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VOL. 1. NO- 100.
The Atlanta Georgian.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906.
OrOKGIA:
J199,090,000 cotton crop In 1109.
Morning Edition.
PRTPR. In Atlanta TWO CENT*.
CiXLK^Vj. On Trains VIVF CENTS.
THE RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Will be shown by The Georgian on the big yellow wall Over Goodrum’s at Peach
tree, Edgewood Ave. and 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..
NEGRO IS HELD;
FEAR MOB LAW
Jennings Will Not
Allow Reed To Be
Removed.
VISITORS DISARMED
AT POLICE STATION
Mob of Half a Hundred
Men Searched Woods
Monday Night.
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GIRL WILL COME
TO FACE NEGRO
0 W. C. Lawrence, the brother
0 of Mies Ethel Lawrence end fa-
0 ther of Mies Mabel Lawrence,
O telephoned Chief Jennings Tues-
O day afternoon that he would
O take hln daughter to the police
O station to Identify the negro,
O Arthur Reed, whenever the chief
O desired.
0 Reed In being held at the po-
O lice station. He answers the de-
0 ncrtptlon of the assailant of the
O, young women. Chief Jennings
O has refused to permit hln re-
O moval from the station to be
0 carried before Miss Lawrence
0 through fear that the negro
0 would be lynched If taken
O through the streets.
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A negro who Is thought to be the one
guilty of assaulting the Misses Law
rence at Copenhlll Monday, Is held In
the police station, but will not be car- |
rled to the Lawrence residence for
Identification, Chief Jennings, of the
police department, stating that It would
he 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.”
«ald the chief Tuesday morning. "It
would be-Ilka taking him Into the
woods and shooting him If he were
identified.” \
So crime In Fulton county In years
has so stlrrad up the people aa the at
tack on Miss Lawrence and-Miss Ma-
bst Lawrence. Monday afternon and
night hundreds of men went out to Co-
penhlll and Joined |p the search for
the assailant of the two women. The
•earch waa kept up all of Monday
sight and many of the more determln
»d men kept up their search Tuesday
morning.
Man Disarmed at Barraok*.
Half a dossn or more men. who ap
peared at ths pollca station and asked
to set ths negro Reed, were nrmed and
Turnkey Bosta-lek, ot the police sta
tion, acting under order*, aearc.ted all
who entered the prison. Pistole were
taken from six men.
Rumora have 'been flying around
town all flay, report* of lynching*,
burnings and capture* being a* many
si the day was hot.
It Is the consensus of opinion among
the policeman at thb headquarters that
Arthur Raed I# guilty of the attack on
the two young women. Reed waa
questioned by several officer* and
stated that he left Decatur, Ga, Mon
day morning about noon to come to
Atlanta He waa arreated at 2 o clock
Tuesday morning on the corner of Fort
and Decatur streets by Patrolmen Han
nah and Russell. When he was taken
Into custody Reed’s face was Moody
and when he washed hls face aevral
scratches were seen on hi* counte
nance. -The negro atated Tuesday
morning to the officers that hla nose
Waa bleeding when the officer* caught
him. .
When asked to explain the scratches
on hla face the negro stated at first
that If there were any scratches on hla
face he didn’t know It, but later he said
n» got the scratches working among
the canes for a farmer In Decatur.
Had Bloody Cloths*, g
On Reed’s shirt front thsre was but
one Wood spot, but spots on other parts
of hla shirt go to show that he washed
that garment before he was arrested.
Ther* were alio blood stains on other
parts of the negro's clothing.
Henry Kelly, another negro who Is
hew on suspicion, stated that he waa
at Piedmont Park working around some
of the old buildings left standing from
the 1895 exposition, when he saw a
fi*gm running acrosa the grounds. He
•tited 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
aero** the park, although he admitted
that Reed looked very,.much like the
nian he saw. Fifteen minutes later
the two negroes were brought together
*#dn and Kelly said: “I believe he Is
the man I saw; yes, that's him."
Kelly was asked why he changed hls
opinion, and said: "I'm In trouble my*
? * ,f and want to get out.”
a negro named Jim Lowe Is also held
"tt -“unplelon.
Rumors to the effect that a lynching
[RICANS
FLEE BEFORE
Rebejs May Force the
United States to
Take Hand.
By Private Lease*! Wire.
Havana, Aug. 21.—There was an In
tsrehange of shots between on armed
band, en route to Join the rebela, and
the rurals In the outskirts of Havana
today. The rebela made their escape,
Hpeclnl to The flenrgtmi.
Havana, Aug. SI.—Daring revolution
lets, carrying arms, openly attempted
to force their way Into the city of
Havana today. They were discovered
by police officers and fled after an ex
change of volleys on the very threshold
of the Cuban capital.
Fighting In the province of Plnnr Del
Rio ts also reported aa one of the de
velopments of today. Exchange* be
tween the government force* and revo
lutionists occurred several times yes
terday afternoon. Altogether the situa
tion la growing worse all the time.
