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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Rates: Published Every Afternoon One, Year $4.50 Except Sundsy by Six Months....... 2.S0 THE GEORGIAN CO. Three Months..... J .25 st 25 V. Alabsms Street, By Csrrler, per week 10c Atlanta, Ga. Eottrod it second-class matter April 25, 1906. at the PostoflTCc# ftt Atlanta* Ga.. trader act of coogrtss of March S. ItTt. The Rate Bill Effective Today. The sixty days from the passage of the railroad rate bill have expired and today the measure which was per haps the most notable of the first session of the Fifty- ninth congress goes Into full force and effect. That the bill has Its defects, and that there are per haps absolute contradictions In Its provisions, no one will undertake to deny, but when the history of the twentieth century conies to be written the achievement of this re form after years of agitation *111 be regarded as (he Ini tial step In one of the most Important movements of the time. During the past few dsys we have heard most of the enforcement of the provision that no free passes ■hall be issued by Interstate railroads, but this Is by no means the most effective part of the new measure. The' bill for the regulation of railway rates requires all Inter state carriers to make through routes and reasonable Joint charges. It sweeps Into the category of common car riers all oil pipe lines, express companies, sleeping car companies and private car lines. Railways are prohibit ed from engaging In production or any other business than trnnsiiortatlon, such as coal mining, but pipe lines are excluded from this provision. It provides that all rates shall be Just and reasonable, and It gives the interstate commerce commission full power, upon complaint and after a full hearing, to fix a reasonable and Just maximum rate, which shall take effect within thirty days and .shall remain In force for two years unless changed by the commission or set aside by the courts. It Increases the number of commissioners from four to seven, makes their terms seven years and raises their salaries to $10,000. Violations of the orders of the commission, If know ingly committed, may be punished by a line of $5,000 n day. each day constituting a separate offense, and enforce ment of the orders of the commission may be secured either through Injunction or mandamus. It provides for a limited review by the court! of the orders of the commission, but no Injunction or decree re straining the enforcement of an order may be granted except after not less than five days’ notice to the com mission. Either party may take appeals from the orders of the commission from the lower federal court to the supreme court. The railroad bill further provides the publication of ell rates, fares or charges, and forbids changes except on thirty days’ notice. The commission has power to di rect what records and books shall be kept by common carriers and may have accesa to the same at all times. — Common carriers are required within reason to make ■witch connections with lateral branches and private side tracks and to furnish cars without discrimination. If this provision Is violated shippers may bring complaint before the commission. All common carriers are required to Ale with the commission copies of all contracts and agree ments for shipment of property made with other compa nles. It limits freo transportation to certain specified persons, and It prohibits rebates and discriminations of ■I) kinds. Every person or corporation, whether carrier or shipper, agent or trustee, who Is found guilty of giv ing, receiving or soliciting rebates or discriminations may be fined from $1,000 to $20,000 and imprisoned for not more than two years. There are some things which “the laird sends and the devil brings," so It comes about that a Republican congress adopted this measure. But they have merely stolen our own thunder and Inasmuch as It Is an essen tlslly Democratic measure we should give It our hearty support. It paves the way to still greater reforms In tho Interest of the people and hastens the dny when great corporations shall become tho servants and not tho mas ters and oppressors of the people. The punsters eon no longer say that Comer Is a comer. He has came. > The Passing of Passes. The abolition of free passes by the act of congress In the railway legislation of last winter will have In general n most wholesome effect upon the country. There can be no doubt that the use of passes has been one of the subtlest methods by which the minds of men have been Influenced touching methods of legisla