The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-13

! rnond in a contest under conditions hereafter
to be agreed upon. The proposition Of extend
/ ing challenge was extensively discussed IN
caucus held in the city clerks Office before
/ council meeting on Tuesday night, ana eaC II
/ of the ten aldermen present were llghiy IN
! favor Of the challenge Being issued. Every
| one Of them said they would play in such
/ a game, and each was confident that
I they could wipe up the earth with the
[ Atlanta city council The mayor was
/ cspTc = ly anxious that the challenge De Is
! sued .ihd grew so enthusiastic over the SUBJECT
that he said he would bet $50 that the Macon
council would beat the Gate city council he
also said that in case the challenge was issued
| and accepted he wanted to be made manager
Of the team. and. anticipating he issuing ana
acceptance Of the challenge, he began assign
ing places to the members. When each man
was asked what place ne could best I'LL. seven
out of the ten answered short stop, ana When
asked why they preferred to play short stop
10 was found that each Of them had nlled thdI
position on some amateur team.
Columbus EnQuirer-Sun: A friGhtful traC-
edy was enacted al the Eagle boarding house
on Short street Wednesday night at $50
clock. Mrs. Jane Lewis. whose years num-
Der in the eighties, was shot and almost IN
stantly killed by Tom Williams, young
white man about 80 years OF age. The
details Of the shocking affair as told by Mr..
Williams and his wife are these: MT VII
li9ms, the man who did the shooting, mas
been confined to his ped with seige OF fever
almost eight weeks. and his daily earnings
were the only means Of support for hlmsef
been forced 20 go out and take his place at
the mills to earn bread for them both. Dur-
ing the last three weeks the husband condl-
tiOn has been growing worse, ana IL
had become necessary Tor some one 10
remain with him while his wife was al
work. The wife learned that there was living
at the county's home for the poor an old wo-
man, the victim Of last night Tragedy, whose
services could be secured for her board. Ac-
c0rdingly. about two weeks ago, she was sent
for and came to live with the family N the
capacity Of nurse and general help. Wednes-
day night the wife ana old woman retired
about g O'Clock and in a few minutes the
former was sleeping peacefully at the SIDE OF
her husband who had suffered much during
the day. and had finally fallen TO rest About
9 80 O'Clock they were both awakened ny the
rustling of the window curtains and the sound
Of some one trying to raise the sash. The
husband raised to a half sitting posture and
could see dimly outlined amid the shadows Of
an electric light the form OF person at the
window. He called twice. Who that: ana
receiving no answer supposed thatit was some
one trying to break into his room. With this
conclusion he jumped from the bed, and selz-
ing a dOuhle-barTeled muZ2le loading shot
gun which was leaning against the wall, lev
eled il and fired. Almost simultaneously
with the pulling Of the trigger came piteous
cry from the window. Lord have mercy;
I'm shot I'm shot" The man recognized the
in his arms before she had fallen. His wife
had procured light by this time, and its
first flash revealed an awful plcture-her
feeble husband supporting in his arms the
bleeding, dying form Of his aged nurse.
Several other occupants of the house quickly
the old woman was dead. Unless she was
asleep and did IL unlInOWiugly. no reason can
be assigned by either Mr.. Williams or his
wife for her entering the room.