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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
MUST BE CAREFUL OF RUMoRs.
Health officer TO Enforce Law in Re-
gard to UnfOunded Reports.

Health officer TO Enforce Law in Re-
gard to UnfOunded Reports.
Health officer LeHardy calls attention
to the ordinance imposing a penalty for
the origination or circulation Of false and
unfounded reports concerning the exist
ence of yellow fever, smallpox, cholera
or other contagious or infectious diseases
in'the city. The penalty, upon conviction
in the police court, is a fine not to exceed
800 or thirty days imprisonment or both
in the discretion of the court.
The health officer has not had to COM
plain of the circulation of such reports as
yet, but as this is the season of the year
which offers the opportunity to persons
sensationally inclined to create excitement
by the circulation of such rumors, he
thinks 1t well to warn all such persons
that the law will be enforced to the letter.
The city engineers Office is now engaged
in preparing a map for the health officer,
showing the location of all the sewers and
privy vaults in the city. AS soon as this
work is completed City Engineer Winn
has promised that he will begin the work
Of draining the lowlands within the city
limits. DR.. lie Hardy considers this work
very Important, ana is QGSIOOS tndI IL
should be attended to at the earliest pos
sible moment.
DR.. LeHardy was pleased to receive
the other day an Endorsement of his posi-
ton in regard to the county drainage
from an unexpected source, being a let
ter from lady, and showing a compre-
hensive appreciation of the subject
Among other things the writer said: My
attention has been especially called to the
great necessity for the drainage of the
swamp lands lying southeast of the road
way OF the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, between what would be
Montgomery and Jefferson streets, extend
ed and perhaps, farther east, because
own some land in that neighborhood
which has been and is unhealthy to live
upon because Of this same undrained
swamp lying back of 1t. The swamp is
not more than five minutes walk from
the southeastern limits of the city, and
must, 1t seems to me, be near enough to
menace the health of that whole section
of the city lying southeast of Anderson
street. From my own personal knowledge
and observation, 1 so fully realize the
necessity for draining the swamp almost
touching the city, which have been neg
bear writing to beg that you will press
this matter of necessity by drainage TO
a speedy and successful conclusion. A
personal inspection of this particular
swamp or lowlands, of which / speak
will, l feel sure confirm my opinion of
its unhealthfulness to the city,"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
TO SHUT DOWN on scoRcHING.
The Mayor Calls the Police Commits
siOn's Alteration to II.

City ordinances appear to have no effect
upon the bicycle scorcher. He gaIly
wheels his way in defiance Of bicycle cops
and the maledctions Of other riders and
pedestrians. carrying the risk of death
and destruction TO all he meets.
A large percentage of the bicycle riders
go at a more rapid pace than that allow
ed by law. Most Of them, however, have
some regard for the rights of other
people, and do not ride at such a high
rate of speed but that they can control
or check their wheels when necessary to
avoid an accident.
The scorcher belongs to a different class.
He tears along at the most rapid rate of
which muscle and steel are capable, utter
ly reckless of whom he may meet and
apparently as careless of his own life as he
is Of the lives of others.
The worst of the scorehers are negroes,
who tear along, usually at night and, as
a rule, alone. Their only object ap>
pears to be to get over the most
ground In the shortest possible space Of
time. The white bicyclists, a ; rule show
better judgment and restrain their scorch-
ing proclivities until they reach the coun-
try roads, where the danger, though great,
does not affect so many people. The Won
der is that some one has not been killed
by these Scorchers before now, and IL Is
only a question OF time when some serious
accident will occur
The card of Col Geo. A. Mercer in
Wednesdays Morning News, has met with
general Endorsement.
Mayor Meldrims attention was called
to the matter yesterday. The mayor
said II is time something
Is done to check the reckless
riding Of bicycles and with that end in
view he will address a communication to
the chairman of the police commission,
calling attention to the violation of the
ordinances regulating the use of bicy-
eles on. the streets especially the section
relating to fast and reckless riding, and
request that steps be taken to more vigil
lantly enforce these ordinances.
The ordinance requiring all vehicles to
Keep to the right is pretty generally OBJ
served. 1t Is a significant fact however.
that the majority of the accidents that
occur almost daily, are due to failure to
observe this simple rule. There being a
great many riders and the great majority
Keeping to the right, the man who per-
ssts in riding to the left soon comes to
grief.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
POLICE CYCLISTS IN FINE TRIM.
The McQuade-TuIIis Race to Take
Place This Afternoon.

