The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-07
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
DALE LEAVES FOR DALLAS IN
DER ESCORT OF A BAILIFF.

No New Bids Yet Received for the
Okefinokee Swamp A Grocery
Closed Under e Mortgage The In
dictments Against the Bone Family.
This Tax on Sleeping Car Companies.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 6-The Brunswick
Ind Western road has taken the bull by the
aorns, and will test the states right to tax
railroads for operating foreign sleeping
sars. The controller has been cited to
show cause why the levy ordered against
that company should not be restrained.
Judge Atkinson of the Brunswick cir
cult has set the hearing for Jan. 10.
The attorney general will not be able to
give the matter attention before Jan. %,
and postponement will be requested. All
the executions recently ordered against the
road TO enforce the payment of the sleeping
car tax have been levied. This morning
the attorney generals opinion as to whether,
under the act, proceedings can be instituted
against railroads for the collection Of this
tax till after all legal means to collect from
the sleeping car companies have been ex-
hausted, was rendered.
SUSTAINED BY THE OPINION.
The controller, who has been awaiting
an opinion, has been sustained by tire at
torney general in his view that the railroads
became subject to the tax Oct. l. and he
will resume his efforts to make them pay.
The attorney general says: Cars out
lawed by their owners are, under the act,
forbidden transportation over the rail-
roads of this state unless the
companies operating the railroads pay
q special license tax for pulling them. He
holds that the tax on cars is due from their
owners when legally demanded, and that if
not then paid the railroads must either pay
the license or refuse TO pull them. The
sleeping car companies have paid no state
tax since 1886.
NEW DIRECTORS.
The governor to-day announced the
board of directors of the Georgia normal
and industrial schoolas follows: W. T. At
kinson of Coweta, Patrick Walsh of
Richmond f.. g. duBlgnon
of Chatham, A. S. Clay Of
Cobb, n. S. Walker of Putnam, and T. NJ.
Newell and S. B. Marshall Of Baldwin.
The first meeting of the board is called for
Jan. %.
THE NEW JUDGES.
C. C. Riley, who has been appointed
judge of Houston county court TO replace
Judge Miller, said that Judge Miller will
remove to Macon if the business of the
office requires it, especially if he is elected
by the legislature.
THE BONE FAMILY INDICTED.
The grand jury has indicted the Bone fam
lily for the Woodward murder. Three counts
are contained in the bill of indictment In
the first old Bone, his wife, their children,
j. H., Jessie, and Lemuel; Mrs. Bones
sister, Sarah Buckalew. and her brother,
W. s. Busbee are all indicted as principals
in the first degree. In the second count
Bone is charged with the murder, and the
others of bel & accessories before the fact.
In the third the others are called accessories
after the fact.
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL.
The newly elected city council held its
first meeting tonight. Mayor Glenn, in
his annual address, impressed upon the
members the Importance Of regulating the
electric wire nuisance for the safety of the
citizens.
GROCERY CLOSED.
j. j. Nelson, West End grocer, now in
Savannah on q pleasure excursion, had his
store closed to-day on a mortgage fl. ia. for
81, 100 in favor of J. II. James, the banker.
DALE LEAVES FOR DALLAS.
The sheriff of this county, finding that
Rev. w. r. Dale was on the point of quit
ting the CITY, and being fearful of the
Donu, nad MIN kept under surveillance.
just as Dale was about to leave a bailiff, by
the sheriff's orders, arrested him. Dale had
his trunks packed and was going, as he
said, to Dallas. He was allowed to 60. but
under escort. Whether he intended to es-
cape or not cannot be said, but his packed
trunks aroused suspicion.
THE oKEFINoKEE SWAMP.
No bids have been received vet for the
Oketnokee swamp, and the governor to-
night telegraphed notice to the papers that
the time is out tomorrow. 1t is said that
parties are preparing bids to be submitted.
They will be opened on jan s.
THE GRADY FUND.
The Boston Merchants Association. in a
letter from President Jonathan A La ne to
L. NJ Iuman, sends $1,000 to the Grady
monument fund. This is the largest sub
S~Yirfioy1 OF reoaivaJ