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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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nrd Oil and to all gas monopolies and materially reduce 1 Goat?” Very much like the old minister I once heard within the reach of the tenement dietrictH, and it is quite
'of. who went into a great free church to preach. This intero«tlng as to the manner in which the New York
brother and that brother went to him with the request public play grounds are conducted, as the children have
that he would not touch upon such and such questions | the privilege of voting on a mayor and council among
because they were acute issues In the church. At last I their own number to have general supervision of their
the old minister In desperation asked, What shall I preach I respective parks.
about? One old brother says, Give the Jews hell, there These public play grounds could be very easily estab-
aro none here. ‘llshed around the'city of Atlanta and with very little cost
So. Mr. Alexander that was not your reason for | Yours truly, WILMER. L. MOORE.
II forms of transportation and Illumination
This Is out a hasty review of what has been flecom
pllshed by the first session of the Fifty-ninth congress
Its enactments will go a long way toward ameliorating
the condition of the people and the practical operation
I of tho law* will be watched with considerable interest.
THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
“It Is Indeed a desirable thing to be well de
scended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors/*
—Plutarch.
What Congress Has Done.
Tho lint melon ot tbe Fifty-ninth congress, after
sitting since early In December of last year, adjourned
shortly before midnight on Saturday and tbe memben
have gone to their respective homes to look after their
fences.
In many respects this was ona of the moat remark-
■hie sessions of congress ever held. It was notabla
both In achievement anC In tbe amount of discussion In
dolgcd In on the subject of thp various measures brought
up for action. Tbe Congressional Record wilt reach 10,000
parcn and the number of words taken down by the offl-
ci.-il stenographers reach tha tremendous total of 40,000,-
000
Thore can be no doubt that the nature of the lm-
portent leglsiat.no adopted has carried the government
further toward centralisation than It has ever gone be
fore. but It has all como legitimately within the range of
the constitutional proVlalon which gives congrats the
right of regulating Interstate commerce, and the laws
themselves were so salutary and ao essential that there
baa not been the slightest apprehension on the part of
tie South.
Indeed, the entire work of reform baa been eo dis
tinctly In line with the po'lcy which tbe Democratic par
ly has been endeavoring to secure for a wearV while that
the Republicans themselves reedgnlse the fact, and It has
Ima one of the humiliating experiences of tho session
that they have had to stand for the charge that they
cribbed D....jcra; v thunder In working out reforms
which tjiey could no longer Ignore,
The most Important measures were the adoption
of a law regulating railroad rates;, one providing for a
rigid Inspection cf meat nnd meat products; tho adop
tion ot new laws relating to naturalisation; the reorgan
isation of the consular system; the enactment of pure
food regulations; the eatabllshment of national quaran-
tfne; the admission of Oklahoma and tbe Indian Terri
tory as the forty-sixth atete In the union, with the pro
vision that Arisons and New Mexico shall vote separate
ly on the proposition to be admitted aa one state; tbe
removal o( t' > Internal tax on denatured alcohol, and
Snelly the adoption of tho lock type ot canal across the
•Isthmus of
‘ Twenty-one thousand bills were Introduced In the
house, while 6,tOO were offered In tbe senate. Four
thousand ot theie measures were enacted Into lawa,
of which three hundred were of a public nature. |
The entire attitude of the Fifty-ninth congress was
one of strict criticism of the corporations, nnd ono of the
measures which promise to be most Important during
the days to come !■ tho resolution directing the Inter
state Commerce Commlalaon to Inquire Into the relations
of tbe common carriers with, tho great coal and oil pro
ducing Industries. ,
Most of the Important legislation has revolved about
the function* of the commission, and the railroad rate
legislation was. ot course, the most notabla. Thla act In-
creaaa* the membership of tho commission to seven, nnd
Increases the salary of ach member to $10,000 ■ year.
