Georgia Historic Newspapers

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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
LEI ON SALARY
GETS 150,000 STOCK
IN COAL CONCERN
MAKES "JUDICIOUS" USE OF
HIS SPARE DOLLARS.
More Graft Stories Are Told to
Members of Interstate Com
merce Commission.
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CLERK WHO GOT GRAFT
IS FIREO BY CASSATT.
By Private Learned Wire.
Philadelphia. June 7.—Joeeph
I, Boyar, chief clerk to the su
perintendent of motive power of
the Pennsylvania railroad, at
Altoona, who confessed to re
ceiving bribes before the Inter
state commerce commission,
uns dismissed by A. J. Cassatt -0
today. Rumor Is out that Cos-
satl la hot on the firing line, and
P' lntlng guns at many minor
"fTirlals who got coal stock.
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B> Private Leased Wire.
Philadelphia, June 7.—How a clerk
rei-liln* from $10 to .tlSS A month
mu],i atnnss $00,000 worth of stock
was demonstrated today at the Inter,
nun, commerce commission hearing.
The Pennsylvania road was again un
der fire and much evidence of the close
connection of Its employees with coal
mni|,antes along Its lines was brought
le star witness was Joseph K. Aik
who has been chief clerk to the
rlntendent of the Monongahela dl
n for 27 years. Alkrns said tv
»,l Iqp shares of the Brasenell Coal
pnny, having paid $:G,ooo rash for
tll/a ■$*«•«$• § ms aces
fall; 7S0 shares of the Dunkirk
* 'oal Company, which he says he
bought three years ago for $17,604;
Goo shares of the Pittsburg and West
moreland Coal Company, which he se
cure,l for other shares that had coat
him $17,000.
He also said ha owned 500 shares of
Ilia l.'ial Pminallaullla fnnl Pnmnfinv'
East Conntllsvllle Coal Company,
shares of the Preston Coal Com-
me. a present to him from Mr. Kuhn,
vi 7$ shares In the Crescent Coal
,m,,any. Having said that hi* sat
.v was now the highest hs had ever
reived, $111 a month. Lawyer Olas,
iw asked Alkens:
"Then how did you manage to buy
n.nOO worth of etock?”
"By Judicious Investment of my sal
Did you receive any gifts from oper,
tors?" was asked.
",'aiitnln 111, ka once gave ms a check
>r 1250 or $$00”',
uni \ehy should he pay youf"
"Oh, IP* self-explanatory,” wltnes
aid. amid general langhttr.
Wo understand It,” snld Commls.
loner Clements.
Atkens said he had alto received $G0
m,,nth ns the revenue of an “Inde-
rminuie” interest from the company
ore of the Schoenboerger company.
Special to The Georgian.
Greensboro, N. C„ June 7.—An Inves.
ligation was mode Tuesday at Marlon,
McDowell couhly, at tha Instance of the
Italian and United Statee governments,
the result of which may lead to Inter
national complications, as well as local
prosecution In the United Statee court,
of prominent cltisens under the statute
prohibiting peonage.
Italian Laborers Killed.
Lost week Consulate Agent Giovanni
Lottlle, representing the Italian gov
ernment at the poet of Charleston, re
ceived foreml complaint that on May
1$ a party of Italian laborera at work
for a contracting. Arm, building the
Bjouth and Western railroad from Ten
nessee via BakersvlUe to Marlon,. N. U,
at one of the camps it miles from Ma
rlon, were tired Into by a posse of cltl-
xebs headed by a deputy sheriff of the
county, two of them being killed and
■aven seriously wounded. In addition
to this, nine of the uninjured Ital
ians were arrested and placed In Jail,
where they were languishing, while a
local civil authority had held a pre
tended Investigation on u charge
against the assaulting cltisens of mur
der and discharged them, It Is claimed,
without the examination of a single
witness, except those of the posse.
Consul Makss Investigation.
Consul Lottlle at once notified United
Stales District Attorney Holton, of this
district, of his purpoae to go to Marlon
to Investigate the matter, and request
ed that he be percent and In behalf of
the ifnlled - Btates render assistance.
