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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
BUILDING ANOTHER ROAD.
Parallels White BIun Road and
Leads to BuckhaIte- Section.

One Of the convict camps has been estab-
ished just south of the city and the
gang is at work improving the Middle
Ground road one OF the old but not much
used highways which runs southwark from
the terminus Of Montgomery street, be-
tween the White Bluff shell road and the
Ogeechce road distance of about seven
miles from the city. where it joins another
old colonial but somewhat disused road,
known as the Dutchtown road.
The Middle Ground road intersects the
Buckhaltcr road, and viii he the nearest
route 10 the state of Ruckhalter and its
swamps. II viii. In addition to affOrding
limited travelling facilities to the south
eastern section Of the county, be a further
help to destroying Che value OF the White
Bluff shell road, which il parallels for five
miles.
The proposed improvement viii give an
other road southwark hardened with Au
susta gravel. The road viii be built in the
same manner as she Waters road, by first
laying a railroad track.
IN this connection it may be mentioned
that there Is a report that the County Com
missioners have offered to build and harden
an east and west road just outside of the
city limits II the city viii extend the paw
ing on Jefferson street to a connection with
the proposed road. There rs a great neces-
stty for paved street In the southwestern
part of the city, and owners of property
are very anxious to have some street in
that section improved so as to do away
with part of the heavy hauling over that
sandy area by providing one paved street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
MAY BE ANOTHER CAR LINE.
OPPOSITION TO THE PRESENT sYs-
TEN FIGURING ON ROUTES.

The Projectors Negotiating for the
Savannah and Isle of Hope Com
Dany and Its Franchises-An En-
trance to the City and the Unused
Outside Line on Dale Avenue 10
ThunderbOIt Owned by the COM
pany-An Effort to Break Into the
Present system.
There are rumors of another railroad
company soon entering the filed in Sa-
vannah in opposition TO the present Sa-
vannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway, which controls the entire pres
ent system of street railways. A move
ment towards organization is understood
to be quietly progressing, and if success
full the early fall will see rails being laid
1t is the impression of those who are
interested in the movement that the City
Council viii cheeerfully give the use of
the streets desired, and that public SEN
timent Will De strongly in favor of all
reasonable concessions to a new company
which win rob the street car railway
business of the form of a monopoly.
1t is intimated that the projectors of the
AA~W SNiiPehS d40 negotiating lOf the puT-
chase of the Old Savannah and Isle of
Hope Railway from the members of the
Merchants and Mechanics Land Com
pany. That road runs from Lovers Lane
to Thunderbolt, but has not been In OPP
GRAFTON for a considerable time. If the
project is carried through, 1t is proposed
to lay about nine miles of track in the
city connecting with this road to Thun-
derbolt. The capital stock proposed for
the corporation is said to be 100000
The Merchants and Mechanics Land
Company is understood to be preparing
to carry out an old resolution empower
ing the mOrtgaging of some of it's land
to secure Endorsements. The company is
said to be a close corporation, the direct
ors being indorsers. The stockholders are
but few in number, the great bulk of the
stock being in a half dozen hands.
The company owns lands running
from Lovers lane to Thunderbo!t,
and the Savannah and Isle
of Hope road is generally under
stood to have been built as part of the
plan to bring this property into the mar
ket and induce settlers to buy and build.
All the land sold is said to have brought
a handsome profit, but there is a great
area still in the companys hands which is
expected to be developed in the event that
a railroad is built in the city, connecting
with the old outside road. The project is
as yet in embryo, but those interested
seem to have confidence in It's successful
cOnsummatOn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
MAY DE AN INVESTIGATION.
observation-disclosures KehOe Expected
to Go Before the Grand Jury.

observation-disclosures KehOe Expected
to Go Before the Grand Jury.
The grand jury of the Superior Court
held only a short session yesterday after
noon, finding only one true bill. Joe Dem
ere was indicted for assault with intent
to murder Moses Polite with a knife On
June 26. Demere was recently brought
back from Charleston.
1t was expected that the grand jury
would take up the charges OF irregularl-
ties thai have been preferred in connection
with county matters, and some of the
grand jurors thought that ex-Commission-
er William Kehoe was coming before them.
Mr.. Kehoe however, did not appear, and
nothing but routine business was discuss
ed.
There was a committee appointed some
time ago to look into these alleged irr9g-
ularlJies, and on Il recent visit to the Of
fee Of the County Commissioners the bills
for the purchase Of gravel for paving Dale
avenue We're called for. These were looked
over by the committee and other papers
bearing upon matters in question were
also examined 1t is believed that Mr..
Kehoe win so before the grand jury and
make a statement before il adjourns.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
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CITY BHEVITIES.

