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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
GLYNNs OLD COURT HOUSE.
The County Commissioners Defend
Their Action.


Brunswick, Ga, March 4-The county
commissioners, through Chairman James
s. Wright, take decided exceptions to the
article in to-days Morning News, rela-
tive to the tearing down of Glynn's court
house by the county convicts. In an in
terview to-day, Chairman Wright ex-
pressed himself in a pronounced manner
against those who made allegations and
passed criticisms which led up to the
article.
In regard to the destruction of the old
records, Wills, deeds, etc, belonging to
the different offices, he says they are safe
and under lock and key While the work
of demolishing the building was in prog
ress, force was put at work gathering
up the papers files, etc, which had been
deposited outside of the building, and
later they were transferred TO a rented
building and locked up, being now in a
place of safety. As to their former value
and safety, Chairman Wright is pro-
nouncedly decided in his statements of
rebuttal. He takes the grounds that If
the records, etc, were valuable, as
claimed, the officers in whose charge
they were should have taken them out of
the building when it was deserted and left
open to any and everybody Immediately
after the storm. Failure to do this and
now claiming the records We're valuable
places a bad light on the officials from
the commissioners standpoint. AS to no.
tice not being given these officials the
commissioners claim that a notice of the
proposed sale was published for sixty
days and this should have been sufficient
for all parties.
In the meantime the public has divided
on the issue. The commissioners have
strong support and the anti-court house
crowd are likewise fixed. The larger tax
payers in the majority express themselves
as favoring a medium price court house,
and Chairman Wright is on that line also.
He has now running advertisements for
bids for a $4,000 and a $4,000 court house
and will submit plans, etc. to the people
for approval If a bond issue fails direct
taxation will be made and the building
erected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
ENACTING THE COMMANDMENTS.
A Kansas scheme to Secure Their
Enforcement.
From the New York TImes.

From the New York Times.
Topeka, Kan. March 2-Representative
Walters. pop, to-day introduced a bill to
enact the ten commandments into law.
Each commandment is a section of the bill.
and the demand for such enactment is re-
cited as follows:
"Whereas, The men of the present gem
Grafton have become scoffers. and
Whereas. Thay have strayed from the
religion Of the fathers; and
Whereas, They no longer live In the
fear of God; and
whereas, Having no fear Of punishment
beyond the grave. they wantonly violate
the law given to the world from Mount
Sinai, etc"
''Women," the author OF the resolution
says, olive In the fear OF God, but men
must be curbed, hence the provisions only
apply 10 the latter" Then follows this
list of punishments:
For "having any other god" 1000.
For "worshipping a craven image" $1,000
and one year in the pententiary
For taking the name Of the Lord in
vain" $500.
For mot keeping the Sabbath day" 500
For refusing TO "honor thy father and
thy mother" $500 and six months I'm prison.
For committing murder" hanging.
For adultery" Imprisonment for life.
For violating the commandments, which
say thou shalt not steal" thou shalt
not bear false Witness" thou shalt not
covet," fine or imprisonment. at the dis
cretion OF the court.
The bill probably will pass the House.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05

taken place since that time? And all due
to improvements. that has cost Savannah,
and Chatham county, more than one mil
lion Of dollars
The character of our ills have changed,
A real case of regular old-fashioned, every
other day chill aud fever, is seldom seen.
and the people of Savannah show no trace
of living in a malarial section.
OF what use is our 26-feet of water from
Savannah to the sea, if we do not use IT.?
How can We? OF course different people
have different ideas but as a people they
ought to agree upon some plan, and push
II. Some things that occur to me, would
| think be a step in the right direction.
We should never put our city, located as
1t is, on plane with Jacksonville, Bruins
wick, Port Royal, Charleston, or New
Orleans, as all those places are built
mostly on alluvial soil, and not to be COM
pared with Savannah so far as drainage
and location are concerned.
We should make our quarantine as light
as possible for the present and take steps
20 improve il by fumigaton, heat, or any
other methods so as to dispense with ID
altogether except so far as might be con-
sidered necessary to fumigate a ship with
sickness on board. Let the city pay all
expenses. A few additional ships a year.
would make up for the expense, in adj
ditional business in the city and we are
uoAhS IL TOT our (SuppoSedl good ana peo-
pie generally pay for such services them
selves.
Our railroads should bestir themselves,
make alliances and connections with other
lines, and reach out 10 the west, for the
grain, ores, and forest products, and other
treights that would surely come.
They might not make any money the
hrst year, but it would grow into a profita-
BILE business. Our climate. both in tenn
perature and humidity have an advantage
over Mobile and New orleans in grain ship
ments, and business can be done in the
Snd parallel OF latitude over the rail
roads cheaper than in any other section of
the country, owing to the mild even tenn
perature, light grades, and its proximity
TO the coal fields of Alabama and Georgia.
! feel certain the lumbermen would sus-
tain anything looking to an increase of our
business, by steamer lines to Europe. /
have orders on my books, for lumber or
dered for shipment, in fact sold for ship
ment to Hamburg and Dunkerque, and
have been trying for months to ship 1t,
but up to date have not been able to get
room, and l have finally given it up, and
so advised my correspondents.
H p Smart
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
DEPENDENCIES RECLUsE.
Daniel Lee, After Forty Years. Sc
cIusf0n Ventures Out


