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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TVESWkT, ACGV8T 13"o.
A NEAR-L
AT CITY STOCKADE
AS CONVICT FLEO
Sound of Pistol Shots Drew
Crowd of
Men.
A. RUSSELL PEABODY, HARTRIDGE’S
PARTNER, AND MRS. V. R. CRUGER
A lynching was narrowly avoided
within the shadow* of. the city stockade
Monday afternoon when one of the con
victs attempted to escape and the neigh-
Whood was brought to the streets by
•hree pistol shots.
The negro was working for the pub
lic works department when he decided
t-. attemnt escape. Gathering up the
chain fastened to his leg he started
down the street. The chain dropped,
however, and was seen by Richard
t'lark, an ex-pollceman, who now works
for Grant Wilkins, on the Washington
street viaduct. Mr. Clark pulled his
gun and fired three shots, calling to
th* negro to stop.
Some ten or fifteen men In the neigh
borhood hearing the shots run from
their houses with every’ conceivable
weapon and seeing the flying negro
started In hot pursuit.
The negro man stopped In time to
save his life and was taken back to the
stockade.
Several of the men at the scene of
the shooting declared that the first
thing which popped Into their minds
was that the negro had committed
*ome outrage on a woman and had it
not been or the Intervention of f.fr.
• Mnrk would have killed him on the
*pot.
MISS LAWRENCE FAILS
TO IDENTIFY NEGROES
Minn Mabif Lawrence, accompanied
by her father, W. C. Lawrence, of Co-
pcnhlll, vlaltsd the county Jail Tues-
day afternoon, and waa ahotyn the ten
or twelve negroes auapected of commit
ting the brutal aaaault on the Mlaaea
Lawrence several days ago. Mlsa Law
rence waa unable to Identify any of the
prisoner* ea being the man who per
petrated the deed.
MOB OF "NEWSIES
ATTACKS 0L0
An old man named Ilawklna, with
more drlnka than waa good for him,
and an old umbrella rauaed a email
Jliefi riot on Broad atreet Tuesday aft-
rrnoon. He got In a dlacuealpn with
some news boys, and thla ' led to a
tight, in which he wore out hla um
brella. He waa rhaaed over n viaduct
Into a aaloon by about 300 little ne
groes and white boya. He waa there
arretted and aent to police headquar
tere.
G. 0, P. COMMITTEE
STILL IN SESSION
TARIFF L
FIGHT I
Extcnsiou of Time Asked
the For Filing of
Schedules.
By Private Lon sod Wire.
Washington, August 23.—The rail
road rata law becoming effective today,
the vent wan signalized by a public
conference of the representatives
New England railroads with those
members of the commission now in the
city— Mcraer* Knapp, Cockrell, Clem
ents and Lane.
About fifty railroad men were pres
ent when the informal meeting was
called by Chairman Knapp, shortly be
fore 11 o'clock this morning. B. D.
Caldwell, vice president of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western, waa
the first speaker. He asked for an ex
tension of time for the glltlnx of sched
ules; asked that present nlethods of
posting tariffs be permitted to continue
and demanded regulations In the mat
ter of publishing export and Import
rates, and brought up technical ques
tions bearing on the concurrence In
so-called Joint rates. He expressed
the hope that full oportunlty for
free discussion at a formal hearing
would be given.
George V. 'Massey, general soliictor
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny, gave the assurance that reports of
that the lines represented nt the hear
ing are antagonlstlc-to the law, are un
founded.
Gate City Terminal Compa
nv Moves to Oust
Owners.
GOSPEL MEETINGS.
ATTRACTING MANY
The gospel meetings that are being
conducted In J. K. Shlppey Bros.' new
shed on Pratt street. Just otT nt Deca
tur atreet, are growing In Interest ind
a great meeting Is now In progress.
The shed Is built on the tabemarle
stylo, seating 800 people, and Is equtp-1
pod -with electric lights. Plano, cornet
und good singers furnish music xiyl
songs of Zion float out on the air, call- 1
log men and women to the worship of
All Christian workers are Invited to
help In these meetings at 7:48 each
evening. Workers In noth branches of
the Y. M. C. A., supported by a strong
committee of business men, ore con
ducting thesa meetings. Kverybody Is
welcome. Special arrangements made
for all ladles who may attend.
