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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Wednesday. jrLY *. iy«.
KILLED IT MILL
John C. Bucher Meets Death
in South Geor
gia.
John C. Bucher, a. well-known reel-
dent of Decatur and owner of several
saw mills In various parts of south
Georgia, —as Instantly killed at 5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at a mill
owned by him at Manor, Ga., the par
ticulars of the accident not yet being
obtainable bj* his relatives In Decatur.
A telegram received by his relatives
Tuesday night brought the new of the
accident, stating that death was In
stantaneous. The telegram contained
no details. As soon ns possible A. 8.
Bucher, a brother of the deceased, who
also lives at Decntur, left for the scene
of the accident, and will return with
the body on Thursday.
Mr. Bucher resided at Decatur with
his wife and grown daughter, but was
away from home a great deal of the
time, attending to his lumber Interests
In the southern part of the state. Ills
wife and daughter are prostrated by
the sudden accident.
MASS A CRE OF JE WS
IS BELIE VED A T END
By Private teased Wire.
Odessa, July 25.—Today there Is
more confidence that there will be no
more Jewish massacres and Governor
General Kaulbars has disarmed tbs
Cossacks, who threatened to revenge
the death of a comrade In the Ghetto,
and otherwise has quieted the city.
Pour Jews were killed yesterday and
the exodus continues, although the
Jews are mostly moving from their
quarters to hotels and other parts of
the city.
SWINDLERS GEJ $250,000;
GIRL IS THE CHIEF AID
•TRUCK ON ABDOMEN
BY PIECp OP TIMBER
Special to Tbc lleorglan.
Waycross, Gn„ July 25.—J. C. Bucher,
whose home Is at Decatur, Ga., but who
has been operating a saw mill near
Manor, 15 miles from IVnycross, for
some time, was hit by a flying piece of
timber late yesterday evening at his
mill and Instantly killed. Just how the
accident occurred cannot be learned,
but It seems that Mr. Bucher wan near
the saw when n piece of timber hit him
In the stomach.
The body will be sent to Decatur to
night for burial. The deceased only
recently paid a visit to his family at
Decatur, which was the flrst for some
time. He wan well known to a num
ber of the business men of Waycross,
and was well liked here.
By Privets I .eased Wire.
New Tork, July 25.—The arrest of n
young woman employed In a down
town banking house fs promised by
the police today In connection with an
amaxlng 5250,000 swindle of the state
by the means of "washing" and rolling
cancelled stock transfer tax stamps.
This woman Is said to have fur
nished tfte swindlers with a secret
mucilage that worked so well that It
took clone examination, even on the
part of dn expert, to distinguish It
from the real article.
The five men arrested In connection
with the scheme which has startled
Wall street were arraigned for a hear.
Ing today. The detectives are count'
Ing on many additional arrests.
COURT OF APPEALS BILL
WHICH PASSED THE HOUSE
Til** text of tin* miiIimIH ut«‘, I»>* Mr. Hinton,
of l'*iiltou, to the Mftiiiiiro to ratalillnh
court ~
BTt of uppcsl*. (■ us follows:
Hill To lie Entitled mi Art to Atucm!
DRIVING CLUB PUNS
ARE BEING DRAWN
The plans for the new horjie of the
Piedmont Driving Club are being
drawn by Architect G. L. Norman. The
design of the new building has not
been definitely decided upon, but It will
probably be built of stone, and will be
much handsomer and more commod
ious than the old building, which was
destroyed by fire some time ago.
No estimate of the cost ran be ob
tained as yet, as that will depend
Inrgely upon the material used In the
exterior construction, whether marble,
granite or sandstone. Milton Dargan
ta president of the club and at the
head of the building committee.
BEGGED TO BE KILLED
TO END SUFFERING
iigrnph 5 of Mcctlon 2 of Hu(<1 Article.
ami to Add to Mention 2 a rnriijtniiih
To II** Known us rnriiffronh 9. Ho As
To Provide for the K*tsbll*hiu<*nt of »
Court of Ap|M*flln, slid to define Its
Towers mid Jurisdiction; to Define the
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, und
for Other Purposes:
Section 1. Be It Knneted by the (lenersl
Assembly, That purs graph 1 of section 1
of nrtfeie 6 of the constitution of tills
stole be untended so thst It shnll rend
ns follows:
"The Jndlelnl powers of this stnte shall
lie vested In « supreme court, n court of
of two months nest preceding the time of
See. f>. He IT Further Kune ted, Thst
the above pro|MMe<l amendment shnll lie
submitted for rntlttestlon or rejection to the
electors of this stste nt the nest ,
election t«> l*e held nfter publlcnti ...
provided fa the fourth section of this set.
the Severn I election districts of this
Justices of the pence, commissioned no
tnrles public, mid sueh other court* ns
hnvo been or lunv tie estnbllsbed by Inw."
