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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNKRPAY. JULY 1W KILIM MILL John C. Bucher Meets Death in South Geor- • gia- John C. Bucher, a well-known re*l- tfent of Decatur and owner of several •aw mills in various parts of south Oeoralu, was Instantly killed at o'clock Tuesday afternoon at a mill ow ned by him at Manor, da., the par ticulars of the accident not yet being obtainable by his relatives In Decatur. A telegram received by his relatives Tuesday night brought the new of the a> < Idem, stating that death was In stantaneous. The telegram contained no details. As soon as possible A. 8. Bucher, a brother of the deceased, who also lives at Decatur, left for the.scene of the arcldent, anil will return with the body on Thursday. Mr. Bucher resided ut Decatur with his wife and grown daughter, but was away from home a great deal of the time, attending to his lumber Interests In the southern part of the state. Ills wife and daughter are prostrated by the sudden accident. MASSACRE OF JEWS IS BELIE VED A T END By Private leased Wire. Odessa. July 15.—Today thers. Is more confidence that there will be no more Jewish massacres and Governor General Kaulbars has disarmed ths Cossacks, who threatened to, revengs the death of a comrade In the Ghetto, and otherwise has quieted the city. Four Jews were killed yesterday and the exodus continues, although the Jews are mostly moving from their quarters to hotels and other parts of the city. SWINDLERS GE7 S.250,000; GIRL IS THE CHIEF AID By Private leased Wire. New York, July 15.—The arrest of a young woman employed In a down town banking house la promised by the police today In connection with an amaslng 1150,050 swindle of the state by ths means of "washing" and rolling cancelled stock transfer lax stamps. This woman Is said to have fur nished the swindlers with a secret mucilage that worked so well that It took close examination, even on the part of an expert, to distinguish It from ths real article. The live men arrested In connection with the scheme which, has startled Wall street were arraigned for a hear ing today. The detectives are count ing on many additional arrests. COURT OF APPEALS BILL WHICH PASSED THE HOUSE THAW DECLARES HE’LL BE T FORJTAKING LIFE Says He Won’t Submit to Any Inquiry as to Sanity. •TRUCK ON ABDOMEN BY PIECE OF TIMBER Special to The Georgian. Waycross, Ga., July 25,—J. C. Bucher, whose home Is at Decatur, Ga, but who has been operating a saw mill near Manor, 15 miles from Waycross, for some time, was hit by a flying piece of timber late yesterday evening at his milt and Instantly killed. Just how the arcldent incurred cannot be learned, but It seems that Mr. Bucher was near the saw when a piece of timber hit him In the stomach. The body will be sent to Decatur to night for burial. The deceased only recently paid a visit to his family at Decatur, which wan the first for some time. He was well known to a num ber of the business men of Waycross, and was well liked here. DRIVING CLUB PUNS ARE BEING DRAWN The plans for the new home of the Piedmont Driving Club are being drawn by Architect G. L. Norman. The design of the, new building has not been definitely decided upon, but .lt will probably be built of stone, and will be much handsomer and more commod ious than the old building, which was destroyed by fire some time ago. No estimate of the coat ran be ob tained as yet, as that will depend largely upon the material uaed In tha exterior construction, whether marble, gruntte or sandstone. Milton Dargan Is president of the club and at tha head of the building committee. BEGGED TO BE KILLED TO END BUFFERING flptflAl to Tbe Georgian. lUIrlgli. K. C„ July 26.—An explosion of a 40,000-gnllon gasoline tank, supposed to have bsen empty, occurred ut the plujit of the Standard OH Company at Durham, N. C.. yesterday, and lamia Holloway, SO yeara oM, was killed, and Tom I.unsford. it tie* gro. waa ao badly burned bo will tile. Holloway waa blown from the top of th« tank, hla clothing stripped front bla body, and the drub burned. He died lu grout agony, lagging to In* killed. The negro fell limldc the burning tank. Firemen' got on ton, and with a rope, which be caught, i.unsford waa drawn out. SALOON CLOSED UP Mayor Woodward notified Chief of Pollca Jennings Wedneaday to clone up Gann ft Garraux aaloon, at 226 Pimp- non afreet. Thla aaloon haa been the rauae of more dlacuaalon In council than any other. Some time ago. when 1906-0? li cense* were being dlacuaaed; It waa claimed that the aaloon waa alwaya crowded with neggoea. and waa a nui sance to the neighborhood because of the negro restaurant* In connection With It. On