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Illinois Friends of “Unde Joe’’ Indorse,Him to Suc ceed Roosevelt. II.' -Prlvnte Wire. Danville, III., Au;. 16.—The boom o Joseph J. Cannon. speaker of tin house, for the next Republican noml nation for president will be formally lnunched here' today. The party has given him 17 nonilnatlonn by accjanm tlon. From now on. gathering force n the state convention at Springfield next Tuesday, "Unde" Joe’* movement I* expected to Increase In popularity through Indorsement* of other state convention* until It make* him * the nominee of the nntlonnl convention. A popular demand from every county of the Eighteenth district, which “Uncle" Joe wu* unable to stem, will compel the Indorsement today. Until a few days 070 he Insisted that such an action be not taken, a/ It might detract from the energy of the Repub lican congressional campaign this fall. LYNCHING is FEARED IF MAN IS CAUGHT Special to Tli * Gr.. -im. Jacksonville. Fla.. Aug. 16.—Henry Davis,' nn aged vhltc man, who was murderously assaulted at his home, 19 mllea west of this city Monday night, while asleep in bed. by an unknown man, who u*ed an axe. died last night. At the sa.uf time th< assailant at tempted to assault Mrs. Davis, but her scream* frightened Mm away. Two deputy sheriffs \ Ith a citizens* posse of 50 men are scouring the woods r»r the murderer. Davis was a prom fnent man In his home *e?tlon and i planter 70 years old. If caught the assailant will hi lynched. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. MRS. HOWARD GOULD ONE VE OF BALLOON ASCENSION RECENTLY MADE .IN LONDON Picture shows Mrs. Gould, who has become an enthusiastic bal loonist and will Jn the near fu ture make an as cent from Paris. The cut also shows u picture of Mrs. Gould taken Just before her ascension lit London. At the extreme left Is Mr. Hull. To the right of Mr. Hall, with one hand resting on the basket, la Howard Gould. In the basket are Lord Royston and Mrs. How ard Gould. The Countess D e Cas tel lane 1 s standing directly In front of the basket, and to her right In an overcoat and yachting cap Is Count Rlron. CALL OFFICERS CHASE A PHANTOM REPORT A phantom was chased for more than two hours In the neighborhood of Pratt and Gilmer streets by officers Chan dler and Lurk Wednesday. Late In the afternoon some one called up the police station and said If an officer were sent to the corner of Pratt and Gilmer streets the negro who at tempt to assault Mrs. Hembree in Bat tle Hill might be caught. Officers Luck and Chandler grabbed their bike* and hustled out *»f the headquarters like a young cyclone. When they reached their destination s young white man approached them and told them If they would follow a “feller who had Jusi gone 'round tlie comer" they could catch the man who assaulted Mrs. Hembree. The two officers rode round the cor ner, but didn’t see nay one. They rode around another corner and another and still another, until perspiration was pouring off of them in streams, but no “ftller who had gone 'round the cor ner** did they see. The two officers notified Patrolmen Dodd and Sorman, who took up the chase where Luck and Chandler had left off, and after turning several more comers they cornered tlu* phantom. The cornered man gave Ids name as Murphy, but didn't seem to know ex actly what he did know, because he didn't know It. lie was turned loose. % DECOMPOSED BODY FOUND IN RE8ERVOIR. Big Four Trail/, Going Fiftv Miles an Hour, Hits Freight. F. E. PURSE THE PRINTER." Special to The Georgian. Charleston. 8. C., Aug. 16.—The de composed body of a negro was found floating on the water of the George street reservoir by un employee of the Charleston Light and Water Company Notification to the jiollro revealed the mystery. < >n Isst Sunday night JoT »eph Weathers got i.runk, nnd tried to kill his wife. He it red two shots at her and then lied, fallowed by two poi lice men. Wenthers disappeared and the police were unable to locate him His course from his yard to the water Is shown by the disturbed weeds. Ho must have fallen Into the water and] was too drunk to save himself. LOW RATES via SOUTHERN RAILWAY Warm Spring*, Ga ...