The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
MUST LOOK ALIVE
so COL. OBEAR SAYS OF THE
STATE TROOPS.
INSPECTION WILL BE RIGID.
SOME OF THE DEMANDS THAT HE
WILL MAKE.

COmpa nieS In the State Service Must
Measure Up to the Standard-He Is
to BeEin His Inspections This
Week-New Orders From the Adj
Jutant Generals Onice-News Notes
From Atlanta.
Atlanta. Sept. 5.-Col. William G.
Obear, inspector general of state
troops, puts the various commands of
the state on notice that the annual in
spections this year, which he has just
begun to make. will be stricter and
more rigid than ever before. Companies
which fail to come up to the standard
will be promptly disbapded. The state
troops are serving now under the Dick
militia bill and must come UP to a
better standard than heretofore, the
inspector general says.
In the inspections 1 am to make"
Col. Obear said to-day, II shall ex-
pect the men to be posted in the du-
ties of a sentinel. Their uniforms and
all the brasses. must be neat and
clean, the property must be well cared
for and in good condition, and COM
pany records must be carefully kept
and properly filed. I shall expect ev-
evry man who can possibly do so to
attend the inspections"
Col. Obear will inspect several COM
panies of the Third Regiment next
week. notably those at Elberton,
Athens, Greensboro. Washington and
the Quitman Guards of Forsyth of
the Second Regiment.
Col. Obear said it was probable the
Rome Light Guards would be disband-
ed An unfavorable report on the COM
pany was recently made by the United
States army inspector, Capt. George
F. Balsell of the Fifth Infantry. and
Col. Obear also found that it was far
below the standard.
Several interesting orders have just
been issued from the adjutant generals
office. General order No. IL relates to
organizations of cadet corps in mill
tary schools, and requires the COM
mandants to make reports and provides
| for an annual inspection of such
| schools.
General order No. 13 revokes the or
| der prohibiting the wearing of tan
shoes and gives the regulations as to
| arnory tents of unassigned commands.
Circular No. SO publishes certain
| army regulation prohibiting the wear
| ing of mixed uniforms, and such other
| regulations as are of Importance to
! the members of the state military or
| CARNATIONS.
Engineer Killed Himself.
W. B. Waters of 307 Woodward
| avenue, an engineer on the Western
and Atlantic Railroad. committed sui
eide early this morning by shooting
| himself through the head with g piss
toll He had been in poor health for
| in dependency. He was married on
June II, last to Miss Eta Watson of
Rome, and his married life is said to
have been happy. He was IS years old.
Will Property He Had Not.
The will of Michael Kries, who died
Aug. 81, filed in the Court of Ordinary
| to-day, brings out some interesting
facts about an unusual man. Kries
was buried by public subscription, hav-
ing no available property. His will
bequeathed $57, 800, all of which con-
sists of claims against the United States
government. The claim of $1,000 for
tobacco sold to Shernans army has
| already been approved by the House
Claims Committee.
Kries accumulated a fortune here
and was worth at one time before
the war over $1,O0O,000. He lost most
of his property at that time, and his
claim of $4,000 is for property de-
stroyed. He came here from France
fifty years ago. He was twice mar
ried, but had no children.
Gov. Terrell to-day designated the
Commercial Bank of Savannah and the
Fourth National Bank of Columbus as
additional state repositories under the
act of the recent session of the General
Assembly permitting the appointment
of no more than two repositories in
cities of $500 inhabitants or more. This
makes three repositories designated I'M
der this act, the first being the Plant
ers' Bank of Americas.
Commission for IIinard.
Gov. Terrell to-day issued a commits
sion to M. j. Kinard, the newly-elected
sheriff of Berrien county, who wilt
serve for the unexpired term of w. J.
Knight, removed. Sheriff knight was
ordered to make a new bond, and fail
ing to do so, the Office was declared
vacant.
To Abolish Pay Ward.
At the next meeting of the City
Council proposition will be consid-
cred looking to an entire change in
the management of the Grady Hospi-
tai, city institution. The most revo-
lutionary feature will be the proposed
adjustment of the pay ward making It
entirely charity institution, the idea
being that patients who are able
to pay will not then go
there and take advantage of the free
wards.
Druggists Will Fight 1t.
The druggists Of Atlanta are prepar-
ing to resist by injunction proceedings
the collection OF the 5000 tax on the
sale of malt extracts on the ground
that they are intoxieants. A hearing
in the case will be had before Judge
Lumpkin on Sept. 49, There is a bill
pending in the Legislature to relieve
them of this tax, but there was not
time at the last session TO pass It.
Central Will Use IL.
Capt ]. w. English. president Of the
Atlanta Terminal Company stated to-
DAY that the rumor that the Central
Railroad would not enter the new
union passenger station was, so far az
he knew, entirely unfounded. A STINT
lar contradiction Of the rumOr was re-
ceiyed from President Egan to-day.
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