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pngHppgappsipgpiiipip THIi AT-L^NIA iihOlHilAH AND .NtiWti. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. PubUahod Every Afternoon, (Except Snnday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At g West Atabsma St. Atlanta. Ge. Subscription Rates; «*»• Tear fl.M W* Months 1 t.8S Z ht +* Months Ml By Carrier, par Week Entered at the Atlanta rostoffic* sa second-clan mall natter. Telephone* connecting all depart* nenfs. Lons distance terminals. * ift New York offlet Potter Building If you Uara any trouble catting TltE GEORGIAN AND NEWS telephone It la desirable that all eommunlca* Hone Intended for r'KM' n fl'<n !n Till’ OEOROJAM AND NEWS be limited to that they be sljrned, ns an erldenc food faith. Rejected tnanuscrlpta •ot be returned unless stamps are sent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN ANT> NEWS f flats no uocleaa or oblectlonable ad* trttatnjr. Neither does it print whisky or any liquor ads. OUR PLATFORM: The Georgian and Newa stnicl* for Atlanta’* owning Its own gas and electric light plant*. eltlea do thia and get gan na low - rtf*. This The Georgian • ftI §L_ cents, with a profit to th* city should be done at onee. The (J.. and Newa l>clievea that If afreet rail* ways can be operated sncceeefully try Koropean clUes, na they are, there I Derated here. Rut we do not belitre this can be done now, and it may be some years before we aro ready for .so big an undertaking. Still Atlanta jhould set Its free In that dlrectloa made as often as desired. At least nobody bas bad the hardi hood to acuso Uncle Remus ot "nature I taking” ea regards Brer Rabbit, and If anybody should be ao bold the coun try would rise as one In Indignant! protest Contrary to the genoral opinion The Houston Post parngraphor can ap proach water without foaming at tho mouth since the lid was tucked down ao snugly in th«t strawberry-bloated | town. Hotel* lose many thousands of dol lars annually by souvenir hunters tak ing the silverware. Souvontr hunters | la the polite name tor thorn. The Wadsworth family ia having a rough time these days. The president squelched the sire and now Governor Hughes has administered knock-out | drops to the atm. ' In Burmah chickens are slain with the greatest reluctance. Atlanta ' boarding-housekeepers are not Bur mese, but they also display a similar [ I reluctance as to fowl anaaalnatlon. ■ It la proposed to use talking ma chines In congress to record tho actual I speeches tor future generations. At least six will be devoted exclusively | to John Wesley Oelnes. Washington and Houston are close together In one thing, at least Their | ball teams accupy a place near the| bottom of tbe percentage cotumn. The admirers ot "Bill" as a good old- fashtoned name, snort In dlagneat at | the idea ot a Philander in the presi dential chair. In pasalng, It Is not Improper to state that Georgia poke salad as a homely but palatable dtsb, la not to be | sneezed at Tesla's tower, bntlt to establish! communication with Mars, has only succeeded In getting In contact wlth| a sheriff from this planet SATURDAY EVENING. We are passing through the season of commencements. Some are already regiatered to the credit of great educational institu tions; others await the coming of another week to take their places among the important incidents of the present time. Young girls and boys have received their diplomas, environed with the glitter of electric lights, the fragrance of summer blossoms, and the inspiration of orchestral music. Next week two of Georgia’s splendid colleges for young men will celebrate their commencements. One can claim tho sacred ness of a century of well-directed years, and has on its list of graduates the names of many of Georgia's most distinguished men. Beautiful traditions and hallowed memories Ifnger about the old campus at Athens. Across the most remarkable century in American history the genius of many of the university men has illustrated what is best and noblest in Southern manhood. The fame of many of these men has extended far beyond tho confines of their state, and reached even across the Atlantic into foreign lands. On tho bench, in the halls of national legislation, at