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VOL. 1. NO. 103.
Morning E<lition.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1906.
Morning Edition.
PPTf'fr. fn Atlanta TWO CENT*.
riUGiJ. On Tralus FIVE CENTS.
BIG BA TTLE IS RA GING
NEAR CITY OF HA VANA;
U. S. MA Y TAKE HAND
President PalmaSends
For Battery of Ma
chine Guns.
REBELS TO ATTACK
PINAR DEL RIO CITY
Death of Negro General
Fails to End Revolu
tion in Cuba.
By MANUEL CALVO.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Havana. Aug. "i.—Gunnte, a town ot
about 1,000 Inhabitants, about 30 miles
southwest of Pinar del Rio, will be the
neat point of attack by Pino Queril,
the rebel leader In the west, according
to news reaching here today.
This Is taken to mean that Guerra
has postponed his attack on Pinar del
Rio until the country to the west Is
fully In his possession, and It may also
mean that he Is awaiting the arrival
of arms and ammunition for Ms men.
By Private Leased Wire.
Havana. Cuba, Aug. 24—American
troops soon may be on Cuban soil
again.
Already President Palma has sent
to the United States for machine guns
and men to operate them. While these
guns and American gunners are not
from the United States government,
the Impression Is strong here that If
the revolutionary movement continues
to gain strength as It has gained dur
ing the past few days the government
cannot, give adequate protection to
American and other foreign property,
and will be either compelled to call for
Intervention under the Platt amend-
ment, or the United 8tates govern-
- ment will be compelled to act v.itliou.
being asked.
The thfent of Guerra to the Western
railroad that In case more troops and
munitions are sent to reinforce the
government troops In Pinar del Rio
he will blow up bridges and destroy
railroad property regardless of Inter
nxH'mul compile,itlnna, . [. significant.
Battle Is Reported.
The situation In Plnnr del Rio is
Critical, and the fate of the revolution
may be settled there within a few
hours. In fact, one report has It that
the battle which may mean defeat or
victory for one side or the other al
ready la In progress.
These reports say that government
troops under Colonel Kstrampes and
tha rebels were engaged alt night In
battle at Quines, forty-live miles from
llavann. Late dispatches say two lieu
tenants and a number of government
soldiers had been wounded, but no
further details of loseas have been re
ceived.
To Attack Pinar del Rio.
In regard to the itrength of Guer
ra's forces, reports vary. In some
quarters It Is said to be between 4,000
and 5,000 men. This Is probably exag
gerated. It Is known that he has taken
Ban Juan de Marlines and Is gather
ing his forces for an attack on the city
of Pinar del Rio.
One special correspondent who has
Just come from Pinar del Rio says Pino
Guerra, with 5,000 men, Is waiting for
the arrival of more troops before at
tacking the city. Two thousand more
rebels are marching to Join him and
when they arrive the attack on Pinar
del R|o will be made from all sides.
In Possesion of Town.
Guerra Is In full possession of San
Juan de Martinez. He permitted 50
rural guards to march out of the town.
The government has rushed more
troops to the defense of Pinar del Rio
In nddltlon to artillery, and It was ex
pected to have 100 there today. A de
risive battle la expected.
Benator Morna Campos Marquetl
has joined the revolutionists and It
Is believed more prominent men soon
•'III espouse the rebellion.
Killing Had Bad Effect.
The death of Quentin Banderk does
hot seem to have hail the effect the
government hoped. It enraged the ne
gr.,es, whose Idol Bandera was, and
•hey are aald to be flocking to rebel
standards In great numbers. The ef
fect of the news In Santiago, where
Handera waa particularly popular. Is
ri'lKiried to bo bad.
In Santa Clara province the forces
"f Mendleta are growing rapidly and
It Is doubtful If Ooldos, who has been
against him, will be able to make much
progress.
Advice* are expected here hourly of
8 battle near Ctenfuegos. Edward
Guzman hss a large force near there,
>nd troops have gone out from the
rlty to meet him. They will have to
meet a rebel contingent nearly twice
>S large.
Are Stealing Stock.
