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2 OHIO STANDS TRUE TO BRYAN AND JOHNSON THE TICKET. 1 Governor—Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland. Lieutenant Governor-«-Frank B. Niles, of Toledo. Attorney General—Frank S. Mon nett, of Columbus. State Treasurer—V. J. Dahl, >f Wasmngton Court House. Auditor—Charles A. Klaebe, of Waponekata. Commissioner of Schools—J. E. Scrist, of Ottawa. Member Board of Public Works— W. B. Jones, of Ironton. Supreme Judge—E. J. Dempsey, of Cincinnati. United States Senator—John H. Clarke, of Cleveland, was indorsed. Columbus. Ohio, Avgust 26.—The Jobr.- ron > rcgramme was carried out complete ly today in the democratic state conven tion. Although the opposition obstructed the proceeding with minority reposts for some hours, tjie name of John L. Ziminer han. of Springfield. wa ß not presented for the gubernatorial nomination an I then every nomination on the state ticket was mad? by acclamation -without opposition. Even aft_gr the chair announced that the name of Tom L. Johnson was the only one before the convention for governor there were some dissenting Zimmerman votes on the motion to make the nomina tion unanimous, but Zimmerman men quit after the selections for governor and senator were made. Still the opposition by various obstruction movements, kept the convention in continuous session for about ieicn hours. Fight on Sentttorship. When tho minority reports wer • • pre sented from the committee, the only tight that worried the Johnson managers was on the senatorship. The only ballot forced on the dominant element, were in that contest. The minority report on rule« and order of business, which was intended to omit the indorsements of a senatorial candidate, was defeated by a vot< of 211 ayes to 116 navs and that was considered a test between Johnson and Zimmerman, after all the contested seats had been de cided in favor of the former. On naming the man for senator, the Johnson men wore divided among I hern selves. Mayor Johnson amt ex-<Congress man Letnz have been wry close person ally and politically for years But a most intensely bitter fe.cling exist-'d iietw.-.-a them today. at !<*;’=t on lie part of Lentz, who openly accused Johnson with favor ing for senator a in an who had voted against Bryan. The Zimmerman tn- :i had intended voting for Clark the John son candidate for nator. is tlo-v said he accepted their eopservati'. ' v. ws. but when Lentz opened fight on Johnson on the senatorial candidntp. tie- Zimmer man men resumed th jr obstruction tac tics and vol d for Lentz for senator.. The ultra-silver men who w- w the most ardent supporters of Johnson, s-ml they would support no man who hjd voted against Bryan. Clarke Will Challenge Hanna. John It- < Turke, who v ill canvass the state with Mayor Johnson. and other dcmocrath • -intlic tes. has b«-en a promi nent attorn .' . r Y.«onqs:own for many years, but now ' ■■ is i- . I in Cleveland, which city lias f >ur p: imineir candi dates. the rep: ui••■•n as w.-il as 'lie dem ocratic i- r:.ibi.i:for s-nator and gov ernor Ciarke made two masterly sp ach es. one presenting the name of Johnson and the other in accepting the senatorial nomination. After the .invention many aid bi first speech nominated Clarke as weh a. Jahns m. In his sec ond spec ii Ciarke intimate I that he would ask Senator Hanna f>r joint de bars during th campaign and that caused a great demonst£ption. The result of th" ■ onvention loaves tho party organization in Ohio IS to :t in the hands of th- Bryan-Johnson element for next year, when tlgjegates to the demo cratic national convention are to be se lected. With the single exception of senatorial indorsem. i.t th<- Johnson men controlled NEW LIFE TO MEN. The Lon? “Elixir of Use” Dis covered b- Nirrntati anti English Phy sician n: Vol <»nsy Prolongs Life, But Gives Man the Vi?or and Vitality of a Bull. 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The Missouri Drug Co. makes no restrictions; cv-.