foreign courts, and in the wonderful enterprises which have marked tho industrial development of the South, university men have worth! ly held their own with the strongest of the land. had grown so rich and arrogant upon their criminal gains that they lost sight of the return swing of the pendulum of Justice. The hand of tho people of America la always on the key that regu lates that pendulum, and can bo trusted to keep It In thorough and satis factory condition. Mayor Schmltx may appeal bis case to a higher court and thereby delay tho righteous sentence of the law, but public opinion clamors for his conviction; demands that he pay the penalty of hla misdo ing, and he cannot escape that clamor and that demand. The pendulum has reached Its limit and has swung backward. (WILL REFUSE TO PAY 3 PER CENT. Great Newspaper's Enterprise. "Tho Charleston Export Edition" of I The Columbia State, Issued Thursday, June 13, la a high example of the kind of service rendered by a really broad and great paper. The edition Is not confined to relating the advantages of Columbia and Its particular section, but embraces the state and - a large [ part of the South In an effort to direct I attention to the advantages of Charles ton os a port The edition consists of 48 pages, ed- I Itod, Illustrated and arranged with un usual rare and discrimination. The maps have a special value, and strengthen wonderfully tho position | assumed by Tho State that Charleston Is the key-port for the exports and Im ports of a half million square miles of Georgia’s newer institution, the School of Technology, has so territory. Persons leaving tho city can have Tbe Georgian and Nows mailed to them regularly by send ing their order to Tho Georgian office. Changes of address will bo | it Is reliably reported that the in habitants heard an Oyster Bay when | tho president arrived at his summer home. This apparently establishes be yond cavil tho assertion of Tho Wash ington Herald that tjj* bivalve la a to-1 roclous animal. forged its way to tho front that now.it can claim to be the peer of any similar educational institution in any part of America. Into fields of industrial enterprise its graduates go, carrying with them a sturdy manhood, careful training, and an ambition to suc ceed in developing the marvelous resources of their section. Next week thoso two schools will send out many young men, upon whose shoulders will henceforth rest th.e burdens and re sponsibilities of life. College days, with their aspirations, their joys, disappointments, hopes and struggles, will be relegated to the past. A new time will dawn for these light-hearted boys, in which the serious side of life must be met, endured and made the most of. The preceding years at college were but preparatory; only, as it were, the first step in an education that must be progressive if jt is to be worth while. Tho majority of Southern students re ceive their college training at a personal sacrifice on the part of their parents. Pew there be of Southern boys who are given the luxury of a college course whose parents have not endured serious personal deprivations to accomplish this end. And now the test time has arrived. What of it, boysT What portends the future for yout Will ambition, with its insistent hands, push forward into fields of limitless achievement tho boys who next week shall receive their diplomas? Will these diplomas open to the aspiring graduates the royal road to splendid success, or will they simply mark tho closing of college opportunities which have been largely nsed for personal gratification and individual indulgence! While arguing that the completion- lot the Panama canal will make Charleston the natural port for all this vast territory, Tho State urges a poli cy of expansion now to draw attention to tbe faot that Charleston Is. without a peer as a deep water port. Tho State has performed a distinct service not only to South Carolina but the entire South In adding this buoyant , note to the great Industrial and commercial awakening everywhere apparent In honor ot tbe South Carolina edl- I tors The Charleston News and Courier will serve a whale barbecue. If. you see It In Tho Sun It may not I be so, but It will be rattling good