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ATLANTA 1910
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TheAtlanta Georgian.
ATLANTA 1910
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VOL. I. NO. 51.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 23. 1906.
'P'RTPTT. In At Inn
SrJXlAjrj. on Train
On Trains FIVE CENTS
SMITH AND HO WELL IHENRY PLUNKETDEAD
TAT TAFfiA TTT AT P/1A/TTn BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT
11\ UiLnAl rL A7 KUMK AT HANDS OF FRIEND
About 1,000 Persons
Present When the
Speaking Begins.
both the candidates
ARE GIVEN OVATION
Howell Speaks First and Tells
Why He Is Against Disfran
chisement of Negro.
By JOHN REESE.
Special lo The Georgian. •
Rome, Ga., June 21.—When the doora
. of Kevin opera house swung open at
12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
crowd of <00 quickly filled the lower
floor, while those following went to the
gallery.
A rain storm blew up from the West,
cooling the oppressive atmosphere,
promising' comfort to the sweltering
audience. One hundred seats were
reserved on the stage for friends of
both candidates. The Smith folks
came early and gave frequent vocal
demonstrations of their enthusiasm.
Cries of Smith from over the house
met responsive yells of Howell.
At 12:S0 Smith arrived and as he
apiieared on the stage a 'tremendous
ovation was given him. The enthusi
asm was not of long duration, how
ever, and the crowd settled back to fan
with huge palm-leaf fans and await
developments.
Colonel T. W. Alexander, the presid
ing officer, came In .with Smith and
was seated In the center of the stage,
with Smith to the left. Burton Smith
rat next to his brother and B. T.
Haynes near.
Smith laid out his scrap book and
notes on a small table In front of him.
At 12:55 Howell came In and the ap
plause. was equal In volume to that
given Smith and longer In duration,
cries of ''8mlth” were drowned out by
the Howell yells.
200 Greet Hoke 8mlth.
Hoke Smith arrived over the South
ern at 10:30 o’clock this morning.
Two hundred persons met him at the
train, lie was escorted to the Chero
kee hoiol In a cnrrluge by a commit
tee, composed of Kellx Corput, B. T.
Haynes and * 'olonel T. W. Alexan
der. Colonel Alexander presides over
the debate.
When the party reached the hotel
fully one hundred persons gathered and
shouted an yellad for Smith. He was
ten minutes getting through the crowd
to the elevator. Smith held a reception
in the hotel shortly after his arrival,
and hundreds shook hands with him.
Many Call on Howell.
Howell arrived last night. He was
met by a committee of twenty-five, and
escorted to the Cherokee. Many
friends called on him this morning.
The streets ara crowded with people
from all over the county, and delega
tions from Rockmart, Cedartowit,
Summerville and other towns.
Roby Robinson, Albert Howell, W.
H. Kiser and several other Atlantans
ire here.
It Is stated that the opera house
win seat 1,400 and 20 more can crowd
Into the allies. Smith men claim
Floyd county 2 to 1. Howell support
ers say It will be cloee.
Demonstration for Howtll.
At 1 o'clock sharp Colonel Alexan
der aroee and announced the terms un
der which the debate was to be held.
K" uueatlons were to be asked by elthek
randldate. He then Introduced Mr.
Howell, and, as he arose, a great de
monstration came.
Howell stood with a pleased look on
hl» face. As Mr. Howell began prob
ably 1,000 persons faced him. He be
gan by stating that he was proud to
come to the great county of Floyd, and
tell the people where he stood. He
•aid he injected no personalities Into
nls campaign other than those to show
his opponent's position In public mat-
JULY 9 THE DATE
IS
DEBATE AT ALBANY
That Day is Regarded
as one Best Suit
ed for Debate.
The Joint debate between Hoke
Smith and Clark Howell, that 1s
scheduled for Albany, Ga.. will, In all
probability, take place July t. Thle
date has been practically settled upon
In Albany, though It has not as yet
been ratified by the candidates.
Howell called attention to his pub
lic career of nineteen years and defied
Smith or any one to put finger on a
Jlugle Instance where he had not voted
i»r the peoples’ Interest.
“I Won't hide."
