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I/ISIT 81 TIFT
WILL SETTLE
OUESTION
PHILIPPINE GOVERNOR IS EN
DEAVORING TO SETTLE QUES
TION OF CHURCH AND STATE
IN THE ISLANDS.
WASHINGTON. D. C, June k —The
news comes by cable fom Rome that Gov.
Taft has been received by the I’ope and
baa loosened a flood of stories in the
United States as to the object of the visit,
most of which are erroneous. The question
of the church in the Phillippines is a deli
cste one and is being handled with care by
the administration. The object of Gov
erns? Taft's v»sit. however, is very tar
from establishing relations between the
church and the state in the Phiilippines.
On the contrary it is to secure the com
plete separation of church and state af
fairs. and to arrange for the just and
harmonious settlement of all questions.
The object of Governor Taft seeing the
' Pope is merely one of business and In no
sens* is it a diplomatic one. This will
be made very plain by reading the letter
of Instructions from Secretary Root to the
gpvernor. ,
There are certain necessary things to be
done in the PhtlUpptnes which can only be
accomplished satisfactorily through direct
communication with Rome. The settle
ment of all question affecting the lands of
the friars and the disposition of the friars
themselves Is dependent upon the bead of
the church, who alone is competent to de
cide. \ The friars, owing to the hostile
attitude of the Filipinos and the attitude
' of the United States are now all in Ma
nils, and several hundred of them are
now dependent upon this government for
their livelihood. The question of the dis
position of the land held by the friars
and the removal from the Islands of those
dependent upon the government are the*
most prominent of the questions which
the government is seeking a solution.
Roth of these qnevtions must be passed
upon by the church authorities at Rome,
and the visit of Governor Taft is expected
to save this government much embarrass
ment tn the time to come.
Under Spanish rule the functions of
church and state in the Phiilippines were
utmost one. The friars not only were the
religious heads of their communities and
parishes, but they performed the civic dut
ies as well. It was the bad exercise of
their powers that promoted the native re
volt against Spanish authority, that caused
the murder of many of these friars and
drove hundreds of them Into Manila
• here they are'now under the protecting
wing of this government.
The question of the title to large areas
of land and to many buildings, churches,
hospitals and schools, in many parts of the
archipelago Is a very Important one and
has not had the attention W should have
received in the United States. It Is be
cause Os the adven’ of the Americans In
the archipelago and the separation of
ehureh and state that the question of title
has arisen. Nearly all of this property was
designed for use in charity and education.
But since the affairs of church and state
have been sepagpted. these land
buildings have erased to be tt means to
this end. Hence a remedy is necessary.
It is the object of this government to |
settle this and without long and injurious
litigation. This relations question was
settled tn CutA and Porto Itieo and It Is
believed that through the efforts of the
Pope the matter In the Philllpines can be
adjusted without any trouble.
WILL HONOR HUSBAND
BY GIFT TO CHURCH
NEW YORK. June 7.—ln memory of her
late husband. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
has arranged to present to St. Bnrtholo*
mew's Protestant Ep‘scopa! church a
front and four brona doors. It was the
original intention of Mrs. Vanderbilt to
give only the brona doors, but she decided
a better effect could be obtained by re
modeling the entire front of the edifice.
The improvement will cost about $300,000.
Mr Vanderbilt was a vestryman of St.
Bartholomew's and greatly assisted the
Institution through his benefactions.
stiioenWtech
SEND MESSAGE
THROUGH AIR
EXPERIMENTS IN WIRELESS TEL-
EGRAPHY BY TECH MEN FROM
CAMPUS TO CITY ARE EN
TIRELY SUCCESSFUL.
From the campus of the greatest me
chanical college in the south to the roof
of the highest building in the southern
states, a greeting was flashed by wireless
telegraphy Thursday afternoon—the first
message sent In the south without the use
of wire.
“Tech sends greeting to Empire," was
the message recetveu Thursday, and, de
spite the imperfect apparatus in use, the
message was received very plainly.
The experiments were made by the stu
dents in the middle class in electrical en
gineering and waa conducted under the
personal direction of Professor Ford; who
holds the chair of electrical engineering,
and who was assisted by Professor Fur
low and Professor Edwards, of the Tech
** faculty. The sending was done by Pro
fessor Edwards, at the Tech, and the re
ceiving by Professor- Furlow, on’ the roof
of the Empire. Professor Ford superin
tended the receiving apparatus on the
Empire building.
The receiving instruments, in order that
the waves of ether might not be dis
turbed by intervening objects. Was at
' tached to the top of the flag pole on the
roof of the Empire, 40 feet above the
roof.
Owing to the fact that a large part of
the receiving instrument had been made
by the students themselves and was not
altogether as perfect us it might be.
there were several interruptions in the
message. Finally, however, it came with
out a break:
, "Tech sends greeting to the Empire."
The distance from the Tech to the roof
of the Empire is something over one mile.
The message was perfect tn every respect.
•nd was received without the least
trouble.
