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The Atlanta Georgian,
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
"It la Indeed a daalrabla thing to ba wall do-
acended, but tha glory belonga to our aneeatora."
—Plutarch.
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What Congress Has Done.
The Brat aeaalon o( the Fifty-ninth congreea, after
anting since early In December of laat year, adjourned
abortly before midnight on Saturday and the membera
bare gone to their respective homee to look after their
fence*.
fn many reapecta thla waa on* of the moat remark'
able aaaalona of congreaa erer held, ft waa notable
both In achierement anC In the amount of dfacuaalon In
dulged In on the inbject of the various measures brought
up for action. The Congressional Record will reach 10,000
pages and tha number of words taken down by the offl
dal stenographers reach tha tremendous total of 40,000,'
000.
There can be no doubt that tha nature of the Ini'
portent legiaiat.on adopted has carried the government
further toward centralisation than It has ever gone be
fore. but It has all come legitimately within the range of
the constitutional provision which gtvea congreaa the
rhlit of regulating Interstate commerce, and the taw*
themaelvea ware an salutary and so essential that thorn
lias not been the slightest apprehension on the part of
the South.
Indeed, the entire work of reform bee been so dis
tinctly In line with the po'lcy which the Democratic par
ty has been endeavoring to secure for a weary while that
the Republicans themaelvea recognise the tact, and It haa
been one of the humiliating experiences of the aeaalon'
that they havo had to stand for the charge that they
cribbed D....7cral t thunder In working out reforms
which they could no longer Ignore.
The moat Important monshres were the adoption
uf a law regulating rallroml rate*; on* providing for a
rigid Inspection cf moat ntnl meat products; the adop
tion of new laws relating to naturalisation; the reorgan
Isatlon of the consular system; the enactment of pure
food regulations; the establishment of national quaran
tine; the admission of Oklahoma and thu Indian Terri
tory aa the forty-sixth state In the union, with the pro
vision that Arlsona and New Mexico shall vote separate
ly on the proposition to be admitted ae one state; the
removal of i’ > Internal tax on denatured alcohol, and
llnally the adoption of the lock type of canal acroas the
Isthmus of Panama.
Twenty-one thousand bills were Introduced lo the
house, while 6,600 were offered In the senate. Four
thousand of these measures were enacted Into laws,
of which three hundred were of a public nature.
Tha entire attitude of the Fifty-ninth congress was
one of strict criticism of the corporations, and one of the
measures which promlso to be most important during
the days to come Is the resolution directing the Inter
state Commerce Commtslson to Inquire Into |be relations
ojr the common carriers with tho great coal and oil pro
ducing Industrie*. •
Moat of the Important legislation has revolred about
the functions of tho commission, and the railroad rate
legislation waa, of course, the most notable. This act In-
c reeses the membership of the commission to seven, and
Iw-rwew the aalary of ach member to 110,000 a year.
The new law broadens the term "common carrier” to
include express and aloeping cars, as woll as railroad
and boat line* under n common management. It broad
ens the term "transportation" to Include private car
lines, elevators and all other means for the shipment of
commodities. It provides that the rates ahall be "reason
able." It gives the Interstate Commerce Commission
full power, upon complaint and after a hearing, to fix "a
reasonable and 1st maximum rate,” which ahall take ef
fect thirty d-.y* after the Issuance of the order, and re
main In force two years unless changed by the commla-
slon or, after review by the court*, la set aelde. Appeal*
by either party may be taken direct from the lower
federal courts to the supreme court within thirty dgys.
The ooinmlealon !s to have access at all times to the
record* of the common carriers.
The law la to tako effect on August £8.
The bitterest light In congress perhaps was over the
meet Inspection measure, but out of the turmoil has come
a bill which Is fairly satisfactory. There la soldo regret
that the packer* ere not required to pay the expenses of
Inspection, but this Inspection will be thorough, at all
hours of the day or night On the whole It will be a greet
Improvement over the existing laws.
The pure food law la another place of wholesome leg
islation. It provides a penalty tor adulterated or mis
branded tood, supplementing the pare food laws of the
various states. The bureau of chemistry of the depart
ment of agriculture la required to make examination* of
food and drugs suspected of being adulterated or mis
branded, anc when auch la found to be the case the
secretary of agriculture Is authorised to certify the. facts
tn the' United States district attorney fftr the district In
which the violation is alleged to have occurred.
