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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. CLERK ON SALARY K IN COAL MAKES "JUDICIOUS” USE OF HIS SPARE DOLLARS. More Oraft Stories Are Told to Members of Interstate Com merce Commission. 0000000000000000000 CLERK WHO GOT GRAFT 18 FIRED BY CASSATT. By Private Leased Wire. Philadelphia, June 7.—Joaeph H. Boyer, chief cleric to the su perintendent of motive power of i he Pennaylvanla railroad, at Altoona, who confeeaed to re ceiving brlbea before the Inter- Mate commerce commtaalon. wan dlamlaaed by A. J. Cassatt today. Rumor la out that Can- Mitt la hot on the Brins line, and i pointing guna at many minor "lllclals who got coal atock. ITAL Y’S GO VERNMENT MA Y ASK UNCLE SAM FOR INVESTIGATION OO0OOOOO0OOOOOOOU0OI Serious Charges Pre ferred Against Rail road Builders. CLAIM FOREIGN LABORERS ARE HELD IN PEONAGE Allege That Irregular Trials Are Held and Alleged Violators Are Acquitted. OOOO000000000000000 By Private Leaved Wire. I’hllndelphla, June 7.—How a clerk rc-hlng from ISO to- 8135 a month V ould amaaa 160,000 worth of atock a. it s demonstrated today at the Inter im! <• commerce cbntmiealon hearing. ’The Pennaylvanla road waa again un- tlci fire and much evidence of the clove < onnectlon of Ita employeea with coal < impsuils* along Ita llnei waa brought The Mar tvltneaa waa Joaeph K. Alk- mh, who haa been chief clerk to the ni'vi Intcndent of the Monongahela di- t'lcn for 27 yeara. Alkena aaid he «ncd 600 aharea of the Braaenell Coal 'ornpsny, having paid $25,000 rash for t l»si fall: 260 aharea of the Dunkirk "Hi Company, which he aaya he 'ought three yeara ago for 117.504: 00 aharea of the Plttaburg and Weat- i,Ireland Coal Company, which he ve in ml for other aharea that had coat Im 112,000. 1 He aleo aatd he owned 000 aharea of he KnM Connellavllle Coal Company, 5 aharea. of the Preaton Cogl Com- any. a present to him from Sir. Kuhn, .. tt |tiraoiiv hi unis inuii nil, ivuiiu, 26 aharea In the Crescent Coai iimpanj-. Having aald that hla sal- ■y was now the hlgheat he bad ever rived. 1126 a month. Lawyer Glaa- >w aakcd Alkena: Then how did you manage to buy AMI ""rth'of stock?” '•By Judicious Investment of my aal- • Did you receive any gifts from oper atom2" was aVkeil. “Captain Hicks once gave me a check f»r 1250 or 1300." "Well, why should he pay you?" "Oh, IPs aclftexrlunalnry," witness an Id. nnild general laughter. "Wo understand It,” aald Commlsa ■loner Clamenta. Alkena said bs bad also received 160 a month as the revenue of an "Inds- tcrnjinata” Interest from the company ai.iio of the Bchoenboerger Company, SPIRITUALIST SAYS 1 BELL IS HOT DEAD ASIDE FROM THIS, MY8TERY HAS HAD NO SOLUTION. SO FAR. *'Prather Hell Is not flood." aaya (Isorgs A l • tfonl, of rhloago, a well known trar* rlluK man. who arrived at thr Marlon Ho tel Tlunrsday moruttqr. “I have Juat retd an m count of. hla mysterious dlwippenr nn• In the paper* and my a|ilrltnallat jm>\\ era tell tne neither .he nor hla com* (Minion are ilead. They are now In Mlaala- ai|>i4 traveltag treat. They will l>o beard from after aerrral weeka of a good time." of » fauiona Mophlo Kloeekler eaae at <><>-l a few yeara ago. At that time •dieted the finding or the Ixxly and hp drowsing waa the result of no- rv Insanity. About n year ago. he lie nulatMl the antborltlea at Tails- , In solving the mysterious Kpps * * ‘ l«n of the himI upon hla dearrlptlon of the negroes n fterwurd proved to he the murderer*, wen* convicted and sentenced. l.- tfnrit wss found at hla room at ‘ irion lletel Thuradsy afternoon uphaftlr la hla statements that thr to permit of their taking iKb the eonntry. While In a trance l otford plainly aaw the eonple enjoy- I correctly described I*. Stern, the friend of Bell who f * arrhod In the illy Tuesday to take charge Jot the body of the ranpoacd «li*«il man, left Thursday noon for the home In (Ireens- te*r- S. C. The rtetrcHre* who hare been working upon the myaterlona case have BOASTS THAT HE FOOLED WILKIE AND C0RTELY0U By 1‘rivala Leased Wire. Win-! inctnn. lone 7.