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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN- niiPAT. Ariii *t t". ivw The Atlanta Georgian ■ JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEF.LY, President. Telephone ”L Connections. ~ Subscription Rites: One Tetr ........ $4.50 Six Months ......, 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By Cirrier,. per .week 10c Published Every Alternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. st 25 V?. Alsbsma Street, j Atlsnis, Gi. . = -V la *ot-r,1 is »ernnd.r!aas matter Ap-11 a. ISOS, at lb* pnatoffie* St Atliats. pt..nadir set of congrea* of March t IX7S. Thos. E. Watson and Charles R. Pendleton. As a’ member In good standing of the Red Cross Bo. ety of Georgia Politics, we are pleased to '.-port a condition of temporary tranquillity between the Hoo. Thomas E. Watson and the Hon. Charles R. Pendleton. It la not astonishing that these' two distinguished Georgians should bare clashed In the field of political strife. They are natural and constitutional antagonists. The/ are political antltheaei. They could not If they tried reaeon In a different tray from that In which they are kt present employed, and they would scarcely be hnnett It they' entertained different convictions than those which move them In their separate spheres. Ur. Watson Is n constitutional reformer. He la a man of the people, militant In temper, fearless In spirit, a student of great industry, a thinker of great power, and a speaker and writer of remarkable force. The whole tread and environment of Mr. Watson's life Joined to his study and reading hare made him without design a natural leader of those great causes which seem to be In antagonism lo the corporations and In sympathy with the masses of the people. Ha could no nfore help being a Democrat than he could help breathing, and when the Populist party came up and soemed to him to carry tho sentiments of the old Democracy from whose leading he had detlved bis creeds, It was also Impossible for him to fall to becoma n Populist and naturally tha greatest Populist of hla generation. Even the worst of Mr. Wat son's enemies have never questioned hla personal beliefs or his political affiliations. Mr. Charles R. Pendleton Is Juot as naturally a con servative. Whatever the environment of hla earlier years, bis temperament and hla convictions have held him constantly within these Inter dnys upon the aide of prop erty and vested Interests, Many of ua who have ahlv- erod lances with the editor of the Telegraph upon these questions have at times been Irritated by hla obstinacy and force, but thoee of ns who know him best are frank to concede that his convictions are as honestly assumed as they are resolutely and capably defended. It Is only Just to believe that he has followed logically the reaulta of his own study and Investigation. Into the economic questions of today, and that he states things at he tee* them and defends things as he betTcves them. No opponent who has ever crossed swords with him can deny the fact ot hla force and of hla conrage and of his equipment. It is a matter of regret that two men equally honest, equally brave and equally well established In the respect of Georgians, should have carried their differences to expressions so bitter and allegations so fierce as to leave permanent wounds or at least permanent scars upon the'body and in the bosom of them both. • It Is one of the paradoxes of an Intelligent age that men of reason cannot learn to reason toward different contlctloas without losing patience with each other and without destroying the friendly relations that have ex isted between them. • • • Colonel Pendleton wea perhaps the nggreaidr in' the conflict between Mr. Wation and himself, and a* far ns we have been able to read tha record, wai the authority for many comment*, both personal and denunciatory, which finally provoked Mr. Watson tp a reply. The passage of arms between these two gentlemen baa been neither gentle nor Jbyous. It has been filled with strong statements, with brilliant rhetoric, with rich figure*, with keen wit and with barbed points of satire and denuncia tion. And yet. sitting tn their separate sanctums, one ot the home and the other of the newspaper office, these two men In their hearts and below tha anrfaco of their fierce discussions mutt each believe and know that the other la honest, as each la aura that tha other Is able. Mr. Pendleton at a fair and sensible gentleman can not tail to take Into account the aptiit and the character of hla llluatrtoue opponent. He cannot fall to realise that tn at) of Mr. Watson’s fights and political battles In the i ast he hat never fniled to avow that under the name of Populist he wae at heart and In cieed an unbroken exifonent of the truest Jeffersonian creeds of Democracy. Beyond the paaslon of the hour Mr. Pendleton must know that Mr. Watson has