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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. I »AV. Jt'I.Y The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Preildent. Subscription Rates: One Yetr 84.50 Six Month* ....... 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By Carrier, per week lOe Published Every Afternoon Except Sundsy by THE GEORGIAN CO. st 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlante, Gs. Entered second-ctaea matter April 8. 1106, at tba PoatolTlcs St AtltDta. r.a . nn.t.r art „f of Marcti I. 1STS. THE GEORGIAN COMES TO | to i GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE TO Envy, to which th' Ignoble mind's s Slavs la emulation In the learned or breve. —POPE. Welcome, Mr. Jerome. The presence In Atlsnts of William Travers Jerome, district attorney of New York county, together with two of his assistants, Francis P. Garvan and Almnth C. Vandl ver. Is an event of more than passing Interest and Impor tance. Among all the champions of reform no one stands out mors conspicuously in the public view than Mr. Jerome. The energy and fearlessness with which he has gone out after offenders against the law and has pursued crime In high places have challenged the admiration of the whole country. Long ago he won the reputation of being a man who "would not flatter Neptune for his tri dent nor Jupiter for the power to thundor." -ils personal and political courage bare become proverbial and are well Illustrated whenever the occasion demands. Mr. Jerome Is yet a young man. He Is only In his forty-seventh year. But be has been a hard student and a hard worker. Through the Influence of his father he secured an appointment In the district attorney's office under John R. Fellows, one of the ablest officials who ever occupied that responsible position, and events have shown that he profited to the fullest extent by his tute lage. After a term of service In this position he was se lected as a justice of special sessions, discharging the duties of that office for seven years. In 1901 he was chosen to the position of district at torney, and last year was reelected by an overwhelming majority. This last contest was one of the most strenu ous and dramatla In the history of New York politics. He refused to be tied up by pledges to Demoorets or Repub licans and made his race as an Independent, with no other platform than his own past achievements. ft was a whirlwind campaign. Mr. Jerome la a graph ic and forceful speaker, and he did not hesitate to hurl deflnnco at his critics In unmistakable terms. It was on the strength of his own vigorous personality and bis reputation for Incorruptible Integrity tha\ he won one of the most notable victories In the history of the city. To those who could only reason according to the logic of machine politics, his election was something of a surprise, and yet those who knew the men and his methods—his honesty, sincerity and energy—the result wns very much what they had anticipated. Mr. Jerome comes South to address the Bar Assocla tlon of the state of Georgia, which has postponed the date of Its meeting ten days In order to suit his convenience. That ho Is one of the busiest men In the state of New York goes without saying. Just at this time he and his assistants are busy with the case of Harry Thaw, who will soon be brought to trial for the murder of Stanford White. The Bar Association and the people of Georgia are therefore fortunate In being able to secure hts at tendance and that of his able assistants, at this juncture. Ills address nt Warm Springs will be one of the most notable In the history of the organisation. No man of so positive and Independent a character as Mr. Jerome could fall to make many and bitter enemies. Ho is criticised for not prosecuting the men who are al leged to have been guilty of malfeasance In oonnectlon with the Insurance exposures, but he takes the ground that while they are morally guilty, the technical proof to convict them Is wanting and a case has not been mado* out against them. Again he Is criticised for not hasten- tng the prosecution of Harry Thaw, but he replies that there are nearly a score of murder cases which have precedence of that of Thaw and that the richest man In the country would have to take hie turn before the bar of justice. In fact he Is a storm center In certain quarters of New York, but he maintains a serenity which only exas perates his enemies. He and his assistants are heartily welcome to Atlan ta Every man who loves the cause of reform feels a personal Interest In his visit and looks forward with the keenest pleasure to what he may say before the Bar As sociation of the state. As to Mr. Jordan’s Letter and the Bucket Shops. We of course have noticed with considerable Interest Mr. Jordan's letter In Sunday’s Atlanta Journal referring to editorials which have appeared In The Georgian. We regret that Mr. Graves has been suffering from a bron chial attack and