‘ $ 3.75 Chlek Spring*, 8. C 8.50 Asheville, N. C 10.50 Waynetvill*. N. C 11.60 Hendersonville, N. C. 10.00 Lake Toxaway, N. C 12.70 Tryon, N. C 10.00 Tat* Spring*. Tenn 11.35 Simon*. G» 12.00 Cumberland laland, Ga 13.00 Atlantic Beach, ll* 14.50 Chicago, III 32.05 Saratoga 8prings, N. Y 43.80 Atlantic City, N. J .. 40.00 Anbury Park, N. J 41.50 Detroit, Mich 30.05 The above rates are for the Round Trip Ticket* on sale dally limited for re turn until October 31, 1908. Paiaenger and Ticket Office No. Peachtree Street. 'Prone 182. IS J. C. LUSK, District Passenger Agent. aoooooooooooooaoaoooooooao O O O PAWNE BILL’S BRAVE O O WEDS WHITE EQUAW. 0 0 0 O By Private Leased Wire. 0 0 Anbury Park, N. J.. Aug. 16.— O O Miss Mildred Fredericks, daughter O 0 of ii fanner of Le Orangeville, N, 0 0 Y., Is today the bride of Frank 0 0 Foiirhotns, a Sioux chief, who 0 0 perform* with Pawnee Bill's Wild O O West Show. O 0 0 O00000OO0000O000000C090O00 FARMERS’ INSTITUTE RALLY AT COVINGTON. Special to The Georgian. Covington, Ga., Aug. 16.—The New ton County Farmers’ Institute held a tally here, a large crowd being pres ent. The speaking, which occurred in the court house, was begun by Mr. Stewart. followed by Mr». W. H. Fel ton, who spoke upon the subject of fanning nnd education. After Mrs. Felton's nddress the meeting adjourned to the Academy Springs, where a bar bee qg. under the direction of n committee composed of K. • IX Ballard, Lewis, Mnddox and others, was prepared. In the afternoon Colonel L. F. Livingston delivered a practical address on marketing cotton, nnd cl. \V. llunnlcut followed with the subject of science on the farm. A. C. Lewis, assistant state entomologist, spoke on the subjects of Insect* and their effects on cotton. 8AVANNAH KNIGHTS WILL ENTER PRIZE DRILL. N|H»cliil tn The Georgian. Savannah. G«., Aug. 16.—Georgia Company No. 1, Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, at n meeting held Inst night discussed the proposed trip to New Orleans to attend the biennial meeting of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias on October 15. The com pany will enter in the prise drill com petition. At the last meeting of the supreme bulge the Georgia company tied for Hist place. The members ex- poet to return from the coming meet- .. . —*. ..a champion drill W. WELLMAN ABANDONS BALLOON TRIP TO POLE tty I'rlTats I .(‘inert Wire. London, An*. 19.—A dispatch from Chrlstlnna any* that lettora have liren received from Spitsbergen which Mate tliut owing to the lateness of I he reiiKon, Waiter Wellman hint abandoned the project of ballooning to the north pol? this yenr. CAST OF CHURCH PORCH BEST HE COULD FIND. r Private {.eased Wire. New York. Aug. 19.—J. W. Realty, director of fine aria of the Carnegie institute In Plttwhurg. who went abroad to get casts of architectural features for the new Institute, ha* returned. He Id the most Important object he con- aldered wn* a cast of a porch of tiro hurch of St. Gillie*. In St. Gillie*. France. GINNING COMPANY APPLIE8 FOR CHARTER. Specie! to The tieorjiliin. Chattanooga. Tenn, Aug. 19.—The Planter*' Cotton and Ginning Compa ny I* thn nnme of a new concern which will apply for a charter here »oon with $190,000 capital Mock. The Incorpora tors will be W. B. Riddell. II. H. Ken ■on. J. H. Black. ~ ** K. Kirkpatrick JUDGE JOINS IN OVATION TO ACQUITTED PRISONER By lYIvnts Lcn,cd Wire. Lafayette, Did.. Aug. 19.