never been accused from any rep utable source of any act lacking In personal Integrity or In civic patilotlam. Mr. Watson In hla home at Thomaon with hla alert Intelligence scanning the state, must realise that Mr. Pendleton's attitude and convictions toward this cam paign were what might have been expected of hint. They ,, are consistent with hie previous record and previous alignment. And knowing the*e things It Is so strange that men of such greet minds and of such large experience should fail to give that charitable consideration to the varying conditions which mark the varying conviction* ot each other and to ateer clear of the bltterneaa and the wrath which has distressed their mutual friend*. Theae men are students of history and of philosophy. They each know that If Wendell Phillips bad been born In Wilkes county and raised under the thadow of slavery that he would have been as fierce a secessionist aa Bob Toombs himself, and that If Bob Toomb* bad been born In Bos ton and bad lived under the shadow of Paneull Hall and Bunker Hill, he would have been for tho cause of aboli tion aa great a champion a* Phillips or Oarrtaon. And so, whan the atrlfe le over, why should not thl* m, tal and ' constitutional Democrat and ropuliat ,u etch out a hand to meet the outntretebed band of a constitutional and temperamental ccuaervatlve. and bury Hi. acrid personalities of n heated campaign tn the con- <,->stuu of mutual Integrity, equal patriotism and mutual courage? Georgia boa few cltixene who are braver, brainier ; ud mm« honest (ban Thomta B. Wation and Charles R. Pendleton. They do not belong tn tho same party and ib. v can never honestly and conscientiously fight under The Kline political flag. They are victim* of a curac In B>"ithero politics wntch under the wide and compre hensive banner of organisation forced by the existence , of the m-gro problem has gathered under the name of Democracy in the South the moat motley group of con victions Giat ever went behind A ahlbbolcth to battle. And In the full realisation of this lamentable fact we ( |tru,t that these great and useful Georgians will rise to ibelrs to purify and ennoble. And. alaal It la theira, too,! wca’her we have down In this favor, jtho great height of manly charity and return when this jin many melancholy Instances, to point out and to ahare j country, the temperature merely becom to tha friendly relations j the primrose patb, the end whereof la death. ; on which to hang that original query. "Is It hot enough ctlon of tho kind of hook •wife coming battlo la ore which have existed In a nobler and happier past We Applaud the Boykin Bill. The passage of the Boykin bill la a distinct triumph for this moral element and the cotton growers of the state of Georgia. It baa been passed In response to the demands made by these combined element* of our civic life. The de cisive nature of the final ballot Indicates tha strength and force of cuts- element In a moat gratifying and In spiring wa/. - The Georgian I* tn a position to congratulate Repre sentative Boykin upon the passage of the bill, and with equal heartiness to congratulate the people of Georgia 6*pon their triumph tn the matter. By the records of this discussion It will appear that The Georgian waa the only dally paper published la Atlanta, and one of tha very few papers published In the state that gave hearty and cordial Indorsement to the fight of the cotton grow er* and the retail credit men against bucket shop*. We jvere outspoken, definite and clear In our condemnation of theae Institution* and opposed them without limita tion from day to day. From opinions previously entertained the Georgian waa undev the Impression that a very decided difference In nature and In tendency existed between the bucket shop# and the exchangee and under this Impression we frankly contended, not for the retention of the exchange* but for mature and careful consideration of tha question in order that no radical action might be hastily taken, but that the fullest Justice might be done for all parties at Interest. The last word which we bad to say upon this ques tion, and which summarised our whole position, was In substance aa iQllowi: ■We are definitely opposed to the existence of the bucket shops, and If they cannot be destroyed wltbont carrying away the exchanges, then, upon the demonstra tion of this fact, wc will bo abundantly willing to Join with tho credit men In cutting deeper Into the evil which we both so heartily condemn.” As the discussion has proceeded and as tbe facts have been brought out and the Judgment of the majority has apparently been recorded upon this measure. The Georgian elands In thl* a* In all other Instance* for the beat and highest thing that it sees In Georgia, with out restriction and without hesitation, and offer* Its congratulations to all parties whose brain* and energies have brought to pas* tbe