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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY. AUGUST 28. 1!*W. _ The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Rites: One, Year $4.50 Six Months ....... 2.50 Three Months..... 1.25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Eicepr Sundsy by THE GEORGIAN CO. ■t 25 W. Alsbtmi Street, Atlanta; Ga. gntcrcrl sa Becon<l-c!ass matter April 28, IfOC at the Poatofflca Atlanta. Ga.. und«r act of conxreM of March 8, U7>. The Rate Bill Effective Today. The sixty days from the passage of the railroad rate bill have expired and today the measure which was per haps the most aotfble ot the Bret session of the Fifty- ninth congress goes Into full force and efTect. That the bill has Its defects, and that there are per haps absolute contradictions In Ha provisions, no.one will undertake to deny, but when the history of the twentieth century comes to be written the achievement of this re form after years of agitation will be regarded as the Ini tlal step in one of the most Important movements of the time. During the past few days we have heard most of the enforcement of the provision that no free passes shall be Issued by Interstate railroads, but this Is by no means the most effective part of the new meaaure. The bill for the regulation of railway rates requires all Inter state carriers to make through routes and reasonable Joint charges. It sweeps into the category of common car riers all oil pipe lines, express companies, sleeping car companies and private car lines. Railways are prohibit ed from engaging in production or any other bualnesa than tranaportatlon, such as coal mining, but pipe tinea are excluded from this provision. It provides that alt rates shall be just and reasonable, and It gives the Interstate commerce commission full power, upon complaint and after a full hearing, to fix a reasonable and just maximum rate, which shnll take effect . within thirty days' and shall remain In force for two years unless changed by the commission or set nsldo by the courts. It Increases the number of commissioners from four to seven, nukes their terms seven years and raises their salaries to $10,000. Violations of the orders of tho commission, If know ingly committed, may be punished by a line of $5,000 a day. each day constituting a separate offense, and enforce ment of the orders of the commission may be secured either through Injunction or mandamus. It provides for a limited review by the courts of the orders of the commission, but no Injunction or decree re straining the enforcement of an order may be granted except after not less than five days' notice to the com mission. Either party may take appeal* from the orders of the commission from the lower federal court to the supreme court. Tho railroad bill further 'provides the publication of all rates, fares or. charges, and forbids changes except on thirty days' notice. The commission has power to di rect what records and booke shall be kept by common carriers and may have access to the same at all times. Common carriers are required within reason to make switch conncctlonc with lateral branches and private side tracks and to furnish cars without discrimination. It tilth provision Is violated shippers may bring complaint before tho commission. All common carriers are required to file with the commission copies of all contracts and agree ments for shipment of property made with other compa ules. It limits free transportation to certain specified persona, and It prohibits rebates and dlacrlmlnatlona of nil kind*. Every person or corporation, whether carrier or shipper, agent or trustee, who la found guilty of glv- lug, receiving or tollciting rebates or dlacrlmlnatlona may bo fined from $1,000 to $20,000 and Imprisoned for not more than two years. There are some things which "the Lord sends and the devil brings,’’ so It comes about that a Republican congress adopted thla measure. Rut they have merely stolen our own thunder and Inaamuch as it la an essen tlally Democratic meaaure we should give It our hearty support It paves the way to still greater reforms In the Interest of the people and hastens the day when great corporations shall become the servants and not the mas ter! and oppressors ol the people. to put newspapers on even terms with their competitors In dealing with advertisers. In tho past It has too fre quently been the custom to tempt Bpaco by tho perquisite of railroad passes that went with the distribution of these favors. And ao, the whole atmosphere would seem to be cleared and the methods of business simplified and ren dered legitimate by the execution of this