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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
UP TO ONE HUNDRED DEGREES.
MERCURY's FOURTH CLIMB THIS
MONTH TO THE CENTURY MARK.

June over Fifty Degrees Ahead On
Temperature So Far, But Consider
ably Short On Rain-The Maximum
Yesterday Reached at O'clock.
Crowds of People Rushed to the
Resorts But Found Themselves
Little Better on There.
For the fourth time this month mercury
reached the century mark yesterday. 1t
took most of the day to get there, but il
succeeded at o'clock.
So far June is 81 degrees ahead on temp
erature and about 124 inches short in rain
fall. If mercury keeps up it's antics for the
rest of the month the way it has for the
last two weeks, June will have record
worth having. The mean temperature yes
terday WAS Z degrees above the average
for the day, based upon the records for
twenty-seven years.
To many people il seemed hotter than
the previous days on which mercury went
up to the 100 degree mark 1t started in at
Is degrees and kept steadily climbing un-
til it reached the maximum. AT noon 1t was
Sc degrees; at 2 o'clock it was 9S degrees;
at o'clock il had got a fraction above 80
degrees and two hours later it got to high
water mark. After that it began to cool of
slightly
The thundershower which came up be-
tween and 10 o'clock, cleared the atmos-
phere considerably and although there was
very little rain the night was made COM
Portable by the breeze
During he middle Of tba 1o,, A. 1eot
was so intense that little work was done
out of doors, and that went on slowly. On
the wharves and in the railroad yards,
and in the fields. the suns rays beat down
with an Intensity that was almost I'M
bearable.
Two negroes and white man who were
working on the new Port Society building,
at Lincoln and st. Julian streets, were
Frustrated by the heat, the three pros
trations occurring at different times dur
ing the day. The men were removed to
their homes in the police ambulance.
One of the horses of the Southern Elk
press Company died on Bryan street from
the heat.
The heat in the city sent crowds of
people out of it to the resorts. Tybee had
the largest crowd. The afternoon trains
We're loaded with seekers after GOODNESS.
i ne Jay was not SO cool at the resorts,
however, as 1t might have been There
was very little breeze and the heat was
severe. The night before was a close one
everywhere, in the city and out of it. The
Kings Daughters excursion down the
river last night had a large crowd, and
the trip proved a most delightful one.
The indications sent out from the
weather bureau at midnight were for
thunder-showers this forenoon, followed
by cooler this afternoon
The summer tourist season has opened
up with the hot weather and travel to the
mountains from Savannah has taken on
an impetus within the last few days. The
extremely warm weather is accountable
Tor this, and is about the only thing for
which it is welcomed by the passenger
men. North Carolina resorts, as usual.
seem to be the favorite, though the noun
tains or North Georgia are receiving a
good share Of the summer sojourners
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. ]. A. Phillips of Triton is a guest of
the Screven.
Mr. f. H. Graves came over from Cor
dele yesterday
Mr. F. B. Collins came up yesterday
from Valdosta.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Jones of Fort Valley is stop
ping at the Pulaski
Mr. A. A. Galbraith of Glenwood is stop
ping at the screven.
Mr.. ]. L. Parrot of PARROT registered
yesterday at the Pulaski.
Mr.. James Shaw of Fort Meade, Fla,
spent yesterday in the city.
Messrs. R. G. Tippins and A. Bird Of
Bellville were here yesterday.
Mr.. ID. r. McEachen registered yester-
day at the Screven from Helena.
Among the visitors in Savannah yester-
day was Mr.. c. l.. Mize of Dawson
Among the guests at the screven yes
terday was Mr.. r. c. Norman of Claxton.
Among the visitors TO the city yester-
day was Mr.. j. ii. Hillhouse Of Waycross.
MIR. c. W. Brazen OF Reldsvine was
among the visitors to Savannah yester-
day.
Among the arrivals IN the city yester-
day was Mr.. G. 5. Rountree OF SWANS
boro.
Mr.. s. S. Sasser came down yesterday
from statesboro, registering at the Pu-
laskis
Messrs. William p. Bowen and ]. a..
Knapp Of Fitzgerald, spent yesterday Ia
the city.
Col r. w. Sheppard solicitor general
OF the county court OF Effingham, came
down yesterday from Guyton
Mr.. George J. Baldwin and family left
yesterday by the Florida Central and Pen
insular for Flat Rock, N. c., TO spend a
few weeks.
Maj. and Mrs. w. n. Ross, Mr.. and
Mrs $. II. jacques and daughter, Mrs. ]
+. Hanson and children, Master c. H.
Taylor and Master S. II. Jacques. OF Ma
con- breakfasted az the De Soto yesterday
and went down 20 Tybee for stay az the
South End hotel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
MALPRACTICE TRIALS BEGUN.
JUSTICE FITZGERALD'S CASE THE
FIRST TAKEN UP.

