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— Georgian. ATLANTA, GA. t SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906 pDTPI? . !o ATWO CE?*Ta. * AVlV'ij. Od Trains FIVE CENTAL 4,000 REPORTED SLAIN IN BRAZILIAN REVOLT JEROME AND GARVAN REACH HERE SUNDAY IHE, Insurgents Are Said to FAMILY IS MURDERED Have Capured Sev eral Cities. FEDERAL TROOPS ARE SENT AGAINST REBELS Enemies of Government Are Rumored To Be Increasing. By Private Leafed Win. London, July 14—News reaches here by way of Lisbon that n des perate battle lins been folight be tween government troops and rebels in the Brazilian state of Mattogrosso. The battle was still raging when the news was sent and 4,000 men were reported k\Jl- ed. The government troops, un der General Rieberio, attacked the rebels who had captured sev eral cities. BY DARING ROBBERS AND HOMESETON FIRE North Carolinians Are Greatly Stirred Over Crime. Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., July. 14.—Sev eral arreata have been made In the Lyerly murder caee, and a mob la threatening to etorm the jail at Salia- bury, where the auepecte are incar cerated. There may be aerioua develop, monte. Charlotte, N. C., July 14.—Rushing down atalra about S o'clock tbla morn ing, the two daughtera of Iaaac Lyerly, a proaperoua planter and atorekeeper, of Harbor Junction, were horrlfled to aee the bodlea of their parents and three email children acattered about the room, with blood ootlng from their heada, where they had been stricken with a blunt Instrument. The girls screamed and help was not slow In coming. ■ The sheriff with ddfca came )n on a special train and a posse Is now In pur The murders were committed by bur- yerly'a money. Negroes Under 8ueplcion. Two negroes, recently discharged, are under suspicion. Already the gov ernor has offered *150 reward for the criminals. The moat Intense excite ment prevails. The bed on which ' the parents* lay rad, waa In flames whan the girls ente the robbers havli% set Are thereto poe slbly to hide their crime. A telephone message from Moore*- vllle says one arrest has been made there. EXPECT TO LAND IN NEW YORK CITY FROM BIG BALLOON Ur Private Leased Wire. New York, July 14.—Lee Ste vens, Count Levee and James H. Ilnre today will make an ascen sion in the largest balloon in the world from Staten Island. The balloon requires 70,000 cubic feet of gas to nil it. The aeronauts plan to sail over Staten Island New York and Manhattan and land in the middle of the city. The wind prevented an ascension on yesterday, which had been planned. BLACKMAIL CHARGE IN MURDER CASE MADE BY LAWYERS Br Private Leased Wire. New York, July 14.—Coroner McDon ald's inquest Into the death of Mrs. Alice C. D. Klnan la at a- standstill today In conaequence of the charge made by L'cnton G. Gibson, formerly attorney for the Stenton woman, that Mrs. Mary Bhlppo, an Important wit ness in the case, has attempted to blackmail him. It was Mrs. Bhlppo who swore that Mrs. Klnan. as she lay dying, gasped: did It." Tl •That devil lawyer did It." The attor ney alleges that Mrs. Phlppo demanded I3oo from him. Meanwhile the Inquest has been ad journed until Monday morning, when •Mr. Gibson will be the first witness coiled to testify. He has summoned several persona to prove that he waa not near the Stenton house at the time of the murder. HE CHEATS CELL BY TAKING POISON Ur I'rlrate Leased Wire. Chicago, July 14.—Ralph Le Isle, con victed yesterday of the murder of Sam uel Goldberg, a saloon-keeper, three months ago, and sentenced to life Im prisonment. waa found dead In hla cell m ihe county jail early today. Yes terday he bid hla wife good-bye. The death followed a determination i" cheat the cell In case he should be sentenced to life Imprisonment He had obtained poison by soma means and ended hla life during the night After Evil Spirits at 8ultan’a Couch. I'r Private Leased Wire. Tangier, July 14.—The sultan of Mo rocco la aerloualy III. suffering from typhoid fever, and In the hope of curing Mm by driving away evil spirits, sing s' - and dancers In the palace are exe- cuting weird symbolic songs and dances before hla couch. The commander of the body guard, Kald McLean. Is III tr. m typhus fever. ACTRESS SUED THAW FOR HORSEWHIPPING HE HAD GIVEN HER By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 14.