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The Georgia Record. Published Weekly—Every Saturday—72l Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga« Entered at the post office at Atlanta as mail matter of the second class. BTTBSCBIPTIOM: One Year SI.OO , Six Months 50 Three Months .30 One Month 12 ,— Printed at 116-118 Loyd St. Advertising Rates Given Upon Application. Remit in stamps, cash, money or express order, w bank check. Address all letters to The Georgia Record, 721 Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga. COMMANDER SHAW. Our city has had the pleasure of a visit, this week, from General Albert D. Shaw, the Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. General Shaw came here on a tour of inspection of the G. A. R. Posts in the South. He was accompanied by his son, Dr. H. L. K. Shaw, who has very recently re turned to America from a three years stay in England, in attendance on a course Os medical lectures and clinics, in Europe, General Shaw some years ago spent some time in England, as United States Consul at Man chester. On last Monday “General Shaw and his son” came to Atlanta, and were met by a committee from the O.M. Mitchell Post of G. A.R. and were escorted to the Kimball House. In the afternoon of Monday a party of veterans of the Blue and of the Gray went out to view the ground of the Peachtree Park, where the battle of the 20th of July, 1864, was fought. The party consisted of General Shaw, Dr. 'Shaw, the visitors, Colonel Alex Mattison, Past Commander of Georgia and South Carolina department G. A. R.; Major W. H. Smyth, postmaster; Captain C. R. Haskins, adjutant G. A. R.; Captain C. F. Fairbanks, of revenue department, Captain R. P. Beecher of American Marble Company; Ccptnin A. J. Conimerford, Superin tendent of National Cemetery at Mari etta; Col. W. A. Hemphill of Atlanta Constitution and Business Men’s League, Gen. A. J. West of the North Georgia. Brigade of United Confederate Veterans, Judge W. L. Calhoun, Past-Commander of Atlanta Camp U. C. V. and Judge Robert L. Rodgers, Historian of Atlanta CampU. C.V., and proprietor and editor of Ths Georgia Record. On returning, the party were given a drive through the Piedmont Exposi tion Park, with which the Gen eral and Dr. Shaw were very much pleased. A reception was given at the Kimball House parlors on Mon day evening, at which a great many of our ladies and gentlemen assembled, to greet the visitors. Gen. West and Col. Hemphill made speeches of wel come. General Shaw made an elo quent response, expressing patriotic and fraternal sentiments to our com rades. Dr. Shaw was called, and made a happy response, in which he made some merry reference to the dis tinction he had attained on this south ern itinerary, being somewhat similar to the biblical designation or identifi cation of Simon Peter and “An drew, Simon Peter’s brother.” He, the doctor, was much pleased with the kindness shown to General Shaw and to himself, as he had been introduced at all occasions as “General Shaw’s son.” Historian Rodgers presented several documents of history work to General, Shaw. At the reception when Mrs. Rodgers and our baby Ruth were pre sented for introduction to the General he very tenderly and kindly greeted Ruth, and said he would present to her a sac-simile of a medal that was given to him some time ago by the citizens of Utica, N. Y. The medal was received by Ruth, and will be appreciatively pre served, so that possibly many years hence she may hold it and ex hibit it as a souvenir of an interesting occasion, with a distinguished citizen on a visit to our city. As a matter of her childhood, and in the interest of future memory and history, we make this notice of the incident. We will save the files of The Georgia Record, and it may be so, that long after we u’lall have passed away from scenes of such pleasures on earth, our dear lit tle girl, Baby Ruth, will be reading The Record, and be reminded of the pleasant incidents of her childhood life. So we make and preserve facts of history. On Tuesday morning General Shaw and “his son” were accompanied by Captain C. R. Haskins and Judge Rodgers in a pleasant drive to Fort McPherson. The general and the doc tor and their escorts were most kindly received by Major Kendrick, com mandant of the post, and Dr. O. J, Nave, chaplain of the post. Dr. Shaw visited the hospital there with Dr. Nave, while the General discussed af fairs with Major Kendrick. On being informed about a poor widow of “a Georgia volunteer” who died in Cuba in the Spanish-American war, General Shaw gave to Major Kendrick five dollars to be given to the desti tute widow, and promised that on his return to Washington he would give personal attention to her applica tion for pension, to see if he may have allowance for her without delay. They visited the mayor of Atlanta on return. General Shaw has made a very pleas ant impression on our citizens, of his genial courtesy and kindness. Dr. Shaw, “the general’s son,” is a very elegant and polite gentleman, without any of the common frivolity of “foreign airs,” but in a very digni fied and