read ing. GOES AFTER A GRAVES CRITIC. To the Editor of The Georgian: I "note” In the paragraph column of The Georgian of recent date your quo tation, with comment thereon, of the statement evolving from the fertile brain of the editor of The Lawrence- vtn* Herald, whoever he may be. that he notee with pride that "not a sin gle one of the commendations of Mr. Graves’ Chattanooga speech Is signed by a reputable and consistent Demo crat." That atatement, if It deserves the dignity of their notice at all. Is nothing lees than an Insolent threat at thou sands of "reputable and consistent" Democrats throughout the length and broadtb of the United States—not only those who have communicated to Mr. Dorothy Russell, daughter of tho fair Lillian, threw dice with a "gent" and was trimmed to tbe tune of $1,500. | she could not reasonably expect any thing elso In going out with a mero| "gent" Will the years to come bring to these graduates a farao com mensurate with that df many of tho famous sons of Georgia | GravP3' oxprcF5lons , 'ot U, npprovaT but whose names are still as beacon lights along the shores of time, |aSstent"'Democ^"^!?o, wh*i* d most or will the .failures of the future make the recolleotion of com- ’ ' ’ ' mencement day a sorrow and a reproach t At no previous period have such magnificent opportunities - for successful achievement been presented to the young men of tho South ns the wonderful present, with its marvelous development in cverj’ lino of human endeavor. The years aro largely what wo choose to make them. Success and failure are the inevitable re sults of onr own conduct. - ,» heartily Indorsing every word uttered, and In accord with every sentiment ex pressed In that notable speech, very naturally did not advise him of the fact It Is highly Improbable that even the extensive (7) acquaintance of men Which the editor of The Herald er. Joyg does not comprise one-tenth of thoso whose commendations of Mr. Graves were published, and, not know ing them, he Is certainly not competent to Judge whether or not they are re- , , , ..... putable and consistent Dempcrats. Tho hoys who shall receive their uiplomns next week can go Therefore, the-natural supposition is 57 I t lint lift hneea Vila oaenmnilan »ha» « steadily up, up the great ladder of noble achievement, if they bo desire, or they can rest inertly at the bottom and watch the on ward progress of aspiring nobler men. Bottom, young gentlemen t Shall it be the Top, or the The price of cemetery lots has In- created considerably In Pittsburg. I Seems they would offer inducements | the other way to some Plttiburgers. Even the good old-fashioned whoop ing cough muat go. A German scien tist has secured a stranglehold on| the particular germ reeponstble. ► Secretary Taft fainted. Yet he was | never known to feint. A Grand Rapldt man's blood is turn-| log to Ink. Red ink, perhaps. THE CONVICTION OP EUGENE SCHMITZ. The conviction on Thursday at San Francisco of Mayor Eugene H. Schmltx is a romarkablo vindication of American Justice. Tried by a Jury of hla peers; defonded by tho best legal counsel ob tainable, and given every opportunity for a presentation ot hla aide of this now famous case. Mayor Schmlts has been adjudged guilty ot tho crimes charged In the Indictment. ' For yeara San Francisco has been victimized by a system of graft so adroitly conducted that It was well-nigh Impossible to arrest Its workings or.to hold to personal responsibility tho men who were benefited by tbe financial return*. It has long been charged by cltltens ot San Frandaco, and reiterated by some of tho dally Journals of that city, that bribes were received by Mayor Schmlts and other municipal officials from railways, sa loons, dives and other questionable quarters, giving license for certain ad vantages which became a crying shame upon the good name of the great metropolis which had honored Mayor Schmlts. Tho awakening ot a righteous publlo sentiment became ao dominant and universal that the Indictment of Schmitz upon the charge of extor tion and of the receiving of bribes was made possible. The trial which followed has aroused unusual Interest In every part of the country, and the verdict ot the Jury, recorded on Thursday, will re