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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-07
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-07
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-07
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
REDUCED FIRE FORCES.
Two Members of the Department
Dropped TO Cut Expenses.

Two Members of the Department
Dropped to Cut Expenses.
Two members of the fire department
were dropped from its roll of employees
yesterday by Mayor Myers, who acted
upoi' a recommendation made by The
superintendent. The men who lest their
places are Assistant Foreman L. J..
Seymour at station No. and Fireman
Aaron Adams at station No. 6.
The reduction, it is stated, was made
because the expenditures of the fire de-
partment have been outstripping the
appropriation, and it is desired that the
year be wound up, if possible, without
a deficit.
Superintendent Mcguire was seen
about the discharge of the men in def
mite suspension, he called it, leaving
the hope for Seymour and Adams that
they might eventually be taken hack
into the service. 1T was made neces-
sary by the fact that the finances of
the fire department will not admit of
the entire force being carried for the
rest of the year. said the superintend-
ent. LAS to just why Seymour and
Adams were picked out. 1 will not say.
1 do not think anybody has any right
to demand why those men were Sc
lected simply used my Judgment and
the suspension of these men was the
result
There were no charges of any sort
against either Seymour or Allen It
was simply question of reducing the
force. 1t was an unpleasant duty that
devOlved upon me, and one that I
should have preferred relief from, but
there was nothing left for me but to
designate the two men who would have
to go. Expenses had to be cut, and the
only way to do it was by saving the
salaries of the two men.
THE force is really reduced by three
men, for eX-Fireman ]. D. C. Schro-
der's place will not be filled. The sal
airy that would have been paid him.
therefore. is saved to the account of
the fire department, and it may finish
the year within the appropriation made
for it by Council"
With little more than six months
of the year gone, the fire department
is ahead of its appropriation about ST.
600,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
PAVEMENT OF SHELL
WILL BE RECOMMENDED BY CON-
MITTEE FOR EAST BROAD.
STREET RAILWAY MUST PAY.
PAVING MADE A SINE aUO NON FOR
PRIVILEGES ASKED.

Report VIII Be Made by the Streets
and Lanes Committee to the Com
mittee of the Whole Upon the Pc
titiOn of the Savannah Electric
Company-One Block Added to the
Portion of East Broad Street Ii
Was at First Considered the Com
many Would BE Called Upon to
Pave-Question as to whether she'll
or Brick Will Be Used Will BE Set
tied by the Committee of the
Whole.
A report in favor of a shell pave
ment will be made to the Committee
of the Whole by the Streets and Lanes
Committee, to which the petition of the
Savannah Electric Company for addi-
tional street rights and privileges was
referred at the meeting of the board
a week ago. The report will be favor
able upon the petition. the committee
recommending that it be granted, pro-
vided the company pays the cost of
paving a portion of East Broad street.
The portion of the street that is to
be paved is from the north side OF
Gwinnett to the north side of Henry
street. This is an extension of one
block over the portion that the COM
mittee recommended a week ago for
paving. The report advised the paw
ing of East Broad, from Gwinnett to
Duffy, as the compensation the COM
pany should pay for the rights and
privileges granted.
No line runs on East Broad between
Duffy and Henry streets, but that of
fers no reason, one of the members of
the committee said, why the company
should not pave the block, if required
to do so as a sine qua non. The reason
the block was added to the original re-
port was because connection of paved
roadway was desired for the prospec-
tive paving that is to be done on Hen
ry street, east, leading to The Mead
ows.
1t was a question as to whether the
committee would recommend the ma
terial to be used. 1t was decided, how
ever, to recommend shell and to al
low the Committee of the Whole to
determine whether the company would
be required to lay a pavement of that
material or one of vitrified brick.
The Morning News has already pub
lished the additional rights that are to
be granted the Savannah Electric Com
pany, as prayed in it's petition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
TOOK ONLY THE MONEY.
Postohce Robbcr Says He Had No
Use for Stamps.

