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VOL. IX.
FOURTH BLACK HAND ■
LETTER RECEIVED
. BI ISUCiBDLEB'
Mails Are Reported Flooded
With Letters to Atlanta
Capitalist Demanding His i i
Death or Fabulous Sums
BURBAGE DENIES ANY
COMPLICITY IN CASE
But Is Identified by Bank Os- 1
ficials—Mr. Candler •Re
fuses to Talk, but De- i
tectives Show Letters ;
Despite tba efforts of federal agents
and private detectives. Black Hand let-|
ters to Asa O. Candler, president of the
Coca-Cola company, the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation, and other prom
toe nt concerns, continue to flood the
mails.
The last addition to Mr. Candler's col
lection was received Sunday through the
regular mail to the Central bank. This <
letter, with others, was immediately
turned over to the Carter-Patterson De , .
* tocttve agency, employed by Mr. Candler
to ferret out the mystery.
The fourth letter received by Mr. Can- ,
dler demands under the threat of the
penalty of having his home dynamited, j
that KUOUO be placed in an ash barrel in
front of the public school on Edgewood ■
avenue near the Candler home Monday
night at 7 o'clock. Tlrfh letter bears the (
1 date of Saturday. The handwriting on|,
the Inside of the letter is similar to that|,
of the other letter, but he envelope is
addressed in an enirely different hand,
showing conclusively that more than one
person is interested in the plot.
Only one arrest has been made in the ((
ease. J. H. Burbage, held in default of :,
a s>» bond at the Fulton county jail.:
was admittedly arrested to the case by.
a federal detective. Burbage was con-!
aacted by the case through suspicious. I
circumstances surrounding two visits
made by him to the Candler building,
and by the similarity of his handwriting :
wtih that on several of the Black Hand
letters.
Since the incarceration of Burbage,
•no letter, making the threat of dynamit
ing Mr. Candler's residence to event he’
tailed to comply with its demands, has
*. been received.
Since the arrest of Burbage. A. P-
Coles and John S. Owens, two of the
Central Bank and Trust Corporation of
ficials, both are said to have positively
identified Burbage as the man who, on
Tuesday, made suspicious inquiries about
Mr Candler shortly before the time ap
pointed for him to leave 130,000 in the
. alley by the Grand theatre.
Burbage, according to detectives, was
recently arrested in Birmingham in con
nection with a forgery case. While never
having lived in Atlanta, he has paid a
number of visits to the city.
According to the reports, the first of the
recent Black Hand letters received by
Mr. Candler demanded that 130,000 be
placed at a designated spot in the Uni
versalist church. A second letter gave
another place, and the third designated
a spot in the Grand alley.
Decoy money bags were placed in each
instance, but the writer of the letters
was evidently too smooth for the detec
tives.
The letters have all contained threats
against Mr. Candler and members of his
family, saying that his residence would
be dynamited in event he failed to
comply with the demand.
In one letter the writer said the wires
of the Candler home had been cut to
prevent a message to the police.
Four letters have now been received by
Mr. Candler.
J. H. Burbage, arrested for complicity
to the case, declares that the first time
be knew the charge on which he is real
ly held was when he read his name in a
newspaper as a Black Hand suspect.
Burbage was arrested last Thursday.
A letter had been received by Mr. Candler
demanding that he leave the bank at 10
o'clock and place $20,000 to the alley by i
the Grand theatre. A few minutes before:
that time Burbage was found hanging!
around the Candler building. He was ar
rested as he was starting to enter the
elevator in the building.
According to Burbage he was on his
wa/ to visit a local dentist who is re
lated to him by marriage, when the de
tective placed him under arrest.
Burbage says that he was then taken
to the Terminal hotel, where he was held
2 for A hours, two detectives guarding
him ail the time. His meals were sent!
up to the room from the hotel restau-'
rant and he was allowed to talk with no
one. According to the suspect his guards j
refused to discuss his case with him, and'
until bo road the story of the Candler 1
Black Hand letters he did not know what,
charge he was held for.
While he was held tn the Terminal ho
tel. the city marshal of Conyers, at the
detectives' request, came to Atlanta and
identified him as a man wanted in that
- town for highway robbery.
