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The WmUmt: gf-nls end Ylclnltr- fair end «*«w»4 warm tonight •"> Frt- Atlanta Georgian (and news) £m VOL. V. NO. 226. ATLANTA, GA MONDAY, MARCH 25,1907. PRICE: ONE HUNDRED FAMILIES ARE RENDERED HOMELESS BY FURY OF THE FLAMES Carolina * Mill Swept by Monday. Town Fire [XHABITANTS FLEE BEFORE FLAMES Fire Swept Across Railroad and Wiped Out the En tire District. Special to The Georgian. Spartanburg, S. C., March 25.— IV lire at Spartan mill, a village, .8 still raging. Forty houaea, oc •tipietl by operatives of the mill, have been destroyed, and the Samos, fanued by a strong south west wind, are spreading rapidly It looks as if at least 100 dwell ings will be consumed before the lames are cheeked. Th<* (ire originated in the house of J. M. Carver, on the east side of Forest street, and after burning lix houses on the east side, cross ed the street, and in less than two hours. 40 houses in the block be tween Farley and Arch streets on the west side of Forest were de- itroyod. Tlie tire has crossed the tracks of the Southern road and is eating its way through a thickly popula ted section of the mill village. The 8partan mills shut down shortly after the Are broke out and thou sands of operatives rushed to the fire-stricken village in a state of wild ^excitement. Women rushed ruio burniti* buildings and snatched up Bleep ing infants.and dashed out into the open. Many women fell in the streets from fright. The loss to the Spartan Mills' Company will probably amount to $.>0,000, which is covered by insurance. The factor} - operatives lost all th.-ir effects. fine hundred families will be rendered homeless. :i ! , The work of rebuilding will commence immediately ,it is said. The homeless operatives will be cared for by the company until permanent quarters are provided. Remains Will Be Shipped to Athens For Interment. Bprclal to The Georgian. Athene, Ga.. March 25.—Professor D. I. Abbott, of the University of Georgia, died Monday morning In Baltimore. University exercises will be suspended Tueiday. The faculty meete In the morning to take action on the death of Profeeaor Abbott. The body will be brought to Athene Tuesday afternoon, via the Seaboard Air Line. The funeral will be held Tueeday afternoon under the direction of the Rika. There will be two pallbearers from the university faculty and two from the Normal School faculty. SACRIFICED SELF TO SAVE MAN WHO HAD DESERTED HER MANY STOCKS OFFi REACH LOW MARK ^«ll Street Shows Renewed l>c|jrc88ion on Monday Morning. Asheville Woman Writes StrangS" WtWTV Then Disappears. Aahevllle, N. C„ March 25.—To aava the reputation and honor of the man ahe loved and of his lawfully wedded wife, Isabelle Phllllpe, known In Ashe ville as Mrs. Samuel J. Taylor, ht|< made a strange confession. In which Is revealed the story of her unfortunate life. Isabella Phillips Is the mother of Taylor’s children. She has lived with him for ten years, been a good mother and a loving helpmate. Taylor ran away some time ago with Gertrude Clonts, a pretty 11-year-oV girl, of Canton. N. C.. to whom he waa married at Greenville. B. C. A warrant y waa Issued against Hon. York. March II—Wall street renewed depression today, .locks ware I points off. Brok- presenting foreign holders of se. turitl,. did the aelllng. That —■ slight rally about noon, kri,.,. '-nine Issues wade new bottom MIU TRUST NEXTi MM Till OF M MCE •' milk trust! u no Idla rumor. an organisation la now being ‘>red by the dairymen of Allan- '• win not be - *“* exactly a trust, but "ill be established a community ; "■ '■rests, tht Idea being to,raise the 1 V "» milk., s,i,,! pur ® mUb ordinance, which was im" !? by “uadi and which went < iTect Monday morning, la aald to i of tl _ this proposed raise. Urymen argue that all theaa new 'Inna and regulations will — • heir expenses considerably, and diminish tbslr revenues. < !->.