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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THURSDAY,
TOBKR 11. im
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WHOLE TOWN DOOMED;
LIVES LOST IN BLAZE
a &~SSKSVSSKUUSS Wi'S
G. CLEVELAND STARTLED
BY A CTION OF DEMOCRA TS
IN NOMINA TING HEARS7
New York. Oct. ll.—The World thin
ncrnlng saye: -
'The Democratic political situation In
New York, In the opinion of Grover
Cleveland, expressed to a representa
tive of The World at his home In
Princeton yesterday, puts a dilemma
■up' to the conscience of every voter.
Hr. Cleveland would give no advice tc
Democrats as to their duty, emphasiz
ing that he did not wish to appear to
meddle In New York politics. It was
„nlv after he had expressed his opin
ion so earnestly that there was no mis
taking his attitude that he consented
to write this expression of his views:
•It Is difficult for me to overcome
my reluctance to express my views of
the present political situation In the
„tate of New York, and yet I can never
iose the Interest In her political wel
fare which has grown out of my long
.residence there, and my active partici
pation In her political movements.
“ 'I confess I was exceedingly sur
prised by the outcome of the recent
Democratic state convention. Though
I was not near enough to be In touch
with the Incidents leading up to the re
sult, being absent on my vacation, and
glvhig little attention to political oc
currences, my estimate of the conser
vative good judgment of the Dem
ocracy of the state and my conception
of Democratic principles and purposes
were such that I was profoundly star
tled by the selection made of a candi
date to represent them In the pending
canvass.
“ ‘Of course every voter of the state
must settle with his own conscience In
determining his action In this emergen
cy, but I can not but regard the Demo
cratic situation presented to my old
associates In New York as an afflictive
one.’ ’’ .
OWLS AND TOAD FROGS
PREDICT^ HARD WINTER
That the coming winter Is going to be the hardest one for the past
twenty years there are an abundance of signs to show, and among them
may be mentioned the fact that:
The corn husks are a foot and a half thick, and all the stalks lean to
the west
The frogs have already begun searching the bottoms of millponds and
mudholes to And out She deepest places.
The geese, ducks and chickens are growing a coat of fur under their
feathers and are rubbing, borax on their feet to harden them up.
All the one-eyed owls are leaving the country a month earlier than
usual, and the bob-tailed squirrels are laying In sweet potatoes as welt as
nuts, for winter provision.
The farmer who has taken the trouble to Investigate has found that
all the toadstools oh the old logs have wrinkles In them. The last time
that this happened we had winter weather that froze the handles off
of pl’ws.
Rabbits are sitting around, with a humped-up look to them, and
Held mice have wrinkles In their tails. If this means anything, It means
twenty degrees below zero from Novvember through to May.
Cows are hunting around for pieces of flannel to wrap up their tails
In, and hogs are rooting- their way to the middle of straw stacks. In In
diana tills Is a sure sign that the highways will be blockaded with snow
for weeks at a time.
The watermelon had an unusually short season, carrots are so brittle
that you can't pick your teeth with them, and tlw rail fences of the coun
try show a disposition to lie down and rest.
The fanner who makes the weather a study has found that the clouds
are floating high, the geese squawking louder than usual and the pole
cat showing a flnilffarIty that he has not betrayed for ten years past.
There 1 Isn’t the least doubt that we are In for a regular old buster, and
the man who pays his debts this fall may have reason to regret It be
fore spr|ng. I .
WEALTHY BROKER WOULD HA VE BOUGHT
THE SUITOR OF THIS GIRL FOR $25,000;
BUT FREDERICK KEILE V WOULDN'T SELL
NEGROES TO ASK ROOSEVELT
TO TAKE ACTION IN SOUTH;
TILLMAN URGES PASSPORTS
BLACKS TO APPEAL
FOR FEDERAL PROBING
Plan Is Advocated at Meet
ing Held in New
York Citv.
On the left Is a picture of Miss Clara Thiele, the pretty young woman .who la said to have charmed a
wealthy broker so deeply that he has tried to buy oft Alias Thiele's supposed suitor for 125,000. On the
right Is one of Frederick Kelley, the alleged suitor of Miss Thiele, who has refused 125,000 to release her
AIRSHIP SAILS IHURSDA1
IN SPITE OF THE WE A 7 HER
Barring accidents,. Charles Hamilton,
the daring aerial navigator, will at
tempt a flight In his big airship on
Thursday afternoon about 3 o'clock.
