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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN- FRIDAY, AI GI'ST 31. 1901 The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. P. L. SEELY, President. (T Telephone Connection,. Subtcrlption Rates: I Published Every Afternoon One.Yeer $4.50 Except Sunday by Six Monthz .’. 2.50 THE GEORGIAN CO. Three Month*..... 1.25 at 25 W. Alabama Street, By Carrier, per week 10c Atlanta; Ga. United St,ten And grand Petronlu, of tho form, of «peech. But the ,lmple truth of the matter Is that the senti ment of the country regard. It a, much more Important just at'present that the message, and utterances of the president should contain some good and uplifting eco nomic sentiments than that those sentiments should be expressed In dipt participles and divorced dlpththongs. J ClttrH u »*com!matter April 2B, I9M. at th# PottoflTIee »t Atlanta. Oa.. under act of confresa of March S. 1*7*. That Splendid Ovation to Bryan. The reception accorded Hon. William. J. Bryan at Madison Square Garden last night was more dassllng and stupendous than the most Imaginative of his friends could possibly have foreseen. When it Is said that 20,000 people, waving miniature • flags of the republic, greeted every utterance of the dis tinguished speaker with outbursts of applause, we have even then given hut a faint Idea of the loyalty, and fervor, . sod resounding acclamation with which the additional - thousands surrounding the auditorium nnd thronging the ■ thoroughfares of Manhattan Joined In the chorus of hearty tribute with which his fellow countrymen welcomed him ' home. It Is universally conceded that Mr. Bryan has ma tured and expanded almost beyond conception during the -‘past ten years. There are those who have been Inclined to show eomo Impatience with him for the pertinacity with which he has clung to the sliver Issue, and the ag gressive prominence with which he has thrust It Into the - foreground when there would seem to be no Just occa sion to disturb the general tranquillity and provoke un necessary antagonism. 'But even those who are most bitter In their resent ment of what they regard as this untimely Insistence, universally nnd entirely concede to him absolute sin gleness of heart and sincerity of purpose. Mr. Bryan however he may explain the matter to himself, must real ■ |xe In common with most of the people of this country, and Indeed of most of the countries of the civilized world, that the free coinage of silver at an arbitrary ratio Is no longer an economic question to be considered. Bo, Inasmuch as he Is essentially sound on the great cardinal principles of Democracy, and inasmuch aa all- verlsm, by common consent, has gone the way of Inst year's thistledown, there Is no reason why a grateful and admiring people should not rush to his support. And so they did. If It had been a victorious Caesar coming, home for the triumph voted him by the Roman senate, he could not have been met by a more Impressive tramp, tramp of marching thousands, with a greater buss and fever and ferment of expectation auah as hangs upon a day so momentous as yesterday. It was a living and full-blood ed testimonial of the supreme confidence In which one man. for the vigor of hla intellect and the purity of his purposes, Is held by hla appreciative fellow countrymen. It has been almost a year since Mr. Bryan started out to make a tour of the world. He bad* already at tained to that degree of wisdom where he realised his own relative Ignorance and he was anxious to avail him self of every opportunity to study the customs and Insti tutions of other people and of other countries. He real ized, In the language of the great dramatist, that "home- staying youths have ever homely ways," and that If he would make himself master of the laws and systems of other countries, If he would have a clear Insight of the economic conditions In lands beyond the scat, he could acquire It perfectly only by going In person and studying these conditions In the midst thereof. During hla tour of the world he Jtas had an opportunity to confer with tjje lending thinkers of every country he has visited. From the coral strands of India, where he has been the guest of nabobs and maharajahs and English governors, on through Russia and England and the picturesque by ways of Europe, he has traveled, assimilating Informa tion aa he went. There Is nothing, to be sure, which makes It essential that the chief executive of the United States should be a man who has "taught him other -tongues and In strange eyes has made hint not a stranger," but It Is undisputed that such experience furnishes a valuable