The students of the Tech have'made
experiments in wireless telegraphy, but
thia is the first message that has been
sent for any distance. The experiments
carried on Thursday are insignificant com
pared with what the students of the Tech
would be able to uo were the electrical
and experimental laboratory at the Tech
fully equipped. It was because of the ef
forts to Professor Hall, the president of
the instluUon to equip this laboratory that
the General Educational Board, of New
York, gave IW.OW, on condition that the
friends of the school would give an addi
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PALMA MAKES FRIEND
OF HIS RECENT ENEMY
NEW YORK. June B.—Geenral Enrique
Collazo, the last man of prominence to
oppose the presidency of General Palma,
hts called on the latter, cables the Ha
vana correspondent of the Tribune, and
pledged him sincere support of the gov
ernment.
General Collaxo was presented to Presi
dent Palma by Gonxalo Quesada and they
were togetuer for a full' hour, although
it Is understood that General Collaxo
holds to the same views that caused his
opposition to President Palma. His ac
tion in subordinating these to his patri
otism for the interest of the country gives
much satisfaction to the friends of the
president and has evokea much favorable
comment.
President Palma has attended a ball at
Guanabacoa, across the bay from Ha
vana. where General Collgso lives, and
was enthusiastically received. It was the
first time since he became president that
he has left Havana.
The president has adopted American
methods in dealing with negligent offi
cials. He has ordered dismissal in the
greater part of the denfuegos police
force and has directed its re-organisation.
This order is the result of the carelessness
of the police in allowing the kidnapers
of the boy to escape. The occur
rence at Cienfuegoe probably will hasten
the increase of the rural guards, which
has been recommended by the chief exec
utive.
A delegation of negroes has waited upon
President Palma and asked that their race
be considered in the matter of the ap
pointment of officers of the rural guard.
BOER REFUGEES WANT -
TO RETURN HOME NOW
DENVER, Colo., June 7.—The 27* Boer
refugees in this city have formulated an
appeal to the British ambassador at
Washington relative to their return to
South Africa.
WHEN IS CONGRESS
TO ADJOURN-FOR
SESSION?
A CLIQUE OF 18 SENATORS ARE
FILIBUSTERING TO PREVENT
PASSAGE OF CUBAN RE
CIPROCITY BILL.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—About
every member of congress has hasanded a
guess at the date when the present session
shall come to an end. but since there are
few who agree it Is Impossible to gauge
the length es the session from opinions of
members.
It Is generally conceded that the sesalon
cannot last ' longer than another thirty
days. There are but two bills of Impor
tance to be considered, the Cuban recip
rocity bill by the senate and the canal bill
which la now under diecusslon in the sen
ate. Both these bills have passed the
lower bouse, which Is now so far ahead of
the senate with Its work that a whole
week has been given to conaideratlon of a
bill that would ordinarily be finished up
in two days. In the bouse they are wait
ing for the senate to catch up.
An element which may hasten the end
has lately appeared in the senate. It Is
! the B olters or “Boxers," as they are
facetiously called by »helr colleagues, who
have cut away from the main body of re
publicans and formed an alliance to keep
down legislation in favor of reciprocity
with Cuba. This element numbers 18 sena
tors of high influence. They want an early
adournment now tn order to cut off propos
ed Cuban legislation. One of the tricks they
here to pley, it is said. Is for eeeb senator
to take a day tn speaking buncombe on
the canal bill in order to lengthen the de
bate on the measure so the senate will be
glad enough to quit and go home at the
conclusion of the canal debate, leaving the
Cuban problem unsettled, and therefore
leaving the beet sugar Interests still pro
tected. They are strong enough to cut a
figure In the matter if they adopt, this
ma no ure r, hence it may be that the session
will come to an end earlier than July let.
Representative Ruppert, democrat, of
New York, has Introduced a resolution in
the house calling on the speaker of the
bouse and the president of the senate to
adjourn their respective houses on Satur
day, June 28th. This measure is taken by
some to be In the interest of the beet su
gar advocates, since an adjournment on
June 28th would surely cut off the pro
posed Cuban legislation. In view of thia
movement, however, it must be remem
bered that President Roosevelt has threat
ened to call an extra session of congress
if thia session adjourns without giving re
lief to Cuba.
There are so many influences at work to
secure either an early adjournment or a
prolonged session, that it cannot be de
termined with any degree of certainty just
when the end s will come, but considering
that the house "has practically finished its
work, and that but two measures remain
for the senate to finish up, It seems al
together likely that July 4th will find the
capltoi deserted.
ENGINES TURNED HOSE
ON GANG OF VIOLATORS
OMAHA, Neb.. June $.—A Blair, Ne
braska, special says: A riot which would
have ended in bloodshed was averted
shortly after midnight Tuesday night by
quick action of Mayor Haller. The Chica
go.Bt. Paul and Minneapolis Railroad com
pany had been denied by the city council
the right to lay certain tracks. About
midnight a construction gang of 800 men
began laying tracks. The mayor was in
formed and ordered the men to cease
work. They replied tauntingly and the
mayor ordered out the fire department
and a stream of water was turned on and
the mqn scattered. Revolvers were
drawn, but hundreds of citisens arrived
and tore up the track, carted it away and
held the ground under arms.
PRETTYGIRLS CAN’T
HELP BEING PRETTY
ST. PAUL. June 7.—The supreme court
of Minnesota has decided that a girl's
beauty is not to be counted against her
and that if a jury is influenced by the
comeliness of a fair platytiff it is not for
the courts to deprive her of her natural
advantages.
