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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
THE DIsPENSAHY ORDINANCE.

Showing That Ii Is a Raid on the
Taxpayers.
Editor Morning News: Apropos of your
editorial of yesterday comparing the ex-
penses of Savannah with those of Char
lesion and your claim that the enormous
expense of running our city was due large
ly TO the influence of politicians | desire
to call attention to the following glazing
facts I'm connection with the now famous
partisan dispensary ordinance. The pres
eut keeper of the dispensary receives a
salary of $10S0 per annum and the assist
ant $50 per annum. No appeal has been
made by these officers for a raise of sal
ary No complaint has been heard against
them and no one has dared to charge them
with ineficiency or dereiction of duty.
The Dixon partisan ordinance provides
for a keeper to receive $1,000 and an as
sistant $500 per annum, an advance in sal
aries of $40 per annum. Mr.
Dixon has publicly and re-
peatedly stated that his ordinance
is strictly partisan and political one His
statements show that he knows nothing
and cares less about the record or The
management of The dispensary keepers
but, admitting that his statements are
true his ordinance has been Introduced
solely in he interests of the politicians and
heelers of the administration party and
for The purpose of rewarding some one or
two of that faction. Therefore, Mr.. Dixon
intends 10 abstract by means of an ordi
nance $40 yearly from the city treasury
for partisan purposes and rewards.
The question naturally arises by what
right has the City Council 10 pay to new
and unIied employees several hundred dol
lars per annum more than il has been
proven the work has been satisfactorily
and efficiently done for, fact hat is pub
Icyv admitted by even, Alderman Dixon?
1T is a political movement" says Mr..
Dixon. meaning that it is the viii of the
politicians and heelers. But who are the
heelers and what clement do they repre-
sent? Are they the representatives of Sa-
vannah's business interests?
Are they to guide the destinies of Sa-
vannah's commercial standing? Look at
them and answer. Are they 70 be accept
ed as representing the wishes of the tax
PAYERS? Scrutinize the tax digests and
see what you will find. Are they COM
posed of men who could represent Thun-
gress of merchants, of professiona. men,
of the moneyed interests, or like fools
who rush where angels dare not tread"
would they dare pose as the representa-
lives of Savannah's respectability?
Therefore, is it not time for the citizens,
the representative citizens the taxpayers
and not the DoodIers, 10 rise up against
the control Of our city and the demands
made upon the city treasury by such peo-
pie. Taxpayer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
A BARBECUE AT JoNEsvILLE.
A Red Letter Day for That section OF
SaVannah's Suburbs.

Probably there were more passengers
bound for Jonesville on the Isle Of Hope
car yesterday afternoon than was ever
before known n the annals of the railroad.
Usually a passenger or two weekly is the
sum total of the travel to that name with
out a town which has its habitat near The
banks of Casey canal. JonesviHe however,
is not without fame. Whatever it might
have been in the past, possibly a plan Of
town lots where some one fondly hoped to
make his fortune out Of those who were on
the lookout for cheap suburban homes it
is to-day the site of a home where a hard
working farmer and his equally indus
trious wife, under many adverse circum
stances have set an example of what can
be done by sticking at IT," and what was
once a very unpromising place is now quite
a nice farm.
Evidently yesterday was a red letter.
day in the calendar of JonesviEe, and its
friends gathered from near and far to par
take of barbecued pig and other good
things, The weather beaten sign with
''Jonesville" in red paint, win doubtless
hereafter recall rocoliec ions of a very hot,
but otherwise pleasant afternoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06

spring eabbages and succulent young 49,.
etc, in the most ruthless fashion las Las,
the llSth family is parasitic unon ~
causes much harm to warm-blooded AMI
~ tne good or beneficial insects seventy
nine FAMILIES devote themselves 10 The A.
s'ruction OF their wick d, vegetabIS -devo,,s-
lhs brethren, which they accomplish n =
most satisfactory and wholesome nance.
whlle Of the remaining useful inseofs thir'
ty-two families act as scavonaers clearing
away with great rapidly an sorts of az.
caying vegetable and animal natter. two
lalnllles ald as as pollenlzers and three
form food for our eatabie fishes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06

Keep the Ground Covered as n Pre-
vcntive of Disease.

