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DISPLEASES
MMERiC*
UNCLE SAM CANNOT ACCEPT
KING OSCAR'S DECISION AS
ESTABLISHING PRECEDENT
IN REBELLION CASES.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31—An Intimation
has been received here that King Oscar of
Sweden, who is acting as the arbitrator
of the question twtween the United States.
German'- and Great Britain, growing out
of the Samoan rebellion of I'SO. will de
cide that the facts presented to him in
the briefs of the counsel, which have been
pending for a year, warrant him tn pro
ceeding to assess the damage sustained
by foreign residents of Somoa. as a result
of the landing of a combined force "of
American and British sailors and marines
•nd the destruction of property Incident
to the ertsuing fight with the rebels.
By the terms of the treaty under which
• the three powers agreed to submit these
claims to arbitration, the arbitration was
first to declare whether or not the Amer
icans and British were at all liable for
damage, and if so. then he was to deter
mine the amount of that liability. He has
decided the first question in the affirma
tive. though it is stated here that no offi
cial notice to that effect has been yet
conveyed to our government.
The next step is to fix the amount of
damages and this must be done by King
Oscar upon the basis of the facts now
to be presented by the representatives of
ths governments concerned. The German
claims are far larger than the others,
amounting to $108,918. while the American
claims are $77,6(6, and the British only
$a,385.
There are claims of nations not party to
the arbitration that may be included in
the final Judgment, but these are not of
much consequence. Altogether the total
of the claims is not imposing, and it is
certain trim the nature cf the proof ad
duced in support of many of them that
even the total will be heavily scaled down
by the arbitrator.
So tt is not the amount of money in
volved tn this approaching decision of the
arbitration that concerns the government
of the United States, but rather the
enunciation of a principle which, if ac
cepted as a precedent, would be unpalat
able and would seriously restrict Ameri
can rights In the case of the revolution
or riot. Jeopardizing the fives and prop
erty of our triends, that it would amount
to the total withdrawal of protection.
This cau never be admitted, and so it
may be positively stated, that, while the
United States government will accept the
arbitration .oyally and pay any damages
assessed against it. it will utterly refuse
to ba bound by such a principle or to rec
ognise it as establishing a precedent.
Otherwise the United States government
could be held liable for enormous dam
ages in cases where It lands troops up
on the Isthmus of Panama, resulting in
• collision with rioters or rebels, even
though the government is solemnly bound
by treaty to preserve free traffic across
the isthmus. For it is pointed out that
similarly, the United States was bound by
a treaty in the case of Samoa to pre
serve the Integrity of the titular govern
ment and tt was m the course of an effort
to discharge this duty that the claims
wets originated. If our naval vessels
cannot Interfere to preserve life and prop
erty tn the presence of a specific treaty,
of course they would be still more help
less without a treaty and they could not
land marines in any of the West Indian
or Central or South American ports in
any emergency without risking liability
for heavy damage.
These considerations will lead to the
declination to recognise the difference as
a precedent, and incidentally to the sub
mission of the next similar case to The
Hague tribunal in the hope of another
and different decision.
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NOT IMMINENT
.IN AUGUSTS
fT BEEMS THE TALK OF ENGIN-
EERS ANO FIREMEN OF THE
GEORGIA ROAD MEANS
SETTLEMENT.
AUGUSTA. G»„ Oct. M—Mr. Youngson.
deputy chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, and Mr Hannahan,
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, returned to the city today.
The members of the board of adjusters
are also coming, and a conference between
these officials will be held tomorrow to de
cide what to do in regard to the trouble
between the Georgia railroad and its en
gineers and firemen. The final answer of
General Manager Seott. of the railroad,
to the demands or request made by the
men, is expected on Wednesday. *■
There la less talk of strike, and the be
lief in general that an amicable adjust
ment will be reached in a few days. •
BANKER CUTS GROCER
IN A LIVELY FIGHT
PENSACOLA. Fla.. Oct. 20 —At 10
o’clock this morning W. C. O'Neal, presi
dent of the American National Bank of
this city, and Adolf Greenhut, proprie
tor of ths most extensive wholesale gro
cery establishment here, engaged in a dif
ficulty.
Greenhut had an ugly gash made tn his
throat. O’Neal is alleged to have done
ft. and he was at once arrested on a
charge of assault with Intent to kill. He
was taken before Justice Wolfe and bond
fixed at ss*w which was Immediately
furnished and the banker released.
Greenhut was immediate y attended by
physicians and the statement Is made,
that with proper and careful attention,
there will be no dinger. O'Neal's bank
is the largest In Florida, capitalised at
OOS.eoo He is from Alabama.
The affair created intense excitement
with Pensacola people on account of the
prominence of the two parties.
SURGEON OF HOSPITAL
KILLS RAILROAD MAN
PTTTSRT'RG. Oet. 3 —Dr. Ellis Duncan »u
--perinter'iert at the City hospital of Louis
ville. last night shot and probably fs'aliy
wounded Bruce Head, an employe at the Va
bash railroad, near Grafton. Later Duncan sur
rendered to the police, but would give no rea
son fbr the shooting. It is supposed the at
tempt at murder was made to adjust seme
wrong dons la Louisville, where both men are
from.
