The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-19
TO AVONDALE RANGE
TROOPS WILL BE ORDERED FOR
RIFLE CONTEST.
THE REPORT OF MAJOR NASH
WAS FAVORABLE TO THE sAVAN-
NAH RANGE.

The shoot Is to Be Held Sometime
in August-OnIy Question Is OF
Funds, and the Governor Does Not
Think There VIII BE Any Difficult
~ on That ScOre-Brief Session of
the LegisImture-Mntters Passed
UpOnA-News Notes From Atlanta.
The TattnaII County Case.
Atlanta, July 1S.-Maj. Van Holt
Nash to-day reported to Gov. Terrell
that the Avondale Rifle range at Sa-
for the proposed state rifle contest to
be held some time in August.
Gov. Terrell will act on this recon-
mendation and will order the rifle con-
test held there. if he has sufficient
funds on hand at that time for the
purpose. He does not think there is
any doubt about making the neces-
sary financial arrangements for the
shoot.
Session of the House.
The House held a short session this
morning at 9 and adjourning at 1890
o'clock. Nothing was done outside of
passing local bills. introduction of new
bills. and reading bills a second time.
Among the bills passed was one by
Mr.. Spence of Ware, providing for an
amendment to the act establishing the
City Court of Waycross.
was one by Mr.. Grice of Pulaski to
prohibit the plea of insanity being
made in criminal trials while such
trials are in progress.
A bill of a somewhat similar nature
was introduced by Mr.. Slaton of Full
ton several days ago.
VIII Analyze the stomach.
DR.. j. M. McCandless. state chemist,
will begin next week the analysis of
the stomach of Miss Evvie Weeks of
Tattnall county who was supposed to
have died from eating poisoned candy
sent her by her sweetheart. a young
man who is now under arrest at Reds
vile. The stomach was brought here
several days ago by Coroner Surrency
of Tattnall with a view to getting the
state chemist to analyze it, He found
on arrival that such was not a part of
the state chemists duties. DR.. Nc
Candless agreed to do it for the min
imum fee of $40. This has been acceded
to by the Tattnall county authorities,
and to-day they notified him to make
the examination. The results of it will
probably be known some time next
week.
CompiIers of War Records.
On Monday, in accordance with the
call of former Gov. Allen D. Gambler,
the compilers of Confederate records
of the various states Of the South will
meet in the state library here. to con-
fer with Gen. Ainsworth, chief of the
record and pension Office of Washing
ton, who has general charge of the
work in behalf of the federal govern
will have a representative here. The
object of the conference is to discuss
and decide upon some concerted plan
Of procedure with regard to the prep
aration of the records.
Reward for Claus.
Gov. Terrell to-day offered a reward
of $3.50 for the arrest of Ed. Claus, alias
Ed. Ross. wanted in Mcintosh county
on charge of criminal assault. The
county authorities have already offered
5000 reward in the same case.
Increase in Property.
All of the tax digests received so far
at the office of the Controller General
show healthy increases in the values of
taxable property. The increases over
last year in the two digests' received to-
day are as follows: Lowndes county,
$219, 592; Jackson county, $1S6.212.