the motion of Councilman Pomeroy. It waa decided to allow Hie aaloon to continue to run If the rea- tauranta were cloned bv July 1. It la now claimed that the restau rant* have never been cloetd, and that the place la a* obnoxious to the neigh borhood a* ever. The text of the suhidltute, by Mr. Hinton, of Fulton, lu the measure to establish * court of appeal*. I* ji« follow*: Hill To lie Flit I tli'il mi Act to Aineud I'nrsgrapll 1 of Hectlou 1 of Article 6 of the roiiatltutloii of this Htnte, and Far- ugraph 0 of Moot Ion 2 of Hnld Article, mid to Add to Hectlou 2 « I'urMgraph To He Known a* 1'aragrnpli 9. Ho As To 1'rorlric for the Fiitnlillabiuent of a Court of Apinmla. mid to detlue Its rowers nud .nirlmllctlou; to Itcflne the JurlHdletlon of the Muprcine Court, nud for Other Purposes: Section 1. lie It Functed by the General Assembly, That paragraph 1 of aectlon 1 of nrtlclc 6 of the constitution of this stale be amended so that It shall rend as follows: “The Judicial powers of thin state shall lw rested In n supreme court, a court of ^Hltutlon of this state he amended that It shall rend ns follows: ‘The supreme court shall hare no oHgtnal Jurisdiction, but shall lie it court aloue for the trial and correction of errora from the superior courts in nilVtrll cases, wbeth-i er legal or equitable, originating therein, ninl In all cases of felony, and for the de termination of (|uent|oiie certified to It by I the court of appeals: and shall alt at the •cat of goreriimciit at such l* ' *• year ns are or limy lie prescJIPP JR. . for the trial nud determination of write or error from the superior courts and ofi questions certified to It as aforesaid. The provisions of this paragraph shall become effectlto on the drat day of January, anuo domlnl nineteen hundrrd and seven,' but •hall not affect cases which, on that date, are pending In the supreme court, except that caoea theu pending therein of thr kind of which the court of appeals bad Jurisdiction insy be transferred by the sul preuie court to the court of appeals. Any case thereafter curried to the supreme nerat of two month**next preceding tha time bolding Hie ueyt general election. Hoe. 6. He It Farther Enacted, That the almve proposed amendment shall * submitted for ratification or rejection to electors of this state at the next gem election to l»e held after publication, r irovlded In the fourth aectlon of this l_JP ii the aereral election districts of this state, at which election every person shall he (piatitled to vote who la entitled to vote for memliera of the general assembly. All persona voting lit anld election In favor of adopting the proposed amend men the constitution shall have written ■■V'For ■ourt of Appeals Amendment,*' and al I persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots tha words, “Against Court of^ Appeals Amendment,'f the k l*i*l Ha It Further Fnacted, That transfeflB^H such rules ns the supreme court may pre- scribe, uutll otherwise provided by lawy and the court of appeals shall try the cases so transferred.” Hoc. 3. He It Further Funded, That |the constitution of this Htnte lie amended I wise provided by law, consist of three Judges, of whom two shall constitute n quorum. It shall sit at the seat of govern' uieiit and ut such other places as may ho presciilHHl liy law. The governor abaII. Immediately on the taking effect of this amendment, annolut the Judges of the court of appenla. The terms of the Judges so nppolutod shall begtf^ nu the first May of January, anno domlnl nineteen hundred and seven, and shall In* respectively two years, four years and six years. The persona so appointed ahnll, umoug themselves, deter mine by lot which of the terms each shall have, and they shall be commissioned ac-L cordlngly. All tortus after the expiration of •aid terma (except unexplred terms) shall lie for alx yenra each, and the successors of aald Judges shall be elected by the peo ple. The time* and manner of aueh elec tions. and the mode of tilling a vacancy which cause* nu unexplred term, ah*!! be I the same ns are or wa,y be provided for by the law* relating to the election and ap point mm t of Justices of the supreihe court. The oourt of appeals shall have Jurisdiction for the trial and correction of errora from the superior courts In all rases In which such Jurisdiction Is not conferred by this constitution on the supreme court, ami from the city court* of Atlanta nud Haran- nnh, nud auch other like courts as hare been or may be hereafter established In other cities, except that where, lu n case iiendlng In the court of appeals, a question Is raised as to the construction of a pro vision of the constitution of this atitte or of the 1*nlted