passage of this Boykin bill, We are not unmindful of the tact that the execution of the Boykin bill will entail serious losses upon a large number of our reputable and popular cttlxons Id Atlanta and In other cities of the state. We are also mindful of tbe fact that, if this bill should be adopted In other atatee and the wire exchanges wiped out of our system, It will restrict these transactions hereafter almost en tirely to New York and New Orleans, and If the senti ment should become strong enough to reach throughout national legislation and abolish the larger exchanges, that the prices of our products would be regulated by Liverpool and Bremen and that Europe will dictate the value of American farm products. But In spite of these objections, and they are sort oua objection*, we can never tall to add our voices to the chorus of congratulation which salutes the triumph ot any measure that has tn It a moral uplift for the peo ple and an answer to the demands of the merchant and of the tanner. - ...... , , ! '——, .1 The Woman in the Case. Cherches la femme. That t* to say, In plain United States, look for the woman. The aonsatlon. of tbe hour, Just nt present, Is. the failure ot tbe Milwaukee Avenue National Bank of Chi cago, which ha* been looted of more th«n • million dol- lars by tbe president, with the alleged connivance of the cnihter. Tbe pathetic feature of the failure Is the fact that something like $2,000 small depositors, mostly Swedes In poor clrcumatancea, trusting In the Integrity of their fellow-countryman, the president, have the savings of a lifetime locked up in the bank, and are camped around the wrecked Institution, walling and pleading for their hard-earned little fortune*. Kvery day brings now"and exciting scenes where these men and women are clamor ing for their money and the entire affair has developed world of human Interest. The cashier has given himself up, and Insists that he baa not at any time been d fugitive from Justice. Indeed, he waa sitting In one ot the parka of Chicago discussing the matter with a reproter for The Chicago Tribune while the officers ot the law were flooding the country with detective* and circulars sent out to arrest him. He maintain* that he baa recently called the presi dent's attention to the fact that hla loans from the bank were excessive and should be taken up. This alarmed the head of the Institution and tn a tew day* he fled. The worldly wl*o began at once to "look for the woman,” and thare was no daisy In finding that at least there was a woman In the ease. She appears to be an attractive divorcee, a musician and critic, who held a high place In tbe social and artistic life ot the Windy City. So the speculations ot the worldly wlae have been confirmed and It becomes the same old story. It seams to be true that President Stensland was engaged tn many expensive business enterprises, and perhaps lost a great deal of money In them, but the double life, tbe woman In the case, Inevitably came to the top to ex plain hla downfall, and to confirm the world-old proverb. Only a few days ago an absconding cashier from Pittsburg waa caught by looking for the woman. He had- been gone more than a year and all effort* to trace him were In vain. It was known that he had fled with a woman, and a short time ago thl* woman wrote to have her mall forwarded from Pittsburg to Toronto. It was the clew the authorities had been seeking, and In a few day* tbe man waa captured and brought back to Pitta- burg for trial. ' Tbe Chicago authorities, a llttje while ago. were completely at sea. The failure of the bank came a* a distinct surprise. The book* had been so manipulated that, aa one bank examiner puts It, "no one but a mind reader could have discovered the systematic erabextle- nient." But now they have a clew. They are "looking for the woman." -Through all the foul weather that the bard encoun tered." said some biographer of Bqbble Burn*, “a woman might be teen flitting, like a stormy petrel." It has been tbo same old cry ever since the first man who walked the earth made his unmanly charge that "the woman tempted me. and I did eat." There la nothing new In tbli Chicago episode, teaches us nothing which we did not snow before, and j ' One can only repeat platitudes—tbe things that have . for you?" and tbe querlat passes on. been said a thousand time* before—and tay, “Tbe pity of It, lago!" The Atlanta Climate. "Most any kind of weather." said tbe old woman to 8ldney Smith, "la better than no weather at all.” The suffering, slnllng Inhabitants of the' cities of tbe North may well be disposed to doubt tbla just now, for they are undoubtedly suffering as they have not suf fered for a Jong time. But w* of the so-called "Sunny South" can alt serenely by and only feel that degree of Interest which a common humanity Inspires. It has been rather warm down here for the past few days. It la true. Those who