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FACTS.
The verdict of “not guilty” in the
case of Mrs. James, in Chattanooga, is
approved by almost everybody. It
was right.
Atlanta Camp No. 159, U. C. V.
•will hold regular meeting next Mon
i day night, at 7:30 o’clock in the State
capitol, in office of the comptroller
general.
The canvass for office of mayor is
opening early.
Wait a while before you decide for
whoaa you will vote. There may be
others in the race. •
Captain H. P. Richards, of Bolton,
was in the city Wednesday. He is the
representative of The Georgia Record
at Bolton. Our friends in that section
of this county are requested to sub
scribe with Captain Richards, also to
give to him items of news for The
Record.
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Next Friday will be a legal holiday
in Georgia, in honor of the birthday
of the great and good man, General
Robert E. Lee. Let cs all observe
the day with proper reverence and
ceremonies of honor, in memory of the
great general of the Confederacy. He
is worthy of all honors.
Captain F. L. Hudgins, of Cham
blee, in DeKalb county, made a call at
the Georgiaßbcobd office last WnJ.»<><.
~~ day. He was one of the gallant men
of the 38th Ga. Regiment in the civil
war. Everybody knows Lee Hudgins,
stalwart Confederate veteran. He
gave us a good story to print, on the
last scenes of the Confederate army
at Appomattox. We will publish his
story soon.
We do not approve the so-call new
deal in city polities, which is said to
be on hand to drop out or put out a
clever Confederate veteran, Captain
John A. Caldwell, who is a very effi
cient clerk in the office of city asses
sors. These veterans are getting old,
and it can’t be very long till all of
them will be gone forever. When a
good one, well qualified, is in a place
for a living, it does seem that he
should be let alone. Young men can
get a hustle on the outside.
We have had many very 'compli
mentary and favorable comments this
week, on our discussion in last issue
on the subject of “County Police
Force.” The people are not favorable
to any such a force as proposed by re
cent act of the legislature. There is
'no need for such force at any such ex
pense. ;Let the constables of the
militia districts do the police duty if
there be any desire or necessity at all
for any such policing in the rural dis
tricts.
The schedule of the electric railway
on Whitehall street and into West End
on Gordon street is simply abomina
ble. It is alleged that the trouble is
on account of the putting in of a new
/ bridge over the Southern Railway.
/ The fact is, the electric lino on Gordon
street has been turned as a side issue
ever since the opening of the line to
Fort McPherson. We suggest that
ity council require a forfeit for de
//lays. Then the electric current may
get a move on it.
In about three or four weeks hence
we will publish in the Georgia Record
a very interesting article, as a chapter
of some of the unwritten history of
the civil war, giving a full account of
the “Brown Hospital,” its organiza
tion, its management, its purposes, its
removal from Atlanta to Milledgeville,
ahead of Sherman, and the facts as to
how smallpox was scattered by Sher
man’s soldiers, and the negroes who
went away with them. The story is
written by Dr. R. J. Massey, who was
the chief surgeon of “Brown Hospi
tal.” Tell your neighbors to subscribe
for the Georgia Record, and secure
the story, which is itself worth the
price of a year’s subscription, as an
interesting and valuable chapter of
civil war history.
PULITZER HOME BURNED.
Two Women Servants Lose Their
Lives—Total Loss Is Esti
mated at About $300,000.
The handsome residence of Joseph
Pulitzer, publisher of the New York
World, at 1012 East Fifty-Fifth street,
New York, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday, and two women servants
were suffocated or burned to death..
The total loss is estimated at about
3300,000. The insurance is 3250,000.
The victims of 'the fire were Mrs.
Morgan Jellet, the housekeeper, and
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery, a gov
erness.
The origin of the fire is variously as
cribed to electric wires, the steam
heaters and an open fire. It started
about 7:30 a. m., while Mrs. Pulitzer,
her daughters, Constance and Lulu,
twelve and fourteen years of age re
spectively, and Herbert, a boy of
three years, and the housekeeper and
governess were asleep. Mr. Pulitzer
and his son, Joseph, Jr., were at
Lakewood. There were sixteen ser
vants in the house.
The servants and passers-by discov
ered the fire about the same time.
There was not much smoke, but the
flames spread rapidly and were soon
beyond control. Mrs. Pulitzer got her
children together and with the aid of
their nurses got them safely to the
street. Several of the servants had
narrow escapes.
