The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-14
SHOOT IN SAVANNAH
MILITARY BOARD so ADVISES THE
GOVERNOR.
AT AVoNDALE IN AUGUST.
BOTH SAVANNAH AND MACON WE'RE
APPLICANTS.

Advisory Board Recommended That
the Stnte Encampment Begin
Either June 10 or ~ and Continue
Until All the Troops Have Been
in Camp a Week-Camps to BE In
Several Sections and Held Sue
cessiveIy-$41, 900 Expected from
Neutrality-suspicious. News.
Atlanta, May 13.-In it's report sub
mitted to Gov. Terrell to-day, the
State Military Advisory Board recon-
mended that the annual state rifle con-
test be held in Savannah in August.
Both Macon and Savannah were APP
plicants for the state shoot this year,
but everything considered, the board
thought Savannah the most advanta-
geous place for holding it. Then, too,
Macon had it last year.
The board recommended that the
state encampment begin either June Is
or %, and continued until all the regi-
ments in the state have had a weeks
encampment. Not more than two regl-
ments can go into camp at the same
time on account of the fact that the
|
equipment. Several places were sus-
gested for holding the different en-
campments, but the Governor will Or
der them at points which can be reach
| ed with the greatest economy, and
which are, of course, suitable for en-
| campment purposes.
1t is safe to say that the majority
| of the troops will camp at Griffin.
| ~ 4 H. l..
| doubtful whether he had the authority
to send a regiment into camp at any
| point outside of it's own territory UNI
| less 1t went to the state camping
grounds at Griffin.
While nothing definite had been
| heard from Washington, the general
| belief is there will be no difficulty in
promptly getting the $4,000 which 10
| there to Georgia's credit for the pur-
| pose of paying the expenses of the en-
cam9ment.
Southern Wants to Adjust 1t.
officials of the Southern Railway, in
| GLIDING Vice President A. p Andrews,
! General Agent J. S. B. Thompson and
| Advisory Counsel Hamilton McWhor-
| ter, will have a conference with Con-
| troller General w. A. Wright and At
| tcrney General John c. Hart to-mor-
row for the purpose of seeing If some
1 cannot De arrived at Win
| regard to the Southern's tax returns,
both of physical property and on it's
franchises. 1t is stated the Southern
is anxious to compromise the matter
| without any litigation and even with
out arbitration. If possible.
The roads returns of physical prop
erty are considerably below what they
We're last year, and the returns for
| franchises do not make up the diff
ference. 1t is thought, therefore, the
company will have to make some big
| concessions 20 the state In order to
avoid carrying the question to higher
tribunals than the state officials.
PardOns Were Granted.
Gov Terrell to-day pardoned Leila
| Burgess of Franklin county who was
given a life sentence in 1884 for the
murder of her father. She killed him
with an AK because he whipped her.
The girl was IA years old at the time
she was sentenced. Pardons We're also
granted Luke Adams of Newton ccun-
| ty and e. F. Davis of Laurens coun-
| ~, both of whom were serving sem
fences for voluntary manslaughter.
In ten or twelve other cases execu-
tive clemency was declined.
Boards of Visitors Named.
Boards of visitors were appointed by
Gov. Terrell to-day to the Academy
for the Blind at Macon and the School
for the Deaf at Cave Springs. C. r..
Pendleton of Macon Is chairman of
the former committee and r. T. Fouche
of Rome of the latter. These commit
tees of visitors will report to the Gov
ernor in time for the meeting of the
Legislature.
There are no Savannahians on either
board.
Commission for Fletcher.
to-day given a commission as major
and assistant adjutant general He
viii mot, however, go on active duty in
that capacity.