Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. august r The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Rttes: One. Year $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months ...., 1,25 By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. Entered •• MCMd-eliis natter April as. ISOS, at the Poetofflce at Atlanta. Gt.. under act of eonareaa of March i. 1179. to put newspapers on even terms with their competitors In dealing with advertisers. In the past It has too fre quently been the custom to tempt space by the perquisite of railroad passes that went with the distribution of these favors. And so, the whole atmosphere would seem to be cleared and the methods of business simplified and ran dered legitimate by the execution of this law. 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 notable of the first session of the Fifty- ninth congress goes Into full force and effect. That the bill has Its defects, and that there are 'per haps absolute contradictions In Its 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 aa the Inf- 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 measure. 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 Hers all oil pli>e lines, express companies, sleeping car companies and iirfvate car lines. Railways are prohibit ed from engaging In production or any other business than transportation. such as coal mining, but pipe lines are excluded from this provision. It provides that all rules shall l>e Just and reasonable, and It gives the interstate commerce commission full power, upon complaint and after a full hearing, to fix a reasonable and lust maximum rate, which shall take effect within thirty days and shall remain In force for two years unless changed by the commission or set aside by the courts. It Increases the number of commissioners from four to seven, mnkes their terms seven years and raises their salaries to $10,000. Violations of the orders of the commission, If know- Ingly committed, may he punished by a fine of $6,000 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 bo granted except after not leas than five days' notice to the com mission. Either party may take appeals from the orders of the commission from the lower federal court to the supreme court. The railroad bill further provides the publication of all rates, fares or charges, and forbids nbattkes except on thirty days! notice. The commission has power to di rect what records ami books 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 coimectlonc with lateral branches and private aide tracks and to furnish cars without discrimination. If this provision is violated shippers may bring complaint beforo the commission. All common carriers are required to filo with the commission copies of all contracts and agree ments tor shipment of property made with other compa nies. It limits free transportation to certain specified persons, and It prohibits rebates and discriminations of all kinds. Every person or corporation, whether carrier or shipper, agent or trustee, who Is found guilty of giv ing, receiving or soliciting rebates or discriminations may be fined from $1,000 to' $20,000 and Imprisoned for not more than two years. There are some things which "the I-or cl sends and the devil brings," so It comes about that a Republican congress adopted this measure. But they have merely stolen our own thundqy and Inaamuch at It is an easen tlally Democratic measure we should give It our hearty support. It paves the way to still greater reforms In tho Interest of the people and hastens the day whan great ’ corporations shall become the servants and not tbe mas ters and oppressor! of the people. The punsters can no longer say that Comer Is a comer. He has came. The Passing of Passes. The abolition of free paseee by the act of congress tn tho railway legislation of last winter will have In general a most wholesome effect upon the country. There can be no doubt that the use or passes has been one of the subtlest methods by which tbe minds of men have bean Influenced touching methoda of legisla tion relating to thesa great corporations. And, It Is equally true that when the act Is fully In effect. It will come nearer to establishing a basis of Impartial consider ation for the great questions that touch transportation and the people. Probably the press has been less Influenced than any other class of people reached by passes. Every reputable newspaper pays dollar for dollar In Its 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 fhe newspaper at least, this has been a thoroughly business arrangement, untouched by eny question of In fluence or by any suggestion of corruption. There was really no reason why the eystem so far ae It related to the press should have ever been disturbed by tbe legisla tion In congress. If two merchants propose to Inter change their commodities upon an equal basts—It a gro cery merchant chooses to pay g dry goods merchant tn flour or In hams. It would seem to be beyond tfie right or the policy of leglrlatlon to Interfere. And so. If a news paper and a railway choose to