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The morning news., 1899-02-07
CHATHAM ELECTS OFFICERS.
Sergeant C. w. saussy Made Second
Lieutenant.

A meeting Of the Chatham Artillery, for
the purpose of electing officers, was held
at the Guards Hall last night Capt. G.
P. Walker presided.
Tho meeting was the informal one at
which the wishes Of the battery were ex-
pressed. The formal election will take
place later. Second Lieut.. II. 5. Dreese
was unanimously elected to the Office left
vacant by the resignation of First Lieut..
J. A. G. Carson.
The interest of the meeting centered in
the election of a second lieutenant to sue
coed Lieut.. Dreese. The contest was be-
tween Sergt. c. w. Saussy and veteran
member George Armstrong. Sergt. Saus-
sy received a majority of the votes cast,
tWenty-three 10 his opponents eight, and
was declared elected.
While the non-comm mssioned officers are
appointed by the officers. these had ex-
pressed wish to leave their selections to
the members of the battery. As a result
of the balloting last night the following
will receive non-commisisoned officers
warrants: A, d. Krenson, as first SER
geant; A. S. Cooper, Percy Mabuett, c. H.
Wakeman and II. D. Strachan, as SER
geants; r. c. Raines, Davis White, Wal
ter Allen and ]. c. Barbour as corporals
The battery is in a ilourishlng condition
and its new officers are well equipped to
maintain its prestige and advance its in
terests
The morning news., 1899-02-07
MAJ. ROCKWELL TO BE CAPTAIN.
OgIethOrpe Light Infantry Chose
Him Unanimously Last Night.

The committee appointed some time Ego
by the lieutenant commanding of the Ogle-
thorpe Light Infantry TO consider nomi-
nation for captain of the company report
ed at last nights meeting. Maj. w. s.
Rockwell was nominated, and the COM
pany unanimously indorsed the commit
tees nomination. There was large and
enthusiastic meeting of the Oglethorpes,
and the members were well pleased with
the choice of the committee.
1t is understood that Maj. Rockwell will
accept the captaincy of the company. He
was formerly Its commanding officer, hav-
ing resigned the captaincy to become ma
Jor of one of the battalions of the regi-
ment. He is needed by the company now,
and his love for it is such as to induce
him, it is understood, to give up his ma
Jorlty for captaincy. 1t is believed that
under Maj. Rockwelrs command, the COM
pany is destined to become as flourishing
as it was some time since.
After the committee had submitted its
report 1t was continued on a motion TO
wait upon Maj Rockwell and ask his ac-
ceptance of the nomination. Ex-Iieut. w.
B. Nell was added to the committee for
this purpose. If the committee is success
full In inducting Maj. Rockwell to accept,
the formal election will be held within a
short while.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
WORKING ON THE CORRALs.
Government Began Work East of the
City Yesterday.

Work began yesterday on the army cor
rails east Of the city, where the camps Of
the cavalry and artillery have been fram
tme to time. Operations are to be rushed
right along. and it is expected that it will
not be many days before the corrals will
be ready for use
The workmen were running the lines
yesterday for the buildings and the car
rails and digging The holes for the posts
to stand. This sort of work will not re-
quire very long. and il win be but short
time before the construction of the build
ings and the strong fences will be far ad-
Yanced. quite a large force of men will
be az work. 1t is said more than 200 will
be engaged on the corrals
A number of men have secured places
on the corral work, who have had employ
ment with the government for some time
The necessity for their services in the ca
pacity in which they have been employed
having ceased, they were either notified
that they would be needed for this addi-
tiOnal work OF themselves put In their ap-
plications TO be assigned to it. Several
young men of the city, who have been at
work for the government at the wharves
are expecting similar positions in check
ink accounts and keeping time at the cor
rails while they are in course of construc-
tion.
The lumber for the corrals has all been
gathered up and is awaiting the workmen
II is all rough stuff, there being no neces-
sity for any other sort The buildings need
not be of a magnificence to make it es-
sential that dressed lumber be used. There
viii be only kitchens. mess halls, stables
and an Office building.
The stock for the corrals will be sent
there from the camps that have been es-
that any of the horses or mules will be
bought specially for the corrals. The plan
seems TO be to have them shipped here for
recuperation and rest after the months of
hard service they have seen at these
camps Then, after they have been some
what built up and made ready and capa-
BILE for more work. they win be sent to the
West Indies or anywhere else need for
them may arise.
The capacity of the corrals will be 5000
head of stock. 1t is thought the camps
that are either being broken up now or
are soon to be will afford this many for
the corrals. There are already about 600
head of stock in Savannah belonging to
the government. These are now in the
corrals west of the city, on Bay street ex-
tension They will be moved over to the
new corrals as soon as they are made
ready for them. The present corrals will
then be used, but no longer for stock. Re
pair shops are located there and these
will continue to be used.
The morning news., 1899-02-07

