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THE MORNING NEWS. .
Established 1850. - Incorporated ISSB L
J. H. ESTILL. President. \
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ALABAMA MOB
LYNCHED A NEGRO
SMOKED HIM OUT OF JAIL
AND STRUNG HIM IP ON THE
HUNTSVILLE COURT HOUSE LAWN.
A Mob of 2,000 Men Stood Off the
Fire Department, Which Sought
to Extiiigubli the Flnmeso-TUe
Negro, Horace Maples Who Had
Murdered .John Wuldrop, Jumped
From Jail Window and Was
Caught—Speakers Tried Vainly to
Stop the Mob.
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 7.—After sett
ing tire to the jail and smoking out the
prisoners while the fire department was
held at hay with guns, and the sheriff,
his deputies and the soldiers outwitted,
!• mob. estimated at over 2,000 persons,
lynched Horace Maples, a negro ac
cused of murdering John Waldrop, by
stringing him to a tree on the Court
House lawn to-night.
This action of the mob was taken
notwithstanding the strong protests
made by Solicitor Erie Pettus and H.
Wallace, Jr., in stirring speeches, in
which law and order were pleaded for
eloquently.
The crowd began to gather this aft
ernoon and to-night as soon as the de
tails of the crime spread throughout
the country, in winch Waldrop had a
number of friends, and before the
militia, which was ordered from Bir
mingham by Gov. Cunningham arrived,
the mob had swelled to enormous pro
portions.
The sheriff and his deputies pluckily
stood their guard, but they were pow
erless before the mob and the fire. The
local military company was called out,
hut they were outwitted by the men
who conceived the idea of smoking out
the prisoners.
The Jail Was Fired.
At 10:25 o’clock the Jail was fired in
the back part, burning fiercely, a
dense smoke spreading through the up
per stories and cells of the building.
The fire department was not allow
ed to approach within a block of the
scene and was driven away with bul
lets. The crowd on the outside would
allow noibody to enter or come out un
til the person of Horace Maples was
surrendered to the crowd.
The sheriff and his guards would not
Rive in, but in some manner the negro
Koi through a window and jumped out
of the building Into the crowd. He was
chased down and a rope thrown around
his neck and he was pulled up to the
county Court House.
There was an immense crowd on the
lawn. While Maples was confessing
his crime and implicating a while man
aud two more negroes, John H. Wal
lace, Jrand Solicitor Erie Pettus de
livered Impassioned addresses trying
to dissuade the mob. They were hoot
ed down in turn, but finally when So
licitor Pettus called on all who were
In favor of the law taking Its course
'o hold up their hands, about half In
the big crowd of several thousand did
There was cheering for a moment,
‘"Jt the men with the rope pulled the
Ki'o away, threw the end of the rope
r 'er a limb and drew him up. The
,i> grn was dead in a few moments.
A crowd will make an effort to cap
''lr*‘ the negro’s accomplices, hut no
more disorder Is feared to-night.
Told Him to Take Names.
during the attack on the Jail, United
N * ites Dlw.rtct Judge Shelhy issued an
"'der for the United States deputy
marshal to protect United States prts
••her* in the burning building and ob
'"n names of all parties engaged In
“ode tigering Ihe prisoners' live*.
COMPANY OF SOLDIERS
ORDERED TO HUNTSVILLE.
*'rtnlnsham. Alt., Sept, 7. Acting
Jiatatmab JHuftiing ffeto>£.
NUMBER 17.775.
Governor Cunningham has ordered a
company of soldiers to Huntsville to
protect the negro Maples, who was ar
rested to-day charged with the murder
of John Waldrop, an old peddler.
Since the arrest of the negro there
has been a feeling of unrest among
the people of Huntsville, and open
talk of lynching has been indulged in,
many violent threats being made
against the prisoner.
Gov. Cunningham has given orders
that the negro's life be protected at all
hazards. The company of militia left
Birmingham to-night at 11 o’clock.
It is believed that the object of the
crime was robbery, 'as the body of the
old peddler was found near the road
with his pockets rifled, S2OO having
been taker, from him.
Maples was arrested to-day and at
the time was spending money freely.
It is asserted that blood stains were
found on his clothes.
EX-MAYOR M’CUE HELD
FOR MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
Charge Mode Against Prominent
Man in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville, Va., Sept. 7.—Ex-
Mayor J. Samuel McCue was arrested
this afternoon on the charge of wilfully
and premeditatedly murdering his wife
on the night of Sunday, Sept. 4. The
arrest was made while citizens general
ly were attending the public session of
the coroner’s jury, which had returned
no verdict at midnight.