These representatlvwe of Italy and the
United States, met at Marlon Tuesday
night and yesterday made a searching
Inquiry Into the matter. The reported
facia'disclosed a situation bad enough
to appear Incredible, and are as fol
lows:
The railroad contractors work about
1.G00 Italians In campa of 7G or 100
strong along the road for 1G or 2G
mllea In the heavy work of grading
and tunneling. These men are fur
nished by a New York agency at so
murh a head, the total cost of landing
them, Including agency eottunlsslon.
being $1, None of them speak* Kng-
SPIRITUALIST SAYS
BELL IS NOT DEAD
ASIDE FROM THIS. MY8TERY HAS
HAD NO 80LUTI0N
80 FAR.
'Trntber Bell Is sot deed,” says Georgsl
A 1-etford. of Chicago, s well known tmv
clln* man. who arrived at tha Marlon Ho
tel Thursday moral ns. “I hare jut nod
■in account of hta myatertoua disappear
ime<> In the jaspers and my aptrltoallatl
t«,«.rs tell in* neither ha unr hta com-
l>will,*ii are dead. They are now la Mtsalsl
•Ippl I raveling treat. They will ho heard
'from nft, r aereral week* of a good time.
solution
Gustos Letford garo an alleged solution
Of til,' fatuous Sophie Klueckler ease at
lake*o*-l n few years ago. At that lime
lie prodlried the hndlac of the body and
the result of mo.
m n
that the Ilrownln.
nientsry Insanity. Atom s nor ago,
an. he assisted tha aalborttjea «t TaM
haaacf, I'lo., Is solving tha luylirrtoua Kppt
amt Upon his do-riptIon of the negroes
piUf oauHIIH
s found at hta room at
Hotel Tharaday afternoon anjJ
see -mphatfo lit his statsmeata that ■■
«„» sll\e. lie desertlieil at some length
en.-h of the two udsslag men. Slating that
on- a married man aad that tne ole
Jei i „| the pair la playing the prartlral
Joke teas to permit of their taking a trip
aad correctly described each
il.t I*. Steen, the friend of Bril who
■PHTbody of the supposedHH
Thursilsy Boon for the home In Ii
bit,,. M. C. The detertlveo who hara^H
working upon the mysterious rasa hare
that they are
he esse aud are
to the whereabouts of the two on.
“paSRS
« it a toss i
BOASTS THAT HE FOOLED
WILKIE AND CORTELYOU
IT Ii ale Leased Wire.
I'aaliiagtou, Jane 7.-Use of the coolest
v "'low 1* the criminal title that over
,i, k M'asblugtoa turned up here today la
form of a letter from Eugene f. I Iren
ngtou Times, ilieasan was untl ■
Of the Times stag, and treosurer
I f • ns! be Seat assortstlon saiong the
i. uilHfTs of the stag.
,1,1 M-iaoritl Day Uresaan set tied up the
it . ire of the aaaoriatloa by paring of'Is
I -k* Roranae of the halfday the rberks
rers not presented until the following day.
>|,.U It mis found that thetv was Eat Is
f. r iiii»r** than SfOO. Wh$»n Mwrvb I I
for I >!•**»*•*, It mi* fotiltil 0* bail »fclp<»«l*>.
1 letter n**Hre4 t«*Ur was » rlttrn from
n « il< him hotel ||i Is A nMtlDMl buUt
»f how the pnipl**. In o— part
< f tii.. letter In* mym:
“Yon ran trm tike tkli up to Ilia *nr-
-mm* Ul ofirtal* It la m ea*y to poll
Hi# want «w thrtr pm ns It waa over
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- „l 1‘.elmaster Genera! farirtyos. They
■g.tah rosy, so merh so that I felt
ro—l of uijelf for Risking stub moo
i of them.'*
iireunan waa fonaerly In the martae
'V" and tswHved In a tfsoaartioa con-
. . aum. It 1 —,—
ant af this amp* that hr refers
t w Okie. A warrant la eat far him
ITAL Y’S GO VERNMENT
MA Y ASK UNCLE SAM
EOR INVESTIGATION
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NEW YORK POWERLESS
TO PREVENT CONDITIONS.
NDIANA TO PROBE 'BEATEN AND ROBBED WEALTHY WIDOW
O By Frfvnt
Serious Charges Pre
ferred Against Rail-.
road Builders.
HE MURDERS WOMAN
.THEN KILLS SELF
CLAIM FOREIGN LABORERS
ARE HELD IN PEONAGE
Allege That Irregular Trials Are
Held and Alleged Violatora
Are Acquitted.
nl In
ed Wire,
rk, Juno 7.—Dr. Wal-
1, nsMistant sanitary
dent of the city, said
•r reading the article
jcvea Bloor, that the
health can not pre-
-onditlona which ahe
the local packing
SLAUGHTER HOUSES
! STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
1 PLANS INVESTIGATION.
"We
OSTRANDER COMMITS A CRIME
WHEN HE 18 REFUSED $10
BY VICTIM.
By Prlvata-Leaned Wire.
Findlay, Ohio. Juno 7.—Herbert Oa-
trander, of St. IamiI*. Mo, «hot and
killed Mri. Anna McKee and then
killed himself hero thin afternoon.
