The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-29

Dride-Sforcs burned at Pomona
Plans for stopping Bicycle seorch-
fnE at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
Joe Clark. a negro % Newton county,
committed suicide Friday by drowning
himself.
jubilee celebration and bicycle races
Will be held IN she tabernacle building at
Atlanta on July g.
During the week there was shipped
from the port of Darien 2.G5,5gI feet Of
timber and lumber
Alien Davis, a negro. died 10 barn at
Columbus Wednesday, and las corpse Was
not found until Friday.
The state convention OF the Catholic To-
tai Abstinence Union of America will meet
in Augusta sunday, July 5.
Gov. Atkinson granted two pardons FRI
day. one 10 John Wilson. sent up from
Gumor for riot, ana one for John Nc
Granny, sent up for forgery from Bar
TOW.
Chief OF Police Connolly Of Atlanta has
decided to introduce the bicycle in the
police department. and will ask for an ap-
preparation for this purpose at the next
meeting of the police board.
The LAGRANGE Light Guards, Company
Z Of the Fifth Georgia Regiment have
decided TO make the trip 10 Washington
next 4th OF March. TO assist in the indugu-
raj exercises Of The next President.
Smyrna possesses young man who be-
lieves that marble playing is conducive
to his good health He devotes about one
hour TO his farm and the balance of the
day TO marbles, only stopping long enough
for dinner in the interim.
of Mrs Hugh T. Inman of Atlanta, died
at the residence Of her eldest daughter,
Mrs. Cleace, in Chattanooga Friday at-
ternOon. Mrs. NanDyke was 50 years old
was the mother Of three daughters and
one son.
At Atlanta Saturday Judge Newman
signed the decree confirming the sale of
the property of the old system Of water
works IN Athens 10 Charles Chauncey
Savage for 5000. The sales was conduct
ed by Master Commissioner J. L. Val
kenburg,
Miss Maggie higgins, a young lady 20
years OF age ana well known IN Atlanta,
died Friday, after being sick for some time
with typhoid fever. Miss higgins was
just beginning a life fun Of hope and hap
piness and would have been married last
Thursday had ii not been for her sickness.
A charter has been granted by Allen D.
Gambler, secretary Of state, to the Angus
Ia Street Railway and Electric Company.
The application for charter was made
by Boykln Wright, counsel for the COM
pany. The capital stock is 5000 0O0, with
the privilege of increasing it 10 $1,000 900.
The new company bought the property
OF the old street railway company at a
recent sale.
Monroe Sthratham has been bound over
to Jackson superior court to answer
charge of an attempt to commit a Grim
inal assault upon Miss Annie Evans.
young white girl, 10 years old. The offense
is charged to have been committed last
fall, but the defendant ran away to Tex
as. The defendant will not be able TO give
the required $500 bond. and will have to
remain in jail until August superior court.
Judd Ram. chief engineer OF the cleo
trio railway at Rome. was thrown from
the. top Of a car by a wire Friday and
badly injured. He soon regained con-
seriousness, but the lower part of the body
was paralyzed from the shock to the
spine His head was fearfully bruised,
ana one of his wrists was dislocated, be-
sides the Injury 10 his spine His inju-
ries resulted in death late Friday night.
Friday night about O'Clock Smiths
store, at Pomona, was discovered on fire,
and despite all efforts, the building and
contents were soon in ashes. Charley
Crocker's store. which stood IN close prox-
unity was fired and was also burned.
Crocker succeeded in getting out portion
or his goods, but the loss will be almost
totaL The express company's office, post
ONCE ana telephone exchange were all in
Crocker's building, and were burned out.
Gus Hopkins, colored. charged with es-
sault with intent to murder, and Jesse
Jackson, colored, charged with burglary,
were rescued from jail at Eastman Wed
nesdaY night by unknown friends The
FeEcUera a n nj bo1s
through the outer wall, which is built OF
sand and cement, and to prize open the
corridor and cell doors, which were steel
The prisoners were locked in the inner
cells. No blame Is attached to the sheriff
or Jailer.
Joe Harmon. the negro who killed his
mother a Americus a few weeks since
and who is wanted on the charge of muir
der, was located Friday afternoon in a
dense swamp near the city. Chief of Po-
lice Wheeler, with three officers, sur
rounded the spot where Harmon, with two
companions, was concealed. The negroes
ran at sight OF the officers. Tho one near
est Harmon attempted to shoot him as he
lodged In dense jungle, but the gun fail
ed to fire.
Mr.. Kelly is a farmer living near Rome.
lie has three energetic boys who run a
dhreshlng machine this time of the year.
FRIDAY afternoon their thresher and a
They drove into field of wheat belong
ing to McMakin. They successfully thresh-
ed all day, till about O'Clock, when q
spark from the engine ignited some straw
under the machine, and before il could
he comprehended the whole mass of wheat
straw and threshed wheat was on fire.
The Athens Leather Manufacturing
Company's factory and the Athens tan.
merry were closed Saturday morning BY the
sheriff Application for temporary re
ceiver was filed by z. Spencer & Co. fol-
Rev York and thirteen other creditors
the largest Of which is the University
Bank OF Athens. Its claim Is 81 1900 W
~. Griffith of Athens was appointed tom
porary receiver by Judge Hutchins. TIL,
motion for permanent receiver will b,
heard in October. The assets are abou
$1,000, and the liabilities about the sam
amount.
BY an act passed at the recent session
of congress the government building Of
the exposition grounds in that city wa
given to the city of Atlanta. The fact ba
Just become generally known Tho etruo