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Utlawta Stmi-Weddn Journal.
VOL, IV.
INTER-STATE FUR •
IS NOW OPEN
A WEALTH OF INFORMATION IS
CONTAINED IN THE BIG
BUILDINGS.
CCOMPANIED by ’h* ot
/7 music, tbs fluttering of fl*«”
(jZ J| the midway din and th* voices
of hundreds of enthuslaatie
spellers, the great Interstate fair opened
Its gates yesterday and thousands of vis
itors thronged the grounds in a vain effort
to see everything.
Never in the south has there been seen
an exposition before when every exhibit
and every advertised attraction was so
nearly complete as those which greeted
the sightseers.
At M o'clock the turflatiles begun to
move and at 11 o’clock In the bandstand
on the terrace, an opening concert was
. sFMkcrd by the Georgia State band.
executive staff, consisting of Sec
ret ary T. H. Martin. J. F. Weisslnger.
assistant secretary. IL A. Ryan, chief of
adtnisisona. and Jack Futrell, press repre
sentative and manager of attractions,
were on the ground Tuesday night, and
there was not a hitch in the program.
The exhibits were nearer completion
than at any previous fair ever held
In Atlanta and a magnificent array of at
tractions were ready for those Who at
tended. * • <
Owing to the fact that the proposed pa
rade would delay to some extent the
opening of the Midway it was deemed best
not to give It and every energy was exer
cised toward the brilliant opening of that
feature of the exposition which took pl xce
at 1 o'clock. Manager Fred Shieidj, of
th* Midway, has more new curiosities
and more wonderful sights in his great
show than have ever before been exhib
ited in Atlanta and many people thronged
the gay street, not*j with the beating of
drum*, filled with the strains of music
and peopled with the inhabitants of every
nation.
The regular admission to the grounds le
M cents and after 6 o'clock in the after
noon the price win be reduced to 25 cents.
The dog show is absolutely free and this
feature of the fair «a» proven a
winning attraction. The horse show
building was a scene of activity early in
the day. Over MO dog* from every por
tion of the United States were on exhi
bition and the building was thronged with
visitors all during the forenoon.
On the grounds are hundreds of enter
prising business ventures which will ren
der intense amusement to visitors in ex
change for their spare nickels and dimes.
The tiny engine with its train of eight
cars made its first trip yesterday amid
exclamations of delight from the young
people. The engine is a perfect model
and pulls a full train load of passengers
from the agricultural building down to the
fair restaurant and back.
Probably never in the history of Atlan
ta fairs have the exhibits been more rep
resentative of southern industry and agri
culture than they are at the present show.
Next Thursday will be Charleston expo*
sitton day at the fair and a spedsl pro
gram will be arranged for the occasion.
The Interstate fair stands as a repre
sentative southern exposition. Thtre is
n t a building in the fair grounds, not a
potttt -tw-the range of vision in which there
ts not something to amuse and Instruct.
The fair to. o> begin with, original. The
usual ■ hackneyed attractions which are
seen at every exposition are absent and
tn their places are new and startling
sights that will make a constant stay of
several days a round of pleasure and a
continuous species of enjoyment to every
visitor.
Never before has a fair In Auanta been
so nearly ready for Its visitors or so
full in detail on the day of its opening.
The attractions are many and varied, and
those who saw the exposition of last
year have by no means seen the fair which
opened yesterday. At every turn some
thing new and surprising greets the eye
and from a standpoint of both industrial
endeavor *nd amusement the great show
is unique.
The average visitor turned first to the
midway, which occupies the large area
to the right of the main entrance and ex
tending back of the agricultural build
ing First is the midway vaudeville thea
tre and next the electrical theatre, where
Roberta in poses End visions of the robe
and "Electra" In flame and fire dances
are seen. Next comes Bosco, the Austra
lian snake eater, who. according to the
flaming sign, still continues to "eat 'em
alive.” for the edification of the thous
ands who throng the midway. Then come
in succession the old plantation, the con
gress of dancing girls, and Paris by gas
light where resides the "Girl with the
auburn hair.”
Then the streets of India and the streets '
of Cairo. Back of the streets of India
Kearney P. Speedy, the world’s greatest
high diver will twice each day dive from
the dizzy height of an «9-foot tower Into
three feet of water in a tank below. Then
there is the stone lady who turns to life,
the zoo of trained animate which was seen
at the World's Fair, and several other
attractions which have never before been
w?en tn the south and which win continue
to attract crowds all during the fair.
The agricultural building is representa
tive tn all its exhibits and will be of great
interest to every visitor to the fair. Some
of the exhibits were practically complet
ed by yesterday and show that Georgia is
a great state from almost every stand
point of farming. The exhibits of H. J.
McCormick, of Bartow county, and the
exhibit of Cobb county are particularly
fine. A number of others loomed up to
day. A feature of the agricultural exhibit
is the artistic way in which the various
exhibitors have arranged their products
and the genera! beauty of the displays.
One of the most popular features of
amusement on the grounds will be the
miniature railroad, which runs from the
front entrance of the agricultural build
ing up towards the center of the grounds.
The engine is only a few feet high, but
has twenty horse power and will make
trips every few minutes, carrying passen
gers in its cars, making the round trip
back to the starting point.
The woman's building is today one of
the beautiful spots at the exposition. Mrs.
