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VOL VIII.
EX= GOV. ATKINSON DEAD.
Former Chief Executive of Georgia Passes
Away at His Home In Newnan.
ANNOUNCEMENT CAUSES SORROW THROUGHOUT STATE
Dying Statesman Was Surrounded By Family and
Faithful Friends—A Brief Sketch of His Life.
Ex-Oi-vernor William Y. Atkinson
died at lus home in Newnan, Ga.,
9 o’clock Tuesday J morning. The end
came peacefully, lho dying man was
surrounded by all tbe members of his
immediate family and many of his
friends. He had been slowly sinking
, for several , days, , and Monday after-
noon In physicians announced that
lie could not recover. His sickness
lasted about fifteen days,during which
time every attention and cave that
medical skill could offer and loving
hands could bestow, were given him.
Tbe circumstances surrounding his
death were peculiarly sad and have
oa-t a gloom over the city of Newnan
and community, and causes sorrow
throughout the state. Early Tuesday
morning it was conceded that in a few
hours the great man would pass away,
and Ills anxious and inquiring friends
formed an almost unbroken chain as
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they went to where the statesman lay,
hoping for some ground for hope,
Sorrow was depicted oij the counte-
nance ill those advised of his condi-
lion, and the expression on their faces
was evidence that the end was near.
The announcement that death had
brought to an end a career that had
found success and fame in Georgia
politics and stilled ihe heart that was
generons and liberal in the distribu-
tion of affection, was no surprise to the
friends of the govornor at tho eapitol,
for nearly all the heads qf departments
had but recently returned from New-
nau, where they went to inquire into
Mr, Atkinson’s condition and to offer
their services and sympathy to Mrs.
Atkinseu.
The last great effort of Mr. Atkinson
was made in the supreme court about
three weeks ago. lie appeared before
that bii-ly to argue for the people of
Newnau in the Atlanta and West
i ailrou lrateca.se. It will be remem-
bered that he spoke for several hours
before the court and delivered a pow-
erful speech in favor of his side of the
question. had not been well prior to mak-
> He
ing this speech and he appeared be-
fore the court under the disadvantage
of ill health, but he stood for honrs
on his feet discussing tho controversy
with great force.
Hi last illness began shortly after
his return home from Atlanta and at
first it was thought that he had only a
temporary sickness to contend with,
lmt after a few days the disease devel-
oped into dysentery and his physicians
began to take steps to check the dis-
casp and it was thought that hp woqld
ALLEGED LYNCHER JAILED.
Taylor Hamilton Charged With Assisting
In Murder of SJ Smith.
Taylor Hamilton, a whito man aged
about fifty years, from Jackson conn-
tv Ga who is charged with being
one of the mob that killed Si Smith in
the Hall connty jail recently, is now
in 1 jail in Atlanta, having been arrest-
ed bv a detective who has been work-
ing on the case the past two weeks.
Tlv- detective is Dave Looney, of
Atlanta and, after traveling all over
northeast Georgia, it is said he has
secur'd enough information to lead
I.im -, snot the most of the men en-
gagea in the killing of & Smith. '
ill! ^‘ilumtn Adrainx ♦
be brought around all right. A week
«h'o his condition became more, serious
aud * h « of the ^-governor
were told that he was a very sick man.
other physicians were called in and
everything possible was done to save
the patient, but to no avail. His rela¬
tives and intimate friends watched at
bis bedside dav and night, and he want-
0l , f[)1 . notbiug a llri „g his sickness. He
brought his great vital power into the
fight for life and resisted to the lust
the grasp of the hand of death, but it
was too much for him, tho victor of a
great battle of the same kind a few
years ago.
Telegrams expressive of condolence
poured in from every quarter and low of the
state, from men of high sta¬
tion in life and from those who, for¬
getting petty differences, join in prais¬
ing the high qualities of the man.
Sketch of His Life*.
William Yates Atkinson was born in
Meriwether county, Ga., on the 11th
of November, 1854, at the little post-
office of Oakland, whither his parents
had removed from Brunswick county,
Vu. His father, John P. Atkinson, was
a native Virginian, a man of sterling
traits and irreproachable character,
Ou his father’s side lie is a descendant
of the Sudys, the Yates and the At-
kinsons, who settled in Virginia in the
colonial days. He is named for Wil-
liam Y'ates, one of liis ancestors, who
was a professor in tbe William and
Mary college in Virginia in the early
history of that institution. He is the
sixth of eight children. The death of
his father left him ou his own re-
sources at an early lige. Nothing
daunted by the difficulties that await-
ed him, without means and without
influence, he set to work to educate
himself,
Mr. Atkinson was first elected to
the legislature in 1880, and from that
time on his career may be summed up
as follows:
He w as for years a leader in the
legislative halls and party councils.