The principal attention of . the gov
ernment Is being paid to the situation
In Pinar del Rio. It Is felt If Guerra
‘ an be crushed that the other provinces
•an by quieted without serious dlfll-
,ul, y. It Is said Colonel Pujol, with
5fl " men. Is now on the way to attack
»nd try to recapture San Juan de Mar
lines. Heavy guards are kept along
'be railroad to prevent |he destruction
“f bridges snd the tearing up of the
PRESIDENT PALMA.
His republic is now in the throes
of a revolution.
13 ARE SHOT
Cl VOTE TO
■ IOOIITH
Late Returns Place
Banks County For
Winner.
GETS 314 DELEGATES
IN LOUISIANA
Half; Breeds Fire Into
a Railroad
Camp.
Majority So Overwhelming
That Nomination Will
Be .Made by Accla
mation.
By Private Issimsl Wire.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 24,-v-Trouble
ta broken out at Ten Mile, In the
.them portion of Calcasieu parish,
■jc tween a race of people known as the
"Red Bonee” on one side snd whites
and negroes on the other side. The
difficulty occurred at a railroad camp
uf tha Santa Fe railroad, twenty miles
west of Oakville, In a. sparsely eettled
country. . There wpre, as far as known,
thirteen people shot, of whom two are
dead. Six are mortally wounded and
live lese seriously. Three of tho killed
and wounded are negroes and ten
whites.
The trouble was precipitated by the
"Red Bonee," who are the remnants
of the ancient Indian tribe, so mixed
with negro blood that they are almost
hslf negroes and half Indians. They
refuse to be classed as negroes or to
bo treated as such, and hate the ne-
grees. On several occasions they have
claimed that they were Indians and for
Jhat reason entitled to be on socially
equal terms with the whites.
The "Red Bones," sngered by the
railroad pressing on through their
country, attacked the whites and ne
groes employed by the Grigsby Cdn-
atructlon Company grading the rail
road between Slabtown and Oakdale.
They Bred Into a tent In which thir
teen of the railroad laborers were
housed, killing or wounding all the In
matee, Including a negro wnmnn. The
sheriff has started with several depu*
ties after the murderous "Red Bones.'
TALK OF LYNCHING
•irks.
■ Recruiting Is going on rapidly, and
'be government Is offering special In-
"U'.m.nt* to Americans, especially
mose who have seen service In the
ln l e.l Ktntea ‘army.
Already news Is beglrinig to come
Continued on Page Two.
NOW UNDER ARREST
Special to The Georgian.
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 24—A. J. San
dera. a prominent business man of
Archer City, Texas,*haa been arrested,
charged with the murder of bliss Pearl
Baxter, the 20-year-old daughter of a
farmer, who lives at Archer City.
The remains of Miss Baxter, In al
most nude condition, were found In a
cane patch yesterday, with two empty
carbolic acid bottles by her ' body.
Tracks leading to the body Implicated
Sanders.
From developments. It Is believed
that a suicide compact had been en
tered Into, but at the last minute San
ders' nerve failed l.ltn.
In an examination It has developed
that the dead girl would havp beci
a mother In a few months.
There Is much Indignation and talk
of lynching
1? NEGRO SOLDIERS
WERE ARRESTEO •
BY TEXAS RANGERS
Special to The Georgian.
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 24—A special re
ceived here from Brownsville says that
twelve of the negro soldiers supposed
to have been concerned In the city of
Brownsvlll trouble, have been arrested
by the state authorities. The arrests
were made by members of tha Tsxas
Rangers force after Major Penrose,
commanding the garrison, had reported
that he could not locate the guilty ne
groes.
fltlsens of Brownsville are very In
dignant at the report sent out by Ma
jor Penrose regarding the origin of the
trouble which Is designated as a false
etstement.
No further trouble Is expected.
Late returns from Wednesday's pri
mary show an Increase for Hoke Smith
and the number of counties carried by
him has been. Increased to 122.
The complete returns from Banks
county, which had been conceded to
the opposition, show that It had gone
to Smith by a safe majority.
White county also roes to the Smith
column. This county had previously
ien claimed b:
Mr. Smith w
tlon with 314 delegates.
Judge Russell comes next to Mr.
Smith, having carried t counties. Mr.
Howell carried 7 counties. Colonel Estlll
4 and James M. Smith' 3.
