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The "Weather: TUo offlclnt weather fornpnat for Atlanta and vicinity U an follow*: Gonornilr fair except ■rntterod thunder nhnw- tonight and Tburo* Atlanta Georgian (and news) Spot Cotton: Liverpool, tteadr: 7.( m: Wk. ■teadv; 13 >a r quiet; ] Augusts. ht••inly; 13*». Huvanuab, steady; J2&. VOL. V. NO. 299. ATLANTA, GA., WEDN ESDAY, JUNE 19,1907. PRTrn?. In Atlanta* TWO CENTS. I lUUJIi. On Trnlna: FIVE CENTS KILLSHIHSELF 11 WHO Identified as Jack Simpkins, Wanted in Boise Trial. CORONER RETURNS AFTER SEEING BODY Many Witnesses Arriving to Assist Prosecution Tliis Week. Fort Collins, Colo., June 19.—Practi cally -all doubt that the man who com mitted suicide at the Baldwin ranch In Nortli Park Is "Jack” Simpkins, wanted In connection with the assassination of former Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho, has been removed by the statements of Coroner H. M. Hallowell and Deputy Sheriff Irving Lowery, who returned today, after a trip to the ranch to view the body. He was a pal of Harry Or chard. Boise, June 19.—Partisans of the prosecution In the Haywood case are now spreading rumors of big surprises. Intimating that either Moyer or Pettl- bone may confess and corroborate Or chard, thus sending Haywood to the gallows. These reports are silly and ars spread solely as a bluff to frighten some one. Steve Adams can not be prevailed upon to testify for the state, and he was the only man the prosecution hoped to Induce.to make Orchard's tes timony worth something more than a record of his own villainies. Two more days will see the end of the state's case and the remaining testi mony Is said by Senator Borah to be of the same character aa that which has been Introduced In the last week. Justice Goddard, of the Colorado at . prema oourt, la here to relate the ftn. Ing of a bomb at hla gate, and the state will present Goddard's opinions In la bor cases as evidence of the motive on the part of the leaders of the Western Federation to rid the country of'this jurist. Scorea of disinterested witnesses who will deny certain parts of Orchard's confession are now here waiting to be qslted by the defense. Miners from Tellurlde, Cripple Creek, Independence and Coeur d'Alene are coming In. The arrival of these men Is figured to bode 111 for the Pinkerton plug-uglies and alleged gun fighters, who have been having their own way here for a month. The men of the mines won't stand any nonsense from the Pinkertons, and the people of Boise are now sick and disgusted with, the gang that MoPart- land brought In here on an Imaginary fear that the court and the city would be dynamited ere Orchard would be permitted to testify. Several well-known citizens of Boise have been Insulted and jostled oft the sidewalk by the Colorado thugs, and there Is sura to be an accounting be' °Bob° n Metdrum and hla pal, Bartell, both from Tellurlde, and the special protector of Butkely Wells and Harry Orchard, were arrested and fined yes terday for trying to run the town. Meldrum was fined 1100 and costs and Bartell was fined $50, The state of Idaho paid these penal ties, the money being taken from the special fund appropriated for the pros ecution of Moyer, Haywood and Pettl- bone. , ..... This morning's session of the Hay wood trial was consumed by the state in presenting articles from the Mlnera Magazine. These articles go back to the first Issue of the magazine. The purpose of the state Is to show that Steunenberg, Goddard, Peabody and others were marked men. MM ELECTED TOR CL Mill. ... . GEORGIA FUNERAL DIRECTORS' ASSOCIATION. Thu Picture is from a Photograph of ths Visiting Undertakers, at a Luncheon given to them Tuesday Afternoon. The faculty of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Mllledgevllle was elected at a meetl g of the board of directors held In the Kimball House Wednesday morning. The members of the board present were: James M. Du pree, Montezuma, chairman; B, N. La mar, Mllledgevllle, secretary and treas urer: John Temple Grave*, ^: Dr B. EL Green. Gainesville, Dr. E. A. Tig ner. Mllledgevllle; R. L A tl 5£?2!!' Greenville, and President M. M. Parks. The faculty elected was as jif \f Parka, president; J. Pouna, professor of pSdagogy; J. IsBeeson, nrofessor of science; J. C. Warc-aw, professor of science; J. ' . nrofessor of Latin and hls ory. R. H. Powell, professor of Engileh. MI** Alice Napier, teacher of mathematics. Miss Emma Whatley, teacher of the sub-freshman class;. MUs Nan Bsriii- dale. assistant teacher of Latin and history - Misses Jessie Snyder and M. E rail and Mrs. M. J. Brown, normal .relnmaMtss Maude M. Gillette, free- ^d^mwl'w: Mis. Helen Holllngs- ?hT. h .h jl&TuSr Fanny ELSS sESES swans?vasrajasL. p R assistant. In tha mimic fe^rtmen" Ml« Katherine Greer. Ihrartsp.