took anffletent Interest In the matter to consult a thermometer perhaps dis covered that the mercury waa coquetting rather reck lessly around the nineties. But what of that? No one really attached very much Importance to It With cool breexea, and porbapa a syphon, and a cer tainty that there was nothing fatal about tbe kind of Under this flippancy there Is a basis of fact which It well worth serious cooslderatioa t>y tbe people of the country at large. Every day the wire* and the newspaper* bring Information to tbe effect that dozenj of peopla are dying of sunstroke or suffering seriously from prostration In the great eltlea of the North. It Is the humidity In the atmosphere which does the deadly work. From thl* we are comparatively free down here. Death from heat prostration In Atlanta la almost as un known as death from freexlng In the winter season. We perspire a little and occasionally make tome un kind allusion* to the weather man In our baste, but we don't die, and. we don't suffer from prostration to any extent worth mentioning. It goes without saying that we have no such ex treme* of cold In the winter season. This Is but a practical Illustration of the tact that amoag the other blessings and advantages which tbe people of tbe South enjoy, not the least delightful la the climate, and this Is peculiarly true here In Atlanta. The man who would keep cool In summer and warm In winter should move to Atlanta and pitch hla tent Growth and Progress of the New South tinder this head will nppenr from tlmr in time Information Illustrating tbo rmeniWaM* dereloinnant of ibe South which iwtrn Mdfrthlng tnor« tban pass ing attention. Enhanced Value of Farm Lands. The current number of The Southern Field, which I* devoted to the upbuilding of the South, gives some striking llluntrattdns of the Increas ing value of farm lands In this section of the country. Thl* publication sets forth that three or four year* ago a correspondent of -the Land and Industrial department In a Southern state who complained that he tyaa "land poor,” sought a customer for a large body of land. "It was advertised far and wide at ti per acre, but Investors looked askance at it. ’What sort of land la this that the own er wants to sell at 12 per acre?' they Inquired. ‘Must be something wrong about It; the title Is shaky; It must be swamp land: It must be so sterile thgt nothing will grow on It,' and so on through the whole category of possible objections. But none of theae objection* was applicable to the land In question. The title was straight, from the English crown down-to the Issuance of the last tax receipt; It didn’t contain an acre of waate land, much less a swamp; It would produce St) bushels of corn or ^ bale of cotton to the acre and other things. In proportion; and, as Important as anything else. It was adjacent to a line of railroad which had recently been Incorporated Into the Southern railway system. But apparently people looking for land bargains cotfld see nothing attractive In this offer of cheap land, and so the advertisement went unanswered. However, things began to move In that section. A market demand was created for the products of the section that had not hitherto existed, and the land which went begging at 12 per acre In the course of the next year sold readily at IS per acre. Several successive sales have since advanced the value of this property to 160 per acre. And there Was nothing speculative about It either, as at a value of |50 per acre It had an actual earning power In crop production (0 per cent greater than much land In the West which sells at I too and (ISO per acre. “So, when the actual earning power of Southern farm lands Is frankly considered In connection with the actual prices commanded, there la room for very substantial advances before It can be said that Southern lands de voted to fgrlculture have becoma dear. A Northern visitor to the South marveled to see a farm sold at-1600 per acre. "I thought I had come to a section In which chesp land Is to be had,' he exclaimed. 'So you have,' re plied the purchaser of the $600 land. 'As It Is possible for me to raise five crope In one season on the eame land, and I obtain bigger prices for each crop than you obtain for the alngle crop grown on your land In the North, I consider $600 per acre cheap compared with $160 per acre In your sec tion.' ■ •* • . . ) . i "As a matter of fade thare Is a great deal of valuable land In the South advertised as cheap land altnply because Its great earning power under Intensive cultivation la not fully known and appreciated. The occaalonal Instance of a discerning farmer paying $606 nnd even $1,000 per acre for land—land which can have no preeent nor ultimate use outside of agri culture—ought to be suggestive of the opportunities which exist to purchase similar lands which have not yet come Into use, but which are just as sure to do to aa the Bouth