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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THUR8DAV. DEf BMBBB K. I#'*. SECRETACENTS COMETOAIDOF PRINCESS CANTACUZENE TRULYLAD^ BOUNTIFUL Sleuths Are Searching For Data About Negroes. \Ya*hing1on. Dec. 27.—Official* and employe** of three executive depart* inents of the government are now en- gagcd In a search for data which the president deem* It essential to ponses* In order to la* prepared for Ida con troversy with Senator Koraker over the dismissal of the colored battalion that »h* stationed at Brownsville. Texas. Milton D. Purdy has gone to Browns vllle in his capacity as assistant attor* ne> genetal to procure some sworn testimony from citizens of that town who know about the shooting on the night of August 13. Major Hlocksotn, of the Inspector general's office, bus de parted on a similar errand, and will collaborate with Mr. Purdy ns the rep- r#s#ntati\e of the war department. Htenog-aphers accompany them. Secret Agents After Clews. The third department that Is active In the cm-* is the treasury; at least, that i« the understanding of senators who are insisting upon an Investlga- tim by the .senate. They assert that they ha\c knowledge of the fact that special agents or secret service men have been, or are now, searching foi incriminating evidence against tile lie- trio e\-soldiers, although at the tmif- , ui;. no Information on the subject k vouchsafed. Messrs. Purdy. Blocksom et al. arc expected to bring back affidavits and deposition* to prove that the president was Justified, from a legal as well as military standpoint, in dismissing the battalion. By presenting such evidence to the senate next week, friends of the president hope to forestall an Invest I gallon. But Senator Koraker will Insist on an Inquiry by the military commit tee. Confers With Secretaries. The president conferred again yes terday with Secretaries Root and Taft, while Mr. Koraker busted 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 war deiMirtment hop ring on the dismis sal of the battalion, were disclosed yes terday. When the military authorities first realized they would be unable 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- vsndleres, as they are called In France and other European countries. This 8cheme Rejected. He suggested that the detectives be attached to the secret sefvice and he permitted to enlist us privates In the Twenty-fifth Infantry, on the theory that through their association members «»( the battalion they could glean clews In due time to the actual THREATEN TO DYNAMITE NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN. IF $25,000 IS NOT PAID Army of Occupation to Suppress Dis order. Washington. Dec. 27.—Unsettled ditlons exist in certain parts of Cuba, and In Santa Clara provfce some law less bands are operating and pillaging. At the governor's instance General Bell has ordered a considerable reinforce ment of the garrison of American troops In that province. Governor Magoon. at Havana, has ported these facts to Secretary Taft. To Suppress Disorders. Kor the first time since the second occupation of the island by the Ameri cans It lias become necessary for the troops to undertake themselves the suppression of these disorders Instead or leaving the tusk to the native Ku ban rurnle*. In some quarters this is regarded as an indlcathn of the ina bility of the Kuban civil authorities permanently to maintain peace In the Island. There Is a possibility that Governor Magoon will he taken away from Kuba before long and sent to the Philip pines to become vice governor. Not Regarded Seriously. Governor Mngoon, at Havana, yes terday cabled Secretary Taft that a Havana newspaper had printed it story to the effect that Japanese had been heard Intriguing to obtain control of Cuba. Governor Magoon ridicules the story, and Secretary Taft also characterized It as absurd and ridiculous. FLOATERS ARE USED TO DEFEAT KAISER .Social Democrats Hope to Capture Imperial Con stituency of Berlin. nndr iipUied TRIES TO SCALP MAh AFTER KILLING HIM elonged to the battalion The vlvandleres, so-called, were to glean the secret from the soldiers sun pec ted of participation In the melee. In another way. presumably by being "good fellows" with the Infantrymen. This scheme appealed to some of the higher officials, but was finally rejected aa Impracticable. RE-ENLISTMENT PETITI0N8 AWAIT PURDY'8 REPORT. Washington. Dec. 27.