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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. John l.. Vllalonga has gone to At
lanta for few days at the exposition.
Chancellor VIM. e. Boggs of the State
University was in the city yesterday and
registered at the De Soto.
Judge Hampton L. Ferrill of the court
of ordinary has gone to Atlanta for a few
days visit to the exposition.
Mr.. George L. Appleton and Miss APP
pleton returned from the north yester-
day on the City of Birmingham.
1t is understood that Col George A
Mercer will confer with the board of
officers of the First regiment at its next
meeting, with a view to resigning his
command Col MERGERS i'll health pre-
vents his active service with the regiment.
Messrs. T. J. Finn, d. J. Sullivan.
John Fitzgerald. John. j. Dugan, W. r.
Jamison and D. j. O'Connell of the New
York custom house spent yesterday in Sa-
Vannah on their way to Atlanta to visit
the exposition. They were taken in charge
by Capt. Laird and Inspector Barrett of
the Savannah custom house and shown
the city.
There was little change yesterday or
last night in the condition of Rev. DR.
'Vass. 1t is critical and much apprehen-
sion is felt for him There was a stream
of callers at the manse all day Members
not only of DR.. Nass congregation. but
of all the churches in the city, and citi-
zens inquiring concerning him. and ex-
pressing hope for his recovery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
JAuNr OF THE GnrDIRON Gun.
Members of the Organization En-
Route to Atlanta

Washington. Nov. ga party OF mem
bers Of the Gridiron Club of Washington.
accompanied by ladies. left here to-day in
special cars attached to the exposition
flyer Of the Southern railway, en- route TO
Atlanta, where they will devote several
DAYS to visiting the cotton states exposi-
ton. The party numbers about forty,
among whom are l. A. Coolidge of the
New York Recorder William e. Curtis
OF the Chicago Record. Richard Lee Fearn
OF the United Press, Louis Garth of the
baltimore American. Z. j. Gibson Of the
Philadelphia Press. Frank II. HOrsford
OF the Detroit Free Press. s +. johnson
of the Cincinnati Enquirer. r. B. Mat
G. Randolph of the New York Times
John 5. Shriver of the New York Mail
and Express. Col. o. o. Staley Of the
Louisville Courier Journal and +. 3. Hay
Charles W. Moore, David r.. Mckee. j.
Henry Kaiser, Herndon Mosen Alexan-
der Mosher and Henry Xander.
r.. w. Barrett of the Atlanta COnstitu-
ton and =. Y. DeGraw of the United
Press will join the party in Atlanta and
return with them to Washington on Sat
urday next.
Each member of the party wears as
badge large silver gridiron tied with a
narrow black ribbon.
Col L, s. Brown, general agent of the
Southern Railway Company, accompa-
MED the party as a representative of the
Southern railway
Atlanta, Ga, Nov 2O.-The Gridiron
cub of Washington correspondents is
expected tomorrow morning at 1879
O'Clock, and quarters have been engaged
for them at the hotels a committee
representing the exposition will go up
tonight to Mount Airy TO meet the party
and bring il in town
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
A FISHY STORY ABOUT MYERS.
ne Is REPORTED RIGHT UNDER
THE NOSES OF DETECTIVES.