Place This Afternoon.
The bicycle race on the Augusta road this
afternoon between Policemen Tullis and
McQuade will be the event of the day with
the police department. The race is for the
purpose of settling the question as to
which of the two men is the better rider
and for this reason it has been decided not
to allow any other entries.
The men will start from the bridge over
Musgrove creek, ride out to the end of
the paved road and back again. a distance
Of about five miles. Both men are on their
mettle and the race is bound to be a hot
one.
Policeman McQuade was out on the road
yesterday afternoon and went over the
track, paced by Detectives Scully and
Godbold, and made the distance in nineteen
minutes. The old man has gotten to be
quite sport since he took to the bicycle
He had on light flannel knickerbocker
SUIT with Jaunty cap and brown bicycle
shoes
Tullis is on duty during the day. but has
been practising nights. He has discarded
the heavy Remington which he rides while
on duty, and Will ride Dayton road racer
with a high gear.
All the policemen who are OFF duty. and
good many people besides, will be on
hand this afternoon at 1915 o'clock, to wit
ness the race. In all probability the race
will be followed some time next week by
road race open to all the bicyclsts of
the department for the championship of
the force.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
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CAUSED BY RECKLESS RIDING.
buggy and Bicycle Wrecked and
Several People Injured,


Several People Injured.
A collision between buggy and bicycle,
which came near proving serious for those
involved, occurred yesterday at about 2
o'clock at Bull and York streets.
Mr.. 7. NJ. Theus was coming down town
in his buggy, accompanied by his clerk,
Mr. r. NJ. Courtenay. As they near
ed York street Mr.. Charles Williams, who
is employed at Hollands bicycle repair
shop, turned the corner of the square go
ing south on bicycle. Just as Mr.. Will
liams turned into Bull street another BIZ
cyclist shot across the street from in
front Of the Savannah Cycle Agency. Mr..
Williams made a quick turn to avoid the
other bicyclist and in doing so ran his
own bicycle into the wheels of Mr.. Theus
buggy, where the bicycle was caught. Mr.
Williams was thrown down and run over
by the hind wheel of the buggy. The horse
took fright and dashed into the square,
where the buggy struck against a pal
metto tree and over turned, throwing
Messrs. Theus and Courtenay and the
negro driver to the ground.
The horse broke loose and ran over to
Whitaker street by the postofice, where
he was stopped. 1t being the dinner hour
a number of people was on the street and
a large crowd gathered including many
bicyclists. Luckily no one was seriously
hurt though all concerned were more or
less bruised. Both buggy and bicycle were
badly wrecked. The bicyclist who caused
the accident by cutting across to the left
side of the street disappeared without
waiting to make any explanations. NO
one seemed to know his name.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
WANTS DIVORCES AND ALIMoNY.
Mrs. Emmie COrIxish's Sensational
Charges Against Her Husband.


Sensational indeed are the grounds adj
vanced in the petition Of Mrs. Emmie
Corkish to the superior court for total di-
vorce and alimony against her husband,
Fred Corkish.
She claims that she married Corlish July
Is Of last year, and that on the 18th of
this month she was compelled to leave him
on account of cruel treatment
Thus her married life extending over
a period OF only eleven months, has been
anything but bliss divine. She claims that
her husband is an habitual drunkard. that
while under the influence OF whisky he
subjects her to the most brutal treatment.
that she has been driven away from home
several times by him, only to return in the
hope that all would be well in the end,
and finding then that she would be driven
away again In the course Of time
She claims that on the 10th Of this
month she was told by her husband TO
leave his house and that he threw all of
her clothing out in the streets. She sets
up the plea that he Is able to pay her
almony, for the reason that he is worth
more than thousand dollars, and keeps a
restaurant. She alleges that she is herself
without means OF support, and asks the
court TO have the defendant, pay her a
sufficient amount OF money In alimony to
support her pending the suit which has
been filed for total divorce.
Judge Falllgant issued an order calling
upon Corklsh TO appear before the court
June %. FOR the purpose Of showing cause
why he should not pay alimony In the
case. The suit for total divorce will not
be taken IN until the December term of
the court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
HAS MADE HIS LAST VOYAGE.
Sudden Death of Capt. Jones on His
ship, the Cambria Queen.

