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The Georgian Carries
The BUSINESS
And All Of It Clean
VOL. 1. NO. 210.
The Atlanta Georgian.
The Georgian Carries
The BUSINESS
And All Of It Clean
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906.
DPTfll?. In Atlanta TWO CENT!
On Train* FIVE CENTS.
Two Men Have Des
perate Battle With
Escaped Convict.
both were shot
BY THE DESPERADO
Father of Negro Who At
tempted to Take Him Am
munition was Shot
Outside the House.
Special to The Georgian.
Selma, Ala., Dec. 27.—At
o’clock this morning Lee Pope,
white, was brought to Selma from
Sweetwater, his face and upper
body full of bird shot, his eyes also
having been struck and certain
ly one and possibly both eyes
are out.
Near Nieholasville, in Marengo
county, about seventeen miles
North of Thomasville, Alex Jones,
an escaped negro convict, fired
from ambush upon Lee Pope and
his brother, Zack Pope, who were
trying to encompass his arrest
Both barrels were emptied at Lee
I’opc, and the negro made a break
for his cabin, followed by Zack.
As the negro entered the house,
he shot Zack Pope in the leg. The
latter kept watch at the house,
and Bob Jones, father of the es
raped convict, tried three times to
bring shells to his son in the
house. Finally, upon his fourth at
tempt to get shelis to his son, Zack
Pope tired upon him and killed
him.
A number of negroes arrived on
the scene about that time, and by
orders of Mr. Pope, set fire to the
cabin, the negro being burned up
in the house.
As the roof fell in, he was heard
cursing and swearing vengeance
upon his pursuers.
The negroes were anxious to ef
fect Jones capture, because he had
shot an old negro man that morn
ing in t,Jic road and had boasted
that they would find him last
night and finish the job.
OP
^< nt to Room and Slashed
Nelf Across Neck and
Chest with Razor.
sp-i'liil in The Georgian.
«kn ran * e > Os., Dee. 27.—A young
, ,”0 m an named Frank Bassett was
at his home In an almost dying
yesterday evening, with large
wanes acroaa his neck and chest. For
■t'erai days he has been despondent
“impressed himself a* being tired of
"ounds were inflicted by htm-
‘ ‘ r with a razor, and an a result he Is
ir ‘ a very serious condition.
JTSSIAN consul
MAY BE SUICIDE
Liverpool, Eng.. Dec. 27.—Colonel De
r™ al ! n . the Russian consul here, wns
, e . ad ln •“d this morning, having
. killed by a pistol shot. Whether
' «as murdered or committed suicide
not been determined.
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0 iH" n l 10 Indications point O
n ' * <he butting Into the weather O
0 a* ot J - Fluvlus. Esq. O
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0 "'gather man the forecast Is: O
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Chicago Girl Searches New York
For Wealthy Father WhoLeftHome
Becauseof Her Choice ofaHusband
CREW OF ENGINE
MUST ANSWER FOI
DEATHJN TRACKS
Court Investigates Speed of
Train In City
Limits.
The question of whether the Southern
railway switch engine, which crashed
into a wagon of the Guthman steam
Laundry at North avenue Christmas
eve And killed the driver, O. E. Grubbs,
and his negro boy helper, was being
operated recklessly and in violation of
law, wilt be investigated Thursday aft
ernoon before Recorder Broyles.
After probing the accident, the police
Wednesday afternoon served copies of
charges and set the case for hearing
Thursday afternoon. The members of
the crew were not seen by the police,
but officials of the road accepted the
copies of charges and said they would
have tl\e crew In court.
The fatal engine was ln charge of
Engineer R. E. Woodruff and-Conduc
tor J. F. Wood. J. H. Williams was
fireman. The police hold that the fire
man was ln no wise responsible for the
accident, as he had nothing to do with
the running of the engine.
The city law stipulates that no en
gine nor train shall be operated In the
city limits at a speed greater than six
miles an hour. The penalty for a viola
tion of this law is a fine of not more
than $500 or imprisonment in the city
stockade for not more than thirty day .
The police say the speed of the en
gine at the time It struck the laundry
wagon has been estimated at anywhere
from 10 to 50 miles and hour.
This Is a picture of Miss Margaret Mallard, the wealthy Chicago girl
who has gone to New York to search for her father, who left home be
cause she Insisted on marrying the man of her choice. Mr. Mallard has
disappeared, and as he had a large amount of money In his possession
at the time of his disappearance, It is feared he has met with foul play.'
