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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. I. NO. 33.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1906.
U. S. TROOPS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE INVADED MEXICO
TO AVENGE THE MASSACRE OF AMERICANS BY STRIKERS
If the Rumor is True the Act
Amounts to a Declaration
of War.
COL GREENE SAID TO BE SLAIN;
FIGHTING STILL ON ATCANANEA
One Report Says 200 Persons Are Dead.
Another That Americans Killed Num
ber 60—Mexican Governor Leads
Men to Aid of the Town.
U. S. COSUL AT CANANEA BEGS
FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
By Private Leafed Wire.
Washington, June I.—United Sutea Consul Galbrnlth. at Cananea, haa
aent the following dlapatchea to the atate department, dated Naco, Arizona:
"Send aaalatance Immediately to Cananea. Sonora. American cltlaena
are being murdered, and property te being dynamited and we muat have
help. Anawer Naco, Arlaona, Immediately.
The eecond dispatch:
"Imperative Immediate assistance be rendered American cltlaena at
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico."
By llrlrate Lensed Wire.
Washington, June 2.—Tho war department has just received
a telegram from Denver that no troops have crossed the Mexi
can border.
Major Watts went to Naco to await orders from headquar
ters.
Washington, Juhe 2.—Dispatches have been received here
that Major Watts has gone to Cananea with a troop of Ameri
can cavalry. The government has no confirmation of this re
port. If Watts hns acted aB reported it will be tantamount to a
declaration of war.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Blabee, Arlaona, June 2.—Reporta reached here today to the efTect that
Colonel W. C. Greene wee killed during the fighting at Can»nea laat
night. No confirmation la at hand at this hour. The tame report eaye
thet the fighting continues with fierce shooting at Intervals. The total
number of Americana killed la placed at sixty.
Governor Tsabe], of Sonora, If on the scene with troopa, but shooting
continues from both sides.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Washington, Juno 2.—The United States government haa requested
the Mexican government to authorise the use of American troops In
quelling the riots at Cananea.
GRAPHIC STORY OF FIGHT
TOLD BY CORRESPONDENT
By HENRY CHRISTIAN WARNACK.
(Special Corrsapondant of the Haarat
Newt 8ervice at Naco, Arlz., Just
Over the Border From Mexico.)
By Private Leased Wire.
Naco, Arl*., June 2.—Forty-live
Americana were shot down and Instant
ly killed In Cananea. Mex., 41 miles
south of the International lint, at 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Identified dead:
DWIGHT, A. N. general manager of
Oreene mints.
METCALF, George A., superintend
ent of rentals.
WILLIAMS, J- superintendent of
fuel department.
CARILLO, Arello, proprietor Meia
hotel.
CARILLO, , nephew of Arello
Carillo.
Retween 1,000 and 4,000 maddenad
Mexican miners, armed to the teeth,
are parading the streets of tha mining
amp surrounding the American quar.
ier of the town and threatening to kill
every foreigner who appears on tha
streets. .
Ranger* to tha Rtacut.
Captain Thomas Rynntnr, of the
Arlaona Rangers, haa started from BIs-
bee with a band or 500 picked men,
armed and determined to put a stop
to tha outrages. Sergeant Hopkins
and another band of rangers have left
Douglas on the same errand.
Across tha line Colonel Emilio Kos-
terlltaky, commander of the ruralea for
the northern xone of Sonora, la on his
nay to Cananea with a band of hardy
men. Governor Vlabel, of the atate
of Sonora, has promised to furnish aid
In reply to Colonel W. C. Greene's call
for help. Hundreds of refugees are
already on their way north to places
of safety this side of the line.
War Department Notified,
W. J. Galbraith, American consul,
haa advised the war department, and
Governor Klbby, of Arizona, has been
notified. Help la also expected In tha
shape of 1,000 rifles and ample sup
piles of arms which are being rushed
southward on orders from tha Greeno
Consolidated Copper Company. With
theee the Americana, who number
about helf the population of Cananea,
and who at the time of the outbreak
were practically unarmed, expect to be
able to defend themselves at least un
til help from one or the other of the
two government! arrives.
