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WKnNF.SDAV, AUGUST 8. ISO*.
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Hearst’s Giant Stride to Power.
The New York World, rival and opponent to all of
the Hcarat newspapers, has in double leada upon lta ed
itorial page the following paragraph:
"There la now no algn of any power In ex
istence competent to prevent last- year's Inde
pendent candidate for mayor from becoming on
September 25 this year's regular Democratic
candidate for governor."
The situation In New York reveals a remarkable
condition of affairs which has a beating of Immediate
Importance upon the national fortunes of the Demo
cratic party and reveals In new and startling fashion the
extraordinary power and prestige attained by William R.
Hearst.
The candidate for president In the Democratic cam
paign of 1204, literally slathered with venomous and vin
dictive abuse and slander which grew In the great me
tropolis of the country, held on with tenacious courage
and perseverance against the overwhelming tide of bit
terness, and without a national friend and without a sin
gle national newspaper at hla back, polled 206 votes In
the national Democratic convention as the choice of his
party for president of the United States.
And behind foese votes In the natvxnal convention
there thundered the tumultuous applause of a great au
dience of nearly 17,000 people who showed that Hearst
held a high and enduring place In the heart and In the
confidence of the Democratic masses of America.
Coming home frem this campaign and with the tides
of slander still running high against him, Mr. Hearst
with that magnificent courage of conviction which has
always Illustrated, his distinguished and heroic public
service, consented to lead the apparently forlorn hope
of the Municipal League In the city politics of New York
and In a whirlwind campaign stretching over six weeks
of time, he swept over the polls to a triumphant victory
out of which he was clearly cheated, but to which he
was unquestionably entitled In the Judgment of every
thinking and fair-minded man In New York.
And now with that magnificent ballot which de
stroyed and put behind him the slanderers who had
hounded his career, the Now York reformers have pro
jected Mr. Hearst Into the race for governor of the Em
plro State. With the same dauntless spirit which Illus
trated his previous campaigns, Mr. Hearst does not fob
low slavishly In the wake of any organisation, but boldly
nnd frankly states his principles and chooses 'his own
organisation.
And behold the result of courage, candor and su
perbly definite convictions.
Not a Democratic leader In New York has raised his
voice ngnlnst William R. Hearst No opposition has been
I organised ngnlnst him. Tammany Hall, which he fought
to a standstill In his municipal campaign, Is prsotically
eating bread out of his hand.
And Murphy and McCarren, whom he bald up to
public scorn, are following docile and complacent in the
wake of his triumphant move. The New York World,
which Is his leading opponent, frankly concedes the
hope of victory, while In his favor tho ceaseless energy
of his agents night and day all over the state Is produc
ing most encouraging and definite results. * |
Tho peoplo of America are coming to realise that
the cstlmato placed upon this vital man by the editor of
The Georgian, who was his friend and advocate In 1204,
was a Just nnd proper estimate. He Is one of tho most
remnrkablo men If not the most remarkable man In the
field of public life In America today. He Is beyond all
doubt or question the finest executive moving upon the
face of American politics at this time, and we hasard
hero tho statement which we confidently rest upon the
future to vindicate, that in the'hearts of the American
Democracy today, and at this time, William R. Hearst,
the actor and doer, Is every whit as strong as William
J. Bryan, the evangel and the prophet for the people’i
rights.
Man tor man, ballot for ballot, William R. Hearst
would poll today In any state In the Union as many
Democratic votes as Bryan and double as many as any
other man.
Now. consider for a moment the evidences of his
power In New York. Ho has not truckled for an In
stant to Tammany Hall. He has not begged for a mo-
munt for tho support of the Democratic machine. The
Democratic machine simply realised that It they did not
Indorse Hearst he would run as an Independent candl
dato of tho Municipal League and tjiat the Democratlo
party would be third In the race and lose the electlob,
machinery, patronage and all. And so with a recogni
tion of his power as significant as It Is comprehensive
and prudent, the Democratic machine and the Democrat
ic bosses fell In behind the greatest Democrat of the
state and the Ideal Democrat of bis time who does
things rather than talk about them. And at the present
moment It looks as If the most .united and vigorous
Democracy that has followed a candidate for 20 years In
New York would be behind this friend and champion
of the rights and the liberty of the common people.