He was a member of the general
assembly for eight years.
Twice president of the democratic
state convention,
Four years chairman of the state
democratic executive committee,
Two years speaker of the house of
representatives.
Five yeftrs president of the board of
trustees of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial college and a trustee of the
University of Georgia,
And before attaining the age of 40
years was governor of Georgia,
In 1880 he married Miss Susie Cobb
Milton, of Florida. She has indeed
been a helpmeet to him.
ENGLISH ACTIVE IN CUBA.
Crop of the Island Is In Control
of Briton*.
James Grantham, of London, a rep-
resentative of English capitalists, who
was in Chicago on Tuesday on his way
to the Pacific, is authority for the
statement that more than 87,000,000
of English capital has been invested
in Cuban tobacco plantations. Eng¬
lish firms control the Cuban tobacco
market.
He has been in Cuba and has just
returned from there. Comparatively
recent investments of English capital
in Cuba and Porto Rico are estimated
by him at about 830,000,000,
ASilBUHN. (JA . SATURDAY. AUGUST 12. ISM.
PLANS SUIT DEWEY.
The Arrangements For His Re¬
ception Are Very Satisfactory
to the Admiral.
A Washington special says: Chair¬
man Moses, of the committee of 100
having in charge tho reception of ad¬
miral Dewey ou his arrival in Wash¬
ington, which includes the presenta¬
tion of the sword voted him by con¬
gress, has received from Hie admiral
the following letter approving tho
plans under consideration for the affair:
Flagship Olympia, Twestb, July
2!), 1889. —Messrs. W. H. Moss and
TV. I’. Van Wyckle, Chairman and
Secretary of the Reception Committee,
Washington. Dear Sirs: I have the
honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 8th iust. informing
me of the arrangements proposed for
my reception in Washington, also of a
telegram of similar import sent by tho
secretary of the navy.
1 am deeply sensible of the high
honor your committee proposes to
confer upon me and have telegraphed
to the secretary that the arrangements
approved by the president and by him
are eutirely agreeable to me. I note
with pleasure that it is proposed to
make the exercises as simple as possi¬
ble. It is impossible at this time to
fix the date of my arrival in Washing¬
ton, but I will not fail to give you the
information on that point as soon us
possible.
Thanking the committee for the
great honor it has paid me, and you
personally for your courteous letter, I
am very truly yours,
Gkoboe Dewey.
An interesting historical fact dating
back to 187.1 has come to light in
which Admiral Dewey was the centrul
figure. Dewey, then a commander,
was in command of the United States
ship Narragausett ou the Asiatio sta¬
tion, having taken charge of the ves¬
sel on March 1, 1873. The vessel was
on surveying duty when the Virginias
trouble was precipitate^ and a war
with Spain seemed imminent.
Dewey wrote to the navy depart¬
ment requesting that in ease war was
declared he would be assigned to the
duty of capturing Manila. The peace¬
ful settlement of the controversy with
Spain avoided the necessity for a hos¬
tile demonstration, but the interesting
fact is that the doughty officer had his
eye on Manila over a quarter of a cen¬
tury ago. A Hearah will bo made for
the letter in the files of the navy de¬
partment, and, if found, it is expected
an effort will be made by the citizens’
committee to have it reproduced as a
souvenir of the reception.
COUNCIL POSTPONED ACTION.
At,itinla City t'other, IVIt 1 1 For Mayor to
Kbcovlt From IlInuH*.
The Atlanta, Ga., city council Mon¬
day afternoon postponed action on the
proposition to demand tho resignation
of Mayor Woodward until Thursday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
At 3 o’clock council met. The cham-
her was crowded with spectators, who
had dropped in to hear what was to be
8a id about tbe matter,
No resignation had been received
from the mayor, who was reported to
l )e very ill and being constantly ut-
tended by physicians,
He l)ad not been advised, his friends
said, that his resignation had boen
asked for, nor had he been allowed to
see any of the newspapers in the
meantime and was ignorant of the
action of council in demanding his
resignation.
Alderman Turner stated to the
chair that he had been advised that
the mayor was very ill, and in view of
his condition, ho thought it was only
just that the matter be postponed uu-
til the mayor should recover sufficient-
ly to appear or at least to give the
matter his attention.
He then moved that the ease go
over until Thursday afternoon, as the
alderrnanic board would meet at that
time and the aldermen would have to
be at the council chamber.
