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Newspaper Page TextAtlanta Setni-UJedklji JfetWwL VOL. V MINERS PAY HONOR TO PRESIDENT MITCHELL Throughout Entire An thracite Region Mitchell Day Is Enthusiasti cally Observed. WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Oct. 3 Mitchell day was celebrated by all the union min ers in the anthracite region today. There was a general suspension of work. A few washeries were working but their output of coal was very small President Mitchell arrived from >ew York today. He will go to Scranton to attend the first session of the arbitration commission There were demonstrations in many of the nearby towns today and after the parade the people flocked to Wilkesbarre in large numbers to see the big parade. ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDS; MARTIAL AIRS ARE PLAYED SHAMOKIN. Pa . Oct. 3 Mitchell day was observed here today. Seven thousand United Mine Workers headed by the Tenth t 'giment band and troops paraded the streets, after which the mine work ers were addressed by several labo” lead • err. No collieries wera in operation and all business was generally suspended. PEACE COMMISSION DEPARTS FOR THE MINES WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.—The majority of the members of the anthracite coal strike commission left here at 3 o’clock today over the Baltimore and Ohio rail road for Scranton. Pa., where they will meet tomorrow morning to begin their investigation of the conditions in the min ing region The party consisted of Com missioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright. General Wilson. Bishop Spalding. Grand Chief E. E. Clark. Order of Railway Con- . ductors: Assistant Recorders Mosely and Neill and three stenographers. The other members of the commission are also expected to reach Scranton by tomorrow morning. Judge Gray. the chairman Is at Wilmington. Del., and ex pects to board the train on its arrival there late this afternoon. Messrs. Wat- Jkins and Parker are in New York city and have been officially notified of the "departure of others from here. The com mission will spend tomorrow at Scranton, arranging the details of the trip through ■ the coal fields. The hearings will not begin until the formal claims of the min ers and the answer of the operators have been filed. The first place to be visited by the com mission after leaving Scranton will prob ably be Wilkesbarre. The tour through the coal fields in advance of the hearing will be determined by the commission as the developments show the necessity * The itinerary will be mapped out to corer the several important coal fields of the anthracite region. Important town representatives of each of the fields will be visited. It is expected that the com mittee will proceed to Wilkesbarre and to to the Pttston, while points like Scranton are in what is known as the northern coal basin. Then the middle eastern fields and th* ewnthem eoel fteMs will be visited v in turn. The towns to be visited probably will include Hazelton. Shenandoah. Potts ville. Tamaqua. Shamokin and Carbon dale. None of the members of the commission is willing to be quoted in predictions of the length of time the work of the com mission will consume. They say they will go into the suoject exhaustively and one ■of them said privately today that he be lieved the report would be ready within two months. ♦ If either of the parties to the con troversy should refuse to abide by the decision of the commission what could be done? this commissioner was asked. “I do not regard that as a possibility.** was his answer. "We see no reason to anticipate anything of the sort. 1 do not believe either side could face the force of public opinion by rejecting the con clusions which they have agreed in ad vance to accept.” TWO BANKERS' INDICTED IN ALABAMA MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Oct. 3.-F. M. Billing and J. P. Kohn, president and bookkeeper, respectively, of the Josiah Morris Banking company, have been in dicted by the grand jury for false pre tenses. » ■ The banking company failed some time ago. but reopened with an agreement to pay installments to depositor*. The president and bookkeeper were ar .rested. but promptly made bond. When arraigned, the judge fixed the amount of bond at CO.OOO each. S. A. L. FILES MORTGAGE FOR $75,000.000 LOAN AMERICUS, Ga.. Oct. 29—By far the largest mortgage ever filed In the office of the clerk of the superior court of Sumter county has just been recorded in favor of the Continental Trust Company, of Baltimore, against the Seaboard Line Railway. The mortgage contains about forty thousand words, covers nearly all the main and branch lines of the road ■••nd is given to secure seventy-five million dollars of indebt edness. SHAW'S YOUNG SON BETRAYS OPIUM TO OFFICER WHEN SEARCH OF SHIP WAS MADE EIGHTY POUNDS OF SMUGGLED GOODS WERE FOUND ABOARD. SEATTLE. Wash. Oct. 3 Eighty pounds of opium, which a Chinese stew !ard on the coast survey steamer Gedney k wfll be charged with attempting to smug gle from