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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
MONDAY, DECEMUKK 3, IMG.
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THE GEORGIAN prints no unclean
OUR PLATFORM .—The Georgian
•lauds for Atlanta's owning Ita own gas
nd electric light plants, aa It now
owns Ita waterworks. Other cities do
this and get gas as low aa 60 cent*,
with a profit lo the city. This should
The Georgia o to
ll eves that If street railways can to
ties, as they arc. there Is no good
. -.iBon why they canout be so operated
here, lint we do not tollcrc tula can
be done now. and It may to some year*
before we are ready for so big an un-
The Unwritten Law.
At (ho meeting nf (he Atuerlraii
liar Association In Angus! Iasi. Hon.
Thomas J. Kenmu. of Halim Rouge,
Louisiana, lead a paper on “The Un
written Law. or laiwlcas Rights and
Lawful Wrongs."
By fur the best thing contained was
the following codlfled "decalogue" o(
the “Unwritten Law,"
"Law 1. Any negro man who com
mits rape upon n white woman of
chaste character shall, without trial or
hearing of any kind, bo Instantly put
to death by his captors, or other body
of respectable citlsens not leas than
three In number; and they shall have
the right to determine the niuilu nf ex
ecution, which may be both cruel and
unuiual, the constitution and Inws of
the state and «.i the United Slates
to the contrary notwithstanding.
"Law 2. Any man who commits
adultery may be put to death with Im
punity by the Injured husband, who
shall have the right to determine the
mode of execution, lie It ever so cow
ardly.
"Law 3. Any man who seduces an
innocent girl may, without a hearing,
be shot, or stabbed to death by her, or
nny near relative of hers; and If
deemed necessary by the slayer such
shooting or stabbing may he done In
tho track, or whllo lying In wall.
"Law 4. Any man who traduces a
virtuous woman’s character for chas
tity may he shot with Impunity by
her, or her husband, or any near rela-
live; but the offender must first be
given an opportunity to deny or dls-
firove the charge, or to retract or
apologize.
"Law 3. The survivor of a fatal duel
must be acquitted if the duel was fair
ly conducted according to the time
honored provisions ut the code of hem-
"Law 6. Any man who kills another
in a fair light shall not lie found
guilty either of murder or manslaugh
ter, biit must be acquitted, even
though he be the sole aggressor.
"Law 7. The He direct and certain
other well known opprobrious epithets
which constitute moral insult nre each
equal to n blow, and any of them Jus-
tines an assault.
"Law fi. In prosecution for stealing
hones, cattle or hogs, the presumption
of innocence is shifted In favor of the
lire stock, and the accused Is
•timed-to be guilty.
"law 9. In all civil suits by natural
persons against corporations the de
fendant corporation is presumed to be
liable, and can establish want of lia
bility only by a clear and decided pre
ponderance of evidence.
"Law 10. In every action by em
ployee against employer for personal
Injury the plaintiff shall rccuver dam
nn;es unless the defendant employer
proves want of liability beyond a rea
sonable doubt; and. In all such cases,
il,e measure of damages shall be the
pitiful condition of the plaintiff, the
sympathy of the jury and the ability
of the employer to pay."
Ur. Roman's address consisted
largely of the ordinary diatribe
nsalntt lynching and other forms of
lawlessness. He said, among other
things;
"The ludlcated remedy. Is necessari
ly legal, and It is the first duty of
American lawyers to discover and ail-
ply the remedy."
In the view of the law Journal the
remedy Is not primarily legol. This
clever burlesque code is based uimn
and finds Its point In jury abuses. The
"Unwritten Law" springs from the cir
cumstance that the jury will not ac
cept and follow the law as declared
by the court. The remedy, therefore.
Hr, in an appeal to public opinion,
find il Is desirable that our brethren
■ the secular press circulate and com-
{
meat upon Mr. Kernan's formulation
of the "Unwritten Law,” which, face
tious .aa It may seem In the abstract
is only slightly, If at all, exaggerated
as an expression of actual Jury
practices.
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION FOR ATLANTA
Weeka ago when the Armory-Auditorium was a young and undevel
oped enterprise, The Georgian urged its one df the strongest reasons for
its completion the opportunity that It would give us to Invite the next
national convention of the Democratic party to Atlanta.
We note with pleasure that our esteemed contemporary of The Con
stltutlon Indorsed on Sunday (his practical suggestion amf commits Itself
to the advocacy of the plan.