The tragedy occurred at the McKee
home shortly after Ostrsnddr demand
ed $10 of Mr*. McKee. Ostrander tva*
it cousin of Mrs. McKee’* husband, who
died more than a year ago.
It la gald he wanted her to deed
property to him, which ahe refused to
do. Mrs. McKee leaves two sons and
one daughter.
CLOUDBURST CAUSES
IN ITS PATH
NO LIVE8 ARE REPORTED LOST,
BUT MUCH DAMAGE 18
A RESULT.
By Private Leaned Wire.
Pittsburg, Pa, June 7.—A big cloud
burst that occurred near Hooverovlllo,
fifteen Tnllea south of Stony Creek, has
caused severe damage along the course
of the creek, but so far no loss of life
Jtae beep reported.
Last night Stony Creek wah about
two feet deep at Johnstown. This
morning the creek I* a raging torrent
fifteen foot, deep and. full of debris
being washed down from the country-
elde where the cloudburst occurred.
Part of the Cambria steel plant had
fo shut down because of tile high water,
telegraph and telephone wire* were put
out of commission by the destruction
of poles and wires In the cloudburst,
and communication la difficult to se
cure within the gone of the cloudburst.
USHERS FOR DEBATE
• HAVE BEEN SELECTED
e that the refriger
ating plant* are kept whole
some," said Dr. Bensel. “We
ran not prevent uncleanliness or
Improper methods of canning
meat and preparing sausage.
There are 3.000 sausage places,
and In many of them conditions
are very bad. We have only
eleven Inspectors now, and we
should have as many as there
are policemen."
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ARMOUR 8AY8 THAT DAMAGE
WILL BE FULLY $150,000,000
6y Private I .eased Wire.
Kansas City. June 7.—"I do not
think the estimate of $1$0.000,000 loss
to the packers In. the whole country Is
exaggerated. That Is only a shrinkage
of about 10 per cent on tha total vol
umo of business done, which, I think. Is
easily a billion and a half of dollars
In all branches cf the trade.”
This statement was made by Charli
Armour, when he was asked for an
expression regarding an estimate of
losa to the packers following the agl
tatlon of conditions In Packlngtown..
“All this agitation," he continued, "ti
going to do an Immense amount of
damHge. and In quarters where It will
be the hardret to overcome the preju
dices aroused. It will be a long time
before the prejudice ngalnst American
meats In England Is allayed, and It will
be still longer on the continent. The
parking Industries of the country have
enough obstacles to contend with with
out Increasing the number unjustly or
mischievously."
Other persons connected In an official
way with packing Interests here agree
with Air. Armour. They declare that
the houses here will be damaged fully
$10,000,000 by the crusade.
Sanitary and Pure Food Features
Are To Be Looked Into
' at Once.
By Private Leased Wire.
Indianapolis, Ind, June 7.—Every
■laughter house and packing plant in
Indiana la to be Investigated by the
state board of health and the work will
be undertaken as soon as Dr. Hurley,
secretary of the board, returns from
Boston In a few days. This statement
was mad* by Dr. T. Henry Darts, of
Richmond, president of the state board
of health. The Inspection will be thor
ough and will cover both the sanitary
and the pure-food features.
BY COWARDLY THIEF; WAS LOCKED UP
W. P. EDMONSON KNOCKED MRS. S. WALKER CHARGED
DOWN ON PINE STREET.
WITH SWINDLING.
Heavy Paling Was Used, After 1 She Had Gone Into Home of Po
Which $6 Was Taken and
Highwayman Escaped.
liceman Soliciting Money to
Help Bury a Man.
While en route home Wednesday On the ch
No Packing House Products.
By Private Leased Wire.
New Orleans, La, June 7.—The sales
of western packing house products In
thla city have been greatly reduced aa
a resifit of the exposure from Wash
ington, relative to conditions existing
In the Chicago packing houses.
In local markets, particularly the
historic French market, a familiar sign
Is the following:
"No packing house products sold
here.”
SENT HERE TO SERVE
FOR CRIMES AT SEA
They are paid $1.50 par day and have
to.pay for their provisions at extor
tionate prices from Che contractor's
commissary. In the contract of em
ployment the 'men are obliged to re
main at work until the Initial expenses
are paid and any accumulated account
for living.
Alleged Mock Trials.
Other allegations are that a deputy
■heriir, regularly appointed, acts as a
railroad policeman, living at the oamp
and that a Justice of the peace, who
followed the contractors from Tennee-
waa nnpolnlod a Justice of the
pear* In McDowell county, by the clerk
of the superior court last October. He
also lives at the ramp, the two officers
"Ming known as the railroad Judge and
herlff. and, aa ouch, are looked upon
by the Ignorant foreigners as the aola
source* of power, authority and Jua-
tlce In the United States.
