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VOL. I. NO. 45.
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CICIOIUAL REVIEW OF ANOTHER WEEK’S EVENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD BY CARTOONIST BBEWERTON.
CONGRESSMAN LESTER DEAD
BY FALL THROUGH GLASS
Georgia Representa
tive is in Serious
Condition.
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Washington. June IE.—In the 0
house of representatives today ' 0
Chaplain Coudon, In his open* 0
Ing prayer,,referred to the seri
ous accident that befell Repre
sentative Lester, of Georgia,
yesterday..
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By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June 16.—Rspresanta
live Rufus E. Lester, of Georgia, died
this evening at 6:30 o’clock as the re
of hie thirty -foot fell through
Cairo apartment house
skylight at the
here last night,
consciousness..
He never regained
By Private Leased Wire. ’
Washington. June 16.—Colonel Rufus
B. . Lester, representlve In congress
’ from the I'lrst district of Georgia, was
the victim of a strange accident last
night, which may cost him his life.
In some manner almost unaccount
able he fell through a skylight In the
cupola of the thirteen-story ‘ Cairo
apartment house, 15 feet above the
roof, to the twelfth story. . ‘
In a shower of broken glass his body
fell 30 teot, and his right leg was
©B©L_ fractured and hie head
and body were cut and bruised.
Gives Way Under Weight
He had climbed a ladder to the cu-
pnin and squeezed his body through
the hole barely large enough to admit
a man. Crawling out upon the frail
glass work In the darkness. It gave
way under his weight.
Mrs. E. K. Moore, who resides on
the twelfth floor, had Just left the ele
vator nnd waa passing the Iron stepe
When the body fell at her feet. She
ran Into her room and telephoned for
her husband, who hurried to the as
sistance of Colonel Lester, and ha was
removed to his apartments on the
third floor.
It Is believed by Colonel Lester's
relatives that he was searching for
his two little grandchildren, and be
lieved they were hiding from, him In
the garret.
Suffera 8troke of Paralysis.
I'olonel Lester U 69 yean old and
the agility displayed by him In climb-
lag to tho loft Indicates that ha was In
an excellent physical condition.
About five years ago Colonel Lester
suffered a stroke of paralysis, which
reused an Impediment In hie epeech.
lie hae been active In congressional
affaln. however, and was not thought
to have suffered a great deal on ac
count of the affliction.
Yesterday, after dinner, he waa In
his usual Jovial aplrlt chatting, with
<he guesta of the apartments, where
he has lived for more than eleven year*
while In Washington.
Wife it Almost Prostrstsd.
About 6 o'clock last night Colonel
Lester appeared on the portico of the
blare and aeked about hie grandchil
dren. who have been living with thetr
grandparents since the death of their
brother. He appeared to be disappoint
ed because they were not playing In
■heir familiar way and aauntered Into
the house.
By a bare foot. Colonel Lester missed
'he shaft that extends between the
si'.lrcaslng to the bottom of the hotel.
“ he had taken one more step he
would have fallen nearly 5» feet to
the marble floor of the hotel office.
Mrs. Lester was almost prostrated
" ' • n the unconscious body of her hue-
hnr.'t was carried Into her presence.
Little Chance of Recovery.
I -odors Kent and Carr, whose of- j
near by, were summoned,
COLONEL LESTER ASPIRED
TO THE GOVERNORSHIP
i When Coolnel Rufus E. Lester wee elected to the fifty-first congress
he wee not a candidate,- and hie name waa used as a compromise In
one of the hottest conventions In the history of the state.
The congressonal convention was held In Sylvenla, BCrsven
county. There were several candidates In the race, and the vote was
so spilt that none of them could muster strength enough to win the nom
ination.
The deadlock continued for nearly a week, and finally some one,
probably Editor Dick Grubb, of The Darien Gasette, proposed the
name of R. E. Lester, of Savannah, and on the two hundred and fif
tieth ballot. Colonel Lester was unanimously nominated.
It Is said that he waa tha moat surprised man In the district when
the news came to him. Friends say It waa hla ambition to be gov
ernor then, but he decided to accept the congressional toga as a step
ping stone to the governorship. But he remained In the house for nine
consecutive terms.
POPS 10 VOTE
H. '
POPULISTS IN GEORGIA
HAVE MADE UP MINDS
Thomaavllle, Go., June 16.—Jesse
Ward, Jr., the well-known politician
and former leader of the Popullats In
this section, was Interviewed while
standing between his plow handles to
day, and had something Interesting to
say about ths action of the state exec-,
utlve committee of the Populists In At
lanta Thursday.
