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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
THE CoNTEDERATE DEAD.
other Associations to Attend the
Memorial Day Exercises Here.

other Associations TO Attend the
Memorial Day Exercises Here.
There will be meeting Of the COM
mittee of the Confederate Veterans AS
ISOLATION tonight at the store of Mr..
J.. Gardner, on Broughton street, to ar
range the details of the programme to be
carried out on Memorial day. April 20.
The committee consists of Mr.. Clement
saussy. chairman; Mr.. J. Gardner, sec
rotary; Capt. NJ. p. Usina, DR.. S. A.
White. Capt. II. NJ. Branch. Messrs. W.
B. Puder and r. G. Gaillard.
The committee has already completed
partial arrangements for the day Invi-
tations to the Confederate Veterans AS
sociations of Liberty, bingham and Bry-
an counties to come to Savannah and par
ticipate in the exercises have been sent,
but so far the Bryan county association
is the only one that has been heard from.
Bryan will send up large delegation to
participate in the exercises at the con-
federate monument. The committee is
anxious to hear from the other counties
as early as possible in order that these as
sociations may be properly provided for
in case they accept the invitation
+ The address of the day will be made by
Hon. Pope Barrow. at the monument in
the park extension. Mr.. Barrow is well
known as an able and eloquent speaker,
and he will without doubt, do the oc-
casion full justice. The Oglethorpe Light
infantry will act as an escort for the
association from the headquarters 10 the
parade ground. Each member of the as
ISOLATION will as usual carry a laurel
wreath made by the ladies of the aux
Hilary association.
rated by the ladies auxiliary to the as
ISOLATION. with the aid of the committee,
and the ladies will make enough wreaths
of laurel to place one upon each of the
graves of the confederate dead IN Laurel
Grove cemetery. Altogether arrange
ments are being made for very interest
ing day in honor of the memory of the
confederate dead
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT.
Chatham County's CoIOred Citizens
to he Represented at Atlanta.

Chatham County's COIOred Citizens
to he Represented ut Atlanta.
The colored people of Savannah and
Chatham county are interesting them
selves in the work of preparing some ex-
hibits of the products of their industry
at the coming Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition to be held in Atlanta
in the fall.
A meeting of colored people for the
the purpose of considering this matter was
held last night at the First African Bap-
fist church. There was between 200 and
300 members of the race present, and
much interest was manifested in the dis
cussion Prof. J. C. Ross was elected
chairman Of the meeting, and an interest
ing address was made by Elder Down, urg
ing the people to be active in the matter
of collecting exhibits and raising a fund
for the purpose of having their plans and
aims carried out.
A large committee, with Rev. e. K.
Love as chairman, was selected to take
in hand the matter of raising the fund
and providing for the exhibits. The
meeting adjourned until Friday night,
April u, when it will be called again in
st Phillips African Methodist Episcopal
church for the purpose of going more into
the details of the matter they have taken
In hand. The county will be thoroughly
canvassed among the members of the race,
and they will no doubt succeed in making
a most creditable display.
The Georgia Industrial College is making
an effort to have an exhibit at the ex-
position, and altogether Chatham coun-
tvs colored population will no doubt be
most creditably represented.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
PREFERRED CELL TO CHAINS.
A YOUNG BOY TRAMP WENT CRAZY
TO KEEP OFF THE CHANGING.