—One of tbe roolrst pr"[»- 'l"iis In tbe crtmlnnl line that ever a! rn. k WMbhifton tarnetl up here today In : the form af a letter from Kngeue K. Ih-ea- non. to a metulwr of tbe stag of tbe Waab- tuition Ttmea. Brennan waa until recently a in» : of the Ttmea stag, and treaaurcr nr a mutual Ivm-fit n.elation swoug the ni.'iiii'i ra of tbe ataff. D. Oil M .Mortal Bay Brennan settled up tbe of the aaaurlatkw hr paying og In l Beeanae of tbe holiday the rbeeka «li,o it waa foaad that there ,»■ renta In the hank to meet these demands for msre than NH, When search was nud, for I", unao. It waa found he had nUppedf. The letter reertred today waa written frmu ■ I hires* hotel a ad la a rontianal boast he Ore,oil the people. In one part the letter be aaya; "Voti eas even take this ap to the gov rwoeatal offlrial*. It Is aa easy to pull ool over their ere* aa It waa over i. f \\ I Vic. up I" ' hlef Wilkie, of the seem service, ■oil Postmaster Uenerml t'ortelrou. They ere both easy, an moeh so that I felt u.III,row!^oTyaalf for awhlax such moo- Br-riunii waa formerly In the marine '■orpa and I: In a transaction eon- veridag n rheek for a snull anni. It waa on I"a/M..pf this arrape that he refer, ef " llkle. A warrant la ont for him Special to The Georgian... Greensboro, N. C„ June 7,—An Inves tigation waa made Tuesday at Marlon, McDowell county, at the Instance of tho Italian and United States governments, the result of which may lead to Inter national complications, as well aa local proaacutlon In the United States court, of prominent ritliens under the statute prohibiting peonage. Italian Laborers Killed. Last week Consulate Agent Giovanni Lottile, representing the Italian gov. ernment at the post of Charleston, re ceived foraml complaint that on May 14 a party,of Italian laborers at work for a contracting firm, building tho South and Western railroad from Ten nessee via Bakersvlller to Marlon, N. C., at one of (he'camps 12 miles from Ms rlon, ware tired Into by a posse of citl xens headed by a deputy sheriff of the —- of them being killed end county, two seven seriously wounded. In addition to this, nine of the uninjured Ital ians were arrested and placed In Jail, where they were languishing, while a local civil authority had held a pre tended Investigation on a charga against the assaulting cltlxens of mur der and discharged them. It la claimed, without the examination of a single witness, except those of the posse. Consul Makes Investigation. Consul Lottile at once notified United States District Attorney Holton, of this district, of his purpose to go to Marlon to Investigate the matter, and request ed that he be percent and In behalf of the'.United States, render assistance. These representatives of Italy and the United States met at Marlon Tuesday night and yesterday made a searching Inquiry Into the matter. The reported facts disclosed a situation bad enough to appear Incredible, and aye as fol lows: The railroad contractors work about 1,600 Italians In camps of 76 or 100 strong along the road for 16 or 25 miles In the heavy work of grading and tunneling. These men are fur nished by a New Tork agency at so much a head, the total cost of landing them, including agency commission, being tl. Hone of them speal^Eng They are paid tl.60 per drfy and have to pay for their provisions at extor tionate prices from the contractor's commissary. In the contract of em ployment the men are obliged to re main at werk until the Initial expenses tyre paid and any accumulated account for living. Allegad Mook Trials, pther allegations are that a deputy ■nerlff. regularly appointed, acta as a railroad policeman, living at the camp and that a Justice of the peace, who followed the contractors from Tennes see, waa appointed a justice of the peace In McDowell county, by the clerk of the superior court last October. Hr also Uvea at the ramp, the two ofdcars being known as ths railroad Judge and aherlir, and, as such, are looked upon by the Ignorant foreigners as the sole tier In the On May 14, It Is stated, the deputy sheriff summoned a poaae of twenty- live rltlsena, on report that a conspira cy had been formed by nine of the Italians to murder an overseer: with out e warrant or order of arrest, pro reeded to the camp of the group of twenty-live laborers, headed by an overseer with a drawn pistol, and or dered the Italian" to clear the way, that they might go to their tents and secure all weapons there, such as vuns and