The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-26
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


II is said Farmer George w Trujtt of
Troup county has perhaps the finest sgri-
cultural exhibit at the State Fair.
Dawson now has a paid fire department,
or rather has apparatus and a pair of
handsome horses, stalls and rooms pre-
n5red. and it is now necessary only to en-
f4ee the services of competent men.
The Bank of Oglethorpe declared divi-
dend Saturday of 20 per cent. per cent.
maid out and Is per cent. carried to stock.
The bank has only been in operation for
ty-nve days. This is a fine showing.
sandersvile Progress: Comparatively
small quantities of cotton seed have been
sold in this market this fall. notwith-
sanding the rise in price on account of
the short cotton crop. They are valuable
As fertilizers and many farmers prefer
them to any guano.
T R. Glenn, for the past two years bail
tN in the United States Court in Atlanta
and acting as special deputy, has been ap-
roiated deputy marshal, with headquar-
ters at Toccoa Mr. Glenn is an active and
fearless officer, and those who know him
do not doubt but that he viii make it
warm for the violato.s Of the internal rev.
enue laws
Twenty-seven Columbus negroes left
Monday afternoon for jefferson Barracks,
Mo. TO there enter the United States
army. An existing officer has been work
ing among the negroes for several days,
and This is the result of his efforts. This
is the second batch of negroes that have
left Columbus to enter the army recently.
The party included some of the toughest
young negroes in that city, nearly every
one of the crowd having been arraigned
before the Police Court one or more times
in their life.
The savannah, Florida and Western de-
not al Pelham burned down Sunday NOM
Ing about o'clock. 1t is supposed that it
causht from a spark from the freight en-
gne which passed late Saturday night.
Considerable freight was burned and the
Hand Trading Company lost twenty-one
bales OF cotton, which was piled on the
Platform. 1t required hard work to save
the stores in town. which are all just
across the street from the depot. All of
the show windows were cracked and ruin
ed. The railroad company will rebuild
right away.
Macon Telegraph: Coroner Hollis was
summoned yesterday 10 a point just be-
low seven bridges, where he found a me-
ero'S dead body in a tree top. The negro
was a young man. He summoned jury
and investigated the case, but could learn
nothing about the cause of the death or
who the negro was. There were no marks
of violence or other signs on the body.
The only inference is that the negro
crlwled up into the tree and died. Why he
should have goue up there or why he
should have died while up there may
never be known. His body was safely
lodged in the limbs, but he evidently died
without q struggle.
Albert Harris, a negro of disreputable
character. was whipped beyond reason on
last Friday night near Strouds, IN the
southern part of Monroe county. He died
las, Saturday The whipping is said to
have been done by party of masked ne
groes pretending to be white men He
was whipped bv them with a leather bug
gy trace, and his body was fearfully LAGER
ated. Coroner r. Samuel Brit was called
in to hold an inquest After a jury had
been empanneled and qualified and inves-
ugauon Of the cause of the negroes whip
ping was begun After considering the
case the jury returned the following YER
dict: We the jurors, upon oath, say
mae Albert Harris of said county came to
his death by whipping or other causes un-
known 10 us, by parties unknown"
Atlanta Constitution: Leading prohibit
tonists, who are members of the House
and Senate, say that fight for some such
legislation as was contemplated in the ia
nous Bush biz will be made at the coming
SESSION, and they express hopes of sue
cess. The advocates of prohibition or anti
barroom legislation say that they have
not been idle during the Legislatures re-
cess. BY means of mass meetings in diff
ferent communities, and in all ways in
their power, they have kept the interest
in ILL.
hrought influence 40 bear upon individual
legislators. The fight promises to be one
Of the most interesting before the gen
eral assembly with the lines drawn about
as they have been in former contests.
While the advocates Of state prohibition
law are as aggressive as hey have been
IN the past there is genera belief among
legislators that the sentiment Of the peo
pie is against any change from the pres
ont local option law, and most of them
do not expect to see any change al this
time az Least
Brunswick Times; John Daniels, Well
known young engineer was shot by
masked man last night about IL o'clock
and painfully wounded. The shooting oc-
CURED on Il street boulevard; the young
m7n Was carried into the residence Of Mrs.
Hozhouser where tenuon was given him
ana a physician called in. A Times report
fr reached the scene shortly after the
tnooting and found officers Grady and
mock al the house and Assistant Chief
,fFeon inside talking 10 the young man.
nen Ire returned Assistant Chief Levi
son stated that al he could gain from
Yong Daniels was that as he was APP
lroaching the house from The wcoled strip
'tdf2F a man with a black handkerchief
Warned around his face stepped out from
remind tree and shot him. He returned
Iae fire and the man ran. The shot came
near STR king The heart and Daniels had
so'e call He says a man masked as this
we cut At him Sunday night neer the same
pace. The shooting and cutting are now
Ns Investigated by the police force aud
u'y hope o solve the mystery Daniels is
'0' seriously but painfully wounded.
FLORIDA.
Inc Jacksonville Call, in making an ap
F'I Tor permanent gala week at Jack
''HNlNc. saws: jacksonville Is in a posi-