Editor Of the Morning News: When we
look about us at this season Of the year
and see the wholesale destruction of plant
life that some city ordinance demands, we
most certainly have an excuse for ask
ing you to allow us a small space in your
valuable paper to enter a protest against
this method of interfering with our pure
air supply and TO file an appeal in behalf
of the life of one of the most potent
agencies in shielding US rom disease and
extreme heat.
BY whom such al ordinance was framed
is not for us to here decide; suffice 1t TO
saw ne or they must have been ignorant
of the first principles involved in the for
nation of that which allowed them to ex-
ist-the air they breathe.
Roughly speaking The atmosphere is
composed OF nitrogen, oxygen and carbon
10 acid eas-different localities throw off
into the air, different chemical substances.
one of the most pernicious OF these sub
stances is sulphuretted hydrogen. which
escapes into the air In marshy districts
from decomposed vegetable matter; but
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06

vegetation, the latter are in the majority.
According TO the census. the insects are
to be classified as good, bad and indife -ent.
the good insects number ll6 families. the
bad amount 70 il3 families. while the in
different insects who could not for one
reason or another satisfactorily answer all
the questions on their census papers, and
must therefore, for the present be looked
upon as doubtful characters reach TO-
tai Of p families.
No fewer than ne families Of the bad or
Injurious insects feed upon cultivated
plants and crops, doing damage to and de-
vouring thousands Of pounds worth OF veg
etable produce annually gobblng up our
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
GUYTON LODGE IA. OF p.
New Officers Observation-Disclosures on
GuytOn's Schools.


Guyton, Ga, Aug. 5.-Guyton Lodge No
81, knights of Pythas held a meeting
last night and installed the officers elected
at the last meeting. The officers installed
are as follows:
c. C.-H. r. Tarver.
V. CIV S. Sacold
PHI. b. Wingard
NJ. of w. N. Shearouse.
M. at Al. Griner.
NJ. of r. and ST d. Seckinger
NJ. of F.-W. 5. Simmons.
NJ. of FL. l.. Hawkins.
This lodge has received quite an i'm
petus IN the past month. having received
a number of good men. The interest has
been a a low ebb for several months, and
few attended the meetings, but the inter
est has revived now and The lodge is in a
prosperous condition.
Messrs Morgan and Griner have started
a logging business here. The logs will be
hauled here on timber carts and shipped
by rail. They have bought the timber
on 1900 acres of land, about two miles
from GuytOn.
Mayor Baynard will leave Guyton Mon
day for a trip TO Macon. He is going TO
look after some real estate which he has
recently purchased in that city.
Prof f. ID. Seckinger has returned 10
Guyton, after an absence of several weeks
He is doing some work in the interest of
the school. There is a movement 70 fur
nish the school room with improved pat
ent desks. Quite a neat little sum has
been raised for this purpose.
The Council is cooperating with Prof
Seckinger, and in a very short time the
schoo. will be fitted out with new desks
The material has been ordered for erect
ing fence around the school yard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06

An insect census has just been taken on
purely scientific lines, with view 10 de-
termine as far as Il ia possible which in
sects are a boon and a blessing to mankind
and which are the reverse.
Although the statistics quite upset the
idea that all insects and lower animals
were created solely for mans benefit yet
Il is concusively proved that while some
insects are rightly termed pests" there
are others that render US considerable SER
vice, and, fortunately for our crops and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06
THE ANTIsEPTIC BROOM.
Mr. kulman's Invention Already At
tracing Wide Attention.

Mr.. Oscar 5. Kulman. inventor of the
antiseptc broom, has just returned from
the North and East in the interest of his
invention, the manufacture of which he
will begin in a short time. as soon as he
has completed his patents, and the facr-
tiles Of the Savannah broom factory have
been adopted to the manufacture of the
new broom.
A great deal is being said and written
OF the broom as a germ breeder. 1t is
claimed by psychologists to be both the
haDitation and breeding place of whole
colonies of bacteria and that cases of
Vlrulent disease have been traced to this
ordinary and seemingly inoffensive arti-
Gle of the household economy. Leading
scientific and medical journals have taken
up the matter and cases have been cited
where the germs of grip. scarlet fever and
even smallpox have been discovered in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-06

David Wark, the oldest member OF the
Canadian Senate, who recently expressed
the opinion that that body had too little
to do Is a physical wreck and has to be
carried in and out Of the Senate chamber
and remains in his seat when addressing
the chair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
ROER TACTICS AT THE TUGELA.
THEIR GUNS SILENT UNTIL THE BRITISH
WERE WELL WITHIN RANGE.

