The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23

A North Georgia land owner auFei ises
gold mines for sale cheap.
The city of Columbus no longer has a
floating indebtedness. With the payment
Of $4,000 60 one Of its creditors this week,
the city wiped out its floating indebted
ness entire.y.
The Hale Orchard Company, in Hous-
ton county, is preparing TO plant 200 acres
In cantaloupes the peach crop in that sec
ton being a failure. South Georgia can't
be kept down by as little a thing as a
spring blizzard.
Darien Gazette: Campbell Evans, colored,
charged with numbering his wife, having
heard that there was warrant out for
him. came In on Monday morning and
gave himself up. He claims there is moth
ing in It. The case Will be heard on Mon
day.
Mr. w. NJ. burden. vice president OF
the Millen and Southwestern Railroad,
says that the Aillen and Southwestern
now runs by Monte, and that the head Of
fees of the road a. Millen have been re-
moved to Monte. The road is being put
IN fine shape, and will soon be one OF the
best equipped in the state.
1t is estimated that the will of the late
Julien Ransome, who committed suicide at
Macon, win be contested. The following Is
a list Of his relatives so far as known: Mr..
John Bass, Lake Park, Ga; Mrs. Fannie
Ellington, Dawson, Ga: Mr.. VIM. Wade,
Early county; Mr.. J. r. Ransome, Gle
borne, Tex, and Edna Earl, daughter of
Or. G. r. EweIl of Richmond, Va.
Moultrie Observer: Pidcock had another
fire Thursday afternoon. in which what
remained OF the big saw mill was destroy
ed Two dry kilns and two planning mills
with about 100000 feet of lumber was
the loss. This makes a total loss of this
mammoth milling outfit. BY 1t, more than
100 hands are out of employment.
The mill Will probably be rebuilt at Moul-
trie.
Mr.. James w. Furlow of Americas has
recently passed a very successful exami-
nation for a commission In the regular
army, and will shortly be given a second
lieutenaucy. At the outbreak of the Span
lsh-American war, Mr. Furlow enlisted
with a corps of engineers in the regular
army. and has since been in Porto Rico
He had previously spent some time at
West Point Military Academy, and the
training received there was of much BEN
eft in his recent examination for com
mission.
The faculty and students of the univer-
sity held a meeting Thursday at Athens
20 discuss a few cases of cheating in ex-
aminations in the university. Several
speeches were made by the professors and
students, and it was resolved by the stu
dents that every effort would be made TO
bring all offenders before the court Of
honor There is no great amount of cheat
ing in the university now, but the stu
dents are determined to stamp out all
practice Of this kind.
Henry County Weekly: At his home in
the upper part of Flippen district, Henry
county, on Thursday, April 10, MIR. w. NJ
Gunter died. At the time of his death,
Mr.. Gunter was perhaps the oldest citi-
zen in Henry county, being 81 years, 4
months and s days of age. He was the
father of DR.. /. L. Gunter, the well-known
Primitive Baptist minister, who is now
himself an aged man, and was one of our
best and most highly esteemed citizens,
His life would make an interesting his
tory.
j. A. Lawson, a respectable farmer, llv-
ing six miles above Cochran. was found
dead in an old well half a mile from his
home. Thursday morning by a searching
party. His wife says that he arose very
early, going out 10 feed his stock, and not
returning to breakfast she became alarm
ed at his continued absence and informed
neighbors, who followed tracks leading to
the WELL near which lay his shoes and
hat. They found his body in the well. The
cause of his being there Is a mystery. He
leaves a large family.
statesboro Star: The line of the Sa-
Vannah and Statesboro Railroad was sur
veyed into town last Friday, and as pre-
viously predicted by the Star, 1t came in
on the south side of town, striking the
lower end of South Main street, near the
Shivers land. The camps are located about
two miles out, and we see q good deal
more of the railroad people now than here
tofore. All the iron and ties are already
on the line of the road, and about 100 ex-
ira hands are 60 be brought up to rein
force the grading force already here, and
the work is being rushed They propose
20 be running trains into town by May 10.
Atlanta Journal: DR.. Hal L. Johnson OF
Palmetto, who has pursued Sam Hose
since Wednesday night a week ago the
night of the Crawford killing, passed
through Atlanta Friday morning, en- route
from Roberta TO Palmetto. 81 have moi
elSp' iesteo NOT changed my clothing
since the night of the crime" said DR.
johnson, "snd have been close on to the
heels of the negro. following him from
place 60 place until located him in {
swamp near Roberta. 1 believe he is ir
the swamp or has begun the descent Of
the Flint river, probably In a boat" DR.
johnson will take up the trail again tni:
afternoon and asks that all publicity b,
given the fact that Hose is making hi!
way toward Florida through the Film
river swamp.
FLORIDA.
A county seat war is again on Volusla