The new naturalisation law provides that no alien
can become a citlsea unless he Is capable of speaking
the English language. A bureau I* to be established for
the registration of a description of every alien entering
our porta, and the lew forbids the naturalisation of any
one who It an anarchlat or advocates lawlessness or
l-tlygamy.
The provision that all quarantine stations shall be
placed under the control of the secretary of the treasury
also provides for the transfer of state or local control
of quarantine stations to the federal government, which
shall have the right to establish other quarantine eta*
non* by condemnation or otherwise. Half a million dol
lars Is appropriated for carrying out this provision.
The commercial world has been particularly Interest-
•-<1 In the repeal of the tax on denatured alcohol. Thla
will reduce the cost of such alcohol—made unfit for
use aa a basis for beverages or patent medicines—
from about $2.64 to 26 cents a gallon, and It will make It
i-Miible to ns* It for fuel end Illuminating purpose*. It
bought that this wUI deal a heavy blow to the Stand-
aterlally reduce I dost?”
of. who
brother
ard Oil and to all gaa mono;tol!ea
(he coat of nil forma of lrnm<i>ortatlon and Illumination
Thla Is out a hasty review of what has been accom
pllahed by the first session of the Fifty-ninth congress,
Its enactments will go a long way toward ameliorating
the condition of the people and the practical operation
of the lawa will be watched with considerable Interest
The County of Ben Hill.
The Georgian understands that a strong effort will
be made In the present legislature to create the now
county of Ben Hill, and Tha Georgian la frankly and un
hesitatingly In sympathy with the movement.
The legislature last year left tta work only two-
third* done when It named two of Its new counties after
two of the great Georgia, triumvirate, but omitted tho
third, and perhaps the greatest of the three. It was n
splendid act of recognition to create the counties of Dob
Toombs and Alex Stephens, but the patriotic work was
Incomplete and almost slurred whan the law-givers of
Georgia forgot to add the name of Ban Hill.
Alax Stspbens was the great constructive statesman
of his period. Benjamin Hill was the greatest orator,
tha finest analyst and the grsstest leader of opposition
that Georgia ever produced. Robert Toombs stood be
tween the two with some of the qualities of etch, and
with soma qualities which neither of bis greet contem
poraries possessed, but there was no greater Georgian
than Benjamin Harvle Hill. Hla speeches are the classics
of Georgia oratory', his courage Is a part of the heroic
history of the commonwealth, and hla logic and Individu
ality will be remembered In Inspiration by the genera
tions to come. The nomenclature of our state divisions
.It Incomplete when It Includes a Toombs and a Ste
phens, unless It should also add a Ban Hill to the roster
of Its county names.
There seems to be no reasonable basis of objection
to this excellent bill. The dUxens of Irwin county llv-
Ing In and around Fltxgerald are asking the legislature
to amend the constitution by creating this county of Ben
Hill. Senators and representatives of both tbo new
county and the territory taken from the ol«J counties
affected by the legislature are not only In favor of the
measure but enthusiastically Its advocates.
The county seat of Irwin I* tha little town of Irwin-
vllle, 11 mile* from Fltsgerald, which I* * city of 8,000
to 10,000, and the people who find It neceaaary to visit tha
court bouse are without railroad facilities of any kind,
while the hotel facilities In Irwin are wholly Inadoquata
to accommodate thoaa who attend the regular sessions
of the superior court.
Thla measure wae up before the last legislature and
lacked only a single vqta of passage. Under all these
olrcumstances. It would soem to bo a plain and easy mat
ter for the legislator* to see Its way clear to gratifying
and convenlenclng a large number of Georgia people,
while at the same time they do tardy justice to the mem
ory of one of the greatest and moat Illustrious Georgians
of hla own and of other times.
We sincerely trust that the legislature may see this
question In this wsy, and that on* name, at least, and
that the name of Ben Hill, shall be added to the lllna-
triona Hit ac the last of the new eountle* to be created
by the state.
Wc Omit a Communication.
