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AT L ATT WHMmUll. 1 " JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Rites: One Yeir . $4.50 Six Months 2.50 | Published Every Afternoon Except Sundiy by THE GEORGIAN CO. Three Months., 1.25 st 25 V. Alsbsms Street, 10c Atltnts, Cs. ‘T- K. '**&&*' i Kitmd ■■ aecond-tlaat inattar April 3. IK*. *t tha Poatoflet At Atlanta. Oa.. under act of codgrtm of March t UW. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE % God’s goodness hath besn greet to thee; Let never day nor night unhallowed pass. But still remember what the Lord hath done. —Shakespeare. The Republican Party’s Birthday. Distinguished Republicans from all over the country are assembled In Philadelphia today to celebrate the an nlversary of the birth of their party. I The feature of the occasion has been the presence t hr re of a delegate who advocated Abraham Lincoln for lb. second place on the ticket with John C. Fremont when on June 17, 1858, the first Republican convention • as held In Philadelphia. The present occasion. Indeed, has thus far become a '■ glorification of Abraham Lincoln rather than a celebra t!on of the Republican party itself. it Is well that this should be so, for by the common --".-ont of the united republic, the Republican party baa i' ever had a man of whom it might so justly boast as It eould of Abraham Lincoln. ( * While the present month and year has been chosen l"T the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Republican party, the fact Is that two years be fore the convention of 1858, a state organisation embody, lug Its principles and first assuming Its name was per fccicd In the state of Michigan. From that day until t 'I* assembly of the convention In Philadelphia there waa ■ '"i. rant agitation of the slavery question. It was the i ago of the Kansas-Nebraska bill which gave a sud f. den Impetus to the organisation of the party, and It wns t e feeling then engendered which drew from the ranks of the anti-slavery Whigs, the Free Boilers, the Know Nothings, the Abolitionists and the antl-Slavcry Demo- c crala to form the rank and Mo of wbat was to be the Republican party, f John C. Fremont, who headed the ticket, obtalhed only 114 electoral votes as against 174 cast for Buchanan In the first contest with which tho new party measured strength with Its opjmnonts. After this a slight falling off In Republican strength In congress Indicated tho u.tne of the Initial enthusiasm of the Republicans, but their places were soon filled by new adherents from the shadowy American iiarty and from Whigs and Dem ocrats who resented the Dred Scott Decision. During the administration of Uuclmnnn the Repub licans concentrated their efforts upon a protest against the extension of slavery, and upon unsuccessful attempts to secure the passage of the homestead bill, and the ap propriation of public lands for educational purposes. Tho second national convention of 'the party was held In that favorite city of conventions, Chicago, In l^GO. The platform denounced Democratic threats of disunion; and, be It remembered, even In that hour, the hcntlment against a centralised government was so strong that the Republican party itseir, legatee as It was of tho [rinclples of centralisation, had to Insist that the rights of tho states should be msintalned Inviolate, especially the right of each state to order and control Its own domestic Institutions according to Its own judg ment. ft declared, of course, that “the normal condition of all the territory of the United Slntcs Is that of freedom, which congress Is bound to preserve and defend.” It demanded the prompt admission of Kansas as a free S’ lie; It Initiated Its long warfare In behalf of the pro- i. 'tlve tariff, and advocated national subsidies to further the construction of a Pacific railway. It was on this platform that Abraham Lincoln, when Seward and Chase had been passed over, was nominated on the third ballot from consideration of "availability,'' fnr as yet bis full strength was not realised, even by the men who nominated him. He received 180 out of 5 I electoral votes, but his strength was exclusively In tho north and his full vote fell short of a majority, t Even before bis election, however, Republican rule hud become an accomplished fact, by reason of the with- ( drawn! of Southern members from the thirtieth con gress, which gave the Republicans the majority In both houses, as Indicated by tho admission of Kansas and tho passage of a protective tariff act. a It la unnecessary to trace the history of the Repub lican party In detail from that period which Immediate ly succeeded the civil war. It came Into existence as a protest against the extension of slavery, but It was never sincere In Its advocacy of states rights. It was always ~ 'In favor of a protective tariff, and In a short time Its dominant note became what had been the chief ohayac- tul -tlc of Its predecessors seventy-five years before, vis., a strong centralised