The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-11
ITEMS IN THREE STATES,
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.

Populists to support Motley for SEN
ator-Cnndidates in Forsyth Coun-
~ for the LccisInture-New Saw
Mil at Triton Nearing Completion.
Two Attempts to Burn Hotel at
Macon.
GEORGIA.
About one car load of fruit Is sent from
Triton by express daily.
Machinery is being rapidly placed in the
large saw mill Of Capt. IT. II. Tift, at Til
ton, and the hum of the saw VIII soon be
heard again. When completed this viii be
one of the best equipped saw mills in the
South.
Lieut.. James Y. Heidi. a son of Rev
James w, Heidi. formerly of Atlanta, now
of Athens, is with the regular troops of
the United States army around Santiago
and his command figured conspicuously ia
the famous charge up san Juan hill.
The reports from Cobb county indicate
that the Populsts will support John E.
Motley in his race for senator against Col
r. T. Nesbitt, the nominee of the Demo-
cratic convention. The support of Mr.. MOI
ley comes largely from the country dis
tricts and it is said that the Populists
Will vote for him.
Up to dare there are five candidates in
the field for the Democratic nomination
from Forsyth county 10 the next session
of the Georgia legislature. They are: Nj.
w. A. Cannon, Rev. NJ T. Hurst, Rev.
j. Q. A. Randolph, Coils. A. G. Stone and
Joseph II. Feil1er. The latter two were the
last representatives The Populist party
Will have candidates in the field also.
Judge J. H. Lumpkln has directed Re
ceiver Morris Hirsch in the Moody &
Brewster case, at Atlanta, to sell the iden
titled goods at public cutlery on Aug. IS.
at 10 a. m. The Inventory of the identified
goods is to be completed as early as posi-
BILE and afterwards an inventory of the
unidentified goods is to be made. The re-
ceiver is to make a report of his sale TO
the court for confirmation or rejection on
Aug Is The complete inventory is to be
reported on Aug. is.
Company D, United States Volunteers
Is at Camp Dyer, near Augusta They are
negro immunes from the North. Their
hISt day in camp developed a unique IN
cident. Morning drill was just over. A
country WaGon loaded with watermelons
drove by. Immediately it was hailed and
as quickly it was surrounded by the ne
groes. Capt. Beatty was on the scene in
moment. He forbade the men to buy the
melons. lie had orders from Washington
not 10 permit the men 10 partake of mel
ons for ten days after arrival The hearts
of the dusly soldiers fell within their
breasts They do not understand the or
der that cuts off their melons even tenn
porariy.
Had it not been for the quick appearance
of the fire department Friday night the
whole National Hotel block on Fourth
street, at Macon, with all of Its stores
would have been reduced to ashes. About
midnight Ed. Dreyfus who was sitting on
the sidewalk saw a man come out of the,
building hurriedly. and move rapidly to-
ward Plum. a few minutes later he smell
ed fire and calling assistance he went into
the hotel or lodging house and discovered
the curtains and carpet of one of the
rooms to be afire. This was extinguished
About three quarters of an hour later
smoke was pouring down the stairway. and
an alarm was turned in. The fire was then
found to be in a store room near the head
OF the stairway, and on the same floor
with the bedroom. A stream of water ex-
tlnguished the flames. 1t Is probable that
$50 will cover the loss from both fire and
water