There are few men In Georgia for whom we have a
higher personal regard than Judge Enoch Calloway, of
Augusta, but we simply cannot find It good newspaper
policy to give five and a half columns of our apace today
to th* renewed expressions of Judge Calloway’* opinion
of Mr. Hoke Smith.
Some weeks ago wo published a three colhmn article
of Judge Calloway's upon this theme and ware glad to
give It space In our paper, as Judge Calloway himself
had reconUy been under fire as a member of the state
executive committee.
To this arttdo Mr. Hoke 8mlth has never replied. It
he had, we should fsel under some obligation to give five
and a half columna more to Judge Calloway, but .In
view of the fact that this Is simply a renewal of criticism
answer to Mr. Smith’s criticisms upon the etump,
and In view of the fact that It covers ao much of old
matter along with the new matter which It Introduces, we
Just simply cannot believe that the readers who pay for
our paper would prefor to reed five and a halt columna
Judge Calloway’s opinion of Mr. Smith In these politi
cal times, rather than five columna of new* and telegraph-
matter which we would be compelled to omit In order
make room for Judge Calloway's comments
And ao, wo believe tjiat we do our best duty to our
thousands of resdors when we decide this question In
favor of five columna of news and telegrams which
come In conflict with Judge Calloway's always Interest
ing opinions.
Of course, It la a matter of regret to ua at any time
omit anything which Judge Calloway may offer to
the public, and he may rest assured that any articles
of hla which come at reasonable length will have a wel
come piece In thla paper as long re It le published, but
we submit to him and to our readers that w* are doing
the Journalistic and the proper thing when w* choose five
columns of news In preference to five and a half col
umns of opinions which almost any man can forecast be
fore they ere read.
We true*, sincerely that we shall hear from Judge
Calloway at another time, and upon another subject
which doee t engage so exhaustively the processes of
hie mind.
MR. FLEMING'S ADDRESS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
1 do not agree with your position as regards th*
dlsfranehlsemeat of the negro, but I assent to your posi
tion In regard to Mr. Fleming’s speech laat Tuesday—!
do so with respect for you and for Hon. Hooper Alexan
der, whose letter, criticising Mr. Fleming, and your edi
torial, appeared tn the Georgian yesterday. As for Mr.
Fleming's good teat* la choosing a subject, I am willing
lo leave that to the judgment of the late and lamented
Walter Hill, who had such decided convictions upon
questions that he would not vary from them to be gover
nor of Georgia.
As to the question back of good teste, which affects
the rights of every cltiaen of Oeorgla—the alumni of
the university, namely, Mr. Fleming's right to speak
upon—tha question that la acute In Oeorgla politics
(although ao tar aa I am Informed Georgia Is the only
state that has made thla great question a political
Issue), any eltlten. says Mr. Alexander, hat the right to
express hla views, in his own time and place. But when
he Is given the sole opportunity to speak It I* wrong to
promulgate views which cannot be answered upon equal
term*, and The Georgian was equally guilty because Its
editorial Indoraed Mr. Fleming's right thus to speak and
choose. Why waa It wrong? Because, says Mr. Alex
ander, the university rostrum ought to be one of the
great free platforms of the state, and In the very next
sentence tells us that In the very nature of things It te
Impossible to give a hearing to both aide* upon such an
occasion. Therefore to nuke -sn address upon such aa
occasion for or against any vital Issue I* a suppression
of free speech.
Pitiable university rostrum! Pitiful free speech!
According to Mr. Alexander. Mr. Fleming should have
i a subject that would have renewed the filial
and fraternal memories ot youth. Yes, something Ilka
How Old Ann Waa" or "Which Is th* Butt End of a
Very much like the old minister I once heard j within the
went Into n rrreat tree church to preach. Thla J Interesting
hat brother went to hint with the request
that he would not touch upon auch nud auch questions
because they w-ere acute Issues in tho church. At last
tlo- old minister In desperation asked. What shall I preach
nbout? One old brother aaya. Give the Jews hell, there
are none here *
So, Mr. Alexander, that was not yonr reaton for
criticising Mr. Fleming and Tho Georgian. What was It?
