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ATLANTA / Bum of "rest railway... The Atlanta <S eorg i an. GEORGIA Population ..... 2,500 w Miles of steam railroads 5.500 Miles of electric railways 400 Cotton factories 130, spindle*.. 1,500.000 Dales cotton consumed In 1906. 500,000 Vain* of 1906 cotton crop 1100.000.000 VOL. 1. NO. 138. ATLANTA,.GA., THURSDAY OCTOBER, 4, 1906. PRICE: RUSSELL AND POWELL FOR APPELLATE BENCH Official Count May Be Required to Name Third. SMITH’S ELECTION WAS UNANIMOUS Consolidation Is Slow Be cause of Returns Being Late From the Rural Precincts. With over 100 counties heard from the returns Indicate that tfie official count will be required to determine the third choice In the race for appel late Judge, although It looks as If Hen ry C. Peeples will be chosen. It Is conceded by all that Judge R. B. Russell and A. O. Powell have been elected by large majorities. Consolidation 8low. The work of consolidating the vote Is very slow, owing to the fact that the returns are not In from many of the rural precincts, and as the vote Is close for some of the candidates, these returns are required to determine the results of the election. The vote wes light throughout the state and the election passed oft quietly. Sixteen candidates were voted for for appellate judge. The election of Hon. Hoke Smith governor was practically without op position. The largest vote was polled In coun ties where there were local contests. Amendments Carry. The amendment creating the appel late court and the amendment creating the new county of Ben Hill, with Pits- gerald as Its capital, carried with safe majorities, although there was oppo sition In several counties. Hon. S. G. McLendon carried prac tically every county In the state over T. C. Crenshaw, his only opponent, for railroad commissioner. Light Vote Polled. Ttfe day passed off quTrtly"Tfirough- out the state, no disorders being re ported from any of the polling places and In some counties very little Inter est was taken. The vote was light throughout the state, Wing heaviest ' here thero were any local contests to get the voters out to the polls. Stats Tlckst Eloctsd. The state ticket elected at yester day’s election Is as follows: For Governor—Hoke Smith. For Secretary of 8tate—Philip Cook. For Comptroller General—William A. Wright. For Treasurer—Robert E. Park. For Attorney General—John C. Hart. For Commissioner of Agriculture— ■T. G. Hudson. For State School Commissioner—W. B. Merritt. For Prison Commissioner—Clement A. Evans. For Railroad Commissioner—S. G. McLendon. For Chief Justice of Supreme Court (for unexplred term ending January 1, 1911)—William H. Fish. For Associate Justice of Supreme Court (for unexplred term ending Jan uary 1, 1911)—Marcus W. Beck. For Two Associate Justices of Su preme Court (for unexplred terms, each ending January 1, 1907)—Samuel C. At kinson and Joseph H. Lumpkin. For Two Associate Justices of Su preme Court (for full terms of six years, each beginning January 1, 1907) —Samuel c. Atkinson and Joseph H. Lumpkin. For Judges of the Appellate Court ly- B. Russell, A. G. Powell and H. C. Peipies. Amendments Voted On. For amendment authorizing legisla ture to provide additional superior court Judges. In favor of ratification of the amend ment to the constitution creating the county of Ben Hill, with Fitzgerald as the county site. For court of appeals amendment. Other Officials Elected. For Judge Superior Court, Atlanta . Circuit—John T. Pendleton. For Judge Superior Court, Atlantic Circuit—Paul E. Seabrook. ror Judge Superior Court, Augusta Circuit—H. C. Hammond. for Judge Superior Court, Brunswick Circuit—T. A. Parker. For Judge Superior Court, Chatta hoochee Circuit—W. A. Little. For Judge Superior Court, Cordele Circuit—U. V. Whipple. For Judge Superior Court, Flint Cir cuit— E. J. Reagan. nif"r,. Ju A K0 .. Su P ( '' ! l or Court, Macon CUoult—W. H. Felton. Superior Court, Middle Uicult—B. T. Rawlings. J H d * 8 Superior Court, North- eastern Circuit—J. J. Kimsey. Circuit—H**<f C ° Ur *’ 0cmu,ge « Circ°ultE U ' l v*' c 8 Worrm, C ° Ur '' rataUla cult—Moses WrightT C0Ur *’ R ° me C,r ' ’,t“r,. Ju ^* s PP‘‘ 1 -' or c °urt, Southern vJDGE R. B. RUSSELL. Who led the ticket for Judge of the Court of Appeals. "From Information I have secured covering all of Georgia, I know that Judge Richard B. Russell la elected to the appellate court Judgeship, and I feel certain that he has led the ticket," said C’olonel Walter R. Brown Thursday morning. Colonel Brown Is Judge Russell's closest friend and has been practically his campaign manager both-dn the gubernatorial race and the judgeship contest. Judge Russell was at his home In Winder Wednesday, but will arrive In Atlanta Thursday afternoon to be the guest of Colonel Brown. “/ THINK I'M ELECTED , SA YS BENJAMINH HILL Colonel Benjamin H. Hill stated Thursday morning that he had not received returns In Nuffielently complete form to enable him to do more i than ttoess i t the result. — - _ .