J. Lindsay Johnson, chairman of the
State Federation of Woman's dubs, and
her able corps of assistants and exhibit
ors have placed the exhibits In an almost
incredible space of time, and It Is one of
the prettiest places in the grounds. The
various woman's clubs have most of them
! isent beautiful exhibits, and these with
the many colored backgrounds, the ar
tistic touches only possible to the hands
of women, have made the interior of the
woman's building extremely beautiful.
The art exhibits are especially fine and
will attract all lovers of the beautiful.
An excel)n. program of attractions has
been planned for the woman's building,
and It will be headcuarteru for all club
women tn the state.
In the horse show building are enough
dogs to make the greatest canine show
ever seen in the country. There are nearly
700 of them. In addition to the regular ex
hibits. Charles E. Lavelle will twice each
day give an exhibition with his troupe
of Wonderful trained dogs. He has among
his collection a high wire dog ami a high j
diving dog. both of them performing <
fonts rarely accomplished by men.
• Dog* of every description and from ev- |
! wry portion of America abound in tuc •
dog show, some of them having a value
alone of $6,000.
The decorations in every portion of the
exposition are magnificent and the whole
affair is brilliant
MISS STONE STILL ALIVE.
Her Greatest Peril la Lack of Interest
on Part of the Public.
WASHINGTON. Oct. B—The time for
the ransome fixed by Miss Stone’s kid
napers expired yesterday, yet she is St...
alive and unharmed.
It is known now officially that her cap
tors ha-a granted a short extension of
time.
There is yet reasonable hope for getting
the money in season to save her life.
The danger in the situation lies in the
abatement of popular interest which Was
so generously manifested during the first
few days following the issuance of ths
appeal. I* j
REPORT SAYS GANG
NUMBERS EIGHTEEN.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct 9.-A trust
worthy report locates Miss Stone's ab
ductors on the summit of a mountain at
Guitepe on the Turko-Bulgartan frontier.
It is said the kidnaping band numbers 18.
Arrangements have been made 'to sur
round the mountain with Turkish and Bul
garian troops- <
It has been suggested that the old Ma
cedonian committee la actuated by mo
tives of jealousy and Jhat they are en
deavoring to accomplish the downfall of
the present committee. .
The Bulgarian government has promis
ed to act vigorously.
STONE RESCUE FUND
HAS REACHED $56,000.
BOSTON. Oct. 9.—Additions to the Stone
ransom fund have practically ceased only
two small checks being received up to
noon today. The fund aggregates nearly
$56,000.
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TO RESCUE MISS STONE.
Every Inflence Haa Been Brought to
Bear and Three Nations at Work.
WASHINGTON. Oct. B.—Not since the
successful attempt to save the Hfe of
John Hays Hammond, the American en
gineer. implicated in the Jamison raid,
has the state department put forth such
energy and efforts to save a human life
as ft is now exerting in behalf of Miss
Stone, the American missionary, who was
captured by Bulgarian bandits.
A sum of money has been forwarded by
the agency of the cable to Spencer Eddy
the United States secretary of legation at
Constantinople, who has shown remarka
ble energy and ability in unearthing the
ramifications of the plot which resulted
In the kidnaping of Miss Stone.
There to little doubt that the Turkish
government has done all that It could be
expected to do to run down the bandits,,
and what is now to be done la. to secure
similar action on the part of the Bulga
rian government,and to that end Influences
more potent with the Slav races than that
of the United States government are now
at work.
Should these measures fail, then the
ransom money must be paid and that is
why Mr. Eddy has been placed in possess
ion of this power auxiliary. The state
department officials deprecate most earn
estly newspaper discussion of the meas
ures it is taking in Miss Stone's behalf,
etelming that it. to. being greatly embar
assed In Its efforts by its publications.
Consequently the officials refuse tg Jrtxa
any information concerning the caie be-,
yood the merely negative statement that
they have not been informed of the re
ported extension to one month of the
time allowed for the ransom of Miss •
Stone.
Prisoners Are Tortured.
PARIS Oct. A—A letter received by the
Havas agency from Saloniea, dated Octo
ber 4. says: . • •
"The American consul here has just re
ceived orders to make arrangements with
the Vail (governor) of the payment for
the ransom of Miss Stone. The United
States will advance the money, afterward
settling with Turkey.
’The Turkish authorities have made
numerous arrests among the Bulgarian
population without distinction of religion,
and nearly all have been put to torture
in the hope of abstracting information.
*A prisoner named Dimitri said an un
derstanding existed between the Protest
ants and the Macedonian committee, and
that Miss Stone was even acting in con
cert with the view of obtaining funds for
a political-religious propaganda.
These declarations, wrung from Dimi
tri. under torture, are valueless. What is
certain ts that the captain of the band de
signated for the payment of the ransom
a place of proximity to the Roumanian I
frontier which proves the hopes to escape
the Turkish police, and that -the Bulga
rian police do not cause him anxiety.”
This condition of affairs Is Shown by the
fact that five or six bands of brigands,
of twelve or fifteen men each, have be
come so bold between Strunltxa and Kup
rili that the.officials of the Oriental rail
road have requested the Turkish military (
authorities to reinforce the troops gukrd- j
ing the tracks and bridges. * ,
~ FOUR MEN ARE KILLED.
