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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN*.
TWO MEN KILLED
Work >St<tj>]):‘<l on Big Tun
nel by tin* Shocking
Ciitasi rophe.
LOST RELATIVES
Charles Keating Looks for
Stepsisters and Finds
Fortune in Ireland.
TIMBERS GIVE WAY
PIS FORTUNE IN
TOM JOHNSON WILL
SENATOR CLARK’S CHILDREN 1
NEGE
CAUSING CAVE-IN;
SEARCH FDR TWO
NAME TICKET TO
TO HA VE A COSTLYPLA YROOM
- ^gsaagsh.
PRO
to Tli»* th'-irglsn.
Bristol. Tenn.. Atir. II.—A( cording
t - Information ghrn out from th*
general office of the 80:1th md Wfotem
rail nay here today, It appear* that the
reports if,*t night regarding the enve-
In at CITnch Mountain tunnel were ex
aggerated. It ng* impossible to get
detail* la*f night. hut special* from
the nearrat telegraph office Indicated
that 5H inhmvr* had been entombed.
Toe lnfonmt|..n receive*! ut the general
Office* *»f the lonumny this inurntnir I*
to the effect tharonlv two men wen
killed and two Injure*'. It appears tha
It has not l>«*n a rave-fn. but mereli
the giving own - , of the timber nrcl
It I •port* The accident was not. It la
said. of *u« it n nature to Ion* delay
work «»f the tunnel.
The fMlndi tunnel la b'dng ilrlven
through it mountain composed prlncl-
pally of <tnnr and will he nearly a
mile In length.
Air !* being f treed Info the tunnel by
revel a I pump'* nt a distance of !•»*•
feet from the spot where the workmen
were supposed t«» he nt the time of the
cave-ln.
The tunnel |* neat 8(K*er*a ferry, In
8mtt county.
DEPOSED MINISTER'
SUES FOR SALARY
tv Private
Wj’xliliijft#
ed Wire. *
An*. Jt. rinrle* Keating
has. after a munli *»f thirteen yearn, h*
••sited Id* mo *(«•/• •dt'er*. Patbnrliio and
Mary flam ey. In a Ihuirding lionw* at SU
Nll.ete •lll|| street. Ill Denver. »'»lo. lari-
deiitallj lie line lesrnet that lie l«
four lidra to an estate ruined nt flOt.ori In
Ireluii'l, left l»y Ills |im relit*. The other df-
‘ ‘ f - * ‘ g *nl to
her the two Minn Imre lieen trrtliif
>le Hie slaters, flielr evhletiee being
evidence has t»
Ih«* disirihniinii
. fort ,
i'll ui'Hrfil. and It Is said
of Hie estate Is to Is* mad*
ISELF
Cleveland Mayor in Com
maud of Situation in
Ohio Campaign.
!!y l'rlr:;(i
f level* i:*
Jobnw
( Milo
will
I Wire.
Aug. IS.' -Mayor Toni I*,
i control the ItetnocmtIc
••otin-y ciHneiitfuii. inline n ticket to suit
HniHclf. and s* n«] a Johnson dele/ntlun to
the state eonvntltri* nett we*k. At ttie prl-
mar/ fast nl-jh: Johnson liul it iimrly nil
Ida own i*dy. In only * few * |jy wants pud
several comity pri-Huef* will th-re he n
contesting delegation. and .Mayor Johnson
Will have III** eiijivettllnii h/ « to 1. The
mayor say* he rill no to tbe stale •••miveil
(Ion determined f*» rid tit* party In tthio
Ifirvev Garber. the pre—u* »*ntr fb'lnun
end the only Ohio HeaioenU in emigre
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Herbert Harris .Jumps Pa
role on Governor's island
and (Jets Safe A wav.
Uhm-I Win..
