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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-28

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-28

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-28
QUIET DAY IN THE COURTS.
A BURGLAR SENTENCED TO THREE
YEARS IN THE PEN.

Three others Charged with BurGIa-
ry Get OR-WilIiam Smith to BE
Tried for Murder TO-mOrrOw-His
Case Up Last Week, But Postponed
to Get n Witness-A New Citizen
sworn In.
There was a dearth of business in the
courts yesterday. The city court was not
in session at all, though there will prob
ably be some business transacted there TO-
day. Ore case was tried in the ordinary's
court. but otherwise the day was a quiet
one. A few criminal cases were disposed
of in the superior court, but there were
none among them of any moment
Jim Robertson was the only one of the
defendants convicted in the superior court.
He was charged with burglary, having
made felonious attempt to break into
the residence of Henry Williamson on Oct
s. He was found guilty by the jury and
sentenced to spend three years in the
penitenLiary
William McComb was tried for burglary
and acquitted. He, in company with
George Turner and j. H Thomas, was in
dicted for burglary, the charge being that
on the night of Sept q they broke into
the store house of Randolph kirkland.
Turner and Thomas pleaded guilty with
punishment as for a misdemeanor, anu
each was sentenced to spend twelve
months on the chain-gang. McComb,
however, went to trial and Jared better
than his comrades.
William Durham and jackson Durham
we're tried under an indictment charging
Vr-Tfh a,,TE .s.N
Nell Bennett by the use of a pistol The
jury returned a verdict of not guilty in
each case.
Sam S. Fields was to have been tried
Tor larceny after trust, but motion was
made for a continuance until an important
witness could be secured. Afterward,
however, the case was peremptorily as
signed for trial on Monday, Jan. 3, ami
IN the meantime an effort will be made to
secure the witness. Fields was an officer
III one of the coored beneficiary societies
and IS charged with having appropriated
portion of the funds to his own use
William Smith. the negro who was to
have been tried last week for the murder,
of William Jones about five years ago,
viii be tried tomorrow He will be rep
resented by Mr. Gordon Saussy
IL will be remembered that Smiths trial
was postponed before on account of the
tact that the most important witness, Joe
Hamilton, was wanting. Hamilton was
caught, however, the day of the trial just
as he was about to take the steamer for
Baltimore, and is now in Jail
1t is said that it was Hamilton al whom
smith was shooting when he hit Jones
The row took place about five years ago
at merry go-round, and started between
Smith and Hamilton. One of the shots
fired at Hamilton, so said, struck Jones
and killed him. Hamilton, the witness. is
also wanted here on a, charge of burglary,
SAID to nave been committed about the
same time. 1t is said, however, that he
will hardy be held on that charge now.
and will no doubt be released as soon as
he has answered as a witness in Smiths
case.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-28

A game of basket ball is being arranged
for Thursday night at the Young Mems
Christian Associa ton between two picked
teams of the best players in the associa-
ton, called the Whites and Reds. The
Whites have played several games and
have never lost one. They are proud
of their record. but the Reds believe tina,
their opponents days are numbered, and
that Thursday night will witness their
downfall. The teams will line up as fol-
lows:
w hites Doaz
The times., 1897-07-21

streams must be 'flumed,' as IL is called,
in order to get the gold you can see that
sort of work is full OF difficulties.
THE newspapers only tell of the rich
finds of certain persons. You hear little
of the human shipwrecks out there But
to one who succeeded probably hundred
fail Young men should consider what
they are undertaking before starting out
there,
Mr.. Fred PA yter, a well known miningex-
pert, was also of the opinion that Alaska
contains great deposits of gold. I'VE are
On the eve of an immense gold boom In
this country" he said, "aad while this
craze in Alaska doesn't mean much Il; the
mine expert, it is an Indication that the
boom is about to begin. Old miues in
California Arizona and other States are
being opened up. In Nevada the Common
wealth mine is today taking out $3.50 900
per month
''rhe real gold mining in Alaska will not
begin until capitalists take hold of the
mines and put in machinery. That is the
history of gold mining in California and
it viii be so in Alaska. People who were
Interested in silver mines have now turned
their attention TO gold mining, hence the
gold boom which l predict is approach
ing
The times., 1897-07-21

