The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-29
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
A CONVICT GUARD MURDERS a
COMPANION AT TABLE.


The Fatal Dispute over a Piece OF
Cake Given Them on a Serenading
rour-Maj John Sutherland Lewis
Dead-A Lecture by Converted
chinanan, Who is Now Missionary.
ATLANTA. GA, April 2S.-News reached
the city to-day of brutal murder at the
Dade coal mines last Wednesday, when one
convict guard killed another for praising a
hit of bad cake. A. L. Jordan was the
SLAYER. and John Sells the victim. They
we're seated at supper with the other
guards, when the dispute arose which
brought on the killing. Some nights be-
fore, while on a sereaading tour, they had
been treated to pound cake by one of tho
ladies whose household they RECALLED with
midnight music. Sells, in speaking OF 1t,
pronounced it the best he had ever swal-
lowed. Jordan replied that any man
who claimed that that woman could
bake cake was a liar. Sells returned the
compliment and Jordan shot him. The
hall passed through Sells chest, ard he
died in fifteen minutes. The slayer watched
him die and then walked off at leisure, none
of the guards daring to lay hand on MN.
his apprehension.
MAI. j. S. LEWIS DEAD.
Mai. John Sutherland Lewis, said TO be
the sole surviving member of the legisla-
ture of 1885. in which he actively advocated
the passage of bills for building the State
road and founding Wesleyan Female Col
lege, the first institution of It's kind ever
established, died at the executive mansion
to-day. He was a brother-in-law of ex-Con-
gresham Hugh A. HARRISON, Mrs. Cor
don's father. Gov. Gordon and wife were
notified, and will return from New YORK TO
be present at the funeral at LaGrange
Wednesday.
A CONVERTED CHINAMAN'S LECTURE.
Dzantse-Zey, converted Chinaman,
whose adopted English name is Z. X Mar
shall, lectured at the First Methodist church
tonight He appeared in his native cos
tune but spoke English with considerable
fluency. Since receiving his education in
America he has worked as a missionary
among his own people, and tonight
talked of the dangers and hardshlps
to which missionaries in China are exposed
and the great need in which the struggling
christians there stand OF American aid
Marshall is in this country to attend the
Methodist conference in st. Louis. He will
afterward go to New York to take course
In medicine and then return to his work In
China.
The Chinaman lived two years at Leba-
non. Tenn, before the war, and was In the
confederate service from the beginning OF
the struggle till the fall of Fort Donelson,
doing duty as a dragon of Forests cavalry.
He lett this city for Athens at IL o'clock 20
night.
sCALPFR FRANK ARRAIGNED.
Harry Frank, the railroad ticket scalper,
pa1 int ha eIlr
court for forgery. There were three in
dictments against him. One was promptly
quashed on a technicaity, and action on the
others was consequently postponed till the
grand Jury can put their accusation into
proper form.
CONVENTION OF THE DRUMMERs,
Great preparations are being made here
for the second annual convention of the
Southern Travellers Association which will
be held next week, President Newman of
Savannah, the head Of the order, is in town.
He reports great growth in the past year,
and thinks that all the southern cities will
accept Atlanta's invitation and will send
large delegations to this convention, which
will be the most important the association
has held.
DEATH OLA CHEMIST.
DIR, Charles F. Binder, a German chem
list, died at his home this afternoon under
the surgeons knife. A week or ten days ago
DIR. Binder, who was an enormously heavy
man, caught hold of friend in the Kim
ball house and threatened to throw him
down. A moment after he exclaimed that
he had broken his leg and the friend, after
laying him upon the floor, rushed for doc
tor. When the physician came it was
found that the fracture was a serious one.
The broken bones had forced themselves
through both sides of the ankle, and for a
time it looked as if he would bleed to death.
The flow was finally stopped and
the patient seemed to be improving, but
gangrene at last set in, and to-day amputa-
ton was decided upon. DIR. Binder never
rallied from the shock, but died few
hours after the operation. He was the in
ventor of baking powder and other chem
icals, from which he expected to realize a
fortune