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at the court house since II o'clock the
night before. About one-half the police
force, forty-fve in number, was at the
court house the entire day Lieut.. Owen
Reilly being in immediate charge. Mayor
Meldrim took command Of the force in
the morning, as provided by the law, and
remained on the ground nearly the entire
day, only going to his meals and spend
ing short time at his office in the ex-
change. Chief McDermott was in command
during the absence of the Mayor.
The police did their work well. There
was perhaps less criticism of their work
than in any election in recent years. Very
rigid instructions were given the police as
to their duties before they left the bar
racks, and so far as could be judged they
obeyed their Instructions literally.
Mayor Meldrlm did not hesitate to Or
der the arrest of any person who was Gre
ating disorder in any way at the polls
and to further order they be held until
discharged by him. Tom Golden colored,
a well-known Myers worker, was one of
the first to fall under the Mayors watch
full eye. Tom was doing a little scrapping
when the Mayor ordered him sent in and
held until ordered discharged by him. MI
merous bondsmen offered themselves, but
their offers were refused
Isaac Cohen, the messenger of Council,
was another sufferer from the Mayors
vigilance. Cohen was demanding of a po-
liceman that he take a man out of the
line at the Fourth district box and did
not step promptly one side when ordered
to do so by The policeman "Arrest that
man and hold him until 1 order him dis
charged" said the Mayor I'M his most
peremptory tone of voice. The surprised
Cohen was Immediately seized and hus-
tied off toward the patrol wagon, pro-
testing the while that he had done moth
ing TO merit arrest.
The scrapping INDUCED in by the work
ers during the day was entirely of a minor
character, and 1t was a frequent remark
that there had not been a decent scrap
during the entire election. The old-time
fire seemed to be lacking. The time may
come when a Savannah municipal cleo
ton will be as orderly as a church fes-
tival
The features of the new election law
were generally. spoken Of with approval.
This law was introduced Ia the legislature
by Mr.. McDonough, after the subject had
been carefully considered and the bin
drawn up by several gentlemen prominent
on the Liberal side, and the bill was
put through the legislature by the Liberal
Club representatives. 1t is one of the
strange things Of politics that at the first
election under the bin which he had faith
cred Mr. McDonough and his party should
be defeated.
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GAVE HIM SMALL DAMAGES.
Continued from Eighth Page.

continued from Eighth rage.
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mine the infinite variety Of controversies
Of fact which are involved in trials At
common law" ...
You should accord to the testimony OF
these expert gentlemen all the weight that
belongs to it, but you should consider
their testimony in connection with the tes-
timony of the physicians who were sworn
for the plaintiff ana who examined and
treated him Immediately after the col
lsion. You should consider their tesu-
mony in connection with all the other
facts of the case. You should consider
it in the light of your own experience,
and having thus weighed and estimated Il
you should give to II such Importance as
belongs 90 it and no more. You should
not disregard the testimony of one or more
of them because they have been paid by
the defendant company. 1t is proper that
they should be- paid. All of us are paid
for our work. You are paid, and l am
paid, and the counsel are paid. sCiviliza-
ton requires payment for work but YOU
should also bear in mind that when scien-
tihc gentlemen take a position they are
sometimes not without their pride of opn-
ion. If you discover that because of ex-
pressed opinion these gentlemen have be-
come, or either of them has become, parti-
sans you should discreIlft their testimony
just as la 3OA- bNAAtNG Nudl pdIllSdfl-
ship affects it. A partisan however, may
be entirely honest and may speak the
truth. It is all for your determination
at last"
The opinion of Or. Thayer. of Johns
Hopkins Hospital, was that Mr. Polhilrs
nervous condition was largely the result
of association with his wife, an exceedingly
nervous person. This opinion was also
submitted to the jury by Judge Speer for
l,1fr rasHss i
IF this discovery is one of the victories
of modern medical science" said Judge
Speer, ''the poet was altogether wrong, as
he was always half wrong, when he ex-
claimed:
ooh, woman in our hours of ease
Uncertain, coy. and hard to please,
When pain and anguish rend the brow
A ministering angel, thou" o5
Or. Thayer may be right in this con
cTusion, and yet the jury ought not to ba
entirely forgetful of the fact that Mrs.
Polhill, with ALI of her alleged nervous
ness, had long been the intimate companion
of Mr. Polhill, and al a time when he was
one of the crack shots of the state and
perhaps the champion amateur bicyclist
of the South. The point is, was this
connubial association the cause of his
condition"
Judge Speer, IN conclusion, charged as
follows:
Should you find that the plaintiff was
injured and in the manner stated, then
you would be authorized to give only such
damages to the plaintiff as you can say.
in the light of all the evidence, are ascrib-
able solely to the injury. l will add that
he would have the right TO recover dam
ages clearly attributable to that injury,
even though the anxiety of his wife and
his association with her had otherwise
damaged him.
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COST OF THE ELECTION.
Estimated to Have Been About S1O,-
900 n Side.