It was then unanimously voted that
the entire matter be postponed until
the date named.
Strike of Printers.
The New York state allied printing
trades council, in session at Roughs
keepsie, adopted a resolution con¬
demning The New York Sun and in¬
dorsing the printers’ strike.
MORMON CALLS ON GOVERNOR.
President Rich Explain* Mission of tho
Elder* In Georgia.
Ben E. Rich, president of the south¬
ern states mission of the Mormon
church, with headquarters in Chatta¬
nooga, called on Governor Candler at
Atlanta, Ga., Monday in regard to the
mobbing of elders in Jasper county.
The visit of President Rich to the
executive office was upon official busi-
ness. He was closeted with the gov-
ernor for some time, but did npt ask
for protection or for an official invest!
gation on the part of the state, con¬
tenting himsel! with explaining the
mission of the Mormons in Georgia
and giving the doctrine of the church.
CANADIANS
UNFRIENDLY
Dominion Officials Turn Down
Invitation From This Side.
THEY REFUSE TO VISIT CHICAGO
Were Asked to He Present at
Laying of a Corner Stone
In Windy City.
Mr. F. W. Fitzpatrick, of the treas¬
ury department, Iiub just returned to
Washington from Ottawa, where he
went at the instance of the committee
of citizens of Chicago in charge of cer¬
emonies of the lnyiug of the corner
stone of that city’s great postoffice
building next October by President
McKinley, to arrange for tbe formal
invitation and expected acceptance of
nn invitation from Chicago’s citizaan
to the governor general and cabinet »f
Canada to participate in the festivitrai.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is the assistant United
States architect under Architect Hemry
Ives Cobb for the Chicago building.
To an Associated Press representa¬
tive he admitted that his official reesp-
tion was slightly chilly, Sir Wilfrid Lau-
uer very candidly told him that under
the present conditions it would be im¬
possible for him to accept or even con¬
sider any social invitations to this side
of tho border.
Mr. Fitzpatrick says that in sub¬
stance Sir Wilfrid’B voluntary state¬
ment and answer to queries was as
follows:
"As a friend in whom I am deeply In¬
terested I am yery glad to. see you, but
frankly as a representative of th" federal
or any local government in the United
States, your visit would not have been more
untimely. When I reoelveil your first letter
I took up the matter with his exeelleney, the
governor goneraf, and he expressed a sincere
desire to visit Chicago and seemed as anxious
to aeoept the luvltntion as I was. He would
have been delighted to go and we were look¬
ing forward to the day with rnuoh anticipa¬
tion. Hut since then the tone of your priyis
line become so harsh in dealing with tho
Alaskan boundary question, siieh misrepre¬
sentations have been made about our gov¬
ernment, and particularly about me, that It
would be undignified for us to visit you and
I cannot advise his excellency to go.”
Mr. Fitzpatrick said that Sir Wilfrid
intimated that in the present state of
pnblic feeling in the United States as
indicated in the press rt would not be
entirely safe for tbe governor general
and himself to visit Chicago, as he
feared that they might, in a great gath¬
ering of such a character ns the Chi¬
cago ceremony, bo subjected to some
unpleasantness or indignity by
thoughtless persona.
Sir Wilfrid expressed himself in
favor of arbitrating the Alaskan bound¬
ary dispute and oouolnded the inter¬
view as follows:
“Ho, much as I regret, I could not
go to Chicago under present condi¬
tions and must, however a painful
duty it may be, advise his excellency
to decline tbe invitation that I know
and feel has been so kindly extended
to us by the city of Chicago.”
Mr. Fitzpatrick socured Sir Wil¬
frid's promise, however, to consider
the matter.
UNDERWOOD CLAIMS DAMAGES.
AllcgoM That PublUIinr of **Tl»e CJonfeder-
ate Veteran” J,ibeln<l Him.
At Nashville, Tenn., I,clay General
John C.Underwood, of Covington,Ky.,
entered suit in the United States circuit
court against L. A. Cunningham, of
Nasliville, and the publishing house of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
for 850,000 for libel.
The bill filed states that defendants
did falsely ami maliciously publish of
and concerning the plaintiff, who is
the superintendent and secretary of
the Confederate Memorial Association,
in a newspaper periodical called The
Confederate Veterun, of which Cun¬
ningham is editor, and the publishing
house published certain false and de¬
famatory matter with intent to defame
tho plaintiff.
OLD SUHJECT REVIVED.
Qu4btlon of General Wheeler** Seat In
CongroM* I* Up Once More.
