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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
SHOT UNDER DISADVANTAGES.
The Cadets Did Good work at Alba
ny. But Luck Was Against Them.

DAu NO04 WORK ut Alba
ny. But Luck Was Against Them.
Capt. ]. F. Brooks and the twelve mem
bers OF the Savannah Cadets who went 10
Albany to take part IN the rifle contest
held on the new ranges just opened near
there. returned to the city yesterday morn
ing.
The Cadets were well satisfied with their
trip. and under the circumstances were
not altogether disappointed in not secur-
ing first place According 10 all reports
the general impression was that the sa-
vannah boys out-shot the members of. the
Atlanta team, but that luck was against
them In fact, this was so stated 70
Capt. Brooks by one of the members OF
the Atlanta team. who said that he thought
the Savannah team could beat them shoot
ing. but they had the luck with them.
The shooting at the 6O0-yard target was
the deciding work. On this range capt.
Brooks says the Cadets shot under great
disadvantages. They had a very high
wind to contend with during a majority
OF their shots. and there was no marker
on the range to show them either the d.
rection OF the wind or its velocity Some
OF those present estimated that IL was
blowing at the rate of about twenty miles
an hour. The Cadets had their FIRST ten
shots during this high wind. and the four
next were had in a rain. After this. how
ever. the managers agreed to hold up un-
I'll after the rain.
when the Atlanta team shot" Can't
Brooks said, there was no wind at all
and the light was perfect. When the At
lanta team had fired all but one shot the
Cadets stood one point ahead in the score
ana the crowd was watching tho targets
with intense interest. II the man hit the
target al all Atlanta was to win and If he
missed II. II would have been Savannah's
victory. The mans last shot struck in the
three disk. The crowd was evidently with
the Savannah boys, and when the result
was seen, the majority of those present
quietly turned and walked off,
Capt. Brooks said the Cadets were highly
pleased with their trip. Everything was
nice and pleasant he said. and the boys
had all the attention and facilities they
could ask from the management. He spoke
especially Of the kindness of Capt Haw-
kins. the inspector of rifle practice of the
Fourth regiment, and one of the managers
who did most of the active work Capt
Brooks also referred most pleasantly to
the Atlanta men.
The Cadets who composed the team were
Sergeant j. F. Mallory. Privates c. c. Le-
hey, G. c. Myers, Frank Sloate, Jr, and
II. j. Sutcliffe. The Cadets brought back
both the second prizes. the second indi-
Vidual prize being won by Private SUIT
cliffe. He and Corporal Brown of the Gov
ernor's Horse Guard both made a score of
80 but the first prize was awarded 90 Cor
poral Brown on account of the fact that
he made two points more than Private
Sutcliffe on the longest range
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
BATTLES WITH THE BAT.
Outcome OF the Days Struggles for
the ChampiOnshfp.

Washington. Aug. 23.-The following are
the results Of base ball games played to-
day:
At New York RHE
New York % sOOls 500 x-7i2 8
st. Louis IL 0 0 o 0 e. 1s 4
Batteries-Meekin and Farrell; Breiten-
stein and Peitz.
At Philadelphia-First Game RHE
Philadelphia o 0 0 0 1 0-5l4
Batteries-Carsey and Grady: Inks and
Warner
second Game RHE
Philadelphia 2 2O42 0 PIP l6 2
Louisville 20 90 l O. 10 .
Batteries-orth and Clements; weighing
and Warner
AT Brooklyn RHE
Brooklyn ID 0 0 0 o 0 - 5
Pittsburg IS % 1,OO1 ISL l
Batteries-SteIn and Grim; Foreman,
HaWley and Merritt.
At Baitimore-First game R H f
Baltimore IL 0 2 90 ks 6 6.
Washington p 0 II o. / 0--6 9 5
key and MCGUIRE.
Second game RHE
Baltimore .....2 II o sill II 2
Washington ...-.....0 O. D
Batteries-McMahon and Clarke; Cor
bett and Mcclure. Game called on &C
count OF darkness.
Atlanta. Ca, Aug. 2S.-Atlanta defeated
Montgomery to-day in place of Evansville,
who left town last night to avoid being
defeated again. although scheduled 10
play. Score:
RHE
Atlanta mo II O1O O-5 Z 0
NJ tgomery 20 0 0 . 0 0 % 3
Batteries-Callahan and Wilson; Bailey
and Rappold.
Townsville, Ga. Aug. 23.-Moultrie and
Thomasville played game of ball on the
grounds in this city this afternoon. The
game resulted in favor of Moultrie by
score of TO II.
Evansville, IND, Aug. 23.-The Evans
ville-New Orleans game was postponed
the teams being delayed by late trains.
Nashville Tenn. Aug. 23.-Nashville
jumped into second place to-day by talk
ing two games from Mobile. The feature
of the games was the batting of the
Nashville team and the work of Third
Baseman Myers. Score:
First Game r H z
Nashville % 8 0 0 l 1 0-10 Y 5
Mobile .....O 0 0 0 2 o. 8 6
Batteries-Moran and Sweeney; Ely and
Somers.
Second Game RHE
Nashville % 0 1 0 0 Obj 10 3
Mobile .......1 0 @ 0 o. 3
Batteries-Moran and Sweeney; F. Ha-
han and Somers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
The Late Edwin Parsonn.

