The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-04
JUMBO HUNTER OUT OF A JOB.
TWO ALDERMEN HAVE A FIGHT
OVER HIS DISMISSAL.

Albert Howell Gets the Rest OF
Rough and Tumble scrap With
John COlvin-The Latter Looks
Like bloody Beef at the End OF
the MilI-COunciImen Nelms and
WeIch the Parties To the Second
Atlanta. Ga, June "A fight in which
Alderman Howell and Colvin tried %
scratch each others eyes out. occurred on
the floor Of the council chamber during
the regular session to-day, and It took
the combined efforts OF the whole cham
ber to keep Councilmen Nelms and Welcn
from getting together in a knock down
and drag out at the close of the session.
The fight between Alderman Albera
Howell and Alderman John Colvin oc-
CURED over the nomination Of George II.
SAKE 10 be city license Inspector, the
position held for many years by j. X.
Hunter, Familiarity known as Jumbo
Hunter" Although he was exonerated BY
the committee that looked into his reIa-
tions with a certain Mrs. Smith last
winter, Hunter has never regained his
old position I'm public esteem since them
and to-day Mayor King nominated SAKE.
who was himself a witness for the King
faction for the investigation of the de-
tective department last winter. 10 take
Hunters place. As the nomination was
read out Alderman Colvin, who Is bits
terly ant-King I'm sentiment, bee
ing the man who refuses
to accept a committee chairmanship
from him. remarked that the Sake nomis
nation was another political trade. cons
veying the idea that SAKE was being re-
warded for his services as a witneam
against the detectives.
Alderman Howell who occupied seae
by HIS side. Immediately gave AIdermaa
Colvtn the lie and then the two cIlnched-
The council chamber was in an uproar In
an instant. The two aldermen fought each
other hercely and when they were finally
pulled apart Alderman Colvin, who is n
200 FOUNDER looked something like a
bloody beef. Alderman Howell Is a pow
erful and active man. Chairman BroyI
undertook TO make the belligerents apoio~
gize, but Alderman Howell instead de-
clared that he would reiterate his declara-
tion that every one who said deal about
the SAKE matter was liar Finally. how
ever. both Alderman Howell and Alderman
Colvin apologized to the council, but
would not apologize to each other. Tho
nomination Of SAKE was confirmed and
now Hunter, In a sense the most widely
known man ever connected with the
city police department.. In which
he has served 20 years, Is thrown out on the
town to look or another job.
The second scrap" which was between
over the attempt OF City Attorney Ander-
son 10 read his opinion on the eligibility
Of Hon. w II. Venable as a member Of the
board of police commissioners. The board
Is evenly divided-three and three-be-
tween the two factions and the King fac
tion, which controls the council: UNDER
ground that he is not eligi-
bic, because he Is president oe
the state Senate. The city attorney was
some time ago, and II T. understood, he
being In sympathy with the King fac
ton, that the opinion Is adverse to Conn
missioner Venable. The opinion has been
held up for several weeks through the
influence Of those who meant to restore
hsr hharm@oIn,y @I,s, IN the city government. but 70,
upon to read IT, He had begun to do so
when Councilman Welch Of the anti
ell into an uproar by declaring that some
one had been trading with Mr.. Nenab1e
Dir. Nelms, who has the reputation OF
being a dangerous man. being the gers-
fleman who dropped pistol out of his
pocket while attending a meeting OF the
board Of police commissioners during the
all-night deadlock last February, too,r
the offense to himself and, after a saltN
reply, declared that he would see Mr.
Welch after the session.
Everybody looked for bloody fight.
WEIGH. who Is an engineer and as pluckv
as men are made, declared that he was
spelling 70 have a scrap with DIR. Nelms.
date have succeeded in keeping them
apart.
When quiet was restored In the council
chamber City Attorney Anderson's opinion
was laid on the table, where It will proba-
bly, remain. It is not known positively
that he took the view that Mr.. Venable
should be ousted from the police board.
but that Is thought to be his construction
Of the law.
The suffering tax payers Of the city have
been told a good many times during the
past few months. since the alleged reforms
council went in. that there would be a re-
duction In city taxes this year. They were
doomed to disappointment. To-day the tax
committee mnde its report, naming tho
same old rate Of SIS per 81 600, and the peo~
pie will continue to groap.
CAROLINA's EDITORS. a