The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-16
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN
H0udcuffed Prisoner Leaps From "a
Flying Train and Escapes Into "a
S,vamp-AnOther Attempt at Assas-
sinatiOn Made in Taylor County.
Marine Guard Sent to the Navy
Yard Near PensRcOIa-Harry Sim
gIetOn to Hang Jan. z.
GEORGIA.
Prof. William T. Dumas of Sparta has
published a volume of poems from his own
pen.
sergts. Tracy Hickman and Ned John
son of the Richmond Hussars have re-
signed.
e. c. Wood & Co. of Rome have sold
their stock of retail groceries to R. J. Ra-
San and Julian Cummings.
The Jefferson Club, patriotic organizat ton
of Augusta will probably invite Grover
Cleveland to come to Augusta on Wash
ington's birthday and deliver a patriotic
address.
1t is understood that John j. Cashin,
Alexander j. Gouley and Dan Vaughan
have formed a copartnership at Augusta,
IOT QOHHS d SliO6 DuSlllSSS3 D6SitlHllS JUS
mess with the new year.
Taylor Delk, who is now serving a life
sentence in the penitentiary for murder,
has Just been frustrated in a plot to es-
cape from the Fulton county jail by filing
off the bars of his cell and saving his
way out through the roof.
A negro who went to the ordinary of
Richmond county to procure a marriage
license was unable on his arrival at the
office to remember the name of the woman
he wanted to marry. He went out, learn
ed her name and procured the license.
Rain began to fall at Cordele early Mon
day morning, the first rain in two months.
Grain crops have suffered considerably on
account OF the dry weather. Greeks and
ponds have dried up, and people We're
forced to haul water in some places a
great distance.
The Park High School at Lagrange was
burned Monday night at o clock with all
its contents. The building was owned by
Profs. r. E. Park Jr., and w. G. Park
and had been on its present site only about
two years, having been bought by them
from the city and moved from the east
side to where it was burned. The build
ing originally cost s., 200, was comparative
ly new and was insured for $500.
The second trial of the case against At
torney Mord Foote, Jr., of Atlanta, resulted
Tuesday in another verdict against him.
The jury decided that the lawyer had in
his possession 1926 which he was alleged
to have received from the sale of por-
ton of the NJ. E. Greenburg stock The
proceedings were instituted against the at
torney by J. w. & f. c. Atkins who had
a claim of S165 against Greenberg. The
stock of goods was placed in the hands of
John L. Travis as receiver, last spring,
and he obtained an order of court direct
ing the attorney to turn over to him the
goods which he was alleged TO have, or
the money which was realized at the sale
of them.
Probably the most thoroughly Vaccinat-
ed man on earth is Chief Veal of the health
department at Atlanta and strange to say
he has never felt the effect of the virus
that has been put into his arm. Since he
has been in charge of the health depart
ment, Chief Veal has handled many cases
OF smallpox, and has been exposed too
many times to estimate, Just now he is
busy looking up the negroes in the dirty
novels who have smallpox, and he is
sometimes exposed to the disease. Since
he began this work Chief Veal has been
vaccinated 1853 times with the purest and
freshest virus, but not once has it ever
had the desired effect. Although physi-
clans have cut deep into the flesh and have
done everything known to medical skill to
make vaccination take on him they have
failed.