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Atlanta Sauttial.
VOL. IV.
IN THE HEART OF ROME
NEGRO WAS LYNCHED
•> Rope and Bullets Avenge
Attempted Assault of
Young Student of
Shorter.
HOME. Ga.. April 1— For attempting to
Criminally assault Miss Blossom Adam-
* son. a Shorter college student. Walter
Allen, a young negro, was taken from the
jail here about 8 o'clock last night by a
mob. dragged several blocks through the
streets and hanged to the cross-bar of
an electric light pole, in front of the Cen-.
tral hotel, in the very heart of the city.
Nearly all Rome witnessed the lynch
ing. and as the negro was strung up Xo
the pole a fusilade of bullets was Aged
into his writhing body. He was literally
tom into shreds by the storm of bullets.
The excitement in this city is intense,
and more trouble may follow.
* One of the most exciting affairs of the
whole crime was the firing at the negro
toy Capt. A. B. 8. Moseley, while the ne
gro was being held in the police station.
» awaiting further indentifloatlon. As soon
as he was partially identified. Captain
Mooeley, aa uncle of Miss Adamson, drew
his revolver and fired three shots at the
negro, only one of the shots doing any
damage, however.
The negro broke away, from the men
who were holding him, sprang tn rough a
a window, and made for the river, where he
concealed himself in the water until he
was dragged out and agafh taken to the
prison.
The crime for which the negro was
lynched was attempted in the heart of
Rome at 3 o’clock last Monday evening.
The negro wa« caught by the detectives
at 4 o'clock yesterday, and taken to the
city prison, where he was identified by
Mrs. Burns, who had seen him rushing
away from the scene of his attempted
crime.
It was then that Captain Moseley fired
at him. and he escaped. He was soon re
captured. and taken to the county jail,
from which be was taken by the mob
and lynched.
Miss Blossom Adamson is the daughter
V N. E. Adamson, a well known Rome
man. who travels for a Boston shoe
house. She is the niece of Hon. Seaborn.
Wright, a member of the legislature from
Floyd county. Miss Adamson, who is the
youngest of five daughters, is fifteen
years of age. and is a student in the
» freshman class of Shorter college. The
Adamson family is one of the most prom
inent in this section of the state, and
all the girls are remarkably pretty.
About 3 olHock Monday afternoon Miss
Adamson was walking on East First
street, about a block and a half from her
house. She was accosted by Allen, who
told her that a dressmaker in a nearby
house wished to see her. The negro point
ed out the house, and the young lady,
suspecting nothing, immediately entered.
* not knowing the neftro was following her.
» She saw that the first room of the house
trnd^^irted^m^l^ve
' see her was tn the back of the house, and
® thither the young lady went, followed by
the negro.
She saw that there was no one in the
house, became frightened and tried to
leave but the negro seised her about the
throat and choked her.
The blood rushed from the voung ladle's
nose and ears, but she rougnt desperately
to protect herseir from the clutches of
the brute.
She fought and screamed until her
Strength gave way, and she became in
sensible.
Mrs. Bums, who lives nearby, heard the
girl's screams, and started to the house.
Allen heard her approaching and seized
Miss Adamson s purse and fled. He was
' seen by Mrs. Buras and recognised.
As <aoon as she was able Miss Adamson
went, to the home of her uncle. Captain
A. Bl S. Moseley, and told him of the at
tempted assault. He summoned a few of
his close friends. It was decided that
nothing could be done if the affair waa
made public, and so only a few of the city
l detectives were told. They and Captain
Mobeley and his friends began a search,
which resulted in the capture of the negro
at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to the county jail and
Mrs. Burns immediately identified him aa
the negro she had seen running away
from the scene of the crime.
Allen strenuously denied his guilt and
claimed that he knew nothing of the
crime. (
Captain Moseley drew his revolver and
fired three shots at the negro, only one
of which struck him.
Alien broke away from the men holding
him and sprang through an open window
and made a wild dash for the river. All
present began a pursuit through the
streets of the city.
He reached the Oostanaula river and
sprang into the water. He was fished out
and hurried back to the jail.
The news of the capture of the negro
and his crime spread like wild fire and
word was passed around that he was to
bo lynched. By the time the negro reach
ed the jail there were already several
hundred people there and more were com
ing up at every moment.
Every gun and pistol in Rome was
pressed into service and pt least a thou
sand people surrounded the jail, clamoring
for the negro's life.
* Kot one of the men wore a mask and no
effort was made at concealment.
Mrs. Burns, who had seen the negro as
* be dashed away from the scene of the
crim*, positively identified him as the
■agro-
The mob was then formed and marched
to the jail in a quiet, orderly fashion.
They demanded the keys to the jail from
the jailor, but they were refused.