tion relating to these great corporations. And, It Is equally true that when the act la fully In effect. It will come nearer to establishing a basis of Impartial consider ation for the great questions that touch transportation end the people. Probably the press has been lets Influenced than any other class of people reached by passes. Every reputable newspaper pays dollar for dollar In Its advertising col umns at regular rates per Inch or per column tor every mile that It rides on the railways of the country, and with the newspaper at least, this has been a thoroughly business arrangement, untouched by any question of In fluence or by any suggestion of corruption. There was really no reason why the system so far aa It related to the press should have ever behn disturbed by tho legisla tion In congress. It two merchants‘propose to inter change their commodities upon an equal basis—If a gro cery merchant chooses to pay a dry goods merchant In flour or In hams. It would seem to be beyond the right or the policy of legidatfon to Interfere. And so. If a news paper and a railway choose to Interchange advertising space for so many miles of travel instead of paying actual money for It, the transaction Is thoroughly legitimate and bfeyond criticism. But for all that the honest newspaper fully accepts the situation with any Inconveniences that attach to Its agents and to its business departments. We can Just as easily receive money for space and pay money for mile age as other lines of business can do, and In order to halt the giving of rebates, end In order to destroy the In fluence upon the minds of Judges and legislators, the fourth estate Is perfectly willing to come with cheerful ness and equanimity under the general law which is designed for the good of all. This law affects The Georgian less than almost any other newspaper In the country. But we heartily Indorse It. looking to see admirable results from lip passage. Among other things which It will accomplish,*!!! bu to put riewspajters on even terms with their competitors In dealing with advertisers. In the past It has tod fre quently been the custom to tempt space by the perquisite of railroad passes that weut with the distribution of these favors. And so, tho whole atmosphere would seem to be cleared and the methods of business simplified and ren dered legitimate by the execution of this law. The Agitation Has Done Good, The determined agitation for the enlistment of the co-operation of the negroes themselves for the sup pression of vice and for the amusement of their own public opinion against the criminals of the race, Is bear ing wholesome and effective fruit. The columns of The Georgian have been filled for days with comments from strong and sensible-negroes throughout the country Indorsing the crusade which we have made and pledging their co-operation. Commis sioner Stinson, of the Morris-Brown college, the best of negro Institutions of learning, promptly telephoned that he would thunder along the lines of the suggestion. Con- gregatlonallst Proctor, the ablest preacher of hts race In the state, has a communication In The Georgian today which speaks for Itself. And B. J. Davis, the ablest edi tor In the state, falls Into line with a broad and excel lent statement In full sympathy with the suggestions which we have made. This brings Into direct co-operation four of the strong est forces of the negro race In Georgia, and If these strong men will only see to It that their agitations and their words do not lack force and directness In warning and In denunciation, we may expect within a reasonable time to see the Influence of this public opinion flowing from tho higher to the lower ranks of the negro race. 8o, that this agitation will at least have done great good In that It will have Inspired and fixed the leading voices and the lending minds of the negro race Into a full and earnest co-operation with the white race In a great and vital question which affects the civilization and the safety of both. The agitation has been prolific of good In many ways. It has strengthened the defense -of our police sys tem. It has enlarged the county police. It has establish ed a system of deputies which adds Immensely to the safety of our country districts. It has quickened to ac tivity and to vigilance our entire official system, and It has stirred and quickened the best element of the negro race to the vital necessity of cooperating with the white man against the criminals who are bringing ruin to tho negro race. Surely, this agitation has not been without avail, and It only remains for the wisdom and