^ re-elected, except In l hw p£- w£r* resignations bed LET’S HAVE REAL OLD FOURTH Old Glory Waving Soldiers Marching Open Air Meeting Orators Talking A great Fourth of July celebration! That Is what Colonel Harry Schlee- Inger thinks Atlanta ought to have. Not a noisy, flre-crackery Fourth, but one of the good old patriotic kind.. Colonel Schlcslnger thinks there should be a great pnrade In which the military, the firemen, the various or ganizations and the citizens generally should take part. Then a big open-air meeting on the capitol grounds. Somebody to read the Declaration of Independence, and one of Atlanta’s best orators to make a ringing address. And then have the whole town gay with flags and bunting. Old Glory fluttering from every home and from the windows of all the office buildings and mercantile establishments. Col onel 8chleslnger believes It would make an Inspiring scene and promote good feeling all round. It has been brought to the attention of Mayor Joyner and he' approves of the Idea. A definite movement will probably be started at once to have a rousing Fourth of July celebration here. IMMIGRATION UPHELD BY OLIVER IN SPEECH AT LABOR GATHERING Bv B. LEE. SMITH. gpecisl to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., JUne 19.—F. M. Oli ver, taking the place of Major W. W. Williamson, president of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, this morning fired a broadside shot Into the Georgia State Federation of Labor on the Im migration question that fairly took away the breath of many of those pres ent, especially those opposing Immigra tion, and there are many present wear ing badges beating the following In scription: "Disinfectant, Formalde hyde, for Immigration Use." He opened his address by saying he was an organ ized labor man; It was right and Just, but the object of his address was to give his views on Immigration, and he gave his views” favoring Immigration for Georgia and the South. His address waa listened to attentively and Its ef fects will be felt when this question comes up for consideration. The ninth annual convention of the Georgia State Federation of Labor con vened at 9 o'clock tbls morning, with President O'Connell In the chair and all the officers present. The meeting was called to order by Robert Fechner. president of the Sa vannah Trades and Labor Assembly. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Bas- com Anthony, pastor of Trinity Meth odist church. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Hon. George W. Tledeman. mayor; F. M. Oliver, representing the Cham ber of Commerce; Rev. Dr. Bascom An thony and Congressman Charles G. Ed wards. Response was made by Presi dent O’Connell. The session today was taken up In the appointment of committees. The real business of the session will begin tomorrow. The first day will end with a boat ride of fifty miles on the Atlan tic. There are about 1(0 delegates pres ent, probably fifty uf whom are from Atlanta. FUNERAL SUBJECT OF TALK BT DRJ.ANDRUM Undertakers Hear Addx-ess- es by Well-Known Men Wednesday. TELEGRAPHERS’ UNION TO CALL OPERATORS OUT New York, June 19.—The general ex ecutive board of the Commercial Tel egraphers’ Union of America today de cided upon a strike to enforce the de mands of the operators for the .redress of their grievances. The matter Is now In the hands of President 8. J. Small, of the union. . ■ Just when and where the strike wilt be called Is not made public, but It Is stated that It will come within the next ten daya , .. . Deputy President Konenkamp added: •'We regret that this step was made necessary by the attitude of both com- panles in not only Ignoring the memo rials presented by President Small, but their refusal to deal with a committee of their own employees, . "We have never demanded or re quested that either company enter Into a contract with the union, but we have asked that discrimination