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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
WOUNDS LIKELY TO DE FATAL.
w. A. Jackson, ColOred, shot mt the
Savannah Lumber Co.'s MIL.

W. A. jackson, colored, was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded early yesterday
morning by James Carraway. colored,
Waterman at the Savannah Lumber Com
pany's mill on Gwinnett street. east Of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway.
Jackson was asleep on pile of sawdust
in the rear of the mill when Carraway
found him. He hailed the sleeping man
and demanded what he was doing there.
Jackson reused up and started towards
him, Carraway claims. with stick or
some other weapon in his hand. He i'm
mediately fired two shots and the man fell.
Without stopping to see how badly the
wounded man was hurt, Carraway left
TO look for a policeman, he said, and not
finding one went to the police barracks
where he reported the shooting and sur
rendered.
Carraway was locked up and the police
ambulance was sent after the wounded
man. jackson was taken to the Georgia
Infirmary, where he was attended by the
physician in charge. The bullet was
found to have penetrated the left breast
just above the heart, making an ugly
wound. The chances are that Jackson
viii die.
Jackson stated to the police that he had
been out serenading with some friends and
went to the mill to spend the balance Of
the night. He had recently separated
from his wife he said and occasionally
went TO the mill to spend the night, the
Waterman, the one whom Carraway sue
ceeded. being a friend of his. Jackson
said he lad no weapon or stick, and that
he made no movement towards Carraway,
who shot him, when he could almost have
touched him with his hand
Carraway had only been watching at the
mill week. He is a simple looking negro
and evidently acted very hastily He
claims that he never saw jackson before
Jackson denies this and says that Cara
way knew him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
CITY BREVFTIEs.

The White Ribbon mission will hold a
gospel temperance service at it's hal, No.
22O Broughton street, west tonight.
The brick sidewalk on the south side of
CASTOR street fronting Forsyth park is be-
ing taken up by the park and tree commis-
sion and will be replaced by a gravel and
granite surfaced walk similar to the other
walks being laid in the park.
Judge Falllgant granted an order yes
terday for the sale on April IA of a stock
of groceries and liquors levied on under
a trover process in the suit of Lizzie Haar
against NJ. j. Cavey, neither of the par
ties at interest having replevied the goods.
Rev. j. d. Gordon of Albany will
preach to-day at the First African Bap-
fist church, at West Broad and Bolton
streets. His subject at the morning serv-
ice will be the Brotherhood of Man" and
at the night service 1.-The Silent Builder"
Communion will be served at o'clock.
The contract for driving the piling and
repairing the wharf at the quarantine sta
ton has been let to George C. Sutcliffe.
Mr. Sutcliffe expects to begin work to-mor-
row and is arranging for his men and ma
terial for the work. The work Is to be
completed by May l.
Mr.. f. S. Abrams, teller of the National
Bank of Savannah, paid wager to Lieut.
owen Reilly assistant chief of police, YES
terday that was unique In its construction
and bright in it's conception. The wager
was to have been a pound of candy, and
Mr.. Abrams lost In order to make his
forfeit as appropriate as possible, he or
dercd a policeman's club to be made of
sugar. When it was finished it presented
a perfect model of the billy" in a bright
cherry color, and was decorated tastily
with blue ribbon.
Zerlina, the popular little opera which
was given with so much success in Savan-
nah last year, win be presented at the
theater soon after Easter. The company
and chorus viii number eighty people.
The chorus Is a strong one, and the princi-
pal characters will be in the hands of
some Of the best singers in the city. The
opera is tunef vi one. In plot It resem-
bles the opera Princess Bonnie. The mu-
sic IS catchy and the book is good Popu-
lar specalues taken from In Gay New
York. Excelsior. Jr., and other good oper-
ettas viii be introduced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
SHE WANTS 10000 DAMAGES.
Mary Angelo Suing the Brush Conn
pany and the City for Injuries.


