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Atlanta Juttfual.
VOL. IV.
TO MOUNTAIN CITY
ROOSEVELT COMES
The President Arrived in
Chattanooga Yesterday
Morning At 8 O’Clock
To Warm Welcome
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Sept. 7.—Free-
Men tßooeeve It was the guest today of the
citizens of Chattanoogk and right royally
they entertained him. He came to Chat
tanooga specially to attend the national
convention of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, and tomorrow he will be
the guest of the railroad men, but today
Chattanooga, as a whole, entertained him.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. Sept. President
Roosevelt and party today passed through
the states of West Virginia. Ohio. Ken
tucky and Tennessee. The receptions dur
ing the day in West Virginia and Ohio
were enthusiastic, but uneventful, and It
was nightfall when Kentucky was reach
ed. All were asleep before they crossed In
to Tennessee.
Stops were made today at Grafton,
Wheeling. Benwood. Cambridge. Zanes
ville. Newark. Columbus. Washington
Courthouse. Wilmington. Midland City,
Cincinnati. Lexington and Somerset.
At Wheeling the president made the only
formal speech of the day, treating of the
trusts and general industrial conditions.
At Cambridge some one in the crowd
held up a large picture of McKinley and
called attention to the anniversary of the
tragedy at Buffalo, one year ago. This in
cident was looked upon by all with dis
favor.
At Columbus the president paid a touch
ing tribute to McKinley, and at all other
places during the rest of the day, espe
cially at Cincinnati and Lexington, he re
fused to respond at any length to the calls
of the crowds at depots.
The special train is due In Chattanooga
at 8:>0 tomorrow morning. A slow chedule
has been arranged for IL
AT LEXINGTON, KY,
BRASS BAND ON HAND
LEXINGTON. Ky.. Sept. 6 President
Roosevelt reached here at 8:45 p. m. The
citizens were anxious to accord him a re
ception. but as the trip was arranged
largely because of the president s desire
to visit the convention of locomotive fire
men tn Chattanooga, and the only stops
provided for In the itinerary being at
Wheeling. Chattanooga, Knoxville and
Ashevtile. intermediate stops have only
been made at such points as were required
by the railroad arrangements.
The reception at Lexington, therefore,
was necessarily brief. A large crowd met
him. however, and during the short stop
he spoke a few words of appreciation for
the greeting. A brass band was on hand
to enliven the occasion.
A brief stop was also made at Ludlow,
JCy, and ths president addressed a few
words to the assembled crowd.
LUSTY CHEERS GREET
CHIEF OF THE NATION
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE. Ohio.
Sept. A—One of the largest crowds that
has greeted President Roosevelt on his
southern trip was assembled at Washing
ton Courthouse when tne presidential
train reached here at 3:15 p. m.
A* the president stepped out onto the
rear platform of his car he was cheered
and three hearty cbaers were given him at
the conclusion of a few remarks as the
train pulled ouL
ROOSEVELT IS CHEERED
AS HE BOWS FROM TRAIN
MIDLAND CITY. Ohio. Sept. A—The
presidential train made, a brief stop at
Midland City at 4:10 p. m. A small crowd
had gathered at the station and cheered
the president as he bowed from the rear
platform of his car.
At Sabina, Wilmington and several
•ther points along the route crowns
watched the train speed by. At Love
land a large number of American flags
were waved as the train passed.
ROOSEVELT PAYS TRIBUTE
TO MEMORY OF M’KINLEY
COLUMBUS. Sept. A—Presidept Roose
velt was greeted by a large crowd in the
Union depot here, and In response to calls
Os the crowd, said:
“It is just a year ago that Ohio’s great
president was shot, and it is an anniver
sary that is fitting to make all of this
crowd think very solemnly, both of what
the country lost in his death and of what
the country owed to his life.
"President McKinley had become the
president of the entire country; so that
Ohio could claim him no more than all
the rest of us could claim him; and when
he died his character and his policies had
so Impressed themselves upon the nation
as a whole, that in the broadest and full
est sense he had become the president of
no party and no section, but of the people
throughout the length and breadth of our
union. 9
"It Is a good thing for us now, a year
after he was shot, to think of what he
did and to try to keep ourselves up to
his standard." .
ROOSEVELT WAVED HAT
TO CHEERING CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI. Sept. A-The president
and party remained here a half hour, from
*JO until 5:5®. most of the time being spent
in transfering the trkln from the Balti
more and Ohio to the Queen and Crescent.
The train was greeted with crowds at all
of the suburban stations and especially at
Eighth street, where a short stop was
made. The train was backed into the
Union Central station, where a large
crowd had assembled. Including the city
•fllctals.
