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elves the farte." distinctly mlp- with something more than perfunctory pleasttre that we i gain of nineteen places, and showinK she Is nntnt
1 t .ij (h „ m most of the other cltle3 North and South. Mempnl
Nashville have merely maintained their relative
the paper that "a
states the actual occurrence, and for no other ostensible |grce
reason than that the chairman of the delegation hap
pened to bo tho editor of a friendly competitor at home.
And almost In the very hour In which this brilliant
piece of Journalistic rivalry was put on the wires, the
staff of The Georgian were publishing Interviews with
the editor of The Journal and exploiting hla political
views and opinions with perfect freedom and unbiased
1 generosity.
| There Isn't a thing In the Incident. The editor of
• The Georgian deserve* and desires no credit for so slm-
I pie a thing as presenting an Invitation to Mr. Bryan. But
| we cannot forbear to contrast the methods of a real news-
I paper with the methods of ‘Special Managing Corre
spondent."
them today with a cordial "AH hall" t
nnd
IH)Pi-
Bsierea u swesS-elsa* sixtier Ipr* a. tSSt. at t*- Prereflcs at
Ailant*. Us.. oodsr set d caagmss at Stank 1 in
Our Cotton Exports.
In a newer and more eubetantlal sense than we have
ever realized bkfore. Cotton Is king, and the people of
this country are paying willing tribute to the royal sta
ple.
The balance of trade In our favor ha* been 'dwelt
upon time and time again. It amouuta.to something like
halt a billion dollars, which is so much money that the
average mind cannot even comprehend It But It may
come aa something of a surprise to most paofila to rsat-
Ise that the amount which our exporta of cotton contrib
ute to thla balance of trade Is, for the first time In our
history, more than $(00,000,000.
When we reflect that the value of our breadatuffs of
all kinds exported for the fiscal year Juat ended waa only
$186,000,000, those of provisions only $811,000,000 and
those of Iron and steel manufactures only $161,000,000, we
get something of an Idea of the pre-eminence of King
Cotton In the magnlflcsnt export trade of the country.
According to the report of the department of com
merce and labor, the value of cotton exported baa In
creased very rapidly during the past few years. It was
not until 1901 that It crossed the $300,000,000 line, and
in a short five years period It has grown to more than
$400,000,000, or aa Incrtasa of about 33 per cant
Thla growth la due In part to an Increase In the quan
tity exported, but In part also to the advance In price,
tlnco the quantity exported In 1906 waa about 700,000,000
pounds leu than In 1906, while the value waa $31,000,000
more than in 1909.
The exportation of manufactured cotton waa also
taiger In 190$ than In any earlier year, aggregating prac
tically $93,000,000, against $60,000,000 In 1905 and *2$,-
900,000 In 1904, The growth In manufactured cotton has
been quite aa striking as that t»f raw'materlal.
Europe la, of course, our principal customer for raw
cotton. The United Kingdom took last year $117,000,000
worth, Germany $101,000,000, Prance $46,000,000 and Italy
about $27,090,000, while the other countries Of Europe
took about $32,000,000 worth. Jupan la also a customer
tor our rnw cotton, but very Irregular In tho quantity
bought, since she only buys largely of American cotton
whea price* are low. relying upon India and China In
years when American piicoa are high. The value of cot
ton exported to Japan In the flacnl year 1900 waa, in
round terms. $8,000,000; in 1906, $17,000,000, and tn 1904,
leas than $8,000,000.
In manufactured cotton China is by far our largest
customer. The total value of all cotton manufactures ax-
ported In the fiscal year 1900 Was. aa above Indicated,
$53,000,000 In round terras, of which about $30,000,000
went to China. Practically all of the cotton goods sent
to China waa In the form of doth. the. total value of cot
ton cloths exported to China to tho year being $29,641,-
168, and of other cotton good* $172,887. The exports of
cotton cloths to China In the fiscal year 1906 exceeded
both In quantity and value those of any other earlier year,
the value tn 1906 being about two million dollar* greater
than In 1906. China's rank as a purchaser of American
cottons Is Indicated by the faet that of tho 711.000.000
yards of cotton cloths exported In 1906. 498,000,000 wont
to China, while about 133,009,000 yard* went to the
American countries south of the United State*, and
twenty-five millions to Asia other than China and
Oceania. -
The Day We Celebrate.