Victoria to Seattle, was seized aboard the cutter by customs inspectors today. Eight parcels worth in the aggre gate 81.0124. were found in the steward's department. Gong Gee. the steward, is in the county jail awaiting trial for attempting to smuggle a countryman between the same points on the same voyage A strange feature is the smuggler’s cool nerve in selecting a government vessel tor a ve hicle with which to carry on his illegal practice. Secretary Shaw’s young son, a guest on the Gedney. was induced by some repre sentative of the Celestial to say that Gong Gee wanted his effects thrown overboard. This gave the officers the cue to search for the opium. FRINGE OF WILES MAY HE PRESENT IT WORLD’S FUR SON OF KING EDWARD AND HIS WIFE MAY REPRESENT ENG LAND AT ST. LOUIS EX POSITION. LONDON. Oct. 28.—The report cabled from the United States that Prince and Princess of Wales probably would visit the St. Louis exposition in 1904 created much interest here. The news occupied a prominent place in all the newspapers. Surpise was expressed in official circles at the question being publicly discussed at all. At York house, the residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, a repre sentative of the Associated Press was told that nothing was known officially on the subject. From inquiries in other quar ters, however, the Associated Press learn ed that while no official invitation had been extended, the matter had been un officially presented to the king, who re turned a polite, non-committal reply. It is pointed out that the question of accept ance or declination must, of course, await the transmittal of official invitation from the United States government. roosevelt”asks”nati6n TO RETURN THANKS TO GOD WASHINGTON. Oct. President Roosevelt issued the annual proclama tion today naming Thursday. November 27th, as Thanksgiving day. The proclam ation is as follows: •’According to the yearly custom of our people, it falls upon the president at th'.s season to appoint a day of festival and thanksgiving to God. "Over a century and a quarter has pass ed since this country took its place among the nations of the earth, and dur ing that time we have had, on the whole, more to be thankful for than has fallen to the lot of any other people. Genera tion after generation has grown to man hood and passed away. Each has had to bear its peculiar burdens, each to face its special crisis and each has known years of grim trial, when the country was men aced by malice, domestic or foreign levy, when the hand of the Lord was heavy in it with drouth or flood or pestilence, when in bodily distress and anguish of soul '.t paid the penalty of folly and a froward heart. We have struggled onward and upward. We now have abundantly en joyed well being and under the favqr of the Most H.gh we are striving earnestly to achieve moral and spiritual uplifting. The year that has just closed has been one of peace and of overflowing plenty. Rarely has any people enjoyed greater prosperity than we are now enjoying. For this we render heartfelt and solemn thanks to the Giver of Good, and we seek to praise Him not by words but by deeds also. "Now therefore, I. Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of general thanksgiv ing Thursday, the twenty-seventh of the coming November, and do recommend that throughout the land the people cease from their ordinary occupations and in’ their several homes and places of wor ship render thanks unto Almighty God for the manifold blessings of the past year. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto ret my hand and caused the seal of .he United States to be affixed. “Done at the city of Washington, this Sth day of October, in the year of Our Lord, one thusand nine hundred and two. and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty seventh. (Seal) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” "By the President: JOHN HAY, Sec retary of State.” MISSIONARY PAINTS CHINA VERY DARK TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 28—" It will take a hundred years or more of hard work and the expenditure of hundreds of thou sands of dollars to civilize southern China.” This statement is made by Hen ry W. Huntzell, a Methodist Episcopal missionary sent out by the Chicago mis sion two years ago to the Chosong sta tion in southern China. He is now on his way back to Chicago on account of ill health. “In southern China murder is as fre quent as your meals, and it is called cus tom instead of crime. Natives have little or no moral law. There is marriage law, but it is only for the protection of inhabitants. A southern Chinese woman, once married to a man, can never desert him. A man can have as many wives as he likes. "Slave traffic Is rampant In all parts of the southern provinces. Fathers dispose of their daughters and wives in the same manner as in this country we dispose of live stock. Notwithstanding these condi tions. within three years since our mis sion was opened we have made 260 con verts. We have established two schools, and our meetings are well attended.” * SISTER OF”r6OSEVELT RESTS EASIER TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. »—Dr. Wynkoop, who is Mrs. Douglass Robinson's family physician, said today that his patient was improving. "Mrs. Robinson is not suffering from any disease.” he said. “She has a good deal of cold and is somewhat run down, but that is all.” Asked as to the operations said to have been performed on shipboard as Mrs. Robinson, who is a sister of President Roosevelt, was returning to America, Dr. Wynkoop said: “The stories are very much exaggerated. In reality it was a very slight trouble and quickly relieved.” REJECTioTOFuTs? TREATY MAKES ISLAND GLOOMY NEW YORK. Oct. 29.