—"Joe” Letter, the millionaire mine owner of Chicago, waa sought today as a witness In the Thaw case by the district attorney's office. It was learned, as a result of revelations made to Assistant District Attorney Garvar by actresses he has questioned. According to the Information which has come to the district attorney’s of fice. It was said that Letter was want ed to tell of certain Incidents which occurred In New York, at which both Harry K. Thaw and Evelyn Nesblt Thaw were present. A Little Dinner Dance. This Information was concerned chiefly with a little dinner dance, at which Nina Farrington, the actress, was tho guest of jtonor.. Bancroft Da vie, a,,.well-known dub man, was also he sensational Incident of which 'Joe” Letter la expected to tell Is to the effect that Davis knocked Thaw down during a quarrel over an alleged attempt on the part of Thaw to cause the dancing party to degenerate Into one of those boisterous affairs for which Thaw waa famous among his friends. Horsewhipped an Actress. Another Important witness secured by the district attorney's office Is Miss Ethel -Thomas, also an actress, who has testified, It Is said, to the fact that Harry Thaw horsewhipped her at one time out of mere exuberance of spirits. Miss Thomas brought an action for 120,000 against Thaw for the alleged horsewhipping, but although the suit had been on record for four years It had been kept so far down on the cat endnr that It never had been brought to trial. A singular coincidence Is that Abraham T. Hummel le attorney of record In this suit. He was the lawyer who figured In the much-discussed af fidavit .alleged to have been signed by Evelyn Nesblt at the Instigation of White. ‘‘He’e Crazy,” 8ald Jerome. At the time Mias Thomas began her ault the district attorney was consulted regarding a criminal action. You ennnut try this follow crimi nally," Jerome said Is crasy." Miss Thomas at the time of tho al leged beating was II years old. She was bsalen unmercifully, she swore, and became unconscious. When eh" revived she Said aho escaped from tlie place. The district attorney's office has concluded that all the preliminary work of preparing the case has been done, and today lay Aiststant District At torney Garvan, who haa bean In charge, will go with hla chief, Jerome, to Warm Bprlnga, Ga. HOUSE PASSES A BILL TABOOING SODA WATER Just thlnkl You can't buy a soft drink within a mile of Young Har ris College In Young Harris county. If this till, Introduced by Mr. Corn, of Towns county, which passed house Saturday morning, also pastes the senate. It shall bea misdemeanor to sell or give away, Indirectly or directly, any hot or cold drink, within a mile of Young Harris College, In Towns nty. Bottled drlnka and those which are tenerally sold "out of — •county. - a - . - from" soda fountains are barred, aa are any made from "Juices or mix tures.” The latter two take Into consideration that there Is no pure food ,aW NoUong'ago, the parents of a student at Young Harris complained of the bill sent In by a young son for "Incidentals." On Investigation It waa found to be for many, many drlnke. milk shakes, chocolate milks, and everything else. The father made a kick, and now cornea the reeult. The bill stated expresaly that it waa for the purpose of saving the parents of Young Harris students much oxpense, caused by the Inevitable soda water thirst of the school boy. WILL BAPTIZE BABE OF AN ENQLI8H DUKE IN MI8SI88IPPI WATER. By Private Leased Wire. Vicksburg, Miss., July 14.— A quantity of water token from the Mlsslselppl river waa shipped today by express to the home In England of the Duke of Manchester. The water will be used at the christening of the duke's young aon. The duke wedded Miss Pauline Zimmer man, the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman, formerly president Hamttl of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Sooo^aoooiMDOcioooociooooooo 000O0OO0OOOOOOO0OOO000OO0O ARMING HISCON8TITUENT8 FOR A FINAL A88AULT ON DRY GOODS BOXE8. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 14. —To show that campaigning tactics have undergone a change in this county, Esquire A. J. Ware, who Is running to succeed hiiiiself as a Justice of the peace, It Is stated, has distributed I,- 000 "Barlow" knives among hla constituents, hoping that they may whittle out a sufficient number of votes‘to elect him. Every candidate In the county haa exhausted hla wlta In get ting out all sorts of campaign literature. 00000000000000000000000000 ENTWINE OF ATTACK A SHIP, KILLING SIX AAEN Former Georgian Commits Suicide wiflh Poison at Birmingham. TOOK BEER WITH DRUG SURVIVORS ALL HURT Captain, Passenger and Four of the Crew Are Slain. j Domestic Troubles Ascribed ns Cause for Taking His Life. u- WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME, New York’s fvrenuoue District Attorney, who will eddress Georgia Bar Association. Noted District Attorney and the Prosecutor in the Thaw Case Are Coming Together. .'llllafn Travers Jerome, rtlntrlct at tnmey of tho county of New York anil the ‘live wire” of the rrlmlnnl courts, .will arrive In Atlanta Sunday after noon to be the guest of Thod A. Ham mond and the Georgia Bar Association. With him will cotne Francis P, Gar' van, 1 assistant district attorney, who la Just now In the limelight aa the prose cutor of Harry K. Thaw. Almuth C. Vandiver, a prominent lawyer of New York, will also be In the party. An Informal dinner