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1910
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 190G.
Morning Edition.
"OnTOl?. * n Atlanta TWO Cents.
1 ou Train# FIVE Cent*.
ATLANTA PARTY'S
LIVES IMPERILED
IN DARING RESCUE
DISEASE OF THE HEART
ENDS LIFE OF GORMAN
ATWASHINGTONHOME
Was Out for Pleasure When
Cries of Man Attracted
Attention.
Special to The Georgian.
Wilmington. N. C., June 4.—With
tht gaaollno engine dlnabled and all
meant of propulsion gone, the xkirr of
John S. MoIQachern. a young business
man of tills <*11>. was swept out of
Wrlfhtavllle sound through More’s In
let, Into the sea late Saturday after
noon. His cry for help attracted the i
attention of the occupants of a pleasure
boat belonging to the Tarrlmore Hotel.
The larger boat containing among
others Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and
granddaughter. Miss Julia Christian,
put to the rescue of McEachern. With
some difficulty and not until the res
cuers were drenchod by the high roll
ing waves, the frightened young inan
was reached and carried in safety to
the beach.
Mrs. Jackson ami granddaughter I
were calm while the crew battled for '
the life of the skiff's Inno occupant.
Miss Morrison and W. E. Christian,
of Atlanta, Ga., were in the party. Miss
Morrison and others were drenched
with the breaking waters over their
own boat, but all remained calm and
AJcEachern and his disabled craft were
towed safely to shore.
Although very tired after their long
Journey and game at Memphis since
Saturday, the Pelicans lined up against
the Firecrackers on the Piedmont dia
mond Monday afternoon with the firm
Intention of making good their bad de
feat of Saturday. This Is the way they
tried:
TELLS HOW REGGIE
LOST T
By Private I.eazed Wire.
New York, June «.—In sensational
fashion. Richard 1’znfleld. eelf-etyled
"the klnn of Rambler,," told on the
witness stand tht, afternoon how Reg
inald Vanderbilt gambled and lost hun
dreds of thousands cf dollars In vari
ous desperate conlllcts with the "tiger"
In which he engaged In Canfield’, pal-
ii . s ,.f chance notably at Newport.
With unnecessary consideration. In
asmuch ns every knew of whom lie wns
talking, Canfield drew a thin veil of
anonymity nhnut the lively young scion
of the Vanderbilts, by refraining from
mentioning him by name. But he made
nn hones nbout acknowledging that
Vanderbilt owed him IJOO.000 and that
he settled the claim for $130,000.
"Three-fourths of the 1300.000 which
was owed to me." said fnnflelil, "was
lost by this gentleman In my house at
Newport. There wns a great deni of
borrowed money represented by tht,
•urn.”
Canfield detailed how Vanderbilt,
when he had dropped a huge amount
at the table, or needed n little extra
pocket money, would draw freely upon
the Canfleld exchequer and give hi,
note, for the amounts.
"Them.note, had never been seen by
me," said Canfield. "They had been
given to Mr. Hucklln. I thought that
Mr. Lelahunty', charge of $10,000 for
collecting the $130,(mu tlint I got out
of the $$00,000 wa, excessive.
"Oh, no, I didn't have nny dispute
with him about It, I don't swap horses
crossing a stream. He had helped him
self, and (here was no good discussing
It any further.”
Jeronte, the district attorney, figured
prominently and surprisingly In Can-
field's narrative. He said he knew the
date and the hour thnt Jerome and his
raiders were coming to make their
spectacular raid on- Canfield', place
next to Dehnonlco's, that Jerome ad
vised him-to plead guilty to being a
common gambler, saying that he would
see that he got off with a light fine,
and that'this court, would put down
the "drunken kid” story.
COL/ 7 "” 1 "
SHOOTS 20 LEADERS
_ Douglas, Arlz., June 4.—Colonel W.