The warrant was sworn out by Spe
cial Police Justice A. D. Dabney and
served by two policemen of the city.
Mr. McCue made no resistence and is
now in the city jail. When McCue was
arrested, he submitted to being search
ed by the officers and kissed his four
children good bye. He said to them,
“By the grace of God, I will come
out of this trouble all right.”
McCue stated that he was assaulted
and his wife murdered on last Sunday
night. His story immediately aroused
suspicion. His testimony and that of
others before the coroner’s Jury
strengthened the suspicion against
him, and the arrest followed.
Crowds are gathering in the city to
night, but no mob violence is feared.
The city militia being absent from the
city at the army maneuvers, Manassas,
a special guard of thirty men was
summoned.
c ooiT winsTeechTc u p.
Washington Man Lends Competitors
at Si's Girt.
Sea Girt, N. J., Sept. 7.—The Leech
cup match was non to-day by George
E. Cook, of the District of Columbia,
shooting under the colors of the Man
hattan Rifle and Revolver Association
of New York, with a total of 94 points
out of a possible 105. The company
team match was won by Company I,
Second regiment. National Guard of the
District of Columbia, with a total of
310 points out of a possible 350.
The competition for thP $4,000 Dryden
trophy, the most important event of the
meet, will take place to-morrow.
TAYLOR OF TENNESSEE
AGAIN TAKES A BRIDE.
Bristol, Va., Sept. 7.—Ex-Gov. Rob
ert L. Taylor of Tennessee was mar
ried to Miss Mamie St. John of.Chtl
howte. Va.. this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. The wedding took place at
the bride's home and was attended
by many of the wide circle of rela
tions.
Gov. Taylor has been married three
times, having been divorced only a
few months ago from his second wife
at Knoxville. Gov. and Mr*. Taylor
will reside In Bristol.
AUGUSTA PLANNING
PARKER RALLY.
Augusta. Sept. 7.—A h! Parker rally
is being arranged here to take place
the latter part of thla month. Senator
Clav will tn.ik* the principal adtraas
nrcuESs cecilia.
BLUES AND BROWNS
IN DRAWN BATTLE
NO DECISION BY HIS UMPS.
BLUES TWO AIII.ES FROM GOAL
WIIEX TIME WAS CALLED.
Brown Force, Defending; the Gap,
Ilml Offsetting Ail vantage*. How
ever—How Attack Was Made and
Resistance Was Offered—Militia
Ate i'll Two Days* Rations in One.
South Cnrolininn* Cleaned Out a
Store—Will Lose Pay.
Corps Headquarters, Gainesville,
Va., Sept. 7. —The first maneuver prob
lem closed to-day with Gen. Grant’s
force pushed through the left wing of
Gen. Bell. This put the Blue force
within two miles of Thoroughfare Gap,
the objective point. However, Gen.
Bell had Smith’s brigade on the right
and Barry's brigade on the left of
this breach in his line and Col. Wag
ner, chief umpire, draws no conclusions
as to what niight have happened had
not hostilities ceased under the com
mand previously issued by Gen. Cor
bin to cease hostilities at noon so that
the tired troops might be given re
lief.
This attack on the. part of the Blue
force was made by Gen. Wint with
Price's brigade consisting of the Sev
entieth Virginia, the First Maine,
First Alabama and Sixteenth Infantry.
Previous to this there had been se
vere fighting on the line to which
Gen. Bell had fallen back during the
night.
This line, the Antioch road, was
within two miles of the western limit
of the maneuver zone and extended
the five miles of the width of the
zone.
Concentrated the nines.
While Gen. Bell was falling back
to the new line from the Carolina
road, which had been the scene of
the conflict the day before, Gen. Grant
occupied the hours between midnight
and daylight in concentrating his
forces for an attack on the Brown
left. He withdrew all of his cavalry
from the southern portion of his line,
their position on the first day, and
threw two full brigades and sixteen
guns to the point indicated. His ar
tillery was so well placed that it had
unobstructed play for an hour on the
Brown line.
The effect of this fire was not taken
into account by a decision rendered
by the umpire on the field early in
the battle, when the Blue force was
required to fall back, but was taken
into account later and credit given
accordingly t.o the effect of the fire of
the Blue artillery.
Every spectacular feature of a battle
in full progress was produced in the
maneuvers to-day, and the field was
viewed from near and far by many
spectators. Gen. Corbin went among
the troops of both armies and made
close observation of the progress of the
battle. Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. Grant and
Miss Patten viewed the maneuvers
front an automobile.