A dispatch in yesterdays Morning News
announced the death in New York of Mr.
Edwin Parsons, formerly resident of
this city. The deceased was one of the
brothers who came here from New Eng
land when young men, Charles Parsons
was member of the house of Carleton &
Parsons. commission merchants Edwin
and George Parsons conducted a cotton
business under the name of Edwin Par
sons & Co. Mr.. Edwin Parsons retired
from the business and returned to New
York in 1859, and the firm became George
Parsons Co. His two brothers returned
to the north at the breaking out of the
late war, but several years since became
identified with railroad interests in this
section. Mr.. Charles Parsons is the pres
ident of the South Carolina and Georgia
railroad, and Mr.. George Parsons is pres
ident of the City and Suburban Railway
and other street railways in this city.
The late Mr.. Parsons gave the Union So
ciety 5000. with which to establish the
archaeological college at Bethesda and af-
terward made another liberal donation to
it's support. H
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. Henry D. Stevens of the firm Of
Butler & Stevens, has returned from his
summer vacation. =
Mr.. W. F. McCauley and wife LEFT the
city yesterday via the Atlantic Coast Line
for an extended visit to the northern re-
sorts and Canada.
The friends of Mr. w. NJ Raiford will
regret deeply to hear of the death of his
sister last night at Cochran, Ga. Mr. Raj
ford, who was the telegraph operator at
the De Soto and more recently at Tybee
was called home few days ago by her
serious illness.
Mai r. w. Meldrlm left last night for
Detroit, Mich, where he will attend the
annual meeting Of the American Bar As
ISOLATION. Maj. Meldrim is a member of
the national committee on uniformity Of
laws throughout all the states, subject
In which he is very much interested. He
will be absent several weeks.
The Portland, Me. Daily Press Of We'd
nesday says: Mrs. Harry Taylor and
guests, Hon. George Green, and Mr.
George II. Atwood Of st. Augustine, Fla,
and Prof. and Mrs. l.. w Mehrtens ana
Miss jamie Smith Of Savannah, Ca. spent
Monday with Mrs. Ann Dolliff at her cot
tage az Ferry Beach. Old Orchard. They
were entertained with true southern hos
pitallty and the sOutnernefs We're fem!ad-
ed Of home BY the white sand. sweet grass
and pine trees, which surround their lovely
summer home The day viii long be re-
membered by al present on account o.
pleasant associations connected with H."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGE.
Troubles of "A Much Married Printer
and Preacher.


Dallas, Ca, Aug. Brew Walter r.
Dale, indicted for bigamy. has been ac-
quilted. For seven years it has been
question whether Dale was really named
Dale or Nuttall. A woman who claimed
to be his wife said that he was Nuttall,
and that she married him in Concord,
N c., twenty years ago. Her brother,
named Horton, Identified Dale as Nut
tall and so did a dozen other persons
who said they knew Nuttal intimately
in North Carolina.
Nuttall abandoned his wife at Concord
and was traced to Charlotte. where he
worked as a printer. He left there, and
about the same time a young woman.
named Rawlins, left. She was found by
her brother afterwards in Conyers. Ga.
Dale appeared at Rockmart, Ga, and
later at Dallas, where he became a Bap-
fist preacher. He came from Dallas to
Atlanta, and had a church in a suburb.
He was recognized in Atlanta. He was
convicted once Of bigamy, being prose-
cuted for marrying MISS Smith of Dali
las. Dale got a new trial, and to-day,
after four years of prosecution, he was
acquitted, no witnesses for the prose-
cutting appearing.
Mrs. Dale is now suing for divorce.
The evidence was conflicting, some rep
utable people testifying that Dale was
in London, and at the same time others
swore that he was in North Carolina.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
FOR THE EXPOSITION.
A Neat Bit of Art work for the Wo-
mans Department.

