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, 130.nOQ prtpiil.it* 00 •••• 26.000 16,000 WtfnSJI if nJUrSa* Seven fjjy.’ n f ftreet rallwnys........ 150 feV. ypitii rH.M0.0W The Atlanta Georgian. factories 130. Hpln*llo Value of 1005 cotto op S100.000.000 VOL. 1. NO. 114. 'women form mob and ride MAN OUT OF TOWN ON RAIL By Private Leased Wlrp. Charter Oak. Iowa, Sept 8.—Smashing down the doors of a house In which he had taken refuge, a mob of 200, mostly women, last night drag- led Fred Kellar, of Sioux City, from his hiding place knd rode him in * rail two miles out of the city. Kellar returned, to the home of his deserted wife and attempted to induce her 15-year-old daughter to run away with him. When baffled In this he began selling the woman's furniture. This maddened the women of the town, and they, with the help of a few men, summarily banished him. republicans of n. y. ARE TO NAME HUGHES FOR GOVERNORSHIP Famous InquisitorCer- tain to Accept the Nomination. he is backed BY BEN ODELL, JR. HO KILLED. IJ Roosevelt Also Wants Him in Race and Higgins Gets Double Cross! Bj Private teased Wire. New York, Sept. 0.—The Evening Journal today says: 'The Evening Journal today can stale with positiveness that Charles E. Hushes, lienjamln B. Odell, Jr.’s can didate. will be. nominated for governor by the Republican state convention, "It has been known right along that Mr. Hughes was Chairman Odell's choice, and It Is conceded by polltl dans today that Odell controls the Republican situation In this state, Higgins Not in It. "The Journal can further state posi tively that Mr. Hughes will accept the nomination. He has refrained from stating his position In advance of the convention, but at the proper time he will announce his views. "In addition to the' fact that Mr. Hughes Is Chairman Odell's candidate,’ President Roosevelt has decided that the lawyer must ru/i and Governor Higgins Is to Be brushed aside." Hughes Won't Talk. The very fact that Mr. Hughes re fused to make a statement upon his return from ubroad Is taken by politi cians to mean that he Is a candidate. “I have nothing to say about politics, and I may not have for several days," was all Mr. Hughes would say. Consults With Friends. He declared that he had met no political leaders abroad nor had he heard from any while abroad. Mr. Hughes was In consultation with (rlends at his home In West End ave nue last night, and It Is understood that representatives of President Roosevelt, „f ex-Oovernor Odell and Governor Higgins saw him or were In communication with him. MRS. ASTOR ILL; DOCTOR HURRIES n ! Private I sod Wire. Boston, Mass., Sept, 6.—Dr. Austin Hint, Jr., of Now York, Mrs. Astor's private physician, arrived at the Hotel Somerset at 11 o'clock In his big tour- jug car, having ridden from Newport, "• *' ln answer to a hurry call from Mrs. Astor. I don’t know how serious Is Mrs. Aster's condition," said Dr. Flint, as he climbed out of his automobile and went "to the hotel. "I received a hurry call jo conte to Mrs. Astor at once, and I came as fast as the machine cotlld flng me. I shall give out a state ment Inter m the day as to the serious ness of Mrs. Astor's condition.” Bucket of Water on Oil Stove Causes Disaster. Special to The Georgian Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 6.—As the result of a terrific explosion In the home of John R. Bell, a miner living near Republic, 12 miles west of Bir mingham, at 5:30 o'clock this morning, Bell and his wife are dead, Fred Bell, their 15-year-old boy, probably fatally hurt, their daughters, Maudle and Lil ly, aged 12 and 0, respectively, slightly hurt, IV. S. Botpomlee and Moses Bot- pomlee, two boarders, badly hurt, and dozen persons living In adjoining houses scratched and bruised. Bell’s home waB blown Into atoms and dwell ings on both sides almost wrecked. Threw Water on 8tove. An oil stove caught on fire and Bell Ihrew water ort It. Tills caused the stove to explode. The fire reached four cases of dynamite and 225 pounds of black powder In the house, and caused the second explosion, which killed two and Injured about seventeen others. Bell's occupation was that of heading the driver In the mines, and he used much explosives, which he kept In the house for convenience. The explosion was felt for a radius of many miles, and people flocked to the scene from all parts of the county. OQOO$000000900000000000000 O O O BOY SOMNAMBULIST 0 O CLIMBS OUT CHIMNEY O O AND PERCHES ON TOP. O O O O Special to The Georgian. O O Greenville, S. C., Sept. 8.