ceive almost uulversal commendation and approval. Aa was to be ex pected, Mayor Schmlts claim* that he was denied an impartial trial; that Judge Dunne wai prejudiced against him, and that the Jury were biased In tbelr opinions. This Is generally the plea of every convicted criminal. The recent action,ot certain courts in San Franclico looking to a thorough and exhaustive examination ot certain municipal dealt, indicate* that the citisena of that community are determined to bring. If possible, to the bar of Justice whomsoever has jeopardised tbe Interests and good name ot their city. This wholesome manifestation of public senti ment is but another confirmatory Indication ot tbe ultimate rectitude ot public opinion. To one Interested In governmental matters, espe cially aa appertaining to the United States, nothing give* such promise for the perpetuity of a republican form of government as the arousement at crucial periods of a public sentiment which clamor* for a rightful set tlement of a wrong imposed upon tho apparently helpless by individuals, corporations, or political parties. The line beyond which no persons or organisations will be permitted to go is not always clearly and distinctly drawn In the minds of the people. Perhaps for years they will bear the burdens due to Injustice, greed and Criminal fraud, but as surely as day toltows night, there comes a time when the culprits—political or corporate—will be called to tho bar ot public sentiment to answer tor the crime* committed. Nothing Is so re markable In American history as this periodic arraignment, by citisena ot all classes, ot individuals who dare to trespass upon the rights ot the people, whether these rights be financial or political. No corporation is so strong that the hand ot a true American cannot find its way Into its weak places. No politician Is so powerful that the voice of the people cannot call him to an account, in the conduct of public affairs. And surely, no official—national, state or municipal—can escape a final accounting ot hie stewardship to the men whose servant he la. The swinging of the pendulum of public sentiment always back to ' Its proper position shall keep In regular working order the machinery of government and Insure the protection of the right* of the people at Urge. Mayor SchmIU and his associate* who had ao successfully manipulat ed tbe affairs of San Francisco for their own personal aggrandizement that he bases his nsaumptlon that they aro disreputable and inconsistent sole ly upon the fact that they are tn hon est accord with Mr. Graves' utter ances In his Chattanooga speech; hence, Tbe Herald's assertion, at least by Implication, is meant to apply to every Democrat who Indorses Mr. Oraves' views, as expressed in that speech. Now, If those thousands of Demo crats are disreputable and inconsistent for no other reason than that they hon estly believe in the propriety and wls dom of Colonel Graves' proposition that the Democratic party nominate Presi dent Roosevelt to succeed himself, and that Mr. Bryan make the nominating speech, as the more certain means of Insuring the accomplishment of the ends sought by the Democracy, then Mr. Bryan himself ia a disreputable and Inconsistent Democrat for a sim ilar reason, in that ha advises the Democratic party to court the favors of Hearst's (7) Independent League party. However, there is nothing disrepu table nor inconsistent In the position taken by Mr. Graves and those who approve his suggestion; neither is there in the advice of Mr. Bryan. Here are two great statesmen and profound thinkers. They are both strenuously working for the accom plishment of the same end. In the in terest of the people's cause. However, their opinions differ, perhaps, as to the means "as at present advised." Yet both are honest and honorable, daring to follow the dictates of their con science. The sincerity ot each of them le unquestionable, but it required an Immense amount more of courage and magnanimity to assume the position taken by Mr. Graves,- that the Demo cratic party nominate and vote for President Roosevelt, Republican. In order that Democratic principles may prevail, than it required for Mr. Bryan to advise. In effect, that the Independ ence League party be encouraged to nominate and vote for the Democratic candidate. Let no one for a moment suppose that we are accusing Sir. Bryan of be ing lees courageous then Sir. Graves. That would be a preposterous and un tenable assumption. He (Mr. Bryan) has demonstrated too often, even to the degree of sublimity, the courage to speak his convictions even In the face of certain political Injury to himself, and detriment to his chances of elec tion to the highest office within the R ift of his countrymen. And when he as carefully considered and weighed' thoroughly in the balance the proposi tion submitted to him by Colonel Graves, and has come to the conclusion that by nominating President Roose velt to succeed himself, the election of some other Republican, not so unfav orable to the treats, will be averted end democratic principles, as now ba- ing carried out by the preeldent, shall ultimately triumph, although the label "Democrat" may he aomewhat obliter ated for a brief eeason. When Mr. Bryan ahall have reached this mag nanimous conclusion he may be de pended upon to be as good as his word, and carry out Mr. Graves' eug- geatlon “If It le the last act of hla life." T. A. BUXTON. Girard, Ga. „ ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS | Cotton Manufacturers’ As sociation Votes Against Payment. Asheville, ,N. 0., June 15.—A meet ing of cotton men, representing the Cotton Manufacturing Association, the Southeastern Cotton Buyers' Associa tion and tbe South Carolina Cotton Manufacturing Association, the last named of which is in convention, is Army Order*. u>iiii|u ^ :j ^ Un * —Colonel B-1 being held for the purpose of confer- William L. Pitcher, Twenty-seventh ring upon tbe following matters: infantry, and James Parker, Eleventh First—Shall the mills pay 3 per cent cavalry; Majors Richard W. Johnson, tariff on compressed cotton? It was surgeon, and Charlea G. Treat, inapec- agreed not to pay this amount, tor general; Captain Harry u Gil- Second—Shall tha mills accept bill* chrlst, assistant surgeon, and First lading which don’t give car num Lieutenant Harry e. Comstock, Twen- ber ® or initials? It was agreed not to ty-seventh Infantry, recorder, detailed retiring board *t Camp Columbia, Cu ” * Third—Shall the mills accept the New York Cotton Exchange arbltra- .. itlon In the trades? The meeting ex- f 1 */ 0 * M ' Tr * v, ^ m *I enth pressed Itself as opposed to ruling of Infantry, before retiring board at Camp th0 c^ton Exchange. Columbia, Cuba, for examination. First Lieutenant Robert Smart, eaalstant surgeon, from army of Cuban pacifica tion to Fort Myer. Brigadier General Frederick Funston, Colonels Alfred Reynolds, Twenty-sec. ond infantry, and John A. Lundeen, coast artillery corps; Lieutenant Colo nel George IL Torney, deputy surgeon general; Major James hi. Kennedy, "SStr- ST LI T, nant W hltfleld, Twenty-second Infantry, do- aengale, directing attention to my com tailed retiring board, at San Francisco. I munlcatton of June 7, concerning the Lieutenant Colonel John V. White, Question as to the voting to change the adjutant ireneral con*t srtlilnrv enm* I capital from Milledgevllle to Atlanta* pariment, to * ort Statens. | ccrant o{ havlng been too young to vote 4% On Your Savings Compounded Twice a Year. Through the facilities afforded by tho United States mails, it is safe and practical for people living, remote from At lanta to choose this strong bank as their de pository. Write for information on Banking By Mail. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. Alabama and Broad Streets. CHANGE OF THE STATE CAPITAL From Milledgevtlle to Atlanta I To the Editor of The Georgian: In your paper of Tuesday, June 11, . . ... N»vy Order*. I In 1868. Hie communication is appro Lieutenant Commander R. E. Coontz I prJate, however, aa It serves to remind and Lieutenant A. Crenshaw, detached I us of the events mentioned, and will Inspection duty Seattle, to Nebraska, help us to endeavor to be more accu- Lieutenant Commander W. R. Shoe-1 rata.ln'statements * Uftory Pfthwa* . . I to the reconstruction period. I have maker, detached Connecticut, home investigated the matter since the com, watt orders. Lieutenant C. A. Aberle I munlcatton