On May 14, It la stated, the deputy
■herllf summoned a posse of twenty
five cltisens, on report that a conspire
cy had been Termed by nine of the
Italians to murder an overseer; with
out a warrant or order of arrest, pro-
ceeded to the camp of the group of
twenty-five laborer*, headed by an
overseer with a drawn pistol, and or
dered the Italians to clear Ihs way,
that they might go to their tents and
secure all weapons than, such os *uns
and plutol*.
The Italians resented this declaring
they only used their guna In hunting,
and In the mlx-up which followed Si
volley was fired, one Italian being
killed Instantly, one dying an hour
later and several being ellghtly hurt.
There wae no Inquest hold over the
dead. The sheriff of the county swore
out a warrant agalnat members of tha
posse; the rase w*s heard before tha
camp Justice of tha peace, and all par
ties were dismissed.
Another warrant was sworn out be
fore the same Justice against nine of
the Italians, charging them with con
spiracy to murder. They were bound
over to court, and. In default of ball,
placed In McDowell Jail.
Blgnt Misunderstood,
The overseer and superintendent and
officer* questioned, stated that they
had heard pf a conspiracy among car
tain minbin of the camp to do vio
lence to them, and when the ting
leader, addressing excitedly the super
intendent aqd made IIm sign of a
grave, after Indicating, as they thought,
the lues at breath through bis mouth
and of action of the heart by the cross
on the stomach, they took It to mean a
throat of doath. i
Ths pdaee was organised to take
their weapons away. They say the
tint shots were fifed by some Italian*
hid In their, .tent, and that both men
were shot from- three stray shots.
So serious It .the affair that the con
sul was gtyen to understand Monday
that If the matter was not-pressed the
nine tnen In Jail would be released on
and allowed to
isn In Jail wo
tbeir recognisance)
leave.
TO RELIEVE CONGESTION
AT SAVANNAH PORTS
Special to Tho Oco-ire*.
Savannah, Ga, June 7.—An orgsn-
ed effort will be made lo relieve the
congestion of cotton at thla port, which
has bean an marked the post season.
Savannah Is rapidly gaining on New
Orisons ha The second largest cotton
port In the United Btateo, and. aa a
result, the railroads have boon ham-
parod In speedily disposing of the In-
comlBg ah I omenta.
Reasonable pressure I* to be brought
to bear upon the country compress I
LULL IN STORM BEFORE SMITH
AND HOWELL MEET AT AUDI
TORIUM FRIDAY NIGHT.
Tlcketa for seats on the stage at the
Peachtree auditorium Friday night for
the Joint debate between Hoke Smith
and Clark Howell, are now In the
hands of those to be so favored.
W, D. Herw$ll, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangement, turned over
half of the tickets to Charles Hopkins,
chairman of the executive committee ol
the Fulton County Howell Club, Wed
nesday afternoon, <
Mr. Hopkins le distributing the tick
ets among friend* and supporters of
Mr. Howell.. A large number of the
tlcketa will go to members of the How
ell (flub. Mr. Harwell haa distributed
the tlcketa for Mr. Smith.
Among the friends of Mr. Rinlth on
tha stags will be the entire executive
committee of the Hmlth Club, about
160 In all. It la probable that the J.
B. Maddox committee will be Invited
slab. Many tlcketa will he sent out of
town to friends of $1 r. Smith.-
The following usher* have been sa-
looted to ae*t the x audience Friday
"Hi 1 '!!. Whitcomb, J. H. Andrews,
George C. Spence, Frampton E. Ellis,
John C. Clarke, Henry Hull, Heard W.
llent, H. A. Etheridge, W. H. Johnson,
Harvey Hill, Samuel D. Hewlett, C. W.
Barnhardt, M. T. Roane. I. T. Catron,
E. C. Hill, Chappell Everett P J Vote,
William M. Smith, O. W. Payne, Jamee
Gillespie, O. C. Mason, E. C. Jones, Era
ory 81ms, W. A. Oreeham, J. D. Hum
r e*. Shelby Smith, Howell C. Cloud,
A. Bangs*. T. J. Lyon, Dr. R. R
Ridley, Jr., Herbert Haas, A. Morgan,
J. A. Branch. '
TOWN IS CAPTURED
BY SAN DOMINOOANS
General Morilla Executed by Rev
olutionists for Asassinating
Two Men.
Special Cable—Copyright.