"Well, If they do put out a state tick
et," said Mr. Ward, when shown an
account of the committee's action,
"they will get not more then 1,000
votes. The Populists In Georgia have
already made up their minds how they
ere going to vote this year. A large
majority see that there Is no chance
to elect a Populist governor, end they
are going to vote In the Democratic
primary. They are split up between
all the candidates In the race, but at
present It looks as If a majority will
vote for Hoks Smith, though soms of
the strong leaders of the party favor
Mr. Howell, and, of course, will control
some votes.
"I understand the feelings of those
fellows who met In Atlanta. They are
Populists straight up end down, end
never Intend to vote e Democratic tick
et. 8ome of them have taken a solemn
oath never to vote a Democratic tick
et, end they never will. I suppose they
will go ahead and put nut a ticket
when the convention meets, but It will
amount to nothing. They won't poll
more than 1,000 votes."
Speaking of Hoke Smith, Mr. Vtirf
iild:
"I nm supporting the men because he
stands for the feme principles for
which the Populist party stood. As
to whether he is honest. I do not know,
but ht stands on the same platform
that the Pops have stood on for years,
end for that reason 1 will vote for him.
I believe In voting for principles, end
not for man or party."
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"CZAR IS ANARCHIST,"
ASSERTS MAXIM GORKY.
they rustled Into the rooms a few ' 0
By Private Leased Wire.
New Tork. June 16.—"The
esar of Russia Is the greatest
anarchist In the world today,"
declared Maxim Gorky, the
Russian revolutionist, today,
while discussing the massacre
of the Jews at Blalyetok.
**The anarchist le the men
who makes government of no
effect. Such a man Is the czar.
[Minutes after the body wee laid on the q All powerful. If he choose to
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NO CHOICE MADE
OF
It Is Expected That Selection Will
Be Made at the Evening
Seesion.
WOMEN TAKE PART
IN AWFUL KILLING
OF JEWS IN RUSSIA
Organized Massacre
Planned in Many
of the Cities.
By 1‘rlTBte leased Wire.
Berlin. Juno 16.—A report was re
ceived today from the members of the
German Jewish Association, sent to
Blalyetok to Investigate the massacres.
They declare that at least too persons
have been killed and over 460 wound
ed. many of them fatally.
That the Jews started the trouble It
Indignantly denied hero as a contempti
ble trick to cover up the outrages.
Special to. The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., June 16.—The board of
trusteca of the University of Georgia
held a meeting at the college again
tbli morning, but adjourned without
taking action on the election of a chan
cellor. .
The meeting adjourned over till
Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock, when a
■election will likely be made.
There are aevi-rnl ramll-lni,-* pr/irn
Inently mentioned, among them Judge
Cobb, of the supreme court; Editor
Retd, of the Athene Banner, and Dr.
W. W. Landrum, df AUatfk ' ■
The probable outcomo of tho election
la creating much Interest here.
INS BILL
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington. June 16.—President
Roosevelt has signed the statehood
bll, end the new spate of Oklahoma le
now an actnallty.
SOOTH CAROLINA
HELD AT PORTSMOUTH
Special to The Georgian.
Portsmouth, Va~ June 16.—James
Smith, of Hamer, was arrested
here today upon receipt of a telegram
from Hamer authorities, who charge
bigamy, larceny and forgery.
Smith has with him e 14-year-old
gtri, who eays her name la Ellnm
Smith, of Hamer. SJie Is traveling with
him as hla wife. '
EVEN WOMEN TAKE PART
IN THE MASSACRE OF JEWS.
Special Cable—Copyright.
St. Petersburg, June 16.—Rioting
started afresh at Blalystok last night
and continued all nlgh$. Jt Is still go
ing on.
The mobs led by thousands of peas
ants are plundering and burning the
deserted dwellings of tho Jews nnd
murdering Jews wherever found. Many
of the women are eparod. but the men
are buldgeoned, stabbed nnd shot.
Six thousand fugitive Jews from the
city are now encamped In the forest
surrounded by soldiers.
An organised massacre of Jews In
many cities has been planned. It le de
dared here today. The massacres. I
Is asserted, are to toko place at Gomel.
IS CALLED
BY T. ROOSEVELT
By Private leased Wire.
