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Vienna News. Published Semi-Weekly. VIENNA, OEORQIA. Maxim Gorky has received the high est tribute paid by the Russian" gov ernment to Intellect and literary gen ius. He has been summoned to appear before a police tribunal to answer charges of political offenses. Another meritorious so-called mod ern invention—the water-tight bulk head—is now attributed to Chinese ex perience. In a paper presented to the Institute of Marine Engineers the use of the bulkhead principle on Chinese, junks from time Immemorial was pointed out 1 President Angus M. Cannon in a dis course at the Mormon Tabernacle In Salt Lake City, Utah, severely re proved the young people who marry Gentiles. “Look around you,” he said, “and you will see that many of our girls have married outside of the faith and many of our young men have married women who are not of this faith. They have forgotten the obliga tions they are under.” \ GEORGIA. } i * Brief Summary of Doings Throughout the -State; Beck Quits the Race. Rev. A. J. Beck, of Clarkaton, has withdrawn from the race for the school commlsslonersbip. He retires In favor of W. B. Merritt. This leaves three men still In the field. They are the present Incumbent, R. G. Glenn, Mark Johnston and W. B. Merritt. Relied Is Offered Stockholders. Judge Bon A. Pardee, of the United States circuit court, does not wish the affairs of the Interstate Building and Loan Association, of Columbus, to be wound up In the courts, unless ^ils course shall be deemed absolutely nec essary, and has given the stockholders an opportunity of reorganizing the as sociation. Sir Philip Burne-Jones, the English artist, says every city has 1U own dis tinctive odor. The Bmell of London Is particularly pungent and rather un pleasant, due ppsslbly to the smoke. The odor of Paris Is entirely differ ent, rather pleasant. The atmosphere of Venice has a peculiar flavor of the sea. The artist's sensitive qlfactories found the odor of New York not at all unpleasant. He says It approximates a perfume. For Widows of Slain Officers. As soon as It became known through out Atlanta that the wives of a num ber of policemen had become widows as a result of th riot of Saturday morn ing, patriotic citizens realized that steps should be taken to care for wid ows and orphans, and voluntary sub scriptions bpgan to pour In and the Indications are that a handsome sum of money will be raised. ed the senate was taken charge of by Senator Bacon, who secured a fa vorable report from the Judiciary committee, of which he Is a member, and, with this, the prompt passage of the bill. The acknowledged facts concerning this case of Mr. Mix seem to argue that there Is every warrant for reliev ing him from his responsibility as surety. Mr. Holt, who was postmas ter at Valdosta, was Indicted for em bezzlement in the United States dis trict court at Macon in 1894. In Jan uary, 1895, Deputy United States Mar shall Ayers induced Mr. Mix to be come surety on the appearance bond of Holt. Mix was not well acquainted with Holt and signed the bond upon the representation of Ayers that noth ing would become of the case. After having made this appearance bond, the defendant appeared for trial at both the May and November terms, 1895, of tbe court, and at each time the case was continued by the govern ment. Holt was on his way to appear at the May term, 1896, when he and i Mr. Mix was informed by Chief Dep uty Ayers that they need not attend court, as the case would never come up. After an Investigation of the books and accounts of the postmaster, Holt, the claim of the government was considerably reduced and tho amount that was found to be due the govern ment has been fully paid. BILL ARP’S LETTER Bartow Man Writes of Volcanoes Earthquakes, Eto. REVERTS TO ST. PIERCE CATASTEOPflE 8ays We 8hould Be Thankful that We Live In a Section Secure From 8uch Calamities—Tells of His School Days. Efforts to End 8trlR© at Augusta. An effort Is being made to terminate the cotton mill strike at Augusta, now In Its sixth week. A petition, circu lated among the King mill operatives, asking that the mill be started again, has already been signed by several hundred non-union employees. The union workers express their determi nation to remain out as long as the commissary supplies their wants. - Public opinion in our own country, remarks the New York Commercial Advertiser, Is so many-tongued, has reached such greatness In volume and liberty In scope that It is certainly a unique phenomenon. Not only do moro people have their say in our country than In any other, but more people have their say about more things. “Brother Jonathan” has been in danger of losing his character In the largeness of his speech. Rifle Practice at Macon. The Georgia state encampment for instruction in rifle practice will be held at Macon, beginning June 7, to last one week. Teams not to exceed five men will be ordered to Macon from each company In the state, and in addition to rifle practice, Instruc tion will be given In regular camp duty, In guard mount, and, as far as may-be possible, in drill. Jailer John L. Whitman of Chicago said the other day in a lecture before a woman’s club on “The Cook County Jail as a Moral Hospital,” that, In his opinion, If