The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-11


L. Warncll, the missing cashier of the
Bank of Adel and his friends have about
given up all hope of ever finding him. He
disappeared on Jan. II last, and his mys-
FERROUS absence is still wholly unaccount-
ed for
Waycross Journal: Rev. Bascom Antho-
ny has been giving the people of Savan-
nah "Hen" in a series of well prepared
sermons He concluded the series Sunday
night. Mr. Anthony is one of the strong
est ministers in the South Georgia Con-
ference.
Col c. M. Wiley of Macon who is still
in command of the Second Georgia Regi-
ment, has sent petition 10 the head
quarters Of the military of the state ask
ing thai he be put ON the retired list.
He was recently defeated for the colonelcy
of the regiment. 1t is expected that MS
petition will be granted.
Griffin News: The people of Talbot
county protest against any dog law for
them. They say there are very few
sheep and lots of possums, and where
there are no dogs the foxes are very
troublesome They carried off four of
Robert Graham's very fine pigs TINS
week" says correspondent.
Rochelle New Era: Georgia fruit grow
ers are hopeful of large crop this year.
If the seasons are favorable Georgia will
break all previous records for quantity OF
fruits shipped to the Northern markets.
The orchards are in good condition gen
orally. and many new orchards will bear
full crops for the first time this year.
Two farmers from Crawford county. B.
F. Williams and Cicero Thorp, came near
being asphyxiated Wednesday night in the
Ellis House, on Fourth street. Macon 1t
was the same old story-they blew out the
gas when they retired and had 1t not Deen
for some of the bell boys passing the room
at an early hour in The morning thsy
would probably be dead. They were I'M
conscious when found, but were finally
brought around.
Early Thursday morning the body of w.
H. Haynie better known as Bud Hayne'
was found dead beside the railroad track
about 600 yards south of the depot at
Stone Mountain The side Of his head was
crushed In as if struck by passing train.
There is some talk Of foul play. Dung
Iaynie was seen in town late the nlght
before under Ne influence of whisky. 1t
is thought he started home down the rail-
road track and was knocked off by pass
ing freight train. Young Haynie was the
son of Mr.. ]. c. Haynie, assistant fore
man of the county chain-gang. tt
The University of Georgia Athletic AS
ISOLATION is laboriug under very heavy
debt, and unless this debt is partially paid
there will, in all probability be no ath-
letics a the university this year. The
young ladies of Athens have come to the
assistance of the students in this difficulty
and have arranged to give a bazaar for the
benefit of the association. The bazaar will
be held on the 18th and 14th of this month
and great deal of time and energy have
been expended upon it, The bazaar VIII be
entirely under the charge of the young la
dies who have taken it in hand, and will
undoubtedly be a success. FL
Dispatches received in Atlanta announce
the death of Gen. John r. Lewis. U. s. A.,
retired. Gen Lewis. who was at Seattle
Wash. suffered from severe shock of
paralysis several weeks ago, and went
from there to the home of his sister, in
Chicago. where he died Thursday night
Mrs. Lewis is in Alaska with her sister
and her son, and will not be able 10 return
until in the spring. Gen. Lewis was we'll
known and highly respected in Atlanta
and Georgia. He was appointed State
School Commissioner in 1868 by Gov r. B.
Bullock, and organized the free school
system in the state. He was assistant Sec
rotary of the original Cotton Exposition
in 1896, was postmaster in Atlanta for four
years and secretary of the Cotton States
and International Exposition in 1895. His
death will be mourned by a wide circle of
friends.
Albany Herald: At the approaching
twelfth annual assembly of the Georgia
Chautauqua. that institution will have in
jected into it a new and decidedly inter-
esting feature. Col Jesse w Walters
recently approached the directors of tho
Chautauqu Association and proposed that
one day during the coming assembly be
set apart for defamation. He stated that
he would be glad to offer a handsome
gold medal for the best boy declaimer, in
the fifteen counties nearest to Albany,
between the ages of y and II years, the
award TO be made by competent judges
after a competitive test on the Chautau-
qua platform. Recognizing the advantages
of such feature in connection with our
Chautauqua assemblies, the directors
looked with favor on Col. Walters propo-
siton. and agreed 10 set apart day for
defamation.
Talbot e. Palmer, the Macon brokers,
will be allowed to resume business. This
seems TO be definitely settled. The special
committee of three creditors who had been
appointed to look into the affairs of the
concern reported Thursday TO a full meet
ing of the creditors held at noon in the
FIRMS offices on Fourth street The re-
port recommended that all creditors keep
hands off and allow the gentlemen 20 re-
Suite busiNeSS az tile same clu SthHu, una
there was no dissent The general i'm
preston seems to be that a contract to
this end will be drawn UP between all the
parties at once, and Immediately there
after the exchange will again open. The
assurance has been given that the Atlanta
and Birmingham creditors Will do what
ever the Macon creditors will and that
there is no question about their joining in
the agreement Mr.. Charles H. Hall, Jr.
the firms attorney. viii leave at once for
the other two cities TO get the signatures.
In connection with the figures given out
by the department of agriculture showing
the remarkable increase in the sale of fer
tilizer tags in January over the same
month of last year, Col. o. B. Stevens
announced Thursday the total sale Of
tags from October 1889, to Feb. 7, 1900
and Interestingly compares the sale with
that from October, 1898, to February, 1899
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