pletole. The ltallane renamed this, declaring and In the mlx-up which followed a volley waa ftred, one Italian being killed Instantly, one d>4ig an hour later and several being slightly hurt. There was no Inquest held over the dead. The sheriff of the county swore out a warrant against members of the posse; the caae waa heard before the camp Justice of the peace, and all par. ties were dismissed. Another warrant waa sworn out be fore the same Justice against nine of the Italians, charging them with con spiracy to murder. They were hound over to court, and. In default of ball, placed in McDowell Jell. Signs Misunderstood, The overseer and superintendent and officers questioned, stated that they had heard of a conspiracy among cer tain members of the cump to do vio lence to them, end when the ring leader, addressing excitedly, the super- tntendenl and made the elgn of a grave, after Indicating, ai they thought, the loss of breath through his mouth and of action of the heart by the cross on the stomach, they took It to mean a threat of death. The posse was organised to take their weapons away. They say the first shots were Bred by some- Italians hid In their tent, and that both men were shot from, these stray shots. Bo serious Is the affair that the con sul was given' to understand Monday nine, tpen In Jail would be'- released on their recognisance, and allowed to leave. TO ■RELIEVE CONGESTION AT SAVANNAH PORTS Bperiat to Tbe Oesrgie.n. Savannah, Os., June 7.—An organ ised effort will be made to relieve the congestion of cotton at this port, which haa been no marked the peat season. Bavannah Is rapidly gaining on New Orleans as the second largest cotton port In the United States, and, as a result, the railroads have been ham pered In epeedlly disposing of the In coming shipments. Reasonable pressure Is to be brought fo bear upon, tbs country compress owners to Induce them to forward Cot ton more promptly. BE MURDERS WOMAN AND THEN KILLS SEL OSTRANDER COMMITS A CRIME WHEN HE IS REFUSED $10 BY VICTIM. By Private Leased Wire. Findlay, Ohio, June 7i—Herbert Os trander, of St. i,ouls! Mo., shot and killed Mrs. Anita McKee and then killed himself here this afternoon. The tragedy occurred at tbe McKee home shortly after Ostrander demand ed $10 of Mrs. McKee. Ostrander a cousin of Mrs. McKee's husband, died more than a year ago. It Is said- he wanted hereto deed property to htin, which sbu refused to do. Mrs. McKee leaves two sons and one daughter. CLOUDBURST CAUSES IN IIS PATH NO LIVE8 ARE REPORTED LOST, BUT MUCH DAMAGE IS A RESULT. By Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, Pa., June 7.—A big cloud buret that occurred near HooversvIUe, fifteen miles south of Stony Creek, has caused severe damage along the course of the creek, but so far no loss of life has been reported Lost night Stony Creek was about two' feet deep at Johnstown.. This morning the creek Is a raging torrent fifteen feet deep and full of debris being washed down from the country aide where the cloudburst occurred. Part of the Cambria steel plant had to shut down because of the high water, telegraph and telephone wires were put out of commission by the destruction of poles and wires In the cloudburst, and communication Is difficult to se cure within the cone of the cloudburst. USHERS FOB DEBATE HAVE BEEN SELECTED LULL IN STORM BEFORE SMITH AND HOWELL MEET AT AUDI TORIUM FRIDAY NIGHT. Tlrkets for seats on the stage at the Peachtree auditorium Friday night for the Joint debate between Hoke Smith and Clark Jiowell, are now In the hands of those to be so favored. W. D. Harwell chairman of the com mittee on arrangement, turned over half of the rickets to Charles Hopkins, chairman of the executive committee of the Fujton County Howell Club, Wed nesday afternoon. Mr. Hopkins Is distributing the rick' ets among frlende and supporters of Mr. Howell. A large number of the tickets will go to members uf the How- elf Club. Mr. Harwell has distributed the rickets for Mr. Smith. Among the friends of Mr, Smith on the stage will be the entire executive committee of the Smith Club, about 160 In all. It Is probable that the J. R Maddox committee will be Invited also. Many tickets will be sent uut of town to friends of Mr. Smith. The following ushers