"H he can do IK I'll take my medi
cine like a man, and pot hide behind
glittering generalities.”
Howell said he was not .here to ap
peal to the passions and prejudices of
»ny man, but to reason and Judgment
I only ssk that you do not allow ap
peals to your prejudice to sway your
conscious. If you follow that J have
no fear, and will abide your verdict
without question, and remain a loyal
Georgian and Democrat, so help me
God.”
He said he Is now and has always
been against disfranchisement. The
only difference between himself and
Smith was that Howell has not
changed and Smith changed to suit his
convenience. His views along this line
met with' frequent applause.
Negro Now Disfranchised.
"If by disfranchisement of the ne
gro you at the same time shut out
75.Q00 white men, then I never want
to hold office In Georgia.” (Applause.)
He said that his audience knew that
the negro Is now disfranchised and 1a
not a factor In public affairs In the
South.
He said In South Carolina Senator
Tillman had given evidence that dls
franchlsement had cut oft half the
votes.
"By constant tampering with the bal
lot In Georgia you will soon find that
the pillars erected, by the blood of our
forefathers will have crumbled Into
dust,” said Howell.
Howell then told of Virginia’s law
and about a Presbyterian minister
who went to register. They propound
ed seven questions to him, the Inst two
being: "Who has a right to grant n
right of BupersedeaB In Vlrg *
“When does the supreme court of Vir
ginia have original Jurisdiction?”
"How many of you could answer
either of these questions?" asked tho
speaker, and when no one volunteered
to answer, Howell continued:
"The educated Virginia minister could
not and was not allowed to vots."
Her called attention to Louisiana, tho
parent state In disfranchisement, re
cently repudiating Unit \nw.
lb- said all over i P-orgla negroes are
making every sacrifice to go to school.
"Yet you are asked to put the power
of the ballot In the hands of these ed
ucated negroes and bar thousands of
uneducated white men."
He quoted from the past record of
Smith on this same Issue, and said he
had summersaulted on It within five
years. Now and then cries of Watson
came from the body of the house, and
at one time It reached considerable
volume.
Howell said Smith and Watson had
both changed their views on this Issue
and he stood Just where he had alway
He spoke just thirty minutes on dli
IN ROYAL PALACE
Many Americans Visit
the Palace During
Djy.
charges made by Smith that Howell
had some sort of connection with the
railroad. ,
‘•For the past year he has been fist
on his stomach like a child studying
Its letters, poring over my record,” said
he. "Now let him put his finger on a
single Instance where t voted against
your Interests.”
How He Votsd on Bill.
Howell said'Smith would tell them
tell them that he voted No. IS on the
corporation franchise bill, and only aft
er the question was decided.
He Is not fair enough to tell you
that* under the fules of the senate the
presiding officer’s nime Is. called last,
nor that I went on the floor and worked
for Its passage," said Howell.
Howell mentioned Comptroller Gen
eral Wright's name and a mighty vol
ume of applause went up. Vince San
ford has stated that he would carry
Floyd In his race for comptroller gen-
•rai.
Aided in Paying 8mlth.
When Howell told of aiding to pay
Smith as attorney for the Atlanta
freight bureau In the fight for reduced
freight rates the crowd yelled vocifer
ously.
“I never put myself under obligation
Continued on Page Three..
By Private Leased Wire.
Trondhjem, Norway, June 23.—The
first levee of the newly crown king and
queen took place today at the palace,
where the foreign embassies and rep
resentatives were received In state.
Charles H. Graves, the reprsentatlve
of the United States, was presented to
King Haakon and Queen Maud, as
were also Mr. and Mrs. William J.
Bryan.
An Interesting event Is scheduled for
Monday, when Dr. Daas, of < 'hlrngo, on
the part of the Norweglan-Amerlcan
delegates, will present a congratulato-
y address to their majesties and the
Norwegian consul at Chicago, F. G.
Gads, will give the king from the Nor
wegians of that city a portfolio of
sic and drawings. There are a nu
of other Norweglan-Amerlcan presen
tations and his majesty will make one
response to alL
The hamlets near Trondhjem are
filled with visitors from America, who
did not come to the city. Hundreds
are visiting their former home.
