisoner is wanted by the police
throughout the United States and already
acquisitions are being prepared for him
in several states, including Maryland and
Massachusetts.
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A Dramatic Scene in Court.
From Ihe 81. Louis Globe. pemocrat.


Lexington, KY. July ga divorce
suit was decided here to-day by method
unprecedented in judicial history. Some
time ago Mrs. Ella Chestnut, young and
handsome woman, instituted suit for di-
vorce from her husband, Col. A. b. Chest
nut. Shenlso asked for the custody of
her pretty 4-yearold daughter. When
Chestnut appeared in the court room he
claimed that the child did not wish 10 re-
turn to its mother Judge Parker decided
in novel manner. He had the child
stationed 10 the center Of the room, and
then the mother and father were placed
on either side. At signal the child was
told TO 10 10 the one she loved best. Both
mother and father stretched out their
arms toward the child and called TO her
in endearing terms. The girl hesitated a
moment and then ran 70 her mother, who
nearly tainted with Joy Chestnut left
the court room. Judge Parker then is
sued an absolute divorce 10 Mrs. Chest
nut. and ordered tho child delivered 70
its mother, subject TO the orders OF the
court.
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SPECULATION IN SUGAR.
The Report of the Senate Committee
Looked for To-day.

Washington; Aug. lit is probable
that the select committee of the Senate
appointed to investigate the dOings of the
sugar trust in connection with the forma-
ton Of the tariff bill, will make its report
TO the Senate tomorrow The committee
was in executive session to-day consider
ing the question of report, and the pub
LEGATION of the testimony taken
on the latest phase of the
case-the alleged charges against
Senator Camden charging him
with having speculated in sugar GER
tifcates. 1t is understood tonight that
upon this part of the investigation the
committee win be quite unanimous and
that they will at least suggest that Mr..
Camden has conducted his business
affairs in this matter in such a way that
there was some ground for the newspaper
publications.
Upon the other matters at issue, the
part the sugar trust played in the whole
business, there will be a divergence of
views. and the republicans win take the
ground that the trust probably exerted
an undue influence in the foundation of
the sugar schedule. and had some power
tul friends at court when the sugar ques-
ton came up for considera ton
The printed testimony which will be
given out with the report. contains little
OF general interest that has not been pub
lished heretofore
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NV THE SUPERIOR ooURT.
The Turpentine Operators Pretectiv,
Association Inoorporated.

The Turpentine Operators Protective
Association was granted articles of in
corporation by Judge Falligapt yester-
day. The capital stock of the associa-
ton is to be $4,000. An account of the
association, its objects and purposes, has
already been given in the columns of the
MORNING NEWS.
In the suit of William F. Jackson,
against the Savannah street railroad. in
which verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for 81 600 was rendered in the city court,
and in which a petition for certiorari
was filed in the superior court on
account of the fact that mo-
ton for a new trial was not filed within
the time allowed, Judge F'alhgant dis
missed the certiorari and the judgment of
the city court stands. jackson was driv-
ing wagon which was run into by an
electric car on this line about year ago
and he was hurt in the accident.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-02
1owA's DEMOCRATS.
a State Ticket Nominated and Plat
form Adopted.


Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 1.-The demo-
cratic state convention assembled at Cal
vary tabernacle at 1920 o'clock with
about 400 delegates in attendance A
caucus was held at o'clock and the
usual committeeman were elected No
candidates opened headquarters, aud in
this case the office seeks the man.
j. NJ. Parsons, the temporary chairman,
delivered an address, saying Coxeyism
was McKinleyism carried to its logical
conclusion.
After the speech committees were
chosen and the morning caucuses re-
ported. The convention then adjourned
for dinner
On reconvening Gov Boies was chosen
permanent chairman of the convention.
THE TICKET.
The following ticket was nominated by
reclamation:
Secretary of State-H. f. Dale of Polk
Auditor. w. Whitfield of Guthrie
Treasurer-L. w. White of Wayne.
Supreme Court, Long Term-JOhn Leg
gett Of Cerro Gordo.
supreme Judge, short term-Edward
w. Mitchell Of Fremont.
Attorney General. d. f. Smith of
Cherokee.
Railroad Commissioner-W L. Parker
of Csceola
Clerk of the Supreme Court--D. T.
North of Dallas
- supreme Court Reporter. J. Shea Of
Council Bluffs
THE PLATFORM.
The resolutions adopted reaffirm the
platform of the national democratic con
Vention of 1892 and demand of the demo
cratic representatives in congress that
Ihey carry out the same in good faith.
1hey also commend the administration of
PRESIDENT Cleveland and his letter to
Chairman Wilson of the ways and means
committee; favor the election of senators
oy the people.
The financial plank is as follows:
AS in the convention of 1852 we hold to the
use OF both gold and silver as the standard
money OF the country, and the coinage OF both
goa and silver without discriminat-
ing against either metal or charge
lot mintage but the dollar unit Of
coinage of both metals must be Of equal in
trlnslc and exchangeable value, and we de-
mand mat oil paper currency shull be kept at
par with and redeemahle in such coin. And
we favor such legislation as will faithfully
carry out these pledges to the people.
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HIS LAST CIGAR.
The Captain of a Steamer Falls Over
board While Smoking and Is Drowned.

