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PLATFORM ADOPTED BY GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
• OLIXJWINO Is the platform in full as adopted by the state demo
• I cratlc convention in session
• "The democracy of Georgia in convention assembled congratulate
• the people upon the reunion of the white people of this state in the dem
fl ocratic party and pledge them to such an administration of the state's
• affairs as will afford complete protection to life, liberty and property
• and the pursuit of happiness to every person within her borders. We
! indorse our state administration and commend our chief executive and
each of our state officials for the capable, faithful and honest adminis
tration of the state's affairs.
)"Wo favor such legislation as will require persons, both natural and
artifl rial, to pay their equal share of taxes upon every species of their
property tn strict accordance with the constitutional provision relative
• to taxation; and an amendment to the constitution limiting the rate of
| taxation to the lowest figure consistent with the proper maintenance of
* ths state government, the public institutions, the caiiss of education and
l a llbo-al and Just though not extravagant pension system.
* "We pledge the people of Georgia an honest and economical admin
fl titration of the affairs of state and an earnest effort on our part to re
st due* *ho iale of taxation to the lowest figure possible.
1 Th* bent efforts of the partv are hereby pledged to a revision of our
1 pab.lc t'Deol law* so as to make the common school system more cf
♦ tec Uy- anu more In accord with the necessities of the rural schools
t throughout the state.
* M We favor the enactment of such laws as will afford equal and ex
• a«t Ju Weft <o abor and capital alike, aed the administration of those laws
• -o
Th- <ta-r(l.i »l- democratic coaven- i
n >n last W win-—lav nominated ll.>n. J«>- I
..-ph M Terr-11 f»r governor. pl;i. .-.I be- I
f>re the |~«qde -the other candidates for «
t>iaie h-nt-« ..fltc.-s. judges and solicitors. [
Cotton Seed Thrown Away
O'ir pl inters « a»l- million* of dollars
e--»ry reason wh--n ih-y plant their cot
ton crop.
Editor II K. Ilirman, in a recent Issue
of tton.’’ a successful and Influential
nt nthly. ■ stablishe.i by him In Atlanta
at-mt two years ago, ha* the following
»’ir«<-stlvc editorial:
■*t’| n i sate e*tim*ln not les* than
»••••••» ton* «.f .-..(ton need are us..l each
spring in planting. The seed ar.* sown
l.vtahl> In drills, not dr<*pp.-d at certain
dist • - . --rn. ~n-l after the plants
are up the ■ -rop is thinned with a hoe—
tn r»- than nine tenths of the young
l ants la ing «-ut nut.
’ll w« that th- seed u*--i ‘n
p.anting a cotton ■ rop would bring in the
• |. .st hi.,\* nine-lentlui
••f this Is wasted we find here a total
waste f ..v. r
“It I* time for the catton growers of ;
the south to .-all a bait to this extrava- |
gan ■ Th- ol.| system of sowing cotton i
-••-I I- th-* drill is a remnant of the I
time wh.-n .tton s» rd were almost
w rthl- - - Since then th«-ir value has so I
m :-h . nhanced that a change should be j
m .de in th-- manner of planting. Instead j
< ‘ t wine the seed tn drills drop them nt |
the d'stance wanted and by following this (
method not only the labor of thinning |
saved but nsarty Mum t -ns of gned |
cotton seed are saved for commercial I
tine, and the farmers of the south are I
V* ■»*-••’ richer.”
Th—• points should bo brought to the j
■tt< t|on of our cotton planters and the -
newspapers of the south should beep i
th<-m In germ shape, before their rural
readers.
If our farmers can easily save abort
a year on one crop they should
lose n-3 time in doing It.
t-peaking of cotton and the increase | .
profit to be made from the raw product I
by foil wring Editor Harman's advice, wc |
r, riurully think of the future of the '
staple, now that the south is becoming a ,
manufacturing section, and this leads us ,
to Inquire h .w the bankers regard our :
new Industries.
ThU question was satisfactorily an
ewer. I by Mr. Joseph A. McCord, cashi.-r
of the Third national bank, of Atlanta,
at the recent Southern Hankers' conven
ti u. held -luring the Charleston exposi
tion.
in tn- c—urse of his s- nsibie and prac
t; >1 address. which wag conceded to <a» ■
tn- biggest hit of the convention. Mr. I
M Cord mad- the following interesting -
and • i.. o iraging stat-nunta;
At a i..st. wh«*n the south is leaping to
th- rr-tii as a nianufa< turtng region it is
a ru-.11-1 .f vital imp->rtance to have clear ‘
I I ... i-air.l to tit.- Kiation |
u s ar l- tnk< to tins new industrial de- j
v- - ,-t>.- nt. How tar can our banks sat -ly I
g in - n -uragtng and aiding our facto
ri< . Thia uu-st ton cannot ue definitely
a tswen-d. but in a general way some
coi.clus. as will l»- agre.-d upon by all ,
far-seeing t-usinens m- n. \\ h--n manufac- I
tunng a-ntet rl.— - furnish, or pr-u-ose to.
turiiaso. wnat the world must have and
th- tra-le conditions an- favorable. :t .
gwea wtth-aut saaiiK that th.- banks'
sh-. 1,1 -land bj th-m in a friendly, busi
t.- -*-ltka way Sua-n a-nl.-rj-rle- s will har-l- ,
Ij . ante .-king lor gifts or loans on
<i -tiatiul •- • urity to budd th- m up. Their ■
IS Wil •- So w< . that
th-) will be a -I-- t-» furnish good, mar- ,
k tabh* collateral. If they cannot take -
this a ours.■ it will It an Indi.uitfaNl of I
tie ;r uapr -fitable .«r risky cliara» ter.
