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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER C. 100Q.
in DEEP MINE
MENACES 40
One Man Is Killed.
Wounded Found by
Rescuers.
Houghton. Mich., Dec. «.—The Me*
shaft of the Quincy mine was
visited last night by one of the worst
disasters that has befallen a copper
company In 'years. That the loss of life
was not greater than actually occurred
l a believed to have been due to the
yttick relief measures instituted by the
mining company.
At least one tdan was killed and a
j, ore more or less Injured as the result
of the explosion of several thousand
pounds of dynamite stored In a maga
zine on the twenty-tlrst level. Until an
,'arlv hour this morning It was Impos
sible to ascertain the extent of the
damage, nnd even then there are a
number of men who have not been
accounted for. ■ • •
rite broke out after the explosion
and the damage may be muchsworse
titan at first was believed.
I’orty miners had just descended to
commence the night shift In the Mes-
uard shaft when the magazine explod
ed. William Griggln was instantly
billed and a number of the thirty-nine
others fatally Injured. Rescue parties
. immediately commenced an under-
ground search for the missing men.
The heat anil gases caused by the ex
plosion made this Work difficult, but
with perseverance the. men finally
found several unconscious and badly
Injured men.
It lias been ascertained that the ex
plosion was caused by a miner who
was engaged In cutting a stick Of dyna.
mite, dropping some flaming grease
from his candle.
BIRDSONG TRIAL .
Ti
SNERIFFJESTIFIES
■Us How Murdered Doctor
Was SUot Five Times,
Tv\ v o After Dead.
spwial to Tin* Ceorslan.
Jackson. Miss., Dec. C.—At Hazle-
hurst today the Birdsong trial was be-
Kun in earnest with the examination
«*f witnesses. W. \V. Williams, former
sheriff of Lawrence county, and an eye•
witness, testified that Dr. Butler was
shot five times; twice in the office and
three limes on the pavement; that two
of the shots were fired after he was
down.
Judge* Miller refused to allow the ad
mission of arty evidence tending to
slmw the relations between Dr. Butler
and Mrs. Birdsong, as urged for by the
defense.
The defense requested that the physl
Han* they had summoned to testify be
not placed under the rule, but this w
overruled.
MRS. RA WLINS BEARS
BOD\ OF HUSBAND TO
HOME AMONG HILLS
Daughter Drives Old* Horse Along Country
Road While Widow Sits Beside .
the Coffin.
Spcctnl to The Georgian.
Jacksonville, Ga., Dec. 6.—Along the
country road, under a misty rain that
seems, to shut out every hope of sun
shine, a widow and her daughters are
driving to their old home. . ,
In -the. wagon Is a coffin and- beside
It sits tlie woman, her eyes undlmmed
by tears that will not flow, staring
ahead Into the mists. Beside her is
the body of her husband-~but she can-
not give herself to grief for him. Rack
ing her mind, driving her mad w*lth
fear. Is the thought of two other bodtes.
that must soon be borne along that
same road—the bodies of her sons
The woman Is Mrs.-Rawlins, widow,
of the man who paid the penalty of his
crime last Tuesday In the Valdosta
Jail. She Is bearing home the body of
her husband—a murderer, but still her
husband. A daughter holds the reins
and guides the old horse slowly
PASTOR TO LEAVE
ALlJCONFERERCE
Montgomery Divine To Be
Located at New Or
leans Church.
Speclsl to The Georgian.
Kufnuln, Ala., Dec. 6.—There Is no
more conspicuous figure In the Alabama
conference now in session here than
through the wood* to the home among
the lulls ut Jacksonville.
This will’ bk the home-coming of
Rawlins—borne In a coffin to ,hls last
rest. For,eighteen months the women
have waited and' watched ond prayed
—for husband and sons,, father and
brothers—behind the bare of the .Val
dosta jail.
They have given Mrs. Rawlins her
husband—a corpse. Will they let her
young sons live to serve out their lives
In prison.' perhaps to be set free after
paying dearly for a reputed crime
which their father swore on the gal
lows they did not commit—
Or will the old piother be given the
bodies of her sons, that she may make
a second pilgrimage to Valdosta and
drive the old horse once more to the
little home in the hills—this time with
two coffins In the wagon Instead of
ohe’.’