Waycross, Ga, Aug. 23.-Miss Ada
Swift 16-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Swift of Waycross, formerly
of Stockton, has executed beautiful
silk and satin map of Georgia for the art
exhibit in the woman's department at
the Atlanta exposition.
The map will be used as a flag, and il
viii be erected in a conspicuous place, so
that all who visit the art exhibit can see
1t. The flag is FIVE feet wide and six
feet long. 1t is a correct map of the
state giving the name. shape and posi-
ton of each county in appropriate colors,
and containing the railroads. of the
state. The coast of Georgia and the At
lantic ocean are very beautifully execu-
ted. and the islands are represented very
correctly. The rivers of the state are
represented by lines of black silk needle
work, and the railroads are in red silk
needlework. Atlanta is made conspicu-
Gus in the map by diagram of the city
Miss Swift did not at first intend that
the map should be exhibited at the EXPO
sition, but when 1t was finished yester-
day, her friends and acquaintance COM
plimented her very highly and suggested
that ii be sent to the exposition. The
Morning News correspondent and many
prominent citizens here saw IT to-day
and pronounced II fine work of art. II
will be forwarded to the exposition next
week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
TO HAVE AMPLE PROTECTION.
Mr. Weis Says the New TbeRter
Could he Emptied in Two Minutes.

Mr. A. weis. one OF the Greenwau
Theatrical circuit Company. and Arehi-
teet Frank Cox of the new theater. are
in the city looking over the work.
MIR. weis says the work is not quite
as far advanced as he expected 10 ind il.
but he states that II viii be sufficiently
far advanced for the opening perform
ance, In Darkest Russia. on Sept. 9 The
decorators are already at work. and there
is little doubt that the interior of the
theater will be entirely ready for the
opening performance.
Mr. Weis was asked especially about the
arrangement of the new building for be-
ing cleared in case of fire. He gives as
surances that the facilities will be ample.
The building he says can be cleared in two
minutes, with very little trouble. The low
er floor. of course. could be easily cleared.
as II will have four exits besides those
back of the stage. The two. side entrances
will be lowered about three feet. making
the exit much easier. There will be a wide
staircase leading almost directly from the
balcony to the street, and from the gall
lery there will be two ways of exit, one
directly down stairs from the gallery
floor and another through a door opening
onto the balcony floor
Every precaution against fire will be
taken. There will be a large 5O-foot hose
on the stage and similar one in the par
quette. Arrangements have already been
made to have four firemen al each per
Torrance, two of whom will be near the
hose on the stage. and two down in the
audience. Mr.. Weis says the patrons of
the theater need have no fear on that
score whatever
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
A LEADER ARRESTED.
Denial That Recent Uprisings Are
Republican in Character.

Madrid. Aug. 2s.--The leader of the re-
cent rising at Chovar, with one of his lieu
tenants was arrested in an inn near Chelva
near Valencia. The government denies that
the prevalent risings have republican
tendency but the authorities are neverthe-
less taking the strictest precautions
against further disturbances. At present
Valencia is the center of the movement.
The rebel leader arrested near Chelva
proves to be Rafael Rosas Castener. The
republican agitation continues at Valencia
and several suspected persons have been
arrested.
Havana, Aug. 23.-Miguel Valdes Con
zalez, who was sent here by the rebel
junta in Key West Fla, was arrested in
this city on Wednesday. He had in his
possession $1,000 in United States money.
Kingston, ia, Aug. IA number of in
huential Cubans who have come here re-
Gently are leaving in order to return to Gu
ba in some other way, finding themselves
unable to fit out a revolutionary expedi-
ton here, owing to the vigilance Of the To-
cal authorities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
HOMEMADE LIQUOR.
Prohibition Backed by High License
Does Not Prohibit.