900 n Side.
The sum total of the cost of the election
to the two opposing factions is not yet
known, but it can be stated as a certainty
that the figure is not anything small. Be
sides the amount of money believed to
have been spent directly in the payment
for votes probably fully as much more
had been spent beforehand, where ii was
thought it would do the most good and
secure the most influence" There were
also numerous incidental expenses in the
way of the hire of halls, bands and ad-
vertising. Each side had number of
workers retained, not all OF whom were
working for love.
Both sides spent considerable money In
having back taxes in order to register
votes who did not feel able to pay their
own taxes. Some are inclined to estimate
the total cost of the election as high as
So. COO for both sides, allowing $4,000 for
the Myers campaign expenditure and $lO,-
900 for his opponents. This is doubtless
an overestimate The total expenditures
on both sides hardly exceeded $1,000, ac-
cording to one estimate.
In fact. it may have been much less.
The following estimate was put down by
an expert as the cost TO both sides: Five
hundred purchasabe votes at an average
price of $40 each, $1,000; 50 workers for
Myers and so for McDonough on the day
n election at $40 each, $1,000; 25 workers
for each side at $50 each, $1,000; hall rent,
$3.50; incidental expenses, each side, $1,000;
total SO. $50. In addition to this, each side
paid several hundred dollars for back
taxes.
The price of votes is said to have ranged
all the way from s. to $40. The market
nrice when the polls opened was said to
he $40 but there was an immediate jump
Ia S15 and this figure, it Is said, paid for
the bulk of the purchased vote. In few
instances Il went as high as $40. After
the morning rush. however, the price drop
ned back 10 so and as the funds began to
run low TO IS.
Tax Collector MCGOWAN and Registrar
Sullivan. together with the force of the
tax collectors office were busy all day i'm
looking up the records Of voters who had
heen turned down by the managers. Some
had Maid their taxes, but lost their receipts
Others thought they had paid their taxes,
but found they had not. A number who
thought they were registered found out
they were mistaken and came to the tax
collector with their tale of woe Some
who were registered attempted to
vote in the wrong district and
rad to go to the registrars to
fnd out where they lived, or rather what
district they lived In when they registered,
having since changed their residence.
Some who were registered had to obtain
certificates from the registrar to this eff
feet and a number had 10 obtain certih-
Gates from the tax collector to the fact
that they had paid taxes charged against
them Altogether It was wearisome day
for the tax collector and his force and
they were glad when II was over. They
did more work and received less money
for the state and county than on any day
since the previous election.
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the line of President street the two lines
converging at the box. AT 10 o'clock there
were over 100 men in each line At the
Fourth district blocked box the lines were
equally as dong. 1t was not until after 2
O'Clock that the lines at these boxes be-
gan TO appreciably decrease. After that
hour they shortened gradually but very
slowly until O'Clock, when there We're
only a few men left in front of each box.
AT O'Clock there was still an occasional
voter at the Fourth district box. At the
other boxes, with the exception of A to z
in the First district, the managers had
been idle the greater part of the after
noon
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PROPOSALS WANTED.


TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Wash.
ington, D. c., Jan. 20, 1399.-Sealed propos-
ais will be received al this Department IN
in 2 o'clock, p, m, Saturday Feb. 4. 1899
for manufacturing and placing In posi-
ton, in complete working order. In the
United States building al Savannah. Ga
and Omaha, Neb., certain quartered white
oak and mahogany furniture Drawings
specifications and blank forms of promo
sails can be obtained upon application 10
this Department The right TO reject any
and an proposals, and to waive defects.
Is reserved. The formal acceptance Of pro-
posals will be dependent upon deficiency
appropriation 10 be provided by Congress
Proposals should be addressed to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury Washington, d. G.
and Endorsed, Proposals for Furniture.
Savannah. Ca, and Omaha, Neb% o. L,'
spaulding. Acting secre tary.
q. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, sAVAN-
nah. Ca, Jan. 81, 1899 Sealed proposals
for Portland cement and broken stone
delivered at Tybee Island. Ga, will be
received here until y o'clock. noon, (city
time, Feb. 81 1880. and then publicly
opened. information furnished on appll-
cation CAssIUS Il. GILLETTE Capt,
Engrs.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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BIG MONEY CAN BE MADE IN A
frst-class restaurant business in Savan-
nah, properly located and managed; have
had years Of experience, can furnish posi-
tive proof Of superior ability to conduct
such a business, and would like to meet.
or correspond with lady or gentleman
with some means with view to opening
a money-making business. Address Lock
Box 267, Savannah, Ga.
WANTED, TO BUY POOL TABLE;
must be cheap. S. w. Sutton, Swainsboro,
Ga.
WANTED, A GOOD HORSE FOR De
livery wagon. Fred A. Harms, H4 Tattnall
street.
WANTED. FIVE THOUSAND OLD
pigeons; VIII pay a good price for them.
Address 4. J. Bottoms, Thomasville, Ga.
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rrc8s THE NEXT MAYOR.
- rom eighth Page.l

.srrlN OH A@+e--
1853 ,,-srs. The MeDonough REQ
Ssy not az az ts-t of it in the Fourth ifs
,s bad wv he Myers men, under the
r:t tao's|s james McBridge. got in
s'ns earn we're about even in the early
HonoIs soIr. both sides claiming to have
rrnliats. r nVll The managers of election,
be aa'1l Min their clerks, were on hand
log5iafL. ,,S clerk of Council w. P. Bailey,
ear.y, v. Ti' obsree Of the arrangement of the
Eho n'' T S- managers and clerks were
boxes nv clerk ]. K. P. Carr of the -su-.
sworn =, ronrt after which they were as
r'Iol, 10 their places. A question was
sgn5l to whether seventy
nsel meridian time or sun.
qua sbogld be observed in opening and
liHe . S' ne poAs. Mr.. Bailey, to whom the
c Ns|s mas referred decided that to be
nav, was best to observe sun time, sew
say sf,b meridian time being "A minutes
en' Than sun time. the polls were opened
l Da-9l o's;ock instead Of Z O'Clock meridian
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

WANTED, ON BOARD UNITED
States transport, a chief steward. None
need apply only with best of English ref
erence. 1876 Bay street, east.
FIRsT-CLASS BOOKKEEPER AND
accountant In town hotel; young man Of
good address preferred; answer in own
handwriting, stating experience. Address
w. A. p, Morning News office.
WANTED, HUsTLING SOLICITOR
as special agent Equitable headquarters.
Valdosta. Address J. T. Blalock, district
agent, Valdosta, Ga.
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Welded QUIETLY AT HOME.

