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— THE ATLANTA GEORGIA N. RATFItliAY. At'01'ST t. 19S& BIG CLOUDBURST MEN ARE KILLED Iff AN EXPLOSION IN A DEEP MINE THA W BOUGHT MANY GLOVES JUST TO BITE OFF ENDS; EXPERTS SAY HE’S INSANE Two Towns Full of Water.! Rescue Parties Go Into the One Man Drowned. Shaft to Get the ' Many Rescues. Bodies. liii 7 : By PrlMtp Leased Wire. I Bp Prirste Leased Wire, Hamburg. P»., Au*: 4.—A terrific Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 4—An explo cloudburst, followed by the collapse «lon occurred In the Cambria Steel of the dam of the Union flour mill. I Company mine at 2 o'clock this rafter- created havoc here by sweeping a 10-1 norm and the report has reached the foot flood through the main portion of city that several persons were killed, the town. There were many thrilling Rescue parties have gone to the scene, rescues and narrow escapes. I It may he several hours before the More than fifty dwellings were dam- 1 feet* age known. The explosion oc- aged and many persons escaped drown- curred about the same place It, did Ins by rushing to the upper floors of three year/ ago, when M2 men lost their residences. Alfred J. Rooming, their lives, who was at work In a tinsmith shop, was drowned. The fifteen members of the board of directors of the local bank were saved by climbing ladders and reaching the J windows of adjoining buildings. One of the most remarkable i was that of Professor Wallace, a blind organist, and hla family. They Bought refuge on the second floor. The water almost rose to the second story, and neighbors with boat! went to the res cue. The blind man was lowered by means of a hope and the children | Jumped out to the men In the boat. BIX HOUSES ARE WASHED AWAY BY CLOUDBURST. By Private leased Wire. Mount Savage, Pa., Aug. 4.—Six houses, all occupied, were washed away by a Cloudburst. Within a half hour eight feet of water covered a part of the town and people were moving | about In boats. Several houses were turned over by the flood. WHILE IN BANK President and Others Give Chase and Catch the Thief. By Private Leased Wire. Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 4.—An un known man walked Into the- Banca Itallana, an Italian banking concern, at noon today, grabbed up 22,000 In bills from the teller's counter and fled Into the street. via Western & Atlantic R.E. , h . M Eint! 0 w."i with her huebend. Several men,' In cluding the bank president, Immediate ly gave chase and captured the man. He waa turned over to the police. Round Trtp — Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain $4.10, Battlefield Route. Shortest Line and Quickest Time, Tickets on sale every Saturday; good till Tuesday following. An opportunity to visit Chlckamau- gs Psrk during the encampment of the Georgia 8tate Guard. For ticket!, achedulea and further Information, call on J. A. THOMA8, City Pan. A Tkt. Agt, ’Phones 169 M. Belli 183 Atlanta. C. B. Walker, Depot Ticket Agt. ’Phone 213 Main. C. E. Herman, G. P. A. ADMIrTl TRAIN DIES ijF UREMIA AT CHEFOO MONEYJJSELESSLY He Wants to Find Out Where Roosevelt Is Weak. I'rlynt# Leased Wire. Chef'oo, Aug. 4.—Rear By Prirale Leased Wire. Washington, Aug. 4.—Chairman Jaa. Griggs, of Georgia, of the Democratic congressional campaign committee, has .. .determined to expend no hard nickels Admiral )n dl«t r |ct» where President Roose- Charles Train died suddenly here, of popularlty h „ lniured Demo . uraemia. He was <1 yearsi. ot^ afs. | cr(llle de f e „ Chairman Griggs la tending out n circular asking for accurate newa of Admiral Train waa born In Maaaa- the situation In the rongresalonal dls- usetts. During the Bpanfah-Amerl- trlcta. The first and most Important war he commanded the auxiliary question Is: . rulscr Prairie. Utter he waa captain I "t» President Roosevelt strong of the Puritan and tha Massachusetts, weak In your district?” For several years hs was president of I Other questions are: the board of Inspection agid survey of I "If strong, Is his strength confined to e navy department. During the Rus- the Republicans f -Japanese war hla duty was tlV "Do you find the Democrats enthusl alntenance of strict neutrality In I astir In their administration of the First picture published of Harold Nesblt, the young brother of Mrs. Harry K. Thaw, who haa become estranged from hla slater as the result of family differences over the plana of the defenao of Harry K. Thaw. Mother and Wife of Slayer of Architect White Visit Together At The Tombs. Prison Philippine waters. He would have ra- railway rate legislation, the meat In apectlon ami the food law?" ^LUMBERMEN HELD ?0N PEONAGE CHARGE MA BELLE GILMAN HIDES IN PARIS By Private Leased Wire. Paris, Aug. 4.