The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-30
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
NOT FOR TWO YEARS WILL
LITIGATION OVER RAILROAD
RATES BE CONCLUDED.

Great Question at Present Is as to
whether Circulars 301 and 3O%
Shall Remain in Force Pending
the Adjudicatfon-That Is To BE
Decided BY Judge Newman, Who
Now Has the Hearing in Progress
Centrars OmciaIs Make AftdaVits'
Atlanta, Nov. 29.-Lawyers agree
that the litigation now in progress IN
the United States court here over
freight rates in Georgia will hardly
reach a final determination under two
years. 1t is only the preliminary hear
ing that is now in progress before
Judge Newman. His decision will be
simply upon the question as to wheth-
er the temporary injunction against
Circulars 301 and 302 shall remain in
force pending the litigation. In either
event the case will be referred to a
master, whose report would hardly be
expected in less than a year. 1t will
take another year to get the case
through the Supreme Court.
The fight over the temporary injunc-
ton is an important one, however, for
there can be no appeal from the judges
decision as to this until the case has
been referred and the master has made
his report.
The session of the court to-day was
taken up with the reading of more an
swers by the state and several affida-
Wits by A r. Lawton, w A. Winburn,
T. A. Noise and other Central Rail
way officials in support of their con-
tentions against the reduced rates.
More afldavfts will be read tomorrow.
and it will probably be Thursday be-
fore the arguments are begun.
Who Is County Treasurer.
The politicians of Murray county are
stirred up over a peculiar situation as
to the county treasurership. Last
February County Treasurer B. A.
Gregory died. Instead of calling an
election, as the law requires, Ordinary
Ovbey waited until August and APP
pointed Marvin Gregory. son of the
former treasurer. but failed to notify
the Governor. Ordinary Ovbey was
defeated by a Republican who claim
ed the Gregorys worked against him.
Thereupon he appointed Marion Will
hams county treasurer. and notified
the Governor, who sent him a COM
mission Gregory claims he is treas
urer and refuses TO give up the funds.
The matter has been referred to Gov.
Terrell, who will decide the dispute
when he gets an opinion from the At
torney General.
Terrell Didn't Reply.
Gov. Terrell, who received from
President Francis of the st. Louis Ex-
position telegram about President
Roosevelt's visit similar to that sent
Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi, and to-
day he did not reply to the message
because he did not think it necessary.
He declined to discuss Gov. Varda-
mans reply.
For IA Pardon for DOdd.
The Judge, solicitor general and jury
who convicted State Senator w. P.
Dodd of embezzlement of school funds
of Gordon county while he was County
School Commissioner will join manv 9TH
ers in asking the Prison Commission
and Governor to grant him a pardon.
He is serving two-years' sentence at
the state farm, where he is employed
as bookkeeper.
AlOuu Nds dl TIC liIAlC ne
was state senator and Immediately re-
signed. He was one of the most prom
inent men in North Georgia, and the
trial attracted a great deal of atten-
ton. In July Dodd began to serve his
sentence. He came from Calhoun, Ga,
his home, unaccompanied by any Off
Ger and surrendered to the Prison
Commission. He also went to the pris-
on farm at Milledgeville without an
officer.
stevens Says II ,421 900 Bales.
Commissioner of Agriculture o. B.
Stevens, who has been studying the
cotton situation in the Southern states
very carefully for the past few months,
and who has been in correspondence
with the agricultural commissioners Of
other states, announced to-day that his
estimate of this years cotton crop was
900 bales, an increase of more
than 100000 over last year. The
entire output last year was 10,0SS 0O0
Little boy WaC Killed.
Henry Smith, the 2-year-old son of
Lon Smith of 511 Woodward avenue,
afternoon in front of his home by a
car of the Georgia Railway and Elec-
trio Company.
w. +. Buford, who is learning to be
a motorman, was in charge of the car
Cases were made against Buford and
S. L. Buchanan, the regular motorman,
who was on the platform.
The child started across the street and
did not see the car in time to avoid
the accident.