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„ ATLANTA loptilrttlnn 13^,000 iionioN Telephones isioOO Main lines of railroads Seven MDls of street railways 150 Banking capita! The Atlanta Georgian. GCORCIA Population 2.500,000 Value of IMfi cotton crop |100,000.000 Miles of steam railroads 6.500 Allies of electric railways 400 Cotton factories 130. spindles.. 1.500,000 Bales cotton consumed In 1905. 500.000 VOL. 1. NO. 106. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1906. PPTPF. Id AflSBt* TWO CENT*. JT. on Trains FIVF CENTS. WHOLE COUNTRY FLOCKS TO N. Y. TO WELCOME BRYAN l Y. CROWDED BROTHERTOII Hotels Not Able to Take Care of All Visitors. GEORGIA DELEGATES ARE ON THE WAY Louisville Party Is Pulling for Democratic National Convention. 0 By Private Leased Wire. O Washington, Aug. 28.—General 0 O Nelson A. Miles will head the 0 0 Democratic delegation from this 0 O city who will come to New Haven O 0 to give the Nebraskran states- 0 0 man the glad hand. U 0 0 00000000000000000000000000 By Private Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 28.—The advance guard of the Democratic multitude that Is to welcome William J. Bryan on his arrival home from his world tour has come to town. The main army of dele gates will pour Into the city tonight and tomorrow morning. Indications are not lacking that the crowd of visit ors will far surpass the early expecta tions. Advices received at the headquarters of the reception committee show that states south of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi are sending delegations of several hundred each. Those com- Continued on Page Two. Flffl ON Police Board Factions to Resume Con- • flict. ARE WORKING NOW ON COUNCILMEN Captain Billy and Howard Pattillo To Be Candi dates for Board. Umun CUTS HIS THROAT, BLEEDINGTO DEATH Former Savannah Man Kills Himself in Boarding House. S. F. Kline, aged 24, formerly of Savannah, cut hla throat with a rasor In a boarding housa at 140 South Pryor atreet Tueaday morning at 7 o'clock. Fifteen minutes later he was dead. Despondency, following dissipation, and aggravated by the depression of a gloomy day, U given as the reason for the suicide.. Kiln* came from Savannah several weeks ago and engaged a room on the first floor of the boarding house of Xerxes C. Jones, at 140 South Pryor street. He stated Monday that he was going to work at once for tho Troy steam laundry, but he had done nothing for several daya. Acquaint ances state that whllt he had been drinking heavily for several days, he was sober on Monday. Monday night Klme awoke with screams of fright and said that some one was In his room trying to kill him. It was evident that he was suf fering from delirium. He was quieted, but remained restless during the night. Early Monday morning a young man who boards In the house passed the open door of Kline's room. Kline was standing at the dresser with a rasor In his hand. He turned and faced the paeslng lodger and then drew the rasor acroas his throat, severing the jugular vein. Medical assistance was summon ed, but the unfortunate man died ten or fifteen minutes later and-before the arrival of the ambulance from Orady hospital. Gave His Siltar’s Addrtss. On Mondsy afternoon Kline gave to his roommate the name and address of his sister. Miss Elisabeth Kline. 1258 West Broad atreet, Savannah, Oa. She was notified by telegraph. The body of Kline was taken by Swift & Hall, undertakers, and will be held for Instructions from relatives. The records of police departments and public hospitals In the United States show that weather conditions are largely responsible for ''suicide waves," as a sequence of suicides has come to be known. Tuesday morning was dark and glpomy, the air close and oppressive. The records will show that on such days suicides have been re markably frequent, e number occurring In the same city within a few houre In many Instances. .... Sergeant White wes detailed to In vestigate the. case. Recently Divorced. Special to The Oeorglan. Savannah, Oa, Aug. 28.