art - -ur>- th. bunks will have to study
th- situation it home and sbroad and de- |
a:!- wn- h- r .a m.mif • tuii.ig veiitur- -
.a.-king • a■--ur
’••Id is in'.’- a : I :c .•< . wliath- ■
er It t< lik- ly .o U- jiiaiicia.amly managed |
pr »iu< ti--n. lab- r troubla-s. unfriendly |
- -.i- . n:-.-l foreign w ar* Soßtethit.g 1
I,k- th-- lat--i> p. _ .-pas-.i <'hli:--s-- vxciusiott -
bll rr..ght h iV. the effect of pra< tia aliy ,
>ia-troy mg ouf export tr.ide to hundr- ds
• ntUli rs sst.rtners in the Orient and
paralysing th-- growing lndiistri*-s of ths!
► th ai •■•t’ -r. m.an...-i. Hiring im-- This 1
, ..at will not ba- lightly pass-.1 a.ver ..y
th. j- -pi— whose a-a-mtnotiw--alth is n*w
t:. j.-. -id a -non manufacturing state in
the mi- n. tbit enterprise- liavi.ig in the ;
... b<!w---n l K *a an-l In.-re is.-a| Ad
I
.. . „ a-r cent forth- wh.-la- union • • • ,
B.: k-- are -ntrust.d with the ni-.n -y |
of their friends anal neighbors, who have i
:<-nfi ien v in their judgment, inta-grlty nnd
the s afe an-l pr-.ht.abi-- nature of their i
i> isir>. s- opportunities and investments. '
They w-auld a-t l»e acting wis-iy or con- ,
- rvi»- \ -ly h--lp one intera-st at the -x- •
--. tcotaHMked and tndt-p-n- .
sable When hankers aid the manufa-r- |
turer they must not cripple themselves «o I
that they will no long- r be helpful to the '
ma-ra-hant an.} agriculturist. American
«<eep Your Insides Cool!
Here’s a man who thinks he has heart disease, and is scared half to death,
is face is all drawn out of shape from fear and agony. Every time he eats,
s heart “ palpitates” —that simply means that his stomach is swelled up
th gases from fermenting undigested food, and his heart thumps against
s diaphragm. Nothing the matter with his heart. In the summer time,
is gas distention is much worse, his whole body and blood get over-heated,
id his heart ami lungs get so crowded for room, that he gasps for breath,
here he is, look at him ! Every minute he expects to drop dead. As a
atter of fact, all he needs is to stop that souring and gas forming in his
stomach and bowels, help his digestion along, and keep cool inside. You
all know that whenever something rots or decays, heat develops. Same
in the body. Keep cool inside I Take a candy cathartic CASCARET
every night at bed-time. It will work while you sleep, clean up and cool
your insides, give you a regular, comfortable movement in the morning,
and you’ll be feeling fine all day every day. Heart Disease 1 Fudge!
a Best for the Bowels. All druggists, toe, 15c, 50c. Never sold in bulk. The
genuine tablet stamped C. C. C. Guaranteed to cure or your money back.
Sample and booklet free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. MT
>• »•«-• eO-eS
I nsma-ai a new state exca tltlve committea.
I with lion. E. T Brown at It* head. In-
I alors.-.! S nat.»r <T.iy for reelaction hy the
- legislature anal atloptt-ai a platform in
i which the plank of chief Interatg, per-
busint-as ni.-n. however, have a happy
kiauaw ad raU.'Oi. toi uy and piompUy t»u.*-
ii*d prviMa-uu». aim they win nave i.e
llodbla- Will! tllla QUO.
'Vapilai i* conseia.Hive everywhere and
our uanka-rg are no more likely tv risk
ma lt Ula.lla .Uni trial Ol then ua-posilola
in wild and visionary inatiutuctui ing
.- it. in- s Uian lih-> .aie to r< vi\< tM X
up juulua ol iioiiauu or lue £>ouiu aca
. . .
timuetriai devel.apment in Uie Unit d
bUUes started in uic sou to and it* growth
w.ta ,-oiatiauous anu snowaM grew lei pros
perity from LxSI to laxi tnau n. any u -
cade, until stopped by the civil wiw, up
to winch i'll lard tlic oal.kllig interest ol
■ ha- so.iui was in exca-lleiit ca.ndlllou, and
was one of th. mignty agencies Unit as
sisted in this great dctelcpment. The
civil war destroyed this development, de
stroying the greatest I act or*—one the
young men who fell in uattia*. and ruin
ing othars who wera- fortunate enough to
I ra-iiim to th--ir tx.ma-s with wrecka-d lor
| turns and credit, findin; the banking in
| terawt alma>st totally gone We can.
IYher-afore. see Che relation of th.- banks
to the industrial deyelopma-nt. We had
to coHununce life- again and. •>.-* the banksy
repr -senting th-* savings of our pe-.pl-*,
| l<a-gan to r--galn their lormer fa.othol-1.
. the Industrial dev. lopni. nt took on new
! life.
"When a country begins to make fin-
I ishe.l g-KHls from the raw material you
| will notice the increase In number and
I capital <»f banka, our ccmmcrcial deve>
| opment cnm.s from the foregoing. Our
i farmers would have no market f ( ,r the
' product of their labors tut for our fac
tories. an-l th-- liank* ninke litelr divi
dends and create their surplus by jtnll
co i*ly handling the nroditets of both.
'T’ie two human factors In t-ho pro
duction of the chief raw material of the
south— the cotton plant are the negr »
an-l the white man. They arc by- crea
tion and endowment workers together.
