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ATI-A N TA 1910 j The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. L NO. 63. ATLANTA, GA.', MONDAY, JULY 9, 1906 “ATTEMPTS MADE TO MURDER ME,” HON. W. J. FLANDERS CHARGES ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE Demands That Gar nett Quillian Be Put Out of House. SCENE WAS CAUSE OF BIG SENSATION Judge Daly, of Wrightsville, and Several Ministers Among Those He Attacked. , With hla voice shaking with emotion, hi* 'leader frame trembling like a leaf, and hla every feature depicting an al ia.*st uncontrollable paaalon, V,\ j. Flanders, representative from Johnson county, alleging continuous persecution malicious defamation of'character and eonrt to murder him and making sen- rational charges against Judge A. F. Daly, of Wrightsville, Ga., Rev. J. M. Lovett, of Savannah, Rev. W. F. Mor gan of Savnnnah, and Rev. W. F. Qull- llnn, of Wrlghtevllle, requested Mon day morning shortly before adjourn ment that “one Garnett Quillian,” as the tool of these men, his persecutors, bo requested to leave the house of rep resentatives. No more dramatic Incident than thta of Mr. Flanders charging perjury to some of the most prominent men In the state has ever been seen on the floor of the house in the memory of the present generation of representatives. Before he had been speaking a minute, the members of the nous saw the ex citement under which the gentleman from Johnson was laboring and quickly dlil they press around him to hear what he had to say. After rising to a point of personal privilege, Mr. Flanders waived the clause of the state constitution exempt ing members of the house of represen tatives from prosecution for any crime below a fnteny, and prefaced his re marks with the statement that he was going to say things which would cause trouble nnd he wanted It understood that he would stand on them In any court In the country, and If he did not substantiate the charges he would resign his seat In the house and his membership In the Methodist r church. Quillian Talking to Seab Wright. Mr. Flanders' first statement was that "one Garnett Quillian” leave the house of representatives. Mr. Qul- llnn was seated In the rear of the houso talking to Seab Wright. Mr. Flanders cortlnued: "Four years ago, In my own town, an attempt was made to blacken my char- actev, and the fact that I was cleared of the charges made against me has added to the frenxy of my persecutors, who have their representative In the house today and have had him here for almost the past week. "Gentlemen of the house, two well laid tdots to murder me on the streets of my home town, Wrightsville, were thwarted through my being Informed by friends of mine of the sinister pur pose of my enemies. I regarded my escaping death at their hands to r solely an act of Providence. Now, am saying startling things, but I am going to use names, and I want It un derstood that 1 will atand before any court In this land and subatantlate these charges, and If they are not proved true, I (will resign my seat In this bouse and my membership In the Methodist church.” By this time It had become noised through the capltol that there was •"mottling exciting happening in the ""use, and many carhe running In from the halls to learn the cause of the trou ble. The members pressed close to Mi. r landers eager to hear whom he would charge nnd with what. “I Impeach Them as Liars.” "Judge A. F. Daly, formerly a judge "f the state superior codrt. Is one of these. I have Impeached him In the courts of the state and he stand* to day a perjured liar. I have impeached Rev. K. F. Morgan, pastor of Grace Methodist church In Savannah. That fellow Morgan stands today a per jured liar. I impeach the character of Rev. w. F. Quillian, a .brother of the man i have asked to have ejected, and •be principal of the Nannie Lou War- then Institute In Wrightsville. t else slat.