• _ ‘‘I am Inclined to think," he said, "that Russell and Powell will bo elected and that the other place lies between Peeples und me. "I* have received telegrams from Stewart and Schley counties, stat ing that 1 led In both, and one from Gordon county suylng that I ran second there. "In The Constitution’s returns this morning, I was placed further down In these counties." SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT LEAVES ON WA1 70 CUBA Circuit—R, o. Mitchell. e; o» r ? c 8 'TA° a r Jr n - Tallapoo,a Circuit—ofH.^Bnand’ 1 ' C0Urt ’ W ** ,ern A “ an,IC Clr * Si5SF Cordele C,r ' CI To u 11—tt\ 1 A r c rt er* 1 ' North *"‘*™ cuU-W."K. t Fe?de n r‘ ral ’ Talla P°°« Clr- trlc”L! e p a Dobb.!"' Thl «r-«‘h Dl«- ot Fulton County—John 4 BOYS IN KHAKI READY TO BOARD TROOP TRAINS. BRIDEWELL’S LEAVING May be investigated BY LOCAL PRESBYTERY Current Rumors Are Said To Be Respon sible. RESIGNATION WILL BE ACCEPTED SUNDAY Atlanta Presbytery Will Probably Consider Mat ter at Talla poosa. The First and Second battalions of the Seventeenth Infantry left Fort Mc Pherson Thursday morning for New port News, where they will embark for Cuba. The soldiers will reach their destination some time Thursday night. Two freight trains bearing the horses, mules, wagons, machine guns and other tyeavy equipment left Atlan ta late Wednesday night. Two troop trains left the fort Thursday morning at 8 o’clock bearing the olllcers and soldiers of the two battalions chosen to go to Cuba. Colonel Van Orsdale commanded the two battalions. The soldiers boarded their trains on the slde-trm k of the Central of Geor gia at the fort. They were transferred to the Southern railway, and will be transferred to the Chesapeake and (>hio at Richmond. Several passenger agents of the railroad accompanied the troops. The movement included over .on men and olllcers. Pullmans were provided f«»r the latter, hut the men occupied ordinary day c oaches. Major Frank B. McCoy Is left In charge of the Third battalion at the fort. HEARING OF PETITIONS FOR SALOON LICENSES IS FINISHED AT LAST At a congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church next Sun day morning the resignation of the Rev. Charles P. Bridewell, late pastor of that church, will be acted upon and the congregation will ask the Presby tery to concur In accepting It. Steps are being taken to fill the vacant pul pit. tr. Bridewell left Atlanta over i week ago without acquainting any of fleers of the church of his Intention of leaving. He was accompanied by his wife, but all of the household effects were left In the residence, at 83 Spring street. It Is stated that Mr. Bridewell has gone to Hope, Ark., the home of his father. Mr. Bridewell’s resignation was writ ten before his leaving and was sub mitted to the church through a friend last Sunday. This was the first Inti matlon of his leaving which reached the congregation. The elders of the church met Wednesday night and without entering Into a discussion of the circumstances hlch led to the pastor's resignation, voted to recommend Its acceptance to the congregation and the Presbytery, which meets October 16 at Tallapoosa. Mr; BrftlewelTtook a vacation of sev eral weeks during the past summer and spent the time in Boston, It Is said. Certain rumors which became current upon his return are stated by members of the church to be responsi ble for his sudden determination to leave his pulpit. The matter will be taken up at the meeting of tho Atlanta Presbytery at Tallapoosa and an Investigation made. westSTcIes 'Another long, tiresome morning was spent by the special committee on licenses Thursday. Thirty-three li censes, the majority beer saloons, were considered As the end of the list was reached the committeemen breathed a sigh of relief, all the evidence pro and con on all the saloons In the city had been heard* The committee went Into executive session and will report at the special session of council Thursday afternoon. The morning session was conducted along the line held to throughout the week. The applicants were called up, asked as to the character of their saloons, whether or not there were back doors and whether a negro or a white bar was preferred. 