SL Thomas, D. W. L.. June 7.—Au
thentic advices say tha Santo Domingo
revolution Is Increasing dally. Tha
revolutionary fore* numbers $00 In
Monte Crlatl district and $00 In the
item district. The latter haa cap
tured San Penal Amor.
There I* great discontent throughout
ths republic with division and treach
ery In the cabinet. The hatred against
Americans I* Increasing. Tha revolu
tionists have captured Guayahln and
executed General Morilla. the aoaaestn
of Juan Melllee and Manuel Cepln.
AMERICAN SHIP TO FIRE
ON PORT OF GUATEMALA
By Private Leased Wire.
Panama. June 7.—Passenger* and
officer* of the Pacific Mall steamahlp
City of Para aoaert that while at Cor-
Into they law tlra American ship Em
pire take on coal with the knowledge
of the Nicaraguan government and
leave to bombard Ban Jose, Gaatemaln.
The revolutionist* aboard were com
manded by General Castillo.
Waller Kobelt, convicted of criminal
assault on the high seas, was Thurs
day noon landed behind the bars of the
federal prison, after being brought
from New Orleans, La., where he was
tried and sentenced to a term of two
and a half years by United States Cir
cuit Judge Pamrlnnge.
Kobelt was brought to Atlanta from
New Orleans by Deputy Sheriff Queen.
The trip was uneventful.
Kobelt was an able-bodied seaman
on one of the steamships Rlylng be
tween New Orleans ana Cuba. On mak-
Ihg the return trip from the Cuban
port one night while the vessel waa In
assault Mrs. Marla Martinss,
of a wealthy Cuban planter. The cries
of the woman brought Immediate as
sistance, and the man was clasped In
Irons pending the arrival of the ship at
Its destination.
HERE IS YOUR VALUE
IN DOLLARS AND CENTS
By Private Leased Wire.
Boeton, June 7.—Dr. Erastua Holt, of
Maine, told the American Medical So
ciety, section of opthalmology, that a
Hum's value In dollars and cents can
occuratsly be figured, and showed elab
orate tablee to prove It, figured on the
basis of "occupation and age.” This Is
Dr. Holt's table of value:
Hoy of ID years, $2,401.41; boy of IS
years, $4,2t$.4f; man of 2S years, $6.
4$$.0$; man of 70 years, $17.11.
Man of $0 years (minus), $$7t.$4;
professional man at 25, 525,5*$.04; pro
fessional man at 40, $2t,$44.tl.
WILL NOT SERVE WINE
AT BERRY BANQUET
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark., June 7.—No wlni
will be served at the banquet to b<
given In honor of United Btatee Sena
tor James II. Berry at the Park'hotel
at Hot Kprings Thursday evening. Ar
rangement* for tha fffatr were com
pleted today.
CHURCH FOLK DEBATE
FATE OF HOLY KISS
By Private Leased Wire.
Springfield, III., June 7.—The nation
al conference of the German Baptist
Brethren (The Dunkards) spent con
etderahla time yeeterday discussing the
question of abolishing the holy kiss,
which Is administered by the brethren
and aleter* of the church during the
administering of the sacrament of the
Lord'* eupper. A majority report of
the standing commute* It In favor of
modi bring ths kl*s, whll* a minority
report favors abolishment.
STEAMERS CRASH IN FOO;
NO ONE REPORTED DEAD
RECOMMEND PURCHASE
OF HOSPITAL BUILDING
Hpeclnl lo The Georgian.
the America* Hospital I
seal meeting amt elect mo of officer* and
they report
wnera to Induce them to forward cot
too more promptly.
eport that (he h.-H-U«l I* la * prom
I *naoctal condition. Thooe circled
Mr. Arthur Rylander, pneldeat;
Judge t’liaa. K. I'rtop. rice president l iter.
Irrta, orcretan. and tl. Moons Kl
ee. They rarummeod that
'tSX&xrJSStSr*-
By Prlvata Leaned wire.
Rockland, Me, June 7.—The Hamm
er* etty of Rnekland and dlty of Ban
gor collided In a fog off Rockland. Both
■learner* slightly Injured. No Jives
were tael.
TRAP SHOOTNG TOURNAMENT.
Annoanermrals ere oat for the anesal
•hooting touraasmat of the Cracker Goa
Clati of Thomasrine. Ga, wbtrh will be
held July 4 and A
Thla announcement, which la a wonder
for lirerlty.. ataten that Eon trill be gtreo
away, that rrdared rukroed rate* wtlt be
aHowral from all paint*, that aaooriatluo
trap rate* wttl gurern aad Hint the R«*e
u >t,m vlll lie rnn-'.. V I. J, 1
CZAR CANT DEPEND
ON RUSSIAN TROOPS
TROUBLE IS BREWING IN RANKS
OF THE ARMY—RECRUITS
SPREAD UNREST.