The big bak has at last been filled with
gas and the aeronaut made a thorough
test of the engine Thursday morning.
.Mr. Hamilton Is said to have more
nerve than any of the experimenters,
and will attempt a flight In a wind that
would cause others to hesffate. He has
had several experiences, but Is not
afraid to add to his collection. He
said shortly before noon that the air
ship would be tried out Thursday af
ternoon. I
The oiled silk bag Is 41 feet long and
16 feet In diameter. It contains 8,500
cubic feet of gas and has a lifting ca
pacity of 440 pounds. The gas Is made
of vitriol, and nine hours is the time
usually required to generate sufficient
to fill the bag.
The framework consists of three light
wooden rods secured at each end, but
obenlng to about tw-o feet apart at the
center. Just rear of the center Is sit
uated a flve-horse-power gasoline en
gine, which-revolves the propellers 360
times a minute
The weight of the engine Is offset by
the aeronaut, who sits astride the triad
frame and slides toward the front or
rear to make the ship go up or down
Large rudders control the direction of
the ship. The entire framework Is sus
pended beneath the big bag and Is so
arranged that a landing ran be made
without Injury to the machinery.
IS ELECTED HEAD
Of MAST LIME
New President Is Promi
nent Business Man of
Baltimore.
Bridgeport, Conn., OcL 11.—At the
annual meeting of the Atlantic Coast
Line Company, of Connecticut, held
here today, the following officers were
elected:
President—Michael Jenkins, Balti
more.
Vice President—Waldo Newcomer.
Directors—Henry Walter*, Michael
Jenkins, Warren Delano, Jr., East Or
ange, N. J.; Waldo Newcomer, Alexan
der Hamilton, Petersburg, Va., and N.
W. James.
ONLY FOUR MEN
UP TO STANDARD
OF POLICE FORCE
/
Civil Sendee Examination
Knocks Out 53 of 57
Applicants.
fOOTPADSOSPECTED
Hardware- Clerk Struck on
Head—Is Still Un
conscious.
RESULTS ANNOUNCED
OF RECENT ELECTION
“pedal tn Tk. Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 11.—Judge A. J.
Miller yesterday opened the returns
from the recent election and the results
were about the same as had been an
nounced, there being no material
1 '.unite in the total .results for the
Judgeships, which lire as follows:
Richard B. Russell..... ..
.. ..32,179
A. O. Powell
.. ..33,502
Benjamin H. Hill
. .. 20,540
Thome, J. Chappell
.. .11.670
Frederick C. Foster.. ,. .
.. . 9,649
Thomas F. Green
.... 9.471
. R. Hammond., .. ..
.. ..11,758
t rank Harwell
.. .. 5,281
" . It Henry .
.... 5.880
B i'. Peeples
.. .11.387
''harlez a. Jana*
.. 6,631
George S Jones
.. .. 8,441
1' I’. Proffitt ,.
.. .. 3,717
•' m. Roberts
.. .. 7082
Howard Von Epps
Bartow S. Willingham.. ..
.. .. 8,656
,. .. 7,950
Mora Monty for 8shools.
•'-flinty Superintendent of Education
Brittain has filed with County Tax Col
lector A. P. Stewart a statement ehow-
ln k that under the AlcMIchael act 68,-
enu.ono worth of property In Fulton
■ -maty It subject to the special local
-M-hool tax of one-quarter of ope per
- ent. This will give the rural schools
- f the county—outside of the lncor-
l-irated towns, which have their own
-vveins—something over 820,000 more
than they have had annually. This will
-liable alt the It public schoola of the
- -'unty to run the full term of nine
"lomht.
PRESBYTERY ELECTS
TELFORD MODERATOR
Special to The Georgian.
Washington, 'Ga., Oct. II.—Full at
tendance of elders and ministers were
present at the opening session of the
Augusta presbytery, In this city. Wed
nesday night.
The first business of the meeting was
the selection of a moderator and tem
porary clerk, these, places being filled
respectively by Rev. R. E. Telford, of
Union Point, and H. A. Fllach, of Au
gusta.
