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Newspaper Page Text- *4 FOURTH Li ■ _ j uunin extra The Atlanta Georgian, extra fOURTH you. a. no. 101. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1906. T>DTf>T?. In Atlanta TWO CENT*. Jrjttluili: On Tralni FIVE CENTSL JOYNER WINS MAYORALTY GOODWIN WILL CONTEST JOYNER’S ELECTION FOR MAYOR TOM GOODWIN SAID AFTER THE VOTE HAD BEEN AN NOUNCED THAT HE WOULD CONTEST THE ELECTION, AND THAT HE DOES NOT CONCEDE JOYNER’S ELECTION. HE REFUSED TO STATE UPON WHAT GROUNDS HE WOULD CONTEST. With just 255 vote* to the good, dnd in on eyelash finish. Chief W. R. Joyner won his race for the mayoralty of Atlanta. The fourth ward saved him. It was not until a quarter of 9 o'clock Wednesday night that it was R ositively known Joyner had won. Had the fourth ward gone against, him e would have lost. * Thomas H. Goodwin, hia opponent, ran a phenomenal race. Joyner's total vote in eight wards was 4,057.. That of Goodwin 3,802. Here is the vote by wards: Ward— Joyner. Goodwin. First 365 457 Second .. .. 830 843 Third 014 876 Fourth 617 447 Fifth 415 612 Sixth 80C 448 Seventh 231 216 Eighth 284 104 Total 4To57*3.802 VOTE CLOSE IN FLOYD, MUSCOGEE AND SUMTER; SMITHITES CONFIDENT Bulletins to The Georgian from its own correspondents over the state, ■upplemented by the full bulletin services of the Western Union anil Postal telegraph companies, received up to 8 p. m. Indicate that, with the excep tion of scattering counties carried by Howell, Estlll, Russell and James M. Smith, Hoke Smith has clearly outstripped the field In his race tor gov ernor. 1 Returns from the rural precincts of Richmond give Hoke Smith a large majority, and the Indications are that he will also carry the city of Augusta. The vote In Muscogey^cpunty Is close, both Howell and Hoke Smith men claiming victory. Floyd county Is also closs, the Smith men claiming the city rif Rome and the Howell men the rtgal districts. Chatham county will probably give Its vote to J. H. Estlll, whose home county it ts,‘ though Hoke Smith Is pressing him closely. Fulton county, with fall returns from all country precincts, glvee Smith 949, Howell 625, Russell 86; Estlll 6, J. Smith 2. James M. Smith has carried McDuffie county, the home county of Tom Watson, who had .made desperate efforts to carry It tor Hoke Smith. James M. Smith also carries Oglethorpe, his home county. ' CARROLL COUNTY. Canton, Ga., Aug. 22, 4 p. m.—Ten districts out of sixteen In Carroll coun ty gives Hoke Smith 718, Clark How ell 283, liussell 20, J. .Smith 8, Estlll 5. The election was very quiet and out lets than 1,(00 votes were polled. RICHMOND COUNTY. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 32.—One hundred and twenty-fourth district of Richmond county gave Estlll I, Howell 4, -Russell MR' He 2 and Hoke Smith 53. WASHINGTON COUNTY. Sandersvltle, Ga., Aug. 22.—Five country precincts give Hoke Smith lit. Russell 68, Howell 4. Estlll 2, Jim Smith 0. CLINCH COUNTY. Homervllle. Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith will carry Clinch county by 160 majority. TROUPE COUNTY. t-KJrange, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith will carry Troupe county by on o-. - whelming majority. RICHMOND COUNTY. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 32, * p.m.—The voting this afternoon was retarded on account of a hard rain, but It Is be lieved that the total vote will reach 2.U00. and that Hoke Smith will get 75 per cent of the votes cast. He was con ceded the county early In the morning although It Is believed that Colonel Es tlll has received a good vote. His Mends In the Third ward say that’he "III carry that prtclnct, but It Is hard- • able. ... probabic. , Reports from the 124th district show that Hoke Smith carried the district by 49 majority. This Is the only dis trict heard from as yet. HARTE COUNTY. Hartwell, Ga., Aug. 22.—The consol idated vote’ of this county gives Hoke position. Hoke Smith’s vote In tl county 778, Jim Smith 51*. (Howell 21, Russell 41, Estlll 5. WALTON COUNTY, Monroe, Ga., Aug. 23.—Russell car ries Walton county by too majority, estimated. LUMPKIN COUNTY. Dahtonega, Ga., Aug. 22.—Russell carries Lumpkin county 2 to 1 over all 11* opponents. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Ulenwood, Ga., Aug. 12.—The race her.- is hetween Hoke Smith and Rus sell. it is thought Russell will win In Montgomery. COBB COUNTY. Marietta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Five Cobb ""unty precincts give Hoke 8mlth 281, Howell 76, Russell 6, Estlll 4. ELBERT COUNTY. Klberton, Ga„ Aug. 22.