—Big Four passenger train No. 44. known a* the L’lnclhnatl feat mall, which left Chi cago at 9 p. m. last night, white run ning at a speed of $0 miles an hour, collided with an extra freight train two mile* west of here at 1 o'clock this morning. Several of the passengers were cut by broken glass, but all were able to proceed on their Journey. The creiv* on both engine* Jumped. Engineer Washburn had hi* bark Injured, und If I* feared that he I* hurt internally. Engineer Christian, of the passenger train. wan Injured about the head, and Expre** Messenger Burt Thomas wa» Injured In the side nnd buck. NEGROlillfSS LEAGUE TO MEE The Nations I Negro Business leesgao will hold Its seventh mm uni *‘.*»loh lu Atlanta on August 29. 3) mid 31. Session* will be helil In. the auditorium on the corner of Auburn svenue mid Itutler street. Welcoming addresses will be made by Ma/or James G. Woodward la l*ebnlf of the city, and tliitu I». Jones for the chain ber of commerce, which will be resjioutied to by prominent delegates present. The annual address 4»f the president, I»iM*ker T. Washington, will be dellvereil nt the evening session of Wednesday, An gust 29. A feature of the convention will la* tljc speeehes from successful negroes In every line of business 4*11 thit particular Hue In which they are ivipable of giving advice to their rare. Captain James W. English and Met W. Landrum will nl*4i make short dresses to the -onvenflou. G. M. Howell, of Atlanta. Is vice pres ident of the national organization. suspiciousIegho HELD UP TRAIN CREW % PRINTING A OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS 'J 16 1-2 E. MITCHELL ST. ATLANTA, GA. By Private Leased Wire. New Orleans, Aug. 16. -Strong Mlof In the unwritten law wus manifested here will’ll great crowd* cheered mid applauded the acquittal of Peter Mutinies, tried for the murder of Ills faithless wife and the Merlons wounding of her companion. When the aequlttal was announced, the trial Judge shook hands with Manates. .Mauale*' own story was the only testi mony offered by the defense. TO EJECT UNCLE 8AM FROM RESERVATION Special to Tile Georgian. Wilmington, N. <\, Aug. 16.—Claim lug that the government hu* never in quired, either by purchase or con demnation proceedings, 500 acre a 41 the bind set apart hh a reservation for Fort Caswell, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, T. M. Thompson, Jr., of Southport, ha* entered suit for eject ment. Mr. Thompson s»vs the gov* mrnt must either secure a title from him or give the land up. United Staten District Attorney Skinner In in Wash ington Investigating the matter. POLICYHOLDER’S TICKET MAY BE PROVIDED. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 16.-*ln an Interview here by Colonel A. M. Shook, of Tracy City, who was on his way to New York to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the policyhold ers of the New York Life Insurance Company, representing the policyhold ers of Tennessee, said that lie believed that plans would be adopted whereby a policyholder's ticket could he assured which would mean that hereafter the policyholders of the company would manage the affairs of the company In stead of Wall street. REPORTED SALE DENIED BY LOOKOUT PROPRIETOR. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Aug. 16.—John Shaniotulskl. president of the Look out Inn Company, emphatically denies that Lookout Inn has been sold for $100,000 to Chicago parties. *lt lias been published that through W. B. Ragsdale, a former hotel man of this city, the famous hostelry has been sold t«» Chicago parties. ALLEGED MURDERERS RETURNED TO GEORGIA. ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Special to The Georgian. Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 16.—cl. J. Berry, of Cincinnati, agent of the in- | tornutbmul Correspondence schools at M. Ellsworth and i Scranton. Pa., is In Jail here charged with embezzling $260 of Ills employer's — (money, lie wus arrested on a war rant sccureil by J. N. Tompkins, gen eral superintendent of the company. TO NAME AN OPPONENT TO JUDGE J. A. MOON. Kpcelnl to '!*he Georgian. Chuttanooga. Tenn., Aug. 16.