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— THE — A TLA XT A GEORGIAN- — BEPTEMHER «. 1M6- The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Telephone Connections. Subscription Rstes: One. Year $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months ... 1.25 By Cirrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sundsy by THE GEORGIAN CO. st 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta; Ga. ■ Entered u SMond-elaH metier April ». Has. it the PostoSlce at Atlanta. Ga.. under let «t couereee of March i. 111*. Saturday Evening. They tell a pretty story of the Queen Mother of Hoi land, who la one of the sweetest and loveliest of the roy al women of the old world. One morning recently she was rudely awakened by a loud knocking at her cham ber door. When she asked who was there, a quaintly dignified voice answered. "The Queen of Holland." To this the queen mother answered, “I am not up yet, and am not able to receive Her Majesty, but If It Is only my little daughter she may come in.” And the winsome little queen of Holland, In the more charming character of the "little daughter,” en tered her mother's room. A similar story has been told of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. Answering a rap at his door, Prince Albert asked "Who Is there?" and received the reply "The queen," whereupon her husband, devoted to her though he was, declined to let her enter. An hour later she returned and rapped at the door, and In an ewer to the same question replied, "Victoria," whereupon she was welcomed with open arms. Perhaps there was never a more pathetic wall than that of this same royal woman—queen of Great Britain aiid Ireland and Empress of India—when In the agony of her grief for the husband of’her youth, she exclaimed, “There Is no one left to call me Victoria now.” These are homely illustrations of the human side of royalty—the feeling which underlies the robes of royalty and overrides ceremonlo .s conventions. To our demo cratic minds there Is none of the divinity that doth hedge a king, but to the subjects of other countries there Is a glamour and a glory In the “round and to top of sov ereignty” which seems to remove It far above the com mon herd. And to such as these they must sometimes even wonder If kings and queens are subject to the joys and sorrows and passions which animate the generality of mankind. They nevej hear the despairing cry, “There is no one left to call me Victoria now.” But in point of fact It Is the abundance of tender and delicate feelings which makes the true royalty and no bility of mankind. There Is a world of truth In the senti ment of Bayard Taylor— “The bravest are the tendarest. The loving are the daring.” It was Pascal who said In the height of his fame and glory that the public, seeking him out in his retirement, "came to see a celebrity and found a man,” and there Is no celebrity worthy of the-name who Is not first of all a man, with all the feelings and emotions which belong to exalted manliness. It Is a pity that the hurrying world cannot realise more that there la something ennobling In the frank and unfailing expresalon of the tenderer sentiments which stir the mind and heart—that the kindly word and the cheery clasp of the hand Is like a draught of water to a thirsty soul or the shadow of a great rock In a weary land. It would redouble our Joys and minimise our sor rows and scatter flowers along the highway like the foot fall of the spring. "These shall resist the empire of decay When time Is o'er and worlds have passed away; Cold In the dust the perished heart may He, But that which warmed It once can never die." Enforce the Meat Ordinance. Two of our local contemporaries did not see fit to give to the public the moat Important and gratifying an nouncement that has been made for a long time In the Interests of the people, vis., the adoption by council of the Taylor measure providing for the sanitary slaugh ter and sale of meat In the city of Atlanta. The condi tions which existed were proven to hare been absolutely revolting and the demand for Improvement was urgent. It bad been The Georgian's fight, and The Georgian had won a glorious victory for the people, but It was a pitiful spirit which should have moved certain of our con temporaries for these reasons to suppress the news that the ordinance had been passed and the most Important step for safe-guarding the life and health of the people had been taken. How great was the necessity for such legislation on the part of the city council was made apparent through the death on yesterday of J. R. Hlx, a prominent cltlien of Stockbrtdge, Ga., aa^a result of eating tainted meat bought In an Atlanta restaurant on last Monday. This circumstance alone should have, and doubtless would hare, stirred the people of Atlanta to righteous action, and there would have been a strenuous demand for leg islation If this action had not been taken already. The ordinance had been passed only a few days be fore Mr. Hlx ate of the poisoned meat, and the strict enforcement of the measure, It would seem, had not yet begun, but It certainly emphasised In