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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
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WALSH TO RUN FOR MAYOR.
Augustus Veteran Editor Receives
81 FIattering Nomination.

Augusta, Ca, Sept. 6.-Hon. Patrick
Walsh is again in the race for mayor of
Augusta. Tonight a crowd of several
hundred men, representing every interest
and section of the city marched up Broad
street to Mr. Walsh's home, and with
cheers for Walsh" called him to his
front piazza.
Councilman Charles A. Doolittle then
stepped 10 the front, and said: 'Mr
Walsh: I have been delegated by this
large and enthusiastic assemblage of your
fellow citizens to tender to you the may
orally of Augusta. All you have TO do is
TO give US your formal acceptance of the
nomination and the thing is done" There
was then great cheering and calls for
walsh"
Mr.. Walsh expressed his qualification at
the expression of confidence and the honor
extended, and said he would make the
race. If he was elected he pledged the
people an honest and economical admins
tration of the city's affairs, and the exer-
else Of every possible effort to enhance the
manufacturing and commercial interests
of the city. He said with the support and
co-opera ton of the men before him he
would. without a shadow of a doubt lead
them to victory on election day. After the
speaking the crowd filed by shaking
hands with Mr. Walsh and pledging him
enthusiastic support.
This gives a new turn to the mayoralty
contest in Augusta and insures a great
contest on the LIST of December if Mr.. Kerr
and Capt dAntignac remain in the race
and Postmaster Dunbar enters it.
MIR. Walsh's friends are absolutely con-
hdent of his election, and don't believe
there will be anybody else in the race on
election day.
At the meeting of council to night, Ed
ward L. Lawrence and S. Schrameck were
elected police commissioners to fill vacan-
cies caused by the death of Commission
ers Bindewald and Wilson.
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AFFAIRS AT FITZGERALD.
The G. A. r.. Colony Reports a Pros
,a-oYs Gaason-caDaraI NaxvS

The G. A. r.. Colony Reports a Pros
porous ACKNOWLEDGEMENT News.
Fitzgerald, Ga, Sept. 6.-The completed
map of the colony lands shows three hum
bred and seventeen houses on the five-acre
tracts, one hundred and eighty-five on the
ten-acre tracts, and one hundred and
twenty-one on twenty and forty-acre
tracts This makes a total of six hum
bred and twenty-three houses on tracts
outside the original city limits. The houses
in the city have not been counted, but it
is estimated that there are at least four
times as many as are on the outside tracts.
The city schools begin the years work
to-day with a strong corps of teachers,
twelve in number. A very large attend
ance is expected. The County Teachers
Association held an interesting session on
Saturday. and discussed many interesting
topics. Excellent music was furnished by
Prof e. Butcher and Miss BidWen.
Mr. NJ. l. Kibby is having a series of
views made, representing various promi-
nent business houses and private resi-
dences, for use in lecturing tour through
the north, which he will make this win
ter.
Advices from the northern managers of
the auction lot sale of Nov. is, state that
1t will be attended by q very large num-
Der of people from Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
The burning of Johnson's store at Ir-
winville, early in the week has developed
a sensation The store was insured in the
Aetna and their agent MIR Symons, heard
rumors which led him to investigate.
About 81 200 worth of goods were discov-
cred by the officers, and these had been
hidden in the grass and shrubs. They
were carefully removed and a guard left
in waiting, and during the darkest part
of the night a wagon approached, the oc-
cupant evidently searching for the goods.
Three arrests have been made, and MIR.
Symons feels confident that the right men
were secured.
A negro shack in this city was destroyed
by fire on Saturday afternoon. The occu-
pauts. a couple of negroes had very hot
fire and the woodboX soon caught. The
loss was slight.
The ladies of the G. A. r. gave a very
pleasant social on Saturday afternoon and
evening at the residence of Mrs. William
Allen, on Pine street.
Mr. c. F. Dodge of Nashville was a
guest of Capt. Welch on Sunday.
Since the opening up of the cotton mar
ket at this place there is noticeable diff
| ference in the business of all kinds. A
| great many bales of cotton come in daily
| and it is probable that a great deal of II
| win be bought here this season. The mer-
chants are preparing for a heavy business
| this winter.
Light rains during the week have made
| the weather delightful.
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More About a national Team.
From the Washington Star.