With this reinforcement. The Georgian renews the suggestion made
In October, and submits to the people or Atlanta that It la a practical
and hopeful proposition to secure ttie next national Democratic conven
tlon for this capital city of the solid South.
There la no sound reason that can be mentioned by thinking men
why Atlanta should not have the next national Democratic convention as
its guest. There are a score or reasons why the invitation of Atlanta
should be and doubtless will be accepted it properly presented and prop
erly urged.
First of all reasons Is the fact that the solid South has tor a quar
ter of a century given to the Democratic party more* than two-thirds of
the votes which twice elected Orover Cleveland president • of the
United States-and which have sustained with unbroken fidelity
and loyalty , every Democratic candidate who has been nominated
since' that time. The South ha* a right to ask at least the
small recognition of having the coriventlon. if It has nothibg else, as a
recompense for the heroic loyalty which has been nearly all that exists of
the Democratic party for the last three decades.
In the last election, if the votes of the solid South had been omitted
rrom tbe returns It is doubtful if Judge Parker' would have had a half
dozen votes In the electoral college.
Surely up committee and no section of the republic would begrudge
to the South this first request of n formal kind that It has made of a
party to which It has contributed life and fidelity and the dignity of
numbers.
First of all, then, tbe city of Atlanta ai.a distinct center and metrop
olis of tbe New South, has a right to ask and receive this favor at the
hands of the national Democratic committee.
In the second place, If Is high time that the South was progressing
toward a proper and speedy recognition of Its claims upon the Demo
cratic parly. Ever since the war we have been content to furnish the
votes and to permit the fragmentary states to the north of us to gobble
the candidates aud the offices of at least ten consecutive campaigns.
The time has come when the simple matter of policy demands that the
South now should be duly recognized In the honors and expressions of the
great party which It has sustained almost alone and single handed.
Another reason why this convention should meet in Atlanta t» In the
fact that It would mark n progressive step toward the nomination of a
Southern mail for tho presidency of the United 8tntcs. For ten years or
more we have been hemming and hawing over this proportion In the
South. Always anxious to make a nomination, ulways ready with abun
dantly capable material, but always afraid In bur half-hearted confidence,
nf the effect of such a nomination upon the people of the country.
The cowardly fear that tbe old Bectionai spirit Is not dead In the
North has' hami>ered and handicapped us In doing what ought to have
been done long ago, and what can bo at least begun at this time by
holding the convention In a leading city ot the solid South.
For our own part we believe upon something better than a basil of
desire, that the holding of this convention In the south, or that the
nomination of n Southern ninn for the presidency, would strengthen rath
er than weaken the Democratic national ticket with the people of the
North. *
We say it to our own regret and mortification that the masses ot the
Northern iieoplc are really more fraternal and more kindly disposed to
ward the people of tbe South than our people are toward their brethren
of the Xorth. Tbe writer of these lines has mingled with the Northern
people for the last 13 years with a degree of frequency and Intimacy en
joyed by perhaps not more than one 6r two men south of the Ohio river. He
has had abundant opportunity to observe and to study the spirit and
the temper nf these people toward the South both collectively and In
an Individual way nnd he does not hesitate now and here to express tho
opinion that the Northern p-ople nre simply waiting for an opportunity
like tills to declare that the. have forgotten the civil war and that they
are delighted to recognize tho South ns n full and equal sebtlou of tbe
republic.
It Is perhaps true thut the selfish politician and the designing leader
might find, and would find, a basis of criticism in a Southern candidate or
a Southern location for the convention, but we are willing to stake every
atom of reputation which we have established for good Judgment within
this decade upon the fact that tbe great ma«s of the Northern people
would respond loyally and generously to this spirit foe a complete oblit
eration of sectionalism In the republic.
We register here and now the belief, and trust to time for its vindi
cation, Hint the first Southern man nominated utioii the Democratic tick
et will poll more votes in the North than any other Democrat has {Killed
since the second election of Grovel- Cleveland.
We register heye nnd now the conviction that so far from weakening
a Southern man would strengthen the next Democratic ticket and would
multiply the chances of Its triumph at the polls.
We people who live within our own sectional limits and whose
touch with other sections is limited to the large cities and a few- 1 promi
nent Individuals in those cities, can form no conception of the Immense
cordiality and good will which is felt by the Northern masses toward
the South. Every lecturer on the American platform will bear testi
mony to the fact that Southern men are receiving upon every platform In
America a welcome whose heartiness Is actually doubled by the fact that
they come from the South.
