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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23

Our SILK Department Is one great
bower Of silk hesuty-magnificeut with
all the new silk novelties known 20 tho
American and foreign trade. 4 show
Ing OF novelty silks that IS only pos
s.e,e with this great department. Nov
city Silks in jacquard checks. ombre
stripes, block checks. barre plaids. coli
ored two-tonel checks and fun line OF
evening brocades-prices from 500 TO
$1,000 a yard.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23
THE PASSING IHRONG

r. ARTHUR p. TOWNSHEND, OF
New York, who recently returned
from Golovin bay and the kowak
river country, has in his possession
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-23
BOYS vEsTEE SUITS, To s.

Some beautiful novelties in Venetian
Cloth VeStee Suits just received and
exhibited In our Boys Clothing depart
ment. sizes 3 to y. Our price, $50.
would readily sell for $50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
AFTER TAX DODGERS.
Holders of West Point Debentures
Way Have to Come Un.

Holders of West Point Debentures
May Have to Come Up.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. S.-Attorney General
Terrell has held that holders of the Allan
Ia and West Point debentures will have
to pay taxes on them, and already pro-
ceedings have begun here to compel local
bidders to come up with their dues Fol-
lowing close upon the opinion of the attor-
ney general, attorneys representing sever
al local tax payers to-day filed a bin in
the Superior Court 10 compel the tax as
SCISSORS of the city to place these deben-
tures on the tax books so that the holders
may be made TO pay their tax upon them.
A schedule of the holdings here is attach
ed 10 the bin which shows that SOL 900 of
the debenutres are held in Atlanta.
The allegation in the bin is that the fail
ure of the tax assessor to subject these Sc
curites to taxation has increased The bur-
den of taxation upon other property own
ers.
Judge Lumpkin has set the matter for
hearing on Sept. 20. If he upholds the at
torney general holders of these deben-
lures who have heretofore escaped pay
ing taxes upon them. viii have to come
across like other people There are a good
many of these securities held in other
parts of the state, and this makes the
case here of general interest especially as
it marks a step in the direction of hunt
ing out the army of tax dodgers against
whom cry has been going up al lover the
state
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
MCCULLOUGH GIVES BOND.
ACCUSED OF Numbering HIS WIFE
OVER TWO YEARS AGO.

Judge smith, Presiding for Judge
Gambler at JOnesbOrO, Allows Him
TO BE Released as the state WINS
Not Ready for Trial and He Had
Been IncarceFated Since the Al
legged Murder Occurred-Judgc
Gambler Had Previously Denied
Him BniI-Mnch Bitter Feeling
Still Existing over the Affair-Vir-
tunI Abandonment of Prosecution.
Jonesboro, Ga, Sept. 8.--Judge C. c.
Smith, presiding in the place of Judge
Gambler granted an order admitting John
r. Mccullough the alleged Clayton coun-
ty wife murderer, TO bail in the sum of
5000. His brother-in-law Immediately
signed the paperes and he was released
from custody after having spent two years
behind the bars and undergoing two trials
for his life. Upon both trials the jury
failed to agree.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, represented
Mccullough and it was mainly to his
great efforts that he secured his release,
which is regarded as a virtual abandon
ment of the prosecution.
The state was not ready to proceed with
his trial when il was caleld to-day, nav
ing been unable to secure any additional
testimony, which the solicitor believed
would tend to strengthen the proof of his
guilt 1t was upon this showing that
Judge Smith granted the motion to admit
the prisoner to bail, which motion had
been previously denied by Judge Gambler.
The killing of Mrs. Mccullough, whose
family is one of the most influential in
Clayton county, occurred in the summer
of 1896. According to McCullough's story,
she went out early in the morning to pick
blackberries for breakfast, he having al
ready preceded her to the field. He re-
turned 20 the house and found her absent
and went out 10 hunt her. He found her
lying in a fence corner dead, her brains
having been beaten out with a bludgeon.
Mccullough was connected with the hor-
rible crime by reason of the fact that the
bludgeon used was a wagon standard
taken from his wagon. There was great
public excitement over the crime, and
threats of lynching Mccullough were so
rampant that he had to be taken to At
lanta for safe keeping. He has always
maintained his innocence, declaring he
believed some tramp had murdered his
wife. An effort was made to show a mo-
tive for the killing of his wife by McCul-
Tough alleging improper relations between
him and another woman in the neighbor-
hood. There is still much bitter feeling
over the cas0sn Clayton county, and upon
the release of the prisoner to-day it was
feared for a while that there would be
serious trouble with members of the dead
WOmans family
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
PASSENGERS INCONVENIENCED.
Quarantine Regulations Require
Health Certificates at Places.