Suppose Mr. Hearst Is elected governor of New
York? It would at once make htm the most powerful In.
dividual in bis party, and next to the president the most
l>owerful individual In the republic. He would hold
within himself the power once held by Hill and Croker
i-omblned. He would be Tammany Hall. He would be
the i-tnte machine, and New York would belong to him
as completely as any state was ever held In bondage by
an Individual.
It he should be elected It would, make him In that
tingle Instant the most potential Democrat In the re
public. His prestige would leap shoulder to shoulder
within an hour with that of Bryan, and In the greatness
of bis executive administration he would day by day
forge even to the front of the great Nebraskan as the
executive of popular rights and liberty, as a foe to the
trusts and as a compelling restraint upon the aggres
sions of an unjust and selfish capital.
There Is no parallel In this republic to this career
that has grown so steadily, so persistently and with
such heroic consistency out of overwhelming opposition
which has always met him and fought and scandalised
him and heaped upon him such abuse.
it it a simple straight testimony to the fact that the
I beans of the people go out longingly and loyally toward
a man who docs something for them and for thcl
terests.
The voices of the subsidized press, the politicians
and of tho magnates may howl their maledictions
abuses for a decade agnlnBt a man like this, but In this
age the people who think and hear and see know a great
big strong man when they see him, and they know
Hearst and know that they can trust him to do what
says he will do, and that ho will execute what he prom
lass.
And knowing this they will give him their votes
whenever he asks tor them no matter who elso may be
knocking at tho door.
It Hearst runs for governor of New York ho will be
governor of New York.
“Olamls thou art and Cawdor—and shall be more
hereafter.”
■ Hon. William H. Fleming replies at length In Wed
nesday’s. Macon Telegraph to the artlclo of Judge A.
Miller upon disfranchisement. The Georgian regrets
that the crowded state of Its columns which precluded
the use of Judge Miller’s able comment, also shuts out
the able but lengthy reply of Mr. Fleming. The discus
sion between these eminent Georgians Is upon a blgb
plane and Is worthy of the serious attention of men who
are In search of the truth.
The South Prospers Under Free Trade.
Under the head of “The Growth nnd Progress of
the South,” nrhlch has become a popular and Informing
feature of this page, there recently appeared an article
showing that demand for structural Iron and Iron rails
was far greater than the supply, and that the general
trade at Balttmoro In clothing, hats, dry goods, etc.
showed that that city was more than holding her own
against the competition of the North.
These facts have led a correspondent to send us
the following communication, which wo are glad
print:
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The heading of this article may startle some of
your readers who fancy that because we have a pro
tective tariff the South Is prospering under protec
tion. The truth Is the South Is prospering under
free trade. Factories and mills are springing up
everywhere throughout the South; Southern Indus
tries are multiplying as If by magic. It Is not my
Intention to divide our common country Into Indus-
trial, or any other kind of sections, t am opposed
to sectionalism. But the simple fact Is, the South
Is thriving under free trade with, and In-competi
tion with the blghly-organlzod, aggressive and un
sentimental Industrialism of tho North. I say un
sentimental Industrialism to emphaslto the fact
that Southern Industries are not thriving because
of the pity, Indulgence or toleration of their rivals.
Certainly no Northern manufacturer says, "The poor,
struggling. Southorn manufacturer is my fellow
countryman. I will not undersell him." And no
Southerner wants him to say It. Tho South stands
by Its own strength.
What a farce protection lsl The North Is able
to undersell the English manufacturer In his own
market, and yet wants to be protected from him In
the American market. The South thrives under free
trade with the North, and yet Is presumed by pro
tectionists to need protection against the manu
facturers of Europo, who are undersold by the North
In their own markets. FREE TRADE.
This Is sledge-hammer logic.
The point of view Is original, and many of our
readers, no doubt, had never considered the question
In this light, and yet It Is the simple truth that the
South Is prospering under tree trade as between this
section and the rest of the country. On Monday It was
shown In an article on this page that the amount In.
vested In manufactures In the South during the Drat
five years of tho present century had Increased 65 per
cent, and the value of her manufactured products had
Increased more than 31 per cent during the same
length of time, thereby 1 leading the otLsr three groups
of states Into which the country Was divided for pur
poses of comparison, with New England at the very
tall end of all.