A special to the Chattanooga Times
from Birmingham, Ala., says:
“Since General Joseph Wheeler has
been ordered to the Philippine islands
a renewal of the discussion about de¬
claring vuoant bis seat in the house of
representatives from the eighth dis¬
trict has begun. The Montgomery
Journal, which is looked upon as the
organ of the state administration, was
the first to spring the question. This
leads to the suspicion that it is sound¬
ing public opinion for the governor
with a view to his declaring General
Wheeler’s seat vacant.”
BAKERS TAKEN TO BOSTON.
Miss Jewett, the Female Agitator,
Carries Out Her Plan Color¬
ed Preacher 'Protests.
A special front Charleston, 8. C.,
says: Lillian Clayton Jewett, the
Bostou girl who recently created u
sensation among the negroes of that
city by declaring that she would come
to Charleston and take north with her
ISbSKSiSShJdTKJSj
S. 0., 1837, with a view to beginning
an agitation against mob law, has car¬
ried out her design.
Miss Jewett arrived Friday morn¬
ing, accompanied hy her mother and
a young man named It. (1. Larsen,who
is n Boston journalist. She had fre¬
quent conferences with the linker wo-
iiii i and her friends, and us a result
she left the city for Boston Saturday
afternoon, accompanied hy the entire
Baker family, the mother and live
children.
Miss Jewett paid for the tickets of
the Baker family to Boston, and she
also bought (V number of Binall articles
of clothing for tho woman and her
children.
Miss Jewett said her plans for the
future were not yet formulated, But
she proposed to hold mass meetings
throughout the north to aroueo popu¬
lar sentiment against lynching and
mob law generally.
The Itev. J. L. Dart, a colored min¬
ister of Charleston, who has recently
spent some time in Boston, opposed
violently tho removal of the Bakers
from Charleston. He declares that
Miss Jewett did not represent tho bet¬
ter class of white or colored people in
UoHton. Ho says she and those who
stand with her merely want to get con¬
trol of the Bakers to make notoriety
and money for themselves.
CHINESE MUST PAY.
They Aro Dmlm' Cliai'Kfl of Furnishing
Filipino* With Arms.
Hon. John Goodnow, consul general
of the United States at Shanghai,
OUina, has rendered a decision as
referee in tho consular uourt which
will be of far-reaehing importance dur¬
ing the continuance of Hie war in the
Philippines.
The ease was in relation to the
steamer Abbey, charged with taking
arms from Cautqn to Luzon. It has
bees in contention for sumo time. The
owners of the vessel gave a bond thAt
the ship should land the arms pur-
chased at Singapore, but she did not
do so. The bond was demanded by
the Chinese customs authorities. Mr.
Goodnow holds that it must be paid.
RACK ItlOT THREATENED.
Whites anil Negroes In tlresovllls, Z. (3.,
tin 1 tier lor „ Uonfliet.
According to a special dispatch
Greenville, S. 0., was on the verge of
a race riot Sunday night and oxcfte-
ment was high. A negro shot into
the house of a white operative at, the
Poe mill and the operatives had him
arrested. The negroes heard he was
to be lynched and began to gather In
large numbers to proteot the shooter,
In turn the whitos got together and
there was for several hours desultory
firiug between the two crowds.
EPIDEMIC 18 LIMITED.
No Now Fttver Cimkii Ww# D*v«lop»tl at
Hampton Hatvifftny.
Surgeon General Wyman, of tho
marine hospital corps, received a tele¬
gram Saturday night from Dr. Vickery,
of tho Hampton Soldiers’ home, in
which he said the epidemic seemed
limited. No new cases developed dur¬
ing the day and only one death oc¬
curred Friday.
The inmates of tbe home are being
removed to tents anil the barracks
thoroughly disinfected. Dr. Witsdin
reports forty-two cases and eleven
deaths to date.
Warships Arrive at Rockland.
The battleship Texas and the cruiser
Brooklyn, of the north Atlantic squad¬
ron, arrived at Rockland, Maine, Hun-
day.
IRON MOULDERS (JUIT.
Kinployea of Move Work. at C'liutti>no<>e>
Inaugurate a Strike,
Fifty iron ladders in the Mountain
City Stove works at Chattanooga went
out on striko Wednesday morning.
They want higher wuges und smaller
hours, which the company refuses to
pay. The strikers are endeavoring to
gut the 150 molders out of tho Chatta¬
nooga Stove works.
DEWEY WAS DISSATISFIED
At Coldnfl** of Reception By AuMtrJmn* »t
Tr lento.