Interchange advertising space for so many miles of travel Instead of paying actual money for It, the transaction is thoroughly legitimate and beyond'Criticism. But for all that the honest newspaper fully accepts tbe situation with any Inconveniences that attach to It* agents and to Its business departments. We can Just as easily receive money for space and pay money for mile age ts other lines of business can do. and In order to halt the giving of rebates, and In order to deatroy the In fluence upon the mlnda of judges and legislators, the fourth estate Is perfectly willing to come with cheerful ness and equanimity under the general law which la designed for the good of all. This law 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 ether tblnge which It will accomplish will be The Agitation Has Done Good, The determined agitation for the enlistment the cooperation of the negroes themselves for the sup pression of vice snd for the arousement of their own public opinion against the criminals of tbe 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 tbe country indorsing the crusade which we have made and pledging their cooperation. Commis sioner Stinson, of the Morris-Brown college, the best of negro Institutions of'learning, promptly telephoned that ho would thunder along the lines of the suggestion. Con- gregatlonaltat 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 tbe -suggestions which we have made. This brings Into direct cooperation four of tbe strong- eat forces of the negro race In Georgia, and It these strong men will only see to It that their agitations and their words do not lack force and directness 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 tower 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 the negro race Into a full and earnest cooperation with the white race In a great and vital question which affects the civilization 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 adda Immensely to the safety of our country districts. It has quickened to ac tivity and to vigilance our entire official system, and It has stirred and quickened the best 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 agitation haB 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 nets ns may be required to protect and safeguard the women In tho suburbs and In the rural dis tricts. Of course, as many of our correspondents have said, the only ultimate and possible complete solution of this grpaf question Is along the line which the editor of The Georgian has advocated consistently and consecutively for twenty years—that sooner or later wo must separate the races and our civilisation from the “body of this death." The colonisation and deportation of tho negro ts 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. Rockefeller says In an Interview that we nre living too fast—are burning the candle at both ends. But that helps swell the dividends of the paraffine department of 8. O. Georges Increased Tax Returns. The returns are all In, and It Is now definitely known that property values In tbe state of Georgia, as shown by the books of tho tax assessors of the state, have In creased moro than $46,600,000 as compared with the pre vious fiscal year. This is a magnificent showing, and one which ap peals to the pride of every cltlsen of Georgia. From time to tlmo wo have chronicled, In our department of "The Growth and Progress of tho South," various phases of the development of the state. Only n few days ago It was shown that the Increase In the amount of 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 lending cities of the United States. Various other facts have been brought out to show the splendid growth of this city and state, but none of these facts has been more gratifying than the returns In the tnxnble value of the real and persona! property of the people of the state this year as compared with last, and this verdict will be generally accepted. Forty-six—and In fact It Is nearer torty-seven—mill ion's of dollars is a great deal of money and when this much Is voluntarily addod to the rfsseased value of the rest estate and persona! property of the commonwealth we may Imagine that it means a high degree of general prosperity on tho part of the peoplb. These facts, presented to the thinking people who read The Georgian, are having a beneficial effect. We are proving to the country at large that we are Increasing In our rommerrlal and Industrial greatness every day and that the South offers more splendid opportunities for the Investor and the home-seeker than any other section of out 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. j Next yesr /will show an even greater Increase In the value of our taxable property, and thus the great work gtJfea on. v, , / General Marllarakl waa shot and killed at Warsaw Monday. We Weep. Such a glorious nsms ts that should have been allowed to go ringing down the halls of time forever more. , earliest works. “War and Peace,” la most appraised by Russians. Since he brought out "Anna Karenina," In 1876, Tolatoy haa given himself up to social problems, with the hope