The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
GEORGIA.

counties is very large
In the prohibition election held In Talia-
ferro county Thursday the wet ticket was
carried by a majority of les.
J. H. Han of Macon has entered the
legislative race in Bib county and thus
probably completes the list of candidates
The social features Of the Atheneum
Club at Athens have been abolished, and
IT will henceforth be strictly a mems
CLUB,
Dunbar has been visited by a very severe
storm, which has considerably damaged
the crops. II has cut off the fruit crop
one-half.
During the week there was shipped from
the port Of Darien, coastwlse and foreign,
29l2,S5S feet Of timber and lumber. val
ued at $30,05S
r. B. Alsop Of Stilmore died Thursday
night of heart failure He was well known
throughout that section. He had been
connected with the postohice for num-
Der Of years.
John Gibson, negro, living on the place
OF Alt Reeves, near Camak, while cross
ing the track was knocked off by train No.
II Wednesday. The mans arm is broken
and he is badly bruised and cut about
the head His mule was killed ana the
buggy torn to pieces.
A thief entered the convent which adj
Joins the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception at Atlanta Friday and stole S115
from the room Of the mother superior \
short time ago a thief was chased from
the church while attempting to rob the
poor box. Several other efforts have been
made to steal the contents Of this box.
S Frank Warren, formerly well known
as a hotel man, died suddenly in Atlanta
on Friday afternoon. At the time of his
death he held the Office of public weigher.
Mr. Warren was clerk in the Brown
House, Macon, during the civil war and
afterwards was with the Kimball and the
Markham in Atlanta. There never was
a more clever man than Mr.. Warren and
his death will be regretted by thousands
Of people throughout the state.
The soldiers who have been visiting their
home folks in Macon during the past week
on furlough, report that they viii not be
paid the fun $3.50 per month, which the
government has promised the privates or
the army, but will receive each month
only SIS, the $3.50 to be held back for them.
az EOfNl AlAAleAiLI Atd1 It's reasons 4OI TINS,
but as yet the soldiers do not Understand
what they are. Il is presumed by them
that the plan is to keep the men from
spending all they have. and being turned
loose strapped after the war closes.
Three negroes, together with Joe Wooten,
young white man. who is charged with
the killing of Charles Evans, broke jail
at Forsyth Thursday al ! O'Clock. Jailer
Sam Britt was attempting TO feed the
prisoners when one of the negroes, who
had broken the inner lock of his cell,
rushed upon him and held him while the
others took the keys and liberated Joe
Wooten. A posse Of citizens was soon on
their trail, and after about an hour
chase, WOoten and two of the negroes were
captured. One of the negroes is stin at
large.
A good deal of interest is being mani
tested in the race for senator from the
Thirteth district. cit is Madisons time
TO furnish the senator, and so far the
only avowed candidate from Madison is
DIR. r. p. Sorrells. He is being opposed
by a large number not only in his own
county, but in Ebert and Oglethorpe and
talk Is rife that if Madison puts him for
ward there VIII be opposition from one
of the other two counties. The objections
TO DR.. Sorrells are Of a personal nature. 1t
is quite likely that a senatorial primary
will be called.
Macon Telegraph; Out of the killing OF
Kershaw on Tuesday night there comes a
story that is fun of meaning and which
has caused no little comment. 1t Is said
that on the night of the killing and when
there was some talk among the friends of
young Kershaw of lynching his murderer,
one of the colOred military companies IN
the city assembled at their armory and
VIII do ffy,r,
of preventing any lynchng. The story has
gone out and has created no little indigna-
ton. As matter of fact, there was no
determined movement to lynch the negro
But il is claimed that the state having
taken away the arms of the regular stale
troops 10 send them to the volunteer regi-
ments from the state Il is not right that
the negro military companies should bt
tuny armed. These companies are after
all, only social organizations and are moi
under the command of Col. Wiley or oil
any regular officer in the city. Repre-
sentation viii be made to the Governor OF
this line, and il Is more than probable tina
as a result of their action on Tuesday
night the negro companies will be com
PEELED to give up their arms
a sensational climax was reached a
Washington, D. c., Wednesday night Il
the matrimonial drama of Miss Ada Frobe
and j. II. Harah. Their marriage, whicl
occurred in Atlanta several years ago, re
suited IN divorce verdict, which was Sc
cured by the husband some time ago il
Washington city. Wednesday night Ha
fah fired upon and mortally wounded
George A. FQwle, a prominent tnsuranc
agent, the man whom he charged with ia
destruction OF his home. Miss Ada Fro
bel was for several years one Of the mos
popular young ladies in Atlanta. wher
she was well known and loved by a larg
circle of friends. She was the daughter @
the celebrated engineer of that name an
her family lived in well-to-do circum
stances on Capitol avenue. She Marie
J. II. Harah and the young couple went t
Washington to live Mr. Harah ana hi
wife and Mr. and Mrs. Fowle were neigh
bors IN Washington, ana had become frr
friends. Last summer they went togethe
70 Takoma Park, a resort near the capita
and had rooms IN the same hotel MA
rowe beSan TO pay great deal of atton
ton to Mrs. Harah ana toward the end d
the summer, il is alleged by Mrs FowIe h
was constantly ip her room at the hotel q