The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-15
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEoRGIA'S CAPITAL
STATE RAISES MANY BUGS
THAT FARMERS FEAR MAY BE THE
BOIL wEEVIL.

Almost Daily an Assortment of
Creeping or Crawling Things
Turns Up at the EntOmOIOgist's
omce-He Has to Label Them ana
Relieve the Fears of the Cotton
Planters who Have Submitted
Them TO His Scientific Inspection.
Not Yet Has the Weevil Appeared.
Atlanta, June 14-State Entomologist
Wnmon Newell is in almost daily re-
ceipt of a package of bugs, accom-
panied by. the request that he see if
they are not the Mexican boil weevil.
His invariable reply is They are not"
So far no specimen of the boil weevil
has been found anywhere in Georgia,
and the entomologist is certain this
bug has not yet reached Georgia. The
bugs recently sent from Cuthbert were
the acorn weevil and the boil worm,
which latter is common in Georgia.
The boil worm has destroyed about 10
per cent. of cotton on some of the
farms around Cuthbert. 4 The COW pea
pod weevil has also done some damage
around Shelman, and the cotton lice
have been among the bugs sent in
from various parts of the state.
Verdict for $4,375.
In the United States Court to-day
the jury returned verdict for George
Simonds, white, former convict,
against the Georgia Iron and Coal
Company for S4,375 damages. Simonds
was injured by the falling of lift in
"a inc In, T1ar
through the alleged carelessness of one
of the oompanys employees.
boy Has Disappeared.
George Ellis, the 14-year-old boy of
Mrs. Mary Ellis, living near Decatur,
has disappeared and no trace of him
has been found. He has been absent
from home for six weeks and no word
has reached his mother. She says the
police had him once and let him get
away
OF the disappearance cases recently
reported in Atlanta nothing has yet
been heard of r. e. Rikard, who left
May "a; w. w. Gresham, who disap-
peared June 1; E. M. Mayfield, June 4,
and Arthur Garner, June s.
Gambler for the south.
The Senatorial Convention of the
Twenty-fourth Senatorial District met
to-day at Decatur and nominated Hon.
c. NJ. Gambler as the Democratic can
didate for the Senate. Mr.. Gambler is
a candidate for the presidency of the
Senate.
Reported as Deserters.
The authorities at Fort Mcpherson
have reported to the police as desert
ers Sentry William c. Wells, Company
E, Sixteenth Infantry. whose home is
at Pine Grove, Ga. Ollie B. Tribble,
Company l, Fifth Infantry, and James
A. Southall, Troop A. Fourteenth Cav
airy, the latter two having been pris-
oners at the fort. There was a rumor
last night that Wells had been muir
dered by the prisoners who made their
escape, but no trace of the body has
been found.
Two Southern Employees Killed.
w. F. Chambers. a switchman for
the Southern Railway, fell between
two moving cars in the railroad yards
this morning and was crushed to
death. He was % years old and leaves
a wife.
]. c. Gaines, well-known employee
of the Southern shops a few hours
later was crushed to death between
two cars which came together for a
coupling. He is also survived by his
wife.
Southern Buys Lands.
The Southern Railway, through a
representative from Alexandria. Va,
who has been working here, has just
closed deals for nearly S250,000 worth
of real estate between Howelrs Sta
ton and Peyton, a few miles west of
the city. The property, 1t is under |
stood. will be used for the establish
ment of extensive freight yards to re-
lieve the congestion in the city and for |
the purpose also of shortening the |
Southern's line between Atlanta and |
Birmingham by about two miles.
Just when the changes will be made |
is not known. The deals have been |
conducted with great secrecy.