The new law broadens the term “common carrier” to
include express and sleeping care,, as well aa railroad
«ad boat lines under a common management. It broad
ens the term “transportation” to Include private car
line*. elevators and all other means for the shipment of
commodities. It provides that the rates shall be "reason
able It gives the Interstate Commerce Commission
(nil power, upon complaint and after a hearing, to fix “a
i< .-suitable and -ut maximum rate,” which shall take ef
fect thirty days after the Issuance of the order, and re
main in force two years unless changed by the commla-
.lon <>r, after review by the courts, la set aside; Appeala
by either party may be taken direct from the lower
fe-I-tral courts to the supreme court within thirty days.
Th. lommlaslon la to have accoss at all times to the
record* ot the common carriers.
The law la to take effect on August 28.
The bitterest light In congress perhaps was over the
meat Inspection measure, but out of the turmoil has come
a hill which Is fairly satisfactory. There la some regret
that tho packers arp not required to pay the expenses of
Inspection, but this Inspection will be thorough, at all
hoot s ot the day or night. On the whole It will be a great
Iwi-rovement over the existing laws.
The pare food law is another piece ot wholesome leg
islation. It provides a penalty for adulterated or mls-
brauded Pood, supplementing the purs food laws ot the
\arlotiH nates. Tbs bureau ot chemistry ot the depart
ment »r i-vrlculture It required to make examinations ot
foo-l and drugs suspected ot being adulterated or ml*-
branded, anc when such la found to be the case the
secretary of agriculture Is authorised to certify the facta
to th. United States district attorney for the district In
which tbs violation Is alleged to have occurred.
The County of Ben Hill.
The Georgian understands that a strong effort will
be made In the present legislature to create the now
county of Ben Hill, and Tho Georgian is frankly and un
hesitatingly In sympathy with the movement
Tho legislature last year left Its work only two-
tblrds done when It namod two of Its new counUes after
two of the great Qeorgla triumvirate, but omitted the
third, and perhaps the greatest of tbe three. It was a
splendid set of recognition to create the counties of Bob
Toombs and Alex Stephens, but the patriotic work was
Incomplete and almost slurred when tho law-givers of
Georgia forgot to add the name of Beo Hill.
Alex Stephens was tbe great constructive statesman
of bis period. Benjamin Hill was tho greatest orator,
the flnest analyst and the greatest leader of opposition
that Georgia ever produced. Robert Toombs stood be
tween the two with some of the qualities of each, and
with some qualities which neither of his great contem
poraries possessed, but there was no greater Georgian
than Benjamin Harvle Hill. His speeches ere tbe classics
of Georgia oratory, bis courage Is a part of the heroic
history of the commonwealth, and bis logic and Individu
ality will be remembered In Inspiration by the genera
tions to corns. Tho nomenclature ot our stato divisions
la Incomplete when It' Includes n Toombs and a Ste
phens, unless it should also add a Ben Hill to tbe roster
of Us county names.
There seems to be no reasonable basis of objection
to this excellent bill. The cltlxena of Irwin county liv
ing In and around Fltxgerald are asking the legislature
to amend tha constitution by creating this county of Ben
Hill. Senators and representatives of both tho now
county and the territory taken from the old counties
affected by the legislature are not only In favor of ths
measure but enthusiastically Its advocates.
The county seat of Irwin la the little town of Irwin-
vllle, 11 miles from Fitzgerald, which Is a city of 8,000
to 10,000, and the people who And It necessary to visit the
court house are without railroad facilities of any kind,
while the hotel facilities In Irwin are wholly Inadequate
to accommodate thoae who attend the regular sessions
of the superior eourt •
|Thls measure was up before the last legislature and
lacked only a single vote of passage. Under all these
circumstances. It would seam to he a plain and easy mat
ter for the legislature to see Its way clear to gratifying
and convenlendng n large number of Georgia people,
while at the same time they do tardy Justice to the mem
ory of one of the greatest nnd most Illustrious Georgians
of hla own nnd ot other time*.
We sincerely trust that the legislature may see this
question In thla way, and that one name, at least, and
that the name of Ben Hill, shall be added to the Illus
trious list sc the last of the new. counties to be created
by the state.
crltlclHlng Mr. Fleming and The Georgian. What was It?
