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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-10
Y GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHED.

s,rish Prisoners Kindly Treated at
,,iami-skeIeton Found Near Tam
sweetheart of "a Naval Oficer
Coes 10 Pensacola to Wed Him.
uau Found Murdered Near New
berry.
GEORGIA.
A. Augusta Saturday a contract was
oatsred into between J. B. White and con-
.,.cror A. G. Stamford for the construct
inn of forty dwellings to cost $4,000.
The residence of Col Frank L. Parks, at
navson. caught fire Saturday night and
,,,,rned TO the ground. The house and
f,rniture were valued at $,lOO with $3.50
Insurance
If is reported that the Effingham Hus-
cars recently held meeting and by
,aroe majority voted to ask Capt. Nor
In to resign. He declines to do so. Mem
hers now threaten to resign and organize
a new company.
2 M. Poser, of sandersville, who has
been running portable Single mill in
Hancock county, has erected fruit crate
factory at Culverton, and now turns cut
about 200 crates per day. working some
twelve or 'ullSeh AdiidS- LIZ NSNo PSPA-@-
and gum.
In the orchard of w. N. Coleman, at
Northern, in Hancock county, there are
200 acres in peaches and the trees are
loaded with fruit, as also are the trees
of Mr.. Middlebrooks, Col. r, H. Moore and
other smaller orchards. There never was
more fruit than is now on the trees.
The wheat and oat crops all over Han
cock county are better than for number
Of years, besides there is 80 per cent. more
small grain planted than for years. The
corn crops, too, is larger than last year
and is now being plowed and Is looking
nicely. There is a two-third cotton crop
PLANTED. The first planting was badly
hurt by the cold, and is dying out The
later planting is coming up and looking
we'll
Fire at midnight Friday destroyed the
nlaning mills of Jones & Pollard in the
eastern part of Columbus. The plant was
built about two years ago, was equipped
with modern machinery, and With the
stock on hand, was valued at $4,000 with
the exception of lumber In the yard worth
$4,000 and the office building OF the flrm,
where were stored its books Everything
was completely destroyed. The insurance
on the plant was $4,000 and the loss was
fully covered. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. The plant was one Of the iarS-
est of its kind in the South.
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was rather slack. The activity and ex-
element in grain diverted attention. The
advance was in part due to unsatisfactory
crop accounts which led to covering with
out increasing investment or speculative
buying to any considerable extent. The
market closed steady at a net advance of
sal points,
New York, May .. noon. --Cotton futures
opened quiet and steady: sales. $500 bales.
May, 6.2lc; June, 620c; July, 626c; Au-
gust. 6.SOc September and October 62sc
November, $500; December, 6.3lc; Janu-
airy. 6.3lc,
New FORK, May .. p. MIXTURES closed
steady; sales. 50 100 bales; May. 62fc;
June 625c; July, 6.SOc August 6.3ic; Sep
TENDER, 6.SSc October 6.3ic: November,
GS6c December, 6.3Sc; January 6.i0c
New Orleans. May Cotton futures
dull; sales. $500 bales; May. 5.s5c bid;
June, 5.S5q5. SEC; July, 5.93a59ic; August,
5,s4q5.95c; September, 5.95a597c; October,
5.SlQ5.sSc; November 599Q6.0lc: December,
eWa6.OSc; January, 6,O44606c
New York. May 9.-,Rlordan & Co. say
of cotton to-day: "The unreasonable
weather In the South and complaints OF
harm being done by it resulted in advance
ing cotton to-day, in spite of decidedly
dull and featureless trading, Liverpool,
this morning, was rather favorable in
prices, they being about the same Local
markets opened ? points higher on the
near months and unchanged on the late
positions.
After the opening buying orders pre-
dominated, and prices slowly advanced.
August opened at $500. declined to 6.29c,
rallied TO 6,3ic and closed az 6.34c 20 6.S5c,
with the tone of the market steady.
Nervousness among the shorts, for fear
that the bureau report tomorrow wan be
rather bullish in tone. helped the advance
to-day. Should the bureau prove unfavor-
able prices may rally little. but there are
no signs as yet Of any sustained specula-
ton buying"
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COTTON.

lures market strengthened the tone of the
local spot market and caused some de-
mand. At the regular call, at the Cotton
Exchange, the market was bulletined
quiet and steady, with sales of &c bales.
The following were the official spot quo
tations, at the close of the market, at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-10

