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Newspaper Page TextTHE AMEH1CUS WEEKLY TIMFS-RECORDER: FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1891. THE TIMES-RECORDER. t>alty and Weekly. The Amrricus Recokdkh Rstahlisiibi» 187'J. The Amkricus Times Established Ihw, Consolidated, AntiL, 1891. SUBSCRIPTION : Daily, one Yeah, - Daily, One Month, f Weekly,One Year, - l.< Weekly, Six Months, £ For advertising rates address Rasoom Mvrick, Editor and Manager. THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY. Americas, Oa Americus, Ga., May 15, 1891. #6.00 WHAT MAKES LAND VALUABLE. There is a strong disposition in Bos ton to exempt personal property from taxation, and the Globe of that city, among other arguments in favor of the proposed policy, says: Futhermore, it i* the presence of popula tion and personal | roperly that Rives value to laud Drive these away and what would the lund he worth? Land has no value ex cept what it absorbs from the e sources. The most fertile land Is worth little or nothing If there Is no population ana business near it. Tims it s the height of folly jor farmers to drive population,capital and huslnes- away, as they surely will do If they succeed Inin creasing tiie tax burdens on nn property. j The way to “boom New F.ngla >d The Alabama World’s Fair convention welcome capital and business, not will bo held in Montgomery on the 20th ! them away. In tills view why is not. tli stated by flic writer in the American Agri- ulturlst a good one? “Neve • tax an* thing hat would be a benefit to your state and fiat could and would run away." This matter of taxation is one of the most important economic problems of Tiie Georgia state dental association ■ the age. It is dillicult to frame a scheme will hold its twenty-third annual meet-, of taxation that will he entirely just and ing at St. Simons Island, May 10th ■ satisfactory, and perhaps it is impossible inst. Pensacola, Fla., had a fifty thousand dollar fire Wednesday morning, several buildings being entirely destroyed. i*ted $625,-1 to 23rd. Astivim.k, N. ( 000 for city impre one of the cornin', will he heard from later on. Southwest Georgia will have a full crop of watermelons to dispose of in a few weeks, and our northern neighbors should begin to train their appetites for the luscious fruit. The crop will be large. Columbus has been agitating the ques tion of watering her streets, but after investigation the city council decided that it would be too expevsive, and re fused to make an appropriation for that* purpose. It is now reported that the Savannah and Western railroad has purchased the Chattanooga, Home and Columbus, which in connection with the Newnan road, will give them a through line from Giifiin to Chattanooga The report of the New Orleans grand jury will probably figure in the diplo matic correspondence between tiie United States and Italy, and is a strong support to the position held by Mr. Blaine in the controversy. for human wisdom to formulate such a system. In the matter of personal prop- ments Asheville is I e, t Y it must he admitted that taxation itiesof the south and j ^ r * ve8 awa Y» or causes its owners to make very scanty returns. But it is a rattier startling proposition to say that it should bear none of the public bur dens shared by the land owners. As the south is practically a new coun try, on account of our new’ conditions, we cannot give too much time and at tention to the study of the tax problem. A general rise in land values would be of incalculable benefit to us and it is plain that we cannot expect it without population and personal property, but it is not every class of population nor ev ery kind of personal pioperty that will permanently increase tiie value of land. To be of much benefit to a country a population must be industrious, intelli gent and law abiding, and its personal property should be very largely of such a nature as to make it a factor in busi ness and in material progress. This is to be considered in arranging a tax schedule. We need the right kind of population and personal property, but some kinds would not enhance the value of our hinds nor in any way aid our pro gress. So it is a very big question, and needs The New York Ilorald says Judge j exceptional foresight and statesmanship Crisp has a straight nose. Yes, and he also has a straight record, a straight in tellect, and if the democratic party acts wisely, a straight road to the speaker’s chair.—Savannah Times. Murry county, Ga., is keeping up its reputation for kukluk and white caps. The latest depredation in that county was the killing of Hosoy Jones, a far mer, who was called to his door and shot down Tuesday night. IBs murderers are unknown. Tiie Queen of England will complete her seventy-second year this month. She is reported to bo hale and hearty with the exception of that rheumatism in hor kuee, which necessitates tho use of astick, and tho prospect of adding a few more years to her reign is good. Anna Dickinson threatens to go to Russia. By all means rush her along. The Czar may have a soft place for hor outside of an asylum, and it appears that that is tiie only place suited for her in this country, or, to express it moro plainly, the only place that she suits. Tbs Warrentou Clipper, in rhetorical mood, thinks if our legislature at its next session wishes to immortalize itself, and let its praises' go sounding down through tho “long drawn aisles and fretted vaults” of all futurity, it will certainly pass some effective dog law. The opinion in ofliciai circles iu Washington over the grand jury’s report in New Orleans is that the attempt to offset the lynching by charges of jury bribing is unwise, but that tho effects on the foreign population will be good, and that Italy has no cause for com plaint. The grand jury of New Orleans Is now after Mr. Conti, the Italian consul at that place, who has expressed him self rather too freely, and in language that was not very complimentary to the jury. Mr. Conti is lishing for an invita tion to make himself scarce about New Orleans. to deal with it.