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NIGHT
EDITION
VOL. 1. NO. 138.
The Atlanta Georgian.
NIGHT
EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, 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
thP returns Indicate that the official
cnunt will be required to determine
the third choice In the race for appel
late Judge, although It looks as If Hen-
r y C. Peeples will be chosen.
' it Is conceded by all that Judge R.
B Itussell 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 was light throughout the
state and the election passed off 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 crentlng
the new county of Ben Hill, with Fit**
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.
The day pussed oft quietly through
out the state, no disorder* being re
ported from any of the polling place*
and In some counties very little Inter
est wns taken. The vote was light
throughout the state, being heaviest
where there were any local contests
to get the voters out to the polls.
Stats Ticket Elected.
The state ticket elected at yester
day's election Is as follows:
For Governor—Hoke Smith.
For Secretary of State—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 unexplreil term ending January 1,
Bill-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
pi-cme 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 term* of six
5>ars, each beginning January 1, 1907)
Samuel C. Atkinson and Joseph H.
Lumpkin.
For Judge* of the Appellate Court—
R B. Russell, A. G. Powell and H. C.
Pe.p es.
Amendments Voted On.
For amendment authorising 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 a*
Urn county site.
For court of appeals amendment.
Other Officials Elected.
For Judge Superior Court, Atlanta
Circuit—John T. Pendleton.
I-or Judge Superior Court, Atlantic
Circuit -Paul E. Scabrook.
l or judge Superior Court, Augusta
1 Ircult—H. c. Hammond.
lor Judge Superior Court, Brunswick
' Ircult—T. A. Parker.
lor Judge Superior Court, Chatta
hoochee Circuit—W. A. Little.
l»r Judge Superior Court, Cordele
1 Ircult—IT. V. Whipple.
lor Judge Superior Court, Flint Clr-
•ult-E. J. Reagan.
lor Judge Superior Court, Macon
1 It cult—W. H. Felton.
lor Judge Superior Court, Middle
< 'yult B. T. Rawlings.
lor Judge Superior Court North-
' •r.icrn Circuit—J. J. Klmsey.
i or Judge Superior Court, Ocmulgee
1 ircult—H/G. Lewis.
tor Judge Superior Court, Pataula
circuit—W. C. Worrlll.
lor Judge Superior Court, Rome Clr-
1 hit—Moses Wright.
1 or Judge Superior Court. Southern
1 '[cult—R. g. Mitchell.
... "•Judge Superior Court, Tallapoosa
' rcult—Price Edwards.
io,, Ju,l * e Superior Court Western
' Ircult—c. H. Brand.
Solicitor General, Atlantic Clr-
cm—v j. N orm an.
„V, or SoJIcttor General, Cordele Clr-
“if " alter F. George.
c,r“r..“ or °eneral. Northeastern
(Ircmt—W. A. Charter*,
cun ’ g?"£! t0 «: °*nerttl. Tallapoosa Cir-
r elder.
,. , lr S'hator from Thirty-fifth Dts-
tr| ct -E. P. Robb*.
ut l '" u,,on County—John
„wOGE 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 Is elected to the appellate court judgeship, and
1 feel certain that he has led the ticket,” said <’ok>n«i Walter R. Brown
Thursday morning. Colonel Brown Is Judge Russell's closest friend and
has been practically his campaign manager both In the gubernatorial race
and the judgeship content.
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 BENJAMIN H. HILL
Colonel Benjamin H. Hill stated Thursday morning that he had not
received returns In sufficiently complete form to enable him to do more
than guess at the result.
”1 am Inclined to think.” he said, “that Russell and Powell will be
elected and that the other place lies between Peeples and me.
”1 have received telegrams from Stewart and Schley counties, stat
ing thnt I led In both, and one from Gordon county saying 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
BOYS fN KHAKI READY TO BOARD TROOP TRAINS.
The First and Second battalions of
the Seventeenth Infantry left F9rt 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, wngons, machine guns
and other heavy equipment left Atlan
ta late Wednesday night. Two troop
trains left the fort Thursday morning
at H o’clock bearing the officers anti
soldiers of the' two battalions chosen
to go to Cuba. Colonel Van Orsdale
commanded the two battalions.
