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VOL. VI. NO. 286.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 4,1908.
PPmIT• ,n Atlanta..TWOCRNTS.
1 lUGn. i)d Trains..FIVE CENTS.
DEATH CALLS “UNCLE REMUS" jAITI-BRYAN
AND WHOLE WORLD MOURNS
DROPPED DEAD.
Famous Author Passes
Away at “Sign of
Wren’s Nest.”
HAD BEEN SICK
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
President Roosevelt’s Mes
sage of Sorrow Followed
by Flood of Others.
Joel Chandler Harrl., famou. In ail
civilized nation, aa "Uncle Remus,”
died at his West End home, "The Sign
of the Wren’s Nest,” at 7:58 o'clock
Friday evening.
The outside world that he had
cheered and uplifted with his stories for
more than a quarter of a century had
been told of the fatal Illness In bul
letins flashed from Atlanta during the
day and night before, and In response
to the last bulletin announcing the end,
messages bearing expressions of • na
tions' sincere sorrow began to pour Into
the vine-clad little cottage where the
great author hod conceived and exe
cuted his wonderful works. That of
the president of the United States
came first, and It was followed during
the night of Friday and Saturday
morning with others from all parts of
the globe.
When this light of children's lives
went out. It seemed the absence of It
was Instantly noted by children, young
and old, throughout Christendom.
Death came upon the great author
not unexpectedly, for be hnd been erttt.
cany. Ill for several days of cirrhosis
of the liver. The attending physicians
escribe the Immediate cause of his
tenth to acute nephrltlf, or Inflamma
tion of the kidneys.
Family at His Bedside.
He passed away surrounded by his
family, consisting cf his wife, four
suns nnd two daughters. His sons are 11
Julian. Luclcn. Evelyn and Joel Chan-, 11
dler, Jr. His daughters are Mrs. Fred-1|'
crick Wagener, Jr., and Mlsa Mjldred , j
Harris. In this faml’-’ Mr.,Harris had ,,
t MMidirtWrTTrfr Inspiration ' of his best ]
""work, and the ties that had bound them 1
together were ao "strong nnd yet so
tender that not even a world'* sympa
thy could lighten the burden of lose
they felt with the realisation that the
end of that long comradeship had come.:
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but will be announced
Saturday afternoon. The services will;
be conducted Sunday most likely either *
nt the home or In fit. Anthony* chapel. :
tne (’athollc church In West End. In
which Mr. Harris was baptised last
we el:.
Some of the Messages.
The following telegrams were re
ceived Saturday morning:
The President's Message.
Th'* message of President Roosevelt wss
to .Inline Hnrrls nnd was follows:
•Oyster Bay.—Aiu Inexpressibly shocked
*SS8W?KK fr ’
From Jamea Whitcomb Rlloy.
To Julian Harris, Atlanta. Ga.:
The world Is bowed with you In your
great bereavement. Tho hla voice Is
Milled forever here, yet forever will It
lie heard gladdening alike the heart* of
age and childhood. Always I think of
his Christmas prayer, and say, "Amen."
as I try to now.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
Indianapolis, July 4.
From John Temple Graves.
To Evelyn Harris, Atlanta, Oa.:
Add mine to the universal sympathy
with you and yours.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
New York. July 4.
From Joseph M. Rogers.
To Julian Harris, Atlanta, Ga.:
The Inquirer sends Its condolences
along with Its appreciations of the In
estimable services which your father
gave to the nation. No man since
Abraham' Lincoln got nearer to the
hearts of the whole people. His mon
ument Is Imperishable and his life a
henlson.
JOSEPH M. ROGERS.
Philadelphia. July 4.
(Mr. Rogera Is associate editor of
The Philadelphia Inquirer.)
From William M. Handy.
To Julian Harris, Atlanta. Oa.:
As my friend, you have my deepest
sympathy In your bereavement, and as
one of your father's tens of thousands
of admirers, I mourn ths loos of . the
brilliant Journalist, kindliest of critics
and best of story-tellers.
WILLIAM M. HANDY.
Chicago, July 4.
(Mr. Handy Is editor of The Chicago
•“unday Tribune.)
The Funeral 8unday,
The funeral will occur at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The preliminary
l-salma will be said at the residence at
(hat time. Immediately following the
funeral obsequies will be held at St.
Anthony* chapel. In Aehby-at„ Father
Jackson officiating. The Interment will
he nt Westvlew cemetery.