Where Is the trouble? No man, says Mr. Alexander, can
discuss In June, 1906, acute and momentous Issues with
out being partisan, and Mr. Fleming's discussion of
the question was wrong, because by a literal technicality
he called no man's name In Ills discussion. Thereupon
Mr. Alexander removes the technicality and discloses the
secret of bis trouble by calling a name. From your logic,
Mr. Alexander, It seems to mo that free speoch must not
be partisan and that no man can discuss acute and mo
mentous Issues without being partisan, therefore none
but partisans should discuss this Issue. From my view
point your trouble seems to be that Mr. Fleming dis
cussed, from your standpoint, tbe wrong side of the ques
tion.
Upon this subject I aay Mr. Fleming had the right
to discuss disfranchisement, or freight rates, If you please,
from the university rostrum, from his standpoint, for J
do not think Mr. Fleming Is responsible for these Issues
being partisan and I believe they would be more Intelli
gently discussed nnd decided If they had been kept out
of tho plane of partisan politics. It seems to mo the hon
or of dlsfrnnchlHemont being an Issue ought to belong
to tho editor of Tho Georgian, for from what Information
I have ho was the first and most consistent advocate of
tho Issue In Georgia. I will leave tho question of how It
camo to be a partisan iiolltlcal Issue to tho Judgment of
Mr. Alexander. Mr. Alexander says Mr. Fleming made
Just aa good an argument on the subject as can be made,
and that it in tint Ilk--]-.- to Injure the cause be attacked.
Well, then, what harm has hi. - housing -II fr.-iiici-ls-ii- iit
for a subject, nnd his argument ot the question done?
Mr. Alexander further says he knows the minds of tho
peoplo of Georgia, and that they are going to eliminate
the negro as far as possible, from politics, and as far as
that question I* concerned he cared nothing abou^ Mr.
Fleming's speech. Well, why did you go to the trouble
to write a two-bnrrcled column to The Georgian against
It? If you will prove to the readers of The Georgian
that you care absolutely nothing about It, then I wilt eat
crow. In conclusion, Mr. Alexander lays It Is his love
tor the university and free speech that prompted him to
make this protest
WM. Mr. Alexander, If your criticisms of Mr. Flem
ing war* all true, and If Mr. Fleming did blunder, there
are Just lots and lots of people In Georgia whom the
university and Its speakers does not directly affect but
there are very few people In the state that our news
paper* do not affect, and I trust The Georgian will con
tinue to give us In Its editorial* the truth, as deduced
from facta, even If It-la from a standpoint that bellevea
differently from Its editor, for only from a view of both
sides of a question can readera Intelligently decide
what Is right. LEMUEL D. KING.
Covington, Oa., June 26, 1906.
We Omit a Communication.
There are few men.ln Georgia fpr whom we have a
higher personal regard than Judge Enoch Calloway, ot
Augusta, but we simply cannot find It good newspaper
policy to give five and >a halt columns of our space today
to tha resawed expressions ot Judge Calloway’s opinion
of Mr. Hoke Bmlth.
Some weeks ago we published a three column article
of Judge Calloway's upon this theme and were glad to
give It space In our paper, as Judge Calloway himself
bad recently been under fire aa a member of the state
executive committee. ,
To thla article Mr. Hoke Smith has never replied. If
he had, we should feel under some obligation to give five
and a half column* moro to Judge Calloway, but In
view of the fact that this Is simply a renewal of criticism
In answer to Mr. Smith’s criticisms upon the stump,
and In view of the fact that U covers so much of old
matter along with the new matter which It Introduces, wa
Just simply cannot believe that the readers who pay for
our paper would prefer to read five and a halt columns
of Judge Calloway's opinion of Mr. Smith In these politi
cal times, rather than fir* columns of news end telegraph
ic matter which we would be compelled to omit In order
to mako room for Judgo Calloway’s comments.
And so, we believe that we do our best duty to our
thousands of readers when we decide this question In
favor of five columns ot news and telegrams which
come In conflict with Judge Calloway's always Interest
ing opinions.
Of course. It !■ a matter of regret to us at any time
to omit anything which Judge Calloway may offer to
the public, end he may reit assured that any articles
of hla which come aGreaeonable length will have a wel
come place In this paper as long rs It Is published, but
we fubmlt to him and to our readera that we are doing
tbe Journallatle and the proper thing when we chooee five
columns ot news In preference to five and a halt col
umns of opinions which almost any man can forecast be
fore they are read.