government. In the history of American parties, there has been such Jugglery of names that It la difficult tor the averago reader to keep clearly In mind the meaning of "demo cratic” and "republican" as applied to parties. But the out broad fact remains that there have always been two pm 'lea In the United States, one committed to a central iz'd form of government, and the other advocating a strict construction of the constitution and the enlarged lowers of the state. To this may be added the advocacy of a protective iff for the alleged benefit of infant Industries on the one hand, and on the other an advocacy of a tariff for i. venue only, aud an encouragement of the freest possi ble competition. This line of demarcation has run through them like a silver ribbon ever since the founda tion of the republic. It exists todsy as clearly and as strongly as In the cradle daya of the government. At a time when corporate wealth Is exercising an in solent aggression which gives the American people the gravest concern; when corruption la being exposed In hlgb places and the tyranny of trusts and combines so evidently threatens the very life of our institutions, the K Republican party has small reason to plume Itself upon those principles which have made possible these unholy alliances of wealth and greed. _ That the Republican party has given to the country B some great men cannot be denied, but If there are any great men In tta ranks today, they have manifested their ^greatness chiefly by the courage with which they laid Ic principles and Insl bodying tlu-tn Into atntuto law. We extend our felicitations to the O. O. P. and trust that Its June picnic In the City of Brotherly Lovo may be a social success, flowering Into a thousand de lights But we do not envy them the record they have made upon the annals of this country, and we look for ward eagerly to the time when we may celebrate anoth er of those crushing defeats on their part, which signal ized the first contest they ever made before the Ameri can people. Some restless spirit Is itlrrlng up the old question of Wbat became of the Dauphin?” But what we want to know la. What baa become of Perry Heath? The Jungle. The Georgian begins today tbe publleaUon of Upton Sinclair's epoch-making story, "The Jungle." This thrilling and absorbing novel will run In dally Installments until It la completed and we confidently be- Here that It will be one of tbe moat acceptable features we have yet presented our readers. The merciless fidelity and wealth of detail with which the conditions la tbe Chicago packing houses are given to the public constltuto one of tbe strongest and moat stirring Indictments ever drawn against the abuse of wealth and power. The publication of the book wrought one of the most Important and far-reaching rev olutions In the history of our country, and the discus'- ■Ion Is still at fever heat. The Indications are that this I* to be no more flash In the pan. The American people will never be satisfied until auch legislation la adopted aa will correct these criminal evlla. The underlying purpose of the novel does not pre vent the development of a charming love story, and even aa a work of fiction It will take high rank in the world of letters. We are fortunate In being able to present this great work to our readers and we believe that the effort will be appreciated. Canfield on the Folly of Gambling. Some time ago "Dick" Canfield, who may be regard ed as the prince of gamblers In this country, delivered himself of a little advice on the subject of hla profession to an Inquiring newspaper man, and coming from the source It did It should be regarded aa highly valuable. Canfield said, not merely In substance, but In literal words, that tho man who gambled, with the Idea of mak ing money, was "either a very unsophisticated youth or a fool." The moral and conservative clement of the world has been saying, pretty much the same thing ever alnoe games of hazard came Into fashion, but the source from which such advice came discredited It In the eyes of the gilded youth who had an Idea that gambling was an easy way of making money and that they know more about It than those who undertook to advise them. But Canfield's honest opinion should settle the mat ter, even In their judgment, for he says that It Is utterly Impossible for a man to make any money playing the gamea. He does not deny that there are Instances In which considerable sums of money have been won. He thinks. In fact, that these stories have rarely been exaggerated, But the man who wins a wad today will almost certainly come back and play again, and In the long run he Is suro to drop his winnings and a little more. Everyone who has taken the trouble to follow any In dividual Instance knows that this la true. Few men have the stamina to content themselves with what they have won. They como back to win still more. It looks so eaay, don't you know. Canfield says, furthermore, that there Is no need for tbe keepers of