law. * The Agitation Has Done Good. The determined agitation for the enlistment the cooperation of the negroes themselves for. the sup pression of vice and for the arousement of their own public opinion against the criminals of the race. Is bear ing wholesome and effective fruit. The columns of The Georgian have been filled for days with comments from strong and sensible negroes throughout the country indorsing the crusade which we have made and pledging their co-operation. Commis sioner Stinson, of the Morris-Brown college, the best of negro Institutions of learning, promptly telephoned that he would thunder along the lines of the,suggestion. Con gregBtlonsIJst Proctor, the ablest preacher of his race In the state, has a communication In The Georgian today which speaks for Itself. And B. J. Davis, the ablest edi tor In the state, falls Into line with a broad and excel lent statement In full sympathy with the suggestions which we have made. This brings Into direct cooperation four of the strong est force* of the negro race In Georgia, and If these strong men will only see to It that their agitations and their words do not lack force and dlrectneaa In warning and In denunciation, we may expect within a reasonable time to see the Influence of this public opinion flowing from the higher to the lower ranks of the negro race. So, that this agitation will at least have done great good in that It will have Inspired and fixed the leading voices and the leading minds of tho negro race Into a full and earnest co-operation with the white race In a great and vital question which affects the civilisation and the safety of both. The agitation has been prolific of good In many ways. It has strengthened the defense of our police sys tem. It has enlarged the county police. It has establish ed a system of deputies which adds Immensely to the safety of our country districts. It has quickened to ac tivity and to vigilance our entlro official system, and It has stirred and quickened the boat element of the negro race to the vital necessity of cooperating with the white man against the criminals who are bringing ruin to the negro race. Surely, this ngltatlon has not been without avail, and It only remains for the wisdom and cooperative work of our citizens In a public meeting to Insist upon the ex ecution of such powers as are vested already In our au thorities and In the passage by local and state legisla ture of such other acts as may be required to protect and safeguard the women In tho suburbs and In the rural dis trict*.' Of course, as many of our correspondents have said, the only ultimate and possible complete solution of this great question is along the line which the editor of The Georgian has advocated consistently and consecutively for twenty year*—that sooner or later we muat separate the races and our civilisation from the "body of this death.” The colonisation and deportation of the negro Is an Inevitable resultant of the future. It is marvelous to note the rapidity with which this conviction Is growing In the minds of the most thoughtful and earnest men throughout the country. The punsters can no longer say that Comer Is a comer. He has came. The Passing of Passes. The abolition of frte passes by the act of congress In tht railway legislation ot last winter will have In general a moat wholesome effect upon the country. There can be no doubt that the use of paeses has been one of the subtlest methods by which the minds of mpn have been Influenced touching methods of legisla tion relating to these great corporations. And, It la equally true that when the act la fully In effect. It will come nearer to establishing a basis of Impartial consider ation for the great question) that touch transportation and the people. Probably the press has bSen lest Influenced than any other elaas of people reached by passes. Every reputable newspaper pays dollar for dollar In ita advertising col umns at regular rates per Inch or per column for every mile that It rides on the railways of the country, and with the newspaper at least, this has been a thoroughly business arrangement, untouched by any question of In fluence or by any suggestion of corruption. There was really no reason why the system so far as It related to the press should have ever been disturbed by the legisla tion In congress. If two merchants propose to Inter change their commodities upon an equal basis—It s gro cery merchant chooses to pay t dry goods merchant In flour or In hams. It would seem to be beyond the right or the policy of legislation to Interfere. And so. If a news paper and a railway choose to Interchange advertising space for so many miles