equipment for ona who la to be ealled to this high atatlon. And hence, Mr. Rryan Is measurably a mora availa ble man for the prelldency than ever before. His address on Thursday night wns pitched upon a high plane. The keynote wns antagonism to the trusts which are recognised as the great and ever-growing menace to the prosperity and happlncs* of our people. He brings back with him from hla tour of the world a re newed conviction that the Income tax, so far from being a radical and revolutionary measure. Is rogarded as con servative and soundly efficient by every country In which It has been adopted. But this is not the time to enter Into nn extended analysis of this great speech. Suffice It to say that It was eminently worthy of the man and the occasion, and con firms that lofty position In which the people hare always placed the great and gifted commoner—William Jennings Bryan. The Ovation to Bryan. New York. Aug. 31.—The Bryan reception surpassed the expectation of Its promoters. Every hotel was crowded with delegations, banners blazed on the hotel fronta and the occasion looked more like a ratification meeting than a mere welcome to a great American. It was Bryan's greatest day. He has finally and definitely convinced hie countrymen without regard to party lines that he is sincere and In thin connection he stands to America today as Gladstone did to England. Every state save South Carolina and Oregon had del egations here and each delegation brought an invitation to Bryan to visit them. North Carolina and Georgia have combined their ef forts to have him visit the two states as their fairs come at the same time. Much concern had been felt over Bryan's speech! as It carried such tremendous Importance to the party. Par tlcuiar apprehension was felt over the advocacy of gov. eminent ownership of railways, as It overlooked the sepa rate cars for whites and blacks, hut Senators Bailey and Culbertson, who had seen a rough draft of the speech, expressed satisfaction with It Tho Garden speech lasted about two hours. After wards Bryan addressed another larger overflow meeting In Madison Square. No such ovation has ever been paid to a private cltlxen In America as was accorded the Ne braskan. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Unite For the State Fair. But little more than six weeks now remain before the state fair will open Its gates to the people of Georgia, and coincident therewith will be the reunion of the large family of Georgians who have made homes' for them- bbIvch In other slates. The Indications are that the fair this fall will be the most elaborate and complete ever held In the state. Sec retary Weldon and his able coadjutors are working with all the zeal and energy of their natures to make It Inter esting and attractive from every point of view and we feel sure that they will succeed beyond their fondeet dreams. There can bo no doubt as to the splendid resources of the state and the marvelous strides our people have madq In commerce and Industry. Our looms and spin dles are multiplying year by year and the amount of capital Invested In Southern enterprises Is always on the Increase. With our unparalleled climate and Inezhaus- tlble resources there Is no reason why each passing year should not more and more confirm our title as tho Em pire State of the South. And there is no way in which we can get a better Idea of this prosperous condition than by seeing the ac tual exhibits spread out before us—the fruits of the field and the factories and the products of tbs forests and the mines. And now to this Is to be added the home coming week. Already the sons and daughters of Georgia who have taken up their homes In other states' and have Identified themselves with the people of other communi ties are beginning to talk about this great reunion. They will not only be able to meet the friends they left behind thorn here, but they will meet tho Georgians of other states and all will meet and mingle In this happy reunion. Nothing should be allowed to distract the attention of tho people from the state fair. It should be the pur pose of every true son of Georgia to talk up the fair and work for the fair from now until the time the gates are thrown open to the public. The next state fair must bo the greatest and beat In the history of Georgia and we have every reason to believe that such will be the case. Black Sea fleet, has recently received a written demand signed by more than 2,600 of his sailors which reads very much like the platform of the social revolutlonarj party and was Inscribed at tbe top of tbe first page with the words "Land and Liberty,’* the motto of