It is raid Dunean approached Head and mak
ing some fiMudible remark to him. nulled a re
and fired, the bullet striking Head In
the breast Dunean turned without a word and
his Victim Ml U> the ground
MRS. E. H. HILLYER
DIED EARLY SUNDAY
Mrs. Eleanor Hurd Hlllyer, wife of Hen
hy Hlllyer and slster-ln-law of Judge
George Hlllyer, died Sunday morning
after an Illness of four weeks at her home.
No. 151 Capitol avenue. The Interment
took place at 11 o'clock next morning at
Oakland cemetery, the funeral services
being conducted from the home by Dr.
Theron H. Rice, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church, assisted by Dr. John
E. White, pastor of the Second Baptist
church.
The pallbearers were as follows: Charles
D. Montgomery. John J. Eagan. George S.
Lowndes, Walker Dunson. Henry Mc-
Clure E. Y. Clarke. Charles J. Martin. M.
L. Brittain. H. W. Martin and W. P. Pat
tillo.
Mrs. Hlllyer is survived by her husband
and one son, William Hurd Hlllyer. She
was a native of Monticello, Ga , the
daughter of William S. Hurd. As a child
she lived in Albany, N. Y., and later at
Hartford. Conn. In 1871 she married
George Talcott, of Hartford, and after his
death married Mr. Hlllyer In 1879. since
which time she has been a resident of At
lanta.
She was a woman of simple and beauti
ful Christian faith. a devout and earnest
member sos the Central Presbyterian
church of this city. She was much loved
for her amiable character and her inroad
charity.
Mrs. G. H. Freeman Die*.
MACON. Ga.. Oct. 22 Mrs. G. H. Freeman
died at her residence on the Columbus road
yesterday at 1:90 o'clock. Mrs. Freeman leaves
a husband and two children. The remains
were shipped to Flovilla, the old home of Mrs.
Freeman, at *:SO o'clock this morning, where
the ir.terment win be made.
mTHTibill
IS ENDORSED BY
CHURCHMEN
CHURCH CLUB OF DIOCESE OF
GEORGIA PASS RESOLUTIONS
AT A BANQUET TUES-
DAY NIGHT.
The Church club of the Diocese of
Georgia. Atlanta division, will support
the passage of the Child Labor bill by the
state legislature. Action was taken by
the members at a banquet at the Kimball
house Tuesday night, as resolutions were
passed in which the club favored its pass
age and pledged its support to the cen
tral executive committee of Georgia hav
ing that work In hand. The resolution
which was introduced by Dr. George H.
Noble, is as follows:
"Resolved. That the Church club of the
Diocese of Georgia favor the passage by
the legislature of a bill for the protec
tion of young children in cotton mills and
other manufacturing establishments in
the state and pledge Its support to the
central executive committee of Georgia
having that worx in hand.”
Mention was first made of the bill by
Rev. C. B. Wilmer, rector of St. Luke's
Episcopal church, who was a guest of the
club and made an after-dinner speech.
Mr. Wilmer did not devote his speech to
tne subject but incidentally mentioned
tne bill during the course of his remarks.
He urged its passage and asked the mem- ,
bers to lend their support.
Hon. R. B. Blackourn, member of the
legislature from Fulton county, also re
ferred to the Child Labor bill during a
speech. He said after a visit to the. mill
districts he was led to suggest "a whip
ping post for fathers and laws restricting
rights of foremen in factories.”
Among others who responded to toasts
were George R. DeSaussure, W. D. Ellis,
Jr., Burton Smith. Dr. J. C. Olmstead,
and Rev. A. W. Knight.
bollowing the speeches the resolution
Introduced by Dr. w George H. Noble was
read by Secretary Charles C. Fleming
and passed.
The second meeting of the club which
was the occasion of the banquet was at
tended by a large number of the mem
bers of the club and the evening was
spent In a most enjoyable manner.
The Church club of the Diocese of At
lanta division, was organised oq Janu
ary 3, last, and includes in its member
ship some of the most prominent lay
men of the Episcopal churcu. The minis
ters are not members of the club but are
often invited to Its meetings.
The officers of the club are: James 8.
Middleton, president; Dr. George H. No- ,
ble. first vice president; T. E. Walker,
second vice president; R. C. DeSaussure, |
treasurer, -and Charles C. Fleming, sec- '
retary. The executive committee is com
posed of William N. Lawks, W. D.
Lilis, Jr.. T. B. Ferris, 3. Y. Tupper and
C. J. Kam per.
Those present at the banquet were J. ■
Houston Adams, B. H. Austin, C. M. ;
Barnwell. Jr., R. B. Blackburn, Dr. C. |
T. Brockett, Jr., George R. DeSaussure. |
John M. DeSaussure. R. C. DeSaussure,
W. D. Ellis, jr., T. B. Ferris, Charles C. I
Fleming, C. M. Goodman, W. R. Jen- I
nison. C. J. Kam per. W. C. Lawrence,
R. F». Timmons. Frank C. Gilreath. F. B. 1
Lippitt, H. A. Maier, J. 8. Middleton.
Dr. George H. Noble, J. C. Olmstead. B. j
L. Owens, C. L. Pettigrew. Burton Smith,
R M. Hopkins. P. H. Snook. John |
Stickney, R. M. Walker, J. H. Williams,
Winfield P. Woolf, Rev. Albion W.