Burbage, while denying that ,he is
1 wanted in Conyers, stated that he left
there last Sunday, and the following day
he was in Lithonia, coming to Atlanta
Monday night and immediately starting
a search for a job. When arrested he
had only a few dollars on his person.
Burbage states that he has relatives in
Birmingham and in Greenville, 8. C. He
has made no attempt to raise the amount
of his small bond, as he believes that
tn the course of a few days the detec
tives will voluntarily release him from
custody.
From conversation with detectives
working on the case it appears that they
believe that there Is more than one per-'
son concerned to the case. In fact It
appears that there is an organised plot
against Mr. Candler.
This is the second time Mr. Candler
has received letters of the Black Hand
variety Before they were traced to Dan
T. Johnson, a young man. who was not
prosecuted owing to a friendship exist
ing between his father and Mr. Candler.
This, the second attempt to secure
money from Mr. Candler in the same
manner, bears none of the amateurish
handmarks of the first attempt.
CANDLER REFUSES TO TALK.
Mr. Candler positively refuses to dis
cuss the situation, and will neither deny
or affirm the allegation that he has re
ceived the letters or that he has placed
/ the matter In the hands of detectives.
However, there are several letters ad
dressed tn Mr. Candler in the possession
of the Carter-Patterson Detective agency. I
These letters are said by the detectives,
Its be the Black Hand letters In question.}
Uflantet Bowwl
JOHNSON ANO ERWIN
RENOMINNTEB Bl TIFT
Former Is Reappointed Mar
shal Here, Latter District
Attorney at Macon
(By Associated Press. (
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20—Tne nomina
tions of Walter H. Johnson, of Atlanta,
to be United States marshal for the
northern district of Georgia, and Marion
Erwin, of Macon, to be United States
district attorney for the southern district
of Georgia were sent to the senate today
by President Taft. There is no opposi
tion to either appointment and both will
be confirmed at due time. The nomina
tions were referred to the Judiciary com
mittee. Both are reappointWnents.
The nomination of F. Carter Tate to be
United States district attorney for the
northern district of Georgia did not come
to. but Senator Bain, who saw President
Taft today, states that he is confident
Tate will be named.
The nominations in full are:
Joseph E. Morrison, for the territory of
Arizona.
Marion Erwin, for the southern district
of Georgia.
Ernest F. Cochran, for South Carolina.
The president also sent in the nomina
tions of the following United States
marshals:
Pope M Long, for the northern district
of Alabama.
Walter H. Johnson, for the northern
district of Georgia.
William Henkel, southern district of
New York.
Word has been received in Atlanta of
the reappointment by the president of
Walter H. Johnson as United States
marshal. This news is no surprise to the
people of Atlanta or Georgia at large, as
Mr. Johnson's name appeared on the first
official slate sent out from Washington,
and there has never been any reason to
doubt that he would be continued in of
fice.
Mr. Johnson stands high with the ad
ministration. and is chairman of the state
republican committee. He is a close
friend of the president and regarded as
the strongest man with the administra
tion anywhere in the state.
PRESIDEMT MINTS
FOREmiIHISTERS
No Decision Has Been Reach
ed on Whitelaw Reid
at London
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20—Presdent Taft
today sent to the senate the following
nominations of ambassadors and minis
ters:
Robert Bacon, of New Trot, ambassa
dor to France.
Richard C. Kerens, of Missouri, ambas
sador to Austria-Hungary.
Henry Lane Wilson, of Washington,
ambassador to Mexico.
Charles Page Bryan. Illinois, minis
ter to Belgium.
William James Calhoun, of Illinois, min
ister to China.
Henry P. Fletcher, of Pennsylvania,
minister to Chile. •
Henry T. Gage, of California, minister
to Portugal.
R. S. Reynolds Hitt, of Illinois, minister
to Panama.
John B. Jackson, of New Jersey, min
ister to Cuba.
Fenton R. McCreery, of Michigan, min
ister to Honduras.
Edwin V. Morgan, of New Tork, minis
ter to Paraguay.
Charles W. Russell, of the District of
Columbia, minister to Persia.
Laurite S. Swenson, of Minnesota, min
ister to Switzerland.
Horace G. Knowles, of Delaware, min
ister and consul general to the Dominican
republic.
It was stated at the White House today
that no decision has yet been reached
gith regard to the post at Great Britain
now filled by Whitelaw Reid.