The pallbearers will be Albert How-
Jr., Forrest Adair, Roby Robinson,
M. Inman, Lucian L. Knight and
A. P. Stewart.
The flnril tributes received at the
home In West End Saturday ware nu
merous and beautiful beyond dencrlp-
don.
At the time of his death Mr. Harrl*
was 60 year* of age. He was horn at
Eatonton, Ga„ December 8. 1848.
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2 "Lessons From the Life of Joel O
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JOEL CHANDLER HARRtS.
This splendid likeness of Mr. Harris is from a photograph takan about throe months ago, and la perhaps his
most faithful portrait.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S
TRIBUTE TO MR. HARRIS
When In Atlanta In the fall of 1805, President Theodore Roosevelt. In a
speech nt the Carnegie Library, paid this tribute to Joel Chandler Harris:
"Georgia has done many things for the Union, but she has never done
more than when she gave Joel Chandler Harris to American llteratare.
• « • There Is not an American anywhere who can read Mr. Harris'
stories—I am not speaking at the moment of his wonderful folk tales, but
of his stories—who does not rise up a better eltlxen for having read them;
who does not rise up with a more earnest desire to do his part In solving
American problems aright. • • • One of ,b. great reasons why I like
what he has written Is that, after reading -• I rise up with the purpose
of better a man, a man who Is bound to strive to do what Is In him for
the cause of decency and for the cause of .righteousness. • • * Presi
dents may come and presidents may go. but Uncle Remus stays put."
“UNCLE REMUS’ ” B/R THDA Y
MAY BE SCHOOL HOLIDAY
To make December 9. the birthday of Joel Chandler Harris, a holiday
for the children of the Atlanta schools was proposed Saturday by several
admirers of the well-beloved friend of all children.
The Georgian took the matter up with Luther Z. Rosser, president of
the board of education, who at once heartily approved the Idea.
"I will take It up with the board at Its next meeting," he said, "and
urge Its adoption."
None will miss ''Uncle Remus" more than the children, to whom the
creations of his pen arc living, breathing creatures. Perhaps no author
has ever grown closer to children than "Uncle Remus. It Is fitting that
thev should be given opportunity to do honor to his memory, nnd no trib-.
Iite from them would have so pleased the man who loved them all aa the
granting of a holiday, a day when they might enjoy freedom from work In
the pleasures only children can enjoy to the fullest.
Bishop Potter
Is Little Better
COOPERSTOWN, N. Y., July
Bishop Potter, after a slight rally last
night. Is doing better today than the
physicians anticipated. Quiet reigns In
Cooperstown today. following notices
posted by the trustees of the hamlet
Hklng that no Fourth of July demon
stration be carried out In the village.
Bishop Potter Is very near to death,
and his family Is about the bedside,
many of them having had no sleep for
forty-eight hours.
Lecture at Y. M. C. A.
Marion M. Jackson, president of the
Young Mart's Christian Association, wl'l
apeak to the member* of ths assocla
tlnn Sunday afternoon at 818 n* ,ocK
o£ 'The Man With Courage." Cleve-
land Kiser will sing.
Six Killed
By Tornado
R[SWELL, N. Mex.. July 4.-A tornado (O fi
st Sanny Side. N. ilex., In the gulf cut- O Mlsa
off. yesterday, wrought htroc st that plnre 0 H
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O UNCLE REMUS' LAST WORDS O
O THANK8 TO ROOSEVELT O
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O The last connected words spoken O
O by Joel Chandler Hnrrip were an O
O expression of appreciation of the O
O thoughtfulness of President Roose- O
O velt, who had sent a message of O
O sympathy. O
O Mr. Harris was unconscious O
O from Wednesday night until hla O
O death. On Wednesday afternoon O
O Julian Harris, his son, received a O
O letter from President Roosevelt O
O expressing his deep regret at the 0
O Illness of his friend, and asking 0
O that the son deliver tile message O
O to hla father. The message was 0
C read to Mr. Harris, and lie braced C
O himself for a moment and recov- 0
O ered hi* falling faculties: O
O "Tell the president he has been 0
O very kind," he said. Then he re- 0
O lapsed Into unconsciousness and O
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MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
IN THE LIFE OF MR. HARRIS
it nearly wipe.! the town ont of existence.
Private mesas res state tbit six pcnpls were
killed, thirty-ire Injured, and 8,000 sheen
killed, thirty-two building* destroyed sml
DETAIL8 OF EXPL08I0N
NOT ASCERTAINED
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 4.—By
a premature dynamite explosion In In
dian Ridge tunnel. In the mountains
live miles from Johnson City, yesterday
William Holman and three negroes
were instantly killed. Their bodies were
horribly mutilated. Owing to Inac
cessibility, details have not been ascer
tained nor tha names of the negroes
killed. .