|b|y will dairymen were up early Monday and ware at the office of the ,, 11 "f health, waiting to apply for t»rmlt* the old one# being re- '• by the ordinance. While there, m ^ whispering* of a sals* In Iht milk were heard. , wh *n the raise will take place, a b"* fer tha plans have rinns. are Vo" r n,,t - tao,r »’ Tb* dairymen !•- charglng bigamy him. His brlu* ~aylor disappeared _ sing mads to (tad him when Isabelle Phillip* made the confession that ahe had no lawful right to the name she has horns In Aiht vllle. Confesses In Letter. She has placed all the blame upon herself. With a brand on her name, ah* has disappeared, leaving her children to those who will care for them well. The letter Is addressed to Taylor's sis. . It reads: Dear Alice: I am sorry t have to make this terrible confession to you. but 1 hope and pray that you will for give me. Sam said that to aave m* from disgrace he would make believe we were married for.a while, and then we would go and get married, and It would be all right. "He put It off from lime to time, and now It I* nil gone to ruin, and I am In more disgrace than ever, and I have brought trouble to all of us. But please forgive me, for God’s sake, and I for His sake, am going to live a bat ter life. 1 am going to aak one* more for your pity and forgiveness, for I love you all and am alck with aorrow. "If I never see your face any more, nlease think of me the beet you can. (Blxnedl "ISABELLE PHILLIPS.' She takes all the burden and ths blame on herself end tells the story .. a a Sana Tnvlitr'a ttartnla now that It may save Tajdors-people from the overhanging notoriety, and to (are the little girl at Canton. Th* Canton girl'# people will not discon tinue effort# to capture the supposed Taylor. It Is said RUEF WHIT OF ERROR IB DI8MI88EO BY COURT. Washington, March 25—Tha supreme court of tha United States today dis missed the writ of error bringing be fore It the case of °f Francisco, who sought. In the lower court, to obtain a writ of habeas corpus In proceedings charging him with aks tortlon. The motion t" dismiss waa 'made by counsel for Ruef. Counasl for the stale of California “had that the mandat# go forth Immediately. The court io ordcrod. Mrs. C. W. Jones Deed. Special to The O* 01 ’*'*”; u Rome, Os . March 25—Mrs. C. W. Jones. Who lived a short distance be yond the city limit* on the Black 1 # bluff road, died Friday momlng after an Illness «f long d “ration. There- mains wsre rerrted to t artsrevllle, where the Interment took place. The deceased »a* I* year* old and leaves one sister end four brothers. ) m” Jones waa a devout Chrtailan HC.LSECURES ARRANGEMENT l Deal Provides For the Handling of Freight For This City. CONNECTS INTERESTS OF GIANT SYSTEM M. D. & S. Sold Because Coast Line Did Not Need It. “I WOULD AID EXPERTS WHOPROBED MY SANITY,” DECLARES H. K. THAW Decision of Fitzgerald Is Expected on Tuesday. BREACH RUMORED AMONG LAWYERS Delmas and Peabody Meet in Tombs But Don’t Confer. O0OOOO00OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O HARRY THAW EXPECTS O O FAVORABLE DECISION. O O New York, March 25—“Harry ROOSEVELT T0ST0F THE WAR AT ONCE Big Stick To Be Used to End Hostili ties. TROOPS OF MEXICO MAY BE USED and Double Divorce Elopement Ends in a Tragedy. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOO 0 O PRESIDENT EMER8UN GIVES STATEMENT. 0 Wilmington. N. C.. March 25. 0 The Georgian, Atlanta. a The Coast Line haa no trackage O arrangement with the Central of 0 Georgia, but haa a satisfactory 0 traffic arrangement with It to At- 0 lanta, by way of Albany. 0 T. M. EMERSON. 