that organi zation. The sailors hot only ask that their own Individ ual and common wrongs be remedied, but undertake te regulate the politics of tbe nation, and declare that the entire fleet will revolt unleas the peasants are given all the land they want, unless general amnesty Is declared tor Mil polltleal prisoners, unless cspltal punishment Is abolished, universal suffrage granted to the people and tbe ministry made responsible to parliament. There bare been continual troubles and disturbances In the Baltic fleet, which, by the way, is under the com mand of the Grand Duke Alexander, a cousin of the czar, who visited Chicago during the Columbian exposition and commanded tbe Russian fleet that participated In the na val review at New York. Alexander is dne of tbe ablest of the Imperial family, a profound student and scientist, but extremely conservative In his views snd a staunch de fender of the autocracy. While Inspector general of the Russian navy before the war with Japan, his criticisms of its condition caused s quarrel with his uncle, Alexis, who was admiral In chief. The emperor supported Alexis, but could not very well turn down Alexander, for the latter Is the husband of his sister. Xenia, his favor- BOOKER WASHINGTON’S OMISSION. To the Editor of The Georgian: I have read Booker Washington’s address to his peo ple. and while he mentioned the fact about the lawless ness of his race, be failed to call on the good and law abiding class of his people to Join In the hunt of the white man In running down tbe fiendish brutes and de spoilers of our women. The white man does this against his own race, why not the negro do the same thing? I would suggest that we do In Atlanta what they are going to do out in the county. The police department adrolta it has not sufficient force to patrol tho residence portion of the city properly, and give It tho protection It needs an-l requires. Therefore, why not appoint special officers from among our reputable citizens—say two to every block In Atlanta—nnd clothe thorn with police power. Tho reputable and law-abiding citizens of Atlanta •will gladly volunteer their zervlces In this direction free, and It sill give us police protection that will awe the negro into becoming a law-abiding citizen untif other meanz can be found to get rid of him altogether. A TAXPAYER. STOOD IT LONG ENOUGH To the Editor of The Georgian: I wish to bo one of the number who heartily Indorse your editorial published In The Georgian, “The Reign of Terror Must End.” It must end at once or the South and not only tho South; but the United States, will bo ruined. We have stood It long enough. I do not see why we should lay down our liberty nnd , the honor of our womanhood for which our fathers fought Ite of all the family. So he created a new department land died for the negro to ruin. Shall we stand aside and see this take place, or shall of the government to take over all matters concerning the mercantile marlpe, and placed Alexander at the head of It. The new line of steamera between Llbau and New York Is one of Alexander’s ideas, and he did a great deal to develop Russian commerce. The disclosures of the rottenness of the navy vin> dlcated Alexander when It was too late to-do any good, hut the czar recognized the propriety of doing something to compensate for bis humiliation, and made him com mander In chief In the place of hla uncle Alext*. The South’s Natural Resources. In the series of articles which have appeared on this page during the past few weeks many arguments have been brought to bear and many facts and figures have been presented to show that this was the most prosper ous and progressive section of tbe country. The whole story could not be put more teriely than to use the language of The Manufacturers’ Record, which says that coal and iron, the foundations of the world’s chief Industries, the bases of the vast wealth of Great Britain, Germany and Pennsylvania, the moving forces of all civilization, are found In tbe South In quantity, proximity and cheapness of production on a scale not elsewhere duplicated In the world. "Of coal the South has nearly three times as much In area and many times as much in quantity as Great Britain, Germany and Penn sylvania combined. Of Iron ore the South has certainly ono-half of ail the kaown ore of the entire country. Measure If you can tbe limitless possibilities, the vast wealth of tho future of this section." Another Assault on Language. It language was really given us to conceal our thoughts, this Is a mighty good Ume to employ It for that purpose, for verily the nations of the earth appear to have given themseivea over