Bloody Battle ie Fought In a Church
Near Tazewell, Tenn.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 7.-A special
to The Sentinel from Tasewell, Tenn.,
says a fatal shooting affray occurred la
Claiborne county at Big Spring Union
church last night, in which four men
were killed and four wounded.
The dead are: -
RUSH and HENRY MORGAN.
TIP and JAMES CHADWELL.
The wounded are:-
Henry Overstreet. .
James Morgan.
Joe Moverly. < »
Constable Brooks.
The difficulty was the outcome of an
old feud dating back to 1864.
Two More Are Dead..
MIDDLESBORO, Ky.. Oct. Ar-WllHam
Morgan and Richard ■'Chadwell, wounded
In Bunday’s fighting at Union Baptist
church, near Big Springs, Va., died last
night. This makes six dead from that
feudal encounter.
A large party, headed by Bud Chadwell,
Len Chadwell and Joe Dooley, have left
MMflteaboro. armed with Winchesters, to
join the Chadwell forces. It is now gen
erally believed tnat serious results will
boob follow. Arms and ammunition are
being secured from surrounding towns.
The Cfliadwella, it is said, have ordered
a wagon load of arms from Knoxville,
Toon. Augustus Morgan, aged 80, father
of the Morgan brothers, is endeavoring to
bring about peace between the factions.
As he is well ifked by the Chadwells, his
efforts may be successful.
MAY~PROVEA~ WONDER.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 9.-A railroad
engine Is now nearihg completion in the
North Pacific Coast Railroad company's
machine shop* at Sausalito, which if it
half accomplishes the sanguine hopes and
predictions of its Inventor, will result In
a radical revolution In the construction
of locomotives. This new mechanical
prodigy differs from other engines in that
it has the engineer's and fireman's cabs
out in front instead of the rear of the
boiler and thus aitordlng the men in the
cab aq .unobstructed view of the track I
ahead. ~ . ,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1901.
MR. JORDAN TALKS
TO COMMISSIONERS
THE COMMISSIONERS OF AGRI
CULTURE HELD AN INTEREST
ING SESSION YESTERDAY.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Octa. 9.—The
Jtiird annual convention of the Commis
sioners of Agrlcu.<ure of the Cotton
States was called to order here today at
noon by President Frank Hill, of Little
Hock.
The following .vtft-.es were represented
when the gave) fell announcing the con
vening « . the association:
Arkansas. Alabama, Georgia. Texas,
Tennessee. Virginia and North Carolina.'
The commissioners from Louisiana, Mis
sissippi and Indian Territory are expected
this evening.
The convention gives every indication
of being the most fruitful that has been
held stn<e its organization in Atlanta
three years ago.
The first order of business this morn
ing was the organization. The resigna
tion of Mr. Royal Daniel, as secretary,
was read and accepted with regret, in
bis stead. ProL B. W. Kilgore, ct North
Carolina, was elected secretary of the as
sociation.
N’umerour committees were appointed
today for various purposes. The reports
of the standing committees will be re
ceived tomorrow.
After the regular business session of the
commissioners last-night a banquet was
served at the Arlington hotel, in which
commissioners state chemists and fertil
izer knd newspaper men participated.
Toasts to the various states represented
were responded to by Hon. Frank Hill,
for Arkansas; Hon. O. B. Stevens, for
Georgia; G. W. Koiner, for Virginia; Hon.
T. H. Paine, for Tennessee; Hon. R. R.
Pole, for Alabama, and Prof. B. W. Kil
gore, for North Carolina.
Hon. Harvey. Jordan, of Georgia, re
spondent to ~»e toast, “The Farmers of
the South.”
The members were late in getting to
gether for the morning session, and the
time was principally devoted to listening
to an address by Hon. Harvey Jordan,
president of the Cotton Growers' asso
ciation of Georgia, on "Education of the
Souther- Farmers” In cotton growing and
In matting farming in the south self-sus
taining. and particularly on the organiza
tion of the soutuern cotton growers for
co-operating and marketing of their pro
ducts and regulating the supply on the
market .J demand.
CHIEFS~OF EARMErTm EET.
Third Annual Session of -the Commis
sioners of Agriculture.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Oct. 9.-The as
sociation of commiasloners of agriculture
of the cotton states held the first session
of their meeting at the Arlington hotel
yesterday at noon for purpose of organi
zation and assignment of committees.
They will meet again this evening, but
little business will be transacted before
tomorrow, when It Is expected that all
of the commissioners will be here. *
President Frank Hill, of Little ‘ Rock,
arrived yesterday, accompanied by
Cotpmissioner R. R. Pdole. of Montgom
ery, A Ist. r ..fl ’
The stake chemists of the cotton states
will meet with the commtssitmers of ag
riculture. and different fertiliser concerns
'of the country will have representatives
here to confer with'the cotnmissioners
and present their side of the Question as
to the adoption of the uniform laws in
cotton tor inspection of commercial fer
tilizers. <
MURDER CHARGED TO~W»DOW.
Mrs. A. J. Wltwer Is Charged With
Having Annihilated Her Family.
