The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-31
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
CAPT. w. S. EVERETT KILLED
BY A FALL FROM HIS BUGGY ON
PEACHTREE STREET.

One of the Front wheels Came on.
Capt. Everett Was Thrown Upon
the Asphalt, breaking His Neck.
Forty-Three Applicants for Ply
sicinn's License Examined by the
INSTRUMENTATION by EntOmOI-
ogist Relieved Fears of Boil Wee
vii.
Atlanta, March '3O.-Capt. w. S.
Everett, one of Atlanta's best known
citizens, was killed this afternoon while
driving along Peachtree street in his
buggy. One of the front wheels of the
buggy came off. and the axle fell to
the pavement. Capt. Everett was pre-
cipitated to the asphalt pavement,
head first, and his neck was broken.
He was put into the hospital ambu
lance. but died on the way to the hos
pital within a few minutes after the
accident After the accident the horse
ran away and the buggy was broken
to pieces.
Capt. Everett was the senior mem
Der of the Everett Ridley Raglan Com
pany, large dry goods dealers. He
started in business years ago with NJ.
c.. and J. F. Kiser He is survived
by his wife and four children. E. @.
Everett. Clarence Everett. Mrs. w. o.
Jones and Mrs. T. B. LumDkin.
Forty-Three Want Licenses.
Forty-three applicants for license to
practice medicine in Georgia were ex-
amined to-day before the State Board
of Medical Examiners. at the State
Capitol. OF these thirty-six were white
and seven colored. one of the latter be-
ing a woman. Most of the white ap-
plicants are the young graduates of
the Atlanta College OF Physicians and
Surgeons, who completed their work
yesterday The graduating exercises
were held last night.
Russell Makes Announcement.
Judge r. B. Russell of the Western
Judicial Circuit, who is making the
race for chief justice of the Supreme
Court, against Chief Justice 7 j. Sim
mons, to-day made formal announce
ment of his candidacy through the
press. He issues a card more than a
column in length, in which he replies
to some of the criticisms that have
been made against him, and makes an
appeal for support.
Eclectic Physicians Meet.
win ABOUT lDO QeleBdleS pTtSeHls the
thirtieth annual meeting of the Georgia
Eclectic Medical Association was
opened this morning at the Kimball.
DIR. w. NJ Durham of this city pre-
sided and made a speech, and the well
coming address was made by Mayor
Howell, DR.. E. B. Thomas having
opened the session with prayer. After
the roll was called excellent papers
were read and submitted to the con-
IL. in he first
ton treating of materia medica and
therapeutics and in the second the
practice of medicine. The present con-
Vention is one of the largest and most
enthusiastic ever held by the eclectic
physicians OF the state. 1t viii continue
in session tomorrow.
Election for Quitman County.
Hon. NJ ~ Phillips, representative
from Quitman county,, having resign
ed to-day for business reasons, Gov.
Terrell has ordered a new election to
be held on twenty days notice.
Turner's Service Ends.
Associate Justice Henry G. Turner
completes his services on the Supreme
Bench tomorrow and will be succeed
ed Friday, April /, by Judge Beverly
D. Evans of the Middle Circuit. In
speaking of Justice Turner'S volun-
tary retirement, Attorney General
John C. Hart said to-day: 1T is
positive loss TO the state. Justice
Turner is not only an able justice, he
is also a statesman. / should like to
see him nominated for Vice President
by the Democrats. The South is talk
ing of demanding recognition on the
national ticket in 1908. Why not begin
now by getting the vice presidential
nomination.
Not the Dread Boil Weevil.
State Entomologist Wilmon Newell
returned to the city to-day and made
an examination of the bugs sent here
from Pike and Spalding counties,
which were supposed to be the Next
can cotton boil weevil. Mr.. Newell
pronounces the bug the common blood
weed or rag weed weevil, and said 1t
did not even belong to the same fam
lily as the boil weevil.
This blood weed weevil is about
twice as large as the boil weevil, as
was shown by comparison with some
dead specimens which the state en-
tomologist has. II is much larger and
comparatively not so thick. Mr.. New
ell says he has never heard of this
bug doing any material damage to cot