- that a man 70 years ago Is among those w ho .have tried to brand me ae » had man, and this man Is no other •ban Rev. J. M. Lovett, presiding elder of the gentleman from Chatham, Mr. iMovttii. He Is a brother of the editor “f The Advocate and a descendant of • ne of the grandest men ever pro- dm od by the Methodist church. These men hnd me dismissed from the Meth- e-H-t church, and today 1 stand vlndl- raied. for I have been reinstated and "s a. member In good standing I make [hell- Charges of perjury and will atand them. If a negro were tried and convicted for the. crime* these men ii.iie been guilty of In connection with [heir attempt to ruin my character he would be sent to the chalngang for CAUSE OF TROUBLE THATLED TO SCENE Six years ages according to the hest Information obtalnable'on short- notice, Mr. Flanders was expelled from the Methodist Church end min-' ■•try and charge* preferred by Judge Daly, who said he had known that Mr. Flanders waa unlit for the ministry and was entirely too dangerous and Indiscreet. Judge Dely controls the Nanny. Lou Warthen Institute of which Rev. W. F. Quillian Is, prealdeent and Garnett Quillian vice president Following his being discharged from the ministry - nnd church. Mr. Flanders brought suit for (20,000 against Judge Daly for defamation of character. He lose the decision In the superior court, but his side of the case was sustained by the supreme court, and the case has gone to be tried again by the superior court. In this suit Mr. Handers defended his character. It occasioned bitter feeling between the Flanders and Daly . factions In Wrlghtvllle. The Introducing of a bill In the houae by Mr. Flanders to Incorporate the Nancy Lou Warthern Institute In a public ■ school system Infuriated the Daly side of the tight end through an effort made by representatives from tTie county, the bill waa killed In the committee room. The ministers Impeached, the Rev. Means. Morgan and Lovett, were Implicated In the trial of Mr. Flanders when his character was questioned. REP. W. J. FLAUNDERS, of Wrightsville, Johnson county, who created a scene in the house Monday. “Garnett Quillian Here." “The first of last week I noticed this Qurnett Quillian In the house. I went , h, m and told him I would not stand [-r a continuance of the persecution I ha«l been undergoing for years, and t it he had better not be hanging m-uind the house. He was here the ne, t d “y. and on the Fourth of July I hlm here again. I would have ■“" 'l 'hat day that he be requested to Rive, but there were many visitors to do so then, n tha, day as I passed him he made motion as If to pull a revolver from " hip pocket, and I Immediately went tk.'.o'le* 1 ' of Mr. Hall, and took one of t. ,!*, J plac ed there and stood ready [ d-fend myself. I waa afraid. You i . !")* ^“*1 how much afraid I was. ■ i anew- he was here for no good i .'“IT I thought that possibly his tl l? J lad by thu Mm* become so ts ? hl I a roused that he would at- )„ me bodily harm. The fol- - ' oay I noticed this emissary py enemies In the house, and so i J •*: gone on. I thought before I «U>'hi^ y .* ny, hlng to him I would Bartley sarreudere.1 to tee .tenet rhance to go to Sunday A gives a preliminary bearing ana see if he could not remem- row. her the prayers taught him by hla mother end that by reflecting on them ho would not be here Monday. I was mistaken. Boon after this session started I noticed him sitting In the rear of the house, and there he Is now. That man must go. "Hava Tried to Ruin Me.' “These men who have long tried to ruin me know that I know things about them that would cause them shame and disgrace and they would not urn circumstances allow these chat be brought against them If they could In any way affect to prevent It. "Gentlemen of the house, I can atand this persecution no longer and had to mate this statement for the charges aAlnst me have been vlrulated by these men, and I wish them to know that I am not afraid of anything they may do and only want them to know that I am aware that they are still hounding me and that I am on my guard.”