have been se lectcd to seat the audience Friday night: H. H. Whitcomb. J, H. Andrews, Georgs C. Spence, Frampton E. Ellis, John C. Clarke, Henry Hull. Heard W. Dent, H. A. Etheridge, W. H. Johnson, Harvey Hill, Samuel D. Hewlett, C. W, Barnhardt, M. T, Roane, I. T. Catron, R C. Hill. Chappell Everett, F J Voss, William M. Smith, G. W. Payne, Jemei Gillespie, C. C. Meson, R C. Jones, Em ory Bints, W. A. Gresham, J. D. Hum phrtrs, Shelby Smith, Howell C. Cloud, W. A. Benges, T. J. Lyon, Dr. R. R Ridley, Jr., Herbert Haas, A. Morgan, A. Branch. TOWN IS CAPTURED BY SAN DOMINGOANS General Morilla Executed by Rev olutionists for Asassinating Two Men. Special Cable—Copyright. St. Thornes, D. W. L.. Juno 7.—Au thentic advices say the Santo Domingo revolution Is Increasing dally. The revolutionary force numbers 100 In Monte.Crlsll district and 200 In the eestern district. The latter- has cap tured San Penal Amor. There Is great discontent throughout the republicwith division and treach ery In the cabinet. The hatred against Americans Is Increasing. The revolu tionists have captured Ouayahln and executed General Morilla, the assaMln of Juan Melllse and Manuel Cepln. AMERICAN SHIP TO FIRE ON PORT OF GUATEMALA By Private Leased Wire. Panama, June 7.—Passengers and officers of the Pacific Mall steamship City of Para assert that wh|£e at Cor- Into they saw the American-ship Em pire lake on coal with the knowledge of the Nicaraguan government and leave to bombard San Jose, Guatemala. The revolutionists aboard were com manded by General Castillo, RECOMMEND PURCHASE OF HOSPITAL BUILDING The Georgian. Hpeclnl w . Atserires, (is- June I.—Tbe ,llm-tors of tbe Americas Hospital bare held their an nual meeting amt election nf officers and they report that the hospital Is la a pros perous auMBrlal roodl ttoil.. mmm Mr. Arthur Rylamler. president; ' iMest: Rev; Judge I'U.K. It. Crisp, tire pixel V L Irvin, secretary, sod u, Margos _ ridge, treasurer. They recommend that NEW YORK POWERLESS TO PREVENT CONDITIONS. By Private B$a«ed Wire. New York, June 7.—Dr. Wal ter Bennel, aaslsUnt aanltary •ttperintentUnt of the city, raid today, nfier reading the article of Ella Reeve* Bloor, that the board of health can not pre vent tho conditions which uhe found in the local packing TO PROBE SLAUGHTERHOUSES "We can see that the refriger ating plants are kept whole some," said Dr. BenseL "We can not prevent uncleanllness or Improper methods of canning meat and preparing sausage. There are 3,000 nausnge places, and In many of them conditions are very had. We have only eleven Inspectors now, and we Bhouid have as many as there are policemen." 00000000 0 0O0 00OO00O ARMOUR SAYS THAT DAMAGE WILL BE FULLY $150,000,000 By Private Leased Wire. Kansas City, June 7.—“I do not think the esrimpte of $160,000,000 loss to the packers In the whole country is exaggerated. That Is only a shrinkage of about 10 per cent on the total vol- umo of business done, which, I think, la easily a MUIon and a half of dollars In all branches of the trade." This statement was made by Charles Armour, when he was asked for an expression regarding an estimate of loss to the packers following the agi tation of condlilons In Packlngtown. "All this agitation," he continued, "Is going to do an Immense amount of damage, and in quarters where It will be tlie hardest to overcome the preju dices aroused. It will be a long time before the prejudice against American meats In England Is allayed, and it will bo still longer on the continent. The packing industries of the country have enough obstacles to Contend with with out Increasing the number unjustly or mischievously.” Other persons connected In an official way with packing Interests here agree with Mr. Armour. They declare that the houses here will be damaged fully $10,000,000 by the crusade. No Packing Houit Product*. By Private Leased Wire. New Orleans, La., June 7.