The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-25
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORCIA'S CAPITAL
HoKE SMITH IS CONFIDENT
THAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL CAR
RY THE ELECTION.

Former secretary of the Interior
Back from a Trip to the East and
Visit 10 Judge Parker-SOme OF
the observations Upon which His
Confidence of Democratic victory
Is Based.
Atlanta. Aug. 24.-Hon Hoke Smith,
ex-Secretary of the Interior, returned
to-day from a visit to the East. hav-
ing visited Judge Alton B. Parker at
Esopus. Mr. Smith said:
Judge Parker is receiving loads of
letters every day from Republicans
voluntary proffering their support.
They say that they desire to return
10 a government of the Fathers.
IF we don't win this time l am the
worst fooled man in the world. The
conditions are very similar to those
of 1892. All the regular Democrats of
the country, as we'll as the independ-
ents, are against Roosevelt. The in
dependent press is unanimous for Par
kerr the Independent voters are all
for Parker; the happily reunited De-
mocTacy is a unit for Parker; Tam
many is enthusiastic for Parker; and
CdIluOI SEE lOI MN POSsfole nc
feat"
Fell from Fourth story.
Mrs. Sallie B. Phillips of las Spring
street died to-day as the result of a
fall last night from a fourth-story
window of the Presbyterian Hospital
Mrs. Phillips, who was weak from her
long illness, was seated in the win
dow of her room when she suddenly
became dizzy, lost her balance and
plunged, headlong, to the ground be-
low.
Mrs. Phillips was the widow of DR..
Sidney B. Phillips, who for years was
a well known physician of Atlanta.
She was born and reared in Danville,
Ky.
Figuring on Tax Rate.
Gov. Terrell and Controller General
Wright will fix the state tax rate to-
morrow. Employees of the Controllers
office have been busy to-day figuring
out what the total revenue for the
state will be at the rate of 81 so, "a. SIS
and $49 on the $1,000, and if it can be
shown to Gov. Terrell that the 81 so
rate will bring in sufficient revenue to
meet all the expenses the rate will oe
fixed at that figure.
AtlRntn's Water Is Vile, According
10 state Chemist.
STATE chemist McCandIlSS Is out IN
an interesting statement in which he
asserts that the recent tip of the city
psychologists presented to show that
Atlanta's water is not bad, lis the most
damaging thing that has ever been
said about the water supply of the city
of Atlanta" Here is a quotation from
a two-column statement on the subject
by DR.. McCandliss: AS a matter OF
tact filtered sewage would show just
about such a bacterial analysis as they
reported"
why, Mr.. Editor and citizens OF
Atlanta, the tip of the city bacteriolo-
gists. to a man who reads intelligently
is the most damaging thing that has
been said about the water supply of The
city of Atlanta; if you believe then, for
a still stronger reason should you boi
every ounce of water you drink. fol
where the colon bacillus abounds, there
are the typhoid and other disease germs
likely to occur at any moment"
Two Boys Disappear.
Lewis Hodges and VIII Roper. tive
young white boys, have disappeared
from the Exposition Cotton Mills, anC
gone TO parts unknown, and as a re
suit of their departure, there are TIVE
anxious mothers who are daily cryinl
for the return of their boys. The pc
lice have been unable to locate them