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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
THEY'VE NOTHING TO SAY.
PASSENGER AGENTS WILL NOT DIS
CUss THE GALA WEEK RATE.

Merchants Are Hopeful That the
Rate Asked for May Yet BE secur-
ed-Are Trying to Arrange Another
Meeting With the Railroad Men.
Col. Wrenn's Presence Desired.
The idea of having gala week has not
altogether been driven from the minds of
the merchants by the fact of the confer
ence committee of the Southeastern Pass
enger Association not having authorized
as low a rate as had been requested. 1t
is still talked about among them, and
they are. trying to hit upon some plan by
which the rate can yet be secured.
Another meeting of the merchants and
the general passenger agents of the lines
running into Savannah will probably be
held. 1t is not known just what is ex-
pected from such a meeting, but the mer-
chants are anxious to have it held.
Something in the way of an explana-
ton of how the rate did not come to be
obtained would doubtless be of interest to
the merchants as they say that the pas
senger men gave them every possible as
surance that they would do all they could
before the committee to secure 1t. Some
agreement might also be reached that
would be satisfactory to all parties, and
the gala week might be held at the time
originally intended.
If such a thing could be achieved 1t
would be a source of satisfaction to a
great many people in Savannah. The
drummers would like very much to see
their state convention made the occasion
for a general celebration on the part of
the city. There will be some five or six
hundred delegates alone in attendance, 1t
is saba crowd that would be a splendid
nucleus upon which to build the estimates
of those who would be present at the cele-
bration.
The general passenger agents who at
tended the meeting at Atlanta of the con-
ference committee, have nothing to say
about the situation. They 10 not tell how
the rate failed to be secured. They do
not give the reasons inducing the refusal
or say anything about the opposition that
was aroused against it. The merchants
are now trying to ascertain when they
Will be able to meet with the railroad men,
They want the latter to fix a time that
will be convenient for them. Col b. W.
Wrenn, passenger traffic manager of the
Plant system, was wired yesterday and
asked to state when it would be possible
for him to be present a a meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
RECEPTION TO MISS CARSON.
Many Paid Their Respects to the
Young Missionary.

A delightful reception was rendered by
the ladies of the congregation of Wesley
Monumental Church yesterday afternoon
10 Miss Hattie Carson. There we're many
present, ladies especially, during the two
hours, from o'clock until 6, that the re-
cepuon was in progress. Among those
who attended were Rev. DR.. J. O. Branch,
pastor of the church, Rev. ]. II. Scruggs
of Trinity Church. Rev. o. F. Cook Of
Grace Church, Rev. E. F. Morgan of the
Seventh Street Church. and Rev. Arthur
]. Smith of the First Presbyterian Church.
The reception was held in the Sunday
school room. The seats had been clear
ed from the center of the room and placed
at the sides, thus leaving a large cleared
space, which was very attractively decor
ated with flowers and palms. Mrs Branch
president pro tenn of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of the church, and Miss
Carson occupied seats near the door and
received the visitors.
Those who called were fortunate in hear
ing several excellent musical selections.
Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs
Charles ID. Mize and Mrs. George VIII
liams. These ladies We're the recipients
of many compliments. Miss Josie Dor
sett, one of the most accomplished plan
ISIS in the city, was heard in several selec-
ladies.
Miss Carson, in honor of whom the re.
ception was given, is in Savannah, visit.
ing her father Rev. c. H. Carson on
Duny street. She has been here nearly
two months, and will soon return to Du-
range, Mexico, where she is stationed as
a missionary under the direction of the
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions. Miss
Carson has been at that station for more
than two years. This is her first visit
in that time to her home. She has achiev-
ed great success in her work, and is great
~ interested in 1t. Many friends here
join in wishing her a continuation of her
success and usefulness in the field OF
Christian labor to which she has devoted
her talents.
Miss Carson has spent portion of her
vacation at several points in Florida at.
tending missionary meetings. Her pres
ence al these meetings aided the cause
of missions greatly. Rev. DR.. Branch
feels great pride in Miss Carson's worn.
III the field of foreign missions, as it was
under his former pastorate at Wesley
Monumental Church that she was received
at a member.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
WILL PUT UP FIRE ESCAPES.
The Law Requiring Them Likely to
BE Complied with.