It Is up to the three prison commis
sioners to answer. On one side is the
law, stern. Inexorable. On the other
—mercy—with the beneflt of “very rea
sonable doubt."
NSSERTS SPIES
or JAPANESE
FOUGHT IIITOLOlEj
IE SW It DEATH
Shooting Occurred in Bar
room, Both Men Emp
tying Revolvers.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 6.—Following
a charge of mistreatment In a south
side saloon, Alf Parker, a blacksmith,
was shot to death by J. P. Edwards, a
bartender, at S o'clock this morning.
Both men' emptied ' their revolvers,
Parker being shot through the heart
and chin. Edwards received wounds
about the legs and left side, which may
prove fatal. It waa a pistol duel fought
to the rtnlsh.
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Union Machinists.
An anrual election of officer* for the
International Association of Machinists,
Atlanta Lodge No. I, will take place
Thursday night at Federation hall. Un
usual Interest Is being displayed by the
union machinists of Atlanta In the elec
tion of pres|deift, and a full attendance
l« < spieled.
Dr. H, R. Bernard.
Dr. II. R. Bernard, who was elected
Tuesday to the position of auditor of
the Baptist board of missions for Geor-
«la. will move to this city. He was
formerly secretary and treasurer of
■ lie Baptist commission of education,
and had Ills headquarters at Macon.
Dr. Bernard Is well known as a mission
worker and la very popular in Atlanta.
Two Corporations.
i wo petitions for charters were tiled
to the superior court Wednesday aft
t-rnoon. The Willingham Investment
1 ompany. capital stock 15,000, incot-
11, rated by J. A. Willingham, E. M.
Willingham and A. H. Watson, asked
fin- a i barter. This company will deal
in teal and personal property. A char-
t' v for the Atlanta Labor Temple Com
pany. capital stock 1:5,000, was applied
f a- by Charles W. Bernhardt. J. B.
Dew-tit #t at. The purpose of the com
pany is to erect a labor temple In the
city. . - *
Big Kick on Late Mails.
|o Tho OiMirgtnn. •
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 0.—Augusta’ has a
Smut deal of trouble getting the mall
time, and scarcely a day passes that
“ IH not from one to three hours late.
! 'oiplalnt has been made frequently
*> Die postmaster.
New Boiler for Hospital.
• he finance committee Thursday
"joining adopted a resolution recom-
jn'-ndlng to council the appropriation
01 **.$$* as a supplementary fund to
•mplete the erection of * new boiler at
,1 '" Grady hospital.
REV. HENRY T. J0HN80N.
Pastor of First Msthodist church
of Eufaula, Ala., and host of tho
prsssnt session of tho Alabama
eonfsrsnes.
Rev. Henry T. Johnson, pastor of the
First Methodist church und host of the
conference.
Mr. Johnson rose from the foreman-
ship of n bridge gang on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad to the position
which he now occupies. He Is one of
Ihc greatest preachers of Alabama
Methodism, having held some of the
best appointment*. In the conference.
He has a style all his own. Some
people have culled him the "Sam Jones
of Alabama."
ft Is announced that Rev. J. A. Rice.
D.D.. who has served Court' 8treet
church. Montgomery, for the past four
yours, will transfer to the Louisville
conference. It Is furthermore under
stood that he will he appointed to
Kayne Memorial church. New Orleans.
CIVIL ENGINEERS .
TO HOLD MEETING
WITH BIG DINNER
An nnnuit meeting of the Engineering
Association of the Month, composer I of all
the prominent civil nnd constructive ciw
glncers of Georgia, Tennessee nnd Alabama,
will Dike place at the Kimball December
14 nnd 15. The visiting engineers will be
entertained by the Atlanta section, of which
City Engineer Clayton Is president.