—It Is stated at the war department that tto disposition will be made of the applicants for re enlistment of the members of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored, who were recently discharged without hon or. pending the return to Washington and report of Assistant Attorney Gen eral Purdy. This officer should have arrived a Brownsville. Tex.. Tuesday night or yeaterJay, accompanied by Major Rlockaotn. of the Inspector general's department, who made the original In vestigation of the Brownsville affair, and Wendell Mlchler, Secretary Taft s stenographer, who are to assist In the preparation of the evidence required by the president. Aak Food for Starving. Chicago, Dec. 27.—The Illinois branch of the American National Red Kroes 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 Chinese. HANDSOME UMBRELLAS FOR XMAS Nothing could lie more appropriate Ht this season as a sea sonable Xmas gift than one of the ele gant line of I’mbrel- las t am building to order. Come hv and look over my stoek of handles. I put them on mechanical ly perfeet l frames, guaranteeing work manship and cover for one year. Come early and choose the most select. Paul Burkert, No. 1 Viaduct Place. Mob Storms Jail to Get Slayer of Aged Man. I^is Animus, Colo., Dec. 27. Because he had brutally murdered Henry Lav- enmeyer, an aged farmer, a mob last night tried to lynch a man who gave the name of Lawrence iceberg, and who Is In the cmtnjy Jail. The men broke dowtv the wooden doors of the prison, but met a determined resistance when they attacked the steel doors. Leberg got off n freight' train at Robinson Tuesday ufetrnoon and se cured food at the home of a farmer llarlln. Dec. 27.—It the Koclnl Democrat! stealthy plaits to capture Hie eh members of the reldistitg In the Imperial constituency of Berlin, in which tin ser's palace la Mhuit.-il. This Is the only metropolitan count iitieti- •;y that they have not yet held. They lost It In IJHCi by only .Vd> tote*. It Is stated that they have now resorted to Taipmuny method*. njnl are eolonlziug the eniiMtllneney with rough flo~* - * sure a majority for Jtfielr fwrty. Six Detectives Guard Express on Run Thursday. AN ACCOMPLICE IN BAGGAGE CAR Plot. Fails to Work and Train Is Not Molested in Montana. Helena. Mont.. Dec. 27.—Unknown persona have attempted to blackmail the Northern Pacific railroad for $25.- 000, after the 7 method employed by Isaac Graven*, who, after a dramatic escape from the court house, where he was on trial for the dynamiting of trains, was finally killed in Governor Toole’s yard. The present blackmailers wrote the railroad that unless $25,000 was forth oming. the St. Loul#-Burlington ex press would he dynamited today be tween Livingston and Billings. In stead of giving up the money, six de tectives were placed on the train. supitosed accomplice was found In the baggage car. but as he made no nove, either from fear or failure to -ommunicate with Ills assistants, he vhh not molested. N The train mot with no unusual ex perience. Little plunder could have been procured had the train been dyna mited. PARENTS SEE BABES PERISR IN FLAMES THAT BORN HOME 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 U, 11 and » years old, and oc cupied the room in which the explosion occurred about two hours after the fam- hnd retired. It Is supposed the gas accumulated from a leaky valve. The parents, with two grown chil dren, got out of the house safely, but the three little ones could not be res cued. and were seen to perish In the fiame* by the rest of the family, who were powerless to give them aid, the room being on fire all over and the walls falling In. The house, with all Its contents, was destroyed, together with other houses In the village. THE CENTRAL BANK & TRUST CORPORATION OFFERS TO DEPOSIT ORS EVERY FACILITY WHICH THEIR BAL- ANCES, BUSINESS AND RESPONSIBILITY WAR- RANT. 31-2 PER CENT COM- POUND INTEREST PAR) IN SAVINGS DEPART- MENT. CAPITAL - - - Milwaukee. Win., Dec. 27.