By l'rirate Lenacd wire.
SL Petersburg, June 7.—A new cloud
la looming In the Russian horixon. In
serious unrest among the troops, the
only stay of the administration In cose
of open rupture with parliament, evi
dence of which la being received from
many quarters.
It Is learned that the new recruits,
Instead of revivifying the loyalty of
the army, have Infected the ranks stllf
further with the revolutionary virus,
which is so widespread among the
peasantry.
The spirit of conflict which prevailed
at yesterday's session of parliament
continued at the sitting today, al
though some of the leaders of the
constitutional Democrats went Into the
breach to stay too hasty action. The
government Intended to rely on bullets
and bayonets, the peasant leaders said,
and It waa parliament's duty to ralee
a banner under which the people would
fight when the Inevitable collision
comes.
night shortly before 11 o'clock. W. P. ling M
Kdmonson, of No. 103 Lovejoy atrecL *
a painter, \va* attacked at Pine and
Orrat street* by an unknown highway
man and knocked unconscious by a
stunning .blow on the head with a fence I Wednesday aft
arge of cheating and s» i„d-
Shepard Walker, who re-
Ides In Washington street, near the
Ity limits, a widow reputed to be
orth *12,000 or $15,000, was arrested
noon by Policeman j.
paling. IE. n. Kirkpatrick and'locked'In th«
As I.dmonson lay on the ground In- police station “ ln
sensible, the highwayman rifled his Rhortlv afterward* a >•«»... r, .
|M.cket*. obtaining *6 In money. -He 1 n %uben I
then lied, leaving no clew
hl< n»it \.
Edmon«on wan found ‘shortly after
ward* and removed to his home, where
he regained consciousness. He was re
ported Thursday morning as Improv
ing. He 1» not considered seriously
hurt. The police have been notified
of the oeaault.
ROAD’S BACK TAX CASE
WILL BE CARRIED TO
U, S, SUPREME COIUI
TENNESSEE BANKERS
HEAR COL. LOWRY
Sp4C|al : to The Georglaq. ■
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 7.—At the
last day's session of th» Tennessee
Bankers* Association the following of
ficers were elected:
T.. R. Preston, Chattanooga, presl
dent; J. C. Anderson, of Bristol, vice
president; Colonel T. P. Pickard, of
Ashland City, vice president for mid
die Tennessee; 8. F. Thomas, Browne
vllle, vice president for weet Tennts
Fred Collins, Milan, treasurer, and
Frank H. Houston, of Nashville, was
re-elected secretary.
J. E. Fox, of'Rockwood, and J. F.
Brownlow, of Columbia, were elected
members of the executive council, nod
K. A. Lindsay, of Nashville, woe made
chairman.
Colonel Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta,
delivered the principal addrees of tho
morning session. *
The next'place of meeting will bo de
cided by the executive counoll, but It
is the custom to hold the meetings at
Lookout Inn.
DEUTSCHLAND IS BEATEN
BY LINER LA PROVENCE
By Private Lenacd Wire.
London. June 7.—The Deutschland
was beaten by the French liner La
Provence, with which eho was supposed
to race across tho Atlantic. Allo.ing
for the difference In. the start. La Pro
vence defeated the Deutschland by
about three and ono-half hour*. Neither
ship haa made a record, as they have
been over six day* out.
TRUITT SILVEY HAT CO.
WILL GIVE BARBECUE
For the purpose of promoting the
spirit of good fellowship among the
proprietors and employees of the
wholesale houses of the city which deal
in dry goods, notions, shoes and hata,
the members of the firm of the Truitt-
Silver Hat Company are arranging a
barbecue to be held soon.
The benefits to be derived from mem
here of different firms In the same line
of business coming Into contact with
each other are becoming known to
every manufacturer In the country, and
although thla la the first move of ths
kind ever made In Atlanta. It la ex
pected to prove Immensely popular.
TRIED TO PULL TONGUE
OF HIS VICTIM OUT
By Private Leased tVIre.
Hopkinsville, Ky, June 7.—Harrison
Alexander, a negro, charged with as
saulting Mr*. George whltehouse, near
Greenville, anil then attempting to pull
her tongue out to prevent her telling ol
the crime, waa brought here from Elk-
ton for safe-keeping. Alexander has
been kept on the move from one Jail to
another since his arrest to save his life.
DEMOCRATS OF INDIANA
JUMP ON G. 0. P. RECORD
By Private Leqsed Wire.
