The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-18


SkuII-The Peculiar Case Of syse'
in rCOIumbu~-GeorEia school a
TechnoIoey-CarE0 OF the Thre'
Friends-TroubIe at TurPeutin'
stiII-A Brutal Double murder 81
High SPRING.
GEORGIA.
The water is so low n the Coosa rivei
that NAVIGATION is obstructed- The White
star line has boat tied up below che clt2
OF Rome loaigl with freight. Wti-ns l'i
a rise fu the river SD as % permit u l-
cross Horseleg shoals
Saturday exercises ia Atlanta viii be
held at Piedmont park The principal
speakers OF the day VIII be John Tempt.
Graves and Mark Irwin Addresses 81
welcome VIII De- delivered 10y Gov AtAiH-
son and Mayor Porter king.
On sept ]. Mr.. q. p. Mecorkle a
prominent banker OF TrimbIe West Ten
uessee. viii remove 10 Americas and be-
come cashier Of the Peoples NATIONAL
Bank. be having lately become a large
stockholder in that institution.
GAINESVILLE Home Jurnal: The beautiful
lawns seen an over Barnesville are due 20
the fine water system she has. Can't our
sister towns come 10 something ike tina !
No more dark dangerous trudglng home
in GAINESVILLE but be careful 10 wear your
dark glasses after the electric lights are
turned on.
Athens Banner: The Piedmont Spool
and Bobbin factory has gone right along
through the summer with plenty of work
on hand. Mr.. Baldwin has not found IL
necessary at an TO close down. but on the
contrary has found plenty Of work TO keep
twenty operatives constantly busy. This
enterprise Is q successful business ven
ture.
1t has just come to light that the Ara
gon in Atlanta, has been the scene Of a
daring and systematic robbery. which has
resulted in the loss OF hundreds OF dol
lars worth OF goods The chambermaids
had combined TO form thief trust, anu
lifted linen and everything movable that
they could lay hands on. Ihey were
caught by detectives.
Hon. D. /. Henderson Of Dooly county
has been appointed judge Of the county
court of that county. Coy. Atkinson IS
sued an order to that effect Friday MORN
ing The appointment IS effective until
the meeting Of the legislature this fall
Judge Henderson succeeds Judge w. v.
Whipple. who rendered his resignation
some time ago The resignation takes eff
feet Sept !, and after that date Judge
Henderson will preside over the Dooly
court
E. NJ. Lucl1ie, a foreman on the Southern
railroad. between Griffin and Columbus,
jumped through the cab window of his en-
CINE on Saturday and fractured his skull
One Of the connections Of the piston rod
of the engine on the right side came loose,
causing the rod TO drop down on the guide
and giving the engine a severe Jolt Mr..
Luckie, who was at his post on the lett
side Of the cab. became frightened, and
supposing the engine was about TO jump
the track, or turn over, he jumped from
the window Of the cab and his head struck
the ground.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: One of the
most peculiar most remarkable cases that
has come under the observation OF the
people of Columbus, Is the one OF the state
VS.. T. ]. Sykes, charged with attempted
criminal assault. In one respect the case
has hardly parallel. man Is arrested
and positively identified as the perpetra-
tor OF the most dastardly attempt, he de-
MES the crime and produces witnesses
most reputable, by whom he establishes
an absolute alibL on the other hand, the
state comes forward with witnesses equal
" as prominent and reliable. who swear
that the man was In the vicinity Of the
scene OF the alleged attempt at an hour
which would place the crime upon MIN.
Such is the situation as II now stands. and
unless additional evidence is developed,
such will be the conflicting testimony that
will 90 before the superior court.
When the Georgia School Of Technology
opens it's doors to the young men Of the
state on Sept. 80, two new teachers will
occupy chairs in the institution The
two men are among the best educa tors
of this country. and both come with many
high recommendations They are Mr..
]. Hardin Zones, of Atlanta, and Mr.. J
Il. Wood, of Kentucky. The executive
committee of the commission met a few
days ago. and upon the recommendation OF
Prof. J. S. Coon, the professor OF mechan.
ical engineering, appointed Mr.. j. Hardin
Jones TO the position made vacant by tbs
recent resignation Of Prof d. b. OViatt
Mr.. Jones graduated from the Georgia
School OF Technology In June, 1891 and
since that time has been engaged in en-.
dock at Port Royal, S. c. He is one OF
the brightest young men in the south, and
while at the school he made probably tbs
highest record for ability and originality
that has ever been made there.
Miss Lyon rs a young lady of Columbus
Ga, and for all that can be learned ha.
but one charge against her, that of appro
pr1ating and using money collected in tn,
name of the Rose Hin chapel. She wal
arrested on the charge some time ago tn,
stewards OF the church consented to fore
go their right to prosecute her on condi
tion that she make public confession o
her sin IN the newspapers of the city owe,
her own name, and beg forgiveness o
God, the church and the stewards TIL,
AFFIDAVIT was drawn and signed in the pres
pliNN VI tie NHiGA Ol ponce, ana several o
the board of stewards The chief of M
lice now denies having anything to d,
with the publication. He SAYS: Il car
rted the affidavit and the official commu
mcation from the stewards to Mr.. V. r
Cantren, chairman OF the board of stew
ards OF Rose Hill church. and turned tn
papers over to him, telling him that IN
young lady had returned five dollars o
the money collected over to me which wa
subject to the order of the church stew
ards I then asked the newsnaner re
porters on the city papers not to mentio,
the young lady's name as I felt sorry 70
ner ana was satisfied that she was badl,
frightened and would never act as she hai
any more"
FLORIDA
Railroad men are already expressing
their confidence that the tourist trave
to Florida next season will be large.
Jacksonville Times-Union: over ST.
hundred deaths from the heat in New
York in eight days and not one renorte,