Through her attorney, Judge H. D. D.
Twiggs, Mary Angelo filed a suit for
damages in the city court yesterday
against the Brush Electric Light and
Power Company, and against the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah.
The plaiptih alleges that she was going
down Ann street, toward her home on the
night Of Nov. %. 1896, between the hours
Of and o'clock, when at the corner of
Ann and Harrison streets her foot caught
in coil of wire, which was lying on the
sidewalk, and she fell heavily to the
ground on her face, breast and stomach.
She fell upon the cobble stones on Harrl-
son street, and says besides her external
injuries, she suffered internal injuries
which have kept her confined to her bed
caused her to expend money for doctor s
Dllls, and which have practically made her
a permanent invalid
She charges that the wire was an old
guy rope, which had broken away from
the pole on the opposite side of the street
but which had been coiled around the pole
near which she was passing The coil had
become unloosened and spread across the
sidewalk. She was not familiar with the
situation, as she was not in the habit of
taking that route She sues the Brush
company for 5000 damages for it's all
legged negligence in leaving the coil there
and she sues the city for 5000, also for its
negligence in allowing the sidewalk to be
obstructed claiming that by the exercise
of ordinary diligence the city could have
kept such an obstruction out of the way
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04

The death Of Mr.. r. w. Williams at
Waycross last Tuesday was the cause Of
deep regret and sorrow to many friends
who knew him here and throughout this
section Of the state as well as to the
members OF his family who survive him.
Mr.. Williams was and had been for many
years a resident Of Ogeechee, Screven
county whore he was a well-known and
prosperous planter He was 65 years old.
The remains were carried TO Ogeechee
where they were buried at the Oak Grove
church. Mr. Williams left a wife and nine
children, eight sons and one daughter. one
Of his sons, Mr.. Jesse l.. Williams Is with
the De Soto hotel. Mrs Williams Is a sis
ter Of Mr.. J. X. =. Carr clerk OF the SUI
perior court OF this city. Mr.. williams
was n prominent Mason, and one Of the
best known citizens of his county and sec
ton, and his loss will be deeply felt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. MEN.
The Commissioner Expected to Ar
rive To-day.

The Commissioners Expected to Ar
rive To-day.
The meeting of the Interstate Com
merce Commission here tomorrow to hear
complaints preferred by the Savannah
freight bureau will bring a number of
prominent railroad men to the city.
Judge E. D. Baxter of Nashville, leading
counsel of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, has been selected by the railroads
as their representative. Judge Baxter ar
rived yesterday, as did also Mr.. F. c.
Shepard, general freight agent of the
Louisville and Nashville. for all lines south
of Decatur, Ala. Mr.. r. c. Erwin of Err
win, duBignon & Chisholm, general coun-
sci for the Plant system, is also in the
city, the Plant system being a party to
all three of the complaints preferred by
the freight bureau. A conference between
the railroad officials and their attorneys
is said to have been held at the Office Of
Erwin, duBignon & Chisholm yesterday
afternoon, at which the hearing before
the Interstate Commerce Commission is
supposed to have been the subject of dis
cussion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
TWO BROTHERS, THIEVES.
Arrested For Stealing Tools From
ROurke's Foundry.


Lee and George Edenheld, two young
white men, are under arrest charged with
stealing tools from John Rourke & Son.
The arrest was quite surprise to the
friends of the young men, who are well
known here and respectfully connected.
Their homo is in Bulloch county
Mr. Rourke has been missing tools from
his shop for long time but could never
spot the offender. When a large ratchet
was stolen recently he decided to report
the matter to the police The detectives
started to work with the idea that the
thieves were negroes, but their suspicious
soon fell upon the right parties.
A bag Of tools supposed to have been
stolen was taken from a negro Friday
night. The negro stated that he had Dor
rowed the tools from the Edenfeld broth
ers. This proved to be the case, and when
1t was found that the tools had been stoi-
en- fror! Mr. Rourke the chain of evidence
against the brothers was complete They
were arrested yesterday morning and
lodged in the barracks
Finding that the detectives had full
proof Leo Edenfeld made clean breast
of the matter and confessed that he and
his brother had been purloining tools
from RourlSe & Son for several months
They used the tools, he said in doing odd
jobs in the country.
George Ederfield. the younger brother
has been working at Rourke's machine
shop as an apprentice while Lee the old
er brother, had served his time there as a
boilermaker, and had been working at Ke-
hoes foundry. Lee EdendeId said that his
brother stole the tools and brought them
home, but as it was done with his knowl-
edge and consent he considered himself
equally guilty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
ONIONS AS A LUXURY.
How n Kansas Man Put Up the Price
on Them.

