The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-13


has ordered a $50 gold medal to be awarded
10 the winner Of the th-ee-mile bicycle race
70 take place June Is.
A law enacted by the legislature only re-
Gently adjourned makes standard, or
goth meridian time. the legal time through
out the state OF Florida
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway viii run into St Augustine in
few weeks series Of personally conducted
excursions from every section of the state.
A few days ago the little child Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. Vann Of Madison, which had
been entrusted TO the care Of a servant,
climbed upon a chair which toppled over,
throwing the little one on a very hot stove.
II was severely burned about the face, arm
and hand, and has suffered greatly from
the burn.
The trial Of R. r. Gibson, charged with
the murder of Hall in the Mayes chapel
neighborhood some two years ago, is set for
next Wednesday at Barlow. A new trial
was granted at the last fall term of the
Hilisborough circuit court, a change Of
venue was then granted to Polk county, and
the case now comes up on new trial.
In mass meeting assembled the Madison
county alliancemen have resolved not to
use any jute bagging, and memorialized the
state alliance to entertain no propositions
from the combine. Committees were APP
pointed TO confer with the merchants with
reference to handling cotton coverings. The
county alliance will build a warehouse in
Madison.
J. B. Roberts Of Pensacola Is again at
home after shearing his sheep in Baldwin
county. The clip will weigh about 5000
pounds He got from three Of his sheep a
clip that weighed forty eight pounds. Mr..
Roberts says the shepherds Of Baldwin are
meeting with much annoyance and loss
from the depredations of wild cats, which
are becoming alarmingly numerous in that
section.
At Gainesville Monday fire destroyed
dwelling on Orange street, west of the resi-
dence of Judge Bell, owned by B. G. Drake
and occupied by Bailey, colored man.
The cause of the fire is explained by the fact
that Mrs Bailey built a fire In the cook
stove locked all the doors and went visit
ing. Bailey loses all bis furniture and house
hold effects. Mr. brakes loss will probably
reach $500, on which there was no insur-
ance. The chemical engine used at the hre
had been charged for about three years.
Notwithstanding this fact it worked admir-
ably, and before the hose could be attached
there was over 100 pounds pressure.
Some months ago the colored people in
| formed Mayor Glenn of Atlanta that they
had among them competent colored ply
sician, and they thought the city ought to
elect a colored physician to practice for the
CITY among his race. The mayor thinks
| there is equity in their claim. There are
now six city physicians. one from eacn
ward, who cost the city about S24, OOO
year. In order to give the colored people a
| physician from their own number 1t Will be
necessary 10 have a new deal. What the
| council will do about the matter is not
| known. but it is rumored that the number
of white city physicians will be reduced to
| two or four, and that colored physician
will be added to the list. For this last po-
sition leading colored citizens have recon-
mended DR.. Asbury.
The next legislature will be asked to make
proper provisions for higher education in
Georgia, and a bill embodying suggestions
will be introduced by DR.. FELTON, of Barlow
at the first roll call Of the next session of
the legislature. OF course no plan has been
agreed on by the friends of higher educa-
tion-for they could not be gathered to-
gether-but here is a plan that has been
discussed and that will stand discussion:
The legislature will be asked to appropriate
six months rental of the state road to
| higher education in Georgia-provided the
rental does not exceed $4,000 per month.
If the rental should exceed $4,000 per
month, which is more than probable, the
surplus to go to the common schools in
| Georgia-which, under the bill, would be
| entitled, as at present, to one-haf the rental
of the state road
1t is reported that the United States Gas
Company, which owns the controlling in
terest in both Atlanta gas companies, will
raise the price from 81 to 81 80 thousand
feet. Six weeks ago this concern bought
the stock of the Atlanta Gas Light Com
panY, paying p per cent. premium on a
capitalization of $4,000. This mace their
investment $500 900 minus small amount
of stock that was retained by few OF the
old stockholders that they might still serve
as directors. The United States Gas Com
pany has been buying up works In cities in
different parts of the country, and it is
said to be a new offspring of the Standard
| Oil Company, whose methods in getting
control of property all over the country
| quietly and quickly, 1T seems to have
| adopted. For this and other reasons the
rumor of raise in the price Of gas gains
credence
T. j. James of Atlanta will start to New
| York at once to buy plant for the maui
| tUre of the Brosius spring moter sewing
machine, and within four months the COM
| pany expect to have 100 men at work. BY
the end of the first year they expect TO en-
! pIoy regularly 400 or more hands. They have
a capital of $4,000 already called and $780,
| 000 which is available on call, besides $780,
| 600 treasury stock, which may be sold or
not, according as the stockholders see
proper. The Brosius machine, patent rights
to which were bought by this company
about ten mouths ago, has been sinpli-
fled and perfected according to the best
! principles OF mechanicism, by Albert A.
Wood. the well-known mechanical engi
neer who has had thirty years experience
with patents. 1t is not machine aud a
motor simply. but q spring driven machine
| in which the motor aud the machine are
built together and adapted to each other.
At Americas on Wednesday night last
about 10 O'clock there came a gentle rap at
the chamber door of Sheriff Bass. He
waited few moments when once again
the gentle tapping aroused him. At this he
silently approached aud found small
negro boy standing at the entrance.
| Sheriff Bass asked him what he wanted,
when he stated that his name was AL Bart
lett whom he, the sheriff, had a warrant
for and that he had come to give himself
up. Al is the small colored boy who is
accused of killing Henry Higdon,
not long since on Forsyth street, and for
which the grand jury returned a bill of
manslaughter. The many friends Of AIS
father insisted that as there was no evil
dence that would convict him. that it was
nothing but right that the boy should come
forward and deliver himself, which he did.
He returned to his fathers house on
Wednesday night when his his father took
him to the sh riff.