The Captain of a Steamer Falls Over
board While Smoking and Is Drowned.
Baltimore, Aug. Capt. James w.
Graham Of the Johnston line steamer
Culmere was drowned at an early hour
this morning in the lower Patapsco river.
He left the bridge at 1910 o'clock and in
structed Chief Officer William Tate and
Pilot Shinnock to send to his room and
call him when the Culmere entered the
Craighil channel. This was the last
time he was seen alive. About
2:30 o'clock the Culmere passed into
the channel. and the officers on
the bridge sent below for Capt. Graham.
The report came back that he could not
be found All hands were summoned on
deck and the steamer was searched thor
oughly, but the master was not on board
Exactly how he went overheard is a mat
ter of conjecture among the crew, but the
general opinion is that he was sitting on
the rail enjoying a smoke and lost his
balance
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TO INVESTIGATE 1T.
A Charge That a WelI-known DEM
is Practicing without a License.

A Charge That WelI-known Dentist
is PracticinR without License.
A well-known dentist, the vice presi-
dent Of the Georgia Dental Association,
went to the Office Of the solicitor general
yesterday and made the charge that DR..
j. y. Rawson Jr., is practicing without a
license from the state examining board
which, under the law Of 1855, is required
Of all dentists whether they are in
structed In Georgia colleges or
others. This law, however, when passed
excepted all the dentists who have been
practicinR In the state since 1872, and il
is understood that DIR. Rawson's claim Is
that he falls within that provision The
complainant In the case. however. states
that DR.. Rawson has been twice before
the examining board and has failed both
times. He says he will take the matter
before the grand jury Of the city court
tomorrow.
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NO WORK ON THE TRUCK FARMS.
The Rains Have Brought Everything
to a Standstil1.

The heaVy rains have almost entirely
shut off work on the truck farms The
ground is completely saturated with
water, but strange to say, the summer
crops, such as corn, sugar cane, sweet
potatoes, hay, etc, are standing it remark
ably well, presumably on account of the
very cool weather prevailing for this sea-
son of the year.
Whatever of small seeds were planted
are total loss, but fortunately very lit
tie if any of the fall crop, Irish potatoes,
beans, cabbage, turnips, beets, etc, has
been planted yet.
Should the rain hold up now so as to
give the ground a couple of weeks to dry
off and harden up by Aug l5,, the farm
ers will still have time to put in the fall
crop.
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CHEAP ADVERTISING.
ONE CENT A WORD.

ADVERTISEMENTS 10 words or more,
in this column inserted for ONE CENT A
WORD, Cash In Advance, each insertion.
Anybody who has any want TO supply. any.
thing TO buy or sell, any business or accom-
modations 10 secure; indeed. any wish to
crafty, should advertise in this column.
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LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.

For billie usness, constipation and ma
lara.
For indigestion, sick and nervous head
ache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
heart diseases.
For fever chills, debility and kidney
diseases take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough organic
regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
DR.. Mozleys Lemon Elixir is prepared
from tho fresh juice Of lemons, combined
with other vegetable liver tonics, and
will not fail you in any Of the above
named diseases. soc and Sl.00 bottles at
druggists.
Prepared only by DR.. II. Motley, At
lanta, Ga.--ad.
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JULY WET BUT VERY COOL.
The Temperature for the Midsummer
Month Below the Average.

Weather Observer Smyth's report for
August, besides showing the remarkable
rainfall, gives some interesting figures.
There were but four days during last
month on which it did not rain. The
greatest rain for any one day was 3.S4
inches, on the 10th The next greatest
was 1.7O inches, on the 18th, and the next
was last Tuesday when 1.40 inches fell
There were what might be called twenty
three rainy days during the month
While the rainfall was away above the
average, the temperature was considera-
bly, below The average temperature for
July is So Last month it was 19o. The
highest that mercury went was 94o The
total deficiency in temperature for the
month is 1872. In spite of this, there is
slight excess of 13e for the year so far.
The mean temperature for July for the
last twenty-four years, taken from the
weather bureau records is AZ follows.
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WHERE IS HARRY o'BRYENp
He Has Disappeared and His Mother
Thinks He Was Kidnappsd.

