The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-18
I GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Negro killed by a Train Near East
man-Three students Suspended
From the archaeological School.
Agent of a Bible House Robbed at
Mncon-Thirty-first Session of the
Georgia Conference of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church.
GEORGIA
Eugene Debs will speak In Macon early
In January.
A plan is on foot to give each ward in
Atlanta a park.
r. S Locket, nephew of ex-Judge R.
P. Trip, was found dead in his bed ct
Culloden Thursday.
Little Ethel Roark, who was badly burn
ed while playing before the fire at the
residence of her father, at Atlanta,
Wednesday, died of her injuries Thursday.
E H. CODE and wife, who are making
a trip from st. Joseph, Mich, to Palatka,
Fla. on bicycles on a wager, have reached
Atlanta. lie is 50 years of age From
Atlanta they will come to Savannah, and
go from here to Florida.
The party of gentlemen from Sanders
VILE and Tennile who went to Florida, ac-
cording to the Macon Evening News to
find S5O0,OG9 in gold buried on an island off
the Florida coast, have returned home. The
Macon Evening News claims they found
the treasure. The Evening News devotes
over a column to the story. The gentle
men in the party probably laugh heartily
over the fairy tale.
Three students We're suspended from the
archaeological School at Atlanta, Thurs
day, for breaches of discipline which the
faculty, after investiga ting, could not pass
unnotiCed. 1t is said that several of them
wished to attend the theater, but the re-
strctions of the school forbade them doing
So and they found amusement in other
ways Two of them popped some fire
crackers, and another threw a missile at
a school teacher.
Near Eastman, Wednesday, Joe Will
Jams, a negro workman employed by the
Williams Lumber Company, was killed by
the log train of his employers Williams
boarded a freight car attached to the
train, and while climbing up the ladder
the train, running very rapidly, he struck
a cattle guard which hurled him under
the trucks. The entire train with the eX-
cepion of the box car, passed over his
body, severing the lower limbs and man
Cling him terribly.
j. T. Tison, the white man arrested on
the charge of assaultng Mrs. G. R. Ste
phens of Phoenix City, and who was aft
erwards released on condition that he
leave the city 1t once, has taken out peace
warrants against Stephens, the ladys nus
band, and also her brother. He claimed
that they had threatened him because he
did not get out of town, as he had agreed,
and that they followed him up for the pur-
pose of following him. He says that he
was waiting for funds from his father at
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Everything is quiet at Jeffersonvile
since the triple tragedy at a party. There
is much talk, however, on the line of the
renewal of the old family feud that has
existed for many years between the fam!-
lies of Cahff and Griffin. Griffin has two
brothers, and it is thought that when
Griffin and Clarence Jones father and
old, man Califf meet there will be trouble.
The quarrel on the night of the fatal fight
was the outcome of the same old feud.
The Pettis people, too, are aroused, ana
among the different factions there is so
much bad blood now that at any time
there may be another shooting
The thirty-first session of the Georgia
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church began at Mount Zion Wednesday.
The conference supervises the work of
this church among the white people of
Georgia. 1t has about thirty ministers,
representing a membership of about $3.50.
Ii is one of the smallest conferences of
the 115 in the church. Important matters
concerning the educational interests of the
church are to come before the conference.
Mount Zion is the seat of one of its
schools leading educational institution
of Carroll county. The church has $20,
100000 worth of church and school prop
erty in the south, accumulated in thirty
years.
u d Dbl, nd A
Minis we're arrested at Fairburn Wednes-
day, for attempting to pass counterfeit
silver. A telegram was received from
Marshal Luck of College Park stating that
three young men, travelling in a one-horse
wagon had attempted to pass counterfeit
coin there. Marshal Camp held them and
made search, but found none, and they
were allowed to proceed. After they left
thirteen counterfeit dollars, poor imita-
lions, were found where the wagon had
stopped when they were searched. They
were soon overtaken and were carrid to
Atlanta Martin and Roberts are opera
tives Of the Palmetto cotton factory. Minis
claims Atlanta as his home
The governor has rendered Principal
Keeper ]. S. Turner one of the positions
on the penitentiary commission, and that
gentleman will accept. Among those men
toned for the two remaining places are
the following from North Georgia; Col
Tyler, Mr.. Peoples and eX-Keeper George
II. Jones of Gwinnett county; Col r. F.
Wright of Ebert county formerly assist
ant keeper; Jacob c. Moore of Floyd, the
present assistant keeper, and Col. Tom
Jones of Dallas. From South Georgia
those mentioned are Mr.. Davidson of
Thomas county DR.. T. A. Chappell of
Terrell county Mr.. Haskell of Savannah,
H. b. Everett of Lumpkin, a brother of
Senator Everett, and DR.. Perry of Ba-
ker.
The store of Blalock Bros. at Culloden
was burglarized Wednesday night. One
hundred and forty-two dollars was found
scattered over the floor. A negro, giving
the name of Henry Hill, was arrested at
GAINESVILLE Thursday by Special officer
Evans. the dispenser of the city. He con-
fessed that he had burglarized Blalock
Bros. store at Culloden. When searched