The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
COMIC OPERA QUEEN is SICK.
WILL DELAY PRODUCTION OF NEW
PLAY IN ASHINGTON.

Payment of Georgia school Teachers
Has BeEun-stamps Need Not BE
Used on the Checks with which
They Are Paid-Means an Immense
Saving-New Educational Move
ment in Fayette COunty-The
state Fair Plans.
Atlanta, Ca, March Miss Dorothy
Morton. the comic opera favorite. is Sc
riously i'll in this city. She has been con-
fined TO her bed at the AragOn Hotel since
the first of the week, and indications are
that she will not be able to be out for
guile a while to come. Her condition was
stated to be so bad to-day that no one
except her doctor was allowed TO visit
her room.
Miss Mortons company has been laying
off here since last week, rehearsing a new
opera, The Car" which was to have
been put on in Washington in the near
future. Her illness VIII, however delay
the production.
At the close OF their engagement last
week. the company's treasurer, named
Emerson. left for the East TO secure finan-
olal aid and there were some sensational
reports about his leave taking, in which
the box office receipts Of the last per
Torrance figured, but these reports are
denied by the members Of The company,
who seem to be contented, though Emer-
son has not reappeared on schedule time.
Money for the Teachers.
The regular quarterly payment of the
school teachers of the state for the
months past due, began to-day, checks for
the amounts TO be received by the teacn-
ers of the various counties being forward
ed from the office of the state school com
missioner.
over quarter of a million of dollars
goes out in this payment Heretofore the
checks sent out by the state school com
missioner have had to bear the usual IN
ternal revenue stamps, but those sent
out to-day went without it, under recent
ruling Of the internal revenue commits
sioner.
The same decision also holds that the
checks drawn by the county school com
missioners for the payment of the teachers
need not be stamped This viii be quite
a saving as the check stamps heretofore
have cost approximately 800. In years
time this would amount to a considerable
item to be charged up to the administra-
ton of the school fund.
New Educational Scheme.
Rev. ]. A. Brash. of Louisville KY.
called at the capitol to-day and
held q conference with Safe School Com
missioner Glenn upon the subject of es-
tablishing a fraternal industrial educa-
tional union in this state.
A tract Of 1000 acres of land has been
secured in Fayette county for the estab-
lishment of the new institution, and DR..
Brash went down there this afternoon TO
look over it. The idea of the institution
IS new in Georgia, and its development
under the management of DR.. Brash, who
occupies a leading place among the lead
ers of educational thought in Kentucky,
will be watched with a good deal of in
terest. School Commissioner Glenn is en-
pressed with il and will heartily co-ope-
rate with the movement.
Getting Ready for the Fair.
President Pope Brown and his commit
tee from the Agricultural Society, will
meet with the local fair committees here
tomorrow to go over the details for the
coming state fair
The local committees have succeeded In
raising approximately $1,000 as a guaran-
tee fund, counting the actual and prospec-
tive subscriptions, and under the ective
direction of ex-GoY. Northen the work is
fast taking shape.
The premium lists are already beinc pre-
pared, and will soon be issued in order that
the farmers who intend TO compete may
know just what classes attract them most.
The meeting with the committee from the
Agricultural Society tomorrow is foi the
purpose Of passing upon these premiums.
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