Hee. 2. He It Further Knseteil, That par
agraph f» of seetlon 2 of nrtlele <i of the
constitution of this state lx* Amended
tlint It shnll road ns follows:
"The supreme court shnll hnve no original
Jurisdiction, but shall lie n court alone for
the trial and correction of errors from
the superior eourts In nil civil ciiscs, wheth
er legal or cqulfjiblc. orlglnntlng therein,
and In nil rases of felony, mid for the de
termination of i|Ucstloiis cert Mod to It by
the court of appeals; and shnll sit at the
sent of government nt such times In cnch
yenr ns are or mny Is* prescribed by Inw,
for the trial and tletorudimtlon of writs
or error from the superior courts nud of
quest ions cert Hied to It ns nforesnld. The
provisions of this paragraph shall fieeome
effective ou the llrat day of January, anno
domlnl nineteen hundred mid seven, but
shnll lint affect enses which, on I bat dnte,
ore pending In the supreiife court, excel
thst esses then |M*udlng therein of ‘
kind of which the court of np|H-als has
esse thereafter carried
court which Is of the class _
court of appeals has Jurisdiction may lie
transferred to the court of nppesls, unde
transferred."
. *c. n. He It Further Knnrtcd. That
the constitution of this iltnte be amended
by adding to section 2 of nrtlele
njjrttpb to lie known ns pi nigra ph P, wile!
ftjwcJsJ to The Georgian,
Hnlelgli. K C\, July 25.—An explosion of
s 40,000-gsllon gasoline tank, *tip|H»*cd to
have been empty, occurred st the plant of
the Standard Oil Fompany nt Durham,' N.
. nud Tom l,uusfonl. s tie
fro. was so badly burned lie Mill die.
Holloway was blown from the top of
the tank, his clothing stripped from his
body, and the deal) burned. He died lu
great agony" begging to be killed.
.The negro fell Inside the bnrnlug tank.
Flreroeu got on ton. and with a rope.
&
SALOON CLOSED UP
Mayor Woodward notified Chief of
Police Jennings Wednesday to close up
Gann * Garraux saloon, at !2» Hlmp-
aon street.
This saloon has been the cause of
more discussion In council than any
pther. Some time ago, when 1(06-07 li
censes were being discussed, It was
claimed that the saloon was always
Crowded with negroes, anil was a nui
sance to the neighborhood because of
the negro restaurants In connection
“with It. On the motion of Councilman
Pomeroy, It was derided to allow the
saloon to continue .to run If the res
taurants were closed bv July 1.
It la now claimed that the restau
rants have never been closed, and that
the place Is as obnoxious to the neigh
borhood as ever.
Deaths ahd Funerals.
Mrs. Joaaphin* Peacock.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Oa., July 25.—Mrs. Jose
phine Banks Peacock, wife of O. J.
Pnacock, the well-known clothing man
ufacturer, died at her home In Wynn-
ton yesterday. She waa 62 year* of
age and had lived at the place where
aha died elnce her birth, It being the
Bank* homestead for the past three-
quarters of a century. Besides her hus
band, she leaves four children.
Wise provided by law, niuslst of three
Judge*, of whom two shall constitute u
quorum. It mIkiII nil nt tile sent of govern
ment slid at Much other place* ns may he
* tilled by Inw. The governor 'shall,
*llng effec* **■'■
Judge* of
till*
Jniiunry. snpo <lom
seven, nnd ahull In* rea|iectlvoly two years,
four yenra nud si* years. The persona so
appotuted ahull, among thenmelvea. deter
mine by lot u hit'll of the teruiM eiieh Mhnll
have, nnd they ahull l»e roiniiilnaloited ac
cordingly. All terms after the expiration of
nnld terms (exeept uncxplred termsl shnll
lie for nix years each, nud the nurceoaora
of said Judges shnll lie elected by the peo
ple. The times and manner off sueh elec
tions. nud the mode of tilling n vacancy
which causes mi uuexplred term, shall be
nre or tuny tie provided for by
the laws relating to the election and ap
pointment of Justices of'the supreme court,
for the trial ai „ r . c
the superior courts In nil cases In which
such J it rl sd lotion 1s not conferred by this
constitution on the supreme court, and
constitution on the supreme court, ami
from the city conrts of Atlanta nnd Hnvan-
nah. nud such other like courts ns have
been or may be hereafter established In
other cities, except that where. In a case
In the court of upfieals, a question
state, nnd a decision of the
question Is ucccssnry to the de term 1 lint Ion
of the case, the conrt of sppenla shnll
certify to the supremo court, nnd there
upon n transcript of the record nball Is*
transmitted to the supreme court, which,
nfter having afforded to the parties an
ipportunllT to lie heard thereon, shall In-
it r net the court of smicnts on the qnes-
Ion so ter titled, and the court of appeals
jMKL
shull Jm» bound by the Instruction so given.