Charleston, s. c., May 9.-Turpentine
market firm az CSC; sales none. Rosin quiet;
unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, May 9.-Spirits turpentine
firm,i 261261sc; receipts, 81. Rosin nothing
doing: prices unchanged; receipts, 1,749.
Crude turpentine firm, sL25, $3.50 and 81 80;
receipts. %. Tar firm at Sl.10; receipts es.
New York, May 9-Rosln steady at
S142h. TurpentiDe steady at 32c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-10

Papa. I am going to paint a stiil-life
picture, and pant to put in plate of your
favorite vegetables. What are they?"
''Fried potatoes and spinach Fliegende
Batter.
The herald., 1898-06-26
NORMAL SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Miss Jennie Hagan Appointed Direc
tor of Music

The trustees of the state normal school
he'd their annual meeting yesterday morn
ing, al which the faculty were all reelected
excepting Mrs. Rice, the musical director,
who sent in her resignation. Miss Jennie
Hagan was elected to fill the vacancy.
Miss Hagan is amply equipped both by
study and practice for the new position 10
which she has been appointed. She was a
pupil for many years of William L. Tomlins
Of Chicago, whose work among children is
well known. Mr.. Tomlins has been an earn
est advocate of developing the musical
talent in children as an aid in refining and
developing them intellectually and morally.
Miss Hagan is an en- ,husiast on Mr.. Tom
Inns theory, and did enduring work wi h
the girls of the Whittier state school, There
is beautiful. song that has its special sig
nificance impressed upon their minds and
hearts which is always called miss
Hagan's song" by the girls. The children
who attend the settlement clubs on Cas-
telar street are also largely Miss Hagans
debtor for the earnest and faithful instruc-
ton she has given them since the settlement
was established
Miss Hagan is capable, intelligent and
earnest. and doubtless will impress the
prospective teachers of the normal with her
musical enthusiasm and high standard OF
excellence in her work. She leaves soon for
The herald., 1898-06-26
SANTA MONICA ROAD RACE
It Will Start at the Seaside This
Year

Local wheelmen have decided to run the
annual road race over the Santa Monica
road, although it had been abandoned by
the former promoters. Dave Burke. the
o,d-time racing man, will conduct tho
handicap race, in order that the annual
event will not disappear. radical change
will occur in the race this year, for it will
start in Santa Monica and finish In this
city. This will enable the people in this
city to witness the finish. 1t will also be
much easier for the contestants, who will
have the wind to their backs, instead Of
facing the strong head wind, as in previous
races.
The start will be on the main street of
Santa Monica at about 10 o'clock in the
morning. thus making the finish in this
city before II o'clock The point for the
finish will be on Lower Figueroa street, but
whether Washington, Adams or Pico street
will be used as the last part of the course
is as yet undecided.
Numerous entries have already been re-
ceived, and the handicapping will be done
by a committee. The limit will not be over
eight minutes, as the cou4e is less than
sixteen miles. Entry blanks can be OBJ
tained at all the cylcle stores.
The herald., 1898-06-26
the east to continue her studies through the
summer.
FLOWERS WANTED
Chamber of Commerce Preparing to
Entertain Our Visitors

The chamber of commerce was undergo
ing renovation yesterday, preparatory TO
the reception Monday evening to the Christ
ian Endeavorers and their friends. Flags
were being used generously and new dec
oration the secretary has discovered, which
was used to good effect In the county ex-
hibit at the Omaha exposition. 1t is a
butterfly made of yellow and whitet muslin,
cut out in an intricate pattern, and is very
effective. Flowers are very much desired,
and any one willing to contribute will be
doing a favor by notifying the secretary,
and the flowers will be called for President
Forman has appointed the following mem
bers on the reception committee: ]. F.
Francis, o. H. Churchill, w. w. Tinker,
w. C. Patterson, j. r. Newberry, Arthur
Let's, w. ]. Could DR.. c. v. Baldwin, F..
w. Blanchard. w. F. Bosbyshell DR.. w. f.
Freeman, c. Gephard H. o. Brooks, Dr..
r. w. Hill, w. E. Howard, G. F. Conant,
James Jones, M. ]. Hall, G. Snsabaugh, c..
c. Wright, Dr.. H. Worthington, Rev. Burt
Estes Howard, A. H. Naftzger, Prof. Edwin
T. Pierce.
The following letter from the Red Cross
society of San Francisco, signed by Mrs.
]. Lowenberg, Mrs. Robt. Mackenzie, Sec
retary, has been received:
1.-The hospitality committee acknowledges
your very liberal donation of lemons to the
Red Cross work at the ferry and thank you
heartily for the same. They are most ac-
ceptab,e and will be sent on board the trans
ports for outgoing troops, probably to be
enjoyed by your own southern soldiers"
The herald., 1898-06-26
cepted from Virginia under the second


