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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
WILL GO on THE DOCKET.
Property Owners Got out of Paying
Taxes fer Years.

The information docket Of the Pol
Court VIII soon b ad1rnsd with shs names
% Two property owrers whs built houses
In the city without complying with the
ordinance requiring that building permits
be first secured. The sore point with the
city administration Is thai one OF the
property owners succeeded n getting ont
Of paying taxes or The house for four
years Whise the other vas successful IN
the same way 10 q less extent his saving
having been for but IWO years.
Ii was but two or three days ago that
knowledge Of the existence Of she ho2ses
and the violation OF the ordnance came TO
the attention OF TIE authorities It was
then decided 70 place the names OF the Of
tenders on the docket, and after ali the
Information Necessary has been gained the
cases VIII be pushed. The penalty for the
Fllaton OF the ordnance : -.
Another result follows the discovery
Hereafter there viii Be a differenE course
followed in the consideration Of petitions
tor building permits Heretofore they
nave been presented TO the clerk Of Council
ana BY him turned over 10 The city en-
gineer for report Il has been the duty
of the city engineer 10 sec that the Zines
conform properly With the street lines
everything being ascertained correct. The
city engineer has indorsed the petitions
and the permits have been granted by the
Clerk Of Council.
That plan had the beauty OF being ex-
pedltious- A prospective builder was not
kept waiting for Two or three weeks, as
he may be under the new method 70 re
followed. Mayor Myers considers the in
stances that have come to his knowledge
OF the evasion Of the payment of taxes on
houses. just because the record of their
erection was not kept. make II necessary
that their recurrence be guarded against
He wants the petitions for permits to take
a course that viii insure a proper record.
and the houses bearing their share Of
taxes.
Therefore all petitions. in future, will
go before Council That will mean wait
for a meeting Of the aldermen but build
ers will have TO start their arrangements
in time to allow for the delay. The petit
ton being brought before Council will in
sure records that may be consulted 10
avoid the possibility Of a property owner
failing to pay his taxes.
The Mayor has also had the city ordfn-
ance requiring permission to make repairs
or additions TO buildings involving an ex-
pense Of more than 500 published for the
benefit Of those who have such work in
contemplation. 1t has come to the May
or's knowledge that such repairs and ad-
ditions have been made without the pro-
vision of the ordinance being complied
with. The building ordinances viii be
more carefully enforced in future.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
TWAS A DELUGE OF RAIN.
Rain Guage Registered FPS Inches
During Twelve Hours.

During Twelve Hours.
The rainfall in Savannah from o'clock
Saturday night. until O'Clock last night.
was 2.32 inches. OF this all but "a of an
inch fell during yesterday, so that between
morning and night there had fallen 2. q
inches of rain. II is probable that after 8
O'Clock, when the weather bureau takes
its last obstrva uon of the condition of the
rain gauge, the downpour increased the
amount registered 70 2ia inches.
The rain was grateful to many Savan-
nahians, who have been complaining and
suffering much from the dust and heat Of
the month. 1t has brought cooler temporal
ture and combined they give presage of
the proximity Of the fall. The weather man
says that there are no indications Of i'm
pending changes in the conditions, but does
moi believe that the rainfall will be long
continued. He gal hers from an inspection
of his instruments and from his advices
from other points, that the rain has ex-
hausted the clouds and virtually ceased.
The rain has done no harm to the crops
Of the farmers in the county. The only
crop of any importance now remaining TO
| be harvested is hay and much OF this work
has been already completed There is hay
in the fields, in large part cut and shocked.
but this will suffer no injury unless the
rain is of much longer duration than pres
ent indications lead the farmers and the
weather observer 10 expect. To the hay
yet unharyested, the rain will be distinct
advantage, unless, as in the other case.
there is too much of it. 1t has suffered to
some extent from the continued dry
weather and a reasonable amount of mois-
ture viii do il good
The season with the farmers, while II
has not been inordinately successful. has
approached that condition closer than has
any other for several years. Most of their
number have made some money, something
that few Of them have succeeded in ac-
comprising for three or four years. Dur
| ing that period they have made a living,
but in most cases this has been about all.
The hay crop. TOO, il a good one and those
of the truck growers who have turned
their fields to this will, under conditions
reasonably favorable, reap plentiful har-
vest and secure good prices for their pro-
duct.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
RECORDER'S MONDAY SESSION,
Mig Batch of Sunday Offenders Wait
His Decision in Police Court.

