The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-29


king. is to spend $4,000 in erecting an
addition to Spellman Seminary for the
negroes Of Atlanta. Mr.. ROckefeller's rep
resentatives were in Atlanta Satur-
day looking over the grounds, and
an architect has been put 70
work on the plans. The new building
will be begun as soon as these plans are
matured, IL being a gift Of the millionaire
20 the cause OF negro educatiOn-R cause in
which, he has already shown some interest
Washington Gazette: The Presbyterians
have authorized one Of their officers to
make an offer TO Rev. Mr.. Wardlaw to
take charge Of their church. They want
his whole time. There has been, for some
time. some dissatisfaction about the vacant
Sunday. They found IL would be easy 70
raise SO a month, and they are preparing
to build parsonage. This makes an offer
worth about 81, 100 Mr. Wardlaw Is now
chaDgeland he does not depend wholly on
salary, rahey intend to build shortly good
6-room-house Of two stories.
SmiuIviile NetDs: Lou Barrow, colored
woman living in the eastern part of the
city, came very near being burned TO death
Tuesday. She was trying to start fire
with some kerosene oil, and let the oil get
too cloeo to her match, which ignited with
the oil and caused the can to burst and set
btA CtpbuAIlk Ou uIo Auc lAhtlc5
rapidly until she was wrapped in them.
Fortunately for her negro preacher was
near by and went to her rescue at once, who,
In his own words, sawed another precious
life" Notwithstanding the fact that she
was terribly burned all over the body, she
is improving, and the attending physician
says she will recover.
George w. Case Of Macon died of peri
tonitis Friday. Fortune smiled upon the
deceased in many ways. and at the time of
his death be was in good circumstances He
was a member of several benevolent orders,
and carried 81, 600 insurance upon his life
with the orders, of which he was an en-
thusiastic member. His estate, together
with the insurance upon his life. is valued
at about 5 500, aud in his will he leaves
500 to Grace Methodist church. 500 Co
Grace church Sunday school, $500 to his
daughter and two-thirds, or the remainder,
goes to his son aud one-third to his brother,
William Case. Mr.. Case requested In his
will that Holmes Johnson be QIade executor
Of his estate.
Crawfordville Democrat: s. w. Chap
man OF this county tells of his making cot
ton in 1874 which he sold at Az cents Der
pound. He says he had just married and
had bought the plantation on which he now
lives. and that he only made a few bales Of
cotton per year. He made his corn and
meat, and then they made the most OF tho
cloth at home. He says in 1914 he sold FIVE
bales Of cotton in Augusta for SSl. Now
this country is all broke up because cotton
is low. Mr.. Chapman then paid 81 200
within few years for hls land and cotton
remained down about and 5 cents per
pound The advantage the people had at
that time was that they raised what they
eat at home. 1t can be done again.
Augusta Euentng Neics: Some malicious
wretch tried to set fire to the rear of G. Ii.
Oetjen 81 Co.'S store Friday night A
batch of cotton was saturated with kero-
sene and the cotton was pushed through the
open grating Of the back door, jammed be-
tween some boxes and fired. 1t burned out
without setting the door and boxes afire.
and the attempt was a failure; but such
incendiary methods should be watched and
stopped. Fortunately the boxes we're filled
with tomato cans, the ceiling was high, and
they were on brick floor, so the risk was
small; but the escape was narrow In any
event. Mr.. Oetjeu has no idea who made
the attempt, but he says it could not have
BEEN made for the purpose of robbing tae
store.
Augusta Herald: The Pettyjohn ticket
scalping case has been settled. The decision
was to have been rendered Friday morn
ing, but owing to the absence of all the at.
It until Saturday. The result is different
from what was generally expected by those
concerned. The defendants attorneys ar
gued the case on the grounds that the H.
cense was prohibition, and therefore I'M
constitutional, admitting the fact that
tickets had been sold. Judge Pierce, how
ever, in his decision did not take the consti-
nationality OF the affair into mind. He
simply argued that city law had been vio-
lat6G and iTnnOGad a Aun ~
day ia which the offense had been COM
mitted. Twenty-Five cases have been
docketed against Mr.. Pettyjohn, making a
total OF Sl25. Bond will be given and the
defendants will carry the case TO the SUI
preme court. There are many parallel
cases TO this one already decided in favor
OF the brokers, and it is more than probable
that this one will follow the same course.
A daring robbery was perpetrated in AL
bany Friday night by an unknown negro
on Henry Hancock, Colquitt county
farmer. Mr.. Hancock spent the night at
the alliance warehouse wagon yard. At a
late hour as Mr.. Hancock was writing in the
room provided for the accommodation of
the warehouse patrons who do not feel in
clined to spend the night at hotel, he was
approached by burly and unknown negro,
who asked him to sell him something to eat
from his lunch basket. Mr.. Hancock re-
fused TO do this and the negro insisted, tell
ing MIR. Hancock that he was hungry. and
owing to the lateness of the hour he could
get nothing to eat anywhere else. Mr.. Hau-
cook again refused and the negro then
asked him TO give him change for a half
dollar. Mr.. Hancock started to comply with
this request, but as he got out his pocket
book and opened it, the negro threw a re-
volver Ia his face and told him to hand his
pocket book over. Mr.. Hancock realizing
that he was at the mercy of the negro, and
believing that he would be shot unless he
complied, yielded with as good grace as
possible, aud handed over his cash to the ne
gro, who. keeping his victim covered while
he backed out of the room. then fled. Mr..
Hancock gave the alarm as quickly as pos
sible. but it amounted to nothing, and so
far there is no clew to the bold robbers iden-
tlty.
Macon Telegraph: The habeas corpus
case for the release Of Joe Gordon, a negro
from the chain-gaug came up before
Ordinary Wiley Friday, John r. Cooper
appearing for Gordon. Judge Matt r.
Freeman. the recorder, who sentenced Cor
don to thirty days on the chain-gang for
contempt of court, was in attendance on
the court During the argument Judge
Freeman interrupted Mr.lCooper andkaid
that be was stating what was not true. Mr..
Cooper proceeded with his argument and
when he touched on the matter again Judge
Freeman jumped to his feet aud said /:
''rhat Is an infamous lie." Mr.. Cooper
stepped quickly across the room, and, be-
fore any of those present could interfere,
struck Judge Freeman. The blow was as
quickly returned. Instantly a number of
attendants on the court seized Mr. CoaDer