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the*atlAWEa OBhkWAd. ' The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE QRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Itffes: I Published Ever)' Afternoon | One Tear $d.SO Eicept Sunday by Six Months 2.50 THE GEORGIAN CO. Three Months 1.25 at 25 W. Alabama Street, | By Carrier, per week 10c Atlanta, Ca. A Great People and a Mad Campaign Fifteen months ago there were five prominent Geor gians in the full enjoyment of tranquillity and high repute among their fellow-citizens. Each of these gentlemen was prominent, respected, and trusted In his own community and in the state at large. If any one of these gentlemen had given his note for a debt of honor it would have been accepted in any section of the commonwealth. If any one of them had been tendered an appointment to a high station of trust and responsibility by governor or president the an nouncement would have been greeted by applause un- mixed with criticism. If any one of them had died the BotcrM nn scrond-ciass matter April 35, isos, at the Postofflcs I eulogies would have been slate wide upon h.s character Atlanta. Ge., under act of congress of March 8. U7t. ... . . and services, and the estimate of his life by press and public might have been printed with pride as the epitaph upon his tomb. Today these men, without exception, are smirched with suspicion and sprinkled with mud thrown wanton from the camps of personal opposition. Not one of them has escaped the breath of slander or the brand of infamy expressed In open charge or implied in sneaking Innuendo. One of these men is charged with cruelty equivalent to crime and with immorality amounting to The Georgia Encampment. Tbe three regiment* of Georgia militia now In em rampinrnt at Cblckamauga, together with tbe Seven teonth Regiment of the regular army, are undergoing a discipline and drill which cannot fall to prove of great advantage to the atate troopa. at leaat. The heat of gdod feeling prevalla between the regular an4 the volunteer troopa, and the Georgia boy* are profiting to the fullest extent by tbe advantages they enjoy in being put through various maneuvers In conjunction with the regular troops. The severe weather which has prevailed since the troops went Into camp on Saturday and Sunday hat given the boys a taste of tbe hardships of actual army We. We are Informed that the discipline and exercise •re not so severe as they were at Manaisas, when the volunteers suffered a great deal and there was much eomplalnt. A happy medium seems to have ,been found. It is ■ot a mere holiday Jaunt, but real soldiering that the boys are up against, and they themselves have accepted the fact that they aro In for all the Improvement they can get. , It wsb evidently tbe part of wisdom on tbe part of the* general assembly to Increase tbe appropriation for the Georgia volunteers. That this branch of tbe state service la valuable In time of war was proven once a’nil for all during tbe recent Spanlsh-Amerlcan war. It re quired but a short time to convert raw recruits Into hardy veterans, and the service they rendered will for* aver remain as a monument to the courage and diligence and patriotism of the volunteer soldier. At the same time It I* undoubtedly true that In time of peace wo can do no better than to maintain the highest degree of efficiency on the part of these volunteers. They need the experience which can best be derived from actual operations and from contact with the regular soldiers, under the command of regular of ficers. This they are getting at Chlckamauga and all are enjoying and profiting by the experience. Mr. Candler’s Bill for County Tax Boards. Tho Georgian speeds its best wishes to the Candler amendment to the Hall bill providing for county boards of tax assessment. Mr. Hall's bill for a state board is good, but would be Incomplete and Ineffective without the Candler amendment providing for county boards of assessors. The question of taxation is one very near to tho - - people of Georgia, and the question of the equality of misdemeanor. One of them Is arraigned for neglect and ‘taxation Is growing more vital every year. The ceaseless effort of individuals to evade Just carries beat and bravest and most definite the banner of my convictions here? The whole duty of the voter and the citizen is framed in the questions and the answer which he makes. Every man's ballot is his civic conscience, tt ex presses his high conception of his duty to the people and the state. It expresses