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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
DRAINAGE OUTLETS CHANGED.
WESTERN OUTLET TO BE At THE
FOOT OF WEST BROAD st.

Lines For the Reynolds street outlet
Given the COntractors-Wo rk TO
Begin on the Western Side Of the
City in a Few days-Much water
Encountered on RandoIph street,
why Not Use Drainage Tiles to
Underdrain the City in Connection
With the Sewer Work.
The drainage committee of Council met
yesterday and fixed the Quite lor tl-
Farm street sewer.
The original plan for the system pro-
vided for the outlet at the foot 81 Farm
street. This was the most drtet route.
but the same difficulty was met with as
with the Randolph street sewer. in b7A
cases the last block intervenir- between
the river and the sewer was private prop
ETY. through which the right of way had
not been secured. The proper owners.
not being willing to give righis Of way
and as much time would hava been lost
by condemnation proceedings, il was found
necessary to change both outlets.
The Randolph street sewer viii run on
Bay street for one block and then turn
into Reynolds street, into which it VIII
empty.
The outlet for the Farm street sewer
will be at the foot of West Broad street
The sewer win run along River street
from Farm to West Broad.
The contractors were given the lines for
the Randolph street outlet yesterday. As
about 800 feet of additional iron pipe will
have to be cast on account OF the change
there will be a short delay on this ac-
count The pipe has already been ordered
The lines for the Farm street sewer out
let will probably be given Monday. Work
is being pushed right along on the Ran
dolph street sewer. Work will probably be-
gin on the Farm street sewer
next week The contractors will then be
able to work two gangs of men. When the
sewer pipe arrives on the ground more
gangs will be put to work.
One of the difficulties which the contrac-
tors have met with in constructing the
sewer on Randolph street as the large
amount of water there, the bottom Of the
trench being at all times a running stream.
The pumps are kept constantly going 10
keep the water from rising in the trench
The water seems to come from under
ground streams or springs. Just now the
eastern side of the bluff is being relieved
of considerable quantity OF water. This is
only temporary drainage, however. The
sewer is required to be imperviOus 10 wa
ter. The Waring system is for sewerage
only and does not contemplate taking care
of either underground or surface drain
age.
Health Officer LeHardy laid especial
stress a few months ago upon the amount
of wafer that was oozing from the sides
of the bluff on the slopes around the city
and his representations were such as to
secure considerable drainage work by the
order of council, with very good results.
If tile drain pipes were laid alongside the
sewers, a ready means of escape would be
provided for all the surface water which
sinks into the soil and the sanitary bene-
fits of the house drainage work greatly
increased. The trenches being necessarily
open for the laying OF the sewers there
would be but little expense beyond the
cost of the pipe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
COMING THIS AFTERNOON.
Col. Thomas f. Barr Expected To-
day From Washington,

Col. Thomas F. Barr, the new Judge ad.
vocate in the court martial of Capt. O. M
Carter, will arrive from Washington this
afternoon via the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular Railroad. He went from Chica
so 10 Washington before coming to Sa-
Vannah, and will arrive here prepared
no doubt, to take the case up at once.
There have been no indications as vet
that a postponement of the court martial
will be asked for, and in fact it is no,
now believed that there will be another
one, unless 1t is caused by some unfore-
seen contingency. In the event the trial
is to take place on the date set, the wit
nesses will probably be summoned on
Monday. Some of them live out of the
city, and 1t will take them some time TO
get here Both sides are still working
on the case, but recently there have been
no new developments in any of its feat
ures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
SANITARY INSPECTORS WORK.
The Number of Inspection Made Last
Year.

