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DEATH OF EX-GOV. ATKINSON PASSES AW Ay PEACEFULLY AT HIS HOME IN NEWNAN, GA. DISIIUIID GEORGIAN 15 TAKEN III PRIIE OF LIFE Mews of His Demise Received With Sorrow By All Classes—Short Sketch of His Life. Ex-Governor William Y. Atkinson died at his home in Newnan, Ga., at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning. The end came peacefully. The dying man was surrounded by all the members of his immediate family and many of his friends. He had been slowly sinking for several days, and Monday after¬ noon his physicians announced ' that he could not recover. His sickness lasted about fifteen days,during which time every attention and care that medical skill could offer and loving hands could bestow, were given him. The circumstances surrounding his death were peculiarly sad and have cast 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 his anxious and inquiring friends formed an almost unbroken chain as ■S* fjM. EX-GOVERNOR ATKINSON, Who Died at His Home in Newnan, Ga., Last Tuesday. they went to where the statesman lay, hoping for some ground for hope. Sorrow was depicted on the counte¬ nance of those advised of his condi¬ tion, and the expression on their faces was evidence that the end was near. The announcement that death had brough to an end a career that had found success and fame in Georgia politics and stilled the heart that was generous and liberal in the distribu- tion of affection, was no surprise to the friends of the govornor at the capitol, for nearly all the heads of departments had but recently returned from New¬ nan, where they went to inquire into Mr. Atkinson’s condition and to offer their services and sympathy to Mfs. Atkinson. The last great effort of Mr. Atkinson was made in the supreme oourt about three weeks ago. He appeared before that body to argue for Hie people of Newnan in the Atlanta and Weet Point railroad rate case. 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. well prior to mak¬ He had not been ing this speech and he appeared be¬ fore the court under the disadvantage of ill health, but he stood for hours on his feet discussing the controversy with great force. His last illness began shortly aftor his return home from Atlanta and at first it was thought that ho had only a temporary sickness to contend with, but after a few days the disease devel¬ oped into dysentery and his physicians the began to take steps to check die- ease and it was thought thot he would CHARGED WHTH MURDER. One of the Alleged Lynchera of SI Smith Arrested end Jailed. Taylor Hamilton, a white man aged about fifty years, from Jackson coun¬ ty, Ga., who is oharaed killed with being one of the mob that Si Smith in the Hall county jail recently, is now in jail in Atlanta, having been arrest¬ ed by a detective who has been work¬ ing on the case the past twe weeks. The deteotive is Dave Looney, of Atlanta and, after traveling all over northeast Georgia, it is said he has secured enough information to lead him to spot the moat of the men en¬ gaged in the killing of Bi Smith. THE USUAL RESULT. Negro Woman Locks Children In House Tj> Be Burned To Death. Mary Washington, a negress, livin two miles above Begue Ohitto an about eight miles south of Brock Haven, Miss., went out visiting, leav¬ ing her three children in the house ’locked up. During her absence the house was fired in some unaccounta¬ ble manner and on the mother s return the three children were found burned to a crisp. be brought around all right. A week ago his condition became more serious and the friends of the ex-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- tires and intimate friends watched at his bedside day and night, and he want- ed for nothing daring his sickness. He brought his great vital power into the fight for life and resisted to the last -i 21^00 ( i ■, ( i ,i u was too much much for for him him, the the v victor ctor o of a a great battle of the same kind a few years ago. Telegrams expressive of condolence poured in from every quarter of the state, from men of high and low 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 bom in Meriwether county, Ga., on the 11th of November, 1854, at the little j ^ost- office of Oakland, whither his parents had removed from Brunswick county, Ya. His father, John P. Atkinson, was a native Virginian, a man of sterling traits and irreproachable character. On his father’s side he 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 Yates, one of his ancestors, who was a professor in the 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 on his own re¬ sources at an early age. 