The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-06
COUNCIL AGAINST RAILROADS.
NEW DIsPJ TIE HAs ARISEN OVER
THE ATLANTA DEPOT.

Council Adjourned without Giving
the Railroads Proposition amy
Consideration Attorney Land
Charged with Contempt, and He
MAY Lose His LiceuSe-Receivers
of southern Mutual Make n Report
to Court.
Atlanta. May 5.-The action Of the City
Ccuucfs yesterday afternoon in adjouTnlng
without aking time TO give the railroads
proposition in reference 10 the new depot
any consideration whatever, has been tile
subject Of a gooi deal Of adverse crii-
c.am by the public to-day.
II is The very generally expressed opin-
ion that Council made bad break in
adopting The course that was pursued, and
there are many wei posted citizens who
now declare that the railroads will go
further than ever TO keep from building
the greatly needed new depot.
1t is said that the roads construe the &C
ton of Council In such a way as to prac-
ticalIy release them from any committal
whatever 10 the new depot and they are
figuring that they nave been saved a half
million collars by the stopping of negotia-
tons.
The Mayor and councilmen on the other
hand, take the position that the railroads
had no proposition 10 make to the Council
yesterday, and that the only effect of the
hasty adjournment viii be to put the roads
on notice that they must present a def
nate offer before Council is willing to spend
It's time in discussion.
The plan suggested by the railroads 10
put viaduct on Whitehall street. and
subway under Pryor street comes more
nearly meeting public approval than any
thing that has been offered for the eou-
ton Of the depot problem, and the Coun-
ellis action in refusing 10 discuss the mat
ter is therefore ala the more roundly CON
demned Mayor Woodward himself, to-day
declared that he is not opposed to the plan,
and there are evidences elsewhere of recon
sideration and weakening on the part of
the city fathers, who played high hand
yesterday.
Lands License Revoked.
An order was issued by the Supreme
Court to-day revoking the license of
Henry NJ. Land of Columbus and citing
Land to appear before the court and
ed as in contempt for using fraud in OBJ
tanning a license to practice law in that
court
Land has been practicing law for two
years, IL appears, without having secured
license, having, it IS said, failed to pass
examination before the Superior Court of
Tattnall county. After this failure he
came to Atlanta, and upon representation
that he had been licensed to practice in
A1ahq Fva admitted n har NV
Judge Lumpkin of Fulton Superior Court
Since then it has developed that Land
never was admitted TO practice.
Judge Lumpkin has also issued a rule
against him, and it looks as if the Young
man will find himself in a peck of trou-
BILE before he gets through with mis- ex-
perience in practicing law without under
going the legal examination, which he has
admitted doing.
Land is one of the best known young
men of Columbus, and is said to have had
quite a practice there.
NO Dividend Yet.
The report of Receivers Anderson and
O'Byrne Of the Southern Mutual Building
and Loan Association for the year made
TO court to-day, shows a cash balance on
hand approximating $4,000 This money
Is on deposit in the Atlanta NatfonaI
Bank. The receipts for the year have
amounted 10 $2l,444 While the expenses
have been Sl3,679. No dividend to the stock
holders is yet considered practicable bv The
receivers, until the court has determined
the question whether or not those stock
holders who had given notice of with
drawal before the failure of the company.
are preferred or not.
Besides. this, the amount of cash on hand
would be but a very small dividend when
apportioned among the many stockholders.
Dead Negro Found.
An unknown negro, supposed TO have
been murdered, was found lying under a
railroad bridge at Jones avenue this morn
ing by policeman. The mans head had
been beaten to a jelly The body was
taken TO an undertaker's, and 1000 or more
negroes collected TO see Il, but none of
them were able 10 identify 1t.
Veterans Going to Reunion.
A veteran regiment of Confederate SOL
dlers will leave Atlanta next Tuesday
morning wearing the gray cloth of the lost
cause, with Charleston, S. c., as their des-
tination. The delegation to the reunion
this year will be the largest that has ever
left the city to attend a similar occasion,
for this is the first time the reunion has
ever been held so near the city and under
such favorable conditions,
RAT ATTACKED A CHILD.