Charged With Using Criminal Pro-
cess For the Collection of "A Debt
The Debtor Arrested For Cheating
and SVvindIing-The Justice Claims
the Circumstances Led Him TO Be-
Iieve He Was Acting In Conformity
to Law.
The first of the cases against the jus
tees Of the peace, indicted for malprac-
tice by the grand jury for the March term
Of the superior court, came up for trial
yesterday. 1t was the case against Jus
tice John Fitzgerald, charged with having
arrested W Shaw, for cheating and
swindling. when in point of fact, no such
charge could be brought.
The case was particularly interesting be-
cause it was the first of several TO be
tried.
The state set up the claim that on April
IT, Justice Fitzgerald brought a case
against Shaw for cheating and swindling,
when the accused only owed Rudolph
Schwarz a debt. 1t is claimed that the
Justice brought the suit for the purpose Of
intimidating Shaw and for the enforce
ment of the collection of the debt.
The defense claimed that an affidavit
was sworn out by another party to the
effect that Shaw had obtained goods on
false pretenses, which, under the law, must
be construed as cheating and swindling,
or rather that in the lack of evidence to
prove that it was not a case of cheating
and swindliug the testimony was to the
effect that it was, and that therefore the
justice acted in good faith in issuing the
warrant.
II is also claimed that In the indictment
it was not stated that due notice had been
given the justice by the grand jury that
he should appear before II, and while II
was true that he had appeared, the law
states that it shall be shown on the in
dictment that he had been notified. This.
il was claimed had not been done until
after the jury had been discharged, 1t
was argued by the attorneys for the de-
tense that this should have been shown on
the indictment. They raised the point,
but the court overruled them. They made
the point to be on record in case the trial
should not end before the superior court.
AS a point of law it is stated that there
could be no amendment to the indictment
after the grand jury had been discharged.
The defense, represented by Messrs.
s. B. Adams and Mr.. p. J. O'Connor,
went to show that there was cause in the
circumstances which led to the arrest of
Shaw to make Justice Fitzgerald believe
that that he was acting in conformity to
law.
The state argued that it was a plain
case of a man making a debt and the
creditors pressing him through the JUS
tice court and that the justice had ar
rested him for the sole purpose of enforc-
ing its collection.
Both sides were well supported by wit
nesses. The case went to the jury at a
late hour.
No verdict was reached and the Jury
will report on the case this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
TWO MORE WANT DIVORCE.
w. T. Stewart Wants to Quit Matri-
mOny and So Does Mrs. EueII.

The case Of W. T. Stewart against Jessie
court yesterday.
This suit is for total divorce. and the
husband brings grave charges against his
wife. He charges on several occasions she
was guilty of adultery. and the names Of
the correspondents are given in the petit
ton for divorce as John NJ. Harper, Julius
Harper and ]. E. Ellis. 1t is charged by
the husband that the wife several times
went out with them and that she was
guilty of unbecoming conduct with them.
On these grounds he made petition for
total divorce and the jury brought in
verdict that it had sufficient evidence to
authorize the granting of the divorce to
the husband.
There was another divorce suit filed In
the superior court, a petition for alimony
by the wife of George w. Euell. 1t APP
pears that there Is now a SUIT pending be-
fore the court for divorce in this case,
having been filed by the husband, and the
petition of the wire is a contra claim ask
ing for alimony. The grounds in the
suit for divorce are that the wife deserted
the husband for three years. This the
wife denies in her petition for alimony,
and claims that she was on The contrary
driven from the house by her husband.
She says he is able to support her, and
she is unable to employ attorneys for the
proper defense of her side of the case.
She, therefore, asks the court for alimony,
and the judge called upon Euell to APP
pear before him July 10 to answer why
he should not pay alimony.
A rule nisi was issued in the superior
court in the case of P. w. Meldrim and
John Houston, executors for the estate of
Robert Mcintyre against Robert H. Ia
tenn, a suit on two promissory notes
amounting to S1,693.07.
Similar action was taken by the court
in the case of Joseph L. Baynard against
Joseph Whatley, the same being a petit
ton for a foreclosure OF mortgage for
the amount of $2,515.06.
The case of William Mccormick against
the mayor and aldermen of the city, which
was dismissed on account of the absence of
the attorney for Mccormick, Mr.. A. L.
Alexander, was reinstated on the docket
it being shown that Mr.. Alexander was in
South Carolina when the case came up for
trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
HIS NERVE DIDN'T SAVE HIM.
Detective Barretts Capture of a Bold
Thief.