big Batch of sunday Offenders Wait
His Decision in Police Court.
To entertain him this morning in the
Police Court, the Recorder viii have a
large and varied array of offenders, who
have been picked up by the police since
Saturday morning. There is the usual
Monday morning contingent of the great
unwashed, whose custom 1t is to celebrate
the advent of the Sabbath by testing their
capacity for the consumption of mean
whisky
John Morlno, an aged Greek will face
his honor because of an assault committed
by him on Charles Schwartz a vendor Of
we'nerwurst. 1t is charged that the pair
became involved in wordy difficulty on
Broughton street, after some hours drink
ing together, and that Morino displayed
an unexpected and remarkable agility in
the attack he made upon his quondam
friend and companion. His temper had
not had an opportunity to cool down when
Fatrolman Lovett appeared on the scene
and he resisted and attempted to strike
the officer when he was arrested He
must seek acqutta on this charge also.
Policeman Christie has been for day
or two on special duty, in citizens clothes
lie had been instructed TO seek OUT ami
arrest those of the youth of the city who
persisted in carrying and using the weapon
known as the Alabama sling" dear TO the
juvenile heart and much employed in the
slaughter Of pigeons and sparrows. the
acute torture Of the wandering canine and
the unspeakable annoyance of the unstIs-
pocting pedestrian. AS a result of Chris
ties efforts six little negroes and one
white boy were arrested and if proven
guilty will be visited this morning with the
condemnation the Recorder attaches to the
pastme IN which they are said to have in
dulgod The Alabama sling has shown On
several occasions It's capacity for doing
material harm and inhicting serious dam
age, and there are recent instances of its
capabilities in this direction. that have
been reported to the barracks
Marine HILL an escaped negro convict
whom Policeman Clarity arrested AMI
sent in, viii be arraigned before Recorder
Hartridge Hill has been much wanted
for some time and circular to the de-
partment apprlsed its officers of his es-
cape and requested their assistance in eff
fecting his arrest. Clarity secured the
credit of making it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
P. P. P, a wonderful medicine. # ,,ve.

P P. p. wonderful medicine: It gives
an appetite; it invigorates and strength
ems P. P. p. cures rheumatism and all
pains in the side, back and shoulders
knees, hips, wrists and joints. p. p. p
cures syphilis In all its various stages,
old Ulcers sore and Kidney complaint p,
I. +. cures catarrh, eczema, erysi3elas. All
skin diseases and mercurial poisoning p
+. r. cures dyspepsia chronic female com
plants and broken down constitution ana
loss OF manhood. P. P. p. the best bloo1
purlher OF the age, has made more perma-
nent cures than. ell other blood remedies
Ga.-ad "a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
CAUSED by BAD WIRING.
Two UnimpOrtant Fires Resulting
From Electrical Disturbances.

A telegraph pole in front of the county
jail caught on fire last night because of a
current evolved and made dangerous by
crossed wires. For few minutes the pole
burned merrily, but the fire was soon dis
covered and promptly extinguished. The
wires were removed.
Engine Company. No. ?, responded to an
alarm of fire sent in from house on Mar
garet street near fire headquarters. 4
blaze had been caused from defective wir-
ing of a telephone running into the house,
and was soon exhnguished. The wire was
cut QUE aud removed from proximity to
any building upon which it could expend
its surplus electric energy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
Philadelphia and Return $29.15,
Via Plant SySfem

Account Export Exposition the Plant
System will sell round trip tickets to
Philadelphia at s2915, including admission
to grounds. Tickets on sale Tuesdays and
Thursdays from Sept. 10 to Nov. %. in
elusive. Limited to thirty days, not to
exceed Dec. 2.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
The Witnesses Live.