—The sales of western packing house products In this city have been greatly reduced as a result of the exposure from Wash ington, relative to conditions existing In the Chicago packing housfi*. In local markets, particularly the historic French market, a familiar sign Is the following: . “No packing house products sold here.” SENT HERE TO SERVE FOR CRIMES AT SEA Walter Kobelt, convicted of criminal assault on the high seas, was Thurs day noon landed behind the bars of the federal prisyn, after bring brought from New Orleans, La., where he was tried and sentenced to a term of two and a half years by United States Cir cuit Judge Pararlange. Kobelt was brought to Atlanta from New Orleans by Deputy Sheriff Queen. The trip was uneventful. Kobelt was an able-bodied seaman on one of the steamships plying be tween New Orleans and Cuba. On mak ing the return trip from the Cuban wrt one ntght while the vessel waa In he Gulf of Mexico he attempted to assault Airs. Maria Martinez, the wife of a wealthy Cuban planter. The cries of the woman brought Immediate as sistance, and the man was clasped In Irons (tending the arrival of the ship at its destination. HERE IS YOUR VALUE IN DOLLARS AND CENTS By Private Leased Wire. Boston, June 7.—Dr. Erastus Holt, of Maine, told the American Medical Bo clety, section of opthalmology, that a man's value In dollars and cents can accurately be figured, and showed elab orate tables to prove It, figured on the basis of "occupation and ags.” This Is Dr. Holt's table of value: Boy of 10 years, $2,401,02; boy of 16 years, $4,261.44; man of 26 years, $5,- 444.0$; man of 70 years, $17.1$. Alan of 40 years (minus), $472.44; professional man at 25, $25,8(4.24; pro fessional man at 40, $29,344.68. WILL NOT SERVE WINE AT BERRY .BANQUET Special to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark, June 7.—No wine will be served at the banquet to be given In honor of United States Sena tor James H. Berry at $he Park hotel at Hot Springs Thursday evsnlng. Ar rangements for the affair were com pleted today. CHURCH FOLK DEBATE FATE OF HOLY KISS By Private Leased Wire. Springfield, III, June 7.—The nation al conference of the German Baptist Brethren (The Dunkards) spent con siderable Ume yesterday discussing the question of abolishing the holy kiss, which Is administered by the brethren and slstera of the church during the administering of the sacrament of the Lord’s supper. A majority report of the standing committee Is In favor of modifying the kiss, while a minority report favors abolishment. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH PLANS INVESTIGATION. BEATEN AND ROBBED WEALTHY WIDOW BY COWARDLY THIEF' WAS LOCKED OP Sanitary and Pure Food Features Are To Be Looked Into at Once. By Private Leased Wire. Indianapolis, Ind, June 7.—Every slaughter house and parking plant In Indiana Is to be Investigated by the state board of health and the work will be undertaken as soon as Dr. Hurley, secretary of the board, return* from Boston In a few days. This statement was made by Dr. T. Henry Davis, of Richmond, president of the state board of health. The inspection will be thor ough end will cover both the sanitary and the pure-food features. CZAR CAN'T DEPEND ON RUSSIAN TROOPS TROUBLE IS BREWING IN RANKS OF THE ARMY—RECRUITS SPREAD UNREST. By Prlrnte Leased Wire. St. Petersburg, June 7.—A new cloud Is looming In the Russian horizon, in serious unrest among the troops, - the only stay of the administration' In case of open rupture with parliament, evi dence of which Is being received from many quarters. It is learned that the new recruits, Instead of revivifying the loyalty of the army, have Infected the ranks still' further with the revolutionary virus, which Is so widespread among the peasantry. The spirit of conflict which prevailed at yesterday's session of parliament continued at the sitting today, al though some of the leaders of the constitutional Democrats went Into the breach to stay too hasty action. The government Intended to rely on bullets and bayonets, the peasant leaders said, and It waa parliament's duty to raise a banner under which the people would fight when the Inevitable collision comes. TENNESSEE BANKERS HEAR COL. LOWRY Special to The Georgian. , > . H Chattanooga, Tenn, June 7,—At the last day's session of the Tennessee Bankers' Association the following of. fleers were elected: T. R. Preston, Chattanooga, presl dent; J. C. Anderson, of Bristol, vice president; Colonel T. P. Pickard, of Ashland City, vk» president for mid die Tennessee; S. F.'Thomas, Browns vllle, vice president for weet Tennes see; Fred Colllne, Milan, treasurer, and