DAYTON, 0., Oct. 7.—Mrs. A. J. WitWer,
a widow residing in this city, has been
arrested by the police at the Instigation
of the coroner and is held a prisoner at
central statiofi pending an investigation
into very serious charges. Mrs. Wltwer.
the police say, is suspected of fourteen
murders, the list including four husbands,
five children, one sister and four members
of different families in which she was
employed as housekeeper. The last sup
posed victim Was her sister, Mrs. Anna
Pugh, who died a week ago under myster
ious circumstances. An autopsy perform
ed at the request of Mrs. Wjtwer's moth
er, who came here from Detroit, is said
to have disclosed the presence of arsenic
and copperas tn the stomach. Following
closely upon the death of her first hus
band, Fred Bchweger, came according to
the police department data, the death of
her children. The second husband died
suddenly several years after the wedding
and the Children of this marriage died
in rapid succession. Her last husband,
A. J. Wltwer. died last April. In each
instance death was somewhat sudden and
all were strangely alike.
The prisoner is forty-seven years ot age
and formerly lived in Middletown, this
state. She has two sons In the Philip
pine* and a sister, it is stated, In a New
York asylum. No conceivable motive for
the suspected crimes has been disclosed.
which were foun< In the house oc
cupied by Mrs. Wltwer are in possession
of the police and will be examined.
The third husband of Mrs. Wltwer was
William Stowe, who died at Mlddletow’n
under suspicious symptoms, it is stated,
of arsenic poisoning. Mr. Stowe’s death
at that time created a sensation and was
the subject of an investigation by the
coroner. It wfls shortly after Mr. Stowe's
death that Mrs. Wltwer came to Daytoiy,
She shortly afterward assumed the duties
of housekeeper for Charles F. Keller, a
widower. Keller died suddenly and the
information since gained by the coroner
concerning Keller's death Is that his ail
ment was similar to that of a person af
fected by poison.
She next acted as housekeepei* for John
A. Wenz. an east end druggist. Wenz died
tn September one year ago. The doctors
attributed his death to blood poisoning,
but now tell the coroner that they were
dissatisfied with their diagnosis at the
time. Two months before Mr. Wenz'S
death his four,-year-old »son died suddenly.
Mrs. Stowe next resided with a Mr. and
Mrs. Gabler, on Best -street; Riverdale.
These two persons died suddenly, ahd the
coroner now says that their sickness was
Os the nature of arsenical poisoning.
caleFpowers OhT trial.
Attack on the Court Not Sustained and
Hearing Proceeds.
GEORGETOWN. Ky.. Oct. 9.-The sec
ond trial of Ex-Secretary of State Caleb
Powers as accessory to the murder of
Governor Gobel began yesterday.
Judge Cantrill read the affidavit filed by
the prisoner's attorneys, setting forth the
alleged partisanship of the court, that the
Judge is a candidate for senator and deep
ly prejudiced against the defendant per
sonally, as wvll as politically, etc., etc.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Franklin ar
gued that the affidavit was not within the
law. He said that the affidavit was a
mere recitation of the prisoner’s conclu
sions and opinions over his alleged Inabil
ity- to get a fair trial. Colonel Campbell
delivered a bitter speech against those
who reflected on the court.
Judge Cantril! refused to leave the
bench, saying the affidavit should have
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been filed before the Judge had taken any
action In the case. Heuyfused to discuss
the sections of the affidavit which related
to himself, but denied that the Jury in the
former trial had been unfairly chosen.
The defense and the commonwealth then
proceeded with the trial.
It can be said, safel> that,all pprssns
who heard Colonel Cafcnpbeirs argument
this morning will bp challenged by the de- |
sense as not eligible for Jury service.
TALKEDRiVERSJNb’HARBORS.!
BALTIMORE, Oct. More than 200
delegates frofn the various boards of)
trade and commercial bodies in the prin
cipal cities in the United States gathered
here yesterday for purpose of discussing
the public improvemeat of rivers and
harbors in the I'nitediStates. They wifi
remain in session |pUtWo and perhaps
three days, during which they will be
hahdsomely entertained by tne local
board of trade. Twenty-five cities are
represented by the delegates present.
The purpose of the ppngress Is explain
ed in the opening paragraphs of the ad
dress of Congressman E. Bur
ton, chairman of the river and> harbors
committee in congresi, who made the
opening address to thd delegates today.
He said in part: [
“I take it the movei sent which led to
this convention was pn unpted by a desire
to awaken general interest in river and
uarbor improvements ind to bring the
commercial bodies whigh are represented
here into closer touch with legislation
upon this subject.
"I am informed it 1$ not deaired that
any specific project spall be advocated
here, but at the same Mime y.ou consider
the Improvement of the navigable chan
nels and ports of the ceuntry a* essential
for our development I and that these
ports and channel* require the fostering
care and assistance ofj the national gov
ernment. With this it is in your
power to educate public opinion and to or
ganize efforts for the enactment of legis
lation which shall be nttional.ln its ecope
and for the benefit of tie whole people.
"In view of necesaarji limitations in the
amounts appropriated in river and har
bors acts and the pressing need for deeper
channels and improved facilities along es
tablished lines ot traffic it is better to ap
propriate for localities where traffic is
already established than where its devel
opment is uncertain or problematical. In
case of a plurality of clgims even -if equal- •
ly desirable when moflty Is not availa
ble for ail, it is mor* business like to
finish one and obtain results from It than
to make piece meal appropriations upon
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TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON.
Former Governor of Botrth*Afrlcan City
■■ • Faces Judge 6jn Charge.
