The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-31
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORCIA'S CAPITAL
PoPULISTS OF THE STATE
WILL HOLD THEIR CONVENTION
TOMORROW.

object of the Convention viii Be 10
Put Out an Electoral Ticket-t Is
Not Thought There Will Be Nomi-
nations for state Onicers-ThOmas
f. Watson VIII BE the Attraction
of the Occasion.
Atlanta. Aug 3O.-The state con-
vention of the Populist party will be
held in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives here on Thursday, at l
o'clock. The convention will be called
to order by Temporary Chairman ].
J. Holiday. of Carroll county.
The object of the convention is to
put out an electoral ticket. 1t is not
thought any other state officers will be
nominated
A feature of the occasion will be an
address at 8 o'clock in the evening by
Thomas f. Watson. nominee of the
Peoples Party for President It is ex-
pected the Populsts will be here i'll
full force on this occasion.
Labor Day Proclamation.
Gov. Terrell to-day issued his procla-
nation, declaring Monday. Sept. s.
Labor Day. ordering that all the state
Offices in the Capitol be closed and
recommending that the day be general
ly observed throughout the state as
public holiday. The proclamation re-
cites the prosperity of the state and
praises the laboring classes. Gov. Ter
rell, in his proclamation. says. in part
we should protect and foster the
interests which are already here and
encourage the establishment of new en-
terprises to the end that larger and
more extended fields of industry may
be guaranteed to our people. Georgia
is to be congratulated on the peaceable
relations that have ever existed be-
tween capital and labor within her
boundary lines. BY reason of the tenn
per. the justice and the cooperative
spirit of representative classes on all
sides, our state is not hara ssed or en-
dangered by clashes of interests that
breed disorder, anita gonism and blood
shed"
GraySon May Head a Regiment.
Lieut.. Col w. L. Grayson of the
First Regiment. Infantry, held a con-
sultation with Gov, Terrell to-day in
reference to the Manassas trip. 1t is
understood that Col. Grayson may go
10 Manassas in command of the First
Provisional Regiment in the event Col
Wooten is detained by the Statesboro
court of inquiry, which is now in pro-
gress.
Col. Grayson collected from the state
to-day $3.50, being pay for the officers
of the First Regiment during the en-
campment at Augusta last year.
Thinks Hitch All Right.
Speaking of the Statesboro court of
inquiry and the action of Capt Hitch.
Col. Grayson said to-day: Il believe
Capt. Hitch is cool and coura geous,
md fu Ttra1f f,,fS
Tary affairs. | will not believe him
guilty Of these charges made against
him until final Judgment is passed. l
have always considered him an ex-
cellent military man and one to be
trusted in an emergency l will do
all can for him and will not believe
anything until final judgment is de-
livered"
Boil Wecval Bill Constitutional.
Attorney General John c. Hart to-
day handed down an opinion at the
request of State Entomologist Wilmon
Newell, stating that in his opinion the
recent boil weevil bill is not in viola
ton of the federal constitution It
had been suggested by some of the rail-
road companies that this law was I'M
constitutional on the ground that il
permits interference with interstate
commerce. This claim was made be-
AdAS0 hhE iAGN law ktiAlAAS tue itSHtt~
ton of cotton seed, cotton seed hulls,
oats, etc, brought from Texas or
Louisiana, to ascertain whether they
contain the Mexican boil weevl and
allows their confiscaton and destruc-
ton If such insect be found. Attorney
General Hart holds that this is merely
a police power and in no wise conflicts
with the regulations of interstate COM
merce by the United States govern
ment
Tax Digest Completed.
The tax digest figures were finally
completed to-day when the digests
were received from Union and Epson
counties. The tax dgests from the
1877 counties show total gains over last
year of $24,044.0ll. The only gain larg-
er than this was in 1890, when IT
amounted to S31 ,427. 947
These figures do not include railroad
or corporation property
To Inspect COrdeIe's Facilities.
The Railroad Commission will GO to
Cordele Monday for the purpose of i'm
specting depot facilities there. The
trip will be with particular reference
10 the new depot to be built by the At
lantic and Birmingham The commits
sion will incidentally take a trip over
the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway.
cities Rates of Taxation.
Controller General Wright has re-
ceived the rate of taxation from a
number OF Georgia cities within the
last few days. The highest of these
is Abbeville which charges $l4. IS taxes
on every $1,000 worth Of property. In
Bronwood. Whigham. Concord, Dupont
and Camak there is no tax rate. The
next highest rate is from Savannah,
which is S14. so per $1,000 Augusta 4
rate is s12 so; Atlantas, sl2 so: Bruins.
wicks, S14; Cordeles. S13. 33: Fitz-
geralds, $40; Fort Valley, $40. All
cities, towns and counties are required
TO file the amount of their rate as soon
as 1t is fixed.
Goree for Congress.
G. p Goree. an Atlanta lawyer has
announced for congressman from the
Fifth District on the Republican ticket
ana VIII make the race against Con.