The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-27
NEWS OF A DAY
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
WAYcRosS is. AFTER TENTS
WANTS THEM AS A HOSPITAL For
SMALLPOX PATIENTS.

Haif a Dozen ConicaI Wall Tents
VIII be Furnished by the state
Military Department-OGicial of
the southern Railway and Allied
Lines Hold a COnference-Presi-
dent Samuel Spencer Presided.
Atlanta, Jan. 26-Gov. Terrell to-day
received a telegram from Health OFF,
Ger X. C. Reppard of Waycross, asking
II the state could send him a dozen
hospital tents to be used for smallpox
patients. The matter was turned over
10 Assistant Adjutant General Scott,
who replied that the only thing avail
able was half a dozen conical wall
tents, which he would be glad to send
If satisfactory. The wall tents will
hold more patients than the regular
hospital tent, and, it is thought, will
answer every purpose.
Of course the state would not use
them again after they had been used
as a smallpox hospital.
RenIxI and stokes Retired.
Cant. A. ]. Renkl, Company 1, Third
Infantry, and Capt. J. r. Stokes, Conn
pany K. Third Infantry, both of Au-
gusta, were to-day placed on the re-
tired list by order of the Governor.
The retirement was at their own re-
quest.
Brock Appointed Solicitor.
Gov. Terrell to-day appointed B. T.
Brock of Dade county solicitor of the
County Court of Dade in place of
John G. Hale, deceased. The appoint
ment is for Mr.. Hale'S unexpired term,
or until May l, next. Mr.. Brock is a
brother of Representative Brock OF
Dade county.
Paying the Pensioners.
Though the payment of pensions has
been going on for only a week, state
Treasurer r. E. Park has already paid
out more than k150,00O Of the ssI0,OOO
pensions appropriation. Fulton. got
s50.UOO of this amount. The other coun-
ties paid so far are Cobb, Clayton, De
Kalh, Hart. Milton. Upson, Eloeft
Henry and Gwinnett.
Governor Sells mt Is Cents.
Gov. Terrell to-day sold the last OF
his cotton, ten bales, for 10 cents, to-
tai of $3.50. The Governor had about
fifty bales in all and sold other lots at
s, Ii and u cents.
Turned IT Into a Bridal Trip.
of the wedding of Charles A. Smoke, a
prosperous millwFight of South Bend
Ind, and Miss Elsie CAulkins of the
same place, which took place here. IN
Justice Walter E. Ormond's. office
Though residents of the same place
they did not know each other until they
met on the train, both bound for Flor
ida on a pleasure trip. They became
we'll enough acquainted to decide upor
matrimony, and their proposed sepa-
rate pleasure trips were turned into a
consolidated bridal tour in the land OF
flowers.
HenIy 5Oins the Benedicts.
Weldon Henly, the famous Tech base.
ball pitcher, is bridegroom. Mr.. Hen.
ly's bride was Miss Blanche Simmons
of Jasper, Ga, where her father is q
prominent merchant. Young Henly'i
home is also at Jasper, and he and his
bride have been sweethearts since they
were children.
Southern OficfnIs Meet.
President. Samuel Spencer of the
Southern presided at a meeting OF
forty or more officials OF the South.
ern Railway and allied lines held al
the Piedmont Hotel this morning
Among other, prominent railway Off
Gals at the meeting were Milton
Smith, president of the Louisville and
Nashville: ]. F. Hanson, president OF
the Central and of the Ocean Steam
ship Company; w. w. Finley and J.
N. Culp, second and fourth vice presI-
dents, respectively, OF the Southern
and General Manager Ackert of the
Southern.
The meeting was informal, in that
no set speeches were made. The off,
Gals present discussed the various me
chantcal features of the road, such as
curves, roadbeds, brakes. cars for lun-
Der and coal, and improved designs
Tor engines and cars, both passenger
and freight. These topics we're dis
cussed with particular reference ia
their use in the Southern territory
ana one of the objects of the meeting
was TO adopt as nearly as possible
uniform system in the mechanical
department OF the various systems al
hed with the Southern.
These meetings are usually held in
the Office at Washington.