The business meeting of the association
will be held In the convention ball at
the Kimball December 14. Prominent
glueers. Alexander floatieraian. chief
glnccr of the Atlanta. Birmingham and At
Inntlc: Hunter McDouald. chief engineer of
the Louisville and Nashville; Professor
llrnncb, Gimrgla Hcbool of Technology, and
others, will read Important papers.
The Atlanta chapter will eutertaln the
visitors with a tour of ali the points of
engineering Interest In the city on Decern-
tier 15. They will be taken In carriages
to the Atlanta terminal station, the Gats
City terminals, now under construction:
the freight terminals of the Louisville and
Nashville, the Washington, street viaduct
and the relliforccd concrete viaducts In
West Atlanta.
On the night of December 15, the local
engineers will entertain the visitors with
n banquet at the Kimball. Elaborate ar
rangements are being made for this oc-
i-nslon by V. Krlegahaher, 8. L. Morrow
and L. J. Hill. Jr., members of the enter
tainment committee.
Western Senator Says
Agents of Mikado
. Menace Country.
Washington. Dee. 6.—The Far West and
the South are* In sympathy In the matter
of their problems. The hoiitlierners have
expressed themselves about the Japanese
question, and make It clear that they under
stand what Californians have In their mind,
and some of the expressions suggest that
the Han Francisco question Is not to Ik>
lightly passed over as an Incident to be for
gotten after everylKxiy has had a say.
Moreover, It Is apparent that California Is
not alone In 4bl* protest against the Japan
ese. Western men point out that this prob
lem has been developing for a long time.
Says Jr.p Spies Are Aetive.
A Western senator, who comes from a
mountain rather than n coast state, talked
frankly of his people. He wouhl not permit
his name to t»e used. Rut he made It plain
that hla people in hfs state do not think
the question is a local Incident.
“I hove-no doubt that the whole West Is
lioneycoml*ed by the operations of Jniuinoae
agents and .spies,*' be said. "I have si*en
evidence enough to make me Itcllcvo It.
They are working Just as they did In litis-
sta and Manchuria before the war with
Russia. _ f
"The people out West are very ranch In
earnest nlmut this question. The Japanese
are still coming to our shores, nnd will keep
<*omlng and making the problem larger and
larger if they are permitted without re
striction." •
Fire f Em Out, Says Mudd.
Representative Mndd was asked today for
a specific statement of his views ou the
demand of tho Japanese to enter the white
schools In Ran Francisco.
"I, do not see *ny Use,” he said. "In
mincing.words, or of treating this matter,
to use a familiar expression. In a 'mealy-
mouthed' manner. It !a uoeless either to
deceive ourselves or to seek to deceive the
Japanese.
"I know of but one method of treatment
of a fellow that we do not want to enter
our house, and that Is to keep him out. If
he does not go out. we put him out. It Is
not the American fashion to use very much
unction of cereuiouy In the manuer of Ills
eject men f.
They Ought to Settle It.
"In my judgment, this question of the ad
mission of Japanese, particularly adult
Japanese, to the same schools' with the
white children of Califomln Is a matter of
domestic concern with the people of Cali
fornia. It Is largely a matter of tns^. If
the people there object to the admission of
** -'se people, they ought to settle It.
I have, I nm frank to say, sonic rather
emphatic feeilugs upon this questlou. I do
not think the' Japanese contentions should
be tolerated for a minute In a movement
seeking to enforce the admission of these
overnssertlvc smartish fellows into social
Juxtaposition with the white children of
California."
I Toys and Dolls
The Best Display in Atlanta.
Wise folks are buying Toys and Dolls now, before
stocks arc picked over and assortments broken, and be
fore the later rush makes choosing difficult aud unsatis
factory.
To more strongly influence early buying we offer
some very special values for tomorrow and Saturday.
Come and share in the bargains.
Second Floor and Balcony.
A big lot of 50 and 73-cent Dolls that have become slight
ly soiled from handling; will go at,
choice ...
“Buster Brown” Circus and “Buster Brown”
Party; two new children’s games
Express Wagons; 4-wheel; well made;
best value you’ll see at'
Special Demonstration of “Exer-Ketch,”
The Novelty Came and Exerciser.