Bom December 9, 1848, at Ea
tonton, Ga.
Started to work at the age of
12 as apprentice In the planta
tion printing office of Joseph A.
Turner, publisher of The Coun
tryman.
At the age of 18, The Coun
tryman having failed, he secured
a Job as compositor on The Ma
con Telegraph—In which office
there Is now a legend that he
was the swiftest typesetter of
the shop.
After a while he went to New
Orleans aa private secretary to
the editor of The Crescent
Monthly, a literary magazine.
ti. a few months he returned
to Georgia to become editor of
The Advertiser, at Forsyth.
In 1871 he became editorial
writer for The Savannah Morn
ing News.
He was married In 1*79 to
. Essie LnRose, of Canada.
He brought hi* family to At
lanta In 1878. yellow* fever be-
Ing epidemic In Savannah, and
Joined the staff «f The Consti
tution.
First volume of "Uncle Remus"
stories was published In hook
form In l*8i).
Retired fmm active newspaper
work In 1900. to devote his en
tire time to hi* book* and sto-
rie*.
With hi* ion. Julian Harris,
he started "Uncle Remua'e Meg-
ailne” In 1908, the It ret Issue ap
pearing In June, 1907. The mag-
axlne ha* been a pronounced
success from the start.
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fSQUELCHED
Clever Ruse Framed
Up to Prevent Any
-Stampeding.
By HECTOR H. ELWELL.
Special Correspondent Hearet Newt
Service.
DENVER, Colo., July 4.—Probably
the most startling development that has
come out In Denver developed today.
There la no question but what Bryan
has a majority of the delegates back of
him. There Is a serious question that
he has three-quarters of them now. It
Is said Bryan hoa deliberately planned
with his leaders to offset any attempt
to stampede the convention to another
candidate by u clever ruse.
If It developa early In the voting that
he Is losing and an unexpected dele
gation always believed to be for Bryan
Is spilt or votes against him a Bryan
man will move to adjourn and a Bryan
chairman, Henry D. Clayton, of Ala
bama, will see that the convention la
adjourned.
When this story was circulated there
were those who laughed at It. It could
not be done. It was claimed. But the
plan Is on toot and It shows how seri
ously the Bryanltes are looking at the
campaigns being made by Judge George
Gray, of Delaware, and Governor John
A. Johnson, of Minnesota.
Charles F. Murphy snd Patrick Me-
Carren, the New York lighters, reached
Denver on the some train. Both Isaued
statement* and fnen backed up In sil
ence afterwards. Murphy Is just wait
ing to And out how the situation sizes
up. What came from New York a few
days ago Is absolutely true, vlx:
If Bryan needs New York Murphy's
delegation to elect him, he will not get
It. If he does not need It he might well
have It as not.
Fine logic. In this same connection
comes the last vice presidential boom.
Judge William Gaynor, of the supreme
court of New York. Mr. Bryan can-
not-gat Judge Gray for a running male,
he wants Gaynor. according to th*
view* of the New York crowd.''
Shortly after th# New. York delega
tion arrived there wem pirns' confar-
ences. The last one WM In Murphy's
room*. He aeld he was In bed. .He was
In conference. Everybody was worried
about tha situation nnd nobody was
willing to move until things were
found out.
While the New Yorker* were buay
conferring they were visited by Mayor
! James Dnlilmnn. of Omaha, th* closeat
! man to Bryan In tho country, and told
I that Bryan la not worried about the
New York delegation and can be noml
noted without If It they do not want to
climb Into the bandwagon. That made
(hem sit up and take notice. The next
thing Bn** Murphy Issued an order
decapitating National Committeeman
Norman E. Mark and slating State
Chairman W. J. Connors to the Job.
Mack and Murphy conferred. Later
Mack said:
"I have heard thla story, but I do not
know It to be true. Of-course, Mr.
Murphy enn remove me If he wishes.”
There la no doubt that Denver saw
things last night that It never saw be
fore. The streets are decorated beau
tifully' and there are enough electric
light* to put the world's fair In the
shadow. Everybody was Interviewing
everybody else and all ths high brows
and leaders In the brain trusts settled
every queatlon to their own satisfac
tion If to no one else'*.
While these statesmen were settling
things In Denver Mr. Bryan spoke In
Lincoln. He picked out Oovernor C. N.