00000000000000000000000000 In an authorised etatement T. Emerson, president of the Atlantic Coast Line eyalem, says that hla road haa completed arrangements with the Central of Oeorgta system whereby tha Coast Line will eecure entrance Into Atlanta by way of Albany and Macon. This announcement waa given out in a statement that explained the sale of the Macon. Dublin and Savannah road to th* Seaboard Air Line system. When the arrangements will go Into effact le not yet known, but It will prove to be one of the moat Important changes in th* railroad and I raffle alt. atate In many months. President Em erson explained that the Macon, Dub lin Slid Savannah was bought In order to gat Into Atlanta to an extension fmm llapAti 1^18 • MMHM ted bain road to get into Atlanta over th* Can tral. The Macon, Dublin and Savannah was then sold to the Seaboard. This allows an almost complete crystallisation of all the Atlantic Coast Lins Interests In Georgia. The most Important amalgamation will be the connection between the Coast Line and th* Louisville and Nashville, of which th* Coast Lins owns a controlling In terest; also a Southern extension for the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis, of which the Louisville and Nashville own* a rentrolling Interest. Th* Atlantic Coast Line and the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis, Jointly own th* nlnety-nlne-year lease on th* Georgia railroad front Atlanta to Augusta. Macon and Athens From Albany th# Atlantic Ceaat Line has a direct line to Brunswick and Savannah and the Atlantic seaboard. The new arrangement will give a direct line from Ohio river gateways to the At lantic seaboard under th* most favor able conditions. ■e ..l" a Ml St Mffll vii m is. algl l / O Is In excellent health, and Is sure O everything will come out In hit O favor." said Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, O wlf* of th* alayer of White, to* 0 day. 0000000000000000000000000a New York, Msrch 25.—The de cision of Justice Fitzgerald aa to whether Harry Thaw is capable of consulting bis counsel and there fore sane enough to stand trial for the mnrder of Stanford White, will be handed down tomorrow. There can be no appeal from decision If the Justice shall decide that In lunacy b* appointed. 1 trial proceeding* will be end and th* worst that can happen to Thaw will be to send him to Mattea- wan. But that doe* not necessarily follow, because the commission may declare him sane enough to stand trial Then hla chances for a. disagreement or acquittal will be positive. Another Breach Certain. Despite the details of Thaw that another breach has:occurred among hi# lawyers, there was renewed arid today that all was not harmony. ... Russell Peabody, of the Eastern camp of lawyers, appeared at the Tombs for his dally visit to Thaw halt an hour before the time set by Justice Fltsger- ald for receiving any'brief* that either desire to file In the light . 1 of Jerome for (he a; Of s lunacy commission f< mjees&Hw* talking Through tJheesH bars 14 hla rich client,’when D. M. Delmas, and waa shown up stair*. It waa the second visit Delmas haa paid to th* prisoner. Ho seemsd 10 bo perturbed few moment's after he went te Thaw's cell Peabody came bolting dosrn and hurried away la the direc tion of th* office of Clifford W. Hart' ooooooooooooooooooooooooog O WHERE’D Y’ OET THAT HATT o STRAWS BLOOM FORTH. O - , o Straw hats have bloemed! O Plenty of them out Sunday In O O the parka and public thorough- o * fares. Stores are displaying them, O too. . D Warm weather going to stay yet Q a while. Forecast: "Partly cloudy and continued a warm Monday night and Tuea- O day." O 11 noon OOO0O00O00O0OOOOO0OO00O00O ..«» degrees O ..71.degrees O . .72 degrees O ..10 degress O ..II degrees O ..12 degrees O ..11 degree* O ..II degrees O 'Phoning. Delmas talksd earnestly with The* for ten minutes. Thin be came aetjot- lag through the warden's office at a faster gait than anybody ever saw the dignified little San Francisco barris ter travel and dlvad Into a telephone booth, where, with hla high hat on the back of hla head, he did a lot of tren ded telephoning. It looked very much aa If there waa race afoot to reach some person or persons of Influence. The gu ■* ' "-*■ if lawyer* hasarfltd that each group 01 waa endeavoring to get In touch with Mrs. William Thaw, tha prisoner** mother. ■ More Proof 1* Filed. ean* and that' there le nothing to war rant the appointment of a lunacy com mission was taken to court today by Thaw's lawyers, to be submitted to