the family history of a bank defaulter were examined, It is prob able that some one of his ancestors would be found to have been a short- weight grocer or a petty criminal against society. “Crime,” he added, "Is a disease, and Its only cure Is kind treatment—not punishment, which has the appearance of revenge." Big Fair For Atlanta. This fall Atlanta will have the big gest fair and horse show In Its history. The guarantee. fund of 110,000 has practically been assured and It is only a question of arranging the details. The buildings at Piedmont park are now in better condition than ever be fore. They have- been improved dur ing the past few years and these Im provements have been kept up. As a result, It will not take a very great expenditure of money to make a splen did fair and horse show a possibility. London mothers have In some way acquired the notion that the air of the underground tunnels is good for all manner of Infantile diseases, In cluding croup, whooping cough, wind colic and teething, and some of them ride to and fro with their little charges day by day for no other reason than to submit them to its supposed cura tive Influences. The theory, of course, is a pure Illusion, apd English medical men advance various explanations of Its origin, none of them over-plausible. The wonders of chemistry applied to the production of “fake” foods are easily explained to the public, yet they are in some cases unbelievable. It Is dlfllcult to understand, for In stance, how the perfect imitations of fruit preserves which are now on the market can be produced from wbqlly foreign materials. It would seem, too, to the ordinary understanding, that the Intricate chemical methods of imi tation would cost more than the genu ine process. But there is always, of course, some margin of advantage to the manufacturer in the making of an imitation. The difference of a small fraction of a cent in the cost of pound of the commodity at wholesale amounts perhaps to a substantial divi dend to the stockholders of a big pack ing. preserving or dispensing corpor ation. The public has at least the as surance that it chemistry can produce these Imitations so that the ordinary palate or eye cannot detect their na ture, chemistry In turn can reveal the fraud and therefore punish it, if the Jaw Is properly framed and energeti cally enforced, comments tbe Wash ington Star. ‘ \ Will Greatly Benefit Cedartown. The story of the sale of the East and West railroad to the Seaboard system means much to the develop ment of the state and the various in terests along the entire line of road from Atlanta to Birmingham. But the people of Cedartown and Polk county aro especially concerned In the deal and the future of this enterprising city Is now absolutely assured in many particulars. Cedartown Is about half way be tween Atlanta and Birmingham, and will in all probability be the relay point for all trains and crews on this division. The railroad shops of tho East and West are in Cedartown al ready, and the same naturally will ob tain under the new regime. Cedar town furnishes more freight and traffic to the East and West than all other points along tho entire road, and re ceives a like amount. The Central of Georgia railway from Griffin to Chattanooga is a competitor of the Seaboard Air Lins, and this being the largest town along the new division ,of the Seaboard its business and impor tance are apparent to all. To 8tart Up on 8unday. On Saturday the last spike will be driven In the ling of the Atlantic and Birmingham railroad between Fitzger ald and Cordele, and Sunday the Hue will be thrown open to the world for business. On that day another beautiful pas senger train will be put on and a dou ble dally service put Into operation. The growth of the Atlantic and Bir mingham In the past few years from a tram road to a trunk line affords one of the best Illustrations of railroad evolution that has occurred within the borders of the state of Georgia. Appeal For Doltle Pritchett. Another appeal hOB been made to the prison commission for the pardon of Dollte Pritchett, the young girl who was sentened from Cherokee county to life imprisonment in the peniten tiary for Infanticide. At this hearing her mother, Mrs. Pritchett, was pres ent and agreed to allow the girl to be sent to a reformatory until It was thought tho was able to distinguish between right and wrong. The prison commission would have pardoned the girl Some time ago If consent had been given by her pa rents to allow the young woman to be sent to a reformatory. This Mrs Pritchett would not do, and of course the commission did not feel authorized to release the girl. Now, however, a favorable recommendation may be made to Governor Candler. Governor Acted Promptly. During tho Incipient rioting In At lanta Saturday every precaution was taken by the governor, county and city officials to prevent a general out break. All the troops In Atlanta were kept under arms in their armories, ready at a moment’s notice to proceed at once to any point where trouble might he orewlng. A heavy guard of 150 men was kept on duty at the scene of the riot In Pittsburg. Governor Candler declared that he Intended doing everything In his power'to prevent a repetition of the trouble, and It was at his orders that