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Population
Milos of steam railroads.
Mill's of electric railways..... JJJ
Cotton factories 13'J, spindles.. 1,500.000
Hales cotton consumed in 1005. 600,000
Value of 15H6 cotton crop fl00.000.000
GEORGIA
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Special Saturday Night Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1906.
Special Saturday Night Edition.
Or Trains FIVE CENT*
IN BATTLE NEAR HAVANA
REBEL TROOPS DEFEATED
Insurgents Forced to
Flee After Sharp
Conflict.
jfO DETAILS HEARD
OF FIGHT REPORTED
AT TOWN OP EL CANO
American Warship Des
Moines Arrives in Ha
vana Harbor Sat
urday.
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Sept. 15.—Reports
roach here today of a sharp en
gagement nt El Cano, about 10
miles from Havana. No particu
lars have been received.
General Rodiguez had a sharp
light last night at Wajay, about
12 miles from Havana. He at
tacked the rebels under General
del Castillo and Colonel Acosta,
1,000 strong. After a stubborn
light the rebels were dispersed.
Eight of their number were
killed and 'l'i wounded.
The United States cruiser Des
Moines arrived this morning.
Havana, Cuba, Sept. 15.—The arrival
here ef Secretary of War Taft and Act
ing Secretary of State Bacon la await
ed with keen Interest by every claaa of
population of Cuba.
Word cornea from practically all the
Insurgent leaders that operattona will
be suspended pending the arrival of the
distinguished Americana, \4ffillc the
government Is perfectly willing to wel
come « cessation of the fighting.
Foreignara Are Jubilant.
..The foreign property owning ele
ment Is perhaps the mogt pleased of all.
They regard the president's message to
Cuba through Henor Quesada, the dia-
petchlng of two of the highest cabinet
odious lo act as arbitrators and the
hutrytng of nn overwhelming force of
wnrslili* to Cuban waters as the vlr-
tunl nsumption of an American protect
orate over Cuba, and the consequent
speedy restoration and maintenance of
order under which the normal develop'
men of business may proceed.
Senatm Zayeas, leader of the Liber'
tls. and whom the revolutionists have
•elected as the successor to President
Piliim. Is quoted as saying when In
formed i f tho action of President
Roosevelt:
"Were Fighting for This."
This IS what we have been light
Ins tor. Prom the first wo have been
willing to submit our case to the Unit
ed States and are perfectly willing to
•bide the decision In good faith. When
Secretary, Tnft and Bncon come we
*!il bo prepared to demonstrate to
them that we are not rosponalble for
the armed revolt and outrage of which
“• American .president speaks. We
*111 snow that tuba, since the last pre
tended lection, has not been a Re
public, hut a dictatorship, with every
ronitltutional guarantee violated, with
me rights of tho people so curtailed
that the people would have demonstrat
'd their unfitness for self government
bad they submitted.
President Palma with the public
Purse nt his command, and with the
*«ld open to him for supplies, muni
lions of wnr and recruits, has been
Me to hold only tho cities, and these
■?“>' became we have been loath to
wed needlessly the blood of our broth-
Thls demonstrates that back of
movement Is the almost solid
■length of the Cuban people.
Congress' Action Expected.
have no fear but after a full In
vitation It will be decided that Cu-
•« should hnv* a fair election and with
*. r «“lt of that election we will be
smtent.'
■J?! 1 * la understood to represent the
moments of tho revolutionists.
*« action of congress yesterday was
.Most of the opponents of
■ i. , ? v ,t rnment are either In the field
It Is believed that the prompt
moorscment of the president's policy
Jf congress strengthened his position
*'lh Americans.
Rebel. Call on Colwsll.
t-'immander Colwell, of the United
This picture shows the U.
S. cruiser Des Moines,
which has been dispatched
to watch the Cuban rebel
lion. The photograph from
which this picture was
made was taken at the
time of the Oyster Bay re
view. Below is a picture
of Commander *W. F.
Halsey, of the Cruiser Des
Moines.
TAFT TO GIVE SIGNAL
FOR ACTION BY U. S.
Eight American Warships to Remain
Cuban Waters Until Fate of Island
Government Is Settled.
in
8tet«
cruiser Denver, has been visited
, 1 ' rnr ’ H by a commission of the
JJMntlonlsis, who stated that they
suspend all military operations
In, !■ ' l ' “"' u etion of property pend-
tag nn '“Filiations that are now go-
!'/, commander was assured that If
n "* been for the landing of
lb, ’O'’?" , fnr ces the revolutionists In
. neighborhood of Havana would
TtdeH nteroii the city last night pro-
Jtlb dynamite and dire results
““I "avc followed their entering.