Htatea, or as to the con stitutionality of an net of the general as sembly of this state, and n decision of the question Is uecesanry to the determination of the ease, the court of appeals shall sol certify to the supreme court, sad there to a vote of the people ns required by constitution of the state In paragraph 1 aectlon 1 of article 13. and liy this i and If ratified, the governor shall wheu ascertains such ratification from the sec retnry of state, to wty>m the returns shall he referred In |he manner as In case* of elections for metnl»era of the gen ‘ assembly to count and ascertain the ■tilts. Issue his proclamation for one ■ertlon In one of the dally papers of thla state, announcing auch results and declar ing the amendment ratified. flee. 7. He It Further Fnacted, That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with thla act be, and the same are, hereby — pealed. * EAGAN OUTWHEELED COP ON BICYCL “I've chased many a bleycllat on my wheel, and this man Is the first one could iff catch,” anld Call Officer Payne, In the police court Wedneaday morning, chased him more than a mile, and be kept ahead or me. And still he says he waa not exceeding the speed limit." II. P. Fagan, a young man who work* Yor the Western Electric Company, was the scorcher arralgued before Judge Hroyles. lie said he was not riding very fast, but the officer staled that Fagan lieat him to the Western Flectrlc Coin pnny's factory, and bid In the yard. “I can ride 26 miles an hour on reach tree, where the race waa pulled off,” officer Payne, “and I waa doing best," 'Three dollara and costs," Mid Judge Hroyles. * STATISTICS. Deaths ahd Funerals. Mr*. Joisphine Peacock. Hpeclal to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July 26,—Mrs. Jose phine Banks Peacock, wife of G. J. Peacock, the well-known clothing man ufacturer, died at her home In Wynn- ton yesterday. She was 62 years of age and had lived at the place where ahe died alnce her birth, It being the Banka homestead for (he peat three- quarter* of a century. Besides her hus band, she leaves four children. j. jTgay. J. J. Gay, 20 years old, died at hi* residence near Chamblee, Go., at S o’clock Tuesday afternoon. He la sur vived by a wife and father and mother. The funeral service* will be held at 3 o'clock on Thursday. Ths Interment will be In the Corinth Church burytng- ground. 8. A. WHITEN. 8. A. Whiten. 21 years old, an em ployee of the Southern Bell Telephone ~ompany, died .at the Grady Hospital esday afternoon from the effects of Jurlesrecelved In a fall several weeks ». The body waa taken from the hospital to Harrj' O. Poole ft Co/a un dertaking establishment. The funeral services will be held from his late resi dence, 674 East Fair street, at 10 oViodr Tftursday morning, and the body will be taken to Marietta for In terment at 12:10 Thursday. supreme court, which, after having afforded to the parties an opportunity to he heard thereon, shall In struct the court of ait|M*Nls on the ques tion so certified, and the court of appeals shall l*e bound by the Instruction oo given. Hut If by reason of an equal division of opinion among the Justices of the supreme court, no such Instruction Is glveu, the court of appenla may decide the ques tion. The court of appeals may at any time certify to the supreme court any other a uestloiie of law concerning which It de- Ires the Instruction of the supreme court for proper decision; aud thereupon (be su f reiue court may give Its Instruction on be questions certified to It. which shall lie binding on the court of appeals In such case. The manner of certifying questions to the supreme court of appeals, and the I proceedings In regard to low, hi cAses penning in me court or ap peals, shall result from delay In disposing of questions certified by the court of ap peals to the supreme court. All writs of error In the court of spirals, when re ceived by Its clerk during a term of the court, nud before the docket of'the term Is by order of the court closed, shall In* entered thereon, and when received at any other time shall be entered on the docket of the next term, and they shall stand for hearing at the term for which they are so entered, under such rules as the court may prescribe, until otherwise provided by law. The reurt of appeals .shall appoint s deft and a sheriff of (be coart. The reporter of the supreme court shall ter of the court of r provided by law. onrt of *■ first Monday l r . _ Iwn hundred and .even. The laws relit- lux to the uupretue court. «• to qu.llllr. lions .nd ml,rim nt the Judge*, the deal*- tuition of other J 11(1*1*. to pre,Me when member, of the roar! ire dtxju,luted, the powere, dull*., mliirle*. fee. .nd term of officer*, the inode nf currying rare* to the court, the power*, practice, procedure, time of .Ittlux and coot, of the court, the pub lication of report. of cam. decided there- l«. «nrl In nil other rrepect*. except a. othcrwlee provided In thla con.ittutlnn- and uutll otherwlar provided liy law. ahall ap ply to the rourt of appeal., no far as they enn lie mode to apply. The declalona of the .upreroe court mull bind the court of nppenli ai precedent.."