Marriage of Mr.. Ralph II. Tison and
Miss Annie King.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Clark,
on Jones street. was the scene of a quiet
but pretty marriage at an early hour yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Annie G. King Of this city and
Mr.. Ralph r. Tison of Garnett were the
contracting parties. Rev. Arthur ]. Smith
oficiated. Only a few OF the brides and
groom's most intimate friends were pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tson left after the cere-
mony for their future home in Garnett,
taking with them the very best wishes
of their many friends
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A glance at this table will show that
the two boxes in the First and Fourth
districts, which were not blocked, had
slightly larger lists than those which were
blocked. The single box in the Second
district had nearly as large list as
either of the two Fourth district boxes,
and yet it was the quietest box at the
court house during the whole day. In
fact, at all, except the two boxes com
planned of, the voting was conducted quiet
ly and expeditiously.
Mr. NJ. A. O'Byrne representing Mr.
McDonough, endeavored TO have Mr. Nc
Kennas5 the McDonough manager at the
blocked box in the Fourth district re-
moved about noon. Judges Falligant and
Norwood being out of the city, Judge Fer
rilt Vas unable to take action alone There
were no charges against Mr.. McKenna. 1t
was simply said that he was delaying the
election. The list of voters at this box
it seems, was not alphabetically arranged.
In explanation of the delay caused by Mr..
McKenna, it was said that his eyesight
was bad. and this made it difficult 10 find
the names of voters readily. 1t was to
Mr.. McKema's interest, as McDonough
manager, to facilitate rather than delay
the vote at his box
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CHANGED THE ORDER.
Connecticut Troops Directed to
savannah and Then Held Back.

Word was received by Col. Bellinger yes
terday that the remaining two battalions
of the Third Connecticut had been ordered
TO move to Savannah from SummerviIe,
S. c., and would be here to-day He
was arranging for their camping ground
when another dispatch came. stating that
the order had been countermanded. What
the cause of the change was is not known.
II may have been due to the stiff kick that
Charleston is putting up against the re-
moval Of the troops from her door to Sa-
vannah.
This morning Maj. Trimble OF the bat
talon of the Connecticut regiment in camp
city.
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DIVISION OF THE VOTERS.
Lists in All Districts Were About
Equally Divided.

Although the registration lists for the
First, Third and Fourth districts were all
divided on the same letters-A to X and L
10 1.-THE division was as nearly even as
it would have been possible to obtain un
der any other plan, as will be shown by
the following statement of the registra>
ton by districts obtained from Registrar
Jerome G. Sullivan and published in yes
terdays Morning News:
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MISCELLANEOUS.

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to notify our trade that we have leased one
of the stores at Odd Fellows Hail. Bar
nard and State. and VIII remove 70 our
new place within ten days. Special in-
ducements on all goods during this week.
come early. $. Bernstein. variety store.
BEFORE YOU BUY OR SELL PROP
erty, consult Robert IL. Tatem. real estate
dealer No Z York street, west.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED. TWO WHITE GIRLS AS
walters, a / the Palmetto House.
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Sack and the Beanstalk,", Klaw & Err
hangers extravasanza, which has been a
remarkable success from its first pro,luc-
ton, three years ago, will be seen for
the first time in Savannah tonight. The
claim is made for the production that il
is the finest of its class the American
stage has ever had, and is presented by
the largest company on the stage this sea-
son. Emile Beaupre, Marie Celeste, Mel
lie Lynch, Hattie Moore, Harry Kelly.
Ross Snow, Harry Clay Blaney Henry
Leone, Fl. NJ. Morse and Daniel Baker
are among the principle members of the
company, which numbers eighty peo-
pie. The sale of seats indicates that the
production will be before large audience.
The play being really the first spectacular
play of the season, this is but natural
In addition to that, Klaw & Granger have
nearly always given excellent productions.
This one furnishes a programme in which
comedy, bur.esque, extravaganza, panto-
mime, melody, ballet, solo dancing and
electrical display are joined together in
artistic relation.
Otis Skinner will hardly fail to receive a
warm reception during his engagement
TINS week III INOStmdTyt hTiday ana
Saturday nights and Saturday matinee
The comedy has recently had unusally
long runs in both London and New York.
and Mr. Skinner, through an arrange
ment with Charles Frohman, will give the
play with a mounting of scenery and CO.'S
tunes and a specially selected New York
company headed by Maud Durbin, and
including Frank Sylvester, John Malone
Eugene Ederle, A. ]. Edwards, Henry Bat
tin, Frank Lewis, Ruth Holt, Mary Brey-
er, Clara Everett and others. AS Sir Jas
per Thorndyke Mr.. Skinner has been MAX
ing his life hit elsewhere, and the papers
OF the cities of the South have accorded
him remarkable praise. The engagement
here promises to be an event in theatre
calls.
Next Wednesday Hoyt's "A Stranger in
New York" which created such a favor
able impression when last presented here
will return fresh from its visit to Lon
don, where 1t was presented at the Duke
OF Yorks theater
Since the Stranger" was last presented
here Mr.. Hoyt has added a lot of new
scenes. much ca tchy music, novel and SEN
sational vaudeville features, stunning cos
tunes and elaborate stage accessories that
are spoken of as being the most extrava-
CANT he has ever bestowed upon any of
his Productions The company is headed
by John ID. Gilbert. t.
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED.

