The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAI'Hs.

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killed in Attempting to Leap From
a Train at CuIIodCn.
GEORGIA.
A private soldier in the First Georgia
Volunteers is to be discharged by order of
the war department because of a dlshon-
orable discharge from the regular army
Orders to that effect were received at
Griffin last week.
A boy named Floyd Holmes was killed
at Culoden Monday by attempting to leap
from a train. He sold lunches to passen-
gers on the trains and got on the train to
deliver some lunches and remained until
the train had acquired considerable speed.
He then attempted TO leap from the train
and his skull was crushed by the fall.
]. w. Higgins, Reuben higgins and VIII
lis Melton were arraigned at Macon Tues
day before the United States commission
err charged with conspiracy in that they
severely whipped a white man named
Bethea for revealing the location of still.
They were bound over in the sum OF $500,
All the parties are white and Of Epson
county.
A serious runaway, In which the lives
of four young people were endangered, and
nearly eliminating in the death of Miss
Isabel Block, daughter of Frank +.
Block, Miss Coffin of Nashville,
Tenn, and Benton Neal Thornton and
Frank Orme, happened on the Brookwood
road at Atlanta Tuesday. Miss Coffin sus-
tanned serious injury. while Mr.. Orme
was badly bruised about the head and face.
Miss Block and Mr.. Thornton were not
hurt seriously.
Hiram Glasier shot and instantly killed
John Nicely Monday Afternoon at McWin-
Jams mill, several miles south of Griffin
Both parties are boys about y years old.
and 1t was another case Of didn't know Il
was loaded" The boys had been In bath
ing with a number of friends, and as John
stepped out Of the water and started TO
where his clothes were lying, Hiram point
ed the pistol at him and pulled the trig
ger. There was a loud report and his COM
rade fell dead at his feet, the ball having
passed entirely through his brain.
The consolidated vote of Pierce county
is as follows; For Governor, Gambler 65;
Berner, 1855; Atkinson, 172; for secretary of
state, Hardin, III; Cook. 233; for commits
sloner of agriculture, Nesbitt, 1870; Stew
ems, 259; for prison commissioner, Renfroe,
q; Turner. AT. The local contest resulted
in nominations as follows: Representative.
]. Benjamin Bennett; sheriff, Thomas A.
Davis; tax collector, John A Jacobs;
treasurer, B. d. Brantley; clerk OF SUI
perior Court. John Thomas; coroner John
II. O'Quinn; surveyor. William II. Bowen.
The case of Seaton Grantland, adminis-
traitor of the estate of Mrs. Susan NJ.
Bailey, was called in the Superior Court
at Atlanta Tuesday morning and verdict
directed by the judge in favor of the
plaintiff. The suit was filed to recover
$1,000 which Mrs Bailey had invested in
hn ctn Of fa ba I
pany. Auditor II. l.. Culberson, before
whom the case was originally tried held
that the organizers of the company had
been guilty of fraud. The verdict directed
by the judge was In accord with the aud
itor's findings, the exception 10 his re-
port having been overruled.
There is a prisoner at Fort Mcpherson
who was so anxious to leave the army that
he shot one Of his fingers off with the hope
that discharge might be granted him
Private Mapes IS the name of the man.
and he was a member of Company A.
Eleventh Infantry. He was taken to Fort
Mcpherson Sunday from Mobile Ala, hav-
ing been sentenced TO serve a term of two
years for mutilating his own body for the
purpose of deserving the army. Mapes was
In camp a { Mobile when he shot his finger
on. He was tried by a court martial for
the offense, was convicted and sentenced
70 two years Imprisonment.
The Spanish prisoners at Fort NcPher-
son have devised a novel scheme for pass
ing away the tedious hours of confne-
ment. Every day the guard house in
which they are held captive Is transformed
into an arena, and the prisoners play at
bull fighting. The stoutest men furnish
the supply of horses and bulls needed for
the game, while the more slender prisoners
take the part OF bull fighters. Mounted on
their sturdy man steeds the matadors dash
at lively rate around the arena, avoid
ing the vicious attacks of the Infatuated
beasts while seeking an opportunity to get
In an effective thrust. The prisonres are
now afforded a great deal more liberty
than when they We're first taken to Fort
Mcpherson. They are escorted by the
guard for daily walks around the reser-
walton and are allowed to sit out on the
parade ground In the afternoons to hear
the band play. Another privilege granted
them is TO swing in hammocks under the
trees. No order has yet been received at
the post 10 send any of the prisoners away
10 be exchanged for the United States Off
GERS and men captured at Santiago
In Calhoun county there is a large plan
tation managed by two ladies. one night
last week cowardly sneak came to their
called
TO them to come to the door. They asked
who 1t was and his reply was: Come and
see. Their first impulse was to 90 IN
the door and shoot him, but upon second
consideration they decided it was nor hest
10 open the door for fear Of being over
powered and disarmed. So they ordered
him to leave repeatedly. After some little
time they heard his retreating footsteps
Ihey jumped up and rushed 10 the door
and saw from the moonlight II was a
WHITE man and saw the direction he was
gong. They hurriedly dressed and fol-
lowed him TO his home, and reached there
on loot just as he was putting up hls
morse They called 20 him and command
ed him at the point of pistol 10 march
back, and, by dint of indefatigable talk
ing and commanding of him to proceed
nnally got back to their home with him
Just as the sun was rising. They felt as
II It would be cowardly act TO shoot
MIN after having made him march back
SO they procured a good strong rome ana
made him stand perfectly quiet while thew
tied him 20 a tree and administered \
severe thrashing, in full view of a large
crowd OF negroes.
FLORIDA.
The Pensacola News wants all Florida.