his Judgment of the wise and prudent policy which will make for the prosperity of his business, the betterment of society and the safety of his home. Let every citizen carry his conscience to the polls. Let personalities be lost In patriotism, and let pas sion l>e forgotten in the high and holy interests of the state. Let a pure ballot rebuke a passionate campaign. Pass the “Honest” Election Law. The people of tbe state heartily approve of the ac tion ot the house In passing the bill Introduced by Mr. Wright, ot Richmond, throwing additional safeguards around tho ballot box, and It la earnestly hoped that when this measure comes up as a special order In the senate tomorrow It will meet with prompt and unani mous support. Tho lending features ot this bill are that the safe guards now thrown around regular elections shall bo mmlo to apply equally to primary elections, thnt the hi.- Ing of persons to work for a candidate either before or during an election, tho offering ot money or-other thin? of value for tbe purpose of buying votes at an election shall be made n misdemeanor, and that “on the trial ot any person for offending against this section of tbe code any other person who may have participated In any violation of tho provisions of tho samo shall be a com petent witness, and be compelled to give evidence," etc. The latter feature Is regarded at one of the strong est features of the bill. Tho fact that heretofore.lt was well nigh Impossible to get evidence of the violation of •lection laws has been h serious drawback to the purtfl ration of tho elections In this state, and It It hoped that tho present provisions will remedy this defect. On the whole, there has been no bill before the pres ent session of the general assembly which more entirely enlists the Interest of the people than this measure of Mr. Wright's. The corruption of the franchise strikes ■t the very foundations of representative government, So long as It Is possible to buy and sell rotes In the open market, and at the same time It Is Impossible to collect evidence of such violations, the victory In any content is bound to go to the man or tbe measure In whose Interest tho most money and the most corrupt methods are employed. Under such conditions the franchise becomes a mockery and a sham. Tho example of corruption em ployed In elections, which Is the source of all power in representative governments, gangrenes the state and spreads the Infection of dishonor everywhere. It per verts the manhood and morality of tho rising generation and Instills Into their minds a flippant disregard for tho Institutions on which oar freedom and prosperity rest. There have been wnrnlngs enough In the pnst that something should be done to purify our elections. We have no desire to awaken unpleasant memories, and certainly no desire to reflect upon one faction more than another, but ’the acenei which occurred In Savan nah In the recent election were enough to stir the In dignation of the entire state. The news that went out to the world that such shameless corruption of the fran chise went on In one of the fairest cities of Georgia was calcnlaied to discredit ua everywhere. Tho scenes which have been enacted In Richmond county In llmo past have left a blight on the fair fame ot that grand old county which she feels to the present day. Georgia and tbe South have been striving ogatnat fearful odds during the past forty years to assume thetr Just rank In tho economic progress of the country. Our fields and factories have been offering splendid opportu nitles to labor and capital everywhere. Tbe tide of prosperity has at last turned this way. We are growing by leaps and bounds. But there nothing which will reassure timid- capital more effec tively than to place It upon the records that the elections in this stato are not only pure but above tbe possibility of fraud. There la nothing which will more quickly In duce Immigration than the assurance to every man who casts his lot with us and makes Ms home here that ))• will have a full and fair opportunity to participate in )ur representative government. All of this splendid progress would be nullified and ritlsted. In s large degree, it It should go out to the world that we had turned down this opportunity to make our elect too laws absolutely honest and fair. It Is up to the senate. The bouse has spoken In unmistakable terms on the question, and the co-opera tion of tbe senate will make tho triumph of righteous ness and honesty and Justice complete for all time to come. Incompetence