—Kline has two brothers and two sisters here. He has not lived here tor eotne Ume. He tecured a divorce last June. He has Men regarded as unsteady. The Engllah-Brotherton factional fight In the Atlanta police board Is not dead. Nor even sleeping. The expiration of the terms of Cap* tain W. H. Brotherton, Ward Day and Dr. Amos Fox did not put a stop to the factional feeling, nor did It end the career of the so-called Brotherton faction. One term has expired since Captain Billy Brotherton left the police board, and he Is now eligible for re-election. His health for a while was very poor, but he le now much better and It Is said he Is In the race to succeed Orion S. Nunnally, whose term as commtsl sloner expires next March. It Is a fact that Howard Pattallo, for mer councilman. Is seriously consider ing running for Mr. Nunnally's berth and that he has talked the matter over with several councllmen. Mr. Pattillo Is regarded as being antl-Brotherton In -n’lim-nt and Inclination. It Is Six months-before the election takes place, but the new members of council were nominated last Wednes day and both factions got busy Imme diately. At present tho police board la very much up In the air. The civil service |iro|ina|ilmi has I (he mek on which the harmony choir hit and developed a few dlecords. The civil service prop osition was essentially an antl-Englleh measure. It has caused the hoard to drag along since January, some mem bers of the force- being under quasl- dvll service; others declining to take the oath. It has got to be settled soon, and It looks as though tho Brotherton fac tion Is making an effort to come back strong In order to carry Its point by force of numbers. It looks like a straight tip that Brotherton and Pattillo will be the can didates to succeed Nunnally; Cap Joy ner will succeed Woodward as ex-of- flclo member of the board, and his ap pointee as chairman of the council po lice committee will succeed Billy Old- know. s Otherwise the personnel of the board next March will be as follows: W. M. Terry. Captain Jim English. J. J. WoodSIde. S. H. Venable. Morris Brandon. WM. J. BRYAN. AN UNKNOWN MAN DIES ON THE TRAIN GOING TO AMERICUS Special to The Georgian/ Amcricus, 'Ga., August 28.— With the midnight train from Sa vannah last night arrived one of the deepest mysteries that has ever developed in Americus. The conductor put off hero the corpse of a man who seemed to have been about 45 years of age. He got on the train at- Rochelle and died be tween Leslie and Americus. The cause of his death seems to have been consumption. He is entirely unknown here and no information can be obtain ed as to his identity. Paper in his pocket seems to indicate that he was an inspector of insurance ap plicants. He is rather bald, with some black hair, blue eyes, fair complexion and weighs about 100 pounds, being five feet four inches in height. The body has been em balmed and ia now awaiting burial at the Americus undertaking es tablishment. < BALKS AT PARISH MINUS DAN CUPID By Private ImmiI Wire. Philadelphia, Aug. 28—"If this con dition continues to exlat. this will be come a parish of old bachelors and old maids. God forbid that I or any other priest In the United States should have to preside over such a congrega- (> So said the Rev. Michael 8. Scully, rector of tho Catholic church of St. Charles Borromeo at KellyvIUe. POPULISTS FAIL TO HOLD MEETING! NO m TICKET Holloway Says 90 Per Cent of Populists Voted For Smith. No Populist convention was held In Atlanta Tueaday, ,nd no Popullat tick et will be’placed In the field this year. At noon In the hall of representa tives Chairman J. J. Holloway, Secre tary J. E. Bodcnhamer, Committeeman C. T. Parker, of the Fifth district, and alx other Populists from this Immedi ate vicinity gathered, and after Infor mally dlecuulng matters dispersed without calling the meeting to order. Chairman Holloway said: "I communicated with the members of the state executive committee rela tive to calling this meeting off, but as the expressions for so doing were not unanimous I could do nothing more than let affairs take their course. “As has been well understood for tome time we . have no IntenUon of placing a ticket In the field. Fully 