The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Congressman CabanisS' Duties
Among the Indian Tribes Of the
West-SmugsIerS on the OIivct.
GEORGIA.
Brunswick's marine band was organized
Tuesday night.
DR.. B. b Davis Of Athens has patented
a bicycle support
The orator Of commencement day at the
State archaeological school in Atlanta this
year will be Mai. j. f. Hanson OF Macon.
Rev. Dr. Monk. pastor Of the Mulberry
Street Methodist church at Macon, re-
turned Wednesday from three months
visit TO the holy land and Europe.
Ted Mccullough Of Brunswick is having
built on the canal diamond-bOttom
yacht 10 enter the fourth OF July regatta
and try for the Unknown's ponnant. She
viii be built especially with a view to
speed.
John L. Reed. Jr.. has bought Of Dr.
James Saunders lot on Kennesaw av-
enue at Marietta, and will build a resi-
dence thereon VIII stephens has bought
lot adjoining and VIII also build
house.
Blue-eyed Harry Raymond. who cut
quite a figure in police circles at Atlanta
recently, has taken up his residence i'm
Marietta lie is registered at the Kennc-
saw house under the name of +. q. Ripley
and wife.
The following board OF visitors to the
State University a Athens has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Atkinson: Messrs. J. G.
Harris of Floyd Lester O. slade Of Mus
cogee. NJ J. Yoemaus of Carroll, and A.
/. Branham Of Glynn.
The county commissioners of Terrell
county opened the bids Wednesday for
the erection Of their jail. The successful
bidder was Dtebald Safe and Lock Com
panys Of kenton, q. The price bid was
$685.. The new structure VIII be of brick
Messrs. Leland and Crawford. the gov
eminent engineers have finished the sur
Ney OF Col Goodyear's work at Bruins
wick and will report TO the coast and
geodetic survey, and through them to the
war department, the result of their inyes-
LEGATIONS.
A big sale of bank stocks which for some
weeks has been contemplated, was con
summated Tuesday, and 1.i-2 shares in
the Atlanta Trust and Banking Company,
which heretofore has been in the hands
OF outside parties, has gone under control
OF Atlanta capitalists.
In an alteration at Winnings Station. in
Cobb county on Sunday last. Oscar Con-
nelly, aged u years, was struck wltD
fence rail by Blue Kirkley. colored aged
70 years. The Negroes skull was indented
and he was left unconscious The negro
may die. Connolly was arrested and tried
on Monday; The evidence was conflict
ing connolly was bound over.
Joe S. Wheeler. of Tuscone. Ala. came
near losing his life at negro church at
Jerusalem. five miles from Dawson. on
Friday night; While standing in the
church door during a rain storm, he was
snot al by an unknown party and Sc
Verely wounded His wound was In the
eye which is paralyzed. There is no chance
TO restore the sight Frank Walker. a ne
gro. has been arrested and admits his
guilt.
Not content with having under way
splenqid ten-story hotel, Nenable Bros
OF Atlanta began work Tuesday morning
on the Gate City Bank building, now
owned by them. with the intention of
making it an eight-story Office building.
IN the meantime news comes from Mont
gomery that they have captured the con
tract in that city for the laying of 10 ono
square feet Of belgian block having made
the lowest bids and given the best as
surances of thorough work
f. Beaded Of New York closed a contract
with William Miller Tuesday for some
extensive buildings on the lands recently
purchased by Mr.. Beaded on Lake Iamo-
nee, IN Thomas county Mr.. Miller will
erect handsome eight room residence
extensive barns and stables. with full
complement of servants houses, etc. He
VIII also erect a water tower which win
supply water for the buildings. Mr. Miller
VIII go TO work at once, and will com
Der. A'' '0''' 'S' Oy the ii'S' Oh No'em-
Boss Bagwell, a young white man living
near Molena, in Pike county, was wayIaid
last saturday night and shot by three ne
eroes with whom he had had a difficulty
CURING the afternoon of that day Young
Baswell was shot in the stomach with
slugs and buckshot, and though not dead.
sunday, II was believed that he could MOI
survive through the night After shoot
ing him the negroes carried him aside
from the road and left him to die. but ne
fegained consciousness enough TO tell who
shot him Two of the negroes have been
arrested, while the other who did rho
shooting, is still at large.
Elk congressman Tom Cabaniss of the
sixth district will leave on Monday for
the Indian Territory to enter upon the dis
charge of his duties as a member of the
Dawes commission The commission will
nrst visit the Greek Indians. and will then
ff,~f,a Oh
Ject Oh the commission is to get the In
dlans to sell their lands in severaltv and
mus prepare for statehood. The commits
sion consists of Senator Dawes of Massa-
chusetts, chairman; McKinnon of Arkan-
Sas, Armstrong of the District of Column
bia, Montgomery OF Kentucky and Caba-
commission is one year. but the time win
be extended If there is further work to be
gone O.. =. III The salary Of each commissioner
Is 5000 per annum.
The examination of witnesses in tho
Geeslin case was renewed in the United
states court at Macon Wednesday. Two
white detectives and a negro detective
from Fields agency at St Louis who had
been employed oy the Central road IN
watch Conductor Geeslin, testified they
nad seen Geeslin collect cash fares. White
detectives said they only saw three or four
fares thus collected, but the negro detec-
1--WE swore he saw seventeen cash fares
collected on one trip and nine on anot her
trip. The railroad has not shown that
nesses testified that the negro detectives
came TO them and insisted that they should
swear in favor of the road. The railroad
admitted a comparative statement show
ing that Geeslin ran behind other .conduc-
tors in the amount of cash fares reported
Tor the same period of time Geesiin ex-
plains this by claiming that he did not run
on Sundays on which day travel is usually
heaviest and that he bought tickets with
the cash fares paid him so as to simplify
his reports As yet nothing very damaE-
ing has been presented against Geeslin
Judge Speer adjourned the hearing of the
case several days so the attorneys of Cant
Geesln could have time to examine the
books of the railroad. The present hearing.
is before Judge Speer and not before a
jury The question of breach of contract
and defamation Of character for which
Geeslin wants $1,000 damages, is not be-
ing heard now. Judge Speer is simply
hearing the motion for reinstatement of
Capt Geeslin as a conductor on the Cen
trail railroad, and payment of salary for
the time since he was discharged
FLORIDA.
The diocesan council of the Episcopal
church is in convention at St. Augustine
A young man had four fingers cut off
the left hand by the phosphate elevator
at Port TAMPA TUESDAY,