We trust sincerely that we shall hear from Judge
Calloway at another time, and upon another subject
which does t engage ao exhaustively the processes ot
his mind.
uew naturalisation law provides that no alien
< an become a dtlsen unless he le capable of speaking
the English language. A bureau la to be established for
tin registration of a description of every alien entering
our and tbe law forbid* tha naturalisation of any
one who Is an anarchist or advocates lawlessness or
jKilygamy.
The provision that all quarantine stations shall be
placed under th* control of th# secretary of the treasury
also provides for tho transfer of state or local control
of qua aalin* staUoni to the federal government, which
t-hall have the right to establish other quarantine sta
tions by condemnation or otherwise. Half a million dot
.-tars Is appropriated for carrying out this provision.
The commercial world has been particularly Interest
ed In the repeal of tho tdk on denatured alcohol. Thla
will reduce the cost of such alcohol—made unfit for
mu- a> a basis for beverages or patent medicines—
from about $2 50 to 28 cents s gallon, and It will make It
l-ottslhlo to mu- It for fuel and Illuminating purposes It
la thought that this will deal a heavy blow to the Stand-
MR. FLEMING'8 ADDRESS.
To the Editor of The Georgia*;
1 do not agree with your position as regards th*
disfranchisement of th* negro, but I assent to your posi
tion In regard to 81 r. Fleming's speech last Tuesday—I
do ao with respect for you and tor Hon. Hooper Alexan
der. whose letter, criticising Mr. Fleming, and your edi
torial, appeared In the Georgian yesterday. Aa for Mr.
Fleming’s good taite In choosing a subject, I am willing
to leave that to the judgment ot the late and lamented
Walter Hill, who had such decided convictions upon
questions that he would not vary from them Ur be gover
nor of Georgia.
As to the question back of good taste, which affects
the rights of every citizen of Georgia—the alumni of
the university, namely, Mr. Fleming’s right to speak
upon—the queatlon that la acute In Georgia politics
(although ao far as I am Informed Oeorgia la the only
state that has made thla great question a political
Issue), any dtlsen, says Mr. Alexander, has the right to
express hla views. In his own time and place. But when
he le given tbe sole opportunity to speak It la wrong to
promulgate vlewe which cannot be answered upon equal
terms, and The Georgian was equally guilty because Its
editorial Indorsed Mr. Fleming's right thus to speak and
choose. Why was It wrqng? Because, says Hr. Alex
ander. the university rostrum ought to be one of the
great free platforms of the state, and In the very next
sentence tells us that In the very nature ot things It la
Imposatble to give a hearing to both aides upon such an
occasion. Therefore to make so address upon such an
occasion for or against any vital lasu* Is a suppression
ot free speech. ,
Pitiable university rostrum! Pitiful free speech!
According to Mr. Alexander. Mr. Fleming ehould have
cboeea a subject that would have renewed the filial
and fraternal memories of youth. Yet. something tike
“How Old Ann Was” or "Which la th* Butt End of a
A PRACTICAL BREATHING 8P0T.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I note that an effort la being made by a committee
connected with the Atlanta Charitable Association, to use
the ground surrounding the schools for the purpose of
public play grounds.
Thla Is not an experiment In other cities and la not
altogether a new thing In the city of Atlanta. For -the
past twelve months on tbe Marietta road, adjoining the
property of the Exposition Cotton Mills, has been located
a public play ground under the management of the Ex
position Mills Sunday school. Those Interested In this
movement operate on the following plan;
The lot Is the property of the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company and was vacant, not being used. Con
sent was obtained from the president of this company to
uso the ground and Improve same, with tbe understand
ing of course that at any time tbe company might wish
to Improve It they hnd tho liberty to take possession.
• Through tbe assistance of the cotton mill and also
friends of tho Sunday school, the grounds were Inclosed
In fence and apparatus purchased and constructed. There
Is a good ball park, also swings, Joggling boards and
merry-go-round, and In connection with this Is the use
of a house la which the apparatus Is stored, rings,
trapeze, boxing gloves, etc., etc., when not In use.
