The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-03
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA.. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

A Macon Man Disinherits His wife
and Daughter and leaves His
Money to Charitable Institutions.
A Columbus Woman BADLY Burned.
A Big Excursion From the West
Coming to Georgia.
GEORGIA.
Dr. Spalding has presented ST. Josephs
Inirmary of Atlanta with $1,000.
Measles are raging in Mlledgeville. one
prominent citizen had five cases in his
family at one time. Thus Tar but one
death has been reported
An excursion OF over 100O westerners
will reach Macon about Feb. y. These
men are all bent on settling in that part
OF the country. and are coming TO see
for themselves If the milk and honey
they have heard Of is really in this lanu
Of promise.
The case Of T.. b. Wilkinson VS.. B. J.
Wilson. at Newman, in a suit for settle
ment. has been finally decided In favor
of the plaintiff. The supreme court has
sustained the finding of the lower curt,
which rendered a judgement in favor Of
the plaintin some months ago Tor S3S,U1J.
Mrs. Josephine Burton of Columbus,
aged 30 years. was very seriously burned
about 1:SO o'clock Saturday morning by
the explosion of a lamp at her residence
The burning oil was thrown all over her
and when help came she had sustained
what will probably prove TO be fatal
injuries.
Neil Mcmillan, a popular young man
Of MnledgeviHe, met with a serious ac-
cident Friday. While hunting his gun
was accidentally discharged, the whole
load passing through the right hand
between the wrist and fingers. Ihe hand
HrsH 80
of bone were taken out by the attending
physician. 1t cannot yet he determined
whether the hand can be saved.
An organized effort is under way to
obtain for the local militia of Atlanta the
government building at the exposition TO
be used as an armory. The plan was
first proposed by Col. John A. Gambler.
Ii was taken up by the other officers of
the regiment and the friends OF the mill
tary organizations at once, ana Withln
few days meeting Will be called TO
appoint a committee TO ask congress 10
pass an act rendering the huge structure
to the Atlanta companies. This will be
the realization of long felt want.
A pound party held by some negroes at
Col. Mynatt's place. two miles east of
Mnledgeville, a week ago last Saturday
night, resulted in tragedy. Pleas Han
who playfuly pricked him with pin,
and invited him outside for a settle
ment. Phillips accepted the challenge,
but no sooner had he cleared the door
than Hall struck him a violent blow on
the head, fracturing the skull. The man
fingered until Thursday, when he died
from conclusion of the brain. The coro-
ner held an inquest and the jury declared
the killing to be murder
Macon Telegraph: The will of Cornelius
Sullivan, who died in Macon recently, has
caused no little surprise among the mem
hers of Mr. SulliVan's family. Nearly all
of the property was left to Savannah,
New York and New Orleans charitable
institutions, not one cent being given to
the wife and daughter of the testator. 1t
will be remembered that some time ago
Mrs Annie r. McCreary, the daughter,
enioined Mr.. Sullivan from disposing of
certain lands, which she claimed belong
ed TO her as the daughter and heir of Mr..
Sullivan's first wife. 1t now turns out
that Mr.. Sullivan retaliated by disinher-
hing his daughter, and also his second
wife OF course. the will is to be contest
ed Mrs. McCreary claiming title to some
of the property through her mother.