The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, August 29, 1906, Image 4
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Round of Pistol Shots Drew
Crowd of
Men.
Extension of Time Asked
the For Filing of
Schedules.
Inspector Ewing Has Been
Stirring Things Up in
Department.
ILL Ilf SE
STATISTICS.
IIy Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Augbst 23.—The rail
road rate law becoming effective today,
the vent was signalized by a public
conference of the representatives
New England railroads with those
members of the commission now in the
city—Messers Knapp, Cockrell, Clem
ents and Lane.
About fifty railroad men were pres
ent when the Informal meeting waa
called by Chairman Knapp, shortly be
fore 11 o'clock this morntng. B. E
Caldwell, vice president of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western, was
the first speaker. He asked for an ex
tension of time for the glltlng of sched
Ules; asked that present methods
posting tariffs be permitted to continue
and demanded regulations in the mat
ter of publishing export and import
rates, and brought up technical ques
tlons bearing on the concurrence ii
so-called Joint rates. He. expressed
the hope that full oportuntty for
free discussion at a formal hearing
would-be given.
Oeorgo V. Massey, general solllctor
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny, gave the assurance that reports of
that the lines represented at the hear
ing are antagonistic to the law, are un
founded.
MUCH PROPERTY
BEMNDEMKED
Gate City Terminal Compa
nv Moves to Oust
Owners.
The Gate City Terminal Coinpnny, which
is beginning active work toward Its yards,
has instituted condemnation proceedings
against twenty-six residents of the section
near the Junction of Mangtmi and Magno
lia streets and along Haynes and other
streets. Property belonging to the follow
Ing owners lias been condemned through
process served by fhe sheriff: IV. V. Crock
ett, Mrs. (I. Volberg, C. W. llunnieutt,
Fred Urn re, Norn Ellen, Mm. Hnrriet
Brldwell, P. II. Randall. \V. L. Randall.
II. G. Ilandnll. J. II. Ellsworth. Mrs. Maud
Leak Cobbs, Mrs. A. K. ilrook, Mr*. K.
Welford Wood. Charles L. Truitt, Mrs.
Hnrah C. Anglin. J. T. Anglin, Mrs. Kllen
Verne, Husnn Eagle, the Jfew Terming
Itenltuy Company, Hugh T. Inman, II. L.
Stearns. C. J. Sullivan, Jllebnrd Boettcher,
Marie Krels. J. H. Ewing, C. F. Iteuson
and Louis ltosenfebl.
Several of these owners have been grant
i tomnorary Injunctions restraining the
people from condemning their
property.
OF
HAS FILED RATES
By Private Lenswl Wire, •
New York, Aug. 28.—It was stated
today that not a Mingle railroad com
puny had been able to fully comply
with the provisions of the new rate law
requiring them to have all their aclied-
ulea on tile by midnight luet night. The
eche.lule of .witching engine charge*
was the most difficult of completion.
The new law, which applies to all
railroads doing nn Interstate commerce
business, wen! Into effect at midnight.
It will be enforced by the Interstate
commerce commission.
There can be no extras from now
on, but the shipper 1* expected to be
able to obtain In ndvance a final state
ment of the charge he has to meet.
Fremont Morse and I.. Netland, of
the Alaska boundary commission, have
left for Yakubat Hay, where each, with
a party of nine men, will survey a strip
of the boundary.
MRS. GEORGE VON L. MEYER.
Mr*. Meyer Is the wife of Am
bassador to Russia, who returned
to America on Thursday Inst for
her second visit,, since her hus
band's appointment.
Latest photograph of the empress dowager of China, posed In man
ner that shows the quaint (rapping* of Oriental royalty. The dowager
empress has unexpectedly walled a constitutional conference and may
grant freedom to China.
NEGRO’S- IMPUDENCE
MA Y CA USE L YNCHING
By Private leased Wire.
Elberton, Go. Aug. 28.—A negro by
the name of Will Morrison has caused
quite an excitement In this city, occa
sioned by his asking a white lady to
kiss him, as she was handing him
change for peaches she had purchased
of him.
Trouble Is expected tonight.
Adheres to His Claim of Passengers and the Crew
189 Votes in Con
vention.