THEIR GUNS SILENT UNTIL THE BRITISH
WERE WELL WITHIN RANGE.
Chieveley Camp. Natal Dec. 15-The relief
column continued it's advance from Chieveley
early this morning, intending to assail the Boer
positions which were known to be very strong
TO the westward and northwest Of Coenso
During the two preceding days the Beers had
allowed themselves to be bombarded without
condescending 10 reply with a single shot. They
further gave half an hours opening this morn
ing without an exchange, when, suddenly, they
belched out a stream of fire from all their In
trenchments besides opening a fearful can
nonade with all their quick -frers, field and
siege guns which were posted from end 70 end
Of their positions When their presence and
actual positions had been determined the Brit
sh naval brigade began shelling all the ridges
north Of the town with marvellous accuracy
At this time the artillery attached to General
Hart's division was busy among the entrench-
rnents on the hills on the British left. under
cover of which the Irish infantry brigade
marched out in extended order to cross the
river and attack. Undoubtedly aiming at this
battery the Beers sent several shells near the
ambulance train. which was forced to change
its position.
While this was going on the field artillery
the right were busy shelling the ridges Of the
Beers left flank. their excellent practice at
tracing the attention of the Beers who retail
ated with a scathing fire, almost demolishing all
the guns. and stampedng the gun carriage and
timber horses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
SPAIN KEEPING HER PLEDGES.
WILL. CONTINUE PAYMENTS UNDER THE
TREATY OF 1894.

WILL CONTINUE PAYMENTS UNDER THE
TREATY OF 1894
washington. Dec. 19.-The Spanish Govern
roent has undertaken TO continue the payments
which It was pledged to make under the treaty
Of 1894. and the state Department has peen
Informed that the Government at Madrid mas
drawn two drafts for the payment Of the in
terest due on what are known as the "perpetual
rentes Of 1884" These drafts cover the arrears
OF interest for the years 1898 and 1899. the pay
ments having been suspended on the outbreak
OF war. II was entirely within the technical
rights of the Spanish Government under inter-
national law to refuse to be bound by the treaty
of 1894 and it's action is regarded by the state
Department as peculiarly gracious.
The payments under this treaty are made on
account of Illegal blockading operations by the
Spanish naval forces early in this century wheh
the Spanish South and Central American Colo
nies were struggling to achieve their freedom
American shipping and mercantile interests gem
erally suffered from these blockading opera
tions and a joint commission assessed dam
ages against the Spanish Government in faVor
Of the American claimants to the amount OF
about 900 Instead of paying the cash. the
Snanish Government, with the consent OF the
limited States Government, as well as OF the
claimants inscribed the names Of the latter on
What is known as the roll OF perpetual rentes'
guaranteeing to pay the claimants the interest
on this principal in perpetuity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

