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ATLANTA* fjtw (Hipilnllnn. v./yil tinm***. l'suoo tefsphons*. •VrMi main Hnn of rallroade, *51 roll** of street railway. ' I“ 3JO.OOO of hanking capital. VOL. 1. NO- 100. The Atlanta Georgian. Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906. OrOKGIA: J199,090,000 cotton crop In 1109. Morning Edition. PRTPR. In Atlanta TWO CENT*. CiXLK^Vj. On Trains VIVF CENTS. THE RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Will be shown by The Georgian on the big yellow wall Over Goodrum’s at Peach tree, Edgewood Ave. and Decatur Sts. Special telephone and telegraph wires will run direct to the stereopticon. Our men in every county will give immediate and accu rate reports. The Georgian has no candidate. We will give the facts.. NEGRO IS HELD; FEAR MOB LAW Jennings Will Not Allow Reed To Be Removed. VISITORS DISARMED AT POLICE STATION Mob of Half a Hundred Men Searched Woods Monday Night. 00000000000000000000000000 GIRL WILL COME TO FACE NEGRO 0 W. C. Lawrence, the brother 0 of Mies Ethel Lawrence end fa- 0 ther of Mies Mabel Lawrence, O telephoned Chief Jennings Tues- O day afternoon that he would O take hln daughter to the police O station to Identify the negro, O Arthur Reed, whenever the chief O desired. 0 Reed In being held at the po- O lice station. He answers the de- 0 ncrtptlon of the assailant of the O, young women. Chief Jennings O has refused to permit hln re- O moval from the station to be 0 carried before Miss Lawrence 0 through fear that the negro 0 would be lynched If taken O through the streets. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO A negro who Is thought to be the one guilty of assaulting the Misses Law rence at Copenhlll Monday, Is held In the police station, but will not be car- | rled to the Lawrence residence for Identification, Chief Jennings, of the police department, stating that It would he certain death to the black if he were Identified by Miss Mabel Lawrence "Reed will not be taken to the scene of the crime under any circumstances.” «ald the chief Tuesday morning. "It would be-Ilka taking him Into the woods and shooting him If he were identified.” \ So crime In Fulton county In years has so stlrrad up the people aa the at tack on Miss Lawrence and-Miss Ma- bst Lawrence. Monday afternon and night hundreds of men went out to Co- penhlll and Joined |p the search for the assailant of the two women. The •earch waa kept up all of Monday sight and many of the more determln »d men kept up their search Tuesday morning. Man Disarmed at Barraok*. Half a dossn or more men. who ap peared at ths pollca station and asked to set ths negro Reed, were nrmed and Turnkey Bosta-lek, ot the police sta tion, acting under order*, aearc.ted all who entered the prison. Pistole were taken from six men. Rumora have 'been flying around town all flay, report* of lynching*, burnings and capture* being a* many si the day was hot. It Is the consensus of opinion among the policeman at thb headquarters that Arthur Raed I# guilty of the attack on the two young women. Reed waa questioned by several officer* and stated that he left Decatur, Ga, Mon day morning about noon to come to Atlanta He waa arreated at 2 o clock Tuesday morning on the corner of Fort and Decatur streets by Patrolmen Han nah and Russell. When he was taken Into custody Reed’s face was Moody and when he washed hls face aevral scratches were seen on hi* counte nance. -The negro atated Tuesday morning to the officers that hla nose Waa bleeding when the officer* caught him. . When asked to explain the scratches on hla face the negro stated at first that If there were any scratches on hla face he didn’t know It, but later he said n» got the scratches working among the canes for a farmer In Decatur. Had Bloody Cloths*, g On Reed’s shirt front thsre was but one Wood spot, but spots on other parts of hla shirt go to show that he washed that garment before he was arrested. Ther* were alio blood stains on other parts of the negro's clothing. Henry Kelly, another negro who Is hew on suspicion, stated that he waa at Piedmont Park working around some of the old buildings left standing from the 1895 exposition, when he saw a fi*gm running acrosa the grounds. He •tited that the man had on a very bloody shirt and that he thought he would be able to Identify him if he saw him again. Detective Starnes brought Kelly and Reed face to face and Kelly said that Reed wasn't the negro he saw running aero** the park, although he admitted that Reed looked very,.much like the nian he saw. Fifteen minutes later the two negroes were brought together *#dn and Kelly said: “I believe he Is the man I saw; yes, that's him." Kelly was asked why he changed hls opinion, and said: "I'm In trouble my* ? * ,f and want to get out.” a negro named Jim Lowe Is also held "tt -“unplelon. Rumors to the effect that a lynching [RICANS FLEE BEFORE Rebejs May Force the United States to Take Hand. By Private Lease*! Wire. Havana, Aug. 21.—There was an In tsrehange of shots between on armed band, en route to Join the rebela, and the rurals In the outskirts of Havana today. The rebela made their escape, Hpeclnl to The flenrgtmi. Havana, Aug. SI.—Daring revolution lets, carrying arms, openly attempted to force their way Into the city of Havana today. They were discovered by police officers and fled after an ex change of volleys on the very threshold of the Cuban capital. Fighting In the province of Plnnr Del Rio ts also reported aa one of the de velopments of today. Exchange* be tween the government force* and revo lutionists occurred several times yes terday afternoon. Altogether the situa tion la growing worse all the time. By Private leased Wire. Washington, Aug. 21.