The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-05

torial division from which Gen. BJuham
was Sc 'ected, but 1t is argued that tue act
OF lsSS repeals the acr Of 1882. which pro
vided for territorial limIta. ions. II Is also
believed that the appointment Of the Rev.
Mr.. Sigh would have been made several
days ago. but for the fact Of the agita-io1
OF the que ton as to whether there should
I be an extra session Of the legi lsture.
Superintendent Of Education Mayheid
will prepa 9 a circular this week ia whic
I all SC DOL book buyers will be interested. lie
/ Is under the impression tina the prizes Of
school books may be reduced 50 per cent
| by the adoDtlon Of the same text books say
IN four o. five states The circular will be
addressed to the suDerlntendents # educs-
ton and governors Of the eighborIng
states, inviting their fco-operation TO adopt
Uniform system both as 10 books and
| methods. II aly existing publishing COM
| pany cannot be induced 10 take a contract
at rates which will make books much
cheaper than at present, 1t will be proposed
that the different state authorities form 9
company to publish the books wanted.
1t is learned that the appointment for
phosphate commissioners will g made on
certain fixed principles. One Of these is
that the commissioners shall be men from
whose history it is not possible TO infer any
hostility 10 the river rock interest in favor
OF the land miners. This position il be-
lieved to be the result OF the open declara-
tons in the Senate that the legislation
adverse to the COosaw Company and other
river interests was promoted by lobby OF
the land miners representatives. II would
therefore appear that there will be a good
deal OF investigation into phosphate busi-
ness preferences before the selections are
made. Several applications have already
been made, but these are not all that may
be expected.
Sam Banister and Jim Nelson had been to
Anderson. and were on the way home, when
John Banister got out of their vehicle for
the purpose of INDUCING in a friendly
"restle. Several other parties came up,
among whom 8as Sam Banister a cousin
of the other Sam, and John, a brother of
the hrst-named Sam Banister. In some
way the two Sans became involved in a
difficulty and had a fight, but with no
serious results 1t was just at the close Of
this fight that John Banister drew a pistol
and fired at bii brother Sam. The ball en-
tered back Of and little above the ear,
aud passing through one lobe Of the brain,
Embedded itself in the other lobe, where IL
was found by the physician who held the
post mortem examination. The wounded
man lived from Wednesday Cn'il Monday.
and was perfectly conscious. There seems
to have been 10 provocsdon for the shoot
ing. John Banister was arrested.
Fire was discovered at the bakery of
Fowler & Folk, at Bamberg, saturday
morning at 8 O'clock. An alarm was
sounded promptly, but The fire had gained
considerable Roadway before any org ,nizsd
efforts could be n ade to subdue the flames.
The following are the estimated losses:
Fowler g. Folk, 5000 on stock and fixtures,
no insurance; Mrs L. B. Rennett, 5000 on
frame store, no insurance; Miss Sallie Rice,
$4,000 on stock, $1,000 insurance; K. d.
Smoak, 800 on frame store, no insurance
j. d. Copeland, $500 on brick store, and
great damage to stock, covered by
$1,000 Insurance.. Mrs. R. H. johnson,
damage TO brick hotel and furniture, $500.
Covered by insurance. The brick store
houses of j. f, Folk and G. r. Brsbham
were damaged 300 each. and the town hall
$50, all covered by insurance. The destruc
tion Of the entire business portion of the
town was averted only by the united efforts
and heroic work of the citizens of the town,
both white and colored. The origin OF the
fire is not known.
The Columbia correspondent of the NelOs
and Courier writes his paper as follows !;
Senator Strait, chairman of the special
committee with general powers to investi-
gate the condition OF the lunatic asylum, is
getting information for his committee. One
OF the special functions of the committee is
to discover what inmates. if any, who are
not patients, should be required to pay for
their maintenan o at the institution. DR..
Strait has already entered upon the
investi alton of two cases, but the names
p OBJ ,bly will not be given until thev go on
the minutes of the committee, and perhaps
not even then. Ore case, and in fact both
cases, were described by Dr. Strait tonight.
He was at his hotel to-day when lady
called on him. He said she had read in the
Nel0S and Courier of his prese ce in Colum.
bia, and C lied on him with a view of
having her case inves igated and of
being discharged from the institute N. DIR.
Strait said that he found his visitor to be
a lady Of refinement, excellent education,
and, SO far as he saw, perfectly rational
TIE visitor was unattended coming and
going. Two OF er very interesting subjects
for examination have come within the
knowledge OF DR.. Strait, iand in each Of these
very large amount of money is involved.
In one case it is said to be $3.50, 900 and in
another 100000. DIR. Straits relation of the
case in which the former big sum is involved
is about as good basis for sensational
novel as was ever afforded realistic writer
One Of the inmates referred to here lived
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