During the afternoon the troops re
turned to their respective camps to rest
until 6 o’clock to-morrow morning,
when the problem will be reversed and
the Brown army will take the field
against the Blue in the effort to strike
at Washington.
The militia troops displayed the us
ual disadvantage of Inexperience in the
field. Many of them ate their two
days' rations the first day and went
hungry to-day. The Regulars set them
a good example in this respect, divid
ing their supplies equally between the
two days.
Complaint of depredations by militia
men came to headquarters to-day from
Wellington, where It was claimed that
the First South Carolina Regiment
had cleaned out a provision store ab
solutely. The loss will be reimbursed
to the proprietor and the amount de
ducted from the pay of this regiment.
Gen. Corbin and both division com
manders unite in praising the conduct
of the militia.
A daring attempt was made last
night to capture Gen. Bell in his head
quarters at Thoroughfore. The cap
ture was not made because Gen. Bell
heard of the plan and literally took up
his bed and walked. He secreted him
self in a farm house nearby and slept
until morning. The capture was
planned by a scouting party, and
would undoubtedly have been success
ful had not Gen. Bell made his escape
In time. He had stripped his head
quarters of its guard for other duty
and If confronted by the armed scouts
would have had to accompany them to
the lines of the Blue army.
if Is estimated by Ihe army officers
that casualties during the two days
of fighting have depleted the Blue
army by I.AOO men and Ihe Brown from
1.500 to 1.100.
Sugars Reduced,
New York, Wept. 7.- Refined sugar
grades numbers t to M Inclusive, ware
ieduced 6 to 10 cents a hundred pounds
to-4'tr.
SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1904.
FAR EAST SHUTS DOWN
OF THE NEWS SERVICE.
Xothlng Could He Secured by the
Distributor*.
There is no news from the Far East
either from Russian or Japanese
sources. For the world watchers of
the great tragedy the curtain has
been dropped and all is conjecture.
Not even an express on of opinion
comes from Japanese sources, but
from St. Petersburg it s indicated that
the authorities are co ifident the criti
cal stage of the Ru isian retreat is
past and that Kuropajkin is no longer
in danger of losing any part of his
forces to the pursuing Japanese.
The Russian commander has arrived
at Mukden, and it Is given out in St.
Petersburg that the bulk of his army
is now near there, while a dispatch
from Mukden to the Associated Press,
filed Tuesday, says that the main
Russian army is pushing northward
and evacuating that place. It is in
dicated that the Japanese are still
harassing the Russian rear.
Further than this nothing is known.
An absolute news silence prevails.
THINKS THE RUSSIANS
TIRED JAPANESE OUT.
Member of General Stuff Say* Ru*-
*inn* Wuxi the Hncc.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 8.—2:02 a. m.—
The general staff is not displaying
great anxiety over the alarmist re
ports that Gen. Kuropatkin is in seri
ous danger of being cut off, but if they
Bad any information from the front
Wednesday they have not revealed it.
The members also decline to say,
even if they know, whether Gen. Kuro
patkin purposes taking his army north
of Mukden.
An officer of the! general staff said
to the Press Wednesday
night:
“I believe it possible to say that Gen.
Kuropatkin is now out of danger. Our
‘advices since Monday indicate that the
fighting is of an insignificant character,
and I do not believe that the tired
Japanese troops are capable of seri
ously threatening the lines of retreat.
The greatest difficulty our army is
now having to contend with is the
terrible roads owing to the t'ain of
Monday and Tuesday.
“Our information is that the bulk
of the baggage has already passed
through Mukden. This is the usual
procedure in that case of any retreat.
RUSSIANS EVACUATING
THE CITY OF MUKDEN.
Mukden, Tuesday. Sept. 6.—(Delayed
in transmission) —Part of the Russian
army, which is coming to Mukden by
wagon-road, is in danger of being cut
off. All day and night Monday, the
Japanese in the hills on the east road
shelled the Russian troops. In one
instance the Japanese infantry attack
ed a large force of Russian infantry
and artillery which had taken to the
hills, running parallel to the Japanese
in protecting the flank of the retreat
ing army.
Troops, guns and transport are pour
ing into Mukden by train and road.
Considerable transport was left be
hind. The roads are in a frightful state
owing to the heavy rain Monday.
The main Russian army pushing
northward is evacuating Mukden.