The landslide for Mr. Smith Is some
thing unprecedented In tho history of
the state, and when the, convention
meets he will be nominated by accla
mation.
The table of counties carried by the
candidates Is as follows:
No.
Name Candidate. Counties. Votes.
Hoke Smith.. 122 314
Russell » 20
Howell 7 14
Estlll 4 >2
James Smith 3 8
Totals .. 145
366
CARNEGIE SPELLING
OE (I, S,
NEXT ON THE BOARDS.
NOTED PHYSICIAN
By I’rlvsto Leased Wire.
Oyater Bay, Aug. 24—President
Roosevelt authorised the announce
ment today that the reform In spelling
recommended by the committee which
Andrew Carnegie created, will here
after be adopted In all departmental
correspondence and official documents.
To put It briefly Uncle Sam Is "thru"
with "through” and the spelling of all
other words which gives the lie direct
to their pronunciation. From now on
the literature put out by the govern
mental departments will look to the
uninitiated like little Willie's first com
position or a page from the works of
the late lamenjed Josh Billings.
Orders have been sent to the public
irlnter In Washington to secure the
list of 100 most used words that the
Carnegie spelling reform committee
suggests be changed and from now on
all the public documents that are Is
sued by the Inrgest prlntshop In the
world will follow the "style” of the
committee ideas. The public printer
will furnish copies of the word list to
every department and buro of the gov-
eminent service and If any of the
stenografere and secretaries of these
offlses were ever Inclined to make fun
‘spelling reform.” all the humor In
the Idea will soon vanish as they buckle
down to the work of Unlearning Eng
lish as she Is written, a
Succumbed to an Attack of
Meningitis Friday
Morning.
U, Si
TO
By Private Leased .Wire.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 24.—As a re,
suit of the incidents that led up to the
shooting of two Brownsville, Texas,
citizens by negro United States soldiers
of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, It Is prob
able that congress will be asked here
after either to designate poste at which
negro troops shall be stationed or else
to raoeal the taw authorising the en
listment of negro regiments.
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AFFECT EARTHQUAKE? O
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By Private Leased Wire. O
Santiago, Chile, Aug. 24,— O
O Strange stories are being told of O
O a conjunction of the planet Jupl- O
O ter with the moon which preceded O
O the Chilean earthquake. The con- O
O Junction was accompanied by brll- O
O llant electrical phenomena. Sev- o
O era! witnesses assert that they Q
O saw flames of light and balls of 0
O electricity flying In all directions 0
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I'buto liy Masts Ac Clark.
OR. HUNTER P. COOPER.
geon, who paited away on Friday
morning. v ,
“I WOULD WILLINGLY DIE NOW
IF IT WOULD SAVE ONE SOUL”
By Private. Leased Wire.
Winona Lake, Jnd., Aug. 24—At the Bible conference being held
here 2,500 people roee to their feet last night and promised that during
the remainder of their lives they would make soul-winning their chief bus
iness. Many also agreed to' become Christians.
All this was done at the Invitation of the Rev. Dr. Reuben A. Torrey,
the world-famous evangelist, of Chicago, who was the preacher.
Among other things, he said:
"If I knew that by d.opplns dead on this platform tonight I could be
the means of saving one single soul, who, If I lived twenty years longer,
would not be saved, 1 would be wllltng-to die this Instant."
DR. THOMAS TO USE FAN
TO GUIDE HIS AIRSHIP;
GEORGIANS TO SEE HIM
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. Aug. 24—Dr. Julian P.
Thomas, the well known balloonist, for
merly of Atlanta, Oa.. but now of New
York, will make a trial trip In his new
airship, recently purchased from Major
Miller, of Franklin, Pa.
The ship la built on the lines of an
English bicycle. The power Is sup
plied by pedals In the rear of the frame
work. These are connected with two
huge fans and when the pedals are In
motion they cause the fsns to revolve.
The difficulty of guiding the course
of the ordinary balloon Is obviated In
the new Invention and Dr. Thomas says
he will be able to fly In any direction.
Today Dr. Thomas and his wife are
hard at wo<k putting the frame togeth
er.
Georgians to Witness Flight.
