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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
Comments of Editors and the Candi-
dates in the Field.

Comments of Editors and the Candi-
dates in the Field.
Col. B. B. McCowen of Culloden has
entered the race for the legislature from
Monroe county. Col. Clark of Forsyth has
announced for the judgeship of the City
Court of Monroe county.
The Democratic executive committee OF
the Fourth Congressional district met at
Columbus Friday and selected Warm
Springs as the place for holding the con-
gressional convention, which is 10 occur
Aug. 10. An invitation from Carrollton
was received, but Warm Springs was
chosen.
At the special election for ordinary in
Polk county, Hon. Abner d. Hogg, Dem.
ocrat, was elected over J. A. Wilson.
Democrat. and j. w. Brewer, Populist.
small vote was polled.
Dr. J. =. Sanders, a prominent and in
fiuential Democrat and member of the
county board of education, is in the race
Tor the Democratic nomination for senator
of the Thirty-seVenth district, as il Is
Heards time to furnish a senator. His
friends are sanguine of his success. Al
the Democratic mass meeting at Franklin
Tuesday the date for the primary of coun-
ty officers, was named as May 81 Gov
ernOr and state house officials for June 6.
Following is an extract from Commits
sioner of Agriculture Nesbitts report to
the Governor and legislature: Before
leaving the subject of fertilizers, I desire
TO explain to your excellency a matter
that has recently caused some adverse
criticisms of the department. II has been
charged that heretofore / have paid too
much for fertilizer tags. When 1 took
charge of the department I found the pub
lie printer supplying tags, and learned that
this had been the custom since the use
of tags had been inaugurated. / very nat
urally followed the practice of my prede-
cessors and continued purchasing tags
from the public printer, but gradually get
ting his price reduced from 81 to 81 so rer
thousand, at which figure I purchased
tags for the last season. Upon one oc-
casion 1 ventured to purchase tags from
another party, ignoring the state printer.
Thereupon he raised the point that fur
nishing the tags had always been and was
still the prerogative of the state printer,
and in this position he was sustained by
the state printing committee" and l
therefore made no further opposition.
Thus matters stood until last winter when
a firm from Savannah came forward and
insisted that they had a legal right TO
make bid for supplying tags to this de-
partment To finally settle the question,
I appealed to the attorney general for his
opinion in the matter After careful con-
sidera tion he decided that the public
printer had no exclusive control of the
business, and that the department could
purchase tags in the open market. Upon
this decision / entered into negotiations
with other parties, then called for bids,
and finally awarded the contract at a very
much lower figure than they had ever
been bought before"
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sPAT IN ConTIJo's FACE.
Revenge of the Competitors Captain
for n Similar Insult in Cabanas.

heNcASe III the competitors NaptuAH
for Similar Insult in Cabanas.
From the New York Herald.
Key West. Fla, May 5.-The prisoners
captured on the steamer Argonauta were
sent north on the steamer City of Key
West this morning.
Unusual precautions were taken by the
military authorities here to prevent the
Cubans from wreaking summary VEN
geance on Col. Vicente de Cortijo, who
is related to Gen. Weyler, ard was on his
staff during the latter's reign in Cuba.
For more than a year Cortijo was Gov
ernor of Cabanas Fortress, where most Of
the Cuban political prisoners are conhn-
ed, and was noted for his cruelty to cap
tives. Cubans swore to have his life.
When the captain of the Inflated Com
petitor, Alfredo Laborde, a Cuban, was
consigned to a dungeon in Cabanas Fort
ress, he was brought before Col. De Cor
tito. I4aborde requested permission to
make statement to the governor of the
prison. In response, Col. Cortijo leaned
across his magistrates desk and deliber-
ately spat in Laborde's face. Spanish Of
ficials present only applauded.
Laborde took an oath to revenge him
self on the man who had insulted him.
Consul General Lee brought about La
borde's release, and when the present war
began he volunteered his services as pilot
to Admiral Sampson. He was accepted and
assigned to the gunboat Nashville.
When the Argonauta, with Col. Cortijo
and his staff on board, was captured one
of the first men to see Col Cortijo after
he was taken over the Nashville's side
was Laborde.
do you remember me?' asked La
horde, in Spanish.
Cortijo shook his head.
perhaps Cabanas Fortress and this.
exclaimed Laborde, splitting in Cordio's
face, will assist your memory"
Cortijo grew pale, but did not reply. A
naval officer ordered Laborde away, and
the incident closed for the time.
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LYNCHING FAKE In LOwNDEs.
Firing of Guns at Charivari Led to
81 False Report.

