The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-20
DELEGATES FROM GEORGIA.
APPOINTED TIC ATTEND FLORIDA
MILITARY CONVENTION.

Geological Investigation Progress
ing SIowIy-Sessfons Held in Sc
cret. hut Prof. NcntcS Is Allowed
to Appear-W hisi>y Men sentenced
fdr selling on Election Day-Man
Who Caught Redwine sent to
Chain-gang.
Atlanta, Jan. 19.-Gov. Gambler to-day
announced the appontm4-t of delegates
to represent Georsla az the convention
which is to meet "a Tallahassee, Fla. on
Eel S for the purpose OF discussing he
National Guard situation.
Following are the gentlemen named, all
OF whom the Governor hopes viii be able
to attend: Col Phil G. Byrd Rome; Col
W. c. Obear, Atlanta: Col George NJ. Ma
pier Monroe; Col. c. M. Wiley, Macon;
Col G. s McLendon, brownsville; Col
William Garrard, Savannah; Col. r. Usn-
er Thomson, Madison; Lieut. Col r. J.
Lowry, Atlanta; Lieut. Col Merritt w.
Dixon Savannah; Lieut. Col. d. G. Fo-
garty, Augusta; Lieut. Col. W. 5. Shep-
ard, Columbus, Lieut. Col Ed l.. Wight
Albany and Maj. Cleveland Wncoxon, At
lanta.
To-day being the anniversary of the
birth OF Robert L. Lee, the day was CD
served as a legal holiday at the capital.
Public business was suspended in an the
departments though the Governor was at
his desk as usual looking after his cor
respondence.
Geological Investigation.
partment is progressing very slowly al
though the members of the committee are
holding two sessions a day to expedite mat
tiers. The nature OF the investigation as
planned makes progress slow. To-day work
was begun on the records of the depart
ment all of which viii be thoroughly OK
amined as a basis for further invosusa-
ton. The sessions are held behind closed
doors, the members of the committee be
ing pledged 10 secrecy in regard 10 what
takes place until their report is made 10
the Governor.
Geologist Yeates is permitted to be pres
ent, and is acting somewhat in the capac-
ity of an attorney in the case, developing
all the facts that have bearing upon the
work of survey under his management,
1t is said all the members of The commit
tee are heartily in favor of a continuation
of the survey as an abstract proposition,
being convinced already that it is a good
thing for the state. Thus the only ques-
ton to be calculated by the investigation
is whether the administration of the pres
ent geologst has been satisfactory. If 1t
has, he will be ndorsed and retained. If
it has not his head will fail into the basket
without doubt. There is hardly a doubt
that the committee viii find in favor of
a continuance of the survey itself.
Liquor Dealers Sentenced.
Judge Gambler to-day passed sentence
upon the liquor dealers, who recently open
ed their places of business on election day
after the polls had closed. He gave them
each 500 fine and costs.
The dealers claim that they opened I'D
for the purpose of making test cases to
construe the legal meaning Of IAN election
day" their idea being that election day
passes when the polls are closed Judge
Gambler took different view, however
and they viii now have to go to the high
er court for a construction.
Sport Protested Conversion.
Horace Owens, formerly a private de-
tective, but lately a blind tiger manipu-
lator and an all around sport the man
who gained wide notoriety on account Of
capturing Lewis Redwine, the absconding
cashier of the defunct Gate City Bank was
sentenced to the chaiugang for eighteen
months by Judge Gambler to-day
Owens was indicted for gambling and
keeping a blind tiger. He entered a plea
of guilty in both cases. but before doing
so professed conversion and Christianity to
soften the heart of the court. The heart
of the court refused to yield, however,
and owns will have to so to the gang.
THOMPSON FOUND NOT GUIITY