The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

in Paragraphs.
A Negro DraREed to Death While
Flowing in Spalding County-Su-
preme Court Decisions-SS, ooo Life
Insurance Carried by DR.. Hinkle.
The Sale of Milledgeville's Bonds.
Atlenta's Coming Chautauqua AS
sembly.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. Katherine Sproull wife Of Col. c. W.
Sproul. OF Rome, died Sunday afternoon at
5 oclock.
The race for commissioner Of agriculture
up to date staads as follows; NeSbitt, l2O;
Wadden, %; Calvin, %; uninstrncted, To-
II was stated at Americas Tuesday upon
good authority that Dr. J. B. Hinkle carried
s. 600 life insurance; 5000 in one company,
s. 600 in another, and 1900 in third All Of
the policies it is thought, are in fraternal or
CARNATIONS.
Strong pressure is being brought to bear to
induce DR.. Charles Hicks, Of Laurens county,
TO make the race for senator in the Sixteenth
senatorial district He is not inclined tc ac-
cept but may yield to the pressure. IN the
event Judge Turner is elected to the United
States Senate, DR.. Hicks win be urged to run
for his seat in congress.
Anegro by the name Of VIII Dupree was
killed Monday at Dupree plantation. In
Africa district, near Grimm. He was riding
8 mule out to the field when the mule ran
away, throwing him of. In falling one OF his
feet caught in the plow gear and he was
dragged mile over rocks, Stumps and
fences, through woods and fields, before he
was stopped. The negro was battered almost
out Of human shape.
Tuesday Scott Perry, colored workman,
was killed while working in W. S. Nc
Gaughey's well a few miles from Monroe.
Late Monday afternoon Scott made several
heavy blasts, but concluded not to remove
. aT.afd NaFnt
of gas had collected during the night, and in
his attempt to remove the results Of the blast
the next morning he found 1t quite disagree
able. He remained at his post half an hour
or more, but was at last forced to ascend.
While being drawn up out Of the well he was
80 overcome and weakened by the gas, he fell
back head first distance of forty-five feet,
crushing his skull and breaking his left arm
in the fall
MllIedgeville Chronicle: Twelve thousand
dollars of 6 per cent bonds Of the city Of NIL
ledgeville we're sold last Tuesday at l02. The
friends Of the college were determined that
there should be no failure IN the matter, and
had made arrangements to take the whole
series at home. Mr.. Sol Barrett was author
tzed to put in a par bid for the whole amount
"a number Of citizens having agreed to take
one half Of the bonds and the MilledgeVille
Banking Company the other half. But when
the bids were opened better offer was at
hand and our citizens lost the plums. The
bonds were awarded to Chicago banker at
I02. Mayor Caraker appointed the fol-
lowing building committees: Walter
Paine and Jacob Caraker from the
city council, Sol Barrett, citizen, and d. b.
Sanford and r. W. Roberts from the board Of
trustees. The site selected for the barracks
Is the prettiest location on the college cam
pus-facing Greene street where the Baptist
church once stood. Work will commence at
oBce-the plans having already been pre-
pared by Mr.. Dennis, Of Macon. 1t is ex-
pected the barracks will be built and ready
for occupancy by the cadets at the opening
of the fall term In September. The barracks
will be run on the cooperative plan and
cheap board Will be a great encouragement
for young men TO make an effort to acquire
the thorough education offered here
If the Atlanta Chautauqua assembly this
year is not brilliant success beyond all cal
culation il will not be the fault of the pro-
gramme which has been arranged, nor that
of its beautiful location at Ponce de Leon
Springs, empowered among the forest trees
OF that locality. The Chautauqua will begin
Its summer session Thursday week. Among
the lecturers who will entertain the assembly
are the following, all of whom have national
reputation: John r. Clarke of New York,
of Pennsylvania, George w. BAN OF Ken.
lucky. Samuel Phelps Leland of Illinois
James Clement Ambrose Of Illinois. Fred
Emerson Brooks OF California, Prof. s. M.
of Ohio, James :. Burdette of New York
Prof. Elmer p. Ransom of California,
Prof. Charles Lane of Georgia, Rev.
Sam. P. Jones Of Georgia Rev. A. A
Willis OF Ohio, and Rev. C. p. Williamson
of Georgia. In addition TO these, the follow
ing will be in charge Of the music: Miss Hor.
tense Pierse OF New ork, Schuman male
quartette of Chicago Miss Marguerite
Wuertz of Clevelnnd o., d. w. Robertson
of New York the Eff; b Regiment band the
Apollo male quartette, the Schubert sextet
the ISRAELI male Quartette, all of Atlanta
Prof. Ben C. Davis win he in charge of the
Chautauqua chorus and this viii be one of the
features OF the assembly.
The following decisions have been rendered
by the supreme court this week: Hudson VS.
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
way Company, from FULTON; reversed sam
uels VS.. Laugfeld, from Fulton; affirmed
Hayes VS.. town Of Lithonia, from Rockdale
anrmed. Henderson VS. Parry, from New
ton; affirmed. Bass VS.. Hightower, from De
Ralb; reversed. Russell VS.. the state, from
Clayton affirmed. Reynolds VS.. Dunlap s
workman, from BlbO; affirmed Baker VS.
City National Bank of Griffin, from Spalding
reversed. Ragland VS.. Palmer from Talbot
reversed. EpStien vs.. williamson from
Montgomery; affirmed. Seisel VS.. Wells from
Dooly affirmed Wynne vs.. Williamson
from Dodge: affirmed. The state VS. Brob
ston, from Glynn; affirmed. Bruins
VS. Mayor and Council Of Waycross, from
Ware; reversed savannah. Florida aut
Western Railway Company VS. Smith, from
Ware; reversed. Dodge VS.. Branch. from AID
ping: affirmed Brunswick Company VS.
Dart ftom Glynn: affirmed with direction
McElye IN Commission Company VS.. jackson
from Glynn; affirmed, Apple VS.. Lesser
from Ware; reversed Faircloth vs. Sayan
nah Florida ana Western Railway Company
from Pierce: reversed. Mcdonald VS.. Tyson
from Glynn; affirmed. Vinson VS. Vinson
from Clinch; reversed. Georgia Pine Invest
ment and Manufacturing Company VS.. Hol
ton, from Appling; affirmed.
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