call.
There is now at Camp Alger a colored
battalion from Ohio and ones sefIthe Mas
sachusetts regiments includes some negro
privates. In addition to these volunteers
recommended under the regular levies, four
Of the so-called immune regiments. the
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth, will
be composed of negroes.
In furnishing officers for these colored
commands the War Department has had
a serious problem to deal with. 1t is the
Presidents desire to give the negroes q
representation as officers. In the last war.
when there were 81, ,7S1 negro troops-three-
year men-in the Federal army, the Of
ficers were white men.
When the proposition was made to place
negroes over some of the colored COM
mands now being raised, the question Of
how the officers mess would be arranged
when there were white and colored Of
ficers in the same regiment. came up. That
question remains to be settled.
The experiment of negro regiment whoi-
ly officered by negroes is to be tried IN thn
case of the North Carolina regiment, whose
Colonel will be colored man and the only
bama regiment the officers will be white
men. In the immune negro regiments
there will be a mixture, the Colonels and
other field officers and the Captains be-
ing white and the Lieutenants and other
lesser officers black. 1t Is in this combina-
ton of white and colored officers that this
color line is expected to cause trouble.
A regular army Lieutenant who Is en-
gagged In mastering in negro companies for
one of the immune regiments said that the
men promised to make good soldiers.
"They are all right physically" he said,
"of course, most of them are illiterate and
they know nothing about military tactics,
but with good officers and careful train
ing they ought to fight well.
Army experts regard the officering of
negro regiments with negroes as an ex-
pertinent which may or may not turn out
well. The negro needs to be fed we'll, they
say, to make good fighter, and there is
some doubt whether colored troops will
follow one of their own race ~ well ~
! they would white ofhcer.
The herald., 1898-06-26
GALL FOR CoLoRED TROOPS
Ten Thousand Negro Soldiers Now il
the Army

NEW YORK, June pa special to the
Times from Washington says:
When the mastering in of new organiza-
tions under the second call is completed
the volunteer army will include between
5000 and 10000 negro soldiers and more
negro officers than ever before were in the
service of the United States.
Under the first volunteer call few col
ored troops were offered by the States, the
restriction of the call of the National
Guard having tendency to shut out the
colored men.
When the second call was issued the
President let it be known that he would
like to have an opportunity given to negro
volunteers to enlist when new organiza-
tions were to be taken in.
In response to his suggestion, seven COM
panies of colored troops are to be mustered
in in North Carolina which, added to the
three colored companies already in serv-
ice from that State will make ten-com-
pany regiment of something more than
1000 men. In Alabama a battalion of negro
troops was taken in under the first call
Two battalions Of negro troops will be ac-
The herald., 1898-06-26
KNOWN IN THE EAST
SPENCER AND CAMPBELL HAVE
BEEN ARRESTED BEFORE
They Worked the Same Old "Graft" in
st. Louis and Were There Jailed.
What the Officers Say

Spencer and Campbell, the pair of bun CO
men who are now in the county jail await
ing trial on the charge of grand larceny
In doing young G. Seagrave out of $500, are
well known In the east. Chief Of Police
Glass received a letter yesterday from a
well-known detective in Chicago acquaint-
ing him with some things concerning their
record in and around that section of the
country.
From "bunco" standpoint the graft
that the pair worked on Seagrave was a
piece de resistance. One of them told Sea.
grave that by giving $500 in cash as security
he could get the position of collector for the
Davies Lumber company. The pair went
to the lumber yard and the second bunco
man walked up and was introduced as J.
NJ Davies, the president of the company.
He and Seagrave drove up town together
and the latter gave him the $500 as Sc.
curity, and the man never came back until
the police detectives arrested him on a
charge of grand larceny. The letter from
the Chicago officer reads:
II am in receipt of your letter of June
18th, enclosing photographs of three bunco
men. The man giving his name as D. c.
Spencer, alias Ross, was arrested IN Louis
VIE, n.y., aug "a, 1850, IOr SWlnuIlnS
scheme similar to the one operated In your
city. On Aug. 23, 1896, he was arrested in
ST. Louis under the name of Albert Webster.
l think he was arrested on general prin-
ciples there. The man giving his name as
A. B. Campbell was arrested in st. Louis
with Webster on March %, 1896. There he
gavA the name of Charles e. Austin. The
picture of him taken at that time shows
him with smooth face. The one giving
his name as Gus Bowers do not know"
The letter then tells the result of the in
quiries made at the lodging houses on Mich
lgan boulevard, where the pair were thought
to have stopped. The landlady at the first
place said that she recognized the picture of
Campbell who, in company with another
man, had stopped at her place for a few
weeks. The landlady at 1851 Michigan boule-
ward identified both the pictures of Spencer
and Campbell as those of men who had
left her place before the holidays last year
to visit Milwaukee, and who had not re-
turned since.
Bowers is thought to have had hand in
the job, too, but thus far the officers have
not made a strong case against him. He
was recently brought back from Sacra-
mento to stand trial on a charge Of hav-
ing defrauded the Van Nuys hotel. Bowers
case was called by Justice Morrison yester-
day, but continued until July 9th, at 9:30
q, m,
The herald., 1898-06-26
PERSONAL