Hut If by reason of an equal division of
opinion among the Justices of the supreme
court, no such Instruction Is glveu, the
court of nppenls may . decide the ques
tion. The court of appeals may at any
time certify to the supreme court any othori
Mentions of Inw concerning which It dc-
Ires tin* Instruction of the auprenic court
for proper decision; nud thereupon the au-
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J. J. GAY.
J. J. Gay, 20 yeara old, died at hla
residence near Chamblee, Ga., at I
o’clock Tuesday afternoon. He la sur
vived by a wife and father and mother.
The funeral aervtrea will be held at 3
o'clock on Thursday. The Interment
win be In the Corinth Church burylng-
grotind.
8. A. WHITEN.
8. A. Whiten, 21 yeara old. an em
ployee of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, died at the Grady Hospital
Tuesday afternoon from the effects of
lnjurte. received in a fall several weeks
ago. The body was taken from the
hospital to Harry O. Poole ft Co.'s un-
‘-ettsklng establishment. The funeral
cervices will be held from his late resl-
'i>nce_. 174 East Fair street, at 1#
o clock Thursday morning, and the
body will be taken to Marietta for In
terment at 22:10 Thursday.
The manner of certify I .
to the supremo court of appeals, and the
subsequent proceeding* In regard to the
same In the supreme court, shall lie as the
supremo* court shall by (tv rules prescrliH*.
until otherwise provided by law. No af
firmance of the Judgment of the court be
low. In cases (tending In the court of ap
peals. shall reault from delay In disposing
of questions certified by the court of ap
peal* to the supreme court. All writs of
error In the court of appeals, when re
ceived by Ha clerk <tnrtng it term of the
court, nud before the docket of the term
la by order of the court closed, shall tic
entered thereon, nud when received nt any
other time shall is* entered on the docket
of the next term, nml they shall stand
entecMl
mny prescribe, until otherwise provided by
law. The court of appeal* shall appoint
•lerk and n sheriff of the court. The
reporter of the supreme court shnll bo
reiiorter of the court of appeals, until other
wise provided by law. The flrst term of
the court of appeals shall be held ou the
first MfHiday In January, suno doinlnl utue
teen hundred nud seven. The lawn relat
ing to the supreme court, ns to qunllficn
ttoiis and salaries of the judges, the desig
nation of other Judge* to preside when
members of •the conrt nre d I squall tied, the
powers, duties, salaries, fee* auii tcrut of
officers, the mode of carrying cases to the
court, the power*, practice, procedure, time
of slttlug^ and costs of the court, the pub-
be (junlHIed to vote who I* entitled to vote
for ineniliers of the general assembly. All
persons voting at said election lu favor
of adopting the promised amendment to
the constitution shall hnve written or
printed ou their ballot the words, "For
Court of Appeals Amendment." nnd all
persona opposed to the adoption of oshl
amendment shall have written or printed
on their Imllots the words, "Against Court
of Aiq>eals Amendment."
Kec. ft. Be It Further Knacted. That
the governor lie, and he la, hereby author
ised miff directed to provide for the sub
mission of the iitnnndment iiro|»OMed In the
first, second nnd third sections of this net
13. ami by this act.
he referred In the manner ns In cases
of elections for inemliers of the general
assembly to count nml ascertain the re
sults. Issue his proclamation for one In
sertion lit — __ — . __
stnte. announcing such results nnd declar
ing the amendment ratified.
See. 7. He If Further Enacted, That
all laws and parts of laws It) conflict with
this act lie, nnd the same nre, hereby re-
pen Jed.
EAGAN OUTWHEELED
CDP DN BICYCLE
THAW DECLARES
' HE'LL BE T
FOR TAKING LIFE
Says He Won’t Submit to
Any Inquiry as to
Sanitv.
Ity Trlrate ImwI Wire.
New York, July 25.—Harry Thaw
w|ll eland trial by a Jury of hU peere
for the killing of Stanford White. He
wilt not be eubmltted to any examina
tion ae to hie eanlty.
Clifford W. Hartridge, Thaw'e attor
ney. declared this to be the now certain
outcome of the tragedy, after a con
ference with Thaw end the latter**
wife In the Tomb* today.
"There will be no lunacy commis
sion, either civil or criminal," asserted
Lawyer Hartridge. 'This Is final. In
making this statement f am putting
the words of Mr. Thaw himself, at hie
own request. He ha* asked me to
make the statement for him."
Harry Thaw considered the making
of this positive statement of such Im
portance that he had hi* lawyer Inter
rupt the talk they were having, In
which Mrs. Harry Thaw Joined, In or
der to come down stairs from Thaw’s
cell to moke the statement public.
Thaw’s wife arrived nt
ence before the lawyer, reaching the,
Tombs at 10:10 o'clock. For tu« lust
time since the tragedy on the Madison
Square roof garden she was dressed In
white, a white tailor-made linen suit.