President Roosevelt appeared on the
rear platform of his car and stated that
be expected to be here on September 30
to deliver an address during the Cincinnati
fall festival and that he begged to be ex
cused at this time. The crowd contained
many railroad men and the president in
addressing them stated that he was en
route to Chattanooga to be with the fire
men, and that he would address the peo
ple of Cincinnati at a later day. After
bowing his acknowledgments to those on
ail sides of the platform, the president
shook hands with quite a number of ac
quaintances. As the train pulled out the
president continued waving his Panama
tn response to the cheering.
ROUGH RIDER ASKED
TO ATTEID HORSE RACES
BURGIN. Ky.. Sept. A—The Lexington
drum corps made more noise than haa
been made in the state in twenty years as
the presidents train drew in the station.
The train stopped first in the railroad
yards. The president told the people there
that the train was te move farther an. but
that inasmuch as he might not have a
chance to speak to them at the further
stopping place. He desired to say that
he had been in Kentucky before and that
he appreciated to the full the preeminent
qualities of Kentucky’s men. Kentucky’s
women and Kentucky’s horses. (Cheers
and laugh terh
The train moved on and the preaident
♦ KAISER SENDS CABLE ♦
4 THANKING PROVIDENCE ♦
4 WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.-Mes- 4
4 sages of congratulation to the pres- 4
4 ident over his narrow escape yes- 4
+ terday are coming to the state de- 4
4 partment from abroad. One of the 4
♦ first was the following from Em- 4
♦ peror William, of Germany: ♦
4 "POSEN. Sept. 4.—President, +
4 Washington: With all Americans. 4
4 I praise Providence that saved your 4
4 life from the terrible accident. ♦
4 (Signed) "WILLIAM I. R.” 4
4 Minister Wu called on the state 4
4 department today to inquire of 4
♦ Acting Secretary Adee whether any 4
4 ill consequences had followed yes- 4
♦ terday’s accident and also to extend 4
4 hts congratulations to the presl- 4
4 dent ♦
made another speech to a crowd of 5,000
at the station. He said:
“Kentucky has ever borne more than
her share in the heavy responsibility of
the development of the nation. I wish
very much that I might go through here
by daylight (cheers and shouts, 'come on,
Roun Yer again Colonel’)—times change
but the spirit of the nation does not
ohange. The men who fought in our great
civil war—whether they were the Blue or
the Gray, they fought well—were armed
with black powder guns. The man who
has a black powder musket might as well
have a cross bow. (Laughter). But if we
ever have another war. and I not only
hope, but I believe that we will not in
our time, we will find that the spirit of
’7O and the spirit of '6l-’65 lives. So long
as that spirit lives the nation will live.
And here in Lexington we find the home
of that spirit. I' thank you, good night."
(Shouts of "come back yer to the horse
trot. Colonel, its a’ cornin’ off soon.”) ,
"I would like to. thank you.”
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN
EN ROUTE TO CHATTANOOGA
CINCINNATI. Sept. 6—About three hun
dred delegates to the biennial convention
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men. which meets in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
on Monday, passed through this city to
night. They were accompanied by their
wives and daughters and traveled from
Cinoinnati south on two special trains.
President Poo evelt will be the guest
of the convention on his arrival in Chat
tanooga, and in order to permit the dele
gates to reach that city ahead of his
train, which left here about 6 o’clock, will
be held at Lexington or Somerset until
the firemen's train passes it.
ACCIDENT TO ROOSEVELT
IS DEPLORED BY CUBA
NEW YORK. Sept 4.—News of the ac
cident to President Roosevelt has caused
a sensation here, says the Havana corres
pondent of The Tribune. The Cuban-peo
ple. from President Palnm down, express
sincere regret at his Injuries.
ROOSEVELT’S DRIVER
REFUSED SI,OOO FOR JOB
WASHINGTON, Sept. A—Mr. B. F.
Barnes, assistant secretary to the presi
dent. arrived in Washington today. Mr.
Barnes was with the presidential party
at Pittifield yesterday, being in the sec
ond carriage behind that occupied by the
president at the time of the accident.
Although Mr. Barnes disclaims having
any special knowledge as to all the cir
cumstances ot-.ne accident, not shared by
many others, yet from what he saw and
heard on the spot, he thinks the respon
sibility for the accident lies between the
•tnver of the president’s carriage and the
motorman. with the greater burden upon
tne tatter.
The trolley road at that point. Mr.
Rarnes says, is straight for some dis
tance and the motorman must have seen
ana recognised the president's carriage
with its four wnite horses, some time be
fore the crossing was reached, but in
stead of shopping or materially reducing
his speed, he came on at a rate that made
it impossible for him to stop when he saw
•hat a collision was imminent.
The driver of the president’s carriage on
the otner hand, could hardly have had a
clear view of tne track at the point of
crossing, as the outriders on either side
must nave obstructed it to some extent at
least.
