The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.

Faculty of the Newly United Medical
colleges of Standardization in
Favor of tEle Street Railway in the
transfer Case at Atlanta-Ex-Ca-
diets of the Military Academy al
Atlanta Going to the War.
GEORGIA.
Hon. Warner l.. Kenon is in the race for
conservative from Berrien county, and
the prospects are bright for his. election.
by a vote of three to two the Fulton
county commissioners have decided 10
spend 100000 in the erection of an annex to
the court house.
The Congressional vote from Berrien
county viii be almost wholly for Hon.
James M. Griggs, present member from
this district who has announced himself
Tor reelection.
In the Circuit Court of Appeals at New
orleans decision has been handed down
giving the Consolidated Street Railroad
Company Of Atlanta a complete victory
over the city's transfer ordinance. This
will likely settle the case permanently, as
40 appeal to the United States Supreme
Court Is probable.
II is quite likely that the military col
lege of AInledgeville will be represented in
The Spanish war by a company of eX-ca-
diets Hon Marion Harris, of Macon, and
Col Jere Al. Moore, of Milledgeville, are
busiiy engaged in procuring recruits from
among the graduates of the college. They
have enrolled a large number already.
Lieut. Edward P. Lawton, Nineteenth
Infantry, United States Army, who has
been stationed at MiledgeviHe as instruc-
tor at the military college, has been order
al TO Mobile, Ala, and has left to join his
reeiment at that place He severed cOnnec-
zion with the college about month ago
and opened a recruiting Office at AIilledge-
wire. The recruiting office is now closed
and the men enlisted with him have been
sent 10 Mobile President Reynolds of the
college, has decided TO postpone the reun-
ion If eX-cadets of the military college
-encdu.ed for this commencement till next
year on account of so many of them being
LOW enlisted in the volunteer service.
The faculty of the new medical college,
formed by the union of the Southern and
Atlanta Medical Colleges met for the first
time Wednesday night and elected officers
asd flied The two vacant chairs in the fac
ally. The faculty organized by electing Or.
"A. w. Calhoun, president Of the JOINT col
--ee, and Dr. w. S kenIrick, dean. Upon
motion of DR.. Hunter p. Cooper, Dr. :.
clarence Johnson, was elected to Ill the
chair of physiology. DR.. u. S. Boruns was
elected professor OF bacteIiology and path
olOay. Or. Eourns is at present on his way
70 San Francisco to join the staff of Gen.
Merritt and ne viii accompany the army
70 lhe Philippines. lie was given years
leave OF absence at The meeting. The tacul-
lF OF the new college is now complete aad
is composed OF the following prominent
physicians; DR.. A. W. Calhoun, professor
Of eye, nose and throat. DR.. w. S. Ken
drlck, professor of principles and practice
OF medicine. Or. Hunter p. Cooper anat-
olay ana clinical surgery Dr. ". =. Nicol-
son. anatomy and clinical surgery. DR.. w.
II. Westmorelaud principles ana practice
Of surgery. DR.. W. S Elkin, operative and
clinical surgery pr. f. w. McRae, CASTRO
Intestinal and rectal surgery. DR. v Q.
HaIGon, obstetrics and synecology. DR.. 7.
@. Earnest, diseases Of children and lee
turer on clinical gynecology. DIR. j. 5.
Todd natcria medica. Dir. Louis II. Jones,
chemistry. DIR. Dunbar Roy, clinical pro-
fessor Of diseases of the eye, nose and
throat. Dr. f. ). Bourns. bacterology and
pathology DR.. j. Clarence Johnson, physi-
olosy. The question of a name for the joint
college was discussed a length by The fac
ulty and it was finally agreed by unanl-
nous vote TO call the institution the At
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