The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-14
GEORGIA

Thomasville Times Enterprise: There
will be no elections in Georgia next year.
There is always something to thank the
Lord for
South Georgia Home Even talk is de-
cIining in price. Pelham people can now
talk 10 Meigs or Camilla over the tee-
pbone for 10 cents, and to Albany or
brownsville for 20 cents. This reduction
vas made last week, and will bring on
more talk"
ID is said the retail merchants of Au-
eusta are in sympathy with the cotton
mill strikers, and are allowing them many
trdulgences in the way of advances. The
strikers still refuse to resume work, and
other mills have threat tened to close down
after Christmas unless they do,
The Third Battalion of engineers, sta
toned at Macon, have not vet received
orders as to when they will leave for
TAMPA to take transports for Cuba, and
many of the men believe that the order
for this battalion to move Will be revoked
entirely. though the officers think differ
entity.
brownsville Times Enterprise: The
President viii get a taste of Georgia hos
nitalitv this week This does not neces-
sarily mean taste of artillery punch, in
Savannah but il may. President Arthur
tested this seductive beverage on one oc-
caslon, since which time no President has
tackied it. Beware, Mac!
Chief Justice Simmons, who was visit
ing his farm in Crawford county Satur-
day was taken ill very suddenly, and for
time his condition was thought to be
serious. 1t seemed to be nothing more
than a severe attack of Indigestion He
recovered sufficiently 10 return to his du-
ties in Atlanta Sunday night and was al
work Monday.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Mr. w w. Harris and Miss Fannie
Belle Jordan of Sandersville. The groom,
Mr. Harris, is the son of Hon. Wiley Har
rs. chairman of the board of commits
soners of roads and revenue, and also a
prominent merchant of Sandersville. The
bride is known throughout the county as
a young lady of sterling character, and
has many friends. The marriage will
take place at Sisten Baptist Church on
Dec. L
Attorney Ben Hill of Atlanta,
who has returned to New York
to assist in the defense of
Mrs Fayne Strahan Moore, declares that
both she and her husband viii be cleared
of u charges against them. "They are
sure 10 be discharged" he said before
his departure, land without any hesita-
ton on the part of the jury trying them.
The trial of the cases jointly is only
tmesaver as either one, if guilty, could
BE- convicted and the other cleared. As it
IS both will be given their freedom be-
cause both are innocent. When asked if
Moore, the husband, was as brutal as he
had been pictured Mr.. Hill said; "Oh,
no; there is nothing in all that Moore
is a handsome fellow. Really, he is an
exceedingly handsome fellows fine look
ing"
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Jessie Prior of Atlanta and Arthur
J. Allen, postmaster in the Chinese i'm
perial service al Soochow, China. On
Thursday OF this week Miss Prior Will
leave for China with DR.. Young ]. Allen.
The wedding will occur at Nagasaki, ia
PAN but the couple will reside It 500
chow Mr. Arthur Allen is a graduate
Of Oxford College, and is the son of DIR.
Young Allen, the missionary to China. Dr.
Allen has several children, all of whom
We're born in China, but each was given
an education in this country Dr. Allen
Says in two years from now his son viii
receive twelve months vacation, ana
b. viii then come to the United States
and visit Atlanta with the wife he Is
about to marry.
The funeral of Prof. W. d. Williams
the late president of the Academy for the
tlind. was held Sunday from the acad-
}my in Macon, and was one of the most
,remarkable and affecting ceremonies ever
Witnessed possibly, in this state, with
The one execution of the funeral of the
ratron of the academy, who died ABOUT
three years ago. Prof. Williams was pop
ulor and beloved by the pupils at the
academy, and It was a striking scene 10
watch the bind children and young peo-
pie gathered to hear the services reau
over the coffin of the man whose voice
hushed forever, they knew so well, but
whose face they had never seen. Inc
p9lhearers were the sons and srandsons
of The dead man. The services were READ
by Rev. Mr.. Mccullough.
There is in the Atlanta Tower prisoner
who has been in Jail for near four years
and who will probably remain there until
he dies unless something extraordinary
occurs TO get him out. And TINS Ire I'M
prsontnent is due, he says to a few nasty
words spoxen in anger, and for the pur-
u.sa Of ravenging himself on those whom
Dc believed to be his prosecutors. 1t was
or the Sd day of April, 1895, that Berry
Wright. a middle-aged negro. stood before
Judge Tsunpkin. in the Superior Court
ana exclaimed: Eyes. | have The money
ord those nigsers shall never get 1t.
Nriaht was at the head OF the American
emigration movement, an organization
which had for it's object the expectation
a. negroes to Liberia. and refused 10 turn
over the funds on hand when ordered to
do so by the court
FLORIDA.
One thousand teachers viii probably at
trd the annual convention of the state
Toachors' Association 10 be held at ST.