Knight. Fitzhugh Knox. Rev. C. B. Wil
mer, Rev. T. C. Tupper. Rev. Robert F. !
Dezsexe. Dr. M. E. Turner, Walter H.
Grant. Jr.
Wheat and the Boy.
Willie— Pa. what does "good as wheat”
mean?
Pa—Don t' bother me.
Willie—Pa. would you say I was as "good as
wheat F'
Pa—l might after you were properly threshed, j
and that's what will happen to you if you don't ,
atop asking questions.
Mr. Kwoter—Well, "fine feathers make fine
birds.” th<y say. but I can’t see it.
Mrs. Kwoter—No? They make ducks—ducks
of bonnets.
itching Skin
Distress by day and night
That's the complaint of those
who are so unfortunate as to be
afflicted with eczema or salt rheum
—and outward applications do not
cure. They can’t.
The source of the trouble is ir
the blood—make that pure ant
this scaling, burning, itching skii
disease will disappear.
* I was taken with an itching on m
arms which proved very disagreeable,
concluded it was salt rheum and bought
bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In two daj
after I began taking it I felt better and »
was not long before I was cured. Ha\
Dever bad any skin disease since.” Mar
Isa E. Ward, Cove Point, Md.
Hood's Sarsaparlllc
and Pills
Rid the blood of all impurities and
cure all eruptions. Take them.
THKSEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1902.
TRAPFORTRAIN
IS BURNED
BRIDGE
PASSENGER TRAIN ON BIG
FOUR GOES THROUGH TRES
TLE AND PASSENGERS ES
CAPE WITH SLIGHT INJURY.
CAIRO, 111., Oct. 2?.—Passenger train
No. 2 on the Big Four last evening went
through a burned trestle near Parkers
and 10 passengers escaped with only slight
injuries to a few.
The train composed of baggage and two
passenger cars left Cairo at 3 o’clock with
Conductor Theodore Andrus. Engineer
O’Connor, Fireman L. J. Barth and Mail
Agent E. M‘. Harris.
When going 20 miles an hour Engineer
Connors saw smoke ahead where the
trestle was located.
He immediately shut off the steam, re
versed his lever, applied the air brakes
and with his fireman jumped. The engine
plunged fifteen feet into the ravine. The
baggage car followed. The two passen
ger coaches left the track, slid down the
embankment and turned over. The in
jured are:
Messenger A. J. Venowine, bruised.
Mail Agent E. M. Harris, left arm bro
ken and cut about left side.
Conductor Andrus, badly cut.
News Agent Al Morgan, leg hurt.
T. J. Rushing and Fritz Hagey, trav
eling men, of Cairo, slightly Injured.
Two ladles and one gentleman who were
hurt are being cared for near the scene
of the wreck.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE
IN SESSION IN EQUITABLE
The annual meeting of the board of trus
tee, of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, the
off dal organ of the Methodist churen n Geor
gia, was held yesterday at the offices of Th,
Advocate tn the Equitable building. The trus
tees spent the morning in hearing the report of
Editor W. C. Lovett and Associate Editor J.
TV. Heldt and in diseusslng matters In connec
tion with the work of the paper. Dr. Lovett
and Dr. Heldt will probably be re-elected as
editor and associate editor respectively.
Those in attendance at the meeting are Rev.
A. M. Williams, of Waycross; Rev. I. O.
Branch, of Dixie; Rev. George G. N. McDon
nell. of Columbus: 3. L. Day. of Lumber City;
Rev. Bascom Anthony, of Savannah, who
represents the North Georgia conference; Rev.
W. P. Lovejoy, of Athens: Rev. R. J. Bigham,
of Nashville: Rev. B. P. Allen, of Carters
ville; B. B. Crew, of Atlanta, and Rev. M. J.
Cofer, of LaGrange, who represent the South
Georgia conference. H. E. W. Palmer, of At
lanta. and J. B. McGehee, of Talbotton, rep
resenting the North and South Georgia con
ference respectively, are the absent members.
Three Are Killed by Falling Girder.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. Oct. 22.—Three
men were killed and several were injured
today by the falling of a girder in the
bridge and construction department ’of
the Pennsylvania Steel works at Steelton,
ibbiotnleoed
l« GEORGIA, /
sbysjnd
Frank Bond, of the United States de
partment of agriculture, who has been
on a tour of South Georgia regarding
irrigation, was at the capitol Tuesday
morning for a short time. Speaking of his
trip, Mr. Bond said:
"Interest In agriculture by irrigation Is
rapidly Increasing in Georgia, and no one
can foretell the extent to which agricul
ture in Georgia will be increased by the
artificial application of water to the
land.”
Mr. Bond Is returning to "Washington
after completing his work of the season
in the rice fields of Louisiana and Texas.
On his way south a few weeks ago he
spent a day in Atlanta discussing pro
jected irrigation plants to be utilized in
truck gardening in this section and also
a day in Thomasville for the same pur
pose.
