The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
GEORGIA.

,,.:,,osn people are pulling for sugar
..e,err 1t will pay the investors and
t,,.6t the country around.
,,..,,re observer: If there is an over
motion of cotton this year, it will
p ha the fault of the editors. With
ha'' aooor1 they are urging a diversified
crop.
~, GAMBLER has telegraphed that he
An bo compelled to stay in New York
w.. .ban he expected to, and will not
lonsr ~ Atlanta before the first of next
week.
william liver. the engineer who was
49,, in rbe collision on the Western and
,r,rtio Railroad, near Kingston, Tues
5,.d that night. The body will be
FRIED TO Dalton for interment.
o.ua DISPATCH: Mr.. J. NJ. Pafford has
800, nm two large banks of turnips just
sueot potatoes are banked. He says
w. Feen well. and others should fol-
'ag his example. as it would be mighty
~ have pork and tuTnips during the
winter months
large delegation of prominent Allan
lions representing the City Chamber of
commerce. has gone to Washington in re-
snorse to a telegram received from Con-
Il ,,,ssnan Livingston asking for a deleSa-
tan TO be present and urge an approprla-
hon for the proposed federal building
,,.rcus Times Recorder: Camp Gil
man was established two months ago to-
5ay in a binding rainstorm, and with
Intervals of a few days at Christmas, it
has rained uninterruptedly ever since. In
f3ot Southwest Georgia has rarely eXpe-
& r.sreed such a season of general and con-
urued rain, and the earth is soaked TO
The depth of several feet.
Ouila a serious accident occurred about
n four miles north of Chastam, in Thomas
II county on Thursday of last week. An
old gentleman by the name OF Lewis, with
his son. were telling some trees on the
plantation of j. w. AycOck, when small
+ nee cut by the son struck the father,
nom the effects of which he died in about
4 four hours Mr.. Lewis was about Y
4 years old.
E smithviIle has joined the dry column. In
4 the election there Wednesday upon the
4 sale of whisky the "drys" won by a vote
N Of more than two to one, the vote being
n twenty "for the sale" and forty-ive
against the sale" a majority of twenty
five votes for the prohibiuonists. Smith
Fl vile is the nearest point to Americas,
where whisky Is sold, and much interest
b was felt in that city in the result of the
81 election
The entire police force of Dublin, com
posed OF Chief Belcher and Messrs. JONES
and Kemp, have been asked
10 resign, the resignation TO
take effect on Wednesday. Jan. IS. On
that date a new force will be elected.
What the charges against Policemen
"a Kemp and JONES are, it there are any at
oil have not been made known. But
against Chief Belcher there are several
COMPLAINTS
cuhotrt has elected the following mu-
r1Ipa ticket: Mayor, r. l.. Moye; coun-
cimen D. NJ. Jacobs, J. IL. Sealy, DR.. j.
Douglass, r. E. Toombs and Alb Jones.
City Treasurer Webb and City Clerk
Gum, the present incumbents, will not
nave Wak-over. For the former place
MesSrs. Sam McWlliams, George Mathews
ana W. D. Hay are said 10 be candidates,
while Messrs. Key Simpson, Elwood Mar
un VIII Freeman, c. o. Mathews and
capt j. F. Kiddo are reported TO be as
p'ans for the clerks place.
There is an epidemic of the grip in both
lne city and the army camps. at Macon
Ile soldiers seem to be the worst suf-
leies however, and the regimental and
UNISON hospitals are filled with patients
~Nle a number of men are in their tents
H0lae OF the cases have developed into
pneumonia, and as a result several of the
negro soldiers have died. 1t is a remark.
a't tac,, however, that only one white
''Vtr mas died since the troops have beer
.'S'o0ed Macon, and that was the
hooper Of the Seventh Cavalry, who COM
rival
columbus Enquirer-Sun: In the City
'"' Yesterday the jury in the case OIL
w. A. j. II. Jansenius versus the Geor.
ga ana Alabama Railway, brought in g
o.1'C' Tor Si5ll5 for the plaintiff. Dr.
On Hus was suing the railroad for 81,
"t alleged value of furniture anC
c'la' Instruments destroyed when The
s'a and Alabama depot al Fitzgerald
tt p1IAeI The railroad declared tina
s,t A'onty was limited 20 So Theil
,,as Us stated that if a verdict for more
raG 53 damages was returned the cast
il '-p 80 10 The Supreme Court, and *
Nh Wopabie that the case win now g