Haskell, of Oklahoma, aa the chairman
of the committee on resolutions. That
Is whers the line work of the "roller
coaster" might be seen. Governor Has
kell brought this Information to Den
ver himself. He had a long conference
with the Lincoln oracle and asserts
that he discovered Mr. Bryan's Idea*
on at least two of the planks for th*
Democratic platform.
According to Governor Haskell these
are:
He wants a plank that will mean the
declaration of the government for gov-
emmental guaranty of national hank
deposits.
Another plank which la absolutely
certain Is one calling for the publica
tion of campaign funds.
Still another Is to be one providing
for the discovery of the physical valu
ation of railroads' property that the
meaning of the term "reasonable rate"
may be discovered.
In regard to the anti-injunction plank
there Is to be trouble. The labor ele
ment has mode more of a showing here
than It did In Chicago.
A meeting was held at the Albany
Hotel yesterday, which was attended by
A B. Garrettson, president of the Rail
road Conductors; E. E. Wells, assistant
grand chief of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers; John J. Hanra-
han, grand master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; P. H. Mor
rissey. of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen; James O'Connell, president
of the International Association of Ma
chinists, and H. B. Perham, of tha
Order of Railway Telegrapher*.
At th* conclusion of their conference
It was announced that they will insist
upon a plank which Mr. Oomper* pre
sented to the Republican* at Chicago.
MME. ANNA MAY~
QUARREL WITH BONI
REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS.
IRAL
DIES SUDDENLY IN
CALIFORNIA HOTEL
Was Once Commander of At
lantic Fleet at San
Francisco.
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FATALITIES
Legs, Arms, Eyes and
Fingers Lost by
Fireworks.
PARIS, July 4.—Another legal tangle
between Mme. Anna Gould and Count
Bonl la expected as the result of Bonl’a
taking their children from the tutor
several months before the time when,
by the divorce decree, they might visit
him. Friends of both today are dis
cussing the action and aay the method
was little short of kidnaping.
It Is understood that Bon! was In
formed that Mme. Gould sent for her
children to be brought to her In Eng
land. where her marriage to DeSagan
Is expected soon to take place.
They cannot leave France without
the court's content, but It la under-
BELMONT, Cal H July 4.—Rear Ad
miral Charles Mitchell Thomae, aged
41, dropped dead here yesterday after
noon. He seemed to be In perfect
health, ate a hearty dinner and started
for hla room.
Five minutes .after .entering the beij
chamber he was stricken wljh apoplexy
nnd died five minutes later.
Mr*. Thomas and her daughter were
with the admiral at the time of his
death. The body will be held here
awaiting the arrival of hla eon from
San Francisco.
Admiral Thomas became commander
of the battleship fleet on April 9. on ac
count of the nines* of Admlrn) Evan*.
He retained command until relieved re.
cently by Admiral Sperry.
He was a native of Philadelphia. He
entered th* navy In 1885. He has been
In active service moet of the time, but
hae served et the naval academy and
the naval war college. He has been
In the coaat survey work at different
times.
TOY RIFLE CLAIMS
4TH’SFIRSTVICTIMi
"JUSTJLAYING"
Edgewood Boy Seriously
Wounded Early Satur
day Morning.
While gleefully celebrating the
Fourth with a number of playmatee
Saturday morning In Edgewood, In a
children's playground just off of Edge-
wood-ave., 6-year-old Melvin Eckeree
wa* accidentally shot In the abdomen
with a 21-callber revolver by Edwin
Royster, 12 yeare old, end eo badly
wounded that he may die.
The wounded child, after being given
temporary attention by Dr. H. M.
Smith, of Edgewood. was removed to
the Weeley Memorial Hospital, where
It llee In a serious condition.
The little Royster boy Is almost
prostrated over the accident.
The children. In company with a
number of other boys, were romping In
the playground and some of them were
amusing themselves by shooting fire
crackers. The Royiter boy had a 22-
callber pistol, and one of the other boys
threw hie cap down on the ground and
Invited him to shoot at It. The Royster
hoy fired at tha rap and Juat as he did
eo the little Eckeree boy la aald to have
run In front of It, the bullet striking
him In the abdomen.
The wounded boy was promptly
taken to hla home In Mason-ave., a
short distance sway, and Dr. Smith
was summoned. It was seen that the
boy wae badly hurt and It was decided
to send him to the hospital at once.
The wounded boy Is the eon of Mr.
and Mr*. A. O. Eckeree. The Royster
boy Is a step-aon of J. M. Gray.
This I* the flrat Fourth of July ac
cident ao far reported.
