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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
MURDERED BABY BOY.
Infants Head Crushed With Ham
mer and Body Thrown in Ditch.

Infants Head Crushed With Ham
mer and Body Thrown in Ditch.
The body of a white male infant, prob
ably about two days old. was discovered
yesterday morning in a ditch about
half mile east of Waters road near
Lovers lane. An investigation disclos-
ed the startling fact that the baby had
been murdered and an arrest may be
made by the county authorities.
The body was found by a negro. The
police was at once notified. The dis
coverey was not within the bailiwick
of the superintendent of police and the
county authorities were notified, as
we'll as Coroner Keller. The coroner
and Deputy Sheriff Nose Lilienthal
went to the place and made an exami-
nation, which convinced them that a
murder had been committed.
The side of the infants head had
been crushed in with some blunt in
strument, probably a hammer, and
there was an opening just above the
right ear. 1t looked as if spike had
been driven into the head at that point.
Deputy Lilienthal learned that ne
gro woman was seen TO throw the
child, or a bundle of some sort, in the
ditch, and he is at work on this clue.
1t is probable that the woman will be
located and arrested this morning.
The child was healthy looking one,
and DR.. Keller says a splendid physi-
cal specimen of newly born babe. IL
is not at all probable that the mother
killed her offspring, and the crime was
probably committed by some one i'll
whose care the baby had been put.
Had the woman who gave birth to the
infant been 50 heartless she would
never have trusted her secret to a ne
gro, but would have disposed of the
lifeless body herself.
The theory being followed by the Of
ficers is that the child was an illegiti-
mate one, and that after its birth the
mother placed it in charge of a negro
woman. The foster mother probably
thought il would be much easier to
kill the child, and collect her allow
ance each week, as though she were
really caring for the baby. She is prob
ably an ignorant woman, and did not
realize that with the child ~ a living
witness of the mothers sin, she would
have a constant source from whence
TO obtain revenue 1t probably did not
occur to her that with the baby out
of the way she would have nothing to
prove her claim for aid from the I'M
natural parents.
1t is possible that the women may
have been hired to kill the child. but
this theory is not credited by the Off
GERS. 1t is hardly ever that the moth
er of a child, no matter how it came
into the world, is so thoroughly aban
doned and depraved, as to want its
life taken. Whatever else she may be,
invariably it is her desire for the young
one to live.
The finding of the body attracted a
great deal of attention along the Wa
tiers road, and hundreds of curious ne
groes viewed the remains during the
day. 1t was from some of these peo-
pie that Deputy Lillienthal learned of
the negro woman for whom he is now
searching. An inquest will be held by
Coroner Keller probably tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
AS TO TRANSFERS.
Is the Contract Between the City
and Car Line in Force.


and Car Line in Force!
Editor Morning News: 1t is becom-
ing more and more evident that the
street railway management has no in
tention of yielding up voluntarily the
rights which were conceded to the cit
liens of Savannah in the compact of
Nov 8. 1897, and it only remains for
the citizens to enforce their rights in
the courts.
The agreement between the city and
the railway provided as follows:
THE fare to be charged from any
point on said street railway system,
to any other point on the same, with
in the limits of the city of Savannah,
shall be five cents for each passenger"
and proper transfer or transfers to
be given such passengers at all inter-
secting points"
The fact that the railway refuses to
give these transfers is a clear evasion
of the contract. 1t is plainly the duty
of the City Council to enforce this pro-
vision. Everything given to the city
has been held on to, vigorously. Why
does not the city see that the railroad
does it's duty to the people? l am in
favor of making this an issue in the
next municipal election, if the present
Board of Aldermen does ont enforce
the city's side of the contract. outside
of this. let the people take
hand. demand the trans
fer. and if it is refused,
decline to pay an additional five cents.
The conductor may eject. but 1 mag
inc his instructions simply tell him TO
get it If he can, but not to eject. How
ever, if he does put off a passenger
who has paid one fare because he re-
fuses to pay a second illegally de-
manded, let him be put off-violently
II he sees fit, and the jury will do the
rest.
1t is not the. purpose of the writer
to advise any citizen to go around
carrying a chip on his shoulder, asking
General Manager Mcintyre to knock it
off, but l do say that if he really has
occasion to go to any point on the line
of the street railroad. and a second. or
even third transfer is required to reach
that point. demand the transfer, and
impress upon the railway that you
know your legal rights and will main
! tain them at all hazards. Traveller.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
GOOD FOR DAWSON.
shows Healthy Increase in Tax Re-
turns.