—New ell Sanders, chairman of the executive committee of the Third congressional dlHtrict, 1ms called n meeting of the congressional convention to be held In this city September 5 for the purpose of nominating a Republican candidate against Congressman John A. Moon. It Is probable that either T. W. Peace, of Ma(fis4)nvil!e, or Judge J. G. Porks, of Cleveland, will be nominated, al though W. H. Miller, prominent attor ney of this city, has been mentlned In connection with the nomination. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., Aug. 16.—With a pair of ugly looking revolvers, of large cal iber, In his hands, Alex Holt, a negro, boarded a Louisville and Nashville freight train near Newcastle, not far from Birmingham, and ordered Engl neer B. A. Thomas and the rest of the crew to not molest him at the peril of their lives. The train men were afraid to molest him. and as a result the train was practically under the negro's charge from Newcastle to New De catur, a distance of about 80 miles. When the train reached New Deca tur Engineer Thomas pulled the train Into the shop yards. A crowd of men gathered around and the negro was ordered down from off the train. Seeing that he had been trapped and knowing that resistance at this point was useless, he came from off the train, but when he reached the ground he chnngod his mind and It required the assistance of live policemen place him In Jail. His conduct cannot be accounted for, unless he had committed a crime some w here nnd was muklng a bold effort to escape the officers of the luw. I respectfully announce myself candidate for council from tho Third ward, subject to tho white primary on Auguat 22. c w MANGUM. I r,.pect(ully "announce myatlf candidate for council from th* Fourth ward, subject to whit# primary on AU9U ‘ ,Z2 - DR. B. E. PEARCE. I respectfully announce my.elf candidate for council from tho Sixth ward, •u’liect to the white primary on Augu.t .. . J0HN \V. GRANT. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. JAMES G. WOODWARD. . respectfully announce myaetf a candidate for County Traaaurer. tub- iect to white primar^onAu^. ONE-LEGGED NEGRO SHOOTS THROUGH HEART. wliil to The Georgian. Mlllrn, Gu„ Au*. IS. Foot and Mat! ; Talbrii, who. It I* alleged, murdered I S| "'‘ lnl ni" liratKlaa. Alex Jackson !nM FhrlMman near Sear- ; D-'catar, A,n - AllK If in u quarrel *ht to Mitten thl* morn- over a negro woman John MrF.ortndy. In# by Sheriff Joe Kdenlteld, from j a one-legged negro, who roll* ehlcken Andalusia. Ala. sandwiches hi the union depot, shot Ed me hundred dollar* renurd wa* of- Walker, a negro porter at the New fered by Governor Terrell some weeks [ Kch,da hotel, through the heart for the apprehension o f these two! a 3S-caDb»r* negroes. 1 death. ev.dver, tau.-lng Instant A ulnttllt trtilmnllM Wkitktj. Othm. M„. pklnt. Ceol.e, CU.rsf. hhtt. ..4 ■f. «r X,rtf fdinllM. Ihe Only tally lasti* lute in Georgia. At)., ATLANTA, 6A. Lima. Laths, and Shtnata* Carloads and dray loads. Carolina Port land Cement Co. Bell phono 155, Atlanta, 404, Atlanta, Ga. Palo Dotloato Women and Girle. The Old Htnmlard, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and bullda up the system. Sold by alt dealer* for 27 years. -••Ice DO cents. ALL-DAY SERVICE8 AT OLD-TIME MEETING Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., Aug. 19.—At Slipup church, seven mile* southwest of this city, an old-fushlon protracted meeting Is being held. The services last all day and dinner is served on the grounds In the good old-fashion way. HOLINESS MEETING IS BEING HELD. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., Aug. tel—At Hnrtselle, 12 miles south of here, nn the Louis ville and Nnshvllle railroad, a holiness meeting Is In progress. The meeting Is conducted nftcr the fashion of nn old-tltne camp meeting. As a result of this meeting several people claim to have Iwen healed by the power of the Lord. REPUBLICANS WILL NOT NAME COUNTY TICKET. HiMvlnl to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala.. Aug. 16.