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ADVANCE
VOLUME V.
TO LIMiTTAX RATE
Important Bill Passed iri the
Georgia Legislature.
THEVOTE OVERWHELMING
Is in the Nature of a Constitutional
Amendment and Must be Passed
Upon by the People in Case
the Senate Concurs.
One of the most important steps yet
taken by the Georgia house of repre¬
sentatives came at Friday's session
when that body passed, by a vote of
138 to 7, the bill by Mr. Tigner, of Mus¬
cogee, providing for a constitutional
amendment., limiting the tax rate in
Georgia for all purposes to five-tenths
of 1 per cent.
This is the first bill passed by the
house, and being a constitutional
amendment, required a two-thirds fa¬
vorable vote, or a minimum of 117.
The unusually large vote in its favor,
138, shows how general is the senti¬
ment in favor of such legislation.
Now that the house has aeted at the
outset, the senate has plenty of time
to get he measure through in short
order, and that body is generally
known to be favorable to this legisla¬
tion. There is little doubt, it is said,
of its passage by the senate, and less,
perhaps, of its adoption by the people
when submitted to them for ratifica¬
tion.
On the call of the yeas and nays
several members failed to vote, but
the bill went on to the senate with the
extraordinary majority of 138 to 7.
The bill as passed is entitled “an
act to amend paragraph 1, of section
1 of article 7 of the constitution of this
state, which relates to the po^'er of
taxation, to bo exercised by the gen
eral assembly by adding at the end ol
said paragraph a proviso limiting the
power of the general assembly to lev}
and assess a tax for any purpose ex
ceeding five-tenths of 1 per cent, ex
cept for specified purposes, and to pro
vide for the submission of the same tc
the people for ratification, and for oth
er
Section 1 states the full purport and
intent of the measure as follows:
Be it enacted by the general assem
bly of the state of Georgia, and it if
hereby enacted by authority of th(
same, that from and alter the passage
of this act, that paragraph 1 of sectior
1 of article 77 of the constitution o:
this state, which relates to he power:
of taxation over the state of Georgia
to be exercised by the general assem
biy, shall be amended by adding at
the end thereof the following proviso:
“Provided, however, that the general
assembly shall have no power to levj
or assess taxes for any purpose what
ever, exceeding in the aggregate five
tenths of 1 per centum, after the Tsi
day of January, 1905, except for the
purpose of suppressing insurrection,
repelling invasion and defending the
state in time of war.”
Subsequent sections 2, 3 and 4 sim
ply provide for the submission of this
constitutional amendment to the peo
pie for ratification or rejection in case
cf its passage by a two-thirds vote ot
each house, as is usual in the case oi
all proposed constitutional amend¬
ments.
Another Important Measure.
Another bill for the revision in part
of the Georgia tax laws was introduced
in house by Representative Candler,
of DeKalb. This measure proposes
simply to provide for a state board oi
tax commissioners, and county boards
of lax assessors and equalizers in each
county in the state. It is directly in
line with the tax reforms suggested in
Governor Terrell’s message, and dif¬
fers from the bill which Mr. Candler
introduced on the same line at the last,
session in that the latter measure in¬
cluded a general and detailed reform
of the tax laws of the state.
The new measure provides for a
state board of tax commissioners, of
which the comptroller general shall be
the chief presiding officer, and for
county boards of assessors and equal¬
izers in each county in the state upon
whom shall devolve the assessment of
all property, real and personal, for the
purpose of taxation.
TRIPLE LYNCHING IN GEORGIA.
Three Negroes Meet Death at Hands
cf Mob irt Baker County.
Baker county, Ga., was the scene of
a triple lynching early Friday morn¬
ing. The affair took place about a mile
from Newton, the county seat, and 21
miles below Albany.
The mob’s victims were George Mc¬
Kinney, Garfield McCoy and Wiley
Anette, negroes who murdered F. S.
Bullard, a white fanner living near
Feace, in Baker county. They were
forcibly taken from the jail at New¬
ton.
COTTON GINS FOR PORTO R'CO.
Five Received in San Juan from United
States—First in Forty Yea'rs.
Five cotton gins arrived in San
Juan, P. R., from the United States
and will be immediately installed.
They are the first gins to reach the is¬
land in forty years. The cotton plan¬
tations there now cover 11.000 acres
apd the area is being increased weekly.
