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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
QUIET AFTER THE BATTLE.
,ot an Echo Left of the Great War
of Words.


Columbia. S. c.. Sept. lin the cOnsti-
.,-ional convention to-day everything was
! serene and placid as the surface Of
lake on a sultry day. There was not
IN an echo of yesterdays battle of
words.
his committee hearing a contest. was not
N The hall during the morning session. OF
curse, the sensational events of yester-
Ian is the subject being discussed. The
~-vrs that Irby had so severely handled
re -rstyhile bosom friend was a surprise
Il will take many some time to recover
from 49,. -
17lf an hour to-day, owing to the fact that
-rg- of the committees were ready TO re-
-'6rt 4 flood of new ordinances and res
+iu-ions was received and then the con-
~-.nrf1n took a recess until O'clock D.
M on motion of Col Aldrich, TO hear
-r-eehes from all advocates of the cause
of woman : Suffrage VINO wished to adj
S--s- HE convention. Col Aldrich stated
th4r they had the right that any citizen
had To he heard and TO prevent their
grievances. The convention agreed TO it
without trouble.
During the day several important ordi-
n4uc-s were introduced; among them were
ordinances to regulate the suffrage in
various ways, to engraft the dispensary
laws main eatures, in the legislation
IN make education compulsory, to prevent
fav0ritism in awarding contracts for pub
IL printing, etc.
cen. Robert Smalls, the negro who was
a member of the reconstruction commit
fee introduced an ordinance containing
the article on suffrage in the present con-
J. r. Reed. colored, to-day introduced
an anti-ynching ordinance, providing for
the summary dismissal of any officer of
the law who allows a prisoner to suffer
any bodily harm while In his custody.
This evening the galleries We're packed
10 their utmost capacity with spectators
mostly ladies, to hear the speeches of
the advocates of wOman's suffrage. 1t
was one of the largest audiences ever seen
iusthe hall. Addresses were made by Miss
Laura NJ Clay of Kentucky, the noted
advocate Of the cause: Mrs. Virginia D.
Young, president of the State Equal
Rights Association and Mrs. Viola Neb-
lett. the vice president of the association
They were most attentively listened to
and seemed well pleased with the atten-
ton shown them by the convention. The
speeches were usually strong. The rea-
sons for wOman's suffrage were present.
cd In a forcible manner
Gov. Evans in introducing Miss Clay
took occasion to say that it was supposed
that they We're the sovereign power, but
speak for herself. He paid high tribute
20 the great Kentucky statesman, Henry
Clay. in Introducing his relative, and said:
who knows but that his relative of the
famed compromiser may be here now to
cause history to repeat itself so far as our
state is concerned2"
AT the conclusion of the speeches Mr.
MrCOWn offered a resolution asking for
its immediate consideration and that the
committee on suffrage be required TO re-
port to the convention an article proVid-
ing for WOman's suffrage. Mr.. McCOwn
was going too fast, though. for nearly
three times ten members objected to the
immediate consideration, and it went to
the committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
CHARLESTON POLITICS.
A. T.. A. Men Take an Active Part in
the Campaign.