York. Aug. Is. Govcrnii'* In
land la wrought in* over n sensational
• of n prisoner from Castle WII-
6pe* L I to The Georgian. limit In hntml daylight. The esertpe Hff*
Chattanooga, Tenn., All*, is. Hev. {one of the cleverest ever Triads from
Henry Kchwan, who was enjoined fiotn Hie InIiiihJ, and Hie • •( Acini* there have
preach Inc In his own pulpit at the I no clew a* to Just how the inn n got
Highland Park Christian ihurrh re- a' ay. Mam believe he •want from
cently, now claims that the board ofitlu- island to the Erie tmsln. As h»*
trustees who tried to lire him out did Jwas a private and »*n n parole, h* was
Hot have the authority to do so. [employed ns a clerk In the prison of Ace.
Rev. Mr. Rrhwnn has filed a cross It wits isported fhit lie hud stolen a
trill In the < hnnrery mtirt. claiming his [large amount of mom y. tuil I It la rould
salary. and that lie was to lie given . not I*
three months' .i«>tIce In th* event thel A i
id desired that lie should resign.
Deaths and Funerals.
Mrs. Eva May Barns*.
Mis. Eva May Fames. lit years old.
died Rittutdav morning nt I o'clock nt
. Grady hospital, Bite is survived by her
fltm'mtifl and two children. The fu
neral services will he held at Harry Cl.
( Pwilf A Go's, chapel ut 10 o'clock 8un-
j day morning.
, Mrt. Laura Jones.
j Mrs. La urn Jones. 4»> years old. died
J At Chattahoochee.
nlirm-d
nil of ).*>0 h is been ofT-red for
Ills capture, and Ids description tins
hren sent la the detective agencies and
jMdlce all over the courttry.
The escaped prisoner's name Is Her
bert Harris, and h* enlisted from
Washington.
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Oaf CommitUe Meet*.
Saturday afternoon the special coun
cil committee npfsdnted t«* Investigate
the gas company** ftamhlse. with Al
derman James L. Key. cUuliipan. will
hold session anil dm ft a refsut t*» l»e
^ . presfntetl to count II Monday. The re-
HMinduy morning. *he funeuil ser- ; rl Ut% mnn . I ., ll „i,. n «c.l tlion the
the* will he held nt the residence at lo 1 F ,r . 1 W|M wnn r«nd« need than the
. O’clock Huntluy morning, and th
* ment will !**• at the Chattahoochee
_ burying ground.
E. Hartford.
E. Hnrfford, «»f Rln«hardt street,
dletl kriday night at Orady hospital of
« ’* diseaie. He was fil years oltl.
survived by his wife. The fu
neral services will lie held at Hwlft &
Hall Co’*, chapel at l»> o’clock Sunday
morning anti the Intel ment will he at
Westvlew.
Mra. J. 8. Mitoham.
Mrs. J. H. Mitcham, fiO yearn oltl,
died at f»:.io o’clock Sa?unlay morning
at 4S Plum street. Mhe I* survived by
tight child!en The funeral services
will be held at the residence at 2:50
b'tlock Huntlav afternoon, and the In-
terment will Iw* nt Westvlew.
W. T. Finehfr.
Wort I Imt tieen retelvetl in Atlanta of
the death of W. T. Fincher, nf Atlanta.
Mr. Fincher tiled while on a visit to
his farm In Murray county, where lie
had been about dx weeks. Mr. Pinch-
#r hod been In hud health for a year
or more, and for the past month had
been very III. He leaves a wife and
three daughters, Mrs. E. H. Quart * and
May and Willie Fincher. Mr. Fincher
was a member of the Atlanta Mason*
■» and wa* a member of i.'nnip Wheeler**
* Tavalry. Mr. Flnchei w-n* In the gro-
1 eery business with hi* cousin, W. A.
Fincher.
W. D. Long.
W. L). Long. 1H year* oltl. died I’ll
day lllght at *9 Walton Street of ty
phold fever. He I* survived by a wif
anti niothei. No funeral urrangement
have been announced t*entllng the Ar
rival of Ills mother, who Is out of tou r
> The body will probably be carried i
r Alabama for interment.
Mra. G.~w7 Morria.
Mrf. d. W. Mortis, wife of llev. t!
W. Morris, of r.inlcy. tin., tiled at
the home of her daughter, Mrs,
Moore, nt t’onley l-VIday night from
paralyaK after r.n llbieaa
. in* nth*. Mrs. Morris wu* 72 years
old. Hhe Is survived by her husband
it ml the following children: Mrs.