Where Is tbo trouble? No man. says Mr. Alexander, can
discuss In June, 1906, acute and momentous issues with
out being partisan, and Mr. Fleming’s discussion of
I be question was wrony. I,-tail-, a literal tot litileall’ >
he called no man's name In his discussion. Thereupon
Mt Uexander removes the let l.t.l- ality ami 'IHH'.e.-s :1.<-
secret of hla trouble by calling a name. From yonr logic.
Mr. Alexander, It seems to me that free speech must not
be partisan and that no man can discuss acute and mo
mentous IssueB without being partisan, therefore none
bat partisans should discuss this Issue. From my view
point your trouble seems to be lhat Mr. Fleming dis
cussed. from your standpoint, the wrong side ot the ques
tion.
Upon this subject I sty Mr. Fleming bad the right
to (IIbcuss disfranchisement, or freight rates. If you please.
from the university rostrum, from hla standpoint, for I
do not think Mr. Fleming Is responsible tor these Issues
bolng partisan and I believe they would be more Intelli
gently discussed and decided It they had been kept out
of the plane of partisan politics, ft seems to me the hon
or of disfranchisement being sn Issue ought to belong
to the editor of The Georgian, for from what Information
I have he was the first and most consistent advocate of
the Issue In Georgia- I will leave the question of how It
cams to be a partisan lmlltlcal issue to tho Judgment ot
Mr. Alexander. Mr. Alexander says Mr. Fleming made
Just aa good an gysuasent on the subject as can be made,
and that It Is not likely to Injure the cause he attaoked.
Well, then, what harm has his choosing disfranchisement
for a subject, and his argument of the qnestlon done?
Mr. Alexander further says he knows the mlods of the
people of Goorgla, and that they are going to eliminate
the negro as far as possible, from polities, and as far as
that question Is concerned be cared nothing about Mr.
Fleming's speech. Well, why did you go to the trouble
to write a two-barreled column to Tha Georgian against
It? If you will prove to the readers of Tne Georgian
that you care absolutely nothing about It, then I will eat
crow. In conclusion, Mr. Alexander aaya It 1* bis love
for the university and free speech that prompted him to
make this protest
Well, Mr. Alexander, If your criticisms of Mr. Flem
ing were all true, and If Mr. Fleming did blunder, there
are Juit lots and lots ot people In Georgia whom the
university and Its speakers does not directly affect but
there are very few people In the state that onr news
papers do not affect, and I trust The Georgian will con-
Inue to give us In Its editorials the truth, as deduced
from facts, even If It Is from a standpoint that believes
differently from Its editor, for only from a view of both
aides of a question can readers Intelligently decide
what 1s right. LEMUEL D. KING.
Covington, Ga., Juno 26, 1906.
each of the tenement districts, and It is quite
as to the manner In which the Sew York
public play grounds are conducted, as the children havi
the privilege of voting on a mayor and council among
their own number to have general supervision of their
respective parks.
These public play grounds could be very easily estab
lished around the city of Atlanta and with very little cost
Yours truly. WILMER. L. MOORE.
TEACHING CHILDREN TO HATE GOD.
A PRACTICAL BREATHING SPOT.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
I not* that an effort la being made by a committee
connected with tha Atlanta Charitable Association, to use
the ground surrounding the school* for the purpose of
public play grounds.
This Is not an experiment In other cities and Is not
altogether a new thing In the city ot Atlanta. For the
paat twelve months on the Marietta road, adjoining the
property of the Exposition Cotton Mllli, has been located
a public play ground under the management of the Ex
position Mills Sunday school. Those interested In this
movement operate on the following plan:
The lot Is the property ot the Georgia Railway and
Eleotric Company and waa vacant, not being used. Con
sent was obtained from the president of this company to
use the ground and Improve same, with the understand
ing of course that at any time the company might wish
to Improve It'they had the liberty to take possession.
Through ihe assistance of th* cotton mill and also
friends of the Sunday school, the grounds were Inclosed
In fence and apparatus purchased and constructed. There
Is a good ball park, also swings, Joggling boards and
merry-gd-round, and In connection with this Is tho use
of a house In which the apparatus Is stored, rings,
trapexe, boxing gloves, eto., etc., when not In use.
This ground is under the charge of a committee ot
three men residing In the neighborhood and also three
boys These boys through their Interest In the grounds
and also Influence which they have over the children,
prevent any rowdyism, boisterous actions and destruc
tion of ap'paratus.
