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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18

wall and Mrs. Smith arrived here on the
Australia yesterday and went to Oakland
TO make briet visit with friends. Gen.
erai Smith is on his way to Washington
TO work for annexation. He has been spe-
ciaiiy commissioned by the Hawaiian
Cabinet, called together bv President Dole,
on receiving word from Minister Hatch at
washington that a representative with
power to act was necessary. II is stated
General A. s. Hartwell and ex-Minister
Ihurston, who lately arrived here, will
also go to Washington to work for annexa-
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
A TOURIST ROBBED.
He Was Relieved of His Diamond Phi
by Young Woman.

by Young Woman.
A wealthy tourist from st. Louis, who is
a guest at the Palace Hotel, is mourning
the loss of valuable diamond pin and
several detectives are trying to find 1t for
him.
Early last Sunday morning he was walk
ing along Market street when he met a
young woman. She accosted him, and
after talking for u few minutes she left
him and he went to his room in the Pal
ace, when he missed his diamond pin and
concluded at once that the young woman
had stolen it.
The police were notified and last night
Lizzie Murphy, consort of Mike Nolan,
who was arrested recently for shooting al a
saloon-keeper on Grant avenue and at Po-
liceman Owens, was arrested last night on
suspicion of stealing the pin. The tourist
whose name the police refuse to divulge,
will have an opportunity OF identifying
her to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
CLEARING BENSON.
Twelve Cases Dismissed in the Unite
States District Court Yesterday


States District Court Yesterday.
Several of the cases, civil and criminal,
against John a. Benson, who was indicted
by the United States Grand Jury for fraud
ulent surveys while under contract with
the United States to do Government work
in California and Nevada, were dismissed
IN the United States District Court yester-
day.
This action was taken on orders from
the Attorney General, many of the mat
tiers at issue having been satisfactorily ad-
iusted.
Assistant United States Attorney
Knight, who appeared for the Government,
objected TO the dismissal of some of the
cases claimed by Benson's attorneys to
have been settled on the ground that the
orders from Washington made no refer
ence to them. These will be settled at a
future date if the necessary proofs of COM
pletion are produced.
In all six civil and six criminal cases
were dismissed
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
Socialists will Entertain.

The French branch of the Socialist Labor
party. section OF San Francisco, will give a
ball at the Temple, lis Turk street, on next
Sunday evening for the benefit of the cause of
socialism. The last reports are that the work
is progressing favorably and the branch grow
ing constantly in membership. A pleasant
time is anticipated.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18

juries, has become incompetent to manage his
own affairs. Warwick has q claim against the
United States Government for pension on
account of services in the army.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
Misfortuues of a yeteran

Lois A. Warwick has pettioned the Su-
perior Court TO be appointed guardian of
Charles Wesley Warwick. a veteran of the late
Civil War, who, account OF age and in.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
BUTLER'S
DEFENSE
OUTLINED.
It Is Understood That He
Told It to an Old
Friend.
WHY HE TOOK WELLER'S
NAME.
Found the Dead Body and
Feared He Would Be
Held Guilty.
THE PRISONER WAS ONCE a
MARINE.
Former Shipmates From H. NJ S.
Triumph Have Identified
Him
THE PRISONER WAS ONCE a
MARINE.
Former Shipmates From H. NJ. S.
Triumph Have Identified
Him

Butler has been a marine in her Ma
jesty's service, in addition to his other
occupations. He was identified the other
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
Teachers VIII Get Their Money

Auditor Broderick has concluded that the
half-month's salary held out from the school
teachers can be paid upon the showing by the
Board of Education that the teachers could
the money within thirty days after it became
dne
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18

NOT how cheap, but how good for the money;
printing and binding. Mysell-Roilins, % Clays
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18

JEwELRY store and Third street, removed to
5O3 Kearny street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
Every week you'll find some-
thing new offered here. Don't
fail TO keep track of us.

q choice, put up in heavy syrup-Peach es,
4 Pears. A prit OTIS. Piums. Re gular price
E2Oc 3 DAY PRICE 15c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
718 MARKET STREET.
A PERMANENT CURE.

