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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25
WE DON'T VOTE FOR PRESIDENTS.

We are in the habit of speaking of
the presidential election as taking place
on the first Tuesday in November
after the first Monday in every
fourth year, but in fact no vote
is given for president and vice pres
ident at that time at all. The names
of the party nominees for presi-
dent and vice president are printed on
on the ballots, but in fact no voter votes
or can vote for them. Ee votes for
certain men whose names are OH the
tickets as electors and, by the act of
February 8, 1887, these men assemble
IN each state at the capital on the Sec
ond Monday of January and vote for a
president and vice president. These
votes are sealed and sent in duplicate
to the president Of the United States
senate, one copy by mail and the other
by special messenger. So that, in fact,
our president is elected on the second
Monday Of January in every fourth
year though we are not in doubt as to
who is to be chosen, because the elec-
tors are morally bound by the nomina.
zion in convention
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25
NOT CONTENTEn.

How few people are contented with
their present condition in life and. fret
under their environments. Always
looking ahead to be happy. but never
blest. We we're talking with a group
OF gentlemen in Marietta store last
week, and each expressed dissatisfac-
ton with his lot in life. We all think
the other man in his sphere or business
is happy, and if we had his chance we
would reach perfect bliss.
The farmer thinks If he were mer-
chant he would reach the acme of his
Joy. and the merchant longs for the
field as the theatre of his action; the
railroad man thinks his work is the
hardest lot and sighs for a change,
some comfortable clerkship in store,
so as not to have to risk his life and be
out from home in all kinds of weather
the clerk covets store of his own
the merchant bemoans dull trade and
increasing expenses; the lawyer wishes
he had never seen law book, and the
school teacher thinks his happiness
would be complete if he could only get
a job at something else, where vexa-
tious parents and devilish children
could not torment his soul to death =;
the politician regrets that he is inca
pacitated for earning life outside of
office-seeking and wonders if the
change in administration will leave
him out in the cold. And so it goes.
Rut it is in the consciousness of duty
we'll performed that we can earn hap
| piness and contentment. Usefulness
in the busy affairs of life is what counts
and proves blessing to mans peace of
mind. So if you would be happy, be
useful.
Let US be happy-life is not long
A smile, tear and farewell song;
Dreams that drift to morning bright
A little of love, and little of light;
Then the dreams again, and then
Good night!
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25
LECTURE COURSE.

The Marietta Lyceum Association
will open up this season on Thursday
evening, October 25th, at Blacks OPP
era House, with the Hon George r
Vending in his famous lecture, "Un-
seen Realities" Everybody should
hear him as he is one of the most noted
lecturers on the American platform
Subscribers for season tickets will
please call on Joe J. Black, Treasurer
of the Association and select their seats
for the season. The price of admission
to Mr.. Weddings lecture will be 75cts.
Reserve seats are now on sale at Mosh-
ers' store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25
BUY AT HOME.

The Albany Herald makes the follow
ing pointed observations.
THE man who sends away from home
to buy things which the merchant of
his own town has to sell, and seeks to
excuse himself with the plea that he
can buy goods cheaper elsewhere,
knocks prop from under the commu-
nifty in which he hopes to earn liyeli-
hood and, perhaps, a fortune. Such n
man is wandering off after false gods.
The chances are that after he has set
tied freight bills and other incidental
expenses the things bought away from
home cost him more than he would
have had to pay for exactly similar ar
ticles kept by local merchants. And
besides he has set bad example for
his neighbors and has done himself an
injury, because in crippling his town,
his own. business Interests have not es-
capped. A dozen men Of this stripe viii
do more injury to a community than
six score of the busiest GROWERS and
kickers on earth"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25
WHY COTTON Is KING.

Cotton may not be the king product
OF the earth. 1t has the influence
OF neither wheat or coal in deciding
the destinies Of modern nations, but,
says Success, it employs more of man 5
energy and skill than either of these
other products. The world grows
about IA 100000 bales of cotton, in rails
ing which some 100000 are directly
or indirectly engaged. This raw cotton
is worth the sum of S400,OOO,OOO Three
million more persons are engaged in its
commerce. Add to this 100000 more
people engaged in its manufacture and
we have some 2S,00O,OOO people of the
earth who touch the garments of this
white king at some point or other The
manufactured product is worth ten
times the raw product, so that cotton
from first to last means to the world in
dollars and cents more than $4,000. COO
O00 annually
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25

