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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-06-18
THE DURRANT CASE.
Adolph s;utro Said to BE Furnishing
Money for His Defense.

Once moro the wheels of Justice have
been retarded from performing duty in
the case OF Theodore Durrant, the
convicted murderer Of Blauche Lamont
in San Francisco. The general nublic
is of the opinion that Durruut is guilty
OF the crime and most people were
anxiously awaiting the day Of execu.
tlon, which was set for June 18th.
But as Durrart said himself, it was
not to be so, claiming that he Is inno-
cent, and that something would trans
pire to prevent his execution. With
the persistency of Durrant that he will
never hang and the frequent delays of
Justice in the case many people who at
first believed him guilty are beginning
to doubt, and many sensational stories
are circulating about the coast regard
ing the strange case the latest Of
which appeared in the Seattle Post
lntelligencer, rs follows:
" In speaking of the Durrant case.
IA. l.. Tiboals jr.. Of Port Townsend,
who is just back from a brief visit to
San francisco, says that atco ding to
gossip on change in that city the mys-
terry surrounding the sources from
which the accused has gotten funds TO
conduct his defense has been partly
cleared away. 1t is generally known
that Dulrant's family is exceedingly
poor IN this world S goods, notwith-
the vast amount of money
that has been and is being expended to
save the arch tiend of America from
the retribution of DEATH The source
OF the apparent generous supply of
funds has been matter of considerable
speculation. According to Dame Ru
NOR. Mi. Tibbals said the other day in
Seattle. there is tinge of romance
connected with the mystery. Away
back in the bonanza days and before
AdOlph SutrO, the present mayor of
San Francisco, had dug the famous
outro tunuel and attained prominence
and wealth he was an admirer of Dur-
rants mother, then a beautiful maiden
Of IS years. Cupid decreed adversely
and the two young people selected
different paths i'll life. In the after
noon of their worldly existence, when
each was apparently contented with a
pleasant home fireside, surrounded BY
Nv AdS lIlCIuS, tu6 SUI VI one was aC- |
cused of one of the most dastardly
crimes that ever blotted the fair pages
Of the Golden State. What will not a
fond mother sacrifice to save the life
and liberty of an only and obedient
son! Neither she nor her husband. a
hard working. honest man, had money
with which to pay lawyers to fight the
case, and friends in the hour of trouble
were scarce and far awart, particularly
upon the press. and nearly all the peo-
pie in the land We're demanding that
that mothers son satifsy the demands |
Of an outraged justice with his life Oh
the gahows. Then came volume of
money from a hidden source and the
greatest legal battle in the history of
inc coast was fought and lost. The
opinion is quite common in San Fran
'lsco that Mayor Sutro, as token of
friendship and early remembrance Of
he dream of future marital happiness,
'ame to the mothers rescue and is try
ng to save her boy from the gallows."
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-06-18

.-Metropole has come. See McDon-
aid q Wharton about it.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-06-18

Last Tuesday night young gen
tleman of town was placed in very
embarrassing predicament. The young
man in question took to supper from
the ball two young ladies and upon
finishing their repast the young man
discovered that he was "broke' i'm
other words, he had forgotten, IN
changing his attire, to transfer the
wherewith' from his everyday gar
ment to that Of his Sunday -go-to. meet.
in9s. The result was, the two Young
ladies were held in bondage until the
young man produced. which he did
after running down to Boyd's livery
stable to get his purse. The young
man says he will never again permit
hims elf to he placed in such "Ryan-
ized'' predicament.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
STATUES FOR THE POST OFFICE
ARCHITECT ELLIOTT THINKS THEY
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

