The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-09
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
MORE GAMBLERS SENTENCED.
THEIR PROFESSION GETS A
SEVERE RAP IN ATLANTA.

Fines and Changing Sentences Inn
posed. Though the Changing SEN
fences Are Suspended During
Good NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and His
Friends Leave for Manassas To
Be the Guests of Gen. Corbin.
Atlanta, Sept. S-More Atlanta
gamblers arrested in the recent raids
on the kimball House and other places
where gambling rooms were in opera
ton, were treated to dose of pretty
strong medicine in the City Court to-
day. NJ. Thrower was fined $500 and
given a changang sentence OF twelve
months which was suspended during
good behavior. w. J. Brown was fined
$500 or twelve months, and viii Mace,
Harry Phillips and John May were
fined $50 each or twelve months.
1t is thought with the changing SEN
fences hanging over them these, and
the other gamblers treated likewise,
will not continue their operations in
this city.
On Junket to Manassas.
Gov. Terrell, Controller General W.
A. Wright, Col w l.. Peel of the
Governors staff Col. Peter w. Mel
drim of Savannah, and Maj Emmett
Irwin, military secretary, left the clty
to-day in the private car of President
Wickersham of the Atlanta and West
Point, for Manassas, where they go TO
remain during the rest of the army
maneuvers now in progress. While
there it is stated they will be the
guests of Mai. Gen. H. c. Corbin. The
party expects to return to the city
Monday.
Commission Done Nothing Yet.
The Railroad Commission spent an
other day to-day in executive session
over the rate situation, but has not yet
reached any decision as to what course
il will pursue. Speaking of the work
the commission is doing. Commissioner
Joseph NJ. Brown said to-day: With
the exception of two or three points on
which we have about reached a decis-
ion, the whole question is still in the
air, so to speak Just at present we are
going into an investigation which may
have a very political bearing on the
case. There is such mass of informa-
ton to be investigated that it is a
very difficult matter to formulate de-
cision.
The commission proposes to find out
what II can 90 DeIOIG dtllll6. IllG pGO-
pie need have no fear that the COM
mission is hostile to them. If it is
within our power to give relief, At
lanta and the whole state will very
soon hnd it out"
Griggs Will stump for Parker.
Hon, James NJ. Griggs, congressman
from the Second congressional district.
will go on the stump for Parker in the
East during the most of October and
November. Judge Griggs stated at the
Capitol to-day that he had just return
ed from a two months trip through
Canada. and was not thoroughly in
touch with the political situation. but
would go east in a short while to con-
fer with the Democratic headquarters
leaders.
Chairman Cowherd of Missouri, chair
man of the Congressional Campaign
Committee, has asked Judge Griggs to
make several campaign speeches in the
East next month, which Judge Griggs
agreed TO do.
Ryan is Missing.
James Ryan, a well known iron work.
er, has disappeared from his home here.
The police have been asked to locate
him. Ryan has been missing for the
past six weeks. and so far his wife has
obtained no trace whatever of his
whereabouts.