Dawson, Ga, July 24.-The city tax
assessors have completed their work
for 1901, and their books show hand
some increase in the value OF taxable
property of the city over that last year.
The value of the taxable properly in
Dawson as shown by their figures is
Sl029. $40. The negroes of the city
gave in $26,l30 of this amount, and the
remainder was given I'm by the whites.
These figures show an increase Of $34,-
973 over the returns OF last year. when
the properly valuations was 1894, S67.
The postofiice here was entered sun
day night and the money drawer
robbed OF It's contents. $3.50 The thief
effected an entrance through the tran
som over the money order window. The
cash IN the drawer was the amount Of
Sundays sales. No effort was made
10 break into the safe. the thief prob
ably being "a street Ramin IL IN be-
lieyed that the officials have sufficient
evidence 10 lead 20 an arrest
Work VIII soon be- begun by MessrH.
A j Baldwin A. TO. A. RUSSELL of this
city on large brick plant near Eu-
fnula, Ala. on the chattahoochee
river. TIE enterprise Win be one Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25

Michael Pickett. Of No. 523 Margaret
Ing after an illness Of several months
from Brghts disease. The deceased
leaves two daughters and two sons 70
mourn bis loss. He we "a native Of
Nova Scotia ana WAS born in June.
1896 Ne enlisted 10 the Confederate
army in Charleston ~ the outbreak ~
the war So wHs ln the carriage burl-
neeh ln fhif rify for several years ana
uaf "a ono lime in charge ~ FeclsY s
omnibus service one ~ hlf dough
ferH NJ Mr. Charles HiIsf ~ Bf00Htn.
end fhe boo hren noflff1 of hef fafh-
eff 1safh 1hr family base fhf Gym
patty ~ % large number Df flfnef ho
Funeral arrangements bafe y1 been
ulaae,
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At the GIenviIIe Track.

Cleveland, o.. July 24.-To-day's pro-
gramme of the grand circuit races at
Chenille furnished another good days
sport. Betting was heavy. but the
talent were unable to pick the win
ners.
The Abbott. who has been suffering
from distemper, was driven a mile this
morning by Geers. He is still in bad
shape and it is feared will not be able
to meet Cresceus in the $4,000 match
race at Brighton Beach on Aug. Is.
Summary:
First Race-2:23 trot. Electa won
three straight heats and race: Coun-
try Jay second, and Neva Simmons
third. Best time 2:09A.
Second Race-2:17 pace. Richard A.
won two straight heats and the race;
c. F. w. second; Samaritana third.
Best time 2:10A.
Third Race-2:09 pace. George won
second, third and fourth heats and
race; Argetta second; Sphinx S. third.
Best time 2:0SA.
Fourth Race-2:21 trot. Tom P. won
two straight heats and the race; OAR
win second; Vic Scheller third. Best
time PIPE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
Favorites All but sweep the Boards
Mt Brighton Beach.

ut Brighton Beach.
New York. July 24.-Favorites all but
swept the boards at Brighton Beach
to-day, five of the six winning. Four
of these were at odds-on and the other
at to 5. Col. Padden, the other win
ner, was a favorite during most of the
betting, but a heavy play at Carbuncle
sent the latter TO the post slight ia
vorite. He probably would have won
but for interference on the first turn,
which all but sent him to his knees.
Summary:
First Race-Hurdle, one and three
fourth miles. Charagrace, to 5, won,
with Cephalalgia, Is to s. second, and
Kufa. 100 to !. third. Time 1921.
Second Race-F'ive furlongs. Came
ron, to 5, won, with Otis, to 2, sec
ond, and Peninsula, to ?, third. Time
100.
Third Race-One and one-sixteenth
miles. Col. Padden, 4 to /, won, with
Kamara, to l, second. and Carbuncle,
: to 2, third. Time Las AS.
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. selling.
Smoke, II to 10, won, with Goebel, TO
l, second, and Bastile, 20 to l, third.
Time 1:142-5.
Fifth Race-One mile and seventy
yards. Arden. 8 to 20, won, with Capt.
January to l, second, and Phosphor
A to /, third. Time LAS 1-5.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs. Godfrey,
8 to 5, won, with The Chamberlain Is
to l, second, and Harry McCoun, 80 to
l, third. Time TIA.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
DAMAGES ARE TOO BIG.
Postal Company Wants Them De-
creased in Amount.