* Hoc. 4. lie It Further Knurled, That whenever the alutve proponed nmeudment to the eonatltutlon ahull lie nxreed to hv two third, of the metet-er, elected to each of the two hot we. of the xeneral a—tem- bly. nud the mine ha. been entered nu their Journal., with the ye*, .ml naya taken thereon, the xovernor .hall, ami be I. hereby authorltrd and Instructed, to cauie wild amendment to be published In, •J 1 new.it*per. In each fonxrea- alonat district of tin. •!,(«. for til* period BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. John U. Bullock, at “ t'anltol avenue; n son. *50 U Ba *' lV M * "" " T«"s?r. «m?'jdra" lT. W" wimnack, It yletn avenue; n daughler. To Mr. and Mra. W7 K. Sowell, at 951 I.ncklo afreet; n daughter. DEATHS. Ulllan I,. Day, I months ohl. died of con gestion of the brain,. at 905 Alexander •treat. lacy lee Deere, 9 year, old, died hydrophobia, at I’a.tcur Initltute. PROPERTY~TRANSFER8. 92.600—E. II. Thornton to 8. M. Bur bank, lot on I'mehtree rend, near Bratton lot. Wamuty deed. 99.000- 8. M. Burbank to Mr,. O. Jones, Mine lot. warranty deed. 99.000 I'eoal Mum—Mrs. B. Hurksdalo to hint, l.ydn Hof - - - llond for title. 90.000- A. D. Adair, Sr., et ,1. to Mra. Ilentile Dodd, trustee, lot on Trinity avenue. Warranty deed. 9900—Jnmeo W. Green, truxtee, „ Hannah Buchumn, lot on UIU atreot. War ranty deed. 9700-0. J. Maddox to Mrs. F. E. Mad dot, lot on Grave street, near Ethel street. Warranty drad. 9WO-W.. K. Flower, to Ed Dnwaon, lot on Adauitvlll* road. Losu deed. 91.000 l'oual Hum—Ed Dnwaon to W. E. Flower*. Mm, lot. Bond for title. 92,900 l'm.l Hum—8. It. Turman and B. N. Hughe, to W. E. Flower., lot on Oak street, near Lawton. Bond 92.000- (\ L. Chosewood to lot nu corner of Kllllnn itreot and South Boulevard. Warranty deed. 92.000- 11. C. Flacker to J. A-. Fischer. Mnte lot. Warranty deed. 99.000- 8. II. Turman to It. W. Hughes, right Iota lu West End. Warranty deed. P69.2S— Empire Htnte Investment Com pany to Edith Q. Fierce, lot on Ander son street, near Penelope. Warranty 'tuo—Prank U Malone to Mrs. Flora C. l-awhcad. lot on Fain* avenue, near North avenue. Warranty deed. 95— Mutual Ixtau and Banking Company to Mra. 9*. C. iAwhend, Mme lot. Ouft claim deed. BUILDING PERMIT8. 9140—W_ M. Nlchtda, to repair one-story re me d/rlllng at Ut! West Mitchell etreat. 990—W. M. Nichols, to repair one-atory frame dwelling at 977 Frarer street. 9350—Jack Bowen, to build nue-atory raue dwelling at 140 Rnai ret arenne. frame dwaUlna nt Ml Fulton street. 9175—H. 11. Fhelan, to re-corer two frame dwelling, at 145-147 West Mitchell street. 12.000— <1. !.. Wood, to both! two-etory frame dwelling nt 132 l.ucllc atjnue. 9400—Mrs. \v. 8. Belt, to repair twenty- live one-atory frame dwelling, on Glenn, Wlndaor nml Garibaldi street.. 1100—It. I. Walker, to alter briek build log at 910 Feaehtw* afreet. 9.0— J. Traaaateln. to recover one-story frame dwelling at I Fortress avenue. 116U—Mrs. ||. **. Scales, to add to one- atory frame dwelling at 41 Forrest avenue. M-J. C, Starks, to re-rover one-atory frame dwelling at 42 Harwell etreat. HOI—lUndall Bra*., to hnlld brick founda tion nt callarietu street. Judg, Ruaaell to 8p*ak. Special to The Georgian. Commerce, On., July 25.—Hon. Rich ard H. R isacll, candidate for tit, nom ination for ffnmrnor, will addresa the rltlxena of thla community here Sat urday afternoon, July 23. It In expect 'd that a large crowd will attand. « By Private I-en»od wire. New York, July *|.—Harry Thaw will stand trial by a Jury of hla peera for the killing of Stanford White. He will not be submitted to any examina tion oa to his sanity. Clifford W. Hart ridge. Thaw's attor ney, declared this to be the now certain outcome of the tragedy, after a con ference with Thaw and . the latter's wife In the Tomb, today. “There will be no lunacy commli- •Ion, either civil or criminal.” asserted Lawyer llartrldge. "Thla Is flnsl. In making this statement I am putting the words of Mr. Thaw himself, at his own request. He has asked me to make the statement for him.” Harry Thaw considered the making of this positive statement of such Im portance that he had his lawyer Inter rupt the talk they were having, In which Mrs. Harry Thaw Joined, In or der to come down stairs from Thaw's cell to make the statement public. Thaw’s wife arrived nt the ■ ence before the lawyer, reaching the Tombs at 10:10 o'clock. For tile lust time nines the tragedy on the Madison Square roof garden she was dressed In white, a white tailor-made linen suit. She atm wore, however, her heavy brown veil; SA VS MAID GOT PAID FOR TELLING LIES By Privets Leased Wire. Pittsburg, Pa., July II.