PLAINsBURG, Cal, Nov. s. 1896
DR.. Pierce & Son, San Francisco.
CONFERENCE.-THE ffteen-doar Belt has been
received and delivered, but have not heard from
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30

appreciated what has been done for them,
ana tonight the Savannah men will en-
terrain the men on board the torpedo boats
al their armory.
IL is probable that when the 1ottlla leaves
Savannah. one Of the boats, the Ericsson
will carry with it weil-known Savannah
ian. The Ericsson has been short one ma
chinist for some days and has been look
ing for q first class man to put in that pO-
sition. IL is understood that Mr.. Turpin
Bacon is desrous Of joining the navy in
that capacity, and ii may be that he will
go with the Ericsson when she leaves. Mr..
Bacon has had considerable experience in
this capacity on the Kansas City, and 1T
has been suggested that he would make
an excellent man for the service.
The hotiIla viii leave Savannah to-mor-
row morning.The boats will stop at Bruins
wick for two or three days, after which
they will go to Fernandina. Jacksonville,
ST. Augustine, Miami, Key West Punta
Gorda Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile, New
Orleans, Galveston, and then back to the
Mississippi river, and up as high as st.
Louis Lieut.. Kimbull thinks this cruise
viii require some thing more than six
months more, and it is expected the flo
tilla will return TO Hampton Roads about
June 1893
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
THE scoTcHMEN's BANQUET.
An Interesting Programme For
Their Dinner This Evening.

An Interesting Programme For
Their Dinner This Evening.
Savannah's Seotchmen will eat haggis
and drink hot Scotch tonight They will
probably begin the festivities before the
evening hours approach, but tonight they
will assemble around the banquet board al
the De Soto hotel and make merry in
honor of st. Andrews day
The names OF the speakers have al
ready been given in the Morning News
but the committee was not ready at the
time to announce the toasts. The pro
gramme of toasts for the evening will be
as follows:
'"The Pious and Immortal Memory of ST.
Andrew" Rev. j. Y Fair, d. D.
Our thoughts in unison resort
All fondly to the past"
-Cargin.
''The Queen" P. II. Ward.
Anthem, God Save the Queen"
The President of the United States .
W. P. LaRoche
IT'S Libertys bold note l swell
Thy harp, Columbia, let me take
Burns.
Song, W. F. May.
Burns and Scotch Literature" Gen. P.
McGlashan.
All the actlOnS OF our heroes
All the songs our poets sing,
All the truths that great men utter,
Literature to US doth bring"
Miller.
Song-Thomas Ballantyne.
"Our Sister Societies and Invited
Guests" Hon. Walter G. Charlton.
And sure through many varied scene
Unkindness never came between" 3"
Scott.
Song-Quartet.
Our Adopted Home and It's Business
Interests, Col. A. Pope.
ITO catch Dame Fortunes golden smile
Assiduous wait upon her;
And gather gear by evry vile
That's justified by honor"
Bruins.
Song-W. F. Blois.
Lassies- Hon Robert FalIfgant
Her prentice han she try'd on man
An then she made the lassies, O."-Burns.
Song-Quartette
1t is said this will be one of the most
interesting programmes st. Andrews So
ciety has prepared in many a year. and
there certainly is every indication of it.
There has been somewhat of a change in
the toasts, and the speakers are given a
rather different field from that they have
had heretofore There will be between 125
and $50 members and guests present, and
the session will no doubt be one of the
most delightful the society has ever
known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
RECEIVER FOR DRs. PROssER.
Asked For on Account of an Old
Debt in California.


A petition for receiver for S. S. Pros
ser and ]. d. Prosser, proprietors of the
Abbo institute, was filed in the superior
court yesterday by Lewellyn j. Brown, at
torney for M. J.. Campbell of California.
The petitioner claims the Prossers are
indebted to him in the sum of $360.60 and
interest at ~ per cent. pr month from
Oct 80. 1898, on note dated May "a, 1898,
payable to w. B. Waldron for $500. a
credit of $17S15 having been made Oct 80,
1893. The petitioner says he is the owner
of the note by purchase, that 1t is past
due and the defendants refuse to pay It,
The petition charges that last october the
Drs. Prosser undertook TO convey ell of
the property of the Abbo institute to their
mother, Mrs. Americas Prosser, the only
consideration stated in the deed being love
and affection, and the sum of $40.
The petition charges that DR. S. s. Pros
ser was insolvent a the time the deed was
given and that the deed is void as to his
interests as against the petitioner. The
petitioner asks that process be Issued
against the Prossers and for the Judgment
for the amount of his claim against S. S
Prosser; that the deed mentioned be de-
clared null and void as to the interests of
S. S. Prosser as against the petitioner, and
any other creditors who may become par
ties to the petition; that Mrs.
Prosser De enjoined from transferring or
in any way encumbering the property:
and that j. ID. Prosser ana Mrs.
Prosser be made parties defendant for the
purposes Of the suit and that receiver be.
appointed to take charge of the property
An order was Issued by Judge Falli-
CANT in chambers, granting a restraining
order as prayed for, and ordering the de-
fendants to show cause on Dec. / why a
permanent receiver should not be appoint
ed. The petition for the appointment of
a temporary receiver, however. was de-
MED
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
HELP THE new BAND.
The Committees Appeal For Sub
scriptions to the Enterprise.

