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VOL. V
GREAT COAL STRIKE
IS SETTLED AT LAST
Commission of Six Named
By President Roose
velt To Arbitrate
the Differences.
$ .
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16-The great coal
•trike is settled. Secretary Root announc
ed at 1 o'clock that a common ground of
agreement had been reached. The presi
dent has named a commission of six per
sons to settle the.strike. The members
Os the strike settlement commission are:
Brigadier General John M. Wilson.
» W Parker, of Washington. D C-. con
nected with the geological survey: Judge
George Gray, of Delaware: Bf. Z E Clark,
of Cedar Rapids Iowa: Thomas H. Wat
kins, of Scranton. Pa.; Bishop John L.
Spaulding, of Peoria; Carroll D. Wright.
President Mitchell has called a meeting
of the executive board of the mine work
ers' union for today, which will call the
strike off and mining will be resumed In
two or three days.' The commission as
finally named.' ft is stated, is perfectly
agreeable to all parties.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL IN
CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT
’* WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.—Mr. John.
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers' association arrived in Wash
ington over the Pennsylvania railroad at
lldff odxy in response to invitation of
President Roosevelt to meet him in con
ference relative to the proposal of the
anthracite raining operators for the com
position of a commission to settle the coal
struts.»
Mr. MitchelH was not accompanied by
the district presidents, as he was upon his
former trip, and had no traveling com
panion except a newspaper man who had
accompanied him from Wllkesbarre.
He was met there by no one. except a
delegation of reporters, whem he received
with a somewuat melancholy smile. He
shook hands with ail of them, but volun
teereo no remarks. He remained in the
rahroad waiting room tor* ten or fifteen
minutes, but a- utely declined to reply
to any question, the wnich
might throw light upon his present in:en
ttons or future movements. He even de
clined to say whether there had been any
change in the situation since last night
or where he meant to stop in Washing
ton after leaving tne white house.
1 Mitchell Was Silent.
“I can only say now. he said, in reply
to many questions, "that I shall go di
rect to the white house, but what my
anovements will be after my interview
with the president 1 eannot say."
Mr. Mitchell reached the temporary
white house at 11:50 a. ft. As the doer
of the white house wa« swung open to ad
mit him. Mr. Mitchell nodded and Smiled
pleasantly to several newspaper aeqaint
ances shorn lx recognized.
• • Rushed To Roosevelt
AX'ter the exchange of greetings Secre
tary Corteiyou invited Mr. Mitchell to
proceed with him at once to the parlor of
President Roosevelt’s house on the sec
ond floor of the mansion.
Prior to the arrlyal of Mr. Mitchell, the
president was engaged in c onferences with
h;s advisers. Secretary Root was an
early caller and was in conference with
the president about ap hour. As he left
the white house. Mr. Root, while taking
generally an optimistic view of the situa
tion. said some obstacles had arisen In
the way of settlement of the strike. These
he believed, would be ovenomt. Just
how they Were to be overcome’he did
not indicate and he did not say what the
nature of the obstacles were.
President In Conference.
President Roosevelt and President
Mitchell were in conference until 2:25.
The latter left and descended the stairs
unaccompanied.
As he passed out of the white house he
announced that he ha J no statement to
make. He did not indicate by word of
sign what had passed te.v.ten him and
the president.
He appeared to be more cheerful than
when he entered the white house, but still
maintained his reticence. He deelined to
say whether he had submitted any counter
propositions to the president or to indi
cate whether or. not he would make a
statement. He said, however, that he ex
pected to see the president again at 3
o'clock, and hoped to be able to return to
Wllkesbarre on the 4:50 train,
house and saw the president.
It is understood sft the conference with
the president Mr. Mitchell's main objec
tion to the acceptance of the proposition
of the operators was the limitations placed
on the president In the matter of the selec
tion of the arbitration commission. He
was especially opposed to the restriction
limiting the selection of a federal judge to
a particular jurisdiction. It is understood
that the miners are willing to waive the
technical recognition of the union, as they
will get a recognition of the general situ
ation that exists in the anthracite region.
It is likely that the proposition will go
back to the operators with a request that
the restriction in the appointment of a
commission be withdrawn In order that the
president may have a free hand in choos
ing the commissioners.
Back to White House.
Mr. Mitchell reached the white house
precisely at 3 o'clock and resumed his
conference with the president.
