The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07
APPOINTMENT OF MAJ. RYALS.
MADE MEMBER or EXPERIMENT
STATIONS BOARD.

He VIII Represent First Congress
ional District. and Phillip E. Boyd
the Second-Mr. u. 4. Denmark
Named as One of GeOrgia's Com
missioners TO the Paris Exposition.
Bower May Be Made University
Trustee-RewarG Paid for Palmet-
to Incendiaries.
Atlanta, Jan. Gov. Gambler to-day
appointed Maj G. NJ. Ryals of Chatham
county. representing the First Congress
sional District, and Phillip e. Boyd OF
Early county, representing the Second
Congressional District, as members OF the
board of directors of the State Expert
ment Station. They win hold office for
the term of five years from Jan. s. 1900.
Mai. Ryals has been appointed to sue
coed James H. Evans Of jefferson county,
and Mr. Boyd was reappoinIed. The Gov
ernor said that these appointments were
purely non-partsan, that both the gentle
men are successful farmers in their re-
spective localities. and We're selected with
a view to their fitness for the place.
The State Experiment Station is sup
ported by the federal government, on an
appropriation of $1,000 year one d.
rector is appointed from each Of the Ele7-
enth Congressional districts in the state
and they have entire control and manage
ment of the station and attend to the dis
bursemeut of all funds
Commissioners to Paris.
The Governor this afternoon also ap.
pointed the commissioners from Georgia
20 the Paris Exposition. The resolution
authorizing the appointments was intro
duced by Hon Lindsay Johnson of Floyd,
the number to be not less than two nor
more than five. Col. johnson holds the l1st
of the five commissioners named by he
Governor. Five alternates were also
named.
The appointments are distributed over
the state as follows: one commissioner
each to the counties of Floyd, Spalding,
Chatham, Clarke and Fulton and two al
ternates to Fulton and one each to Floyd,
Clincsl and Lowndes.
On the list of commissioners and alter
mates it would be seen that Fulton gets
three and Floyd two. The appointees
are Commissioners p. Lindsay Johnson,
Floyd; Seaton Grantland Spalding; b. A.
Denmark. Chatham; Charles S. Webb,
Clarke, James w. English, Jr Fulton.
Alternates: Donald Harper, Floyd; ]. p.
Stevens, Fulton; Augustus Dupont,
Cnnch; r. NJ. Cans, Fulton E. P. Lu-
gard Lowndes. Should any commission
er decline to serve, the first on the list
of alternates would be eligible to take his
place, and so on.
New University Trustee.
In discussing the vacancy on the uni
versity board of trustees, the Governor
said he had no applications, but the names
of sevral gentlemen in the Second district
had been submitted to him. He said he
had not yet determined on the appoint
ment. While he refused TO talk. it is
learned from one who keeps abreast of the
times that ex-Representatlve Bower of
Decatur comes more strongly indorsed
than any of the other names recommend
ed in the requests coming from ali parts
of the state. and for that reason Mr.. Bow
er seems reasonab certain of the appoint
ment.
The names of Messrs. Mitchell and Mer-
rill of Thomas and Hand of -,ntchell are
among those suggested but Mr. Mitchell
does not expect the appointment, and has
Endorsed Mr.. Merrill.
u,
would be especially pleasing to the young
alumni of the State University. and to
support of his cause they are calling at
tention to the fact that all of the Gov
ernor's appointments in this respect are
or men who are above Inc middle age
limit, and that there should be given some
recognition to the younger men.
Governor Pays Reward.
Gov Gambler has awarded the reward of
$500 offered for the arrest and conviction
OF the Palmetto incendiaries 10 Or. Hal
johnson of Palmetto Before the work of
the mob was done last spring, by which
nine negroes were shot down in the stone
warehouse of the town, the chief execu-
tive offered a reward of $500 for the ar
rest of the first incendiary and 500 for
each one after that. As the result of this
reward nine negroes We're arrested and
placed in the stone warehouse to await
preliminary trial on the charge of arson
During the night a mob came and killed
five of the negro prisoners, and wounded
two of the others. The four remaining
were placed on trial and two of the num-
Der were convicted. Those who laid claim
to the reward of $500 were DR.. Hal John
son Of Palmetto, Col Brewster of New
nan, J. r. Mink OF Palmetto, and II K
Breckman Of Palmetto.