It appears that the montns of May and
September are peculiar In having inad
equate rainfall In May the truck gar
dens of Georgia are maturing many veg
etable crops and at this time need an
assured supply of water. During the two
past seasons this necessity has been es
pecially emphasized, many farmers hav
ing lost entire crops which would have
returned a bountiful harvest, superior
both in quantity and quality, if a few in
ches of the available water supply had
been turned upon the thirsty fields and
gardens at the proper time. It is probable
that one or two thorough irrigations
would have done the work. Many Geor
gia farmers are beginning to inquire as
to the best and cheapest methods of
transferring the waters of her streams to
their truck gardens, cane fields and to
bacco plantations, and it may be said
that the future along these lines is full
of promise.
Harvard and Yale Grafters.
From the Autobiography of a Thief, jn
Leslie's Monthly for October.
It was about this time that I met Colo
nel Brace and the professor. One was a
Harvard graduate and the other came
from good old Yale, and both were graft
ers. "When I knew them they used to hang
out in a joint on Seventh street waiting
to be treated. They had been good graft
ers, but had lost their nerve. Through
hop and booze they had come down from
good forgers and queer-shovers to com
mon ehoplifters and petty larceny scum.
We used to treat them in order to hear
them talk, for’they could talk like angels.
It was a liberal education to hear them.
Some of the finest talks on literature and
politics happened In that saloon. They had
good manners, and we liked them and
staked them regularly. They used to write
letters to politicians for guns who could
not read or write. I often staked Colonel
Brace to 25 or 50 cents worth of opium.
They always kept together. If one of them
had 5 cents he would go into a dive and
pour out almost a tumblerful of booze.
Just as he tried the stuff his pal would
come in. as though by accident. If It was
the colonel who had bought the drink, he
would say to the professor, "Hello, old
pal! Just taste this nne whisky. It tastes
like ten-cent stuff.” The professor would
take a sip and wax enthusiastic. They
would sip and exclaim in turn until it was
all gone, and no other drink ordered. This
little trick grew into a nabit, and the bar
tender got onto it, but he liked Colonel
Brace and the professor so much that he
used to wink at it.
Lord Kltchenor has been plsturenquely de
scribed by a young Canadian officer, who re
marks that the ex-Sirdar moves with a delib
erateness that would be sluggish were it not
for the impression of tremendous physical
strength, capable of being aroused into irre
sistible activity.
The cane King Edward used during his recent
illness is more than 200 years old and was
originally cut from the Boscobel - oak tree In
which Charles II climbed io escape Cromwell's
men after the battle of Worcester.
M JOE JONES 15
GREETED BY
CROWDS
THE CARTERSVILLE EVANGELIST
PREACHED THREE TIMES AT
JONES AVENUE CHURCH
SUNDAY.
Rev. Joe Jones, of Cartersville, preached
to a crowded house Sunday at the Jones
Avenue Baptist church. There were
three services held in the auditorium dur
ing the day, the 3 p. m. service being
for men only. The evangelist was greeted
with large congregations at all the ser
vices.
The meetings will continue throughout
this week, including next Sunday. Rev.
Joe Jones will preach at each service
daily at 3 p. m. and 7:30 p. m., except
Thursday night, at which time his bro
ther, Rev. Sam P. Jones will preach.
Rev. Joe Jones took for his text last
night the fifth verse of the Prophecy of
Jeremiah: “If thou hast run with foot
men, and they have wearied thee, how
canst thou contend with horses? And if
in the land of peace, wherein thou has
trustedst, they wearied thee, then how
wilt thou do in the swelling of the Jor
don.” He said:
"This was a favorite text of my grand
father. All of you Bible readers remem
ber that the patriarchs, prophets and
Christ and His disciples taught by figures.
Here in this text the things of time are
used to teach great truths regarding
eternity, which is preceded by death.
This applies to all, none are exempt. Our
trials never come single-handed, but al
ways in groups.
"The footmen of daily care are the first
we will notice here. How this footman
worries us sometimes. Some of you are
gray-haired, old and wrinkled. You have
had cares of all sorts. Your mothers of
ten sigh because the patient hopes and
anticipations of life seem to have worn
threadbare. How children will grow up
and how they will turn out is the cause
of many a sigh. I go Jnto* a store and
find the merchant busy at his books. He
wants to see how he stands financially.
He is worried over bills that are over-due.
The physician wears gray hairs, which
are the result of patient watching at the
bedside of the suffering. The lawyer has
gray hairs, which are the result of hard
work and anxious anticipation as to the
verdict of a jury. The shopman haa his
cares. The teacher has his. The farmer
has his. The pastor has his. These foot
men are always with us, go where we
may.
“Then there are what might be called
special footmen. They are many and get
Into every department of life. They are
in the church. One of them is strong
drink. He poses as a friend to soothe and
drive away care, but he simply adds to
trouble. The next Is gentleman-drunk.
Following this is dead drunk. I find a
man out of position, out of money, out of
health, out of friends, and ask, ‘What’s
the matter?” and the answer is, he is
contending with the footmen. Dram
drinking. gentleman-drunk, dead-drunk,
have all outrun the poor fellow. I find
men contending with the footman of
avarice. He closep his eye to want and
poverty, which ar© found everywhere.
1 He has de
bauched thousands. The meanest of all
is self-righteousness. The footmen of sor
row and bereavement are numerous. They
will not cease to come. What are we to
do about it? You have asked this ques
tion often. But, friends, if these worry
you. what about that which is yet to come
and no one can escape?