LONDON, Oct. 81—Dr.'* KrausF. the for
mer governor of Johannesburg, who was
arrested September 2 on the charge of
high treason, wag arraigned Hi the extra
dition court at Bow street today ahd
charged with high treason and incitement
to murder.
The former charge is connected with'
the surrendering of Johannesburg, when,
according to the public prosecutor. Dr.
Krause obtained from Lord Roberts
twenty-four hours' armistice on the ptea
that street, fighting would thereby be ob
viated and utilized the period in getting
all the Boer, fighters out of town end in
sending 180,000 to Pretoria. After Dr»
Krause had been paroled he went to Eu
rope and Applied to Dr. Leyds, the agent
of the Transvaal, for money on account
of these services.
The prosecution Introduced evidence to
show that Dr. Krause was In communi
cation with Dr. Cornelius Boreckman, the
public prosecutor of Johannesburg, who
was executed September 30, last, for trea
son, and that he urged the necessity for
shooting or otherwise disposing of Doug
lass Foster, an English lawyer attached
to Lord Roberts’ staff and who was very
active against the Boers.
The prosecution introduced letters in
which Dr. Krause described Lord Milner
as “an arch scoundrel—an enemy of Boer
national existence and a willing tool of
the Jingoists, and advised burghers to
break their oaJhs and shoot traitors.”
The letter indicated that Dr. Krause
acted as a channel of communication be
tween the Transvaal and the Boers' gov
ernment in Holland.
The prisoner was remanded.
HAD IN HEN HOUSE.
Man Said to Havp Had a Novel Whisky
Making Scheme. ' ’
The most novel method of operating an
illicit distillery in the annals of the Unit
ed States court came to light Tuesday in
the trial of M. G. Nix, resident of White
county.
Nix‘is said to be an old offender and the
present scheme of operating to which he
plead guilty was one which might be
easily overlooked by the most alert dep
uty. The distillery was placed under a
hen house in Nix’s yard and in order to
keep the tell-tale smoke from betraying
him the ingenious moonshiner laid a pipe
underground to •his house, 20 feet away,
and the smoke passed innocently up his
kitchen chimney. ■
- These facts were testified to by Deputy
Collector H. L. Richardson, who made
the raid on February 12, and upon taking
the stand Nix admitted them, although
he stated that the date of the offense was
wrong in the indictment.
The collector stated that Nix is well
known throughout the mountains of White
county.
TRADERS 7 DAY AT WAYCROSS.
Fakirs Will Be Barred—Candidates
For Governor Will Speak.
WAYCROSS, Ga„ Oct. B.—Waycross
will have a trades day the latter part of
this month. It is to be a day for the coun
try people, and fakirs will be barred ab
solutely.
The date and features of the occasion
have not been decided upon, but will be
tonight.
It Is pretty certain that all the candi
dates will be invited here on the occa
sion for a Joint debate. This will probably
be the leading feature, since Waycross is
so centrally located that the people from
all over Wiregrass Georgia can get here,
and the candidates will have a fine oppor
tunity of meeting the people. Hon. Du
pont Guerry has already signified his wil
lingness to come, and it is thought Pope
Brown and Colonel Estill will certainly
come, and while Hon. Henry G. Turner
and Joe Terrell are not yet avowed can
didates, they will be invited to be present
and participate.
After seeing the published pictures of
Miss Stone, we are convinced that those
Bulgarian brigands must have needed the
mcncv.
UNCLE SAM'S BOYS
DEE FOR REVENGE
GENERAL SMITH AT THE HEAD OF
A BATTALION, EN ROUTE
TO SAMAR.
MANILA, Oct. 9.—General Smith sailed
from here today to the relief of the Island
of Samar.
He will take command of Samar and
Leyte, so as to enable General Hughes
to devote himself to the Island or Cebu,
where trouble Is possible, unless str’ong
measures are adopted.
General Smith will be accompanied by
a battalion of the Seventh infantry, wlio
are anxious to avenge the disaster to
i company C, of the Ninth infantry.
Further accounts from Samar received
I here show that horrible indignities were
I perpetrated op the dead bodies.
to meetlttwoTalrs.
Press Will Be Guests in Atlanta Octo
ber 15, and Savannah November 8.
.The Georgia Press association and the
Weekly Press association will hold a joint
meeting m Atlanta, Tuesday, October
15th. and during thetr stay will be the
guests of the interstate fair managers.
A call has been issued by President H.
H. Cabanlss, ot the Georgia Press asso
ciation, and W, S. Coleman, president of
the Weekly Press association, to all edi
tors and publishers in Georgia and they
will convene at the Kimball house at 11
o'clock on the morning of the 15th.
The managers of the fair have arranged
fbr an old-fashioned Georgia barbecue to
be tendered to the editors and they will
be shown the various interesting sights of
the fair and the midway by a special com
mittee.
Not only are members of the two asso
ciations invited to attend, but representa
tives from any’ and every newspaper in
the state. The call issued by the presi
dents of the associations also names Fri
day. November Sth, as the date for a
meeting to be held In Savannah at the
DeSoto hotel. Colonel J. H. Estill, of the
Savannah Morning News, will there ten
der them a terrapin stew and oyster roast
at his country home, ahd they will be
further entertained by the managers of
the state fair.
