The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-03
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENINGS OF DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY,
SPACE FOR GEoRGIA'S EXHIBIT
OBTAINED AT ST. LOUIS BY
HUGHES AND BARRETT,

Commissioner Hughes Discusses the
Allotment of Spnce-COIIecting of
Exhibits Is to BE Pushed VigOr-
Ously-Tax Collector Snyer OF
Douglas County Is Alleged to BE
Guilty of EmbezzIement - His
BOndsmen Ask for Relief.
Atlanta, Dec. 2.-Commissioner Gem
eral Dudley M. Hughes and his as
sistant. Gfascock Barrett, represent
ing Georgia in the matter of an ex-
hibit at st. Louis, returned to the city
to-day, after a week spent on the fair
grounds.
Georgia has secured everything she
has asked for" said Commissioner
Hughes. I'VE get about 5000 square
feet of space for agriculture, 622 for
horticulture. and about 5000 for min
erals. Besides this, we will get other
small sections of space for special ex-
hibits. The agricultural exhibit will
be divided into several departments.
but all of these are practically in the
center of the building and right on
the main aisle. There will be $500 feet
for general agriculture, 500 for naval
stores. 45O for syrups, 200 each for
tobacco and corn. and $50 for cotton
oil products.
I'VE were shown every courtesy by
the officials of the exposition, who
look upon Georgia as one of the great
est states of the Union. Mr.. Taylor,
who has charge of the installation of
exhibits, told us that Georgia was
the only state that would be repre-
scented in every speciality. Our space
is as advantageously located as that
of any state, and we are in a far bet
ter position than most of them. The
work of collecting the Georgia exhibit
will now be pushed vigorously"
Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Barrett will
hold a conference with the Governor
tomorrow morning
BOndsmen Ask Relief.
Gov. Terrell has ordered Tax Col
lector w. A. Sayer of Douglas county
to show cause before him within ten
days why he should not give a new
.bond or have mis- office declared vacant.
w. c. Doris, w. j. Camp j. w. Bing-
ham and w. M. McLarty, who are
sureties on the bonds of Sayer, which
are $4,000 to the state and $4,000 to
the county. have asked to be relieved
as bondsmen on account of serious
charges which are pending against Tax
Collector Sayer. On Nov. 10 the County
Commissioners filed bill in the SUI
perior Court, seeking to GUST him on
the ground that he was a defaulter
to the extent of more than SO, 300. Sayer
consequently filed a suit to enjoin the
commissioners form forcing him to a
settlement.
On Nov. q Sayer was indicted by
the grand jury for embezzlement. These
and other reasons are alleged in the
petition for relief by Savers bonds
men. 1t is claimed there is consider
able politics in the case.
WithdraVvs Application.
Houston county has withdrawn its
application for felony convicts to be
worked on the public roads. Several
other counties are expected to follow
suit before April 1, the time when the
new contracts begin.
Receiver Asked For.
Asa G.. Gambler to-day filed bill for
a receiver against the Atlanta Mineral
Water and Supply Company, claiming
an Indebtedness of something over &c.
900. The money or a large part of
it, he claims, was borrowed by A.
F. Hoyt, representing the company,
and states that Hoyt has fled the city.
The case will be heard Dec. IL.
E. f. Hoyt is said to have left At
lanta on Nov. 20, and behind him left
Indebtedness to the amount of $40, 900,
of which $1,000 is to Asa G. Gambler,
1900 to G.. S. Prior, $500 to the At
fanta National Rank and oI1ife largo
amount to the Lowry National Bank.
Made Negro Woman Move.
Because car conductor made her
remove herself from a seat beside a
white woman, Ida Dorsey, colored, is
suing the Georgia Railway and Elec
trio Company for $4,000 damages. She
charges she was injured by the con-
ductor, who forcibly moved her. The
trial will be concluded tomorrow.
Wouldn't Harm Them Bodily.
Students of the Tech who have
placed under the ban the eight men
from the institution who attended the
Georgia-Auburn football game, now
assert that ii was never their inten-
ton to do these men any bodily harm.
They simply mean to ostracise them
socially. In order to give assurance
on this point the committee appointed
at the meeting of Tech students to-
day issued the following card:
"On account of the supposed mean
ing of the much discussed phrase or
accept the consequences contained in
the recent resolutions of the student
body, we feel it best to say that there
is no intention on the part Of the
students to do any bodily harm to any
man who attended the Georgia-Auburn
football game" This was signed by
lack Whitman .I0a A Hall 1r Inbn