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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
AMusEMENTs.
SAVANNAH THEA Il r..

nights, with Friday and Saturday natl
nee, commencing Thursday, Feb %. the
versatile actress, EUNICE GOODRICH,
and her clever company, including Theo-
dora, the greatest child actress now before
the public. The opening bill will be Fan
chon the Cricket" beautiful drama in
acts. Scale of admission, 10c, zoe and
Doc. Matinee prices. 10c and zoe. A perfect
moving picture machine, the Virescope,
showing war views and comedy scenes.
Illustrated songs and serpentine dances
by Miss Goodrich. Ladies free Thursday
night. SIS in gold given away on Satur-
day night, under the usual conditions
Next Observation-Disclosures the Red Robe, {"
Feb. N-2S.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
NO SMALLPOX IN WASHINGTON.
Mayor of SandersviIIe Issues OmciaI
PrOnunciamentO.

Sandersville, Ga, Feb. 22.-Excitement
over smallpox in Washington county is
abatiug. The case reported here yester-
Mayor Bennett had the negro man and
family carried TO the pest-house as a mat
ter of precaution. He had been under
treatment some time by a physician.
Everybody in Sandersville has been vac
cinated and there is no likelihood of small
pox getting foothold mere. The city
and county officials have acted in a COM
mendable manner in preventing the spread
of the disease and no alarm is now felt
in this community.
Mayor Bennett has prepared the follow
ing notice, with request that it be pub
lished;
Whereas erroneous reports have been
circulated to the effect that smallpox has
been discovered within the city limits of
Sandersville, and,
Whereas, these reports are calculated
to do much harm TO the city and it's bus
mess interests, and,
Whereas prompt action has been taken
by the city authorities upon the first in
timation that smallpox was in the county,
seven miles from the city, and
Whereas in the furtherance of the well
fare and SAFETY or the city, mouse OF re-
tention has been established seven miles
away, for all suspicious cases, and COM
pulsory vaccination of all the Inhabitants
ordered and perfected, and,
Whereas, there is not any case of small
box in Sandersville or any suspicious case
allowed TO remain in the city limits,
Now, then, 1. w. B. Bennett, Mayor of
Sandersville, assure the public generally
that the above preamble is true, and
should there be any cases within the city
of Sandersville, l will take all proper
precautions In the premises and will
promptly report the same to the state au-
thorities."
The document bears the Mayors official
Gicnature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BIDS WANTED.

City of Savannah, Office of Commission
er of Public Works, Savannah, Ga, Feb
22 1S99.-Bids will be received at this office
until Tuesday, Feb. 49, 1899, at u o'clock
noon, city time, for furnishing feed as
follows: No. l Timothy hay, per 100 pounds; ;
best quality of corn, per bushel !;
best quality of feed bran, per
100 pounds; best quality of feed cracked
corn, per bushel; best quality mixed oats;
best quality white s.To be delivered and
weighed at the city lot. Envelopes to be
marked Bids for Feed" The city re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids
GEO. NJ. GADSDEN, Commissioner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.


GIBBS-The relatives and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Seth D. Gibbs and of Mrs. C. Nj.
Swift and of Mr.. and Mrs, Frank S. Swift
are invited to attend the funeral of the
former from his tate residence No. ia Hab-
ersham street, at IL 80 o'clock this morning.
PATTERSON.-The friends and ac-
quaintances of Mrs. Margaret Patterson
and of Mr.. John McAleer and H. ]. Nc
Aleer and families are respectfully invit-
ed to attend the funeral of the former
from her late residence, No. 55l Indian
street, at $3.50 this afternoon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
NEGRO GUARDS WERE FINED.
Paid Dearly for Taking Prisoner
From the Police.

Macon, Ga, Feb. 22.-The negro provost
guards who were recently arrested for
riotous conduct in trying TO take soldier
prisoners away from Macon's police, were
fined In the Recorders Court $40 each to-
day. The lieutenant and two sergeants
were bound over to the City Court ana
tried Immediately. The lieutenant was
fined $500 or twelve months on the gang.
and the sergeants each SIS or six months.
These are all in JAN. The privates paid
their fines.
1t developed that the lieutenant had or
dered his men on the day of the riot to
fire on the black Maria. AS they hest
tated to obey orders, their fines to-day
were made light. They all pleaded guilty,
setting up that their major had sent them
out to get the man the police had, ara
they thought they must obey orders or
die trying.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
CLEVELAND GREYs CELEBRATE.
HanIOn to Bring baltimore and
Brooklyn Clubs South.