Justice FI tags raid. It waa In tha form of additional af fidavits bearing on phases of Thaw's life and mantel condition at different time*, and It waa assarted there were conclusion sought to be drawn by Dis trict Attorney Jerome. Th* district .attorney also took to court a long statsment to be submlt- ted. In which. It waa stated, were em bodied many new and corroborative facts supporting hla contantlon that Thaw I* unlit to confer with hla coun sel and that a commission should be Centlnusd on Pass Pour. Springfield. III. March II—Peter Clark, an agent cf th* Equitable Life Company, of New York, shot and fatal ly wounded Ollle Hill, a woman, on an electric Interurban car at Vlrden to day. The car was tilled with people. Clark waa a loader In the choir of a church there. Mrs. Elmer pibaon was a singer. The relatione of Mr*. Gib eon and Clark resulted In a double divorce proceedings Mr*. Clark got a divorce from her hueband and Olbeoq, from hla wlf*. Mrs Gibson resumed her maiden name of Hill and with Clark eloped, Later they returned' to Girard. This morning the Hill woman started from her home In Girard to Vlrden. where she had been working. 8h* waa reading a latter which she had written to her former husband In an effort to effect a reconciliation with him. Clark boarded Ut* car and spoke to her. She replied: "Don't apeak to ms" Thereupon Clark draw a revolver and fired five shots at her, three of them en. taring her body. There la no hope of her recovery. WOMAN TO PLEAD TBimiTm m mural Mrs. Kelly Says Victim Threatened to Win Husband. Baltimore. Md„ March 21.—A trial that will probably bav* tha "unwrlttan law” as Its ultimata appeal, but with women principals began today In the criminal court, when Mrs Joiaphlne Kelly, a pretty young woman, appeared to answer to th* charge of killing her sister, Mice Ida Gaff, aged II, last No vember. In a statement following the shoot ing. Mrs. Kelly explained that she found her sister with her husband In hla restaurant. Mr*. Kelly had warned her slater to keep away from her hus band, FYank P. Kelly, but Miss Gaff declared she loved him and would get Kelly away from her. United Stale* Senator William Pinck ney White and Congressman Harry B. Wolf are defending Mr*. Kelly. ACCEPTED INVITATION TO ATTEND BRYAN BANQUET Special to The Georgian- Chattanooga. Tenn.. March 25—In formation haa been received hp-e that Adjutant General Bibb Ora rev of Montgomery, and Hon. J. H. Cranford, president of the First National Bank of Jaaptr, Ala. have accepted Invl tatlons to be present a| the Bryan given here on Ut* night banquet to be of April 10. Conference in Washington Decides That Central American War Must End. of President Roosevelt and an armag force, becked up by President Dias, if necessary. The ■conferences were held separate ly and lasted from shortly before It o'clock till after 1 o'clock. Th* sltu- atlon was discussed for Ihe slate de partment by the assistant secretary, H Secretary Root being slightly indta- of a cold and going posed home at noon. II- Hfled Washington, March II—As th* r* suit of a series of conferences hare by tha Mexican ambassador and all th* Central American ministers with the assistant secretary of stats today, this government will Join Mexico In making representations to Guatemala and Costa Rica to abide what la de clared by Nicaragua 10 be an agree ment on their part not to enter th* Central American conflict, and Salva dor will be asked to explain th* grounds on which shw entered th* con flict on the reported 'secret agreement with Honduras for "offense and de fense." This step will be taken with th* un derstanding that President Zelaya will listen to another note from President* ful but certain term* that hostilities be brought to a cessation for arbitra tion of th* differences. It Zelaya falls to follow this course, as suggested. seeking countries will be made . means of ths "big stick" In ths hands Managua Nicaragua, March Choluteca. th* moat strongly fortified city In Honduras, ha* fallen