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VOL. V. NO. 209.
ATLANTA, GA. TUESDAY, MARCHE, 1907.
NEGRO SUBURB
WOULD BE CITY
FIVE SENSES OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
Brownsville Plans to
Secure Charter From
Assembly.
NEGRO OFFICERS;
NEGRO COUNCIL
Meeting Held and Plans
Discussed by Residents
of- Subutb.
A negro city of something like 2,'000
Inhabitants, a negro mayor with a ne
gro council and negro policemen—that
la what Brownsville may become If
plans now being made are carried to a
successful termination.
These plans are for the Incorpora
tion of what Is knowp as South Atlanta
and Brownsville Into a city, and for a
petition to the legislature asking for a
charter.
A few days ago several of the negro
property owners Interested In the mat
ter held a meeting, and at this time the
matter was fully discussed and the
proposition made that the legislature
be petitioned for a charter.
It Is known that one of the property
owners at Brownsville who wants such
u plan to mature has consulted with
white people |n Atlanta as to the pos
sibility of getting the legislature to act
favorably on the matter and some of
the people are enthusiastic about the
s< heme.
Inquiry among the negro residents of
the section on Tuesday elicited the In
formation that such a negro city, man
aged by negroes, would be entirely sat
isfactory, and some thought this a
means of solving any future difficulty
that might occur. All of those seen
were anxious to have a water system
t hat would enable the people to have
tire protection and others were' anxious
for electric lights.
Police Not Necessary?
Few. however, thought negro police
necessary. All declared that policemen
were not needed and that the people In
the town were peaceable and law-abid
ing. But the Idea of a negro mayor
und council pleased them. Only one
property owner was found who ob
jected to the scheme, and he declared
the plan Impracticable. He declared
HILTS TRIAL
One Defendant. Too
111 to Attend
Court.
Culpeper, Va, March The Illness
of Philip Strother, who, with
brother. James, Is on trial charged
with the murder of William Bywaters,
their brother-ln-luw, caused a post
ponement of the case today.
The defendant was too III to appear
In court.
Under the law the defendant has a
right to hear the Judge's Instructions
to the Jury, and the case Is now at
that point.
the negroes could not successfully car-
" " possible.
ry out the scheme If It were . ,
end hr said It was not possible because
of a special act of the legislature. This
d the Incorpornt
net, he said, prohibited
trig of a town within one mile of an
other Incorporated town, and that this
would make the limits of the proposed
negro city too small.
Nearly all of the negro residents of
Brownsville either own their property
or are buying It on the Installment
plan, nnd many of them say they are
hiisIous for some plan eo that they may
navi- protection and water tor Are pur-
Brownsville sprang Into prominence
on the Monday following the riot In
Atlanta last summer. County Police
man James Heard was killed by a par-
tv of negroes there while patrolling
the section, and the suburb was the
- i no of several shooting affaire during
th- days when feeling ran high.
James Gordon Bennett
to Face Indict
ments.
New York, March 5.—The New York
Herald corporation, through Attorney
Rand, pleaded guilty In the milted
States district court today to eight In
dictments for drculstlng obscene fnat
ter through the mslls by the medium of
"personals.”
At the request of the lawyer the case
against -James Gordon Bennett, pro-
S rletor of the publication, and Manly
1. Qlllman, Its advertising manager,
were set over by Justice Hough until
April 2. when. It Is said. Bennett will
leave his Parisian home and come here
to answer In person. Thera are also
eight Indictments against the two In
dividuals. They charge felony for vi
olating section 3833 of the Federal stat
utes, which prohibits the mailing of ob
scene matter.
The penalty Is a fine of not more
than 33,000 or live years' Imprisonment
or both on each count. Should they be
found guilty, Bennett and Glllman can
each be made to eerve forty years' Im
prisonment. In addition, they could
be lined In the aggregate 380,000.
MAY COMPEL MRS. EDDY
TO COME INTO COURT
Petitioners For an Accounting Threaten a
Sensational Move as Result of Conference
With General Streeter.