Waycross, Ga, March 4-For nearly for
ty years Daniel Lee, king of Billy's Is
land and whose lonely hermitage is the
only human residence in the mysterious
Okefenokee swamp has resided with his
family in almost perfect seclusion He
visited Waycross yesterday for the first
time, having awaited himself of the
freshet in the swamp by rowing a canoe
50 miles up Harris river to the COW house.
From the river the old man completed
his trip to town in a cart that he man
aged to borrow from a baekwoods farmer
On his arrival he called on Mr. I. T..
Lanier, who has made several visits to
BIlys Island during the past few years.
Mr.. Lee was accompanied by one of his
sons. He brought about a hundred dol
lars worth of skins and hides which he
sold to a Waycross merchant. The news
paper offices were visited through the
courtesy of Mr.. Lanier. Mr.. Lee is me-
dunn size man of about So years of age,
though he says he does not know how old
he is. He said that he owned the whole
island, which is five miles long and nearly
two miles wide. Mr.. Lee has a large fam
lily and he THINKS that as long as he pro-
vides a plenty of food and clothing for his
folks, and he and they are contented,
there is no good in his complaining. He
said he was monarch of all the island, and
that was glory enough for him. Mr. Lee
and his son started back to the island yes
terday afternoon and will probably reach
home on Saturday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05

Gen. Hadley. the head of the Episcopal
church army. recently organized. says: "It
now has thirty-fOur labor houses where
the poor and broken down man may apply
for help and shelter and where the crimi-
nails and pauDers may go. from which they
may obtain a start in the world. The
tramps and poor men will work n you
give them a chance In the proper way
Thirty-one bands have been established
for parish work. We go into families and
we visit every house and stir the people
up. and as result church services will be
held In that place regularly thereafter,
and with good results. We now have $50
missions in the United States. ali doing
good work. We educate them In our
church services, and Il Is very seldom that
we lose a man who has been confirmed.
There Is no church that has such a splen-
did service for these people as the Episco-
pal church. We are charitable to them;
never cold; and so win them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
SWEARING IN THE SENATE.
Names of the New and Old Members
Who Took the Oath.

Names of the New and Old Members
Who Took the Oath.
Washington, March A--Following is the
list Of senator's who were sworn in by
Vice President Hobart to-day-new sena-
tors.
Alabama-Edmund w. Pettua.
Georgia-Alexander s. Clay.
ldaho-Henry Heitfeld.
lhnois-Wliam e. Mason.
lndiana-Charles w. Farbank.
Kansas-William o. Harris.
Lousiana-Samuel ID. McEnery.
Maryland-George T. Wellington.
New York-Thomas c. Plat.
Omo-Joseph b. Foraker.
CONGRATULATIONS Penrose
ssouth Carolina-Joseph II. Earle.
MasAngton-George Turner.
,W.'seonsin-John c. Spooner.
Ilah-Joseph l.. Rawlins
- p.a senators Re-elected-M essrs. Allison.
TJaHlnger Hansbrough, Jones OF Nevada,
yohea OF Arkansas, Kyle, Morrill,, Per-
TTo,' Plat of Connecticut Pritchard.
teller, Nest-12
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
wEYLEM RETURNS 10 HAVANA.
The Cause of His Coming Not FIX
planned 10 the Public.