Charleston, S. c., Sept. 17.-There is very
little doubt now that the city democracy
has split up and that at the forthcoming
municipal election their will be two or
more tickets in the field.
The final crash occurred last night when
ten Of the reform democratic clubs adopt
ed this resolution:
Whereas. 1t has been brought to the at
tention Of this club through its represen-
tative that the executive committee has
refused to adopt such rules as would in
sure an honest election in the approach
ing contest for mayor and aldermen,
therefore. be il
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
action of our executive committeeman re-
ouesting the executive committee to in
corporate the use of the registration tick
ct as a qualification for the voter in the
coming primary.
Resolved, That without this paramount
safeguard to the ballot box we are conf
dent that all sorts of Irregularities can
and will be practiced that would defeat
an honest election and open the door for
aliens, non-residents and persons passing
under assumed names to deposit ballots
in every precinct in the city, and we re-
quest all democrats not % participate in
any primary where the ballot box is open
TO such a course. where just requirements
are not eXacted of the voter and where
the safeguard intended to be a faantle of
protection to all is denied
ne bone OF con LeDLlOn seems 10 De the
refusal of the democratic executive com
mttee to make registration certificates a
qualification for voters at the primary.
As matters now stand, the democratic
primary election will be held'in Novem-
Der and the ticket then nominated will
be opposed by a so-called reform ticket
if one can be cotton up.
Il is the general opinion among conser-
vative democrats here that the bolt of
the reform club is the work of the A. z. A,
which seems to be very active in local
politics The supposition is that the Op-
position to the nominees of the democratic
primary will be made IN of the A. p
A, the Tillman reformers and such of
the municipal reformers as can be Undue
ed to go into the combination-Ihe idea
being to keep Irish Catholics off the board
of aldermen 1t is doubtful if they will
get much of a following from the city re-
formers, but the registration books are
in the hands of the reformers, and this. it
is claimed will give them an advantage
The bolt of the reform clubs leaves but
two prominent candidates for the mayor
atty in the field, ex-Mayor George D. Bry-
an and Mr. J. A. Smythe, both Protest
ants and both with large followings OF
Irish Catholic voters.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
WON HER BET ON DEFENDER.
Miss BeaIxes Gets Bicycle From Her
English Lover.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
cambridge. N. Y, Sept. "a wedding
which was announced 10 occur on Wednes-
day has been postponed for year, and the
bride will have a new bicycle, as the re-
suit of novel wager on Saturdays yacht
race Casper Scott, an Englishman, and
Miss Minnie Beakes, a patriotic American
girl, who were to be married on Sept II,
have had many controversies over the
relative merits of the Defender and VAL
kyrie. The bride is a cyclist, but has
been constantly opposed in the sport by the
bridegroom. Last Wednesday she said:
Now, Casper, you are opposed to the
bicycle for women, and have expressed
such confidence in the ability of the Val
zyrie to win Saturdays race, that / will
make this proposition: If the Valkyrie
wins the race l will discard the bicycle
forever, but if the Defender is victorious
we will postpone our wedding for one
year. and you shall make me a present Of
a new wheel"
The bet was made and Mr.. Scott and
Miss Beakes attended the great race
When the Defender won the young Eng
lishman was so overcome with disappoint-
ment that he pleaded earnestly with Miss
Beakes to disregard the wager, and have
the marriage take place as Intended She
wouldn't hear of this and demanded the
bicycle, which he finally promised to pro-
cure this week. The marriage is post
poned for a year unless Miss Beakes re-
Tents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
A SHELL WITH A HISTORY.
Interesting Relic of the Fight at
IT. McAIIisfcr

Townsville. Ga, Sept. I7.-Wfliam
Doss, son OF Sheriff Doss has been admit
ted TO the bar by Judge HanselI.
Burglars are beginning 10 get in their
work again in Thomasville. Several par
ties have been robbed of late On Sunday
night the store of Fuller Winn was brok-
en- into and a quantity of goods carried
away.
Rev. W. E. Mumford. agent of the Or
phans home OF the South GeOrgia confer
enees preached two very fine sermons at
Ine Methodist church in this city, Sunday.
Mr. MumfOrd lectured last night at the
court house on Poor Folks" His lee
ture was well received. being both enter
tanning and instructive.
Good feeling seems to be general among
the farmers at this harvest time They
planted cotton expecting to realize cents
a pound, and are recelVeing cents While
TINS would have been considered very
cheap few years ago, it has had the
euect 10 spread good cheer and smiles
throughout that class of our people at
the present time. This cheerful feeling
IS showing itself in many ways. There
IS considerable more demand for farming
land this fall than last fail. If cotton
holds up, this good work ana good feeling
Will become still more general
IN the front yard OF Judge Ii. W. Hop
klns on Remington avenue there lies a
800 pound cannon ball. This old shell has
quite history. II was thrown from a
mortar at Fort McAllister on the Ogee-
chez river during the war. IT failed to
explode. The story goes that one of the
men guarding the fort rushed up TO the
shell and extracted the lighted fuse be-
lore II reached the powder of the shell.
After the war the shell was removed
by DR.. Hopkins, the father of the judge,
to his plantation, which was near by.
Some eleven years ago Judge Hopkins
found the shell still at the old home,
and brought il to this city. Il lies there
now III the heart of this prosperous and
peaceful city, a silent monument Of that
awful struggle. A curious incident oc-
CURED some four or five years ago in
connection with this old shell, which
shows how the threads of mems lives
cross and recross each other.
Judge Hopkins was walking down the
street with a tourist by the name of
Capt. Barnes. When they passed by the
big iron ball. some comment was made
on it, when the judge remarked that II
was fired at Fort McAllister. "Ah,
replied Capt. Barnes, IF that be so,
have seen IT before. | was in command
of the expedition sent against that fort
and the Monitor was ordered to leave
for some place on the gulf near New
Orleans. Before leaving we thought "a
give the fort a parting shot, and at the
same time make certain tests which we
desired to make before leaving. Fire
was opened up from the guns, when We
turned and steamed away. AS the Mon
itOr turned about, a solid shot sent from
the fort struck her fair in the stern and
passed through the length of the boat,
tearing through the captains cabin and
doing considerable damage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18