Capt. David D. Jones, Of the British bark
Cambrian Queen, died suddenly about 4
o'clock yesterday morning on board Of his
vessel lying at the Central Of Georgia
railway high wharf loading for Europe.
Capt. Jones went on board about y
o'clock, having taken a hack at the De
Soto. He was apparently in high spirits,
and went TO the room of the first mate,
Mr.. Lewis, where the two spent an hour.
The captain then went to his own room,
and after undressing, called the third mate
10 come in and talk to him. The mate
went in and lay down on the rug opposite
the captains bed. They kept up a contin-
ual conversation, the subject Of which
was the queens diamond jubilee and
"reminiscences of their past social life in
the old country. Suddenly in the midst
OF the conversation, the mate heard pc
culiar sound from the bed. He sprang up
just in time to see the captain gasping for
breath. The mate rushed to the first off,
GERS room and informed him that he
thought the captain was dying. The two
men went to the captains room and found
him unconscious.
A physician was Immediately telephon-
ed for and DR.. r. G. Norton responded.
arrived. DR.. Norton pronounced the cause
Of death congestion Of the lungs, result
ing from a violent case of indigestion.
The body was taken to Goette's under
taking establishment, where it was pre-
pared for burial The funeral will take
place this morning at 10 o'clock The in
terment will be In Laurel Grove cemetery.
Capt Jones was a native of Nevin, Cor
narvonshire North Wales, where his par
ents and several brothers and sisters are
now living. He was 81 years old and I'M
married. He had only recently been ap-
pointed master of the Cambran Queen,
on which he had served as mate. 1t was,
in fact, his first voyage in command. He
made a number of friends during the two
weeks he had been here
On board Of the British steamships In
port are a number Of men who are ma
tives of the place where Capt. Jones was
born and were well acquainted with him.
Six OF them, and the first and second
mates Of the Cambrian Queen will act as
pall-bearers and will lower their friends
body to its last resting place this morn
ing.
VIM. Thomas & Co. of Liverpool owners
Of the bark Cambrian Queen cabled First
Mate Hugh Lewis last night to take COM
mand Of the vessel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
TO ANSWER FOR BIGAMY.
Moses Jones Had One Wife Too Many
on His Hands.


Moses Jones, colored, was given a pre-
liminary hearing before Justice Warning
Russell, Jr.. yesterday. on a charge of
bIgamy, and was bound over to the su-
perior court.
The warrant on which Jones was arrest
ed was sworn out about two weeks ago
by Margaret Jones. the first woman he
married. When Moses married Margaret
he thought she had never known the
rule Of a lord and master. but in this he
was disappointed, for his brother found
out afterwards that the woman had been
married and that a divorce had not, as
he heard it, been procured before she
again entered the marital state.
Moses promptly quit his bride, and il
was not long before his affections were
lavished elsewhere. Mary Thompson was
the light of his heart this time. He paid
devoted attention and was accepted, The
knot was tied, and with the performance
of the ceremony Moses was in trouble,
though he did not know 1t. Margaret, the
discarded wife, had gotten a divorce all
right, and was entitled to marry if she
saw fit. Jones says it was through igno-
rance of the divorce that he married the
second time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
wADDELL GOES ron TEN YEARS.
Burglar and Horse Thief Has n
Rough Road to Travel.

