The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-24
GEORGIA.

Cane chewing parties are the go" In
Dawson.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Julia VIII
liams of Marietta to Mr.. John McFadden
Sanders of Dalton, to take place on Tues
day evening, oct 4, at 6 o'clock at ST.
james Episcopal Church, Marietta.
Capt. W. d. Redding died at GAINESVILLE
Wednesday afternoon after an illness Of
some weeks His death causes universal
sorrow He was prominent and highly
esteemed citizen the father of Hon. John
F. Redding, the well-knowu legislator.
Capt Redding was a captain in the Con-
federate army, and has always been
useful and honored citizen.
Sam Solomon, a well-known young man
at Columbus, was arraigned in Justice
Targets court Wednesday charged with
assault and battery, the prosecution be-
ing conducted by the family of young
lady across the river. He waived trial
and was bound over He gave bond
promptly. As a reporter for one of the
local daily papers was taking the notes
of the case his notes were jerked from
him by the brother of the young lady
and torn to pieces. Mr.. Solomon asserts
his innocence.
The remains of Sheriff James T. Meal
lister who died on the 18th inst at Camp
Poland, Tenn. under circumstances point
ing to suicide or foul play, reached Fort
Gaines Tuesday morning and were escort
ed from the depot by many friends and
relatives to the residence of his brother,
Mayor w. A. McAlister The funeral
took place Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock. in Riverside cemetery. Our Supe-
rior Court being in session, recess was
taken during the funeral services and
large crowd from the town and country
attended the services at the grave, which
were conducted by Rev. VI. B. Terrell and
H. L. Crumbley, pastors of the Metho-
dist and Baptist churches, respectively.
Charles Jewett Swift, a son of the late
George P. Swift of Columbus, one of the
most successful cotton manufacturers of
this state. has gone to Atlanta to estab-
lish a gun factory, which will employ go
hands and make 1000 guns a year. Mr..
Swift and his associates in California,
Boston and the United States navy, own
the East Boston plant of the Ostrander
Arms Manufacturing Company, and pro-
pose to remove IL to Atlanta. They own
the patents for the Ostrander repeating
shotgun which has excited the admiration
of ordnance officers. and these rights are
considered immensely valuable. The plant
Is said TO have cost $4,000 to SEQ, 600 and
fills space of 40x200 feet with expensive
machinery, such as lathes, milling ma
chimes and other appurtenances of a high
grade machine shop. Mr.. Swift proposes
to raise here 900 for the purpose of re-
moving the plant to Atlanta and housing
It there. For this sum he proposes to
give ample security. When the factory
is set up there, he undertakes TO place
enough treasury stock to furnish $35 900
or 900 that win be needed for working
capital.
The return of Capt. Eugene Frederick
May Mayne is again being discussed in
mining circles at Gainesville. Those who
claim to be in position to know, say that
Capt Mayne did reach New York some
months ago en- route to Georgia, but that
while in that city had a fall accidentally
which forced him to return to England to
recover, he not desiring to come to Geor-
gia and be unable TO give his personal at
tention TO his mining ventures. II is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Charles F. Kingsbery
of Atlanta, who was in Gainesville this
week, had received a cablegram from
Capt. Mayne. saying that he had sailed
Monday from London to New York. Many
people have implicit confidence in Capt.
Mayne and say that he would have sue
cessfully carried out his plans when at
Gainesville before had it not been for the
continual Misrepresentation made by his
enemies to the people who were backing
him. They declared his intentions were
good and that his dealings with everybody
were perfectly fair Capt. Mayne's re-
turn will cause something of a sensation
In Gainesville. His alleged extravagant
way of living while there excited no lit
tie comment and much was said about
his wholesale method of securing options
on properties in this section. The British
and Georgia corporation, of which he was
the head, contemplated the greatest min
ing operations ever attempted in Georgia
Throughout this mining belt options were
secured on properties which they intended
developing, but in some way they were
forced to abandon the project, and Capt
Maynes return TO England caused the
whole scheme to collapse. Although Capt
Mayne and his attaches spent money like
water and made purchases everywhere it
Is said that they left but very few credi-
tors, having virtually paid their way as
they went.
FLORIDA.
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