C, C, HATCHER CO,
BUYS RONO BUSINESS
Messrs. Black and Draper have soV
their bonding business to ths Cliff C.
Hatcher Insurance Agency, who will be
general agents for Georgia and Bouth
Carolina.
All agents In this territory will here
after report to the Hatcher agency.
Itoyd Perry has been given the man
agement of the bond department.
Negro Killed By Negro,
specie I to The ijeorglsn.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 28.—Arthur
Blount, a negro drayman, was shot
and Instantly killed by Lon Prater, an
other negro, In a row In a saloon yes
terday afternoon. Prater attempted to
escape, but was caught and lodged In
Jail.
SHE LEFT HER TRUNK
AND BRICK FOR BILL.
nv Prtrate leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 18.—Charged with
having failed to pey a 'bill at the
Victoria hotel, and with leaving a piece
of baggage that contalaed only a brick,
Mrs. Elisabeth Hamilton, who register
ed from'jnttebufg, will appear In tha
Jefferson market court Thursday. With
to,, children and a maid she regis
tered at the victorta two weeks ago.
Her bill amounted to |1M. Her homo
Is at No, 238 West Twenty-second
street.
GEORGIA RIFLEMEN
WAGING CONTEST
FOR SEAGIRT TEAM
Hpoclnl to The Uecrxlnn.
Macon, (In., Aiir. 28.—Tfio Georgia stnti*
•hoot for the Hoaglrt loom hognu nt Holton
inugo thl* morning with thirty-two men In
tho contest. Five inen who were chosen
could not nttend. The others were on tho
ground and liegnn the eotupetltlve shooting
In their efforts to make tho state ten in
which will represent Georgia In tho no
tional contest next week.
Colonel 4. Van Holt Nash, of Atlanta, Is
the executive officer In charge of the eon-
test at Holton. I.leuteiiniit-Colonel 4. C.
I'ostell, of Havanitnh, Is tlrst nsNlstnnt exoo.
olive officer. Major Harrison 4ohnstou. of
Mseou, Is statistical officer. The best shots
from Mncon, Atlanta. Savannah. Alban)*.
Thomssvllle and MnHotta have been placed
on this list of thlrty-tivo men, ond from
them will lie named the twelve men who
are to go to Seagirt. There will tie three
alternates.
The remainder of the time will Im» de
voted to the state contest.
CHILD'S ASSAILANT
MAY BE LYNCHED
By ITIrnte (.cased Wire.
Cairo, His., August 2#.—A mob Is on
way to Charleston to lynch Charles
Snapshot of Mrs. Van Renselaer Cru
der and lawyer. A. Russell Peabody,
partner of Clifford W. Hartrldge, Harry
Thaw’s counsel, on the court house
steps, returning from a visit to the
cell of Hurry K. Thaw.
Convention Will Very Prob
ably Be Called For
State Ticket.
Almost from the time the state cfn
tral committee of the Republicans of
tho state met at noon Tuesday in the
senate chamber, a wrangle ensued and
was kept up till the close of the session.
There seemed to be a Fairbanks and
anti-Fairbanks fight on, though no
ference was made to his 'name, and
several of the leaders dented that Vlca
President Fairbanks had urged the
putting out of a state ticket to pre
serve the party organisation.
A white republican gave that as his
opinion before the committee met, but
several white delegates denied al
knowledge that such was the case.
The vice-president had not oommunl
ated with them, they said. Among
these were Captain I. J, Barnes, of
Thomson, and Attorney C. P. Goree, of
Atlanta.
A conventfbn will likely be called.
The real fight, whether It had any
reference to national nominees or not,
ftyear-nh! daughter of Kdwnrd Albright, S
farmer near Bertrand, Mo.
Goforth was captured by farmers headed
by Albright, who seriously hurt Goforth
slid tried to kill him, but Goforth was
rescued by deputies nud taken to Charles
ton.
SON IS ON TRAIN ‘
THAT KILLS FATHER
Ol
r
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
WHILE MILKING COW
By Prtvmt, Ua,«\ win..
