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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13. M THREE prisoners vanish PROM THE POLICE STATION; CHIEF WILL INVEST IGA TE p ur ing the session of police court Friday morning, itlio startling an nouncement was matte that three prls- oner8 had mysteriously disappeared from the police station during the present week. It wa* discovered that the prisoners lisd gotten out of the station In some inexplicable manner, the , books con taining no record as to how they gained freedom and no one about the station knowing anything about them. The names are on Recorder Broyles docket, but beyond this nothing can bo learned of the three men. The missing prisoners are J. D. Ken dricks, F. M. Comer and Charlie Ma- *°Kendrlcks was arrested on October 6 and his case set for trial last Monday. He failed to appear at that time, how ever and none of the officers at the station has been able to throw any li-ht on his absence or as to how he came to be released. Comer and Ma lone were arrested Friday night. They have also mysteriously vanished, so fat th * °? cer * at the police-station are concerned. As a result of this unusual state of affairs, an Investigation will be made by the chief of police, in an effort to solve the mystery. Judge Broyles in- structed Clerk Preston to make a rec ord of the three cases and take up the matter with the chief at once, request ing him to ascertain how the prison ers were released and why no record was made on. any of the police books “It seems to me there is no excuse for such a state of affairs,” said Judge Broyles, in speaking of the matter Sat urday morning. “It is certainly strange that these three men should get out of the police station and then com pletely vanish, as it were, nobody abouf the station being able to throw any light on the matter at all. There should be some kind of system in voguo by which it could be ascertained what becomes of a prisoner. As it is. these three men simply go on record as hav.ing mysteriously disappeared. They failed to show up In court when their cases were called and the books contain no record as to how they gain ed their liberty.” GEORGIANS ARE ENTITLED TO SHA RE IN DISTRIB UTION OF CHER OKEE INDIA N FUND gpwlnl to Tho Georgian. Washington, Oct. 13.—W. J. Neel, of Cor. (eravllle, On., I. In IVusblngtou. Investigat ing the otntuo nud rights of the Eastern Cherokee Indians, In relation to n fund now In the hands of the iceretary of tho Interior for distribution among the Chero kee. residing both oast and west of the Mississippi river. There are ninuy descendants of the Cher okee Indiana residing In Georgia. Thoy may be entitled to a share In this fund. In view of the general luterest attaching to this matter, Tho Georgian hao asked Mr. heel for n statement of tho post history, present stntns nud probable disposition of this fnnil. He has been In Washington ■ereral days, and baa tbe fact well tu band. Mrs. Neal Interviewed. I enme to Washington," said Mr. Neel, ■st the request and upon tho employment of parties who represent about 300 claim ants to the Cherokee fund, residing mainly In what Is known aa Cherokee Georgia, but senttered nlso In western North Carolina, southern Tennessee and eastern Alabama. These t lnlinanta nro for tho moat part tle- smidnnts of Indians, who Intermarried with whites. Many sif them applied years fur eltlsensblp In the Indian ferri te-fore the Dawaa Indian commission, were represented by tho Into Colonel Watt Morris, of Cartersvllle. The Dawes Iimmlsslott disallowed tltelr claims, nud to recognise nny one not n boon- lent of the Indlnn Territory. Back Claims Unpaid. "Thereafter, when the United Staten be. «an negotiations with the Clierokeen for i-sslon of the territory known aa the Cherokee ontlet, tho Indians Insisted upon nn agreement on the part of the United Stales that the neeouut between the government trad the Indians, mulling bnek to the enrtlest treaties and kept by the United States, should be ■ carefully exam ined by experts, nud re-stated lu full, with a view to ascertaining If nny errors had been commuted. The Indians had long contended that funds accruing to them for lands granted to the government under of tho sole of their lands. Five Million to be Distributed. “Interest at 5 per cent was allowed to tho Indiana on this sum from Juno 13, FAST TRAIN STRIKES ROMA TRACK Passengers Are Thrown From Their Berths in a Heap. New York, Oct. 13.—Tho Knicker bocker express, from Boston, due at the Grand Central depot at 7.50 a. m- while running at 50 miles an hour, 14 miles this side of Providence, It. I„ struck a large rock on the roadbed, partly derailing the sleeping car in the rear of the dining car, and throwing the paesengera In a heap from their berths. The train continued for half a mile before It could be stopped. None of the passengers was seriously hurt, although all suffered a severe shake- up. No explanation could be given as to how the rock could have been upon the track. Whether It was an attempt to wreck the train or not Is being Inves tigated by detectives. 