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ATLANTA
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Bum of "rest railway...
The Atlanta <S eorg i an.
GEORGIA
Population ..... 2,500 w
Miles of steam railroads 5.500
Miles of electric railways 400
Cotton factories 130, spindle*.. 1,500.000
Dales cotton consumed In 1906. 500,000
Vain* of 1906 cotton crop 1100.000.000
VOL. 1. NO. 138.
ATLANTA,.GA., THURSDAY OCTOBER, 4, 1906.
PRICE:
RUSSELL AND POWELL
FOR APPELLATE BENCH
Official Count May Be
Required to Name
Third.
SMITH’S ELECTION
WAS UNANIMOUS
Consolidation Is Slow Be
cause of Returns Being
Late From the Rural
Precincts.
With over 100 counties heard from
the returns Indicate that tfie official
count will be required to determine
the third choice In the race for appel
late Judge, although It looks as If Hen
ry C. Peeples will be chosen.
It Is conceded by all that Judge R.
B. Russell and A. O. Powell have been
elected by large majorities.
Consolidation 8low.
The work of consolidating the vote
Is very slow, owing to the fact that the
returns are not In from many of the
rural precincts, and as the vote Is
close for some of the candidates, these
returns are required to determine the
results of the election.
The vote wes light throughout the
state and the election passed oft quietly.
Sixteen candidates were voted for
for appellate judge.
The election of Hon. Hoke Smith
governor was practically without op
position.
The largest vote was polled In coun
ties where there were local contests.
Amendments Carry.
The amendment creating the appel
late court and the amendment creating
the new county of Ben Hill, with Pits-
gerald as Its capital, carried with safe
majorities, although there was oppo
sition In several counties.
Hon. S. G. McLendon carried prac
tically every county In the state over
T. C. Crenshaw, his only opponent, for
railroad commissioner.
Light Vote Polled.
Ttfe day passed off quTrtly"Tfirough-
out the state, no disorders being re
ported from any of the polling places
and In some counties very little Inter
est was taken. The vote was light
throughout the state, Wing heaviest
' here thero were any local contests
to get the voters out to the polls.
Stats Tlckst Eloctsd.
The state ticket elected at yester
day’s election Is as follows:
For Governor—Hoke Smith.
For Secretary of 8tate—Philip Cook.
For Comptroller General—William A.
Wright.
For Treasurer—Robert E. Park.
For Attorney General—John C. Hart.
For Commissioner of Agriculture—
■T. G. Hudson.
For State School Commissioner—W.
B. Merritt.
For Prison Commissioner—Clement
A. Evans.
For Railroad Commissioner—S. G.
McLendon.
For Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(for unexplred term ending January 1,
1911)—William H. Fish.
For Associate Justice of Supreme
Court (for unexplred term ending Jan
uary 1, 1911)—Marcus W. Beck.
For Two Associate Justices of Su
preme Court (for unexplred terms, each
ending January 1, 1907)—Samuel C. At
kinson and Joseph H. Lumpkin.
For Two Associate Justices of Su
preme Court (for full terms of six
years, each beginning January 1, 1907)
—Samuel c. Atkinson and Joseph H.
Lumpkin.
For Judges of the Appellate Court
ly- B. Russell, A. G. Powell and H. C.
Peipies.
Amendments Voted On.
For amendment authorizing legisla
ture to provide additional superior
court Judges.
In favor of ratification of the amend
ment to the constitution creating the
county of Ben Hill, with Fitzgerald as
the county site.
For court of appeals amendment.
Other Officials Elected.
For Judge Superior Court, Atlanta
. Circuit—John T. Pendleton.
For Judge Superior Court, Atlantic
Circuit—Paul E. Seabrook.
ror Judge Superior Court, Augusta
Circuit—H. C. Hammond.
for Judge Superior Court, Brunswick
Circuit—T. A. Parker.
For Judge Superior Court, Chatta
hoochee Circuit—W. A. Little.
For Judge Superior Court, Cordele
Circuit—U. V. Whipple.
For Judge Superior Court, Flint Cir
cuit— E. J. Reagan.
nif"r,. Ju A K0 .. Su P ( '' ! l or Court, Macon
CUoult—W. H. Felton.
Superior Court, Middle
Uicult—B. T. Rawlings.
J H d * 8 Superior Court, North-
eastern Circuit—J. J. Kimsey.
Circuit—H**<f C ° Ur *’ 0cmu,ge «
Circ°ultE U ' l v*' c 8 Worrm, C ° Ur '' rataUla
cult—Moses WrightT C0Ur *’ R ° me C,r '
’,t“r,. Ju ^* s PP‘‘ 1 -' or c °urt, Southern
vJDGE R. B. RUSSELL.
