The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-09
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGBAPHED.

Man Arrested Charged with Hent-
Gus OHense-SoIicitor General Of
the Macon Circuit Goes TO the War.
Negro shot Dead Near Newton-EN-
Consul Dohb Anxious 10 Go to Gu
ba as an Interpreter.
GEORGIA.
Dahlonega has voted to issue 81 900 bonds
for school purposes.
Burglars raidel a hotel ana number
of private residences at Monticello Fri
day night.
A serious runaway occurred at Gaines
vile Friday. in which Miss K.ttie Terrell
and Miss jamie Thacker were badly hurt.
A man from Americas has been arrested
at atlanta charged with running his sis
ter. He says he Will be able to prove his
innocence.
C. T. Ladson, a lawyer, viii be placed on
trial before a jury in the Superior Court
at Atlanta on the charge Of unprofession-
al conduct preferred against him by Maj.
Cumming, Of Augusta.
At the intercollegiate track meet in Al
lanta May % and %. sixteen Southern
colleges will be represented. Wofford Uni
versity, al Spantanburg, S. c., has recent@
~ been admitted 10 the association, and
will enter as contestants at the meet.
Capt. James NJ. White died at his home
near Conyers a night or two ago. He was
one Of Roekdale's Oldest and most re
spected citizens and q veteran OF two
wars. He had his coffin made several
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from trees grown on his farm.
An Atlanta firm has sold the government
s.S5e.O00 pounds Of hay and 5000 bushels
OF oats All Of this has been shipped to
Tampa. j was bought mainly from the
farmers in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio
and shipped direct to the army at Tampa.
This has all been sold inside of the last
five days, the largest lot being a lot Of
125 cars.
On R. e. McCollin's place. twelve miles
south of Newton, Friday John Jones and
Paul Biackshear eolored, became involved
in a difficulty, when the former pulled his
pistol and shot at the latter five times at
close range, three Of The bullets taking
effect killing Blackshear Instantly. The
difficulty occurred about plow stock.
Jones surrendered to Sheriff Odum.
When Solicitor General Robert Hodges
enlisted as a private in The Macon Nolun-
teers his office in the Macon circuit be
came vacant. and Judge FELTON, passed an
order making Roland Ellis solicitor gem
eral. The order will be effective only so
long as Mr.. Hodges is IN The army, and if
he fails to pass the examination and is
rejected as a soldier he Will return to his
duties as an official Of the Superior Court.
At Washington, Friday, Senators Ba-
con and Clay and Judge Maddox were
at the war department, and introduced to
Gen. Alger ex-Consul Jim Dobbs of Mari
eta, who is anxious 90 get 10 the front
in some capacity where he can be useful.
He is an immune from yellow fever; has
had fifteen years or more experience in
extreme Southern climates and speaks
Spanish f1uently. His first idea was TO set
on the staff Of Gen. Wheeler but he is
afraid that the volunteer army, or the
greater part of il, at least will never get
to Cuba, and he wants to be put some
where where ne can see real action. Gen.
Alger was very much impressed with the
Georgian's possibility for usefulness, and
there is every reason to believe that his
services viii be accepted in some good
position