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ATLANTA 1910 20 PAGES TheAtlanta Georgian. ATLANTA 1910 20 PAGES VOL. I. NO. 51. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 23. 1906. 'P'RTPTT. In At Inn SrJXlAjrj. on Train On Trains FIVE CENTS SMITH AND HO WELL IHENRY PLUNKETDEAD TAT TAFfiA TTT AT P/1A/TTn BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT 11\ UiLnAl rL A7 KUMK AT HANDS OF FRIEND About 1,000 Persons Present When the Speaking Begins. both the candidates ARE GIVEN OVATION Howell Speaks First and Tells Why He Is Against Disfran chisement of Negro. By JOHN REESE. Special lo The Georgian. • Rome, Ga., June 21.—When the doora . of Kevin opera house swung open at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon crowd of <00 quickly filled the lower floor, while those following went to the gallery. A rain storm blew up from the West, cooling the oppressive atmosphere, promising' comfort to the sweltering audience. One hundred seats were reserved on the stage for friends of both candidates. The Smith folks came early and gave frequent vocal demonstrations of their enthusiasm. Cries of Smith from over the house met responsive yells of Howell. At 12:S0 Smith arrived and as he apiieared on the stage a 'tremendous ovation was given him. The enthusi asm was not of long duration, how ever, and the crowd settled back to fan with huge palm-leaf fans and await developments. Colonel T. W. Alexander, the presid ing officer, came In .with Smith and was seated In the center of the stage, with Smith to the left. Burton Smith rat next to his brother and B. T. Haynes near. Smith laid out his scrap book and notes on a small table In front of him. At 12:55 Howell came In and the ap plause. was equal In volume to that given Smith and longer In duration, cries of ''8mlth” were drowned out by the Howell yells. 200 Greet Hoke 8mlth. Hoke Smith arrived over the South ern at 10:30 o’clock this morning. Two hundred persons met him at the train, lie was escorted to the Chero kee hoiol In a cnrrluge by a commit tee, composed of Kellx Corput, B. T. Haynes and * 'olonel T. W. Alexan der. Colonel Alexander presides over the debate. When the party reached the hotel fully one hundred persons gathered and shouted an yellad for Smith. He was ten minutes getting through the crowd to the elevator. Smith held a reception in the hotel shortly after his arrival, and hundreds shook hands with him. Many Call on Howell. Howell arrived last night. He was met by a committee of twenty-five, and escorted to the Cherokee. Many friends called on him this morning. The streets ara crowded with people from all over the county, and delega tions from Rockmart, Cedartowit, Summerville and other towns. Roby Robinson, Albert Howell, W. H. Kiser and several other Atlantans ire here. It Is stated that the opera house win seat 1,400 and 20 more can crowd Into the allies. Smith men claim Floyd county 2 to 1. Howell support ers say It will be cloee. Demonstration for Howtll. At 1 o'clock sharp Colonel Alexan der aroee and announced the terms un der which the debate was to be held. K" uueatlons were to be asked by elthek randldate. He then Introduced Mr. Howell, and, as he arose, a great de monstration came. Howell stood with a pleased look on hl» face. As Mr. Howell began prob ably 1,000 persons faced him. He be gan by stating that he was proud to come to the great county of Floyd, and tell the people where he stood. He •aid he injected no personalities Into nls campaign other than those to show his opponent's position In public mat- JULY 9 THE DATE IS DEBATE AT ALBANY That Day is Regarded as one Best Suit ed for Debate. The Joint debate between Hoke Smith and Clark Howell, that 1s scheduled for Albany, Ga.. will, In all probability, take place July t. Thle date has been practically settled upon In Albany, though It has not as yet been ratified by the candidates. Howell called attention to his pub lic career of nineteen years and defied Smith or any one to put finger on a Jlugle Instance where he had not voted i»r the peoples’ Interest. “I Won't hide." "H he can do IK I'll take my medi cine like a man, and pot hide behind glittering generalities.” Howell said he was not .here to ap peal to the passions and prejudices of »ny man, but to reason and Judgment I only ssk that you do not allow ap peals to your prejudice to sway your conscious. If you follow that J have no fear, and will abide your verdict without question, and remain a loyal Georgian and Democrat, so help me God.” He said he Is now and has always been against disfranchisement. The only difference between himself and Smith was that Howell has not changed and Smith changed to suit his convenience. His views along this line met with' frequent applause. Negro Now Disfranchised. "If by disfranchisement of the ne gro you at the same time shut out 75.Q00 white men, then I never want to hold office In Georgia.” (Applause.) He said that his audience knew that the negro Is now disfranchised and 1a not a factor In public affairs In the South. He said In South Carolina Senator Tillman had given evidence that dls franchlsement had cut oft half the votes. "By constant tampering with the bal lot In Georgia you will soon find