Indianapolis, Ind, June 7.—At noon
the .Democratic stats convention had
accomplished little beyond listening at
tentively and enthusiastically to a most
masterful review of the Republican re
cord. especially upon the tariff.
It looked at noon aa If there would be
only one contest, that for the supreme
Justiceship, Fburth district. This lay
>etween H. C. Moot!, of Kokomo, and
Judge Richard Krrwln, of Decatur.
The following are expected to be nomi
nated:
James F. Co*, secretary of etate;
Martin Bailey, auditor of state: John
tsenberger. treasurer of state; Bert
New. clerk of the supreme court; E. A.
Ealy. supreme court. First distrlcL
The Central of Georgia and Geor
gia railroads have not ended their fight
against pay the back tax of nearly
a million dollars on the 16;000 share*
held by each In the Western Railway
Of Alabama stock.
A confernce was held In Atlanta on
Thursday morning among attorneys of
the two railroads for the purpoae of
deciding upon carrying the leeue to the
United States supreme court. Among
the lawyers In ths confsrsnc* was Jos
eph R. Lamar, Attorney Cummings,
Alex King and other*. While noth
Ing was given out. It is believed that
the case will be carried to the higher
court.
Associate Justlcea.Cobb and Lump
kin are disqualified In this case, ow
Ing to relationship to some of the lltl
gnnte, and Governor Terrell will name
two superior court Judges to sit on the
supreme court In order to make a full
bench.
lo hi* I ;' n " >1 ' 1 ' " ho "Presented Mr*. Waik-
to nix four year* ago In » :ult against the
.-tre-*i railway company (or the death
of her husband. Interceded In her be
half end she was released on a corn- of
charge*. The case has been set' for
trial Saturday afternoon at "-so
o'clock.
Mrs. Walker was taken Into custody
Just after she had visited the home of
Officer Kilpatrick, where she asked fo r
a donation to aid ln burying a man
named McAfee. It I* contended that
no such man Is dead and that,thla was
merely a ruse to get money.
Mrs. Walker, however, assert* *he
wns acting purely In good faith. She
says tv.u women, whom she met at the
Torrey-Alexandcr meeting as Mrs
Taylor nnd Mrs. Burdette, came to her
and asked her to assist them In raising
funds to liury .McAfee. She says she
did not know McAfee or any of the
circumstances, but agreed to help the
women, merely ns a matter of charity.
Mrs. Walker's husband was killed by
the street railway four years ago ant*
she waa awarded a verdict of $4,000.
SIMS OFFERS REWARD
FOR SON'S ASSAULTER
WILL GIVE $100 FOR ARRE8T AND
CONVICTION—THINKS RIVAL
COMMITTED THE CRIME.
John N, Sims, of Brookwood, father
of Emory 81ms, (he young man who,
was Injured at Piedmont park on the
night of June 4 In such a mysterious
manner, Thursday morning offered i
reward of $104 for the arrest and con
assaulted his son. The
ho* abandoned the Idea of a mule or
horse kicking the young man, and as
serts that he was assaulted, either by a
Jealous rival, or by some one bent on
robbery.
"There Is a ’ young man who had
told, a young lady that he would 'fix'
my eon If he persisted In going with
her," said Mr. 81ms. "My son paid
no attention to the threaL He had
been out riding with the young lady
on the afternoon he was assaulted. I
am of the opinion that the Jealous rival
put his threat Into execution.
“Of course some one might have
wanted to rob Emory," he continued,
“but I am rather Inclined to the first
theory."
Young Sims has been removed to
hi* home. Several bones In his nose
were broken by the blow, and he haa
suffered Intensely. . It was stattd on
Thursday that he was Improving rap
idly and woltld soon be out. Mr. 81ms,
the father. Is -a prominent wholesale
grain merchant with a warehouse on
the Southern railroad, Brookwood.
BRITT AND M GOVERN
ARE HELD FOR TRIAL
By Private Leased wire.
New York, June 7.—Jlmy Britt, Ter
ry McOovemor and thoee arrested with
them In connection with their recent
prise fight, were held today by Magis
trate Breen to appear before the court
of special session*.
WYNNE WON’T RESIGN
FROM MARINE CORPS
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 7.—Captain R. J.
Wynne, United States marine corps,
who Is on trial by ronrtmartlal, charg
ed with Insubordination In refusing to
obey the orders of a superior officer,
and who. according to Surgeon Decker,
should be retired because of his condi
tion following a recent sunstroke, de
clared today that under no conditions
-would he retire.
THREE BOY BROTHERS
DROWNED IN RIVER
By Private Leased Wire.
