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ATLANTA! IPVMt) pnp'ifntfod. F..M1 homes. IH.M0 telephones. SfTrn main lines of railroads. rath* of street rnllway. 122,000.000 of bflnklnj* capital. 1 :he Atlanta Georgian. GEC-AGIA: iw.m.n-V) cotton *V*rop fn IMS. 6 S'* miles of stenm rnllrond. Lrt miles electric street rallwn* HO Cotton fnrtorJes, L500.009 spindles, factories consumed 500,000 hides 1005. VOL. 1. NO. 100. ATLANTA, GA., 'TUESDAY AUGUST 21, 1906. NEGRO IS HELD; FEAR MOB LAW Jennings Will Not Allow Reed To Be Removed. VISITORS DISARMED AT POLICE STATION Moll of Half a Hundred Men Searched Woods Monday Night. A mob of twonty-five men waited from 2 o’clock until 5 in Peaehtr.e ro«d, just beyond Brookwood. expecting the potto to come that way with the negro caught at Norcrota about 1 o’clock, It wot learned at 4i30 that the potto thifted ita eourte, making for the Law rence home by way of Rock Springe, There it a mob at the Lawrence home, too. It wat atatad late Tueaday afternoon that W. C. Lawrance had aaid he would not allow hie daughter jo go away from homo to identify any of the negroet. If the right negro la identified at the Lawrence home, nothing thort of a company of toldlera can tava him from being lynched. A negro who la thought to be the, one guilty of assaulting the Misses Law rence at Copenhtll Monday. Is held In the Itollce station, but will not be car ried to the Lawrence residence for Identification, Chief Jennings, of the police, department, stating that It would be certain death to the black If he were Identified by Miss Mabel Lawrence. "Reed will not be taken to the scene of the crime under any circumstances." said the chief Tuesday morning. "It would be like taking him Into the woods and shooting him If he were Identified." No crime In Pulton county In years has so stirred up the people as the at tack on Miss Lawrence and Miss Ma bel Lawrence. Monday afternon and night hundreds of men went out to Co- penhlll and Joined In the scorch for the assailant of the two women. The search was kept up all of Monday night and many of the more determln ed men kept up their search Tuesday morning. Men-Disarmed at Barraoks. Half a dosen or more men. who ap. peared at the police station and asked to see the negro Reed, were armed and Turnkey Bostwlck. of the pollco sia- tlon, acting under orders, st-arc.ied all who entered the prison. Pistols ware taksn from six mm. Rumors have been flying around town all day, reports of lynchlngs, burnings and captures being ns many as the day was hot. It Is the consensus of opinion among the policemen at the headquarters that Arthur Reed Is guilty of the attack on the two young women. Reed was questioned' by several officers and stated that he left Decatur, Ga., Mon day morning about noon to come to Atlanta. He was arrested at ? o'clock Tuendny morning on the corner or rort in/l Decatur atraeta by Patrolmen Han nah and Russell. When he was it* en Into custody Reed’s face was Dlrofly end when he washed his face sevral •cratches were seen on hit coume- mmee. The negro stated Tuesday morning to the officers that his nose bleeding when the officers caught at Piedmont Park working around some of the old buildings left standing from ths 1895 exposition, when he saw a negro running uemss the grounds. He stated that the man had on a very bloody shirt and that he thought he would be able to Identify him If he saw him again. Detective Starnes brought Kelly and Reed face to face and Kelly said that Reed wasn’t the negro he saw running ncross the park, although he admitted that Reed looked very much like the man he saw. Fifteen minutes later the two negroes were brought together again and Kelly said: “I believe he Is the man I saw: yes, that’s him." Kelly was asked why he changed his opinion, and said! "I'm In trouble my self and want to get out.” A negro named Jim Lowe Is also held on suspicion. Rumors to the effect that a lynching Continued on Page Three. s FLEE BEFORE C Rebels May Force the' United States to Take Hand. hln.. When asked to explain the scratches oil Ills face the negro stated at first Hint if there were nny scratches on his face he didn’t know It, but later he said hi got the scratches working among the ennes for u farmer In Decatur. Had Bloody Clothes. Oil Reed’s shirt front there was but one blood spot, but spots on other parts of his shirt go to show that he washed that garment before he wns arrested. Tlnwe were also .blond stains on other parts of the negro’s clothing. Henrv Kelly, another negro who Is held on suspicion, stated that he was !!y Private Lenaeil Wire. Havana, Aug. 21.