Washington, June 16.—Tha president
gave ont this morning the following
copy of a letter which he wrote last
night, answering Representative Wade-
worth, who so severely criticised the
president for hie attitude on the meat
Inspection bill:
My Deer Wadsworth: In the first
place, I wish to promptly acknowledge
lbs one portion of your letter In which
you are, In the main, right. I was In
error la the statement, which I ac
cepted from Senator lieverldge, that
there wee no provision for making the
plants accessible at all hours to the
Inspectors. The provision was put In
In another piece; but It le not as good
as the original provision. The court
provision Is the one to which I most
object; although by no means ths only
one to which I object—It le one of
many.
Provision Not Needed.
Ae regards, this. I wish to repeat
that If deliberately designed to pre
vent the remedying of the evils com-
Inyjrlee were serious.
' "lonel Lester regained conscious-
b-w fur a few minutes, but was unable
'• give any explanation of the sret-
' rnr. He waa reported to be conscious
sn early hour this morning and
rightly improved, although little hope
■ [-Id nut that he will survive. ■
• here was a consultation of physl-
1 "ns early this morning and It was
•'■•■inltted that there was very little
1 'Mince for his recovery. The doctors
;‘io It might be twenty-four hours be-
■<-ri the outcome coaid be determined
exert himself, he permits hie
empire to be ruled by creatures
who know nothing but their
own Interests, and they are
managing the affairs of the
country so that the civilised
world must ultimately make Its
moral. If not physical. Influence
felt In erder to put s »top to
atrocities that are appalling."
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the effect that he left a wife
children In that city, lie has been
here with his youthful companion since
last Monday.
South Carolina authorities say that
his right name Is Dollngram, but this
ha denies, and made the statement that
the woman In Hamer claiming lo be
his wife will have a hard time Is
S rove that be waa ever married to her.
le end tbs girl are now in Jail here.
NEGRO MURDERER CONVICTED.
Special to The Georgian.
- Lafayette. I-a . June 16.—Dave How
ard, the negro who’ brutally murdered
Joseph Breaux, a Syrian peddler on
May It. has been convicted and will be
hung for the crime.
The negro entered Breaux’s house for
the purpose of robbery, and when he
was discovered ha bralnad Breaux with
which the friends of the packers and
the peckers themselves would have
provided. It represents, doubtless. In
some cases, an ho nee t. though whol
ly mistaken, conviction; In other cases.
It represents a deliberative purpose to
Interfere with effective administration
by trying to provide that the courts
shell In reality do administrative work,
which they would be first to assert
their Inability lo perform.
Would Cut Power.
"If the bill as yo. reported It from
the committee were enacted Into law,
you would have the functions of the
secretary of agriculture narrowly lim
ited, so ae to be purely ministerial.
"In Chicago, for Instance, you would
make any Judge whom the packer
rhoee to designate and not the experts
of the departmeat of agriculture, the
Odessa, Kherson, Nlkolaleff and Kleff.
Await Word to Riot.
Many government officials. It Is de
clared, are behind the movement for
the uprisings end massacres. They
are the prlmo movers In the organisa
tion known ee the "Union of Russian
Patriots," which le asserted to be ac
tive In fomenting the rioting end
which Is notoriously favored by the
police.
At Gomel the members of the union
are only awaiting the word to begin
the awful work nnd have already ar
ranged whom they shall kill and
plunder.
At Odsssa and Kleff tha Jews have
formed defensive organisations and
ere prepared to resist to the death,
but at Oomel there le no euch organi
zation.
Deed Number Hundreds.
At Blalyetok the dead number hun
dreds. Tho hospitals are Ailed with
wounded, but It Is Impossible to de
termine how many have fallen victims
to the mob, because many of the dead
and Injured are concealed In private
houses.
All tho Jewish shops In the four
principal stream have been sacked.
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GIRL BARELY ESCAPED
BEING BURNED ALIVE
UNDER WRECKED AUTO
TOWN 18 DESTROYED)
INHABITANTS KILLED.
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Petersburg. June 16.—Dis
patches from Warsaw say that
the suburb of Bojery wee de
stroyed early today and many of
the Inhabitants maaaacred. The
authorities fear that the Holing
will become general, as It has
already spread to Csaona, Wlea,
Plapy and Careelowl, where vio
lence Is reported.
CAR'S TIMELY ARRIVAL
PREVENTS AWFUL DEATH
UT for the timely arrival of a street car at the ocene of the automo
bile accident Friday night, Miss Grace Goodwin would li*\e been
burned to death. She was pinned beneath the burning car. unable
to move. The car was so heavy that Joe Stewart and .Mr. Hull, who
was baldly hurt, could do nothing to extrieate Miss Goodwin.