Augusta, Ca, Feb. 22.-Two companies
from the Tenth Ohio Regiment, members
of the Cleveland Greys, celebrated Wash
ington's birthday and the sixty-second an
niversary of the Greys with a banquet at
the Bon Air tonight.
The Richmond Hussars also had a sup
per, and the Cross Country Riding Club
had their annual celebration, but there
was no public observance of the holiday
by the community.
William j. Davidson, foreman of Fire
Company No. g. one of the oldest and best
firemen in Augusta, died this evening.
Manager Hanlon of the Baltimores
rented the Augusta ball park to-day and
left for Savannah, where he expects also
to secure the bah park. He intends to
bring the Baltimore and Brooklyns South
for their preliminary practice games on
these two grounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
AGAINST THE GIRL IN TIGHTS.
ATLANTA MINISTER'S WANT PIC
TURES SUPPRESSED.

Requested Mayor Woodward 10 Have
Ordinance Against Indecent Pic
lures Enforced-MayOr said IL Was
Difficult 10 Distinguish Between
Indecent Pictures and High Art.
He VIII Ask the Chief of Police,
However. TO Use His Judgment.
Atlanta Ga, Feb. 22.-Mayor Wood
ward was formally requested this morning
to call the attention of the chief of police
10 the fact that there is a law in Atlanta
against indecent pictures on bill boards
and elsewhere.
The request came from committee OF
Methodist ministers. who had a lively DIS
cussion over The Girl in Tights" at their
last meeting. the committee to wait upon
the Mayor being the result of that discus
sion. The ministers all thought that the
naughty bill boards should be suppressed
and the best way they knew to accomplish
this was to call on the Mayor.
There were three ministers in the dele
cation that framed the request to Mayor
Woodward to-day. They were Drs. Hold
erby and Williamson and Presiding Elder
Lovejoy.
When they had laid their complaint be
fore the Mayor, who received it with every
expression of courtesy he declared that
II was a difficult matter 10 draw the line
lie could not tell what might be considered
indecent and what might be called high
art" The Mayor recalled TO the minds Of
the ministers the crusade against the bill
boards several years ago, when cases We're
made in Police Court, bur dismissed be-
cause the female figure, as portrayed on
the boards was pronounced ART py the
critics of "the four hundred who had
been summoned to testify.
Where to Draw the Lines
Mayor Woodward assured the ministers
that he was in favor of the suppression
of vice in every form, and was as much
opposed to indecent pictures on bill boards
and elsewhere as any one, but he did not
know where to draw the line.
1t was the duty of the chief of police to
carry out the ordinance against such ex-
position, he told the ministers, but at their
request he said he would call the atten-
ton of the chief of police to the fact that
there is such an ordinance on the statute
books of the city. 1t will then be for him
to draw the line on the girls in tights
whether they are displayed on bill boards
or in the windows of cigar shops.
The ministers spoke earnestly on the
subject In their interview with the May
or, and declare that they are determined
to make a systematic crusade against
such exhibitions, which tend to democrat
ize the young of the town.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
THE DAY AT WAYNESBORO.
Flag Raised by School Children and
Three VoIIeys Fired.

ElAE AtuAHGu ny othOOt ana
Three VOlleys Fired.
.Waynesboro. Ga, Feb. 22.-washington's
birthday was duly observed in waynes-
boro to-day by flag raising by the pupils
of the Waynesboro Academy.
A regular holiday was taken here, and
everybody turned out TO witness the cere,
monies. splendid programme was rem
dered by the pupils, and as the flag un,
furled itself TO the breezes, three vol.eys
were fired by our local military. All en-
joyed the occasion immensely.
The Daughters OF the Confederacy gave
a barbecue dinner, which was attended by
every one in town, TO help defray the ex.
penses in removing the Confederate mon,
ument to the public square. Enough was
raised to accomplished the change contem-
plated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
BIDS For COAL.