—The Santa Cruz news paper. The Avia, tn commenting on the rejec tion of the treaty for the bale of the Danish West Indies to the United States, says, accord ing to a Herald dispatch from St. Thomas. D. W. I.: “As loyal subjects we accept the govern ment’s decision and will make the best of ex isting conditions, which for Santa Cruz are serious” The newspaper adds that sugar will be shipped as fast as possible and that the outlook for the planters and the poor Is gloomy. ATLANTA, GEORGIA; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1902. MRS.CRDYSTASTDN. WOMAN IOYOCITE, BREATHES LAST NOTED ADVOCATE OF WOMAN’S RIGHTS DIED YESTERDAY AT HER RESIDENCE IN NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK. Oct. 27.—Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton died Sunday afternoon at k the age of 87, after a short Illness, at her home in this city. Old age was given as the cause of death. She was conscious al most to the last. About a week ago Mrs. Stanton began to fail rapidly. This became more notice able last week and then it was known to the family that her death was only a question of days or hours. The children with her when she died were Mrs. M. F. Lawrence and Mrs. Stanton Blatch, of New York: Henry and Robert L., of New York, lawyers; Theo dore, of Paris, and G. Smith, a real es tate broker at Warden Cliff. Long Island. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, but the hour has not been set. The inter ment will be in Woodlawn cemetery. MISS ANTHONY MOURNS DEATH OF HER FRIEND ROCHESTER. N. Y., Oct. 27.—The news of the death of Elizabeth Cady Stanton fell with crushing weight upon Susan B. Anthony, who had planned to go to New York on November 12 to assist the ven erable advocate of woman’s suffrage in the celebration of her eighty-seventh birthday. Miss Anthony’ tonight said: "Through the early days, when the world was against us, we stood together. Mrs. Stanton was always a courageous woman, a leader of thought and new movements. I always called her the phi losopher and statesman of our movement. She was a most finished writer, and every state paper presented to congress or the state legislature in the early days was written by Mrs. Stanton. "The last time I saw Mrs. Stanton was in June. She talked about the other side," said Miss Anthony, "but had no faith that there was any other world. She always said this was a beautiful world, and she wanted to stay here as long as possible. She believed in the immutable law in everything, and did not believe in any special providence for herself or any one else.” Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton .have campaigned together all over this coun try. They’ went to England together in ISS3. "She went to call an international suf frage convention.” said Miss Anthony, "but the English people were afraid of it then. But it was at that time she con ceived the iuea of the convention, which five years later was held in Washington and later formed into the International Council of Women. We received many’ attentions on this visit to England, be ing received by John Bright and other distinguished persons.” WU TING FANG LEAVES WHEN SUCCESSOR COMES WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Minister Wu Ting Fang has not been advised of the appointment of Yuen Shi Kai as minister of commerce of the Chinese empire, al though in his view, such an appointment would not be unlikely. Yuen Shi Kql is the viceroy of Chi Li province. When the late Li Hung Chang was the viceroy of that province, he also held the title of minister of commerce. At that time the title was practically only honorary, as his manifold duties as viceroy prevented him from divers attention to other mat ters. Minister Wu. while he says he has no definite information, believes it prob able that Yuen Shi Kai may have re ceived the title of minister of commerce precisely as Li Hung Chang received it. The ministry of commerce to which Minister Wu has been appointed is a spe cial board whose duties relate to the em pire as a whole. He will be in associa tion with Chang Hio Liang and perhaps with others, the title of each of whom will be minister of commerce. Yuen Shi Kai may be one of these. It is the hope of Minister Wu that Yuen Shi Kai has been so designated as he is a friend of Wu and a statesman and diplomatic of ability and distinction. It