Valdosta, Ga, May 7.-Valdosta was
startled this morning by report circu-
lated here that negro had been lynched
a few miles north of this city. The negro
who brought the report here says that he
saw a negro hanging to limb and that
he recognized the dead negro as being
John Dasher, a negro Of some notorlety
in that section. Another negro came to
town and stated that he saw the posse
going to lynch Dasher. but he did not
know where the lynching occurred. The re-
ports of the lynching flew SO thick and
fast that the sheriff and coroner went to
the scene, and, subsequently, the chief of
police went out through curiosity 10 see
what had happened.
The mystery was not solved until late
this evening when a citizen Of the Center
Hin neighborhood came in and told of the
marriage there of MIR. Sam Register and
Mrs. ONeal The ceremony was perform
ed during the day, and last night score
of Registers friends armed themselves
and went to the house to salute the newly
married pair. After two or three Volleys,
they returned to their homes. Negroes in
the neighborhood thought the shooting
meant a lynching and, probably, on gem
eral principles they thought Dasher was
the victim
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THE NEWS IN pooLER.
Personal and Other Mention in the
Little Village.

LANAAt AlIUtse
Mr. Hugh Bevile of Savannah was at
the home Of Mr. Percy Woodbury. last
week
Miss Bessie Hodges of Savannah was
among the visitors to Pooler last week.
She was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. N.
Cartwright.
Mr. J. B. Newton and children are visit.
ing friends in Pooler. Mrs. Newton 10
now living at Claxton.
Capt George w. Drummond of the Re-
publican Blues was in Pooler Thursday
and enlisted five men for the Blues
Mrs. L. Edwards and children of Bruins.
wick are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Harrison.
DR.. Ollie Cook left PooIer yesterday for
New York to resume his medical studies.
A meeting of the Pooler Rifle Club will
be held Thursday evening at the homs
of Mr.. j. M. Wilburn. The annual cleo
ton of officers win take place.
Miss Georgia Ullmer of Savannah il
visiting her aunt, Mrs j. r. Wilmington,
this week.
Miss Lottie Keller of Savannah was al
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Oliver
last week.
Master James Holland is visiting his un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs A. Kennickei.
There will be lay services at ST. James
Episcopal Chapel this morning. The SER
vices will be conducted by Mr.. Edward
5. Elliott and Mr.. Benjamin F. Finney Of
Christ Church Chapter, st. Andrews
brotherhood, of Savannah.
There will be services at the Methodist
Church this morning, preaching by tho
pastor The Sunday school anniversary
VIII be held at the church tonight An
interesting programme has been arranged.
Mr. X. b. Reppard of Savannah will ad-
dress the schools.
An Ice cream festival will be given at
the nome of Mr.. ]. r. Wilmington next
Tuesday evening for the benefit of the
Methodist Church.
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Mrs. Evans Large interest.