hoW hahshs NAN Put I'D the Price
on Them.
Onions as a food are just now stronger
than ever, and sprouting daily Notwith-
standing the poor quality of onions in the
markets of the country the price has re-
Gently been advanced over 100 per cent.
1t is said that a man in Kansas City
bought up all of the onions in the west
and put them in cold storage, where he
kept them until the crop of foreign sup
plies was exhausted Then he demanded
high prices for his onions.
Three months ago a barrel OF onions
cost $l.25 at wholesale, while the price at
present is IS to $3.50. The man who cor
nered the onion market will probably find
out that that vegetable is not necessity.
nor yet luxury. Onion eaters have re-
duced their appettes in that direction
The paying of 10 cents a quart for soft
onions, covered with long sprouts, seems
like an outrage, when If people wait a
while, they can enjoy a fine quality Of
that vegetable for half the money.
The retailers are now doing a hand to
mouth onion business. They buy one
crate at time from the wholesale deal
ers, and employ a boy to stand by the
crate and cut sprouts all day long The
native onion is prolific in sprouts at this
season of the year and shoots out a fresh
supply every day.
1t is expected that lovers of onions will
get better article in a few days. A large
importation of Egyptian onions is expect
ed to arrive at New York, and the Ber-
muda and Spanish onions will be on the
market very shortly. Then the price will
go down and II the Kansas man who had
the corner on the natives, has not sold
out, he will have to plant his sprouts and
raise another crop to help him out In an
other corner next winter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
We Are Here.

We are somewhat disfgured, but are vet
in the ring. To explain: Carpenters
painters and paper hangers have taken
possession, and we are doing business IN.
der difficulties. But it will soon end. A
few more days and the dining room. So
popular with everybody, will bloom out
in Its full spring beauty. It will be en-.
larged, redecorated, changed and made
more attractive than ever. The improve.
ments will not stop In the dining room
but will extend throughout the whole
house, so that. Halligans tins summer
will be the ideal restaurant. Spring is
the usual season for over-hauline lint
Halligan don't wait until business GETS
dull, because az his restaurant IL Is never
duh. He freshens up things now. ana tho
people will appreciate his wide-awakeness
and determination TO make the Halllran
restaurant ahead Of all others.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
Genuine old Tom Pepper whisky.

News. Savannah, Ga: Gentlemen.-Un-
principled vendors of so-called fine whis-
kies, inspired by jealousy, are ever trying
to work their unholy schemes. and we
take this method of stating to you that
John Juchter of Savannah, Ca, is the
sole distributing agent for the genuine
Old Tom Pepper Whisky for your section.
And the public is warned against other
brands purporting to be the genuine Old
Tom Pepper Whisky. Mr.. Juchter is our
sole distributor in Savannah. Very truly,
Thos. e. Pepper & Co-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
--=---e-1o-s-
FUNERAL OF w. o. RYAN.
Engineer of the wrecked Central
Train Laid to Rest.

The funeral of w. o. Ryan. the Central
railroad engineer, who died Friday morn
ing from the effects of injuries received in
the wreck of his freight train No. AZ last
Wednesday night at the 14S-mile post
took place yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from the residence, No. AIS Jones
street, east. A large gathering of the de-
ceaseds friends was present. The flu
neral exercises were conducted by Rather
Qulnlan of st. Patrck's church. The in
terment took place in the Catholic ceme-
terry. The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers attended in a body, and four of
the pal-bearers were selected from that
order. and one from the Employees Mu-
tual Relief Association Of the Central.
The pall-bearers were: Messrs. ID. ].
Miscally, James w. Smith, NJ. II. Cooper,
NJ. p. Courtney, of the brotherhood, ID.
Corners of the e. NJ. r. A, e. l.. Bouch-
ard, NJ. j. Barrett and w. 3. Puder
The brotherhood and many of the engi-
neers personally sent floral tributes to
deck the casket.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
KEARNEY AFTER A NEW TRIAL.
Argument on the Motion Had Before
Judge FaIIigant.