. Then a sledge hammer was brought into
* play and the doors of the jail battered
r * tn and the steel bars to the cage in which
the negro had been placed were broken
amty and the negro dragged out.
He was taken several blocks from the
jail to a telegraph pole in front of the
Central hotel, in the very heart of the
town, where he was strung up to the
pole. "
Then a fuaUade of bullets was fired
into the body and the mob dispersed.
Allen, who was a ’-alter at the Arm
strong hotel, protested his'lnnocence and
said that he hoped the right negro would
be caught and hanged. There seemed to
* be little doubt, however, ~ut that he was
the right man. as Mrs Burns positively
identified him.
The mutilated body of Allen still swung
to a cross beam of an electric light pole on
Broad street at 8 o'clock this morning.
The pole was in the center of the street
crossed by Fifth avenue.
Hundreds of public school children look
ed at the grew so me sight and saw the
shattered body and the pole dyed with
the man's blood
Scores of ladies going to work and oth
ers doing early morning shopping beheld
the object swaying in the air. The body
was 40 feet high and could be seen for six
blocks away.' Great crowds of curious
people gazed at the dead man as he was
»• suspended in the air.
8ch.»ol children of all ages were attract
ed by the awful sight and forgot about
their hours at books.
Geruner Suddelh lowered the mutilated <
body at 8:15 this morning from its position
wheie it had hung exactly 12 hours to the
minate. It was the most horrible sight
ever seen in Rome.
The coroner empanelled a jury and they
rendererl a verdict that Walter Allen came
to his Meath at the hands of a mob un
known to them. The corpse will be turned
over to the relatives or else buried in the
paupers' field.
Mayor Hiles issued an order last night
to Captains Wilttamsdn and Hamilton, of
thp military’ companies here, asking that
tlyey call out the troops to protect the
prisoner. The order was not signed, but
given to a justice of the peace to serve at
8 o’clock.
But the prisoner was in the hands of the
mob and they were crying “Hang him.”
“Kill him.’’ "Lynch him."
Judge Henry, of the superior court.
Mayor Hiles and Hon. Seaborn Wright
consulted together over the situation with
Sheriff Ed Camp at 6 o'clock last night.
The governor was called up in Atlanta
over the telephone. But their combined
efforts could not check the fury’ of 2,000
people determined to take Allen's life.
It developed this morning Allen had
been suspected by the police for several
weeks of attempting similar offenses in
connection with young girls here.
The detectives are positive Allen is the
man whom they have suspected and
against whom complaints had been made.
Mrs. Berhns' identification was com
plete. She had known the negro some
time.
Two large placards were posted on poles
near the negro's body, bearing these su
perscriptions: "Thus they die who mis
treat our women," and “All idle negroes
are ordered to leave town immediately."
The work of the mob was so rigid the
officers were powerless to check It. The
mob cheered time and time again when
the negro was dragged from the jail hat
less and shoeless.
They carried him bodily two blocks,
shouting and hurrahing. Thousands lined
the streets and shouted. ‘ Kill him." The
impetuosity of the mob carried all before
it. They halted under the electric light
in front of the Central hotel and permit
ted the man to speak. Allen protested his
innocence in a firm voice and was the
coolest in the crowd. The crowd was
augmented and dozens went upon bal
conies near so as to obtain a good view
of the execution, a rope was tied to his
neck and a man climbed to the top of
the pole forty feet, to the cross beam and
threw the rope over It.
There the mob cried: “Up with him;
all heve.”
The body shot into air perfectly mo
tionless.
A moment later a thousand guns were
pouring lead into Alien's body.
Tney continued for 20 minutes to shoot
with every known weapon, ahd the bul
lets would swing the suspended body as
trembling leaves before a wind.
The bullets cut into a large telephone
cable and cut the. wire like pipe stems.
The street was a living, moving mass of
humanity.
They left Allen swinging in fnldair and
placed a lantern just in front of his face
To 1 Snffßlb 'YW cnrfous to see his counte
nance well, though an arc, light burned
just above him.
Hundreds of colored people viewed the
body this morning. They had little or no
comment to make and were very orderly.
A dozen cameras photographed Allen
hanging from the beam this morning.
The young lady is in a very precarious
condition today, though it is thought she
will recover. Physicians are uneasy about
her and fear her reason may be destroyed.
The city is orderly today and every one
is at work as usual. No disturbances are
contemplated.
CHARLESTONI MAKES B?D
FOR THE BIG FIGHT
NEW YORK, April 2.-Only one bid was
received in this city today for the Jeffries-
Fitzsimmons fight. It was that of the
Charleston Athletic club, which offered
the. fighters 75 per cent of the gross re
ceipts. or a guarantee of 828,000. The club
agreed to hold the contest between May
15th and June Ist. and offered to give the
contestants the entire proceeds from the
picture privileges. After the bid had been
received a telegram was sent to San Fran
cisco to ascertain if any blds for the fight
had been received there, and the matter
was deferred until a reply could be re
ceived.