-ry person who writes will be sent a sample treatment, absolutely free and postpaid, car* fully wrapped in a plain package with no advertising on it to Indicate what it contains. They have received many letters front people all over the country , tolling of tliea most astonishing cures made by Vltcdi’y Pills Their -me w< • k free offer Is genuin, and no embarrassing questions asked Write today to the Missouri Drug t'o., 433 N. Broadway. St. Louis. Mo., and re elve the sample treatment free; their book which is also free and sent with the free treatment wlil explain how to take the treatment in private and cure your self at home. the convention was firmly as the dis trict and jgmipiittee meeting yesterday. The convention was as distinctly with Bryan on national as with Johnson on state issues. The platform as adopted contains over 4,000 words. The Platform. The platform is as follows: ••Assembled in convention at Columbus preparatory to the state election of 1903, we the democrats of Ohio, hereby renew our allegiance to the democratic party of the nation and again avow our devo tion to the principles of its last platform. We accordingly condemn colonialism and imperialism, denounce trusts and trust fostering tariffs, repudiate government by injunction and oppose financial monopoly, together with every other legalized mo nopoly and special privilege; adhering to the principles of the Kansas City platform. We repeat our condemnation of all efforts to renounce or ignore them." The above opening paragraph is the only reference made to the national issues. The resolutions continue: “By embodying in the new Ohio code unwise and unjust provisions tor the regulation of street railroads, republican managers have rendered competition more difficult and street car monopolies more secure. By reserving to the governor the power to appoint municipal officers in certain cases, they have dangerously con centrated the police power and have com plicated their meager concessions of home rule while tempting opportunities for in terference by the stale government in the local affairs of cities and villages. “The corrupt alliance which the repub lican managers of Ohio, treacherous alike to the rank and file of their own party and to the rest of the people have made with privileged corporations is shown by the recent history of Ohio taxation. “That the alliance of republican lead ers in Ohio with the privileged corpora tions has the aid of some Ohio demo crats wo freely concede. But these demo crats n'e not in control of the demo cratic party of the state and the party as now organized is relinking and dis owning them as fast as it finds them out. We are conceding that some Ohio demo crats are corruptly allied with the privi leged corporations: we a!k the people of the state to observe an important fact In that connection. In the democratic party as now organized democrats who serve such alliances are punished: where as, in the republican party, as now con trolled. republicans making such alliances arc rewarded. “The present laws for assessing the property of all public service corporations should bo so changed as to compel the assessment of those properties at not !"ss than their ratable value ns going concerns, and to prevent their evasion of ju«t taxation.” The platfrom favors homo rule for counties and cities, aspessinir hoards, the constitutional amendments for classifica tion of property for taxation and single liability of stockholders, laws for public reports of corporations and auditing of same, various reforms In school laws, abolishing the fee system in county of fices, the improvement of the Ohio river, maintenance of Ohio canals and a uniform rate of 2 cents per mile for steam railways At; to Franchises. The municipal code should be so amend ed as to require that all ordinances grant ing. renewing, extending or modifying franchises shall be inoperative until con firmed by a majority vote of the peo ple, of the municipality and prohibit per petual franchises altogether. The plat form says further: “Whereas, railroad and mining corpor ations have gone into the business of in suring against accidents ami death among their employees, fixing the. rates of in surance arbitrarily, and compelling em ployees, as a condition of employment, not only to invest in such insurance, but also to waive all claims for injury sus tained in the course of their employment, both in their own behalf and in that of their dependents. “Whereas, such contracts Os waiver are opposed to public policy, therefore, we favor the enactment of laws making null and void all contracts of all em ployees of railroads and mining corpora tions and of other employers for the waivers or forfeiture of cairns for inju ries sustained in such employment. We also favor the enactment of laws abolish ing the defense of fellow-servants' negli gence in actions against employers for injuries sustained by workmen in the course of their employment. “Until United States senators are re quired by amendment of the federal con stitution to bo elected by popular vote nominations of candidates for United States senator should be made by state conventions.” William Jennings Bryan, by special res olution, is invited to speak in Ohio in support of these declarations of princi ples- .