no uncertain terms the fact that It was high time that something should be done. And this brings us to the more Important proposition of the present moment. Now that the ordinance has been passed It Is up to the board of health to see to It that it is rigidly enforced. It would be worse than criminal, now that such a measure is on the statute books, to allow It become anything like a dead letter. The life and health of the people are in danger, as Illustrated In a very convincing and deplorable manner by the tragic death of Mr. Hlx, The people will not tolerate the continuance of such conditions and It Is now time to make a wholesome ex ample of some of the offenders. James J. Hilt says "the plough is the hope of the United States," but The Boston Globe exclaims with hor ror, "O, no. no; It's the plow." The school boy. with that fictitious “shining morning face." Is on his way to lessons, with a crabapple coun tenance. Mr. Richard Cheatham’s Extraordi nary Vindication.. The whitewashing of Mr. Richard Cheatham by a majority of the members of the executive committee of the cotton aaaoclation present at Hot Springe, Ark., la a matter which doea not concern The Georgian any more than it touchea a hundred other leading newspapers of the South. ‘ This paper which baa been from the beginning In Its staff and In Its column* tbe practical and helpful friend of the cotton association, became the medium of publicity through which the fact waa brought to light that while Mr. Richard Cheatham'* newspaper organ waa savagely fighting the bucket shops and exchanges, Mr. Cheatham himself was actively engaged In dealing with those Institutions—winking with one eye at the people in tbe advocacy of hie crusade and actively dealing with one band in cotton futures through Glbert & Clay and through a bucket ehop tn tbls city. Mr. Cheatham brought to bay by these charges was compelled to confess his participation and brought at least one witness to prove that his dealings were made for other parties and not In his own behalf, which waa a very queer and perverted conception of the moral ques tion Involved even if it were true. There were nearly one hundred of the leading news papers of the South, all ardent friends of the cotton association, Who resolutely Insisted upon Mr. Cheat ham's resignation under these circumstances. The Gal veston and Dallas News did so, as did The New Orleana Tlmes-Dcmocrat. The New Orleans Trade Index, one of the greatest trade and cotton papers In the United States, earnestly and consistently demanded this resig nation upon his own confession. The Mobile Register joined In the demand. The Savannah Press and The Savannah News and The Savannah Cotton Paper also demanded IL The Macon Evening News, one of the best and bravest papers In Georgia, joined In the protest The Atlanta Journal, of which Mr. Jordan was once the agricultural editor, wrote a lengthy editorial earnestly calling for the resignation of the secretary of the cotton association after his own confession. The papers at Charlotte and at Raleigh and In Wilmington echoed tbe demand. The Columbia State and The Charleston Post, and we think. The News and Courier, also agreed that It was a necessary thing to be done, and The Georgian was only one of about a hundred newspa pers of the highest type and character who felt that the interest of this great organisation demanded that Its of ficial life should be vindicated by tbls merited rebuke to one of Its leading officers, who, while thundering his warfare against the exchanges and the bucket shops, was himself their patron and tbelr beneficiary. Under these circumstances tbe members of the ex ecutive committee present at Hot Springs have seen fit to vindicate Mr. Cheatham and to restore him to his position. They do this In executive session, which means a secret session, and evidently over the strong protest of a strong minority of their own members. Without a particle of personal malice or personal feeling tn this matter. The Georgian cannot fail to regret the serions mistake made by the majority of the execu tive committee present at Hot Springs. Tbe public opin ion which demanded the resignation of Richard Cheat ham was too widespread and too potential to be Ignored. It Included too many great newspapers and too many strong and able friends In and out of the cotton growera themselves. Whatever the conditions which surrounded Mr. Cheatham's connection with the association, what ever Information he may have had in his possession which made It necessary’to retain him, we do not know, but we do not hesitate to say without malice and with out fear, that hla restoration Is a serious mistake. The majority of the visiting members of the execu tive committee have simply committed themselves to these astonishing propositions. Thsy have vlndicsted an official of a charge which he has himself confessed. Moreover, having vindicated him of this charge which he himself had confessed, they have proceeded In a second resolution to declare that the act to which he pleaded guilty waa a .serious offense against the associa tion and If any members were guilty In the