The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-12
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
BIG JOB FOR SENATOR SMITH
is OFFERED BY THE VA.-CA. CHEM
ICAL COMPANY.

Augusta Man Is Wanted at a Salary
of 100000 a Year-He Is Consider
ing-L. j. Maxwell Will Be a Divi-
sion superintendent of the West
ern UntOn-Judges aud Solicitors
for South Georgia Appointed.
Charges Against Chief BAN.
Atlanta, Aug. 11.-Senator ]. Rice
Smith, of Augusta, representing the
Tenth district, who is president of
the Georgia Chemical Company of that
city, has received an offer of $40, 900
a year to become general manager of
the sales department of the Virginia.
Carolina Chemical Company, with
headquarters at Richmond. He has not
yet decided whether he will accept
the position, though the offer he con-
siders a very fiattering one.
Promotion for Maxwell.
L. J. Maxwell. former manager of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany in Savannah, and now assistant
to the superintendent of the Third
division at Jacksonville. has just been
promoted to be superintendent of the
First division, with headquarters at
Richmond, Va. This is quite a pro-
motion.
Mr.. Maxwell is now in Atlanta in
conference with Western Union Of
ficials with regard to his new posi-
ton.
Trying TO Gust Ball.
The dominant faction in the police
board, led by Chairman w. S. May and
Capt. w. H. Brotherton, have practi-
callU prpfpprpd cha PUae Of naoIacf of
duty against Chief John w. Ball in
such a manner that he will be COM
PEELED to ask for an investigation. 1t
is said an effort is being made to GUST
him. He was put in by the English fac
ton and has made an able official. A
rumor to the effect that Chief Ball
tipped the gamblers off to the recent
raids has been proven unfounded.
The police department is so deeply
involved in politics that people are
getting sick of the entire business,
and are demanding the adjustment of
the Police Commission unless there is
a change.
AtIantn's Water IL Rank.
State Chemist j. M. McCandless. in
making a statement with regard to an
analysis of Atlanta's water made by
himself, has this TO say: II am posi-
lively alarmed at the condition of our
city water. The figures for free and
albuminoid ammonia are considerably
above the normal in the chemical
analysis, and unquestionably the filter
alton is so imperfect that many organ
isms are passing the filters, and
large proportion of these are those
which grow at the body temperature
and are acid formers"
This is distinctly dangerous condi-
ton.
Names Judges and Solicitors.
Gov. Terrell made his final appoint
ments this afternoon. Hon. Frank
Park. who is now judge of the Coun-
ty Court of Worth, and Hon. j. II
Upton, who is solicitor of the same
court, were made judge and solicitor
respectively Of the City Court of Syi-
vester. The City Court of Sylves-
ter was created to-day by the pas
sage of the bill through the Senate.
w. b. Bennett, who has been judge
of the County Court OF Brooks and
j. w. Edmondson, who has been So
licitor of the court, were named as
judge and solicitor respectively of the
City Court Of Quitman the County
Court having been abolished.
Pardoned by Governor.
Two lifetime convjcts and several
who We're serving Inisdemeanor SEN
fences were to-day pardoned by Gov.
Terrell. Sherman Rawlings. who was
in 1890 IN the county of
Twiggs for the crime of mayhem, and |
to life in the penitentiary, |
was given his freedom. Rawlings shot |
out the eyes of a small boy 10 years |
ago. The father of the boy has ask |
ed for his pardon.
Jim Rutledge, convicted In Troup /
in 1899 for murder and sem
fenced to spend his life I'm servitude
was pardoned.