Hon. Mark Johnaton, of Baldwin,
writes The Georgian a card refuting
atatemente made in the lesue of Mon
day relative to his having carried only
eight or sine counties.
Ae thle card was submitted too late
for producing In Its entirety it can
only be summarized here. He says:
“If your Informant knows anything
at all concerning my vote In the pri
mary' of August 22, he must know
something of the counties In a stone’s
throw of Atlunta. If he desires to
speak the truth why did he, not say,
os he was giving a list of my counties,
that Douglas, Cherokee, Coweta and
Henry were mine.”
He says that he secured every yote
Lee except eight, and carried Baker,
Worth, Wilcox, Randolph aud Stewart
He say's the information that he car
ried Forsyth and Madison is news to
him.
Mr. Johnston says that he had no
Intention of saying anything about
how many counties he carried, but
that It got .Into the newspapers and
he had to do so.
'Thq same old game of 1902 Is being
played by the Ginn booj* trust In an
endeavor to have their candidate nam-
I by the convention by acclamation/"
He says four years ago that W. E
Merritt received only 171 electoral
votes, but simply because the newspn
pers claimed 226 he was nominated by
acclamation. He says the agents of
the Ginn book trust Is again furnish
ing reporters with lies. He states that
whether he wins in the convention or
not that he will keep up his charges
against the book trust and will prove
them. In closing he says.
“I apologise most humbly to my
friends and the public, but I could not
say less in answer to this anxious liar,
and I will not say more now. I re
assert my claim—that I will have 189
votes In the convention on September
The card Is signed iark Johnston.
Odd Fellows' Barbecue.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Auff. 2s.—The differ
ent Odd Fellona* lodges of this district
all! have a jmlon picnic an«l barbecue
Fort Payne on next Thursday, Aug.
Severul prominent speakers will
be present to address the crowd and
a brass band has be*n engaged for the
occasion end a pleasant day Is antic
ipated.
LIVES ON SHIP
The remarkable increase of $22,.
807.15 Is shown on the city license In
spector’s books as collected since the
first of the year over that during the
same time In 1006.
License Inspector R. A. Ewing, who
has been stirring .things up In this de-
partment, has collected licenses from
several hundred business men who
heretofore have been overlooked. When
seen Tuesday he slated that there were
still a numbr of others that he Intended
to got after and In some Instances
would have their license money In the
city coffers before many more weeks
passed.
Up until July 1 there was an Increase
of $624.26 on hacks and drays alone.
ATLANTA NEWS
. BRIEFLY TOLD
Saved in the Nick of
Time.
Mrs. H. Gertrude Gerry, of East
Orange, N. J.. originated the Idea of
distributing the sermons preached by
Rev. F. Q. Blanchard, of the First Con
gregational church of thnt city, and
has organized the Church, Manuscript
Society, and every Monde? copies of
the *«?rmons preached the day before
are dlstMivited to those who* by reason
of Illness )or other affliction, are not
able to ged to church.
By Private Leased Wlr*.
Detroit, Mich., Ang. 28.—A loaded, freight
steamer, the diaries A. Eddy, burned to
the water’s edge on Lake Huron, near
Port Hanltac, at 2:18 a. in. today. Twen
ty persons .were on lioaril. Including the
cnptnln's wife and two little daughters,
1 and 3 years old, 'respectively.
Half those on the boat were asleep,
and were rescued with great difficulty.
The Detroit mid Cleveland steamer, City
of Mackinac, 5 miles nwny, responded to
distress signals, and took the people nil
on board, some of whom were nearly
naked.
Captain H. B. Elsy, master of the Eddy,
was 111 with lumbago, and escaped with
great difficulty. Home members of the for
ward crefr were obliged to escape through
windows, flames having cut off their way.
Most were In their underclothes. As they
were taken off, the Humes burst out In all
LAWSON STILL GRIEVES
AT COFFW OF WIFE
By Private Loosed Wire.
Boston, Aug. 28.—Thomas W. Law-
son stttl mourns at the side of hla
wife’s bier and refuses to be consoled,
holding little conversation with any one.
