The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-17
GEORGIA.


Samuel ]. Danforth of Hephzibah who
was injured last Saturday by being thrown
from a wagon, died Friday.
DR.. J. c. Watts is having the lumber
placed on his lot in Cave Spring, and will
begin at once the erection of a handsome
three-story hotel. There Will be about sew
enty-five rooms.
w. L. Harper, charged with the muir
der OF his wife last August, is a free man.
The jury brought in a verdict al Carroll
ton Thursday of not guilty." after being
out since Wednesday noon.
The National Volunteer Reserve is be-
ing organized in Atlanta 1t is proposed
TO organize a big reserve military orgaui-
cation with members throughout the
country TO stand in readiness to support
the government at all times.
George ]. Howard, one of the most
prominent druggists in Georgia, and
member of the firm of Howard & Willett
OF Augusta, was stricken with apoplexy
In the office OF his brother-in-law, W. S.
Ausley, at Atlanta, Friday and it is now
thought that he viii die
The following telegram was sent from
H.,
Washington, D. c.: l am opposed to war
but If it must come. there are nearly 1,O0O,-
900 colored people in Georgia, the able
bodied males of whom can be relied upon.
Command me as you please. w. A.
Pledger."
Mrs William Parker, wife of a we'll
known farmer of Eastern Muscogee, left
her four week sold baby in a bed at their
home. Returning fifteen minutes later
she found the little one dead. The child
was apparently in perfect health when it
was placed on the bed. One of the theo-
ries advanced is that death was caused by
strangulation.
A negro man about 20 years of age. and
who resides about a mile and a half from
Thomson, was instantly killed Thursday
by the accidental discharge of his gun
The man had been out hunting and when
ne returned stopped to speak to some
friends. While leaning on the gun it went
or. the whole load entering his stomach
He died a shore while afterwards.
Pearl Manning was acquitted of the
charge of numbering Charles Noble in the
Superior Court at Atlanta Friday. Noble
was soldier Of Fort Mcpherson and was
waylaid and shot Jan 49, about %. m.
within few hundred yards OF the en-
trance to the reservation. He lived until
the next morning and though conscious
Tor some hours. was unable to give any
clew as to the Identity of the assassin.
During the week there was shipped from
the port of Darien coastwse and foreign.
6.0462h feet of timber and lumber. valued
at $6S,Sll. During the week there has peen
quite lot of timber down from the ohoo-
pee and adjacent creeks. 1t is thought nv
those who are posted that the timberuan
will be able TO get all of their timber out
of the creeks just now, as it is reported
that the rivers are on the rise again. Rain
was falling in Tattnall county on Wednes-
day night.
At Albany Friday night, negro musi-
clan, Andrew Mitchell entered the RiaIto
a saloon, and bystander asked W. E.
Hickey, the proprietor, to allow the negro
to drink over the counter Hickey pre-
pared the drink. The negro impudently
demanded the drink mixed otherwise than
offered him. quarrel ensued and the
negro was ordered out He dared the pro-
prietor TO the sidewalk Hickey quietly
stepped TO the door and struck the negro
with an ice mallet The negro placed his
pistol in the center of Hickeys breast and
fired, the bah coursug toward the Shout
DER. A second shot tore off part of Hick-
ey's ear. Hickey returned the fire several
times. The negro was shot in the arm.
The physicians are hopeful. though Hick-
ey is suffering great pain. The negro, who
Is IN jail, is wounded only slightly,
The Forum House at Dawson was burn
ed Thursday and sparks from il were
carried half a mile setting on fire and de-
stnoying the residences of Nick Kenney
and S. A. Loyless. From the same cause
the Masonic Hall building was burned to
the ground. The new court house was
on fire several times. The Baldwin block
was on fire several times, and portion of
the roof Of the Baldwin Manufacturing
Company was burned off. The loss sum
med up is as follows: Fornum Hotel loss.
$4,000, insurance s., 800; Baldwin Company
and Geise, loss $1,000, no insurance; j. 3.
Perry, loss $780, no insurance; Dawson Gro
Gerry Company. loss $500. covered by insur-
snce; w. Kenney, loss $780, no insurance:
Masonic Temple loss 81 900, $3.50 insurance:
S. A. Taylor, loss $1,000, insurance 81 600
A number of buildings were slightly dam
aged by catching fire on the roofs from
sparks, and a number of merchants sus-
tanned losses from $25 TO 500 from moving
of goods and water.
FLORIDA.
A fox terrier owned by F. Lewis of St.