presented by Mr. Masson- and Midshipmen F. M. Perklfis, J. E. gale. I find that my statement sbou Pond and C. S. Graves, detached the time of voting on the'Change o. Princeton when out of commission, to capital was correct, but I w as not quite Nebraska , (accurate in the statement concerning Ensign D. P. Wtckersham, detached “l® Z5® n h °" Philadelphia, to Nebraska. Ensign H. "™‘ "fK" 2*lEfL* 322*’ McL. Walter, detached navy depart- “P ,h ® QUeetlon of change of cap ment, to Maine. Surgeon F. L. Plead- well, detached naval hospital, Yoko- VfL miiinJ hama, home, wait orders. Passed As- *{ r Jj'r n h VS8S?7a 1R67 eletant Surgeon J. fa. Payne, Jr., de-(?* i? n ^ 8 .l 7 ' tached' naval medical school. uEaah- nrat intrtmt tn nnt’v raAPiiitinv stotinn p,..,, I executive office. Governor Jenkins (lrst id£.c« f re""'*'"* station, Prov- deoI|ned t0 Burrender the office, saying Acting Assistant Surgeon W. O. Steadman, detached navy recruiting d f™and th ifnnr? l hlm r ’hb 1 cxnressed* hia station. Providence to Waeh.nvtnn D „„ I oral Ruger was likewise polite and re- master T r ^?° Pniw ’\wnchi.H "puiK" s pcctful toward Governor Jenkins. Tho dlonWn o governor had been informed as to what m*JSt h e i ? , T t0 N N ToIo^!5 a ;o Mcnci ontv was comin B bsforo the arrival of Gen master J. N. Jordan to additional duty I crn] R uger at Milledgevllle. Governoi os commlisary officer of yard craft and Jenkins said to General Ruger that he vessels on detached service whose ac- cou j d not admit, nor officially recog- counts are borne at navy yard, New j n | Z0 _ the authority of tho general to . „ . . _ „ ... ... assume the office of governor, but that Chief Gunner J. R. Ward, detached ho might be cohipelled to yield to a inspection duty, Seattle to Nebraska, superior power, and told the general when commissioned. Chief Gunner W. that he (Governor Jenkins) would have Walsh, retired, detached navy yard, to see some demonstration of the pow- Wahslngton, to home. | er before he could yield to him. Where- Movements of Vezsele. | upon General Ruger directed his order. | ly to have tho soldiers to con ARRIVED—Juno 12, Yorktown, at l? to have the soldiers to come Into the Amblin' n.ihitmm nt r»ihn Juno is governor’s office, and s flic, or two flies, Acojula, Dubuque, at Celba. June IS, anned men the e „cutive Princeton, at an Francisco; Mayflow- „ mc<) and Governor Jenkins then told * r ’ a* nary yard. New York; St Louie, General Ruger that he could not resist at Bahis; Caessrfl at San Juan; Mis- the military power, while he must still eourl, Kentucky, Hull, Stewart. Whip- dispute Its legal authority. Thus was pie. Truxton, Worden and Pentucket, Georgia coerced to submit to ....... the mill et Norfolk. | tary usurpation under the operation of SAILED—June 13. Dubuque, from the reconstruction acts of United Puerto Cortes, for Celba; Manly and states congress. Governor Jenkins had Talbot, from League Island, for Pough- prepared himself for this occasion nnd keeptle. June IS, Uncas, from Porte-1 he secretly retained the "executive mouth, N. H., for Cape Cod Bay; Pen- seal" of hie office, and refused to sur- tucket, from Hampton Roads, for Nor- render It on demand, and carried It folk; Standlsh, from Annapolis, for away with him. It was returned to tha Hampton Roads; Caesar, from Culebro executive office after Governor James for Ban Juan; Connecticut, Alabama (M. Smith tvaa elected governor, after and Yankton, from Hampton Roads for| the resignation and refuge of Governor navy yard. New York; Rhode Island, | Rufus I). Bullock. So it was not the from Hampton Roads for Newport; "great seal of state," but It was the Virginia, Now Jersey, Georgia and "executive seal," which belongs to the Louisiana, from Hampton Roads for governor’s office, that Governor Jen- Cape Cod Bay; Illinois, from Hampton kina preserved from Illegal use under Hampton Roads for League Island; "great seal" was in a similar manner Strlngham, Wllkdu, Delong and Stock- preserved by that faithful and true old ton. from Hampton Ronds for Narra- man, Nathan C. Barnett, who was tha ganestt Bay: Missouri, Kentucky. Hull, secretary of state of the state of Geor- Stewart, Whipple, Troxtun and Wor- gta, and who was the legal custodian den from Hampton Roads for Norfolk, and keeper of the "great seal of tho 1 state.” Hon. Z. D. Harrison, who Is the clerk of the supreme court of Georgia, lived convention, held In session for more than three months, excepting a recess ... a„ .a- holidays, from taken for the Christmas . _ December 28, 1867, to January 8. 