—There was an In terchange of shots between an armed band, en route to join the rebels, und the rurats In the outskirts of Havana today. The rebels made their escape. ftfierinl to The Georgian. Havana, Aug. 21.—Daring revolution 1st*, carrying arms, openly attempted to force their way Into the city of Havana today. They were discovered by police officers anti fled after nn ex change of volleys on the very threshold of the Cuban capital. Fighting In the province of Flnar Del Rio Is also reported as one of the de velopments of today.” Exchantes be tween the government forces and revo lutionists occurred severer times yes terday afternoon. Altogether the sltua tlon Is 'growing worse all the time. By Private Leaned Wire. Washington, Aug. 21.—Today’s news front Cuba, especially with reference to the danger In which American rest dents of the Island are placed, Is si disquieting that forcible-action by the United tftutes government may be ta ken at any time. Trie state department has requested Charge d'AfTalres Sleep er at Havana for a full report on tba situation. Should It develop that lives and prop erty, not only of Americans, but of na tives, are really endangered und that the Cuban government Is unable to cope with the disturbance, one or more warships will be dispatched to the nearest available port where marines Wilt be landed and sent against the revolutionists. By MICHAEL CALVO. Special Cable—Copyright. Havana, Cuba, Aug. 21.—Quentin Bandero Is In the field at. the head of a full-fledged revolutionary movement and civil war Is at hand. Already there has been desperate fighting and much blood has been shed. Lieutenant Roque, of the rural guards, was killed and a number wound ed. Eight guards were captured by the rebels. General Bandero commanded the Insurgents. General Emilio Nunez, governor of the province of Havana, led the government forces. The repulse of the rebels has had little effect on the Vnovement. Rebels March on City. The rebel commander, Pino Gueria, with 800 men ndvanrlng In three col umns. Is marching on Plnar Del Itto Continued on Pago Three. RACE RESULTS. SARATOGA. Saratoga, Aug. 21.—Following are the results of the races here today: FIRST RACE—Sir Russell, 11 to 5, won;- General Haley, 3 to 1,. second; Nealon. 4 to 5. third. Time. 1:28. SECOND RACE—Woolwich, 6 to 6, won; Neptunus, 9 to5, second: Aucas- s|n. 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:12 1-S. THIRD RACE—Yankee Gun, 7 to 9. won; Demund, 2. to 1, second; Golf Ball, even, third. Time. 1:07 4-5. FOURTH RACE—The Merchants and Cltlxens' Handicap: Red Leaf, 100 (Korncr). 6 to 1, won; Bedouin, 117 (Hildebrand), 5 to 1, second: Outcome, 110 (L. Williams), out, third. Time. 2:02. Dolly Spanker and Ravena also ran. FIFTH RACE—Corrigan. » to 5. ion; Macy, Jr., even, second: Ebony, even, third. Time. 1:57 3-5, SIXTH RACE—Rose of Gold, 13 to 6, won; Johnstown. 7 tq 5, second: Roy al Scot. 4 to 1, third. Time. 1:42 2-5. fortTrie. Fort Erie. Ont., Aug. 21.—'The race* today resulted as follows: FIRST RACE—Stoner HIII.5 to 2, won: Oleasn, 2 to 1, second; Rubfcon, 4 to 5, third. Time 1:09 4-0. SECOND RACE—Edwin T. Fryer, 2 to 1, won; Charles L. Stone, 1 to 2. second; Francis Ermine, 2'to 1. third. Time 1 HO .1-5. THIRD race—Sam Parmer, 3 to 1, won; Little Wallnlr, 2 to 1, second: Bank Holiday, .1 to 1. third. FOURTH RACE— 1 lr.ot. 9 to 2, won: Glimmer. 11 to 10, second: Block Flag, 8 to 5, third. Time. 1:02 1-5. FIFTH RACE—Sharp Boy, 4 to 1. won; Bain Dance, even, second: Nerva- tor, even, third. Time, 1:15 3-5. SIXTH RACE—.Jungle imp, 2 to 1. won; CrowsHade, even, second:; Ora, 6 to 1. third- Tim* l:48 2-5. LATONIA.V’ Latonla. Aug. 21.