n
scriptions to the Enterprise.
The committee in charge of the new
band movement has issued a circular APP
peal in behalf of the enterprise The
effort to organize a band is meeting with
popular Endorsement. What theecommittee
now wants is money to put it on foot
ing. Mr.. j. c. Shaw, treasurer of the COM
mittee, Will receive subscriptions at his
Office in the cotton exchange building. The
committees appeal, issued yesterday, is
as follows:
IAN earnest effort is being made to as
sst and promote the organization of a
good brass band in Savannah. The need
for it is known to all. There is no city
which should better support one for there
is none that has more frequent use for
first-class band.
This effort can be successful if the citi-
zens are ready to respond to the work of
this committee. We believe that we can
readily get hold of man qualified must
cally and otherwise as a leader, and most
of the musicians for the band can be OBJ
tanned right here in Savannah.
I'm order however, to get fifteen good
musicians, 1t VIII be necessary TO bring a
few from elsewhere, and this cannot be
done without a guaranty of more or less
employment for d limited period. 1t is ex-
pected that after a short period the band
will be self-supporting
THE citizens of Savannah are asked to
subscribe to a fund which shap be dis
bursed under the direction of this COM
mittee with a view to encourag ing and as
sisting the organization of the band and
employing it for public, open air, free con-
oerts for limited period-say, six months.
il is proposed to give you value received
for your subscription-first, by the organ
ization of the band and second by the
open air concerts
Subscriptions either in the form of
monthly payment for specified number
of months, or in lump sum will be glad
" received, and may be sent to Mr. James
G. Shaw treasurer of the committee, at
his office in the cotton exchange build
ing.
The circular is signed by J. A G. Car
son. +. A. Cults, John Flannery, Henry
Kolshorn, Pleasant A. Stovall. Jordan f.
Brooks. J. H Cavanaugh, Charles H. Dor
sett. Isaac G. Haas, Alexander r. Law
ton, Emile Newman, John r. Young, j.
Ferris Cam, George j. Baldwin, j. H. T1s.
till, George S. Haines B. H. Levy and
James c. Shaw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
Prof. Gcntr,.s shn,,.

The company of educated dogs and
ponies owned and trained by Prof Cor
try, are considered TO be moi only the hast
educated, but also the handsomest ooI-
lection of dogs and ponies ever seen. The
entire continent has been thoroughlv CON,
over with a fine tooth comb i'm scarf ~
members of this company of animal cele-
brities and the result is that prof Cen
try now enjoys the distinction of nosses
sing 100 of the most superb specimens -
their various kinds ever brought t6getber
Ihey are to exhibit their beauty ana
talents in this city under a thorouebi,'
waterproof tent, at Bolton and Prize
streets, three nights, beginning THURSDAY
Dec. 2. "''
This exhibition Is easily the best of tic
Kind In the world, and Will be thorough,v
worth attending. The prices Of admission
are: Children, 10 cents; adults. 9o cents
nd. ''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
WILL REPORT ESTIMATES OF COST.
Council Committee Not Impressed
With Municipal Lighting scheme.

A meeting of the special council commit
tee on electric lighting was held yester-
day afternoon at the city exchange and
several estimates by different companies
Of the cost of putting in an electric light
plant were submitted.
The estimated cost of establishing the
plant is in the neighborhood ofawhat had
been estimated by the committee, being
from $4,000 to $S5,O00 The estimated cost
Of operating the plant is $4,000 to $4,000
The companies only give a guarantee TO
this effect however. and are not willing
to give any bond that the cost OF operas
ton win be greater. This is the point
which the members of the committee wish
10 guard against. The estimates of tho
average cost per light are not as much
under the present cost per light as the
committee had expected.
Under the circumstances, the committee
is not so much inclined towards a munich
pal lighting plant as formerly. 1t wiz
probably simply report the estimates Of
the various companies without recon
mendation as 60 action by council.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
TO PAY IN TEN NOTES.
Proposed Plan For the Payment of
the House Drainage Contract.