The reports of the sanitary inspectors
to the health officer show that a large
amount of work has been done during the
year. Inspector Marcus Loewenthars re-
port shows the greatest number of inspec-
tons, 1929 Inspector Barney Mcdonald
reports 22,70S inspections, and Inspector
S. Stein $50
Dr. LeHardy will request council to in
crease the pay of the inspectors At pres
ent the chief inspector receives a salary
of SO per month, and the other inspectors
$50 month.
A sanitary inspector is as important an
Official to the city as policeman or a
fireman. said DR.. LeHardy, in speaking
of The matter, land should receive fully
as much pay"
Chief Inspector Melvin has been enga ged
in sanitary work for the city for several
years, and has proven an exceedfn civ
competent and valuable official. During
the summer months The important work
of directing the work of the sanitary in
Spectors, and seeing TO the carrying out
of the orders of the health officer was per
formed By him. There are minor officials
In the employ of the city receiving more
salary than Mr.. Melvin, whose services
are not of one-tenth the importance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

Mrs. 3. Evoy, wife of Philip Evoy of
Darien. formerly Miss b. Ross of Quebec,
Canada, died suddenly yesterday at the
ridge" near Darien, of heart failure,
brought on by indigestion.
She leaves husband ana one child, who
reside in Daren. Her mother, Mrs. Drew
han, and a sister reside In Mobile. Ala.
Mrs. Evoy's remains were brought from
Darien via the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular railway to Savannah. and were
shipped to New York on the steamship
Gate City They will be sent from New
York by rail TO Quebec her former home.
where the funeral Will take place Tues
day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

Hartwig Jonah Johnson and Joseph Ian
sen.. sailors of the barkentine Ideal we're
arrested for desertion yesterday. at the
request of Acting Vice Consul J. /. Ran
kin, ON warrants issued by Justice Ma
thans. Both are Frenchmen. and refpsod
10 return to their vessel, which is To- ali
to-day. They succeeded in keeping avyev
from the officers until spotted by Consta,
BILE H. T. Beckett. on account of he faet
that the men are still disinclined 70 leave.
they will not be turned over to the cap
tain until the vessel sails.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
NOT FOR TRAVELLING PAUPERs.
Charitable Association Funds for Sa-
vannah's Poor.

Charitable Association Funds for Sa-
vannah's Poor.
+ The sentiment among members of the
Charitable Association is that they will be
unable to undertake caring for the poor
travelling through the country and who
are shifted here by other places and then
expected to be sent elsewhere.
1t seems never to have been contemplated
to thus extend the jurisdiction of the as
citation, and the feeling of the members
seems to be that they win congratulate
themselves, if able to partially care for
the needy poor of Savannah. The travel
ing class the association desires to dis
card, as they have been absorbing what
little fund the city did get together. to
the exclusion of the poor al home With
few exceptions, the majority of those APP
plying for aid at the city exchange, so
from place to place, and do not hope to
help themselves, but expect aid from the
cities at which they stop.
Mr.. Isaac G.. Hass, treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, said yesterday that a consider
able fund has already been collected from
subscriptions If the associa ton can care
for the poor of Savannah, it will do well,
he said. He is not in favor of dispensing
money and railroad passes to people stop
ping here, unless the case is deserving.
The majority are not, he thought, and mi
grating people should not be encoura ged
by any city. People tour the whole coun-
try i'm that manner, and the railroads and
cities gave out large sums of money, en-
courasing a practice which should be
discouraged as much as possible.
Concerning the matter of dispensing the
city fund to that class, Mr.. Haas did not
think it necessary to call the executive
board of the association together. Ger
tain cases will be taken up by the agent
and cared for, but the associa ton will not
bind itself to care for travellers indiscrim-
i1ately.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
IMPROVING THE NEW SECTION.
Price street Being Graded and Bar
nard Street Being Opened.

Price street Being Graded and Bar
nard street Being Opened.
The grading of Price street from An
derson street south to Railroad boulevard
has made a marked Improvement in that
part of the city. Two new houses are all
ready nearly completed on the improved
part of the street, and several more will
be under construction in the course Of
a few weeks. The Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company, which owns
1000 feet of the frontage on the east
side of the street, intends curbing the
sidewalk in front of it's property. The
work of opening and grading Barnard
street south OF Anderson street is in prog
ress.
Concrete sidewalks and pavements viii
be the most popular in the improvements
to be made during the present year. and
especially in the southern section.
The question Of sidewalks has been given
considerable attention by Alderman
Krouskof. who intends pushing this char
acter of Improvement in the southern sec
ton during the year His reason for adj
vocating the concrete paving is its uni
formity There are no bricks constantly
being displaced and thereby destroying
the smoothness of the walk. Among the
other advantages, Alderman Krouskoff
says, there is no expense i'm putting down
curbing and the saving from this amounts
to considerable. The concrete or artificial
stone being the cheaper. the alderman will
endeavor TO border all property in his
section with beautiful walks of this ma
teriQl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
ONE-SEVENTH OF LUNA HID.
Fog Prevented n Good view of the
Moons Eclipse.