—The following la the result of the races here today:,, FIRST RACE—<’amp, 7 to 2, won’. Frank Flesher, even.isarond; Mildred, even, third. SECOND RACE—Night Burn, 15 to won; Dresden, 10 to 1, second; Magic 3 to 1, third. THIRD RACE—Bonort. 7 to 10. won: Webber. S to l, second; Harold D., 3 to 5, third. FOURTH RACE—Devout, 9 to i 5, won: John English, 6 to 5, second; Meadowbreeze, out. third. FIFTH RACE—The Englishman, 9 to 2, won; Red Thistle, 4 to 1, second; Toboggan. 7 to 10, third. SIXTH.RACE—Mansard, 7 to 5, won,’ Revolt. 5 to 1. second; Babe B., 4 to 1, third. BASEBALL,™* Atlanta—000 000 001 1-2 Memphis 100 000 000 0~1 OTHER GAMES. SOUTHERN. First Game— Shreveport . . , M0 000 002 —2 8 5 Birmingham . . 000 101 030 —ft 8 0 Batteries: * Fisher and Orafflus; Reagan and Matthews. Umpire—Cam*i pau. SOUTH ’ATLANTIC.* Jacksonvllle-Charleston game post poned on account of rnlri. ’ -, NATIONAL. Brooklyn . . 103 099 9o3 0 —7 9 1 Pittsburg . . .000 001 000 1 —1 13 0 Llefleld and Phelps. AMERICAN. Washington ) . 000 000 000 —0- 3 0 Cleveland . . . 000 001 010 —2 9 0 Batteries: Hughes and Warner: Rhodes and Bemls. Detroit .... 000 002 000 —2 7 0 Boston . . . . 200 002 01* —5 10 1 Batteries: Slever and Payne; Dlneen and Carrlgon. Second Game— Washington . 001 00ft 000 1 —2 8 2 Cleveland . . ..000 000 001 0 —1 8 l Batteries: Patten and Wakefield; Hess and Bueloiv. St. Louis . 000 001 0 —1 2 1 Philadelphia ... 000 001 0 —1 3 0 Batteries: Howell and Spencer; Bender and Shreck. Called on account of rain. ATLANTA— K TT PO A E t Winters, rf ‘ j o J p n Crozier, If 0 1 1 o o S. Smith, c 0 0 2 3 0 j Morse, ss 0 1 2 4 o Hoffmau, 3b 0 0 0 1 o! Jordan, 2b 1 1 2 • 6 0 Fox, lb 0 0 16 0 0 Evers, of Childs, p 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 O’ .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals \ 2 3 30 18 0 ■ MEMPHIS— Piass, If Carter, rf Babb, 3b NicholK ss........ Smith, 2 b Nadeau, c£ Carey, lb Owens, c Suggs, p. . Totals K H PO A E 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0‘ 0 0 1 6 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 r 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0‘ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 30 14 3 EA8TERN) Provldence-Toronto, i)Tgain; rain. Newark-Montreal, no gams; rain. 5 9 3 00000000000000000000000000 O WANT8 TO ENJOIN WIFE O 0 FROM VISITING STORE O O TO DRIVE TRADE AWAY. O O Special to The Georgian. a 0 Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 21.— O O Judge Allison has refused to 0 0 grant George F. Harris, of this 0 O city, nn Injunction restraining O O Harris’ wife from (Visiting his O 0 store. Hnrrls is a furniture mer- O O chant and charges that l)ls wife’s 0 O presence at Ms store drives trnds o O away. 0 00O0O000000000000000000000 Memphis, Tsnn., August 31.—Before 3,000 fans all anxious to sse who would win the third, game of ths series, the Crackers and the locals did battle along the following lines: First Inning. Winters flew out to center. Crozler struck out. Smith out, short to llrst. Side out. No hits; no runt. Plats doubled to center. Carter out, pitcher to first, Piass went to third. Babb kalked. Nlcholls out, second to first, Piass scored..Babb p,ut attempting to iteal third, Side ouL One hit; one run. ‘7 ' Second Inning. Morse wen' down from second to first. Hoffman out to left. Jordan out, short to first, No hits; no runs. Smith grounded to second and went out'.at first. Nadeau bunted to third; out at first. Carey tiled out, No Jilts; no runs. Third Inning. Fox groundered to third and went out at first. Evers out, second tn first. Childs fanned. Side out. Ns hits; no runs. Owens out short to first. Suggs ditto. Piass walked. Carter grduhdered to short. Plus out at second. No hitf no runs. Fourth Inning. Winters fanned. Crozler out, short to’ first Smith safe on shortstop's error. Smith stole second and went to third on wild throw. Mprse fanned. No hitai no runt. Babb filed out to left. Nfcholla out, third to first. Smith singled. Nadeau fanned. One hit; no runt. Fifth Inning. Hoffman fanned. Jordan out. third to first Fox fanned. No hits; no runt. Carty out second to tint Owens filed out