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 1886, and from that time on his career may be summed up as follows: He was 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 ohairman of the state democratic executive committee. Two years speaker of the house of representatives. Five years 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 In was governor of Georgia. Susie 1880 he married Miss Oobb Milton, of Florida. She has indeed been a helpmeet to him. IN CONTROL OF ENGLISH. British Capitalists Secure and Control Tobacco Plantations la Cuba. James Grantham, cd 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 $7,000,000 of English capital has been invested in Cuban tobacoo plantations. Eng¬ lish firms c’ontrol 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 Bico are estimated by him at about $30,000,000. CARRABELLE STORHSUFFERERS Make An Appeal Jo the Public For Assistance In Their Distress. A Jacksonville, Fla., dispatch says: The citizens of Carrabelle are without houses, food and clothing, owing to the recent cyclone that laid flat the town. At a mass meeting of the citizens,an appeal was issued for aid, and asks that contributions be sent to T. S. An¬ derson, M. D., chairman of the relief committee at Carrabelle. THE DREYFUS -------------- Begins the Work of Revis- ion at Rennes, France. PRISONER DENIES GUILT. Vehemently Protests That He Is 111* nocent of the Charges Brought • Against Him. The proceedings of the courtmartial before which Captain Dreyfus is on trial opened at Rennes, France, Mon- day morning at 7 o’clock. Captain Dreyfus entered the courtroom with a firm step, though his features were pallid. He is partly bald, and what hair he has is partly gray and close cropped. He answered the formal 4 questions of .1 • ri xv- ‘° ^ “?*’ “El tVf x “ a clear , determined voice He sat fac- lug e jui ges wi is am s res ing 2? e li P 01 t > nnnlln' , f w avoid! T^' «l«ll oFfnJ l ’ ht i Sock fi J !!. Zw, n,a^Tv,/,a by « b o clock. A A ajo ty of W J!!l'IL- , of „„ fi,„ P „/ 1 ^Tin a. nwi.r , ibo to c.„ arm R vnr.ls i„ front v , of f the i, T Lycee and i also i by streets leading to the avenue. The gendarmes were immediately drawn up along the avenue and the space in front of the Lycee was cleared of all spectators. The crowd, which by that time had increased to a few hundred, was kept by the gendarmes at a distance of 160 yards on either side of this passage. Captain Dreyfus emerged from the military prison under escort of a lieu¬ tenant and four gendarmes. He cross¬ ed the railroad quickly and disap¬ peared within the Lycee, the hedge of soldiers hiding him from view. The official list of the members of the court is as follows: President, Colonel Jouaust, director in the engineer corps;Lieutenant Col¬ onel Brongniart, diroctor of the school of artillery; Major de Broon, of the Seventh regiment of artillery; Major Profillet, 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. Notable Witnesses Absent. On „ the , court , proceeding to the roll call of witnesses the most notable ab- sentees bemg Esterhazy Du Patyde Clam and Mme. Pays, Dreyfus half turned his head toward the seats of the , witnesses, ., especially ... when , thf ,, clerk of the court oalled Esterhazy. But when no response was received, rey ua re uinet o is previous a 1 tude, looking straight in front of him at Lolonel Jouaust. Altogether “oout one Hundred wit- nesses will be called on both sides. Major Camere, the government s commissary, then said that in view of the official mission of General Cha- nonine and M. Paleologue to furnish the court with all the necessary expla- nations respecting the secret dossier, their depositions, as witnesses, would be dispensed with, adding that the consideration of the dossier would probably occupy four days. Dre fu» Breaks Down When the trial begun Col. Jouaust handed the prisoner a long list of card board, upon which the bordereau was pasted. “Do you’reoognize this document?” Dreyfus replied with a passionate outburst: “No, my colonel, I am in¬ nocent. I deolare it here as I declar¬ ed it in 1894,1 am a victim.” His voice here was choked with sobs, whioh must have stirred every spectator in court. It resembled the cry of a wounded ani¬ mal. As he ended his reply with the words: “Five years in the galley! My wife! My children! My God! I am innocent, innocent.” Colonel Jouaust said: “Then you deny it?” Dreyfus replied: “Yes, my colonel.” ROOT AND MILES CONFER. Discussed Military Affairs But Noth¬ ing Is Given to the Public. A Washington dispatch says: Major General Miles had a conference of more than half an hour with the secre¬ tary of war Thursday. Secretary Root said that tho conference was devoted to military matters, but would not speak definitely as to their character. When it was suggested that there were rumors that he was consulting General Miles with reference to a change of commanders in the Philip¬ pines, he said he had nothing to say on that subjeot. SAHOAN COJTMISSIONERS Arrive at San Francisco and From Thence They Go to Washington. . A San Francisco special says: Bart¬ lett Tripp and Baron Sternberg, the American and German members of the Samoan commission, who arrived Sun¬ day on the United States steamer Bad¬ ger, left for Washington Monday sight. 