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ton to the grades set opposite to their names'
Colonel Alger, Fifth Michigan cavalry 10
brigadier general. volunteers.
Please find herewith enclosed letters of recon-
rnendation for Letters requesting the
promotion of Colonel Alger, Fifth Mich
igan Cavalry, ." have already been Tor
warded.
am, general. very respectfully your most
obedient servant p H SHERIDAN,
Major General Commanding.
General Meade approved this, but Gen
eraI Grant sent it to the War Department
with this letter:
Respectfully forwarded with the re-
mark that the officers herein recommend
ed are worthy. meritoTious and worthy Oh
promotion to fill any vacancies that may
exist. but | would respectfully Suggest
that if any promotions are to be mace OF
vacancies filled justice to the entire army
would demand that they be not MADE un-
til recommendatio tons for promotion etS''
for meritorious services can also De op-
tanned from the Southwestern army.
So here it will be seen that it was zen
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eral Grant who stood in the way OF AL
gers Immediate promotion. We find him.
therefore, much discouraged and most
anxious to get away so as to look after
things in Washington or to go to Mlch-
gan and attend to his plunging business
Promotion in the army had come to MIN
rapidly, and it was CALLING to him 10 re-
main in one grade for more than year
We have seen what his commanders
thought of him-they approved Oh MIN
most highly, they wanted him to be ad-
vanced. But his zeal was gone; ne had
tired of being a mere colonel.
Then again his pine lands needed at
Misunderstanding might happen TO
them. And so the gallant Colonel as we
will see by a further glimpse at his rec
ord. deliberately threw his career away.
His applications for leave when he was
needed with his command and his alb
sences without leave wore out the patti
ence of Custer, who had him reported to
Sheridan's headquarters. Custer was
asked for a further report, and sent IN
This history of the case, dated September
Is, 1864:
Absent Without Leave.
''In compliance with the instructions OF
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Fifth Michigan Cavalry, for meritorious
conduct in the field, as also for his thor
ough discipline in his regiment, both IN
camp and on the march, and his untiring
efforts for the welfare of The regiment
and the good of the service. colonel AL
ger has proved himself worthy OF the
highest confidence. At Hanover, Gettys-
burg. where at the head of his regiment
in the thickest of the fight he showed
great bravery and skill Hage-stown,
Wflliamsport and Boonsboro, July 8,
where he was severely wounded while
calamity leaulng his regiment in one of
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which would have resulted from the con-
fusion into which they were at one time
thrown. 1 most cheerfully indorse the
recommendation of Brigadier General
Custer believing Colonel Alger to be in
every respect deserving of the position to
which he has been named"
This is what General P1easanton said:
This recommendation is respectfully
forwarded and most favorably recon-
mended. Colonel Alger will make an
energetic, efficient brigade commander.
His services in that capacity are much
needed in this corps"
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the severest cavalry engagements of the
war Colonel Alger distinguished himself
by his bravery, GOODNESS and skill, which
particularly shows his fitness for a cav
airy commander"
Meade's Remark.
And here Is General Judson Kilpatrick's
Endorsement: II have witnessed the gal
lantry and skill of Colonel Alger, COM
handing Fifth Michigan Cavalry, on
many occasions. His prompt and ener-
getic action yesterday saved a large por-
ton of my command from being captured,
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Brilliant Service.

AS a fighting man Alger had won very
generous recognition from those imme-
diately over him in rank, and Generals
Custer, Merritt. Pleasanton, fitzpatrick,
Torbert and Sheridan united in recon-
mending him for a brigadier general
commission as early as 1863 Here is Cen
eraI Clusters letter of October 49, 1863,
with the Endorsement of Fitzpatrick,
Pleasanton and Meade:
81 have the honor to recommend to you
for promotion to the rank of brigadier
general Colonel Russell A. Alger of the
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FACED. I have participated IN hunureus
Of such talks. and have been most 1orci-
hlv struck with the turn the discussion al
wsvs takes. Deweys deeds are always
s1olTon of with unstinted praise; all men
seem to agree that no matter what the
emergency Dewey will not fail to do ex-
actlv the right thing. Then the whole
navy is praised and sincere regret ex-
PRESSED that unwisdom and too great per
sonal friendHness should have provoked
any discussion as to the merits OF the sea
services of those who destroyed CerVera
sbins and so enabled Shafter to win his
hazardous campaign.
shafter is talked of. too, but not as he
was months ago. Now he appears to be
regarded as an incident, almost an acct
dental incident, of occurrences too big for
him to control, though he was noainally
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ONE OF THESE CARDINALS MHY BE THE POPE OF FIRE
Maacy.
Singular Prophecy Made by the Irish Regarding
Willing to Wear the Tiara.

