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SECRETACENTS
lETOAIDOF
Sleuths Are Searching
For Data About
Negroes.
PRINCESS CANT AC UZENE
IRUL YLAD\ BOUA7IFUL
Washington, Dec. 37.—Official* and
employee* of three executive depart
ment* of the government are now en
gaged In a aearcli for data which the
president deem* It essential to posses*
In order to be prepared for his con
troversy with Senator Foraker over the
dismissal of the colored battalion that
was stationed at Brownsville. Texas.
Milton D. Purdy haa gone to Browns
ville In his capacity as assistant attor
ney general to procure aonie sworn
testimony from citizen* of that town
who know about the shooting on the
night of August 1.7. Major Blocksom,
'of the Inspector general’s office, has de.
parted on a similar errand, and will
collaborate with Mr. Purdy as the rep
resentative of the war department.
Stenographers accompany them.
Secret Agents After Clews.
The third department that Is active
In the case Is the treasury; at least,
that Is the understanding of senators
who are insisting upon tin Investiga
tion hy the senate. They assert that
they have knowledge of the fact that
a|>ecial agents or secret sendee men
have been, or are now, searching for
incriminating evidence against the ne
gro ex-soldiers, although ut the trea-
ury no Information on the subject l.-
vouclisafed.
Messrs. Purdy, Blooksom et al. nre
expected to bring back affidavits and
depositions to prove that the president
was justified, from a legal as well «»
military standpoint. In dismissing the
battalion. Hy presenting such evidence
to the senate next week, friends of the
president hope to forestall an investi
gation. But Bcnator Foraker will Insist
on an Inquiry l»y the military commit
tee.
Confers With Sscrstariss.
TPhe president conferred again yes
terday with Secretaries Root and Taft,
while Mr. Foraker busied himself part
of the day In further fortifying him
self against the administration's ma
neuvers and contemplated counter-at
tacks.
Details of an Interesting plan to de
tect the men guilty of "shooting up"
Brownsville, which was merely hinted
at In the official report issued by the
w ar department bearing on the dismis
sal of the battalion, were disclosed yes
terday. When the military authorities
first realised they would be unuble to
get evidence of a conclusive character
against any of the negro soldiers, one
of the leading officers of the depart
ment here Is said to have advised the
employment of negro detectives and vl-
vandleres. as they are called In France
and other Huropean countries.
This Scheme Rejected.
He suggested,that the detectives he
attached to the secret service and he
permitted to enlist us privates In the
Twenty-fifth infantry, on (he theory
that through their association with
members of the buttatlon they could
glean dews In due time to the actuul
perpetrators of the crime. If they reHlIy
belonged to the battalion.
The vlvundleres, so-called, were to
glaan the secret from the soldiers sus-
pecte»l of participation In the melee. In
another way, presumably by bring
"good fellows" with the infuntrymen.
This scheme appealed to some of the
higher officials, hut was finally rejected
as Impracticable.
Army of Occupation
to Suppress Dis
order.
THREATEN TO DYNAMITE
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN
IF $25,000 IS NOT PAID
-Six Detectivts Guard PARENTS SEE BABES
PERISH IN FLAMES
THAT BURN HOME
Picture of Prince* Cantacuzrnr. formerly Mix* Julia Dent Grant,
who »l»nt several Uaya In Chicago before Chrlatmu* buyinif Christmas
present* at a bazaar for charity. She khve away her purchases' In bulk
for redistribution at Christmas and thus charity, like mercy ivas twice
hleeecil by the prince**.
TRIES TO SCALP MAh
ALTER KILLING HIM\
Mob Storms Jail to Get
Slayer of Aged
Man. *
RE-ENLISTMENT PETITIONS
AWAIT PURDY’S REPORT.
Washington. Dec. 27.—-It Is stated at
the war department that no disposition
will he made of the applicants for re-
enlistment of the members of the
Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored, wh«
were recently discharged without hon
or, pending the return to Washington
and report of Assistant Attorney Gen-
ersl Purdy.
