The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-02
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


proves GOV. AtlxinsOn's Anti
Lynching DccIaratiOns-E e :
Challenges Powers For Race at
JackSOnviIIe's Gala Week-A. G.
Phillips. n Jacksonville Druggist,
AdiudEed Insane-Change in own
ership of the OcnIa Morning News.
Attempted Assassination OF Thorn
as Branen Near Perry.
GEORGIA.
An African Methodist conference at
Cuthbert prayed for the governor and state
legislature Saturday.
The souvenir and trade edition of the
Rome Tribune, forty pages, was issued
Sunday. Its inspection will have to pro-
coed on the installment plan, but so far
Ct is a most attractive publication.
Mrs. Nancy D. Massey, widow Of the
late Judge w. T. Massey. died of conges-
ton and old age at her home in East Ma
con at noon Saturday. Mrs. Massey was
n years of age and had lived in East Ma
con for forty years.
Atlantas suburban residents object to
being included in Greater Atlanta.
Invitations are out at Columbus an
nouncing the marriage of Charles ]. Rycl-
ley and Miss Matte Davis. The cere-
mony will be performed next Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock at the Church
of the Holy Family.
Miss Mary Jane WEIGH of Atlanta, the
sister of Charley Welch. who was killed
by Policeman Bankston, says she and
her family are in destitute circumstances.
The woman was in the police court a few
days ago as the prosecutor of negro
who had been threatening her life. She
called at the barracks Saturday morning
and said that she and her old mother
were about to starve to death.
Capt. Robert e. Park of Macon has re-
signed his position as president of the
Guarantee Safety Fund Life Association,
of which Judge A. L. Miller, Mr.. j. w.
Cabaniss and Manly B. Curry are direct
ors. This was caused by the presidents
frequent absence on his plantation at Hol-
ton new president will be elected in
few days. Mr.. Park remains as a direct
or. The company is prospecting.
Eleven prisoners are now confined to
cells in Ware county jail at Waycross.
Seven are negroes and four are whites.
Two negroes are held for murder and an
ny to the murder of Prof. Booth. Two ne
groes are charged with assaulung negress-
es One negro is charged with assault
with intent to kill, and another is accused
of burglary. The four white men are
charged with entering a store last night
at Waresboro.
Muscogee county commissioners may
purchase a movable convict car drawn
by horses, in which to stow away the
county's misdemeanor convicts at night.
The convicts who work on the road camp
at night in tents, but under the pro-
posed arrangements they can spend the
nights in the portable prison. One of the
cars, built by a Chattanooga, Is now on
exhibition at Columbus, and is being ex-
amined by the commissioners 1t is about
the size Of a caboose.
Saturday Bishop H. NJ. Turner, D. D.,
LII. D., of the African Methodist Epis-
copal church conference, now in session at
Cuthbert, consisting of 40 ministers, call
ed attention to the message of Gov. Atkin-
son and made a strong speech upon his
recommendations in regard to the convict
system reform, and the custom of putting
men to death by lynching mobs, where
upon the conference adopted resolutions
thanking the governor and declaring him
entitled to the respect and admiration of
mankind regardless of race or color, and
afterwards united in prayer for the gov
ernor and legislature of the state.
A. ]. Harden, a Stewart county farmer,
has preferred charges against w. j. Col
Inns. a former Columbusite, who has been
a tenant upon his place, and the police
are now looking for the latter. 1t is al
legged that Collins sold two bales of Har-
denis cotton and did not turn the money
over to him, and that he also stole some
cotton seed belonging TO him. 1t is claim
ed that Collins also stole q mule belonging
to another man. Last spring Collins
bought wagon from Pou Brothers, Civ
ing a mortgage on three mules, which, 1t
is alleged, were imaginary. Later, to
strengthen the transaction, he gave Pou
Brothers bill of sale for Hardens horse,
IL is claimed. He has now disappeared.
An Atlanta dispatch: A lively fight for
the reward offered for the arrest and con-
viction of old man Taylor Delk has be-
gun. Thursday the Atlanta detectives
were the only claimants. Yesterday there
were several, and the list is expected to
grow larger. A telegram to the governor
from lawyer named Shell, at Senoia,
asks that the reward be held up until he
has time to communicate with the eXecu-
tive department. The Senoia man does
lut give tue name OF MS CLAIMANT ana IllI-
Their information is expected by mail. A
letter was received from a man at West
Point, who signs himself John &c. Lang
ford. The writer claims the entire re-
ward and says his claim is ndisputable.
He offers to prove by affidavlts and such
evidence as may be requested that he is
solely responsible for the capture of old
man Delk. The writer asks to be inform
ed as to the method of procedure in such
cases and assures the governor that he
will be able to prove beyond a doubt that
he is entitled to the reward When the
Atlanta detectives applied for the reward,
it was stated that there had never been
but one man who could lay claim to any
share of the money. The detectives said
they had satisfied his claim and that he
had skipped out. The reward Will not be
paid until the department hears from
every source and the governor will decide
the question of who is entitled TO it after
he hears from all Of the contestants.
The October adjourned term of Willsin.
son superior court is in session at Irwin
ton. The case of c. c. Parker VS.. Mrs
Vasti Helton has been dragging along
slowly for two or three days. 1t is a suit
brought to recover $4,000 in gold. w. G.
Parker, the father of both plaintiff and