on account of the organization be discontinued; service on account of their affiliation be restored to their former positions snd rating. "Our grievances are Just and our de mands are reasonable. "Had either company shown a will ingness to consider the memorials pre sented or to receive a committee, the present situation might have been averted." It is learned on good authority that the Order of Railroad Telegraphers have pledged both their moral and financial support to their commercial brethren and are ' prepared to show their loyalty to their fellow-craftsmen by refusing to handle messages sent by either the Western Union or Postal. It was reported from the headquar ters of the New York local of the Com mercial Telegraphers' Union of Ameri ca today that a sufficient number of signatures having been secured accord ing to the constitution and by-laws of the order, there will be a special meet Before the Georgia Funeral Directors’ Association, Wednesday morning. Dr. W. W. Landrum, pastor of the First Baptist church, spoke of funeral ser vices and the church, and dwelt upon the frequent conflict between funerals and religious services. “I do not believe In having a funeral ceremony at the time of worship In the house of God.” he said. "I would not have a funeral at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning.” Dr. Landrum also took up the queS' tlon of 'expensive funerals, which was discussed at length several weeks ago by the. religious associations. He frowned upon an ornate funeral at great ezpcnse, when the means of the family wore not sufficient tq afford It. He spoke of the need of co-operation between funeral directors and the min isters who were to officiate at fu nerals. The second day's meeting of the as sociation began at 10 o'clock Wednes day morning at the Kimball House. Rabbi David Marx was one of the principal speakers, and his remarks on the dignity of the profession were heard with Intepaw. The meeting adjourned for luncheon at noon, and the afternoon session will be devoted to addresses by Father John E. Gunn, of the Sacred Heart Catholic church, and Professor W. E Platt, of Augusta. W. I. Wilson, of Augusta, will also deliver an address. A carriage ride over the city will be tendered the ladles who are attending ths convention. On Wednesday night the visitors will be entertained at Ponce DeLeon. The annual election of officers will be held Thursday. The Indications at present are that Jesse B. Hart, of Macon, can be elected president If he so desires. It Is generally admitted by the large number of delegates attending the con vention that he has made an excellent president and they agree that to him belongs the honor of the association's phenomenal growth. When he was elected president there were leak than lbO members and now there are 210 funeral directors of the state on the membership rolls. Presi dent Hart- 1s also personalty popular with the members of the organization. In Macon, his home, he Is a leading factor In municipal politics and is a S rnmlnent member of the aldermanlc card. Had he said the word, he could have been placed In the race for mayor by a multitude of friends, but he re cently declined. RBI BIS: SEVEN KILLED SALOON FIRE Two Other Miners Were Seriously In jured in Mishap. Scranton, Pa., June 19.—By the ex plosion of gas In the Johnson, No. 1, mine at Prlceburg. late yesterday aft ernoon, seven men were killed outright and two others seriously Injured. There were two explosions, one be ing caused by the carelessness of a doortender. who allowed gas to accu mulate In the workings. One men was Injured as a result of th|s explosion. The second explosion, which resulted In the death of seven men and the In jury of another, resulted from the Igni tion of fire damp, which accumulated after the first explosion. The Deed. WILLIAM WE1SNEB, aged 34, mi ner. FRANK BURDOCK, aged 24, electri cian. WALTER KILCAVAGE. aged 28, la borer. JOHN KILCAVAGE, aged 22, la borer. JOHN DIMION. aged 25. laborer. MIKE SHINISKI, aged 19. laborer. One man,was so badly mangled thtg It Is Impossible to Identify the body. All the victims were frightfully burn ed. the clothing being burned off most of them. COMRADE8 RESCUE ENTOMBED MINERS, Somerset, Pa.. June 19.