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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Friday, no decided change In temperature. . The Atlanta Georgian Full and Complete Market Reports are Printed Every Day • In The Georgian. AND NEWS “The Braeebrldgo Diamonds," a thrilling myatery atory, la now being printed In The Georgian. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, barely steady; 7.44. Atlanta, nominal; 18ft. New York, steady; 13.55. Now Orleans, steady; 13 9-16. Augusta, steady; middling 13%. Savannah, steady; VOL. VI. NO. 21. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 29,1907. PRICE: no IS SENT TO LIVE OAK Surrendered to the Authorities at Taliahassee. SLAYER OF TYRUS STILL AT LARGE Went Into House and De manded Supper At the Point of Pistol. Special to The Georgian. Tallahassee, Fla., Aug. 29.—A negro giving his name as Cohen Sims, came to Tallahassee yester day afternoon, surrendered to the officers and asked for the protec tion of the state. The negro said that he was being pursued by a posse from Thomasville, (ia., where he had shot and killed an officer. He said that he feared that he would not be protected if caught The governor ordered the negro sent to Live Oak, Fla., where ho was carried at 1 o’clock last night, under a small military guard. The guard was kept at the Live Oak jail till 9 o’clock this morn ing, when it was withdrawn. There was no evidence of violence shown toward the negro, either hero or at Live Oak, and no tronble is feared by the officers. NEGRO DEMANDS SUPPER AT POINT OF PISTOL. Special to The Georgian. Thomasville, Ga.. Aug. 29.—A report has reached here that the sheriff of Leon county and a military company of Tallahaaeee have taken Cohen Simms, the negro murderer of Sheriff Cargill, of Metcalf, to Jacksonville to avoid trouble. Xt Is said also that a negro whp answers the description of Charles Williams, the slayer of Sheriff Tyus, of Grady county, has been taken to Jacksonville. This city wns thrown Into excitement last night by a report that Williams had entered the homo of Z. Eubanks, four mtles from here, and forced Mrs. Eubanks to give him his supper at the point of a pistol. She Ned for help and the negro mad* his escape. The officers searehetr every negro house In the vicinity before day this morning, but found no one, and don’t believe this men was Williams. Nothing Is known here of the wounding of Deputy Hunnlcutt. WHAT THE BELL COMPANY HAS NOT FURNISHED • The public has been asked to believe that the Bell Company, along with its many other gifts to Atlanta, has given, or kept up our fire alarm system and our police telephone system. A section of the proposed franchise reads: “* * * And said company shall furnish to the city, during the life of this franchise, the telephones, consisting of transmitters and receivers, • for the signal boxes of the ENTIRE police and ilre alarm telephone sys tems of the city, as they now exist or may be hereafter extended.” ENTIRE, mind you! Transmitters and receivers, we have told you before, cost something like one dollar and sixty-five cents each, and The Georgian is at a loss to understand why we need to ask them of the Bell Company. Our fire alarm system was installed by the Gamewell Fire Alarm and Tele graph Company in June, 1882, and Atlanta paid that company in 1906 for new equipment, repairs, etc., $6,495.95. The same company installed our police alarm system, and on Octo ber 7,1890, received Atlanta’s check for $10,000, as shown by voucher No. 711. On December 19, 1906, the Gamewell Company received $5,000 more for renewing the system, and on June 12,1907, $3,500 more. Atlanta pays an electrician to keep the police system in order $1,500 a year; three men, $600 a year each; estimated cost of incidentals, $1,000 a year, or, a total of $4,300. No, fellow-citizens, the dear Bell Company is not responsible for all our prosperity. Atlanta has a little bill against it, anything. TERRELL BELIEVES LOW CAB FARES WILLBESECURED Says His Resolution Will Be Adopted By City- Council. "Lower street car fares, cheapsr gas and reduced telephone rates, I believe, are assured for Atlanta." This was the statement of Council man. W. H. Terrell, author of a reso lution looking to this end, which will be offered at the next session of coun- dL What Passengers Will Save When New Rate Is Put On Atlanta To— Macon Rome Columbus Savannah ...... Augusta Brunswick . Albany Chattanooga .... Miles. Old Fare. New Fare. Decreaae. 