Newspaper Page Text
r
;,ST5»'K!T'r«*
uilto’lta" of'rniironiii:"";:." S™
!l^L‘.. w *.*':::::::iaooo.w
The Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA
Population 2,500.000
Milos of stonm railroads 6.500
Milos of oloctrlc railways 400 .
Cotton factories 130, Rplmllefl.. • 1.500.000
Halos cotton consumed In 1905. 600,000
Value of 1!«5 cotton crop $100,000,000
VOL. 1. NO. 118.
Momiug Edition.
Probing of Soldiers’
Home Brought Out
That Testimony.
Poor and Insufficient food, butter un
lit for use, cruel treatment from former
Superintendent J. 8. Thompson, cruel
treatment from others connected with
the home, and Immorality on the part
of the former stewardess, Mrs. Belle
Held, were the principal allegations
brought out Tuesday morning by the
legislative Investigating committee
the Soldiers’ Home.
Indications point to a prolonged In
vestlgatlon, perhaps running through
the week. The committee evidences
desire to probe to the bottom of things
and let It strike where It may. Dr.
Amos Fox, treasurer of the home, and
against whom charges have been pre
ferred, was present throughout “*
session.
Judge Walter T. Colquitt conducted
the examination of witnesses for the
petitioners, and Judge Freeman, o'
West Point, for the home. The com
mlttee adjourned at 12:60 Tuesday af
ternoon until 9 o’clock Wednesday
morning.
Investigation Opens.
When Chairman Adams called the
committee to order Tuesday morning
it 9 o'clock. Senator Blalock and Rep'
resentatlves Williams, Mllllkln, Long
Ip, Knight and Rudlcll were present.
Upon Inquiry It was stated that Sena
tor W. C. Bunn was detained In Cedar-
town by the serious Illness of his child.
Alter ^ome discussion as to the
method of procedure, Hugh Colquitt
made the following statement:
“Specifications are set out In the
petition presented to the legislature
that the food and clothing are bad and
the hospital service inadequate. We
thould summons the soldiers here to
testify, a* It Is their complaint. Some
witnesses will have to be summoned,
the ordinary of Fulton and Captain
Langdon Bowie, former superintend
mt."
“No charge of criminal conduct .Is
being made against any one. But the
trustees, most of whom live at a dls
tance, pay little attention to the Insti
lotion, and the Investigating commit
tees have done little. I make the point
that no fair and open committee has
ever existed here before which the old
soldiers could appear for a fair hear
ing.
Mtt Behind Barred Doore.
"Meetings have been held here be
hind barred doors, with sentinels at the
door. Witnesses have been bulldozed
and we can prove It. At hearings
here people preferring charges have
been debarred from the meetings, while
the accused were permitted to remain
Inside, once when the vice president
was called away one of the accused
presided over the meeting."
At this stage Representative Wll
Hams moved that the meeting adjourn
to the chapel, where the old soldiers
might hear alt that was done. The
move was made.
As several members of the board of
trustees were present, Chairman H. W.
Bell, of Jefferson, named Judge J. H.
freeman, of West Point, to appear for
the home. Discussion continued as to
Whether the charges Investigated were
to be confined to those made In the pe
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 12, 1906.
Morning Edition.
TyRTpTT. In AtlMta TWO C!B*CTH
X 1X10 JU. on Train* FI VIC CKNTH
STATE COMMITTEE
MEETS WEDNESDAY
■ INSENATE CHAMBER
titlon.
Chargat Against Stewardess.
Representative Mlllkin arose and
laid:
“Verbal charges have been made of a
tar more aerlouS nature than any In
the iieiltion. One Is that the former
iiewardess was of known Immoral
character, and. It Is said, she Is now
home " t " n wlth a ,ormer Inmate of this
First Witnsss Called.
R Rouse, an Inmate of the home,
*«s the first witness called. Said he
, 1 bef n at the home since June 1,
Hoi.
j™ they failed to get sufficient
B™ a "'i asked the stewardess, Mrs.
Belle Reid, for It, they were abused.
"*’ a ™ "he seemed to have supreme
” n ' rri1 - and would have' men put out
made mc,s hal1 when cpmplalnts were
Cursed and Beaten.