At Ithaca, N. Y, college students in
terrupted and piled Mr.. Bryan, while
he was speaking, with questions, and
the girls in the gallery would let down
McKinley's picture. Notwithstanding
all this, Mr.. Bryan kept his temper and
replied to every question with peril
nent answers and With argument that
left them in pitiable plight. Bryan
is one of the best informed men before
the public today.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25

There are no Populist members in the
next senate and only one Republican.
This senator is Hon. j. NJ. Grier, who
will represent the Forty-first district,
composed of the counties of Fannin,
Gilmer and Pickens. Senator Grier is
a brother of Col. Tom Grier, of Gilmer
county, one of the most prominent
lawyers Of North Georgia, and staunch
Democrat.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25

One OF the most interesting develop
ments in southern textiles during the
week, says the Manufacturers Record
is the beginning of the construction at
Clearwater, 5, c., of plant for bleach
ing and printing cotton goods. This,
owned by Georgia parties, represents
an investment of $500, 600, and will have
a capacity for bleaching weekly $780,
OO0 yards and for printing 100000
yards.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25

Bulloch, who resigned as Governor of
Georgia and fled the state during the
carpet-bag regime, puts himself to the
trouble to say he approves the appoint
ing OF negroes to Office in Georgia by
the President. Bulioch's approval or
disapproval doesn't count with Geor-
gians.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25

In order to keep the COM
plexiOn soft aud clear, the
pores of the skin must be
well oiled and soft :.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-10-25

II is announced that Mr.. Kipling has
received $25, 900 for the serial rights of
his new story, kim of Kishi," and it
is expected that the sale of the story in
book form will brig him at least as
much more. And yet no one knows
whether it is worth that or not. 1t
has been sold or bought on the strength
IF its authors name alone. This is the
way literature as we'll as othar COM
modities is traded in nowadays.
The sun., 1900-08-15
HOLDS SSTEYN PRISONER
Free State President Confined Under
Surveillance by De Wet.
BRITISH PURSUING B0ERS.
Kitchener, Hamilton and Methucn
Pressing closely on the Trail of
Retreating AfriISnnders--Many
Prisoners Taken by CIery.

London. Aug. 14.-Lord Roberts re-
ports to the war office, under date of Pre-
toria, Aug. 13, as follows:
Kitchener reports from Schoolplaates.
eight miles cast of Nentersdorp, that De
Wet blew up three of his wagons.
x "SiX British prisoners, who escaped
from De Vets camp, state that Mr..
Steyn is confined in the camp under sur
VIGILANCE; that De Wet was forced to
abandon his ammunition and 30 horses,
and they confirm the report that Me
tluen captured one of De Vets guns and
shelled the main convoy effectively.
"lan Hamilton telegraphs that he hopes
to be at Blaauwbank today with his main
body. Mahon's mounted troops are push
ing on to the westward"
On the Trail of De Wet.
Another report from Lord Roberts of
:he same date says:
''Methuen and Kitchener, still following
De Wet and Stcyn, yesterday reached
aioddelfontein, ten miles east of Nenters-
dorp. Methuen is in touch with De Vets
gear guard.
''Smith-Dorien reports that the Shrop-
shires recently marched 43 miles in 80
hours and the City of London imperial
volunteers 80 miles in ten hours, hoping
10 prevent De Wet from crossing the
Krugersdorp-Potche railway.
"Buller's occupation of Ermelo is hav-
ing good effect.
"A field cornet and 1S2 burghers of the
Standerton commando surrendered yes
serday to Clcry."
The sun., 1900-08-15
I. ?. HUNTINGTON DEAD
The Celebrated Financier the Victim
of Heart Disease.
PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY.
The Unexpected End Came at His Ad-
irondnclS Mountain Camp-s<etch
of the Career of the Great
Railroad Magnate.

New York, Aug. 14.-Collis P. Hunt
ington, president Of the Southern Pacific
railroad, died at Pine Knot Lodge, his
luxurious camp in the Blue mountain re-
gion of the Adrondacks on Rdcquette
lake. Mr. Huntington went into the
woods last Thursday afternoon and was
in apparently excellent health. Heart
disease was the direct cause of death.
w. West Durant, who was at Blue
Mountain lake, was at once notified, and
he drove to Rncquette lake as soon as
possible and thence to the Huntington
camp.
Ar. Huniinston's private secretary,
MI. ]. L. Gates. received message at
his residence. the Hotel Majestic. an
nouncing lie death and left for Camp
Pine Knot at once. Friends of the
The sun., 1900-08-15
GERMAN TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Kaiscr's Commissioners In SAN Fran
cisco to Superinfend 1t.

