The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-03
KILLED BY A TRAIN
w. A. MARTIN WAS RUN OVER
NEAR ATLANTA.
MORE YOUTHFUL BURGLARS
BROUGHT UP SHORT IN THEIR
CAREER of CRIME.

Raised the Money for the Presby
terrain University-Wiu Now
Await the Action of the SynodS.
Capital and Surplus Miss Ade-
Inide Wilson Arrested and win
BE Tried for Lunacy.
Atlanta, April Wv. A. Martin of
Norcross was killed by train on the
Southern Railway this morning, about
two miles from the city. The body was
badly crushed and mangled and just
how Martin met his death is a mys-
terry. 1t is supposed he fell from the
train while on the way to Norcross
from Atlanta. He was % years old and
single.
boy burglars Captured.
Another gang of boy burglars has
been arrested by the police, and the
boys, five in all, are now in Jail. They
are Willie Lively, Willie Burge, Sam
Burge, Willie Wells and Tim Burns
ranging from II to Is years of age.
the store of S. K. Rossgnol on March
Is, and are also charged with placing
spikes on the tracks of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad for the purpose
of wrecking a passenger train. The
latter charge they deny.
Ready With the Money.
A letter has been written to DR.. j.
w. Waldf of Athens by the Executive
Committee, which had charge of rails
ing the fund of $25O,OOO to get the
Presbyterian University for Atlanta,
announcing that Atlanta is ready to
make a bona fide offer of that amount
for the consolidation here of the COL
leges at Gainesville, Tenn, and Co.
lumbia, S. C.
DR.. Waldf is chairman of the Georgia
Committee for synodical college, and
this committee will attend the meeting
of the seven Southern synods and lay
the proposition before them. The last
of the synods will not act before Dec
l. The Atlanta committee expects
favorable action from all but the
synods of Tennessee and South Caro-
lima.
Banquet at the kimbalI.
The twenty-ninth annual session of
the Georgia Eclectic Medical Associa-
ton is being held here. The associa-
ton numbers about $50 members, and
nearly 100 of them are in attendance
President S. A. Brown of Spring Place
is presiding.
The annual banquet was held at the
Kimball tonight. Among those re-
spending to toasts were Gov. Terrell
Mayor Howell and Rev. DR.. Alonzo
Monk.
Increased It's stock.
The Lowry National Bank to-day,
by action of the directors, increased its
capital stock from 5000, 00o to $500, 000
The surplus was also increased from
500 900 to $500 900. The new stock was
all purchased as soon as issued.
Looking Into the Trouble.
President James M. Lynch of the In
ternational Typographical Union is in
the city for the purpose of comforting
with local unions relative to the strike
in the job Offices The union men are
all out of these offices, and no solution
of the trouble has yet been reached.
No statement has been given out by
President Lynch.
AtIanta's Queer Lady.
Miss Adelaide Wilson, who has fig
ured in a number of strange episodes,
has been sent to Jail by Recorder
Broyles in default of $500 bail for as
sault and battery. The arrest was a
result of an attack on Mrs. NJ. A. Wha-
ley, an aged woman, who occupies
house owned jointly by Mrs. Whaley
and Miss Wilson. Miss Wilson is the
daughter of the late ]. N. Wilson,
prominent educator and at one time
postmaster.
Two or three years ago she created
a sensation in Washington by Offering
money to Georgia senators and rep~e-
sentatives to secure her a government
position, and by trying to kiss one of
the Georgia members. She called on
Secretary Shaw when he was here
with a view to selling him her little
property for a postoffice site, and has
done ii number of similar queer things
recently. To-day Mayor Howell di-
rected Chief Ball to swear out war
rant, charging her with lunacy, and
she will be tried in the Court of Or
binary.
Hill Gets His Commission.
Hon. Warner Hill was given his
commission to-day as a member of the
Railroad Commission. 1t does not he
come effective, however, until Oct. Is,
when the term of Judge Spencer r. At
kinson expires.
Union Men EniOined
Judge ]. II Lumpkin of the Superior
Court tonight granted a temporary in
junction, restraining members of the
Atlanta Typographical Union and the
Steretoypers' Union from interfering
with men who desire to work in the
printing establishments of the city.
About $50 printers and stereotypers
have been on strike for several days,
demanding recognition of the union,
and one or two violent collisions have
occurred between strikers and men
who continued to work. Judge Lump
kin will grant a hearing upon the tenn
porary injunction April IL.
ApprOpriates 100000.
Richmond, Va, April 2.-The House