He told of one man named Sllvey
Wing so treated. "A man named Crum
uf* not only put out, but Corporal
ughes railed him a damn puppy and
knTu i l,lni w **h his fist. Crum was
Mocked down and beaten."
whose*-"'- several others were put out.
f'-iin.
names he could not remember,
not In , ,hem were intoxicated, but
on,. , , He " ald he "as In his room
sl°lc> and Mrs. Held declined to
in Lp'als to his room. He managed
lo*i l *o the mess hall and waa al
e,| only half a glass of water.
meals served then I could not
,n >; weakened condition. They
ii. , "my bacon, bread and peas.”
,‘‘ .’'''scribed the food as being often
m,i . b acon, warmed-over biscuit
eornbread not cooked done.
Mrs. Reid Carried Pistol.
„ e Me*. Reid had a few favor
's and treated the others unkindly.
rarrk ' d a Pistol, according to his
“Wlmony.
Me It.,-me said only one decent bar-
th» 1 vrup ha[ t ever been served at
>»e home. The beef was fairly good,
toM™’ r prepared. Referring again
ind In' le '*• he "aid she abused him
t„m. hn>aten *d to have her brother
m out and “clean me up.”
‘: r '>«»-examlned he said there
the tV 1 ' 1 lo get to the mess hall when
• u-f 1 /ang.
hy 7 asked Captain ’’Tip" Har-
bfin,.’ f’’ 1 there in time to keep from
..«V,. hu L. mt fa y Mrs. Reid,
lo in. , didn’t they make complaint
-T 'fvcstlgatlon committee7*’
w 'ase It was no use. They knew
Will Settle the Court
of Appeals
Matter.
CABANISS WILL BE
NAMED SECRETARY
New Comimttee Consists of
Fifty-Eight Members
in All.
The new state Democratic executive
committee, scheduled to meet Wed
nesday In the senate chamber at the
capitol, In this city, will, consist of
66 delegates, the number of district
delegates having been Increased from
33 to 44, In addition to the 11 from
the state at large.
With the state chairman. Judge A.
L. Miller, of Bibb, and the vice chair
man, Hon. Hooper Alexander, of De-
Kalb, and National Committeeman
Hon. Clark Howell, who Is a member
ex-offlelo, that runs the total up to
68. However, Mr. Howell Is in New
York and will not attend the session.
H. H. Cabanlss will be chosen secre
tary of the state executive committee,
and later chosen secreary of the sen
ate, It Is said.
It Is believed that the executive com.
mlttee will provide that the three
Judges for the court of-appeals be
nominated at the approaching October
election.
The active supporters of the numer
ous candidates are expected to pull
the amendment through. It was pre
dicted Tuesday that the amendment
would carry ten to one, there being
no active opposition to It.
Everybody seems to favor the Ben
Hill county amendment, and very lit
tle scratching of any of the amend
ments Is anticipated.
The fifll committee Is as follows:
Hon. A. L. Miller, chairman.
Hon. Hooper Alexander, vice chair
man.
Hon. Clark Howell, ex-offlelo, being
national committeeman.
men had been put out for doing It."
Some Heated Words.
Instantly Captain Harrison and Dr.
Fox Jumped up and sal4:
“Give names! Give names!**
Representative Williams leaped to his
feet and said with some heat:
“I object to those outside Interfering
In this Investigation. The heat some
of them show indicates a spirit of In
timidation. Bulldozing methods don’t
go here.”
Mr. Rouse said that Judge John H.
Martin, who was formerly on the In
vestigating committee, told him, when
he complained, that If he didn't like
the way the Home was run he could
get out.
Questioned as to Mrs. Belle Reid, for
mer stewardess, Mr. House said that
she was very Intimate with a man
nnmed Saffold while there. He said he
knew nothing specific, but thought her
actions would hnve aroused suspicions
In the mind of any one. He said Saf
fold often remained In her room until
late in the evening.
Mr. Rouse said Captain Thompson
was a very tyrannical man, and
threatened to stamp him and throw
him out of the Home. He did so on ac
count of trying to uphold Mrs. Retd. •
Liggln’a Testimony.
H. H. Liggln was next called to the
witness stand. He said he came to the
Home under Captain Bowie’s admin
istration.