the military were kept In readi ness to respond promptly to any alarm. The governor announced that the lives and property of Innocent negroes would be protected from mob violence and he Instructed the officers In com mand of the troops to see to It that these orders were carried out. The soldiers were told to prevent trouble It possible, but to quell rioting at what ever cost: His orders were: “Don’t shoot until compelled to, but when you shoot, shoot to kUl.” This prompt and determined action on the part of the chief executive stimulated the military to action and the soldiers went on duty fully prepar ed to carry out the governor’s orders. President Vetoed “Relief” Bill. A Washington dispatch says: The action of President Roosevelt in veto ing the bill, recently passed by con gress “for the relief of Harry C. Mix, cf.Macon, on account of being surety on the forfeited appearance or bail bond of A. F. Holt, charged with em bezzlement while postmaster at Val dosta,” has called forth adverse criti cism from senators and representa tives who have Investigated the case. The bill was Introduced In the house by Judge Baftlett, and when It reach- Georgia Cities Fare 8plendldly. According to a Washington dlspatrh the senate committee on public build ings has agreed to amendments In creasing tho appropriations for pub He buildings at Athens, Macon and Rome. The Athens appropriation Is fixed at 1100,000 Instead of $75,000, as in the honse bill. The appropriation tor Rome will be $8,000, for an addi tion of land to the present site. The Macon appropriation, as now agreed on. Is $120,000, and there 1s possibility of an Increase of this to se cure a still larger appropriation for the purchase of land so as to cover the half square upon a portion of which the present building is located. The bill has not yet been completed, and It Is possible that there may be fur ther. changes. The tendency of the committee Is, however, against any large Increases and against new build ings for smaller cities. It is probable this will stand In the way of Gaines ville and ThomasvUle. If you nave something to er'i let the people know it. An advertisement In this caper will do the work. It Is a fitting time to think about volcanoes, earthquakes and other In ternal and Infernal things that are go ing on In the bowels of the earth. We can see upward and outward for mil lions and billions of miles, but the In side of this little world is all unknown. We live upon its crust and eat and sleep and dance and prance and fight and talk war and politics and trusts with no thought of how near we are to the fires that are burning under us nor when they will break out and consume us all, as they certainly will some time according to scripture. Those Infernal fires have been burning for thousands of years, and the myste ry Is, why they have not- burned to tbe surface long before this. Where does the heat all go, and where are the escapes—the chimneys—for smoke and the ashes and lava? Surely these few volcanos can't discharge It all. The word volcano, or vulcano, as It used to be called, comes from Vulcan, the god of fire, and the ancients be lieved that the old fellow had his shops and furnaces down there, and sometimes when he blowed the bel lows too hard the fire bursted out through a hole In some mountain and the melted rock spouted up and run over the tank and washed down in the form of lava, which is another Lat in word, and means to wash. Volca noes are Vulcan’s chimneys and as far back as we have history, sacred or profane, these chimneys hal.e had their periodic discharges. Some wri ters believe that there was one of these not far from Sodom and Go morrah, and those cities were de stroyed like Pompeii and Herculane um, or more recently like St. Pierre In Martinique. A few years ago two of my boys took a sea voyage from New York'to Trinidad and stopped at all of these little islands and historic points. They told us of Martinique, where the Em press Josephine was born and lived until she was 15 years old, and whose beautiful monument they saw. Un happy lady! The world is still weep ing for her. They climbed the heights of this same volcano and looked down into its crateV, for it was quiet and peaceful and had not had an eruption for fifty years. The island Is small, very small, not quite as large as Bar tow county, but had a dense and mon grel population of 180,000 people— chiefly Indians, negroes and Chinese. The whites numbered less than 10,000, of yhom only 1,200 were French. Just think of It. Our county is about 25 miles square and Is quite thickly set tled and has 25,000 people, while Mar tinique had seven times as many' and most of them negroes. These negroes were all slaves until 1843. They live chiefly on fruit and anything they can pick up or steal. My boys amused themselves by throwing dimes Into the water that was from 20 to 30 feet deep and the little negro boys would plunge In and dive to the bottom for the mon ey and always got It. Then I got to ruminating about Vesuvius and Pompeii and Herculane um. I used to speak a speech about ancient Greece' and Rome and Thebes, and I always said Pompyeye and The bees, for that was right then, and so was Sisero for Cicero, but they have got new ways now, and 1 don’t know where I am