’ Stubbs, .Mi*. H. i). Moore, tl. I\ Morris,
11. F. Mortis, nil of Fonley; J. A. M*»r-
• rls. of New Orleans; t\ A. Morris, of
ricrkstor. tin ; w. H. Morris, of HUuuh-
ter. I^t.; Mrs. >1. H. Ransom *»f Klrk-
w«*od, and Victor Mortis, of Atlanta. The
funeral services will he held at the t*e-
dai drove church, near Fonley, min
ds v morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. R. S.
Med*lit> and Rev. John l>. Keith «»f-
fklatlng. The Interment will be In the
family burying ground*.
Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meetings, Carters-
ville. Oa.
On S6i>i»mi»r 15th Ui ilril. tuoln
live, the Western and .Mlsntlc rsll-
road will sell ticket* from Atlanth
IJsiton'snd Itttermedlntc elation*, lo
Carteravllle. at rate of one fare for
th# round trip,
8am Jones will bo aselsteil by
Bvaniiellst Oliver and other mlnlatris
of renown. Prof. K. O. Kvci'll will
have chare* 1 of tne mu*lc. and other
Koapel stint'rs of note will attend.
Threo aorvtre* each day, 10:3d a. m
9:00 p- nt. and *:0n p m.. and the
people of Carteravllle will welctme
ttie (treat crowds wtm the Mine bow
pltallt/ they have always r.bona.
r.HAO. E. HARMAN,
ten. Pais. Agent.
HEYWARD LEAVES
INAL
Hailrojul Man !<«;-
»i^ns to Kilter Bus-
J. B. Ilsywiird. f*n* «f th** veteran
nnd h»*i^t known ruiIn;a«I n.«n In At
lanta nnd for th* pa*t fifteen menth*
th** h»fgn;rc master ut the Terminal
rtnti n. lute resigned Ills p’sltion nnd
«n Kept cm her I will rnl*r the life In
surance business. The appointment nt
his successor will la* furred until the
'••turn of Mr. WJ. k »*•*!)*:»». of Hie iuuird
of «cvt*nd of th** Atlanta Termini*
• minify
ng f. r a
eavr
Inst, * hlrlt favored mtinblpal Iu*|km
tlon and changing the city charter so
as to allow the city to build u plant If
tt s i desired.
Will Begin Camp Meeting,
on next Monday night a big camp
meeting Will begin «t tli»* <'rioted Peo
ple'* Tabernacle, on Young street.
Rlshnp Turner will preach the opening
sermon, and the servlee* will continue
for etgiit day*. Those scheduled for
Tuesday ore President Flipper, Rev.
John Harman, Rev. J. (I. Robinson and
Rev. It. V. Branch.
Million Incrcato in Clearings.
Atlanta hank clearing foi the week
ending ffnfurdny show an Increase over
the cone*fwinding week of last year of
$1,114,12*.<4. The ticuihigs Haturduy
were 5Sft.u39.0E. against $4ia.77tl.ari of
1905. The iVaiings for the week t«*-
tilled $.1.K45.25ll.8«, Hgallist $2,780,928.12
for the Hants week Inst year.
Lee Goss to New York.
J. WldrnuMi Lee. formerly of The
Georgian stuff and well known among
Southern n*w*|u»pei men. |»a*srd
through Atlanta Saturday on his way
to New York. Mr. I.ee lift* a ban dotted
newspaper work to become connected
with the publicity firm of Parker A l#ce
of New Yota city.
Report Favors L. A N.
The Louisville & Nashville yard
controveisy will ugalii he up before
council Monday. Friday the street*
committee, Alderman James I.. Key,
chairman, hud the matter under con
sideration and will return s majority
report for granting the railroad the
number of opening- 4 asked for by It
and not demanding that til* abutting
him Its he placed hack from the street.
This new ordinance was Introduced ns
a petition by Alderman Peters at the
last session of council. It allow* four
opening* to the yards on Hunter street
and one on Butler street. Ttie com
mit! ee iiimlllled the petfilon to some
extent.
Who Lost It?
A pickaninny, very small, very black
ami very voting, was picked up Friday
afternoon * by a negto who drive* a
wagon for the «*oca t’ola Ponvjmnv.