8am D Jonee Protest*. A number of protests were register ed against the saloons in sections of the city. Among the written petitions was one from Sam D. Jones. A num ber of protests were entered by the Odd Fellows.. The Piedmont Lodge asked that no licenses be granted be low Foundry street. There was a pe- tition signed by 165 citizens asking the same and a number of i>ersonal ap peals that this street be made the boundary, and that no beer or other saloons be licensed beyond It. The fourteen saloon licenses recom mitted by council will be considered on Saturday next at 2 o’clock. The saloons considered Thursday morning were as follows: Murray Watson, 191 Decatur, colored. I. (\ <’iark, 196 Decatur, white. M. J. Prysoek, 230 Decatur, white. L. M. Porter, 232 Decatur, white. M. Rauzln & 8'»n, 246 Decatur. I. Binkovltz, 252-254 Decatur, white. B. M. Wilson, 326 Decatur, white. J. R. Wood, 34') Decatur, white. J. o. Carroll, 342 Decatur, colored. With the abolition of the office of General Superintendent McManus, of Washington, a short time ago, the At lanta division of the Southern railway has been divided Into two parts—the Atlanta and Macon divisions—and the superintendents thereof made more of autocrats than they were before. In the shuffle F. J. Kagan, formerly the superintendent of the Atlanta dt vision, with headquarters In this city, has been sent to Macon to take charge of that division, and A. H/ Westfall, formerly general superintendent of the Klgin, Joliet and Eastern road, run ning out of Chicago, has been brought to Atlanta. Mr. Westfall Is a man of 22 years’ experience In the operating department of railroad service and comes to the South with the reputation of being one the most efficient superintendents connected with the roads running Into hlcago. Mr. Eagan Is one of the youngest division superintendents In the South, but has made a name for himself In railroad circles. He succeeded W. N. Foreacre as superintendent of the At lanta division. Mr. Foreacre Is now located at Birmingham. is ROOT PUTS MAGOON IN CONTROL OF CUBA OVER HEAD OF TAFT He Speaks at Dedica tion of $5,000,- 000 Capitol. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4.—With sim ple, yet dignified and impressive cere monies, the new $5,000,000 capitol of the state of Pennsylvania was dedl-' cated today, with the president of the United States as the orator of the day. While It was officially dedication day, It was also Roosevelt day, for the president was himself more prominent in the thoughts of the vast audience than the capitol or the state of Penn sylvania. The morning was rainy, cold and uncomfortable, but notwithstanding It was announced that there would not be any material change In the program. Hours before the president’s train was due to arrive thousands of visitors poured Into the city. The speeches were delivered from a large grandstand, accommodating 3,000 persons, on the Third street side of the •apltol. Here are some of the points In Presi dent Roosevelt's address: "The extraordinary Industrial changes of the last half century have produced a totally new set of condi tions, under which new evils flourish, and for these new evils new .remedies must be devised. Many of these evils are of such a nature that no private effort can avail against them. These evils, therefore, must be grappled with by government al action, in some cases this govern mental action must be cx|>erlenced by the several states Individually. In yet others It has become Increasingly evi dent that m» efficient state ’action 1* possible, and that wo need, through ju dicial Interpretation and construction of law, to Increase tho power of the Federal government. I freely admit that as regards many matters of first rate linportunce we must rely purely upon the states for the betterment of present conditions. "It Is our clear duty to see, in the Interest of the people, that there Is ad equate supervision and control over the business use of the swollen fortunes of today, and also wisely to determine the conditions upon which these fortunes are to be transmitted and the percent age that they shall pay to the govern ment whose protecting arm alone en ables them to exist.” Rescue Parties Overcome by Cases. • Are Bluefleld, W. Va., Oct. 4.