of travel Instead ot paying actual money for it, the transaction Is thoroughly legitimate and beyond criticism. But for all that the honest newspaper fully accepts tho situation with any Inconveniences that attach to Its agents and to Us buslneu departments. We can just as easily receive money for'space snd pay money for mile age as other lines of business can do, and in order to halt the giving of rebates, and In order to destroy the In fluence upon the minds ot judges and legislators, the fourth estate is perfectly willing to come with cheerful- ness and equanimity under the general law which Is dc-ignod for the good of sll. This taw affects The Georgian less than almost any other newspaper In the country. But we heartily Indorse It. looking to see admirable results from Its passage. Among other thing* which It will accomplish will be Rockefeller says In an Interview that we are living too fast—are burning the candle at both ends. But that help* swell the dividends of the paraffine department of S. O. Georgia’s Increased Tax Returns. The returns are all in, and It It now definitely known that property values In the state of Georgia, aa shown by the books of the tax asseatoti of the itate, bare In creased more than $46,600,000 aa compared with the pre vious fiscal year. | This Is a magnificent showing, and one which ap peal) to tho ijride of every citizen of Goorgla. From time, to time we have chronicled, In our department of "The Growth and Progress of the South," various phases of the development of the state. Only a few days ago It was shown that the Increaso in the amount ot new buildings erected In Atlanta In July as compared with July a year ago was twice as great as the average Increase of the fifty-odd leading cities of the United States. Various other facts have been brought out to show the splendid growth of this city snd state, but none ot these facts has been more gratifying than the returns In the taxable value of the real and personal property of the people of the state this year as compared with last, and this verdict will bo generally accepted. , Forty-six—snd In fset It Is nearer forty-seven—mill ions of dollars Is a great deal of money and when this much Is voluntarily sdded to the assessed value of the real estate and personal property of the commonwealth we may Imagine that It means a high degree of general prosperity on the part of the people. These facts, presented to the thinking people who read The Georgian, are having a benoficlal effect. We are proving to the country at large that we are Increasing In our commercial and Industrial greatness every day and that the South offers more splendid opportunities for the Investor and the home-seeker tjian any other section ot our common country. Figures do not lie—If you put them down right—and the official returns from the va rious counties of the state present a convincing argu ment. Next year will show an even greater Increase In the value of our taxable property, and thus the great work goes on. General Llarllarskl was shot and killed at Warsaw Monday. We weep. Such a glorious name as that should have been allowed to go ringing down the balls of time forever more. earliest works, “War and Peace,” Is most appraised by Russians. Since he brought out “Anna Karenina," In 1876, Tolstoy has given himself up to social problems, iflth the hope of supplying mankind with a better moral and religious philosophy than that which now obtains in the world. "Kreutzer Sonata" appeared In 1890, present ing a certain theory of morals which ao shocked some eminent Christians in America that It was "raided" by the authorities. Tolstoy’s views regarding political re form have brought him Into collision with the Russian authorities on several occasions. It must be satisfying to Senators Morgan and Pettus to know that their successor Is -just waiting for them to die to get on the government payroll. • Growth and Progress of the New South Under this head will appear from tlmo to time Information Illustrating the remarkable development Of the South which deserves something more than pass ing attention. > Will Iron Be As Dear As Copper ? The Manufacturers' Record, of Baltimore, In discussing the world's Iron ore supply, says: “In discussing the expansion of the Iron and steel trade superlatives have, of necessity, become common. Record* of production are being broken so often and the expansion goes on so rapidly that the figures which yes- terday seemed almost beyond our comprehension today become commonplace. It waa but a few years ago when a production In the United' States of 10,- 000,000 tons of pig Iron waa regarded a* one of the wonders of the