gambling Joints to play an unfair game, because the odds are so distinctly In their favor that It really Is not worth while. A professional gam bler would toon discover that tbe game waa not on the square and exposure would inevitably follow. In faro and roulette, which are among the moat popular games of chance, the odds are about ( per cent In favor of the house, and at this yields a very fair profit where there any patronage at all It la Just aa well to play fair. Sooner or later tbe man who goes out for wool will come home shorn. So the prince of gam6lera takes the position that no man need ever gamble with the hope that he can make money at It. He looks upon It like any other expensive amusement, and warns those who cannot afford to lose not to play at all. Thla la a aperies of expert testimony which certainly ought to be heeded liy those who have an itching for unearned increment." Who does not know that tbe man who wins today foela that he la Juat so much ahead of the game of life and that he la privileged to "blow" his velvet," which he proceeds (o do. several times over? But when he loses he has to go down In hla pocket and dig up to pay the piper. So he la necessarily out Just that much. These are cold facts, and furnish a strong argument outside of the moral aspect of the case. That gambling demoralising and carries with It habits which are In themselves Iniquitous does not even need to be argued, but thla old veteran of the game of chance furnishes an argument which should be absolutely convincing, over and beyond all moral considerations. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. Nsw -York, June IS.—Here are some of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—J. p. Benjamin, J. M. Fuller, C. P. Howard, Mrs. D. A. Ken- nan, Jr., E. J. McCoiL J. S. And ere, 8. L. Smith, T. H. Thompson and wife, D. 8. Vandyke, R. K. Wynne. \ DIAMOND RING FILED OFF ipflVCDC ADC irTII/r FINGER OF DRUGGED MAN\ km fl0t | K The "Greater Nashville” edition of Tbe Nashville Banner, which haa Juat reached our table, la one of the moat notable special numbers ever Issued In the South ern slates. It consists of 88 pages, profusely Illustrated, and presents a complete history of the stale and tta lead ing cltlea, an absorbing and graphic presentation of tbe Industrial and commercial greatness of Nashville and Tenneaaee and the’ thrift and prosperity of the people. Typographically It la of the very 'highest order of merit, while from an editorial point of view It la pitched on that high plane which we have long since learned to expect from our evening contemporary. It la a notable number and the management la to be congratulated on tbe suc cess It has achieved. A rural host, up In York itate, recently told Editor Bok that he had “often enjoyed hla beer." The distin guished authority on crochet and parlor manners la do ing as well as could be expected. Now that the health department, right there In Chi cago, baa started out after It, Packlngtown feels that It has been wounded In the bouse of its friends. It Mr. Armour will Juat etep forward and become the Curtla Jett of the Packlngtown tragedies all will be more or less forgiven. The territory of Arizona, including the Indiana, haa population about the alze of Atlanta, and yet the talks about statehood- • TIIIS DATE IN HISTORY. JUNE 18. 1429—Talbot defeated by Joan of Arc at battle of Patsy, France. 1593—Drcux taken by Henry IV. 1638—Coronation of Charles I In Scot land. 1757—Frederick the Great defeated by the Austrians at Kolln. 1778—Canada evacuated by Americana. 1797—Mission of Ban Joae, Cal., found ed. 1812—The United States declared war against Great Britain. 1815—Battle of Waterloo. 1823—William Coombe, comic died. 1849—Capitulation of Ancona. mont and Dayton. 1884—Hunter repulsed by Con at Lynchburg, Va. 1868—Prussia declared war Austria. City, Idaho. 1872—2Sorllla ministry succeeded E wer In Spain. rtbquake shock at Sum’n vllle, H. C. 1895—Jury In Laldlatv-Bage < Fred Albright Bound Over For Performing a Feat Unique in Local Police Circles. F. Plngree, ex-governo; -Van, died. Born of Mlcbl SO, 1842. 1908—Oeneral Lloyd Wheaton died. 0000000000000000000 O O 0 POLITICS AND POLITICIANS, 0 O 0000000000000000000 Governor Higgins, of New York, has asked his supporters not to Instruct any county delegates to the state con ventlon for him. This Is taksn to In tovernor has not ye. I to be a candidate for renomlnallon. The question of Improving and ex- tsndlng tbs educational system has de veloped Into a leading Issue In the gu bernatorial campaign In Mississippi. Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi, Is numbered among the many promi nent Democrats who have recently Joined. In the prediction that Bryan will be the next nominee of their party for president. Several of the former leaders of the Populist party have Issued a call fnr n conference to meet In St. Loula late this month to formulate a plan for the coming campaign. It Is doubtful If a sufficient number of ndherents of the old party can be gotten together to make up a conference, Governor* Folk, of Missouri, haa been appointed chairman of the committee In charge of arrangements for the re ception of William J. Bryan on hla ar rival In New York' In September from his trip around the world. United States Senator John F. Dry- den, of New Jersey, has announced himself a candidate for re-election. The election of his successor will take place In next year's session of the legisla ture, and will form the prlpclpal Issue of the state campaign thla fall. The recent Democratic state conven tion In South Dakota adopted a plat form declaring for government owner ship of railroads, telegraph and tele phone. Those In n position to know* whereof they speak declare there Is little like lihood of Congressman John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, quitting poli tics to accept a professorship In the LONG WORTHS TO VIE W RA CE FROM KAISER'S O WN YACHT A ‘ By PAUL a By Private Leased Wire, f London, June 18.—Jdr. and Mrs. “ Nicholas Longworth are expected to arrive from Westpark, Ambassador Reid's country seat, where they went to Join a week-end house psrty, this afternoon or tomorrow morning. | They are reported to have a most de lightful time, spending most of the time motoring along the beautiful : roads In that section of London. They LAMBETH. will be the guests of Mr. and Mra. Reid at the opera tomorrow night and will on Wednesday go to Ascot, where they will be the guests of the king at an Informal‘luncheon. The young Americana start for Kiel on Friday, where they will be the guests of Kaiser Wilhelm, and will see the races from the royal yacht Hohen- aollern. They will be back In London In time for the ball given In their honor at the American embassy June 27. rumored he Intend - do. It has been settled that the approach ing Republican state convention In Vermont will name Fletcher D. Proc tor, son of United States Senator Proc tor, for the governorship. FATE AND I. By Ella Wheeltr Wilcox. liumortnl wit! wns born. .It thi* irana and flllrd the mil ltoynlpt of pmtliroca. Naught but good can Thla la Lotra T a aupret auprema decree. HORSES STUNG TO DEATH; FARMER ALSO ATTACKED Mr*. Nicholas Longworth and husband are having the tithe of their Ufa abroad. By Private Leased Wire. Shelbyvllle, Ind, June II.—Bees are playing havoc with the horses and cat tle on the farms near here. In the pasture of George Buckley yesterday a .warm of bees attacked the horses with disastrous results. One helpless beast wss stung to death, despite Its frantic efforts to run away from the fury of the Insects, while another la dy ing from the wounds Inflicted by the swarm. Mr. Buckley himself was badly stung while attempting to save his horses, and Is la a critical coudl- Accused of doping J. G. Gann, a De catur atreet butcher, about live weeks ago, and tiling from his Anger a dia mond ring, Fred Albright, a young white man, well known In police cir cles, was arraigned Monday morning before Recorder Broyles. -After hearing the evidence. Judge. Broyles bound tbe prisoner over to the state courts on the charges of larceny from the person and vagrancy, and fixed hla bond at 8300. The evidence showed that after the rabbdry was commItteed Albright went to Gsnn and admitted he waa guilty, telling him he had bought a (lie for 10 cents and hawed the ring from his Anger. He also agreed, It wss stated, -to pay Gsnn for the ring If the latter would not prosecute him, making one payment of 810. Albright left Atlanta after the rob. bery and remained for several weeks In New- Orleans. He returned to At lanta Saturday and had been here only a few hours when he was arrested by Plain Clothes Officer Rosser. LESTER TO REST IN VETERANS OF SAVANNAH TO GUARD BODY IN CHURCH Funeral Arranged to Take Place on Wednesday Afternoon at the Church. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, June 18.—Congressman Rufus Lester, who died here Saturday afternoon aa a result of a fall through a skylight at his apartments, will be buried Wednesday afternoon In Bona- venture Cemetery, Savannah. On arrival In Savannah, the body will be taken from the train to the church, where It will be guarded by Confed erate veterans until the hour of the funeral. • The Rev. Charles H. Strong will conduct tHe services. FLAG ON THE CITY HALL IS PUT AT HALF MA8T. Special to The Georgian.’ Savannah, On., June 18.