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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. I. NO. 48.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., 'PHURSDAY, JUNE 21, . 1906.
Morning Edition.
PRICE:,
WATSON GAVE PLEDGE
ON DISFRANCHISEMENT;
SAYS HE WILL KEEP IT
Opposes the Indepen
dent Action of Pop
ulists in Georgia.
CALLOWAY IS HONEST
BUT HAS MADE MISTAKE
Special to The Georgian.
Thompaon, da., June 20.—Your cor-
respondent, having read the call ot
Chairman Holloway (or the Popultat
convention^ thla morning called on
Hon. Thomas E. Watson and asked
him flatly two questions:
1. What do you think of it?
I. What are you and your friends
going to do about it?
Mr. Watson, without hesitation,
said: *
"After ( consultation with Holloway,
Hines, Sibley, McGregor and other
Populist leaders, I pledged the sup
port of myself and party to the dis
franchisement Issue on the night of
September 1. 1204, .In a great public
meeting In the State capitol In Atlan
ta. Hon. John Temple Graves was
present, and knew how that pledge was
Indorsed. Not a dissenting voice did
I ever hear until McGregor made his
break, late In 1905.
"I made the pledge In good faith, and
will keep It. I will expect all Populists
who <hen Indorsed me to stand by me.
"Hoke Smith's platform comes up to
conditions of my pledge, and Hoke
Smith will have my support. In accord
ance with my pledge. I will appeal to
all true Populists to sustain me In this.
"Chairman Holloway Is a good, hon
est man, but has made a mistake. His
action will not change my course at
all. The convention he has called will
not represent the Populists nor bind
them, for the reason that there is no
existing county organization in a ma
jority of the counties of the state, and
henos no legal way to aeleot delegatss.
“The most active workers for the
convention were: John Fullwood, who
Is a Republican and holds an ofllce un
der Roosevelt as postmaster of Cedar-
town, and Yancey Carter, long a Re
publican deputy marshal under A. E.
Buck, then a Populist, who was de
ni umced by me In The People's Party
Paper for his shameful vote against
the untl-Bnrrooin bill after he had
been elected to the state senate on that
Issue with my active help; and who
formally re-entered the Democratic
party, ran for the legislature In Hart
county as a Democrat and was beaten.
He did not support me In 1904, nor did
Fullwood. < Yet these are the men now
steering the Populist campaign!
•'I shall recognize that these men
are agents of the Howell-McWhorter
railroad ring, and that their object In
putting out a ticket Is to pull off votes
from Hoke Smith.
"With all the power that Is In me. I
will denounce this foul scheme, and 1
will repudiate the right of such a con
vention as they have called to bind
the Populists of Georgia.
"I will probably make one speech,
some night In July. In Atlanta. This
w ill depend, of course, upon the wishes
of those whose preference In the mat'
ter must be considered.
“But so help me God I will religious'
ly adhere to the express and Implied
obligations that rest upon me In the
campaign, regardless of consequences
to myself."
Mr. Watson spoke with great earn
extnesa and with an evidence of much
feeling In the matter. He Is much Im
proved In health and Is undoubtedly In
great shape to give account of himself
In a public speech.
MAY A PASTOR
WORK ON SUNDAY
FOR A LIVING ?
LABOR FEDERATION
MEETS IN AUGUSTA
WITH 400 PRESEN
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., June 20.—The labor
people are here and are holding one of
the grandest conventions ever held In
the state. There are close to 400 dele
gates attending the Federation of La
bor meeting, which will, be In session
for the next three days.
The convention was Called to order
two hours late thla morning because
the president of the federation was de
layed In getting here. The addresses of
welcome and responses were all ap
plauded.
Directly after the addresses the ere'
dentlals were given In and the follow'
Ing committee wilt have charge of the
credentials: President Cohen, Secre
tary Puckett and E. E. Griggs, of Ths
Atlanta Georgian.
E. E. Griggs has been appointed
reading clerk of the convention.
It Is said that Savannah will get Hie
next convention.
The following was the order of the
program thla morning:
Address of welcome, by Mayor Allen.