Judge FalIiRant.
In the superior court yesterday the day
was practically taken up with the argu-
ment on the motion for new trial for Pat
rick Kearney, who was convicted of the
murder Of J. w. Wyness, with recon-
mendatlon to the mercy Of the court, and
sentenced to life imprisonment In the PEN
itentiary.
The argument in behalf OF Kearney was
made by Mr. T. s. Morgan, Jr, while So
licitor General w. w. Osborne argued for
the state and against the motion. There
are a great many grounds In the motion
many OF them based on the action OF the
court in refusing to admit certain testl-
mony, especially that Of Mailman. with
regard TO what Wynoss said about the
shooting being accidental. and also the
courts action IN admitting other testi-
mony to which the defendants counsel OBJ.
jected.
Among other grounds OF the motion
were statements OF the court either ~
witnesses or in the charge, which Mr.
Morgan thought would prejudice the In.
terests OF his client and he called snerIaI
attention 20 these In his argument. Jud0e
Faligant took counsel somewhat 10 tasi,
for these allegations. and Mr.. Morgan eta.
ted that he just wanted to get A. right.
Judge Fulligaut assured him that Il would
be right ia case IL went 10 the supreme
court The attorneys viii submit briefs
20 the court. after which Judge Fnlllgnnt
VIII take the case under confederation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
TWELVE APPLICANTS Ex1M,Nrn
They Want Custom House Jobs I'm
der the New Administration.

der the New Administration.
The second civil service examination
within the week in Savannah was held
at the custom house yesterday, those
standing it being applicants for positions
under the custom house service.
There were originally seventeen appli-
cants for the examination, but only twelve
of them showed up yesterday. OF this
number eight are applicants for clerk
ships and day inspectors positions, three
for messenger and one for boatman.
All but one of the applicants were white,
the eolored man being an applicant for a
clerkship. The examination began at 9
o'clock and ended at 3 o'clock, being con-
Quoted by the local board of examiners.
Messrs. I. Lloyd Owens, II. G. Greene
and j. p. Johnson.
The subjects upon which the applicants
for clerkships and inspectorships were ex-
amined are spelling, geography, arith-
metic, letter writing, plain copying and
copying from a rough draft
1t Is said the reason why so few OF the
negroes are standing the civil service ex-
aminations is that they expect the new
administration TO let down the bars lit
tie bit ana give them some room TO get
IN without all the trouble connected with
such examinations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
A free Invitation.

Hicks invites you to come and see him.
Drop in at any time, and see how a well
regulated restaurant is run. You will be
surprised at the vast detail. the perfect
system and the excellence Of the equip
ment all through the establishment. Hicks
serves everything so nicely. His cooks
are famous. ard you enjoy what is pre-
pared for you. Every delicacy, no matter
how rare. can be found at Hicks. and at
prices remarkable for their smallness
Hicks soft shell crabs and Portland lob
sters take the lead, and II you desire to
know what real living is go In and order
thcm.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
without Delay and without cues

Last summer. on June q, 1896. Mr.. Claus
Gerken applied for and received a policy
Of 5000 In the Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company. Mr. Gerken
died March II, 1897. The following letter
speaks for itself and evidences the prompt
payment manner In which the Massa-
chusetts Mutual pays its claims:
Savannah, Ga, April 2, 1s97.-Messrs.
Harry & Apple, General Agents, City:
Gentlemen-I am to-day in receipt of your
company's check for s5,O19.25 in full pay
ment of policy No. 1l4747, which my late
husband. Claus Gerken, took in your
company, the MASSACHUSETTS Mutual Life
Insurance Company, in June last. fully
appreciate your kindness and the COM
panys promptness, for which please ac-
cept my many thanks. Respectfully,
Mrs. L. Gerken.
Aside from the promptness with which
the Massachusetts Mutual always pays rs
claims, the many admirable features Of
fered by this company in its policy con-
tracts commend themselves to the insur-
ing public. Every policy contains in
black and white the amount of cash and
paid-up insurance available any year after
tHo SSCOuus III duultiOu 10 THESE VdlueS
the company pays handsome dividends an
nually, which may be taken to reduce the
premium each year or to increase the in
surance. The company also makes loans
on its policies, which makes them a cou-
venient collateral should the necessity
arise. Harry & Apple, general agents for
Georgia, III Bay street, east, will take
pleasure in forwarding, on application,
specimen policy and full information, to-
gether with extract from the famous Mas
sachusetts insurance laws. Agents want
ed for unoccupied territory. Ladies In
sured, too, same rates as men.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
WILLIAM POLLARD DEAD.
Tie Was One of savRnnah's Best
Known COIOred Men.