before the victorious Nicaraguans and Honduras revolutionists, and President 1 onllla la aald to b* fleeing for aafety. Several Nicaraguan gunboa« are pursuing lb* fugitive heed of th • Hon duran government. Samoa Ramlerev the director general of telegraph* here, made the annoi nce- menl of the victory. He expressed th* opinion that the fall of Cholutees and th* flight of Bonilla win qnd tho war. It waa at Cboluteca tbit President Bonilla had ordered all the available t« concentrate and for etvaral days I been rumored that In all probability th* big battle or the war would take place there as tbs Nicaraguans and 'thair revolutionist allies ware marching to ward the same place. fall of Tegucigalpa PREDICTED FOR MONDAY. Washington. March 25—Mr. Corea, th* Nicaraguan minister here, haa re ceived a cable dispatch from tha Nica raguan secretary of foreign affairs. Mr. Gomes, announcing tht capture of Cholulaca. flight of President Bonilla and predicting the foJI today of Te gucigalpa, capita] of Honduras It la reported that General Leoa Christmas was among the prisoners raptured St th* light of Maralta by th* Honduran-KIcanyruan forces General Christinas formerly resided In Meta ls. Tenn., and left that’city to angaga ... rullroail "ork In Central America. He baa been In that part of th* world for about ten year*. EMMA EAMES’ HUSBAND TO PROTECT TWO WOMEN New Tork, March It.—Julian Story, the artlsL whom Emma Earns*, th* prim* donna, la suing for-* divorce, hurried to New Tork today frqm Phil adelphia for - the eel* purpete. eo.be ■aid. of protecting the honor of one or more Philadelphia young society worn- ®® U *n whase names are mentioned in Mrs. Story's allegations. "It was quits wrong for Mme. Earns* to mention t|uioo*nt and highly ■peeled women." sold Mr. Story, im nantly. ndlg- Reconciliation between Mme. EamM and her husband Is bslng considered | today. Effort* are being made by mu tual friend* to bring the pair togetlMSk Mms. Earns* t* living at tbs Hotel Aa- tor and story hope* tot a sarsoaaf is* tervlsw. when the grievance# which M j to his wlfr* suit fur disuses can he ad- 1 Justtd. i Mme. Karri**, voicing her feeling# If friends, declared her desire to be a M girl again and ’go back to th* Malta woods. The Idea of the opera eiagar ' grounds Is a big surprise to, Story. AND CAR RECEIPTS Special to The Georgian. Rome. G*l, March 25.—Th* Iron eaf# of the South Rome Railway and Light Company waa robbed of |!M early on Sunday morning, which were the celple from the can of Saturday’s bus!- A chisel was used 1 to get Into the safe which la near a door of the car barn. MINISTERS INVITED TO DEAD "GTPSV" THREE CHILDREN STOLEN; ONE LITTLE GIRL IS FOUND (idnaper Demands His Child’s Hand in Marriage. Mount Gilead, Ohio. March II—TH* authorities here believe that the elk- year-old daughter of William Harvey, Bloomen Grove, who disappeared live days ago, ha* been kidnaped and being held for a ransom. Th* only claw to her fat* waa con- talntdfln a letter found fastened to th* latch of the gatv demanding th* Util* girl's hand In marriage when eh* be came of age. Th* letter stated that |f the demand waa granted the child would be returned. Thar* was im sig nature te th* letter. The child Is very pretty. Mr. Harvey _ a well-to-do fanner aad be says he will spend au he has to Had her. Pinkertons Have Clew to the Marvin Child. Dover. Del., March 25—After spend ing a tireless evening In following what le considered an Important clew to th* whereabouts of four-year-old Horace Marvin, Jr.. Ihe emaU army of Pinker ton detective* employed on th* case arose at daybreak today and renewed their hunt. It waa rumored that an arrest would bt mad* before evening. The detec tive*. It la said, are loath to lock up anyone owing 10 th* feeling et Intense vllle. N. J.. following a claw there fur nished by P. A. Barber. Several days ago a man and a woman and a boy called at the Barber ham*. Th* young ster answered th* description of the Marvin boy. , Trank Butler, who was oa the