—With Blanch Ashby, the negresi mold, once In the employ of Hortje, to be Summoned by thff defense In rebuttal to face a charge mode In open court yesterday which In the same breath accused her of perjury and Mra. Hartja wjth bribery and sub ornation, today's session In the famous divorce proceedings promises sensa tional development*. The Ashby wo man arrived In the city last night from Washington, D. C, her home, she har ing been brought here to deny, If pos sible, the allegations made against her late yesterday by Silas Canady, a negro, also of Washington, who declared that the woman had confided to him that she had been offered <100 by Mrs. Hartle If the divorce proceeding* were decided In her favor. Got Pay For Lying, Silas P. Canady was asked: “How many talk* did you have with Mrs. Ashby about the Hartje case?” ■I think I had two.” ‘And every time the talked of this case, ahe said aha lied and was paid to lie In the Hartje case. How much did the eay she got for lying?” ‘The first time she said she got $35 for her first trip to Pittsburg.” “How much for the second?" "She said she was paid 36 a day and her expenses, and she was here live days and got 365.” "Did you not eay that you could come to this city, testify In the Hartje case and get enough money for your OOOOOOOOtnJODOOOOOOCOOOOOOO GOVERNOR IDE ASK8 FOR MORE 80LDIERS. By Private Leased Wire. Manila, July 16.—Major Gen eral Wood, In command of the Phllpplnes division, said today that he had no doubt that the fighting would soon be over, ex pressing confidence In the abil ity of the Eighth Infantry to quiet the Pulajsnes. He said there would be no lack of troops In Leyte while there were any Indications of trouble. Other of ficers said they were not so sure the Pulajanet would not keep up the fighting In the hope that the tribe* In Samar would break out In sympathy. Governor General Ide has ap pealed to the military authori ties for a larger forco of regu lars In Leyte, and the Eighth Infantry was dispatched at once for Iloilo and an additional de tachment of the Twenty-fourth woe sent from Camp Bumpus. Governor Omena reports that there are no more outlaw bands and that the Island Is complete ly pacified. Students of Philippine affairs among the civil authorities have aald that they attribute the aud- den breaking out of the fanatic bands to the arrest and capture of so many of the old leaders within the past few weeks. OQOOQOOQQOOODOODOOGODGDOOG OOOOOOtKHJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SUPERB NIQHTB ATONE FOR THEBE HOT DAY8. If It were not so vulgarly cheap one might say with ve racity that the rain has skldone O nt last, (saving, however, as an O S evidence of Its erstwhile ex- O _ Istence a certain humidity of O the atmosphere which makes O for wilted collars and soma- 0 what temperlsh dispositions. O The nights, though, at. su- 0 perb. Cool and bracing breeasa, 0 bearing an aroma of freshness 0 and of vitality, have served to 0 make nocturnal meditation and 0 reat a matter of keen enjoy- 0 meat. O The forecast Is: O Fair Wednesday night and 0 Thursday. 0 Wednesday temperatures: 0 7 a. m ........70 degrees O 8 a. 76 degrees 0 0 a. m 78 degrees 0 10 a. SO degrees O 11 a. m ...SI degrees 0 18 noon 80 degrees 0 1 p. 81 degrees 0 2 p. m 81 degrees O 0 ‘This Mrs. Ashby voluntarily told all ou people about being engaged to lie In this case. You never questioned her about the matter?” "She told us without any question ing." "Did Mr. Ashby write a letter to Mr. Hartje about testifying for him?" “As I, understand, he wrote that If Mrs. Ashby was to come on here to lie for Mr*. Hartje he was willing to come on here and tell the truth.” “Ie It not a fact that you people alt got together and made thla story and then Ashby wrote In order fo get re venge on hie wife?" "No, elr; we simply heard Mrs. Ash' by mske this statemsnt and are here to testify to that fact." ATTORNEY FOR HARTJE IS KILLED POLITICALLY. By Private Leared IVIre. Pittsburg, Pa., July 28.