—With the moans of their entombed fellow-work men guiding them on, relays of miners late last night succeeded in reaching and extricating Thomas and Lawrence Fallon, brothers, who hod been en tombed by a slip In a mine near here early yesterday morning. The accident endangered the lives of a score of men who were at work In the mine at the time of the ellp. SCHMiH SENDS OUT also that employees dismissed from thelng called on Sunday to take action. Boiler Explosion Kills Fireman Chattanooga, Tenn., June 19.—Fire man D. L. Haynes was killed this morn ing when the boiler of freight engine No. ««« on the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad exploded at Boyce Station, four miles from Chat tanooga. The fireman was blown out of the cab and struck the ground about twenty feet away. The engineer waa on the tender at the time and was not hurt. The explosion was caused by the fireman letting the water get too low In the boiler. THEATRICAL TRUST NOT AMENABLE New York, June 19.—Indictments found last January against the alleged theatrical trust were dlsmlszed today ~...Wd that the defendants ere Dennett Gets 10 Years in Pen New York, June II.—Oliver M. Den nett. the broker, accused of assisting W. O. Douglass, a farmer bond clerk of the Trust Company of America. In looting that Institutions of hundreds of thousands of dollars In securities, today pleaded guilty to two Indictments charging him with criminally receiving stolen bonds. He was given five years on each in dictment and will be sentenced Wed nesday. Dennett’s trial was to have begun today, but he decided to plead guilty. Joseph Chamberlain Well. London, June It.—An emphatic de nial was made today by members of Joseph Chamberlain’s family of the report published In the United States that he Is dying or U In a critical con- Augusta, Ga., June 19.—Manager Ed Renslck. of the Augrata baseball team, has resigned his position, the resigna tion to take effect today. Outfielder Dick Crosier ts<now In charge of the team and has been made temporary manager. The reason assigned for the change In managers Is simply that the club owners desired It and they wished to keep In the salary limit. As long as they have had a bench manager, It has proved hard to do this ni#l keep a good teatn also. Ranilck came here from Danville, Va., last year, where he had won a pennant for two consecutive seasons. Urozler. the new manager. Is one of the most popular men on the Augusta team and Is one of the fastest outfield ers In the South. There has been no announcement made as to what Ranslck's Intentions ore for the future. Everybody seems pleased, with the appointment of Crosier, and It la free ly predicted that he will make a good manager for the club. Dorothy L. Searratt. ' The funeral services of Dorothy L. Searratt, the 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Searratt, who died Tuesday at Grady hospital, after an Illness of several days with typhoid fever, were conducted on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, 18 Oak street. The lntennent waa In Weatvtew cemetery. San Franclaco, June 19.—From the aanctuary of hla private cell In tha county Jail Eugene Schmitz, depozed aa mayor of San Francisco, after being convicted of . grafting, has Issued an edict that he still rules the city. Schmlls'e communication Is addressed to the board of supervtsora. In part It Is as follows: "Gentlemen—Seeing In this morning's papers a statement to the effect that your honorable body, at your meeting yesterday, decreed that > I was tem porarily unable to perform my duties as mayor by reason of my detention In the custody of the sheriff of Ran Fran cisco, and therefore appointed James Gallagher aa acting mayor, I hereby no tify you that I am not unable or un willing to perform the dutlea required of me as mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, but will continue to do so. “This action by your honorable body clearly demonstrates the truth of the statement I made Just after my return from Europe that politics and politi cians alone were behind the prosecu tion and that your action ts the first step toward securing control of the municipal government In order that valuable franchises may be given to the wlelder of the 'big slick,' Rudolph Spreckles, end other valuable privi leges accorded to those who have co operated with him In his efforts to purify (?) this community. "EUGENE SCHMITZ, “Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.” Fireman