planned 10 the Public.
Havana, March 4.-Captain General
Weyler arrived here at O'Clock this after
noon on the Transport Legazpi from Cal
barren, province of Santa Clara He was
accompanied by the members of his staff
The arrival of the party was not expected
so soon, and when the signals on Moro
Castle announced that the Legazpi was to
the eastward, bound in, the news spread
rapidly and caused somewhat of a sensa-
ton among the Spaniards, who could not
imagine why the captain general should
have hurried to reach Havana.
Gen. Weyler landed at the Muelle de Ca
balleria Here he was received by Mar
quls de Ahumada, who has been acting in
ms stead during his absence and other
authorities. There was no great crowd
present and the scene was different from
that which characterized his return from
the pacifcation of the province of Pinar
del Rio Instead of riding through crowds
OF cheering admirers, he walked from the
waterside TO the palace, where he soon re-
tired to his apartments, without having
received any popular welcome This was
due, perhaps, to his unexpected arrival,
which did not allow of any official prepar-
atoms being made to welcome him.
No reason is given for Gen. Weylers re-
turn to Havana. 1t is generally well
known that his campaign in Matanzas
and Santa Clara has been an gnominious
failure, and that while he was claiming
to have compelled the insurgents to re-
treat eastward to Puerto Principe, they
had, in fact, lodged past his columns and
pursued their way eastward.
1t is thought that the change in admin
istration in Washington may have much,
If not all, to do with his return, as he has
bppn led 10 behave that President Nc
Kinley will not sanction the Illegal ar
rest and detention of American citizens,
which, in many cases, passed without
protest from the Cleveland government
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
MUST DO WITHOUT FOOD.
The Importation of Sea Bird Eggs
to San Francisco stopped.
From the New York Times.


From the New York Times
San Francisco. March 1.-The govern
ment officials will stop the importing of
sea birds eggs from the Farallones. The
lighthouse board at Washington, which
has the fare of the Farallones in charge
as sort Of United States government
preserve, has issued decree that the
traffic In the eggs of the sea birds must
cease.
The mandate OF the lighthouse board
will bring to a close a unique industry of
this city. The eggs of the murre, or fool
ish guillemot, have been shipped TO the
markets OF the city in great quantities
ever since 1919, at which date they were
almost the only fresh eggs 10 be had,
bringing 81 a dozen. As high as 10000
dozen Of the eggs were annually brought
to market by the Greek and Italian fish
ermen. They are twice the size of an or
binary hens egg. for which they are said
to be an excellent substitute, and they
sold at retail from IS cents to 20 cents per
dozen.
During the last four or FIVE seasons the
Greeks have been driven off, and the egg
industry has been carried on by the light
house keepers on. the Farailones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
Little Miss Bryan Refuses 20 Shake
Hands with N " 'IxinIey Man."
From the New York World.

IRON tne new YORK world.
Washington, March 2.-Mr. and Mrs.
william Jennings Bryan and their 6-year-
old daughter Grace left here this morning
for Dover. While they were awaiting their
train at the station Abner Mckinley, the
brother of the President-elect, approached
the party and cordially shook Mr.. Bryan's
hand He was presented to Mrs. Bryan.
Then Mr.. Bryan said: This Is my daugh-
ter Grace"
Mr.. Mckinley held out his hand with
a pleasant smile. Grace looked up at him
with a frown on her pretty face She nut
her tiny hands behind her back and shook
her head
Wont you shake hands with me?" ask
ed Mr.. Mckinley In grave voice.
mo 1 won't" said Grace. Il nebber
shake hands with a 'Kinley man."
MIR. Mckinley looked hurt, until IL was
explained TO him that Grace had no special
dislike for him, but treated every kin
ley man. with the same disdain."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
Court of Ordinary Cases.

In the court Of ordinary yesterday let
ters of administration C. t. a. on the
estates of DR.. Moses sheftall and Pera
s. Solomons were granted to Cecilia S.
Abrahams.
The will of Jerome N. Wilson was pro-
bated in common form and letters tesla
mentary were granted to Bridget V. WIZ
son, who is also sole heir.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05

Americus, Ga. March 4.-The reported
sale of the big Dodson plantation, near
Americus was confirmed to-day, though
the terms were agreed upon a week ago.
The purchasers are J. y. Greene Of Min.
nesota and Il. Il. Parker Of Boston, Mass.
w. +. Bassengame of Fort Valley Ca,
is also interested and will have charge Of
the property. The plantation contains
$3.50 acres. and Is one Of the largest and
finest in this section OF Georgia. THE
purchasers will at once plant several hun
dred acres In orchards and vineyards.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
TRAIN JUMPS THE TR Rack.
Three Men Killed and Two Fatally
Injured in Ohio.