seems the more likely, however, that the title conferred upon him is of an honorary character and that, in common with other Chinese viceroys, he will have to do with the min istry’ of commerce only so far as the opinions of the minister may affect the particular province of which he is gov ernor. Minister Wu has received no advices in dicating the probable time of the arrival in Washington of his successor. Minister Liang. Minister ''Liang was appointed minister to the United States early last summer and subsequently made a brief trip to this country as a member of the suite of the emperor’s cousin. The time of his arrival in the United States will be dependent entirely’ upon, the orders of the Chinese foreign officers. three~negrogTrls BUTCHERED BY NEGRO MEMPHIS, Oct. 3.—A special to The Scimitar from Wynne, Ark., says: Thomas Gibson, a well-to-do negro farmer, left his home near here yester day to attend a circus, leaving his three daughters, Mary, aged 17 years; Sophie. 12. and May, 10, at home. I'pon his return a ghastly sight met his gaze. Two of the girls were found inside the house with their beads crushed to a jelly, while the body of the third was found in the yard, terribly’ mutilated. The girls had been subjected to the most atro-- clous indignities. Posses, composed of both blacks and whites, were formed and David Cross, an old negro, w’as arrested. Cross denied all knowledge of the crime, but finally con fessed that he had witnessed the killing, and said that a negro, Johnson by’ name, was the guilty party. The posse is now looking for Johnson, who will be summarily dealt with if ap prehended. WINDY CITY H AsToST~ $5,000,000 IN CITY TAX ’CHICAGO, Oct. 29.—1 n 10 years the city of Chicago has lost 55,610,000 in uncollect ed taxes. A report showing this and de claring the tax assessing and collecting methods of the county full of errors, abuses and mysteries has been placed in the hands of Controller McGann, by ex pert accountants who have been examin ing the books of the county treasurer. During ten years the accountants as sert the collections of delinquent personal property taxes amounted to only $50,000 until an investigation of the books was begun, and then the county authorities were able to collect 115,000 in a month. It is asserted also that £he county au thorities have made a practice of accepting partial payments as payment in full with out showing by their records why a re duction was allowed. MOLINEUX IS FAVORED BY COURT EXCLUSION OF TESTIMONY IN FAMOUS MURDER TRIAL HAS GIVEN HOPE FOR THE PRIS ONER’S FREEDOM. NEW YORK. Oct. Justice Lambert today at the resumption of the trial of Roland B. Mollneaux. announced that he would exclude the testimony of Mamie Melando and Joseph Farrell, given at the last trial of Mollneaux, which the prose cution wished to have read to the jury. Both of these former witnesses live in New Jersey, outside the jurisdiction of the court. Miss Melando was the first witness at the first rial to connect Moli neaux with the blue crescent paper and Farrell testified that he saw Mollneaux In Newark with a small package the day the bottle holder was bought In that city. Assistant District Attorney Osborne called Daniel T. Ames, the handwriting expert, as his first witness today. Ames said, as all the other writing ex perts said, that the same hand wrote all the “Barnett" and “Cbrnish” letters and the addresses on the poison package. He said he had compared those writings with tjie conceded writings of Mollneaux afid is convinced beyond roofn for doubt that his hand made the disputed writings. Counsel for the defense, Mr. Osborne, said, has conceded that one hand wrote the "Barnett” and "Cortiish" letters and the poison package wrapper. “Counsel for the defense has conceded nothing of the sort," interrupted former Governor Black. "Counsel for the defense conceded that the defense knows nothing about those letters, and does not expect to dispute the contention of the district attorney.” Justice Lambert’s view of the situation sustained the defense. Under cross-examination by former- Governor Black. Mr. Ames said that he had ben mistaken more than once. An drew A. Knowles, cashier the Mechan ical National bank, was called as an ex pert in handwriting. He said he had made final study of all the writings conceded and disputed and believed all were made by one hand. Former Governor Black had no ques tions and Mr. Osborne announced the case for the prosecution was closed. At the suggestion of counsel Justice Lambert suspended farther proceedings until tomorrow. . YOUNG~MAY BE MADE HEAD OF U. S. ARMY WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.