Among the people who gatnered at the
•cene of the disaster it was suggested
•hat the driver of the president's car
nage may have taken greater chances in
ervesing the track than he usually would
have taken. He probably felt his import
ance as being the driver of the preaident’s
’anoau and is reported to have refused
SLW) to allow another man tske his place
•<»r the day.
The newspaper correspondents, it is
Marnea. were about two miles ahead at
•ne time of the accident. The drivers of
<beir carriages had been direetd to take
*t>e direct road to Lenox, following the
president's carriage. At the last moment,
however, the president expressed a wish
•n call on Former Senator Dawes, and in
doing so his carriage turned to the right
ana was out of sight before the correspon
dents - carriages were ready to proceed.
Not Knowing of the president's wish to
call at the Dawes residence, the cotres
ponuents went on their way toward Lenox
<nd only learned tnat the president was in
♦heir rear when messengers wero sent
aneaa to apprise the people of the acci
dent and request that there be no cheer-
Inx wnen the president arrived.
“GOOD LUCK WITH YOU,”
IS ROOSEVELTS GREETING
NEWARK. 0.. Sept. A-The presidential
train arrived here at 1:45 p. m., central
time. The president was at luncheon
when the train pulled in. but came out on
the platform and in response to requests
for a speech said:
“I shall merely say what a pleasure it
is to be greeted by you I am going to
come back to Ohio. Now I am on my way
to the meeting of the Firemen’s associa
tion at Chattanooga, as I have always
rather swoi-n by the railroad men. Good
luck go with you."
Maryland Nominates.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 5,-Lee S. Meyer
and James W. Denny have been nomina
ted for congress by the democrats In the
third and fourth Maryland districts res
pectively.
ON GRAVE OF M’KINLEY
WIDOW STREWS FLOWERS
CANTON. 0.. Sept. 6,-Mrs. McKinley
this morning reminded her friends that
this was the anniversary of the shooting
of her husband at Buffalo. Accompanied
by her guest. Miss Wilson, daughter of tne
secretary of agriculture. Mrs. McKinley
went to Westlawn cemetery at 10 o'clock
and placed flowers on tbe coffin of ber il-
ATLANTA. GEORGIA; MON PAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1902.
TO BIER OF CRAIG
ROOSEVELT SENT
FLORAL DESIGN
FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT’S FAITH
FUL BODYGUARD WAS CON
DUCTED SATURDAY
IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Sept. A—Funeral services for
William Craig, the secret service man who
was killed while accompanying Presi
dent Roosevelt on his tour of the New
England states, were held here today in
the chapel of Boyleston Brothers’ under
taking rooms.
President Roosevelt ordered a large
floral design and one was sent by the
members of the national secret service
stationed in Chicago. The interment was
made in Oakwood cemetery.
widowlFmiluonaire
DEFIED NEW YORK POLICE
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.—Mystery sur
rounds a shooting affray on the beautiful |
Huntington estate at Throggs Neck, in
which a kitchen maid was probably fatal
ly wounded by a gardener’s assistant. Mrs.
Collis P. Huntington made every effort to
baffle the police and coroner until threat
ened with arrest.
The kitchen maid was Elisabeth Con
nell. 24 years of age. and the man now
under arrest charged with the shooting
Is Daniel Hawkins. 45 years old. who lives
on the estate with his wife and seven
children.
The victim of the shooting is now at
the point of death, suffering from three
wounds.
Hawkins is said to have walked into the
kitchen and, without a word, fired a bul
let Into the girl’s back. The bullet pierced
the lung. He shot her twice more, bdth
bullets striking' the arm. Then he ran
down to the dock and jumped Into the
sound. Mrs. Huntington’s brother-in-law,
Mr. Hollingsworth, who was bathing at
this point, rescued the man with the aid
of the coachman. Hawkins was uncon
scious, and, not knowing what had occur
red. the men spent some time in resusci
tating him.
A physician was called in, and although
he said that the girl had little chance to
live, he ordered that no one be allowed
inside the ground. Accordingly guards
were posted, and when Police Captain
Walsh, of the Westchester station, and
Coroner O’Gorman arrived they were in
formed that they oould not come within
the gates. Coroner O'Gorman placed Mr.
Hollingsworth under arrest. Eventually
the corqper was ushered Into the presence
of Mrs. Huntington, and he repeated his
demand to be allowed to see the dying
girl.
"Yon cannot see her. and that Is posi
tive," said Mrs. Huntington. "You might
just as well go away, for I positively re
fuse to allow any one to see her.”
"Madam.” said Coroner O’Gorman, "you
art> aiding -the work es covering up a
crime. If you do not allow me to see
this young woman I shall be compelled
to order your arrest."
Mrs. Huntington then gave the required
permission.