world. When this reached 15.000,000 tons men began to qqestlon the possibility of the expansion of Industry beyond that point, and last year, when thle coun try turned nut over 25,000,000 ton*. Europe and America alike could scarcely find superlatives strong enough to convey to the general reader a concep tion of the meaning of such a development. But the record of last year Is being far exceeded this year, and, looking to the future, the great world authorities on Iron and steel, however conservative they may be, do not attempt to conceal their deep concern over the future. At the present rate of consumption, without allowing for any Increase, the world will require, as stated In The Manufacturers' Record last week, more Iron ore In the next ten years than It has consumed from the beginning of recorded history up to the;present time. What this meafi* to the future Is strikingly presented In an address made by Mr. R. A. Hadfield, president of the British Iron and Steel Institute, In his address of welcome to the American Institute of Min ing Engineers In London on July 24. In this address President Hadfield, re ferring to the enormous expansion of Industry npd commerce In Great Brit ain, a* well as In the United States,.said: '"In face of these enormous figures on every hand ohe can but specu late upon the future. Prophesying before you know Is always dangerous, notwithstanding Benner's remarkable record, but there Is no doubt that In the not far distant future, unless some very Important source of Iron ore Is discovered, we shall have to husband our ore supplies, or iron may some day be as dear os, for example, copper. " 'In my presidential address last year I Indicated that It was probable that by the year 1950 100,000,000 tons of pig Iron would be produced annu ally, so that, as compared with 1800, when only about 5,000,000 tons were used, at least 100,000,000 tons of ore would be wanted annually. According to trustworthy authorities only about 10,000,000.000 tons of Iron ore are available In known workable Iron fields, yet by the end of the twentieth cehtury a grand total consumption of probably 45,000,000,000 tons of ore will have been called for. Whence are the supplies to come? “ 'If this probable eerlous position ot affairs Is applied practically to ourselves of today, we realise that the,.man who makes one pound of Iron go as far as two pounds now do Is a public benefactor of the highest order, ” The world’s production of pig Iron has doubled In the short space of 15 years; that Is to say, it has advanced from 27,000.000 tons In 1890 to 54,- 000,000 tons In 1905, approximately of the value of $180,000,000/ "These figures, like those recently published by The Manufacturers' Record from Mr. Jeans, secretary of the British Iron Trade Association, and from other authorities, are almost startling In their slmiflcance. The estl T mate made by Mr. Jeans that the total known available supplies of ore of the world are only equal to about 40 years' necessities, and Mr. Hadfleld's estimate that during the present century the world will require at least four times as much Iron ore as Is known to exist In all the workable fields ot the world today, are etatements calculated to attract universal attention. These etatements are of just as much Interest to the farmer, to the merchant and- to the banker os to the Iron man. Civilisation practically rests upon Iron and steel, and yet these noted authorities take the ground that all of the known Iron ore ot the world Isn't equal to the world's needs for the next 50 years, and Mr. Hadfield Indicates the possibility of the coming ot the time whep Iron, which now eell* at less than a cent a pound, will be worth as much as copper, which sells at 19 or 20 cents a pound. "The $lanufacturer»’ Record believes that the estimate of 10,000,000,000 tons of available qre gt, tbe known ore supplies of tbe world Is too small: certainly the estimate for the United States Is much less than has been proven up. It Is safe to say,that the Bouth alone has as much Icon ore as the entire country was credited with In that estimate, or something over 1,000,000,000 tons, but If the estimate of the total for' the world of 10,000,- 000,000 tons should be raised to even 15,000,000,000, or 60 per cent Increase, this would mske no material difference In a question of such, momentous Importance, for It would only, mean a lengthening ot the available supply tor a comparatively few yeare longer. We believe that new eourcee ot sup ply will be found and are not Inclined to be alarmists, but that the question of where to find an ample ore supply to meet the enormous expansion ot the