PREFECT OF POLICE
WAS A TARGET
FORMIN
THE PISTOL FAILED TO FIRE
WHEN THE WEAPON WAS
\ / PRESSED AGAINST
HIS HEART.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 1.-The police
prefect of Moscow, M. Prepoff. had a
narrow escape from assassination yester
day.
While receiving visitors, a governess,
named Allart. suddenly drew a revolver,
placed its muzzle at the official's breast
and pulled the trigger. The weapon, how
ever. missed fire.
In the subsequent excitement the woman
tried to escape but was arrested.
It is believed that the attempt was con
nected with the recent student troubles.
Victim Was Governess’ Benefactor.
MOSuOW, April 2.—The governess nam
ed Alart, who on Monday attempted to
assassinate M. Trepoff. the prefect of
police of this city, was imprisoned in Feb
ruary for participation in the students’
disturbances. She was released a couple
of days prior to her attempt on the life
on the prefect by order of M. Trepoff, on
account of the state of her health.
BORN A PEASANT
HE BECAME A KING
NEW YORK, April 2.-At the fifteenth
anniversary celebration of the war vete
rans' association of the New York con
ference held at the Grace Methodist Epis
copal church. Bishop C. H. Fowler,
speaking on the life V>f President McKin
ley. said he had paid the penalty of great
ness. Born a peasant, he became a king.
He went up with Lincoln and Garfield to
the martyr's throne.
Tracing the genealogy of his family
the speaker said that McKinley's an
cestors could be traced hack to the first
king of all Ireland, and down through 80
other kings. As for his greatness, when
compared with Caesar, the latter would
have to take a beck seat.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY,'APRIL 3, 1902.
COAST LINE
ABSORBS THE
PLANT
THREE THOUSAND MILES OF
RAILROAD TRACKAGE ARE
CONSOLIDATED UNDER ONE
MANAGEMENT.
NEW YORK, April 3.—The announce
ment is made by direct and absolute au
thority that the Atlantic Coast Line sys
tem of railways has absorbed the Plant
System and that at an early date both
the systems will be consolidated under
the name and charter of the Atlantic
Coast Line system. The general man
agement of the Coast Line will operate
the entire system, all the lines of .both
systems being merged into one great sys
tem of railroads, aggregating 3,000 miles.
For the past month there has been con
siderable talk about the consolidation of
these two systems. It was reported at
one time the Pennsylvania system was
at the back of the deal and that it would
absorb both the Coast Line and the Plant
System. Again it was reported that the
Southern railway was about to obtain
possession of the two systems and there
were some who gave credence to this re
port, largely on account of the intimate
traffic connections established about a
year ago between the Southern and Plant
System. •
WHY AMERICAN ENGINES
ARE IN GREAT DEMAND
LONDON, April 2.—A parliamentary pa
per Issued today gives correspondence re
specting the comparative merits of the
American, British and Belgian locomo
tives now in use In Egypt. In a dispatch
to the foreign secretary, Lord Lansdowne,
December 31, covering a number of re
ports received from railroad officials, the
British diplomatic agent and consul gen
eral in Egypt, Lord Cromer, draws the
general conclusion that the main reason
why so many orders for railroad plants
have recently been given to the United
States is that the American firms are able
to execute them with extraordinary ra
pidity due largely to the system of
standardize! ion.
In respect to the price Lord Cromer
finds the British firms can hold their
own, where special designs have to be
executed.
With respect to the quality of British
work it is al least equal and often supe
rior to American and Belgian work, while
In consumption es coal the British en
gines have a decided superiority over the
American, though not over the Belgian
engines.
The British manufacturer's weak point
W delay in exectiting orders. The reports
show that the American tenders promised
delivery within one-third of the time re
quired by the British firms, while they
offered to supply standard locomotives of
equal suitability 18 per cent below the
British price though the latter’s tenders
for locomotives built on Egyptian specifi
cations were lower than the American of
fers.
The correspondence includes the result
of a series of trials of American and Brit
ish freight and passenger engines, con
ducted by representatives of the Baldwin
company and a locomotive Inspector of
the Egyptian railroads trom which It ap
pears that the American freight engines
consumed 25.4 per cent more coal than
the British, while the latter drew 14.2 per
cent more load. With the same load, the
American passenger engines consumed
50 per cent more coal than the British
engine. ,
Mr. Johnstone, president of the railroad
board concludes his report with a warn
ing against the condemnation of Ameri
can locomotives because these trials have
been unsatisfactory, pointing out that the
Egyptian engineers and firemen are not
so muscular or intelligent as the Ameri
cans and that alterations had to be made
to enable them to operate the locomotives
satisfactorily. He says he knows of rail
roads where a suitable American design
has been selected and where the difference
of coal consumption Is very small.