Filibuitersrs Land,
neral Rodrigues, commander In
8nv< ‘ m ment forces, has left for
800 rural guards and
GtliiV, , 'lub’k-flrlng guns. Colonel
h, ’.no Is in command at Clenfu-
**n. „io hl * foops are holding their
Hair rt!t ,u F h , lhey ar « not wel > armed.
The f" W"g of an old pattern.
Pmfti,,!!* v sh cabI ® from Havana to
tut,-,,*™ ha * ta*en cut today. A flll-
t*n ilav, tx I ,<; dltlon landed at Martel
ua >s ago.
THE CRu ISER CLEVELAND
p- 13 HEADED FOR CUBA
JO**. Vtt -. Sept 15.—Tbecruls-
* J fA 1 left Portsmouth navy yard
•utti k th •’ afternoon for Cuban
New York, Sept. 15.—In a warning
issued to President Palma and the
Cuban people, In which ho Intimates
that unless pence Is soon restored In
tervention must follow, President
Roosevelt today raised the big stick
over the warring republic of Cuba.
As a part of the president's plans,
Secretary of War Taft and Acting Sec
retary of State Bacon start for Havana
tomorrow, and upon their report re
garding the situation the future action
of the United States will depend.
Eight Warships for Cuba.
This Is the Cuban situation today,
as shown by dispatches received this
morning:
Prejmratlons are being'made to sur
round Cuba with a fleet of eight war
ships and to land 2,000 United States
marines and sailors on the Islund.
Four thousand rebels are near San
tiago De Los Vegas, ten miles from
Havana, and more arc Joining them.
5,000 Rebels Near Havana.
General 'Guerra, with 5,000 men, Is
within five miles of the capital. Ha
vana Is entirely Isolated frfim tho rest
of the republic because of the Interrup
tion in railroad service and the cutting
of telegraph wires.
A three-days' truce has been declared
by the revolutionists ns a direct result
of the landing of sailors from the
United States cruiser Denver on Thurs
day. The cruiser Denver Is at Havana
and the gunboat Marietta at Cienfue-
goa, awaiting orders. ......
The cruiser Des. Moines left Key
West last night and Is due at Havana
today.
Marins Corps Ready.
The cruiser Dixie, with 300 marines
aboard, Is making all haste from Guan
tanamo for the Cubnn capital.
The Minneapolis Is nt League Island
and the stores, with all speed, are be
ing taken aboard. The Tacoma Bailed
from New York today and Is to be fol
lowed tomorrow by the Cleveland and
Newark.
The marine corps Is ready to rush an
army at a moment's notice.
To Protoet Americans.
The diplomatic reason for the as
sembling of this force Is that It Is for
the protection of Americans and Amer
ican Interests, as 3200,000,000 of Amerl
can capital Is Invested In Cuba.
President Roosevelt’s letter warning
Cuba was made public after a seven-
hours’ conference with Secretary of
War Taft, Secretary of the Navy Bona
parte and Acting Secretary of State
Bacon.
It Is Up to Cubs.
■'Our Intervention in Cuban affairs
will only come if Cuba herself show
that she has fallen into the Insurrec
tionary habit; that she lacks the self-
restraint necessary to provide self-gov
ernment, and thnt her contending fac
tions have plunged the country Into
anarchy."
OFFICERS AND MANY MEN
ORDERED OFF,TO CUBA.
Annapolis, Md, Sept. 16.—Orders
have been received at the marine bar
racks' here for a detachment of eight
officers and seventy-six enlisted men
to hold themselves In readiness to pro
ceed to League Island navy yard, Phil
adelphia. to embark In the vessel Which
shall be designated for Cuba to .pro
tect the Interests of the United Slates.
BIG CRUISER CLEVELAND
SAILS FROM PORTSMOUTH.
Portsmouth, Vo., SepL 16.—The pro-
tected cruiser Cleveland left at
o'clock this morning presumably for
Cuban waters. The Newark Is to get
away on Tuesday, likewise the pro.
tected cruiser Tacoma, which Is now
engaged In loading stores here.
It Is also learned that the converted
yachts Restless 1 and Hornet, light-draft
vessels, attached to the service here,
are to be sent to Cuba for patrol duty
In shallow waters. It Is also reported
that the cruiser Minneapolis, recently
ordered out of commission. Is to be sent
to Cuba.
U. S. TROOPS PREPARE
FOR ACTION IN CUBA
Waahlngton, Sept. 15.—All Washing
ton applauds President Roosevelt’s ac
tion In sending Secretary of War Taft
and Assistant Secretary of State Ba
con to Cuba; The chief emissary, Taft,
Is recognized as a past master in the
art of conciliation.