world's Iron Industry la of the profoundeat Importance admits of no ques tion. This situation would seem to Indicate a gradual advancement In the price of Iron and steel, for owners of large bodies ot ore, increasing In trinsically In value as rapidly as they must of necessity do under these conditions, will not be willing to part with their ores except on tht basis of very large Increase In price." JUDGE GEO. HILLYER FIRMLY SUSTAINS WELL KNOWN VIEWS A Notable Birthday. Thla la the seventy-eighth birthday of Count Leo Tolstoy, the moat prominent of Ruslsan men ot letter* and one of the most conspicuous social reformers In the world. It will not be long In the course of nature before we hre called upon to chronicle the death of this memora ble reformer who has wrought so mightily for his people and who has never heeltated to tell the cur those whole some truths which others conceal from him. Count Tolstoy wss born at Yssnsys Pollans, August 28, 1828. His great ancestor was Peter Tolatoy, the friend of Peter the Great. Aa a youth Tolstoy attended the University of Kazan, and at the age of S3 he entered the army and went with his brother to the Caucasus. He fought In the Crimean war, and at Its close resigned his commission and devoted himself to literature. One of his STRONG LEGAL INDORSEMENT. To the Editor of The Georgian: To one who has taken-the advanced and positive poeltlon you have on the race question In all of Its phases, and has, on account thereof, been subject ed to much adverse criticism from cer tain sources, possibly a word ot In dorsement from even an obscure prl- vatq citizen might be gratifying to you. As a youth and n young man I have followed your utterances on this sub ject, and the grave menace that the situation threatens has Impressed me In a degree at least even as It has you. And from every dictate ot reason and logic and righteousness It does seem to me that you are absolutely correct In your statement that the sslutlon of the race question ties In separation, an nihilation or amalgamation: and to name the last two merely reinforces your position that separation I* the only right solution. I hare been deeply Impressed during the past few. days by your editorials In The Georgian, and find through discus sion with numbers of your readers here that the necessities of the situation are forcing themselves upon the public mind. Your suggestion of castration and branding as punishment for rape Is indorsed by all with whom I hare talk ed, and, as stated In your issue ot yes terday. It seems that now la the time for the agitation to crystallise into some definite action. A little Inquiry at sisters and wires ot our velop* the fact that the fear on the part of our women of criminal assault Is state-wide, and for their sake* some thing must be don* to break thla reign of terror. As one deeply Interested and hoping to be of some service In this great Is sue, I write you this letter. How do you think a plan like this would work? Place at the county seat* of all our counties within the next few months a petition, addressed to our general assembly, asking for the passage of a law making the punishment for rape and assault with Intent to rape castra tion and branding In the forehead with tbe letter R. Thla petition to contain a pledge on the part of all signing that In the event the measure became a law they would not participate In or lend countenace to any lynching, but would give a thorough test to the ef fectiveness of the law. As you bava stated, legal bangings do not prevent the crime, nor do lynching*, burnings, tortures; and IL therefore, seem* to me that this experiment you have named ought to be fallen upon In this time of our necessity. I am with you on all the proposi tions—nothing for schools, nothing for churches, nothing for any of the black man's Institutions unless denunciations of assaults upon white women by ne groes be the main plsnk In their plat forms. . . . 1 bear day by day kind words for The Georgian—never any unicind ex pressions. And I congratulate you most cordially on making so soon The Georgian, a great factor, a vital force In Southern journalism. With best wish** for you personally, I beg to remain, Very truly yours, C. L. BHEPARD. Fort Valley, Ga., Aug. 25. THE BEST SOUTHERN PAPER. To the Editor of The Georgian: The general Impression throughout the state upon the beet class of peo ple, the conservative and substantial citizens, Is that The Georgian Is the best paper published in the South. It has been generally understood that it Is a clean paper; that no fake pat ent medicine advertisements, no thriv ing "get-rtch" schemes will be held be fore Its readers