I The on-* produce* the raw cotton, the
other fashion* ft. There It some who
prophesy evil of the future, saying that
black nnd white will not always live and
(work together in i»--a >• But. in your j
*sn-raker’* opinion. th»-r* will be no per
manent nor I lon.lv dlvigt. n letween tb.«e
I two l.ab<gf—s For It ha* hern <*««< ntl.al’v
ordaintd by th- Creator and Xr.-hltect
ot the wonderful wort 1 that these two
phall supplement each other, but canmt
mere* Into cnr?y e*hcr. And we can eon
fi I. ntly beltove that, as the mountains
rivers minds nnd sens obey the will of
th- Ir Maker, so will th •*'• two races j
Ills purpose In their er-atlnn. never ming
ling. hut wo-klng oct the will of God ”
I Mr McCord believe* that mutual Inter
est will cause King Caphal nnd King
Cotton to take the midolo of the broad
' highway to prosperity, ar.d march onwarl
I hand In hand, hut It is evident that he
regards this happy condition as the re
sult. very largely, of th-* rapid tranufac-
- turing development of the new south.
WAI.I.ACE PI TXAM ItEEII.
L. AND N. TO BUILD BIG SHOPS
Plans Involving Expenditure of sl,-1
000,000 Are Authorized.
Louisville, Ky.. July C—According to
The Courier-Journal. It 1* the present In
t-nclon of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to build general sho|>* in South
Ijoulsville. It 1* stated that the new m< -
; chant, al engineer <»f the road. Randolph
x'urtis. Superintendent of Machinery
■ Leeds and two assistants of Chief Kngt
• neer 11. Montfort an- now at work on
sh • plans, which Involve i. 1 ! expenditure
i of
It st understood that Mr. Curtis ha*
recently visited the largest shops In the
east and that the prop ped plant of the
L-misville an.! Nashvilh w tl! he equipped
with the most modern machinery. It Is
further stated that the expenditure has
already been authorized and that work
j will begin in a short time.
HOW IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
Plan Proposed for Withdrawal of the '
Friars in Philippines.
Rome, July 6.--The Vatican 1* striving to
find a compromise between satisfying the
d.-sircs of Washington, as set forth by
Judge Taft, governor of the I'hillppin- s,
, and relieving the holy see from direct
responsibility for the withdrawal «of the
> friars from the Philippine archipelago.
Several plans to this end have been dls-
I cussed by the Vatican authorities. The
most acceptable of these is that the gen
eral* of the four religious order* con
• cerne.l. having l>een Informed of Wash
. ington's request, shall themselves ord.-r
' the withdrawal of th.-lr de|>endent*, who
- row :iuml*r about '*>*>. This plan would
' recessitate a letter from the general of
1 each order to Governor T.ift pledging the
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION! ATLANTA*. HA-. MONDAY* JULY 7, 1902.
♦•♦S-eS-eS-.-SoS-wS-.-Sa S-.-S-eS-»S
In such a spirit of fairness as will protect and foster the interests which •
are already In the state, and encourage the establishment of new enter- •
prises, thereby affording larger and more extended fields of Industry for £
our citizens. ♦
“We do not believe the cause of temperance should be made a ♦
political issue in this state. The best interests of the people, as well «
as the furtherance of that cause, demand the complete separation of this 4
question from personal and party politics. We approve the wisdom *
and safety of the non-partisan policy which characterizes our pxesent *
legislation upon this subject and commend the same to the people of the *
state. •
"We recommend such national legislation as will confer upon the •
Interstate commerce commission power to make just and reasonable rail- 4
road rates and charges on interstate shipments. *
“We cordially commend our United States senators and members of
the house of representatives in congress for their able and patriotic ser- •
vices, and we especially approve their course in opposition to trusts; in •
opposition to a colonial policy; and in opposition to the ship subsidy bill. ,
We urge that every article of commerce controlled by a trust shall bo ♦
placed on the free list and all tariff duties shall be removed therefrom.
"Believing in the correctness .of the principles and policies outlined 4
above, and with the full assurance that tho candidates presented by this ?
convention to the people of Georgia arc in every way worthy of their •
confidence and support, we most cordially invite all voters, irrespective •
of past party affiliations, to join ns in carrying these principles and pol- |
Idea Into execution and unanimously electing our nominees." |
•
hap*, was that urging that tin- I1«»«n>r
.|ti<-*tioii It k< |>t out of |H>lfti<-s an-l In
.lorslng th.- pr.-s.-nt non-partisan legisla
tion on tin subj-.-t, nafn.ly, tie' local op
tion law.
wrlt.-r to this nctlon nr the Insertion of
a clause In tho contract between Judga
Taft and th»- Vatican that step* to this
< n.l will lie taken iinin. diately by tho
friars when they are aware <>f the wish ■*
of th-* Vnlte.j State*. The Vatican would
thus b- under no odium, the pope mere
ly accepting an accomplish' d fact.
■■ - ♦ - ~ 1 *
TROY RELIEVED OF BIG DEBT
Case Involving $200,000 Against
Alabama Midland Is Decided.
Troy. Ala., July fi. (Special.!—Tho su
premo court has handed down a decision
that make* a number of Troyans happy.
It Involves about In favor of
Troy people. The case f* of ten years'
st.imling In which th.- Alabama Midland
railroad sued these men to make them
pay notes they gave to help build tho
Alabama Midland road. The road wax
not completed according to tho condi
tions and tho motley was not paid over.
The subscriptions of tho Troy people
were what save! the road—for nothing
else was there that could be done till
they camo to the rescue.
