The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
IN GEoRaIE AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or the TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


came almost unbearable. One day re eat-
ly some sweet oil was poured Into her ear
and the ear stopped with cotton. In few
moments the cotton was pushed out, and
was followed by an earwig nearly two
inches long.
As the outcome Of the whitney murder
last Sunday, strong effort Is being made
10 enforce upon the street railway COM
pany of Augusta, the separation of the
races on its cars. Mr.. Tracy !. Hickman.
intendant of Summerville, has published
appeal to the public to stand by him
and compel the street railroad company
to take the desired acton. The matter
was also discussed by the City Council
in called session, but SO far nothing has
been done.
Capitalists from Philadelphia are now in
the lower part Of Richmond courty in
specting what is now known as the Ignite
mine, on lands owned by Mr. Silas c. Real
and his sister, Mrs. L. j. Putnam, with
view to operating them If deemed practi-
cable. These mines are immense deposits
of what is now called ignite, near the
surface of the ground They are Iocate1
in the corner of Richmond county, a few
miles from Grovetown, and for ten years
no attention has been paid TO them.
Mayor Smith of Macon, has a plan for
systematically planting trees in Macon.
His idea is to set aside one day in each
November to plant trees in the parks
that adorn the middle of the streets. The
city will furnish a cast-iron box to pro-
tect the base of each of the trees. In
the box will be cast the name of the per-
son and the date of planting the tree.
Each person who pays % cents for tree
will have the right to furnish the name
to be cast in one box. AS many as
dozen names may be furnished in the same
way at one time by any person. The
names used in the boxes may be those of
either living or departed friends.
The Fruit Growers Association of Geor-
gia will meet in Macon on May "a, and it is
expected that large number of the fruit
men will be present. The meeting will be
one of unusual interest 10 the fruit men all
over the state since they are to he met at
that time by representatives of the rail
roads and a reply 10 their request for low
er rates will be forthcoming The rail
roads have had the matter of lower rates
under consideration since a commit ee
from the associa lion met the railroad men
at Hot Springs. Va, two weeks go. The
matter of freghts win be a vast ccnsde
alton with the fruit men this year, as there
is almost certein to be the largest crop
ever raised in the state.
river at Bainbridge Thursday afternoon
He was bathing in the river with several
companions and all decided to swim
sacross He left his companions and drift
eed further down. the stream alone. With
out giving an alarm to his companions
they saw him sink the first time exhaust
ed. They attempted to reach him, but
he went down the last time about ten
feet from land before they could render
ne {cfQ alr 4 Il
a large crowd of citizens are working to
rescue the body. Mr.. Toole was brother
of DR.. John e Toole and Prof G. 3D.
Toole, all prominent people of cambridge
The family came from South Carolina a
few years ago.
A difficulty that may prove a tragedy
occurred at the mines of the Consolidated
Gold Mining Company at Dahlonega Mon
day evening. A controversy over orders
concerning the disposition of an ore car
arose between Drew Anderson a young
white man of this place. and Arthur
Lighter, a negro employee of the COMPANY.
The negro, 1t is said. cursed Anderson
ana as the latter stopped 10 pick up a
stone, the negro struck him near the
temple with a shovel. The negro fed but
q determined posse collected and secured
the woods In every direction and he was
nnally captured by j. C. Jones and A.
>. Nandtver, near Auraria, about six
miles from here. He is now safely lodged
IN jail. Young Anderson's s'ruli is frac-
tured near the temple and nis condition
Is regarded q : - 'ipls
A writer in the Albany Herald offers this
suggestion 10 the watermelon growers: In
view of the fact that the acreage planted
In melons is not more than one-third Of
what 1t was last year. it seems to me that
the growers now have IL in their power 10
get good prices for their erops The com
mission houses In all the large cities are
already writing growers seeking consign-
ments of melons and painting rosy PC
lures of the advantage Of shipping to them
on consignment. There is only one thing
necessary for the growers to do now in or
der TO assure themselves of good prices
and ready sales for all OF their melons
Let every grower resolve, and stick 10 A.
not to consign a single car, and let each
one OF them so write each commission ner-
chant that writes him. If they will do
this there will be plenty of buyers here 10
buy every car as fast as ii is loaded, and
at good prices.
An interesting incident in connection
with Tuesdays primary was the nomina-
ton in Barlow county of DR.. Baker, who
defeated w. II. Lumpkin for the Senate by
handsome majority, The Interesting
point in this contest is that DR.. Baker is
straightout anti-prohibitionist, and his
opponent favors the exclusion Of the sale
OF liquor in this state. 1t is well known
that Barlow county is regarded as one of
the strongest prohibition counties in the
state. and is the home of Sam Jones and
DIR. FELTON,. two of the prominent leaders in
the question of state prohibition in Geor-
gia. II is presumed thai beth of them op-
posed DR.. Baker In his election. and par
ticularly is this so in the case of DIR. Eel
ton, who upon many occa sions has publicly
denounced DR.. Baker in the strongest
terms. DR.. Baker for some time has been
affiiiating with the Populists, but ne did
not subscribe TO the plank in the Platform
Of the party favoring prohibition.
FLORIDA.
Messrs. Ira WIN Cox Of Orlando
are harvesting rl shipping their nine
acre crop of y p rotatoes from which