NO BIG FIGHT EXPECTED
TO SOUTH OF MUKDEN.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 7, 5:35 p. m.—
The bulk of the Russian army is near
Mukden, where, it now appears, Ku
ropatkin has 'been since Monday. His
troops, it is understood, are not en
tering the city, but are taking up pre
pared positions around Mukden.
While there is no specific informa
tion on this point, the general staff
believes that only a small rear guard
Is in the neighborhood of Yentai.
No further fighting of importance
is expected south of Mukden. The
critical stage Is regarded as having
passed, and the announcement was
made this afternoon that the War Of
fice will no longer give out more than
two bulletins each day.
NO DETAILS OF BATTLE
ARE GIVEN OUT AT TOKIO.
Tnklo, Sept. 7.-8 p. m.—The general
staff has not yet made public any de
tails of the battle of Liao Yang.
The people are still celebrating the
victory, hut there is considerable specu
lation over the official silence regard
ing Gen. Kuroki's movements since
Sunday.
It is reported that the Japanese, not
withstanding the ravages of fire, cap
tured vast accumulations of Russian
stores and ammunition at Liao Yang.
The report that Lieut. Teraouchl. son
of Lieut Gen. Teraouchl. Minister of
War, was killed In the fighting before
Liao Yang, Is denied to-day.
PARIS HEARS THAT A
GREAT BATTLE IS ON.
Paris, Sept. K.—The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Bi ho de Paris,
■ays:
“A great hiitle la going on before
Mukden. The First and Seventeenth
•-orpq are engaged against Gen. Ku
rokt.
"(ten Knropatkln with the hulk of
ilia troops im moving towards 'netting ”
COURT-MARTIAL IS
FOR HARRIS TO SAY
GOVERNOR PASSES IT t*>
TO THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF
THE STATE.
Terrell Say* Hi* Decision fit the
Statesboro Affair Will Depend En
tirely Upon the Opinion of the
Adjutant General—lf Harris Say*
So, Terrell Will Order a Conrt-
Murtial for Aliy Officer Concern
ed, Regardless of the Expense.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—lf Adjt. Gen. S.
W. Harris recommends a court-mar
tial in the case of the military offi
cers who were on duty at Statesboro
after he reads the report of the court
of inquiry. Gov. Terrell says he will
surely order one. When asked about
the matter to-day Gov. Terrell said:
“My decision in the Statesboro af
fair will depend entirely on the opin
ion of the adjutant general. If, in
his opinion, the report of the hoard
of Inquiry would warrant a court
martial for Capt. Hitch or any other
officer, I should call such a proceed
ing.
“No, the question of expense to the
state would not figure at all as an
argument against such a proceeding."
REPUBLICAN PLURALITY
IN VERMONT 31,500.
These Figures Given ns Approxi
mately Corrcet.
White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 7.
With only two small towns missing,
the Republican plurality of 31,500 in
yesterday’s election is believed to be
within a few votes of the correct
figures. Four years ago it was 31,331.
The total vote for Governor without
the two towns is: Bell (Republican),
47,991; Porter (Democrat). 16,492, a Re
publican plurality of 31.499. The miss
ing towns gave a Republican plurality
last year of 68.
A tabulation of the returns compar
ed with those of 1900 shows a net Re
publican loss of 444, and a net Demo
cratic loss of 1,029.
The next Legislature will be more
completely controlled by the Republi
cans than for many years.
RESULT NOTSURPRISING
In View of the Grent Efforts of the
Republicans.
New York, Sept. 7.—The following
statement concerning the result In Ver
mont was issued by Chairman Thomas
Taggart, of the Democratic National
Committee to-night:
’’The result in Vermont is not sur
prising in view of the unparalleled ef
forts made by the Republicans and
the quiet campaign conducted by the
Democrats. The administration con
centrated all its forces and resources
upon that state, holding in the last
week 200 meetings. Moreover, it was
proclaimed throughout the state that
the President had promised the candi
date for Governor to attend his In
auguration, in case he obtained a ma
jority of 40,000.
“In view of these efforts, never made
before by any party In a September
election, It is remarkable that the ad
ministration did not succeed in increas
ing the Republican majority. Indeed,
it did not even increase the Republi
can vote. That does not exceed 48.050,
while in 1896 It was 53,426, and in 1900
It was 48,441."
A STRIKE OF STUDENTS
THREATENED AT RALEIGH.
