The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

ThOsays defeated Lofley for the Senate by
Vi majority in Macon county Tuesday.
of rick was elected to the House. Mof-
for sheriff. johnson for tax collector
Gilmore for Ordinary, won.
'ashington Chronicle; The threshing
hlnes and flour mills are being over
II led and put in readiness for the big
Lo. eat crop in Wilkes county. Our people
D.. will consume more homemade -four in he
next twelve months than was ever known
10 be tho case with this generation. This
means not only the saving of thousands
JUS. dollars but better health for the pep
u -
President w. s. Coleman, of the Geor-
gia Weekly Press Association, has ac-
cepted in behalf of the association the
invitation of the University of Georgia.
the state Normal School and Athenaeum
Club TO spend the afternoon and evening
of July 16 In Athens previous to attend
ing the annual convention at Elberton
The next day The press delegates will be
sho n over the university and State Nor
ma School during the afternoon and at
night will be banquetted by the Athen-
aeum.
The cruise of the Georgia Naval Re-
serves may start from Brunswick on May
H. Commander Frank d. Aiken has receiy-
ed a telegram from Capt. Mckenzie of the
Prairie which informed him that in view
of the fact that the Florida Reserves woul1
not go on the trip it would be possible for
the Georgia boys to go earlier than was
first intended Commander Aiken thinks
this would suit most of the boys better as
they would then get back in time for court.
He has wired Capt Mckenzie and ii is
proba BILE that the cruise will start on the
18TH
Americus Times Recorder: The plan for
securing knitting mill is not sufficiently
developed to warrant giving the names of
parties interested, but it can be said haG
Rhode Island company, in conjunction
with local capitalists, is considering
plans for establishing such an industry
here for the manufacture of hosiery, IN
derwear, etc. for which there is always a
great demand. Plans for the building, cost
of machinery, etc, have all been consider
ed and agreed upon, and it would seem
that the building of this mill was a fore
gone conclusion.
Water has been for the first time turned
through the Consolidated Gold Mining
Company's large milling plant at Dab
lonega, and the machinery set in motion
for a test run. The trial was in every
respect satisfactory, the machinery run
ming smoothly and with precision Many
trail The S amp mil was set TO work
on a test run of ore. AS soon as the mo-
tor for the colonization plant has been
received and placed the entire plant will
be in readiness to begin work at once on
the large body of ore already excavated.
Fish commission car No. 4, in charge of
Capt Charles Burnham, has been in Au-
eusta for the past day or two. The car
left the hatchery at Bryon Point. the
Potomac, with 100000 shad fry or young
S d. one-fourth of which were deposited
N the Savannah at Augusta, one-fourth in
the Ocmulgee, near Macon, one-fou1 IN in
the Ocmulgee near Millen and one-fourth
in the Flint al Albany. Capt Burnham
says that 100000 shad fry are annually
sent out from the hatcheries of the Uni ed
States and deposited in the different rivers
of the country. They remain in the river
until fall, when the water begins to get
cold, and then so down 10 the ocean, and
stay there two years, after which time
they come up the river to spawn. Capt.
Durham states that the government an
nually places over a billion fish in the wa
tiers of the country from the thirty-tive
fisheries it now operates. One Of these
fisheries is located at Bullockville, Ga,
and has been in operation for two years.
The crop bulletin of the United States
weather bureau for Georgia. issued by
follows; The weather during the past
week was generally warm and fair, but
the heavy rain Of the sd, together with
the moisture already in the ground kept
the land in poor condition for cultivation,
and still further delayed farming opera
items. 1t is the current report that plow-
ing and planting are later this season
than for many years pest. In most locali-
ties the soil continues too wet for work.
ing. While in others it has become baked
Nnd c. usted on account of the heat and
slnshine; light showers are needed to
ioosen it. These conditions exist partlcu-
tly in the northern and MIDDLE sections.
South Georgia the week was regarded
re onerally favorable, and cotton plant
FIJI. rs about completed, much also was
me nd IN that section early cotton is
) to IL up to a good stand. with vigor-
VIZ .ftants. Planting is late in the middle
tidn, although in favorable locations
)hsperable has been put in, and some
Is y and ready for chopping. In the
norm very little has Keen planted, and
Iuufh land is yet unprepared The fruit
'Prfpect continues gocd and full crop
" berries is at hand. The condition of
'om Is, on the whole, favorable in the
Nrdle and southern sections; the stands
ee mostly good and much was cultivated
filnG the past week. Wheat and early
EWh oats are heading, ana their condi-
Poh is generally excellent. except in a
T." countess where rust has appeared
raruens show marked Improvement but
are still very late. Irish potatoes are re-
Ported TO be rotting in Chatham and
E,oWhoes counties Finders are about all
kanted. Sugar cane and rice are doing
~ sweet potato slips are being set
Iin ire southern counties, ana melons are
rnihg up. Pastures are coming cut In
good shape.
FLORIDA.