The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

mix Mills Resumes WOrk-FOuI
Suits for False Imprisonment
Filed at Quitman.
GEORGIA.
Mrs T. J. Davenport. wife of Sheriff
Davenport, of Cobb county, died at her
home, at Marietta, Sunday.
Rev. W. L. Citizens Of Griffin has de-
clined the call to the West End church
at Atlanta and will remain at Griffin.
A dead negro was found in the Coosa
river near Rome Sunday afternoon, and
the opinion of the officers is that he was
first killed and then thrown in the river
He was about 80 years old.
John Brown and Joe Smith, who rented
two bicycles from Henry Rivas at jack
sonviIle Fla, Saturday afternoon and
then mysteri0usly disappeared with the
wheels, were captured at Jesup Monday
The LaHatte house, 20-room frame
building at Gainesville was totally de-
stroyed by fire Saturday The First Bap-
fist church and half a dozen other houses
caught, but were saved by hard work
The owner, Rev. C. B. LaHatte, carried
$3.50 insurance.
The large colored public school building
on the outskirts Of North Rome was con-
sumed by fire, supposed to have been
of incendiary origin, early Monday morn
ing. The building, including its furnish
ings, cost $1,000 and was insured for 81
800 1t was an eight-room brick building,
designed to accommodate 500 pupils, AMI
built only short while ago.
The Interstate Oil Mill at Macon re-
fau ~ oil Ia ef % y
afternoon just as test of what kind Of
work the mill would do. 1t was most
satisfactory, and the managers of the in
dustry were well pleased with the quality
of the oil None of it was shipped away,
nor will there be, until they have accu-
muated a tank of it on hand The oil
proved to be all that could be wished.
After long period of waiting Eagle and
Phenlx mill No. l, the rope department
and woollen mill, started Monday morn
ing on fun time. On March Is the de-
partments mentioned were put on
short time, and a few weeks
later they were shut down alto
gether Important improvements have
been made. AS soon as No. mill can lie
put in shape it viii also start up on fun
time.
Farmers in Sumter county, who have
been holding their cotton for better prices
are tired of waiting and are beginning to
sell at prevailing prices. Several large
lots were sold Saturday at cents and
under. The local warehouses are filled
with the fieecy bales, and some will con-
tinue to Mold their cotton until January.
If necessary, in order to secure adequate
prices. Receipts at the warehouses up TO
Saturday night aggregate about 1900
bales and is nearly the total crop in that
section, as little cotton remains on the
plantations.
Jim Dantzler, a Habersham county ne
gro, will shortly carry around one of the
biggest rolls ever mortal negro in those
parts was possessed with. The Southern
railway cut off one of his legs just above
the ankle in September, 1896 and Satur-
day that corporation mailed Dantzer's
lawyers check for 5000, OF which $50
was interest on the original judgment,
which was recently confirmed in the sn-
preme court. This is doubtless the larg-
est sum ever awarded a negro, and one
or the largest railroad damage verdict
awarded In recent months in Georgia TO
anybody. Naturally Dantzler is not one
OF those negroes who think they can't
get justice out Of white jury.
Lucien Miley. who disa ppeared from his
fathers home at Hahira last week, Tues
day staggered into his fathers home Sat
urday bound and gagged. He says he
does not know where he has been, who
bound and gagged him, or a single Incl
dent during the period. Miley is the agent
OF the Georgia Southern road at Lake
Park, is married, steady and respected.
Tuesday night he left on the train to visit
his parents at Hahira, and the conduc-
tor, who states that he did not get off
at that point, fails utterly to remember
where he did disembark. His unexplain-
ed absence led TO an investigation OF mis-
affairs by the railroad officials, and every
thing was found straight. Mley is great
ly excited over the mystery of his exper-
fence and speculation regarding it is rife
at Hahira.
Four suits for false Imprisonment were
filed with the clerk of the superior court
at Quitman Saturday against the South
Georgia railroad and ]. w Hopson. The
plaintiffs are w. c. Morrow, ]. r. Nor
row, j. f. Peacock and Edward Blount
Each of them wants 5000 The allegation
on their part, as the basis of this suit
is that last spring Col. j. w. Hopson
while surveying the line of the road, at
tempted to pass through W. c. Morrow 5
place without having made a tender Of
pay Tor the privilege. Morrow, accom-
panied by the other plaintiffs prevented
him from doing so by shotgun persua-
sion, and Hopson under the advice of
counsel, then swore out a peace warrant
Tor the four men. They refused to give
bond and were committed TO Jail. where
they We're detained until released after
preliminary hearing before a Justice OF
the peace day or two ago. Hence the
suit.
Tom Shaw, charged with having aided
In wreclxing the Southern train at stone
Creek near Macon for the purpose of kill
ing his wife, now suing the road for dam
ages, was to have been arraigned at JEFF
fersonvile Monday for the crime. but
owing to the absence Of the solicitor
general, the trial was postponed until
Wednesday. Shaw has been in the Bibb
county jail since he was taken into GUS
tody shortly after the catastrophe which
cost three lives. He was implicated in
It by Warren Griswold. who was appre-
hended on suspicion, and who afterwards
confessed that the wreck was the outcome
or plot made by Tow Shaw The case
is one of the most sensa tional ever called
Tor trial. Shaw's wife. who was on 1.-THE
wrecked train, has just filed a suit for
SlOO0 against the Southern for damages
she sustained The road expects to prove
that Shaw wrecked the train and for the
purpose Of killing Mrs. Shaw.