be left In the public works Office for the
new official, are Clerk Leander Butler
Robert Hunt, superintendent OF streets and
lanes, and George Allen, assistant
Whether the changes will be made re-
mains to be seen, but they are on the
programme, and will probably be carried
out An alderman estimated yesterday
that the consolidation OF offices at the
city exchange viii save the city about
$4,000, which is nearly half the amount it
is understood the finance committe win
recommend Council to reduce the budget.
The committee of the whole will discuss
the report of the finance committee before
making the contemplated moves.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
DIR. FAIR MADE PRESIDENT.
Meeting Yesterday of the Ministerial
Association of Savannah.

An election of officers of the ministerial
association of the city was held yesterday
morning at the meeting at the Y NJ. c. A.
rooms, and Rev. DR.. James Y. Fair, pastor
of the Independent Presbyterian Church,
was chosen president, and Rev. E. F. Nor
gan, pastor of the Seventh Street Metho-
dist Church, was made secretary.
The association is composed of the min
listers of the evangelical churches of the
city. Each denomination gets an officer in
its turn, the arrangement being for the
Presbyterians to hold the position first and
for the Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists
TO follow in the order named. This plan
was adopted at the time of the organiza-
ton of the association. Rev. j. H. Scruggs.
who was pastor of Trinity Church until
assigned to st. Luke's at Columbus, at The
last meeting of the conference, was the
last president of the association.
The ministers had the pleasure of vel
coming Rev. ]. A Smith, the new Metho-
dist missionary minister, and Rev. Bascom
Anthony, pastor of Trinity, at the meet
ing yesterday. These preachers nave be-
come members of the association. Plans for
the work of the ministers union for the
coming year We're discussed after the cleo
ton, an hour being pleasantly and profit
ably spent
The morning news., 1899-02-07
ORDER OF SALE GRANTED.
Stock of Groceries of w. F. Gilbert
d Co., to BE Sold.

d Co., to BE Sold.
An order was granted by Judge Fali
gent yesterday in the Superior Court for
the sale of the stock of groceries and fix
lures of w. f. Gilbert & Co, upon which
a foreclosure of mortgage was recently
taken by M. Fersts Sons & Co. The
sale is to take place at the court house
door Tuesday. Feb. q, at the usual hours
of sale. The stock will not be displayed
al the court house, out list viii be fur
nished for the information OF bidders. The
order was granted on the petition of NJ.
Ferst's Sons & co.
Mr.. Gilbert has entered suit against
Fersts Sons & Co. in the City Court for
$4,000 damages, alleging bad faith by the
firm in filing the mortgage for record, the
result of which, he claims, was TO ruin his
business standing. He claims that he
was doing a business of So, coo a year, and
that he could easily have paid the amount
due the firm, S671.50, and that he would
have had no difficulty in doing so had
not the mortgage been made public. In
the answer to the suit filed by NJ Ferst's
Sons g. Co., Mr.. Gilberts charges are de-
MED, and statements made by him in his
petition to the court are contradicted
The morning news., 1899-02-07
BETHEsDA's SICK IMPROVING.
Only Twenty-Five Boys Now in the
Hospital Room.

The sickness at the Bethesda Orphan
House is on the decrease the number in
the sick room yesterday being only %,
four of whom are still quite ILL.,.
At one time Sc boys out of the 100 in the
orphanage were sick. The report that
there were some cases of scarlet fever Is
not correct; there has not been a case
of scarlet fever during the prevailing sick
ness, which embraced measles, pneu-
monia, grip and mumps.
At a meeting of the managers of the or
phanage yesterday a committee consist
ing of Messrs. Samuel Herman, Edward
F. Lowell and r. B. Reppard was appoint
ed to visit Bethesda and examine into the
drainage and sanitary conditions of the
Orphan House tract and adjacent proper
ties.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
JOHN CHARLTON REsENTENoED
Murderer of Harry Mcleod to Hang
Friday, March 10.

