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THE ATLANTA G EO RGI AN. [ KSJMV. SKrTKMfIKR 4. 19W. MEXICAN GUNBOAT SEIZES U. S. SHIP » iMvfltc fanned ^ "’oiCton. Texas. sept . 4.-A Mexl- xunboat ha* seized the American >m ack Aloha and thrown her “'" of fourteen men In prl»on for « .on >'t Ashing treaty right*. The M«han» have confiscated the amack and one-half of her cargo. The Aloha, which belonged to the Gulf Fisheries Company, Is the third boat of the company taken by the Mex icans. The capture was made in Areas reef in the Campeche gulf, where the Aioha had put in to escape a storm. TK TO GET IN Use of Revolver Causes In truder To Take to Flight. frightened by a negro burglar, Mr*, g C Taylor, of 225 South Boulevard, followed the intruder with a revolver Monday night and fired at him. Whether the bullet found a mark Is not known but the negro did not re- turn. About 8:30 o'clock Mr*. Taylor, who was alone with the exception of woman companion, heard a noise In the rear of the house. Mr*. William Coiiev, who live* next door, waa also frightened, a* she had only her young niece for company. After a little while the noise ceased and the intruder left the place. At 10 o'clock the noise was heard again nnd thin time Mrs. Taylor re vived to put a atop to Intrualon. She opened the door leading to the porch In the rear nnd saw n negro trying to break In. 8he raised her revolver and fired and the negro turned and ran. Mra. Taylor was not satisfied with her shooting and chased the bur glar all the way to the comer In order to get a better shot but the negro ran too fast for her. The neighborhood was disturbed no more during the night. OF PUPILS City Schools Will Be Worse Crowded Than Ever Before. Bright and early .Tuesday morning tome 15,009 happjw- school .children wended their way to Atlanta's schooi houses, ready for another nine months' struggle with their books. Tuesday morning fully 4,000 new pu pils had registered, and It waa stated that It would be impossible to give out a report ns to the total enrollment un til late In the afternoon. All departments announce a decided Increase, and the school authorities are looking for a record-breaking 'attend ance this year. While of course this will be gratifying to those In charge, ns it means a substantial evidence of the popularity of Atlanta’s school sys tem, still it ha* its drawbacks, as the schools will be terribly overcrowded. Last year with a very much smaller attendance there was a scarcity of ac comodations, and this year the author ities hardly knew how to cope with the situation. Kverythlnlg possible will be ■lone, however, to relieve the conges tion, and ihe teachers hope that with in a short lime they will be able to give a sent to every pupil who applies. CZAR’S CAPITAL HEARS TREPUFE IS INJSGRACE It Is Reported He May Be Ousted as Com mandant. Special Cable—Copyright. St. Petersburg, Sept. 4.—It Is assert ed and denied that Trepolt Is In dis grace, and that he Is to be succeeded as commandant of the palace by Gen eral Bart Klelgels, who had made a, record for his cruelty and harshness as prefect and as governor of Kief. Report has it that Trepoft s recent Illness, which Is atrtbuted -In some quarters to poison, has left him In such a shape'physically that It Is fear ed he may not be able to undergo the strain of guarding the esar's person from the terrorists. The fact that on would-be assassins have penetrated the lines about the palace has caused his majesty, It Is said, to lose confi dence In TrepolT. OFFICIAL VOTE IS Hoke Smith Received 101,796, According To Yeomans. By JOHN C. REESE. Macon, Ga., Sept. 4.—Chairman Yeo mans gives the following official vote: For governor: Estlll 22,958. Howell, 23,006. Russell, 25,290. Hoke Smith, 104,796. Jim Smith, 8,223. For state school commissioner: W. B. Merritt, 103,858. Mark Johnston, 69,901. For comptroller general: 126,412. SEVERAL INJURED IN AUTOjMASH-UP Mrs. Jack Cutler, of Macou, Hurt in the • Spill. W. A. Wright, V. T. Sanford, 23,326. Senator Bacon led the ticket with 161,757. C. E Currier, president of the At- J’tua .National Bank, and several frlenda who were speeding In a motor “r on the Peachtree road Monday at- “moon were thrown from their car ■ a collision with a street car and Wlnfully bruised. / 5,r * J,| ck <’utler, of Macon, Ga., was Mlnfully bruised when she was thrown ,h * car, but her Injuries are not •orlous. Hugh Foreman was cut over - eye, but not seriously Injured, i urrler was gashed on the chin r;,„ Tuw V lny