The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-12

NEOublcS OF the Atlanta Arttllcry
Settled-Win of the Lnte Mrs. Col.
Her of Atlanta-Big Watermelon
to BE Sent Bryan and Mckinley
Two Negroes Arrested at Atlanta
Drug Clerk.
GEORGIA.
Griffin wants a board of health.
The pump and station house in the Geor-
gia railroad yard at Union Point was burn.
ed Saturday
The annual meeting Of the Georgia
Weekly Press Association will be held at
Cuthbert tomorrow and Wednesday.
The survivors of the Thirty-eight reg
iment OF Georgia, Confederate States Of
America, will hold a reunion at Stone
Mountain, July q.
The cotton factory operated by the
Georgia Manufacturing Company OF
Gainesville has closed it's doors for lack
of sufficient funds 70 operate the plant,
throwing fifty or sixty employees out OF
work.
Last winter Levi T. Sims was injured
by falling down the elevator shaft of the
John =. King mill at Augusta, breaking
his leg and al m. His leg was so horribly
maugled that amputation was necessary.
Now he is suing for $4,000 damages.
w H Johnson, about II years old, while
fooling with loaded pistol at Augusta,
Saturday afternoon, accidentally shot him
self through the left fore-hnger. col
ored woman named Lula Horton was also
etrucLf no tpc dxfppr buIlat hioh went
diagonally through her left breast.
The will of the late Mrs. Charles A.
Collier OF Atlanta has just been placed on
record. In her will, Mrs. Collier pro-
vides that her husband, Charles A. Col
ler, shall have the sum of $4,000. She
recltes the fact that he is the admnistTa-
tor Of his fathers estate and is the own
er of considerable property. She states
that II is her desire that her children
seven in number, shall have an interest
tn her estate, share and share alike The
estate is large and valuable, consisting
of stocks and bonds and improved real
estate.
The troubles of the Atlanta Artillery
are over. Since the court martial the
company has practically been reorganized
and they have begun drilling with regu-
larity. A trip to Nashville has been ar
ranged and the company, numbering for
ty-five, will go about the 2Sth to see the
sights of the exposition. They will spend
three days there. on the return a stop
of one day will be made on the summit
of Lookout mountain. The company has
been requested to fire a salute from the
highest point. Recently they have ex-
pended over $500 for equipments which
give them fine appearance on parade.
Joe Harden and Perry Clemens, negroes,
have been arrested at Atlanta on suspi-
cion that they murdered w. A. Huckabee,
a drug clerk, about four weeks ago. Huck-
abee slept in room in the rear of the
drug store and on the same floor. About
] o'clock at night he was awakened by
hearing the bell of the cash drawer ring,
and he jumped out of bed and ran into
the store. He saw a negro, and the next
instant the burglar fred at him with DR..
Smenner's pistol, which had been left in
the drawer The first shot struck Huck-
abee In the hip and he fell. The burglar
fired three more shots and then ran out,
of the front door, which he opened from
the inside. He had entered the store
through a window which was only few
feet from the bed upon which the clerk
slept.
Bill Jones, the swamp fox" passed
through Macon Friday on his way to Balm
bridge. so he said. where a man had been
murdered and the services Of the detec-
tive had been called into requisiuon by
wire. Jones is still confident of being able
TO secure true bill against DR.. Fitzpatrick
of Midwife for the murder OF Joe Sprintz.
81 won't guarantee conviction" he said,
but IL bring evidence sufficient to con-
Wet. Yes 1 have talked to fitzpatrick.
] introduced myself the first day / got 10
"a
reminded him OF the fact that ten years
ago had handled him for a safe burglary.
Then ne remembered me. If you are in
nocent you have nothing TO fear" 1 said,
but II you are guilty, my advice TO you is
to make your arrangements as quickly as
possible He didn't say a word, but turn
ed on mis- ueel and left me-"
Douglas Glessner. the secretary of the
Georgia State Silver League and editor
of the Griffin News, calls for a monster
watermelon for MIR. Bryan, for which a
reward OF $40 is offered 1t seems that the
commercial freight agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad has offered a re-
ward for the largest melon grown IN the
south. to be presented 10 Mr.. Mckinley
Mr.. Glessner declares that, as the de-
feated candidate in the first battle" re-
mains the popular Idol OF the people,
tnere II no reason why ne should not have
the largest watermelon that Georgia can
send him. He therefore offers $40 for the
largest watermelon grown In Georgia, to
be selected by the 18th OF July TO be sent
90 Hon. W. J. Bryan at Lincoln, Neb. A
great deal OF interest has been aroused by
this contest, and there can be no doubt
but that Mr.. Bryan will have a monster
melon within a few days. Mr.. Glessner
offers FIVE silver dollars for the largest
melon grown In Spalding county or the
eight counties adjoining Il, to be sent to
Hon. n. S. Chapman, the democratic
candidate for governor OF Ohio. In which
state the fight Is being waged this year on
the single issue OF free silver.
FLORIDA.
The pear crop Of Archer viii amount to
about 1000 barrels.
Two fishermen OF Cedar Keys captured
few days ago 900 pounds Of turtle
Two Of Tampa's Salvation Army men
fought Thursday about the affections OF
one OF the sisters.
Gypsies are camped near Gainesville.
The shipment OF pears from Alaeboa