There is excellent reason for the belief
that President Mitchell will submit to the
pres-~ent a counter proposition for a set
tlement of the strike. Mr. Mitchell will
fesist that the president be given a free
hand in the selection of a board of arbitra
tion and that the terms under which the
board would be created be remodeled
somewhat.
It is also believed that the wording of
the offer of the operators leaving the
union out of consideration, does not meet
with Mr. Mitchell's approval and that
be may ask that the wording be changed
so as to more clearly recognise the union.
Mr. Mltv..ell left the white house at
• 3:45 and announced as he took his depart
ure tha. ne had nothing to say at this
time. He will leave for Wllkesbarre at
4:56 o’clock.
COAL BARONS DECLINE
TO DISCUSS SITUATION
NEW YORK. Oct. 15.—The coal opera
tors generally today were exceedingly
•verse to discussing the coal situation in
any way. To most of those seen the ques
tion was put:
"Would you assent to change in the per
sonnel of the arbitration committee com
posed to deal with the matters in dispute
between the strikers and the operators?"
The answers of the various presidents
may be summarised in the reply made by
President Truesdale, of the Lackawanna,
who said:
“I would consider it highly improper to
talk about the matter at the present
time.”
Some coal dealers who were holding an
thracite yesterday at a certain price per
ton. averaging about 31*. today are asking
blds for coal which they have been bold
lx< in reserve.
HARPER'S ran
TO ADVERTISE
THE SOUTH
SPECIAL EDITION WILL BE DE
VOTED TO SOUTHERN STATES
AND WILL BE VERY HAND
SOMELY PRINTED.
Mr. Reo Bennett, of Harper's Weekly.
Is in Atlanta in the Interest of a great
southern number which his paper is to is
sue early in December.
The railroads throughout the south,
wishing to place before the general public
reliable information concerning the re
sources ana advantages of this section of
the country, approached the Harpers on
the subject and the special number of
Harper's Weekly Is the result. This will
be gotten out at a cost of $30,000 and will
have about 88 pages. The cover, which
has already been printed, is of a most
beautiful design In six colors. There is
a border about an inch wide showing the
fruits which grow so abundantly in the
south, and contains almost every variety.
Within this there are the figures of two
females In graceful pose, clothed in gowns
upon which are designs representing re
spectively. the south's manufacturing and
her agricultural Interests.
Between the backs of this cover, there
will be all the Information Concerning
the south to satisfy any one, no matter in
xViat line Interested. And the informa
tion will be absolutely reliable, prepared
by a recognized authority on each sub
ject.
Besides the south in general, seven cities
have been Invited to set forth their in
dustrial and commercial advantages in
special articles. Each to be prepared and
signed by some writer of national reputa
tion and signed by a committee composed
of leading citizens of the interested city.
The cities invited to thus set forth their
advantages are:< Tampa, Mobile, New Or
leans, Houston. Birmingham, Atlanta and
Memphis.
Atlanta’s special article is to be signed
by James R Gray, of the Atlanta Journal,
and Clarke Howell, of The Constitution.
SALOON MAN SHOOTS
COMPETITOR TO DEATH
LAKE BUTLER. Fla., Oct. 15.—Tom
Clarke, a popular citizen of the Alachua
section, was shot and fatally wounded by
a man named Easterliq. in a barroom at
Newberry, a small town near here, Mon
day night.
Easterlin used a pistol on his victim
first, then shot him with a shot-gun.
From particulars obtainable, it seems
that there had been some hard feelings
between the men on account of Clarke s
putting in a saloon in the same town
where Easterlin had one.
Clarke's wounds are bad and he win
not live. Botn men are wealthy and
prominent citizens of this section, and
the shooting has caused great excite
ment.
Watson Cut Cosby in Cemetery.
Charley Watson, 360 Decatur street, cut
Bob Cosby Sunday afternoon at Oak
land cemetery, after chasing him nefirly
a quarter of a mile. Cosby, who boards
at 26 Cornelia street, had gone to Wat
son's house and Watson claims his wife
was insulted. .
Cosby denies ‘any intention of insulting
Mrs. Watson.
JUG AND PISTOL MAKE
YOUTH SLAY TWO MEN
MADISON. Oa.. Oct. 15.—A disagree
ment over a jug of whisky was the direct
cause of a shocking double tragedy «on
the streets of Madison yesterday after
noon. • • -
Waiter L. Booth *nd Aubie Hatnhy.
the former a resident of Madison, and the
latter a resident of the county, both
highly respected young men, are dead and
Perry Mitchem is in jail awaiting the
coroner's inquest, charged with a double
murder.