Huntington. W. Va, June 7.—Reuben
Mays and Harold Williams, aged re
spectively 1* and 14, were drowned In
the Ohio river, near Chambersburg
yeeterday while bather. Emery Hen
derson, aged 15, was drowned In the
Guy an river at Guayandotte. The lat
ter’s body was recovered.
STEAMER KULS WHALE;
OIL CALMS THE WAVES
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. June 7.—When the Cun-
*rd steamship Carpathal arived yes
terday she brought a story of running
down a whale Saturday during a gale
In mid ocean. The whale was at laast
Go feet long, and waa cut squarely In
Panengers say that It felt as If the
ship had struck •* mass of putty.
FIREPROOF THEATERS
NOT TO BE REOUIRED
SPECIAL COMMITTEE THURSDAY
KILLS PART OF OLDKNOW
ORDINANCE.
Atlanta theaters will not have to b.
built of fireproof material, so It wax
decided at a meeting of the special
committee appointed by council to
consider the Oldknow theater ordi
nance. The committee, comiKised of
the ordinance committee, the chief of
the fire department, city electrician nnd
chief engineer, held a warm aennlon
from 10 to 12:80 o'clock Thursday.
About one-third of the ordinance was
considered. The work Will be com
pleted Friday morning, when the com
mittee meet* at 10 o'clock.
The portion of the ordinance which
ended for fireproof buildings, construct
ed on steel frames, was found the chief
objection to the ordinance, and now
that this ha* .been stricken, the rest
of the ordinance will doubtlen* receive
a favorable report practically as It ivna
originally framed up by Councilman
Wllllnm Oldknow.
During-the session, Councilman Rob
erta mode the motion to kill the or
dinance and to adopt a substitute. The
motion was seconded by Councilman
Taylor, but was lost.
SUES DIVORCED HUSBAND
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 7.—Garland F. White,
who la wealthy, la defendant In a
breach of pmmlxo suit brought by hit
divorced wife, Mrs. Gertrude White.
She allege* that White made fervid
love to her during the winter and
■prlng and that ahe. finally consented
to a re-marriage.
Mr*. White auks for $26,000 damages.
SEVEN BROTHERS TO MEET
AFTER NINETEEN YEARS
B.v Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 7.—When two men.
one clothed In hi* dress of prieathood.
met In the lobby of the Palmer house
last night, kissed and embraced each
other, clerks, boll boys and guests were
Interested. But when told that the
brothers—for such they were—had not
met ln nineteen years. Interest In the
two was Inrroased. The men were
Rev. B. F. Horan, of Little Rock. Ark..
and Joseph Horan, a medical student
of St. Louie. Later In the evening the
two men met and embraced another
brother, William, who had Journeyed
from Australia to meefthem. Four more
brothera are coining. Michael and Paul
will reach Chicago from New York to
day, while Daniel nnd Thomas are on
their way hero. They all left Dublltb
Ireland, nineteen year* ago and haie
planned the reunion here.
CAPTAIN WAS DISCUSTED
AT LOW NECK DRESSES
By Private Leaned Wire.
St. Louis. Mo., Juno 7.—Captain Kr-
nest Peugnet, a wealthy Insurance
man, was granted a decree of dlvores
from Alexlna Sols* Peugnet, ths.
beautiful stenographer whom he weo-'
dtd five years ng->, nnd whose au«**J
gsy behavior In Put-ln-Bay and other
Ohio towns and cities led to the ac
tion. Captain IVugnet, though enm •
what feeble, spoke clearly and firm
ly. He was first asked regarding nis
treatment of his wife.
Referring t" the Veiled PropW”
ball, Captain Peugnet said he was o'*
-nseg Biro--
conduct of his wife, and left at **-*
o’clock. He said his wife came home
at * o'clock the following morning- _
MRS. HUNTER AWARDED
DAMAGES BY COURT
Special to The Georgian.
Butler. Ga, June 7 —For the pnG***
of trying rases In which Judge 5. A.
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•non aa the* nil from the dead whole *1.040.
found Its way. out the seas became! In tire
I.ltlle was disqualified. Judge
Reagan ha- been presiding at » f P|!
clal term of Taylor superior court m
The most Important cose
..as that of Mrs. J. II. Hunter ***»"
the central of ire Wgja railway
leged personal Injuries. Mrs. HiN—,
was Injured by stepping on » '
plank In the depot platform ■‘ “ij.
ard. In nils county, She sued for
.1 damages The Jury awarded B«s
, . .. , became I In the trial of th<
caltr. (tbl* la vouchee! for t»y all th«- ‘ nor
Ten), and the Carpathla pro-1 tiff
on l.'-r way In a smooth sea taut
irlt
an a R L
dtorlh. n*£
Battle, of ColuaW*
the defendant.
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