The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-17
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPT. AL
FEARS FOR THE FRUIT CROP
ENTERTAINED BECAUSE OF THE
COLD WAVE.

Not So Much Alarm About South
Georgia as About North Georgia,
Where the Peaches Have Already
Been Somewhat Damaged-Expect-
ed Weather Almost Unprecedent-
ed for This SeasOn-LOan AssOcin-
tiOns Have Right to Sue.
Atlanta, April 16.-Much fear is en-
tertained for the fruit crop, as the re-
suit of the severe cold weather that Is
spreading over the state, unusually Sc
we're for this season of the year.
Weather Observer j. B. Marbury, who
has correspondents all over the state,
and who keeps in touch with the fruit
and crop situation. said to-day:
In certain sections in the northern
part of the state fruit is already dam
aged, and there is danger that the
approaching spell may be the crisis. L
am afraid that the cold will be general
throughout the state. 1t may not
reach the danger line in South Geor
gia, but fear for the rest of the state.
The cold now approaching is almost
without precedent at this season of
the year. which makes the danger to
the fruit all the more serious.
Terrell VIII Name Delegates.
Gov. Terrell received a letter to-day
from Gov w. s. Jennings of Florida,
inviting him to be present at and TO
appoint delegates to the Panama canal
convention, to be held at Tampa, Fla,
beginning May 4. Gov. Terrell wrote
in reply that he was in hearty sympa
thy Avith the movement, and would
take great pleasure in appointing dele
gates for the occasion, though he would
be unable himself to be present on &C
count Of official duties.
Associations Entitled TO sue.
Judge w. T. Newman in the United
States court. rendered a decision to-
day, holding that Daniel w. Smith and
other shareholders in the Atlanta Ma
tional Southern Home. and Interstate
Building and Loan Associations, have
the right to sue and to bring into court
as parties defendant, Bird M. Robin
son of New York w. A. Wimbish OF
Atlanta and others.
The bill filed against these parties
charges that they practically formed
conspiracy to buy for a nominal sum
the unadministered assets of these as
sociations, Mr.. Wimbish, as attorney
for the receivers, recommending that
the bid of the National Finance Com
pany of New York be accepted. The
National Finance Company, 1t is
charged is uncharteFed, and is merely
a dummy company organized to en-
able the parties defendant to get hold
of these assets.
When the suit comes IN for trial
on its merits, sensational disclosures
are promised.
Girl to Go Back tn Augusta.
Chief of Police Ball has been asked
to hold the young Turkish girl, Jose
phini Bacci, who ran away from st.
Benedict's convent, in Augusta, it be-
ing stated that the Sisters would send
for her. The girl asserts that it will
be of no use to take her back there, as
she says she will run away again, stat
ing that she desires to go to Philadel-
phia and become a grand lady. The
girl is only l6 years old, but speaks
several foreign languages.
Must BE Confederate Daughters.
Sponsors to the forthcoming reunion
must be lineal descendants of Con-
federate veterans according to an or
der just sent out by Lieut. Gen.
Stephen D. Lee, commanding the
United Confederate Veterans This is
in accordance with a resolution adopted
at the last reunion
VIII DISMISS LUCKNOW suit
Attorney General John c. Hart and
Special Attorney Lyon Johnson left
the city to-day for Washington, d.
c., where they go in connection with
the suit of the state of Georgia against
the state of Tennessee, involving the
copper ore roasting sheds at Duck
town, Tenn. The copper mining COM
panies there having agreed to abandon
the open air roasting process, which
is so destructive to vegetation in North
Georgia, this state will abandon its
suit, or rather have it dismissed, re-
tanning the right 10 apply for injunc-
ton in case the open air process should
ever again be resumed