C. Greene this morning telephoned
from Cananca to B. F. Packard. Ills
partner In the cattle business acNaco:
”We never had a more peaceful night
In the camn, although we wero appre
hensive and ready for the worst at any
tninuta. Kosterlltxkv has theanarchlsts
down and out and I will b« working
full force at once."
Colonel .Kosterlltxsky this morning
arrested and shot twenty other leaders
of the movement. Tills leaves the so
cialist strikers without a leader. This
ARTHUR PUE GORMAN
Ha Wat United States Senator from Maryland, and Leader of the Dem
ocratic Minority in Upper House of Congress.
$245,000 REALTY DEAL
PULLED OFF BY ADAIRS
Purchase Bass’ Old
Store and Peachtree
Lot From Candler.
TRANSACTION IS ONE OF
LARGEST IN CITY’S HISTORY
Death Follows Quickly on Heels of Sudden
Collapse—Senate Adjourns Out of
Respect for His Memory.
klDf tl
ment of a circular printed In Spanish
and supposed to have been generally
scattered someday* before the outbreak
which la of a highly Incendiary nature.
It urged the Mexican people to over
throw the government and set up a
community Interest.
FOUR ARE BURIED
ALIVE BY PEASANTS
By Private Lcarnd Wire..
Vienna, June 4.—New, come, of a
neighborhood quarrel near Sxllixeg, In
Which the peasant,. Infuriated by the
' ■ • f t.-.-lr l/in-l]"-.', : • ' >
let their cattle grnzo on hi, land*,
teix.d him nr.-l three «f fc!» eerrantz
and hurled them In the earth head
downward, with leg. ab.
(ace.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Juno 4.—8enntnr Ar
thur Vue Qorman, of Maryland, died
suddenly from heart failure at his
Washington home. 1432 K street. N.W.
at 9:0S o’clock this morning.
Senator Gorman had been In III
health for several month,, and had
bens confined to hi, home since Jan
uary 18, when he Buffered a serlou, at
tack of heart failure.
The disease was aggravated by a
disorder of the stomach. Several at
tacks followed the one In January,
nnd several times his life had been
despaired. A week ago Saturday he
was taken seriously HI, but rallied
from the attack. The following days
he showed Improvement, and yester
day plans were made to take him to
his country homo the early part, of
this week.
■ , End Comes Quiokly.
I o'clock this morning he was
given nourishment, and seemed to be
In good spirts. Just an hour later he
waa stricken. Dr. Brown waa Irame
dlately summoned, but medical a,
slatance was of no avail, and In seven
minutes Mr. Gorman had passed away
There were present at his bedside
when he expired, the senator’s wife,
Mrs. Ada Gorman, his eldest daugh
ter, and a trained ntiree. Messages
were Immediately dispatched fir the
other children. < . • .
Immediately after the death, the
senator's married daughters arrived at
the house. They are Mrs. Wilton J.
Lambert and Mrs. B. A. Johnson,
this city, and Mrs. Stephen Gambrill,
of London, England. The latter was
called home by cable, and arrived
Washington about eight days ago.
Capitol Is Notified.
The eeplto) was notified of the desth
shortly sftsr Jts occurrence, and
number of prominent persons Were
soon calling or sending messages of
condolence and regrats.
The senate adjourned at 12:1G p. m,
out of respect to the dead senator.
Although ths illness had been o
such long duration, and a fatal termi
nation had been generaly predicted.
Immediate members of ths senator's
family seemed hopeful of Me recov
ery to the last. ... ,
No arrangements for ths funeral
hare been made, but It la probable the
Interment will bo at Laurel on Wed-
"'Senator Gorman le survived by his
widow and fire children, lira. XV, J.
Lambert. Mrs. R. A. Johnson and Ml«s
Ada Gorman, of this city; Arthur P.
Gorman. Jr, a member of the Maty-
land legislature, and Mrs. Gambrill.
of London. England.
Among his notable victories waa bis
successful fight against ths so-called
"Force bill," In lies.
