The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-21
GEORGIA.

GEOhGAA.
At WrightsviHe Thursday the local ball
club defeated a nine from Tennille by a
score of a TO 3.
G. F. Carroll Of Union Point was killed
by lightning while doing some repairs on
the Western Union telegraph line at So
sial Circle Friday.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette has issued
2-page commencement edition. The Ga
lette is one Of the best weekly papers in
he south. and its commencement edition
5 right up in the front line of progressive
journalism.
very disastrous hail storm passed
through the northeastern part of Butts
county Thursday afternoon greatly dam
aging the crops. 1t was a mile wide
and completely stripped the corn and
cotton. Farmers report their crops
ruined
Z. c. Chapman, a well known capital
iso OF Atlanta. was seriously injured
Friday by being thrown from his buggy.
He suffered sprained ankle, fractured
arm and several wounds about the scalp.
he is also thought TO be hurt internally.
His injuries are not expected TO result
fatally.
Judge w. n. Spence has called a special
term of Worth superior court to try
young Tom Edwards of Sumner for as
j
for July 20. Young Edwards is now in the
Macon Jail, where he was taken for pro-
lection, as it was feared that he would
be lyncned.
The Fine Arts Glass and Decorating
Company, with a capital stock of 100000,
with the privilege of increasing to $780,
OOO was granted a charter in the superior
court at Macon Friday. The petitioners
for the charter were Sidney Z. Clark,
James Budd and ID. ). Fletcher of Hart
ford, Conn, and Albert Freeman Of New
York.
Arthur Hayne will have to give up his
life on the gallows at Atlanta for the muir
der OF VIII Spinks unless Gov Atkinson
ices tit to grant him communication Of
sentence and send him to the penitentiary
for life. This was decided by the supreme
court Friday. few months ago Hayne
and VIII Spinks met in a Decatur street
saloon and Hayne fatally wounded Spinks
with knife in a fight.
Earnest Ringgold, a colored storekeeper
on North Lee street. at Americas. came
near dying from a severe hemorrhage of
the nose, which had lasted for more than
q week. During this time his nose bled
profusely and from some unknown cause,
and only at short intervals did the flow of
blood cease. For more than a week Ring
gold never slept or tasted food. and was
well nigh exhausted when brought TO Dr.
Eorine's office Friday. DR.. HORNE, with
soon stopped the flow of blood.
The Fowler insurance case was thrown
out of the city court at Atlanta Friday
on a motion to non-suit. The motion
was based on two grounds, that the cyl
dence was not sufficient to establish a
parole contract Of insurance to sue upon,
ana that II was not proper to sue In the
city court on a policy dated after the
accident had occurred. Mr.. Fowler is d
minister of the Presbyterian church.
whose hand was amputated some time
ago from the effect of a gunshot wound
Mr. Fowler had purchased an accident
policy In the Preferred Accident Insur-
anee Company, in which it was agreed
that the sum of $3.50 would be paid for
the loss of a hand.
In the city court at Macon Friday c.
II. Wiggers was convicted of cheating
and swindhng English & Co. out of $500
lie was sentenced by Judge Ross to pay
line OF $500 or serve six months in Jail.
or pay 800 and serve three months. Wigs
gers is a white man pretty well advanced
in years. He represented to English &
CO. that he owned a certain lot of land
IN Henry county and twelve head of
mules, which he mortgaged to the firm.
When the note for 500 fell due Wiggers
old not pay it and English & Co. were
unable to realie on the mOrtgaged prop
erty. 1t developed, at Che trial that
Wiggers had solo the land and the stock
had been sold before he mortgaged the
same 10 English & Co. Wiggers now has
suit against one or more insurance
companies for policies on the life of a
deceased relative, a young man, who died
suddenly and under suspicious circun-
stances soon after being injured. The
companies refused to pay the insurance
and Wiggers instituted suit
FLORIDA.
Gen. W. p. Hazen and Mrs. Mary Weed
Yonge were married al Thonotosassa,
Thursday; Gen. Hazen is wealthy resi-
dent on the shore OF Lake ThonOtosassa,
Florida.
Gus Smith, colored, who shot and killed
William Doyle, also colored, on the night
OF May 81, in MiXentown, a suburb of
Jacksonville, was captured Friday by Con-
stable Frank Land on Ffshweir creek,
about eight miles from Jacksonville
John Swanson, residing at Cocoanut
Grove, shot himself at his home some time
Thursday night His remains were dis
covered by his son Friday morning.
swanson was a homesteader ana had re-
sided at COcOanut Grove several years.
He had become Respondent over sickness
ana business troubles.
While c. H. Lind and family of Apa-
lachicola were away Thursday night some
one broke into his house broke off the
lock on his safe and took from It $500 iu
gold and greenbacks. This is The largest
robbery that has been committed at Apa-
y
the Cypress Lumber Companys safe was
broken open and about $1,000 taken from
it..
A letter has been received at the United
States land Office at Gainesville which
informs the register and receiver thai
it is unlawful for homesteaQers 10 non
timber for turpentine purposes or ID
lease the right TO do so to others. Hun.
dreds of hOrnesteaders have violated thr
laws, and the United States court vii
have its hands full if it purposes to prose.
cute all of them.
Marshal Davies of Gainesville was ron
bed Friday night of his pocketboolz. con
tanning SIS, and his gold watch Vairsl
at $40. The marshal sleeps with the win
dow raised. Friday night a thief cren
upon the porch, and, by the use Of a poe
reached in and pulled out the marshall,
trousers and vest, took the money anC
watch and escaped. The marshal nay
ascertained the name of the thief WIN
is a negro.
In spite Of the fact that the young vino
yards at Moultrie have not entirely recov
cred from the disastrous freeze. the grow
eIs pfsdict very fair crop there thi
yeaf The fruit has obtained its fun size
aao viii be ripe In a few days. Nearly Al
~ the Ylneyardists viii be harvester.
s5aeT crops by the beginning of INV
Ahey expect TO realize cents per pount