oC WIN
Fire Chief Mcguire has received sew
eral calls from persons to~whom he re-
Gently sent notices to attack fire escapes.
and the indications are that the law win
be complied with by all concerned.
While the former attempts to enforce
the fire escape ordinance have been in
effectual, it is probably because of the
fact that the chief has never resorted to
the extreme by inserting in the notices
that those falling TO comply would be
placed on the Police Court docket. There
was never such determination on the part
OF the chief to either enforce the law or
know the reason why.
Thus far there have been no starts
made, and it Is probable there are own
ers OF buildings who intend waiting until
the time expires, just to see if Chief Ma.
guire Will docket them. This is sure 10
be done, however, and as there is httle
possibility of Councils repeating the law
just TO relieve a favored few, the safest
policy might be to take no risks De-
struction of life in burning BUILDING
without fire escapes might entail inter-
minable law suits TO the owner, so that
compliance with the law would be the
cheapest policy after ALL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21

with home labor or arrange with outside
contractors. In the paving of streets, as
IN certain other works, the city paying
fair rate of wages and giving local labor
the preference at all times, cannot COM
pete as TO cost with contractors from 9TH
er cities paying . TO 80 per cent. less to
their employees and importing labor In
the event that Savannah working men
VIII not accept their rate of wages. If
cheapness of work is the first and only
consideration the city can do best by ar
ranging with these contractors. If il is
desired. though, to give employment
TO Savannah labor at a reasonable
rate Of wages and keep considerable
part Of the money paid out at home. the
system that has been followed during the
past year is to be recommended. The
work of dry culture, scavenger, crenna-
tory, o. E. M, city lighting and other
departments is discussed and statistics
given as to the amount of work done and
cost of same.
In speaking of the crematory the COM
missioner says the furnaces are not ca
pabie or incinerating all the refuse of the
CITY, about one-fourth of the matter col
lected by the scavenger wagons having
been hauled into the country and dumped
there He advocates the erection of an
other crematory on the east side of the
city 10 meet present and growing require
ments. Such a crematory, he states.
would lessen the hauling to be done by
the scavenger wagons and enable them to
give better service
saving of $500 a year was effected by
the consolidation of The positions of super
lntendent of crematories and foreman of
city stables, 1t being possible for the fore
man OF stables and the superintendent of
the scaVenger department to give all ne
cessary attention to the work at the fur
naces.
Various other matters and items of work
coming under the several departments I'M
der the control of the commissioner are
euumerat fed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
FORGED AND PASSED CHECKS.
James w. PenfeId Wanted on a Sc
riOus Charge,


James w. Penfeld. assistant book
keeper for the ]. P. williams Company, is
wanted for forging the name of Vice
President John A. G. Carson to half a
dozen checks and passing them on various
business men. The checks are supposed
to have been passed yesterday and last
| night, after which Penheld left the city.
A check on which the name of Mr.. Car
son appeared was turned in to the South
ern Bank by Mr.. Pat Manning to be ap-
piled on account. Teller Mumford COM
muncated with Mr. Carson and in a short
time an examination was made and the
check was pronounced a forgery. Within
a little time additional forgeries came to
light and it was found that Mr.. John Ly-
ons cashed one of the checks amounting
to $35, and Mr. B. Dub of the Screven
House another for SIS.
Last night other reports began coming
to Mr.. Carson, from which 1t appeared
that the Metropolitan Clothing Company
had sold Penfeld suit of clothes, and. as
payment, took one of the forged checks
amounting TO $35 and returned him the
change. Another check for SIS was cash
ed by Mr.. j. ]. Sullivan. Young Penfeld
called for something to eat and presented
tAe CHSCh III payment, Receiving INC uliI6E-
ence in change. Judging from the number
of blanks missing from the check book,
the company has reason for believing that
Penheld's forgeries are even more than
are known at present, though they strong
ly hope such is not the case.
Having access to the office, where he
was assisting in arranging the company $
books preparatory to a contemplated
change Penfield had no trouble in obtain
ing the blanks and fixing as many checks
as he pleased. Advantage was taken of
this opportunity, and it is thought he went
to the office and wrote the checks night
before last, after which he proceeded to
palm them off on different ones.
Being well acquainted, and holding a re-
sponsible position with the Williams Com
pany, and formerly with Mr. James L.
Farie and w. w. Gordon & Co., there was
little trouble inducing those defrauded to
cash the checks as an accommodation.
Mr.. Carson spoke very highly of Pen
field. He said he was an exceptionally
bright young man, and gave the best of
service. He regretted the irregularity on
account of the dependence of widowed
mother and other relatives on young PEN
fields efforts and the effect the young
mans errors will have on them. When
apprehended the cases against him will
be thoroughly investigated and other for
geries, If there are any, will be brought to
| light
Penfeld Is about % years old, and has
large number of friends who will de.
| plore the embarrassing circumstances in
to which he has fallen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
THE PETITION AMENDED.
Florence B. JOhnstOne Alleges That
He Is Mary Nj. Barclays Son,