The meetings are attracting much
Interest nnd will continue through Sat
urday evening.
GERMAN OAV CELEBRATION
IS HELD AT CHARLESTON.
NEW PRESIDENT OF ROAD A
PROMINENT BALTIMOREAN.
Baltimore, Aid.. Oct. 11.—Michael
Jenkins, the n.ewly elected president of
the Atlantic Coast Line Company, of
Connecticut, has been Identified with
the company since its organization. He
Is president of the Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, of this city, and chair
man of the hoard of directors of the
Merchants afid Miners Transportation
Company.
James and Newcomer sre both new
members of the Coast Line Company's
board. Mr. Newcomer Is president of
the National Exchange bank, of this
city. Mr. James Is a prominent mer
chant of Baltimore.
Rpeclnl to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C„ Oct. H,—The
German day celebration Is being held
here this afternoon and evening aj
Schuetzenplatx. A big crowd le In
attendance.
Captain O. C. Tholke and Charles
Roffman, of New York, and Hchuctzen
corps are among the visitors. Ad
dresses were made In German and
English.
Target shooting, bowling and dances
are maklnr tne day enjoyable.
FREEZING POINT REACHED
BV MERCURY AT ROANOKE
Roanoke, Va., Oct. 11.—The first
snow of the eeason fell hero last night.
The weather Is cold and the mercury
Is down to the freezing point. Snow-
fell In Southwezt Virginia and the
mountains In some places are under a
white blanket today.
ARRESTER AS RESULT
OF TUNNEL EXPLOSION
New York, Oct. 11.—Aa a result of
the explosion today in the forward air
lock of tube D in the Pennsylvania
Railroad tunnel beneath East and Bor
den avenues, In whlcl\ three men were
killed iand a.doten Injured, Arthur
W. Manton, superintendent of the
Pennsylvania tunnel construction work
In Long Island City, was arrested by
Captain Lacey, of the Fourth street
station, on a charge of homicide.
Out of a total of 50 men wlib applied
for the 40 new Jobs on the police force,
only four passed the civil service ex
amination.
As a result of this astonishing' rec
ord, the police commission, at Its spe
cial meeting Wednesday night, deter
mined to ask the city council to reduce
the required general average of the
civil service examination from 70 to
50. The commissioners feel that unless
some change Is made, great difficulty
will be experienced In obtaining new
policemen.
The report of the educational exam
ination held Monday afternoon was re
ported to the commission Wednesday
night, after which the-following four
men were elected as tegular super
numeraries: B. A. Perry, R P. Bur
nett, O. E. Butler and <\ T, Maddox.
The examination was taken by 17 ap
plicants, who were successful In the
recent, physical examination.
The highest average made In the ed
ucational examination was 84, while
the lowest was 17. Only four suc
ceeded' in making 70 or more.
Gee! Skating’s Great.
CONVICT RECAPTURED.
John Delegal, one ot the Darien riot,
era. sent up for twenty year* on April
15, 1901, and who ezeaped from the
Fargo camp September 8, »190S, has
been raptured and Is held at Allaalszlp.
pi City. Alisa. Delegal and his brother
were sent up for lire for participation
In the Darlhn riots, but on a new trim
John Delegal received a twenty-year
sentence. After enjoying liberty for. ty will be arranged: Bulloch county Is
over two-./earn he will now come back also a strong candidate for the agrlcul-
to Georgia to serve out Ills sentence, tural college anil a special effort Is
Guard John AI. Burke left Wednesday being made by Its cltlsens to secure
for Mississippi for him. \ the Institution.
BLOODED STOCK SHOW
IS CENTER OF INTEREST
Continued from Pege One.
«
cattle, sweepstakes for dairy- breeds
and beef breeds. Merino sheep, colts-
wolds and Doraets are also Included,
the last two being closed to Georgia
owned sheep.
Pain Manager Arrives.
H. B. Thearle, general manager of all
the big Pain spectacles In this country-,
reached Atlanta on the "Dixie flyer"
from Chicago Thursday. Mr. Thearle
will remain In the city with his "Pom-
pell" show throughout the fair engage
ment. He says that Atlanta's marvel
ous growth since his last visit here Is
astonishing.
Two County Exhibits.