Half a million dollars worth of lum
her haa bean destroyed by fire, act by
tha strikers. Flames from these yards
ran be seen from tha border, painting
the whole aouthem horlson a brilliant
red. The firing at 12 o'clock was ter
rific. Under orders from the Mexican
conaul. It la reported that the guard
haa opened fire on the American train
only one-half mile from Naco.
Set Fire to Town.
The outbreak occurred Immediately
after Colonel William C. Greene, presi
dent of the Greene Consolidated Cop
per Company, had finished a speech to
the Mexican miners. Cananea has a
population of about 22,000, three-
fourths of which are Mexicans. Yes-
terday the Mexicans went In a body,
numbering some 2,000 or 4,000, to de
mand 11.50 for an l-hour work day.
They declared no American should ever
work there until their demands ware
satlafled. Colonel Greene went out of
hie office with their spokesmen and be
gan to address them In Spanish, tell
ing them to grant their demands was
lm Jfnar firing upon Americana with
whom they swore no longer to com
pete, tha Mexicans began to set fire to
tho city and to dynamite the vast
ATLANTA MEN IN CANANEA
C. A. J. Beddon and W. T. Donaldson, former .' Atlantans, are with
the Green corporation, l>| Cananea, Aria, where tha striking miners
have decided to massacre all opposed to them In their efforts to
get what they want Young Seddon la the eon of Dr. A. E. Beddon,
a colleague of Rev. Crawford Jackson, In-his juvenile protection work.
Young Donaldson la the son of Dr. C. N. Donaldson, of til Prudential
building, who resides In Kirkwood.
Both of tha fathers came to Tha Georgian office Saturday morning
and Inquired anxtoualy for news of their respective sons. Dr. Seddon
■aid hla atm, who la a graduate of Tech, J»04. Is the editor of Tho
Cananea Herald, the official organ of tho Green enmpany. Dr. Donald
son aald hla son was In the commissary department.
Young Seddon worked for the telephone rompnay a while after hla
graduation. Then he went west to pursue his studies of mining engi
neering. Two weeks ago, ha aent a letter to his father. In which he
described a prospecting trip In the mountains.
Mr. Donaldson la a married man. Hla wife nnd two children live In
Kirkwood. They are alt worried. >
DECLARES POLITICAL SLUSH
FUND CAUSE OF CHANGE
Only American Material Is To Be
Used in Canal Work
Now.
CALL TO POPULISTS
TO MEET IN ATLANTA
works of the Oreene Consolidated.
Troops Head For Scene.
Among the dead are George A. Met
calf, superintendent of the rental and
lumber department, and Will Metcalf,
nephew of George A. Metcalf, one of
Colonel Greene's Intimate friends.
A. 8. Dwight, general manager of the
Greene Consolidated Copper Company,
was shot In the head, but not killed.
The United Staten cavalry troop from
Fort Huachuca will croaa the interna
tional line at 11 o’clock thla morn'nx.
Refugees declare that an mnny Mexi
cans an Americana are dead.
An American who tried to crosn tho
line with his wife wan killed by Mexi
cans. He killed three of them. None
of those who arrived here, during the ...
night haa nny definite Idea either of , pnrl * ' 1
the number of Americans or Mexicans. It 1'
dead. The wlTftle Country Is pftnle-TWlcM
stricken. Young Will Metcalf killed
four men before he fell.
State Ticket Will Be
Put Out It Is
Thought.
An official mil waa aent out Sat
urday by J. J. Holloway, chairman of
the executive committee of the Peo
ple'a party of Georgia, for a meeting
to be held In Atlanta on Thuraday,
June 14. The mil gooa on to aay that
“matters of vital Importance to our
Hldered.'
REFUGEES SAY THAT 200
PER80NS HAVE BEEN KILLED.