Miss Jennie E. Hall of San Francisco is
at the Catalina hotel.
H. G. Terry and N. Jacoby of this city are
in New York city on business.
Miss Louise A. Hoffman of San Francisco
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Day, 949
South Hill street.
Miss f. Burr of Mills college. near Oak
land, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Clark, 933 Olive street.
Miss Rebecca M. Kimball of San Fran
cisco is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Harding, 1888 Orange street.
Police Judge Owens is expected home
from San Francisco today, where he has
been absent on military business.
]. w. Treadwell of the Trinity Presby-
terian church of San Francisco is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Radford, 2645 Mentone
avenue.
Clerk Knsly of Justice Owens depart
ment returned yesterday from his ranch In
Kern county, where he had been passing a
vacation.
II. G. Franklin of the First Baptist
church of Santa Ana is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. M. II. Swift, 242 West Twenty.
third street.
Miss Alice B. Whitmore of the First Pres
byterian church of Santa Ana is being en-
tertained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s.
Magnus, 651 South Hill street.
Miss Frances Cooke Holden of the Frs,
Baptist church of Santa Ana Is the gues:
Of Miss Fannie Devall, corner Forty fifth
street and Pasadena avenue.
Ex-Congressman c. Fl. Yoakum of Green
vile. Texas, is in the city, visiting his
brother, DR.. +. A. Yoakum. He will remain
here some time for the purpose of recuper.
ating, his health having been failing oil
late.
Miss Marguerite Coleman has arrived
from San Francisco to act as prima donna
for the Carl Martens Opera company. Sht
will make her local debut in the characte,
Of Marguerite in "Faust." Miss Coleman
is said to have a voice Of much sweetnes.
and of fine technic, having sung in Italiar
opera In the east.
The herald., 1898-06-26
A Narrow Escape

The steamer Hermosa. owned by the
Banning Brothers, has returned from the
north, where she was for some time en-
gagged in the Alaska shipping trade. This
has petered out, however, and the vessel
will resume her trips between San Pedro
and Santa Catalina island this summer.
On Monday evening last, while between
Seattle and San Francisco, the ship mar
rowly escaped destruction from fire. The
flames were noticed coming out between
the jacket of the smokestack and the hurri-
cane deck. First officer Leighton was
asleep in his stateroom when the smoke
entered his apartment, nearly causing his
suffocation. He gave the alarm and by dint
of quick and hard work the crew saved the
vessel, the fire being extinguished fifteen
minutes after its discovery.
The herald., 1898-06-26
GOT IN THE WAY
Officer Blackburn Sent Him to the
Station

Henry Heidelberg, a fresh boy, who lives
at ZIG 8. Bunker Hill avenue was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Officer Blackburn.
on a charge of disturbing the peacs. Heidel-
berg expected to meet a couple Of girls who
were attending the matinee performance at
the Orpheum, and stood with his bicycle
waiting outside for them. When the crowd
began to file out, Heidelberg moved with
his bicycle up onto the sidewalk. blocking
the way of the people. Officer Blackburn
ordered him to get off the sidewalk, but, nc
cording to the officers statements, Heidel-
berg cursed him and became further "sas-
sy'' by putting his thumb to his nose and
spreading out his fingers.
Heidelberg was then arrested and sent In
the patrol wagon to the police station.
Wagon Officer Richardson found that the
boy held an open knife IN his hand, so
promptly took the weapon away from him.
The boy was insolent to the ofYicer during
the ride to the station. Heidelberg was re-
leased on SO cash bail.
The herald., 1898-06-26
Blew Out the Gas

Yesterday morning the odor of gas was
detected in the hallway of the United States
hotel and an investigation showed that the
gas was escaping from the room occupied by
T. ]. McCullan. The room was entered and
the man discovered sleeping on the bed. He
was with difficulty aroused only partially
and hurried to the receiving hospital. DR.
Hagan soon had him out of danger. Nc
Cullan had been on a spree for some days
and in his drunken condition blew out the
gas. He did not remember any circum.
stances of the affair
The herald., 1898-06-26
Injured by a Train