Florence ID. JOhnstOne Alleges That
He Is Mary Nj. Barclays Son.
The plaintiff in the case of Florence
Barclay tombstone, by his next friend.
against C. C. Taliaferro, trustee, now
pending in the Superior Court, has filed
an amendment to his petition in answer to
a demurrer filed by the defense.
The demurrer set up that the plaintiff
did not have any right of action on &C,
count of the fact that he had not fully
set forth his relations to the trust estate
of which the defendant is trustee. or bv
what marriage of Mary NJ. Barclay the
plaintiff became her son. The demurrer
was filed by Messrs. Saussy & Saussy and
Erwin, duBignon & Chisholm, in the de-
PENDANTS behalf.
For the purpose of saving time the
plaintiffs attorneys filed an amendment
TO their petition without raising any cues
ton. The amendment to the petition
which has been allowed and ordered filed
by Judge Falligant says:
That the plaintiff is the natural son of
Mary M. Barclay, born out of wedlock in
the year 1878, and as such is interested in
the trust estate of which C. C, TaIiaferro
is the present trustee, and is entitled un-
der said trust deed to share in the es-
tate equally with the children of the said
Mary M. Barclay by c. c. Taliaferro -
etc.
1t is expected now that the defendant
will further demur to the petition and tha
the first argument on the suit viii come
up IN the Superior Court in that shape.
This suit is separate and apart from tbat
in the Court of Ordinary, which Involves
the property left under Mrs. Taliaferro's
will
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
AUGUSTA GRAVEL co. GOT 1T,
Awarded the Contract for Furnish.
ing Gravel for Dale Avenue.


ing Gravel for Dale Avenue.
The County Commissioners at a special
meeting yesterday afternoon to consider
bids for furnishing the county with 300
carloads of Augusta gravel, to be used
upon Dale avenue, accepted the bid of the
Augusta Gravel Company at 81. 20 per Gu
bic yard.
Other bids for gravel were as follows:
Jesse Wadsworth of Alabama, 81. 40
per cubic yard delivered f. o. b.
Augusta Cement Gravel Company,
$1.2O per cubic yard.
Fred NJ. Hull, 81 per cubic yard
George Parker, 81 .O5 per cubic yard.
]. E. Coulson, 81. 10 per cubic yard.
Wylly & Wilson, 81 10 per cubic yard.
II was thought that Mr.. F. NJ. Hull. as
the lowest bidder. would secure the CON
tract, and that Tattnall county gravel
would be given trial by the Commits
sloners. The matter was considered in
executive session. The reason given for
accepting the bid of the Augusta Gravel
company was that the material furnished
by 1t was considered the best.
Inc commissioners ordered the eight
carloads of gravel shipped the citv hv
Wylly & Wilson and seized nv Mapaooy.
Purcell of the Augusta Gravel COMPANY
under bail in trover process and present.
ed by him TO the county, turned over To
the city. "
A petition was filed by the Savannah and
Isle OF Hope Railway Company. asking
remission of the county's portion of the
YAK upon the railroad for 1897, on the
ground that the railroad was used Nv az
county for road building purposes d,rin o.
the greater part of the year and that the
petitioners had no use Of it during tbat
tition. F0 'iie pc
The petition of j. W. Teeple & Co. 70
pc De relieved from double tax for the wear
1850 was refused, the favorable action Of
the previous meeting being reconsidered
The property was estimated at e. 5no p 60
doubie-taxed for $1,000 F'''OV anu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21

Company of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards will serenade Lieut.. Walter p. OFT
tomorrow night at his home on Gwinnett
street. A band will be secured and the
advent of the lieutenant into the ranks
of tive commissioned officers of the state
service will be celebrated in music. II Is
expected large turn out" of the com
pany VIII be ready to go to MIR. OTIS
home. The members will all be in uni
form. Mr. OFT has been made aware Of
the intention of the company. and the
time-honored customs upon such sere-
nades will be observed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
PROSSER CASE A MISTRIAL.
Jury Said TO Have Been for Con-
victiOn to for AcquittaI.