—The funeral of Congressman Lester will take place at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from St. John's Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. Charles H. Strong. The Inter ment will be In Bonnventure. The body will arrive thla afternoon from Washlnrton, accompanied by Mrs. I-ester and A.,Jor Karow. The flag on the city hull has been placed at half mnst and the city officials will attend the funeral services In a body. UNKNOWN TRAMP KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION Hpertnl to Tho Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—In a collision between a Southern passenger train and n Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Loula freight train, at White- side, Tenn.. last night, an unknown tramp was killed, and Engineer Crox- well, of Tuscumbla, Ala., engineer on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis freight train, was slightly In jured. Both engines were smashed, snd sev eral freight cars were demolished. The dead tramp was riding In a freight cat. He was about thirty years of age. A defective signal system caused the Southern train to run past the signal. CAPTAIN AND SAILOR STICK TO STEAMSHIP LESTER'S SUCCESSOR TO RE NAMED SOON GOVERNOR TO ISSUE CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION J. A. Brannen, W. W. Sheppard, Wm. Clifton, and Maybe Pleas Stovall to Run. Governor Terrell left at noon Monday for Athens to attend a meeting of the board of trustees of tile University of Georgia at 6 o’clock Monday evening, at which time a chancellor will be elected. Before leaving Atlanta the governor stated that he would Issue a proclama tion calling a special election within the next few days In the First con gresalonal district, to fill the unexplred term of Congressman Rufus E. Lea ter, who died In Washington Satur day from the effects of a fall. The law provides that In the event of such vacancies the governor shall call a special election within thirty days. Congressman Lester's term would haxe expired on March 4, 1907, and his successor will serve next win ter at the short term of three months. Colonel Lester had announced hla re tirement after the completion of the present term, and three candidates have been In the Held some time for the regular nomination. They are J. A. Brannen, of Statesboro; W. Sheppard, of Savannah, and Colonel William Clifton, of McIntosh. According to reports from Savannah both Messrs. Brannen and Sheppard will stand for the unexplred term, but nothing Is known as to Colonel Clifton’s Intentions. Rumor has It also that Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall, editor The Savannah Press, Is being urged to announce for the unexplred term. Oth- may get In the race before It Is over. The regular congressional elec tion for the sixtieth congress will take place Tuesday, November 8, 1888. By Private Leased Wire. Fire Island, N. Y., June 18.—The Ital ian freight steamship Vlneeneao Bon- nano went ashore in a dense fog and today lay In an easy position off the beach two miles west of Point of Woods life-saving station. Captain Noero and men refused to be taken off the ship. Captain Baker brought dispatches ashore and also a line to be ready In cose of emergency. The steamship is In no Immediate dan ger. MAXIMO GOMEZ'S DEATH CELEBRATED BY CUBANS By Private I-eased wire. Havanas June 18.—Tbe anniversary of the death -of Maximo Gomes was celebrated yesterday by placing a tab let on the house In which he died. The noiiy waa held under the auaptees of the Liberal Nationalists and ad dresses were made by leaders of all parties. Many houses were draped with crepe and flags were half-masted. CONGRESS GRANTS PRIVILEGE TO BUILD RAILROAD BRIDGE. 8peclal to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn, June 18.—A bill has passed congress giving tbe Chat tanooga Northern railway the privi lege of building a bridge across the Tennessee river from this city and a railroad twenty miles long Into (ho Walden's ridge coal belt. Recently the company applied for a charter for this purpose with 1188,800 capital stock. ’ GRAOING WORK TO BEGIN NEAR ATLANTA 800N Hpeclal to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., June 18.—Infor mation cornea from a reliable source that It Is the Intention of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad to have trains operating between Atlanta and Birmingham, and Birmingham and Brunswick, Oa., by the latter part of next spring. Already the road Is completed from Brunswick to a point not fur from the Georgla-Alabama state line In western Georgia. Tbe road Is building this -way at a rapid rate, and It Is said that grading will soon begin on the roadbed to Atlanta. It Is generally understood that the Atlanta line will be built from a point In the eastern part of thla state, near Wedowee. It will probaly run through Carroll, Douglas and Fulton counties In order to reach Atlanta. Birth of Son Announced. Tho birth of a eon. William M. Nix on. Jr., Is announced by Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn NUton, 88 East North avenue. SECURING RECRUIT8 FOR UNITED STATES NAVY Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—Lieu tenant C. W. Cole, of Toledo, Ohio, has arrived from Nashville In order to secure recruits for the United States navy. Since last July, he has secured 1,588 Jackies for Uncle Sam's navy. On July 1, an auxiliary recruiting sta tion will be established at Cleveland, Tenn., which will be In charge of Lieutenant H. 8. Terrell, of Knoxville. BEARD DIES FROM EFFECT8 OF BLOW ON THE HEAD Upcclsl to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn, June 18.