Senor Padro, the Cuban charge
d'affaires In Wsshlngton. today re
ceived a copy of the president's letter
to Minister Quesada, which he for
warded at once to his government by
cable.
The Cuban minister, w*ho Is promi
nently mentioned as Palma'B successor.
Is at Lisbon, having arrived there yes
terday en route to Washington from
Rio de Janeiro, where he was a dele
gate at the Pan-American conference
Speaking as the representative of the
Cuban government. Honor Padro ex
pressed the utmost confidence In the
ability of Secretary Taft to straighten
out the present difficulties and thus
avoid forcible Intervention b> the
United States government.
Although this view Is the one gener
ally accepted here, the .administration
Is going right ahead with Its war-like
preparations. The army Is quietly pre
paring for possible concentration of
troops at New York, Norfolk, Tampa,
New Orleans and Galveston, although
It Is believed that the naval forces will
be ample to cope with any emergency.
Should Taft be unable to bring about
a cessation of hostilities and a reaora-
tlon of normal conditions, he will be
the one to give the signal for an Inva
sion of the Island. The president will
rely entirely upon his Judgment In the
matter. .
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O Chicago, Sept. 15.—Five persons, O
o two women, two children and a O
O man, were overcome early today O
O In a burning building at 554 West O
O Chicago avenue. The entire faml- O
0 !y were rescued, unconscious, by a 0
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ATLANTA MUST GET
One Inspectoi' Is Unable
Properly to Cover
> the City.
It Is probable that measures will bs
taken by the city council or the board
of health to Increase the Inspection
force so that one or two more meat In
spectors can guard the health of the
people between now and the first of
next year, when the Taylor meat ordi
nance will go into effect.
The terrible condition of affairs
found existing, at the Enterprise Sau
sage Company’s plant, 125 Peters street,
Friday by Inspector Wasser, Dr. Wal
ter A. Taylor and a member of The
Georgian’s reportorlal staff has shaken
what confidence Atlantans had In lo
cal meat to such an extent that only
the most drastic Inspection will be ef
fectlve.
Although Inspector, Wasser is exert'
Ing all the vigilance possible to one
who has made meat Inspection a long
study, l( Is Impossible for one man to
properly Inspect the numerous places
at which meat Is sold. This Is the gen
eral opinion of these members of the
health board and members of the city
council who have Interested themselvss
In the fight for pure wholesome meats.
At the present time the people are
at the mercy of the dealers and the
dealers, many of them, realise It, as
was clearly shown by the decayed,
moldy and vermin-infested me|;s sent
to the sausage factory by a number of
the local dealers.
Walter A. Taylor, author of the meat
ordinance, said:
"The people of Atlanta will not be
safe until there Is rigid Inspection. Al
most dally Inspector Wasser Is uncov
ering conditions too horrible to think
of. Those who have seen and under
stand the conditions will not breath
easy until the meat ordinance Is In ef'
feet.”
NICK LONGWORTH
GETS NOMINATION
ON THEL l N.
Will Not Transfer
Freight Shipments
in Atlanta..
LIFE OF WITTE NEED MCE
IS
COAL DEALERS .
ARE HIT HARD
Looks Like Attempt to Hold
Merchants Up for
Freight.
Cincinnati. Sept. 15.—Congress
man Nicholas Hongworth was
renominated for congress today by
acclamation-
400 New Names on List
Kperlsl to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 16.—County reg
istrars who are at work perfecting the
lists for the October election find that
some 400 new names of parties who
hav erecently come to the city appear
on the lists. The lists hava not been
gone over In two yean.
The Southern railway has refused to
transfer freight shipments from the
Louisville and Nashville railroad to
points on the Southern's spur tracks In
and around Atlanta. The ruling has
caused great Inconvenience and ex
pense to merchants and other recclv
ers of freight In car lots.
It Is said to be a result of the effort
of the Southern railway to force all
merchants and dealers to have their In
bound freights routed over Its lines.
But little Information on the subject
could be obtained at the offices of the
two railroads, the Southern official*
being reticent nnd the Louisville and
Nashville freight men Indisposed to
talk on the subject, though admitting
that the Southern had refused their
freights.
Ridgeley Talks.
Division Freight Agent Ridgeley of
the Louisville and Nashville, said
Yes, It Is true that we have recelv-
a number of complaint* that the
Southern has refused to accept' cars
from the Lou|avlIe and Nashville for
switching to concerns on Its tracks. We
do not know that tho Southern has Is
sued any orders on the subject and
e seen no circular to that effect. In
fact the Southern has receive,; i
of cars from us since their refusal
to accept other cars."