An Investigation Established His
sanity-The story He Told of His
MisdOings-Let Go With a Promise
That He Would Leave Town at
Once-A Religious Maniac Also
Turned LOOse-A Crazy Servant
Committed.
Three persons. against whom the charge
OF insanity was made, were tried before a
jury of the court Of ordinary yesterday.
The jury assembled at the county jail
where the accused were prisoners.
The most interesting case heard was
that against John Biebers. a young white
boy who was arrested about a month ago
by Detective Wetherhorn on a charge of
vagrancy and who afterwards developed
what was thought to be a violent case OF
insanity. He had something like fits or
spasms. and a warrant was ISSUED making
the charge Of lunacy on which he was
sent to jail to await trial by the court OF
ordinary.
The evidence submitted was enough to
convince the jury that there was no
ground for the charges, and an inspection
of the case left no room for doubt as TO
MS sanity. he ldlhtu very pidllil9 III all
swer to questions put him by members Of
the jury and practically admitted that his
actions were due to a case of hunger and a
desire to keep of the changing, where ne
thought he was to be sent on a charge of
vagrancy. He said he lived on Fifty-hrst
street in New York and had been away
from his home about two years. Most of
this time was spent in tramping around
Florida, where he worked at times in some
az a mi "a K
years old. He said he left his home be-
cause his father whipped him. He agreed
to endeavOr to make his way back home
if released and the jury let him go.
Another case was that of Martha She'll
man, a negro woman who was arrested
a few days ago by Policeman Pat Eivers.
She was charged with insanity, and when
taken to the jail was somewhat violent.
She seemed to have gone crazy on the sub
ject Of religion. but when questioned by
the jury she talked in a very rational man
ner, and said that If she had known that
talking about religious matters would
land her in jail, she would never have
done 1t. She promised not to do so any
more and said she would go to her home
If released, and would not disturb anybody
else. The jury discharged her.
Euphemia Bartoli, white woman, who
was for long time in the employ of the
family of L. E. Mccarthy as servant,
was found by the jury to be insane, and an
effort will be made to have her placed
in the state asylum at once Her case
is not a violent one but what was re-
lated of her actions by the witnesses left
no doubt as to the unsoundness of her
mental condition. Several times she had
been caught taking lighted wood from the
fireplace and putting it in a cupboard
among some kindling wood, and it was
impossible to keep any matches around
the house II she had any idea as to where
they were. This made it rather dangerous
for the occupants of the house, and for
this and other reason a warrant for lu-
macy was sworn out against her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
WANTS PART OF THE ESTATE.
Wiley Brown Seeking to share in
the Property Left by His Wife.

A very interesting proceeding was taken
up in the superior court yesterday on an
appeal from the decision rendered in the
court of ordinary.
The appeal was taken by Wiley Brown,
who is seeking to share in the estate left
by his wife. Sarah Jane Brown, deceased.
His right to participate is being contested
by the near relatives of Mrs. Brown, on
the ground that she was of unsound mind,
and that this fact was known to Wiley
Brown at the time he married her.
Mrs. Brown died a short time after her
marriage intestate. Capt Jordan F.
Brooks, the county administrator, was APP
pointed to take charge Of the estate as
such. and the property. amounting TO
about 5000. went into his hands for
winding up of the affairs connected with
it, Brown put in an application for his
share as the husband of the deceased, and
failing to obtain the recognition he
thought due him, he applied TO the court
of ordinary for an order to compel the ad-
ministra to recognize his claim. After
a hearing of the application, to which r.
f. Downing and other NEAR relatives of
the deceased filed a caveat, Judge Ferrill
decided that she was of unsound mind at
the time of her marriage, and that she
was unable in law to contract marriage
1t was also held that Brown was aware
of the fact at the time he married her,
and on the showing made Judge Ferrill
refused the application.
Brown then appealed to the superior
court, and the case went before jury yes
terday. He was represented by Judge d.
A. O'Byrne, and the caveators appeared
by Messrs. Seabrook & Morgan. The hear
ing of the case took up the entire day and
the jury having failed to reach any agree
ment at o'clock last night instructions
were left for It to return sealed YER
dict, if an agreement was reached before
morning,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
TRUCK FARMERS FEAR FROST.
A Freeze Now Would DO Almost lire
parable Damage.