efternoon. Little Jack '• 'he son of Mr*. Cutler, went onku*u th j OU * h the air, but alighted the a iaml " Rn ' 1 knee* unhurt. "Do’, ,n *OOg Which In ,h, Cnn. u NEGROES ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING NEGRESS Charlie Carr and John Cox, two ne groes, each 19 yeara old, are' locked up In the police station, charged with assault on Daisy Jackson, a 12-year- old negro girl. The men are accused of the assault by Emma Daniel, a sis ter of the girl, who caused their arrest Monday night as they were at the union depot preparing to leave the city. The woman appeared at a skating rink on Central avenue Monday night and asked Special Officers Garner and Dobbs to arrest the two negroes. She claimed that the men Imd enticed her sister from Llthonla, Ga., several days ago, and that the girl had been In jured seriously. The officer* found the two negroes at the depot and placed them under ar rest. They will be tried In the police court Tuesday nftemoon. Both Carr and Cox deny any assault, and say Hint they hardly know the girl. They claim to have been In At lanta for a number of weeks and to have never visited Llthonla. FULTON COUNTY SENDS 2 TD REFORMATORY IN WAV OF PEACE ON CUBAN ISLE General Amnesty and Free Vote Wanted By Rebels. By MANUEL CALVO. By Private Leased .Wire. Havana. Sept. ■ 4.—Pino Guerra stands In the way of peace In Cuba. It Is understood that the Insurgent lead ers are willing to lay down their arms providing the pinar del Rio chieftain does so under a promise of general amnesty and an election law which will assure p free vote and a falf count. This is as far as the govern ment Is willing to go In dealing with the Insurgents, It Is understood here that pressure Is being brought to bear on Guerra, but It Is doubtful If he wll| agree to lay down his arms on these terme. Gen eral Mario Menocal Is aald to be the Intermediary between the rebel* and the government. In the meantime the revolutionary forces are gaining strength In both Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara. In the latter province General Gusman has been elected com mander In chief by the various bands of Insurgents operating in that pro vince, with Colonel Juan Bravo as Ills lieutenant. Gusman’ now ha* 700 fairly well armed men under his command. Guer ra has, It Is said, taken up his march toward Bahia Honda, where a revolu tionary band under Marchette Is In control. Colonel Altavns, who was sent to force Ouerra Into n light, has fallen back on Snn Juan de Marlines, unable to bring the rebel leader to bay. It Is hinted that Avaloex was not over anxious to bring about a general- en gagement. Guerra Is reported at Matitua, miles northwest of Guanes. No news of Importance came from Santiago or the other eastern provinces. 50,000 MAJORITY Two Fulton county white boys, un der 16, will be sent to the state re formatory when It opens October I. They are Earle Horne and Howard Neese. The younger was given months’ sentence and the latter Is now serving a two-year sentence at Bab cock, Walton county, for larceny. The other white boys so far report ed to Secretary Goodloe Yancey, of the prison commission, to be sent to the reformatory are: John Grlner, Coffee I county; Jim Stephens, Troup county: t-hteh!»«. J‘m Quarles, Fannin county: Ewell even frtghtenid by (he sh.wk I Smith now at state farm: George Mr Currier wa? speeding his car if 111 * and Calvln Pot,er ' Jaekson coun w.imn' 1 lhe c,ty when h* «aw a negro Rro try,n « to board a street car in s££)RS5SS?SE BKS THAT GEORGIA ra^hll* and Mr. rurrier while trying ro nUIVU Mml ULUIIUIfl N ""toon struck the car. The j t*V K .L h ""' Pv *ry member of the-par- xround and smashed the au- WMii , n, ° •>"». It will be many »' the repair shop. GEORGIANS VISITING IN NEW YORK CITY n, \w v" '•‘""•"I wire. J?*. Sept. 4.—Here are some IT, ’. r " ,r> New York today; Utham J A .T R J - DU<«e>'. Ml*. J. T k"mri'on R ' **• Ro ”' N ' 8harp ' U B J *i"rMra. v. B. Denham, tan I u’Th U P ' Hart ' R M «”>- u '». 3- n SSS& A - Bondl ° Ehr - IN ARK, PRIMARY Bpfctal to The Georgina. Little Itock, Ark.. Sept. 4.