cooperative work of our citizens In n public meeting to Insist upon the ex ecution of such powers as are vested already In our au thorities and In the passage by local and state legisla ture of such other sets as may be required to’ protect and safeguard the women In the suburbs and In the rural dis tricts. Of course, ns ninny of our correspondents have said, the only ultimate and possible complete solution of this great question is along the line which the editor of The Georgian has advocated consistently nnd consecutively for twenty years—thpt sooner or later wo must separate the races and our civilization from the ‘‘body of this death." The colonization nnd deportation of the negro Is an inevitable resultant of the future. It Is marvelous to note the rapidity with which this conviction Is growing In the minds of the moat thoughtful and earnest men throughout tfye country. Rockefeller says In an Interview that we are living too fast—are burning the candle 1 at both ends. But that helps swell the dlvldonds of the paraffine department of 8. O. earliest works, “War and Peace," Is most appraised by Russians. Since he brought out “Anna Karenina," In 1$76, Tolstoy has given himself up to social problems, with the hope of supplying mankind with a better moral and religious philosophy than that which now obtains In the world. “Kreutzer Sonata” appeared In 1880, present ing a certain theory of morals which so shocked some eminent Christians In America that It was “raided" by the authorities. Tolstoy’s views regarding political re form have brought -him Into colllsloq with the Russian authorities on several occasions. - It must be satisfying to Senators Morgan and Pettus to know that their successor Is Just waiting for them to die to get on the government payroll. Georgia’s Increased Tax Returns. The returns nrc all In, and It Is now definitely known that proporty values In the state of Georgia, as shown by the books of the tax assessors of the state, have In creased more than $18,500,000 as compared with the pre vious fiscal year, i This Is n mngnlflcent showing, nnd one which ap peals to the prldo of every citizen of Goorgta. From time to tlrno wo have chronicled. In our department of “The Growth and Progress of the South," various phases of tho development of tho state. Only a few dnys ago It was shown that tho increase in tho amount of now buddings erected In Atlanta In July as compured with July a year ago was twice ns great as the average Increase of the flfty-odd leading cities of the United States. Various other facts have been brought out to show tho splendid growth of this city and state, but none of theso facts hna been more gratifying than the returns In the taxnblo value of tho real and personal proporty of the pcoplo of tho stale this year as compared with last, and this verdict will be generally accepted. Forty-six—and In fact It Is nearer forty-seven—mill ions of dollars .Is n great deal of money and when this much Is voluntarily added to the assessed value of the real estate nnd personal property of the commonwealth we may imngtne that It means a high degree of general prosperity on the part of the people. These facts, presented to the thinking people who read Tho Georgian, are having a beneflcla! effect. Wo are provlng’to the country at large that we are Increasing In our commercial and Industrial greatness every day and that the South offers moro splendid opportunities for the Investor and the home-seeker than any other section of our common country. Figures do not lie—If you put them down right—and the official returns from tho va rious counties of the state present a convincing argu ment. Next year will ahow an even greater Increase in the value of our taxable property, and thus the great work goes on. Growth and Progress of the New South Under this bead wl!I appear from lime to time luforamtloo Illustrating the remarkable development or tbe South wblcb deserrea something more than pass- log attention. Will Iroa Be As Dear As Copper ? The Manufacturers’ Record, of Baltimore. In discussing the world’s iron ore supply, says: “In discussing the expansion "of the Iron and steel trade superlatives have, of necessity, become common. Records of production are being broken so often and the expansion goes on so rapidly that the figures which yes terday seemed almost beyond our comprehension today become commonplace. It was but a few years ago when a production In the United States, of 10,- 000,000 tons of pig Iron was regarded as one of the wonders nf the world. When this reached 15,000,000 tons men began to question the possibility of