Proposed Plan For the Payment of
the House Drainage Contract.
The house drainage contract will prob
ably be signed to-day.
A meeting of the finance committee Of
council was held at the mayors office
yesterday afternoon at which the terms
on which payment should be made to the
contractors were discussed. Mr.. Joseph
L. Bryan, representing the contractors,
with his attorney, Mr.. George w. owens,
was present. The matter of payment for
the work was discussed at some length.
The conclusion of the committee was
that it would be best to make the pay
ment in ten notes Of equal amounts, fall
ing due successfully during the following
ten years, with interest at 8 per cent. The
bid for the work Of the successful con-
tractors being estimated at $1S1 600, this
would mean ten notes of SIS 100 EACH
falling due in from one to ten years, to-
gether with interest. The cost of the
work may be 100000, and, together with
the interest, this would require an aver
age appropriation by the city of about $25,-
coo per annum for the next ten years. If
the first note does not fall due until Jan.
/, 1899, no appropriation would have to be
made for the work during next year
Acting Mayor Hamilton, chairman of the
finance committee said that this is his
understanding of the matter. The details
OF the signing of the contract have been
left to City Attorney Adams and to Mr.
Owens, attorney for the contractors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
BUTCHERS BOATMEN TO RACE.
Noon of Charleston Challenges Sui
IfYan of savannah

James Noon of Charleston is seeking a
sculling match with Timothy Sullivan Of
Savannah. Sullivan is the boatman for
Hugh Logan, and he and Noon are old an
taSonists. Noon was boatman last season
for Sommers & Winkler. competitors in
the butcher business with Mr.. Logan. The
shipping trade is a big item with the
butchers, and the big dealers keep men on
the river to catch the vessels as they come
up. The first man aboard usually catches
the trade, and hence there is a very livelv
competition among the boatmen. Noon an
nounces that he is anxious to pull against
sullivan for any distance, and for any
stake that may be named, either single or
double SOULS. If double then each Dartv
to have the right to choose his own assist
ant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
TWO ASSISTANTS CHOSEN.
Misses Maud Hayward md E. v
McLaws VIII BE at the Library.

Misses Maud Hayward md Il. v.
McLaws VIII BE at the Library.
At meeting of the library committee of
the Georgia Historical Society held last
night, the committee made change in the
rules with regard to the assistant libra
rian and instead of one, elected two as
sstant librarians to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Ellen r.
Howard. The two assistant librarians
chosen are Miss Maud Hayward and Miss
=. V. McLaws. They will alternate in
taking charge, one performing the duties
one month, and another the next.
With regard to the resignation of Mrs.
Howard, which was accepted the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
The library committee having received
the resignation of Mrs. Ellen r. Howard,
the efficient and faithful assistant libra
rian of the Georgia Historical Society for
a period Of more than eight years, there
fore, be it
Resolved That we learn with regret of
the removal from this city of our assistant
librarian. Mrs Ellen R. Howard, and It is
with reluctance that we now receive her
resignation.
Resolved That we extend to her our
best wishes for her success in any field in
which her services may In the future be re-
qured.
Resolved That we commend her for the
valuable work so conscientiously performed
during her long term of service with us
with fun recognition of her faithfulness
and of the sytematic manner in which her
labors wer accomplished.
Resolved That these resolutions be re
corded in the minutes of this committee
and that copy of them be sent to Mrs
Howard by the secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
PAYING MORE BONDS.