Joe Stephens a negro. who had the nerve
to call upon a detective to put him in
possession of a rifle which he had stolen
and attempted to pawn, but which had
been held up by the pawnbroker, who sus-
pected that it was stolen, was arrested
yesterday by Detective Barrett.
The rifle was stolen from Mr.. j. NJ.
Love at sandhy station. Stephens offered
it to Pawnbroker Haskell. who took the
rifle over his counter, but declined to ad-
vance any money on it until Stephens
could prove that he had come by it lawful
ly.
stephens was very indignant at the man.
ner in which he had been deprived of his
property. as he claimed, and called upon
Detective Barrett to aid him in recovering
it. The detective went with him to the
pawnbroker, but also insisted that Ste
phens should throw some light upon his
possession of the rife. Stephens told so
many contradictory stories about it that
Barrett announced his intention of send
ing him in. The words were hardly out
of his mouth before the negro had darted
out of the shop. He was pursued by the
detective, who chased him several blocks.
At Bryan and West Broad
streets Stephens ran into post
and fell Before he could
recover his footing Justice Wickham, in
front of whose office he fell, was on top
of him, with the detective a close second.
Stephens was sent TO the barracks as
suspicious character. and the fact of the
stealing of the gun was afterwards ascer-
tanned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
HOLDUPs KEEP UP.
FOotpads still Linger On the Roads
Just Outside the city.

FOOtpads still Linger On the Roads
Just Outside the City.
A report was received at the police bar
racks at $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
that two white men had been held up and
robbed at the four-mile hill on the Louis
Vile road. The men who committed the
robbery were said to be still in the neigh
borhood.
Chief McDermott at once dispatched
Policeman Brazzell, Crosby and Neidling-
er to the scene on horseback. The men
went in citizens dress. Arriving at the
scene they found a negro who said he had
been robbed by a gang of negroes, his loss
amounting to 80 cents and pack of Gig
arettes. The man who claimed to have
been robbed said that he had $3.50 in an
other pocket which the robbers did not
secure. There were six members in the
gang, he said, some of them boys. They
were in an empty freight car at the juno
ton, he claimed, and came out after him
when he passed, compelling him to submit
while they went through his pockets.
The appearance of two or three white
men at the telegraph Office of the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad near by
Is supposed to have frightened the gang
off before it's members had completed their
work. Apparently IL was a genuine case
of holdup, however, although the amount
obtained was small
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
GRIND OF THE CITY COURT.
Judge Norwood Had a Busy Day and
Disposed of Many Minor Cases.

Judge Norwood Had a Busy Day and
Disposed of Many Minor Cases.
After an illness of several days Judge
Norwood returned to the city yesterday,
and took up the work of the city court,
disposing of many minor criminal cases,
which were set for a hearing.
There was no evidence sufficient to con-
vict Rachael Green and Lizzie Harris of
the charge of assault and battery, and
they were liberated.
Joe White, Albert Morrison and Walter
Jones were held on a charge of gambling.
but the charge could not be sustained by
the evidence adduced, and they were al
lowed to go free
Grant Hail. charged with stealing a
hat, was convicted and sentenced to pay
a fine of $40 or go to the chain-gang for
twelve months.
Ephriam Carswell was asked to pay $40
or go to the chain-gang nine months for
stealing a watch and chain.
William Dudley got $40, or three months
for assault and battery, and Ned Taylor
for malicious mischief was sentenced to a
similar penalty.
Sadie Brown. charged with stealing a
corset, was found guilty and sentenced
TO serve six months in the gang, or pay
fine of $50.
David Williams, who escaped from the
ehain-gang, was given three months ad-
dltlonal service as a punishment,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
CITY BREVITIEs.

