The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-22
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Il work The same plant Will FURNISH lghtS
tor the large gold mine near town.
,5n. Mark L. Everett of Stewart county.
v,ho recently retired from the race for
,.,son Commissioner, has sent to Hon.
Tom Eason d printed copy of his with
travail. with the following words written
lnder the notice: "My compliments and
best wishes. Nj. L. Everett"
Al Roekmart early Tuesday morning,
when the Southern passenger train made
a brief stop, a negro got on board, left
a basket in one of the cars and left the
rain after it had started The conductor
! 1und in the basket a white baby girl
bout three days old. He turned it over
o The authorities in Atlanta.
The body of Mrs. E. H. Moreau of At
Ianta the mother of Mrs. James K. Hines.
was Inferred in the cemetery at Sanders
Vile Monday afternoon. The body was
brought down from Atlanta, accompanied
By Judge and Mrs. James K. Hines and
by Dr. l.. Q. Mcbride, the latter of Oco
nee, the stepson of the deceased
The ground for Dougherty county's new
Jail was broken to-day, and the work of
construction will be pushed to a rapid con-
clusion. The county made a bond issue
of $1,000 to build a new jail some time
nee, and recently Mr.. W. A. Macafee
I Atlanta was awarded the contract to
act the'jail. When completed Dougherty
buntys new Jail will be one OF the best
in South Georgia
It has been generally known in Macon
for some time past that Mr.. Floyd Schoe
field has been at work upon plans to build
= 4 ig knitting mill in Vinevlle, near Will
4 hams factory 1t is said that he has
Sc cted the site and ordered machinery.
TC a Telegraph reporter, however Mr..
Sc 1oefeld said that this was a mistake,
al that everything hinges on prices that
llt will have to pay for what he will have
buy. He declares that he has made no
finite arrangements.
The race for Mayor of Atlanta took on
new and sensational feature Tuesday
orning A printed circular purporting to
sc the records of three of the candidates
I'd indorsing the other made its appear
ace on The streets and created some
hing of a sensation. The circular held
up in scornful terms the alleged records
of Messrs. Rice Mitchell and Minis and
stated that Mr. Mccullough was the only
candidate before the people whose record
was clear. The circular bore the caption:
Just a word about who shall be Mayor
was signed "Stinkervts." Mr.. McCul-
ugh slated in emphatic terms that he
ew nothing of the circular and It's
sOITce.
The nlnety-ninth anniversary of the
founding of the Demosthenian Literary
I Debating Society was celebrated Monday
It the University of Georgia, al Athens
his occasion marks one of the most i'm
lortant days in the university calendar
nd in recognition of the significance of
he exercises the trustees Of the university
uuually grant a general holiday. The ex-
rcises to-day were unusually interesting.
Ter Il prayer by DR.. J. W. Heidi, Chan
Water 3. Hill, in a short speech,
t Gced the orator of the day, Charles
noly Weddington. of Atlanta. Mr.. We'd
ngton's address was a masteEy effort
is theme, The Mission of the Anglo
ken" was treated in manner both ell
luent and logical
The latest from Edward c. Flanagan,
e DeKalb county double murderer, is
lat he has been trying to utilize kerosene
il to either make himself i'll or commit
| uicide. Flanagan gets ho.d of the Oil
IRON the lamps in the jail. He was dlscov-
cred few days ago rubbing the Kerosene
on his leg where he W2S Shot about
month ago, while trying to break jail with
other prisoners. The oil on the wound
had the effect of blstering it and produc-
5ng an ugly sore. Not satisfied with TINS
he has, 50 it is reported, drank coplous
dIaughts of the oil, doubtless with the
desire to make himself i'll so that he can
he removed to a hospital. Ever since his
arrest for the murder of Miss Ruth Slack
. md Mrs. Allen, Flanagan has made every
ssible effort to get out of jail twice
has tried to break jail, and many times
has played the role of lunatc.
state Geologist Yeates received Mon
W samples of pure kaolin taken from
WHY discovered vein at Grswo.dvilie
aes county, Georgia. The samples are
Onounced by TrOf. Yeates to be as me
any found in the United States, and II
nything better than the kaolin OF the OLD
vein which has been worked at GrisWo.d-
vile. There has been established at Grls-
woldville recently a company formed Tor
4 he purpose of building pottery plant
| With capital stock of $25J,G0 The cree
on of the extensive pottery is expected
TO be accomplished before the end of the
year Across the line from Jones county
over in Wilkinson and on the same FAN
Line bet OF clays. has been found an eX-
tensive vein of kaoin in the last few
weeks The owners of the property have
dug down into the vein for twenty-five
feet, and have 80 far not reached the end
of 1t. State Geologist Yates is of the op.n-
ion that the very best china can be manu-
featured from the Fan Line ciays of Geor-
gia, and he is satisfied that Georgia Will
be in time one Of the leading pottery states
Of the union.
State Entomologist Scott who has inves-
ugated the matter, says of the effect of
the recent cold snap on the Georgia peach
crop: 81 can safely say that as a result
oi the cold weather the peach trees can
mol possibly begin to put our before their
normal time. In some of the orchards
there were signs of approaching buds, and
l am satisfied that the freeze did these no
harm Had the sudden Change come a
few days later however, the result might
have been disastrous TO part of the crop.
The only thing now TO fear is the late
pring frost" Prof. Scott left for South
| ieorgia just before the coming of lac
I'D spell and arrived in time to reassure
any of the peach growers as to the effect
the freeze. He found numerous indi-
lions OF budding but none of Inc flow
had developed and hence the cold did
1t penetrate TO any extent in the trees.
/ Florida the trees were further advanced
/ nd in that state the result was largely