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ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 27, 1907.
PT?TfT?. In Atlanta: TWO CENT8.
A -LV-LULj . On Trnina: FIVE CENTS
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Funeral Services Wed
nesday Will Be Very
Simple.
PASSED INTO SLEEP;
END WAS PEACEFUL
An Invalid, She Lived Life
of Peace and Love, and
Death Brings Sor
row to Many.
Canton, Ohio, May 27.—Secretary of
the Treasury Cortelyou announced to
day that the services for Mrs. Mc
Kinley would be held Wednesday after
noon at 2 o’clock, at the home, and
would be very simple. Mrs. McKin
ley’s pastor, the Rev. E. O. Buxton, of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
will probably have charge.
Acocrdlng to plane, the remains of
Mrs. McKinley will be laid beside those
of her husband, in the tomb at White
Lawn, and later transferred with those
of the late president to the National
Mausoleum, now almost done, and to
be dedicated September 30.
Both President Roosevelt and Vice
Preeldent Fairbanks have been formal
ly notified of Mrs. McKinley’s death,
and Mr. Cortelyou said today they
would attend the obsequies.
City in Mourning.
Mayor Turnbull called a meeting of
city officials last night to take proper
action upon the death of Mrs. McKin
ley. Plans are being perfected for a
proper observance of Mrs. McKinley's
death, in which It may be eald the en
tire city will participate.. Today flags
droop at half-mast, and there arc many
signs of mourning about the city. At
yesterday’s services many ot the
churches of the cltyTlstened to touch
ing words from the ministers.
End Wat/ Peaceful.
Mrs, McKinley fell Into the sleep that
knows no awakening at 1:06 o’clock
Sunday afternoon, and the transition
was so peaceful that those gathered in
the sick room hardly knew that her
life had come to an end. There was
.no pain or struggle, and from the time
the was stricken Mrs. McKinley never
realised the-efforts of those about her
to prolong her life.
At the McKinley home were Secre
tary Cortelyou. Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Barber, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Mrs. Lu
ther Day, Justice and Mrs. William R.
Day, Drs. Fortmann and Rlxey and
the nurses.
Cortelyou Announced Death.
Secretary Cortelyou announced the
death of Mrs. McKinley. The William
McKinley post and George D. Harter
post, Grand Army of the Republic,
were forming and went to the First
Methodist church for services and the
annual memorial address. Respect was
paid to the memory of Mrs. McKinley
at all the churches, and many an
nouncements of other memorial serv
ices have been made.
Thousands of messages of condo
lence and love have been received at
the McKinley home. Including dis
patches from President Roosevelt and
Vice President Fairbanks.
Roosevelt to Canton,
President Roosevelt and Secretary
I-oeb will arrive In Canton Wednesday
morning to attend the funeral services
with Vice President Fairbanks, who
had often been a house guest of the
McKinleys, and la expected to reach
here In time to attend the funeral serv
ices.
Mrs. McKinley's life of almost sixty
years haa been more familiar to the
nation by the fact that more than half
of It was a period of Invalidism.
Through all ehe showed a firm and
unwavering belief In the career of her
husband and by her cheering words. In
eplte of personal afflictions, encour
aged him when there was darkness at
hand.
She believed that his star of destiny
would never eet until he had become
president, and for more than a quarter
of a century cherished that belief until
her hopes were realised.
RACE RESULTS.
TORONTO.
h Irst Race—Sir Edward, 4 to 5, won:
Halbert, 4 to 6, second; Reside, < to 6,
third. Time, 1:13 2-6.
BELMONT.
_ First Race—Altheuo, 3 to 6, won:
"rtnee Hamburg, 1 to 4, second; Pan-
toutle, out, third. Time, 1:14 4-6.
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Chinese Villages Pil
laged and People As
sassinated.
Swatow, China, May 27.—A military
expedition has been dispatched from
here to put down i Triad revolt. British
and German warships have also been
dispatched along the coast to protect
the Interests of the cltisens of their re.
spectlve countries. An unconfirmed re
port says the German mission at Llen-
chan has l)as been destroyed. The po
lice here are held In'readiness to put
down the Triads here If necessary. The
Chinese bankers are maintaining a pa.
trol along the coast in steam launches
to protect threatened persons.
