The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-07
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
x,,,xs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

stock in Barbeu WIRE rehces as
c,.cL 10 an Army-schOOl Teacher
-, atlanta shoots HimseIf-Neces-
mn. Nancy Assured to Build n New
rnldinr for the school of Tech
noloEy.
GEORGIA.
MI. Morning News correspondent at
1,.,,..-.ss was mistaken about the
r.,zra,5ld Band playing there on the
1aIrtn The Quitman Concert Band filed
the engagement.
new commander has been named for
ror, Mcpherson which is now the most
,mnorrant army post in the United States.
T5aur Col Richard Comba is the officer
Who has been selected to succeed Col.
Henry c. Cook who was retired a few
days ago for physical disability.
Dr Joseph Palmer of Houston county is
dead He entered the Confederate service
IN 1851 as first lieutenant in the Southern
Rights Guards, and served the entire four
years being promoted to major before the
Chase of the war He was elected ordinary
nj Houston county six years ago, and was
filing that office at the time of his death.
Carrie Miner, the negro woman who
snJn Henry McDow's head open with an
ak at Rome about two weeks ago, has be-
come raving maniac. Sunday night in
ian she tried to cut her throat with
knife and inflicted several wounds on her
self Jaler Mcleod had a desperate
struggle with her before he secured the
knife She was tried for lunacy Monday
and will be sent to the asylum. mellow
is still living, but will die.
Joseph Thomas, a negro 10 years old,
died at the Grady hospital at Atlanta
Tuesday from wounds received on Satur-
CAV afternoon. Tom Smith, another negro.
Is years old, stands charged with the
murder Saturday, the dead boy went into
Finchers store He was followed by
Smith, who had knife In his hand. I
will kill your yelled the larger boy, and
he began cutting The knife entered the
side OF Thomas and made a terrible
wound. Smith has escaped.
"A body of infantry would sweep away
a barbed wire fence like so much brush"
said Gen. c. A Evans, at Atlanta, the
other day IF it is like our barbed wire
and the Spanish are reported to have
bought il in the United States, the soldiers
could cut il to pieces in a moment with
axes or clubs, or they could twist it off
with their guns, or they could fall on 1t
anu VI dh IL QONu. 1aNdlTY could not
80 over it, but infantry would not be
checked minute in tearing it to pieces.
Infantry viii go through almost anything.
have seen them break through a fence
made Of stout stakes with the ends sharp
ened and projecting outward. There is
very little that can check the advance of
IVWO men except a terrific storm of shot
and she'll"
j. H. Latimer, a school teacher of AT
anta, sent pistol ball into his head
Monday night while sitting on the front
poIch OF his residence. He had been
cleaning his revolver and talking to mis-
VIE Ior some time before the shot was
lred Mrs. Latimer left her husband for
lew minutes and went into the house
WINE there she heard the pistol shot, and
IushIng TO the porch found her husband
4 iIosrate. The bullet entered the right
A Hde OF the head just under the upper
Il !a"oohe' passing under the right eye and
zane Qua through the skull almost over
s. tue ieIl temple. 1t was at first feared that
ne would die Immediately after reaching
a lne hospital but he now seems to have
Ghance for his life. Mr. Latimer went 10
AOanta from Jonesboro.
Inc requistion for the $4,000 from the
state for the textile department of the
q dechnologieal School, was presented to
T my Atkinson Tuesday for his approval
q a rne donations in machinery amount to
4 SO'74'- The donations in cash TO date
amount TO 81 1866. The total donations. in
q S Uo5il, ana equipment, amount to $12 1853 O5
81 "l,eu Is $2365.G5 in excess of the amount
required to be raised by the bill. AS soon
49, ue Governor approves the requisition
q 6 %'g money from the state will be al the
ISSp9sal Of the trustees Plans for the
r D~nons VIII be made according to best
Viii b pracuce IN mill construction, and
WI De ready by Aug. 10. Bv Nov the
3. ppn,u'hg and equipment will be in place
9i0eht Hall is confident thai the dona-
81 larpor WI reach $4,000. and perhaps a
h n1iI sum as many people have held back
81 s,rs5 'e success of the enterprise is as
ssn resident Hall is anxious to pre-
Isu u, Tor The inspection of the next lagis-
81 S5lo6 guiding and equipment costing
Of Nedld return for the states investment