Jury Said to Have Been z for Con-
victiOn to . for AcquittaI.
mistrial was declared yesterday in
the Prosser case. Judge Hallgant kept
the jury in until 4;3O o'clock, when, ascer-
tanning from the foreman that there was
no possibility of their reaching an agree
ment a mistrial was declared. The jury
men had been considering the case since
1870 o'clock the night before, besides hav-
ing spent the whole of the previous day
listening to it and they were heartily glad
to be relieved from further consideration
of it.
One of the Jurors Thomas F. Cullen,
was so i'll as to require the services of a
physician. The jury is said to have stood
seven for acquittal and five for conviction.
There was a deep, general interest in the
case and constant inquiries were made
for information as to the verdict. When
It was learned that the jury had spent the
night without reaching a verdict, the nat
ural conclusion was that there would be
a mistrial, which proved to be the case.
The case will very probably be taken up
again a the next term of the court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
MAY BE A TEST CASE.
Plant system Hospital Department
in Court.

Plant system Hospital Department.
in Court.
The answer of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway Company in the
suit of Annie L. Finney was filed by the
attorneys for the defendant, NIessrs. Err
win, duBignon &. Chisholm, yesterday in
the City Court. The suit is for $25. 900 for
personal damages, sustained by the plant
if through the loss of her husband, r.
H. Finney, who died about Jan. % of last
year from the result, the plaintiff alleges,
of injuries received in an accident in Flor
ida.
Finney was an engineer for the Plant
System, and received his injuries at the
time his locomotive left the track in the
accident. The railroads attorneys take
up the paragraphs of the petition of the
plaintiff one by one and make their an
swers, some of them being in part admit
ted, others denied and some avoided I'M
der the pea of insufficient information
being at hand to ADMIT of an answer.
An interesting point In connection with
the suit is that it will probably become a
test of the legality of the Plant System
Hospital and Relief Department.
1t Is claimed by the railroad that Finney
accepted all risks when he insured in the
department, and that the company is not
liable for any sum above the face of his
policy. An explanation is given in the an
swer of the manner in which the depart
ment is conducted 1t is claimed that the
injured engineer accepted benefits from
the department before his death, and was
given medical and surgical treatment and
attention. The defendant further says that
the plaintiff, upon the acceptance by her
of the benefits. then and there elected to
accept the same in full discharge of any
liability on the part of the defendant, and
that she is now estopped from claiming
any damages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
CHANGES IN CITY COUNCIL.
Little Alteration i'm Committees by
DIR. Duncan's Election.

DIR. Duncan's Election.
The election of DR. William Duncan as
an alderman to succeed Maj. T. S. wylly,
resigned will not require any general re-
arrangement of the committees of Coun-
ell.
The transfer of Alderman Owens to the
head of the drainage committee and the
appointment of DR.. Duncan as chairman
Of the public health committee has al
ready been announced.
Mayor Me,drim stated yesterday that
DR. Duncan would simply take Maj. Wyl-
ly's place on the various committees of
which the latter was a member. These
are assessments. finance, harbor and
wharves, and police
Mayor Meldrim has not decided as vet
whom he will appoint to succeed Mai.
Wylly upon the sanitary board Mai.
Wylly having been one of the aldermanic
members of the board, his membership
ceased upon the acceptance of his resig-
nation by Council.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
DIED SUDDENLY FROM SHOCK.
Plaster Fell i'm w. ii. Kings Room
and Caused His Death.

