The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.
Albany Men Do a Good Days Work
FOR the Brunswick Sufferers-Great
Camp Meeting Near Alpharetta-
Minister BIount Declines to Talk
About Hawaii.

Camp Meeting Near A1phafetta-
Minister BIount Declines to Talk
About Hawaii.
GEORGIA s@
Grim News and sun: Miss Emma Still
well left on saturday afternoon for Arkadel-
phia Ark. where she has accepted most
tiattcring offer to instruct a class ia vocal ana
instrumental music at large female college
located there.
Albany Herald: Messrs J. r. Hester and
Marcus c inc did hard day work on Satur-
day in soliciting contributions Tor the poor
people Of the unfortunate city OF BrunsWlck.
They worked all day, and collected nearly
three hundred dollars worth OF provisions and
over sixty dollars in cash.
Macon News. Hon. Pope Barrow, whose
friends insist on his taking seat IN one OF
Georgia Senatorial chairs up IN Washlng-
ton was in the city yesterday. Col Barrow
saws that down IN savannah, where he lives,
all they KNOW about the business and Imam
cial panic is what they have read IN the news
papers.
Alpharetta Free Press: Camp meeting ct
Holbrook last Sunday was complete sue
cess, if q big crowd has anything to DO with
such an OcCas on. We presume there were
1000 people on the grounds, and but from the
fact that there were several other similar
gatherings through the country. the crowd
At Holbrook would have been just too i'm.
mense to have leen pleasant.
Macon News: There was a sad and sudden
death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. b. Sprinz
on Arch street on Monday at o'clock. 1t
was the death Of Mr.. +. Sprinz. Jr.. young
business man well known in Georgia business
circles and with many warm personal friends
In Macon. Mr.. SprlnZ had been III business
with his brotherin-law Mr. j. Davis, at Mid
Vile sor some time. and although his health
has not been good for several weeks MS
death was sudden and unexpected. Mr..
Sprinz was 81 years old and unmarried.
Augusta News The storm was the center
OF attraction Sunday night and the subject OF
small talk to-day. The girls were all In it."
and they were scared almost to death even
while indoors. They could not sleep. and
they thought its voice anything but lullaby.
And so it was. for those Of rs out in the night
were swept around like straws, and lucky
toy balloon would have been as good ballast
as the stoutest buggy after 10 o'clock. All
hands had to fly to shelter, and lucky were
the bachelors on the Hill who had friends in
the Gudron Circle savannah girls, they
say, don mind stormy weather, and II there
is nota cyclone on tapis they can raise an i'm
itation almost lnstanter II not sooner. Two
Savannah girls on our Hill were out driving
in the tempest last evening, and are said to
call last nights hurricane only an ordinary
TJbee blowout It's all in getting accus-
toned to these little zephyrs, however and
Augusta girls were almost frightened out of
their summer engagements.
Macon News Col. Blount in view Of the
circumstances surrounding his relations to
the government, feels that prOpriety and Of
fetal duty compel him to decline the invita-
tiOn Of his fellow citizens to address them on
matters pertaining to the Hawaiian islands on
Wednesday night. Since Col. Blounts return
he has been urged from every source to de-
liver public address by his friends who
want 20 hear him ten Of his visit and work in
the Hawaiian ISLANDS and who want to honor
him ana snow their appreciation of his able
and distinguished public service But Col.
Blount although it gives him pleas
under all circumstances and talk
TO them. has felt that he should decline to
participate in such public meeting at this
time and sends the News the following card
SETTING
proposed meeting on Wednesday evening
next permit me to say that my connection
with the present relations between the United
states and the Hawaiian Islands precludes
me from speaking upon Hawaiian affairs
fully appreciate and thank You for the spirit
which prompted you in suggesting the meet
ing Very truly. JaT1es X. Blount"
FLORIDA
The storm OF Sunday did considerable dam
age TO buildings in Jacksonville.
Capt. Bill Kendrick. who lives on West
Monroe street in LaNilla, was unfortunate
enough to have the kitchen to his house blown
away, ana was in somewhat Of a quandary
this morning about getting his breakfast. In
LaNilla st. Joseph's G. NJ l.. church was
blown down and almost totally wrecked b.
ii. Dillon, superintendent OF the Western
Union, sent out four special trains Monday
morning TO put up the wires blown down by
the storm. Every line running into the city
was more or less damaged.
Reports from the country in the vicinity OF
Jacksonville indicate no great damage to
houses, but the giants OF the forest fought a
losing fight and are scattered all over, pros
tTate and broken. Fixing up the fences will
give the farmers steady work for some days
10 come and the storm Of Aug. q viii long be
remembered in the annals OF Jacksonville
and surrounding country. The Clyde steamer
seminole arrived al her docks ia Jack SON
vile at IL o'clock Monday morning. after a
trip Of ia hours from New York and Ii may
be safely said that never a party OF steam shin
passengers were gladder to set foot on terra
hrma than those who debarked from the
seminole this morning. They had safely
Weathered two storms, either OF which was
suneient TO blanch the cheek Of the bravest
or make the stoutost heart quail. She was in
the storm OF the Jersey coast last Wednesday
and in the storm Of sunday
The worlds fair exhibit car" from Orange
county arrived at Jacksonville Monday, says
the Telegram, via the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad and is now side-tracked
in the yard OF that road near the passenger
depot. The car is one OF the passenger
coaches of the Tavares ana Gulf railroad
which Capt, w. b. Tucker, general manager
OF that road placed at the disposal OF the com.
mlttee appointed to make the exhibit. On en-
tering the car. one is struck with the tropical
appearance Tropical trees and tropical fruits
are everywhere conspicuous, and no one need
ask where it is from. Banana trees with the
fruit on them in several stages, are an attract
i've FEATURE while every other tropical pro
duct is well represented Stuffed birds ami
animals make an interesting exhibit All the
products OF Orange county, including cane
cinnamon, camphor, pineapples, oranges, la
nanas, ETC. are shown to advantage. CuriOsi
ties peculiar TO Florida and to Orange county
form no small part of the exhibit. The his
tory Of the car dates back aoout year, wheI
the matter Of sending an exhibit to the world!
fair was first agitated. A committee con
slsting of Judge j. ID. Beggs, Col. George
toote I. j. Appleyard, Hon. H. s. Chubb
Andrew Aulin, Dudley w. Adams and J. f
Ingraham, was appointed to arrange TO
an exhibit at the world fair for Orang,
county. For this purpose, a voluntar,
tax was paid by the citizens of tn
county, and about $500 were raised ii
this way. Hon h. A. Abercromby was ap
pointed to getup the exhibit, which he a
once started to do and the splendid collection
now displayed in the car is the result Of hi,
work. Many contributions in the way O
money and articles were made by the citizens
OF the county, and the donations would haV
been much larger had not the First Nationa
Bank OF Orlando failed just at that time l
was feared that this would cause the work Z
be abandoned. but Mr. Abercromby perse
vered ana got the car filled with exhibits
The intention is TO take the car to Chicag
and make county exhibit in the Elorid;
state building.
THE WOUNDED AT SURRENCY.
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