His testimony as to the food was
along the line furnished by Mr. Rouse.
When two meals a day were served he
did not-get enough to eat.
As to Captain Thompson he said:
’’His treatment was very cruel. I
was laid up with, a aore leg. He told
me I could run over the country and
could cut more wood than, a nevro.
Lecturing the boys once, he said he
could ’whip any of us before hell could
scorch a feather.’” ...
Mr. Liggln said Mrs. Reids treat
ment was rough: that he saw her with
a pistol, but never reported any of
the things, because he was told that If
he did It he would be put out of the
home.
Bought Own Food.
J. J. Forrester was next called. He
said he was 83 years of age and had
been In the home four years. Treat
ment of the soldiers had been good up
a year ago last January.
At that time the food began to get
poor and had been up to a few week"
ago. He said he bought his own milk,
butter and eggs, because he could not
gee them In the home.
"They said the butter cost 35 cents
pound, but 1 could not eat It.”
He said he made no complaints
about the food, because he had heard
the threats and Insinuations of Cap
tain Thompson and Mrs. Beld. It ex
isted also through the administration
' Captain Bowie.
D. D. Ware was called next. He said
was 81 years of age, and had been
the home a little over two yeaxs.
He was very feeble. Mr. Ware was
formerly one of the best-known edu
cators In the state.
He said Captain Bowie’s treatment
the men, In the main, was kindly.
It was variable In quality and quan
tity. however.”
Chptaln Thompson’s treatment was
very bad. His language was foul, and
his bearing tyrannical. The character
of the food waa bad and frequentl>
Insufficient In quantity. Mrs. R*M.
said, was rough to the men, and that
her character was bad. . .
As to the character of the food, he
said It had been very much better since
August 1. His testimony as to the but
ter was similar to the other witnesses.
At 12:50 Senator Blalock moved to
adjourn until » o’clock Wednesday
morning.
CHIEF OF POLICE
OF RUSSIAN CITY
IS FATALLY SHOT
Officers Fire at Assassin
But He Makes
Escape.
W1 HEARS?
St. Petersburg, Sept. 11.—An uniden
tified man fatally shot Colonel Giibo-
JodofT, chief of police of Grodno, on
the parade grounds. Several pollce-
ment fired at the man, but they missed
him and he made hls escape.
From the state at large:
Pope Brown, of Pulaski.
Seaborn Wright,, of Floyd.
John P. Knight, of Berrien.
S. T, Blalock, of Fayette.
N. A. Morris, of Cobb.
W. J. Bush, of Miller.
E. H. Mason, of Glynn.
Boykin Wright, of Richmond.
Fuller E. Callaway, of Troup.
Reuben R. Arnold, of Fulton.
Robert L. Berner, of Monroe.
Others of the committee os named
In the convention are as follows:
First District—E. K. Overstreet, of
Screven: C. A. Attaway, of Jenkins;
C. N. Thompson, of Emanuel; Henry
Green, of Chatham.
Second District—C. A. Alford, of
Worth; R. L. Shipp, of Colquitt; C. J.
Davis, of Calhoun; J. D. Stanford, of
Randolph.
Third District—D. B. Pounds, of
Crisp; R. L. Greer, of Macon; B. L.
Maynard, of Sumter; T. A. Collins, of
Schley.
Fourth District—A. A. Carson, of
Muscogee; Sid Holderness, of Carroll;
W. 8. Howell, of Meriwether; J. A.
McGee, of Talbot.
Fifth District—C. H. Mason, of De-
Kalb; G. W. Gleaton, of Rockdale; A.
C. Blalock, of Clayton; D. B. Bullard,
of Campbell.
Sixth District—J. F. Hall, of Henry;
D. W. Holllnshead, of Baldwin; T. L.
Patterson, of Spalding; Gam Ruther
ford, of Monroe,
Seventh District—Paul Trammell,
of Whitfield; Charles Patterson, of
Bartow; 'J. Z. Foster, of -Cobb; Felix
Corput, of Floyd.