Richmond. V*. Aug. 28.—Thorn,,
William*. , ion of R. J. William., while
o, vacation at Clayvllle, in Powhattan
county Saturday, waa struck by light-
ting aa ha waa milking a cow. Hla
,rm la burned and bruised, but hi, In-
Jurlea are alight and he wlU recover.
Goforth, a farm hand, who nssnnlied the "" *"> on ,hl » resolution, which tha
black delegates seemed to think was
a blow at them, and ^ that It would
bar them from the conVentton. Espe
cially did the South Georgia members
of the committee resent this represen
tation.
Hon. E. A. Angler, of Atlanta, and
from Atlanta, stoutly contended that
the committee had no power to change
the unit of representation, and that
the convention alone had the right to
change the representation.
Over against these. Attorney C. P.
Goree, argued very fcrclbly that the
committee had the right to prescribe
the basis of representation for the con
vention about to be railed. Fulton
county, he said, had cast more votes
for Roosevelt than the entire eighth
district, and therefore that district was
not entitled to the representation of
the fifth district.
The wrangle was Intensified when
J. M. Ashby, a white Republican of
Dawson county, Introduced the fol
lowing resolution:,
"Resolved, That a delegate eonven
tlon of the Republicans of Georgia be
held In the city of Atlanta on the —
day of Heptember,\ 1901, at 12 o'clock
noon, for the purpoae of nominating a
stale ticket, as may properly come
before such a convention.
"That the limit of organization
the congressional districts, and that
each district be entitled to on# dele
gate for each 100 votes cast for Prea-
By Private (.eased Wire. I
Win*fed, Aug. 28.—.Startled Uy the
sudden blast of atv engine whlstlt^ while
he**as walking across a bridge. Bam
Armstrong, *0 years old, stepped 111
front of a train on which his s^n was
speeding to visit him, and was;killed.
The son drove his body home j In the
wagon which the aged father had
brought to the station. I
MAYOR WEAVER )
ORDERED TO BJZD
By Prlvats 1-eeerd Wire. >
Philadelphia, Pa., Aua. 28 — May'or
Weaver la bo aarloualy III that III. pbjV-
alrlan. Dr. W. M. I. Coplen, dlrertt
'x d T r r, nt * mFTur.55:
ered him to bed. Dr. Coplen *111 nl tlonment to be as follows: First dla-
say Just what Mr. Weaver's allmenTJtrict. ll; Second, 18; Third, 10; Fourth.
Is, but he Is believed to be suffering
from some kort of throat trouble.
CHURCH WOMEN
WA YLA Y PASTOR
By Private Leased Wire.
New Haven, Aug. 28.—Women mem
bers of the Greek Catholic church at
New Britain, who are oppoaed to Fath
er Vonhay, the pastor of the church,
attempted to waylay him after a ser
vice, their Intention being to take the
keys of the church away from him.
Policemen scattered them.
wl5, Fifth, 29; Sixth, 8; Seventh. 47;
eighth, »; Ninth, 18; Tenth, 12; Etev-
tfith. 28.
lM That only legally registered voters
bir eligible as delegates."
At 2:JO o'clock the convention wae
■jilt In session.
J. H. Buck Dead.
to The Georgian.
j Gadsden, Alsu, *Aug. 28.—Judge and
din. J. W. Penn receded a telegram
yesterday announcing the death of J.
jfl. Buck. Mrs..Penn's father, at Selma,
film., where he had undergone a sur
gical operation on Thursday. Mr, and
\Mr*. Buck up to last Wednesday had
peen the guests of Judge and Mrs.
[Penn in thla city.
The Hate City Terminal Company, which
Is MpRituiiiiR active work toward Its yards,
has Instituted condemnation proceedings
against twenty-six residents of the section
near the Junction nt Mnngum and Magno
lia streets nud along Haynes and other
streets. Property Itelonglng to the follow
ing owners has been condemned through
process served by the sheriff: W. V. Crock
ett, Mrs. O. Volberg. C. W. Hunnlcutt,
Fred Grace, Xors Ellen, Mrs. Harriet
Brldwell. P. II. Itnndsll. W. I.. Ramlnll.