As our correspondent says, this has not come about
through sympathy. It Is bocauso tho South Is able to
compete In the open market with New England and the
rest of the country. This Is, of course, undor free trado
as between the states and constitutes a powerful argu*
ment agalnat the theory of protection which the Repub
lican party so assiduously fosters.
There has been an awakening of the people
throughout the country of late and protection Is about
to be called to the bar kgnln. There are abundant signs
that It will be one of the leading features of the next
presidential campaign. Governor Cummins and his
Iowa Idea" of tariff reform have won out In the Hawk
eya atate by an overwhelming majority and the epl
demlc of reform Is spreading.
Suroly If the South can do so much In open com-
petition without bounties or protection to her Infant In
dustries, and If the great steel works and other en
terprises can compete In Europe, selling their products
actually cheaper than they are sold at home, this thing
of protection becomes a solemn farce. It Is merely a
machine by which the rich may become richer and
trusts and monopolies may be born and nurtured.
The South under free trade Is showing the rest of
the country the fraud and folly of protection.
The Question of Small Parks.
The question of setUng aside a number of breathing
spaces and small parks In the city of Atlanta Is one of
too much Importance to go by default and the advocacy
of It should not be allowed to languish for a single day.
It la one of the most Important Improvements con
templated for the municipal life of the people and It has
taken a strong bold on the public mind.
Those who do not follow closely the growth and
development of other cities of the country have but
lltUa Idea how much Importance this questlou has at
tained. It Is a live sad burning quesUon In all the
great cities, and Is becoming more Important every day.
It Is being repllsed everywhere that as communlUes
grow and the new buildings multiply the necessity for
reserving breathing spaces at suitable Intervals beforq
It Is too late becomes more and more Imperative.
An Instance In point Is the fact that the comtnls-
slonegs of the borough of Brooklyn having the matter
In band have recently-canvassed the situation and have
decided upon nineteen sites for new breathing spaces
and small parks. These will be recommended to the
board of estlmatea and the work of laying them out and
providing for their future maintenance will begin at
once.
This should be conclusive evidence of the Interest
felt throughout the country. Nineteen small parks for
the recreation of the people Is a goodly number. It
Brooklyn needs such a number surely a city of the
else and Importance of Atlanta can afford to set asfoe
and maintain three or four, even at the present time.
It will not be disputed that Atlanta Is growing as
rapidly aa any other city In the country. The waste
places are being built up at a rate which will soon
leave us no available ground for the establishment of
small packs. We will have a magnificent area of brick
and mortar—a great commercial and Industrial metrop
olis, but no recreation grounds for tho children and for
the people In general. This should not be. The far-
seeing wisdom of the city fathers should provide for
these small parks while there Is yet time, and the time
to begin Is now.
The Way to Influence Things.
Tho element of common sense Is the Indisputable
mark of a sound mind, and the Indispensable requisite
to wholesome success.
There Is not a cause or an advocacy In which dis
cretion should not be duly mixed with valor or with
zeal.
And many an ass has brayed so loudly as to scare
nway his friends.
There are great causes being tried by honest men
In Juries, in chambers and In legislatures. These men
sometimes err la Judgment, and sometimes follow an
environment which Is stronger than their Judgment or
their wills. Those who seek to Influence these folk will
find that self-respecting men can rarely be driven by
bitterness or forced by low abuse. And many times such
men and their friends are set In obstinacy or moved to
retaliation by foolish heat In opposition.
It la the mark of the vulgar and the cruel mind to
seek to drlvo roughshod with the leaBt touch on the reins
of Influence. Such minds are neither fit for responsi
bility nor power. They are born for bondage and sub
ordination. Men are moved and swayed by appeals to
honor, to patriotism—and also too frequently by appeals
to Interest But there are few men In this fearless ago
who can be drives by a vulgarian with a lash.
Of course these reflections are general and law-
ful, but we have no right to prohibit an application If
any mind Is so disposed. »
Editor Stovall, of the Savannah Press, who la also
Representative Stovall, of Chatham, gives us the assur
ance In Tuesday's Press, that, the' Western and Atlantic
lease will be defeated In the house of representatives.
Thanks for the Information.