Eighth District—Frank Shackleford,
of- Clark; Dr. A. S. J. Stovall, of El
bert; L. J. McConnell, of Franklin
H. H. Fitzpatrick, of Morgan.
Ninth District—J. H. Bagwell, of
Gwinnett; Howard Thompson, of Hall;
J. S. Adams, of Habersham; H. T.
Carlthers, of Jackson.
Tenth District—Bowdree Phlntzy,
of Richmond; James Kendrick, of Tal
laferro; W. H. Burwell, of Hancock
H. A. Williams, of Glascock.
Eleventh District—W. H. Grltln. of
Lowndes; F. Q. Stubbs, of Laurens;
Warren Lott, of Ware; A. B. Cook, of
Irwin.
It Is thought that Hon. Henry H.
Cabanlss will be named as secretary of
the executive committee, to succeed
Hon. J. W. Goldsmith, as It la con
venient to have that officer reside at
the state capital.
He Thinks Indepen
dence League Should
Act For Itself.
HIS NAME CHEERED
BY GREAT THRONG
Hall Crowded with Men and
Women When Conven
tion Opens in
Gotham.
Fight Is on Over Chairman
ship of Ohio Con
vention.
Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 11.—The big
fight before the Republican state con
vention has centered Itself upon the
matter of the chairmanship, and there
Is a question whether the control of
the party organization will remain with
Senator .Dick. It Is a matter that will
have to be settled by the unpledged
delegates In the convention.
There Is no longer any doubt of a
complete break between Senator Dick
and Oovernor Herrick. When they met
at the door of the dining room their
greetings was so formal and cold that
It excited the comment of the hun
dreds of watchers who observed the
scene.
E
IN U, S, ARMY
Washington. Sept. 11.—Colonel Cul
ver C. Snlffen has been appointed pay
master general of the army to secceed
Brigadier General Francis 8. Dodge,
who retired today. Colonel Snilfen Is
now on duty In New York City.
An order was Issued by the war de
partment today placing Brigadier Gen
eral Burton, Inspector general, on the
retired list September 10. It was stat
ed that he will be succeeded by Colonel
A. E. Oarllngton, the senior colonel on
the Inspectors’ corps, also of the gen
eral staff.
Colonel William Stanton, corps of
engineers, was retired today also, on
account of age, promoting several of
ficers In that corps.
8neke Bite Kills Child
Special to The Georgian.
Ashbum. Ga„ Sept. 11.—The little
2-year-old son of Harris Dupree waa
bitten by a rattler on Friday and died
eighteen hours later.
New York, Sept. 11.—Intense enthu
siasm marked the opening today of the
state convention of the Independence
League at Carnegie hall. Many wo
men were spectators. The big audi
torium was Jammed and crowds of
people surrounded the hall, vainly
seeking to enter. When Hearst's name
was mentioned there was a great dem
onstration lasting several minutes
Parker’s Name Hissed,
It fell to the lot of Temporary Chair
man Glenn to cause an outburst, the
antithesis of which followed the men
tlonlng of Mr. Hearst's name In the
convention hall. It began when the
name of Lemuel E. Qulgg was greeted
with hisses. Next the delegates hissed
and hooted the name of Alton B. Par
ker, but It was when Mr. Glenn spoke
the name of George B. McClellan that
the delegates became boisterous In
their expressions of disapproval.
Hisses and shouts greeted the mayor’s
name. References to Depew, Platt and
Higgins were also hissed.
Resolution or Fusion.
After an all night session In the all
sey house, ths state committees by a
vote of 140 to 8. adopted*:!- ms lutlon
referring the proposition' dp "fusion
with the Democratic party made by
William J. Connors, of Buffalo, to the
league convention today with a recom
mendation that It be submitted to the
committee of resolutions when ap
proved.
The adoption of the resolutions mean
that the Independence League conven
tion will nominate a straight ticket and
appoint a committee to confer with a
similar committee representing the
Democratic state- convention looking
toward fusion.
After listening to the argument of
the state committee pro and con on the
Connors proposition, Mr. Hearst said:
Opposes Proposition.
