The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-31
GEORGIA..

Al, Tbomasville, as the result of too
r-,,ch salt. Mr.. j. S. Reid has lost four
4-s hogs. Thinking that salt would do
IN GOOD. he gave the hogs large
c..7utitv. and in less than twenty-four
hours they were eead
North Georgia Citizen: The eegrega- !
sion of criminals in our prisons that Is
now in progress is a good thing. Be
g;nners in crime should not be thrown !
55+1 company with hardened ruffians. I'M
n-.sonment should be reformatory, not
eocouraging TO or instructive in crime.
The Atlanta Confederate veterans will
In honor to the memory of Jefferson Da-
Wis next Saturday, and a mass meeting
nj the veterans has been called to meet
in the hall Of the House of Representa-
1ives in the state capitol, at which time
addresses will be delivered in honor of the
uusrous statesman.
The work of paving the streets of Ath-
ems has been commenced. The first car
i,,d of Belgian block arrived from the
quarry at Appalachee. 1t is a magnificent
quality of stone. The work of laying the
block on Broad street was at once started.
Ths work will be continued steadily
throughout The next two years, and $4,000
will be spent in street paving. The is
sue Of bonds, amounting to 100000 will
be delivered July / to the purchasers, Ru-
d5lph Kleybolte & Co.. of Cincinnati.
Gainesville Georgia Cracker: Mr.. A. J.
Nundy is erecting fine grist mill near
lakewood. and will have it ready for work
i'm short time. He will grind both
wheat and corn, and the mill will be great
accommodation to the farmers of this sec
ton. who viii have much of their corn
and all of their wheat ground. The farm
Il ers ia this section put in larger acreage
Of wheat this year than for several years
formerly. and, although the bad weather
Of tbe winter has prevented good stand
fair yield will be made.
The citizens of Merwether county are
i very much disturbed over the report that
i negro census takers are to be appointed
H to work in their community They are
Il making every effort now to see that such
action is not taken. The people there
say they have never had any trouble over
the negro question, and they do not want
any For that reason they insist that
there be no appointment of negroes to
call at the homes of white people even on
official business. Congressman Adamson
is trying to see that such appointments
are not made
Fl Macon viii cordially ana enthusiastically
welcome Assistant Engineer Emory Win
ship late of the gunboat Bennington, who
Fl reached san Francisco Sunday on the
h armed naval transport Solace from Manila.
AIr. Winship has leave of absence and is
coming TO Macon, his home TO recover
81 from the numerous wounds received while
Il 90 has gunboat of Dewey's fleet when he
CALAMITY covered the landing of party
Of American soldiers end sailors at Bal
Il sasdn. Assistant Engineer Winship is
one of the heroes of the Spanish American
Fl war. He is a native of Macon and his
Il mother and other relatives reside there.
If the reports now current in the CEN
tral section of the state in regard to the
present wheat crop are true, Georgia will
produce more of this grain for the year
1899 than has been produced in many
years 1t is said thar the demand for
harvesting and binding machines shows
an increase of three or four times the
usual amount of wheat grown, and that
the demand for this class of machinery
extended as far down as Brooks county,
/ which is almost on the Florida state line.
u is also said that the quality of the
grain was superior to any that had previ-
ousy been raised in the state, and that
! it would equal that of the famous wheat
sections Of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Gwinnett and Walton counties have a
boundary dispute. About 1900 acres OF
land are involved. The location of the
dourshing town, LogansviIle, is involved,
and il is claimed that the town belongs
10 Gwinnett instead of TO Walton county.
Losansville has a population of about 900,
ana since the opening of the new railroad
through T.qurqDcaVflIa taken
life and shows evidence of prosperity and
rapid growth. 1t is said that the people
Of Logansville hope to be thrown on the
G|lnnett side of the line, as they have
railroad communication with Lawrence
VIIe, the county seat of Gwinnett, but
nave none to Monroe, the county seat of
II walton, The people of Gwnnett county
1 are naturally very much pleased at the
prospect Of adding 10 their area and pop
ulauon chiefly for the reason that If
they get the disputed strip of land their
ed
At Groyania. Ca, Saturday there was a
very large negro picnic Bob Pine, ne
gro from near Perry, Ga, came up to a
hesFo kEown as Alabama Red and hand
ing aim 50 asked him to change it. Ala
rama Red took the bill, put 1t in his
rocket and drew his 4i-calibre pistol and
.s-ead of changing the bill he demanded
''1 10 give up the rest of his cash. Pine
was heightened and turned to run. He
'9 made but a few steps when Alabama
'u snot him in the back Just above the
up, the bail ranging upward Alabama
i''' men took the balance Of Pines mon
ABOUT S8, and went about the crowd
lasting his crime. Pine died on the
s.ooHd in about an hour The other ne
.'es We're all too afraid of Alabama Red
attempt TO arrest him and ran when
We came toward auy Of them. but
was arrested as he boarded the shoo-
ualn here by the conductor and bag