Tom Earl, colored, was arrested yester-
day by Detective Scully charged with
stealing tobacco from the Savannah Flor
ida and Western Railroad warehouse.
A curiosity in the shape of a watermelon
was brought to the city yesterday on the
steamer Doretta. The melon has the roots
of a small tree embodied in its rind form
ing a convenient handle by which to carry
the fruit around The melon grew on the
place of Mr.. r.. e. Fripp on Daufuskie
Island.
Detective Barrett arrested Maggie VIII
,iams yesterday, a color6d domestic at MIR.
c. n. Morgan's, No. 317 President street,
west charged with stealing a $50 diamond
pin, which was afterward pawned for a
pjtrance. The pin, together with some
money that was also taken, were recov-
cred by the officers.
A bicycle belonging to Mrs. Reese. an
employe at Gutman's store on Broughton
street, was stolen yesterday from the
front of Adlers store. She went inside
on business, but on returning within a
few moments to the front found the BIZ
cycle gone. The matter was reported to
the police.
The Morning News has received from
Mr.. George w. Greene, formerly of Sa-
vapnah, now steward of the Arlington Ho-
tel Augusta, a copy of patriotic menue
card prepared by Mr.. Greene for July L.
The card is patriotic in every feature On
its face is a photograph of Admiral Dew
ey within a wreath of red, white and
blue. Underneath it is the American eagle
with cro9sed flags and Fourth of July
In gilt stars. The menu itself is as pa
triotic as the style of the card 1t in
cludes American ox-tail soup and con-
somme a la Philippines, Raleigh capons
soft shell crabs, a Ia Olympia; Dewey
fritters, with Hobson sauce; baked apples
with Bagley sauce, Mccullough tarts, Bos-
ton cream puffs, Petrol ice cream. grapes.
Concord, etc. A copy of the card was
sent President Mckinley and he acknowl-
edged it with thanks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
TIRE ADuLA,s SIDE OF IT.
Taking of Testimony in Case of the
Prize 10 negin This Morning.


Ihe PRELIMINARY As"IiIs III the case ol
the British steamship Adula before the
rriz, commissioners did not begin ves+er-
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uhtL CLOCK th's morning
District Attorney Marion Erwin arrived
I'm tb. olt,- from, Macon Yesterday and he
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| viii have charge OF the case IN the inter
est of the government. The sessions VIII
be held in the custom house. and the tax
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idp4uig as possible
The delay was occasioned by several pre-
liminaries which had 10 be gone through
with Tie report and statement Of the
prize master, Lieut.. T.. A. Anderson have
been made. the ships papers are all in The
possession of the prize commissioners. and
the work can now be pushed right along.
a story gained considerable circulation
yesterday to the effect that a lot of gold
had been found on board the Adula, and
accordlu- to some reports it went way up
in the thousands. A search Of the ship
has been made, and the prize commission
ers say that SO far as they have been
able TO ascertain there is no truta what
ever in the report If money should De
found on board il would become a part OF
the Prize IN case the dec45'oti ul INC Soul
should be against the vessel
Maj. 2. w. Meldrim, who represents the
owner of the Adula, sir Arthur Forward
NJ. F., and prlvy councillor the heaa OK
the Atlas Steamship Company, went 70
Atlanta laet night and wiz not be present
at the hearing to-day. IL Is hardly htcs5
sary, since counsel IS not allowed 10 ASK
any questions or object to any that are
put by the prize commissioners
is a
one, on account oil the TACT tha1 'le
Adula had no cargo no munitions Oh "ai'
and the evident object OF ner VOYAGE va
to take out refugees. me fresluS '5I, .
proclamation with regard 10 me pio '-i.'l-,
Of the southern ports OF Cuod was |79u
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
EARLY OPINIONS EXPECTED.
Georgia Railroad Commission I,
Pass on the Stamp Tax.