NEW YORK. July 4,—One child wa«
killed, a woman was fatally hurt and
man)’ parson* were Injured, when ths
celebration of the Glorious Fourth of
July began early today, and tonight
these figures will look small compared
with the totals.
The health department Is making an
effort to keep down the list of dead
and Injured, with the aid of th* Are and
police departmente. The police were
particularly active In watching those
who used blank and loaded cartridge*.
The celebration was general through
out the greater city.
Thousand* of persons left town oa
excursions up the sound, down tha bay
or by railroads to mountain seaside
resorts.
The list of casualties:
The Dead.
JOHN TUPLEY. aged 18; fell from
roof while setting off firecracker*.
The lojured.
George Amlanl, aged 8; right eye
blown out. •
far*. Lena Flschoffer, gun powder ex
plosion; will die.
William Flschoffer, aged 18; gun
powder explosion.
Meldron Foltz, aged 5; fell from roof
when giant cracker exploded near him;
fractured ekull and Internal Injuries.
Henry Gill, aged 18: gun powder ex
pulsion: 81. Vincent Hospital; may die.
Eugene Hayes, aged 14: gun powder
explosion: St. Vincent Hospital.
Mary Joseph, ered li; wounded by
blank cartridge.
Louis Parasande, aged 81; face
burned.
Walter White, aged 16: gun powder
explosion; 6t. Vincent Hospital.
William Kllber, a bartender, right
side df Tutor,' thumb and two Ungers
blown off by giant firecracker: Roose
velt Hospital: will die.
Frank Munroe, struck In left leg by
stray bullet; Harlem Hospital.
Pat Carney, aged 16; looked Into th*
business snd of a lighted giant fire
cracker Juet a moment too long; was
carried to Lincoln Hospital. The phy
sicians declared he would lose his right
eye and be permanently disfigured. .
Two Vlollm* of Fourth.
8T. L0UI9, July 4.—Raymond Hu
bert and Henry McKinney are vlctlme
of premature exploslone In Fourth of
July celebrations, suffering sever*
burns on the hands.
Revolver Blows Off Finger.
JACKSON, Mich., July 4.—Chari**
Brown, of Chicago, Is In a hospital
suffering rrnm serious Injuries In hi*
right leg caused by a cannon fire
cracker. A boy last night blew a Unger
off with a revolver. Both were Fourth
of July vlctlme.
Broke Hla Ankle.
JANESVILLE, Wla., July 4.—Star
tled by the explosion of a cannon-
cracker. James Miller, aged 22, fell off
a sidewalk last night and broke bis left
ankle.
Loses Both Thumbs.
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich., July de-
Max Greenman. 8 years old, lost both
thumbs and perhaps an eye last night
while attempting to pick up a cannon
firecracker which he supposed would
not go off.
Woman Breaks Arm.
HOT. 8PRINQ8, Ark., July 4/-Mrs.
Harry Greenleaf sustained a broken
arm when thrown from her buggy In a
runaway caused by a cannon cracker.
DR, R, A, M'FERRIN
DIES INTENNESSEE
Was For Some Time a Coal
/
Merchant in At
lanta.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 4.—Dr. R.
McFerrln, a former coal merchant
of Atlanta, and stepfather of Gerald
Hannah, of Atlanta, and General Har
vey H. Hannah, railroad commissioner
of Tennessee, died today at hla homa
at Oliver Springs, near Knoxville.
STATE OFFICIALS
OBSERVEHOLIDAY
The National holiday wa* obaerred Sat
urday by fjovernor Hoke Smith .ind ofhsr
atate bona* official*. The governor.
.Held for Burglary.
A. Lynch, a young man. la being 11* UrnatT Franklin conaty." whore ‘he 0
held In the police station on the charge : nvered an oration.
of burglary. Lynch waa arrested by [ Nearly *11 the members of the lezlal*
Detectives Campbell and Starnes. He
la said to have pawned articles stolen
from a place In Peters-st. and another
place In Cone-st. He denies he Is
guilty.
stood Bonl le determined not to permit
legal delays. It Is said Mme. Gould will
try to force him, thru the court, to
return the children to their guardian.
tore went home to spend the day.
few remained In Atlanta, and none of them
waa at the eapllol during the morning.
Neartr all the capital office* acre cloed.
No hiialneaa was transacted In say ot them.
~n—
DAHLONEGA, Ga., July 4 .—Homer
Davis, the 17-year-old nephew of
Sheriff Davis, ahot and kllle.l hlmeelf
last night In removing his gun fmm a
brush.