This officer should have arrived a
Brownsville., Tax., Tuesday night oi
yesterday, accompanied hy Major
Rlocksom. of the Inspector general’s
department, who made the original In
vestigation of the Brownsville affair,
and Wendell Mlchlsr, Secretary Taft
stenographer, who are to assist In the
preparation of the evidence required by
the president.
Atk Food for Starving.
Chicago. Dec. 27.—The Illinois branch
of thb American National Red Gross
Society has sent out circular letters
urging that Its friends and patrons re
spond to President Roosevelt's recent
appeal for aid to the starving t’hlnesr.
I.ns Animus. Colo.. Dec. 27. -Because
he had brutally murdered Henry I«uv-
enmeyer, uu aged farmer, u mob lust
night tried to lynch » man who gave
the name of Lawrence Leberg, and
who Is In the county Jail. The men
broke down the wooden doors of the
prison, hut met a determined resistance
when they attucked the steel doors.
Leberg got off a freight train at
Robinson Tuesday ufetrnoon and se
cured food at the home of n farmer
named Purvis. He demanded shelter
for the night, but was so abusive that
Pui vIh refused his demand.
Tlie man left In u tow'erlng rage.
Later he returned and set fire to a hay
mow on the property of Levenmeyer,
whose place he had mlMt&ken for'that
of Purvis. The farmer rushed out to
put out the blaze, found the Intruder
and urrested him.
levenmeyer got his horse and start
ed for the jail, with his prisoner riding
behind him. Leberg found u hammer
tied to the suddle and with this he
heat out the brains of the farmer.
1 alter he cut laivcnmeyer’s throat and
tried to scalp him.
Neighbors, attracted by the light
from the hunting hay mow, found the
deud body of levenmeyer, and they
raptured ihe slayer. Leberg boasted of
his crime, and declared he had drunk
the blood of his victim. This mused
threats to be made, and a mob soon
formed, when the prisoner was put in
the Jail.
SUICIDE PACT KEPT
B Y COUPLE IN PRISON
Washington, Dec. 27.—Unsettled con
ditions exist In certain parts of Cuba,
and In Santa Clara provlce Home law
less bands are operating and pillaging.
At ths governor’s Instance General Belt
haa ordered a considerable reinforce
ment of the garrison of American
troops In that province.
Governor Magoon. at Havana, has re
ported these facts to Secretary Taft.
To Suppress Disorders.
For the first time since the second
occupation of the Island by the Ameri
cans It has become necessary for the
troops to undertake themselves the
suppression of these disorders Instead
of leaving the task to the native Cu
ban rurales. In some quarters this Is
regarded as an Indication of the Ina
bility of the Cuban civil authorities
permanently to maintain pence In the
island.
There Is a possibility that Goveritor
Magoon will ho taken away from Cuba
before long and sent to the Philip
pines to become vice governor.
Not Regarded Seriously.
t Governor Magoon, at Havana, yee-
terday cabled Secretary Taft that a
Havana newspaper had printed a story
to the effect that Japanese had been
heard Intriguing to obtain control of
Cuba.
Governor Magoon ridicules the story,
and Secretary Taft also characterised
It as absurd and ridiculous.
FLOATERS ARE USED
TO DEFEAT KAISER
Social Democrats Hope to
Capture Imperial Con
stituency of Berliu.
Express on Run
Thursday.
AN ACCOMPLICE
IN BAGGAGE CAR
Plot -Fails tor' Work and
Train Is Not Molested
in Montana.
Berlin, I»ec. 27.—It is understood that
the Rorlnl Democrats have completed
stealthy plans to capture the elections for
members of. the relrtiatng In the imperhtl
constituency of Berlin, in which the knl-
scr’s palace In sllimleil.
This Is the only metropolitan consMlticn-
cy that they have not yet held. They
lost It hi lf*« l.y only W votes.
It Is staled llial they lisve now t-emirlcd
to Tammany uicthoda. niuj are colonlchig
the const it ucuey with rough floaters to In
sure it majority for their party. ,
FINE TpPOmTnT
FOP CURL W, FORT
Mr. t’arl W. Fort, h well-known
ouug Atluutun. has been appointed
Bouthern Inspector for the Prudential
Life Insurance Company.