This ground Is under the charge of a committee of
three men residing In the neighborhood and also three
boys. These boys through their Interest In the grounds
and also Influence whleh they have ovef the children,
prevent any rowdyism, boisterous actions and destruc
tion of apparatus.
Your Journal could use its influence to excellent ad
vantage If they would encourage the establishment of
these play grounds throughout the city, especially In the
factory dlstrlots where the poor people reside, as they
are unable to obtain tho advantages ot Grant park,
owing to the fact that their work hours are long, and
they have not tbe necessary funds to pay car fare to
and from this park.
If any of your readers wish to see these little folks
enjoy themselves to their utmost capacity, they should
visit this play ground some Saturday afternoon.
Many cities are going to very large expense In the
establishment of these public playgrounds to placo them
MEN ADMIRE NEATNESS IN
WOMEN.
A young man has written asking my
■dvlce as to the wisdom of breaking his
engagement.
He lays that he laves his sweetheart,
but that she Is so distressingly untidy
that he fesre he could never live hap
pily with her. He has spoken to her
time and again about this serious fault,
but with no good result.
I cannot advise hint to marry her, for
I know that no girl who Is untidy shout
her person and the house could make a
good wife. She could not make a man
comfortable, and no man's love Is proof
against discomfort.
Untidiness also means extravagance,
and an extravagant wife le a drawback
to any man.
Thla young men differs In nowise
from hla fellow-men.. There is no men
living who does not dlellke slovenli
ness and untidiness In a woman.
No matter how pretty a girt may be.
If ahe Is untidy It seriously detracts
from her beauty.
The plain girl, of course, can still
Iras afford to be untidy, but ehe nee*
have no qualms about being pleasant to
look upon If she keeps herself exqui
sitely neat and dainty, for neatness snd
daintiness have a beauty all their own.
Many a man’s Interest In a girl has
been checked because he found her to
be untidy about her home.
In a town where I used to visit there
lived a family of charming girls.
They were pretty snd bright, and al
ways surrounded by young msn. • But
they did not seem to marry.
Other girls less attractive married,
but these three pretty jtlrie, though ap
parently great belles, remained sln-
Kl l' asked a young man friend what the
cause of It was, snd ha said that all
ths men were afraid to marry any of
them because they were so notoriously
untidy.
“They are pretty and Jolly.” he said,
"but they are untidy personally, and
th* house Is abominably untidy. I do
not bsilsve the window curtains have
been washed In years, snd there are
dust snd dirt In every- corner. No man
would core to trust hla future to such
shiftless extravagance snd discomfort."
So you see. girl*, good looks snd good
manners are not th* only qualities req
uisite th the winning of s husband.
The sensible msn looks for * girt
who will be * good wife as well os ■
charming companion.
Neatness Is th* foundation of good
style In dress.
A gown may be absolutely up to date
la every respect, but If It it pul on In
a slovenly fashion the wearer will have
no style.
Unblsckened eboea or worn-out glov*
TEACHING CHILDREN TO HATE GOD.
Editor of The Georgian: ,
I am Inspired to write this article from having read
brother George A. Beattie's Sunday school lesson In The
Georgian of the 23d. It Is remarkably strange that pro
fessing Christians are so deluded and blinded to the
troth—as It Is revealed In the Word of God—by the god
of this world, the devil, as to misrepresent the Divine
Character by holding God up to the minds of tho young
as a God of hate and vengeance Instead of a God of love,
by teaching the everlasting torment of the wicked In a
place or condition called hell. Even the childish mind
would naturally rebel against tho worship of such a cruel
fiendish monster os the lord's dear people, many of
them. Ignorantly claim hint to be. by the preaching and
teaching of such unacrlptural doctrines.
