The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-10
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| seHted to allow a telegram sent to re-a-
ives She is well educated girl, and is
rom south Carolina, where she told Mr.
Iahkersiey an uncle lived. Rev Dr..
Fltch OF the First Baptist Church, hear
ing OF her plight, took her TO his home and
wisl care for her until some money reaches
her from her South Carolina uncle
The cashiers of the twenty-five state
banks of which Mr.. w. S. William of AZ
lanta is president, met at Warm Spring
thursday in annual convention, holding
thfee sessions, at which many vital uues-
ions OF interest to bankers were dis
cussed. The cashiers of Mr. Witham's
banks meet every year and talk over
banking questions aud discuss everyday
practical problems in banking circles
Every cashier of the William banks gets
TWO weeks vacation every year with
all expenses paid. This year young ladies'
were invited to attend the convention of
cashiers, and were made sponsors of the
banks located in the town in which they
i've. One of the features of the morning
session was the presentation of Mr.
Witham's check for SIS to Cashier ]. A.
R4cCrary of the Tennille Bank. as a re-
ward for the best bank statement The
check was presented by Miss Eveiyno
Orme in delightful speech.
A 12O-stamp gold mill, larger than any
in operation in the South at the present
time, has been ordered for the Hand
mine at Dahlonega, and is now in course
of construction. The recent Investigations
of the Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Min
ing Company in the fifteen properties in
North Georgia owned by the corporation.
has resulted, it is announced. in a de-
termination to fully develop the Hand
mine. The property is regarded by ex-
perts as probably the most valuable in
the state, and up to the present time very
little work has been put on It, The Hand
mine is on an adjoining lot with the
Yahoola, and the ore taken from the Fin
ley mine could also be carried with ease
TO the stamp mill now in process of con-
struction at the Hand mine President
j. w. Adams of the mining COMPANY
stated that the contract for the big stamp
mill had been given six weeks ago, and
that work on it had already begun.
a special to the Morning News from
Baxley says: The removal of VIII Ables,
the negro rapist, from Glynn county Jail
to this place to-day was attended with
out any evidence of mob violence or any
attempt at demonstration along the route
except by mean negroes at Everett and
Jesup. In leaving the depot at Bruins
WICK large crowd was on hand to see
the notorious prisoner depart. The Morn
ing News correspondent was on board and
accompanied the party 10 Baxley At
Everett, twenty-three miles from Bruins
wick crowd of mean negroes had gath
cred and they attempted to crowd into
the coach When warned to fall back all
did so except one, who was pushed out of
the car He went away cursing aud Sc
cured a Winchester rifle. Returning to
the coach he announced his determination
to enter, and one of the guards promptly
knocked him cold with The butt end of his
rifle, and taking the negroes Winchester
from him, put the negro off the platform.
At every station along the route crowds
climbed around the coaches and into them
in their anxiety to see the prisoner. AL
Jesup the interest was so great that sew
eral climbed through the car windows,
but no violence was attempted until
negro walked up to the door and an
nounced that things were not going
right and he intended to straighten
them" A lick on the head put a quietus
on this negro, and the town marshal
hustled him off to Jail. AS the fun reali-
cation that death might be near at hand
came over him, Ables fell across the seat
and prayed. Having once broken down,
the confession of the crime was not diff
ficult to secure and he acknowledged to
Guard Graham that he was the guilty
man.