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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
Poisoned himself with whisky.

New York, Sept. 5.--George Mollinari, a
laborer of this city. drank two TASKS OF
whisky. one after the other, to-day and
chen fell to the floor corpse,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.
One Passenger Killed and Many
More or Less Injured.

More or Less Injured.
Watervllle, Me, Sept 5.--An excursions
train on the Maine Central railroad was
wrecked this morning two miles west of
Etna station. One person was killed and
thirty-two wounded.
The dead is Martin Payne, aged q.
Plymouth.
The seriously injured are: Charles Get
schell. baggage master at Newport sta
ton; Arthur Fisher.
The slightly wounded are: Mrs. J. w.
Townsend, Newport; Joseph Welch. Steu-
bens; Oscar Buffers. w. H. Earle, Ply
mouth; Mrs. Wilbur Miles. Newport
The train was carrying excursionist,
from Dover and Fox Craft to the Etna
camp meeting. The breaking Of 7ange
derailed and overturned a car containing
sixty-fye passengers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
LONDON's PRODUCE MARKET.
The Condition of English Crops.
Flour Sells at an Advance.

Flour Sells at an Advnnce.
London, Sept. 5.-The recent copious
rains have been succeeded during the past
been somewhat delayed.
California wheat, arrived, fetched 4Os.
Cd, and ahoat was offered at 39s. 3D. Red
winter, September and October, sold at
S6s. Cd. A large business was done in
flour at an advance of is.
Maize, mixed, October, northern ports,
brought 16s Cd. Barley was firmer; Amer
lean sold at 16s. Oats were dearer; clip
ped, all sorts, September, brought 12s.
712d., and clipped, New York, 12s. Sd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
SPANISH JUSTICE is SWIFT.

Anarchists Who Attempt Assassina-
ton Not Allowed to Languish.
Barcelona, Sept. 5.-Barila, the anar-
chist, who, on Friday evening last, at
tempted to assassinate Chief of Police
Portas and Assistant Chief Tiexidor, as
they were leaving their office. was tried
by court-martial to-day and it is expected
that he will he executed tomorrow.
II is stated that two accompices of Ba-
rila also fired on the officers, but sue
ceeded in making their escape.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
DENIED BY THE VATICAN.
Cardinal SntOIIi VIII Not BE the Pre-
feet of the Propaganda.

Rome, Sept. 5.-A formal declaration has
been made by the vatican that the state
ment that Cardinal Satolli has been desig-
mated by the pope to succeed Cardinal
Ledochowski as prefect of the propaganda
is pure fiction.
1t is also declared that Cardinal Ledo-
chowski has no idea of leaving his post.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06

New Orleans, Sept. 5.-The Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana boards of health
have been at Ocean Springs since yester-
day afternoon in re-eXamination of the
prevailing disease. which was made a
week ago. There had been several hun
dred cases then, but a very few deaths,
and the board of experts declared the dis
ease dengue fever. Since then mortali-
ties became more frequent, and the symp-
tom looked more like yellow fever and
the alarm became so great that the health
authorities again gathered. This time
they were accompanied by A. l.. Metz,
chemist of the Louisiana board, who ANAL
yzed the evidence in several cases, the
verdict tonight was yellow fever and
various points on both side of town are
rapidly declaring quarantine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
HE LIKES PROTECTION.
frances Ex-Minister of Agriculture
FavOrs the Duty on Grain.

Lyons, France, Sept. 5.-M. Viger, for
merly minister of agriculture, presided at
meeting of agriculturists here to-day.
In the course of proceedings VI. Viger
made an address in which he favored pro-
lection and opposed the abolition of duties
on grain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-06
1T is YELLOW JACK.
Health Officers Declare an Epidemic
In Lower Mississippi.


Mobile, Ala, Sept. Estate Health Off
Ger Saunders, having reached the result
of the examination of the fever which has
Springs, Miss, on the Bay of Biloxi, or
Gulf of Mexico, sixty-seven miles from
Mobile and eighty-four miles from New
Orleans, the disease being pronounced ye;-
low fever the Mobile board of health to-
night declared a rigid quarantine against
Ocean Springs. All persons coming from
that place or neighborhood are to be de-
tained at a station established outside of
the city limits.
The herald., 1897-11-09
COUNCILMANIC MOTIONS
Street Work and Other Matters Which
the Members Presented