Your journal could use Ita Influence to excellent ad
vantage If they would encourage the establishment of
these play grounds throughout tbs city, especially In the
factory dlstrlota where the poor people reside, as they
are unable to obtain the advantages of Grant park,
owing to the fact that their work hour* are long, and
they havo not the necessary fundi «to pay car tare to
and from this park.
If any ot your readers wish to see these little folks
enjoy themselves to tholr utmost capacity, they should
visit this play ground some Saturday afternoon.
Many cities are going to very large expense In th*
establishment of these public playgrounds to place them
Editor of The Georgian:
I am Inspired to write this article from having read
Brother George A. Beattie's Sunday school lesHon In The
Georgian of tho 2Xd. It Is remarkably strange that pro
fessing Christians are so deluded and blinded to the
truth—as It Is revealed In the Word of God—by the god
of this world, the devil, as to misrepresent the Divine
Character by holding Ood up to the minds of the young
as a God of hate and vengeance Instead of a God of love,
by teaching the everlasting torment of the wicked In a
place or condition called hell. Even Ihe childish mind
would naturally rebel against tho worship of such a cruel
fiendish monster as the Lord's dear people, many of
them. Ignorantly elalm him to be. by the preaching and
teaching of auch unscriptural doctrines.
I only wish to call attention to the latter part of tbo
Sunday school lesson by Brother Beattie, where ho
speaks of “Hell Fire." He says truly that "Gehenna"
was a valley just outside the walls of the City of Jeru
salem, where all the filth, garbage, etc., of the city was
consumed, destroyed, burned up, not preserved in any
way. He says "we are not to understand that Christ
Intended to teach that there Is a literal hell fire where
th* souls of the lost are burned.” Correct. “He uses
It only os a type or symbol of the sufferings they will
endure.” With all due respect to the opinion of Brother
Beattie and all who bellove ns he does. I must-say that
this last statement is altogether unscriptural, God-dis
honoring and as false ns the devil himself who origi
nated It Everything that went Into Gehenna—tho val
ley of Hinnom—was destroyed, not tormented, not pre
served In any sense. Hence our Savior used it as a
symbol of destruction and not as a symbol of torment
or misery. Our Lord used the samo word, Gehenna, aa
a symbol of destruction In Matthew 10:21, wwra he
says "Fear him who Is able to destroy both soul and
body In aehenna," bell. Anything that Is destroyed
can't anffer. If man was Immortal then God could not
destroy him, because Immortal means death proof, and
the Scriptures plainly teach us that "God only hath Im
mortality." Hence every being In the universe, men. an
gels and devils, are mortal, otherwise they would be
equal with God, as Satan made Eve believe she would
be by eating the forbidden fruit. The fact that the
devil Is to be destroyed (Heb. 2:14) prove* that angels
are mortal, because be was once chief amongst them.
Then we, the church, are admonished to "seek for glory
Immortality, eternal Ufa.” Why seek for that we are
already In posaesilon of? None but the church, the bride,
the lamb's wife, will ever attain to the divine Immortal
nature, which I* the reward of the church, and Paul
tells us we get It In the first resurrection—Cor. 16:63.
God has nowhere at any time promised eternal life
th the wicked anywbar* In any condition, not even In
s hell ot torment; and if the wicked are to be preserved
anywhere In any kind of tormeut eternally they would
necessarily have to be made partakers of the divine na
ture, which la Immortality, and an all-wise God could
never bo guilty of bestowing a part of hla own nature
upon tbo wicked In order that he might torment that
pert of hie own nature In n hell of misery. Oh how com
pletely Satan has blinded the eyes of those who profess
to be servants of the living God and bellovera In HI*
word. Hell Is described In the context as a place
of darkness instead of a place ot lurid flame of fire. In
nnnther It 1* described as a place of forgetfulness, where
there la no knowledge or wisdom. Instead of a place of
walling and gnashing of teeth. In fact, the worda which
translate onr English word hell have" a directly opposite
meaning to that given them; they do not have the sig
nificance of torment In the remotest degree and cannot
be made to have such a Significance) by translating them
into English.
