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WATER METERS SAT UPON.
THE CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDS
THEIR DISCONTINU ANCE.
Other Public Measure* Decided Ipon
Arc the Re-establishment of the
City Dispensary, the Creation of
the Ofiice of Food Inspector, a Con
tinuance of the Vault System, the
Farina: of Railroad Street nnd the
Election of Another City Physt
clan.
The city council held a five and one-half
bours session yesterday, beginning at 4
o'clock in the afternoon and continuing
until 9:30 o’clock at night. There was a
lot of business on hand to be disposed of,
and though some of the members grew
restive before the evening was over, it
seemed to be agreed that the business
should bo gotten through with before ad
journment.
The idea which some of the councilmen
had when they went into office that the
commissions had left nothing for the al
dermen to do Is doubtless dispelled by this
time.
All of the members were present except
Alderman O'Donnell, who has gone north
for his health.
Mayor Meldrlm did not arrive until the
meeting was half over, on account of the
serious accident to his son Ralph. Two
hours were spent in caucus before the
open session.
The results of the meeting are a decis
ion to elect another colored city physician,
the creation of the office of public food
Inspector, at a salary of S9OO per annum,
the re-establishment of the city dispen
sary with a keeper, assistant keeper and
porter, to be elected by the sanitary board.
A continuance of the present vault system
and the awarding of the contract to M. A.
Buttimer, a decision to pave railroad
street, a refusal to relieve the health offi
cer of the duty of attending emergency
calls at the barracks, a disapproval of the
water meter system and action upon a
number of other matters.
Alderman Krouskoff’s ordinance to re
peal the ordinance requiring the health
officer to attend emergency calls at the
police barracks came up on its second
reading.
Alderman Owens asked who was to at
tend the emergency calls at the barracks
should the ordinance be adopted. The or
dinance had been passed, he said, at the
suggestion of the sanitary board, but it
had always been a custom prior to that
for the health rtficer to attend these
calls. The emergency calls were not of
sufficient frequency to require an ordi
nance to relieve the health officer of the
duty.
Aldermen Well and Hull opposed the re
peal.
The motion to adopt was lost on a viva
voee vote, with apparently tour vote* In
the affirmative.
Alderman Guekenhelmer's ordinance to
elect another colored city physician was
taken up. Alderman Owens offered an
amendment, that the white city physi
cians attend only white city patients and
the colored city physicians only colored
city patients.
Alderman Owens was aßked the object
of his amendment. He said he saw no
necessity for the election of another col
ored city physician. He had heard no
complaint that the colored city patients
were not receiving proper attention. In
fact, he had heard no reason why there
should be another colored, physician, ex
cept that It had been promised the colored
people.
On the vote the amendment was lost,
Alderman Owens alone voting In the af
firmative. The ordinance was adopted by
a vote of 9 to 2, Aldermen Owens and Ham
ilton voting in the negative. Alderman
Owens requested to be placed on record,
but Alderman Charlton raised the point
that the alderman should have called for
the yeas and nays.
Alderman Krouskoff's ordinance prohib
iting the sale of unwholesome meat, fish
and vegetables and imposing a penalty
for the offense and empowering the sani
tary board to elect a food inspector at a
salary or S9OO a year, was taken up.
Alderman Krouskoff urged that the poor
people of the city who are compelled to
buy cheap meats are entitled to protection.
Aldermen Hull and Guckenhelmer urged
that there is already a sufficient sanitary
and market force to attend to these mat
ters.
Alderman Weil said that such an inspec
tor Is needed.
The ordinance was adopted, there being
two or three negative votes.
The ordinance to improve Railroad street
Introduced at the last meeting by Alder
man Davis, was read a second time and
adopted.
Alderman Hull Inquired where the
money was to come from to pave the
street.
Alderman Davis said It was an absolute
necessity to pave Railroad street. He
thought from the treasurer's statement
that there was enough money to do It, and
if not. it could be borrowed.
Alderman Hull offered an amendment to
strike out granite blocks and substitute
vitrified brick.
Aldermen Guckenhelmer and Krouskoff
opposed the use of vitrified brick. The
amendment was lost by a vote of 4 to 7.
The ordinance was then adopted and the
vote was recorded. Alderman Hull voted
In the negative.
The gross cost of paving Railroad street
is estimated at $15,0(10, of which the city
will pay one-third, and the Central rail
road two-thirds. The work la very much
needed.
Alderman Wylly's ordinance regulating
the building and operation of private san
itariums came up on its second reading.
Alderman Krouskoff said tie understood
that the object of the ordinance was to
prevent the erection of an institute by tho
Drs. Abbo of Prosser at Hall and Lincoln
streets. He thought institutions of this
kind should be encouraged. The ordinance
was adopted, however, no one voting in
the negative.