Thla Is the annual festival devoted to the cause of
labor. There are many occasion* which bring out a
greater amount of pin wheels and red fire, but there
are few which more distinctly reflect the aturdy grand
eur of the American republic than thla peculiar day
which la devoted to the cause of bon* and sinew.
It has become altogether too much the (aablou to
deprecate that little Incident In the Garden of Eden
which made It necessary that man should eat bread in
the sweat of hla brow. The sybaritoa and the Idlers
have dwelt upon the fall of Father Adam as entailing
a curse upon mankind. Bat In point of fact It would be
dIOoult to realise bow we ever could have got on with
out that exercise of thew and sinew which that same
fall entailed.
It Is almost Impossible to restrain one's self within
reasonable bounds when undertaking to assign the place
devoted to labor In the progress of tho world. It Is
natural and gratifying to nltude to tha fact which aclen-
tlats have brought out that the lifting of the little P.ntrpr
literally shakes the world, and that hence no Jabot',
In whatever channel it may be directed, le entirely lost.
The man who carves cherry stones with that high type
of labor which la known as patience—the man who has
th* infinite capacity for taking pains tn small matters
aa well as
be cf good cheer as to the reforms which lie before theni Ji ong Birmingham anti Macon, like Atlanta, have gone
tint! tit*- until*- ptiri.o-.rs wlii'-li . ■ . -■ ">nrt.-t. forwani. lint th*- tith.-*' <’itl*--t ttf tIt*- South littvt* faIl.-ll
I tack. In-' "i * - |ihti nliich -.tat taken l>.v
Boston. Jacksonville lost two placeB, Montgomery three.
facts In the days that are close at band.
Announcement Is made that Benjamin H. Hill is a
candidate for a seat on the bench of the court of appeals.
The elevation of this able and distinguished citizen to that
position wonld reflect the highest credit on that branch
of the Judiciary and by almost common consent he would
be selected as s' man >o whom such honors properly be
long. He comes of a family which .ranks high in the
Judicial annals of the state. His father was one of tha
moat eloquent and gifted men the South baa ever pro
duced. It would be In the nature of the entire fitness of
things for such a man as Mr. Hill to be elevated to the
position for which he has been proposed, and, It would
lend dignity and strength to the recently established
court of appeals.
"The hand which rounded Peter’s dome
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,"
How the Great Journal Works It.
Atlanta Men Invite Bryan to Oatrfil* *atr.
• Special Dispatch to Th* Journal, i
Saw York. Aug 31.—Willi* m .1 Bryan waa
formally Uivtted to <’Utnd tn* Georgia fate fair tn
Ootobar by a committee of AtlaniaifS headed b,v
President Alas W. Baton Thursday a tier noon. The
otbar member* of the committee preicnt at the In
terview with Mr, nryan were John Temple Grave*,
'Mayor Woodward, John S. Cohan, Kym McCullough,
Joseph E. Maddox and others.
Mr, Bryan said he would he glad to some to At
lanta In September, but was afraid he could not
oome lu October. He promised, however, to take the
matter under consideration, nnd President Smith I*
quits hopeful Bryan will finally nrrapt.
It was with great dlfilcutty that an oudlenaw was ar
ranged, but Mr. Smith [moled latmee with Governor
Jelke. of Alabama, and Governor Glenn, of North
Carolina, and the Joint Invitation waa extended to
vifit the three states during October.
The pressure am Mr. Ilr.van to accept le strong
and the matter will agala be presaa-al to hla naitlce.
Thla I* a special dispatch from New York to The At
lanta Journal. Thai Journal's special representative In
New York on that occasion was tla managing editor. He
and be atone waa personally acquainted with the loci-
dents of the Invitation to Br.vnn from Atlanta. The in
ference Is conclusive that he aent It.
Tbs mutter Is trivial, but the spirit manifested to the
flit-patch to ao curious and suggestive that wo eannqj for
bear explaining It.