the bear is yet alive"
Willing to Wear the Tiara.
Leo XIII is now in the twenty
year of his pontificate. Only seven of
the 262' Popes preceding him reigned TWEEN
ty-one years. The average length of the
papal reign is a little more than seven
years. Ten Popes died within month
after their election. The shortest reign
was that of Stephen II-three days. The
choice of the Pope is usually made from
the Cardinals, but it is not generally
known that a layman might legally be
chosen, provided he shall take holy or
ders before his coronation.
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KozD tic Climbed
from the plow
to a Position
in tie Cabinet
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TIEREVER a number of
Americans get together the dis
cussion sooner or later-usually
much sooner-is sure to turn
upon the great happenings at
home and abroad in which our
- ond navy have been en-
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Ayers War Record.

Now let us look at the Alger war rec
ord, q war record the greater part of
which was as fine as he could have
wished.
He enlisted in the army August 10, 1861,
and was made captain IN the Second
Michigan Cavalry on September . of the
same year. He was thrown from his
horse the next July and hit in the stom-
aeh, so he went on leave of absence. He
stayed away some~two months and re-
turned to service In September. During
his absence he had been promoted to be
major, and in October he was again pro-
NOTED, so that he was now lieutenant
colonel and transferred to the Sixth Michi-
gan Cavalry. On June 30. 1862 he was
made colonel of the Fifth Michigan Cav
airy AS such he remained for some fif-
teen months, when his service ended as
will presently be shown.
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business is very hazardous, and g man
may be rich to-day and poor tomorrow.
According to General Ayers own confess
sion, 1t was the perilous nature of the
plungtng business which made him run
away from the perils of war. and, getting
out Of the army in irregular fashion and
in the face of charges and a recommended
ton for dismissal. so blot and blur a
military record, before highly to his
credit, that soldiers with nice sense of
military propriety have felt ever since he
has been the head of the War Depart
ment that his presence there was, to say
the least, belittling of the service If not
a direct insuI. to it.
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Army Traditions.

In this business he has continued. and
he has always been in such speculations
what on the turf or in Wall street Is
known as a "plunger." This piunglng
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
IN THE PINCKNEY CASE.
The Grand Jury May Make No Pre-
sentiment at This Term of Court.

The Grand Jury May Make No Pre-
sentiment at This Term of Court.
From the Charleston News and Courier
April g.
The grand jury stll continues Its inyes-
legations in the Pinckney case. but is
keeping its proceedings secret. The pos
sibility is that the jury will make no pre-
sentiment at this term of court, but hold
over until the next term and keep up its
search for the murderer, in the meantime
assisted by Lieut.. McManus. The grand
jury Will not draw any salary for the
work between terms, but devote its at
tentlon to the investigation through a
desire 70 see law and order prevail. This
determination on the part of the jury viii
receive general commentator from the
public, which is greatly interested in this
case.
The regular session of the jury under
this term of court viii very possibly be
discontinued this week That nothing
definite has been accomplished by the jury
thus far cannot be assigned to lack Of
intelligent effort, for every member has
worked honestly on the case
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
CITY BREVITIES.