127 261 171 275 197 127 22.64 2.05 3.81 7.80 5.18 8.25 6.85 4.11 32.20 1.64 2.19 6.98 8.86 5.88 4.93 2.90 1.28 1.87 .92 l.il EINN WANTS TO PLAYJIX GAAAES Smith Objects to Three Con secutive Double-Head er QLames. * Special to The Georgian. Little Rock. Ark., Aug. 29.—A dou ble-header wtlt be played this after noon. Little Rock wants Atlanta to play three postponed gamee this week. BUI Smith objects to the propoeltlon. Batteries Today—For Atlanta, Cas tleton. Ford and Sweeney; for Little Rock, Hughes, Walters and Woods. COL. BRYAN WON’T SEEK CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENCY PhllarteMphla, Aug. 29.—The Record says V» «T thtt W. J. Ilrynn will not he s can- •"'1st* for the presidency next jresr. The luformetloa, tt Is said, comes direct front Mr. Bryan to a well-known Democrat. < donel Ilryan declares that he will not reek the coin]nation, though the people “>*y went him. the leaden of bla party • r e opposed to him. He nya this la fata hnal decision after careful cnnalderntlon. STREET CAVED IN, HOUSES_TOPPLED Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 29.—In some mysterious manner the bottom of a ••rest In the suburbs caved In for a distance of more than 800 'feet today end many houses are toppling In. Hun dreds of persons living In the neighbor, hood Bed In penlc to other quarters. 8o far as Is known at the present time, no lives were lost. The Goorglan on 'Tuesday carried tho first announcement of the pro posed resolution. It will provide for the appointment of a committee of three, whose duty It will bo to appear before the railroad commission and urge cheaper street car fares, cheaper gas and cheaper telephones. The reorganized railroad commis sion, under the recent enactment of the legislature, has jurisdiction hnd power over gas and electric light companies, street car companies and telephone companies. Councilman Terrell proposes that tho commission be petitioned to enforce a street car schedule of eight fares for a quarter; to enforce a rate of 76 cents per thousand foot of gas ns against $1 net, tho present rate; and a tele phone charge approximating 22.60, and with a sliding scale, Increasing as tho number of subscribers Increase. Once Had 3-Csnt Farts, "Why." asked Councilman Terrell, "can not the street car company pros per with a fare of 3 1-8 cents? Havo the people of Atlanta forgotten that before the consolidation—before tho present company secured a monopoly— the Rapid Transit Company had a I- cont rate? "If wo had ouch rate then, certainly In those times we can got one nearly as low. "Did not tho Georgia Railway and Eloctric Company declare a stock dlvL dend of 26 psr cent last year when the tlrectors Increased the stock 32,000,000? The people of Atlanta are paying the height—and they ere paying for too much freight • "I have documents to prove that the gas company could earn a large In come on tho Investment with a 75-cont gas rate. In Now York the rate has been cut to 10 cents and ths cost of operation there Is much greater than hero. _ “Got Cheaper Gsa" "Just let the people of Atlanta think of this a moment. This gas company claims a perpetual franchise—a fran chise to dig up the streets of the city intll eternity, and there Is no way In the world for tho dig council to stop It, or to collect anything for this tre mendous privilege. All wo get Is straight ad valorem taxes. •Why not make this gas company, which Is disregarding tho public policy of tho city and tho stats, and Is ab- r.olutely beyond the control of every body but the railroad commission, pay In cheaper lights what It will not pay In just taxation? . -There Is no use In commenting on the telephone situation. The Georgian has shown this up. Some of the rates of the Boll Company are entirely too high and everybody knows It. Now Is tbe time to cut them down. "The city council of Atlanta Is pot going to let this opportunity pass by to i lo the people of Atlanta a real senr- * C The members of council seem to look with favor upon Councilman Terrell’s resolution, and probably It will be adopted. OO0O0O00000O0O00O000O0O0O0 o man MURDERED ON CLAIRVOYANTS ADVICE O _ Lima. Ohio, Aug. 29.