The steamer Doretta will make special
trip to Bluffton tonight, leaving the
wharf at the foot of Whitaker street at
10 o'clock. Returning the steamer will
leave Bluffton at o'clock Monday morn
ing.
A very enjoyable ice cream supper was
given at the residence of Mrs. Gray at
Thunderbolt last night for the benefit of
the Union Sunday school of the town. The
affair was largely attended, many visi-
tors from the city being present in addi-
ton to a large number from Thunderbolt.
Under the management of Mrs. Gray the
supper Melted neat sum for the Sunday
school.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
PASSING OF THE HARNETT.
The RemOdeIed Hotel to BE Christ
ened 1.-THE PIanters."

The RemOdeIed Hotel to BE Christ
ened THE PIanters."
The old Harnett house is being complete
ly rejuvenated. and in its second child
hood the ancient hosiery will discard its
old name and will be rechristened 1.-THE
Planters Hotel" Already "Harnett
House" has been painted out, and in its
place. in raised stucco letters, appears the
old name readopted, THE Planters Ho-
tel."
Some time ago Mr.. Harnett gave up the
house, and since then workmen have been
engaged in making extensive repairs and
changes in the building from roof to eel
lar. A large force has been at work for
SIX weeks, and as a result, quite a change
Is apparent between the old and the new.
The top floor was begun with after the
cellar was first cleaned out and refioored.
The house is about seventy-five years old.
and il was found necessary to partly re-
build the foundations, which had become
very weak. After all this work had been
done in the cellar, the floors were taken
IN turn, the top one first receiving the
attention. The halls and rooms are nicely
papered or kalsomined. Work is now in
progress on the second and first floors,
and the outside is being painted
The old hotel will look quite different
from what Ii did before work was begun
and its completion Is expected in about
three weeks. Messrs. McAlpin and OCon-
nell are the contractors for the work and
Mr.. Daniel O'Connell is the foreman in
charge. AS soon as completed the hotel
VIII be occupied by Capt. Defines, a well
known hotel man OF Ocala, Fla.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
MAY WITHDRAW THE CHARGE.
Mrs. Wright Said TO BE Unable to APP
pear In Court.

1855 SAhA ~ oc NnuUAe 10 An-
pear In Court.
1t was rumored yesterday that the war
rant for assault and battery against Miss
Maude Hayward would be withdrawn be-
cause of Mrs. Wrght's highly nervous
condition. She is still In the Savannah
hospital and is allowed to see no one.
Mr.. A. s. Haines, who swore out the
warrant against Miss Hayward before Jus
tice Naughtin, was seen last night. He
disclaimed any knowledge OF the case be-
ing withdrawn. He said he does not
know what may be the intention OF Mrs
Wright as he has not seen her
since Sunday. He stated that she
then appeared very anxious
10 push the prosecution and deplored the
fact that she was alone and had no one
TO act for her; that were she able she
herself would prosecute the case.
Acting as her friend and with her con-
sent, and at her wish, Mr.. Hanes said he
swore out the warrant.
Miss Heyward's attorneys have recelv-
ed a notification Of a withdrawal OF the
case. 1t Is said that some Of Mrs.
Wrights friends here advised her TO do
80, II Il can be done as her condition
IS such that II would be injudicious TO I'M
dergo the nervous strain of a trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
MEATS UNFIT TO EAT.
Health officer Found Plenty of 1t In
the Market.

A1eAAth OIucer tOunO Rlenty Oh II In
the Market.
Health Officer LeEIardy made a brief
inspecting tour of the market yesterday
morning. His visit was unexpected and
had not come. The health officer did not
have time to make tour of the upper por-
ton of the market where the buying and
selling is DONE but devoted his attention
to the basement and chiefly to the room
used by the butchers for the cold storage
of their surplus meats.
DR.. LeHardy's opinions of the condition
Of affairs which he found there made the
butchers forget almost that the thermom-
eter was playing around the century
point. The odor from some of the meat
boxes, he said, was so offensive as almost
to take him off his feet He ordered sew
eral lots of meat removed at once to the
crematory for destruction.
Il found" said DR.. LeHardy "that
many of the butchers had been keeping
their meat simply by throwing it directly
upon blocks of ice. This is no way to pre-
serve meat and told them that they must
make a change at once. The greater
part of the boxes used in storing meats in
the basement will have to be taken out
and burned and new boxes put in with
racks or hooks on which to place the meat.
If allowed to lay directly upon the ice
the meat will spoil as soon as exposed to
the air."
DR.. LeHardy will furnish the market
clerk with a set of rules to be enforced by
him in the handling and keeping of meats.
The food Inspector, recently provided for
by council, will be elected shortly, and it
is likely that he will give his special at
tention to the market for awhile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
stop-overs at Denver, Colorado Spring.
and Salt Lake City, is 81.

