The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-19
EMBALMED BEEF IN ATLANTA.
But ONLY SEVEN BAD CANS WE'RE
FOUND OUT OF $4,000.

sim IL Is said the Warehouse Where
They We're stored Had Anything
hut the OdOr of sseat-The Express,
stamp Case Appealed - Soldiers
sim at PaImettO-AtIanta After
Troops-A Physician Arrested fOI
SwindIing.
Atlanta. March 1s.-There was an army
beef scandal in Atlanta for a while yes
terday and to-day. II came about by tins
re-shipment Of fourteen thousand cans OF
beef. portion OF the original purchase out
OF which grew The great embalmed beei
scandal
Ii was reported that this beef was spoil
ed, and that thousands of cans had been
hauled away and burned. and that the. beef
scandal was assuming magnificent proper
lions in Atlanta. But this was laughed at
in the department of the Gulf by the army
officers who examined the shipment.
The beef which was loaded on the cars
here mas been stored in Atlanta for several
weeks Il came from Tampa and it reach
ed Tampa from Savannah, following the
army about. and when the soldiers We're
moved or mustered out and there was
more beef than men. the beef was shipped
TO Atlanta for storage.
When the rooms in which the beef was
stored were entered. there was an odor of
anything but beef. An official investiga-
ton was made by the commissary de-
partment, and it was decided that every
case would he opened and examined. This
was a tedious task, but the officers went TO
work, and yesterday the examination was
completed.
Out of the 1900 cans, only seven were
spoiled, according to the statement given
cut at the department of the Gulf. The
cans that were spoiled contained corned
beef. Three were ruined by false solder
ing. permitting the air to enter and faint
the beef The remaining four cans sDOH~E
because In mailing the cases up ma lad
penetrated the tops and sides of the cans,
admitting air. The beef was repacked and
loaded and will go at once to Cuba, where
II viii be distributed among the army
camps.
The Stamp Case Appealed.
The case of the Southern Express Com
pauy en- joining the Georgia Railroad Com
mission from requiring the company to
pay for the revenue stamps on bills of lad
ing, was appealed to the Circuit Court
Of Appeals in New Orleans, before Judge
Don A. Pardee, to-day.
Attorney General Terrell went down to
Macon this morning with papers in the
case for the sigma of Judge Emory
Speer of the Federal Court The COM
mission charged that the court erred in
constituting a number of decisions, and
there are several counts in the appeal that
carries The case up. The case will next
come up before Judge Pardee in New Or
leans, and Attorney General Terrell will
argue the case for the state
He SNindIed the Negroes.
Hessey Murray. alias Rev. DIR. Jesse
Mays, a negro who claims to be a ply
s.cian and minister of the gospel and is
accused Of a swindiing scheme that would
mark him a very slick citizen, was
arrested here to-day by the police at the
request of the sheriff of Wilkes county.
According to letters from the Wilkes
county authorities. Murray preached about
the county. and, after gaining the con-
ldence of members of his race he told
them they We're paying too much for gro
ceres and other necessaries of life. He
persuaded them that he understood bust
ness better than any man in the county,
and had a scheme by which he could
purchase goods for a good deal less than
the merchants in Washington. Murray
convinced many that his idea, which was
to order by carload lots and deliver from
a side track, was the proper thing BE
fore ordering, however, he collected
large amount of money, and then fixed
day for all of those who subscribed to
come to the depot with their wagons and
haul the provisions away.
Before the set day arrived Murray took
French leave, and since has not been seen
either by the authorities or negroes. He
was located in Atlanta, and will now have
10 face his victims on trial for cheating
and swindlng.
To Get Troops for Atlanta.
Senator Clay was in town to-day. He
came down from his home in Marietta to
talk over the matter of having troops sent
TO Atlanta 10 be mustered out with the
business league which is agitating the
matter. He thinks Atlanta should have
what she wants on this line, and will
go to Washington 10 see Secretary Alger
about il next week. He says the sec
rotary promised 40 give Atlanta some
troops when he was here at the jubilee
and when his attention is directed TO the
promise Senator Clay told the business
league, he felt sure the necessary orders
would be issued.
Militia StiII at Palmetto.
Troops are still on guard at Palmetto and
the little town where the bloody murder
occurred Thursday morning is sti1 ruled
by martial law The soldiers may remain
longer than they have any idea. II may be
week or two before they get orders 10
come home.
Gov. Gambler was asked to-day when The
troops would be withdrawn He said he
had reached no conclusion, but would let
the troops stay just as long as there was
any necessity for their presence in town.
The students of Cannon Theological
Seminary (colored), passed resolutions on
the Palmetto affair to-day. indorsing Gov
Gamblers prompt action. The resolutions
In part read:
Whereas, on March IS. 1899, In the town
OF Palmetto, Ga, nine negroes accused OF
the crime of arson, in custody of officers
OF the law, We're attacked by an armed moi
OF about 100 men, and
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