Alderman Krouskott Introduced an or
dinance amending the ordinance adopted
at the last meeting, prohibiting the sale
of fish from movable stands, by including
Wagons and push-carts. The am, n,iimnt
was adopted.
Alderman Krouskoff also Introduced an
ordinance to relieve the health other of
the duty of attending firemen and police
men when eick and placing this duty upon
the city physicians, In whose district* the
elck firemen or policemen reside.
The ordinance to re-establish the city
dispensary *as taken from ih. i, v
request of Alderman Owens. It provides
for a keeper at a salary of $1,200, an as
sistant keeper at S9OO and a porter at slo
a month, to be elected by the sanitary
board.
Alderman Hull wanted to place the elec,
tlon of these officers In the hands of
council.
Alderman Owens explained that the earn
of the dispensary was placed in the hand*
of the sanitary hoard and It was proper
that the board should have the election
of officers alto. On the vote, the amend
ment waa lost. The ordinance was then
adopted.
Alderman Owens re-introduced hts or
dinance to increase the salaries of,the
city physicians to sl,Qoo.
Alderman Igavi* Introduced an ordinance
ICootinned on Fifth Page.; ‘
TO BI'ILD LONG DISTANCE LINES.
i
The W aycroti Telephone Co.'s Peti
tion to the City Council.
The city council spent some time yes
terday afternoon hearing from
Mr. Samuel Carpenter, repre
senting the Waycross Telephone
company, which desires a franchise
for the erection of a long distance line
here and permission to use the streets
for Us polls aod wires.
The petition was backed by another
petition from the city council of Darien
to the city council of Savannah, urging
that the franchise be granted on account
of the mutual advantages to the sev
eral communities of this section of long
distance telephone connection.
There was also an indorsement of the
action of the Darien council by the coun
ty commissioners of Mclntosh vounty.
Alderman Davis asked that some imme
diate action be taken and that Mr. Car
penter, representing the telephone com
pany, be given a hearing.
Several aldermen objected to an imme
diate consideration of the subject, but
| were willing to hear from Mr. Carpenter.
Mr. Carpenter requested that the peti
tion be read, which was done. The peti
tion stated that it was the desire of the
petitioners to build long-distance tele
phones in the city of Savannah, to be con
nected with telephone lines
now In course *f construction, or to be
constructed, connecting Jacksonville,
Brunswick, Darien, Waycross and other
points. The petition asked for permission
to use the streets and lanes of the city
for its poles and wires on the same condi
tions as those recently granted the Sa
vannah Telephone Company. The peti
tion was signed by J. S. Bailey, president.
Mr. Carpenter said that his line had 13)
telephones in Waycross, with forty-one
miles of wire now buUt. The company is
under contract with the Jacksonville Tel
ephone Company to construct a line to
that city. Mr. Carpenter said his company
does not contemplate doing a local busi
ness. Business men, who want close com
munication with neighboring cities, how
ever. can have long distance telephones,
put in their offices. The benefits which
would come from connecting Savannah
with all adjourning cities and towns were
dwelt upon by Mr. Carpenter. He said
that he was willing to make Joint use of
poles with the Savannah Telephone Com
pany.
Alderman Charlton urged that it was im
portant that council should take imme
diate action. It was evidently advantage
ous to Savannah that the city should
have connection with adjoining towns. If
people are willing to put their money In
these companies it is nothing to the peo
ple of Savannah how many companies
there are. He was in favor of letting
them all come in.
The question was discusped by Aider
men Well, Krouskoft and Guckenhelmer,
who opposed immediate action. Alderman
Weil suggested that the new companies bo
required to use the same poles.
Alderman Guckenhelmer announced his
opposition to allowing the poles and wires
to remain above ground and said that at
the next meeting of council Tie would intro
duce an ordinance to require all telephone
companies to place their wires under
ground.
Alderman Davis favored imme
diate action. The Bell Telephone
Company Is a northern concern,
he said, and is not putting its
wires under ground to comply with the
ideas of council and the people of Savan
nah on the subject, but to keep down local
competition.
Alderman Owens said there Is no ne
cessity for immediate action. The com
pany has not secured its franchise from
the county, and Is not ready to build to
Savannah.
.Mr. Carpenter said that it Is Important
to his company that council should take
action at once, in order that he might
know what to do.
The petition was referred to the com
mittee of the whole by a vote of six to
four. Aldermen Wylly, Reid. Davis and
Charlton voting in the negative.
The franchise wi|* doubtless be granted
at the next meeting.
CHRIST CHI RCH GETS *30,800.
The Appraisers of the Dnmnge by
the Fire Render Their Report.
The appraisers appointed by the Insur
ance companies holding policies on Christ
Church, and by the vestry of the church
to estimate the damage done by the re
cent fire, rendered their decision yester
day, and the Insurance companies will
probably settle according to the figures
presented.
