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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
To APPOINT THE COMMISSION.
The Men to Look Into the Drafnar.
Question

Question.
Mayor Myers will make the appointment
Of the house drainage commission the lat
ter part of this week.
The mayor will announce To council AZ
its meeting tomorrow afternoon that the
appointment will be made under an ordi-
nance adopted in April. 1891. instead of the
resolution adopted by council at its last
meeting. The ordinance takes precedence
of the resolution.
Alderman Falllgant brought the matter
up IN council at recent meeting with a
resolution that q committee be appointed
by the mayor TO consist Of the chairman
OF the health and cemetery committee as
chairman and the chairmen of the finance
ana streets and lanes committee together
with three citizens to take the matter of
mouse drainage under consideration and re-
port plan to council
The committee of the whole at the last
meeting reported a substitute which was
adopted, providing for the appointment of
-FOUR aldermen and three citizens as a COM
mittee to take the subject under consider
alton
1t has since been discovered that an or
dinance was passed by council in 1891. pro-
Vlding for the appointment of a com
mittee of three aldermen and three citi-
]eis' Win the mayor as ex-officiO chair
man, VINO shall constitute board having
control of all matters pertaining to house
drainage. The board is required to meet
as soon as 1t can conveniently do so after
appointment for the purpose of deciding
upon system of house drainage. and to
report the same to council. When a plan
has been adopted it is made the duty of
this board to take entire charge of the
work and to push the work as rapidly as
possible with the funds appropriated for
the purpose by council.
The ordinance was never put into eff
feet by the appointment of a commission.
and this Is what Mayor Myers now pro-
poses TO do. The three aldermen upon the
board will doubtless be the chairmen OF
the health and cemetery, finance and
streets and lanes committees, these three
having been mentioned in the resolution
| proposed by DIR. Falligant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
A BETTER FEELING PREVAILS.
The Advance of Southern Securities
Indicates IL.

The general better feeling which char
aeterizes the market for different classes
OF securities has been noted for the last
six weeks or two months. Stocks and
bonds have advanced within that time
all the way from or to % per cent.
according 10 their value and general stand
ing.
This has been especially true in the
south. and locally the situation in this
respect has been lettering daily. The mar
ket for all classes Of Central railroad Sc
curities has shown a most appreciable
advance within the last few weeks. South
western especially has jumped forward.
and the common stock and debentures
have advanced several points. This turn
In the market on these stocks and securi-
ties is considered to be due 20 the fact that
the new plan Of reorganization is max
ing daily progress toward a settlement of
the property's difficulties. and more par
ticularly on account Of the fact that the
plan is backed by the firm Of j. p. Nor
gan * Co. Of New York, which gives
foundation for confidence.
In the same way, for example. the bonds
of the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road went uD with a bound when the
Southern Railway Company took hold of
the property. this being an assurance that
the property would receive its backing
from the same firm. Southern railway Sc
curities have advanced for similar rea-
sons, and then. too. there is a gradually
increasing feeling OF confidence among
those who have money for investment, as
well as for speculation.
The restoration of confidence is due 10
many causes, the maintenance Of the gov
ernments credit, the good crop year, the
increased demand for many classes of pro-
ducts, has had its effect on the security
market, and for the last two months the
transactions have been larger and far more
numerous than has been the case in some
time before. The restored feeling Of con-
fidence and the growth of this feeling is
undoubtedly calling many a dollar from the
vault and the safety deposit box, and
causing it to be invested in interest-paying
securities.
The feeling in the south is a reflection
of what has taken place in the north,
but from the situation to-day it appears
that the reflection is about as strong as
its source The brokers here are doing a
good business in securities of almost every
class that is dealt in in this section, and
they find little trouble in disposing of
whatever is offered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
Winding Up the Estate of the Late
G. w. shanfer.

