The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-13
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
SEEKING APPROPRIATIONS
SAVANNAHIANS APPEAR BEFORE
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

Col. MeIdrim and Judge Adams Rep
resent the University Trustees i'm
Request for n Science Hall
building Fund-Dr. Owens and DIR.
Drummer Also Among Those Seek
ing Aid for Their Respective Or
CARNATIONS.
Atlanta, July 12.--Col P. w. Mel
| drim and Judge s., B. Adams were
among those who. appeared before the
House Committee on Appropriations
structing science hall, the building
| belonging to the University of Georgia
| that was recently burned. The insur-
ance was only $4,000, half the value
of the building.
DR.. w. w. Owens of Savannah was
of the State Board of Health to ask
for an appropriation of $10,0 900 for that
| board. DIR. Willis Westmoreland, presi-
| dent of the board, said that money
was needed to keep down smallpox and
other diseases in South Georgia
"Since we seem to have all the dis
eases in South Georgia 1 would like
to ask what the people in North Geor-
gia die off, said Mr.. Cam of Chat
ham.
DR.. w. F. Drummer, one of the trus-
tees of the state sanitarium, is also
| here to appear in the interest of that
| institution.
The committee took no action on any
| of these applications.
To Amend Libel Law.
Mr. Rainey of Terrell will introduce
| in the House tomorrow a bill to
amend the newspaper libel law found
| in Section 1915 of the code, so as to pro-
vide that where a publication is made
in good faith and corrected on de-
mand, only actual damage may be col
lected. BY actual damage is meant
only such damages to business or prop
| erty as can be actually estimated.
Officers for Manassas.
Adjt Gen. S. w. Harris to-day made
| the following appointments in connec-
ton with the fall army maneuvers at
Manassas, Va, Sept. 5: Col. w. e.
Wooten of Albany, commander of the
| Fourth Regiments Georgia State
| Troops to be commander of the First
| Provisional Regiment of Infantry; Col.
| Clifford l.. Anderson of Atlanta, COM
l
| commander of the Second Provisional
Regiment; Lieut.. Col. T. H. Hopkins,
| of the Fourth Regiment. to be lieu
| tenant colonel of the First Provisional
Regiment, and Lieut.. Col. w. L. Gray
son of the First Regiment, to be lieu
| tenant colonel of the Second Provi-
| sional Regiment.
The officers selected to command the
! two composite regiments at the maneu-
vers have the privilege of selecting
their own staffs, provided they allow
such regiments represented in their
| particular composite regiment to have
| a proportionate representation among
| the staff officers.
There is yet to be named a COM
manding officer of the cavalry OF be
| sent to the maneuvers.
Edwards Goes to Havana.
]. Lee Edwards. for many years
| chief clerk to General Agent ]. S. Is.
| Thompson of the Southern Railway,
has been appointed Cuban agent of the
| Southern, with headquarters in Ha-
vana. The Cuban agency is a new
one for this system.
Husband Crazed with Grief.
Crazed with grief by his wife, who
has left her home, leaving no trace of
her whereabouts, r. w. Jordan threat
ened to cut the throat of a soldier on
Decatur street last night, imagining
that the soldier had something to do
with his wife's disappearance. Jordan
was fined $5.75 in Police Court to-day
and went to the stockade, as he had no
money.
1t is now believed that Mrs. Jordan
has run away to Chattanooga or some
place, or that she has committed sui
eide.
Mitchell Denies 1t.
Robert Mitchell field secretary of the
Y NJ. c. A. at the Fort Screven sta
| ton on Tybee, reported to have been
| connected with the bribery charge in
the Moon-Tibbs controversy an At
lanta police scandal to-day stated that
he knew nothing of the affair and that
the statement that he was with Officer
Gloer when the attempt to bride Mrs.
Kincaid was made is absolutely false
Mr.. Mitchell arrived in Atlanta for
months vacation. Capt. Moon, in his
testimony, said that Mitchell was with
Officer Gloer when the latter offered
Mrs. Kincaid $50 to testify against
Moon.