The body of Mrs. Lawson rests In a
rich but plain metal’ coffin, which Is
hermftfcatlq sealed. It rests In a
temporary stand in the delightful lit
tle lodge-like building, which the
banker’s wife herself had built, and
which Is located at some Iftle distance
from the palatial home, ’’Dreamwold.”
It was explained today that the only
reason for the body's remaining on the
estate that the tomb which is to be its
permanent reeting place Is not ready.
COMER'S MAJORITY
WILL BE INCREASED
J. B. Whitehead.
The body of J. B. Whitehead, who
died at Thaxton, Vo., Monday morning,
arrived In Atlanta at 8:80 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, and was taken to
Patterson's undertaking establishment
It will Inter be carried to the residence,
683 Peachtree street, where the funeral
service* will be held at 10 o'clock Wed.
nesday morning. The Interment will b«
at Westvlew<
Colonel for Third Regiment.
In a <hort tlln* Governor Terrell and
Adjutant Oeneral Harris will hold a
consultation relatlv« to ordering an
election to name n colonel for the
Third regiment. Colonel Usher Thom
ason resigned several months ago, and
Colonel W. G. Gbear, Inspector general
of the national guard, has been Ailing
the place until a regular commanding
officer Is named. The Third has only
six companies now.
Enters Soldiers' Homs.
James B. Moore, of Augusts, entered
the Soldiers' home Tuesday, and will
spend the remainder of hla life In that
quiet retreat, Mr. Moore enlisted at
the beginning of the war in the First
South Carolina regiment and later was
with the Tenth Georgia, commanded
by A. J. McBride, of Atlanta. He waa
discharged before the close of the war
on account of physical Infirmities.
Twenty Make Returna.
Secretary of Btate Phil Cook received
returns from twenty corporation! Tues
day morning, all Inclosing the fee of
II. One came from Newnan, another
from Hiram and the others from At
lanta concerns.
Mrs. Caroline 8lmpson.
Mrs. Caroline Simpson. 59'years old,
died at 7 o'clock Monday night at her
residence, 65 Henry street. She Is sur
vived by her husband and two chil
dren. The funeral services will be held
at the residence at 9 o'clock Wednes
day morning, and the body will be car
ried to Flat Rock for interment.
Luclle King.
Luclle, the ll-monthe-old daughter
of Mr. and Mr*. A. R. Kin-, died at
the residence of the parents on More
land avenue Monday afternoon. Fu
neral services were held at the resi
dence at 8r80 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, and the Interment was at Oak
land.
Mary Frank Dabney.
Mary Frank, the Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mr*. O. L. Dabney, died Mon
day at Athens. Oa. The body was
brought to Decatur, Ga., and Jhe fu
neral services were held there at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning.
INVENTOfToRAKE
AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 28.—Dr. E.
L. Drake, of Winchester, Tenn.. a sage
and Inventor of a flying machine, Is In
the limelight again. Drake got Into a
spat with John IT. Gate* and others
who were dickering with flying ma
chines some years ago because the doc
tor claimed that Gates had breached a
contract concerning hi* flying machine.
Dr. Drake claims that hi* flying ma
chine was Invented on the principle
of bird flight.
BUILDING PERMIT8.
$390-E. C. Hose, to add to oue-story frame
dwelling at III Fimrl street.
81,200—T. J. Ash. to build one-story frame
welling at lls Ash street.
81,790—A J. Mims, to build one-story frauio
dwelling at 116 l-oumls avenue.
8216—Mrs. s. K. Benson, to build from#
store at 247 tlrnnt street.
II. Clarke, to add to frame store
at 15*1 B. I.lnden avenue.
$90—It. N. Halstead, to ||ulhl frame room
at 288 Cordon atreet. ....
$140—Mrs. I- lewntan, to build fraing
room at 16 renchtree place:
PROPERTY~TRANSFERS.
$1,730— (ieorgp It. Donovan fo J. II. June*
lot on Porter place near Peachtree street.
Loan deed.
16—T. J. James to J. U. Nichols ond A.
II. Jones, lot on corner Griffin aud I*Imp-
son Streets. Quit claim deed.