—Young O O John Powrant, found with a bul- O O let hole In his head and Ms body O O weighted with a stone In Au- O O -lalae river, waa murdared, It la O O alleged, on the advice of a clalr- O O Toy ant, who Informed "flrabuga" O O that a young man stood In their O O way. g TO CHECK SPREAD OF LOCAL OPTION Brewers Plan Move to Off set Temperance Wave in South. Special to The Georgian. Cincinnati. Ohio, Aug. 29.—A secret conference of Important brewers of tho United States began here last night with representatives of nearly all big breweries. Including Chicago. Milwau kee and St, Louis, present. Tho formu lation of a definite plan of action to stop the spread of tho local option Idea, especially In the South, Is the prime object of the meeting. No details have been given ouL but It Is laid a 31.000,- 000 fund will be provided for this pur pose. TWO OVERSTREETS ITALIAN ACCUSED OF ATTACK UPON 10-YttR-OLD GIRL Man Captured at Marietta and Brought to Atlanta Jail. Congressional Race in First District is Growing Wanner. BIx candidates ire already In the Held for congress jlown In ^th# ^Ffret district—and more entries ire likely i i announced it tn odd sltoitlon 'exists In 8creran county. 8tata SBnator E. K. Overstreet Is s candidate for congress. Ho Is his cousin. ,1. W. Overstreet, who dlled the unexplred term of Congressman Lester, thus getting ■ taste of just how delightful It Is to be s congressman. But It would be embarrassing for Hcrersn county to have two enndldstee In tho Held. Ho J. W. Overstreet proposed to E. K. Overstreet to leave the question of which one should be Heroveu’s candidate to the people. Whereupon E. K. Overstreet countered 1th the — > popuh •HND sitloll to leave the Issue to Jenklne count] filllam Clifton, tho "llbertydoT- , of McIntosh,” Is In tho mlx-up to _ finish. Colonel Clifton trers that there Is nothing toll save the "l I. c. of Mel.” J. A. Brannon, of Savinnib, and Colonel Sheppard, s well hnowa young lawyer, are all In tbe running. It I* said that some •in in .ooTnnurr. Tbe First promises some rest live time* for tbe next few months. Lumberman Protsst. Portland, Ore., Aug. 23.—The Ore gon and Washington Lumber Manu facturers’ Association la securing evi dence against various railroads to' show that the preaent freight rates are high enough and to prevent the ad vance which ha* been announced by An attack on Ruby Leo Walker, the ten-year-old stepdaughter of J. L. Smith, living near the river on tho car line, by Frank Marasd. an Italian, rvas frustrated by her heroic efforts In heating the man off, Thursday morning. Marasd, who had been employed at the White City, boarded with the fam lly for awhile, and was highly esteemed by them. Thursday morn ing Marasd went to the Smith home, and while there went to a spring near the house, with Ruby Lee and another child about a year old. Ho told her that he would kill her If she said any thing about the occurrence, then of fered her money. The child escaped from the man, whose name has been given both as Marasd and Raitus, and they returned to the house to gether. The father and his son, J. W. Smith, were on the .porch. The Italian was Invited In to eat some water melon. Little Ruby Lee called her mother to the rear of the house and told what had happened. The father was called, and then Marasd jumped from the porch and ran toward the woods. As soon at Mr. Smith was Informed of what had happened he seised his pistol and ran out to shoot the Italian. The man had disappeared, however, and It Is presumed he took a car headed toward Marietta. County Officer* Shockley and Buntyn went to the scan*, but could find no traca of the man. Later a man answering the descrip tion was arrested In Marietta, and he la being brought to th* county jail Thuraday afternoon, where J. L. Smith watts to Identify him. The little girl waa only