Two Could Be Placed at Both the
Bull and President Street En-
trances-NOt the Custom of the
United states to Build Monuments
to Living Men, HOwever-FOur
Statues on PedeStaIs, He Thinks,
Would Add to the Buildings
Beauty.
Mr.. E. H. Elliott, the architect who de-
signed the new government building now
in course of construction in Savannah,
and who has been here for the last few
weeks experimenting the frieze work and
ornamentation of the building at the in
stance of the treasury department, is of
the opinion that the new building would
be greatly beautihed with four statues.
In the Morning News of yesterday was
printed dispatch from Washington stat
ing that Senator Bacon had written a let
ter to the Secretary of the Treasury ask
ing that four statues be erected on the
President street side of the new building,
and two at the Bull street entrance.
Mr.. Elliott was seen by Morning News
reporter and was asked for an expression
of opinion concerning the statues. The
building is worthy of such ornamentation,
he said, and the statues would greatly add
to its appearance as well as symbolic the
respect and reverence entertained by Sa-
vannah people of statesmen of Georgia
who were prominent in the states history
1T is not the custom of the government
to erect statues or monuments to living
men,, said Mr.. Elliott, land for that rea-
son l doubt if there can be a decision
reached favoring the putting of such busts
on the government building, but it is
true that the building can well afford to
have four statues and they would add to
its beauty.
There can easily be two statues placed
on the pedestals above the entrance on
Bull street, and two on the central pedes-
taIS over the arched doorways on Presi-
dent street, but do not think that more
than four can be used to advantage
In the dispatch published in the Morn
ing News 1t was stated that Senator Ba-
con had asked of the treasury depart
ment that six statues be placed on the
building, showing the busts of James Og-
lethorpe, Joseph Habersham, William H
Crawford and John Mop. Berrien of the
old regime of statesmen and, Congress-
man Rufus e. Lester and some other
prominent citizen of Savannah on one side
of the building to illustrate the great
work that has been done by them for the
good of Savannah.
You will remember said Mr.. Elliott.
That the United States government has
always made a point of not building mon
uments to living men. OF course, we all
know and appreciate their services. but
the government sees fit not to put their
portraits even upon the money that is
issued, and hardly think it likely that 1t
is possible to have statues of living men
on the new building"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
CITY BREVITIES.

A convention of the Sacred Heart Ca
diets will be held at the South End hotel
at Tybee tomorrow. Cadets will be in at
tendance from Macon, Columbus and Au-
gusta- About $50 delegates are expected.
Tomorrow afternoon Rev. E. A. Ros-
worth will deliver the address at the
Young Mems Christian Association Mr..
BosWorth is pastor of the Christian
church, and is a speaker of much force.
The meeting will commence at Jas O'Clock.
The ladies of Duffy Street Baptist church
will give an outdoor festival next FRIDAY
evening in the lot at the corner of Drayton
and Duffy streets. The festival will be
given for the benefit of the building fund
of the new church. 1t is under the i'm
mediate direction of Sunday School Glass
No. 9, of which Miss Ida Purvis is the
teacher.
Considerable excitement was created
yesterday afternoon between 8 and 6
O'Clock in the neighborhood of Liberty
and Drayton streets by the firing of four
pistol shots in rapid succession. A large
crowd was attracted. 1t was seen that
the shooting was the work of a white
man who had started out to take in the
town in hack, after working I'D to a.
state of hilarious enthusiasm by persist
emily bending his elbow. His temperament
being of the wild western sort he expressed
his hilarlty by firing his pistol Policeman
Tullis, who was in the neighborhood. rode
to the scene on his bicycle, and climbing
up in the hack deprived the man of his
pistol and also emptied a lot of cartridges
from his pockets. He was then sent to the
barracks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
BICYCLES AND THE PARK.
Alderman Davis Wants to Keep the
Walks for Pedestrians.