—“1 do not think that I am betraying any confidence when I say that Major JJeneral 8. B. Young will be the next TTeutonanf general of the army,” sold Majpr General Corbin, today. Then he added: “And his promotion will be enjoyed by no one more than by myself.” Lieutenant General Mlles will retire from age next August and this declara tion by General Corbin was inspired by some comment td the effect that the ap pearance of his (General Corbin's) name in the monthly army list next after that of- General Miles, pointed out the proba ble succession. As a fact, it is stated that the order of the names in the list was fixed by the seniority of the commissions of the offi cers. General Young would have about a year to serve in that grade if he is made lieutenant general. EDITOR SAWTELL HAS” VERY NARROW ESCAPE GRIFFIN, Ga., Oct. 29.-Mr. J. C. Saw tell, of The Montezuma Record, came very near losing his life this morning while at tempting to board the southbound train on the Central railroad. He was badly bruised about the face, and head, but Is not suffering greatly. His wife and mother are with him, and will give him every attention. bateOnndunced FOB THE MAHDI ONE FARE ROUND TRIP ON ANY LINE SOUTH OF POTOMAC AND OHIO AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. The Southeastern Passenger association, consisting of nearly all of the roads in the south, has announced the regular low rates for the Mardi Gras which will be held in New Orlean* on February 18-24, and in Mobile on the same days. A rate of one firet-ciass fare for the round trip, with a minimum rates of 50c, has been announced by the passenger as sociation from all points south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi river to the Mardi Gras held in each of these cities. Tickets will be sold from February 17 to 23, inclusive, and for all trains sched uled to arrive in either New Orleans or Mobile during the forenoon of February 24th, with a final limit of February 28th. By depositing tickets by the original pur chaser with the special agent of the pas senger association. IR. either of the cities, not earlier than February 18th and not later than February 28th, and by payment of a fee of 50c, an extension of the final limit may be secured until March 14th. Open form of excursion tickets will be sold south and west of but not Including points on the following lines: Southern railway, Greenville to Birmingham; Lou isville and Nashville, Birmingham to Montgomery and Pensacola. Stop overs will be granted at winter tourist stop over points on iron clad sig nature tickets on some of the lines. The great number of passengers who an nually attend the Mardi Gras in New Or leans and In Mobile is perhaps larger than the number of passengers hauled at any other time in this section of the country, tourists from all over the world attending these two festivals of merry making. Thousands of visitors annually pass through this city on their way to litardi Gras, while New Orleans and Mobile are packed with visitors during the carnivals, where Rex and Proteus reign supreme. by one Formt tions an for the At th< Lamber YOUN WAS! think tl when I Young LAW MAKERS GOING WITH GOVERNOR TO VALDOSTA TERRELL WILL MAKE HIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT AS GOVER NOR TO THE STATE ' FAIR. • Governor Terrell will make his first visit as governor of the state today, when he will attend the state fair at Valdosta, with the house and senate. To day is Georgia day and Governor Ter rell will be on hand to review the state troops which assemble there for the fair. Governor Terrell left last night for Valdosta on the Central railroad, arriv ing at Valdosta this morning at seven o'clock. He will spend the day in the city as the guest of the citizens of Valdosta and the Fair association, and will re turn to Atlanta Friday morning. As the governor has not yet appointed his staff he will go unaccompanied. Mili tary officers of the companies which as semble in Valdosta will be detailed to act as aides to the chief executive. Owing to the inability of the Central railroad to furnish the necessary cars, the general assembly will not visit the fair until next week. The Confederate reunion at Columbus and the meeting of the grand lodge of Masons in Macon put all of the available cars of the Central to use. Efforts were made to secure cars from the Southern, but the efforts were unsuccessful. The date of the visit has therefore been changed until next Wed nesday night, and next Thursday will be made Legislators Day by the fair asso ciation. ENGINEER AND CREW UNDER WARRANTS TODAY CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 29.—Today crimi nal proceedings were instituted against Engineer E. Hunnlcut and Conductor Ed Farmer, of the Belt Railway company, who were in charge bf the freight train that ran into the Rapid Transit cax Sun day afternoon injuring seven people. Three separate sets of warrants were sworn out. One set was sworn out by M. G. L. Roberts, a prominent insurance man, whose two little daughters were injured in the wreck, charging that the engineer and conductor had violated the law under sections 6482 and 6483 of the code by their acts of commission and negligence. If none of the injured die, the punishment is from six months to three years, and if any die, as is very likely, the punishment is from two to ten years. These were sworn out by Mr. Roberts voluntarily. The defendants