and Salt Lake City, is 81.
Col. w. H. Brewer, of the Griffin firm
of Brewer & Hanleiter, has filed his pc
tition for reduction of 25 per cent in all
cotton rates with the state railroad COM
mission. About sixty signatures of Grif-
fin people and the Endorsement of the Grif-
fin board of trade are on the petition.
The Seaboard Air Line will start out its
industrial training school on wheels next
Monday morning, and it will work down
the line from Portsmouth to Elberton and
Statham, where it will stop July IL and
July IA, respectively Mr.. John 7. Patrick,
the SYSTEMS industrial agent, will have
charge of the school, which will consist
of train fitted up with appliances Tor
cooking, canning, preserving and cheese.
making. Lessons in these arts will be
given free of charge by experts aboard
the train at all the stops along the line
of the Seaboard. Another feature will be
a road machine, which will be placed on
the public roads, and a small piece of
road will be put in first-class condition and
the best method will be shown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
From the PhIladelnhia Times.

IL is best In case OF this kind 20 follow
Davy Crocketts maxim, to be sure you
are right, and then to go ahead. The
Clyde Line furnishes frequent sailings TO
most Of the prominent southern ports ex-
cept Savannah, and II is quite possible
would be willing to include Savannah In
its list OF ports to be touched at In the
future. Failing In this an independent
line will be worth considering. and the
committee will have the power 10 invests
gate and consider every possible solution
OF the problem.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
The Value of a Young Man.

Tomorrow afternoon, at the Young
Mems Christian Association, Rev w. C.
Schaeffer, d. D., will deliver an address
on the subject THE Value of a Young
Man" Those who know DR.. Schaeffer
know that he will make his address a very
profitable one. Another attractive feat
ure of the meeting will be the solo by Mr..
r. c. schaffter The meetings are now
held in the parlors of the association, and
fans and ice water are provided.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
LOOKING OVER THE TELEPHONES.
Manager Polk Congratulated On the
Service In savannah.

Mr.. d. /. Carson, general superintendent
Of the Southern Bell Telephone and Teie-
graph Company, with headquarters at
New York, and Mr. John d. Easteriln, SUI
perintendent with Atlanta headquarters,
spent yesterday In the city looking over
the improvements recently made In the
company's service here. Manager r.. H.
Polk was congratulated on the excellent
order OF the exchange. Mr.. Carson said
the service and the work that has been
done are the best he has found In any
city where the company operates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
The Philadelphia Line.
From the PhIladeIphia press.

Philadelphia is not willing to be without
direct steamship connection with savan-
nah and other southern ports. Since the
Ocean Steamship Company intends TO
withdraw another line should be organized
to take its place. This was the spirit
manifested at the bourse meeting yester-
day. 1t is hoped that the spirit and pur-
pose will materiallze and not evaporate
In talk and good intentions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
Periodicals For July M EstIIrs, "A
Hull street.

Harpers Monthly. Lippineott. scrlb-
ner's. Godeys Metropolitan. Ladies'
Home Journal, Young Ladies' Journal.
The Strand, Loslio's Monthly. Deilneator.
lie Bon Ton. II Art de Ia Mode. Harper's
Bazaar, Vogue, Puck, Judge. Illustra.ed
American, Life. Truth. Town Topics. uar-
per's Weekly, Lesllo's Weekly.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
THOMAS BRENNAN DEAD.
Had Been Thirty Years In the Emf
pIOy of the city.

Thomas Brennan. an old citizen and
well known, died yesterday afternoon at
8 o'clock at his home on East Broad
street. The deceased was 6S years Of age,
and had been a resident of Savannah for
forty-five years. He had been in the en-
ploy of the city for thirty years He was
member of the Workingmen's Benevo-
lent Association. lie leaves a wife and
two sons, James and Thomas Brennan
The funeral will take place at o'clock
this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-26
From the Philadelphia Record.

The obstacles are not insurmountable
however, II they shall be attacked with
Characteristic Philadelphia energy and de-
termination. The port has need OF direct
and frequent water freight connection
with Savannah, which Is not furnished BY
other southern coastwise steamers from
Philadelphia: and with the earnest coon.
GRAFTON OF the business interests at both
ends OF the proposed line Il should be
promptly rc-establlahed.