CHEER MRS. TRAUTMAN
WHEN EXONERATED
IN NEW YORK COURT
1 ARE SHOT
IN A FEUD BATILEi
Kitchener, Confirmed Woman Hater,
Is Nou) Reported To Be Engaged to
Very Beautiful American Widow
Vt „ \
Man Who Accused
Georgia Woman,
Was Arrested.
HOGAN’S CHARGE
RILES MAGISTRATE
Public Not Admitted to the
Hearing—Doctor’s -Wife
Tells Her Story. ■
New York, Dee. 27.—Am hi loud
cheers from the crowd In the court
room, Mrs. Jeanne Davis Trautman,
wife of Dr. Alexander Trautman, who
was accused by Peter J. Hogan of rob
bing him of t IS In a hallway In Fifth
avenue, waa honorably discharged in
the Jefferson Market police court to
day.
Hogan waa Immediately arrested on
charge of assault, sworn out by Mrs.
Trautman.
Public Wss Excluded.
At 1:10 p. m. Magistrate Finn opened
proceedings In his prtvato chambers.
The public was excluded and the news,
paper men, lawyers and principals In
the case were the only persons admlt-
Foremost among the lawyers for
Mrs. Trautman was Professor Zahm,
of Yale University.
The first witness called was the
complainant, Peter J. Hj»gan. At the
outset his lawyer, Jeremiah A. OIear>,
pleaded for a postponement of the hear-
Ing. Magistrate Finn denied It forth
with. The magistrate questioned Ho
gan, who was on the stand.
"What were you doing on the night
you were robbed?"
Was Walking On Avenue.
"I was walking down Fifth avenue,"
said Hogan, "on Saturday night, the
22d, when I passed two women. I had
about a couple of yards when I
heard one of them calling me. I went
back to them, thinking they might
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© Macon, Ga., Dec. 27.— ©
© Miss Henrietta Davis, a ©
© hair dresser and a tnanicu- ©
© rist of Macon, is a sister of ©
© Mrs Jeanne Trautman, of ©
© New York, who has been ©
© arrested there on the charge ©
© of having robbed Peter ©
© Ilogan of $13. Miss Davis ©
© did not hear of her sister’s
© trouble until this, morning.
© She was indignant at the ©
© treatment accorded her sis- ©
© ter and said, the whole ©
© thing was absurd. ©
© Mrs. Trautman is also a ©
© niece of Capt. W. A. Davis, ©
© a member of the legislature ©
© from Bibb eountyi a lead- ©
© ing warehouseman and a ©
© former grand master of the ©
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want to be directed to some number or
Home street. One of the ladies waa tall,
very respectably dressed, a woman of
commanding appearance. She said:
•*‘You nre not In a hurry are you?*
and taking my left arm In her right she
walked along with me. She said
‘Wouldn't you like to go to a hotel with
me?’
‘“1 said ‘where do you live?*
“She said: ‘On Lexington avenup.’
It was very windy and cold. She said:
Have you any objections to staying In
side out of the wind?’ That was at the
corner of Thirty-sixth street and Fifth
avenue und we stood in toward a build
ing off the sidewalk not In a hallway.
Felt Hand in Pocket.
“I felt her In my pocket but could
not believe that I was being robbed.
For a few minutes I made no attempt
to find out If I was robbed. JL*ater I be
came fully conscious of that fact and
Kentucky Town Is Scene of
Fight Between Old
Enemies
Lexlngtou, Ky., Dec. 27.—In n feud buttle
nt their home with a gong heitded by Bud
and Charles Little and John Brewer, Illrnui
MiiIUiim uml his son William were shot ami
fatally wounded. The Mullins and Littles
had been enondes for a long time.
The men met yesterday and. the Mullln*
wero fired upon. Father and son nturted
toward their home, flrlug ns they rnu. They
barricaded themselves Inside the house.
The Littles and their friends surrounded
the building nnd began pumping lead Into
It. All the windows were broken. More
than 200 shots were fired. The battle ended
only when Mullins and his son fell, wound-
Wntsnn with a knife.
Deputy Hherlff Hnmti
killed John I). Bagley lu
Ing a fight. Allen was badly wound
WATSON TO SPEAKi
BIO IVIEETING FOR
Cables again report that Lord Kitchener Is about to take unto him
self a bride In the person of the beautiful American widow, Mrs. Samuel
Sloan Chauncey, whoso picture is hero printed. Mrs. Chaunccy has lived
abroad for some time, and since her widowhood, has been reported to
have been engaged to Lord Rosebery, J. J. Van Alen and others. Lord
Kitchener has long been regarded as a confirmed woman hater, and those
who know him best do not accept his reported engagement except with
reservations.