the expansion of Industry beyond that point, and last year, when this coun try turned out over 28,000.000 tons, Europe and America alike could scarcely find superlatives strong enough to convey to the general reader a concep tion of the meaning ot such a development. But the record of last year la being far exceeded this year, and, looking to the future, the great world authorities on Iron and steel, however conservative they may be, do not attempt to conceal their deep concern over the future. At the present rate ot consumption, without allowing for any Increase, the world will require, as stated In The Manufacturers' Record last week, more Iron ore In the next ten years than It haa consumed from the beginning of recorded history up to the present time. What this means to the future Is strikingly presented In an address made by Mr. R. A. Hadfield, president of the British Iron and Steel Institute, In his address of welcome to the American Institute of Min ing Engineers In London on July 24. In this address President Hadfleld, re ferring to the enormous expansion of industry and commerce In Great Brit ain, as well as In the United States, said: “ ‘Jn face of theee enormous figures on every hand one can but specu late upon the future. Prophesying before you know is always dangerous, notwithstanding Benner’s remarkable record, but there Is no doubt that fn the not far distant future, unless some very Important source ot Iron ore is discovered, we shall have to husband our ore supplies, or Iron may some day be as dear as, for example, copper. " ’In my presidential address last year I Indicated that It was probable that by the year 1250 100,000,000 tons of pig Iron would be produced annu ally, so that, as compared with 1800, when only about 5,000,000 tons were used, at least 300,000,000 tons of ore would be wanted annually. According to trustworthy authorities only about 10,000,000,000 tons of Iron ore are available In known workable Iron fields, yet by the end of the twentieth century a grand total consumption of probably 46,000,000,000 tons of ore will have been called for. Whence are the supplies to come? ‘•‘If this probable serious position of affairs Is applied practically to ourselves ot today, we realize that the man who makes one pound of Iron go as far as two pounds now do Is a public benefactor of the highest order. " ‘The world's production of pig Iron has doubled In the short space of 15 years; that IS to say. It has advanced from 27,000,000 tons In 1890 to 64,- 000,000 tons In 1905, approximately of the value of $160,000,000.' "These figures, like those recently published by The Manufacturers' Record from Mr. Jeans, secretary of the British Iron Trade Association, and from other authorities, are almost startling In their slrniflcance. The esti mate made by Mr. Jeans that the total known available supplies of ore of the world are only equal to about 40 years' necessities, and Mr. Hadfleld's estimate that during the present century the world will require at least tout times as much Iron ore as Is known to exist In all the workable fields of the world today, are statements calculated to attract universal attention. These etntements are ot Just as much Interest to the farmer, to the merchant and to the banker as to the Iron man. Civilization practically rests upon Iron and steel, and yet these noted authorities take the ground that all pt the known Iron ore of the world isn’t equal to the world’s needs tqr the next 50 years, and Mr. Hadfleld Indicates the possibility of the coming of the time when Iron, which now sells at less than a cent a pound, will be worth as much as copper, which sells at 19 or 20 cents a pound. “The Manufacturers' Record believes that the estimate of 10,000,000,000 tone of available ore of the khown ore supplies of the world Is too small; certainly the estimate for the United States Is much less than has been proven up. It Is safe to say that the South alone has as much Iron ore as the entire country was credited with In that estlipate, or something over 1,000,000,000 tone, but If the estimate ot the total for the world of 10,000,- 000,000 tons should be raised to even 15,000,000,000, or 60 per cent Increase, this would make no material difference In a question of such momentous Importance, for It would only mean a lengthening of the available supply for a comparatively few years longer. We believe that new sources of sup ply will be found and are not Inclined to be alarmists, but that the question of where to And an ample -.re supply to meet the enormous expansion ot the world's Iron Industry Is of the profoundest