$360—Netd Bank to K. A. Morris slid Be*-
i*. 1- Walker to W. J. Spilth,
I .on ii dwiL
street iu»nr Vnnmir street.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., AugJ 28.—The >it-
est election returns give the state fpr
t’omer for governor by a majority of
between 15,000 and 20,000 votes.
He carried Jefferson county by a Ma
jority of about 1,000.
Henry B. Gray Is elected lieutenant-
governor and the Indications point to
the election of ex-Governor Joseph F.
Johnston and Congressman John H.
Bankhead as alternate senators.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THF. GEORGIAN
... South I’ryoff
..W.S ...... tiiiwun ..a.ww.. Warranty Used.
$9,600-1*. F. Smith to K. M. Itolwrts. Jr..
»t on »t>ru«*r Mitchell and Mangurn streets.
Warranty deed. .. . ...
$9,250—r?. M. Roberts. Jr., to Nathan Kill*
$2.000—Beulah B. ond
w a. ..... ..elen C. Lleluwtn
ti» Mrs. H. E. Alleu. lot on comer Milled**
and Oakland avenues. Warranty deed.
HWF-llr., II. K. Allen to W. C-HoMn-
sou. lot on comer M(Hedge and Oakland
avenues. Warranty dots!. __ . . ,,
$?.»*>. I’.nal Hum—H. J. Magrmler to'.
M. Hyatt, lot on tl’ne atreet near Jackson
street. Bond for tile. ..
$9.600—M. L. Thrower fo, K. Y. f’wkett.
lot on S6*uth Pryor atreet near lUwoou
atreet. Warantv deed. , .
$1.20)—W. M. Scott to It. B. Thomas, let
on KugHiila street near Boyd street, nnr*
ratify deed.
H. J. Jones to W. P. Kelly, lot
on K. Georgia avenue near Connally street.
Warranty deed. .. .»
$»w-W. II. Matthews t«» Mm. E. K.
Smith, lot on Bntler atreet near Linden sv»
nu*\ Loan deed.
A lynching was narrowly avoided
■« within 1 the shadow of the city stockade
ft Monday afternoon when ort% of the con-
I I vlcta attempted to escape nnd the neigh -
1 I borhood was brought tc the streets by
I three pistol shots.
| ’ The negro was working for the pub
lic works department when he decide*!
to attemnt escape. Gathering up the
r chain fastened to his leg he started
I down the street. The chain dropped.
however, nnd was seen by Richard
I (lark, an ex-policeman, who now works
for Grant Wilkins, on the Washington
street viaduct. Mr. Dark pulled hJs
| gun and fired three shots, calling to
L the negro to stop.
| Some ten or fifteen men In the neigh-
J borhood hearing the shots run from
[ their houses with every conceivable
weapon and seeing the flying negro
I started In hot pursuit.
| The negro man stopped In time to
; save his life and was taken back to the
stockade.
f Several of the men at the scene of
tlie shooting declared that the first
■ thing which popped into their minds
m was that the negro had committed
I tom* outrnge on a woman and had It
not been or the intervention of t'! r -
Clark would have killed him on the
spot.
MISS LAWRENCE FAILS
TO IDENTIFY NEGBOES
Miss Mable Lawrence, accompanied
by her father, W. C. Lawrence, of Co-
ponhlll, visited the county. Jaif Tues
day afternoon. and*was shown the ten
or twelve negroes suspected of commit
ting the brutal assault on Ihe Misses
Lawrence several days ago. Miss Law
rence was unable to Identify any of the
prisoners as being the man who per-
petratod the deed.
' MOB OMIEWSIES"
An old man named Hawkins, with
more drinks than was good .(or him,
^anfl an old umbrella caused a small
slxed riot on Broad street Tuesday aft
ernoon. He got In a discussion with
some news hoys, nnd this led to n
fight. In which he wore out his um
brella. He wns chased over a viaduct
Into a saloon by about 300 little ne
groes and while boys. He was there
arrested and sent to police headquar
ters. •
GOSPEL MEETINGS
ATTHftCTING MANY
The gospel meetings that are being
conducted In J. K. flhlppey Bros.’ new
shed on Pratt street. Just off of Deca
tur atreet, are growing In Interest and
a great meeting Is now In progress.