FROM FAR PHILIPPINES
CAME PUZZLE LETTER TO
A TLA NT A 6 OCIE T Y GIRL
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Continued on Pago Five.
President Charles 8. Barrett of the Farm-
rs‘ Union returned to Atlanta Thursday,
nnd stated that the big meeting of national
and state officers of tbo organisations to be
held In the state capitol here on January 22
would bring about 2,000 visitors to Atlanta.
President Barrett has Invited Hon. Tom
Watson to be here at the meeting and to
deliver an address on the evening of Jan
nary 22. Mr. Wntiion has accepted
promises positively to be on hand.
The presidents aud secretaries of twelve
State organizations have been Invited to
come to the conference, and moat of them
will be here. The five members of the tut
tlonni I Minrd of directnra will also lie present.
They are: W. A. Morris. Hulllgent, Ala.;
t'uitipltell Bussell. Bussell, I. T.; James
Butler, Topeka, Kan.; W. H. Miller. Lake
Creek, Tex.; I. N. McColliater, Many, La.
National Secretary It. II. McCullough, of
Beetle, Ark., will lie here.
The Farmers' Union Press Association,
consisting of the editors of the union pupers
and of which Ben L. Griffin, of Conway,
Ark.. Is president, will attend the meet’
In nddltlou to these officials, county
cent In large numbers will be on hand, as
well as prominent uiemliers and workers
In the ranks front all parts of the South,
Prior to the big conference here on J
unnr 22 the county organisations every wh„_
will hold meetings aud rallies. The meet
ing here will be one of the most lni(>ortaiit
In the history of the organisation.
President Barrett snys the union has en
joyed n year of wonderful growth aud proa-
jierlty during 1906. and la now in the mil
lion clnaa In membership.
At the meeting here plans for the new
year will be discussed and a more vigorous
campaign than ever for the advancement
of tne farmer waged.
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Op,*' m 37 degree* O
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How Many Eggs Did Jones Buy?
See if You Can Figure It Out
Just U Jones wss leaving his house
In Peachtree street yesterday, his wife
celled after him: "Don’t forget to drop
in at the corner and order some egg*
sent up to the house right away'. ^ ou
know, the Smiths are coming over tj
dinner this evening, and I ve reaM> got
to bake some cake, Every
cake baked for Christmas ha* been
devoured." . ■ .
"All right," answered Jones, and
mindful of his promise he stepped Into
the grocery.
"Hello,” said Jenks, the grocer.
"Don't often see you. What can I do
for you this morning?"
-How much are your best eggs?"
asked Jones.
"Well,” said Jenks, “two more than
1 am now selling for twenty-four cent*
would make them two cent* per dozen
less than they now are."
‘.'All right," said Jones. "Sesii men-1 Georgian.
ty-four cents worth over to the house
right away. My wife Is Waiting for
them.”
How many eggs did he buy? After
he reached the office he started to fig
ure It out, and before he got through
he was nearly crazy. Then he gave
the problem to his bookkeeper, who
also came to grief over It.
If you think you ran solve It send the
answer to the Puzzle Editor of The
,\
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BMsS i
S' a (£,
Uncle Sam’s Mail Clerks Are Too Shrewd To
Be Puzzled Long By as Simple a
Rebus as This.
Can you read It?
Uncle Sam’s postal clerks road It.
The letter came all the way from the
Philippines to an Atlanta young wom
an. Perhaps you can 2nd her name on
the envelope, and can puzzle out her
nddrets.
The postal clerk* come across a num
ber of these "freak” letter* during a
year They are thrown Into the "nixie”
department and the clerk* amuse them
selves at their leisure In trying to read
the rebus or straighten out the puzzle.
The contents of this letter—well, that
wouldn't Interest you. Besides, none
of u» knows.- Perhaps It was from
some lonely soldier In the far-off
Islands who thought of a new way ti
"kill lime." Perhaps, he wanted t<
worry the postal clerks. But the let
ter came straight from Manila to At
lanta and went to Its correct address
In a fashionable street without delay.
Can you read the name and addresa?
They have apeared recently In The
Georgian In connection with a very In
teresting announcement.