Address by president of chamber of
commerre-
Address In behalf of organized labor,
by President Holiday, of Augusta
trades council.
Response by State President Cohen,
of Savanhah, Ga.
Prayer and opening of convention.
Credentials and appointment of com
mittees.
Adjournment at 2 o'clock.
Augusta has been honored In the
past by having the president of the or
ganization, and now they are working
for It again, ami the name of D. P.
O'Connell Is being mentioned In con
nection with the office. He has been
to the Georgia legislature on the labor
ticket, and he Is a prominent person
throughout the state In union circles,
and It Is believed that he will have but
little trouble In making the race suc
cessful.
MUTUAL TRUSTEES
FILE RESIGNATIONS
Olyphant, Hildan and Charles
Milfer Step Down and
Out, Says Herald.
If s local preacher by force of clr
cumstances Is compelled to work on
Sunday to make a living for himself
and family, but during the week of
seven days he devotee one-seventh ot
his time to work of the church, la he
guilty of violating the Sabbath?
Thla question was raised at the At-
lantu district conference of the Metho
dist church Wednesday morning by Dr.
Charles O. Jones, and Just at the time
when It looked as If there would be a
lively discussion on the subject, Mr. E.
iv. Martin moved that action on the
renewal of the llcenae of Wealey Brine-
fleid be poatponed until 4 o'clock In the
afternoon.
Most of ths morning session of the
conference was taken up with a dlscua-
>lon of the dutlea of the local preachers.
The matter of renewing their licensee
wax also gone Into and a large number
passed. When the name of Wesley
tlrinsfleld wee reached the fact that no
f"t>oit had been handed In by him
caused a little comment, which grew
Into a discussion. In which many of the
delegates to the conference Joined. Dr.
Jones held that If It was true that Mr.
Brinsfleld had to work on Sunday, as
one delegate claimed, well and good, as
long as he devoted one-seventh of hie
lime to the work of the church.
After passing a number of names of
the local preachers, the conference
went Into a committee of the whole,
that they might hear a sermon by Dr.
James \w7 Lee, pastor of Trinity
church.
The conference will adjourn Wed
nesday night.
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PENS AND PENCILS
CO UP IN PRICE.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 24.—A gener
al advance In the price of pane
and pencils waa recommended
and approved at yesterday's ses
sion of tbe National Associa
tion 6t Stationery and Manu
facturers’ convention.
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By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 20.—The Herald to
day aaya:
"Robert Olyphant, James C. Holden
and Charles EL Miller have tendered to
Charles Peabody, president of the Mu
tual Life Insurance Company, their
resignations as members of the Mu
tual's board of trustees.
"Messrs. Olyphan, Holden and Miller
were the members of the Mutusl'e com
mlttee on ezpendlturex which placed
the official seal of Its hpproval on the
vouchers calling for many hundred
thousands of dollars on the ‘O. K.' of
Andrew C. Fields.”
WILLIAMS APPOINTS
OFFICIALS FOR ROAD
John Hkeltou William*, prudent of tho
company which recently purchased aeveral
of the amaller railroad* In Houth Georgia,
haa nnnuneed the appointment of A. Tope
•a traffic manager nnd It. W. Itldgood aa an
dltor of the Vnldoata Houthorn Railway
Company. Naahvllle nnd Hpnrka Railroad
Company, Dougina, Augusta and Gulf Rail
way Company, Augusta' and Florida Ball-
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road* are at
HIGGINS IS RE-ELECTED
HEAD OF PRESSMEN
Special to The Georgian.
Pittsburg, Pa.| June 20—Martin T.
Higgins, of Boston, waa re-elected
president of the International Press
men's and Assistants' Union of North
America this 'afternoon, after an ex
citing context.
Local No. 51, of New York, waa not
recognized and not permitted to vote.
SENATOR PROCTOR'S SON
INDORSED FOR GOVERNOR
flpeelal to Tbe Georgian.
Montpelier, Vt, June 20.—Fletcher
D. Proctor, ton of Senator Redfleld
Proctor, waa today named as Republi
can candidate for governor.
Mrs. Hugh Porter.