Frank H. Houston,’ .of Nashville, was re-elected secretary. J. E. Fox, of Rockwood, and J. F. Brownlow. of Columbia, were elected members of the executive -council, and E. A. Lindsay, of Nashville, was blade chairman. Colonel Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, delivered ths principal address of the morning session. The next place of meeting will be de cided by the executive council, but it Is the custom to hold the meetings at Lookout Inn. DEUTSCHLAND IS BEATEN BY LINER LA PROVENCE By Private Lensod Wire. London, June 7,—The Deutschland was beaten by the French liner La Provence. wlth which she was supposed to race aeroes the Atlantic. Allowing for the difference In the etart, -La Pro vence defeated the Deutachland by about three and one-half hours. Neither ship has mads a record, as they have been over six days-out. TRUITT-SILVEY HAT CO. WILL GIVE BARBECUE For the purpose of promoting the spirit of good fsllowshlp among the proprietors and employees of the wholesale houses of the city which deal In dry goods, notions, shoes and hats, the members of the firm of the Truitt Slivey Hat Company are arranging a barbecue to be held soon. The benefits to be derived from mem bers of different firms In the same line of business coming Into contact with sarh other are becoming known to every manufacturer In the country, and although this Is the first move of the kind ever made In Atlanta, it Is ex pected to prove Immensely popular. TRIED TO PULL TONGUE OF HIS VICTIM OUT By Private Leased Wire. Hopkinsville, Ky., June 7.—Harrison Alexander, a negro, charged with as saulting Mrs. Gsorge Whltehouse, near Greenville, and then attempting to pull her tongue out to prevent her telling ol the crime, was brought here from Elk- ton for safe-keeping. Alexander has been kept on the move from one Jail to another since his arrest to save his life. STEAMERS CRASH IN FOG; ' NO ONE REPORTED DEAD By Private Leased Wire. , Rockland. Me, June V—The steam ers City of Rockland and City of. Ban gor collided In a fog off Rockland. Both steamers slightly Injured. No lives were lost. TRAP SHOOTNG TOURNAMENT. ADSnoaerments are oat far the annual shouting tournament of Use Cracker (Inn Club uf Thvmssrltle, Os., whirb wilt be held July 4 and L announcement, whl-h Is u wonder fur brevity, states that 12"' will, he given away, that mtnce.1 rajlr.-sd rats* will be allowed from all.point- that sssoetstlon trap rales will gorern aa-t that tho Lose system will be used, "5, (, 3, L" DEMOCRATS OF INDIANA JUMP ON G. 0. P. RECORD By Private Leased Wire. Indianapolis. Ind, Jun* 7.—At noon the Democratic state convention bed accomplished tittle beyond listening at tentively and enthusiastically to a most masterful review of the Republican re cord, especially upon the tariff. It looked at noon as If there would be only one contest, that for the supreme Justiceship. Fourth district. This lay between U. C. Moon, of Kokomo, and Judge Richard Kern-In. ol Decatur. Tbe following are expectrd to be nomi nated: Jamoa F. Cox, secretary of state; Martin Bailey, auditor-of state: John benbarger. treasurer of stale; Bert New, clerk of the supreme court; E. A. Ealy. supreme court. First dlrtrlcL W. P. EDMONSON KNOCKED I MRS. S. WALKER CHARGED DOWN ON PINE STREET. Heavy Paling Was Used, After Which $6 Was Taken and Highwayman Escaped. While en routs homo Wednesday f "I ' i V III ft.If 1 1 i.YI.t.-k, \v. r. Edmonson, of No. 103 L*oveJoy street, a painter, wan attacked at Pine and Ortne streets by an unknown highway man and knocked unconscious by a stunning blow on the head with a fence piltny. As Edmonson lay on tho ground In sensible, tho higlnvaj m;jn riilod hi pockets, obtaining 36 In money. H< then lied, leaving no clew as to his identity, Edmonson was found shortly after wards and removed to his home, where he regained consciousness. He was ported Thursday morning as Improv ing. He Is not considered seriously hurt. The police have been notified of the assault. WITH SWINDLING. She Had Gone Into Home of Po. liceman Soliciting Money to Help Bury a Man. ROAD'S BACK TAX CASE WILL BE CARRIED TO U.S.SUPREMECOURT The Central of Georgia anil Geor gia railroads have not ended their light against pay the bhek tax of nearly a million dollars on the 