— 0 O Teague Harris, the 10-year-old 0 O son of a farmer In Laurens coun- 0 O ty, accomplished a daring som- 0 O nambpllstlc feat the other night, 0 O when he left his bed and climbed 0 0 through the flue of a 30-toot chlm- 0 0 ney and perched himself comfort O ably on Its top. At 2 o’clock In O O the morning the family were 0 O awakened by the boy’s cries, and O O Immediately secured a ladder, res- 0 O cuing the lad from his- perilous 0 O position. O O O 00000000000000000000000000 ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1906. FAMILIAR SCENES IN ATLANTA NO. I—THE BASEBALL EXTRA. PPTOI?. InldMUTWO CENTl JrJ.VLLfJ2j. On Trains FIVF CENTAL POLICE SEEK MISSING MAN WHO HAS FORTUNE IN POCKETS By Private Leased Wire - . New York, Sept. 6.—A general alarm has been sent out, and the po lice of Greater New York are searching today for William J. Day, of 1218 Erie avenue, Philadelphia, who disappeared In this city with a for tune In cash and gems on his person. The appeal to the police was made by Mrs. E. M. Day, of 611 Wen Eighty-second street, mother of the missing man. She said he had strangely disappeared last night shortly after taking dinner with her, and she believed he had met with foul play. t: FOB HIS INSULTS Daughter of Wyoming’s State Treasurer De mands Early Trial. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o O T0WN8 MENACED O BY FOREST FIRES. O T-t O O By Private Leased Wire. O O Milan, Sept. 8.—Forests on the O 0 western bank of Lake Oarda O O have been burning for three days. O O Three valleys are ablaxe and O O several villages are in danger. O O The damage done Is said to 0 O amount to many hundred millions. 0 O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOV, J. FOLK WON'T ATTEND RECEPTION TO MR. BRYAN IN ST. LOUIS SEPTEMBER II I’rlvnte Leased Wire. ' Louis, Mo., Sept. 6.—The positive .nnotmeetnent waa made to<Jay by Ha , th« ' ,“ ecre tary of Governor Folk, e *«cutlve of the state be lak ® part ,n the reception to rinet n ered *° ,he Hon - william Jen- 11 hi ®f ya 5: ,n th t" city, on September . «> the Democrats of Missouri, and primarily by the Jeffcrsoi) Club, of St. Louis. Back of all this is a story to the ef fect that the only valid reaaon for the governor's declination to attend the Bryan reception Is the fact that the committee of arrangements wished him to occupy a seat In the carriage with Senator Stone. FIRE FROM CIGAR STUMP ALMOST DESTROYS TOWN 8parlal to The Georgian Amerleus, Ga., Sept. 8.—The entire ness district of DeSoto was burned u "! night. ~l h<l Are loss will be about 815,800, only a very small part of which was covered by Insurance. The Are Is sup posed to have been started by some one throwing the stump of a cigar In some loose hay In the back of Luke'a store. gas explosion causes girl’s death '"'t'l t.» The Georgian. "■eenvlfle, 8. C, Sept 0.—Miss Lu- ‘Guidon was burned to death at "dock today by the explosion of - ranw at the home of her aunt, ' ’*"*"• In Monument Place. ‘ H addon was 11 yearn of age and being an orphan made her home at the residence of her aunt. She was aiding In the work of preparing din ner, no one being In the kitchen at the time of the explotlon. The report was heard and occupants rushed to the kitchen to And the girl wrapped in flames and dying in agony. By Trieste ■ Lensod Wire. Sheridan, Wyo., Sept. 6.—Miss Edna Irvine, daughter of the state treasurer, shot and aerlgusly wounded George Knighton, foreman of the Lelter-Pratt Company's ranch, yesterday, under mysterious circumstances. Miss Irvine Is a daring horseback rider and always carries a six-shooter. She will say nothing except that Knighton was “sassy" to her. She fired two bullets at him. one of which passed through his thigh. The young woman demanded an Im mediate trial, stating that she wanted to tell everything In court. Justice Thomas held her In 1500 ball for trial In the district court to begin tomor row. Knighton Is the head of the Big Red ranch, near Clalrmont, and In the ab sence of Mr. Irvine his word Is law. Mr. Irvine has been away for some time. It Is stated that there has been considerable feeling on the place for six months. Miss Irvine declares that she has befit subjected to anhoyances for a long time nt the hands of Mr. Knighton. What these were she has not stated In detail. According to Miss Irvine, there was a quarrel over leaving the barn doors open so that some of the stock got Into the granary. Knlghtop is said to have addressed Insulting remarks to the girl In re gard to herself and her carelessness, whereupon she told him to "shut up," nnd when he did not, she whipped out her revolver and fired. The flrst shot went wild and the second took affect. Miss Irvine's father says he will stand by his daughter. BUILDING FALLS BURYING MEN; ONE IS KILLED JIBE ENDEAVORING TO END REVOLT By MANUEL CALVO. By Private Leased Wire. Havana, Cuba, Sept. 6.