The cause of the shooting was not
learned. The dying girl could give no
reason for it, and Hawkins refused to
make a statement.
pavingToncerns
FORM ft MERGER
ALL COMPANIES IN SOUTH, IT IS
SAID, WILL COMBINE AND AN
NOUNCEMENT WLL BE
MADE NEXT WEEK.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. A—The paving
concerns of the south have entered Into
a. gigantic combine, of which Chattanoo
ga is to be the headquarters. The con
solidation of tho paving interests is just
being completed and few details are as
certainable. /
One of the gentlemen Interested in the
combination stated that the full details
would be not given out until next week.
Only two or three of the concerns in the
combination are known, but it is stated
by a most creditable authority that all of
the important concerns in the south are
Included.
The Southern Paving and Construction
compahy, the Tennessee Paving Brick
company, two concerns with head
quarters in Atlanta, the firm in Birming
ham, of which John W. Sibley is the
head, and several other firms will certain
ly be Included. W. M. Lasley, of the
Southern Paving and Construction com
pany. will probably be the president of
the combination and the offices are to be
in the First National Bank building.
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GO TO ENGLAND’S SLUMS
LONDON. Sept. A—The Rev. Wilson Car
lile. honorary chief secretary of the Church
Army, which he founded in the slums tn 1882,
Is Introducing: what is designated here as
"American Ideas of Religion.” with a valor
that startles his more orthodox brethren.
His latest is a moving picture service, com
mencing next week. • The pictures will be the
chief attraction of the midday services at his
church in East Cheap.
Only sacred representations will be allowed.
’ accompanied by a short address. By this
means the Rev. Dr. Carlile hopes to attract
Londoners to hts church. At the conclusion of
the service all the worshippers will be given
a free cup of coffee.
KING ALFONSO REGRETS
HIS WORDS ABOUT TOE
LONDON. Sept. 6.—A dispatch from Madrid
says that King Alfonso has recanted his heret
ical expression about Bt. Peter’s toe nail, and
has sent a letter of apology to the Birhop of
I-eon. in w*hich he attests his belief in the gen
uineness of the relic. This restores Alfonso to
the good graces of the clergy.
Alfonso’s mother Is seeking to arrange a
marriage for b.ltn with an Austrian arch
duchess.
lustrious husband.
The trip to the cemetery Included a visit
to the plot where lie the remains of her
children. The rest of the day was spent
in her accustomed manner.
Mrs. McKinley’s health has Improved.
She is now as well as at any time in the
last ten years.
SDLDIEHS ffl
SIMS H
PEIGEFUL
BLOODLESS WAR IS OVER AND
GENERAL AND ADMIRAL EX-
CHANGE FRIENDLY GREET-
INGS.
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♦ EXPLOSION OF MINES ♦
♦ WAS FEATURE OF WAR 4
4 BLOCK ISLAND, R. 1., Sept. 6. 4
♦ The daring bit of work early Fri- 4
4 .day morning of Lieutenants Rob- 4
4 inson and Hughes, in countermining 4
4 Newport harbor, furnished the feat- 4
4 ure event of the "tar'game.” 4
4 The details of the dash of the 4
4 gunboat Peoria into the channels 4
♦ of Narragansett bay have not ap- 4
4 peared because the story of the 4
4 affair is known only to the partici- 4
4 pants therein. They were Lleuten- 4
♦ ants Robinson and Gunner T. S. 4
4 Averon, of the Alabama, and Lieu- 4
4 tenant Charles F. Hughes, of the 4
♦ Massachusetts. ♦
4 Thursday afternoon the Peoria 4
4> was painted black and a large sail 4
♦ launch from the . Massachusetts 4
4 was similarly treated. Provided 4
4 with mines and cable the Peoria, 4
4 having in tow the launch, passed 4
4 into Narragansett bay disguised as 4
4 a tug boat bringing in a disabled 4
4 schooner. 4
4 Steaming directly under the guns 4
4 of Fort Adams, the Peoria separat- 4
4 ed from her tow and grappled for 4
4 army mines. At the same time 4
4 Lieutenant Hughes, on the launch 4
4 was laying his mines, and in a mo- 4
4 ment had connected the circuit 4
4 which exploded them, thereby blow- 4
4 ing up those which the defense 4
4 might have laid. 4
4 The lieutenants marvel today that 4
4 the men behind the shore guns were 4
4 not suspicious of the dark painted 4
4 craft busily at work >OO yards from 4
4 the shore. Searchlights found them, 4
4 but there was no Idea that they 4
4 were from the camp of the enemy. 4
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NEW LONDON, Sept. 6.—With the game
of war ended, the officers and men of
the respective commands of Major Mac
Arthur and Admiral Higginson are once
again in peaceful co-operation. Early
this afternoon the flagship Kearsarge
with the Alabama and Indiana came
through the race, made a loop toward
the harbor’s mouth and then sailed back
toward Newport.
General MacArthur went out in his
yacht Kanawha and exchanged salutes
with Admiral Higginson by dipptnt fmtr
as the Kearsarge passed.