Thcy Are Represented as watching
"a Negro Cabin in which He Was
known TO BE Hidden without At
tempting TO Enter 1.-THE Fugitive
Also Reported Riding ON Top OF a
sleeping Car in which the Detec-
lives Were Sleeping.
Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 2O.-Detectives
Demoi and Cason of the Atlanta force
having been neatly outwitted by friends
of the escaped murderer, VIII Myers, who
are endeavoring TO get him out of the
country, have left Jacksonville, having
now become satisfied that their man has
Guided them. They first came upon two
friends of Myers at Tallahassee. These
two friends had Myers concealed, and at
midnight placed him upon the top of an
east-bound sleeper which arrives in Jack
sonville at s a. m. At Olustee Conductor
Emmett Young, seeing what appeared to
lee a tramp on the car, put the
man off. The two Atlanta detectives
were on the sleeper at the time, and
knew that Myers friends were on the
same train, but were not aware that their
game was above their heads one of
Myers friends left the train at the next
stop, Baldwin, and went back The other
friend of the criminal remained on the
train and made ARRANGEMENTS here When
one OF the Atlanta detectives learned of
the conductors action he fastened back
10 Olustee and there learned that such a
man. and one answering 10 Myers de-
scription, had left afoot with another
man. He returned TO Jacksonville. The
next day Myers and his friend slipped
into town and hired a small negro shanty.
This they occupied one day. The detec-
tiVes employed negro, who
Swallowed the house diligently,
and saw Severely men enter, but
none came out until the next day, when
three men hurried out of the house.
FASTENED to the Clyde river dock just
in time for two of them to board the
steamer City of Jacksonville. The negro
reported the matter instantly to Detec-
Eives Demoi and Cason. who hurried to
catch a train for Palatka, where the
boat would land. One stopped at Pa
lat6a and the other at Sanford, but at
neither place did they find Myers, but
found one of his friends and a companion
They then became satisfied that the men
VINO boarded the boat were dummies and
that Myers and his other friend had left
town by some other route.
Tie Tampa Times of yesterday contain
ed an account of the arrest of Myers by
Sheriff Galloway on South Florida train
while on the way to and near Tampa. A
special from Tampa tonight says that the
story was canard manufactured by one
Of the trainmen.
The statement that Myers was here with
two friends who have been employed to
aid him in escaping and that the Atlanta
detectives were outwifted is made on au-
thority of local detectives and the chief of
police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
WAITING ON THE GOVERNOR.
Candidates for the Judgeship on the
Anxious Bench.

Anxious Bench.
The friends of both candidates for the
judgeship of the city court are on the
anxious seat, so to speak They appear
well enough satisfied when speaking of
it, of course. bat there is a sort of a
heads-you-win, tails-I-lose emphasis on
all replies to questions concerning it.
Several of the friends and advocates of
Mr.. A. c. Wright were out husting for
Endorsements yesterday, and citizens
names We're being secured on petition
in his favor. Endorsements seem to be
the thing the governor wants nowadays.
Judge A. H. MacDonell was well repre-
scented by these early in the campaign,
and perhaps that is why they are so ea-
gerly called for now. II appears to be
question of which side can make the
senatorial bee buzz loudest.
When Mr., Fraser went out of the race
II was believed there would be no doubt
about Judge MacDonells appointment,
but Mr.. Wright was visited by Messrs.
w. w. Osborne, A. N. Manucy and f. @.
duBignon and urged to enter the race
which he finally decided to do, but went
as early as possible to see Judge Mac
Donell to confer with him with regard
to 1t, and tell him he had decided to
make the race.
It remains yet to be seen whether Mr..
Wright will develop a strength sufficient
to overcome the Endorsements which
Judge MacDonell has. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Warng Russell has telegraphed
izer of the Citizens Club, and that nine
tenths of the people of Savannah
including the members OF that club want
Judge MacDonell reappointed. 1t is we'll
known that Mr.. Russell and Senator Os-
horne are at outs, and the former has
stated he would yet break the latter's
political neck.
number Of the lawyers who indorsed
Judge MacDonell and asked his reappoint-
ment have written letters to the
governor stating that Mr. Wright is
competent and able in every way to fill
the position. Many of these, however,
are letters from members of the bar con-
corning a member of the bar, and do not
affect former Endorsements. The situa-
ton was no simpler yesterday than it
was the day before and everyone Is wait
ing now to hear from the chief executive
Mr.. Wright's friends and Mr.. Wright
himself seem confident of their position,
and it is expected that the governor will
be heard from very soon. There is no
doubt of fight being made against judge
MacDonelPs confirmation in the Senate.
should he be appointed. Mr.. Wright's
friends say that he has a stronger back
ing by the members of the bar than most
people suppose, and that he is develop
ing strength every day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
MANHATTAN DAY AT ATLANTA.
Troop A to Act as an Escort to Mayor
Strong.


