The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Came TO Ne Ordered to Chicka-
mauga-NeEro Under Sentence to
BE Hanged To-day Likely to he
RespIted-Train wrecked by the
Collapse of a TrestIe on the Blue
Ridge and Atlantic Railroad.
GEORGIA.
The marriage of Mrs. Frances Cunning
ham Wells and Judge Don Pard &c was SOL
emnized at Atlanta Tuesday night
The City Council of Rome mas appro-
priated 600 for the purpose of rebuild
ing and remodehng the fire al,Tm system.
The work wiz begin shortly. and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as posi-
Die.
Hon. o. B. Stevens reques Is the Morn
ing News to say to his frierds and CORE
epondents throughout the state that their
letters will ali be acknowi edged as soon
as possible. Applications and indorse-
ments for positions in the agricultural de-
partment are being filled, and if Mr.. Stew
ems Is elected in October these will all be
given due consideration before appoint
ments are made.
1t is probable that the Governor will
give a short respite to the negro, Weaver.
VINO Is unQer sentence 10 DG hanged IN
Thomaston, Upson county, to-day, for the
crime of assault. Il has developed that
there is doubt in the minds of the judge
and solicitor general as to the correctness
of the verdict and the respite viii prob
ably be granted in order 10 give the Prison
Commission time to investig ate the case.
The statement is made and comes from
one of the most prominent physicians in
Macon that the cause of the recent cases
of fever which occurred almost exclusive
ly among the young society ladies was
caused by drinking water that was drawn
from a web and was given to them on the
occasion of a party at a residence of a
leading citizen. This is denied, however
and it is said that the cause is from milk
given at a party. The members of the
Macon Medical Association are conduct
ing an investigation.
A Pullman car robber has been getting
in his work near Macon for some time.
Tuesday night, for the third time. he or
they entered the Pullman car on the
Southern train bound north and due IN
Macon at 4 o clock and succeeded in secur-
ing a very comfortable amount of booty.
One passenger, whose name could not be
learned from the railroad officials was
robbed of everything he had in the way
of Valuablesi and considered himself lucky
to be allowed to get out of the car with
his clothes on his back. Other passen-
gers lost a quantity of baggage and valu-
ables. The robbery occurred at some point
below Macon and presumably between
Macon ard Eastman. This is the third
time that a deeper on the same train has
been entered. On the last occasion an
empty valise was found at Suattons brick
yard. There Is absolutely no clue to the
robber or robb ers
Atlanta Jour ual: Col. William p. Han
has returned to Atlanta from Chickamau-
ga Park, and h as resumed his duties at
department. heao quarters. Col. Hall stat
ed to-day that " lille a. Camp Thomas he
did not hear anyt hing of Gen. M. V. Sherl-
dams having been ordered here. The
colonel has made no request to be assigned
TO duty in the field, but will go wherever
he is sent. 1t was at the suggestion of
Col Hail that the First Georgia Regiment
was ordered to Chickamauga. In a con-
versatiOn with the colonel, Gen. Brooke
remarked that he had q vacancy in one OF
the brigades of his corps that he would
like to ill with a good regiment Col Hail
a once thought of the First Georgia. and
he assured Gen. Brooke that IL was as
fine a body of men and as splendidly Off
cered as any regiment in the country.
Upon this recommendation the order was
issued for the Georgia boys to become a
part of the First Army Corps.
Panther cSeek tresCe, on the Blue sRidge
and Atlantic Railroad. ninety-four feet in
hight, three and half miles south Of
Tallulah Falls, fell in Tuesday evening az
$50 o'clock, carrying down a whole train
OF cars and engine, with crew of five men
and two passengers The entire train of
cars and trestle were burned. Engineer
Henry johnson has a terrible wound on
the head. cut by track rails as the train
went down. He is not expected to live.
Fireman Clinton Ivey is reported dying.
Express Messenger George Shirley Is re.
ported as slightly hurt. Conductor John
Faulkner has one arm and leg bruised bad
~, but will recover. Passenger WIZ Ware,
travelling salesman for an Athens house,
IS seriously hurt 1t is thought he will
live. Flagman Charles Askea is seriously
hurt, wounded in the head Shlpt. Lau-
raine of the road is doing all in his power
for the unfortunate crew and passengers.
The only other passenger on the train
was DR.. DuBose of TalIulah Falls, who
escaped unhurt.