Raleigh, N. C„ Sept. 7.—The State
Agricultural and Mechanical College
here is In danger of being disrupted by
the threatened departure of over 150
students who yesterday signed agree
ments to leave the college unless priv
ileges recently taken away from the
senior class are restored and four
seniors who were expelled are rein
stated. The senior class was not per
mitted last night to either eat or sleep
at the college. Work has stopped and
both the faculty and student body are
unyielding.
BLEW POSTOFFICE SAFE
AND TOOK ITS CONTENTS.
Greenfield, Tenn., Sept. 7.—Karly to
day several robbers entered the Green
field postorflee and blew open the swfe.
They made two unsuccessful attempts
and the third time brought It open.
Nltro-glyeerlne and other rhemleals
were used. About $l5O in rash and
$550 In stamps were taken out of the
safe. Postmaster Farmer has been
authorized by the Postoffloe Depart
ment to offer S2W reward for the rap
ture of the robbers.
TWO MEN KILLED
IN FREIGHT WRECK.
11
Altoona, Pa, Hspt. 7.—A disastrous
freight wreek occurred on the Horse
Khoe curve of the Pennsylvania Rail
road late to-night, In which two men
were killed and three seriously injured.
Thirty-five cars were demolished. The
crew lost control of the train. All
telephone and telegraph wires are
down,
Vet aery Was InlMred.
Rome. Ga.. Hept. 7.-Kd. MX'urry was
seriously Injured to-day while at work
at a planer Ills left hand got caught
In the knives, ripping It open and sev
ering two lingers.
ABDUL HAMID, SULTAN OF TURKEY.
ONE OF THK MOST TIMII) MOKAUCHS IV THE WORLD IS NOW
MORE FEARFUL THAN EVER FOR lIIS SAFETY SINCE HIS PER
SONAL GUARD IS SPLIT AND TORN BY LI'S OWN QUAR
RELS AND LIGHTING.
FIFTY DOLLARS FINE
AND JAIL FOR A DAY
Sentence for Men at Danville, Who
Were in a .Slot,.
Danville, Va., Kept. 7.—W. T. Harris,
Wicker Armes, Dan H. Talley, Bud
F. Bruitt, George C. Mills, R. ,1.
Lynch and Whit Meyers were convicted
to-day in the Corporation Court of be
ing participants in the mob. when an
attempt was made several weeks ago
to lynch the negro, Roy Keals, charged
with murder, confined in the city Jail.
The men were sentenced to pay a
fine of SSO and to serve a term of one
day in jail.
The men were recently convicted in
the Mayor's court and the jail sentence
fixed at sixty days. The case was ap
pealed to a, higher court.
The men were marched out of the
court rooms to the prison and will
serve the term. They were placed in
the same jail with the negro they at
tempted to lynch.
MOSQUITOES
DROVE WOMAN INSANE.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 7. —A special
to the Express from Mazatlan, Mex
ico, savs:
A plague of mosquitoes is reported
from the town of El Dorado, this
state. The Insects are said to be of
extraordinary size and appear in
swarms at night.
One woman, it is reported, has been
driven insane by thp attacks of mos
quitoes and two infants have died from
the poisonous effects of their bites.
The people of the town have ap
pealed to the state authorities for aid,
and the authorities have asked for ex
perts from the City of Mexico. The
plague seems to he confined to the town
and vicinity, the insects coming from
nearby swamps.
NEAL ENDS HIS LIFE
AND THAT OF HIS WIFE.
He Was Under Indictment for the
border of Shrnder.
Louisville, l<y„ Sept. 7.—W. E. Neal,
under Indictment for the murder last
winter of Assistant Commonwealth At
torney James K. Shrader, to-day shot
and killed his wife, Nellie Robinson
Neal, and then ended his own life.
The tragedy occurred in a boarding
house on West Broadway, where Neal
and his wife had been living since
SundViy, as Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of
Nashville, Tenn.
OVER THIRTY’INJURED
IN PASSENGER WRECK.
Two of t!ie lii.'iiroil Hfril, After the
Aeclifent.
Princedom Ills., Sept. 7.—The Kansas
City fast passenger train on the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
was wrecked one half mile east of
Tiskalawa to-night und more than
thirty persons were badly Injured, two
of whom have since died.
The passenger train collided with the
rear end of a freight that had 'broken
in it wo.
LOUISVILLE WON THE
TEMPLARS’ PRIZE DRILL.
St. Iternnril C'nrna of Chlraso Was
Second In tile Content.
Ran Francisco. Cal., Rcpt, 7.—Louis
ville, Ky., Comtnundery. No. 1. to-day
won the first prize In the drill corps
competition of the triennial conclave
of the Knights Templars. St. Bernard
Corps, of Chicago, was second; Ivan
hoe, of Milwaukee, third, and Malta,
of Binghamton, N. Y., fourth.