THE NEW YORK POLICE
ASSURED BY MAYOR
NEW YORK, April 2.—Mayor Low made
a statement today concerning the police
department and Police Commissioner Par
tridge in which he said Colonel Partridge
has his unabated confidence. In the may
or's opinion the “whole system of black
mail in the police department Is nearer
to legal detection and overthrow as a re
sult of his (Partridge's) policy than it has
ever been before.”
Continuing the may*r said:
"The present situation is the direct
outcome of the perfect understanding and
complete co-operation between the may
or. the police commissioner and the dis
trict attorney of New York county.”
No patrolman or police officer, Mayor
Low said in conclusion, would ever be al
lowed to suffer by his administration for
doing his duty.
The situation referred to in the mayor’s
statement is one that has grown out of
what has been termed a revolt by the
policemen of the Thirty-Seventh street
station. These men declared that they
would enforce the excise law and all oth
er laws regardless of the attitude of their
captain. After the patrolmen took this
stand Attorney Jerome said he would
prefer charges against the captain of
the Thlr'y-seventh street station.
SAN JACINTO RESERVE
IS OPENED TO ENTRY
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 2.—The San
Jacinto reservation, in Riverside county has
been openeq to entry. Only seven claimants
appeared at the land office in this city and
these had been waiting for weeks. It is under
stood. however, that nine hours previous to
the hour named in the proclamation, a crowd
of men in wagons, on horseback and on foot,
made a wild rush on the land from the reserva
tion borders. Those who registered at the
local land office also had "rushers" at the
reservation. The law states that homesteaders
or settlers shall have three months in which
to file notice of location after taking up
claims. Those who squatted on the property
will claim precedence by reason ot being on
the ground first. A long contest is antici
pated.
FIRE BETRAYS CRIME;
ALLEGED SLAYER HELD
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 2.—Last even
ing a two-story building on Taylor street,
near Second, occupied by Chinese, was
discovered to be on fire. Firemen on en
tering the upper portion of the house
found a China woman named Lin Hung
dead in bed with her throat cut. Dr. Lee
Po Tei, said to be the woman’s lover, is
under arrest on suspicion of being her
murderer. ■
WHILE HUNG
MUTIUTED
81Ml
f-
AN ASSAILANT, DESPERATELY
WOUNDED, IS jGROUND TO
PIECES BY FASI TRAIN NEAR
QUITMAN.
QUITMAN, Ga., Apr! 2.-10:30 a. m.—
Carl Taylor, a watchm n for the Plant
System at Okapiloo Cre k, In this coun
ty, reached town a few piinutes ago, res
perately wounded.
He had his throat cut in the right aide,
his routh split open arid another cut
lower down on the right side of his
throat.
Physicians say that th4ge is hope for his
recovery.
Taylor says about 8 o'clock this morn
ing while at his post onduty, a man by
the name of Bass, with Whom Taylor had
had some differences In fee past, assault
ed him with the above result.
Taylor managed to rdach his shanty,
got his Winchester and feot Bass.
Tayior managed to get to the edge of
town, when he sank exhausted.
He was picked up an# carried in to a
nearby hovae. He said ft* had* left Bass
lying between tne track* and he wanted
some one to go and looMlkttar him.
A freight train passed! before any on*
could reach Bass and hd was ground to
pieces "by the train. 1
THE BOERS~DIID~IWF
wreck|the train
PRETORIA. April 2.-ijetalls of the
track wreck show that after leaving Bar
berton the engineer lost I control of th*
train on the down gracU and for three
miles it went at the rat* of 80 miles an
hour. 1
The engine jumped the rails at a sharp
curve with five trucks ■Bed with sol
diers. >
A terrific smash-up fo®wed, and the
boiler of the engine The engin
eer and fireman were **bd. Six of the
injured soldiers have sine* died.
ENGLAND WOULD BLAME
BOERS FO« THE WRECK
LONDON, April 2.—lt hu» been suggest
ed that the train wrec* M»r Barberton,
Transvaal colony, Marek Mth, resulting
in the death of 39 soldier* and the wound
ing of 45 others, nearly agl of whom be
longed to the Hampshire regiment, was
caused by the Boers, but JLord Kitchener
reports that it was acc.deq|al.
The train was desceridtoj a steep grade,
when the engine and jumped
the track and turned otief.
■ ■•■ dm —
MANUFACTURERS
Fim SPACE
GOING
NEARLY ONE HALF SPACE SOLD,'
AND APPLICATIONS FOR SPACE
ARE COMING IN RAPIDLY.
ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS.
Nearly one-half of the space in the
Manufacturers’ fair, which will be held
in Atlanta 4n July, has been taken by At
lanta manufacturers, and applications for
space are coming in rapidly to Secretary
Walter G. Cooper, of the Manufacturers’
association.
Os the fifteen thousand feet in the floor
of the building, five thousand will be taken
up by the aisles, and ten thousand will be
occupied by the exhibits.
It is the wish of the association to have
at least one important exhibit in eaeh
line of industry in the city, and the re
mainder of the floor space will be held
until this has been done. Then any man
ufacturer who wishes space can get it.
Only two of the sub-conomittees of the as
sociation have gotten out to solicit ex
hibits, yet half of the space has been tak
en., Over three hundred applications for
space have been received through the
mail.
Among the Interesting attractions at the
fair will be the operative exhibits, which
will be especially good. Many of the
manufacturers will have machinery run
ning in the building, and will show the
workings of their machines to the visitors.
The floor space along the walls is most
in demand, as the exhibitors can pile their
attractions higher against the walls. The
space in the building Is being let at 35 and
40c per foot, according to the location.
A large number of visitors from the
neighboring towns will be present during
the fair. As soon as all the arrangement*
have been completed, a committee will
visit all of the cities and towns of this
and adjoining states and personally invite
the mayors and councils tg be present.
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
INVOLVED IN MINE SUIT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. April 2.—What
is perhaps the biggest mining suit in the
history of Colorado has been filed in the dis
trict court and involves mining property val
ued at more than 85.000,000. The property af
fected is all located in the Cripple Creek dis
trict and Includes the famous gold coin mine.
The suit is brought by the minority stock
holders of the Mount Rosa company. against
the Woods Investment Company and the plain
tiffs charge that F. M. Woods, H. E. Woods
and Warren Woods, forming the defendant
company, hav* "cheated and defrauded them
of their rights ever since they acquired control
of the Mount Rosa Company in 1892.” A re
ceivership is asked for together with an ac
counting of the Mount Rosa Company’s funds
and a statement showing the disposition made
of the company’s various properties.
SOUSA WILL INVADE
EUROPE NEXT SEASON
NEW YORK. April 2.—lt is announced that
Sousa, the band master, has arranged for a
more extensive Invasion of Europe with his
organisation and that when he sails next Oc
tober he will lead his band to St. Petersburg,
besides visiting Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Last year’s tour ended at Berlin.
HOISTING ENGINEERS
HOIST THEIR WAGES
BUTTE Mont., April 2.—Twenty-two hoisting
engineers have struck for a raise of SI.OO a
day in wages and as a result nine mines of
the Amalgamated Copper company closed
down and over 8.000 men were rendered idle
pending a settlement of the trouble.
The engineers have been receiving >4.00 * day.
FRUIT IS SAFE
REPORTS
ALL SAY '
OBSERVER MARBURY THINKS
THAT THE LIGHT FROST OF
YESTERDAY DID VERY LIT
TLE DAMAGE.
+ FRUIT IN GEORGIA ♦
♦ NOT BADLY INJURED. +
<• The following summary is sent ♦
out from Atlanta by he As- ♦
ft sociated Press, gathered from ft
ft southern fruit centers: ft
ft Frosts were general’ last night In ft
ft Tennessee, portions of Mississippi, ft
ft Alabama, Georgia and the Caroil- ft
ft nas. The frost was heavy at Nash- ft
ft viile, Charlotte and Wilmington, ft
ft while it was more severe at Knox- ft
ft Reports from Macon, Savan- ft
ft nah? Augusta, Charleston, Memphis ft
ft and Meridian are to the effect that ft
* the frost was light. The damage to ft
ft the fruit crop in Georgia, if anjr, ft
ft was slight, a strong wind prevailing ft
ft throughout the night. ft
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ft♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»« »♦<■♦♦♦♦
Light frost was reported by the weather
department for Atlanta yesterday morn
ing, but it 1* not believed that the fruit
crop has been badly damaged. All of th*
Georgia station* heard from yesterday
reported a light frost. Observer Mar
bury thinks that in the valleys and places
protected from the wind the frost was per
haps heavy enough to do some damage,
but on the whole he believes the frost
was too light to do a great deal of damage
and that the majority of the’fruit crop is
still safe.
Mercury went lower Tuesday night than
it did the night before, a minimum of 33
degrees being reached. It is probable
that }n some low places in this vicinity a
minimum slightly lower than this was
reached. All damage from the present
cold snap has already been done, it is be
lieved by the observer, as warmer weath
er is predicted.