William H King, SO years of age, died
suddenly yesterday morning at his home,
No. 1909 Whitaker street. Mr. King was
known to be a sufferer from heart disease.
About l o'clock in the morning some plas-
tering fell in the room where he was ly-
ing in bed. His wife, who was in an adj
joining room, heard him make convul-
slve movement when the plastering fell.
Knowing his trouble, she went to him
and found him unconscious. Being una
BILE to arouse him, she sent for DIR. :. ].
Lanier. DR.. Lanier responded but the
man died shortly after his arrival.
The deceased was employed as a car
penter at the Georgia Car Works. He
leaves a wife and one child, an infant one
month old
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21

Henry Solomons, a 5-year-old negro boy,
living with his parents on the Taylor plan
tation, five miles west of the city, acct
dentally shot and killed himself last Tues
day.
An older boy had left a cheap pistol of
the bulldog variety on a chair in the room
with the 5-year-old. Hearing a -eport
shortly after he left the room, the older
boy returned and found the little or ION
the floor with his brains oozing from his
head. The pistol was lying in the fTs-
place.
There was some excitement among the
negroes, who thought that the older boy
had killed the younger one. Coroner
Goette investigated the matter and a ne
gro jury decided that the story of the
older boy was true.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
Found Floating in the River.

The body of a negro was found floating
in the river near the foot of West Broad
street yesterday. 1t was badly decompos-
ed and had evidently been in the water a
number of days. 1t is supposed TO have
been the body of one of the two negroes
who fell into the river and were drowned
Christmas eve night from a Nat at the
Plant system wharf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
PUTS THE CASE THE oTIfER WAY.
Cohen Estates Answer to Mr.. O'COn-
neIPs Petition for Receiver.

neIPs Petition for Receiver.
Among the answers filed in the Superior
Court yesterday was one by Lawton &
Cunningham for the executors OF the es-
tate of Solomon Cohen, denying that the
estate is indebted to Matt O'Connell in the
sum of $1,422.2O, or any other amount, as a
balance upon a mutual account between
the estate and Mr.. O'Connel
The answer charges that Mr.. 0'Connell
is indebted TO The estate on a promissory
note made Nov 15 1895 for $500, and asks
for judgment in that amount The petit
ton previously filed by Mr.. O'Connell ask
ed for the appointment of a receiver for
The estate. The answer declares that Mr.
OConnell IS insolvent, that the estate Is
sufficient to respond to any Judgment the
court may render and asks therefore, that
no receiver he appointed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN.
Recorder Hartridge's Injunction to
Undesirable Visitors

NHUtNITUDIe N1sltOrs.
The hospitality of the city was not ex-
tended the majority of those arraigned in
Police Court yesterday, the sentence of
the recorder being to leave town imme-
diately if not sooner
Harry Howard, U. Noblian. John Cook.
c. Stevens and Frank Rowland were
among the number asked to leave, and
the reason of the recorder for this SEN
tence was that the men were hanging
around the city with nothing to do and
with little prospect of obtaining anything.
They said they were here for work, but
they had been in search of it so long that
it was not thought probable they would get
anything. To rid the city of them was
thought the best course. All shuf1ed
from the court room and started for the
nearest railroad track
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
HIS POCKETS FULL OF GAS TIPS.
Young Thief Arrested by Policeman
SnndifOrd

negro named Nathaniel Miller yesterday,
with a number of gas jets on his person,
which had evidently been stolen.
The officer asked the boy where the gas
Jets was from, and in his fright the lad
took the officer to the house from which
he had just stolen them. He had knocked
them off with hammer, and was intend
ing to take them to the nearest. pawn shop
and leave them with his uncle" The bow
is only II years of age, but is known in DO
lice circles as one of the cleverest juvenile
thieves in town. Policeman Sandiford
sent him to the barracks for court this
morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
Destructive storms Along the Goa.

Reports of maritime disasters along the
coast come in thick and fast People who
go down to the sea in ships" should hem
in mind one thing In particular. namely
that 1t is highly desirable to take aIons- i.
supply OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters O.
a remedy for sea sickness. Nausea. dvs7
pepsia, biliousness. constipation, malaria
nervousness and kidney trouble. ali suc
cumb to its beneticent and speedy action
-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
CONGREssMEN ARE COMING.
River aHd HarbOr Committee win
Arrive in Savannah sunday.

The Congressional committee on rivers
and harbors is expected to arrive Sunday
over the Plant system. 1t is reported at
the Offices of the road that there will be
two Pullman sleeping cars used by the
committee. Some forty-two persons are
said to be in the party. The Plant System
may bring the party over by special train.