The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-17
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
PRESIDENT SPENCER SAYS
THERE'S HOPE OF SETTLING THE
RATE QUESTION.

Believes There Is Chance of Arriv-
ing at "a Satisfactory Conclusion.
Conservatism on Both sides Need
cd and Several Meetings Will De
Necessary-COnfeFenc of the Com
mfttee with Railroad officials
Continues.
Atlanta, Nov. 16.-President Samuel
Spencer of the Southern Railway has
written letter to a prominent city
official, in which he expresses hope for
a satisfactory arrangement between
this city and the railroads on the
freight rates question. He believes it
possible to arrive at some agreement,
with the proper conservatism on both
sides, but thinks it will take several
meetings and careful consideration to
do so.
The conference between the railroads
and Atlanta's committee continued to-
day, but nothing was made public.
Further efforts are being made to
get the Louisville and Nashville and
the Atlantic Coast Line to enter the
conference, but this has not yet been
brought about.
Orders to Disband.
Company l of the Fourth Infantry,
at cambridge. known as the Balm
bridge Independents, was to-day or
dered mustered out of the state serv-
ice by the command of the Governor
The company was put on probation
some months ago, and when Col w. G.
Obear went there to inspect it a short
time ago it failed to turn out for in
spection. The result is its disband-
nent.
VIII Muster in COrdeIe Company.
Col. Obear will on Monday, Nov. 81,
muster in a new company at Cordele
Dooley county. This company viii
probably be assigned to the Fourth
Regiment.
COnnernt's Resignation.
Adjt. Gen. Harris has accepted the
resignation of Capt c. S. Connerat,
Jr., adjutant of the First Cavalry.
Capt. Connerat having removed from
the state. The vacancy has not been
filed.
doll WeeviI Specialist.
The state board of entomology has
elected A. c. Lewis Of College Station.
TEX, as an assistant state entomolo-
gist' the department having been given
two assistants. Mr.. Lewis is a boil
weevil specialist. having studied cotton
diseases and insects for several years.
Reappointed as Repositories.
Gov. Terrell to-day reappointed the
Bank of Waycross and the Bank Of
SfafaCh4aFn faf
Rod Of four years.
To Promote Rife Practice.
Col. Clifford L. Anderson has offered
go gold medal to be contested for on
the rife ranges by the companies of the
Fifth Regiment The majors of the
regiment will offer an Individual medal
Tor the highest average score made by
member of the regiment.
Wynnc May Go Scot Free.
II is reported that the indictment
against win Wynne for counterfeiting
and conspiracy in connection with the
recent extensive counterfeiting opera-
lions unearthed here, will be nole
pressed in consideration of the fact
that he turned states evidence. Wynne
was the engraver who made the plates
IRON winch the bogus money was
printed. He is now out on a small
bond.
The GovernorshiD.
The Atlanta News, following upon
what is practically an announcement
of the candidacy OF Hon. Rovl,in
Wright Of Augusta for Governor two
years hence, has the following edito-
rial comment upon the situation;
Announcement has already been
authoritatiVely made that Hon. Bow
kin Wright of Augusta will be in the
race for the office of chief executive.
and his friends are active in his inter-
est all over the state. His is the only
positive announcement that has yet
been made, but for long time ii has
been generally understood that Hon.
Clark Howell would enter the cam
paign and that in all probability he
would he opposed by Col. j. II. Estiu
of Savannah.
These three have constituted the
alignment until the present time but
within the past few days an effort has
been made on the part OF the friends
of Hon. Thomas w. Hardwick, Con-
gresham from the Tenth District, "a
have him enter the campaign and
make a race for the governorshir
squarely on his proposition to disfran-
chise the negro in Georgia. The
crushing defeat administered by the
Republican party and the feeling on
the part OF the general public that the
negro question had been rendered
more acute than ever has encouraged
Mr.. Hardwicks friends 10 urge his
candidacy"
GUARANTEE CURE FOR FILES.
Itching blind. bleeding or protrud-
ing piles. Your druggist win refund
money II Pazo Ointment falls 10 cure
you IN 10 "A days.--ad.
EmoFy's Phi Gamma H0nors.
Oxford. Ca, NOV. lG.-In the elections
fof Pin Gamma anniversary Judge
W Aiken ~ cnrtefgyiile wof chosen
~ alumni orator Mf. ID. ~ Oirardeou
~ hcllae. anniyensanani a. 3. Mar