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

COL w. E. Thomas is not opposed for
election as solicitor general of the South
ern circuit.
Editor H. M. Stanley of the Dublin
Courier-Dispatch, has withdrawn from
the senatorial race in the Sixteenth dis
rct for the sake of Democratic harmony.
Charles M. Booth of Walton is an an
nounced candidate for the lower house in
that county, and being one of the most
popular farmers in Walton, his friends
regard his chances of election as good.
and Col. B. T. Rawlings for solicitor gem
era of the Middle circuit is one of the
most active in the state, the friends of
both candidates claiming that they will
be elected.
Mrs. Tim Carroll, the wife of farmer
who lives about five miles from Quitman,
gave birth Wednesday night to three well
developed children. One of the triplets
died shortly after coming into the world.
The other two bid fair to live and do well.
Swainsboro Wiregrass Blade: The peo-
pie in this section are not at all pleased
with the appointment of a negro census
enumeration Eaton is about as good a
negro as could have been appointed. but
the white people think a great injustice
has been done them in his appointment.
Macon News. The Macon Lodge of Elks
have been invited TO go to Savannah in
October, the occasion being a street fair
| given by the Elks of that city. The Ma
con Elks know what visit to their
| brethren in Savannah means and conse-
quently a large delegation will go. No
one wants to miss such an occasion in
Savannah.
Rome Tribune: The movement started
| By an ase citation which has been formed
ut Brunswick to erect a monument to the
! memory of Gen. James Oglethorpe de-
serves commentator and support from
all the people of Georgia. 1t seems rather
remarkable that in all'the years that have
elapsed since Oglethorpe founded the COL
ony of Georgia at Frederick no monu-
|r~ent has ever been erected there to his
emory. This neglect should now be
Il Neied for. An announcement has been
ded by the Brunswick association.
ohm Hitchcock, Dave Syler and Alice
off, all ooIored strikers in the A, K. and
BIZ. Railroad shops, at Blue Ridge, went
1T on strike Tuesday, and their places
ere filed by two white men and Erwin
rotter, colored. The strikers notified the
lerf filing their places to quit work,
which they refused to do, and Wednesday
aissat they went to Dolph Harris house,
|wlfssre Trotter was boarding, and shot sew
tral times into and around the house, hit
ling Harris and a small boy. Trotter fired
into the crowd, hitting Golf in the abdo-
men. Golf will die. Trotter has gone back
to work in the railroad shops No arrests
have been made yet.
An assault was made on Mrs. H. A.
Yitham in Fitzgerald Tuesday night. Mrs.
Witham and five small children, the old
est II years, were at her home in the ex
IRENE northern part of the city. At 1920
o clock they turned the light low and re-
tired and soon fell asleep. In a very short
while she was awakened by the presence
of a stranger and called in the eldest girl,
when she was seized by the throat and a
terrible struggle ensued, in which the
pluck of the woman and the screams of
The children won out. The assailant, frus-
trated in his designs and thoroughly
alarmed, retreated through the door to
be followed by Mrs. Witham with shot
gun in hand, which was discharged in the
darkness as a warning to the intruder.
The identity of the assailant is not known.
The sheriff is on the trail and will sift
the slight clews and If possible find the
guilty party. This case, following so close
on the terrible assault upon ageu MrS.
Baker about month ago, is alarming.
Mayor ]. w. F. Lowrey has been notified
Of the dismissal of the case instituted by
| the trustee holders of the bonds issued
by Dawson Water Works Company
against the city of Dawson and Water
Works Company from the United States
. Court of Appeals at New Orleans. This
court dismissed the case on the grounds
that it had no jurisdiction over the case.
This action marks the close of another
chapter 20 long drawn out legal contest.
The city of Dawson began suit against
the Dawson Water Works Company in
1885. in Terrell Superior Court, to break
contract with the water works COM
pany. After mudh litigation and two re-
yersals of lower court by the Supreme
Court a decision favorable TO the city was
rendered The case then assumed a new
status. The trustee for the holders of
bonds issued by the water works COM
pany brought suit against the city Of
Dawson and Dawson Wafer Works Com
lany and the case was taken from the
state courts 10 the federal court a Column
bus and from there to the Circuit Court
Of Appeals at New orleans. The case will
low have 10 be taken 10 the Supreme Court
Of the United States, This contest has
aroused interest all over the state, and a
mai verdict ia anxiously waited by diff
ierent cities in Georgia who have similar
Contests