kaiser's Commissioners In SAN Fran
cisco to Superintend 1t.
San Francisco, Aug. ia commits
sion appointed by the German govern
ment to superintend the German trans
port service at this port has arrived
here. The commission consists of Major
Won Kleist, Lieutenant Won Boerecke and
Mcssrs. Bergemann and Kupfield, all of
Berlin. a fleet Of ten big steamships is
on its way to San Francisco. The ma
jority of them are coming from Bremen
haven.
The steamships are the Achen, Dres-
den, ii. II. Meier, Halle, Rhein, Strass-
burg, Adria, Sandman, Batavia and
Phoenix, the latter being bound here from
the gulf of Mexico. They are under
charter to the HamburgAmerican
Steamship company, which has the con
tract to transport stores and animals
from here to China. The vessels will
begin arriving. il is expected, in about
80 days. Grace & Go. have already
made application for wharf facilities for
the new service, and the halbor commits
sionrrs will extend every courtesy TO
the German ships.
The sun., 1900-08-15
ENGLAND COMPLAINS.
Cannot Have as Good TeIegrnphic
Service aus America.

London, Aug. 14.--General Chaffee
message announcing his arrival Aug. I
at Hosi-Wu stands as the latest official
intelligence Of the march Of the allied
forces on Pcking. The English papers
say il is rather annoying that their naval
and military officers cannot communicate
with the high official here. while Admiral
ltemey and General Chaffee can do so
by Standardization wire.
The Chinese reports are being distrib-
utcd far and wide in the southern PROV
inces of alleged Chinese successes in the
north.
Secret inquiries at Canton show all the
forts have been newly armed with IL
centimeter disappearing guns and that
the garrisons number $4,000 men in all
armed with AIausers and Winchesters
The Chinese have also been trying to en-.
gage foreign electrician to lay mines in
the Bogue or entrance to the Canton
river.
DR. Marks, Ii Hung Changs physician
informs the correspondents at Shanghai
that Lii could not go north on account Of
the weather and the unsettled state OF
the country. The doctor is removing hi.
family from Canton because he believes
there may be an outbreak there.
The st. Petersburg papers are cam
paignng against the political activity ol
Great Britain in The Yang-tse valley. Th,
ST. Petersburg Gazette has interviewed
j member Of the United States embassy
is to the reasons why the United State,
assumed hostile attitude toward Chini
in view Of Ii HING Chang's declaration
that Minister Conger could be sent saf(
to Tien-tsin on condition that the Unitcf
States abandon the idea of march ol
Picking. The member of the United
States embassy in question is quoted u.
saying the Omitted States was Indignant
at tlus being hargained with and express
"a the belief that the United States woul(
send many troops TO China.
special dispatch from YangtSun dat
cd Aug reports the arrival Of supple.
there sufficient 10 last II days.
The dispatch adds that reconnaissance,
show the Chinese are demuralized ant
have fled toward Peking.
lie American sienalmen are keeping
the telegraph Wire intact along the line
Of march in the face of great difficulties.
About 30 per cent of the wounded arr
cases pronounced to be serious by the at
tending physicians.
The sun., 1900-08-15

Tins occurred, according to secretary or
State Reitz of the Transyaal Republic,
the day Lord Roberts entered Pretoria.
The details of the event have been re-
lated To press representative by Mr..
H. w. Unger, who has just returned
from the lIansyaa and who secured the
information from Secretary Reitz and
others. After quoting the secretary as
saying President Kruger would never
take to the mountains on account of his
age, but would retreat down the line,
finally escaping to Portuguese territory,
Mr.. Unger said that the day the British
entered Pretoria President Kruger sent
for Mr.. w. Stanley Hollis, the United
States consul at Lourenco Marques, and
Mr. Hollis was taken to Machadodorp in
a special car.
President Kruger asked him if his gov
ernment would grant him president
Krugel) an asylum in the Lourenco
Marques consulate until he tNir. Kruger)
made other arrangements for his depar-
ture. President Kruger expressed fears
concerning his treatment by the Portu-
guese government and wished to guard
against any possible British landing par
ties. Mr.. Hollis asked for time to con-
suit with his government and President
Kruger assured him he would receive a
weeks notice before putting the plan
into execution.
In consequence of this visit to the
Transvaal and the transmission of Prcsi-
dent Kruger's request to Washington
Mr.. Hollis received instructions from
Secretary Hay not to leave Portuguese
territory again. He was thus compelled
to neglect the interests Of the British
prisoners at Nooit Gedacht, where there
was great suffering.
Mr.. Unger in conclusion said: Il make
this explanation in justice to Mr.. Hollis
whose action has been misunderstood
both in America and Great Britain"
Mr.. Unger did not know whether the
state department eventually gave spe
cific answer to President Kruger's re
nunSt.
The sun., 1900-08-15
Canadians Honored In London.