Main's big circus exhibited here yester
day and the street? were crowded. About
6 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Mitchem,
who is said to have been under the influ
ence of drink, approached Aubie Hamby
and demanded tnat he give him a jug
of whisky, which he had purchased with
money loaned him by Hamby. Hamby
refused to oelivpr until he had been paid
the amount of his adva/ice.
One word brought on another and Mitch
em. becoming enraged, pulled oui a pistol
and shot Hamby through the deft breast,
about an inch above the heart. A young
er brother of Hamby, seeing. Aubie fall,
ran up to interfere and Mitchem, with
the smoking revolver tn his hand, turned
upon him and commenced shooting at the
younger Hamby.
In the meantime Aubie Hamby stag
gered and fell unconscious to the ground,
and the young brother turned to flee from
the mouth of the belching pistol, which
was now leveled at him. It is said that in
hfs precipitous retreat he stumbled and
fell and Mitchem ran up within two feet
of him and -ut for the failure of St he
gun to discharge there would have likely
been a triple murder. Young Hamby
quickly regained his feet and fled as fast
as he could. Mitchem following him. tir
ing at every jump.
Walter Booth, who was with Aubie
Hamby when the difficulty began, had
withdrawn a few paces and one of the
bullets intended for the younger Hamby,
who ran close by him. entered nls heart
and he fell dead on the sidewaiK.
Will Alle~, who was attracted to the
acene by tne shooting, narrowly escaped
death from one of the random bullets.
The ball pass d between his arm and
body, making a slight flesh wound about
six inches below the right shoulder. A
negro, whose run* cannot be ascertained,
was also shot in the erm.
Five shots were fired, four of which
took effect. Aubie Hamby was uncon
scious when medical assistance reached
him and died tn a few minutes. The
pleadings of his brother, who returned
to his side for some recognition, were pa
thetic. Hamby died from internal bleed
ing. Booth never knew what struck him.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1902.
GRANT SAYS PEACE
HAS NOW COME
Tfl Sfflß ,
RETURNING GENERAL DECLARES
NATIVES HAVE BEEN SUB
DUED AND END OF WAR
IS AT HAND.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14,-Speaking of
condition on the island of Samar, Gen.
Fred Grant, who has just returned from
the Philippines said in an interview:
• Samar is enjoying tho first period of
peace that It has ever known and I am
entirely satisfied that the inhabitants of
the island will hot attempt to make any
further trouble for our government. Now
that they have been forced by the stress
of military operations to cease their hos
tilities. the natives for thel most part
seem absolutely contented with the new
order of things. Wheil I first went to
Samar it was a case of fight our way
everywhere and protect yourself while
so doingT A soldier could not venture
much out of hailing distance of even the
conquered towns without being set upon
and k...ed by savage natives.
"Now an American can go anywhere
and go unarmed. The Moros of course,
win commit acts of depredation now and
again but . needs only a strong police
force to hold them in check. A little
trouble may also be expected from the na
tives of the Sulu group who are more ig
norant than those on the other islands."
General Grant paid a high tribute to the
services In checking the cholera epidemic
rendered by Surgeons Reno Pinto de
Kraft and Stockdale.
CASTRO IN PERIL; «
CAPITAL IS MOVED
PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela, Oct.
15.—According to official reports re
ceived here, the battle fought between
the Venezuelan revolutionists and the
forces of President Castro, near La
Victoria, has resulted in a complete
victory for the government army.
WILLEMBTADT, Island of Curacoa,
Oct. 15.—The government of Venezuela,
owing to the fear that the revolutionists
might make a night attack on Caracas,
and in view of the fact tjhat Vice Presi
dent Vincente Gomex lest that city Mon
day morning with all the troops avail
able, SOO men, to reinforce President Cas
tro, has been transferred to the provis
ional capital of Venezuela, in the Guan
Puro district surrounding Los Teques,
without any town or village being stipu
lated as the headquarters of the soldiers.
Consequently the seat of government
may be in a railroad car or in some other
place unknown to the general public.
The Venezuelan governrpent also was
actuated in this matter by a desire not to
reply to the questions of. the foreign min
isters, who are daily asking for redress
for injuries Inflicted on thq persons or
property of citfeens of she countries which
they represent. • r
The latest nejvs from La Victoria,
prhere an Important engagement began
Monday morning between the army of
President Castro and the forces command
ed by General Matos, Mendoza, Peraloza
and Riera, states that President Castro
was surrounded by revolutionists and that
his position was critical.