to the harrying and uproot ing of their mother tongues, until patience la exhauated. .The English speaking peoples are atlll In a frame of mind over the providential order requiring that the freak spelling which we outgrew some 300 years ago shall he rffrlved and that tbe rules of grammar shall henceforth consist entirely of exceptions. We were In the very midst of this philological entente with President Eliot expressing opinions which would hardly go through the malls and President Roosevelt ab solutely hasardlng bis chances of tbe third term by tbe airy manner In which he has waved aside all objections, when suddenly we discover that another set of word- smiths has gathered together over In Geneva. They are tinkering on that universal language. Espe ranto. A thousand delegates are In attendance on this con vention and they profess to see- a great future for this ■accessor to Valnpuk. it has a system of spelling which Is all Us own and of course It U claimed that It can he learned while von wait. It is the very sarcasm of fate that this renewed In terest In Esiwrantn as a universal lunguage should come about Just at the time whan reformed spelling'has, In theory at least, given English a new impetus as the fu- Jure language of the world. It looks like lese majeste— it looks like s personal affront to the president of these ( p«ai«d at any time. Admiral Skrydlolf, commanding the Russia’s Army and Navy. Other renters of Interest have not succeeded entire ly In diverting public attention from the situation In Rus sia, and It la realized that the fate of the empire depends upon the loyalty of tho army and navy. William E. Curtis, writing from Russia to Tbe Chi cago Record-Herald, any a that since the dissolution of the dnutna the labor group, tho social Democrats, the social revolutionists, the Jewish "hund" and the other radical organisations have been making energetic efforts to cor rupt the army. They have sent emissaries Into every garrison, prepared eloquent appeals to the soldiers, beg ging them not to take the side of their oppressors, but to stand with their fathers and brothers In the fight for liberty. They have declared a boycott against all sol diers who support the government when they return to their homes at the conclusion of their three years’ ser vice. Their printed notices, which have been circulated by hundreds of thousands In every garrison and camp, contain a warning that the namep of all soldiers who sup port tho police will be recorded for future reference, and that such traitors to their people and their friends will be wise not to return to their homes, because If they do they will find retribution awaiting them. Continuing, Mr. Curtis says .these appeals have more or less effect in corrupting the army and exciting dis content, and the leaders of the revolutionary parties have been equally active In working up the mutinies that have occurred at the different military posts. The outbreak* nt Helsingfors and Cronstadt, which have been described In detail by the telegraphic correspondents, are the consequonce*. The military authorities have evi- dence that they have been In preparation and Impending for some time. There was to be a simultaneous out break at Helsingfors, In Finland, nnd at Cronstadt, the Gibraltar of Rusala, at the mouth of the Itlva Neva, few mile* from 81. Petersburg, but the pluns of the con spirators were discovered and the authorities captured their signaling apparatus and code and arrested fifty of their leaders, which demoralised the participant!. The Helsingfors mutiny was precipitated by the unexpected arrest of 200 of the men. The commanding officer, who, through hla spies, hnd been kept Informed of the devel opment of the mutiny, took advantage of a funeral which waa attended by ihp soldiers without their arms to arrest the ringleaders, but their comrades were too quick and loo strong fur him. and not only rescued them but ar rested the commandant himself and all other officer* who happened to be In Ihetr quarters, and took command of tbe guns The Russian navy has been In n chronic mutiny since tbe close of the Japanese war. and has been engaged in some of the moat extraordinary Incidents In all military blttory. The battle ships In the harbor of Sebastopol were captured by the sailors under the leadership of a young man named Schmidt, whose photograph and biog raphy are now peddled openly ujion the streets of 8t. Petersburg. That remarkable event Is -likely to be re- A FRIEND TO WOMANHOOD. To tho Editor of The Georgian: You have certainly shown yourself a "friend In need” to Southern womanhood, for which I wish to thank you from the depths of my heart Your editorials on this subject have made me feel ss If-1 could Jukt whoop and yell for you. I am s working girl and live In a suburb of Atlanta. It is after dark when I leave my work In the city and when I leave the car on my way home I have to go through s dark street Slone, where only the goodness of God keeps me safe, t am generally very brave, but of late I am terrified If I am out alone after dark, and do not even feel safe during the day. My opinion Is that ever since the negroes were freed they have been and always will be a source of torment to white people. 