The shed Is built on the tabernacle
style, seating 800 people, and la equip
ped with electric lights. Plano, cornet
and good singers furnish music ni*l
songs of Zion float out on the air, call
ing men and women to the worship of
God
All Christian workers are lnvlte<\ to
help in these meetings at 7:45 each
evening. Workers In both branches of
the Y. M. C. A., supported by u strong
committee of business men, are con
ducting these meetings. Everybody Is
welcome. Bpeclat arrangements made
for all ladles who may attend.
C, C, HITCHER GO,
BUYS BOJDJOSINESS
Messrs. Black iinil Draper have an I
their bonding business to the cliff c.
Hatcher Insurance Agency, who will be
general agents for Georgia and Houth
Carolina,
All agenla In this territory will here
after report to the Hatcher agency.
Boyd Perry has been given the man
agement of the bond department.
Nagre Killad By Nagro.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 28.—Arthur
Blount, a negro drayman, waa shot
and Instantly killed by I.on Prater, an
other negro. In a row In a saloon yes
terday afternoon. Prater attempted to
escape, but was caught and bulged In
Jail.
SHE LEFT HER TRUNK
AND BRICK F t OR BILL.
Ily Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 28.—Charged with
haring failed to pay a bill at the
Victoria hotel, and with leaving a piece
of baggage that contained only a brick,
Mrs. Elisabeth Hamilton, who register
ed from Pittsburg, will appear In the
Jefferson market court Thursday, with
two children and a maid ahe regis
tered at the Victoria two weeka ago.
Her bill amounted to $100. Her home
la at No. 255 West Twenty-second
•treat.
8TRUCK BY LIGHTNING
WHILE MILKING COW
By Private l.rascd Wire
Richmond. Va.. Aug. 28.—Thomas
Williams, a son of R. J. William*, while
on vacation at Clavvllle, In '’owhattan
county Saturday^ was struck by light
ening as he was milking a'eow. HI*
hrm I* burned and bruised. t*»t hW» lo-
lurtea are slight and he »U1 re, over.
Snapshot of Mrs, Van Renseiaer Cru-
ger and lawyer. A. Russell Peabody,
partner of Clifford W. Hurtrldge, Harry
Thaw’s counsel, on the court house
stops, returning from a visit to the
cell of Harry K. Thaw.
ATTACKS OLD MAN
G,0,
WAGING CONTEST
FOR SEAGIRT TEAM
Convention Will Very Prob
ably Bo Called For
Special to The Gecrglan.
Macon, (in., Aug. 28.—Tin* Georgia slate
■hoot for the Seagirt team begun nt'llolton
range tlila morning with thirty-two men In
the contest. Five men who were chosen
cotihl not nttcnil. The other* wore on the
ground and begun the competitive shooting
lit their cfforfM to make the Mfnte ten in
which will represent Georgia In the tin*
tlonul content next avtwk.
Colonel ,1. Van lloit Nash, of Atlanta, la
le executive officer In charge of the con
test at Holton. LletireiianM'oInnel J. <\
I’nstclt, of Suvnnuiih. I* tlr*t u*Nl*tiint exec-
tillve officer. Major I hu rl non Johnston, of
MII Cl
. Is ■tutlstlcnl officer. The best shots
from Slnrnii, Atlanta. Ha v it n null. Albany,
•uiiisvlllo and Marietta have been placed
this list of thirty two men. and from
them will bo named the twid\e men who
go to Seagirt. There will be three
CHILD'S ASSAILANT
MAY BE LYNCHED
State Ticket.
By Private Leaned Wire.
Cairo, Ills., August 28.—A mob Is on
s way to Charleston to lynch Charles
Goforth, a farm hand, who assaulted the
ir-ohl daughter «»f Edward Albright, a
farmer near Bertrand. Mo.
Goforth waa captured by farmers headed
by Albright, who seriously hurt Goforth
nnd tried to kill him. but Goforth was
tied by flcputles and taken to Charles
ton.
SON IS ON TRAIN
THAT KILLS FATHER
By Private Lenseil Wire.