given, by Mr. Ham' mond at the Piedmont Driving Club or the Capital City Club—It depends on the w.eather—will give Atlnntana an opportunity to meet the men they have heard eo much about. Mr. Jerome will leave for Warm Springs Monday afternoon, where he sill address the bar association on Wednesday, according to present plana. The meeting of the asaoclatlon waa postponed from.July 4 until July 11. In order that Mr. Jerome might accept the Invitation. The district attorney had nnother engagement for the Fourth and bigger things than the bar associa tions have awaited hla convenience. Something About Jerome. William Travera Jerome haa an as aortment of characteristics. He knows what crimes are* Committed In New York and how to catch the criminals. He knows how to convict them, and he not afraid to do It. He la a forceful and ready speaker nnd can amoke more cigarettes than any man In the me tropolis. He haa a 'Splendid home In Lakewood, near New York, and he lives In the eluma. He le .a member of ex clusive clubs and ha does hla own cooking. He gained hla first place through a pull with Boss Crokar and he doesn't mind telling IL He la a lawyer, detective, police officer, poli tician. If other men won't carry out hla Id era he doea-lt himself—but he has men with him who will do what Jerome wants done. One ot them .la Francis P. Garvan. torney. With William Travera Jerome aa hla superior the Job -means work. Garvan la a worker. He has led Ihe prosecution In nearjy aa many of the big cases which have titled the news papers as Jerome himself—and won hla suit*. Just at this time he la the leading flgure In the ptosecutlnn of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Btnnford White and has Interviewed everybody who ever knew the Thaws, tho former show girl or Ihe man who met hie death in Madison BquareGanten. It waa not known until Saturday that Mr. Garvan would accompany Mr. Je rome to the Bouth, nnd It Is probabla that the two will elaborate their plana In.the Thaw case before they return to, New York. Mr. Hntnmond went to New York last January to present In person the Invitation of the Georgia Bar Asso ciation to Mr. Jerome to deliver the principal address at the Warm Springs meeting. .The district attorney was ready to accept at once provided the executive committee could poatpone Ihe date for a abort time. Of course this was done. To be Quest of T. A. Hammond. Mr. Hammond, who la 1 president of the bar.asaoclatlon, haa not formed definite plana for Ihe entertainment of the visitors beyond n little dinner to be given Bundny night. On Monday they may be driven over Ihe city If they Ilka and that afternoon they will leave for Warm Spring*. One Atlanta newspaper wrote to Mr. R y of the address which he would ver. The writer evidently did not know Jerome, .who never writes speech In advance, never plans an ad dress until he la ready to make If, and then goes ahead and talks eloquently and forcibly. He resembles Theodore Roosevelt In hla oratory. Hla speeches have Ihe' aame sharp, fearless ring as >V. ■ those of the president: they are Just ns full of the same saving humor and there are always phrases that hit and atlck. The lawyers at Warm Bprlnga are looking forward to an address worth going fnllea to hear. Jeroma is Only 47. William Travera Jerome Is not a young man nor yat an old one. He Continued on Pago 3, Third Column. Sprelat lo Tho Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., July 14.—Premodi tafod suicide Is tho verdict of Coroner Paris, after making an Inveatlgatlon of the death of Jerry fountain, a native of Georgia, who awailowed almoet the entire contenle of a bottle of morphine In Ihe presence of hla wlfa, from whom he was divorced, and washad tha drug down with a pint of bear.' Not aatla- fled with ths first teaspoonful, ho took a second doae, which ha swallowed with milk. ■ Placing the arm of hla wife about hla neck, he said ha waa ready to die. From that time until Ihe end came a few minutes before mid- and never uttered another word. Com ing here with hla parents about twanty years ago from Macon, Ga, Mr. Foun tain taught school for a number of years and at ona tlma waa county su perintendent of education. Ha waa chlaf daputy sheriff at Beaaamar.up to Novamber, 1I0S, whan he reelgned to become elate president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Failure to effect a reconciliation with hla wife Is thought to have caused tha deed. Chinese Gunboat Is Now Af ter Desperadoes Who Were Beaten Off. H|*eclsl t'slile-Copyright. London, July 14.