The morning news., 1899-01-18
THE MILITARY CONVENTION.
SAVANNAHIANS TO REPRESENT
GEORGIA At TAMPA.

Names VIII BE Announced in Day
or TwO-ReVisiOn of Butter and
MILK Freight ScheduIe-The InNeS-
tiratiOn of the state Geological
Department-An Alleged Crook
From CaroIina-Orth stems Bond
Forfeited.
Atlanta. Ga. Jan 17.-Gov. Gambler WIFI
announce within the next few days the
names of a number of prominent Georglahs
to attend the convention of national
guardsmen to be held IN Tampa on Feb.
next. He now has the matter under ad-
visement. The Governor regards the com
ing convention as highly important one
and the delegates he Will name will be
composed Of thoroughly representative
members Of the state volunteer service.
1t is understood that several Savannah
ians win be named. The militia organiza-
tions of many of the states suffered great
Generalization on account of the raising
of the volunteer army for the Spanish war,
and it is to consider plans for general or
ganiza ton and Improvement in the light
of the experience that the Tallahassee
convention has been called.
Georgia volunteer service was almost
wrecked by this experience, combined with
the refusal of the legislature to make any
appropriation to sustain it, and The coming
convention is therefore of especial interest
in this state.
MIX and Butter Schedule.
The Railroad Commission held a called
meeting to-day for the purpose of con-
sidering the new milk and butter schedule
which was recently made out with a view
to encouraging the dairy interest of the
state. The new tariff was referred to the
express company for information on GER
tain details, and the meeting to-day was
devoted to perfecting the sheet. The new
rates will be published some time this
month.
Another meeting of the commission will
be held on next Tuesday, at which time
the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Com
pany will be cited to show why il should
not be advanced from class to class /.
If the West Point is thus advanced, and
there seems to be little doubt that it will
be, as the commission, some months ago,
issued such an order. but suspended it be-
cause of the Generalization in the road 5
traffic caused by the yellow fever, the ef-
feet will be to cause a general reduction
of 10 per cent. on all tariff rates. AT pres
ent the Western and Atlantic and the
Georgia are the only roads in the state in
class /.
Geological Investigation.
The committee appointed TO investigate
the geological department met in room %
at the capitol to-day and organized for
work, Senator Wingfeld being made
chairman. and Mr.. Adams, representative
from Putnam, secretary. Senator Perk-
ins was the only absentee. He is i'll at
his home, but is expected to be on hand
shortly. The other members are Repre-
sentatives Handy of Rabun and Tatum
of Dade.
Nothing was done to-day except to or
ganize and discuss the preliminary of the
investigation, which may take a couple
of weeks. 1t is the purpose of the COM
mittee to first proceed to establish or dis
prove the proposition that the state is be-
ing benefited TO the value of $1,000 a year
by the survey, that being the amount of
annual appropriation. After this line is
completed, then the investigation Will pro-
ceed to see whether the present officials
have done their duty or ought to be re-
moved from office.
Stole OvercOats TO Pay Board
A well dressed man, giving his name as
Simon Shepperd, and claiming to have
'.
South Carolina, was arrested here to-day
upon a charge Of larceny. He claimed to
have been employed by the Manhattan
Life Insurance Company, but this was de-
MED at the local offices of that company.
The man confessed TO having stolen sew
eral overcoats from hotels. some of which
he pawned, others which were at his
boarding house being recovered by the de-
tectives.
Shepperd as he calls himself, is well ed
ucated and has the appearance of a re-
spectacle clerk or business man. He says
he got hard up after coming to Atlanta
and had to steal to get money to pay his
board The police think he is a smooth
all round crook.
STEMS Bond Forfeited.
The criminal bond under which Orth
Stein, formerly editor of Looking Glass.
published both here and in Savannah was
held upon a charge of carrying concealed
weapons, was forfeited by Judge Gambler
in the Superior Court to-day. The amount
of the bond was $500, his bondsman being
Capt. e. P Howell
STEMS troubles We're many in Atlanta.
This particular one was with Judge John
d. Berry of the City Court, the judge hav-
ing assaulted the editor with a bottle of
tabasco sauce in the Kimball House din
ing room. Shortly after this occurred the
Looking Glass suspended and Stein be-
took himself to New Orleans, where he is
now supposed to be-