—Sixty or more men are In the West Fork mine of the Pocahontas Collieries Company, which caved In yesterday, as the re sult of an explosion, and all are sup posed to be dead. The mine Is on fire and rescue Is practically Impossible. All the coffins In Pocahontas have been secured and fifty more ordered. Two rescuing par ties risked their lives to go to the rescue of the men. A party, consisting of 15 or 20 men, was overcome by gss, and It Is not Improbable that all of the would-be rescuers also are dead. The scene at the mouth of the mine Is appalling, women and children wall ing and waiting for the arrival of bod les at the surface. Five bodies have been recovered. The number of dead can not be told at this time. Secretary of War’s Choice Was Win- throp. TROOPS AT HAVANA REFUSE TO DISARM WIFE CURSED HIM, SAYS THIS HUSBAND C. Phillips, 352 Decatur, white. W. M. Alston, 356 Decatur, colored. W. T. Argo, 486 Decatur, white. John Bernhard, 502 Decatur, white. W. H. Faith 520 Decatur, white. James Hughes, 568 Decatur, white. John T. Alexander, 299 Marietta. Emile Heyman, 152 Elliott. Cook & Morris, 197 Peters. Moss A Hays, 205 Peters. J. M. Moss & Co., 179 Walker. T. O. Poole, 321 Peters. J. E. Patterson, 125 N. Butler. Charles Weltnauer, 161 Edgewood. G. L. Cary, 117 Edgewood. Gann & Garraux, 207 Edgewood. J. Silverman, 165 Edgewood. Gann & Garraux, 229 Simpson. Gus Leoffler, 300 Marietta. J. M. Beazll, 308 Marietta. A. G. Lawless, 612 Marietta. 8. McNinch, 621 Marietta.. J. B. Matthews,T694 Marietta. Louis TroUier. [612 Marietta. OCKJCWOO<HJ<HJOOOOO<KKKJOOOOO O o O PROFITS OF SALOON WIDOW’S LIVELIHOOD. O O A rnther unique state of affairs O ns revealed at the meeting of the 0 O license committee Thursday morn- 0 O Ing when the saloon at 520 Deca- 0 0 tur came up for discussion. WII- 0 O Ham Ligon appeared before the O O committee, although the license 0 O was In the name of W. H. Fulth, O O and stated that Mr. Faith was O >nly the trustee. He explained 0 O further that the saloon belonged fj O to the estate of Sam Scott and 0 O thnt all tho profits were turned O O over to support Mrs. Scott, wld- O O ow of Ham Scott. O OCHJCKHJOOOOOOOOOOOOCHJOOOOOO Bainbridge Tax Rata Fixad. Hpeelnl to The Georgian. Bainbridge, Gn., Oct. 4.—The city fathers at the regular meeting of coun cil fixed the tax rate for the next year at 5 mills Instead of 8, as heretofore. Of this only 1 mill will go to the support of the Bainbridge public schools, whereas In the past 2 mills went for this purpose. <HJOOOOOOOOCHJ<HJ<KKKHJ<HJCHJOOO O O O IT’S A LOVELY DAY O O FOR THOSE WHO WON. O When called on In police court Thursday morning to explain why he slapped his wife, J. H. Ratteree, white man, stated that Mra. Ratteree applied to him a vile epithet and that this was more than he could stand. Recorder Broyles imposed a fine of fin.75. ndvlsing the husbrmd he should not have hit his wife even though she did curse him. Mrs. Rattereo was not In court. Policeman C. L. Uamp, the arresting officer, said he was In formed Mrs. Ratteree was either knocked down or shoved out of a door way'. The fine was paid by Ratteree’i employer. SEIJFOR FRIDAY Prohibition Election Likely To Be Called Next Spring. At an anti-barroom mass meeting to be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock In Wesley Memorial church. It seems more than probable that a prohibition election will be called for Fulton coun ty next spring. Rev. J. C. Solomon, state superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, has issued the call for the mass meeting. It Is known thut the league Is not sat isfied with the action of council In re issuing licenses to barrooms, and for this reason the inass meeting was called for Friday. Lovely day—for the victors. So It ever Is In life, he the O 0 weather fair or be It stormy. But O 0 t«> him who loses In the fight the O 0 rose-colored glasses somehow or O 0 other fall to fit well. The sweet- O 0 ness of adversity—If there be 0 0 such—Heth not In the disappoint- 0 0 ment, but In Its uses—Its ultimate 0 0 effects, Its definitive result. O But—the weather: O 0 More or less cloudy, with prob- O 0 able showers Thursday night and 0 0 Friday. Tuesday temperatures: 0 7 o’clock a. m 62 degrees. clock a. rn.. 0 9 o’clock a. m.. 0 10 o'clock a. m.. 0 11 o’clock a. m.. 0 12 o'clock noon.. O l o'clock p. m.. 2 o'clock p. 63 degrees. ,.64 degrees. . .67 degrees. . .68 degrees. ..72 degrees. ..73 degrees. 