Fully 25,000 people witnessed the
marching and countermarching of tho
competing teams.
A. and W. H. It. Annual Report,
New York, Sept. 7,—The report of
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company for the fiscal year ended
June XO, Issued to-day, ahowa; Grose
earnings, $52.100,M1, Increase. $1,(140,.
315, operating eapenses, 514.515.72 P; in
crease, 11,514,21(11, net earnings, SSM7..
341. Increase, 1124,01d After payment
of interest and dividends snd an ap
proprlatpm of $2,006,000 to ihe better
ment fund, there w is carried $524,711
to the credit of (he profit and loss at
ooum. |
f 5 CENTS A COPY.
< DAILY. 18 A YEAR.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK. 1 A YEAH
HOPKINS PUT OUT;
A REGULAR PUT IN
TERRELL DENIES HE DID IT.
KKISW NOTHING ABOUT THE RE
MOVAL OF THE GEORGIAN'.
South Georgia Man Has Been Taken
From the t'onnuflmt of the First
Provisional Regiment at Man
nesnx nnl n bailor of Regulars
Put in His Plnce—Governor Passes
tile Resiionsihility Ip to Brevet
liriKn-lier Thomason.
Atlanta, Sept. 7. —The report which
comes from Manassas to the effect
that Lieut. Col. T. N. Hopkins has
been supplanted in command of the
First Provisional Regiment from Geor
gia by a. major in the regular army is
Interesting military circles here.
Gov. Terrell emphatically denies the
report that Lieut. Col. Hopkins was re
lieved of the ooramunit through any
particular animosity on 'his part. Gov.
Terrell declares that the report that he
refused to shake hands with Col. Hop
kins at Griffin during an encampment
there is also ridiculously untrue. Both
allegations are intimated in advices
from Manassas.
“1 placed Gen, Thomason In com
mand of the two Georgia regiments.”
said the Governor to-day, “to hold
this position until he reached Manas
sas. I Instructed him to make what
ever otlher appointment he wished to
when he arrived, leaving the matter
entirely with him and 001. Scott.
Whatever changes have been made
were made by these officers, and I
have in no wise been informed of
them.”
Gov. Terrell will leave the city to
morrow for Manassas, where he goes
to be with the Georgia troops during
the remainder of the army maneuvers
now in progress. He will be accom
panied by Controller General W. A.
W right, a well-known Confederate
veteran, Maj. Emmet Irvin, the Gov
ernor's military secretary, and proba
bly by several members of his staff.
STRUCK BY A*CAR WHILE
JURY FOUND FOR HIM.
Runner Was Lucky In law If Not
in Perambulating.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—While a Jury in the
Decatur Court House yesterday aft
ernoon was formulating a verdict for
$3,000 for James G. Bonner, a well
known citizen of Covington, for inju
ries received several months ago in a
wreck on the Georgia Railroad, Bonner
was struck by a trolley car in Atlanta
and painfully hurt. While the verdict
was being read in the court room the
beneficiary was having his wounds
dressed at the Grady Hospital
While the verdict was being read,
counsel for the defense took the time
with their watches, as they held the
verdict would not stand if Bonner died
before the verdict was rendered. Bon
ner's injuries, however, did not prove
serious.
THEY CRACKED A SAFE
AND GOT OVER SB,OOO.
Rich limit Mas Made by Burglar*
at Yndkln ville.
Charlotte, N. C.', Sept. ,7.—Burglars
made a raid on Yadkinvllle, Yadkin
county, N. C„ last night.
They blew open the safe of County
Treasurer J. A. I.ogan. In hts store,
and secured between SB,OOO and SIO,OOO.
The safe In the postofilce was also
blown open. Postmaster Mackle re
ports that over $4lO was stolen.
The burglars secured tools from a
blacksmith shop In the town.
County Treasurer Logan offers a ra
ward of $2.00 for the capture of the
burglars and money.
TO BE NO ATLANTA DAY
AT THE EXPOSITION.
Atlanta, Hept. 7. There will be no
Atlanta Day at the hi. Louis Exposi
tion. Council to-day wholly Ignored
the Invitation of I'rsaldem David R
Francis to have Atlanta Day on dapt,
24. Immediately folic* mg Georgia Day.
Permission was given, ho waver, for
the fireman s drum corps to go to fit
latuls snd take part in Us rngia Day