The following motions were made by
the respective members of the council:
Mr.. Nickell-That the street super
intendent be instructed to make sewer
connections between the Chestnut street
school and the Truman street sewer
Adopted.
MIR. Grider-That the water company
be directed to place a fire hydrant al
Griffith avenue and Twentysecond
street. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickell-That the street superin-
tendent be instructed to extend the
storm drain on East Main street, eas'
of the Kuhrts street bridge, so as to
keep the storm water that collects there
from overlooking private property
Adopted.
Mr. Nickell-That the city clerk notify
the City Water company to lay not less
than a 4-inch main on Daily street souti
of East Main street. Adopted.
MIR. Nickell-That the street superin-
tendent be directed TO place culver
across Walnut street on the east side OF
Humboldt street for the purpose of car
rying off storm water. Referred tC
board of public works.
Mr.. Grider-That the Southern Pacific
Railroad company be notified TO put
culvert under their track on the east
side of Central avenue at Thirtietf
street. Adopted.
Mr.. Grider-That the city engineer be
requested to present an ordinance ol
intention for the improvement of Littlg
Rock avenue from Tennessee street to
Alameda street, under theVrooman act
by grading, graveling and laying OF
cement curbs and cement sidewalks
four feet in width. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickell-That the street supern-
tendent be directed to furnish the cap.
tain Of the chain gang with the necessary
lumber for building two culverts acros:
the Mission road. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickell-That the street superin.
tendent be directed to repair the grave
walk on the west side of Workman
The herald., 1897-11-09

Hoover street were appointed. They
are: H. ]. Shoulders, A. x. Crawford
and F.. E. Powers.
s. A. w. Carver presented a pe2Reon
asking that proceedings be instiU ted
for the widening of this end OF what
was intended to be the Pasadena boule-
ward. had the route via the Arroyo Seco
been adopted by the council instead OF
the other. The matter was referred to
the board Of public works.
The petition Of w. A. Frick for an ex-
tension until December 10Th of his con-
tract for piping branch of the Arroyo
de los Reyes was granted.
The plans of the Sunset Telephone and
Telegraph company for placing its wires
under ground were approved and per-
mission was granted the company to
proceed with the work, provided 1t is
done under the supervision of the street
superintendent.
The final ordinance for the improve
ment of Broadway between Sixth and
Seventh streets with asphalt was adopt
ed without division.
The special committee appointed at the
last meeting Of the council submitted the
following report, which was adopted:
Your special committee appointed to
investigate the nuisance existing on
Flower street would recommend that the
best available remedy will consist in a
change Of grade on Flower street from a
point midway between Third and Fourth
streets to Sixth street, making straight
grade between the aforementioned
pOintS"
The herald., 1897-11-09
HOSE CONTRACT AWARDED
Council Will Take Five Thousand
Feet of the Dragon Brand

A long and somewhat tedious fight
followed the reading of the report OF
the board of fire commissioners on the
manner in which, in their opinion, the
contract for furnishing the fire depart
ment with 5000 feet of hose should be
awarded. 1t will be remembered tnat
the commission recommended the sep
aration of the contract into five lots OF
1000 feet each, the division being be-
tween the following brands, their ex-
cellence of quality being supposed to be
coincident with the order in which they
are named Paragon, Bay State, Mas
tiff Jacket, Victor Jacket and Dragon.
The price of each was to be so cents
with the exception of the last mentioned,
which had been cut to IS cents since the
former bids We're received.
1t has been known ever since the re-
port of the commission was announced
that several of the councilmen We're
whetting their edge tools for the pur-
pose of knitting it. 1t was not expected
that there would be any attempt to
award the contract, the most that the
council was expected to do was to either
refer the matter to the supply commit
tee or readvertise for bids. They did
nclIneT, Dul pIOcecueu W dtCtPl Tie Diu
for the 75-cent hose and award the con-
tract to the makers of the Dragon brand.
Even with this action the matter does
not appear to be settled. To accept
a bid requires five votes, or majority
if all are not voting. To approve and
finally let contract requires a two
thirds vote of all members present The
vote by which the work of yesterday
was done was to 4, and unless the ma
jority secures another vote there will
be deadlock on the question.
There was no delay in the fight. The
ball was opened as soon as the report
had been read by motion to reject it.
In seconding this Mr.. Nickel made a
vehement attack upon the report,
charging indirectly that the fire commits
sion had not been consistent in making
| the award. He said that for years there
The herald., 1897-11-09
CITY FINANCES
Report of the Treasurer the Best for
Several Weeks