8 RIOT GUNS TO PROTECT
AN ILLINOIS NEGRO
Sheriff Fears Demonstration
Against Clark, Who Shot a
Motorman and Conductor
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Dec. 20 —Sheriff Cash
el. of St. Clair county. 111., today order
ed eight additional riot guns for protec
tion of the Belleville jail in case of a de
monstration against Will Clark, the ne
gro identified as the robber who shot and
killed Motorman Goudey and seriously
wounded Conductor O’Brien in East St
Louis last Saturday night
“Besides the 12 guns which we will
have with the eight we will have suffi
cient small arms to repel a demonstra
tion.” said Sheriff Cashel. "I do not ex
pect trouble, but I thought it well to
be prepared for it”
Clark was arrested Sunday night. At
the hospital Conductor O'Brien, when he
saw Clark, pointed his finger at the ne
gro and said:
“That’s the man."
Clark was then taken in a special car to
Belleville.
DESPONDENCY CAUSES
DUNLAPS SUICIDE
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Despondency fol
lowing rebukes from his father and a girl
correspondent is believed to have been
the cause which prompted the suicide here
today of George Dunlap, 23 years old, son
of W. S. Dunlap, of Lexington, Ky. An
empty vial which had contained carbolic
acid was found beside the body in Dun
lap's lodgings.
The elder Dunlap's letter found among
the young man’s effects spoke disapprov
ingly of the suicide's conduct, while some
one who signed herself “Mae" regretted
that he had engaged in the liquor busi
ness.’* Dunlap had for a time been em
ployed in a wholesale liquor store, but
had been out of employment for several
months. His family is prominent.
400 MEN AND WOMEN
DRIVEN FROM FIRE
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—A spectacular flro
damaged the seven-story business Slock at U -
1M West 14th street 34&0.0X) today and attract
ed a crowd which blocked the atreeta for three
hours and kept the reserves from four police
stations busy. High pressure water service sent
gallons of water a miaute into the burning
structure without employing engines.
The police trove 60 persons from ahe Salva
tion Arar training school nest door sud more
than 10C men and women employee from the
burning
MADRIZ OPPOSED
FOR PRESIDENCY
BY NICARAUGUANS
Rebel Leader Estrada Wires
Protest to Secretary Knox
Against Any One Selected
by President Zelaya
FIRST PROTEST SO
RECEIVED HERE
Also Opposition to Irias as
Commander of Army—Am
erican Consulate Is Sub
jected to Many Insults
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—“ Peace In
this country can only be assured by the
complete exclusion of Zelaya and his
followers. We will continue fighting
until this is assured. In the name of
liberty, of justice on our side, we ask
you to recognize my government.”
This is the determination of General
Estrada at the head of the revolution
ary army in Nicaragua as expressed in
a telegram received from him by the
secretary of state. Estrada says that
no change in the person of Zelaya’s
chief executive selected by him or by
the congress he controls will be ac
cepted by the majority of Nicaraguan
people allied to the revolutionist cause
In the struggle for justice.
FIRST STATEMENT.
This telegram contains the first author
itative statement that the revolutionary
party will not accept as president of
Nicaragua anyone who has any affilia
tion with Zelaya. The selection of either
Madriz or Irias for this post, therefore,
means a continuance of the revolution.
Late telegrams received at the state de
partment from Nicaragua says the na
tional assembly of Nicaragua has been
instructed by Zelaya to elect Madriz as
president and Irias to the chief command
of the army. This is everywhere In Nica
ragua regarded as a move to continue the
dominance of Zelaya.
A telegram from Corinto, dated the 17th
instant, says that Irias is to be given
the presidency. This statement, however,
is generally doubted. A Managua tele
gram received this morning, stated that
Zelaya was making active military prepa
rations and was putting In office in all
the principal cities, including Managua,
Leon and Grenaaa, known supporters of
Irias who, It was believed, would hold
the real power, as commander in chief
of the government military forces.
HOSTILITY TO CONSULATE,
An official dispatch from Mangua shows
that considerable hostility is being dis
played against the American consulate
there by Zelaya's followers. Petty an
noyances, such as abusive language and
daly threats, are of constant occurrence,
but no actual violence up to this time has
been attempted.