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EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS WILL
work at night examining books and ac-
counts; prompt and correct reports render
ed. Address Accountant" care Morning
News.
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nnARn WANTED.

WANTED, BOARD AND ROOM IN A
quiet place convenient TO business portion
OF the city; am willing 10 pay SO per week
promptly. Address Bachelor, care Of
Morning News.
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDIT
OPS

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given to all persons bav-
ing demands against Thomas Early. late
Of said county. deceased, to present them
to me, properly made out, within the time
prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount; and ali persons
indebted to said deceased are required
20 make immediate payment TO me.
Il. +. RAVENEI,
Jan. 4. 1899. Administrators
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MlaMcNAtsze

is prepared at our brewery and is guar
anteed unequaled In quality. parity and
medicinal virtue.
ANHEUsER-BUscH BREWING ASSN.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
Personal.


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the tiniest purse can find something suit
able
FOR ADDITIONALLY ONE WISHING
TO adopt healthy boy baby, ~ months
Old fair. with blue eyes. can learn further
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FURNITURE STORED, PACKED
and shipped competent workmen; relia-
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ATTENTION. HORSE owNERsl OUR
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FURNITURE, CARPETS, MATTINGs,
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cash buyers; long experience and persist
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STOVES, HEATERS AND TIN ROOFS
sepaired. P. II. Herman. 10 w. State
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OTHELLO RANGES, DOMESTIC
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ENAMELED IRON BEDS AND
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When you are nervous and sleepless
take Hoods Sarsaparilla. It makes the
nerves strong and gives refreshing sleep.
--ad
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GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas. Joseph M. Broderlck has APP
piled to Court of Ordinary for letters dis
missory as guardian Of the person and
property OF John Broderick. deceased
These are, therefore, to cite and admon-
ish all whom II may concern 10 be and
appear before said court to make objee-
ton az any they have on or before the
first Monday in February next, otherwise
said letters will be granted.
witness, the Honorable Hampton La
Ferrin Ordinary for Chatham county,
this The 10th day of January, 1899
FRANK e. KEILBACH
Clerk G. o.. c. c.
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AGENTS WANTED.

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agents for telephone tablets and special
ties; pays 5000 a year; nclose stamp.
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MEDICAL.

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HOW ARE YOUR FEET? IF YOUR
feet are troubling you, call on me, and
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nails, corns and all diseases of the feet
without pain. Charges reasonable; can
give the best references in the city. Pa
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left at Wheeler's drug store, Bull and
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LOT 5lXl@ NEW HOUSTON. NEAR
Lincoln; must be sold; will sell as a
whole or 30 feet w. J. Miscally. Jr.. 90
Bryan. east
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POLICE HAD A HARD DAY.
Not Many Arrests But Crowd Din
cult Is Handle.

The police did not have much of pic
mic. either TO be on duty from O'Clock
ln the morning until O'Clock at night,
holding a restless crowd in check is not
such an easy matter as 1t looks, and some
Of the men had been continuously on duty