of supplying mankind with a better moral and religious philosophy than that which now obtains In tbe world. "Kreutzer Sonata" appeared In 1890, present ing a certain theory of morals which so shocked some eminent Christians in America that It was ''raided” by the authorities. Tolstoy'o views regarding ;<olltlcaI re form have brought him Into collision with the Russian authorities on several occasions. I! GOSSIP! It must be satisfying to Senators Morgan and Pettits to know that their successor Is Just waiting for them to die to get on the government payroll. ■ t Growth and Progress of the New South Under tbit head will appear from time to time information Illustrating tbe remarkable development ot tbe Boutb which deserves something more than pass ing attention. Will Iron Be As Dear As Copper? The Manufacturers’ Becord, ot 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. Records of production are being broken so often and the expansion goes on so rppldly that the figures which yes terday seemed almost beyond our comprehension today become commonplace. It was but a few years ago when a production In the United States of 10,- 000,000 tons of pig Iron was regarded as one of the wonders of the world. When this reached 15,000,000 tons men began to question the possibility of the expansion of Industry beyond that point, and last year, when this’ coun try turned out over 21,000,000 tons, 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 snd 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' Becord last week, more Iron ore In the next ten years than It haa consumed from the beginning of recorded history up to tbe present time. What this means to the future Is strikingly presented In an address made by Mr. R. A. Hadfleld, president of the British Iron and Steel Institute. In his address of welcome to t,he American Institute of Min ing Engineers In London on July 24. In this address President Hadfleld, re ferring to the enormous expansion of Industry and commerce In Great Brit ain, as well as in the United States, said: ‘“In face ot these enormous figures on every hand one 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 as, 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 300,000,000 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 century a grand total consumption of probably 45,000,000,000 tons of ore will have been called for. Whence are the supplies to comet "'If this probable serious position of affairs Is applied practically to ourselves ot today, ws 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 ahort space of 15 years; that la to say, It haa 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' Becord from Mr. Jeans, secretary of the British Iron Trade Association,-and from other authorities, are almost startling In their significance. The esti mate made by Mr. Jeans that the total known available supplies of ore ot 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 tinges as much Iron ore as Is known to exist In all the workable fields of the world today, are statements calculated to attract universal attention. These statements are of Just as much Interest to the farmer, to the merchant and to the banker as to the Iron man. Civilization practically rests upon Iron snd steel, and yet these noted authorities take the ground that all of the known Iron ore of the world Isn't equal to the world's needs for the next 50 years, and Mr. Hadfleld Indicates the possibility of the coming of the time when Iron, which now sells at less than a cent a pound, will be worth as much as coppsr, wjilch sells at 19 or 20 cents a pound. "The Manufacturers' Record believes that the estimate of 10,000,008,000 tons of available ore of the known ore supplies ot the world Is too small; certainly the estimate for the United States Is much less than has been proven up. It Is safe to eay that the South alone lias as much Iron ore ae the entire country was credited with In that estimate, or eomethlng over 1,080,000,000 tone, but If the estimate ot the total for the world of 10,000,- 000,000 tons should bs raised to even 15,000,000,000, or 60 per cent increase, this would make no material difference in a question of such momentous Importance, for It would only mean a lengthening of the available supply for a comparatively few yeara longer. We believe that new sources of sup ply will be found and are not Inclined to be alarmists, but that the question of where to And an ample «.re supply to meet the enormous expansion of the world's Iron Industry Is of the profoundoat Importance admits of no ques tion. This situation would seem to Indicate a gradual advancement In tho price of Iron and steel, for owners of large bodies of 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 the basis ot very large Increase In price.” A Notable Birthday. Tbts is the seventy-eighth birthday ot Count Leo Tolstoy, tbe most prominent of Ruslsan men ot letters and one ot the mg't conspicuous social reformers In the world. It will not bo long In the course of nature before we are called upon to chronicle the death of this memora ble reformer