She still wore, however, her heavy
brown veil.
SA YS MAID GOT PAID
FOR TELLING LIES
ooch>oochwfooooo«h>oo«>ooo<ioo
GOVERNOR IDE ASK8
FOR MORE 80LDIER8.
O By Private Leaned Wire.
Manila, July 25.—Major Gen
ii Wood ( In command of the
*Tve chnocd many a bicyclist on my
wheel, nnd this limn Is the flrnt on*
couldn't catch," *nld Fall Officer Payne, In
the police court Wednesday .morning,
based him more thnn n mile.' end he kept
ahead of me. And still lie soya, he was not
exceeding the speed limit."
H. P. Fagan, n young mnn who works
before Judge
— _ not riding very
fast, but the officer stated that Fagan
bent t blin to gh" w estern Electric Com
mil ride 25 miles nq hour on Pencil-
where the race was pulled off," said
Officer Payne, "and 1 was doing my
best.’ . .
"Three dollars nnd coats,"
Hroylca.
STATISTICS.
BIRTH8.
To .Mr. mil Mr*. John It. Bullock, at
2M Capitol avenue; a son.
To sir. soil lira. Henry llutt-nltaum, *t
y>i Ks,t Hunter afreet; * daughter.
To'.Mr. ,nd Mr*. It. \V. Warmark, It 71
H,rlv*it, aveilne; _a dnughter
DEATH8.
IJIIIan L. Day. 5 months old, died of ran-
2 year* old, died of
hydrophobia, nt I’aateur Inatltute.
PROPERTY TRAN8FER8.
12.500--K. II. Thornton to 8. M. Bur
tmnk, lot on I'rsrhtree road, near Bratton
Warranty deed.
Phllpplnes division, said today
that he had no doubt that the
fighting would toon be over, ex
pressing confidence In the abil
ity of the Eighth Infantry to
quiet the Pulajanes. He said
there would be no lack of troops
In Leyte while there were any
Indications of trouble. Other of
ficers said they were not so
sure the Pulajnnea would not
keep up the fighting In the hope
that the tribes In Samar would
break out In sympathy.
Governor General Ide has ap
pealed to the military authori
ties for-n larger force of regu
lars In Leyte, and the Eighth
Infantry was dispatched at once
for Iloilo and an additional de
tachment of the Twenty-fourth
was sent from Camp Bumpua.
Governor Omena reporta that
there are no more outlaw bands
and that the Island Is complete
ly pacified.
Students of Ptiillpplne affairs
among the civil authorities have
said that they attribute the sud
den breaking out of the fanatic
bands to the arreat and capture
of ao many of the old leaders
within the past few weeks.
OCKhOGODOOOOOOQOOOOODDOChJQG
8UPERB NIGHTS ATONE
FOR THE8E HOT DAYS.
If It were not so vulgarly
cheap one might say with ve
racity that the rain has skldone
at last, leaving, however, as an
evidence of Its erstwhile ex
istence a certain humidity of
the atmosphere which makes
for wilted collars and some
what temperlsh dispositions.
The nights, though, iffe mi.
perb. Cool and bracing breexes,
bearing un aroma of freshness
and of vitality, have served to
make nocturnal meditation and
rest a matter of keen enjoy-
Itond for title.
*H.«tw>—A. D. Adslr. 8r„ rt al. to lira,
lleunle C. Inald, trustee, lot on Trinity
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ment.'
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avenue. Warranty deed.
8300-Jamea W. fireeo, trustee, to Mrs.
llnnnnli Bttrbtnttn, tot on Hill afreet. War
ranty deed.
3700—rt. J. Maddox to Mr*. F. E. Mad
dox, lot on tirore afreet, near Ethel
street. Warranty deed.
1600—W. E. Flower, to Ed Dawson, lot
on Adnmavtlle road. Loau deed.
11,000 Penal Hum—Ed Dawaon to W.
Flowers, saute lot. Bond for title.
ail tux- IUI. IIUIIII iur till*
•enal 8am-8. It. Turman and R.
•V. Iliifltea to W. E. Flowers, lot on Oak
street, near laiwtnn. Bond for title.
32.000— 0, L Ohoaewood to II. c. Flacker,
it on corner of Killian utreet anil South
Boulevard. Warranty deed.
12.000- 11. C. Flacker to J. A. Flacker.
atu> lot. Warrnuty deed.
13.00b—H. B. Tttruinn to II. W. Hughes,
eight lota lu Went End. Warranty deed.
3356.25—Empire State Investment Com
pnny to Edith ti. Pierce, lot on Ander-
street, near Peuelope. Warranty
By Private I.eased Wire.