Maj. Harris last night discussed his
proposition to organize an American rifle
team and went over the details with Gen.
Spencer, New Jerseys inspector general
of rifle practice; Gen. Kirby, the inspector
Of New York. Capt. Williamson, who
commands the Georgia rifle team, and sew
eral other rihemen of note.
He also chatted with Gen. Wingate The
sentiment is unanimously favorable to the
formation of a national team, and as the
result of the several caucuses that have
been held Maj. Harris win proceed at once
to enter officially into correspondence with
the adjutants general of every state and
territory in the union and with the au-
thorities of the British National Rifle AS
sociation. An understanding has also been
reached a 5 to the general characteristic of
the rife and ammunition needed by the
team. The probabilities are that the num-
Der of men from each state will not exceed
five. The other details agreed upon are
substantially the same as heretofore ex-
clusively stated in the Star.
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ECHOES OF SEA GrRr.
An interesting Tribute to the Geor-
gsa Sharpsb0Oters.
Editorial in Ia ~ ZOE Sun.

Editorial in the New York Sun.
That this years annual meeting on the
New Jersey rife range was favored once
more with generally fine weather the high.
and, in some Instances, record-breaking
scoring Itself shows. But in truth the Sea
Girt range has from its foundation been
used to fair skies, thereby contrasting
with the old National Rifle Associations
meetings at Creedmoor, which We're he'd
little later in the season, and often IN
bad light, troublesome winds, and, above
all, in drenching rains.
Georgia has once more carried off the
lions share of the laurels. and by a big
margin. The number of her highest pos
siDle scores at the short and middle
ranges is indeed most striking, and her
superiority this year has been overwhelm-
ing. This is the more noteworthy since
II was not until 1894 that Georgia ever APP
peared at Sea Girt. Then she found out
what she had to do. and ever since has
been doing it.. The next year she carried
or the bronze 'tSoldier of Marathon the
coveted interstate emblem. and then rap
IDLY rose to be the most formidable com
petitor on the field. The point to note
specially in her success is the encourage
ment 1t offers to new teams TO visit sea
Glrt, and, even if they fail at first, to try
again, after securing an amount of prac-
tice and skill that deserves to win.
We should now like, indeed, for the sake
of the general good of the National Guard
OF the country, to find some newcomer in
the lists wearing, in its turn, the laurels
that at present belong to Georgia. \ word
OF praise, too, is due to New York, which
made gallant and creditable fight for the
honors. with a picked team, instead of
neglecting or partly negeeting the chief
matches, as in some recent years. The
Empire state is still at the head in the
aggregate holding sof the Soldier of Mar
athon' and the Hilton trophy, taking
twenty-three years together since the for
mer was established, and it can afford to
look without regret at the progress made
by the riflemen of other states,
The main drawback to the success of the
seventh meeting at Sea Grit seems to us
to be that 80 few states were represented
in it, In the palmy days of Creedmoor
which was once the national range but
which has lost its honors to Sea Girt as
Wimbledon did to Bisley, we used to have
teams coming to it from as far away as
Michigan and even California, and crack
individual rifiemen from New Orleans or
farther Regulars too from the far
west and even from the Pacific, as well as
from the division of the Atlantic, contend
ed with the national guard, and even
teams from Great Britain and her colo
MES have shot on the range.
1t is to be hoped that Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and
other states that have contested in past
years the National Rifle Associations
matches at Creedmoor or Sea Grit will
reappear, and that other states will Join
them, so making the annual meeting truly
national in the number of its competitors.
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O.r1 cure nausea, Indigestion,
MAcoN's SENSATIONAL MURDER.
Reid Put on Trial For the killing of
InIsfead Last April.