The latest telegram from Managua,
dated last night, stated that 300 fully
armed troops reached there the night
before from Leon, the home of Madriz,
and were at the railroad station when
Madriz arrived. His train was earlier
than expected, but he was escorted to
his hotel by the troops from Leon and
other followers with drawn pistols, the
police being armed with rifles.
Up to this time the department has
received no Information tending to show
that a new president of Nicaragua has
been elected or that even a date has
been decided fin for the election. The
understanding last week was that the
election would be held last Saturday,
cember 18, but there is reason to believe
that it was not so held.
A dispatch from Managua states that
the Nicaraguan, David R. Arellano, who
was imprisoned there for displaying the
American flag upon the receipt of news
last November of the election of Presi
dent Taft, has been released, but wheth
er Zelaya ordered the release is not
known.
ROBBER HOLOS UP AUTO
AND GETS FIFTY GENTS
Lone Highwayman With Win
chester Stops Party Near
Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20.—A lone
and daring robber with a Winchester
rifle held up a party of automobilists
near here Sunday and secured 50 cents.
The robber told the men that his name
was Hunter. The women In the party
were not asked to give up their jewelry.
The robber leveled his gun at Toad
Luke and Y. A. Scruggs, of Nashville,
with the demand for money and valuable.
Scruggs had no money with him, but
Luke was compelled to give up the 50
cents he had.
TOOK ACID WHEN HER
HUSBAND REBUKED HER
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 20.
David Welsenburg, wife of the manager
of the cigar department of a drug
company here, committed suicide last
night in her apartment by drinking
carbolic acid after her husband had
rebuked her for receiving a man
friend in his absence.
Mrs. Welsenburg did not drink the
acid until her husband had left the
apartment on his way to take a train
for New York. He had left before the
body was found and was dispatched for
at once.
MALCONTENTSSEIZE
POLITICALJ>RISONERS
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 20.—A del
egation of malcontents arriving here from
Granada brings news of a demonstration
which occurred there Saturday. A crowd
formed at the railroad station and forci
bly released from custody several politi
cal prisoners. Cries of “Death to Ze
laya!” accompanied the rioting.
The police made a demonstration, finally
training a maxim gun on the rioters, sev
eral of whom were arrested while the
others fled. t .
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21,1909.
THE HOLY FAMILY |
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GEORGIA METHODISTS
MAKE MDTMEDTS
R. H. Robb Is Returned to
Atlanta as Superintendent.
Slutz Also Comes Back
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
EPWORTH, Ga., Dec. 20.—The Georgia
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church today made the following appoint
ments for the year 1910: Atlanta district,
R. H. Robb, superintendent; Atlanta
Egelston Memorial, E. R. Slutz; Atlanta,
Hemphill avenue and East Point, A. F.
Ellington; Fitzgerald, E. J. Hammon;
Spring Place, F. L. Cochran; Union Hill.
W, A. Parsons; Mount Zion and Bremen,
H. E. Sumner; Rock Springs, D. W.
Cook; St. George, E. F. Dean; Tallapoosa,
W. A. Martin; Blue Ridge district, B. F.
Allen, superintendent; Blairsville and
Hiawassee, A. J. Chastain; Dawsonville,
W. A. Stiles; Dunnagan and Simpson, E.
C. Thurston; Ellijay, T. R. Baker; La-
Fayette, L. D. Ellington; Principal Ep
worth seminary, W. D. Stephenson; prin
cipal Union Hill, W. A. Parsons; mission
ary to Porto Rico, W. G. Benedict.
$7,500,000 WORTH OF
TOYS ARE IMPORTED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Santa
Cipus this year apparently has on his
bobks the names of many more child
ren than heretofore. Uncle Sam’s lat
est figures Indicates a great Increase in
the value of playthings which have
been accumulating In the United States
from toy makers of Germany and else
where and those made In the United
States for distribution on Christmas
eve.
During the year at least >7,500,000
worth of toys have been Imported.
75,000 TRAINMEN MAKE
DEMAND FOR INCREASE
PITTSBURG. Pa., Dec. 20.—Trainmen
to the number of 75,000 employed on about
25 railroads east of the Mississippi river,
today, through officials of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen at headquar
ters at Cleveland, Ohio, formally notified
the various divisions and railroads af
fected that a demand for an increase In
wages amounting to from 5 per cent to
40 per cent will be made on January 3.