The appraisers have decided that the in
surance on the building due the church
amounts to $23,500; the Insurance on the
organ, which was a total loss, amounts to
$4,000, and on the furniture Is due $2,300.
The total Insurance that the church will
get from the companies will be $29,800, ac
cording to the decision qf the appraisers.
It Is not known what the vestry will de
cide to do about rebuilding, but It Is
thought quite probable that they wilt re
place the building on the same site it has
occupied for so long a time. Many of the
congregation are In favor of erecting a
building similar to that which was so dis
astrously Injured by the fire, and putting
it on the same site It has occupied In days
gone by. but It is hut fair to say that there
are some, who believe It should he taken
away and put In some location further up
town and nearer the residence portion of
the city.
It was found by the officers that the
w alls of the old church are Intact, and that
they are as sound as they ever were. This
may have a great weight In Influencing
the members of the church to Insist that
the new structure be placed within the
walls of the old one and that the insurance
money thus received to be spent upon
the Improvements that are necessary In
order to make the church what it was be
fore.
This decision of the appraisers will hard,
ly be dissented from by the Insurance com
panies for the reason that It was a board
of arbitration In which the insurance com
panies had a representative chosen by
thenißolve* and the churchmen hail their
representative with a third pnrty us ref
eree. ,
It is expected that the decision of the
t>oard of arbitration, or appraisement will
is? forwarded at once to the headquarter*
of the Insurance companies and that they
will respond promptly to the claims that
are substantiated by the ruling of the
men selected to adjust the claims.
ON THE UNLUCKY HEKLA.
Mrs. Karl Andersen a Passenger an
tlie Danish Slrnmrr.
A New York dispatch to the Morning
News yesterday guve an account of the
collision of the Danish steamer Hekla with
the transport steamer Mississippi in mid.
ocean. Among the passengers on the
Hekla were Mrs. Karl Andersen nnd child
of Savannah. who were on their way to
Mrs. Andersen’s home In Hweden.
A sort of fatality seems to surround Mrs.
Andersen's going to Europe. The day of
her departure she sent her furniture to the
District Messenger and Delivery Compa
ny's w arehouse for storage during her ah.
sence. That night the warehouse burned
and most of the furniture decorated Mont
gomery street for a couple of blocks. About
$350 Insurance fits collected on it.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1597.
FOUR UGLY ROBBERS CAUGHT.
POLICE RAID THE LOUISVILLE
ROAD GANG.
The Highwaymen Snrprlied in Thctr
Home Several Miles West of the
City Before Daybreak—“ Tap” Ben
nett, Leader of the Gang, Gave
Way the Crowd—No Trouble Ex
perienced in Making the Arrests
With the Exception of Henry Ed
wards. Who Was Shot Through
the Arm—Four Men Robbed During
the Night and the Plunder Found
in the Houses—The Robbers Iden
tifled by Their Victims.
The best piece of work that has been
done by the police in a long time was ac
complished yesterday morning in the ar
rest of the four negro highwaymen who
have been terrorizing the section west of
the city and robbing people right and left
for weeks and probably for months.
Many people who read reports of these
occurrences in the newspapers doubtless
thought they were exaggerated, but peo
ple living In the vicinity in which the
robberies occurred say that the state of
affairs was bat faintly pictured. Not
one-half the robberies which occurred
were reported, they say, and It had got
ten to the point where people In that sec
tion. both black and white, were afraid
to stir out of doors at night.
Chief McDermott might have Justly said
that the robberies occurred out of his
Jurisdiction and that it was none of his
business. He is not that kind, however.
Although the crimes were committed out
side the city, the interests of the city
were directly affected. The chief first
located the house of the leader of the
gang, which required some very good de
tective work, and then laid his plans to
catch the gang. Acting under instruc
tions from the chief, Detectives Scully,
Godbold and Barrett and Policemen
Woods, Collins, Eivers and T. J. Farrell
left the barracks at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning for the scene of the robberies.
They had a hot trail to work upon. A
negro man who had been robbed at ID
o’clock the night before and three white
men who had been robbed shortly after
midnight had arrived at the barracks and
related their experiences, which tallied
with that of others of recent occurrence,
as did also their description of the rob
bers.
The raiding party proceeded out the
Louisville road to the Four-mile hill, where
they left the wagon In which they had
come, and struck out across the country
to the back of the Telfair place, about a
mile and a half south of the railway Junc
tion, to the cabin of "Tap’’ Bennett, whom
they knew to be the leader of the gang.
At that early hour of the morning persons
were found stirring in tbe cabin, having
probably not yet gone to bed. The detec
tives were aided by a very heavy fog,
which was so thick that a man could not
be seen at a distance of twenty steps.
