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» THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TTFRPAT, in.T ?«. TFm E POLL TAX PAYMENT MEBELYJLONTARY But He Would Make Right . of Franchise Depend -Upon It. If the bill Introduced by Senator Crum Tuesday In the senate Is enact- ,j into law, payment of poll taxes will be entirely voluntary, but any who fells to do so cannot exercise the right of franchise In either primaries or reg ular elections. It stipulates that the payment of poll tax Is to be' voluntary Instead of com* pulsorr as Is now the case, but fall- ore to pey same renders any one ln- sllglble to register or vote In any elec- tlon. The act Is to make this regulation operative from January 1, this year. To License Pistol Toters. Senator Crum Is also the author of a bill which would require every person carrying a pistol, whether concealed or exposed, to take out a license from the ordinary. For this he pays a license fee of 35 and gives a bond In the sum of 1500. The ordinary Is required to keep a complete register of all taking out a license. A penalty of two years In the penitentiary Is affixed for any failure to comply with the law. To 8top Gambling. A bill by Senator Reid, If passed, will ■top gambling or betting of all kinds, either In houses or In the open. It Is one of the most drastic measures against gambling yet Introduced, Hogan Finally Wins. Senator Hogan finally won out on hie resolution to allow convicts to go from the state prison farm to Athens to do certain work on the grounds of the Normal College, though A. O. Bla lock served notice that he would In due time move a reconsideration. When It came up some days ago such opposition sprang up that 8enator Ho gan moved to table it temporarily. The opposition was passive Tuesday and the resolution passed by a vote of 20 to 12. To Hear Judge Cobb, Senators Miller and Reid Introduced a resolution to Invite Justice Andrew Cobb to address a Joint session of the general assembly In the hall of rep resentatives at 1 o'clock Tuesday af ternoon. Justice Cobb Is to speak on the ne cessity for relief of the dockets of the supreme court. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and immediately transmitted to the house. A poll of the senate Tuesday morn ing makes It certain that the bill to create the circuit court of appeals will certainly pass that body If It receives favorable action from the house. Wants to Define Line. A resolution Introduced by Senator Phillips calls on the governor of Geor gia to confer with the governor of Ten nessee relative to some adjustment or settling of the dispute, as to the boun- <sry line between Fannin county, Georgia, and Polk county, Tennessee. It was adopted. Senator Hamby Introduced a resolu tion to empower the president of the senate to pay two assistant gallery keepers and three assistant dookkeep- ers. It was adopted. New Bills in 8enats. By Senators Furr and Peyton: To change and rearrange the xlstlng sen atorial districts. By Senator Hamby: To repeal act entitled act to regulate catching or taking of fish In Tallulah river and Its tributaries. By Senator Hamby: To prohibit the putting of sawdust or other unhealth ful tnnterlal In any stream of Rabun county. By Senator Crum: To regulate carry ing of pistols, prescribe manner of car rying nnd provide penalty. By Senator Reid: To prevent the so liciting or receiving of money or any thing of value or any bet or wager upon games or upon any schemes or device for the hasardtng of money and to provide punishment. By Senator Westbrook: To fix the compensation of the ordinary of Tur- ner county. By Senators Crum, Wilcox and Foy: To provide that the payment of poll taxes shall be voluntary, to define de linquent tax payers and to define when delinquents shall not be entiled to vote In elections and primaries. Bills Passtd. By Senator Crum: To create a new judicial circuit, to be known ae Ala- palm, constating of Dooly, Wilcox, Ir win and Crisp counties. By Senator Steed: To provide that Ed Van Winkle, Now in Russia, Says The Georgian Is the First Home Paper Ever to Reach That Part of World A CCORDING to Edward K. Van Winkle, the well-known Atlanta manufacturer, who la now Installing oil machinery near Baku, Russia, The Atlanta Georgian It the first Atlanta paper to reach that part of the world, and la now being received regularly, despite the alarms of threatened revolution there. Mr. Van Winkle left Atlanta June 6 to go to Russia on a very Impor tant mission, that of superintending the placing of elaborate machinery used In the handling of oil from the wells near Baku, which It In the extreme southern portion of Russia, on the Caspian sea* The enterprise with which he Is connected Is one of great magnitude and will require several months of constant work. When he left Atlanta he came to The Georgian office and entered his subscription, the paper to be sent to Baku, saying that It would keep him thoroughly In touch