Through his chief of staff, Thomas H.
Barry, Majsr General MacArthur, today
sent a telegram to all commanders ex
pressing his entire satisfaction with the
work of, the army during the war man
oeuvers which came to a close this noon.
The first news given out at headquarters
regarding the war balloon used in con
nection with the war manoeuvers, came
today when the following message was
received from the balloon by telephone:
“Ascended at 8:30 a. m.. Ascension suc
cessful In spite of wind and the great
difficulties w - e have encountered. Lieu-
and myself ascended in the
balloon. Discovered enemy’s full squad
ron off Sandy Point, Block Island. Can
command entire country in adjacent wa
ters from balloon. A military balloon will
always prove of great value for military
purposes when used in suitable weather.
(Signed) “REBER.”
HIGGINSON IS DELIGHTED
WTH MANEUVRES OF NAVY
BLOCK ISLAND, R. 1., Sept. 6.-The
mimic war being over the North Atlantic
squadfron which mobilized here after the
manoeuvers of the week, separated to go
to various stations. Before the Kearsarge
left today. Rear Admiral Higginson said:
"1 regard the manoeuvers of the week
as being most beneficial to the navy. We
have been taught to know what to do
under conditions of war and our experi
ence has been almost of incalculable
value.”
INJURY TO BROOKLYN
SUBJECT OF REPORT
WASHNIGTON, Sept. G.-The navy de
partment has received from Rear Admiral
Coghlan his report on the armored cruiser
Brooklyn. The report states that while
the Brooklyn was withdrawing from an
attack on Fort >.odman shortly after
noon September 3, she struck an ob
struction under his port bow.
Admiral Coghlan says the Olympia,
drawing practically the same water as the
Brooklyn, or 25 feet, had preceded this
vessel up the channel and both anchored
southeast of Cloc.< po.nt. Upon leaving
this place the Brooklyn struck an un
chartered obstruction while running at a
very slow speed. The Olympia was sig
nalled to anchor before proceeding fur
ther, in order to assist in making an in
vestigation. Admiral Coghlan says in his
report:
"I am of the opinion tnat it is an Isola
ted boulder or spot of small extent which
has escaped detection up to the present
time, Inasmuch as vessels of the Brook
lyn’s draft do not frequent these waters."
FIGHTING 808 EVANS
NOW COMMANDS ASIATIC
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Orders were
issued by the navy department today re
lieving Rear Admiral Rodgers of the com
mand of the Asiatic station and directing
him to proceed to this country.
The relief of Admiral Rodgers leaves
Rear Admiral R. D. Evans as comman
der in chief of the Asiatic station. Or
ders have also been issued by the navy
department directing all of the vessels of
the European station to meet at Gibral
tar and from there to proceed to New
York for the purpose of participating in
the naval manoeuvers to occur there this
winter in the Caribbean sea.
NO ONE HAS BEEN TOLD
WHO WAS THE VICTOR
ON BOARD U. S. STEAMER ALA
BAMA, Block Island, R. 1., Sept. 6.-N0
man in Rear Admiral Higginson’s fleet
knows today which has won the maneu
vers of the past week, the navy or the
army, but so important are the lessons
learned and valuable the experiences of
the days of "war” that the question of
victory is comparatively of minor import.
The interest of last night when five of
the ships ran into the eastern passage
of Narragansett bay by Forts Adams
and Wetherhill without accident of any
kind, is regarded as a highly successful
bit of dangerous navigation.
The bombardment of Forts Rodman and
Newport, the capture of Montauk Point
and the daring bit of work early Friday
morning of Lieutenant Robinson and
Hughes in counter-mining Newport Har
bor furnished incidents of note.
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR SEA WALL ST
GALVSTON
GREAT WALL WILL COST OVER
MILLION DOLLARS AND PRO
TECT WATER FRONT
OF THE CITY.
GALVESTON, Tex.. Sept. 6.—The coun
ty commisisoners held a special meeting
today an'd awarded the contract for the
great-sea-wall to J. M. O’Rourke & Co.,
of Denver.
The wall will be built of granite con
crete and the rip-rap apron in front of
the wall will be of sandstone. The bid
on this basis is 31,198.318, of which 3350,000
will be paid in sea-wall bonds at par. The
wail is to be finished within fifteen
months from commencement of work, and
the contractors say they will begin actual
construction within one month.
BY GREED’OF PbliTics"
WARNING IS SILENCED
LONDON, Sept. 6.—Today’s Paris news
indicates that Martinique will be aban
doned. France is aghast at the horrors
which have made the island a charnel
house, many more lives than-England lost
in the Boer war.
The population of the island already has
been reduced by deaths due to volcanic
eruptions and by the departure of sur
vivors to other places from 160.000 to less
than 120,000, and many are hastening away
by any vessel that will carry them. It is
a sad fact that the loss of life in May
last and within the past week has been
due chiefly to politics, the truth being
that a warning was given in both cases
of the coming eruptions.