slightly In' jured. negro waa alao arrested In Ma i end la Mi Officers think I L CO III EFFEC No Extension of Time . Is Now Ex pected. ROADS PREPARE FOR NEW RATES Final Hearing Before Com mission Takes Place Friday. If the railroad commission at Its meeting Friday does not extend the time for tho reduced railroad fares to go Into effect, and at present there no Indication that this will be done, tickets will be sold next Monday at tho new rates, unless the roods make legal fight So far no orders have been Issued to the ticket offices of the various roads In ’Atlanta, but the officials of at least two roads are expecting to sell tickets at reduced rates within the state. No orders to this effect, however, will be Issued until after the confer enco with the railroad commission Frl day. If the commission declines to extend the time for the reduced rates to go Into effect until January I, will be up to the railroads to take some action. It Is understood, however, that the roads will comply with the order. There Is a difference of opinion among the officials as to this course, but It Is believed that a majority are In favor I obeying tho order. It It understood that at host nno big trunk system . entering Atlanta has made arrangements to lssao tlekets at the new rate Monday morning In nun the commission does not extend tho time. Those who do considerable traveling and who have been In the habit ol’ paving straight fares will derive con sldarable benefit from the reduction. It has been estimated by railroad men that the railroads will lose In revenue something over one million dollars year. To iom* points from Atlanta tho re' ductlon will not be great for the reason that comparing lines now mako the ter line sell tiuLet. that are really _ low as the new rate. Tho fare to Macon will be reduced only 44 cents, but If you are contemplating a trip to Brunswick, a ticket will bo 31.17 cheap. er than before. AUTO DEMOLISHED OCCUPANTS ESCAPE Hit By Train and One is Dragged Twenty-Five * Yards. O0000O00000P00OPO0O000O0OC transcontinental lines. NEGRO'IS HANGED; BODY RIDDLED Carrollton, Ga., Aug. 29.—After being taken before Mrs. Ed Windham, whom he hod attacked last Monday and Identified, the negro, John Ltpsey, was hanged to a tree near the court house at Carrollton at about noon yesterday, by a party of men who have been searching for him, and his body was riddled with bullets. The crime waa committed early Monday morning, and Mrs. Windham Is said to be In a critical condition. JOHN8TONE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF BOARD. Special to Th* Georgian. Newberry. 8. C, Aug. 29.—Hon. Alan Johnstone, of this city, has been elected president of the board of trustees of Clemson College, to succeed Colonel R. W. Simpson, who tendered his res ignation to that body several days ara Mr. Johnstone was the first man to elected life tnuti having been elect! ceed the late Colonel D. K. Norris. Special to The Oeorgltn. Albany, Ga, Aug. 29.—Mack Strong add L. A. Herring, two well known young men, had a narrow eecape from death this morning. They were cross ing the railroad track when an en gine struck their automobile and com pletely demolished It. Herring jumped when he saw the engine, but Strong staged with the machine and r dragged twenty-five yards. Both escaped uninjured. 4 BLOWN TO BITS BY BIGJXPLOSION Foreman and Gang Blown Up By Blasting Powder. Kenora. Ont. Aug. 29.—Tho Grand Trunk Pacific camp, at Canyon Lake, was the scene of a disastrous accident while Workmen were drilling rock for tracking. By a premature explosion of blasting powder Daniel Flynn and his RACE RESULTS. EMPIRE CITY. First Race—Muck Rake, 13 to 5, won; Rip Rap, 6 to 3, second; Dill Do, * to l. third. Time. ltI8 3-5. Second Race—Ada O. Walker, 10 to I, won; Scallop, 1 to 3, second; Inau guration, 2 to 5 third. Tima, 1:08. Third Race—Alecon, 3 to 1. won; _ rospero, 6 to 1, second; ~ 1, third. Tim* 1:09 8-5. 8ARATOGA. First Race—Fort Johnson, 11 to 5, :e* of the Institution. I won; Johnnie Blake, 8 to 6, second; ed a year ago to sue- I William II. Lyons, even, third. Tima, 0,0,1 MEN DEFY MAYJU1T KEYS Refuse Absolutely to Han dle Any Commercial Messages. New York, Aug. 29.