City Treasurer Hartwell has submit
ted his report for the month of October
Heretofore for several months the re-
ports have shown an overdrawn bal
ance. The collection of the first Install
ment of taxes has so increased the funds
on hand that the balance Is no longer
minus quantity. Following is the sum-
mary of the treasurer's report: On hand
September 80, 1897, s64,629.SO; received
in cash during October, transfers, ap-
portionments, ETC., s179,596.42; disburse-
ments, S16O, ,555.63; total balance Novem-
ber l, sS3,67O.09.
The city auditor reported on the funds
of the city for the week ended Noven-
ber 9Th. The report showed the follow
ing to be the condition of the more i'm
portant funds: Overdrawn: Cash, $685.
957.32; salary, $71430S; fire department,
SIS, ,O1SSS; general park, $4O1.91; East Los
Angeles park, $l09S.29; Westlake park,
$1471.17; Hollenbeck park, $505.69; Echo
park, $471.30; Elysian park, $2206S4 park
nursery, s26415. The following funds
are sound: Common school, $2230.99; IL
brary, $412.21; new water $3676.61.
Summary. Treasurer's balance Octo-
Der Goth, s11, ,551.2S; receipts to November
9Th, $51, ,105.06; demands audited to No
yember 9th, $53179 So; treasurer's bal
ance November 9Th, S9476.9S.
The herald., 1897-11-09
Ordinances Adopted

The following ordinance relating to
street work were adopted by the coun-
Gil:
Final ordinance establishing tho
grades of Avenue Forty-one from Mid
land street to Carlota boulevard; Nc.
Cary street from Ninth street to Four
teenth; Howard street from Also t.
Macy.
Ordinance of intention to establish the
grade of Grattan street from Ninth to
139 feet north of Tenth; alley in blocl
D, Bonnie Brae tract; Twenty-fiftf
street from Rosedale avenue to Congress
avenue.
Ordinance of intention to improve
Downey avenue between the Downey
avenue bridge and Mission road at &
cost of $371 per lineal foot.
Ordinance fixing the width Of side
walks on a portion of Downey avenue al
fifteen feet.
Ordinance of intention to improve
Railroad street between Upper Main and
Redondo streets.
The herald., 1897-11-09
AN ALLEY FIGHT
Property Owners Arrayed Against
Each Other in the Council

| E8Cn Vt0CI IN G09 VUuuC11
| One of the liveliest little contests that
has been seen in the council for some
time came up just before the noon re-
cess was taken. 1t was with reference
to the proposed alley in the square
bounded by Fourth, Fifth, Broadway
and Hill streets. The matter had been
before the board Of public works in the
form of a petition to have the opening
of the alley ordered. This petition was
twice denied; in fact, the last denial
was contained in the regular report of
the board yesterday.
AS soon as that report was made and
adopted H. Martz, who has been one
of the leaders in the fight to secure the
alley, presented another petition for
the work. This time he had a majority
of the interested property owners among
his signatures. Accompanying the pc
tition was protest signed by the minor
ity. and it was this which caused the
rather acrimonious discussion which
followed.
Mr.. Martz explained the necessity for
the alley, and he was followed by num-
ber of persons opposed to the improve
ment. They stated that they were be-
ing treated unfairly in the matter, and
asked that proceedings be abandoned. 1t
was called to the attention of the coun-
Gil that Mrs. Wilson, one of the protest.
ants. was erecting building on the site
of the proposed alley, which, if COM
pleted, would preclude the possibility of
its being opened. She was rushing the
work, for the purpose. it was asserted,
The herald., 1897-11-09