New York, Nov. 20.-Special arrange
ments have been made by the railways
running south to carry what is expected
will be the largest delegation from this
city that has visited the south. The spec
ial train which will carry Mayor Strong
and his party to Atlanta will leave at 9
p. m. tomorrow, via the Pennsylvania
railroad, Southern Railway and Piedmont
Air Line Troop A will act as an escort
Members of the board of aldermen and
many city officials are also going. A spec
ial rate of 5000 for the round trip has
been made for Nov. p, p and %, and ex-
ira cars will be attached to all through
traias running south on those dates.
About 400 business men will go in the
party. including representatives of all the
larger dry goods and mercantile houses
The eXcursionists will arrive in Atlanta on
Friday at p. m. Saturday will be cele-
brated as Brooklyn day, Squadron AS
band serenading.
The mayor will stop at the hotel Aragon
and on Monday will be escorted by Squad
ron A to the New York state building
where the exercises of Manhattan day will
be opened with prayer by Rev DR.. J. w
Brown of St Thomas church of this
city. Seth Low will deliver the Grafton
after which the mayor will hold recep-
ton and later inspect the fair grounds
In the evening grand reception will
be rendered the New York delegation by
the merchants and their wives of At
lanta at the Kimball house
Gov. Morton was invited to visit the
exposition with the New York delega ton
but declined, stating that business de-
tanned him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS NEEDS.
Presented to the Council by a Prop
crty Owners COMMITTEES.


crty Owners Committee.
The committee of the southslde I'm
provement League spent some time be-
fore the committee of the whole of the
city council last night. and informed that
body fully as to the needs of the south
ern section in the way of municipal inn
provements.
The committee consisted of Messrs. S.
Krouskoff, d. b. Lester, w. S. Harris
and William Taylor Mr.. Lester only re-
NAMED short while, however, on ac-
count of illness.
The special purpose of the committee
made in the budget for the coming year
10 give the southsde property holders
the improvements of which they stand in
need. The committee presented a petition
urging that all the improvements In the
southern section be done Systematically
and continuously. 1t asked that all the,
streets from Anderson to Twelfth street
be opened from north to south. A list
Of the streets in that section was given,
showing that there is hardly a single
street open its entire length. The petit
ton states that the entire northwest
open at all.
AR. hroqskof was the principal speak
ef before the committee. He said that the
property owners in the southern section
are not asking for special privileges.
Ihey 90 not ask for any streets TO be
, Va
or other municipal luxuries. They only
ask for absolute necessities. He descant-
ed on the method which the city has pur-
sued IN opening streets dickering for a
small bargain here and another there,
ana opening up streets by piecemeal in
haphazard sort of fashion, with the
result that hardly a single street in the
southern section is open throughout it's
entire length. He suggested that when
the council desires to open a street a
meeting of all the property owners liv-
ing on that street be called and a price
per square foot for right of way be fixed
III any property owners should decline to
accept this price let the city proceed by
condemnation, and in this way open up
entire streets, instead Of scattered
blocks.
Mr. Krouskof urged, among other
things, that the city change its policy in
making public improvements that in
stead OF waiting for a district to build up
before providing water mains, sewerage,
lights and other conVeniences, it make
these improvements systematically in the
beginning, ana thus induce people to
build up the new section.
Messrs. Taylor and Harris followed Mr.
Krouskon and indorsed his remarks. bur
urged more especially the Improvement
of the southwestern section of the civ.
which is now thickly populated They
want Cuyler, Burroughs and West Broad
street opened south and water and sew
erage provided, as well as more lights
and more police protection. The council
assured the gentlemen that the needs OF
the southern section would receive full
consideration in the budget appropria-
lions Tor the ensuing year
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
CARDINALS CONVENTION.
The Article on New Counties and
County Government Taken IN.

The Article on New Counties and
County Government Taken Up.
Columbia, S. c., Nov 2O-The consti-
tutional convention this morning has I'M
der consideration proposition to take
a recess to go to Atlanta on next Wednes-
day, South Carolina day. This was voted
down.
Then a resolution was adopted appoint
ing a steering committee to arrange for
completing the work. of the convention
as soon as practicable.
The article on new counties and county
government was taken up and several
sections have passed their third reading
voted down.
At the night session the balance of the
article on counties and county govern
ment was passed to it's third reading.
Efforts We're made to get in some changes
that would affect the formation of new
counties, but after much debate the le-
naming sections of the article were adop-
ted without change.
The ordinance to fix the age of consent
at 16 years was amended so as to make
1T read IA instead of is, and then adopted
There was big kick against submitting
to the report of the steering committee
which was presented tonight providing
every matter still outstanding; for three
daily sessions from now on, and for a
tinal adjournment on Tuesday next The
light over the report lasted for about two
hours and ended in the adoption of the
main features of the report
Tomorrow morning the convention
takes up the homestead matter. The pres
get to the Atlanta exposition on Carolina
daN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
CITY BREVITIEs.