The firemen found the partly burned
body of the housekeeper, Mrs. Tellett,
on the top floor. The body of the
governess, Miss Montgomery, was
discovered several hours afterwards in
the ruins on the third floor.
Mrs. Pulitzer, who is a niece of
Jefferson Davis, had a number of
jewels in a safe in the house which
was buried in the ruins.
SPANISH GUNS DONATED.
The Navy Department Presents
Reties For Lieutenant Brum
by nemorial.
The six-inch bronze cannon that de
fended Fort San Felipe, at Manila,
against the American fleet under Ad
miral Dewey, and which were dis
mounted by shells from the Olympia,
have been presented to the city of At
lanta by the navy department to be
placed at the base of the monument
to be erected in honor of Lieutenant
Thomas Brumby.
Announcement of the gift was made
public Wednesday morning in a letter
received by Colonel W. I. Heyward
from Admiral George Dewey, in which
the admiral incloses a letter from Sec
eetary Long stating that the cannon
are now at Mara island, California,and
can be secured by the city as soon as
desired.
The news was received with enthu
siasm by those interested in the erec
tion of a monument to the memory
of Lieutenant Brumby.
The announcement that the two cap
tured cannon had been presented to
the city was in the nature of a sur
prise to those who had pushed the
matter since Admiral Dewey had been
asked to use his influence to obtain
only one of the famous guns.
The presence of the two Spanish
guns at the base of the proposed mon
ument will give a thrilling interest to
that memorial, and they will serve as
a reminder of the dangers the lament
ed lieutenant faced when he stood by
the side of Admiral Dewey on the
Olympia at the capture of Manila.
RRENCH TO THE RESCUE.
Patron of Georgia School of Technology
Makes Another Donation.
The Georgia school of technology
has again become the beneficiary of
the magnimity of Aaron French, the
Pennsylvania millionaire, who has just
contributed §3,500 to meet the ex
penses for admission of sub-appren
tices.
The last session of the Georgia legis
lature refused to make an appropria
tion for this purpose, and but for the
contribution of Mr. French it would
have been impossible to receive any
sub-apprentices before October Ist.
Detective Agency For Florida.
Two famous New York city special
city detectives will start a big detect
ive agency at Jacksonville, Fla., to
cover the state, with ample financial
backing. Florida has been the “win
ter home” for the “light-fingered”
gentry for years and now they will be
looked after.
RAILWAY FIGHT
IN U. S. COURT
Stockholders File Bill Against
Georgia and Alabama.
ENJOINED FROM COMBINING.
Judge Speer Grants Order Direct
ing Defendants to Appear
and Answer.
The fight that Thomas R. Ryan and
his associates are waging against the
Seaboard Air-Line syndicate and John
Skelton Williams, who is at the head
of the syndicate, shows no sign of
abating. Instead it is more bitterly
contested each day. A long drawn
and closely contested legal fight is
imminent. In fact it has begun.
The latest move in what will prob
ably prove to be one of the most bit
terly fought railway battles of recent
years was made at Macon, Ga., Mon
day when Judge Emory Speer, of the
United States circuit court of the
southern district of Georgia, granted
a temporary injunction restraining the
officers of the Georgia and Alabama
railway from consolidating it with the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road or any other corporations on a
bill filed by Michael J. Dady, a mi
nority stockholder.
It is alleged in the bill that J. Skel
ton Williams is at the head of what is
called a “voting trust” that controls
practically all the stock of the Georgia
and Alabama railway and is proposing
to consolidate that road with the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular, of which
he is also president, and that the pro
posed consolidation with the latter
road is in his interest as well as in the
interest of other persons associated
with him in the '“voting trust” and
contrary to the interest of the road
and its stockholders.
J. Skelton Williams, John W. Mid
dendorf and C. Sidney Shepard are
also parties defendant and the injunc
tion operates against them. The bill
was presented to Judge Speer by
Marion Erwin and Joseph M. Terrell,
as counsel for the complainant, Dady.
Dady’s bill, in addition to the allega
tions that the proposed consolidation
is prejudical to the rights of the stock
holders and the read and for the per-
1. n l ri m trust”
headed by Skelton Williams, claims
that the Georgia and Alabama railway
and the the Florida Central are paral
lel and competing railroads, and un
der the constitution of the state of
Georgia their consolidation is pro
hibited.