- U.s. a. UOOu lew VI tut
Moons Eclipse.
The partial eclipse of the moon last
night was not as clear as had been given
promise of by the fine afternoon.
The outlines were not distinct, owing TO
the heavy fog that prevailed Many saw
the phenomenon, nevertheless, though
watching it would have been of greater
interest had there been no mist to blend
shadow with substance Instead of the
clearly cut outlines that are seen in the
eclipses that come when the weather is
clear, that of last night showed, when it
showed them at all, delineations that were
but poorly marked.
Occasionally very good views of the
eclipse could be obtained. This was when
the fog would have riffs made in it by
currents of air. AT such times the out
lines of the moon and the shadow cast
upon a segment of its disc were clear and
distinct. A great many had read the ac-
count of the eclipse, as it appeared in the
Morning News of yesterday, written by
Mr.. Otis Ashmore, and it had aroused
considerable interest in the event. 1t was
regretted that the fog rendered lis view
uncertain, for, though the eclipse did not
shut off more than one-seventh of the
surface of Luna, even a partial obscuring
of her disk by the earths shadow is not
an every night occurrence.
The eastern edge of the moon was hid
den by the shadow. The moon began ia
enter this at 647:30 O'clock The schedule
drawn by the astronomers had it that il
would be in the midst of the shadow at
1855 O'Clock, and that it would leave its
outer edge at S:23. Anyone desiring TO test
the accuracy of their calculations would
have found difficulty in doing So on ac-
count of the fog.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
PoMP THOMAS IN JAIL.
VIII Stay There Until the Inquest In
the Minerva Brown Case.

Pomp Thomas, the negro wanted for the
murder of Minerva Brown in Yamacraw
was arraigned in police court yesterday.
aud Recorder Hartridge directed that he
be held subject to the coroner's warrant
Coroner Goette is out of the CITY but
the inquest will be held immediately ON
his return. The witnesses are available
and no delay will be had from that source
The negroes capture was not surprisina
to the police. 1t is well known. aud nar-
ticularly among the negroes, that when a
crime IS committed the negro is ALMOST
sure to return to investigate the result
of his work. Knowing this, the tactics
Of the police are to keep watch on the Of
tenders home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
a LADIES LUNCHEON.
Innovation to De IntrOGu ced by the
WOman's Exchnuee

The ladies in charge of the Woman,s Ev.
change at Bull and Perry streets will in.
troduce an innovation to-day. This fter.
noon from 4:SO to O'Clock they will serve
hot , choco.ate ana oysters to the ladies', and
will do so every pleasant Saturday a fter'
noon during the season. They are much
encouraged with the liberal patropago
they have had of late, and ore thankfuI 10
their friends for their kind atten lions
They expect another season to evolve from
the exchange "a woman's club to he 1ocot1
ed on Bull street, whose objects win bo
literary as well as commercial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
work ON DnIe Avenue.

The new Thunderbolt highway is being
pushed forward quite rapidly. The rough
grading is finished as far as Cuyler swamp.
A carload of sample gravel was being
dumped yesterday near the Waters road,
and will be put down and tested on the
new road.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY.
Eleven True Bills, One of which Is
for Murder.

The grand jury met in the afternoon
and returned eleven indictments, one for
murder, eight for assault with intent to
murder. one for larceny after trust and
one for burglary.
William Spauldlng was indicted for the
murder of Noses King on West Broad
street Christmas eve,
Harmon Haywood was indicted for as
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should
not be neglected. Browns Bronchial
Troches are a simple remedy, and give
prompt relief. Is cents a box.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
E-N
1898.
Come ard Get Your Yearly c,,.n,,.