pleasant manner bears him self in true American demeanor of a polished gentleman. The general and the doctor left on 4:15 train for Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday afternoon. We send with them our sincere good will and best wishes. PENSIONS. We return our thanks to Colonel Alex. Mattison for a copy of his ad dress to his comrades of the G. A. R. Department of Georgia and South Carolina, in their recent convention in this city. The address is a concise and business-like statement of the condition of affairs pertinent to the de partment. It is a fine document, and we have filed a copy with our other records of history. In his address, Col. Mattison has some interesting remarks and figures on the subject of pensions, as follows: “The pension laws, if right, should be faithfully and honestly administer ed without technical delay. If wrong, they should be repealed. There were on the pension rolls June 30th, 1899, 991,519. The G. A. R. numbers 287,918 members. In this department, Georgia and South Carolina, there are 5,301 pensioners, and 502 members of the G. A. B. There are not to exceed two-thirds of the members of the G. A. R. iu this department who receive pensions. With thousands of do 1J sirs furnished the commissioner of pensions and a corps of agents appointed under Com missioner Wm. Lochren to ferret out and punish fraud, it is strange so few few frauds are found or punished. Why is it that the G. A. R. must be charged with protecting fraud? About thirty private bills have been introduced in the senate and house of representatives at this session of con gress from Georgia; so far as my in vestigations have gone there is not a G. A. R. member among the thirty. One of the great curses of the pen sion rolls are these special acts grant ing to officers or their widows large and excessive pensions. I believe the pension roll should level all, and that the enlisted man who shouldered the musket and stood behind the guns, is entitled to the name consideration that is shown the generals. Justice to all and “favoritism to none.” The G. A. B. asks that equal and exact justice be done to the Mexican war veterans, to those who served in the Indian and the Spanish-American wars. We court the fullest investiga tion to the end that the “pension roll” shall be a “roll of honor,” and that equal and exact justice shall be meted out to all. What we want and urge is that the pension laws be administered in the same spirit, for the same patriotic pur pose, noble and charitable objects for which they were enacted. The world never beheld such a glo rious spectacle as was shown by the men of both armies at the close of the great civil war. Returning to their homes and the peaceful pursuits of life, side by side, hand iu hand, build ing up the waste places made desolate by the ravages of war—as citizens cov ering the nation with the garments of peace, progress and prosperity. To the old Confederate too much credit and consideration cannot be shown. No soldiers in war ever faced a braver or more determined foe. While me may differ politically, we are striving to reach the same goal. All are Americans for America, and all wish good government. Both Confederate and Federal should always be remembered with consider ate kindness. Their faults should be condoned; none should be left to the cold charity of the world or be per mitted to fill a pauper grave. No people iu the history of the past has ever shown a patriotic parallel to the American soldiers of 1861 to 1865. DEHOCRACY BY HACHINERY. “Machinery is Outlined” was a Con stitution headline yesterday. The Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution are giving their readers some queer, quaint and curious lec tures now-a-days on the various phases of what they denominate and arrogate as democracy. They have different theories from divergent views, and each is ready to swear by its own ideas, and each is engaged in “cussing” the other and writing each other out of their party for not having a correct view of Simon pure Democracy. We do wonder what sort of a look ing man it would make to get up a "stuffed” figure after a model of these two papers, and both of them " dailies. ” The Constitution with its Bryanism-free-silver, general ex pansion, Cuban, Porto Rican, Ha waian-Philippine annexation, and Buf falo jubilation, and protective tariff views, and the Journal with its Cleve land and Carlisle gold standard, free trade, anti-imperial views, would make a sight to behold if they could mould a man in such fashion. The devil himself would look at it and wonder what it was. Yet these two papers, both daily, here in the great city of Atlanta, are giving readers such stuff, and pretending to set up rules for honest and intelligent men as to what such men shall believe and what they shall do, in order to be classed and counted as Democrats. Such bluffing chicanery is simply abominable. In such a muddle of the sinister managers of pretending and assuming leadership, the intelligent voter is disposed to act as an indepen dent factor in politics and will think for himself and act and vote as he