—National Presi dent S. J. Small, of the Commercial Telegraphers’ Union, this morning re ceived a message from Chicago, staring that the General Managers’ Association, representing twenty-one out of the thirty-three raltroade centering In Chi. cago, had notified their superintendents of telegraph to compel railroad opera tors to receive all commercial mes sages. This the railroad operators have re fused to do. under any circumstances, threatening to leave their keys rather than obey the dictum of the superin tendents. This adds great strength to the position of the striking commercial men. FISH TWICE OF Financier Quoted as Saying He Wished It Had Been Harriman. HARAHAN CALLED FISH A LIAR New York, Aug. 29.—An announce' ment Is expected In Boston today that Richard Olney, former secrefiary of state, has been engaged to carry the fight of the striking telegraphers against the Western Union and Postal companies Into stats and Federal courts. Before President Gompera, of tho American Federation of Labor, left Boston for Norfolk, Va., at midnight, he held a long conference with Mr. Ol ney, and It la believed that the teleg raphers' strike was Its subject Nei ther Olney or Gompers would discuss the matter at that time. 'An Incident of the strike which caused the strikers to say harsh things obout the Pinkerton detectives employ ed by the companies was the arrest of Jesso Brown, a union picket. It was charged by the arresting detective that Brown had seised Miss Anna Curoe by ths wrists In the morning as aho step ped from a train In the subway sta tion. Miss Curoe Is a strike-breaker em ployed by the Western Union. Brown used that method to porsuade the young woman not to go to work, U waa asserted, but It developed when he was arraigned In tho Tombs court that anccs. So Mnglstrato Breen the Pinkerton man's Interference had been unwarranted. __ Evidence that the Western Union had resorted to extraordinary measures to keep Its Htrlko-brnnkers at work could be found last night In those *k- loons In Park Row that have all night licenses. —w —j Difficulty Took Place Wed nesday at Directors’ , Meeting. TiliB 0OOO0OO0O0O000O0O00000000O 0 V HORSE HELPS POLICEMAN O 8AVE DROWNING BOY O O New York, Aug. 29.—By using O 0 his horse ns a life-boat. John A. O 0 Newman, a mounted patrolman 0 t. of Brooklyn, rrsi-in-d Fred lloyl, O 0 aged 9, who was drowning In the 0 0 wators of Gravesend Bay. The O O animal swum with th" j'"lh'"innn O 0 on Its hack until he fra* near the 0 O drowning hoy. Then Ncwinuii O 0 dropped off Into the water and O O seized tho youngster just as ho O 0 was sinking for the third time. C 0 . 0 O00O000000O000000000000000 OO000O00O00O00OO00000O00OO O 0 HIGH TEMPERATURES 0 PREVAIL GENERALLY 0 O Another hot wave prevails 0 pretty well all over the country. O O Wednesday the temperature went 0 0 to 98 In Augusta, Birmingham and 0 0 Jacksonville, and to 88 In Ma- O con. The highest marked tn At- 0 lanta wns 90. Forecast: 0 "Fnlr Thursday night and Frl- O day, no decided change in tern- 0 O pernture.” 0 " Thuraday temperatures: O 7 o'clock a. m 72 degrees 0 8 o’clock a. 75 degree* 0 9 o'clock *. m SO degrees 0 10 o’clock a. m 84 degrees 0 11 o’clock a. m 86 degrees 0 II o’clock noon 17 degrees 0 1 o'clock p. m 88 degrees 0 2 o’clock p. m.89 degrees O 0O000000O0000O0000000O0000 New York, Aug. 29.—John T. Hara- han, president of the Illinois Central railway, today was speeding toward Chicago, while all Wall street was won. dering If his face showed tho marks of the blows planted there by the fists of Stuyvesant Fish, the former president of the road, during an exciting encoun ter at the meeting yesterday afternoon of the directors of the Hllnols Central at No. 11 Broadway. Accounts of the battle differ some what as to detail, but there Is a general agreement that Harahan, who was pre siding at the mcotlng, used the word liar," and that Mr. Fish planted at least two blows on the face of the man who had supplanted him when ho was ousted from the presidency of the rood by Eh H. Harriman. and that Har- alien went to the fldbr. Nina Directors Present. Nine directors attended the board