who hns wrought so mightily for his people and who haa never iheattated to tell the exar those whole some truths which 'others conceal from him. Count Tolstoy f*as horn at Yasnaya Pollans, August 28, 1*2*. His gr&ri ancestor was Peter Tolstoy, the friend of Peter tbi Great. Aa a youth Tolstoy attended tbe University of /H asan, and at the age of 23 he lentered the army and wetfi with his brother to the Caticams. He fought in the Criinean war, snd at its close resigned hit commission and devoted himself to literature. Ofce of his ' j 8TR0NG LEGAL-INDORSEMENT. To the Editor of The Georgian: To one who has taken the advanced and poeltlve position 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 of In dorsement from even an obecure pri vate citizen might be gratifying to you. As a youth and a young man I have followed your utterances on this sub ject, and the grave menace that the eltuatlon threatens has Impressed me In a degree at least even as it has you. And from every dictate of reason and logic and righteousness It does seem to me that you are absolutely correct In your statement that the solution ot the race question lies In separation, nlhllatlon .or amalgamation; and name the last two merely reinforces your position that separation Is 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 ot the situation are forcing themselves upon the public mind. Your suggestion of castration and branding aa punishment for rape Is Indorsed by all with whom t have talk- ed, and, aa stated In your Issue of yes terday, tt seems that now Is the time for the agitation to crystallise Into some definite action. A little Inquiry among the mothers, sisters and wives of our households de velops the fact that the fear on the part of our women of criminal assault Is state-wide, snd for their sakes some thing must be done to break this reign of terror. As one deeply Interested snd 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 seats of all our counties within the next few months a petition, addressed to our general assembly, asking for the paseage ot a law making the punishment for rape and assault with Intent to rape castra tion and branding in the forehead with the letter It. This 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, Aa you have stated, legal hangings do not prevent the crime, nor do lynching*, burnings, tortures; and It, therefore, seems to me that this experiment you have named ought to be fallen upon In this time ot 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 plank In their plat forms. hear dav bv dav kind words for The Georgian—never any unkind ex presslons. And I congratulate you most cordially on making so soon The Georgian, a great factor, a vital force In Southern Journalism. With best wishes for you personally, I beg to remain, Very truly yours, C. L SHEPARD. Fort Valley, Ga., Aug. 25. THE BEST SOUTHERN PAPER. To the Editor of The Georgian: The general Impression throughout the state upon the best class of peo ple, the conservative snd substantial cltlsens. 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-rlch" 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 ao many of the leading magazines, to let nothing appear within Its columns hut reliable and honest advertisements exploiting square deals only. An advertisement in The Georgian csrirtt a stamp of merit, which increases its value to the advertiser, and no paper can lass in the Iong run by such a fair dealing policy. Reliable advertisers are rapidly learning that It Is detriments! to their advertisement to appear on the same page or In the same paper with fakes snd notorious skin game notices. They are withdrawing thslr patronage and look auspiciously upon such papers, snd are ever seeking a better and more trustworthy medium. N. K. 8. Acworth, Ga. , CLEAN MEAT FOR ATLANTA. To the Editor of The Georgian: t read with a great deal of Inter est 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 /copy of the ordinance as prepared and the adoption of such regulations will certainly Improve the deplorable conditions that now exist, most especially ss regards to the slaughter houses on which 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 leant one man who had followed the findings ot the committee, as well !• one trader of The Georgian, the esttseas of Atlanta are Indebted i JUDGE GEO. HILLYER FIRMLY SUSTAINS WELL KNOWN VIEWS To tho Editor of The Georgian* So many people have u/tked trio why I had nothing to ray In further prate* cutton of tho views I have so often expressed on the subject of crime* and lynching that I ventuto to write you this letter. I feel more fret* also to write because you have opened your column* and Invite expressions of the kind from the public generally. In 1894 I made a report to the Tar Association, In which 1 urged amend ments In the criminal law, with the prophecy that lynching would never be stopped, but would ratner Im reu^e. un til the remedies for enforcement of the criminal law were amended anti Improved so’ as to make punishment Immediate and certain. Since then, Impelled by an overmastering seme