3,500 rifles On board the Badger are which the commissioners took from the followers of Matuufa and Malietoa Tanu. ____ hoi*, utkihsoi IS LAID TO REST Funeral Services At Newnan, Ga., Were Largely Attended. EULOGIUMS PRONOUNCED Prominent Georgians Do Plonor To the Distinguished Dead. The mortal remains of ex-Governor William Y. Atkinson were laid to rest in the cemetery at Newnan, Ga., Wednesday afternoon, and the lust offices of the living for the dead were performed by those who had flowers for the bier, eulogies for his lifework and tributes for the statesman who had passed away in the meridian of life. NewDan saw its greatest day of mourning. All the stores in the town were closed, and people came from many miles around to attend the funeral. | Many distinguished Georgians wore i present. Among them Governor Can- ' dler and all the state house officials; ex- , Governor Northeo> 8ellators C lay aod Racon j u dg e W. M. Henry, President ! George C. Smith, of the Atlanta and West Poiift railroad, Colonel P. H. Brew8tel "> Judge John P. Ross, Mr. Harvey Johnsou, Major J. W. Warren, j’Congressman James Willis, W. Mr. C. J. Adamson, E. Dunston, Judge Mr. • J - G - I""*- Judge Candler came from Fairburn, where he adjourned court, with the en t , ' re bar and the jurors serving in ; court. In adjourning court the' judge paid a tribute to the dead ex- ! ’ £ uo \ J { ^ he had knowu him ; Umr e J and had never | ; known a man more loyal to duty and 1 to friends. Many members of the ex- governor’s staff were present. All the colored porters at the capi- tol attended the funeral in a body. i The Newnan oonrtliouse was heavily draped in mourning. All business I was suspended, and never before in its history had the little city seen a sad- der day. The body was borne to the Metho- dist church, where the funeral services were held. A number of the ex gov- ernor’s friends, those who had been closest to him in life, made short ad- dresses, in which many high tributes were paid to the memory of the man whose work on earth had forever ended. ! It having been the request of Gov- ernor Atkinson that the Masons should have charge of his funeral, the Masons of Newnan turned out in a body, and the last rites were performed by them at the grave. The services at the church were con- ducted by the Rev. Dr. Stacy, of the Preshyteiian church, who has been the governor’s pastor for several years. He was assisted b Rev . K . C . Adams, o( the B .. ptist church, and Rev. W. , J- Cotter, pastor of the Methodist church. When the church services were end- ed the body was borne to the village cemetery, where it was confided to the grave. I There were many beautiful floral 0 ff er i ng8i one being a sword from the members of his staff, and another fro m the governor and the statehouse i 0 fli 0 ers, which was a large design of the S6al of the state . i There in the quiet city of the dead hLh he will rest from b^ a life that had its j f, rewards which had its strug- fend’eX „ an d car^for the srave will always be the Loved sroulcher of people a man Tf de«ly 7 by the P P ui Newnan isewnan._ , HINERS GO BACK TO WORK. j i Dlggers of the Coal Creek Company Return To Their Labors. j The miners in the coal mines of the Coal Creek company returned to work, after being out three days. The union miners declined to work for the com¬ pany because a Beale which really in¬ creased the prices for work done by ; them had not been officially passed I upon by their union. The scale gave ] them 45 cents on the run of the mine, where they had received 44 cents, The difference was settled by the com- pany allowing the men a check weight- ■ man The to be paid by them. j ! company, however, continues | to fail to recognize the union in the mines. Both union and non-anion men are employed. STRIKE IS ENDORSED. Unions Will Uphold Street Car Hen of Chattanooga. A Chattanooga dispatch says: Up to this time ten organizations of the city have adopted resolutions standing by the locked-out union men in the street railway strike, and a systematic boy¬ cott of the road has reached extensive proportions. All the places made va¬ cant by the discharge of union em¬ ployes have been filed by