Jones Elder, the young negro who
was sent to Jail here in default of $500
bail by United States Commissioner
Johnson of Valdosta, and who is said
to be badly wanted by the police of
Macon, yesterday admitted having
robbed the postoffice at Huxford, but
denied having done anything dishon-
est in Macon.
The negro purports to be a jockey
and says he comes from New Orleans.
He says he was employed by Tom Med
ditts, a New Orleans horse owner at
the Atlanta Exposition, and that he
was also employed as jockey at Ma
con.
When asked if he had ever done any
stealing before he robbed the postoffice
at HuXford the negro answered that
he had, but he refused to specify. He
said, however, that his wrongs had
never found him out but once before
and that was when he was arrested in
New Orleans two years ago, and was
given thirty days in Jail for fighting
on the street
When asked how much he had Sc
cured in the postofffce robbery at
Huxford the negro answered Seventy
five cents"
Did you take any stamps?" he was
asked.
mo, boss, All dfdn' want no stamps.
All just went in dere TO- de cash an got
all in sight,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
MOTION FOR A NON-SUIT.
Filed I'm Steinhauser Damage Case
md to Be Argued To-day.

Filed in Steinhauser Damage Case
md to Be Argued To-day.
The trial of the damage suit of FL
lis Steinhauser against the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Com
pany was begun in the City Court
yesterday before Judge Norwood and
a jury At the close of the introduce
ton of evidence for the plaintiff a
motion for non-suit was made by
counsel for the defendant, which will
be argued when court convenes this
morning.
Steinhauser is suing the company
for 100000 damages for personal in
juries. He was yardmaster of the
company at Jacksonville, and on the
night of March s of last year was
struck by one of the company's en-
gines, While he was engaged in the
discharge of his duties in the yard.
He declares that the serious injuries
he thus sustained were due to the
carelessness, negligence and wanton
disregard of hi ssafety displayed by
the engineer of the train by which he
was struck and by the company in
failing to keep a man on the running
board of the engine, for the purpose
VI preventing JUST dCCluenlS.
In the accident Steinhauser'S left
foot and ankle were crushed and are
now practically useless to him and ne
sustained other serious injuries to his
back, which combine with the crushed
ankle to make him a cripple for
life. He sues for the loss of his earn
ing capacity, and for the intense phys
ical and mental pain he suffered and
continues to suffer.
Four witnesses were placed on the
stand by the plaintiff. He testified in
his own behalf and the other wit
nesses were DR.. E. r. Corson, who
had made an examination of his in
juries, and two negroes, Thomas Nc
Gee and Ned Sellers. The last named
was injured at the same time as the
plaintiff.
The motion for a non-suit was based
upon the contention that the evidence
of the plaintiffs witnesses failed to
make out a case that would entitle
him to recover damages. The plain
tiff is represented by Toomer & Rey
nolds of Waycross and Alexander &
Hitch and the defendant by Walter
G.. Charlton and Shelby Myrick.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
WERE NO INDICTMENTS.
Expected Grand Jury Sensation Did
Not DeNeIOp.