While quite a young man. Mr. Fort
bus uIreudy won his spurs In the In
surance field, and Ills value Is evi
denced by the ap(»olnttneut to the Im
portant post of Bouthern Inspector for
me of the largest Insurance compa-
nles.
Helena, Mont., Dec. 27.—Unknown
persons have attempted to blackmail
the Northern Pacific railroad for $25,-
000, after the method employed by
Isaac Gravelle. who, after a dramatic
escape from the court {louse. where he
was on trial for the dynamiting of
trains, ws.s finally killed in Governor
Toole's yard.
The present blackmailers wrote the
railroad that unless $25,000 «vas forth
coming. the Bt. Louls-Burllngton Ex
press would be dynamited today be
tween Livingston and Billings, in
stead of giving up the money, six de
tectives were placed on the train.
A supposed accomplice was found
in the baggage car, but as he made no
move, either from fear or failure to
communicate with his assistants, he
was not molested. •
The train met with no triiusual ex
perience. Little plunder could have
been procured had the train been dyna
mited.
Weston, W. Va., Dec. 27.—A gas ex
plosion at Heater station last night
burned to death the three youngest
children of Stanley Singleton. They
were 18, 11 and 8 years old, and oc
cupied the room In which the explosion
occurred about two hours after the fam
ily had retired.. It Is supposed the
gas accumulated from a leaky valve.
The parents, with two grown chll
dren, got out of the house safely, but
the three little ones could not be res
cued. and were seen to perish In the
flames by the rest of the family, who
were powerless to give them aid, the
room being on fire all over and the
w'Alls falling In.
The house, with all Its contents, was
destroyed, together with other houses
In the village.
THE CENTRAL BANI
& TRUST C0RP0RATI0I
OFFERS TO DEPOSIT
ORS EVERY FACILITY
WHICH THEIR BAL
ANCES, BUSINESS ANI
RESPONSIBILITY WAR
RANT. .
31-2 PER CENT COM
POUND INTEREST PAID
IN SAVINGS DEPART.
MENT.
CAPITAL. - $500,000.00
Milwaukee, WIs., Dec. 27.—Former Super
visor August Puls, In the municipal court
erdsy, pleaded guilty to two Indict-
ts charging bribery in connection with
the conntjr contracts, and was lined $700.
MA KE IN VES TIG A TION
OF WHOLE TROUBLE,
SAYS GOV. YARD AM AN
Mississippi’s Chief Ex
ecutive Goes to the
Scene of Riots.
GLAS8BLOWER 18 DEAD
FROM HIS INJURIES.
Hs lnl to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Dec. 27.—Jeff )>.
BuggH. aged 4«» years, the glussblower
who was run over w hile Intoxicated by
street car, died in the hospital yes
terday. lie wns single and had rela-
In Chlcugo and Winchester, Tenn.
Man and Woman
Drink Acid Before
Guard.
HANDSOME
UMBRELLAS
FOR XMAS
Nothin); coultl lie
more appropriate «t
this season as a sea
sonable Xmas gift
than one of the ele
gant line of Umbrel
la* 1 aiu building to
order. Come liv uml
look over my stock
of handle*. I put
them on mechanical-
lv jierfeet frames, 1
guaranteeing work
manship and rover
for one year. Come
early and rhoose the
most select.
Paul Burkert,
No. 1 Viaduct Place.
Klmlra. N. Y.. Dec. 27.—While a pris
on guard stood clone at hand. Bessie
Wells, a prisoner, and Frank Delaney,
railroad man, who had called on
the woman, kept a suicide pact last
night In the Klmlra county Jail. Both
drank carbolic add, which Delaney
brought to the prison.
The woman was awaiting sentence
for abducting a girl for evil purposes.
Delaney, who |H»ssessed a power of at
torney for the Wells woman, culled
at the Jail, Htating he wished her to
sMi some pa|N»rs. The warden made
tin ohjei tlon, and detailed n guard l*
go with Delaney to the woman’s cell.
While the two were talking Delaney
drew a small vial of geld from hlH
pocket, passed It to the woman, and
she gulped down the contents. Dela
ney then drank from a second bottle
which he drew from IiIh pocket. The
guard sprang upon him, but too late.