Those who have not transportation to
Atlanta and Savannah are. requested to
notify Mr. Cabanlss at once, as a full at
tendance Is desired.
The two occasions will be of great pleas
ure as well as mutual benefit to the news
paper men, and a large number have sig
nified their intention of visiting the At-,
lanta fair.
FOUNDIi7Si~ONSTREET.
Sanitary Employe Makes Big Find and
Quick Return to Owner.
Which member of the sanitary depart
ment found a purse containing $3,751. be
longing to O. P. Lane, of St. Paul, Minn.,
is a question that Is being asked by the
owner of the pocketbook.
Mr. Lane lost his purse Friday and It
was found by a. member of the sani&ary
department and returned to the ownef.
The finder did not remain with Mr. Lane
long enough for him to learn his name and
afiaress and Mr. Lane has written the
following letter to The Journal:
"Editor Journal, City.
"Please allow me space in your splendid
paper to extendsmy many thanks of grat
itude to the young man who found my
purse on one of your beautiful streets and
delivered it to me when told that I had
lost It. The amount in the pocketbook
was $3,751. I don‘t remember the name
of the finder but he worked in the sani
tary department. If I can find his name
I will make a check of reward.
"Thanking you In advance for your
kindness, I am very truly,
"O. P. LANE,
"St. Paul, Minn.”
Inquiry was made at the sanitary de
partment but nothing was known there
about a member of the department hav
ing found the money. Chief Hope had not
been Informed of It and the letter to The
Journal was the first intimation of a mem
ber of the department having been lucky
enough to find the money for Mr. Lane.
FIRE LOSS HALF A MILLION.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.—The total loss In last
night’s fire Is $595,000, divided as follows:
Peabody Coal company, $345,000; the six
story building and contents, occupied by
the Davidson Marble company, Globe
Heat and Light company, and Welsbach
Lighting company, $200,000; Chicago and
Northwestern railway, freight sheds and
rolling stock. $50,000.
Believing that the fire which last night
wiped out the Peabody Coal company's
yards at Klnsie street and the river and
did other damage, was of Incendiary ori
gin. Fire Insurance Inspector Conday
began an investigation.
Revised estimates of the losses make the
total loss $596,000, divided as follows: ’
Peabody Coal company, $345,000; the
six story building and contents
occupied by the Davidson Marble com
pany; the Globe Heat and Light Company,
and the Welsbach Lighting company,
$200,000; Chicago and Northwestern railroad
freight sheds and rolling stock, $50,000.
The various companies carried full In
surance.
DEATH OF THE AMEER.
NEW YORK, Oct. B.—Discussing the
death of the ameer of Afghanistan, the
London correspondent of The Tribune
says: ,
: ’ The ameer's strength of character and
the utility of his service in preserving Af
ghanistan as a buffer state between rival
empires are generally recognized and anx
iety is expressed lest his successor lack
the qualities so essential to the peace of
Asia. An old army officer who spent thirty
years in India is authority for the state
merit that Abdurrahman was one of the
most remarkable men the orient has ever
produced and had the power of gripping
the Afghan tribes together and maintain
ing the independence of his country.
"If his successor be a weak ruler,” he
remarked, "there will be a break up of the
Afghan tribes and Russian intriguers will
resume operations: But the telegraphs and
railways are now on the borders of Af
ghanistan and what happens there cannot
be concealed from Simla, where there is a
capable viceroy who knows both Afghan
istan and Persia.”
ABOLISH "tHeTeGRO.
Evan P. Howell Tells Roosevelt How
to Build Up Republican Party.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.—Captain Evan
P. Howell, of Atlanta, called on President
Roosevelt at the white house Monday.
Much importance is attached to the
visit and Captain Howell is quoted here
as having said to the president:
“Mr. president, you can build up a Re
publican party in the south on the tariff,
but not on the negro. The negro is a polit
ical menace in many parts of the south
and as long as the Republicans coddle the
blacks in our section to the exclusion of i
the great economic questions that divide |
the parties, just so long will there be no
Republican party In the south.
“However, if the Republican leaders will
treat the negro at the south as they treat
him at the north—that Is, let him alone—
and will preach protection to us instead
of negro equality, they wil" build up a
strong and respectable part}.
"I will go further and say that if they
do this and the Democrats preach abso
lute free trade or something very akin to
it, then the Republicans will build up a
party |hat will dominate in. states like
North* and South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama.
"Our people are beginning to learn what
protection has done for the manufacturing
interests of New England and the north
generally, and they want to share the
oeneflts of this system.”
WOULD GET DIVORCE
BY NOVEL METHOD.
Old Negro Wants His Wife to Sign a
’Stificate That She Is Willing
to Separate.
/ Uncle Tally Morgan, a gray haired old
negro plumber, has a novel method of
getting a divorce and attempted to put It
Into practice this morning before Justice
of the Peace S. H. Landrum.
He entered the court room scratching
his head with great unction, and after
making a scraping bow to his honor, said:
> "Jedge, I wants ter git married, but I s
qlready got er wife. Now, Jedge, she’s
willin' fer me ter marry ergin, so I wants
her to sign er 'stificate 'fore you dat she’s
willin’, and I’ll do de res’. I’ll gib her er
cl’ar receipt, too, enny day she wants
hit.” ,
When told that he would have to get a
divorce, which would cost him forty or
fifty dollars, he exclaimed:
"Good Lawd. Well, dis ole nigger wont
git no divorce. I’ll jes’ have ter do de
bes’ I kin widout hit.”
