The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-08
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
THE RAILROAD RATES CASE
WILL nE HEARD TO-DAY BEFORE
JUDGE NEWMAN.

CouUany OF New AoFh ARoe
Circulars Nos. 301 and i302 Being
Made Effective by the Georgia
Railroad Commission ON the Gem
trail RaiIway-COmmiss VIII
Not PromuIgafe Further Rates
Emil IL Learns its Legal status.
Atlanta, Oct. THE injunction suit
brought by the Central Trust COM
pany of New York as the owner Of
Central Of Georgia income bonds to
prevent the enforcement Of the low
rates promulgated by the Railroad
Commission in circulars 3O1 and So2
comes up for hearing before Judge w.
T. Nawman in the United states court
tomorrow.
The first question to be heard VIII
be the motion of the Railroad COM
mission presented by Attorney General
John c. Hart to modify the injunction
81 that the rate can be put into effect
on all the other railroads except the
Central of Georgia, which is the only
one directly involved in this litigation.
Following this will come arguments
on the demurrer to the bill, after which
Judge Newman will take the case un-
der advisement.
1t is understood that the Railroad
Commission will take no further steps
in making the rate reduction which II
has proposed until this case has been
determined before Judge Newman. the
commission considers that It is not
worth while to continue making rates
until it's legal status, when mas peeh
brought into question, has been deter
mined. The indications are, therefore,
that there viii be no more low rates
promulgated for some weeks TO come.
Treasury is in Funds.
The state treasury received $4,000 to-
day from specific taxes and VIII re-
ceive from various sources during the
month about $125000 more, so that II
will be prepared to meet all demands
upon 1t on Nov. l.
Secretary Goodloe Yancey of the
Prison Commission stated to-day that
he did not mind the commissions war
rant being held up for a few days. as
that had been done before, but what
he objected TO was the statement from
Gov. Terrell that there was no money
in the state treasury to the credit OF
the prison department. The commit
tee, he says has never drawn any OF
its money in advance and still has
four months money coming 10 1t from
the appropriation OF S105,0 made by
the LEGISLATURE He claims, therefore,
that there should be about $4,000 IN
the treasury TO the cpedit Of the COM
mission, which has never. he says,
oyerdrawn its. account.
what Gen. Barry says.
Gen. Thomas H. Barry, commanding
the Department of the Gulf. to-day
declined to discuss his recommendation
that negro troops be placed at Fort
Screven and other fortifieations on the
Southern coasts. When asked about
the matter. Gen. Barry simply said;
Il cannot discuss my official reports
with anybody. | will say, however,
that the people who are making so
many comments do not understand the
situation"
state officials say that it is hard
~ likely that the recommendation of
Cen. Barry will be adopted, as the
War Department knows that to put
negro troops In the South would be
sure TO cause friction.
Woodward VIII Not BE Opposed.
The talk of an independent candidate
for Mayor against James G.. Woodward
the nominee of the recent primary, has
about died out. John B. Goodwin
II. c. Stockdell, Mayor Pro Tenn Lon
gino and James L. Key. the four op-
ponents of Mr.. woodward for the of
fee OF Mayor, all declare that Mr.
Woodward has been nominated by tbs
primary and is entitled to the office
and that any movement to run a can
didate against him as an independent
would be in bad faith.
other prominent citizens take thu
same view, and it is now believed tn
independent movement will never TAX
shape.
North Georgia Wants New Counties
Now that the constitutional amend
ment for Jas counties, instead of 1877
has been ratified by the people o
Georgia, 1t is understood that Nortl
Georgia will make a demand for ut
share of the eight new counties, an
this demand will no doubt bring o.
the liveiiest kind OF a fight.
When the law allowing eight add
tional counties was passed IL was wit
the idea that the measure was In tn
interest Of South Georgia. Nobody ha
an idea that the North Georgia peopl
wanted any division, but now 1t is un
derstood that a vigorous effort will b
made to get four of the eight ne'
counties located in the northern sec
ton of the state.
Boys Tragic Death.
Little Sam Hornsby, the 4-year-ol
son Of Melvin Hornsby, a well-to-d
citizen who lives near East Point. ms
with a tragic death Mr.. Hornsby ha
stored a good deal OF cotton i'm an ou
house near his home, and Sam ws
playing in the fieecy staple. He du
a deep hole in 1t and attempted
stand on his head.
The general superstition Is that Il
little fellow was resting on his hea
with both feet in the air when the co
ton caved and fell IN on him. He WI
suffocated Immediately, and when di
covered was quite dead.
Graves 10 stump for Parker.
Hon. John Temple Graves, editor
the Atlanta News, has received war
personal letter from Judge Alton
Parker. thanking him for the tender
his services to make campaign speech
in the doubtful states. The letter sta
ed that the offer OF services had be-
referred TO the Executive Commute
ana that Col. Graves would in ali pro
ability be assigned 10 several of h
Eastern states for work during the la
ter part OF the month.
Pasteur Institute Onicers.
At the Georgia Pasteur Institute
Luckie street the board OF governo
held the annual election OF officers
day, which resulted I'm the followil
physicians continuing in charge OF II
Y institution: President, DR.. Henry
Slack, LaGrange; first vice presidei
DR.. j. ri. McDuffie. Columbus; seco
vice president. b. w. Hunt, Eatonto
secretary and treasurer. Or. James
Brawner, Atlanta; pathologist I