The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-25
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
A BRIGADE FROM GEORGIA
WILL GO TO THE MANEUVERS AT
MANASSAS.

Details of the Arrangements win
BE Left to a Committee of Officers.
Col. Thomson VIII Command the
Brigade - ReEimentaI Command
ers-OrGnnizatiOn of the Brigade
to BE Undertaken at Once.
Atlanta, May 24-It has been defnitly
decided to send the Georgia troops to
the fall maneuvers of the United States
army at Manassas, Va, in brigade
formation.
This conclusion was reached to-day
after a conference between Adjutant
General S. w. Harris and Gov.
Terrell, and the details of the arrange
ments have been left entirely to a COM
mittee composed of the four colonies
of infantry who will go, Col. w. G.
ODER inspector general, and Col. A. J.
Scott, assistant adjutant general, with
Adjutant General Harris as chairman.
1t has been definitely determined
that the Georgia brigade shall go ian
command of Col Usher Thomanson of
the Third Infantry, he begin the senior
mand the Fourth Regiment, which will
go in its entirety. Col. G. A. Gordon of
the First will command the regiment
composed of eight companies from the
First and fourth from the Third. The
calvary will go as a separate squadron,
under the command of Col. P. w. Mel
drim, while the two companies from the
ret vii OF q IN al
under command of Maj.W. w. William
son, will be attached to the Fourth
Regiment, under command of Col
Wooten.
In all Georgia will have 2,100 men in
attendance on those maneuvers for the
full fifteen days period. Further de-
tails have not been arranged as yet,
but the organization of the brigade will
be undertaken at once Within the next
few days brigade staff officers will be
appointed, and the troops got in shape
as speedily as possible.
Open Georgia Building Juue II.
The Georgia building at the st. Louis
Exposition viii be formally opened to
the public on Tuesday, June Ia. This
was determined to-day at n conference
between Commissioners Dudley NJ
Hughes and Hugh V. Washington ana
Gov. Terrell. Gov. Terrell will not at
tend because the Legislature is soon 20
meet, but several state officials will De
there.
The commissioners have had some
difficulty collecting the subscriptions,
but now believe they will pull through
without much more trouble.
Glenn May BE President.
A dispatch from Dahlonega states
that it is probable the position of presi-
dent of the North Georgia Agricultural
College will be rendered to DR.. G.. r.
Glenn, former state school commission
err. There were about fifty applicants
for the position.
Soldiers Wife Held for Bigamy.
Mrs. w. Marshall, wife Of Private w.
Marshall of the Sixteenth United States
Infantry stationed at Fort Mcpherson,
has been arrested on a charge of bis
amy. Several years ago Mrs. Marshall
married Sergt. j. c. Lesage Of the Fifth
United States Infantry. During the
war with Spain she received informal
ton that her husband had been kille i
in Cuba. About a year later she mar
ried Private Marshall of the Sixteenth.
The startling intelligence has just been
received that Lesage is alive and welt
at Plattsburg Barracks, New York,
and that he has since married his step
mother. Mrs. Marshall has sought to
Rave her marriage to Lesage annulled.
but now bgamy prosecutions against
her and Marshall have been instituted.
Goodwin for Mayor.
It is said Hon. John B. Goodwin will
probably be a candidate for Mayor OF
Atlanta. Col Goodwin is we'll known
as the grand sire of the Odd Fellows OF
the United States.