—The report which has come from America, to the eftect that President William Kills Corey, of the United States Steel Corporation, now fipedal to The Qrorglan. Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 4.—The Hives- f _ PUP fixation of the peonage charge against I thB , he ha , ^ divorced by his wife, the members of the Jackson Lumber haa no intention of marrying Miss Company, of Lockhart, Ala., by a Uni- jjabelle Gilman, the beautiful aclresa, ted mates commissioner was complet- and tha , M1 „ 0 „ mnn , In fact, la re- 1 ed laat night. According to testimony celvlng attentions from another rich brought nut before the commit## an young American, Is a.fruitful subject almost Inhuman slate of afTalrs has °» conversation In the circles In which Slated at the lumber camps. the young actress moves. Three of the men are held to the Bhe has been much In the company •United States court for trial underrecently of a young American, said to heavy bond. They are Robert Galls- a member of the Hicks family, of gher. superintendent: W. N. Grace and Washington, D. C. Whether or not he i isoar 8. Dander, the two latter also the man mentioned In the American ,-mplnyees of the company. Many wlt. ‘H*P*trhre Is not known. Min Gilman ne.ae, were examined and all testified Present Is In seclusion, and declines directly or Indirectly aa lo how men see anybody except her most Inti- had been .beaten and 111 treated at the| m » te friends, imps. I FIRST WHITE HANGED IN THAT COUNTY ATLANTA'S CLEARINGS SHOW AN INCREASE Atlanta's bank clearings show an In crease of 3MO,ltt.47 for tha waek over | n^rh waa broken the corresponding week of last year. The flgurcs: Clearings today Corresponding day last rhts* week ! !. i.tiLioi':* | Round Trip Torretpondlng week last year 2.212,204.73 By Private Leased Wire. Lexington, Va., Aug. 4.—William Wllcher, who on February 54 shot and killed Henry J. Bmlth at hla home on Walker creek, Rockbridge county, was executed this morning. At 2:22 o'clock the trap waa sprung, and Wllcher'* broken. Death waa Instan taneous. Wllcher waa the first white inan to pay the death penalty In Rock- 2I 6 , 40 j jg I bridge since It was made a' county. Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain $4.10, via Western & Atlantic R.R. Battlefield Route. Shorteat Line and Qulckeit Time. Tickets on sale every Saturday; good till Tuesday following. An opportunity to visit' Chkkamau- ga Park during the encampment of the morning papers hla proclamation I Georgia State Guard. n 10 cam * to Atlanta dur- For tickets, schedules and further lng "Herne Coming Week” of the etate information, call on A* announced in The Georgian about J ' A ' TH0MA8 > City Past. A Tkt. Agt. SkOX ten. the -e k... ...... i •Pl.An., ISO M Bell! Attend GOVERNOR TO ISSUE CALL TO EX-GEORGIANS . Governor Terrell will leeue Saturday afternoon for publication In the Sun the governor haa decided proclamation, and he stated “rnlng that he would have publication In Bunduy Phones 169 M. Bell; 163 Atlanta, c. B. Walktr, Depot Ticket Agt. 'Phone 213 Main. C. E. Harrr^n, G. P. A. By Private Leased Wire. ' New York, Aug. 4.—The six noted alienists, employed by Black, Olco(t, Gruber & Bonynge, the law Arm dis missed by Mra. William Thaw, It waa learned today, had oil reported that Harry K. Thaw tvae Insane. Their re ports leave no loophole for a defense on the grounds of "emotional Insan ity." These experts stand In the foremost ranks of the medical profession, and their position today la a peculiar one. They cannot g9 on the witness stand at the trial and stultify themselves by swearing that Thaw la sane, but If they have been dismissed, as waa the law Arm. they could not refuse to enter the employ of the state. If they proved young Thaw'a Insanity, he would be forced to go to an asylum for the crim inal Insane, an end that he la fighting against. Should the prosecution decide to show that Thaw Is not cqmpetent to stand trial, they would show among other thlngs that he had a penchant for lav ender gloves. Ho purchased them by the dozen far the solo purpose of chew ing the ends of the fingers out of them. Clifford W. Hartrldge today reiter ated hla belief that Harry Thaw would be acquitted. He la prepared to prove, he says, that Stanford White made a direct attaejt upon the honor of Mrs. Thaw within a few hours of hla death, and It was when this knowledge came to Thaw that he determined to take White's life. Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw visited Harry K. Thaw In the Tombs together today and re mained with Mm for nearly an hour. They arrived and left together, rldln\ In the same electric cab. JIM GRIGGS GIVES DOLLAR TO G. O. P. CAMPAIGN FUND Ujr Prirzt* 1+nutfl Wire. New York, Aug. ,4.—Collecting* the dollar contributions fror the Republican congressional campaign fund If not al- ways so pifcafcfc as It might be. Yes terday, while Congressman 1 Sherman, chairman of the committee, and Con gressman Loudenelager, the secretary, were each caressing n' bottle of old Scotch sent {qr admjrer*.,. James M. Griggs, of Georgia, chairman of the Democratic campaign committee, drop ped In to see how things were getting along: In the camp of the enemy. Sherman asked him for a dollar for the campaign fund. He protested. Louts f’fMdldge, of Washington, for mer president of the Gridiron Club, said: "Well, I’ll pay It for him If he'll stand for the credit being given to him. "If I can make CooUdge give up a dollar I’ll stand for anything," return ed Mr. Griggs. So the dollar was pasesd over and the proper entry made, and now James M. Griggs, chairman of the Democratic* congressional campaign committee, fig ures as a donor of the Republican fund.' TRAINS NOT INSPECTED, CENTRAL STRIKERS SA Y Striking- ear Inspectors nnd repairer* 4f the central of Georgia railroad as sert that trains are now tielng run In and out of Atlanta without proper In spection, and they say, they Intend to calf the attention of the Interstate com merce commission to the matter. There has been no change In the strike situation, and the union men now out say they will stand Arm. No Information could be secured from the railroad as to Its force- of In spectors now. ONE TAKES EXAMINATION; THE OTHER GETS THE JOB By Private Leased WlftO ’ Wssliliigt<ni. Aug. 4. —Ctiftflo* K. Watson, of this city, nnd bfa Itrotliw. James Watson, of St. Isonts. civil service clerks In the gov ernment service, each may lie’sentenced to spend two yen ra In a federal prison. War rants for their arrest- have l»eeu Issued through the district attorney's office, char* lng them-with conspiracy to dcfrnnd the government hr menus of Charles Watson taking the dr 11 service examination in the name of Ids brother, by which the latter obtained " “* ' “ ' ‘ • • partment. NEGROES FIGHT DUEL; 1,000 PERSONS WITNESS IT By Private Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 4.—A real duel was fought today on a vacant lot In One Hundred and Thirty-fourth ytreet between Third and River avenues, the Bronx. Fully a thousand persons, hidden behind rocks, trees and rub bish, watched Joseph Wilson and Faton Greene, both negroes, flght with pistols at fifty paces. Greene was shot through the shoulder at the sixth exchange. The-men had disputed over a game of craps and decided to set- .. - .. - *• - ...... .. Greene escaped, but RUSS PAPER URGES PEOPLE TO STOP RE VOLT HORRORS By Private Leased Wire. St. Petersburg, Aug. 4.—The Novoe Vremya, the only unofficial paper pub lished here, today calls U|>on all law- abiding and peace-loving citizens to prevent a repetition of the horrors of he French revolution by allying them selves on the side of the government In Its endeavors to put down the pres ent spirit of revolt. ‘ It is pointed out that there Is every thing to be feared by the general public of Russia from such outbreaks as that at Cronstadt, and absolutely nothing to be gained. It characterizes the killing of officers at the fortress as dastardly and brutal, and recites some Instances to prove Its case. For instance, It tells how one of the officers was captured by a mob and thrown into a river