The trolley came, bringing many men, who removed the demolished
auto, and Mlea Goodwin was put In the ear end carried to College Park.
The automobile burned completely, only the metal work being left
Miss Grace Goodwin
and W. C. Hutt
Badly Hurt.
At 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon Mist
Grace Goodwin, whoso homo Is In Rot-
tsrdsm. Vs., wsi suffering Intensely
from her burns, but no serious results
ere expected. Mr. end Mrs. Hutt were
resting comfortably, although confined
to thoir bade.
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kind which the peckers thought
worth while to dispute. You may pos
sibly remember the recent Judicial de
rision In Chicago in which che packers
were concerned.
"So much of yr>ur letter a* speaks
of my having made Innuendoes about
n committee of the house, or of your
Continued on Pegs 3, Third Column.
The peasants who have entered the
elty to Join In the rioting are all armed
with clubs end scythes. The latest
dispatches eey that the police and
many of the soldiers have aided In the
attack* on the Jews.
Another bomb waa thrown end a
policeman killed and a number of
others wounded.
Soldiers Fire on Jews.
Only a pretense of defending the
Jewa wee made. It le aesarted, end In
many Instances the soldiers flrsd on
Jew* who were only defending them
selves.
A douma committee of three mem
bers had started for Blalyetok to make
an Investigation of the massacre and
ascertain what steps can he taken In
put an end to the disorders end place
the responsibility. The committee con
suls of M. Jacobson, a Jew; M. Arak-
nsteff, former procurator of Minsk,
who was dismissed from office and
banished because be recommended the
trial of Governor Kurleff for Inciting
the antl-Jewlsh excesses at Minsk In
November, lest year, and Mr. flteheh-
kln, of Odessa, who Investigated the
October riots In that city, and demand
ed the prosecution of Neldhardt, the
prefect of police of Odessa, as the pro
voker of the riots.
Commutes to Probe. > „
The first evidence to be submitted to
the commission will be copies of proc
lamations, which. It Is asserted, were
distributed In the streets of Blalystok
during the last ten days, under the eye
of the police, calling upon the populace
to rise against the Jews and Intellec
tuals.
Women Torture Victims.
Same of the details of the massacre
are most revolting. Gentile women en
gaged In the me use free, being particu
larly violent against JewMh women.
In many cases victims were tortured
before being put to death, end the
corpses of thorn slain were horribly
mutilated. Many of the boys were
drowned. The Jews In nil roses did
not submit without desperate resist
ance. Some of them were armed end
fought the savage mob to the lest
gasp.
Ae the reeult of the wild plunge down
a sleep embankment of en automobile
on the way back from a trip to East
Point Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Hull, of No. 141 Washington street;
Mrs. J. M. Goodwin, of No. 06 Crew
•(reel, and Mlea Graco Goodwin, of
Virginia, a guest at the homo of Mrs
Goodwin, were thrown from tHe ma
chine, sustaining numerous bruises end
cute, nnd narrowly escaping death In
the fall and fire which oulckly fol
lowed the accident end which totally
destroyed the auto.
The overturn of the heavy auto and
the Injury to Its occupants occurred at
n point near DeLonch piece, between
Bast Point end Fort McPherson, on
the College Park street car line, the
party lining on their way to this city
when the accident happened.
Mies Goodwin Badly Hurt.
Mlea Grace Goodwin, the moat seri
ously Injured of the quartet, and who
narrowly escaped a horrible death, was
badly burned about the face, neck end
arm* end suffered much from the
shock. W. C. Hutt wee also seriously
Injured, receiving n fearful cut on hla
heed, requiring nine stitches to close,
as wall ns minor cuts end bruises about
hla head and body. Mrs. Hutt was
thrown clear of the wreck and wax but
lulls hurt. Mrs. Goodwin received a
nasty woufid on her left cheekbone end
a severe brutes on her chest. All four
of tha victims will recover.
After lhe accident the Injured were
token at once to he residence of Dr.
C. M. Curtin, at College Park, where
their wounds were dressed. Dr. Orlf-
feth assisting. Mrs. Goodwin then re
turned to her home In Atlanta, Mr. Hutt
nnd Mlea Goodwin being too seriously
Injured lo permit of their removal and
Mrs. Hint remaining at the bedalils of
her husband.