Winnted, Aug. 28.—Startleii by the
sudden blust of an engine whistle while
he wan walking across n bridge. Bam
Armstrong, 7rt years old, stepped In
front of ii train on which his son was
speeding to visit him, and was killed.
The son drove his body home in the
xvagnn which the aged father had
brought to the station.
MAYOR WEAVER
ORDERED TO BED
By Private lwss.il Wire.
Philadelphia, Pu.. Aug. 28.—Mayor
Weaver Is so seriously III that his phy
sician, Dr. W. M. L Coplen. /tlrecler
of the deportment of health, has ord
ered him to bed. Dr. t'oplen will not
say Just what Mr. Weaver's alknent
Is, but he Is bellev.il to lie suffering
from some sort of throat trouble.
CHURCH *WOMEN
WA YLA Y PASTOR
By Private I .eased Wire.
New Haven, Aug. 28.—Women mem
ber* of the Greek Catholic church at
New Britain, who ore opposed m Fa a-
er Vos hay, the pastor of the rfcuiri.
attempted to waylay hint after a *en
vice, their Intention bain* to take tto
kevs of the church away fr<A. JDa
Policemen scattered them.
Almost from the time the state cfn-
tral committee of the Republicans of
the state met at noon Tuesday In the
senate chamber, a wrangle ensued nnd
was kept up till the close of the session.
There seemed to be a Fairbanks and
anti-Fairbanks fight on, though no re
ference was made to his name, and
several of the leaders denied that Vice
President Fairbanks had urged the
putting out of a state ticket to pre
serve the party organization.
hlte republican gave that ns his
n before the committee met, but
severul white delegates denied al
knowledge that such was the case.
The vice-president had not conitnunl
fated with them, they said. Among
these were Captain I. J. Barnes,
Thomson, nnd Attorney L\ P. Goree, of
Atlanta.
A convention will likely be called.
The real fight, whether It had any
reference to national nominees or not,
was upon this resolution, which the
black delegates seemed to think was
a blow at them, and that It Would
bar them from the convention. Bsp*
dally did the South Georgia members
of the committee resent this represen
tation.
Hon. E. A. Angler, of Atlanta, and
from Atlanta, stoutly contended that
the committee had no power to change
the unit of representation, and that
the convention alone had the right to
change the representation.
Over against these. Attorney C. P.
Goree, argued very f< rclbly that the
committee hud the tight to prescribe
the basis of representation for the con
vention about to be called. Fulton
county, he said, had cast more votes
for Roosevelt than the entire eighth
district, and therefore that district waa
not entitled to the representation of
the fifth district.
The wrangle was Intensified when
J. M. Ashby, a white Republican of
Dawson county, introduced the fol
lowing resolution:
'•Resolved, That a delegate conven
tion of the Republicans of Georgia be
held in the city of Atlanta on the —
day of September, 1908. at 12 o’clock
noon, for the purpose 4»f nominating a
stnt** ticket, as may properly come
before such a convention.
•That the limit of organisation be
the congressional districts, nnd that
each district he entitled to on* * t uele-
gat** for each 100 votes ca*U for Pres
ident Roosevelt In 1904. This appor
tionment to be as follows: First dis
trict. 11; Second. 18; Third, 10; Fourth,
15. Fifth, 29; Sixth. 8; Seventh. 47;
Eighth, 9; Ninth, 18; Tenth, 12; Elev
enth, 28.
"That only legally registered voter*
be eligible as delegate*.”
At 2:30 o’clock the convention was
still In session.
J. H. Buck Dead.
Sjh-’I:'! to The Georgian.
Gadsden. Ala., Aug. 28.—Judge and
Mrs. J. W. Penn received a telegram
yesterday announcing the death of J.
If. Buck. Mrs. Penn's fa they, at Selma,
Ala., where he had undergone a sur
gical operation on Thursday. Mr. and
Mr*. Buck up to last Wednesday had
been 'the guests of Judge and Mr*.
Penn in thU city.
GEORGIA RIFLEMEN
A
AT CITY STOCKADE
AS CONVICT FLEO
A. RUSSELL PEABODY, HARTRIDGE’S
PARTNER, AND MRS. V. R. CRUGER
$22,607 INCOEASE