Anv one wishing the negro baby may
have the same by applying to 191 Edge-
wood avenue and describing It. p r | Vllll . WI.
Hok* Smith Orumm.r» to Moot. t ; '"p,o. to, „r a, > Kl
The Traveling Men’s Hoke Smith Wu | iv# . nu ,, Washington, while \is|t-
Pliih will meet Smurdax night at ••JMing her sister-in-law. Mr*. A. r. Miller,
o’clock In the assembly mom In *bej nwtr Hngrrsiowti. wrote a letter to her
Plednumt hotel Atldicssee will lie hiU(b-nil ln Washington. Hr never re-
made by several well-known traveling 1# ,, ve( | ,, Totlny Mrs Miller received
nnd all member* of the club and f | >( . letter from the dead letter office.
a week* trip to New York
Mr. Heyward li.i* Pad a wide «xpc
lence in the railroad world and Ids de
terminal|. i» to enfei i: nrw Held ha*
nulne r°gtet anu-ng Ids rail
road friends and all with v. iioiii he has
onto In centnci in Id* duties at th
tat Inn. Trawling men especially hnv
found him to he nlww * obliging an
il 1.1« trc.uncnt of women
and (hlldrrn has been such as to cause
expression* of thank* from th-
public of both Atlanta and »Yther cltie*.
J. If. Heyward began hi* railroad
rareer In 1882. when he tfccnm* a ment
liei* of the englneer'ttg corps «»f the old
ollna, t'uinherland ami Phlcng*
railroad, now n portion of the Bouth
rrn system. This old railroad was the
culmination of a scheme of John t
t’nlhoun to connect the tidewater «j
Rotith Farollnn with the grain growing
nnd prosperous sections of the west. I
had It* origin In the Pine Ridge rail
also n part of the Pout hern
fly the completion of flic Tallulah Falls
railway nnd Its connections through t
Knoxville, Tenn.. the consummation «
the original* Idea w ill he completed.
The C'umhciland road went under
during the trying years following Its
birth nnd lifter that oven! Mr. Hey
ward went with the Atlantic t’oast
l.lnc as city pn«srngrr and ticket
agent nt 4'hnrhslon. hi* native
city. After yen is of service with the
('oast l.lnc he went with the Rlchuol'd
and Danvlil railroad, under 8. H. Him
wick, now jmsenger traffic manager
the Houthn'n railway, lie remained
continually in the service of the Hon th
em as traveling passenger agent
city passenger and thket agent until
December. 190.1.
In that year Mr. Heyward went <
the Atlanta nnd West Point road n*
district pnsenger ngent. remaining in
that capacity until the opening of the
new terminal station, when he was ap
pointed baggage master.
A* baggage master Mr. Heyward lias
prohnhly Accomplished more than nny
other official In that capacity In the
history of railroad* In Atlanta. T<
him tut* been hugely due the orgnnlza
tlon of the present excellent force on
duty Mt the station and the excellent
service which the public Is receiving
excelled In no city of the *lxe of At
lanta In the country. Mr. Heyward U
Ciiunlly a* popular with the employees
nt the station us he I* with hi* em
ployer* nnd not a person from Presi
dent Wfrkerehnm to the htimhiest por-
t* r hut lias expressed genuine regret
at hi* detetmlnn*|on to give up thr
strenuoiis railroad work, and the best
wishes of all will follow him in hl»
new line of endeavor.
I IKK LKTTKK CA.MK
AKTKK MONTY YKAKN
Itina- who are Intere.ieil ar. Invltnl to
br In attendame.
BODY OK SALESMAN
F0l 7 NI> IN LAGOON
It/ Private L*iom*.1 Wire.
'hlcago, Aug. 18 The IhmIv of an
unidentified man. well dressed nnd
utmut 40 year* old. believed by the po-
i 1h* n traveling salesman from
Boston, was found dead In the Jack-
n park lafism. The body was f.mnd
the wuter about 5 o'clock last night
and taken to an undertaking estab
lishment.