15,000 shares Jield by each In the Western Railway of Alabama stock. A confernco was held In Atlanta on Thursday morning among attorneys of the two railroads for the purpose of deciding upon carrying the Issue to the United Btates supreme court. Among E he lawyers In the conference was Jos- ph R. Lamar, Attorney Cummings, Alex King and others. While noth ing was given out, it I* believed that '(he caae will be carried to the higher court. : Associate Justices Cobb and Lump kin are disqualified In this case, ow ing to relationship to some of the liti gants, and Governor Terrell will name )two superior court judges to sit on the SIMS OFFERS REWARD FOR SON'S ASSAULTER WILL GIVE $100 FOR ARREST AND 'Conviction— 1 thinks rival COMMITTED THE CRIME. John N. Sims, of Brookwood, father of Emory Sims, the young man who was Injured at Piedmont park on the night of June 4 In such a mysterious manner, Thursday morning offered a reward of $104 for. the arrest and con viction of the person or persons who assaulted his son. The elder Mr. Sims has abandoned the Idea of a mule or horse kicking the young man, and as serts that, he was assaulted, either by a jealous rival, or by some one bent on robbery. “There Is a young man who had told a young lady that he would fix’ my son It he persisted In going with her," sold Mr. Sims. "My son paid no attention to the threat. He had been out riding with the young lady on the afternoon he was assaulted. I am of the opinion that the jealous rival put his threat Into execution. "Of course some one might have wanted to rob Emory," he continued, "but I am rather Inclined to the first theory." Young Sims has been removed to hie home. Several bones In hie nose were broken by the blow, and he has suffered Intensely. It was stated on Thursday that he was Improving rap idly and would soon be out. Mr. Sims, the father, Is a prominent wholesale grain merchant with a warehouse on the Southern railroad, Brookwood. On the charge of cheating and swlnd. ling, Mrs. Shepard Walker, who re- "Ides In Washington street, near th, city limits, a widow reputed to be worth $12,000 or $15,000, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Policeman i E. B. Kirkpatrick and locked In , h : police station. n * Shortly afterwards. Attorney Reuben R. Arnold, who represented Mrs. Walk er four years ago In a suit against the street railway company for the death of her husband, interceded In her be half and she was released on a ennv nf charges. The rase has been set for trial Saturday afternoon at 2-n o'clock. *'*■ Mrs Walker was taken Into custody Just after she had visited the home of ofilcer Kilpatrick, where she asked fo il donation to aid In burying a msn named McAfee. It Is contended that no such man Is dead nnd that this was merely a ruse to get money. Mrs. Walker, however, asserts shs was acting purely In good faith. She says two women, whom she met at the Torrey-Alexander meeting as Mrs Taylor and Mrs. Burdette, came to her nnd asked her to assist them In raising funds to bury McAfee. She says she did not know McAfee or any of tbe circumstances, hut agreed to help the women, merely as a matter of charity Mrs. Walker's husband was killed by the street railway four years ago and she was awarded a verdict of $4,000. FIREPROOF THEATERS NOT TO BE REQUIRED SPECIAL COMMITTEE THURSDAV KILLS PART OF OLDKNOW ORDINANCE. BRITT AND M GOVERN ARE HELD FOR TRIAL By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—Jlmy Britt, Ter ry McOovemor and those arrested with them In connection with their recent trite light, were held toda/ by Magls- rate Breen to appear before the court of special sessions. WYNNE WON'T RESIGN FROM MARINE CORPS By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—Captain R. J. Wynne, United States marine corps, who Is on trial by courtmartlaL charg ed with Insubordination In refusing to obey the orders of a superior officer, and who, according to Surgeon Decker, ahotild be retired because of his condi tion following a recent sunatroke, de clared today that under no conditions would he retire. THREE BOY BROTHERS DROWNED IN RIVER By Private Leased Wire. Huntington, W. Va- June 7.