Tha editor of The Georgian without his foreknowl
edge or request was made chairman of the Georgia dele
gation to receive Bryan and to present to him the Invita
tion to the fair. The editor of The Georgius Immediately
suggested that he should Introduce lo Mr. Bryan Prosl-
dent Max W- Smith, of the fair association, and that Mr.
Smith should present the Invitation. Mr. Smith promptly
declined and urged that the chairman of the delegation
should present it, which wu* algo urged by the commit
tee and agreed npon.
In the sudden whirl or Mr. Bryuu's arrival and th*
Mtonnou* crowd pressing upon him lbs Georgia dele
gation became separated and only the editor of The
OaoigUn, Mr. Smith and the managing editor of The
Journal were able to get together. The managing editor
uf The Journal to perfectly aware of the fact that during
that tons hard push against the crowding aisles and cor
ridors, tha editor of The Georgian fulfilled hi* commission
gt great personal discomfort—that ibe editor of The Geor
gian atone arranged the combination with Governor
Glenn, of North Carolina, and Governor Jelka. of A la-
hams. by whleh the three managed to almost force an
eedtoare with Mr. Dryan. end that th* editor ot The
Georgian himself, with Mr. Smith and the managing ed
itor of The Journal Jpat behind him. did present the
tovKatkm »nd bold the conference In behalf of the At-
lasts fair.
And yet In the face of personal knowledge of these
l«c4* "Tito Journal'* Special Correspondent," writing to
nil work to the same great end and Illustrate to
the world that labor, tike beauty, to Its own excuse for
being Its own excellent reward-
To tho loss recondite It Is Interesting to realize that
the great cause which this holiday celebrates Is progress
ing all over the world. The most conservative of men
are rapidly sloughing off the ophidian opinion that organ
ized labor moans antogontom to the established Institu
tions which capital contributes so much to support We
honestly and frankly believe that tho time to pasting
when the man who Identiflos himself with th* cause of
labor, th* man who' believes In and contends for tbe
principle of employers' liability, for shorter hour* and
a more wholesome environment wherever bo may work,
must at the same time bo Identified with th* followers
of Karl Marx and his school of socialism.
And those who look forward hopefully to the achieve
ments of organised labor are glad to realise that the
civilised world recognises more and more, as the years
go by, that the labor sentiment has come to stay. What
It has achievod In our own country Is patent and apparent
to all men, and Its Iron hand In tbe velvet glove was
felt In the last session ot the fifty-ninth congress. It will
make Itself evon more manifest In the second sestlon of
that congress and In future aisemblages.
It to no more than the simple truth to aay that no
single movement In the world politics of recent times
baa attracted more attention,' and has more Justly at
tracted th* attention It ha* received, than th* rocognl
tlon accorded to th* cause ot labor In England. We aro
a greater and tn many respects a more progressiva peo
ple than our English cousins across the sea, but tbe fact
remains that whatever tendency may be manifested in
their own Institutions to reflected In the growth and prog
ress of our own.
And what has been tbe hlatory of the labor move
ment In England within the past fair years?
We find Mr. John Burns with a position In the cabi
net of the liberal goveroment. He baa been In parlia
ment for a long time, but even twenty years ago It would
not have been believed, If any one had said that a man
who had so daoldcdly sprang from the common people'aa
did John Burns would orer attain to th* eminence and
Importance no now enjoy*.
It Is trivial, and yet It • Is Illuminating, tost • tew
weeks ago, at a levee hold by tho King of England, •
feminine member of the aristocracy meeting Mr*. Burns
decided that It was tho proper thing. In vlaw of the pres
ent political tendencies, to show soma apodal considera
tion for the wife of tbe groat labor loader In parNnmont,
whereupon ahe Indited a dainty little billet doux to Mrs.
Burn* saying;
‘-'It Is so fsr from Belgravia to Bayswater that I have
never hod tbs opportunity of calling npon you. bat If you
krill net-apt an Invitation to he present at my 6 o’clnah
ten on Tuesday afternoon, I shall bs happy to see yon.