—Elbert coun ts Is very close between the two Smiths 1)111 will rohably give Hoke Smith a ■mall majority. MADiSON COUNTY. Smtthonta. Oa„ Aug. 32.—5:20 p. m.— Indications at 8 o'clock are that James Smith will carry Madison county. NEWTON COUNTY. 1 ovlngton, Oa., Aug. 22.-6 county give Smith 61, Howell 24. Rus- •ell 19. Jim Smith 1. * st£wart~county Lumpkin, Oa, Aug. 22.-6:10 p. m— Indications at 6 o’clock are that Hoke Smith has carried Stewart county. Re turns from half of lh‘o precincts give him a majority of 180. WATSON LOSES HOME COUNTY. Special to The Georgian. Thomson, Oa., Aug. 22.—James M. Smith carried McDuffie county by 100 votes over Hoks Smith. McDuffie is the home county of Tom Watsoq, who made a desperate effort to carry it for Hoke Smith. C0B8 COUNTY. Marietta, Ga, Aug. 32, 5:60 p. m— Eight out of eighteen Cobb county pre clncte give Hoke Smith 588, Howell 132, Russell 61. Estlll 36. Marietta, Go, Aug. 23.—Eleven out of eighteen Cobb prectneta give Hoke Smith 773, Howell 146, Russell 73, Es tlll 30. SUMTER COUNTY. Amerlcus, Ga, Aug. 22, 6:55 p. m.— Indications at thlf hour show that Hoke Smith will carry Sumter county by about 200 majority. Smith has about loo majority In the country. Hon. Dudley M. Hughes will carry Sumter by about 200 majority, he coming In from the five country precincts with about fifteen majority. CHATHAM COUNTY. Savannah, Ga," Aug. 33.—Estlll has carried Chatham by a aafe majority, also Camden, Effingham and Bryan. probably carries the county, Overstreet gets the district. thougt the long term Sheppard carries the county, but Brennen Is repi have carried the district. TERRELL COUNTY. Dawson, Ga, Aug 32. 6 p. m.—Ter rell county was conceded to Hoke Smith by 170 majority. Returae from all the districts are not In. 8MITH GET8 MILTON COUNTY. Alpharetta, Ga., Aug. 22.—bfttton county gives Hoke Smith 703, Russel] 86. Howell 38. Estlll 3, J. Smith 0. DOUGLAS FOR 8MITH. Douglusvllle, Ga, Aug. 23—Hoke Smith will carry Douglas'by 4 to 1. At 8:30 o'clock three precincts give Hoke Smith 273, Russell 41 and Howell 18. QUITMAN COUNTY. Georgetown, Ga, Aug. 22.—Clark Howell has carried Ibis county by 43 majority. WILKES COUNTY. Washington, Ga, Aug. 22,-Twelve precincts had been heard from at ( o’clock, giving Hoke Smith a total of 307 voles aganlst 26J for Jim Smith. The count of the ballots In the town district has Just begun. Out of a total poll of 503 votes the Hoke Smith men claim 300. . , Three districts yet remain to be heard from. All are claimed by Jim Smith supporters. The outlook at present In dicates that Hoke Smith will carry Wilkes by 75 to 100 votes. GRADY COUNTY. Cairo, Go, Aug. 23. 8:33 pm.—The race Is close In Grady county between Estlll end Hoke Smith, with a pooeible majority for Smith. HALL COUNTY. Gainesville, Oa, Aug. 22—Vote In Hall extremely clone between Smith and Dick Russell. Hoke Continued on Page Three, FULTON CIB FOR H. SMITH: JOYNER WINS IN RACE FOR MA.OR BY VOTE OF FOURTH Thirteen rural precincts In Fulton county, with ofn'y East Point to bs Heard from, ehow the following total* for governor: ' Hoke Smith, 875, Clark Howell, 485. R. B. Russell, 80. J. H. Eatill, 4. Jim 8mith, 2. The same prsclncts show tho follow ing totals for county treasurer: Culberson, 666. Branan, 218. Woodward, 213. Sharp, 149. Barnet. 78. Draper, 60. Giraro'eau, 38. Clarke, 22. All of the Fulton county precinct* | and the fourth, seventh and eighth • wards of Atlanta show: Hoke Smith 1,827 < (’lurk Howell 1,194 I Russell 115 I Jim Smith 12 | Estlll 4 Hoke Smith will carry the county by 3,000 majority ti the general belief at 8 o’clock. By GEORGE FRAZER, Special Cable-fCopyrlght. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22—Apparently well authenticated reports Are to the amaxlng effect that Coutli Witte hap been summoned to return to Russia and take premier Stolypln's place as prem ier, and that M. Kuropatkln, who has > since the defeat of the Russian a^rny by- the Japanese at Mukden, Is to be made iscftftary of war with Instructions to remodel the whole military establishment, and If possible to weed out the disaffected elements. Neither of these reports have official sanction yet, but they are believed In high quarters.’ Stolypln has (Tilled In his effort to restore order and to pla cate the peasants, while the entire chaos. It may be possible for and Kuropatkln to do better, but few U1CVC II. ■ There has been little, If any Improve ment In the situation throughout the country. Political assassinations are being committed with horrible frequen cy, the Industrial center* are seething with discontent and rebellion, while the peasants are In a state of partial an archy all over the country. If Witte wete given a free hpnrt to Inaugurate such reforms ns he might deem necessary, he might be able to accomplish something. But nobody be lieves he’ will be. Ills hands will be tied just as Stolypln’s are and the re sult, according to the best opinion, will be the same. 100 PORTO RICANS BROUGHT TO WORK ON SUGAR FARMS Special to The Georgian. New Orleans, La., Aug. 21—On* hundred Porto Rican laborer* A Hired this morning on board the steamship Arcadia and will be Immediately dis tributed among the sugar planters of this state on (rial. If the experiments K rove a success hundred of others will s brought here to relieve the condi tions due to a great scarcity of labor for such work. PIEDMONT BROKERAGE CO. j CL08ES IT8 DOOR8. with offices in the Pie cloned up Wednesday. ent of the M. J. Sage Company, ol York, received Its orders by wire Wed nesday. It ts said the company went badly short on Union Pacific. The Piedmont Brokerage Company has been conducted under the man agement of \Y. R. Love since the de parture of RJ Emmett Hotse. The company figured prominently In the recent Cotton AMOclatlon Inquiry. Climbed Out Skylight and Were Lowered < to Ground. hperfsl to The Georgian. Selma, Ala., Aug. 22—There was a wholesale Jail delivery about 2 o'clock this morning, eight negro prisoners making their escapes from the Dallas uuty bastlle. One of the escapes, >BM, WiakmMHWgtoM’ ' m John Westley, was awaiting trial for murder. Another alleged murderer, IMlIurd Steel, failed to get out with the rest and was found hiding behind a trunk In the front part of the build had to break through IBg. The negroes the Iron bars and doors of two cells across a hallway and then break Into another cell before they got to the place where the entrance Into the main walk around was made. They then floors, having to bend back the Irons before they could pull themselves through. They then broke out the sky light and having gained *.he roof, let themselves down to the ground hy means of blankets. It w‘ss almost In-, conceivable that such work could have been done and not be detected. REBELS IN HAYI READY TO ATTACK Only Two State Housp Officials Are Opposed. OTHERS A WALKOVER Comptroller Overwhelming- ly Defeats Vince San ford. Only two of the elate house officers had opposition, but from Indications received from over the state by The Georgian those two will overwhelm ingly defeat their opponmte. Comptroller Oeneral William A. Wright was opposed by Vincent T. Sanford. of Floyd. Comptroller Wright's re-election by a very large majority Is conceded. State School Cummins loner W. B, son, of Bali good race, but indications point to Commissioner Merritt’s rs-e(action. All the other state house officers were without opposition, and polled practically the full vote alt over the tfete. They are: Nine Hundred Men March to Join Genera Navarro. By Private Leased Wire. Cape Haytlen, HaytL Aug. 22—It is believed a bloody civil war will follow when General Guellito, who at the head of 800 revolutionist*. has left Dojabon, Joins the troops of General Navarro and makes an atuck on Monte Cristo. The government of Santo Domingo has sent 1,200 men from Moca against the revolutionist*. JURY EXHONORATE8 PATROLMAN CARPENTEfl. Rpeetal to The Georgia*. Shreveport. La-, August 22.--Coroners Jury forenoon exhonota’., e Patrolman Secretary of State Philip Cook. State Treasurer Robert E. Park. Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson. Prison Commissioner Clement A. Ev ans. Chief Justtce Supreme Court William H. Fish. For associate justices supreme court, Marcus A. Reck. Samuel C. Atkinson and Joseph H. Lumpkin. The last two were voted for twice: First for the un- exptred term ending January 1, 1807. and then for the full six years jitter that time. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO EXTORT MONEY. Special to The Georgian, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 22—A special from Harriman. Tenn. aaya that Mr*. J. W. Lakln* and Low Brown have been bound to court on a charge of attempting to extort money from C. P. Flanders, president of the Flanders Manufacturing Company, and a promi nent cltlxen. Charles Carpenter, who last night shot and killed Jim Hunter, a levee foreman, who restated arrest. Negroes had ac cused Hunter with attempting criminal assault. 