through almost painless country a distance
Of fifteen miles, over hills and through cane
brakes and deep mud, the horses climbing the
rocks and sliding down the hills Before day
break the command had reached the head Of
the valley.
San Mateo was attacked at o'clock, and a
three hours fight ensued This resulted in few
casualties on the American side. apart from
the death Of General Lawton. but the attack
was difficult because Of the natural defences Of
the town.
TARGET FOR REBEL MARKsMEN.
General Lawton was walking along the firing
line within three hundred yards Of a small
sharpshooters' trench. conspicuous in the big
white helmet he always wore and a light yell
low rain coat He was also easily distinguish
able because OF his commanding stature. The
sharpshooters directed several close shots which
clipped the grass His staff officers called
General Lawton's attention to the danger he
was In. but he only laughed. with his usual con-
tempt for bullets. Suddenly he exclaimed. Il
am shot" clenched his hands in desperate
effort to stand erect, and fell into the arms Of a
staff officer
Orderes rushed across the field for the sur
geons. who dashed up ..amediately, but their
efforts were useless. The body was taken to a
clump OF bushes and laid upon a stretcher the
familiar white helmet covering the face Of the
dead General
WEPT FOR THEIR BRAVE COMMANDER.
Almost at this moment the cheers OF the Amer
lean troops rushing into San Mateo were mingled
with the rifle volleys. After the fight six stall
wart cavalrymen forded the river to the town.
carrying the litter on their shoulders the staff
preceding with the colors and a cavalry escort
following. The troops filed bareheaded through
the building where the body laid. and many
a tear fell from the eyes Of men who had long
followed the intrepid Lawton. The entire COM
mand was stricken with grief. as though each
man had suffered a personal loss.
Owing 10 the condition OF the country which is
impossible so far vehicles are concerned, the
body could not be brought 10 Manila to-day.
Mrs Lawton and the children are living in
Government residence formerly occupied by
Spanish general.
San Mateo lies between a high mountain be-
wide sand bars which the insurgent trenches
and the buildings commanded. The Americans
were compelled to ford the river under fire. 1t
was while they were lying in the rice fields and
volleying across preparatory 10 passing the
stream that General Lawton was shot All
cept the officers were behind cover staff off,
Ger was wounded about the same time and one
other officer and seven men were wounded
After three hours shooting the Flipinos were
dispersed into the mountains. Colonel Lockett
took command when General Lawton fell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
BULLER'S LOST BATTLE.
BoERs TOO QUICK FOR HIM
AT COLENSO.
THE DUTCH HAD ONLY ZEN GUNS,
BrrT THEY MADE HAVOC OF THE
BRITISH INFANTRY-BELATED
PRECAUTIONS
PRECAUTIONS.
,oopyrisht; 1890 By The New-York Tribune. J
fly CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l


,,or Dec 90 6 a m-Bennet Burleigh
.,nds "The Telegraph" an account of the Tugela
hattie which expands the information conveyed
from, other sources. General Butler did not
deen,te,v mention that he had cavalry and
artillery with both fianks. and the inference
Was that all the cavalry was away to
the east. engaged in stemmng a Boer
turning movement in that direction.
Mr.. Burleigh says definitely that both cavalry
and artillery wero with each wing. The British
front extended a distance of six miles. while the
marvellous rapidty Of the Boer movements gave
them as II were. a front in the air enabling
them to change and diversity positions as occa-
sion demanded.
The Tmess" correspondent says the
Beers had only ten guns, and adds
that the British naval guns made
excellent practice. yet the Boer artillery did
not seem TO have been silenced. and apparently
Colonel Longs intention was 10 get within range
Of the Boer guns which were making havoc of
the British infantry. In all probability Buffers
troops were under an artillery fire, although
they could not make an adequate reply.
The British generals mean TO put an
end 10 the system by which the Beers are
sbled to gain much information. General
Gatacre has issued order forbidding resi-
dents in the Sterkstroom district TO move about
except on Saturdays and then only with per-
rnits General Methuen has directed all CIV
nians resident within three miles Of the British
camp 10 report at his headquarters. I. N. F.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
LYNCHING FOLLOWS MURDER.
NEGRO WORKMAN IN PENNSYLVANIA
KILLS SUPERINTENDENT, is CHASED
AND SHOT BY MOB.

AND SHOT BY a MOB
Dunbar, Penn, Dec. l9.-Sanford White Su-
perntendent OF Construction Of the w. j.
Rainey Coke Company, was shot and Killed TO-
day by David Pierce colored employe Pierce
then fed to the mountains followed by an an
CRY mob He was discerned in hiding, ana
riddled with bullets. His death was instan-
taneous.
The trouble began with quarrel between
Pierce and Richard Cunningham. superintend-
ent of the Mount Vernon works OF the W. j.
Rainey Company. over a question OF work
White nterfered In behalf of Cunningham, when
the negro drew a revolver from his pocket ana
fired the ball penetrating Whites abdomen
making a fatal wound.
Immediately after firing Pierce ran for his lire
with more than two hundred persons in hot pur-
suit He was chased for more than two miles
before his wouldbe captors came within shoot
ing distance but as soon they did he was
made the target for shower Of bullets. lie
fell with seven wounds through his body and
died in a short time
White was about fifty years old. married ana
had several children. Pierce. the murderer
came TO Mount Braddock recently from Nlr-
einia. Nothing is known OF his family but ne
was considered dangerous character. The
murder caused so much excitement that Pierce
would probably have been hanged had he been
brought back alive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
STANDARD OIL NOT INVOLVED IN BRIBERY
CASE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MoNNETT OF OHIO
DISMISSED.