—Former Supe rlsor August Fills, in tile municipal con yesterday, pleaded guilty to two ludlet- MAKE IN VES TIG A TION OE WHOLE TROUBLE, SAYS GOV. YARD AM AN Mississippi’s Chief Ex ecutive Goes to the Scene of Riots. to Jim, named Purvis. He demanded shelter for the night, hut was so abusive that Purvis {erased his demand. The man left In a towering rag4. Later he returned and set lire to a hay mow on the property of Levennieyer, whose place he had mistaken for that of Purvis. The farmer rushed out to put out the blaze, found the Intruder and arrested hint. Lavemneyer got his horse and start ed for the Jail, with hi* prisoner riding behind him. Leberg found a hammer tied to the saddle and with this he bent out the brains of the raruter. Later he rut Lavenmeyer’s throat and tried to scalp him. Neighbors, attracted by the light from the burning hay mow, found the dead body of Lavenmeyer, and they captured the slayer. Leberg boasted of his crime, and declared he had drunk the blood of his victim. This caused threats to he mude, and a mob soon formed, when the prisoner was put in the Jail. -hU— SUICIDE PACT KEPT B V COUPLE IN PRISON FINE APPOINTMENT FOB CARL W, FORI Mr. Karl W. Fort, a well-known young Atlantan, has been appointed Southern Inspector for the Prudential Life Insurance Company. While quite a young man, Mr. Fort has already won his spurs In the-In surance field, and his value Is evi denced by the appointment to the Im portant |s>*t of Southern inspector for one of the largest insurance eoinpa nles. GLA8SBLOWER IS DEAD FROM HI8 INJURIES. Mpeclttl hi The Georgian. Khultunoogu, Tenn., Dec. 27.—Jeff )). Sugg*, aged 40 years, the glassblower who was run over while Intoxicated by a street car, died In the hospital yes terday. He was single and had rela tives In Chicago and Winchester, Tenn. Man and Woman Drink Acid Before Guard. Elmir*. X. Y.. Dec. 27.—While a pris on guard stood clftse at hand, Bessie Wells, a prisoner, ami Frank Delaney, railroad man, who had called on the woman, kept a suicide pact last night In the Elmira county Jail- Both drunk carbolic acid, which Delaney brought to the prison. The woman was awaiting sentence for abducting a girl for evil purpose*. Delaney, who possessed a power of at torney for the Wells woman, culled nt the Jail, stating he wished her to *l"ti some papers. The warden made no objection, and detailed u guard to go with Delaney to the woman's tell. While the two were talking Delaney drew a small vial of acid from Ills pocket, passed It to the woman, anil she gulped down the contents. Dela ney then drank from a second bottle which he drew from Ids pocket. The guard sprang upon him, but too late. Delaney fought for u while anti then collapsed. lit* tiled before a doctor reached the jail. The woman was found in a huddled heap on the floor of the cell, ami died In a few minutes. SOUTHERN EDUCA TORS MEET IN MONTGOMER 1 Annual Convention of Association Thurs day Evening. fleers are as follows: Administration—Edward P. Burns, of Atlanta. Ga. Superintendence — Superintendent Gibson, of Georgia. Munual Arts—Dr. Johnson, of Mis sissippi. Normal Instruction—President Bran son. of Georgia. Khlltl Study—Professor Buchner, of Alabama. Southern Association of College Women—President Grace W. Landrum of Georgia. Montgomery. Ala.. Dec gomery ha; 27.—Mont- der. Governor Jelks, Superintendent Hill and Secretary Sayre will welcome the visitors, for whom response will be made by President G. R. Glenn, of Dahlonega, and others. Tomorrow morning will be devoted to reports of educational progress In Southern states, to be presented by the state Nuperlntendents or their repre sentatives. Friday evening the euu- III be addressed by President jf Tulatte University, and , _..n her gates open In Craighead Msf.time n. the scores of distinguished. Ml#* Martha Retry, of Georgia. . , .. k.i,. ui-rtv«xi I The program arranged for Saturday educators ami others who ha\e atrt\ u moI|1 j nK provides for numerous papers, for the seventeenth annual convention j among them the following: of the Southern Kducatlonat Associa tion. The attendance o creased by the present* delegates to the annual convention Technical Training In Secondary laltor* Is In- | Schools." President Stephens, of Louis- ., ItlIinv liana; "Some Rural School Problems.’* Of nun) ralr I Superintendent Jordan, of Arkarnw*: The High School In the State System.” the Southern "Association of College | Professor Stewort, of Georgia; "Libra- Women. \» be held simultaneously with [ ries and Schools.” President Baskette, the educational meeting. The plain for j l,f ™J^venIng Mrs. Patterson, of the social entertainment of the visitors, Xorth Carolina. will speak of the work Is of the most perfect and elaborate * 0 f Ml hool Improvement associations In character. The formal opening al convention takes place this evening and the session* will continue the South. an»l President Mullins, of f the education- \ Kentucky, will deliver an address on •reek ant) modern Ideals In education. During the afternoon of each day .