The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
CsEORGTA


Frank Robinson from Savannah. was
lady shot Glenwood Sunday night. Con-
81 erable stolen property was found in
his possession
carl w Grant, through his attorneys
Messrs. Hoke Smith and H. C. Peoples
has filed suit in the Superior Court of
Gvnn county against the Southern Rail
way Company for $40 600 damages for per-
s,nal injuries while serving the road as a
sWitchman.
The grain crop around Carsonville is
looking we'll the seasons thus far being
favorable to its growth. There has been
more wheat and oats planted around there
Than has ever been known before. The
tanners have awakened TO their interests
aud raise their own meat and live a home.
The most disastrous fire Winterville has
ever had occurred Monday morning al
o'clock. entirely destroying McAlpin's dry
goods store, DR.. f. w. Coils drug store
and c. c. Feagins grocery store. Loss
between $1,000 and &c. 900, with no insur-
auce Fire is supposed to be work of an
incendiary
Houston county had its first home-rais-
ed oranges on exhibition at Fort Valley
Monday They were raised on the farm
On
Fort Valley, and are perfect in form and
color and size and are good average in
favor The trees have fruit in all stages
of development.
George Harmon, colored, was sentenced
by Judge John S. Gambler Monday to serve
eight years for choking Miss Sadie Ly
cett of atlanta and aiding another negro
to snatch the young lady's purse. He
pleaded not guilty, but jury in the Grim
iual branch of the Fulton Superior Court
decided that he was guilty and returned
verdict to that effect.
There will be heard before the County
commissioners in Butts county, in ad-
journed session on Jan. &c. a tax collec-
tors claim, which for uniqueness, is pos
si5ly without parallel in the history of
the state. In 1876 Mr.. Jack Moore was tax
col ector of Butts county, and in closing
up the affairs of his office in the fall
Of hat year, twenty-four years ago, he
claims that he did not receive his annual
compensation due him by the county as
Butts county's tax collector. An adverse
report has been made on his claim but
he has taken it before the commissioners,
and is pushing it for all it is worth
The building OF the cotton mills at Can
ton now appears 10 be an assured fact.
The directors have purchased very de-
siG2ble lract of land Immediately south OF
the railroad depot on which the mill is TO
be located. The prospects are now that
the building will be made of Georgia mar
bic and thai the work will commence in
the near future. The mill is stocked at
&J000c, and about s20,0G0 BIAS been paid
into ne treasury. Ninety Der cent. of the
stock is owned by the people Of Cherokee
county and The counties of Cobb and PICK
cas- The company has elected officers
headed by Mr.. r. T. Jones of Canton as
president.
Macon Telegraph: The two Mormon ell
doris who have been preaching on the street
corners of Macon for the PAST Two months
a., meeting with considerable success so
far as the size of their congregation Is
concerned, but nothing is known of the
artessons, if any, to the church. The con-
vcuton that is 10 be held in Macon on
he 9th of this month is the object for
which they are working now, and they
expect to be able to make a good shcW-
ing at that time. What the outcome OF
the convention will be remains to De
seen, as he elders do moi attempt TO fore
al it, The Mormons seek at every OPP
portunity 10 impress upon their audiences
ina, they are not polygamists, and that
polYgamy is not a part of their falth, nor
is ID tolerated by their church. They claim
that the greatest difference between them
ard the followers Of other Christian faiths
is that they believe in literal construc-
ton of the Bible, and under no circum-
Stances do they undertake to interpret IT,
Atlanta Constitutions: A question that
will demand settlement of the Supreme
Court of the state sooner or later is the
right of the Secretary of State to issue
a charter to a telephone company or rath-
or as to the validity of the charter after
being granted from that source. The ques-
lion which has caused more than one le-
gal disturbance recently arose again yes
lerlay when Secretary Cook issued
charter to the Georgia Telephone and Tel
esraph Company of Savannah, corpor-
alton formed for the purpose of con-
structing and operating telephone wires
in that city. The law provides that tele-
| ph0'. companies shall be chartered by
| the Superior Court of the county in which
| the principal Office is located and 1t is
also provided that telegraph companies
shall receive their authority to do bust
ness from the Secretary of State. Should
| me Supreme Court hold that the telephone
Is only an Improvement on and further
development of the telegraph, then 1t
would be in the province of the Secretary
OF State to grant the charter and It's
validity could not be denied, The Supreme
Court Of New York, for instance, has held
mat in principle the telephone and tele-
graph are two separate and distinct
things and have nothing in common eX-
| opt that transmission of words over both
is accomplished through the medium OF
wires, The tendency of opinions delivered
o' officials in Georgia is toward the idea
T. at the telephone is a development or
| We telegraph and as such the law gives
We Secretary of State the right to grant
Tie charter. This view has been taken by
secretary Cook, and he has not hesitated
10 grant a charter to whatever company
mas applied after conforming to the re-
qulroments Of law. The opinion of Attor-
| pey General Terrell has not been officially
y rendered, but 1t is his advice to all tele-
u p"one companies to secure two charters,
4 one from either source, until the Supreme
curt has had occasion to pass finally on
-ne vexing issue.
FLORIDA.
The citizens Of Barlow are urging the
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