Hon. Tqm Watson to Lecture.
MACON, Ga.,.Oct. 14.—Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son will be In Macon next Wednesday night
and will deliver his lecture on "The South.”
Hon. Dupont Guerry, who has charge of the
arrangements, made an announcement to t/ls
effegt yesterday. The lecture will be deliv
ered at Academy of Music, where the students
'of Mercer and Wesleyan will occupy reserved
seats. Also these institutions will share In the
proceeds of the entertainment after $l5O has
been set aside' for expenses. ■«
Dr. Sotir|adis. custodian of antiquities at
Athens, has announced the discovery near
Cheronea, Macedonia, ot a skeleton 2.200 years
old.
• as he fell lifeless the second report.
t After dischartring the five chambers of
i his pistol and seeing two dead men lying
• at his feet, the awful revelation of his
terrible ueed dawned upon Mitchem and
, he tried to escape, hotly pursued by sev
i eral men, who had been eye-witnesses to
I the tragedy, but who had ben powerless
I to prevent it. Mitchem was caught near
s the Gate City ginnery plant at the Geor-
> gia railroad and after a desperate resist
ance, overpowered and lodged tn jail.
The two uead men were tn ken in
t charge by Coroner Dexter, ana a jury
will be impannelled to morrow morning
. i to investigate the cause of their death,
r Perry Mitchem belongs to one of tho
; best farpiltes in Morgan county. Emory
i Mitchem, his lather, is a resident of Fair
■ Play district, anu is a successful farmer
I and highly respected man. He has served
on the grand and traverse juries and in 1
other official capacities. Tho Mitchems
I i are a large and numerous family and all 1
! bear excellent reputations.
• ! Aubie Hamby was also a resident of
, ! Fair Play aistrlct, and a neighbor of the
i j Mitchems. He was 28 years of age and
I was considered quiet, peaceful and in-
» I He and Mitchem were both |
> unmarried and were thought to be the |
. | best of friends. No known trouble had , |
, ’ ever occurred between them before. <
Booth, the victim of a random shot. I
i j was a married man 33 years of age, and a
i brother of H< n.„ Samuel W. Booth, ex-
I ! councilman of this city.
; | He was born and reared in this city,
> ‘ and up to a short time ago was manager
r ! of his brother s store. He married a
■ | daughter of Mr. S. F. Cox and leaves a
; J widow and four little children, the oldest '
. j scarcely eight years old.
A STRIKING EVIDENCE OF GROWTH.
On account of the demand for advertising space has been found necessary to increase the
size of this issue of the Semi-Weekly Journal to ten pages. This is done in order not to sacri
fice reading matter to advertisements, it being our policy to give subscribers to the Semi-Weekly not
less than fifty columns of reading matter in each issue.
The regular size of the Seift-Weekly Journal is eight pages, 56 columns, which is sent to sub
scribers twice a week for only SI.OO per year, together with a valuable premium. Attention is also
called to the clubbing offers announced elsewhere in this issue.
The increased advertising patronage of the Semi-Weekly is but another evidence of its contin
ued growth. It is, by far, the best newspaper proposition offered the people of the sbuth today, at the
price, and advertisers as well as the reading public are not slow to recognize this fact.
/
EDITOR
SETTLES
STRIKE
Birmingham’s 4,500
Striking Hiners Are
Ordered Back To
the Mines.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,Oct. 15.—The strike
at the coal mines of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railway company, which has
been in full force for the past ten days,
was settled‘at noon today and 4,500 men
will return to work at once.
The terms of the settlement were not
given out.
The settlement was brought about
through the good offices of Rufus N.
Rhodes, editor of the Birmingham News.
The miners* executive board adopted a
resolution thanking Mr. Rhodes and the
Birmingham News for their efforts in the
matter. This ends all labor troubles in this
district.
cntwlfloiLEy
BLAMED FDD
TRAGEDY
MOTORMAN AND CONDUCTOR ON
CAR THAT STRUCK PRESI
DENT’S 1 CARRIAGE ARE
CONDEMNED.
'• *' '* -
PITTSFIELD, Mass.. Oct. 15.—The find
ing in the inquest following the accident
in which President Roosevelt’s body
guard. William Craig, was killedpiere last
September, filed today, says that “The
unlawful acts of James T. Kelly, a con
ductor, and Euclid Madden, motorman,
of the electric car which ran into the pres
ident’s carriage, contributed to the death
of Mr. Craig.” i :
The flnding was by Special Justice C. L.