—Toro Beard Is dead as a result. It la charged, of Injuries sustained at the hands of Riley Thomas, a brother-in- law, who struck Beard on the head with a claw hammer a week ago as a result of family trouble. Thomas has not been re-arrested. TEN HOMES ENTERED BY ONE 8URGLAR Special to Tie Georgian. Newberry, 8. C, June 18.—A series of burglaries, such aa was never known here before, were reported to the police Friday. Ten houses were entered by what appeared to be the same men, at ftoo of which the Intruder had a very cloae call, having been a red upon when be entered the rooms. OFFICIALS MURDERED PROVINCE OF AMUR. IN Brigands Hold Up Train in Man churia and Rob the Passengers, By Private Leased Wire. Victoria, British Columbia, June 18.— Several Chinese officials have been murdered in Amur. Brigands have held up a train In Manchuria and robbed Its passengera, while Boxers ore reported to be active In north China. LIGHTNING STRIKES NEWMSHIP HEAVY DAMAGE DONE IN 80UTH GEORGIA BY RAIN STORM. Special to The Georgies. Brunswick. Oa., June 18.—The atsamahlp Onandega, of the Clyde Line, waa struck by lightning during the heavy rain and thunderstorm Satur day. The vessel was lying at the Mallory Line dock when struck. The bolt struck the Onandega ->n her port aide. No serious damage re sulted, but thorn aboard the vessel had a bad scare. The Onandega Is a new ship, and thla is her first trip Into Brunswick. LIGHTNING 8TRIKE8 NEW COURT HOUSE Special to The Georgian. Eatonton, Oa, June 18.—A terrible wind and' rain storm, accompanied with hall and electrlety, swept over the town and adjoining territory Friday evening at 7:20 o’clock, that did great damage to growing crops and fruit. The new court house was struck by lightning; also, the store of F, A. Den nis, but the flames were extinguished. MANY DAMS DESTROYED BY RACING WATERS Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga, June 18.—The rainfall which was In this section Frldsy night and early Saturday morning has been pronounced the most disastrous of any In many year*. A number of dams had to yield to the heavy pressure of the waters In the streams. Among the most expensive breaks In dams were the Clear Water bleachery, the Au gusta game preserve, the Richmond factory, and the Augusta cannl bank. The break of the. canal will atop all of the cotton mills In the city for the. week. MELONS ARE DAMAGED BY THE HEAVY RAINS Special to Tbe Georgian. Hague, Fla., June 18.—'The continued ralna has about ruined the canta loupes. One hundred acres of canta loupes and two hundred acres of wa termelons planted at this place are very much damaged. TECH COMMENCEMENT BEGINS 8NWEDNESDAY MORE SOCIAL FEATURES ARE AR- RANGED THI8 YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE. The Tech commencement exercise* thla year will Include more social fea tures then ever before In the history of the school! Beginning with the banquets on Tuesday night of the graduating and rising senior classes and ending with the alumni banquet on Thursday night, this promises to be the most memorable commencement week the Institution haa known. With the exception of the senior promenade all of the exercises will be open to all comers, and Invitations wlU not be required. This applies especial ly to the annual Inspection of the shops and mill on Thursday morning and ihs graduation exerclsea at the Bijou thea ter on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. To both of these the public Is cordially Invited, and Chairman Matheaon ex presses himself as dsslrous that as many friends of the school at poaalbla will come out Thursday morning la order that they may see what the siu- dents actually accomplish under work ing conditions. Much Interest In the senior class centers around the medals offered by Colonel Walter P. Andrews for the student making the highest average In pure mathematics during hla emits course, and that offered by the New England Cotton Association for the best theals written by a graduate In the textile department. Competition has been keen for both of these med als and ns n oensequence excellent work has been done. The awards will be given out at the graduation exer cises on Thursday night. Thla haa been an exceedingly pros- t-crous year for the school, and. judg ing by the tact that he has received more requests for catalogues thla year than ever before. Chairmen Mathesog Is looking forward to the largest at tendance next year that the school haa ever known. Capital Stock Increased. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn, June 18.—Tb* Montlake Coal Company, operating mines at Daisy, Tenn, haa ppphel for an amendment to Its charter, fa- creaatng the capital stock from 32»,W» to 988,888. . , Palmour Made Captain. Former Lieutenant Palmour, Com pany A. of the Fifth regiment of the Georgia State Troops, haa been unani mously elected captain to succeed Cap tain L T. Catron, who recently r»*