•■.©<•■.o..-» .». ? SHORTAGE OF COTTON ’ • HURTFUL TO ENGLAND. * • Bolti-r, England, August 2G.—The * • cotton trade is in a worse state than e for fifteen years in <tons equence of * j tiie supply of cotton. • Heavy demands being made # • on th t societies iwing to the t a large number of persons who are o • idle. • • • •• e ©.«©■«- © ■•■ e-*- ••• • 9 c* ©••■ © - -- —♦ COLOMBIA ASKS FOR CHANGES. Amendments which Are Proposed to the Canal Treaty. Colon. Colombia. August 28.—1 n the Is sue of the Correo Nacional of Bogota of August 8 which has been reveived here it is stated that the majority of the senate committee on the Panama canal treaty r<*ommend the following among amendments: That the French company must first obtain Colombia's permission to transfer i.s rights, privileges ami concessions to Cue United States; that only the zone nec cessary for the construction of the canal could be given to the United States, this would exclude the cities of Panama and Colon: that all the waters required for the canal be placed at the disposal of the United States but not made their exclu sive property; that, no mixed tribunals be allowed: that the United States laws be imperative at. Panama; and that a fixed time be given to complete the canal failing which the concession would re vert to Colombia.” It is learned here that Diego Mendoza and other prominent politicians are ei>- d- avoring to induce congress to issue a law of authorization to th- president, wlncn should specify that Colombia agrees on principle to negotiate with the United States and that a new canal treaty should be made bv a plural committee, in which all political parties would be represented. The committeemen suggested are Pablo Arosemena, a distinguished Isthmian lawyer and a liberal: Marco Fidel Suarez, the former minister of foreign affairs during President Caro’s administration, a nationalist; Jorge Roa ami Eduoard Posada, both noted writers and conservatives. This idea is said to be gaining ground. HE WOULD AID THE CANAL. Election of Reyes Would Boost the Isthmian Canal. Bogota. Colombia, Saturday, August 22. via Buena Ventura, August 26.—Con gress will fix the strength of the standing army at 10,000 men. The new senate officials are nation alists. The election of the heads of the senate from the opposition is probably due to the government’s desire to re unite with the nationalists so as to face the liberals together next year on the occasion of the presidential election. The division between the conservatives and i nationalists originated in Vice President THE WEEKLY CON&FffIWIOHt ATLANTA. GA., MONDAY. AUGUST 31, 1903. Marroquin assuming power illegally from the late President San Clemente, who was a nationalist. A prominent Isthmian liberal, who has been Interviewed on the subject, Is quoted as saying that he believes that if the re union shall take place, the next official candidate for the presidency will be General Reyes, who is favored by both parties. Reyes will be supported by the majority of the liberals. Having ex pressed a desire to govern with ali par ties, his election will be likely to secure peace in Colombia. The nationalists in the senate are op posed to the Hay-Herran canal treaty on account of local polities, but an agreement with the conservatives would render their opposition unnecessary and would facilitate the treaty’s discussion by the representatives, when the measure shall pass the house. If General Reyes’ candidacy is con- PARTIES HAVE POOLED ISSUES IN NEBRASKA Columbus. Nebr., August 25.