Burglar and Horse Thief Has n
Rough Road to Travel.
H. H. waddell, horse thief, Jared rather
roughly in the superior court yesterday.
Judge Falligant scored him with ten years
i'm the penitentiary.
Waddell is the man who was recently
caught In Bulloch county on a charge of
burglary. and while in the custody of the
sheriff on his way TO Savannah, leaped
from the window of Central railroad car
near Pooler and fed in the woods. The
train stopped and many of the passengers
went in pursuit of the fugitive.
He escaped and came to Savannah,
where he had not been two weeks before
he was captured by the police on a charge
Of stealing a horse and buggy here.
There was some difficulty in making the
capture. as Waddell showed fight, and the
police had 10 fire upon him several times,
two or three of the bullets taking effect.
He was indicted and sentenced by the
court yesterday to a heavy penalty The
man, who seems to be something of a des-
perado says he came from Wisconsin 10
this part of the country. He certainly had
his nerve with him In coming to Savan-
nah and beginning his game OF theft so
shortly after his troubles in Bulloch
county.
He showed signs of nervousness when
he was being sentenced by Judge Falh-
CANT and for the first time gave evidence
of the fact that he had weakened in the
knees Some Of the officers OF the court
accounted for this, however by the
wounds In one OF bis legs, inflicted in his
capture by the police
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
MOVING DOWN THE GRASS.
Street and Lane Force Putting the
Squares in Order.

Street and Lane Force Putting the
Squares in Order.
The new park and tree force of the street
and lane department under the commits
sioner Of public works set to work with
will yesterday morning TO get the parks
and squares and grass plats in good con-
diton.
-Four lawn mowers we're put to work in
different parts of the city cutting down
the grass. The lawn mowers will be fol-
lowed to-day by men with scythes who
will trim the grass around the trees
where it could not be reached by the now
ers. -Four men were put to work in the
park pulling up the weeds which have
sprung up there, preparatory to moving
the grass in the park to-day. There were
six men at work on Oglethorpe avenue.
and about dozen elsewhere.
Commissioner Willink said that he
thought with this force he could get the
parks and squares in good condition with
In week or ten days, after which time
the work can be attended TO with less
number Of men. The tools and implements
of the park and tree commission were
turned over to the commissioner yester-
day by Chairman Stone, a receipt being
given for them. Commissioner Willink and
Chairman Davis Of the street and lane
committee gave the work their personal
attention.
There is an oak tree near the northwest
corner Of Bull and Liberty streets, which
Chairman Davis says is dead, and for
the removal of which this morning or
ders have been given. Alderman Charlton,
VINO is a great friend Of the trees, and
who is teetotally opposed to any unneces-
eary destruction of the trees, says that
this tree Is alive and he has put Alder
man Davis on notice that II the tree
is removed that there will be trouble In
the camp.
Alderman Davis says the tree win be
removed In spite Of Alderman Charlton s
protest. Should this be done Alderman
Charlton may move at the next meeting
OF council TO transfer the park and tree
work 10 the committee on opening streets,
of which he is chairman.
Alderman Charlton says there are too
few trees now. He has pointed out TO
Alderman Davis that an ordinance OF
council requires that permission must be
obtained from that body before removing
any tree. alive or dead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
NOT LIKELY SAVANNAH WILL JOIN.
Mayor McIdrim Not Impressed with
the Philadelphia scheme.

mayor Mcldrim Not Impressed with
the Philadelphia scheme.
Mayor Meldrim has not taken any action
as yet upon the suggestion Of the board
OF trade that he call public meeting to
consider Joining with the business men
OF Philadelphia and the southern coast
cities In establishing "a steamship line to
rly between Philadelphia and this port.
The mayor said yesterday that he was
ready to call such "a meeting. provided
the board Of trade or the cotton exchange
should make "a request to this effect
There was n freshness about the com
munlcatiOn Of Editor Frank Hayward OF
southern Progress which did not impress
itself favorably upon Mayor Meldrlm. In
his first communication broachinr the sub
iect, AIR. Hayward announces that unless
Savannah enters into the plans with some
show Of chcerfulucss that she will be
omitted aud IN his next that he Is to pro-
pose 45,W0.OQ0 company with 10 per cent
assessments. A communication from the
Philadelphia Board OF Trade or other com.
mcrcial body would bo OF more weight
Mayor Meldrim said.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
CoNNoRS FOUND GUILTY.
SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN YE AIRS
FOR KILLING TOM MONROE.