at Vesuvius has been cut ting up for more than two thousand years. It has hod nine eruptions, but there are still people living on its slopes and cultivating them. Its enor mous crater is two miles around and 2,000 feet deep, and the accumulated lava sometimes raises' Its bring 800 feet during an eruption.. When Spartacus, the gladiator, was beselged by the Romans, he, with bis little army of seventy men took refuge In that crater, for R was quiet then, and killed 3.000 Romans who at tacked them on Its brink. The great orator, Cicero, had a beautiful villa at Its base, but In the year 75 A. D. old Vulcan fired up his furnace and belched forth fire and smoke and lava and ashes and burled those two cities sixty-five feet deep, and changed the sea shore and the river so that their sites could not be found and when found by accident they were two miles Inland. For three centuries excava tions have been going on and of late with great energy, and the veritable homes of. tMe cultured people have been found fiUed with ashes and cin ders that have preserved them all these centuries. These -homes and halls and churches and temples have been cleaned out and even the paint ings on the walls have been restored and the beautiful marble sculpture cleaned and renewed Just as it was when the awful calamity occurred. The celebrated sculptured figures of Lab- coon and his sons strangled by a ser pent ft as found to be In perfect con dition. In some of these beautiful homes of the wealthy the tables were set tor a feast, and in the temple were found the gold and silver adornments that are usual In such places. In the Temple of Juno there were the corpses of 300 people who fled there for safety, but Juno was powerless and they all perished, just as did the 3,000 at St. Pierre who fled Into the Roman Cath olic cathedral. The fate of all these cities was very similar, for it was not lava that de stroyed them, nor was at St. Pierre, but a shower of cinders and ashes, and these are preservatives of any thing that they encase. When we consider all such calami- tfes a grateful and thoughtful people will be thankful to our heavenly Fath er that we live in a land remarkably free from calamity or affliction. No volcanoes hang their threatening peaks over til. The noisome pesti lence does not visit us by day or by night. Cadaverous famine does not darken our households with Its awful distress, but we live In peace and In plenty, and the lines have fallen In pleasant places. It Is a fitting time now for those who like to read romance that Is founded on fact to take up that good old book of Bulwer’s, “The Last Days of Pom peii,” and read it again. I have just received a pleasant let ter ] from a North Carolina friend ask ing me what I think of Carroll’s book, “The Negro a Beast,” and he asks. "Do you believe the nigger Is a beast?” I answered.at the bottom of his letter, “Which Nigger?”—B. A., In Atlanta Constitution. ALFONSO IN DANGER. Anarchists Were Ready a id Pre*' pared to Annihilate Young King of Spain. Advices from Madrid, Spain, state that an anarchist plot against King Alfonso has been discovered and six arrests, including that of Gabriel Lo pez, an employee of an insurance com pany, have been made. Dynamite car tridges were found on the premises where Lopez was arrested. Lopez says he received a package of car tridges from another anarchist with in structions to throw them at the mo ment of the passage of the royal car riage In Saturday’s procession. The discovery of the plot against the king Is confirmed by the newspa pers. It Is now said that the nine dy namite cartridges were seized. Fur ther arrests have been made and the prisoners Include six medical stu dents, a printer, a carpenter and a mason. The captured cartridges are being analyzed by military authorities. According to the Madrid newspa pers, the police have bad an inkling of an anarchist pilot against the king since last March, and In April they discovered an anarchist meeting place In a fashionable quarter of Madrid. Three Andalusian anarchists ar rived In the city May 2, and were ar rested shortly after their arrival. FIVE DIE IN COLLISION. Passenger Crashes Into a Stock Train With Frightful Results. A special from Lincoln, Neb., says: Five men were killed and six others Injured, two of them seriously, in a collision on the Burllng's Billings line Saturday. All of these, save the fireman,,were riding in the smoking car at the time. This car was reduced to kindling wood in part ' The collision occurred a mile east of Hyannls, Neb., between the Portland- St. Louis flyer, eastbound, and an ex tra utock train bound west, with twen ty-five carloads of cattle. There is nothing to Indicate who was responsi ble for the two trains, moving In op posite directions, being on the same track. A QUAKE IN VIRGINIA. Earth Tremors and Ominous lium- |bllngs Frighten lVarlsburg Citizens. Pearlsburg, Giles county, Virginia, reports that an earthquake of consid erable severity was felt there Satur day night about 11 o’clock. It was ac companied by rumblings which lasted some time Philadelphia to New York. The executive committee of the Na tional Association of Manufacturers at a meeting Monday decided to move the general offices of the association from PhlladelpWa to New York.