future they should be expelled from office. In other words, the secret session of the visiting ex ecutive committee declares that Mr. Cheatham is not guilty of a charge to which he has pleaded guilty and that tha act which he himself confesses Is henceforward an offense against the association worthy of expulsion, but that Mr. Cheatham, who Is not guilty, although he himself says that he is, Is hereby restored to a full fel lowship and to his high and responsible position with the Information that hs himself does not know when he ie guilty, but that If hs Is evsr guilty again he will bo ex pelled from the association which sternly condemns the offense which he confesses In a confession which the majority of the committee refuiet to believe and to per ceive. Truly this Is a marvelous piece of logic, a dects Ion fearfully and wonderfully made. It raises tbe ques tion that there must be something tn Mr. Richard Cheat ham so Indispensably necessary to the cotton associa tion that he mtut be proved not guilty of charges to which he has already pleaded guilty—of an offense which the executive committee declares is a most heinous of fense against the association, but of which they decide he Is not guilty, although he himself says he Is guilty. It will impress thoughtful men and honest friends of the association that there is something more than pe culiar In this extraordinary verdict. Perhaps the annual meeting of next spring may take a different view of It There Is nothing which So keeps the races on a tension as this continued proximity. We understand that the matter Is to be taken up In council at an early date and It la hoped that tbe ad vocates of separation will be able to accomplish some thing In the direction of reform. The present arrange ment should not'be allowed to continue for another day, and tbe people look to council to give them relief. Tbe warlike Moors have no hesitancy in surrender ing—^someone else. Miss Maude Snow has been asleep 46 days la not In Philadelphia, but out la Indiana. Resentment against tbe tee trust begins to cool with the advance of the season. The Trail Cars Must Come. The Georgian has been, and will continue to be, a steady and faithful champion of the people In their fight for the separation of the races on the street cars. We have never taken any stock In the objections set forth by the street railroad and we are firmly of the opinion that It Is entirely feasible and practicable for them to make some kind of arrangement for this separa tion. ' In another column on this page today we pnbtlsh a communication from one of the most gifted and cultur ed women In the state, who has more than once had oc casion to protest against the present manner In which white and colored are made to ride on the street cars. She makes a strong and vigorous argument and one which it seems to us should appeal to the fairness and the common sense of the street railway company. She Is smply able to speak for herself, but coming from one whom we know so well and can commend so entirely to the confidence and intelligence of our readers, her com munication should carry soaiethlng more than ordinary- weight. It Is nothing short of outrageous that refined wo men should be subjected to tbe Indignity of having to ride in close proximity with the negroes, while the very fact that whites and blacks In general have to share the same street cars Is known and recognised to be one THE PEOPLE’8 FIGHT. To the Editor of The Georgian : You have now tackled a fight which will call forth all your courage, all your resources and all your general ship If you are to win. A fight against the Georgia Railway and Electric Company will be an uphill one, one that no other paper In the city has dared to begin. If ever there was a time that the people of a city ought to rally to the support of a newspaper, that time Is now. This It not The Georgian's fight. It is the people's fight, and at such Is started and as such will be con ducted, I am sure. Every man, woman and child who has any Interest In Atlanta has certainly a vital interest tn this fight, and having such Interest, should hold up your hands until the flfeht Is won and then continue to do so. But the average reader wilt ask how can I help a newspaper, no matter how much I may approve of Its policy? First of all, buy the paper and read It; then buy front firms who advertise in the paper and let those firms know where you saw the advertisement, and above all. if you have any advertising to do yourself, do It In The Georgian and advise others to do the same. It will not be a charity act, for the paper which Is fighting for the people will he read by the people, and thus the returns will come. There are many other ways, of course, but If the people will follow the above I' believe you, Mr. Editor, will be satisfied. You state In your able editorial that you wish to hear from anyone whp has been unfairly dealt with by the Georgia Railway and Electric Company. This whole com munity Is at present being robbed by that company un der the name of tbe Atlanta Northern Railway. It Is all the same company, for they acknowledge so themselves. If you go to Comptroller. General Wright's office you will find that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company re turned taxes on the Atlanta Northern as their property. Such returns were made under oath, I presume, so Is very likely true. (Jim Key take notice). 