1 don’t think I shall ever be satisfied until the last one has been sent to some distant country. If they are ■cared Into subjection now It will only be a matter of s few years before It will all hare to be gone through with again. Yours truly, WORKING GIRL. East Point, Ga., Aug. 30, 1906. we step forward and save the Anglo-Saxons’ blood which our fathers so purely and proudly handed down to us? It is time for ur to do something, and we should strike while the Iron Is hot and settle this question now and forever. Gentlemen of the Caucasian race, why not decide this questldn at once? Shall we any longer see our mothers, wives, daughters and sisters subjected to tbe brutality of the negroes? May God speed the day when the end of the "Reign of Terror” shall come. It has gone so far that a lady cannot walk on the streets of Atlanta, the city of the South, without being Insulted by the negroes for whom we have done so much. 8hall we tolerate It longer? I ask you men of the Caucasian race? Aa for myself, I am ready to take any ■tap to protect our women. Truly yours, WILL L. LOVE, a Georgia Boy. Atlanta,' Ga., Aug. 28, moe. REVIVE THE PAROLE SY8TEM. To the Editor of The Georgian:' To say that I enjoy your editorials would be but put ting It mildly. I have always enjoyed them. The great question today Is how to heal the sore that Is so terrible in the South, and In my humble way I wish to call your attention to a few things aa wo pass along In this Im portant discussion. First Georgia has a vagrancy law thnt ought to be rigidly enforced. When the law was first enacted the police and grand juries tried to have It enforced, but when the enthusiasm passed away. It was forgotten, and the negroes are still loafing. Now why Is this relaxation? Is It because of no land to til), no pine trees to be cut, no railroads to be built? No, firms are begging for labor every day. Now I believe that every negro should be forced to carry s pass properly signed to show who he Is and what kind of character he has. or be arrested and Investigated effectually. This would protect the Inno cent and punish the guilty negro. I don't believe any man has a right to loaf. Now, Mr. Graves, you watch; just as soon as this agitation dies out trifling negro men and boys will be hanging around on the street corners singing: "What's the use'n me workln’ so hard, When I got a girl In tbe white folk's yard. She brings mo meat and she brings me lard— An’ there ain't no use'n me workln' so hard.” And some officer of the law will pais them by with out asking them for their passport or the sign of work In their bands. Now, why shouldn’t the officers of the law be forced to make tho loafers obey tbe law 365 days every year? Not one day—be on tbe lookout evory day. I am aure If they were constantly on. the alert observing everything that takes place In sight or hearing, much good would result therefrom. Let the good people get down to something practical That will tell In results.' With best -wishes for your suc cess, I am, sir, yours truly. .A TRAVELING SALESMAN. GET RIGHT WITH YOUR NEIGH- BOR. To the Editor of The Georgian: "Get right with God." Of late the city has been flooded with little slips of paper bearing the foregoing words. There Is perhaps nothing mort ad mirable than being xealous In good works, bending every energy to the correction of error, the eradication of sin with its consequences. Every one good or bad loves the man or woman who Is giving time, talent and money to the cause of humanity. We must not. however, lose eight of the fact that there Is In this as well aa In all other work a right and a wrong way. Many good causes have suffered, many have been defeated by the sealot. The religious fanatic will dn the cause of Christianity more harm than all Its avowed enemies can possibly do It. The unselfish, modest, quiet, conserva tive man whose life Is based upon prin ciples of love and justice will do more lo promulgate tho religion he profess es, by demonstrating the beauties of such a life, the Influence and useful ness of right