Delaney fought for a while and then
collapsed. He died before u doctor
reached the jail. The woman was found
In a huddled heap on the floor of the
cell, and died In a few minutes.
SOUTHERN IWUCA TORS
MEETINMONTGOMER Y
Annual Convention of
Association Thurs
day Evening.
Montgomery. Ala.. Dec
•Moul
der. Governor Jelks, Superintendent
llill and Secretary Sayre will welcome
the visitors, for whom response will be
made by President O. R. Glenn, of
Dahlonega. and others.
Tomorrow morning will be devoted
to reports of educational progress in
Bouthern states, to be presented by the
state *uperintendetil* or their repre
sentatives. Friday evening the edu-
will be addressed by President
gotnery has thrown her gates open In I'ratgheud. of Tulane University, and
..loom, lo the score* of distinguished I Mi** Man ha Berry, of Georgia
11 ” . . ..... I The program arranged for Saturday
educators and others who have at rived. tnurn | n g provides for numerous papers.
the seventeenth annual convention I among them the following:
of the Southern Kducatlonal Assocla- "Technical Training in Secondaryt
The attendance of visitors Is in- ! Schools." President Stephen^ of hauls-
fleer* are as follows:
Administration—Edward P. Rums, of
Atlanta. Ga. '
Superintendence — Superintendent
Gibson, of Georgia. -
Manual Arts—Dr. Johnson, of Mis
sissippi.
Normal Instruction—President Bran
son. of Georgia.
Child Study—Professor Buchner, of
Alabama.
Southern Association of College
Women—President Grace W. Landrum,
of Georgia.
tlon. ’T.-. nv f ulr lana; "Some Rural School Problems."
creased by the pieseme of inan> fair Rlif- > rlnl< , ml#inl j nrtiAtx of Arkansas:
delegates to fbe annual convention of
the Southern Association of College
Women, to be held simultaneously with
the educational meeting. The plan for
the social entertainment of the visitors
Is of the most perfect and elaborate _|
character. the South, and President’ Mullins, of
The formal opening of the education- | Kentucky, will deliver an address on
,\ convention take* place this evening I Greek and modern ideals In education,
and the sessions will continue over | During the afternoon r.f each day
Friday and Saturday. President John * sessions will be held by ftoe several
W. Abercrombie, of the University of 1 departments of the assoc la that. Those
Alabama, will call the gathering lo or- departments amf their profiling ot-
Su|>erintendent Jordan, of Arkansas;
"The High School In the State System."
Professor Stewart, of Georgia: "Libra
ries and School*." President Baskette.
of Tennessee. ,
Silt unlay evening Mrs. Patterson, of
North t’arollBu. will speak of the work
bool Improvement n>goclatlon* In
hi.nilli fin.i UrAri * Xliilllnec nf
Low Rates
ONEWAY OR ROUND TRIP
TO
Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Texas,
New Mexico, Missouri,
Kansas and Colorado
v** Birmingham and the
Tickets will be sold from Atlanta on
first hud third Tuesdays of January.
February and March.
Holders of round-trip tickets via Riiin-
Ingbntu and 'Frisco will be allowed lib
eral stop-over privileges; also diverse
routes west of Memphis to many poluta
In Oklnhoma. Kansas and Colorado.
5. L. PARROTT,
District PatMngtr Agent.
6 N. Pryor SL Atlapta.
By W. N. ETHREDGE, JR.
Scooba, Ml**., Dor. £7.—At an early
hour this morning all Is <iulrt around
Scooba. but further development* In
the trouble which wax precipitated
three and one-half mile* northeast of
here Tuesday evening are momentarily
expected. All day yesterday the two
Meridian companies and Sullivan'* bat
tery were on duty. I.ate In Ihe after
noon reinforcement* under I>l»trlct At
torney J. H. Currie arrived from the
south and about midnight a command
from Macon came down. At 7:30 o'clock
last night about fifty representative
Kemper cltlsens held a conference with
tlie county and military otflrlals on
duty hero In the Mcl'aleb house. The
meeting was presided over by Mr. Cur
rie and the situation discussed n
length. It was the consensus of opln
Ion among those assembled, and so ex
pressed, that there I* not n Justice of
the peace In Kemper capacitated to
handle the leader*'of the mob who no
freely xleult dentil to many tnnoce
blacks and Intimidated others. It w
therefore resolved that Circuit Judge
R. K. Cochran should be requested to
preside at the preliminary trial of the
marauders and that from him bench
warrants for Ihe parties wanted should
emanate.
