The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-06
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENINGS OF 4 DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
DECIDED ON METHODS FOR VACCI-
MATING AND FUMIGATING.

Smallpox Was Reported as Preva-
lent in Certain Country Districts.
Larger Cities Reported Not to
Have the Disease in Any Extent.
DR.. Benedict and DIR. Morgan Re-
appOinted-Steve Ryan in n Dill
Guilty Over a Railroad Crossing.
Atlanta, Jan. 5.-The State Board of
Health held it's regular semi-annual
meeting in this city at the Senate
chamber at the Capitol in the morning,
/ and at the Piedmont Hotel in the aft
ernoon. All the members of the board
were present. with DR.. Willis West
moreland, president, in the chair.
Resolutions recommending methods
for vaccinating and fumigating after
smallpox were adopted. Members of
the board stated that smallpox was
prevalent in certain country counties,
but that it did not exist to any extent
at least, in any of the centers or larger
cities.
DR.. S. C. Benedict of Athens, mem
Der of the board from the Eighth con-
gressional district. and DR.. ]. B. Nor
gan of Augusta. member from the
Tenth congressional district. were both
reappointed by Gov. Terrell yesterday
morning for term of six years. They
were given the short terms when the
board was organized. and their. terms
expired Jan. /.
Sale of state Books.
For the year 1903 the sale
of books from the state library
at the Capitol will aggregate between
$1O.0 and $4,000. The largest months
sale recorded was that of December,
when $1,4OO worth of books were sold
from the place. The large increase was
due to the fact that the Georgia. re-
ports received the heaviest sales then.
Southern Has Not Complied.
This week Attorney General Hart
will decide what action must be taken
in regard to the order issued by the
Railroad Commission Commanding the
Southern Railway to build a depot at
Musella- The order was issued last
April, but up to date the depot has
not been built. The papers in the
case have been turned over to Judge
Hart for his inspection and action.
The commission insists that the state
has the right to compel the enforce
ment of the order.
Georgia Road to Fight 1t.
Word has been received at the Capt.
toll that the Georgia Railroad would
serve papers on the Controller Gen
eral this week enjoining him from as
sessing that road for it's franchise
tax and also for that excess of capt.
tai over and above the amount for
which the road was chartered, and on
which a specific tax is paid.
Postponed Fertilizer Cases.
To-day Commissioner of Agriculture
o. B. Stevens announced the post
ponement of protested cases, wherein
the Savannah Guano Company protest.
ed the registration of certain brands
of fertilizers desired to be registered
by the Augusta. Phosphate and Fer
tillzer Company on the grounds of
similarity in names. Illness at the
home of one of the important witnesses
caused the postponement. No date has
been set yet.
state Board to Meet.
A meeting Of the State Board of Edu-
cation has been called tomorrow, at
which time the last of contracts for
supplying books for the use of the state
schools will be signed. and the Gov
ernor will issue a proclamation an
nouncing this fact. State School Com
missioner Merritt has sent out circular
letters announcing the adoption as re-
CURED by law.
Fought over Track Laying.
Stephen Ryan, with a loaded, double
barrel shotgun, j. 5. Lennon, road
master of the. Southern Railway. and
c. w. German, who was in charge of
a gang of negroes, clashed about 10
o'clock this morning on West Fair
street at the Southern Railway cross
ing. The controversy followed Ryan's
attempt to prevent the negroes from
laying track on a piece of property
whose ownership is matter OF legal
dispute. Ryan struck Lennon on the
head with the barrel of the gun. knock
ing him down, and German took Ryan's
shotgun away from him. Call officers
McGahee, Abbott and Maddox, who
were summoned served copies of dis
orderly conduct on Messrs. Ryan and
Lennon, and they will be tried in the
Recorders Court tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Ryan returned in a cab to his
Office. and the railroad officials con-
tinued their work of laying track on
the disnuted ground.