non-union men and the officials of the company firmly maintain their position that the road shall not be unionized. WHEN M’VEIGH RETURNS A Decision In the Celebrated Carter Case May Be Reached. A Washington special says: speaking of the Captain Carter conn martial case, the testimony in whim was referred by the president to th department of justice for review sonn time ago, Attorney General Grigg-. who returned Wednesday from a shoi i vacation, said that in all “probability he would not reach a formal conclu¬ sion in the matter until Wayne Mc- Veagh, counsel for Captain Carter, was given opportunity to be heard. PORTO RICO IS STORM SWEPT - PEA'RFCI LL_y DISASTROUS EFFECTS O F W EST I/ND! AN H U R RIC AN E. in ■« iuud ■ m KWH BIB Great "Damage Was "Done On Many Other Islands. Gen. Davis Sends "Report. A dispatch by cable from Ponce, Porto Rico, received Thursday morn- lu f>> says t ' 10 i° wn was almost. destrov- ed by a hurricane which broke over the south coast, at 1 o’clock last Tues- day morning and swept northwest. There was no abatement for nine hours, the greatest damage being done between 8 and 10 a. m. The wires were down and communication with the interior for a time was carried on bv Almost couriers. all of the frame buildings slept of PolK . e aro down> the bridge i B away and there is no communication between the port and city proper, Damage to the port is estimated at $250,000. Two natives are known to have been drowned. The records and propertv of the custom hoase are ruined, and all the vessels are ashore, At Aibonito very little remains standing except the cathedral and barracks. Four natives perished and three United States soldiers were badly injured. As the town is with- out food, ;f government relief has been di8pateh P El Cayey was leveled to the ground, 200 houses being demolished. Two United States soldiers were injured there, and many cavalry horses killed. At Catano the entire plant of the Standard Oil Company was ruined. The loss on the property is S-00,000. At Bayamon a majority of the houses were destroyed and the rest were flooded. Two hundred cattle were killed and the railway was seriously damaged, The village of Carolina was literally razed. At Cagua four persons were killed, A courier from Humacao, capital of province of that name, on the eastern coast of the island, reports awful dis- truction there. The loss to property is estimated at $500,000, but this is the least item in the disaster. The courier brought an official report from Captain Swift, of the Fifth United States cavalry, who said: “Humacao was totally destroyed by the hurricane. Forty-six bodies have been recovered and there are many more in the debris. Eight privates of company C were injured, two fatally, North, a discharged private, is miss- ing . A t the port of Humacao eigh- teen bodies have been recovered, Eight hundred people are starving here _„ Three persons were killed at Las I’iedras and five at Junco. Couriers from the other districts are anxiously expected at the palace. The steamer Slocum, Captain Thomas, en ro ute from Mayaguez to San Juan, ^- a s caught in the storm, but her pas- sengers and crew were saved through the heroism of Mr. Single, the first of- fleer. q,, ine ®° co ff nee ee 0ro O ron P is ruined mine l and and the i ! oss re f ch millions l evy great U1JUry haS beeD do “ e als ° t0 the ° r " “T No C /T, definite returns . have yet been r f celv ed rom thc southern sections of the island, , apart from Ponce. It is certain, however, that thc food sup- plies in the stricken districts have been destroyed, and in these quarters the quantity of government stores on hand is small. Relief wagons wili be sent out in various directions. TRANSPORTS IN READINESS For the Immediate Dispatch of En¬ glish Troops to South Africa. J shippingfeompanies am0 ® Gazette (London) ®ays all the under charter to the British admiralty for transport purposes have been notified to hold all their transports in reserve for the immediate dispatch of troops. The steamer Dunera has been or- der0 d to be in readiness Saturday to ship a detachment of horse artillery to South Africa. POLICY OF EXTRADITION. Cuba and Hawaii No Havens of Safety For American Criminals. The state department has determined upon a general policy of extradition between this country and Cuba, Ha¬ waii and other territory wholly or in part under the direction of the United States. A number of cases have lately arisen in which fugitives from justice have claimed immunity by going to Cuba or our insular possessions, on the the¬ ory that our relations with these places were in such transitory condition that the usual processes of extradition would not apply. NO REWARD OFFERED. Mormon Elder Rich Corrects Pub¬ lished Statement Attributed to Him. President Rich of the Southern Mor¬ mon Mission requests the press to de¬ ny the story that he had offered $500 reward for the capture of the Jasper county, Ga., mob. He says he author¬ ized no such statement and that it was a falsehood. Since that article ap¬ peared he has received numerous let¬ ters and telegrams from county officers and detectives in Georgia offering to make the capture. Gen. Dnvis Sends Report. h* e secretary of war received the following report from General Davis, commanding . Porto Hioo, regarding in * be San Juan, Porto Rico, August 10.