90 per cent of the Populists voted for Hoke Smith. They felt that he stood for many things we have advocated for years, and since we could not se cure these reforms through our own party the bulluof the party felt that wa must trust to get them through some one else. To a large measure Smith's administration will be on trial. If he secures the reforms advocated both by himself and by us, we will be satisfied." Chairman Holloway said that the party organisation would be preserved, and that the present state executive committee would remain of force until another was named. PLUMBERS DR A WING UP ORDINANCE REQUIRING A TUB IN EVERY HOUSE S. CAROLINA PRIMARY WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ANSEL’S ELECTION Heavy Vote Is Being Polled Throughout the State. CHANCES FAVOR LYON FOR ATTORNEY GEN’L Tillman Re-elected Without Opposition, Though His Vote May Fall Short. i Special to The Georgian. Columbia, 8. C„ Aug. 28.—Tho vote which will be polled today will be the largest atnee the Democratic primary was Inaugurated ilzteen years ago. An sel will have a good vote for governor, and Indications are that he will go Into tho second primary with Blease or Manning. J. Frayser Lyon will probably bo elected attorney general on the first ballot. Senator Tillman made a bitter per sonal and political fight on Mr. Lyon. A great many will scratch Senator Till man's name. The issue In the state Is the dis pensary against local option. The house. It la thought, will be overwhelm ingly against the dispensary, and the senate closely divided, as half the members hold over. CHARLESTON VOTE WILL BE VERY LIGHT Special to Tho Georgian. Charleston. 8. C., Aug. 28.—Voting In Charleston today In the primary* is light. Ansel and Manning ore getting tho support of the Charleston sover eigns with Ansel probably in the lead for governor. There Is but little opposition for the county offices, which makes the In terest slack. Lyon Is running well for attorney general. No disorder has been reported from the polls. PHILADELPHIA TRUST CONCERN CLOSES DOORS By Priret, United Wire. Philadelphia, Aug. 28.—The Real Estate Truss Company of Philadelphia hax closed its doors. It is stated that the board of directors which comprise very wealthy men, Elkins, Widener and Ryan, will supply sufficient funds to avert disaster. The Land Title Trust Company, of Philadelphia, is also reported in trouble. This play la founded on facts of tho near future. At the session of council followlnc ths one next Monday the lo cal plumbers, backed by the board of health,' will Introduce an ordinance making It Imperative for all houses to be equipped with bath tubs. For some weeks ths plumbers have been at work galling evidence. There are some 8,000 houses In Atlanta without bath tubs. There are many cities In Uncle Sam's domain which have laws similar to the one which will. It Is hoped, be passed. Baltimore, Md„ to be specific. ACT I. Scene; Council chamber, top floor city hall. City fathers in session as sembled. Rules have been suspended to hear from citlsens. Time: September 22, 1908. Curtain. Plumbers discovered In center of seml-clrcle of councllmen. The plumb- ere sins (of course In union); Your Honor, we come without fife or drum, Our cauee is one so needed By a city that boasta the unclean It roasts With censure super-heated. Chorus: base) (Board of health carrying the Oh, rubby dub dub, put all In the tub. All Atlantans must be cleam They'll wash day and night. If we win this fight. And for winning we are keen. Demoethenee of the Plumbers (wav ing soldering Iron aloft)—Gentlemen, cleanliness Is next to Godliness; this glorious city of ours Is Godly. (Several councllmen became embarrassed and climbed under their desks.) Now, gen tlemen, It la the hope of your petitioners that you will make It a lead pipe cinch for all Atlantans to get next. Our be loved burg Is blessed with many facili ties superior to those of other muni cipalities. The water works Is one. We have water. We have plumbers. Our property owners have money. Why not have the plumbers place the water in every house, this at small expense to