I only wish to call attention to the latter part of the
Sunday school lesson by Brother Beattie, where he
speaks of "Hell Fire." He says truly that "Gehenna"
was a valley Just outside the walls of the City of Jem*
salem, where all the tilth, garbage, etc., of the city was
consumed, destroyed, burned up, not preserved In any
way. He says - 'we are not to understand that Christ
Intended to tench that there Is a literal hell fire where
tho souls.of the lost are burned.” Correct "He usea
It only as a typo or symbol of the sufferings they will
endure.” With all duo respect to the opinion of Brother
Beattie and all who believe as he does, I must say that
this last statement Is altogether unacrlptural, God-dls-
honorlng and as faUe as the devil himself who origi
nated It- Everything that went Into Gt%enna—tho val
ley of Hlnnom—was destroyed, not tormented, not pre
served In any sense. Hence our Savior used It as n
symbol of destruction and not ns a symbol of torment
or misery. Our Lord used the same word. Gehenna, ns
a Symbol of destruction In Matthew 10:28. where ho
says "Fear him who Is abb- m destroy both soul and
body In Gehenna." hell. Anything that Is destroyed
can't suffer. If man was Immortal then God could not
destroy him, because Immortal means death proof, and
the Scriptures plainly teach us that "God only hath Im
mortality." Hence, every being In the universe, men, an-
gel< and devils, nre mortal, otherwise thoy would be
equal with God. as Satan made Eve believe ahe would
be by eating the forbidden fruit. The fact that tho
devil Is to bo destroyed (Heb. 2:14) proves that angola
are mortal, because he was once chief amongst them.
Then we, the church, are admonished to "seek for glory
Immortality, eternal life." Why seek for that we are
already In possession of? None but the church, the brldo,
tho lamb's wife, will ever attain to tho divine Immortal
nature, which Is the reward of the church, and Paul
tells us we get It In the first resurrection—Cor. 16:63.
God has nowhere at any time promised eternal life
to tbe wicked anywhere In any condition, not even In
a hell of torment; and If the wicked are to be preserved
anywhere In any kind of torment eternally they would
necessarily haro to be made partakers of tho divine na
ture. which Is Immortality, and an all-wise God could
nover bo guilty of bestowing a part of his own nature
upon tho wicked In order that he might torment that
part of his own nature In n h6ll of misery. Oh how com
pletely Satan has blinded the eyes of those who profess
to be servants of the living God and believers In His
word. Hell Is described In the context as a place
of darkness Instead of a place of lurid flame of fire. In
another It Is described as a place of forgetfulness, where
there is no knowledge or wisdom. Instead of a placo ot
walling and gnashing of teeth. In fact, the words which
translate our English word hell have a directly opposite
meaning to that given them: they do not have the sig
nificance of torment In the remotest degree and cannot
be made to have such a significance by translating them
Into English.
But let us suppose that the doctrine of the eternal
torment of the wicked Is true, what Is going to become
of them when the devil and hell are both destroyed?
That the devil is to be destroyed is clearly taught in tho
Bible cannot be denied, aa we read In Heb. 2:14, ami
others. Then In Hoses 13:14, we read “O grave I will
be thy destruction.” The word rendered grave hero Is
the Hebrew word sheol, and sheol, no matter what shcol
Is, or what aheol means, sheol Is to be destroyed, and
sheol Is rendered hell thirty-one times In the Old Tes
tament Scriptures.
The doctrine of eternal torment should never bo
taught to children, or any one else, for It Is altogether
unreasonable, unscriptural, God-dishonoring and blas
phemous, was originated by the devil In tho dark ages,
promulgated by the apostate church and handed down to
the Protestant denominations as a legacy. The Immor
tality of man (tbe old lie with which Satan deceived
Eve In the garden of Eden) upon whleh tha doctrine
of the eternal torture of tho wicked was founded, are
the two principal foundation stones of tbe apostate
church and all those who come out of her. Hence they
are doctrinea of anti-Christ, the doctrines of devils. I
challenge any one to refute a slnglo statement I have
made In this article. J. C. C. CARLTON.
College Park, Go.
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS
A RE PA SSED B Y CONGRESS
President Roosevelt Says the Session Dis
played Good Statesmanship—Much Money
Appropriated for Various Undertakings.
By Print* L#n#ed Wire.
Washington, July 1.—President
Roosevelt aay* that the flrat session of
the flfty-ninth congress, which came
to * close Saturday night, did more
substantial work along the lines of
“real constructive statesmanship" than
haa been accomplished at any session
of congress with which he Is familiar.