But let us suppose that the doctrine of the eternal
torment of the wicked Is true, what Is going to become
ot them when the devil and hell are both destroyed?
That the devil la to be destroyed Is clearly taught in tho
Bible cannot be denied, as we read In Heb. 2:14, and
others. Then in Hoses 13:14, we read "O grave I will
be thy destruction.” The word rendered grave here 1s
the Hobrew word shoo), and sheol, no matter what aheol
Is, or what sheol means, sheol Is to be destroyed, and
sheol Is rendered bell thirty-one times In the Old Tes
tament Scriptures-
The doctrine of eternal torment should never be
taught to children, or any one else, for It Is altogether
unreasonable, unscriptural, Qod-dlshonoring and blas
phemous, was originated by the devil In the dark ages,
B romulgated by the apostate church and handed down to
to Protestant denominations ns a legacy. The Immor
tality of man (the old lie with which Satan deceived
Eve In the garden of Eden) upon which the doctrine
of the eternal torture of the wicked was founded, are
the two principal foundation stones of the apostate
church and all those who come out of her. Hence they
are doctrine* of anti-Christ, the doctrines ot devil*. I
challenge any one to refute a single statement I have
made tn this article. J. C. C. CARLTON.
College Park, Oa.
MEN ADMIRE NEATNESS IN
WOMEN.
A young man has written asking my
advice os to th* wisdom of breaking bis
Engagement.
He says that h* loves his sweetheart,
but that ah* Is so distressingly untidy
that he feare he could never live hap
pily with her. He has spoken to her
time and again about thla eerloue fault,
but with no good result. ,
I cannot advise him to marry her, for
know that no girl who-la untidy about
her person and the house could make a
good wife. She could not make a man
comfortable, and no man’s love Is proof
against discomfort.
Untidiness aleo means extravagance,
and an extravagant wife la a drawback
to any man.
This young man differs in nowise
from hie fellow-men. There le no man
living who doss not dislike slovenli
ness and untidiness In a woman.
No mattsr how pretty a girl may be,
she Is untidy It seriously detracts
from her beauty.
The plain girl, ot course, can still
less afford to be untidy, but she neee
have ao qualms about being pleasant to
look upon It she keeps hermit exqui
sitely nest and dainty, for neatness and
daintiness have a beauty all their own.
Many a man's Interest In a girl ha*
been checked because he found her to
he untidy about her home.
In a town where I need to visit there
lived a family ot charming gtri*.
They were pretty and bright, and al
ways surrounded by young men. But
they did not seem to marry.
Other girls lee* attractive married,
but these three pretty girls, though ap
parently greet bailee, remained sin
gle.
I naked a young man friend what the
cause of It was. and he said that all
th* men were afraid to marry any ot
them because they were ao notoriously
untidy.
■They are pretty and lolly," he said,
but they are untidy personally, and
the house Is abominably untidy. 1 do
not believe the window curtains have
been washed In yearn and there are
dust and dirt In every corner. No men
would rare to trust his future to euch
ahlfilexa extravagance and discomfort."
So you sea, girls, good looks and good
manners are not the only qualities req
uisite In the winning of a husband.
Th* sensible man look* for a girl
who wUI be a good wife as well as a
charming companion. ^
Neatness la the foundation of good
style In dress.
A gown may ha absolutely up to data
every respect, but If It la put on in
slovenly fashion the wearer will have
I style.
Unhlarkeaed shoes or worn-out glove
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS
ARE PASSED B YCONGRESS
President Roosevelt Says the Session Dis
played Good Statesmanship—Much Money
Appropriated for Various Undertakings.
Dy Print te firmed Wire.
Washington, July 2.—President
Roosevelt aaya that tha Drat aasalon ot
tha fifty-ninth congress, which came
a close Saturday night, did more
substantial work along the lines of
"real constructive statesmanship" than
has bean accomplished at any aeaalon
of congress with which he la familiar.
Chairman Tawney, of the house ap
propriation commute*, aaya that th*
total appropriations made by congress
tor the fiscal year 1807, Including thoaa
carried tn the regular appropriation
acts, all deficiencies, miscellaneous
matter* and permanent annual appro
priations aggregate 1110,111,101.
