The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

AT Edwin, Ga, place near Athens, a
COW suffering from hydrophobia attacked
sheep, gored 1t to death and then
plunged headlong into a creek and was
drowned. The cow belonged to Mr.. S. L.
Morton. The animal created considerable
excitement before drowning herself.
The grave of Moses w. Formwalt, che
FIRST Mayor of Atlanta, will be marked
with a suitable monument by the city
A movement with this end in view is now
foot among members of Council and
.ose who have been approached upon
subject are enthusiastically in favor
the proposition.
n May Is a strong delegation Of prom
CT citizens will leave Rome for Wash
ton TO appear before the River and
rbor Committee to appeal for the Coo
river. They will ask for a continuous
)ropriation of 100000 for OPENING up
Coosa to the Gulf. They will make
strong showing.
Mr.. U. B. Phillips, tutor in history
at the University of Georgia, has receiv-
ed a communication from President Seth
Low of Columbia University, New York.
stating that Mr.. Phillips had been made
a Fellow in the History department of
that university. Mr.. Phillips has accept
ed and will go to New York late in Sep
TENDER.
Rome will have a frst-class canning
factory in operation in few weeks A
company has been organized with ample
capital, and machinery has been order
ed The plant will have a capacity of
5o09 to 10000 cans per day. Fruit, to-
matOes and beans will be canned. Rome
has long needed such an institution, and
every one is delighted that it has been
secured.
There were 7O3 votes cast in the Cal
.oun county primary on Saturday The
full ticket as shown from returns will be
as follows: j. c. Harkins, representative;
T W. Hartin. ordinary; S. Minis, clerk;
H L. Smith, sheriff; w. L. Mines, treas
Urer; S. e. Swanson, tax collector; j. w.
Culpepper tax receiver; t. P. Smith, sur
| veyor; Rod Hill. coroner, and r. l.. Nc
Whorter, and w. f. Dew County Commits
| sioners.
Dahlonega Signal: It is thought by a
great many of the native and visiting
j mining men here now that, after the sink
ing of a few deep shafts-500 or 1000 feet
doWn-the Dahlonega gold belt will prove
herself to be the richest piece of gold
dirt on The globe. In the opinion of many
there are millions upon millions of gold
under our feet, and that it will be first
found Qua by the Consolidated Company
in their deep mining projects here
The following unique and interesting an
rouncement for office appears in the
Wayncsboro True Citizen: To the people
Of Burke County: I hereby announce my
sslf as a candidate for the Office of sher-
if subject to the Democratic primary.
My announcement is not the re suit of over
persuasion on the part of many friends,
but proceeds from a desire to hold The Of
flee, because l need the money, and am
willing to serve the public faithfully and
TO the best of my ability for the compen-
sa'ion that the office affords. l do not
ask a life estate in the office. but shall
be willing to give place to another, after
a reasonable term of service. Your ODE
Client servant, Walker McCathern.
The recent action of the Executive
Committee of Monroe county in provid-
ing for the exclusion from the primary
Lcket in that county of the names of
state House officers who failed to pay
the money demand said to have been
made upon them, will in ali probability
be rescinded at once and additional bal
lots printed with the name of every
State House official contained thereon. In
saturdays mail that reached the Capt.
tol were fully a score of letters from prom
lnent Democrats of Monroe announcing
that they would see at once to the prep
araton of additional tickets and that 1t
would be left optional entirely with the
candidates for state office whether or not
they will assist in meeting the expense.
The offers that came from Monroe yes
terday We're, of course, gratuitous no
state House official had raised a protest,
nor is It possible that any protest would
nave come from that source
DR.. Samuel Hape of Hapeville has a
scheme to introduce new stock food in
this state that, If successful, and he has
no doubt that ii will be- will lay over
anything in the way of saccharine food
that Is yet known. The food in question
Is honey locust bean from the Island
OF cypress, which DR.. Hape says is as sta
ne along the Mediterranean sea as stock
ocd as our Gotten seed is here. The bean
n question is from eight to ten inches in
ehgth and about the width of a butter
an with twice the thickness and con-
ms over 90 per cent of saccharine mat
T. IL viii he eaten by all stock and cat
e. belng greatly preferred over the COM
On locust. which is also recognized as a
e FOOD for hogs and cows. The fruit, so
Us Or. Hape, is very easily grown and
:, III thrive on the red hills of Georgia as
AMY as the wild locust to which 1t
! Z ars striking resemblance, only it is
r. 'h~r n flavor and exceeds il in amount
o. nh1iitious honey.
The 6-year-old SON of MIR. A. ]. McDon-
ga prominent farmer living about
three miles from Pendergrass. shot and
Killed his sister, aged 10, while playing
win loaded revolver he had taken from
the bureau drawer while alone in tthe
mouse Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Mcdonald
nao ieft the house Immediately after din
tn er 70 walk over the plantation, leaving
she cnildren playing about the house. The
youngest Quincy. left the others and went
Nv, me house, where he got a pistol As
"o OF the older children entered the door
~ met them with the revolver, saying he
~, ms gong e shoot. Just as Maude spoke
up telling him TO put the pistol down he