—After be smirching a half doxen families In this city, the Hartje divorce case has brok' en Into politics. The Democratic coun ty leaden refuse to consider Attorney John Matron as a candidate for dis trict attorney because he I* couneel for Augustus.HartJe In this case. Charles A. Fagan, the Democratic leader, who had so much to do with unhorsing Colonel James M. Guffey In the Democratic state convention, says the Democrats do not consider Mr. Marron an advlsible candidate. It, Is rumored that If any one goes on the stand and testifies that he broke open Madlne’s trunks, arrests will fol low. and In all probability they will be made In the court room. It I* also expected that a great legal battle will take place when Hartje'* attorneys en deavor to show how the Madlne love letters were secured. LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED Rummage Sale. The German Ladles' Aid Society will hold a rummage sale at 818 Peters street Friday and Saturday. All mem bers are requested to have contribu tions ready for call -Thursday. Bound Over for Assault. Lulu Butler, the negress who created auch a disturbance In the Vendome ho tel Monday night and shot and slight ly wounded Alice Slaton, another ne gress, was bound over In tbe recorder’s court Tuesday afternoon. The testi mony showed that each of the women had a revolver, on the night of the fracas, and the Butler woman succeed ed In shooting first. Presented With Gavel, As a mark of esteem In which he la held by tha American Waterworks’ As sociation, of which he was president In 1900, City Engineer Robert M. Clayton received Tuesday, through the mall, a handsome gavel, finished In cherry and bronxe brass. The gift was sent by the Mueller Manufacturing Company, of Decatur, III., and Is one of a number given to each of tbe past presidents of the association. Ben Dyer Wanted. Mrs. Susan Dyer, an Inmate of the county alms house. Is anxious to locate her son, Ben, ana has requested >the K llce to aid her In her search. She s been ill for some time, and le anx ious for her son to call and see her. Business Meeting Called. After the regular prayer meeting at the Second Baptist church Wednesday evening the Young Men'e Missionary Society will hold a business meeting, to whleh every member Is urged to be present, as matters of vital Interest are o discussed. Two “Wreck Suits.” Maggie Burge, a minor, filed -suit In the superior court Wednesday morn ing claiming damages In the sum of 810,000 from the Central of Georgia and the Atlanta and West Point rail ways tor Injuries alleged to have been received In the picnic train wreck on June 0. Her father, J. H. Burge, files suit for $3,000 for Injuries to his daughter. Mall Clerk Injured. William H. Smith, a railway postal clerk, filed suit In the city court Wed nesday morning against ths Southern railway for 816,000 damages. Smith alleges that he was hurt In a collision at Salisbury, N. C„ on May 5. Southern Railway Sued. J. T. Drake filed suit In the city court Wednesday morning against the Southern railway for 92,000. He alleges that he was hurt on September 20, 1905, while acting as a switchman. Charged With Robbing Trunk. Accused of robbing the trunk George W. Llppy at the boarding house of Mrs. M. A. Webster, 172 Ivy street, where both were boarding, Thomas Wood, a young man, was Wednesday morning bound over by Judge Landrum under 2200 to answer to the charge In the superior court. Llppy missed ring and a number of other articles from his trunk and Investigation by the city detective force revealed the fact that the ring had been pawned at the Globe Loan Office on Decatur street. The clerk In the office stated that the ring had been pawned In the name of the defendant, though he did not swear that Wood was ths man who brought the ring to his shop. Wood was represented by Judge Bpencer R. Atkinson, and gave the required bond. Railroad Committee Friday. To settle upon the 1 route of t(re Inter- urban electric line after It reaches At lanta, the committee on electric and other railroads will hold session Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. TEARSJJP TRACKS Attack ou Trolley Rails By 500 Guarded Men. By Private Leased Wire. Cleveland, Ohio, July 28.—War was begun on the Cleveland Electric Rail- way Company by the city today, a force of 600 men was sent to tear uo the tracks of the rlllway company m Fulton street, between Lorain street and Franklin circle. The dty .m, ployee. wen, under the direction of Mayor Tom L. Johnson and Chief of Police Kohler, and were protected hv a force of police. ’ At least a quarter of a mile of track was torn up before the company knew wh ®< «’ a * # being done. The men worked In four or five gangs. Super intendent A. D. Dupont, of the Municl. pal Traction Company, was-In direct charge of the men. The action of the city was due to the fight over franchises that has been In progress. The general manager of the company, John J. Stanley, said ths purpose of the city was to make way for the low fare trolley company's tracks, which are xpected to coins down Fylton street from Rhoades ave nue, to get to the east side. Stanley said there was no question of the right of the Cleveland Electee Company to use these tracks on Fulton street. J, C, BEAM LEAVES ATLANTA THURSDAY 00000000000000000000000000 CUBA PAYS HEED TO U. S. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, July 26.—The state de partment has received a cablegram from Mr. Bleeper, first secretary of the United States legation at Havana, In which he says' the Cuban minister of foreign affairs has Informed him that the request of the United States gov ernment for a pardon for Millie Brown and her associates will be favorably considered at tomorrow's session of the cabinet. This action will be taken, the cable gram states, 1n consideration of the declaration made by Miss Brown and ths others arrested In the Isle of Pines, that they were Ignorant of Hie law pro hibiting the laying of private telegraph lines, and their promise not to trans gress again. ALLS FOUR STORIES: ESCAPES WITH LIFE Hpeclsl to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga.. July 26.—W. tk John son, an employee at the Eagle and Phenlx mills, fell four stories to the ground on sn elevator In mill No. 1 yesterday. The wire cable that held the elevator broke and Johnson, who was on the platform at the time, went down to the ground floor, the flcx-aior striking the bottom so hard that It rebounded several feet. Johnson's es cape from death was almost miracu lous, and he was only badly bruised In tverai ui.cas. but will recover. Jerome C. Beam, tbe newly appoint ed assistant general passenger agent of the‘Southern railway, with head quarters In the Chemical building In St. Louis, leaves with his wife Thurs day morning for his new home. Wed nesday was spent In a last hand-shake with his host of Atlanta friends, all of whom regret exceedingly to see him go, but unite with, their congratula tions In the deserved promotion which has come his way. Mr. Beam haa been a prominent resi dent of Atlanta for yeara and with his wife has been exceedingly popular with all classes of people with whom he hoe come In contact. Hla genial manner and cordial friendship for all haa woa for him a host of friends, both In and otft of the colony of this city and all parts of the South. His frequent bus iness trips has made him equally pop ular In all sections of this district. Mr. Beam has been a member of the Mystic Shrlners for many yeara and has figured prominently In the doings of ths local order. While regretting leaving his many friends In this city, Mr. Beam is rather glad to return to St. Louis, where for six years he re ported while making Chicago hie headquarters when In charge of that territory. He Is thoroughly conver sant with the conditions In that local ity where he will now be stationed. Mr. J. C. Lusk, who comes from Jacksonville, to take the place made vacant by the promotion of Mr. Beam, left Wednesday morning for the Flor ida city, where he will remain until coming to Atlanta on August 1 to re main permanently. COP CATCHES JEURO PROWLING IN HOUSE CHARGE OF PEONAGE AGAINST EMPLOYERS Special to The Georgian. Pensacola, Fla., July 25.—United States deputies from here have gone to the Jackson Lumber operations, at Lockhart, Ala., for the arrest of em ployees whom It Is charged are hold ing German employees and forcing them to work virtually as slaves. In formation of the state of affaire was brought here by foreigners, who had es caped several days ago, and an invest! on has been quietly going on since, he Jackson Lumber Company Is one of the largest In the South. It was organised three years ago, and Is com puted principally of Michigan and Wisconsin capitalists. If the allegations are true, about one hundred Immigrants, mostly Germans, are held In ths lumber camps of that company. By Prirnfe Leased Wire. New York, July 25.—Alfred King, the bookmaker, who was arrested and sub sequently released In connection with the disappearance of Mrs. Halsey Cor- win’s $50,000 gems, I. preparing to sue Mrs. Corwin. His attorney, Aaron J. Levy, declares that "the colonel," the New York mil lionaire, who, according to King, wax named In the Corn-In divorce ault, will be named In a statement which King Is preparing for the purpose of vindi cating himself. INSULTED BY NEGRO WOMAN SHOT AT HIM Mrs. Will Shaw, of 895 Whitehall street, telephoned to the police station Wednesday afternoon for an officer to proceed to her home at once and arreit a negro who had threatened her In sn Insulting manner. Call Officer Luck hastened to the scene at once, but Mra Shaw had frightened the negro away and no trace of the fugitive was