What Congress Did.
Here are tom* of th* measures con-
gram enacted Into tew:
Railroad rate bill.
Pure food bill.
Meat Inspection bill.
A uniform and more strict method of
naturalising aliens.
The Immunity of witnesses from
prosecution who give testimony before
government tribunal*, the bill express
ly stating whan auult Immunity ob
tains and when otherwise.
Leek Type of Canal.
A bill removing th* Internal reve
nue tax on denatured alcohol.
The lock type was selected for the
Panama canal, and lit,000,0*0 for th*
year waa set said* for th* work.
It was required that material for th*
canal be of American manufacture,
unless the president find* th* price ex-
ceeslve, In which case he te given au
thority tn purchase abroad.
The consular service was given a
Angara will spoil the smartest coatum*.
No hat ran look pretty when perched
on an untidy head.
Never neglect your personal appear
ance, girls: take pains to make your
selves aa neat and dainty aa you can.
It will add 19 par cent to your attract
ive;—
complete new legal status, which will
permit an entire reorganisation.
For Public Buildings.
Of the appropriations made, $25,000,-
000 will go Into new public buildings In
various sections of the country.
"The largest battleship afloat" was
authorixad, but before bids for Ita con
struction can be submitted, congress
must have approved the plans at Ra
next session.
The annual appropriation for th*
state militia was doubled and hereaft
er $2,000,000 will be spent from th*
federal treasury for the purpose of
keeping ihe state military organise
tlona In touch with th* regular army.
Congress gave great car* to th* draft
of a hill Intended to preserve the scenic
beauty of Niagara Falla, and the meas
ure was passed.
For Jamestown Exposition.
The tariff to be collected by the Phil
ippine government on good* entering
the Island trade was revised.
A measure of Importance to railroad
and other employ*** engaged tn haz
ardous employments, known aa th*
employer*' liability bill, became a law.
The government will participate In
th* Jamestown Tar-c*ntennlal Exposi
tion and $1,225,000 wae authorised ex
pended out of the Federal treasury tor
that event.
Speedy appropriations tor the San
Francisco sufferers resulted from re
quest* by tha president. Two and a
half million waa donated directly and
supplies from th* stores of th* govern
ment nearly equaled that amount.
Private pension legislation for tha
benefit ot the old soldier who I* unable
to receive a pension under the statute
laws kept up Its usual heavy pace.
In Mississippi things are shaping
themaelvea for a warm rare for th*
United state* senate. Alignments have
already bean mad*, and partisans of
both Congressman John Sharp Wil
liams and Governor James K. Varda-
man are dally telling stories of the
merits of their respective favorite*.
By Trlrate Leaned Wire.
New York. July 2.—A feature reason
Is booked at Newport, with the Van
derbilts as head-liners. Never since
the fabled davs of entertaining at Mar
ble house a de cade ago has there been
a Vanderbilt reunion like tho one
vouched for this season.
To Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and her
mother, who have been traveling
abroad, have gone forth summer plans
and Invitations from Newport that
have proved the snare they wero In
tended to be, and word comes buck that
Miss Gladys aiul her mother have de-
■ Mdo«l tha* Kir-'i*- UiHild prove slow,
Indeed, compared with Newport dur
ing the summer season. Hence their
early return may be looked for. They
III occupy the Brakor*.
The Duchess of Marlborough may
come with them.
Commodore and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt are Installed In the Waldorf-
Astor villa on the Cliffs. The commo
dore likes the location of the Astor
place and has been thinking of pur
chasing the villa for his very own.
Mr. and Mrs. Regtnnld C. will soon
be back from their hurried trip abroad
and to this gladsome mid-summer
Katlwrlng <>f tl^ Vanderbilt clans the
George Vanderbilts will lend their pres
ence for a visit.
The concerted supplications of the
reinforced Vanderbilts to William K.
Vanderbilt, fir.. In Paris, to “come on
over/' have been met by a letter, not
devoid of hope. Mrs. Vanderbilt Is
most anxious to see again the social
whirl of Newport at Us height. Effort
Is now being made to fan her desire to
tho point of a trip over.