Three Men Killed and Two Fatally
Injured in Ohio.
GAINESVILLE, o., March A Baltimore
and Ohio work train jumped the track at
Deep Cut, about three miles east of this
city, shortly after u o'clock to-day. roll
ing down a 24-foot embankment, killing
three men and fatally injuring two 9TH
ers. The dead are:
John Toomy, Newark, o., married.
Gus Dutton, Newark, married, engineer
E. p Johnson, Newark, married. fire.
man.
Those fatally injured are:
Bill Dubois, Newark, front brakeman I;
body crushed, leg broken.
J. II. Smart, assistant foreman work
train, badly crushed
Six or seven men were seriously in
jured.
The dead and injured were brought to
this city this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
SAVED FROM 4 scOUSDaEL.
TWO Immigrant Girls Have Narrow
Escape Mt Key West.


Key West, Fla. March 4.-The timely ar
,.'1' OF two customs officers last night
''0''Ated dastardly crime from being
'"'ni'ted on young female Russian i'm
''-r'nt bound to Galveston, ON the
steamer Cornal
seems that the intended victim and a
'.panion were walking around the city,
"'.D tney were met by spanlard. fire.
,si. on the same steamer. who puoted
p"-' nun pack Of the custom horse for the
IA Geg ol assembling the child u is charg-
cr,. ollcers Kemp and Frow, hearing A
p.s. ran to the place and saw the man
pirl- B the little girls ahead of him. The
nj were Questioned. hut az they could
loss leak a. English, the officers were at
and ,b ta 70 DO They seized the man
, u,ale OF the steamer He nronoised q, ~
''S''sate the matter, ~ ''"''su ~ az
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
Negroes Attacked By a Dog.

Waycross, Ga. March 1.-Two negroes
and their children Tuesday afternoon were
attacked by "A savage yard dog at the
house Of a negro on Parallel street The
dog had been tied in the yard. and when
he saw the children he broke loose. one
Of the children was terribly hurt and
was carried to the doctor. Another child
and the two women were Htten also.
While the wounds resulting from the dogs
bite were painful, there was no serious
trouble. All the victims are getting along
nicely.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
CREW OF THE COMPETITOR.
A Rumor That They Were set Free
and Then Killed at Sea.

Tampa, Fla, March 4-Passengers ar
irving on the steamer tonight state pos
itively that the Competitor and her crew
tiles The boat was placed in first-class
condition and repainted. They sailed i'm
mediately, and it is feared the boat has
been seized by a Spanish gunboat and
the crew killed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
TURKEY READY ron WAR.
The sultan Prepared TO Hurl Troops
Against Greece.


London, March A dispatch from Sa-
Ionica, says the Turkish military author
tiles there are making extensive warlike
preparations. Eighteen railway trains of
thirty cars each are in readiness to con-
vey forces of reserves from Asia Minor,
and elsewhere, in the Turkish dominions
to the Greek frontier. An immense force
Of artillery, with quantities of ammunition
and clothing. has arrived at Salonica, and
been forwarded to. the frontier. Business
in the city is at a stand-still.
Sir Charles Dixie, Sir Thomas Reid
Henry Labouchere. John Dillon, Herbert
Gladstone, the Right Hon. A j. MundeH
and nearly one hundred other liberal mem
bers of the House of Commons have sub
scribed their names to a letter to the King
OF Greece, paying him a tribute for his
services to Crete, and expressing hope
for his future safety and welfare
The Standard will say tomorrow that
the letter has excited Indignation among
the supporters of the government
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Standard telegraphs that the police
have reported that 10000 Greek residents
OF the city are preparing to make trouble
Paris, March 4.-Le Jour publishes a
dispatch from its correspondent at Ath-
ems containing a report on an interview
with King George of Greece, in which
his majesty declares that Greece is ready
for war with Turkey, and will yield to
no admoniton from the powers The
king is reported to have added that the
powers might blockade Greece, but in the
interior they would be powerless. The
Greeks, he said. were fully prepared to
fight to the death, and the Macedonians
were eager for revolt.
Canea, March A Russian warship
arrived here to-day from a cruise around
the island made for the purpose of obser-
walton. Her commander reports that
fighting is going on in the vicinity of all
the coast towns.
The city presents a calmer appearance
to-day than it has for long time, and a
more secure feeling prevails. a large num-
Der OF Moslems We're abroad to-day, and
contrary to their custom of late they were
not armed. So general is the feeling that
the worst of the crisis is past that several
shopkeepers have opened their places, and
there was slight revival of business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
WHAT'S tie wcieht of Itr