To this polite missive Mrs. Burns sept the suoduct
slid highly slgalficant reply:
"I have been looking at the map ot Ignition and f find
that It to exactly thq same dlatance from Belgravia to
Bsyawatcr Hint It Is from Rnyswater to Belgravia.”
This spirited reply on the part of Mrs. Burns bo*
placed her In a new light before tbe court ladle* and tbe
snobbish aristocracy of England. It to entirely o* a par
with the new dignity and Importance which the labor
element has Required In politic* and in economies.
It wus almost s revolution when the It be rail earn*
Into power after a long period of «xlle and was paralleled
only by our own Democracy. But undoubtedly the most
notable Incident of the landslide was the tact that for th*
first time In English parliamentary history the cause of
tubur acquired the balance of power, nils Is really true,
for there, among the representatives ot the third estate,
sit fifty members who are chosen without regard to their
conservative or Ihttir liberdl predilections, but solely lw
cause of their devotion to the Interests of labor.
He who overlooks tho same tendency In our own
political situation gravely and seriously misreads the
signs ot tha times. As we have said before, the time has
I (a teed when the cause of labor Is Identified, even la the
minds of the must superficial, with socialism nud that rad
icalism which finds support front bo many political here
tic*. So long a* the cause of tabor remains pure In Its
purpose and lofty In Its alliances, having no ulterior mo
tives except that of the laboring people, holding Itself
aloof from Republican* and Populist* *ad Socialists and'
even from Democrats, If need be, ever ready to throw Its
strength with the party which prearias* stoat effectively
to bring about the reforms which the time demands—so
long will the cause of labor remain a powerful factor la
our political and economic life.
The exemplar* of it* interests «sd of Ha purposes
here tn Atlanta are men of the highest type of sblitty
and Integrity.
No man could Impugn tbe Ugh purposes Which ani
mate them lu whatever they tuuy undertake, sad it hi
GOOD ROADS PARAMOUNT.
To tbe Editor of The Georgian:
In 1870 Atlanta numbered the fifty-ninth city of
the United Stater. In the census bulletin of the Wash
ington government for 1904 sh# to numbered forty, a
Nevt Orleans and Louisville each six; Norfolk eight.
Other southern cities have .dropped back 42. 51 find 61
places, but It would be unkind to name them.
The cities of the United States which have made tho
most progress are those which have enlarged their area*.
Issued large amounts of Improvement bonds, constructed
parks and boulevards, extended tbelr public works and
made themselves attractive to the outsiders. If a city
depends only upon Its birth rate to make It great. It will
not succeed. Public spirit from within and additions
from without push a city to the front. Atlanta has an
excellent reputation over the country for Its energy,
which Is a great asset. If a city Is physically attractive
It will draw both rich and poor. I In New York—the
largest city In the United States—Interest rales are low
and wages are high. In. small and ttnprogrpssive cities
the Interest charges are high—so are taxes—and wages
are low. The many, many advantages of living tu a
big city are being so well understood by laboring peo
ple that country help Is a scarcity. Unless a country to
opened up by first class roads having easy transporta
tion to and from the city Its primitive condition will be
s millstone about Its neck. Good roud$! Good roads!
Good roads! Very sincerely, CHARLES 8. BONNEY.
Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 30. .
many mm
ARRIVE IN MACON
Session To Be Brief, Prob.
ably Lasting Only a
Few Horn’s,
Tbf Georgia d
<Ja.. Sept. 3.—Th* rielegats*
are beginning tn pour Into tb* city
| - -- the state Dent.»-rat|J
A TAR'S PHANTASM
(Dedicated to Bear Admiral for valorousYleeds as mats of th* Lancet in
her victorious maneuver* In Blbulou* Bay, March IS, 1906.)
1 dreamed that 1 dwelt on an Isle of cracked Ice
tn tbs midst of a take of champagne.
Where bloomed the mint Juleps In meadows of green,
Amid showers of llthla rain.
I rerllned on a divan of lager beer foam.
With a pillow of broth foe my head.
While the spray from s fountain of sparkling gin flsz
Descended like dew on my head.