Heavy frosts were reported in Nashville,
Charlotte and Wilmington, and killing
frost at Knoxville. Macon, Savannah, Au
gusta, Charleston, Memphis and Meridian
all reported light frost. Low tempera
ture prevails over the eastern the
cotton belt. An area of low oressure is
moving in from the Pacific coast, bringing
warmer weather, cloudiness and possibly
rata. (
Commissioner of Agriculture O. B.
Stevens is of the opinion that the fruit
crop was not damaged.
thtak W
night Injured the fruit crop to any ex
tent," said Mr. Stevens. “The wind saved
it. I believe now that the cold weather is
over, and that all danger is past.”
CUBAN~MAIL SHARKS
MAY SOON GO FREE
WASHINGTON, April I.—lt Is reported
in Washington today that the release of
the Cuban postal authorities convicted of
theft hag begun.
In an order issued March 15th, but for
some reason not made public until yester
day, Governor General Wood has issued
a pardon to former Postmaster Thompson,
of Havana, who was convicted of com
plicity with Rathbone and Neely.
President Palma is expected, in accord
ance with an old custom, to issue a de
cree of general amnesty at his inaugura
tion, and it is confidently believed in Ha
vana that by this means Rathbone, Neely
and Reeves will be relieved of the punish
ment recently imposed upon them in the
Cuban court.
WILL HONOR MEMORY
OF LAMENTED ALTGELD
NEW YORK. April 2.—Preparations are be
ing rapidly completed for the memorial meet
ing which is to take place next Thursday even
ing In Cooper Union to commemorate the life
and services x>f John P. Altgeld, the late ex
governor of Tllinois. Ernest H. Crosby will
preside. The principal address will be made
by Clarence S. Darrow, of Chicago. An inter
esting feature of the program will be the read
ing of the famous Chickamauga address, de
livered on the battlefield of Chickamauga by
Governor Altgeld, on the dedication of the
monument to the Illinois troops. Short speeches
w’ill be made by well known labor leaders and
single tax advocates.
POPE LEO HOPEsToR
PHILIPPINE SETTLEMENT
NEW YORK. April 2.—The pope, speaking
about the Philippines commission, is quoted
in a Rome dispatch to the Tribune as saying
that he hopes for a speedy understanding.
Governor Taft, he said, is the man most con
versant with the question. The pope after
ward will promulgate a bull on the church
in the Philippines.
He desires to mention in the allocution at
the next consistory the appointment of the
commisslpn, which he considers one of the
greatest events of his pontificate, announcing
also the kind of concordat which he trusts
them to have arranged.
HERO OF WAR MAY
NEVER RECOVER
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.—Captain F. H.
Schoefel, of the Ninth Infantry, who has just
arrived from Manila, was the leader of a party
of fifteen Americans who were surprised by
insurgents on the island of Samar. Eight of
the soldiers were killed and ail were wounded.
Captain Schoefel Is crippled possibly for life
as a result of the fight. He has been operated
upon twice at Manila and is now going on to
Washington for another operation.
ROOSEVELTTOSPEND
SUMMER AT OYSTER BAY
NEW YORK, April 2.—William Loeb, Jr.,
assistant secretary to President Roosevelt, has
made a flying visit to Oyster Bay. L. I.
The president’s house there is being put in
complete readiness tor his occupancy in June
and July. Many repairs have been made.
Jones Loses in Senate Campaign.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 31.—Re
turns from the Democratic primary held
Saturday show that ex-Gov. James P.
Clarke has been endorsed for United
States senator and that Governor Davis
has carried 65 out of the 75 counties of the
state.
At the headquarters of Senator Jones a
telegram was received this morning an
nouncing that Washington county, which
was supposed to be for Jones, had gone
for Clarke by nearly 800 majority.
Clarke will apparently have a majority
of twelve on a joint ballot in the legis
lature.
1—
Inebiate Chinese a Victim of 'Drink.
MILWAUKEE, Win.. March 31.—The body
of Charles Lue. a Chinese, is at the morgue.
Lue is said to be the first of his race in thia
country to drink himself to death. His death
is attributed by the coroner to "alcoholism."
Lue had no fixed occupation, and what money
he got. it is said, went for drink. He was
found dead tn his room.
ALL AUGUSTA MILLS
WILL FIGHT UNIONS
FLORIDA WILL HAVE
200 MILES OF
TROLLEYS
APPLICATION IS MADE FOR A
MILLION-DOLLAR CHARTER
TO BUILD WEST COAST
ROADS.
TAMPA, Fla., April 2.—Application was
made here today for charter for the Tam
pa Municipal West Coast Development
company, with a capital of 81,000,080. It Is
the purpose of the company to construct
200 miles of,trolley track through south
Florida, with Tampa as a central point.
Also to build and equip an electric light
plant in the city of Tampa.
