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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. 4 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 LOOK AT THE LABEL. From the small label pasted on your paper you will see the date your sub scription expires. If you have not already sent your renewal, we hope you will send it without delay, so as not to miss an is sue of the paper. You seed a reliable newspaper like the Semi-Weekly Journal, with Its elaborate news service to keep you posted. 1 . 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 aH ' , 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. . 4-.; . > I*lx3*l4 *