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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- —»— - - ‘ ^ - x 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 o ment.' O o The forecast la: o o Fair Wedneeday night and 0 o Thuraday. 0 0 Wednesday temperatures: o o 7 a. m .70 degrees o o 8 a. m .76 degrees 0 o 9 a. m. .78 degrees 0 o 10 n. .80 degrees o o 11 a. tn .81 degree* o o 12 noon .80 degrees o o 1 p. m .81 degrees 0 o 2 p. m .81 degrees 0 o 0 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 *•** ,