Funeral services will be held at 4
o’clock Wednesday afternoon for Mrs.
Hugh Porter, who died suddenly In the
dining room of the New KlmbalL Dr.
A. O. Spalding will officiate. The body
will then be taken to Griffin for Inter
ment.
Mrs. Fred .Pinter.
Mr*. Emily May Painter, wife of Fred
G. Painter, died at 4:20 o'clock Tues
day afternoon at her home, No. 4 Bal
timore block, of typhoid pneumonia.
She leaves two young children besides
her husband. She waa M years old and
a member of the Eastern Star. The
funeral services will held at f oclocjt
Thursday morning from the residence.
Interment will be at Westvlew.
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Russian Soldiers Are
Preparing for
Slaughter.
HEBREWS IN ENGLAND
START INVESTIGATION
British Ambassador Is Instructed
to Ascertain Extent of Trou
ble in Bailystok.
By Private Leased Wire.
London, June 20.—At the Instiga
tion of Baron Rothschild and other
prominent leaders of the English Jews,
the foreign oOlce has telegraphed to
the British ambassador at St. Peters
burg Instructing him to obtain full
Information and to telegraph the re
sult. Count Deneckendorff, the Rus
sian ambassador here, has Informed
the foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey,
that the Russian government haa ex
pressly denied any complicity In the
masshcres at Bialyatok, but Sir Ed
ward Grey wants hla own ambassa
dor's report.
Special Cable—Copyright.
St. Petersburg, June 20.—Mutiny haa
broken out afresh at Cronstadt. The
whole city Is rioting and shooting is
heard from various sections. The au
thorities have no control over the sit
uation.
The sailors are In open'rebellion and
are marching the streets In great
crowds, shooting and rioting as they
The soldiers pay no attention to
them when ordered to make arrests,
and the workmen, with whom the sol
diers clash frequently, add ' another
turbulent element to the general law
lessness.
Fresh troops arrived today and thla
seemed to aggravate the situation and
had no effect on the rioting sailors.
Two batteries of artillery and two bat
teries of machine guns are en route
from Oranlonbaum, while two regi
ments of infantry ore already hero
from Krlonsaye Seloutl.
A precautionary measure woe the re
oval of the breech blocks of the guns
on ths warship* In the harbor nml the
cutting off of the Inland on which tire
city of Cronstadt la located.
BIG SLAUGHTER OF JEW8
IS SCHEDULED THUR8DAY,
By Private Leased Wire.
London, June 20.—A dispatch from
Dvlnslc, province of Vitebsk, 110 miles
southeast of Riga, tells of new anti-
Jewish riots. The dispatch says:
"Fifty persons have been killed la
the anti-Hebrew rioting at Btarostel-
see, not far from Blalystok. The state
of mind of the people Is Indescribable.'
Private advices from Kharkoff pre'
diet that the entire south .of Russia
will be In a state of open revolution
within a month.
Police ere Involved.
The Jewish Deputy Vlnaver received
at St. Petersburg a report from Deputy
Jacobson, who went to Blalystok to In
vestigate the massacre. Jacobson says
that the total killed haa not yet been
ascertained. He adds:
'The town council unanimously
found that the massacre was not due
to race enmity, but to provocation by
unknown persons and the co-operation
of the police and the troops. All state
ments that revolutionaries and Jews
besieged nr fired on houses or govern
ment buildings, nr that Jews attacked
Christians, are Inventions.
The Inhabitants are terror-stricken
and need material and legal assist
ance.”
Licensed to Massacre,
dispatch from another aource
says:
"Early last week a rumor spread
that emissaries were inciting the vil
lagers to come to Blalystok on Thurs
day. Many soldiers called on Jewish
friends on Wednesday and urged them
to flee. A private of the Kaianaky
regiment bid farewell to a Jewish ac
quaintance and besought him with
ears not to remain till Thursday, say
ing: 'pur colonel made a long speech
to us. In the cqurse of which he said:
"Soldiers, you are defending the exar
and the fatherland and the Jews have
decided to exterminate you; ao I tell
you the authorities have given you full
Icense until the list. Do what you
like.