There was some apprehension yester-
day among truck farmers that their
crops would be injured by the cold and
possibly killed by a freeze last night The
indications during the day were that there
would be a killing frost. Weather Observ-
er Smythe's office was besieged by farm
ers who were anxious for their crops.
Tender vgetation is just out Of the ground
now and a freeze would do irreparable
damage. The lowest that mercury went
yesterday morning was 20 degrees. OBJ
server Smyth said early In the evening:
1t is probable that very light frost will
form in exposed places at Savannah dur
ing tonight, but it is not thought that
it VIII be sufficient 10 injure vegetation.
IL was cooler yesterday along the Mid
die Atlantic coast, throughout the South
Atlantic states. in Middle and Northern
Florida, Eastern Tennessee and along the
Gulf coast. but elsewhere it was warmer
than IL was the day before. The indlca-
tons last night were that It viii be warm
er to-day and tonight. The forecast at
midnight was for continued cool weather
this morning, followed by rising tempera-
ture and northwest winds.
One farmer, who has a large acreage
a
newspapers and covered all Of the plants
that he could cover. Other farmers east
Of the city covered all of their young
plants that were likely TO be injured.
Mr.. NJ. L. Exley takes hopeful view.
He said last night that so far
as he could see there was little
fear with regard to any dam
age to the crops. He had covered
nothing. he said, and from the indications
there seemed to him to be no necessity for
It. So far as he knew none of the other
planters in his section had taken any par
ticular precaution. If the thermometer
does not go lower than 40 or a., he said
there will be no damage whatever, and he
did not look for a lower temperature than
that during the night Cool nights he
said always affect cucumbers more or less
whether there is any frost or not, but
there are very few stands Of cucumbers
out Of the ground at this time.
Mr. Exley said the loss from the rotting
of seed potatoes in the ground was the
greatest the truck planters had expert
enced this season. His first estimate was
that % per cent. Of the crop had been
ruined in this way, but more careful in
vestigation has shown that the destruc-
ton was anywhere from 80 to 20 per cent.
This portion OF the crop VIII have to be re-
planted. but il will probably make the
early portion of the crop more valuable.
The trees which have been held back by
the cold have put out their leaves and
blossoms rapidly in the last few days and,
a freeze would cut of not only the grow
ing plants but would injure fruit and
blooming trees as we'll Already many
fruit trees have suffered from the freezes.
The blue fig trees, It is said, have largely
been killed. If no injury is done by the
present cold spell there is little danger that
there Will be any further drawback to the
field crops and fruit
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
HOUsEKEEPERs JUBILANr.
A Scene That Attracts Crowd.

A Scene That Attracts Crowds
The familiar cry these days is "duu
times" though there is one place at least
in the city that wears an air of prosperous
activity, and where hustle and hustle IRA
the order of the day.
We refer to James Douglass retiring
auction sale Of fine crockery wares. c,,t-
lery and housekeeping goods, at 30 Bar
nard street.
The auctioneer, Mr.. f. w. Devere of
New York, has contracted to close out Mr.
Douglass entire stock under the ham.
mer, and the inroads made on the stocil
during the past two weeks certainly indi-
Gates that the auctioneer is bent on carr
ing out his agreement.
Prices are not under consideration a.
all. Handsome ard useful articles are NM
up and sold whether the price renrese,,t =
cost or loss. Douglass is undoubtedly tba
Mecca of all wise housekeepers, and tbsv
can't we'll be blamed when 1t is considereS
that they are getting goods at meraIv
nominal prices, and making the Dricas
themselves too. This sale can't last var,J
much longer, as the stock is going rapifiIy
and will soon be closed out In the sborf
intervals left great bargains may be bad
Sales daily from 10 a. m, to 2 D. m. and
from to p. mad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
THE REGENT OF SIAM.
wang" Visits the Theater and Plays
To IA Great Mid-Lent Audience.

wang" Visits the Theater and PLAYS
To IA Great Mid-Lent Audience.
For the first time since the beginning of
Lent the theater was packed last night.
This fact, Notwithstanding the presence in
town Of an extraordinarily strong counter
attraction, proves both the remarka bic
drawing power of Wang and that Savan-
nahians win literally patronize first-class
entertainments. The success Of Wang
IN New York and other Of the larger cities
led the people here. who were to see it
for the first time. to expect something
more than an ordinary comic opera. They
were not disappointed. 1t is not only as
funny as a basket of monkeys, but is
beautifully staged. The scenes are laid
in Siam, hence the characters and cos
tunes are Siamese. Both are, of course,
exaggerated, one on the side of whole
some mirth and the other on the side of
artistic beauty; at the same time each is
said to follow closely the originals in ap
pearance.
The name OF De Wolf Hopper has been
so intimately associated with Wang in
the public mind that people almost expect
ed to see him on the stage last night,
though they knew he would not be. His
absence, however did not detract from
the enjoyableness Of the performance. Mr..
Albert Hart was a good enough Wang"
for anybody. Hopper himself could not
have been more delightfully."- droll. Mr..
Hart it may be remarked. was about the
only person in the cast having voice de-
serving of mention. But, then, there are
some operas in which voices are not so
much needed. Wang" is one of them.
Not that 1t lacks for tunefulness. but its
success does not depend upon the singing.
The chorus was fairly good; some of the
acter of the crown prince, and Miss Drake,
as his sweetheart, shared the honors with
the regent of SIAM" and two genuine
Africans of diminutive stature, "Wang's"
lackeys, received some attention. The
company, considered as a whole, is good.
The elephant needs a little grooming. But
that is only a small matter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
CAPT. PURSE RE-ELECTED.
The board of Trade Chooses officers
for the Ensuing ear.