country. Early in the month 0f February
the tide of tIavel commenced TO set in to-
wards Coak'S Inlet, and 10th steam and
smiling ships were in demand TO transport
men and provisions TO the new FL Dorado
BY the 2Gth of May over 2 200 men had ar
rived and were encainped upon the sup
posed nch mining ground, which was atthat
time covered with six feet of sDow. About
the 20th Of J;.ne the snow had disappeared.
when all that part of the country supposed
To contain gold was dug over and thor
oughly prospeCted.
Little or nc gold was found, aud disap-
pointinent and misfortune was the lot Of
81 per cent of all those who had gone
10 this unfortunate field This unreasonable
excitement brought hardship To many and
loss TO nearly all Some men expended all
they had in getting there, and had no
means with which to return
Gov. Sheakley says there is undoubtedly
gold in that part of the Territory Large
quantities of quartz rock have been found
which viii bear Investigation a few
placer claims were discovered which paid
for the working Two incorporated com
panies are now making extensive aud
permanent preparations for using ysira ullc
machinery on claims which they own, be.
lievng that gold can be found in paying
quantities if these mines are properly and
thoroughly worked
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been carefully estimated by competent
travellers, and will be found approximately
correct.
Governor Sheakley shows also some
familiarity with the mines at Cooks
Inlet This is a placer mining district
situated on the mainland, 600 miles west
of Sitka. For several years small amounts
of fine gold have been found along the
North Pacific coast. In the fan of 1894
it was rumored that rich deposits OF the
precious metal had been discovered and
during the following spring and summer
about 800 miners visited that locality
for the purpose of working the plaeers Of
whichthey had heard such glowing accounts.
But they were doomed to disappointment
and failed TO find goldin paying quantities.
After enduring much hardship and pri-
Vation they returned home and the placer
mines at Cooks Inlet are now deserted.
Later in the fall and after nearly all the
miners had left this field OF unrFofitable
laEor and returned to their homes, IL was
reported that rich and extensive gold
placers had been found in the vicinity OF
the claims that had been SO lately de-
serted. This report was given extensive
circulation AMI caused great excitement
among the gold miners in all parts of the
The times., 1897-07-21
Hihernians at Marshall Hall.

Division No. 2, Ancients Order of Hi
bernians, go down tonight To Marshall
Hall to have their annual day of outdoor
merry-making. If careful planning and
attention to detail count for anything,
among excursions. The amusement com
mittee has arranged program that is in
tended to excel all previous efforts at
down the-river entertainment this sea-
SON Such collection of new and novel
features would be hard to duplicate and
a most pleasing evening is assured their
many friends. There will be something
TO call for attention from the time the
boat leaves the wharf, beginning with the
music on the boat and continuous round
of amusement will be in order until the
city is again reached on the home trip
The moonlight adds q great deal to the
beauty of the sail up the river these nights,
and should the weather be favorable it
will be enjoyed in it's fullest measure ON
this occasion. On the grounds, dancing
win take up good part OF the time the
music being furni shed as usual by
Schroeder's Band All the other forms
of entertainment will be INDUCED in tkat
may be found at the grounds and, it mag
be said, that everything that could add
to the pleasure OF a trip OF this kind has
been provided at Marshall Hall \ good
thing for the gentlemen is the barber sHop
on the boat. It's so much better to lie
waited on while ON the way down the
river than to be rushing round the city
at the last minute in the heat. The
Manchester leaves at $50 p. IN.
The times., 1897-07-21
THE MARINE BAND CONCERTS.
Prof. FauciulIt Preparing Pro-
gram From Local Composers.