1 live less than six mile, from the capital, yet this company charges me and my neighbors 16 cents fare one way. From How ell station and sven Inside the city this company charges a 10-cent fare. You cannot get In or out of the etty on this line under 10 cents. Just think of the thousands of dollars tbe franchise to run Into the city Is worth, which this company gets free, and then, look at the treatment the city receives in return. We who are mulcted of the 15 cents fare are not the only ones hurt, for It hurts the whole city of Atlanta. That extra fata Is simply a Chinese wall which plainly says jo Atlanta, thus far shalt thou grow and no fur ther. A city always grows by tbe working people buy ing and building on the suburbs. They-are the pioneers In city building just as much as the poor man waa the pioneer who built up the west How can the working man pay such fares? How . can he get a home in the suburbs? But much could be written on this subject by others far abler than I. Think of the handicap It is to our local merchants, who In their enterprise spend large amounts advertising In the dally papers. We see the advertisements, but In order to take advantage of them we must spend 30 cents. Consequently we lay the paper down and say ‘Td like to have It but can't af ford the carfare.” We then pick up a catalogue of some big Chicago mall order house, with which the country is now flooded, and find the same article which we can have brought right to the door for probably 8 cents, thus bringing Chicago nearer than Atlanta by 22 cents. That Chicago man does not pay a dollar taxes to Atlanta, not a penny to an Atlanta paper for advertising, nor a nickel to any Atlanta man for clerk hire. Is that fair to the Atlanta merchant? Close to where I live Is a cemetery. Yet this same company instead of -establishing a station or stop at the nearest point and directly on a public road, have plaoed a station (Moore's) In the middle of a field and for a long time bad the station fenced in with a four strand barbed wire fence. The atatton is a quar ter of a mile from the road, thus compelling the people to walk a half mile (both ways) further than necessary, In other words walk back up the track to regain the road. We sent In a petition signed by people whose relatives are buried tn the cemetery and all the answer we got was to have the wire cut so that the people could walk across a plowed field Instead of going up the track. Before sending tn the petition I mado a personal ap peal to Mr. Glenn for a stop, pointing out the danger of women and children watklng up the track. His answer was that the company could not be held legally respon sible If they met with accidents. "Then, Mr. Glenn," I said, "you would rather see our women and children risk their lives than to grant us n stop at the rond?" "That's about the size of It?" was tbe brutal answer of Mr. Glenn. He may deny that, but I am willing to swear ,to It, and I know my word is as good as Mr. Glenn's among my neighbors—those who know me. May the people realise that you are making this fight for thorn and rally to your support and that you may win Is my earnest prayer. Respectfully yours, W. S. M'INTYRE. Atlanta, Sept. t. ed that will work better and not leave our people so wretchedly demoralized. We might organize klans enough to thin the negro out to a stand in a few years, th--. we would have our own people so degraded that It would take r. .re than a generation to get us back to true, quiet, peaceable citizenship again. Something must be done, but let us work It out with cool, determined Judg ment, and done In this way It will not destroy the youth of our young manhood. You can organize K. K. bands all over the state and when this work !b over of straightening out the negro you would have an element so drilled and trained in such wicked work that It would become second nature, «o to speak—so much so that the greater.part of them would not know when their work was ended, and tt would take quite a while to teach these klans that the war was ended. Now let us try to get rid of the bad element of the negroes, and In a way that will not corrupt our own people. Separation Is the best way we can devise, and if our people (white) North and South would agree on this plan, and then let congress make the law and the provision for such things, the trouble would then be ended; and it does look like the white people after seeing such a dreadful thing surrounding us on all sides would begin to act, and at as early date as could be arranged. Why don't some leading man in congress begin to Introduce such measure? Ben Tillman, with all his eloquence and “vim" could start something that would end In good. A quiet separation will beat all the killing we can do. If wo were to kill all. I am willing to bb taxed $25 per year for ten years to come