The agreement between the railroads and
the trainmen necessitates a notice before
any demands can be made. The train
men will wait until January 20 for an
answer from the railroads, it is said.
According to W. G. Lee, president of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
who Is in this city attending the initia
tion of a number of men, the chief de
mand to be made was that the wages of
conductors and their crews be standard
ized, whi?h will mean increases for the
various branches of the trainmen of
from 5 to 40 per cent. A strike is not
yet contemplated, said Mr. Lee. The
trainmen believe that these demands will
be granted.
wreckingTugsTnks;
CRUISER SAVES CREW
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 20.-The British
wrecking tug Bull Dog, from London to
Havana, was sunk at sea early today.
The crew is safe aboard the United
States cruiser Birmingham, now en route
to Norfolk. The Bull Dog was owned by
the Caribbean Wrecking company, of
Liverpool,
Car Works Burned
NEWARK, Ohio, Dec. 20.-Thd main
mill ae'i dry shop of the Jewett car works
In this city was destroyed by fire today.
Low {bout 1150.000.
O what glad, what rapturous feeling
Filled that blessed motner kneeling
By her sole-begotten one!
Mow, her heart with laughter bounding.
She beheld the work astounding—
-Baw his birth, the glorious Son.
Jesus lying in the manger,
Heavenly armies sang the Stranger,
In tne great joy bearing part
Stood the old man with tne maiden,
No words speaking, only laden
With this wonder In their heart.
Mother, fount of love still flowing.
Let me, with thy rapture glowing.
Learn to sympathize with thee;
Let me raise my heart’s devotion.
Up to Christ with pure emotion, »
That accepted x may be.
All that love his stable truly.
And the shepherds watching duly,
larry there the livelong night;
Pray that by thy Son’s dear merit
His elected may Inherit
Their own country's endless light.
THAW MUSI REMAIN IN
THE MATTEAWAN ASYLUM
Justice McKenna Denies His
Petition for a Writ of
Error
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Justice Mc-
Kenna, of the supreme court of the
United States, today denied a petition of
Harry K. Thaw for a writ of error to the
court of appeals of New York in the case
in which Thaw made an effort to obtain
release from the Matteawan asylum.
In that case a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus was denied and the effect
of Justice McKenna’s decision will be to
leave the decision of the court of appeals
undisturbed.
Florida Methodists’.
MEET IN CONFERENCE
LAKELAND, Fla., Dec. 20,-The Flor
ida conference met here Wednesday,
Bishop Atkins presiding. One feature of
the opening was an eloquent address of
welcome by the mayor, Mr. Edwards,
and by Rev. Mr. Bosnell, a local min
ister, and response by Rev. J. R. Cason,
the pastor, and the bishop.
There are 12 transfers from various
conferences to the Florida conference
this year.
The officers attending and addressing
the conference are J. D. Hammond, sec
retary of education; Dr. Chappell, Sun
day school editor; W. W. Pinson, secre
tary missions; J. P. Stewart, superan
nuate endowment fund; A. J. Lamar,
agent publishing house at Nashville; W.
D. McMurry, church extension; H. M.
Hamill, Sunday school secretary.
Dr. McMurry addressed the people on
Friday night and collected SI,OOO to aid
to rebuilding the church In Key West,
destroyed by the flood.
Dr. J. E. Dickey, president of Emory
college, spoke In the interest of that In
stitution, and Dr. W. N. Ainsworth rep
resented Wesleyan Female college at
Macon.
The following are the clerical delegates
to the general conference to meet In
Asheville, N. C., In May: J. S. Patterson,
L. W. Moore, J. P. Hilburn.
SHOT AT MAN FOR FUN
AND FOUGHT POLICE
Pearly Henson, white, an alleged
switchman, employed in the A:, B. & A.
yards, stood flat-footed at a railroad
crossing Sunday afternoon and took a
pot shot for luck, with a big pistol, at
B. H. Livingston, another white switch
man, who happened to be riding past
on the cow catcher of an engine. Tne
bullett whizzed within a couple of inches
of Livingston’s head, and bored a hole
In the engine boiler. According to a
statement made later by Henson, he had
never seen Livingston before, and bore
him not the slightest grudge In the world
—just wanted a little target practice.
Telephone message was hastily sent to
the county police, with the result that i
Lieutenant Dunbar and Officers T. H.