Who led the ticket for Judge of the Court of Appeals.
"From Information I have secured covering all of Georgia, I know that
Judge Richard B. Russell la elected to the appellate court Judgeship, and
I feel certain that he has led the ticket," said C’olonel Walter R. Brown
Thursday morning. Colonel Brown Is Judge Russell's closest friend and
has been practically his campaign manager both-dn the gubernatorial race
and the judgeship contest.
Judge Russell was at his home In Winder Wednesday, but will arrive
In Atlanta Thursday afternoon to be the guest of Colonel Brown.
“/ THINK I'M ELECTED
, SA YS BENJAMINH HILL
Colonel Benjamin H. Hill stated Thursday morning that he had not
received returns In Nuffielently complete form to enable him to do more
i than ttoess i t the result. — - _ .• _
‘‘I am Inclined to think," he said, "that Russell and Powell will bo
elected and that the other place lies between Peeples und me.
"I* have received telegrams from Stewart and Schley counties, stat
ing that 1 led In both, and one from Gordon county suylng that I ran
second there.
"In The Constitution’s returns this morning, I was placed further
down In these counties."
SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT
LEAVES ON WA1 70 CUBA
Circuit—R, o. Mitchell.
e; o» r ? c 8 'TA° a r Jr n - Tallapoo,a
Circuit—ofH.^Bnand’ 1 ' C0Urt ’ W ** ,ern
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ot Fulton County—John
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BOYS IN KHAKI READY TO BOARD TROOP TRAINS.
BRIDEWELL’S LEAVING
May be investigated
BY LOCAL PRESBYTERY
Current Rumors Are
Said To Be Respon
sible.
RESIGNATION WILL
BE ACCEPTED SUNDAY
Atlanta Presbytery Will
Probably Consider Mat
ter at Talla
poosa.
The First and Second battalions of
the Seventeenth Infantry left Fort Mc
Pherson Thursday morning for New
port News, where they will embark
for Cuba. The soldiers will reach their
destination some time Thursday night.
Two freight trains bearing the
horses, mules, wagons, machine guns
and other tyeavy equipment left Atlan
ta late Wednesday night. Two troop
trains left the fort Thursday morning
at 8 o’clock bearing the olllcers and
soldiers of the two battalions chosen
to go to Cuba. Colonel Van Orsdale
commanded the two battalions.
The soldiers boarded their trains on
the slde-trm k of the Central of Geor
gia at the fort. They were transferred
to the Southern railway, and will be
transferred to the Chesapeake and
(>hio at Richmond. Several passenger
agents of the railroad accompanied the
troops.
The movement included over .on men
and olllcers. Pullmans were provided
f«»r the latter, hut the men occupied
ordinary day c oaches.
Major Frank B. McCoy Is left In
charge of the Third battalion at the
fort.
HEARING OF PETITIONS
FOR SALOON LICENSES
IS FINISHED AT LAST
At a congregational meeting of the
First Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning the resignation of the
Rev. Charles P. Bridewell, late pastor
of that church, will be acted upon and
the congregation will ask the Presby
tery to concur In accepting It. Steps
are being taken to fill the vacant pul
pit.
tr. Bridewell left Atlanta over i
week ago without acquainting any of
fleers of the church of his Intention of
leaving. He was accompanied by his
wife, but all of the household effects
were left In the residence, at 83 Spring
street. It Is stated that Mr. Bridewell
has gone to Hope, Ark., the home of
his father.
Mr. Bridewell’s resignation was writ
ten before his leaving and was sub
mitted to the church through a friend
last Sunday. This was the first Inti
matlon of his leaving which reached
the congregation.
The elders of the church met
Wednesday night and without entering
Into a discussion of the circumstances
hlch led to the pastor's resignation,
voted to recommend Its acceptance to
the congregation and the Presbytery,
which meets October 16 at Tallapoosa.
Mr; BrftlewelTtook a vacation of sev
eral weeks during the past summer
and spent the time in Boston, It Is
said. Certain rumors which became
current upon his return are stated by
members of the church to be responsi
ble for his sudden determination to
leave his pulpit.
The matter will be taken up at the
meeting of tho Atlanta Presbytery at
Tallapoosa and an Investigation made.
westSTcIes
'Another long, tiresome morning was
spent by the special committee on
licenses Thursday. Thirty-three li
censes, the majority beer saloons, were
considered As the end of the list was
reached the committeemen breathed a
sigh of relief, all the evidence pro and
con on all the saloons In the city had
been heard*
The committee went Into executive
session and will report at the special
session of council Thursday afternoon.