Falls From Viaduct and Is Hurt. JOSEPH M. SHIELDS. Well Known Lleutennnt of Fire De partment, Injured by Falling From Viaduct, AT FEDERAL PRISON Accompanied by a United Rtateil marshal and another prisoner, Franc H. Jones, who confessed lo having em bezzled about 885,000 from the Char lotte National Bank, arrived In Atlanta Wednesday from Charlotte, N. C'„ to begin serving out his sentence of six years behind the bars of the Federal prison. Rome months ago Jones disappeared from Charlotte and then It was discov ered that he was short In his accounts. It developed during the trial that after going away he wrote to his wife and some friends and made arrangements to return us soon as his wife’s health would permit of the strain of hie trial. Then he as suddenly appeared as he disappeared and delivered himself to the United States authorities. With him came an aged white moonshiner, Alfred Stewart, who will serve fifteen months for blockading. He I* one of the most notorious moonshiners In North Carolina. Jones appeared resigned to his fate, but was cheerful and appeared to be happy. After the formality of entering him as a prisoner he waa taken upstairs at the Federal pen, where the process of "mugging” him, as the officials call It, waa gone through with. Hla picture waa’ taken and Bertllton measurements made of his heed and finger print marks made for filing away. By making him self a model prisoner Jones will be re leased after serving about four and one-half years. Fire almost totally destroyed the GloWe saloon and the James lunch, a Greek restaurant, at 18 and 18 North Broad street, Tuesday morning shortly after 6 o'clock. The big wholesale whisky establish ment of Bluthenthal & Blckart, on Ma rietta and Forsyth streets, anil Just In the rear of the Globe saloon, was damaged slightly, It requiring the best efforts of the firemen to javo the struc ture from total ruin. It was while crossing from Bluthen- thal * Blckart's to the Globe, that Jo seph M. Shields, lieutenant of fire com pany No, 4, and one of the beat-known firemen In Atlanta, fell from the For syth street bridge to tho ground below. Fireman is Injured. Fortunately Lieutenant Shields fell on his feet and the Injuries did not prove fatal. As It was, the fireman waa put In a carriage and sent to his home at 853 Luckle street. At last reports he waa resting easily. Hla legs were In jured and hie ankle severely sprained. The saloon and the restaurant are In a three-story building belonging to Mrs. John M. Slaton. Tho fire started In the rest.aurant, which Is an all-night af fair. Either carelessness or a defect In the gas stove caused an explosion which Ignited some Inflammable material and quickly spread. Before the fire department was noti fied. the blaze had eaten Ita way through the walls Into the saloon next door. The counters of whisky and other drinks were no sooner assailed than the blaze burst forth throughout the whole lower floor of the building. Big Fire Threatened. The flames swept backward through the windows of the saloon and restau rant to the establishment of Bluthen thal & Blckart, and slightly damaged the building. The Globe saloon Is operated In tbe name of W. U. Mitchell and the lose la •eld to be covered almost totally by In surance, as Is also the James lunch, which Is run by James Hangars*. The Interior of the restaurant la prac tically In ruins. The damage to the saloon does not seem as great. The damage to the second floor, which con tains only offices, Is surprisingly small. The total damage will approximate probably 820,080. T LOSE LIKES IN 01 FLOOD River.Lithaide, Trikala, Thessaly, Suddenly Leaves Banks. 'i MANY DWELUN GS SWEPT INTO RIVER Men, Women and Children Carried to Death in Twinkling. Athens, Greece, June 19.