The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-30
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GEORGIA
Bremen IS to have the Methodist Epis-
copsl annual conference from FEB. 10 ID.
RF. Donaldson Of Stateboro. has closed
out his mercantile business 10 Herbert
Lee
Dr.. P. !. Hilsman's stables. at Albany.
were destroyed by FIRE Sunday Night Five
valuable horses were lost There was no
Insurance.
Mrs Durham. wife Of Dr. Sebastian
c. Durham, the general manager ana sec
Rotary Of the Alexander Drug ana seed
Company Of Augusta, died Monday.
The residence OF Beverly walker. seven
miles east OF Hephzibal, was totally De-
stroyed by, FIRE at an early hour suns y
evening. Nothing was saved. IL was
covered by insurance.
AIessrs. George and Cox VIII publish q
cycle paper at LogauNule. IL VIII Poe eall-
ed The Southern Cyclist.' and wll Dee
devoted to the interests of The cyclists
Of the south and Georgia.
D. c. Murphy Of Augusta died yester-
day morning Mr. Murphy was one OF the
oldest of the Irish-American citizens OF
Augusta, ana has been prosperous
grocery merchant for many years.
J.. II. Watkins, who lives few miles
from Rutledge, had his gin house burned
down Monday night, containing SIXTY
bales OF cotton, 5t10 bushels OF cotton
seed. His mill house and engine rOomr
which was connected vita the gin house,
Monday the little daughter or Steve Har-
den, who is a tenant on the Steiner plan
tatlon, near Augusta, was playing around
THE IRE with several other .chiltren In
some unaccountable way the girls clothes
caught on fire and she inhaled some Of the
names. she died several hours later in
terrible agony.
News has been received al Augusta from
Sacramento, Cal, where the America
POmological Association is holding its biz
ennlal convention that Prosper j BeresS-
mans or Augusta has again been hJnored
by the society by being reelected presi@
dent for another two years. EX-MayOr
j. n. Alexander Of Augusta, who is also
attending the convention. has been elected
vice president from Georgia.
The receiver appointed for L. L. Ste
phensen q Co, at Elbertou, held his po-
sition only about one hour before the diff
terences were satisfactorily settled. and
me case dismissed. MI Stephenson claims
run ability to settle any and an demands
against the Elberton branch of the COM
pany. He gave perfect satisfaction 70 the
board Of commissioners in his contract for
building ElbeIton's new court house, and
will continue business.
Several OF the stan officers at Augusta
OF the sixth regiment are thinking about
resigning. There is no row In the regi-
ment, but the trouble is some Of the Of
ncers don't think they can afford TO buy
the handsome and expensive uniform
which the officers have decided TO adopt
The orders for the suits are about to be
given to western house. So expensive
considered as needless, for they VIII sell
dom be worn.
The Macon Consolidated Street Rail-
way has been sold. The matter has been
kept very quiet and only two or three
persons know it. Tucker & Anthony
bankers, of Boston, have purchased the
plant from the General Electric Company,
OF Boston. There are $4,000 OF bonds and
100000 of stock. Stock has been sub
scribed for by Tucker & Anthony for
clients. Mr.. Tucker viii be the treasurer
~ ma frs7n 600, -Ill NIl
of bonds of the railroad were issued. but
only 100000 OF them have been dOated.
The remaining 100000 have been held in
reserve for improvements, etc. Stock TO
the amount OF S50O,O00 has been issued.
Columbus IS divided on the question of
''retrenchment," which seems to be so
popular everywhere. She has had a special
committee to investigate and report was
carried through, clipping extras and ct
ceteras of various departments. The sal
aried officials were called together and in
formed of the desire to 'retrench," but
their salaries had been fixed for the year.
and none Of them sgnihed a willingness
TO submit to a reduction, so the burden
VIII fall mainly on the policemen and fire
men. The committee has its head set,
however, and unless there is a change Of
sentiment or political upheaval, there win
be more trimming in July when salaries
are fixed.
Walter NIcMullen, a negro about 25 years
of age. was stabbed in the heart by George
Manning, another negro about the same
age, Saturday night, at a negro festival
eleven and a half miles from Quitman.
1t seems that McMullen and others We're
occupying a room gambling, and Manning
wanted the room to dance in. Manning de-
manded the room, and McMullen came on
him with knife and cut him. He threw
up his arm and saved himself CARERS Nc
Mullen, brother, stepped up and knocked
Manning down with chair and as Man
ming fell he gave blow at Walter Nc
Mullen that went to his heart. Manning
was cut in the back by some one not
known. Manning and Capers McMullen
were both captured and lodged in jail
Paul Silyey. white man, about IS years
old, of Gwinnett county was arrested Mon
day night by Chief of Fulton County Po-
lice 4. NJ. Werner, charged with criminal
assault on Ada Brand Of that county.
Silvey was found by the officers at the
residence of his brother-in-law, Charles
Parker, in Reynolds town, and made no re-
sistance, as he was taken by surprise.
Silvey, together with Tom Nash, is
charged with Turing the girl, Ada Brand,
away from her home in -CfWinnett county
about o'clock last Monday morning by
promising 20 take her to Texas with them
and after getting some distance from the
house on their way to the railroad, as
saulted her, according to the story of the
]. w Brownlee of Gwinnett county, who
went to Atlanta Monday night with a
warrant for the arrest Of Silvey.
The insurance ad1usters are stin hard
at work on the losses involved in the big
fire at Macon last week. Considerable
trouble is being experienced in adjusting
the insurance companies do not wish to
pay Mrs. Coleman the fun amount of the
Insurance on her building. 1t was q five
story structure and is said to have cost
$4,000. 1t is said that Mrs. Coleman had
an insurance Of $39, 900 on the building and
$1,000 on the fixtures. a total Of. $40 600
The Insurance companies prefer to rebuild
the store rather than pay the cash. They
claim they can erect the same kind Of q
building now for at least 30 per cent. less
than when II was built. The building was
q complete loss. The adjustment Of the
Wexelbaum losses has not gotten under
full Roadway yet WeXelbaum & Son
carried S226000 insurance About 5000
OF goods were in a damaged condition our
Of the basement. The insurance on the
Dunlap building and stock has about been
adJus ted, as well as that on the McBur-
ney building and the stock of the Ameri-
can Shoe Brokers. The adjus tment Of the
loss on the stock Of the nannenberg Corn
pany Will be the most difficult of all The
stock was damaged by smoke and water.
A year or two ago an Englishman sail
ing under the name Of Alexander Hamilton
Gum came to Augusta prospecting. He
represented himself as the agent of q
wealthy London capitalist, and was look
ing out for good opportunities for large
Investments. He thought Of spending a
million or so at Augusta in different en-
tefprlses ne had under consideration.
Ar, Gum was accompanied by a beautiful.
DAINTY and petite little golden-haired