A special session of the grand jury
of the Superior Court was held yes
terday afternoon. The expected con-
sderation of the indictment against
some well known young man." ru-
mors of which were rife on the streets
on Monday, did not develop. nor were
indictments of any kind considered.
1t is said that the report, which care
fully avoided the use of names and
specific charges, was productive of an
unexpected degree of CONSERVATION.
The matter for which the grand jury
was actually called together was to
consider the question of employing an
expert accountant to examine the
books of certain of the county officers
principally those of the tax collector
and the County Commissioners. The
members of the Committee on County
Officers have been impressed with the
conviction that such an expert exam
nation should be made, while at the
same time they did not feel they had
the time themselves to devote to the
matter.
Judge Barrow charged the grand
jury on this subject in the jury room.
Reading from the code of the state he
instructed them that they had right
to employ an expert accountant if
they so desired, at the expense of the
county, and that during the time such
an accountant was at work he would
become a public officer.
The employment of an expert ac-
countant was determined upon at the
session of the grand jury and this was
the only business transacted. The
Committee on County Affairs was au-
thorized to engage the accountants
service for such length of time and to
discharge such duties it might deem
advisable. The selection of a particu-
lar man to discharge these duties was
not considered at the session, but 1t is
understood the committee have in mind
Mr. H. A. Dunn, formrly auditor of
the Central Railway.
The County Commissioners are said
not to view the action of the grand
jury with any very loudly-expresse
approval. While the commissioners
entertain no objection whatever to the
examination of their books by an ex-
pert ACCOUNTANT or anybody else, they
view with an ill-concealed aversion the
prospect of having to give up a fee of
$500 or $1,000 for the privilege.
1t is usually the case that such ex-
aminations are made by committees of
the grand jury and the present grand
jury contains a number of men who
are recognized as expert accountants.
Their aversion to discharging the duty
themselves springs from the fact they
do not feel they can spare the time to
devote TO such an examination as they
feel ought to be made.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
DID NOT COMMIT CRIME.
Careless Handling of Weapon the
Worst Charged Againt Allen.

Worst Charged Againt Allen.
An investigation made yesterday by
Mr.. w. F. Chaplin, county superin-
tendent of public works and roads,
into the manner of the death of Ed
Harris, a convict accidentally shot
by John Allen, a guard at Camp No.
9. on Monday afternoon, served only
to confirm in every essential particu-
lar the account of the negro's wound
ing and death given in the Morning
News yesterday.
Harris was a great favorite at the
camp, and because of his Industrious
habits and model behavior as a pris-
oner had won the regard of all the Of
ficers to whose care he was commit
ted. On this account he enjoyed priv
ileges denied to others in the same
condition as was he.
Just before the fatal shooting
storm had seemed to impend and the
conTicts had been gathered into their
quarters and their chains adjusted.
Allen had inspected them and ascer-
tanned that all were in their places.
Harris, however, had not been placed
on the chain and Allen asked him to
step into the mess tent and get him
d cup Vi COIlGS. lie lGSIO NOAlAPAANN
and was returning with the cup when
the guards gun, removed from his
shoulder, for the purpose of his TAX
ing the cup from Harris, was in some
manner discharged. The piece was not
three feet from Harris at the time,
and the full load of buckshot entered
his left thigh. 1t was the loss of
blood from the horrible wound thus
produced that caused his death.
Allen was greatly distressed yester-
Gay by the unfortunate and unhappy
result of his careless handling of his
weapon. He had become particularly
attached to the negro and had prom
Used him, when his term expired, to
give him employment upon a place he
controlled. A feature of the case that
lends it an added pathos is in the fact
that Harris had less than a week of a
six months sentence remaining to
serve.
There will be no inquest. The investi-
cation made by Superintendent Chap
lin and Coroner Keller convinced both
officers that Allen, while possibly not
free from blame for carelessness, was
not criminally responsible for what
had occurred, and that an inquest was
not necessary.
Harris had no family or relatives in
the city and his body was inferred
yesterday under the direction of the
hospital authorities.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
DANCE ON LUMBER PILES.
Hattie jenkins Queer Freaks Dis
tressed Nei2hborhOod.

Hattie jenkins, a colored lunatic,
amazed and distressed the residents of
the western section of the city yester-
day morning by skipping airily over
the piles of lumber at the planning mills
of A. S. Bacon q Sons. clad only in
the vestments furnished her by ma
ture.
The woman had continued her gam
boiling, which she varied with song
and dance turns on the top of the lum-
Der piles, for a considerable time, be-
fore she was captured by some of her
friends. provided with a wrapper
turned over to Patrolman Meldrim and
sent in to the station house.
At the session of the Police Court
she created another sensation by re-
peating one of her vaudeville turns for
the benefit of the Recorder and the
spectators.
During the morning a warrant for
lunacy was sworn out against her and
she was carried from the station
house to the county Jail. The woman
has been in the insane asylum before,
but was released as cured
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
FOR SKIDAWAY NARROWS.
Col. Lester Does Not Expect Any
Trouble About Appropriation.