By Private Leased Wire.
Naco, Arizona, Juno 2.—Refugees are
pouring Into this place by -p<-, Ini train.
They place the number of killed at not
leas than 200. They deacrlbo tha alt
untton there ns moat desperate.
The Americans, who are now bettor
armed, are defending themselves with
desperate valor'from the onslaughts of
the Mexicans, who vastly outnumber
them, and tha fighting la continuous.
Up to the time the last batch of refu-
K arrived no relnforoement of either
lean or American troops had
reached Cananea. ’
Americana Hurry to 8cent.
The Mexicans from the country
around are joining their fellows In
town. They are all well armed and
appear to be under aome discipline. A
number of Americans have etarted for
the seat of war, and others are mak
ing for the border.
It la reported tbat Major Watte,
commanding the United States troops
at Fort Huachuca. had crossed the
border at the heed of a squadron of
cavalry under permission given by
Governor Ysabel, of Sonora, and that
he had appealed to Washington to rat
ify hla action. Both United States
troops and Arlaona Rangers are con
centrating on the American aide of tha
border at the beat point to reach Can
anea, but whether an armed force haa
actually crossed Into Mexico cannot be
verified at this writing.
MEXICAN GOVERNOR LEADS
AMERICANS TO CANANEA.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Douglas, Arizona, June 2.—Governor
Ysabel, of the state of Sonora, arrived
at Naco at 7:20 o'clock this morning
and Immediately gave orders permit
ting the armed Americans who were
there from Blabee, Douglas and all parts
of Arizona to accompany him to Can
anea, where many lives were lost In
he n state
Slat
Carter was In Atlanta a
short time ago. lie .aid It looked
It no self-respecting Ilian, who r
not bound hnnd and foot by th. old
party could rote the Democratic ticket
with the condition. Imposed. At that
time he threw out the hint that a full
ticket would be nominated and put In
the field to oppoia Clark Howell, Hoke
Smith. Jmlio- Russell. i '..|..ti.-l I > 11 1
Jim .Smith and tho numerous other
Democratic candidates. He expressed
tho belief that the Popultats would be
victorious.
T v i official call la a. follows:
“Clem. Ga., May II, 1101.
"A meeting of the state executive
committee of the Populist party of
Georgia Is hereby called to meet In
Atlanta, Ga., on Thuraday, June 14.
1904, at 12 m. to consider matters of
vital Importance to our party.
"All members are urgently Invited to
be present.
“J. J. HOLLOWAY, Chairman.'
mins riots yesterday.
The Americana organised and, In
command of Captain Tom Rynnlng,
former captain of tha Rough Riders,
and now commander of the Arizona
special train for Cananea at I o'clock.
There ware 460 men In the party.
GOVERNMENT A8K8 MEXICO
TO TAKE PROTECTIVE 8TEP8.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Washington, June I.—The deplorable
affair gt Cananea. Mexico, presents an
International problem of considerable
gravity and tha administration hare
Fa moving with great caution. Under
the treaty with Mexico It la allowable
for United Btates troopa to Invade
Mexico In pursuit of renegade Indiana
without awaiting specific action by ths
Mexican government.
In other circumstances ths United
States la bound by the ordinary rules
of International law and comity. Even
should Governor Y.aber, of Senora
atate, In which Cananea Is located, re
quest the aid of United States troops
In putting down the Mexican miners'
uprising, there Is very serious doubt
whether the United States would be
By Private Leaaed Wire. ,
Washington, June 2.—Senator Wil
liam J. Slone of Missouri, In the do-
bate on the Aldrich resolution giving
the president authority to go outside
the United States to buy supplies for
the Panama canal, said In part:
"No one can doubt that the presl
dent will buy practically all canal ma
terials In America, no matter what
the difference In prices here and
abroad may be. If wo are to Judge
the future by tho past there Is no
room for questioning what course the
president will adopt
Much Blustering Done.