Postal Company Wants Them De-
creased in Amount.
One of the numerous branches of the
pending litigation between the Postal
Telegraph Gable Company and the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company was taken up before Judge
Falligant and a jury in the Superior
Court yesterday 1t was the appeal of
the telegraph company from the award
of the assessors in the condemnation
proceedings it instituted against the
railway company.
The telegraph company wanted to
erect its poles and string its wires be-
tween the towns of Albany and Thorn
asville and Townsville and Naldosta,
along the railway company's right of
way To this action the railway COM
pany objected and the telegraph COM
pany had to institute condemnation
proceedings. The assessors in these
proceedings decided that the railways
right of way would be damaged to the
extent of $4,000 by the construction and
operation of the telegraph line, and to
this award the telegraph company eX-
cepted. on the ground that it was eX-
cessve. and appealed to jury.
The hearing dragged its slow length
most interesting incident was the in
PRODUCTION in evidence by the railway
company of the contract between the
Western Union Telegraph Company
and itself. to which contract such fire.
auent and caustic references have been
made by the attorneys for the Postal.
They have denounced it as in restraint
of trade, against public policy, illegal
and void and a good many other things
beside. 1t really seemed to be rather
a harmless document. in which certain
concessions were made by both parties.
The only restriction upon the railway
companys power to contract that it
contains is a provision that the privi-
lege of building and operating tele-
graph lines along the railway right of
way shall not be granted to other tele-
graph companies upon terms more adj
vantageous than those granted to the
Western Union.
The only question for the jury to de-
termine is that of the amount of dam
ages. The railway company wanted to
inject other issues into the hearing, but
the motions to this effect were all over
ruled by Judge Falligant.
A murder case. that of the state
against Horace Jones, who shot and
killed Ben Blount. has been assigned
for trial this morning, and the hear
ing in the condemnation matter will go
over until this has been concluded.
The telegraph company is being repre-
scented by Mr.. ]. r. Mcintosh and Col.
p. w. Meldrim and the railway com
pany's interests by Mr.. w. L. Clay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
HENRY c. HEUIsLER DEAD.
weII-KnOwn German Succumbs to
Lingering Illness.


Henry c. Heuisler, a well-known
German American resident of Savan-
nah, died early yesterday morning at
his residence, corner Taylor and Lin
coin streets, after a lingering illness,
resulting from a complication of dis
eases.
Mr.. Heuisler was for many years in
business on his own account, but for
some time had been a travelling sales
man. latterly representing Messrs.
Smith Bros. on the road. His last ILL
ness had extended over two months,
during most of which time he had been
confined to his bed. He leaves surviv-
ing him a wife, and one daughter, Mrs.
l.. c.. Werm.
He was 81 years old. and member
Of Forest City Lodge. knights OF
Pythias. of the Uniform Rank of that
fraternal body. and Of the German
Friendly Society. He was a member
and officer Of the Lutheran Church OF
the Ascension. from which his funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
The interment will be In Laurel Grove.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
AUGUST FOURTEENTH.
A Date Suggested for Meeting OF
Turpentine Operators.

Triton. Ga. July 24.-Editor Morning
News We have noticed the increas-
ing interest manifested through the
columns of your valued paper, by the
turpentine men. both in Georgia and
Florida, and are glad to notice also
that they are beginning TO wake up TO
the Importance OF certain suggestions
oft repeated and insisted on In these
various communications.
We want TO ask space 10 jointly sane
ton and endorse the movement sug-
gested and 20 ask that a call by some
one interested be made through the
columns OF your paper for all turpen-
tine men who feel an interest in this
movement. 10 convene at some place In
Jacksonville. Fla. Wednesday, Aug. ~.
We are so much interested in this
matter. that we ale almost tempted 10
take the responsibility 10 issue the call
ourselves. We would be- glad 10 receive
n postal al once from every operator,
giving their endorsement and promise
10 be on hand date and place above
mentioned.
w W Timmona.
a a. Ciyatt
Operators.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
HE HELPS THE FARMERS.
View That Is Taken of Preside mt
EGnn's Policy.