Thinks He Was Kidnapped.
Mrs, Catherine Duggan called at the
Office of the solicitor general yesterday
and reported to the solicitor pro TEN. Mr..
f. p. Salas, that she had lost her little
son, Harry C'Brien, child Of 10 years,
whom she sent out on Monday afternoon,
July 25, to post letter, and who, she
says, has not been seen since2
Mrs. Duggan lives at Lumber and Mill
streets. 1t is her belief that the boy has
been kidnapped, though she could give
little reason for the. opinion. The child
is about four feet in hight, is dark, has
black hair, and when last seen had on a
pair of blue trousers and a calico shirt
The mother is very anxious to find her
missing boy, and the matter has been
placed in the hands of the officers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-02

The prevailing direction of the wind
during July this year was southwest and
its total movement 5,325 miles. The high
est recorded velocity reached was Is
miles an hour, on the 10th.
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NEWS OF THE SHIPS.
Maritime Matters OF Local and Gen
eraI Interest. 81

The Savannah Lighterage and Trans
feR Company's lighter No. IL was towed
to Port Royal yesterday, TO load with
phosphate rock, to be brought TO this
port for Conner Hull & Co.
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lomparatIve rainiall slatement.

Maximum temperature $50: minimum TEN
perature, ~.
The hight OF the Savannah river at Augusta
at a. m. l7ath meridian time) yesterday was
2l.2 feet a rise OF 40 feet duringthe preceding
twenty-fou hours.
The Cotton Bulletin for twenty four hours
ending p m, Aug. !. 1894, 18th Meridian
time.
Observations taken az the same moment OF
time at all stations:
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Death of an Engineer.

Triton, Aug. Engineer Mabry Of
the Brunswick and Western railroad,
who was well known here and univer-
sally liked, died at Albany to-day. MIR
Mabry was one of the oldest and best
engineers on the Brunswick and Western.
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oheial Record for the Morning News.
Local forecast for Savannah and vicinity
TIL midnight, Aug. ,. 1885, Threatening
weather. with occasional rains, attended by
thunderstorms; slight changes in tempera-
ture variable winds, generally southerly.
Forecast for Georgia. Showers Thursday
afternoon; northwest winds
Comparison Of mean Temperature at Savan-
nan, Ca, on aug. /, 1894. with the normal for
the day:
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George Harriss & Co, ship brokers,
have removed 10 the Office on Bay street
formerly occupied by Joseph A Roberts
81 Co., in the same building with the Sa-
vannah Transfer and Lighterage Com
DanV
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The Norwegian bark Codthaab. which
arrived at Tybee Tuesday, has been or
dered TO Brunswick, TO load naval stores
The tug Cambria, Capt. Haines, will take
the bark in tow to-day
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A Domestic Discussion. wife william. 1
DO think our boys are the worst / ever saw
I'm sure they don g get 81 from me.
Husband (Snappiahly) --Wcll. they don get
Il from me. t.rl ~
Wife fre1ociivoly) william, YOU seem
Press
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/ got along unusually well.
We think IL saved me great deal OF gif
ferinR. | was troubled great deal with
leucorrhca also, and IL has done world OF
good for me. Sincerely yours,
MRS. W. G. BAKER
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Those Gossiping Maids.--"How old Is your
misses," II can hardly saw, but she only goes
10 parties where the rooms are lighted with
gas. ff-Zur Guten stunue
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1YNoHERs STRING UP A TOUGH.
A Shot He Fired While Drunk Killed a
Man He d hin't Aim At.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug IA special
TO the Gazette from Elkhorn, w Va.
says: To-day Anderson Holiday of this
place, while drunk, shot at Rob Galloway
and missed him, but the bullet passed
through the head of Wesley Cobps, kill
ing him instantly. Holiday was arrested
Ny Squire 5. X Pierce aud n posse A
mob OF 300 tried to take him away from
Ine oifcers. For three hours
Ii,iiSerce and his men kept the mob at bay
till the train came, but when they went
10 put their man aboard for WEIGH about
oOO armed negroes made rush, and sue
1TSeued IN getting hin from the officers.
tney look him about quarter of mile
lutQ the woods and hung him to a tree,
ana then riddled his body with bullets.
Hollday was tough character, and has
alWays borne a shady reputation. Cobbs
"dsa quiet man and respected by al"
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EDUCATIONAL.
OF VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, va.
Session begins 18th sept. Academical, Engf-
neering Law, Medical Departments. For
Catalogues address
VIM. M. THORNTON, Ii. d., Chairman.
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GOLLEGE {0R SOUTHERN GIRLS. Bg HIas,5 ylista,

the mountains OF Virginia Pure mouns
tain and chalyteate water. Positively good
fare. Rates low Full faculty. President "a
years experience. Buildings new. beautiful,
magnificent, with all modern improvements.
Grounds 10 acres. Not sectarian. send for.
catalogue. J. l. MILLER, ID. D., President
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l9u VIII doubtless bear me out, he in
'9ged when say that love you"
Oh no, she reioined coldly, as she touched
dIV pell, either papa or the coachman Will
w that Detroit Tribune
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.
GEORGIA, CHATHAM CoUNrY.-Notice Is
VI hereby given to all persons having de-
mands against ANN ELIZA ROBERTS, lato
OF said county deceased, 10 present them 10 me.
properly maze out. within the time prescribed
by law, 80 as TO show their character and
amount; and all persons indebted TO said de-
ceased are required 10 make immedi-
ate payment TO me.
WILLIAM II. DREW,
Executor OF the last viii ana testament OF
Ann Eliza Roberts, deceased.