Uncle Tally is sixty years old, and lived
with his most accommodating spouse for
thirty-three years. They separated four
years ago, as the old man said. ** 'Cause
she wanted ter go her way, an’ he wanted
ter go bis’n.”
His wife keeps a restaurant In the base
ment of No. 60 Decatur street.
iNsurancepaid on home.
Two Companies Have Sent Their
Checka to Governor Candler.
Ten thousand dollars of the $19,500 in
surance on the Confederate Soldiers'
Home which was recently destroyed by
fire has been paid. Governor Candler has
received a check for $6,000 from the
Scottish National Union and another
check for $3,000 from the London and
Liverpool and Globe.
The other companies are expected to
meet the amount of the policies In a few
days.
This money will be placed in the gen
eral fund Os the state treasury and will
have to be reappropriated by the general
assembly which convenes on October 23
in order to be available for the dse of the
board of trustees of the home.
President Calhoun of the board, Who is
directing the work ? rebuilding. Is re
ceiving many suggestions as to the best
plan to be adopted. ‘ ,
The eoftage plan is a very popular one,
but there are many, said President Cal
houn this morning, who look with favor
upon the one building plan and it is said
that this Idea la receiving much support,
although U to npt probable that ft will
be adopted.
Many architect* and builders have been
upon the grounds of the old home and
framed suggestions for the committee.
Some one of them'will be acted upon In
a short time.
The old soldiers at their new home on
Marietta street are enjoying good health.
One man was reported Hl this morning.
He to the only one who seems to have fe|t
the effects of the change of location from
the beautiful country home of the vete
rans to Thompson’s hotel on Marietta
Bireet. f
WE ARE ALL COMRADES.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oca. 9.-The thtr
tleth annual reunion of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland was begun at
Board of Trade yesterday, and scores of
those who followed Generals Rosecrans,
Buell and Thomas In the civil war were
warmly welcomed by Mayor Charles IL
Weaver.
On behalf of the society, P. V. Boynton
responded. He said the veterans were
deeply grateful for the welcome. The
great Army of the Cumberland was born
in Kentucky. It was in this state that It
saw hard service.
“It is," he said, "a privilege now to
meet those old opponents. We are all com
rades now. The time has come when the
contending men of the civil war hold re
spect for each other.”
General D. S. Stanley, the president of
the society, is detained at Washington by
illness and General T. J. Wood, of Day
ton, 0., was elected chairman of the
meeting.
Reports were read by the treasurer,
Major John Tweedale, and the corre
sponding secretary, General Boynton.
The list of members who died during
the year the name of former
President Benjamin Harrison, General
Daniel Butterfield, Brigadier General J.
W Burke, Major General James 8. Neg
ley.
,
John Patton Dies in Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 7.—The dead
body of John Patton, local manager of the
C. f>. Kenny & Co. tea store and a popu
lar society leader, was found in his room
Saturday by a porter who went to awaken
him. i
Mr. Fatton bad risen from his bed and
was partially dressed when he was struck
down by heart failure. He was forty years
of age and single. He was a prominent
member of the Southern, the Jefferson and
the Birmingham athletic clubs. The re
mains were sent to his former borne In
Richmond, Va., for Interment.-
Senator Danlet la Reported 111.
RICHMOND. Va., Oct. 9.—Constitutional
convention yesterday decided that be
ginning next Monday It would have two
sessions dally at 10:30 a. m. and at 8 p. m.
The morning session will expire at 2»p. m.
Senator Daniel was reported to be ill
at bls daughter’s residence and was
granted an Indefinite leave of absence. The
contested election case of Treat v*. Greg
ory was then brought up aa the special
order and Mr. Turnbull, of Brunswick,
supported the report Signed by the major
ity of Democrats on the committee.
Sawmill Men Meet at Tifton.
TIFTON, Ga., Oct. 9.—The regular ses
sion of the Georgia Saw Mill
was held at Hotel Sadie yesterday. The
regular order of business will be carried
out, as there are few new features to
come up at this meeting.
x-rices are reported as being held- up
to the scale as adopted by the association,
and in which there will be no change at
this time. The demand for all products is
strong.
Much good is being accomplished by
the association, which is shown by the
large delegation In attendance.
Georgia Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON. Oct. B.—Postmasters
appointed today:Cadley, Warren county,
C. McGinty, vice J. E. Brandon, resigned.
Garland, Lumpkin county, J. M. Parks,
vice F. E. Bowen, resigned.
NO. 8
CABS MAKE FIRST
TRIP ACROSS VIADUCT
PROMINENT CITIZENS AND OFF?
CIALS RIDE OVER. WHITEHALL
STREET VLADUU i.
The first of the trolley cars of the At*
lanta Rapid Transit company to cross the
Whitehall street viaduct reached the half
way point of the structure Wednesday af
ternoon at 1:08 o’clock.
