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I Atlanta «»d Vicinity: rarity cloudy tfrilght ,nd H*iasaflsri some.. Kbit colder tonight. (And News 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.