—There has been a virtual cessation of hostilities while General Menocal and his fellow veterans try their hands at negotiat ing with the commanders of the rebel forces In the Held with the aim of get ting them to lay down their arms. In addition to the delegation which was yesterday reported as having met with General Guzman, leader of the Santa Clara rebels, I understand that a delegation also has gone to Plnar del Rio to' confer with Pino Guerra. It la not believed there will be any further lighting of any account until the committees of veterans have had a full opportunity to try to bring about peace. In the meantime the government Is quietly making preparations to make an active and effective campaign In ' the rebel leaders refuse to lay a their arms. ( LOOTER OE BANK MS CRENSHAW DEMANDS RIGHT TO MAKE RACE FOR R. R. COMMISSION PRETTY SLATE AT m HALL Kilpatrick Quits Board May Lose Job in Sight. No Date Fixed for Return of Paul Stens- land. By Private Leased Wire. Elyria, Ohio, Sept. 6.—The Garford Saddle Factory building coltapssd ssrly today and burlsd ths workman in ths ruins. Ons man Is known to bs dead and thrss injured hava been rescued. Others are believed to be buried. O0O00OO00O0O0OO0O000O0OOOO o ■ M’KINLEY’S MEMORY O O HONORED IN BUFFALO. O a a O By Private Leased Wire. O O Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 8.—Today la O O the flfth anniversary of the shoot- O O Ing of President McKinley at the O O Pan-American Exposition grounds O 0 In this city. Buffaloans have de- O O posited flower* on the bronze'O O tablet In the rotunda of the O O city and county hall, where the O O dead president’s body lay In slate. C OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooooooooooooog O JUST 80ME ECH0E8 O FROM A PADDED CELL. O O 0 O0000O00O0000OO0OO000000OC < l Since the doggy days are over, l > O JessIS, dear, O O The weather man won’t be so sad 0 O and drear; O O For the forty days Just went O S Made him feel like thirty cent O s—but the doggy days are over, O O Jessie dear. O O O 3 Gentlemen, be seated. O O Mr. Bones, will you tell me the O O difference between a sheet of O O cheap writing paper and a dog O with a can tied to his tall? Yasslr, dal’s a cinch. A sheet O O of cheap writing paper Is Ink- O O lined plain; an Inclined plane Is 0 O a slope up, and If there Is any- O O thing slow about a pup with a O O can tied to his tall, ain’t never O O saw It. 0 0 (Prolonged cheers from the gal- O O Itry.) S O The forecast: O O "Cloudy with rain Thursday O O night and Friday.” O O Thursday temperatures: O brewery. He thought the Arabs could O 7 o’clock a. m... O 8 o'clock a. m.. O » o’clock a. m., O 10 o’clock a. m.. O 11 o’clock a. m.. O 12 o'clock noon.. O 1 o'clock p. m.. , 0 2 o’clock p. m.. ... 87 degrees. O ..88 degrees. 0 .. 89 degrees. O ..71 degrees. 0 . .78 degrees. O .. 80 degrees. 0 ... 82 degrees 0 ..82 degree*. O 0 By Private Leaped Wire. Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 6.—Paul O. Stensland is now In the hands of American authorities represented by Minister Gummere. Shortly before noon today Inatruc tlons to the sultan of Morocco to sur render the fugitive bank wrecker were received at the American legation. An appointment for 2 o’clock waa made by an attache of the legation. At that hour Minister Gummere, preceded and followed by a guard of honor of Arab soldiers, rode to Beaguln to the ofllce of the minister of foreign affairs of Morocco. Moor Gladly Conssnted. Said Hohamed Morres, the Moroccan minister, was waiting for Minister Gummere. The conference was a short one. Afterward Minister Gummere atat ed that the Moorish officials gladly consented to the surrender of the pris oner and offered the use of the sul tan's army, If necessary, to deport him. Stensland 'wrote a letter