The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-26
MORE SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
Atlanta Wants the Presbyterian In
KtitatIon-OtI,er News.

Atlanta Wants the Presbyterian In
xtitatIon-ofher News.
| Atlanta, March 25.-At a. mass meet
ing of citizens this afternoon, $1s,360
was subscribed toward bringing the
| proposed Presbyterian University to
this city This, together with $4,000
reported by committees on Monday
makes a total of $4,000 towards the
500, 600 which Atlanta has been asked
to give in orIcr to secure the institu-
ton. The Presbyterians of the city
will raise $150,000 besides this.
1t is believed now the entire fund will
be raised, though IL will require longer
than was first thought to do 1t.
Rev. c. p. Bridewell, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, is warmly
opposing the movement to get the
two universities consolidated I'm At
lanta He has written several cards, in
which he states it will be impossible to
bring the university at Clarksville,
Tenn, here because of the restrictions
surrounding its endowment. The MEM
bers Of his congregation have shown
that they are not in sympathy with
him by subscribing over 100000 to the
fund.
New state Depository.
The Dublin Banking Company was
to-day appointed by Gov Terrell a
state depository for a period of four
years from April 81. This bank sue
ceeds the Laurens Banking Company
of Laurens county. The Governor also
assigned Appling county to the Rax-
ley Banking Company, a state depos-
itory.
Gov. Terrell to-day paid reward of
$50 to w. r. Anderson. d. c. Howard
and H. l.. Bird for the arrest of An
drew Bunderick, who was recently con-
victed in Dooly county of the murder
of a man named Shrouder, and sem
fenced to life Imprisonment in the PEN
itentiary.
Bank 0f SmithviIIe.
Secretary of State Phil Cook to-day
issued charter to the Bank of Smith
Vile, in Lee county, with capital of
$25, 900. w. s. Witham is president, and
Rowe Price. formerly assistant to the
! Secretary of State, will be the banks
cashier.
A charter was granted to-day by the
Secretary of State to the Atlanta and
Marietta Electric Railway Company to
build line of railway between Atlanta
and Marietta. The capital stock of the
company is 100000. Those interested
say work on the line will be begun at
once.
Their Graces Passed Through.
The Duke and Duchess of Manches-
ter were in Atlanta to-day on their
way from Aiken, S. c.. to Cincinnati.
The Duchess was formerly Miss Helena
Zimmerman and they go to visit her
father in Cincinnati. Eugene thinner
man, president of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton Railroad.
Rice Not Talking.
DIR. Theron II. Rice of the Central
Presbyterian Church, who has received
a call to the chair of Homiletics of
Princeton University, to-day declined
to discuss the matter. He said he had
not received any formal notification of
the matter. and while he had little
doubt the report was correct, he said
he could say nothing until formally
notified
Deserted by His Wife.
Deserted 10y his wife. who eloped with
another man, carrying with her their
4-year-old boy. j. w. West OF Rockmart
wrote letter TO the police authorities
of this city and then II is said attempt
ed suicide by taking poison. Mrs. West
is said to have eloped with a man
named Sam Lewis, or Lewis Steel. as
he is sometimes called. a worker In
cement, who was employed at the ce-
ment plant in Rockmart