In public duty and with demagogy that Is akin to knavery*. One Of them Is charged with treason to tho dead Confederacy of our dreams. And two of them—God save the mnrk'—are sprinkled and spattered from head to foot with mud and ink snatched from pools of circumstance and suspicion that stain them with tbe Imputation of every personal Iniquity and of almost every civic crime. Lying, hypocrisy, deceit, stnnder, treason, Impurity, and vice—Infidelity to race. Infidelity to party and Infidelity to country—cowardice In public service, and perfidy In private trust—all these fearful and frightful terms and Imputations aro bandied to and fro with tho abandon of savages and the wanton deduc tions of anarchy. Shades of our Fathers! Have Georgia politics come to this? Are character, dignity, responsibility and high reputo all to be flung nwny in this mad scramble for of fice, and In this wild wassail of personal ambition? Aro the good names bullded _ through patient years to bo blasted In one fierce campaign of conflicting personal do-, sire. Are the traditions of our politics and of our race to be swept away In this mad modorn method of aban doned vilification? Why, In the age of our ancestors, thore would hive been a dozen rifles to ring tbe answer to tbe furious personalities of this one tempestuous canvass. In tbe clvlllxation which our fathers bullded the field ot honor would have run crimson with the response to one-hall the mortal Intuits that have passed between Georgians who are neither cowards nor knaves. The age of chivalry haa gone. Tho day of personal combat Is discredited nil over the land—and wo Justly plume ourselves upon tho advancing civilization which has wiped awriy from personal quarrels tho arbitrament of blood. ' But In the mortal revulsion which good men and true men are feeling everywhere over the abandoned license or vituperative politics, tho suggestion ts re vived that thore may be deadlier things than tho re volver and the knlfo. Men who remember the day when honor wbb held abovo life, are asking thomsolves If we have Improved upon tho customs of nn earlier time. - Tho ago*of personal responsibility was the age of courtesy and tho nge of purity. In the day of Its regnant rulo men wertf not less chrfeful of the stalfl upon a good man's .honor tlmn they were of the slightest shadow upon the crystal of a woman's name. And If this wild tide of passionate abuse Is to go unchecked through tire customs of tho present day, men Who have both courage and honor may go backward to the primal and tho elemental law. Batter tbe ego of personal responsibility than iho age ot character-wrecking and abuse. Better the knight than the' fishwife. Better the code duello than the age of billingsgate! Voters of Georgia, In this crisis of economic prin ciple and of both civic and personal honor, there rests a great responsibility upon you. Upon your wisdom, Justice and moderation wa must depend for the straight enlng ot this passionate tangle, and the solution ot this Issue which has become not less personal than racial nnd economic. Tbe traditions of a great race are with you, and you ltvo In nn ago ot onllghtenment nnd wldosprcad In formation. You are wiser and greater than tbe men who Insult your Intelligence. when they proffer you passion for argument or bitterness for reason. Tho state and the future confidently expect that yon will keep clear mind* and tranquil tempers through this vindictive storm. And we have confidence that you will vindicate your groat history In this serious crisis. You know that If these five Georgia gentlemen were guilty ot one-half the chargee hurled against them by their Jealous rivals, not one of them would be fit for private association, much less for public trust. You know that not one of them Is of the dye and kidney painted by those who hate and envy him. You know these five Georgian! are as good today as they were upon that tranquil June of INS In which they looked unlustfu! upon the offices of the state. At they were worthy of trust and honor then they are each worthy ot trust and honor now. Put hack with scorn the small and envious rage .In which cavilling competitors have covered those men with disrepute. 8pew nut the personal Issue from thle shame ful and sad campaign, and looking straight and clear upon tbe brave white ballots ot the Democratic primary, bold your minds steadfast to the three great questions which the campaign hold*— 1. What are the Issue* of this campaign? 