with a stone tied about his neck, and also the case of a maddened woman who was bayonetted and afterwards beaten until the bones of her legs were crushed to splinters. THE DINNER which is be ing served At Johnson’s, (111 Peachtree) 1 every evening, 6 to 8, is • being enjoyed thor oughly by "The Lovers of Good Tilings to eat.” You are hardly living up to your, privileges unless you come in and try it. The price is ONLY 50c Sunday’s Menut White House Soup .Broiled trout Drawn buttei Shoe String Potato Chicken patties a la Russe German Roll Custard Sauce Roast Beef Drip Gravy Boll Fowl Medorla Claret Punch Boiled Potatoes Green Peas Green Corn Pudding Shrimp Salad Green Apple Dumpling Blsqua Glace Asst. Cake Coffee MUSIC. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPS ENJOINED EDOM HIS OFFICE An order restraining J, W. Btuchllk, a member of the Atlanta Steam Candy Company, of 22 Peters street, from In terferlng In any way with the business of the company and from attending hla business, was granted by Judge J. T. Pendleton Saturday morning to W. H. Hartnett nnd Richard Moore, also, members of the Arm. The petitioners set forth that the Atlanta Steam Candy Company wa formed on April 1, 1906, with Hart nett. Moore & Btuchllk ns partner*. The proflls of the business were 4o be shared equally as per amount which each Invested. Of late petitioners al lege that Btuchllk has become dissat- tafleil with the business and has en deavored to dispose of his share to the other members of the Arm. As manager of the Arm Btuchllk has been Injuring the business during the past three ^veeks, the petitioners al lege, because they refueed to purchase hts share. They petition the court to permanently restrain Btuchllk from In terfering with the business and the case wltt be heard on September 8. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA TRAIN IS DERAILED Hitrrinl lo The Georgian. Albany, Oa., Aug. 4.—A paaaenger train on the Central of Georgia ran Into a partly open switch in the yards here at 10:30 this morning. The en gine wan derailed and idightly dam aged. Traffic waa blocked for several hours, but no one was Injured. GEORGIA REGIMENTS AT FIFTY-TWO CONVICTS ATTEMPTTO ESCAPE Continued from Page One. Special to The Georgian. I'bsttsiKviga. Trim.. Aug. t.- Following the prcnkluc eaaip at the Seventy.Brat Vlr- Ints and First Alalusran nnd South Citro ns troops st t'hleltamnuKn, tin- First snd ■'Iftb Georgia snd Second South Carolina regiment* will arrive this often,non and pitch ramp st ouce. Drill work trill be resumed Moods/. Quick as a flash Jackson and Brown covered ,the mass of determined and desperate prisoners with their weapons and commanded them to retreat Into the prison. In the face of the deadly revolvers, the determination to escape left the convicts and thoy backed away from the door, which was then securely fastened. Justifiable Homicide. Coroner Thompson held an Inquest Saturday morning over the body Ho/grove, the Jury holding that Guard Jones wns JustlAnble In killing him. A brother of the dead convict made ap plication Saturday for the body and It will be turned over to him by the prison commission. When Hargrove was transferred to the penitentiary from the Tower, where he was confined for nearly a year, It was thought he would give trouble If the chance was presented. He mani fested a strong aversion to going to the penitentiary, nnd, after receiving his life sentence, remarked to the Tower officials: 'I had much rather be hanged than be sent to the penitentiary." Hargrove and another negro were each given a life term on the charge of assassinating Night Watchman Har well. The other convict Is at the Chat tahoochee Brick Company camps. 00O00OO000000000OO0000O00O O COAL MINE GUARD HAD O COME FOR HARGROVE. O O Jim Hargrove, the negro convict O O shot to death Friday night while O O trying to escape at the Palmer O O Brick Works, was not commuted O O from the death sentence to life O O Imprisonment, but on a new trial O O received a life term. Recently an O O opinion of the supreme court de- O O nled a new- trial. conArmlng the O O lower court. o O Hargrove had served one term O O of ten years In the penitentiary O O for robbery. It Is a singular fact O O that a guard reached Atlanta Frt- O O day night from the Durham coal O O mines to take Hargrove there to Q O serve out his sentence. He did not 0 0 know until Saturday morning of O O the attempt to escape, and of O O Hargrove meeting death. The O O negro was a veritable Hercules O O and considered a very dangerous O O man. O 00000000000000000000000000 M'BRIDE IS FINED E00 CONTEMPT IN SAVANNAH COURT H|M»clnl to The Georgian. Savannah, On., Aug. 4.