—Atlanta Constitution. TIIK LONESOME ACT. Congressman Thomas K. Watson has managed to place himself in a hopeless ly lonesome position on tho speak ership question lie has declared his inability to vote for Judge Crisp for speaker because the judge does uot stand on tiie Ocala plat form. But Mills, of Texas, McMillin, of Ten nessee, Bynum, of Indiana, and Spring er, of Illinois—all of them candidates for speaker—repudiate the Ocala plat form. So all of them share in tho con demnation of Crisp. Tiie republicans will nominate Reed, and he, too, repudiates the Ocala plat form. What, then, will Brother Watson do? Ho will probably Hock off to himself and vote for Elder Livingston. Tho elder will stand on anything to get votes, and he would as soon have Tommy’s as anybody’s else. When Congressman Watson performs that lonely act, lie will bo moro or less famous. And his district will be won derfully proud of him.—Sparta Ishmacl- ite. Although the worst of the* grip in New York appears to be over, it was a pretty serious epidemic while it lasted, 577 deaths being attributed to the dis ease and its combinations between March 25 and May 1. Of this number the significant estimate is made that eighty per cent, occurred in the tene ment house district of the city. There is oue thing that wo intend to do as long as we wield a pen, and that is to condemn the present way of insinu ating into our schools, books that were written in tho north, and contain matter calculated to teacli tho children that their fathers were traitors and rebels. We do not write in a revolutionary spirit. Wo cherish tho glory of Ameri can institutions. But wo do maintain that tho duty of the south is clear and plain in this matter. Our fathers fought for sacred principles. These principles wo shall perpetuate. We proposo to keep hammering away until every book of such nature as to teach our children erroneously is taken from our schools. We have plenty of good text books writ ten by southern authors. We want to see them used in our schools. Wo close our article with these propositions: Such books are iniquitous in their teach ing. And they must go!—Athens Banner. “FUEL TRADE ON THE HALF SHELL,” Brilliant Kate Field in her “ Washing ton,” quoting Abraham Lincoln's cele brated aphorism: “You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all tiie people all the time,” takes occasion to wrap Major McKinley ami the republican party right smartly over the knuckles for stealing democratic thunder under the guise of reciprocity. A wonderfully shrewd thinker, she says, was the man who signed the emancipation proclamation, and he never spoke more wisely than when ho paid this tribute to humanity—a tribute quoted by handsome Cornelius X. Bliss, as chairman of the Tariff League ban quet in New York, to which 537 men did full justice, among them being Vice President Morton, Secretary Noble Major McKinley, Senators Dolpli, His- coek, Aldrich and Carey, William E. Curtis and Murat Halstead, all of whom made clever speeches to the sweet music of sympathetic cheers. “As tiie Washington advocates re duced taxation, I am not in love with the McKinley act, but, believing with Abraham Lincoln and Chairman Bliss that ‘youcan’t fool all the people all the time,’ I’m sure that Major McKinley was right in saying that ‘we do not want any monkeying with tiie tariff,' and we are not going to have it. “Tho brilliant son of Ohio predicted that the tariff law would not be changed in ten years, “unless it be changed by the republican party on protection lines.” There’s as much wisdom in an unless as in an if, and this “hedging” on the part of Major McKinley is all the assurance some of us want. “I have already called Mr. Blaine's in spiration—reciprocity—“free trade on the half-shell;” and as reciprocity was hailed with enthusiasm at this tariff ban quet, and as General Foster has just re turned from Spain with the last and best reciprocity treaty in his pocket, what practical difference does it make to people who can’t be fooled “any time,” how much hairsplitting goes on, provided reduced taxation is generally and safely accomplished? “What’s in a name? Everything and nothing Everything to politicians and fools. Nothing to statesmen and the wise.” what has the company gained? The decision rendered by the Louis iana supreme court the other day has been widely heralded as a victory of tho lottery company. It was in favor of the company, but of what practical value will it be? The legislature had voted to submit to popular vote a constitutional amend ment re-cliaKering tiie lottery. The act