The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-15
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
A COMPANY TO WORK a BONANZA
GOLD MINE.

inventor Bros!us One OF the Incor-
porators of the Enterprise-The Com
missioners Claim That the Water
They ara Pumping Is Not Contami-
nated-rhe Allieucemen to Run
Store.
ATLANTA, GA, July Al. NJ. Brosius,
the inventor, and David o. Stewart, both
of Atlanta, have formed a company, in
which number of northern capitalists ara
interested, to work certain gold mine
near Dahlonega. which is reported wonder
fully rich. Specimens assay 50 high as to
create considerable excitement. 1t is said
that the mine is as rich as any ever discov-
cred. The Boney Tank Gold Mining and
Manufacturing Company is the name under
which the concern will operate. It's capital
is g., 000,0 900. One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars cash has been paid in, $780, 900
of which is to buy the land and the balance
to purchase machinery and begin operations.
Mr.. Stewart, while looking up wild lands,
discovered the mine He had had mining
experience in California, and seeing the
specimens was struck by their richness, and
submitted them TO Chemist McCaniless of
the state agricultural department, who con-
firmed his high opinion of their value.
Work will begin at once.
THE CONTAMINATED WATER
Cows drinking from the branch down
which the oil from the burned mandatory
ran into the water works pond are reported
in diving condition. Those in charge, how
ever, insist that the water pumped by the
city, being drawn off fifteen below the sur
face where the oil flows, is not unwhole-
some. Birds and fish continue to be picked
up dead by the boatman on watch. Barrels
of oil are being scooped up where it is
thickest by the mill men. A special session
was held to-day by the water commissioners
to consider the situation.
AN ALLIANCE STORE.
A cooperative store is to be started here
in the interest of the alhancemen of Fulton,
Fayette, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas,
Campbell and Newton counties, in all of
which stock has been subscribed for. Hear
ing that this project of the Fulton county al
lance had been severely condemned in
Lowndes county, where the alliancemen de-
clared that they viewed with alarm the es-
Establishment of a chartered coo perative store
IN Atlanta controlled by the state secretary
and business agent; found 1t fraught with
danger to the best interest of the state ex-
change, and recommend the directors to
remove If necessary the business managers
Of the exchange, local ailiancemen de
clared to-day that there was not the least
ground for apprehension, as the state ex-
change has nothing at all to do with the
matter. The store will be managed lust the
same as other stores of the kind already
established ha We been heretofore.
THE TERMINALS LINES.
The Terminal people to-day produced
evidence bsfore the railroad commission to
show that the lines governed by the com
bination were managed separately and
openly, and should not he considered as one
and the same IN prescribing freight rates
II they we're so considered 1T would have
the effect of debarring these roads from
charging any but continuous mileage rates
on freight received by one from another.
Atfidavits were produced from John II.
1uman, E. P. Alexander, c. H. Hudson,
general manager Of the East Tennessee,
and Peyton Randolph, general manager of
the Richmond aud Danville Patrick Cal
houn, w. II. Spellman of the Central, E.
Fitzgerald of the East Tennessee, and T. H.
Carter of the Southern Railway and Steam
snip Association were examined as witnesses.
The fact that the Terminal Company does
not own majority of the stock in the East
Tennessee was developed from the testi-
mony. In the Central it does, but the man
agement. it is claimed. is independent. The
argument for the road was made by Pat
Calhoun, P. L. Mynatt and A. G. King.
Martin Amorous, in the interest of the lum-
Der men, represented the other side He
insisted that the several roads composing
the system, acting in concert, had disorgan-
lied competition and advanced rates.
THE SMELLING REWARD.
An order on the state treasury for $500
was issued to-day in favor of A. Y. West
brook of Albany, that being the amount OF
the reward offered for the arrest of the
black murderer. Sam Smelling, who COM
mitted two murders in Randolph county
and on that account has been sentenced to
hang Aug. b. In 1884 Smelling, who was
already under Indictment for assault to
murder, killed Seaborn Bats. He escaped
and 500 reward was offered for his appre-
hension. In 1888 Deputy Sheriff Skinner
Of Randolph county located Smelling and
attempted to arrest him. The negro resisted
and killed the officer. Smelling was des-
perado, and for long time terrorized the
community in which he lived.
THE GRIFFIN MURDERER.
An application was received by Gov. Cor
don yesterday asking that a requistion be
forwarded TO Texas for Wilton NJ McCul-
loch, who killed young Powell in the streets
of Griffin not long since. McCulloch is
supposed to be in custody at Dallas. a dis
patch to the local officers was sent last
night asking them to hold him. Requisi-