I hoar from London that William
Waldorf Aator, who has been ailing for
several weak*, te now admitted to
be seriously 111. HU doctors having or
dered 4 change of scene he has been
removed In an Invalid carriage from
his town house on Carlton terrace to
Cliveden. His usual plans for sum
mer entertainment* have been aban
doned.
Fully 1,500 persons were present at
religious serviced held In tho betting
ring of the Morris park race track. The
revival was held under the auspices of
the evangelical committee of New
York. Rev. P. C. Warren, of the
Centenary M. E. church, said he re
joiced that a place consecrated to sin
had come to be used for holler pur
poses.
Picking up a llghtod cigar which
Joseph Grasse, of South Brooklyn, had
thrown into the cage, a big ape in the
Bronx foologlcal park rammed It Into
the hay and In a moment the cage was
ablaae. Women and children In the
place ran in terror. The monkey
screamed and dodged In tho flames.
Grosso was arrested.
Coney Island’s police are chagrined
over their seeming lack of legal power
to arrest a band of confidence men
who have descended upon the resort
with several new gambling devices.
The "canary bird wheel ofYortune" Is
one of the moet daring of tl*o Imposi
tions upon the public. Each revolution
of the wheel nets the gamblers $1.50
and the guesser of the lucky number
wins a canary bird worth 30 rente. In
asmuch as tho backers of the games
have obtained permits from tho bureau
of licenses, the police refuse to Inter
fere.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Print* Leased Wire.
New York, July 2.—Here are some
of the visitor* In New York today:
ATLANTA—W. E. Austin, J. R.
Boyd, L. C. Hulllntnn, M. D. Cnndler
and wife, R. A. Curran, F. H. naynca
and wife, W. R. Jennings. Mr*. It. H.
Levy, J. C. Mlllchap, J. L. Mont Iflre. It.
R. Otta, E. Bapereteln, J. B. Thomas,
E. J. Walker and wife. A. M. Wynne,
Mlea C. Wynne, J. O. Wynne and wife,
A. Wynne.
AUGUSTA—C. E. Brown. J. E Kav-
anaugh, R. B. T*ut, R. J. Wation.
MACON—W. F. Buchanan, C. H.
Roberto.
SAVANNAH—R C. Cooper and w ife,
N. P. Covtah, J. M. Schwab and wife.
THIS DATE IN HISTORT.
JULY 2.
644—Battle of Marstnn.
776—Hattie of Long Islnnd.
1800—Act passed for legislative union
of Great Britain and Ireland.
1821—Sir Charlea Tupper, Canadian
statesman, born.
1832—Acre taken bjr Ibrahim Pnnha.
1843—S. C. F. Hahnemann, founder of
homeopathy, died. Bom April 10,
1771.
1850—Sir Robert Peek English state.-
man, dl*d. Born F.bruary 5.
1711.
1861—Battle of Falling Water*. Va.
1868—Milan Obrenovlch proclaimed
prince of Servla.
1875—Jury In tha Tllton-Beecher caw
disagreed and ware discharged.
1881—AeaaoelnaUon of President Gar
field.
1888—King Milan of 8erv!a applied for
a divorce.
1893—Peary's vassal Falcon sailed from
New York for th* Arctic re-
1897— Coal*” miners In Ohio, Pennsyl
vania and West Virginia went
on strike.
1898— No newspaper* published In Chi
cago owing to strike of print
er*.
DINKEN8PEIL'S EPPY GRAMS.
all diBfs vae pore.
Treth vaa mlgkty
loath to h* popala
Rich peoples hsf trouble, rich poor peo
ple. cna Defer eaeboy.
Temptation slrsy* rears robber oboe. and
■peek, mlt a rieper.
It do*ad took two to m*k* a quarrel
mlt d,r ai.a dot la kts owa vont aneay.
ot v* Defer bear
Hying der coopts
A mean man chenerally baa a mean flaw
>lt aa aoety.
Sometime. It ... more troobl* te awabl
■oahl* de* It rm. te let der trouble talk
( aad get ye*
If at first jam fioaad aapread. efery —Wee
foliar* ta der rortd rill bey!, to talk *b>sdd
■a.
If at fret r»o do aorreod. der fallen*
rill talk .booId yoa aayrar. .
D. DlSKEUPIKt.
Par Georye V. Uvbort,