that the pillars erected, by the blood of our forefathers will have crumbled Into dust,” said Howell. Howell then told of Virginia’s law and about a Presbyterian minister who went to register. They propound ed seven questions to him, the Inst two being: "Who has a right to grant n right of BupersedeaB In Vlrg * “When does the supreme court of Vir ginia have original Jurisdiction?” "How many of you could answer either of these questions?" asked tho speaker, and when no one volunteered to answer, Howell continued: "The educated Virginia minister could not and was not allowed to vots." Her called attention to Louisiana, tho parent state In disfranchisement, re cently repudiating Unit \nw. lb- said all over i P-orgla negroes are making every sacrifice to go to school. "Yet you are asked to put the power of the ballot In the hands of these ed ucated negroes and bar thousands of uneducated white men." He quoted from the past record of Smith on this same Issue, and said he had summersaulted on It within five years. Now and then cries of Watson came from the body of the house, and at one time It reached considerable volume. Howell said Smith and Watson had both changed their views on this Issue and he stood Just where he had alway He spoke just thirty minutes on dli IN ROYAL PALACE Many Americans Visit the Palace During Djy. charges made by Smith that Howell had some sort of connection with the railroad. , ‘•For the past year he has been fist on his stomach like a child studying Its letters, poring over my record,” said he. "Now let him put his finger on a single Instance where t voted against your Interests.” How He Votsd on Bill. Howell said'Smith would tell them tell them that he voted No. IS on the corporation franchise bill, and only aft er the question was decided. He Is not fair enough to tell you that* under the fules of the senate the presiding officer’s nime Is. called last, nor that I went on the floor and worked for Its passage," said Howell. Howell mentioned Comptroller Gen eral Wright's name and a mighty vol ume of applause went up. Vince San ford has stated that he would carry Floyd In his race for comptroller gen- •rai. Aided in Paying 8mlth. When Howell told of aiding to pay Smith as attorney for the Atlanta freight bureau In the fight for reduced freight rates the crowd yelled vocifer ously. “I never put myself under obligation Continued on Page Three.. By Private Leased Wire. Trondhjem, Norway, June 23.—The first levee of the newly crown king and queen took place today at the palace, where the foreign embassies and rep resentatives were received In state. Charles H. Graves, the reprsentatlve of the United States, was presented to King Haakon and Queen Maud, as were also Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan. An Interesting event Is scheduled for Monday, when Dr. Daas, of < 'hlrngo, on the part of the Norweglan-Amerlcan delegates, will present a congratulato- y address to their majesties and the Norwegian consul at Chicago, F. G. Gads, will give the king from the Nor wegians of that city a portfolio of sic and drawings. There are a nu of other Norweglan-Amerlcan presen tations and his majesty will make one response to alL The hamlets near Trondhjem are filled with visitors from America, who did not come to the city. Hundreds are visiting their former home. WILLIAM J. BROWN. Who accidentally shot and killed his friend. W. HENRY PLUNKETT, Who was killed accidentally Sat urday by William J. Brown. TERRORISTS TR YING TO BREA K 7 'HR 0 UGH GUARDS ABOUT CZAR WHEAT IN KANSAS Houses Are Unroofed at Topeka by Fieroe Gale During the Night. Ry Private Tensed Wire. Topeka, Kdns., Juno 38.—One of the most severs storms of the season raged here all night. About three Inches of rain fall In two hours, accompanied by high winds and lightning. Telephone * telegraph wires In the city are n and at the railroad offices It Is reported that tht storm extended .for 100 miles north and west of the cjty. A number of buildings-were unroofed 're and storks of goods greatly ‘ aged by the water. Conslderabli age has been done to residences. The storm was general In eastern and cen tral Kansas, and It Is reported that the wheat crop has been greatly damaged, as the fields are so wet that It will be Impossible to continue harvesting r a few days. The corn crop Will be,greatly bene flted by the rain. BEAT POSTMASTER, LOOT MAIL SACKS AND THEN USE FIRE MASKED R0BBER8 GET AWAY AWAY WITH STAMPS AND 0A8H. By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 22.