Quarantine Regulations Require
Health Certificates at Places.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. s.-The yellow fever
quarantine regulations being enforced in
the Southwest have not yet seriously in
terfered with railroad traffic, but persons
travelling in some of the states are put
to inconvenience.
The Southern Railroad officials have
been advised that Greenvine, Miss, re
quires health certificates.
The state authorities OF Alabama have
notified the roads that passengers will be
required to furnish certificates that they
have not been in an infected district in
ten days.
No other person than a citizen of Mem
phls is allowed TO enter that city. The
town is absolutely cut off from the world
so far as outsiders are concerned.
officials of the Central of Georgia Rail
way have been advised that no tickets can
be sold through Memphis to Western or
Southwestern points and Shreveport or
Cairo
No persons viii be allowed to ride on
freight trains in the state of Alabama.
This does not apply to mixed trains.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
ALL LEAVE FERNANDINA.
Fifth Ohio Regiment Departs for
Cleveland to Muster Out.

Fernandina, Fla, Sept. 8.-The Fifth
Ohio Regiment, the last to leave Fernan-
dina, left to-day on three sections for
Cleveland, o., where they will be mustered
out of service. To say that the men We're
glad would be putting 1t mildly, although
the officers of this regiment were very
anxious to serve under Gen. Lee and did
make every effort to accomplish this end
The regiment broke camp yesterday and
loaded their equipment, which went for
ward last night leaving them with only
their ponchas, blankets and travel rations
and they were forced to sleep in a heavy
rain last night. and when day dawned they
were overjoyed to get their cars and get
into them.
The wrecking tug North America, with
a dredge in tow, arrived last night, and is
now al work raising the sunken hospital
ship OlVett. Divers are al work closing
her coal bunkers, ports and dead-eyes
which were all open. and as soon as this
is done they villa edge the vessel into shall
low water and pump her out.
The division hospital has been moved
from the camp, and several buildings in
town to the Strathmore Hotel on the beach
where 1t is thought the cool and refresh
ing breezes viii enable the sick to quicker
recovery, and make them more comforta-
HE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Results Mt sheepsbead nav.

New York, Sept. 8.-Results at Sleeps
head Bay to-day were as follows:
First Race-Five furlongs Kinley
Mack, to 8, won, with Manuel. u TO /
and to l, second, and Capt. Sigsbee, 6
TO l, third. Time 1;02 2-5.
Second Race-One mile and a furlong.
Ben Ronald, to ., won, with Maxine
Gomez, to and to ?, second, and Joe
Miller, to /, third. Time 1:56.
Ihlrd Raee-Futurity course. Black
Venus, to l, won, with Prestidigitatrice.
Y to 1 and TO !, second, and Lady
Lindsay, 80 to l, third. Time 1:12.
Fourth Race-One mile. Fenetta, to l.
won, with Slasher to and to 5. sec
ond, and Trianon, to 1, third. Time
ia AS
Fifth Race-six furlongs. lambert. 5
to l. won, with Hanlon, 20 to l and to
!, second, and st. Catalina, 2 to l. third.
Time 1;15 2-5.
sixth Race-One mile and a half. Thorn
as Cat to 2, won with jefferson. s to 3.
second. Time 2:35 3-5.
Seventh Race-One and one sixteenth
miles. BannOck, s to 3, won, with Aroue-
bus, y to 1 and TO /. second. and Bon
mo 5 to !, third. Time 1:49
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
WANTS REDRESS FOR WRONGS.
BENJAMIN NEWTON ARRESTED ON
A YOUNG WOMAN's COMPLAINT.