was vetoed by tho governor, and hence the amendment did not go to the people. It is now held by the supreme court that a proposed constitutional amendment docs not require tho action of the gov ernor; that lie has no authority either to sign or veto it. Accordingly tho secre tary of tho state is ordered to submit the amendment to tho people. That it will bo ratilied may be taken for granted. Its adoption will legalize tho lottery in Louisiana. But this legal validity of the business within tho state can not interfere with tho operation of the federal statute prohibiting the use of tho malls for lottery purposes. That statute has practically suppressed the traffic, and tho adoption of tho ponding constitutional amendment can not re ive it. 1)11. BRIGCX CONDEMNED. The committee appointed by the Presbytery of New York at its recent meeting to investigate tiie inaugural address delivered by Bro. Charles A. Briggs on his taking tho chair of Theol ogy iu the Union Theological Seminary, has made its report. In the majority report he is practically charged with heresy on three points: First, in that he would elevate human reason to un due prominence, and make it one of tiie authorities for the acceptance or rejec tion of the several parts of the Bible; second, in his declaration that there may possibly be errors of historic statement in the Scriptures, and, third, in his ex pressed belief that the human soul may perhaps have some opportunity after death to accept the conditions of salva tion. These assertions of the committee are fortilied by ample extracts from the address wliijli they were appointed to examine and criticise. It is therefore recommended that D Briggs be tried on these indictments. A minority report will also be pre sented, signed by two of the committee. They affirm that if the language of Dr. Briggs is liberally interpreted it will not be found to conflict with any essential proposition in the confession of faith. They futhermore regard it as unwise to bring him to trial, for tiie reason that a discussion would be started which might last indefinitely and end in doing serious injury to the cause of religion. Whether the assembly can stem the tide of what is called progress, can afford to banish such men as Dr. Briggs, is a very interesting question. It may be necessary to have a confession of faith as the foundation for an ecclesi astical policy, but it ought not to be hurtful to allow clergymen a large lati tude of interpretation. To bind each pulpit to a literal acceptance of tho creed is to stifle investigation and im pair its efficiency. Besides, it may be discovered|in the pinch of controversy that a very largo number of ministers and laymen agree with tiie general posi tion of Dr. Briggs, and in that case the situation would not be free from danger. Heresy trials are never edifying, and they seldom result as happily as could be wished. Some of the Southern newspapers are condemning the New Orloans grand jury for refusing to find indictments against the leaders in the Mafia lynching. The report is just what was expected, and meets the approval of a vast majority of the citizens of New Orleans, especially those who were in the mob. If indict ments had been found against all who While tho population of France is at a stand still almost, that of Germany is rapidly on the increase, and tho result of the recent census shows a most grat-1 participated in tho killing, the question ifying evidence of growth and increase. j arises where would the jury come from It is also said that the births in the j to try them ? It is stated that tho whole recently annexed province of Alsace- j city was involved, and tf this is true none Lorraine are largely German, rather I would be left to sit upon the jury, than French, the nation of which it was formerly a part. , An,,i,kw Es «’ of AtbeM - — r — j is receiving the plaudits of the press of Birmingham, Ala., is boasting that a • Georgia for discovering that the consti- steel plant will soon be in operation in j tutiou of the state does not prohibit an that city. The wealthy Elyton Land appropriation for the World’s Fair from Company has taken hold of tiie matter j funds outside of tho regular taxes. Geor and this assures the success of tho en-1 gia should be represented, and if the terprise. This company never does way pointed out by Mr. Cobb is wise, it tilings by halves, and the south rejoices with Birmingham that the prospect for the plant, which will* be the only one in southern states, is almost a cer tainty. would bo well to make tiie appropria tion, but if it is not, the citizens of this grand old state can be depended upon to raise the requisite funds to have its resources on exhibition in proper shape. It is now reported that6,000 w’hite in truders upon the Chickasaw Indian lands are to bo driven away, as other intrud ers in Oklahoma have been driven away, and as the woodsmen who tried to in trude upon tho Indian reserve in north ern Wisconsin have been driven away. There ought to bo better regulations for the guidance of the pioneers in these re gions than those that are now enforced and now neglected. The Cliicasaw set tlers ought to have been prevented from intruding upon land that they could not lawfully take, and that somo of them have held and worked for years by con sent of tho Indians. The pioneers