—Two masked and armed poatofflee robbers broke Into the office at Deerfield, 25 miles from Chicago, early today, beat Postmaster James Fratch Into unconsciousness, set firs to the mall sacks and escaped with the plunder of the place. They drove away In a buggy. Posses are scouring the country for them. The men entered the postoffipe short ly after 7 o'clock. A Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul train had Just left the village station. BULLET THAT KILLED FRIEND BROKE CIGARETTE SMOKING PACT A striking feature In connection with the accidental hilling early Saturday morning of W. Henry Plunket by William J. Brown Is the fact that only a rhort time before the tragedy, the young men had entered Into a part to quit smoking cigarettes. They were discussing together the evils of cigarette smoking, and both derided It would he best for .them to stop. Each one said he would quit smoking If the other would, and It was so agreed. As a penally for a violation of tho compact. It was determined that If either should smoke a cigarette ho would forfeit to the other the sum of 50 cents. Shortly afterwards, the compact was broken by a bullet from Brown’s pistol,' which took the life of his friend. The two friends, together with Wood Rogers, who was tho only wit ness present at the time of the tragedy, had also planned Just before the killing to go on a fishing trip Saturday to the Chattahoochee river. A few minutes before the firing of the fntnl ehot. Brown borrowed two rounds of cartridges from Plunket, to be used on the fishing trip. Assassin Attempts to Kill Russian Police Commissioner. SHOT FROM AMBUSH IS FIRED AT OFFICIAL terrorists have organised In a than ordinarily desperate combln to seek the assassination of the . Nicholas Is so closely guards Trepoff and his subordinates that apparent that the monarch can I, preached successfully only afte death of those who etond bstwcei and his enemies. Would-Be Slayer and Attacker of Oen. Trepoff Declared To Be Accomplices. Tragedy Occurred at 3 O’clock Saturday Morning. ^— W. Henry Plunket, 20 years of age, of 255 Haynes stroot, a night watch man In‘the yards of tho Western and Atlantic railroad, was accidentally shot and killed Saturday morning shortly after S o'clock In the office of the de livery clerk, Just oft of Forsyth- street bridge,, by William J. Brown, IS years of age, of 174 West Mitchell street, foreman of the Western and Atlantic coal shute. The bulleL fired from a Il-cnllber American bulldog revolver, entered just below the heart. The wounded mah lived only a short time. He died at the Grady hospital as he was being taken from the ambulance to the op eratlng room. Brown was given a preliminary ex- amlnatlon before Recorder Broyles at the morning session of poltoe court and was exonerated. Coroner Thompeon later held an Inquest In the under taking parlors of Barclay A Brandon, the Jury returning a verdict to the ef fect that the killing was accidental. An Inquest was held, as the only witness did not see the fatal shot fired. Were Good Friends. The young men, both of whom worked at night In the yards, were good friends and companions, and Just prior to the tragedy had been amusing themeslves by shooting at a target on the wall In the delivery clerk's office. Both of the young men had pistols, and each one had shot twice at the target. They had stopped shooting and were LEAD CHILDREN AHE KIDNAPED CHICAGO POLICE HEAR “ONE-ARMED MAN.” OF . ng i cleaning their weapons at the time the fatal shot was fired. Some remark had been made about Plunket’s pistol being hard on trigger, and young Brown had both of the pistols In hi* hands, tens ing the trigger action, snapping both at the same time. Plunket had removed the cylinder from hla pistol and was cleaning it with Brown's handkerchief when he handed .the weapon to Brown. Brown had already cleaned his weapon and had replaced three cartridges and two ipty sheila. He says he had forgot ten about his pistol being loaded. With Brown’s pistol In one hand and his pis tol In the other, he snapped both at the same time. As he did so, he was Continued on Page Three. Mother of Missing Boy and Girl Tells Her Story to the Authorities. Hy Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June IS.—The police of the Stanton avenue station are running down a clue to the mysterious disap pearance of Leonsrd and Mary Faulk ner, aged 10 and 12, who are believed to have been kidnaped, drowned or murdered. Mrs. John D. Faulkner, their mother, told the police of a one-armed man, corresponding In every detail with the one-armed man seen with the chil dren Just before they disappeared, who tried to lure the I boy, Leonard, away with candy five weeks ago. The po lice are tracking him as a kidnaper. ASA G, CANDLER, JR., TO RUN FOR COUNCIL Special Cable—Copyright. St. Petersburg, June 21.—Lurking In doorway In the quarter populated by working men today, an assassin shot and jnortally wounded the com missioner of police. The man was Im mediately caught and taken to the bu reau of police and Interrogated. His name was not given out, but It was recognised as one of the group of ter rorists who are known to have con spired against the live* of General Trepoff, commandant of the palaoe, and other officials who safeguard the life of the rear. confrontation was arranged be tween the man who shot the commis sioner of police and the beautiful young woman who attempted to shoot Trepoff. They asserted that they were not acquainted, but witnesses Informed the police that they were seen together Just before the Trepoff affair. The attack upon the commissioner of poller, following so soon after tho frustration of the designs against Trspoff, confirms tho police In their previously expressed belief that the POLICE OFFICER IS SHOT BY WARSAW ASSASSIN Special Cable—Copyright. Warsaw, June 23,—A police officer wan fatally shot here today by a revo lutionist, who escaped. There have been 120 ossaislnatlona of policemen here since the beginning of tho year. RUPTURE WITH DOUMA NOT WANTED BY CZAR Special Cable—Copyright. London, June 21.