"Turn over toßevelation, the sixth
chapter, and notice the first four seals
there. The first one is the white horse.
That means Christ and His religion. He
is going forth to conquor. He must con
quor. If you don't yield to Him now you
will do it when it is forever too late. At
Yazoo City, Miss., a noted gambler was
dying and the pastor there wanted me to
go and pray with the fellow. I went but
said I had no faith in praying for such
cases. As a man lives so he dies. The
dying thief had but the one opportunity
but such men as this gambler, who have
thousands of opportunities, have spurned
them all. I have no faith in what is call
ed death-bed repentances. I have seen
some of the after life of such people. I
went with that pastor and saw the gam
bler die. His last words were: ‘Put up
the cards, the game is over, give me my
checks.’ He went to hell. Too many
people run for the preacher when it is
to late. ‘He that hardeneth his heart
shall suddenly be cut off and that with
out remedy.’ God says: ‘I will laugh at
their calamity.’
"Take the second sea,l: Here we have
the red horse. That is to take peace
from earth. We have things we call
peace, but they are far from tt. There
is a peace of wealth, a peace of health,
but none give satisfaction. The rich say
I need nothing, but you let wealth go and
poverty comes. Those in good health are
gay and worldly, but let sickness come
and the thing changes. ‘All that a man
hath will he give for his life.’ Peace that
the world gives is not peace. There is a
peace of indifference. Never thank God
for anything. Never go to church. Thou
sands are trying to be happy in ignorance.
There is no such ignorance in this coun
try. There is no such danger when they
seem totally indifferent to it. An excur
sion started out from Peora, 111., one night
and everybody was in the highest glee.
All of a sudden the bridge gave way and
157 went into eternity. They did not
know the awful fate was coming, but they
did know that death was sure to come.
There is a peace of knowledge. Thank
God, many here tonight have that peace.
It is peace with God. ‘I know that my
Redeemer liveth.’ This red horse seal
means much. Red is a signal of danger.
You see It on .the saloon windows and
doors. You see it in the lights of dens of
shame. It means the same there that it
means on the railroads or at a hole in tae
street.
"The third seal had a black horse. But
there were balances Ln the hand of the
rkZr. Remember'that It's not the church
you are a member of that saves you.
God weighs every wan here and also will
do the same In eternity. You say you have
done good. Will you weigh alright in
God's scales? ’lf the righteous scarcely
be saved, where shall the sinner and the
ungodly appear?’ The fourth seal had a
pale horse. That is death. It says hell
followed with him. I have been here one
week and seen a funeral processton every
day. The messenger of death is on his
round tonight. At whose house will he
call next? You yqung people think the
old will die first. Just read the death no
tices in the papers and reflet. Are all the
funerals old people? Are all the graves
long ones? The record is against you.
Mother used to talk to me about death,
but it was different then to what it is
now. One night she kissed us good night
and put us all to bed and at the midnight
hour they waked us up and mother was
gone. Her soul had taken its flight to
glory. Heaven Is dearer to me now. Death
took my wife and child. They are on the
other side now.
"Some years ago an infidel who had an
only daughter sat by her dying couch
patiently watching. That child's mother
was in heaven. The doctor was at the
bedside of that child just before her soul
took its departure. As he tried to relieve
her suffering, she said: ‘lt’s no use, doctor.
I hear mamma calling me.’ She begged
them to give no more medicine, but to let
her go. She went home in the presence of
an infidel father, but went to the arms of
a Christian mother. Oh, what a testimony
for religion. Here we are surrounded by
these footmen, but with Christ we have
nothing to fear. He says: ‘I am the law
Os righteousness to them tliat believe.' ”
A.H.STEPHENS’
STATUE IN
HALL
DISTINGUISHED GEORGIAN IS
TO BE GIVEN HONORS IN NA
TIONAL CAPITOL-COMMIS
SION DECIDES TODAY.
Georgia's commission on statuary hall,
Washington. D. C., met in the library of
the state capitol yesterday morning at 11
o’clock. Judge Columbus Heard was
chairman and Madison Bell officiated as
secretary. There was much interest man
ifested. as the second election took place
for the naming of a Georgian to represent
the state in statuary hail at the national
capitol. At the former meeting in July
Dr. Crawford W. Long was selected and
since that time much speculation has
been made as to who the next Georsrian
would be honored. Yesterday Alexander
H. Stephens was selected. There were
other names of prominent deceased Geor
gians placed before the commission but
when the final ballot was cast it was
made known that Stephens was the choice
of the commission. The name of Alex
ander H. Stephens was placed before the
commission in able and eloquent speech
by Hon. J. B. Park, Jr., of Greensboro.
Ga. Mr. Park worked diligently to se
cure the nomination of Mr. Stephens and
expressed himself as being proud of his
selection. Much discussion was had as to
the proper method of raising the sum
necessary for the cost of defraying the
expenses of the erection of the two .stat
ues. A motion was made by Hon. E. B.
Gresham that a committee be appointed
by the chairman to go before the legisla
ture and ask for an appropriation of fif
teen thousand dollars or as much as is
necessary for the cost of the two statues.