Waycross, Ga, Aug. 2S.-There is move.
ment on foot here. it is said. to prohibit
the selling of any spirituous liquors in
Waycross. An effort will be made to ar
rest and convict every person now en-
gagged in running blind tigers. The blind
tiger business has grown considerably
during the past year and its effect is bad.
The express records show a notable de-
crease in the number Of jugs received here
this year, as compared with the receipts
for two years ago. Another thing has
been discovered concerning the blind tig-
ers, and it is going to be thoroughly in
vestigated. This new evil is the manu-
facture of whisky in Waycross. The whis-
ky generally sold by the tigers is made
right here, and its ingredients are GER
tain drugs and chemicals, and a small
quantity of alcohol. This stuff is sold to
the boys and young men of Waycross,
and the consumers are poisoned by it.
1t is well known that the license for
selling whisky here is $4,000 a year, and
Waycross is regarded as a prohibition
town. But the facts of the matter show
that prohibition, backed by $4,000 license
does not prohibit.
1t is known by everybody here that blind
tigers exist, and the policemen are aware
that half a dozen are in operation.
Inc cltlzenS OF WaycroSs, OUTSIDE OF the
municipal government do not feel called
upon to detect the operation of tigers,
nor do they feel it their duty to investi-
gate the extent of the whisky traffic. The
policemen are expected TO thoroughly in
vestigate the evil, and they have the mat
ter of detecting, arresting and convict
ing of the tigers in their own hands. The
movement to suppress the Liquor traffic
is getting stronger every day. The best
people in the city are at the head of the
movement and they will not cease their
efforts until Waycross is freed from blind
tigerism.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
ROMANTIC ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Youth Hangs Himself at the Altar
Where He Was TO Marry His Lady
Love.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
As It was growing dark, one evening re-
Gently, the sacristan Of the church Of st.
Roch, Paris, took his taper TO light the
gas burners in the chapel set apart for
wedding ceremonies. As ne drew near he
was terrified to sec the form Of a man
dangling from one Of the candelabra.
Instead of rushing off to fetch a police
man, as most of his countrymen would
have done under the circumstances. the
sacristan bravely mounted a chair, cut the
rope with his pocket knife and caught In
his arms the almost inanimate body of a
young man, whom he laid on a rug and
gradually brought back 10 life.
Meanwhile, the police were called in by
the church officials, and the young man
was conveyed to the nearest guard house.
where he stated that his name was Mas
sin, and that he had rashly attempted to
kill himself because he was desperately
in love with a young girl who was 70 be
his wife. The parents, however. had with
held their consent and broken of the
match. His object in selecting the church
chapel was Of an uitra-mysticaI order; he
had decided to hang himself IN front Of
the very altar whore. TO speak like our
forefathers. his lady love would have
plighted her troth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
A ROAD PARLIAMENT.
Parties Interested in Good Roads
Invited 20 Atlanta.

al Parties Interested in Good Roads
Invited 20 Atlanta.
Washington, Aug. 23-The Secretary of
Mriculture is charged by act of congress
81 collect and disseminate information
e. hcerning the public roads. To this end,
Al d under authority of that law, Secretary
* orton to-day issued a call for Road
al rlament," in the hall of the House OF
81 representatives. at Atlanta on the nth,
- n and 10Th Of October. 1885, under the
IL spices of the Cotton States and Inter
IL tional Exposition.
The invitation is urged upon all state
hghway commissioners, state and local
ii ad improvements associations, and upon
& numerical bodies and boards of trade and
{ transportation Agricultural societies,
nd farmers organizations, universities,
3 grcultural colleges and engineering
fchools, societies of civil engineers, hui
'nane societies, the League of American
HNheelmen and carriage and bicycle build
hrs associations, and all other organiza-
lions or individuals especially concerned or
experienced in the Improvement of high
ways are likewise cordially solicited to be
IN attendance or represented.
1t has been suggested that delegates at
arge may be appointed by the governors
Of states and asked to participate and re-
port directly to the government of each
the results of the meeting
Real progress in road Improvement is OBJ
served by the department of agriculture
since the organization of the office of in
curry The Importance of a general ex-
change of views among those concerned
In road legislation and construction
throughout the United States cannot be
Overestimated.
A majority of states Of the union have
recently adopted new systems of road leg
isation. Many of them are actively en-
gagged in road construction under new
methods. A comparison of methods and re-
suits will prove of the utmost value to
the people"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
Some of Those Coming Before the
Next Congress.