General Gordon gave glowing liilmtc tu this fact. Tillman is reaping
n harvest from it now.
A Southern nativity or residence has become an actual asaet to an
aspirant for lycciim honors in the country. Beyond this, our public men
who have spoken in the North upon special and national occasions have
ulways come home amazed and delighted with the heartinesa of the wel
come nnd the glow of the hospitality which has been extended to them.
Wc simply know that the Northern people would welcome an oppor
tunity to express their own national spirit and to unify the republic upon
this first opportunity which has been extended to them.
Wherefore, as a first step toward tbe practical assertion ot our unity
and equality with the rest of the country, The Georgian heartily urges an
Immediate organization to secure the next national convention for Atlan
ta, ami we believe that if we take the Initiative in this matter and pre
sent tile first Invitation, that we shall aurely win this greatest of all
conventions aud that we will give a swift and imperial impulse toward a
subsequent nomination aud election of a Southern man to tile first office
In the republic.
We sincerely trust that our esteemed conteiii|K>rarles throughout the
country without factions opposition will recognize Atlanta's first bid and
Invitation tor this great assembly, and will give their loyal and hearty
co-operatlou to this central and important Southern metropolis. In Its in
vitation to Hie Democratic national convention of 1908.
Show Was Herd Hit.
From The Wslton (ila.l New*.
Because the managers raij-,1 to hon
or on order for two passes. Dr. T. M.
McIntosh, a prominent physician at
Thomasvllle, Ga., attached one ele
phant. a hyena, four monkeys and an
African gnu of the ltamuin A- Ballsy
show last Tuesday night. The tickets
were promised by the advertising man.
ager, who placed lithographic adver
tisements In one of the doctor's vnraat
stores.
Against the Fish Law.
From Judge.
Ethel—That lfi-yenr-old boy asked-,
me to marry him.
Edith—And you threw him over?
Ethel—Yes; told him It was agalns 1
the law to catch lobsters so young.
Woman’s Idea of Warmth.
Tom The New York Frees.
A funny thhig Is the way a woman
keep her feet warm by wearing a
pearl necklace.
Drew the Line.
,m The Washington Herald.
Workln’. hey?" sneered Tired Tif
fins.
Till de football season Is over,
yes," resjMinded Dusty Rhodes, with
dignity. "I kin stand occnpyln' de
same eell wit* a trust magnate, hut
hen it comes to item college rooters,
I draws the line. Tiffins, 1 draws the
line.”
A Moral Victory.
From The Kansas City Star.
Up In Brown county a man annoyed
his neighbor by leaving a gate open,
and finally the neighbor said If it hap.
pened aguln the man who did It would
get a whipping. So when the gate was
again left open he went after the of-
fender. When he came back lie was
REAR ADMIRAL COGHLAN
TURNS SKIPPER IN PINCH
New -York, Dec. 3.—Rear Admiral J.
B. Coghlan took the wheel of the nivy
tug Powhatan on Saturday night in a
hurry rather than see a heavy railroad
car float send the army ami navy to
join McGfnty.
Aboard the Powhatan, In addition to
the admiral, were Mrs. Coghlan, Major
General and Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant,
Lieutenant Colonel G. P. Scrlven and
Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Carbaugh,
two of General Grant’s staff, Mr*.
Scrlven and ftevera! of the admiral’s
etaff and their wives. The party was
returning from the army and navy
football game at Philadelphia.
Admiral Coghlan directed Skipper
Hennessy’s attention to a heavy car
afloat coming up from the direction of
pier 4; Xorth river, and bearing rapidly
down on them.
‘Jam your helm hard over thero,
skipper,” cried the admiral a few min
utes later, when, after a conversation,
he again looked out Into the channel
and saw the heavier vessel less than
twice hi* craft's length and coming ut
full speed.
Instead of replying, the skipper re
leased hts'grlp on the steering wheel
and fell In a faint upon the floor. •
“Hell! something's got to be done
here, and quick,” said Admiral Coghlan,
jumping to hi* feet and grasping the
wheel.
The admiral jammed his helm hard
over and a string of orders were sung
down the speaking tube to the engineer
that made him act quickly. Hardly had
the admiral ceased speaking when
bump threw the passengers off their
feet. The other vessel hit them square
ly abaft midships abreast of the engine.