On the adoption of this motion the
chairman appointed the following gentle
men as members of the committee:
Hon. Fleming G. dußlgnon, Judge
George HUlyer and Madison Bell.
The members of the legislature who
are members of the commission will co
operate with tne committee in their ef
forts .to secure a necessary appropriation.
The commission is being assisted in se
curing the necessary expenses for the
erection of Dr. Long's statue by the Geor
gia Medical association. Dr. Willis West
moreland as the chairman of the commit
tee from the medical association has al
ready in his possession something over
SI,OOO and expects to secure at an early
date the balance necessary. It seems now
that the movement will be eventually
carried out and that Georgia will be rep
resented. There are at present twenty
seven statues in statuary hall, represent
ing In all eighteen states. Georgia will be
the third southern state represented and
as one of the original thirteen colonies
and the part she has played In the his
tory of the republic, no state deserves bet
ter recognition. Madison Bell, the young
Atlantian who started the movement,
and who has so assiduously worked for
its completion is being congratulated to
day on the result of his efforts.
MAN~PLEiDS ’ FOB
REMOVAL OF
GHMNS
JUDGE BRINSON DENIES WRIT
AND SOL DUNN MUST WEAR
IRONS UNTIL HANGED
OR RELEASED.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 22.—Judge Brinson
yesterday refused the mandamus institut
ed by B. B. McCowan, Esq., for his client.
Sol Dunn, against Jailor Collins and Dunn
is confined in the county jail under sen
tence of death, execution having been
stayed pending an appeal for a new trial
to the supreme court. The prisoner com
plained of being-tlhalned to the floor,
which did not permit of his taking suf
ficient exercise hnd was undermining his
health.
It was shown that Dunn was treated
as all other prisoners under sentence of
death, with all the consideration commen
surate with his safe keeping. The chain
around his ankle was fastened to a ring
in the center of his cell floor, allowing
him the full use of the cell.
Dunn shot and killed Will Springe, a
barkeeper, about a year ago. The su
preme court will pass on his case this
week.
A MORAL GONE ASTRAY.
London Truth.
I have been investigating with eome amuse
ment the history of a newspaper paragraph
which seems to be in its way a curiosity of
journalism. The paragraph appeared on June
28 in The Aberdeen Free Press in the following
shape:
"Heredity and Crime.—Recently an Ameri
can history has afforded proof of the heredity
in a very direct line of criminal propensi
ties. It is the stosy of a woman who died at
the age of fifty-one. She was an immoral
person, and a drunkard to boot. Some 800 of
her descendants have been traced. Os these. It
is stated; 700 were criminals, while 342 of them
were alcoholics, and 127 of the females Im
moral in their lives. The family furnished
no fewer than 17 murderers, who suffered the
last penalty of the law. The cost of this family
to the American republic is stated at >3.000,000.
In August the parish magazine of St. Anne's,
Soho, publlahed a communication from Dr. F.
J. Allan, Medical Officer of Health for the City
of Westminster, as bearing on some remarks
in a previous issue on hereditary drunkenness.
Dr. Allan gave exactly the same facts as the
paragraph in The Aberdeen Free Press, with
the additional Information that the ancestress
of this line of criminals died In 1827. but with
out the Important information that the story
came from America.
On August IS the paragraph in the St. Anne’s
parish magazine reappeared in The Scotsman,
but with the following picturesque addition:
“The influence exercised In this family
tragedy by environment can be imagined when
it is explained that the district in which It
has been enacted throughout the last century
was, until recently, the most dangerously
criminal in all London, the district which in
cludes Seven Dials and the noisome lanes
around Drury Lane and Clare Market. Dr.
Allan declares that the case is well authenti
cated.’’
It will be seen that In the course of the
journey of this paragraph from Aberdeen to
London and back again to Edinburgh the locus
in quo of the story has been altered from some
unknown spot in the American republic to the
vicinity of Seven Dials, and as Its authen
ticity is vouched for by the medical officer of
that district no reader of The Scotsman could
reasonably doubt that the direputable old lady
who died in 1827, with her progeny of 7» crim
inal descendants. Including 37 murderers, had
all been born and bred somewhere between
Oxford street and the Strand.
As a matter of fact, the origin of this story
may be pretty clearly traced to a book en
titled "The Jukes; a Study In Crime, Pauper
ism. Disease, and Heredity," in the year 1877.
The book gives the result of Mr. Dugdale’s re
searches Into the history of one family group
of criminals In the state of New York. Since
the departure of the Jukes from New York
and their arrival In Seven Dials their family
history has got grossly garbled and distorted,
but the family likeness remains clear enough
to preclude any doubt about the relationship.
Probably the paragraph had been wandering
rouno and round the world toy many years
before it acquired a new lease of life in the
pages of The Aberdeen Free Press, and no
doubt it has been a piece of recent American
history all the time.
MORRIS IS ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
Continued From Page One.
elected speaker pro tem. without opposi
tion.
Mrs. Cobb Appointed.
Mrs. Maud Barker Cobb, of Atlants, was
again appointed postmistress by Speaker
Morris. Mrs. Cobb has held the position
for the past two years. Her many friends
will be delighted to know of her appoint
ment.