The fifth annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Enterprise
Dime Loan Association was not held yes
terday. Owing to the lack of a quorum
the meeting was postponed 10 April 20.
There will be a union meeting of the
Kings Daughters of Savannah at the lee
ture room of the independent Presbyterian
Church at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. The
meeting has reference TO the entertain
Jnent of last night and il is requested es-
pecially that those who have had tickets
for this entertainment for sale will make
returns at the meeting of this afternoon.
Among the presents awarded to schoI-
airs on Easter Sunday were those present.
ed by Mrs. c. II. Dorset and Mrs. w g
Cooper to the children of the IsEe of Hone
Sunday School. The gifts were nttle
wicker hand baskets filed with candy Eas-
ter eggs of various sizes and cOlors These
two ladies are devoted to the church and
Sunday school work at Isle Of Hope. Civ
Ing not only their time on the Sabbath. but
many week days to their labors of love
The Saturday afternoon open recention
for April of the Studio of Vocal and ORA
matte Art, No 10 Perry street. west will
take place tomorrow from $3.50 10 7
O'Clock The programme will be pivon
10y some Of the pupils Of Mesdames GuaeI
and Silva, assisted by Mr.. Louis RoweIl
pianist Those who will contribute SONGS
are Misses Ellen Morgan. Guerard
Haines, Wilcox, Hoffman, Baker and
Messrs. Teasdale and Dow RecitatIons
Misses Cooper, Girardeau, Shaw and Mas
ter Lang.
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TiDWELL STABBED TO DEATH.
HAD BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO
HIS sLAYER'S SISTER.

TidweII's wife Got Hold of Letter
written by Miss BurEe-A Fight
Between TidNeH and the GIRLS
Brother FOIIOwed-BOth Were
summoned to Police Court and IL
Was There That Burge struck the
Fatal blow.
Macon. April Gus Tidwen, a butcher,
was stabbed 90 death here to-day by
Charles Burge. plumber. because of It'd
wells attention to the slayer's sister
The crime was committed in full view
of twenty policemen and dozen hremen
and number Of citizens. who were in the
vicinity
The homicide took place at the en-
trance of the city hall where the victim
and his slayer met. both having been sum
moned TO the Police Court for fighting
last night in East Macon about the STAY
ers sister, the same motive that actuated
the fatal assault to-day.
Tdwell had been paying attention to
Burgess young sister, a pretty girl, of
about is years, and a day or two ago a
letter written TO him by the girl fell into
the hands of Mrs Tidweu The latter told
Miss Burge that Tidwell was married, bat
her husband kept up his attentions
The crime created the greatest excite
ment, occurring in the heart of the city
at an hour when the streets were filled
with shoppers, and when a crowd had as
sembled near the scene of the homicide 20
attend court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity I'M
iii midnight, April 7, 1899: Rain. followed
by clearing Friday; Saturday, fair
Washington Forecast for Friday
For Georgia. Rain. followed by clear
ing Friday high southeast, shifting to
northwesterly winds; Saturday fair
For Eastern Florida: Rain Friday. with
colder in northern portion; high southeast
erly, shifting to westerly, winds; Saturday
fair
For Western Florida: Rain in the early
morning, followed by fair and colder;
winds shifting to high northwesterly; Sat
urday fair
For South Carolina; Rain Friday, with
high easterly winds; Saturday fair.
General conditions at p. M, April G.
1893: The storm center has moved from
on the Louisiana coast northeastward. and
was central at s p. m. over Mississippi
The storm has Increased somewhat in
| force, and has caused rains in the Lower
mississippi valley, and thence northeast
ward to the Carolinas Rain was failing
at . p m al Charlotte, Atlanta. Mont
gomery, Pensacola, Vicksburg, Memphis.
and Cincinnati. The weather is generally
cloudy over the eastern half of the coun-
try. Maximum winds occurred the bast
miles per hour northeast; Charleston "a
miles, east.
Yesterdays Weather al Savannah
Maximum temperature p. M. go degrees
Minimum temperature, a. m... 50 degrees
mean temperature .,,............. 55 degrees
normal temperature ..,.......... 65 degrees
Deficiency of temperature ..... 10 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
March ..'..... '.'............ Al degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. ''...'.',.. ...,.,......... 70 degrees
haullah ace. ..-.-.... ........ Trace
| Norman ''.... .,.... .,........... ~ inch
! Deficiency since March l ....... .19inch
| Excess since Jan. / ........... 246 inches
! River Report-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta, at 8 a. m. C75th me-
| ridian time) yesterday, was 1870 feet. a
rise of OIL foot during the preceding TWEEN
| ty-four hours.
Hob. Boyer,
Local Forecast Observer. Weather Bureau
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THEIR BALL A BRILLIANT ONE.
Guests of the Il. p. As spent "A
Pleasant Evening.