Trouble About Appropriation.
Those who are interested in small
shipping and having business in the
waters southwark of Savannah Are
very much interested in the project
looking to the opening of Skidaway
Narrows, which is the safest and
quickest route for vessels going or
coming that way.
The Narrows is a creek which con-
meets Skidaway and Burnside rivers,
and was in former years navigable
at all stages of the tide, but which is
now not passable except at high tide
Congress at its late session, in the
harbor and river appropriation bill,
instructed the Secretary of War to
have made survey and estimate of
the cost of improving the Narrows, so
as to provide a channel seventy-five
feet mide and six feet deep at mean
low water.
Hon. r. E. Lester, in speaking about
the matter. said that he thought there
would be very little difficulty in get
ting an appropriation for the improve
ment of this important waterway,
when the survey and estimate have
been made and submitted to Congress.
The opening of Skidaway Narrows
will be of great benefit to trade along
the inland waters of Georgia, and the
efforts that have been and are still
being made to improve the navigation
of the creek have the approval of every
person interested in the inland navi-
cation of the Georgia coast.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
----s--~8-s---
PEACHES ESCAPED RAIN.
Heavy DownpOurs Are Not Extend
ing to the Fruit Belt.


President John M Egan of the Cen
trail Railway does not believe that the
weather that Savannah has had for
the last few days has extended to the
peach belt. The reports received from
its representatives in that section by
the Central indicate that the rains
have not been so heavy nor so fire.
quent as at Savannah.
If such weather as Savannah has ex-
perienced had it been prevalent in the
peach belt the fruit would have suf
fered. 1t is not possible for the peach
es to attain perfection when there is
too much moisture, Mr.. Egan said
Continuous rains cause the fruit to
rot, a fungus growth appearing at
about the time it ripens. That which
may not show this fungus will contain
so much moisture that its ability to
stand shipment will be sadly impaired,
causing it to decay while en- route.
Mr. Egan. thus far is well pleased
with the peach movement, which has
been heavy and gives excellent prom
Use. The movement day before yes
terday amounted to forty carloads.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Of ls<HAZzzzx
CLOUDY WEATHER TO-DAY.

No Showers Are Expected, However,
and Even Temperature Is Promised.
Savannah had the most comfortable
weather last night that has been en-
joyed here for some time. The maxi
mum temperature registered during
the day was 80 degrees and the mean
temperature was 80, which is one de-
gree below the normal.
The minimum temperature recorded
was rs degrees up to 8 o'clock last
night. During the afternoon Savannah
was visited by the flag end of thun-
der storm which ragged south and east
of here. The precipitation, however,
was so light as to be hardly enough to
record.
Cloudy weather is promised for to-
day, but no showers are expected.
Light variable winds and an even tenn
perature are also expected.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
EDUCATIONAL.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

The 1920 session of the University Of
of the State will open on Sept. Is. This
institution is organized in three de-
MISUNDERSTANDING Law and Agri-
cultural. There is no tuition to resi-
dents of the state except in the Law
School. In Agriculture the courses
have been increased and enlarged so
as to embrace a short winter course,
a one-year course, and a full course.
Room is furnished in both the old and
new dormitories free, and excellent
board is supplied in Denmark Hall at
So per month. Chancellor w. B. Hill
will be glad to supply handbook and
catalogue on application.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
WANTS BRICK OR ASPHALT.
Protest Filed Against She'll Pave
ment on East Broad.


ment on East Broad.
protest has been registered by the
Realty Improvement and Trust Com
pany, through Messrs. George T. and
]. F. Cam, attorneys, against the city
laying, or permitting to be laid, shell
pavement on East Broad street, be-
tween Park avenue and Henry street,
or on Duffy street, between East Broad
and Price streets. The company wants
a brick or asphalt pavement, if any
is to be laid II is interested in abut-
ting property.
The protest is incidental to the petit
ton of the street railway company,
which is seeking rights on East Broad
and Duffy streets.
The additional rights will scarcely
be granted, it seems, unless the COM
pany agrees to pay the cost of paw
ing a portion of East Broad street. AS
yet, there has been no discussion of
a likelihood of a pavement on Duffy
street. The Streets and Lanes Com
mittee will probably recommend that
that portion of East Broad, between
Gwinnett and Duffy streets, be paved
by the company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
TRIED TO PASS BAD CHECK.
Negro Tried to Work OF worthless
Check at Grocery store.