Cornelius Marshall. a section boss on the
Southern Pacific railroad, was brought to
the city yesterday morning on the San
Francisco train, which had run over him.
Marshall had attempted to board the train
at point just north of Saugus, and slipped
under the cars. The wheels passed over
him, cutting off both feet above the ankles
1t was first thought that Marshall could
not withstand the shock, but after seeing
the injured man at the Sisters hospital last
night DIR. F. K. Ainsworth expressed some
hope for his recovery.
The herald., 1898-06-26
NEED HORSES BADLY
Slow Progress of the Siege Guns to
the Front

CHICAGO, June 25.-A special copyright
cable to the Chicago Daily News reads as
follows:
Near Santiago de Cuba, June "a, via Port
Antonio Jamaica, June 25.-The latest esti-
mate is that the American troops will storm
the outer entertainments east of Santiago
tomorrow and that they will be at the very
gates of that city Sunday. The Cubans are
to be given the post of honor If they can
hold it. junction has been formed be-
tween Garcia and Castillo, and about 60O(
Cubans are now cooperating with the
American forces. The need of horses is i'm
perative There are not enough animals
to get the artillery along, to say nothing OF
the wagon trains of supplies. Light batter
les of siege guns are now moving on San
tiago.
The herald., 1898-06-26
IT WILL BE READ

Advertisers in The Herald may
hereafter find a word or two in their
advertisements wrongly spelled, but
the readableness of the advertisement
will not be hurt, and 1t will be read
by many more people, and a good
deal more carefully than has usually
been the case. The Herald's "Spell-
ing School' will add a new interest
to advertising.
The herald., 1898-06-26
A Fighting Preacher

Sergeant Morton arrested a badly ntoxi-
Gated Irshman last evening at the corner
of Main and First streets. but it took con-
siderable energy on the part of the officer
to do so as the Celt was furious. The son of
Erin was trying to preach and during the
course of his remarks took occasion to
speak in loud and bosterous praise of the
pope and Christ. The enthusiasm of tine
speaker became so violent that he was final
ly arrested and sent to the police station,
where he was booked as 1.-The Wild Irish
man."
The herald., 1898-06-26
A Test Case

Max Roth was arrested yesterday on a
charge of selling cigarettes to minor Mrs.
G. A. Webster of 519 Banning street swore
to a complaint. charging Roth with having
sold cigarettes to her minor son, Edwin.
Roth was released on bail His arrest is
said to be test case, for If the ordinance is
upheld, crusade will be begun by the
w. c. T. U. against other tobacco dealers
who help to corrupt the youth of the city
by selling them "cigaroots.'
The herald., 1898-06-26
New Postage Stamps

The stamp clerk at the postoffice is hav-
ing a lively time during the last day or
two. The Transmississippi stamps have
been received, and there is great demand
for them. The stamps are very pretty as
collection and the designs are all character
istic of the west.
The herald., 1898-06-26
Arrested on Suspicion

Officer Burt Smith observed F. H. Rob-
inson apparently offering money to 9-year-
old girls at the corner Of New High and
Marchessault streets yesterday morning,
and thought the occurrence very suspi-
cious. especially as the girls did not take
the money. The officer arrested Robinson
on suspicion.
The herald., 1898-06-26
Lee Smashed Him

All Lee, an employe at the Chinese the
ater, was found guilty of battery by JUS
tice Morrison yesterday and will be SEN
fenced tomorrow. Lee smashed All Nook,
another Chinese, over the head when the
latter went to the Chinese theater to try
to settle up some money matters.
The herald., 1898-06-26

John Griffith applied at the receiving hos
pital yesterday for medical treatment. His
collar-bone was broken some time ago
but, as he has been arrested several tins
for drunkenness, he did not realize appar.
emily until yesterday that his shoulder re-
quired additional treatment
The herald., 1898-06-26

William Talbot and Sumner Pace, a cou-
pie of little boys who disturbed the peace
of the San Pedro street school, were found
guilty yesterday by Justice Morrison and
will be sentenced tomorrow afternoon.
The herald., 1898-06-26

Robert Richardson was fined 81 by JUS
tice Morrison yesterday for having violated
the license ordnance Robert was caught
peddling chickens in Chinatown without q
license.
The herald., 1898-06-26

Police officers arrested Frank White, AL
bert Medina, Frank Woods and Ed Scott
on suspicion on Alameda street yesterday
morning.
The herald., 1898-06-26
VIII You Go Campin .

this summer? Camp supplies for sale at
James w. Hellman's, successor to w. G. Fur
rey Co.