Macon Ga, Sept. 6.-The trial of
Charles Reid for the murder of L. W.
Halstead began in Bibb superior court
this morning. The court room was packed
with people TO hear the sensational fea-
lures Of The case as developed by evidence
for the state.
Mrs. Reid, with a three weeks old babe
WAS present, while opposite her sat wo-
man, small o. stature, whose beautiful
face bore traces of sorrow for loss of her
husband. Dressed in deep mourning, she
was the cynosure of all eyes in the court
room, and evidently had the sympathy of
every heart.
The other side was no less pathetic, for a
young mother with an infant in her arms,
and her husband before the bar of justice,
charged with the awful crime of murder,
with nothing to save him from conviction.
save the sentiment of the public, or a
higher law that warrants man to exercise
vengence on one, who offers to violate the
sancity of his home.
A jury was soon sworn in and witnesses
were placed on the stand. The state readi-
~ proved that Reid, without saying a
word shot L. W. Halstead to death on
HNeAcAhCiAA maui ny ANNiu Ailctl mar
stead asked to visit her that night, the
night of the tragedy April Z.
Tomorrow sensational evidence may be
given, as it is understood that the prose-
cutting attorney will endeavor to show
that Mrs. Reds conduct induced Hal
steads proposition. Witnesses will be put
on the stand from Greensboro and other
towns to besmirch the woman's charac-
ter, but there is no positive evidence
against her. Most of the Witnesses will
simply repeat what Reid. the jealous hus-
band, had himself charged against his
own wife. Solicitor Robert Hodges is con-
Quoting the prosecution alone, while the
defense Is by Washington Dessau, C. A.
Turner, Richard Jordon.
Dennington's case win be called if Reid
is convicted, otherwise 1t will be mol.
rrnesa1
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On the Ranges at Sen Girt.
From the New York Post.

From the New York Post
Sea Girt, N. J., Sept 4.-The seventh
annual meeting of the New Jersey Rifle
Association and the matches of
the National Rifle Association
end this afternoon. In point
of attendance and in high scores made by
at least one of the contesting teams-Geor-
gias-the meet has been the best yet held
on the famous Sea Girt range. In too
large a degree the matches have been one
sided, but still careful, conscientious eff
fort has characterized all the work with
a very few exceptions.
Intense interest was manifested in the
Hilton trophy competition, which lasted
from 10 until $50 o'clock yesterday be-
cause the result was uncertain until near
ly the last shot was fired whether the
$1,000 trophy and the honor would go TO
New York or Georgia. New Jersey led by
four points on the 200-yard range, and the
crowd of visitors behind the ropes We're in
high glee. New York, too, was ahead of
Georgia; but the southerners forged ahead
after lunch, when the stiff wind slowed
up. The New Jersey team, on the other
hand, went to pieces on the 500-yard tar
gets. or rather one of it's members did
Albert Van Kelst of the Second Troop.
Red Bank. who was put on the team in
place of Graft. Van Kelst broke the Sea
Girt record for misses. Here is his string:
0, 0, 0, 4, A, 0, 0-S ont Of a possible So
Most of the bullets went into the bank,
and some, it was thought, over into the
Atlantic. If he had made a reasonable
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
THE HARRIS HOMICIDE.
Stripping Who Killed Cornett Sur
renders to the Sheriff.


Columbus, Ca, Sept. 81. E. Stripping
was arrested here at noon to-day for the
murder of w. J. Cornett, near Chipley
Harris county, last Saturday night. He
surrendered voluntarily to the sheriff.
Stripping says Cornett insulted his mar
ried sister, Mrs. Howell Durham, and
when he resented it, made threats to take
his life. This, he says, was several days
before the killing. Saturday night,
Stripping went to the home of Cornett and
saw him sitting at a window reading. He
shot him through the window with a gun
loaded with buckshot. The man was
alone in the house. and the killing was
not known until Sunday. Stripping was
summoned to serve on the coroner's jury,
no one thinking he had anything to do
with the murder. He got excused and came
to this city, travelling through the coun-
try.
Both men are prominent farmers of Har-
ris county, and the affair is creating a
great sensation. STRIPPING is we'll known
here having belonging to the fire depart
ment for several years.
Cornetts friends say he has not told a
true story. They say Howell Stripping is
brave man and would have protected his
wife himself if she had been insulted,
without leaving it to her brother.
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HYMEN WILL HOLD COURT.
THE VETERAN OF A HUNDRED RAT
TIES BEFORE HIS BAR