London, Aug. 14.-One hundred Cana
dians, who We're invalided from South
Africa and had been recuperating at
Shorncliffe, arrived in London and took
train for Liverpool, whence they will
sail for home. They were greeted all
along the route with ovations, and thou
sands of London's residents turned out
to welcome them upon their arrival and
gave them tremendous send off as they
marched through the city. The detach-
ment belonged to a Canadian regiment
of Strathcona's Horse. The Canadians
had another ovation at Liverpool, where
the lord mayor of that city addressed
them. He referred to the fact that one
of the Canadians had IL bullet wounds.
The sun., 1900-08-15
Saratoga Races Yesterday.

First 54F. King Lief, to ) and l 10
3, LIST; Gold Heels, to 4, I'd; Likeness,
Sd. Time l.llI
second-7F. Peat. to 10 and to 9,
lst; Protus, ito |, I'd; Myth, Sd. Time
1881.
Third-S4F. Bannockburn, to and
out, lst; Raffaello, to 2, I'd; John YER
kes 3d. Time l.52!.
Fourth-1M. Einus, Is to l and to l,
lst; Cyrano, even, I'd; Radford, Sd. Time
1.46I.
Fifth-Hurdle. 2M Arquebus, to 5,
lst: Ingomar started but did not finish.
Only two starters. Time 5.292. Original
fifth race postponed until tomorrow.
The sun., 1900-08-15
Trance makes preeautions.

Paris, Aug. 14.-Dispatches received
here from the French consul general at
Shanghai show apprehension exists there
as to the conditions prevailing at Shang-
hal and in its vicinity. The French min
istry have therefore decided to take pre-
cautions to defend the French concession
at Shanghai. Information obtained from
British sources says the allied troops
were within % kilometers of Peking, but
the date of this news was not stated.
The sun., 1900-08-15
Chicago Races Yesterday.

First-5F. sortie, Natural Gas, Invic-
tus. Time LOS 10.
second-eF, Josephine B, Hermoso,
John A. Morris. Time LII 40.
Third-IM. 100Y. Scales, Greenock,
The Lady. Time l.52 So.
Fourth 5IF. Gold Badge, Regea,
Handy Man, Time LOO 8.
Fifth-1M. Eva Rice, John Baker,
Dissolute. Time l.45 Is.
The sun., 1900-08-15
LEST WE FORGET. "

Read Union Republican Offer
of Jan. 10, that is Still
Open. Then Read This.
The offer Of the Republicans
to hold joint or common prim-
airy elections in New Castle
county for the selection of Re-
i publican candidates has been
rejected by the Union Republic
cans. This refusal came close
upon the announcement that
the Union Republican mana
gers had decided to name men
oftheir own arbitrary selection
for the three principal officers
to be voted for on the state
ticket. In spite of the promises
made the National Convention
n Philadelphia that the Repub
Iicans would elect their ticket
in the state, and the further
promise that every effort would
be made to bring about har-
mony of action ON the part of
all Republicans in this state,
the Union Republican organi-
cation now stands in the atti-
tude oi an opponent of the Re-
publican party. Itstands as an
assassin, ready to stab the Re-
publican party of Delaware and
the party at large in the back.
THE MORNING NEWS,
"While we would like to see
\ Republican success the arbi-
trary attitude of certain ele-
ment in the Union Republican
party which insists upon nam
y ing members of that party as
candidates for governor, con-
gressman and attorney-gen-
eraI, the three principal State
offices. must absolutely defeat
that end. A proposition for
common primaries in New
Castle county has been rejected
by the Union Republicans"
p. @. CHURCHMAN,
Chairman.
The sun., 1900-08-15
TALK OF CLEVELAND,
Third Ticket Men Would Nominate
the Ex-PrcSident.