Although prominently mentioned as
a candidate for the presidency by the
Democrats, he was never able to com
mand a sufficient number of delegates
to gain recognition in the convention.
BEGAN HIS POLITICAL CAREER
AS A PAGE IN THE HOU8E.
Arthur Pue Gorman was without
question one of the cleverest snd most
successful of American politicians.
When he was only 21 he had hfs first
view of the senate chamber as a page
of that house, and from that day to
the present he was never out of the
public eye or without a large and In
fluential following In the polities of his
native state.
Mr. Gorman wns born In Howard
the eur-I county, Mao land. March II, ISSI. He
came of Irl*h Pre-byterian Mock. Whta
n boy ho enjoyed only such educational
ndvnntugeH ns the puhltc schools of his
locality could supply. In 1882 ho
appointed a page In the somite. The
youth attracted the attention of Ste
phen A. Douglas, of Illinois, -who
eventually made him his secretary and
confidential friend. At the outbreak of
tic ■ ir lie suppniiid the forcible sup
pression of secession.
Electsd Senator In 1880.
He remained In the service of the
senate, advancing step by step, until he
occupied the position of postmaster.
After hla dismissal from the senate for
following the lead of President John
son, he was appointed n collector of
Internnl revenue, which ofilce he held
until the Incoming of tho Grant ad
ministration.
Mr. Gorman waa first He. md to the
senats In 1880, and was re-elected In
1886 and 189$. Previous to his first
election he had held numerous political
office. In Maryland, among them that
of state senator, In which capacity he
served several terms. In 1902 Mr. Gor
man was again elected to the senate to
succeed George L. Wellington, Repub
lican. Ills term would have expired
March 8, 1909.
Managed Cleveland Campaign.
Gorman In 1114 was a Cleveland man
and managed Cleveland's campaign.
But soon after Preeldent Cleveland took
office there waa a falling out between
the two and aver after that Mr. Gor
man was Cleveland's polities) foe. At
the memorable Bt. Louis convention It
waa Gorman who steered the platform
clear of silver. In 1992 nnd at em n of
the subsequent Democratic national
conventions Gorman figured as a pos
sible presidential candidate, but each
time he missed his goal and sometimes,
as It seemed, by a very narrow margin.
* Senator Gorman was ever a better
politician than statesman. He was not
an orator In any sense of the word,
but few had a keener knowledge of the
cogs of political machinery than he,
and none was better able to manage a
campaign. By his political opponents
he was denominated a spoilsman of
spoilsmen, as Senator Hanna was.
Mr. Gorman was married In 1888 to
Mrs. Hattie D. Schwarts. Outside of
polities he devoted himself to his fam
ily. hi* wife, thres daughters and n
son, who resembles Ills father and has
followed hla path In politics Into the
Maryland legislature. In 18T$ Mr. Gor
man became president of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal Company, which
connection laid tbs foundation of hi,
wealth.
Central Property Bring* Big Price
and Demonstrates Steady and
Healthy Valne Increase.
What I* probably the largest real es
tate deni ever made In Atlanta was
that of Monday morning when George
nnd Forrest Adair purchased from the
trustees of Kir.nry College the building
on Whitehnll street formerly occupied
by the Uses Dry Goods Company, pay
ing for the same $126,000 In cash, and
nlao the property on Peachtree street,
between the Grand opera house nnd
the Aragon hotel, known as the old
Ranks place nnd occupied by the audi
torium nnd a brick structure, from Asa
O. Candler for $120,000, malting n com
bined rash transaction of $246,000.
The sale of such valuable property
Involving a quarter of a million dol
lars Is conclusive proof of tho rapid In
crease of values In Atlnnla real estate.
The purchasers of the property in
volved In the big sale of Mondav
OVER GAS FRANCHISE
Much heat was shown In the numer
ous discussions which occurred shortly
after council opened Monday afternoon
over the dlecueelons of the report of
ttie special committee on gaa franchise,
which was read at the last session
of council and reread Monday. Imme
diately after the reading o£.tho report
Alderman Joeeph Hlrach moved that
the report be laid on the table.