meeting. Including Stuyvesant Fish, Charles It. Beach, Cornelius Vander bilt. Walter L. Utgen, John Dewitt Cutting, Charles A. Peabody, Robert Walter Goelet and President Harahan. During the proceedings Mr. Fish arose and said he wished to offer a resolution, and began to read IL The directors did not seem to get th* .drift of what Mr. Fish was reading for sev eral minutes. Then they discovered that Mr. Fish was putting up tn them to vote for or against a general de- nunclatlon of the present management of the Illinois Central as "tools" of K. H. Harriman and of Harahan himself. Harahan Tool of Harriman. A motion to adjourn was suddenly made, and Harahan declared the meet ing adjourned. Mr. Fish protested against an adjournmenL declaring that It was snap judgment and that the ’’tools” of Harriman did not dare to listen to him. Harahan Is alleged to have replied: "The man who says I am a tool of any man Is a liar.” Fish Is over six feet tall and weighs 210 pounds, and Harahan la almost as tall and weighs 100. Fish, It Is as serted, leaped post the end ot the table and struck Harahan In th* face twice, sending him to the floor. "Wished It Had Been Harriman." The other directors, who had started to leave the room, ran back and aa Harahan got to his feet they Interposed. There were more words and then Mr. Fish walked to the elevator. It Is al leged he was heard to mutter: ‘T wish It had been Harriman." Later Mr. Harahan and his secretary entered mi automobile and went over to Nassau street, Mr. Harahan wearing his hat well down over his eyes. It wns sold that Mr. Harahan’s visit In Kaa- anu street was to see a lawyer. With this as a basis. Wall street circulated a report that bo Intended to sue Mr. Fish for damages. As soon as he left Nas sau street, Mr. Harahan went to the Hotel Belmont and packed his grip. Tho Pennsylvania railroad's train soon bore him away toward Chicago. After the meeting Mr. Fish refused to discuss the affair. He smiled pleas antly and sold he could not talk about anything that took place at a board meeting. The other directors also re- . fused to talk. Growth and Progress of the New Sooth BY B. LIVELY Its regular weekl) "The Beer spprosrnoi rorT* n nuunesi "i niius n*» nua ii-iut-u c oi progress sod prosperity In Oeorgla and Alabama. Industrial and construction enterprise* that bars been projected along' extensive lines are being pushed nteodlly to com- pletlon. and there I* no diminution, lint rather an Increase, In the number of new one* definitely planned. The paat week has witnessed the awarding of contract* for the construction of Unbs that will help to complete a great railroad system la Georgia, the in* of a company which will nuiid ■ railway turougn a rich section of Alabama, the organisation ot a company to eonatrnct a comparatively ’’Among other things reported by Ths Index are: "Blanket mill to be built by company with capital (took of 1150,600, Griffin, ; fertilizer factories. Madison. Ua„ and Besacnier. Ala.; 8UMM0 lumber manufac- ng company. Poulaa, Os.: machine shop amt foundry to be enlarged at coat of Birmingham, Ala.; 15V-0 coal mining company, Birmingham, Ala.; coal mines to he opened. Coal City, Ala.; 160.000 company to manufacture mosquito hers, Birmingham. Ala.; oil mills, Eastman. <ls.. and Wsdloy, On.; oil mill to he enlarged, Huntsville. Ala.: railroad shops, Bslnbrldge, Os.; company Incorporated to tmlld.rellroad between Cblpley, Fla., and Tror, Ala.; electric railway to be con- structed between Kltsgerald, On., aqd Ocltla, yin., and shuttle block plant, Decs* ,0, ’’"jK*hlnnlnsham, Ala., a recently orsantsed construction company hat par* ed for Ipy." ) the site of tho ChsUfoux Imlldlng, which was destroyed !>y Among construction contract iwirii noted arc: ralucs of lamia arc reflected In the following snleg noted: Four hundred acres, $l MWQ; 160 acres, |7,r •>, and 97 acrea. $6,W. none «»f this being do** in sub ir- ban land. At Waycroaa, fie., and Mlllen, Ga, tracts of land are Mng suNlI- VjdejWor tala aa building lota, and near Undine, Oa„ a i^000*acre farm la being ••Fourteen new corporations with total minimum capital stock of $446,000 ara reported.”