The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20
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There are. seven cases of smallpox near
Lncointon, Ga.
W6am Burckel, former Atlanta boy,
hos been e.ected secretary of the Mexican
National Railway.
meeting will shortly be called at AL
b,nv for the purpose of going through the
,raliminaries of organizing a public
library association.
The dale for the muster out of Rays I'm
,ounes at Macon has been set for May ?.
This was decided on by the mastering Of
Hcer capt Trppe, and the news will no
,ioubt be hailed with delight by the MEM
hers of the regiment. Every man is look
ing forward to the time when they viii be
released from the service.
The Wavcross Lodge Of Odd Fellows are
nreparing 10 celebrate the eighty-sixth an
niversary of the organization of the order
in America, and on Wednesday night, the
o6th instant, they will invite all brothers
and their families to the lodge room. The
evening will be spent with speech-making,
music and refreshments.
Walton News and Messenger: In the
County Court last Wednesday Seab p.
Fambrough was found guilty of selling
whisky illegally and was fined $500 and
costs or sentenced 60 twelve months in
/ the county chain-gang. Fambrough has
given a certorar bond and will probably
/ carry the case for trial before Judge Rus
sell in the Superior Court.
Monday afternoon four men passed
through Clayton bearing litter on which
was the body of Tyre Queen, who had an
hour previously been wounded, perhaps
fatally. two miles below the town by
Club" Wall. The wound was inflicted
with 3S-caliber revolver, the bai enter
ing the body near the left shoulder and
ranging downward Queens friends say he
cannot recover Wall claims that he acted
in self-defense.
Macon Evening News: A Washington
dispatch printed in the morning papers
states that Senator A. o. Bacon will be
one of a party of distinguished gentlemen
that will visit the Klondike section in
June When seen this morning Senator
Bacon said that he regretted that the pub
lcation was incorrect in so far as ii APP
plies to himself. He will not visit the
Klondike as stated, but hopes to make a
Western trip some time during the sum
mer.
A Macon correspondent says Col. Ray
can congratulate himself that his regl-
ment is one of the best behaved and best
disciplined of the many that have been
located at Macon during the American.
Spanish war. When the Immunes leave
camp and visit the city very few of them
become drunk or disorderly. None of
them have created any serious disturb
ance whatever and have given the police
no trouble. Col. Ray has his regiment
under splendid control, and the excellent
conduct of the men is the subject ofprase
and admiration on the part of citizens and
the police authorities.
Last Saturday night II. D. Clewis, an
old man who lives about seven miles west
OF Unadlla, was taken from his house
ana severely beaten by eight masked men.
Alter he was released he walked bare
loot FOR about six miles trying to locate
me parties. This he succeeded in doing
IL IS SAID that these parties run a wildcat
sun I'D that community, and for some
reason they decided that Mr.. Clewis was
gong 10 report them to the revenue Off
Clas' They have. through their friends,
oHered $500 for a compromise of the mat
"r warrants have been issued for all
.He parnes' and Ii is said they have de-
clued that discretion is the better part
u Vaior' and have skipped out.
There is one farmer near Dupont who
i''es and has his being without the use of
cotton. That man is Mr.. William Barlow.
Nr' Barlow does not raise any cotton,
lever has raised it, and says he never will.
nu' instead he plants corn, peas, rice,
potatoes and other provision crops. which,
~S ne says if cannot be sold, they can be
1a'en' his surplus corn crop he has ground
"lo meal, which he sells for a fair price,
"' ne uoes not sell any corn. He raises
~u abundance of pork for sale besides a
ulio'r Of beeves every year. Mr. Barlow
s sa prices for all of these items, and if he
i i5, 20 set suitable offers he does not sell.
~ 'als business-like management, Bill
'"llo" as he Is known far and near has
accumulated a fortune.
i"e corps Of University Cadets at Ath-
'NS seems to be astir, and from the pres
e e outlook, il seems that all the commits
i u oncefs will resign their commits
Us 10 Vol. Griggs, commandment of the
Fps ne commissioned officers of last
s, applied for their commissions in the
Ssu'e militia, and were refused. so their
,. omissions in the university were of no
ct, ~ mem, Tho present officers have
in w. mat they be allowed commissions
,bo, state militia in accordance with
bar, present ranks, and their requests
tion hol been granted. Their resigna-
o0i", nave been filed in the commandant's
Gov % mo me matter has been referred to
COW, Cundler and Adjt. Gen. Obear. The
io UNASSIGNED officers are all from the SEN
tb,,, '49s' and II Is not compulsory for
eo 20 70 arm, and the men do not care 10
n, Iousn the trouble II they cannot be
l,o, 10 the state militia. No reply has
olt,, received from the Governor or the
ip5 ' ,.. general, and the outcome IS be-
'5 "nN'ously looked for.
FLORIDA.
r.. '"en'y-sixth annual meeting OF the
ga Medical Association met yesterday