The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-16
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.


More Than 1000 Carloads of Fruit to
De Carried by the Central This
season-Capt. Withers OF Augusta
Declines the CoIOneIcy of IA RcEi-
ment of Negro Recommendations
Vile Negro Preacher Acquitted OF
Murder.
GEORGIA.
The fruit from 100000 peach trees viii
NE shipped out of Georgia this year from
points on the Central Railroad alone. This
will make something over 2,0o0 carloads.
Walter E. Rhodes of Hephzbah, who
was tried upon a charge of murder for the
killing of William Benneheld. Il negro,
has been found not guilty of the charge
and is now free
Leon n. Burnett Of Atlanta. at the in
stance of his brother, r. S. Burnett has
been adjudged of unsound mind by the
jury. Witnesses testified that he was
crazy on the subject Of religion.
DR.. A. ". Calhoun of Atlanta w.l erect
on his Marietta street prop
erty. where his office stands
five feet Wide aud 200 feet long. for the
Beck & Gregg Hardware Company.
Capt. Withers Of Company A of Camp
1904, U. c. V, of Augusta, was virtually
rendered colonelcy in the United States
army. He has refused it. He received a
letter Saturday and II asked him IL he
would accept a colonelcy of one of the
regiments of coloped immunes which had
been raised in Texas and Louisiana. He
said he emphatcally would not
The Populists of Sumter met at the
court house a Americas Friday and nam
ed w. NJ Pitcher as the delegate from
this county to the gubernatorial oon-
VentiOn, which assemblies in Atlanta short
ly. DR.. John Clark was nominated as the
Populist candidate for the state Senate
Another meeting viii be held on Saturday
next 21st, for the purpose of nominating
two repre- sentatives in the legislature and
county officers.
1t is Gov. Atkinson's idea that indefi-
mite leave of absence should be granted
the militia officers who go to war. in or
der that they may retain rank aud position
after their return He thinks fighting for
their country should not deprive them of
military prestige or office az home. II Is
not improbable that the colonies, acting
as a military advisory board, Will recon-
mend the filling of the vacancies in the
meautime by officers next in rank to those
who have gone.
Mrs. w. Y. Atkinson and a large party
of ladies were guests of honor at Camp
Northen Friday and met with chivalrous
attentions from the officers. In an inter-
vie he
Il never enjoyed a day more or met with
attentions that 1 appreciated more. The
officers, one and all, are typical soldiers
and was proud OF them. ! saw five COM
panies mustered into the service of the
United States and was deeply impressed
by the ceremony. We visited the tents of
the different officers and / was the guest
of Col Lawton at dinner The Chatham
Artillery entertained US in the afternoon
and the entire day was replete with
charming Incidents" The ladies accom-
panylng Mrs. Atkinson were Mrs. Louise
NJ. Gordon, Miss Ella Powell Miss Mary
Lou Huntley, Miss Reynolds of Augusta
Miss Lucille Atkinson, Miss Daisy Holli-
day; Mr.. Burton Smith aud Mr.. Robert
Hartsfeld.
There VIII be a meeting of the working
men of Bibb county al Macon tomorrow
night at the court mousse LOT the purpose
of nominating a labor candidate for the
legislature 70 he supported in the Demo-
cratic primary TO be held on June 6.
There was a similar meeting Of working
men in 1886, and they put forward Hon.
D. d. Craig as the distinctive labor can
didate. Later they also Endorsed John T.
Boifeuillet and Joseph Fl. Hail. Messrs.
Boifeuillet and Craig were elected and Mr..
Hall was defeated by Hon. S. a. Reid by
only eleven votes. There were eight can
dldates in the race that year for the legis-
latuTe The labor vote in Bib IS very
large and when it is cast solid for a can
didate his election is almost a certainty.
1t is SAID that at the labor meeting next
Tuesday night Mr.. Craig may again be
Endorsed. Il is not known if there will be
other candidates. The name Of Joe James
is mentioned as a possibility. The avow-
ed candidates to date for legislative honors
are S A Reid John r. Cooper and Ro-
land Ellis Mr.. Reid is a candidate for re-
election Then there win be the labor can
didate, and rumor says Joseph Hall will
also enter the race.