In May last an election was impending,
and the vote of St. Pierre was important
to the dominant party. So, in the face of
awful noises from the mountain, which
impelled every intelligent person to seek
safety elsewhere, a cordon of troops was
stationed around St. Pierre to prevent the
people from getting away, and many were
actually driven back to the city, which
proved their grave.
About two weeks ago the Refugees of the
villages near Mont Pelee were sent back
there in order that the districts might
furnish votes needed in future elections,
which they coald not do if depopulated.
The Martinique fatalities have not been
God’s work, but man’s work. God gave
timely warning.but man’s selfishness made
him blind and deaf to the underground
thunder and the dark clouds which hov
,ered over the mountain of death. That is
the simple truth about Martinique, and
it is time that it should be tpld.
The island will be evacuated, and the
majority of the inhabitants will probably
find refuge in French where there
is plenty of room for them. There is none
in the other French islands of the West
Indies, the population of Guidalope being
all it can support, and its dependencies
being insignificant. Guinea Is the only ref
uge. for thvse ucupie II the* are tn. re
main in French territory.
Georgia Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Postmasters
appointed today:
Pedenviile, Pike county, William A.
Carreker, vice Eudora P. Sullivan, dead.
Pomona, Spalding county, John T. Man
ley. vice Charles A. Crocker, resigned.
aloriciTslaTed
TO OPPOSE JELKS
REPUBLICANS MAY RUN WELL
KNOWN EX-CONGRESSMAN
AGAINST NOMINEE.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. ®.-Hon. T.
H. Aldrich, a prominent industrial mag
net of this district, is prominently men
tioned as the Republican candidate for
governor of Alabama to make the race
against Governor W. D. Jelks, the Demo
cratic nominee.
Colonel Aldrich,is quite popular In the
northern part of the state and is held
in high esteem by laboring men. He was
once elected to congress on the Republican
ticket with the assistance of Populists.
The name of McElderry, of Talladega,
is still being mentioned. No hall large
enough for tne speaking has been secured
as yet by the Republicans when Senator
Beveridge comes nere on the 16th. It is
proposed by the Republicans to have ths
speaking after the convention on the 16th,
and it is not unlikely that the speaking
will occur in the open air.
Thousands of people will attend the
speaking, it feeing intended to advertise
the affair prominently throughout the
state.
ROASTED ThFtRUSTS;
DEATH
DES MOINES, Sept. s.—Because they
could not get work, James R. Taylor and
his wife wrote a letter to the public,
blaming greedy corporations and trusts
for their failure.
Then they turned on the gas and at
noon the husband was found dead and the
wife dying in their room at a boarding
house.
Rural Delivery Routes.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 4.-These
rural free delivery routes will be estab
lished October Ist:
Norcross, Gwinnett county, two routes,
area covered, 37 square miles, 'popula
tion to be served, 1.020. The postofflee at
Haistlng will be discontinued and mail
sent to Norcross.
Red Oak. Campbell county, one route,
area covered, 16.1 square miles; popula
tion served, 567.
ONE HUNDRED MILLION
IS COST OF COAL STRIKE
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 6.—Secre
tary Wilson, of tae United Mine Workers,
today gave out the following condensed
statement and review of the great an
thracite strike which today completed
its seventeenth week of continuance:
"Approximate loss 3100,000,000; length of
strike seventeen weeks; number miners
involved 147.000; miners average weekly
wages 37, average weekly output of mi
ners 1,250,000 tons. Normal price of an
thracite 34.1fe per ton, normal cost of pro
duction 31-50 per ton.
"Had mines been operated 21,250,000 tons
would have been rained in the period
BARTHOLIN ENDS
OWN BLOODY CAREER
HU SECBET Sill
■I II SHIIISE
SHE CAME HOME DRUNK, STUCK
A KNIFE IN HER HUSBAND
AND HE SAID NOTH-
ING ABOUT IT.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 6.—" Warren Hun
ter, a negro, was stabbed by his wife in
the breast Wednesday night, and though
he will probably die of the wound, he con
cealed it for a whole day, and regarded
it as only a slight hurt. Yesterday it
pained'him so much that he applied to a
surgeon who had him sent, to the hospi
tal, where it was found that the stab had
penetrated the lung, and complication had
set in which will probably lead to a fatal
ending.
The woman worked in the Riverside mill
and was paid off Wednesday. She reach
ed home drunk which led to a fight be
tween her and her husband, during which
she stabbed him with a pocket knife.
IN ORIENTAL GLORY
PERSIAN SHAH REVELS
PARIS, Sept. 6.—The Shah displayed
democratic qualities this week by playing
a game of billiards with the grand vizier
in the billiard room of the Elysee palace
hotel. .