that It became necessary on Friday tor him to go to the seashore for the benefit of his health. Naturally Mr. Graves is tbs proper one to reply to Mr. Jordan's letter. If he chooses. We have not heard from him concerning the letter, but can safely promise to print a reply at an early date. AS PUBLISHER OF THE GEOROIAN I DESIRE TO ASSURE HON. HARVIE JORDAN AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN COTTON OROWERS' ASSOCIATION, l HUGH WHITE. AS PRESIDENT OF THE AT- L CREDIT MEN'S ASSOCIATION. AND OUR •MB THAT THE GEOROIAN HAS NOT ENCOUB AOED, DOES NOT AND NEVER WILL ENCOURAGE, COUNTENANCE OR INDOR8E GAMBLING IN ANY 8HAPE, MANNER OR FORM. F. L. SEELY, Publisher. JUDGE RICHARD B. RUSSELL ON THE HUSTINGS AND A THOME; A PICTURESQUE PERSONALITY The laundry trust out In Ohio raises the question If cleanliness under all circumstances Is related to godll ness. If Mr. Bryan lingers In England much longer he will be suspected of having designs on parliament, with possi bly a seat in the cabinet b The Death of Alfred Beit. Tho richest man In the world passed away today. Alfred Belt himself would have had soma difficulty, perhaps. In making a reasonable estimate of hla own wealth, but It Is generally conceded that bis fortune was something like a billion doUars, and that It exceeded that of any other man then living. He was comparatively a young man. being but little more than 53 years of age at the Ume of his death. Ono by one the men who made South Africa what she is are passing to the great beyond. Barney Bernato was tho first to go. He eras the most picturesque and perhaps the most daring of them all. From a clown In a circus—so tha story goes—he rose to be one of the i-owers In the De Beers Mining Company, and with all his wealth he never eAUrely lost some of the attributes of a harlequin until that fateful day when he jumped overboard In midocean on his way to England from the Cape. That strange mixture of dreamer and man of action, Cecil Rhodes, was next to go, leaving behind him an Im mense fortune and a name for achievement which will not die for many a year to come. And now we are called upon to chronicle the death of another of the famous company. Alfred Belt, like Bernato and Rhodes, died a bachelor, and it is not known what will become of bis Immense property Interests. It is only known that with all his wealth he bad to pay tha Anal debt of nature, and once more we realise that “If health were a thing that money could buy Tba rich would live and tha poor would die." Eugenie’s Closing Days. A few days ago an aged woman—one who bad pnssed her eightieth year—wrote to the Emperor Francis Joseph that she felt the near approach of death and wished to bo near him once more. This agod woman was none other than tho former Empress Eugenie, once the Idbl of the French and tho beauty of Europe. That she la still living w|U come as something of a surprise to those who do not keep Inform ed of the world's affairs with the steady regularity which the shifting kaleidoscope demands, and Indeed she Is a re minder of a past which has receded so far that It Is as If she came from another world on those rare instances when she makes her appearance among the people of any of the various countries where she is always welcome. There Is no more pathetic figure In all Europe except her sister In misfortune, the ex-Empress Carlotta, tho un fortunate wife of the Emperor Mxamllian. She, too. Is bowed with the weight of age and cares and Is living out something more than tho Psalmist's span In the retire ment of an asylum. Since that far-off day when, kneel ing before the pope, begging that ha would Intercede In behalf of her husband, her mind suddenly gave way, there has not been is ray of reason to visit her melan choly mind. She has stood as a pathetlo figure, a me mento rnort of a regime which has long since passed away. There is in these two pathetlo figures a lesson be yond all the power of words. They stand as living exam ples of the evanescence of human greatness and power, and the thought of either of them always summons a world of melancholy reflections It may be true that the Empress Eugenie Is correct It may be that sho Is hearing the end of her long and eventful career. Some premonition that such Is the case seems to have entered into her mind and heart and Impelled her to seek the old friend who has stood by her so loyally for alt these years. It reminds one of the words of Woolsey-to the effect that "an old man bowed with years has come to beg a little earth for charity." She is rich so far as this world's goods go. But the friends of her youth have passed away. Few of the reigning sovereigns were on the throne when she was forced to lay aside her trappings of state. In a short time more tho curtain will fall on this great drama of her life—one of the most vital and Important in the history of the world- She will go to her last reward and lay aside all the sorrows thjkt environed her. No life