’San Juan has been chosen as the cen¬
ter of this trade.
aov. terrell-s message
Read Before Mid-Summer Session of
Georgia Legislature Brief, But
Replete With Interest.
The message of Governor Terrell
was read In the Georgia legislature
soon after the body was called to or¬
der Wednesday. The document was
brief, but replete with Interesting fea¬
tures. Many topics relating to the wel¬
fare of the state being touched upon.
Possibly the most Interesting featura
is that relating to the equalization of
tax returns throughout tho state. Says
the governor:
“Many important measures were
bronght over from your session of last
winter. As they are now pending and
have received consideration by your
eommittees, and in some cases by one
of the branches of the general assem¬
bly, I deem It unnecessary to discuss
them in this communication. I wish,
however, to urge again tavorable con¬
sideration of the questions discussed
in my message of November 8, 1902,
upon which final action has not been
taken, viz.: Limitation of the tax
rate, amendment to our common
school system, agricultural schools and
exemption of college endowments. In
addition to these questions, I desire to
lay before you some matters that have
presented themselves in the adminis¬
tration of the affairs of state since
your adjournment last December,
which are considered of sufficient in¬
terest to demand your attention:
“The issues raised in connection
with tho efforts to collect the fran-
’hise tax again emphasize tho neces-
uty of devising some method for
equalizing tax values. This matter has
been frequently called to the attention
of previous general assemblies, by my
predecessors, and in accordance with
their recommendations a law of this
aature was passed in 1891, which, with¬
out injustice, caused an increase of
519,000,000 in the returns for 1892,
while the year following the repeal of
the law (here was a decrease of $11,-
000,000 in the returns. There were
certain objectionable features in that
statute which could have been easily
cured by amendment, and it is unfor¬
tunate that the entire act should have
been repealed instead of preserving
those provisions which were wise and
beneficial. The need of tax equaliza¬
tion grows with our increase in wealth
and population. Our law for the re¬
turn, valuation, assessment, arbitra¬
tion and collection of taxes is substan¬
tially what it was when the act of
1804 was passed, and yhen our popula¬
tion was 200,000, and the taxable val¬
ues of the entire state were less than
those in a single county of today. At
that time the principal subjects of
taxation were slaves and farming
lands, and most of this property was
on the eastern border of the state,
where the soil and crops were nearly
identical, and uninfluenced by proxim¬
ity to manufacturing enterprises or
great cities. All this has been changed:
The population has increased 1,200 per
cent and we now have the varied crops
of north, middle, south and we3t Geor¬
gia, with mountain land, rolling coun¬
try, and a vast area of pine forests
which are rapidly being converted
into farms.
“Not only do the soil and crops dif¬
fer, but the value of the farming lands
is influenced by nearness to market
and and proximity to railroads. Be¬
sides new forms of value have arisen.
Factories, foundries, railroads, saw¬
mills, mines, bonds and an indefinite
variety of personal property have
come into existence, yet there is no
adequate method of determining what
is in the state subject to taxation, or
any fixed standard for determining its
value. It is well known that land of
practically the same productive capac¬
ity, and with almost identically the
same improvement, is frequently re¬
turned by one owner at full price, and
by the other at less than one half. The
fairer the taxpayer the more onerous
the burden. The state, in effect, of¬
fers a premium to him who shirks in¬
stead of to him who willingly and
cheerfully complies with the spirit of
the law. This is wrong, unjust and in¬
equitable, and can only be cured here, 1
as it has been cured elsewhere, by the
creation of county boards authorized
to examine returns, to see that omit¬
ted property is put on the books, and
that property of the same kind and
value is assessed and taxed alike. But
even this does not fully meet the dif¬
ficulty, for what is true of two neigh¬
boring cities may be equally true of
neighboring counties, or of those more
remotely separated. Property worth a
million dollars in one may be so re¬
turned, but property of an equally ag¬
gregate value in another county may
be given in at half its value. Farming
lands in one part, of the state may be
returned at one price, and in another
at a very different price. Corporate
property may be practically exempt in
one part of the state, and highly valued
or valued at full price, in another,
These discrepancies and inequalities
are not only in violation of the spirit,
of the law, but they diminish the
state’s income at the expense of those
who live in the jurisdiction where full
returns are enforced. The evil can
be speedily corrected by the establish-
ment of a state board, under whose ad-
ministration not one dollar of unjust
tax will be imposed, but where the un-
equal burden will be taken from the
county and individual now paying loo
muoh and distributed equally among
those who are paying to little.”
CARNESVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. JULY# 1003.
a SNUB 18 COMING
Czar of Russia Will Refuse
to Receive Appeal of Jews.
MAY NOT BE ANGERED
It Will Be Made Plain, However, that
Russia Will Allow no Intermed¬
dling in Her Internal
Affairs.
A St. Petersburg special says: The
Russian government has learned with
profound regret of the intention of the
Washington authorities to forward to
St. Petersburg a petition from Amcri-
can Jews relative to Russia’s treat-
ment of her Jewish subjects. It is yet
hoped that he United States will ap¬
preciate the Russian view of the case
and will content itself with the kindly
expressions of sympathy which it al¬
ready has offered for the affair at
Kishinef.
The Associated Press already has
stated the Russian position regarding
what is considered outside interfer-
ence in the internal affairs of Russia.
That position continues to be held and
the Associated Press is further permit¬
ted to say that Mr. Riddle, the Ameri¬
can charge, when he presents the peti¬
tion at the Russian foreign office, will
be received with the same cordiality
always accorded an American envoy.
In returning the petition -o Mr. Riddle,
the officials will assure him that Rus¬
sia cherishes no ill-will towards the
United States and that the action it
takes with respect to the petition is
necessary in view of Russia's unalter¬
able policy of refraining from interfer¬
ence in the internal affairs of other
powers and insisting on similar treat¬
ment for itself. The Russian govern¬
ment hopes its firmness in the mat¬
ter will not be misunderstood, but in
view of the announcement of its posi¬
tion weeks ago, it is surprised at the
development which will force a reit¬
eration of its views.
Should the presentation of the peti¬
be deferred until the return to St.
of Mr. McCormick, the
ambassador to Russia, the
same programme will obtain, unless, in
the meantime, the Russian government
is mnde aware of extenuating circum¬
stances, which put the matter In a dif¬
ferent light. Indeed, it is declared
Russia would be glad to do anything
possible to relieve the tension in the
United States; but feels unable to sac¬
rifice a principle which it has followed
hitherto and the American support
which it has warmly indorsed.
The Russian government readily ad¬
mits the sincerity of the American gov¬
ernment’s decision and declines to lis¬
ten to reports that the forwarding of
the petition has any ulterior signifi¬
cance or is in any way associated with
any other matters.
KNOCKS OUT STATE FAIRS.
Georgia Supreme Court Places Ban on
Turf Exchanges.
As the result of a decision handed
down Friday morning by the Georgia
supreme court there will probably be
no fairs held in the state this year, un¬
less the general assembly, now in ses¬
sion, so changes the law as to allow
pool selling on horse races.
The decision handed down was in
the case of the State vs. M. Thrower,
who conducts the Atlanta turf ex¬
change. Judge L. S. Roan, of the su¬
perior court, had placed a fine of $500
on Mr. Thrower, who was charged with
operating a gambling house, and the
supreme court sustained the decision
of the lower court.
The Atlanta turf exchange was not
operated Friday afternoon. The place
was opened for a time for the purpose
of receiving bets on the races at Wash¬
ington and Sheepshead Bay. The first
races had been run and the money had
been taken in for the second race.
While the horses were at the post an
order came to close the turf exchange.
The decision is belfcved to be a se¬
vere blow to ail the fair associations
of Georgia, as horse racing has been
common at all of them and has been
the main attraction.
One of the directors of the Southern
Inter-state Fair Association, of Atlan¬
ta, stated that while he opposed tho
turf exchanges, he did not think it
right to make the law apply to bets on
races that are actually being run. Un¬
less the law is so changed as to allow
pool selling on races at places where
they are run, he said, the Southern In¬
terstate Fair Association will this year
lose about $13,000 if it held, and a
similar loss will be experienced by the
state fair at Macon.
There is now pending before the
house of representatives a bill which
legalizes the selling of pools on races
at the places where they are being
run. The measure does not authorize
the operating of turf exchanges.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
Conference of Operators and Miners
a t Knoxville Fruitless,
Tho operators of several Jellico and
coal Creek coal companies, and of tho
United Mine Workers, after a session
a t Knoxville, failed to agree that the
two districts should have a common
basis wage scale, as heretofore. Coal
Creek claimed Jellico has the advan-
tage and Coal Creek Is holding out for
a separate basis. »
Cream of News.
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Each Day.