—The demo cratic state convention was called io or der tonight by Chairman P. L. Hall, of the state central committee, who. after a brief address, introduced George L. Loomis, of Fremont, as temporary chair man. Loomis was enthusiastically re ceived and at once announced the nomi nation by the populists at Grand Island of Judge John J. Sullivan for supremo judge. The temporary organization was made permanent and \V. H. Thompson, fusion candidate for governor in 1902, was made chairman of a committee of nine on res olutions. William J. Bryan made a brief address, lie eulogized the young men of the coun try and said that the hope of the demo cracy rested in thorn. W. L. Allen, of Schuyler, nominated Judge John J. Sullivan for supree judge. Mr Bryan seconded the nomination m a brief speech and Sullivan was named by acclamation. W. R. Thompson moved the nomination of the populist candidates. W. O. Jones and E. O. Weber, for regents of the state university and the motion was carried by unanimous vote. The Platform. Following is Hie democratic platform: “We. the democrats of Nebraska, in convention assembled, reaffirm our faith in the principles in the party as enun ciated in the last national platform adopted at Kansas City. “We denounce the national republican administration for its failure to carry out it.* promises heretofore made and its sub servience to special interests at the ex pense of and detriment of the inter ests of the public at. large. “We are unalterably opposed to any form of asset currency legislation and to any legislation of the character of the Aldrich bill. GIGANTIC LINE PLANS TO SPLIT CONTINENT Guthrie. Okla., August 2i.-Plans for a gigantic railroad, with a trunk line con necting Hudson Bay with British Colom bia, Buenos Ayres, South America, and having a net work of branches, was dis closed today when arti- lcs of incorpora tion of the i’an-Ani'ric in Railroad Com pany, with a capital stock placed at $25","OO, (! ' ; l> were I,•figure with the seci"- tary of 'the terrir.ru The purpose of the corporation, it is said, is to build a line of railway, extend ing from Port Nelson, Hudson Bay. in a southerly direction, crossing the line of the Canadian Pacific near Winnipeg, Manitoba, through North Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska. Kansas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory to Galveston. Tex.: from Galveston through the republic of Mexico to the boundary line of Central America, through to the isthmus of Pan ama, thence through the United States of Colombia to Ecuador and finally through the republic of Peru to Buenos Ayres, on the Atlantic ocean. Also a branch line beginning in the re public of Peru and (Xjending in a south- COINAGE RATIO FOR ORIENT. Report of French Commission Is Made Public. Paris, August 26.—The report of the Freren commission appointed to confer with the Uniied Slates monetary ex change .-i mmissionerx, has been deliver ed t<> Ambassador Porter, it contained a note from Foreign Minister Delcasse. showing France is not prepared to ex press binding conclusions until she has consulted with the other powers. Tic_- ri port indorses the principle of a gold st imiard lor China and other silver Using countries, but it points out that the plan is practicable only when judi cious control <>f the coinage is had by t.ue government and through the creation of an adequate gold reserve, it tavors a coinage ratio tor the Orient, fixing tile face v. lue of sliver slightly above us bullion value . similar to the American system in the Philippines. The. French commission makes reservations, upon the proposed regular purchases of silver on the ground that it i.s impossible to fore see the country's needs tor subsidiary and colonial coinage. The semi-official advices from Russia indicate tha.t the commission appointed by Finance Minis ter Witte has made a similar conclusion. The Fren :h and Russians considered it preferable to establish a. uniform system in China by beginning on a silver basis and afterwards raising it to a fixed gold value, than to begin on a gold standard immediately. The Venezuelan Arbitration. St. Petersburg, August 28. —In conse quence of thi’ inability of Dr. Lardy, the Swiss minister at Paris, and Professor Matzen, of the Copvtiliagcn university, to serve as arbitrators at The Hague in the claims of the allied powers lor pref erential treatment in tin- settlement with Venezuela, the foreign office has requested the postponement of the date, which was September 1 of the first meeting of the tribunal, until other arbitrators are se cured. CURES WEAK MEN FREE. Insures Love and a Happy Home for Ail. Ibr.v any n an may quickly cure bin? If after y. o; suficrlng from sexual weakness, lost virility, night losses, varicocele, etc., and en large .small, weak organs to full size and vigor. Simply send your name and address to Dr. Knapp Medical Co.. 1933 Hull Building, Detroit, Mich., anil they will gladly semi free receipt with full directions so that any man may easily . tire himself at home. This i.s cer i.tlnly a must, gen'ions offer, an I th- following extracts taken from their daily mail show what men think of tln-lt generosity: “Dear Sir.