of duty, I have several limes urged three view's before the Bar Afesouuii m, anu by letters In the public press: mid in which, as a further reason, I have ar gued that unless something of the kind should be done, the state of thin:;* would bring on anarchy. These views have been indorsed by several luge and respectable and rCptteentativt re ligious assemblies, and ou ore otcoal n several years ago \u;e In * rxsU by the Bar Association. A committee' was then appointed to urge ihe policies stated before the legislature. Bfct for some Inscrutable reason the legisla ture did nothing, sn.l so far as I know has done nothing up to the present time. How on earth that body could shut Its eyes as It has done, and is now doing, to thlsy 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 ftgo. speaking on tho same line, said that It has now come about tout it (s almost impossible to punish crime where the criminal has money enough to employ fin able lawyer. Cane after case happens in our midst, which veri fies the truth of what he said, Re cently some one has blamed the judges. The Judges arc not to blame.* The fault Is In the law. The law puts a gag on the Judge. As the law now stands, the one man In the court house from whom the faw ha* token away nearly all discretion and nearly all power is the judge. The Juries nre reduced nearly to ciphers, and the only person In 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 such great deluy as that by **- ample to evil doers, the punishment shall do no good. It Is Impracticable here, of course, go Into details fully ns to what par ticular amendments nro needed. But surely If amendments wore made In the constitution and law that. In cases of manifest and unquestionable guilt, punishment would be immediate and certain In all cases of crimes against female vlrture; crimes committed on the highway, and crimen against the habitation of the cltlsen, there would be no need of mob or lynching. When rapist Is fairly tried and the Jury finds him guilty and Is ready to say that his Is a case of manifest and un questionable guilt, why delay the sen tence of the law, and why should ho be tried over again, and especially why should nn indefinite and interminable delay Intervent? He does not give his poor victim one single hour or one sin gle minute; wouldn’t one single day be enough for him? When tried in public Satan could no longer circulate the re port that he was Innocent or make h martyr out of him. He should be pun ished Immediately, and In my Judgment punished In public, and let hU body hang enveloped In fte white sheet all day long as a warning to evil doers. It was In this spirit that the laws were administered In ante-bellum days, and I here bear testimony that under that system no case of 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, as was had then, It would soon stamp out these crimes, and our Innocent women and girls would bo protected. I give my voice In favor of modera tion and orderly proceeding. The prob lem Is one for the legislature. Let us hold them to their duty and responsi bility. There ts great danger In this hour of excitement that Irresponsible bodies may go too far. Let nobody hurt any of the peaceable and good negroes; but rather commend and encourage them. Dy CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. By Private I.e.med Wire. New York. Aug. 28.—It pays to be surgeon general to the *400." of course, the matter of fee Is the private concern of patient and physician—unless It gets Into the COUrts-but It Is Inferred that Dr. W. T. Bull received for the recent Operation >m Airs. Vnnderbllt the nest sum of 110,000. How would you like fo be tho fcjrgCon? Mrs. Geers? Law, known aB one of the handsomest American widows that Parisians ever feted, and who under- took t° remain constantly at the side of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt since she became sick at Saratoga nearly two weeks ago, succumbed today to sick ness iiei.ieif. Hhe to conf.ned to her suite at the Sandy Point farm, trained nutscs and Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., at tending her. Mrs. Law took full charge of the sick room of Mrs. Beg vie Vanderbilt watched nlrmt and day with the naif of ten trained nurses. She per- tonatl • administered tho medicines pre scribed by the due tots and kept the piit.ent In the best of humor and, ln- eldenluny, lodged afitr L’uby Cath- lct.ii.. looked farwird to d sartoa'of brJJJJanJ entertainments, were disappointed to hear that ('unsuelo, duchess of Marl* borough, has changed her pious, and will not visit Newport this year. C&mpcnatl, the baritone, from the Metropolitan opera house, Is somewhat disgusted with Newport, where he has been singing for the cottagers at 81,000 a program. He is satisfied with the pay, but word has reached his ears that black-fice acts and red dancing girls have received more applause than his singing. Mrs. Ogd;n Mills had a number of colored singers M her dinner last week and the large company Joined In the chorus find np; lauded with vigor. Comparisons are odlus. C&mpanarl does not desire that