with affairs at home. Incidentally, It might be said that The Atlanta Georgian Is now pen etrating a region In the vicinity of the land of the original Georgians, Incidentally, It might be said that The Atlanta Georgian Is now atlng a region In the vicinity of the lane' down at the foot of the Caucasus mountains. The following-letter warn received Tuesday from Mr. Van Winkle: 8TUCKEN & CO., Moskau, Rostow a Don, Odessa, Tlfila, Baku. Baku, July (, U0*. The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Georgia, U. 8. A. Dear Sire: I have Just arrived here and found several coplea of your paper waiting for me. I am also In receipt of another lot of them this morning. have seen am quite sure. tng home news. These are the only American newspapers since leaving the United States, nearly a month ago, and, 11 „ the only Georgia jtapere that have ever been In this section of the world. Tou certainly are to be congratulated In your effort! to send me The Georgian, which I consider the best and newsiest paper published. Plegee continue to send It until further notified, as I look toward vary anx iously to receiving It. To show you how Atlanta and Georgia are known hero, will ear I had the pleasure of meeting a relative of the late General John B. Gor don here. He has been working at this place, his home, for the past twenty years. Again thanking you for your kindness and Interest In sending your paper, I am. Tours truly, EDW. K. VAN WINKLE. BOYKIN BILL PASSES ABOLISHING FUTURES Continusd from Page Ons. •II criminal cases shall be called for* Q f the state are In favor of It. Many trial In the order In which they appear on the criminal docket. By Senator Hogan: A resolution for the prison commission to furnish the n.censary convicts from the prison farm to do certain work on the grounds of the Normal College at Athens. By Senator G my bill: To amend the code changing the salary of the clqrk of state school commissioner from 31,- to 11,800. By Senator McAllister: To amend act ►si-tbllshlng public schools In Fort Gaines. By Senator Reid: To amend consti tution so as to Increase amount allowed tor Clerical help In the office of the comptroller general. Inereaeee amount from 14,000 ?o 18,000; 1800 goei to sal- try of Insurance clerk In the office. Bv Senator Peyton: To change the salaries of the commteetoner of agri culture and-state school commissioner from 12,00 to $1,000. By Senator Strange: To provide for the entering of all executions Issued Ir an the state courts upon the general docket. A bill by Senator Peyton to* per mit county officials to go outside of their county to place legal advertising jnen the rate In local papers was too high was lost. At 12:J0 o'clock a motion to adjourn *.*» made, but Senator Miller object ed because the house had not reported on the resolution to Invite Justice Cobb t" address a Joint session of tht general •feembly. At >2:40 o'dook the senate adjourned until i o'clock, tn order to be present ,or the address by Justice Cobb. , Half Holiday for 8GOO. I’rlvsts Leased Wire. Washington, July 24.—More than •■Mo men In the employ of the engineer Jnartment of the army will enjoy half holidays on Saturday during the re mainder of the summer under the terms of an order Issued from the war depart- ■ntut at the Instance of tbs president. gambling go on. Ah, how many bright faced pretty Southern women haye been driven from their cosy homes be cause their husbands have been rultfed by the gambling hells. "Why, they say that while we make 12.000. 000 bales of cotton every year, 300.000. 000 bales are sold every year. My brother from Chatham tried to ex plain that, but I don't remember how. It Is the marginal gambling. "The Southern planter Is the lamb led to the slaughter. He has a mo nopoly of the crop yet gets little bene fits. Now why do we allow this? Their nefarious operations should be stopped, and can't be stopped too soon. “Now, the Boykin substitute goei back to the real sale. It Is honest and to the point.” Mr. Wright then read the Boykin substitute. Mr. Anderson asked If section 2 of the Anderson substitute was not the same as that In the Boykin substitute. “Hired Attorney Before Committee." “Oh, I'll be there on your bill, all right. When the Boykin bill was be fore 'the special Judiciary committee, there was a hired attorney there paid by every bob-tall exchange In Geor gia. The bill of the gentleman from Chatham encourages gambling of the silk hose order." (Applause from the floor and galleries.) Speaker Slaton warned those In the galleries that a repetition of the ap plause would force him to clear the galleries. He Informed the crowds In the galleries that they were not. at' tending a political meeting. “To Encourage Big Gambling." Mr. Wright ridiculed the Anderson substitute. "Why,” said he, “there are boles In that bill big enough for an ele phant to Jump through. That bill Is worse than nothing. However, now, to discuss that substitute a little. That bill