From faraway mountain* of crystalline Ice,
A zephyr, refreshing and cool,
Came wafting the Incense of sweet muscatel
-That sparkled tn many a pool.
My senses were soothed by the soft, purling song,
Of a brooklet of pousse cafe
That rippled along over pebbles of enow,
To a river of absinthe frappe.
Then, lulled by the music of tinkling glnss
From the schooners that danced on the deeps
I dreamily sipped a high hall or two
And languP ly floated to sleep.
And then I awoke on’s bed full of rocks;
With a bolster as hard as a brick,
A wrench In my neck, a rack In my head.
And a stomach detestably sick.
With sand III my eyes and grit In my throat.
Where -the taste of lest evening still clung;
1 felt a bath towel stuffed Into my mouth,
Which I afterward found was my tongue.
And 1 groped for the thread of th* evening before,
tn a mystlfl—* ‘ —
tiled maze of my brain,
it light buret upon
’ the wagon again!
JUDGE PENDLETON
CHANGES JUDY TO
- ENFORCE VAG. LAV
New Grand Jurors Will Se
lect Successor to Judge
Walter Ormond.
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN TUESDA Y
Supt. Slaton- Expects
Attendance of
15,000.
ment of ths Boys' High School, will
' th* change In th* sy*>
have charge of
tern, and will give necessary Inetruc-
ttons to th* teachers.
The department of drawing will be
rom Charleston. 8. where
she has had a large measure of success
She will devote her entire time to th*
Instruction of th* pupils of tb* gram
mar grade*,
Tuesday, September 4. marks tb*
opening of the public school year In At
lanta, end Indications point to ths
largest attendance tn the history of the
public school system of the city. Last
year there was an attendano* of 11,300,
and this year Superintendent Slaton
aspects to see at least II,to* names
registered.
There will not be eo many to enter
until the first of October.
Monday should bd the regular en
trance day, but on account of th* tact
first Monday In September le
Mi $M
Labor Day. th* opening is always post
potted until the following Tuesday.
Th* first day will bs devoted to or
ganisation end tha Issuance of lists
of beekx end supplies needed, and ton
tine work will commence tn earnest
Wednesday morning.
Deep Vertical System.
The meet Important change tn the
system of teaching will be the dropping
of the vertical system of writing, and
the return lo the slant system, which
wss tha only one known to our fathers
tin account of It* apparent greater
legibility and simplicity th* vertlcsl
system was some years ago adopted,
and the return to the old style comes
ns a result of complaints from the busl-
ne*N men of the city that the vertical
system was much th* slower and no
ntme legible. Professor J. H. Smith,
who has charge of the business depart-
Principal Slaton will have charge of
i .Boys’
the clsselcel department of the
High School, while Professor C. 8. Cul
ver has been promoted to th* heed of
th* technical department. Graduates
ot tha high schools are now given full
credit si th* Unlveretty, Tech and oth
er higher Institutions of learning In th*
stots. Th* graduates of tbe technical
department are fitted to enter the
sophomore class at the Tech.
3,600 New Pupil* Register.
Up to Monday morning there had
bean more than 8,600 pupils who had
not been In th* public schools tost year,
and white Superintendent Slaton -would
give out no predictions as to the en
rollment for this year, he stated that
everything pointed to n record-breaker.
Th* county school* wilt not o&en un
til September 34. but this year all th*
schools In th* county wtu run for toe
full terra of nine month*. This Is a
distinct advance as In tho past very
taw have esnttnued ths term toggsr
than the five months, for which th*
state provide*.
There are thlrty-ntns schools in the
county, of which twenty-four sre white
and fifteen colored. Superintendent
Brittain, of the county schools I* very
enthusiastic over tho prospect for a
larger attendance than the county
schools have ever known before, end
also Increased Interest tn education, os
shown by toe longer terra which la es
tablished, he hopes, permanently. This
Is toe first .time that all or toe county
schools have run toe full nine months
CUBAN GOVERNMENT
DETERMINEDTO FIGHT
Turns Down Offer of
Veterans for Ami
cable Settlement.
Rj Privets leaned Wire.