1868 During the sittings of that convention there was a proposition to change the capital of the etata. The city council of Atlanta made a proposition to the convention to donate a site for a new capttol building, and It was to give 25 acres, the old Fair Grounds, as the place for a period of ten years, free of cost, and if that location should not be satisfactory to the general assembly, then any other suitable 25 acres which might be selected and agreed upon, provided that that would change tha capital city to Atlanta. The "Fair Grounds" referred to then was a tract of land formerly used for statu fair" situated not very far from the present state capitol, a little southwest of Oak land cemetery, on the south side of East Fair street. The resolution of the city council of Atlanta was sent to tho convention and was there received by a resolution of the convention. Then another resolution was adopted, agree ing to and accepting the proposition offered by the city council ot Atlanta. (Sea the resolutions in tha journal of tha convention of 1868.) The result of It was that the "article X" of that constl. tutlon ot 1868 was placed in that con- stiutlon, as follows: "1. Seat of Government—Tho seat of government of this state, from and aft er the data of the ratification of this constitution, shall be in the city of Atlanta, and the general assembly shall provide for tha erection of a new capitol, and such other buildings as the public welfare may require." See Code of 1873, page 827, section 51(1, top of pago. Appendix of Code. Then turn back to pago 904 of the same codo of 1873, and there we see: "Constitution of the state ot Georgia, an adopted by the state convention at Atlanta, on tho 11th day ot March, 1868, and ratified by tha people at an election held April 20th, 21st, 22d and 33d, 1868.” Three days of voting and the fourth for consolidating the : - turns of the election. The constitu tion having been thus ratified at that date, the executive offices were moved to Atlanta, from Milledgevllle, and Governor Rufus H. Bullock tlx-n Into office as provisional governor, and so signed his official orders until July 22d, 1868, oh which date the new con- Ktltutlon went Into effect hilly, under the approval of congress, according to tho reconstruction acts. (See decision of our supreme court, in the case ot Strickland et al va. Griffin et SL, in 70 Georgia Reports, page 641.) That con stitution, which named Atlanta for the capital, was voted on and ratified by tho people at the same time ot the election of Governor Rufus B. Bullock. So that neems to eettle that question, and I Insist that my first statement was correct as to tho time of voting for change of tho capital. Perhape our friend Msasengaie has In his mind the voting on the constitution of lix. gsln SIDNEY STUBBS ILL OF TYPHOID FEVER in MillodgeVlUe at that time, very near to the old capitol, and was then the secretary of Govornor Jenkins, relates to me these facts. He wns In position to know what occurred, and I wplte this from statements he has given to me only s few hours ago. NOW, let ua examine tho matter as to the voting for the change of the capital from Mllledgevlllo to Atlanta. I woe correct, and not in error, wnen I Well-Known Young Savan-1 ^"d Governor Bullock the voting occurred nali Man and Athlete at Death’s Door. which changed the state capital from Milledgevllle to Atlanta." That Is tree. The constitutional (or unconstitution al) convention ordered, under the mili tary occupation tn 1867, assembled In I VGUUV8HIUU III Addle Meuiliuivu III Atlanta In December. 