The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-10
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
POSTAL COMPANY WINS
IN THE CASE or THE ATLANTIC
COAST LINE AGAINSTtIT.

TeIegraph company Is Now at Lii
berty TO Erect It's Poles and
wires Along the Right of Way OF
the railroad Company-T'rustees
of the soldiers Home VIII Have 10
Consider the Liquor Question
Among the old Soldiers.
Atlanta, June 9.-The Supreme Court
to-day affirmed the decision of Chat
ham Superior Court in the case Of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany against the Postal Telegraph Ca
bic Company, which means that the
telegraph company will now be at lib
erty to put its poles and wires along
the right of way of the Atlantic Coast
Line in the southern part of the state
upon the payment of the award made
by the board of arbitration in the
case.
The Coast Line contended that the
award was too small and did not cons-
pensate il sufficiently for the damage
il would sustain. The Supreme Court
renders a long decision in the case
covering many points. all of which are
decided in the telegraph companys
favor, and it concludes by holding that
the amount of damages found by the
jury is sustained by the evidence.
Judge Norwood Sustained.
Another Savannah case decided by
the Supreme Court to-day was that
of Hunting & Co. VS.. Quarterman,
damages. before Judge Norwood. The
decision of the City Court of Savan-
nah in awarding damages to the fam
lily OF the deceased is sustained.
viii Fire Supt. Slade.
At the coming meeting of the Board
of Trustees Of the Confederate Sol
diers Home, a new superintendent viii
be chosen to fill the place of Supt. L.
&. Slade of Putnam county, who has
been suspended by President II. w.
Bell for excessive use of intoXiCants.
The discipline of the Home was being
interfered with TO a great extent, and
it is reported several of the inmates
have been drinking freely. 1t is like
~ that several OF the inmates will be
asked To leave the home on this ac-
count.
George Miller one. of the inmates of
the home, Is Temporarily acting as sup
erntendent until the board can elect
new one.
Another One Missing.
Atlanta has another missing man.
He is Arthur Garner, Is years old, son
of T. s. Garner, who left his home
yesterday to get a suit of clothes,
Nothing has since been heard of him.
His father has requested the police 10
aid IN the search. He knew of no
4, CHI
This is the seventh disappearance
within the last two weeks. and only
two of the missing have been located.
womnn's Press Club.
The Woman's Press Club of Georgia
concluded the session of its annual con-
vention to-day, adopted resolutions of
thanks and elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: Mrs. j..
Lindsay johnson, of Rome president;
Miss Alice Phillips, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Mary f. Bryan, second vice
president; Mrs Caroline Mahoney,
treasurer: Miss Martha Sheibley, re-
cordihg secretary; Miss Mary Bent
Whiteside. corresponding secretary.
white Miners ON strike.
Information reached the Prison
Commission to-day of a strike of the
free white miners at the mines of the
Durham Coal and Coke Company in
Walker county. There are 100 of these
miners. and they were working under
agreement not to form union. Re-
Gently they did form a union, follow
ing which several members Of the union
were discharged. The company re-
fused 10 take the men back and all
of the white miners belonging to the
union have struck. There has been
no disorder so far.
A. & u. Assessed at S246,GO0.
controller General Wright to-day as
I'D the franchise of the Atlantic
i'd Birmingham Railroad at $246, 600,
return being S215.000. This is the
ltnbined franchises of the Atlantic
and Birmingham, the Triton, Thomas
Vile and Gulf and the Triton and
Northeastern, which the Atlantic and
Birmingham has absorbed. The as
sessment is the total of the figures
fixed last year by the board of arbitra-
ton.
COrdeIe VIII Vote on Bonds To-day.
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