-—Please accept my sincere thanks for yours of recent date. I have given your treatment a thorough lest and th- benefit has bcm extraordinary. It has completely braced me up. I am just as vigorous as when a boy and you cannot realize how happy I am." “Dear Sirs —Your method worked beautifully. Results were exactly wh.". I needed. Strength ami vigor have completely rr:urn-.J and en largement is entirely satisfactory.'' “Dear Sirs —Yours was received and I had no trouble in making use of the receipt as direct eu. and can truthfully say it is a b..<-n to weak men. I am greatly improved in size, strength and vigor.” All correspondence is strictly confidential, mailed in plain, sealed envelope. The receipt is free for the asking and they want every man to have It. I firmed his many friends in congress will change their attitude, ’ which is now against the jatification of the treaty. MAY REVIVE CANAL TREATY. Movement on Foot To Change Con stitution of Colombia. Washington, August 24. Acting Secre tary of State Loomis has received two rather indefinite cablegrams from Minis ter Beaupre, at Bogota, tho latest dated August 15, containing information that efforts will be still made to find away to revive the canal treaty. From other sources an intimation has been given the state department that a movement is on foot to change the con stitution of Colombia, so as to secure rat ification of tiie treaty. “We demand that the attorney general - of our state shall make application to the supreme court of the United States for pel mission to put the Nebraska, maxi mum freight law into Immediate effect in rict-ordanee with the suggestion of that court.” The platform demands that the judi ciary of Nebraska be kept free from partisan bias and the influence of special and cooperative interests. The platform charges the last republican legislature with being domifidted by the corpora tions. The Nebraska Populists. ' I grand Island. Nebr., August 25.—The ! populist convention was called to order this evening by Chairman W. R. Weber, [ of the state central committee. Ex-Gov- ■ ernor Poynter nominated Judge Parsons, of North Platte, for temporary chairman ■ and he was elected. The temporary or- ■ ganizatlon was made permanent. T. R. t I Tibbles nominate J John J. Sullivan, pres- . ' | cut I'bi'.’f justice of tho supreme court. I ' | for tho office of supreme judge and he i was chosen . by acclamation. I After a ItVtl.V discussion tho convention 1 , deehletl to notify the democratic conven- | tion at Columbus of tiie nomination of Judge Sullivan. There was some bitter ness in the discussion, one delegate tn a fiery speech imisting that the populist convention should work independently, ITh fuslonists. however, showed a de i cisivc majority on roll call. A committee i : on resolutions’ was then named. i The pl.-.tfo: it reaffirm -- allegiance to the I principles of th" p> (pie's party "ns ox i ' pressed in Iq national platform, but recognizes that the election this year In- j i voices no national election. “It does, however, involve the right of the people to have the supreme court of the state kept free from tho control : of any evil influence.’’ It condemns tin- action of fthe repub lican st.-iti- convention in its selection j ) of a candidate for supreme judge, “s*. ' • iected months >n advance by tho rail roads.” I easterly direction through tb'r.sll |o [tip de Janeiro; also a branch lino beuitsnina ; in the republic of Peru find extending jq • a southerly direction through Chili to j ; Valparaiso, on the south I'ueith' ' ii -au. Estimated Cost tji250,000.G00. | The estimated cost of the it.tirAmcr ; icon railroad la and the esti- mated length Is Ilia’ll) rniies, Th" incorperft : Kr« ’W. f;. t’oilge. Stephen A. Sin s' ■ W, ,i : I'".a .u.m:. Edredge G. T’hvlp.