—Today's news from Cubg, especially with reference to the danger In which American resi dents of the Island are placed, la ao disquieting that forcible action by the United States government may be ta ken at any time. The state department has requested Charge d'Affalres Sleep er at Havana for a full report on the situation. Should It develop that lives and prop erty, not only of Americans, but of na tives, are really endangered and that the Cuban government Is unable to cope with the disturbance, one or more warships will be dispatched to the nearest available port where marines will be landed nnd sent against the revolutionists. By MICHAEL. CALVO. Special Cable—Copyright. Havana, Cuba, Aug. 21.—Quentin Bandero Is In the field at the head of a full-fledged revolutionary movement and civil war Is at hand. Already there has been desperate fighting and much blood has been shed. Lieutenant Roque, of the rural guards, was killed and a number wound ed, Eight guards were captured by the rebels. General Bandero commanded the Insurgents. General Emilio Nunez, governor of the province of Havana, led the government forces. The repulse of the rebels has had little effect on the movement. Rebels March on City. The rebel commander. Pino Guena, with 800 men advancing In three col umns, Is marching on Ptnar Del lllo Continued on Pag* Three. Continued on Pegs Thrs*. GOMEZ IS LEADER IN CUBAN REVOLT * AGAINST PALMA By MANUEL CALVO. By I’rlvntc leased Wire, Hanva, August 21.—The fact that General Jose Miguel Gomes, who was defeated by President Pfflma at 'the last election for the presidency, has Joined the rebels seems assured. The government has positive Information that he Is at the head ojfjlnsurrectlon- Ists In Santa Clara prnwqce and ur gent orders hate been sent for hls Im mediate arrest. Gomez' secretary, Juan Mencla, has Men arrested ahd It said papers were found in, hls possession which leaves no doubt of Gomes' con nection with the movement. Secretary of State and Interior O’Fer- rlll resigned today because of criticism of the fact that the revolutionary movement was' permitted to gain such proportions without hls knowledge. MAN UNDER ARREST TELLS OFFICERS 1« MEN OVERCOME BY GAS AT FURNACE By 1'rlratp lens*] Wire. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 21.—Fourteen men were overcome by gas .at the Jones, ft Laughlln’s Elisa furnace, Soho, at 4:15 o’colck this morning. Three men died at the Emergency hospital. The name* of the dead, as reported at the coroner’s office, are: George Marshall, Andrew Malslee and [Ichaet Boise. Tne accident.was due to a "blow out” or explosion of accumulated gas. It Is believed that (wo others will euc- cUtnb to the e/fects of the deadly fumes which they Inhaled. The nine others, after receiving treatment at the Emer gency hospital at the plant, were taken to their homes. All will probably re cover. Hpeclnl I** Tl*‘* Georglsu. Canton, Ga., Aug. 21.—Henry Gregg, a single man, who was ar rested here n few days ago on suspicion of having stolen a horse from John Lovelady, n Iivcry- ninn nt Rome, Ga., today confess ed to having committed four mur ders but says he is not guilty of horse theft. Henry says that the was dis charged from the army in Xew Orlenns in 1904 and in 1905 mur dered four men. That a detective got on his trail and discovering it he waylaid'nnd killed the detec tive. rOegg refuses to tell the name of the men whom he murdered but says he will tell all at the proper time. The officers here wired the au thorities at Xew Orleans and they wired to hold the man as he was wanted there on a charge of mur der. Gregg was arrested nnd broght to jail here by Lewja Henry, of Rome, andthe deputy sheriff of Cherokee county. STRIKE SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION! SETTLEMENT NEAR MAcon, Ga., August 21. — The fttrlke will probably be nettled here today or tonlgfit. The cltlxetiff have intereated themnelven In the mat ter and both Hlden have agreed to ar bitrate the trouble*. The matter will be Hubinltted to a board composed of five men. The railway company ha* selected Ben M. Jones and A. T. Holt. The striker* have selected N. D. May and L. J. Kllburn. These gentlemen III meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon to select the fifth man. The strike Ik for the reinstatement of men who were discharged for nt- tlng to form a union and also the who left their cars because their leaders had been dismissed. A union has been formed only since the strike was Inaugurated and the company holds that as none of Its present em ployees are members of the body It has nothing to settle with the union. It Is thought that both sides will make reasonable concessions to get peace, as the tramping and perspiring public Is very much against walking through either sympathy ot force of circum stances these very torrid days. &ooo«ocK>oo<H«ioooooaooowi» O WANT8 TO ENJOIN WIFE O O FROM VISITING STORE O O TO DRIVE TRADE AWAY. O O 0 O Special to The Georgian. O O Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 21.— O O Judge Allison has refused to O O grant George F. Harris, of this O O city an Injunction restraining O O Harris’ wife from vlsltlag his O O store. Harris Is a furniture mer- O O chant and charges that hls wife’s O O presence at hi* store drives trade O O away. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ATLANTAVOTES State, County and City Primaries Are Held. SLIGHT INCREASE IN REGISTRATION Mayor and County Treas- Hoke Smith and Russell urer Only Local Contests of General Interest. EXCEPT VOTING Campaigning Gomes to Close Tuesday Night. STATEMENTS MADE FOR CANDIDATE*. The Inst day of campaigning baa ar rived. The last cut and thrust, the last charge and counter charge will be spent when Georgia goe* to bed Tuesday night. Wednesday Is the day of the big battle. Votes will do th* talking then. Atlanta has not lost Interest In her private affair* Just because rival ran dldatee for governor have aroused the state to a condition of polltical'frenxy, Bile hits eaten her three meal* a day and slept fairly well In spite of oratory and editorial. She has a mayor to elect Wednesday, os well a* a few other ot- flclali*. Fulton county has some bus! ness of her own to watch, too, with a Held of eight running for county treas urer. > , The Joyner-Gnodwln campaign haa groan warmer thin week and the pub lie,Is beginning to sit up and take no tice. The man on the street says that Ooodwln Is going to make the old chief hustle like lighting Are to win. There are enough ward races to make things liitereHtlng nround some of the voting precinct*. The treasurer's race Is the only In teresting element In county affairs. Hubert L. Culberson, chairman of the county commissioners, has the backing of nearly every man around the court house, ns well as a strong vote In the districts, and Is said to be Just a little ahead of the bunch at this writing. Macon r. Sharp In mighty popular In town, nnd they say he Is climbing every day. Several of the others are showlnr elements of strength, and the race wll be doubtful until the vote Is counted. Th* complete list of candidate* in the three contests I* as follow*: 8TATE TICKET. For Governor: J. H. Estlll. Clark Howell. R. R Russell. James M. Smith. Hoke Smith. For Secretary of Btate: Philip Cook. • For Comptroller General: For School Commissioner: William B. Merritt. Mark Johnston. For Associate Justice Supreme Court: Samuel C. Atkinson. Joseph Henry Lumpkin. COUNTY TICKET. For Judge Superior Court: John T. Pendleton. Continued on Page Three. Men Express Confidence. Howell Won’t Talk. The live gubernatorial aspirants ara Tuesday ctoilpg their campaigns. Hoke Smith Is winding up hls cam paign with a speech at Greenville, Meriwether county, Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night wilt make hls Anal appeal at East Point. Wednesday he will spend the day In Atlanta at hla headquarters to natch the outcome of hls remarkable campaign of fourteen month*. Tdesday Clark Howell wo* scheduled to wind up hi* campaign with a speech at 2 o’clock at .Marietta, but owing to a serious hoarseness he had to inner! the date. In the past ten days Mr. Howell has made thirteen speeches, nnd Tuesday morning he was so hoarse he could hardly speak above a whisper. Tuesday he Is spending the <lnv quietly at hi* desk on the top floor of The Constitution building, keeping In touch with hls lieutenants In all parts of Georgia. Russell Active to Last. Judge Richard B. Russell Is winding up with two days of strenuous work In Tattnall, Emanuel and Bulloch counties, Tuesday he will make a half dozen ad dresses to the voters of those counties. So far as can be ascertained Colonel J. H. Estlll wound up hls work with a speech In Savannah Monday night, and Is retting Tuesday. Colonel Jim Smith’s movement* on the flnat day have not been announced. Absolute confidence of the outcome mark* the Hoke Smith forces. James L. Anderson, chairman of the central campaign committee, says that Hoke Bmlth will carry as many as no coun ties, Including Fulton, Bibb, Richmond and Muscogee. No Statement for Howell. No statement of any kind could be secured from the Howell people. Col onel John Bolfeulllet, campaign man ager for Mr. Howell, was busy winding up affairs at the capitol Tuesday morn- and when asked for a statement ”1 am too busy to prepare a state ment. The outlook ts good.” Mr. Howell himself enld he had noth ing to zay for publication about the situation. Charles L. Hopkins, chair man °f t h ® Howell Fulton County Club, was aaked for a statement as to Fulton county. He said he had noth ing to say. Walter R. Brown, manager for Judge Ruasell, aay* hla man will be nominat ed, but makes no definite claim as to counties he will carry. Colonel Estlll claim* forty-four coun- tlaa and sticks by that. Colonel Jim Smlth’e manager says Ills man will carry'from forty to fifty counties. The Georgian Tuesday morning so licited statements from the managers of all the candidates. Three furnished euch statements, erhlch are herewith printed as given: 8MITH TO SWEEP STATE. James L. Andereon, chairman of th* Hoke Smith central campaign eomnJ^ tee, said: Hon. Hoke Smith haz won the figMb Nothing remains except to comply with the prescribed forms—voting, counting the votes and declaring th* result through the instrumentality of the state convention. "Our organization it practically per- Continued on Page Three. We invite our friends from over the State to come in and see us while they are in town. One of the greatest newspaper makers in the South remarked that we had the finest plant south of Washington. Maybe you have never seen a newspaper printed. Mr. % Graves would like to see you, too.