ANDERSON, OF CHATHAM, EXPLAIN8 THE SUB
STITUTE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In your news columns of yesterday, giving an ac
count of the senate substitute to the Boykin bill, which
substitute has been favorably reported to the senate
by Its agricultural committee, you give the Idea that the
object nnd purpose ’of the substitute Is to draw a clear
cut distinction between bucket shops and legitimate ex
changes, prohibiting tho existence of the former and
allowing the latter to continue In business. This creates
an entire])- erroneous Impression of the object and scope
of the senate substitute.
The substitute does nothing of the kind. It does
not draw any distinction between persons or places, but
applies to all persons and all concerns engaged in deal
ings on margins, whether they be bucket shops, Indi
viduals or brokerage houses.
The line of distinction drawn by the senate substi
tute Is a distinction between transactions themselves ac
cording to their nature. If the transaction Is for a legit
imate business purpose. It 1b lawful, but if It Is for a
speculative purpose, or other than a legitimate business
purpose. It Is made a misdemeanor.
The courts of this, and many other Btates, In civil
actions have for years drawn the distinction between
contracts made for c legitimate business purpose and
contracts made for any other purpose. The former con
tracts they have recognized as lawful, but the latter con
tracts they have held to be void as being wagering con
tracts, and prohibited both by statute nnd by public
policy.
This line of cleaveage has been adjudicated upon so
often that It has become a blazed trail, which the courts
have no difficulty now In following. In determining wbnt
contracts are for a legitimate business purpose.
The substitute takes this established rule of the
civil law and applies It to the criminal side of the court
also. Under the substitute, any transaction which the
civil law Jias recognized to bo legal as being for a le
gitimate business purpose. Is permitted to stand, and
all contracts which the civil law has treated as illegal
are made a misdemeanor.
This distinction runs nil through the substitute, nnd
furnishes the test or criterion by which all transactions
are measured. Tho provisions of the substitute apply
ailke to all concerns and Individuals, nnd consequently
restricts the business which may be done to actually
legitimate business. Under this substitute no individual
or concern could continue to do business unless able to
support themselves from legitimate business alone.
The further provisions of the substitute are intended
In make It more effectual In stopping all forms of mar
ginal gambling than a mere reliance upon the penalty
would do by Imposing certain conditions upon all per
sons engaged In tho business of making contracts on
margins so as to produce the following results:
First To afford protection to tho public by requir
ing all concerns to prove their legitimacy by posting the
names of tho legitimate exchanges of which they.claim
to be members, and by requiring them to actually exe
cute all ordorq received from customers, and further to
give to customers tho proof or statement to show In do
tal! the actual execution of orders.
Second. To further Insure squaro and honest dealing
by these provisions, and also by the provision’ that no
orders shall be executed for ^mailer lots or quantities
than are permitted by legitimate exchanges.
Third. To actually eradicate tho bucket shops by
Imposing In this way on all concerns requirements with
which bucket shou» f-y their very nature cannot comply,
anil therefore actu-uly to prevent them from being In
condition to continuo business. Yours truly.
J. RANDOLPH ANDERSON.
Atlanta, Ga., August 8, .1906.
Growth and Progress of the New South
South which deserves something more tban pass-
Raising Home Supplies
. Mr. Richard Welghtman, one of the
editorial writers on The Washington
Post, and one of the best Informed men
In the copuntry, has been writing to
his paper of the glories of Virginia
and particularly of what she haa done
In producing meat for home consump
tion. The Post, In commenting on this
letter, says that the time Is rapidly
passing when the South will depend
upon the West for Its meats and the
North for Its manufactures. In some
places, such as that described, the
emancipation has already come. South
ern farmers are grasping the fact
that diversification of products Is not
only a source of wealth, but an Insur
ance against loss. They find that their
own beef, mutton, pork and poultry
are superior, to the Imported meats,
and can be produced for less money.
Instead of relying upon a single crop
and sending their money away
purchase, the necessaries of life, they
are keeping their money at home, and
raising Just as heavy crops of staples
as before.
•The old notion," says The Post,
■that Virginia had seen Its best days
In an agricultural sense Is no longer
entertained. In view of the develop
ments of the past decade. The ex
hausting tax upon the soil In raising a
single crop for years In succession led
to the belief that fertility had departed
forever. Nothlng could have been more
erroneous. New methods employed by
more enterprising farmers and the
Influx of wealthy people who were at
tracted by the natural beauties of the
state have wrought great changes In
places, and will transform the whole
state In certain directions. Virginia's
horses are renowned. Why should not
the state take the lead In raising fine
cattle as well? As for mutton and
pork, the hills of Virginia should yield
not only abundance for local needs, but
should supply adjacent territory. Cer
tainly the quality of hams produced In
Virginia Is unexcelled, and Mr.
