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UKATH OF ROBERT BIRD.
We learn that Robert Bird died a
few days ago in Cub'a. He was well
known in Atlanta, and was a kind
hearted man. He had a peculiar ca
reer in life. He entered the Confed
erate army in the civil war when he
was a mere boy, only about twelve
years of age. He went through all
right, but he endured all the trials
and hardships and engaged in battles
as earnestly as any soldier of more ad
vanced age. He was an active man in
the days of reconstruction, and could
relate many very interesting incidents
of that period, of the garrison of south
ern towns by yankee soldiers and of the
newly freed niggers and the ku-klux
klan. He went to Cuba last year in
the war with Spain. He was a favor
ite of General Wheeler, and had here
last spring, letters from the General
and at the Peace Jubilee here in De
cember he was gladly met by General
Wheeler. It was through the request
and influence of General Wheeler that
he was returned to Cuba a few months
ago for special duty.
His wife is living here and our sym
pathies go out to her in her sorrow.
Our veterans of Atlanta Camp U. C.
V. will remember that it was Mrs.
Bird who presented to the camp the
Confederate flag which was carried and
waved over Mr. President Davis when
he came here in May, 1886, about the
time of the organization of the veter
ans’ association.
FOLSOM MEMORIAL VOLUME.
Arraiicenienta For Publishing the Book
For Benefit of Mr. Folsom's Family.
Mr. R. B. Harrison, manager of the
Southern Press Clipping Bureau, has
made a very satisfactory arrangement
with the Byrd Printing company, of
Atlanta, to bring out within thirty
days a memorial volume to commemo
rate the life of Montgomery M. Fol
som and to raise a fund for the family
of the deceased poet.
The book will contain about two
hundred printed pages and in addition
to the best efforts of Mr. Folsom will
include an introduction by Wallace
Putnam Reed, and the many beautiful
tributes paid the deceased poet and
journalist by his brothers of the press
throughout the south.
We are requested to make public
the following announcement:
TO THE PRESS.
In response to a general demand
from the press and admirers of the
late Montgomery M. Folsom, repre
senting his family, I have perfected
arrangements to publish a memorial
volume of about two hundred pages,
neatly bound, and containing the best
■work of the gifted journalist, together
with all the tributes from the editors
of southern newspapers and an intro
ductory by Wallace Putnam Reed.
The price of the book will be one
dollar, postage free, and sold by sub
scription only. I hereby appoint ev
ery editor in the south a special solic
itor for this fund and ask that they
receive and forward subscriptions as
rapidly as possible, as the number of
books printed will be governed by the
number subscribed and paid for.
Editors are requested to give as
much publicity to this movement as
they ffiel warranted in doing and to
forward tire subscriptions received ei
ther to the Byrd Printing company,
Atlanta, or to the undersigned.
The book will be ready to mail
within thirty days and besides con
tributing to a most worthy cause yon
will get the full value of the dollar in
vested in this unique and valuable
work.
Believing I can rely upon the breth
ren of the press to make this effort a
success, I thank them in advance foi
their co-operation. Fraternally,
R. B. Harbison,
Austell Building.
Atlanta, Ga., July 25, 1899.
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COLLINGS OF GEORGIA NEWS
Happenings In the State of Inter
esting Import,
Tax Commission Adjourns.
The legislative tax commission
which has been in constant session at
the state capitol for the past three
weeks, adjourned Saturday morning,
having practically completed the tax
bill to be presented to the legislature
at its fall session.
The adjournment of the commission
was taken until August 21st, when the
members will assemble at the capitol
to take up for consideration one or two
features of the bill, on which more
time and study is demanded, and for
the purpose of reviewing and redraft
ing the work.
As to the nature of the bill, the
commissioners have decided to remain
silent until the measure has been laid
before the house and senate.
It is the opinion of many that the
adjournment of the commission was
taken at this time principally to give
the members an opportunity to inves
tigate the practical workings of the
Little bill, to be found in the tax
digests now being returned from the
various counties. The remarkable in
crease in the amount of property re
turned throughout the state for taxa
tion is no surprise, since the act of the
legislature made necessary that result,
but it will be a surprise, it is said, if
the burden of the increased taxation
has fallen on real estate and particu
larly on farming property. It is the
opinion of Comptroller General Wright,
after only a passing investigation of
the returns, that this unfortunate re
sult has come about.
The county digests reaching the
office of the comptroller general em
phasize the serious task before the
tax commission, and should it de
velop, after a careful analysis of the
returns, that in reality farming prop
erty has suffered most, it is said with
certainty that any bill tending to in
crease that burden will be fought bit
terly and with determination in the
legislature.
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For Temporary Tai Exemption.