WILLIAM J. BROWN.
Who accidentally shot and killed
his friend.
W. HENRY PLUNKETT,
Who was killed accidentally Sat
urday by William J. Brown.
TERRORISTS TR YING
TO BREA K 7 'HR 0 UGH
GUARDS ABOUT CZAR
WHEAT IN KANSAS
Houses Are Unroofed at Topeka
by Fieroe Gale During
the Night.
Ry Private Tensed Wire.
Topeka, Kdns., Juno 38.—One of the
most severs storms of the season raged
here all night. About three Inches of
rain fall In two hours, accompanied by
high winds and lightning. Telephone
* telegraph wires In the city are
n and at the railroad offices It Is
reported that tht storm extended .for
100 miles north and west of the cjty.
A number of buildings-were unroofed
're and storks of goods greatly ‘
aged by the water. Conslderabli
age has been done to residences. The
storm was general In eastern and cen
tral Kansas, and It Is reported that the
wheat crop has been greatly damaged,
as the fields are so wet that It will
be Impossible to continue harvesting
r a few days.
The corn crop Will be,greatly bene
flted by the rain.
BEAT POSTMASTER,
LOOT MAIL SACKS
AND THEN USE FIRE
MASKED R0BBER8 GET AWAY
AWAY WITH STAMPS AND
0A8H.
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 22.—Two masked and
armed poatofflee robbers broke Into
the office at Deerfield, 25 miles from
Chicago, early today, beat Postmaster
James Fratch Into unconsciousness, set
firs to the mall sacks and escaped with
the plunder of the place. They drove
away In a buggy. Posses are scouring
the country for them.
The men entered the postoffipe short
ly after 7 o'clock. A Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul train had Just left
the village station.
BULLET THAT KILLED FRIEND
BROKE CIGARETTE SMOKING PACT
A striking feature In connection with the accidental hilling early
Saturday morning of W. Henry Plunket by William J. Brown Is the fact
that only a rhort time before the tragedy, the young men had entered
Into a part to quit smoking cigarettes.
They were discussing together the evils of cigarette smoking, and
both derided It would he best for .them to stop. Each one said he would
quit smoking If the other would, and It was so agreed. As a penally for a
violation of tho compact. It was determined that If either should smoke
a cigarette ho would forfeit to the other the sum of 50 cents. Shortly
afterwards, the compact was broken by a bullet from Brown’s pistol,'
which took the life of his friend.
The two friends, together with Wood Rogers, who was tho only wit
ness present at the time of the tragedy, had also planned Just before
the killing to go on a fishing trip Saturday to the Chattahoochee river.
A few minutes before the firing of the fntnl ehot. Brown borrowed two
rounds of cartridges from Plunket, to be used on the fishing trip.
Assassin Attempts to
Kill Russian Police
Commissioner.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
IS FIRED AT OFFICIAL
terrorists have organised In a
than ordinarily desperate combln
to seek the assassination of the .
Nicholas Is so closely guards
Trepoff and his subordinates that
apparent that the monarch can I,
preached successfully only afte
death of those who etond bstwcei
and his enemies.
Would-Be Slayer and Attacker of
Oen. Trepoff Declared To
Be Accomplices.
Tragedy Occurred at
3 O’clock Saturday
Morning.
^—
W. Henry Plunket, 20 years of age,
of 255 Haynes stroot, a night watch
man In‘the yards of tho Western and
Atlantic railroad, was accidentally shot
and killed Saturday morning shortly
after S o'clock In the office of the de
livery clerk, Just oft of Forsyth- street
bridge,, by William J. Brown, IS years
of age, of 174 West Mitchell street,
foreman of the Western and Atlantic
coal shute.
The bulleL fired from a Il-cnllber
American bulldog revolver, entered
just below the heart. The wounded
mah lived only a short time. He died
at the Grady hospital as he was being
taken from the ambulance to the op
eratlng room.
Brown was given a preliminary ex-
amlnatlon before Recorder Broyles at
the morning session of poltoe court and
was exonerated. Coroner Thompeon
later held an Inquest In the under
taking parlors of Barclay A Brandon,
the Jury returning a verdict to the ef
fect that the killing was accidental. An
Inquest was held, as the only witness
did not see the fatal shot fired.
