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N «"t “ iM The Atlanta Georgian, w &»««» VOL. 1. NO. 179. ATLANTA, GA.,.WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1906 BISHOP TIGERT IS DEAD Sen. Clark’s Brother Is President of Company. COAL LAND TITLES TO. BE ATTACKED Denver Lawyer Files Alle gations at Washington Against Corporation. Washington, Nov. 21. — Specific charge* of fraud against the govt ment are nmdo against D. O. Clark, president of the Union Pacific Coal Company,’and brother of Senator Clark, of Wyoming, in connection with tho in vestigation of the coal land frauds. Long beforo the interstate commis sioners’ hearings in Wyoming and Col orado caused a sensation, Secretary Hitchcock was using all the resource, at his command to trace theso alleged fraud*. > • The mo*t sensational of all the tand fraud trials since Secretary Hitchcock first engaged In this imuvry p- •««...n t■. be hold. They are expecting to shed new light on th*a whole land robccry system und to give a new conception immensity of the scries . f ,-m- spiracles by which the government has been defrauded of its domain. Lawyer Smith, of Denver, who has filed charges, demands "the cancela tion of all patents issued to the Union Pacific Coal Company, Its agent* or employees on behalf of the coal :cm- pany that are attained with fraud and esn be legally assailed." CHISOLM IS SANE JURY SAYS AFTER HEARMNCE His Mental Faculties Are in a Condition for Trial of His Case. THE LATE BISHOP J.’J. TIGERT. RACES LIFE OF BEN TILLMAN THREATENED IN WEST ' BENNING. Washington, Nov. 21.—Here are the results of today’s races: FIRST RACK—Six furhmgs: Mont- fort, 2 to 9, won; Nancy, 3 to I, second; Donna Elvira, third Time, 1:16 4-5. jSECQND RACE—Two and a half fillies: njeariMii, s to won: Follow On, 1 to.4, second; Mount Henry, third. Time, 5:19. THIRD RAC&—Mile and a half: Ne- melses, 2 to 1. won; Winifred, 5 to 2. |second; Single Shot, out, third. Time, “FOURTH RACE—Seven furlongs: Fire Brand, 2 to 1. won; Chippewa. R to 1. second: Belle Strome. 3 to 1, third. Time. 1:29 4-5. ! FI FT HR ACE—Mile and ,70 yards: Economy, 7. to 5, won: Sally K.. 2 to 1, second; Ambush, 5 to 2, third. Time, 1:47. SIXTH RACE—Mile and three-six teenths: Agile, 7 to 5. won; Dainty, 2 to 1, second; L. J. Haymnn, 1 to 3. third. Time. 2:05.2-5. Death Due To Blood Poison Which Devel oped in His Throat After an Operation To Remove Small Piece of Chicken Bone. *!» < Inl tu The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 21.—The Jury which heard the evidence upon the In sanity laeue In the caee of Alexander 11. I'hlHolm, chanted with embexsllng large auma of money from the Flret 'National banlc of Birmingham, where lie «u employed as a paying teller, today returned a verdict In the United Slates court. The Jury decided that I'hlaoim la sane and In sufficient pos- •".ion of hie mental faculties to be plated pn trial. Kmiuae of the Illness of a Juror the hearing on the merits of the embex- tllttK charge was not resumed until 2 O'clock. I OUT ON A STRIKE negro delivery - wagon drivers forking for the Hamper Grocery Com l^n? went out on a strike last Satur day i.raust a white driver was em- ktoy'Ml. Hamper promptly employed oil JjWb* driven, and has now appealed to in** police department to give the men I»ropf-r protection. The Arm waa some what apprehensive that the striking kegroew might attempt to harm the driver*. So far no trouble has Place. whit* SWIFT EXECUTION WAS METED OUT ' '-nlor, Texas, Nov. 21.—Waiving hi* r*»' rights and requiring that he be oaricej at once on his plea of guilty to ‘JUlng Or. Paul on Saturday. Dick •’""r'tt, a negro, was executed to- • The haste In punishing the negro “ in avoid a lynching. mason to meet TO DISCUSS PLANS •'" re Impetus will be given the "J"'cment «to build the new Masonic •eniple In Atlanta at a meeting tonight <n the ,||,1 Temple. Reports from the oiiiHolitees in regard to the new Tem- V' "HI bo made und fully discussed, fe. iiformal supper will be served at i t, ,,iock and there will be speeches ' "‘ veral prominent Masons. thirty passengers are REPORTED INJURED •f-l.il le The lieorclsl. II"bile, Ala., Nov., 21.—Thirty pos- | ^ nR, ‘ r * ure reported Injured In awrerk u .!Xr n lWo l»**«cngei trains on the ttn d Ohlu^rallroal near Dwigh« Special to The Georgian. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 21.