The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-15
GEORGIA TROOPS
WILL NOT PARADE
AT THE INAUGURATION.
COMMUNICATION ABOUT 1T 6E-
CEIvED by THE GOVERNOR.

Chairman of the Committee Wildly
Suggested That the Contingent
from the Georgia Military De Not
cover Largev-His Suggestion Will
he ToIIOwed-Matter Referred to
the Adjutant General-It VIII Go
to the ReSimentaI Commanders.
Atlanta, Dec. 14.-There will be no
Georgia troops in the parade that will
mark the Inauguration of President
Roosevelt.
Gov. Terrell to-day received letter
from Gen. George H. Harris, chairman
of the Committee on Military Organi-
information as to what Georgia troops
might be expected to take part in the
inaugural parade. He mildly suggest
ed also that the representation from
Georgia be not lover large" Gov.
Terrell replied that as the General AS
sembly had made no appropriation for
any such purpose, he would not order
any Georgia troops to Washington on
that occasion. He stated however, that
he had referred Gen. Harris letter to
the Adjutant General, requesting him
to correspond with the commanders of
various regiments, and If any regiment
or any part of a regiment desires to
go at its own expense, the Governor
will give the necessary permission for
it to leave the state for this purpose.
| II is not expected that the permits
! sion will be asked
| Gov. Terrell also stated to-day that
| he would not attend the inauguration.
| He has received no official invitation,
but has already niade.up his mind on
the subject. tes
4s Cents on the Franchise.
The smallest franchise in the state
is owned by the Newman Light and
Power Co. of Newman. To-day Comp
troller General Wright received from
this company check for 4S cents I'm
payment of its franchise tax for 1904.
AT the state rate of as mills this re-
presents franchise value of 500.
The treasury is now getting in money
at the rate of about $50 900 a day and
by Jan. 1, will be at high tide. A re-
mittance of $4,000 was reviewed to-day
from the tax collector of Chatham.
Pardon for Dodd.
There is every indication that the
Prison Commission will grant pardon
to former State Senator w. p Dodd of
Gordon county, who is now at the state
prison farm at Milledgeville serving
two-years' sentence for the embaezzle-
ment OF school funds while he was
county school commissioner. Scarcely
ever has there been such a strong move-
ment i'm prisoners behalf as In this
case, and the general belief is express
ed that the punishment of six months
which he has served in sufficient.
The recommendation will probably
be made to the Governor to-morrw.
Work on Masonic Temple.
Work will begin on Jan. 1, on the new
Masonic temple to be erected In Atlanta
at cost of 100000 The building will
be erected at Auburn avenue and
Pryor street. The plans have been
completed, and the committee is in
shape to start the work at the begin
ming of the new year.
Put Hlghwayman to Flight.
o. f. Tarfinger, a grocer, and his
wife, were held UP late last night on
the Howell's mill road by a desperate
white highwayman, but TarfiinEer's
fist proved quicker than the highway
mans pistol and the desperate escaped
In the darkness, firing several shots,
without effect. Several similar hold
ups have recently occurred In this sec
ton.
For Afternoon News Service.
The Southern Press Association, to
look after Southern news for the aft
ernoon papers of the South, was or
ganized at the Piedmont Hotel here
to-day. The following officers were
elected; President. Charles Daniel.
Atlanta News vice president, e. M.
Holmes, Memphis News; secretary. ].
J. Smith, Birmingham Ledger; treas
urer, r.. A. Russell, Jacksonville Me-
tropolis. About thirty well-known
afternoon newspapers were represent
ed. The object Of the association is to
improve the telegraphic news service
of the afternoon papers, particularly
in the South.
Funds Were Too Low.
Lack of funds prevented state Ento-
mologist Wilmon Newell from attend
ing the boil weevi convention at
Shreveport. Il could not CO." said
Mr.. Newell to-day, because we have
only SAT- to our credit I'm the treas
ury. We will have plentyA the first
OF the year, but that is not doing us
any good now"
The entomologists of practically. all
the cotton states are IN attendance.
Broughton Tuned In for N scrap.
Rev. Len @. Broughton is going 20
Jacksonville TO assist in a religious
campaign In that city. In his mail to-
day he found letters informing him OF
movement on foot 10 hinder the re-
revival campaign In that city. Let
'em go H." said DR. Broughton, I'm
just tuned up for a scrap, and n
those Florida devils undertake 10 crush
the movement inaugurated by the
Christian people OF jacksonville By
running me back home III tell them
some things they won't forget"
ciaiinisE MIA English Estate.
Another biz English estate u being
claimed, in part "a least IN Atlanta.
N n F1id that Mrs. ~ ~ Hufohleon