. When Mr. Flanders finished speaking Garnett Quillian arose and left the house. , Garnet Quillian's Statement. "I waa very much surprised at the attack made upon em in the houae of representatives this morning. "I do not now recall aver having spoken ten words to Mr. Flanders In my life. "I have no Interest In him, nor In anything that he attempts to do. "My attendance upon the sessions of the house has been for the purpose alone pf listening to the various speeches and observing the general way In which business I* transacted. ”1 have nothing to say further than the stack this morning was wholly un. waranted and uncalled for.” STABBEOTO DEATH - WITH POCKET KNIFE DUBINGJB FIGHT Superintendent Victim of Man Discharged From Employment. Special to the Georgian. Menm. Gs.. July ».—At Fort Valley. Os., 21 mile# from here. Saturday night, G. It. Keys, superintendent of the Georgia Fnilt Itching Company, was stabbed to death by Win Bartley, Mother white man. The stabbing was done with a pocket knife, and three wounds were Inflicted. Bartley had been In the emnlarment of Keys, and lieesuse of eotm- trouMi lietjreen the two, ho hod lieco discharged. They quarreled for it time, but separated. Satur day nlsht. they met end tlie quarrel was renewed. Both were srmed. but uu eeveral of their friends were neerented doing etch other Issllly berm. ^At lVri. they agreed to disarm themselves miflght It out fairly. leaving their friends They ^ wen- C searched end on Keys wag fotiD'l i pistol an*l knife. A pistol was found on .B* ft lay'* v*rmn. The men xml evenly tnnfelled *t II rat. bnt SnTllJ Key* bnrl.the tw»t of It when Bnrtlejr drew a knlfa whleh bo had ae ere tod In bit Hot bln jf. and »tnl»bed Kejra three "Key* fell to the ground and soon aspired. He leaves a wife nnd three children. The remains were token to Joneeboru. He., the former borne of the deceased, today for uri *’' u,-reUttered to the others, and "UNWRITTEN LAW" MAY FAIL TO SAVE SLAYEROF WHITE Show Girl Says Thaw Repeatedly Threat ened Architect. By Trieste Leased Wire. New York, July (.—More develop ments are coming In the Thaw-White tragedy. Thaw Threatened Whit*. Assistant District Attorney Garran today la In possession of evidence which, he declares, will pfove that Her- Kendall Thaw threatened to kill Stanford White as far back as two years. This evidence will go far to de stroy the hope of Thaw of baaing hi* defense on the unwritten law, Mr. Garvan contends, and leaves Insanity the only logical pica. Through Ed mi McClure, a show girl, and formerly on Intimate friend of Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, Mr. Grtrvnn 1ms learned the complete wtory of the rela tions of the principals In the tragedy and the-alleged motive for the murder. 8how Girl Tell* Story. Miss McClure waa a beneficiary of White's, and while ahe told her story her mother, Mrs. Mink, of West Forty- second street, sat at her side and cor roborated the details of the story as far as she could. “I'll get Stanford White yet, and this Is what I will get him with.” Thla was said by Thaw two. years ago, according to the district attorney’s ofllce, and Miss McClure's testimony furnished the Identity of a friend of Thaw's who was present when he flourished a revolver and made the declaration. “Whit* Greatly 8landsrsd.' Miss McClure began with the begin ning of Evelyn Nesblt'e career In New York and traced, detail by detail, up to the night of the tragedy. Bhe declared that up to the very night of the shoot Ing White wm paying the tuition bills of Howard Nesblt, Mrs. Thaw's 18- year-old brother. Both Miss McClure and h*r mother saltl White was a much slandered man, whose kindness had made rough places easy for many girls of the stage. Warned Not to Kill. According to this new testimony which It was declared today would be forthcoming at Ihe trial. Thaw was In the company of Edna McClure and of William Bturgls when he made the threats. Bturgls grasped Thaw by the wrist. It Is said, and told him with great earnestness: Don't be foolish, Harry, for God’s sake. You’ll get yourself Into no end of trouble If you kill White. Besides, you don't have to do It yourself.” Edna McClure was closeted with As slstant District Attorney Garvan for many hours, during which. It la said, she told the whole story of