William Simmons, alias E. A. Bailey,
80 years old, was arrested shortly be-
fore 9 o'clock last night by policeman
of the Ocean Steamship squad. and
was locked up on a technical charge
of forgery.
Simmons went into the grocery
store of A. j. Wilson. on West Broad
street. and after making some pur-
chases attempted to pay for them with
a check. The check was for a small
amount and while the negro was wait
ing for the change Wilson became sus-
picious, and decided that the check
was spurious. He called in Policeman
Baumann and the negro was placed
under arrest
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
Delightful shower Batb.

riens Shower Bath. You can take a
bath in clear running water all of the
time as well as a shower bath. The
shower includes a large gallon hot wa
ter bottle, and is sold for $3.50. Call
and examine. Lippman Drug Co., Re
tail Department, corner Congress and
Barnard streets, city.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
NEGRO BOYS ROBBED GROCERY.
Took Glass Containing Money From
Behind Counter and Escaped.

Several negro boys committed a
daring robbery in a grocery store at
Fortieth and Montgomery streets an
afternoon or two ago.
The boys entered the store and made
some small purchases. A young wo-
man waited on them and when they
were about to go out they gave her
the money for the things they had
bought and she placed it in a drinking
tumbler on a shelf behind the coun-
ter. The young Woman then walked
into a room at the back of the store.
AS soon as she had gone the boys
quietly went behind the counter and
took the glass. They then ran from
the store and emptying the glass. threw
ii across the street, where it was brok-
en- on the sidewalk. The glass is sup
posed to have contained about 81.
This robbery is near the spot where
John NJ. Broderick was held up by two
negro desperadoes while going home
from his Office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
western North Carolina Resorts.

Southern Railway is the only line
operating through Pullman sleepers
to the summering places of Western
North Carolina. Very low rates with
excellent service and convenient sched-
ules to Asheville, Blowing Rock, Bre-
ward, Hendersonville, Hot Springs, Sa-
luda, Swannanoa. Tryon, Waynesville,
etc. Complete information and de-
scriptive advertising matter gladly
furnished. E. G. Thomson, city pas
senger and ticket agent, 141 Bull street.
-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
letter is Terrible.

But Tetterine cures it, my wife has
had letter for twenty years, and Tet-
terine is the only thing that does her
good. Send a box" A ]. Crane,
Crane, Miss. Tetterine cures all itch
ing skin diseases. SOC a box by mail,
from j. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ca,
if your druggist don't keep it.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16

Send for Merch. and Miners Trans Co q
Summer Tour Book containin routes and
rates to all Eastern summer resorts. Two
routes offered from Savannah. Best way to
reach all Jersey coast resorts, mountain re-
sorts, Baltimore, Philadelphia Warrington
New York and Boston. Meals and stateroom
inclIded on steamer. ]. J. Carolan, Agent, liz
Bull street. Savannah Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16

We have received from Mexico the
most beautiful line of Mexican drawn
work in the shape of center-pieces, TIA
BILE cloths, doilies, handkerchief, scarfs
for sideboard, etc, etc, for all of
which we solicit a call from you. All
will be sold at retail at Lippman Drug
Company, corner Congress and Bar
nard StreetS.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-16
All Our Tickets Are Guaranteed.

Cut rate tickets to all points at Kar-
gers under Screven House, only office
in the city. Member of American
Ticket Brokers Association. Five hun
dred dollar bond given the city guar
anteeing all transactions. Reference,
Chatham Bank-ad.