Winning Dp tne Estate OF the Late
G. w. Shaffer.
In the matter of the application of John
H. Fox, temporary administrator on the
estate Of G. w. Shaher for extra compen-
sation, and for permission to retain
N75.11 already in his hands on account OF
a bill for $500 for funeral expenses, Judge
Ferrill decided yesterday that the appli-
cant was entitled to and should receive
$50 extra compensation. but he directed
that the balance remaining in the hands
of the temporary administrator should be
turned over to George T. Cam, admins
traitor on the estate The application
Of the temporary administrators
for extra compensation was cave
ated by the administrator a proceeding
that is rather rare one in the winding
up of estates.
Benjamin Edwards filed an appeal from
the decision of Judge Ferrill in the matter
of his application for letters of guardians
ship on the person and property of James
Edwards, minor. The ordinarys decision
gave the charge of the property to the ap-
plicant, but gave the care of the boy to
Laura Swinson. Bond was filed and ap-
proved and copy of the proceedings sent
up TO the superior court.
The probating of the win of G. w
Shaner IN solemn form was postponed
until this morning at 10 o'clock on ac-
count of the absence of Col. Charlton
H. Way, one of the subscribing witnesses
to the will.
Letters dismissory on the estate of
Jacob Dieter were granted to j. f.
Brooks administrator.
Temporary letters of administration on
the estate of Max Jacoby were granted
to S. Elsinger.
An order was granted authorizing
Thomas A Becker, bishop of Savannah,
executor under the will of John Cox, to
enter some certificates of Indebtedness
in the Centrars plan of reorganization.
Pony hOmesteds were granted to Dan
]. Buttimer and wife, and to NJ. b. Will
son and wife.
Judge Ferrill has received notification
of the death of Peter Fleming a colored
lunatc recently sent to the asylum at
Milledgeville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
1T WILL BE CAPT. WALKER.
The Chatham ArtiIIery's Officers De-
cided on.


cided on.
The Chatham Artillery held a prellmi-
nary meeting last night for the purpose
of deciding. in advance, the result of the
election ordered by the governor for to-
morrow night for a captain and to fll
other vacancies.
The meeting was very largely attended,
over fifty members being present. The
slate named in the Morning News few
days ago was carried through, but not
without considerable balloting.
First Lieut.. George P. Walker was
elected captain, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Capt. J. F. Wheaton,
without opposition. Sergt. w. G.. Cam
was elected first lieutenant senior, and
Private J. A. G. Carson was elected first
lieutenant junior. Two ballots were taken
on each election. For the first place,
Sergt Cam, Sergt. Dreese, Lieut.. Saussy
and Privates Carson and Whtcomb were
put in nomination. No one candidate re-
ceiving a majority on the first ballot, a
second ballot was taken, resulting in the
election of Sergt. Cam.
For the second place, Private Carson and
Sergt. Dreese were nominated. When the
vote was taken Sergt. w. p. Bailey also
received one vote. which made a second
ballot necessary, resulting in the election
of Private Carson
Lieut.. Saussy. who is now the only one
of the old officers holding ever, did not
tender his resignation as It had been an
nounced would be done, and so there was
no vacancy to be filled for second lieuten-
ant. The regular election ordered by the
governor will be held tomorrow night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
CITY BREVITIEs.

Live Oak Lodges representatives in the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows to meet next
month, are Past Grands w. O. Hawley
and Leander Butler.
The firemen had a run to the south
western part of the city this morning
called out by an alarm from box 81, caused
by burning chimney. No damage was
done.
The weather indications at midnight last
night were for hotter weather and thun-
der showers to-day The highest temper
allure yesterday was 80 degrees. A hot
wave is moving this way, though. Ameri-
Gus and Alapaha reported 50 degrees and
Nlllen 96 degrees yesterday. The wave
VIII reach Savannah to-day.
A meeting of the directors of the savan-
nah Freight Bureau will be held TODAY at
noon for the purpose of considering the
work done during the last six months and
receiving the report of the manager, Mai.
A. c. Knapp. There is likely TO be consid-
cradle discussion of the work of the bu-
reau. Manager Knapp's misfortune in be-
ing disabled by serious accident for the
last three months has, of course, greatly
hampered the work of the bureau.
Detective Morgan and Justice Flsings,
are losing very little love on the Coast
Line railroad, or, rather, the rnotorman
who runs particular car on the Haber-
sham street branch of it. Both were
the owners of fine blooded bull dogs a
day or two ago, while now Justice FL
singer is minus his dog, and Detective
Morgan says he will have to kill his to
put 1t out of pain. The two dogs were
playing in Columbia square, when. one Of
the cars came along rapidly, and il is
reported by those who saw the accident
that the motorman never made any at
tempt to avoid striking the dogs. Justic.
Elsinger's dog was killed outright. while
that OF Detective Morgan was so badly
crushed that he thinks he will have to
kill it. "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
A CERTIFICATE OR NO work.
The New Rules Governing Chain
Gang Convicts.


