The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-05
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA..

Inc democrats OF the second district
are talking of DR.. E. B. Bush of Miller
and Henry NJ. Mcintosh of Dougherty
as two men who would ably represent
their district at Kansas City. Both are
strong Democrats. and would figure prom
inently in the Georgia delegation.
Four of the twelve negroes, captured
in AndersonviIle last Wednesday by the
sheriff and military, entered pleas of
guilty in Americas Saturday to charges
2ganst them. Peter Jones was sentenc-
ed to a term of two years or fine of
Sl5O. General Laing and Eph Daniel were
fne0 $50 each or ten months in the gang.
Several of the others win likely go the
same route as the result of the recent
Andersonville orgie.
Americus Times Recorder. After re-
naming out all night the jury in the case
of T. B. Sims versus S. r. Sims, petit
ton for injunction, etc. rendered a YER
dict yesterday morning in favor of the
plaintiff, or petitioner, t. B. Sims. The
litigation was for the possession of the
ice factory at Cordele. and has been in
the courts for quite a while. 1t is not
known what other legal steps, if any,
will be taken by the defendant S. r.
Sims.
Friday night Jerome Henson, j. R. Nc
Coy and John Thompson escaped from
Walker county jail at Lafayette. Hen
son was convicted of murder at the Feb
ruary term of Walker Superior Court;
Mccoy was charged with assault with in
tent 10 murder. They sawed the bars
out and then worked the brick out in
the wall until they had a hole large
enough for a man to go through This
done, blankets were tied together by
which they let themselves TO the ground.
News has been received at Griffin OF
the death of Mr.. Jim Sims, a young man
about % years of age. who lives sixteen
miles from that place, on the Jackson
road About a week or ten days ago Mr..
Sims was bitten by a mad dog and hy
drophobia at once set in, and along to-
ward the last the rabies were so bad that
he was kept in his bed at times by force.
Mr.. Sims was a young farmer who was
very highly respected by all who knew
him, and his sad and tragic death is deep
ly regretted.
letter was read at recent meet
ing of the trustees of Gordon Institute, az
GAINESVILLE, from Congressman Charles
L. Bartlett, stating that at the beginning
of the next school term officers from the
regular army would have been assigned
90 the different colleges where they were
located before the Spanish American War.
This WILL of course, include Gordon In
St'hutc. II - tADtCtSU tHdt tue
WHO goes there will have the rank of
FIRST lieutenant. and will be from the in
fantry branch of the service.
Hon. Ed Wight of Albany, who was
prominent member of the last Senate and
who will represent Dougherty county In
the next House of Representatives says
ne Will introduce a bill in the next Legs-
lature providing for an amendment to the
constitution so as 20 change the system
OF electing judges and solicitors general.
MS bill will provide for the appointment
OF these officials by the Governor SUBJ
Ject to confirmation by the Senate. He
Is aisho thinking of placing a provision
IN his measure that will provide for a
system of rotation.
When 1t became reported a short time
ago that Judge Speer would sever his Of
fcial residence with Macon temporarily
OF account of Improvements 20 be made
IN the government building amounting to
eoo,cO petition signed by prominent citi-
zens was forwarded to Congressman
Bartlett asking him to delay the contem-
placed improvements and try to get an
appropriation for the erection of a much
larger government building than the pres
ent one. Within the past few days It has
been reported that the work of remodel
ing the present building would begin at
vented was telegraphed to Congressman
bartlett, who replied that at his request
me work on the government building in
Macon has been postponed until an effort
can be made 20 secure an additional APP
Preparation.
Rome Tribune: North Georgia is radi-
ant with the hope of Its great peach crop
the prospect being the best of many
years. From every section Of the fruit
belt-no longer exclusively the cotton belt
comes the glowing and inspiring story
The crop will be one OF the finest ever
known, and already growers are laying
their plans for marketing. The Calhoun
Times says of the crop: The outlook for
an enormous peach crop was never
brighter and the prospect for a good price
Is all that could be asked. Mr.. G. II.
MILLER the well-known nurseryman of
Rome, was here Saturday and was shown
over the orchards by w. L. Hillhouse.