The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-08

witness. The jury was inqulring into the
case against harmony Circle, e Jewish
club. charged " -tL the same olense, and
its president declined 90 testify. The right
OF the witness 90 decline 20 answer ques-
c ous pro. .uluiCd 10 the srand jury was
argued before lulge Beck and the judge
decided that the witness could be forced
90 testify, ana indictments we're lmmedl-
atCly returned against the club. Two in
d.ctmeuts have also been returned against
the Elks Club
Atlanta Journal: II may be that Geor-
eia Wll be plunged ln.o anOlhe. election
90 an early la.e. on account Of the fall
ure Of a large ncmoer Of the oih-ers
elected 10 make Their bones. There are
i57 count e. 90 the state each one haN-
ing a tax collector and tax recel er.
These Oflcera were elected IN the early
o. them have Tot yet eis en bond lie
law provides that such officers shall
give bond W thin forty days alter their
c.ection- II tbs Is not done ne governor,
uu.ess they ha . a Ne!y GOOD excuse. can
declare the Office vacant ana order a
rev election Inc forty days VII be
out on the velltn Of his mon b. leaving
ony six DAYS 90 which re-uIns can De
made Although the tine As so snort
there have been received IN the e4ecu-
Nv OfICe bonds from only fOrty-Ole TAX
collec. ors and forty-flve tax rcccit ers.
These deiinquenrs are confined 10 no par
ticuiar section but are scattered an over
the state In tho pOpulist stronghold OF
the state. the Tenth district oniy tie
Ofucers an three OF eies en- counfi-s have
made their Aonds These counties are
Richmond. Warren and GlasscOtk- There
may be quite n str over ia matter a.
the law provides a very heavy penalty
Tor a bonded Off GER dong business be-
fore his bond is made
The most daring and dastardly house
burning ever recorded In W likes county
occurred Monday about 10 or II
o'clock on the farm Of j. w. Hubbard,
about nine miles from Washington. ne
gro about p years Old, VINO makes MS
home ia Washington, went out 20 "a tene-
ment settlement on the plantation ana
about 600 bundles, and then broke open a
corn crib near by that was nailed up ana
frl herately sat down to shuck ng corn.
The burning barn attracted the attention
ran TO the ire When they reached II
the barn was almost consumed.
One of the men ran up to him and Jerked
him out of TIE crib; when this was cone
he ran TO the now almost consumed barn.
gathered a chunk Of FIRE; ran TO the CRIB
and threw 70 into big pile OF shucks that
Was ear the cOOr, and " IN Drawn
Colts pistol, about twelve or fifteen inches
IN length dened the men 10 put out the
flames. The crib contained about thirty
FIVE bushels of corn ard ouent ~ or
shucks. which We're fOtally destroyed. Ine
bovs name is Hardness FaVers, and his
father lived on NJ. HUbbard's farm last
year and raised this crib OF corn. The
father heinc Cd and almost en invalid.
md being in debt to his landlord. Mr..
Hubbard took portion OF the corn ne
raised last year TO pay on his account ana
let TIE Oh man move sway Chr'stm9s.
This how. Hardness. he'd threatened on the
day before 20 brea k into the crib and haul
the corn away. One OF the men saddled
mule and rode hurriedly 70 tell Mr. Hub
bard. whose hove place Is lust one mile
from the plantation. but by the time he
reached there the two houses were COM
pletely consumed.