waived examination and were bound over to circuit court. Two other sets of warrants were sworn out by the manager of the Rapid Transit company, charging the engineer and con ductor “with removing and .changing a signal so as to endanger the lives of the passengers" and with "omitting to ob serve the proper precautions prescribed for the prevention of accidents.” These cases were continued. It is claimed that a brakeman of the freight train will tes tify that the signal forbidding the freight to proceed further was burning, but that the conductor ordered him to change the signal and the train went ahead. TWO GEORGIA RAILROADS WILL SOON BE MERGED It is announced in railroad circles today that the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western railroad will be merged into the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad on Satur day, November Ist. Beginning on that date the Georgia Southern and Florida will operate through trains to Jackson ville. While it was known for some time that the ueorgla, Southern ana Florida had acquired control of the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western it had not been announced when the merger would occur. The Georgia Southern and Florida for some time has been using the tracks or the Atlantic, Valdosta and Western, but beginning Saturday the line of the At lantic, Valdosta and Western will be un der the jurlsdletion of the Georgia South ern and Florida. This arrangement will also give the Central of Georgia a new line into Jacksonville. The Atlantic, Val dosta and Western extends from Valdosta to Jacksonville a distance of over 100 miles. ALABAMA STATE ELECTION TAKES ELACE TUESDAY BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 29.—Though the date of the state election is fast ap proaching the campaign continues very quiet. The Republicans are already be glnnng to cry fraud and have trumped up several minor charges against their adversaries. The election takes place next Tuesday and there is no doubt as to Democratic success. The majorrlty of Governor Jelks over J. A. W. Smith, the Republican nominee, will be pronounced. The campaign has only been warm in the seventh district, where Congressman John L. Burnet is being given a warm race by O. D. Street, the Republican-Populist candidate. Many speakers were sent into that district by the Democrats and all of them did some good. The Republicans claim that they have the fight won. MARYLAND MONUMENT FOR CHICKAMAUGA PARK CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 29. Engineer E. E. Belts, of the Chickamauga-Chattanoo ga Park commission, has received notice that the Maryland Park commission has accepted the designs and awarded the contract for a $7,000 monument to be erect ed at Orchard Knob, where a battery of Confederate artillery from that state was engaged. The monument will have a triangular base, with three bronze figures and a 45-foot shaft with a color bearer in bronze on the top. Mr. Betts has also received information that the Ohio Park commission has de cided to build a $25,000 monument on Mis sionary Ridge and has advertised for de signs and bids. The state has many mon uments here, but this one will be the largest erected here to the soldiery of Ohio. FOURTEEN TO TESTIFY AGAINST THIS NEGRO NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Jeremiah Hun ter, the negro who held a score of police and volunteers at bay in his home of Strong’s lane, north beach, on Labor day, and succeeded In stirring up a battle in which fourteen persons were shot, has been placed on trial in Long Island city on a charge cf assault in the second de gree upon William Thorp, who was the first man shot in the fight. Hunter de clares Thorp was trespassing on his land. ques e case usttce edings Io not fldence ;e neral VALDOSTA WELCOMES THRONGS TO THE FAIR PRETTY GIRL GONE; MOTHER JSKS Limn MISS ALLIE COLEMAN, OF PENSA- COLA, IS MISSING AND ROB- ERT NEWMAN MUST AP- PEAR IN COURT. PENSACOLA, Fla., Oct. 27.—Robert S. Newman, a- postoffice clerk, and Otis Kel sey and Jack Malone, brakemen, are un der bond to appear tomorrow before Jus tice Wolfe. Newman Is charged with ab ducting Miss Allie Coleman, 17 years old, from the home of her mother and con cealing her. Kelsey and Malone are held as accessories. Miss Coleman is a pretty and highly re spected young lady. She had been a com panion of Newman and it was thought a marriage was in prospect. The girl had been in the country some weeks when it is alleged she received a note, carried by the hackmen, in which it was represented that her mother had sent for her and wanted her to return. The girl is alleged to have gotten into a wait ing carriage and came to town. That was two weeks ago and she has never been seen since. The mother endeavored to learn of her whereabouts from Newman and the oth ers, but all professed Ignorance and Mrs. Coleman, as a last resort, swore out the three warraits. All defendants are widely known in I'ensacola, and the arrests caused a sen sation. j .w. engTish,7fl;~wTll be