The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-22
ITEMS IN THREE STATE
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.

A Synopsis of the Views of the state
Legislators ON the Convict cues
tIon-The Eagle and Phoenix Mills
of Columbus Laying in a Big Sup
ply of COttOn-An Effort to Sell the
Dade Coal Mines TO the state.
GEORGIA.
The Bon-Air hotel In Augusta Will open
on Lee. 10.
Prominent Hebrews of Athens have or
ganized TO secure a library
George Small shot and killed instantly
George Cunningham at Waynesboro Fri
day. Both colored.
The race between Capt. J. ]. C. McMa-
hon and E. ]. Smith for mayor of Athens
is getting decidedly warm.
The North Georgia annual conference
will meet at Athens this week, the reg
ular session opening on Wednesday by a
service in First Methodist church.
Rome's manufacturing enterprises are
ali having most prosperous season. and
every one now in operation-few are idle
is taxed to the utmost to fill orders.
Rev. Robert V. Atkisson, pastor of the
Central Congregational church of Atlanta,
will leave the church at the expiration of
his time on Jan. l. and will probably en-
ter the field of ministry in the Methodist
church.
George T. Hillard, farmer who resides
near Carl was run over and killed by a
southbound freight train at that place
Thursday night. 1t is supposed that he
was drinking and had laid down across
led.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed for Georgia Saturday: W. A. Scott,
Boscobel, Jackson; Mary E. Garden, Oar
lington, HARRISON; ]. E. Carriker, Harris
City, Meriwether; John S. Russell Temp
kins, Camden l.. Y. Elliott, Weaver,
Pike: S. C. Massey Willett, Muscogee.
AT party at Roswell Friday night Har-
vey Oliver shot Granger Dyer. All hope
has been given up for his recovery. Oliver
succeeded in making good his escape. Ed
ward Gunter Charles Ashley and VIII
claimed that they were accessories to the
crime.
Miss Ada Elan, formerly of Rome, is
candidate for assistant librarian of the
state. She claims to have the endorse
ment of nearly all the members of the Leg
tslature, and many other influential men.
A petition, II is said, will be circulated in
her favor In Rome. Miss Elan now lives
In Atlanta.
Thomas Davis, young farmer residing
near Irwinton, was held up by two mask
ed men a few days ago and robbed of
1852. Davis had borrowed the money and
had It in long envelope and was on his
way home. The robbery occurred about
noon, but the men were not known to
their victim.
The City Mills Company of Columbus
has elected Hugh Baird secretary and
treasurer to succeed T. NJ. Salisbury, who
resigned the position. George A. Pearce
has declared a dividend of 10 per cent.
upon their capital of 100000, and has also
carried an additional 10 per cent. to their
surplus or working fund.
The question of the right of a munich
pality to enforce compulsory vaccination
may be carried to the United States SUI
preme court by Col. Cary Thornton of
Columbus. Now that Judge Butt has sus-
tanned the city In the vaccination cases,
one of them will be carried to the state
supreme court. If the lower court is not
reversed there the case will be carried
TO the United States supreme court as
the question involved is a constitutional
one.
The proprietors Of the Dade coal mines,
In Dade county, where the states con-
victs are employed, are making an effort
to sell the property to the state. Nego-
uauons are now pending between the Off
Gals and the company and the peniten-
tiary committee left Atlanta Friday for
Dade county to make an inspection of the
mines Pro-. Yates, the state geologist,
was also in the party, and he will make
careful examination of the property TO
ascertain its value.
The receivers of the Eagle and Phenix
mills at Columbus are taking advantage
of the present low price of cotton to buy
q supply for the mills to last until next
fall Recently the receivers borrowed
money with which to buy 1900 bales and
petitloned the federal court for permission
TO make arrangement to get 1000 bales
more. saturday an order signed by
Judges Newman and Pardee was received
confirming the action of the receivers and
authorizing the borrowing of more money
with which to buy cotton. The mills now
consume between 1900 and !, 400 bales of
cotton per month.
The Atlanta Journal presents interviews
with eighty-three members of the House
and twenty-four members of the Senate
on the convict question, and the consensus
of these Views does much to clarity the
nebulous condition of the public mind on
this subject From these interviews this
much of the legislative result seems GER
tain; There Will be fiVe-year lease of
the able-bodied convicts, with state con-
troll of guards and physicians, the lessees
TO iced, clothe and shelter them under
state regulations and inspection. There
will be farm for the women, the boys
and the aged and infirm conVicts. This
farm is designated in large proportion
OF the replies as nucleus for a peniten-
tiary after five years, but that question
will probably be left for future legisla-
lures to decide There will be no reforma-
tory school, but moral restraints may be
prescribed for young convicts on the farm
There will hardly be any state inspection
of mtsdemeanor convicts. The felons will
not be worked on public roads. The inter-
views. are based on replies TO questions
covering the various points considered
In the discussion, but only those which
are in sufficient preponderance to indicate
results are mentioned in the forecast.
FLORIDA.
Braidentown has the chicken pox.