—Bishop John J. Tigert, of Louisville, died at Tulsa, I. T„ this morning. He was elected bishop of the Southern Methodist church at Birmingham May 17th last. Bishop Tigert** illness was due to a small piece of a chicken bone lodging in his throat one day last week. An operation wa% performed and inflammation set up, resulting in his death. He was in Indian Territory hold ing a mission conference. Dr. Tigert was a son of John J. and Mary Vnn Veghten Tigert, of Louisville, where he was born November 25, 1856. He graduated at the schools of Louisville and at the Vanderbilt university. Two years were also spent in ths Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ho was granted a license to preach in September, 1875. From 1890 to 1894 he was a 'professor at Vanderbilt university, and in 1€94 he was elected book editor, a position held in Southern Methodism until he was elevated to the Collegb of Bishops at the last session of the general conference in Birmingham, Ala., in May,- 1906. He was a member of the famous Ecumenical conference of 1901 and and of the general conferences of 1894, 1898, 1902 and 1906 and was secreta ry of the two last mentioned. He married Miss Amelia McTyd’e,' daughter of the late Bishop H. W. McTyrie, first president of Vanderbiitunivorsity. Bishop Tigert leaves a wife and six children, as follows: Dr. Holland M. Tigert, Mrs. Will D. Rhea, . John J. Tigert, Jr., now a Rhodes scholar at* Oxford, England; Miss Amelia Tigert, Miss Gayle Tigert and McTyrie Tigert. EH KIEL: IS HIE IT- Missing Girl Married at Acworrh to Will Whitten. Chicago. Nor. 2L—A postal cord was received today by the authorities, threatening Injury to Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, If he persisted In giving the lecture scheduled for next Tuesday night for the benefit of the Chicago Union hospital.* The card was placed in Chief of Pdllce Collins* hands today. The threat written on the card was as foUowo: "The Honorable Ren Tillman will not speak. If he does he wJU be shot by a mulatto who will go In the hall unat tended. A. T. HOMES.” No such person as "A. T. Homes’ . an »>.• found, and th- .* an- at a loss to understand who could have written the missive. The communlca tlon was written on a common one-cent postal card and waa posted at 11 o’clock at night. An attempt to disguise the writing was evidently made. CITY SAVES BURIED UNDER DEBRIS; • MEN ARE IMPRISONED After on absence since Sunday from the home of her mother, Mrs. Emma Daniel, at 96 Smith Boulevard, word been received by tbe family that Special to Tbe Georglnn. Waycross, Ga. t Nov. 21.—Six men were injured, three severely. In a rear- end collision which occurred just out side the yard limits In this city early this morning. The Injured are: Engineer Harris. Conductor llobert. Flagman Jackson. Two negro brakemen and negro fire man. The wreck was caused by a denpe fog and the first section of a freight unex- pet Iedlv being hold outside the "V The cab of the first section Was domol Ished Into kindling wood. The locomo tive of the second .section overturned and several cars piled on-top of It, - ... S"in*> "f ilu- Injured men were Im prisoned under the debris and it with difficulty they were released, l TRAIN AND 200 PASSENGERS" REPORTED LOST IN COLO. Colorado .Springs, Col., Nov. 21.— Somewhere >u the prairies In eastern. Colorado a Rock Island train Is lost, and the passengers may be suffering for want of food. Since midnight Monday the wires between here and Good land. Kansas, have been kept hot In an effort to locate the train, but Rock Island offi. rials have no knowledge of Its \yhere- ;i In ui fh. The train Is number 41, limited, and was duo In Colorado Springs from Chi r cago at 9:40 Monday night. The num ber of passengers on board approxi mated 200. WOMAN DOESN’T APPEAR 70 PROSECUTE CARUSO ork. New York, Nov. 21.