Pittsburg. Pa.. July 25.—With Blanch
Ashby, the negress maid, once In the
employ of Hartje, to be aummoned by
the defense In rebuttal to face a charge
made in open court yesterday which In
the same breath accused her of perjury
and Mrs. Hartje with bribery and sub
ornation, today’s session |n the famous
divorce proceedings promises sensa
ttonal developments. Tha Ashby wo
man arrived In the city last night from
Washington, D. C., her home, she hav.
Ing been brought here to deny. If po*
sible, the allegations mode against her
late yesterday by Sllaa Canady, a negro,
also of Washington, who declared that
the woman had confided to him that
she had been offered 5300 by Mrs.
Hartje If the divorce proceedings were
decided In her favor.
Got Pay For Lying.
Silas P. Canady was asked:
"Hop many talks did you have with
Mrs. Ashby about the Hartje case?”
"I think I had two.”
“And every time she talked of this
case, she said she lied and was paid to
lie In the Hartje case. How much did
sfle eajr she got for lying?"
“The first time she said she got 535
for her (tret trip to Pittsburg."
"How much for the second?”
‘She said she was paid 35 a day and
her expenses, and she was here five
days and got 365."
"Did you not say that you could
come to this city, testify In the Hartje
esse and get enough money for your
evidence to get married on?"
"No."
“This Mrs. Ashby voluntarily told all
you people about being engaged to lie
In this case. You never questioned her
about the matter?"
“She told us without any question
ing."
"Did Mr. Aahby write a letter to Mr.
Hartje about testifying fop him?”
"As I understand, he wrote that If
Mrs. Aahby waa to come on here to lie
for Mrs. Hartje he was willing to come
on here and tell the truth."
"Is It not- a fact that you people all
got together and made this story and
then Aahby wrote In order to get re
venge on his wife?"
"No, sir; we simply heard Mr*. Ash
by make this statement and are here
to testify to that fact."
ATTORNEY FOR HARTJE
IS KILLED POLITICALLY.
By Prlrste Leased Wire.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 25.—After be
smirching a half dosen families In this
city, the Hartje divorce case has brok
en Into politics. The Democmtlc coun
ty leaders refuse to consider Attorney
John Marron ae a candidate for die
trlct attorney because he Is counsel for
Augustus Hartje In this case.
Charles A. Fagan, the Democratic
leader, who had so much to do with
unhorsing Colonel James M. Guffey In
the Democratic state convention, says
the Democrats do not consider Mr.
Marron an advlslble candidate.
It Is rumored that It any one goes
on the stand and testifies that he broke
open Madine's trunks, arrests will fol
low, and In all probability they will
be made In the court room. It le also
expected that a great legal battle will
take place when Hartje'e attorneys en
deavor to show how the Madine love
letters were secured.
TEARS OP TRACKS
Attack on Trolley Rails
By 50a Guarded
Men.
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
Rummage Sale.
The German Ladles' Aid Society will
hold a rummage sale at 31t Peters
street Friday and Baturday. All mem
bers are requested to have contribu
tions ready for call Thursday.
Bound Over for AssaulL
Lulu Butler, the negress who created
such a disturbance In the Vendome ho-
tel Monday night and shot and sllghty-
|y wounded Alice Slaton, another ne
gress, was bound over In the recorder's
court Tuesday afternoon. The testi
mony showed that each of the women
had a revolver on the night of the
fracas, and the Butler woman succeed
ed In shooting flrst.
Presented With Gavel.
As a mark of esteem In which he It
held by the American Waterworks' As
sociation, of which he was president In
1900, City Engineer Robert M. Clayton
received Tuesday, through the mall, a
handsome gavel, finished In cherry and
bronxe brass. The gift was sent by
the Mueller Manufacturing Company,
of Decatur, 111., and le one of a number
given to each of the past presidents of
the association.
Ing claiming damages In the sum of
510,000 from the Central of Georgia
and the Atlanta and West Point rail
ways for Injuries alleged to have been
received In the picnic train wreck on
June 6. Her father, J. H. Burge, files
suit for 33,000 for Injuries to IiIr
daughter.
By PrlTnte Leased Wire.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 35.—War wa*
begun on the Cleveland Electric Ran.
way Company by the city today. *
force of 500 men waa sent to tear un
the tracks of the railway company in
Fu ' t °n *treet, between Lorain street
and Franklin circle. The city em.
Pj°y«- »'«M under the direction of
Mayor Tom L. Johnson and Chief of
f°Jlce_Kohler, and were protected by
a force of police.
At leant a quarter of a mile of track
wan tom up before the company knew
what waa being done. The men
worked In four or five gangs. Super
intendent A. D. Dupont, of the Munld.
pal Traction Company, was In direct
charge of the men.