"The men who contributed the stu
pendous slush fund, aggregating mil
Ilona upon millions of dollars, to carry
tho laat presidential oloctlon for the
republicans, almost of necessity, have
their grasp upon those who accepted
their princely donations.
"But there hss been so much of
this blustering and It has attracted
such wldo attention tbat something
must bo done to -relievo the situa
tion. Something must bo provided for
publlo credulity to feed upon. A door
must be ODoned for escapo and a soft
place must bo mndo for tho president
to fall. Tho achomo for nil this la
wrapped up In thla solution."
Courage Put to Test.
Senator Htonn anld that nbout
year ago the president and tho a-
rotary of war had announced that
they would not bn held up In tho pur
chase of materials for tho canal by
American manufacturers or Ameri
can owners. But ho declared that tho
■pedal Interests affected rcelatod and
won.
Promptly they organized tholr
forces to reslit and to dlaclpllno him,"
he aald. "Tho eland-patters came
swarming In from every direction and
n storm of protest was raised from
every quarter.
"Tho president's courage was put
to the test, and, as usual, proved
unequal to the strain. There was a
great thundering by him In the Index
with the customary Rooseveltlan fias
co at the finish. The Iron man at
the whlto house again proved him
self to be no Iron man at all."
DEA TH OF ROOSEVELT
IS PLAN OP NIHILISTS;
PRISONER TELLS PLOT
GENERALTDLEDO'SMEN
INVADE GUATEMALA
By Private Leasad Wire.
Mexico City, June 2.—Private tela-
frame from Salvadors show that Gen
eral Toledo le now well within 'he
southern i>art of Guatemala with 2,000
well armed men and abundant ammu
nition.
The revolutionists are receiving an
abundance of arms and have well-filled
war cheats. The revolution Is far from
being crushed. There la much enthusi
asm on the revolutionary aide end
General Barrilae Is reported moving on
Ocoa with largely Increased forces.
Russians in Portland,
Oregon, Vote to
Assassinate.
SLAYER OF M'KINLEY
IS LAUDED BY THEM
Trip to Washington to Carry Out
Murder of President Arranged
by Members of Band.
Root Wlra. to Maxloo.
The first news of tha affair reached
Washington early this morning In the
press dlspstchss. Shortly thereafter
a telegram was received by the elate
department from United States Conaul
Galbraith, at'Cananea, giving In brief
the story of the attack by ths Mexi
can miners upon ths Americana, and
stating the situation was so serious
as to demand Imperatively ths pres
ence of American troops.
Secretary Taft and Chief of Staff
Ball Immediately went Into consulta
tion.
Secretary Root wired Ambassador
Thompson at Mexico City directing
him Immedlatelytn acquaint the Mexi
can government with the facts of the
situation at Cananea and ask Mexico
to taka effective measures for ths pro
tection of American cltlaena there;
also to "request of tha Mexican gov
ernment, ax suggested, as to what
measure., If any, the United States
government may lake In affording pro
tection to Its cltlaena In Cananea."
Until Mexico's reply shall have been
received, no troopa will be sent.
CONDUCTOR KILLED
IN FREIGHT WRECK
Special to The Georgian.
Jacksonville, Fla, June 2.—An At
lantlc Coast Line freight waa wracked
near Newberry early thla morning.
Conductor Henry Mallard waa killed
He leaves K wife and an Infant son re
aiding near here.
The cause of the wreck la unknown,
PATTERSON WINS
THE NOMINATION
Special, to The Georgian.
Noahvlll*' Tenn., June 2.-—The state
Democratic convention held In this city
haa come to a close after the stormiest
ncHPlon In tha history of tho state.
Malcolm R. Patterson, of Memphis,
representative In congress from tho
Tenth district, was nominated for gov
emor, no other name being prestntod
nomination comes after four dayi
of the stormiest state political gather*
nig ih tho history of Tennessee, and
after a campaign tnado notable by the
bltterneas and persona! nature of th>
contest between Mr. Patterson and
Governor John I. Cox, Incumbent.