Georgia Railroad Commission to
Pass on the Stamp Tax.
An early decision is expected from the
Georgia Railroad Commission on the ques-
lions as to the rights of express compa-
MES and telegraph companies to compel
their patrons to bear the stamp tax i'm
posed by the new revenue law. Yesterday
was the date set for the hearing at At
lanta, but no opinions are looked for for
several days.
Everything seems 10 be going steadily
against the express companies In Vir-
gina the Southern Express Company
seems to have been speedily brought TO
terms in the matter by the Board of
Trade of Lynchburg, which instituted suit
against the company for charging The war
tax to its customers The counsel for the
Board of Trade pushed the matter so Wig
orously that the express company decided
to refund the taxes collected, so far as
they applied to tax packages sent 10 points
within the state of five pounds or under,
and to restore the rate of 20 cents on such
packages. In Georgia, any action by the
Railroad Commission could also only have
reference to packages shipped between
polnts-within the state. In Kansas City
the Circuit Court has issued a mandamus
requiring the Pacific Express Company to
receive and ship goods without requiring
the shipper to pay for the stamps affixed
10 receipts. This was the result of IN
junction proceedings by a business house
there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
NOW WANTS A NEW TRIAL.
ESTATE OF J. II. BROWN AFTER
THE ATLANTIC CONTRACTING co.

VIII SIN Press the Claim for the
Stone which Was Rejected on the
Ground That Ii Was short of the
Observation-Disclosures That Capt
Carriers Testimony Was MisIend-
ing to &c Made IA Ground for the
IOtiOn-sOme Interesting Afhda-
Wits Expected From Capt. Gillette
and Engineer Cooper.
Mr.. William Pearson Hardee, represent
ing the estate of ], z. Brown. who was.
prior to his death, a Florida stone con-
tractor. has filed an extraordinary motion
for new trial in the City Court in the case
OF the estate OF Brown against the Allan
tic Contracting Company.
This motion promises to revive some
features of the famous Carter court mar
tial, at least those in relation to the stone
used in the river work, about which con-
siderable testimony was brought out be-
fore the court This case particularly
figured in the Carter trial and Mr.. Har-
dee, besides others connected with it, were
on the stand to give testimony.
The suit was brought to recover some
81 900 charged for stone which the de-
sendants claimed they rejected because 1t
did moi come up to specifications and could
not be used in the river work. This is
the ground upon which the Atlantic Con-
tracing Company based its defense, hold
ing that the government inspectors would
not pass the stone and therefore it could
not be used. The verdict Of the jury was
in favor of the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany
Capt. Carters testimony before the City
Court in this case figured extensively in
his trial before the court martial, it be
ing alleged in one of the specifications I'M
der the charge of conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman, and he had
given false and misleading testimony in
favor of the Atlantic Contracting Com
pany.
In the motion for new trial, which has
just beeen filed, the plaintiff alleges as
one of the grounds that the testimony Civ
en- by Capt. Carter was misleading and
calculated to influence the jury in favor
of the Atlantic Contracting Company.
There will be other grounds on this line
brought up when the motion comes up
for a hearing, It is said, and the case is
expected to develop some interesting
points.
1t is claimed that the stone for which
the Atlantic Contracting Company refused
10 pay on the ground that il did not come
up to the specification was, as a matter
of fact used in the work by the Atlantic
Contracting Company jdst as was the
stone that did come up to the standard,
This being the case, it. of course, follows
that the company was paid for the stone
by the government and the plaintiffs
claim, therefore, that they should be paid
for it.
1t is said there will be some interesting
affidavits on this line from Engineer A. S.
Cooper, who had charge of the work at
the time the stone in question was receiv-
ed. and from Capt c. r. Gillette. who has
made a thorough investigation of the mat
ter. The motion will come up for a hear
ing within a few days, and no doubt the
argument will be an interesting one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
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WORK ON THE DRAINAGE.

Tybce Gang Returns and Is working
on Dale Avenue.
The convict drainage gang of thirty five
men, which went to Tybee about a month
ago, for the purpose of attending to the
drainage of the island, has finished its
work there and returned to the city. This
gang is now employed in digging a ditch
out of Dale avenue, running into the Ca
sey canal. There are from seventy to
eighty convicts employed at Buckhalter
swamp, the drainage of which is now
about half completed, or perhaps little
more than half The balance of the con-
vet force is working al the county farm
and around the stockade II is not expect
ed that anything more viii be done on the
drainage Immediately around the city for
the present, since the convict force, it is
said gave them a thorough cleaning out
before the gang went down to Tybee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
WAN REVENUE DECISIONS.
Stamps Must BE Put on Bottles as
Soon as Wine Is Put Into Them.