the property owners and make It possible for all citlsens to be clean? Spokesman of board of health (In flu ent manner)—You have heard, gentle men, from my predecessor (From the gallery, “Yes, what did he say?") that this question Is an important one, as Important to the health of this city as It la to the manufacturers of bath tubs. We have water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to bathe In. From the few baths taken by some of your citlsens you would think this a dry town. Don't Imagine, gentlemen, you will throw ,i damper on this city by passing such a law. Pass this law and give us more Inspectors to see that the hatha are pt full and ready. "ouncllmanlc Chorus— Oh, rubby dub dub, U will bring us fame To pass such a law as this, So wa vote aye, aye, to all they may Ahfthe graft, all, ah, bias, hiss! ACT II. Time having elapsed sufficiently for the ordinance to pass through the finance committee, the committee on parks, the building and bridges com mittee and the cemetery commltti all objection having been buried by the lapt named. Scene In the 8,000 or more houses. Journeymen plumbers, accompanied by the rattle of water pipes and escap ing steam: *- You dubby dub dubs, wa've finished your tubs. Now you can havs a good bath; But first to our fees, settle ’em If you please, And try to keep down your wrath. Irate Property Owner—It's out rageous! Plumbers—We know It; but health Is better than riches. We are doing this simply for your health, and (sotto voce) our bank accounts. Property Owner (weakly)'—I refuse to pay. Plumbers— Oh, the die Is cast, the law has passed. Now you must pay It, you know. If the price Is high, there's no use to cry. In the tub drown all your woe! Property Owner, philosophically— Ah, rubby dub dub. I’ll live In my tub, Tben money enough I'll squeexe From boarders who stay In my rooms to Living Diogenes. ACT III. 8cene I. Inspector at door of the 8,000 or more houses—Is the msdame In? Servant—Yars, sah; all In. Inspector—I’d like to see her. Servant—She's In, sho'; all In de baf tub. Inspector—I'm from Missouri! Scene II. Tramp, hitting ths ties In cadence with his gleeful song: Oh, rubby dub dub, they're all In the tub, No more Atlanta for me: I’m off for the woods, along with my goods, I fooled ’em, ha, ha, he, he! Scene III. In the plumbers shop: They say King Cols, with his black old soul. Is as clean as clesn can be, For he's In tfie tub. Oh. rubby dub dub, Along with hla fllddlers three. Chorus: Oh. rubby dub dub, they're all In the tub. Look around and you can see. Butcher and baker, candle-stick maker. All as neat as they can be. Curtain. VOTE WILL BE HEAVY AT SPARTENSURG Special to Tho Georgian. Spartanburg, 8. C., Aug. 28.—A heavy vote la being polled In this coun ty for state and county offices. The vote In the city will be about 2,000, whllo the city and county will poll about 7,000. Ansel Is leading for governor and J. T. Johnson for congress. There is considerable betting on the congressional rare, two to one being offered on Johnson. Senator Tillman le being scratched In both city and county. The probabilities are that an antl-nlspensary legislative ticket will bo elected. MARTIN E. ANSEL. Probable successful candidate for governor In the South Caro* lina primary. will era 12,000 Three Candidates Tie in the Race For Alternate Senator. STATE DISPENSARY WAS THE MAIN ISSUE Special to The Georgian. Columbia, 8. C., Aug. 28.—The prim ary election in this state today Is at tracting more Interest than any elec tion since 1880 when Senator B. R. Tillman flrat came Into political power. The main Issue Is the dispensary. Prior to 1802 there were a number of prohibition counties In this state, the election of that year the entire state, with the exception of half a doz en counties, voted for state prohibition. Governor Tillman, In the closing hours of the legislature, whipped through a bill, with John Gary Evans as spokes man, which put dispensaries In the state. It has been a bone of conten tlon ever since and had It not been lave been driven out of the state. Last year sixteen counties revolted and un der the Brice