The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-24
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
SUIT AGAINST TENNESSEE
is TO BE INSTITUTED BY THE AT
TORNEY GENERAL.

1t Is Held by the Georgia AuthOri-
ties That Tennessee Has elm
vaded" Georgia with Copper
Fumes and Is Laying Waste GeOr-
gia Lands-It Is n Question for the
United states supreme Court to
Determine.
Atlanta, Jan. 23.-Attorney General
John C. Hart and Lyon Johnson, who
has been associated with him in the
case, left the city to-day at noon for
Washington, where they go to request
the Supreme Court of the United
States permission to file the bill of
complaint of the state of Georgia
against the state of Tennessee, for the
purpose of abating the nuisance at
the Ducktown copper mines.
This is said to be the only suit of the
kind that has ever been brought, all
other suits between states in the Su-
preme Court relating to boundary dis
putes. The request to file this suit is
made under the judiciary sections Of
the constitution and the Eleventh
amendment GILlQG4 n LAANlC II J%NNAS'h
4, of the constitution. which guaran-
tees one state protection from invasion
by another. OF by citizens OF another,
1t Is claimed that Tennessee and the
copper companies. located at Duck
town. have invaded Georgia, in that
the sulphur fumes from these copper
smelling works have damaged large
areas of land in Fannin, Murray. I'm
ion. Gilmer and Towns counties. in
North Georgia, and are slowly killing
all the vegetation.
On Monday the motion will be made
for permission to file the bill of COM
plant against Tennessee. and a decis-
ion is expected within thirty to sixty
days. If Georgia is successful in the
suit it means either the closing of
large and valuable copper mines, or
large expenses in providing some
means of consuming these sulphur
fumes. on the other hand if Georgia
loses, some thirty square miles of her
territory will be devastated.
Crop Worth $1O1 900, 900 to Georgia.
Capt. r. f. Wright, assistant COM
missioner of the Department of Agri-
culture and statistician of the depart
ment, figures that the total value of
this seasons cotton crop and its by
products to Georgia will be $l0l, 100000.
This computation is made on basis
of a crop of 1900, 900 bales in Georgia,
at an average of IL cents a pound,
$40 ton for the cotton seed and a to-
tai of about $10,000000 for oil, linters
and hulls.
Lacerated by Mad Dog.
w. t. Daniel of Dublin has been
brought to Atlanta for treatment at
the Pasteur Institute. Mr.. Daniel was
attacked by a mad dog several days
ago. The animal bit him several times
on the hand. Mr.. Daniel, however,
fought desperately. He seized the
animal by the throat and literally
choked it to death, a feat which was
regarded as remarkable in view of the
number of times he had been bitten.
Mr. Daniel was given medical treat
ment at once by DR.. Charles Hicks.
DR.. Hicks made an examination of the
dogs head and discovered every sign
of hydrophobia, so he insisted that
Mr.. Daniel come at once to Atlanta
for treatment.
Voted for school Commissioner.
Though the Legislature refused at
its last session to pass the bill pro-
viding for the election of county school
comm n sioners by the people, Jones
county has taken the bull by the horns,
and the people OF that county have
named their naxt commissioner.
The county board wanted to avoid
getting into the fight between several
candidates. hence they all agreed to
a primary. in which T. w. Duffey
was nominated by a plurality of only
nine votes. He will. therefore, succeed
f. w. Summons. who was one of the
defeated candidates.
Fist Fight Followed Charges.
AS the result of the publication yes
terday of the story about a charge of
bribery on the part of agents of the
Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany of witnesses in a damage suit,
there was a fisticuff fight to-day be-
tween B. I. Conyers and Walter P.
Andrews. Mr.. Andrews. the attorney
for the plaintiff. made the charge in
court yesterday. MIR. Conyers, repre-
senting the company. made no reply
at that time. but to-day when he met
Mr.. Andrews. struck him with his fist.
Friends separated them, and the rest
of the difficulty was only in words.
Sanders Was Killed.
In a quarrel caused by women and
whisky, Epp Sanders, colored, was shot
to death at the Seaboard Air Line