In its meridian prime was more brilliant than hers and In Its evening shadows none Is more pathetic. It this demoralising hunt for chorus girl witnesses in connection with the Thaw case had occurred In the win ter season, it would hardly have been possible for the managers to get a solo together. The correspondents who are with Mr. Rockefeller as sure us that he does not even look under the bed before he goes to sleep at night The spirit of Zola must have looked down with sat isfaction abd approval on the Court of Cassation when It acquitted Dreyfus. A straight line used to be the shortest way between two points, but the nearest way to death, these days. Is to loop the loop. If the beef barons Insist on being bull-headed they will have trouble In saving tha rest of their anatomy from slaughter. The marriage of Mrs. Leslie Carter leads to the Inter esting Information that she Is thirty-three entire years old. Platt and Odell have burled the hatchet- a broad-mo for the common enemy. and dug up It seems like old times In Savannah to hear Tom Morgan's voice abroad In the land. AFTER. By Wax Jones. The family Is feeling fine, The Fourth has woeless gone, Sava for the rocket that misfired And took an eye from John. The day went off without a hitch, And all was bright and fair. Although there waa a Catherine wheel That burned poor Nellie's hair. And Mommer said she liked the fun— "I'm not too old, I guesc”— But what a change when Willie's bomb Burned through her party dress! We ell look back upon the Fourth, Without a face that’s glum. Though Uncle’sjrather sensitive Since Bud blew off his thumb. Why even Popper, on that day, Lit bombs and yelled and cheered. But my! He looks so comic since A cracker singed his beard. And Auntie Toodles (she's got coin) Was ssked to spend the day— A cracker fastened to her skirt Cut short her quiet stay. The family is feeling fine. If one or taro are i Great Reception Ten dered Him at Winder. HUNDREDS DO HONOR TO HIS HOME-COMING Faith in His Cause, Confi dence in Its Success, His Most Striking Quali ties—Has Never Considered Defeat. By SELENE ARMSTRONG. "Three cheers for Oovtrnor Dick!" "Hurrah for our own Dick Russell!" "All aboard for Winder, the next capital of Georgia!"' • Hello. Dick!" and W. L. Hewlett, for sevon years court bailiff under Judge Russell at I-nwrenoevllel, threw both arms around him and klsed him right fervently. * Howdy, governor!" Hurrah I” "Hurrah!" "Hur -r a h!" This story begins with a brass band and over 200 enthusiastic Gwinnett county voters who joined Judge Richard B. Russell at Lawrencevtlla Saturday and accompanied him to Winder, where he epoke for the first time since enter ing tha gubernatorial race. It waa hla home-coming after five months upon the hustings, nfter a campaign which must be recorded as one of the moat audacious and picturesque ever made In the elate, and Winder and adjoining towns had closed their stores and other places of business In order to show how a prophet may be honored In his own country. Reception at Winder. The train bearing Judge Russell and the Gwinnett county voters waa met at Winder by a still larger throng and by still another brass band. Through the crowd marched Sheriff R. T. Mar tin and ex-Tox Collector A. W. Moore, of Gwinnett, carrying a huge banner, which bore. In splsndld red and blue lettering, the words, "Gwinnett will give 1,000 majority for her own Judge After morl hurrahing, which waa of Wli thla time a combination - Inder and We had a happy, peaceful Fourth, And hops for many more Gwinnett county enthusiasm, and after a general handshaking, Judge Russell reached the carriage which had been sent to meet him. With tremendous puffs and snorts, the north-bound train etarted on lta way. "Good-bye, Clarke!" "Good-bye, Hoke!" "Good-bye, Jim Smith and Eatlll! "Good-bye to the whole lot of yert" yelled small boys In derlalon, and with mock groans of pity ss if the depart ing train were bearing Into oblivion four dafeatad candidates. Through tha atreata of the little town' the procession wended Its way to the Winder Academy, It being found necea- aary, because of the threatening weather, to hold the speaking Indoors. Rlchsrd B. Russell, the Man. Thla Is hot a political tale, it does not aim In any sense Whatever to pro mote any political Interests. Its pur pose la to portray aomsthing of a per sonality which has asserted Itself ao forcefully In two recent Georgia cam- and to give a brief outline of the moat uniquely Interesting reoea ever made In thla state for the office of governor. What Is It In "Plain Dick” Russell, the man, that made poealble two years ago hla remarkable race for chief jus tice of the supreme court, when in forty-one days he polled (1,000 votes against the late Chief Justice Simmons, who had held the office eighteen years 7 What characteristics have enabled him, without money, without Influence, with out the support. In the beginning of the gubernatorial race, of a single