The IOnGstreet-DOrtch Match Is said
TO BE Matter of Which There Is
No Doubt-The Ceremony to Be
Performed at the Governors Man
sion by Rev. Fnther ShadeweIl
Under Special Dispensation.
Gossip About the Interesting Cou-
pie.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. ct was authorize
lively announced here to-day that the
marriage Of Miss Ellen Dortch, assistant
state librarian. and Gen. James Long
street viii occur at the executive man
sion Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
and at 4:S0 o'clock the pair viii leave for
their future home in Gainesville.
A special dispensluon has been secured
from Bishop Becker, the Catholic bishop
of the diocese Of Georgia, for permission
to have the ceremony performed by Rev
Father Shadeweu of the Catholic Church
of the Immaculate Conception i'm this city.
The marriage VIII occur in the parlors Of
the mansion and the wedding will be
quiet one. only the friends of Miss Dortch
among the state house officials, and a few
uersonal friends of Gen. Longstreet be-
ing present
Miss Dortch is the first woman to hold
an official position under the state gov
eminent in Georgia, and has been prom
inent applicant for the position of libra
rian. Gen. Longstreet is one of the most
famous commanders of the civil war, and
has been often honored by high positions
under the federal government. His home
is in Gainesville,
The home of Miss Dortch was in Carnes-
VILE. first and afterward in Milledge-
vile. where she conducted daily news
paper for several years. Her father was
q newspaper man. but has been dead sew
eraI years and she took his place, and
has bravely held her own since his death,
supporting herself and her mother through
her own Independent efforts.
It is said that the governor will ap-
point Editor Jim Brown of Newman state
librarian, but Editor Brown, who was
here to-day, says he is not an applicant,
though he does not say he Will not be ap-
rOinted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
"a vietory ZOE GeorgIa.,
From the Brunswick Times.

The achievement of the rihemen from
Savannah in capturing everything in sight
at Sea Girt entities them to the warmest
praise from every citizen Of Georgia. The
principal trophy of the match. the Hilton
trophy. comes to Georgia for another
year, and Savannah men have either cap
tured or come close to seconds for so
many other prizes that they have ample
reason for calling themselves the cham
pion marksmen Of the country. Their
work. as individuals and as teams, cannot
be surpassed in this country, if anywhere.
If the teams proposed to be made up
from the teams now contesting at Sea
Girt to go abroad to contest with the crack
teams of Europe shall mateTialize, it is
certain that three-fourths of its member
ship viii come from Savannah. Georgians
everywhere will hope that the team will
be made up, and then will join in urging
that evety man selected from Georgia go.
Georgia is proud of Savannahs citizen
soldiers.
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49,
CONVICT LABOR QUESTION.
Judge FaIIigant Has Issued Orders
in His Judicial District.


Atlanta, Ga, Sept 6-Judge Falligant
of the eastern circuit is the first member
of the judiciary to make response to
Gov. Atknson's recent communication in
reference to the abolition of the illegal
private lease contracts of misdemeanor
convicts.
Inspector Byrd's report showed that
there is one county In the eastern circuit
that has let it's convicts 90 private per-
sons. Judge Falligant came to Atlanta
to-day 10 see the governor and confer
with him about il. He failed to catch him
at the capital owing to the governors par
ticipating in the Labor day exercises, but
this evening he saw him at the mansion.
lie had a talk over the matter Judge Fall
ligant assuring the governor that he has
adopted the right line i'm bringing about
this reform in the misdemeanor system.
Speaking of his own circuit Judge Fal-
ligant said the same system prevails
there as in Fulton, Chatham county TAX
ing all the convicts from her neighbors
In the single county referred TO when pri-
vate parties have made a lease the judge
stated that he had already issued instruc-
tons to the officers of has court 10 cancel
this contract and observe the letter OF the
law in the premises.
Judge Falligant returned to Savannah
tonight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
A SENSATIONAL STORY.
Rumor Says an Attempt VIII he
Made to Force Perry's Release.