The "king of kings” manifested great
enjoyment when his competitor missed
and he won easily.
The shah attended the theatre Francais
to hear a classical drama, but was not
greatly pleased. He prefers the Chatelet
where there was a big ballet of pretty
girls. His admiration of the fair sex led
him to stop a bridal cortege in the Bols
and gallantly to present the bride with a
Persian gold piece, for which the crowd
cheered him highly.
Then the shah was entertained by the
automobile kilometre trials on Tuesday,
on road at the rear of the grand stand at
Long Champ. He was particularly inter
ested in the Sepollet machine, of which
re owns several. Appropriately for the oc
casion, the machine was driven by M.
Serpoliet himself, who won the honors of
the day by covering a kilometre, with a
standing start, in 48 1-5 seconds.
The shah bought two monkeys at the
Jhrdtn d’Acclimatation. Wfcen they were
brought to his hotel his parrots out of
jealousy swore like pirates in the Persian
tongue.
PERRINO, THE-ttOW TRAINER, *
IS MANGLED BY UGLY LION
TERRE HAUTE, Iny., Sept. 6 Perrl
no, the lion trainer for the John Sparks
shows, was severely bitten this afternoon
during the performance by the lion Pom
pey.
One of the features of the act is for the
trainer to put his head in the animal's
mouth. Pompey has been ugly for sev
eral days and employes warned Perrino
against attempting the feat today, but he
laughed at them.
The lion stood quietly until the man
had his head in the mouth and then his
jaws snapped saut. Perrino released him
self by a quick jerk, and escaping with
the lose of about half his scalp.
The Intrepid performer wound a hand
kerchief about his head and finished the
act and then sought a physician. .
BRICK AND CLAY CO.
FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY
HARLEM, Sept. 6.—An organization
known as the Augusta Vitrified Brick and
Clay company, a chartered institution
with a paid up capital of one hundred
thousand dollars, has begun erecting
buildings and other preparations neces
sary for the manufacture of any and all
goods made into earthen ware, having
discovered an abundance of the finest clay
known to the world in this immediate sec-’
tion.
They expect very soon to Increase their
capital slock to six hundred thousand dol
lars. Harlem is much elated at the pros
pect of a great boom to this part of the
county, as these clays lie within and near
the incorporate limits.
CRIM E’SACT -CONDEMNED
BY IRISH GUARDIANS
DUBLIN, Sept. 6.—The board of guard
ians of Longford, county of Longford, to
day adopted a resolution condemning the
proclamation of the Crimes' act in five
Irish counties and exhorting the National
ists to “stand by their guns against this
cruel attempt to crush their political lib
erties.
J. P. Farrell, Irish Nationalist, member
of parliament for the North division of
Longford, asserted that there was no
crime in the country and added that the
proclamation of the Crimes’ act was re
awakening the people to the true state
of affairs in Ireland.
TURKISH’ PORTE CONCEDES
TO UNITED STATES DEMANDS
WASHINGTON. Sept. It Is learned at the
state department that Mr. Lelshman. United
States minister at Constantinople, finally has
reached a most satisfactory understanding with
the porte as to the anticipated and delicate
questions which have been the subject of nego
gotiation between the governments of the Unit
ed States and Turkey for several years.
Consequently his service has been extremely
satisfactory to the department. He has con
cluded successfully this phase of hts work and
has been granted leave of absence.
covered by the strike.
"Market value of this coal would have
been $33,625,000.
"Total weekly wages of strikers, approx
imately 31,029,000. They would have earned
in seventeen weeks 317,496,000.
"Total cost of producing coal ready for
market would have been 331,875.000.
“Operators' profits would have been >63,-
750,000.
"Loss to mining property during idle
ness $6,000,0C0.
"Operators have spent $1,000,000 in po
licing and protecting properties.
"State of Pennsylvania has spent >3,000,-
000 to keep troops in the field.”
NO. 103.
Chicago Man Who Killed
Mother and His Sweet-.
heart Writes His
Confession.
RICEVILLE, la., Sept. 6 William Bar
tholin, the murderer of his mother, Mrg.
Annie Bartholin and Miss Minnie Mitchell,
his fiancee, in the paternal home in Chi
cago, and for whom an immense reward
was offered by the Chicago police and
newspapers, committed suicide in a wheat
field near Lowther, Howard county.
The body of the fully identified man
was found last night by Joseph Pratt, a
well-digger, but the information that it ’
was that of the famous and long-hunted
fugitive was not brought out until late
today.
Pratt went out into the field with C.
Dawes to do some work yesterday. Be
hind a shock of wheat, Pratt noticed
something that looked like a man, but did
not investigate. He returned to the field
about 4 p. m., when he again noticed the
apparent figure of a man. This time he
investigated. Ke discovered a body
stretched out at full length on a shock of
wheat.