Were Good Friends.
The young men, both of whom
worked at night In the yards, were
good friends and companions, and Just
prior to the tragedy had been amusing
themeslves by shooting at a target on
the wall In the delivery clerk's office.
Both of the young men had pistols,
and each one had shot twice at the
target.
They had stopped shooting and were
LEAD CHILDREN
AHE KIDNAPED
CHICAGO POLICE HEAR
“ONE-ARMED MAN.”
OF
. ng i
cleaning their weapons at the time the
fatal shot was fired. Some remark had
been made about Plunket’s pistol being
hard on trigger, and young Brown had
both of the pistols In hi* hands, tens
ing the trigger action, snapping both
at the same time.
Plunket had removed the cylinder
from hla pistol and was cleaning it
with Brown's handkerchief when he
handed .the weapon to Brown. Brown
had already cleaned his weapon and
had replaced three cartridges and two
ipty sheila. He says he had forgot
ten about his pistol being loaded. With
Brown’s pistol In one hand and his pis
tol In the other, he snapped both at
the same time. As he did so, he was
Continued on Page Three.
Mother of Missing Boy and Girl
Tells Her Story to the
Authorities.
Hy Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June IS.—The police of the
Stanton avenue station are running
down a clue to the mysterious disap
pearance of Leonsrd and Mary Faulk
ner, aged 10 and 12, who are believed
to have been kidnaped, drowned or
murdered.
Mrs. John D. Faulkner, their mother,
told the police of a one-armed man,
corresponding In every detail with the
one-armed man seen with the chil
dren Just before they disappeared, who
tried to lure the I boy, Leonard, away
with candy five weeks ago. The po
lice are tracking him as a kidnaper.
ASA G, CANDLER, JR.,
TO RUN FOR COUNCIL
Special Cable—Copyright.
St. Petersburg, June 21.—Lurking In
doorway In the quarter populated
by working men today, an assassin
shot and jnortally wounded the com
missioner of police. The man was Im
mediately caught and taken to the bu
reau of police and Interrogated. His
name was not given out, but It was
recognised as one of the group of ter
rorists who are known to have con
spired against the live* of General
Trepoff, commandant of the palaoe, and
other officials who safeguard the life
of the rear.
confrontation was arranged be
tween the man who shot the commis
sioner of police and the beautiful
young woman who attempted to shoot
Trepoff. They asserted that they were
not acquainted, but witnesses Informed
the police that they were seen together
Just before the Trepoff affair.
The attack upon the commissioner
of poller, following so soon after tho
frustration of the designs against
Trspoff, confirms tho police In their
previously expressed belief that the
POLICE OFFICER IS SHOT
BY WARSAW ASSASSIN
Special Cable—Copyright.
Warsaw, June 23,—A police officer
wan fatally shot here today by a revo
lutionist, who escaped. There have
been 120 ossaislnatlona of policemen
here since the beginning of tho year.
RUPTURE WITH DOUMA
NOT WANTED BY CZAR
Special Cable—Copyright.
London, June 21.—Although the Rus
sian government shows a curious In
decision, Its present purpose, apparent
ly, Is to avoid a rupture with the <l»u-
ma such as would be brought on by a
decree of adjournment until September,
or a dissolution with an order for a
new election.
The Idea of the civilian advisors .if
Nicholas Is that the strongest card for
them to play Js to permit th- peasant
representatives and the overtly rove- ■
lutlonary groups to expend their en-
‘ ibate, on the theory
erfy In del
government has larger
passive resistance and can afford
wait for time to moderate the popul
passions or late so explosive.
According to a paper which deciar.
It only a question "f time when wu
will be recalled to power, he to
Ooremykln that no douma would **vt
be lew* difficult to manage than th
one and that If It wart traatad !o fj
tual expulsion, the reeult would para
lei the Scriptural epistle where th*- »•!
I • 1 !• • 1 d*-\ i! r< tin I w Uli
worse than himself. Ilia i
to have made ft deep Impression upoi
the exar who la “frantically ouaceptlbli
to Scriptural similes."