Chairman Tawney, of the house ap
propriation committee, says that the
total appropriations made by congress
for the fiscal year 1907, Including those
carried In the regular appropriation
acts, all deficiencies, miscellaneous
matters and permanent annual appro
priations aggregate $880,183,101.
What'Congress Did.
Here are some of the measures con
gress enacted Into law:
Railroad rate bill.
Pure food bill.
Meat Inspection bill.
A uniform and more strict method of
naturalising aliens.
The Immunity of witnesses from
prosecution who give testimony before
government tribunals, the bill express
ly stating when such Immunity ob
tains and when otherwise.
Lock Typo of Canai.
bill removing the Internal reve
nue tax on denatured alcohol.
The lock type was selected for the
Panama canal, and $3t.00Q,000 for the
year was set aside for the work.
It was required that material for the
canal be of American manufacture,
unless the president finds , the price ex
cessive, In which case he Is given au
thority to purchase abroad.
The consular servtge was given a
complete new legal status, which will
permit an entire reorganisation.
For Publio Buildings.
Of the appropriations made, $25,000,-
000 will go Into new public buildings In
various sections of the country.
*The largest battleship afloat" was
authorised, but before bids for Its con
struction can« be submitted, congress
must have approved the plans at its
nest session.
The annual appropriation for the
state militia was doubled and hereaft
er $2,000,000 will bf spent from the
federal treasury for the purpose of
keeping the state military organiza
tions In touch with the regular army.
Congress gave great care to the draft
of a bill Intended to preserve the scenic
beauty of Niagara Falls, and the meas
ure was passed.
For Jamestown Exposition.
The tariff to be collected by tbe Phil
ippine government on goods entering
the Island trade was revised.
A measure of Importance to railroad
and other employees engaged In haz
ardous employments, known as the
employers' liability bill, became a law.
The government will participate in
the Jamestown Ter-centennlal Exposi
tion and $1,325,000 was authorised ex
pended out of the Federal treasury for
that event.
Speedy appropriations for the San
Francisco sufferers resulted from re
quests by the president. Two and a
half million was donated directly and
supplies from the stores of the govern
ment nearly equaled that amount
Private pension legislation for the
benefit of the old soldier who Is unable
to receive a' pension under the statute
laws kept up Its usual heavy pace.
Private Lea and Win*.
New York, July 2.—A feature aeasnn
1h booked at Newport, with the Van
derbilts as head-llnors. Never since
the fabled days of entertaining at Mar
ble house a detude ago has there been
a Vanderbilt reunion like the one
vouched for this season.
To MIhs Gladys Vanderbilt ami her
mother, who have been traveling
abroad, have gone forth summer-plans
and invitation* from Newport that
proved the snare they were in
tended to be, and word cornea back that
Gladys and her mother have de
cided that Europe would prove slow,
Indeed, compared with Newport dur
ing the Hummer season. Hence their
early return may be looked for. They
will occupy the Braker.*.
The Duchess of Marlborough may
come with them.
Commodore ami Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt are Installed In the Waldorf-
Astor villa on the Cliffs. The commo
dore likes the location of the Astor
plat a and has bean thinking of pur
chasing the villa for his very own.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald C. will soon
he buck from their hurried trip abroad
and to this gladsome mid-summer
gathering of the Vanderbilt clans th#
George Vanderbilts will lend their pres
ence for ft visit.
The concerted supplications of th#
reinforced Vanderbilts to , William K.
Vanderbilt, Sr., In Paris, to “come on
over," have been met by a letter, not
devoid of hope. Mrs. Vanderbilt 1#
most anxious to see again the social
whirl of Newport at Its height. Effort
is now being made to fan her desire to
the point of a trip over.
I hear from London that WlLlam
Waldorf Astor, who has been ailing for
several weeks. Is now admitted to
lx- seriously III. His doctors having or
dered $ change of scene he has >>oen
removed in an Invalid carriage from
his town house on Carlton terrace to
Cliveden. Ills usual plans for Bum
mer entertainments have been aban
doned.