The chief clerk In the office of L L
McCleskey, division freight agent of
the Southern, was questioned. After
asking the source of Information re
gardlng the matter he declined to make
any statement or denial that the South
ern was refusing cars from the Louis,
vllle and Nashville.
Hits Coal Dsalsrs Hard.
The coal dealers have been perhaps
the most seriously affected by the or
der. The greater part of Atlanta’s coal
supply comes from points In Kentucky
and Tennessee, a territory which la
traversed by both the competing lines.
A large part of the coal has been ship
ped over the Louisville and Nashville
to Atlanta, and the Southern has re
fused to transfer the cars from the
Louisville and Nashville yards to the
sidings of dealers bn Its own lines. It
was evidently expected thnt this action
would force dealers to route their ship
ments over the Southern from the
mines.
Several prominent coat dealers of At
lanta said Saturday that the resulting
shortage of the supply here will proba
bly raise the price In the Immediate fu
ture.
Not only have coal dealers been In
convenienced and put to heavy expense
in this way, but It Is stated that mer
chants In other lines and manufactur
ers who Import large quantities of raw
materials have been hampered In their
business nnd their shipments greatly
delayed.
Russian Tries to Kill
the Former Pre
mier.
Berlin, Sept. 15.—A dispatch from
Wiesbaden, says an attempt was mads
today to assassinate Count Witte, for
mer premier of Russia.
Armed with a bomb, a revolver and
a dagger, a Russian student named
Rosenburg, made the attempt. Only
prompt action by detectives saved the
former premier.
The attack was made at Soden, a wa
tering place near here, where Count
Witte had gone to drink the medicinal
waters.
As Witte was leaving his carriage to
enter a hotel, Rosenburg made his at
tack. Detectives who were guarding
M. Witte seised the student before ho
could throw his bomb or use either
of his other weapons.
Tho would-be assassin was over
powered and taken to Jail.
Count Witte did not lose his nerve
In the presence of the danger which
menaced him, although he paled sllghl-
iy and thanked the police officers wh4
had saved him.
YACHT OP TIE CZAR
St. Petersburg, Sept. 15.—Every pos
sible precaution has been taken to
guard the Imperial family on the cruise
now being taken by the esar aboard the
royal yacht In the gulf of Finland.
Every available warship which could
j spared from other service Is nccom-
panying -tbe'StaTVIert. All -vessels at
tempting tri approach tho Slandartaro
Intercepted and no craft Ih allowed to
get near her.
Detectives numbering 100 have been
stationed at points along the const to
gain Information of any vessel thnt
might try to leave to attack the Stand-
art,
Motor cars are now being used by
terrorists In their campaign of assas
sination of officials. The police claim
they ’have Just discovered a new plot
against Premier Stolypln.
NOTED SPORTSMEN
HAVE ARRANGED TO
BUY LOOKOUT INN
Probing Committee,
Recommends
Reform.
CONDEMN MRS. REID
AND FORMER SUPT.
The Committee Report Was
Rendered Late Saturday
Afternoon.
The committee’s recommendations
condemned Mrs. Reid, the former
stewardess, and “the former superin
tendent.’’
They also recommended that the of
fice of superintendent and purchasing
agent be combined.
That the board of trustees be changed
from eleven to seven, and that the pres
ident, vies president and two others
bs chosen from Fulton county.
Lookout Inn, the famous summer re
sort on Lookout Mountain, near Chat
tanooga,' Tenn., will be sold' to a big
syndicate of sportsmen nnd converted
Into a clubhouse with extensive hunt
ing and fishing preserves If negotiations
now pending are carried through.
The president of the organisation Is
General J. C. 8. Blackburn, of Ken
tucky. EIlliu Root, secretary of state,
Senator Morgan, of Alnbama: Perry
Belmont, Secretary Taft, the Hon. Les
lie Shaw and other men of national
romlnence, are vice presidents. The
Jst of honorary members Includes
President Roosevelt, William Jennings
Bryan, Vice President Fairbanks and
Grover Cleveland, who have already ac
cepted membership.
FOUND DEAD IN THE SWAMP
WITH MANY BULLET HOLES
SHOT THROUGH HIS BODY
Hperlnl to The Georgian.