A • oat and vest belonging to the man
, were found lying on the «h»re only a
I few feet from where the b«*lv ». i«
f und. Thf* make* the |m»||c* helteve
I that he entered water nnd drowned
I himself. A * aril found in the cat lend*
!:!**• |edice «•• believe that h** «a- etu-
1-k jcd by «r Dostun firm a eideetium.
>|r. Proctor died fifteen years ago. The
letter was literally covered with post
marks, the most conspicuous being:
"Hageratown. tVtober I, ISM," the date
of It* mailing.
The letter will !*» forwarded to Mr*.
Proctor.
Large Docket in Court.
Hpeclrtl lo The Georgian.
Wrlghtsvllle. Ga.. Aug. 1*.—The . tty
court. Judge Wllllnnt Fnlrcloth pie-
sldlng. ha* been In session since Mon
day nnd owing to the unusually large
number of criminal cases, there being
I&0 on docket. It may not complete It*
work this week.
Quite a number have been found
guilty and sentenced.
KANSAS OBSERVATORY
HAS RECORD OF QUAKE.
|t> PtIvitit* L-rt-cd Hire.
Baldwin. Kan*.. Aug. I\ The V«|-
imrsl<Mi earthuuske wa 4 reported hv
HI2 scfiup.graph hi ^ie government oh-
Mrs. William A. Clark, wife of
(he senator from Montana, f* shown
In the large picture. The baby,
Anita Ln Chnpelle, I* At the top.
while Andrea, the oldest girl. I*
Just beneath. The senator, who la
ttye most loving of fnthers. before
leaving for Pari*, gave orders to
hi* architect to build In his new
mansion In New York city the most
elaborate children* play room In
the world.
BY CITIZENS' GUARD
\
Quiet at B:\r.vu.
ville, But Mure Trou
ble Is Keared.
Ilj- t-rlrdp Ixv.-f I Win'.
Hrotvnville. rex*., Auj. is.—a p-J-.-t
enmpoxeit of rllltrn., I. *tatlon",| h.'
twern Fort Brown and thl* cltv.
Ing the negro nokffrrs within the ha!-I
racks. Tha town it itul.t, Th- 1
aena have bean infoimed that the
mender ot the deiiartment or T. '.i
will take Immedlite »top» m r-ilat.
•Ituatlon.
A dispatch from Amttin ..tv» a m ., v ,
ment la tatUrd of there to ortnv.:
an armed force of eltleena to ,oni.
here t» ae.l.t in keeping th- n*tr,
troopa within the >.ont nes nf th» A*
rlaon. *
Adjutant (lerrtr/tl paaiem I. ren. rM
aa aas-fmr thot he cnaldera n unoi*.
to aend atete troop, m Brownari"*
£ LIFE
FOB WHITE Mils
Alexander Nodi Showed
Brave Heart Under
Bla-k Shin.
Ily l-rlrnlc |jvtae>| Wire.
Annapolla. Md„ Atit. nt.—Aleaend.i
S. Such, n young n-gro. waa tltvmnM
off Bancrof 1 hall. Naval Arad-my. i«.t
evening. Tvoi mldahlpmen In a ratio,
were opart ofT the Armlemv nml ,\.rh
went to their reerue. The mldahlpmen
could awlm nnd wet*, ene*!? 1
but In endrnvor'nn to rleht the fan".
Nnch loat hla tmlntlre. fell m.rlvMrt
nnd waa drowned before aealatamt
could be given him.
IN
IE DOCTRINE
AT H LOVE FEAST
Dinner to (See. Root Brings
Many Coniplinu-ntfl from
Month Aincrit-a.
BODY OF MISSING GIRL
FOUND NUDE IN RIVER
Ily Private Lcns»d IVIm.
Bucncs Ayres. Amr. 18. — 8rn*»r Orago,
author of the famous Drngo doctrine
declaring a trains! the collection of pri
vate debt* by nation* by force, in n
brilliant *pF*< h made nt the bnrt*tuet In
Mr. Root’s honor, named the American
secretary the "great representative of
solidarity.” In speaking of President
Roosevelt he called Mm a mnn "whoso
inuiMtniJrnbil Initiatives hail made hJs
Pi'inc illustrious.”