alderman Davis wants to II eep the
Walks for Pedestrians.
Alderman Davis ordinance prohibiting
bicyclists from using the walks an Forsyth
park and in the park extension, except the
Drayton Whitaker and New Houston
street walks. introduced at the last ses-
sion of the city council, is meeting with
very general approval.
Since the improvement of Forsyth park
the grass plats, or what will be grass plats
in time, are fenced in and children have
only the walks as Fairgrounds. The bicy-
clsts monopolize the main walk and the
Hall and Bolton streets cross walks in the
extension to such an extent that it is dan
gerous for children to play there. Sunday
afternoons the colored bicyclists make a
speciality of the park walks and pedes-
TRANS have to lookout for themselves. In
fact the pedestrian has very little show in
the walks in the extension at any time
because of the bicyclists.
The extension is a playground for chill
dren and many little ones have tricycles
which they cannot ride with any safety
on account of the bicycle riders that over
run the extension walks
The ordinance allowing bicyclists the
use of walks in the extension and along
Forsyth park was passed several years
when there were few paved streets in the
city upon which bicycles could be ridden.
Alderman Davis ordinance, if passed and
enforced, will make the park and extern
sion places where people can be free from
the danger of vehicles.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. Leopold Adler has returned from
rev York.
Mr.. Michael Gallagher Of Port ROYAL is
in the city.
Mrs. T. B. Ray of Atlanta is a guest
of the Pulaski.
Mr.. 7. r. Hendricks came up yesterday
from Cochran.
Mr.. George B. Wilkes of Macon is stop
ping at the Screven.
Mr.. w. Campbell of McRae is among
the Pulaski's guest.
Mr.. j. j. Wilcox came up yesterday from
Waycross, registering at the Screven.
Among the visitors to Savannah yester-
DAY was Mr. j. A. Foster of Brunswick.
Mr.. William Brunson, a prominent law
yer of Macon, is stopping at the De Soto.
Mr.. w. A. Hawkins of Americas spent
yesterday in the city on a visit to friends.
Mrs. c. c. Webb of Memphis Tenn, is
visiting Mrs. J. w. Howard, No. 204 CASTOR
street east.
Mr.. and Mrs. w r. Hewlett and Miss
Rhetta Hewlett left yesterday by the
Plant system for New York.
Mrs. C. d. Younglove and Miss Mabel
Xounglove will leave to-day by the Plant
system for Colorado Springs.
Messrs. Charles F. Groves and Augustin
d. DAILY, of Macon will be among the party
OF excursionists, who will come down with
the st. Joseph Cadets tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Isabella G. Webb of Baltimore has
returned from Macon. She has been to
settle the estate of her brother, the late
Maj. A. c. Knapp, and is now en- route
north.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Rothschild of Darien
are in the city. They come to attend the
confirmation exercises at the synagogue
tomorrow, their daughter, Miss Eta
Rothschild, being a member of the CON
firmation class
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
ITS 18TH ANNIVERSARY.
The Forest City Gun Club to CeIe-
brate Appropriately.

The Forest City Gun Club will celebrate
its thirteenth anniversary next Thursday
afternoon at its grounds on Estill avenue.
A shoot among the members will be the
feature of the celebration.
The greatest interest viii center in the
contest for the god medal which the club
puts up on each anniversary, and which
represents the individual championship
for the year. The celebration will be con-
fined to the clubs members and local
friends no out-of-town shooters being ex-
pected.
The president, Mr.. c. A. Lamotte, has
appointed a committee composed of Messrs
F. G. Jaugstetter. II. B. Lemcke, Peter
Morton, VIM. Woeltjen and w. ]. Reddy,
which will have charge of the celebration
and arrange for the programme of shoot
ing and for the entertainment in the way
of refreshments.
The last practice before the club meet
of the Charleston club was held yester-
day, and the shooting was way above the
average, the winners of the weekly me-
dals being as follows: First class, Jno.
Reideman; second class, Geo. Campsen;
third class, Peter Morton.
The clubs team will go to Charleston
Tuesday to shoot there Monday, when 1t
expects to win the first match in a canter,
be selected in Charleston from the follow
ing members, who will go over: Messrs.
Lamotte, Lemcke Rocker, j., Rocker, H.,
Woeltjen, Ulmer, Jaugstetter, Ebberwein,
Campsen, GarWes, Morton, Morgan, f. j.,
and Reideman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
ONLY ONE FOR ATHENS.

Charles HOhenstein Takes the Ex-
animation for the Sophomore Glass.
Only one young man took advantage of
the opportunity offered yesterday to stand
the entrance examination for the state
university.
Mr.. Charles Hohenstein, who graduated
from the High School last year, with
first honor, was the applicant.
He took the examination for
entrance to the sophomore class,
standing examinations in some of the
studies yesterday, and will try the others
to-day. His friends expect him to enter
handsomely.
If Mr.. Hohenstein is the only one ex-
amned, Savannahs contribution next
term to the new students at Athens will
fall far short of the numbers usually sent
up. Others will probably stand the exam
nations at Athens at the opening of the
fall term, as that is a course pursued
much more often than to stand the ex-
aminations at this time. The examina-
tons were conducted at the High School
by Prof. Ashmore, to whom the papers
had been sent by the chancellor of the
University.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
PROF. KELLER's BENEFIT.
Interesting Performance at the Ma
sonic Temple Last Night.

