The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

EpiScopHCy-Sutt Ter BiNOrCe Nt
MISUNDERSTANDING Merchants
Reaching out for Cuban and Porto
Rican Trude-HOt Fight in IA Color
ed baptist Church ut Orlando.
wolves Causing Trouble to Cattle
men in Lafayette County.
GEORGIA.
Martin E. Smith and Miss Beatrice
Reynolds. both of brownsville, were mar
ried at the brides home Monday after
noon.
The electric lighting company with which
Coyington contracted for a city plant has
failed and that city stands just where it
did in March SO far as lights are concern
ed. The Star is urging action by the CAty
Council.
Attorney General Terrell has received
from Hon. Lyman j. Gage, Secretary OF
the Treasury. a letter saying that the
revenue tax does not apply to checks by
state, county and city officers on public
funds for public purposes.
Suit was filed Monday in the City Court
of Atlanta 10y Newton Adams against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 for damages alleged 10
have been sustained by him from the
Louisville and Nashville al Gadsden, Ala
The City of Macon, plying the Ocmulgee
between Macon and Brunswick, has brok-
en- all records for run on that river. The
boat left Macon Wednesday morning at
Z O'clock and arrived al Brunswick sun
day at 10 o'clock The distance down the
river is 325 miles and nearly 200 stops are
made.
Col. A. w. Hoduelt. a prominent citizen
of Clayton county, died Thursday night
from the effects of a stroke of paralysis.
He was stricken while on his way to
church with his family. He was IS years
old a faithful member of the Presbyterian
Church and at one time was member
OF Claytons bar
Mrs. Matte Hardin of Atlanta has filed
suit for divorce against her husband,
James Hardin, alleging cruel treatment
and deserton as the grounds for the ac-
ton. Mrs Hardin alleges that her nus
band got drunk and mistreated her, that
he Incorporated her jewelry and that
she was treated In an outrageous manner
by him before he abandoned her to strug-
gle for existence alone. She says has de-
parture was source of great relief to
her, however, and she prays for total
separation from her husband.
Ben Balagur, a 14-year-old cash boy of
the Bass Clothing Company, was arrested
at Atlanta Saturday night. He confessed
to having knocked down" 81 of the firms
money, but said he committed the crime
because he had been told that others did
so. and were never caught, and that he
was in need of some spending money. He,
however, was caught up with on the sec
ond day of his dishonest operations, ana
frankly owned the crime. His father
stated that the boy was given a greater
Of y
and that his home was made as pleasant
for him as possible. The boy Is too youth
full to realize the enormity of his crime
and talks of it without the least reserve.
Fort Valley Leader: In conversation
with Mr.. Walton of Byron one day last
week he told a story that wen illustrates
the vitality of the Chinaberry tree. Mr..
Walton had one of these delightful shade
trees on a part of his premises and in
making some Improvements 1t became
necessary to cut it down. The tree was
some four or five feet in circumference
and he dug it up by the roots He burnt
the roots and branches of the tree, and
had the old stump several days in the
fire until all the bark was burned off and
O good deal of il consumed. Finally TO
get Ii out OF the way he hauled it about
hundred yards and dumped Ii into a Sc
cluded corner. This was some five months
ago. The other day happening to pass
that way Mr.. Walton, to his surprise.
found that a number of shoots had come
out from the old burnt stump. Mr. Wal
ton is a well-known, substantial citizen
and this evidence from his establishes be-
yond doubt the extreme vitality of the
Chinaberry tree.
Atlanta Journal: Bishop Thomas A
Becker of the Catholic diocese of Geor-
gia, is in Atlanta to give direction to the
Catholic Cathedral. which is progressing
finely. He is looking remarkably well and
is receiving congratulations upon having
attained the thirtieth anniversary of his
nfe-work. Bishop Becker is very at
tractive man. His manner is most agree
able and impressive, his conversation
pleasant and instructive, his learning pro-
found and thorough, and his power as a
pulpit orator pronounced and magnetic.
He is a man of big, broad views, and is
greatly beloved by his people, and enjoys
a wide popularity in Georgia, where many
years of his great and noble life have
been passed. In answer to questions this
morning, Bishop Becker gave out the fol-
lowing interesting facts: Yes" said he,
to-day is the thirteith anniversary OF
my episcopacy. l was consecrated first
bishop of Wilmington, Delaware by Arch
bishop Martin J. Spalding of Baltimore.
had been nine years in the priesthood,
having been ordained in Rome by Cardi-
nal Patrizi, the vicar of Plus the TX.
was a student of the Urban College of the
propaganda OF the thirty years of my
episcopacy eighteen were passed in WI
mington Del and twelve have been
spent IL savannah
-Four well-known young men of Atlanta
have been arrested since last Friday on
the charge of burglary. They are Stanley
Cattrell, ID. A. Hammond, Edward Bur
ton and William Ratteree. Two weeks ago
the saloon of G. w. Lawless was broken
into and 1900 cigars, valued at $780, were
stolen. The burglars entered by smash
ing The plate-glass in the front door, and
on leaving unboted the front door, There
had been other similar burglaries in the
same locality of the city. Officers have
worked on the cases and the arrest of the
four young men is the result of the infor-
nation the police have obtained. Ham
mond declares his ability 10 prove an
abb; Burton claims he was not on the
street of the burglary that night and
RaftpFee and CaItVall saw they ara Gin, ,,l,r