255 With svery ward In ths elty heard from sxcept ths Fourth, Joyntr 3,540, Goodwin 3,353. Ths racs for mayor of Atlanta at 8:30 o'clock had narrowed down to thlc hair- raising result: Ths count In tho Fourth ward is now on, and it is not likely that Good win will be able to overcome Captain Joynsr's majority of 185. TO CHARITY HOSPITAL Special to The Georgian. New Orleana. Aug. 22.—Attorney General Gulon ha* addressed a circular letter to all the real eetat* auctioneer* In the city, calling upon them to make settlement with the charity hospital fbr the private sale* of real estate since January 1, 1880. This would mean an addition to hospital funds of several hundred thousand dollars and greatly help that Institution. WIFE-DE8ERTER IN TOILS OF LAW Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., August 22.—W. V. Davis atlas Joe Gibson, a white man, with a wife and six children, residing at Orayavllle, Ga., Is In the lolls of ouniy jail here on a charge Ion. The Victim of the prisoner Is Miss Lucy Norman, the daughter of Mrs. Rhody Norman, of Grayavtlle, Ga.. who Is said to be a mother-in-law of the defendant. BARTOW COUNTY. Cartersvllle, Ga.. Aug. 22—Hoke Smith ha* carried Bartow county by a majority estimated at (50. MERIWETHER COUNTY. Greenville, Ga.. Aug. 32—Returns ifroir, seven precinct* In Meriwether vows U,.b. ttmllh BAA molorllf ifeltrtl, Del vll jrl xv oil" is i|i iiiciin stiici county gave Hoke Smith I0« majority. The veat pocket vote predominate* IHcee days and times, and a little shouting may prove n very false clew. It Is XhMJt Hoke Smith ’will get a majority »r at least 1,500 votes and some think it w ill run up to more than 2,000. The sensation of the day has been the furore about T. H. Goodwin, candi date for mayor against W. R. Joyner. Wise politicians, however, think that the spurt he has taken In public opin ion !s due rather to unexpected strength than to getting more votes than Joyner. Hoke 8m!th will carry every ward Ip the city, It Is believed, except the Seventh, the Eighth and possibly the Sixth. It Is nip and tuck in the hitter ward, however. The Klr*t, the Third, the Fourth and tho Fifth are regarded as certain for Smith. Ho prill get more votes In the county precincts than Howell. Russell will get a fair vote, and the others practically none. The few contests for councilman and alderman have excited but little inter est In the individual wards and practl- /p to 3 o’colck not a single fight or disturbance had occurred that wne serious enough to call for the po lice. FIRST WARD. Regist:atlon, 1,181. City vote at 2:30 o'olock, 535. Stats and county vot* at 2:30 o’clock, 534. The voting was not so fast during the middle of the day as during tho early hours, and the result In a num ber of races will be undecided until the Vote I* counted at tho close of the polls. Hoke Smith shows a strength In the ward which his friends predict will bring him a majority. The county treasurer race Is uncertain. Dr. Bas kin teads for councilman. Curtis and LaHatte seem to be nhoad nr Hllhurn for alderman. Men who are Interested In neither candidate to a great extent predict that Goodwin will carry to ward. 3ECOND WARD. Registration, 2,179. City vote at 2:30 o'clock, 1,127. Stst* and county vot* at 2:30 o'clock, 1,150. At this hour the crowd around the court house corner hod reduced Its en thusiasm to husky yelling for Goodwin and Joyner. Money was freely offered by each side, but was not taken. Every body wanted to bet. but no money wins In evidence. Wearers of Hoke Smith badge* were greatly In the majority and while they were not crying the name of their favorite In the city race, they advanced hi* candidacy. Voting has been brisk ever since the polls opened for business and at this hour a number are still in line. THIRD WARD. Registration, 1,547. City vote up to 2:30 o'clock, 824, State and county vote up to 2:30 o'clock, 871. The only feature out of the ordinary that happened at the third ward polls during the day up to 2:30 o’clock was the appearance of two registered voters who wanted to scratch off the pledge of fealty to the Democratic party. They were told If they dill the vote would not be counted, and they let:. Goodwin is said to he carrying Ids ward, though the vote will be close. Smith Is dearly in the lead for goV* emor. Woodward will poll the biggest votfi for county treasurer. Considerable local Interest It felt IB the race for council between Mangunt Continued on Page Three.