—The Wesley celebration continued
in Savannah, Ga., Sunday, ait the
Methodist pulpits in the city being
(Hied by ministers who talked of Wes¬
ley.
—A large mass meeting was hold at
Gainesville, Ga., Sunday afternoon, at
which thanks were given for the gen¬
erosity shown the sufferers from the
recent storm at the hands of the peo¬
ple of Georgia.
—Richmond, Va.. spent a quiet Sun¬
day, no violence resulting from tho
street car strike. Both sides expect
ultimate victory.
—Harvey Logan, the noted train rob
her who escaped from the Knoxville,
Tenn., jail, Is still at large.
—E. IT. Deas. head of the colored re¬
publican organization in South Caro¬
lina, is out in a bitter attack on Presi¬
dent Roosevelt's southern policy.
—Senator Hanna, In addressing the
Salvation Army at Cleveland, Ohio,
says if ho had time to preach he would
join the Salvation Army.
—The scene of the burning of
George White, the negro, near Wil¬
mington, Del., was visited by thou¬
sands of persons Sunday. Trolley lines
and cabs did a thriving business.
—President Roosevelt passed a quiet
Sunday at Oyster Bay with his family.
He attended divine service in tho
morning at Christ church, of which
Mrs. Roosevelt is a member.
—Fourteen dead bodies have been
taken from the wreck of 0 , Biiboa train
in Spain.
—King Peter of Servia, attended
church Sunday without escort. Official
report of killing of King Alexander de¬
fends the assassins.
—The Georgia supreme court has
handed, down a decision making the
operation of turf exchanges unlawful.
—Senator R. J. Williams, of the Six¬
teenth Georgia dislriet, announces for
Judge of the Middle circuit to succeed
Judge Evans.
—The Georgia house of representa¬
tives hag passed a bill amending the
constitution so as ro limit taxation for
all purposes to 5 mills.
—Three negroes were lynched in Ba¬
ker county, Ga., Friday for the mur¬
der of a white man.
—The annual meeting of the Geor¬
gia Educational Association at Cum¬
berland Island, closed Friday. N. E.
Ware, of Hawkinsville, was elected
president.
•—It is believed that the Alabama
miners and operators will now reach
an agreement.
—Three Mississippi giirls have filed
suits against the Southern for being
left by a train at Spartanburg, S. C.
—Sir Thomas Lipton lunched with
President Roosevelt Friday. General
Corbin and Senator Hanna were
those present.
—Ex-Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith has written a letter in
regard to tho postal scaJdal in so far
as his administration is involved.
—Governor Beckham, of Kentucky,
in a statement about the Breathitt
c-or.nty trouble, bitterly resents tho at¬
tempt to cast odium on the entire
state.
—The saloons at Wilmington, Del.,
have been closed and efforts are being
made to prevent further trouble. Cor¬
nell, accused of aiding in burning the
negro, has been discharged.
—Cuba has postponed signing of tho
final treaties with the United States.
—In assuming command of the Ser¬
vian army, King Peter lauds the offi¬
cers and men.
—Count Boni de Castellano is being
pursued by creditors. It is alleged ho
has not paid debts of honor.
—The celebration of the bicen¬
tennial of the birth of John Wesley
began in Savannah, Ga., Thursday
night with brilliant exercises.
—AH three of the boat races on tho
Thames were won by Yale. Harvard
made a gallant struggle, but was out¬
classed.
—Governor Jelks says the Wilming¬
ton burning couldn’t have happened in
Alabama.
—Banker O'Neal, of Pensacola, Fla.,
was released on bond Thursday by or¬
der of Judge Pardete in Atlanta.
—A war is imminent at Charleston,
S. C., between contractors and mem¬
bers of the building crafts.
—The trial of James H. Tillman for
the murder of N. G. Gonzales will take
place in Lexington county, South Caro¬
lina, where the next term begins on
the third Monday in September.
—Pope Leo, Thursday, conferred red
hats on the newly created cardinals.
The extreme weakness of the pontiff
was apparent.
—The general assembly of Georgia
met last Wednesday morning in reg¬
ular session.
—Rev. R. L. Broughton, pastor of
Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta, is
charged with plagiarism in his ser¬
mons on “The Women of tho Bible.”
—At Harvard university Friday Pro¬
fessor N. S. Shaler made a defense
of confederate soldiers, saying that
their pictu/es should he hung in the
UNEARTH RASCALS
Is Emphatic Order Issued by
President Roosevelt.