living, than all the loud mouthed ranters about preparing for a future world could do In an eternity. We must first demonstrate to the world that we know how to live this life before llw world will accept our teachings of one which we know not of. The age of credulity Is rapidly pass ing. the age when the great masses were willing, without stopping to think for themselves, to accept as true the professions of the Ignorant and super stitious who claim to hare passports to Heaven, and that all who are not fol lowing the route mapped out by them ore bound for the other side of the great lake. The world Is beginning to realise the fact that each and every Individual has the same right as an other Individual to the exerrlse of his or her God-gtven faculties. The world Is appealing to reason nnd to common- sense rather than to superstition. It Is calling for and demanding something more tangible than what some one has said, whether he lives today, nr lived Hundreds of years ago. He who pro fesses \o be following In the tunfits "f the Lowly Nasorene must furnish something more substsntlal than mere assertion: his life and actions every day must corroborate his teachings on Sunday If he expects reasonable, sensi ble, thinking people to believe him. If he advertises his route he must at least pay the printer, or the printer Is likely to give him away, nnd then he ts left B1( ... — (o travel his narrow way alone, I the first principle* of love and Justice Now It may he that my views of fnr ht » feitow-belng. Even the vilest this matter are erroneous, but onu; „„ place In his heart for- such a thing I am absolutely certutn of, I am I character nnd he Is a stumbling-stone entitled to the same rights and prlvf- | n wny of others. A man’s neigh- leges thet I most hesrtlly accord to I | M1r , know’ him better than any others, every other Individual, the right of, .. 0et ,.| R |,t with y-mr neighbors." candid expression, of honest convtc- J. E. LOVELESS. Hons, on alt quest Ions In which men are alike Interested. This Is the only means of progress. I ant fully satis fied that those who circulated the pa- pern nbove referred to are honest of ‘purpose, actuated by good motives, but I am of the opinion that they have Placed the cart before the horse. An other thing of which I sm equally sure Is that the Bible not only sustains this position, but that It justifies the sug- gestlon df a mors reasonable admoni tion. vis. “Gel right with your neigh bor.” Not long ago I heard a gentleman. a certain minister of this city, say that he hod derived more spiritual benefit from hie preaching than any other to whom he had ever listened. Now It so happens that I know some thing of the life of the aforeaald gen tleman, and I would not have had to go three blocks from where we were ntandlng to point out a party who had been .robbed of that for which he had faithfully and conscientiously worked n number of years, by this man who violated one of the oldest and most firmly established customs of the busi ness world, a custom founded upon justice, to tho Injury of this party. In order that a pet, an Incompetent, too, who had no more claim to the place than a goat has te the moon, anq the man so groaely wronged, not only wronged himself, but crippled In his efforts tu give to hla children that edu cation to which every child In this fair land of ours In entitled. Now should man of such Ideas of life be ad monished tu "Oat right with God?" No, emphatically. No! He should first got right with hts neighbor by repair ing aa far as In hla power the wrong a brother had suffered at hla hands, then perhaps he might be in a position to seek to get right with God. What. In the name of reason nnd comtnon- aenso can ho know about spirituality who does not know enough of the tem poral "f *be obligations of man to man, who Is so grossly Ignorant of the great principle of right nnd wrong that he cannot, or will not live up to the fundamental truth of the religions he proteoses? Oet right with your neigh bor, then he will 'listen to your ad monitions to "Oet right with God." This Is not nn Isolated case; It la characteristic of those who nre exceed ingly nolay about their religion. The honest man doea not have to go through the world proclaiming his honesty: his neighbors know It. The honest man does not do so. If he Is honest he knows It, and, being so, feels Intuitively that others believe It, end consequently does not set up a defense at every turn. . -I am not taking sides with Bill, when no one has mode the charge. Is evidence positive that he Is for "Bill," right or w rong. He tries to cheat him self Into the belief thnt he ts