The Berlin correspondent of the
London Standard says: “It is reported
that Admiral Dewey left Trieste earlier
than he originally intended and mainly
because he did not meet with a good
reception as be had expected."
The Kolnishe Eeitung thinks that
Anstria’s relations with Spain und tbe
Hazleton incident may have contrib¬
uted to this.
NO. I.
DREYFUS TRIAL
IS UNDER WAY
French Captain Is Again Arraigned
At Rennes, France.
PRISONER DECLARES INNOCENCE
A Number of Notable Witnesses
Are Absent From the
Courtmartial.
The proceedings of tho courtmartial
before which Captain Dreyfus is on
trial opened at Rennes, France, Mon¬
day morning at 7 o’clock. Captain
Dreyfus entered tho courtroom with a
tlrm step, though his features wore
pallid. Ho iH partly huld, and wliut
lmir ho has is partly gray and close
cropped. of
n« answered tho formal questions
the judge ns to his name, age, etc., in
a clear determined voice. Hu sat fac¬
ing the judges with his hands resting
on his knees, an impassable ilgure.
Thu trial opened, so fur a.. Rennes is
concerned, in an atmosphere of per¬
fect tranquility. Tho population is
apparently indifferent. A small crowd,
at tho most fifty persons, hail gather¬
ed outside the entrance to the Lyeee
hy (I o’clock. A majority of these
were Fifteen journalists.
minutes Inter tho prefect of
police gave the order to close the
avenue Do la flare for !)()() yards in
front of tho Lyooo and also hy streets
leading to-tliu avenue. Tho gomlaruios
were immediately drawn up along tho
avenue and tho space in front of the
Lyeee was cleared of all spectators. hail
The crowd, which hy that time
increased to a few hundred, was kept
hy the gendarmes at a distance of 150
yards on either side of this passage.
Captain Dreyfus emerged from tho
military prison under escort of a lieu¬
tenant, mid four gendarmes. He cross¬
ed the railroad quickly and disap¬
peared within tho Lyeee, the hedge of
soldiers hiding him from view.
The official list of tho members of
tho court, is ns follows:
President, Colonel Jouaust, director
in the engineer corps;Lieutenant Col¬
onel Hroiigniart, director of tho school
of artillery; Major <Je Broon, of tho
Seventh regiment of artillery; Major
J’rofillot, of the Tenth regiment of ar¬
tillery; Major Merle, of the Seventh
regiment of artillery; Captain Parfant,
of the Seventh regiment of artillery;
Captain Beauvais, of the Seventh reg¬
iment of artillery.
Notltlllb WlillOMNflR AllMdllt.
On the court proceeding to the roll
call of witnesses, the most nofablo ab¬
sentees being Esterhazy, Du Paly do
01am and Mine. Pays, Dreyfus liulf
turned his head toward the seats of
tho witnesses, especially when the
clerk of tho court called Esterhazy.
But when no response was received,
Dreyfus returned to liis previous atti¬
tude, looking straight in front of him
at Colonel Jouaust.
Altogether about one hundred wit¬
nesses will bo called on both sides.
Major Carriere, the government's
commissary, then said that in view of
the official mission of General Cha-
nonino and M. Puleologue to furnish
tho court with all the necessary expla¬
nations respecting tho secret, dossier,
their depositions, as witnesses, would
bo dispensed with, adding that tho
consideration of tho dossier would
probably occupy four days.
IProyfun KifmkH Down.
When the trial begun Col. Jouaust
handed the prisoner a long list of card
board, upon which the bordereau was
pasted.
“Do you recognize this document?”
Dreyfus replied with a passionate
outburst: “No, rny colonel, I am in¬
nocent. I declare it here as I declar¬
ed it in 1894,1 am a victim.” His voice
here was choked with sobs, which must
have stirred every spoetator in court.
It resembled the cry of a wounded ani¬
mal.
As ho ended his reply with tho
words: “Five years in the galley!
My wife! My children I My God! I
am innocent, innocent.” Colonel
Jouaust said:
“Then you deny it?”
Dreyfus replied: “Yes, my colonel.”
TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
By tli« La»t of October ON* Will Have mu
A rmy of 40,000 Mon.
A statement prepared at the war de¬
partment shows that by October 22d
there will be at Manila or on tho
way to the Philippines 4(1,000 men.
They will all reach tho Island before
the beginning of the dry season.
The troops to be sent from this
country uro ten regiments of volun¬
teers, amounting to 13,090 men; re-
cruits for skeleton regiments organized
in tho Philippines, 1,900; recruits for
regulars, 3,500; eight troops cavulry,
marines, 400.