Havana, Sept. $.—aegerel Cebrecc;
representing the Cubes veterans, has
bad s tong talk with President Palms
wMh a view of arbitrating ths differ-
encea between the government and the
Is. President Palms told the gen
eral that the veteran* were welcome
to confer with the rebels and persuade
them to lay down their arms. In which
sue they would be free to leave the
country or return unmolested to their
homes by virtu* o| the recent offer of
amnesty. But.' he added. If Jhe vet
erans took Ibis course; they would set
only a* private citizens.
When General Cebreco left the palace
i met General Mico. the chief dis
bursing oihcer of the army of llbera-
UOe, Wh<x o* seeing t'ebreco's dow ncast
hes said:
"Didn't I tell you that the old man
would net Bates even for the country’s
asks?'
General t'ebrecn answered sadly:
"You were right."
This kills the last hope of an amica
ble settlement of the recent troubles
and probably will cost the government
th* sympathy of vets.
General Mico, who was one of th*
most prominent generals In the war of
liberation, succeeding Maceo when the
latter was killed, said: "Tb# govern
ment's act In not recognizing the vet
erans Is apparent. Cubans such as
sre. now In the field can hold out In
definitely by breaking up In numberless
parties of 40 or 60 men. Spain's ex
perience should have taught the gov
ernment officer* bettor, but they are
not the me* who fought In th* war for
Independence. I could take a few ne
groes and defy all tbe furee* th* guv.
eminent can ralee."
General Cebreco said, after- leaving
th* palace, that he dreaded the task of
telllag the veterans the snss-er be re
ceived from President Palms.
It was learned today from a source
ordinarily so reliable as to be believed
by all that the government had achiev
ed a tentative understanding that If It
was unabls to curb th* revolution by
September 16, It would ask for the as
sistance of the United States, but
when this was broached t* members of
th* government It wi
"A man must labor enough to keep a
good full stomach. A vagrant is a person
who does not. when be could, inako
enough to support himself through Ills
own efforts. If a man can make a dnl-
lar and g half a day and works only
one day In the week he Is not earning
a bona fide support. A man who Is
hungry Is of course mote likely to
commit a crime than one who Is well
If n man works only one day in
seven he should be mad* to stay at
home the other six. There Is nothin-
so conducive to crime ns Idleness, nnd
It Is your duty to break It up so far as
in your power tics."
This Is the way .Judge Pendleton
charged the grand Jury In the superior
court this morning. He reminded them
further that this matter was very im
portant at this time. |le told the Ju
rors that they should magnify their
office, which, he said, was equal in Im
portance tn that of the governor of
the state.
In speaking of the recent appoint
ment of a committee to urge upon the
grand Jury the rtccrsslty for the en
forcement of th* vagrancy laws, Judge
Pendleton sold:
"So far as I know, there has never
ben any failure on tho part of a Fulton
county grand Jury to enforce the tow,
and come suusrely up lo their duties."
"No Excuse for Gaming,”
in charging the Jury on gumlng, for
which crime he sold there wa* no
earthly excuse, the Judge said that, to
far aa he knew, and so far as he hud
been able to learn from ,the officers of
the law, there was not nt present any
open gambling establishment In Fulton
county, lie said some houses had run
for a time on the quiet before bring
located, but that as soon as they were
found the law hud been enforced and
they had been broken up. For this
state of affairs, h/e said, >he county
was to be congratulated.
'A man who carrtaa a concealed pis
tol," said the court In dealing with
this portion of bis charge, "will Bad
that, even If h* la not ansMsd, he
will In the course of a j est's experi
eac* have more trouble than if nt left
hls weapon at home. His knowledge
that he to armed emboldens him to per-
hapa pic (j a fight where lie would not
do so otherwise.'
Judge Pendleton called tha attention
of the Jurors to the laws forbidding
the selling of liquor to drunkard* and
to minors or In to* vicinity of
churches, compelling railroad* to keep
fresh water on truina, requiring a li
cense to practice medlaine and forbid-
ding the Issuing of bogus diplomas by
medical colleges. He told them of tbelr
duly to took Into the various depart
ments of th* rouniy government nnd
see that they are bring ion properly.
