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CURT. J. B. NEVIN Forced by ill Hrallli to Quit the Army. DR. BROWN'S ADVICE. Who Will Succeed the Roman? Gov. Atkinson to Appoint. The following from this morn ing’s Constitution, will make in teresting reading matter, e pe ciallv for the friends of Capt. J. B. Nevin, of this city, The Constitution says : Captain James B. Nevin, commander of Company H. Sec ond Georgia regiment of volun teers, has resigned his commis sion. The resignation was sent to Adjutant General A. C. Cor bin, at Washington, vesterday morning. It will be acted upon at once, as the Second Georgia has been ordered aboard the transpOlts to go to Cuba, and it is imperative that Capt. Nevin’s successor be named before the regiment leaves. Serious ill health is the cause of Capt. Nevin's resignation He came very near deatlhat Tampa on acccunt of an abscess behind the right ear. This, in addition to other sickness, forced him to get a furlough aid come here for treatment. For more than a month he has been in Atlanta under treat ment. He has been constantly hoping to recover sufficiently to allow him to rejoin his com mand, but instead of improving in health he has remained in about the ssme condition. Yesterday Dr. Brown notified him that he was seriously ill and advised him to resign from the army immediately. With deep regret Capt. Nevin acted upon this advice by seeding his resignation to the adjutant gen eral of the army. A retiring board would have acted upon the case of Captain Nevin had he not resigned. He knew this and was very anxious to avoid the necessity of passing before the board. He knew that he would be entitled to a pen sion if retired by the board, but he did not consider that iiis ser vices in the army had been suf ficient to deserve a pension, so he resigned outright. Major Almand, of the Secon batallion of Col. Brown’s regi ment, in which Capt. Nevin’s company is assigned, wrote Mr. Nevin this week that he wouh be ordered before a retiring board. He hud received a letter from Capt. Nevin asking him about resigning, and in reply In said that if the captain was to< ill to serve he could with pro priety resign. Major Almand said that even man in the regiment would bt proud and glad to welcoim Capt. Nevin back again, and In hoped the officer’s health wouh be entirely recovered. He stater that a retiring board had bewi organized to pass upon all offi cers who were away on sicl leave, and said that this boar had made special inquiries re garding Capt. Nevin. He said tlrnt the regiment had been or dered to leave and that all tin officers must go w’ith the regi ment. Capt. Nevin at once wrote . note to Dr. Brown and begge< him to give him a truthful am candid statement regarding hi. physical condition. In reply Dr Brown wrote the following let ter : “Atlanta, Ga., July 5,1808.- Captain James B. Nevin, Uuit**o States Army, City. Dear Cap tain : In regard to my c nversi tiou with you about your condi tion, 1 most say that the prog j nosis in yourcaseis unfavorable. I would advise you to imme diately resign your commission as captain in the Georgia volun teers aid thus dismiss this amount of worry from your mind. 1 know how much it will grieve yo i to realize this fact but you asked me for a truthful statement of your condi tions and my odvice as to what you should do, and I will give you both in thia. Very sincerely you rs. “George Brown M. D.” Capt. Nevin at once wrote the following letter ol resignation to e i Corbin : •so Adjutant General H. C. Corbin, Washington, D. C.— Dear Sir : Having been absent on sick leave over thirty days, days, and believing my health in dangerous condition, I will hereby tender my resignation as captain of Company 11, Second Georgia regiment, infantry vol unteers, James B Nevin.” Gov. Atkinson will have the appointment of Capt. Nevin’s Successor, according to a state ment made by Acting Adjutant General Erwin, of Georgia. The governor applied to Capt. Erwin | to learn if he would have the au thority to appoint men to fill vacancies after the regiments were mustered into service, and Capt. Erwin reported in reply t hat the appointments would re main in the hands of the govern or. When asked yesterday who he would mime to command Capt. Kevin’s regiment, Gov. I Alkinson stated that he had not been informed of the resignation and had not considered the mat ter. He said he would certainly appoint some one from the Sec ond regiment and would confer with Col. Oscar J. Brown in regard to the best man. First Lieutenant Walter Per kins is now in command of com pany 11. He took command when Capt. Nevin left and has been acting in the captain’s place since that time. Capt. Nevin said ! yesterday that Lieut. Perkins is! a good soldier and a capable offi cer. It may be that he will be promoted to a captaincy. Lieut. ' Jack is the second lieutenant of the company. Com pany II is made up of north Georgians and was recruited mainly from Rome, Capt. Nev in’s home. Capt. Nevin is ex ceedin.ly sorry that he unable io go with his men to Santiago, u:d he was so anxious to go that lie determined to go at all haz irds, but was prevented by Dr. Brown, who assured him that it vould mean death. WASHINGTON, D. C. AND 'iETU RN. On account of annual meeting National Educational Asssocia ion, Washington D. C.,Julv 7- 12, 1898, the So. R’o will sell tickets July 4,5, 6 and 7, good lutil 16th for one fare for the round trip plus $2.00 member ship fee, making the round trip I! 19.50. By depositing ticket with joint agent on or before July 12tfi, ind upon payment of 50c the limit will be extended until Au gust 31st. This is the greatest apportuni ty of the season t > visit, Wash t igiou and the East. Sie that •our ticket reads via So. 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