Mrs. Catherine Jacobson widow of
Charles A. Jacobson. filed an application
in the court of ordinary yesterday for a
years support.
The ball which was to have been given
for the benefit of the Louisa Porter Home
has been postponed on account of the
death of Mrs. Gilmer.
Daisy Hunter, a co1ored girl, was ar
cenv az ~ from Mrs 7 Tbo,nns iear
The girl was employed as a domestic in
the house. Mrs. Thompson missed the
money yesterday. She charged the girl
with the theft as being the only person
besides herself who had access to the
money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
BRooKLYNITEs on THE WAY.
A Party of 1870 start For the Atlanta
Exposition.

A Party of 1870 start For the Atlanta
Exposition.
New York. Nov. 20.-One hundred and
thirty Brooklynites left this afternoon by
the Pennsylvania railroad for the At
lanta exposition to do honor to Brooklyn
day. The party will arrive at their des-
tination early Friday morning, and will
start back on Tuesday next at / O'Clock
a. m, reaching their homes about 8
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Some of
the party are: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Berri, Charles A. Schieren and wife,
William c. Bryant, A. D. Baird and wife,
Mr.. st. Clair McKelway and wife, John
Pullman, Eugene Britton and wife,
Charles A Moore and wife, Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick w. Wurster, Leonard r. Welles
and wife, John J. Williams. Bernard
Peters, J. H. Story. Mrs. Samuel Tai
mage, Mrs. William c. Wallace. ]. A.
Butler, Alexander johnson, Ernestus Gull
lex, P: W. Kilri, c. Augustus Haviland,
Col. H. p. Martin, William c. Redfeld,
Charles l. Sicardi, Mrs. j. H. Stearns,
p. ]. Connors, William Hester, Freder-
lex c. H. Lansing, Mrs. Charles S. Burr,
and others.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
MURDERED by A DRUNKEN MAN.
A StenOgrapher Shot Down Before
His Wife and Children.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 2O.-Charles f.
Porter a stenographer, was shot and
mortally wounded this morning. Porter
was waiting to catch a car at Prytania
and Polymnea streets and had just bade
his 6-year-old daughter good-by, when
Patrick A. Hearns approached and opened
fire on him, shooting him in the left
side. Then Hearns turned the pistol on
himself and shot twice, one ball going
through his hat and the other grazing
his. face. Mrs. Porter was standing at
her gate with her 1-year-old child, and
the older child was walking home, when
Hearns opened fire on them, shooting the
6-year-old child through the leg. Hearns
had been drinking and had a grudge
AGAINST Porter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
burglars i'm n Postomce.

Plainfeld, N. j., Nov. 20-The post
Office at summit was entered by burglars
this morning. The safe was blown open
and $1,000 in currency and stamps was
stolen. The money did not all belong to
the government, as the safe was made
a depository for several local merchants.
There is no clew to the burglars. Mrs.
Bridget Lane, mother of Thomas Lane,
editor of the Summit Record, is the post
master. There was $3.50 worth of money
orders and seven registered letters in the
safe. which the thieves overlooked. The
registered letters contained several hun
drpd dollars
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
Two Children Burned TO Death.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 20.-Two small
were burned to death this morning at
South Pittsburg, Tenn. and only their
charred remains were found in the ashes
of their home. The children were aged
and years respectively. and were left
alone in the building while their mother
carried breakfast to her husband, who is
an employe of the South Pittsburg Pipe
Works. The house caught fire from a
stove. 1t is said that Robinson was at
loggerheads with his neghbors, who al
lowed the fire to take its course
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
A RAvIsHER IN DANGER.
Omaha's Jail Well Guarded ms Pre-
caution Against Lynching.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2O.-George Morgan,
charged with ravishing and numbering
little Ida Gaskell. and who was hurried
off to the state prison at Lincoln to pre-
vent lynching, was secretly returned Sun
day in order to have his preliminary
hearing. The hearing came off today
before the police judge Morgan was
driven to the court room from the county
jail at O'Clock, long before the usual
hour to open court. He waived examina-
ton and was held to the district court
without bail. He was then rushed back
to the county jail. A strong force is
fear of lynching. but the feeling has died
down to some extent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
RIOTS FEARED IN sHANsI.
The Tsung-Li-Yamen Orders Protec-
ton Afforded Foreigners.

