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I’ “/Av s i t(&Jj euiutyt A, the i»la»a i« ■<><>“ t 0 •» “uurs” »f° w fftCtß ooncern,u tf Porto Rio® •readmiwibJe: HJ>a. a population of WO,OOO Os th... 450 000 are white, 240,000 mulat tos and 75000 negro... Oil one ineightcan read «nd Wf te ‘ area of the island ia only 3.6,0 Square milea, but it ha. been able to pay an annual tax of $8 000,000 t 0 Spain. Almo.t every commod ity th. .oil can produce is raised ib the island. The climate of Por* to Rico 1. very much superior to i that of Cuba, and exc. ptionally I fr«e from humidity. The distance of Rorto Rico frcm Key West is about 1,000 mile.. O C o The other day Col. Joseph E. Stephens, a wealthy connoisseur of paintings, stepped into a pawn broker’s shop in New York’ and was attracted by two picture. * » which be bought for 116. Taking I them to his office he called in .ome I of his artist friend, who at once |i decided that the larger, which le | presents Lot and hi. daughters, is I undoubtedly the wora of Rubens, and that the smaller i. on. of the best examples of Sydney Cooper’s cattle piece.- They thought the former sbou’d be worth $15,000 and the latter about $2,500. o o o Some very remarkable claim, are being made for the Mauser bul let. Surgeons have reported, .o it is said, that the bullet is really aseptic; that is, it does not poison the wound it makes, a. ordinary bullets do. No septic inflammation follows a wound from the Mauser, hence no needless death, occur. If the soldier hit i. not killed out right, his chances of surviving the 1 hurt are excellent. If all of thi. i. T correct, we shall have to revise cur V opinion of the Spaniard, somewhat and give them credit for conduo ■ sktiug a humane warfare. o o o I I The Savannah News publishes ■lns bit of history: “Thirty-six I flears ago Gen. Joseph Wheeler I K»d the pleasure of capturing the | ■.Hicer he is now serving under in < ■Cuba. In March, 1862, William R. | ■Shafter was a mejor in the Nine ■ teen th Michigan. He was with a ■ ■foraging expedition one day when £ ■» body of Wheeler’s cavalry sur ■ I rounded and captured the whole I ■ outfit. Shaftur was sent to Rich fl I mood, and spent six weeks in Lib ■ | by prison. Nobody in the country II has a higher opinion of ‘Little Joe* | as a strategist and fighter than ■ I General Shafter. ” Io o o | At the bittie of New Hope | church, between Atlanta and ■ I Cnicamauga, Gen. Walker sent Major \\ in. H. Ross, who was on his staff, to ascertain from Gen. ■I Wheeler, who occupied an advance KI position, what was in his front. He found the gen.ral on his ■ | horse, with one leg over the poua m*l of the saddle. Saluting him, Major Ross said. ‘Gen. Walker would like to inak» a charge at this point and Would like to know if the enemy has a masked battery in front of ui.” <; O O O | * 1 don’t know. Major,” Gen. | heeler replied, “but I can soon I find out, ’and, swinging into po- | sition in his saddle, he galloped I U P to a slight eminence, accom* I nied by Major Ross and his ’faff, and planted a guidon. A uioment later a puff of smoke in Lie distance, and ihe sputtering I of a shell as it flew over them showed what was ahead. I turning to Major Ross, ths I gHlloral •‘“d: “Jive Gen. Walker I m y compliments, and say there 16 a masked battery in front of I us.” Io o o I Major Rogg ventured the remark | 1 *t was a rather risky way of I unmasking * battery. I .. shots always fly i I l K • was the cool reply. “It’s IIJOTIs COMMISSION Between United States find Canada TOSKHLE 12 COUNTS, First Meeting to be Held at Quebec Aug 23. Washington, D. C., Aug. 2 The state department has an nounced that the first meeting lof the joint high commission I appointed by the United States and Great Britian to consider various matters of importance between the United States and Canada will hold its first meet ing at Quebec on Aug. 23 It is to consider, in the main, the following matters : 1. The questions in respect to the fur seals in Bering Sea and the waters of the north Pa cific Ocean. 2. Provisions in respect to the fisheries of Atlantic and Pa cific coasts and in the waters of the common frontier. 3. Provisions for the delinea tion of and establishment of the Alaska-Canadian boundary. 4. Provisions for the transit of merchandise. 5. Provisions relating to the transit of merchandise from one country to be delievered at points in the other beyond the frontier. 6. The question of alien la bor laws. 7 Mining rights of the citi zens as subjects of each country within the territory of the other. 8. Adjustment and conces sions of certain duties unon the basis of reciprocal equivalents, 9. A revision of the agreement of 1817 respecting naval vessels on the lakes . 10. Arrangements for the more complete definition and marking of any part of the fron tier line where the same is now so insufficiently defined and marked as to be liable to dis pute. 11. Provisions for the convey ance for trial of or punishment of persons in the lawful custody of officers of one country through the territory of the other. 12. —Reciprocity in wrecking and salvage rights. the shots that follow that are dangerous. ” “When I return and reported to Gen. Walker,” said the major. “I requested him to send some one else the next time he wished bat teries unmasked by Gen.wheeler. —Macon Telegraph. 000 “I on’erstan’,” said the color ed philospher, “dat some mens consider it a high honor ter be der fust mens kilt in de war. Now, dat’s all right, ez fer ez it goes ; but it goes too fur. Sup posin’ I wuz de fust man kilt in de war—whar would I be when dey wuz celebratin’ me ? I tell you, mv people, a live niggah in a June wotermillion patch is one thing, en a dead one wid a governmen’ funeral is another. De live niggah kin heah de hur rahin’ en de dead one can t. Dat’s all de is to it!”—Atlanta Constitution. TWENTY KNOTS Will Be New Battle-Ship Speed It Is Sato. New York, Aug. 3.—Washings 'on dispatch says that Secretary Long has decided to recall the ad*» vertisment for bids for the new battle-ship in order to provide for r*2o knot ships instead of only 14 * knots. J STATE POLITICS. (continued from sth page.) when there was never but one stale ticket nominated. “ I find by personal interviews ond correspondence that the par ty is thoroughly harmonious and Col. Allen Candler and nom inees on the statehouse ticket will not only poll the full party strength with a little work on our part, but they will do a great deal more. This year offers us an opportunity to win back thousands of good Georgians who left the party in good faith and who now are ready to re turn. “The campaign wfll be opened very soon after the executive committee meeting. Mr. non expects to be here most of the time after the campaign starts. Col. Candler was down yes terday from Gainesville. He said that he had a fine trip to Terrell county last week. He will make one speech this week and nex week he goes to Lincolnton to speak in Mr. Hogan’s home county. Below is the complete list of the membership of the executive committee as it stands: Chairman—Hon. F. G. du- Bignon, of Chatham. Vice chairman —Hon. E. T. Brown, of Clark. Member, ex-officio, as Georgia member national executive com mittee—Hon. Clark Howell, of Fulton. Members from the state at large appointed by the chair man under resolution of the state convention : Hon. E. P. S. Denmark, of Brooks. Hon. R. W. Grubb, of Mcln tosh. Hon. W. B. Burnett, of Clarke. Hon Boykin Wright, of Rich mond. Hon. George P. Munro, of Marion. Hon. Porter King, of Fulton. Hon. John S. Cleghorn, of Chattooga. Hon. John Triplett, of Thom as. Hon. J. Y. Alien, of Upson. Hon. J. L. Wimberly, of Twiggs. Hon. W. A. Willingham, of Habersham.; Members of the committee from different congressional dis tritcs named by the state con vention : First district—J. A. Branham, of Bullock; J. J. Reynolds, of Burke. Second district —R i c h a r d Hobbs, of Dougherty; J. L. Boj ton, of Calhoun. Third district—J. A. Cobb, of Sumpter; R. A. Wilson, of Wilcox. Fourth district—R. O. How ard, of Muscogee; 11. W. Hill, ot Merriwether. Fifth district —J. N. Gold smith, of Fulton; H. L. John ston, of Campbell. Sixth district—Seaton Grant land, of Spalding, W. E. Lester, of Jones. Seventh district—V. T. San ford, of Floyd; J. Z. Foster, of Cobb. Eighth district —P. M. Hawes of Elbert; M. A. Pharr, of Wilkes. Ninth district—J. N. Holder, of Jackson ; W. A. Cox, of Gil mer, Tenth district —T.E. Massen gale, of Warren; Horace M. Holden, of Taliaferro. Eleventh district —E. B. Mil* ler, of Dodge; J. G. Cranford,of 1 Lowndes. 4 s BEST SANITARY PLUMBING B *!< N * Ik i * W d * $ Gas, Water and Steam Fitter. E rl 'l W/itcr It WA • l Qas fixtures, fi eters Gas Stoves ft t Pumps, Hydraulic rams, steam fix- L t J Y # tures, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Elec- tp cl # trie fixtures. rs p*— r W ' t * have employed Alex S. Pierce to K F| L take charge of my shop department. E *4 U I one best workmen in the l|k W M * South. Repair work attended to W H b P rom P t| y- B 3 I X JOHNC7CHILDS, K <‘| 1 • 223 Broad st. Opposite Thos. Fy <J JL 2L_ _ A_ J!"_■. —1 —T— —— —~~—T L 1 I ——r- 1 . 1 j»[ B UN Offi ® i ItHesfiPaiilsoiiertS | 0) <•* THEY ARE THE • X? 2 $7 KIND uB ((A IAT OTHER* PLACES. W | fUufflSflailomgCo.Z® I * j gy That is,]ou>" millinery, is new xs J and Stylish. We have paid cash £lg st * for our entire spring and sum- (I® gy « mer stock We got a libera B 5 £ discount, by paying cash and S3® « Cctn afford to give our custom- 12 W g ersgaad 5 for less than hausss * W * pay for theirs, who buy on tim s * and sell on tims. Come and * S « price before buying. We can W S sell you two hats for what you w W * will pay for one at other houses B | firs, A. O. Garrard 8 B