Except for the port scars the Pow
hatan wa* apparently ship shape. The
tug landed her passengerti at the navy
yard. The Powhatan will be put In dry
dock tot repairs.
ROOSEVELT
i gossipi
OLD CHIEF MAY BE FREED
TO DIE IN OWN WIGWAM
Suffering with lung trouble and weak He accomplished much good among his
from long confinement, Salomon Ho-
tema, a full-blooded Indian, chief- of
a Choctaw tribe and an ordained min
ister, Is now In the United States pen
itentiary in South Atlanta, upder a life
sentence for killing three other Indians
vhlle under an hallucination. His case
has been brought to the attention of
the Atlanta ministers and a move
ment was started Monday to secure his
pardon from President Roosevelt, that
he might go home and die among hie
people.
A committee, composed of Rev.
Charles O. Jones, president of the At
lanta Ministers’ Evangelical Associa
tion, chairman; Rev. T. P. Cleveland,
Revs. Purser. Christian and Smith, was
appointed Monday to secure the serv
ices of two distinguished and compe
tent physicians to examine, the convict,
and together with this report send such
names ns may be necessary to the
president.
In presenting tbe matter to the meet.
Ing Dr. Holderby said that he had been
instructed by the Presbyterian home
board to ask the Atlanta ministers to
take some action. In relating the his
tory of the case, he said:
“Hotema Is a full-blooded Indian and
an ex-minister. People with whom I
have talked tell me that ho Is a power
ful speaker and a very eloquent man.
as confined In tp£ Atlanta
prison when that Institution was open
ed some five or six years ago. While
preaching among his people In Inidan
Territory* he lost very suddenly three
his children. He conceived the Idea
that certain neighbors had in some way
worked witchcraft and conjured his lit
tle ones. While laboring under this
inherent notion he took a shotgun and
w#nt over and killed three of them. For
this he wait tried and sentenced to
hang. Upon a petition, the president
commuted the sentence to life impris
onment. He Is not egptoeted to live
much longer and wants to go home to
die In the, bojom of his family. He is
- model prisoner and a trusty.”
It Is understood that the officials at
the penitentiary have a great dedl of
faith In Solomon, and that he Is allowed
great liberties. It was said that
keys or The Institution could be
trusted to- him with no fear that he
would violate (he confidence. ' He is
quoted as 1 saying that he would not
leave the place /or a minute unless he
rs regularly discharged.
The consent of the jurymeji on hi
case has been assured, and It xvas said
at the ministers’ meeting Monday that
the petition would, be signed :by the
judge who imposed the sentence. The
movement will be participated In by
the officials at tHfc Atlanta prison.
SET FOR TUESDAY
A. M. Osburn, aged 35 years, a car
penter and brickmason. Is under arrest
on the charge of assaulting Lena Cox.
an 8-year-old girl.
The arrest was made by Lieutenant
Dunbar, of the county police, and the
case will he heard before Justice of the
Peace Jones Tuesday. Osburn Is also
charged with wife beating.
Osburn lives at 5 Pelham street, In
the neighborhood of the little girl.
Complaint wa* mode to the county po
lice several days post of repeated as
saults on the girl, and Lieutenant Dun
bar made an investigation. On the
statements of the girl Lieutenant Dun
bar placed Osburn under arerst on the
barge of criminal assault
VEEK OF PRAYER
BYALL CHURCHES
TO BE CONDUCTED BULLOCH COUNTY
INS NEW SCHOO
INTIRST DISTRICT
By tbe unanimous net Ion of tbe At
lanta Kvaitgcllcal Association at Wesley
Tabernacle Monday morning, a committee
was appointed to arrange n program for n
week of prayer to be observed by every de
nomination In Atlanta. It was suggested
lectedT lor the meeting place of congregn
ons centrally located.
The committee on program *s appointed
v Rev. o. Jones, chairman, was rew-
IMined of Rev. Briggs, Rev. Pendleton, Rev.
Jarrell, Rer. Crook and Rev. Fllnn. chair
Suggestion* were also made In accordance
with tbe request made by ex-Uovernor W.
_ it special reference
will be made of the race problem. Excerpts
ntout one hundred words each will to
by the ministers to Mr. Northen for
compilation Into pamphlet form.