-, of vv>i;■». ttki:;.; and C. E. Wilts, of Lincoln. Nci.t;. it Is not known wjjat outside interests, if ; any, theHu men represent. Within the eoru, i-alien of tl| l‘an- Ametlt-nn Hallway Company will, it i I said, bo tir veral const root bin companies. : Tho birgest of these will !:-• the f’anad-an; American Construction Com.it: ny. among whoso directors are said lq lie Chttlties i F. Rottch, Jf,, London, HngtamJ: 21. f,. Mnhlemitn, New' York; Cli..::-jes M. Rgw 11ns, New Yuri-, and Cijarlot; B. Wil-jarus, City of Mexlc ». These directors will, it is stated, hold in a general way for the other qompanies, . GERMANY TO GET AN ISLAND. ; Steps Taken To Secure Possession : of Fer nando Ro. Berlin, August 27. Major Curt Morgen, ' the well-known German colonial expert, writing in Tho Colonial Gazette, asserts that tiie German government has already I taken steps and is preparing to take furtb-r steps to insure the Island of Fernando I’o coming into tho possession i of Germany wlu-n Spain is ready to dis pose of it. Major Morgen says: i “If the island were to fall into the ' bands of a military and naval power like Gt.-..! Biitain il would constitute a wedge in our tiesh such as we have permitted to . bo driven into us at many points, but which we must hereafter guard against.” The writer adds that the possession of Fernando I’o carries with it the com , rnercial and military domination of Ger many's west African colonies, and urges German capital to emulate the reetn'ly . formed Liverpool syndieate and prepare ’ to achieve economic conquests of the island. ECZEMA. NO CURE, NO PAY. ! Your druggist will refund your money if I’AZO OINTMENT fails to cure Ring worm. Tetter. Old Ulcers and Sores, I'lmples and Blackheads on the face, and all skin diseases. 59 cents. RUSSIA FAVORS MOVEMENT. Letter From High Official Read To Hebrew Congress. Basie, Switzerland, August 25.—At to day's session of the Zionist congress Dr. Herzl, the president, submitted to the > delegates a letter which he had received from the Russian minister of the interior Von Bleliwe, apparently pledging the sup i port of the Russian government to the Zionists in their movement to establish ' an independent state irt Palestine. The minister in the letter referred to said his government was quite favorable to the original progrqamme of Zionism, tends to decrease the Jewish population of Russia. The Russian government, the minister adds, has been obliged to act ’ toward tiie Jewish question as the in terests of the state require, but it lias never deviated from the great principles of morality and humanity. It has recently enlarged the rights of residence In tiie Jewish region and he hoped nothing would prevent the develop ment of such measures tending to im prove tho conditions of the excess of tiie Russian Jews, especially if emigration de creased their number. Zionists Look to Africa. Basel. Switzerland. August 26.—The de bate in the Zionist congress on the Brit ish proposal to set apart a portion of 1 British East Africa for colonization by the Jews closed today. The congress, by 225 votes to 177. adopted a resolution to i appoint a committee of nine which will be sent on an expedition to East Africa to investigate the situation. The Rus sian delegates opposed the project and left the hall as a protest. The territory that Great Britain has 1 offered for Jewish colonization is an ele vated tract 200 miles long. Sir Harry Johnston, former special commissioner for the Uganda, protectorate, in his re port on the country, described the region Il “THE FILIGREE BALL” f I zgy . (§s° Greatest /Inter Scan Detective /Vovei Since the Sfteign of Poe, Begins In H »Sunny South g Os September 19. gZ! Plot That is Marvoiousiy Comp'.icafed I A lUysfer-y That Baffles the Shrewdest Effort to Sofve I a Thrilling, Galloping Narrative That Bristles With Startling Events I A Love Siory Composed of the Wlerdest, Most BewHdering, Sordid and Purest Liemsn s A Bonouement at Ones Powartut, Pathetic and U tique I Zfy>-O yr ERE are all the parts Avliich go to make up the ideal detective sttry with others | J added in wonderful manner. The novel recalls the best work of \\ ilkie ( oliins and Poe —those masters of the mystery and detective elements in modern fiction. The author, Anna Katherine Green, has taken the simplest possible material and built out of it a fascinating tale, which grips the imagination of the most blase, matter- j jZjy of-fact readers in such fashion that, once staited, it is beyonu the power of curious human g^Y 3 nature to lay it down unfinished. The reader finds himself imagining a dozen different endin s to tiie tangled clews deftly laid by the author, only to have his ingenuity defied at every turn, and his curi osity so piqued as to sweep him on, resistlessly, to the unexpected climax. Yy Are ihe Booths CMe£ At. large cost The Sunny South h is se.