Is sura to grow and wax grept In material things. "8peaktng of the earning power of Southern farm lands. It may not be amiss In this connectlon'to repeat the statement—which has bqen authen ticated—about a fanner of South Carolina whose farm of 10$ acres last year netted him a clear profit of $17,600. And he only used part of hla land at that—some $$ acres. If the Southern Field were to advertise this farm or some other farm of a hundred acre* In South Carolina at $176,000 the price would very apt tn be considered preposterous by the vast majority of Ita readers; yet the net profit of one year's work on this farm represents 10 per cent on a valuation of $176,000. Measured by Ite performance, why la not thl* farm worth thle amount of money?" TOASTING THE GEORGIAN "Editor and Orator." From "The Fourth Rotate,” John Temple Graves la putting all hla energy Into The Atlanta Georgian with the moat cheering result* When he took the editorship of the newspaper he said'that he had withdrawn from the race for tha United States senator- ship. Some of hla friends say that the people of Georgia will not allow Mr. Graves to remain out ot high office long, and that public bonora will bt thrust upon him. As an orator, Mr. Graves has taken rank with the late Henry W. Grady. He Is often called upon to represent the city on Important occasions, and his fellow-cltlsens lose no opportunity to show their reepect and affection for him. Seme of the Beit Writers. From The LaGrange Graphic. From the standpoint of the printer’s art. The Atlanta Georgian la the neat- set paper we have ever seen. From the standpoint of the news features it seems to leave nothing to be desired. And llnally from tne editorial view point It 1* conducted by tome of tl.« moat gifted Georgia writers. There a-e no better writers anywhere than John Tempi* aravea and Charlee J. Bayn.- It seems to be backed up with plenty of money, and with such a combina tion w# can see no reason why The At lanta Georgian should not be a great success from every point of view. Here's good lurk to It. Its Rich Moral Tons. From The Red Hill Independent. The rich moral tone of The Geor gians editorial page I* Inspiring and uplifting, the logic Is Irresistible, the truths presented are striking and sub lime, nnd the "sentiment sweet-scent ed and soulful." It would be a blessed thing for Georgia If The Georgian should go Into every home In the state. A man who reads the.eloquent utter ances written by Mr. Oravca can not but have higher and better thoughts . of life nnd the things that make life H attractive. merely emphaalxee the power for good or evil of woman- j From T he*Mt.*Ve^"i£n“«. It Is theira to exalt and to Inspire beyond the kind. In a well-written editorial on the Im- glan makes some strong points, among other things truthfully says: “One thing, at least. Is clear to the South In this matter, and that Is that It Is better for us to have no Immi grants at all In Dixie then to have this breed of anarchists, assassins and vlce-breedlak races which by ths rec ord contrilfbte 64 to 70, and sometime* $0, per cent of the crime and vice from tbe locality In which they live." "On* of the Country's Greatest-" From The Conyers Banner. The Georgian, Atlanta's new evening paper, la now coming to onr desk reg ularly. Too much success cannot be predicted for this great paper, for with such men as John Temple Graves and Charles J. Bayne In charge of the edi torial page, and T. Buford Goodwin as managing editor, nothing short ot one ot the greatest newspaper* of the South could be expected. "Brainy, Eloquent Head." From The Mitchell Banner. The Georgian Is well equipped with all modern requirements, and with this bold, brainy and eloquent man at Its head. It Is destined to gainst prominent place ir t>« uthern Journalism. This new *r srprts* and other things have .aua." Hr. Grave* to com* out of the . ce fo* United States senator. This tar, will be regretted by his many friend* throughout tbe South. "Of the South Southy." From The Cordel* Rambler. The Georgian, w* predict, will be one of the leading representative pa per* of the South. John Temple Graves is u statesman and writer of Southern Ideals, and vve predict that hla great paper will be ot the Bouth Southy. "Will Pill a Great Place." From The Houston (Texas) Dally Post. The Georgian will till a distinguished place in the Journalism of tha South. Mr. Graves Is an editor of rare accom plishments. a man of Integrity and lie has surrounded himself with a staff of unusual ability. “A Hummer.” From The Jacksonville Times-Union. John Temple Graves’ new paper. The Atlanta Georgian, is a hummer, and dnmonstrates by expressions of ap proval the popularity of Mr. Graves COMMENT OX REVELATIONS IN COTTON ASSOCIATION .dreams ot avarice or the promptings ot ambition. It U | migration question. The Atlanta O*or- with the people of that state. "The Sporty 8ee.” From