To Seltet Ormond's Succtskor.
The Jury was told to select a succos-
sor of the lets Walter T. Ormond, no
tary public mid Justice of the peace,
and two members of the county school
board. In the erlectlon of the lat
ter lu* advised the Jurors to see, so fur
as |M)ssfijle, that all ports of the county
were represented on the board.
The grand Jury selected Ooionel A.
J. West ns foreman. .The other mem
bers are J. R. Nuttlnl, John M. Green,
J - Paxon, Alonzo Richardson, James
M. I ou|>er, Krnest Woodruff, Albert
Steiner u- If ci_. — . 1
•very train
convention, which will convene in th?
city auditorium here tomorrow „
noon. None of the leaders have h« ,-g
arrived on the grounds, but the. ar|
expected this afternoon, and u||| JJJ
vote the afternoon, night and tnmnrmd
to getting the lines In good shape („
the work of the coaventlon.
Session WII be Brief.
It la not thought that the convcntln*
will last more than two or three li., urit
as everything, will $e run off sororf,
Ing to a schedule. The delegates i lar(
all been selected by Ur. Smith, «n,l era
presumably In full Empathy and ...
cord with hls Ideas of how the cog-
ventlon should go.
Decor-stint Hall.
The auditorium Is lelng handsomely
decorated today.' The central piece of
the decorations will t» a great plcturi
of Hoke Smith directly over the ce*.
t»r pf the front of tht, stage, and tin
national colors will be draped from It
to different parts of thagreet hall. The
decorations will be so aTanged ns not
to Interfere with the venilatton. Elec-
trie tana wiU add t* tot comforts „r
tits delegstos and all Manner of re.
freshments will be on Und for the
gentlemen.
Entertainment of Deligatea.
The hotels and restatiraits of the
city Imve made ample pr4»rallons lo
attend to tob cnttrtalnrarntof the del.
esatrr, but no stress Is expired under
this head, as many of tho tounbers of
th* convention will .come inti the city
In tha morning and leave oi the late
afternoon trains for their hoqts. Then
will not even be a quarrel over tht
personnel of the otfleyrs of he con
vention, as Sll this has been Ml led In
advance.
Judge MII|tr Will b* Chaltnan.
The chairman of th* copventon and
the state executive committee nil le
Judge A. L. Miller, with Congrusmtin
T. IV. Hardwick as rice chtrmga
•Messrs. M. H. Unbanls* and-E. L Msr-
ttn will be the secretaries.
The news of the dny t* the selctlon
of Jmnes B. Gray nt chatrmsn f the
committee on resolution* and platnrm.
As Mr. Gray Is very pronounce in
hls views on certain matters. im«
very plain statement* enn be expend.
It Is generally thought that the pinks
on diafranchtstmtint. roll rood cofrnl.
and iwpulur government will be hry
strong. " '
May Adopt 8. C. Flan.
It Is Intimated that the South Or.
ollnn plan of nominating all oflle-i
by a direct vote of th* people will •
adopted and that the Macon court
lion will be the last one of any ImpeJ
tnnee held in this state. On* date 6
all stale and county primaries will t
selected by the convention.
The Democratic convention of tl
Sixth congressional district meet hfi
today nnd nominated Hon. Charles I
Bartlett tar hi* seventh term es repre
ssntotlve flout this district. Siren,
resolutions were passed Indorsing th
cuurse »f Mr. Bartlett since he
been In congress.
THIS DATE IN IlISTOliY.
Steiner, W. H. Kiser, Demp« Ucrker-
son, s, r. Huff, a M. Blount, Benja
min K IloyiL Edwin Klngebei-y, Joseph
Thompson. JI. JU llurhlxon, Wllmer L.
Moore, Frank Haskins, and William J.
Davis. Several other members will be
added tomorrow.
Roby Robinson, John Temple Graves.
H*nry A. Inman. George E. King and
Clark Howrl) were among those ex
cused from service or out of the city.
SEPTEMBER $.
U.3-Inrsyiritlofl of RlrtUid f •-. W*s
mi-ttrlMU defeated the Irish st the tat
tle of MatwrroL.