ought to be entitled 'To encourage large gambling In Georgia,’ and a sec ond title, 'To give the large gamblers a monopoly In Georgia.' Pass the Ander son bill and the little goober-pea gam blers go, but the big bullies will reap the reward. The Anderson blU copy of the Wisconsin law." Mr. Anderson Jumped up and on be ing recognised by the speaker, said: "If the gentleman from Floyd says my substitute was copied from the Wisconsin law, he says something that Is not true.” . "Oh, I am not going to get mad,' laughed Mr. Wright. "I guess It Is not so. There may be a few more 'ts crossed and more double 'bs. “Tired of Belittling Atlsnts, Who Is behind the Boykin bill? The Credit Men's Association of Georgia." Mr. Anderson Interrupted to say "of Atlanta, you jnean." “Mr. Speaker," said Mr. Wright, “I am tired of the attempt to belittle ev erything that has Atlanta mixed up with it” ■ ’ Mr. Anderson—I beg the gentlemans pardon. I merely thought he was un consciously making a misstatement of fact. Mr. Wright—I am, on the contrary, stating the truth. All of the Christian people of the state are In favor of the — I am advocating. The good women of them have felt the brunt of It. The cotton mill men are behind It. Mr. Nolan asked Mr. Wright what ef feet the removing of the exchanges from Georgia would have, but no an swer wss made by the gentleman from ^Mr Wise, of Fayette, asked why the bill omitted the word "buy" and merely provided for the "sale." - Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb. answered the question by saying that the bill prevented the making of a "contract which Implied a buying as well as a **Mr. Wright, of Floyd, continued on his argument, by reading a letter from the governor of North Caroline. The Boykin substitute Is a copy of the law at present In effect In North Carolina. "Now as to the bills before us," said Mr Wright, “the friends of the Boykin bill want the Anderson substitute de feated. With the exception of the amendment making the law effective January I, we want the amendments kl Mr' Wright closed with a compli ment to Mr. Boykin, of Lincoln, the au thor of the anti-bucket shop bill and substitute. He spoke an hour and a b *Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, was rec ognised by the speaker. He opened bis remarks by saying he was opposed to bucket shops. Ststs Will Loss Taxes, "While I won’t dwell on It, I want to say that taking away these exchanges will be depriving the state of 35S.OOO for school fund. Then, too, a great amount of deposits are taken from the banks. However, some will say this to blood money, and ,h *** * adm t ' monetary considerations. Mr Youngs. of Morgan, quoted from the comptroller general's report to cor rect Mr. Dunbar’s statement of the Hus secured from the exchanges. Hto statement 1 that this money went to the school fund was also questioned, and the gentleman could not substantiate hto claJm. "However," continued Mr. Dunbar, “I want to call your attention to an amend ment I have offered to the Boyktn auto stltute. This amendment to merely to permit bona fide hedging on contracts In good faith for future delivery." Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, asked Mr. Dunbar if hto amendment would‘not merely mean that a man would have to wire hto hedging orders to exchanges outside of the state. He admitted that It would mean that. Mr. Dunbar offered several amend ments, but said he wasn't particular about any except the one permitting hedging, holding that hedging waa not gambling, but necaesary to the business Interests of the state. He said the Boy kin substitute unamended would lure the small dealar, the small mill man and the small buyer. "The gentleman from Floyd,” said Mr. Dunbar, "has only stated half the case. He has put It beautifully, but only the sentimental side. He has not talked of the business side of the ques tlon. That to the trouble with this whole proposition. The business mean ing of this bill, and Its sffect must bs considered.' Mr. Wright asked, "Is It not true that when Southern mill men and buyers go to New York brokers to hedge, those brokers are thereby bears, and as such they try to lower the price, Then the conclusion to that the brokers all over the North are trying, to lower the price. Isn't that tha truth?" "Only Half tha Truth." “The gentleman tells only half the truth,” answered Mr. Dunbar, who closed hto argument with a plea for careful consideration of ; hto hedging amendment. , Mr. Felder called for the previous prac flcally unanimously. Anderson's Argument. Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, opened hto closing argument for his substitute by saying he would only speak a fsw minutes, and In advance, he wanted It admitted that’ he had studied the ques tion In hand, and was honest In hto views. "As the gentleman from Richmond said, we must look at this thing In a business-like way and use our Jud~ ment In deciding on this bill. This not merely a moral question. Were It so, It would be easy to settle. This question and the effects of the bills will permeats the Innermost parts of ths business workings of the state. Ignorance Behind Bill, "Now, why am I opposed to the Boykin bill? Because that bill was drawn up by men absolutely Ignorant of the question with which they were dealing. Tn the first place, this law could not becopie effective until January I, 1308, on account of the tax act licensing them. Now, an amendment has bean offered to make the law effective Jan uary 1, 1907. Now, doesn't the gentle man from Fulton know that tne tax act runs on through next year? "Now, then, Mr. Speaker, sh ... •trike out that provision of the tax act? It should not be taken out. The Boykin bill has no provision taking care of this feature. The Anderson substitute has. The tax act must be reckoned with. The solicitor of this county told me that with ths Anderson bill he could close up every one of the gambling establishments In the county. "NoW, there to another defect. It •tares you In the face. It starts out by saying It to to prevent the sale of futures in stocks and cotton. All the way through the bill deals with sailing. Ninety per cent of the gambling done to on buying contracts. 1 concede per fect honesty to the author of the Boy kin substitute. He couldn't be ex pected to pass on the legal points In this bill, as he to no lawyer. This very feature In the bill to enough to cause Its defeat for a better bill. A Criminal Law. “This to a criminal law, and must be construed very closely. An amendment cannot correct this, for It runs through ths entire bill. When you go to a man and ask him to buy you 1,000 bales of cotton, you do not sell anything; he sells you nothing, he acta as your agent, and Just such cases ss that constitute 00 per cent of the gambling done In exchanges or bucketahops. "The gentlemen have read totters from North Carolina saying the law In that state was satisfactory. I have given you the names of the keepers of two bucketahops In Charlotte, N. C. "I want to say right here, that It to strange that the men who are working for the Boykin bill and the bucketshop keepers are so Intimate, it to strongs that the men of the Southern Cotton Aasoctotlqn should be so in favor of the Boykin bill." Here Mr. Anderson asked some per tinent questions, which caused a sen sation, are given In another column. Before he concluded time waa caled on him. / For the bill, Mr. Boykin aaked Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, to use one min ute. He said 'that the only amend ments the friends of the Boykin sub stitute favored were those proposed by Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton, to make the law effective January 1, 1907; by Mr. Jenkins, of Putnam, to make the tow exempt transactions by mall and wire to persons outside of the state; Mr. Wise, of Fayette, Inserting word About the Palatial Piedmont Hotel: The airy, cool, clean and delightful Piedmont Hotel is Atlanta’s favorite summer resort hotel. Beginning July 25 we will serve in the main dining room until further notice a midday table d’hote luncheon for 50 cents and a table d’hote din ner from 6 to 8 p. m. for 75 cents. Georgians will always find a qordial welcome awaiting them at the Piedmont. Rooms without bath, $1.50 and $2.00 per day. Rooms with bath from $2.50 upward. All European plan. Our cafe prices are most reasonable* Cooking and service of superior excellence. HARVEY & WOOD, Managing Directors. E OE SAYS SHE DIDN'T SEEKJJIVORCE Hartridge Says Mrs. Thaw Won’t Testify on the Stand. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 24.—"It to perfectly absurd," said Evelyn Neeblt Thaw to day when questioned concerning story from Pittsburg that she had been seeking evidence upon wblch to base an action for divorce from Harry Ken dall Thaw. Dispatches from Pittsburg say that young Mrs. Thaw obtained much of the evidence she needed In the suit before the shooting of Stanford White, and that since then there has been stoppage In the search. Heard Footlights' Call. Ths young woman, who had been used 4o a free and easy life, It was said, had chafed under the restrictions placed upon her by her mother-in-law and was enraged at ths snubs to which she had been subjected by Pittsburg society. 