daughter last night, which was read by the authorities before It was mailed. As a matter of fact,* the dread of be ing placed In the hands of the Moors put Stensland In a blue funk. Two weeks ago the head of an Arab was cut off and borne away in triumph on a long pole In front of the Cecil hotel, the most prominent hotel In the town. A few days later warring tribes had a Itched battle in the big market i which seven were killed. Had Plannsd a Brswsry. These Moorish pleasantries created not a ripple of excitement locally, but Stensland thought If he ever got Into the hands of the Arabs he never would see what he Is living for—Chicago, It Is Impossible to say just when we will start home with the prisoner. That depends on the answer of the state de partment to the Inquiries sent to Washington. Stensland when In Tangier previous ly was flguring on starting a big Deutsche bier halle and building a be taught to drink beer. He said yes terday that he Intended whenever he Anally located to go Into business, as Idleness would have driven him crasy. O000000000300000000O000OOf o o O FARMERS REAFFIRM O O ELEVEN-CENT MINIMUM 0 O AS PRICE FOR COTTON. O O 0 O Special to The Oeorglan. 0 O Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 6.—The O O Farmers’ Educational and Co-op- O O eratlve Union In national conven- O O trnn at Texarkana, by unanimous O O vote reaffirmed the minimum price 0 O of It cents for middling as the O O basis for Interior points for this O O year’s crop of cotton. O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOBOOOOOOOOOOC O0000000.300000000000000000 A political slate carefully scribed with bold lettering and secreted with equal care from the public gaze was unveiled with startling celerity Tues day afternoon at the adjourned session of tho city council. W. Kilpatrick tendered his resig nation as water commissioner from the Fourth ward. It was accepted. M. M. Welch was nominated as the successor. But unfortunately Mr. Welch waa not elected. Wednesday afternoon at the regular session cf the water board the slate was broken Into smithereens. Mr. Kil patrick was not elected secretary. Now- rumor bus it that he will not bo elected William It. Dlmmock's successor. The moves and c-.unter moves con nected with the election of tho new secretary compose one of the most In teresting political situations brought about for some time. If given In de tail a large piece of fabric could be woven out of the threads. Slmpllfled, It Imppened as follows: M. M. Welch resigned from the wa ter board some six weeks hack because of leaving the Second ward to live In the Fourth. Last Monday some live or six of tjie water commissioners put their heads together and agreed to put J. W. Kil patrick ln the secretary’s chair and to put Mr. Welch back on the board as the representative from the Fourth ward. This was kept dark until a few hours bofore the session of council on Tues day lost, the plan being to have Mr. Kilpatrick's resignation accepted and Immediately to hove Mr. Welch elect ed. Twenty minutes before council was called to order the plan was discovered by several of those In opposition to one or both of the gentlemen named. According to the city code, all elec tions by council must be presided over by the mayor. The Mayor Flssz. Mayor Woodward was seen and told the plan. He had not been officially Informed that his presence was wanted at council, and, having some Impor tant business at his other offlee, closed up his shop on the third floor of the city hall. After attending to his pri vate business he went out to enjoy the cool fresh air of tho rural districts. Mr. Kilpatrick's resignation was read out before council and was. In Its word ing, unconditional. It was accepted. Mr. Welch’s name was proposed as the commissioner from the fourth ward to succeed Mr. Kilpatrick. The mayor was sought and round absent. An at tempt was made to get Mayor Pro Tern. Harwell to hold the election In the absence of the mayor. Mr. Har well had not been Instructed that the mayor was out of the city or to act His Name Will Be Placed on Bal- x lot. ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS CALLED UPON Secretary of State Cook Finally Acceded to Crenshaw’s De mand. Continued on Page Three. PAGE ONE Hon. S. Guyton McLendon has op position for railroad commissioner. That la, Hon. Thomas C, Crenshaw thinks he has. Wednesday Mr. Crenshaw camo down from his mountain home at Holly Springs, Cherokee county, and made a peremptory demand upon Secretary of State Phil Cook to have his name put upon the election blank as a candidate for that offlee. At flrst. Secretary Cook declined, os the blanks were then In the hands of the printer, nnd furthermore. It had been his Invariable custom In the past to put only the names of the nominees of parties .thereon. Ho explained to tho former railroad commissioner that tho Democratic par ty had furnished the names of its nonr- and that the Socialist party had done likewise and the names of the candidates of these two parties were on the blanks. Had the Republicans or Populists made nominations, their names would have gone on also. Mr. Crenshaw Insisted that he had the right to have his name inserted In the blanks, as he was a candidate, and had as much right to hnve it there as Mr. McLendon or Hoke Smith, or nny other man. Referred to Attorney General. Secretary Cook then naked him to fllo a written demand. This Mr. Cren shaw did. Tho former then referred this demand to Attorney General Hart. The attorney general hold that It was question of practicability and the secretary of state must determine that for himself. The only Inw upon the subject de clares that the secretary of state shall put the names of alt candidates upon the blanks ns far ns "practicable." In speaking of the matter Thursday, Secretary Cook said: ’’The attorney general put It up to me; I put It up to the printer, nnd the printer put his name upon the blanks." Therefore, Mr. Crenshnw Is a full- fledged candidate for railroad commis sioner, running ns an Independent. Formerly a Member, Colonel Thomae C. Crenshnw form erly hold the office of railroad commis sioner for the term of six years, being appointed to tho board by the late Gov ernor W. Y. Atkinson. At the expiration of his term, ex- Governor Allen D. Candler appointed G. Gunty Jordan, of Columbus, as hie successor. When Commlssloneg Jordan re signed, Governor Terrell nppolnted Commissioner Joseph M. Brown. The convention at Macon Tuesday nomi nated Hon. S. G. McLendon, of Monroe, to succeed nrown. Mr. Crenshaw Is opposing Mr. Mc Lendon, the Democratic nominee. YEARNING FOR COUNTRY WOMAN KILLS HERSELF AFTER FAILING ONCE While her little daughter slept peace fully on a bed within a few feet of her, Mrs. Ila Hawes, of 881 Marietta street, Thursday morning was success ful In her second attempt at aulclde within the week. "Blame no one but me. I am responsible," read a note found near her. She has been In a state bordering on nervous prostration for the post sev eral weeks, and had got to the point where little things preyed upon her mind and gave her undue worry. Her hushand, B. H. Hawes, a flnlsher In the employ of the National Furni ture Company, was awakened about 8 o’clock Thursday morning by the groans of hts wife, who was in the next room with Lillie Belle, their child. He went to her, and realizing at once what was the matter, called County Policeman S. R. Dunbar, who lives next door. Drs. Christian, Freeman and Fisher were Immediately summoned, but they could not render any assist ance. She had taken a large dose of laudanum and by the time she was found It had put her beyoud the skill of the physicians. Wednesday night she pleaded with her husband to move to the country whither her mother, Mrs. G. W. Wood, was to go In a few days. Mr. Hawes reasoned with his wife, trying to con vince her that he could not support her and their child In the country, but that he was making a good living for them In his present occupation. It is supposed that her disappointment, combined with her deranged physical condition, drove her to take the dose which killed her. Tried Suicide Friday. Last Friday she was found In the wood-shed on the Hawes property aft er taking large doses of Inudanum and morphine. These two drugs counter acted each other, however, and she got well. Since that time her husband has been watching her carefully, and how she got the laudanum she took Thurs day morning Is a mystery. Her husband and the neighbor- and doctora worked with the dying woman from the time she was found at 3 ’clock until n few minutes past 9. but In spite of all not be saved. Mrs. Hawes was on She was a daughter who tints a store In J Deputy‘Coroner Bot Inquest Thursday a probable that Airs. I will be shipped to N< Interment. she ■ould a