Canton, China, May 27.—The whole
northeast section of the province of
Kwalg Tung, of which this city Is,the
most Important part, Is In open revolt.
Thirty thousand members of the
Triad Society, Instigators of the upris
ing, are reported under arms.
Scores of civil and military author!,
ties have been assassinated and their
homes burned. The foreigners are un
molested so far.
Wongtong. one of the principal towns,
has been seised by the rebels and all
the officials murdered.
The uprising occurred there Wednes
day, but th.e news did not reach here
until today. As yet no help has ar
rived. A call for assistance has been
sent to the viceroy.
The Triad Society Is a secret organi
sation aiming the overthrow of the
Manchu dynasty. It Is said to have
3,000,000 members.
TAT
TO TALK BUSINESS
Southeastern Bill Posted
Hold Annual Conven
tion Here.
Delegates from seven Southern states
and from Cuba met Monday morning In
the convention hall of the Aragon Ho
tel In the annual convention of the
Southeastern States Billposters: and
Distributors' Association, and were
given a hearty welcome to Atlanta by
Mayor Joyner.
The delegates will be In session Mon.
dsy and Tuesday, and It Is possible
that the business will not be finished
until Wednesday. After the convention
was called to order by President 8. S.
Van Beuren, of Memphis, Mayor Joy
ner was Introduced and in a pleasant
address welcomed the delegates and
presented them with a huge key to the
city. He told them everything was
theirs and If there was anything they
wanted and didn't see to ask for It.
President Van Beuren responded to the
address of welcome.
The morning session was devoted to
hearing the report of the credentials
committee and to the report of tha
committee on membership. This report
resulted In twenty-two towns being
elected to membership In the aasocla-
U °Ali of the delegates had not arrived
In time to participate In the opening
session, but they came In on the late
morning trains and during the after
noon. It Is expected that 140 delegates
will be present by Monday night. The
report of Secretary and Treasurer
Charles R. Collins, of Jackson. Tenn..
showed the association to be stronger
financially and numerically than aver
before. At the sessions on Tuesday the
officers for the year will be elected, be
sides delegates to tt»e national conven
tion at Niagara Falls In July of tha
Associated Billposters and Distributors
of America. The following are the
officers at present: President 8. 8.
Van Beuren. Memphis; vice president,
Frank H. Powers, Macon, and Charles
R. Collins, Jacksotv, secretary and
treasurer.
HE TO CUE 11
Decatur and Kirkwood, through their
appointed representatives, have agreed
with Atlanta, through her r«Pje«nt4-
tlve*. upon terma on which they will be
taken Into Greater Atlanta.
This was accompli abed at a meeting
Monday morning of tha commltteeof
the three from Decatur, a similar com
mittee from Kirkwood and the execu
tive committee of tan from Atlanta.
The aeaalon was held In the mayw s
office, and was executive. After the
meeting It was given out that tarma had
bean agreed upon.
from Decatur and Kirkwood will rac
ommend to their respactlva munlcIpalN
tie* that they come In on thete term*,
■nd the executive committee will rec
ommend to the committee of, forty that
the two municipalities be taken In.
made public.
CASE ME
Argument Begins on
Cumberland Presby
terian Case.
Argument began Monday morning
before the supreme court In the now
celebrated fight for the possession of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
property In Atlanta, the central Issue
being an attack on the legality of the
union of the Cumberland and Northern
Presbyterian churches.
For years, union was rendered Im
possible through the stand of the Cum.
berlands against the predestination ar
ticle. In 1893 the creed was revised,
and predestination was eliminated. Thl*
was the opening wedge toward ulti
mate union of the two branches, though
years were consumed In perfecting the
details. Both sides made concession
after concession In order to make pos
sible a harmonious union.
Through properly constituted author
ities of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, union was Anally voted, and the
result declared In May, 1906. This ac
tion, however, did not meet With the
approval of a considerable minority,
and by the local Cumberland Presby
terian • church a suit was-brought for
the possession of the church property
here, Dr. B. R. Klme appearing as the
chief complainant.
Dr. George H. Mack, the pastor, who
stood for the union, fought the action
to gain possession of the property. He
contended that two-thirds of the mem
bers, all of the officers and the trustees
favored the union.
