The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-07

was decided to defer action on the bids I'M
I'll another meeting is called by the presi-
dent. Mr.. Sperry did not make a bid at
all and will not be the lessee of the house
another year.
On Monday last George Smith completed
a term of three years In a convict camp in
Worth county Friday. He Immediately
donned a new suit of clothes, put himself
in shape and repaired to the residence of
a well-to-do widow and they were married
in the presence of a few friends of the
bride.
During the week there was shipped from
the port of Darien, coastwise and for
eign 2,64661 feet of timber and lumber,
valued at $27,Sl5. During the past month
there was shipped, coastwise and foreign,
s,445,09S feet of hewn and sawn timber
and lumber, valued at $50, 228. During the
month ending on Feb. % there was meas
ured at the public boom 2,225,0OO feet of
square, scab and sawn timber. This does
not include the sawn timber and lumber
which came in during the month and was
carried direct TO the private booms.
At Washington, D. c., Friday in the con-
tested will case of Aneda M. Comma
gere, a department clerk from Georgia, a
verdict was rendered to the effect that
the testatrix was mentally incapable of
making a will, and that the paper had
been procured by undue influence of Capt.
Thomas w. Lord Mrs. Commagere was
a department clerk from Georgia, and had
accumulated about IS 900 worth of prop
erty, It was alleged that she was in
duced to sign the will that gave 800 to a
trained nurse. 800 to a neighbor, another
small bequest to a third party, and the
remainder of the property to Capt Lord
Gle In oil aaxr
News has reached Gordon of the ravages
Of a mad dog at Mount Carmel church,
about eight miles from there. The dog
began biting geese, hogs and COWS until
he met a crowd Of school, children. He
bit the little son of Joseph Bloodworth
very badly in two places. Mr. Bloodworth
secured a maidstone and applied 1t to the
bites. 1t adhered to one Of the places.
The dog next turned UP at the home of
Mr.. Goodwin, a little after dark. Mrs.
Goodwin called to her husband that some
thing was disturbing the geese. He ran
out and was badly bitten by the dog,
which was only driven away after two of
three blows with an ak in the hands of
Mrs. Goodwin's brother The dog was
found near the house the next morning,
where it had died from the wounds in
icted by the ak.
At Sandersvillc Friday the grand jury
returned an Indictment against w. T.
Amason charging him with numbering DR..
r, C. Wilson in the northern part of
Washington county several months ago.
Amason was arrested by Sheriff English
Friday afternoon and is now In jail. His
case has been assigned for tomorrow.
Eugene Mayne. who says he represents
a strong English syndicate, 10 at Gaines
vile closing options on a tract of mineral
In hpan Ia
field for two years getting options in
Lumpkin, Dawson and White counties in
Georgia and in several counties in North
Carolina. Mr.. Mayne claims to have OPP
tons on 100000 acres in Georgia and North
Carolina. 1t looks as IL the English were
trying to get monopoly on the Georgia
gold mines.
The taking of evidence by Special Master
Tally, of the United States court at Ma
con, an the celebrated land case of Dodge
VS.. l.. L. Williams ct al, has developed
some sensational features. A day was con-
sumed in taking the testimony of John II.
McRae, clerk of the superior court OF Tel
fair county for a years, who is perfectly
familiar with the history of the case. Mr..
McRae's testimony was introduced as a
part of the plaintiffs. Norman l.. Dodge,
evidence, and was OF a character that will
materially change the strength of the de-
fense He testified that certain deeds held
by the defendants were forgeries.T The case
involves thousands of acres of valuable
land and II will probably take several days
yet to hear all of the evidence, as there
are several trunks and chests containing
deeds and other papers that will have TO
be examined. After hearing all of the evil
dence at Macon introduced by the plain
tiff, Special Master Tally will go down ia
Dodge and Irwin counties TO take the evil
dence of the defendants. who number
about sixty. but were formerly $50 strong.
The defendants attorneys made an effort
to have the hearing of the evidence con-
tinued, but the other side would not agree
to A.