The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-07
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,vws OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS
GEORGIA.

cred FOR the municipal election which oc-
cprs in Columbus on Dec. 9.
The state made clear profit of $50 900
s,om the sale of the Northeastern Rail-
road and cleared $4,000 more while op-
erating the line before the sale.
Roue's cotton receipts for the week end
Ing Friday were 2,54S bales, against 3,l1s
bales same week last year, 4,724 bales the
wear before, 3143 bales three years ago
and T. POS bales the year previous. Total
10 date. 1858 bales. against 1881 bales
last year, 26,471 bales two years before, and
d SOS bales four years ago, and 5,671 bales
The year before that
The annual contest for the John Tenn
nile Graves medal between the colleges of
tbe state will take place at the Grand
On4rs House in Atlanta on the evening
Of Wednesday. Nov. Is, and already much
interest in il is being manifested through
ont the entire state. President Palmer of
the association has invited Gov. Gambler
IN preside at the contest. and the Gov
4rnor has accepted the invitation.
Frank Fonda, well-known young man,
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded IN
brunswick Saturday by Richard Gadson,
negro boy. The shooting was the OUT
come Of some words about cigarette.
Fonda was shot in the lungs and is
thought 10 be bleeding internally. The ne
gro escaped. Saturday night in Bruins
wick an unknown negro cut the throat
Of Lucius Evans, colored. The latter may
die.
Capt John R. Ware, deputy United
states marshal at Lagrange, went out on
raid the other night. and before morn
ing had captured and destroyed three
Lrse moonshine stills, one of seventy-five
gallons and two each of $50 gallons ca
pacity. He also destroyed about 1850 gal
Ions of mash and beer and captured three
mules, Two wagons and harness that were
being used in the noonshiue business. The
record IL pretty good one for one nights
work.
The barn, at Fort Valley, containing 700
bushels Of corn. besides fodder and forage
ard farming utensils belonging to Mrs. ].
r. Duke. was burned to the ground Fri
DAY night az about y ocock. There is
no doubt about it being incendiary, as no
ore had been about there with fire. Moth
ing at all was saved as it was burning
under good Roadway before il was dis
covered 1t is thought that it was set
on fire by a negro who had recently been
O., work on the place, bur had been dis
.saread There was . small insurance
policy on the building and contents, but
,rhng like the amount of loss.
rhero is warm fight on between Rome
,b1 Cedartown for The possession of a new
nm spindle cotton mill that is to DC
huill i'm that section. The Rome Tribune
pracjclliy announces that Rome win get
a The Cedar;ow Standard, among otner
tHnGs. says: CedartOWn can get that new
nQ) spindle cotton mill Two of its lead
ing projectors are Cedartown men, and
Dey prefer staying here if possible. THIS
is CodartOWn's opportunity, and she must
embrace it promptly and effectually. We
have had the finest object lesson in the
world during the past two years as to the
great value Of cotton mills to a growing
town.
NO clue AS 10 the murder of A. A.
Powell The Macon merchant, has yet been
discovered, although the detectives have
been al work on the case since early Fri
lay morning. The murderer left abso-
Iute.N no signs by which he can be traced,
ana the murder is one of the most mys-
HouS that has ever been committed in
WAGON. Powell was a man who was liked
ny everybody and the fact that the large
sum OF money was left in his pocket goes
10 show that there was some other motive
DID, the killing than robbery. All that the
fopoer secured was fine gold watch and
chain The detectives have not given up
SAitt the matter to the bottom. The body
81 Powell was given over to the Masons
OF which order he was a member, and
was shipped to Oliver Ca. for burial.
Fo"el, before going to Macon, was en-
saaed in the turpentine business in many
parts of the state, and he was very pop
ular al every place he was located.
The Supreme Court has refused new
u-ai in the case of Burke Waters who
was convicted in Hall City Court at
Gaaesvilie for violating the law in that
ne worked on Sunday. He was sentenced
20 serve a term of six months in the
managing or pay a fine of S65. The de
Eion of the Supreme Court is as follows:
ne charge being that the accused pur-
Sued on the Lords day the work of his
ordinary calling, the same not being a
%ork OF necessity or charity, and the evil
Veoce demanding a verdict of guilty. there
vas no error in denying new trial, even
portion of the instructions to the
jurors were erroneous" Waters is a Sew
cum Day Adventist and his case was
Natcned with much interest by members
o ms church. Thursday Gov. Gambler,
lowing the recommendation of the par
won board who were petitioned to com
nNlN me sentence granted an order COM
n4tng the sentence from six months i'm
phonmenr to fine of IS. Waters has
PAD the fine.