Gang Convicts.
By a recent order which comes from the
board of county commissioners every pris-
oner sent out to the convict camps must
be accompanied by certificate from the
county physician giving an account of his
physical condition and stating just what
work he is capable of doing and how much.
The regulations provide that each man
must be accompanied by such a certificate
and that ne will not be received for duty
at the camps until it comes.
The peculiar situation that this is liable
to bring about arises from the fact that
the judge of the court sentences the pris-
oners to be put TO work on the chaingang
for so many months or weeks as the case
may be. That sentence from the court is
the law and to carry il out the man
must be put to work. If for any reason,
such as sickness, the county physician
should be unable to attend to his duties,
and to give the required certificates, it
appears the law would not be in it, The
sentence of the court would not be carried
out. and the prisoner would not be put to
work on the chaingang until the county
physician had given the certificate.
Under this new rule it would seem that
there would be absolute need for the pres
ence and activity of tn county physician
at any or all times, in order that the reg
ulations may be conformed to and the
law carried out as we'll
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
THE NEW LUMBER COMBINE.

The Southern Pine Company Com
pIetes Its Organization.
The lumbermen who are to constitute
the Southern Pine Company OF Georgia
held a meeting at the De Soto hotel yes
terday and completed their organization.
Those present at the meeting and repre-
senting their respective firms We're AIessrs
]. J. MeDOnough and w B. StilIweu of
Savannah, ]. K. Clarke of Darien, L. r.
AIillen, Henry p. Talmadge and c. c.
Southland Of New York All of the prom
critics in this section operated by these
firms are expected to go into the new
company. The company will have its
headquarters in this city, and viii begin
business with paid in capital of 81, 500, COO
with the privilege of increasing it to S. OoO,-
600. They are saying nothing about the de-
tails of their organization, or what it COM
prises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
A MAN UNDER MS wIFE's BED.
Therefore Moses Chisholm Thrashed
Robert Gordon


Robert Gordon.
Moses Chisholm was in police court
yesterday morning, charged with assault
ing Robert Gordon. Both are colored.
Chisholm was acquitted on his own
statement. He said that he went home
Saturday night and found the house in
darkness. His wife complained of being
in severe pain, and said she had been
too sick to go after oil. He examined the
lamp and found plenty or oil in 1t. When
he lit it his wife blew it out. He became
suspicious, and began an investigation,
which resulted In discovering a man under
the bed.
The only weapon handy Was a bed Stat,
with which he soundly belabored the
man. When Gordon, who was the party
discovered under the bed. went out and
got policeman and had Chisholm ar
rested. The recorder thought that under
the circumstances Chisholm was justified
in giving the intruder a good beating.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
ORDER OF AMERICAN TIREMEN.
Savannah Council No. L Organized
With 10 Members


With 10 Members.
Savannah Council No. l, Order of Amer
fcan Fremen, was organized at headquar-
tiers yesterday afternoon, with seventy
five members. The following officers were
elected:
President-W. B. Puder 3
Vice President-George Mouro.
Secretary-J. =. Mcclure.
Treasurer-Fred Schwarz
Sergant-a elKly.
Directors-J. T. Cullum, w. d. Claiborne,
A. ]. Toshach.
The local council will apply for member
ship in the national union. The monthly
dues are 50 cents and the death assessment
81. The benefits are IS a week when sick
and 800 at death. All the firemen of the
city were enrolled as members and no
dues were charged for admission.
1t is intended to accumulate fund so
that with good fortune in time the sick
benefits and the death benefits will both
be increased. The order is intended for
the benefit of the firemen in every way,
including the securing of the passage
of proper laws and their enforcement for
the protection of the firemen This is the
first council of the order to organize in
Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
PRED OPEN A WINDOW.
Thieves Help Themselves to Liquors
and Cigars.

