The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-06
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Mr. J. f. smith closed a deal Saturday
with the Dublin Brick Company for 400
00o brick with which to build The Dublin
Oil and Ice Factory. This enterprise VIII
soon be under construction and its com
pletion is assured before the Ice season
comes on.
Col John F. DeLacoy solicitor general
of the Oconee circuit says that the dog
law is not,very popular in his section, ana
that the razor-back hogs do more damage
In destroying young lambs thau the dogs
This being so, he thinks the dog law
should ne amended SO as TO include razor
back hogs.
The Ebert Light Infantry held an cleo
ton for company officers last week which
resulted in the election Of n. p. Hunter.
captain: A NJ. Tate frsi lieutenant; An
drew Adams second lieutenant All the
ofIicers-elect are prominent andi popular
young men and take great interest IN NIL
itary affairs.
At the military election held in Wash
ingtou for officers of the Irwin Guards for
the ensuing three years, the following
were elected: Harry Smith, captain;
Pierre Sims, first lieutenant and Fred
Hunter. second lieutenant This puts mis-
splendid company in the control of an eX-
cellent set of officers
Two half-grown colored boys had des-
perate battle Friday with wildcat on the
plantation of Mr. Henry Balock, a few
miles from Fort Valley. The boys We're
both more or less hurt by the teeth and
claws of the infuriated feline. but not Sc
riousiy wounded. The animal, which Is a
large and ugly-looking specimen, was nm
ally Killed.
Dahlonega Signal: Judge Newman has
Informed Mayor Price that hereatte- he
will deal more severely with violators Of
the internal revenue laws. This may break
W the liquor traffic to some extent, but II
Judge Newman were allowed to hang a
man for making or selling whisky there
are some men who would have nerve
enough to monkey with it,
Columbus Enqurer-Sun: The owners of
the steamer J. w. Hires announce that all
claims against the company have be sat-
isfed. Next Tuesday morning Capt j. ".
Hires takes The boat out again as an in
dependent steamer and the vessel will ply
the Chattahoochee as before. TIE Hiies
will leave the Columbus wharf every
Tuesday morning at o'c.ock.
A fast train of the Plant System struck
a wagon at the Main street crossing at
BldCkSnEdI the Ollti tletS anu 4iA7ts'i'ttS
killed the driver an old negro named Cain
McWhite The train was running at a
high rate Of speed, and the negro attempt
ed to drive across the track, but only sue
ceeded in getting the horse across, the en-
CINE striking the rear end of the wagon,
completely demolishng it and killing the
driver.
Macon is now fully aroused over annex
alton. That the city wants the suburbs
there is no doubt For a long time there
was strong opposition to the bringing in
of the suburbs. and the City Council would
not hear Of tx. Recently il was brought
to them that the boundaries Of the city
had not been extended in over seventy
FIVE years: that the census taker would
soon commence his rounds; that at pres
eni Macon was the 18TH city in the United
States, waile If the suburbs were annex
ed. making the total Dopuia lion some 60. 600
Macon would rank as the eighty-hfth city.
II is believed Macon's suburbs viii be an
nexed before the census is taken.
Athens Banner: The term OF Hon.
Thomas Eason as prison commissioner
expires this year, and his successor is to
be nominated by the Democrats of Geor-
gia at the primaries to be held a few
months hence. Mr.. Eason IS d candidate
10 succeed himself and should, in our
judgment, be renominated and reelected.
1t Is a safe rule 20 follow TO keep in
office good and tried officials when The
departments over which they preside are
as complex and important as that over
which Mr.. Eason has Jurisdiction. The
state has recently entered upon the expert
ment Of working its own convicts. and
the Georgia Prison Commission has given
considerable time to developing plans for
the successful management of This depart
ment. There should be no change in this
department for the reason that a new man
would have to go over the ground already
covered by Mr.. EasOn