The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-19
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


Hiehwaymen in the neighborhood of
Athens are getting common. On Monday
right in Madison county, nine miles dis
ant Mr.. W s. Hardeman was held up.
His assailant was a white man, and Mr..
Eardeman had a hard fight for his life but
finally escaped the. scoundrel.
Dahlonega Signal: Some excellent finds
have been made at the Stewart mine with
in the past Jew days. The ore from two
of The veins, it is said, is worth $1,000 per
ton Owing to lack of water power the
Stamps at the Stewart were hung up for
few weeks, but now that the frequent
rains have made out water courses flush
this mine and others are in full blast.
Lumpkin Advertiser: News was re-
ceived Saturday by Sheriff Holder that
Robert 1. Coleman, the white man who
was convicted in this county and sent up
for five years for stealing a horse and
buggy from j. j. Thompson, had escaped
from the penitentiary. Coleman seems to
have gotten away from the state farm.
The man appeared to be a professional
horse thief and several counties wanted
him on that charge as soon as he had
finished his term from here.
There are in the Georgia peniteutiary p
2o criminals for the following offenses:
Arson Is. attempt to murder 2SO, attempt
to rape POI, aiding escapes 2, burglary 500,
bigamy 8, beastiaHty H. breaking railroad
cars ., embellishments ?, forgery q, infan-
ticide J. incest 8. kidnapping 8. larceny
after trust s, larceny from house "a, lar
ceny from person 3, mayhem 2 man.
slaughter POI, murder AS obstructing rail
road trains ?, perjury y, personating an
other l. receiving stolen goods l, rape 101,
robbery ST. resisting an officer l, simple
larceny 1873, wrecking railroad train ),
shooting at another Is, riot 4, sending
threatening letter l, seduction /, counter
feiting l. making a total of 2,201. Two
three are white women and l.
1875 are black men and sixty
eight are black women. That is to
say there are eight black criminals to one
white in the charge of the state, although
the negro population of the state is less
than the white.
Americas Times Recorder: Chloroform
in heroic doses was administered to big
American black bear here yesterday
morning, and though bruin kicked like a
c.ever fellow he had to take his medi-
cine and submit to the further humilia-
ton of having a doctor pDncture his
nose. Nearly twenty ounces of chloro-
form was thus administered Sparks cir
days. purchased recently an immense
black bear. The animal was not as
tractable as the circus people desired,
aud TO improve his conduct it was decided
10 put an iron ring in his nose and big
muzz,e over his head as we'll 1t was the old
story of tying the bell on the cat-easy
enough, but who would do it? DR.. Stan
cliff and DR.. Lynn Fort proved fully equal
TO the occasion. Bruin was put in small
cage and though he rolled over, fought
and kicked like a clever fellow the dose
was administered, his nose punctured and
the ring put in it. The bear soon re-
covered from the effects of the drug and
hereafter will perform in the cage with
two big African lions.
Cuthbert people have taken hold of the
matter of the extension of the Georgia
Pine Railway with vigor, 1t will be re-
mcmbered that the Georgia Pine Railway
has agreed 10 extend its line to Columbus
if $4,000 is subscribed. and depot sites and
the right of way, along the old cambridge,
Cuthbert and Columbus Railroad, are do
mated. In compliance with request from
Mr. r. B. Coleman, general superintendent
Of the Georgia Pine Railway, addressed
10 Mr. r. L. Moye, chairman of the Sub
Railroad Committee, a meeting of citizens
held in Cuthbert Tuesday morning.
Talks were made by Messrs. Bruton and
Calhoun on the part of the road, and by
Messrs. J. j. Mcdonald, j. NJ Rawls, J.
". Stanford, II. IS. Elder, j. d. Gum,
George Mcdonald and r. L. Moye on the
part of the citizens. A subscription list
vas then opened and each person present
called on for subscriptions. About half of
the right of way was donated and about
5000 in cash. Besides these. depot and
section house sites were given on right of
way so contributed. Many present were
not prepared to designate the amounts
they would contribute. 1t was estimated
that these would swell the amount a
thousand or two dollars more. A commit
tee was appointed to solicit subscriptions
for donations in cash, right of ways, etc,
this committee to go to work at once and
report by Dec 90