for this one purpose, and that much on all male citizens would move the Blue Ridge mountain across the sea, much less the negro race. Keep It before the people for you can do it as no other can. But give your protest at all times to the klan plan, and may we hope for better times and a wise solution of tbls much vexed and perplexed problem. Yours truly. A. D. CURRIE. Groveland, Ga. ! GOSSIP SEPARATION THE ONLY WAY. To the Editor of The Gcorgtnn: Your nrticle "When Will the Reign of Terror Cease?" Is striking on country people with a great deal of force, for wo think we have more cause to be In dread than the city people. We feel proud to know we have such an editor in Georgia who can so Impress us on this subject as you have. When will the reign end? ! wish I could see an answer when and how. Now It must cease, coBt what It will. „ I have read with care the plans of a good many. One plan I can't Indorse—that is the Ku-Klux Klan. We of my age (5S) know something of this klan business. It will ruin any country or government that will adopt or allow It. Let your master pen bear heavy and long against any movement of this kind. It Is too wicked for any civilized people to tolerate. Other ways can be devls- TRAIL CARS FOR THE NEGROES. , / To the Editor of The Georgian: When the streets of Atlanta get to be wide, and straight, so that the street cars won't have to run round any corners or up and down grade Mr. Arkwlght, I think, will let the white people ride by themselves, and let the negroes ride In trailers. Wouldn't that be nice? But as long as the streets of Atlanta persist In be ing so narrow and will run up and down, and cars have to run around corners, why the White people will just have to ride In tbe cars with the negroes. Mr. Arkwright Is awfully sorry, but It can’t be helped. Mr. Arkwright Ib the pretty man the Btreet car com pany has to tell the people what Is best for them In re gard to street cars. He and another gentleman went over to the legislature and when Senator Strange snld the peo ple wanted the whites and blacks separated In the street cars, Mr. A. and the other gentleman said it wasn't that way at all, that It wouldn't be best for the people (no, not the people; I made a mistake)—for the street car com panies, for them to have separate cars; that Senator Strange was entirely mistaken, and made them lay the bill "on the table." And the "other gentleman” was “laid on the table" by an overwhelming vote of these Bamo people. Mr. Arkwright Is sorry, but tt can't be helped. The ladles and children must continue to be crowded Into the street cars with the negroes, because the street car company Is too poor to furnish separate cars, for If they did what would become of the watered stock? That Is a pretty live issue. However, Mr. Arkwright will allow the ladles and children to enter the car from the front, if they will be good, and not foil off, though the posters In the cars at one time Btated in big black letters that, "passengers must enter and leave cars by the rear platform only, to avoid danger." Now, however, they can get In If there Is room, any old way, at the risk of life and limb. In caBe of an accident a damage suit might be rather an expensive Item, but no matter; we must take the chances. Mr. Arkwright ts sorry, but the streets are too narrow, not for double tracks, but tor trailers. As most of cars on the Peachtree line to Brookwood have only five scats on a side and the two little end ones, any gentleman who might wish to enjoy a cigar while on his way to or from his business simply won't be allowed to do such a thing. The Idea of wanting such a privilege; preposterous! He should appreciate the fact that the negroes must have those seats, the street car company needs his nickel, and you know the street car company Is too poor to furnish a separate car for the hundreds oj.lts negro patrons. So you must be good, gentlemen, and let the negro have your sept. It you want your cigar you must walk. Mr. A. ts sorry, but ft can’t be helped. It's a foolish public that thtnks they are going to get any consideration from the street car company—the poor street car company—that owns all the streets In our beautiful city, all over It, and now extending all round it. I think Mr. Key should be ashamed of himself, trying to make tbe poor street car company pay any taxes on their nice long line to Marietta, because you know they are running It Just to accommodate the public. That's very kind of them. It may be that they are not making any money out of It, who knows? What If the ladles and children do have to be packed Into the cars, even stand on the front platform, the aisles also being filled, as I saw them the other day, and falling over ono another, having nothing to hold to. while the three or four rear seats were filled with negro men and women com fortably seated, enjoying themselves, seeing the white ladles hardly able to stand, being jostled around and knocked up against the backs and sides of the car. What difference does that make, gentlemen? The negro has paid for his seat; the street car company needs the money. You can't help It. you must