Suggi safe on paaaed ball after taking three strikes. Plus out second to first. No hits; no runt. Sixth Inning. Ever* fanned. Chllda groundered to second, out at first. Winters walked. Crozler tingled to left, advancing Win ters to second. Smith groundered to short Crozler caught at second. Side out One hit; no run*. Carter popped out to third. Babb walked. Nlcholls fanned. Babb out at tempting to steal second. Side out On* hit) ns runs. hit—Plus, struck out—By Child* ;, by Suggs 9. Base on balls— Off Childs 3, off Suggs L Sacrifice hit —Carter. Stolen base—Sid Smith. Pused ball—Smith. Umpires—Walna- cott and Rudderham. HOTEL PROPRIETOR ARRE&TtO. Hixvlnl to The tle«rgliw. Anniston, Ala., Aug. 2t.—Henry H. Cobb, a local capitalist, owner of the Victoria Hotel and one of the leading cltlsens of Annlslnn, was arrested here last night by Chief Deputy Sheriff W. C. LeGrand on the charge of assault upon J. F. Spearman Seventh Inning. Morse fanned. Hoffman out, third to first. Jordan filed out. No hits, no runs. Smith out to short. Nadeau out, pltohey to first. Carey filed out. No hit*; no runs. Eighth Inning. Fox fanned. .Ever* lined, out to tlrat. Child* out, second to first. No hits) no runs. Owsns out. short to first. Sugg* filed out. Piass singled. Out trying to steal. Ninth Inning. Winter* groundered to abort: goes to second on error. Crozler bunted out. Winters to third. Smith filed out, Win- scoring. Morse. singled. Hoffman grounded to short Morse out to second. Carter lined out to short Babb out. second to first. Nlcholls out. pitch er to first. Tsnth Inning. Jordan singled. Fox filed out. Catch- er throws to second, wild; Jordan scored. , Evers popped out. Childs out. ocui cui .mria pltchsr to first. J. Smith out, pitcher to first. Nadeau filed out. Carey walked. Owen* singled. Carry at second, llurlburt batted for Suggs. Out second to first. New Orleans ... 030 000 0J5--5 £ 5 Montgomery.... 100 219 J J “ Manuel and fttrntton; Mm well and Hau sen, Umpire—Hbusler. Second Game— Shreveport 100 000 (JJ —JJ J J Birmingham..,. COO MO O'* —J “ • . Hickman and Powell: Wilhelm and Matthew.. Umplrs-Ctmptn. Little Rock MO 000 1~ --■ J ; Nashville 000 OCt 0~ —■ ; • Keith and Douglass; Uuggaa sod Wells. Umpire—pfenulnger. NATIONAL. New York .... 000 010 010 —OBJ Chicago 000 001 30* —4 8 3 Batteries: Ames and Bowsrman; Brown and Kllng. State, County and City Primaries Are Held. SLIGHT INCREASE IN REGISTRATION Mayor and County Treas urer Only Local Contests of General Interest. Campaigning Comes to Close Tuesday Night. a STATEMENTS MADE "> . FOB CANDIDATES M MIN 6VERC8MI -BY GA8 AT FURNACE Ily Private Lesaed Wire, Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 2t.-wFourteen men were overcome f>y gas at the Jones A Laughlln’s Elisa furnacs, Soho, at 4:15 o’colck this morning. Three men died at the Emergency hospital. The last day of campaigning has ar rived. The last cut and thrust, the last charge and counter charge will be spent when Georgia goes to hed Tuesday night. Wednesday la the day of the big battle. Vote* will do the talking then. Atlanta has not lost interest In her private affalrn Just because rival can didates for governor have aroused the state to a condition of political frenzy, She has eaten her three meals a day and slept fairly well In spite of oratory and editorial. She has a mayor to elsct Wednesday, as well as a few other of ficials. Fulton county has some busi ness of her own to watch, tool with a field of eight running for county treas urer. The Joyner-Goodwln campaign has tlce. Goodwin Is going to make the old chief hustle like fighting flrvf to win. There are enough ward races to make things Interesting around some of the voting precincts. The treasurer's race Is the only In teresting element In county affairs. Hubert I,. Culberson, chairman of the county commissioners, has the bsckln; of nearly eveiy man around the court house, as well as & strong vote In the districts, and Is said to be just a little ahead of the bunch at this writing. Ms ran u. Sharp. Is mighty, popular in town, and they say he Is climbing every day. 8everal of the others ore showing elements of