MINER HICKS TO LECTURE
ON “BEING BURIED ALIVE"
Rescued Man Starts
on a Tour of the
U. S. .
He’s Going to Tell How it
Feels To Be Entombed
15 Days.
Bakersfield. Csl., Dee. 27.-T. B. Hick*,
the miner who wo* entomt*»d for fif
teen dajs, ha* signed a contract to gd on
lecture tour wblcb will carry him
throughout the cutlre Unite*I Htatea.
Tin* miner will tell of bis experience lu
the living grave, and will take along with
aeveral of the miner* who effected
hi* rescue and a few article* from hi*
III* lecture commence* In Baker*
toolgkL
How Minsr Hick? will appear on
Ucturo platform.
Four Mexicans Also
Slain by Mau-
rauders.
STATION AGENT
SAVES HIS .WIFE
Passenger Train Forced to
Give Up Trip, Fearing
an Attack.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 27.—As the
result of an uprising of the Yaqui In
dians along the line ot the Canancn,
Yaqui Rived and Pacific railroad, ln
Mexico, eight Americans and Mexicans
were butchered by the red skins Sat
urday last and the entire district was
terrorised.
The marauding band made a detour
of the country, shooting the whites
and Mexicans and plundering their
houses. The first attack was made at
the little town of Lancho, which Is
on the line of tho road, and four of a
small party of whites were butchered
before the Indians were frightened
away by the approach of a work train.
Attack Railroad 8tation.
Rumors of the uprising of the Ya-
quls had been circulated for several
days, but Station Agent Thompson did
not place much credence In the warn
ings and continued at his post. Sud
denly the band of Yaquls, numbering
several hundred, descended on the sta
tion and with a rush took the party by
surprise and shot down four of them
before they could move out of their
tracks.
Agent Thompson and his wife were
In the station at the time of the attack
and at the first shot the agent barri
caded the doors and tried to defend
himself and wife. The red eklns fire,I
through the windows, but the agent re
sponded with shots that wounded sev
eral of the marauders and kept them
: a respectful distance.
Start to Burn Houses.
■ The Indians were preparing to burn
down the house when the approach of
a work train was heard, and the In
dians, with yells of rage, galloped away.
The station agent and hla wife were
taken aboard the train and to a place
of safety. After their departure from
Lancho the Yaqule stopped at a little
settlement end butchered four more
persone, their bodlee being found along
he track by the work train.
The settlers who survived refused to
_ i aboard the train, saying they would
stand their ground till the next day,
when the rurales would arrive, uml
deal out eummory Justice to the mur
derers.
Train Forced to Return.
A pasienger train which came along
after the work train atopped an hour
at Lancho and the crew gave burial
to the bodlee of the victims.
As the train went on Its way thn
signs of the uprising became very
alarming and when fifteen miles from
Lancho It was decided to return.
On getting back to Lancho It was
found that the Indians had re-vlslted
that spot and burned down the station
building. While the train stood at ttm
station the Indians came Into view, but
mode no attempt to attack the pas
sengers, who were armed and ready for
emergencies.
CITY PIE SLICED!
ALL WRITTEN OUT
VTHS
ie mayor-elect.
Mrs
Major-elect Joyner baa made out bis ap
pointment!.
All tbe committees are made up. and
mlope which contains them
•towed away in the desk of the i
No persuasion will cause the ![
to be changed, and they will bo i
incoming council Monday week jast as th**y
stand now.
What are they?
That’s a different question. Ask tin*
‘Cap.” He’ll tell yon about a fishing trip
he took last year.
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GOVERNOR RECEIVES o
8. A. E. MEN AT CAPITOL. O
Just after noon Thursday tho o
delegates to the S. A. E. conven- O
tlon went to the capitol In a body a
and Governor Terrell received O
them Informally. He shook hands O
with all of them and wished them a
a glorious time. Before they went O
In to greet the governor, the del,.- O
gates grouped on the Washington O
street step* and were photograph- O
ed. o
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FROLIC OF PREACHER §
PUTS HIM IN BED. O
Pittsburg. Pa.. De*. 27.—To O
show how youthful be was, while O
roastlng'wlth a crowd of boys at o
Monongahela, the Rev. Dr. WII- O
Hum Oreenough, of Philadelphia. O
aged 70, borrowed a sled, lost con- O
trol of It on the steep grade an.I o
; crashed into a telegraph pole. He O
wa* thrown fifteen r~. • ami - o
rlouslv Injured. o
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