Washington Letter in Chicago Record.
Mrs. Robley ID. Evans. the wife of
Fighting Bob" probably has a larger
personal interest In the fortunes of the
navy than any other individual in the
United States. Her husband commands
the battleship Iowa, Her brother, Capt.
c. II. Taylor, commands the Indiana; her
son, Frank T. Evans, is a midshipman
upon the Massachusetts, and her son i'm
law, G. C. March, Is an ensign on the New
York; her two daughters, Mrs. March and
Miss Virginia Evans and her niece, Hat
tie Taylor have volunteered for trained
instruction at the hospital at Hampton.
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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Darien's Timber Shipments - New
Lost by the CentraI-Suit Brought
10 EnjoIn Manufacture OF PlO<v.
FOOtpnds Hold Up Newspaper
Man.
GEORGIA.
James a. Andrews of Griffin died Thurs
day
Walter Taylor well known newspaper
man. was the victim Of footpads at Allan
ia Thursday night and he came out OF
the encounter minus $50. which he had in a
pocket book in his inside vest pocket.
G. ". Brown of Columbus, Ga. through
his attorneys, Chandler & Chandler and
Lewis W. Thomas. has applied to the Unit
ed States court TO prevent the Southern
Agricultural works from manufacturing a
plow now being made by it. Ii is alleged
that the plow is an infringement on a pat
ent, the right 10 which was assigned to
the petitioner by w. J. Knox of Pittsburgh
who purchased it from the inventor,
Charles NJ. French of that city. The suit
also seeks to recover a royalty on all the
plows of the kind specified in the bill that
have been made by the Southern Agricul-
tural works.
Darien Gazette: During the past month
there was shipped from Darien, coastwise
and foreign, 14,50i0n feet of hewn and
eawn timber and lumber, valued at Sl49,-
200. There was a good deal of sawn tim
Der down during the week The Ohoopee
furnished fair supply of it, The booms
around Darien are pretty well supplied
with timber just now. The war scare has
caused freights to go up and foreign ton
mage is very hard 10 secure just now. Ton
mage is badly needed. During the week
there was shipped from the port of Darien
coastwise and foreign, 1904, 100 feet of tim
Der and lumber valued at $50, S42.
The Rome furnace made run Thursday
for the first time in two weeks They shut
down to make some improvements. The
sheds recently burned have been rebuilt,
new stacks built and the furnace refined,
They will run steadily day and night now
Counsel in the case Of Mrs. Lucy ".
Hodge VS.. the Central Railroad applied for
q new trial in the City Court at Macon
Thursday, and the application was denied
Mrs. Hodge had been given a 5000 YER
dict against the railroad because of the
killing of her husband by a train at Beas-
ley's crossing last winter. The case will
now be appealed to the Supreme Court, as
the railroad company is unwilling to pay
the amount of damages awarded by the
court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
Receipts at railroads.

Per Central Of Georgia Railway. Nav =
2Os bhls rosin, 50 bbls spirits. 5l5 pkgs
NOSE III oales aomestics, 3 cars meal,
car curbing stone, car bran, l car fonr
1 horse.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail.
road, May 80 bales cotton, 754 bbls ros-
in. 327 casks spirits, 6 cars mdse. car
stone, cars lumber, car ties / car wood
cars ammunition, 3 cars hay, car stock
2 cars tobacco, IL cars vegetables, ) cars
brick
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway. Nav
Tic bales cotton. 1883 bbls rosin, 122 casks
spirits, As cars lumber, Is cars mdse :
cars corn, car meat, car -four cars
oil, ! car oats, I car bran, 1 car wood.
car meal. cars hay, cars grits.
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GOING TO THE WAR.
staIwart Farmer Boys begin to
Dream of Glory.


Brunswick, Ca. May 7.-one of the
sights noticeable at every station along the
railroads in the country districts is the
groups of people interested in the war.
Within the past ten days officers from
various commands have been going up and
down the roads attired in uniform and
posting notices OF recruits wanted, etc.
The advent of these uniformed persons
in country towns attracts every inhabitant
within calling distance and the posting of
these notices with ailuring salary tables
attached has caused many stalwart young
sons Of countrymen to dream of the
slories of war and prepare 10 leave the
farm. There is something of the pathetic
in the interest taken by the Old men
around these stations, as they listen 10
one of their number read the papers and
hear their younger comrades discuss their
chances of going to war. Patriotism is
not lacking amongst the young or old
men, but the women folks are distressed
over what will become of them.
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Pelham, Ga, May 7.--IIon. r. L. Berner
spoke here yesterday TO a good crowd of
representative citizens. After having
spoken al Camilla in the morning He
dwelt principally with the railroads and
their discrimination in freight charges,
giving competitive points a lower rate
than places along their line. He then
questioned Col. Gambler and Judge Atkin-
son as to their position. and replied for
them by taking up their past record on
this line. He touched on the public school
and pension list He is a magnetic
speaker and made a good many votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08
Death at Maiden nranch.