Lexington, Va, Set. 17.-Dr. John A.
Graham, who for the past seventeen years
has been surgeon Of the Virginia Military
Institute died last evening al the Rock
bridge baths, near here. The immediate
cause of his death was paralysis. He
was one of the leading physicians or
the county, and was the wealthiest man
in the community. He served through
the late war and was a surgeon attached
to the artillery of the army of North
ern Virginia under Gen. William N Pen
dleton, and received the rank of colonel
He was widely known on account of be-
ing closely connected with the two in
stitutions of learning here. He was aged
81 years.
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 17.-Mr. James c.
Mills, the Oldest printer in Baltimore,
and who has been employed on the Sun
since 1872 died to-day. He was born in
Belair n 1919 and learned his trade on
the old Hartford Republican.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Weather Conditions as Reported by
the Cotton States.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE weekly
weather crop bulletin issued by the
weather bureau is as follows:
North CarOlina-Favorable week. with
temperature much above normal and
very dry, except on coast; cotton open
ing rapidly. and very few complaints of
boil worms or shedding.
South Carolina-Excessive rain on the
coast and dry in interior; favorable
weather for gathering crops; cotton
picking general, top crop shedding badly.
GeOrgia-Week very dry and unseason-
ably hot, but favorable for crops; cotton
opening rapidly and picking beginning IN
northern counties. but well advanced
in central and southern counties; less
complaint of rust and shedding.
FlOrida-Cotton still damaged by rust
and shedding; IT is opening rapidly ana
picking is active cotton viii frult put
little more on old lands rain badly dis
tributed
Alabama-Hot. dry weather of past week
caused cotton TO open prematureiy anu
has checked growth of immature Dolls
about two-thirds of the cotton open ana
picking being pushed rapidly.
Mississippi-Week unusually hot and dry,
causing cotton to open rapidly and per
hitting picking without interruption. Com
plants of damage to cotton from rust.
LOuisiana-HOt, dry, sunshlny week
Cotton opening rapidly ana picking pro-
crossing; worms continue locally.
TeXas-Dry weather has prevailed
throughout the state and has been taVora-
bic for cotton picking, but has been in
furious TO late cotton and the top crop,
and in some localities is causing bolls to
open prematurely
Arkansas Excessive heat and dry wea-
Their have injured all growing crops; cot
ton injured by rust: shedding of imma-
ture bolls and premature opening; cotton
opening very rapidly and picking Will be
general this week.
ennessee-Scattered showers, princi-
pally in central portions; cotton opening
rapidly; drought damaged uplands.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
TINY YACHTS WILL RACE.
EtheIwynn and spruce " to Meet
Next Saturday.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Now that there are no more Defender
Nallyrie races for yachtsmen to see
they will evidently evince not a little
interest in the coming race between
Field and Balls Ethelwynn and J. Arthur
Brands Spruce ", for the Seawan-
haka International Challenge cup for
small yachts. AS these races are TO be
held in the vicinity of Oyster Bay. the
yachting public in general would have
some difficulty in Witnessing them but
for the fact that the steamer Aurora
will leave the city for Oyster Bay on
the morning of the first race
Spruce ". measures a feet over all,
Is feet Z inches on the water line and 3
feet inches beam. EthelWynne is .
feet 4 inches, and water line IL feet 60
inches. beam feet.
every one OF the races provided that the
attendance on next SATURDAY. the hrst
dayf makes it worth while. The Aurora
VIII leave the Battery on saturday at
S:45 a. m, and from the foot OF Thirty
first street. East River, at S;lo a m,
arriving at Oyster Bay IN time FOR the
race. After the race the Aurora will at
once return TO the city.
Every effort will be made by the Sea-
Wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht clubs rae
cessful in every way. Mr.. Brand need
hardly fear that he viii not be guaran-
teed a clear course.
Mr.. Brands boat has been at Abrams
ship-yard, Cold Spring HarbOr since
Thursday, and Mr.. Brand himself is now
at oyster Bay, the guest of the Sea-
wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club, under
the auspices of which organization the
races are to be sailed. Mr. Brand will
tune up the Spruce ". during the early
DAYS of this week The opportunity thar
he will have of testing the currents -
the bay and out on the sound will place
the tiny rivals on even footing.
Spruce Tvs owner is said to be con-
cerned over the S4S duty that he was
obliged to pay upon the yacht. His
claim is that racing craft have never
been taxed. and that canoeists from
Canada who have come here 10 attend
American canoe meets have never been
Obliged even to put their canoes in bond
Secretary Charles sherman OF the Sea
wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club racing
committee is looking up the law on the
subject. with a view to having the duty
refunded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
INCREASING of the Locomotive.