news paper, to hold hla own against candi dates who control, in a large degree, all iese forces, to win to hla suppor thirty-two Georgia newspapers, and t< so lay hold upon the hearts of the peo ple that hie chances for the gover norship are conceded by discerning pol- ■tlctans to have assumed serious pro portions? Does the power of the man lie In hla 'rsonallty, or In hla platform? Or In ith? These are questions which have forced themielves upon the attention of the people of Georgia, and which the writer bore constantly In mind during the day spent with Judge Russell upor the platrorm and In hla home at Wind- First Impression Disappointing. The first Impressions of Judge Rua- sell were distinctly disappointing. He waa not so ugly as I had a right to aspect to find him, and Inetead of farm er's jeans, he wore an eminently re spectable Prince Albert coat and creased trousers. Even these, however, detracted nothing from the'glory of his home-coming, and when he enterefi the densely packed auditorium of the Wind er school building the men who have known him longest and beat cheered him as with oneTusty voice. From sev eral hundred people on the outside, who could not find seats In the auditorium, the applause wae .as strong. Judge Ruatell wae Introduced by W. H. Toole, prealden of the Winder Savings bank. On the platform aat many prominent clttsens of Gwinnett, Walton and Jackson counties. Prominent Supporters. A few who were on the etage from Gwinnett county were: C. M. Moor cock, editor: Major W. E. Simmons, T. A. Haslet, farmer; R. T. Martin, aher- Iff; Judge J. P. Webb, ordinary; A. M. Moore, farmer; Captain W. J. Bore, Dr. M. A. Born. C. C. Wall, blacksmith; C. U. Bora. Colonel F. F. Juhan, W. P. Williams, farmer; W. J. Tribble, farm er, and C. D. Jacobs, termer. Some who were on the stage' from Winder were: R. H. Cannon, merchant; Rav. H. N. Rainey, Rev. J. H. Wood. W. H. termer, and Hon. Pear— Now- Judge Lowry, I ell, of Monroe. Ur. Toole'a Introduction of THE RUSSELL HOME, . AT WINDER. Though of one story, the house is deep and a side view would show it ample for its task of sheltering so large a family. Cottage In front of Jlldgo Russell's homo, which he has given for public On the front porch are shown several bales of cotton Russell waa followed by brief speeches from J. A. Perry and Walter Brown, of Atlanta. * In the opening words of hla speech, "Plain Dick" Russell thanked hla fel low townsmen for the welcome they had given him. Hie words bore an unmis takable stamp of sincerity and convic tion. It Is the Intensity of the man that Impresses you first, and It was the earnestness of his nature that made me, when I Intended asking if he really seriously hopes to be elected governor, modify my question and say, "If you are defeated, Judge, will .you run again?" Has Nsver Considered. Defeat. With characteristic energy, he re plied, "I have never considered being defeated.” It was eaay to kae that Judge Russell Is making tha Identity of hla Interests with those of the masses the Issue of hts campaign. And from the enthusi asm which this Identity of interests calls forth, It Is evident that he plays a strong hand. Hla appeal, direct, pas sionate, la to the common people. Un- S latakably he feels that he Is one of era-their cause hla cause. And when the voice of the sover eign people It heard at the ballot, Georgia will see that the common peo ple remembered their 'Plain Dick'Rus sell," he declared confidently, amid cries of “Yea, yea, Dick,” and “Three cheers for 'Plain Dick' Russell.” He never uiee the pronoun “I," but always the word "our." The Iseues of his platform upon which he dwells: longest are the Issues that seem to touch vitally the masses. His language la a simple tongue; hts Illustrations are the homely ones of every-day life. Believes In Hie Cause. ' With an Impassioned conviction of tha rightaousneaa of hla cause, with a faith In the common people that Is as a sacred trust given Into their keeping, and with an Inborn kinship to their Joys and sorrows “Plain Dick" Russell stands unique In his aspiration to fnake manifest In deeds the faith that Is In him. The most readily recognised factor In Judge Russell's popularity as a speaker has not, aa yet, been mentioned. This Is his. ready humor—certainty the most valuable asset of a public speaker. He haa a never-falling fund of anecdotes and telling witticisms. He wields with deadly effect the weapon of ridicule, yet when hla enemies sleep soundly In -the absurd little graves to which he consigns them, one realises that hla wit has been without venom. Main Issues of His Platform. The main Issues of Judge Russell's platform, aa outlined In hla speech at Winder, are as follows; 1. Equalisation of taxes, by which the burden of the tax-payer would be reduced SO per cent. 2. The extension of the state road to ,.je coast aa the only i fair adjustment of frelgl 2. Local option. 4. Nine months' school term in the rural districts, and equitable school taxes. 