Col. J. ID. HarPeIl Here Again on
Electric Railway Business.
Col. J. D. Harrell Of Bainbridye, the mas
ter commissioner, who had charge of the
sale of the property of the Electric Rail-
way Company. was here yesterday for the
purpose of paying the 20 per cent as or
dered by the court upon some of the bonds
which were not presented at the time the
payments were made, about ten days ago.
He paid out yesterday nearly $3.50 upon
moro than $4,000 worth Of bonds at par
value.
There are now remaining about 50, 800
par value Of the bonds upon which the 20
per cent. has not yet been paid. 1t will re-
quire $500 to pay the installments on these
which amount Col. Harrell has for that
purpose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30

The news Of the death Of Mrs A. N Sol.
lee, widow Of the late Arthur n. sollee
at the residence Of her daughter Mrs. p.
II. Hopkins, in Jacksonville. has been re-
ceived here. Mrs Sollee had been VISITING
per daughter family, and had been sick
only week. Her home was in savannab
although She formerly resided in jackson,
vile. The deceased was Sc years of age
Mrs. Sole was the mother Of Mrs Andv
Marx. The cause Of death was conges.
ton of the bowels.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30

Fire broke out in Joseph Martinez's
o'clock yesterday morning. An aiarro
was sent in from box 81 and engine com,
pany No. responded. The fire was ex.
tinguished with little difficulty by chemical
engine No. !. An insurance of $3.50 mar.
TALLY covered the loss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
Fined For jumping ON Trains

IRONY Small and John Logan, two colored
lads, were before Recorder Hartridge ves1
terday on the charge of swinging on and
off trains in the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad yards. They were arrest
ed by w. K. Ward the Waterman at the
yards A small fine was imposed by the
recorder
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
RUN OVER BY 4 DRAY.
John Harris, COIored, Injured and
Sent to the Inirmary.

John Harris, colored. was run into on
Bryan street yesterday near the Central
railroad wharf ard seriously injured The
wagon which ran into him belonged to
Collins. Grayson & Co., and was driven by
a cOlored man. After the accident, the
wagon did not stop but was driven ahead
as if nothing had occurred.
Policeman Evers was near, and on in
vestigation found Harris to be suffering
considerably. Tho ambulance was called,
and the injured man was sent to the
Georgia lnfirmary. DR.. keenan, said that
while the injuries are mostly internal
they are not necessarily fatal. No arrests
have yet been made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
oYCLIsT MILLS VICTIM.
Her Injuries Prevented Her From
Appearing in Court.

Appearing in Court
The trial Of VIII Mills the negro bicy-
clist, was continued in police court YES
terday, on account of the absence of Net
lie Cavanaugh, the little girl who was
knocked down by Mills.
The child was severely injured and it
may be several days before she will be
able TO be present in courts
The careless riding by negroes is becom-
ing serious OF the five or more cases of
reckless bicycle riding which have been
reported to the police in the last ten DAYS.
all were negro boys. The ordinance regu-
lating the speed of wheelmen requires
that they shall not go faster than six
miles an hour north of CASTOR street. In
every case of accident the riders have
been going at ten or twelve miles on hour
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
RUNAWAY HoRsE's FATAL DASH.
Broke Hip in Collision with Z
HrPP.

Tree.
team of horses attached to w. f. VIM
pys furniture wagon ran away yesterday
from the corner of Jefferson street and
Oglethrope avenue. The team became
frightened at some object, and the driver
lost control of them. They dashed down
the avenue, finally striking a tree and de-
molishing the wagon. One of the horses
broke a hip in striking against the tree.
The animal was sent to a Veterinary sur
geon, but it will probably not recover
Mr.. Wimpy had only recently bought the
team al a cost of $500 1t was fine team
and had been especially selected for the
business. The driver. Solomon Hall (col-
oredD, had not been accustomed to hand
ling spirited animals, which probably ac-
counts for his losing control Of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
FUNERAL OF II. w. READICK.
His Remains Laid to Rest in Laurel
Grove.

Grove.
The funeral OF the late H w Readick
was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock
from the residence, No. 216 Jefferson
street The service was conducted by Rev.
NJ. J. Epting. pastor of St. Paurs Luther
an church. The interment was at Laurel
Grove.
King w G. Macon w. F. Sherman. j.
". McDonough, Peter Schafer and William
r. Ruckh.
Mr.. Readick died day before yesterday.
after an illness of about a week He was
wen known i'm the city as singer and
had been heard for some years in the
choirs of the leading churches Lately
he was connected with the choir of the
Baptist church. He had also sung at the
Church of the Ascension. Mr.. Readick
leaves wife and two children.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
Y. Nj. G. As 10 EIect niroo4o...

Tonight the members of the yopng
Mems Christian Association win bni5
their most important meeting of The vear
the occasion being the election of direc,
tors. programme has been arranaed
BILE one ''O'"