may decide and choosfe for himself, and let the machinery Ls such abominable stuff alone. Hdnest, intelligent men cannot consistently follow these tiro papers a.i Democrats. They are ridiculous] as pretenses of leadership. Auy sensible man who desires to tye a good and true Democrat cannot be good and true by “trekking” with these two Atlanta papers, both dailies, The Journal and The Constitution. The intelligent voter can only have the alternative, to “keep iu the mid dle of the road” or “take to the woods.” DRUGS IN CIVIL WAR. We respectfully tender our sincere thanks to Dr. Joseph Jacobs, of this city, for a copy of his pamphlet, giv ing a very graphic account of “Some of the Drug Conditions During the War Betw-een the Slates.” Dr. Jacobs has performed a great work of historic in terest and value upon the matter of medical supplies in the Southern States during the existence of the Confederacy. It is a fine presenta tion of the condition of our people, and our hospitals, aud our army of brave soldiers in the field, as to our resources for our medicines and sur gery. It is a fine contribution to our history of that period, of living in and by our own resources, and it is good to preserve ai a r icord of melical his tory of the times of our Civil War. We have filed a copy for future refer ence with our records of history. PRINTERS’ MISTAKES. In our recent article “Expan sion” we had in our copy man uscript the “doctrine of divinity,” where the intelligent compostor put it “doctor of divinity.” In.our issue of last week we wrote of the reception of the Ladies Auxili ary of Mitchell Post G. A. R., aud we said that about 11 o’clock all went home as happy as a "reunion.” The smart compositor seems to have taken an idea that by the mention of the hour 11, that our happy mood was from the “spirit" of the occasion, so he printed that all went home as happy as a "reumoice." It seems to us that the “happy spirit” must have been in the printer. All newspapers must have to contend with errors of typos some times. . THE VETERANS’ LEAGUE Is progressing finely, and is getting in good conditiou for campaign work this year. The veterans propose to have some "part in the political discussions and divisions in the ensu ing elections. Veterans and their sons will co-operate in voting. ATLANTA CAMP, U. C. V. will hold regular meeting on next Monday night, in the offices of the comptroller general, in the capital. WIFE MUST PAT EXPENSES. Atlanta Jury Decider a Unique Case Arising; From C. H. J. Taylor*® Death. It was decided by a jury in the sec ond diviaion of the Atlants city court Wednesday afternoon that a wife is re sponsible for the burial expenses of her husband. Julia A. Taylor had been sued by Carrie E. Young for $130.25, the amount which Carrie had spent as bu rial expenses for the late Charles H. J, Taylor, the well known negro who died in Atlanta last May. When Tay lor died it was claimed that at the re quest of his wife the remains were taken to Baltimore, her place of resi dence, for burial. Carrie Young and Bishop H. M. Turner accompanied the body to Baltimore, and the expenses of their trip was included in the bill which was presented to the wife. Julia Taylor denied that she was re sponsible for her husband’s burial ex penses, claiming that she could not be made to assume her husband’s debts. Bishop H. M. Turner, who has re covered from his recent stroke of pa ralysis sufficiently to be out again, was one of the witnesses for the plaintiff. He told of his making the trip to Bal timore to see Taylor buried. "Taylor was a good man,” said the bishop, “and I knew but one thing wrong with him. He was a Demo crat.” The jury was out but a short time when a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff. CIGAR MAKERS STRIKE Over Two Thousand Employe® of th< Krebs Bertheim & Schiffer Co. Quit. About 2,300 cigar makers, of which number nearly 800 are girls, employed by the firm of Krebs, Bertheim A Schiffer at New York are on a strike. Although the strike was declared to b« the cause of an alleged shortage of stock, the strikers have asked for an increase of wages running from 15 to 20 per cent and that the store go un der the control of the union. Crosier to San Diego. The United States Crusier Philadel phia has sailed from San Francisco for San Diego. Did It Ever Occur To You, That Every Man Or Woman May Sometimes Stand In Need Os Some Assistance, In the Way Os Advice or Service ? If You Have Any Interest In Any Estate, As Administrator, Executor, Guardian, Trustee, Heir, Legatee, Ward, or Creditor, Or Any jLost Relative Or Missing Heir To Find, Note Or Account For Collection Or Settlement, Any Land Claim For Recovery Or Partition, Any Past Due Mortgages To Be Foreclosed, Any Soit cf Liens, Judgments, Or Attachments, Or Any Affidavit Or Depositions To Be Taken, Or Wish To Obtain Any Charter For Corporation, Or Patent, Or Pension, Or Trad -. Mark, Or If You Arc Defendant In Any Suit In Court, And Desire to Have A Representative Or Attorney, To Look After Your Interest Or Recover For You, Send Or Bring Your Claims, With Correct Names, And Full Particulars For Prompt Attention. Do Not Wait.