This ruling has been made indirectly
in the case of Koplitx against the city of
St. Paul. The girl was injured by an
accident while on a, coaching party and
sued,the city, alleging a defective road.
She was awarded a verdict of S3OO and
the city appealed, alleging that her beauty
was what intluencefi’the jury.
The supreme court denies a new trial
and the verdict starids.
spaldFngWnTyWes
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
GRIFFIN. Ga.. June 1— The executive com
mittee of Speldin* county m*t yesterday and
after consolidating the returns for the primary
elected the following delegates to the state
convention which meets In Atlanta July 2d:
J. D. Boyd. A. O. Gay, J. M. Kelley, L. Cleve
land. W H. Beck. R. T. Daniel, J. B. Mills,
J. D. Touchstone. 8. Grantland. W. E. H.
Searcy. Jr.. M. W. Beck and T. G. Manley, Jr.
The following delegates were elected to the
congressional convention which meets in Macon
on July 4: R, T. Daniel, J. M. Strickland,
W. C. Becks. Joshua Hammond, J. A. J. Tid
wsll. Z. T. Darser, T. P. Jones, 8. B. Bailey,
Thos. Nall. J. E. Brewer. W. P. Walker, Doug
las Glessner. C. A. Cooper. J. W. Greahsrr
T. G. Manley and T. P. Nicboia.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 190a
JUSTICE LEK
WILL SOON
RESIGN
I
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
MAY BE CALLED ON TO NAME
A SUPREME COURT JUDGE
TO SUCEED HIM.
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JUSTICE HAL LEWIS.
Judge Hal T. Lewis, of the supreme
court of Georgia, will probably tender his
resignation to Governor Candler this week
or next, the resignation to go into effect
on October 1, 1902.
At present Judge Lewis is at Atlantic
City, N. J., where he has been for sev
eral months on account of his health. He
has not improved as rapidly as he desired,
and he Is of the opinion that it would be
best for him to sever his connection with
the court and resume thevpractice of law
at his home in Greensboro, Ga.
As a result of the resignation not taking
effect until October Ist, Governor Candler
will not appoint Judge Lewis’ stfccessor.
The constitution of the stete provides,
where it relates to vacancies on the su
preme court, that in case of a vacancy the
governor shall have the power to appoint
only until the next general election.
Judge Lewis’ resignation, it is under
stood. will not go Into effect until October
let, and <gi that day this year the next
general election will be held. Therefore,
there will be no vacancy, as the fact that
Judge Lewis intends to resign and the
fact that he will tender his resignation to
the governor before the state conven
tion meets on the 2d day of next month
will leave the matter for that body to
settle. ....
> Whether the convention will decide to
nominate a candidate or whether it will
order another primary for the election of
a judge of the supreme court is a matter
that will be decided by the state conven
tion. The probability is. however, that
the convention will nominate a candidate
to succeed Judge Lewis, and that the
nominee will be voted for in the general
election as the nominee of the party. The
vacancy under these conditions would not
exist until October Ist and on that day
the election is to be held to fill such a
vacancy.
Where vacancies occur in casea of judg
es of the superior courts the governor has
‘the power to appoint successors for the
unexpired term of the one causing the va
cancy. Where supreme court justices are
concerned, however, the constitution has
a different provision.
There has been considerable talk re
cently regarding the successor to Judge
Lewis, as it has been reported for a long
while that it was his Intention to resign.
Judge John S. Candler, Judge Howard
Van Epps. Judge George Gober and Judge
William H. Felton have been spoken of as
possible candidates for the nomination be
fore the convention.
The fact that Judge Lewis is to resign
will be learned with great regret by his
hundreds of friends throughout the state.
He is regarded as one of the most bril
liant men in Georgia, and it Is to be re
gretted that his health will no longer per
mit him serving on the supreme court
bench, which he has so ably graced since
his election in 1897. Justice Lewis has been
identified with Georgia politics for many
years, and in the year 1898 It was Justice
Lewis who made the great speech at the
Chicago Democratic convention nominat
ing William Jennings Bryan for the pres
idency. x
sz,ooTii(iw MEANS
$20,000 FOR TECH
EIGHT OF THE TEN THOUSAND
NECESSARY TO SECURE THE
NORTHERN GIFT IS NOW
SECURED.
The Georgia School of Technology, the
greatest school of its kind in the south,
needs $2,000 more to secure the gift of
SIO,OOO offered by the General Educational
Board, on condition that friends of the
school would raise a Mko amount. The
friends of the school have given SB,OOO and
$2,000 more is necessary. This money
must be raised by June 19th, when the
offer of the General Educational Board
will expire. The Journal, well realizing
the needs of this institution, today starts
a subscription list among its readers,
heading the list with $l5O in an effort to
raise the additional $2,000. President Ly
man Hall, of the Tech, and those friends
of the institution who have been working
with him, have exhausted all their means
for raising the SIO,OOO, and have secured
SB,OOO.
The other $2,000 roust be raised.
This school is doing an inestimable
amount of good in the south, and a gen
erous offer such as has been made by the
General Educational Board, cannot be al
lowed to go by In default. The people of
Georgia should recognize the 'great needs
of the institution, and should subscribe
liberally. The Journal has opened a sub
scription list, heading it with $l5O, and
will receive any amount for the fund.