strength, and tho race will be doubtful until the vote Is counted. The complete list of candidates In the three contests Is as follows: STATE TICKET. For Governor: J. H. Estlll. Clark Howell. R. B. Russell. James M. Smith. Hoke Smith. For Secretary ot State: Philip Cook. For Comptroller General: William A. Wright. V. T. Sanford. For School Commissioner: William B. Merritt. Mark Johnston. For Associate Justice Supreme Courts. Samuel |C. Atkinson. Joseph,Henry Lumpkin. COUNTY TICKET. For Judge Superior Court: John T. Pendleton. Continued on Pago Thrso. Hoke Smith and Russel] 'Men Express Confidence, i Howell Won’t Talk. The five gubernatorial aspirants art Tuesday closing their campaigns. Hoke Smith Is winding up his camV palgn with a speech at Greenville/ Meriwether county, Tuesday afternoon' and Tuesday night will make his /ln»a appeal at East Point. Wednesday will spend the day In Atlanta at hla headquarters to watch the outcome ofl his remarkable campaign of fourteen] months. Tuesday Clark Howell was schedule* to wind up hla campaign with a speech! at 2 o'clock at Marietta, but owing tqf a serious hoarseness he had to cancel the date. In the past ten days Mr# Howell has made thirteen speeches, and Tuesday morning he was so hoarse be could hardly speak above a whisper. Tuesday he Is spending the day quietly at his desk on the top floor of The Constitution building, keeping in touch with his lieutenants In all parts of Georgia. Russell Active to Last. Judge Richard B. Russell Is winding up with two days of strtonuous work In Tattnall, Emanuel and Bulloch counties. Tuesday he will make a half dozen ad dresses to the voters of those counties. So far ns can be ascertained Colonel J. H." Estlll wound up his work with a speech In Savapnah Monday night, and is resting Tuesday. Colonel Jim Smith's movements on the Anal day have not been announced. Absolute confidence of the outcome marks the lloke Smith torreB. Jamet Anderson, chairman of the central campaign committee, says that Hoke Smith will carry as many as 210 coun ties, Including Fulton, Bibb, Richmond and Muscogee. No Statement for Howell. No statement of any kind could be secured from the Howsl! people. Col onel John Bolfeulllet. campaign man ager for Mr. Howe)], was busy winding up affairs at the capltol Tuesday morn ing. and when asked for a statement said: "I am too busy to prepare a state ment. The outlook Is good.” Mr. Howell himself said he had noth ing to say for publication about the situation. Charles l*. Hopkins, chair man ot the Howell Fulton County Club, was asked for a statement as to Fulton county. He said he had noth ing to spy. Walter R. Brown, manager for Judge Russel), says his man will be nominat ed, but makes no definite claim ns to counties he will carry. Colonel Estlll claims forty-four coun ties and sticks by that.* Colonel Jim Smith's manager says his man will carry from forty to fifty counties. The Georgian Tuesday morning so licited statements from the manKgors ot all the candidates. Three fumlnhod such statements, which are herewith printed as given: SMITH TO 8WEEP 8TATE. James L. Anderson, chairman of the Hoke Smith oentral campaign commit tee, eaidi “Hon. Hoke 8mith has won the fight. Nothing remains except to comply with the prescribed forme—voting, counting the votes and declaring the result through the instrumentality of the ■tate convention. "Our organization it practically per- Contlnusd on Pag* Three, THE RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Will be shown by The Georgian on the big yellow wall over Goodrum’s at Peach tree, Edgewood Ave. arid Decatur Sts. Special telephone and telegraph wires will run direct to the stereopticon. Our men in every* county will give immediate and accu rate reports The Georgian has no candidate. We will give the facts. * We invite our friends from over the State to come in and see us while they are in town. One of the greatest newspaper makers in the South remarked that we had the finest plant south of Washington. Maybe you have never seen a newspaper printed. Mr. Graves would like to see you, too* * i. ** • • * • •-L* ’, i ■ -T-XV' —’ Xoif U aj , . . , • " *. 1