The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-07

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Georgia has sixty-hve registered Chinese.
The consulate now held by = ON Gibson, OF
Augusta, paid, in fees and salary, in 1898
SAB
1t is reported on good authority that
''Daisy' Price will be Macon new post
master
Saturday the Rome Electric Street Car
Company cut the wages Of its employees and
on two OF the cars fare-EoIes were put. and
on those cars the passenger puts his fare in
the box in the odfashioned way. Z his re-
suited In many OF the employees throwing up
their jobs, but they were soon filled by 9th
eTs. Salaries and wages were cut all along the
line from electrician down. Jack King,
the largest stakeholder in the road, was out
Of the city, and could not be seen, but 1t
seems TO &c the general opinion that the cut
was made IN order TO put running expenses
within the limits OF the receipts.
A letter from Sterling Station 20 the Bruins.
wick Times Advertiser says. There has been
considerable talk here OF late concerning the
sudden disappearance Of Sam Jenkins, an in
dustrious negro who resided with his family
near HOpeton plantation. few miles distant
from this place. 1t is said that on Christmas
eve last two well-known white men OF Bruins
wick arrived at jenkins house and en-
ployed the latter to row them 10 Darien and
return ostensibly on u business trip.
jenkins carried them over and
when about to return, IL Is told by friends Of
the two men, that the negro was drunk and
soon became unmanagea lie after leaving the
wharf at Darlen. IN order to prevent jenkins
from upsettiug the boat he was struck with
an oar, which caused him to lie down and re-
main there, The toat was cared to Hammer
smith landing, where the white men left It
and jenkins. The Brunswick parties are well
known, and their names have been connected
with several different stories of how the
negro was done away with by them. Suf1ue
1t 10 say that jenkins has not been heard
from since he accompanied these men. and il
is bel eyed that he has cen foully dealt with
Capt. Wylly, agent Of the HopetOn lands and
Jenkins employer, viii institute vigorous
search for Information relating to his where
abouts or muruerers."
a suit for 81 900 damages was filed in the
superior court al Atlanta Monday Nv Glenn &
MADDOX, as attorneys for the outhern Agri-
cultural W Orks against the Western Union
Telegraph Company. 1t arose from a Scent
mistake made by a telegraph operator in
transmitting message from Texas TO Geor-
gla, The petition alleges that the firm OF
StratOn 4 White of Texas was indebted to
the Southern Agricultural Works in the sum
OF 1l2O, and that h. q. Coffman one of the
travelling statesmen of the company was sent
TO adjust the claim. His salary during the
time he was away amounted to $40, and his
expenses were Sl20. Cotfman was instructed
TO wire back to Atlanta what proposition
was made him by StratOn & White. The
nrm onered TO give him notes, and
upon investigation he learned that he could
discount the notes in Fort Worth He &C
cordingly wired back that he could discount
the notes at per cent, and asked for instruc-
tons. The telegram when it was received in
Atlanta, read. Can discount notes at II per
cent Wlro Instructions. The company was
not willing TO discount the notes at II per
cent, and wired for COffman to return home
when he came the error in transmi ting the
Telegram was discovered. In the meantime
Straton & White failed, and the southern
Agricultural Works received for its claim
OF s7,l20, only 5000, making loss of S3 htO
On account OF the error, the Western Union
has been asked to reimburse them in the sum
OF ~ 900.