‘rlday and Saturday. President John j session* w ill be held by the several W. Abercrombie, of the University •>»' department* of the association. These Ala )tna, will t all the gathering to or- departments and their presiding of- Low Rates ONE WAY OK ROUND TRIP TO Arkansas, Oklahoma, * Texas, New Mexico, Missouri, Kansas and Colorado w* Birmingham and the February nu«l March. Holders of round-trip tickets via lilt in- llighniii sad ’Frisco will be allowed lib eral stop-over privileges; also diverse route* we it Memphis to uiaujr points In ttklahonm. Kansas aud Colorado. Patronise the road that la trying help yon. ‘ literature and detailed S. L. PARROTT, District Passenger Agertt. 6 N. Pryor St Atlanta. By W. N. ETHREDGE, JR. Scooba, Miss., Dec. 27.—At an early hour this morning all Is quiet around Scooba, but further developments In f the trouble which was precipitated three and one-half miles northeast of here Tuesday evening are momentarily expected. All day yesterday the two Meridian companies and Sullivan's hat tery were on duty. Late In the after noon reinforcements under District At torney J. H. Currie arrived from the south and about midnight a command from Macon came down. At 7:3ft o’clock last night about fifty representative Kemper citlxens held a conference with the county and military officials duty here In the McCaleb house. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Cur rie and the situation discussed nt length. It was the consensus of opin ion among those assembled, and so ex pressed, that there Is not a Justice of the peace in Kemper capacitated to handle the leaders of the mob who vo freely dealt death to many Innocent blacks and Intimidated others. It was therefore resolved that Circuit Judge R. F. Cochran should be requested to l>re»lde at the preliminary trial of the marauders anil that front him bench warrants for the 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 ns follow*: Dead: DEPUTY JOHN O'BRIEN, white. ^ CALVIN NICHOLSON, black. ROBERT SIMPSON, black. ISOM MINNIECK, black. BILL PATTERSON, black. JOHN SIMPSON, black. Reported, but unconfirmed, a negro Itlld at Dob Bird’s house Injured. CONDUCTOR J. H. COOPER, white. HARRISON MINKS, black. OLIVER EASTLAND, white. The most authentic story of the trou ble from the time of its origin up to the present was related at the citizens’ Indignation meeting last night, by Cap tain F. D. Carr. His narrative Is sub sequently given In substance. Captain Carr's Story. Following the assault on Conductor Cooper, a posse was organized Monday night to search for Tom Simpson, Ills ussullant. They proceeded to Wnhalak and from there went out Into the sur rounding country, finding one dead ne gro and signs of where another ha-1 been badly dealt with. Twenty-four hours later Deputy Sheriff G. M. Alexander, accompanied by Messrs. Dan Kerr, Hal Byrd. Erne-t Bryan. M. Stuart. 8. Stuart. John Kln- ert. F. Beatty, Jim Beatty. Oliver East- j land and Captain D. F. Carr, renewed the search for the fugitive Simpson Calvin Nicholson. In the negro’s shan ty were seven children, two women and one man. In uddltfon to Its owner. Ap parently without provocation or Justi fication. several of the white men fired 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 Was Burned, • In a most brutal manner Nicholson was killed and his body burned by set ting fire to his home. It was In this trouble that Mr. Eastland was slightly wounded In two places by gunshot wounds Inflicted by members of 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 and U was Intimated that more are dead than have yet been found and accounted for. Nicholson was known to the business tuen of Scooba as an Industrious and harmless farmer. He had accumulated considerable property and was known to be thoroughly relia ble and honest In alt hi* transactions. His death Is generally deplored and his murderers are certain to be given the extent of the law. Since coming from the county site. DeKalb. to act as sheriff In the