The morning news., 1899-12-24
HOLIDAYS AT THE CAPITOL.
now THE STATE HOUSE OFFICERS
WILL SPEND THEM.

Most of Them VIII Go to Their
Homes in various Parts of the
state-Dr. Edwards Appointed on
Inspector at CordeIe-Evcrett 10
Oppose EasOn for Prison Commits
siOner-Christmas Present Given
Mrs. Gambler.
Atlanta, Dec 2S.-The capitol will be
closed Monday it being a legal holiday,
and Gov Gambler issued the formal or
der TO that effect to-day.
Very few of the state officials will spend
Christmas in Atlanta. Most of them go
to their homes in the several parts of the
state from which they hail. The Governor
will spend the day quietly with his family.
The secretaries of the executive Office
will enjoy holiday. Maj. Warren and
Mai Hitch viii be in Kirkwood, while
Maj. Gambler will be in the city. Mai.
Hitch viii leave for his former home in
Quitman Tuesday. Controller General
Wright and Capt. Tip Harrison will quiet
Iy observe the holiday season at their
homes in this city Col. Philip Cook, sec
retary of state, will be in Atlanta Mon
day, but will leave early in the week for
his Lee county farm 20 hunt birds. His
assistant. Cob Price. will remain in At
lanta-
Glenn Goes to Memphis.
Prof. G. r. Glenn, State School Commits
sioner. will spend the day in Atlanta, but
win leave Monday night for Memphis.
where he will be in attendance several
days on the meeting of the Southern Ed
ucational Association. His assistant, Maj
Woodall, will spend Christmas in Column
bus Col. Phil G. Byrd, the acting ad-
jutant general. will spend Christmas in
Rome On his return he will stop az
Kingston to muster in twenty men and a
lieutenant of the Barlow Guards company
OF the Fifth Georgia Regiment
Col. o. B. Stevens, the commissioner of
agriculture, will 60 20 his farm at Daw-
son for the holidays
Prison Commissioner Turner will be at
Eetonton and Commissioner Eason at Tel
fair. Gen. Evans and Capt. Yancey will
remain in Atlanta.
The Railroad Commissioners will spend
the holidays at their respective homes and
the secretary, Mr.. Massey, will take
trip to South Carolina. Most of the Su-
preme Court justices left the city to-day
Tor cnelr homes.
Commissioner of Agriculture Stevens
this afternoon appointed DR. w. e. Ed
wards oil inspector at Cordele Ga.
Opposition to EasOn.
The recent political rumor that Hon.
Tom Eason. prison commissioner would
have opposition was verified to-day by
the authoritative announcement Of Hon.
Mark Everett of Stewart that he would
make the race. Mr.. Everett was a MEM
ber of the House OF 1S9O-9l, of the Senate of
1S96-97 and of the House of 1S9S-99 He Is
a brother of ex-Congressman r. W. Ever
EFT Of Polk county. who was also a mem
ber of the Legislature which has Just ex-
pred He was born near Lumpkin Stew
art county Oct. u, 1S45. He has been a
farmer all his life and a successful one.
Present for Mrs. Gambler.
Mrs. Gov. Gambler enjoys the distinction
of possessing the first damask table cloth
woven in the South. 1t was the gift of
the Kincaid Manufacturing Company Of
Griffin, Ga. and was presented to Mrs
Gambler through the president. Mr.. w. c.
Kincaid, as a Christmas present. Mrs
Gambler doubtless values this piece Of
damask because it is both the product Of
a Georgia mill, and the beginning of a
new industry in the South. This mill il
turning out vast quantities of goods equal
10 the best manufactured anywhere in this
country, or in Europe. lis trade extends
all over the United States, and even pene-
trates Europe, Asia and Africa