Il Il
gram From Local Composers.
The Marine Band, under the leadership
of Prof. FauciuIli. Will give an open air
concert at the Capitol today. beginning
promptly at $50 p m, and with brief
interniSsions continuing for about an hour
and half. The opening composition is a
march written by Trigina member of
the band The work is entitled, The
Commanding Officer and Is dedicated TO
Capt. Harrington, of the Ala rne Barracks
Musician Larsen viii render as comet
solo Adams song, THE Holy City,
Prof. FanciuIli has been requested TO re-
peat his two compositions, the gavOtte
''Mlnnehaha - and the march The God
dcsS of Liberty" the latter OF which is
especially appropriate SO near the dome
crowned hy the figure Of the goddess.
In accordance with plan inaueurated
by Prof. Fanciuih several years ago, he
Will this season give a concert at which
is TO be performed the compositions Jf
local musicians. He has fixed the time
for this concert in the second week OF
September. He h,ss requested that those
who desire to have their Compositions
played should send him the same It is
with all parts written for the different
instruments be furnished the band Those
who are not familiar with the Instruments
ton OF the band may obtain particulars
by communicating with Prof FanciulH.
There is plenty of talent in the District,
and it is hoped that a number of com
positions VIII be sent. The program for
today, al the Capitol, is as follows:
March--''Tbe Commanding Officer
Trigina
Introduction to "Pagiiacci' .LeonsavaHo
Song-s'The Holy City. Adams
Cornet Solc-Musician Larsen.
Grand selection from ''Lohengrin''. Wagner
tBy requestD
A, 'Minnehaha;" b, March" 1.-THE
Goddess of Liberty. FanciulI
SeIection-"Robin Hood. d''.........De Koven
fBy request)
Oyerturs-''1 S12" .......... .ESchaikorosk
PATRIOTIC hymn-'HaI Columbia" F yIes
The times., 1897-07-21
PROTEST AGAINST A LICENSE.
Mr.. COrriden Says There Are Too
Many in His Block.

A vigorous protest was received by the
excise board yesterday from James J Cor
riden, owner of houses Nos. 60 and 62 II
street northeast, against the granting of a
license to man named O'Connor, to open IL
saloon at No. 66 on that same block
Mr.. Corriden said in his letter that he
signed o'Connor's application, but that
since that time he has been to look at
the saloon, and now regrets his action
He, therefore, desires that his signature
be withdrawn, as the barroom is great
injury to his property, on account of the
number of drunken rowdies whocongregate
there. He says that his property is vacant,
and that it viii be hard matter to rent
it while the barroom is there.
AS postscript he adds that there are
four barrooms on the block, while one is
too many for the neighborhood. Mr.. Wood
ward, Of the board, is investigating the
complaint.
The times., 1897-07-21
The World of Business.
Wall street Yesterday.

New York, July 2O.-The nature of forces
governing the prices in t0day's stock mar
ket was technical rather than general, for
the outside situation was unchanged In
on the revision of the tariff and renewed
Cheering adviees from the growing crops.
which last was simultaneous with we'll
sustained prices ia the grain market, We're
tue real phases OF the situation 70 which
Importance was rightfulIy attached. and
upon which attention was centered, to
the exclusion OF the somewhat hesitatng
tendency OF the market.
business was on fair scale OF activity
To-Day, but IL was more IRREGULAR than
yesterday, and at times the market re-
iapsed into pronounced duIIness. LiauI-
dation for local account W as upon a large
scale, and it was doubtless referable to
the contamination of the most Immediate
factor in the situatiOn-namely, the ef,ro-
plctton OF the changes In the tariff. at
the opening OF business the trading was
on very large scale, notably in Sugar.
which scored a new high record OF prica
on the announcement Of the passage OF
the tariff bill by the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The stock reached 1 4s Ia about noon.
The subsequent recession in the stock was
ascribed TO advices from Washington in
dicating the possibility of some delay in
the acceptance by the Senate of the tnI
as received back from the con ference com
mittee
The nrInest features OF the market were
Chicago Gas, Chicago and Great Western
the Reading snares and National Lead
common the latter being bought on re-
ports OF a forthcoming dividend Prices
yielded at the close and the toae was une
settled
The times., 1897-07-21
MRS. HUMPHREYS WILL.
Real Estate and Bonds Bequeathed
TO Her Children.


