The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-19
WILL DETAIL SPENCE
FOR DUTY WITH THE GEORGIA
STATE TROOPS.
HE IS ABOUT SETTLED UPON.
GOVERNOR AND OFFICERS GEN.
ERALLY WANT HIM.

Captain Spence, U. :. A., Has Many
| Friends in His Native state who
| Would BE Glad to Have Him De-
tniled for the Georgia Service.
| Col. Obear Reports on the jack
| son COmpany-GOvcrnOr and His
STAFF VIII Attend the Chautauqua.
| News from Atlanta.
Atlanta, March 1S.-It is said it is
| practically settled that Capt r. E. L.
Spence, Thirtieth United States Infau-
try, a well known Georgian and n
| gracuate of West Point, will be desig-
mated by Gov. Terrell as the officer to
be assigned to Georgia to assist the
Adjutant General and TO aid in the
instruction of the state troops.
| While Gov. Terrell refuses to give
any information on the subject, it is
understood that there is a strong sem
tlment among the military officers of
the state and the members of the Mil
itary Advisory Board in favor of Capt.
| Spence. Out of the forty or fifty
| Georgians who are officers in the
United States army. Capt. Spence is
one of a very few who fulfllls the con-
ditions which the military officers of
the state generally agree should be re-
CURED, namely, that he should be 4
West Pointer and that the rank should
not be lower than that of captain.
Capt. Spence was wounded in the
lighting around Santiago while lieu
| tenant of the Sixteenth Infantry. He
was afterwards major and then lieu
tenant colonel of the Third Georgia and
| went again to Cuba. Later he became
major in the Twenty-third United
| States Volunteers and became a cap
tain in the regular establishment on
being mustered out of the volunteer
| service. He is from Camilla and is a
| nephew of Judge w. N. Spence Of the
Albany circuit.
jackson Rifles Stay In.
Inspector General w. G.. Obear to-
| day reported to the Governor that the
Jackson Rifles should be allowed to
continue in the state service. Col.
Obear inspected the company because
of some internal dissentions in its
ranks. He recommended that the ten
or twenty men who have been respon-
sible for the trouble be given honorable
discharge from the service. His rec
concentrations We're approved by the
Governor.
Going to Albany.
Gov. Terrell has accepted an invita-
ton for himself and staff to go to AL
bany to attend the Chautauqua on Mil
| itary Day, April rs. As this is the
first occasion the staff will have of ap-
pearng in their new uniforms, practi-
| cally all of which have been received,
| 1t Is understood there will be a good
| representation present.
University Visitors.
Gov. Terrell to-day appointed the
| Board of Visitors to the state univer-
sity for this year as follows: Prof. w.
NJ. Slaton, superintendent Boys High
| School. Atlanta; Prof. N. II. Ballard,
superintendent of Brunswick public
schools; Prof. E. III. Handy of the
Marietta High School. Hon. A. J. Nc
Mullen of Hartwell. a practical farmer,
| and Hon. T.. L. Dennard of Perry, a
| practical hortculturist. These are
| such appointments as the law requires.
| The board will visit the university at
/ commencement in June.
To Good Roads Convention.
| Gov. Terrell to-day approved nine
| teen delegates from various parts of
the state, to attend the National Good
| Roads Convention. to be held in st.
Louis April q to May 2. Among those
named were Capt. d. G. Purse of Sa-
vannah, Prof. S. w. McCa1lie, assist
ant state geologist and Hon. Halstead
| Smith of Rome, a former well known
| Savannahian.
Supreme Court Decisions.
Among the decisions rendered by the
| Supreme Court to-day were the fol-
| lowing;
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
VS.. Shigg, damages, City Court of Sa-
Vapnah. Judgment reversed
Gould VS.. Barrow. executor. before
| Judge Seabrook, Chatham Superior
| Court; judgment affirmed. Justice A
j. Cobb disqualified and not particI-
pating.
stothart VS. Melton, Chatham supe-
rior Court, garnishment; Judgment af-
| firmed.
| Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of
| Hope Railway vs. Grogan, damages,
City Court of Savannah; Judgment af-
| flrmed.
Condray VS.. Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope Railway and vice
versa damages, City Court of Savan-
nah; judgment affirmed on each bill of
exceptions.
Perkins Lumber Company VS.. Thos.
Bulloch. Superior Court, injunction;
| judgment affirmed.
Deal VS.. Barnes. Bulloch Superior
Court; judgment affirmed.
May Charge Higher Rate.
The Railroad Commission, after
considering the requisition for two
! days, passed an order to-day permitt-
ing the Atlanta and West Point Rail-
road to charge higher freight rates.
Last year the classification of this
road was changed, and it was put
in the first class, where IL had to
charge the rates prescribed in the
standard tariff, without percentage.
On the ground that the company has
had to make large expenditures for
terminals and Improvements, the COM
mission decided to put II back in the
class it formerly occupied, where IL
will be- after April 1. permitted to
charge 10 per cent. in addition to
the standard tariff on the majority Of
classihcations