The action of the city was due to the
fight over franchisee that has been In
progress. The general manager of the
company, John J. Stanley, said the
purpose of the city was to make way
for the low fare trolley company's
tracks, which are xpected to come
down Fulton atreqt from Rhoades ave.
nue. to get to the east side. Stanley
said there was no question of the right
of the Cleveland Electr’c Company to
use these tracks on Fulton street.
Mall Clerk Injured.
William H. Smith, a railway postal
clerk, filed suit In the city court Wed
nesday morning against the Southern
railway for 516,000 damages. Smith
alleges that he was hurt In a collision
at Salisbury, N. C., on May 5.
Ben Dyer- Wanted,
Mrs. Susan Dyer, an Inmate of the
county alms house, le anxious to locate
her eon, ‘Ben, and has requested the
police to aid her In her search. She
has been III for some time, and la.anx-
loua for her eon to call and see her.
Buelnets Meeting Called.
After the regular prayer meeting at
the Second Baptist church Wednesday
evening the Young Men’e Missionary
Society will hold a business meeting,
to which every member Is urged to be
present, as matters of vital Interest ar*
to discussed.
Two -Wreck Suits.”
Maggie Burge, a minor, filed eult In
the superior court Wednesday morn-
Southern Railway 8ued.
J. T. Drake filed suit In the city
court Wednesday morning against the
Southern railway for 12,000. He alleges
that he was hurt on September 20.
1905, while acting as a switchman.
Charged With Robbing Trunk.
•Accused of robbing the trunk of
George W. Llppy at the boarding house
of Mrs. M. A. Webster, 172 Ivy street,
where both were boarding, Thomas
Wood, a young man, was Wednesday
morning bound over by Judge Landrum
under 1200 to answer to the charge In
the euperior court. Llppy missed a
ring and a number of other articles
from his trunk and Investigation by
the city detective force revealed the
fact that the ring had been pawned at
the Globe Loan Office on Deoatur
street. The clerk In the office' stated
that the ring had been pawned In the
name of the defendant, though he did
not swear that Wood was the man who
brought the ring to hie shop. Wood
was represented by Judge Spencer R.
Atkinson, and gave the required bond.
By Prlrnte Leased Wire.
New York, July 25.—Alfred King, the
bookmaker, who was arrested nnd sub
sequently released In connection with
the disappearance of Mrs. Halsey Cor
win's $50,000 gems, Ik preparing to sue
Mrs. Corwin.
His attorney, Aaron J. Levy, declaret
that "the colonel," the New York mil
lionaire, who, according to King, was
named In tne Corwin divorce suit, will
be named In a statement which King
le preparing for the purpose of vindi
cating himself.
INSULTED BY NEGRO •
WOMAN SHOT AT HIM
Railroad Committee Friday,
To eettle upon the route of the Inter-
urban electric line after It reaches At
lanta, the committee on electric and
other railroads will hold session Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
J, C, BEAM LEAVES
ATLANTA THURSDAY
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOCHCKHMOOOOOOO
CUBA PAYS NEED
TO U. S.
iIihhI.
1550—Frank !* Mnlont* tn Mr*. Flora C.
Isnwboail, lot ou I’nlne mvoiiuo, ue«r Northj
to' Mr*. F. C. Uwtieadi aan7 lot? W ?Juit
clitltii dtml.
BUILDING PERMITS.
tl«0~\V, M. Nloh.il*.
frame i‘
k—W. M. Nlohol*. to repnlr nno-ntory^
i» dwi'lllii* at 1ST We*t Mitchell street.
- W. M. Nichols, to repair one-story
. other respect*, except a*
otherwise provide*! In th|« constitution, aud
nntll otherwise provided hy law. shall ap
ply to the court of appeal*, ao far n* they
enn he made to apply. The declalona of
the supreme court *hall bind the court of
—. - He It turther Enacted. That
whenever the alnive proposed amendment
to the eouNtltutloti shnll |w* ngreed to l»v
two third* of the menders elected to earh
of the twro house* of tne gettcral a**eni
hi)*. HIHI xsa^ mill*'- lies >• I Mt’ll 6*ui creu OB
their journals, wrlth the yea* and nay*
taken thereon the governor shall, and he
Is hereby authorised and Inatrncted. to
•enow wild amendment to he published In.
St least, twro newspapers | n each emigre*-
i.l the
lia* lM*t*n eutered nn
frame dwelling at Ml Fulton street.
$175—S. II. rhelan, to re-corcr two frame
dwelling* at 115-147 West Mitchell atreet.
$3.000—1(. I.. \Vood._ to build two-story
$400-* Mr*
■ve one-std
Windsor ntn
$lV-Un
repair twenty-
Walker, to alter brick build
each tree atreet.
TroaitMteln, rr-ettrer one-mtarj
lly Private Leased Wire.
Washington* July 25.—The state de
partment has received a cablegram
from Mr. Sleeper, first secretary of tha
United States legation at Havana, In
which he aayn the Cuban minister of
foreign affairs has Informed him that
the request of the United States gov
ernment for a pardon for Millie Brown
and her aaaoclatee will be favorably
considered at tomorrow'* session of the
cabinet.