—Harbormas ter James McBride was Aned 2100 tor contempt of court this afternoon by Judges Cann and Seabrook. The case arose over the charge of false swearing in the admission to clt Ixenshlp of a Greek. McBride has a sentence hanging over him In the Federal court in the same case, the sentence being suspended during good behavior. DRAWING MATERIAL at John L. Moore A Sons' for draughtsmen, schools and colleges. 42 N. Broad street, Prudential Building. HOLD EXAMINATIONS FOR PANAMA JOBS HOWELL IS DELAYED BY AN ACCIDENT) MANY DISAPPOINTED The United Stales civil service com mission announces an examination on August 29, 1906, at Atlanta, to secure eltgtbles from which to make certifi cation to All vacancies as they may oc cur In the position of stenographer and typewriter (male) In the Panama canal and Philippines service. Men only will be admitted to this ex amlnatlon, which Is held In view of the small number of applicants for the examination recently held. Age limits on the canal zone, 20 to 45 years; Philippines service, 18 to 40 years, on the data of examination. This examination Is open to all citi zens of ths United States who comply with the requirements. The commission announces an ex amination on September 6, .at Athens, Atlanta, Augusts, Macon, Savannah and Thomasvllle, Ga, to secure eligi ble# from which to make certification to fill a vacancy In the pooltlon of en- glneman, at 21,000 per annum, on the quartersmaster's department at Urge, Fort McKinley, Maine, and vacancies as they may occur. In any branch of the service requiring similar qualifica tions. As ths commission has experienced considerable difficulty In securing a competent person for the specific va- mentloned. qualified persons are urged to enter this examination. Age limit, 20 years or over on the date of the examination. This examination Is open to all dtl- sens of the United States who comply with the requirements. Applicants should at once apply either to the United States civil service commission. Washington, D, C, or to the secretary of the board of examiners, at any place mentioned In the accompanying flat, for application form 1093. 171, commission also announce# an examination on August 29, 1904, to se cure eligible# from which to make cer. ttflcatlon to fill a vacancy In the posi tion of chemist, bureau of science, Manila, Ohio, at 31.500 per annum, snd vacancies as they may occur In the Philippines service requiring similar qualifications. it will Special to The Georgtnn. Fitzgerald, Ga, Aug. 4A-Hundreds of cltlxens. Including the local militia company In full uniform, the Kmplre State Band and the mayor and moat of the aldermen. Judge Kennedy and Solicitor McDonald, of the city coyrt, and a full reception committee, were at the depot to greet Hon. Clark How ell this morning, but owing to an ucci- dent of the Central railroad, Mr. Howell did not arrive. He Is expected o> a later train and will address the people from the plaxza of the Lee Grant Tour-” 1st Hotel. Mr. Howell will be Introduced by Judge Kennedy, of the city court, an ardent supporter of Mr. Howell's. The city Is thronged with people from the country and other towns. NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT MARX WAS RILLED Attorney Leonard Haas, who had charge of the disinterment of the Body of J. Marx, who was alleged to have been beaten to death at the Ntckajack convict camp, wrote Saturday morning a letter stating there was absolutely nothlng brought out in the cxamlna tlon of the body to show that the man had ever been struck a blow. Marx had been sent to the convict camp from Rome, and had been there only one day, and there was no motive that could have led to hts having been poisoned, and the conclusion wts reached that he took the poison with suicidal Intent. Dr, L. C. Roughlln. who conduc/ed the post mortem examination, staled to a representative of The