The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-24
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
WIDOWS FUND is SHORT.
RAN OUT BEFORE ALL GOT THEIR
PENSIONS.

NJ ~ BeIIeved "A Pian NAY ne Founn
Under which the widows VIII BE
Paid-LfabiIftfes of Baxter a. Co.
S5I1,s2z-52, with Assets S93,3 $4,000.
MIR. Graves Again POstpOnes His
Announcement. but IL IL Thought
He VIII Not Run
Atlanta, Feb. 23.-Pension Commis-
sioner J. ". Lindsey finds himself in
somewhat Of quandary over the fact
that ne HAS exhausted the fund Of $780,
900 for INDECENT widows ana there are
sull forty~three counties 10 be paid In
these forty-three counties there are
some 300 INDECENT widows waiting for
their pension claims.
The last Legislature passed a reso-
luton permitting the treasurer and
pension commissioner TO supply any
deficit in one pension fund from the
surplus in another, and all the other
funds except this for INDECENT widows
will show a surplus. Notwithstanding
this. there is a general law which pro-
hibits the use Of one fund for max
ing up a deficit in another. In the
face Of these conflicting laws the mat
ter has been referred TO Attorney Cen
eral John c. Hart for an opinion.
The general belief fs expressed that
some way will be found 10 give the
widows their money.
Bible Conference Begins.
The sixth annual Tabernacle Bible
Conference at the Baptist Tabernacle
f-8 ~ TEwa
syil continue until a week from next
Sunday and some Of the most noted
Bible students Of the country viii de-
liver addresses. Tonight DR.. Len @.
Broughton outlined the work Of the
conference and Rev. 6. Campbell Nor
gan Of NOrthfeld, Mass, delivered
preliminary address. W. r. Moody,
president Of Mortified schools and di-
rector of the Mortified Bible Confer
ence, is also here TO take part.
Seeking "a Subscription.
Commissioner General Dudley VI.
Hughes and his associates viii go be-
fore a specially arranged meeting Of
the Finance Committee OF the City
Council and the County Commissioners
IN the Mayors Office tomorrow 10 ask
Atlanta and Fulton county for a sub
scription for the Georgia building at
St. Louis. It is expected that the
contract for the building will be let
the latter part Of this week or the
first Of next. The railways have agreed
TO transport all the material for the
buildings at half rates.
Garraux VIII Recover.
Frederick Garraux, the aged man
who attempted 10 take his own life at
the side OF his sons grave at Oakland
Cemetery. is still in the Grady Hospl-
tai, but the physicians state that he
will probably recover. GarrauX has
admitted 10 attending physicians at
the hospital that he was tired of life
and tried 10 end his own existence.
Baxter & Co.'s Affairs.
A. V. Curran. temporary receiver
for A. b. Baxter & Co, read his re-
mort Of the concerns affairs before
Judge Newman in the federal court.
The report. however. was not consid-
cred complete enough, and Judge New
man ordered Curran to complete IL and
appear before him again Wednesday.
Currans report shows the firms La
bilities in its Southern division to
amount TO S5i7, 7,s22.52. with assets
amounting to s93.326.69. OF the la
bilities something over 100000 Is due
customers on margins and Sls6,OOO on
profits. The firm in its Southern d.
vision has $4,000 in bank.
Graves stin Hangs Fire.
Hon. John Temple Graves has post
poned for another day the announce
rnent Of his intentions as to the gov
ernorship race. He says he VIII sure
ly have something TO say tomorrow.
Il is believed he VIII decline to make
the race.
Checks for Teachers.
Tomorrow or next day checks win
be sent out in payment of the first
months salaries to the Georgia teach
ers this year The total amount viii
be in the neighborhood Of 100000.