The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21

Many of his friends desire him to become a
candidate for grand master. But Capt. Davis
says emphatically that he will not oppose Col.
shannon for the position, but on the contrary,
will heartily support him. He thinks Col.
shannon is entitled to the position. Some
friends have also requested Grand secretary
A. NJ. Wolihin to be-a candidate but he also
declines and says he viii vote Tor Col shan
non II that gentleman desires the Office.
The Augusta Chronicle has editorally sug-
gested Col. d. B. Dyer for mayor Col. Dyer
is president Of the Augusta street Railway
Company and is the representative of the
Jaryis-C Onklin Company. which has invested
nearly million dollars here In the past four
years. He would make live and progressive
mayor and would doubtless benefit Augusta.
Col Dyer was the first mayor OF Oklahoma.
SO he has had experience in the business. The
Chronicle. IN mentioning Col Dyer for mayor,
calls the attention Of the New York tribune,
Chicago Inter Ocean, Philadelphia Press, New
York Advertiser and New York Mail and Elk
press to the fact that Col. Dyer is an eX-Cnton
soldier and a republican. who has teeB elected
colonel OF the Sixth re-imeut OF Georgia In
fantry. and that he is suggss:ed for mayor.
The Chronicle does thus 10 prove TO the north
Cn and western republican and anti southern
papers that the south Is not hostile TO ex-
union soldiers and members OF the kepubB-
can party and 10 refute the charges that
northern man who is a republican cannot
live IN the south. or be respected II he re
mains true to his party. This incident, the
paper says is sufficient assurance that the
war is over and southern people have forever
put aside its establishments and enmities.
A. w Bellew, Of Rome. is TO be tried in the
federal court at Atlanta on charge Of fraud
in connection with United States pension
case. Bellew Is a lawyer well known in
Rome and throughout North Georgia For
number Of years he has acted as pension
agent In that capacity he has done good
business and seemingly prOSpered. some
time last year he was engaged to secure
pension OF q 800 for an old negro woman.
After lot of correspondence, as
the prosecuting attorneys will show,
Bellew secured the pension. Inc
ola woman was especially aux-
ious to get little money and came to the
agent to borrow S15. Her knowledge of read
ing ard writing extended no farther than the
signing of her name Below agreed to let
the negress have Sl5 telling her that she
would have to sign her name TO piece OF
paper. This she did in DlSsful ignorance of
the fact that she was signing away the full
amount of her pension and It was really the
receipt OF the pension he made her sign. n
few days afterwards ellew informed her
that he had been unable to procure the pen
sion, and advised her to let the matter drop.
This is the evidence the counsel for the pros
ecution intend TO introduce. On the
other hand the defense will show that
the woman was heavily IN debt to Be
lew. and he kept the amount of the pen
sion 10 wipe out the debt Another case sim
liar in character and Of equal Importance
will lie the trial OF j. IS. Hunter, of Fanntn
county. Hunter is professional te"slop
a tent, who numbers his years O-Cr tuee
score and ten. Mrs Hughes, the lIalut.H, is
an old lady OF 80 years or more. Hunter 1t Is
claimed, secured a pension Of S2EO for the
old lady and porketed 81 400 for his fec. Con
nected with this case are some Of the most
prominent families Of Fannn county. In
di etmcuts have been sworn out alnst the
three Dickey brothers, one OF waOm, Hon. .,.
L. Dickey. rcprs scented his county in the last
general ASSEMBLY. Other prominent men are
also implicated Both Of these cases will be
called in the next few days