John Charlon was resentenced yesterday
by Judge Falligant to be hung Friday,
March 10. between the hours of 10 a. m.
and p. M The judgment of the lower
court in Charlon's case was recently re-
affirmed by the Superior Court.
Charlton was convicted of the murder of
Harry Mcleod and sentenced to hang Sept
2s last The appeal of the case to the
Supreme Court by Charlon's attorney, Mr..
Gordon Saussy. acted as stay of judg
ment and the sentence has been pending
ever since. awaiting the decision of the
Supreme Court.
Two other condemned murders are now
awaiting the action of the Supreme Court
in their cases, Toby Bowen and Harry
Sweat. Sweat is the only white man who
has been sentenced to death in Chatham
county In many years.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
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TRANSPORTS ARRIVED SAFELY.
The MinnewaslSa, Manitoba and
Michigan Heard From.

The transports which left here the latter
part of last week have all arrived safely
at their destinations. Mai. ]. b. Beuin-
ger, depot quartermaster has been advis-
ed of the vessels having reached port.
The Minnewaska which left here for
Nuevitas with several troops Of the
Eighth Cavalry aboard, arrived at her
destination Sunday afternoon at o'clock
The destination of the Manitoba. having
aboard troops Of the Fifth Cavalry. thnt
had been encamped some days at Savan-
nah, was Matanzas, where she arrived
Sunday afternoon. The Michigan arriv-
ed at San Juan yesterday morning at 8
o'clock This vessel carried the first half
OF the second cavalry a part of it for
San Juan and a part for Ponce
The morning news., 1899-02-07
RAN OVER A CHILD.

A Government Teamster Arrested
for Reckless Driving.
Andrew Mccall, negro man in the en-
ploy of the government as teamster, was
arrested yesterday by the detectives for
running over the little child of Mr.. b.
Miller, a cigar maker, residing on Con-
gress street, near West Broad, yesterday
afternoon. The charge against Mccall is
reckless driving. 1t is not supposed that
he intended running over the child, but
after having done so he whipped up his
team and drove off as fast as possible.
The detectives we're notified of the occur
renee, and caught Mccall in Yamacraw,
where he was on his way to the govern
ment wharf The child escaped serious
injury almost by a miracle, only having
the toes of his right foot mashed.
The morning news., 1899-02-07

The Savannah and Statesboro long dis
tance telephone line has been re-opened
and rebuilt, and is now in good condition
There are 2S stations on the line. Two Of
which are in Savannah at ]. W. FretweTs
Bun and Bay streets, and l.. w. Walker
& Co., 40 Drayton street.
The management promises the best SER
Savannah business men. The rate is smaii
on a 25-word message, or 5-m.nute con-
versa aGon.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
2 Vestibule Trains
Savannah TO New York,
by Plant System,

Leave Savannah, city
time ...... ......s... S:27 p. m. 1.95 -
Arrive Washington ..12:45 noon 7.o1 = III
Arrive New York &c. 4S p. m. 1903 y n,
Every sleeping car. compartment car
dining car, observation car. baggage moi,
and express car, Vestibuled No 60
charge for fast time on Plant System
An cars built by Pullman shops. Trai,,
leaving Savannah S:27 p m. daily. exoent
Sunday; train leaving 1:S5 p. m, daiiv.
Dining car through to New York without
change. r. W. Wrenn.
-ad Passenger Traffic Manager.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
REVOLVER THIEVES ARREsrpD

Caught an Hour After the Crime Was
Committed.
Marshall johnson, Sam Duncan and Will
liam Brown three colored members Of the
hght-hngered fraternity, walked into the
hardware store of r. d. & William Latti-
more yesterday morning and, almost un-
der the eyes of clerks and customers made
off with five revovers from the show CO.,
The matter was at once reported ~ tbo
police. City Detectives Barrett. Scullv ana
Shea were instructed TO take charge Of tba
case. Within an hour the negroes were
detected in the act of negotiating a loan
of the stolen property was recovered
The morning news., 1899-02-07
MIR. BARTON wEIs DEAD.
A Richmond Gentleman who Was
known in savannah.

News was received yesterday from Rich
mond, Va, of the death of Mr.. Barton H.
Weis. Mr.. Weis had friends and acquain-
tances in Savannah, but Mrs. Weis, nee
Miss Carrie Cohen, of Augusta, was well
known and has many friends who will
sympathize deeply with her in her loss.
Mr. Weis was prominent lawyer of Rich
mond. One child, a little girl is left
Mr.. T. S. Wayne, of Savannah, an aunt
of Mrs. Weis, is in Richmond. She left
some days ago, when advised of his seri-
Gus condition. His Illness began with an
attack of jaundice that eliminated in in
termittent fever. Maj. ]. S. Cohen of the
Third Georgia Regiment, now in Cuba,
is a brother of Mrs. Weis.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
a Trains
savannah to Tampa,
by Plant System.