"Grayheard cured us of rheumatism:
Rev S. H. What,ey, Atlanta, Ga.
William w. Mcdaniel. Fort VALLEY Ga
Mrs. George Booth Carsonville, Ga.
A. r. Strickland, .Easterling, Ga.
w. c. Fleniken, Kingston, Tex.
s. d. Harp, Logansport, La"
Grayheard is sold by the best drug
stores. Respess Drug Company, Proprie-
tors, Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18

Mr.. George Crane and Mrs. Opheiia Bel
were quietly married at the parsonage of
Grace Methodist Church yesterday after
noon. The ceremony was performed by the
pastor OF Grace Church. Rev. Osgood r.
Cook Mr. and Mrs. Crane will make their
future home in Savannah, of which they
are both residents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
Ocean Steamship Company, Ac-
count Dewey Celebration.

For this occasion the Ocean Steamship
Company win sell excursion tickets TO New
York and return for steamers sailing from
Savannah, Sept. p, % and 20. Limited 10
Oct 10, returning. Tickets include meals
and berth aboard ship. For fun partlcu-
lars, berth reservations, etc, write or an
ply to w. G. Brewer, city ticket and pas
senger agent, 1O7 Bun street, Savannah
Ga.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
THE LADIES.

Tho pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup Of Figs.
under all conditions, makes il their favo-
rite remedy. TO get the true and genuine
article, look for the name Of the California
Fig Syrup Co.. printed near the bottom of
the package. For sale by all druggists.
-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
NEW DRESS ron CUSTOM HOUSE.
VIII BE Put in order as soon as L. $.
Courts Vncate.

NOurts NncHte.
The custom house will have new dress
as soon as the United States Court Off
Gals get out of 1t and into the new court
house Bids are being received for the
repainting and repairing of the building,
and VIII close this week. As soon as the
contract has been awarded and approved
the work will begin. The entire interior
of the building will be reprinted and dec
grated, the new furniture for some of the
offices will be put in and as soon as the
work is completed the change in the ar
rangement of the various offices will be
made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
For over FIFTY Years

Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething II soothes ~
child, softens the gums, allays ali main
cures wind collie. and is the best reInedv
ior oiarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a Dol.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18

tContinued on Third Page.)
The evening times., 1899-06-26
A Parable of Expansion.

The magazines this month are seriously
discussing the question whether we have
the right to govern colonies, and if SO, in
what manner 1t should be DONE
This suggests a parable. Suppose a man
has bought rich, productive, but hither-
to neglected, farm. inhabited mainly by
wild creatures. He is convinced that when
he has put this farm under cultivation il
will be profitable. He sends small force
OF laborers to dig up the weeds. drain the
swamps. and plant corn. Then he sits down
to build air-castles about. the number of
bushels Of wheat and cords of wood he
will get from that farm, and what will
be the best crop to plant in the cleared
swamp land. Meanwhile the crows are
coming and pulling up the grain as fast
as it is planted, because the laborers can
not spare man to watch the field As fast
as they set out young trees the rabbits
come and despoil the infant orchard. he
cause there is no money to buy traps As
soon as they have built up a levee to keep
the encroaching river of one part of the
farm il breaks in at another point. All
this time the owner Of the land has plenty
OF idle money in the bank, and a large
force OF laborers who need work, but he
does not send them to his newly purchased
estate; he stays at home and tells his
The evening times., 1899-06-26
ALulterafed Food.

An old lady in Kentucky met with mis-
fortune the other day which will prove
conclusively to her neighbors the evils of
adulterated foodstuffs. She bought at a
grocery store two cakes of what both she
and the grocer supposed to be maple su-
gar. Unable to resist the temptation pre-
sented by the toothsome stuff, she bit off
piece of one Of the cakes, and began to
chew on it. Presently she became unable
to open her mouth. The grocer was scared
He thought he had case of lockjaw on his
hands, and hurried for the doctor. In
course of time it was discovered that the
alleged maple sugar was made principally
Of glue, favored with maple syrup, and
that the victims jaws were literally glued
together. They had to heat q bucket of
water and soften the glue before it would
be removed: and after it was removed the
old lady demonstrated the fact that she
had not forgotten how to talk.
The adulteration of various articles of
food is one of the worst evils from which
the civilized nations Of the earth are now
suffering. In other days people did not
always have enough to eat. but what they
did have was pure and healthy, because
they raised their own vegetables and
grain, and did not have to depend on can
ned goods and beef from a distant ranch.
The evening times., 1899-06-26
A WHOLE FAMILY LOST.
Osean Steamers Quick Voyage MA,
Trouble for StrOheche