By Private leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 21.—Today's news
from Cubg, especially with reference
to the danger In which American resi
dents of the Island are placed, la ao
disquieting that forcible action by the
United States government may be ta
ken at any time. The state department
has requested Charge d'Affalres Sleep
er at Havana for a full report on the
situation.
Should It develop that lives and prop
erty, not only of Americans, but of na
tives, are really endangered and 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
will be landed nnd 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 movement.
Rebels March on City.
The rebel commander. Pino Guena,
with 800 men advancing In three col
umns, Is marching on Ptnar Del lllo
Continued on Pag* Three.
Continued on Pegs Thrs*.
GOMEZ IS LEADER
IN CUBAN REVOLT
* AGAINST PALMA
By MANUEL CALVO.
By I’rlvntc leased Wire,
Hanva, August 21.—The fact that
General Jose Miguel Gomes, who was
defeated by President Pfflma at 'the
last election for the presidency, has
Joined the rebels seems assured. The
government has positive Information
that he Is at the head ojfjlnsurrectlon-
Ists In Santa Clara prnwqce and ur
gent orders hate been sent for hls Im
mediate arrest. Gomez' secretary, Juan
Mencla, has Men arrested ahd It said
papers were found in, hls possession
which leaves no doubt of Gomes' con
nection with the movement.
Secretary of State and Interior O’Fer-
rlll resigned today because of criticism
of the fact that the revolutionary
movement was' permitted to gain such
proportions without hls knowledge.
MAN UNDER ARREST
TELLS OFFICERS
1« MEN OVERCOME
BY GAS AT FURNACE
By 1'rlratp lens*] Wire.
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 21.—Fourteen
men were overcome by gas .at the
Jones, ft Laughlln’s Elisa furnace, Soho,
at 4:15 o’colck this morning. Three
men died at the Emergency hospital.
The name* of the dead, as reported
at the coroner’s office, are:
George Marshall, Andrew Malslee and
[Ichaet Boise.
Tne accident.was due to a "blow out”
or explosion of accumulated gas. It
Is believed that (wo others will euc-
cUtnb to the e/fects of the deadly fumes
which they Inhaled. The nine others,
after receiving treatment at the Emer
gency hospital at the plant, were taken
to their homes. All will probably re
cover.
Hpeclnl I** Tl*‘* Georglsu.
Canton, Ga., Aug. 21.—Henry
Gregg, a single man, who was ar
rested here n few days ago on
suspicion of having stolen a horse
from John Lovelady, n Iivcry-
ninn nt Rome, Ga., today confess
ed to having committed four mur
ders but says he is not guilty of
horse theft.
Henry says that the was dis
charged from the army in Xew
Orlenns in 1904 and in 1905 mur
dered four men. That a detective
got on his trail and discovering it
he waylaid'nnd killed the detec
tive.
rOegg refuses to tell the name
of the men whom he murdered
but says he will tell all at the
proper time.
The officers here wired the au
thorities at Xew Orleans and they
wired to hold the man as he was
wanted there on a charge of mur
der.
Gregg was arrested nnd
broght to jail here by Lewja
Henry, of Rome, andthe deputy
sheriff of Cherokee county.
STRIKE SUBMITTED
TO ARBITRATION!
SETTLEMENT NEAR
MAcon, Ga., August 21. — The
fttrlke will probably be nettled
here today or tonlgfit. The cltlxetiff
have intereated themnelven In the mat
ter and both Hlden have agreed to ar
bitrate the trouble*. The matter will
be Hubinltted to a board composed of
five men. The railway company ha*
selected Ben M. Jones and A. T. Holt.
The striker* have selected N. D. May
and L. J. Kllburn. These gentlemen
III meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon
to select the fifth man.
The strike Ik for the reinstatement
of men who were discharged for nt-
tlng to form a union and also the
who left their cars because their
leaders had been dismissed. A union
has been formed only since the strike
was Inaugurated and the company
holds that as none of Its present em
ployees are members of the body It
has nothing to settle with the union. It
Is thought that both sides will make
reasonable concessions to get peace,
as the tramping and perspiring public
Is very much against walking through
either sympathy ot force of circum
stances these very torrid days.
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O WANT8 TO ENJOIN WIFE O
O FROM VISITING STORE O
O TO DRIVE TRADE AWAY. O
O 0
O Special to The Georgian. O
O Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 21.— O
O Judge Allison has refused to O
O grant George F. Harris, of this O
O city an Injunction restraining O
O Harris’ wife from vlsltlag his O
O store. Harris Is a furniture mer- O
O chant and charges that hls wife’s O
O presence at hi* store drives trade O
O away. O
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ATLANTAVOTES
State, County and City
Primaries Are
Held.
SLIGHT INCREASE
IN REGISTRATION
Mayor and County Treas- Hoke Smith and Russell
urer Only Local Contests
of General Interest.
EXCEPT VOTING
Campaigning Gomes
to Close Tuesday
Night.
STATEMENTS MADE
FOR CANDIDATE*.