Georgian Saturday morning that while he be lieved the man came to his death f torn the effects of poisoning, he was un/ble to say what the poison was, except Jhat he believed It to have been some kind of a narcotic. Mr. Haas says-he believes that'the man simply felt so deeply the shame of his condition that he sought tlo first oppportuntty to taka hts own Ilf?, and as he had evidently brought the poison with Mm the lessees wers evidently In no wise to blame. '/ cants to appear at any place for ex amlnatlon. Their eligibility fa- the po sition will be determined on the evi dence furnished In anpllcatlon form 375 concerning their education, , training and experience. / Age limit, 19 to 40 years, f Open to all cltlxens of the United sfitea who comply with the requirement. Applicants should at ones apply to ths united States civil ssdvlce com mission. Washington, D. t'Jfor spdI|. cation farms 3 and 175. 1 DUKE OF RUTLAND DIES IN EIGLAND By Prlrate Leased wire. / London, Aug. 4.—JohtsJanies' R<b- ... ert Mainers, seventh dibit, of Rutland, not bs necessary for appll- died today. Missing Saxton Located. Hpoelnl to Tile Georgian. Savannah. Ga, Aug. 4.—Deputy Sher iff Sweeney left yesterday for J: E. Kimball, colored, wanted In connection with hts mismanagement of the funds for the sale of lots at Laurel Grove cemetery. The officer’s destination wae not given out. Asssilant. Is Fined,. Apeclat to The Oeo^gjsn.. Savannah, Ga, Aug. 4.—J. N. Riser, found guilty, of stabbing E. L. Neld- Unger, during a flght growing out of the strike among the Southern Bell Telephone linemen, was given a fine of 250 by Judge Norwood yesterday, or six months In Jail. DETECTIVE SUSPENDED BY SAVANNAH MAYOR. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga, Aug. 4.—Detective Ju lius Stark, who was Indicted by the grand Jury on a charge of tippling on Sunday and keeping a saloon open, has been suspended by Mayor Myers, the suspension continuing until the esse Is disposed of in the city court. One affidavit was to the effect that Stark had "tooted" thirsty visitors Into a Sunday saloon. Railroad Causes Boom. Apeclal to The Georgian. Woodbury, Oa, Aug. 4.—The stimu lating Influence of the new railroad, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, is being felt In our community; and a number of desirable town lots have changed hands in the past few days. When this division of the road Is com pleted, Woodbury will be the Junction of three Important railroads. Strikers’ Places Filled. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga, Aug. 4.—The strike among the carmen of the Central rail road here remains quiet, JJie places of many of those who went out being fllled and the work apparently not stopping to any great extent. Boy Dies From Wound, Hperldl to The Georgian. Macon, Ga, Au son of Mr. and HH Round Oak, Ga, the victim of hla own accident on May 1, died at the city hos pital yesterday morning after having undergone an operation planned to save his life. He had fired a shot from s gun Into his leg and the wound never healed. Tribe of Indians Coming. Special to The Georgian.- Macon. Ga, Aug. 4.—Officials of the Macon Fair Association are now com municating with J. L. Avant, of Clin ton, Okla., for the purpose of com pleting arrangements to bring a band of about thirty members of the famous Cheyenne tribe of Indians to the cen tennial fajr here In October. These Indians have agreed to come. Still "on the Fence." Special to The Georgian. Marshallvlllr, Ga.. Aug. 4.—A Urge number of voters of this place are still "on the fence,” on the gubernatorial race, not having declared for any can didate. Plans for New Station. Special, to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga, Aug. 4.—The Cen tral of Georgia railway officials have under consideration plans for an ele- K int passenger station at Broad and Inth streets, this city. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up the Systse* Take the Old Standard, GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. Y« know what you me taking. The for mula la plainly printed on every bottle, allowing It is simply Quinine and Iron In a tasteless form. The Quinine drive* out the malaria nnd the Iron builds op the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cento. ' i