Colonel Joseph M. Terrell, of coun
sel for the complainant, as attorney
general of the state of Georgia, is now
officially engaged in prosecuting two
suits in the name of the state of Geor
gia and by the direction of Governor
Candler to prevent other railroad con
solidations claimed to be contrary to
the same clause of the constitution of
the state which is claimed in this suit
before Judge Speer is about to be
violated by the proposed consolidation
of the Georgia and Alabama and the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail
roads.
The bill prays that Messrs. Williams,
Middendorf and their associates un
der the “voting trust” agreement, be
enjoined from voting the stock they
hold under the agreement in favor of
the proposed consolidation, and that
these railroads be enjoined from re
ceiving any vote under that agree
ment. The allegation is made in the
bill that the Williams syndicate is
proposing to get several million of
dollars for personal services in carry
ing out the consolidation scheme.
After considering the bill Judge Bpeer
granted the following order:
“Read and considered. Let the
defendants named be temporarily en
joined as prayed until Saturday, the
13th instant, at which time they are
directed to show cause before me at
Macon, Ga., at 10 o’clock a. m., why
the injunction pray sd for should not
be granted.
“Ordered further, that a copy of
this order be served on each of the
defendants named or on their coun
sel.”
FOURTH DAY’S TRIAL.
Grind of Testimony In Morrison Caso
Wa» Steady and Monotonous,
The fourth day in the sensational
trial of Actress Julia Morrison-began
at Chattanooga Monday morning at 9
o’clock in the superior court room,
before Judge Estell and two thousand
spectators.
The prisoner, pale and distressed
looking, entered the court room, de
claring with an attempt at a smile that
she was feeling some batter than she
had on Saturday.
The trial Monday was. without any
sensational features, and the grind of
testimony has been steady and monot
onous.
LIQUOR FIGHT BEGUN
South Carolina Legislature As
sembles In Columbia.
GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE IS READ.
Initial Se»»lon Involved In a Hot Fight
Over Dispensary
Matters.
The South Carolina legislature met
in annual session at Columbia Tues
day and within eighteen minutes after
the body was called to order it was in
volved in a hot fight over the follow
ing resolutions, simultaneously intro
duced in both houses:
First—That a joint committee, con
sisting of two senators and three rep
resentatives, be appointed by the pre
siding officers of the respective houses
to investigate the affairs of the state
dispensary.
Second. That said committee bo and
is hereby empowered to send for papers
and persons, to swear witnesses, to re
quire the attendance of all parties
whose presence shall be deemed neces
sary, to appoint an expert accountant
and stenographer, to investigate freely
all transactions concerning said dis
pensary and its management aud to
take testimony within and without the
state and shall have access at all times
during its service to all books and
vouchers and other papers of said in
stitution.
Sections 3 and 4 give the committee
authority to sit during the sessions of
the house, to apply for any additional
authority needed and request a report
if possible during the presen; session.
The resolution was bitterly opposed.
Its advocates declared that former in
vestigating committees lacked power
and were but whitewashing concerns.
The resolution was amended in the
house, giving the committee power to
punish for contempt as in circuit
coarts and providing that statements
made by witnesses should not be used
against them. The committee is to
also have a marshal and its sessions
are to be open to the public.
governor’s message read.
Governor Miles B. McSweeney sent
in his first message to the general
assembly. It was a paper of about
10,000 words, moderate in tone, and
being for the most part a record of
public conditions.
The governor first refers to the
death of his predecessor and then to
the “very marked material progress in
almost every line of industry." Os
cotton mills he says:
During the past year eleven new
mills have been organized and are in
progress of constrnction, representing
a total capital of 33,275,000. Sixteen
old mills have been enlarged, repre
senting an increase of their capital
stock of 32,429,000.
In railroad building, 237 miles have
been completed aud in actual process
of construction. This represents an
outlay of at least 325,000 a mile, or
nearly 36,000,000, and when completed
and returned for taxation even at a
valuation of 310,000 a mile, will add
32,370,000 to the taxable property of
the state.
In cotton seed oil mills, the lumber
business and other branches of indus
try there has been very marked activi
ty-
A short time ago I received a com
munication from the secretary of the
treasury at Washington, calling my
attention to a claim of the United
States government against the state of
South Carolina, and an act of congress
passed March 3, 1899, requiring him
to institute such proceedings as he
might deem proper to collect any
bonds or stocks, principal and interest,
which the general government holds
against this state, before any claims on
the part of the state against the gov
ernment should be paid. This com
munication was brought forth on ac
count of the claims put in by this state
for reimbursement of expenses incur
red in organizing volunteer troops for
service in the war with Spain.
