The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
GEORGIA.
FLORIDA
AND CAROLINA:

This is the double-track trunk line pro
1ected by Col Albert f. Boone from Clay
/ city. Ky, via Rabun Gap. to Port Royal
( s. C.
James Philips, a negro man, Friday con
| fessed that he is the slayer Of Policeman
J. J. Bean. Bean was killed on his beat
| late Thursday night. The negro says h,
was drunk when he shot the officer. and
| that he does not know why he committed
| The crime Bean was shot from behind
| The bah entered the back OF his neck
breaking -.
Arrangements have been made 10 move
Gov. E,llerbe to summerville in the hope
that the climate OF that place will improve
his health. lie viii stop a the Pine For
est Inn, on the Invitation Of Can't. Wag-
ner, and the South Carolina Railroad au-
thorities will tender him the use of their
private car to make the trip IN. 1t is his
intention TO leave Columbia Tuesday.
The first work on the Camden extension
Of the Wilson and summerton Railroad,
now kuown as the Northwestern Railway,
has been started, and il is stated that
the construction of the road will be pushed
forward with all the dispatch possible
until the rails are laid all the way to
Camden. Work was commenced at the
foot of Main street, where the Wilson and
Summerton will make junction with the
Atlantic Coast Line main line and the
tract will be laid down Dingle street. The
cotton shed I'm the triangle between Main
street and Manning avenue has been torn
down and track laying begun
The dispensary legislative committee has
submitted a report of the operations of
the institution for the first quarter as
shown by the books. The committee con-
sists OF Senator Hanland and Representa-
tlves Eiferd of Lexington and Lyles of
Union. The net profits shown amount to
S32 1881, which sum has been credited to
the school fund and is in the state treas
ury, with balance on hand December
last of S46,073.4. The total receipts are
placed at $423,6U.4S and the expenditure
at S377 6O6,24. During the quarter the con-
stabuiary cost S12,692.77, and the contra
band liquor captured Is valued at $l,9O417.
There has been considerable talk ocea-
stoned by a report that the Seaboard Air
Line is preparing to operate the Columbia
Newberry and Laurens Road, in South
Carolina, and would use this as its con-
Meeting link with the Florida Central and
Pennsular. instead of building from Che
raw to Columbia. While 1t may be true
mat Nlit f9tdbOdto Will dpSOTD the AOlull-
bia, Newberry and Laurens, still it is
very doubtful if that will interfere with
its original plan Even with the road
from Cheraw to Columbia, the possession
OF the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
would afford advantages to the Seaboard
Charleston Post: The South Carolina
congressional delegation is called to meet
at Columbia, il is supposed to decide on
the distribution of the census patronage
We predict that if this patronage is given
to the members of Congress it will bring
disaster to some of them. For every
friend they gain by giving jobs they will
disappoint ten men and make that many
enemies. We gold Democrat outcasts are
out of IT, We cannot expect any favors
from the Republicans, and we certainly
will receive none from our lG to / Demo-
cratic brethren. Therefore Will we go Job
less and earn our livings as usual. Such
are the penalties of greatness