right, honest, knowing consciously that he Is not so, feels Intuitively that every one suspects hts motives, nnd consequently must defend himself whether assailed or not. God does not need or wont the wor ship of him who has not In his heart of anything. The people who put him up. put him up to bent blm. The result In Georgia shows that Hearst will be the next governor of New York. Jerome will be beaten as bad as Clark Howell was—mark my prediction. Yes, sir, tbe day of the "grafter” Is gone; the people have no use for "bosses" any longer and when we hear from Tennessee this (all many people will be nstonlshed, and the same is true of Ohio, and even Iowa and other state* also. And what does all thla show us? That Hearst will the next president and Lafollette will be on the ticket as vice president. For his cabinet Bryan will be secretary of stale, and Folk and Watson and Tom Johnson and Weaver and Dunne will be there, and. Broward will be secre tary of the navy. Three cheers for Smith entr Hearst and Folk and Wat son and Weaver nnd Dunne and Brow ard and Lafollette and Bryan and nILwho are for tbe people. A. H. STAGALL. Deland. Fla. Aug. 27, 1«0«. The Election Kept Him Awake. To the Editor of The Georgian: I could not sleep for tw., night* after the result In the Georgia campaign was announced. I knew It wa* com ing. but It wa* grander then I had hoi rad for. Ye*. It *how« that the peo ple h»v# waked up. When Hearst wa* put up for mayor In New York 1 knew he would win the fight. I felt It In my bones, and I wrote Oovrmor Broward that he would ere that Hearst was the coming man. _ When Parker wa* nominated I felt w leader In the church. In speaking of a s certain of h!» defeat a* 1 ever did A Burlesque Exposition. To the Editor of The Georgian: I am sending under separate cover portions of the Saturday and Monday Issues of The Dispatch, with marked accounts of the opening of the “Indus trial and Educational Exposition of the Colored People of Ohio,” in which Vico President Fairbanks and Booker Washington took part, on Saturday— nnd the exceedlngsly "educational” and "Industrial" features of the exposition on Sunday, featurea which will be con tinued through the week unleas the authorities Intsrfere In tbe name of the law. I have noted your recent utterance* on the negro problem In the South with much Interest. Up here, as-the nigger Is Rltowed to vote, both purtle* cajole hint, and every town and city In Ohio Is Infested with a set of Impudent, loud-inouthed. swaggering anthropoids, would would be a disgrace to any race. It Is true, there are many honest nnd Industrious men among them, but their progress In Industry, here In a state where they have had an even chance since before the war, a state which Is one of the richest In the union, pretty well Indicated by the burlesque on the nnme of exposition which they are managing In this city. Some day, the iieople here will get tired of the whole lot of Senegnmblans. and there will be trouble. Booker Washington’s good advice slides from them like water from a duck’s hack. It "never touches them.” I offer the material for any comment you may see fit to make. Yours very respectfully, Columbus, Ohio. Aug. 27. ! GOSSIP I By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER By Private Ij-ns.-.l Wire. New York. Aug. 31.—John D. Rod*. teller, not only Is the richest man ;n the world, but according to Candidas Emery, of Pennsylvania, he contrds through his various lieutenants soms- thlng like a twentieth of the wealth «f the country. The Pennsylvanian fl ( . ures out that the oil king through hs interests In Insurance companies In dustrial corporations, mining comp*, nies, banks and trust companies nnl various smelter Interests has contrd of 66,200,000,000. This makes him no: alone the richest, but by long odds thi most powerful man In the world ant the Rothschilds and other names which for genrrations, have been synonymous with sovereignty In high finance In comparison, sink Into the piker claan It Is the proper thing at this anni versary to remark that the dav of the oyster Is at hand. The first consign ment of oysters for the season, which opens tomorrow, are on the way from Baltimore to New York, and the res taurants are preparing to charge fancy prices for the first product. Oyster men differ In opinions as to the quanti ty and quality of this year’s crop. The name of Jerry McAuley la to be further perpetuated by a forty-foot steam launch which will bear his name. It will be launched next week, having been built by the widow of the famous evangelist, to be used exclusively for missionary work along the water from. The boat will have