In full page display, carrying a stamp of approval by vir tue of the quality or reputation of the journal containing the advertisement; also that no whisky advertisements appear In The Georgian. And that The Georgian has adopted or rather began on a policy advocated by so many or the leading magasines, to let nothing appear within Its columns but reliable and honest advertisements iplolttng square deals only. An advertisement in The Georgian cerirez a (tamp of merit, which increases its value to the advertiser, and no paper can loee in the long run by such a fair dealing polioy. Reliable advertisers are rapidly learning that It la detrimental to their advertisement to appear on the same page or tn the same paper with fakes and notorious ekln game notices. They are withdrawing their patronage and look suspiciously upon such papers, and are ever seeking a better and more trustworthy medium. N. K. B. Acworth, Go. CLEAN MEAT FOR ATLANTA. To the Editor of The Georgian: I read with a great deal of Inter, eat your editorial last Saturday on the proposed meat ordinance prepared by special committee of council appointed to Investigate the conditions In Atlanta slaughter houses. I have seen a ropy ot the ordinance as prepared and the adoption of such regulation* will certainly Improve the deplorable conditions that now ezlst, most especially Os regards to the slaughter houses on w hich special re port was made by members of this committee, who visited the slaughter houses. I was recently presented a petition opposing the passage of this ordinance, asking for my Indorsement. Am proud to say that the petitioner realized that he had offered his paper to at least one man who had followed the finding* ot the committee, aa well as one reader of The Georgian. The cltlzenz of Atlanta are indebted To the Editor of The Georgians So many people have asked me why I had nothing to say In further prose cution of the views I have so often expi-i-too-il i>n llr. subject nf crimes and lynching rhat I venture to write you this letter. I feel more free also to write because you have opened your columns and Invite expressions of the kind from the public generally. In 1894 I made a report to the Bar Association, In which I urged amend ments In the criminal law, with the praphecy that lynching would never be stopped, but would rather increase, un til the tern,'dies for enforcement "f the prlminal .law were amended and Improved so as to make punishment Immediate and certain. FInce then. Impelled by an overmastering sense of duty, I have several times urged these views before the Bar Association, and by letters In the public press; anil In which, aa a further renson. I have ar gued that unless something of the kind should be done, the state of things would bring on anarchy. These views have been Indorsed by several large and respectable and representative re ligious assemblies, and on one occasion several years ago were Indorsed by the Bar Association. A committee was then appointed to urge the policies stated before the legislature. But for some Inscrutable reason the legisla ture did nothing, and so faf- as I know has done nothing up t& the present time. How on earth that body could shut Its eyes ns It has done, and is now doing, to this most overmastering evil and danger, passes comprehension. It Is a matter to be dealt with not by mobs or by Irregular and Irresponsi ble bodies, but by the law-making pow er. President Roosevelt not long ago, speaking on the same lino, said that it has now come about that It Is almost Impossible to punish crime where the criminal has money enough to employ an able lawyer. Case after case happens In our midst, which veri fies the truth of what he sqld. Re cently some one has blamed the judges. The judges are not to blame. The fault Is In thg law. The law puts a gag on the Judge. As the law now stands, the one mao In the court house from whom the law has taken away nearly all discretion and nearly all power Is the Judge. The juries are reduced nearly to ciphers, and the only person Jn a criminal trial over whom the law throws Its protecting aegis Is the criminal; apparently with a purpose that even though guilty, he or she shall not be punished. If possible, not at all; and at all events that when punishment does come It shall be after euch great delay as that by ex ample to evil doers, the punishment shall do no good. It Is Impracticable here, of course, to go Into details fully as to what par ticular amendments are needed. But surely If amendments were made In tho constitution and law that. In cases of manifest and unquesttonablo guilt, punishment would be Immediate and certain In all