-ure I the Southern rights to this book of the year, and it will run in serial form, beginning September 19th. °fr>\ ——-—— ——————— — gSix great stories of Railroad Fiction, by Frank Spearman, have also been secured, |l| and the first will appear in The Sunny South —— Mr. Spearman is one of the most famous living writers of railroad fiction the C ZL>\ (ST kind which enthralls every class of readers. These stories are his best specimens— vital, throbbing epic-; of the rail. Narratives in which brave, rough, honest men figure in nerve startling incidents. Other equally as attractive features will appear in fefez The Sunny South during the Fall and Winter months. ® z'-'-v'o 1 "■ "" ■— Mail y. One 12 Months, 52 Issues, ro a " v Mdress O SUNNY Over 4,000 Columns FIFTY B 50UTH of LiV£ ReaJing ’ '' CENTS § tSUNNY >SOUTH, Atlanta, Ga. | ggwwos WK selected as almost unparalleled in trop ical Africa, being admirably watered, fertile, covered with forests, almost un inhabited, and as healthy for Europeans as Great Britain. PLENTIFUL IN GEOEGIA. (From The St. Louis Globe-Democrat.) it isn't generally realized wiiat an in digent state we are in regard to water melons, or there would be a more general feeling of alarm. A year ago at this date there were seventy-five ear loads of watermelons in town, and now there are only fifteen ear loads, and poor ones at that. It will be seen that we are almost on the verge of watermelon bankruptcy without, knowing it. The number of watermelons per capita is away below the normal, and the stringency will soon begin to frighten the people. No explanation conies from Georgia in regard to this watermelon shortage, and by a close scanning of Frank L. Stanton's column in The Atlanta Constitution, by the sole means of which we keep informed on matters tn Georgia, we see no indica tion of disaster. Its uniformly cheerful tone is preserve!. If there were no water melons we know it could not be. For of all the good watermelon poetry extant, Mr. Stanton has written fully 75 per cent. When a statue is erected to him in Atlanta one of these days, its pedestal ought to be a watermelon with a bas relief of little pickaninnies of the kind made immortal by the subject of this sketch on watermelons. We hope the shortage in St. Louis will soon tie relieved, and we shall prayerfully keep our eves open for a dark green tinge along the southern horizon, knowing that it will portend a renewal of the flood of watermelons which usually pours in from that direction. You Know What You Are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing that it Is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. 50c. Tide Is Turning for Liberals. London, August 28.—The liberals gained a notable victory in Argyllshire, where on Wednesday last was held the first par liamentary bye-election fought on the fis cal question raised by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. .1. S. Ainsworth, the liberal candidate, who represented free trade, was elected by the great majority of 1.586 over Charles Stewart, unionist, who stood f<V protec tion. At the previous election the. un ionists' majority was 600. The result is considered a. clear indication of the feel ing of the constituency on the subject of MJ. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals on which the campaign was mainly fought. A. P. Gorman, Jr., Nominated, Baltimore, Md., August 26.-—Colom! A. F. Gorman. Ji'.. tne only son of United States Senator A. I‘. Gorman, was nomi nated today by the Howard county dem ocratic convention for the state senate, having won a decisive victory over his op ponents. Colonel Gorman is 30 years of age and begins his political career where his father begun thirty years ago. LYNCHING HABIT IS COMMON TO UNION. —Chief Justice Charles B. I.ore. i 3 Mystic, Conn., August 28.—At the peace conference tonight. Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, of Delaware, referring to lynch ings, said: “Only three states of the union, I think, are now exempt from this stigma. I am glad to say it is not on the increase. The statement recently made .it Chautauqua that one-third of the lynchings wore for i outrages of negroes on white women will not bear the test of investigation. Less than one-third were for crimes of this character. “When President Roosevelt,” lie con tinued, “wrote in his otherwise admirable letter to Governor Durbin, 'lt certainly ought to be possible by administration of the laws to obtain swift vengeance upon the criminal,’ he was consulting a natural indignation, but was actually encouraging the graver and more dangerous crime of lynching founded in anarchy. How quick ly the lynchers quoted him in their de fense. As the head of our government, ; he must not. lose sight, of the fact that our courts of justice are not established to administer swift vengeance, but to ad minister justice after a fair and full op portunity of defense and just conviction for crime. As an actual fact, the law's delay has not entered into lynchings of the past as a factor. The only difference between those who assert that the courts should act quickly before the mob can act and the man who maintains that lynching is the only proper remedy for ctime is that the first would convert the court into a mob and the second would convert, the mob into a court. I cannot agree with Justice Brewer's suggestion tliat there should bo no appeal or writ of error in criminal cases. It would seem monstrous that such an appeal should be denied, where a man's liberty and life are at stake. Lynching, feuds, dueling and warlike crime are the chil dren of lawlessness. They may bo ciad icated only by virtue backed by educa tion and enforced by implicated obedience to law. Sometimes we give way to mor bid fears that the times on which we , have fallen are the worst possible. To | my mind, history teaches no clearer lesson than that the public standard of ; moral integrity is Higher today than eve ; before in tlie history of our race.” I Peace Convention Adjourns. Mystic, Conn., August 29.—The universal peace convention of its closing session t >- day adopted a series of resolutions or con victions. Tlie preamble says that with all the encouragement on the demand for peace, “We .ire still confronted with obligati is resting upon peac ■ societies and all advo cates of peace to remove Ihe cans- and abolish th" custom of war.” The increase of the army and navy, the farcical and expensive playing of naval battle on the coast of Maim . nd the unrestricted sale of firearms is view 1 with alarm. Lynching is declared t<» be a mom- r ~ >'..-s peace- breaker, and race hatred and ] i dice pronounced a menace to peace. “If there be uncontrollable passi i:. i i tlie depraved intended victim ol Iy, h ing,” the resolutions say, “then remedy which medical skill may w- !i l--.i call.-,! upon to heal, as it would any o: / diseased condition; for the increase -t 1 sensual criminality'affecting present rm aiity and future generation forces l > • suggestion that this remedy, admiiiiso ■ cd witli wisdom and tlie best, sure, i ability, would be a protection to so, i- 1 and a kindness and mercy to the I lender.” Newspapers should not be war tn I .< by being sensational and unwari., ■ I —- newsmongers. A peace cons- rente n ' i i called by the president every four ve ‘ ' looking to the prevention ol war is t i ored. Tin- union recommends an appeal to . nations to set aside by legislation least one per cent of their annual arc 1 priations tor a permanent peace fund t be expended under direction of Th." Lag international arbitration court. Coup Planned by a General. Bogota. Colombia, Wednesday, A .a 1 19 Via Buena Ventura. August 2'i national government iris approved th ■ ; action of the governor of Panama, i': Miitis, In removing General Vasqm' bos. the commander of the national :.c t at Pan inta because the troops were i. paid, attempted to arrest tin- goverao" and arrested several officials who attem; ' ml to argue with th. general. Th, lombian battalion, from which th,- tr,- :'' were taken to surround the govet house, will be transferred to some P :1 ’ : of the country. SUFFERING WOES CUBEB FBFE THEATMEXT. Wp send, Ibsolistely Free, to v \ ’lonian troubled with l>ol:i >«’»!• < i Profane Menstru Gon. 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