Interesting Performance at the Ma
sonic Temple Last Night.
The pleasant weather last evening made
Masonic temple endurable. and large
number of Prof. c. +. Keller's friends
paid him the compliment of being present.
the occasion being a benefit rendered him
by Gesang Verein Teutonia, Of which he
has been leader for some time
The programme was a varied and in
teresting one. "The Palms." by Mr.. r. II.
Upper. was warmly applauded. Mr.. II.
Mollering, the well known tenor. sang
''fhe Grave on the Heath" with mucb
pathos and effect. Prof Hubner's violin
accompanied by his wife at the piano
gave the sixth air with variations from
De Beriot, and an encore met with great
applause.
One Of the gems Of the evening was the
AVE Maria" sung by Mrs. Younglove.
with violin obligato. She captured the
house, and, loudly encored, responded
with another charming song. The even
ing's. programme was brought TO a close
by dancing.
Prof Keller who has made MANY
friends here during his stay IN SAVANNAH
Will leave for New York next week. and
will take with him the best wishes OF h,s
numerous friends for his future success
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
THE DOG WAS FRIGHTENED.
Excited by Pistol Shots He Bit
Thomas Macarthur Severely.

Excited by Pistol Shots He Bit
Thomas Macarthur Severely.
There was great commotion on Liberty
street in front of the De Soto hotel caused
by drunken man in buggy shooting off
pistols to the right and the left yesterday
afternoon, and a dog was so frightened
that it made break through the throng
of people that had gathered about the
scene and began biting at everything in
sight
The only victim seriously bitten by the
dog was young Thomas Macarthur, who
was standing in the crowd He was taken
unawares and the dog grabbed him by the
calf of the leg, tearing off all the cloth
ing and cutting a cash in his leg.
Mr.. Macarthur was taken to the Office
of DR.. J. d. Martin, where the wound was
dressed. 1t was thought at the time that
the dog was mad, and the fear was freely
entertained that the young man was vic
tim of rabies, but DR.. Martin stated to
Morning News reporter last night that it
was not so serious as that He said that
the dog was not mad, but frightened out
of its wits by the shooting and shouting
and the general commotion caused by the
mans escapade on the streets.
Everybody was frightened at the scene
ana II is no wonder that the dog grew bel-
ligerent through fright and began running
wildly through the crowds biting at the
people. Nothing is known as to what be-
came of the dog as he made his flight so
hastily. The last seen of him he was
flying down Liberty street. as though he
had been shot.
The fact that there have been many wild
rumors lately of rabies among the canine
population of Savannah caused the sus-
picion that Mr.. Macarthur was bitten by a
mad dog, and it was not until he had been
thoroughly examined by the physician call
ed to investigate his case that it was
positively known that the pugnacity of
the dog was due to nothing more than
fright
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
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SAYS II WAS NOT HIS FAULT.
BeaufOrts Police Chief on the Es-
cape of Prince O'NeiII.

CuBG VI 'NGAlAs
Chief of Police John Green of Beaufort
says it was not his fault that Prince
O'Neill escaped from the Jail at Beaufort
on memorial day. It is a custom, he says,
in Beaufort for the intendant to release
all parties charged with drunkenness on
decoration day.
When the intendant came down in the
afternoon he told the policeman in charge
at the lookup to bring out all the prison.
ers charged with drunkenness In order
that he might release them in time for
them to go to their homes. Prince O'Neill
came down with the crowd. The intendant
asked the policeman about the man he had
been instructed not to release and the Of
ficer replied that this man was in cell.
The intendant then released the crowd,
among them was Prince O'Neill.
Chief Green says that he was not present
at the time, the large crowd in town COM
pelling him to remain upon the streets. He
is willing he says, to assist Chief McDer-
mott or any other officer at any time in
arresting anyone charged with crime, and
is very much mortified at the escape of
ONeill but does not feel that there was
any neglect on his part.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
ASPHALT COMPANY WAITING.
The OgIethOrpe Avenue Pavement
Not Yet Accepted by the City.