Judge Jones, of the United States
court, has also rendered a decision of
great Importance. This decision is the
one against tho city of Troy and In
favor of the bondholders In which tho
latter came into possession of tin- water
works system. The bomlholders some
time ag., asksd for a receiver for the
water works, a* the interest had been
un|iald for some time.
The city of Troy set up th<* claim that
the IxMids covered only that part of the
water work* which was constructed
with th- procteds -if th- firs!
worth of bond* Issued, which’ was spent
in sinking a well and laying the piping.
The well was 11 failure ami the money
was exhausted. The legislature then
granted the privilege to issue m-.ro
bonds to extend the system to the coun
try als.iit 3 miles to .a spring from which
the pr. nt supply of water Is now taken.
Th.- suit recently decided by Judge Jon- s
settles the point that the mortgage cov
ers the entire plant.
So now there will boa receiver ap
pointed M-ivor If- ml.-rson had sought
to refund the bond* at a lower rate
of interest, but the bondholders stub
bornly refuse.! to listen to him and
would consent to nothing but a pay
ment of tho defaulted interest or a re
ceiver for the property.
EDUCATORS AT MINNEAPOLIS
National Association Delegates Ar
. riving Rapidly.
Minneapolis. July 6.- Many of the
prominent delegates to the National Ed
ucational Ass»etatl->n arrive.! in Min
neapolis to.lay. Among them were Na
tional Commissioner of Education W. E.
Harris, of Washington; President \V.
It. Harper, of Chicago university, and
President Nicholas Murray Butler, ot
Columbia university, and various super
intendents of schools from the west and
south. Th.- real business of the conven
tion doe* not begin until Tuesday, but
tomorrow the National Connell meets
and will be pr. *id.*l over by Miss Nich
olson. of Indianapolis. The Indian sec
tion will a’.*., hold Its first meeting to
morr »w morning and -will be addressed
by Governor
CATTLEMEN AND THE INDIANS
There Is Trouble Between Them in
the Indian Territory.
Ardmore. I. T.. July (s.—Grave trouhlo
between cattlemen an<l Indians in the
cho-taw nation is feared because of the
killing during the past week of nearly KY)
cattle, sm ]>os-*lly by th.- Indians. The
trouble 1.-.-s In the violation by the
cattlem.-n of the law providing that non
citizen* of the nation shall have no more
than ten herd of cattle apiece. It is as
s.-rted that the cattle owners have vio
lated the law with impunity and aroused
th<- hostility of tho Indian*.
MACHINISTS' STRIKE ENDS
Marshall, Tex., July 6.—The strike of
th.- machinists on the T< xas amt Pacific
railroad, whl.-h has been tn progress for
about two months, was settle,l tonight
after a week* conference between Gen
eral Manager Thorn.- ami a committee
represent ng the machinists' organiza
tion of Texas. Both sides made conces
sions. The strikers are to return to
work tomorrow.
Gored to Death by Bull.
Guthrie, Okla., July 6. Miss Jennt.*
Hardisots was gored to death by n bull
at (file nah. tn Greer county, the animal
knockit g her down and running Its horns
Igick and fourth through her body.
The vote for governor wiood; Terrell,
1!«1; Estill. SL'. and (merry, tIS.
Meeting it noon, t-hc convention con
tinued In session until 1:30 o’clock when
It adjourned slue die.
FETES HELD IN THE VATICAN
Celebration of Twenty-fourth Anni
versary of Pope's Coronation.
HIS HOLINESS IS IMPROVING
Physicians Say He Is Better in
Health and Spirits—Dinner Is
Given to the Poor.
Rome, July fi.- All the members of tho
American college at Rome, including
Rev. Dr. Thomas Kennedy, rector of the
college, nnd Fathers McCate, McCourt
and Mullin, of Philadelphia, were present
this evening at the fetes held at ho
Vatican In celebration of the twenty
fourth anniversary of the coronation of
the pope.
The entire papal court and thousand*
of members ot all tho Catholic societies
represented in Rome assembled at ti
o’clock tills evening in tin- great Belvi
dere court of the Vatican, and paid hom
age to his holiness. A chorus, composed
for the occasion, was sung by a choir of
several hundred pupils from all the
clerical schools in Rome, who defiled be
fore the pope carrying banners.
The fete was brought to a close by the
pope pronouncing a pontifical blessing. A
great tloek of pigeons, sent to Rom- from
all the chief towns of Italy, was then
released. The pigeons Hew off to their
homos, each one bearing an announce
ment that the ceremonies had taken
place.
The pope, who was delighted with the
fete, was In - xcellent health, and ids
physicians announce that he ha* im
proved both In health and spirits in the
past y-ar.
A dinner in celebration of the anni
versary w.i* given In the Vatican at noon
today to on,- hundred and fifty of the
p.-or of Rom. .'ordinal Respighi and a
number of prelate.* and papal ottlcials
were present.
II. II—
NEW INDUSTRIES IN* SOUTH
Some of the Most Important Ones
Reported During the Week.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 6. —Amotfg the
more important of the p,-w Industries re
ported by The Tradesman for the week
ended July 5 are brick and tile work* at
Fayette and Landon, Miss.; a box factory
at Grafton, W. Va.; a cotton gin ami mill
at Ambia, Tex.; a 110.0 U) company to
manufacture el< trie generators at Mem
phis. Tenn.; an electric light plant at
Waco, Tex.; an electric light and power
plant at New D-.-.-atur. Ala.; lime work*
at Anniston, Ala , a $25,000 tannery at New
Orleans, Ln.; a slid,o.H> telephone company
nt Mannington, W. A a.; a. lIO.UCd.ON cot
ton mill at Kansas City, Mo.; a slo,Ono
lumber omp.aiiy it McNeill. Miss.; a $30.-
000 lumber and manufacturing company
at Natclu-z, Mi**.; a $30,000 manufacturing
company at Purvis, Mis*.; a saw and
shingle min a-t Bluff Springs, Ark ; brick
works at Woodville, Miss.; a JlO.imki flour
ing mill at Clinton, Tenn.; a furnace at
Waverly, Tenn.; a car wheel foundry at
Gadsd.-n, Ala.; a 110,(100 land company at
Meriiti.in, Mis*., a s2n,tY«i candy factory at
Vicksburg, Miss.; an oil mill at Tallulah.
