The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-15

Augusta.
GEORGIA.
George ". Duncan Is no longer in the
race for county commissioner OF biob
county.
Mr.. J. C.. Hendricks. the engineer who
was so unfortunate as 10 pierce his hand
entirely through with a file some weeks
ago. has not yet recovered sunclenuy 10
take his run on the road again.
II is believed now that the heavy frost
Of Thursday. 9Th inst, damaged the peach
crop seriously in CoWcta county, the fun
extent OF which cannot DE ascertained IN
til the season SIS further advanced
judge Beck sat in chambers at Griffin
Saturday upon an Injunction OF certain
taxpayers against the city Of IorsyLh TO
prevent the issue Of $500 Of waterWorks
bonds The injunction was denied aiter
a full hearing.
In the case OF Stoney vs.. the Eastman,
Americas and Hawklnsville road, Judgc
Speer al Macon has oVerruled The de-
next term Of court. St0ney contracted 70
build this road, and sues for $500 for
breach Of contract.
The following appointments we're made
by the President Saturday: Frank 9. Arm
strong OF the district Of Columbia. Alex
3. Montgomery Of Kentucky and Thomas
3. Cabaniss Of Georgia 10 be commission
ers TO negotiate with the Indians OF the
Cherokee, ChoctaW. ChickasaW, Muscogee
or Greek and Seminole nations. This is
the Dawes commission.
Inc 10Th INST. VIII ne q gay OF great IN
ferest to the Sixth regiment an Augusta.
This Will be the occasion OF the first par
ade since formation. and there VIII be
an official presentation Of a United states
stand Of colors TO the regiment by Lieut..
G. B. Satterlec. The state has presented
10 each regiment stand Of cOlOrs, and
the Sixth will receive them on the 25th
from Lieut.. SatteTlee, who viii represent
the state
The farmers and fruit growers Of Spald-
ing are beginning 10 BroW ehlhuslastlc
over the prospects of fun crop OF fruit
this year. They regard the danger line
as passed when the fun moon OF April
failed TO bring a frost, and row some
thing very unusual must occur 90 pre-
vent the largest crop Of several years.
a branch of peach tree was shown on
the streets Of Grifin Saturday that aver
aged three blooms TO every inch.
Gilmore's band has been added to the
musical attractions Of the Atlanta expo
tion. The securing Of this band completes
the list of musical attractions and gives
TO the exposition three OF the finest bands
in the wCrld-S0usa's GilmOre's and In
ness. These three organizations viii al
fefnate in their coming, Gilmore coming
first for six weeks, then lnnes's for six
weeks and SOusa will come for the re-
naming period OF the exposition.
There Is a plan on foot to connect a
dozen of the small cities and towns with
Americas by telephone. The towns include
Smithville, Sumter. Brentwood. Dawson,
Weston, Shelman Richland. PARROTS.
Preston and Plains, thus making a COM
plete circuit. II Is estimated that total cost
will not exceed 5000, since two OF three
of the points above mentioned are already
connected by private lines. Cuthbert and
Lumpkin win also be included in the cir
cult should the people there desire to sub
scribe also.
Atlanta now has nine military compa-
MES, all OF which, except One-the Gate
City Guard-are attached 20 the Fifth
Georgia regiment commanded by Lieut..
Col. John 5. Gambler. And the indica-
lions are that before the month Is out
the tenth company will be formed and viii
seek recognition at the hands of the adj
a place In the ranks of the Fifth regi-
nent. The new company, II formed, and
there is very little doubt about its for
nation. Will be known as the Emmett
Guard.
II is stated authoritatively that DR.. w.
NJ. Greenlee who IS at the head of the
Alabama Normal university. will arrive
at Griffin In short while and begin the
preparatory work looking to the estah-
hshment of the school which is TO be
opened in September He Will bring a
part of his faculty with him and others
viii come later. This school viii have
departments of law and medicine, the
faculties for which have been chosen from
the members Of these professions resid-
Ing in Griffin There Will be also special
features and a business department. DR..
Greenlee claims that he Will open with
more than 200 students.
The state convention of the Georgia
division of the Travellers Protective As
sociation has been called to meet at the
Brown house In Macon on April % and
2. This promises to be the most i'm
portant gathering of commercial men
since the great convention of the South
ern Travellers Association which met in
Atlanta in 1890. On that occasion 1t will
be remembered that more than 1000 mem
bers were present At this meeting in
Macon the foundation of a Georgia state
division will be established, and n presi-
dent, secretary and other officers elected.
state delegates will also be appointed 10
attend the national convention to be held
in San Antonio, Tex.
A case of much Importance to insurance
companies was decided by Mayor Dun
woody, at Brunswick, Saturday. II. Ro-
Life, was arrested by the city authorities
for refusing to pay the special license tax
of fifty dollars for non-rcsidenEsolicito
He resisted payment on the ground thar
the company paid a regular tax assessed
on all companies, and on the further
ground that nonresident solicitors could
not be made to pay this tax while resident
agents were allowed to do business with
out paying any license. The hearing oc-
cupied the entire morning and was ably
contested by both sides. Mayor Dunwoody
dismissed the case against Rosenfeld and
desjded that the ordinance was not valid.
Augusta Herald: The tax digest foots
up more than last year. The total for
1895 is so 500 1S2: for 1894 it was $22 403 SOS.
When 1t is considered that we are in the
midst of q cry of hard times and while,
10 an extent there is business depression
though small. is an excellent showing.
But there is a righteousness in some
items that might be called comical. The
amount of money loaned at interest in Au-
gusta is returned at Sl07. 69S. This return
is absolutely absurd. A business man, a
month ago, estimated that the money
loaned at interest in Augusta approx
mated 81, 100000. Money on hand and in
bank is another item. The return is S207,-
O49. This is just as absurdly out Of pro
portion as the money on interest item
Gaping the climax, while there are other
ridiculously low returns. are the returns
of bonds, railroad. municipal, and all kinds
OF bonds whatsoever (city of Augusta
bonds bonds OF the state of Georgia and
Of the United States excepted. The re
turn of~this item is S1S6.610. Any man IN
Augusta knows that such a return is
simply injustice. Bonds are not returned
for taxation and that is all there is about
81. The truth seems to be that the strug
Cling merchant and the poor man mus
pay the taxes, while the rich man secures
himself in position to avoid contributing
his fair share to the support of the gov
eminent. Nobody is going to accept II as
true that there IS 100000 worth more Of
household and kitchen furniture in Au
g1ista than there IS money in bank and
money loaned on interest here: not thaf
there is s5O0.000 more such furniture thar
there are bonds.
FLORIDA.