Isix freight cars containing the Bui
loch and Worth county exhibits ar
rived at Piedmont Park Thursday
morning and the men In charge were
busy all day getting the display of
these counties In readiness.
The management has decided to
make next Wednesday Bulloch County
Day and a special program for the en
tertalnment of visitors from This coun
With un ugly wound on his head,
from, which he had bled profusely', Ci
cero II. Alajors, of 220 East Pine street
a clerk at the Beek & Gregg Hardware
Company, was found shortly before 9
o clock Wednesday, night lying In the
gutter In an unconscious condition at
Piedmont avenue and Pine street.
The unconscious man was discovered
by D. W. Yarbrough, of 154 Summer
street, who was on a passing trolley-
car. The motorman was notified and
stopped the car, a number of people
rushing to the side of the prostrate
form. It was at onee readied that the
man was badly hurt and the Grady
hospital was Immediately notified, he
being taken to that Institution In an
ambulance.
Alajors.remalned In a comatose-statq
throughout - the night, but Thursday-
had partially revived.
•Majors recovered at the hospital on
Thursday afternoon and stated that he
was struck ffrom behind In the dark
ness and did not, know who hit him. lie
was not robbed.
New York, Oct. 11.—That President
Roosevelt would be asked to take some
definite action toward relieving the
strained relations existing between the
whites and negroes at various points In
the South was decided upon at a meet
ing at Cooper Union, held. under the
auspices of the Afro-American council.
The tenor of the remarks through
out was that It was high time for Fed
eral Interference In the matter. More
specUlcally the president will be nsked
to^Appoint s commission to visit the
South and obtain information on which
such action may be taken.
Three speakers took -occasion to
strongly defend the cause of the South
ern negroes.
John E. Alfllholland, president of the
Constitutional League of the United
States, said that the question was not
one of the negro's sufferings or suf
frage, but "whether the white man’s
government Is as complete a failure In
the nation as It Is In the South.” He
averred that the president had no other
course open than to Interfere.
Joseph Smith, of Massachusetts, bit
terly attacked Senator Tillman for his
position as regards the negro question.
SENATOR HAS SCHEME
TO SETTLniBLEM
Declares That European
Plan Would Work to Ad
vantage in South.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 11.—Senator
Tillman, of South Carollpa, delivers!
an address here yesterday oq the race
question. Among other things, he said:
“A crisis Is approaching: aye, It la
here, when the white man must ruU*
this southland of ours, regardless of
all the Yankees between Cape Cod and
hell.
“I would like to have all the negroes
moye to the north. In fact, I have a
scheme by which I believe It Is possi
ble to compel many of them to km
there, where they appear to be Iovo<l
so dearly; where the president of the
United States has sat down and eaten
with one.
“In Europe, where every • one Is
white, all persons must show their pa
pers. I believe the passport system In
America would abolish assaults. 1
know the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments would have to be dono
away with. When a man leaves homo
he would have to present his papers.
In addition he would have to give a
good and sufficient reason for being
absent It would result In the putting
of the loafers on the chain gang, where
they would be made to work.”
GEORGIA BOTTLERS
HOLD CONVENTION
The Georgia Bottlers' Protective Az-
zoclatlon mot this morning at 10‘ Ume taken up In the transaction "f
o'clock In the convention hell of the
Aragon hotel for the flret session of
the convention of that body.
Except tor a number of epeeches de
livered by officers ot tjie national asso
ciation, whose convention closed laet
night, an address of welcome and a re
sponse, all of which were greeted with
much enthuelatm, the morning session
was taken up In the transaction ot
routine business. ■
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by A. Montgomery, of Atlanta, Ga.
The speech, couched In strong, force
ful language, and delivered in an earn-
ett, straightforward manner, wae re
ceived with hearty applause.
Responses were delivered by Ed Har-
raison, of Albany, and, Columbus Rob
erts, of. Columbus: Bolli Were well re-
. Among the others who spoke were
the newly-elected president of the
American Bottlers' Protective Associa
tion, end the retired chief executive.
Meeting at Night
On accojint of the great amount of
routine matters, a number of matters
of Importance, which were to have been
discussed and acted upon this morning,
will be deferred for action until the
closing session this evening at 3
o'clock.