—At least, two hundred persons have already per ished li) a terrible flood at Trlkhalg, Thessaly, where a large part of tho town was overwhelmed by the river Lithaide. Swollen by storms the river sudden ly overleaped its banka. Hundreds of- houses were carried along Into the rag ing flood before their octupants were able to escape, and men, women and children were swept to death In a. twinkling. Tho property loss will amount Into the thousands and there Is great dan ger of famine among the survivors, many of whom are left absolutely without home or provisions. It Is said that the government will take Imme diate steps for the relief of the suffer ers. Reports lnrVntc that Investiga tion may show a greater loss of life' than given In the first dispatches. NEW-FOUND NIECES After weeks of patient searching, Zach Adams, a retired and wealthy merchant of Abilene, Texas, has at last found two nieces In Atlanta, on whom ho desires to bestow some of his wealth. These nieces are Mrs. Ella Pryor, of 88 Carroll street, and Mrs. Ida Kent, of 90 Carroll street. Adams had not heard.from these rel atives for eighteen years. He formerly resided In LaFayette. Ala., and moved to Texas thirty years ago. He ha* ac cumulated considerable wealth and now desires to care for hit relatives. Ha had searched oil over Alabama and finally found the objects of his search In this city. Raymond Q. C. Hudson. Raymond G. C., tho Infant son of Mr. nTi'l .Mil-. It. U\ Hudson, 'Hi'd MVilnes- day morning at the family residence, 158 Central avenue. The funeral ar rangements will be announced later. OOO0O0000O000000000000OOOO o o O THUNDER 8HOWERS AHEAD) O O STATIONARY TEMPERATURE. O O O 0 Straight across the continent 0 0 from Los Angeles to Norfolk three O O "lows” bang, with a "high” hov- O 0 erlng over Kansas. It will prob- 0 0 ably bring scattering thunder O 0 showers to this vicinity. Fora- O 0 ca*t: O 0 "Generally fair, except scattered 0 O showers Wednesday night and O 0 Thursday.” O Wednesday temperatures: O TO degress 0 8 a. m o 9 a. in OK)a.m.„ — Oil a. m. — — O 12 noon. .. .. 0 1 p. m. M >. 2 p. m. .. . .71 degrees 0 ..78 degrees O . .m degrees 0 ..81 degrees 0 ,.83 degrees 0 ..84 degrees 0 ,.85 degrees 0 0O00O00O00000000000O9000O0 Growth and Progress of the New South Tbe Georgian records here each day some economic fart In reference to tbe onward march of tba South. BY , B. LIVELY Cotton exports from ths United States will aggregate nearly $500,- 000,000 In the fiscal year which enda with the present month. The to tal for the eleventh months ended with May, as shown by figures Just announced by the bureau of statistics of the department of commerce end labor. Is 8470,000,000, and as ths May exports aggregate about 320,000,- 000 In value. It seems to Justify the statement that the total for 1907 will fall allghtly below the $500,000,000 line. Thle total aa the value of raw cotton exported from the country le far In excel* of that of any preceding year In the hletory of the cotton export trade. The largest total value of cotton exported In any year prior to that now about to end waa that of 1908, when the total was 8401,000,000, ths next highest being that of 1945, 8880.000. 000; In 1804, 8871.000,000; In 1901, $318,000,000, and In 1901, $314,- 000,000, prior to which time the value of cotton exported had never touched the 1800,000.000 line. Prior to 1850 cotton exports never reached as much as 8100,000,000 In value annually, and prior to 1880 hod never touched the 8200,000,000 mark, and It was not until 1901 that they crossed the $800,000,000 line. In 1908 their value for the first time crossed the 8400.000. 000 line, and In 1907 will nearly reach the 8500.000,000 mark. Meantime, with all this Increase In exportation, the share of the cot ton crop of the United States which Is consumed at home ts steadily Increasing. The figures of the bureau of statistics show that In 1875. 29 per cent of the cotton crop of the United States was taken by domestic mills; In 1818, 83 per cent; In 1898, 35 per cant, and 1908, 41 per cent. The Increase In the value of cotton exported In the fiscal year about to end will be nearly $90,000,000 over that of the Immediately preceding year, a growth due entirely to an Increase In the quantity exported, the average value per pound of cotton exported In the eleven months for which statistics are available having been 10.81 cents, or slightly less than that for ths corresponding period of the preceding year, which averaged 11.04 cents per pound; though ev*n this average valuation of 10.82 cents per pound for 1907 Is high when compared with that of a decade ago, when the average export price of cotton was but 7.4 cents per pound for the fiscal year 1897. (.9 cents for the fiscal year 1898, and 5.4 cents for tbe fiscal year 1899, this being tha lowest annual average In a long term of years while the highest annual average w-s th-r ef ths fi : »:'C • per P”**””