He was Oue OF SANhhhhhH nest
Known COIOred Men.
William Pollard, one Of Savannah's best
known and most respected colored citi-
zens, died yesterday after a long Illness.
He had been III for several months, but
rallied and appeared among his friends.
until the last attack, which Frustrated him
about four weeks ago.
The deceased had made a reputation as
veterinary surgeon. He was a man OF ex-
cellent character and always devoted TO
the interests Of his homA Immediately
after the reconstruction period In the early
seventies he took an active and earnest
part In the cause OF education, leading to
the establishing OF colored public schools
In this city. His influence was considora-
bic at that time with the leading city OFF,
cials. and his efforts were approved by
Col. Il. G. Anderson and other active
workers in the cause OF education during
that period. The deceased leaves a name
and record that his people may be well
proud OF. The funeral will take place
from 81. Stephens Episcopal church at
4.3O o'clock this afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
BEAN-EATERs AND THE BEEF.
Spring styles From the Various Mar
lkets of the World.

The Boston base ball team have left.
The boys had great time along with
hard work while they were here. They
all claim that their strength began to
gain just as soon as they commenced
dieting themselves on Logans juicy
steaks and roasts, and let up on beans.
Like everybody else who eats Logan s
meats, they had good appetites and ap-
preciated the wholesome food they got
It's the time for spring openings among
the retail stores and to be in fashion, To-
gan is having a special display Of the lat
est styles in spring lamb There was a
great demand for the delicate cuts of
lambs last week, and many orders have
been placed for more this week If you
want to keep in style this spring you
must send your orders to Logan, who
keeps right up to date in all styles of
seasonable things to be eaten.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
JUDGE TOMPKINs' PORTRAIT.

1t VIII soon Take Its Place Among
Those i'm the Superior Court Room.
Judge Falligant received a letter yester-
day from Judge Henry B. Tompkins in an
swer to a request sent him some time
ago, saying that he had secured and was
ready to ship the painting of himself,
which Judge Falligant asked for to hang
in the superior court room.
The painting will be shipped by express,
and will arrive some time this week. 1t
was made from a Photograph of Judge
Tompkins taken two or three years after
he left Savannah and is said to be a splen-
did likeness of him.
1t will make a splendid addition to the
gallery of judges portraits now hanging in
the court room. including those of Judges
Henry, Davies, Fleming, Law and Adams
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
A DeIiberate Cut in silks,

At Eckstein's this week, silks at AZ
cents; black Taffetas, with colored stripes.
at Al cents; light tinted silks, with flowers,
at AZ cents; 2S-inch genuine black China
Silks, Al cents; light shades Brocade India
Silks, Al cents; stylish printed foulards,
latest styles, AZ cents; an assorted lot
check, striped and plain, At cents; lot of
high class remnants of silks, AZ cents;
don't speak of competition-there is none
The AZ cents silks are to be had only at
Eckstein's
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
CALLED OUT ny 4 FALSE ALARM.
Firemen Had n Lively Run for Moth
ing.

ing.
A fire alarm was sounded last night
about 1910 o'clock from box No 20 AZ
Charlton and Jeffeson streets. When tho
firemen arrived they found no fire. but
the key was found in the box. II was
false alarm. The key was No. Oe2 and
was credited to Col. Peter Reilly ON the
chiefs books. The key was probab1y
lost by Col. Reilly or stolen from hin,
This lie the second alarm of the kind tbs
fire department has had in the last seu,
months. Chief Mcguire has requested the
police to endeayor to apprehend the ME
creant who was guilty OF the mischief
on the way to the fire Chief Maeuira
came near colliding with a hack on tbo
north side OF Broughton street, near BulI
lie dropped or Fireman Johnny Mummy
who was In the buggy with him, ana had
him arrest the driver and take him to tho
barracks. a notice 10 the public. call
Ing attention TO the ordinance giving the
IRE department right OF way when re-
spending 10 an ALARM has been running
IA the Morning News for several days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-04
Brilliantines, black brocaded, S6-inches
wide, PFC, at Adler Sad.

Ladeveze is better prepared to fill orders
for picture frames promptly now than
ever before. All work in future will be
delivered when promised, no matter how
large the order or short the notice.
We have an inexhaustible stock Of new
mouldings that we will make into frames
at prices that will please you.
New stock of portrait frames just re-
ceived that will be sold at half the prices
charged by canvassers.
Easels at your own price. Ladeveze's
Picture Frame Factory, 224 Broughton
street west-ad.