Leave Savannah. city time, $40 a, M, s:s5
a. M, 1906 a. M, 1885 p. m.
Arrive Tampa Bay Hotel 5:45 d. m. s.9z
p. M, S;25 p. m, S;25 a. m.
Arrive Port Tampa, $40 p. m, $3.50 n. n,
$50 d. M, S'55 a. IN.
Train leaving Savannah 1906 a. M. daily
except Monday b. w. Wrenn.
-ad. Passenger Traffic Manager.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Request of Board of Education to BE
Considered.

The committee on accounts of the Board
Of County Commissioners will meet to-
day to audit bills which are to come be-
fore the board at its February meeting,
Thursday.
The largest bill to come before the com.
mittee is that of the Board of Education
for $1,000 for the maintenance of the pub
lie schools during February.
The request of the Board of Education
to have $4,000 placed to its credit in or
der that all present Indebtedness NAV he
met and surplus left to the credit or
the board will come before the commis-
sioners at their meeting Thursday
The morning news., 1899-02-07
WIN be Given a Henrinv

Mr. II. II. strate, who is charged by Mr.
f, H. Kent with criminal libel. win he
given a preliminary examination bv ms
tice of the Peace Kline Feb. %. Mr.. STRAIT
has given bond for his appearance et MAJ
time IN the sum of $10O.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
4 Trains
Savannah to Jacksonviue
by Plant system

leave Savannah city time, $40 a n,
9:S5 a. m, 1906 a. m. 6:S5 p. m.
Arrive Jacksonville, city time. 7:so a r.,
$3.50 m, 100 p. M, 10:C5 p. m.
Train leaving Savannah 1906 n. IN
daily, except Monday. B. w. Wrenn.
-ad. Passenger Traffic Manager.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
FUNERAL OF ROSCOE CLARKE.
Victim of Sundays Hunting Tragedy
Buried in Laurel Grove.

The funeral of young Roscoe Clarke, who
was killed by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun while out hunting on Sunday.
took place from No IA Montgomery street
yesterday afternoon.
The funeral was largely attended by the
dead boys youthful friends, six of whom
acted as pall-bearers. The services were
conducted by Rev. Bascom Anthony, pas
tor Of Trinity Methodist Church. The in
terment was in Laurel Grove cemetery.
The morning news., 1899-02-07
. Trains
Savannah to Charleston
BY Plant system.

Leave Savannah, City Time-6 a. m. 1:s5
p. m, 2:9O p m, S:27 p m, 2:45 a. m.
Arrive Charleston-11 a. M. f39 n n,
$50 p. m, II AS p M, 6:13 a. m. Train leav'
ing at S:27 p. m, daily except Sunday
b. w. Wraun.
-ad. Passenger Traffic Manager
The morning news., 1899-02-07

For sale by r. 3. Cassels. corner Gwin-
nett and savannah. Florida and Western
Railway. Telephone Tad
The morning news., 1899-02-07

Digestine cures indigestion and dysnon.
sia No dieting. Cures while you eat. All
druggists.-ad, -
The morning news., 1899-02-07

viii be served by making sure of health
It Will be loss of time and money 10 La
stricken with serious illness. Take uooS,e
Sarsaparilla and purify your blood -
this way all germs of disease win he -.
PEELED, sickness and suffering viii a.
avoided and your health will be nresa-g
ed. Isn't this a wise course?
The morning news., 1899-02-07

Hoods Pills are the only pills to t,l,o
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Price q ,enfS so.e
The morning news., 1899-02-07

aCi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-10
"AUNT MILLY" FAILED
So the Young School "Mom" Took a
Hand.