DOna Self Accuses Him of the Au-
tbOrship of Her Ruin-Driven
From His Mothers Home, She Gave
Life TO a Soul in the Hot sun of n
Swamp-The Child Dies Because OF
Cruel ExpOsure-NewtOn Said to
Have Threatened His Victims Life
If She Made Trouble for Him-New-
ton i'm the Orlando Jail.
Orlando, Fla, Sept S.-A few days ago
a report was sent from here of the inhu-
man treatment of a young woman near
Gabrielle, about ten miles east of this
place. She has been here for two or three
days in charge of Sheriff Anderson.
Yesterday the sheriff went out to that
section and arrested Benjamin Newton,
and the young man is now confined in
jail.
The young woman goes by the name of
Dona Self She has for months lived with
Newtons mother. She charges Newton
with being the author of her trouble, and
says that on the morning of the birth of
her child, she was driven away from the
Newton home. She was delivered while at
the bank of a creek. She scooped ont
place In the moist EARTH and made a bed
of swamp moss, placing the child in it,
and covering 1t with the same material.
She then went back to the house and
told Newton what had happened. He told
her to throw the infant into the creek, and
threatened her life if she made him any
trouble.
In the afternoon of the following day, the
child was found, still alive, although eX-
posed TO hot sun, flies and mosquitoes FOR
about twenty-seven hours.
The child lived but a short time after it
was found.
1t was several days before the facts were
known to the nelghbors.
Newton declares his innocence.
The case is set for a hearing on Monday,
next.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
POSTAL MEN ELECT OFFICERS.
The Meeting at Atlanta Closed with
Yesterdays Session.

Atlanta Ca, Sept. S.-J. w. Brown of
Atlanta was this afternoon elected presi-
dent of the United States Railway Mail
Service Mutual Benefit Association. Mr..
Browns opponent in the contest for the
presidential honor was Mr.. Charles C.
Hilton of San Francisco.
Wallace Rhodes of Atlanta made a fore
! ible address for Hilton and against Brown.
He did not disparage the Atlanta man, but
feared that if a man of the fourth divis-
ion were elected that he world-at-large
would think the presidency was given in
exchange for courtesies during the con-
venton. Members of the other divisions
advocating the election of Mr.. Brown said
they knew no Southerner expected reward
for his hospitality, but that Brown should
be president whether or no" upon his
own merits, and without reference to the
division to which he belongs On ballot
ing, Mr.. Brown was elected. Mr.. Brown
received lO7 votes and Mr.. Hilton 70.
The salary of the secretary was raised
from 81. 200 to 81, 500 per year, and $50 each
was voted to members of the executive
committee
other elections were as follows:
Vice Presidents:
First DivisiOn-W. H. Sanders of New
London. Conn.
Second Division--J. P. Gates of Denver.
Cot
Third Division-J. w. Hollyday of Wash
ington.
Fourth Division-W. H Arnold of Allan
Ia.
Fifth Division-w.' o. Bangs of Indian
npOls.
Sixth Division-W. NJ. Traer of Burling-
ton, la.
Seventh Division-E. c. Bixby of Soda
lia Mo
Eighth Division-Harry Lewis of San
Francisco.
Ninth Division-N. H. Nichols of Cleve-
land
Tenth Divislon-George D. Flynn of St.
Paul.
Eleventh Division-H. C. voss of New
Orleans
Secretary and Treasurer-J. V. Henry Of
Quincy, H.
The directors elected for the ensuing
term were: P. p. Waring, S. w. Shepard
son, Y. T. Lake, J. w. Organ, w. N. Meri-
dith, e. L. West, A w. Cox, A. F. Nc
Intyre, ". +. Fleming.
Legislative Committee-W H. Biggin,
W. o. Shine John NJ Butler, l.. c. Profit.
The association adjourned with a ban
quet tonight. Tomorrow they will take
an excursion TO Lookout mountain.
The next meeting will be held in st.
Louis, the first Tuesday in October 1899.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

COlOred Republican-POpuIis Boss
Thinks Money viii Beat Brantley.

Brunswick, Ca, Sept. Sc. r. Belcher,
colored, chairman of the Republican dis
trict executive committee, confirmed to-
days dispatch from Atlanta in the Morn
ing News regarding the Republicans at
titude toward the Eleventh district.
He says the Republicans are going to
concentrate all the strength against Con-
gresham Brantley, and that they are to
receive the support of the Populists Money
and speakers are to be turned loose in
order 10 defeat Brantley, and they be-
lieve this will be done
Belcher says that ever since ii has been
in their power the Republicans have been
giving the Populists postoffices and other
wise helping them, and that now they ex-
pected and would receive their unqualified
help in the defeat of Brantley
Congressman Brantley says: 'The
shameless trading between the Popuiists
and Republicans seems to have awakened
the Democrats TO a realization as to what
rests upon them. and they are preparing
to put down the fusion underneath a noun
tain of ballots. / am not as near as lp-
prehensive over the result as the dispatch
from Atlanta seems TO indicate that my
friends on the committee are for l be
1ieve the Democrats viii work and crush
this fusion at the polls"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
ATLANTA's NEW DEPOT.
City Attorney Preparing the Com
plants to BE Presented.