The morning session was conducted
along the line held to throughout the
week. The applicants were called up,
asked as to the character of their
saloons, whether or not there were
back doors and whether a negro or a
white bar was preferred.
8am D Jonee Protest*.
A number of protests were register
ed against the saloons in sections of
the city. Among the written petitions
was one from Sam D. Jones. A num
ber of protests were entered by the
Odd Fellows.. The Piedmont Lodge
asked that no licenses be granted be
low Foundry street. There was a pe-
tition signed by 165 citizens asking the
same and a number of i>ersonal ap
peals that this street be made the
boundary, and that no beer or other
saloons be licensed beyond It.
The fourteen saloon licenses recom
mitted by council will be considered on
Saturday next at 2 o’clock.
The saloons considered Thursday
morning were as follows:
Murray Watson, 191 Decatur, colored.
I. (\ <’iark, 196 Decatur, white.
M. J. Prysoek, 230 Decatur, white.
L. M. Porter, 232 Decatur, white.
M. Rauzln & 8'»n, 246 Decatur.
I. Binkovltz, 252-254 Decatur, white.
B. M. Wilson, 326 Decatur, white.
J. R. Wood, 34') Decatur, white.
J. o. Carroll, 342 Decatur, colored.
With the abolition of the office of
General Superintendent McManus, of
Washington, a short time ago, the At
lanta division of the Southern railway
has been divided Into two parts—the
Atlanta and Macon divisions—and the
superintendents thereof made more of
autocrats than they were before.
In the shuffle F. J. Kagan, formerly
the superintendent of the Atlanta dt
vision, with headquarters In this city,
has been sent to Macon to take charge
of that division, and A. H/ Westfall,
formerly general superintendent of the
Klgin, Joliet and Eastern road, run
ning out of Chicago, has been brought
to Atlanta.
Mr. Westfall Is a man of 22 years’
experience In the operating department
of railroad service and comes to the
South with the reputation of being one
the most efficient superintendents
connected with the roads running Into
hlcago.
Mr. Eagan Is one of the youngest
division superintendents In the South,
but has made a name for himself In
railroad circles. He succeeded W. N.
Foreacre as superintendent of the At
lanta division. Mr. Foreacre Is now
located at Birmingham.
is
ROOT PUTS MAGOON
IN CONTROL OF CUBA
OVER HEAD OF TAFT
He Speaks at Dedica
tion of $5,000,-
000 Capitol.
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4.—With sim
ple, yet dignified and impressive cere
monies, the new $5,000,000 capitol of
the state of Pennsylvania was dedl-'
cated today, with the president of the
United States as the orator of the day.
While It was officially dedication day,
It was also Roosevelt day, for the
president was himself more prominent
in the thoughts of the vast audience
than the capitol or the state of Penn
sylvania.
The morning was rainy, cold and
uncomfortable, but notwithstanding It
was announced that there would not be
any material change In the program.
Hours before the president’s train was
due to arrive thousands of visitors
poured Into the city.
The speeches were delivered from a
large grandstand, accommodating 3,000
persons, on the Third street side of the
•apltol.
Here are some of the points In Presi
dent Roosevelt's address:
"The extraordinary Industrial
changes of the last half century have
produced a totally new set of condi
tions, under which new evils flourish,
and for these new evils new .remedies
must be devised.
Many of these evils are of such a
nature that no private effort can avail
against them. These evils, therefore,
must be grappled with by government
al action, in some cases this govern
mental action must be cx|>erlenced by
the several states Individually. In yet
others It has become Increasingly evi
dent that m» efficient state ’action 1*
possible, and that wo need, through ju
dicial Interpretation and construction
of law, to Increase tho power of the
Federal government. I freely admit
that as regards many matters of first
rate linportunce we must rely purely
upon the states for the betterment of
present conditions.
"It Is our clear duty to see, in the
Interest of the people, that there Is ad
equate supervision and control over the
business use of the swollen fortunes of
today, and also wisely to determine the
conditions upon which these fortunes
are to be transmitted and the percent
age that they shall pay to the govern
ment whose protecting arm alone en
ables them to exist.”
Rescue Parties
Overcome by
Cases. •
Are
Bluefleld, W. Va., Oct. 4.—Sixty or
more men are In the West Fork mine
of the Pocahontas Collieries Company,
which caved In yesterday, as the re
sult of an explosion, and all are sup
posed to be dead.