By the Will of Rebecca Hollingsworth
Humphreys, widow of Ma jor General An
drew Atkinson Humphreys, filed in the
office OF the register OF wills yesterday
Letitia Atkinson Humphreys was named
as executrix. The instrument directs that
legacies be distributed as follows:
10 Letitia Humphreys, daughter, all
the household furniture and personal eff
fects in house No. 1924 Connecticut ave
nue., all the jewelry belonging to the
testatrix, the proce of the sale of
S26 900 worth of Government bonds, the
contents of the house at Port Reading
farm and any house rented by the teS tatlix;
TO Caroline Humphreys, OF Philadelphia.
$50 a month.
The instrument provides that should the
daughter remain unmarried she is to re-
ceive the income of the entire estate. ex-
cept the amount to he given to Caroline
Humphreys. Should she marry, however. r.
the estate is to be divide and she is to re-
ceiye In addition to the foregoing bequests
81 900 in Pennsylvania Railroad bonds.
To Charles Humphreys, a son, is bequea thed
ST 900 in Lehigh Valley Railroad stock,
fifty shares in the Philadelphia Corn Ex-
change and that portion of the estate
left by thefather of the testatrix.
Upon tile death or marriage of Letitia
Humphreys, Henry Fl. Humphreys, d son,
is to receive 4SS shares in the Lehigh Val
ley Railtoad and Coal Company stock and
the Port Reading farm in Della ware county
Pennsylvania.
The times., 1897-07-21
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one purpose,
namely, receptacle for the urine, and as
such il is not liable to any form OF disease
except by one of two ways The first way
is from imperfect action OF the kidneys
The second way is from careless local
treatment Of other diseases
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy kidneys
is the chief cause of bladder troubles. So
the womb, like the bladder, was created for
one purpose, and if not doctoTed too much
is not liable to weakness or disease, except
very close to the bladder; therefore any
pain, disease or inconvenience manifested
in the Kidneys, back, bladder or urinary
passage is often, by mistake, attributed TO
female weakness or womb trouble of some
sort. The error is easily made and may be
as easily avoided. To find out correctly,
set your urine aside for twenty-four hours;
q sediment or settling indicates kidney or
bladder tfoubbe. The mild and the extraor-
binary effect OF DR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney and bladder remedy, is
soon realized. II YOU Qeed a medicine
you should rave the best. At druggists,
fry cents and one dollar. You may have
q sample bottle and pamphlet. both sent
free by mail Mention The Morning Times
and send your address TO Dr. Kilmer & Co,
Rnghamton. N. Y. The proprietors of this
paper guarar tee the genuineness of this
offer.
The times., 1897-07-21

hours work ana offered to continue him
at that rate, but he would not have it.,
SO went out to hunt a claim OF his own.
Il ain sc!ng back To Klondyke in March.
but not to work. When We had taken out
at least SIP ,0O0I threw down my shovel
and said: ''Goodby ola boy; / will never
pick you up again.
II have been very poor at times in my
life, and was when 1 went to Alaska.
George Worden goes from here to his hom.
in New York State to make his mother COM
Portable for life"
The times., 1897-07-21

Sugar, under the spur OF the agreement
OF Tine conference on the taliff schedule
and on It's acceptance by the Rouse, was
again the Wild leader OF the stock 'lnssIkeE
yesterday Practically the same scene
was repeated at the opening yesterday
morning as that On Monday 1000 shares
OF stock or more We're sOlIin the first two
or three minutes, and the sales Were made
SO cIose together that no single opening
quotation can be given i Tremendous
amount of Sugar was sold duIing the day
anu another highest price III the history
Of the company was reached. 146 II.
There was mt the regularity or advance
that Monday saw however, great fluctUa-
tons ih both directions being q part OF
the program. SCo.safter the high price
was reached in the morning the stock
dropped 20 145, and then it reacted
again and closed at IA.
The times., 1897-07-21