Welghtman declares that ‘If It be pos
sible to produce more delicious mut
ton than that grown on the hills of
this section, no one has yet heard of It.’
"The truth Is that Virginia should
become, like England, the producer of
choice foods, which will compete with
those from other regions not by virtue
of quantity, but through superior qual
ity. In this branch of Industry all the
essentials are at hand. The atate Is
capable of turning out enormous quan
tities of foodstuffs of the rarest kinds,
from which greater profits may be de.
rived than from .much larger areas In
the West. The success achieved by a
Richmond woman In putting up a pe
culiarly delicious kind of pickles, ob
tainable nowhere but In Virginia, Is a
hint of wbat might be done In similar
directions. It Is gratifying to learn
that the Charlottesville region, at least,
la well on the way toward this new
development of the riches that remain
In the soli of the Old Dominion."
What fs said of Virginia may be
said wltTi equal truth of Georgia. It Is
possible for the farmers of Georgia to
raise and cure hams that are the equal
In every way of the Smlthfleld va
riety. The cattle upon a thousand
hills should produce beef and mutton
and dairy producta Much has been
don* along this line already, but It la
possible for us to do still more.
A CHOROUS OF DEMANDS
THA T CHE A THAM RESIGN
Cheatham Must Go.
From The Wilmington (N. C.) Die
patch.
The committee.that at the Instance
President Harvle Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, conduct
ed the Investigation Just concluded,
has reported that Richard Cheatham,
of the association, dealt In cotton fu
tures. The committee evaji finds such
the truth upon the admissions of
Cheatham himself. Then this Individ-
ual must go. The character of the
association and future confidence In It
demand that he be removed. Cheat
ham was prominently to the front In
preferring charges against the agricul
tural department and while his con
duct Is not of the dishonest hue as
that which enshrouded certain onea
connected with the government de-
rtment, yet he has not only been In-
lecreet, but has been caught' red
handed at gambling. He denies that
he dealt In futures for personal gain,
saying that he only represented others,
but even the fact that he shuffled the
cards and sat with a stack of some-
body rise's chips In front of him does
excuse him. Taking for granted
every syllable of what he says Is
he lends himself to a gams that
■ not coincide with the principles
__ the Cotton Association and against
something the association haa been
warning Its members.
Remember how the farmers who had
grown reckless or thought(eas and
dabbled In futures wpre warned by the
press and admonished by the Cotton
Association. Then again. If Mr. Cheat-
not
that
so. I
does
of
ham Is a fnan of such poor Judgment,
of such weak determination as to deal
In cotton futures while he occupies the
position of secretary of the association,
he la not competent to longer continue
In service.
The resignation of Arthur A. Fair-
child, manager of the publicity bureau
of the association, and who. It was
shown, owned an Interest In the Pied
mont Brokerage Company, haa been
handed In. Cheatham's should be
next.
He Must Resign.
From The Greenville Mountaineer.
The Mountaineer la a friend of the
Southern Cotton Association, and has
been since Its organisation. It has
done all It could editorially and other
wise to aid the officers of the associa
tion and to further the work of that
body. We are still a true friend to
the association and will support It Just
as strongly as we have In the past.
There Is no doubt In our mind that It
has accomplished much good, nor do
we think Its work Is finished. A great
deal may yet be done, and we advise
the planters and business men still
to give It the warm support It deserves.
But we must say that It seems to us
that Secretary Richard Cheatham
ought to tender his resignation. There
are some who. In view of certain
charges of speculation made against
him, and developments at the Inves
tigation of these reports ordered by
President Jordan, will not give the
association the seme support as in the
past.
Mr. Cheatham may be all right, but
he bag acknowledged speculating In
the nhmc of another In order to ac
commodate that friend. The associa
tion has been waging war -in all nnr-h
transactions, and there will not be the
samo confidence In it and Its efforts
as long as an officer Is connected with
It who will even "wink at" such trans
actions. The association would
better off with another secretary
against whom there Is not the slight
est suspicion.
He Should Retire.
From the Moultrie Observer.