6. Reduction of railroad fare to 2 cents per mile and use of Interchange able mileage books. (. The election of railroad commis sioners by the people. Judge Russell devoted some length of time to the Issue of disfranchisement, showing that since the disfranchise ment act must receive the sanction of ballot box. It does not, as an Issue, af fect the governorship. He opposes all corporate Influence. He believes that railroads should be taxed on the market value of their •took. but that they, Jn turn, are entt- tied to honest dividends on their prop-pfie? erty. JUDGE RICHARD B. RUSSELL. Candidate for Governor of Georgia. An Arduous Campaign. During hla picturesque campaign of five months Judge Russell has can vassed ninety-seven counties, often speaking six and eight times In a single day. With an Indefatigable energy, be has electioneered on trains and on the country roadways. The most striking feature of hla campaign, and one of which'he does not boast. Is the econ omy with which It has been conducted. •It was hard for me to decide to en ter the race," he told me, "because there are iny children, and 1 did not know whether It would be right to them to give up the judgeship and stake so much time and effort on the race. Finally my wife decided for me, and neither of us haa ever been sorry of her choice." Makes Many Sacrifices. During these months of continual travel he has never taken a berth In a aleepar, and hla friends declare that hla limited campaign funds hart called slsed up for Spartan sacrifices of hla health and of personal comfort. He la the only candidate who, until recently, haa em ployed no stenographic service what ever. hla correspondence being largely looked after by Mrs. Russell herself. With a manliness and courage that must commend, themselves to all, "Plain Dick" Russell has fqught single- handed a fight which is recognlsad aa one of the bravest ever waged In Geor gia politics. "Romancers and Statesman." To the Editor of The Georgian: I have read with much concern your very able and conciliatory editorial on Romancers aa Statesmen.” I quite agree with you that the successful and famed author of 'The Jungle" made a mistake when he consented to run for congress on a Socialist ticket. ' Now, what I want to know Is, have I arty valid reason for coinciding with you, and let me ask, have you any great and good reason for saying that Mr. Upton Sinclair made an error In accepting a Socialistic nomination? Now, I know there le a "thing,” and by the courtesy of fair play I may be permitted to call It a reason, and thla reason or "thing." If you please. Is the only why. 1 concur with you In saying that the noted thinker went wrong In going out of the political school, to which he formerly belonged, and tak ing up abode with the Socialists. Is the prejudice of the common people against Socialism? Can you give any other reason. If by a stretch of mag nanimity you can call this a reason? Webster defines Socialism as meaning: "The science of the reconstruction of society, communism," and he defines communism aa meaning "a state of having all property In common. Social ism." The question arises now, do you, or rather do me, object to "the science of the reconstruction of socie ty?*' Are the conditions surrounding society today satisfactory? If ao, why all thla unrest? Are we opposed to "a state of having all property In com mon?" Do we not generally dissent to this last Idea, upon the ground of Its Impracticability, that It Is just atmply too good a state of affaire to be possi ble? Do we not often. In replying to those defending the principles of So Ily 1’rltate Leased Wire. I New York, July 16.—The venerable senior senator from New York. Hon. Thomas Collier Platt. celebrated his 73d birthday yesterday by holding a reception at his summer home, the Manhattan Beach hotel, which was at tended. by many politicians from all sections of the state. In speaking of the event. Mr. Platt had this to say; "Yes. 1 kivm I am 7:! vcaia \| . I know It only as a matter nt simple fact, not because l feel that old or that young. To be 73 years old feels Just like being 70. In other words, i feel Just the same as I did three years ago. Just the same as 1 did yesterday. "Politics? I know nothing of politics. It Is oil a blank to me. I am a nega tive proposition, a looker-on." From the "leaderB" who gathered about hint the last declaration of Sena tor Platt may be taken In a Pickwick ian sense. There Is a great deal of discussion In art nnd antlqujrlan circles as to whether J. P. Morgan has secured the greatest of all art treasures, or In the vernacular has been ''hnnded the most gigantic lemon” on record. Mr. Morgan has paid a fortune for what he has been assured are tha gold and silver ecclesiastical vessels of the early Christian church nnd were burled In the Isle of Cyprus In the seventh century'. How long they had been In existence before they were burled can only be guessed