law voted the dispensary out of their respective counties. The Brlco law was Introduced to permit York, Saluda and Horry counties to vote on the dispensary. There has been so much talk of cor ruption and graft In the state dispen sary that a conunlttee was appointed to Investigate. The state was on Are with the revelations. Candidates In the Race. That was the dispensary situation when the campaign opened. Senator Cole L. Blease came out for governor on the straight dispensary platform. He Is a member of the Investigating committee, but he declares his Arm be lief In the Integrity of the dispensary* as It Ik Senator Richard I. Manning, of Sumter, and John J. McMahan, of Columbia, and Lieutenant Governor John T. Sloan, all running on a plat form that the dispensary must be cleansed and that a new dispensary system must be enacted. Martin F. Ansel, of Greenville, came out on a local option platform, providing flrst for the death of the state dispensary, and the creation of a county dispen sary system In those counties which want liquor at all. Messrs. A. C. Jones and Joel E. Brunson came out for straight prohibition and W. K. Ho wards Is running on a platform which does not have much to say about liquor, but quite a lot about the Southern Railroad or merging a number of so- called competing lines In this state. For Attorney-Genersl. The candidates for attorney general are: J. Fraser Lyon, of Abbeville; J. \V. Ragsdale, of Florence, and Leroy Youmans, of Columbia. Mr. You- mans Is the Incumbent, having been appointed by Governor Heyward. HU feeble health has operated against him and has prevented his making an active Bpeelol to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 29.—Indica tions are that Comer has carried the state by over 12,000 for governor, and tluii Gray will win for lieutenant gov ernor. Bankhead, Knox and Johnston are tied UP for nlternate senator. Julian lias a good lead for secretary of state. Tyfon, for chlof justice, claims 75 votes in the convention. DI8PEN8ARY WINS IN EUFAULA. ALA. Special to The Georgian. Eufaula, Ala., Aug. 28.—In one of tho most hotly contested elections ever held in th.' city the question .»f a dis pensary was settled by a vote of fifty majority In favor of the dispensary. Great Interest and enthusiasm pre vailed throughout tho day and voting progressed quietly. CLOSE RACE RUN FOR STATE SENATOR Special to The Georgian. Opelika, Ala., Aug. 28.—The full count of the vote for state officers can not be secured yet, but the Indications are that It. B. Comer has carried I^ee county by about 300 majority. His ma jority. In the state will be between 5,000 and 7,000. ■The leading candidates for other state offices are ns follows: Lieutenant governor, H. B. Gray; secretary of state, Frank N. Julian; state treasurer, Walter 1». Seed; chief Justice of tin- supreme court, John R. Tyson', associate Justice, J. R. Dowell, T. C. McClellan; commissioner of agri culture, J. B. Ward; alternate senator, J. F. Johnson, J. F. Stallings. For senator from the twenty-seventh district the race Is close between C. H. Glenn and J. M. Holt. Johrt L. Moon Is elected sheriff of Let county by an overwhelming majority. Indications point to the election of T I> Power and Warren Williams or Clanton Smith for representative from Lee county. 00000000000000000000000000 O 0 0 PASSING OF THE PA8S MAKES NATURE GRAY, .8 There were dark clouds in the o O sky Tuesday. For were not rail- ~ 0 road pass holders bereft of their O O dearest ix-.-NCfslons? It was O O enough to provoke sympathetic O 0 action on the part of nature. For v O who could be other’than dark and O O gr.t> under such circumstances? O I.ater the heavens will weep, 0 0 Joining In the general lamentation. O 0 For the forecast Is: O Partly cloudy and probably O 0 showers Tuesday night and Wed- O 0 nesday. m. 0 7 o’clock a. 8 o'clock a. 9 o'clock a. O 10 o'clock a. 0 11 o'clock a, O 12 o'clock noon 1 o'clock p. m. 1:30 p. m. <m O 2 o'clock i ..71 degrees 0 ..71 degrees O ..73 degrees O ..75 degrees O , .82 degrees 0 ..S3 degrees O ..St degrees O ..81 degrees 0 OOO0oomHSm>nncKirtnAnci orxxx***