The machine In which tho party was
riding whr tho properly of the Hnulh-
ern Hell Telephone Company, of which
My. Hutt 1h en employee, and was be
ing driven by him durl ig the trip. The 1
party left the home of Mrs. Goodwin at
k:4S o’clock, reaching the scene of the
accident at 10:2o o'clock. At the point
Wilde I lie lie. Idem occurred Joe Htew-
urt. property man at the Grand opera
house. ivum driving n wagon along In
Hie name direrlIon In which the Hutt
pm IV u.n moling ll w.is In trying to
pass this wagon that Mt Hutt loat
control of the machine, and It leaped
over a «even-foat embankment to lu
destruction and tho Injury of the oc-
Immedlately after the accident Mr,
Slew.lit li.i-leiied to the scene and
helped the i P tluri I" Hi- street All
four occupants were thrown out and
severely cut nnd bruised, liut Miss
Grace Goodwin mis < might beneath tha
her
uat Saved From Flame#.
Flro Immediately broke nut In the
ruins and for a few moments It ap
peared Hint H horrible death was await
ing the unfortunate girl, as the men In
tho party were unable to move the
ponderoue machinery off the young
woman. Not until on electric , nr came
I. ci ling il ,ng did tic h.jim i of the
situation annum* « more favorable turn,
nml then willing hand# aindsted In get
ting the unconscious girl
perilous position.
Street Car an Ambulance.
The street car was at once turned
Into an ambulance anil the four ... . u-
K nts of the auto hurried to College
rk, where their many wounds were
dressed. As they left the acene of the
wreck the gasoline tnnk exploded and
the hungry flames leaping high In tha
air made quick work of what remained
of the once handsome cor.
As to tha causa of the accident opin
ions differ. Joe Htownrt, who was the
only witness to the wild plunge, stnlee
that the machlno waa going at a very
rapid speed end that Hutt. who wag
driving, In attempting to —
turn to the
Ooodwln was seen at her lo
day morning by a Georgia
Continued on Page 3, Seventh Column,
LONGWORTHS’ VISIT
CAUSES SOCIAL ROW
IN LONDON TOWN
By PAUL LAMBETH.
Special Cable—Copyright
London, June 16.—If the visit of the
Longworthe to London has done noth
ing else It has caused enough dissatis
faction and heart-burnings In the
American colony lo keep things stirred
up for a long time.
Every American woman In London
In hlg)i society felt that she was entl-
king at
or Held,
a* 1 Un
tied to bo Invited to me
the banquet given by An
The number who wrvre lr
ited, and, os Is tho rule, the lift waa
iiubmlttod to tho king Hen<e. many
who deulred to break bread with his
majeaty were disappointed, nnd deep
it the j »-«'rit mi rit If h»i« had Ha ef
fect on the plana for the entertainment
of tho Lsongwortha.
WOMAN’S MURDERER
SAID TO BE TRAPPED
Fugitive is Captured.
Special to The Georgian.
Hartwell, Ga., June 16.—Arthur Tcns-
1 ey, a negro, who Is charged In the city
court of Hartwell with obstructing le
gal process end fur cheating and swind
ling In two esses, was ruptured In
Greenville, B. C„ yesterday end was
brought here by Sheriff W. 91. Kidd.
Teesley refused to return to Georgia
H and a requisition was secured from the
rted governor Teesley has been a fugitive
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 16.—It wee __
today by a police official whose word | rnelned In the service until the end of
cannot reasonably be questioned that | *• "J r ’.
the slayer of Mrs Alice Klnnaj, had Mn, t dl.7"tf?,£i fin to
been trapped and the mystery of tho 1*79, and waa president of ths etete
quaint old Btraton mansion solved. The
arrest will be made within'forty-eight
hours, perhaps earlier. The net of le
gal evidence le virtually woven In Its
entirety. The murderer cannot escape.
senate during the last three yearn of
service.
From January, till, to Jenuanr.
1(19, he was mayor of Ravanoah. He
was elected to the flfty-flrst. fifty-sec
ond, fifty-third. fifty-fourth, fifty-fifth.
flfty-elsth. flfty-seventli
eighth congresses and re-e
from justice for nearly a
Wilt Celebrate July 4.
8perlal to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala. June 14 Arrange
ments ere being made for the holding
of a grand Fourth of July .eiebratlon
In the Decaturs this year. The rele.
I,ration will be held under the auspices
of the Junior Order of United Ameri
can Mecbaalce and ihe business men of
the two Decaturs.
ARE YOU GOINO AWAYf
If so. have The Georgian mailed te
you. Mailed to city subscribers while
from homo for the summer
months at tho regular rate ef ten sente
e week—no charge for mailing. Sent
to any address in ths United States er
Canada. Foreign pottage extra.
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