Hibbard.
Justice Hibbard finds that the horses
attached to the president’s carriage were
going at the rate of six miles an hour
and the car fron» 15 to 25 miles an hour.
He also finds that there was a misunder
standing on the part of the street car com
pany as to what thoroughfares were to be
closed to traffic during the president’s
visit. No evidence, the report says, was
found to show that the-cgr was not run
ning at regular schcdufc pr tnat the of
ficials of the road luid giveij any orders
for it to be run otnOTgriae dthan trader
normal conditions.
AADBIOr WES
DIED IN DOME
SUNDAY .
YOUNG BOY HAD A REMARKABLE
MEMORY—KNEW GREEK AL-
PHABET AT THE AGE
OP THREE YEARS.
ROME, 0ct..14.—J. Morton Hughes, aged
8, died Sunday night at the home of his
grandfather. Captain C. P. Morton, ten
west of Rome. He was the spn of
John Hughes, of Atlanta.
The funeral took place yesterday.
The deceased was a wonderful child. He
knew the greek alphabet when 3 years old,
could repeat most of the new testament
from memory: he could easily ■work ab
struse mathematical problems; converse
on every leading event in United States
history, naming readily the presidents and
vice presidents, in addition to other mar
velous intellectual feats.
GEORGIA RAILROAD MEbl '
MAY SETTLE DIFFERENCES
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 15.—A settlement
between the Georgia railroad management
and its engineers is believed to be near.
Assistant Grand Chief A. B. Youngson,
with the engineers’ committee, again con
ferred with Manager T. K. Scott, of the
Georgia railroad Monday. What was
done at the conference was not ready to
be given out. but that progress is being
made towards an amicable settlement is
readily judged from the fact that no rup
ture has taken place.
John J. Hannahan, the new chief of the j
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
elected at *the recent meeting at Chatta- I
npoga. arrived in the city yesterday, and
will probably join in the conference to see
that the same coheessions made to the
engineers are also extended to the fire
men.
The committee now associated with Mr.
Youngson is composed of Messrs. Ballard.
Prlntup and Shedd, the engineers electing
these to serve when Mr. Scott refused
to yield the point in not meeting the-for
mer committee again in conference wi.en
he considered them no longer employees
of the road.
Negro Killed in Athens.
ATHENS. Ga., Oct. 14.—Thad Boyd Sun
day afternoon shot and killed Henry Oliver.
Oliver and Boyd were brothers-ln-law, negrodb,
of about 35 yeare of age. The difficulty took
place at 4 o‘clock on Hancock avenue. Boyd
fired four shota, all taking effect.
NEW YORKER KILLS
HIMSELF ON
TRAIN
E. A. SCHROEDER, SON OF FOR
MER BROOKLYN MAYOR,
TAKES HS OWN LIFE IN
FIT OF REMORSE.
WAYCROSS. Ga., Oct. 15 —E. A. Schroe
der. a member of the tobacco flrm of
Schroeder & Argulmbau. New York, com
mitted suicide on Atlantic Coast Line
train No. 32 soon after it left Jacksonville
yesterday morning.
The deed was committed in a sleeping
car drawing room where he was found by
the porter, lying on a lounge, a few min
utes later with a pistol ball through his
head.
Schroeder was 46 years old and had been
piarried six weeks. In his pockets were
found three letters, two to his wife, one to
the public and a slip of paper containing
the following:
“Notify W. A. H. Stafford, 172 E. 22nd
street, New York; F. M. Argulmbau. 178
Water street; Mrs. K. A. Schroeder, 178
Water street.”
The letter to the public was as follows:
“I have committed a horrible crime and
for thtt crime mete out for myself the
punishment which the law cannot Infllot.
My wife is a good woman and had it not
been for my cruelty she would not have
I lieft me. The cup of happiness was at my
lips but I refused to drink.—E. A. Schroe
der."
The Stafford mentioned in the note is the
! noted ink manufacturer and is Schroeder’s
brother-in-law.. Schroeder’s father was
formerly mayor of Brooklyn. The body
was sent to New York last night, accom
panied by Mr. Underhill, of Quincy, Fla.,
an employe of Schroeder’s firm.