The man's feet were crossed, and in his
left hand he still grasped a revolver, with
which he evidently had ended his life.
A bullet wound in the man’s head show
ed how accurate had been Bartholin's
aim.
A confession found on the fugitive’s
body was dated August 31. The supposi
tion here is, therefore, that Bartholin
committed suicide on that date—last Sun
day. Coroner Carpenter took possession
of the confession this afternoon and noti
fied the Chicago police of his belief that
the body was that of William Bartholin.
In the written confession Bartholin
stated:
“I am the Bartholin whom the police
are looking for. I had no assistance of
any kind from any one. I asx to clear
everybody from suspicion. There is no
second party and I am the last."
William Bartholin|s crime stamped him
as one of the most conspicuous criminals
of recent years, and by far the most cold
blooded since the startling casqs of Dr.
Cronin and the sausage-maker, Leutgert,
who boiled his wife in one of his vats.
Chronologically, Bartholin is believed to
have killed his mother June 30, in her
home. 4331 Calumet avenue, burying her
body in the basement of the place, remov
ing a portion of the heavy cement floor
for the purpose.
The murderer and his mother had dis
agreed frequently, the son being persist
ent in his demands for money, and sanc
tion to his proposed marriage to Minnie
Mitchell.
It has been the theory of the police that
Bartholin imparted to his friends an ink
ling of the crime he had committed and
because c<f her immediate and vehement
exttrewHon-ef- horror implied throated
of exposure, Bartholin killed the young
woman.
Her body was found in a badly decom
posed condition on a large lot. near 48th
and State streets July 7th, by boys play
ing in the neighborhood, which was the
first intimation of the terrible double
tragedy.
Some days after newspaper men dig
ging in the basement of the Bartholin
home, discovered the aged woman’s arms.
Diligent and vigorous searches failed to
locate the murderer and his disappear
ance was as complete and mystifying as
that of Willie Tascott, of the renowned
Snell case.
Oscar Thompson, John Claffey and Ed
ward Counselman are now in the Cook
county jail, charged with complicity in
the crimes. Thompson was a boarder at
the Bartholin home and Counselman and
Claffey are suspected of having partici
pated in the removal of Miss Mitchell’s
body in a laundry wagon to ths place
where it was found.
EARLY IN AUGUST
BARTHOLIN ARRIVED
DES MOINES, la., Sept. 6.—The dead
body of William Bartholin was found Fri
day evening tn a field, setitheast of Rice
ville. There Is every proof that he killed
himself last Sunday night.
Bartholin came here the first week ip
August, presumably from Chicago and
worked on the Chicago Great Western
road.
After a half day’s work he went into the
country and secured employment on the
Higginson farm and remained there for
three weeks, after which he went to the
Huss farm and stayed three days, return
ing to Riceville the night before he is
supposed to have shot himself and slept at
the hotel Wilkes. He had his breakfast
taken up to his room and he remained in
bed all the forenoon. Upon arising he
avoided entering the dining room. He
seemed troubled and was very quiet.
Later he went down the track about six
miles and was met on the road by
Cashman, with whom he talked for some
time and agreed to help Cashman stack
grain the next day. The spot where the
two men met was about 90 yards from
where the body was found. The tragedy
is thought to have occurred shortly after
Bartholin left Cashman.
A letter of Cbnfessibn and love letters of
Minnie Mitcheil were found in the pock
ets of the suicide’s clothing. There was
a 32 calibre revolver in the left hand and
a bullet hole in the nead. Judging from
the decomposed state of the body, it had
lain where it was found for probably a
week.
The confession, which was found in the
dead man's pocket, was dated August 31,
and tn it the writer declares that he kill
ed his mother, Mrs. Annie for
1 her money and later murdered his sweet
heart, Minnie Mitchell.
The murder of Mrs. Bartholin the con
fession runs, was accomplished according
to a plot arranged between the two lov
ers, and later Bartholin killed Miss
Mitchell.
The discovery of the aged woman’s
body was more ghastly than the finding
of the body of Miss Mitchell on the lonely
Englewood prairie Thursday night. For
days the abandoned home of the murder
ed woman had been shrouded with the
mystery that is now brought to light. The
darkened windows and silent halls almost
told the tragedy that had been enacted
there. /
Neighbors had been forced to regard it
with suspicion because the house Itself
seemed to signal murder.
In a Sepulchre of Debris.
In a dingy corner of the basement, be
neath a small window, where the daylight
was reflected directly upon it, Mrs. Bar
tholin’s disintegrated body was found
buried under three feet of earth, and cov
eted with a pile of wood and debris.
When taken from the rude grave where
the assassin interred it the body was
wrapped in two thick blankets already
falling apart from decay.
Save this covering the form of Bartho
lin's aged mother, like that of his mur
dered sweetheart, was almost nude. One
stocking was the only garment on the
remains. In the grave, however, was
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