The attention of the members of the
association was also called to the fourth
iiuaryrty meeting nt tile Wesleyan taberna-
7f the Allnuta Sunday school union
December # and 7. The meeting will be
held afternoon nnd night.
No reference was made to tbe recent
iiveiuent for a prohibition campaign lu
suts. further than rending the minutes
. tbe last meeting, which contained an
utrv concerning a motion made to Indorse
tbe
campaign.
In Tbe Georgian of last Saturday
was printed a list of public service cor
porations doing business In Fulton
county and the amount of’tax due by
each to tho county for physical and
franchise valuations.
The Georgia railroad did not appear
In the list and inquiries have been
made as to why the omission was made.
A suit against the Georgia railroad is
now pending In the Federal court be
fore Judge Newman. .
The Georgia claims exemption from
such taxes under Its churter, and At
torney General Hart is making a test
of It in the courts. The case has been
argued before Judge Newman, but he
has not rendered his decision yet. Un
til that suit Is decided no levy on
either the physical or franchise valua
tion ot the road can be made by the
comptroller general.
If Judge Newman decides that the
Georgia Is liable for this tax under its
charter a considerable amount will
come to Fulton county.
Purposes a Return of
All Insurance
Money.
CORTELYOU KICKS;
SO DOES BLISS
President Peels That Ad
ministration Has Been
Tainted by Certain
Contributions. •
Washington, Dec. 3.—Before he re
tires from office President Roosevelt
Intends to have returned to the policy
holders the money contributed to the
Republican national committee In 1904
by the Equitable Life, the Mutual Life
and the New York Life insurance com
panies.
The aggregate of their contributions,
made out of the “yellow dog” funds of
the companies, was $148,000. The fact
that he was elected with the use of
money taken from the policyholders of
these companies has nettled the presi
dent for months. He feels that It has
placed a taint upon his administration,
os well as upon his public career, and
he means to have the stain wiped out.
Offictrs are Obstinate.
It leaked out for the first time today
that the president has taken steps to
have the money returned, and that this
would have been done long ago but for
the obstinacy of Postmaster General
Corteiyou and Cornelius W. Bliss, of
New York.
It Is known positively that President
Roosevelt sent for both Mr. Corteiyou
and Mr. Bliss several months ago and
directed them to pay back with Interest
whatever sums the Mutual. Equitable
and New York Life contributed to the
campaign fund. He was met with a
polite, but firm, refusal.
President Insists.
He Insisted that the money should
be refunded, and asked how mu
money remained to the credit of tho
national committee. He was told that
the total was slightly In excess jf
$400,000, and he replied that It was a
shame, the money belonging |o the
policyholder* of the three companies
had not been returned. Mr. Corteiyou
and Mi\ Bliss, however, refused abso
lutely to back down from the position
they assumed.
President Roosevelt waved all their
arguments aside. He declared that the
proposition was a simple one. Money
wa* taken from officers of the company
which they had no right to give away,
as it belonged to other people. This
being the case, the only honorable
course open wrts to give back
money to Its real owners.
Fails to Carry Point.
The Interviews—-It Is said there were
several of them—terminated without
President Roosevelt being able to carry
his point, but It Is known that he is
as determined as ever that the money
shall be restored to the companies.
By CHOLLY. KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Dee. 3 -Sam Wolf, a
eteijc of the general mion* court,
watched the new. stand ot Brooklyn
bridge for n quurter of an hour tN,
morning, when th, little girl at tho
stand asked him to attend It. while she
wont uml ant « non r II. .It 1 ?
went and got a cup of cofftie. He did a
good business and handed her a quar
ter In addition.
The battleship Ohio, which was con
structed at the Union Iron Works, Svi
franclsco. and became the flagship of
-he Asiatic fleet, made her debut •**
New York harbor under command ot
captain L. C. Logan, at the Brooklyn'
navy yard. She will prepare for *er»w
Ice under Admiral Evans In the At
lantic. -
Professor Ferdinand F. Lee Boyle*
aged 8 4, famous a* an artist In earlier
days, Is dead from heart failure fol
lowing an.attack of pneumonia ut tha
hpme of his brother-in-law. Charles
Satterlee, 102 Park place, Brooklyn. X
^Professor Boyle has painted portrait*
of Charles Dickens, Edwin Forest, Lea.
t£r WalLaek, General Grant and many 4
other notables.
A bride of only nine weeks. Mrs.