The Southern Industrial League
.convention at the meeting in Atlanta
the past week adopted the following
important resolution:
“Be it resolved, That the Southern
Industrial convention pledges its in
fluence toward securing state and mu
nicipal legislation looking toward the
exemption from taxation, for a limited
length of ti»e, of manufacturing en
terprises to be located within their re
spective states.”
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Granite City Carnival.
The people of Elberton are making
preparations for a great midsummer
carnival to be held from August
21st to August 25th inclusive.
It is to be known as the Granite
City carnival, and judging by the work
being done by Elberton’s most prom
inent citizens in its behalf it is going
to be one of the events of the summer.
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Bacon's Trolley Line.
Recently the mayor and council of
Macon granted Hon. A. O. Bacon the
right of way along certain streets of
Macon for the purpose of building a
street electric railway, to run to his
large landed possessions known as
Baconfield,' on the east side of the
Ocmulgee river. It is said that a
charter for the railroad will be applied
for at once, so the work of construction
can begin.
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Building New Dormitory.
Dirt has been broken on the campns
at Forsyth for the new SIO,OOO dormi
tory to be built by the trustees of
Monroe college. The money for the
new building has been secjired and it
will be pushed rapidly to completion,
so as to be ready for the fall opening.
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No Cut, In Cotton Rated.
The proposed cut in cotton rates
which has been agitating the Georgia
railroads the past several weeks, will
not be made for the present, at least.
This was the decision reached by
the railroad commission at the meet
ing in Atlanta.
The roads declare that they were
not in a position to meet the cut
and in some instances they went bo
far as to say that the cut would mean
a confiscation of paoperty to some of
the roads more dependent than others
on the cotton crop. '
The question of cut rates has been
one of vital interest, since all the
roads in the state were interested and
the cut as proposed was to be so sweep
ing in its effects.
There is no item of freight so impor
tant to many Georgia roads as the cot
ton business, and the roads claimed
that a thrust of the knife at this source
of revenue would be the most disas
trous calamity that could come to the
weak roads. •
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Quarantining By Wholesale.
A genuine smallpox scare prevails
in northeast Georgia. Almost every
tewn and section has adopted quaran
tine regulations. Harmony Grove
quarantined against Gainesville, Jef
fersbn, Winder and Duke’s stillhouse.
Mayville quarantined against Gaines-
ville, Lula, Bellton and other points.
The town of Homer has quarantined
against Hall, Habersham, Jackson and
White counties, and against the towns
of Maysville, Gillsville, Bellton, Lula
and other points.
...
First lisle of New Cotton.
Savannah received its first bale of
new cotton on July 28. The bale was
received from Albany by express. It
reached the port just one day sooner
than the first bale for the season just
closing, which arrived July 29, 1898.
Mr. G. E. Dickerson has the honor
this year of receiving the first bale of
cotton at. a Georgia port, and Messrs.
Parker & Co., of Albany shipped it.
The bale was grown on the farm of J.
W. Arnold, near Albany.
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Will Confirm Sale.
The sale of the Star Thread mill at
Barnett Shoals recently will come up
before Judge Russell at Watkinsville
■ and it will in all probability be con
firmed. This property was knocked
off to Captain James White, of Athens,
for 856,200. If the'sale is confirmed
Captain White will at once take charge
of the property and will in all proba
bility spend at least $15,000 in making
improvements there so as to make it
one of the finest cotton mills in the
state.
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Joel's Proposition to Atlanta.
The proposition of Joel Hurt before
the committee of the Atlanta city
council some days ago to give the city
a certain percentage of the profits of
the Atlanta Railway and Power Com
pany and the question of municipal
ownership is the leading topic of con
versation in the Gate City.
Several prominent citizens who were
asked for expressions on the subject
of municipal ownership of a lighting
plant and electric street railways were
strongly in favor of the city owning
these properties, and the general sen
timent seems to be that the proposi
tion of Mr. Hurt, which appears to
tend to this direction, should not be
thoughtlessly passed by the council,
but should be thoroughly investigated
with a view to ascertaining if there is
any good in it to the city.
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A Continuous Institute.
The University of Georgia will in
augurate a continuous farmers’ insti
tute on the farm purchased by the
trustees about a year ago. The course
is intended for students of any age
who are unable to take the higher uni
versity course, and is intended chiefly
for boys who have graduated from the
common schools but are not far enough
advanced to enter college.
This means it isjjojiosed to bring
instruction in agricualfife within reach
of the masses. Eventually there will
be higher instruction in scientific ag
riculture.
This idea of adjusting the curricu
lum to meet the wants of the great
mass of those who expect to earn their
living on the farm is on a line sug
gested by Mr. Hoke Smith. The
faculty has issued an interesting cir
cular on the subject.