Wouldn’t Hoard it in
Treasury Says
, Clark.
HOUSE KILLS BILL
FEARING SOME TRICK
Old Question of Cheap Money Is
Sprung During Debate
on Measure.
By PHrste Lessed Wire.
Washington, June 20.—Decided op
position sprung up In the house yes
terday over the bill providing for the
recolnage of abraeed and uncurrent
silver dollar, Into subsidiary coin, re
porta from the Southern and Western
states Insisting that the bill meant the
contraction of the silver In circulation,
and It failed of passage.
Mr. Clark, of Missouri, led (he fight
against the bill, on the ground that It
waa a schema to contract the cur
rency.
Mr. McCIeary, of Minnesota, naked
Mr. Clark If after he had purchased
an article coating a dollar he gave the
storekeeper a 520 silver certificate, re
celvlng In change nineteen silver do!
lars, whether he would not make a
loud "kick?"
No, sir," implied Mr. Clark, "I'd take
It so quick It would make his head
swim. I would take everything he
would hand out.”
Mr. ClarK said If he was secretary
of the treasury he would have all the
silver dollars piled up Ih the treas
ury vaults In circulation, a statement
which the Democrats loudly applaud
ed. The vote stood 115 to 90.
TEMPER OF THE TROOPS
IS SAVING RUSS OOUMA.
By Private l-oised Wire.
Petersburg, June 20.—The tem
per of the troops It now believed to he
the reason that the government re
frains from dismissing the douma. Sol
diers at the palace are known to be
muttering that they will not fight
against their own people, which would
become Inevitable if the douma was
scattered by force.
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CONGRESS GETS READY
TO END IT8 SESSION.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington. June 20.—Con
gress Is getting reedy to ad
journ. This was evidenced to
day when a resolution intro
duced by Senator Hale, provld- O
Ing for A night session to con- O
alder tbe sundry civil appro- 0
pnation bill, waa adopted with- O
out opposition. The senate O
amendments to the bill In- 0
crease the amount appropria- 0
ated by mere than seven and a O
half millions. O
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INSTRUCTOR HOLTEN
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Special to The Georgian.
Jacksonville, I'hs June 20.—Pro
ssor A. ll'tlj'ni, lm»tr»ftnr of phy
'slcnl Culture of the State Agricultural
College, at Lake City, hns been arrest
ed at the Duval Hotel here by local
detectives upon complaint of Charles
T. Eaton, chief of police at Lake City,
who charges Holton with embezzle
ment.
Eaton le expected here today for the
prisoner.
Holton refuees to make any state
ment other than to deny hie guilt.
TAINTED MEAT DEALERS
ARE FOUND IN BUDAPEST
By Prlrete Leased Wire.
Budapest, June 20.—Diseased meat
has bean sold at the central market for
some time and the existence Is re'
vealed of a gang of butchers who were
united for the purpose of selling It.
The Investigation wee started because
of the Chicago meet scandals.
ANOTHER COTTON MILL
HAS BEEN CHARTERED
8perlal to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C„ June 20.—Another
new. cotton mill has been chartered In
North Carolina, the third new enter
prise of Its kind within ten days. It Is
the Melville Manufacturing Company,
of Cherryvltlc, Gaston county, with a
capital slock of 5125,000, and will make
cotton goods and deal In merchandise.
The Incorporators are M. B. Rudlalll,
J. B. P. Carpenter. D. A. Rudlalll, W. H.
Houser, J. H. Rudlalll, T. H. Hull, C. P.
Stroup, T. R. Irfonhardt, H. 8. Mauney,
M. L. Mauney and J. 8. Mauney, of
King's Mountain, N. C.
BARNES IS NOMINATED
POSTMASTER AT THOMSON
By Prtrsle Lessed Wire.
Washington, June 20.—The president
today sent the following nomination*
to the senate:
Postmasters—Georgia: John
Barnes, Thomsos
To he United States Judge for the
Southern district of New Yonc Charles
Hough.
