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TLA NT A LA.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1906.
ODT^TJ 1 . On Trains FIT* CfNTI
r K LL & : to Atlanta TWO CBMT8L
HERE IS CARLISLE INDIANS’GREAT FOOTBALL ELEVEN
WHICH MEETS VANDERBILT AT NASHVILLE THURSDAY
President Refuses to
Take Any Back
Water.-
NEGRO SOLDIERS
NOW TO SUFFER
Cablegram Is Received at
War Department From
Mr. Roosevelt.
U'nshlngton, Nov. JO.—It la reported
today that a cablegram n-na received
i t the war department last night from
President Roosevelt In reply to the
message eent him late Saturday after
noon as to whether he would reconsider
the question of the discharge of the
thtco companies of negro troops of the
Twenty.fifth Infantry.
The message sent him, It appears,
<ll<l not reach,the president before his
drpurture from Colon at 10 o’clock Sun
day night and was forwarded to him
on the battleship Louisiana at sea by
Hvfrnless.
It Is learned, dn authority, that the
president In his reply, adhered to his
original decision. In consequence of
this there Id nothing for the war de
partment to do but to Instruct that the
executive order which was Issued on
the ninmlng following tlie recent elec
tion be carried out to the letter.
WHILE AT SEA
New York, Ndv. JO,—Rosa Nagle, a
governess and mine, of Berne, Switz
erland, returning to this-city from a
visit to her native land, won the hearts
' f all the women and children In the
lablns of the big new Holland-Amerl-
ran rtramthlp Neu Amsterdam, In from
Rotterdam. She embarked at Boulogne
and straightway walked Into the af
fections of ihe youngsters and moth-
tin the afternoon of the fifth day out
from Boulogne, November 15th, In mid-
ocean, while the liner was plunging
through white-crested, three-storied
. the young governess saw on the
deck below her (she was a first cabin
passenger) a group of children of the
second cabin playing ring games. Some
of tliolr mothers who could stand the
motion of the ship were sitting near.
Threw Child Into the Sea.
Miss Nagle ran down to the children
and began dancing with them snd sing*
||ng In German their folk lore melodies.
HHlonally she picked up one of the
•niallest and held It’arm’s length above
her head while It crowed and gur
gled. «*-
Kite seemed to be especially fascinat
'd by one, who Was too unsteady on
his chubby lege to form n link In the
Juvenile chain, and contented himself
"hh a place to one side. The govern
ess grabbed up the baby and ran to
•he ship’s rail and laid the little one
It. The mother hastened toward
Mbs Nagle Just as the governess, with
a laugh which was heard over half the
ship, raised the child In her arms and
'"’'Ml It Into the swirling sea.
Seized by an Officer.
Then the governess turned to the
mothers and let out a scries of shrieks
'but sent them and their little ones
muperlng for protection. It was
'bought gjie Intended to make a sea
■mcriflee of others, as she ran after
children, but before she had gone
lull across tho deck ihe was seized
by officers, who locked her up In a
Icabin. She had gone stark mad.
life boat was quickly launched
mid manned by volunteer sailors. A
'“llor who had seen the maniac gov-
1 inrss’ deed had thrown a' life buoy
after the child to guide tho rescuers
in 'heir search. After the boat had been
buttling an hour with the waves for
"m baby’s llfo, the second officer In
dicated with a motion of his hands that
Ithere was no hope.
Woman Couldn't Explain,
once he had seen the little one, ap
ri'-irently unconscious, tumble over on
jibe top of a comber. That was the first
■and last view anybody got of him after
' was thrown Into the sea.
Miss Nagle became qu)et, calm and
apparently rational before night. She
‘ad she could not explain why she
nad wiled , he bgby.
The ship’s purser said that the gov
'tticss had got up many games for
11 children on other days of the trip,
and that they seemed to Idolise her
as much os she did them.
Reading from left to right!
Tow Row—Porter or Little Boy, fullback (Minnesota Chippewa, wt. 190): Gardiner, left end (Chippewa, wt. 175); Dillon, left guard (Sioux, wt. 180); Lubo, right taoklo (Mission, 165).
Middle Row—Hunt, center (Seneca, wt. 200); Hauser or Waseuka, left tackle (Chippewa, wt. 180); Exendine (Capt.), right end (Delaware,—* * D
wt 185),
Foreground—Mount Pleasant, left half (Tu
wt. 170); La Roeque, right guard ■ (Chippewa,
, wt. 140); Hendricks, right half (Caddo, wt. 150): Libby, qu arter back (Chippewa, wt. 146).
Son of Slain Man Tries
to Attack Wo
man.
