The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-13
THE POLICEMEN HAD PAID.
CHIEF CONNALLY OF ATLANTA
SEEMS TO BE N 4 BAD BOX.

suit 20 he Entered Against Him for
Defamation and DnmaEes-BuciS
10 Take the Bride on the q. o. 4.
Boys and set Them at the Pops for
Failure 90 Garry Out the Fusion
COntrnct-The Commission Hot
After the Southern Railroad.
Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 12.-Trouble is brew
ing In the police department Of Atlanta
for Chief Connally. A prominent law firm
I'm this city has been approached by the
suspended members OF the force with a
proposition to enter a suit for damages
against the chief.
There is a rule in the law governing the
police department which stipulates that no
officer who refuses to pay his honest debts
shall be permitted to remain on the force.
At the meeting Of the police commission
Monday night Chief Connally made
charge of this kind against several mem
bers of the force and they were promptly
suspended. The board gave them no near
ing and IT appears now that one of the
members had full receipts showing that he
had paid all his obligations, and two others
were In possession of evidence that they
had made arrangements with their cred
itors that were admittedly satisfactory to
the latter. The names Of those who were
suspended were furnished to the local
press by Chief Coanally so II IS alleged,
with the charge annexed, resulting In the
injury Of their credit and standing.
The policemen are very much wrought
up over the injustice done them and tho
legal firm In question, which is one or the
best in the city. says they nave q strong
case. 1t is more than probably that suit
Will be brought.
The antics Of Col. A. y. Buck in steering
the republican campaign IN Georgia IS
causing no little comment just at present.
A few days ago he stated dehnitely that
a call had that day been issued for meet
ing Of the state republican executive COM
mittee in Atlanta on Monday next, to ar
range a time and place for state conven-
tion. IL now appears that the call was not
issued as stated and the executive COM
mttee viii meet here on Saturday instead
OF Monday.
Tine programme now is, not to put out
q state ticket as was at first decided, but
TO pull Off the bride and let the individ-
ual members of the party vote the state
democratic ticket This is said to be due
to a desire 10 set even with the populists,
whom they charge with having broken
fusion pledges.
It is rumored that the state railroad
COMMISSION is DeNlilu n movement 10 WdAH
relentless warfare on the Southern rail-
road
It grows out of the Southern's alleged
ownership OF the Central railroad. The
fight will be waged in The legislature and
on the constitutional grounds that the
state forbids one railroad controlling an
other competing line
The first step in this direction Is said tc
| be a circular just issued by the commits
| sion amending its rule number one as fol
| lows: "All connecting railroads. which
are under the management or control, by
! lease, ownership or otherwise of one and
the same company. and ali connecting
| railroads, a majority OF whose stock Is
\ owned or controlled either directly or in
| directly by one of the connecting lines
/ shall for the purpose Of transportation IN
/ applying this tariff, be considered as con
/ stituting but one and the same road and
| the rates shall be computed as upon parts
| of one and the same road unless other.
/ wise specified"
The fact that each Of said roads has a
4 separate board of directors shall not pre-
! vent the application OF this rule II is
| said that the commission VIII apply the
/ rule as soon as the real ownership Of the
/ Central can be determined, and lower
freight rates will follow.