II. G. Randall, J. II. Ellsworth, Mrs. Maud
I.oak Cobbs, Mrs. A. E. Brook. Mrs. E.
Welford Wood, Charles L. Truitt. Mrs.
Sarah C. Anglin. J. T. Anglin. Mrs. Ellen
Verne, Riisnn Eagle, the New Terming
Kenltuy Company. Hugh T. Inman, II. r,.
Stearns, C, J. Sullivan. Richard Boettcher,
Marie Krels. J. II. Ewlug, C. F. Deuson
and Louis Itosenfetd.
Several of these owners hare been grant-
‘ Junctions restraining tha
from condemning their
EOF
HAS FILED RATES
By Private Leaned Wire.
New York, Aug. 28.—It wae elated
today that not a single railroad com
pany had been able to fully comply
with the provtalon* of the new rate law
requiring them to have all their sched
ule. on file by midnight laat night. The
echedule of switching engine chargee
wne the molt difficult of completion.
The new law, which appltee to all
rallrnade doing an Interatate commerce
buelneee, went Into effect at midnight.
It will be enforced by the Interatate
commerce commission.
There can be no extra, from now
on, but the .hlpper 1l expected to be
able to obtain in advance a Anal state
mint of the charge he haa to meet.
Fremont Horse and L. Netland, of
the Alaska boundary commission, have
left for Yakubat Bay, where each, with
a party of nine men, will survey a strip
of the boundary.
DOWAGER EMPRESS OF CHINA
$22,607
IN CITY
Inspector Ewing Has Been
Stirring Things Up in
Department.
ner that shows the quaint trappings of Oriental royalty. The dowager
empress has unexpectedly called a constitutional conference and may
grant freedom to China.
NEGRO’S IMPUDENCE
MAY CAUSE LYNCHING
By rjrlvote Loused Wire,
Elborton, Ga„ Aug. 28.—A negro by
the name of Will Morrison has caused
quite an excitement In this city, occa-
SAYSJjEWON OUT
Adheres to His Claim of
189 Votes in Con
vention.
Hon. Mark Johnston, of Baldwin,
writes 1110 Georgian a card refuting
etatemente nfade In the laeue of Mon
day relative to his having carried only
eight or nine counties.
As this card was submitted too late
for producing In Its entirety It can
only be summarised here. He says:
If your Informant knows anything
at all concerning my vote In the pri
mary of August 22, he must 1 know
sofliethlng of the counties In a stone's
throw of Atlanta. If he desires to
speak the truth why did he not say,
os he was giving a Bet of my counties,
that Douglas, Cherokee, Coweta and
Henry were mine."
He eaye that he secured every vote
In Lee except eight, and carried Baker,
Worth, Wilcox, Randolph and Stewart.
He saye the Information that he car
ried Forsyth and Madison Is news to
him.
Mr. Johnston says that he had no
Intention of saying anything about
how many counties he carried, but
that It got Into the newspapers and
he had to do so.
"The same old game of 1902 Is being
played by the Ginn book trust In an
endeavor to have their candidate nam
ed by the convention by acclamation."
He says four years ago that W. B.
Merritt r jcelved only 171 electorlal
votes, but simply because the newspa
per* claimed 228 he was nominated by
acclamation. He says the agents of
the Ginn book trust Is again furnish
ing reporters with lies. He states that
whether he wins In the convention or
not that he will keep up his eharges
against the book trust and will prove
them. In closing he says:
"I apologize most humbly to my
friends and the public, but I could not
say lees In answekto this anxious liar,
and I will not sayymnre noW. I re
assert my claim—that I will have 189
votes In the convention on September
The card I* signed Mark Johnston.
Odd Fellows' Barbecue.
Special to The tieorxlaa.
Gadsden, Ala.. Aug. 29.—The differ
ent Odd Fellows' lodges of this district
will have a union picnic and barbecue
at Fort Payne on next Thursday. Aug.
30. Several prominent speakers will
be present to address the crowd and
a brass band has been engaged for the
occasion and a pleasant day U antic
ipated.
