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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. ooooooooooooooooooaj EVENTS OF A NEWSY WEEK RECALLED IN PICTURES BY CARTOONIST BREWERTON