—Although the Rus sian government shows a curious In decision, Its present purpose, apparent ly, Is to avoid a rupture with the <l»u- ma such as would be brought on by a decree of adjournment until September, or a dissolution with an order for a new election. The Idea of the civilian advisors .if Nicholas Is that the strongest card for them to play Js to permit th- peasant representatives and the overtly rove- ■ lutlonary groups to expend their en- ‘ ibate, on the theory erfy In del government has larger passive resistance and can afford wait for time to moderate the popul passions or late so explosive. According to a paper which deciar. It only a question "f time when wu will be recalled to power, he to Ooremykln that no douma would **vt be lew* difficult to manage than th one and that If It wart traatad !o fj tual expulsion, the reeult would para lei the Scriptural epistle where th*- »•! I • 1 !• • 1 d*-\ i! r< tin I w Uli worse than himself. Ilia i to have made ft deep Impression upoi the exar who la “frantically ouaceptlbli to Scriptural similes." Id . “IF THE KING IS IN PERIL I’LL SHARE HIS DANGER” Queen of Italy Refuses to Stay Home When She Learns of Anarchist Plot Against Victor Emanuel. Special Cable—Copyright. Home, Italy, June 28.—Extraordinary precautions aro bolng taken by the po lice to guard King Victor ISmmanuol on'hla Journey to Ancona, because of the discovery of a well-organized plot In which American anarchists aro in volved to kill him. When he learned of the plot* tho king urged on Queen Helena to stny hut hIk* r«*fu <1, saying If hiiMhand huh in prill sh<- wan del mined to share It with him. A thorough search of Ancona Iiuh been made for anarchists and three < tho loiuhTs, on** fn»m America, hav been captured. He had been under CA P 7: CM A RTFS PRNDLE 7 ON TO BE FREED OF CHARGE Am a. Candler, Jr., hu announced Ibal be la a candidate for city council from the Fourth Ward la tbe primary of Augaat U. The announcement wad not expected by the public generally and. created cooaidar*. ble eurprlee, bat It la In llua with tha tread of city politico. The younger huelneea men v srr becoming more Intoreated In municipal affalro and are haconilng more Inclined to- ward getting actively Into the mauagvmaat of tha dty'a affair. Mr. Candler baa achieved considerable builueM aucceaa In hla brlof career and li regarded aa one of the moat careful and eoueervatlra of the younger commercial oat. He la connected with one of tbe Candler companlea and lirea at No. Ml North Jarkaoa atreet. Judge J. S. PowelL of Newnan. Ga., ,eo|,i|era. A very ugly charge of mur- now of the Philippine.., wna In Atlanta Friday an rout# to hla homo vacation, and brought tho newt of tho probable acquittal of Captain Charlea Pendleton, the former Atlnntu boy who h,e been under arrest In the Philip pine Islands, charged with the murder of a native soldier. Pendleton la out on 120,000 gold bond, and with one. of the beat lawyera on tha laland to da. fend him, hla acquittal at the trial to be held next month looks assured. New evidence haa been secured end popular sentiment Is also with tha young Amer ican aoldlar. Captain Pendleton has many rela tives In this city. Mrs. Richard Ku banka la a cousin, 51 ri. Bunts P. Muw, of 21t Ashby atreet, an aunt, and Mrs. P. Talmage, of 17 Walton atreet, grandmother of the young man. Pen dleton's father was formerly connected with ths Penn Mutual Insurance Com pany, of Atlanta, and the boy had many mends In this city In hla younger days. He was brought up In military Ilfs and at an early age entered the army, being attached to the Fifth In fantry. After eervlng some monthe In the Philippine lalande ae a commlacloned' officer, Pendleton woe given an op portunity to serve the Philippine gov- der wna made against .mien.un otnrer, who was placed un der arrest sad given a trial f .r.- % native Judge. I!e was tried, found guil ty and sentenred to be hanged. Strung pressure was brought to bear, however, and the sentence was commuted to twenty years In prison. The moat expert legal services to h* had were secured, a motion for a new trial was granted anil will bo held In the course of a few weeks. Two of tho wealthiest Filipino families have taken an Interest In the cnaa of the young man and have furnished the bond of <20,000 In gold, which Is demanded by the native courts. Judge Powell staled whan talking of the COM Friday that tho unfortunate yi.jmg man had purchased a livery stable In Alnnlla, and la doing did business. Ah the sentlmei people Is with him In tha cost there Is no evidence to show did the shooting which caul death of the native, it Is genei derstood that he will be ape* quitted. splen- that SOME DAMAGE REPORTED IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. Ily I’rlrate la-used Wire. ilgln, Okie.., June 21.—A vecy high wind storm occurred Mar beri in *••>- msnche county lost night. Telegraph wires are seriously disturbed. Memo damage la reported, the details of which are unascertalnablc at the present. f I A WEEK’S RETROSPECTION OF THE WORLD’S HAPPENINGS .. —