MYSTERY SHROUDS
GOTHAM KILLING.
Prisoner Remains Calm Iu
Face of Charges Made
Against Her.
IS
Eminent Pastor Does Not
Hesitate to Speak
Boldly.
Temperance Rally,
temperance rally will be given
Sunday at 3 o’clock at St. John
vbiirch. Representatives from the dlf-
‘‘■r. nt Sunday schools will take part In
program.
am a prohibitionist, but not a
foolish prohibitionist. I love tile cause
of the anti-saloon crusade, but I love
It too well to slaughter It or be a party
to an ill-advised movement that Is de
feated before It • start*. Therefore, I
have at three meetings opposed the
wild .enemence of some and the pu
gilistic seal of some other, good men
who would lead to a disastrous precipi
tation of. a campaign before any real
foundation for It was laid.”
In this manner Dr. John E. White;
pastor, of th(T Second Baptist church,
expresses himself on the question of a
prohibition election at this time.
His statement, which Is Interesting
from beginning to end, and wjtlch
states clearly and forcefully the rea
sons of so many prohlbltjonlsts for not
favoring an election In Atlanta now;
Is, In full, its follows:
Dr. White’s Card.
Since the matter -has passed • now
from the private council of the prohi
bitionists to the public circulation of
petitions and Ihe papers have published
114 ANSWERS! 145
E AGAINST
PROHI. ELECTION
Wlmt tho Public Thinks of
Prohibition for the
Future.
statements concerning a letter sent by
me to the recent anti-saloon meeting
held In the Young Men’s,Christian As
sociation building, I regard It as my
duty to give that letter to the public.
In order that no one can now or here
after place me In any false position.
To begin with, I am a member of
the Anti-Saloon League, and on Its
state directory. In my church, by my
Invitation, Dr. O: W. Young, the South
ern organiser, made his first address.
I think. In Atlanta. Judge Hammond
has also spoken In my pulpit as the
state president of the league, a whole
service being given up to him for this
purpose.
I am sure no one In Atlanta falls
to know that I have been a faithful
servant of the anti-saloon cause, as the
chairman at the law and order depart
ment of the Evangelical Ministers’ As
sociation and as their representative
before the police committee and Ihe
city council on many occasions.
The canvass of Christian public Ben-
Continued on Page 3.
The Antl-gdloon. League, meeting. In
t,e Wesley Memorial Church:
Dear Brethren—! regret; that an en
gagement that takes me out of the city
prevents my personal attendance upon
your meeting. It Is called, I under
stand. to reconsider the question of
bringing on'an election of prohibition
at this time 1 'In Atlanta. In discharge
of what I conceive to be a duty to the
Anti-Saloon... League, and to, the cause
of temperance In this city, I ask to sub
mit for your consideration certain facts
In my possession, access to which has
been sought by the press, but which
has be4n kejjt from the public. In order
that they might have your considera
tion and be useful to you In your plans
us you couniel together.
Two weeks or more ago, Just after
your last mdetlng, at which time a pro
hibition election was resolved on In the
spring, there-came to my ears through
members of the committee appointed
by. you, .of which 1 am not a member,
rumors of decided opposition anionfe
those formerly active In prohibition
movements In Atlanta. For the guid
ance of my own Judgment and to know
what the situation was exactly, I ap
plied to Hhe pastors of the following
churches for the names of two* hun
dred and forty men who In their Judg
ment were their leading members: The
North Avenue Presbyterian, Central
Presbyterian, First Presbyterian. First
Methodist, Trinity Methodist Park
Street Methodist, St. Marks Methodist
First Christian, First Baptist, Second
Baptist. Capitol Avenue Baptist, Ponce
DeLeon Baptist, Centra) Baptist, West
End Baptist, St. Lukes Episcopal. EL
Phillips Episcopal, All Saints Episco
pal, Central Congregational. The lists
furnished exhausted the number of let
ters I had fixed upon, or the Inquiry
would have been extended to every,
church. 1 did send the letter to about
E
INVESTIGATE
PEONAGE CASES
From developments here It Is be
lieved that the Federal grand Jury In
the United' States district court at
Rome, now In session with Judge W. T.
.\rwman presiding, will spring a peon
age sensation there In the next day
or so.
Station Bergeant W. A. .Turner,
Turnkey W. H. Bostwlck and Jeff Ar-!
nold, the colored Janitor at the police
barracks, have gone to Rome to testify
Before the grand Jury. ,
- out of the meager facts obtainable
heie- it seems that some contractor,
or,suitably In, coal and Iron mines, In
that section has been sending an agent
to Atlanta who would pay the fines of
negroes locked up at the station. These
negroes were taken to the camp and
there held practically as prisoners.