City of Savannah, Office of Commission
err of Public Works, Savannah, Ga, Feb
%, 1S99.-Bids will be received at this office
until Tuesday Feb. %, 1899. at 70 o'clock
noon, city time, to furnish the city with
100 tons of steam coal, run of the mines,
same to be delivered at the city crema-
tories and weighed at the city stables
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. Envelopes to be marked Bids
to Furnish Coal"
GEO. NJ. GADSDEN, Commissioner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23

T. J. Hotchldss & Co., southwest corner
Broughton and jefferson streets.
Mrs. A. Luerssen, southeast corner East
Broad and Broughton streets
c. Hansen, Thunderbolt road and Toll
gate.
McGrath Ransford, Nos 81 and 80
Whitaker street.
w 7. Lynch, agent, northwest corner
Lumber and Bay streets.
Fred Bienges, northwest corner Duffy
and West Broad streets.
Shearouse & Hutchinson & Co. 424 Con-
gress street. west.
S. A Rogers, ga ST. Julian street. west.
H. M. Branch, 102 Broughton street.
west.
Neil Gildea, for permission to transfer
his license at No. Ill Congress street, west.
to Frank McDermott at same place Of bus
mess.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
PARsON KID UNDER ARREST.
Preacher Charged with Making H.
Iicit whisky.

Ellaville Ca, Feb. 22.-Rev. Dave Kid,
a white man, was arrested here yester-
day and carried to Columbus for Illicit
dstilling. Deputy Marshal Williams
seemed TO have apprehen@pd danger in
capturing the parson, as he was assisted
by Officers F. b. Dismuke, George Thorn
as, K. NJ. Williams and E. Il. Chapman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
A CHEAP HOME AT ISLE OF HOPE.
RIGHT AT THE STATION.

/ am instructed to sell, without delay,
that attractive cottage residence, contain
ing eight rooms besides closets and store
room, built on a lot 210x19S. fronting the
depot at the Isle of Hope and but a short
distance from the river front.
To make a quick sale am authorized
to accept fourteen hundred dollars cash.
To a responsible party could give them
very easy terms-a cash payment of $500
and S15 per month for ten years, with
privilege of paying sooner If desired by
purchaser.
c. H. DORSETT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
Phi Kappa's Anniversary.

Athens, Ga. Feb. 22.-The Phi Kappa
Society of the University of Georgia cele-
brated its Seventy-ninth anniversary to-
day, the GRAFTON being delivered by Milton
Hirsch of Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
FINE VIOLETS.
AND GENERAL MER.
CHANDIsE STORAGE

Can be had at the District Messenger and
Delivery Companys warehouse, 80 to 80
Montgomery street, on reasonable terms
The building has been thoroughly over
hauled and repaired, and now offers un.
surpassed facilities for the storage of all
kinds furniture. Van, express wagons
and messengers furnished. Pianos and
furniture packed for shipment ana remoV-
ed with care. Telephone
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LIQUOR LICENsEs.

City Of Savannah, Office Clerk of Coun-
Gil, Savannah, Ga, Feb. 10, 1S99.-The fol-
lowing applications to retail liquor during
the year 1899 were read at meeting of
Council, Feb. s. 1899, and referred to the
committee of the whole:
w. P. BAILEY, Clerk of Council
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
"THE OFFICE

Headquarters for masters of all steam
ships and sailing vessels visiting this port
Choice warm lunch served daily from IL to
! o'clock This resort is noted for its "Olive
Cocktails" and makes "Ned White Whis-
ky specially. Terrapin Soup to-day.
BILLY CANNON,
10 and II East Bay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
MEETINGS.

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ZER UBBABEL LODGE NO. 10, FLA. M.
A regular communication of "A
this lodge will be held This CThurs- NY
day. evening at Sis o'clock w
The M. M. Degree will be conferred.
Members of sister lodges and transient
brethren are fraternally invited to meet
with Us. BY order.
w. A. BISHOP, W. NJ.
w. WOLEDGE, Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
MONEY TO LOAN
FoR SALE,
MISS NJ. r. RYAN'S
BUSINESS COLLEGE,

Room 81, ProVident Building.
We have a few graduates whom we take
pleasure in recommending for positions.
Every point a good point" in the new
models OF the Remington standard type
writer; does good work, and does IL a
good long time. bearing a. Hull, Sole
Dealers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23

he married No. in Atlanta he was living
here with No. g. No. 4 being taken home
to reside with No. 3. No. 8, however re-
fused to accept this new acquisition to
the family and left the house.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
FARMER DROPPED DEAD.
Shep Perkins Was One of Burke's
Best Known Citizens.