This action will be taken, the cable
gram stfftes. In consideration of the
declaration made by Miss Brown and
the others arrested tn the Isle of Pines,
that they were Ignorant of the law pro
hibiting the laying of private telegraph
linen, and their promise not to trans
gress again.
FALLS TOUR STORIES:
ESCAPES WITH LIFE
Jerome C. Beam, the newly appoint
ed assistant general passenger agent
of the Southern railway, with head
quarters In the Chemical building In
St. Louie, leaves with hts wife Thurs
day morning for hla new home. Wed
nesday waa spent In a last hand-shake
with his host of Atlanta friends, all of
whom regret exceedingly to see him
go, but unite with their congratula
tions In the deserved promotion which
has come his way.
Mr. Beam has been a prominent resi
dent of Atlanta for years and, with his
wife has been exceedingly popular with
all classes of people with whom he has
come in contact. Ills genial manner
and cordial friendship for all has won
for him a host of friends, both In and
out of the colony of this city and all
parts of the South. His frequent bus
iness trips has made him equally pop
ular In all section! of this district.
Mr. Beam haa been a member of the
Mystic Shrlners for many years nnd
haa figured prominently In the doings
of the local order. While regretting
leaving his many friends In this city,
Mr. Hearn la rather glad to return to
8t. Louis, where for six years he re
ported while • making Chicago hla
headquarters when in charge of that
territory. He Is thoroughly conver
sant with the conditions In that local
ity where he will now be stationed.
Mr. J. C. Lusk, who comes from
Jacksonville, to take the place made
vacant by the promotion of Mr. Beam,
left Wednesday morning for the Flor
ida city, where he will remain until
coming to Atlanta on August 1 to re
main permanently.
CHARGE OF PEONAGE
AGAINST EMPLOYERS
Special to The Georgian.
Pensacola, Fla., July 25.—United
States deputies from here have gone
to the Jackson Lumber operations, at
Lockhart, Ala., for the arrest of em
ployees whom.lt Is charged are hold
ing German employees and forcing
them to work virtually as slaves. In
formation of .the state of affairs was
brought here by foreigners, who had es
caped several days ago, and an Investi
gation haa been quietly going on since.
The Jackson Lumber Company is
one of the largest In the South. It was
organised three years ago, and Is com-
p-wed principally of Michigan and
Wisconsin capitalists.
If the allegations are true, about one
hundred Immigrants, mostly Germans,
are held In the lumber camps of that
company.
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. Will Shaw, of 895 Whitehall
atreet, telephoned to the police statloa
Wednesday afternoon for an officer to
proceed to her home at once and arrett
a negro who had threatened her In an
Insulting manner. Call Officer Luck
hastened to the scene at once, but Mn.
Shaw had frightened the negro away
and no trace of the fugitive was found.
Mrs. Shaw lives on the edge of whet
le known In that locality as MurphYx
woods and was In a yard In the rear
of her little home shortly before noon
when a negro, who had been at work
In the woods all the morning, ap
proached her and made several Insult
ing remarks. She was thoroughly
frightened and hastily entered the
house. Securing a revolver, ahe fired
two shots at the negro, one Qf the bul
lets clipping a limb from off a tree di
rectly over his head..
The sight of the revolver and the
noise of the shooting scared the negro
and he disappeared, the police being
unable to find even a trace of him.
T LEG CUT OFF
BY SWITCH ENGINE
. J. Screvens had hln rl«ht leu rot
just below the knee Wednesday afteroo °*
l»y s Southern railway switch engine *t
John* street cron*In*. He was taken tj
the Brady hospital, ills condition U »eri
ous.
TO DECIDE FRIDAY
ON NEW GAS PLANT
COP CATCHES NEGRO
PROWLING IN HOUSE
frame dwelling st
w — - Fortress avenue.
$150— Mrs. II. !'. Hoale*. to add to one-
•torr frame dwelling nt 45 Forrest nrenae.
$60—J. C*. Htsrks, to re-cover one-story
12 Harwell atreet.
frame dwelling st 42 Harwell street.
$100—BaudsII Bros., to build brick founda
tion at MS Marietta street.
■* irn mi, inw III PiFP emigre*-
skmal dl.irict of lit* -late, for HI- u-ri.ot
Judge Rutted te Speak.
Hpectal to Th- lleorglan.
Commerce. Oa.. July 25.—Hon. Rich
ard B. Russell, candidate for the nom
ination for governor, trill address the
cltlaens of thl* community here Sat
urday afternoon, July 26. It la expect
'd that a large crowd will attend.
Kperlsl tn Th- tienrgtan.