Pembroke, Ca, May News reached
here to-day that Hartman Clanton of NAL
den Branch died of pneumonia yesterday.
Mr. Clanton married about six months ago
and had just started out on a happy, pros
porous life. He was 80 years OF age.
Mr.. Clanton was one of Bryan county's
most prosperous and influential citizens.
lie was a brother of Judge James Clan
ton and w. w. Clanton of Maiden Branch
and DR.. d. S. Clanton' of Hagan.
Mrs. Alice Williams, wife Of Clerk OF
Court z. p. Williams is quite sick at her
home, near here
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

Per steamship Essex, for BALTIMORE, SS7
bales upland cotton, 200 bales sea island
cotton, z96 bbls rosin, 1856 bbls turpentlne.
1911 feet lumber, !, 1856 crates vegetables.
800 bbls vegetables, SCI sacks clay. 1O9
casks clay. 119 pl1gs domestics and warns
161 pkgs mdse, turtles, 519 bales hides and
wool, II bales sweepings, 90 bbls cotton
seed oil, % cases canned goods.
Per schooner Douglass Gregory, for
Philadelphia-67.0A crossties, measuring
900, 951 superficial feet, and 2S3 $40 feet Of
pitch pine lumber; total, 534, $50 feet-Cargo
by Dixon, Mitchell & Co.
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DARTS NOMINATION.
Now That He Is Going TO War His
Political Course in Doubt.

Brunswick, Ca, May 7.-since the pri-
mary Thursday there has been consid era
bic speculation as to what action Capt r.
Ernest Dart would take as TO his race.
Capt. Dart was the administration can6i-
date for representative from Glynn, and
had the honor of leading the ticket. Now
that he Will lead the Rihemen to the front.
IL is natural for the voters to be Interested
In what he will do. He states 20 the Morn
ing News correspondent to-day that 1t is
ms intention to go TO the front regardless
OF consequences affecting his political am
bition, but he will still be a candidate for
election. His name will be used in the
general election, whether he Is at home or
not but he hopes that the war viii be
over before that time,
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Savannah In the war.

From the Darien (Ga). Gazette.
Savannah will send five hundred men
to the front. Oh, there never was any
thing wrong with Savannah patriotism.
1t Is rumored, and OF course believed
that the Savannah soldiers will Introduce
Bianco and his aides TO "a. o. p" Just as
soon as our boys capture them.
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and the strong west wind and the under
tow Of n falling tide proved too much for
his strength, and he was carried out to
sea. His companion states that the
drowning man called loudly for help, but,
owing 10 the early hour, no one was on
shore. The drowned man, who IS believ-
ed to be well connected was p years old
and single The two men were en- route
from AIelrose to their homes in Pennsyl-
wanna
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Murderer sentenced to Hang

Ways Station, Ga, May 7.-Win Brown.
the negro murderer OF little Charlie Ben
ton, was sentenced TO be hung for murder
on Friday, June IL. He viii be hung pri-
vately, as the law requires. The people in
this community would much prefer to see
it public hanging.
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steamer Passengerr.

Passengers on steamship Essex, for Bal
timore-E. F. Names and wife, J. O.
Cook, J. Sobnislky, Mrs. A. Dorney. Mrs.
Polk, w. ]. Hagen, Rev. J. NJ. Brannoclx.
I. Parcel, John Quinn
Passengers on steamship Gate City. from
New York;. F. Egan. F. B. Ives. James
Hunter, C. w. Patterson.
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of vessels
free of charge in United States hydro
graphic Office In custom house. Captains
are requested to call at the Office. Reports
of wrecks and derelicts received for trans.
mission to the navy department
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
Il M, 18th meridian time.
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Steamship City of Birmingham, Berg,
New York-Ocean Steamship Company
Steamship Essex, Billups, BALTIMORE.
]. Carolan, Agent.
Schooner Douglass Gregory, Woolman,
Philadelphia-Dixon, Mitchell & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

Full moon, 9Th, 0 hour, "a minutes, morn
ing; last quarter, 18th, hours, 36 minutes,
evening; new moon, 10th, hours, IS min
utes morning; first quarter, 18th, II hours,
IA minutes, morning; moon in perigee. It'll;
moon in apogee, 23d.
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Steamship Essex, Baltimore.
Steamship City of Augusta, New York.
Torpedo boat Rodgers Key West.
Schooner Douglass Gregory, Philadel-
phia.
Schooner Chauncey E. Burk, Philadel-
phia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

Sir Thomas Upton Is starting chean
restaurants in many places in London
where he intends to supply a substantial
dinner for about cents.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterday
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.