The mine Is on fire and rescue Is
practically Impossible. All the coffins
In Pocahontas have been secured and
fifty more ordered. Two rescuing par
ties risked their lives to go to the
rescue of the men.
A party, consisting of 15 or 20 men,
was overcome by gss, and It Is not
Improbable that all of the would-be
rescuers also are dead.
The scene at the mouth of the mine
Is appalling, women and children wall
ing and waiting for the arrival of bod
les at the surface.
Five bodies have been recovered. The
number of dead can not be told at this
time.
Secretary of War’s
Choice Was Win-
throp.
TROOPS AT HAVANA
REFUSE TO DISARM
WIFE CURSED HIM,
SAYS THIS HUSBAND
C. Phillips, 352 Decatur, white.
W. M. Alston, 356 Decatur, colored.
W. T. Argo, 486 Decatur, white.
John Bernhard, 502 Decatur, white.
W. H. Faith 520 Decatur, white.
James Hughes, 568 Decatur, white.
John T. Alexander, 299 Marietta.
Emile Heyman, 152 Elliott.
Cook & Morris, 197 Peters.
Moss A Hays, 205 Peters.
J. M. Moss & Co., 179 Walker.
T. O. Poole, 321 Peters.
J. E. Patterson, 125 N. Butler.
Charles Weltnauer, 161 Edgewood.
G. L. Cary, 117 Edgewood.
Gann & Garraux, 207 Edgewood.
J. Silverman, 165 Edgewood.
Gann & Garraux, 229 Simpson.
Gus Leoffler, 300 Marietta.
J. M. Beazll, 308 Marietta.
A. G. Lawless, 612 Marietta.
8. McNinch, 621 Marietta..
J. B. Matthews,T694 Marietta.
Louis TroUier. [612 Marietta.
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A rnther unique state of affairs O
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O license committee Thursday morn- 0
O Ing when the saloon at 520 Deca- 0
0 tur came up for discussion. WII- 0
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O committee, although the license 0
O was In the name of W. H. Fulth, O
O and stated that Mr. Faith was O
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O further that the saloon belonged fj
O to the estate of Sam Scott and 0
O thnt all tho profits were turned O
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Bainbridge Tax Rata Fixad.
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Bainbridge, Gn., Oct. 4.—The city
fathers at the regular meeting of coun
cil fixed the tax rate for the next
year at 5 mills Instead of 8, as
heretofore. Of this only 1 mill will
go to the support of the Bainbridge
public schools, whereas In the past 2
mills went for this purpose.
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O IT’S A LOVELY DAY O
O FOR THOSE WHO WON. O
When called on In police court
Thursday morning to explain why he
slapped his wife, J. H. Ratteree,
white man, stated that Mra. Ratteree
applied to him a vile epithet and that
this was more than he could stand.
Recorder Broyles imposed a fine of
fin.75. ndvlsing the husbrmd he should
not have hit his wife even though
she did curse him. Mrs. Rattereo was
not In court. Policeman C. L. Uamp,
the arresting officer, said he was In
formed Mrs. Ratteree was either
knocked down or shoved out of a door
way'. The fine was paid by Ratteree’i
employer.
SEIJFOR FRIDAY
Prohibition Election Likely
To Be Called Next
Spring.
At an anti-barroom mass meeting to
be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock
In Wesley Memorial church. It seems
more than probable that a prohibition
election will be called for Fulton coun
ty next spring.
Rev. J. C. Solomon, state superin
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, has
issued the call for the mass meeting.
It Is known thut the league Is not sat
isfied with the action of council In re
issuing licenses to barrooms, and for
this reason the inass meeting was
called for Friday.
Lovely day—for the victors.
So It ever Is In life, he the O
0 weather fair or be It stormy. But O
0 t«> him who loses In the fight the O
0 rose-colored glasses somehow or O
0 other fall to fit well. The sweet- O
0 ness of adversity—If there be 0
0 such—Heth not In the disappoint- 0
0 ment, but In Its uses—Its ultimate 0
0 effects, Its definitive result. O
But—the weather: O
0 More or less cloudy, with prob- O
0 able showers Thursday night and 0
0 Friday.
Tuesday temperatures:
0 7 o’clock a. m 62 degrees.
clock a. rn..
0 9 o’clock a. m..
0 10 o'clock a. m..
0 11 o’clock a. m..
0 12 o'clock noon..
O l o'clock p. m..
2 o'clock p.
63 degrees.
,.64 degrees.
. .67 degrees.
. .68 degrees.
..72 degrees.
..73 degrees.
