The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
SUICIDE AT VALDOsTA.
a Travelling Salesman Kills Himself
in Hotel.

! Valdosta, Ca. Jan. "A young travel.
/ ing salesman arose from the breakfast
table at the Prescott house this morning,
and walking out into the hotel office placed
the muzzle Of thirty-elght caliber re-
volver to his bosom and ended his life.
! The young mans name was G. H.
Clarke, said to be representing the New
Spencer Medicine Company Of Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn He had been in and around this
city for several days and during the past
two days had appeared in a very gloomy
condition lie received a telegram from
a brother on Wednesday announcing the
death OF his mother at Washington, ID. c..
and it is said that he wanted to attend the
funeral, but did not have the money to go
on.
on Thursday, It is said, that he tele-
graphed his house to honor his draft by
wire for so, but nothing was heard from
the house. He turned to the wine cup TO
drown his sorrows and finally brought al.
TO an end by killing himself. Yesterday
ne was in state Of intoXication and last
night he was under the influence OF
whisky. He was at the breakfast table
at the hote this morning by o'clock, but
appeared in very nervous condition. The
negro walter received his order for break
iast ana went to the kitchen to get il, but
Clarke left the room before the meal was
- we'd. He was noticed to leave the din
ing room hurriedly, and his restless conGi-
ton was also noticed by other boarders
at the house.
lie went into the Office and walking UP
to the desk, drew his pistol and placed Ii
against the right side of his chest. There
was loud report and the young man sank
to the floor Medical attention was sum
moned and he was pronounced dead but
rallied a little and remained alive until
nearly u o'clock.
kilograms were sent to his brother at
Washington, d. c., but nothing had been
heard from him up to a late hour. The
body will be given burial by the people
here If instructions are net received from
the young mans relatives.
Clarke was very well acquainted here
having worked in this city with Burt &
Wallace several years ago, and having
also clerked at the Prescott hotel at one
time.
The Valdosta Institute will open it's
spring term next Monday with the largest
attendance the school has ever had. The
number of scholars has outgrown the ca
pacity of the building almost, although
IL was nearly doubled last year 1t is very
probable that the trustees will increase
the capacity of the building during the
summer. They have recently bought a
complete outfit of chemical apparatus for
illustrating natural science and in other
ways the equip nent of the school has been
very much improved
The new board of county commissioners
win meet next Tuesday and establish a
policy for next year. 1t is understood that
the commissioners expect to make many
changes in county affairs, but what the
changes are will not be known until after
Tuesdays meeting At the meeting Tues
day the commissioners made an appropri-
alton of $3.50 for the Valdosta Videttes, the
money to be expended in equipping the
company.
Last night a fire alarm created a good
deal of excitement here. as the flames
were located in a very thickly settled part
of the town. The fire proved to be in an
clubhouse in the rear of Dave Thomas
cottages, and it was extinguished before
other damage was done.