The former minister made some ref-
rreners to the Hrago doctrine saying
it had been inspited by the desire to
protect AniorUan state* from danger,
rent or threatened, and maintain their
Integrity nguinst hostile uggtcsxloh* by
Kur.ipfan countries. He imintwl out
the slmllnrlfy bet wen the l>m go doc
trine nnd the Monroe doctrine. Renor
Drngo rejoiced
1’nlte«l Sintcs to tin* South American
states ami expressed the hope and ex-]*"!’„
r........ i.i f •»••»'■
Ily Prlrnte l < en*M Wire.
Ilultimore, Md.. Aug. IS.—The body
of Miss Ethel Am-»s, who was drowned
with n pnitv of young folks on n gaso
line ls»nt Wednesday wits found float
ing In the river near the No. 2 grain
elevator. Lower Canton, hut the find
ing of the body o n |y <|**r|irn* the mys
tery surrounding the case.
The body of ihe girl won Almost
nude, and there was nn ugly bruise on
Ihe left eye which, according t*t the
police, had every Indication of having
hern Irfllitrd before the young woman
fell overboard.
Coroner Thomson, of Highhindtown,
who has chnrgn of the case, has sum
mon 1 a Jury of Impiest which will
meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
There were no shoe* «m the feet nnd
the girl’s hair was dishevelled ns If she
had just loosened It from Its folds he.
fore falling Into the water. The left ‘
cyt wn* badly discolored, and under
• he lid the blood had doted, rioting up
the eye completely There was also a
dark bruise on the girl’s right leg.
which. Acer rrilng to the police. Imll
ented that she had struck against
something In falling from the vessel.
LEPER'S BOX CUB
.Syrian's Traveling Home oa
Siding, Where It Will
Be Destroyed.
TOOK TOO MUCH MORPHINE;
TELLS DIFFERING STORIES
The call was received at t
[nt H o'clock Friday night
nt 8* B .uth Pryor •"•ret. Sno-Kiliu..'’' h '”‘ 1 ’ it “ l
\o hospital
and when
Clark
Because, a* site says, she felt III and
wanted some relief. Mrs. T. J. Clhrk,
who ie;dd
o«.n right grutna of mmphinc Friday I D| .. MansH who wn« intending he:
night about 5 o’clock and was uncon-j when site regained consciousness. suV
si Inu* until after mlrinlfcht. the woman fid him that she dicin'
To « Georgian irporter Haturduv ; J* nrtu who Injeitcd the^ ^Airphlne Iht
..„.«i iha( in 1 ••»*»«• h, »» that she didn’t do II. 8lu*
nlnr Mrs. lark sta ed that she In - ; *i hUm | this morning tlmt she did th^
Jectrd the drug In her arm and tnnt [ injecting and that nobody was ne*
she had no conception of how much; her nt the time. 8he wa* fouml by i
she wa* taking Late Friday after* ( woman who hoard* In the same house
n«H»n she begun to fee! l!l and thinking , with her. .
. ^ .that the drug would help her she In- i Mrs. Clark wn* visited by her father.
Ject»*.| the contents of »» small viol of D. o. Y% :il*e, at the hospital Friday
he fnemllincss f tne | nv . r p h ,„ 0 . v.hlch hod been lying Mound ' morning. While has only been In the
the house for some lime. Into her left | city a few flays, coming up from Mex-
. .. . .... . f ..farm. denies that she tried to khl Ico. where he Itr* hren assisting Irt th
pectntlon that the h^ 11 '' herself and snvs she would have had hiiildlng •'! railroads. ,to have his »yr
tee lh»‘ filantlahlp vementnl by nven ] „„ |ll „ ||v< . r „ r a ,„ nK llp , ; ti.nlo.l,
husband. T. J. ('lark, who work* In Mrs. dark Is entirely «*uY of danger
Johnson’s r*r». act along peacefully. I nnd, will l»e able to return hcm° Bun
children. j day.
health of the United tBates
pledged tn this toast: _ . IThev hiiv*'
and most
STATISTICS.
BIRTK8.
i<n,l Mrs A. M. CUestuutt, nt
DEATHS.