Come ard Get Your Yearly Calendar
A handsome and useful monthly pad
calendar tells the day of the week
months, changes of the moon. etc nre.
scented to all purchasers this week. m.
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com nanv
l06 Broughton street. west.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
oak, Pine ana Lfghtwooa

All sizes and lengths. for sale bv p y
cassels. Office and yard. 70S Gwinnett
street, east Telephone Tad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

Pure blood is absolutely necessary for
perfect health Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
one true blood purifier, and great health
giyer.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
SIDE + RIPS

are made feature by the Southern
Railway. Tourists and all patrons Of
the Southern Railway have most care-
fuI attention at the hands of its many
representatives, who are fully In
formed on all subjects incident 10
travel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

In the Court of Ordinary yesterday Ju-
Tia V. Davis. widow of Gilbert l.. Davis.
filed petition for years support for her
self and minor children.
George J. Mills filed an application for
extra compensation as administrator Of
the estate of Euphemia Cunningham.
Up 10 date 207 liquor dealers of Cha ham
county have registered with the Ordinary
for The new wear
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

In the city Court yesterday the follow
ing criminal cases were disposed of: Anna
Quarterman, cheating and swindling, S25
or twelve months; James Trottman. sim
pie larceny, $25 or six months; Isucius
Wright, assaulting and beating Ada Ba-
ker, $40 or six months; f. M. Grace. va
grancy two months on the county farm.
and Henry Green, larceny from the house,
500 or six months
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08

A final hearing was had before Judge
Faligant on the motion for new trial to
the case of the Commercial Guano Com
pany against D. c. Swindie, trustee and
claimant. The verdict was for the de-
PENDANT, and the plaintiff is making the
motion. The case is pending in Liberty
County Court.
\ write of certorari was allowed to is
sue in the case of J. II. Shearous & Co.
against Roxy \. Morgan, tried in Justice
Wickhams Court.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17
MAGAZINE OVERHEATED.
Which Might Have Occasioned the
Explosion on the Maine.

SAN DIEGO. Feb. 1G.-The news of
the disaster to the battleship Maine was
received among naval officers here with
much interest but causes little excite
.nent. No significance is attached to
the fact that the ship was in a Spanish
port a the time of its occurrence.
1t is generally conjectured by the Of
ficers that the explosion was occasioned
by oyerheating of the forward 10-inch
magazine, which in the Maine is inn
mediately forward on both the star
board side, and surrounded by coal
bunkers for protection. 1t is probable
that fire broke out III one of these bunk
ers. and before being discovered COM
municated the heat to the magazine.
When fully equipped for service the
10-inch magazine of the Maine con-
tains, besides twenty tons of powder
in 10-inch charges. four war heads for
1S-inch torpedoes, each containing 120
pounds of gun cotton Only a very
large amount of explosive such as this
could have produced the reported ex-
plosion.
Orders are expected for both the Mon
terey and Monadnock to sail for San
Francisco in a few days, but nothing
definite is known of the future move
ment of either vessel.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17

Reported That the Queen Confirms the Loss
Of the Ship.
Thought That at Least Twenty
Eiph+ PASSENGERS Were Aboard
the Vessel at the Time of Her
Burning, Together With Crew
of Forty, No Tidings OF ANY OF
Whom Have Been Received.

SEATTLE. Feb. 16.-The owners OF
the steamer Clara Nevada, which has
been reported lost with all on board in
Berners Bay. Alaska, to-day refunded
to the $50 passengers booked for he1
next trip the money paid for tickets.
II is thought that there We're at least
twenty-eight passengers on the steam
er when she left Skaguay. This, With
her crew of forty, would make sixty
eight persons whose fate is awaited
with anxiety.
So far as can be ascertained, the crew
was made up as follows: Captain, Z.
H. Lewis, Portland; Pilot, Ed. Kelly;
first officer, Smith; second ofhcer II.
Bowen of San Francisco; purSer,
George Foster Beck of Portland; freight
clerk. George Rogers; chief engineer,
D. Reed of San Francisco; first as
sistant engineer, Thomas Williams;
second assistant engineer, Moser of Sc
attic: carpenter w. A. Jacobs; assist
ant carpenter. l.. Boyce; steward,
O'Donnen; mess boy, Frank Bowen;
two cabin boys, Perkins and Butler.
There was aboard, whose names can
not be learned, four quartermasters,
two sailors. three firemen, three coal
passers, one night watch, assistant
steward, four cabin boys, three COOKS
and two kitchen helpers.
THE CLARA NEVADA WAS LOST.
SEATTLE Feb. ia private tele-
gram from Nanaimo, b. c., says that
the steamer Queen has arrived there
from Skaguay, Alaska, bringing con-
firmatory news of the loss of the steam
er Clara Nevada
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17