1867, and that submitted to a vote of the people, he voted "for Milledgevllle," separately from voting for the new constitution. Honorable Charles J. Jenkins was the president of the convention In 1177. That convention did not tlx, by Its own nctlon. the location of tho capital, or "eent of government," but provided for that question, and for the matter of "homestead," to be voted on separately "at the first general election hereafter held for members of the general a*; aembly"—"Atlanta" or "Milledgevllle, and "Homestead of 1818," or "Home stead of 1877," Atlanta was chosen as tha capital, the "Homestead of 1»< • was chosen as tha homstead by tn# fooplo- ..... See tho civil code of Georgia of Hm, pages 1850 to 1864 Inclusive sections 6042 to 6949, for the law, and the facts and the figures of that voting In 1877. ^ROBERT RODGERS. Atlanta, Go., Juno 12, 1907. It Is eslculstsd that tendon produces 66,- 000 tens of aaot yearly, which would In worth aa fertlllaer about 8E5,«», There are always arty tons of soot suspended shots London In ths form of smoka. Sidney Stubbs, of 6avannah, Is crltl. cally 111 at the home of hts father-in- law, Captain E. 8. Gay, 26 Currier street, and the wont Is feared by mem bers of his family. Mr. Stubbs Is suffering from typhoid malaria, contractad In Savannah, where an epidemic of typhoid la raging. Mr. Stubba was married about three years ago to Miss Louise Gay, a daugh ter of Captain E. 8. Gay, and the couple have one child, Louise Oay Stubba, aged one and one-halt years. A num ber of relatives have reached Atlanta from Savannah and are at the young man’s bedside. Mr. Stubbs Is a splen did specimen of manhood, and one of the leading athletes in the state. He rowed on the Yale crew several yeara ago. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE IN THE LAND OF FLOWERS Mistrial Declared. A mistrial was declared by Judge Reid Friday in tbe case of J. P. Rich ards, who sued the Morrow Transfer Company sad O'Brien Bros., contrac tors, for 315,000 damages. Mr. Rich ards' Injuries are alleged to have been received while excavating for the Can dler building. Tho Jury bad boon out 24 hours when Judge Reid declared a mistrial. repy'e Diary, 1669-1668, ■ commenting on hakesnssre's plays, sirs of "Midsum mer N(silt's Dream"' "It Is ths . if ptbaG Venire.' which I have hither.o i mlshty *ood alar; but harm* lately tha ‘Adrtnturea or Five Hours,' It si a mean thing." By J. H. REESE. (The recent session of the Florida legislature was notable for the num ber of freak bills Introduced—News Item.) "Hera’s a message, Mr. Bpaakar, sergeant, "from the Hln-lt," let the message be received at ones, and we will »ee what’s In It." 'Senate Chamber, Juno the aecond,” read the reader through bis giaoes, All bill* of great Importance, sir, the sen ate says it passes— A bill to give the curlews total custody of crimps, A bill protecting ptomaine cangbt tn salad made of shrlmpa. Mil dead-beading loggerheads with or without posses, A bill excusing schools of flsh attendance upon clssres. bill that A bill permitting to loop tho loop. A bill to eare the ground-hog from It* shad ow In lbs miii. A Mil t» keep tho llmpktn from laming on ths ran, A Mil allowing diamond-backs to pat tbslr gems la yawn. Mil requiring early birds to catch their worm* at dawn, A Mil for festive barnacles to congregate Mtf J bta to oysters to arrange them- D tl#ft* A hUl to keep tbe woodchuck from chuck- truwsr nightingale relief for a bin ... which Jl bill for back and doe tod dock to keep ftiar 01 tbelr hannta nnfound, A bill excusing skylarks fi the ground. a . .. . A bill for bream to authorize their mtrgtr Into huts. niro mis, . . .. . mu A bill for sharks and meadow larka, a for bas* and bat* — "Any more?” asked tbe speaker. "sSorao house bills," sold the ctofk— "A bill.to make it laVcful to penallw • A bllY*to’ecarcb the •opulchere for bonee of Ponro DelefOD. . „ A bill preventing pilots stealing schooners *i ar # riivfintr th* couple* ,B A bill to keep from flirting the couple* A MU to"keep the euckor from sucking c.'i*- A bllV't’nVo,, !h» heeler MSS betting 0* ^^■to A Mil Taupe fair”— , .... MM ,a, •Tor heaven's taker" said the sp** 1 "That'i all," eald the clerk. ids# Tbe value of the Indie rubber Imp < Into ths United States dating t ! 1 ®tv, ivst 0* erndo form aggregate'! sjy In me cru-io lorm "as-w--— -, Brazil la tba chief source of anpp'.r Mattresses of paper ahavlaga JJ* J^iney > the soldier* of tho Germany army. tM— are said to be more comfortable than of atraw. One tiling will Mat »*«• J**™' Li