jtlace of Mr. Tart, who now holds that office, but Is in another part of the county serv ing some legal papers. Deputy Alex ander’s life has been repeatedly threat ened by the tough element, thgt ha* caused so much confusion here. Five armed men called at Ills apartments Tuesday evening to kill him, and upon being met by his room-mate and In formed that he was not In, retreated und have not been seen. In summarizing the situation last night Mr. Currie paid that In Ills o|>ln- lon the blutne for the slaughter of so many negroes rested upon three white men, and they will be taken Into cunto dy ns soon as possible. Justice M. Kernel held an Inquest over the remains of ps'icholson yester day afternoon, but during the investi gation did not examine any witnesses, although there were several presen:, who. It Is said, were familiar with the manner In which hls career waa ended. Other Inquiries will be held tod&y. Vsrdamsn Got* to 8c«n*. Governor Vardanian; 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 S. T. Met'ants. At torney Curry and several others, he gave out the following statement be fore 7 o’clock this morning: "It was decided that the three Merid ian commands might safely be allowed j to return to their homes. They depart- | STOVlS, RANGES, HEATERS. S4.3U Retail, et 110. Tab it but on* of nor im tsenielloo. all itylf* md de- *!«■•. rat ia»t yoa from one thirl to on* half tbs nml mail prlcf. Writ# for M r complru catatecKn. !•! bffora yon h 0 y, It’* free for tbo asking. I Join Fortar Co. 285-271 Bocrtor 51 tUanti.fa. MiMAFy TONIGHT AT 7:45. MR. RICHARD MANSFIELD / In Henrik Ibsen's “Peer Gynt” Curtain at ^45 P. M. Pikes: 50c to >2.80} gale now open Friday nttd .Saturday—Matinee Saturday. Mesirs. MARTIN h EMERY'S Pi dentation of Wagner's Festival Piny PARSIFAL A Company of 50 Players. Augmented Orchestra. Curtains at 2 p. m. and 7:45. Sale now on. Monday and Tuotday, Decsmbsr 3\ January 1. Matinee Now Year's Day. HENRY B. HARRIS Prsssn** The Biggest Success in An*- « THE LION —AND THE MOUSE Aw Awmivwn Play of AbHovUnj; In terest By CHARLES KLEIN Second Year In New York Six Months In Boston Four Months In Cjikafo Prices: Night 25c to $2.00. Matinee 25c to $1.50. 8ALE FRIDAY. THE BIJOU Matinee Today and Saturday. The Musical Comedy Success "ME, HIM AND L” WITH WAT80N, KELLY AND ARLINGTON. 50 PEOPLE—TUNEFUL MUSIC Next Week: NAT WILLS. I ELDORADO BALOWIN-MELVIELE STOCK CO. Thursday. Friday end Saturday Night** Friday and Saturday Matins**. "FATAL WEDDING" Night Price* 10c, 20c, 3*?, 50c. Matinee Price* 10c, 20c, jOc. Next Week: "THE TWO ORPHANS" Watch for “Little Lord Fauntltray." ing the companies fioni other point* In charge. There seems to be no dangq* of any serious uprisings Whatever feel ing there may be In this community against the negro is due to the atro cious crime committed In the wounding »f Conductor Cooper by a lot of drunk- negroes. 1 shall make a thorough GEORGIAN ROUTE CARRIERS REMEMBER ED WIN M\E$S The heart of Edwin Myers, city cir culation manager of The Georgian, has been made to beat a little faster as the result of Christmas. On Christmas morning nearly all of the lift delivery hoys of The Georgian marched out to the home of Mr. Myers and presented to him a handsome gold watch and chain as tokens of the love and respect they bear for him. Of course Mr. Myers was happy. Not ■ iso much that, he owned a very fine J' new gold watch, but because of the knowledge that (he present brought with it that the little fellows under hls control really appreciated hls efforts and were Ills friends. » Week of December 24. SENSATIONAL DRAMA "FIGHT FOR A MINE” New Moving Pictures STRONG VAUDEVILLE Matin*** Monday. lV*dnwd»A Thursday and Saturday at S:-0 nlcht at t: IS. WLIIe Rev. H. OeHm.lv It. preaching to her d*»’k of Ilo.crt.lt nil lit. Similiv morning *he •"t" , coll.pwil Into « choir. Uc m a .light alloc* of hc.ni tro.Hn' I«l-. L.etur* on StoiMwall Jackaon, Baptist Tabtrnacle, Friday, D*e»-’ t >" at 8:15 p. m„ by Colon*! Georg* M. Edgar. A discussion of th* chorat.er career of the groat horo'rrurn tno ntvdpoint of a Southern eold .r tr. « the theory and art of war by Jackaon himtelf:—an analysis of the of hie ganiuo, hie daunt to bo ranked at one of the groat captain* of hiltoH and a tribute to hi* worth at a man. Admittion 50 cent*, at Brown A. Alton'* and Elkin-Watson Drug Co. Tickots on