The car was in charge of JI. M. Atkin
son, Jr., son of Mr. H. M. Atkinson, who
held the bell and trolley cords and did
other duties incumbent upon conductors,
except that of collecting fares, which he
overlooked. His motorman was Jerome
Simmons, Jr., son of Mr. C. J. Simmons,
president of the Atlanta Rapid Transit
company. '
The first man across the viaduct on a
trolley car was Mr. James L. Key, nomi
nee for council from the Sixth ward, who
stood on the small platform In front of
the motorman outside the car and stretch
ed his neck tn order to have his head over
the line first. A number of prominent
gentlemen indulged In this neck-stretching
game, but Mr. Key had the advantage of
position and may fairly claim the honor
of being the first man across the viaduct
on a trolley car.
The car that made the Initial trip over
viaduct for the Atlanta Rapid Transit
company was No. 106. which is exactly
the same, except for the number, as ail
other cars of the Transit company. It was
loaded with councilmen and aidermen.
and In addition held Mr. H. M. Atainsan,
who is redponsiue for the existence of the
Transit company In Atlanta.
Mayor nvingston Mims, ex-Mayor
James G. Woodward and other promin
ent officials occupied the first car.
Fallowing No. 106 came No. 106, then No.
104 and last No. 103. All cars except th*
first were in charge of regular'motormen
and conductors.
Mayor Mims. Ex-Mayor Woodward, thq
general councils of 1899. 1900. 1901 and 1902,
all city officials, all coonty officials, in
cluding the county commissioners, and a
number of prominent men of Atlanta,
were the guests In the four cars that
passed over the viaduct shortly after 1
o’clock this afternoon.
The start was made from the corner of
Peachtree and Decatur streets. The ears
moved- slowly over the viaduct and
thousands of persons stopped to witness
the novel sight. There was some cheer
ing done by the spectators. Out White
hall street the cars moved as far as Hun
ter street, where a turn was made to the
Grant park line of the Atlanta Rapid
Transit company. That line was fol
lowed as tar as the Cherokee avenue
switch, which is near the corner of Wood
ward avenue.
The turn was made there and the offi
cials of the Atlanta Rapid Transit com
pany and their guests returned to tha
Kimball house ease, where luncheon was
served. , , x
The cars were then again boarded and
the entire party went to the Southern In
terstate fair, where the afternoon was
spent In viewing the exhibits and the
shows on the midway.
President C. J. Simmons, of the Tran
sit company, was the host at the occas
ion.
BRAVE MAN STOPS MOB.
Sheriff Griffin Captures Negro Assail
ant and Disperses Crowd.
CARTERSVILLE. Ga., Oct. B.'- Bill
Jackson, a young negro, was jailed here
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff R. L.
Griffin, charged with attempting an as
sault upon Mrs. Tom Smith, wife of a
well-to-do young farmer.
Mr? Smith and his wife were out in the
field picking cotton. The baby, about a
year old. was with them, playing on a
quilt. When dinner time came Mr.
to save his wife a long waik left her in
the field with the baby and went to fhs
house for their dinner. ' I
On his return he found his wife badly
bruised about the face and her teeth had
been loosened.
She told the story of the attempted as
sault and knew the negro.
The husband secured a conveyance and
came to town reporting the case to the
sheriff. He went out ana failed to locate
the negro. He learned that he had gone
In a wagon toward Cassville. The sheriff
returned tp town, saddled his horse and
set off after the negro! He overtook him
about five miles out, arrested him, tied
a rope around his neck, tied it to his
saddle and brought him to town arriving
about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
A crowd of several hundred collected
about the jail and some trouble was fear
ed. but Judge Fite made a speech to the
crowd, telling them to let the law take
ks course.
Sheriff Griffin also spoke to them, tell
ing them that he did not want to hurt
anybody, but it was his duty to protect
his prisoner and he was going to do it
at all hazards.
He is a very brave and determined of
ficer, and seeing that he meant business,
the crowd dispersed.
The negro has heretofore borne a good
reputation, and has been a carriage driver
for Judge J. W. Harris.
Judge Fite has called an extra session
of the suprelor court for Thursd<y to try
the prisoner. A jury has been stricken,
and the officers are out summoning them
today.
JIM PARKER ALECTURER.
The Georgia Negro Tells How He Do*'
fended McKinley.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—James Parker,
the Georgia negro v >o knocked down the
assassin of President McKinley, gave a
lecture at a local negro church last night.
There was.* stampede as the church
doors were opened. It had been under
stood that no admission' f*e was to be
charged, but such was not the case. There
was a mad rush for the doors and many
persons surged throqgh before they could
be closed.
The lecture was finally given after the
church trustees had wrangled an hour to
decide whether Parker should speak.
Parker told the story of the assassina
tion in detail, claiming the honor of strik
ing the assassin the first blow. He sain
that any other representations were false,
and he thought he had been snubbed be
cause he was not summoned to the trial.
KILLED MAN, THEN HERSELF.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. B.—Clara Stew
art this morning shot and killed Frank
Hemingway and herself in her room
The woman left a note saying she could
not'live with the man and trust him and
sc- she decided to end both their lives.
The woman came to Savannah some
years ago from Syracuse, N. Y.
Her* victim was a trombone player and
held a position in the band at Hotel Ty
hee, Tybee Island, all summer.
It is not known at what hour the deed
was committed, as the, bodies were not
found until about' 11 o'clock. The bet'
clothing was saturated with blood.
The v-timan shot Hemingway between
the eyes and she shot her own fight eye
entirely out. The pistol used was of 32-
caliber.
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