Importance admits of no ques tion, This situation would seem to Indicate a gradual advancement In the price of Iron and steel, for owners of large bodies of ore. Increasing In trinsically In value aa rapidly as they must of necessity do under theso conditions, will not be willing to part with their ores except on the, basis of very large Increase in price." General Llarllvrqkl was shot and killed at Warsaw Monday. We weep. Such a glorious name as that should have been allowed to go ringing down the halls of time forever more. A Notable Birthday. This Is the seventy-eighth birthday of Count Leo Tolstoy, the most prominent of Rnslsan men of letters and one of the most conspicuous social reformers In the world. It will not be long in the course of nature before we are called niton to chronicle ihe death of this memora ble reformer who has wrought so mightily for his people and who has never hesitated to tell the czar those whole some truths which others conceal from him. Count Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Poltana, August 1828. Hts great ancestor was Peter Tolstoy, the friend of Peter the Great. As a youth Tolstoy Attended the University of Kazan, and at the age of 23 he entered the arfar and went with his brother to the Caucasus. He fought in the Crimean war. and at its close resigned his romniirisioii au d devoted himself to literature. One of bis 8TRONG LEGAL INDORSEMENT. To the Kdltor of The Georgian: To one who baa taken the advanced and positive position you have on the race question In all of Its phases, nnd has, on account thereof, been subject ed to much adverse criticism from cer tain sources, possibly a word of In dorsement from even an obscure pri vate citizen might be gratifying to you. As a youth and a young man I have followed your utterancea on this sub ject, and the grave menace that tho situation threatens has Impressed me In a degree at least even as It has you. And from every dictate of reason and logic and righteousness It does seem to me that you are absolutely correct In your statement that the solution ot the race questmn lies in separation, an nihilation or amalgamation; and to name the last two merely reinforces your position that separation Is the only right solution. 1 have been deeply Impressed during the past few days .by your editorials In The Georgian, and And through discus sion with numbers of your readers hero that the necessities of the situation are forcing themselves upon the public mind. Your suggestion of castration and branding ns punishment for rape Is Indorsed by all with whom I have talk* ed, and, ns stated In your issue of yes terday, It seems that now Is the time for the agitation to crystallize Into some definite action. / A little Inquiry among the mothers, sisters nnd wives of our households de velops the fact that the fear on the part of our women of criminal assault is state-wide, nnd for their sokes some thing must be done to brepk this reign of terror. As one deeply Interested and hoping to be of some service in this great Is sue, 1 write you this letter. How do you think a plan like this would work? Place at the county, seats of all our counties within the next few months a petition, addressed to our general assembly, asking for the passage of a law making the punishment for rape and assault with Inient to rape castra tion and branding in the forehead with the letter R. This petition to contain n pledge on the part of all signing that In the event the pleasure became a law they would not participate In or lend countenaoe to any lynching, but would give a thorough test to the ef fectiveness of the law. As you have stated, legal hangings do not prevent the crime, nor do lynching*, burnings, tortures; and It. therefore, seems to me that this experiment you have named ought to tic fallen upon In this time of our necessity. f am with yog on all the prop osi tion*—nothing fet schools, nothing for churches, nothing for any of the black man's institutions *inle*s denunciations of assaults upon Xhlte women by ne groes be the mala plank In their plat forms. I hear day by flay kind words tor The Georgian—never any unkind ex pressions. And I congratulate you most cordially on making so soon The Georgian, a great factor, a vital force In Southern journalism. With beat wishes for you personally, I beg to remain. Very truly yours, C. L. SHEPARD. Fort Valley, Ga., Aug. 25. THE BE8T 80UTHERN PAPER. To the Editor of The Georgian: The general Impression throughout the state upon the best class of peo ple, the conservative and substantial citizens. Is that The Georgian Is the best paper