Race Results
DENNING.
\VaiihlnfftGn, Nov. 20.—Here are the
Miilla nf tndnv'H rui-M!
results of today’s races:
FIRST RACE—Six and a half fur
longs: Red Knight. 115 (McDaniel), 8
to 1,' won: Bohemia, 113 (Notter). 8 to
5, second: I.une Hand, 104 (Mllier), 6
to 5, third. Time 1:33.
SECOND RACE—Five and a halt
furlongs: Leo Harrison, 104 (Mlrareo).
1 ... t ,i*.,m ■ fPiiobnminnlr 114 t 1V* -
won: Tuckemeck, ,113 (W.-
Doyle), 30 to 1, second; Speed Queen.:
109 (Millet), 3 to 6, third. Time 1:10
3-5. ”
THIRD RACE—One mile: Hooray.
103 (Hugntv), 3 to 1, won: Voldny, 107
(Beckman), even, second; Dekabcr,
109 (Miller), even, third. Time 1:4.1.
FOURTH .RACE-, Six furlongs:
Monfort',- 117 (Miller), 1 to'J, won:
Oraculum, 121 .(Horner), even, second;
Klllochnn. 98 (McDenjel), out, third.
Time.-1:1*. ; • .' ' .
FIFTH RACE—One mile: Blue Pig
eon., 98 (W. Burns), 4 to l.wron; No
blesse Oblige,'98 (Brooks), 8 to 6, sec
ond: Blsxy Izsy, 101 (Nutting), 4 to 5.
third. Time, 1:45. • • *
SIXTH RACE—One mile and seven
ty yards: Oxford, ISO ‘(Miller), won;
Water Grass. 110 (Horner), 5 to 4,
second; l.ndy Vera, 89 (Notter), nut,
third. Time. 1:46 3-5. Only three
starters.
a doxen prominent. Christian citizens,
whose memberships Were not in .the
above-named churches.
Dr. White’s Letter. -
The following was the letter, sent: ■
‘‘Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 3. 1906.
’’Dear Sir:—In confidence and with
the assurance that no public use will
be made of your name, I am asking
you along with two hundred and fifty
other prominent citizens to answer
tain questions as Indicated below and
In the spaces designated, and mall the
same In enclosed stamped envelope.
The purpose of this Inquiry Is to learn
If possible if .an election for prohibition
Is wise at this time In Atlanta, and If It
would advance the cause of temper
ance In our city.
I trust you will receive my assur
ance'and answer as Indicated at once
by scratching 'Yes’ or ’No’ as your
mind Is. Elncerely,
’’(DR.) JOHN E. WHITE.
’’(1) Do you believe a prohibition
election would carry In Atlanta at this
time or three months hence? 'Yes.'
(3) Do you believe we ought to
bring about such an election at this
time? ’Yes.’ ’No.’
(3) If .not prohibition at this time,
would you favor a restriction of the
liquor traffic ns follows: (a) (’online
the business to city limits; (b) license
only fifty retail and twenty wholesale
ratoons; Ic) double 1 the lleense tux;
(d) fix hours of opening and closing
at 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.?’’
• Replies to Letter.
Up to the present ! have received 174
replies. * These replies have been
placed In the handH of Dr. W. W.
Landrum for verification of the tabu-
DOWN MOUNTAIN SIDE
HEAVY TRAIN DASHES
New York, Nov. 20.—“I ought to kill
you. Yob’re a murderess. You killed
my father; you killed a good and true
man.”
Hysterical with grief, Moses Slirmn,
son of Gustave Simon, the wealthy
head of the QueenvWalst Company, of
604 Hrondway, who'waa shot and killed,
as alleged, by the naroness Anastasia
Louise do Massy, a former employee,
today uttered these words when the
woman was brought before Corom-r
Acrltelll, and sprang toward her as If
to avenge his father.
Woman Perfectly Calm.
Attaches of tho coroner’s office caught
Simon by tho arm and held him hark.
The woman, In spite of going through a
fearful application of the "third de
gree” at police headquarters, was un
shaken, calm, even cold. The shout
ing crowd that surged about her as .she
emerged from headquarters to go to
tho criminal court building, apparently
left her absolutely unmoved.
Young Simon said the baroness had
worked under his .direction for five days
ns a designer at a salary of $40 a week.
She was to have been employed for six
weeks.
Salesman Tells of Row.
The coroner also took the deposition
of Anderson H. Travis, heufl salesman
for the Queen Waist Company, and tin.
only alleged eye witness of the shoot
ing In the elder Simon's private office
yesterday afternoon.