Ocean Steamers Quick Voyage Made
Trouble for StrOhecAe.
Newark. n. J.. June 26.-The strange case
OF a man who has lost his whole family
has been reported to the police here. The
man is Louis Strohecke. of 90 North Sew
enth Street. Paterson. His wife and two
children arrived at New York from Europe
last Tuesday. She cabled him that she
would arrive Wednesday. but the ship made
Unexpectedly good time and reached New
York a day earlier.
Recently Srohecke moved from Mont
clair to Paterson and sent the information
by letter to his wife. who was then in Ger
many. She left before it arrived and fall
ed TO find him when on last Tuesday she
went 10 their former home in Montclair
None of the neighbors knew where he had
gone. The Stroheckes are well-to-do. but
have been in this country too short time
to make many friends.
Saturday the husband learned that his
wife came here TO hunt for him and early
Sunday morning he asked the police to help
him find her. No trace of the missing ones
has been discovered.
The evening times., 1899-06-26
The Modern Medicine Man.

Two more cases of death from Christian
! Science have been reported within the last
few days. This cause of death is assuming
almost the aspect of an epidemic. A wo-
| man in a New Jersey town died of con-
sumption. the disease beginning with a ne
| elected cold. The healer told her that
| no treatment was necessary for the cold
and 1t was ignored until about three
weeks before her death. The physician
was called in in time TO sign the death
| certificate.
The other case, which is of a peculiarly
| ptiful nature, occurred in Falls City. Ne
braska- threeyear-old child was
treated" and died in few days The
mother was firm believer in the doctrines
of Christian Science, and when the child
became i'll she refused to send for the
doctor. but called prayer meeting in
stead. The believers prayed and the child
grew worse. Food. and even water-this
is the narrowing part of the story-were
withheld from the little sufferer for fifteen
hours. The reason for this is not re-
ported. Finally the father appeared on
the scene and sent for physician. He and
the physician promptly cleared the prayer
meeting out of the house. but it continued
operations in the yard. After working ever
the little one all night the doctor went
home, saying that the patient was out of
danger and promising to look in again.
When he came back he found that the
"heaIers' had laid siege to the house. lock-
ed the father up in room, and resumed
exercises around the bedside of the baby.
To "counteract the effects of the rhys-
clans treatment they had also tossed the
suffering infant up in a blanket. The doc
tor. whose righteous indignation may be
imagined, went for help and released the
father and again took possession of the
place. but it was too late. The doctor
could do nothing. and the father was oblig-
ed TO see his little son die from the effects
of treatment which it would be an insult
to the gentler tribes of savages to call
barbarous. .....
The healer" appears to be so called be-
cause he does not heal. 1t is a case OF
'lucus a non lucendo.'' 1t has been charged
by some scientists that the climatic infiu-
ences of this continent are gradually mod |
iIyInS ine American puyslque 50 tndt d |
type similar to that OF the Red Indian is !
developed. This is not an unpleasant idea. |
since the tall. straight. athletic. and keen
eyed savage was sometimes fine type OF |
physical development. But We dc. not |
want to develop along with his physique
The mental and moral characteristics. .pecu- |
liar to his society. We do not want to
evolve a race of people delighting in tor
ure. burning at the stake, and emotional
alternating with stolidity: nor do
We want to revive the Indian method of
the sick. The medicine man may
De a picturesque Indian institution, with
lis tom-toms and his howlings around the
bedside of a suffering woman or child, but
We do not want him as an adjunct of our
civilization
The evening times., 1899-06-26
sLEEP-wALKER's FATAL FALL.
Young Woman FOund Dead in IA
bridgeport CeIlnrwny.