at, but It la known that Christianity drove out Paganism from the isle very early in the beginning of the era, so that—on the assumption that thess vessels are authentic—the date of their making would run back 1,(00 years or so. The story of the dealers Is that thess sacred vesstls were burled when the Moslems Invaded Cyprus and the factj of their discovery do not seem to be exactly understood. Friends of Cornelius Vanderbilt have Just learned that his steam yacht, the North Star, flagship of the New York Yacht Club, with Mr. and Mrs. Van derbilt and their two children, narrowly escaped disaster on a mysterious ob struction which the vessel struck while on her way Into Bar Harbor, Me., on Wednesday night. It waa very foggy and tha North Star waa proceeding under one bell, at quar ter speed. -The pilot could not “pick up” any of the harbor buoys and was feeling his way to an anchorage when a jar was felt that caused the yacht to tremble from stem to stem. ■ The shock awakened every one below decks. Mr. .and Mrs. Vanderbilt ran on deck and the nurses followed with their two children, Cornelius, Jr., and Grace Vanderbilt. The children were tig In fright. _.ie vessel waa not seriously Injured, however, and proceeded on her voyage. Wet times are ahead for the planet Venus, according to Professor Johann Relm, of tha royal observatory at Ber- ** n- i* ' ' . • 0 f - y ■ ■ • • Professor Relm, who Is one of Ger many’s greatest meteorologists, de clares that between 710 and 1,170 inches of rainfall caused the great flood about 12,000 years ago, and that this down pour marked the rhango between the rule of the earth’s Internal heat and the heat of the sun. Jn support ot his theory he calls attention to the present condition of Venus, a spectral analysts of which ahows tha planet surrounded with an atmosphere heavily saturated with moisture. "Thousands of years ago," hs says that was precisely the condition ol this earth. In consequence of the in tense Internal warmth enough water waa vaporised to form a thick veil ot heavy clouds. The aun’a rays could not penetrate thla vail of clouds, but these waa enough warmth In the earth to produce a mild climate and rich veg etation. ‘The moisture aoaked atmosphere In creased the atmospheric pressure from three to four times what It la now. and the gradual lessening of the heat from the earth brought about a lower tem perature. With the colder temperature the lower strata of clouds became too heavy to remain In position, and, de scending, caused fearful cloudbursts, causing what ta known aa tha deluge. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. ever come to pass? Understand me, I am not advocating Socialism or com munism, but In these tranquil, piping, peaceful, good old summer times, I would like to read from your forensic and Intrepid pen an edltortaL brilliant, aa you usually write them, a definition of Socialism. This la a good time of year to think and to give latitude to our thoughts. The people now. more than ever, love bold, fearless thought, and liberality affords excellent season ing on all occasions for Intellectual thoughts. Thanks In advance far the editorial on Socialism. W. M. HAIRSTON. Blberton. Ga, July 12, llOt. .Brewerton’s Fine Eye. (Oglethorpe Cltlxen.) The Atlanta Georgian's cartoons con tribute greatly to the gayety of the ‘■■•leal circus, now on the boanlx Georgian's artist seems to have the situation with a One eye. By rrirste Leased Wire. New York, July If.—Here are some of the vleltora In New York today: ATLANTA—Mr*. J. N. Moody, Miss C. Sheehan, Mm. E. Sheehan, W- g. Alexander, Miss I. Alexander, F. B. Baldwin, A. P. Coxe, Mies M. Fugat- iL J. C. Oavan and wife. Misses Green, J. E. Ley, N. K. Lave, G. S. Rapier, P. A. Rich, J. P. Riley, N. M. Ropft H. A. Simmons. IN PARIS. Special to The Georgian. Paris, July lg.—Wlllla Ragan, of At lanta, Ga, registered at the office of the European edition of The New York Herald today. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JULY 18. 1545—Anne Askew buret In London. 1779—Stony Point taken by the Amer icans. 1786—Treaty of peace between Moroc- co and the United State*. 1829—Directors of the Bank of the United States declared dividend of 21-2 per cent. 1843—S. C. F. Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy, died. Born April n. 17BI. 1852— Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, ended American «*«• and sailed for home. 1853— United State* ship Wyoming «• feated Japanese In naval b» ,u * at ShlmonoaekL , 1885—Freedman's Bureau bill vetoed by President Johnson. 1882—Mary Todd Lincoln, widow of President Lincoln, died “ Springfield, III. 1891—Manthester ship canal opened 1894—Yale team defeated In athletic contests in England. 1898—Admiral Cervera and officer* or Spanish fleet reached Annapon* aa prlsonere ot war. 1903—Cuban senate ratified treat? granting United States naval *na coal in* itatlons. 1905—Peary sailed from New York oo North Pole expedition. —