In rase of any accident to the new
ship, Dr. Thomas will have his balloon,
Nirvana, ready for an .ascension. Tho
start will be made at 138th street and
Locust avenue. Tho guests who
witness the ascenslqn are R. E. Allen.
mayor of Augusta, Oa.; James Barrett
and Joseph Phlnlsy, president of the
Georgia-Carollna Fair Association; E.
8. Berry, president of the Augusta ex
change; J. E. Dlx, president of the Sa
vannah Valley Club, and Jefferson Da
vis Thomas, a brother of Dr. Thomas.
Hitherto the aeronaut has confined
his efforts to ball,,on*, and ttil-t will lie
his first trip In the nlrshlp. Balloon
and airship, with Dr. Thomas, and the
doctor's brother In the balloon, will
rare across the roofs of the city.
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O O
O TO EXCOMMUNICATE
MEMBERS OF CHURCH O
O AIDING IN LYNCHING. O
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Special to The Georgian.
_ Spartanburg, S. C, Aug. 24.— O
O The Baptist Association of Spar- O
O tanburg county. In session at O
O Friendship church, passed a reao- O
o lutlon recommending that any O
O member of any church of the O
o association who aids or partlcl- O
o pates In lynching for any cguse
O he excommunlated from the
Dr. Hunter Pope Cooper, one of the
leading physicians and surgeons
Atlanta, died at his residence, 5*1
Peachtree street, at 5:30 o’clock Fri
day morning.
Dr. Cooper was taken III about three
weeks ago with an attack of ptomaine
poi'sonlng, which went Into meningitis,
resulting In his death.
He was born In Atlanta, May 16,
1360, and was therefore a little over 45
years old at the time of hla death. He
was the son of the late Colonel Thomas
L. Cooper. •
After receiving his early education
In Atlanta the future surgeon attended
a preparatory school at Kirkwood, con
ducted by Professors Neel and Nor
man. Later he attended the Univer
sity of Georgia, and then went to tho
University of Virginia, where he re
ceived his degree In academic work.
From Virginia he went to Columbia
University, where he entered the med
ical department and was graduated
there. He spent some time In post
graduate work In New York, and later
completed his medical training at Vi
enna.
In 1553 Dr. Cooper came to Atlanta
to begin the practice of medicine, and
December, 18S7. waa married to
bliss Henrietta Tucker, daughter of
Rev. Henry II. Tucker. Two children,
Mary P. and Thomas L.. Jr., were the on Saturday and will be In Atlanta
result of this union. Sunday. The funeral srra
In 13*7 Dr. Cooper and Dr. W. B. [ have not yet been announced,
Elkin entered into partnership and 1 probably be held on Monday.
D church.
0 The recent lynching of three O
0 negroes In this state was freely O
O discussed snd condemned.
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opened up the Elkln-Cooper sanitarium
and in addition for a number of years
he had been * leading member of the
faculty of the Atlanta College of Phy
stclans and Surgeons. He was
chairman of the building committee for
the new building which the college Is
erecting.
Dr. Elkin,, hla partner. Is just recov
ering from s long siege of typhoid fe
ver, and has not been able to attend
his colleague In this last Illness. Drs.
Baird, Xicolaon, McRae, Barnett, Todd
and Harris have given the sick man
every possible attention since he was
flint stricken.
Surviving Dr. Cooper are hla wife
and two children, hla mother, Mrs.
Mary P. Cooper; his brother, Thomas
L. Cooper, of DeKalb county, and Ms
slater. Mrs. Sarah Cooper Sanders, of
Wilkes county.
Mrs. Cooper has been traveling In
Europe for some time post, but as
soon as her husband was taken ill she
was cabled, snd will reach New York
No Negro Caught
Who Answers
Description.
LA WHENCE HOME
CENTER OF MOB
Two Negroes Arrested Near
. Decatur Thursday;
Night. *
There has been a equad of fifty op
■eventy-flve men hanging around tha
court houee and public equare of De
catur all of Friday.
The crowd's appearanoe has been
formidable, but no violence or attempt
at violence bee appeared.
It' ie feared by aome that troubla will
reeult.
Rumora are frequent that thare le
a mob marching on to Decatur to etorm
the Jail.