Doll Diuiug Tables at 25c, 50c
and $1.00.
Doll Chairs, nicely painted.
Special, 10c.
Doll Castors for the table, 10c
and 25c.
Doll Pianos: Schoenhnt make,
10c to $1.00.
Doll Carriages and Go-Carts,
10c to $1.00.
Doll Tea Service Sets, 10c to
$1.00.
Doll Heads, 25c, 60c, $1.00.
Iron Toys of many kinds, 10c
to 60c.
Horns, all’ sizes, bright colors,
5c to 26c.
'Mechanical Trains, with track.
Special. $1.00.
Woolly Sheep, Dogs and Don
keys. Special, 60c.
Elephant, with moving- head
and tail. Special, 50c.
Magic Lanterns, with Slides,
25c to $1.00.
Stuffed Monkeys. Special, 60c.
TO CHINA BY JAPAN JAMES R. M’KELDIl
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Shanghai. China, Dec. 6.—The South China
Morning Poof* correapondent nt Nlu-
rliwang telegraph* flint the Japanese to
day turned the city over to the Chinese
ml that the Chinese flag Uus^lteen hof
rer the public building*.
Nluchwnng had Imtii held by the Jap
an cm* finer the beginning of the war with
lluatln.
VIVA
RIFLE SOLD IN COURT;
SMALL BOY RECKLESS
Thursday was bargain day In police
court. Only one article was sold, but
It went for a mere trifle, the transac
tion being on entirely unique proceed
Ing for the municipal mill of Justice.
Clifford Owens, n small negro boy,
was arraigned on the charge of reck
Ecssly shooting a repeating rifle, the
testimony showing that the bullet had
gone Into a house In Windsor street
and narrowly missed n sick woman.
The boy said lie was shooting at a bird
nnd had no Intention ot doing any
h *Iudge Broyles dismissed the case and
ordered Hic boy whipped by bis moth
er also telling her she would have to
get rid of the rifle. She said she was
willing to do this, and Officer Luck,
who was In the court room, promptly
offered her one dollar for the weapon.
The woman agreed to the price and tile
officer was given the gun, fitter which
all parties In the
room.
case left the court
Suit for Damages.
H. W. Fitch lias brought suit in the
superior court against the Louisville
and Nashville railroad and the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad for IIO.OOo dam
ages Plaintiff alleges that while act
ing as detective for defendant he was
Injured by a door which fell from a
passing freight train In Atlanta.
A slight change for the better In the
condition of Janies R. McKeldin, who
Is critically III at his home. 15 East
North avenue, ha* greatly encouraged
hi* family nnd friends. Wednesday
night lie held his own nnd even this
was encouraging. Thursday afternoon
his physicians reported a' Blight change
for tho better. HI* brother. Hugh*Mc-
Kehlln, Is at the bedside and will re
main.
TO WORK CONVICTS
BUILDING RAILROAD
INTO BRUNSWICK, GA
gpei'lsl to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., pec. 6.—The board
of roads and revenues of Glynn county
has passed favorably on a petition pre
sented them, signed by a large majority
of the largest , tax-payers In Olynn
county, asking that thq city and county
convicts be put to work to grade the
roadbed, 'lay the ties and Iron of the
extension of the Georgia Coast and
Piedmont railroad from the Glynn
county line to the city of Brunswick.