"I am opposed, of course, to tills
proposition. If the Democratic party
had completed Its primaries and se
lected men who represented the rank
and file and not the Bryan-Belmont
Interests and had assembled In con
ventlon and declared for principles
Identical with ours and had wished to
unite with us and combine against a
united opposition, I think we would be
unwise to refuse to consider an honest
proposition.
club
BRYAN DISAPPOINTED
AT FOLK’S ABSENCE;
GUM SHOE BILL CALLS
MAYOR TEARS UP
PETITION FI
THE _SOCIALISTS
Again Decline? to Permit
Speaking in the
Streets. '
■‘I’m With Anyone
Who Fights Trusts,”
Says Nebraskan.
IN SOUTHERN STATE
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 11.—The
Interstate Club, a non-partisan organ
isation, composed of some of the moat
wealthy and influential gentlemen In
the United States, has representatives
in the fleld who are looking for the
location to build club houses on a tract
of 15,000 or 20,000 acres of ground,
which will be used as game reserves,
and to construct boulevards and elec
tric lines on these grounds. Judge
Peyton Bowman, of Birmingham, and
H. J. Bohn, of Chicago, are the repre
sentatives of the Interstate Club. The
club has a membership of 20,000 and
the Income will amount to $2,000,000
r annum. Among the honorary mem-
rs are President Theodore Roose
velt, Vice President Charles \V. Fair
banks, ex-PresIdent Grover Cleveland,
while the active membership Includes
August Belmont and others of equal
imminence. The gentlemen named
jave been looking about Birmingham
and Ch&ttrnooga for a site. An op
tion has also been secured on Monte
Sur-o, near Huntsville, Ala. The club
proposes tc hold public meetings and
discuss questions of a non-political
phase.
Senator J. C. S. Blackburn, of Ken
tucky, Is president of the organization.
STRONG OPPOSITION
TO SHERIFF GARMANY.
Mayor Woodward In no uncertain
words dismissed a committee repre
sentlng J. B. Osborne, the Socialist
leader and candidate for governor of
Georgia, Tuesday morning after tear
ing up a petition urging that the blind
orator be allowed to speak In the
streets.'
“Under no conditions will I give a
permit*for hlrq to speak in the streets,"
said Mayor Woodward, “and if he is
again placed in the city stockade he
will have to serve his sentence out,
so far as I am concerned.' Don't bring
me any more petitions like this."
The committee left and called upon
the county commissioners, with the
result that permission was secured to
hold a meeting in the court house Fri
day evening, next, when a “free
speech" society will be organized.
Mayor Woodward scored the Social
ists, after the committee had left his
office, principally from the standpoint
of organized labor. «
“These Socialists try to create the
Impression that they are fighting for
organized labor, and attempt to go
under that banner, when really there is
nothing in the country which hurts
organized labor more than their radi
cal means of attempting to perpetrate
Socialism on the public. There are
some good sound principles In Social
ism and some good men who advocate
them, but the majority of the Socialists
are hardly more than anarchists.
“They have been turned out of every
organized labor convention that they
have attempted to attend. I have been
an active member of organized labor
for forty years, but I have no sympa
thy with the majority of these Social
ists.”
Secretary Britton, Osborne's chief
henchman, states that the “free speech
society,” which will be formed next
Friday at the meeting In the court
house, will wage war against the "un
fair treatment given Mr. Osborne,”-**,
it Is termed by hls followers.
REFUSES TO TALK
OF PARTY FRICTION
Promises to Discuss Sulli
van Affair in Col
umns of His Own
Paper.
ISPROCLAIMED
Amnesty Proclama
tion Withdrawn by
President Palma.
the
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 11.—William
Bryan arrived In St. Louis at 7
this morning. Ho was greeted by
large crowd. Accompanied by
committee and escorted by a cordon
of mounted police, lie was driven Im
mediately to the Jefferson hotel
breakfast.
'It’s too bad Governor Folk Is not
present," began Bryan, when he greet-
reporter. Directly opposite .him
waa Senator Stone, "Gum Shoe Bill.
The senator pricked hls ears at the
mention of Folk’s name.
"Yes, I met Governor Folk at New
York, I am glad to say,” said Mr.
Bryan. Stone. Folk's sworn enemy,
gazed out of the window,
Bryan said he’ had not been follow
ing Attorney General Hadley's fight —
the oil trust. When asked what
thought of Hadley, he said:
"I’m right with anybody who fights
the trusts."