Evelyn Nesbitt’s career In New York and the Incident just related among others. ■DUTCH?. In Atlanta TWO TENTS. A IVJXtjD: on Trains KIVU CENTS. FAKE WIN “THIS” BIC $ Promotes Schemes With An Aggregate Capital of About $100,000,000, of Which His Part Consists of Nerve. d WRITES SELF LETTERS BOOSTING HIS GAME President Joseph Smith, Head of Church, Allowed His Name To Be U sed on Several Boards of Direc tors. CROWDS FLOCK TO ALBANY, GA., TO HEAR THE JOINT DEBATE BETWEEN SMITH AND HOWELL Smith Says Opponents Are Not For Reform. SAILS IN AIRSHIP IN SPITE OF POLICE By' Prlvst# Leased Wire. New York, July Police Interfer ence, because he proposed charging ad mission, prevented Roy Knabenshue making a night In hla airship yester day, but the 6,0*0 person* who had traveled to the Polo Grounds and were turned away at the admission gates witnessed a balloon ascension, Knab- enshue, accompanied by his wife, sail ing Into the air at 4 o'clock, an hour after the real airship flight had been schedule^ to take place. The balloon landed without mishap on Long Island, one mile outside of Flushing, at shout 0 o'clock. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ° AUTHOR OFJUNGLE” O TO RUN FOR CONGRESS. By Private Leased Wire. Trenton, N. J., July I.—Upton Sinclair, author of "The Jungle," the publication that led to ex posure of the packing house evils. Is to be the congressional candidate of the Boclallsts of Mercer county. He haa consent ed to accept the nomination end he will be named at a conven tion to be held here late this month. OOOOOOOOOOorw'OOOOOOOOOOOOO TOUCHES ON RECORD OF SENATOR HOWELL Smith Reaches Town Sunday and Friends Who Qo to Meet Him Monday Are Disappointed. By DUDLEY GLA88. (Staff Correspondent of The Georgian-) Special to The Georgian. Albany, Ga., July 9.—Clark- Howell arrived her* from Atlanta at I o’clock and was driven to th* home of B. 11. Brown, president of the Howell club. Hoke Smith arrived Sunday and waa entertained by John R. Whitehead. Both appeared on the streets Mon day morning and mingled with the vot ers. Mr. Brown and Mr. Whitehead are partners In business, but are lead ers of rival factions Mr. Whitehead claims Dougherty county for Smith by a big majority. Mr. Brown declines to make a statement regarding th* out look, but Intimates a surprise. Crowds Fleck to Albany. Colonel Eatlll ha* a strong follow ing and the Howell men hope for a coalition of the Kstlll and Howell vole, which wilt equal that of Smith. Morning trains brought hundreds from surrounding counties, several ex tra coaches being provided. Terrell county sent an early delegation of 100 of which Smith men predominated. Morning trains arriving just before the speaking brought delegations from Sumter, Colqult, Calhoun, Early, Mitch ell, Crisp, Lee, Worth, Tift and Ber rien counties. 3,000 Hear Debate. Howell end Smith met In this, their fourth, joint debate here at noon-Mon day, th* last debate scheduled for the rival candidates. The town waa Ailed with supporters of both aspirants for the gubernatorial chair and hotel verandas were noisy with cheers. When the doors of the Chautauqua auditorium were thrown open at 11:S0 o'clock the platform and front seats were rapidly filled, about 1,200 surging Into the hall. Others en tered later and the crowd swelled to 1,000 before the first address was well under way. The Smith contingent packed the vestibule before the opening of the doors end secured the moat advantage ous seat!. Th* Smith element predom inated In the auditorium. Cheers end catcalls occupied the Interval before the address. Smith was allotted the first hour, Howell an hour and a half and Smith a half hour rejoinder. Hon". H. M, Mc Intosh. chairman of Dougherty county Democratic executive committee, pre sided. Hoke Smith entered th* auditorium at 11:48 a. m , and was received with vociferous cheers. Delegation Toe Let*. W. W. Hyatt, of Atlanta, organiser of the Hoke Slmth Traveling Men’s RED FLAG WAVES AL’ONGTHE STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG Former Army Officer Addresses Big Crowd At Moscow. SL Petersburg, July 9.