—On Saturday, August 18, the Morgan county Republi can executive committee will meet at Hartnelle. It Is stated on good author ity that the Republicans of this coun ty will not nominate a county ticket. Gets Off the Track. Spi’dal to The Georgian. Gadsden. Ala., Aug. 16.—A political surprise was sprung here yesterday af ternoon, when U. R. Robinson, of Pell Ulty, who ha* been n candidate for the Democratic nomination for senator from this district, announced that he had withdrawn In favor of W. T. Brown, of Rngland. Slimmer ami Convention Rales. Round trip summer excursions from all points East to Pacific Coast and Northwost, from June 1 to September 15th, with special stop-over privileges, good returning to October 31st, 1906. V Summer Rates to Colorado, June Istto Sept. 30 Use the splendid through service of the SOUTH ERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, UNION PA CIFIC from Kansas City or Chicago to all points West, Northwest and Southwest, including palatial steamship service from San Francisco to Japan, China, Australia, otc. Through Pullman Tourist cars from Washington, Atlanta, Montgomery, etc., and from St. Louis and Chicago to California. WRITE ME FOR LITERATURE AND INFORMATION, J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt., 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. R. O. BEAN, T. P. A. G. W. ELY, T. P. A. We Are Closing Out Our Entire Stock Of aummar shot, at remarkably low prleas, splendid bargains. Our rspair department is unexcelled. Give us a call and you will End that we will save you money. CARHART SHOE MANUFACTURING CO., Bell ’Phone 1355. 11 VIADUCT PLACE. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Will Erect Building*. Spcel.M to Tho Georgina. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 16.—J. \V. Isbell, of Russellville, has bought two lota at the corner of Forest' avenue and Twelfth *treet, from J. H. Love Joy for n consideration of $3,200. Mr. Isbell will erect a large brick More house on the corner lot und a residence on the other at once. Dodge to Issue Bonds. HperJnl to The Georgian. Knatmnn, On., Aug. 16.—Dodge coun ty has voted to l*aue $100,000 In bond* to be u*ed for the erection of u new court houae and the Improvement of country road*. Plana have already been adopted for the court house, which will cost $76,000. Nsw Vsstibulsd Cars. Special to The* Georginn. Brunswick, Clu., Aug. 16.—The At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail road has received three-new handsome vestlbuled passenger cars, which have been put In service, and others will be delivered to the road by the builders at an early day. Nsw Cannsry for Roms. Special to The Georgian. Rome, Ga., Aug. 16.—It Is now cer tain that Rome will have a $50,000 cannery. The enterprise will be back ed entirely by.local capital and will be in full operation by the time the next peach reason opens. To Ropoir County Jail. Special to The Georgian. Rome, On., Aug. 16.—The county commissioner* met yesterday’and ap propriated $10,000 for the Improvement of the Floyd county Jail. Tho work will begin soon after the meeting next Monday afternoon, when the lowest bidder for the reconstruction work will be given the contract. Call Officers on Duty. 8 per in I to Tin* Georgian, Rome. Ga.. Aug. 16.—The city council at Its last meeting added to the Rome police force two bicycle call officers, James Dempsey and J. W. Whitmire. The new officer* have gone on duty. A City Gono Broke. Special to The Georginn. Albany, On., Aug. 16.—The city of Albany Is "broke.’' For the first time In three years the city treasurer finds that he Is without funds with which to arry on the city's business. This is due to the-fact that the city made the last payment o* non o*-. the atreet paving that was recently done here. Laying Underground Wires. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 16.