The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-16
GORDON'S MEMORY
MAY LIVE IN MARBLE AS WELL AS
IN HEARTS.
THE GOVERNOR APPROVES IT.
SAYS A MONUMENT SHOULD BE
ERECTED TO THE GENERAL.

Instead of a Monument, Mai. sidney
Herbert Suggests a Gordon Me-
mortal Chapel i'm the Soldiers Lot
Mt Oakland Cemetery-News of At
lnnta-NegrO Hanged for the MUIR
der of Policeman Opinion
Touching School Boards.
Atlanta, Jan. 15.-Since the funeral
of Gen. Gordon the question of a suit
able memorial has been freely discus
sed, particularly among the officials
at the Capitol Speaking of the mat
ter to-day, Gov. Terrell said:
The people of Georgia ought, by all
means, to erect monument to
for years to come keep fresh among
the people of the state the memory of
this distinguished citizen"
Former Governor Chandler said: 1T
am very much in favor of the proposed
monument to Gen. Gordon. 1t should
be erected by all means, and the peo-
pie of Georgia will do it, too. 1 be-
lieve every patriotic Southerner will
contribute to a fund for such a statue
of such a distinguished general"
In letter from Maj. Sidney Herbert
to Capt. Tip. Harrison. received to-
| day. the former says: Don't build
a monument. Put up a Gordon me-
mortal chapel in the soldiers lot ut
Oakland Cemetery. 1t will be some
thing useful and appropriate" Capt.
Harrison and many others agree with
this suggestion and will try to push
| it.
For Drnsbncb's Murder.
John Harris, colored, was hanged to-
day in Fulton county Jail for the muir
| der of Policeman Hans Drasbach, on
! the night of Oct. 3, last. The police
man was trying to arrest the negro who
drew a knife and stabbed him to death.
! The negro was drunk. The negro WAS
refused new trial by the Suarsma
Court, and the Governor to-day refus-
| ed to interfere with the execution. The
! hanging was shortly after II o'clock.
Harris went to the gallows bravely,
protested repentance and enjoined upon
all others not to follow in his foot
! steps.
Teachers and Marriage.
Attorney General John C. Hart to-
day gave an opinion on the request OF
State School Commissioner w. B Mer-
rift, relative to married women tea. h :
! ing in the public schools of the state
The matter came uD because a GER
! tain county board passed resolution
/ prohibiting married women from teach
! ing. One of the teachers was married
! secretly, and when it was discovered
she was discharged. Judge Hart says
! that marriage by no means should be
| held up as bar to women doing useful
work outside of their family relations
and that there is no law which can be
| held as preventing their serving as
teachers in the public schools He
holds that the county board did wrong
to pass such a resolution.
! Barry and His STAFF.
! Gen. Thomas II. Barry, commander
| of the Department of the Gulf, with his
| staff, is now in the city and for the
next few days, until the furniture ar
riyes for the temporary quarters at the
! Leyden House, will transact the de-
! partment business at the recruiting Of
! flee in the Temple Court building With
/ Gen Barry are his aide, Lieut.. Arthur
/ M. Ferguson; the chief quartermaster.
( Lieut.. Col. S. r. Jones; Maj. NJ r.
/ Waltz adjutant and judge advocate;
! Mai David A. Lyle, ordnance officer:
| Col. T.. F. Gardiner, chief surgeon;
/ Capt. r. II. Lawton, chief of commits
sary, and Capt. Manly B. Curry, chief
| paymaster.