indianapolis, Aug. 14--Delegates are
coming in slowly TO attend the third
party" conventions scheduled for this
week. The straightout anti-impcralist
convention, which is expected to be much
the larger and more important of the two,
will be called Wednesday afternoon.
The other known as the NATIONAL
third party movement, which will oppose
the election Of both Mckinley and Bryan,
and may nominate separate ticket, has
begun its session in the Commercial club
building. The delegates to this conyen-
ton denomnatt themselves as .'Inde-
pcndents," and they are as firm in their
opposition to the free coinage Of silver
and other doctrines enunciated in the
Kansas City platform as they are in their
opposition to imperialism"
1t was claimed that one of the dele
gates to the "Indcpcndent" convention
had received a letter from eX-Prcsident
Grover Cleveland in which the latter an
nounced that he opposed third ticket.
Louis r. Enrich of Colorado presides
over the Independent" convention.
Mr. Enrich said that the delegates met
neither as Republicans nor Democrats, but
as independents. II was in the nature of
lnlllSS tnat no pollllcal party WOulu al
ways be right. we are in the midst of
an anxious electoral campaign" he de-
clared. Tile two great political parties
have held their national conventions and
proclaimed their principles. Our presence
here is witness to the fact that the prin-
cples of neither party give us satisfac-
ton" He declared that they were un-
alterably opposed to the currency plank
of the Democratic platform and the col
onial policy of the Republican administers
ton and demanded third ticket.
There has been talk of nominating
Grover Cleveland for president, and some
of the Nationals allege he is in sympathy
with their movement. Robert A. Wide
mann said that he had talked with Mr..
Cleveland less than a week ago and that
Mr.. Cleveland would not accept on ac-
count of his health.
The sun., 1900-08-15
Saratoga Entries For Today.
Special to The sun.


First Race-5F. year ods. Maidens.
Primazond, 104; ADnu, l02; Sweet Tooth
ll3; Historian, 100; Sweepstakes, 102;
Cogswell, 105; Water Plant, 1O9; Brandy
Smash, l07; Quite Right, 10t; Layallier,
81; The Jade, l02; Er. Stoneworth, 1o9;
Clasher, i04; Jils Greenwood, l02; Lady
Hayman, 81.
Second Race-5F. year olds. Thracia
l02; Mary Mccoy, 1l2; McAddie, ll5;
Amur, ll5; Philma Paxon, 102; Termless
ll5; Trisagian, lo5; Tuskarosa, 105; Gin
ger War, 105.
Third Race-lM. year ods. Queen
q Song, l06; Unsightly, 81; Ortrud, 81;
Kunja, l0l.
Fourth Race-6F. Meehanus, 12l;
Sparrow Wing, 100; John Yerkes, los;
Gibraltar, 100
Fifth Race-2M. Hurdle. Ben Eder,
lG5; DR.. Eichberg, l57; Mr.. Stoffel, 1856.
The sun., 1900-08-15
More Troops For CHINA.

San Francisco, Aug. 14.--Thc Ninth
cavalry will sail on the transport Warren
next Thursday with full complement of
officers and men. Owing TO the large
number of officers who viii occupy the
quarters on this transport, no women will
be permitted to sail. and many of the ofii-
GERS who had planned to take their 'fami-
lies to China will be disappointed. A
sergeant and 10 privates of the signal
corps have arrived here from Fort Myer,
Va. They will be sent to China.
The sun., 1900-08-15
LEST WE FORGET.
Full Text of the Proposition Made by the Union Repub-
can State Committee, January 10, to the Boer
Republican State Organization.
STOOD and STILL STAND.
ON THIS PROPOSITION THE UNION REPUBLICANS STOOD

ton shall have the first choice
of all the nominations to be
made, the minority the first
choice of all the remainder; and
thus in an alternate manner
until all the nominations are
completed:
That the question Of the cleo
ton Of two Senators to the Sen
ate of the United States shall be
disposed of by the adoption Of
one or the other Of the two fol-
lowing propositions:
First That each faction shall
have undisputed choice to the
election Of a Senator.
Or, second: That the voters of
each Senatorial and Representa-
tive District shall, by a majority
rule, nominate their respective
legislative candidates; that loyal
support shall be given the same
by all Republicans without re
gard to past factional divisions,
and that the whole question of
the election of Senators to the
Senate Of the United States shall
be left to the Legislature itself
when assembled without prior
reciprocal obligations or pledges
of any kind upon the members
thereof as to their disposition Of
the matter:
That, if the foregoing propo-
sitions should seem to be unfair,
in that it is denied that the ma
jority of the Republicans of this
State are affiliated with the
Union Republican party, and
that the foregoing propositions
are therefore a covert attempt to
gain political advantage that
could not be had by an appeal to
the people, l am authorized and
directed to make a further propo-
sition:
That all the foregoing propo-
sitions be laid aside, that a COM
mon primary for delegates to a
State Convention with equality
representation in the several
Representative Districts under
the Constitution be held by the
Republican voters Of this State,
and that a ticket be nominated
by said convention solely by the
will Of the majority, and if adj
verse to the Union Republican
party to pledge loyal support Of
all Union Republicans to the
election Of an entire ticket thus
nominated.
]. FRANK ALLEE,