—Dispatches fr on <'anion tell of a desperate battl tween Chinee# pirates and a British ship near Canton. The British ship Balnam, Captain Josllng, waa attacked by a horde of plralea In Junks and small boats. Sev eral times some of Ihe dMperadc - * gained Ihe deck qt Ihe Halnam nnd he fighting became hand to hand, vnlvex, capstan bars and pistols net* used freely. • Ultimately the pirates ware driven off and the ship proceeded to port. paaaenger, and four of th» killed and practically every Donald crew were one of Ihe survivors were more or late Injured. The pirate Ines waa It The Chinese government has n gunboat In chase of Ihe plralea 100 Boye Aboard 8trandsd Vessel. By Private Ixmand Wire, Gibraltar, July 14 —The New Ter srhonlahlp 81. Mary's la reported to It ashore at 8p«rtel with !#0 boys *. board, under command of Command*' U. C. Hanus, of the Untied Blatts narj GIRL TRAVELED 600 LONG MILES TO SEE FOR JUST THIRTY MINUTES FIANCE IN THE FEDERAL PRISON No curtuln ever lias or ever will mine i a sceno depleted upon Hie stitgi) where a greater climax waa reach than tho little nceno at tho Federal prison In Atlanta Just a year ago. nfler a long twelve months, Mins Sarah L. McCormick, a school lenchor, belonging to one of Ihe bent families of Blind** Island, upon! Hie money It took her a month of laborious tolling to gain, traveled COO miles Just to see for >0 minutes her fiance, Marrufe Craltnn, serving a 15-year sentence In the pen. And now Mins McCormick Is moving henven and earth lo secure the relennn of her sweetheart: aim Is nn the way to Ht. Louis to prevail upon the trial Judge lo elgn her petition for rlomettcy which sho will then carry to the presi dent. Crahan two years ago was considered one of Ihe best and most highly looked upon engravers In the North. Ills rep utation had aprend fur beyond the hounds of his native town In th« llttlo Islpnd slate. At the lime he was en- gngol lo Miss McCormick. Although he prospered In business, bis bank account was not deemed suf ficient by himself to marry the blab school teacher. He brooded over tlie fact, and finally abused Ills wonderful Kiri '.f ''iigl.il Ins I" . "'ll""' f"ll |"ip.'l money of the United Htatea so that be eould all Ihe sooner wed Ihe girl he ■ -I I i 0 I * ■■■ I I'll!- *■■"■ "" cleverly wrought that they paaaed un detected. He then derided to make. Instead of |10 nolaa, notes bearing tho figures 5100, These also paaaed, but he waa Anally caught, tried and convicted to serve II years In the Federal prteon. He was brought to Atlnntn, hla head waa ahavsn and ha waa made to don stripes. A year paaaed. Girl Comae to Atlanta. July 17, 1001, Mrs. T. H. Abbey waa silting on bar front porch at II Wal ton street, when a depot carriage stopped In front of the door and a young lady, soma 21 years ot age, tail and of Intellectual appearance, alight ed.. Tha young lady egplalned that she would be In Atlanta ona weak and wished to have rooms at a quiet place. Mrs. Abbey had a vacant room and Mias Sarah L. McCormick, of Rhode laland, a school marm, took It. The first day she entered tha house Mlaa McCormick egplalned that aha waa on her vacation and wished lo aee the sights of the city. Rhe aaked the way to several places of Interest, then casually Inquired prison. Thut night »be r on Wnlton street and for i ek did not st fo During till" "thing" to b< ung b.dy from 1 Mrn Abbey tuid held tnsnv long ronversnilviris Ml"" Mc Cormick t*«n n clhtrmlng talker, her education wire brood, and "lie held iiltliln lu r -hn| ely lien-1 opinions on many subjects. After six dnys of wnltlng, or reeling. it" "In- I It. .Ml"t Mii’ormlrk Ml..", omit "Ii" mol nlng Suppressed <\< Ir111.-hi on" vl-lbt- in h"i every nova—she wits going out to "*■•• the Ightn ngnln Tho nfternoori finally dragged Itself around. Hit" left the I "" "II \\ niton -i r» and .'"lit to the Federal prison. At the Prison. W'fit dm Willi."ii H M"t nixed this striking woman aa same who had Inquired six fore as lo when she could • Craban. "Miss McCormick." he "thero are two kinds of pit Those of Ihe second grade, w hom bare of Ihe family nnd friends r once every four months for J minutes. In the presenee of a The other Is the llrst close good conduct they are allowed friends nnd relatives once "lei weeka, for 20 minutes, while n gi present. Crahan la In Ihe Bret * Shortly afterwards Miss McC< as ushered Into the presence Bonce. The guard tnrnsd bis I The next day this heroine le lanta. With renewed determlnntl went to work. Another year haa passed. Todny she will see Elmer II. A United Htatea attorney, located Louts, Mo., In tha attempt te 8 signature to a petition signed by prominent people. She will then Oyster Bay and Ultra present the lion In person to Presldant Tin Roosevelt. If aocceeaful Marcus half will be released from the r- E iison In Atlanta and 5(tas Bar IcCormlck will becoma Mrs. M Crahan. Hare's luck lo bar! plained, ry*rs. BABE DRINKS GASOLINE AND DIES IN AGONY By Private l.saasd Wire. Cincinnati, O.. July 14.—Bp-n. ,-r Hill, the 2-year-old eon of Iloland Hill, met a horrible death yesterday a- the result of drinking a quantity of gns.,- Ilne. , BACKWARD GLANCE BY CARTOONIST BREWERTON AT THE WEEK’S PROCESSION OF EVENTS.