2. Where do my convictions take their honest stand amid these Issues at they are framed? and 3. What man of all this list of honest Georgia us cru . i, dead, and taxation by the return of property at prices tar below the normal value of these iKissesslons entails a burden of vast proi>ortlon upon the itoorer classes and ui>on the honest people of the state. There does not appear any way on earth by which these things can be remedied except by the Impartial supervision of the law. And no state board of assessment can cover the returns of the individual tax payers of the state. There seems to be no reasonable doubt of the passage of Mr. Candler’s Mil, nnd we sincerely trust that It may have safe and overwhelming indorsement at the ballots of Tuesday's session. The Alabama Election The Birmingham News Is authority for the state ment that the late governor, Joseph E. Johnson, of Birmingham, is certain to ho one of the alternate sen ators from Alabama. The other place, according to Tho News. Is between John B. Knox, W. C. Oates, R. H. Clark, John H. Bankhead. Jesse Stallings and W. C. Fitts. , Comer and Cunningham are still fighting It out In vigorous-style for the gubernatorial chair. Two months ago Mr. Comer's election was regarded as certain. Of late, however, Cunningham has entered nn element of doubt Into the campaign because of hla vigorous candi dacy. The chances are still In favor of Comer. But with all the rush of the campaign, Alabama Is to be congratulated upon tho fact that Its state politics are lacking In the pitiless and vindictive personalities which disfigure our own campaign. CHORUS OF DEMANDS THA T CHE A THAM RESIGN Mr. Cheatham Should Resign. From the Macon Telegraph. Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton Association, should resign—“by request," If necessary. The associa tion's Interests are of too great and grave concern to the entire South to tampered with by an unfaithful trustee. Mr. Cheatham admits having broken the trust reposed In him. The association was organized for the pur pose, chiefly, of counteracting the causes and instrumentalities which the growers believed were responsible for depreciating the price of their staple below a figure at which It could be profitably produced. Chief among these Instrumentalities, as they regarded It, was the widespread selling and buying of future options on cotton, and so cer tain were the growers, the association and others that this practice was prej udicial to the profitable handling of their product that a bill was Introduced In the Georgia legislature and success fully fought through the ■ resentatlves abolishing changes and .bucket shims. As the sec' ond most prominent officer of the as sociation, Mr. Cheatham was In the thick of the fight being waged against the speculation In cotton futures and against the exchanges and bucket shops through which It was carried on. It Is at this critical Juncture that the cry Is raised that there are “traitors'' In the Southern Cotton Association's ranks. The npparently absurd charge was made that some of those who were denouncing bucket shops were finan cially Interested In bucket shops. That among the most vehement denunciators of futures speculation there were some who secretly speculated In future*. That prominent offlclals of the assocla. tlon were hunting with the hounds nnd running with the Imres. Mr. Cheat ham was prompt to make Indignant denial of personal Implication In these charges. In the Investigation which followed he was forced In the face of overwhelming testimony to admit that he had been doing the very thing ngalnst which he was fighting as an officer of the association—that he had been dealing In cotton futures and thus helping to hurt the Interests he was paid and trusted to protect, If hm be lieved the professions and principles he publicly avowed.- Whether he specu lated for himself or other* did not af fect the question In the slightest from hi* standpoint. . Unquestionably such a denouement destroys Mr. Cheatham's capacity for further usefulness to the Southern cot ton Association. If the association could ever trust him again It can scarcely continue Its Interest* In the hand* of a man so foolish us to make a bitter war upon people who he must have known had the power by retaliat ing to destroy him. No Palliation or Excuse. FromMhe Charleston Post. The committee appointed by the president of the Southern Cotton As sociation, relative to ‘their participa tion In cotton gambling, find* that Secretary Cheatham engaged In bucket *hop transaction* for account of friends