published In the South. It has been generally understood that it Is a dean paper; that no fake pat ent medicine advertisements, no thriv ing "get-rich" schemes will be held be fore Its readers In full page display, carrying n stamp of approval by vir tue of the quality or reputation of the journal containing the advertisement; also that no whisky advertisements appear In The Georgian. And that The Georgian has adopted or rgther began on a policy advocated by so many of the leading magazines, to Jet nothing nppenr within Its columns but reliable and honest advertisements lotting square deals only. ( « ,.r» advertisement in The Georgian carires a stamp of merit, which increases its value to tho advertiser, and no paper can lose in the long run by such a fair dealing policy. Reliable advertisers are rapidly learning that It is detrimental to their advertisement to appear on the same page or In the same paper with fakes and notorious skin game notices. They are withdrawing their patronage and look suspiciously upon such papers, and are ever seeking a better and more trustworthy medium. N. K. S. Ac worth, Go. CLEAN MEAT FOR ATLANTA. To the Editor of The Georgian; 1 read with a great deal of Inter est your editorial last Saturday on the proposed meat ordinance prepared by special committee of council appointed to Investigate the conditions in Atlanta slaughter houses. I have seen a «opy of the ordinance as prepared and the adoption of such regulations will certainly Improve the deplorable conditions that now exist, most especially as regards to the slaughter houses on which special re port was mhde by members of this committee, /who visited the slaughter houses. 1 was recently presented * a petition opposing the (>assage of this ordinance, asking for my Indorsement. Am proud to say that the petitioner realised tliat he had offered his paper to at teait one man who had followed the find!! gs of the committee, as well as ent re »der of The Georgian. The eft* ms of Atlanta arc Indebted JUDGE GEO. HILLYER FIRMLY-SUSTAINS WELL KNOWN VIEWS To the Editor of The Georgians So many people have asked me why I had nothing to tay in further prose cution of the views I- have so often expressed on the subject ot crimes and lynching that I venture to write you this letter. I feel more free also to write because you have opened your column® and Invite expressions of the kind from the public generally. In 1894 I nude a report to the Bar Association, In which I urged amend ments In the criminal law, with the prophecy that Jynchlng would never be stopped, but would rather Increase, un til the remedies for enforcement of the criminal law were amended and Improved so as to make punishment Immediate and certain. Since then, Impelled by an overmastering sense of .duty, I have several times urged these views before the Bar Association, and by letters In the public press; and In which, as a further reason, I have ar gued that unless something of the kind should be done, the state of things would bring on anarchy. These views have been Indorsed by several large and respectnble and representative re ligious assemblies, and on one occasion several years ago were Indorsed by the Bar Association. A committee was then appointed to urge the policies stated before the legislature. But for some inscrutable reason the leglsla ture did nothing, and so far as I know has done nothing up to the present lime. How on earth that body could shut Its eyes as It has done, and Is now doing, to this most overmastering evil and danger, passes comprehension. It Is a matter to be dealt with not by mobs qr by irregular and Irresporwl blo bodies, but by the law-making pow er. , President Roosevelt not lor7 ago. speaking on the same line, 010I that It has now come about that it almost Impossible to punish crime where the criminal has money enough to employ an able lawyer. Case after case happens In our midst, which veri fies the truth of whut he said. Re cent I v some one has blamed tile judges, The Judges are not to blame. The fault Is In the law. The law puts u gag on the Judge. As tho low now stands, the one man In the court house from whom the law has taken away nearly all discretion nnd nearly all power Is tho Judge. The Juries are reduced nearly to ciphers, and the only person In a criminal trial over whom the law throws Us protecting aegis Is the criminal; apparently with a purpose that even though guilty, ht or she shall not be punished, if possible, not at all; and at all events that when punishment does come It shall be after such great delay as that by ex ample to evil doers, the punishment