Not Yet Accepted by the Otty.
The mention of the subject of the
Oglethorpe avenue pavement must cause
a feeling Of WEAKNESS to come over the Of
ficas of the Warren-Scharf Asphalt Com
pany. Although the pavement was nOmi-
nally completed about three months ago,
it is still unaccepted, and consequently I'M
paid for by the city.
The reasons for the non-acceptance Of
the pavement have been more or less fully
stated by the Morning News at various
times. The contract of the company with
the city called for an excellent" pave
ment one of the conditions being that 1t
should be such that water should run cas-
lily and freely from the surface. 1t was
discovered, upon the completion of the
pavement, that its surface was dotted
with number Of little hollows, or basins,
which retained water, and also that some
of the blocks were so poorly graded that
water remained standing in the cutters.
The attention of the company was called
to these defects, and several changes in
the grades were made. The pavement was
then tested by the commissioner of pub
lie works, and, there being defects still
remaining, the attention of the company
was again called, and other changes we're
made.
The hollows, or dishes" in
the pavement are as numerous
as ever, however, which fact is
plainly brought out after every shower
The representatives of the company have
held that these dishes would disappear
with the effect Of the summer heat upon
the asphalt surface, and that in a few
months the pavement would be as smooth
as any in the city. Commissioner WilIink
has not been willing to accept this theory,
however, preferring to have it demon
strated by the results, and consequently
the pavement remains unaccepted.
The company is naturally anxious to Sc
cure its money, but council Is not disposed
to act until Commissioner Wil1ink recon-
mends the acceptance of the pavement
and Commissioner Wilink is not disposed
to do this until he thinks the company
has complied with its contract, which he
does not think is the case now. Perhaps
by the time the July sun strikes the
pavement the asphalt will soften, the
dishes disappear and the surface become
smooth as a parlor floor, yin which case
the heart of the commissioner will soften.
and he will recommend that the pavement
be accepted and the company will get it's
money
City Treasurer Hardee stated to a Morn
ing News reported recently that he had
sufficient funds on hands with which to
pay the paving company's BILL and was
not afraid to have the demand made upon
him any day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
FOR REFORM IN PLUMBING.
DIR. LeHardy's Conference with Mas
ter Plumbers.


Health officer LeHardy held a confer
ence yesterday afternoon with Messrs. l..
A. Mccarthy and T. ]. O'Brien, represent
ing the Savannah Plumbers Association.
The conference was a satisfactory one on
both sides. DIR. LeHardy found that the
plumbers agreed with him as to the need
of certain reforms in their business, and
that they were ready to cooperate with
him to bring about these reforms.
At the request of DR.. LeHardy, Messrs.
Mccarthy and O'Brien agreed to bring
before the Plumbers Association the mat
ter of preparing a set Of rules governing
the plumbing business. to be presented to
council. A petition win be presented at
the same time for the appointment of a
plumbing inspector
Messrs. Mccarthy and OBrien stated
that they expected to attend plumbers
conventions at New York and Nashville
where they would secure information
which would aid them In preparing the de-
sired regulations.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
"The Land of the sky.Y

TITS like looking over into Paradiser,
So exclaimed beautiful young lady.
who witnessed one of the glorious sunsots
in the Land % the Sky.
Enhancing scenery, invigorating atyros
phere-rarehed and filed with o1apo
health and pleasure IN every breath
drawn among the mountains In Westarn
North Carolina, as reached by the so',,h
ern railway.
SO many charming places to cboo.o
from. Flat ROCK, Saluda. Reimbursement
Hickory, Blowing Rock, Hot SnrtIlne'
Waynesvllle, Linnville. Roam Mon, r,i,ss >
etc, but. OF course, the capital city Of ~
Land of the Sky" is Ashevllle. "a 'i'e
Excursion tickets at very low rata, 49,.
obtainable via the Southern railwa,, arc re
its connections to any point In Wos,,s vi
North Carolina but II is Always sane ~
buy your summer excursion ticket ~
Asheville 10
Through Pullman cars are operated bo-
tween savannah and Cincinnati by the II
c. and p and Southern railway. via Asbo.
ville.-ad. -A'iie-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05

Haupt Lodge, I. o. o. r.. has elected
the following officers:
y. G.-J. 4. b. Beckwlth
V. G.-J. u. Sandiford.
Secretary-A. n. Manucy.
Treasurer-E. r. Meree.
This lodge Is In a prosperous condition.
The members have been discussing the adj
visibility OF organizing a Rebecca Degree
lodge. Under recent legislation OF the soy
ercign Grand Lodge. any lady OF IS years
OF age is eligible to membership.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-05
DENTISTS TO MEET.
They Win Talk Teeth nj Warm
springs Next Week.

The twenty-ninth annual meeting OF the
Georgia state Denial Society Will be held
at Warm Springs June S-li. There win
be number Of Savannah dentists IN A.
tendance. Among them will be Or. n =
Colding and Or. a. c. Bouton. who h 4
member OF the examining board. Drs n
II. Latlmcr r. i. Eason and II. 1. O'Con-
nor recent graduates, viii appear before
the examining board. This years meet
ing rs expected To be a very pleasant ANA
instructive one. There will be "a number
OF clinics on important dental operations
which VIII be watched with interest. The
Savanhahians viii leave Monday night.