The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18


Bishop Warren A. GAMBLER is now a res
ider, Of Atlanta. The distinguished preach
er has bought a home a Inman Park. aud
he Us now having his furniture and oiner
household goods placed in position
The returns for the election OF clerk Of
the Superior Court and for county treas
urer Of Columbia county, the two Offices
combined in one. were received BY Secre-
tary OF State Cook Friday The resui-
was IN favor Of Walker X. Jones. WHO sue
ceeds George " Olive. The election oc-
Cured Sept z. There was no opposition
10 Mr. Jones and in consequence Only
very light vote was polled.
Athens Banner: Lieut.. John Boston Is
meeting with unprecedented Success in en-
listing men for his regiment, the Forty
first Infantry Volunteers stationed a.
Camp Meade. Pa. This officer. while here
last week. enlisted eight men within three
DAYS. and he mad such good prospect o.
getting others that the department reas-
signed him TO duty here, with leave 10
spend ten days. provided he could do 80
with profit
The University Of Georgia will begin its
session next Wednesday. The university
will open with an attendance unequaled in
ell its past history. and il bids fair 70 ne
the most prosperous year It mas ever nsh.
The members Of the university faculty say
that the attendance will begin near ~
and will increase throughout the term
Prof. SyFanus Morris Of the Law Schooi
saws that the attendance in that depart
rnent alone will exceed 50. which is far
greater than the attendance at this school
has ever been
Americas Times Recorder: Deputy Rev
enue Collector Richardson is getting be-
hind the cake walkers who pull of such
frolics for profit Several swell colored
entertainments recently pulled of IN
Americas have thus paid tribute TO Uncle
Fam and furnished funds for The war IN
the Philippines All public entertainments
given for profit, including theatrical at
fractions here. must pay a part Of the
war tax. and Collector Richardson Will
keep a sharp lookout for Uncle Sans in
terests here
report was circulated in Au-
gusta Friday that a citizen Of
Thomson was in Augusta for the
purpose OF buying Winchester rifles
end ammunition for the people Of Nc
Duffie, who anticipated a negro uprising
as a sequel 10 the shooting Of the negro
preacher near Thomson. How the rumor
started is not known. but Il appears to
have been entirely groundless, for inquiry
70 locate an unusal sale Of arms or am
munition, and q response TO telegram to
Thomson stated that everything was quiet
there and no trouble whatever was ante
ipated.
BY making a map Of Schley county and
checking up every lot and fraction belong
ing 10 every individual. the fact has been
revealed that there is a badly confused
state of affairs In existence. Scores OF
people give IN numbers Of lots Of land that
they do not own, and there are often cases
where four or five pay taxes on the same
lot by number and do not give in their own
lands Some have deeds to and have lived
on lands for years that by these numbers
are not in the county. or probably six or
eight miles away. This move of the COM
rnissioners to have every acre OF land In
the county returned for taxes will be worth
much 10 the people in correcting this con-
fused state Of affairs, and IL has created
much Uneasiness.
The trustees of the state sanitarium al
Hnledgeville win make a fight upon the
report made By the special legislative in
vestigating committee. This announce
rnent Is made by authority. The board OF
trustees os the sanitarium meet In Nil
ledgeviHe next Thursday for the purpose
Of eiecting officer, and at this time a par
will be suggested and acted upon indicat
ing just what steps the trustees will take
as a body 10 face the charges and fgnl
the report before the next session of th'
legislature The board OF trustees VII
show. in their opposition 10 the adoption
of the report that the charges are preju
dlcial and bia sed, and not true, when th'
real facts are known. They will contend
that more money has been saved the stat
by the conduct Of the affairs of the insti
tuition under the present management
contaminated n dreamed
before.