GRAFT WORKERS DOOMED
Chief Executive of Nation Takes Up
the Cudgel and Says Postoffice
Scandal Must be Cleared
Up at Once.
A Washington special says: An
emphatic order has gone forth from
the white house to Postmaster Gener¬
al Payne, from President Roosevelt.
which in effect says: “Get at tho
facts; I’ll be responsible for the con
sequences. Tho postofflee department
has got to be cleaned up and cleaned
at once.”
In consequence, the head of the post-
office department now seems to realize
that the president will tolerate no halt
hearted investigation. So intense has
become the situation as regards the
postoffice scandals that no official ol
the administration, however high up
he may be, feels competent to predict
where the investigation will end or
what more startling sensations it will
bring forth. At the department the ex¬
citement among the employes is on the
increase and pervades every branch.
This is regarded as a bad sign and ev¬
ery postofflee inspector in the employ¬
ment of the government is working
over hours in Washington and in other
parts of the country. Now that tho in¬
vestigation has begun the president da
Clares that the accounts of every post-
office in the country shall be gone
through before this investigation stops.
A large force of inspectors has been
dispatched to New York, and they al¬
ready have facts in hand which indi¬
cate that New York will prove almost
as fertile a field for scandal as is the
department at the capital.
Postmaster General Payne’s position
is one of increasing embarrassment.
Indeed, his closest friends admit that
the situation looks bad for him. When
the Tulloch charges were first made
Mr. Payne gave an interview to a doz¬
en newspaper men at the postofflee
department, in which he declared the
Tulloch charges were so much “hot
air” and had no more weight than a
“stump speech.” The forthcoming re
port of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, who is in charge of
the investigation, Is said to sustain
practically every one of the Tulloch
charges. The postmaster general in¬
formed the president of this fact Tues¬
day afternoon at! a conference. The
president, while regretting to place Mr.
Payne in an awkward position, feels
that the Bristow report should be
made public, and he has so ordered.
Mr. Payne, therefore, will have to in¬
dorse a report confirming the charges
which he only a short while ago de¬
clared to be "hot air.”
Mr. Payne started out by making light
jf the charges that there was any scan¬
dal in the department. Although start¬
ling revelations had been made while
the first assistant postmaster general,
Mr. Wynne, was acting in Mr. Payne’s
absence in the West Indies last winter,
Mr, Payne upon his return declared
that the newspapers had kicked up too
much of a racket and he proposed that
the investigation should continue
quietly. He persistently laughed at
the charges that his department was
in a rotten state of corruption. He ar¬
gued with the newspaper men in a
levitous vein that they were making
a mountain out of a mole hill, and that
there was no fire, despite the smoke
Mr. Wynne had stirred up.
There is no getting around the fact
that Mr. Payne has bungled the inves¬
tigation from the beginning. When the
president returned from the west he
found things going in a very unsatis¬
factory way despite the emphatic or¬
ders he had telegraphed from various
points in his tour that the investiga¬
tion was to be pushed with vigor, and
the fact that the entire postal service
Is undergoing a thorough inspection is
the result of the personal concern the
president has shown since his return.
LOOKS WARLIKE IN RICHMOND.
Governor Orders Troops to Hold Street
Car Strikers in Check.
A special from Richmond, Va., says:
Governor Montague Tuesday afternoon
ordered the Seventh regiment, the
Richmond Blues battalion, and the
Richmppd Howitzers, an artillery com¬
pany, on duty to aid in maintaining or¬
der as against the street car strikers
and their sympathizers. Five of the
Seventh regiment companies are lo¬
cated in Richmond. The other seven
are from Danville, Farmville, Char¬
lottesville, Staunton, Lynchburg, Alex¬
andria and Roanoke. There was much
rioting during the day,
LIPTON AT WHIE HOUSE.
Noted Yacht Man Makes Social Call
Upon the President.
Sir Thomas Lipton, who reached
New York from England Thursday,
went direct to Washington late Thurs¬
day afternoon, accompanied by Wil¬
liam Fife, designer of Shamrock III.
Friday Sir Thomas and Mr. Fife were
guests of President Roosevelt at
luncheon at the white house.
“WHITE MAN IS DEMON."
So Declares Colored Preacher In Wil-
mingtont Delaware, Anent the
Burning of George White.