Under cover of the fog the cabin was
surrounded, a rush was made, and before
Bennett knew what had happened he
was in the hands of the police. A lot of
the stolen plunder was found in his house,
and even the shirt he had on was the one
stolen from J. F. Mathews Thursday
night.
Bennett saw the Jig was up and toM the
detectives where the other three members
of his gang were to be found. Joe Green
and Henry Edwards were found at sepa
rate cabins in the same neighborhood.
They were taken by surprise in the same
manner as Bennett. Only Edwards at
tempted resistance. When the detectives
broke in his door and called upon him to
surrender he dashed for his musket. De
tective Scully was about to shoot him
when Edwards’ old mother sprang in the
way. Detective Godbold, who was on the
other side, fired ns Edwards reached for
his musket, putting a ball through his
right arm. Edwards swore that he would
die before he would be arrested, but when
he saw the number of pistols pointed In
his direction he succumbed.
Abner Stevens was found In his cabin a
mile further south. The detectives were
surprised to find that Stevens had rigged
up a first-class burglar alarm arrange
ment In his house, with the evident pur
pose of preventing a surprise by unexpect
ed visitors. A large bell had been swung
from the center of the room and wires
running from this bell were attached to
each door and window. The detectives
knew they had a bad man to deal with,
and they burst In the doors of the cabin so
suddenly that neither they nor Stevens
discovered whether the alarm worked or
not. Stevens Jumped out of bed to find
himself confronted with Winchesters from
each door and window, and promptly sur
rendered. He is said to be a bad citizen,
and his looks bear out his reputation.
The detectives returned to the police bar
racks with their prisoners about 7 o'clock.
The prisoners' names were entered on the
docket and the case were called in police
court at 9 o'clock. The investigation was
continued until this morning, however, in
order to moke the evidence more complete.
All the prisoners have confessed to partic
ipation in the crimes with which they are
charged. Bennett and Stevens were iden
tified by the three white men as being in
the party which robbed them yesterday.
The prisoners were seen at the police
barracks yesterday by a Morning News
reporter. Bennett is a large, powerful mu
latto, with face badly pock-marked and a
cruel expression. He has already served
two terms in the penitentiary for highway
robbery. He acknowledged to having had
a hand In the robberies west of the city,
but said that holding up people and rob
bing them was a common pastime with
the negroes west of the city, and all ot
them there had had more or less of a hand
In the robberies. Bennett had on the shirt
stolen from Matthews.
Abner Stevens, a powerful black, was In
an adjoining cell. He claimed that the
robberies Tuesday night were the first he
had had a hand In, but when eontradleed
by Bennett recalled that be had also had
a hand in the Winters robbery Friday
night. He had on a blue sweater which
had been taken from Winters.
Green, who Is a youthful negro, had lit
tle to say. Henry Edwards, the negro who
was shot, claimed that the robbery Tues
day night was the first In which he had
participated. He anid that Htevens met
him In the market the Saturday before
and told him that he could make plenty
of money by going out with the
gang. Edwards was Identified by
the threo while men as the man
who went through their pocket* while
Bennett and Stevens went through their
pocket*.
The three men give their namca at Tom
Russell, Joseph Lee and John J. Kane
Ttiey were making their way nortn, they
said, and were watting at the Junction to
catch a freight train. Three negroes
came along and engaged In conversation
with them. The negroea wanted them to
go to a. house near by, where they told
the white men they could lie down rhe
latter wore suspicion* of the ticgroe* and
declined to go with them, a train cam#
by presently and stopped. The three
white men found an open box car and
climbed In. They had not been there lona
when the negroes climbed In a)*o, going
to the other end of the car. The negroes
conversed In low tone* for awhile. Then
one of them walked over, struck a match
and looked at the white men, where they
were lying down. The other two cams
over, struck matches and the white men
saw themselves looking Into a couple of
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PREPARING FOR CAMP NORTHEN.
The First Regiment to Leave For
Griffin Next Monday Night.
The board of officers of the First Regi
ment of Infantry held a meeting last night
at the regimental armory to discuss the
regiment'* trop to Camp Northern
The most important matter decided upon
was the use of the Central railroad for
transportation. A special train will be
run' for the regiment on the schedule of
its passenger train leaving here next Mon
day night at 9 o'clock standard time. The
regiment will march to the train accom
panied by the regimental band. The es
cort of the Lawton Cadets on the march
to the depot has been tendered the regi
ment and accepted. After the train reaches
Macon it will run on ahead of that on
the schedule of which it will be run, and
will reach Griffin about half an hour be
fore it.
Other matters of less Importance pertain
ing to the establishment of the troops in
camp and details of the work involved were
discussed. The orders of the colonel will
be isued to-day for the regiment's assem
bly. Coi. Lawton will be the commanding
officer during the encampment, which will
be from June Bto June 14, Inclusive. The
other command in camp at the same time
with the First Regiment will be the Chat
ham Artillery, which will also leave Mon
day night. On arrival at campthe col
onel commanding will issue his orders for
Its governance.