Steamship City of Birmingham, Berg,
New York-Ocean Steamship Company.
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For Sale Cheap,

A complete Rice Plant, IS miles 5O-l0s'
Steel Relaying Rails. complete marrow
gauge equipment, 3 locomotives, 6 loggins
cars. Apply sABEL BROS
Jacksonville, Fla
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Phases OF the noon for Max.

and $40 p. M High water at Savannah
one hour later.
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A Low RATE TOUR THROUGH THU
BEAUTIFUL
'LAND OF The SKY"
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

SOUTHERN RAILWAY sIDE-TRIH
TICKETS.
for the convenience of tourists holding
WINTER excursion tickets of the Southern
railway or foreign lines, who may desire
20 take side-trlp TO Asheville, N. c.. or
hot Springs, N. c., the agent of the South
ern Railway Company at Columbia. s. c..
Is authorized to sell side-trip tickets SUBJ
Jeet TO same limit as borne by the excur-
SION tickets held by the passengers:
rom Columbia to Asheville and return
oallSDury ....................,.......
rom Columbia to Hot Springs and re-
turn to Salisbury ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fullinan drawing room buffet sleeping
cars between Jacksonville and Ashevills
as follows:
Nos Sc and
Nv Jacksonville. F. C. & P. r. r.. 8OOpm
Nv savannah. F. C. & p. r. R.....1214 ne
" columbia, Southern Ry.... S@arn
Ar Asheville, Southern Ry. 1@pm
ar dot Springs, Southern Ry.... 52pm
Also Pullman drawing room sleeping cars
between Hot Springs and Ashevllle and
New York. as follows:
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Desbrosses and Cortlandt streets.
tWest 2Sd street station.
FOR any further information apply 10
any agent of the Southern Railway Com
pany or its connections.
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savannab AImnnnc.

Sun rises SOS and sets 6:47.
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1t is reported that the tug John Harlin
of Charleston, which recently stranded
at Cape Lookout, has been fioated, and is
apparently unlnjured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-08

ulgh water a. Tybee lo-day At a:ll !. y.
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Nos. 10 Nosl3
Route and &c and 80
Lv Hot Springs....lso. Ryl12 % n'tl11 46am
" AsheVille ........lSo. Ryl l 44aml ! 25pm
Lv Salisbury ........ SO. Ryl1O SIAM 3 Bpm
AR Washington 80. $50. Ryf Bpm 8 42am
Nv Washington -. Pa. RRl1O OOpml Ooam
ar Baltimore .....,.. Pa. RR Ill 35pml 0Oam
Ar Philadelphia lPa. RI 2 56aml10 l5am
Ar New York;. Pa. RR. 23amil2 43n' \
Ar New York;. ,lPa. Ri 6 s5anni O5pn
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The schooner Sarah d. Fell Capt. Love
land, which arrived at the Delaware break
water Thursday, reports that on April %
she sprung msinmast and flooded decks;
on 9th, thirty-five miles south of Cape
Henry, ran into northeast gale and hove
to twelve hours, bursting foresail and
spanlSer. On the following day during a
hurricane she was blown of shore, and
her decks were swept of everything nova
BILE. on the 4th inst, forty miles east
northeast of Cape Henry, she passed
through considerable wreckage and picked
up one cabin door,
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Five coastwise sclooners have sailed
from this port during the past few days
for Northern ports. They were the Har-
riet c. Kerln, Horace P. Shares, Fanny
Arthur, Chauncey E. Burk and Douglass
Gregory. All were lumber-laden, and will
keep close to the coast to avoid being over
hauled by Spanish warships. The masters
of these vessels, who are regular traders
at this port, propose to stick to the trade.
They have no fear OF being taken by the
Spaniards, as they calculate that the lat
ter are kept too busy in other waters to
interfere with the American coasters,
which will run ashore rather than be cap
tured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-26
Largest Man 1s a German.

If greatness be put to the test OF avoir-
dupois, the place Of honor must be ac-
corded Morlce Cannon, a native of the
small frontier town of Stein, in the
State Of Constance, Germany. This
Teuton is said to turn the scale" at
fifty stone. and may claim to be the
heaviest man on earth He measures
over lOO inches round the waist. and
"a inches round the thigh; his enor-
nous weight does not apparently in
convenience him, for he is active and
in robust health. He is described as a
well-to-do. middle-aged. good-looking
farmer. who is also a keen sportsman.
being an excellent all-round shot with
the rife. Naturally his gigantic pro-
portions have made him an object OF
curiosity In his part Of Germany.