Four Give SI,OOO Each.
The General Educational Board, of New
York, composed of a large number of fi
nanciers and philanthropists, a> few days
ago agreed to give to the Tech SIO,OOO
for the equipment and maintainance of
an electrical and experimental labora
tory, provided other friend* of the insti
tution would give an additional slo,oto by
June 19th. which is the last day for rais
ing the SIO,OOO and securing the gift of
the General Educational Board. Presi
dent Lyman Hall and other friends of the
school immediately went to work to
raise the SIO,OOO necessary. In a few days
four well known southerners had given
SI,OOO each for the fund, and a large num
ber of smaller subscriptions had been
given. A. B. Steele and H. M. Atkin
son gave SI,OOO each, as did James Swann
and Samuel Spencer, of New York city.
A large number of subscriptions, ranging
from $250 to SSO increased the fund to
something like SB,OOO. An additional $2,000
must be secured, and it must be secured
by June 19th.
NEWELL DWIGHT HILLIS
IS ELECTED PRESIDENT
SYRACUSE. N. Y.,'June s.—After the
devotional services the Congregational
Home Missionary society in national con
vention today held a business meeting
• for reports and election of officers.
The following officer} were elected:
President, the Rev. Newell Dwight Hil
lis. of New York. ’
Vice presidents: E. Clark Ford, of Ohio:
Rev. Charles R. Brown, of, California;
Harry J. Hollister, of Michigan; the Rev.
Mtcnael Burham, of Missouri; W. L.
Hyde, president or thd BoWdoin college,
Maine: Rev. E. D. Eatfitl, of Wisconsin;
Rev'. G. E. Hale, of New Hampshire; the
Rev. Edward Chapman, of Vermont; Rev.
E. N. Thomas, of Massachusetts; Justice
David C. Brewer, of Washington, D. C.;
Rev. Colvin McClelland, of Rhode Island;
Auditor George S. EdgeTh of New York.
Executive committee to serve until 1907:
Rev. E. N. Packard, of Syracuse, N. Y.;
Rev. W. B. Holman, of Connecticut; Rev.
W. H. Wanamaker, of Pennsylvania.
GIRL DIES IN“A tAB;
SEVERAL ARRESTS FOLLOW
CHICAGO. June o.—Death overtook Ma
ry Love, aged 22, daughter Os a farmer Os
Grant Park. 111., Wednesday night while
being conveyed in acab front the house
of Mrs. Mary Schuert, a midwife, to the
home of her cousin; Mfs. Charles Rivers.
Samuel Conklin, driver of the cabywas
summoned to Mrs. Schueft’.s home ana re
ceived his instructions from the mid-wife.
After traveling several flocks, he heard
the girl fall from the «Mt and drove to a
drug store. She was dead when ho opened
the cab door and he continued to a police
station, whence the body was sent to an
undertaker.
Detectives arrested Mrs. Schuert and
her husband. Wilhelm, a member of the
orchestra of a downtown theatre. Mrs.
Schuert attempted to swallow carbolic
acid when told that she <vas under arrest.
At the station ehe refused to admit hav
ing treated the girl, stating that she mere
ly rented a room to her a week ago.
Mum To
IN A FAST GAME
OF BRACT FARO
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FORMER PREACHBR IN NEW YORK
MORMON CHURCH BAYS
THAT Ht LOST
S2B>OOO.
nJ L—
son, known as "Bst" Masterson, James
Sullivan. J. C. Sandfirg and A. P. Frank,
who were arrested yesterday charged with
being concerned in a "brace faro game,”
were held today on thd charge of aiding
and abetting iu gambling games and in
ducing men to go to their rooms to play
games of chance. Bali In each case was
SSOO, and Masterson and Banders were re
leased, the other two going to the Tombs.
The further examination was set for Mon
day,
The alleged victim of the prisoners,
George A. Shaw, a former preacher in
the Mormon church, is said to have lost
$28,000 In Chicago. >
The additional Charge of carrying a
concealed weapon was. made against Mas
terson, who said when Jtts revolver was
taken away from him tXat it was his best
friend.
SAY¥
CANAL BILL IS SURE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6.—A poll
of the senate on the eanai question has
developed the fact that 41 senators favor
the Nicaragua route, 86 favor Panama
and 12 are doubtfuL .
To defeat the Nicaragua canal it will be
necessary for the opponents to secure 10
of the 12 doubtful votes.
This showing is very satisfactory to
Senators Morgan and Harris and other
friends of the bill, and with a vote not
more than ten days away, they now ex
pect to pass it.
When senate convened yesterday to re
sume at 2 o'clock the consideration of the
Isthmian canal bill, five large maps de
picting various phases of the canal ques
tion were displayed about the walls of the
chamber. JTesumably these were to en
able Mr. Hanna, of Ohio, who was to
speak upon the measure, to illustrate bls
remarks. It was noticeable that on one
of the jnaps all the volcanoes were mark
ed, active volcanoes beidg Indicated in red
and the extinct volcanoes black. This was
a very unusual thing for such diagrams
to be displayed in the senate and they at
tracted much attention.
When the isthmian cangl bill was taken
up and Mr. Hanna began his speech in op
position to the Nicaragua route, he be
gan with a review of the progress of the
transportation throughout the world. Mr.
