The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-10
GEORGIA.


zen of Albany, Ca, died Sunday at his
daughters home in Charleston. W. Va,
after a six weeks attack of cancer Of the
abdomen.
Rev. A. B. Phillips, formerly of Fulton,
No, assumed charge of his new pastor
ale the First Christian Church at Au-
eusta Sunday and preached two excel
lent sermons.
Buchanan Messenger: Gov Gambler
voiced the sentiment of the entire South
when he said that nothing would do more
to prevent lynchings than for negroes to
build up a sentiment within their own race
against the crimes that create lynchings.
Albany Herald: 1t is hard to tell what
the peach crop this year will amount to-
Some fruit growers say that there will not
be enough in the county to make a good
size bowl of peaches and cream, and others
say that there Will be plenty to eat, but
none to ship.
The Ethridge Granite Company, to
whom the contract for furnishing the city
of Athens 96S,0OO belgian block was recent
~ awarded did not come TO time, and the
street committee decided to award the
contract to the Keystone Granite Com
pany of Pacolet S. C.
The annual tournament of the North
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee volun-
teer fremen takes place at Rome Monday
and Tuesday. Admission, Gadsden, ITALIA
daga, Cleveland, Gainesville and other
places viii send large delega tons, and
$500 to 5000 people are expected to be
there.
Whether a white primary shall be held
in Fulton county is the question which is
just now causing the most discussion in
local political circles. The question will
be ultimately determined by the Fulton
county Democratic executive committee,
but The committee will probably be largely
Influenced by the wishes of the candidates
and their friends,
The crusade vigorously inaugurated
eight days ago against Sunday closing in
Atlanta seems TO have suddenly come to a
standstill. The tobacco stores were wide
open Sunday and sold stuff right along
Most of them had their pipes and tobacco.
cigarettes and chewing gum covered up
with paper under the counters and sold
only cigars. But there were others who
sold tobacco in any form in which it was
wanted and even went so far as to sell
chewing gum
W. D. 41d90S O. COIIS VI IHitdQeIpNld, VINO
were the successful bidders for the Athens
bonds, backed out Saturday and refused to
put up the $500 check as a guarantee of
good faith. The Mayor and Council gave
the representative a red hot roast for his
conduct and notified him that they would
IN all probability sue his firm for the 81 500
forfeit money. The contract for the bonds
was then awarded to Rudolph, Klebolt
* Co. of Cincinnati, at SOB 500. That firm
put up the check al once and the deal was
closed.
special to the Morning News from
Douglas says: The Coffee county Sunday
school convention was in session in this
city Saturday. The address on the sub
jeet, Works and Workers." by Rev. F.
II. Poston, was conceded by all who heard
it to be the best.-J. H. Jones, q young
travelling man, lost a valuable gold watch
ana chain on Saturday evening by care
Iessly leaving it in a closet.-Jack Smith,
u white youth of 20 years, from Pearson,
was jailed by Sheriff Smith under the
serious charge of committing a criminal
assault upon the 6-year-old daughter OF
Rev. Elias Pafford.
Judge George Hillyer, in talking inter
esungly about the proposed '1ynching con-
venton, said: NO formal call has been
issued, but the idea is to
get a number of al classes of our peo-
n PIE together during the state fair in AT
iahta next fall and by full discussion to
get The best sentiment of the people in
regard to the best means which can be
devised of lessenlng the causes of lynch
ins ana 10 punish rapists by the legal au-
lhoulles. The farmers are the
people who are most vitality in
lefested in this subject. The vast ma
JoHty of these criminal assaults occur in
'"e country in the unprotected districts
and of course, the farmers have the most
4 Viai interest in this matter 1t should
d Ne impressed upon them that this is no
town movement, which while in the IN
N tetest Of the state, most particularly con-
Germs the agricultural element which is
gar more exposed to the dangers and hor-
Iofs OF the rapists than any other class
OF our people"
Sunday marked new era In religious
circles in Atlanta. 1t was day which
WI doubtless be but the forerunner of
ne" fed of endeavor among the pastors of
IN city DR. Theron Rice, pastor of the
central Presbyterian Church, probably the
laf-est church of it's denomination in that
cilE' preached an eloquent sermon at the
,''u of Marietta and Peachtree streets
70 large and representative audlnce Of
i-'.S'ed spectators. Hitherto street
J. A.hS has been connned almost eX-
'aslFely to the Salvation Army and It'll
ieiaAt preachers who have no regular
cAlf-es. For this reason, if for no other,
NE alnouncement that one of Atlanta's
Il.5l eminent pastors would address a
Fu'i- gathering in the very heart of the
..N attracted more than ordinary atten-
'eh 1ad interest. Promptly at 1880
clock Rev. Theron Rice, accompanied
dr. A. r. tolderby, Prof. 3. G. Davis,
eNHl g. Nbitpar + w Martin JOhn
larry, William +. Parkhurst and other
II2mineut members of the Presbyterian
Nhar.h arrived at the corner OF Peachtree
9.i Marietta streets. and The services were
| IL d without interruption.
FLORIDA.
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