The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ar THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

&. Price of Macon has an
Me- for reelection to that Office. He
r have no opposition.
is a general exodus of negro la
I-. nom Watkinsvilie for Birmingham
1O''' urnentine district of south Geor-
and ~ Eonr.ssn left Sunday and eleven a
5aT days since
r,,n5svile Times-Enterprise; ODE Ste
,,rr3nks NeilI as a prophet on cotton
''' ba5lv. Mr.. Stevens made an esti-
eIvp- some time ago, putting the crop at
mo- b3Ies, and now the government
s" after careful survey of the field,
- the crop al the same hsures. Nellfs
pas -s,imare was 100000, and finding
hIst md not hold, he dropped down to
ina, And this was 100000 too high.
XeiIl has busted.
Candler has been asked for a respite
CHASER. the condemned wife muir
~. who is now in DougheTty county
u'r , .r5ar sentence of death, next Friday
lai +bs dav set for his execution. The
I'm hears the signatures of about 300
Pms The respite is prayed for in or
70 allow time for Glaser's attorneys
Gel - before the Prison Board of the
ststa and present arguments Tor commut-
20 craser's sentence to life Imprisonment.
q,ssro was a rousing meeting at San
4 ,.-.rrIs saturday afternoon for the pur-
.o If discussing the advisabiiity of taxi
~ srsns TO endeavor to establish a cot
~ f,rtory at that point. Cuyler Smith
- Atlanta was present. He represents
4 T,s1er,, capital. which he is willing 70 put
irto ,be cotton factory, but the capitalists
~ rsnrosented desired local subscriptions
~ secure local sympathy and support. The
INC was quite enthusiastic. Plans were
loDe5ered which contemplate 100000
Tim factory The country is being can
,sssad by militia districts for subscrip-
,ons There is every reason to believe
tbst the enterprise is go.
Waiter Wynn, a resident of Madison
and who was on the cruiser Raleigh in the
manageable battle of Manila bay, arrived
home Saturday from New York city. He
mas met at the depot by a delegation of
.i5zsrs. headed by Mayor William A.
prongbion. and accorded a royal welcome
after his four years absence in the serv-
ice of the United States navy. Last night
a recapdon was given in his homer at the
Hotel Turrell, on which occasion the
s,boo children sang patriotic airs and
citzeDs of Madison, presented him with
handsome gold medal bearing The in
s,rinti7n. Presented to Walter Wynn,
bero of Manila bay, by the people of his
old home"
i The Governor has saved the life of An
drew Park. who was under the death SEN
terce and was to have been executed in
few days in Madison county. Saturday
afternoon Governor Gambler issued his
inclination committing the death SEN
ence to life imprisonment upon the re-
c5nmendation Of the Prison Commission.
The trial Of Park will be wen remember
ed by many people throughout the state
and there was much public interest and
4 eminent aroused in his behalf during the
pend ng of the murder investigation. The
verdict was according to the evidence al
the time. but since there has appeared
certain facts which have warranted the
4 Board of Pardons in asking that the death
sentence be made life Imprisonment in
E stead.
representative Arnold of Oglethorpe
& was quite painfully, though not seriously,
hurt Sunday night as the result of the
Georgia Railroad trains being rocked near
Lth0nia Quite a number of legislators
were aboard, and it was thought they had
been picked out by irate citizens of De-
Kab county as victims. The members
we're returning TO Atlanta after having
spent Sunday with their families and
friends. Just after leaving Lithonia, the
train was struck with several broadsides
Of rocks and other missiles which crashed
windows in all Of the passenger coaches
and thoroughly Alarmed the inmates Mr..
Arnold was only slightly struck by rock,
but particle of glass flew into his eye,
causing him much pain and annoyance.
Mr.. Park of Greene thinks the passag e of
The Dew's dog law was responsible for
The rocking of the train.
report was received at Jackson from
The country of the attempted assault upon
The young wife of Mr.. John Thomas Nc
Cure, highly respected young farmer, at
Dis home four miles east of Jackson, by
negro, at an early hour Monday morn
1g From reports received from the
scene of the crime 1t seems that Mr. Nc
uure in leaving home early this morning
met a strange negro in the road, seemingly
Nder the influence of whisky. The ne
gro acted in a suspicious manner and Mr..
Seizure decided 10 watch his home while
ne negro was near. In few minutes the
negro approached the house and asked
mrs Mcclure for something to eat Up
Cn her refusal to give him anything. and
ullnkng her alone he rushed upon her and
was gfap1ln ny with her when Mr.. Nc
NIuTe appeared upon the scene. The ne
sIo he'd but posses are chasing him.