= DAhNFs
THE railroad officers of Georgia were
the topic Of discussion yesterday in a
group of prominent Atlanta men in the
Kimball House rotunda." says the At
lanta Constitution of yesterday
Do you know said one of them,
Il have never known a railroad man
more welded to the combined interests
OF his road and patrons Of it as Pres
ident John NJ. Egan Of the Central OF
Georgia Railway Company? lie is
always on the alert for some scheme
or plan by which the road and It's pa
irons viii be benefited
las an illustration Of this he quoted
the following example.
THE road he began. is constantly
In need Of ballast here and there along
its bed. rock. Of course. being preferred
for the purpose. In one Of his trips over
the road Mr. Egan saw the need Of bal
last al n certain point. and the thought
occurred 10 him that by Offering "a
pay the jewellers along the route for
hauling rock from their farms 30 thf
track he not only would secure the al
ways necessary ballast, but would pat
she farmers in the way ~ making extra
money from time 90 time
''fhe Offer was made 90 the farmers
20 pay them 30 much peg cubic foot
for al. rock hauied from their land Dnd
liei up beside fhe ralis The result
ftf rHiuY dagh and dayh uhen
1ls were DEVOTED ~ Rafhrf-
\ tt 90 AFae stones ~ maug " tAf
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25

farmers who live near the Centrals
route and taking them to the tracks.
where they We're piled up, measured
and the farmers paid. This is the ex-
PLANTATION of many huge piles of rocks
standing along the Central tracks be-
tween Atlanta and Savannah.
Mr.. Egan's plan served a threefold
purpose: it got the ballast for the
road, gave the farmer employment and
money in idle times and improved the
farms by removing from them the
stones that clog and Cypress the earth.
This is but one of the many unique,
original and always effective plans
that has sprung from the ingenious
mind of the CentraTs chief executive"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
sonth CnroIina Cotton.

Columbia. July 2i.-Cotton impioos,11ili
throughout the state. and. while s'i ~
very small is growing fast ana 40
most places Is fruiting satisia ,-..,,eJ
In n few sections il II heavily y utl'l',,r
while some young cotton has nor D. .'..,o
20 bloom The outlook for nv. '.e
"a decidedly better than hefelul
although some fields remain ..,o
and all OF II needs more culill" .rf
but over the eastern, northehst.i ,te
portions Of the northern counileee. .,o,
ground was too wet for culil 800.
Sea island continues 70 blight ID ~
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
MURDER TRIAL TO-DAY.

Horace Jones to Face "A Jury for
Murder of Ben BIOunt.
Horace Jones, indicted by the grand
jury for the murder of Ben Blount, will
be placed on trial in the Superior
Court to-day. 1t is probable that a re-
cess will be taken during the morning
hours to permit members of the bar
to attend the funeral of Mrs. T. NJ.
Norwood. wife of the judge of the City
Court, and the business of the court
will go over until the afternoon.
Jones and Blount became involved in
a dispute over a money matter out on
the Louisville road, which Jones ter
minated by shooting Blount in the side
and killing him instantly. The defend
ant will be represented by Mr.. r. J.
Travis. while the solicitor general will
prosecute for the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
the most extensive of the kind in the
state.
CRAzED BY JEALOUSY.
Negro Kills His Wife md Himself
Near CordeIe, Ga.

Cordele. Ga. July 24.-Last nisn'
Wilson Hendley. colored, laborer On
C, c. Greer's farm. three miles from
here. killed his wife by cutting , hgl
throat and shooting her. He then M,
ed himself by blowing off the TOP "a
his head with a shotgun. ia.
Hendiey's wife had deserted hlnl lo'
a year and a half and had just retu.ms
ed to him. The tragedy is attriDu''U
TO jealousy
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
cENTRAL's ExCURsIoNIsTs.
A Crowd of 1900 in the city for
Three Days.

The Central Railroad has a great
crowd of excursionists in the city to-
day. They were brought in yesterday
morning and the night before. the train
aboard which they came having been
run in two sections. The excursionists,
OF whom there are 1900. hail from Ma
con. Covington. sMilledgeville and that
section Of the Centrars territory They
are here on tickets that have a stop
over Of three days.
Many e1curslOnists have been
brought 10 Savannah this summer by
the Central The railroad does the
merchants Of the city great service m
putting on cheap rates and working Up
crowds Tor the business in which they
are engaged receives "a decided impetus
whenever the visitors put in an APP
Tearnnce Tybee ls. ~ course the
Mecca ~ the up-counffy people. bot
fhny stop in Savannah. hf'l the city
pfOnff
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
PhiIies Have 1t Easy.