We have n,o doubt that the recent In
vestigation of the Southern Cotton As
soclatlon was demanded and prosecut
ed by the enemies of the association,
or at least by the cotton exchanges
being opposed by the association, but
some things were revealed that make
the Investigation worth what It cost.
The disclosures have already resulted
In one man resigning, and If Mr. Rich
ard Cheatham has the proper apprecia
tion of the Importance of hln conduct
and the harm he Is likely to do tho as
sociation he will himself retire and re
move the smoke and foul atmosphere
from around the president and other
earnest and conscientious officials.
A Serious Request.
From the Charlotte Observer.
The Atlanta Journal, a paper which
has been very much Interested In the
Southern Cotton Association when It
could turn attention from the guber
natorial race, has a double-column ed
itorial with black face type asking
Secretary Cheatham to resign. When*
It Is remembered that the secretary
draws 65.000 a year os salary, to say
nothing of what he may make by
dealing In futures, this Is seen to be a
serious request.
Ths Report Disqualifies Cheatham.
From the Mobile Register.
The committee that Investigated the
connection of Richard Cheatham, sec
retary of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion. with bucket shop gambling In At
lanta, la as lenient In Its treatment of
Cheatham as possible, but Its condem
nation Is such that It disqualifies
Cheatham. Either he Is deficient in
knowledge of the proprieties of fils po
sition or Is deficient In moral charac
ter. In either rase he ought not to be
secretary of the association.
Msy Run Brokerage of His Own.
From'The Columbia State.
Mr.'Cheatham will now soon have the
opportunity of running a brokerage
business of his own, with no man to
say him nay. He will be free, white
and without office.
In Tom Taggart's Class.
From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Richard Cheatham’s resignation
should go along with Tom Taggart’s
and Chauncey M. Depew’s.
PENCIL POINTS.
The dog star must lie a sky terrier.
Most political prophets expect political
profits.
The man with plenty of posh usually his
a strong pulL
The wisdom of youth Is often the Ignor
ance of old age.
ne Is wise who bolds s diploma from tbs
school of experience.
If “time Is money," the Inaccurate time-
piece la s counterfeit mint.
One trouhle Is that too many people keep
the lid on their consciences.
There are those who heed the "call of
the wild" who are Indifferent to the coll
of duty.
Habit Is at first of diaphanous texture,
but later It becomes like the shirt of Nes
ses.
Some men who office In sky srrapers leant
to lay the blame on the elevator man If
their offspring are not properly brought up.
It Is safe to say that every girl Is as
pretty as she can be. If she could be any
prettier she would.
The money Invested In a marriage license
returns greater dividends on the nmount In
vested than that used In any other way—
either of happiness or unhappiness.
Ily l'rlratt* I-enai-d Wire.
New York, Aug. The Pittsburg
millionaire Is determined to keep la
the public eye. To the names Thaw,
Coroy and Hartje Is now added Raf
ferty ns a purveyor 6f news In tho
Way of startling variations from the
sober American marital situation. Ths
latest addlton to the Pittsburg brand
of millionaire newsmakers Is Gilbert
R. Rafferty, one time the "coke king."
Strictly speaking. Mr. Rafferty belongs
to the nuptial-trouble colony only by
hla proxy and Indirectly through his.
son.
His handsome daughter-in-law says
her husband loved her until his father
surreded In getting him to leave her
and go to the Philippines as an enlist
ed soldier. Tho name of Rafferty la
likely to figure to n considerable ex
tent In the newspapers for a while.
While Laura Blggar Is not exactly In
the class of the others, either as to
being strictly a Pittsburg product or
a muIM-miUlonaIre, her money, nearly
a million, comes through tho Pltts-
burger Bennett, and tho suit for 6300,-
000 ngnlnst her by her whilom friend
and ally, may fnlrly be credited to
the Pittsburg news incubator.
Truly Pittsburg Is doing her full
share toward tho edification of the
multitude.
Andrew Carnegie proposes to take no
chances r.f having objertlnnahlo build
ings erected near his Fifth avenue pal
ace. That Is the reason assigned for
hla prompt foreclosure of a mortgage
of 6100,000 on two lots owned by Con
tractor Daniel Gaffney.
Mr. Carnegie Is not usually In ths
habit of going around and foreclosing
on little 6100,000 bits- of land, and so
thoso who knew of the procedlngs be
gan inquiring for a reason today. They
found It In this fact.