in several parts of the west have had hard times this year. The contest over the governorship of Nebraska has been settled by the courts, and the majority candidate steps down and out to give place to the minority. Boyd and Thayer were the candidates. Thayer was closing his first term and consequently was in office when the re turns were counted. The figures show ed tho election of Boyd, but the poiut was made that he had never been nat uralized and was consequently ineligible. Thayer, however, surrendered the office to his competitor, and tho question of law was submitted to tiie courts. The docisiou is that Boyd is ineligible, and that Thayer is entitled to the office. Cotton is down to tiie very lowest point and all feed stuffs are high. The New York telegrams announce that meat lias reached tho highest poiut known there since 1881, and that recent advices from the producing sections of the country have given rise to a fear that the conditions of a decade ago are to be repeated. Within the month just closed the advance in prices of meats of all descriptions has averaged four cents per pound, and this increase, it is the opinion of the representative retail dealers, is likely to bo maintained throughout the summer. It is predict ed though, that when the summer is over prices will be normal. AFTER THE I TATA, It is reported from Washington that Attorney General Miller holds that the United States has tho right to take the Itata wherever found, and accordingly every effort is to be made to capture iier. Considering the long start given to tho runaway it remains to bo seen whether the chase will amount to any thing or not. In view of the doubt that has prevail cd as to tho law on the subject, the fol lowing passage from Hall, an English authority on international law, lias a timely interest: When a vessel or some one on hoard ter while within orcign territory, commits an Infraction of its law* she may be pursued in to the open seas and there arrested. It must be added that thts can only he done wlun tiie pursuit is commenced while the vessel is still within the territorial waters or has only just^s-Miped from them. Th a reas >n for the permission seems to he tiat pursuit under these circumstances is a c ntlnuatlon of an act of jurisdiction which has been begun or widen, but for the acci dent of Immediate escape, would have been begun within the territory itself, and that it Is necessary to permit it In order to enable the territorial jurisdiction to be exercised. That covers tiie case of the Itata ex actly. Dr. John A. Wyeth, who served in tiie Confederate army during the late war, wrote for the Century Magazine a short time ago an article descriptive of the life of the Confederate prisoners at Camp Morton. His plain recital of their suffering and hunger, and the brutal treatment to which they were subjected, raised an awful howl among tho loud mouthed fanatics of the north, and ever since the publication of his article he has been made tho object of malicious attacks. In order to cover with con fusion the sectionalists who have so frantically denied the truth of his arti cle Dr. Wyeth has addressed a letter to his former comrades in prison asking them to forward to him a written state ment of their experiences while at Camp Morton. Dr. Wyeth’s address is 294 Madison avenue, New York City, and he will bo pleased to receive a statement of facts from the old Confederates who also survived the hardships of the prison pen. Indiana is in the lead. It has return ed to the “good old days” and in settling a tie in elections resorts to a foot race. Well, that may be as good and conclu sive as drawing lots or cutting a book or playing push pin or doodle or climbing a greased pole or any of the well known modes of settling contests from the “way back” of the Greeks and Romans. It is also cheaper than to have a new election, and if it is satisfactory to the contestants tho people should bo satis- lied. This plan is recommended to the Florida legislature. By all means let the contest there bo settled by a foot race. Editor Sid Lewis, of the Sparta Ish maelite, is opposed to Cleveland as i\ leader or party dictator in ’92, and prej diets direful results if the democrats allow’ him to map out the route they must follow. It is more than a year yet before the party will nominate a candi date to lead it to victory, and in that time some one will bob up who can fill in the bill on the money and tariff ques tions, and it may or may not be Cleve land. THE SPEAKERSHIP. The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday published the following special from Washington: Judge Charles Frederick Crisp, of Georgia, will t»e the next speaker of the house of rep- res ‘Ltative*. It looks now as if the Georgian would have a walk-over. H*»n. Benton McMillin, of Ten ne*see, who ha<*Just returned to tills city from a trip through the New England slates, re torts that me cat Is practically solid for Crisp. Mr. McMillin has made a good deal of headway blm«elf in the speakership con test, but he could do nothing Iu New Eng land except to secure support as second choice. As a matter of fact, Mr. McMlIiln’s oniy eope is to come in as a cornprornl-e in ease the two leading candidates—Crisp and Mills—cannot win. Judge Crisp, however, has such a lead over Mills that It do s not now appear probable that he will ever be headed. Thomas A Coakley, one of t ie Tammany hall braves and a candidate for doorkeeper, has canvassed the east very thoroughly, and Is prepared to furnish figures ou application, showing how Judge Crisp will win‘‘hands down,” as lie exprestes it. He s<ys that Crisp will secure the solid vote of New En gland, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia This aggregates 71 votes, as fol low’s: New Hampshire, 2; Connecticut, 3; Massachusetts, 7; Rhode Island, 1; New York. 21; Pennsylvania, 10; New J rsev’,5; Delaware, l Maryland,!