There is the absoluteneSs of uncertainty
about the course Of the Sugar stock in the
market today and ia the future There
are St5u many who hold 10 the idea very
strongly that Sugar VIII go to 150 in
this boom. and there are, too, a great many
who believe that there viii be a great
drop before the next advance. SpecuIa
ton is tnGEe Of gamble thanit ever was,
and it has always been the worst in the
market Sugar is the kind Of stock that
the average trader would much rather
let entirely alone if he considers his
trading on the exchange anything more
than d faro game Faro 5 straight, as a
general thing, but Sugar never is The
Sugar people and the brokers are always
manipulating it, sending cat false news
along one line and manipulating it in the
opposite direction
The times., 1897-07-21
HARDSHIP AT THE MINES.

Seventy Degrees Below Zero Con-
sidered Mild Weather.
San francisco, July 20.A party Of 81 x
miners direct from the Klondyke reached
here today, having come down by rail
from Seattle They are G E. Myers, B. F.
Purcell, i. o. Clements, Charles Leonard,
Z Brannan and j j. Halterman. They
are the advance guard of twenty five OF
thirty of their comrades who are expected
here today.
Myers says he left Prescott, Ariz., in the
spring OF '96, and las been working
The times., 1897-07-21
COLD FIELDS OF ALASKA
Information About Them Given
in Official Records.
REPORT OF GOV. SHEAKLEY
Mining Attended With Great Diff
Guilty and Labor-No One Should
Reach the Country With Less
Than Five Hundred DoIIars-The
Road Across the ChillSat Pass.

Alaska is an absorbing topic at the De-
partmcnt of the Interior. All the availa-
bic information concerning that land of
promise has been dug from the records
of the department. James sheakley, gsv.
The times., 1897-07-21

One pecuIiarity in the market has NOT
yet been explained to the uninitated
Neither tobacco noT leather advanced yes
tersIav POth stocks closed near the open
ing. but a little below It was thought
10y great many, some OF whom put their
money ON their guess, that tobacco would
have 4 spurt yesterday. aRd that lea ather.
too, W ould be a good purchase. Neithero OF
these things has as yet proven true The
best opinion that could get yeSteT,ia : with
regard to tobacco was that il viii prob
ably have an advance today or in the
near future The tobaccO-users of the
country win have to pay the tax, and the
opinion is stu general that the tobacco
trust is not hurt by the tariff
The times., 1897-07-21
EkrE
New York Stock Market.
Or. High. Low. Clos.

Corrected daily by W B. Hihns & Co
Bankers ant Brokers Members Of ths
n T. Stock Exchange. 1427 ? street
The times., 1897-07-21

The washington traders as a general
rule, leaving out people from the Capitol.
have not cared to touch Sugar. The
Senators aud their friends have done large
trading in the stock, and I am Informed
that a good many thousand dollars have
come their way as 4 result OF theirinJimacy
with the sugar peopIc and with the sugar
schedule The outside Washington pub
lie has perhaps been impressed by this
fact with its inability to quote Sugars
vagaries, and has let it severely alone
The times., 1897-07-21

There is an excellent feeling in bull cir
cles about the grangers- The grangers1have
had friends for some time, and they do
not lose them. There is certain TO be a
great crop OF grain The probability is gen.
eralIy recognized that st. Paul viii have
an increase of dividend Northwest, too,
The times., 1897-07-21

As an example OF the uncertainty and
the untrust tworthineSs OF sugar stock
the fact that ruin is now staring several
large brokers' houses in New York in the
face as a result OF the big fluctuations
in Sugar Is most striking l am informed
that it Will only lie by the help OF friends
and the quick turn OF fortune. II IL comes
their way, that several of the firms which
dahhled in sugar viii be able TO survive
One or two of these firms at least are Of
those which are supposed 10 have good
inside information from the Capitol
The times., 1897-07-21

The earnings of Louisville and Nasho
vile are improving materially
The times., 1897-07-21

$1.25 To Baltimore and Re- $1.25
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday.
July "a and 25. Valid for return until
Monday. July 26. Good on any train.
jy21-4t
The times., 1897-07-21

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