The second tour of duty at the camp
will be from June 15 to June 21, inclusive.
During that time there will be the Third
and Sixth Regiments of Infantry.
The average number of officers enlisted
men and cooks, two or the latter for
each company, allowed to attend camp In
each company of infantry, is fixed at for
ty; in each troop of cavalry at forty-four.
This average is the maximum limit for
regiments and battalions. There will
thus be a maximum number of 280 men
from the First Regiment allowed to at
tend. but the real attendance will be con
siderably less. The officers of the field
and staff of the First Regiment will prob
ably have a large representation, as none
have yet Indicated their intention of re
maining at home. The Chatham Artil
lery also will be allowed to take forty
men into camp. The commander of the
regiments will fix the number of men to
accompany their respective companies.
Only regularly enlisted men will be al
lowed to attend the encampment. Men
enlisted subsequent to May 15, 1897, will
not be taken into camp.
Enlisted men who cannot attend the
encampment for at least five consecutive
days will not be taken with their com
mands, and the per diem of 75 cents will
not be paid to those serving less than
five days, unless called away by urgent
reasons, approved by proper authority.
Any command under orders for camp that
fails to report for duty will be disbanded,
unless satisfactory reasons are given for
such failure. The per diem is limited to
the seven days of camp. Two cooks will
be allowed each battalion and regimental,
field and staff mess, provided these messes
are maintained. Horses will be provided
at the infantry encampment for the post
commander, Inspector general, post quar
termaster. post adjutant and battalion
commanders.
Transportation will be furnished by the
quartermaster general, to whom applica
tions for it should be made. Command
ing officers will see that ex
cessive amounts of baggage are not
carried and that only that which is neces
sary is taken. Cooking utensils and table
ware will be taken along by the compan
ies. The service uniform will be worn, with
forage caps or campaign hats, and the
brown canvass leggings. The shoes must
be of black leather and full dress uniforms
will not be taken.
Capt. Oscar J. Brown, First XT. 8. cav
alry, acting inspector general, Georgia Vol
unteers, is assigned to duty at the en
campment as inspecting officer and In
structor. Rifle practice will be held under
the direction of the inspector general of
rifle practice. Col. Wm. G. Obear.
JOYFUL WEDDING BELLS
Mr. William P. Beale Married Miss
Maggie Bloomqalst.
Last night at 8:30 o’clock the wedding
of Mr. William P. Beale and Miss Mag
gie Bloomqulst took place at the residence
of the bride's parents, No. 1110 Lincoln
street.
While the wedding was a home affair,
there was quite a party of the friends and
relatives of the young people present, and
the marriage was attended by many of
the gayeties which go to make such occa
sions happy and bright.
Rev. A. M. Williams conducted the cere
monies in an impressive manner. Mr.
Charles L. Beale, brother of the bridge
goom, was the best man, and Miss Lillian
Lymons was maid of honor. The wed
ding was attended by the relatives and
friends of the contracting parties, and was
a scene of pleasure.
Mr. Beale, the bridegroom. Is associat
ed with the Central railroad, and Is one
of the promising young men in the city.
He is in the car department and his work
Is appreciated by his employers.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. C. A. O.
Bloomqulst and is a very accomplished
young woman. She was, untll'recently, a
teacher in the Chatham Academy and has
many friends in the city, who join in ten.
dering their heartiest congratulations to
her. The home of the bride and the bride
groom in the future will be No. 220 Haber
sham street.
1119 LEG BROKEN TWICE.
Little Ralph Meldrlm the Victim of
a Scrlons Accident.
Ralph Meldrlm. the bright little 12-year
old son of Mayor P. W. Meldrlm, was
the victim of a serious accident yester
day afternoon. While riding on his pony
on Whitaker street about S o'clock the
pony's foot slipped on a street car rail,
throwing him to the ground.
Ralph, who Is an expert rider for on*
of his years. Jumped when he felt the
pony.fall, but fell himself with one foot
on the rail. The pony fell on this leg,
breaking the bone of the left leg In two
places, between the ankle and knee. The
force of the blow was such that the
bones protruded from the wound.
Fortunately. Mayor Meldrlm waa near
by and the accident occurring near home,
the boy was soon In the house. Drs.
Charlton and Boyd were summoned. Dr.
Dudley was called from the Savannah
hospital and placed 'Ralph under chloro
form when his wound# were dretseU by
the physicians.
The Injuries are of a very painful char
acter and will confine Master Ralprr to
his bed for some time. He is a bright,
manly young fellow, and hundreds of
friends who heard of his mishap expressed
their regrets. Mayor and Mis. Meldrlm
nre the recipients of general sympathy on
account of the accident.