Reldavllle. Ga., Sept. 15.—Yesterday
afternoon R. W. Moore, a prominent
man, was found dead In Alawahn
swamp, twelve miles south of here,
WHERE GIRL SLEEPS
Charleston, S. C„ Sept. 15.—An at
tempt was made this morning shortly
after 6 o'clock, to commit assault on
Miss Oertrude Worrell, a respectable
young lady of Charleston, by Allen
Denton, a young negro man. He en
tered her room where she was asleep
with a young sister, and In trying to
carry out hts purpose, awoke the young
lady. She screamed and broke from
his grasp. The negro ran from the
room and was caught In the yard by a
brother of the girl. Denton was de
livered to the police and this morning
Magistrate Oschaughnessy committed
the would-be assailant to Jail without
a preliminary hearing. All haste Is be
ing used to get the negro safe behind
the Jail bars. This Is the first case of
the kind that has occurred In Charles-
with six bullet holes through his body.
He had been dead two or three days.
No papers or money had been taken
from his person and the murder Is a
mystery. He was 60 years of age and
leaves a wife and children.
GIRL'S BODY FOUND
IN LONELY CABIN
ON MOUNTAINSIDE
Decatur, Ala., Sept. IS.—The lifeless
body of pretty Silas Mary Lyman has
been found lying In a deserted cabin
on Sand Mountain, and It Is'not known
whether death was due at natural
causes or tc murder or suicide. The
whole affair, so far as can be learned.
Is shrouded In the deepest mystery.
The story was made known here last
night.
Miss Lyman left her home on last
Tuesday to visit a neighbor about a
mile and a half distance, where she
was to remain over night. The next
day some of her relatives were passing
by a cabin which had been deserted
for some years, and going in, found her
_ body lying on the floor. There were no
ton in years. Denton was an employee marks of violence and there was noth-
about the house, log to Indicate that she had taken her
The legislative committee Investigat
ing the Soldiers’ home concluded the
taking of testimony at the afternoon
session of Friday, nnd on meeting Sat
urday morning heard short speeches
from Attorney J. L. Anderson, who
appeared In behalf of the complain
ants, and Judge .Freeman, of the board
of trustees.
Mr. Anderson condemned In no un
certain tones the present administra
tion of affairs at the home, and con
tended that the majority of tho trus
tees should live In Atlanta and take an
active part In the supervision of nffnlrs
of the home. He also Inveighed
against the present method of sus
pending men for even minor offenses
■n the authority of the superintendent
olely, ns this gives too i,»uol, ., > ■ or
to one man, who might exercise It au-
ratlcnlly nnd unjustly. He advo
cated the doing away with a purchas
ing agent and placing of his duties
upon the superintendent, who should
be paid a better salary and made re
sponsible for the entire administration
of affairs.
In answer. Judge Freeman stated
that he had understood nt the close of
the Friday session thnt there would be
no argument, and had come unprepared
for a speech. Judge Freeman stated
that neither he nor any one else of
the trustees would tolerate any mis
treatment of the old soldiers, nnd.thnt
he would fight In an instant If he saw
any evidence of their mlstrentmcnt.
Would Be Glad To Be Relieved.
"If you think we have been Incom
petent or derelict In the discharge of
our duties, gentlemen of tho commit
tee, say so In your report, nnd let oth-
be appointed who can do better.
Most of us have accepted the appoint
ment under protest, nnd I. for one,
would be glad to be relieved.
"Now as to the charges against Cap
tain Thompson. I believe he Is the
best superintendent the home has ever
had.
Where Is the graft thnt has been
complained oft None has been show I',
and I say that none exists.
"Now, gentlemen, I want to protest
against these charges which have been
made against the character of Mrs.
Reid. A grave Injustice has been done
a very estimable woman. There hasn't
been developed a scintilla ef proof of
the charges brought. You can't get a
good woman to go out there now since
these charges have been made against
Mrs. Reid."
Evidence Was Suppressed.
Representative Williams here Inter
rupted the speaker with the statement:
"We have suppressed and declined to
hear evidence that could have been In
troduced against Mrs. Reid, and the
committee has gone no further Into
these charges than It was absolutely
obliged to.”
Judge Freeman responded that she
may have been Imprudent, hut thnt he
would not believe her anything hut the
very purest of women,
speech the committee went Into execu
tive session.
AS THE ASSAILANT
Robert Branham, a negro, Is held In
the Tower on the charge of being the
assailant of the Misses Lawrence at
Oopenhll! several weeks ago.
He was captured Friday night and
taken to the Lawrence home, wher%
It Is said, he was Identified by tie two
young women.
He denies hta guilt, hut admits that
he was In the neighborhood at the time
the assault was committed.
own life. The only n
she committed suicide
fact that she was In lo'
man of the neighborly
rents objected to her keeping his
I»any. The body showed that she had
been dead several hours.
i to believe
» from the
Ith a young
nd her pa-