neers in the fire department must have
other qualifications than the mere tech
nical knowledge of operating engines
to make them good firemen. Their fit
ness for the positions they hold must be
determined by the fire commission, or
under such rules and regulations as the
commission may prescribe. If the fire
commission have not the technical
knowledge sufficient to enable them to
pass upon the qualifications of these
engineers it is within their power to
prescribe the necessary regulations or
to appoint experts to examine fremen
as to their technical knowledge OF boil
ers and steam generating apparatus, or
even to require them to be examined by
this particular board; but, in my opln-
ion, the council has no such power.
Councilman Hutchison did not like the
opinion of the city attorney, and said
so. He saw the possibility OF securing
positions for some of his friends slipping
away from him and arising, demanded
TO know if the council could not regulate
the qualifications of the firemen, how
was it that they could say that the
health officer should be doctor or the
meat and milk inspector butcher OF
veterinary surgeon? He was about tc
make one of his motions of inquiry When
City Attorney Dunn volunteered to en-
tighten him on the matter. He told the
councilman that in the matter OF ap-
pointing, discharging or fixing the duties
of firemen the council had nothing what
ever to do and in the matter of the
health officer OF his deputies the council
had all power to appoint or otherwise
dispose of the offices.
Copies of the report of the city attor-
ney were ordered transmitted to the
board of fire commissioners and to the
board of examining engineers.
The herald., 1897-11-09
DEsPoNDENT MINIS aIl
oo1r1rITs SUICIDE BY sHoor11o
William T. veale, Formerly Pastor t8
Presbyterian Church in Aus
tralia Ends His Life Hero

Rev. William T. veale. a Presbyterian
minister. 4b years old. and native Of
England, committed suicide at hotel
at the corner Of Second and Spring
streets Sunday night by shooting him.
self through the head. He was found
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning lying
upon his bed with s2-caiiber revolver
still clutched in his hand. No one in the
hotel heard the shot fired, and it is not
konwn at what time the act was COM
mitted.
Rev. Veale was for several years pas
tor Of a Presbyterian church In Austria
liza. He came to California recently ex-
pecting to enter the California presby-
terry, but found the field fully occupied.
AS there was little chance of his secur-
ing a charge he accepted position
about six weeks ago as secretary for
Nine. Mountford. the lecturer, then in
San Francisco. He came to this city a.
her advance agent, arriving here about
ten days ago.
Sunday evening Rev. Veale was
around the hotel corridor and seemed in
his usual spirits. After writing several
letters he placed them in the box and
retired at II o'clock. That was the last
heard Of him until he was found dead.
Financial troubles are supposed to be
responsible for the suicide The body
was removed to Orr & Hines undertake
ing parlors. where Coroner Campbell
held an inquest last night, which failed
to throw any further light on the caoo.
Veale is not thought to have any rela-
tives in this country,
The herald., 1897-11-09

city attorney. Last week he reported
to the effect that the boilers could be
examined by the boiler inspector. Yes
terday the other question was settled
by the presentation Of the following
opinion
You have referred to me the question
of requiring the engineers employed in
the fire department to pass examina-
tions before the board of engineers APP
pointed by the council under the pro-
visions of what is known as the boiler
ordinance. There is no question but that
engineers employed in the fire depart
ment should be fully qualified for the
positions they hold and thoroughly able
to pass any examination which other en-
gineers may be subjected to under the
ordinance in question, but the question
which am called upon to decide is as
to the power of the council to make reg
ulations in this behalf.
The charter provides that 'the fire de-
partment shall consist of a chief en-
gineer and as many subordinate officers.
firemen and employees as the council may
by ordinance determine to be necessary.
All appointments and removals in the
department shall be made by the board
of fire commissioners" 1.-THE board of fire
commissioners shall prescribe the rules
and regulations for the government of
the department, and fix and enforce the
penalties for their violation"
1t was the manifest intention of the
trainers of the present charter to remove
from political influences all appoint
ments in and government of the fire and
police departments and to that end the
power of appointment and removal has
been placed exclusively in the hands of
non-partisan commissions instead of in
the council. To permit the council to
prescribe the qualifications which en-
gineers in the fire department shall have,
or to permit them to delegate to some
other board the power to pass upon their
qualifications, would be to permit them
indirectly to control appointments and
in the department.
This, in my opinion, is contrary to the
spirit and intent of the charter. Engi-
The herald., 1897-11-09

baker moved 70 defer action Tor one
week. a. Il II desirable to include II
the same district the work 70 b done on
Buena Vista street. The motion pre-
vailed.
When the report OF the finance COM
mittee on the selection Of the expert en-
rineers to be employed by the city In the
preparation of cases against the Crys-
tai Springs Water company was read 1t
had been expected that there would be a
fight to include several other engineers
In the list. The expectations were not
realized, for the report was adopted,
Hutchinson voting against it.
Commissioners to assess damages and
benefits resulting from the proposed
widening and opening Of portion OF
The herald., 1897-11-09
IMPORTANT RULING
Opinion a. to the Councils Blight IA
Change Grades