Detroit, July 24.-Philadelphia took a
safe in the first three innings and al
though the locals found the ball in the
fourth, fifth and sixth the game was
never in doubt. Score: RH.E
Detroit -. 20 0 8 II 0-5
Philadelphia q 0 6 2 0 20 0 Pig II I
Batteries-Owen, High, Cronin and
Buelow; Fraser and Smith.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
A Struggling Match.

Brooklyn, July 24.-To-days game
was a smuggling match in which four
pitchers were used. New York tied the
score in the fifth and batted in the
winning runs off Kennedy in the
eighth. Attendance 5000. Score:
Ri
New York ....4 o 0 0 3 1 0 2 do Is
Brooklyn =. ...3 4 0 0 0 90 0 1-S14 3
Batteries-Taylor, Phyle and Smith
Kennedy, Donovan and Farrell.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25

Milwaukee, July 24-Boston lost TO-
days game by poor fielding on the
part of Hemphill, whose muff gave the
home team two runs in the third.
Score: RHE
Milwaukee 81 2 5000 x-4 10 2
Boston ........0 1 0 0 01O1-3 4
Batteries-Hawley and Maloney;
Lewis and Criger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Hard Contested Game.

Cleveland, July 24-Cleveland anc
Baltimore fought out one of the hard.
est contested games of the season to.
day. Both pitchers were hit hard. &
total of thirty hits being Melted, in.
Guiding four two-baggers and two
three baggers. Score: R.HE
Cleveland ......0 0 2 0 0 3 l o 0-6 10
Baltimore ....0 2 0 0 2 / 0 4 % II
Battries-Moore- and Yeager; Nc
Ginnty and Bresnahan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Poor Ball.

Pittsburg, July 24.-The game to-day
was scarcely worthy the name OF
baseball. Attendance, 2,4OO. Score
R.H.E.
Pittsburg .....1 2 2 1 211x-11 IA 2
Cincinnati 40 0 0 2 0 0 % :
Batteries - Tannehill and thinner;
Phillips and Bergen.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Fiends and wild Men.

Chicago. July 24.-Chicago batted like
flends and ran bases like wild men,
making twenty hits and stealing eight
bases. The visitors could do nothing
with either Callahan or Harvey. At
tendance, 1900. Score: R.H.E.
Chicago .......1 o 041x-17 20 2
Washington 10000 zoos Z
Batteries-Harvey Callahan and Sui
livan; Patten and Grady.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Bennenters Defeated Again.

Philadelphia, July 24-Philadelphia
defeated Boston to-day for the third
time this week in another close and
sharply played game. Attendance,
3,068. Score: R.H.E
Boston .........0 0 0 l 0 0 0 0 OIL 0
Philadelphia % 0 0 0 20 1 1x-4 z 0
Batteries - Nichols, Pittinger and
Kittredge; Donohue and Jacklitsch.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Southern Leacue.

At Selma-Selma, s; Birmingham, 3.
At New Orleans-No game; rain.
At Chattanooga-Chat z
Nashville. 3.
At ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 10; Little
Rock, s.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
WaddeII's WiIdness Lost.

st. Louis. July 24-waddell gave
bases on balls which resulted in two
runs. Attendance 1900. Score:
R.H.E
st. Louis 100 $1,000 x-2 1
Chicago .........0 0 0 0 DOL o. l
Batteries-Murphy and Ryan; Wad-
dell and Kahoe.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Other Gnnies.

Wilmington, n. c.. July 24.-Tarboro,
3: Wilmington. 3 (called end of tenth
inning).
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25

-Clyde Fifrh haH. in fhs past eleven
yeara written and had produced TWEEN
fy-fOur dramatic competitions
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
from Two WeII-known PhXsloIana.

We are having big sale for your P P. p, and
we prescribe it in greatmany cases. and find it an ex
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
Testimony from the Mayor.

suffered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried
HI the so-ealled specifics. but to purpose. My
grandson got me bottle of P. P. P, aud feel like
ncI man.
W. H. WILDER. Mayor of Albany.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25

W W IlmnOna,
a 81 Ciyatt
Operators.