The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-27
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE Two STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Georgia.
Ben Matthews, the negro soldier of the
Tenth immunes who was out on t1ial for
the murder Of John Solace another sol
der. was found guilty Of murder with a
recommendation and Was stuienceI 10
life Imprisonment
Capt Richie, of tie university football
team. is working hard 10 raise lie debt
of the association. Iic has started sys-
tematic effort 20 canvass the young
alumni in all parts Of the state. ana hopes
10 be able 10 ger out god team. lie VIII
have 20 raise the debt before his team
can leave Athens.
Walton News and Messenger: The So
clal Circle cotton mills viii In all prob
ability be a success. Application for q
charter has been published and The char
ter viii De asked for AZ the August term
of Walton Superior Court The capital
stock is $4,000, with the privilege OF m
creasing to $4,000.
Lieut. Bautou Winship Of Macon, has
been assigned to Albany TO take charge Of
the station there for The purpose Of re-
crmtins men for the Uu.el states army.
Lieut.. Miller of the Tweuty-ninth Rcsi-
ment, reported to Capt Howe for orders
this morning. and be has been assigned to
Augusta. Capt Howe is i'm charge Of the
st"tloh al Macon
AiHeha is "a4-h5 "dt o" 'e i4''i
traffic. L. L. Arnold safe organizer,
spent three days in The ty bsl week
and has succeeded IN perlectns several
temperance organizali0us besides collect
ing considerable money for the advance
ment Of the cause In Georgia. Chancellor
HE will be asked 10 speak on tie sub
ject at an early date.
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us
Deg-h Aug ~ ana embrace TWO sundays
at,e,'io1 sa,,nrn.',io., !n ma sta,a or6
his vear's service promises TO be he rest
in the history Of the famous camp ground.
Improvements are being made to accom-
MEDIATE the large crowds that usually at
tend Indian spring is enjoying a har-
vest season this year. The hotels are al
crowded
11o, p,,ssou kIo,. c,,ro+,r,, Of
war Il 'Hc 4'' q man " reuse 70 O""'Iio-
ute book TO Mayor Prices free library al
Macon. The following letter was receiy-
ed in reply to one written by the Mayor:
lnon,lede.e ne rens,nt Of v5,r Io,t"r - tbo
17th inst and TO express regret that he
cannot comply with your request" The
letter was signed by MIR. Ayers private
secretary.
Tho editor of Tho pptlar Tyarold eDe,Ir-
lls Oh 'he recent IMP Oh Tue georgia week
ly Press Association to Savannah says:
"Col. J. II. Estill of the Morning News, an
old veteran of the Georgia Press Assoc
cation, never forge,s his friends He
knows how increasingly we toll for the
staff of life. on Friday morning he took
the boys into his private room and after
a. , toi lu'v', br, bts ,, y1, ',v &C.
establishment which was Great rreat
indeed"
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- - DO9'N'' i'O'i'''''"' Pi'''e' W
ing a few miles from Fort Gaines sh0
and killed Mike Brantley colored one of
his tenants Monday morning Dosier
heard that Brantley had made threats
against him, and sent for Mike to come to
his house. When the negro arrived Dos,cr
asked him about the report that he had
made threats. Rrantley started towards
Dosier with knife. when the latter drew
q pistol and shot the negro. Brantlev
lived several hours. end his statement or
the matter affirmed that he gave Dosier
no pioFocetloh WhateVer'
Townsville correspondence Morning
News; In a thunderstorm here recently
the lightning played some queer pranks
il struck a china tree in the yard of Dr.
Culpepper and bounded next to the prem
Uses OF Il. ~ thompson, near by. Here
II pitched into mulberry tree and tore
1t up; thence jumped across to a bench
with three bee hives on it, splitting open
one hive and killing every bee. The fiery
fluid next slipped upon an iron fence and
rushed out of the place to a telephone pole
which was splintered. At this point the
Dolt must have taken to the earth, as it
disappeared.
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Gnu ooiiisioH occuIreu' on the southern
Ioau hisht before iast near the cotton fac
switch engine With vas 80 '', ~, " - ~ -