Alderman James L. Key, chairman of
the committee, declared he was post-
CHICAGO MOB TRJES
TO LYNCH ATTACKER
KILLS fflOi IS SLAIN
MURDERS SALOON KEEPER,
THEN SHOOTS SHERIFF.
lively opposed to such procedure, at
the matter WWa one of treat public Im
portance. Alderman E. C. Peters aald
that In hla lont aervtce aa a director of
the gnu company and on the water
board he had heard fewer complaints
about the former than the latter. He
asked to be excused from voting. A
vote waa taken nnd Alderman Hlrach'a
motion waa lost by a vote of 12 to 9.
round I man Terrell moved that the
matter go over until the next meeting
of council. Alderman Key declared that
he had no objectlona. Councilman Mar
tin. In seconding Councilman Tarrell'e
ordinance, declared that the matter waa
the moat Important elnca he had been
In council, nnd that he alao wished
pint time to consider the matter. The
motion was carried.
One of the first matters taken up
was a communication from Commis
sioner of Public Works Collier, which
nuked thnt careful consideration be
given to the matter of repaving Peach
tree street from Sixth to Flits, and that
lasting pavement be put In. The
morning nre natives of the state of F
Georgia, and have lived most of their communication also suggested that a
Uvea In Atlanta, taking a great Inter* large trunk sewer be put down the
est In the welfare and prosperity of the ^-s—
city nnd It* citizen*. Their unbound-
Ing faith In the future of the city I*
evinced by their desire to aecuro con
trol of some of tho most desirable
property.
In an Interview Monday morning.
Forrest Adair said: “We Intend to
tear down the old residence now on the
Peachtreo street property, nnd erect at
once four modern storeroom*, a* tho
demand for space on Peachtree street
is very great. Indeed, 1 am perfectly
confident tha^ within the next five
years Peachtreo street ns far out n*
Baker will be solidly built up with
business house*. Already a beginning
hns been made, nnd within the next
few month* the Mn*ons will erect their
now temple on tho comer of Cain
street, Mr. Wlinblsh will start work on
the new theater ho Intends to put up
on the old Law'sho lot, and. In addition
to thene, Mr. Leary Intends Improving
the property recently acquired by him.
"We are absolutely confident that
property value* In Atlanta ' III en
hance rapidly nnd steadily during t\r
corning year*, »nd we want to get In
on the ground floor, a* It were, nnd
share In the Immense profits that are
suro to bo made In real estate.
"Peachtree hns always been the main
thoroughfare of Atlanta, and I believe
always will be, and property on thnt
street lias always brought a higher
prlco than In any other section of tho
city. Every' city of any size In Jhls
country has some one street on which
the property values nre seemingly out
of all proportion to the rest of tho town,
nnd Atlantn Is no exception. Take
Peachtree from the viaduct to Rrook-
wood nnd beyond, nnd compnro It with
nny other street In Atlanta, nnd you
will find thnt property on the former Is
worth almost doublo per front foot.
“I have absolute faith In tho stabil
ity of Atlantn, nnd In her future, nnd
this faith Is fully Justified, I believe.
All the conditions thnt go toward mak
ing n great nnd important city are to
csntsr of tho street before the new
paving I* laid. The communication wns
referred to tho streets and tht finance
committees.
The communication from Mayor
Woodward, which appears In another
column, was referred to committee, as
were the ordinances which are alto
printed In this Issue of The Georgian.
Tho report of the flnanco commlttoe
and the June apportionment sheet were
adopted.
TROOPS ARE READY
TO CURB T
AT
By Private Lrnsoil Wire.
Columbus, Ohio, June 4.—Companies
from the Fourth regiment hnve been
ordered to assemble at Columbus In-
steed of nt their respective headquar
ter*. Seven companies of the Seventh
regiment hnve been ordered to assemble
at Zanesville.