Mrs. H. Gertrude Gerry, of East
Orange, N. J., originated the Idea of
distributing the' permons preached by
Rev. F. Q Blanchard, of the First Con
gregational church of that city, and
ha* organised the Church Manuscript
Society, and every Monday copies of
the sermons preached the day before
are districted to those who, by reason
of illness’ - other affliction, are not
able to gf Ao church. I
sloned by hi* asking a white lady to
kiss him, as she was handing him
change for peaches she had purchased
of him.
Trouble Is expected tonight.
LIVES_0N SHIP
Passengers and the Crew
Saved in the Nick of
Time.
By Private Leased Wirt.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 28.—A loaded freight
•tennier, the Charles A. Eddy, burned to
the water's tilge on Lake Huron, near
Port Hnnltnc, nt 2:18 a. in. today. Twen
ty persons were on hoard. Including the
captain'* wife nud two little daughter*.
1 and 3 year* old, reapectlvely.
Half thoae on the boat were asleep,
and were rescued with great difficulty.
The lH*trolt nnd Heroinud steamer, City
of Mneklnnc. 5 miles nwny, responded to
distress rlgnnls, and took the people nil
— tMKtrd, some of whom were nearly
ddr.
iritis
Most were in their underclothes. As they
were taken off, the tlatues hurst out In all
directions.
lawsoTsIlgrieyes
AT COFFIN OF WIFE
By Private I.easod Wire.
Boston. Aug. 2#.—Thomas W. Law-
son still mouma at the side of his
wife’s bier and refuses to be consoled,
holding little conversation with any one.
The body of Mrs. Lawson rests In a
rich but plain metal coffin, which Is
hermltfcallq sealed. It rests In a
temporary stand In the delightful lit
tle lodge-like building, which the
banker’s wife herself had built, nnd
which Is located at some lltle distance
from the palatial home, "Dreamwold.”
It was explained today that the only
reason for the body’s remaining on the
estate that the tomb which Is to be Its
•permanent resting place Is not ready.
COMER'S MAJORITY
WILL BE INCREASED
The remarkable Increase of $2!,.
807.18 Is shown on the city license In
spector's books as collected since the
first of the year over that during the
same time In 1905.
License Inspector R. A. Ewing, who
ha; been stirring things up In this de
partment, has collected licenses from
several hundred business men who
heretofore have been overlooked. When
seen Tuesday he stated that there were
still a numbr of others that he Intended
to get after nnd In some Instances
would have their license money In the
city coffers before many more weeks
passed.
Up until July 1 there was an Increase
of S824.2S on hacks and drays alone.
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
J. B. Whitehead.
The body of J. B. Whitehead, who
died at Thaxton, Vo., Monday morning,
arrived In Atlanta at 3:30 o'clock
Tuesday nfternoon. nnd was taken to
Patterson's undertaking establishment.
It will later be carried to the residence,
883 Peachtree street, where the funeral
services will be held at 10 o'clock Wed-
nesday morning. The interment will be
at Westvlew.
Colonel for Third Regiment.
In a short time Governor Terrell and
Adjutant General Harris will hold a
consultation relative to ordering an
election to name a colonel for the
Third regiment. Colonel Usher Thom
ason resigned several months ago, and
Colonel W. O. Obear, Inspector general
of the national guard, has been filling
the plnce until a regular commanding
officer Is named. The Third has only
six companies notv.
Enters 8o!dier,’ Home.
James B. Moore, of Augusta, entered
the Soldiers' home Tuesday and will
spend the remainder of his life In that
quiet retreat. Mr. Moore enlisted at
the beginning of the war In the First
South Carolina regiment and later was
with the Tenth Georgia, commanded
by A. J. McBride, of Atlanta. He was
discharged before the dose of the war
on account of physjral Infirmities.
Twenty Make Return,.
Secretary of State Phil Cook received
returns from twenty corporations Tuea-
day morning, all Inclosing the fee of
31. One came from Newnan, another
from Hiram ahd the others from At
lanta concerns.
Mrs. Caroline Simpion.
Mrs, Caroline Simpson, 89 years old,
died at 7 o'clock Monday night at her
residence, 65 Henry street. She Is sur
vived by her husband and two chil
dren. The funeral services will be held
at the residence at 9 o'clock Wednes
day morning, and the body will be car
ried to Flat Rock for Interment.