submit to the Insult offered your wives and mothers by your friends of the street car company. Mr. A. Is sorry—so sorry—but— things will go merrily on in the same old way unless the members of the city council have backbone enough to say “we have stood this insult to our families just as long as we intend to, and if the street car company has not respect enough for our white women to change things, we will make them have. Wo have stood the present state of affairs Just as long as we propose to- pntlence has ceased to be n virtue, and Is verging close onto a crime. Gentlemen of the street car company, wo demand separate cars for the protection of our wives and daughters. If the close contact Is ns repulsive as It Is now on open cars, lor heaveni sake what will It be when cold weather makes closed doors and windows a necessity Gentlemen of the city council. It is up to you. What do you propose to do about tt? Haven't the ladles endured the present state of affairs long enough? They cannot help thomnelves. Will you condemn them to a continua tion of present conditions? Mr. A. Is sorry, but he can’t help It, so you must E. K. F. tell him how. Growth and Progress of the New South South which deserves something mors thau pass* A Piano Dealer’s View of Prosperity. Mr. A. A. Thomas, of Augusta, 03. s one of the most prominent and pro. gresslve merchants of that city. While on a recent visit to Washing ton, he was Interviewed by * The Plano Trade,” In the course of which he gave much valuable Information »hat will be of Interest to the readers of The Georgian. Mr. Thomas likened planes .» sew ing machines In the evolution of the public demand. He says that as long as 187G It was predicted that the sewing machine flelJ would so»»n exhausted, but that today the demand Is greater than It has ev»r been. The day of the reed organ In the S mth Is passing away and the piano is taking Its place. v Continuing, Mr. Thomas said: •’There Is no-overproduction In cot ton, and It Is an easy matter /or the planters to find a market for all the cotton that they can raise. About one- flfth of the entire cotton product Southern cotton manufactories The total crop amounts to 11,000,900 bales each containing 500 pounds of cotton. Twelve cents a pound means |60 for a bale of cotton. That spells prosper ity In the fullest degree with ample money to supply tne re<>*sarle* of life. The total value of the i *fton crop this year will be about $860,000,- 000. •’What the South needs most at the present time,” said Mr. Thomas, ”is a diversified crop, so that in the case of a failure In the cotton crop there may be other products to fall back upon. Another need Is for the Investment of capital for the spinning of cotton so that the demand for labor may be eug- mented and the money for such work distributed In the South. OtVr ema'I Industries arc required, and for the same reason, to keep the money at home and to make th«» unemplojvd self-sustaining. Thrs South Ik rapbl'y recovering from tho e.’fects of ;be civil war, and is beginning to pay proper attention to economic questions that have a direct bearing upon the happi ness of Its people and their prosperity. *’lt has mineral resources of unllm- of the most fruitful sources of disorder and conflict. 12.000.000 bales 1* consumed in the Itcd character and wealth. There are fertiliser is also made. **A*luwer grade guano deposits that when properly worked will yield a fortune. Other minerals there are, too, that are worthy of the attention of the capital ist. There are abundant deposItN of coal and Iron; also kaolin, or white clay, that Is the foundation of the manufacture cf fine porcelain. This Industry Is certainly worth developing. Then there is pjenty of hardwood and pine timber that In time will add great ly to the revenues of the Southern states Considerable attention Is now being bestowed upon the growing of various fruits, which I can candidly say has Immense possibilities, especlnl- ly In Georgia and South Carolina. This fruit culture ftas Just been started, and the promise of success Is very great. "In Georgia, too, the farmers have awakened to a proper appreciation of local banks, and In a number of coun ties are organising financial Institu tion* that » III heln to sustain the home Interests. “The textile factories are Increasing and the by-products from thte cotton are yielding handsome returns. Cot ton has touched 8 cents ns the low est price, which Is not profitable; but at 10 cents a pound It gives 25 per cent profit. You can understand what It means to the South to have cotton at 12 cents a pound. "Of the by-products, there Is the cotton sped Industry which shows a steady growth. It will yield million* of dollars, whereas a short time ago comparatively, cotton seed was used only as a fertilizer. Then there |* cotton seed oil, which makes oll-cako that Is highly desirable as foot! for stock and from which a very valuable By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. New York, Sept. 8.—It Is learn*o... Mark Twain's daughter, M?,."* 11 ,,S'* Clemens, will make her American J? but as a concert singer on the ...»?