The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-22
GEORGIA.

ger and need of shelter, had burrowed into
Il and were in there feasting and comfor-
table.
Charles Wager, the young man who was
charged at Macon with using the mail for
fraudulent purposes and obtaining goods
under fictitious name, was given hear
ing before Commissioner L. Nj. Erwin and
bound over to the United States Court
under $500 bond.
An old negro man, known by the negroes
at Triton as God" died Sunday. lie
was found in freezing condition last
Monday, and the city marshal took charge
of him and did all he could to restore and
make him comfortable. The old man was
an imbecile, and lived from charity For
the past ten years he has not worn shoes
or coat, and always was in very serious
mood.
The executive committee of the Georgia
Bankers Association will meet at the Of
flee of Flewellen Hillyer, in Macon, to-day,
for the purpose of selecting a place OF
meeting and arranging a programme for
the next annual convention of the asso-
citation. The meeting will be composed of
about a half dozen of the leading bankers
of the state, and will be in session nearly
all day, as there is much work for them
10 do
A citizens mass meeting has been called
for Thursday night to nominate a candi-
date for Mayor of Newman. This Office
has been filed for several years by Hon.
J. s Powell, who is now captain of COM
pauy in the Third Georgia Regiment. His
resignation was forwarded from Savannah
shortly before his company sailed for
Cuba The nomination oil next Thursday
eight viii be equivalent TO election, and
after that no other candidates need apply
one Of the Oldest and most respected cit
izeus of Ebert county Col. John Henry
Jones who has long since passed three
score and ten, and still rides his horse
around the farm in pleasant weather, is
ii constant correspondent with the state
departments of agriculture, and from his
long experience is able at times TO offer
valuable advice to the farmers of the state
in regard 10 their crops. Col. Jones has
written Of late in regard to the cold SPELL
and is astonished at the general complaint
OF the farming element.
Two young boys. Charlie Perry aud Fred
Finger have caused trouble for their par
ents by running away from their home at
Gainesville They left few days ago, but
their absence was not known at once. The
boys walked to. Winder. down on the
c., J. & S. Railroad, a distance of TWEEN
ty-seven miles, where they are supposed
10 have taken a Seaboard train for Ath-
ems. Young Perry is thought to have had
about SIS with him. and the Finger boy
also had some 50 or 81. The cause for
The boys running away is not known, and
their conduct is great surprise TO all.
letter was received by Gov Gambler
Saturday afternoon from Fitzgerald. ask
ing about the necessary steps that would
have to be taken for the organization of
a military company to be made up of cit
liens of that place. The members of the
proposed company will be veterans OF the
evil war and there will probably be as
many weareTs of the blue as of the gray
in the event the company is organized
The letter. states that there is no military
company within sixty miles of Fitzgerald
ana asks that advice be given that will
indicate what steps shall be taken for the
organization of the company.
Waycross Herald: In reply to a note
received this morning from a representa-
tive business man of Waycross, suggest
ing an Indignation meeting of the
people of Waycross, for the
purpose of protesting against the contest
oeing made against Mr.. A. NJ. Knight and
his board of aldermen who were recently
elected in this city, the Herald simply de-
sfes TO say this: There is no necessity
Tor an Indignation meeting, the people of
Naycross will show their Indignation and
make their protest felt in a manner which
Will be unmistakable in the days to come
IN the meantime, Mr. knight and his board
viii continue TO look after the affairs of
the Magic City
Three members of the Supreme Court
chief Justice Simmons, Justice Lumpkin
ana Justice Little-left the city last Satur-
day morning for Florida, carrying with
lhem, in addition to large number of
nrefs, a goodly supply of fishing material.
Inc Justices have just finished long
siege OF oral argument, and with the hard
St task of adjusting the equities in a num-
nsr OIL puzzling questions still before Them
'hey determined to repair to the west
last OF Florida, where they could fish
dt.u ADJUST equities at their ease. The
o'Aer half of the court will SIN be found
III their seats at the capitol, sternly pur-
sung the legal rights of plaintiff and de-
ienodnt, and doubtless wishing they had
.aNen up their briefs and hied away to
'le west coast with their colleagues.
Douglas Leader: Last Wednesday even
ing William Landlord came into town and
j" short while thereafter got into a dis
puIe with w. A. J. Smith, whereupon pis-
Ols We're drawn. The two men were sep
arated and Sheriff Smith was carried
way. Landlord continued toTant and de-
Aeu me town, waving his two pistols, and
saSihg there were not enough men in town
arrest him. Finally Mr.. Creel and the
marshal undertook to arrest him He at
Whpted to draw his pistol but was jerk
gu out of his buggy and overpowered and
oked up in the jug. He had a negro
WIN him, whom ne said he was carrying
, No Mr. PAGES still from Mr. Brinson's
y" ME Mr.. Creel and the marshal we're
cunning with Landlord the negro hit the
STU at the rate of thirty miles per hour
L. >. Durham of Dawson and Sam Far
mas OF Albany had a disagreement at AL
any Monday, and bloodshed came near
~ sIl'i9g- Mr.. Farkas and Mr.. Durham
49,, +, dispute about some land and finally
N.Y. ne passed, when Mr.. Durham stamped
1 1lr' farkas in the face. AT this point
.a farkas either drew his knife or reach