IgA—<Mirer Cromwell died. Dor* Sprit A
1777—Urhltdi nst-rited upon rbllmk'lpMit «4
-riceits narrated across llnui'lp
17113—Treaty of prnre, nrknowledxlng I*
l►endrllrl• of /nitre States, tdtinw wit#
tirasi Britain.
me—kl.-i King: vuipsptr *f I'blns
Isfig—ilnrlisl.'fkc great Presell nctress. swk
her Americau drldlt It) New lurk.
1177-lemla A. TUIers. Fretti-h til-'-'
dire- l>«ro AprtJ 16, 1»7. ,
KIC- K-lserd Kt-xl.-stTni. author of II"
hi'torto*
WHEN WE HAVE SAID GOOD-BYE
The sunset plsus-s thxjl dark the twirptlsf
In |*>nui of splendid cloud on rejsldb
Tin* ruHifu nml wooft tre fcpew »«»«* *‘ ,Tef
the Im**i
trill vis
In
With honuygiukle ami tuajrnpH*
’Tm tiwnfti? »*6*jih\ m» on*r* for um t«»
WImii wr hiiT«* mid food-lijrr.
Arrau tk« vnalt of ftrarm i*
Tim aftnr MliliMt *if ib$» Milky Way
Um* 4-tuiMffrtWM thiujf of ro*ifori, *
l';i r iKsr n woriun-iMNl tnorfcorjr of fc*»n*»
Ami ivt* harr fnl$l ifowl-byi*.
TI»o HWi'fl kljw no the aMith obnll **•* *
As ttraroshaU hr the jrhrst gelds and
While fin* luiqs hmc* (hud w*h f '
I wi11*ht
With fprw and fl4$tr«*m *‘°* r
tljfbt.
Wbru wi* bar* raid jpaod-byf*-
Y«*», for ui$. nil tl»rw thing* h.-n. ffdftl
keen" ton until , inlet vf tears, with '•**
FwH w.% "lliinw year «w» benrt. tn-Wts
Khali f*n*l ilm nhih of myrlnd
Whoa wo taro «»M itood-byr.
%’aln. how, my wantfn* o«4 wu r " :,,,h ^
y-iTSh- Hnlfh-nb: ond
W'hoii yon hwrr ah**! th«»
That wrn k.Ml mir pnrr AroM* «»* ^
And iMido ytm any icota-tao.
Ono petit jury nnd u part nt a *eo
ornl were rfrl'-ctrrf. Th P court mfjourn
ed at H o'clock until Tucwdny morn-
in*.
WILL WORK CONVICTS
ON COUNTY ROADS
Rpcrlri In The Uenrglti*
Balnhrldge, Go., Sept. A—The coun
ty eomnilasl.mors have deemed H nd-
. _ vlsabte to work the county convict* on
government It won met with such j the public roads. Instead of hiring them
emphatic denial ss to laava ao room i nut to private asrlkx as has ,, . .
for doubting that whatever the govern- < "" e
ment may have discussed. It has de- ! n,r ,,m *- The county convicts
elded to een the thing through by all at I ,re * e t»' ar C worked by Hndgex &
the fore* of arms It ran command and Powell, turpentine operators, at Cvrene
will abide-by the result*. ! They will continue to work the women
fhJ? J’"' Monday
IN PARIS.
Rjs-clgl tn The lirofgtan.
Paris. Sept. Mrs. G. L. Frost, .if
Macon, Oa, registered St the office of
the European edition uf The New York
Herald today.
the men will he worked os the pubtlr
roads. The svarvity of labor In the
county watt the wcasldn for this action
' m '*'••*■* r t the commlreiooeis. it
In thought that tbe road work will be
carried on much bister than It lias
been with the convict labor;
The woven fabrb- of .sir kr-s In totla
ia rest. T» shut grain K«r we
' ' * - x
When- seei.rrupn- rife sunshine > ,r
Slav sc- as.sfitlshinr, h»*"t I* hnu-
W hen we have said !Otnt*fe.
TU a. hn.e ssM x-oJlfr^