The soldiers boarded their trains on
the side-track of the Central of Geor
gia at the fort. They were transferred
to the Southern railway, and will be
transferred to the Chesapeake and
Ohio at Richmond. -Several passenger
agents of the railroad accompanied the
troops.
The movement Included over 700 men
and officers. Pullmans were provided
for the latter, but the men occupied
ordinary day coaches.
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
BRIDEWELL’S LEAVING
MAY BE INVESTIGATED
BY LOCAL PRESBYTERY
Current Rumors Are
Said To Be Respon
sible.
RESIGNATION WILL
BE ACCEPTED SUNDAY
Atlanta Presbyter}' Will
Probably Consider Mat
ter at Talla
poosa.
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.
Mr. Bridewell left Atlnnta over a
week ago without acquainting any of
ficers of the church of his Intention of
leaving. He wns accompanied by his
wife, hut nil 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 nnd was sub
mitted to the church through a friend
last Sunday. This was the first inti
mation of his leaving which reached
the congregation.
The elders of the church met on
Wednesday night and without entering
Into a discussion of \he circumstances
which led to the pastor's resignation,
voted to recommend its acceptance to
the congregation and the Presbytery,
which meets October 18 at Tallapoosa.
Mr. Bridewell took a. vacation of sev
eral weeks during the past sumnfer
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 the Atlanta Presbytery at
Tallapoosa nnd an investigation made.
westfhTcomes
IS
Another long, tiresome morning was
ppent 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 cmnmlttee 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 ns to the character of their
saloons, whether or not there were
back doors and whether a negro or a
white bar was preferred.
Sam D Jones Protests.
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 grunted be
low Foundry street. There was a pe-
titlon signed by 165 etttsens asking the
same and a number of personal 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. «\ t’lark, 196 Decatur, white.
M. J. Pry sock, 230 Decatur, white.
I*. M. Porter, 232 Decatur, white.
M. Rauzln * Son, 246 Decatur.
I. Bfnkovttz, 262-254 Decatur, white.
S. M. Wilson, 326 Decatur, white.
J. R. W«hm1. 34o Decatur, white.
J. u. Carroll. 342 Decatur, colored.
With the abolition of the office of
General Superintendent McManus,
Washington, a short time ago, the At
lanta division of the Southern railway
has been divided into two parts—the
Atlnnta and Macon divisions—and the
superintendents thereof made more of
autocrats than they were before.
In the shuffle F. J. Eagan, formerly
ie superintendent of the Atlanta di
vision, with headquarters in this city,
has been sent to Macon to take charge
of that division, und A. H. Westfall,
formerly general superintendent of the
Elgin, 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
of the most efficient superintendents
connected with the roads running into
Chicago.
\ Eagan Is one of the youngest
division sujferlntendenta 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.
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, 566 Decatur, white.
John T. Alexander, 299 Marietta.
Emile Heyman, 152 Elliott.
Cook A Morris, 197 Peters.
Moss A Hays, 205 Peters.
J. M. Moss A Co., 179 Walker.
T. O. Poole, 321 Peters.
J. E. Patterson, 125 N. Butler.
Charles Weltnauer, 161 Edge wood.
G. L. Cary, 117 Edge wood.
Ciann A Garraux, 207 Edge wood.
J. Silverman, 165 Edgewood.
Gann A Garraux, 229 Simpson.
Gus Leoffler, 300 Marietta.
J. M. Beaxlt, 308 .Marietta.
A. G. Lawless, 612 Marietta.
S. McNInch, 524 Marietta.
J. B. Matthews, 694 Marietta.
Louis Trotzier. 612 Marietta.
He Speaks at Dedica
tion of $5,000,-
000 Capitol.
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4.—With sim
ple, yet dignified ami Impressive c
monies, the new $5,000,000 capItol of
the state of Pennsylvania was dedi
cated today, with the president of the
United States as the orator of the day.
While It was officially dedication day,
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 wns rainy, cold nnd
uncomfortable, hut notwithstanding It
as announced thnt there would not be
any material change In the program.