Stamps Must BE Put on Bottles as
Soon as Wine IL Put Into Them.
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
Theo Basch calls attention to some recent
decisions OF The treasury department upon
features OF the new war tax measure. A
New York firm asked for an opinion with
regard to wines which they had bottled and
kept in cellar for some length of time
for the purpose Of aging them. These
wines were not to be sold until labelled
bat were kept for aging them solely. The
department decided that a stamp must be
placed on the bottle as soon as il is filed
with vine. II is considered that when
Wine is bottled it is PITT up for sale, and
whether 1t is kept for aging or for any
other purpose tho stamp must be placed
upon It. The ta2 on wine is 1 cent on pints
and = cents on quarts.
Another interesting decision is that with
regard TO Dufy's malt whisky, which is
advertised as cure for consumption and
other lis. on account OF this advertise
ment the treasury department has dec.d
ed that it comes under the proprietary fea-
lure Of the revenue bill. and in this case it
is required that d 2i2 cent stamp be placed
on each botue But this is not all. The
manufacturers OF this whisky put a prom
iSsory note over the cork of the bottle
which is in the nature Of a guarantee. The
treasury department. decided that the COM
paDy would have 10 put cent stamp on
eatn one of these promssory notes, making
the total extra tax Az cents a bottle, or
22le, cents 4 gallon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
LOCAL Personal.

Emile Newman, Esq, has gone to New
York.
Mr. w. B. French was in the city yester-
day. from Americas.
MIR. H. S. McCallum was in Savannah
yesterday, from Morrison.
Capt. Beirne Gordon is with his family
at Bluffton for a few days.
Mr.. J. w Clemments was among the ar
rivals yesterday from Alamo.
Among the arrivals from Waycross yes
terday was Mr.. N. NJ. Reynolds.
Mr.. w. Edwin Grady has returned from
business and pleasure trip to New Eng
land.
Mr.. L. w. Haskell went up to Atlanta
last night to witness the reunion of the
veterans
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A woodward were
guests at the Screyen yesterday, from
Sthmore.
Mrs. c. w. Greene left yesterday on the
Kansas City for Elmira, N. Y, to spend
the summer.
Mr. A. b. Hutchison and Mr.. e. NJ
Rackley arrived in Savannah yesterday
from Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. j. Lane returned yesterday after
trip to Baltimore, Washington and points
in North Carolina.
Mr.. I. Blumberg and sister have gone
to Ashevlle.-where they will spend the
summer with their sister.
Mrs. struhing and Master Harry stru-
bing, who have been visiting Capt w G.
Lee for the past two weeks, returned to
Macon last night.
Mrs, P W. Medrim and Mrs. TT NJ
Branch will be among the Savannah ladies'
at the Confederate reunion at Atlanta
They went up last night.
Mrs. Barron Carter and child left last
night for Barlow county. They will spend
the remainder of The summer with Mrs
Carriers aunt, Mrs. Lucas
Mr.. w. J. Burke, of the Burke Furni-
ture Company, left yesterday for Angus
ia, where he will remain a short time be-
fore going to his future home Richmond,
Va
Mrs John e. Register and three chill
dren left by the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad yesterday afternoon
for Asheville, N. C., where they will
spend the summer
Among those who left for Atlanta last
night were Vicar General Kelly, Messrs.
John W. Golden, A r. Launey, ". w.
Sheppard, o. s. Hunter, w. L. Jones' E.
G. Black, H. c. Harrison and w. c.. Har-
rison.
w. G. Gignilliat, Esq. is preparing to
spend the next two months in the West
He will probably leave on Saturday for
Chicago, stopping at several points en-
route. He will not return until the latter
part of September.
Chief Clerk w. D. Vandenburg of the
Pulaski House passed his 4Cth milestone in
years yesterday and was the recipient Of
congratulations upon having attained the
monday OF life. None would accuse Van
Of being 40 years Old. though His I'M
falling courtesy and attention TO hose with
whom he IS brought in contact disguise
TIE fact that he is a man of dignlfied
years. The wish OF those who congratu-
lated him was that the next forty years
may set as lightly upon him as the forty
chat have passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
HURRIED IN LAUREL GROVE.