— Hurricane of extreme violence passed over Porto Rico yesterday. The prin- cipal military loss at San Juan, of the temporary company barracks wholly destroyed, some quartermaster’s prop- erty damaged No personal injuries reported yet. but all wires are down. No injury to shipping here save two small schooners sunk, two sailors drowned. San .Tuan lights tempura- rily disabled. “Cable reports from Ponce say all shipping is ashore. Custom house sheds badly damaged and goods stored therein. Messengers from two interior posts tell of barracks unroofed and personal and public property damaged, The losses by the inhabitants is very great and extreme suffering must re- suit. The last hurricane as severe as this was in 1876, when, owing to the l° ss °f houses, fruit and provisions, there was famine, f would suggest public notice in the United States to the effect that cen¬ tributions of food, clothing and mon- ! e 7 f° r the destitute would hp received with the greatest gratitude and will be applied strictly to relief of desfci- tute. Have appointed a board to supervise destitution. There are many thousands of families who are entirely i homeless and great distress must fol¬ l° w - (Signed) “Davis, “Commanding.” Montserrat Visited By Hnrr earn*. Advices from St. Thomas, the island ! of Montserrat (D. W. I.) was eom- pletely devastated by a hurricane Monday. All the churches, estates and villages were destroyed and near- ly 100 persons were killed. In addi- tion many were injured end rendered homeless and terrible distress exists among the sufferers, As later advices come in from Mont- serrat it is seen that the first reports conveyed only a faint idea of the suffer- ing of the people and their deplorable condition. The administration ap peals for help, At LaPosnte-a-Pitre, island of Guad- aloupe, immense damage was wrought and according to a report not. yet con- firmed 102 persons were killed. In the island of St. Croix, the largest of the Virgin islands, the de- struction was appalling. It was chiefly wrought at the west end, where the smaller houses are a taugled mass of wreckage. Thirty pessons were killed ftn d the inhabitants are in great dis- tress, Storm Visits Guadaloupe. Advices received at Paris from L» Pointe-a-Pitre, island of Guadaloupe, S ! ate that ‘ 6 Cycl °“ e d ‘ d eI1 ° rm °’ 18 damage in the interior of the . island a number o coffee and cocoa estates be- mg devastated. Le Monne, a suburb, was half destroyed. There were a number of fatalities. St. Jean advices say the cyclone caused great destruc- tion in Porto Rico, whence it passed northward to Dominica and thence to Cape Haytien and the eastern end of Cuba, REBELIOUS INDIANS ROUTED. Mexican State Troops Have An En¬ counter With the Yaquis. A special to The Chicago Tribune from City of Mexico, Mexico, says: The state troops have had another encounter with the Yaquis near Medano, defeating them with a loss of several killed. The state troops did not lose a single man, but Lieutenant Francisco Calles died from sunstroke during the forced march made to over¬ take the Indians. AGRICULTURISTS ADJOURN. Neither of the Cotton Baling Systems Received Endorsement. Thursday, the last day of the con¬ vention, was one brimming over with developments for the Georgia Agricul¬ tural Society. It refused, by a majority of two, to take part in the quarrel between the two rival cotton baling systems. It indorsed the work leading to the holding of the coming state fair in Atlanta; it re-elected its old officers, thus paying a splendid tribute to President Brown and his associates, and selected Dublin as the next place of meeting. PENSION FIGURES. Report of Commissioner Evans Shows That Rolls Are Decreasing. The report of Pension Commissioner Evans for the fiscal year ended June 30th, last, shows a total disbursement of $138,253,923, leaving a balance of $1,857,188 in the treasury out of the $140,000,000 appropriated. The total number of pensioners on the roll June 30th was 991,519, a decrease of 2,195. There were 40,991 names added to the roll and 43,186 dropped.