The annual election Of the Savannah
Board of Trade was held yesterday at
the rooms Of the board between the hours
of 10 and o'clock. The following Off
GERS were elected to serve for the ensu-
ing year:
President-D. G. Purse.
Vice President-W. c, Powell.
Directors-S. p. Shooter. II. T. Moore
/. NJ. Frank, c. d. Baldwin, John H
Hunter T. S. Wylly, NJ. B. Lane, J. NJ
Dixon, c. G. Dahl. J. B. Johnson.
Inspectors of Electon-John f. Row
land, L. w. Nelson, c. Schwarz.
Capt. Purse enters on the fourth year of
a successful presidency of this important
commercial institution. The officers and
directors will meet next Wednesday for
permanent organization and for the pur-
pose Of appointing the standing commit
tees to serve for the new year.
The supervisors of the election were
Messrs. w D. Champion, G. A. White
head. Jr.. and ]. A. Crawford There was
no contest whatever in the election and
thirty-one ballots were cast.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04


river into Mud river and thence by a cut
about 5000 feet long through the marsh
into Savannah river. The distance from
Beaufort to Savannah by this route will
be 10 statute miles.
Route 2.-From Walls Cut down Wrights
river along dam No. 81 into Savannah
river The distance from Beaufort to Sa>
vannah by this route will be 81 statute
miles.
To obtain a navigable steamboat chan
mel feet deep at mean low water through
route ! will require the excavation OF
$4,000 cubic yards of material. The OPEN
ing of that route will change materially
the conditions now existing in that local
ity. Mud river will become a connecting
channel between Savannah river and
Wrights river, and the tidal conditions
show that the ebb current will flow from
tho former into the latter, the flood cur
rent flowing in the opposite direction.
Capt. Carter then goes on to show by
deductions that below the mouth of the
new cut the volume of ebb flow in the
Savannah river will be diminished. and
the Improvement of route ] will be, 10
that extent, injurious to the improves
ment of Savannah harbor. 1t is posi-
BILE, moreover, that during freshets
large volumes of Savannah river sedi-
ment will be carried through Mud river
and be deposited in Wrights river.
10 SNOW the Ndlue OF the new channel,
Capt. Carter submits a number Of letters
from Cotton Exchange and Board of
Trade committees, fertilizer and rice
men, and others, and adds:
The distance from Beaufort to Savan-
nah by route / is five miles less than by
route 2. The former route is there
fore, preferred by THE commerce and
navigation interested in the improve
ment. The tendency of such an improve
ment is however, to injure that of Sa-
vannah harbor, Route will cost % per
cent more than route l. but such an
Improvement, while affording safe nav
iga'ble channel not liable to deterioration,
win benefit the harbor of Savannah by
throwing a. great part of the volume
of Wrights river into the channel across
Tybee Knoll. Route 2 is, therefore, rec
commended for Improvement"
The report is accompanied by two
charts showing the survey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
CITY BREVITIEs.