Washington. Nov. 2O.-Recent press dis
patches announce that anti-foreign riots
were apprehended in the Chinese prov
ince of Shansi The state department
has received a dispatch from Mr.. DENLY.
the United States minister al Pekin, sta
ting that upon his representation Of inn
pending trouble al Tai-Kou, the Tshng-
ii Yamen had issued orders to the local
authorities ito examine into the mat
ter and take precautions against dis
turbances, and to make earnest efforts
to protect Foreigners
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
CHICAGO GAS TRUST.
The Reorganization of the Company
Blocked for n Month.

Chicago. Nov 2O.-By mutual consent
the hearing of the application for an in
junction against the reorganization of
the Chicago gas companies has been
postponed until Dec. ?. The date origi-
nally set for the hearing was to-day.
BY the postponement nothing toward the
reorganization of the companies can be
done for a month, Within the past few
DAYS there have been many rumors of
failure of the attempt to bring the in
dustry into accord with the views of
the attorney general of Illinois. 1t has
been said that Attorney General Han
cock of New York will take a hand in
the fight and block the way of reorgan-
ization. Attorney General Maloney said
yesterday that he had just received a
call from a gas trust lawyer who prom
ised to submit a plan to him next week
He also said that the case in the cir
cult court would in no way interfere with
or influence his action.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
BATTLEsHIP TEXAS AFLoAT.
Her Officers Mum Concerning the
Mishap in the Dry Dock.

New York, Nov 2O.-The battleship
Texas was hauled out of the dry dock
at the Brooklyn navy yard this MORN
ing. The vessel floated at 10 O'Clock.
drawing 20 feet 4 inches forward and q
feet inches aft. 1t was an hour later
however, before it was high water, and
then an unusually favoring flood tide
gave her 26 feet inches at the sill. or
fully five feet free. She was warped
alongside the big crane wharf where she
viii remain till her dock trial This can
not, take place for three or four days,
as her engines are not quite ready No
her mishap in the dry dock and the
officers claim entire ignorance as to what
Is to be DONE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21

SALOONS OPEN ON SUNDAY.
Detective Cavanaugh Employed by
Clergymen of Jacksonville.

Clergymen of Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 20.-Rev. Rob
ert Toombs Dubose. pastor of the Nc
Tyeire Memorial church, and other min
listers of the city who have been waging
a pulpit war against Sunday saloons and
open gambling houses, stopped throwing
turf to-day and commenced to use rocks
FINDING public sentiment wouldn't awaken
TO the sticking point they hired Detective
John Kavanaugh of Savannah who to-
day made affidavitS before Judge DIAL
ynski against many saloon keepers War
rants were issued and about thirty ar
rests were made. Detective Kavanaugh
names among the witnesses to open sa-
looms on Sunday one or two prominent
city officials, and they tonight are some
what worried over the matter, as they
viii be required to appear tomorrow be-
fore the municipal court The action of
the ministers has created a sensation
throughout the entire city
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
A FIRE AT LOWELL.
One of the HandsOmest Blocks in the
City Destroyed.

Lowell, Mass, Nov 2O.-This morning.
shortly after midnight fire broke out in
the store of John Peavey in the Parker
block, one of the handsomest buildings
in the city. The block was supposed to
be fire-proof, but it was completely burn
ed. The fire was not under control until
$3.50 o'clock. The total loss may reach
500, 900. The principal losses are: On
the building, 500 900, insured; John NJ.
Peavey, liquor dealer, $4,000, insurance,
$1,000: Appleton Corporation, 100000,
mostly insured The other losses are for
smaller amounts, divided between the
Eastern Electric Company, Columbia
Cash Register Company. During the fire
several explosions occurred, but no one
was injured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
Freight bureau omcers Agreed Upon.

The committee Of FIVE directors Of the
Savannah Freight Bureau appointed to
recommend officers for the ensuing year
fee OF Mayor Myers at the
city exchange The committee
agreed on set OF officers, but decided not
70 make the names public until the gen.
tlemen chosen can be seen and their ac-
ceptance first obtained. The committee
Is TO report at the meeting Of the board
Of directors Of the bureau at noon to-day.