case* of crimes against female vlrture: crimes committed on the highway, and crimes against the habitation of the citizen, there would be no need of mob or lynching. When a rapist Is fairly ‘tied and the Jury flhds him guilty and Is ready to say that his la a case of manifest and un questionable guilt, why delay the sen tence of the law, and why should he be tried over again, and especially why should an Indefinite and Interminable delay Intervent? He does not give his poor victim one single hour or one sin gle minute; wouldn’t ono single day bo enough for him? When trlod In public Batan could no longer circulate the re port that he was Innocent or make a martyr out of him. He should be pun ished Immediately, and In my Judgment punished In public, and let his body hang enveloped In $to white sheet all day long as a warning to evil doers. ft was In this spirit that the laws were administered In ante-bellum days, and r here bear testimony that under that system no case ot violence to a woman of the. kind spoken of ever oc curred. Any man of my age or obser vation would tell you that such a thing was never known or heard of. If an Intelligent and orderly administration and enforcement of the law were re established now, aa was had then, It would soon stamp out these crimes, and our Innocent women and girls would be protected. I give my voice In favor of modera tion and orderly proceeding. The prob lem Is one tor the legislature. Let us hold them to their duty and responsi bility. There Is great danger In this hour of excitement that Irresponsible bodies may go too far. Let nobody hurt any of the peaceable and good negroes; hut rather commend and encourage them. Under right Influence and right lead ership thousands of them will go with us and will assist In the proper meas ures for redress of these evil*. I do so much hope. If any public meetings are held, that cautious and conservative counsels may prevail. The way people are talking and writing re minds me forcibly of secession times, which resulted In drenching our land In blood. Let us pursue such a course that we will be upheld by the Just Judg ment of mankind and at the same time have the approval of our own sense of justice and dictates of ex-erience. I repeat, the remedy. If there be any remedy humanly speaking. Is with the legislature. If that body, as now con stituted, can not or will not do Its duty, then the people can at the next opportunity elect men who will. The mills, of the gods grind slowly, but very surely and very fine. Respectfully, GEORGE HILLYER. Australis possesses a lamer nnmlier of churches In proportion to the number of Its Inhabitants than any other country In the world. There nre no churches ‘ every 100.000 people In that country. I lund has only 141 nnd Russia about 56. I GOSSIP By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. By Private Lon sod Wire. New York, Aug. 28.—It pays to be surgeon generalto the ”400." Ot course, the matter of fee is the private concern ot patient and physician—unless It gets Into the courts—but It Is Inferred thnt Dr. W. T. Bull received for the recent operation on Mrs. Vanderbilt the neat sum of 315,000, How would you like to be tbe surgeon? Mrs. George Law, known as one of the handsomest American widows that Parisians ever feted, nnrl who under took to rcmnln constantly at the side of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt since she became sick at Saratoga nearly two weeks ago, succumbed today to sick ness herself." she is confined to her suite at the Sandy Point farm, trained nurses and Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., at tending her. Mrs. Law* took full charge nf tho sick room of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt nnd watched night nnd day with tho staff ot ten trained nurses. She per sonally administered the medicines pre scribed by the doctors and kept the patient in the best of humor and. In cidentally, looked after Baby Cath- leen. Society folks In Newport who had looked forward to a series of brilliant entertainments, were disappointed to hear thnt Consuelo, duchess of Marl borough. has changed her plans, and will not visit Newport this year. Campnnarl, the baritone, from the Metropolitan opera house, Is somewhat disgusted with Newport, where he haB been singing for the cottngcrs at 11,000 a program. He Is satisfied with tho pay, but word has reached his cars that black-face acts and red dancing IrlH have received more applause than Is singing. Mrs. Ogden Mills had a number of colored singers at her dinner Inst week and the large company joined In the chorus nnd applauded with vigor. Comparisons are odlus. Campanarl