The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

establish COTTON raCIOry at amer
tcus-Lithia Springs Bound to Make
Her Marshal Earn His Salary-The
"Poor Mans Belt' of the South.
GEORGIA.
Senator Gordon left Atlanta for Wash
mgton Friday.
The Fourth battalion Of state militia is
now the Fifth regiment.
The entire police force Of Albany has
been reelected for the present year.
There is talk OF moving the general Of
fees Of the Sam road from Americas TO
Montgomery.
Law and order leagues are to be organized
all over the state. Macon is the birthplace
81 the movement
Hardy Wheeless. alias Munich Wheeless,
who was arrested in Macon some months
ago for counterfeiting, is now in,Richmond
sounty jail.
Mrs Steedly will ct an early date COM
mence the erection of handsome residence
On her lot on the corner of Hull street and
Hancock avenue at Athens.
The law creating board of commissions
srs for Lumpkin county has been repealed
and the business of the county gees back
into the hands Of the ordinary.
Carroll county has the largest boy for his
age OF any county in Georgia. r. ID. Kent.
living near Roopville, has a son years old
who weighs 1872 pounds. de weighs more
than his mother by ten pounds.
The beautiful green houses of George
Stan6eld were almost ruined by fire and
Brnoke Friday night. small furnace is
kept burning and the fire originated from
abe furnace in some unknown way.
Owing to the prolonged illness Of Prof.
Willet, the temporary president OF Mercer
University, that chair is empty and Prof.
Robert l.. Ryals Ia acting as chairman in
bis absence. Prof. Wilet has a bad attack
about this time every year but his friends
hope be will soon be out TO resume his
duties at the college.
Probably the smallest and youngest book.
keeper In Columbus is Master Willie Bag
ley, in the Office Of Rollin jefferson, the
well known grocery man. Master Willie is
only 10 years old and is small for his age.
He is a graduate of the public schools and
also of the Columbus Business College
Master Willie is first-clsss bookkeeper. 49,
The town Of Lithis Springs has a daisy
council. The other night they passed an
ordinance that when there is no disturbance
IN town, the marshal take pick and shovel
and be working on the streets. The Ques-
tion that 10 now disturbing the brain Of the
marshal Ia when he is of at work on the
streets. how Is he to know if there is dis
eurbance IN town.
Few geographers mention the district In
the south known as tbs Poor Mans Belt. Z"
1t is tract Of country generally very sandy
and producing little timber save the long,
lesfed pine. 10 begins not far south Of
Richmond, Va, and extends along the At
Ientie and Gulf coasts into Texas. Its
length IL not far from 800 miles, while II
is from 90 20 $50 miles in width. The soil is
poor, but the forests produce not only um-
Der in abundance, but also large quantities
OF pitch. tar and turpentine. 1t got Its bad
name during slavery days because no cotton
was raised in 1t, but since the south is be-
ginning TO look elsewhere than to the cotton
field for Its wealth the poor Mans Belt''
promises 70 become one of the richest parts
of the southern states.
Americas Times Recorder: Three prac>
tical cotton mill men Of large experience.
who have for years succe sfully operated
cotton mills as managers and superintend-
ents. have announced themselves As ready
tocome to Americas and help build cotton
factory here under the following conditions:
They will take S21 ,000o of stock Ia $3.50, zoo
company, putting down their cash for the
same. They will put up their stock as a
bonus to guaraut tee per cent. per annum to
the stockholders on a ten years lease of the
factory, which they would propose to secure
from the stockholders. In addition to this.
they would like to have an option at the
expiration OF the ten years lease, for a re
newal for another ten years. They would
desire In behalf of the company, as liberal
terms as could be obtained In the way of at
least ten years exemption from municipal
taxation, aud they would also expect the
necessary land for the location of the mills
20 be donated.
G. B. Brooks, the forger and sharper that
victimiEed number of Macon merchants,
was captured by Detective Nolan at Macon
on Friday night After buying a large
amount OF goods and paying for them with
bogus checks IL was thought that Brooks
had skipped out. and as it was thought that
he had gone In the direction of Atlanta
Lieut. Wood went up there in search of him,
but falling to locate him returned TO the
city and gave up the chase as bad one.
blaming the merchants for not reporting
him sooner than they did. On Friday. how.
ever, Detective Nolan got hold of a clew
that led him to believe that Brooks was still
In the city, and he lost no time in following
bup. After thorough search he was located
- the Rogers house on Plum street. be.
tween Third and Fourth and when the de.
tectiye went for him found that he wal
sick In bed and had been there since last
Sunday. IL was thought at first that
Brooks was shamming and only waiting for
tbs matter to blow over, so that he could
get away without detection. AS DR.. VIII,
Jams, who is attending him, pronounced
house, but an officer has been detailed e
watch him 20 prevent his escape. The man
has confessed his guilt, and on Friday night
while Detective Nolan was guarding him
the woman that passes as his wife offered
him $50 TO let Brooks escape. She was
mistaken in the man, however, and her
offer only made the detective increase hi
vigilence.
Brunswick Times: Hugh Salter, the noted
outlaw, has made several visits TO Bruins
wick In The last six months, and was here
not over four weeks ago He is well known
as brother OF the lswless Salter gang OF
five brothers who reside near Triton, Ga.
noted as couuterfeiters, robbers, etc., anc
Tor whose arrest rewards are offered. II
Y. Judge OF this city came near beinr
roughly handled by this gang In Triton las
Wednesday night, while there purchasing
mich cows for the Boulevard dairy. Mr.
Judge met Hugh Salter at Mrs. Groven
STEMS boarding house in this CITY about
three months ego, when the former frs
moved TO Brunswick TO engage in the dair,
business, and Salter represented himself a
detective, showing several pictures OF
noted criminals being hunted d )Wn by him
eelf. MIR. Judge left Ty Ty for Triton las
Wednesday night to telegraph some bust
ness to Ills partner In Brunswick, and me
Sater at the Triton depot. The latter in
sisted on having Mr.. Judge for his guest a
bis boarding house in suburbs of tn,
town for the balanNa nf the NIGHT al.