Bridgeport. Conn. June 26.-The body OF
Miss Jennie L. Horn. a somnambulis.. was
found here yesterday in a eellarway in
front of the residence of Frederick Bron-
son. wealthy resident of Greenfield Hill.
by whom she was employed as a 1ress-
maker.
Ii was evident thai the young woman.
who was twenty-five and attractive. had
fallen or walked out OF the window of her
room on the third floor, but piece OF
strong tape fastened around her neck also
to hang herself
An examination of the room showed that
a piece of tape similar to that tied about
the girls neck was fastened 10 the bedpost.
The tape led to the window, from which il
depended TO the level OF the first floor win
dow. Two theories concerning the case
were at once started. One was that Kiss
Horn had fastened the tape to the bed
and adjusted il around her neck in ker
sleep.
The other and more likely theory vas
that she had tied the tape 10 her neck and
fastened il 10 the bedpost on retiring in
the hope that should she attempt to walk
in her sleep the tape would wake her up.
NHen sne dIO5e IN HtI sieep anu "diheu
to the window the tape did not interfere
and she did not realize her peril The
weight of her body broke the tape as she
FELL.
Miss Horn came from Berlin two weeks
ago to accept the position of dressmaker
in Mr.. Bronson's family. She had come
highly recommended.
To one of the servants she conhded the
fact that she was a sleep walker. and ex-
pressed the fear that she would some time
meet her death in her sleep. She had no
relatives in this country. gave a Mr. and
Mrs William Wittee. of New York
The evening times., 1899-06-26
Alrer the Prize Hu mori.t.

Since the days of the Sweet Singer of
| Michigan" that important Commonwealth
| has not done anything for the cause of
American humor at all comparable with
| what it is now contributing in the person
and precepts of Russell A. Alser. In his
| new manifestation this person is revela-
tion as well as a delight. Heretofore he
, has excited little but indignation and pro-
family in the country at large. Now he
suddenly appears upon the national hori-
zon as professional entertainer. m!racu
lonsly endowed with power and ability to
make press and people scream with laugh
| ter from Charlottesville to Barnum's
Hotel and from the Western rotton beef
tanks to the deadly fever camps of the
Spanish war.
Mr.. Alger is back at his desk. and with
the embalmed and whiskered humor which
is making him famous, is pleased TO say
that he does not propose doing anything
to Senator Mcmillan for a whole year yet!
In the meantime. he will attend strictly to
the business of the War Department. The
inference which the Secretary evil
IDENTIFY intends shall be drawn from
this statement is that, during the
yeat of his abstention from interest
in matters Senatorial. he is altogether too
pure to use the enormous patronage. the
Porto Rican franchises. the army comnts-
sions, and so on. at his disposal. in any
way to further his interests and ambitions
in the following year. when his friend. Po-
tato Pingree, has assured us he will be cut
for the scalp of his rival.
We may assert with an easy conscience
that for SNUG nerve and comical impu
dence nothing funnier than Alger, in his
present attitude, has ever been perpetrat
ed He is starting cut to be mine of
JOY and gladness to Newspaper Row. and
the cartoonists will want TO have a Te
Deum sung in his honor That is the way
his latest departure will strike everybody.
except. perhaps, Senators Mcmillan and
Burrows and the regular Republican or
ganization of Michigan. They may lack
the sense of humor, or they may not think
this a good time for hilarity: in any case
we expect TO hear anything but the sound
of mirth from that quarter What we are
likely 10 hear will hardly carry much COM
fort to the Administration. However, ii is
a very pretty little family row, and one
worthy the cheerful contemplation of a
grinning world.
The evening times., 1899-06-26
PANTS MAKERS ON A STRIKE.
Seven Thousand Workers Involved
in the Situation.

New York. June 25.-More than 7OcO
workers on trousers are involved today in
the latest East Side strike to compel the
payment of higher wages. These workers
include 200 men known as operators and
pressers, all members of the Pants Makers
Union. who have begun the strike. and
5000 women and children, known as fin
ishers, and living in tenement houses in
the Italian colony. in the Bay" district
just west of the Bowery. will be thrown
into enforced idleness by the action of the
strikers.
OF the 200 strikers. 1.sO0 are from $50
shops in Manhattan, 300 from 25 shops in
Brooklyn. and 100 from shops in Browns
vile. This number will be further augu-
mented before the day ends. The strikers
claim that they have been receiving an
average of So each for sixty hours work a
week. They demand an increase of SO
per cent in wages on piece work. prices
that will enable them to make s12 week
each a.