The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
GEORGIA.

j. W. " estmorednd OF Atlanta, was pad
~ bruised and injured as the result Of a
bicycle collision Thursday night
Police Oficer John Galloway Of Macon
had a desperate fight Friday with a negro
named VIII Jacques. i'm which the officer
was bitten on the hand in a most fearful
manner. the flesh being torn as IL by a
wild animal.
The Mutual Cotton Oil Company Of Co
lumbus has purchased several thousand
dollars worth of improved machinery. 1t
has also bought a tract of land next
to the plant, which il will utilize by the
erection of more buildings
A new hotel to be called the Hilton is
being built at Dublin. 1t viii be two
stories and will contain about twenty-five
rooms. 1t will be built Of Dublin brick.
On the first floor win be the hotel office
and dining room and two or three stores,
and the second story will contain the bed
rooms.
A. J. Crawford OF Griffin has entered
suit against the Southern railway for
81 999 damages on account of the killing
of his daughter, a young child. by "A train.
During the week there was shipped from
the port Of Darien, coastwise and foreign,
l-SbJsUo0 lttL OA lilIbtA anu lAtA4bNA NAANtNAl
at $50 100.
Gov. Atkinson win spend to-day at
Greenvnle, where there will be reunion
Of the Atkinson family at the home of his
mother, the occasion being the nth ami
Versary of her birth He will leave Green
vile on Monday and on Tuesday viii adj
dress the reunion Of confederate veterans
at Hamilton.
At Maguires factory, a few miles from
Decatur, last Friday, while Mr. Under
wood, the superintendent Of the factory,
was busily engaged. his little child went
under the factory and was walking some
logs, when his foot slipped and he fell
into the water. He drifted into monster
suckhole, and that was the last seen of
him.
Frederick G. L. Hunt. a Missouri bicy-
clist, passed through Jasper Thursday on
his way from St. Louis to Gainesville,
where he goes to visit relatives. He has
been on the road with his wheel two
weeks. and has averaged siXty-hye miles
a day. His cyclometer showed the dis
lance to be 79S miles from Jasper TO ST.
Louis by the dirt road.
Robert scurry, a negro. hit Mr. Macon
of the firm Of Macon & Watson, turpeu-
tine operators, of Ochlocknee, on the
head with a scrape a day or two ago,
breaking his skull. He is now in a criti-
cal condition. Macon discharged Scurry
a week ago. He came back and was or
dered Of He left the commissary and
went TO the still. Macon went there and
ordered him off. He replied fmpertinently.
when Macon hit him with a hammer, and
Scurry threw the scrape. He has not
been caught.
Athens Banner An article in the press
reeounung the story Of the young lady
who in darning her stocking unconscious
ly sewed the garment TO her foot. recalls
an incident that happened in Athens years
ago. A young lady was sewing a button
20 the lapel Of a young mans coat, and
seWed her finger with the button. The
young man refused 20 let her pick out the
threads and release her finger until she
promised TO marry him. The promise was
given and they were married and are now
living happily together.
The report in circulation that there will
be a change in the firm of NJ Rich &
Bros OF Atlanta Is without foundation.
as Is also the rumor that Mrs. Emanuel
Rich will remove to New York. The in
terest OF the late Emanuel Rich will re-
main in the present firm. In his will Mr..
Rich left his entire estate TO his wife and
two children, one of whom. the son. Is at
tending Columbia College, New York and
the other the daughter. is in Atlanta. Be
sides his mercantile interests Mr.. Rich left
a handsome legacy Of about $4,000 iusur-
snce on his life.
Auditor Charles w. Smith OF Atlanta
has filed his report In the long continued
litigation between Charles II. Behre and
the National Cash Register Company.
which was begun about three years ago
on suit filed by Behre for the recovery
OF money claimed 20 be due him by the
company. The report states that the au-
ditor finds that there were two contracts.
one accepted by Behre April 90 1892. and
the other taking the place Of the former
June q, 1898, and that the latter was can
celed and that no new agreement was en-
tered into between them afterwards The
auditor also finds that the defendant As
not due tine plaintiff anything but that
the plaintiff Is due the defendant Si,03i So
with interest from Jan. !, 1895, amounting
20 Sllf6i.
Atlanta Journal: A. l.. Cuesta Of Atlanta
has recently returned from an extended
"trip to Spain and cuba. and brings much
information as to the conditions OF AFFAIRS
IN these countries. lie says the insurrcc.
ton In Cuba is dead and that I'm Havana.
Pinar del Rio, Mantanzas. and even M
Santa Clara. insurgents are only found I'M
bands OF ave. ten, twenty-five aud nfty
The great trouble a. poverty lie believes
Spain will give Cuba home rule and th.
result viii be- n tariff favorable 10 tha
island and the United States Then Cuba
viii be worth little 90 spain and the result
Wi. be annexation 90 the United gtnirs
Mr. Cucsta says IL was not question of
Spain ana Cuba, but one % white and
black. Threo-fourths OF the white en-.
bans are with Spain because independent,
would moan negro rule Of 10000 white ln.
habitants. Never more than 5000 were M
the lnsurHcnt army and LOO Spanish on
Gers, from Lieutenant 10 geuurI arc naflv,
cub1nh Not one OF them has derrfi.s
the Spanish cause. 10 Spain Mr. Cuosta
heard no denunoiaton 81 the rnltsl
states but the people are surprised Il,
what they call our wrong aeha ,boul
cuba Mr. cueafa was born ln anslr IU,
went o. cuha az nn early nra ANA NJ.
iAi.gn DOB Havana. fia camo 10 Adam.
~ 4''l he has a cigar factory al Tampa