Whitfield and J. B. Pope were soon on
the scene. Henson showed fight and the
officers had some little trouble to over
power him without bloodshed. However,
they finally succeeded, and when Hensuu
was searched it was found that In ad
dition to the pistol he had a big knife
open in his pocket and a pair of brass
knuckles.
Southwest’s Coldest Weather
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20.—Southern Ok
lahoma and the pan handle in Texas are
experiencing the coldest weather of the
season today. Ardmore, Okla., and Abi
lene. Tex., reported four degrees above
zero, and Fort Worth eight above.
In Kansas the temperatre ranged from
ten above at Wichita to zero at Concor
dia, . .. -. ,
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OESPERAOO KILLS SELF,
HEMMED IN HI POSSE
With All Chance of Escape
Gone, Negro in Swamp
Shoots Self to Death
(By Aassciatad Braaa.)
MOBILE, Ala., Dee. 20.—A special from
Abbeville, Ala., says: *
The most thrilling posse search which
ever occurred in Henry county terminat
ed yesterday afternoon when Roy O’Haro
the young negro desperado, either killed
himself or was killed by a member of the
posse which surrounded him. Ever since
Tuesday last when the negro shot Offi
cers Holly and Thomas, the chase con
tinued.
Bloodhounds pursued him so closely that
he shot the leader down and Sheriff But
ler was forced to come to Abbeville to
telegraph fur more dogs. One mile south
of here, at the entrance to the Choctaw
hatchie swamp, a cordon of 100 men sur
rounded him. Wounded, barefooted and
tired, he saw that escape was impossible.
Rather than fall Into the hands of his
pursuers he placed the barrel of his shot
gin to his breast and pushed the trigger
with his toe.
His body was tied to a buggy and drag
ged to Abbeville, and placed In the court
house, where it lay for several hours.
SHOfllilflTSlijllD
/ WOMEN IN I’ftNlC
Louisville Building Inspector
Says Ankle Dresses Are
Necessary
(By Auociatsd Brew.)
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 20.—" Women
wearing skirts longer than ankle length
should be barred from the theatre,” de
clares Col. R. J. Tilford, building inspec
tor, and he has prepared an ordinance to
that effect for the consideration of the
general council.
“No woman should wear a skirt to the
theatre or any other public place that
comes closer than four inches to the
ground,” says Colonel Tilford. “Provision
against the wearing of skirts with trains
is just as important as legislation de
manding asbestos curtains, fire escapes
and numerous exits.
“If necessary, provision should be made
at the theatres so women wearing even
ing gowns could procure shorter skirts
to wear during the performance and until
time to leave the theatre. The possibility
of tripping over a trailing skirt in the
event of panic is one of the greatest dan
gers of a crowded building. At the bot
tom of the heaps of dead in the Iroquois
theatre fire were found women wearing
trains and they stumbled and ths others
piled on them.”
CARDINAL SATOLLI,
IS REPORTED BETTER
HOME. Dec. 20.—The condition of Cardinal
Satolli, who is suffering from nephritis, was
improved today, although still grave. Ite phy
sicians are worried most by the weakness of tne
patient’s heart. All of the cardinals in Koine
called at th* Vatican today, while those outside
the city telegraphed inquiries and expressions
of hope for his ultimate recovery. Among the
cable messages received from America was one
tn Latin from Archbishop Ireland. Cardinal
Satolli was especially pleased at its receipt
•nd exclaimed:
“Lio U my ,
Mil IS GRIPPED
BY STERN ICE KING:
STREETSUKE GLASS
Horses and Mules Fall in
Showers and the Veteri
narians and Horse Shoers
Are Busiest Men in City
TROLLEY CARS RUN ON
TIME, DESPITE FREEZE
Telephone System Is Not Dis
turbed and All Wires Are
Working Well-Coal Men
Reap a Regular Harvest
Suffering snow shoes! Such a sleet!
Scrambled weather on the half-shell!
Uncle Sam's weather bureau has evi
dently gone Into the department store
business, and stands ready to hand out
any old kind of climate that the public
doesn't want.