—Th# red flag waa waved up and down the streets of Bt. Petersburg with Impunity Hunday, and at Moscow two thousand persons listened to an Impassioned anarchistic speech by Lieutenant Tom, an ax-army officer. At Moscow the Cossack* were called out, and It waa only after a sharp light with the crowd. In which they tore up the paving stones from the streets, that the disorder wee stopped. It Is said that Lieutenant Tom la now a prisoner In th* fortress. Many attacks have bean mad* on the mall wagons, and the guards now are armed on all of them. Today- the authorities slopped th* publication of six more newspapers In Moscow, and tha office* were con fiscated. It Is believed In th* revolutionary circle* that General Trepoff made a clever move to gain time for th* caar when he advocated a ministry of con stitutional democrats. 11a ts charged with being In bad faith and the procla mation merely - a ruse. Wisconsin Represen tative Succumbs to Brief Illness. -I by they dy Private leunCIflrf. . Chicago, July 9 —Congressman llen- : ■ •' ,\■ I-im-. - r v. -In. 111■ ■ i in the Auditorium hotel here today, where he had been attended by physicians for more than a week. A enort tlmo after congress adjourned Mr. Adams came to Chicago and registered at the hotel. He had been hers but a short time when he collapsed. Hla wife and son, Charles Cullen Adams, war* sent for and they arrived In Chicago a few days later. Henry Cullen Adame waa born at Verona, Oneida county. New York. In 1880. Hie parents moved to Wisconsin when he was only a year old. After attending a district school and Albion academy, Mr. Adams studied for three years In th# University of Wisconsin. He married in 1(78 and he* resided at Madison ever sine*. Mr. Adam* engaged In dairying and fruit farming, more recently devoting his energies to the real estate business. Congressman Adama attended the ses sion of congress recently closed ant* died a* a result of his effort* at th- Ion while In a weak physical condi tion. FIGHT TO OUST OFFICIALS OF MUTUAL AND N.. Y. LIFE BEGUN BY POLICYHOLDERS By I'rlvnti* I.cruntl Wire. Balt I sake, Utah. July 9. —Official i high In the Mormon church hare would he glad to hear aomn aort of an ex planation from Bereslord Hope, a man who repreaented hlmaeif to be an 3fng- H«h nobleman, and who, by preaentfn* credential* which looked apod on their face, succeeded In "promoting” several Mcheme* in which they were finan cially Interested. Hope, by hla auave manner, succeed ed In "milking” the men who rule Utah'* dominant church out of many thouaanda of dollara. Just how much money waa advanced to* the alleged nobleman on hla various schemes la not known, berauae of the natural retlcenn* on the part of hla victims In discuss Ing a aubject ao delicate. Hope la now In Beaton. Mn**., where he la "atandlng pat." He worked on a large ecale. He came to Utah with a b-ttor fi'.m tl.c “ItrltMi American He* t iirUU h, Limited, London ” The letter- !>• n«l or Him ronccrri Mince discovered l»» he J*• mm? Dtlth th.it th*' com- pany waa capitalised at ISO.OOO.noo. It had na Its directors, among other*. Lord flothachlld, who bore the title of treasurer; Lord Decourae, the chair- Itlglit II'Hi Lord Vmix, Lord Talbott. Lord Vincent, Sir Alexander McKenzie and other prominent men In the world of finance. London does not know of «uch a company, a fact which waa It Investors hereabout* only i had made their Investments. He letter from the fictitious concern to the effect that hla credit wa* t up to $600,000. It helped him grai It helped him ao much that, acror* Interview hero today with former stenographer, he used to tate letters addressed to himself on letterheads of thlH company with l ton date IlnM* nnd other men’s *li turea affixed. All of these let tern \ most encouraging, ns they gave . hi t*. l»I;iri. he in th** matter «'f Inv Ing the money of the company. 'Qo ahead, we will hack you." » I |.'l! p M I <-f I !-•■ i' t N-l - I iltMH Hope to himself on the |etterh»-.*<t the fictitious "Brltah-American S*« ties.” Among tho*e who listened to tale* was President Joseph P. Hit the head of the church, nnd •!.