The BAH given last night a. the Guards
hail by Post A Of the Travellers Protect
i've Association was a complete success,
and those who attended were appreciative
of the efforts that had been made by the
committeeman to add to their pleasures.
The members Of the post were more than
pleased with the affair, which, socially
and financially, proved all that had been
expected Of it, For it's success praise is
due President Max Krauss OF the Post,
who was chairman of the general COM
mittee, to probably a greater degree than
any other man His efforts since the in
ception of the ball were constant, and his
zeal interchangeable.
The presence of the band of the One
Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana Regi-
ment was a feature of the ball and the
music rendered was excellent. pro-
gramme Of interest had been arranged by
the talented young director of the band.
Mr.. Ernest Williams and its rendition was
peculiarly pleasing 10 all A concert was
given by the band as the merry guests OF
the r. p. AS were arriving, and after
the commencement Of the dance, for
which excellent music was rendered by
Rosenfeld's orchestra. the intermissions
were made no less enjoyable through the
continued playing by the band.
The following is the programme rem
dered for the concert by the regimental
band: Iron King" ST. Clair; overture.
Light Cavalry" Suppe "Mazurka la
Czarlna," CANINE; euphonium solo,
"Honeysuckle Polka" Casey, by Mr..
Frederick Walker; medley selection, "A
Trip Around Town." Boyer; "Impassioned
Dream" Rosas; grand selection from
bohemian Girl" Baffe; and America"
The euphonium solo was greatly enjoyed
and was an admirable testimony to the
musicians ability with the instrument.
The general committee in charge of the
bah consisted of Mr.. Max Krauss, chair
man, Mr.. Abe Barnett, Mr.. G. Lilenthal
Mr.. ]. Lovenstein and Mr.. J. Brnbaum
The other committees were as follows
Floor Committee-~Messrs. A. NJ LEI
fer. chairman; NJ. S. Guckenheimer, Wal
ter Lihenthal, N. Sundheimer. w. e. Vim
son. H. Rosenheim. Hugo Frank. l.. r.
Wylly, C. ]. Herman, J S. smith Alfred
Fantl, Albert Enrich, w. w. Starr Jr.,
ana j. S Lowenstein.
Reception Committee-E. A. Well chair
man.
Honorary COMMUNICATION Herman My
ers chairman.
Entertaining Committee-Henry L..
Smith chairman.
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HOBOs STEALING RIDES.
Bat the Railroads Are Going to See
If They Can Stop 1t.


Railroad men of the transportation de-
partments are complaining of the many
hobos who are now leaving their winter
quarters for the North. The Weary WI
lies are coming In whole battaions and
that with their usual cheek, they expect
the roads 20 furnish them with free trans
portatlon.
A lot of the hobos are of the tomato can
variety but there are not few, railroad
men say, who steal rides merely to get
out of the unpleasant necessity of buying
a ticket Il seems there have been several
cases encountered recently where 1t was
proven beyond a doubt that the men were
riding on top of the parlor car when they
might just as well have been sitting COM
Portable inside, if money were the only
thing wanted. But it wasn't; the hobos
simply could not be parted from their
dough" for such a little thing as a ride,
A few nights ago a conductor on one Of
the Florida Central and Peninsular pas
senger trains said he piled three or four
Of gang off at Rincon. one of the push
looked around but did not like the sur
roundings. He was a tight wad, for he
dug up a twenty as soon as he saw the
place Said he didn't want to be left in
swamp. and paid his fare to get on to
some other station.
The Florida Central and Peninsusar Is
making a desperate effort 10 rid it's trains
of the hobos, one of the officials said yes
terday that gangs of them get on top OF
the cars, trick that was learned from
the soldiers who rode in from Panama to
Jacksonville last summer. 1t seemed to
take the soldiers to work the trick sue
cessfully, but the hobos are doing their best
with it. They get called down occasionally
by the conductors, however, and have to
come One conductor sent a brakeman
back behind his train a few nights age
and told him TO IRE toward the engines
That brought the wanderers down from
their perch
Orders have been issued Cor all conduc-
tors on the Florida Central and Peninsulai
TO arrest all hobos caught stealing rides
and bring them to Savannah. Already
there have been a number -corraled and
brought in. and the ra lroad man says they
viii be prosecuted for a misdemeanor
Stealing a ride, he says, IS as much ar
offense against the laws of the state a:
stealing anything else of petty value, anc
the railroad is determined to make the
people caught anywhere except In seats
| pay the penalty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
CAPT. O'BRIEN HAS RESIGNED.
benevolent Pilots Association Elects
New Officers.

