The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-17

and Badly Injured at FernRndina
A Georgian in the Venezuelan Va
vy-Lynching of Lewis in Florida
May Cause an international Mud
die.
GEORGIA
The cows in the vicinity of FRANKLIN
are dying with a disease known as yell
low water. The disease is form OF
murrain.
At DeLand one morning this Week
thieves entered the residence of COnduc-
tor Brown and carried or about SO. ous-
piciOn points 10 q cclored man but no az
rests have yet been made
The prize rattlesuake Of the season
was killed by L. j. Lincoln, the dairy
man, near the Aiken Canning COmpd-
ny's plant Brunswick. Thursday after
noon. II measured feet and -lnches,
and had 10 rattles-
Soon Lee the Acknowledged celestial who
owned and operated a laundry on Main
street near Ashley at Jacksonville until "a
few days ago, has suddenly left here for
the FloWery Kingdom and pastures new.
with a very bad opinion OF the Meucah
Soon would Ike very much to meet 20 5
one and return to him a very large ana
beautiful gold brick and TO receive IN
return the $500 that he paid for u.
Messrs. Jack Goff and William Routn
had a fight in Mrs. Gons yard on tAe
east end of North Broad street Albany
late Thursday evening. Con. from what
We could learn. had made some remarks
about Routh in an uncOmplmentary way,
and Routh attacked him about II, ana the
result was a fight. Routh seemed TO be
rather too much for his antagonist, Who
came out second best.
The Tampa Times building caught fire
again Sunday evening, and before 1t was
discovered il was enveloped Ia flames ana
smoke. 1t either caught from spark
from an engine which had been smolder-
ing since Saturday evening. or II was the
work Of an incendiary. The fire depart
ment soon responded, and, by the skill
ful manipuiation 81 chief Harris. the
building was saved. This makes the third
time the building has caught fire in the
past three weeks.
The present chief Of police of Athens,
Rev. ID. Gran oliver, VIII not be a cam
dldate for reelection and has signifed
his intention of moving to the west and
going regularly to work in the ministry.
Chief oliver is getting old, and he says
the master has been so good and KIND
10 him that he feels that the remainder
of his days should be spent in his ser
vice He is well-read man and a min
lister of force and power. Athens viii re-
greet to give him up.
Probably the largest verdict ever rem
dered in behalf Of a colored person
against "a railroad was rendered Saturday
at ClarkesVile in Habersham superior
court. in favor Of James Dantzen, brake
man whose right leg was cut of above the
ankle, last October, while coupling cars.
The jury awarded him $500. The argu-
ment OF Mr.. c. 4. Ladson Of Atlanta, who
filed the case for Dantzen, is on all sides
pronounced the most eloquent and power
full heard here in years.
Saturday afternoon at Tampa Jacob
Rubenstein was cOWhided by an irate
countryman. whose name could not be
learned. Rubenstein has a few little
houses near the Palmetto hotel. Yester~
day he was collecting rent. and went into
the rear, which opened into a large va
cant lot In this lot the cOuntryman hau
stopped his wagon, in the shade OF the
trees. His wife was sitting In the wagon
when Rubenstein came out and indecently
exposed himself The countryman WELD
ed the lash with vigor for a time.
Chief Carlisle of the Ocala fire depart
ment has received a letter from CHER
Joiner of the Atlanta department. stating
that the $1,000 gold and diamond cham
pionship belt TO be contested for at the
exposition was now in Chicago and that
Immediately upon its return 1t would be
sent TO Ocala for exhibition. Ocala viii
enter two brhg teams for this belt, Ma
rion No. !, and Ocala No. 4. Both are
crack companies and are practicing anc
training daily, and every effort will be
made 10 have this international belt come
to Ocala for good.
Rome Tribune: Deputy Sheriff Dallis
Turner returned from CedartoWn and Bu-
chanan Saturday, where he had been to
arrest John Hazlett, for whom he had a
warrant for forgery. Mr.. HNlett heard
that MT. Turner was looking for him, and
gave himself up. He was brought to
Rome and promptly made a $500 bond. He
has been acting as agent for the nursery
of Messrs. q. II. Miller 4 Co and through
some transaction the charge was made
Mr.. Hazletts friends say the matter will
be amicably adjusted and that
ne Is guilty Of no wrong doing.
John Southland of Brunswick came near
losing his life Wednesday. Since he left
brunswick, few days ago, Mr.. Southland
mas been employed in the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsular shops at Fernandna.
wednesday, he was caught in a flying
belt in the shops and his body terribly
lacefated. But for the prompt stoppage
OF the machinery, he would have been
capped with painful but not serious in
1uries. He returned to Brunswick on the
city OF Brunswick Saturday afternoon,
ana Is now at his home. His body is
covered with gashes and bruises, and he
Will be laid up for some time
At St. Petersburg L. p. Klutts, who was
q gallant soldier in the late war, has just
had an experience which will puzzle the
doctors. During one of the battle in
Virginia Mr.. Klutts was wounded in the
hip by minnie ball. the missile burying
itself partially in the bone. The bullet
could not be removed and the wound
healed over. Now after carrying il for
over thirty years, the bullet has dropped
out. Ii was mashed out of shape and had
particles of bone adhering to it, Nit.
klutts experienced no pain when the bul-
let fell out and the hole left in the hip
by the missile is not at all sore. The bull
Jet apparently got tired of staying in the
hip and just dropped out.
Newman Herald-Advertiser: one OF
the most interesting and important cases
oocketed az the present term of the SUI
peflor court was the criminal indict-
ment by the grand jury of w. H. Har-
rlngton for larceny after trust. The ac-
ton Of the grand jury resulted in three
indictments, each one containing three
or more counts, alleging the Fraudulent
convention and misrepresentation of GER
tain bills of lading for cotton intrusted
TO him by the respective banks of Ho-
gansVille, LAGRANGE and Opelika JTpon
warrants issued on these Indictments
Mr.. Harrington was arrested last week
he gave bond in two of the eases-T w.
Powell and W. 3. Berry signed as Sc
curities. In the other case no bond has
yet been given.
-Four negroes were recently held I'D and
robbed on the road near the Bone Hill
phosphate works al Barlow by two other
negroes. The matter was reported to the
authorities, and Deputy Sheriff Canter
started in pursuit of the highWaymen
one of them, whose name is not known
escaped. The other, Raymond Dixon was
traced to Barlow, and after a long search
was located near the connecting the 81
T.. railroad and the f. S. railway in a
little house on the outskirts of town.
Deputy Carter, armed with Winchester.
showed open the door of the house and
called to Dixon to surrender, which he
was discreet enough to do. He was car
ried before Justice Of the Peace II K
Olliphant, who bound him over to the