Maine, and Captain-G Blanco
placed all his resources at the disposal
Of General Lee.
INSTRUCTIONS TO MISS BARTON.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE following
instructions have been cabled to Miss
Clara Barton. President of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, now at Havana:
Save neither trouble nor expense to
render every possible assistance to our
wounded sailors
DYNAMITE CRUISER VESUVIUS.
JACKSONVILLE (F'la), Feb. 10
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius left
here tonight for Key West, there to
await further orders.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17
NEWS AT MARE ISLAND.
The Disaster Creates a Sensation
Among Naval Officers.

VALLEJO (Cal), Feb. 1.-THE news
OF the disaster to the cruiser Maine
created a decided sensation among the
naval officers at Mare Island. Shortly
after the arrival of the San Francisco
papers ar Associated Press reporter
interview. ed the most prominent OF
them. among whom were Rear-Admiral
Kirkland. Captain Henry Glass and
other officials of the navy yard.
Admiral Kirkland said: Il am just
reading about il now. There has been
no official correspondence whatever.
They cannot tell anything until the div
ers get to work. If the plates in the
Names hull are bent out, the explo-
sion occurred on board. If they are
bent in. then it came from the outside.
/ cannot tell anything about it until
learn further details"
Admiral Kirkland comedies with Cap
tain Sumner that the accident theory Is
untenable if the explosion occurred TT
the forward end near the mems quar-
tiers, and not near the main magazine.
Captain Henry Glass. e. s. N, of the
Mare Island navy yard. said: Il know
nothing except what l have read i'm the
papers. 1t may have been caused by
spontaneous combustion in the coal
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17
BLOWN UP BY A TORPEDO.
SENSATIONAL REPORT COMING
FROM KEY WEST.
Said to be Capt. Sigsbee's Impres.
sion Of the Wrecking Of the
Battleship Maine.

KEY WEST, Feb. 16.-The CORE
spondent of the Associated Press has
been assured in a reliable quarter that
Captain Sigsbee is under the impress
sion that the warship Maine was blown
up by floating torpedo. and tnat he
has communicated his impressions TO
Washington, asking at the same time
that the Navy Department should send
naval engineers and mechanics to in
vestigate the explosion.
The Plant line steamer Olivette did
not leave Havana until 3 o'clock this
afternoon. and did not reach here I'M
til shortly after. 10 o'clock.
THE STORY DISCREDITED.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-The above
dispatch was shown to Lieutenant
Whitelesey of the Navy Department.
who had been deputed by Secretary
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17
IRVING M. SCOTT.
Discusses the Disaster Which Be.
fell the Warship.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.-Trving
NJ. Scott, Vice President and General
Manager of the Union Iron Works of
this city, which built the battleship
Oregon, upon learning of the loss of the
Maine. said
While it is impossible, with the facts
al hand, to give any definite reason for
the accident, there are several condi-
tions which may have occurred, any of
which might account for the destruction
of the vessel. For instance a fire in the
coal bunkers where they abutted against
the magazines might heat the parti-
tons sufficiently to explode the powder
in the maSazines
That the explosion was not in the
boiler rooms is evident, for the ship was
at rest and all her steaming capacity
was therefore under full control. 1t
might have occurred in the gun cotton
magazine or from the vessels torpe-
does. If such was the case, and the eX-
ploSiOn occurred in the forward torpedo
tube compartment, it would readily ac-
count for the sinking of the monster
vessel.
"A torpedo fastened underneath her
bottom might have caused the same re-
suits, and while it is natural under the
existing condition of affairs between this
country and Spain that some enthusi-
astic Spaniard out of spite might have
occasioned it. or that some equally en-
thusiastic rebel with the idea of aggra-
waiting the relations between Spain and
America might have done it. yet the
very meager reports SO far received and
the specific request of her commander
that judgment be suspended indicate
that the calamity was due to some
utterly unforeseen accident On board that
ship herself