SENATE^COMMITTEE
DEFIED BY CROMWELL
By l*rlr«tf Lmmd Whf,
Washington, June 20.—William N>l»on
('rotuwrit yesterday Again ri'fiiwd to an
swer certain question* propound#*! to him
In th# Inveatlgntlou of Isthmian canal af
fairs liy Him UMiintf* rouiiultt## on Inter
oceanic canal*, lie had tieen Informed that
he mint answer, lie aald tbe qneriea In
volved confidential relation* with the New.
Panama Canal Co., hla client.
DIES OF HEART FAILURE
IN THE EARLY MORNING
Specie 1 le The Georgian.
Newborn, Go.. June 2*.-Mrs. L. p. Duke,
of Ibis place, died suddenly nt 4 o’rkirk Ibis
ling from bran failure. Kb* made no
dstnt of lieing III last night and alien!
—_i lime reading her Bible in her daugh
ters. She waa a prominent worker In ibe
Woman’s Missionary Kortety here. Inter-
went will be here nt I* o'clock tomorrow.
BIG GRAFT IS FOUND
IN BOER WAR CONTRACTS
Special Cable—Copyright.
Lnedon. June si.-Graft mumming to
thousands of i»undx Is being uncovered la
the Investigations Into the Boer war ez-
peodltares. In one rase spoke* of today
liy no* of tbe eommlaslonrrs, roatrsrtbrs
mads ■ proSt of ll-f.OOe on s ".strx. t for
1215.04*. The commission Is not yet reedy
to make a report as to tyho I* Involved In
the graft.
SMITH-HO WELL DEB A TE A TROME
MAY BE “BUSTED UP” BY SPLIT
BETWEEN LOCAL COMMITTEES
SMITH AND M’WHORTER
PASS ACRID REMARKS
Judge Hamilton McWhorter he* add
ed to the gaiety of the gubernatorial
race by a caloric open latter to The
Athens Banner, In which he rasp* Hon.
Hoke Smith vigorously. This letter Is
reproduced In The Atlanta Constitution
of Wednesday.
With hie letter to The Banner, Judge
MoWhorter reproduces a copy of a let
ter written hint by Hoke Smith under
date of May 26. 1904. Judge McWhor
ter's letter, some four column* In
length, goes Into the history Incident
to the Smith letter to him. In clos
ing hie communication, ho aaya:
“In view of all the facts and elr-
cumatancea, therefore, I feel In conclu
sion, constrained to say that so far aa I
am concerned, Hoke Smith In hie lust
for office has degenerated from a self-
constructed and cunning antl-rallroad
'scarecrow* Into a designing and un
blushing campaign slanderer—design
ing because It Is a pert and parcel of
hie preconceived scheme to serve hie
own selfish purpose—and unblushing
because he floes not seem to be re
strained by a sufficient trace of sin
cerity or decency to feel a sense ot
shame.”
8mlth to MoWhortsr.
Mr. Smith's letter to Judge McWhor
ter le aa follows:
Atlanta, Ga., May 55. 1904.
Hon. H>mp McWhorter, Athens, Ga.
My Dear Judge: I am very anxious
'to have a conference with you on a
subject that will be ot mutual inter
est to us.
When will you bo In Atlanta? Will
you not come and see me. or let me
know that you are here, so that I can
call on you aa soon aa possible?
Sincerely yours.
» HOKE SMITH.
Mr. Smith's Reply.
Concerning thq publication In The
Athene Banner and reproduced In The
Constitution Wadneaday morning of the
letter from Hoke Smith to Judge Mc
Whorter, Mr. Smith authorised the fol
lowing statement:
“About two yeera ago I wrote Judge
McWhorter a letter, suggesting a con
ference. I regarded him as the closest
political friend of Colonel James M.
Smith.
"The state Democratic convention
waa ehortly to meet and I waa Interest
ed In the election of certain friends aa
delegatee to the national Democratic
convention. I wlahed to suggeat to
Judge McWhorter that Colonel Jamea
M. Smith make (he race for presidential
elector end not for delegate. This le
all there was In It.
"Judge. McWhorter may think that
a proposition even for such a con
ference with him on my part waa a re
flection upon me. Perhapa he la right
about IL"
Trouble Came About
in Making the Ar
rangements.