—The South ern Bell Telephone Company Is mak ing extensive improvements In Its un derground wire facilities by which It will be able to care for 1,700 addi tional subscribers. Government Analysis. Special to The Georgian. Albany, Oa.. Aug. 16.—For the pur pose of aiding the Geological Survey of the United States government In making an examination of the waters of the country, arrangements have bo^n made with the volunteer weather observer at this point to furnish the department at Washington with dally samples of water from Flint river. Evidsnot All In. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 16.—Another meeting of the police committee will bo held this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock to consider matters In connection with the Investigation of the police depart ment. It 1* unlikely that any more evi dence will be heard. First Bsls at Barney. Special to The Georgian. Barney, Ga., Aug. 16.—The first bale of new cotton was sold at this place by I. L. Folsome, the bale weighing 510 pounds, and was bought by F. H. Walker. In the next few days cotton will be coming in at a rapid rate. GEORGIANS IN ATLANTA. AT THE MARION. G. K. Hliaukei*. Commerce; K. I.. Hrlnsen, WayiieslNiro; J. T. Glhsou ami wife, George town; Mrs. Gray tjuineey, Sydney Jones. Wn.viieslioro; J. A. I'endergaNt, I’artersvllle; K. 8. Hilliard, Wfiyrrom; T. J. Wilkinson* Way cross; r. J. Clark, wife nnd three chil dren. America*; \\\ 11. llildscy. Home; I. W. Hryan. America*; 4. 8. White. Dublin; It. I*. Sample, wife mi l child. Mtnteslmro; J. W. Sample, wife and name, fluxion; Ml** l-Mith Abbott, VahloNta; 1*. E. West- brook, Amerleas. AT THEARAGON. K. W. Vance and wife, Fort Valley; Mr*. W. M. Howard, Mr*. \Y. t\ Anderson. Mrs. L. f. Summer*. Hnraesville; ('. f. Clowf*r# Savannah: W. II. Andrews. Mnemi; W. 4. I'errln, Madison; It. I.. Mr Mart. American; U. L. Shepard. 4. U. Lane, Fort Valley; Mr*. Holwrt Jolunmii, Oflctbori*. A. J. AT THE PIEDMONT. Me Ita e, Mcltae; F. I*. S« Turner. Ashhurn: Betts, Aslilttiru: Mr*. L. U. Akins, ilrtin"- wftk: Ml**c* Minnie. Agile* and Haiti Akin*. Hrtui*w!ck; W. J. M«**4*c. Mlnter Wimberly. Macon; M. I*. C'lnnmi, I'olnmhu*: James havi*4iu. Green*l*iro; K. i>. Ferrell nnd wife. Ml** Vnlllc Ferrell, Valdosm; George Itccse, Itcrunrd Hoeso. 8. 4. Slade, Uoluuihu*; J. W. Dillon, Tliouui*vllle. 'at THE^MBALL. Cecil Ithyne. Jasper; Johu S. |tr»wn. emit Grove: W. A. Jordan, Ittnkely: I- XI - nia*. n\fi»rd; George Collins, Macon; II. Mallet. Jackson: G. It. H»der, ie; J. T. Johnson. West Point; W. J. tlrnre. Macon; «\ K. Wakefield. B. C. lar- her. America*; J. It. Hobln, It. It. Jon*"?* Augusta; W. W. Pilcher. Wnrrcntoti: M. H. William*. Ilogansville; It. II. Holier!*. '«!* •lostn; J. K. Smith. Jr.. Dublin: II. *• Fisher, .1. N. Orr. Xcwtmn: H. J. Sale. AI- i tany; W. II. Mallet. Jackson; G. s - Thomas. Oxford; It. I*. Chitniblee. Horn;; C. II. Fiddly, Savannah; II. W. Hell. Jef ferson. Bad Msat at Rsstaurant. Jim Mitchell, who runs the Olympia rcstuurunt on Mitchell street, wa* brought down to the police matinee Thursday morning, where he was fined $3.75 by the acting recorder. Inspec tor Waster made the case, having found decayed chicken and liver In Mitchell’s refrigerator. Harry Erwin Arrested. Harry Krwln. who I* wanted on the .charge of larceny after trust, charged with stealing from Broyles’ grocery store, where he was employed, was rrested Wednesday by officer Bare- field. 2 LOTS OF FURNITURE FRIDAY, August 17th, at 10 a. m., at 120 Whitehall St They are consigned and must ba sold at once, as parties are go ing away and must have the cash:Beil room suits, dining room furni ture. several iron beds, refrigerators, steel range, and several odd dresser* and woshstands, bras* preserving kettle, brass andliwn". lamps, clocks and silverware; also several oil paintings and steel engraving. Great bargains for alU LEO FRESH. Auctioneer.