TERRELLS CHIEF OF STAFF James W. English, Jr., will be appointed by Governor Joseph M. Terrell as colonel and his chief of staff. While Governor Terrell has not yet an nounced his staff, and will not do so for several days, when the announcement is made is will undoubtedly include Mr. English as chief of staff. Col. R. J. Lowrey was chief of Gover nor Candler’s staff. The news of his appointment will be a matter of interest throughout the state. Colonel English, as he must soon be styled, Is rated as one of the shrewdest young business men in the city of Atlanta. Besides being a prominent figure in so ciety and clubdom. He is not at present a member of any military organization. LIVINGSTON WILL SPEAK ’" IN NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN Hon. L. F. Livingston has gone to New Jersey to make speeches in behalf of the Democratic candidates for congress from that state. Mr. Livingston will also make speeches in Maryland. He left this eity Sunday night. Mr. Livingston has been in bad health for some time, and was decid edly opposed to going into a hot political fight, only going when he was assured by Chairman Griggs, of the Democratic con gressional campaign committee, that his work was earnestly needed in those two states In behalf of the Democratic party candidates. Friday night Mr. Livingston will go to Maryland and will address the voters of Annapolis, and on Saturday he will speak at Laurel, the home of Senator Gorman. BURTON SMITH HAS HARO CRUSHED OFF While boarding a train at Powder Springs last night at 8 o’clock Attorney Burton Smith, of Atlanta, was thrown from the coach, and he fell in such away as to get his left hand badly crushed. He was also hurt about the head. A por tion of the left hand was amputated at an early hour this morning at the Hal cyon sanitarium, on Cain street. The injured man’s wounds were dressed and he was brought to Atlanta. The train arrived at 12:10 o’clock this morning and Burton Smith was taken from the bag gage car, where he had been placed on a pallet, and carried from the depot to the Halcyon sanitarium in a private ambu lance. Attorney Burton Smith is president of the Georgia Bar Association, adjutant of the Fifth regiment, and president of the Atlanta Athletic club. He is one of the most prominent attorneys in the state and numbers his friends by the hundreds. He is a man of the finest physique and such an accident as has happened to him is peculiarly unfortunate. • , HON. WARNER HILL FOR RAILROAD COMMISSION Hon. Warner Hill, of Meriwether, is a candidate for railroad commissioner, to fill the vacancy which will be caused by the expiration of the term of Judge Spen cer R. Atkinson. The friends of the Meri wether statesman have already presented his name to Governor Terrell, and yester day Mr. Hill definitely confirmed what has been a rumor for several days. In speak ing to a party of friends of his candidacy he stated yesterday that he had consid ered the matter carefully and was in the race. COLON EL L. S. ROAN SUCCEEDS JUDGE CANDLER Governor Terrell yesterday appointed Colonel L. S. Roan, of Fairburn, Camp bell county, judge of the superior court of the Stone Mountain circuit to succeed Judge John S. Candler, who has been elected associate justice of the supreme court. Masons Leave for Macon. BROCKS STATION. Ga., Oct. 29.—Sev eral of our prominent Masons left yester day for Macon to be in attendance at the 116*th annual communication of the Grand Lodge. F. and A. M. of Georgia. Dr. N. W. Gable goes as master and representative of Sharon Grove lodge, one of the oldest as well as one of the best working lodges In this part of the state. Past Master W. M. Anderson, Dr. J. L. Gables, J. W. Ward and E. A. Huckaby go as members of important committees. NO. 14. Railroads Arrange Fine Schedules and Offer Reduced Rates to Exposition. VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 3.—The greatest fair ever given under the auspices of the State Agricultural Society was thrown i open to the public this morning and foe the next ten days it will be the center of attraction in the southern portion of the state. • That the railroads expect great crowds to the fair is evidenced by the unpre cedented schedules which have been ar ranged. Special trains have been put on all of the roads and passengers for an hundred miles around can come to Val dosta during the fair at almost any hour. No such schedules were ever ar ranged before and no such other prepara tions were ever made by the railroads for inducing and accommodating travel to a state fair. The show is worthy of all of the en couragement it is receiving from the rail roads and from other sources. The ex hibit In all of the departments is way above the average and in many of the departments there is a large overflow. This is notably true of the live stock, the poultry and machinery displays, three huge tents having been brought Into ser vice to accommodate these exhibits. While the fair is a splendid one in all of its departments, it is the agricultural department