The Cordele Rambler. The Southern Cotton Association Is certainly In a dirty mesa, with a sec retary who gambles In cotton futures. Don't you know that the farmer* of the country will be delighted to know that they have-men at their head who know all about the New York Ex change and the difference that exists between a decent exchange and a com mon bucket shop? Such up-to-date leaders and companions opgtit to be encouraged. They put more spice In a farmer's life, teaching him the ethics of tbe high-grade sport who gambles only with gentlemen on the most ap proved exchange board. Mr. Harvle Jordan has probably been familiar with Secretary Cheatham's high-grade antics all along, as Secre tary Cheatham does not seam to think any one could disapprove of such con duct, consequently must have been open In his operation*. Still, Mr. Jor dan seems to be slow-blooded, with a pulse that don t beat to the “ways of the world." So, at this time, he Is badly discounted In the game, and tnny have to resign, that hla place may be tilled by a more excellent man of the world and a more accomplished racon teur, that the farmer may become more In touch with the elegant proprieties of an aesthetic civilisation. Surely one of these men must re sign. and who disputes It that the slow- spirited Jordan must be the sacrifice? The Charge* Were Sustained. From The Amerlcus Tlmes-Recorder. The Investigation Into the charges preferred by Mr. Anderson on the floor of the house, to the effect that officials of the Cotton Grntver*' Association "had been dabbling In cotton futurea and having Interest In an Atlanta bucket shop, have been fully sustained. The entire case was referred for Investlga. tlon to a committee selected by Presi dent Harvle Jordan, with tha result that Mr. Anderson le sustained entirely In his charges. The committee found that Richard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton Growers' Association, had dealt In cotton future*, although Cheatham claimed that he “only acted for r friend.” Another official, Arthur Fair, child, with the title ot "manager . of the bureau of publicity,” It was shown, owned or had owned stock In an At-, lanta bucket shop. It Is not known what will become of the matter, but there Is no doubting the fact that the conduct of these officers will very serl- outly Impair the usefulness ot the Southern Cotton Growers' Association. The farmer who tolls and sweats to make his cotton bales Is certainly not f :olng to put up money to sustain In usury, at fat salaries, men who back the futurea market, which agency con trols and manipulates the price ot cot ton and generally to his disadvan tage. A Poser. From The Albany Herald. The world Is solemnly Informed In the “finding” of the august committee which was appointed by President Harvle Jordan to Investigate certain charges to the effect that officers of the Southern Cotton Association were speculating In cotton futures, that the by-laws of the association do not pro hibit Its officers or employees from dealing In futures. Of course not. But what ever made President Jordan or der that Investigation? Harvis's Vanity Gets a Jar. From The Fort Gaines Sentinel. Mr. Harvle Jordan makes a aerloua mistake when he speaks ot the "ene mies of the Southern Cotton Associa tion In Georgia.” The association haa no enemies In Georgia. There are, however, quite a number of people In the state who do not agree with Mr. Jordan In hla Ideas ot his own Infalli bility, and the vanity and egotism of the would-be Moses has had * Jar. Straightway all theae people are con demned as enemies of the association. Loss* Respect of th* People. From the Washington Gaxett*. Mr. Richard Cheatham Is charged with being Interested In a bucket shop In Atlanta. Ha Is secretary of tha Southern Cotton Growers Association, and has posed aa a man who was op posed to bucket shop*. He has pub lished a lengthy card In regard to the matter, but has not even denied the charge. Of course he will lose the re spect of the people he has been serving In an official capacity If he cannot prove that he has been sincere in hla profession*. Sincerity Is more to be desired than all the protestations that a man can make. Loek for Other Noms d* Plume. From The Chsrlotte Observer. Secretary Cheatham, of the' South ern Cotton Association, an organisation of cotton growers which uses Its best endeavors to stop speculation In the staple—dealing in futures—carried his account with the exchange under the name of Mike O'Grady. It might be well for the farmers to ascertain If oth er of th* officer* of their organisation do not possess similar noms de plume. He Knew* Now. From the Albany Herald. President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, has prob ably realised by this time that he not only made a great mistake, but atlnred up a hornet when he lost his temper and "Jumped on” Editor John By Private Ionised Wire. New York. Aug. to.