Hanna said we had passed the sentimental
stage and reached the practical stage. It
was now a question that if we wanted a
canal for our commerce we wanted the
best canal. •
Mr. Hanna pointed out the fact that the
shorter route and saving of expense was
important in canal constructions and these
elements were in favor of the Panama
route.
Mr. Hanna said thflt the cost of oper
ating the Panama canal would be $1,350,-
000 less than the anhual cost of operating
the Nicaragua canali ,
He also said the Nicaraguan canal could
not be operated st night, fie resented the
contention that the friends of the Sponer
bill seek only to defeat all canal legis
lation.
At 3:15 p. m. Mr. Hflhna suspended his
remarks for the qji-y and Mr. Mitchell, of
Oregon, took the floor in advocacy of the
Nicaraguan route.
QUEER TiAnTaSNO
COUNTRY OF HIS OWN
NEW ORLEANS, June T.-The New
Orleans custom house authorities are peal
ing with a man without a country. On
Wednesday the Norwegian steamship John
Wilson. Qaptain W. Hansen, arrived here
from Bluefields, Nicaragua. Among the
cabin passengers was Fong Jung, a China
man. He had lived In Nicaragua several
years and was fairly well to do.
' According to the United States immigra
tion laws he was not allowed to return
after having once left.
Fong Jung is doomed to sajl back and
forth between New Orleans and Bluefields
until the John Wilson’s Captain meets a
ship at sea q-hose master will consent to
take the Chidatnan off his hands.
LEFT HIS DINNER TABLE
AND THEN SLEW HIMSELF
NEW YORK, June 7.—Excusing himself
for a mement from the dinner table, at
which were seated his wife, his two sons
and two guests who had been invited to
spend the Evening, Frederick! 8. Leland, a
prominent politician of the Bronx and said
to he a cousin of the late well known hotel
matr Warren Leland, went to bls room
and, with no apparent mbtive, shot him
self in the head, dying almost Instantly.
HEARD COUNTY NAMES"
CONVENTION DELEGATES
FRANKLIN. Ga.. June T —The delegates to
the convention from Heard county are A. G.
Hendrick, W. H. Daniel, W. L. Griffeth, W. T.
Goodson. Hamp H. Lane, L. R. Jones. W. Y.
Moore, J. B. Sanders snd I. J. Stevens. Ths
election passed off very quietly. The vote was
unusually light.
K TIBMS
CONSIDERED
LIBEDIIE
BRITONS AND BOERS GENERAL
LY ARE SATISFIED-LORD
KITCHENER COVERED HIM
SELF WITH GLORY.
LONDON, June 7.—The terms of peace
are the most generous tbe Boers could have
expected, and tbe moat reasonable that the
government, responsible to tbe public,
could well have proposed. Given the prin
ciple that every country has a right, if it
has the atrength, to dictate term to any
other at the close of successful war which
lies apparently at the root of modern and
national jurisprudence.
The late South African republics, now
British colonies, have secured most of the
advantages not Inconsistent with subjuga
tion. The surrender of Independence was.
of course, abosiute. It was upon this pre
liminary condition that the Boer delegates
took time to consult tbe commandoes.
The former citizens of the &>uth African
republic and Orange Free State have vol
untarily become subjects of King Edward.
8o are Australians, so are Canadians. Yet,
Australia is a commonwealth and Canada
has been pronounced by ita own prime min
ister an independent state.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier did not, of course,
mean bis words to be taken In the literal
technical sense. He is too good a con st 1-
tuionallst for that, but substantially he is
right. To the same ample measure of self
government which Canada enjoys, the
Boers may look forward. A period of mili
tary occupation there must be. It is to be
followed by a stage of civil administration
which every one must desire to make as
short as possible.
Then the Boers will be granted that sys
tem of home rule upon which the colonial
empire of Britain depends for its loyalty
as for its strength. Ho far, the terms will
meet, if not with universal, at least with
general approval. But on one or two
points, there wfll probably be some differ
ence of opinion. The first is tbe question
of amnesty for Cape rebels. The agree
ment leaves them to the operation of the
colonial law, provided that the penalty of
death shall in no caae be inflicted, and
that those who were not leaders In insur
rection shall, if thty’confess their crime,
be punished only by perpetual disfranchise
ment.
Rebels taken or surrendering In arms are,
of course, in a totally different position
front prisoners of war. They are not
strictly entitled to any conditions, and
any or ail are liable to be banged, but con
sidering the special circumstances of the
rebellion at the Cape, which arose out of
the conflict, between race and allegiance,
and having regard to the perilously doubt
ful future of South Africa, the government
might well and wisely avail themselves of
the coronation to grant an amnesty as an
act of pure grace and favor from the King.
The second point is the curious provision
that no tax for the expenses of
the war shall be placed upon landed prop
erty in the Transvaal. If this includes
the gold mines, the exemption will be most
unpopular. Nevertheless, it is difficult to
attack and easy to defend. An Indemnity
cannot be reconciled with annexation. The
king cannet exact an indemnity from his
own subjects. Annexation Is, and must
always be, a costly business.