The Inst day of campaigning baa ar
rived. The last cut and thrust, the
last charge and counter charge will
be spent when Georgia goe* to bed
Tuesday night. Wednesday Is the day
of the big battle. Votes will do th*
talking then.
Atlanta has not lost Interest In her
private affair* Just because rival ran
dldatee for governor have aroused the
state to a condition of polltical'frenxy,
Bile hits eaten her three meal* a day
and slept fairly well In spite of oratory
and editorial. She has a mayor to elect
Wednesday, os well a* a few other ot-
flclali*. Fulton county has some bus!
ness of her own to watch, too, with a
Held of eight running for county treas
urer. > ,
The Joyner-Gnodwln campaign haa
groan warmer thin week and the pub
lie,Is beginning to sit up and take no
tice. The man on the street says that
Ooodwln Is going to make the old chief
hustle like lighting Are to win. There
are enough ward races to make things
liitereHtlng nround some of the voting
precinct*.
The treasurer's race Is the only In
teresting element In county affairs.
Hubert L. Culberson, chairman of the
county commissioners, has the backing
of nearly every man around the court
house, ns well as a strong vote In the
districts, and Is said to be Just a little
ahead of the bunch at this writing.
Macon r. Sharp In mighty popular In
town, nnd they say he Is climbing every
day. Several of the others are showlnr
elements of strength, and the race wll
be doubtful until the vote Is counted.
Th* complete list of candidate* in
the three contests I* as follow*:
8TATE TICKET.
For Governor:
J. H. Estlll.
Clark Howell.
R. R Russell.
James M. Smith.
Hoke Smith.
For Secretary of Btate:
Philip Cook.
• For Comptroller General:
For School Commissioner:
William B. Merritt.
Mark Johnston.
For Associate Justice Supreme Court:
Samuel C. Atkinson.
Joseph Henry Lumpkin.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Judge Superior Court:
John T. Pendleton.
Continued on Page Three.
Men Express Confidence.
Howell Won’t Talk.
The live gubernatorial aspirants ara
Tuesday ctoilpg their campaigns.
Hoke Smith Is winding up hls cam
paign with a speech at Greenville,
Meriwether county, Tuesday afternoon
and Tuesday night wilt make hls Anal
appeal at East Point. Wednesday he
will spend the day In Atlanta at hla
headquarters to natch the outcome of
hls remarkable campaign of fourteen
month*.
Tdesday Clark Howell wo* scheduled
to wind up hi* campaign with a speech
at 2 o’clock at .Marietta, but owing to
a serious hoarseness he had to inner!
the date. In the past ten days Mr.
Howell has made thirteen speeches, nnd
Tuesday morning he was so hoarse he
could hardly speak above a whisper.
Tuesday he Is spending the <lnv
quietly at hi* desk on the top floor of
The Constitution building, keeping In
touch with hls lieutenants In all parts
of Georgia.
Russell Active to Last.
Judge Richard B. Russell Is winding
up with two days of strenuous work In
Tattnall, Emanuel and Bulloch counties,
Tuesday he will make a half dozen ad
dresses to the voters of those counties.
So far as can be ascertained Colonel J.
H. Estlll wound up hls work with a
speech In Savannah Monday night, and
Is retting Tuesday. Colonel Jim Smith’s
movement* on the flnat day have not
been announced.
Absolute confidence of the outcome
mark* the Hoke Smith forces. James
L. Anderson, chairman of the central
campaign committee, says that Hoke
Bmlth will carry as many as no coun
ties, Including Fulton, Bibb, Richmond
and Muscogee.
No Statement for Howell.
No statement of any kind could be
secured from the Howell people. Col
onel John Bolfeulllet, campaign man
ager for Mr. Howell, was busy winding
up affairs at the capitol Tuesday morn-
and when asked for a statement
”1 am too busy to prepare a state
ment. The outlook ts good.”
Mr. Howell himself enld he had noth
ing to zay for publication about the
situation. Charles L. Hopkins, chair
man °f t h ® Howell Fulton County
Club, was aaked for a statement as to
Fulton county. He said he had noth
ing to say.
Walter R. Brown, manager for Judge
Ruasell, aay* hla man will be nominat
ed, but makes no definite claim as to
counties he will carry.
Colonel Estlll claim* forty-four coun-
tlaa and sticks by that. Colonel Jim
Smlth’e manager says Ills man will
carry'from forty to fifty counties.
The Georgian Tuesday morning so
licited statements from the managers
of all the candidates. Three furnished
euch statements, erhlch are herewith
printed as given:
8MITH TO SWEEP STATE.
James L. Andereon, chairman of th*
Hoke Smith central campaign eomnJ^
tee, said:
Hon. Hoke Smith haz won the figMb
Nothing remains except to comply with
the prescribed forms—voting, counting
the votes and declaring th* result
through the instrumentality of the
state convention.
"Our organization it practically per-
Continued on Page Three.
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.
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Graves would like to see you, too.