Far be it from the residents of Atlanta
to cast up, or to raise the baby howl be
cause the sun falls to shine once in awhile
or the breath of the perfumed breezes
grows clammy and chill, but when tho
man who hands out the daily dose wraps
up such a tempestuous package as that
which was dumped upon the devoted
heads of the populace Sunday, then It is
time to arise and tell the dopester what a
weather-warped, slab-sided, hard-hearted
pessimist he really is.
Everybody knows that it snowed Satur
day. First fall of the year. Then the
weather man announced that it would be
bitter cold Sunday morning, but clear and
beautiful as an arctic dream.
DIVING SUITS SUNDAY.
What the people needed Sunday morn
ing was diving suits and submarines.
During the afternoon of Saturday every
body who could find his ticket was busy
as a cranberry merchant getting his over
coat and ear muffs. Sunday morning, in
stead of being clear and cold, was cloudy,
clammy, and disagreeable, with a pene
trating rain coming from every direction
and the kind of temperature that just
sinks into one's bones.
Later on it began to freeze, and the
trees, wires, fences and practically every
thing else put of doors was soon encased
in a eoai’ef chilly mail
All day long the unpleasant weather
continued, although the streets did not
begin to get dangerous until quite late
Bunday night. Then the weather man's
delayed cold began o make Iteslf appar
ent, and the rain froze as fast as it felt
A BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE.
It was a beautiful sight—though cruel
withal—that greeted the people of At
lanta on Monday morning. The storm
clouds of the night before were all gone,
the air was cold, sparkling and clear as
the crystal stream of a mountain spring.
Sleet covered the entire face of the dty.
The streets shone resplendant as the
frozen surface of a wintry lake. Even
plies of sand took on new and attractive
form, looking for all the world like huge
mounds of brown chocolate encased in
transpareent icing.
When the sun -broke through the
mists of the morning, the spectacle was
brilliant. Every leaf, every twfg, every
bare branch, clad in their armor of Ice
shone, and sparkled with the rainbow
hues of a million diamonds. The air
was perfectly still, and the whole scene
presented the appearance of a vivid pic
ture, Idealized a thousand times.
SHOWER OF MLLES.
The streets were a veritable skating
rink, and a heavy shower of mules and
horses fell before the ponce got busy
and stopped the teams from going into
dangerous places.
Some of the early morning catastro
phes were pitiful. Veterinarians were
kept busy ministering to tne poor mules
and horses that slipped and Injured
themselves to falling. Heavy team traf
fic was early stopped on Whitehall and
Peachtree and Broad streets, &nd no
teams were allowed upon the Wh/tehall
street viaduct, where the steep approach
rendered footing very uncertain.
Orders were issued by the chief of
police that all teams must be rough
shod, and the blacksmiths of the city
were kept busy ministering to the needs
of the teams that the patrolmen sent
to them.
The mercury stood at 25 at 7 o'clock
in the morning, and there was no ap
preciable rise during the early hours.
COAL DEALERS BUSY.
Coal dealers had their own troubles,
for the people, confident that things
needed warming up, literally swamped
the coal yards with orders. Every coal
wagon in the elty was trying to deliv
er three loads at once, and this, to- ,
gether with the Insecure footing,
things pretty steep.
The sleet was not heavy enough
aelay railroad trains or street cars,
the * telegraph, telephone and elecMH
wires Stood up well under their IcMM
of Ice.
'lhe Georgia Railway and
company report that their cars »
the regular schedule all day
and started out Monday
their usual runs.
TAFT IGNORES A MBH
ROOSEVELT FAVCW j.
Appoints Hitch in Illinois
of Sloan, Whom Cannon
Opposed
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. —Considera-
ble interest attaches today to the nom
ination sent to the senate by President
Taft of Charles P. Hicth. of Paris, 111.,
to be United States marshal for the
eastern district of that state. It had
been current gossip that President
Roosevelt before leaving office had se
lected this place as a reward for
James Sloan, Jr, of Danville, 111., the
secret service man who always accom
panied him In his travels through toe
country, who swam creeks with him In
the dead of winter, climbed precipices
and participated in all of the strenuous
outdoor doings in the last administra
tion.
Sloan has been on duty with Presi
dent TafT since the latter’s Inaugura
tion.
Speaker Cannon, whose home is at
Danville, **as one of Sloan’s opponents
and urged the appointment of Hitch,
who has held the office for 20 years.
Senator Cullom, it is said, also favored
No. 28.