A comprehensive review es these nego
tiations and their result leads inevitably
to the conclusion that if Lord Kitchener
had been left to himself he might have ob
tained peace with honor more than a year
ago. By continuing tbe war, the Boers*
have lost nothing except—which is a great
and terrible exception—their diminution
by losses in tbe field. There is practical
unanimity of opinion that Lord Kitchener
—now a full general—deserves all and
more than all the rewards he has received.
Most people are inclined to ask why the
soldier who did finish the war should re
ceive a small sum of money and lower rank
jn the peerage than the soldier who did
not Lord Roberts’ strategy up to and in
cluding the battle of Peardeberg, was bril
liantly successful. After that he did noth
ing, and made a serious mistake in sup
posing that there was nothing more to be
done.
Lord Kitchener not only completed the
campaign of a most arduous and exhausting
kind, but he concluded it with an honorable
and satisfactory peace. His qualifications
to tbo command of the army in India or
any other army are indisputable, but, his
departure from South Africa will be deeply
deplored, for he has won the confidence
of Boer as well as Briton. His influence
would be more efficacious in the restora
tion of order than forty thousand men. The
cabinet, of course, la constitutionally re
sponible for the peace, but it is generally
recognized as “Kitchener's peace.” It
haa the good fortune to meet with the
almost universal approval of those who dis
believe in the original necessity of the war.
The strain upon the national resources, in
deed, has been great, but the nation has
borne It in a manner of which every En
glishman is proud.
Kitchener and his force, the largest ever
commanded by a Britiah general, had to
contend with a skillful, gallant foe, with a
dffficlult, unknown country, deferred hope
and the ravages of disease.
The incompetence of the war office was
conspicuous, and that Incompetence was
incurable, for it began at the top. Mr.
Broderick does his best to imitate Mr.
Chamberieln, but there is one respect In
which he cannot Imitate him, that is effi
ciently. Against difficulties on ghe spot
and hindrance at home Lord Kitchener has
been victorious. • Since the days of the
great duke who operated though with
smaller numbers, upon a larger and more
impressive stage, there has been no British
general who so thoroughly combined the
tact of the diplomatist with the authority
of tbe commander as did Kitchener. It is
not hie fault, but the fault of politicians
and civilians that peace has been too long
deferred. HERBERT PAUL.
TERRELL IS TO VISIT
" MANY COUNTIES
111 GEORGIA
Hon. Joseph M. Terrell, democratic
nominee for governor, after a rest of two
weeks, will visit all of the counties that
he was unable to go to while in the midst
of h|s campaign for the nomination.
This determination was reached by Mr.
Terrell at his headquarters Saturday. It
is his desire to meet as many of the peo
ple of the state as is possible, and he
will spend a month visiting the different
sections of the state.
Mr. Terrell is in excellent health, and
when seen at his headuarters Saturday
just before they were closed he said he
was feeling very well, Indeed, consider
ing the hard work he had done for the
past four months. He feels greatly
fatigued, but thinks a rest of two weeks
at his home in Greenville will be a great
help to him.
A fancy dreas ball was recently elven In
Munich In which all the gueata came dressed
an notorious criminate, while the walls were
hung with pictures Illustrating the most famous
crimes. The dance Is said to have been “provo
cative of much merriment." x
RED HATS ARE READY
FOR FUTURE CARDINALS
NEW YORK. June 6 The pope will
hoirt a consistory on June 9, when Cardi
nal's hats will be conferred upon Areh
blshop Skrebensky, of Prague, and Puzza
nl, of Cranenow, and Mgr. Martinelli, for
merly papal delegate at Washington, ca
bles the Rome correspondent of the Her-
а.
There will be no additional cardinals
nominated at the consistory, but among
other nominations will be that of Mgr.
Messmer, of Greenbay, Wls., as new
archbishop of Manila. The new archbish
op of New York will be also nominated.
Mgr. Falconio, papal delegate in Cana
da will be transferred to Washington, as
previously announced.
The nomination of archbishop for New
York next week, as stated here, seems to
foreshadow? the transier of some prelate,
por:ibly Archbishop Kean, of Dubuque,
lowa, to another diocese to fill ihe vacan
cy caused by the death of Archbishop
Corrigan, because the. local nominations
of bishops here have not yet been officially
made.
ABSENCEOF OLD BIBLE
LONG DELAYED FORTUNE
NEW YORK. June T.-Mtes l-li.te Cnee,
of Ossining, N. Y., has received word that
she is one of the heirs of the late Leonard
Cgse, Sr„ the Cleveland millionaire.
Since his death the estate has been the
subject of legal investigation, but no sat
isfactory results could be obtained be
cause the old family Bible, containing cer
tain names, could not be found.
The book is now said to have been found
in an old barn loft on the Scarskading
farm near Ossining. •
George Case, for years an officer of the
United States court, is one of the heirs
of the estate. Mr. Case says he knows
little of its condition and beyond saying
that it is being investigated declines to
discuss it.
TWO WHS ST
MERCER’S BIG
BlflET
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA GOVERN
ORS AMONG THE DISTINGUISHED
GUESTS—A RARE OC-,
. CASION.
MERCER, UNIVERSITY, Macon, June
б. One hundred and fifty undergraduates
and former students assembled in the
gymnasium building to enjoy the festivi
ties of the fifth annual alumni banquet.
Here assembled men who graduated 50
years ago. Here gathered men who had
not seen each other in many years. Here
the alumni of old told of the jokes and
pranks played by college boys many
,years back.