does not desire that any ono Join In his chorus. In fact. It might be dan- f orous for the lay voice to enter Into a 1,000 competition. Tlic gay set that dines at Canfield's Saratoga place discussed with anima tion today tho story of how “Billie" Burbrldge. the gambler, has become the father-in-law of a real French count. Burbrldge, who is reticent In nil things, keeps silent about the af fair. but the true tale'' followed him from Parts. The count, whose family bears one of the oldest names In France, saw Miss Burbrldge, the stunning daughter ot the gambler, on one of the boule vards. He sought and obtained an In troduction. There was a courtship, during which tlmo Papa Burbrldge was too busy wooing the goddess of fortune to notice that Dan Cupid was working within his very doors. Just like all obedient American girla the young woman told the count to "ask father," when he popped the question. And like a true little French- the count asked his parents to in, t the ajklng. They did. No," said Burbrldge. "I nm not In favor of foreign marriages. Besides, ( nm n gambler, anfl I might Injure your social position." "You are an honest man, and I honof you; that Is enough," replied the fath er of the count. Thereupon Burbrldge decided that the young Frenchman was plenty good enough for his daughter, and the ceremony was speedily per formed. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Private Leased Wire. Now York, Aug. 28.—Here are soms of the visitors In New York today: 1 ATLANTA—W. Fine, J. H. Lump kin, Z. D. Morrison, R. Y. Mulky, A, R. Thomasson, G. P, Howard, R. Y. Mackey, J. C. Cook. D. M. McCul lough, R. Mosely. . _ SAVANNAH—R, P. Canon, J. A. Co hen. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. AUGUST 28. largo I jinn* Bill ri* atrtiiu Imllcrii of a near . They nre 22 feet long by 8 feet ‘hen In illameter. ami illapenae with flat cml* a ml gui*net-plate ■toy*, • belag <ltib en«lt, and do away with tbe tray* entirely. * So fewer than 20.000 peraona are report- I mining In Loudon every year. Only lioat one-fifth of those mining peraona are ever aceounted for. The others disap pear from friend a forever. Many of them are "wanted'' by the police, which eg- plain* why htey do not reappear. Many leave London. to your splendid paper In support of the efforts of this committee. There is no doubt but what the whole city of Atlanta will support the committee and council and every officer of our city government In applying the proper remedy. Respectfully, A READER OP THE GEORGIAN. 1&6&—Spaniards, under Governor MenendeOg landed at 8t. Augustine. 1888—English force under Drake and Haw* kins willed on expedition agalnat Spanish settlements in the West In* l«ro—Hudson discovered. Delaware bar. ltlt-Bombardment of Fort Erie continued by the British. . . — H16—Treaty signed by Algiers and Eng* land, ny which Christian slavery waa to be abolished. I8»—Count Leo Tolstoi bom. . 1851—Marla Chr' tint, queen mother of Hpnln, fled from Madrid to escape the wrath of the people. . „ . 1861—Bombardment nnd capture of tort Hntterne and Fort Clark. N. C. 1*8— British t»ornbardmeut palace of anltan of Eansttmr. 1903—Joseph I In worth. American actor, died. Born 1885. . ... 19C&—Edwin I. Holmes. Jr., Indicted In tho government cotton report scandal. otMwoootKHjaoootiHJOGOOODOooa o PLAYS AND PLAYER8. O 0 V OCHMMMJOOOOOOOGOCHJtKiOOOGOOa 8. Miller Kent, who stt pported. tMJat, Johnstone Bennett In a vaudeville act, w to star In, "Baffles.'* Thomas Q. Heabroohe is going Into vaude- vllle agiiln. - June Kenmsrk In to etsr In "Tbe Toeat oT the Town." Theatergoers will greetly LffJj! Morrison, who died in New lork last week ot the sge ot C. For tewnty ye.ro he hod toured the ronntry In "Foust. ^Illldji Upon* l.^prepirlng to open In New Sell Burge*. Is ploying hlj elgbteenlh year and hi* first season tn the Month, In ‘■A County Fair." Margaret Anglin Is to begin her seooop In "The (Srent Divide," a play by Wil liam Vaughan Moody. Mins Eleanor Robson will maka her flrat apiieoranee In Octoiier In Israel Zangwltl t play, "Nurse Marjorie." The name of J.mea O'Neill’s Blbjtftl plsy. In which he In to Impersonate John the Baptist, It "A Voice ui tbe W thirt een." - Hnliert Drouet. E. M. llolloncl and It.ry 11*11 will piny the principal port* In Cor* Maynard's ploy, ,- Tb* Mentor* of a Man.” A sew rural drams this season Is colled 'Jonathan's Coeruhlp." Ken serpents ognln. My* a new* Item: •The offteera of the Csvlanl. whleh hat ed at Auckland. New Zetland, from tongs Island*, twice poised close to « sea serpent. They estimated Ita elngtb at M feet. It* eolne was a reddish brown, and Ita bead the shap* of a gurnet's."