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i r«poi* t,oD iiiiiririrmn »;ooo 15,000 SlnrfSw::::::". H | jfsg fflfii" ”£ b»w» ^OKlTNO. 122. The Atlanta Georgian. 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 2,500,000 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. . OOOOOOOOOtKHWODOtWOOOOOOOO 0 FIVE ARE OVERCOME o IN A CHICAGO FIRE. O o o 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 Sowkmwooogoocooowoooow 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-