8he planned to obtain a di vorce and return to-tha stage. The letters of Mrs. - Nesblt-Hotman to Standford Whits, • urging him to rescue her daughter from Thaw, today are considered the strongest evidence the prosecution has yet obtained, which points to a motive for tha shooting. That Thaw waa worried was Indicated by hto hasty action In sending for Rog- er O’Mara, hto Pittsburg detective. She Won't Be Witness. Lawyer Hartridge profeseed to bs- Ileve that the lettere aided the defense. He said Evelyn Neeblt Thaw would not go on the stand and tell how her moth er and White' are alleged to have urged her to leave Thaw. He said the rase will be disposed of by a Jury without the need of Mrs. Thaw appear ing as a witness. An effort will be made to get Mrs. Holman to make a statement under oath for the district attorney, and It to likely that one of Mr, Jerome's staff will go to Pittsburg and Interview Eve lyn Thaw’s mother. The woman can not be compelled to come to New York, but If she to ever caught vylthln the Jurisdiction of the state she could bs forced Into court. ‘buy" through the bill, and by Mr. Swilling, making It Impoalsble to plead payment of a license as defense for running an exchange. Covington 8peakt. Mr. Covington, of Colquitt, waa asked to use 14 minutes In support of ths Boykin substitute. The greater part of his spech wss taken up In a humor ous arraignment of Mr. Andereon'a po sition on the Boykin bill. He asked; "Isn't It a strange fact that these cotton mill men haven’t come here to urge the passage of the Anderson bill. If It so affects their Interests? Isn't U strange that men like G. Gunhy Jor dan haven’t been here to see that the Anderson substitute bill passed? Nol They are not here, like they were when the child labor bill was-up. To 'the bad place’\wlth all your ar guments about bank deposits and school funds. Ths picture of the home, the hueband and family, appeal to me much more than the ‘practical side,' and on such a question I am glad to be claaeed a sentimentalist.” Mr. Covington spoke .rapidly In con cluding and was loudly applauded. Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas, concluded In five minutes, eloquently urging that the Boykin substitute be posesd by the house. The amendment by Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton, woe poised. Anderson Substitute Lost. The vote on the Anderson substitute wss overwhelmingly negative. Ths amendment by Mr. Swilling, of Franklin, was passed, ss was that of fered by Mr. Wise; of Fayette. The Dunbar amendment to allow hedging waa lost Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, called for ths ayes and noes on ths vote on the lessge of the bill, Mr. Hall, of Bibb, who laid nothing during the entire debate on the anti- bucket shop bill and substitutes, In ex plaining hto vote, eald he could not vote ’or'a hill, the outcome of which he didn’t know. He said he didn't under stand the bill, and was compelled to vote "no.” 132 to IS. The vote on the substitute by Mr. Boykin, of Lincoln, was 192 ayes and 14 noes. Those voting "no" were An derson, Bacon. Barksdale, Calvin, Clif ton, Dunbar, Hall, Harrell, Jackson, of Muscogee; Lawrence, Mann, of Dough erty; Mltphell, of Taylor; Orr, Stovall, T *On y ihe motion of Mr. Felder, of Bibb, the bill was transmitted to the senate. The house adjourned at 1:20 o’clock „i meet at 2 o'clock, when Associate Justice Cobb will address ths house and senate on the need for some relief for the supreme court. RUSSIAN PEOPLE URGED TO REVOLT Continued from Peas One. Continued from Page One, o£ the "Group of ToU” wisely conclud- BOO PER80N8 KILLED IN FIGHT WITH TROOP8 By Private I .rased Wire. St.' Petersburg, July 24.—In Oral and Voronemh, the Cossacks are fighting. The peasants have risen, thslr only arms being scythes and pitchforks. They are being ahot down without mercy and the total dead among sol diers and peasants to now reported at BOO. JEW8 LEAVE ODE88A IN A GREAT PANIC By Prlrste Leased Wire. Odessa, July 24.—Tha Jews are In a complete panic and are leaving the city In constantly Increasing numbers. This morning there was great relief because peace continued. The Cossacks con tinued looting Jewish houses, but did not carry out their threat of a general massacre to avenge, the alleged murder of one of tholr number. Military Oovernor Kaulbars was ap- caled to for protection. General Kaul- lars to reported to have replied that he would only vouch for the behavior nf the regular troope, and that he could not assume responsibility for the Coe- icke and the populace. He warned the Jews that If the llfi of even one more Cossack was attempt ed the etreets would run knee-deep In blood. FIN NISH WORKINGMEN WILL AID RU88IAN8 By Prlrste Let led Wiry. Helsingfors, ' July 24,—Workingmen ..jroughout Ffnlnnd are holding meet ings and • warlike spirit Is shown be cause of the dlsmlssul of the douma. In several cases pledges have been giv en to ssstot the Russian workingman. REDS AND 80CIALI8T8 UNITE FOR REVOLT. By Private leased Wire. Berlin, July 24.—Ruselan refugees here have received private advices from Russia announcing a fresh outbreak of the revolution for next week. Nlhlltote and aoclaltota have united In a plot to destroy the dynasty. RU88IAN SECURITIES FEELS 8HOCK OF WAR By Prlrste Idled Wire. London, July 24.