Killed and Missing.
. Up to this date there are six known
dead In this vicinity unaccounted for
and two wounded, of which number
three are whites. They are a* follows:
Dead:
DEPUTY JOHN O'BRIEN, white.
CALVIN NICHOLSON, black.
ROBERT SIMPSON, black.
ISOM MINNIE*'E. black.
BILL PATTERSON, black.
JOHN SIMPSON, black.
Reported, but unconfirmed, u negro
child at Dob Bird'* house Injured.
CONDUCTOR .1. H. COOPER, white.
HARRISON HINES, black.
OLIVER EASTLAND, white.
The most authentic story of the trou
ble from the time of Its origin up to
the present was telnOrd at the cltlsens'
Indignation meeting last night, by Cap
tain K. D. Carr. His narrative Is sub
sequently given In substnnee.
Csptain Carr's Story. •
following the assault on Conductor
Cooper, a>po*se was orgunlxed Monday
night to search for Torn Simpson, Ills
assailant. They proceeded to Wahaluk
und from there went out Into the sur
rounding country, finding one dead ne
gro and signs of where another had
been budly dealt with.
Twenty-four hour* later Deputy
SherlfT (I. M. Alexander, ucrompanled
by Messrs. Dan Kerr. Hal Byrd. Ernest
Bryan, M. Stuart. S. Stuart. John Rin-
ert. P. Beatty. Jim BeAtty. Oliver East-
land and Captain D. F. Carr, renewed
the search for the fugitive Simpson.
They were unable to locate him, but ia
their rounds rods up to the house of
sravis, Mivtis, heaters.
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Jtfhn Foster Co. 265-271 Decatur St, ftllonlj.Ea
Calvin Nicholson. In the negro’s shan
ty were seven children, two women and
one man, In addition to Its owner. Ap
parently without provocation or justi
fication. several of the white men flrej
into the hut. Deputy Alexander real
ized at once that the situation Was a
critical one and attempted to prevent
further firing. In his efforts he was
assisted by three other gentlemen, but
they proved powerless, when It came
to saving Nicholson. His companions
were, however, speeded away from the
scene of the crime and saved.
' Nicholson Wat Burned.
In * most brutal manner Nicholson
wu killed and his body burned by set
ting fire to his home. It was In tills
trouble that Mr. Eastland was slightly
wounded In two places by gunstnt
wounds Inflicted by members ot the
party he was with.
The spirit of destruction grew
among the mob as they witnessed the
home of Nicholson go up in smoke and
greater grew* their determination to
wreak vengeance for Deputy O'Brien's
death. Before daybreak two other ne
gro residences are known to have been
burned und it was Intimated that more
are dead than have yet been found and
accounted Tor. Nicholson was known
to the business men of Scooba as an
Industrious and harmless farmer. lie
had accumulated considerable property
and was known to be thoroughly relia
ble and honest In all bis transaction*.
His death Is generally deplored and his 1
murderers are certain to be given tli*.
extent of the law.
Since coming from Die county site.
DeKalb, to act as sheriff In the place of
Mr. Tart, who now holds that office, but
Is In another purt of the county serv
ing some legal papers. Deputy Alex
ander’s life has been repeatedly threat
ened by the tough element, that has
caused so much confusion here. Five
armed men called at his apartments
Tuesday evening to kill him. and upon
being tnet by his room-mate And in
formed that he was not In, retreated
and have not been seen.
In summarising the situation last
night Mr. Currie said that In his opin
ion the blame for the slaughter of so
many negroes rested upon three white
men, and they will be taken into custo
dy as soon as possible.
Justice M. Kerney held an Inquest
over the remains of Nicholson yester
day afternoon, but during the Investi
gation did not examine any witnesses,
although there were several present,
who. It Is said, were familiar with the
manner In which his career was ended.
Other Inquiries will be held today.
Vardaman Goes to Scene.