Physicians Certificate Says Mr..
SchIey Died From Heart Disease.
The body of Freeman w. schley, who
died in Tampa suddenly, arrived in the
city yesterday at noon VIA the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad and the
funeral took place at / o'clock, directly
from the depot. The interment was in
Laurel Grove.
The physicians certificate sent with the
body stated that Mr.. Schley died of heart
disease. Mr.. John sullivan Schley his
brother said yesterday that ii has been
known TO the family for the last Two
years that his heart was affected. and
that he also had consumption. contracted
as the result of a severe cold. Members
of his family have for that period expect
ed his death suddenly at any moment, and
are positive, therefore, that there was no
suicide about it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
ROBBERS HELD ron GRAND JURY.
Negroes Who stole Mrs. HineIy's
Money Sent over by Police Court.

Negroes Who Stole Mrs. Hinely's
Money Sent over by Police Court.
Recorder Ravenel tried Charles Whit
field, Ed Younge and Jane Younge col
ored, in Police Court yesterday for the
larceny of So from Mrs. Laura Hinely of
Montieth. Whitfield and Ed Younge were
turned over to the City Court, while the
woman was discharged.
George Harris, colored, was also ar
raigned for snatching a PISTOL from Wal
lace Jackson, negro from Montgomery
county, after which he threw the gun on
a third negro named Harry Jordan, and
commanded him to produce all surplus
change. Jordan was disnclined to obey
which started a scramble that soon at
tracted the police. There being no ques-
ton about Harris guilt, he was turned
over to the Gity Court and sent to jail
William TayiOr, colored while walking
on West Broad, near Huntington street,
the night previous, was attacked by three
negro women, Ada Price, Hattie Hender-
son and Stella Butler Seeing there was
no chance of escape, Taylor capitulated
until an officer was called The women
We're sentenced to thirty days imprlson-
ment.
Opening a letter addressed to another
got Paris Jones, coored, in trouble, but
tbe recorder has not lhe authority to IN
vestigate it. He held the negro subject
TO a warrant from the United States com
missioner, The accused was later re-
leased, however, when there was reason
for believing the charge frivolous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
TYSON TELEPHONE LINE OPEN.
First Message Received Last Night
In Operation To-day.


A news message from Bltchton was re-
coiyed by the Morning News last night
over the Tyson long distance telephone,
which is about completed to its exchange
a West Broad and Broughton streets.
The company VIII probably be prepared
to accommodate all it's patrons to-day, as
every thing viii likely be in working or
der.
The new line takes in a number of
towns, amonS them Aeldrim, Statesboro,
Bhtehton, Dover, Rocky Ford Millen and
other points. The line goes to Macon, q
distance of about 175 miles, and where it
does not connect directly with towns.
branch lines have been or will be con-
sCructed
L may he the present exchange will be a
temporary affair. The company is flguring
on an arrangement with the Bell Tele-
phone Company, by which the loug-ds-
tanee line may be connected with It's lines.
so that patrons of either company may
talk TO points in or out of the city with
out going TO the Tyson company's ex-
change. If this arrangement is made it
viii prove a sreat convenience to both
compa MES.
The rates of the Tyson company viii be
Is cents for p words, if sent to Inc OK
change by messenger to be transmitted
there A five minutes conversation may
be had for the same price, The intention
Is to have a telephone connected prOba-
bly, to-day by which patrons may call a
messenger from the exchange a any time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-20
LADIES AID EVENING,
Enjoyable Entertainment at MIR. #.
e. Rebarer's Studio.

f. Rebarer's Studio.
A very pleasant entertainments was given
at the studio Of Mr.. II. E. Rebarer last
night under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Cathedral parish The
programme was made up of vocal and in
strumental selections ana recitation by
Miss BroclZway.
The opening number was a selection
eleven O'Clock Toast March," by the
Mandolin Cub composed of Mr.. Joe No
lima, Mr.. NJ. Molina and Mr. Broch. 1t
was very well played and received an en-
core.
Mrs. W. W. Gross sang "Good-By,' by
Tosti, and for an encore gave Without
Thee" by dHardelot Mrs. Gross has n
rich voice of excellent range and sweet
ness.
Mr.. Brooch rendered mandolin solo,
angels Serenade' in a capable manner
Miss Brockway recited scene from The
Hunchback' in most artistic manner.
She is talented elocuHonist in action
as well as in voice, and this number was
very enjoyable
'Wher Thou Art Near Me" was finely
sung by Mr.. John NJ. Black and for an
encore he save sweet little song, MOL
lie faVorite of j. Aldrich LibDey the
big tenor.
Refreshments were served at the con-
olusiOn of the programme and y very
pleasant evening was spent by those who
attended