1OhkEtsS-
Washington. Aug. 2.-Clerk Kerr of the
House of Representatives has begun the
consideration Of the contested election
cases in the Fifty-fourth congress. remain
ing on his docket. but there is little prob
ability of anything being done, owing to
the expiration of the time limit within
which proceedings in contests may be
prosecuted. There are' twenty-nine con-
tested cases in al. and of these but four
remain to be disposed of, so far as the
clerk of the house is concerned
On Aug. Is. the case of Beatty VS.. Price
in the Third Louisiana district, was taken
up. but indefinitely postponed because the
testimony had not been completed and the
ninety days within which all testimony
must be taken had long since expired
The case of Coleman VS.. Buck. Second
Louisiana, district. will be called to-mor-
row in the office of the clerk. The other
two cases will not be considered by the
clerk
In the case or Belknap VS.. McGann--
Third Illinois district, Chicago, not~a pa
per was received in Washington until last
week, the action in Chicago having been
due to agreement between the parties.
The same condition of affairs is found in
the case of ]. hurry Mitchell VS.. James
J. Walsh, in the Eighth New York district.
No papers have been filed. and the only
record of a contest with which the officers
of the House are acquainted, are newspa-
per reports. Congress, however can deal
with the subject as it deems best, and If
the precedents of the past are followed
the testimony in these cases will be or
dered printed. In but one of the twenty
five cases considered by the clerk, has
the brief been fled and that came in Mon
day. This is in the contested case of
John ]. Rinaker, dem, VS.. Finsee Down
ing, rep, in the Sixteenth Illinois district.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
AT HIS OLD TRICKS.
Harmon Jenkins, the Escaped Thief,
Arrested on New Charges.

Arrested ON New Charges.
Harmon jenkins. the negro who robbed
Willie Jackson's house in Charlton street
lane, of lot of jewelry several days ago.
and who was afterward found to be an
escaped convict from the Chatham county
gang, where he was doing time for lar
ceny. was found yesterday to have COM
mi.ted another burglary since his escape.
Jenkins nice new suit of blue clothes
attracted the attention OF the detectives
and they held him for the purpose of
finding where he got it. The suit was
identified yesterday by John Stevenson,
colored, as a suit which had been stolen
from his room on Wayne street. several
days ago. Jenkins will be taken out to
the gang to conclude his sentence for
larceny, after which he will be tried and
sentenced on the two charges which he
has accumulated since his escape. pro-
vided he does not escape again before
that time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
sMALL's SENTENCE.
The Verdict of the Jury Generally
Commended in the City.

The Verdict of the Jury Generally
Commended in the City.
Much interest has been excited in the
Abe Small case just finished in the supe-
rior court the verdict of guilty Of muir
der for shooting Policeman Neve seems to
find general commentator.
The jury had four ballots, the subject Of
a recommendation to the court, to fix a
life sentence. instead of hanging. being the
only thing upon which the jury disagreed
upon at first.
The sentence will not be pronounced
probably until Monday The Loud case
now on has kept the court so busy that
no time has been available for sentencing
him.
One of the jurors stated to a Morning
News reporter yesterday that his cook had
reported at the house that she had been
told that the negroes were greatly in
censed at the verdict, and that some
threats had been made against the Jury.
The juryman alluded to stated that he was
willing to run such risks at any time to
bring such men as Small to justice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
IN THE HOUSE Of COMMONS.
Parcel Post Between the United
states and Great Britain.

faFcel FOSt between the United
States and Great Brttafn.
London, Aug. BIN the House Of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Robert W. Hamburg.
financial secretary TO the postofice de-
partment, stated in reply to question
by ]. Henniker Heaton that IL was the
intention of the government to follow
up the efforts of their predecessors in
Office toward the establishment of a par
GELS post service between the United
States and Great Britain.
Sir John Teng. member for Dundee,
asked whether the board of trade could
not control the speed OF railway trains
which we're now racing daily between
London and Aberdeen. The extraordi-
nary speed attained by these trains. he
declared. was certain 10 result in a ter
rible accident.
Mr.. Charles T. Richter, president OF the
board OF trade. replied that the board
had no power 70 interfere 10 the matter.
The public. he said. must rely upon the
common sense Of the railway companies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
5AaEs REID SENT TO JAIL.

TO Murder Charles Ross.
James Reid. charged with assault with
intent to murder Charles Ross. the 17-year-
old son of w. c. Ross. was arrested and
committed to Jail yesterday on a warrant
Russell. Jr The charge is made that
Reid shot at young Ross, down ON Wilson
street on Aug. 20, but Reid, it is stated
claims that the pistol was accidentally
discharged. Reid was fined SO by Record
er Wilson for discharging his pistol in
the streets. Another warrant charging a
breach Of the peace. was also issued
against Reid but he failed to give bond,
and was sent to jail.