Luelle King.
Luclte, the U-months-old daughter
of Mr. nnd Mrs. A. R. Kin- died at
the residence of the parents on More
land avenue Monday afternoon. Fu
neral services were held at the resi
dence at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, and the Interment was at Oak
land.
Mary Frank Dabtisy.
Mary Frank, the Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Dabney, died Mon
day at Athena, Ga. The -body wa»
brought to Decatur, On., and the fu
neral aervlcea were held there at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning.
inventofTdrake
AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
Special to The Georgina.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 28.—Dr. E.
L. Drake, of Winchester, Tenn.. a sage
and Inventor of a flying machine, Is in
the limelight ngaln. Drake got Into a
spat with John W. Gates and othera
who were dickering with flying ma
chines some years ago because the doc-
tor claimed that Gates had breached a
contract concerning his flying machine.
Dr. Drake claims that his flying ma
chine was Invented on the principle
of bird flight.
BUILDING PERMIT8.
8200— E. C. Ifoao, to add to one-story frame
dwelling nt 119 l’earl atreet.
81.300—T. J. A ah, to liulld one-story frame
dwelling nt 110 A»h atreet.
81.700—A. J. Mo—. to traik) one-story frame
welling nt IIS Issmila a renin*.
S2iS—Mr*. H. K. Ben non, to liulld frame
store at 217 Grant atreet.
8100—H, II. I'lnrke, to add to frame store
at 188 II. Linden nvenne.
SOI—It. X. Ilnlarenil, to build frame room
at 288 Gordon atreet.
flSO—Mr*. I- I-ewmon, to build frame
room at 15 Peachtree place.
property"transfers.
81.750—George It. Donovan to J, II. Jotiee,
lot on Porter place near Peachtree atreet.
Irnon deed. * . '
18—T. J. -In me. to J. M. Xlebol* and A.
II. Jones, lot on corner Griffin and Hlmp-
aon street*. Quit claim deed.
1950—Neal Bank to K. A. Morris nnd Be*-
ale It. Morris, lot on Thompson alley near
lltlllnrd atreet. Warranty deed.
81,800—Mra. I'. 1„ Walker to 4v. J. Smith,
-•on .
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Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug! 28.—The fit-
est election returns give the state for
Comer for governor by a majority of
between 18,080 and 20,000 votes.
He carried Jefferson county by a ma
jority of about 1,000.
Henry B. Gray Is elected lieutenant-
governor and the Indication* point to
the election of ex-Oovernor Joseph F.
Johnston and Congressman John II.
Bankhead as alternate senator*.
TRY A WANT AD
IN TKJi GEORGIAN
14.637.50—Title Giwrnntw it ml Trust t •
Mrs. A. W. My watt, lot on Howth ITjrof
street near Vasaar street. Warranty deed.
89.600-P. Y. Smith to K. SI. Ilnherr*. Jr-
. it on roruer Mitchell ami Mangum streets.
Warranty
$9.250—E. M. Itotierts, Jr., to Nathan Kai
ser. Mine lot. Warranty, tlewl.
12.000—Ilenlah ll. and Ilelen t\ IJ&im
to Mrs. II. K. Allen, lot on corner Mllleilxe
ami Oakland avenues. Warranty deed*
$4,600—Mrs. II. K. Alien to W. F. lUd'In*
•on, lot on comer MIIIed*e and Oakland
svennes. Warranty deed. . v
17,200, Renal Hum-lt. J. Maxmder to
M. Hyatt, lot on IPne atreet near Jackson
^Thrower to E. Y. Crnckett.
lot on Bontb Pryor street near Itaaraim
street. Wsrantjr ileed. ^ ,
$1.2*3—W. M. Heart to It. B. Thmwi* M
on Kturenia street near Boyd street, war*
"u.SawMr,. *. J. Jones to W. P. Kelly* Iff
on K. Georirin avenne pear Connalty street.
Warranty ileed. .. —
fJOO-W. II. Matthews to Mra. B- Ja*
fimffb. lot on BntJrr street near Undea ava-
ntte. Loan deed.