Waynesboro, Ca. Feb. 22.-Mr. Shep
Perkins of Perkins Junction, one of
Burke's oldest and most influential farm
ers. dropped dead at his home this morn
ing. He ate a hearty breakfast and was
thought to have been in his usual good
health when he fell and expired: The
cause of his death is said to have been
apopleXy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23

Warnock has disappeared from the city,
his disappearance having come about just
at the time set for the hearing of his wife S
petition for alimony.
When this hearing was called yesterday
he could not be found and since that time
officers have been searching the city
through for him but without success. When
the divorce suit was filed the wife was al
lowed $50 month alimony temporarily, and
this was paid up TO the present month,
when Warnock failed to come to time.
Thereupon his wife applied to the court
10 compel him to pay, and the court held
that he was in contempt. When he failed
TO appear TO answer this contempt charge
it was further aggravated, and the court
ordered that he pay $50 month and at
torneys' fees.
AS stated, however, Warnock could not
be found and none of his friends or his at
torney seem to know where he is or Just
why he has concealed himself. His attor-
ney says he was willing TO pay his wife a
certain amount of permanent alimony or a
lump sum of $500. which was really all he
was able to pay, but she refused to accept
this
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
WOULD NOT PAY THE ALIMoNY
so WARNoCF<'s BUSINESS is NOW IN
RECEIVERS HANDS.

He Has Disappeared From Atlanta
PendIey COnfesses to the killing
of Policeman PORder-Had Been
Employed to Rob "A snfe-Murderer
Lewis unique Insanity Dodge
Had "A Manin for Marrying, and
Now Has Four Wives.
Atlanta. Feb. 22-J. l. Warnock, well
known business man, is the central fgure
in a highly sensational story that came
out to-day upon application for the APP
pointmeut Of a receiver for his affairs.
The receivership, which was temporarily
granted by the court, Attorney Shepard
Bruan having been appointed to take
charge Of mis- business interests. was
brought by WaTnock's refusal TO pay all
mony 10 his wife under an order from
the court pending her suit for divorce.
Warnock is president of the Bank of
America, Of this city. secretary and treas
urer Of the Virginia Loan Company also
OF The Phoenix Loan Company senior
partner Of the firm of Warnock & Conin,
furniture dealers, and is interested in 9th
er business enterprises. He is regarded as
well fixed financially, the value of the
property taken charge of by the receiver
to-day being placed at approximately $25,-
600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets re-
moves the cause that produces La Grippe.
The genuine has L. B. @. on each tab
let. 25c.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
Married Her Within an Hour

Attornel Wright also cites the fact that
his client met No. 4 in a wagon yard on
Decatur street and proposed to and mar
ried her within an hour after introduc-
ton, though she was encountered with two
children and a mule and wagon with
which she had brought to town a load of
farm products.
The attorney puts a dash of the senti-
mental into his unique insanity plea.
After wife No left the house, upon the
introduction of No. 4 and her children,
the lawyer says that Lewis followed ner
TO her new abode and stood at her gate
so regularly each day in hope of getting
a glimpse of her vanished face that the
people of the neighborhood came to call
the place the Lewis Corner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
Sic AIIeged Cruel Treatment.

Mrs. Warnock is the daughter of Rev. j.
c. Burrus, now residing in Florida. At the
time of her marriage to Warnock thirteen
years ago, she was residing in Alabama.
Cruel treatment is the ground of the APP
plication for divorce which Warnock has
not undertaken to defend.
Warnock appears to be something of a
Napoleon of finance. Several years ago
he was working as a baihff in a justice
court. Then he branched out in the furni-
ture business and in other things until
he now rivals the departed w. c. Hale in
his enterprises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
Declared Any Woman His Wife.

AS accumulative evidence of the mans
insanity on the woman subject the attor-
ney proposes TO produce fellow workmen
of his client who often heard him declare
any woman whom he happened TO see
passing to be his wife.
To top off the whole story it is said that
the cause of the killing was an alleged
insult which the dead man offered to one
of Lewis wives, though which one does
not exactly appear at this stage of the
proceedings.
Up to the springing of this story, the
cause of Lewis was regarded as a very
commonplace murder. Now however the
public is taking an interest in it, and the
prisoner will probably soon begin to get
bouquets from sympathetically inclined
females.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
Lewis Pleads Insanity.