He was told of the compliment Con
gressman Bartholdt, of St. Louis, had
paid him the other day by saying he
was a power at the recent International
peace parliament In London.
Mr. Bryan smiled and said:
"Congressman Bartholdt himself has
done very efficient work In the Inter
est of International peace.”
He said hls views regarding Roger
Sullivan would appear shortly In The
Commoner.
Bryan was reminded during the day
about the friction between Folk Dem
oefats and others of tho party.
"I never discuss friction,” he said
He had a talk with U. F. Dunlap,
Jacksonville, III., who Is prominent
I the
the .fight..against Roerer Sullivan, the
national commltteemnn irom Illinois.
COLORED SOLDIERS
BUTCHER PULAJANES
AFTER FIERCE FIGHT
Manila, Sept. 11.—Lieutenant Roscoe Treadwell, of the Philippine
scouts, was killed at South Barouen, Island of Leyte, while fighting dee
perately at the head of hls company of scouts trying to repel the attack
of a band of more than a hundred Pulajanes.
A detachment of sixty men of the Twenty-fourth regiment of Infantry,
colored, with.forty of the native constabulary, overtook a band of twenty
five Pulajanes at Marlabon, and In the engagement that followed almost
exterminated the bandits. The Pulajanes were destroying the crops of the
natives for giving Information of their movements to the troops.
Lieutenant Parker, of the Twenty-fourth, with a small detachment of
hls men, struck the band of Pulajanes under the command of the fanatic
leader Knasamson, near the town of Anabogan, and killed and wounded
many of the bands. Many of them were captured with arms and ammuni
tion. Corporal Bates, of the Twenty-fourth, was slightly wounded, and a
native guide was killed In the action.
The large bodies of Pulajanes who have been operating In Leyte have
broken up Into small detachments since the troops arrived In the Island
amp are killing and robbing the natives In the hill country.
WERE TO KILL KAISER
• AT ARMY MANEUVERS
Berlin, Sept. 11.—The arrest of three anarchists, Mataszl, an Italian;
Lauderbergo, a Pole, and Flelgner, a Czech, by the secret service
police at Breslau, revealed a plot to kill the German emperor while he
was attending the maneuvers. The time for the assassination was set
for today. The police. It Is said, have the names of others Implicated In
the plot and additional arrests will follow.
ANSEL IN THE LEAD
fly Private l-cn»ed Wire.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 11.—It Is
said that Sheriff Oarmany, of Walker
county, Georgia, Is having considera
ble opposition because he has enforced
the law against operation of beer clubs
at Fort Oglethorpe. Sheriff Oar.na-
ny has closed up several clubs and it
was through hls Influence that an at
tempt was made to run down Thornton
Fehn, a saloon keeper who. It Is said,
operated a beer club at the park.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Spartanburg, 8. C., Sept. 1L—The
second primary Is*passing quietly,,no
trouble being reported, at any of the
precincts.
Ansel Is leading Manning for gov
ernor. Manning’s friends are working
hard In the mill districts. It Is thought
that the former will beat the latter by
two to one In this county.
Ragsdale, who Is opposing Lyon for
attorney general, will poll a much
larger vote In Spartanburg than he did
In the first primary.
The race between Sullivan and
Wharton promises to he close and the
friends of both candidates are confi
dent.
The total vote for this county will be
about 8,000.
BUY8 HALF INTERE8T
IN EVENING STAR.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 11.—Announce
ment was made yesterday morning of
the fact that Elmer B. McKee, for 21
years business manager of the Towan-
da. Pa.. Dally Review, has purchased
a half Interest In The Anniston Even
ing Star ami will, on October 1, as
sume the duties of business manager
of tha local paper.
FIRE DESTROYED
TWO JUTE MILLS
AT ROSELAND, GA,
The two Jute mill*, belonging to T,
L. L&ngaton St Co., located at Home
land, three miles south of Atlanta,
were burned down Tuesday morning.
The fire occurred about 11:20 Tues
day morning, and made such rapid
headway that It was Impossible to
check the flames.
DR. McCLINTOCK DEAD.
Hpeelnl to Th#* Georgian.