Concord, N. H.. March 5.—Lawyers
for Mrs. Eddy and fpr the petltlonete
m the action to secure an accounting
fr ail tho trustees of the Christian
s Irnro church, held a conference to-
The conference broke up when Gen-
■ l Streeter told Attorneys Kelley and
j irtln he would refllIP to accept serv-
■ m the suit against Mrs. Kddv In
' naif of the defendants named.
If lie persists In this refusal, the pe-
1 toners say they will serve the papers
" Mrs. Eddy personally, compelling
I" appear In court cr acknowledge
"• l« physically unable.
I'taler the state law they will ne-r.ble
■ 'In this by simply leaving the papers
; her front door.
Iieadwood, 8. D„ March 3.—Regard
ing the report that Mrs. Eddy, In an
effort to atop Glover’s suit, has sent
Rev. I. C. Tomlinson with an offer of
3230,000 for that purpose, and to make
no objoetton to any will his mother
may make, Mr. Glover says:
"I have received, no such offer, and
would consider no such offer If It were
made."
Judge Bennett, local counsel for
Glover, said:
"This suit was not brought by Mr.
Glover for money, or for the purpose of
obtaining money from Mrs. Eddy
through such means, hut honestly and
consclenflously for the protection of
Mrs. Eddy and her property.
"Mr. Tomlinson was here In January,
when he spent some time In l.ead for
purposes which have not been made
public."
TOO HUNGRY TO TALK,
SAYS MR. ROCKEFELLER
FAST TRAIN
IS
Ten Persons Injured
in Accident at *1
Tivoli.
THREE SLEEPERS
LEAP FROM RAILS
Cars Crash Into a Switch- :
man’s Tower at the Side
of Road.
New York, March (.—Ten persona -
were Injured today when a New York
Central train Jumped the track at
Tivoli, N. Y„ and crashed Into a switch
man's towar.
Only meager details wars received ;
at the Grand Central station, but the,
officiate declared that of the victims
only one suffered serious Injury.
Three sleeping oars and a diner were •
partially wrecked and telegraphic '<
munlcatlon between Tivoli and
New
York was completely cut off.
No. 4, which le one of the
The train, Ni ___
on tho road, left Cleveland at 4
fastest i ,
o'clock last night and was duo to ar
rive here at 1:15 o'clock thla morning. ■ |
Aa It was passing Tivoli at a high rata ■
from the rest of the -
train and want ahead. The three sleep- '
era and diner went wild, and failed to
take the switch.
score of men
asleep,
in sad
night HR I
completly overturned.
After the wounds of tbs Injured had
been attended to they returned to the
Tivoli station and awaited the arrival
of another train, which brought tbeaa
to New York.
Among those reported hurt are:
B. It. Hebbura. Plcton, Ont, scalp
GREATEST WAR IN
IS PLOTTED BY RUSSIAN PEASANTS
porter, New
head, and anas injured. ■ ——
F. E, Smith. New York, porter, body j.'
raised.
F. Brown, porter. New York, back)
Injured.
R. H. Hunt, trainman. New York, t
back Injured.
It Is Up to the Czar
to Prevent Blood
shed.
CROWD AT PALACE
CHARGED BY TROOPS
Many Persons ‘ Arc Tram
pled Under Hoofs of the
Cavalrv Horses.
v ■ • h! It* Tho Georgian.
\ igusta, oa., March 5 — Saying that
I" nan ton hungry to talk, John D.
I’. ■ kcfcllcr, the oil king, stepped from
> delayed train here today and pro-
"*d*d at once to the Hempton Terrace
••"tel. lie was warmly greeted as he
.glum by his son-ln-lsw, Harold F.
Mi I'ormick.
Mr. Rockefeller was asked by The
'c >mlan correspondent about the pro-
d mysterious big gift t“ some
■'u«e. a statement about which had
n published since he left home for
th" South.
i would rather play the pert of the
idiage school master,'" said he. "and
hove nothing to lay.
"1 would Uki to have you deny or
affirm the statement," said the corre
spondent.
"I hardly know how to say a thing
about It." he answered. "I suspect
there Is rather an expanded Idea cur
rent concerning It. but I can't say any
thing.
"I would rather have something to
eat now than anything else, and I want
to go to lunch in a hurry."