Hours before the president's train w
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
capItol.
Here are some of the points In Presi
dent Roosevelt's address:
“The extraordinary industrial
changes of the lnat half century have
produced a totally new set of condi
tions, under which new evils flourish,
nnd for these new evils new remedies
must he devised.
“Many of these evils are of such a
nature thnt no private effort can avail
agnlnst them. These evils, therefore,
must be grappled with by government
al action. In some cases this govern
mental action inuqt be experienced by
the several states Individually. In yet
others It has become Increasingly evi
dent that no efficient state action Is
possible, nnd that we need, through Ju
dicial Interpretation nnd construction
of law, to Increase the power of the
Federal government. I freely admit
that as regards many matters of first
rate importance 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.”
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Bainbridga Tax Rata Fixed.
Special to The Georgina.
Hal abridge, Ga., 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 Halnbridge
public schools, whereas In the past 2
mills went for this purpose.
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ROOT PUTS MAGOON
IN CONTROL OF CUBA
OVER HEAD OF TAFT
SIM MINERS
Are
Rescue Parties
Overcome by
Cases.
Bluefleld, W. Vn., Oct. 4.—Sixty or
more men ore In the West Fork mine
of the Pocahontas Collieries Company,
which caved In yesterday, us the re
sult of an explosion, and all are sup
posed to be dead.
The mine Is on fire nnd rescue Is
practically Impossible. All the coffins
In Pocahontas have been secured awl
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,
ns overcome by gas, 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 nnd children wall
ing and waiting for the arrival of bod
ies 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
When c/illed on In police court
Thursday morning to explain why he
slapped his wife, J. H. Ratteree, a
hlte man, stated that Mrs. Ratteree
applied to him a vile epithet and that
this was more than he could stand.
Recorder Broyles Imposed a fine ol
$10.75, advising the husband be-JdiQuId
not have hit hls wife even though
she did curse him. Mr«. Ratteree was
not In court. Policeman C. L. Camp,
the arresting officer, said he was In
formed Mrs. Ratteree was either
knocked down or shoved out of a door-
The fine was paid by Ratteree’s
employer.
RACE RESULTS.
BRIGHTON.
Brighton Bench, Oct. 4.—Here are
the results of today’* races:
FIRST RACE!—Eldorado, 2 to 1, won;
Dan Buhre, 3 to 1, second; Yankee
Girl, 7 to 10, third. Time, 1:13 4-6.
SECOND RACE—Bound Brook. 8 to
won; Caller, even, second; Garter
Knot, 5 to 1, third. Time, 4:12.
THIRD RACE—Ed Hall, 11 to 6,
won; Oarsman, 5 to 2, second; Dcutch-
land, 1 to 4, third. Time, 1:45.
FOURTH RACE—Fountain Blue, 11
to 5, won; .Montgomery, 7 to 5, second;
Prince Hampton, 6 to 5, third. Time,
: 40 2-6.
FIFTH RACE—Angler, 8 to 5, won;
McKlttredge, 2 to 1, second; Miss
rawford, out, third. Time, 2:34 4-6.
SIXTH RACE—Jacobite, 1 to 6, won;
Gnmbrlnus, 3 to 1, second; Fish Hawk,
1 to 3. third. Time, 1:12 3-5.
SEVENTH RACE—Sly Ben, 5 to 1,
won; Saylor, 16 to 6. second; Slick
Away, 1 to 2, third. Time, 1:13.
LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 4.—Today’s races
resulted ns follows:
FIRST RACE—Laura E., 10 to 1,
won; Nedra, 6 to 5, second; John
Kauffman, 8 to 5, third.
RECON DRAC’E—French Nun, 10 to
won; Petit Due, 4 to 1, second; Nun's
Veiling, even, third.
THIRD RACE—Charlie Eastman, 6
to 5, won; Martha Gorman, 3 to 5,
second; Hector, 4 to 5, third.
FOURTH RACE—Little Wally, 15 to
won; Lady Jocelyn, 5 to 1, second;
Sigmund, out, third.
Police Are Called Out to
Prevent Trouble in
the Capital.