}; Virginia, if; West Virginia, i. In addition to this, Judge Crisp-will getl3 votes from Ohio, the only democrat in the delegation who Is against him being Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, a single-tax demo crat and free trader, who has pronounced for Mills. The South Carolina delegatiou of six is also for Crl p, and these, with the ten votes from his own state, give the Georgian a round 100 to start with, it will only require 113 votes In she caucus, and Judge Crisp has only to And 13 additi »nal votes in the 126 from the states not heretofore named to se cure an absolute majority. He has strength all through tin south,especially In Alabama and Mississippi,and nothing now appears more certain than that he will he elected on the first ballot. HE IS FOR CRISP. Much speculation has been indulged in as to which of the speakership can didates would bo the recipient of the votes of the representatives who belong to the farmers’ alliance, and whether they would all vote together. The al liance representatives have, as a rule, fought shy of expressing their prefer ences, if they had any, contenting them selves with saying that they proposed supporting the candidate who was will ing to make the most concessions to their principles; but Representative Ed munds of Virginia, who is in Washing ton City for a day or two, looking after the interests of some of Ids constituents, is more outspoken than any alliance- man. Ho said: “lam for Crisp. He is one of the ablest men in the house, and ho has pre-eminently all the quali fications that should be looked for in the speaker of tho next house.” Mr. Ed munds is a democrat, as well as an al- l'anceman, and he will attend the demo cratic caucus, and will, of course, be bound by its decision.—Augusta Even ing News. Signor Ciambetti, tiie editor of the Italian paper, Christofero Colombo, pub lished at New York, is in trouble, owing to tho fact that he has been indicted for perjury. It appears that in a libel suit against his paper ho swore that he had never been convicted of a crime, but doc uments were pulled on him, showing that he had served three terras in an CRISP WILL BE SPEAKER. The Washington Star, an Independent newspaper, in an article on the speaker- ship canvas, says of Judge Crisp’, chances: Crisp U evidently a strong favorite, that he is regarded so by the other car ate* la shown by the fact that they ;ire a , lighting particularly against him. piobably not have the Georgia deieg,ti 0li solidly lor him, as there is some Jeuluusr and Mr. Blount announces hia own candj.' dacy, though he hus been making no can. vass for himself, and his announcement!, regarded as no more than a best lie demon, stratlon against his colleague. Crisp, howev. er. was the leader of his party in the politic! til fights da -ing the last cougre s, ami gave evidence of abilities which have secured him s> rong supporters and many of them. Hu friends contend that tbe chief question to i* considered lu the choice of a speaker of the next house is his fitness for the portion there being no political issues between tj le ' candidates, they all agreeing on the great purty questions, anu for him they claim the qualities, which he his shown during hi, career, which pre-eminently fit him for the speakership An effort has been made to have it appear that he was not sound ou the tariff, l,ut it was very easy to answer this from tiie record showing that he stood exactly with t'mlUle It is expected that he will have considerable strength in the south and south we*t, and that ids coolness and conservatism will make him popular among the members who have been elected from the north of Mason and Dixoa’sline. He will probably get a good shareofthe New England votes, aid it u ► aid that the New York delegation will be for him, with McMillan for second choice. The popular notion seems to be that he stands about the best chance of election,and in betting he would at tb.s time probably be the favorite. He has recentl v been speaklnj In the west, and bis friends sav he has gain ed strength in that section One great ad* vantage ha will have is that most of the old members are for him, and yet he would not bj embarrassed by old traditions and by p edges. EFFECTS OF FREE SUGAR. The Boston Commercial Bulletin notes several interesting results of the remov al of the duty from the lower grades of sugar. “Manufacturers of confection ery,” we are sweetly told, “now believe sugar to be comparatively better and more economical to use than glucose at three cents per pound, which means the opening of a large demand for sugars in that field. For years tho American manufacturer of preserves has had to compete in our own markets with the English manufacturers, who had the great advantage of duty free