The Rov. Montrose W. Thornton,
colored, pastor of the First A. M. E.
church, of Wilmington, Del., preached
a sensational sermon to his congrega¬
tion Sunday night. The church was
crowded in expectation that, the pastor
would have something to say of the
of the preceding week. He said
In part:
“The white man, in face of his boast¬
civilization, stands before rn.v eyes
tonight the demon of the world's races,
a monster Incarnate, and, insofar as
the negro race is concerned, seems to
give no quarter. The white man is a
heathen, a fiend, a monstrosity before
God, and is equal to any act in the
category of crime. I would sooner
trust myself in a den of hyenas than
in his amis. With a court of law and
officers of law in his hands, the de¬
spised negro can expect no mercy, jus¬
tice or protection. The negro is un¬
safe anywhere in this country. He is
the open prey, at all times, of barba¬
rians who know no restraint and will
not be restrained.
“There is but one part left for the
persecuted negro, when charged with
crime and when innocent. Be a law
unto yourself. You are taught by this
lesson of out rage to save yourself
from torture at the hands of the blood-
seeking public. Save your race from
insult and shame. Bo your own sher¬
iff, court and jury, as was the outlaw
Die in your tracks, perhaps,
drinking tho blood of your pursuers.
Booker T. Washington’s charity, hu¬
manity, advice ot forgiveness, love, in¬
dustry and so on, will nover tie recipro¬
by white men.”
NOTED TRAIN ROBBER ESCAPES.
Harvey Logan Overpowers Jail Guard
and Departs on Sheriff’s Horse.
Harvey Logan, the notorious Mon¬
tana train robber, under sentence of
twenty years, escaped from the Knox
county jail in Knoxville, Tenn., Satur¬
day afternoon at 5 o'clock.
While his guard’s back was turned
Ix>gan threw a wire over his head am*
lassoed him, tying him tight to the
bars of his cage. Having one entire
floor of the jail to himself, Ixigan next
secured two pistols placed in the cor¬
ridor of the jail for use by officers if
needed.
Wimn Jailer Bell appeared in answer
to a knock from Logan, the^ prisoner
passed out a bottle saying ho wanted
some medicine As the jailer put out
his hand Logan covered him with a
pistol, forced him to unlock the door
and take him to the basement of the
Then he forced Bell to take him to
the sheriff's stable and saddle the sher¬
iff's horse. This done, Logan mounted
and rode away In the direction of the
A posse started in pursit
the desperado within one hour.
Sheriff J. W. Fox at once offered a
reward of $500 for the capture of Lo¬
gan, dead or alive.
A later dispatch from Knoxville
says: The posse of local officers who
went in pursuit of Harvey Logan, the
train robber who broke jail
Saturday, returned Sunday empty-
handed, finding no trace of him afkr
going seven miles from the city. The
horse, which he rode away,
lame at the jail gate Sunday
having found its way home.
Judge C. D. Clark, of the United
States district court, has ordered
United States district Attorney Wright
and Marsha] Austin to make a rigid in¬
vestigation of the escape.
MILITARY RULES IN JACKSON.
Hotchkiss Gun Placed on Public
Square Ready for Action.
At Jackson, Ky., Saturday afternoon,
Adjutant General Murray issued or¬
ders intended to make more absolute
the powers of tne military in Jackson.
The first instructions are to the pro¬
vost marshal to report to City Judge
and serve processes issued.
Tf any violations of rights, personal or
property, shall occur in the town or
county, the commanding offi¬
will use the troops to the extreme
limit of his authority.
General Murray ordered a Hotchkiss
gun placed on the court house square
WERE HARVARD STUDENTS
Should Be Honored, Although
They Wore the Confederate Gray.
During a speech in Cambridge,
Thursday at the Harvard com¬
dinner, Professor N. S.
made a pica for tho confederate
and southern heroes, saying
although they wore the gray they
have their names enrolled upon
walls of the memorial at Harvard
those who fought for tho union.
of the confederates who were
for their bravery and
during the civil war were Har¬
graduates and should be so rec¬
AND WHERE WILL IT END?
Scandal Now Centers Over the Wash¬
ington Agricultural Department.
A Washington special says: Scan¬
dal in the agricultural department has
just been brought to the president’s at¬
tention, and anoher cabinet officer has
received the presidential pronuncla-
mento, “Get at the facts.”
Extensive frauds are charged in con¬
nection with the lettirg of government
contracts for seeds in 1900.