FARMERS BACK IN MACON
AFTER TRIP TO FLORIDA
MACON, Ga., Oct. 15.—About 300 dele
gates of the National Farmers’ Congress
who took the trip to Palatka over the
Georgia Southern and Florida returned
to Macon Monday night at 10 o’clock. The
whole delegation was delighted with the
trip and freely expressed themselves
on the subject.
The party left Macon last Saturday
morning at 7 o’clock A short stop was
made at Cordele, where President Flan
ders and Col. B. F. Clayton made brief
addresses. Mr. E. A. Callahan sang sev
eral appropriate selections.
At Aaburn the delegates were shown
a big saw mill in operation. They were
shown also a large turpentine still and
the processes of preparing turpentine for
market. • ■
At Valdosta the party was given a re
ception at the new-Valdosta hotel. Also
they were entertained by the Elks’ clyb
and given a car ride to the fair grounds.
The night was spent at Palatka and
next day the crowd went over to St. Au
gustine to spend the day. On returning
tq Palatka, the deiezaxUin .was given a
boat tide up the St. JonrifMCiT
A short stop was made at Florahoma
where there is a‘colony of northern set
tlers and- where an exhibit was made of
cassaver, sea Island cotton, peas and
other farm products. ' *
A stop was also made at White Springs
on the Suwanee river. No other stops
were made. About 200 delegat/s left this
morning for Savannah over the Macon.
. Dublin and Savannah. They expect to re
'• turn tomorrow at noon.
GREAT VIENNA SURGEON
1$ DRAGGED INTO COURT
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—Prof. Adolph Lo
renz. the emlneftt Vienna surgeon, who
made a special trip to this country to
‘operate upon the little daughter of J. Og
den Armour, has been cited to appear be
fore the board of health, in session here,
to answer the charge of practicing medi
cine without a license. .
NEGRO AND WILD CAT
BATTLE IN A SWAMP
DUBLIN, Ga., Oct. 15.—1 n Dead river
swamp yesterday afternoon George Tarp
ley, a man of gigantic stature and
strength, encountered a tremendous wild
,cat ferocious from hunger. The two en
> gaged in a battle which lasted for a quar
jte’r of an hour. The man nearly lost his
life before he came out of the fight vic
torious, and had not his faithful dog
joined him early in they encounter the
result might have been different.
Tarpley had been hunting. He heard a
great commotion deep in the swamp and
an investigation of the noise brought him
upon the wild cat, which was chasing tur
keys. The man's interference enraged the
animal and it sprang upon him before he
realized his danger.
Tarpley tore the clawing beast from his
shoulder and threw it from him. This
partly stunned the cat and before it could
recover Tarpley shot It in the breast# He
thought he had killed it and turned away,
but no sooner was his hack turned than he
felt it alight again on his shoulder and
its sharp claws ripped his neck like blades
of steel. He fell to the ground.
Then his dog broke in on the battle.
The dog got the cat by the throat and
dragged it from the negro. Tarpley stag
gered to his feet and tried to get another
shot but fearing lest he hit the dog could
only stand by and watch the two game
animals as they battled for life. Over and
over they rolled, howling, biting and claw
ing. First the dog then the cat had the
advantage. Blood spattered against the
tree trunks as they fought. It was a
perate struggle between the wild denizen
of the swamp and the faithful dog pro
tecting his master.
Finally Tarpley managed to club the
cat with the butt end of his gun. He
GREAT HORSE SHOW
OPENS BRILLIANTLY
RUSSELL SAYS
HEWILLNOT
RUN
Judge R. B. Russell, of. the Western
circuit, will not be a candidate for chief
justice of the supreme court against chief
Justice T. J. Simmons, in 1904. He denied
very emphatically yesterday that he had
such intention, and declared that the
first he knew about such a report was’
what he read in the newspapers.
Judge Russell came down trom Winder
yesterday and was seen at the Kimball
By a Journal reporter. When asked if he
intended becoming a candidate for chief
justice, he said:
"I am not and will not be a candidate
for chief justice of the supreme court. I
am not a candidate for any office. I am
at a loss to understand how such a re
port could have been circulated. I have
not asked for any support from anybody
for any position and I have not secured
and pledges.
/‘I had not heard of my being a candi
date against Chief Justice Siminons until
I read it in the newspapers, and I desire
to correct the report and state that I do
not Intend to be a candidate.”
The announcement in the Journal Tues
day that Judge Russell was contem
plating making the race, and that he was
pledging votes in advance created some
what of a surprise in political circles.