Mr. Carnegie feared tbat young Mr.
Gaffney might build a stable, which
would stare In the face of his mansion
and mako tho neighborhood unsightly.
Tho two lots, which were owned by
Mr. Gaffney, adjoin the twin mansions
of william D. Sloan and Wiliam A.
Burden, Jr., who recently sued Mr.
Carnegie beenuso ho had sold lots on
the other side of them to General
Brice. >
Complaint has bean mode to the
health department of the discordant
notes given out by the pipe organ la
John D. Rockefeller’s Fifth avenue
Baptist church. AH Murray Hill Is up
In arms against the Instrument The
church is closed, but the organ sends
forth discords by the’ hour. If hytnna,
were played tho residents In the neigh
borhood assort, thpre would not be any
complaint, but a Jumble of musla la
too much for them.
There Is a row In the New York pro-*
duco exchango over the cut made by*
Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law oS
President Roosevelt, In the scrub wom
en, elevator men and porters employed!
In the building.
Mr. Robinson cut the women's wags
of 66 a week to 65.50. The women
work about eight hours a day. Ele
vator men who were working twelve*
hours a day and have to put In ona,
night a week as watchmen, are cut frank
614 a week to 612. Nor does Mr. Rob
inson believe that portere working
fourteen hours a day are worth 612 a
week, so he has cut tholr pay to 610.
Mr. Robinson's estimate of the value
of labor, however, does not colnoldo
with that of a large number of the
2.500 members of the exchange, who
drew up opetltlon to be served on the
board managers of the exchange re
questing that the wages bo restored.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Prlvato Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 8.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—J. D. Jernigam Miss
Jemlgan, B. M. Hall, Jr., P. Bowen,
C. E. Crease, C. B. Gear, o. Hender
son, H. Jackson, M. Lichtenstein, H.
D. McDonald, J. C. McMIchari, E. IV.
Rose, Miss M. B. Whiteside.
IN PARI8.
Special to The Oebrslsn.
Porte, Aug. 8.—Mra. A. R. Powera
end Master Henry' Elliott, of Atlanta,
Go.; Mlse Dela Harris, of Cedartown,
Ga, and Eleahof And Josephine Hill,
of Grovetowrv Go, registered at the
office of the European edition of the
New York Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUQU8T 8.
1500-Pope Alexander VI died.
1540—Henry VH! of England married Cath-
prlne Howard.
1®3—Jacques Ilasnaga de Itesaval born.
1S15—Najioleon emlterked for Ht. Helena.
1837—George Canning, English statesman,
1846—David Wllmot Introduced bis proviso
l'iTudssion*’grauted to M. Thiers and
other political exiles to return tb
1873—steamer Wswssaet burned on Poto
mac river; thirty-five lives lost.
1851—Transvaal ceded to the Boers. Re
public proclaimed.
1885—Imposing funeral of General Grant In
_ New York. ■ -
US6—British steamer Chstterthnn foundered
nesr Sydney, N. 8. W.; fifty-four lives
1880-1- *>i iuer^Governor Atkinson, of Oeor-
J»»—fi.-’nt. vint-Gcncral Nelson A. Miles,
t!. 8. A., retired.
1804—Seventy-six persons killed In wreck on
[Ho Grande rallroed user Pueblo. Colo.
1905—St. Thornes P. E. Church, New York
city, destroyed by fire.
THE PEG-TOP SOLDIER.
(The* army uniforms designed by the
English taller sre to hare peg-top
trousers.)
A man today must lie fully clad
For whatever he tries to do;
The soldier now Is all to the bad
In en Ill-fitting suit of blue.
He eiust look leredup end etlff end
- "smart"
And lose hla easy awing.
For the tailors swears by nit aheara and
That the uniform's the thing.
The farmers who foacht at Ranker Hfll
IHsgrared the army a fama;
They gava the regular troops their fill.
But their elothea were a crying shame.
And Old Hickory's men, they were all trad
blue
And they rrumplM the veterans' line,
Bnt the tailor aaya they would sever do,
For their uniforms lacked design.
peg-top trousers clad,
Mrh soldier may calmly aay:
"I'll do all that a wtll-drvaeed soldier
_ ran
_Rho la careful wbat le'a about,
Bnt I ran not mix with a botn mats
la an Ill-fitting, dingy clout."