Crowd of Angflry Texans Pursue
and Shoot Floclng Black
to DeatL.
By Private Leased Wire.
Fort Worth, Texas, June 4.—A report
ha, Juet reached here of a double kill
ing at Perry, In Dallas county. A nsgro
went to Toler’s saloon and raised a
disturbance. He was ordered out and
when To)er attempted to eject him
pulled a pistol from his pocket and
killed Toler.
Deputy Hherlft Ratliff appeared upon
the ecene at thla Juncture, and waa
shot through the bowels by the negro,
who fled. Ratliff will die.
A number of cltlsena pursued the
negro, firing at him aa he ran. Later
hla body waa found In a nearby paa-
tura, having been shot In the back, the
ball paselng through the body.
The negro waa about thirty-five
yean of age, and had been recently
released from the penitentiary. Ho
served a sentence of eight year, for
murder.
Detectives With Pis
tols Save Prisoner
From Crowd.
TWO SHOTS ARE FIRED
AT MAN IN STREET.
Sixteen-Year-Old Oirl Grabbed o:
Crowded Thoroughfare of
the Windy Oity.
1
By J'rlrete Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 4.—Captured, after
two shots had baen fired at him, fol
lowing en attempted albtrk on Mlsa
France* Dosenhoffer, 16 year. ntd.
Georgs Derry was saved from a
today by two detectives. The p,
held off an angry crowd with rev
era, and prevented a possible lynch
ing.
The attack on Mlsa Roisnhoffer
one of the boldest known to the pniics
In recent years. She was dragged from
the crowded street by force, nnd car
ried behind a billboard, llefore alia
waa mor* seriously harmed, Derry
fled with a crowd at his heels.
An angry crowd rushed at the man
nnd attempted to take him from a
policeman who had rnught him The
detective and ewsral policemen „h.>
came to his assistance, real.ted the
mob at the point of revolver-, and
hurried the prisoner to n patrol box.
He wns taken to the station In a pa-
trol wagon.
HO WELL AND SMITH 1
WILL MEET FRIDA Y
IN A JOINT DEB A TE
be found here. Her growth has been
steady and conservative, with no taint
of boom, nnd with such a beginning
aurely a man would not have to be on
optimist to have thorough confidence
In her progress. When such a city as
Atlanta starts to grow, she gains Im
petus like a etone rolling down hill,
nnd nothing can stop her. nnd X believe
that eoroe day Atlanta will be tho
greatest city south of nnltlmore.
There will be a Joint debato between
Clark Howell and Hoke flmith In At
lanta on Friday ‘night, June 8, at tho
Peachtree auditorium.
Stato political Issues will be dis
cussed by what tho friends of each
claim to bo the leading candidates In
the gubernatorial campaign.
CTho plan for a Joint debato resulted
from a challenge sent by Mr. Howell
to Mr. Smith when the announcement
was mail* Sal unlay by Mr. Hmtth that
he would apeak In Atlanta next Frlduy
night. Mr. Hmlth arrived In Atlnnt
Haturdny night, having spoken that day
In Cfloweta county. Friends of Mr.
Howell transmitted to him Immediately
tho following letter, written h> Mr
Howell:
"Atlantn. Ga., June 2, 1008.
"Ifon. Hoke Smith, City.
“Dear Hlr: I notlco from today's
press reports thnt you nro to speak in
Atlanta next Friday evening at tho
Peachtree auditorium.
“This being our homo city and neith
er of us having spoken here, I will bo
glud t-> divide time with you • >n that
occasion, each speaking an hour and a
half, under the same division ns ngreed
upon at Columbus, except thnt, ns I
had the opening nnd conclusion the;
cheerfully concede tho same to you
here.
1 assume thnt It Is not necessary to
nnme any committee to arrange details
of the meeting, for whatevor you hnve
BERTHE CLAICHE
GETS TWO YEARS
New York, Jane 4—Bertha Clalche
was sentenced to two years and two
months for killing her master Emil
Gent ran.