When the Issue came on for trial be
fore Judge Pendleton, there was great
Interest, because the suit was based. In
Its Anal analysis, on the contention that
the action of the authorities. In declar
ing the union, was illegal, and that
efforts to force It through the opposi
tion of even a minority was contrary
to Justice. After a trial. In which there
were eomo eharp passages relative to
some of the testimony, Judge Pendle
ton ruled for the opponents of the
union.
An appeal was Immediately taken to
the higher court. Pending'flnnl ad
judication .there, the two divisions, or
factions, have used the church on al
ternating Sundays. Dr. Mack preaches
to Ills following one Sunday and the
opponents of union the next, with euch
ministers as they may secure.
The case Is likely to occupy the su
preme court two days In the arguing.
Able counsel has been employed by
both litigants. Judge John M. Gaut,
of Nashville, and.E. D. Carter, of Ala
bama, represent the union side, and
Judge \V. C; Caldwell, of Trenton,
Tenn., and E. 81. Underwood, of Atlan
ta. the opponents of the union.
Dr. 3!ack states that this union of
the Cumberland and Northern Presby
terian branches It but a forerunner
HUMMEL SA IS DETECTIVES
WATCHED MRS. H. GOULD
AFTER TAKEN
TO WOODS
Man Answers Call at
Night and Is
Killed. -
Special to The Georgian.
Thomasvllle, Ga., 8Iay 27.—Attracted
by the circling of busxards In the rain,
two neighbors of J. B. Hagan, a promi
nent farmer living near Barwlck, In the
northeastern part of Thomas county,
found his body In the woods half a mile
from his home, terribly shot, cut and
beaten.
The coroner's Jury Investigated and
found that Hagan had been called from
his house after retiring Friday night
He went away with one man, presuma.
bly a friend, carrying a pistol. Shots
were heard three hours later by his
wife and six daughters, but nq alarm
was given by them. The Jury was un
able to And a verdict and will meet
again.
The dead man's enemies are under
suspicion.
The whole community Is excited over
the murder.
TO VAUGHN’S TEAM
Former Atlanta Captain
Will Go to Strengthen
Birmingham Team.
Toledo, Ohio, May 27.—Gene DcMon
trevllle, a former Atlanta player, now
with" Toledo, wns sdfd to Birmingham
today. Dement H batting only ,2Jo, but
Toledo experts believe that he will do
better when hy rounds lntp condition
In the South.
of a wide movement to unite all the
Presbyterian churches under one great
head. That It Is coming was evidenced
by the action of the Southern Presby
terian session recently In Birmingham.
The Anal decision of the case here
In the supreme court will be awaited
with keen Interest all over the country,
as It will probably determine the legali
ty of the declared union of the two
branches.
KEPT ME CHAINED BYLEG;
CRIPPLED BOY’S STORY
IS TOLD TO OFFICERS
That his father kept him chained by
the leg to keep him from running away,
was the story told at the police station
6Ionday afternoon by Grover Hall, a
13-year-olJ boy who Is paralysed and
crippled In his left leg. The boy's stofy
aroused Indignation among the officers,
and the matter will be Investigated.
The boy lives with his father, Captain
Will Hall, a contractor, at II Lillian
street. In Bonnie Brae, beyond West
End. Several nights ago he went to the
home of Mrs. Seaborn J. Weaver, In
Hilliard street, and on Monday hire.
Weaver asked the police department to
take care of the boy. Probation Officer
Gloer brought Grover to the station,
where he told his stoitf.
"My father keeps a big ball and
chain and chains me by the leg,'’ said
the little fellow. He said that he was
cruelly treated at home.
The boy’s alder brother was reached
over the telephone. He said that the
boy's story was a fabrication, and that
though his father had used various
methods to keep Grover at home, he had
not chained him, and that the boy had a
habit of running away. Probation Of-
Acer Gloer states that he haa received
complaints from neighbors that the boy
had been treated badly, and would
place the case In the hands of the coun
ty police, the Hall home being outside
of the city.
COST BAPTIST CHURCHES
$2,500 TO CONVERT 1,335;
EXPENSE, $1.74 A CONVERT
It cost* $1.74 to convert ■ sinner In At*
lints. Tbit Is the average ascertained by
figures gathered from the recent revival In
Atlanta Baptist churches. It waa found
that 1,336 converts were added to the
enurcbea during the April and May revival.