Change Grades
In regard to the matter Of the work
contemplated on Sixth and Loomis
streets and st. Paul avenue, in which
all Of the property owners on those
streets are interested, final action was
deferred one week. The city attorney,
to whom the matter had been referred.
made the following report:
In the matter Of the protests against
the changing and establishing Of the
grades of portions Of Sixth and Loomis
streets and st. Paul avenue. referred to
me in conjunction with the city en-
gineer, would report as follows:
AS to those protests which are directed
against the work on the ground that
there Is no necessity for It, and az to
those protests against the extent of the
district Of assessment, I wish to say
that the questions raised by these pro-
tests have to be determined by the coun-
Gil, for they are the sole judges as to
the necessity Of the work. and as to the
extent of the district which should be
assessed to pay the damages.
AS to the protest, which Is made on
the ground that that portion of Loomis
street lying south of Sixth street is a
straight street, and that the grade as
attempted to be established does not
conform to the proper lines Of Loomis
street, 1t seems, from an examination of
the matter, that this objection Is not
well taken; the lines of the street were
established by ordinance at the places
shown on the engineers map. and while
the city may not have acquired all OF
the property within these lines, you still
have the power to establish the grade,
and to have the street improved over all
those portions which are now part Of
the street.
AS to the objections of Mr.. Gebhard
ct al, that certain improvements be-
longing to them will be damaged, l will
say that the very object of these pro-
ceedings is to ascertain the amount of
such damage, and to assess the cost of
the same upon district, in order that
all persons who may suffer damage may
be fully compensated.
The herald., 1897-11-09
ENGINEERS EXEMPT
Council Cannot Compel Them to Have
License

In their contention that the engineers
of the fire department are not subject to
the regulations prescribed by the board
of examining engineers, the fire commits
sion has been declared to be in the right
by the city attorney. Two weeks ago
the two questions as to whether the fire
engines were subject to inspections like
other boilers and engines, and whether
the engineers of the department could
be compelled to pass examinations and
take out licenses were referred to the
The herald., 1897-11-09
NEW USE FOR THE PHoNoGRAPH
Two Americans Secured Engagements
Through Its Samples

A wonderful application Of the perfected
phonograph has been made by Nine. Anna
Lankow, a vocal instructor of New York
She had several talented pupils anxious te
secure European experience. Theodore
Wangernann, Photographic expert, sup
piled the delicate cylinders, and, under his
direction, the pupils sang their best into
the Photographic horn. Nine. Lankow
took the cylinders to Berlin. where the
voices were reproduced for the German
managers. The experiment was SO sue
cessful that engagements to sing In Ger
many in concert and opera were obtained
for two of the pupils, based solely on the
Photographic samples.-London cable to
New York Sun.
The herald., 1897-11-09

street for about twenty feet north OF
Mozart street. Adopted.
Mr.. Nickell--That the street superin-
tendent notify the Los Angeles & Pas
adena Railroad company to replace the
asphalt crosswalks torn up by it In
changing and laying it's tracks on Pas
adena avenue and South Daily street.
Adopted.
The herald., 1897-11-09
Final Street Inspection

The final inspection of the work done
on First street from Boyle avenue to
Clarence street will be made by Street
Superintendent Drain this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. At that time all interested
property owners who desire to protest
against the acceptance of the work will
be heard.
The herald., 1897-11-09

of defeating the project. After hearing
all that the parties had to say, the coun-
Gil granted the petition, and later in the
day passed the ordinance of intention
for the work. The alley will cost sew
| eral thousand dollars.
The herald., 1897-11-09

portion of the contract, if a 75-cent brand
was to be accepted. urging that it would
be unfair to accept all Of one brand at
that price, when there were two bids at
that figure. The discussion continued
for a long time. nearly all of the coun-
cilmen taking part, and the matter was
gone over repeatedly. firing of it.,
some member moved the previous ques-
ton, and the motion of Mr.. Nickel to
award the entire contract to the w. c..
Furrey company for 5000 feet of Dragon
hose at rs cents per foot was adopted by
the following vote: Yeas, Nickel,
Blanchard, Grider, Ashman and Hutch
ison; nays, Toll, Baker, Mathuss and
Silver.
Mr.. Furrey asked permission to speak,
The herald., 1897-11-09
THE HERALD's CRYPTooRA1G

The last six letters of The Herald's
Cryptogram are to be found in the
classified columns Of today's issue.
The successful solutions will be an
nounced in next Sundays Herald, the
14th inst.