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Oct. 4.—The first trouble
over the disarmament of the Cuban
belligerents occurred among the vol
unteers at their headquarters on Fl-
gueras 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 Root,
and in opposition to the wish of Secre
tary Taft, has aroused considerable
feeling.
Plan to Loot Havana.
General Agramonte, the chief of po
lice, said last night that an extensive
conspiracy among the militia in Ha
vana has been discovered. They had *
plotted to ring all the fire 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
Inst Might that the militia at Guan
tanamo mutinied and threatened to
burn the town to ashes If It were true
the Americans had Intervened.
In order to save the town, he posted
1,000 .men near Guantanamo ana with
600 more encamped at one of hla es
tates, close to the town.
So delicate Is the situation created
by the overruling of Governor Taft’s
suggestion for the appointment of Gov
ernor Wlnthrop as provisional governor
of the Island that all American troops
have been removed outside Havana,
so as to prevent flaunting their pres
ence in the eyes of Cubans until the
disarmament of both rebels and vol
unteers haa been fully completed.
CORpORATiONS ARE
SLOW IN MAKING
THEIR RETURNS
To Date Only 796 Reported.
Over Twenty Thousand
in the State.
To date, 796 corporations bare filed re
turns with the secretary of state, a ma
jority of them being foreign corpora*
tlons.
Out of the four dally papers In Atlanta,
none hns yet died the necessary data and
Hlinoleou with the secretary. Only forty
orporntlona In Fulton couuty hare conn
plied with the new law, and It la coneenra-
lively estimated thnt uot less than 2,000,
domeathj und foreign, hare headquarters
Floyd county corporations
BASEBALL.
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NATIONAL.
Brooklyn 100 011 000— 3 7 1
Boston 101 000 000— 2 11 5
Batteries: Strlcklett and Ritter;
Llndeman and Brown.
Philadelphia ... .003 030 000— 6 11 0
“ow York 600 000 10*— 7 10 3
Batteries: Sparks and Dooln; Ma-
thewson nnd Smith.
Brooklyn 020 000— 2 5 1
Boston 000 100— 1 3 0
Batteries: Eason nnd Ritter; Young
and Brown. Called by agreement.
Chicago 000 110 002— 4 8 0
Pittsburg 000 000 000— 0 7 3
Batteries: Pfelster and Kling; Lel-
fleld and Phelps.
St. Loyls-Clnelnnatl; off day.
AMERICAN.
New York-Philadelphia game off on
account of rain.
Cleveland 001 000 000— 1 4 0
Chicago 000 001 20*— 3 4 2
Batteries: Joss and Bemls; Felneand
Roth.
EDUCATIONAL EXAM.
FOB POLICE FRIDAY
The physical examination of appli
cants for the police force has been
completed and Friday the educational
examination will be held.
The police commission will meet
Thursday night to receive ami act on
the report of the physical examina
tion. The educational examination
will be held at the police stution, In
the commission rooms.
here.
Twenty-one .... „
have tiled the ueeessnry reports, and twen
ty from rtll»t» county. Among newspapers
to make returns are The Macon Telegraph,
The Albany Herald, The Savannah Morning
News, The iMiltlin Herald, The Valdoata
Times and Thu Thomusvlllu Timet Enter
prise.
The time limit let for corporations to
make these returns will expire on Novem-
l»er 1, nnd after thnt date every corporation
neglectful of the new obligation will bo
subject to n fine of $60, which mar make
some of them regretful of the oversight. .
•it Is within my discretion to assets this
$50 |M>iinlty for failure to make these re
turns,” said Secretary of State Cook Thurs*
day. ”1 shall hate very much to do It, but
a great deal of imldldty bus been given
the matter In Atlanta and other state pa
pers. and It looks to me thnt corporations
will have no rent defense when I have tc
call them to tnsk.”
Boston, Oct. 4.—John B. Moran, of
Boston, was nominated by the Dem
ocrats for governor by acclamation, ax
was also E. Derry Brown, of Brock
ton, for lieutenant governor.
CITY OnSciON
El
A.uncion, Paraguay, Oct 14.—It ha.
d.v.lop.d that th* proclamation of
martial law wa* du* to the diacovory