Benevolent Pilots Association Elects
New Officers.
Tallahassee, Fla, April 6.-The Florida
Benevolent Pilots Association held its an
nual meeting in this city Tuesday Capt.
j. Ed O'Brien rendered his resignation as
president of the association, which was
accepted, with many expressions Of regret
The following officers were elected for
the next two years; William Bazzell OF
Pensacola president; Thomas Davis of
ternandina vice president, and s. l..
Houston of Jacksonville, secretary and
treasurer
After adjournment Capt. O'Brien stated
10 your correspondent that his reason for
Tesigning was that his duties as president
of the National Pilots Association and as
state senator demanded so much of his
time that he could not give the interests
OF the state association the care and at
tention that they require.
The state treasurer of Florida COM
menced business on April with 1888 161. As
cash on hand.
w. j. johnson, proprietor of Grass Land
Dairy Farm, has received from President
Mckinley an Acknowledgement of the re-
cept OF his choice butter, presented upon
the Presidents recent visit to Tallahassee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07

Per steamship Chattahoochee for Boston.
81 bales upland cotton. 2 bales sea is
land cotton, 1873 bales domestics, 275 bbls
soap stock, 1855 bbls rosin, 444 bbls turpen-
tine, $50 l52 feet lumber, 10 bales hides, )
bbls rosin oil, bbls pitch, 81 bbls syrup,
155 bbls cotton seed oil, 5 boxes fruit, 2
bbls vegetables, 26O tons pig iron, / car
slaves, l car machinery, l car iron pipe, t
cases cigars, 175 sacks clay, 3 horses, 8
dogs, 24G pkgs mdse.
Per schooner NJ. b. Millen for New
York-265 Al feet p lumber.-Cargo by
Cooney, Eckstein & Co.
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Y. NJ. c. A. GYMNAsTs TO EXHIBIT.
VIII Take Place at the Association
Building Tonight.

VIII Take Place at the Association
Building Tonight.
Tonight al $50 O'Clock the members OF
the gymnasium class of the Young Mems
Christian Association will give their
spring exhibition. Every member Of the
association has been given admission tick
cts for himself and friends. Those who
were present at the exhibition last year
greatly enjoyed the occasion, and the at
tendance tonight promises to be large.
Rosenfeld's orchestra has been secured
and will play throughout the evening.
The programme is as follows;
Wand drill by junior class, dumb bell
drill senior class; apparatus work on pa
ralleI bars. horizontal bar, long horse Ger
man horse. Vaulting bar and rings by SEN
Tor class; high kicking by Messrs. Blake
and Crane. Special work on parallel bar
bv Messrs. Rousseau. House. Lynes, Ho-
henstein. Lowell and Blake. Special work
on horizontal bar by Messrs. House, Rous-
seau. Harden, Hohenstein Elton, c.;
Lynes and Blake. Special work on rings
bv Messrs. Lynes Rousseau ana Hohen-
stein. Special work on horse, by Messrs.
Iynes and Blake. Tumbing by Messrs.
House, Bridges and Elton, J.
match game of basket bali between
two picked teams of the association will
close the evening.