*1 Charleston, 9. and Retarn, 81.
Commencing Sunday. June 8. and every
Sunday thereafter during the summer the
Plant system will run their $1 excursions
between Savannah and Charleston. Train
leave* Savannah 8:00 a. m. (city ttme) re
turning leave Charleston 7:50 p. rn.. giving
nearly eight hours In Charleston.—ad.
OFFICIALS CHANGE PLACES.
NEW APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Traffic Manager Hinton of the Cen
tral Also Traffic Manager of the
Steamship Compuny—-Gen. Sorrel
Resigns as Manager and YVIII Oc
cupy Auotlier Position In Savan
nah—Agent Hnmniond of Philadel
phia Appointed Agent at New York.
A. R. Strong Appointed Port Agent
nt Philadelphia—E. K. Bryan, Jr.
Made General Eastern Agent,
The expected changes among the offi
cials of the Ocean Steamship Company
have been announced. The official cir
cular, giving notice of the changes, and
appointments were sent out yesterday
from the office of vice president.
The circular reads as follows:
“Ocean Steamship Company, Savannah,
Ga., June 1, 1897.—Gen. G. M. Sorrel hav
ing resigned as manager of the Ocean
Steamship Company to accept other du
ties at Savannah, the position of mana
ger will be abolished and the duties of
that office will be performed by the vice
president at Savannah, Ga.
“Mr. M. C. Hammond haj? been appoint
ed port agent at New York.
“Mr. A. S. Strong has been appointed
port agent at Philadelphia, in place of
Mr. M. C. Hammond, transferred.
“Mr. E. K. Ajryan, Jr., has been ap
pointed general eastern agent of the
Ocean Steamship Company, with head
quarters at new piar, 85, North river.
New York, and will report to the traffic
manager at Savannah.
"Appointments effective June 1, 1897.
“John M. Egan, Vice Presldtn.
“Approved: H. M. Comer, President.”
Gen. Sorrel comes to Savannah to accept
a position thoroughly agreeable to him
in every respect. He Is expected to ar
rive in a few days and will then be es
tablished in the Bay street offices of the
Central railroad. Gen. Sorrel leaves New
York after having filled the position from
which he resigned for about ten years.
Mr. Hammand goes from Philadelphia
to assume the duties of port agent at
New York after a short service at the
former city in the same capacity. Mr.
A. S. Strong, who succeeded him at Phil
adelphia, has been his chief clerk at that
place.
Mr. E. K. Bryan, Jr., who has already
gone on to New York to assume the office
of general eastern agent of the company,
has been chief clerk In the office at Sa
vannah of the general freight agent of the
Central railroad. He filled this position
with admirable success for five years,
during which time he gained many warm
friends in the city. He came here from
Charlotte, N. C., where he was the joint
agent of the associated railways of Vir
ginia and the Carolines. He is
succeeded in the general freight
agent's office as chief clerk by Mr. H. S.
Kealhofer, who was transferred from
Memphis, where he was the Central's
commercial agent. Mr. Kealhofer has al
ready entered upon the discharge of the
duties of the position.
The official announcement of the ap
pointment of Mr. E. H. Hinton as traffic
manager of the Central railroad and Ocean
Steamship Company has also Just been
sent out. This appointment has been
known for about a week, but the circular
giving official notification was slow in
making its appearance. In this respect,
Mr. Hinton’s appointment was different
from those of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany above stated. The steamship com
pany changes had been expected, but the
rumors concerning them had not
been officially confirmed. The circular re
lating to Mr. Hinton’s appointment is as
follows:
“Central of Georgia Railway Company,
Savannah, Ga., June 1, 1897.—Mr. E. H.
Hinton has been appointed traffic mana
ger. and will have charge of the traffic de
partments of the Central of Georgia Rail
way Company and the Ocean Steamship
Company, with headquarters at corner of
Perry and West Broad street, Savannah,
Ga.
Appolptment effective June 1, 1897.
John M. Egan, Vice President.”
Approved: H. M. Comer, President.
Mr. Hinton arrived in the city yesterday
morning. He was at the offices during
the day In consultation with the officials
and familiarizing himself with the place.
He is not yet prepared to make any state
ment regarding the administration of his
office and does not know what the per
sonnel of his office force will be. No clerk
or secretary was brought from the west
with him. Mr. Hinton wili establish his
office in the first room of the right, as the
new Central railroad building Is entered.
For some time this office has been accu- -
pied by General Passenger Agent J. C.
Halle, but yesterday he moved back to his
quarters in the next room.