FRAZIER TAKES HAND
IN LYNCHING CASE.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 14.—Sena
tor Jos. B. Frazier will Introduce a res
olution In the senate during the com
ing weak, calling on tho president for
the authority on which secret service
men of the United State, were sent
to Chattanooga to Investigate the Ed
Johnson lynching.
Recently Senator Frazier has called
on Judge McReynold*. who was the
trial Judge In the Johnson case, ror de
tailed Information concerning the
crime, the arrest of Johnson, his trial,
appeal, the habeas corpus proceeding,
that finality reached the supreme court
•nd tbe later tragedy.
All thla Information will be prepared
In accordance therewith.
done In the way of engaging the audl-
torlum will ho satisfactory to mo and I
will cheerfully pay one-half of the ex-
penees. I would suggest that each side
agree upon nn equal number of friends
to occupy scats on the platform, you to
Indicate tho number.
“This will be given to the pres* to
morrow morning nnd I will be glad to
furnish with my letter a copy of your
reply, for simultaneous publication.
“Very truly yours,
"CLARK HOWKLL."
Mr. Hmlth refused to Issu" a state
ment until h*» had time to consult with
hi* friends. Monday nt 2 o'clock Reu
ben It. Arnold, chulrman of tho execu
tive committee of the Fulton county
Hoke Hmtth Club, gave out the follow
ing letter: 4
* Atlanta. Ga., Juno 4. 1904.
Hon. Clark Howell, City.
Dear Hlr: Your letter of June 2 to
Hon. Hoke Hmlth ha* been brought to
tho attention of the executive < >mrnlt-
tro of the Fulton County Hoke* Smith
Club.
Ily the request of Mr. Hmlth, we cor
dially Invite you to attend the meeting
next Friday night nnd to participate
n thnt occasion In a Joint din-ij**lon
1th Mr. Hmlth. Wo have provided for
nil expanses nnd will expect you as our
guest.
The terms proposed in your letter to
Mr. Hmlth, with reference to sent* on
the singe nnd length and order of argu
ment. will be carried out.
We will bo glad to he
Ith reference to any fu
that you rnny wish to suggest.
Very respectfully,
RKL’HEN It. ARNOLD.
Chairman Executive Committee Fulton
County Hoke Hmlth Club.
Mr Hmlth j' it ptler on hla
own behalf, clinching the mattt
assuring tho Joint debat" HD
follows:
Atlanta, Ga., June 4.
Hon. Clark Howell, city.
Dear Hlr: Your letter of June
handed to me Hunday morning
after 12 o'clock.
I had agreed to
nlng, next, upon the'lnvItAt
was not contemplate
In vtaw, however, of the M thai
you have expressed a desire to speak
at the meeting, 1 have asked thnt your,
request be granted, nnd It
pleasure to Int you know that the comi
mlttee has agreed to the Joint
alon.
I am further authorized to snv that
the club will consider you anil your
friend* a* lt« guests.
agree ns to order and length of
sp. M'- pr-»j ...•■] h> \jukI I am as
sured your friends will he given an
equal division of seats on the
Very truly yours.
HOKE SMITH.
This‘will be the second Joint debato
of the campaign the firrt having been
held In Columbus—and the first Joint
debate In Atlanta. Mr. Howell wh* the I
challenger <m both occasions. 1
ThU means a bringing -f 'he fight I
right to the vary doors «»f ea< h candl- 1
date, ns both are residents of Atlanta. "
CORNERSTONE LAIO
FOR IEW0PERA HOUSE
ALABAMA STATE ELKS MEETING
IS CONVENED AT HUNTS
VILLE.
Special to The
Huntsville, .
Ruler William
Abu, commm.
Ing here toda
embers pres*
This af’‘ in -
4 -Exalted
f Tuscaloosa.
* Elks meet-
ernl hundred
>4 k Mr. Ter-
wlll lay the
opera houa
at a coat of