-’. R. Penn was elected messenger over
R. E. Fort and J. H. Lan—
HOWELL ELECTED PRESIDENT
WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION
No business was transacted by the .sen
ate yesterday, owing to the fact that the
house did not report its organization.
Hon Clark Howell, of Fulton, was
unanimously elected president of the sen
ate. Hon. Pat Sullivan, of Richmond,
was elected president pro tem. without
opposition. Chas. Northeq. of Fulton,
was made secretary without opposition.
Flynn Hargett was elected messenger over
Paulk, of Irwin county. Hargett receiv
ed 34 votes to 9.
Major R- E. Wilson was elected door
keeper. J. W. Watkins was elected chap
lain.
HOWARD IS VERY POPULAR
WITH ALL REPRESENTATIVES
Hon. J. D. Howard, of Baldwin, who
will be elected speaker pro tem. of the
house of representatives, is a prominent
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young attorney of Milledgeville. He was
born in Jefferson county thirty-eight
years ago, spent a part of his life in Mc-
Duffie county but about fifteen years ago
he moved to Milledgeville and engaged
In the practice of law.
Mr. Howard is one of the most popu
lar men In the state, and has hundreds
of friends who will be pleased to learn
of his election as speaker pro tem. The
election to the office of speaker pro tem.
without opposition is quite a compliment
to Mr. Howard and a tribute to his pop
ularity.
Mr. Howard Is thoroughly acquainted
with the rules of the house and is a
splendid parl.mentarlan. He has pre
sided over the house on numerous occa
sions and was often complimented for
his dispatch In handling the great volume
of business.
THE OF
GEORGIA TOWN.
By Mrs. W. H. Felton.
WITHIN the last few days I
have had the pleasure of visit
ing the "Mutual Improvement
Club,” Os the prosperous town
of Shellman, down in southwest
Georgia.
This club Is composed of energetic and
cultivated ladies of that locality, and
they are certainly most successful In their
patriotic undertakings. By their Invita
tion I told the story of "Southern Women
in the Civil War,” on the evening of Oct.
15, and my Impressions of Shellman were
obliged to be very delightful and will be
sweet to remember.
My splendid host and hostess. Mr. and
Mrs. Martin, entertained me in their ele
gant new home, and gave a reception to
the club and their guest on the afternoon
of my arrival. The history of the build
ing of the fine new school building, as It
was reported to us during the reception,
was most inspiring. How many towns In
Georgia of less than 2,000 Inhabitants
have captured the hearts and penetrated
the pockets of Its citizens and built for
their own use, and without outside aid,
a school building costing over $6,000, fine
ly equipped In high school advantages?
This work was begun and urged on by
the enterprising "Mutual Improvement
Club;” until it was fully equipped and
occupied by a large and flourishing school,
managed and controlled by the husbands
and friends of these brave ladies, whose
interest In the good work has never
abated for an hour since the inception
of the enterprise.
The auditorium on the second floor is
capacious, well ventilated, with fine
acoustic properties. The stage is splen
didly furnished, the various curtains are
well worth looking at, the work done by
a capable and patriotic scene painter of
their immediate section. The local talent
was on hand that evening, the solos and
quartettes would have done credit to a
city entertainment. The speaker was In
troduced by Hon. Mr. Crittenden, so well
and favorably known to all members of
the Georgia State Agricultural society,
whose good wife was a charter member
of the M. I. club. Indeed the chivalry
of the gentleman of Shellman is one of
the distinctive and charming features of
the town and vicinity. They have sup
ported their wives in a gallant way. The
of the club, among other things,
said:
“At the time of our organization there
were few diversions for the ladies of our
town. A small village may easily grow
monotonous. We were anxious to bring
the ladies of different religious denomina
tions into closer touch with each other,
and also to beautify the town.
"After many discussions we agreed to
name our body ‘Mutual Improvement
club,’ and with some degree of pride we
may speak of what we have done and
are doing. Our-handsome school build
ing is the result of our efforts. While we
gave little money ourselves, the men of
Shellman will agree that we did consid
erable with our persuasions, until the
sum of $6,000 was subscribed, and a suit
able place to train the minds of our chil
dren was erected. Our efforts at present
are directed towards improving a beauti
ful piece of ground and transforming it
into a public park that will add grace and
beauty to the appearance of Shellman. As
yet the results are small, but we intend
that the park qhall grow lovely blossoms,
and furnish refreshing shade for our
children and all who may choose to enjoy
its opportunities.”
President Egan, of the Central railroad,
has won to himself the loyal friendship
of these good women. He is so generous
and obliging that they have named it
"Egan Park.” The location, not far from
the depot, is all that can be desired. With
shade trees, a fountain, winding walks
and restful seats, no spot in Shellman
will be a greater resort. Considering the
club has been In existence less than two
years, with not a large membership, the
results are simolv marvelous. That ele-
IN HOTEL FIRE
MANY LIVES
. ARE TAKEN
FLAMES SHOT UP STAIRWAYS
AND CUT OFF ALL ESCAPE.
MANY GUESTS JUMPED FROM
WINDOWS.
SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 22.—A spectafi
to The Chronicle says that the Tepee ho
tel at Fairview, B. C., was destroyed by
fire about 3 o’clock this morning.
One body has been taken from the ruins,
and seven others are said to be fatally
injured.
