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±±jjci A±LAl.« Li C. I 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. -g-.-*':-—ffetmil, ml gf { Tsh h bit ... ,1 air fa. l!>«. ill into o *ls»s. W, ns is*, realm third M neb.ll tl. bio,( null Price. Wilt, lor oat caplin cmtK Ka. SSI Orion ,c l.r It*. Ire lot tb. ,tkl.f. 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 RkLL