—Partial re turn* I nd ten to thnt Congrennmnn John H. Little, Iiemocmtle nominee for governor, will have a majority of 60,000 over John I. Worthington. Republican. T.he vote* for John O. Adame. Vrohlbltlonltt nominee, for governor, may not exceed 3,000, and that for Dim Hogan, Socialist, will/prob ably^ reach 2,000. EstlmAtea are that of the J35, mem hern of the aenafe and boiwe, at leant, 126 will be Democrat*. The Dem ocratic state nominee*. other than for gov ernor. lind no opnoNltlon. Advice* from the eountle* where there large negro population state that but . -a * a- ],) In Little Roek, les* 300 negroes voted, but each had paid the poll tax. The count I* proceeding slowly In Ihe rge counties, owing to* the lengthy cket. MAJOR FRENCH MADE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL NEW ST A TE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS CHOSEN By JOHN C. REESE. Special to Thu Georgian. Macon. Ga., Sept. 4.—The district del egates met this morhlng and selected the following new members of state executive committee: First District—E. K. Overstreet. Screven; C. A. Attaway, Jenkins; C. M. Thompson, Emanuel, and Henry Green, Chatham. Second District—C. A. Alfred, Worth; R. L. Shipp, Colquitt: C. J. Davis. Cal houn, anti J. W. Standford, Randolph. Third pistrlct—D. B. Pounds, Crisp: R. L. Greer, Macon: P. L. Maynard, Sumter, and T. A. Collie, Schley. Fourth Dl*trict--A. A. Carson, Mus cogee; W. E. Howell, Meriwether; J. H. McGhee, Talbot, and Sid Holleman, Carroll. Fifth District—C, H. Mason, DeKalb; G. W. Gleaton, Rockdale; A. C. Blalock, Clayton, and D. B. Bullard, Campbell. Seventh District—P. B. Trammell, Whitfield: J. Z. Foster. Cobb; C. N. Patterson, Bartow, and Felix CorpuL Floyd. Eighth District—Dr. A. S. J. Stovall, Elbert: Frank Shackelford, Clarke; S. J. .McConnell, Franklin, and H. H. Fitx- pntrlrk, Oconee. Ninth District—J. A. Bagwell, Gwin nett: Howard Thompson, of Hall: J. S. Adams, Habersham, and H. C. Carlth- ers, Jackson. Tenth District—Bowdre Phlnlxy, Richmond; James Kendrick, Taliafer ro; W. H. Burwell, Hancock, and Her bert Williams, Glascock. Eleventh District—W. H. Grlffln, Lowndes: I,. Q. Stubbs, Laurens; War ren Lott. Ware, and A. B. Cook, Ir win. PERMANENT FAIR BUILDINGS ARE FAVORED BY SECRETARY COOPER Secretary Walter Q. Cooper, secre tary of the chamber of commerce, who has returned to Atlanta after a three Weeks' absence during which time he visited the Canadian National fair, strongly In favor of the erection of permanent buildings at thi Atlanta fair grounds, as Is the case at the fair grounds at Toronto. Mr. Cooper left Atlanta some three weeks ago along with the Joint com mittee for Minneapolis to appear be fore the Grand Army of the Republic reunion In behalf of the proposed na tional parks of Atlanta.' Mr. Cooper stated that the chances arc very strongly In favor of Atlanta securing the hoped for appropriation ns there Is a wide Interest taken In the matter throughout the country. After leaving the City of Waters Mr. Cooper and Craig Coficld went through the Great lakes, visited Canada, and after taking In Niagara, came home via. the Nqiv York Oceanic Steamship line to Savannah. The fair in Toronto Is an annual Institution nnd backed by the city of Toronto which clears upward of 359,- 000 per year although the admission charged Is only 25 cents. In the num ber of exhibits It Is about twice ns large ns the Georgia state fair and the grounds contain 2800,000 worth of manent brick exhibit buildings w have been put up from time to time as the finances of the city allowed. Mr. Cooper stated Tuesday that In his opinion Canada would some day be one of the great powers of the world. “The number of Industries bf all kinds from cut glass to the manufacture of minerals Into commercial articles Is surprising." said Mr. Cooper. "The tar iff laws Imposed by the United States have made these people independent and they have built up a large trade even In the foreign countries.” While in Canada Mr. Cooper and Mr. Colloid called upon Sir Mortimer Clarke, lieutenant governor of the do minion and among other matters dis cussed the tariff laws. Sir Mortimer said: “The United States will some day come to Its senses and Its tariff will be lifted." FRUIT JARS More than twenty thousand now in stock, all sizes, they must be closed out at once. Just name the quantity and size wanted, we will make the price satisfactory. KING HARDWARE CO., S3 PEACHTREE STREET. 87 WHITEHALL STREET. 