The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Negro In Limbo After Stealing
1000 BarreIs-GOv. Atkinson MAX
ing a Personal investigation As to
the AdvisabiIity of the State Print
ing It's own school BOOks-Fees of
the Lawyers In the Georgia Min
ing, manufacturing and Invest
mcnt Company Case.
GEORGIA
The Baptists of Dahlonega are building
a new brick church
The fifth annual session Of the North
east Georgia Chautauqua assembly at
Demorest will be opened on Aug. 13, and
will continue through the 23d.
It isSrumored at Atlanta that Tom Lang
ford will turn states evidence against
Tom Delk, when the latter is placed on
trial at the next term of court.
The tax digest for the present year
shows only sixty colored polls in Lumpkin
county. Property returned by the colored
people for 1897 is $5,919, and in 1886 1t was
$3.50.
At Albany Tuesday John jenkins, 10
year-old negro boy, fell off the scaffold-
ing which had been built across Flint
river for use in building the new bridge
at the foot of Broad street, and was
drowned.
Dodge county is forging ahead. For
the past two years there had been a de-
crease owing to the removal of several
large mills, but this year Dodge comes up
smiling with an increase of polls of 209 and
property $101 ,42700
q
been stolen from the rear Of houses and
stores at Atlanta within the past year.
and the police have only now succeeded in
finding out who the thief is. He is a me-
gro and has been selling the barrels which
he stole for 10 cents each.
Judge Lumpkln has granted the petit
ton of Herman w. Winkleman for a re-
ceiver for the Automatic Water Tank
Company of Atlanta, a concern incorpor-
ated for the purpose of manufacturing a
patent device for water tanks with auto
matte fixtures. Maj John A. FIFTEEN has
been appointed receiver and will take
charge of the assets of the company.
W. F. Collins, a prominent and well-to-
do farmer of Twiggsville, in Twiggs coun-
~, about eighteen miles from Macon, was
struck on the head by a log chain and in
stantiy Killed Tuesday afternoon. He was
4 riding on a log cart at his saw mill, when
by some means the tongue of the cart
was suddenly raised and the heavy log
chain came down on Mr.. Collins head,
crushing his skull.
Rev. Mr.. Boyd Of English Eddy while
on his pastoral tour, stopped to spend the
n night with one of his flock Next morn
ing when he awoke he found, TO his hon
n ror, that some one had stolen his clothes
de gave the alarm and was promptly fit
ted out and started on a hunt for the
miscreants Search proved that Lge
Jones' colored, was the man wanted. and
he was arrested and placed in jail
Judge Lumpkin has signed an order d.
recting Receiver Julius L. Brown to pay
the state and county taxes on the proper
" OF the Georgia Mining, Manufacturing
ana investment Company of Atlanta out
OF tne money in mis- hands. The order al
so directs that Bishop Andrews & Hill
/ be paid the sum of $4,5O0 for their services
as attorneys, and that Ellis & Gray and
burton Smith be paid 81 900 each for their
services in the same capacity.
A little negro girl. years old, was ac-
eidentally shot and killed while eating
watermelon Monday afternoon on the
plantation of q. O. Hill, near Brentwood
ACE Ransom, her uncle, had loaded his
gun 10 go hunting and put 1t down to
eat watermelon, when Ben Jones. a ne
gro from an adjoining plantation, picked
W the gun and by careless handling the
U'n'ents were discharged into the back of
u4e mead and neck OF the child.
Judge Lumpkin OF Atlanta has rendered
decision legitima tizing the two children
ol j. /. Crider and RELOCATING them to the
custody Of Rev. A. G. p. Dodge who is
II at me head of the Episcopal orpha mage
81. lei nd
Naltha Talberd agreed several years ago
- I'VE together as man and wife without
,-e Iormality of marriage ceremony, and
wv, TWO httle boys, Claude Lawrence and
larry Jackson, were born to them. Dur
ils lne last exposition the pair separated.
i"4er asserts, because the woman with
nom he had been living preferred an
80 consort. Crtder placed the two lit
o'ys IN charge of Rev. Mr.. Dodge, so
,at 'hey might be reared and educated
o. ue orphanage. The mother is enioinel
minority. '''0''
DoV Atkinson has taken up the school
''ok matter. and will make an independ-
'n' personal investigation of the question
whether It win pay the state to have the
.Ns printed by contract in order to Sc
~ reduction below prevailing prices.
ue school book commission is looltng
N tl'o NE subject, but the governor wishes
n ,a,sfy himself. While in California he
hed with the governor and was i'm
ed with the belief that prevailing
sS or school books are too high. and
n'Irn can be saved the people bv stats
pI'leahon by contract The teachers
opposed this. for il involves state
DIormity' and they are very strongly
.p9sed to that. State School Commission
n '.ehh takes their view Of the matter.
issue before the legislature.
FLORIDA.
NNe Monserrat Of ST. Augustine will
'l a sample Of his shoemaking work to
we Nashville exposition.
Dozer broome OF DeI,and son % r,,a.o