Governor vArdaniun, accompanied by
Adjutant General Arthur Fridge and
the other members of the Jackson mil
itary company, came here from Merid
ian at 11:25 last night. After confer
ring with Colonel 8. T. McCauls, At
torney Curry and several others, h«*
gave out the following statement be
fore 7 o’clock this morning:
it wa* decided that the three Merid
ian command* might safely be allowed
to return to their homes. They depart
ed from here on a regular train, leav
ing the companies from other points in
,-harge. There seems to be no danger
it any serious uprising. Whatever feel
ing there may be In this community
against the negro In due to the atro-
lous crime committed In the wounding
of Conductor Cooper by a lot of drunk
en negroes. I shall make a thorough
Investigation of the whole trouble an«j
will have more to say tomorrow."
MiRANB
TONIGHT AT 7:45.
MR. RICHARD
MANSFIELD
In Henrik Ibsen's
“Peer Gynt”
. Curtain at-7:45 P. M.
Prices: 80c to $2.50; sale notv ot»n
Friday and Saturday—Motlnep Saturday.
Meaara. MARTIN A EMERY * rmentatlKi
of Wajtner's Featlral I'lay
PARSIFAL
A Company of 50 Players.
Augmented Orchestra.
Curtains at 2 p. m. and 7:43.
Sale now on.
Monday and Tuesday, Decembar 31.
January 1. Matinee New Year's Day.
HENRY B. HARRI8 Present,
The. Biggest Success in Amtrica
THE LION
AND THE
MOUSE
An American Play of AbsorblitK In
terest
By CHARLE8 KLEIN
Second Year In New York
Six Months In Boston
Pour Months In Chicago
Prices: Night 25c to *2.00.
Matinee 25c to 11.54.
SALE FRIDAY.
THE BIJOU
Matinee Today and Saturday.
, The Musical Comedy Succes*
"ME, HIM AND I.”
WITH
WATSON. KELLY AND ARLINGTON.
50 PEOPLE—TUNEFUL MUSIC
Next Week:
NAT WILLS.
1 ELDORADO
GEORGIAN ROUTE CARRIERS
REMEMBER ED WIN M\ERS
BALDWIN-MELVILLE STOCK GO.
Thursday, Friday and 8aturday Night*
Friday and Saturday Matinett,
‘FATAL WEDDING"
Night Prices 10c, 20c, 30c, 50c.
Matinee Prices 10c, 20c, 30c.
Next Week:
"THE TWO ORPHANS"
Watch for “Little Lord Fauntlcroy-"
THE STAR
Week of December 24.
SEN8ATIONAL DRAMA
"FIGHT FOR A MINE"
New Moving Pictures
STRONG VAUDEVILLE
Matinees Monday. Wednesday
Thursday and tatbrday nt 2:20. E‘ ,r >
night at 1:15-
The heart of Kdnln Myers, city cir
culation manager of The Ueorgtan. has
been made to beat a little faster as
the result of Christmas.
On Christina* morning nearly all of
the lit) delivery hoy* of The Georgian
marched out to the home of Mr. Myers
end presented to him a handsome gold
watch and chain as token* of the love
and respect they bear for him.
Of couree Mr. Myers was happy. Not
s<> much that he owned a very One
new gold watch, but because of the
knowledge that the present brought
with It that the little fellows under hie
control really appreciated hts efforts
and were his friends.
While Kev. II. Oertrude Roe-,-'
prsscWog to her flock of Haverhill *
■slists Suuilay morning she turned P ol * , | j i
col lapsed Into s chair. The doctor
was a slight attack of heart troubl*
Lecture en Stonewall Jackson, Baptist Tabernacle, Friday. December 28th.
at St 15 p. m„ by Celonel George M. Edgar. A discussion ef the character eat
career of the great hero iron, me s‘.» dpoint ef a Southern soldier trainee "
ths theory and art of war by Jackson himself:—an analysis of the element'
ef hie genius, his claims to be ranked as one ef the great captains ef hietorj
and a tribute to hie worth ae a man. Admission SO cents. Ticket* on
at Brown A Allen's and Elkin-Wateon Drug Co.
ttiMtthaih * inili i
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