Robert Lewis the man sentenced to be
hanged here next week for the murder of
d foreman named Haynes, employed dur
ing the erection of the Prudential build
ing, Is TO be given the benefit OF the 'in-
sanity dodge" with new and unique trim
mings
Nothing was ever said about Lewis be-
ing insane during his trial, but his law
yer has now suddenly discovered that he
IS afflicted with a peculiar dementia. This
dementia is described as mania for mar
rying, and a delusion that nearly every
woman whom he met or saw was his wife.
Mr.. Arminius Wright, attorney for
Lewis who proposed to go before the Gov
ernor to save his Client on the ground of
insanity, sprung this story to-day. He
says that Lewis has no less than four
wives and has never been divorced from
any one Of them. This is regarded as a
strong indication of insanity. But II Is
not the only point in that direction the
lawyer declares. Not only has his client
married four women, one of whom Is now
living n Florida, and another. No. 2.
az South Carolina, but his dementia is
further indicated BY the fact that when
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
Confessed He killed Ponder.

The police authorities believe they have
at last got near a solution of the mystery
that surrounds the murder of j. Nj. Pom
der. a former member of the local police
force.
Ponder was shot down two years ago in
the saloon of Julius Simon, on Wall street.
Several arrests were made but all sus-
poets came clear upon investigation Wal
ter O'Quinn. barkeeper for Simon being
acquitted after trial in the Superior Court.
The murder was committed about o'clock
In the evening. and yet the perperator
escaped after doing the shooting, without
anyone seeing him depart.
John Pendley, disreputable white man,
now confined in the DeKalb county chain
gang for selling whisky without license,
is said to have confessed that he and
George Bankston, another bad character
did the killing. The police will not dis
cuss the case much, and it does not APP
pear what prompted Pendley to make the
alleged confession, though it is said that
there are corroborating circumstances in
the possession of the detective department
10 give the confession credit.
Bankston, the other man implicated is
now in Fulton county Jail, where ne has
been held for several months upon some
minor charge.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-29
MANY FROM THE DISTRICT.
Forty.seven ut Moundsvilie from
District of Columbia.

Forty.seven ut MoundsviIie from
District of Columbia.
The District Of Columbia is sending
many people to the West Virginia PEN
itentiary at MoundsvIlle. A short time
ago, It will be remembered, the district
authorities closed contract with the
board OF directors OF the Moundsville
institution for keeping their prisoners
there. Previous to this the district had
sent the convicts to the Ohio peniten-
tiary at Columbus. The arrangement
went into effect recently, and three
patches of convicts have been received
the first made up OF eleven, the second
OF thirteen and the third OF twelve
Last night q fourth batch was started
from Washington and will reach the
pen" this morning. 1t is made up Of
eleven prisoners, as follows:
James Riley. manslaughter, ten
years; Elliott Washington, second Of
Tense petit larceny. three years: James
Lucas, house breaking, ten years; Thos.
kidwell, house breaking. ten years:
Henry C. Gawler, highway robbery.
fourteen years: James Riley, highway
robbery. fourteen years; George Dean,
assault to kill, four years; Lewis Smith.
false pretenses, one year and one day;
Joseph kerne, false pretenses. one year
and one day; Martin Cooney. house
breaking, six years; Lloyd Thomas,
house breaking, four years.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-29
Big RIVER COMING.

A Seventeen Foot Stage Expected at
Pittsburgh, which Means Probably
SsTwenty-one Feet Herc-The City of
Pittsburgh to be Here this Morning.
The rains OF the past thlrty-six hours
appear to have been general In the tri-
state radius, and will bring a very high
river on the upper Ohio within the en-
suing forty-elght hours. at Pittsburgh
1t is expected there will be seventeen or
eighteen feet on the top-notch OF the
rise. land this means stage OF about
twenty-five feet here. The afternoon
report from Pittsburgh showed the riv-
ers rising at all points and raining
everywhere. Here the rain continued
steadily until 10 o'clock last night, wher
there was a let-up, followed shortly by
snow tiurries. Freezing weather will
cut down the rise to some extent.
The City OF Pittsburgh arrived at c:1O
o'clock this morning from Pittsburgh.
and she Is scheduled to depart for New
Orleans att am. She will take on Sow
eral ronnd-trippers at this port.
The steamer took on $50 passengers at
Pittsburgh. Of whom l25 were rqund-
trippers, and this number will be swell
ed at this port. Another great showing
was instanced In the amount OF freight
taken on, which was 400 tons at Pitts
burgh. and fifty tons will be carried
from Wheeling.