Mr. Hinton left his family at St. Louis,
where his children are at school. He will
probably have them come to Savannah late
in the summer or in the early fall. Su
perintendent T. D. Kline of the Central
and Mr. Hinton renew very pleasant asso
ciations with the latter's acceptance of
the traffic manager's office. They were
warm friends while Mr. Kline was in the
service of Texas and Mexican railway
lines. Each esteems the ability of the
other very highly and welcomes the re
newal of the official and friendly relations.
This is Mr. Hinton's first visit to Savan
nah.
He was born In Madison county. Missis
sippi, In 1853, nnd was educated at (he
University of the South. Sewanee. Tenn.
He entered railway service In 1879 as
Joint freight accountant of the Chicago,
St. Louis and New Orleans and the Mis
sissippi and Tennesses railway, which po
sition he held three years. From 1882 to
1883 he was chief rate clerk In the general
freight office of the Texas and Pacific rail
way at New Orleans, La.; 1884 to 1885
contracting freight agent; 1887 to 1888 as
sistant general freight agent at Dallas,
Tex.: December, 1888, to September, 1892,
general freight agent of the same road.
April 1. 1893, he was appointed Pacific
coast agent of the Panama railroad. Hs
has recently been representing the South
ern Pacific on the southwestern board of
traffic administration gt St. Louis. No
appointment of his successor on this board
has yet been made.
Mr. Hilton was married April 27, 1885.
at New Orleans, to Miss Josle P. Solo
mdh. When Mr. Hilton became general
freight agent of the Texas and Pacific he
succeeded Mr. W. W. Finley, now sec
ond vice president of the Southern rail
way. Like Mr. Finley, he H* said to be
a firm malntalner of traffic agreements.
He is an able traffic manager and gets
his share of the business.
Mr. Hinton's first official circular In his
new position was drawn up yesterday, and
will be sent out to-day or to-morrow. It
defines the Jurisdiction of the general
freight and passenger officials of the Cen
tral, nnd explain* In Itself why Mr. E. K.
Bryan, Jr., a* general eaatern agent at
New York of the Ocean Steamship Compa
ny. will report to the traffic manager In
stead of to the general freight and gen
eral passenger agents.
The duties of the general eastern agent
are not confined to the handling of busi
ness between the Ocean Steamship Com
pany and the Central railroad, and for
that reason hi* report* will he made to
the office of the traffic manager, within
whose province all intcru hedges hie traf.
fle business between the Ocean Steamship
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Company and other rail lines than the
Central railroad, falls. The circular will
read as follows:
Central of Georgia Railway Company.—
In addition to their respective duties on
the Central of Georgia railway, Mr. W.
A. Winburn. general freight agent, and
Mr. J. C. Haile, general freight agent,
will have charge of the traffic inter
changed between the Central of Georgia
Railway Company and the Ocean Steam
ship Company.
Their jurisdiction does not extend to
traffic Interchanged at Savannah between
the Ocean Steamship Company and rail
lines other than the Central of Georgia
Railway Company. E. H. Hinton.
Traffic Manager.
Approved: John M. Egan, Vice Presi
dent.
These appointments will conclude for the
present at all events, the changes rendered
necessary by the death of Maj. W. F.
Shellman, the late traffic manager and the
consolidation in part of the Ocean Steam
ship Company and the Central railroad.
This Information, which comes from the
vice president, will be welcomed by the
office employes of the two companies.
PLAYED A BUNCO GAME.
The Charge by a. Countryman
Against John Rushing.
John Rushing, a white man, was ar
rested yesterday on a warrant for larceny
after trust, and committed to jail by Jus
tice Wickham. Thomas Carroll of Eman
uel county swore out the warrant against
Rushing. He said he gave him S2O and
his pocket knife to keep for him last Sat
urday. He waa to get the money and
his knife back when he asked for them.
When he did so, however, he got the
glassy stare from Rushing, who profess
ed never to have seen him before.
Carroll had never eeen Rushing except
on one occasion, In Emanuel county. He
did not know his name, but the fact of
Rushing having seen the countryman oh
his native heath gave him a good chance
to strike up an acquaintance. Carroll
gave up his money and his knife with a
readiness that should not have been found
in even the rawest countryman that had
turned his sixtieth year.
When Carroll appeared before the mag
istrate, he did not even know the name
of the man whom he wished to have ar
rested. He was able to describe him. how
ever, and with an exactness that suggest
ed Rushing to Constable Kiley. That of
ficer hunted Rushing up and took him to
the magistrate's office, where Carroll iden
tified him as the man who had kept whaf
he had given him too well.
Rushing professed a total ignorance of
the occurrence and said he had never seen
Carroll before. Outside evidence brought
In established the fact that he had been
seen with him though, and the Justice de
cided he would send Rushing to Jail.
excitemevi" killed her.
A Church Society Row Too Much For
Ifannuli Glenn.