Atlanta Ca, Sept. S.-A meeting of the
special committee of Council, appointed
to prosecute the railroads entering At
lanta for the purpose of compelling them
to give better depot facilities, was held
this afternoon.
The city attorney was directed to pre-
pare and form complaints 10 be present.
ed to the State Railroad Commission.
When the roads declined to participate
in conference with the city officials on
the depot subject it was determined to
take it up and fight it to the bitter end,
and the railroad commission was selected
as the tribunal to umpire the bout.
City Attorney Anderson stated to the
committee that there was no doubt that
the Railroad Commission has the right
to force the railroads to give adequate
depot facilities, the Supreme Court hav-
ing only recently decided that point
union depot cannot, however. be compell-
ed and the complaints will be directed
against each road severely, the theory be-
ing that each can be forced to furnish
adequate depot facilities. 1t is supposed
that if the commission holds the present
depot to be inadequate and orders the
various roads TO give proper accommoda-
tons for the travelling public, they will
then get together and decide upon a new
union station, to be located either where
the present one stands or at some other
point.
The difficulty about a new depot on the
present site is that the space is too
small in the first place, and next the
property belongs 20 the state. The roads
would hardly feet like building a new pas
senger station suited to the city's needs
on the states ground, but il may be that
legislation can be secured which will sim
pHfy the situation in case the roads pre-
for the present site. There are a great
many people in Atlanta, however. who
would like to see the site moved, as the
crossings are right in the heart of the
city and DANGEROUS nuisances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
MACON BREVITIES.

Prentice Huff's barbecue Melted Sew
eraI Hundred Dollars.
Macon, Ca, Sept. S.-The public barbe-
king of the carnival netted several hun
dred dollars, all of which will be invested
in ballots at cents each.
Col. c. M Wylly has been chosen mar
shall of each day of the Diamond jubilee.
Several jewelry drummers here tonight
informed the Morning News correspondent
that business in their line has been bet
ter for the past two weeks than they
ever experienced. In spite of low cotton,
there seem 10 be an abundance of money.
Notwithsta nding the continuous heavy
rains for the past six weeks, the Ocmul-
gee here shows very little rise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN SUMTER.
4 White Farmer Kills n Negro La
borer and FIees.

Americas, Ga, Sept. S.-The sixth bloody
tragedy enacted in Sumter county within
the past thirty days occurred last night
when Dink Frazier a white farmer shot
and instantly killed Charles Fuller, ne
gro laborer.
From all accounts the killing seems to
have been without provocation. Fuller
had driven Frazier's team TO Americas
with a load Of cotton. Frazier accused
the negro of msusng. the mules, and or
dered him off his place, at the same time
shooting three bullets into him.
The negro had no weapon when the cor
oner searched his body to-day Frazier
is reported to have gone TO parts I'M
known.
This tragedy occurred very near the
scene of the recent double murder of Mrs.
Mary McGarrah and James Boone. and
the lynching of their murderer, Hamp
Weliss
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
SEARCHING FOR HIS SON.
Postmaster SymOns Charters n Tug
IN fn- tho

Postmaster symOns Charters II Tug
to Look for the Schooner PIatt.
Brunswick. Ga, Sept. S-Brunswick' S
postmaster w. A. Symons. has chartered
a tug and gone in search of the Ameri-
can schooner John II. Plat, Ives, master,
on which his son is a passenger. The
Plat is many days overdue.
In addition to the crew and Fred Sy-
mons, the Brunswickians, there are other
passengers. Coastwise vessels daily ar
irving report numerous wrecks drifting
along the southern coast.
Postmaster Symons will investigate the
wrecks and be relieved of the suspense at
tendant upon indefinite news from the
Plat. 1t is possible that the Plat has
been dismantIed and blown into the Gulf
stream. The South Atlantic and Gulf
coast will be thoroughly patrolled.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Boston g: Now York 1.

Boston, Sept. 8-The New Yorks mar
rowly escaped a shut-out to-day, as Will
lis was very effective until the seventh,
when the visitors made a few hits. The
New Yorks had a patched-up team, but
nevertheless played a plucky game. At
tendance $500. Score; R.H.E.
Boston .......1 o 0 3 0 0 2 E6T 0
New York 20 0 0 0 o. 5 s
Batteries-Willis and Bergen; Seymour
and Warner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND.
Games Played Yesterday by the
National League.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 8.-Louisville and
Cleveland played two great games of ball
this afternoon, each team scoring a vic
tory. The Colonies won the first game by
batting rally in the eighth inning. Alt
rocks wildness and errors of Davis and
Clngman gave the Wanderers the second
game. Darkness stopped the game at the
end of the seventh inning. Attendance
5000. Score:
First game R.HE
Louisville 20 2 OO1 x-914 0
Cleveland 10 0 0 O. 10 0
Batteries-Magee and Kittridge; Young,
Cuppy and Criger
Second game R.H.E
Louisville .........0 0 2 0 0 l o 5 8
Cleveland ..........0 0 2 0 Is 8 8
Batteries-Altrock and Powers; Powell
and Criger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
Baltimore >: BROOKLYN ..