Mr. Rockefeller stated that he was
glad t<> get hark t.i Augusta, and he
will probably remain here about ttn
days or two weeks, but he stated there
Is uncertainty In that as well as other
lh Mrs. McCormick, his daughter. Is not
III as the reports have had It, so he
states, and this did not have anything
to do with his coming., ■
St. Petersburg, March 5.—Ex
ited citizens, gathered outside
the Tourda pnlace for the opening
of the douma, engaged in a wild
demonstration. A cavalry
charge was ordered to clear the
streets and many persons were
ridden down nnd injured.
Cheers far tha Cxar.
Lines of troops prevented the people
from entering the palace, but did not
prevent them from cheering -their fa
vorites. Several Socialists. In response
to appeals from the crowd for "free
dom" end "amnesty." cried out: "Rely
on ue, we will do our liest."
The duuina was formally opened at
noon with divine eervlces conducted by
Metropolitan Antonius and Blehops
Plat and Eugallss. noth members of the
dnums. Antonins In a speech said he
hoped the new assembly would act for
the good of the country.
M. GoulbofT. vice president of the
council, rend the emperor’s decree con
voking the douma. The reading was
received with the wilife"' enthusiasm
on the pnrt of hundreds of deputies.
The cheering lasted ten minutes, and
shouts of “Long live the cxar" blocked
the progress of the session. Meantime,
the rest of the deputies, about 300 In
number, sat sullen and silent.
M. Oolovln. cadet member of the
Liberal party, wae chosen president.
London, March 5.—The flame of the
world's greatest revolution may be Ig
nited In Russia nt any moment. A
hundred million of the nation’s people
have offered their life's blood as the
price of liberty.
Cable dispatches within the last
Centinued en Rags Three.
DEM OCR A TS PERS UADED
NO7 70 INSULT THE CZAR
8t. Peternbunr, March 6.—Senator Golubnfr’* Inaugural address In the
douma on behalf of the emiieror In framed In moderate terms In the hope
that the lower house will co-operate In leglalntlon and avoid questions
that led to the dlNiiolutlon of tho last parliament.
The candidacy of M. Golovin f«»r the presidency of the lower house
wae accepted by acclamation by all the deputies present at the caucus.
In addition to this office, the constitutional democrats are given one vIco
presidency nnd the secretaryship. The Lefts get the other vice presidency
und the assistant secretaryship.
* The caucus achieved the Important step of persuudlng the social dem
ocrats to ubnndon tHblr decision, made curlier In the day, to leuve the ses
sion hall In a body while M. Uoluboff, vice president of the council of
empire, was *|»eaktng In the name of the emperor.
JUDGE SCOLDS
ATT’Y JEROME
Fitzgerald Becomes
Angry at the Prose
cutor.
DKI.MAS ALSO CALLS
HIS OPPONENT DOWN
New York. March 5.—When the Thaw
trial whs resumed this morning. Dr.
t’harles G. Wagner, the ullenlst from
Hlnghsmton. N. Y.. who wns a witness
yesterday afternoon, succeeding Dr.
nrltton D. Evans, was recalled to the
stand.
It was expected that when his testi
mony Is concluded Mrs. Wllllsin Thuw,
mother of the slayer of Rt&nford White,
will be called upon to give evidence.
Her testimony will probably complete
the defense’s testimony, and It Is alto
gether probable that the state’s case In
rebuttal will begin before the end of
the week. V
Prepared to Testify.
The elder Mrs. Thaw went to court
today, prepared to go # on the witness
stand and tell the second great dra
matic story of the trial In the hope of
saving her don.
Like Evelyn Thaw, the wife, the
mother was prepared to lay bare what
had been the great secrets of her life,,
face the curiosity of the world, and aa
a sacrifice of her mothers love reveal
that he hud a taint uf madness, so that
he was not responsible for killing Htan-
ford White
That Harry Thaw Inherited the
taint of insanity not only through hla
father, but through his mother, was
the testimony she was prepared to
give.
To Tall Strangs Story.
A strange story of hereditary taint,
harrowing her family pride, and of
Insane tendencies was that whlrh. at
the call of her son’s lawyers, she had
steeled herself to tell the jury.
The white-haired mother, to save her
boy. did not hesitate to take on herself
a greater share of the fault of her son’s
crime, holding that she was more to
blutne than he. because the traits that
Impelled him to kill were transmitted
to him.
