The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,,vs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


of Atlanta Dead-state supreme
caart Nou-Suits the Plaintiff in the
FOWLER Insurance Case.
GEORGIA.
,,,,,ie Pearson, a negro woman, is ac-
....oa If robbing c. p Gam, farmer of
Cox At Atlanta Tuesday night.
can't Romeyn and Lieut.. O'Brien, the
~, Cheers at Fort Mcpherson, who came
;. blows one day last week while on pa
Sss have patched up their differences.
Mrs Lucy H. Strong, wife of Judge
cicero H. Strong, one of the pioneer citi-
ans NJ Atlanta, died at the home of her
TS,u.in-law. John NJ. Graham, Tuesday, of
pelmonla'
Cav Atkinson has offered a reward of
"a for the capture and delivery of Bud
p,ooks TO the sheriff of jackson county.
p-ooks is wanted for the murder of M.
HINT. merchant of Benton.
A. the residence of Melville Cowart
.,ort three miles from Collins, Tuesday,
.,rs his little girl, about years old, was
,cking up trash in the field, her clothes
st,soht afire and she was burned to death.
The Atlanta machine works has been
,rar1ed the contract to furnish the steel
,ate and erect a large building at Fort
P,rncas. Fla The work will cost $780,
m and is one of the largest contracts
m Steel work ever awarded to south
In concern.
H p. Cook, a one-armed confederate
rteran. was bound over to the superior
,mrt bv Judge Calhoun at Atlanta Tues
AL on a charge of assault with intent
nmurder. Cook is the man who assault
a his wife several days ago, cutting her
Aroat with a knife from ear to ear while
she was kissing him.
H. Mountain has been brought to At
hnta from Admission, Ala, where he was
arrested on a warrant which had been
sworn out in Laurens S. c., charging him
With obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses He is accused of obtaining goods
On the strength of a colonization scheme
which he was at the head of.
Gov. Atkinson has written to R. ]. Red
ding of Spalding county, superintendent
Of the experimental station, requesting
that he be one of the delegates to the
convention of the American Cotton
Growers Association, which meets in Au-
Nsta some time soon. Mr.. Redding'
name was omitted in the original APP
lOintments by mistake.
NJ j. Kennedy, who has been conduct
Ing a grocery store and bar on Milledge
street, just outside the city limits of Au-
Nsta, is missing from his home, and no
one seems to know of his whereabouts.
The Cummings property, at the corner
Of Mcintosh and Broad streets, at Au-
gusta, was sold Tuesday at executors
sale for $4,000 The purchaser was AL
fred Cumming
H. c. Baker, John j. Kinard and Chas.
Hardy have asked Gov. Atkinson to re-
heye them of their responsibility as sure
ties on the bond of Joel I. Norwood, coun-
U treasurer of Berrien county. The
bondsmen assert that they went on Nor
woods bond with the understanding that
Norwood would deposit the money in
bank designated by them at Triton. Nor
WOOD has failed 70 comply with this agree
menl. The bOndsmen also allege that Nor
woods books are badly kept and are in
sueh condition that it is impossible to
lell the financial condition of the county.
Inc governor has written Treasurer Nor
vood that he must appear before him on
u before March %, and show reason why
NE petition should not be granted.
Al Powder Springs Tuesday night, while
'ouhS Hardage was walking opposite the
aofe Of John Butner, a merchant, he dis
@'ered TWO men in the store, and, know
Y 'hem to be burglars secured the as
stance OF Parks Lindley and others and
burned to the store. They entered the
Die' surprising the two men, one a tramp
va ine other negro. The negro had a
syo' which he made an effort to use.
sal dse knocked the pistol out of the ne
- ~, mana and at the same time the negro
aoDeu chair close by, and, swinging
WIN all force, brought It crashing down
Hardage's head He sank to the floor.
LUSCIOUS. Lindley grabbed the pistol,
~, IeVehng 1t at the white man, who was
,ins MS best to escape, pulled the trig-
me nan entered the left breast of
uaihp and he was badly wounded, al
uSh not so seriously as Hardage. The
Isiars are in Jail.
columbus special in Atlanta Journal. "a
'nsaton has been sprung in Phenix CITY.
s s vi columbus suburbs, by the disap-
.''Hce Oh one of the most prominent cit
s OF mat place. T. c. Lassiter. a gen
, insurance agent and a representative
r. national Guarantee Loan and
t@ ~ company, of Birmingham, Ala. He
se town about six weeks ago. MANY
hs,ltv'. shareholders of the latter named
| a ,ru'oh nave been informed they were
tar r.als' although they have made reg
|,ro,IlI ray Ihehts to Mr.. Lassiter. This first
Il IT,, suspicion as to the absence of the
Ibarobae33 payments had been made and the
h. n''eIs nave receipts from Lassiter
bio same Various rumors as to his
lga n.l, and the amounts Of short
Itnte1 sl the institutions which he repre-
/ han d aie aioat. The wife of the missing
|kcnrol.a, AIMS that he is out in the country.
! M, '''a''hg from a protracted spree"
a. STATE supreme court has non-suited
- oil a. r. Fowler against the Pre-
Itour, ta,y,S5ldent Insurance Company. The
|bollcv M that inasmuch as no written
8rolld n". ueen issued that the company
coutran, ee held responsible for a verbal
Id proJ,o "a an agent. Fowler is, or was.
| hgb iran minister. Some time dur
cation ''' year ago, Fowler made appli-
|Pretrr, 3lO"W accident policy I'm the
. Tho Cons accident Insurance Company.
| The ara,'!p ny refused the application. but
have M. 'vid Fowler he thought he could
| would ii insured for $500 and said he
| hcers NJ lne application before the or
/ Fowler ' company. Several DAYS after
| tionalv @pPheation he shot Off. linton.
/ and hi W decidently one of his hands.
pauy T,"nned Indemnity from the COM
imlhf ."lrr az another time. under
and H. INSTANCES, shot off his other
Dc as, Company refused payment and
teid h e""s trled before Judge Harry
#0urt ~ lhe city court Of Atiant, ~