~he coat of these meetings was $2,500.
These figures were shown at the Baptist
ministers* conference Monday mornlnf, and
the ministers expressed great surprise at
the work that waa done In such a quiet
*$Ta hare found out the beat way to hold
a revival,” said I>r. John K. White, pastor
of the Second Baptist church, who first
suggested the May revival services.
"No such great work was done when
actual number of converts during the
Chapman rerlral was only 800. The May
revival added more than 1.000 member* to
our churches and more than half were by
baptlam.
'*Thla was not
Neither onr secular
paid much attention to It.
and effective.
‘It was done through the Individual work
each church and not thre
Ices. The result Is a revel
Ini short of marvelous.”
Dr. White ascertained the expense In-
ROBBERS STAB AN AGED WOMAN;
PARALYTIC HUSBAND DRAGS SELF
HALF MILE TO GIVE ALARM
TRIAL
BEGIN
Prisoner Appears in
Court and Pleads
Not Guilty.
DEFENSE READY ^
TO BEGIN TRIAL
McCarthy Family and Oth
er Witnesses Appear
in Courtroom.
Now York, 8Iay 27.—Deputy Com
missioner Hanson visited "Abe" Hum
mel In the penitentiary on Blackwell's
Island, and talked with the lawyer
about the Gould case, s
Hummel said that while he was Mrs.
Gould's counsel, he told her detectives
were watching her movements, but he
did not know whether they were police
detectives or private dcleqtlves. Hum
mel expressed his willingness to put
himself at Mrs. Gould's command In
any way, publicly or.privately,Jp her
I'lTM HI Inml.!-.
Deputy Hanson said he advised Lieu
tenant Peabody not to resign until
Commissioner Bingham made his atti
tude toward the lieutenant known.
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GIVE FEW OFFICIALS
TERMSJN PRISON
Georgian’s Opinion Indi
cates Prosecution of
“Big Violators.”
Washington, May 27.—Further pros
ecutlona of “big violators" of the anti
rebating and other railroad laws In the
near future are anticipated here as a
result of a declaration by Judson C.
Clements, of Georgia, a member of the
Interstate commerce commission, that
sending to jail of some prominent rail
road man would do more than anything
else to better conditions.
A declaration by Franklin K. Lane, of
California, another member to whom
the quSstlon of criminal prosecution
had been delegated, that evidence of
rebating bad not ceased, Is also ,slg‘
nIAcant.
Alliance, Ohio, May 27.—In a feeble
effort to save her home and hsr aged
paralytic husband from two burglars,
Mrs. Thomas Hull, aged 76, was fatal-
TJ|£d* upon"'were not hr stabbsd. Hull dragged himself half
a mils to the nearest house and gave
the alarm. The old couple lived alone.
They are wealthy. The two masked
men entered the house and demanded
money. 3Ira. Hull restated and was
knocked down, then the burglars ran
sacked the house nnd r «<-aped. A poeee
of citltcns Is scouring the country.
ANOTHER VENIRE
FOR HAYWOOD TRIAL
WILL BE NECESSARY
BoIhp, Idaho, May 27.—On the open
ing of court today In the. Haywood
murder trial examination was at once
begun by Prosecution Borah of B. M.
Joplin In an effort to show bin*. The
examination waa very Kearrhing, ms'
both alden are now down to the last two
peremptorles and are unwilling to use
them unleaa they are absolutely neces-
iar/.
Although fifteen men remain on the
present venire, It Is plain that Another
venire will be necessary and a» soon as
the present one Is disposed of court will
adjourn until Wednesday.
Breeder Says He
Killed Girl
Nsw York, May 27.—Cowering In his
cell today, Henry Brecker made
f confession of the terrible
murder of little Amelia Staffeld In the
dandeloln Aelds near her home at Elm
hurst, L. I. The youth, who presented
• Agure of abject terror, fearing sum
mary vengeance, declared that he
struck down the girl while laboring
under the InAuence of liquor. He re
peatedly begged fur mercy.
The picture at the top Is that of
Lieutenant Peabody, who Is In
volved In the Investigation of the
Gould case In New York. At the
right Is a photograph of Miss Zella
Nicolaus, who several years ago
sued George for 340,000. The police
then took a hand In the case and
ordered her to leave New York. At
the bottom Is shown a picture of
“Big" Hawley, who also Is Involved
In the Gould esse.