Anniston, Alu.. Sept. it—Dr. Henry Ms-
non Mct’llntork died nt his home near Beth
lehem nt 10 o’clock yesterday moral ng after
s short lllneM. and was hurled nt Bethle
hem rhurcb this Afternoon st 2 o'clock. Left
on orphan ot on early age, be war without
nny Immediate relative* At the time of hi*
dentil. He was liom In Clay comity on Oc-
A. C. L. Not "Unfair.”
Jt was stated in Monday's Georgian
In the matter of the reorganization of
the Railway Telegraphers' Union that
the Atlantic Coast Line was on the
union's “unfair list.” This Is an error,
that railroad being one of the first to
recognize the union.
Washington, Sept. 11.—The cruiser
Des Moines, which sailed yesterday
from Norfolk, Vs., under sealed orders,
is bound for Key West, FIs., whence
ehe will be sent to Havana, Cuba, to
protect American interests in that vi
cinity should the occasion warrant.
The utmost secrecy is being maintain
ed at both the navy and state depart
ments relative to the mission of the
Des Moines, but it is learned on what
is considered excellent authority that
she is intended for Cuban service if ths
situation in and around Havana con
tinues to get worse.
If when she reaches the Florida coast
there is need for protection for Amer
ican interests in Cuba, she will be
rushed to Havana.. This is the plan of
the state department, which, it is learn
ed, has received orders from the presi
dent at Oyster Bay.
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Cuba. Sept. 11.—Later ad
vices from the fighting about Consola- ,
cion del Sur leave no doubt that the
government has gained an important
victory over Pino Guerra, largely
through the use of American machine
guns. While the rebels still outnumber
Avaloez's force, the better discipline
and arms and the presence of the ma
chine guns, more than make up for
the differences In number.
The result of the fight undoubtedly
has led President Palma to take the
stand he has in practically proclaim
ing martial law, withdrawing the offer
of amnesty to the rebels In the field
ho laid down their arms. This means
ie pursuit of an organized policy of
repression and arrests already have
begun.
Former Mayor Arrested.
Dr. O’Farrlll, former mayor of Ha
vana, has been taken Into custody. He
was arrested last night, while he was
attending a gathering of Cuban veter
ans, charged with being a member of
a revolutionary junta.
Peace negotiations have failed. Gen
eral Menocal, who undertook to per
suade the rebels to lay down their
arms, found that the Insurgents were
disposed to fight the government to the
end. This reply to hls overtures has
provoked a similar attitude on the part
of the government, and it appears that
both shies are now lined up for a con
flict even more bitter and desperate
than those heretofore promised to he.
Other Warrant# Out.
Coincident with the Issuance of the
decrees which followed last night's de
cision not to yield to the pence de
mands the government ordered the ar
rest of practically every prominent I.ib-
eral. Alfred Zayas, president of the
Liberal party, and several others have
disappeared. Among other Liberals ar
rested are Congressman Florenclo VII-
Juendas, brother of Congressman Kn-
rique VUIuendas, v ■■ w.is kiii.-.i in a
fight with a-pollceman at <Menfuegoa a
year ago, and Congressmen Boreas and
Varona.
When the news of the Issuance of
the decree reached tho Veterans* peace
commission, which was In session at
the home of General Menocal, there
was Immediate and almost unanimous
denunciation of President Palma and
other members of the government.
Senator Sangullly, Independent, who
was present, and who usually Is mod
erate In hls utterances, made an im
passioned speech. In which he declared
that there remained for Cubans two
roads to peace, cne of honor and the
other of dbgrucc. The government, he
said, had refused offers ot endeavors to
settle the difficulty pacifically, and
nothing was left but to side with its
opponent. *
General Collaso and other prominent
veterans made similar speeches, and
General Menocal coincided with the
views of the other speakers. It appear#
probable that moat of the members of
the peace commission will Join the in
surgents today.
ANK LOOTER TRIES
TO TAKE HIS LIFE
HY USE OF POISON
Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 11—An
unsuccessful attempt to poison
himself waa made today by Paul
Stenslnnd, the Chicago bank
wrecker. Stenslnnd is seriously ill
n result of the attempt.
A heavy guard is now kept on
him to prevent further attempts
| his life. He is expected to sail
for homo tomorrow on the Prince
Albert.
!