La.; a Jlo.nuo oil company at Chattanooga,
Tenn., a s.jo.oot oil company at Hatties
burg, Mis*.; a $'.“0,000 picking plant at
Pascagoula, Miss ; a box and lum
ber manufacturing company at Tyler,
Tex.; a lumber company at Ludlow, Ky.;
brick works at Kingwood, W. Va., a $lO,-
VOO distillery at Nashville, Tenn.; a 530.1M0
grain elevator projected at Nashville,
Tenn.; a $5u.'SM land company at Hous
ton, Tex.; a 130,000 lime company at Che
raw. S. C.; a mining company at Frank
fort, Ky.; a jIiYCOo petroleum company at
Beaumont, Tex., an oil company at Taze
well, Tenn.; a $50.a00 oil refinery at
Charleston. S. C.; a telephone company at
Delray, W. Va.; a saw’ mill at Dickson,
Tenn.; a SIOO,OOO flouring mill at Estill
Springs. Tenn.; a slO,'ioo land and lumber
company at Charleston, W. Va.; au oil
and <le\elopment company al Carrabelle,
Fla., a SIOO,OOO coal mining company’ at
BopkinsviL y. Ky.; a s.’>o,o<»> teiepironu
company at Nicholasville, Ky.; a tele
phone ronipany at Eureka, Tex , a slo,ooo
foundry al Nashville, Tenn.; a Jiuo.mio pe
troleum company al Beaumont, Tex.; a
s'>o,i«»i canal company al Houston, Tex.;
a JbHl.iHMi l„,x factory at Pine Bluff. Ark.;
a sb«»,""a mining cumpanv at M irlon, Ky.;
a SIOO,OOO ieatner manufacturing company
<ut Ashland. Ky.; a la.iioo spindle cotton
mill at Greer l*epot, S. C.; a »75.000 oil
and cotton company at Sherman, Tex.; a
lumber company at M -mphis, Tenn.; in
fee factory and laundry at Guthrie, ky.;
a $25,000 oil company at Waycross, Ga.; a
SIO,OOO building and contra- ting company
at Bluelh hl. W. Va.; a s3.>,(H«i oil mill at
Tillar, Ark.; a telephone company at San
ford. Fla.; a ss<i.ooo coa] mining company
at Wheeling. W. Va.; a slo.ooo glass fac
tory at Galveston, Tex.: a pulp mill <t
Colemans Falls. Va.; a ?:’s.oihi oil and ga*
company at Rowan. Ky.; a s2s.<Y«t oil and
gas company at Morehead. Ky., a gas
plant at Nashville. Tenn.; a $2<».000 ice an-l
coal company at Knoxville, Tenn.; a
match factory at Memphis Tenn.; a $lO.-
000 telephone company at Grafton. W.
Va.. ami large criosote works at Nash
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RUSSELL TO LEAVE FOR PARIS
Assistant Attorney General Goes To
Get Canal Concessions.
Washington, July 6.-Assistant Attor
ney General Charlis W. Russell is com
pleting his preparations and w’ithin a
week will start for Paris to investigate
the ability of the new Panama Canal
Company to give the United States a sat- |
isfaetory title to concessions ami prop
erty on Hie isthmus. When tills prelim
inary work shall nave proceeded to a
certain point, the attorney general, ac
cording to the president's expressed wish,
will probably go over nnd look into the |
matter. He ha* invited Senator Spoon r
to go along and assist him In view of
the senator’s well known familiarity with
the matter, and the attorney general's
opinion of his ability, and hopes that he
—ill go.
CHICAGO HAS A BIG BLAZE
Auditorium Hotel and Annex Were
in Danger at One Time.
TWO BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Losses by Fire Were Ove: $325,000,
Elevated Trains Stopped Run
ning for Two Hours.
Chicago, July 6.—Fire today’ destroyed
the buildings at 305 to 313 Wabash ave
nue, causing losses aggregating over
$325,000. For a time tho tiro threatened
widespread destruction, as it was only
through the most strenuous efforts of the
firemen that the flames were prevented
from spreading to the department store
of Siegel, Cooper & Co., fronting on
| State street and separated from the
i burning buildings by only a narrow al
j ley. Mu.-h excitement was caused among
tho guest* at the Auditorium hotel,
across Wabash avenue from the burning
buildings, and at the Auditorium annex.
On the Wabash avenue side the flame*
poured out Into tho avenue so fiercely
that it was considered unsafe for trains
on tho elevated railway loop to pass,
nnd for more than two hours all trafilc
on the loop was suspended.
The tire originated in Bosch & Co.'s
basement nnd had burned up to the sec
ond floor before nn alarm was sent In.
Explosion followed explosion in this
building and may of the Iron shutt-*rs
were blown from their fastenings and
fell into the street.
Following the explosion that occurred
at 9:10 o'clock the side wall of the build
ing at 307-309 Wabash avenue toppled over
on the Kumz Ri-mmler Company'* build
ing, crushing the smaller structure.