The company was promoted by John P.
Martin, of Xenia, O.» who has a number
of eastern capitalists interested in the
scheme.
WILL BURY CECIL RHODES
ON SUMMIT OF THE HILL
NEW YORK. March 31—Gardner Wil
liams, manager of the Deßeers mines, has
left London for South Africa, says a Lon
don dispatch to The Tribune. He says he
will arrive in time to attend the last stage
of the funeral Cecil Rhodes. A special
road has to be cut to the spot on Matoppo
hill which Mri Rhodes designated as his
final resting place. At present this place
can only be reached by a difficult path.
Mr. Williams says the burial will not
take place for about a month. The grave
will be marked by a noble monument, to
be erected by the dead statesman's per
sonal friends and business colleagues. It
is proposed that the gun carriage which
bore Long "Cecil” during the siege of
Kimberly and which will convey the body
up the steep side of the Matoppos, shall
be stationed on the summit of the hills
as part of the memorial.
U. S. WARSHIP GOES
TO THREATEN REBELS
WASHINGTON, April I.—The state de
partment has been advised by cable of the
revolutionary movement in Santo-Domin
go and has requested the navy department
to send a warship there and the Machias,
now at San Juan, Porto Rico, probably
will start today.
The trouble is not believed to b* se-
a matter of precaufion.
EX-PRESIDENT CLEMENTE
OF BOGOTA, IS DEAD
PANAMA, Colombia, April 2.—A pri
vate messages received here from Bogo
ta confirms the reported death March 19,
at Vllleta. a few miles from Bogota, of
Former President Manuel San Clemente.
The death of San Clemente, who was
about 90 years old, legitimizes the gov
ernment of Vice President Morroquin. the
acting president, and it will do much to
ward ending the revolution.
DR.T. DEWITTALMAGE”
CONTINUES VERY ILL
WASHINGTON, April 2.—At the resi
dence of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, it was
stated today that his condition for the last
two days has remained unchan<ed.
He is said to be still a very weak man
and his physicians have informed the
family that if there is to be any improve
ment at all it will be very slow.
meoTgOllege
STUDENTS WILL
GBMTE ,
ATLANTA COLLEGE OF PHYSI-
CIANS AND SURGEONS ARE TO
HAVE HIGHLY INTER-
ESTING EXERCISES.
The graduating exercises of the senior
class of the Atlanta College of Physicians
and Surgeons will occur Friday night, at
8 o’clock, at the Grand opera house.
The program for the evening has beeff
splendidly arranged, and will be one of
the most interesting ever held in this city.
One hundred and thirty young physi
cians, representing nearly every state in
the union, will receive their diplomas.
Besides the psysiclans, fifty pharmacists
will receive their diplomas' at the same
time. f
These young men have completed the
course at the Atlanta college and are well
prepared to enter upon their chosen pro-
The curriculum of this institu
tion is one of the highest in the south,
and its graduates are well prepared to
become excellent physicians.
The friends and faculty of the institu
tion are cordially invited to be present.
An orchestra has teen engaged, and pret
ty music will be played between the
speeches.
LA GRANGE STIRRED BY
DISAPPEARANCE OF BOY
LA GRANGE, Ga.. April 2.—LaGrange
is considerably stirred over the sudden
disappearance of Frank Cline, the 14-year
old son of Mr. C. E. Cline, a prominent
farmer near town.
Every effort is now being made to locate
him, but so far have failed. When seen
last he was dressed in dark suit of
clothes, knee pants and red cravat.
It is impossible to account for his leav
ing home as he has been in every way a
model boy.
C. M. HEARD IS NAMED
POSTMASTER AT ELBERTON
WASHINGTON, April 2.—The president
to sent to the senate the following nomi
nation for postmaster:
Georgia—Carroll M. Herd, Elberton.
Notices Are Posted That if
Strike Is Called All
Mills Will Be Clos-
ed. Down.
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 2—The Augusta
.cotton mills have begun a determined war
upon organized labor. If the threatened
strike takes place the mills, by mutual
consent, have determined to close down,
throwing out 10,900 operatives.
The following notice was posted in every
mill this morning:
“April 2, 1902—Owing to demand mad*
on John P. King Mfg.. for advance of 10
per cent, accompanied by notice that if
not granted its operatives would refuse ta
work after Saturday, April sth, said de*
mand having been refused, notice is here
by given by employes of this company
that should such a strike be inaugurated
this mill will close indefinitely on the eve
of Tuesday, April 8, 1902.”
This order is the result of unanimous
action taken by the Manuafcturers’ asso
ciation to fight the unions. It means that
if the strike is declared at the Kings mill,
as scheduled, every mill in Augysta,
Grantville, Aiken. Warrenville and Lang
hey will be closed.