Made to Force Perry's Release.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. ga rumor has
reached the city to-day that an attempt
will be made by the friends of II. S.
Perry. the murderer of Belly Lanier, to
take him from the officials on Wednes-
day and save him from death of the
gallows.
The rumor IS that a number of men
from Gwinnett county who are Perrys
friends, will so to Decatur, overpower the
officials, rescue the prisoner and escape
with him to some point where he will be
out of reach of the officers of the law.
Gwinnett county and if such a move is
contemplated it will doubtless cause trou-
bic.
This morning Perry's brothers and two
sisters visited him in his cell at the jail.
Rev. J. NJ. Williams of Gwinnett county,
Perry's home, also paid a visit to the
doomed man.
Another effort was made this afternoon
to get Gov. Atkinson to interfere, but il
failed. An affidavit was presented to him
signed by Ike Shepherd, the man who
carried Perry's warning note to Lanier
before the killing. The contents of the
affidavit corroborated the story of the al
legged assault upon Mrs. Perry. Sheppard
came from Kentucky to give his testi-
mony, but the governor had already con-
sidered it in the form Of a telegram from
him during the recent hearing, and il
could not change his mind to-day.
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SHE WAS STAGE STRUCK.
A Physician Relates His Domestic
woes in the Divorce Court.

Atlanta, Ca, Sept 6-A highly sensa-
tionaI divorce bill was filed to-day by DR..
w. NJ. Durham one of the best known
physicians of the city, and an active Off
cial of the Georgia College of Eclectic
Medicine and Surgery. His wife, Mrs
Arta Brown Durham, is an unusually
handsome woman, and the allegations
against her make a highly spicy story.
The fair defendant is widely known as
Miss Arta Brown, elocutionist and anna
teur actress.
The petition of DIR. Durham alleges that
his wife has not only destroyed his peace
and happiness, but has squandered $50 900
which represented the savings of life
time leaving him a comparatively old
man, not only heartbroken, but penniless.
According to DR.. Durham's petition, he
and Miss Arta Brown We're married IN
1886. At that time she was beauufui
girl of Is summers and he was a man OF
middle age The doctor alleges that from
the start he was a victim of his wite's I'M
sovernable temper and that since that
time she has made his life miserable. or
the eight years of their married life. DR..
Durham alleges his wife has not spent
1anta, and less than that time
in his home. He says she has
repeatedly refused to return to his home.
Despite his entreaties it is alleged, Mrs.
Durham has gone to New York and other
northern cities associatng with theatre
cal people and engaging in performances
which he charges are ''disgraceful to the
character of a decent married woman"
1t is charged that finally she promised
TO return home and he sent her money to
buy a ticket, but this money, according to
the doctor was spent by his young wife in
''riotous living" The petition closes with
the allegation that DR.. Durham has been
a. kind and loving husband, struggling all
ways to make his wife contented and hap
by and provide her with not only the nee
essaries, but for the comforts of life. But
in return for all this, he claims he has
received Only broken promises, blighted
hopes and mercenary affections, until the
limit of human patience has been reach
ed"
A friend of Mrs. Durham said to-day
that Mrs. Durham was forced to resort
TO the stage for a livelihood. and charged
that her husband failed to provide a suit
able home for her. The answer to be filed
to the suit promises to be a very warm
one
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Wants to Handicap Them.

Special to the New York Sun
Sea Grit Sept. 1.-The seventh annual
meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle As
ISOLATION closed at 6 O clock this afternoon
after one of the most successful shoots in
its history. The Georgia men swept every
thing before them, winning all but one
of the matches in which they were enter
ed. One of the New JersS@n Rifle Associa-
ton officers said to Col. Cam tonight
that he was thankful the Georgia boys
had not carried away the grounds and
targets ,a .iuf .aa
The clean sweep of. matches. both indi-
Vidual and team, made by the Georgia
marksmen has caused some dissatisfaction
states represented at the meeting. Gen
Spencer said this afternoon
1t is very likely that the New Jersey
State Rife Association will handicap the
best sharpshooters who will compete in
the matches next year. Unless this is
done there will be a great deal of trouble.
Every one will admit that the Georgia
shooters have an advantage over the
northern marksmen. They have a good
range, and, with perfect weather all the
year round, they have better opportunities
for practice than the miitamen of New
Jersey, New York, Maine, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and other northern states.
l would suggest that a marksman who
makes possible in any of the matches
be handicapped a certain number of points
next year. We must do this if we hope to
keep up the reputation of the range.
New Jersey, New York, and the District
of Columbia each had her best teams here
this year, but they could do nothing with
the Georgia boys. The Washington marks
men for these reasons would not enter sew
eral of the matches"