Marla J. Young, formerly Mrs, Butter-
worth, of New Haven, has won a dU
vorce from John A. Young, known a*
the "Pearl King” of Wisconsin.
She will receive $4,500 alimony. Mr*
Young is 73 years old, while Mrs. Yountf.
i« r.i r.
I learn that a son of Mrs. Julia tVarij-
Howe, Professor William M. Howe, is
being mentioned as the next president
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. He was graduated from Harr
Yard and also from the Institute. The
d*ar of Russia secretly < conferred on
him the' degree of Knighthood of the
order of St. Stanislaus, for his achieve
ments in metallurgy.
i it is a great blow to many a rich
American and his ambitious family td‘
hear that York House, In which Jamet':
the Second lived, after his marriage,
has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. R. Fata,
a wealthy Parsee who come to London
for the season. Rich Americans anx
ious to find a home In London to en
joy the peace they say they cannot gep
In this busy country, are annoyed deep
ly at the*Parsee couple for seising'the
desirable abode. Mrs. Fata, who has
been mixing with soclety^has caused
a sensation by. the magnificence of,hejr
jewels.
Over In Providence, Rhode Island,
the missing portrait of John Hay,
which.* with .* portraits ofc McKinley.
Hanmm and Roosevelt, was secured
from William TX Murphy,,life artist of.
New York, by fulsq pretenses, has been
found In a pawn-shop. Chief 1 of Police
Matthews discovered that several por
traits had been on exhibition In the
show windows of Anthony,* Colwell, a
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
L
Frank D. Hyde, formerly of Hart
ford, one of the most prominent law
yer* In Paris, Is dead.
Charles F. Gouteau. member of the
French senate from Ardennes, fell un
der a moving train near Sedan, France,
and was killed.
Bulloch county overtopped everybody
Saturday In It* bid for the agricultural
school for the First district.
They came forward at the Savannah
meeting with a cash ofTer of $65,000,
300 acres of fln^land, lights, water and
telephones for ten year*. The entire
bid amounts to $125,000.
With the selection of the school site
in the First the question ha* been de
cided now in the First, Second. Third,
Seventh. Tenth and Eleventh districts.
Two, and possibly three, more district
site* will be determined this week.
Wednesday Governor Terrell will go to
Athens, where the Eighth district
school trustee* will meet to select the
site. Thursday a second meeting for
the Fifth district will be held at the
capitol. Saturday the question of the
Fourth district school will be settled
l meeting of the trustees In Co
lumbus. -
Word has been received that Pro
fessor Augustus Bloomburgh, emeritus
professor of modern languages at La
fayette College, In Pennsylvania, died
In Switzerland on November 28.
In the presence of Francis Joseph,
emperor-klng of Austra-Hungary, and
a brl)llant assemblage, the monument
erected to the memory of Count Julius
Andressy was unveiled at Budapest.
A bald-headed man, Frederick Wef-
sel, of Columbus, Ind., has surprised
his friends by raising a second growth
of hair.
A violent earthquake Is reported
from Mllzazso, on the north coast of
Italy.
The $4,000 silverware service pre
sented to the cruiser Minneapolis by
the city of that name was stolen about
November 22 by thieves forcing the
cabin door at League Island, where the
vessel is out of commission, and break
Ing open, the trunks. Detectives an
searching the pawnshops.
gpet tal to Tbe Georgian*
'hattanooga. Tann., Dec. $.—W. Ef.
ox. the man who was beaten over tho
head with a "billy” by Patrolman Con-'
lex, has written a letter to the chair
man of the board of public safety ex
onerating the patrolman. An investi
gation of the matter was In progress
and the officer had been subpenaed. it
stated that he will now be reinstated.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Albany. Ga., Dec. 3.—The regular
cjty election, at which three aldermen
being voted for. Is taking place in
this city today. The nominees of the
primary recently held are Messrs. A. P.
MINISTERS REGRET
LOSS OF BRETHREN
. _ _ and as there is no opposite auto
'’but It was all he could do to whip the regular ticket, the vote is a light
Resolutions were offered and adopt
ed at the meeting of the Methodist
ministers of Atlanta Monday morning
expressing regret of the removal
Rev. C. E. Dow man. Rev. Charles
Jones and Revs. Pierce and Branch
from the Atlanta field by the appoint
ive power of the conference. The reso
lutions were signed by Rev. (*. C. Jar
rell and C, I,. Patttllo.