The Georgia Coast and Piedmont of
ficials, at n conference here several
days ago. agreed to extend their line
from Darien to Brunswick', provided
the cltlsens of this county would con
tribute labor to the value or $100,000
for the purpose of grading their road
bed and laying the ties and Iron from
■he county line to the city limits. In
addition to the value of the labor to he
furnished through the county and city
couvlcts. sufficient cash will. be sub
scribed to furnish any balance required
to make up the $100,000, -
SHAW ASKS CASH
F(
First Floor Specials,
Table Set—Consisting of hemstitched, fringed
linen table cover and 6 mats to match; reduced
to 75c
Leather Pillow Materials for making the pop
ular “post card” pillowfc—laeing and fringe;'
5c and .- 10c
Leather Postcards—A new line of attractive
designs at, choice 5c
Ruching—New and pretty—6 different styles
in box; all for 25c
Gandies—Delicious Chocolates and Bonbons;
best in town at 10c and 20c
f
Bargains'»Basement
Crumb Tray and Scraper of solid brass; nickel-
plated; special $1.00
Bath Room Fixtures of solid brass, nickel-
plated ; special values at 2oc and 50c
Wire Racks for kodak pictures or souvenir
postcards; large size 10c
Pastry Boards of select white wood; size 20
bv *27 innliM ? snpoinl of
by 27 inches; special at
Goat Hangers, wire or wood; per dozen .. .50c
Raisin Seeders, best on the market 10c
Holiday China, Crockery, etc.
Main Basement.
Atlanta Fedora! Prison
May Get Large
Amount.
8peclsl to The Georgian.
Washington. Dec. 6.—In Ills letter to
the speaker of the house of represen
tative*. Hecretary of the Treasury Shaw
makes the following recommendations
for appropriations for the flscal year
ending June 30, 1908;
For the Atlanta United States peni
tentiary. $102,000, with $138,120 addl
tlonal for maintenance.
For public building, Atlanta, $250,000;
Dalton, $15,000; Albany, $80,000; M*‘
con, $50,000, and $3,000 for rent of
building; Galncavlle, 315,000; Marietta,
330,000; Valdosta, 350,000.
For harbor Improvements at Savan
nah, $60,000. and for maintenance of
harbor, 850,000; for Skvannah quaran
tine station. 1500; for Improvements at
Darien and Dohoy bar, $23,000; Cum
berland sound, $75,000; Brunswick har
bor, $25,000.
Improvements In rivers; Savannah.
$23,000; Altamaha, $15,000; Oconee,
$15,000; Ocmulgee, $15,000; Flint, $20,-
000; Chattahoochee. $75,000; Coosa.
Oostanaula and Coosawattee, $60,000.
For waterway between Savannah and
Fernandlna, $30,000. For Oglethorpe
veterinary hospital, 317,500. ,
To odd one regiment of cavalry at
Fort Oglethorpe, near Brunswick, and
for maintenance of same, 3930,250 and
3329,650, respectively. For cotton boll
weevil Investigations, 3105,000.
HURT YEARS AGO,
ACTRESS GETS $4,000.
New York. Dec. 6.—Eleven years ago
as she was gelling off n car. May Gar.
lick, an old-time opera singer, who
married an Italian nobleman! the Mar
quis de Feo, was thrown backward,
breaking - her ankle and suffering In
juries which make It Impossible for
her to pursue her stage and operatic
career.
i yesterday she was granted a
verdict for >4.000 In the supreme court
against the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company.
LAOIES’ UNION SECLS
CHRISTMAS GIFT8.
Looking for something nice to buy
as a Christmas present?
Listen. The Ladies' Union of the
Central Congregational church have
prepared for a sale, beginning Friday.
December 7. at the store of Delbrtdge
& Rice, on Broad street, opposite the
Engllsh-Atnerlcan building, and there
will be Christmas presents by the
bushel.
Toy Table Set of imitation cut
glass; consisting of butter diOi;
sugar dish, cream pitcher and
spoon holder; 25c value;
at 15c
Oatmeal Saucers of rose deco
rated porcelaiu; special 5c
Fancy Gake Plates and Salad
Bowls; 19 to 25c values;
at 10c
Fruit Stands and Cake Stands
of heavy clear glass in imita
tion cut designs; very
special 16o
Salad Sets and Cake Sets of
line china, in beautiful floral or
landscape designs, on tinted
background; set consists of 7
pieces; worth $1.50 to $2.00;
only $1.00
Mustache Gups and Saucers;
decorated and tinted; 25c
values 15c
Jardinieres with pedestals;
large size, odd lot; choice to
morrow 50c
McClure Ten-Cenf Co.
Main Store - - Corner Whitehall and Hunter.
BOND ISSUE WINS
IN HAWKINSVILLE
Special to The Georgian.