—Reuben Mays and Harold Williams, aged re spectively 11 and 14, were drowned In the Ohio river, near Chambersburg yesterday while bather. Emery Hen derson. aged 15, was drowned In the Guyan river at Guayandolte. The lat- ter's body was recovered. STEAMER KILLS WHALE; OIL CALMS THE WAVES By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—When the Cun- art! steamship Carpathal arlved yes terday she brought a story of running down a whale Saturday during a rale In mid ocean. The whale was at least 50 feet long, and waa cut squarely In **“«*>*«]» »*y font It felt as If the stijp had struck, a mass of putty. AS soon a* ,»he oil from the dead whale Atlanta‘theaters, will not have to be bull* of fireproof material, so It was decided at a meeting of the special committee appointed by council to consider the Oldknow theater ordi nance. The committee, composed of the ordinance committee, the chief of the fire department, cjty electrician and chief engineer,, held a warm session from 10 to 12:30 o’clock Thursday. About one-third of the ordinance was considered. The work will be com* pleted Friday morning, when the com mittee meets at 10 o’clock. The portion of the ordinance which called for fireproof buildings, construct- oil nn steel frames, was found the chief objection to the ordinance, and no»v that this has been stricken, the rest of the ordinance will doubtless receive a favorable report practically as It was originally framed up by Councilman William Oldknow. , During the session, Councilman Rob erts made the motion to kill the or dinance and to adopt ft substitute. The motion was seconded by Councilman Taylor, but was lost. SUES DIVORCED HUSBAND FOR BREACH OF PROMISE By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 7.—Garland F. While, who Is wealthy. Is defendant In a breach of promise suit brought by hi* divorced wife, Mrs. Gertrude White. She alleges that White made fervid love to her during the winter and spring and that sh* finally consented to a re-marriage. Mrs. White asks for $25,000 damages SEVEN BROTHERS TO MEET AFTER NINETEEN YEARS By .Private Leased wire. Chicago, June 7.—When two men, one clothed In his dress of priesthood, met In the lobby of the Palmer house last night, kissed and embraced each other, clerks, bell boys and guests were Interested. But when told that the brother*—for such they were had not met In nineteen years. Interest In the two was Increased. The men were Rev. B. F. Horan, ot Little Rock. Ark., and Joseph Horan, a medical student of St. Louis. letter In the evening the two men met and embraced another brother, William, who had Journeyed from Australia to meet them. Four more brothers are coming. Michael and Paul will reach Chicago from New York to day, while Daniel and Thomas are pn their way here. They sll left Dublin. Ireland, nineteen years ago and hatt planned the reunion here. CAPTAIN WAS DISCUSTED AT LOW NECK DRESSES By Private Leased Wire. St. Louts, Mo., Juno 7,—Captaln Er nest Peugnet, a wealthy Inauratv* man. was granted a decree of divorce from Alexins Elolse Peugnet. me beautiful stenographer whom ke weo ded five years ago. and whose alleged gay behavior In Put-In-Bay and other Ohio towns and cities led to the ac tion. Captain Peugnet, though some what feeble, spoke clearly and firm ly. He was first nsked regarding »» treatment of his wife. .... Referring to the Veiled ProP h ^ ’ ball. Captain Peugnet said he was di* rusted by the low-neck dresses and tn* ronfliti'J nf hla vlfa* anil l(*ft At **' conduct of hla wife, and left ll< o’clock. He said his wife came home at 2 o'clock the following morning re MR3. HUNTER AWARDS DAMAGES BY COUBT Special to The Georgian. Butler, Gil. June 7 —For the purpoe* of trying canes in which Judge VL y Little waa disqualified. Judge T ' Reagan has been presiding dal term of Taylor superior court in The moat impartial owe . waa that of Mra. J. R. Hunter aga‘»» the Central of Georgia railway ... legt'd personal injuries. Mrs. Hun mi'ii"'! to M0wring on « plank In the depot platform At aid. In this county. She sued 000 damages. The Jury awarded ner .—> —A.. ■ - - r "g w ou «?m we dead whale I is/.oo.* i!hi. W ii y out . became 1 In the trial of the case R- calm (this Is vouch, ,1 for by oil UM nrr. of Atlanta, npr^.ir.-d fbr the rl*J» passenger*), and the Carpal hla pro- {tiff and Charlton Hattie, of Columns* f on her wajr In 1