The suit of Minnie Scott hgainst Solo
mon Scott for alimony, having been set
tied. was dismissed yesterday from the
docket of the superior court.
Letters Of administration on the estate
of William Harrison were granted to
George J. Mills in the court of ordinary
yesterday. Letters of administration on
the estate Of Jane Kavanaugh were ganted
to NJ. j. Kavanaugh.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04

suggested that II the railroads and the
Tybee people would club together and Of
FER sufficient inducements that the en-
campment might be secured for Tybee.
Parties interested in Neldrim. IL Is said.
will make an effort 10 secure the location
Of the camp there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04

After ten years of great suffering from
indigestion, with great nervous prostra-
ton, billiousness, disordered kidneys and
constipation. 1 have been cured by DIR.
Mozley's Lemon Elixir and am now a wen
man.
Rev. C. c. Davis, ED. NJ. L. Oh. South
No. 2S Tatnall street, Atlanta, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
THE LONG BRIDGE ABLAzE.
Supposed 10 Have Caught From EIec-
trtc Sparks.

The long bridge of the Electric rail-
way south of the city caught fire yester-
day afternoon. The fire was discovered
by prominent business man who hap
pened to be out that way and who ex-
tinguished the blaze with a pitcher Of
water before it had obtained a good start.
With the high wind prevailing it would
not have taken long to fan the flames
into a fierce blaze, with the CONSEQUENT
destruction of the bridge.
This is said to be the second or third
time that the bridge has caught fire. 1t
is supposed that the fire catches from
electric sparks from the track, caused by
the passage Of the cars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
CONSTRUCTION CO.'S OFFICERS.
The Company Declares n dividend
of S20 Per share.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Savannah Construction Company
was held yesterday. The reports of the
several officers were presented. They
showed that the affairs of the company
are in excellent condition.
The following directors were unani-
mously reelected: B. A. Denmark, Her
man Myers, H. NJ. Conner. William b.
Stillwel, J. II. EstiIl, Samuel Meinhard.
John Flannery Charles Watkins. John
Gill, 4. c. Haskell, c. d. Baldwin. An
drew Reid. Lee Roy Myers.
The following officers We're reelected:
President-B. A. Denmark.
Vice President-John Gill.
Treasmer-Herman Myers.
Secretary-M armaduke Hamilton.
A semi-annuai dividend Of SIS per share
IS payable on and after to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. Leon Ferst has been quite i'll at his
residence for several days.
Col. and Mrs. Marshal Mcdonald arrived
in the city yesterday and are at No. 80
CASTOR street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
A REUNION OF SINGERS.
The Choral Society Invites the Festi-
val Chorus.

val Chorus.
The Festival Choral Society will re-
sumo its regular rehearsal work tonight
at the Independent Presbyterian church
lecture room. A special invitation has
been sent to all members Of the Music
Festival Chorus to join In the rehearsal,
and an interesting reunion is expected.
New music will be taken up, and sew
eral quartettes and selections will be sung
during the evening. The executive COM
mittee extends an invitation to all music
lovers to attend the rehearsal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
Connie Cows Better Thnn Citr cons

Dr. w. f. Drummer requests the Morn
ing News TO correct a mistake made in
the interview with him concerning the
removal of cows from the city. published
in yesterdays Morning News. DR.. Brun-
ner was quoted as saying that only Is
per cent. Of the cows supplying the city's
milk were blooded stock What he did
say was that not over Is per cent. of the
cows kept IN the city were blooded stock
the remaining So per cent being common
stock "Of the dairy stock engaged IN
supplying the city with milk outside the
city limits" said DR.. Drummer yesterday
~ found over 20 per cent 10 be either
full-blooded Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein
and Ayrshire, or graded stock"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
The Cosmopolitan for April Con-
tafns:

English Country-House Parties. by Lady
Colin Campbell; China and Japan" bv
George Frederick Seward; THE Late Re
turning" by Gertrude Hall; The Nymph
of the Attitudes, by Mrs. Robert p. Por-
ter; Picturesque Papua, by o. NJ. Spencer.
English Wood-Notes. by James Lane
Allen The krakatoa Eruption. by Jean
T. Van Gestel: Three Chapters. bv Ger.
trude b. Stanton Three-stranded Yarn
by w. Clark Russell: The Story 81 a
Thousand, by Albion w. Tourgee. price
IS cents. For sale az Estins News Depot
2lia Bull street--ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
RAIL AND CROssTIE.

The railroad commission Of Georgia pub
fish elsewhere circular No. GAG, in regard
to an amendment to commissioners CLASH
ffcafiOn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04

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