a handsome pulpit and organ. Lt will be In charge of the Rev. Peter Allen. The theatrical world has been stirred by the report that Mrs. Joseph Oa- burne. former friend of Sirs. Leslie Carter, now Mrs. Payne, and of Miss Norma Munroe has become a bride. It is asserted she has taken for a hus band Ernest Law-ford, a comedian. Great-grandchildren, grandchildren and children from all parts of the East gathered at Meriden, Conn., todav to celebrate the 106th birthday of Mrs. i Elizabeth Hunt, of Brooklyn. Mr*. Hunt, who went from Brooklyn to head the celebration, was up bright and early and was ns chirpy as any of her younger descendants. A marked tribute wes paid to her by the city ofilclnls. who had the town clock tolled 106 times In her honor. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. IN WASHINGTON, ashlngton, Aug. 31.—At Washing ton hotels; ATLANTA—J. C. Clark and wife, F. . Hamilton at Riggs; Mr*. T. E. Rag land, Major England, W. E. Dob bin and son at the New Willard; Frank D. Holland at the Raleigh. AUGUSTA—William F. Bowe nt the Raleigh. IN PARIS. Paris, Aug. 31.—Mrs. Estelle Cullcy Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln Gately and Miss Julia Franklin, of Georgia, registered at the office of tho European edition of the New York Herald today. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. / AUGU8T 31. 1229—Edward I exiled Jews from England on prnnltj or death. 1422—Henry V of England died. Burn Au gust 9. 13SS. 1688—John Runyan, author of "lilgrlm’a 1’rofrets,” died. 1787—Jonathan Belcher, governor of Maxes* ehusetts and New Jersey, died. Born 1781—'Washington snd Rochnmbeau received In Philadelphia. , 1822—Gnlnsha A. Grow, wsr-tlm* speaker of the house, Irani. 1849—Convention at Monterey, C*l„ to frame state constitution. 1880—Queen 'Vilhclmln* of the Netherlands horn. 1897—Mr*. John Drew, famous set res*, died. Burn January 10, 1820. 1811 Colonel Henry, who forged evidence sgulnat Dreyfus, committed suicide. 1804— Desperate attacks of Japanese *t Uso* yang repulsed by th* Russians WORD OF APPRECIATION. To the Editor of The Georgian: I wish to add my thunks with the thousands of others to you for the stand you have taken on the negro question. May you live to see the day when our dour Southland Is lid of this black curse, f am read}- to give my life to the cause. For the love of heav en do not let this thing drop until the last black face lx driven from our midst. Any time 1 can be of service to you In any way don’t fall to ralj on me. Respectfully, G. 11. BRAY, a F. D. No. (, Box «, A Colored Minister’* Views To the Editor of Th* Georgian: I desire to commend the very able editorial, "The Way to Have Our Wo men." And would like to call your attention to the fact that the Anglo- Saxon Is no more tired of this tirade against womanhood then th* better clement of negroes In the 8outh. For yenra negro mase meeting* have been held for the purpose of lifting th* negro and to have him cultivate a de sire for hlghor morals and Industry, but this element of negroes whose am bition reaches Its zenith when an op portunity presents Itself, to lay unholy hands upon a women are those who know not the sanctity of a home and still less the dignity of labor. The negro whose head ts trained to think, hands to work, ami heart to love and adore his Creator I* Just as far above com mitting a fiendish crime as the Anglo- Saxon Is above the Hottentot This lower class of negroes will for ever remain unmoved. In spite of mob law or Klu-KIttx clan. The only way to eradicate this lustful, fiendish crime t* by the separation of the race*. Let the philanthropist* of the Nortb who are lavishing their millions to su perficially educate the negro of th* South, charter shins enough to trans port them to the land of their ances try and their millions will be better spent. Every thinking negro know* thnt some day this tidal wave of law lessness will cause tho floodgate* of a justifiable passion to be torn asunder nnd overwhelming destruction follow. With the calmest Judgment the out look for the negro In America Is either emigration nr extermination. These ebony-hued rapists are not worthy to be called negroes. They nre fiends, brut?*, beasts of the lowest typo clothed In the shnduwy garb of a seem ing humanity. S. MELVILLE PITT, Pastor A. SI. E. Church. Lexington. Go. Will Return te Sweden. Special to Tbe IkKfgtas. Anniston. Ala.. Aug. 21.—Fred A. Wicks, one* of the best known foreign residents of this county end *■»£«! vocalist of some note, has sold his farm of 61 acres and will leave. In a few weeks for his old home It] Sweden, after enjoying u sightseeing tour of America,