The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
GEORGIA.

completely renovated and remodeled.
The election on the prohibition question
in Muscogee county will occur Aug. IS.
There is a possibility that a move may
be made soon to abolish the police com
mission of Columbus.
During the week there was shipped from
the port OF Darien. ooastwise and foreign
ll%222 feet Of timber and lumber, valued
at l340.
An organized gang Of burglars is operat-
ing in Atlanta. and the police and detec-
tives have not been able to secure the
slightest clew.
w II. Stanley Of Hendersonville. s. c..
who was a student at the Massey Busl-
ness College at Columbus, died OF heart
disease Thursday.
Saxon \. Anderson has resigned the
presidency of the Marietta Paper Manu-
featuring Company and is succeeded by
Maj. J. +. Hanson of Macon.
Attorney General Terrell and Principal
Keeper OF the Penitentiary Turner will
make a strong effort to have the bill
putting county convict camps under the
jurisdiction Of the state passed al the next
session of the legislature.
The report that DR.. Virgil O. Harden
of Atlanta died a day or two ago was
erroneous. The physicians attending DR..
Harden announce that his condition was
somewhat improved and it seems that the
chances are now good for his recovery.
Dr. Harden was stricken down with ap-
pendicits last week and Sunday night it
became necessary TO operate.
The Improvements at the Southern
Phosphate Works at Macon are about
completed. and the capacity has been
doubled In preparation for next seasons
business, which commences about Octo-
Der. The output of the works will amount
TO about 100000 next year. At present the
works are running night and day. and
giving employment to about $50 hands,
Suit has been filed in Floyd superior
court, at Rome, for the recovery Of prop
erty valued at $4,000 by heirs of the late
Jonas King. The property involved in
cludes the Masonic Temple and several
valuable business houses below the Ma
sonic building. Jonas King died many
years ago. leaving his wife a life interest.
The widow sold the property, and the
heirs claim they have the title.
A letter has been received by Postmas-
ter Dunbar Of Augusta asking for infor-
nation concerning the heirs of the late
William Ross Gardner, a lieutenant in the
United States navy. who died in Augusta
in 1897. Lieut. Gardner was a brother Of
Mrs. NJ. W. Gould, an uncle of Gordon
Gardner, and related to all OF the Gard
ners of Augusta. His widow is now Mrs.
Mumford of Memphis. Tenn, but was
formerly Miss Mary Kerr of Augusta The
Chicago attorneys probably have reason
TO believe the heirs are entitled to a pen
sion or some back pay from the navy de-
partment.
Macon is to have branch OF the Amer
ican Mission Society. Dr. NJ. NJ APPEL
Is to be in charge of the
Macon branch. The Macon branch Is
90 be in the nature Of a hospital for the
poor At this hospital those who are I'M
able to care for themselves in sickness are
taken In and given medical attention and
medicine free, and at the same time their
spiritual welfare will be looked after In
connection with the society there will be
reading room and services will be held
each Sunday. The American Society only
has three branches in the south. II ia
supported by number OF wealthy peo-
pie.
There seems to be a lively stir on with
the state board Of pharmacy. From pres
ent indications efforts are now being
made 10 GUST DR.. Payne, the state ohen-
Isl. from his position on the board. The
leader IN the crusade Is said to be DR..
j. w. Goodwin Of Macon. The difference
Is thought 70 be the result OF the action
taken by Gov. Atkinson IN insisting that
the resolution appropriatne $1,000 for the
purpose OF analyz.ng and preventing the
SAFE or adulterated drugs be investigated
10 see II the measure would allow the
state board 10 send out an Inspector. This
matter has been referred 10 Attorney Cen
eral Terrell, who Is thoroughly iuvestigat-
ing the resolution. but has not as Vet
rendered any decision thereon
On the Columbus and Western division
OF the Central railroad wednesday pas-
senger train No. ], from Columbus TO Biz.
mingham. with Conductor Davis in charge.
when between Dadeville and Alexander
city was running on schedule time. which
q about forty-dve miles an hour. As Inc
train was nearing q trcstle about twenty
nVe feet high it began slowing up. and
the engineer discovered something In the
center OF the track about the middle OF
the trestle. He Immediately applied his
brake ana reversed his engine. but the
train was running az such "a rate OF speed
that IL was impossible 90 stop before
reaching the trcstle. IL stopped lust AZ n
hA1NA Tue oulttt on tnt track, which was
found 10 be a car wheel placed there bv
come one, evidently for che purpose of
wreeking the train. This was between the
% and "a mile post. IN Tauapooaa county.
negro has been arrested on suspicion.
Augusta Chronicle: il is within the
range Of possibility that the Richmond
Hussars VIII be disbanded The Hussara
a. troop have been In existence since
lfso, being now one hundred and two
years old, and always have been to the
front In peace and In war. and vet they
may be disbanded at the next meeting of
the military advisory board. They arc
placed IN this position on account of their
inapiilty % 50 10 camp. The company
had decided 90 20 10 camp. and twenty.
seven men had aigninod their Willingness
ana desire 90 80 and stated they would 10
II they could possibly get or from work
number OF them could not get their va.
cations just at this time and one or two Of
them became sick Thus the number
n"lndled down until there we're not