Id .
“IF THE KING IS IN PERIL
I’LL SHARE HIS DANGER”
Queen of Italy Refuses to Stay Home When
She Learns of Anarchist Plot
Against Victor Emanuel.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Home, Italy, June 28.—Extraordinary
precautions aro bolng taken by the po
lice to guard King Victor ISmmanuol
on'hla Journey to Ancona, because of
the discovery of a well-organized plot
In which American anarchists aro in
volved to kill him.
When he learned of the plot* tho king
urged on Queen Helena to stny
hut hIk* r«*fu <1, saying If
hiiMhand huh in prill sh<- wan del
mined to share It with him.
A thorough search of Ancona Iiuh
been made for anarchists and three <
tho loiuhTs, on** fn»m America, hav
been captured. He had been under
CA P 7: CM A RTFS PRNDLE 7 ON
TO BE FREED OF CHARGE
Am a. Candler, Jr., hu announced Ibal
be la a candidate for city council from the
Fourth Ward la tbe primary of Augaat U.
The announcement wad not expected by
the public generally and. created cooaidar*.
ble eurprlee, bat It la In llua with tha tread
of city politico. The younger huelneea men
v srr becoming more Intoreated In municipal
affalro and are haconilng more Inclined to-
ward getting actively Into the mauagvmaat
of tha dty'a affair.
Mr. Candler baa achieved considerable
builueM aucceaa In hla brlof career and li
regarded aa one of the moat careful and
eoueervatlra of the younger commercial oat.
He la connected with one of tbe Candler
companlea and lirea at No. Ml North
Jarkaoa atreet.
Judge J. S. PowelL of Newnan. Ga., ,eo|,i|era. A very ugly charge of mur-
now of the Philippine.., wna In Atlanta
Friday an rout# to hla homo
vacation, and brought tho newt of tho
probable acquittal of Captain Charlea
Pendleton, the former Atlnntu boy who
h,e been under arrest In the Philip
pine Islands, charged with the murder
of a native soldier. Pendleton la out
on 120,000 gold bond, and with one. of
the beat lawyera on tha laland to da.
fend him, hla acquittal at the trial to
be held next month looks assured. New
evidence haa been secured end popular
sentiment Is also with tha young Amer
ican aoldlar.
Captain Pendleton has many rela
tives In this city. Mrs. Richard Ku
banka la a cousin, 51 ri. Bunts P. Muw,
of 21t Ashby atreet, an aunt, and Mrs.
P. Talmage, of 17 Walton atreet,
grandmother of the young man. Pen
dleton's father was formerly connected
with ths Penn Mutual Insurance Com
pany, of Atlanta, and the boy had many
mends In this city In hla younger
days. He was brought up In military
Ilfs and at an early age entered the
army, being attached to the Fifth In
fantry.
After eervlng some monthe In the
Philippine lalande ae a commlacloned'
officer, Pendleton woe given an op
portunity to serve the Philippine gov-
der wna made against
.mien.un otnrer, who was placed un
der arrest sad given a trial f .r.- %
native Judge. I!e was tried, found guil
ty and sentenred to be hanged. Strung
pressure was brought to bear, however,
and the sentence was commuted to
twenty years In prison.
The moat expert legal services to h*
had were secured, a motion for a new
trial was granted anil will bo held In
the course of a few weeks. Two of tho
wealthiest Filipino families have taken
an Interest In the cnaa of the young
man and have furnished the bond of
<20,000 In gold, which Is demanded by
the native courts.
Judge Powell staled whan talking
of the COM Friday that tho unfortunate
yi.jmg man had purchased a livery
stable In Alnnlla, and la doing
did business. Ah the sentlmei
people Is with him In tha cost
there Is no evidence to show
did the shooting which caul
death of the native, it Is genei
derstood that he will be ape*
quitted.
splen-
that
SOME DAMAGE REPORTED
IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Ily I’rlrate la-used Wire.
ilgln, Okie.., June 21.—A vecy high
wind storm occurred Mar beri in *••>-
msnche county lost night. Telegraph
wires are seriously disturbed. Memo
damage la reported, the details of which
are unascertalnablc at the present.
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