—Following th* example set by Mrs. Langtry, Lillian Russell Is going In for racing. For tome time those Interested In turf matters have been trying to lo cate a mysterious "Mr. Clinton," for whom some, pretty good thoroughbreds were being purchased. The secret is now out; "Mr. Clinton" la no other .than the fair Lillian. Outside of the buying agents here, who have gathered np colt* here and there, her Australian agents have been successful In quietly buying up eight of Carbine's get. THey are now quar tered at the Flemlngton course, near Melbourne, where the race for the Mel bourne cup Is to be run. Before Australians and careful En- llshmen realised that one of the Car bine blood bad won tbe Melbourne cup for the last four years, “Mr. Clinton" had cornered the Carbine market. The Roosevelt home club, composed of admirers of the president, has failed to acquire possession of the Roose velt homestead, where he was born, to turn It Into a landmark of New York. Justice McLean baa granted an or der permitting the sal* of the proper ty for $$0,000. The project was op posed by the president. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 10.—Here are soma of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—E. M. Holleyman, J. Le vin, Mrs. R. N. Munroe, J. B. Crane, W. C. Warfield, F. Adair, Miss Brow ard, Miss L. Clarke, C. E. Dowaian, Miss P. Hardy, C. T. Tobin, Miss G. Scully, W. H. Wright. MACON—O. Clark, S. N. Gins. SAVANNAH—W. O. Austin, E. B. Fitzgerald, W. C. Gault, B. Gordon, Jr., A. C. Lustlg, J. C. Hoch, Mrs. C. H. Strong, Dr. L. Turner. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. AUQU8T 10. UM-Denglas slalu tt battle of Chery Chaw, Eugtand. 1699— Henrietta Marie, queen of Charles I, born. 1(76—Greenwich observatory established. 1700— Ferdinand VI of Hpaln died. Hoc- needed by Charles III. 1782—HI r Charles James Napier bora. 1?>2—The Swiss Guard killed In tn attack on the Tullerle* la Paris. 1821—Missouri aduiltted as a state. 1*46—Smithsonian Institution at Washing, ton founded. 1861-Battle or Wllaona Creek. Mo. 1$?«—Marshal Bi Seine escaped from tba Isle of Hie. Marguerite. 187*—International monetary conference opened at Parta. 18*4—Severe earthquake felt along Atlantic coast. 1*86—James W. Marshall, discoverer ot gold lu California, died. 1887—On* hand red excursionists killed lu * railroad wreck at Forest, BIS. IK*—Maxwell, the murderer of Charles A. l'rsller, hanged In St. Louis. 18*1—united States vessels ordertd to China lieeause of .disturbance. IKtt-Genry set enforced, hirst Chinaman deported from Hen Francisco. 1*04—Earthquake shocks felt In Memphis, 1904—Walderk-Itousssnu, French statesman, died. Born December 2. 1848. 1906—President ltooaevelt addressed large meeting of miners at Wllkesbarre, Pa. Temple Graves, of The Atlanta Geor gian. Tim* to Resign. From The Sanderavllle Progress. It Is time for Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton Association, to re sign. Ha admits speculating In cotton futurea for a friend, but It I* of course presumed that he would get part of th* profits, aa few men work for nothing, even for a friend; Help Up to Seorn. From the Jacksonville Floridian. Richard Cheatham, secretary, and Harvle Jordan, president of the South ern Cotton Asaoctatlnn, are accused of speculating In cotton futures and are both being held up to the scorn of cot ton growers of the South. Using Hit Office at a "Jimmy.” From The Shreveport Journal. Mr. Cheatham looks very much like a man who ha* been using hla official position aa secretary of the Southern Cotton Association simply aa a lever with which to pry open the strong box of the bucket nbop. A Telling Comparison. From the Charlotte Observer. Secretary Cheatham probably feel* a good deal like the friend of the peo ple who lost a card case containing various and sundry railroad passe* and was forced to make known the tact tn the hope of their recovery. A Discredited Prophet. From The Hawklnsvlll* Dispatch. The Colton Journal, th* official or gan of Jordan and J'heatham. says present prospects forecast a crop of only 11.000,000 bales. On Dscimbtr 2 this same crowd "guaranteed" the last crop would not exceed 9,444,0$$. Wilson Should Investigate Cheatham. From The Carolina Spartan. Secretary Wilson should send aa expert down to Atlanta to Investigate Richard Cheatham, secretary of th* Cotton Association. Has Oon* No Good. From th* Albany Herald. - While dealing In cotton futures I* not a crime, this bucketshop scandal has done th* Southern Cotton Asso ciation no good. Th# Georgian's Genuine Service. From the Rome Tribune. The Atlanta Georgian has rendered tbe farmers of the South a distinct service In stirring up that Cotton As sociation crookedness. Hard to Mako HIm WKita. From th* Brunswick Nears. Th* Southern Cotton Association .*11) have to buy a car load of whit****!* to make him look real white again.