4 degrees. £>OOO(>a0O(W«H30<l ! >0(XK5 0900 0 VALUABLE JEWELS I ROOK IS HELD Jessie Walker, a negro wnsherwom an. Is held prisoner In the police sta tlon accused of the theft of nearly $200 worth of Jewelry from Miss Jeannie Vernoy, of 420 Eust Georgia avenue, daughter of A. A. Vernoy, who for years was traveling passenger agent of the Southern Railway Company. One of the missing jew’els is a hand some pin, set with diamonds, which was presented to Mr. Vernoy' by Pres ident Samuel Spencer of the Southern as a token for his faithful services with the road. The remainder of the stolen Jewelry consists of another handsome gold pin and a solid gold ring. The Walker woman Is accused of taking the jewels while she was In the house after the usual weekly washing. The Jewels are said to have been on a mantel at the time of their disappear ance. The loss was reported to the detect ive department, and, after an investi gation, Detective Spradlin arrested the asherwoman. She denies any knowledge of the Jewels. Neither of tnern has yet been recovered. Police Are Called Out to Prevent Trouble in the Capital. -qrm By MANUEL CALVO. Havana, Oct. 4.—The nr»t trouble over the disarmament ot the Cuban belligerents occurred among the vol unteers at their headquarter, on Fi gueroa street. .They refused to give up their arms and things looked threaten ing for a time. Then Captain Pena, of the sixth police station, hurried to the scene with all the police under his command and was followed by the re serves, which gave him a total force of 40 men, armed with rifles. The vol unteers, over-awed, . gave up their weapons. The substitution at the eleventh hour of Charles E. Magoon for Governor Wlnthrop, of Porto Rico, as the pro visional governor of Cuba at the sug gestion of Secretary of State Boot, end In opposition to the wlah of Secre tary Taft, has aroused considerable feeling. Plan to Loot Havana. General Agramonte, the chief of po lice, Bald last night that an extensive conspiracy among the militia In Ha vana lias been discovered. They had plotted to ring all the Are alarms at once and then loot houses. Won’t Lay Down Arms. Reports from Guantanamo are that the militia are unwilling to lay down their arms. General Perlqulto Perez telegraphed last night that the militia at Guan tanamo mutinied and threatened to burn the town to ashes If It were true the Americans hod Intervened. in order to save the town, he posted 1.000 men near Guantanamo and with 600 more encamped at one of his es tates, close to the town. So delicate la the situation created by the overruling r ot Governor Taft's suggestion for the appointment of Gov ernor Wlnthrop as provisional governor of the Island that all American troop, have been removed outside Havana, so as to prevent flaunting their pres ence In tho eyes of Cubans until the . disarmament of both rebels and vol unteers has been fully completed. CORPORATIONS ARE SLOW IN MAKING Tl _ To Date Only 796 Reported. Over Twenty Thousand ► in the State. To date, 796 corporation* hare filed re turn* with the secretary of state, m ms- j Jority of them being foreign corpora* j tlon*. Out of tho four dally papers In Atlanta. noiic has yet filed the necesasry data and nlnioleon with the secretary. Only forty j domestic and foreign, hare headquarters here. Twenty-one FloyiL county corporations .rive filed the neccafltry rejmrta, and twen ty from Bibb county. Among newspapers to make return* are The Macon Telegraph. The Albany Herald, The Savannah Morning News, The Dublin Herald, The Valdosta Time* mid The Thomusvllle Times Enter prise. The time limit net for corporations to make these returnk will expire on Novem- t»er 1, and after thnt date every corporation neglectful of the new obligation will be subject to a fine of $50, which mar make Home of them regretful of the oversight. It la within my discretion to assess this $50 , , “ snfd Secretary of State Cook Thnra- I shall hate very much to do It, but .. great deal of publicity ha* been given the matter tu Atlanta and other atnte pa pers, and It looks to me that corporations will have no real defense when I hurt to all them to task.” Boston, Oct. 4.—John B. Moran, of Boston, waa nominated by the Dem ocrats for governor by acclamation, as wan also E. Derry Brown, of Brock ton, for lieutenant governor. city onsicioN Asuncion, Paraguay, Oct 14.-—It has developed that the proclamation of martial law was due to the discovery of a big conspiracy with the connivance of eeveral officers of the army, especi ally in the artillery*