The fire started near the furnace room,
and the flames shooting up the stairway,
cut off escape except through the win
dows. The guests on the first floor escaped
easily, but many of these were badly hurt
either by the flames or by leaping to the
ground.
The body of a school teacher was taken
from the ruins this morning. Mrs. Hathis,
wife of a bartender, leaped from a sec
ond story window with her baby in her
arms. The baby is safe, but the woman
will die.
Mathis and James Allen, the engineer,
were probably fatally hurt.
John Long, a druggist, was badly burn
ed. Four others, names unknown, are re
ported to be fatally injured. Messages
have been sent for doctors to Greenwood
and Vernon.
Eccentric But Just Judge.
Cbicaco Chronicle.
Judge Daniel O'Connell French, who died ra
cently in London, was one of the mast highly
esteemed of the jurists in the lesser courts of
the English metropolis. Although his witty say
ings gave rise with some to the Idea that he
was a farceur of the bench, the truth is that
he was an ideal county court judge. There is
a story that opposite one of his county courts
there was a cobbler shop with the not unusual
sign "Repairs While You Wait." One morning
an Irresponsible solicitor fixed a large placard
to the county court door. "Justice While You
Walt." There was certainly no dejay tn Judge
French’s court, yet he could justly boast that In
spite of the lightning speed at which he took
his business only four of his multifarious de
cisions had been reversed. Who can forget how
tn insurance company, offended by the judge’s
summary decisions, sent an array of counsel to
the court instructing them to insist on a thor
ough hearing of the case, and how the judge,
turning an amused on the lights of the law,
quashed the case on a legal point in a couple
of minutes? Many recall with pleasure his
charge to the jury in a rather curious Hebrew
case: “Gentlemen, if you can believe either the
plaintiff or the defendant or any of the wit
nesses for Either the plaintiff or defendant you
will find accordingly.”
But perhaps the finest point tn Judge French's
character was bls courtesy and kindness to the
poor. He took good care that no poor man
was oppressed In his court; in fact, solicitors
complained that money lenders and tallymen
had scarcely a fair chance with the judge. It
an action seemed to him to be oppressive ho
took good care that the defendant did not suf
fer unduly, and he was more cautious than
most judges in issuing committal orders. He
justly gained the title of “the poor man's
judge,” and thousands of the tollers in grimy
Bow and Shoreditch will always regret the
death of the kindly, humorous Irish judge.
Peace to his ashes.
SEIBIDirBECT
J DEPOT IN
MTU
INDEPENDENT ROAD WILL HAVE
LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO
BIRMINGHAM,
ALA.
The Seaboard Air Line railroad has par
chased property in Atlanta for both a,
passenger and freight depot and will build
its own terminal station.
The Seaboard has also acquired a right
of way into the city and will build its
own tracks which will enable It to dis
continue using the tracks of the West
ern and Atlantic road.
The East and West road, which runs
from Cartersville to Pell City, Ala., has
teen purchased and the engineers of the
road are now engaged In making surveys
for an extension of the line from Pell
City to Birmingham.
These are the developments in the sltu
ztion affecting the railroads In this sec
tion of the country and they will be learn- j
ed with Interest by those who ire con
cerned in the operations of the roads.
This will give -ue Seaboard an Inde
pendent line from the northern points
now reached by it to Birmingham, where
connections will be made with all points
in the west and southwest.
It "will also give Atlanta a new line to
Birmingham and will open up a new sec
tion of the city.
The Seaboard, as is well known, is not a
part of the system that has been operat
ing in this section of the country. It has
never gone into the merger and is an in
dependent line to ‘lie north from Atlanta.
The fact that it has purchased the East
and West road is not entirely new. as it
was supposed to have acquired that prop
erty some time ago, although it Is now
stated for the first time what the Sea
board will do with its new possession.
The fact tnat a new depot is to be
built in Atlanta by the Seaboard will be
received with satisfaction by those who
have been watching the progress of that
road.
“The depot site of the Seaboard adjoins
that recently acquired by the Southern in
the western portion of the city. The road
bus secured options upon sufficient prop
erty to erect both a passenger and freight
depot and ft is the understanding that
the road intends building both.
A Cure for the Tobacco Habit.
Mrs. M. Hall. 4066 Eleventh street. Des
Moines, lowa, has discovered a harmless
remedy for the tobacco habit. Her hus
band was cured in ten days after using
tobacco for over thirty years. All desire
for its use gone. Can be filled by any
druggist. Mrs. Hall will gladly send pre
scription free to any one inclosing stamp
ed envelope.
IN IHE PUBLIC EYE.
When an old man marriea a young wife It’s
usually a case of one-sided love and two-sided
folly.
General Nelson A. Miles is said to bo nego
tiating for :he purchase of a large country
place near White Plains. N. Y.
Princess Victoria Eugenie, of Battenberg, a
daughter of Princess Beatrice, has won King
Edward's consent to her long-cherished project
of visiting the United States, and will take
the trip during the yacht racea next year.
ganL school building and "Egan Park”
xfe genuine sterling and much appre
ciated benefits to the growing town of
Shellman. It is an independent club, has
the name that fits It excellently well,
namely, "Mutual Improvement,” and is
well worth the imitation of some hundreds
of older towns in Georgia.