With rumors of all aorta flying all
over the city, all the eastern part of
Atlanta has been In a constant state of
ngitatlon since Thursday morning and
a mob of about 1,600 people gathered
near the Lawrence home In Copenhlll
Thrusday night. Some were drawn by
desire to avenge the attack on the two
MIbsos Lawrence by a negro, the rest
came through morbid curiosity.
Although these rumors as to the cap
ture of the assailant of the women were
numerous, they were lacking wholly In
substance. Extra editions of newspa
pers served to Incite the people of the
city and to add to the excitement.
Friday morning the rumors contin
ued. The only developments In the
case, however, were thene:
A negro, who says hl« name is Will
Davis, was caught on a train In Tucker,
late Thursday afternoon, ami was
safely landed In the tower at 10 o’clock
Friday morning.
Doesn't Fit Description.
Davis Is no way fits the description
given by Mabel Lawrence, and gives a
i>d account of his movements fur tho
past week.
Davis states that he was In Bushland.
. C., on Monday, and that from there
» went to Blue Ridge. From Blue
Ridge he says he caught the train to
Marietta. The negro was somewhat
frightened by his iftpld transit from the
mountain to the stuffy atmosphere of
the Jail, but,showed no signs of ner
vousness. His home, he says, Is In
Athens, <»n.
Davis says he spent last night In the
homo of some white man, securely
handcuffed and watched. He was
brought to Atlanta by Superintendent
Holbrook of the DeKalb county chain-
gang, on the South Decatur car line.
Another negro was arrested Friday
morning by Sheriff Reagan, of DeKalb
county. He is fn the DeKalb county
Jail, and It Is thought he Is not the one
anted. A crowd gathered near ths
Jail, but there was no attempt at vlo*
lence.
Had any' negro been Identified by
Miss Mabel Lawrence, Thursday aft
ernoon or night, as the one who as
saulted her and Mlea Kthel Lawrence.
her aunt, his Ilf** would not have been
worth the proverbial “two cents." A
crowd of about 1,500 men from Atlanta,
Fulton county nnd many adjoining
counties gathered at the Lawrence
home late Thursday afternoon on hear
ing that the right negro waa being
chased below Decatur, In DeKalb coun
ty.
The Immense throng, armed with alt
kinds of weapons, resembled a small
army, nnd the vegetation for a half
Continued on Page Two.
Smith Supporters Say He
Will Preside at State
Convention.
Hpretal to Tk. Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Aug. 24.—It ta stated
hers as almost absolutely certain that
J. R, Gray, of tbs AtlantaUournal, will
be made chairman of the Democratic
convention, tvhlch meats In Macon Sep
tember 4, and that E. L. Martin, of
this city, will ba secretary. This In
formation comes from Hoke Smith
leaders and Is believed absolutely true
as to the Intent by a large number of
Hoke Smith men. Every preparation
Is being made here for the proper en
tertainment of the delegates.
FOREST FIRE KILLS
FRENCH SOLDIERS
By Private Leased Wire.
■ Paris, Aug. 24.—A forest Are broke
out at Montacaume, near T»uU,i. to
day. A detachment of tho One Hun
dred and Eleventh regiment of the
line, which waa sent to aaslat in put
ting out the Are, was eauvht In the I
valley and before It could escape four
men were burned to death and eighteen I
others Injured. Several other members 1
of the detachment disappeared. |
PLAIN DICK"
TO ENTER RACE
FOR JUDGESHIP
Special to The Georgina.
Mi fin., Aug. 24.—“Plain
Dick” Russell, not satisfied with
his two last runs, is going to try
it ngain. It is announced here
that Judge Russell will he a can
didate for one of the. places oil
the bench of the eourt of appeals.
While this statement does not
cotno from the judge himself, it
comes from people who have been
regular visitors at his state bead-
quarters in this city.
SHOT HUSBAND
AS HE STOOPED
f'TO CARESS SON
Spretel to Tie- Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 24.—
W. R. McVav, owner of n do/.en
saloons in Birmingham, was shot
and probably fatally wounded at
2 o’clock this afternoon by his
wife. The shooting occurred in
front of his Second avenue saloon,
just as he was stooping to caress
their little son.
Mrs. McVav admits that she
called at the saloon to shoot him.
She is in jail.