Mrs. Thnw was convinced that her
son would be acquitted and that her
story would have much to do with It.
and thni thought buoyed her up more
than any other to meet the ordeul of
the witness stfcnd.
Witness • Is Questioned.
Dr. Wagner wad questioned by Mf.
Jerome regarding ’’brain storms” and
bow they sffacted a person. The wit
ness explained that one might have a
violent brain storm and recover rapid
ly. Dr. Wagner said the manner of
Thaw’s killing would arouse hla auapl-
Armed Troopers
On Guard at the
Trial of Hargis
Lexington, Ky., March 5 —With fifty
armed men. comparing Company A.
Second Infantry Kentucky State Guard,
surrounding the court house, James
Hargis wax placed on trial at Jackson,
Breathitt county, today charged with
the sussrinatlnn of Dr. B. D. Cox In
April. 1302.
Preliminaries of the trial will be com
pleted today and the selection of s Jury
may begin tomorrow. A special bailiff
will be sritettd to summon talesmen.
o
o > March
O of the fickle
o April Is renowned,
a Variety .Is said to be the eplce <
a of life—eo the weather it going to l
O be the eplce. Judging from this !
O forecast:
O "Partly cloudy Tussdsy nigh
O and Wednesday; somewhat cooler O
O Tuesday night." 0
8 Tuesday's temperatures: Q
7 a. m II degrees O '
O ft a. m ,,5t degrees O
o 9 a. m 13 degrees O
O 10 a. m 32 degrees O
o II X m 34 degrees a
O 11 noon 34 degrees 0
o 1 p. :«$ degrees 0
O 2 p. m t* degree* 0
O 0
cion that Thaw was Insane.
Justice Flttgerald left the Thaw trial
to tnke ball In private chambers In the
case of Mrs. WAllau, charged with the
Continued en Pegs Three.
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
oral" fact In reference lo the outran
eeusomlc fact In rsfi
march of the South.
The building permits' Issued by the building commissioner of Memphis
during the month of January were 3312,715. .
The work on the Memphis Warehouse Co.’s plan! In South Memphis
la progressing rapidly. This plant covers 135 sens. Is built of reinforced
concrete, contains Mo compartments 74x50 feet. Each compartment will
store l.ono hales of cotton on end, nr a total of 140,000 bales.
Thla la probably the most complete plant ever built In the South, gad
represents nn expenditure nf shout 11,430.400.
Adjoining the warehouse plant le the reinforced concrete plant of the
American Bag Company. This plant will bs finished In.a short time. This
company contemplates building n cotton mill In the near future.
The Wiley Veneer plant Is feat nearing completion, and the company la
putting In a large stock of togs. V
The Memphis 8oap Company's plant Is finished, and has begun opera
tion. This la the first soap factory of any magnitude for Memphis. They
have n very line plant which le well equipped. They have four vats, the
largest south of the Ohio river. In addition to manufacturing regular
■sundry sosps, this factory will make a specialty of manufacturing a patent
soap stock, which they will sell to soap factorial, and a large amount of It
will he exported.
The Merchants Power Company started operations December 10. They
are patting m a great many fancy electric signs throughost the city.
' with the city of Memphis,
arc lights being Inatelled, under their contract with
are adding a great deal to the brilliant effset on the main streets of tbs
city Their plant Is a thoroughly up-to-date power plant.
The new car shed recently erected by the Memphis Street Railway
Company at sn aproxtmate cost of 1244,344, Is just completed, sad
The excavations ere being made for the I .
merclel Appeal building. Paul 1 Douglass building, Kraus 4t Co. steam dye
and cleaning building. The plant of the Memphis Cold 8torage Company
Is progressing rapidly, end when completed, will do s general cold storage I
business. The Goodwyn Institute, built at a cost of 1110,040, which Is Jest'
about finished, contains an auditorium, reference library and offices. :
The building for tha Business Men’s Club Is fast nearing completion.:
and Is a credit to the enterprise of that club. Contract hoe been let for
a 330,000 apartment building on Poplar avenue end Dunlap street. —Chat-.
tanooga Tradesman.