-* •resident of many large corporat ere. He allowed his name to b« i by Hope .among the lists of sev boards of director*. Whether President Smith any money or not baa not beer erad. It Is known, however, t vld Kccles, n Mormon mllioQSire, • Ogden, went sponsor for Hope In or of hi* enterprises, vouched for him < other* and gave him money. The enterprises which Hope promoi ed aggregated In their entirety ovt $100,000,04)0. Among Hope's concert waa the Great Western Coal and Ir». Company, r*p!tallxed at $$,000,000. Tb purpose of this organisation waa to a« quite coal deposits 12 1-2 mile* *«iua! In Chihuahua, Mexico, and to build railroad through this coal belt. While getting Salt Lakers Intcre-tp In the scheme Hope represented the John Hill, a millionaire of c i '.id Hprlng*, Colo., "got In." •fat Continued on Page Three. 11/ Private Leaaed Wire. New York. July There are four meetings today In different parts of the world of the member* of the Inter national Policyholders' committee to perfect a formal reorganisation. The American members meet In the Waldorf Astoria. The English mem bers convene for the first time In Lon don, the Oerman members In Berlin and the French members In Paris. All will work in harmony according to a prearranged schedule. Their object la to ouat the present managements of the New York Life and Mutual Life Insurance companies. Governors at Mooting. The American cdmmlttee Includes the governors of six states, meny clergy men, a former cabinet minister, law yers and business men. Among those at the Waldorf today are: Governor Johnson, of Minnesota; Governor Pennypacker, of Pennsylva nia; Governor Hanley, of Indiana; Gov ernor Roberta* of Connecticut; Gover nor Broward, of Florida; Judge George Orey, of Delaware, Former Hecretarjr of State Richard Olney, Hamuel Untermy- er, ex-Judge Alton B. Parker, General Benjamin F. Tracey, Z. A. Lash, K. C\, of Canada; Bishop McCabe, the Rev. Dr. Russell II. Conewel*., of the Baptist temple, Philadelphia; Thomas Wane maker, son of John Wanamaker; H. M. Higginbotham, of Chicago; Frederick II. Nledrlnghaus, of 8t. Louis; Samuel Newhouae, of Utah; A. M. Shook, of Nashville; E. H Clarke, grand chief conductor Order of Railway Conductor*, and Fremont Or der, of San FrmnclMCo. Another Committee. The Mutual Life Is In for further trouble from an Independent policy- holders* organisation, of which B. N. Baker, president of the Baltimore Trust and Guarantee Company, la chairman, and Calvin Tompkins, of New York, la vice chairman. This committee Is known as th* Mutual Life policyholders’ committee, and It will devote Its attention entirely to an effort to puttlnc out the Peabody management of the Mi (utual. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o S By Private Leased Wire. Rome, Italy, July 2.—Official O denial la made by Dr. Lapponl, O tha pope's physician, of Ihe O statement of Dr. Brown, of Phil adelphia, that hla holiness I* o suffering from Incipient O , Bright's disease. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <r iM l». i trip he had just made to i^Wth the name of John place where the signature Hill now aver* that he tloee nol Hope, and that the signature forgery. In the meantime, ho' Hope had advertised Hill aa pr of the company and each prettll graved piece of stock that went speculators bore the alleged slgi of Hill. This waa a forgery. acc< to Hill. It was for the purpose of obti money from the British-Amerlc m s-. curttle*. Limited, that Hope said h« left Balt Lake for Boston recently. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CENTRAL OF GEORGIA BUYS 2.000 FREIGHT CARS AND 40 LOCOMOTIVES. Bpeclal to The Georgian. tJhattsnooga, Tenn., July 9 — The Central of Georgia rail road has filed an equipment agreement In the office of th- county register her* to expend |2,200,0tW for forty locomotives, 1,000 box cars and 1.000 c*ul rare. The locomotive# are to he delivered et Philadelphia Octo ber and November, 1906, .-.nd the box care ore to be dellv-t-d in Savannnh. beginning Julv i. 1904. ooooooooooooooooooooooooot