While Judge Russell did not so state it
is understood that he will remain as judge
of the western circuit for awhile. He
came out of the race for the associate
justiceship of the supreme court made
vacant by the resignation of Justice Lew
is, at the earnest request of the lawyers
and people of his circuit.
"I thfnk” said Judge Russell "that I
could have been elected associate justice
had I remained in the race, but I could
not resist the requests which were made
of me by my friends in niy circuit to re
main with them.”
MDRDEMGHT
BY BURNING
I BfL -
AI*)REW BUNDRICH. ONE OF THE
MEN . WHO KILLED -JOHN »
SHROUDER, CAPTURED
NEAR ROBERTA,
ROBERTA. Ga., Oct. 13.—Andrew Bun
drich, one of ttye men who killed John
Shrouder and seriously wounded Mrs.
Shrouder. on thp 24th of September, in
Dooley county. Ga.. was captured this
morning' at 5:30 in John Warsham’s barn,
six miles,west of Roberta, by D. C. Wal
lace, W. T. Anderson, of Macon, and Hen
ry L. Byrd, of Hojlston county, Ga.
They had to fire the barn to dislodge
the fugitive, whereupon he surrendered,
and the fire was extinguished. He had
$545.80, a Winchester rifle and pistol on
his person.
thought to break its back, but the blow
failed of this end and the cat turned again
on the man. As it came up in its spring
he caught it by a leg and flung it against
a tree. The dog was upon it as it fell to
the ground Stunned and the fight soon
ended. In the throat the savage teeth of
the! dog gripped the cat and its pugna
cious spirit was literally ground out of
the torn and Weeding body.
The cat was weighed in town and tipped
the scales at sixteen pounds.
HORSES BURNED TO DEATH
IN NEW YORK YESTERDAY
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—Forty horses
were burned to death, and three men had
narrow escapes from a like fate in a
fire that started early today in the five
story structure at 339 West 16th street
occupied by the Ganzvoort Livery and
Boarding stables. The building was prac
tically destroyed, together with a shed
used for storing vehicles. Nearby tene
ments were emptied by a squad of police.
The fire started in a truck load of fur
niture in the first floor. John Hyland and
James Kelly, stablemen, were In the base
ment where they had rooms. Over the
window of the room in which they were
was a Stout wire netting. The policemen
pulled this away and drew the men out.
Hyland was unconscious and burner
slightly. Kelly had struggled in such a
strenuous manner with the gnating try
ing to force it up so that he and his com
rade could get out that his hands were
torn and bleeding, his arms and wrists
lacerated and in many places there were
gaping wounds on his hands and forearms.
After the fire was out one of the work
men found John Spencer, a laborer, in a
small shed in the rear, frightfully burned
MAN FAINTED WHEN HE
MISSED HIS POCKETBOOK
FORSYTH, Ga.. Oct. in his
buggy in the center of the businass par
of the town, R. L. Hayxpod. of Culverton
put his hand into his 7>ocket and fount
that his purse, containing $152.50, had bee:
taken from him. The shock at the dis »
covery was so great that Mr. Haygood
fainted and fell from his buggy into the.
street. Friends assisted him Into a near
by drug store, where a physician attend
ed him. He was not »iuch hurt by the
fall, and. after reporting his loss to the ,
local police, and offering a reward for
the return of the purse, Mr. Haygood |
left for home at noon. j
’NO. 10.
Equine Paradise, the
Seeming Work of Fair
ies,’ Enchants Admir
ing Thousands.
Blaze and glitter. Sparkle and gleam.
The tramp of hoofs. Trie blare of brass
throated bugles. The dazzle of a thou
sand globes of light through festoons of i
many-colored draperies. The laughter of
fair women. The rustle of silks. The
warm glow of scarlet roses. The blaze of J
jewels.
Ribbons and rosettes of red and yellow
and blue and all the colors of sunset, so
many splotches -of brilliance upon suits
of solemn black. Grooms in varied liv
ery. High-wheeled carts and |, •littering
harness. A rustling of program#. A bat
tallon of opera glasses.
Dress suits, some that fit and some that
did not. A vast ellipse of gorgeous gowns
and snowy shirt-fronts, with crowded bal
conies and ~allcrles behind and overhead.
In the center an enormous sweep of pun
gent tanbark, trampled by satin-coated
horses, champing, tossing their 1 uatrician
heads and stepping proudly to the crack “j
ot whip, the roll of drum and the echoing
harmonies of Liberati’s band. Fcur thou
sand people, coming to see and to be
seen, and. Incidentally, to see this horses,
and the wild charge of the dare-devil
Seventh. Sucn is the Horse Show.