New York. Sept. 8-The Baltimores won
Well-piayed game from the Brooklyns
TINS afternoon. The home team was weak
in batting, several chances being missed
to score enough runs TO win the game The
Balumores bunting and base running won
the game. Attendance 1000. Score:
RHE.
Brooklyn .....1 0 0 0 0 o % 7 3
Baltimore .....1 0 1 l O-5 II 4
Batteries-Miller and Ryan; Nops and
Clarke.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
COLLISION AT EVERETT CITY.
Two Engines Run Together in 4
Binding Rainfall.

Brunswick, Ca, Sept Sit rained so
hard for several minutes at Everett City
to-day that person could not see ten feet
ahead
As a consequence of this remarkable
condition, two engines collided and
smashed things up generally, but killed
no one. The rain fell in a block, it seem
ed, and obscured everything around.
A freight train engine came bowling
along, and a switch engine ran directly up
against il before either engineer discov-
cred that a train was anywhere near.
Fortunately neither engine was going
fast, and TO one was killed or seriously
injured.
The incoming passenger train was de-
layed two hours while the track was be-
ing cleared.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
1T. WAS ALL A DREAM.
Private Baylor Says He Was Not
Transferred to the Dead Tent.

Private Baylor Says He Was Not
Transferred to the Dead Tent.
jacksonville, Fla, Sept S.-Private Bay
Tor Of Company e, Fourth Virginia Regi-
ment, who was reported in dispatches sent
out from Jacksonville last night as nav
ing been removed from the Second division
hospital TO the dead tent while yet live,
and upon awakening finding himself in
the presence of several corpses made a
signed statement to the surgeon in charge
of the hospital to-day that it was merely
a dream; that he had received the best
of treatment while in the hospital lie
seems TO have told the story in order to
excite the sympathy of some ladies, lit
tie realizing the seriousness of the charges
or the consequences that might result
II is possible that a court martial may fol-
low. He is now being cared for at a pri-
vate house in the city
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
FORD FINED $500.

Judge Ross COnvicts the Offending
Constable Under n New Law.
Macon Ca, Sept. 81. w. Ford, the
constable tried yesterday for extortion and
advising prisoners TO settle criminal cases
by paying costs. was fined 800, or sixteen
months imprisonment, by Judge Ross in
the City Court to-day. He was convicted
on four indictments.
The law against advising is new TO the
general public, 1t not appearing in the
code. 1t was passed by the last legisla-
ture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
no THE PUBLIC.

All persons are cautioned against pur-
chasing that tract of land in Chatham
county, Georgia, Immediately south of the
extended limits of the city of Savannah
known as the Bro inch tract, containing
one hundred and seven acres, more or
less. bounded on the north by Estin ave-
nue., east by Waters road, south by lands
of Barstow, end west by lands of Gen. A. r.
Lawton as 1 have made a contract for the
purchase thereof, and intend to apply to
the courts for a specific performance of
the contract. ]. H. ESTILL.
Savannah, Aug 80. 1888.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

Berlin, Sept. S.-Hulet, the Paris cyclist.
won the twenty four-hour cycle race.
which ended here this evening, covering
S29 kilometres about SIS miles and 203
yards).
G. w. Miller the American cyclist. gave
up the race after several falls.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
MEETINGs.

WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
Mistletoe Camp No. will meet tonight
a s o'clock.
All sovereigns are urged to attend, as
the new Amplhed Ritual will be intro
duced.
w. H. FIFER, Consul
r. w. FAIR Clerk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09
NOTICE.

Neither the master nor conslgnees of
the Norwegian steamship Songa, r..
Mejlaender, master will be responsible
for any debts contracted by crew of said
vessel.
J. f. MINIS &. co. Consiqpeas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-09

Philadelphia, Sept. s.--Charles Hughes
of Archer. Fla. one of the sick soldiers
who was brought to this city from Ponce
on the hospital ship Relief died to-day az
the jefferson hospital, of consumption.