*' of September 22, at Norwalk. Miss Clemens made her first arm..? - ance In a professional way at Klnr... Italy, under favorable auspices has a rich contralto voice of unus.,.1 clarity and beauty, and for year* hS been devoting herself to Its cultivate! under the best masters In Euron. i. she can sing anywhero near as w.ii as her distinguished father can Vrui her fame and fortune are assured™* It now develops that there tnav a. a contest over the will of the late tt.? man Oelrlchs. The widow has learGs it Is said that Mr. Oelrlchs' brother Charles, his sister, Mrs. Colonel and Mrs. Oelrlchs' son are the bene/' claries, and that she does not get on! penny. ' With this news comes the further statement that It Is not true that th, millionaire and his wife had becom! partially reconciled and that When'S! knew he was dying he sailed hurried! ly for this country, hoping to be with her at his death. On the contrary it Is said, he felt even a trifle more blue, against Mrs. Oelrlchs because he w2 dying under such unhappy clreum stances. Mrs. Oelrlchs and her son are now In Newport, nnd at the end of the son will sail for Europe. Mm. Ciiarlei Oelrlchs and her daughter, Mrs Pete, D. Martin, last night went to Newts* it is said they will coniult with Mri Herman Oelrlchs to see If a win con. test can be avoided. Because of vandalism, gambling and superfluity of love-sick men and maldi James B. Duke, the tobacco king, ga« order* yesterday that his splendid country estate near Somerville, N j Is to be hereafter closed to the public! The order will deprive thousands of the enjoyment of the wide woodland stretches, the winding footpaths and rare green houses, for which the great park Is famous. There Is a merry war on at Prince, ton. The Nassau Inn bar room and grill rooms were opened at Princeton yesterday for the patronage of under, graduates of the New Jersey Univer sity. Liquor Is sold there as In any saloon. Coincident with the opening came the heated declaration from Mre J. C. Bickford, president of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union, that the new ealoon Is owned and operated by Henry C. Bunn, caretaker of the grounds and buildings of the university. It was also announced that President Woodrow Wilson would be appealed to on his return from Europe In an effort to prevent any official o( the university from being affiliated with the operation of a drinking resort. GEORGIANS IN GOTIIAM. New York, Sept. 8.—Here are aome of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—E. V. Carter, R. Handy, C, T. Hopkins, J. T. Orme, F. c. Rob inson, I. M. Clarke, Mrs. O. M. Healey, AUGUSTA—A. A. Thomas. MACON—M. M. Stapler, W. P. Wheelock, C. C. Greene, H. Johnson. SAVANNAH—N. C. Colquitt Mrs H. W, Comer, J. H. Haslam, W. A. Blsbee, B. FalUgant, D. C. Foreman, 8. E. Teus. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1816—Harvard collage founded. 1760—HitIv*lore Cherubini bprn. Mnrrb 15, 1842. 1784—Ann* Lee, founder of tho Hhnkfr*, died. 1801—Storm resulted In great low of Ilf# nod property at Havantiah. On. 1847— Hattie of Bl Mnllno Del Hey. Mexico. lfti-Hellftlonii liberty adopted In Holland. 1867—I<oss of the ship Cent ml America and 451 Urea off Capo May. 1S7J— Nelson DlUfley elected governor of Maine. . . 1883—Irish home rule bill rejected by Brit ish house of lords. 1896—Will In ui J. hrynn notified of his n «»• Itwtlon for the presidency. TRESTLE WASHED OUT BY SWOLLEN STREAM Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 8.—The South ern trains to Atlanta had to tran-wr passenger* at Oak Mountain station yesterday morning, a big trestle at that point having been washed out hy the rain Wednesday night. . The train from Atlanta was turned back at Shiloh, Ga„ and while thrnuij passage was not assured, It was nopea to have the road, repaired by FrM»> Many of the county bridges were washed away along the line of me Southern. twemotIe Special to Tho Georgian. Columbus, Ga.. Sept. 8.—The heaviest rainfall In years was recorded in tn city Wednesday night, a total of nve and eighty-six tenths Inches being tn registered amount at the weather o reau here. Considerable damage » done by washouts, and the street • * and mnny telephones were put service for several hours. The ri has risen about fifteen feet and expected to reach the 20-foot murk the wharf. of cotton ls made by resinning t™ the seed that used to be on ab. waste. It now has a distinct n- value, and Is used In the manuratt of an excellent grade of mattr«*”y These by-products represent a taiue over 1100,000,000. Th— . •■'So you see," concluded Mr Th m "the South Is In a prosperous i tlon from the proceeds of Itsi t,, crop, cotton. But It will be richer »» more Independent when Its *tt: ... made more diversified and other w dustries come In that will sp*n ton and make It Into the Anl.he>i*”” f for the market. I can sec t*o• t(w conditions ahead for the entire -v. and especially for my state. ' ™ , Mr. Thomas Is one of the hr 1 *"' nnd brainiest men In the f llan ' In that section, a keen and ana : observer, and what he says |B rve § spiring to those who cast is™ ’ upon the South os a field for P |jn