A statement from the state treasur
er is submitted showing the state does
owe, principal and interest, about
3250,000 to the national government,
but stating that the government is
due the state 3550,000 for money ad
vanced during the revolutionary war
aud the war of 1812.
NEW ROAD ORGANIZED.
Stockholders of the C.» A. and C. Air Line
Meet In Athens, Ga.
The Chattanooga, Augusta and
Charleston Air Line Railway Com
pany was formally organized at a
meeting of the stockholders in Ath
ens, Ga. The charter, which was
granted several weeks since, was for
mally accepted and directors elected.
It was stated in the meeting that
3150,000 has been spent in Charleston
for real estate and over 3100,000 in
Augusta and that a large portion of
the rails for the construction of the
road have already been purchased.
The road will be built from Charleston
to Athens.
KEEP ISLANDS,
SAYS INDIAN!AN
Young Beveridge Makes Strong
Expansionist Speech.
ADMINISTRATION IS SUSTAINED
“The Islands Are Ours, and Should
Be Held As Such”--Senator
Hoar Replies.
In the senate Thursday, Mr. Allen,
of Nebraska, offeied a resolution call
ing upon the secretary of war for
information as to the name of the
transports, the persons from whom
they were acquired, the prices paid
and all other information relating to
the transport service. It was adopted.
At the conclusion of the routine
business Mr. Beveridge, of Indiana,
was recognized for his speech on the
Philippine question. The text of his
address was a resolution which he
offered a few days ago, which declares
“That the Philippine islands are ter
ritory belonging to the United States;
that it is the intention of the United
States to retain them as such, and to
establish and maintain such govern
mental control throughout the archi
peligo as the situation may demand.”
It was a brilliant audience which
greeted 'Mr. Beveridge when he began
to speak. Every gallery was crowded.
Forming a fringe about the table were
many members of the house of repre
sentatives, who had been attracted to
hear the maiden effort in the senate of
the young Indianian. Throughout
the effort, which was very long, Mr.
Beveridge commanded the attention
of his colleagues of the senate and of
his auditors both on the floor of the
chamber and in the galleries. He
spoke rapidly, with notably cleitr
enunciation and at times with pas
sionate force and dramatic fervor.
The attention of Washington had
been attracted to the boy senator first
by his election, which the Republican
politicians of Indiana had said was.
impossible; next by his action in go
ing out to the Philippines to study
the conditions there himself; then
again by newspape- notices of a hardly
complimentary nature which had a.
tendency to misrepresent the young
man, aud lastly, by his announcement
of a set speech upon a live topic in
the first session of his service as a
senator.
A new senator is not supposed to
make a speech for a year or two after
his advent. But Senator Beveridge
cared little for ethics. There was
nothing of the sophomore in his man
ner of delivery and nothing of the
novice in his treatment of his subject.
Almost all of the oratory which has
been heard on this subject heretofore
has come from the men opposed to the
administration policy. Those who
favor the expansion side have had lit
tle to say and none of those who have
talked have taken the frank open,
ground of the senator from Indiana,
who argued that this government
.should not only refuse to hold out any
promises of independence of howso
ever equivocal nature, but that we.
should declare it our purpose to hold
the Philippine archipelago as a per
manent possession and should give its
inhabitants a colonial government.
The fact that Senator Beveridge
had made the investigations for him
self; that ho brought testimony from
the foremost men of the islands to
bear out his contention that it would
be a good business proposition for us
to hold these islands; that the people
are incapable of self-government, and
that such a government would be an
injury to them rather than a bless
ing, gave peculiar value to his speech
in the opinion of his hearers.
At times he was quite dramatic in
his utterances, particularly when he
charged that the blood of American
soldiers must be upon those here at
home who had been instrumental in
keeping alive the insurrection by their
opposition to the policy of the admin
istration.
Mr. Beveridge concluded his speech
at 2:25. He received great applause
from both the floor and galleries.
Mj. Hoar followed Beveridge and
addressed himself to the Indiana sen
ator with great earnestness. It would
be a base thing ho said, for this coun
try to strike down the young republic
in the Philippines.
Mr. Hoar said he could prove by
Otis and Dewey that there was a Fili
pino government.
Otis in all communications said the
president of the Philippines desired to
establish their independence. Mr.
Hoar said Aguinaldo was brought over
and placed at the head of 30,000 peo
ple who desired independence and who
were furnished arms by the United
States government.