LONG HAS BEEN SELECTED.
His Statue To Be Placed in the Hall
of Fame.
Georgia's commission on statuary hall
met in the library at the state capltoi
Tuesday and selected Dr. Crawford W.
Long as one of tho Georgians whose
statue should be placed In statuary hall
at Washington. Dr lx>ng's /imo mot
with no opposition, as he is gidversally
considered Georgia’s most famous son
from th-.- fact that he was the discoverer
of anaesthesia.
Then- was considerable discussion as
to whl.-h other of Georgia's son* should
be thus honored. The name of General
Oglethorpe was presented, but it was ar
gued that since he was neither born in
<leorgla nor died hero that he could not
be called a Georgian.
The name of General John B. Gordon
was also presented, but according to the
provision of the statute In regard to the
hall, the statue of no living man can be
placed in the hall. It 1* thought that
this is one reason why the commission
deferred action on the second man. Gen
eral Gordon 1* one of Georgia’s most
honored and beloved sons, nnd the fact
that his name was mentioned shows
that lie is thus considered.
Alexander H. Stephens was also men
tioned as one worthy of the honor.
Georgia Stirs Hornet’s Nest.
Boston, Mass., July 4.—(Special.)—A
hornet’s nest is being stirred up in Bos
ton by the recent action of the Georgia
commission in naming Dr. ( rawford .
Long as the discoverer of ether as an
anesthetic and It 1* likely that there will
be a revival of the bitter controversy
which so many years raged over this
question and wa* carried to the halls of
congress.
Boston claims this honor for one of her
sons and there stand* in the public garden
a inonunu-nt to Dr. William Thomas
Green Morton, inscribed:
"To commemorate the discovery tbit
the inhaling of ether caused insensibility
to pain. Proved to the world at the Mas
sachusetts genera) hospital October.
MlH’<'i'XLVl. Dr Morton was a dentist
and performed his first operation Sep
tember 30. I*M>. "
One month later ether was introduced
into general surgery.
A REQUISITION FOR LEWIS
Another Sentence Will Follow Com
pletion of the Present One.
Chattanooga. Tenn.. July 6.—(Special )
Southern Express Company detectives
have succeeded In scouring a requisition
from the governor of Alabama for the
arrest of Elaney Lewis, a notorious safe
blower, now serving time in the federal
penitentiary at Shreveport.
Lewis, it Is alleged, with his pal, an
other cracksman, blew open the express
company’s safe over a vear ago In the
station at Reform, Ala., and succeeded
In making way with over H.iwv. The com
pany’s detectives inimediateiy started on
the track* ot the thieves and some
m -nth* ago located l*-wi* at Shreveport.
Before they could arrest hi mth-- gov
ernment ofllelals luid blin on a charge
of sending nitro-glycerine through the
mails. He was found guilty and sen
tenced to work out $!.•»>) fine, which time
he is now serving. The requisition from
Alabama has been placed in the hands
of Shreveport officials so that as soon
a* Lewis’ time I* out they will arrest
him for the express company.
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BULL FIGHTS IN OKLAHOMA.
Lawton, Okla., July 3.—The first of the
series of bull fights billed for this place
was held here today, despite the protest
to Governor Ferguson made yesterday
by John P. Haines, secretary in New
York of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals. The fight was wit
nessed by 5.0H0 people. It was devoid of
cruel features and none of the animal*
w<-re killed. The fight will be repeated
every day until and including July 7.
Governor Ferguson has received many
telegrams asking that he stop the bull
fighting at Lawton. The governor, who
is ill, is reported to have said:
"If there is any cruelty I will stop the
exhibitions If ti Is necessary to call out
the militia to do so.’’
Survey To Be Pushed.
Guthrie. Okla., July 6.—At a meet
ing of the director* of the Woo-lward
nnd Quanah railroad it was vottd to
push th<- survt-y anil consYriietion of the
road as rapi-lly its possible to Quanah,
a distance of 2<h» miles, where connection
will be made with the Houston and
Texas Central, thus giving a direct
line to tin- gulf. The Houston and Texas
Central is supposed to be back of the
extension.
Accepts New Position.
Lexington, Ky., July 6. —Major James
P. Nelson, of this city, assistant en
gineer of the Chesapeake nnd Ohio rail
load, has accepted the position of chief
engineer of lite Richmond. Fredericks
burg and Potomac railroad.
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FROM WASHINGTON
Flirida's GoYeroir Returns from Visit
to National Capital.
HIS TRIP WAS SUCCESSFUL
Rumor Says Treasury Department
Has Issued Warrant for $681,-
647.02, the Amount of In
dian War Claim —How It
May Be Spent.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 6.—(Special.)—
Governor Jennings has returned from
Washington and soon after his arrival
in Tallahassee came a rumor that the
treasury department in Washington had
issu<*l a warrant for stStl.t>47.W, the
nmount in full of the Indian war claim.
This does not include the state's per
centages on land sales for many year*
back, amounting to something like $115,-
000.
The governor expresses himself as well
pleased with the success of his trip to
the national capital. He evidently ha*
gootl reason to be and it will soon l»e
up to the people of Florida to decide
upon the disposition of their loose change.
The good road* advocates are morally cer
tain to put in their claim for a share
of the proceed*; Hie educational enthusi
ast is also likely to be heard from in
tills connection, wliile the voice of con
servatism is certain to be raised in favor
of retiring some of the state's bond
ed Indebtedness.