—Russian securities •re still pressed for sale. The Russlsn 4s have fallen 1-4 further to 19 here, a logs of 11-2 from last night* close. The discount on the new loan to up to 12, an Increase of 2 1-4 from yesterday. RU8S MUTINEERS^fIrE 7 EX I OF THE BOYKIN BILL BARRING MARGINAL SALES WHICH PASSED THE HOUSE Following to the substlluta anti- bucket ehop bill aa Introduced In the house by Representative James It. Boy kin: A BILL—To be entitled an act to prohibit contracts and agreements (or the sale and future delivery of cotton, grain, provisions and other commodi ties, stocks, bonds and other securi tise upon margin, commonly known os dealing In futuree: to declare such transactions unlawful and to consti tute a misdemeanor on the part of any person, association of persons or cor poration participating therein, whether directly or Indirectly; to prohibit any person from establishing, maintaining or operating an offles or place uf busi ness where such transactions are car ried on; to define what shall constitute prims facie evidence of guilt; to com connection therewith; to provide that no dtocovery made by any witness which would tend to subject him to vonvlctlon hr punishment under this act shall be used against such witness In any pens) or criminal preceding, and that he shall be altogether pardoned therefor; to exempt from the opera tion of this act purchases and sales of commodities by manufacturers wholesale merchants In ths ordinary course of business; to provide that reg ular commercial exchanges and other bona fide trade organisations may post quotations of market prices; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be It enacted by the gen eral assembly of the state of Georgia, and- It 'Is hereby enacted by authority of ths same, That from and after the passage of this aot It shall be unlawful for any person, association of persons, or corporation, either as principal or agent, to establish, maintain or operate an offles or other place of business In this state for the purpose of carrying on or engaging In the business forbid den by this art, commonly called deal ing In futures on margin; and any per son violating the provisions of kills section, shall be guilty of • misde meanor. * Sec. t. Be It further enacted, That •very contract or agreement, whether , whereby any person all agree to sell and deliver, or sell with an sgrament td deliver any wheat, cotton, corn or oth er commodity, stock, bond or other se curity, to any other person or corpo ration. when In fact It to not In good faith Intended by the parties that an actual delivery nf the article or thing ■hall be made, to hereby declared to be unlawful, whether made or to bs per formed wholly within this state, or partly within and partly without this state; It being the Intent nf this act to prohibit any and all contracts or agreements for the sale and delivery of any commodity, or other thing of INTO CLUB BUILDING value, on margin, commonly called By Prlrste Lessen Wire. Warsaw, July 24.—A volley was fired Into the. building occupied by the of- fleera' club by a band or artillerymen who tied mutinied. The offlcese return ed the fire after two of their number were killed. Infantrymen In numbers took the mutineers prlsonels. HAVE BUT LITTTLE HOPE IN TR00P8 GENERALLY. By Private Leased Wire. London, July 24.—The Ruselen del •gates to the Inter-pallsmentary peace conference take the position that, as the douma by which they were appoint ed has been dissolved, they no longer have a right to elt In the conference. They will return to St. Petersburg to day. M. Rodlschleff, one of the delegatee, smld today: "We are able now to form an opin ion as to the outcome of the present return to absolutism In Ruesto. The world must not expect any Immediate reply from the Russian people, for we caught totally without organics- Besides, the peasants are now too busy harvesting the crops. We must alt the several months until October, _t the earliest, before our response to the rear’s last move can hope to be ef fective. "While we believe thet discontent prevails In the army, we do not believe this dissatisfaction to so extensive os to permit ue to copnt upon the support of the soldiers, except In a few In stances. We Intend to try to so ar range matters, working through public opinion, as to compel the rear to recall the douma. We believe It to certain that the douma will be 'Sitting again before next March, and we will take up reform measures by constitutional means." J. SHARP WILLIAMS STILL THEIR CHOICE. By Privele I.eased Wire. Jackson, Mto»-. July 24.—Tha Democratic executive committee of the Eighth congressional dis trict held a meeting today and formally declared John Sharp Williams the party candidate for 0 congress from this district. 