Mitcham. t« s
W. M 11 MUipIlM
• Hi. i.l nt Giurg!
K. V. j
d. died
cm ofd. died »f
ers oi l. died of
i iin I 1 tail lev aril,
died of llrlglit’s
RED CROSS CLOTHING
REJECTED BY WOMAN
DUILD1NG PERMITS.
. I!. Will I on. io rv coyer U
•mite dwellings nt 2i*>*
|25n I ton mnn I‘osier t o., to Imll.I
idling nr 7.’ K Alnts.if.a street.
MTV W. R. MtCMInu. to build
akery »t t-'i ciuli
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
o-.\|o.»»- Slat ter/ Jo Jode L. Straus.
11/ Private la'.-tse*! Wire.
Washington. Aug. 1$.—Indignant
over the misfit of the clothing handed
to her. a S.tn Francisco woman, sign
ing herself in green Ink a* Klin Cle
ment*. Ini* dashed the entire bundle at
the white house and written In bitter
words to the presUIeht of the poor
treatment she has received. She ha*
made a heart-touching appeal to Mrs.
elt.
Mr- K. K.
Rood for title
nnl Sum--Mr*. M. II.
nldwell. lot
it reel
lb.ml _
jgrv Mi-. Fa mil" fefahi Collrgo Park
.Hid slid Invrstniecit Co., lot on I’nlllam
• nvnr I in.. Ini W-
»l.i;r.-i;.rnmnta Kiimia. 1^'I- >t-
tut on iianlau iirwt rif.'r It"., .trvw.
Warrant/ 'tet-l
reef. h«KU
fleetl.
"Today till* package was left for me.
I send if to you to see the relief. This
is a special package, sent me from
tlie vice president of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Merrill, through her messenger
friend, Mrs. drown. Tills being ’special
relief.’ what do you think of relief—
standing In line from 4 to fl hours and
get absolutely nothing.'
"1 wear No. .*> shoes; No. 8 stocking*
for number 3 shoes. You can see. Mrs.
Roosevelt, for yourself—for surely you
ate the mother of our country, and
have a light to see and know the truth.
No greater Idsult could thl* woman
give me- An American woman I* am.
I want y.>u lo J hM* nt this package with
a father’s and mot bet's heart. God
love you and your families. God love
our soldier*. *
"Slmirtlv,
"ELLA CLEMENTS.
"Camp 1, Ward 1, Tent 1, Street 2
Presidio.”
The rejected package, which arrived
a day or so after the letter, contained
three pair* of No. H tan stocking* of u
R*hhI quality: a pair of tan shoes that
appeared to l*e linger than No. 3;
showing considerable wear; half a dog.
en handkerchiefs, live of them being
old but freshly laundered, all good
linen, some with hemstitched borders;
a blue calico waist, with white dot*,
the *»irt apparently having been re
tained. nnd a rough, apparently uulckly
made night gown of unbleached muslin
that had not been used.
The package lias been sent to the
Red « ross Headquarters, and Secretnrv
McGee I* piirxkd to know what de
position should be made of the con
tents.
FEAR REGARDING CANAL
• REGARDED GROUNDLESS.
Ity I'riv
W»
Washington. Aug. 18.—Both the state
department and the Chilean legation
are ftlM without new* regarding the
earthquake at Valparaiso. Because ot
billtny of another outbrenk of .subter
ranean lories ut a tentmt point be
tween these two places that might pos
sibly work Injury to the Panama canal.
Professor Hayes, chief of the divi
sion of geology of the geological sur
vey, however, say* there I* no such
danger. He point* out that the *«*-
Warrant*' deed,
nil Hunt—J. M S'l. lmls ;i
J o. Smith, h’t
iml El in afreet.
• lend line*, the opinion Is growing that j Jjj’I,^ nnn ! *°. ne ’
• In South America it extends north-
.iVi- YiT^irioi -^ » iV. l ''u»t''j 'ho total absence of cable conimunlea- called backbone of the North Ameii-
Vm !.!•»• M*reet. Iswii «lee»1. [tlon and the apparent cutting off of thef*’an continent ends In Central America
);‘jV-gitmtt»m bum a ml Investment 1 - •-* 1
||*rd«rh*fc. I»* «*»» cwfiier
the disaster hn* been rrentcr «,nd more
extended than at first spotted. Kev-
M for i'll*, i oral cahTn land at Valpstalvo, but no
— 1 on** of them .seemi to »v» working.