CASE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MONNETT OF OHIO
DISMISSED
Columbus Ohio. Dec. 1s.-The Supreme Court
handed down a decision to-day dismissing the
bribery case Of Attorney General Monnett against
the Standard OH Company. The Attorney General
furnished information TO the effect that he was
approached by Charles Squire. OF New-York' with a
bribe of 100000 Il he would permit the cases pend
ing against the Standard OIL Company to go by de-
fault II was asserted that Mr.. Squire was the rep
resentative of F. B. Squire secretary of the stand
ard oil Company. Frank Haskell and Frank Rocke-
Teller son OF the president OF the company The
decision dlsnisses the on the ground that the
Information does not connect the standard Oh
Company with the attempt at bribery stated
therein. , At, l., 49,
clerks office should not be passed on. for the rea-
son that the charges are not presented IN any
recognized form requiring the action or this court
and for the further reason that no charge is MADE
directly nor Indirectly against the standard on
C0mpany OF attempting to bribe the Attorney Gen
era or any officer OF this court In the discharge or
his duties in the proceedings now pending IN this
court charging that company with contempt IN not
obeving the former order and judgment OF this
cotirt An attempt TO bribe the Attorney General
I'm env matter not pending In this court is not
within it's Jurisdiction I'm the hrst instance Pro-
ceedings bv Indictment would be the proper course
in such case that the party may have triai by jury
II dema nded'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
TEN THOUSAND MOUNTED INFANTRY
A BODY TO BE CALLED IMPERIAL YEO-
MANRY TO BE RAISED IN ENGLAND.

A BODY TO BE CALLED IMPERIAL YEO-
MANRY TO BE RAISED IN ENGLAND.
London, Dec. 20.-The Government has at last
consented to mobilize force which General Bull
Ter is credited with having demanded all along as
an essential Of success in South Africa, namely,
ten thousand mounted infantry. This morning
the War Office issued order 10 the effect that
the Government had decided TO raise for South
Africa a mounted infantry force. to be called
Imperial Yeomanry. and to be recruited from
yeomanry, volunteers and civilians possessing
the requisite qualifications. Enlistment will be
for one year. or during the continuance OF the
war. The men must be between twenty and
thirty-fve years OF age and Of equal physique to
the ordinary cavalry soldier. officers and men
are to provide their own horses and TO wear
neutral tint cloth shooting Jackets mot neces-
sarily uniforrn) felt hats. breeches and gaiters.
All must be good riders and marksmen
The same order invites every volunteer regi-
rnent that is linked with a regular battalion
serving at the front TO supply full company,
which will take the place Of the mounted in
fantry Of the regiment.
These arrangements are expected 10 result in
q considerable force The enrolled strength OF
the yeomanry forces. which originated In the
troublous period Of the French Revolution. Is
now 1O433 Their services have never before
been called for in
The Lord Mayor Of London, Alfred Newton Is
raising and equipping a force of thousand
volunteers among the City Corps. The large
CITY firms are contributing the necessary ex-
penses.
Colonel Sir Charles Howard Vincent, com
p1andant Of the Queens Westminster Volun-
Aeers has also offered to raise regiment OF
thousand picked marksmen.
The enthusiasm Of volunteer enlIstments con-
Times and promises to give the Government
ample material.
Rudvard Kiplng addressed meeting at Rot
tingdean last evening called for the purpose or
forming a volunteer company
Ninety uer cent of the members Of the Hon
uorable Artillery Company Of London nave VOL
unteered for service in South Africa
Two-thirds Of the Inns of Court Volunteers
composed Of barristers and solicitors. nave iihe-
wise rendered their services
rhe revspapers are full Of stories showing
the unanimity with which the volunteers and
voomanrv are responding to the call to arms.
Lord Chesham. commanding officer or the hoyal
Buckinghamshire Yeomanry. is to command the
torce ~ three thousand yeomanry which he has
been authorized to organize for service in South
Africa Earl Dudley and other titled officers
will accompany him.
Some of the papers express considerable mis-
o,v,ngs at troops going from India 10 South
Africa They think the risks TOO great anu
that II may lead to two continents being apia%e
instead of one
THE most ample recognition is given In the
,r.ss IN the great outburst OF loyalty In Cahaua'
ara the remarks Of Sir Wilfrid Laurler' the
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