NUMBER 33.
SOLONS OFCEORCIA
Gather in Atlanta for Their
Mid-Summer’s Session.
MEMBERS ENTHUSIASTIC
Barring the Reading of Governor Ter*
rell’s Message and Induction of
New Members, First Day's
Session Was Uneventful. v
The general assembly of Georgia
convened for tho summer session in
Atlanta Wednesday morning at 10
o’clock, both senate and house being
called together promptly at the hour
fixed.
Tho opening session of the house
was marked by an effort on the part of
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, to bring about action
that would result in reducing the num¬
ber of doorkeepers and pagC3 in that
body.
Mr. Hall’s resolution also provided
for taking Hie appointing power away
from tho speaker, the messenger and
tho clerk, and calling on the secretary
of state to furnish this necessary as¬
sistance. The reolation was finally de¬
feated after a warm debate by a vote
of 88 to 6G.
Beyond this there was little except
the usual routine of a first day’s ses¬
sion. The attendance on the house
was exceptionally good, there being
not more than ten absentees. Upon
this, Speaker Morris especially remark¬
ed in his brief opening address.
The house declined to accept an in¬
vitation to attend in a body the bar¬
becue to be given at Griffin on the oc¬
casion of the visit of the governor and
his staff to Camp Northen on Saturday,
but tho thanks of the house were ten¬
dered for the Invitation, and it was
arranged so that many members could
go to Griffin and partake of the hospi¬
tality of that city’s charming people.
In taking this action the hou.se
evinced a decided disposition to get to
work.
Hon. Henry R. Daniel, the new mem¬
ber from Emanuel county, succeeding
tho late Hon. George H. Warren, was
sworn in by Justice A. J. CobD, of the
supreme court, and was assigned to
the following committees: General
judiciary, general agricultural, pen¬
sions; immigration and public library.
Following the opening prayer by
Chaplain Allen and the roll call,
Speaker Morris made a brief address
in declaring tho general assembly
open for business.
“I am glad to see so many of the
members present with us at the open¬
ing of the session,” Speaker Morris
said. “But there are a few absent
ones, it pains me to note the absence
of one of Emanuel county’s most dis¬
tinguished citizens, one of the most
loyal of men and one of tho ablest of
representatives, the Hon, George H.
Warren, who has passed into the great
beyond and who will ho with us no
more.
“I will outline no policy for the con¬
duct of the present session, but I shall
give you my hearty co-operation in the
work before us. We must get down
to business, and represent the inter¬
ests of the people of this groat state.
In this I shall do my part and givo you
my hearty support. I hope and believe
vre will have a pleasant session, and I
believe every member feels the same
way about it. I now delare this house
open and ready for business.”
Promptly at 10 o'clock President
Howell called the senate to order. Af¬
ter prayer by Chaplain Watkins, the
roil was called and the credentials of
Captain J. B. Williams, of the six-
teent district, elected to fill the vacan¬
cy created hy the death of Senator
Rountree, were read. The new sena¬
tor was then sworn in by Associate
Justice Fish, of the supreme court.
President Howell made formal an¬
nouncement of the death during the
recess of Major Wilson, the senate
doorkeeper, and 12 o’clock was fixed
as the hour for the election of his suc¬
cessor. There were two tickets in the
field, one headed by J, W. Green, of
Habersham, and tlie other by James H.
1-ang, of Butts. Mr. Green was elect.-
cd by a vote of 23 to 18.
LORENZ AND WIFE ARRESTED.
Dive Bond in Sum of $5,000 Each in
Court at Toledo, Ohio.
George T. Lorenz and his wife, Mar¬
tha, who were indicted by the federal
grand jury at Washington a few days
ago in connection with the scandal in
the postoffice department, were arrest-
eiLat their home in Toledo, Ohio, Wed¬
nesday, and taken before United
States Commissioner Brough, where
Uieir attorney demanded tho right '.o
a preliminary hearing.
Mr. and#Mrs. Lorenz each ga\e bond
in the sum of $3,000.
LYNCHER OUT ON BAIL.
Corwell’s Friends Put Up Collateral
in Sum of Five Thousand.
Arthur Corwell, of Hartford City,.
Ind., who was arrested in Wilmington,
Del., Tuesday night on a charge of
complicity in tho burning to death of^
George -White, a negro charged with
assault on Helen Bishop, was released
on $5,000 bail Wednesday. He
!ie given a further hearing.