After enjoying themselves around fes
tive boards, ex-Governor Northern presi
dent of the association, called the asso
ciation to order. He made the ppenmg
toast. Governor Jennings, of Florida,
toasted the alumni to the credit Os Flori
da. He was followed by Governor Cand
ler, who in Ma witty humorous manner
entertained the body, at the same time
invoking all Mercer men to stand by eaqh
other in political and social life. Follow
ing this Governor Northen asked the au
spices of the association to place at one
table at the banquet of 'O3, the only four
living members of his class, and the mem
bers of the gratuating class of ‘M. Gov
ernor -.orthen graduated 49 years ago,
and will celebrate the semi-centennial of
his graduation at next year’s banquet.
A motion was made and carried that
every year the class which has been grad
uated 50 years and the graduating class of
the extant year shall banquet at a sepa
rate table. Rev. McCopnell, traveling sec
retary of the Southern Baptist denomina
tion suggested that in case no members
of such a class be present, a table placed
to itself be draped tn memory of such
class, and no one allowed to banquet
there.
Those present were: Members of'lhe
graduating class ’O2, G. C. Brown, J. W.
Harris, J. A. Waterman, Sidney Hatch
er. J. W. Simmons, Jr., Walter McMichael,
J. T. DuPree, Jr., J. A. Reiseer, O. H. El
kins, B. D. Porter, J. M. Gilmore, J. M.
Harvey, J. F. Wood, W. M. Johnson, O.
H. Hixon, B. R. Collins, W. J. Bradley,
J. P. Lawson. Members of the law class
of 02, R. L. Chancy. B. F. Leverette, J.
W. Landrum, Hunter Newby, D. B. Small,
R. D. Flint, E. L. Johnson, N. L. Staple
ton, Neid McGehee, A. S. Skeltort, Arthur
Thurman, C. H. Cowart, R. C. Bell, J.
W. Gunn. Other alumni, E. W. Childs,
class '96; L. D. McGregor, ’01; H. M. Wil
let, M. A. Clark, ’BS; Rev. J. G. Har
rison, ’B9; J. D. Garner, ’88; Rowe Price,
’81; J. C. Hinton, '74; J. T. DuPree, '88; R.
T. Asbury, ’47; B. M. Callaway, ’M; Prof.
W. H. Kilpatrick, ’9l; Governor W. J.
Northen, 53; J. H. Kilpatrick, ’53; B. D.
Lumsden, ’59; F. C. McConnell, ’88;E. Y.
Mallory, ’B2; P. D. Pollock. ’B2; H. M.
Smith, ’7O; Prof. W. E. Godfrey, 98; E. J.
Smith. ’93; E. S. Davis, ’93; W. S. Childs.
’00; J. N. Hargrove. ’00; J. F. Hatchett,
’00; W. D. Upshaw, ’00; S. E. Stephens, ’00;
W. C. Taylor, WO; J. E. Sammons, ’00; P.
J. Christopher, ’00; J. M. Moore, ’88; W. P.
Wheeler, 94; E. W. Johnson, ’88; Claude
Gray, ’94; R. W. Eubanks, ’00; B. D. Rags
dale, ’B6; C. P. Steed, McManus, A. D.
Candler, Jennings.
THREE MILLION DOLLARS
FOR A PALATIAL HOTEL
NEW YORK, June 7.—Contracts have
just been awarded by Henry C. Frtek, of
-Pittsburg, for the erection, probably at
Fifth avenue and Grant street, In that
city, of a modem hotel to cost $3,000,000,
which It is promised will equal in appoint
ments and comfort any in the land.
The new hotel will rise to 18 stories, and
in design the structure will resemble close
ly the great office, building which bears
Mr. Frick’s name and which is regarded
by architects as a model. Work probably
will begin early in the fall.
From cellar to garret the hotel is to be
constructed of fireproof materials, with an
exterior of granite and walls of Italian
marble of the softest tints obtainable.
MISS ESSIE THIGPEN
DIESIN VALDOSTA
VALDOSTA, Ga., June s.—The funeral
of Miss Essie Thigpen occurred at the
cemetery here this morning. Rev. Carl
Minor officiating. Miss Thigpen died at
an early hour yesterday morning after an
illness of several weeks. It was thought
that she was getting along very well, but
she had a sinking spell on Sunday and
went into unconsciousness Monday. She
remained in that condition until death
came. She was the second daughter of
Mrs. J. E. Thigpen and was about twenty
years of age. She was popular with all
who knew her and her death occasioned
genuine sorrow in Valdosta.
macon’telegraph'hot at
8188 ELECTION MANAGERS
MACON. June 7.—The Telegraph prints to
morrow a aection of the code calling attention
to the fact that Bibb’s executive committee
violated the law In Wie manner in which the
primary was held. It quotes section 114. which
says that ballots shall be counted publicly,
whereas the managers here counted the ballots
in rooms where nobody else was allowed.
No hint Is made that anybody will try to
take advantage of the point, however.
J. P. MODEM
IS BURNED
IN EFFIGI
WILKESBARRE COAL MINERS
HANG HIS. EFFIGY, APPLY A
TORCH AND PELT HIS IMAGE
WITH STONES.
