The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17
GEORGIA

which is the equal of the best IN the state.
At Royle Wednesday morning while on
the way to school little Berta Harper
dropped dead.
There are 1872 candidates for the posi-
ton of city weigher Of Atlanta. The sal
AIRY is $50 month.
Hitch. Powers & Co.'S stock of goods at
Quitman we're sold Thursday by Receiver
r. c. Mcintosh, bringing 6SA per cent Of
the invoice.
M. Is. Eubanks is the newly elected city
recorder of Rome. P. H. spullock held
the office for some years. but resigned on
account of bad health.
The following ticket has been elected at
Flovilla. For mayor, r. Y. Smith; for
councilmen, w. B. Dozier, w. f. Douglas,
r. L. Gardner J. l.. Holloway and 5. l..
Thompson.
The residence of }. E. McIver of the
Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine
Company at Atlanta, was burned Thurs
day night, and $50 worth of diamonds
stolen. The thief escaped with his booty
and there is no clew to his identity.
A few nights ago a dwelling on Judge
J. B. Phny's place, within few miles of
Dawson. was destroyed by fire. The
house was vacant, the tenant having NOV
ed out few DAYS before, and the fire was
evidently Of incendiary origin. Judge
Pliny offers a reward Of 800 with proof to
convict the incendiary.
H. Z. jenkins, one of the best known cit
liens of Box Springs. near Columbus, in
Talbot county, mas received letters which
indicate that whtecaps are after him.
He is charged by moonshiners with being
an informer, and they give him twenty
days in which to leave the county. ne
gro has been arrested in connection with
the case.
A movement is on foot among the bust
ness men Of Dawson to have Dawson
made a rating point and put on an equal
footing in freight facilities with Albany
Americas and other rival towns The bus
mess men of Dawson pay the railroads an
nually $4,000 for freight, $4,000 more than
is paid by either Albany or Americas for
the same volume of business.
The stockholders of the Third National
Bank of Columbus contemplates increas-
ing its capital stock from 100000 to $780,
900. At the annual meeting OF stockhold-
ers on Tuesday. at which 80 per cent. of
the stock was represented, the matter was
TO pass upon the advisability of doing
this at a meeting in February
The contemplated strike of the dye
house Of the Eagle and Phenix mills at
Columbus will not take place. The trou-
BILE was settled by the receivers agreeing
TO remove all the colored employees and
allowing only whites to work. While this
does not give the employees any more
money they say it will help them by
other men being put in to fill the places
now filed by negroes.
An adjourned term of Terrell county su-
perior court will open at Dawson to-mor-
row to try five negro men charged with
three murders, who We're not behind the
bars when the last November court was
in session. These are General Hayes who
so brutally whipped and Surned to death
his little child: Ed Stevens. who killed an
other negro man, Jack Gresham, Christ
mas week and Harris Floyd, Oss Kelly
and Turner Solomon for killing owen
Cross. a negro man. a short time since.
whose murder was shrouded in mystery
for several days.
Motion for bail in the case Of DR.. A. T.
Ford of Worth county who killed his
cousin, William J. Ford i'm October. 1895,
was argued before Judge Littlejohn OF
the southwestern circuit at Albany Thurs
day. Judge Spence being disqualified. DIR.
Ford went to trial at last fall term OF
Worth superior court, but the jury failed
10 agree and a mistrial was declared
Defendant is confined in Bibb county jail
for safe keeping, and by consent the case
was tried without having him present
Judge Littlejohn announced at the con-
clusion of the argument by counsel. that
he would take time to review the eVi
dence before rendering his decision.
Alfred Cain, the man shot on Factory
street at Atlanta Christmas day by Nit
Smith. died Friday morning from the ef-
fects. Cain was conducting a little groce
ry store at 80 Factory street. and
on Christmas day, his friends claim, ht
was standing in the street talking to q
negro, when Smith came along on horse
and, cursing the negro, ordered him tC
get out of the way. Cain interferred
when Smith drew a pistol and struck hin
on the head twice. Cain then seized tbs
pistol and they clinched. In the scuffi'
Cain was shot in the abdomen. He also
had a wound in the palm of his hand
from the effects of the shot. Smith i'm
mediately disappeared and has never beer
caught. The governor viii be asked to OF
fer a reward fNr his capture
Atlanta Journal: The case of A. r. Fow.
Ter, who Is minus both hands, against the
Preferred Accident Insurance Company
was argued before the second division oil
tho supreme court Messrs. Payne ant
Tyne counsel for the insurance company
non-suited the case in the city court som,
time ago. and Mr.. George Westmoreland
on behalf of the plaintiff, carried the cast
20 the supreme court Mr. Fowler claims
that he took out an accident policy with
the Preferred Accident Company, which
provided that he should receive an indem
nifty OF 81. 500 in case he should lose eithe
of his hands. Soon afterwards while on
hunting, his gun was accidentally discharg
ed. the load injurins his hand TO such
degree that amputation was Imperative
lie made application to the company 70
his Insurance, but II was refused and M
filed suit TO recover. The company allege,
that Mr.. Fowler when he was a theolog
zeal student preparing to enter the univer
r.fity as a Presbyterian preacher went 4
!. tle Office OF the company and made april
~, a ton for an accident policy. The polio,