Hannah Glenn, a colored woman died
last night about 11 o'clock on West Broad
street under very peculiar circumstances.
She had been attending a meeting of the
Home Relief Society, of which she was
treasurer.
The natural caloric of the basement
of the West Broad street school, where
the meeetlng was held, was increased by
the excessive warmth of the proceedings.
There was some question about the ac
counts and things began to get hotter.
Hannah finally reached a temperature
that she was unable to stand. The crowd
ed basement and the excitement Incident
to the vehement denial of lmuleld charg
es of peculation* against her in her offi
cial capacity were responsible for this,
and she could not stand It any longer.
Overcome by her feelings, she went out
side to recover and cool oft. While out
on the steps, however, she was seized
with some attack that resulted a half
hour later In her death.
The woman seemed to suffer greatly, but
did not lose consciousness during the
half hour that intervened between her be
ing stricken and her death. Help was
summoned from a neighboring drug store,
but was ineffectual in saving her.
The woman was over 6<> years of age
and had been a huckster in the market
for a long time.
STILL AFTER DR. Kill MM.
Hl* Household nnd Other Goods Vo
der Attachment.
Dr. A. W. Krumm had no further com
plainants before the magistrates
yesterday. ThVt is, none se
cured attachments. One boy did
try for a chance to get back $6
he had paid on account, of what he
claimed were the doctor's very poor med
ical services. The boy's propositions as
to coats and other matters that the mag
istrate do not like to ignore, were not in
keeping with the law on such as to ap
peal to the Justices' ideas of financial re
turns, so the attachment was not Issued
The other attachment* fetlll stand, and
the doctor's goods are held, though a set
tlement of the attachment against them Is
talked of.
A Vanns; Girl's Trnnhie.
"My 14 year* old daughter had a skin
disease which was said to be eczema. She
kept growing worse and we decided to give
her Hood's Sarsaparilla. Before she had
finished the flrst bottle her skin began to
look better and sho continued taking
Hood's until sho wa* entirely cured." D
Ramsey, Cumilla, Ga.
Hood's pills cure nausea, sick headache
indigestion and biliousness. 25 cents.— ad. ’
l heap Hates to ftnmme*Resorts.
Effective June Ist, the Cenifcl of Gor
git Railway Company will fm-e on sale
summer tourist tickets to various summer
resorts at low round-trip rates. For full
Information apply to W. G. Brewer city
ticket and passenger agent, Ho. as Bull
street, Savannah.—ad.
Don't Buy
Bicycle
Clothes
Until you have seen
us. We have the largest
and best variety in
Savannah, and the
PRICES to back them.
BOSTON BICYCLE SUITS
SHAVER'S PATENT SELF
SUPPORTING LONG and
SHORT PAINTS.
SWEATERS. BELTS, CAPS
BICYCLE and GOLF HOSE ’
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS.
STORE CLOSES AT 6i30 P. 1L
MUTUAL PREMIUM TICKETS
Taken with Cash Purchases.
A THURSDAY STIR
Exceptional Offerings Extrnordl.
nnry- Values.
HOSIERY.
LISLE HOSE, FINE GAUZE COTTOS
HOSE, plain, Richelieu ribbed, fsncf
ribbed, Hermsdorf dye, solid
solid tans, browns, greys, solid ov
entng shades, slipper patterns,liinotj
boots, with fancy colored tops, f a <
colors, high spliced heels, donbl.
soles, full regular made, Lnnilo*
lengths, nil slses, a special assort!
ment of nnnsual qualities,worth
35c and 40c, the choice for this sale t
180
SWISS, NAINSOOK and CABBiUQ
EMBROIDERIES, wide and narrod
edgings, with insertings to mnt<'k|
new 1807 patterns, dainty, delfeaf.
designs, clean, fresh goods, wortl)
15c and 30e, at
10c
FLY, RAT, ROACH
TRAPS.
Step Ladders,
Carden Tools,
Fluting Machines.
FOR SALE BY
EDWARD LOVELL'S SONS
LOVELY FLOWERS.
Beautiful designs, bouquets, plants and
cut flowers. Leave orders at ofiice, 223$
Abercorn street, at Nursery, or telephoM
240. RIESLING. Take Belt Line Rslk
way for Nursery on White Bluff road.
Mothers
Will Be
Proud
of their little sons dress
ed in our Fancy Shirt
Waists—and well they
might. They’re # hand
some enough for a Lit
tle Lord Fauntleroy—
and that is, they’re none
too good for every boy
in Savannah. It’s worth
98 cents to see the little
fellows so proud and
happy to get them; and
that’s adding a bargain to
a bargain, for they’re
better than most at their
price—with two detached
white collars to each
waist. All grades in the
Star and County Down
brarids. In Children’s
Blouses the variety is
very tempting.
Falk Clothing Cos.
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