When Messrs. Smith Bros arrived at
their store at Bay and Whitaker streets
yesterday morning they discovered that
it had been robbed. The thief had forced
an entrace through the rear window and
secured a quantity of cigars and liquors.
1t is supposed that the robbery was
effected early Sunday morning. The
bookkeeper entered the store Sunday and
noticed some empty wine bottles, which
had not been there when the store closed
Saturday night He concluded that one of
the firm had been entertaining some
friends and thought nothing more of il.
A little investigation when the store
was opened for business showed that a
robbery had been committed. The police
department was notified and the detec-
tives are working on the case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

and walked down town with the party. II
was about l1-S0 O'Clock. he said. when they
started.
According 10 his own statement Matheny
was within one block Of the
place at the time of the
robbery. Chief McDermOtt charged
Matheny with getting the wrapping paper
and towels when he went 10 the room on
the pretense OF changing his shoes.
Matheny was very lame In his denials. He
has an uncle, T L. Carl, at Estill, on the
South Bound railroad. TO whom he has
written. There IS one other man to be
caught and the detectives are looking for
him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
TO VISIT THE COUNTY FARM.
Commissioner KehOe to ChaperOn a
Party There.


The county commissioners and a num-
Der of invited officials win go out to the
county farm and works this afternoon
on an inspecting tour. The trip will be
in charge of Chairman Kehoe of the COM
mittee on county farm.
Besides the commissioners there will be
in the party Judge A. H. MacDonen
Mayor Myers, Alderman Bacon, chair
man of the drainage committee; Alder
man Gleason, chairman of the streets
and lanes committee, and Foreman w. w.
Starr of the superior court grand jury.
There win be an inspection of the farm,
and of the watermelon patches, especial
ly.
1t is likely also that some notes will be
made by the commissioners with regard
TO the best location of a large new stable
which they expect to put up. This stable
is TO be the beginning of the new con-
vict barracks. to be built in place of that
now occupied by camp No. 1.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Cut Him with a Rnzner

Charles Albright colored. was turned
over to the superior court yesterday by
Recorder Wilson to be tried on the charge
OF assault with intent to murder. Al
bright had an altercation with Tbon,as
smith Saturday afternoon. and went for
him with q razor. He made two fasrf,,,
gashes in Smiths head.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
McCabe's University School. Rich
mOnd. Va

We beg to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of this ia.
nous Virginia school. which, for its meth.
ods' the high tone of honor existing
among its pupils, and their success ~ +bs
University of Virginia, Princeton. Har-
ward, West Point, Annapolis. and the
great engineering schools of the country
has achieved an enviable reputation. The
Slst annual session begins Sept. bad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Went to Jail with Her FELLOW.

w T. Watkins, p. ]. Corners and Ma
mic Wrigley were sent to Jail for ten
days each by the recorder yesterday
morning for raising a row i'm Matte Ell
lison's house on President street Sunday
morning. The alternative was S. EACH
which they did not have. Mamie was not
an active participant in the row, but
when the police arrived she said she
would go with her fellow, and now she
has gone to iaiI with him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
TO WIND up ITs AFFAIRS.
The Tybee Hotel Company Going Out
of Business.

of Business.
A meeting of the Tybee Hotel Company
was held at the National Bank of Savan-
nah yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of winding up the company's affairs and
devising means for paying, off its indebt-
ness.
Quite large number of the stockholders
were present at the meeting, but the com
mittee appointed to look into the matter
and report some feasible plan for the pay
ment of the company's debts and the wind
ing up of its affairs, was not ready to make
its report, and the meeting took a recess
until next Friday afternoon at 4 O'Clock,
when 1t is expected the committee win be
heard from.
The fixed charges on the property are
rather heavy, rather more than the COM
pany can well stand under the present cir
cumstances and the effort will be to make
an arrangement by which they can be met,
and the company's affairs wound up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
CONCLUDED HE'D KEEP 1T
A Convict Thought A $50 Suit Too
Good TO Sell.

