The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-13
WILL ISSUE NO WATER BONDS.
ATLANTA's VOTERS TURNED DOWN
THE PROPOSITION.


Gov. Gambler Under the Weather
Legislative Committee Consider
AtIanta's New DcpOt-Dntes foi
Mastering Cut Volunteer Regi-
mcnts-T. y. As on Tor Augusta
Cothrnn Sentenced for SHOOTING
His Father-in-Law-The Carnegie
Library.
Atlanta. April l2-The proposition to Is
sue bonds for the improvement OF tho
civ wafer supply was defeated again TO-
dav at the election held especially for that
purpose on account Of the tax interest
felt by The qualified voters in the mat
ter.
AZ least half dozen propositions to issue
water bonds have failed at the polls with
in the past two years. Heretofore th(
elections have been held on regular reg
istration lists, which operated against the
proposition. as two-thirds of the regis
tered vote was necessary.
This time, however, there was special
registration, and this was very small. But
even at this the voters failed to go out
20 the polls. and the bonds were lost,
though but few ballots were actually
cast against them.
Gov. Gambler Is Sick.
Gov. Gambler has been confined to the
executive mansion with touch of the
grip for two days past. He is not in bed
but upon the advice of his doctor, has
kept away from his office at the capitol
and refrained from all work. He will
be all right in couple of days at fur
thest and may be able to go to his Office
tomorrow
AtIanta's New Depot.
The commission of the legislature and
state house officers created to represent
the state in the Atlanta depot matter met
at the capitol to-day and organized. Sen
ator w E. West was made chairman and
Representative Bower of Decatur secre'
tary. The other members of the com
mission are Representative Brandon OF
Fulton, Attorney General ]. NJ. Terrell
and Special Western and Atlanta Attorney
Ed Brown.
Beyond perfecting its organization and
uluulSlHS III SOLl6 pitiiilllndly nioNuooiOh
the commission took no action, except &c
officially notify the railroads and the At
lanta city authorities that the commission
is organized and ready to receive propo-
shions affecting the states interest in the
erection of the new depot.
The commission is disposed TO cooperate
with both the city and the roads to secure
a new depot for the city, and will do
its part toward harmonizing the situation
and developing a plan that will be ac-
ceptable 20 both, and at the same time
agreeable to the state. If this desidera.
tum can be reached, the commission VIII
recommend it's ratification by the legisla-
ture at its session this fall.
Mastering Out Dates.
orders were issued from the Department
of the Gulf to-day for the mastering out
of troops as follows: AT Savannah, Tive
Hundred and Second New York. Lieuts
Suplee and Ovenshine, April 49, Secont
Louisiana, Lieuts. Harrison and Williams
April IS; First North Carolina Capt
Rowan and Lieut. Settle, April %; On,
Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana, Lieuts Ed
wards and Darrat, April %; Fourth Vir
ginia, Lieut.. Harris, April 81 One Hun
dred and Sixty-first Indiana, Capt Beck
urts, April 30.
Al Augusta, Second South Carolina
Third Georgia, Capt Burnham and Lieut.
Hartshorne, April %; Second Illinois
Lieuts. Hughes and Purdy, April %.
Delegates for Augusta.
Atlanta posts and F of the Travellers
Protective Association sent a delegation
of fifty to the Augusta convention to-day
The delegation left at o'clock in spe
cial car. They were accompanied by sew
eral ladies of the local auxiliary of tn,
7. P. A.
Four Years for Shooting.
After having escaped the consequence,
of shooting his father-in-law's eye out
for nine years. Monroe Cothran was to
day sent to the penitentiary for foul
years to expiate his offense.
Cothran took leg bail just after an In
dictment for assault with intent to muir
der was returned against him at the in
stance of his father-in-law, Richard Smith
and kept out of reach of the officers of tn,
law until few days ago.
The shooting was the result Of family
row, in which Cothran claimed his wifi,
was induced to leave him by her father
He pleaded guilty when arraigned to-da,
and Judge Gambler said he would let hin
off easy, four years for shooting, instead
of a sentence for assault with intent Il
murder.
The Carnegie Library.
The Young Mems Library Association
held meeting tonight and formerly rati
fed the action of the director in acceptin,
the Carnegie offer for a full public Hbrar,
under the control of the city. This is tn
last step in the preliminaries and the ac
tual work of building the new Carnegi
library is expected to be taken up at once
Mr.. Carnegie will be notified, and hi
princely gift viii doubtless be promptl
placed at the city's disposal.