Columbus, Ga., July 25.—\V. L. John
son, an employee at the Eagle and
Phenlx mills, fell four stories to the
ground on an elevator In mill No. t
yesterday. The wire cable that held
the elevator broke and Johnson, tvho
was on the platform at the time, went
down to the ground floor, the elevator
striking the bottom so hard that It
rebounded several feet. Johnson’s es
cape from death was almost miracu
lous, and he was only badly bruised In
-evarai nt—es. but will recover.
Patrolmen J. M. Iltttnan slept 1st- Tues-
dsy nfternoon at bis home. 158 South Pryor
street, nfter a night on duty, sud he was
awakened Ity a strange step lu the bonne,
lie knew that all the memtieni of hla fam
ily were lu Mississippi on n visit to rela
tive. .and he thought the noise worth In-
veatlgntlng.
lie found Will Thomas, a negro, walking
around In the parlor ami evidently taking
a mental Inventory of the fnrnltnre with a
view to carrying off anything not nailed
down. Will started toward the open win
dow hut stopped when he saw the officer’s
revidrer.
"I wan looking for a lady that Urea almut
here somewhere." explained the negnv. "I
Inst thought I’d took around and see If this
wan her house."
Mr. Pittman did not think the explanation
satisfactory. Neither did Jndge Broyles,
who fine! Thomas 316 and costs and sent
him up for thirty days In default of the
Diseuas Railroad- Plan*.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin, Ga., July 25.—Quite a num
ber of cltlxena Interested In the con
struction of a railroad from Dublin to
Lumber City met In this city Monday
afternoon at the club room in the Car
negie library and discussed the plans
of tha road. There .were also large
crowds from Plnetucky, Burch and
Lowery districts.
' Delivsrt Leetura.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin. Oa., July 25.—Dr. H. ...
Wharton remained In the city until last
night for the purpose of giving hie
ramous lecture on Palestine. Dr. Whar
ton made many friends while here, who
will always be glad to welcome hla re
turn.
„ , , Farmer* 1 Union Rally.
Special to The Georgian.
Franklin, Ga., July 25.—The Farm
ers' Educational and Co-operative
Union of Heard county held a rally at
Flgt Rock camp ground Saturday. A
large crowd nttpnded. The speakers
J f .* r *„ Dr ' s ' Trent - of Heard, and
Mr. Hunnlcutt, of Atlanta.
Revival Has Closed.
Kpeclnl t«> Th«» Ueorgtan.
?“■' -! uly «—The revival
J h,ch hB * been In progress In this city
for tn-n il'ftftlfft J a sv_ . *
tor two weeks, conducted by Dr. H
Wharton under the auspices of the
church, came to a close Sunday
Infant Child Dead.
Hpeclnl to The Georgian.
Oxford, Oa., July 25,-The Infant eon
Whether Atlanta will have nno'he'
company will lie finally aettletl
morning nt 19 o'clock. Thla matter ms
I tee n dragging along for malty weeks, to
committee on streets, Aldermen Key re*
mnn. met Wednesday morning, hut aoJ°u '
ed until Friday with «J»
•*«i uiiui r nun J riui
that n il(H*l*loti would be reached rtt iu
tliue, whether there was s quorum pre**
°r not. „ ,, n ft
The Rout hern Haa Company, tb*™*
which la stteinntln* to Re.t a '
promises to furnish HO-cent If 1 *** 2*551 it
fifth cheaper than the preaeut romps n^»
nirree* to furnish the city and pub 11 ■ Wj
schools gns fret*, and to have Its P}*" 1
runnliiK order within eighteen uioutn*.
FATE OF BON I
SET FOR
FALL
By Private Leased Wire .
Paris, July 25.—October 17 t#
24 is the date of the Castellw
divorce hearing, the court an -
nouneing that it will be held some
time between those dates. The
count’s creditors will be heard »t
the game time.
FEARING THE OFFICERS -
DEMENTED MAN 8UICIDS*
aim up Tor thirty nay a in «!«*rsnit nr tne nn«» u» V m l . n
ready rash. But the next time Thomas *'1"' L - Weber lied
look* for a strange ladr he will Inquire n t I a * oniIa >. nlfnt. The funeral servloo*
_ . aaalr- at I —-V. .night. The funeral services
th- dour awl lie car-fnl not to rbrnia- a (Were held at the home yesterday after-
pollc-officer's r-aldrnce wbea be wants to noon, after which the body waa tn.
explore the latertat. red In the Oxford cemetery.
8p* ciaf to The Georgian. , hn
New Orleans, La, July
Barths, a gardener, believing •>"
were after him, sprang from hi*
noised a shotgun and tunning ou
the gallery at hla residence yeetero .•
blow hla h-ad almoat entirely "It
Missing the flint ahot, he P 1 ?', lrit .
gun under hla chin and pulled tne .
ger. He waa 45 yeara of age
shown signs of a weak mind 01 *•** ,