The fact that the Indian war claims
warrant has at last been Issued will al
lay the apprehensions of those who fear
ed that the Wailes brother* might in
some way secure their commission on
tile claim before the money left the trea
sury, The heirs of the late Colonel Wil
liam K. Beard, of this city, wiio had a
half interest in the Wailes claim, were
somewhat apprehensive on this score,
and. It is said, have retained a well
known Tallahassee lawyer to protect their
Interest*.
Tile fact that congress recently passed
the Indian war pension bill seem* to
have given rise to some unnecessary
misapprehension among the survivors of
both the Seminole and civil wars. The
bill in question applies only to the sur
vivors of the Indian war, although ot
course, some of the confederate veteran*
may also find themselves beneficiaries
under the act. But a very general misap
prehension as to the proper mode of
pioceuuee in tmse matters seem* to pre
vail among those Interested.
Pension Matter Transferred.
Many years ago ail pension matters
were in tile hands of the adjutant gen
eral, but the last constitutional conven
tion transferred this business to a spe
eiai pension lioanl, composed of the gov
ernor, the comptroller general and (he
attorney general. Nevertheless, Adjutant
General Forster still finds himself in re
ceipt of applications for pensions, which
he can dispose of only by turning them
over to the board.
The last legislature enacted a bill bear
ing on this subject, and with a view of
enlightening those interested in the mat
ter the pension board, through its secre
tary, C. H. Dickenson, has issued a cir
cular letter in part us follows:
“The law provides that ’The widow of
any soldier or sailor who was receiving
a pension under this act, or from the
stale by any former act at the time of
in* death • • • shall be entitled to
the benefits of this act.’ '1 mis it will be
seen that the examiners are limited to
applications of widows of soldiers or
sailors actually receiving pensions under
our law at date of death.
“The only other question raised on this
subject by the following < lause us the
same section, which reads. 'Or who wouoi
be entitled to apply under this act.'
meaning, of course, the widow of a sol
dier or sailor who would be entitled to
apply for a pension under this act. Thus
it must appear that the soldier or sailor
entitled to apply under this act was liv
ing on the Ist day of October, 1901. when
tins act took eftect. Therefore, the board
of pension examiners cannot consider the
application of a widow whose husband
was not living on the Ist day of Octo
ber. 1901, unless the husband was receiv
ing a pension under our law prior to Oc
tober 1. 1901.’’
The language of the above act Is so
cooclusive that but one construction can
be put upon it, namely—that no widow
whose husband was not living October 1.
1901, Is under its provision* entitled to
a pension. Such is the construction put
upon the law by every lawyer to whom
it has been submitted. Nevertheless.
Comptroller (’room, from whose office the
pension warrants are issued, finds himself
accused of turning down deserving wid
ows, while his predecessor, the late \V.
H. Reynolds, granted such p-'nsion*. As
a matter of fact, Mr. Reynolds died
month* before the net in question went
Into effect, and neither the present comp
troller nor the pension board, of which he
is a member, can justly he censured for
enforcing the law as they find it.
oriE WAS MARRIED BY
PROXY AT CURACOA
New York, July 6.—Among the pas
sengers who arrived on the Philadelphia,
of Hie Red D line, tonight from Curacoa.
Porto Rico, nnd South American ports,
was Mrs. O. S. Aranjo de Lloder. of
Curacao, a bride of a fortnight, who
come* to join her husband in N«-wt
York,
Mrs. Liedcr was married June 25. by
proxy, at Curacao. She is a member
of one of the mn*t Important f imilies
of that little Dutch Island, and although
it stems proxy weddings are not rare
there, near/y every one of any conse
quenee on the island witnessed the cere
mony. Mr IJeder, who is in business
in New York, is a native of Curacao,
where he and Miss Aranjo became en
gaged. A short time ago he wrote her
that he was ready to make her his wife .
and asked her to come north to meet
him, but she was unwilling to make the
voyage alone, and besides she wished
to be married after tho custom of her
island. So a proxy ceremony was agreed |
upon. Luis O. Negron stood In the ,
place of the absent groom, and knot
was tied securely, although the groom
was 2.000 mile* away. Mr. Negron,
who is the bride’s brother tn law. ac
companied Mrs. Lleder to !W York,
He I* unmarried, out has represented
five grooms at as many proxy weddings,
so the interesting ceremony was t.o
novelty to him. After the civil cere
mony the church rites were solemnized.
Won Emperor’s Cup.
Berlin July 6.-In the yacht race yes- '
terday from Kiel to Travemunde the
Cicely, owned by Cedi Quentin, of Eng- |
land ’ got the first prize, the emperor s
cup ’in the contest for cruising yachts,
class A. The Navahoe, formerly owned .
by Roval Phelps Carroll. New York
Yacht Club, was second, and Emperor
William s American built schooner yacht
Meteor third.
Order of the Garter Bestowed.
London, July 6.—Among the decora- I
tions and gifts given to the foreign en- j
voys to the coronation of King Edward, j
the most noble Order of the Garter was 1
bestowed upon the Grand Duke Michael. I
heir presumptive to the throne of Rus
sia; the duke of Aosta, of Italy; the 1
crown prince of Portugal, and Archduke i
Franz, of Austria. L
HIS HOLIDAY TO BE BRIEF
President Wants Quiet Time al
Oyster Bay.
ONLY SMALL CLERICAL FOBUB
Will Not Receive Delegations, but Ha
Will Attend to His Corre
spondence.
Oj-ster Bay, N. Y„ July 6.—ln discuss*
Ing the president’s stay at Oyster Bay,
Secretary Cortelyou today said that there
s emed to be considerable misapprehen
ziou as to some features of it. He stated
that there would be no elaborate office es
tablished and that the only clerical force
maintained would consist of two stenog
raphers. Arrangements have been about
concluded for use of two rooms in the
bunk building for office purposes, and it
will be there that the president will trans
act business when he comes into town.