From the Wilmington ON. c. Star.
A Florida paper informs the seekers for
knowledge that FLORIDA climate Is worth
its weight In gold When that paper tells
us how much Florida climate weighs per
cubic foot, we can figure on what the thing
is worth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05

Oshkosh. Wis. March 4.-Fire this
morning destroyed the extensive wagon
factory Of Streicht & Co. The loss il
$4,000. which is covered by insurance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
planning MILL IN RUINS.

ey Loss 100000.
Newburgh, n. Y. March 1.-The loss by
the burning of Thomas Shaw's Sons
planning mill this afternoon is 100000, par
TALLY insured. Three hremen were in
jured.
The flames spread so fast that the work.
men in some cases had narrow escapes.
James Hastings, Jr., son of School
Trustee James Hastings. is the most Sc
riously injured Of the three firemen hurt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
cINCISNATrs MAYORALTY.
Democrats and RefOrmers Make Sep
arate Nominations.

Cincinnati. March AT the democratic
convention held in the Star theater to-
day Gus Tavel was nominated for mayor.
The reformers met in College hall and
placed an Independent ticket in the field,
with Thomas MORRISON at the head as
a candidate for mayor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
CLEVELAND DECLINES A DINNER.
New York Chamber of Commerce
wanted TO Honor Him.

New York. March 4.-Grover Cleveland
has declined the offer of a complimentary
dinner given in his honor by the Chamber
of Commerce. This fact was announced
to-day at the regular monthly meeting Of
the chamber of commerce by President
Alex Orr
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-23
E,caping COnvictS.

Two more cUnv1ciS escaped this week
from the New Mexico penIteutiary by
Jun pit g on horses used to haul ma
terial to the prison anu making for the
mills.
The assistant superintendent of the
prison W no had been in pursuit OF High
tower, the convict who made his escape
recently from the prison has returned
from al unsuccessful pursuit. He fol-
lowed the trail into sUutnel Santa Fe
county for ABOUT 81 miles when it was
lost IN the rough hills east OF Golden.
The impres sion seems to De that Higu-
lower was making for Lincoln county ,
the county where his crime was COM
mitted and " here he mas trends ana re-
latlves.
The escaped murderer knew the
country well and was up to all tricks OF
backwoOdsman, walking for miles,
whenever he cOLld, IN running waer
SO as 10 throw the biz cd hounds off his
track, making detours, taking jumps
and the like. superintendent Bergman
has notified the sheritts OF the south
ern counties of the convlct's escape
AID has furnished them a complete des-
criptlCn of tie man and 1T Is believe d,
that he will be recapGured at an early
cate.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-23
Clock Weight Falls,

THE 2oOO-pUund Weight which runs the
striking apparatus OI The CLOCK in the
Kansas ClSy post Office iell the other
mOrn1Dg IRON Tvs p. ace 10 the tower.
IL went uown AZ IeeL, crashing through
Two hOUrs or sOiid BRICK ana cement
ana hnaily logging on the lounge IL
the private Ofnce OF Webster Wl.uers,
collector OF Internal revenue on The
secOad floor. Inc huge mass or iron
tore uuL Lne brick cement aud piaS5er
In the cc1llug vi The Utfice OI Ms
AGeiaide UGIer, clerk OF Inc feuera.
court, anu drove The chair, wnere the
CLERK sits at her desk, LogeCuer with d
dictionary and papers, through the
floor boIOw. MISS u Lter hau lett Tie
char out a few minutes DoiOre To en-
TER another room. collector WlLhers
usually SITS On tne lounge In ms office
when talking to frieuus ana takes his
maps there. Had Miss Utter aud The
COiiecLOr been In their accustomed
places they would have been Instantly
killed. JanltOrs were winding the
striking apparatus OF the COCK when
Without warning, The wire caoie from
which the weignJ was suspended
broke. The cable is new one, out IL
had rusLed i'll one spot and IN
that place IL broke.