and that hla conduct wa* reprehen sible nnd should be censured. TJie motive for the attack upon the association's officers, they declnre, spite on the part of the bucket shops for the abolition of which there has ben. a campaign waging In Georgia. That Is a matter of no Importance. The only thing to be considered Is the truth of the charges mode ngalnst u high officer of the association which ha* undertaken .to represent the farm ers of the South and to guard their Interests unselfishly. It has not been established that Mr. Cheatham made Investments In cotton futures on his own account, nor that he Involved the association In qny way in his transactions, but, from the point of the nsnclatlon’s Interest, there can be no palliation or excuse of his undertak ing to speculate even vicariously in the cotton market. The association's usefulness will be entirely destroyed once tho confidence of the cotton farmers In It Is shaken, and It Is to be feared that this Inci dent will go for toward disintegrating the organization, which has done much for tho benefit of the cotton growers of the South. Send Richard Home. From The Thomson Progress. The Southern Cotton Association should send Richard Cheatham back to his Mississippi plantation. It will have to do It If It values Its own ex istence. It may be that all that .has. been going on In the headquarters of the association will not come to light, but enough has already come to put dn end to Dick’s days of usefulness. Over his own signature he admits that he has been speculating In cotton futures and writing editorials against It. It ts true that he says he was act ing for other parties—a Mr. O'Grady and a Mr. Lee—but he refuse* to r*. veal the Identity of Mr. Lee. In the eyes of the people of the South he'has been condemned as un worthy to occupy the position he holds, and the association had better send him homo. The farmers and business men who compose the association are not going to have a gang of cotton gamblers In charge of their affairs, and Harvle Jordan had better apply the knife vigorously, or hts associa tion will go to nieces like d bouse of cards. “Guilty” Was-Enough. From The Columbia State. The dispatch that tells of tho decls Ion In the Cheatham case relates t^hat the committee that found the secretary of the cotton association guilty of spec ulatlng In Its report “does not censure him or make any recommendation." Oh, well, what wa* the use? “Guilty' was enough. Should Resign at Once. From The St. Matthews (8. C.) Com mercial. - Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton Association, ran be of valuable service to the members of the associa tion by tending In hla resignation at once. Cheatham Had Better Hurry, From the Brunswick New*. Cheatham had better move before the national committee gets hold of him. GAGE GIVES UP HIS HOME TO SAN DIEGO THEOSOPHISIS Hy Private Leneeu Wire. San Diego, Cal- Aug. 7.—Former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gnge, who haa been a resident of Point Lome, almost within the circle of the "universal brotherhood ami the- oanphtcal society.” of which Katharine Ttngley Is the outer head, Is to leave the Point for Chicago and the Boat, but whttber temporarily or permanent ly he will not say. He declines to say a word regarding his Intentions. The movement on the part of the former secretary of tba treasury Is In dicated by tbe filing of s deed at the county recorder’s office In which Mr. Gage transferred to Katharine Ting- ley the seven-room Some owned by him on Point Lome. This home was completed but a short time ago. The consideration haa not been made public. INSANE WOMAN SETS FIRE TO SELF AND FOUR OTHERS By Private leesnl Wire. South Bend, Ind., Aug. 7.—A* n result of a demented woman's craving for fire, Mr*. H. E. Denslow was burned to death. Dr. H. E. Denalow and Mr*. Eugene Balfour were probably faulty burned, and Mrs. G. E. Hunt and her CARDS AND TiiiKR RESULT IX Ml7KDKR; SLAYER GETS AWAY. As the result of the combUtlon of a pack of card*, a keg of beer and a lit tle game In the woods near the plant of the Atlanta Ice and Fertiliser Com pany, five miles north of the city, on child were seriously burned. Mrs. Denslow, taking advantage of a temporary release from her husband’s watchfulness lent night, poured gaso line on the parlor carpet and applied a match. She war at once enveloped In flames. The others were Injured while trying to aid the burning woman. ■■ are searching for Charlie Randolph, knotjier negro, on the charge ot mur der. During the