HOKE SMITH FOLKS
PUT BIG AD IN PAPER
POLICE ARE SLAIN
BY FILIPINO RAIDERS
Five Officers Murder
ed and Town Loot
ed by Rebels.
Bptclal Cable—Copyright.
Manila, Juno 20.—Five policemen
were killed,,five wounded and their fel
low officers captured by a band of
100 PulaJ&nei, comamnded by Caeearto
Po*tor. In n raid on tbe town of llu-
reauen. Island of J^oyto.
HOSPITAL PATIENT
WALKS OUT WINDOW
. AND MEETS DEATH
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June 20.—Clarence M.
York, for a number of year* private
secretary of Chief Justice Fuller, of
.the United States supreme court, walk
ed out of a second-story window of the
Garfield hospital, where he was a pa
tient. early this morning, and died from
tho efforts of tho fall.
LENGTH OF MENS SHIR TS
KANSAS' CAMPAIGN ISSUE
By Private Leased Wire.
Topeka, Kane., June 50.—There has been Injected Into the state po
litical campaign the queerest Issue of Kansas' many freak Itutuee—the
length of men's ehlris.
Although both the Republican and Democratic atate committees
frowned upon IL the length of shirts waa mads a direct laaue. An
agricultural paper la leading a movement to organise the farmers Into
unions. The argument has been advanced that If their shirts were made
on* Inch longer the additional cloth, required would consume the entire
surplus cotton crop.
Ryan and Crummer, chairmen, respectively, of the Democratic and
Republican committees, suggested today that If this remedy were re
versed to equalise matters In case of a shortage of the cotton crop, the
result might be embarrassing.
"I think the farmers should go stow on this proposition,” sold Chair
man Ryan.
Both Sides Are Stubbornly Hold
ing Out for Their Con
tentions. v '
Will the Joint debate between Holt* |
Smith and Clerk Howell take place I
In Rome Saturday?
A red-hot row Is on In the Hill city
between the Incnl Smith nml Howell
committee* ns to the arrangements.
A Joint meeting of the two commit- I
tee* waa held there Monday and nfter |
aome caloric words had been bandlod 1
about a apllt occurred without an
agreement, having been reached
First, news came that the detmte v
to be held at Mpbley park, bat
aome caune that proposition blew i
Then the Smith men got together n
decided to erect a platform at the f,
of Myrtle Hill cemetery, which I* ji
acros* the Fifth ward bridge fn
Broad *,re*L and have their candidal
speak there.
' The 8plit Cornea.
The Howell committee objected
strenuously because they conlended
that Mr. Hoyrell did not have us si
a voice as Mr. Smith and could m
heard to advantage In the open. They
held out for the opera houso.
"Go to,” said the Smith committee.
"Our committee has the privilege
making these arrangements. Our ci
dldate Issued the challenge, nnd :
Howell accepted It. If ho wants
debate with our man he mutt accept
our arrangements."
In Tuesday morning’s Romo Trlimnt
on the front page and beneath a dnu
Me-column cut of Hoke Smith, th
following appears In hlg black-face
type, marked advertisement:
"Hon. Hoke, 8mlth will speak in
Rome In the grove across the Etowah
rlvar from the Central railway dspot,
at ths foot of th* cometsry, at 2 o’olook
Saturday aftsrnoon, June 23.
“If th* Hon. Clark Howell so de
sire* a division of time will be given
him, Mr. Howell opening In a speech
of one hour. Mr. 8mlth to follow on*
hour and thirty minutes. Mr. Howsll
to conoludo in thirty minutes. Lad
Invited.—Adv."
According to a dispatch from Rome
the Smith people are holding out for
their, contention, nml say that If Mr.
Howell gets Into the debate he util
have to abide by their arrangements.
The Smith committee consists of Hen-
bom Wright, Ik* Berry and Frank
Kane.
Whet the Howell people will do re. j
mains to be decided. Kvldently If th*
debate occur* they will have to capit
ulate to the decree of th* Smith .
mlttee.
Rom* expects 1,009 people fit.in
surrounding counties Saturday.