Iletween the Pattersdn and Cox
forces the feeling was at whlto heat
when* the convention assembled last
Tuesday. Turmoil and strife, and oven
personal encounters marked tho open
ing sessions, and for four days and
nights tho turbulence continued whllo
the battle for supremacy was waged
fiercely.
When the convention reassembled at
- ■ I ll*>f at •• II i'lilinci \> ii 4 In
stalled as permanent chairman, and
only Patterson's name was presented.
He was nominated on a viva voce vote.
Much enthusiasm prevailed.
At 2:11 p. in, *-n tin- -ixth Imllof,
Harvey H. Hannah was nominated for
i I - ■ >iiimiIh-|<ni«*r and tin* ■ *<nv•• 11
tlon adjourned slno die.
ATLANTA RECEIVES FIRST
CAR OF WATERMELONS
The first ear of waterm.lons to
reach Atlanta waa ractived yesterday
by J. J. Bames-Faln Co., of No. IT
South Broad street.
Although this firm .tends among ths
youngest business house* In ths city,
they are by no means In the rear when
It comes to getting shipments of pro-
dues and fruits, and as a proof of thslr
hustling qualities they are the first to
receive a car of watermelons on this
market thla season, and will have no
trouble In disposing of them at fair
prices, ■■ the demand for this article
always meets with ready sals on ths
Atlanta market.
Thla car of melons left Oardner,
hla, May 2*, and was grown and
shipped by Messrs. Fuu.ll A Roberta,
thereby giving them tha honor of plac
ing the first car of melons on the At
lanta market thla season.
By Prlvnte Leased Wire.
Portland, Ora., June 2.—A plot among:
n largo party of Russian nihilists In
thla city to assassinate President Roose
velt, haa been dlaeovered through llio
arrest of a Pole charged with assault
ing several of the Russian..
The plotters. It la learned, have been
waiting to get enough money
to send a party to Wuhlngton
complish the deed.
Detectives on the cau havo 1
the outlines of the plot. The Pc
them he waa threatened with tie
the Ruaslana and the oourt disci
him.
Fellow countrymen of the Pol
the police of the meetings of the nihil
lata and their plotting..
Csolgoaa, who klll—d President Me
Klnley, haa been lauded by them us i
true patriot.
her
Ii by.
rged
-
told
GEORGE ROBERT DIED
EARLY THIS MORNING
T he death
ho little fel-
Goorge, tho clcvcn-months old son
or .Mr. a 11 -1 Mi-,. II C Robert, of 240
Peoples street. West End, died this
morning at 0.30 o'clock at the home
of hla parents after an Illness of four
months, with pncuri:
waa particularly sad
low wgg tho only child. The funeral
arrangements havo not been com-
pb-ted, but will he published In the
morning papers. The Interment will .
probably ho In West View.
Mr. Robert Is manager of the local
branch of tho American Baptist Pub
lication 8oc!ety. He la a young man
with many friend* who sympathize
with him nnd Mra. Robert.
OOOOOOOOOOODOOOOODa
WHEREBY MR. MARBURY
HIT8 IT JUST RIGHT.
Who would have thought Ii ’
Friday morning the sub was
beaming down with fervor,
the aky waa almost unneckcd by
elouda and not even the most
barometric of corns gave warn
ing of approaching rain. But the
weather man predicted rain be
fore Saturday. A lot of folk-
laughed at the prediction, but
the rain cams all right, one-
tenth of an Inch of It.
Saturday morning, with the
sky overcast with dark lowering
elouda, the weather man re-
versed hla prediction by surmis
ing It will be fnlr .Saturday night
and Sunday. If he hits It off so
well again, he can congratulate
himself of having the laugh on
mhny doubting Thomases, who
regard hi* forecasts as Cassan
dra-Ilka
Maximum temperature Friday.
II degrees; minimum Hatuiday.
•* degrees.
Forecast—Fair Saturday night
and Sunday.
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