that makes it far superior to former state fairs. There are ten coun ties which have splendid county exhibits, while eight or ten of the leading farmers of the state have individual exhibits. These exhibits fill the great agricultural building to the rafters, though the ar rangement of each is very artistic and plenty of room is left in the aisles for 1 visitors to make a thorough inspection of each. The counties which have exhibits are Bartow, in charge of H. J. McCormick; Troup, in charge of J. W. Story; Camden, in charge of Mr. Carmichael; Dodge, in charge of W. Paul; Mitchell, In charge of L. G. Collins; Berrien, in charge of Editor H. C. Brown and a committee of citizens: Worth, in charge of Jfr. and Mrs. W. W. Monk; Spalding, in charge of W. P. Walker and S. R. Kiegal & Son; Bibb, in charge of Captain Bush Lumsden; and Lowndes, in charge of a committee consisting of H. Y. Tillman, W. S. Mcßee, W. F. Arnold, W. T. Staten, J. W. Hagan and T. G. Smith. The rivalry between the counties for the various premiums is very apparent and in every one of the exhibits the managers are doing all in their power to improve appearances. In the women’s department, the exhib its have overflowed 'all of the space al lotted to that department and great trunks of exhibits of different sorts were pouring in upon the committe this morn ing. The display is in excellent shape '-aed comes from portions of the state.- - The women’s department is under the management of the Federation of Wom en’s clubs with the following general committee: Mrs. A. O. Granger, of Car tersville, superintendent; Mrs. J. Lindsey Johnson, of Rome, chairman; Miss Mabel Head, of Dalton, Mrs. T. E. Culbreth, of Palmetto, and Mrs. H. W. Whaley, of Jesup. The local ladles’ committee con sists of Mesdames W. H. Griffin, T. M. Talbot, D. C. Ashley, W. S. West, C. W. Lamar and J. G. Stevens. These ladies and others have been tireless workers for the success of their department and that it is a brilliant success is not hard to understand. Among the other features of the fair that will attract much attention is the geological display which is being made by the state department. It Is presided over by State Geologist W. S. Yates and Assistant S. P. Jones. It is tue same display which was carried to the Buffalo exposition and which has been one of the finest collections of minerals in the country. The outside features are ail good. The village of Indians, fifteen in number, in camps, firing and working just as they do in their native homes, is quite a good attraction. The drove of ostriches from the Florida ostrich farm is another fea ture that is proving very popular. The midway features are much better than have been seen here before, the dancing girls and that class having been cut out. Tomorow will be Georgia day at the fair and Governor Terrell and staff are expected to review the military com panies and hold a reception. The state legislature is also expected in a body and elaborate arrangements are being made for the entertainment of all of these visit- , ors. Ten military companies, besides two I artillery companies, will be here and a! sham battle will be the afternoon sea- j tore. Friday will be north Georgia day and a very fine musical program In the wom an’s department, under the leadership of Mrs. Harry Young, of Atlanta, will be one of the best features of the day. Saturday will be school children’s day and all pupils under 15 years of age will be admitted to the grounds free. The state fair is now well under way and. with clear weather, it will prove an epoch-making event in the history of the state, giving to south Georgia and north Georgia a knowledge of each other's resources which they have not had be fore. ACTORS AND CLERGYMEN FORM CHURCH ALLIANCE NEW YORK, Oct. 29.—A number of actors, actresses and clergymen have at a meeting in this city adopted a constitution for the actors’ church alliance, a national organization, the object of which is to unite the interests of the stage and the church and oppose Sunday per formances. The meeting was long and spirited, delegates being unable to come to any understanding on many of the points of organization and an adjournment was taken until today, when an effort will be made to draw up satisfactory by-laws. Bishop Potter was to have acted as chair man. but a letter was read in which he ex pressed his appreciation of the work done by the alliance and offered to contribute toward a fund to aid in the maintenance of an order in the field to arouse Interest in the work of all the cities of the country. CORONER’S JURY GAVE CAGLE VERDICT YESTERDAY GAINESVILLE. Ga., Oct. 3.—The cor oner’s Inquest found a verdict today of Justifiable homicide in the case of David Cagle, who shot and Instantly killed Martin Smith Monday night near Bell ton. Smith, drunk, endeavored to force en trance to Cagle's home and assaulted Cagle with a knife. Bill and Bob Smith who were with Martin, were arrested and jailed today. Bill Smith married Cagle's daughter Sunday. The Smith boys wers drinking.