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Novel Mayoralty Use*.
The most novel race for the mayor
alty in the history of Atlanta is now
on. Hon. Frank P. Rice wants to be
mayor of Atlanta. Hon. I. S. Mitchell
likewise covets the position.
Hon. Frank Rice married Hon. I.
S. Mitchell’s sister. The gentlemen
are, therefore, brethers-in-law. They
are, also, aldermen of the city of At
lanta at present. They are likewise
members of the Methodist church,Mr.
Rice being a member of the First
Methodist church in North Atlanta,
and Mr. Mitchell being a member of
Trinity church in South Atlanta. Mr.
Rice lives on the North side, Mr.
Mitchell resides on the South side.
This makes up a very unique and
very pretty race upon which the gen
tlemen have entered.
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Newnan Wants Sewers.
An election has been ordered by the
mayor and councilmen of Newnan to
be held on the sth of August to de
termine whether or not the city shall
issue $20,000 worth of 4 per cent bonds
for the purpose of putting in a system
of sewerage.
HAYTIEX OUTBKEAK~SI'ARTED.
Insurrection Inaugurated In Favor of
Jiminez For President.
A special from Cape Haytien, Hayti,
says: “It has just become known here
that an armed insurrection has broken
out at La Vega, a town seventy-eight
miles northwest of San Domingo, in
favor of Jiminez, who aspires to the
presidency in succession to the late
President Heureaux, and advices from
the Dominican republic indicate that
the revolution is growing in strength. ”
Children To Welcome Dewey.
It has been decided to have five or
ten thousand children at Grant’s tomb
at New York on the second day of the
Dewey celebration. They will be
formed into a square and will sing na
tional songs in honor of the admiral.
This is a substitute for the children’s
parade which was at first proposed.
Hitchcock Will Meet McKinley.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
will join the president at Lake Cham
plain about August 18th for a stay’of
about a week.
ALGER IS WELCOMED
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Ex-Secretary Received at Detroit,
Mich., as a Conquering Hero.
GOV. PINGREE'S WORDS OF PRAISE.
Say« the Mean-Spirited Press la to Blame
For Unwarranted Attacks On
His Boaom Frisnd.
A special from Detroit, Mich., says:
General Russell A. Alger received a
magnifi cent welcome from the people of
his own city and state Wednesday.
From 4 o’clock, when the welcoming
committee of 400 met his private car
upon its arrival at Toledo, until 9
o’clock, when the general ceased grasp
ing outstretched hands, he had an ova
tion. Smiles and tears repeatedly
struggled for the mastery over the sec
retary’s bronzed countenance as he
gazed into the eager faces of the mul
titudes who loudly and convincingly
insisted that “Alger’s all rightl” and
no dissonant voice was heard.
Headed by about 300 bicyclists, over
1,000 marchers, including militia, vet
erans of the civil and Spanish wars
and scores of marchers in secret soci
ety uniforms General Alger was escort
ed from the station to the reviewing
stand.
Mayor Maybury welcomed the ex
secretary in a speech warm in praise
and neighborly greeting.
Governor Pingree, in a speech in be
half of the state, made some pointed
references to incidents in Alger’s
home-coming and fired some charac
teristic shots at the newspapers.
The governor said that Alger’s best
service for his country was in his effi
cient management of the war depart
ment. Said he:
“The facts which led you to sub
mit your resignation to the president
are well known. The treatment which
you have received has justly aroused
the resentment of fair minded Ameri
cans. The people of Michigan look
upon the manner in which your with
drawal from the cabinet was forced as
an insult to the state. They are here
today to rebuke the cupidity of politi
cians, high and low. They are here
to show their contempt for the cow
ardly attacks of a venal press.
“A mean spirited and unscrupulous
press has carried on a campaign of de
liberate misrepresentation and lies
concerning your business management
of the war department. The people
of Michigan know that these attacks
are absolutely without justification.
In spite of the obsolete customs and
system of your department you con
tributed more than any one to bring
the war with Spain to a quick end.
You did so although hindered by the
interference of others unfit to handle
business or military affairs.
Attack® ths Preus.
“The people will in time despise the
official, no matter how exalted his po
sition, -who to save himself truckled to
the newspapers, or who considered
money or influence in any form. They
will not forget the cowardly conduct
of some of the newspapers and public
men of the state who have, by their
silence, practically joined in the at
tacks upon you.
“I have come to believe that the in
stitution most dangerous to our foj-m
of government is the newspaper. Its
boasted liberty is rather a license. It
has no scruple and no conscience.
There are, of course, exceptions, but I
speak of the press as a whole. Be
cause yon, General Alger, would not
bow to them, and conduct the war de
partment jn the interests of the com
bines, the army contractors and the
commercial interests which control the
newspapers, you became a marked
man.”