“I was In another part of the private
office,” said Travis. "I heard Mr. Stxhon
talking to this woman. She asked fur
her money and Mr. Simon told her to
come bock later. Then there were
words which I did not hear clearly.
Finally Mr. Simon said, ‘It you don't go
away from here I will get a policeman
and have you put out.'
There Were Three Shots.
"Then there were three shots,” de
clared Travis, "and Just as I ran up I
saw a black dress disappearing out of
the door.’’. , *
The coroner’s examination of the
baroness was brief. She put In a for
mal plea of not guilty and was tnken to
the Tombs' and locked In "murderer.-’
row” In the woman’s section of tho
prison In the cell formerly occupied by
Nan Patterson, the "Florodora" chorus
girl.
PEACHTREE FLATS
TO COST $90,000;
WORK HAS BEGUN
Special to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C„ Nov. 20.—Rushing
down the steep mountain grade, beyond
all control, and gaining momentum
every foot until It had reached a fear
ful velocity, with the terrified t train
men expecting death at every moment,
fust freight train No. 72 on the Houth-
era railway, ran a dfstapee of some
ten miles at u speed of pfobably sev
enty miles an hour and was piled up in
a heap-of splintered wood und twisted
iron when It struck a sharp curve near
Old Fort. Two men were killed and
three injured, two probably fatally.
Dead and Injured.
The dead are:
CONDUCTOR J. GREELEY WOLFE,
of Asheville.
FIREMAN JIORAOE WEST, of
Asheville.
The Injured:
Engineer Joseph M. Dougherty, of
Asheville, bones broken and Internal
injuries, probably fatal.
Brukonmn William P. Rowe, of Ashe
ville, arm and leg broken. Internal in
juries, may die.
A brakeman, name unknown, arm
broken.
The heavy freight train of fifteen
cars, with Engineer Dougherty at the
throttle, got beyond control while de
ending* a steep grade. Hocking and
swaying It raced dow'if the'mountain,
dashed through Point .tunnel, ~ holding
to the rails until a sharp curve Just
west of Old Fort, when If left the track
and with a terrific crash was*pUed up
In a heap'of debris, killing or Injuring
the. entire truin crew. 'The roud-bed
was torn up, telegraph poles broken
ahd all wire communication cut off.
* Mountaineers Carry Newt.'
The presence of mind of a moun
talncer, who, while asleep in his cabin,
hearer the awful roar of the train us It
plunged down the mountain and the
terrific crash that followed as ft left
the nil Is and was smashed Into a mass
of' wreckage, prevented further catas
trophe. He at once rushed to the Old
Fort station and at 11:45 o’clock In
formed the night telegraph operator of
what had ’occurred. The chief dis
patcher at Asheville was immediately
notified of the disaster and took prompt
action to prevent other trains from
dashing into the wreck.
Two wrecking trains were at once
made up ami with physicians on board
rushed to the scene.
AH trains will be delayed until the
tracks are cleared. In the meantime
passenger trains will be routed via
Spartanburg.
latlon herewith submitted. think we should bring on an election at
One hundred and thirty-five give It this. time. Twenty-three say that they
as their Judgment that a prohibition L h,nk we should bring »n an election.
election in Atlanta at this time,
three months hence, would not carry
for prohibition. Thirty-one say that
In their judgment an election would
carry for prohibition. One hundred
and frrty-ttva *av that they d*» hot
To the last question about certain re
forms, in case we should not have z
prohibition, only two expressed oppo
sition. There were six who answered
* on Paflt 3,
Another evidence of Atlanta’s growth
nnd^of the faith iwoplo with money to
invest have In Atlanta dirt, vraa shown
when a building permit was applied
for Tuesday by E. M. Yow, of the E.
M, Yow company, fbr a large, modern
flat house to be erected at West Peach
tree and North avenue.
When completed, and work has al
ready commenced on It, the new build
ing will represent an Investment <>f
something like JUU.OOO and there will
be nothing like it in Atlanta, and It is
doubtful If anything as up-to-date will
be found in the South.
The building will be five stories
high und contuln 123 rooms. These
will be divided Into 25 (lata with every
modern convenience. The building it
self is expected to cost about $75,Out)
but with the land and other expenses.
It Is thought the total cost will be m
the neighborhood of $9&000.
, InudUltlon to every modern conven
ience known by architects the new*
apartment house will be provided with
a cafe on the ground floor for the
tenants to patronize should they not
desire to do their own cooking.
Work will be poshed and It Is hoped
to have the building completed within
a few weeks.
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Chippewa Falls.
-No widow’s mite
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