0O000O0000OO00000000OOOOOO dealing In futures, when the Intention or understanding of tha parties to to receive or pay. the difference between the agreed price and th mark! price and the market price at the time of set tlement. Sec. I. Be It further enacted, Th.it •very person who shall become a part/ to any wuch contract or agreement ss to by this act mada unlawful, nnd ever/ parson who shall, as agent, directly ,-r Indirectly, participate In making - or furthering or effectuating the lame, and avery agent or officer of any cor- K ration who shall In any way know- jly aid In making or furthering »nv such contract or agreement, shall hs deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 4. Be It further enacted. That no person shall be excused on any pros, •cutlon under this act from testimng touching anything done by himself, or others, contrary to the provisions of this act; but any discovery mnda by a witness upon such examination, shall not he ueed against him In any penal or criminal prosecution, and he shall be altogether pardoned of the offense no done or participated In by him. Sec. 5. Be It further enacted, That In all prosecutions under this act, pro-'f that a defendant was a party to a con tract, as agent or principal, to sell and deliver any article, thing pr property, specified or named In this act, or that he was the agent, directly or Indlfeci- ly, of any party In making, furthering or effectuating th* eame, or that ha waa the agent or officer of any cor poration or association of persona In making, furthering or effectuating tha same, and that the article, thing or property agreed to be sold and deliver ed wss not actually delivered, nnd that settlement waa mads, or agreed to ha made, upon a difference In value of tha said article, thing or property, shall constltuTe against such defendant prlnm facto evidence of guilt of the of- fensea prohibited In sections 2 nnd 3 of , this act. ' Sec. 4. Be It further enacted. That proof that anything of value agreed to b« sold and delivered was not actu ally delivered at the time of making the agreement to eeU nnd deliver, nnd - that one of the parties to such agree ment deposited or secured, or agreed to dpoalt or secure, what are commonly i called "margins,” shall constitute prims facie evidence of a contract declared unlawful by the terms of this net. Sec. 7. He It further enacted, That proof that soy person, association nf peraona or corporation, either as prin cipal or agent, has established an office or place where are posted or published from Information received the fliictunt- Ing prless of cotton, grain, previsions, stocks, bonds or other commodity nr thing of value, or either of them, shall constitute prims fade evidence of guilt of th# offenee or offenses prohibited In section 1 of this act. Sec. I. Be It further enacted. That this act ehall not be so construed as to revent or to render unlawful the post, ig or publishing of market quotations r prioeic of commodltlss. stocks, bonds and securltela by any regularly organised commercial egrhange. or oth-| er bona fide trade orgonleatton, where , no purchase or sale for future delivery ' r in to permitted. 0, Be It further enacted. That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with this act ba, and the seme are here-| by, repealed. PASTOR’S VIEWS ON HUGGING IS MISUNDERSTOOD BY THIS MAN AND SUIT IN COURT FOLLOWS Spertol lo The Georgian. Macon, Go., July 24.—"Let’s have an old-time revival. Let the women hug the women'and the men hug the men." Thle statement by Pastor J. B. Phil lips, of tha Second Baptist church here, has brought Into court • long standing row In this congregation and the neigh borhood In which the church to located. It seems that Brother Bartlett, a mem ber of tha congregation, was alleged to have misunderstood the remarks and _ an muttering that nobody was going to hug hto wife. An usher named Spikes went over to quiet him down •nd made matters worse. So Spikes, made a report of Bartlett for disturbing public worship. Ths case was tried before the record er this morning, who dismissed It on the grounds that there seemed to be a misunderstanding about ths whole thing. There has been a turmoil In -this con gregation for some lime. Numbers of nuisances are claimed to bars been committed In the church edlfic and K tted r of I sued by tne church officers, morning ths pastor nnd church officers appeared before Solicitor Brunson and asked him to help them. A plan has been formed to get evidence against guilty parties, and sensational develop- menta are expected. DOCTOR INJURED DURING STORM Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., July 24.—Consid erable damage v)as done to buildings here yesterday evening by a storm which passed over the city et 1 o'clock. Alarm and confusion wss spread among tha large crowd that assembled at the baseball park. Dr. F. M. Hoof, former president of Howard College, had both arms and lega broken by the collapse of an un finished residence In which he had sought shelter. King Alfonso Rides Favorite Horse Right Into Palace Drawing Room By Private Leased Wire. Madrid, July 24.—King Alfonso to np to hto old pranks and has Just given the dowager queen a scare which to eeld to have caused her to faint from fright. Tha young king mounted a favorite horse which he rode up the stairs of the palace where hie mother was. and Into her drawing room, 'fhe story to generally believed throughout the city.