General Alger responded feelingly,
thanking his friends for their welcome
and expresssing pleasure at being re
leased from official care. Referring to
his duties at Washington during the
war, he said:
“I gave my best thought and honest
effort and did everything I could to
carry out my part of that great work.
What has been done is a matter of
record and I am perefctly willing to
rest the case with my countrymen.
“We transported across the seas
more than 150,000 men one way and
the other without an accident. We
fought battles in the Philippines, in
Cuba and in Porto Rico, and we never
lost a battle, a color, a prisoner or a
gun. Wherever the American flag was
planted by the American soldier, there
it stands and there it shall stand for
ever. But, as I said, I ba,ve no speech
to make. lam glad to be among you
again, a private citizen, and that lean
travel these streets and meet you in
social and business intercourse, and I
propose to stay here the balance of my
life. Goodnight.”
The closing scene was a reception in
the city hall corridor. Mrs. Alger and
a score of other ladies, with several of
the general’s relatives, viewed the
scene from a canopy draped platform
built in the main stairway, and thou
sands pushed past and grasped Gener
al Alger's hand.
DEPOT PLAN KILLED.
Roads Entering Atlanta Must Now
Build Separately.
ORDERS OF RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Members of Coin>ni«®ion, Exasperated
Oxer Continued Delay By the Road®,
Take Unexpected Action.
The union depot station for Atlanta,
Ga., has been abandoned.
Tuesday afternoon the railroad com
mission of Georgia ordered the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, les
sees of the Western and Atlantic to
repair the present depot or to build a
depot on the same site.
The oth'er railroads entering the
city were ordered to build separate de
pots.
This announcement came with the
sudenness of a thunder clap to the »
railroads which have for weeks and
months argued the matter with the
city and the state, always asking for
delay and postponement until, at Tues
day’s meeting in Atlanta, they declin
ed to act upon the suggestions of the
railroad commission made some weeks
ago. •
There was an indifference exhibited
on the part of the roads, which doubt
less had a great deal to do with the or
der that came.
At the last meeting of the commis
sion the roads, while the commission
did not have the power to order them,
were requested to submit in writing
just what they proposed to de.
It was confidently believed that the
roads would readily acquiesce in this
reqnest, as they bad time and time
again declared most emphatically that
they were in earnest, and every prom
ise of co-operation with the city had
been made in good faith
At the meeting Tuesday morning
the Western and Atlantic announced
that it had no proposition in writing
to make.
The Western and Atlantic was rep
resented by Attorney J. Carroll Payne
and Mr. C. E. Harman. Mr. Payne
said he had received a telegram from
President Thomas saying that the road
had no written proposition to make at
present.
The other roads fell into line and
each gave for their reason the fact that
the Western and Atlantic had taken no
action and that they did not care to do
anything unless that “the
initiative.
It was the indifference and the con
tinued delay on the part of the roads
that caused Atlanta to lose the mag
nificent union passenger depot that
has been constructed so many times
on paper and in the air.
Colonel Ed Brown, chairman of the
special commissiom appointed by the
legislature to take care of the state’s
interest in the railroad deal, severely
roasted the roads for what he called a
breech of their promise.
A conference was then held between
Chairman Brown and the members of
his commission, and then Chairman
Brown entered the room and declared
that his commission had washed their
hands of the matter and had no further
suggestion to make.
The roads declared they had said all
they wished to say, and then- the state
commissioners excused all who were
in the room and then went into exec
utive session.
Death Blow Given.
It was while the commission was in
executive session that the death blow
to the union passenger depot was
dealt.
On the outside of the room the rail
road representatives were waiting to
hear the final result.
It was not generally believed that
any positive action would be taken by
the commission. In fact, this was far
from the minds es those who had heard
the discussion.
Road® Given Rixty Day®.
In the order issued by the commis
sion the roads are given only sixty
days in which to complete their plans
and submit tk«m to the commission
for approval.
The sites must also be named with
in that time and work is to begin as
soon as the commission sees proper
and be completed under the direction
of the commission
AMERICANS IN DANGER.
Yaq 11 i Indian® In Mexico Well Armed
and Getting; Bolder.
A dispatch received at Austin, Tex.,
Thursday evening from Casa Grandes,
state of Chihuahua, Mexico, states
that four American miners had just
arrived there direct from the upper
Yaqui river country. They were
driven out by marauding bands of
Yaqui Indians.
Thomas Harvell, one of the members
of the party, who formerly lived in
Austin, stated that there are probably
2,000 American miners and prospec
tors scattered through the Yaqui coun
try and that their lives are in immi
sent danger.
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