shall do no good. It Is Impracticable here, of course, to go Into details fully as to what par ticular amendments are needed. But surely If amendments were made In the constitution and law that, in cases of manifest and unquestionable guilt, punishment wrould be Immediate and certain In all cases of crimes against female vlrture; crimes committed on the highway, and crimes against the habitation of the citizen, there would be no need of mob or lynching. When ft rapist Is fairly tried and the Jury finds him guilty and Is ready to say that his is a case of manifest and un questionable guilt, why delay the sen tence of the law, and why should he be tried over again, and especially why should an Indefinite nnd Interminable delay intervent? He does not give his poor victim one single hour or one sin gle minute; wouldn't one single day bfc enough for him? When tried In public Satan could no longer circulate the re port that he was Innocent or make a martyr out of hint. He should be pun ished Immediately, and In my Judgment punished In public, and let hts body hang enveloped In fie white sheet all day long ns a warning to evil doers. It was In this spirit that the laws were administered in ante-bellufn days, and I here bear testimony that under that system no case of violence to a woman of the kind spoken of ever oc curred. Any man of my age or obser vation would tell you that such a thing was never known or heard of. If an Intelligent nnd orderly administration nnd enforcement ot the law were re established now, as was had then, It would soon stamp out these crimes, and our Innocent women and girls would bo protected. I give my Voice In favor of modera tion and orderly proceeding. The prob lem Is one for the legislature. Let as hold them to their duty and responsi bility. There Is great danger In thlp hour of excitement that Irresponsible bodies I GOSSIP By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. By I'rlvntc I.t'ttKvil M'lrn. New York. Aug. 28.—It pays to be surgeon general to the "400." Of course, the matter of fee la the private concern of patient and physician—unless It gets Into tho courts—but It is Inferred that Dr. W. T. Bull received for the recent operation on Mr*. Vanderbilt the neat sum of $15,000. How would you Ilka to be tho surgeon? Mrs. George Law, known as one of the handsomest American wldowa that Parisians ever feted, and who under took io remain constantly at the side of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt Bince she became sick at Saratoga nearly two weeks ago, succumbed today to sick ness herself. She is confined to her suite at the Sandy Point farm, trained nurses and Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., at tending her. Mrs. Law took full charge of ths sick room of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt nnd watched night and day with the staff of ten trained nurses. She per sonally administered the medicines pre scribed by the doctors and kept the patient In the best ot humor and. In cidentally, looked after Baby Cath- lecn. Society folks In Newport who had looked forwrrd to a series of brilliant entertainments, were disappointed to hear that Consuelo, duchess of Marl borough, hun changed her plans, and will not visit Newport this year. Campnnarl, the baritone, from the Metropolitan opera house, Is somewhat disgusted ti lth Newport, where he has been singing for the cottagers at 31,000 program. He is satisfied with the pay, hut word has reached his ears that blarlt.-fieo acta nnd red dancing S irin have received more applause than is singing. Mrs. ogd?n Mills had a number of colored singers it her dinner last week and the large company Joined In the L-horus and api lauded with vigor. Comp,w Isons arc odlus. Campanarl docs not desire that any one Join In his chorus. In fact, It might be dan gerous for the lay voice to enter Into a 31,#79 competition. he ray set. that dines at Canfield's for..lo;,u p|i«e discussed with anlma- n todnv the story of how "BIHle" r'.irldge, the gambler,.has become - father-in-law of a real French tnt. Burbrldgc, who is reticent In nil 11:ires, keeps silent about the af fair, but the true tale followed him from Paris. The count, whose family bears one of the oldest names In France, saw Miss Burbrldgc, tho stunning daughter of the gambler,, on one of the boule vards. Ho sought and obtained nn In troduction. There was a courtship, during which time Papa Burbrldge v.as too busy wooing the goddess of fortune to notice that Dan Cupid was working within his very doors. Just like all obedient American girlB the young woman told the count to "ask father," when he popped the question. And like a true little French man, the count asked his parents to do the asking. They did. "No," said Burbrldgc, “I am not In favor of foreign marriages. Besides, t am a gambler, and I might Injure your social position," “You nre an honest man, and I honor you; that Is enough,” replied the fath er of the count. Thereupon Burbrldge decided that the young Frenchman was plenty good enough for his daughter, nnd the ceremony was speedily per formed. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 28.—Here are some of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—W. Fine, J. H. Lump kin. Z. D. Morrison, B. Y. Mulky, A. R. Thomasson, O. P. Howard, R. Y. Mackey, J. C. Cook, D. M. McCul lough, R. Mosely. SAVANNAH—R. P. Canon, J. A. Co hen. Tins DATE IN HISTORY. AUGU8T 28. may go too fnr. Lot nobody hurt anv lSfll-HoiuUiidment ami capture °/ of tho peaceable and good negroes: but i llntteyn* and Fort Clark. V t . rather commend nnd encourage them. UW—llrltUa bombardment paliqn* of rather commend nnd encourage them. Under right Influence nnd right lend ershlp thousands of them will go will us and will assist In the proper mens ures for redress of these evils. do so much hope. If any public meetings are held* that cautious and conservative counsels may prevail. The ivay people are talking and writing re minds me forcibly ot secession times, which resulted In drenching our land In blood. Let us pursue such a course that we will be upheld by tho Just Judg ment of mankind and at the same time have the approval of our own sense of justice and dictates* of ex-erlenee. I repent, the remedy. If there be any remedy humanly speaking. Is with the legislature. If that body, ns no,w con stituted, can not or will not do Its duty, then the people can at the next opportunity elect men who will. The mills of the trod* grind slowly, but very surely nnd very line. Respectfully, GEORGE HILLYER. Australia possesses a larger number of laud’has only 111 aud Russia about 55. IiummI d»lrc steam boiler* type. They nre 21 feet leu?: by 8 foot 3 luohe* lu diameter, nnd dispense with flat end* nnd gUKsct-pIntc stays, being dish end*, and do away with the stays entirely. No fewer than 20.000 persons fn* report* ed missing In London er*»rr year. Only abotit otie-fifth of flew* misstie; pc»*on* ore ever Bmmntnl for. The other* dl*-ip- pear front friend* fo«*ever. Mnur of them leave Louden. to your splendid paper In supnort rf the efforts of this committee. There Is no doubt but what the whole cltv of Atlanta will support the committee and council nnd every officer of our city government In applying the pr.ipcr remedy. Fe*peetf»ltv. A READER OF THU GEORGIAN. 1565— Spaniards, under Governor Menepdez, landed at Ht. Augustine. , 1596—English force under Drake and Haw kins sidled on expedition against Spanish settlements In the West lu- laon-IIudMm discovered Delaware hnr. 1814—Honthnrdiuent of Fort Brie continued by the llrltlsti. . , , •Trinity signed by Algiers nnd hne- tiiiid, by which Christian slavery was to lie nlxillidicd. 182°—Cimnt 1**43 Tolstoi lH$ni. , . 11M—Marin Clirldlnn, queen mother of HpnJn, fled from Madrid to escape the utb of tUs peoph*. # sill tit n A merles n netor, die!.' Horn 1855. . .. a , , 1936-Kt I win I. Holmes. Jr., Indicted In the government i*ottoi* re|»*»rt scandal. ooooosipoeHsooewooooooooooo & ° « PLAYS AND PLAYER8. O O 0 OOOSDOOOOOOOOOOCHSOOOOOOOOO k. Miller Kent, who supported, the Isle Johnston. ll.nii.ll la n vaudeville act, « to star In "IhOeC Thomas <). Hcnbrooke Is going Into vaude ville iltfltlll. Jane Ken mark t* to star lu 'The Toast of the Towu." Theatergoer* will greatly ml** Morrlwu. who died In f>ew week at the age of 65. For tevrnty years he had toured the eonntrjr lu •Xaust. Hilda Rising I* preparing to open In Sew York In "Lady Jim. Nell Rurgess I* playing ht* year and id* ltr*t Kcaaou iu the Mouth, lu •*A County Fair." Martin ret Ang'.ln !* ft* begin, her In *.Th* Great Divide," a play by Wil liam Vaughan Moo-ly. V*ss Eleanor Hohsot. np|Htirni»4H* In Oeto'ier play, "Nurse Marjorie." The name of Jam** O'NeUI's WbUrtil ptay. In whbh he I* to Impersonate Johu tbe Baptist. U "A Voice In tbe Milder* less." Holier* Drone*. FI. >L Holland and Mary Hall will play tin* principal,parts In torn MfvmimV play, "The Measure of a A n-*w rural dnm-t thla season Is called Mottotltmrs Courtship." •n se-ps^t* again. M.iys a news Item: i * otTicer* of »li * Cnvlonl. which has ..vet at AwCm I. New Zetland, from sUurntotrcn Is’iiist*. twice passed close t» •t ***«*|n*iit. Tli»y estimated It* elngtu D feet. Jt*