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Fred Bush, charged with sending an
Infernal machine to Miss Kathryn Mc
Carthy, at her home, 447 Hast Georgia
avenue, and who ie held In a 310,000
bond on a charge of assault with In
tent to murder, will be placed on trial
In the criminal division of the superior
court next Thursday morning.
This announcement was made by So
licitor Hill In open court Monday
morning In announcing hts calendar
for the day. Attorney Thomas Good
win, who will be assisted by Attorney
Luther Z. Rosser In the defense of
Bush, stated that the defense was ready
to go to trial at,once, but Solicitor Hill
desired the case continued until Thurs
day.
Bush waa formally arraigned. before
Judge Roan at the opening of court
Monday morning and pleaded not guilty
to the charge that Is pending against
him. Immediately after entering the
plea. Bush and his attorneys, attended
by a bailiff, were closeted In one of the
Jury rooms for perhaps three-quarters
of an hour.
It was generally expected that Bush
would be placed on trial Monday, nnd
the court house was Ailed with specta
tors, who were anxious to hear the evi
dence In the cose and watch the prog
ress of tho trial.
All tile witnesses In I he rase, includ
ing Mrs. Julia McCarthy and her
daughter. Miss JCatbryn, Charlie Doo
little nnd the detectives who have been
working on (he rase. Were In court and
ready for tho trial to proceed. When
Solicitor Hill announced that the rase
would not bo reached before Thursday,
Mrs. McCarthy nnd Jllss Kathryn Mc
Carthy left tho court house.
STOHM AT MOBILE
WRECKS PROPERTY!
VESSELS ASHORE
Guests Rush From Hotels
With Bibles and Inquire
Way to Churches. /
Special to The Georglsn.
Mobile, Ala., May 27.—A severe Wind
and electric storm passed over Mobile
early this morning, doing considerable
damage to property and shipping.
The wind reached a high velocity
from the northwest and : as ted fully two
hours.
Vessels In mid-stream dragged their
anchors and went ashore, several being
damaged In collision.
A number of residence buildings ami
others nnder construction were demol
ished. .
So far there Is no report of a loss of
life. 3Iuch anxiety Is felt for the safety
of coastwise shipping.
Much excitement prevailed among
guests at the hotels who left their
looms partly dressed with prayer bonk.
In th4tr hands, some of whom asked
the direction of the churches.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Tbs Georgian records bars escb dsy sows
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
Until recently the bringing to light of that other subterranean fuel,
says The Manufacturers’ Record, petroleum, was conAned In the South
principally to the lower Appalachian Aeld. West Virginia alone yielded
42,680,374 of the total 42,724,663 barrels of oil produced In the South be
tween 1387 and 1896. In that period the Kentucky-Tennessee Aeld yielded
Imt 44,447 barrels, and Texas, where the presence of oil had been known
before 1361, had yielded only 1,611 barrels. In 1901, however? following
the spectacular "gushers” of Beaumont, the annual production of Texas
rose from 336,039 barrels to 4,193,668 barrels, and reached In 1905 23,136,-
138 barrels. From this there was a decline In 1306 to 11.666,620 barrels
Meanwhile the search for oil, thus spurred, has expanded In Arkansas.
Louisiana, Alabama and Indian Territory, resulting In very large oil de
velopments In Louisiana and Indian Territory. The total production of
the South In the past ten years has been 263.129,262 barrels, or more than
six times the production of the preceding decade.
The contract for the machinery for the third cotton-seed oil mill In
Guthrie has been let by the Farmers’ Co-Operative OU Mill Company of
Outhrle. Okie., which was organised and a territorial charter secured on
May 14 last, with 3110.000 capital stock. The bplldlng and equipment will
require an expenditure of 176,000. It will be a 40-ton mill, the largest,
when completed. In this city.
The mill will be controlled exclusively by the Farmers’ Educational
and Cn-operetlve Union of America, and the owners of stock are limited
exclusively to members of that organisation. Throughout the torritory
are numerous cotton gtns. owned by the union, and all such In centra!
and northern Oklahoma will feed the oil mill here. At the meeting here,
when the contract was let, gtnners were here from every countv m cen
tral and northern Oklahoma.
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