4 degrees.
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VALUABLE JEWELS
I ROOK
IS HELD
Jessie Walker, a negro wnsherwom
an. Is held prisoner In the police sta
tlon accused of the theft of nearly $200
worth of Jewelry from Miss Jeannie
Vernoy, of 420 Eust Georgia avenue,
daughter of A. A. Vernoy, who for
years was traveling passenger agent of
the Southern Railway Company.
One of the missing jew’els is a hand
some pin, set with diamonds, which
was presented to Mr. Vernoy' by Pres
ident Samuel Spencer of the Southern
as a token for his faithful services with
the road.
The remainder of the stolen Jewelry
consists of another handsome gold pin
and a solid gold ring.
The Walker woman Is accused of
taking the jewels while she was In the
house after the usual weekly washing.
The Jewels are said to have been on a
mantel at the time of their disappear
ance.
The loss was reported to the detect
ive department, and, after an investi
gation, Detective Spradlin arrested the
asherwoman.
She denies any knowledge of the
Jewels. Neither of tnern has yet been
recovered.
Police Are Called Out to
Prevent Trouble in
the Capital.
-qrm
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Oct. 4.—The nr»t trouble
over the disarmament ot the Cuban
belligerents occurred among the vol
unteers at their headquarter, on Fi
gueroa street. .They refused to give up
their arms and things looked threaten
ing for a time. Then Captain Pena,
of the sixth police station, hurried to
the scene with all the police under his
command and was followed by the re
serves, which gave him a total force
of 40 men, armed with rifles. The vol
unteers, over-awed, . gave up their
weapons.
The substitution at the eleventh hour
of Charles E. Magoon for Governor
Wlnthrop, of Porto Rico, as the pro
visional governor of Cuba at the sug
gestion of Secretary of State Boot,
end In opposition to the wlah of Secre
tary Taft, has aroused considerable
feeling.
Plan to Loot Havana.
General Agramonte, the chief of po
lice, Bald last night that an extensive
conspiracy among the militia In Ha
vana lias been discovered. They had
plotted to ring all the Are alarms at
once and then loot houses.
Won’t Lay Down Arms.
Reports from Guantanamo are that
the militia are unwilling to lay down
their arms.
General Perlqulto Perez telegraphed
last night that the militia at Guan
tanamo mutinied and threatened to
burn the town to ashes If It were true
the Americans hod Intervened.
in order to save the town, he posted
1.000 men near Guantanamo and with
600 more encamped at one of his es
tates, close to the town.
So delicate la the situation created
by the overruling r ot Governor Taft's
suggestion for the appointment of Gov
ernor Wlnthrop as provisional governor
of the Island that all American troop,
have been removed outside Havana,
so as to prevent flaunting their pres
ence In tho eyes of Cubans until the .
disarmament of both rebels and vol
unteers has been fully completed.
CORPORATIONS ARE
SLOW IN MAKING
Tl _
To Date Only 796 Reported.
Over Twenty Thousand ►
in the State.
To date, 796 corporation* hare filed re
turn* with the secretary of state, m ms- j
Jority of them being foreign corpora* j
tlon*.
Out of tho four dally papers In Atlanta.
noiic has yet filed the necesasry data and
nlnioleon with the secretary. Only forty j
domestic and foreign, hare headquarters
here.
Twenty-one FloyiL county corporations
.rive filed the neccafltry rejmrta, and twen
ty from Bibb county. Among newspapers
to make return* are The Macon Telegraph.
The Albany Herald, The Savannah Morning
News, The Dublin Herald, The Valdosta
Time* mid The Thomusvllle Times Enter
prise.
The time limit net for corporations to
make these returnk will expire on Novem-
t»er 1, and after thnt date every corporation
neglectful of the new obligation will be
subject to a fine of $50, which mar make
Home of them regretful of the oversight.
It la within my discretion to assess this
$50 , ,
“ snfd Secretary of State Cook Thnra-
I shall hate very much to do It, but
.. great deal of publicity ha* been given
the matter tu Atlanta and other atnte pa
pers, and It looks to me that corporations
will have no real defense when I hurt to
all them to task.”
Boston, Oct. 4.—John B. Moran, of
Boston, waa nominated by the Dem
ocrats for governor by acclamation, as
wan also E. Derry Brown, of Brock
ton, for lieutenant governor.
city onsicioN
Asuncion, Paraguay, Oct 14.-—It has
developed that the proclamation of
martial law was due to the discovery
of a big conspiracy with the connivance
of eeveral officers of the army, especi
ally in the artillery*