The Crime Committed Christmas
1894, and .Chere Have Been TIVE
MistrIaIs Since That Time-COn
nors ChnrR ed With Murder Found
Guilty of Northumberland In.
terest in the Case and IL Lasted q
Whole Day.
Patrick Connors charged with the muir.
der of Tom Monroe. negro, during the
Christmas holidays Of 1894, was found gull
ty Of voluntary manslaughter in the SUI
perior court yesterday and was sentenced
by Judge Falligant to fifteen years IN the
penitentiary.
This was the third time the case had
been before the court, there having been a
mistrlal twice.
The taking Of the evidence and the hear
ing of the arguments occupied the greater
part of the days session of the superior
court, and it was late in the evening be-
fore the case went to the jury At 9:45
O'Clock the jury reported its verdict. as
mentioned, and the judge rendered his sen
tence.
There has been a great deal of interest
manifested in the case, and after the two
mstrals. the friends Of the accused will
be disappointed in the final outcome Of it.
The case made out by the defense, rep
resented by Mr.. P. ]. O'Connor, of O'Con-
nor & O'Byrne. was in outline. That Con-
nors, killed Monroe in self-defense; that
the negro came into the barroom kept by
Connors on President and Randolph
streets Christmas 1894 and made himself
very offensive; that he began swearing
at Connors, causing a good deal of rum
pus generally; that ConnOrs ordered him
out of his place, and he refused to go;
that Connors put him out by force, and
that he came back and Connors put him
out the second time. whereupon the negro
became intensely angered and used some
loathsome epithets directed at Connors.
Fearing that the negro would throw a
brick at him through the frosted glass,
Connors armed himself with pistol, and
when the negro continued his offensive
language on the outside. he went out to
call him down, and found that the negro
was armed with a stick and knife, and
made a movement as though he was go
ing to attack him. 1t was under these
circumstances, the defense claims, that
the killing was done.
The state advanced the claim that the
negro did not make any attack or assault
upon Connors, and that he was unarmed,
that he had no knife and no stick. 1t was
further claimed by the state that the ne
gro was not the stalwart stout man that
the defense claimed him to be, but that
l.. ar.1N Al
any brutal work of slaughter upon the
person of Connors. The state introduced
as a part of the evidence a photograph Of
the murdered man to show that he was
not a big burly negro.
The accused sat in the court house dur
ing the trial and was deeply interested
apparently in every detail of the case.
There were witnesses on both sides to es-
tablish the claims of the defense and the
state, and the case was one of many in
teresting points which were brought out
vigorously by the attorneys.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
OKEFEENOKEE RECEIvERsuIp.
Gen. jackson Not Ready 20 Talk
About the Property


As reported IN the Morning News from
Atlanta a receiver has been appointed
temporarily for the okefeenokee Swamp
Investment Company, and Gen. Henry r.
Jackson has been made the temporary re-
ceivcr.
Gen. jackson was seen yesterday by a
Morning News reporter and asked what
will be tho turn given the operation OF
the property under the new deal, but he
stated that owing TO the fact that the
courts now have hold OF the interests at
Okefeenokee swamp II would be improper
for him TO talk publicly concerning the
MANAGEMENT.
IL Is known that for several years there
has been q movement to drain the vast
territory covered by this swamp IN order
20 clear the timber and restore much Of
the land. Some time ago, Il was decided
20 abandon the work OF draining the
place and TO give the attention OF the
promoters entirely over TO the work OF
getting the timber from the land. A rail-
road was built and the company has been
cutting good deal OF the timber and
sending Il of.
Nothing Is known yet what will be the
future policy adopted by the receiver. Gen.
Jackson has been largely interested In the
property ana had Invested heavily In II.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-25
DIED FROM FEARFUL BURNS.
A Little Child Fatally scalded with
Hot Water,

The little 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Royal died yesterday morning
from burns received the day before.
The little one was playing underneath a
window in a yard. The cook threw ket-
tie of boiling water out of the window,
not knowing that the child was there. The
scalding water covered the child, scaldlng
the flesh on the back from head to foot
It's screams brought the mother who
was nearby. DR. Simmons, who was in
the neighborhood, was summoned, and did
all that was possible to relieve the little
ones sufferings. Later DR.. George H.
Stone, the family physician, arrived.
1t was thought that the little fellows
life could be saved but complications re-
suited and he died yesterday morning.
The funeral will take place this afternoon
at o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Royal have
the deepest sympathy of their friends In
their bereavement