The recent disaster at 8a-i FrancLco
>on by that in Chile ha*! if.
Thi 1 aroused some apprehension In the‘.Panama, which he
!»/ Private Leased Wire.
Clarksburg. \Y. V'n.. Aug. 18.—Th«
box car In which George Rashid, th*
Hyrlan leper, made hla senxuttoiuil
Journey from Parkersburg to PUkttns.
I* being shunned almost as much n*
Hie leper himself. All the trainmen
have ft spotted, nnd, while they have
not refused to move It. they venture
no closer to It than la required t»* ma
nipulate th* coupling levers.
The tar ha* hern placed at varlovi
point* along the line hut nobody w!1!
load It. nnd It now stand* *»n the sid
ing nt Krhardt, where It will probably
be destroyed.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Lcmird Wire.
New York. Aug. 1$.—Here are s-'m*
of the visitors In New York today:
Atlanta—J. E. Rims. W. L. Jnrnlnn,
E. \V. Black. W. R. Knapp.
Savannah—E. F. Broderick. Mrs J.
Rourke, \\\ H. Williams. Mr*. B.
ler.
IN PARIS.
HpcHnl to The f!eorgkiii.
Paris. Aug. 18.—Mr. nnd Mr*. F. M.
Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. J. Llpstin'* and
Ml** J. c. Morrison, of Atlanta. <1t.
registered at the office of the European
edition of The New York Herald to
day.
CITY BOARD DECLARES
ALDERMAN’S SEAT VACANT
Mpecliil to The Georgian.
Meridian. Miss., Aug. IS.—At a joint
meeting of the city board last nlxht
citlxens fuesente«l charged against Al
derman J. Brykin for living out of the
ward he represented and a resolution
wa* (Missed declaring the po«ltl«n '<*•
ant.
The election to name i»i* aucce**«»i l«
set for September I. It I* undcist""'
that Boykin will enjoin the munUlp**
iMirtlra from further action (lending a
setlement of the contest by the •••uits.
SOUTHERN CORRESPONDENT
DIED AT WASHINGTON.
My Private l^ustsl Wire.
Washington. Aug. IS.—Robert ?!•
Lamer, a well-known carre*p'*r»>r>t
and member of the Gridiron Club dU*
hers thl* afternmin. He wo*
respondent of The Charleston
and Courier and The Savannah News.
He leave* a widow and two children.
servot*»i v here. The Irtstminent
th- sir* ks began Thuisdav night »f J *'»'•
.»;5tJ and tontlnued f>r 4 » minute,
hbev.’.a werv In4|ulck xticct/slcu.
iitimlb *>f gome pe «pi. uj to (he poxat- of cite danger line.
r.rd a* far a* Ecuador and then
branches off toward The West Indie*.
For this reason he think* that if
there were connection between the dis
turbance at Fan Framlvco ami Val
paraiso affecting the main backbone »»f
mtlnent. It will not l>e noticed at
MUitkti to Its ojt
GOVERNOR OF TftXA^ ^
ASKED FOR TROOPS
Private L-asetl Wire, .. „
Austin. Texas, Aug. 18.—" dli.» n
Kelley, chairman of the clcfaen*’ f>ir.-
mlttee at Brownsville, sent a dlepah J
. csferdav afternoon appealing t" *
ernor Lanlinn to net at once regntdir:
the condition of affair* brought about
by the outbreak of negro soldi?t-
Monday night. The govemot I*
town, ('halrman Kelley stated that th?
excitement l* not subsiding and gt*- !
fear I* entertained union* the
and children of a racurrence *r tt.-
outrage.
In the absence of the -ovetnor tn
message wn* turned over to Adjumr
General Hulen. w ho said he would
fer with General McCsrkey- 1r •*»»»'•’
er of the, depart mem of Texas •
ha* Just returned front Fan Ant *n •
and ascertain w hat step* ire 09
Liken to relieve the MtixatLM.