Fully 1,&00 persons were present at
religious services held In the betting
ring of the Morris park race track. The
revival was held under the auspices of
the evangelical committee of ‘New
York. Rev. I’. < \ Warren, <rff the
Centenary M. E. church, said ,he re
joiced that a place consecrated to sin
hnd como to be used for hollar pur
poses.
Picking up a lighted cigar which
Joseph Grasse, of South Brooklyn, had
thrown Into the cage, a big ape lr the
Bronx zoological park rammed it Into
the hay and In a moment the cage w as
ablaze. Women and children in the
placo ran In terror. The monkey
screamed'and dodged In the fir nes.
Grasse was arrested.
Coney Island's police arc chng -Ined
over their seeming lack of legal power
to arrest a band of confidence ' men
who have descended upon the ifesort
with several new gambling devices.
The “canary bird wheel of fortune" Is
one of the most daring of tl?e Imposi
tions upon the public. Each revolution
Of the wheel nets the gamblers ill.50
and the guesser of the lucky number
wins n canary bird worth 30 cents.. In
asmuch as tho backers of the genles
have obtained permits from the bureau
of licenses, the police refuse to Inter
fere.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 2.—Here nre home
of the visitors in New York todn-
ATLANTA—W. E. Austin, J.
Boyd, L. C. Bulllnton, M. D. Ca idler
and wife, R. A. Curran, F. H. Gaynes
and wife. W. R. Jennings, Mrs. ft.
Levy, J. C Mlllchap, J. L. Montlflre. R.
R. Otla, E. Saperstoln, J. B. Thomas,
Ej* J. Walker and wife. A. M. Wynne,
Miss C. Wynne, J. O. Wynne and wife,
A. Wynne.
AUGUSTA—C. E. Brown, J. E. Kav-
anaugh, R. B. Taut, R. J. Watson-
MACON—W. F. Buchnnan, CJ. H.
Roberts.
SAVANNAH—B. C. Cooper ami wife,
N. P. Coviah, J. M. Schwab and wife.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
flnsere will spoil the amsrtset coattime.
No hat can look pretty whan perched
on an untidy head.
Never neglect your personal appear
ance. stria; take pstn* to make your
selves ss neat and dainty ss you can.
It wilt add 10 per cent to your attract
ive::--
In Mississippi thins* are shaping
themselves for a warm race for the
United State* senate. Alignments have
already been made, snd partisan* of
both Congressman John Sharp Wil
liams and Governor James K. Varda
nian are dally telling stories of the
merit* of their respective favorites.
JULY 2.
1644—Battle of Marston. •
1776—Battle of Long Island.
1800—Act passed for legislative union
of Greet Britain nnd Ireland.
1821—Sir Charles Tupper. Canadian
atatesman. born.
1832—Acre tnken by Ibrahim Push*.
1843—s. c. F. Hahnemann, founder of
homeopathy, died. Born April 10,
1776. . ,
1850—Sir Robert Peel, English slate*,
man, died. Born I’ebruirry t,
1788.
1861—Battle of Falling'Waters, Vn.
1868—Milan Obrenovlch proclaimed
prince of Sends.
1876—Jury In the Tllton-Beecher rase
disagreed and were discharged.
1881—Assassination of President Gar
field.
1888—King Milan of Servla applied for
a divorce.
1893 Peary's vessel Falcon sailed from
New York for the Arctic re-
r—ftsU miners In Ohio, Pc
vanla and West Virginia
on strike. ' ■
1898—No newspaper* published id
cago owing to strike -» *
1897-
rlnt-
OINKENSPEIL’S EPPY GRAMS.
Der motto of der Beef Tru«t-Tc
all dines vat pure.
Truth vos might)
enough to be popnli
Bleb people* htf trouble* rich poor peo
ple* can nefer cnchoy.
Temptation elvsys veers rubber shoes und
speaks mlt s risper-
It doand took tuo to make n nDarrel
mlt der mas dot le his own v. r-t eo. m;
Aim! It strange del re nefer hesr of a
henpecked busland thing der coop)
A me** maa rkenerally has n mm n time
mlt ms money.
Sometime* It vis more trooble to swold
trouble den It vs* to let der trouble <tik
in nnd get you.