Mar- At Home of Moun taineer Little Girl Is Discovered. Lexington. Ky.. March 26—Kidnaped from her home, at New Lexington, Ohio, several months ago, Mari* Mc Clelland. six years of age. has been located by her unci* at the horns of a mountaineer at La* City. Bh* had been given up aa dead. "W# advertised for her In all th* pa pers," said the unde, "and had detec tive# on several clewe, but bad given her up until recently, when I taw a letter signed by Dr. W. p. wise, of on* of Ihe papers, de scribing a child which h* aald h* believed had been stolen. We Invtatl- gated and found her." vln farm when young Horace dleap- id today that be ex- peered, announced pectad to He locked up. Minister* of Georgia. North Carolina and Houth Carolina hav* been Invited to Atlanta to hear an address to be de livered especially lo the' clergy by ’Gypsy” Smith at North Avenue Pres byterian church on next Thursday aft ernoon at 1:20 o'clock. Ministers of all denominations have been Invited In hear the famous evan gelist, who will have something 10 say J. LEWIS BROWNE AT JAMESTOWN Dr. J. Lewis Browne, musical direc tor of th* Mny-June Music Festival 10. II and. June 1. will be one four Judges who will pass on collage glee dub, symphony orchestra aad choral contests at tha Jamestown Ex position. In addition, to- hla work as a Judge, Dr. Browne will also give organ re cital# and -Cohduct several coitcort*. Throe other states will be represented. Judge* Mvlng been selected from Bal timore. Washington and Richmond. Th* appointments ware mad* by Director Sexton, of the governing . board of th* exposition. POLICE PRESENT GIFT TO EVANGELIST STUART Special to Th* jCJaorglan. Chattanooga,-Tann.. March 25—Aa a mark of appreciation of the Interest Rev. George R. Stuart has taken In the police of this city, the department has presented the evangelist, who has been holding a aeries of meetings here, with a silver coffee urn and tray, which was greatly appreciated by the evang«. list. Steamship's Collide. r, England, March 25—Th* mall hip Lord Warden, collided today at Oat end with the mail ' steamship Princess Henrietta. Both war* dam- agsd. th* Lord Warden seriously. There were no casualties.* , especially about hla work. A number of ministers are In th* dty attending will com* especially for this many 1 ■ talk. Growth and Progress of the New Sooth lurch of tbs iitatJl" Building operations for th* month of February, In th* corporate limits of Knoxville, as shown by th* record* of W. C.'Fulcher, city building In spector, amounted lo practically 110,Odd. The uncertainty of th* weather and other conditions prevented th* beginning of much new work. Th* largest permit for the month wee for 221.000 for additions t* th* Southern railway passenger station. Next ram* a 16.116 permit for a marble lodge In th* National cemetery. J. Allen Smith secured a permit for a 15.000 ad dition to n hotel building at 624 Gay street. All other permits were be low 16.000. ThO Southern Coal and Jron Company ha* been organised to develop coal and Iron mine* In Tennessee, Oeorgla and Alabama and operate a furnace In Ihe latter elate. The company la reported to hav* purchased 8.500 acres of coal In FUntress county. 0,040 acres of Iron ore lands la Georgia and Alabama, together with * furnace. These Tennessee prop erties nr* said to Include th* Cox Valley and Crab Orchard coal intaee In the Cumberland valley, already equipped fdr producing coal. Th* prop erties ere well timbered, and several small saw mills " located. hav* already I* said to be 010,000.004. It Is reported 100,004 will be Invested In the 1 em plans ot th* company. * • ^ Plans have been drawn for two large new manufacturing plants Chattanooga'! manufacturing circles during th* past month. mer and purchased ground for a plant I , urb of Chattanooga. Th* successor of this company, the Illinois Iron 1 Bolt Company, took up Uis work In February *hd ■ir>n(etn*su are n Idly being mad* for tha building of th* plant. The Capital steak *4 company is 1100,404.