■. The Third Annual Horse Show of At
lanta. if you please to say all «f It, the
society event of the year, for which my
lady has planned triese many months,
bursting forth .Tuesday night in all glory
of bewildering gowns, jewels that caught
the flood of light from the purple-white
globes and reflected it in points of fire;
magnificent cloaks of exquisite fur, j
and silk; armful of roses and Iler most
bewitching smile. ‘
Society was cut in full force, and as the
last bugle blared its retreat and the gal
lant Seventh galloped into the paddock at,F3
11:30 o'clock Society rose from its boxes,
gathered up its furs and top-coat< sought
out its carriages, and with one voice de
clared the Horse Show of 1902 by all odds . «
the finest of the series.
The Show Begins.
Shortly after 8 o’clock the judges began
to assemble on the railed platform in the
center of the arena, while the eager boys
of the Seventh cavalry and the Third ar- i
tlllery crowded around the paddock
gate. , W
Suddenly a bugle blew
Signor Liberati lifted his baton and to tB«
mellow strains of the opening of the ■
Tannhauser overture six splendid single |
horses trotted into the ring, drawing trim
runabouts. There was a hurried refer
ence to the yellow and gold catalogues.
and as the glossy animals sped arounff-tw
the arena Society discovered that thf»- "'W
was ‘Class No. 3. Single Harness—Ap*
pointments.” ... , y
The bugle sounded again. In fact, th®
bugle wa» almost as much in evidence, a®
were the horses. Another smile Stole over
Signor Liberati’s face, and again he lifted
his baton as a second string came canter
ing in. tossing up the fragrant tan-bark. ‘
These were the high-steppers—beauties,
too. There were five of these, and as the
dainty hoofs flashed around the arena the
strains of the great quartette from "Rig
oletto” floated down from the balcony.
Very brilliant, the scene, is it not?
Throngs continue to pour in at the door,
dodging between the big yellow and black
screens, and breaking into involuntary ex- ,
clamatlons of delight as the blaze of the
hig arena bursts into view. What? All
these boxes? This is No. ,One—where in
the world is No. 70?
The other side, dear lady. You may trip
all the way around, and I do assure you,
that ermine cloak is by far the handsom
est thing In the building. You are looking
unusually well—even for you. The roses,
too, match the bloom of your cheek and
the purple electric lights are not brighter
than your eyes. How are you? A smil®
and a nod. See. in the next bok are mor®
friends. She has a fur cloak, too—but
yours is most elegant. Look at the chry
santhemums! Where did they all com®
from? Who ever thought there were so
many opera hats in town? Look! Look!
They are awarding the ribbons. And her®
we are at last in our box!
i_ ; _
WOMAN HANGSSELF
WITH J TRACE
M
KISSED HER BOY AND SENT HIM
AWAY TO PREVENT INTER-
FERENCE WITH* HER
PLANS.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Oct. 13.-The Jef
ferson Recorder, published at Jefferson, , I
Ashe county, N. C., gives the following
details of the suicide of a woman of that /
section:
Mrs. Ellen Vannoy, of Nettle Knob,
Ashe county, committed suicide last week.
On last Thursday no one was left at th*
house but Mrs. Vannoy and her youngest
son. She sent this boy to the store after
some tobacco and while he was gone she
made preparations to hang herself. Her
son returned from the store sooner than
she expected and she kissed the boy and
sent him off again. She then hung herself
with a trace chain in a stable loft. That
evening a general hunt was mad£ for the
woman. She was first found by J. P.
Goodman in the loft, dead. She had a
husband, Leroy Vannoy, and four chil- w
dren. She was about 40 years old.
Once before, about a year ago, thia
woman tried to kill herself by hanging,
but was found and cut down before she
was dead.
ROUTE OF A. K. AND N.
‘ MAY BE SHORTENED
KNOXVILLE, Oct. 15.—1 tis announced ,
that the Louisville and Nashville may
completely change the route of the Atlan
ta. Knoxville and Northern through tne
mountains near Ducktown, Tenn. The
contemplated change will cost $2,00",C00 ;
and will reduce the length of the road by
22 miles, as w’ell as avoiding very heavy
grades and difficult passages.
The proposed route is through the Ocoee >
river cavern, which is considered the orig
inal construction of the Atlanta, Knox
ville and Northern, but was then aban
doned on account of the enormous cost, ]
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