—Preparations were made by the police department and counsel representing Enrico Caru- so. the famous Italian tenor of the Met Miss Eva May Daniel, 12 venrs old, was rop.ditun npei.i f'ompuny, for o fienr- married last Sunday at Acworth, GaJ Itur In police court today on the charge to a young man named Will Whitten. ( that Caruso annoyed a woman In Con- Fin In clothe* officer Cooler has been tral pork one day Inst weak. Notwlth- looklng for the girl nil the week, but “landing whnt appeared to be an cur- wan unable to find any trace of her un- search for the woman, whom Ca ll! the word came, from Acworth of her ** alleged to have annoyed, repre- inarrlage. , xentatlves of both the police and th M YSTER Y OF BLA CK CL OA K; HOW TWO BRA VE OFFICERS PROJECTEDSA CRED HEAR7 Chapter 1: The night wa* dark and the wind whistled a weird symphony in a sharp around tbe corners of the Candler building. Across the cltys chimney pots, borne on the wings of the wintry guets, came the boom of the city clocks, chiming the hour of 10:28. ■ Down deserted Ivy street crept the shadowy form of a-man dressed In black, who drew his Inky cloak about him as though to shield himself from observation. Hla hat. a broad felt of, a hue rivaling the raven’s wtng, shield ed his countenance from any belated pedestrian who might pass by. There wus an air of mystery In his whole-ap pearance. ■ The stranger of. the night pursued his way until he reached the spot where old,Sacred Heart church caBts Its shadow across the streets like a protecting arm thrown out to shield the city While It sleeps. Across the way an Sri- light sputtered.out male dictions against the ant. for « misty. Insidious rain was sofUy faiyne Chapter 2: In a dark corner slightly removed from the churrh H.sid two officers of the law, their blU" coats buttoned tightly ugainst the encroach-; Ing dampness, whllo.the dickering rqya of the arc lamp barely revealed the. badges of their office. They were evi dently on watch. ,>• ’ . . -It's a shame to brenk'a man off the force for Just one llttledrlnk,” remarked Policeman 23 to his companion, "Now,' on a night like”— • ‘ ; “Hist!" Policeman 44 muttered the word sharply. No. 23 hlsted. “There. In that shadow. He Is a burglar. Follow me!" The stranger had reached the portals of Sacred Heart. Drawing his hand from beneath his cloak, he shook the great door, gently, but firmly. It sleted hie efforts. Then the stranger made hie way to the doors of the parish house, where half a doxen brothers of the order slumbered In peaceful Ignor ance of thieves who break In to steal. Then the stranger drew back Into a vestibule and the gleam of a match lit the darkness. Chapter 3: "Aha, I have you now. You ure Bllnky Bill, ’ the mysterious burglar!" Tbe guardians'of the law had crept upon their prey. Policeman 23 drew a strange little black cylinder from his pocket and pressed a button. An elec tric light shone upon the hitherto con cealed face of the stranger. Policeman 44 stood u little In the rear, ready to foil an attempt to escape. It waa a dramatic scene. The captive hesitated a moment. Then, with a sudden move ment he threw back his inky cloak and stood revealed under the glare of the, searchlight. . - Chapter 4: "It’s father Gunn!' "Why, It's his reverence!" Policeman 44 was hardly a second behind 23 In his exclamation. "Why; of course It Is.” remarked the Mery Reverend Father John K. Gunn, rector, of Haered Heart church. “Were you arresting me for u burglar? You see, 1 always try these doors before I turn In, and I Just stopped In the ves tibule to light a cigar. You’d better come In with me out of the wet.” The doors closed behind .the priest ami his captors and for halt an hour there was a sound of merry laughter within. When the policemen' emerged, the father held up it warning Anger. Not a word about this, remember!" he said. 'Oh, it won't leak out, father," said the officers, in chorus. And it never did.. , , . . PRES. ROOSEVELT IS TO BE HOME MON DA Y Washington, Nov. 21.—President Roosevelt will arrive In Washington Monday. cablegram received in Washing ton today announced that the president and party will remain at San Juan, Porto Rico, tonight. They will return to Ponce tomorrow forenoon and re-em- bark for the homeward trip. The cable adds that the sea voyage from Colon has been a very pleasant one. GCN. SICKLES DECLARES ROOSEVELT WAS UNJUST. New York, Nov. 21.—Among the re tired armv official* who object tu tbe ion. Inspect L HARM ELECTED COMMANDED Special to The Georgian. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 21.—With equally as large an attendance of old aoldlers and visitors the sixth annual reunion of United ' Confederate Veterans and United Sena of Veteran! began here today, both organisations holding a morning session, principally devoted to addresses, of welcome, appointing of committees and the hearing of reports. General Oeorge P. Harris was re elected commander of the Alabama dl vlilon. necritary of the Navy Hilary A. Her bert addresses the veteran*. The Immense parade takes place to morrow morning. TO ASK LEGISLATURE FOR PROHIBITION LAW SpeHol to The Georgian. Cartersvllle, Oa„ Nov. II—The after noon session of the Georgia Baptist convention unanimously adlpted a res olution asking the next legislature to pass a strict prohibition law. CONTRACT NOT LET~ ~ FOR DOUBLE TRACKING Hpeclsl |o The Georgian. Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 21.—W. J. Oli ver, railroad contractor, today denied defense declared before the it, for the hearing today that they had been unable to find her. When her complaint caused the rest "f tbe singer she was taken to the pollee slntl.m along with the pris oner and gave her tintne ns Mrs. Han- nuh K. Graham, of the Bronx. A business man said today he ki Mrs. Graham, and'that she would not attend court on nccoUnt of the notoriety and the probability of being "snapshot ted" by photographers and her picture spread all over the country. 00000000000000000000000000 o O AFTER FACING DEATH, O m THEY FACE PREACHER. 0 0 —— . 0 0 Paducah, Ky., Nov. 21.—Bland- 0 0 ing with garments drenched after 0 0 a battt" with a swollen stream In 0 O a two-horse wagon, Ren Benscoler 0 0 and ' Dora Pox, aged 21 and 18. 0 0 were married yesterday. The 0 O couple started \from their home 0 0 near Great Springs, .111., In the O O wagon. The rains had swollen O O creeks ovsr the banks and a 0 0 bridge over which the couple ex- 0 O pected to cross was washed away. O 0 By desperate efforts he managed 0 0 tu guide them down stream until 0 0 a bend threw them ashore. O O O00000000000000000000OO000 0 FOREIGN WARSHIPS MENACED BY FIRE. 0 O ... Toulon, France. Nov. 21.—Fire 0 O today destroyed the dry docks of a O O private shlp-bullding company. 0 O Foreign warships are being con- O 0 strutted In this yard and a few 0 O were saved with .difficulty. The O O loss Is not known. O O 00O000OO000OO0000OO0000000 other officials .who were sent to Rrownsvllle. Tex., and Fort Reno, okla.. to Investigate the riots at Brownsville while troops were station ed there last August, at last have b's.n treatment accorded a battalion of the Tw-nty-tifth Infantry, colored. Is Ma jor General Daniel E. Rides', who today I made puhiic. expressed the opinion (hat President I The reports show the conduct of Roosevelt’s method of discipline was scores of the negro soldiers of the three unjust and prejudicial to the good of SMiLTSAS KSSSSK the service. He declared that he be- j nature as td make It Impossible for the lleved the discharge of the companies good of the service for the guilty ones without trial had no precedent, and he to continue wearing the army uniform, doubted If civil rights thereby wasl It Is declared that It would be Impos- legally accomplished. (Bible to pick out any certain men for a I successful courtmariial. Acting on these reports the presl- CONDUCT OF NEGRO TROOPS . ... rtFMANDc, RADICAL ACTION 1 'tent’s older prohibiting any of the men DEMANDS RADICAL ACTION [(fj^hargsd from ever again entering Washington. Nov. 21.--The complete I Into the service of the army or navy or reports of Brigadier <;• nrrul tuning-1 ..f the government In any capacity isneral of the army, and 1 whatever. TURKEY AND FIXINGS ARE ROOSTING HIGH Cranberries and Stuffing For Big Family Count Up to Fat Sum. High Prices Make Poor Mafi ThinkAbout Cutting Out Turkey T S YEAR Head of Department Talks of City Utilities. CORPORATION PLANT WOULD COST MORE City Ownership Proves Value in Results of Water Plant. rVH I 5.14-==Dinner for 5= ”5.14 J Turkey .hfc’.TO | Blue Point* . .30 1 | Mnkiied Potatoes .... • - 12 E Cranberry Sauce ..../. • --° I Squash . .’JO 1 Cauliflower . .12 Celery <... . .40 Lettuce Salad . .35 Malaga Urnpi** . .50 Oranges AS 1J If the waterworks department, now oft nod by the city, were the possession of a private corporation, the price of ater would ,be higher, the service could be no better, and the city would thousands of dollars in revenues ••very year." This i* the statement of Frank P. nice, president of the waterworks de partment since 1903, and now general manager of the department. In the ab sence of Colonel Park Woodward. "Municipal ownership of the water- orks has proven a great, an Immeas urable I t<» the city <>f Atlanta. We furnish os good water as any city In the United Hinton and for less money. And there Im absolutely no politics In this department. When a man does his duty he holds Ills position. When he fall*, hi* successor Is chosen. will take In this year in