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GOVERNOR BESIEGED
WITH LETTERS IN SAVANNAH CITY
COURT JUDGEsHIP.
CLAIMS OF TWO APPLICANTS
ARE URGED DAILY BY THEIR IN
FLUENTIAL FRIENDS.

me Governor Also Receives More
Than the Usual Number of AppIi-
cations For Medical College schoI-
nrships Railroad COmmission'
Heard Arguments in the Atlanta
and West Point Case-Mrs. sarah
Grant jackson brings n suit For
$4,000 Against the Street Rail-
way Co.
Atlanta, March 6.-The bulk of Gov.
Terrell's mail that comes to the Cap
itol every day now is composed of let
ters relating to one of two SUBJECTS
The Savannah City Court judgeship
and applications for scholarships at
the State Medical College at Augusta,
a branch of the State University.
Hardly day passes but that several
letters come relative to one of the two
applicants for the Savannah judge
ship, while every mail is burdened
with applications for the scholarships
until the number in hand has reached
nearly 500. The Governor appoints
every year twenty-five students, two
from each congressional district, who
attend this medical college, free of
tuition, and the demand for these
scholarships is greater this year than
ever before.
The proposition is. indeed. a difficult
one for the Governor 10 tackle.
A. a. w. II. Classification.
The Railroad Commission, at its reg
ular monthly meeting to-day, heard
argument on the application of the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad to
be put back in the second class, 50
that it can charge higher rates for
freight. Last year. under the new
classification, the West Point was
moved up to first class, where it Is all
lowed to charge only the standard
tariffs without percentage. President
Chas. A. Wickersham appeared in be-
half of the road. and Hatton Lovejoy
of LaGrange made a strong argument
against the petition in behalf of the
people living along the line. The COM
mission took the question under con-
sheraton.
Bank For CIaxtOn.
An application was filed with Secre-
tary of State Phil Cook to-day for a
charter for the Claxton Bank at Clax-
ton, Tattnall county. The bank Is TO
have capital stock of $4,000, and the
incorporatorg are G.. S. Grice, Eli Bull
lock and j. M. Collins
Ladies' Bring Damage suits.
Mrs. Sarah Grant Dickson, who was
so seriously hurt as the result of
collision between her carriage and car
of the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company that 1t was thought for
time she would die. has filed suit
against the company for $4,000 dam
ages. She suffered conclusion of the
brain a result Of fha accident nd
her face was so badly bruised and cut
that 100 stitches had to be taken in 1t.
Mrs. Hugh Hagan, who was in the
carriage with her, and who was also
badly injured, filed suit for $1,000
Spencer and Thomas Confer.
President Samuel Spencer of the
southern was here to-day in confer
ence with President ]. W. Thomas of
the Nashville Chattanooga and St.
Louis. 1t was reported that the con-
ference was with reference to wa4taer
the Western and Atlantic, which is
leased by the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis should enter the 1ew
union depot, but nothing was given
out with regard to the matter. When
asked as to what his road would do,
President Thomas replied that no de-
cision had yet been reached.
Atlanta Has 100000 People.
According to a postal census of At
lanta, which will be completed within
the course of the next few days. the
population of this city is over 100000
The exact figures are not yet known.
but Postmaster Blodgett says that, in
Guiding about three districts which lie
partly outside of the city. the popu-
lation will go beyond the number stat
ed.
TO Arbftrate Church Differences.
1t has been decided to refer the diff
ferences existing in the Jones Avenue
Church to board of arbitration con-
sisting of the owners of the church
property. This board will meet Nom
day, and w. j. Holtzclaw will present
his side of the dispute, while the other
will be presented by the deacons.
A conference OF the church will be
held Wednesday night, at which a re-
port of the arbitration board will be
presented.
State Bonds Not Taxable.
Attorney General John c. Hart has.
rendered a decision, at the request Of
Controller General Wright, to the eff
feet that state bonds are not tax
able.
1t will be remembered. that Attorney
General Boykin Wright held they We're
taxable. Under the opinion of the
present attorney general, however.
they will not have to be returned to