The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

OEOIaOlA.
owing to mad dog scare the City
Council of Athens has passed an ordi-
nance requiring that all dogs must be
muzAed.
The Scully Paper Mills were destroyed
/ by fire Saturday night. The mills were
located six miles from Atlanta, near Con-
sI,u,on.
VI. d. Jones' a crippled minister of Car
|n.hon sued A. J. Burnett for $4,000 for
|sau3.r The defendant pleaded justifica-
l5u of he words used and the verdict was
in Ills favor
report from Washington says thar
Senator Bacon has decided 10 withdraw
bis opposition to Harry S. Edwards and
tat Edwards will soon be confirmed as
p0sJmask er of Macon.
Dr. j. Il. Spier, one of the prominent
merchants of Cartersvilbe. died Monday
morning from pneumonia. after an illness
i. week He leaves Wife and eight
lnlr,n. The body was taken 10 Can
. TON for interment.
CoL Frank H. Stafford. attorney at law
Swa boro, Ga, who was nominated
M the Popu,ists for Attorney General,
comes 0ut IN card stating the action of
he convention was without his knowledge
| or consent, and that he will not make the
r0e and cannot allow his name used in
. 'f connection
A special 20 the Morning News from
e.l Vile says The Democratic Execu-
. tive Committee of Tattnall county has
'or3 primary 10 be held on May IS.
III. ae.i3n of the State Executive Com
.t'ee in ordering the primary at such an
riy dlte and requiring all voters to reg
ster for said primary was condemned.
The voters of Floyd county are register
Ing rapidly. and some 1900 have qualified
70 date. The indications are that 1900
. 900 will register for the primary on
May H.. The tax collector. is now engag-
ed in making tours of every militia dis
ao- and affording farmers every means
possible to register with the least trouble
TO them.
The Bremen Canning and Ice Company
the name of a new corpora ton which
has applied for a charter to do business
'mrouton. The names of the charter
1 members of il are Mr.. j. X Redwine Of
his city and Mr.. j. FL Steel of Bremen,
The paid in capital stock is $1,000
ana the business proposed to be trans
i yea Is the canning of fruits and Vege-
ahles and the production of ice.
DR. j. H. r. Mcpherson. professor of his
I0Y and political economy at the Univer-
~ of Georgia, has been chosen as one of
~ Nnudred historians 10 select the name
H. l'o famous Americans whose name will
H. inscribed on The tablets in the Hall Of
1 anne. The Hall of Fame is the institu-
lon founded by Miss Helen Gould as a
II mortal TO her father the eminent finan-
'H and presented 10 the New York Uni
fSItv. Dr. McPhersons appointment Is
sdided as compliment and a merito-
'us recognition of his abilities.
John Dudley, aged II years, shot and
''al Frank, his l4-year-old brother Mon
evening, at their home near Cum
'"~' ID Is reported the two brothers
I,I' playing in the yard with shotgun,
men Tine younger boy. becoming Offend
"t nus brother remarked that he would
Ivy nun, and pointing the gun toward
u"' ired, killing him Instantly. The boys
sons of William Dudley, who some
N"h'nf ago killed with an ak Buck O'Kel-
y ana Jim Smith of Hall county, and
acquitted of the crime at the last
u" oi Hail Superior Court
Amoricus Times Recorder: Those Of the
lh1idatos for county offices in Sumter
uo iaInk the assessment made by the
-IlFe Committee excessive are re-
..' 10 the assessments levied by the
tb''Ii''ee in Fulton county. Up there
| 'iniidates for ordinary clerk Of court
N" tN collector are assessed 800 each;
'Hrfti $s5, tax receiver $50 and on
I"4 'o SIS for the coroner. The Sum
'unty Executive Committee assessed
-H's varying from SO 90 $40, the total
am amount something like $3.50 or
Tor ihe expenses incurred in holding
"' primaries.
vile Progress: FIR. Macon War
i "af In Sandersville Friday and from
learned that a young negro wo-
NN' is employed upon Or. Mays
is so charged with electricity
L. ihH are emitted from her cloth
H. p 10 the CONSERVATION Of the ne
L. "i'h whom she lives. They are nat
II t.., iperstitious and the peculiar phe-
Il u, which is not accountable by
/ ft. viewed with awe and fear. when
Il owes her clothing az night sparks
directions and her dress VIII be-
i 4'l with electricity that IL VIII