The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-08
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENING OF ADAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CRIB
WAS REFUSED by THE PRISON
COMMISSION.


Counsel "a Henring-His Plea LIS
Insanity-COGee County Murderer
IL Now in Chatham County Jail.
Commissioned stevens Sustnins
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chemical
Company Against the Alabama
Company.
Atlanta, Dec. THE Prison Commits
sion to-day made its report to Gov.
Terrell on the Lee Crib case, declining
to recommend executive clemency.
The Governor will not pass on the
matter until he has heard from Cribb's
counsel, having consented to give them
a hearing. Crib is under sentence of
death for the murder of Emmett White
in Coffee county. He also murdered
Marshal Holton, who tried to arrest
him.
CRIBS counsel are expected to APP
pear before the Governor on Wednes-
day. 1t is understood plea of insani
ty may be urged. Crihb is now in
Jail in Chatham county.
For the Virginia-CarOIinaC Co.
Commissioner of Agriculture o. B.
Stevens rendered his decision to-day
in the case of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company against the Ala
bama Chemical Company. The COM
missioner refused state registration to
thirteen brands of fertilizers made by
the Alabama Company on the ground
that they are infringements of brands
of the complaining company. The Com
missioner of Agriculture of Alabama
TO-,
eleven of the thirteen brands COM
planned of.
Holder Is Talked of.
Since the announcement of DR.. E. w.
Watkins of Gilmer as a candidate for
Congress in the Ninth district the
name of Hon. John Holder of Jeffer-
son, in Jackson county, is being sug
gested, and it may be that he will en-
ter the contest for the place. He has
served in the Senate and in the House,
and is an able legislator.
T. II. Bell of Gainesville also an
nounced some time ago that he was a
candidate, but it is said that he will
retire. ~.-.--
johnston May Run Again.
Dr. Mark Johnston may again be-
come a candidate for state school COM
missioner While no DEFINITE announce
ment has come from DIR. Johnston, it
is understood that he has told several
of his friends that he would be a can
didate in the next election. and In his
travels over the state it is said that
he is making arrangements for the
coming campaign.
HOyt Has Been Found.
After mysterious disappearance
that bafied creditors and detectives
for two weeks, Edward r. Hoyt, a
rs1,f
high in commercial circles in Atlanta
was discovered this afternoon hiding in
a negro house in the western out
skirts of the city. He was comforta-
bly, fixed, with a nicely furnished apart
ment and a larder we'll filled with the
choicest Viands.
With the capture of the missing pro-
moter, the detectives believe that they
have only half finished their work on
the case, for the creditors believe Hoyt
should have in his possession some
thousands of dollars, and the officers
are working on every possible clew to
locate the hiding place of the money.
So far they have failed to find any
baggage belonging to Hoyt, and it is
known that when he disappeared a
large trunk went with him. If this
trunk is found, say the officers, the
missing funds may also be located
The prisoner, who is a middle-aged
man of fine appearance, declines to
make any statement either to the Of
ficers or to the newspaper reporters.
Plan of the COast Line. ef
From all that can be learned here,
the Atlantic Coast Line is determined
to esta blish a fast through line Of yes
tibuled trains from Atlanta to Wash
ington and New York, and If arrange
n1ents can be made this line is to be ex-
tended to New Orleans.
1t is stated that the Southern, in case
this is done, may change the route of
it's present through trains to New Or
leans, and not run them over the At
lanta and West Point and the West
ern of Alabama, but operate them from
Washington to Atlanta as at present,
and from here they will be run to Bir-
mingham. and from that city over the
Queen and Crescent and its allied line,
the New Orleans and Northeastern,
into the Crescent City.
Lively Times for Republicans.
According to rumors now current the
indication point to a lively contest in
the State Republican Convention when
that body meets at an early date, to
select delegates to the National Repub-
lican Convention. The matter con-
Germs the Fifth congressional district,
and the story has 1t that a movement
is now on foot. the object OF which is
10 eliminate Atlanta from any repre-
sentation in the national convention. If
this movement develops into definite
efforts, it will, o: course. precipitate a
stubborn fight before the state con-
vention. as Atlanta Republicans win
strenuously resist any attempt to
leave them out in the cold"
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