progress of the game. In which four negroes were engaged, a dispute arose between Randolph and Thomas. It ended by the former pull ing a pistol and shooting Thomas, after which he made h's escape. Thomas died Monday morning. Coroner Thompson held an Inquest Monday afternoon, the lury charging Randolph with murder. TAKES SOLEMN OATH TO SUPPORT FAMILYi ESCAPESPUNISHMENT By taking a solemn oath before Act ing Recorder Joseph Hirsch Tuesday morning that he will properly support his wife and three children, and that Tie will never again drink a drop .of intoxicating beverage, John Smith, a young white man residing in Decatur street, escaped punishment for alleged mlntreatment of hie family. The young huaband was arrested ___ the Instance of Probation Officer Gloer, on complaint of Mrs. Smith. She In formed the officer that Smith recent ly beat her and tore her clothes, after which he abandoned her and her chil dren. Smith denied he beat his wife, but promised he would support his family In the future nnd would never drink Intoxicants again. TRIO OF CANINES BITTEN BY MAD DO Bitten by a mad dog a week ago, big bull dog developed hydrophla on Tuesday morning In Hilliard street, near Irwin, and was shot and killed hy Bicycle Policeman Pate. The dog went on a rampage In the community and bit three other dogs. These, canines had. gotten away by the time Officer, Pate arrived on the acene and consequently were not killed. Th# advent of the mad dog In the neighborhood caused considerable ex. nltArriAnt ’ GOSSIP About People J ployed "23“ for awhile and MARBLE RATE CASE MAYGO BYDEEAUL President J. B. Roberts, president of the Georgia Retntr Marble Dealers’ As sociation, has written the commission asking a further postponement of the marble rate cose. President Roberts gives as his rea son for asking for further postpone, ment 111 health. As this case has al ready been postponed twice at the re quest of the dealers, th* commission will dismiss the matter unless good reasons are shown for Its further con. tlnuance. At the meeting Thursday of the commission the question of jurisdic tion In the Atlanta Northern railway will be decided. This matter has puzsled the com mission no little, as a very delicate point Is Involved. It resolves Itself Into the question, when Is a street railway not n street railway? Tho commission will render a decision on Thursday. Representatives Mitchell and Roun tree, of Thomas county, will appear before the commission. It Is claimed that the freight rates on nil commod ities from over the state to Boston are much higher than to Quitman and Thomasvllle. They will ask for a re adjustment ot the rates. A party of Dublin people will ap pear before the commleslon to ask for a reduction on the port rate on cot ton to Savaijnnh. NEGRO MAIL CLERK IS B00NDJ0 COURT Special to The Ueorxtna. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 7.—Raymond HIM, a negro mailing clerk, was bound over yesterdny afternoon on a charge of rifling the malts. Complaints had been received and a decoy letter was prepared by inspectors and mailed on Sunday night while Hill was on duty. The letter w*s not In the pouch sent out. Hill was taken Into the poat- mastcr's office and made a confession. Two 110 bills were found on him. The negro ts In JalL 1,500 MEN PARADE IN THEIR NIGHTIES By Private Leased Wire. Michigan Clip, ind., Aug. ?.—Michi gan City waa shocked last night by I.W0 employees of a Dayton, Ohio, factory who paraded the principal streets attired in their night clothes. The company's employees have been In camp here for some time past. It will break up Wednesday. The Day- ton people have been presented with the keys of the city. By Private Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 7.—The ••lid* Is down In Saratoga, but before it was clamp ed John A. Drake demonstrated that “23," the hoodoo number, can be beaten. Mr. Drake was In Canfield's after he id eaten a hearty dinner and was in n happy mood. Buying 31,000 worth of hecks, he said to the denier: "Let’s Pee about this deadly number nnyway." * Mr. Drake | lost 33,000. “I believe that you’re In earnest." aid Mr. Drake to the smiling dealer and walked over to another table, played there without success, taking "23" each time, and then with his re maining cheeks, walked back to the first table and again placed his checks ‘•23." It came 23 and Mr. Drake, who had bought 34,000 worth of checks had 34.000 In front of him. "I was taught In my early years to quit whenever I got even. Cash these checks. Good