any one join In his chorus. In fact, It might be dan- r erous for the lay voice to enter Into a 1,000 competition. The gay set that dines at Canfield's Saratoga plica discussed with anima tion today the story of how "Billie*' Burbridge. the gambler, has become tho father-lq-law of a real French count. Burbridge, who Is reticent in nil things, keeps silent about the af fair, but the true tale followed him from Paris. The count, whose family bears one of the oldest names in France, saw vi#» Burbridge, tbe stunning daughter of the gambler, on one of the boule vards. He sought and obtained an In troduction. There was a courtship, during which time Pnpd Burbridge wns too busy wooing the goddess of fortune to nolle-* that Dan Cupid was working within his very doors. Just like all obedient American girls the young wotftka told the count to ask father," when he popped the question. And like a true IJttle French- man, the count asked his parents to do the asking. They did. ~ “No," said Burbridge, "I am not in favor of foreign marriages. Besides, f nm a gambler, nr* I might Injure your social position." ... “You are ah honest man, and I honof you; that Is enough," replied the fath er of the count. Thereupon Burbridge decided that the young Frenchman was plenty good enough for his daughter, end the ceremony was speedily per formed. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Prtvnt. LmsHt wire. Non- York, Aug. 28.—Here are som> of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—W. Fine. J. H. Lump kin, Z. D. Mbrrison, R. Y. Mulky. A R. Thompson, G. P. Howard, R. Y. Mackey, J. Cook, D, M. McCul lough. 'R. Mosely. . . _ HA VANN AH—R. P. Canon, J. A. Co hen. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. AUQU8T 23. Spaniards, under Governor Menende*. Infilled nt HI. August lee. -Kugllsh force uuiler Drake and Hsw* kin* willed oil expedition Against H|Htnl*U settlements In the West lu* lfiflO— Hudson discovered Delaware bay. Jff]4—lb>mImrijinewt ot Fort Bne continued ’ by Alston j Christian to lie a’liollshod. 1S28— Count l«eo Tolstoi Isim. 1S&4—Marla Clirhtlns. queen mother or Hualn, fictl from Madrid to eacepe tbe wrath of the people. lM-Romlsminifitt and capture of Fort Ilnttcrna ami Fort Clark. N. V. H06—Ih'lrl.-Ti lM»ml.’nrdmeiit palace of anltan Under right Influence and right lead ership thousands of them will go with us and will assist In the fjroper mens' ures for redress of these evils. I do so much hope, If any public meetings are held, that cautious and conservative counsels may prevail. The way peonie are talking and writing re minds me forcibly or 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 experience. I repeat, the remedy. If there be any remedy humanly apeakirg. I* with the legislature. If that body, as now con stituted, can not or will not dh 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 HILLTER. Australia possesses a larger numlsM* of chimin** la proportion to the iiiiiiiIht of Its liibnMtrtiit* than any other country In land haw only 141 am! ltnaala oniitry. about 5 A Scotch engineering firm of Glasgow has ju*t shipped to Houtli America four large (•nncnsulrc steam Itollers of a new *»»“*. They are 23 feet long by H feet tebe* In •Unmeter, nml dispense with ends and gusset-plnte stnys, bring dish ends, ami do away with tbe stays entirely. No fewer than 30.000 persons are report* 1 missing In Loudon every rear. Only shout one-fifth of these ml**lng persons are ever neco-.inted for. Tlie others disap pear from friends forever. Many of them nre “wanted" by Ihe police, which ex plains why htey do not, reappear. Many leave Dmdou. to your splendid paper In support of the efforts of this committee. There la no doubt but what the whole city of Atlanta will support the committee and courtvIt and every officer of our city govetmnent tn applying the proper remedy, respectfully, REAVER OF THE GEORGIAN. government Cotton report acsndal. oooaoooooooo«4Kiooo<K>oooooo O PLAYS AND PLAYERS. 0 OOOOOOOWODOODOOOOOOtXHXKlO H. Miller Kent, who auppwtsd the 1st* Johnston. Rennet! In s vaudeville set, is to star In “Raffles." Thntun* ti. Hcnhrooke Is going Into vaude ville again. •o atsr In "The Tea** _ „ nflta_ MorrlAim. who died week ut the up* of • he bad loured the euuntrjr IltMu !|Hmg la nrm«rtng to open In New York lu “Ijidy Jim. ’ Nell Burges* Is playing bfs year at ml hi* first season lu the Houtb, is “A County Fair.” Margaret 'Anglin I* to Itcgfn her aH*®** In "The Great Divide." a plsg >>X " ll ' llam Vaughan Moody. Miss Eleanor Robson will make hcr flrrt R marance In October In Israel Zsngwlu s y, “Nurse Marjorie." The name of Janies O’Neill's Blbjleol plsy. ln which be Is to hnpersanata J« the Baptist, la “A Vole® in the. eaa." Robert Prouet. E. >L Holland and nail will play the prtnHpal part a InJ or% Maynard's play, 'The Meaasre of » serpent* njpln. Say* « IM T£j t h?« “The officer* of the I’nvlatil. w'hfeh MS arrived at Auckland. New /eoUml. from Rarotonga IcbihU. twice posacd etoae a era serpent. They estimated Its wsgs st « feet. Its color waa a n*d«!Uh brown, and !U head tbs shape of s unset*