sugars, which constitutes about one-third of the cost of tho preserves. Now as we are able to get our sugars practically duty free and substitute them for glucose,the use of which has made our domestic ar ticle inferior to English goods in point of sweetness, our canning and preserve industry will greatly expand. Brewers are also experimenting on the use of sugar instead of glucose in beer making, as they want the sweetness of the form er and are enabled to get it at what they consider very reasonable prices. A heavy demand is likely to result if the experi ments are successful.” The most interesting and important caso to the newspapers of the country, nvolving as it does, to a certain extent, tho freedom of the press, is that of the Mobile Register against the United States Government. The case grows out of the act of congress prohibiting the publication and sending through the malls, of lottery advertisements. It is Italian prison for forgery before ho i understood that tho suit is brought by came to this country, and the chances ^ l0 Louisiana Lottery Company and the are good that ho will also inspect tho j Register as a tost case. It is a question interior of an American penitentiary. greatest import and the issue will He was among the first to call upon Italy j wa tched with interest, to avenge the death of tho Italians killed , HoN J. I.v, iAr .,.« Informed a in New Orleans and It is now discovered rcportcr tb „ other day m that he belonged to the same class of j , le wa8 tlred of beinR borod bytbepe „. cr m ua s. | cil pushers. That his ideas wero valu able, and that ho did not propose to al low otlior people to mako monoy out uf them, while he received nothing- Johnny has changed materially since his defeat for tho senate. lie used to be a favorite with tho r.ewspapor boys in Washington, and was glad enough then to liavo them publish his sayings. Emperor William, of Germany, i* evidently an Immense Ego. Ho is enor mously "Big I." He belioves evidently that ho was not made for the people, but the people wore made for him. Hi* ideas are all personal. He said tho other day in a speech: “As to tho home policy, which is becoming established, I shall not deviate a hair’s breadth from the course I have adopted. I alone am master in this country, and nobody else.” Tins robber gang was not exteminated whon Bubo Burrows bit the dust, and the next work of the express com pany will bo to capture the Dalton gang now operating in Texas. Satur day night a train on the Santa Fo ro3d was robbed of valuable express, though the shrewdness of tho messenger in blu ing his money packages in tho stove pipo prevented them from capturing 1 larger booty. Hon. Roger Q. Mills and his friends aro said to be somewhat offended at Governor Hogg becauso the latter di not appoint him to the vacant Senator ship. Mr. Mills does not not seem to be in the swim of the young democracy which is running affairs in Texas just now. * A Complete Collapse is occasioned in our feelings by derange ments of the liver, stomach and bowel Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets euro sic and billious headache, bowel complain internal fever and costiveness. remove all waste matter, and restoi* health to body and mind. A dose, a* laxative, consists of one tiny, sop", coated Pellet. Cheapest and easiest take. By druggists, 25 cents a vial. One of the most promising signs of safety to tho republic is tho action of tho New Orleans grand jury in justifying the lynching of tho Sicilian assassins, Any temporizing, or apologies, or in dictments, would have emboldened tho villians to such a degree that law and order would have coased to reign in such centers as New Orleans, Chicago and New York. Tho American people through tiie New Orleans grand jury, liavo put on record tho statement that assassination will uot he tolerated in America. l iberty is not license, and the sooner the foreign world recognizes this fact, tho hotter for everybody. Young Henry McDonald, asonof Itev. Henry McDonald, of Atlanta, who is at tending the university at Athens, shot himself through the loft lung Thursday, while carelessly handling a pistol. The wound is dangerous, but the young man may recover. Accidents of this kind are of frequent occurrence, but it is use less to advise against this evil practice of carrying a pistol. As long as they are manufactured there will bo boys whoso only ambition is to own a pistol, and tlioy only learn tiie lesson by expe rience. It is doubtful if the farmers legisla ture will agree to appropriate the ono hundred thousand dollars asked for by the World’s Fair convention, even if it should ho clearly proven that it is not unconstitutional. Tiie opinions pro and eon, as expressed by prominent citizens and eminent lawyers both in the conven tion and out of it, are at variance, and it is a question which can only be Settled by the legislature itself. Congressman Charles L. Moses, of the Fourtli district, was in Atlanta at the World’s Fair convention, and the Constitution quotes him as follows: I see ft stated In a western paper that there are three Georgia congressmen who will not vote for Crisp for speaker. Of course, It Is what you newspaper men call a fake, but It should be dealed. In my opinion the Geor gia delegation will be a unit.

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