night, "Twenty-three," and he walked back Into the restaurant. The question as to what the services of a doctor are worth has again come to the front. For five years’ medical, services-to th* late William T. Rainey, the millionaire oil magnate and horse owner, of Cleve land, Dr. Samuel T. Bnnes, of this city, wants the Rainey estate to pay him 3^3.000. To enforce the payment. Dr. Banes brought suit In the supreme court against Hoy A. Rainey, son of the deceased and executor of the 36,- 000,000 estate. Dr. Banes declares that he has not been paid anything for his treatment of the millionaire from Sep tember, 1898, to September, 1903. H# says he put In 100 days attending Mr. Rainey. This would, make the average charge about $30.0 per visit. While 3300 a visit seems, pretty high td a man who is well, there are times when a man would be willing to pay the right kind of a doctor almost anything. Brooklyn Is to have a great cathe dral and It is announced that Pope Plus Is to decide upon the plans for it in person. AH Europe is to be' searched for a model of sufficient grandeur and digni ty for the projected edtflce. Bishop McDonnell and the Right Rev. John I. Barrett, are both said rto be abroad studying ecclesiastical architecture, and conferring with his holiness as lo the type of the building which is to eclipse all other similar structures In the city of churches. The cathedral in Ruen, France, is said to be favored os a pattern for the Brooklyn edifice. Love flew out of the front window when "fat" came in the door of the, household of Louis Link, tbe tailor. Because his wife had become too fat to please his taste, Link declared that, try as he might,'he could not love her as Jn the days of yore, when she was slender and sylph-like. He was forced to leave her, he said, and thereby he furnished the ground upon which she obtained a limited divorce In thfe su preme court. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. Dr 1’rlrrUr Leased WlrK . New York, Aug. 7.—Here are some ot the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—F. L. Beers, C. DuBose, R. DuBose, S. Johnson, Jr., H. Kaplan, E. H. Macon, Ml** M. O'Toole, J. L. McGarrity, Mias G. Mulligan, W. H. Steele. AUGUSTA—W. ft. Doughty, F. E. Fllber. * MACON—R. P. Brooks, H. B. Er- mlnger, G. F. White. SAVANNAH—Miss Ludlngton, T. McAullffe, C. ft. Strong. in Washington. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, Aug."?.—At Washington hotels: • ALABAMA—Mr. and Mra. W. T. Mc Gowan, Mobile; John C. Webb, John B. Mcrrlwether, Demopolls: Mrs. Rich mond P. Hobson, Greensboro, New Wil lard; Mr. and Mr*. D. M. Kennedy. Corinth. National: G.■ W. Payton and wife, Mobile, St. James. OEORGIA—F. W; Holt, Eatenton. Ebbltt: L. D. Lewman and wife, At lanta; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Murphy, Julia Murphy, Mary Murphy, Atlanta, New Willard; A. D. Guetman, Atlanta, Raleigh; C. M. Meare and wife, At lanta, National; J. C. .Tretwany, At lanta, St. James. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. AUGUST 7. 1106—Henry VI, tbe tirent, emperor of Ger- innny, died. 1614— Pen re concluded among England, nud Kent land. 1783—Princess Amelia, daughter of Georgs 111 of Englnnd, I torn. 1821—1Caroline of Brunswick, consort of • George IV..died. 1*68—Ottawa made the capital of Canada. 1861—Hampton, Vs., banted. 1870—Paris declared In a state of. siege; Franco-German war. 1678—Beginning of the Austro-Boanlta war. 1880—Hr. Tanner successful':' completed ft * fast of forty days. 1S84—Oklahoma “Imomcrs** fro \ Indian Territory by United Ktatea troops. r lS$6-Fsnerol of Karnucl J. Tllden. 1887—Hawaii adopted a new constitution. 183*.-Larry Donovan, American bridge- lumper, lesiied from Ilsngerford bridge. Dmdon, nnd was drowned. 1M^—Mr*. Florence Msyliriek found guilty of msrderlug her husband is Liver* ISM—Proctor Kuo:;, famoca ra?3 fcor:% died. 1898— Fifty-third mnr*»»«* e*»nee*w»d |n #»*- tmordlnnry suasion. Subject: Sher man set. 1*4—Great Britnin declared neutrality la ci SOUTH CAROLINA FARMERS' INSTITUTE. By Private Leased Wire. Columbia, 8. C„ Aug. 7.—There was large and representative attendance Clemson College today at the open ing of the four-days’ meeting of tha South Carolina State Farmers* Insti tute. The feature of the Initial session this afternoon was nn address by Col onel R. R. Watson, who spoke of the Importance of the 8<>uth producing Its own meat. The agricultural resources and possibilities of the South In every phase Will be discussed during tbe succeeding days of the convention.