Hawklnavllle, Ga.. Dec. 6.—All credit
la due to the Young Men’* Democratic
League for Its inagnWcent effort In
yesterday** election. Thl* body Is com.
posed of the best talent among the
young men of the city.
The city now owns Its waterworks
and Is proud of It.
The election yesterday to determine
whether the city of Hawklnsvllle
should Issue $15,000 bond* for the pur
pose of building a city hall and audlto.
rlum. was carried by 196 In favor of^
bonds, with only 20 opposed. This as
sures the bond Issue.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD.
(By OUrer Wendell Holmes.}
The glory hi* passed from the goldenrod'i
. . . .... „
—— -“** Huger li
ram
The Mrch li
are red,
The umples like torches aflame overhead.
bright yellow, the sumachs
And winter'
blast*
For nu» dull November
May,
herald Is blowing bis
sweeter than
Sheffield uses yearly over 2,000,000
ring-bones for knife handles.
In Southern Egypt there Is no dew-
fall, and sometimes only twenty min
utes of rain for a whole year.
Every employee of the ‘British post-
office gets a wedding present from the
government when he marries.
No bird can fly backward. The dra
gon fly. besides outstripping the swift-
ent bird, flies backward with ease.
During thirty days after a death In
China the nearest relatives of the de
nied do not shave nor change their
clothes.
There are stars so distant that a fly
ing machine moving at the rate of 500
miles an hour would require 600,000,000
years to reach them.
Each stroke of a man's heart occu
pies ubout half a second, but the heart
rests after each stroke, so that It only
makes seventy a minute.
While the Germans are paying more
and more attention to the English lan
guage there Is a decline of German as a
school subject In England—Philadel
phia Press.
Hays a woman: "I care not who doc*
the thinking no long as I am permitted
to do the talking."
Hill »be come?—nil! the ring-dove return
to her nest?
Will tho needle awing back from the cast
or the west? .
At the stroke of the hour slur will tie at
her gate;
A friend ntny prove laggard—but never
comes late.
Do I ree her nfnr In the distance? Not
>ef.*
Too earlrl Too early! She could not for
got!
When I crons the old bridge where the
brook overflowed.
Rho will rtnxli full In sight at the turti
I pa** the low wall where the Ivy cn-
twlaea;
I tread the brown pathway that leads
field.
Where her promise at parting was loving
ly Ncalffl.
Will *he come by the hillside, or rottml
through the wimm!?
Will she wear her brown dress or her
mantel and hood?
Th*> udnute drawn near—but her watch
may Ik* wrong;
My heart will lie asking, what keeps her
so long?
Why doubt for
moment ?
More shame
■ Are angel*
Why question ? Why tremble
more true? *
Hhe would come to the lover who calls
her hi* own.
look rtf: |o! uiy lore stood before tue
at last.
Her eyes, how* they iq-arkM: her cheeks,
bow they glowi-d,
»«* met. f<t<*e to fnre, at thi* turn ot
the masl:
-OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
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STOKES HOLDS JOB,
SUES FOR DAMAGE
Kjieelst to Tb'e Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. Y«-:*r-
day afternoon Chancellor Parks de
clined to dissolve the injunction grant,
ed to SI. C. Stokes, general manag. r
of the Alabama Central railway,
against J. W. Dlmmlck and Joe Dlm-
mlck, directors of the company, und
Sir. Stokes will keep his old position.
The directors attempted to hold i
meeting und oust Mr; 8toke* bui an
injunction had been granted and th*-.
were held in contempt of court nnd
the Dimmlcks were lined $50 each.
The road I* a valuable piece or prop
erty and Is jointly owned by th- Dhn-
mlcks and Stokes.
Stokes has now entered suit for 3 in,.
000 against the Dimmlcks for alleged
damages.
At the time of hie marring--
thinks ho Is getting a better half, but
later on he may discover he hit- t
lunterfelt ■ on his hands.—Uhl- m ,
News
Somehow a man la unnbl
near-sighted man ha* » good ex
cuse for not recognizing Ills crediion Idea Into his head _
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