116 DECATUR ST. 203 PETERS STREET. CONVENTION ORGANIZES WITH JUDGE A. L. MILLER Continued from Page One# FOUND WATCH HANGING ON COAT BUTTON, HE SAID When ‘H. R. Harris, of 39 East Har ris street, who Is connected with the Hammond Packing Company, walked through the crowd which was leaving the Bijou theater Monday night he dis covered suddenly that his watch was missing. Then he remembered a man wltlTa'Panama hat who had brushed against him a moment before and who had then entered a restaurant ■ below the theater. Mr. Harris turned and called an of ficer. When they entered the, saloon they found J. S. Darnell, who had the watch,. ... Mr. Darnell, who Is 30 yeani old and respectable In appearance; produced rA- the watch readily and admitted that It was not his property. "As I came down the steps a ment ago I found It hanging on a but ton on my coat," he said. "If It Is yours, you can have It. I thought It was mine which had jolted out of my pocket, but I see It Isn't." Mr. Harris, who was accompanied by his young wife, was Indignant and refused to believe Mr. Darnell's story. Officer Martin placed Darnell under arrest, but with Mr. Harris' permission, permitted,him to go on his promise to appear at court Tuesday afternoon. Darnell's name was registered on the police docket opposite a charge of dis orderly conduct. He came to the sta tion Tuesday morning and explained that the affair was all a mistake. IS CRE Major Francis H. French, formerly located at Fort McPherson, has been promoted as lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth United States Infantry, and is now stationed at Fort Say, twelve miles below Niagara Falls. While at Fort McPherson he was very popular in army circles. This information came to the adjutant general's office Tuesday. The adjutant general has ordered the election of a colonel of the Third Geor gia regiment for September 10. John D. Twiggs, of Augusta, it Is said, will be the unanimous choice of the regi ment. Captain W. S. Carbine, of Madison, retired, has been appointed by Adju^ tant General Harris captain and com missary of the Third Georgia regiment. He was formerly its adjutant. GY INCENDIARIES Horrible Fate of Alabama Poultryman Believed Work of Enemies. • 8|hh*IuI to The (Scorfflnn. Mobile, Ala., Sept. 4.—Nows was brought here by a steamer of the cre mation of J. Jansen* a resident of Mon trose, Ala., a summer resort on the Mobile bay, who burned to death In his home at that place early today. Jansen's house was fired by enemies, and when a search was made the charred remains of the man were found. Jansen came to Montrose some months ago from the North and en gaged In poultry rnlslng. Details concering the horrible affair are meager? TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN GIRL'S ASSAILANT, IN JAIL, SOOGRT BY FRENZIED MOB Crowd, Bent on Lynching, Surrounds Pennsylvania Prison. Hy Private Leased Wire. Mount Carmel, Pa., Sept. 4.—Kulp- mont, a village lying between Mount Carmel and ShainoUIn, wns the scene of a brutal assault this morning. As a result, Davis Cartrlght, of Centralla, Is a prisoner In Mount Carmel police station, while little Minnie Ritnlllc, the girl whom he attacked. Is lying at death’s door. Cartrlght, astride a white horse and armed with a revolver, rode through Kulimwnt. terrorizing the inhabitants and shooting nt windows. Riding up to the Rltalllc house he forced open the front door. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ritnlllc were away from home and Minnie, a J2-year-old girl, wns alone with two small children. A howling mob Is now surrounding the Jail and a lynching Is expected any minute. Democratic primary for state house offices be held the third Wednesday In July, 1908. A contest Is on In the Atlantic circuit for the sollcltorshlp. Livingston Kee nan, the Incumbent, was defeated In the face of the returns by seven plurality by J. N. Norman. R. W. Sheppard was the third candidate. Keenan Is con testing, demanding a recount of the votes. BIG ENROLLMENT ON OPENING DAY Hundreds of Children Be gin Long Session of Hard Study. HihkIsI to The Georgian. Bowman. Go., Sept. 4.—Quite a large number of cltlsena attended the open ing of the Gtbson-Mereer ■ Aeadqmy yesterday and also of the grammar school. The assembling of both schools wns in, the auditorium of the Glbson- Mercer Academy. This already famous school Is growing In popularity and In terest ehch year. Addresses were made by Professors Redding and 'Bussey, of the Glbson- Mercer, and by Professor Rice, of the Grammar School. CASHIER HERING. Stensland, the captured Chicago bank looter, blames Hering for the crash. D0UGLA8VJLLE COLLEGE BEQIN8 ITS SESSION. Special to The Georgina. Douglasvllle, Go., Sept. 4.—The nine teenth annual session of Douglasvllle College began here yesterday. The fac ulty ut this Institute has keen added to until now It has one of the strong est In any small college In the slate. Under the leadership of President Den- dy the college has gone forwnrd with great strides In every department un til thorough unity Is now the result. CUTHBERT PUBLIC 8CH00L OPENS FALL TERM. Special t« The Oeorgtaii. Cuthbert, Ga., Sept. 4.