The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-10
''THE LITTLE GEORGIA MAGNET"
She is Back From Foreign Shores
With a Pocket Full of Gold.

Milledgeville, Ga, Sept 9.-Mrs. Annie
Abbott, better known in Georgia as Mrs.
Dixie Haygood, the Little Georgia Mag
net" has returned to the city from the
old world, where she has been for the last
two years. She was born and reared
in this city and presided over the home of
| a humble policeman until five years ago.
For a good many years she protested to
/ have communication with those who have
gone TO the great beyond, and often in the
past curious people about the city would
gather at her home ana listen To the rap
ping of the spirits and send messages to
some acquaintance on the other shore.
Later on her power developed until it
was found that she possessed a power
over human strength that was wonderful.
She gave exhibitions in this and adjoin-
ing cities and crowds of people tlocked to
see her Her career was suddenly sus-
pended, however, by a pistol bullet that
carried out the life of her husband who
was shot down on the streets here during
the great prohibition contest of 1886.
In 1855 she was married again and in a
short while her husband carried her on
the stage, and since then she has Travelled
all over America. spending several months
in Mexico and about the same time in
Canada. Having conquered America,
they started for the Old World. and from
then until now she has been THE idol of
kings and queens, princes, emperOrs.
dukes and all the royal families of
Europe. She gave exhibitions in Egypt,
Damascus and Jerusalem and from there
she went to Alexandria city, and thence to
Greece. There she was invited before tho
kings family and in token of their appre-
citation of her wonderful strength. she
was given a manifiCent pearl necklace
The MORNING NEWS had a couple of
hours interview with her this morning
and was shown a scrap-boolk containing
two thousand notices from papers all over
Europe, representing a score of different
languages. She also has letters from
nearly every royal person in the old
world, eulogizing her extraordinary en-
dowments. A Russian duke gave her his
photograph framed in solid gold at a cost
Of $500, His name was written upon the
photograph from his own blood, an act of
thevery INCEST respect from Russian noble
men. She wears two large diamond ear
rings whichwere given her by Queen Vic
toria and has a photograph Of the Prince
Of Wales, framed in a solid gold frame,
which was present from that distin-
guished gentleman She has five neck
laces of pearls and diamonds which were
given by different members of ROYAL
houses, and belts, bracelets and rings
were bestowed upon her with lavish
uanuS. her Jewels are worth probably
100000, and they are all, nearly, the gifts
of admiring foreigners.
She returned to America to see her peo-
pie in this city, and will probably give
few entertainm ents before returning to
Europe, although she insists that she
does not want TO disturb her rest by any
continued work.
She and her husband and two children
will spend the winter here and win meet
a Polish count in New York in April and
will return to Russia with him
She claims that her wonderful recep-
ton in Europe has been due to luck. On
the ship on which they sailed there was
an earl aud several very prominent En-
glshmen and she entertained the party
with one Of her performances. They gave
her letter of Endorsement which was
shown your correspondent, and She after
wards received memento from them in
the shape of a substantial present
In five years she has been lifted from
obscurity to a position of worldwide
fame and has made a fortune that will
easily last her the remainder of her days.
When her superhuman strength is con
sidered there will be but little wonder
that she has made such upward strides.
When asked what was the prettiest
city she ever visited, she replied Der
lin" when asked what was the best, she
promptly replied: "Nlilledgeyille "