Among'these matters was the dis
cussion of the paper of Columbus Rob
erts, on "The Deposit System," and the
election ot officers. The appointment
of the nominating committee on of
ficers for the ensuing year was made.
At 1:10 o’clock Thursday afternoon
the members of the association. In at
tendance at the convention, about SO In
number, and their guests, rode to Ponce
DeLeon on special cars, where arrange
ments had been made tor a big barbe
cue.
Following le the program for Thurs
day night's session:
Paper on Deposit System,'by Colum
bus Roberts and Dr. T. Cusslon.'
Registration of.bottlea and the enact
ment of a suitable bottle law.
Dlscussloh on Its adoption.
Pure food legislation, appointments,
selection of next place of meeting, un
finished business, adjournment.
ANSWER IS READY TO FILE
. IN SUPREME CONTEMPT CASES
HEARST IS TO NAME
THREE Of THE JUDGES
New York, Oct. 11.—The pact be
tween the Independence League (the
Hearst organization}, and Tammany
Hall with inference* to the Judiciary
nominations In this county was con
summated last night when the Demo
cratic Judiciary convention was held In
Tammany Hall. The Hearst people got
three places on the supreme court tick
et and all the rest of the nominations
went to Mr. Murphy's organisation.
The nominees of the Hearst party
are:
Recorder Goff, Bamuel Seabury* now
a Justice of the city court, and John
Ford, who used to be a Republican
state senator, and who was the author
of the Ford franchise tax bill.
The T&mmany supreme court nomi
nees nre Justice Leonard A. Glegrlch,
Mitchell Erlanger, H. Warley Platsek,
rharies I,. Guy, Charles H. Hendrick,
Mr. Murphy’s personal counsel; ex-
Postmaster Charles W. Dayton, and
Tax Commissioner J^hn J. Brady.
The people of this county have dis
played a great deal of Interest In the
Gaorgia^Btate KaV and have spared no
efforts to make their display one of the
largest at Piedmont Park. Quite a
number of prise exhibits will be In
corporated In the state exhibit to bo
sent to the Jamestown Exposition, and
hen the selection has been made Bul
loch county will be well represented.
The Worth county exhibit will be
among the prise winners when the
Judges make their tour of Inspection.
Great care has been exercised In the
selection of the home-raised products
and the display Is an excellent one.
- I.
H|h-«'IsI to Th. Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Qct. 11.—The
answer to the bill ot Attorney. General
Moody, of the United States, charging
Sheriff J. F. Shipp and his deputies
and the alleged members of the mob
which lynched Ed Johnzon on the night
of March 19, has been completed and
will be Hied Monday, when tho United
States supreme court convenes. .The
answer was drawn by Judge Harmon,
of Cincinnati, and although the con
tents are not generally known, It Is
undet-stood that It chargee that Sher
iff Hhlpp and hie deputies were In no
wise connected with a conspiracy to
lynch Ed Johnson,
Sheriff Hhlpp has returned from Cin
cinnati, where he'assisted Judge Har
mon in drawing the answer.
The plan of the attorneys for tho
sheriff, his deputies and the alleged
member* of tho mob Is to have tho
cases heard on their answers, and
should this fall, a motion will then he
made to have depositions taken here
and the case heard In tills manner.
Should this procedure fall. It will then
be pecezzary for the defendants to ap- .
pear In person and answer to the
charge of coiftempt. The attorneys
for the defendants will leave for Wash
ington Saturday.
PINE ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN CHARLESTON.
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston. 8. C„ Oct, U.J-The
Forth Carolina Pine Association's
semi-annual convention opened here
this morning, with 200 delegatee pres
ent.
Governor D. C. Heyward Is In the
city to attend the banquet of the lum
bermen tonight.
The convention closes tomorrow. The
cry of the members for higher prices
Mrs, Mary Grant.
The funeral services of Mrs. Mary
Grant, widow of Patrick Grant, 78
years of age, who died Wednesday
morning at her residence, 213 East
Fair street, were conducted Thursday
morning et 10 o'clock from the Sacred
Heart’church, and the Interment was
at Hollywood cemetery. The following
acted as pallbearers: Thomas Galla
gher, C. G. Loeffler, George Doyle, John
T. Walker, Patrick Hanlon and Jo
seph Hanlon.
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