Hastily putting up a small lunch,
the young school teacher hurried away
for the days duties; taught her physi-
ology class the evil effects of coffee
Chat being the lesson for the day.,
then came home and made coffee the
principal thing for dinner. She had been
growing more and more nervous and
irritable as the weeks passed by. Stom-
ach trouble had set in and more or
less bowel trouble, but she never had
applied to herself the teaching that cOf-
fee acts as a poison on many systems.
"A package of Postum Food Coffee
found it's way into the house and was
sent down to Aunt Milly the cook, to
make In the morning when it was
served, it was so inferior that it was
pushed away in disgust and regular cof-
fee called for. But the school teacher
knew she must have help some way to
get rid of coffee drinking, so she went
down the next morning to make some
Postum herself and to make it carefully,
according to directions. The result
was more satisfactory than she had
ever dreamed. With rich cream it was
better than the best coffee she had ever
drank, and it made her hungry for
breakfast just to smell it.
"A week passed by and she became
known as an enthusiast on the subject.
One day at school a remark was made
on her improved looks, and she related
one of the teachers, remarked that she
had always wanted something in place
of coffee, and intended to try 1T. A few
mornings afterward Miss Smith re-
marked, I'VE tried your old Postum at
home, and nobody liked it," She was
induced however. to give it trial I'M
der the personal direction of her own
supervision, in order to know that it
was boiled fifteen or twenty minutes
That cleared up the case. and Miss
Smith is as enthusiastic over Postum
as the other teacher has been.
THE little nephew in the house was
perfectly delighted with the thought OF
having a cup of coffee every morning
for breakfast. The greatest victory
we have had is with sister, who has
been a regular coffee deVotee and held
out against the Postum for some time,
but after she had used Postum for
about ten days, she said one morning,
Il must say 1 will take this in prefer
ence to coffee every time, so we will
just have Postum hereafter and none
of the old fashioned coffee"
Now when the teacher 1nstructs
class in physiology, she can demon
strate by her own physical health. the
advantage of leaving off coffee with its
poisonous effects" Janet Cooper, Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-10

he had been in a fight. The trouble
with Joe is Sheriff Cook continued.
that he can't control his temper He
is all right until he gets mad at some
one, and then he loses all control of
himself and would like to wade in with
a meat ak. Then after he gets over it
he is just as sorry as anybody"
well, I think I wouldn't get into
trouble if 1 was somewhere else" said
the prisoner.
4 think you got along better with
me than you would with most men.
joe" said Sheriff Cook. That temper
of yours gets away off sometimes
Marshal Sterne told Leach that he
would make arrangements for him to
be kept apart from the other prisoners,
and while he was not entirely satisfied.
Leach seemed a little more contented
than he had been and was not quite SO
anxious to shuttle off this mortal coil
by the gallows route.
At present both he and Bake, the
German with whom he had his trouble,
are kept in cells by themselves. Leach
says the trouble between them began
over some blankets which he did not
wish taken out of his cell, and which
Bake persisted in taking out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-10

in the White House ever since Lin
coins time
But L don't see how you could be
moved from here said Mr.. Bone. Il
THINK you are better off here than you
would be anywhere else"
Leach did not agree with this view.
Cant you do something for me, Mr..
Sterne?" he said, appealingly, turning
to the United States marshal. you
have charge of me, and can't you take
me to some other jafl?"
mo, 1 don't think L can, Joe,'' an
swered the marshal. 81 have to keep
you where the judge orders me to, and
he ordered you kept here at the re-
quest of your attorneys"
We'll, won't you take me over there
and let me ask the judge to do some
me plead guilty or neutrality-suspicious.
to get me away from this jail
Il guess it would be better for you
to stay here" said Marshal Sterne. 81
will make arrangements with Sheriff
Cook so that the other prisoners will
not impose on you. / won't allow the
federal prisoners to be imposed on
Sheriff Cook had come to the cell
door in the meantime and was looking
through the bars.
Il was very much surprised" he said.
when L came home last night and
found that Joe had been in a fight with
another prisoner. He has been a good
prisoner, and especially during the past
eight months he has been exceptionally
well behaved. I could not have been
more surprised than 1 was to find that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-10
FROM FLORENCE

L T Smith is laying off
Will Cole was off duty the first of
the week.
Clarence Holmes is laying off for
few days.
Engineer Case was off duty the first
of the week.
Harry Corle expects to go to work on
the 18th inst.
John Andree was in Kansas City a
couple of days this week
Walter Mccarthy of Newton is work
ing in the roundhouSe here.
Engineer Hastings returned to work
Wednesday after several days off duty
1t is reported that the steel gang will
be here in a few weeks to relay the
tracks in the yard.
Switchman George Taylor was off
duty the first of the week, and Charley
Pike handled the couplings.
Engineer Charley Shepherd is here
from Emporia to take a run on the
NJ. &. NJ. branch, Engineer Brant be-
ing transferred to Emporia-
There were several civil engineers in
the yards Tuesday making surveys and
marking out the best suitable places
for a depot and other Improvement
Brakemen Ed Miller and Milt Asher
went to Mcpherson this week to attend
court. Harry Fetrow and Will Bryant
filled their positions on the freight.
o. Geartcheen, formerly in charge of
the Clifton hotel at this place, has
again been placed in charge and as
slmed his duties Wednesday. Mr.. Vii