WILKESBARRE. Pa., June 7—The
hanging in effigy of J. Pierpont Morgan
in one of the streets of South Witkesbarre
by a crowd of men and boys was the only
incident to mar the stillness of the Wyo
ming Valley this morning. After the ef
figy had been hanged the crowd cheered
and pelted the object with stones until
the police came along and dispersed the
several hundred persons that made up tbe
throng.
Al* the mining towns surrounding the
city are very quiet. The news from
Washington that President Roosevelt
could not find his way clear to effecting
peace between the miners and operators
was received here with genuine disap
pointment. It had been strongly hoped
that the president would be able to find
some means of opening up away to peace.
Today marks the end of the fourth
week of the total suspension of coal min
ing and the miners and their employers
are farther apart than ever.
The Susquehanna Coal company put
non-union firemen to work in its No. 5
colliery at Nanticoke today for the pur
pose of restoring the water supply to a
portion of the borough. The company
furnished the power for the pumping of
water in the reservoir and the action of
the miners’ union in calling out the men
at the colliery caused the company to
shut down the whole plant. The borough
council was to have brought injunction
proceedings today but they are stayed
for the present.
The four coal and iron policemen who
are charged with the shooting of Charles,
UK McCann, the 13-year-old boy at the
Stanton colliery Thursday night, were
given a preliminary hearing today and
were committed to jail for a further hear
ing at such time as the result of the boy’s
injuries shall be definitely known. The
only witness examined was a physician
who attended the lad. The boy’s condi
tion grew worse last night and it is feared
he cannot recover. The bullet has not yet
been located.
NEW PLAN DISCUSSED
FOR SETTLING THE STRIKE
NEW YORK, June 7.—A new plan is be
ing discussed for settling the strike of the
anthracite miners. It is on different lines
from any hitherto tried. Some of the lead
ing operators are said to be in favor of
the scheme.
It is proposed to appoint a committee,
which will go to the mines and investigate
the conditions and try to effect a settle
ment. There are foux matters to be con
sidered, one of whieffi is the weighing of
the coal. President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, is said to have discussed
the plan, and is alleged to be willing to
waive the question of recognition of the
union card .Some slight concessions may
be made on the other side.
ROOSEVELT IN CONFERENCE
WITH HANNA ON STRIKE
WASHINGTON. June V.-The president
today had a long conference at the white
house with Senator Hanna on the coal
strike. The president conveyed to Mr.
Hanna the idea that he would like very
much to do something toward the settling
of the strike. Nothing definite, however,
was decided upon. The president also sent
for Carroll D. Wright, the commissioner
of labor, to get hie views on the situa
tion and also as to what might property
be done by the government looking to a
settlement of the controversy. It is prob
able that other conferences will be held
and the president kept advised of the sit
uation. He will be in readiness at any
time to extend aid if It is found he can be
of any service in settling the differences
that exist between the operators and tha
miners.
STRIKE ORDER
COLLIERIES AhE SILENT
ELKHORN, Pa., June 7.—The general
strike has been universally obeyed in ev- <
ery field along the Norfolk and Western •
railroad. But few collieries are attempt
ing to, operate today and those that are
nave riot an eighth of the usual force at
work. At Simmons. Goodsell, Eckman
and Vivian a few of the union miners re
fused to quit this morning, but they will
likely be induced to stop before the day is
over. The operators are endeavoring to
keep strikers away from mines where a
few men are yet at work, but no troublo
has occurred. Probably twelve thousand
men are idle today in the Flat Top, Elk- |
hofti, Tug river. Thicker and Dtngesa
fields.
Operators posted notices at Elkhorn this
morning that all the strikers living in the
company's houses must vacate property at
once. Trouble is feared.
BICEJDB SPEAKER
15 GBOWING 1
fIM
Several new candidates for the post*
tlon of speaker of the house are now
possible. The defeat of Roland Ellis in
Bibb will give the support which had
already been pledged him in event of his
election to some of the men who an
nounced for the position some time ago.
The latest probable entries for the
speakership are John M. Slaton of Ful
ton and Pleasant A. Stovall of Savannah.
Both men are very popular in the state
and both have many friends. If either
or both of them should enter the race it
would be a great deal more interesting
than it is now.
Mr. Slaton has not fully determined yet
as to whether he will announce and will
not do so for several days yet. The mat
ter has not been mentioned to Mr. Sto
vall as yet. but Journal dispatches from
Savafinah Saturday tell of a proable
meeting to be held in Savannah this week
at which Mr. Stovall will be urged to
run.
The candidates who are now tn ths
race are Walter Steed of Taylor, Emar
son George of Morgan, Newton Morris, of
Cobb and Fondren Mitchell, of Thomas.
All of these candidates are claiming their
election on the first ballot. The entranee
of Mr. Slaton and Mr. Stovall into the
field would probably change things con
siderably.
J. A. Perry of Gwinnett is the only
candidate for speaker pro tem so far an
nounced. Frank Mitchell of Emanuel,
who was discussing the matter of run
ning for the affice at the close of the
last session, is not a candidate for re
election in his county and this leaves
the field open to Mr/ Perry. Mr. Perry
will be unanimously elected in Gwinnett,
and will no doubtb win out In ths race for
speaker pro tem unless he has opposition
and in that event will be a hard man
to beat.
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