It is estimated that 10,000 operatives will
be affected by this action.
Union leaders insist tne strike will take
place Monday, though many union people
counsel against it.
WESTERN POSTMASTER
KILLS HIS ASSAILANT
WASHINGTON. April 2.—Details ot lh«
killing of a man named Searles by Post
master Guyer, of Clayton, N. M., hav*
been received by the postmaster general.
In a letter written by the postmaster
he declares that Searles cam* into his
office on March 26th, about 1 o'clock In
the afternoon and asked for ten cents
worth of stamps. The postmaster was
standing at the delivery window at the
time and as he reached for the stamps,
Searles, he says, opened fire on him and
emptied his revolver. The postmaster
says he immediately picked up a revolver
nearby and returned the fire with the re
sult that Searles is dead.
The postmaster declares Searles never
said a word to him beyond asking for
the stamps and that he is entirely igno
rant of his object in endeavoring to kill
him.
A BOOK ON THECARTER
CASE TO BE PRINTED
! Michael A. Connolley, who was secre
tary to Lieut. O. M. Carter during his
experiences in Savannah and Brunswick,
was in Atlanta yesterday. He is en
route to New York to secure a publisher
for his book which will give the inside of
-the Carter rase. ■-
Mr. Connolley has been engaged for the
last three years securing evidence for
Green and Gaynor, of the Atlantic Con
struction company, and yesterday in Sa
vannah the tug boats, barges and yawls
of this company were sold at auction to
satisfy Mr. Connolley’s claim for his ser
vices.
He realized 85.000.
ATKINSON’SNOMINATioN
IS FORMALLY DECLARED
JACKSON, Ga., April 2--Yesterday
morning the executive committee of the
26th senatorial district met in this city
to receive the returns ot last Friday *
election for state senator, held in this
county. In which Hon. Alex Atkihson was
elected by a majority of 59 votes. Col. T.
E. Patterson, of Spalding county, chair
man of the senatorial executive commit
tee, being absent. Mr. A. H. Shaver, of
Butts, was elected temporary chairman,
and presided over the proceedings of the
executive body. Col. W. E. Searcy, Jr.,
of Spalding, was duly elected secretary of
the district committee.
The returns of the county executive
committee were received and Hon. Alex
Atkinson having received a majority of
the votes cast in the election for state
senator, was duly declared?the Democrat
ic nominee for state senator of this the
Twenty-sixth senatorial district. The fol
lowing members of the executive commit
tee were present: Spalding, W. E. H.
Searcy, Sa„ W. B. Hudson, J. Eli Brew
er, W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., M. W. Reid;
Butts. R. D. Ogletree, O. H. Cantrell, W.
M. Taylor, C. O. Beauchamp, L. D. Wat
son, J. W. McCord, A. H. Shaver, A. T.
Woodward.
The following were duly Selected as the
Twenty-sixth senatorial district executive
committee for the next two years:
Fayette county. Colonel Wise. J. H.
Spurlin: Spaulding county, W. B. Hud
son, W. E. H. Searcy; Butts county, W.
M. Taylor, C. O. Beauchamp.
Hon. A. O. Blalock, of Fayette, was
unanimously elected chairman of the sen
atorial executive committee and Col. W.
E. H. Searcy, Jr., of Spalding, as sec
retary.
Hon. Alex Atkinson will be elected in
the genera] election in October without
any opposition.
Last evening in the city auditorium of
Daughters of the Confederacy gave a
"Spelling Bee” for the benefit of the Win
nie Davis Memorial Fund, and a neat
sum was realized. This novel entertain
ment was Interspersed with many laugh
able features which made it an occasion
long to be remembered, and the members
of this chapter were very much elated
with their successful entertainment.
THE PRICES OF MEATS
WILL ADVANCE SOON
There seems little doubt that the price
of beef to the consumer will be increased
in a short time. In fact, those retailers
who have not a supply of meat on hand,
either have advanced or will advance im
mediately. Very few of the retail hand
lers of meat have bought from the pack
ing house people since the rise in the
price of beef from 71-2 to 81-2 cents a
pound, most of them having enough meat
on hand to supply the demand for several
days.
Some of the retailers had a large stock
on hand at the time of the increase and
these will be able to continue at low prices
for a couple of weeks or a month per
haps. It is only a question of time, how
ever. so the majority of the retailer*
think, before there will be a general in
crease in the price of beef of about 2 1-2
cents a pound. The packing people offbr
no hope of a relief and none seems prob
able.
LOGAN BLECKLEY HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
CLARKSVILLE. Ga., April 2—The horn*
of Logan E. Bleckley was burned to th*
ground today. A few household articles
were saved. The fire caught from a
spark. The amount of insurance is not
known.
NO. 58.