An ex-convict named Joseph Hall, called
at the Office of the county commissioners
yesterday and was given an order for a
suit of clothes, the regulation kind given
to certain conviets at the expiration of
their terms He took the order and left
the office. In few minutes ne returned
to the window on the outside, and called
out to the clerk Of the board:
How much is this suit of clothes
worth?"
Capt. Dillon thought he saw what was
going on, and replied: It's worth 500
Then l don't believe I'll sell H." the
negro remarked as he walked on with
the order
The suppOsition is he was offered about
a dollar and a half for the OUTFIT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
AGREED ON A SEALED VERDICT
The Southern Home Building and
Loans Suit.

Home Building and Loan Association
against Hattie Coleman and Elsie John
sen was concluded in the city court yes
terday. The association brought suit to
recover on deed given to secure it for
money loaned, the amount being $1,03S07.
The defendants claim an offset of S2O5
against this amount on the ground tina.
they have been assessed for usurious
charges They claim that the plan on
which the association is operated is such
that these charges are usurious.
Messrs. G. T. & J. +. Cam appeared for
the defendants and Mr.. G. b. Whatley
for the plaintiff. Those interested in the
case agreed on a sealed verdict, which
will be announced this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Watts-saw another girl in boomers
to-day.
Mrs. Watts-Did she wear the regulation
bicycle cap and jacket, too?
Great Scott! don't know."-Indianap-
oils Journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Floridians on n Cruise.

The yacht Lulu is lying off Thunder
bolt with two as jolly cruisers on board
as ever trimmed a sail. They are Messrs.
John Bland and Charles Watson of Jack
sonville, fourteen days out, on their way
to Port Royal. their port of destination.
They spent yesterday in town, and will
leave for Port Royal to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Family Excnrsinn

this afternoon to the ocean. steame,
Stafford, at $50. Fare, 25 cents.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
FnmiIy EXCURSION

this afternoon to the ocean. Steiner
Stafford, at $3.50. Fare, % cents.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Family Excursinn

this afternoon to the ocean. steame,
Stafford, at $3.50. Fare, 25 cents.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Dyspeptics. take comfort Ayers Sar-
saparilla has cured worse cases than
yOurs.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Probabilities for Tuesday-Contin,,.., :
settled weather. with thunder sbov,s N,
warmer, with winds mostly from the so,,,s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
Mrs. John ID. Groover Dead.

Mrs. Grower, wife Of Capt. John d.
Grower Of Clyo, bingham county, died
yesterday morning. Mrs. Grower was a
lady of many estimable qualities, and be-
loved by all who knew her. She was of a
charitable disposition, and many deeds of
kindness were done by her. Her funeral
will take place at Laurel Hill church, near
Cylo, of which she was life long member
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
nashville COLLEGE, E ESF

Central location. Large faculty Highest ad'
Vantages in Art Literature and Science. Mu'
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send for Catalogue. REV. GEO. W.T. PRICE,
d. D., President Nashville, Tenn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
FnmiIv Excnrsion

this afternoon to the ocean. Steamer
Stafford, at $50. Fare, % cents.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

To make the hair grow a natural color.
prevent badness. and keep the scalp
healthy, Halls Hair Remover was in
az
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
UNIYERSITY Of YIRGIHIE

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.
Letters, Science, Engineering, Law, Medicine
Session begins 18th September. In the nOnmsaLIis
logues address VIM NJ THORNTON, LID, Chm'n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16

Live Oak Lodges representatives in the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, to meet next
month, are Past Grands w. o. Hawley
and Leander Butler.