There is something almost pathetic In
the spectacle of the steam locomotive en-
gaged in a hopeless fight with the all con
.querlng trolley. We can all remember
Mr.. Ruskins diatribe against railways,
and there are some of us who can go back
to a day when il was a distinction TO have
been a European traveller. man who
had made the grand tour was Familiarity
known as Hadji and presumably entI-
tied to the privilege of wearing a green
turban, If IL so pleased him. And then
came steam which changed all that; ana
now II Is electricity, and piston-rods ana
cylinder boxes are doomed to swell the
dust heap along with the post-horns anu
leathern curtains of the stage coach.
The trolley is cheaper and more effec-
tive, and that tells the story. Where we
used 10 build branch railroads we now PUT
up trolley line, saving both in initiai
cost and in subsequent operating eN-
penSes. Road wagons and private car
riages TO run independently over a system
or trolley lines extending in a vast net
work throughout creation are a possible
feature of the near future, and in the
mean time experiments are being made
on the great trunk lines looking towards
an entire change in motive power. one
of the New England railways has already
introduced the trolley on branch lines; the
big electric motor built for the Baltimore
ed expectations an electric supply COM
pany has taken the contract to turn the
elevated railroads Of New York city into
trolley lines and, according to newspaper
reports, syndicate is to construct an
electric road between Chicago and New
York, upon which the journey Of thous-
and miles is to be regularly made inside
of six hours. The change is inevitable,
and in logical accordance with the spirit
of the age
And yet one may be permitted TO think
with heeting regret of the old order thar
is changing so rapidly before our very
eyes. Their was e certain element of pic
turesqueness, Mr.. Ruskin to the contrary
in locomotion by steam. The engine IT.
SELF an uncouth Frankenstein with
stertorous lungs and heart Of fire, was yet
irresistibly attractive In its very uglness
and commanded respect as the visible en-
bodiment Of mighty power. And then
the fast trains. with their fascinating
popular nomenclature, The Flying
Dutchman," THE Wild Irishman," ana
our own Limited" and Exposition
Flyer" 1t was a distinction i'm itself to
have a passenger on the Scotsman" or
the Cannon Ball" just as in the old days
II was a matter of pride to have had ones
name inscribed on the booking sheet OF
the Royal George" or the West of Eng
land Mail" How prosaically 1t will read
on the time tables of the future: cars
for Chicago and San Francisco will be
| run ION ten minutes Roadway; to Jertl-
salem, Kamtchatka, and Far Cathay
every half hour"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
LEGACY FOR KINDNESS.
Jennie Brown HeIress TO $4,000
for Befriending an OLD Man.

