The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-02
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
DICTATES COMMITTEEMAN.
FREIGHT BUREAU PUTS ON THE
MEN 1T WANTS.

FOur of a Committee of Seven the
Mayor Named Are Put on to Make
Room for Four Named by the
Atlanta Freight Bureau - This
Committee Is to Confer with
Railroads Over Rates, Provided
the Railroads Do Not object to
Its Competition.
Atlanta, Nov. latter a rather
stormy scene in Council this afternoon
over the naming of committee to
confer with the railroads over the ad-
justment of freight rates to and from
Atlanta, a committee of seven citizens
was finally appointed to undertake this
work. This committee is composed of
S. D. Jones, E. M. Hudson, ]. K. Orr,
L. Gholstin, W. E. Newell, j. c.
Oglesby and H. S. Johnson.
Four of the members of the commit
tee were named at the instance of the
Atlanta Freight Bureau. which has
been pushing the fight, the City Coun-
ell permitting this and thus removing
four members OF the committee who
had previously been appointed by May
or Howell. The charge was made that
these four members were too disinter-
ested."
The Freight Bureau insisted on hav-,
ing it's active partiSanS on the COM
mttee and four of them were thus
named. despite the fact that the rail-
roads. who said they were willing to
submit the freight rate situation to
conference with a committee named by
6a would NOT
treat with a committee from the At
lanta Freight Bureau.
The committee as appointed may be
said to have been appointed by the
mayor, but since the Freight Bureau
has been permitted to dictate four of
the members, it remains to be seen
what attitude the railroads will take.
Efforts will be made to have the con-
ference begin within the next few
days, and it is probable there will be
some interesting developments. One of
the railroad commissioners stated to-
day, in effect that the commission
would still prosecute the fight along
the lines it has mapped out, regardless
of any compromise the city of Atlanta
might arrive at through it's conference
committee.
This means that if Atlanta should
secure an acceptable compromise on
Inc rate question:, the lltlSat1On now
pending over circulars 301 and 302 will
be pushed TO finish by the state
authorities. Attorney General Hart is
preparing to bring the matter of inter-
state rates to the attention of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, which
it is said will be in Atlanta the latter
part of the month, and a hearing may
be secured at that time.
Wedding Bells Did Not Ring Out.
woman % years old was arrested
here to-day on complaint from Chat
tanoOga stating she was wanted for
puloining a diamond ring from man
named Roselle, with whom she is said
TO have performed in vaudeville. She
gave her name as Myrtle Roselle and
SAID she had come to Atlanta to marry
D. NJ. Ha5ap, a. railroad conductor,
with whom she was found at the time
OF her arrest at the Jackson Hotel.
The diamond ring, valued at $3.50,
was found on her person.
The prospective wedding was thus
rudely interrupted and she is being
held awaiting an officer from Chatta-
nooga.
Three More Convicted.
]. N. Little, Charles W. Rebb and
oscar McMichael, three more of the
counterfeiting gang recently arrested
IN Atlanta, following the conviction of
J. ). Coffee, pleaded guilty in the
United states Court to-day and will
be sentenced tomorrow. This leaves
only VIII Wynne, who made. the
plates and who has turned states