Both the president and his secretary have
planned to make their br? f holiday a*
restful as possible and to that end will
transact in Oyster Bay only the most im
mediate public business. Everything eiso
will be transmitted to Washington for
attention there, either by the regular
white house force or, in cases where other
action is required, by the var;ou* depart
ments. This is in accordance with the
practice watch lias been fallowed suc
cessfully during the previous summers.
The president will not receive <R i gallons
and hope* to have all mattei intended
for him not of the most pressing impor
tance submitted by correspondence.
Mr. Cortelyou will spend in st of th<Y
summer at Oyst-r Bay or within easy
reach of that place. Some time during
the season he hopes to put aside work en
tirely for a short vacation, leaving As
sistant Secretary Ixieb in charge during
hi* absence.
The meager hotel accommodation? hero
will go far toward giving the president
that rest and freedom from unnecessary
official cares which he l.a* made it plain
to every one he desire*. What scant ac
commodations there are have already
been taken and persons arriving here from
this time on during the president's stay
will probably find themselves without a
place to sleep.
Tho president spent a restful night at
Sagamore Bill. Even the howling of tho
family deg. which kept up continuously,
did not disturb hl* al-ombers. He ru.-e
early and attended service* at Christ
Episcopal church. In his carriage w<,re
Miss Carow. his son, Archie, and Lieu
tenant Fj-rguson. of th" Rougn Riders,
who is hi* guest. While waiting for Mrs.
Roosevelt and the rest of the family the
president stood outside tho church and
greeted hi* fri. nd*. To a new *j>aper man
he laughingly remark’ 1 that Mr*. Roose
velt and the children were coming along
In an express wagon.
The people of Oyster Bay seem to re
sent the presence of tho secret service
men. ns they believe that the president
Is perfectly safe from bodily harm. The
strictest surveillance ’s maintained, de
spite these protestations
CHARLESTON'S PISTOL LAW
Practically Ends the Legal Sale of
Weapons There.
Charleston. S. C.. July (’Special.)—
The new pistol law. which went into effect
in South Carolina nn July 1. is a remark
able statute in many ways. According to
this law state dealers are not permit
ted to sell <1 revolver less than 20 inchej
long and weighing less than 3 pounds. Its
aim Is to prevent the Indiscriminate car
rying of flrearms, and while it will pro
hibit the sale of smaller »<-apons it will
not stop the public from going armed as
heretofore.
Samples of the new guns have been put
on the market. Charleston dealers, how
ever. say that they will not handle the
new article, for the re.ison that no sales
can !«• made. Estimates also snow that a
gun made according to the required length
I will weigh nearly 5 pound* and w ill shoot
a 55-caliber bullet. Th. reiec.inds from
the shot would be so powerful that a per
son could not hold the weapon In one
hand, and it would l»e a* lane, runs
most for the man firing it a* for the maxi
at whom the w.apon was directed.
The Inevitable r.-sult* of the law wiil
be the ojH-ning of blind tigers fur the
sale <>f pistols, just as the state has
hundred* ot blind tigers for the sale of
liquor. Local hardware firms have with
drawn their old stock, and not a single
pistol can be bought in Charleston tod .y
legally.
TO MAKE FIGHT FOR LAND
Heirs Start Suit for Almost All of
Aberdeen, N. C.
Raleigh, N. C.. July (Special.)—The
heirs of W. A Bethune, who died forty
years ago, have created a great sensa
tion at Aberdeen by bringing suit for
almost all the land in the place. They
! claim that the property after th" death
I of their mother was wrongly divided.
Lawyers have gone into the case for tho
heir*, and the Aberdeen people are em
ploying a host of attorneys to represent
them , .
Rain is greatly needed along the south
ern tier of counties Damage is hourly
King done to crops. Stream* all very
I low so are wells, and many spring* are
dry.
The street railways here want a
twenty-five-year extension of chart- r.
Thev are told they can have it gratis
if they will extend their lines within two
years.
The contract tor building the Raleigh
and Cape F'-ar railway's extension from
Fuquay Sj.rlngs to Lillington _i* to be
let tomorrow to A. & C. Wright, of
Richmond, Va.
TRIED TO KILL ALL OF THEM
Chicago, July 6.— Taking his revenge
for a quarrel of long standing. Theodor s
Oelfeuer, a alsorer. shot and kied hi*
wife. Adelaine. today as she lay asleep
in bed. Oelfeuer then turned the re
volver on ids baby son, Walter, and on
hi* stepdaughter. Lizzie Stramm, w lio
were sleeping with hi* wife, wounding
the former, probably totally, and putting
a buliet in the lajter * shoulder, (s ls.-u r
also fired a shot at his two stepsons, but
hit neither. Oelfeuer was arrested.
DEMAND RETURN OF MONEY
Paris. July 6—A committee of work
men who have lM»en dismissed from the
| state arms factory at St. Etienne has
published a manifesto demanding the
return of sum* of money which they
contributed while employed at th- fac
tory for pension*, and declaring th it In
! the event of their demand being refused
; the men will march on Paris.
To Establish Pipe Line.
Lexington. Ky., July 6At a meeting
of repr- sentatlves of eight c >mpanles
Interested in the Bath county. Kentucky,
oil field* KW,o«> was subscribed to con
struct a pipe line from Ragland to the
Chesapeake and Ohio. This will, when
completed, put on the market about I.2<"j
barrels of oil dally. The pipe line will
be completed before October.
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