actual cash In the neighborhood of $275,000. idlt Inn. the city chut (table Insti tutions, public schools and the like, 111 Ik* furnished free water, which. If It had to b« paid for, would cost about 3185,000. Very Small Expense. "The total appropriation for the year r operating expenses, Including tap ping. Is $130,287. Think of this! The operating expense Im actually less than hat the city would have to pay for her wn water. If the department wax vned by u private concern. Why. the city has t'tio plugs, for which the price private corporation would be about $75 each. ’The total appropriation for this year. Including Investments, which can not be considered as operating expense. only $221,000. Take $224.00(1 from $275,omi, arid it t,, $ls5.0nu, and you have the actual cash money saved hr tin* city hi owning her waterworks for <•!!<• year. The improvements to tho department ami the additions are In cluded here In the expense. "Add to this, the cheapness of the water, the good quality of the water and the faithful service, and you have an Idea Just whnt the municipal own ership of her waterworks has done for Atlanta In one year* "I have not studied the light situa tion. Don’t know what the costs are or the e\p«.n«es. t’an’t say. therefore, whether municipal ownership of the gas and electric light plant would he an successful. However, I know of no ir.ison why it should not." Mr. Rice has served as president of the waterworks department since 1902. and his present term doesn’t expire until two years hence, ills office Is without pay. TEN WATER SPOUTS: National Bird of Thanksgiving Day Hardly in Reach of Proletariat, While Necessary Accompaniments Are Also Boosted. It will cost money end a heap of it to eat turkey on Thanksgiving day this year. The trimmings (hat go with this an nual. dinner—those stereotyped things which have been used since the days of the Puritans—are not oo bsd. But the turkey— , Is Hying high. , If it’s a rase of living on the, bank roll—a case of all going out and noth ing coming In—chicken, rabbit or even nice piece of roast pig would be preferable, for Ihe turliey dinner Is •meriting nowadays that only the well-to-do can enjoy, '.ast vcUr the price of the national bird—that Is, the eating bird—waa high. And this year the Indication* are that It will be *a high, If not higher. Bo far, tllere are few turkey* to be had in Atlanta, but the storekeepers have them ordered, and so far they don’t know what the price will be. They talk, optimistically to the In quirer and say this delicious bird will cost anywhere from 20 cents a pound to 28 cents or more. There was a time within the memory of the.oldest Inhabitant when every body ate turkey on Thanksgiving day. But that was the day before the trust* and high prlioB were born. In many cases neighbors sent In turkey* to the ■nan of family whose hack yard .wnsn't large enough to raise a few, hut os Mr. Poe's raven said—nevermore. Floods in North Georgia Cause Heaviest Damage in History of Section. Hpeclsl to Tli»* firorglan. Blue Ridge, Kov. 21.—On tost Sun day- night there fell In the northwest, ern section of Fannin county, on Sugar and Flghtingtown creeks, at least 20 water spouts. These two creeks are said to have been ten feet higher than ever known before. Four county bridge* and every mill on these creeks were washed away and the foot bridges on Toccoa river at Fry and McCoys were also washed away, together with some dozen dwelling houses In McCoys. The water was seven feet deep In the streets of McCays, The stores between the railroad and the river were flooded and the damage to merchandise Is said to exceed $25,000. One negro and several Italians drowned and other persons are miss ing. The rains were more severe in this section of the county, but great damage was done In other parts. There are n<» trains running on th** Atlanta division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad farther north than Blue Ridge. Much of the railroad track between here and McCays has been <lo>-iioye<l and it to reported that n<» trains will reach Knoxville by either the .d.| or new line before the middle of the week. Of the 23 railroad bridge* and trestles between Rlue Ridge and Murphy, only two ate left uninjured, many **f them entirely gone. At this time it is tm- |M.w>ihle to rstimate the actual damage done t«- publb and private property in the county. Much **f the public road* in the count> Is impassable.