From the New York World.
Binghamton. n. Y, Sept. S-For be-
friending an apparently friendless old man
Miss Jennie Brown. a factory girl Of this
city has been made an heiress.
William Brown was resident OF New
ark n. J., and recently his wife died leav-
ing him alone except for three sisters and
his distant relative, Jennie.
He was apparently in INDECENT circum-
stances and was coldly received by the
sisters Jennie. however, pitied the old
mans forlorn situation, and did all she
could 10 make life as comfortable as pos
sible for him. The sisters smiled. but
did not object and when at last the old
gentleman died little interest was shown
in the event.
After the funeral. however, an attorney
announced thai Mr.. Brown had left a will
This caused sensation, as his relatives
supposed he had nothing TO leave. None
was more astonished than Miss Jennie
and her surprise was overwhelming when
II was announced that she was the sole
heir TO $500 which Brown had accumu-
lated without letting any one know it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
CITY COUNCIL CONSENTS
To Extend Atlanta saloon Hours TIL
Midnight.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE city council
held a special meeting this afternoon ana
finally adopted the plan of allowing sa-
looms to remain open till midnight as pro-
posed by the resolution of Alderman How
ell, introduced at the regular meeting yes
terday.
According to the councils scheme, the
saloon men are to make up a purse of
extra policemen during the exposition,
and then they will be granted the privi-
lege of keeping open two hours extra
every night during the exposition.
The proposition to keep saloons open up
to midnight has been fought bitterly, and
was defeated until it appeared that the
only way TO increase the police force, on
account of the shortage of funds-was to
make the saloons foot the bill. Now, the
same council that killed the proposition
to extend the hours as a matter of con-
venience to visitors, have consented to it.
Mayor King may yet veto the plan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
TO DIHAR NICHOLSON.
States Attorney Hartridge Begins
Proceedings Against Him.


Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. Estates At
torney A. G. Hartridge has begun pro-
ceedings to disbar A NJ. Nicholson from
practicing law in the Florida courts.
Nicholson is the eX-South Carolina con-
Wet ex-Florida legislator, etc, of whom
much has been written in Charleston, Sa-
yannah and Jacksonville. He claims to
be the son of a Russian nobleman.
State Attorney Hartridge in his bill of
complaint charges that Nicholson mar
Fied Mabel Crawford of this city Feb. /,
1925, and that the woman was VIGOROUSLY
a prostitute; and that Nicholson knew it
when he married her. The bill also charges
that Nicholson forged the name of Frank
w. Pope without authority or consent,
and secured from w. G. Toomer so on
the paper so forged
Nicholson will demur. The demurrer I'M
ger oath must be filed within three days
Then the case comes before Judge Call
and is decided without jury. No writ of
error will act as a supercedeas, hence, if
appeal be made, Nicholson will be dis
barred until the supreme court reverses
the edict of the lower court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
WAYCROss PUGILIsTs.
Boys Pound Each other BriskIy for u
So Stake.

Waycross Ga. Sept. IA small prize
fight drew crowds of whites and blacks
tonight at Morris livery stables. The
principals were James Lemon. aged IA.
weight 10O,- and Dan Rountree, aged 16,
weight 100, both colored.
The gong sounded at O'Clock and the
pugilists. who were already in the ring
opened the first round. Jim was very ac-
tive and lodged the heavy swings that
were aimed at him.
Before the end of the first round. Jim
knocked Dan put OF the ring with a SWING
suited as the first with Dan out of the
ropes, and Jim a victor.
The fight was a very exciting one to-
ward the end of the third round and the
police broke up the mill. The purse was
less than s., and it was promptly paid to
Jim.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18

Certain Officers and Men Received
No Pay for June.
Washington, Sept. flowing to a def
cheney in the appropriation for paying the
army for the fiscal year ending June 30,
last. certain officers and a number of en-
listed men did not receive their pay for
the month of June. the last in the year.
Secretary Lamont interested himself in
the matter and offered to advance the nee
essary amount himself He has now di-
rected the paymaster general to transfer
, certain uneXpended balances and to pay
the enlisted men. officers will receive
their pay on properly certified checks on
the national banks of New York city. The
latter payment, it is thought, will prob
ably be met by advances from the secre-
tary's private account, to be refunded as
soon as a deficiency bill making good last
years shortage can be passed by con-
greSs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-18
MEXICAN CONGRESS MEETS.
Commission Appointed to Collect Ex-
hibits for Atlanta

Mexico City, Sept T.-Congress opened
last night. The presidents message says
arrangements with Guatemala have been
duly ratified. The prevalence of yellow
fever in Salvador and Guatemala have
rendered precautions necessary on the
Mexican Pacific coast
On the reiterated request of the mana
gers of the Atlanta exposition a commits
sion has been appointed to make collec-
lions and Mexico will be represented by
axrhibitG