found. Mra. Shaw lives on the edge of whet Is kndwn In that locality as Murphys woods and was In a yard In the rear of her little home shortly before noon when a negro, who had been at work In the woods all the morning, ap- iroached her and made several Insult- ng remarks. She wa* thoroughly frightened and hastily entered the house. Securing a revolver, she fired two shots at the negro, one of the bul lets clipping a limb from off a tree di rectly over hla head. The dlght of the revolver and ths noise of the shooting scared the negro and he disappeared, the police bring unable to find even « trace of him. RIGHT LEG COT OFF BY SWITCH ENGINE W. J. 8creven« had hi* rl*ht le* cat of Jnat below th* knee Wednewlay aftornoon by a Southern railway *wltch engine *t GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Patrolman J. M. Pittman alept late Tues day afternoon at hla home. 1SS South Pryor •treft, after a n!*ht on duty, ami he wa* awakened hr * atrauge step In the houae. He knew that all tbe memliera of his fam ily were In MlaalMlppI ou a visit to rela tive* and he thought tbe noloe worth In- vestlfstlnc. lie found WJ1) Thomaa, « ne*ro, walking mruund In the parlor and evidently tsklug ■ mental Inventory of the furniture with it view to carrying off snythlug not ualled down. Will started toward the open win dow but stopped when be saw the officer'* revolver. “I whn looking for a lady that lives about _ *re somewhere,” explained the negro. “1 Just thought I'd look around and see If this was her house.” Mr. Pittman did not thlsk the explanation satisfactory. Neither did judge Hroyles. who fined Thomas 616 and root**and sent him up for thirty days In default of the ready cash. Hut the next time Thomas looks for a stran* the door, and he _ . . Discuss Railroad Plana. Special to The Georgian. Dublin, Ga., July 26—Quite a num ber of cltlsens. Interested In the con struction of a railroad from Dublin to Lumber City met In this city Monday afternoon at the club room In the Car negie library and discussed the plans of the road. There were also large crowds from Plnetucky, Burch and Lowery districts. Delivers Lecture. Special to The Georgian. Dublin, Ga., July 25.—Dr. H. .» Wharton remained In the city until laat night for the purpoae of giving his famous lecture on Palestine. Dr. Whar- ton made many friends while here, who turn.* 1 **** ** r * d t0 w ® lcom ® *»!• «- . , Farmers’ Union Rally. Spaclal to The Georgian. .J ran i:i' n ’ 2“” ? u,y .**•—The Farm. ®. r *, Educational and Co-operative Union ofiHeard county held a rally at Flat Rock camp ground Saturday. A large crow-d attended. The speakers were Dr. W. 8. Trent, of Heard, and Mr. Hunnlcutt, of Atlanta. Revival Haa Closed. Special to The Georgian. UubUtirvia., July- 25.—The revival which has been In progress In this cllty for two week*, conducted by Dr. H. M. WMaVton. under the auspices of the BU^Ust church, came to a close Sunday Infant Child Dead. 8perlal to The Georgian. Oxford. Ga.. July 25.—The Infant son YL*?W®b®r died ne nexi nme 1 nomas vtomlav rai.h* uieu looks for a strange lady he will Inquire »t| “SI,o" . T hf funeral services the door, sod b* rsreful not to rhooss s *®5* n ®m at the home yesterday after- police ,-fflrer'. reridrore when be wants to noon, after which the body waa In. explore ths Interior. 1 '—red in the Oxfoxd cemetery the Grady hospital. Hl> conn TO DECIDE FRIDAY ON NEW GAS PLANT Whether Atlanta will hare nnother s«9 company will be dually settled t riaiy morning nt W o'clock. This matter been dragging along for many weeks. TM committee on streets, Alderman Key chair man, met Wedneaday morning, but adjourn- <kI until Friday with the ondtfataadm* that u decision would bo reached at that time, whether there waa a quorum prewni or not. • .. ... The Southern Gaa Company, the on* which la attemntlug to gat a nnmiluo* to furulah KO-cent gaa. P | 0 *J fifth cheaper than the preseut company- ‘j ugreea to furnish the city and public uUft school* gas free, and to have Its plant running order within eighteen month* FATE OF BONI SET FOR FALL By Private Leased Wire . Paris, July 25.—October 17 M 24 is the date of the Castellan* divorce hearing, the court an nouncing that it will be held some time between those dates. The count’s creditors will be heord the same time. FEARING THE OFFICERS DEMENTED MAN SUICI0ES Special to The Georgian. . New Orleans, La, July Barthe, a gardener, believing “file were after him, * prang from hl» h"" seised a shotgun and running uUt the gallery at hie residence yettem*)' blew hi# head almost entirely off- M Mlealng the first *hot, he placed m gun under hi* chin and. pulled the ger. He waa 45 year* of aff* *hown slgnx of a weak mind of