—Delays Are Dangerous. Be Brief. State Your Business Pointedly. I Am Very Busy AttcndingtoOthcrPcople’sßusiness. Don’t You Forget It. Speak Qui k And Go, And Let Me “ Go For ” The Other Fellow. Cail At Office Ard Confer Personally, Or Write A Concise Business Letter, Enclose Stamp For Reply, And Address ROBERT L. RODGERS, Attorney And Counselor At Law, And Commercial Notary Public, Office: 721 Austell Building. Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. Reliable Correspondents At All Important Places. flWop ~ AWi CAMP, Confederate Veterans. Only a Few Copies Left. Every Veteran, and every eon and daughter of Veterans, ought to have one copy of this History. In a few more years you will waut it, and then can’t get it. Buy it now aud learn of an organization that is fast passing away from your view. History of the Fulton County Aseooiation of Veter ans, personal and regimental sketches, minutes of the meetings, etc. Price is only one dollar. Robeiit L. Rodgbbs, Historian of Atlanta Camp, 721 Austell Building, Atlanta, Georgia. INITIAL STEPS TO END WAR Our Good Offices are Being Secretly Sought by Kruger. PROPOSITION A DELICATE ONE Negotiations are Being Carried On Through Our Representative at Pretoria. A Washington special saye: There is reason to believe that the United States government is using its good offices to restore peace between Great Britain and the South African Re publics. Presidents Kruger and Steyn have appealed to this government, asking that it act as intermediary to the end that peace in South Africa may be se cured. That appeal was sent to the president through the American rep resentative at Pretcria, Adelbert Hay, and the understanding here is that Ambassador Choate has already laid the appeal before the British foreign office. So far as is known, no reply has yet reached Washington. Great Britain’s answer to such sug gestions on our part will in all likeli hood be of the same nature as Presi dent McKinley’s diplomatic reply to the suggestions of the ambassadors, headed by Lord Pauncefote, upon the occasion of that historic visit to the white house during the progress of the war with Spain, when the president reminded the ambassadors that this country was not forgetting its duty to humanity. The president’s reply, it will be recalled, was exceedingly di plomatic, but it meant that the matter we then had in hand would be dis posed of in our own way and without the assistance or the interference of anybody else. Iu all probability such will be the reply—in effect—of the British for eign office to this suggestion of the American ambassador. There w’ill be nothing offensive in the reply, nor is there anything offensive in the action of this government in acting as the agent through which the request of the South African government is con veyed to England. This is not at all the same thing as the voluntary offer of mediation coming from this govern ment. Such an offer would mean in truding upon a neighbor’s affairs where we had no business to intrude,, and would be considered by England as offensive and unfriendly. President McKinley has all the time taken the position that no such step would be taken—that there would be no offer of mediation unless the re quest came from both governments. This action in carrying the request of the weaker party to the death struggle in Africa to the stronger is on an en tirely different plane, however, and will give no offense. It can be stated on authority, in this connection, that so far as this government is concerned there will be no concert of powers in any represen tations made to Great Britain. If powers are discussing among themselves whether they should join and tell England to quit, they must count the United States out. This government will take no part in any such step any more than it would vol untarily step in and independently in form England that she must quit. A cable dispatch from the Hague says: It is learned from a reliable source that President Kruger, through the consuls at Pretoria, has appealed for the intervention of the great pow ers in the Transvaal war and has also appealed to the governments of Bel gium, Holland and Switzerland. IS BUBONIC PLAGUE. Cane In Chinatown In San Francisco Show® That Scourge Ila® Reached U®. A Washington special says: The marine hospital service dispatches Monday night confirm the diagnosis of the recent case in Chinatown in San Francisco as bubonic plague. Inoculation iu rats and a monkey demonstrate that it is a genuine plague case. IRON MOLDERS GET ADVANCE. Wages Will Be liaised Fifteen Per Cent Oyer the Seale of As a result of a conference at Atlan ta, Ga., the representatives of the Stove Founders’ National Defense As sociation and delegates from the Iron Molders’ Union of North America a general advance in the wage scale of iron molders of 15 per cent over the wage scale of 1898 has been decided upon. Public Libraries For Manila. Senators McMillin and Penrose in troduced bills in the senate Thursday providing for the opening of libraries in Manila for the benefit of Americans there.