Rev. Charles O. Jones also offered a
resolution which was adopted express
ing the feeling of the Atlanta ministers
upon the return of Bishop Candler from
his journey to Japan. Korea and China.
The members of the ministers were
Invited to attend a banquet to be giv
en at the Young Men’* Christian Aa-
Orders have been issued by the state
railroad department of Italy to recon
struct the pope's railroad
hich
Plus IX. It Is not 'knovrn whether
the pope Intends to leave the Vatican.
s originally built for Pope
It Is not 'known whether
terday. The driver was thrown into
the center of the load, where. In addi
tion to having his legs broken, he w is
half drowned in the broken eggs.
At a secret consistory today the
pope speaks to the cardinals and to
minor prelates on the church situation
in France. A solemn protest Is looked
for against the provisions of the law
of separation, which goes into effect
on December 11.
Colonel Charles Irwin, aged 74. 's
dead at Boise, Idaho. He was widely
known as a railway and bridge engi
neer. In the civil war he served with
the Ninth Michigan cavalry'.
furniture firm, and by tracing Ihetft he
found the Hay picture.
The man who had secured them from
Murphy on pretense that they were to
be exhibited for charity In Washington,
placed them on exhibition hare with a
story that some art lovers were going
to buy them to present them to Brown
University. President Faunce, of tha
university, learned of this nnd visile'
tbe store, and .then, it »teen)s, the pot-,-
traits -wera’AMered otit of the window.
The “torpedo runabout" Is the novel
ty of the season at the automobile titan?
and the torpedo promises to be the ppp-
ular thing next year. ‘
This feature, much commented on ?>y
visitors, has the development of the
runabout body with the sloping torpedo
deck and extra- rear seat. This body
w’as found In various detail designs In
twenty or more exhibits. Ita rapid de
velopment was regarded as criterion of
the popularity of the torpedo run
abouts.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER 3.
1800— Austrians defeated tbe French ot bat
tle of Ilobenllndcii.
1806— Henry A. Wise, governor of Virginia,
born. Died Heptemtor 12, 1876.
state of tbs
1840—Jules Clnretle. director of the Thea
ter Francois, torn.
1871—Seventeen Immigrants frozen to death
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York. Dee, 3.—Here nre some of tbs
Isltors hi New York today:
ATLANTA-Miss O. Lawson, l\ M. Minin-
ger, F. 1.. Tinsley, J. M. Brown, Mias B.
Frazier, L. L. Porter.
HE SHOT AT RABBIT
AND HIT HIS COMPANION.
Special to The Georgian.
Augustine, Fla., Dec. 3.—While
rubbit hunting on Anasatosla Island
Thursday William Coles was accident
ally shot In the arm by Henry Biltnn.
ole* was sitting behind a bush, wait
ing for the dogs to rush "Bunny” in
range, and Bllton was on the other
side of the shelter. Ignorant of the
position taken by his companion. A*
the rabbit darted from cover Mr. Bll-
ton tired and part dt the load took ef
fect in Coles* arm. .
INTEREST IN POLTIJC8
GROWING IN PEN8ACOLA.
Special to The Georgian.
PenMrotn, Fla., December 3.—Tho throe
lg | Mill t lu.il plums to to gath
ered lit Pensacola In tho near future are
nttrnetliig'jjo little^ lutcrost In |N»lltles nt
attorney mid city postmaster are not any
of them liislgniflesiit offices, lint as those
duties are so satisfactorily discharged by
the Inoumbeuts. it is thought that no
hange will to nmde.
Much Interest Is tolng taken In-the se
es of nieetlugs hebl at the Presbyterian
tburch by Her. Dr. Patton, of Decntnr, Ga.
YOUNG ROSSER WRITES
ARTICLE ON LYNCHING.
J. K. Rosser, a cousin of L. Z. Ros
ser, a well-known attorney of Atlanta,
achieving much prominence at Van
derbilt University in hi* literary work.
In the November Issue of The Van-
sociatlon next Monday afternoon at
5:30 o'clock, at which time they will
the new secretary. Rev. Mr. Tilley,
an article by Mr. Rosser 1
entitled "Lynching, as a Cause of
Crime.” Mr. Rosser's article Is well
written and indicates considerable
thought and investigation of hi* sub
ject. Mr. Rosser Is taking post-gradu
ate work at Vanderbilt.