—Cuthbert ubllc school opened yesterday morn- nr with a very large attendance. The Cuthbert people are highly pleased with Superintendent Duke und his faculty, and this year bids fair lo be the ban ner year of the sehool's existence. CHOOSE DELEGATES A. \V. Butler, general secretary of the National Prison Association, at In dianapolis, Ind., has written Governor Terrell, lo oppolnt a number of dele gates to represent Georgia offlelally at the natlonnl meeting to lie held at Al bany, N. Y., September 15 to 20. tine of the member* of the prison commission will probably be one of those named. Dr. T. D. Longlno, coun cilman-elect from the Seventh ward, may be also one of those appointed. A majority of the state* have already nameJ delegates to this meeting. I LARGE ATTENDANCE AT COVINGTON 8CHOOL8 Special to The Georgian. Covington, Oa., Sept. 4.—The t’ov tngton public gchoola opened the fall term here yeiterday with an attend ance of about four hundred. The board of education has selected an able corps of teachers, among them helm Professor A. H. Foster, principal, am Miss Annie P. Henderson, of Htnun- ton, Vn.; Miss Stella Gardner, of Lo cust Grove; Miss Susie Watts, of Flo- vllla; Miss Annie B. Keith, of Pelger, 8. C\; Miss Bessie Esell. of Montlcetlo; Miss Ackle White, and Mra. J. K. Phil lips, of this city. HADDOCK HIGhTsCHOOL HAS LARGE ENROLLMENT. Special to The Georgina. Haddock. Oa„ Sept. 4.—Haddock high gchool began the fall term Mon day, with a good number of puplla en rolled. The Indication* for a success ful term are very bright, as It seems very difficult for many out-of-town pupils to secure boarding places In the city limits. Public School* Opened. Hpcrlnl lo The Georgian. Hawklnavllle, Ga., Sept. 4.—The pub lic schimla of Hawklnavllle opened Monday. Profeasor T. G. Polhlll ha* a splendid corps of teachers to assist him. Elecutlon and art will be taught this term. SEC, BONAPARTE WILL BE URGED TO VIOT GEORGIA Governor To See About Putting Battleship in Commission. Charles J. Bonaparte, secretnry of the navy, will he urged by Govern.ir Terrell to visit Georgla.when the bat tleship Georgia Is put In commission In Georgia waters In October. This will be nt Suvannnh or Bruns wick. probably the latter place. Governor and Mr*. Terrell leave Wednesday for Washington ami New York, the governor to confer with the nuval secretary nnd Shipbuilder Hyde while away. Secretory Bonaparte. James L. Hvde and George Foster Peabody will all doubtless be present at the commis sion of the Georgia. Should they come they will be the guests of Governor Terrell. ARMED MEN SEEK LIVES OF TRAMPS SCENEOF THE LABOR DAY PARADE IN ATLANTA. By Private I.eased Wire. . Kenton, Ohio, Sept. 4.—Two unkonwn tramps made a criminal assault on Gertrude Brrtaford, the pretty IS-year- old daughter of Charles Bretsford, a prominent farmer of Lynn township^ late Monday afternoon and 100 men. armed with pistols, shotguns and rifles, are In pursuit. Mtss Bretsford went to pump water for cow* when two men seized and gagged her and dragged her Into an old deserted house. The girl staggered into her home half an hour later with nearly all her clothes torn ntr RAILWAY OPERATORS WILL REVIVE UNION Reorganization Meeting To Be Held Hero Sept. 9. The Order of Railway Telegraphers will hold n meeting at the Federation of Labor hall, No. 14 1-2 North K..r- *yth street. September 9. to effect re organization. This will be the Hist meeting of the order to he held In At lanta for some years, nnd membi|* from all parts of Georgia nnd adjoin- Ing states will be In attendance. The meeting will be conducted Joint ly by members from the South.jit Railway. Central of Georgia, 8< ;!hom'd Air Line and the Georgia Railway. B R11)KGliOOM~ELECT SHOT; WAS TALKING TO HIS SWEETHEART .eels, to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 4.—Docker Coleman was fired upon from the dark ness while seated beside his sweethsar on the gallery of her home at Stead man, Ala., Sunday night, Infllrtlm wounds from which he died Sonde morning. Coleman was about 30 years old an. resided In Mlllvlew, Fla. He was r have been married yesterday to tin young woman whom he was visiting coroner's Jury returned a verdlc that the gun which caused Ills deatl was llreil by a person unknow n. SCHOOL BOOKS AND ALL SUPPLIES AT JOHN M. MILLER CO.’S, 39 MARIETTA ST.