35,000,000. vast sum of money, low treaty been fully no Expert Analysis. “Tho United States consented to n re- statement of tbc nccopnt, nnd Blade A Homier, expert accountants, made a care* ful nml searching analysis of nil trnns* notions with tbe Cherokee Indians, ox* tending bnek to 1819. “These cxDet-t accountants discovered error In favor of the Indians of $1,111,* 284.70. This Item represented* the cost of removing the Cherokccs from Georgia to I the Indian Territory In 18H Under the treaty of 1835, known as tho. treaty of New . Kehotn. the United States had agreed to defray the expenses of removal. Instead of doing this. It wns charged ngulnst tho Cherokees and taken out of the proceeds litigation, fs now subject to distribution by the aeeretnry of the interior to tho parties entitled thereto. “The court of claims held, nnd the su preme court has affirmed the holding, thnt the Cherokees who remained In Georgia North Carolina, Alabama nnd Tennessee were communal owners of the lauds east of the Mississippi at the time of the treaty of 1R35, nml are entitled to share pro rnta In this fund; the same to be distributed per capita, regardless of whether they re side east or west of the river at this time. 1851 Census Roll Basis. “A census roll of the Cherokees appears to have beeu prepared In 1851. A distribu tion wns made In 1852 under this census. By that roll It appeared that there were 14,098 Cherokees west of the Mississippi nml 2,133 east of the river entitled to a share In the distribution. “The Interior department has recently ruled that, in disbursing the fund now In hand, the rolls of 1861 shall be treated as a basis of settlement, nnd that — those who were then enrolled, and descendants or legal representatives, shall now participate. ... “Applications for participation In this id must be made prior to January U iwi. For the present, the Interior depart ment declines to publish or give out the roll of 1851. An effort Is now being made to induce tho secretary of the interior to publish It for general Information, and the matter Is now under advisement. Difficulty in Tracing Names. “The difficulty In Cherokee Georgia will be to trace the rights of claimants back to the roll of 1851. Most of those who wero enrolled have since died, nnd their de scendants can not state or prove with cer- tnlutr that they were enrolled. Again, It Is probable that enrollments were made la the Iudlan names of tho parties, whereas most of these Indian names Jmve since been Anglicized, nud many of them doubt less forgotten. Georgians Have Chance. “However, there Is n chance for many Cherokee Georglnns to get Into this fund If their claims are properly prepared nud presented, nud It Is worth while to give close and careful attention. That Js r present mission ttf Washington. In going through the departments, I meet many of the boys with whom I served while acting ns chief of the Indian division of the treasury department under President Cleveland's administration, nnd I have re ceived many courtesies ntt heir hniicls. My purpose Is to establish nnd press tho hts of my Georgia constituents who may j entitled to share In this Cherokee In dian fund.” Prison Commission Refuses to Commute His Sen tence. George H. Bundrlck will be hanged In Cordele October 17 for the murder of J. H. Shrouder in 1902. The prlaon commission declined to recommend Bundrlck’ for life Impris onment, nnd the governor will abide the decree of the commission. Early In the week a brother of Bundrlck and Judge U. V. Whipple, of Cordele, ap peared before the commission and pleaded for commutation of the sen tence to life Imprisonment. In 1902 Bundrlck met J. H. Shrouder nnd hla wife In the road. The Shroud- era were In, a buggy, and Bundrlck opened Are, killing Shrouder and wounding Mrs. Shrouder. The case lias been fought bitterly In the courts for over two years. The commission also declined commute the sentence of Mims Deve- raux, of Baldwin county. Deveraux Is to be hanged October l».. He killed another negro In cold blood. Skating St. Nicholas Rink. JUDGE LAWSON DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS ANNUAL SHOOT OF FIFTH REGIMENT A T LAKE WOOD The annual shoot of the Fifth regl- I ment will be held at the Atlanta Grays' rlffe range In Lakewood Saturday af- | ternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. Considerable Interest Is being manl- I festert in this shoot, and It Is expected that good scores will be made. Besides the crack shots of the local companies, about 25 experts of other companies of ■he regiment will contest for the prizes offered. Among these will be about ten from Marietta. The shooting will be at 200 yards, 500 yards, and on the skirmish. For the- man making the best record at the 200-yard range. Colonel Harry Silverman offers a gold medal; for tho man making tho best record at 600 yards, a gold medal Is offered by J. W. English. The man making the beet skirmish run will be presented with a gold medal, by J. Van Holt Nash, chief of ordnance. The three majors of the regiment have offered a medal to the man mak Ing the best average In all three con Adjutant William M. Smith will have charge of the shoot. LIFE OF "RICHEST GIRL" AND FIANCE JHREA TENED Berlin, Oct. -13.—Reports from Essen •"day state that precautions are being taken to protect Frauleln Bertha Krupp and the man she Is to marry, Lieutenant Gustav Von Bohlen Und llalbach, next Monday, from any at tempt to do them harm by anarchis tic workmen employed In the Krupp gun works. Numerous threats have been made and the members of the Krupp family arc alarmed. Today the great man sion where the marriage ceremony will take place Is under the strictest guard WILLIAM HEARS7 A CCEPTS NOMINATION OFN. Y. DEM. FOR GOVERNORSHIP PLUM Elmira N. Y., Oct. 13.—In a letter addressed to William J. Conners, chair man of the Democratic state commit ter. William Randolph Hcarat, formally accepts the nomination of the Demo cratic nomination for the governorship. Be ,gy, h e accepts the honor, know- teg that the party Is determined stui ,0 he ruled by tho principles of letter- aoi and Jackson. « the Buffalo convention, Hearst saw, "Democratls, so-called, buc seek ing after special privileges In reality, "ere driven over Into the Republican tetetf, where those of their class Hour- Lint is Clearly Drawn. "The line," he declares, “la now clearly drawn between apeclal prtvt- teges on the one hand and equal op portunity on the other. True Democrats must stand with •forests of the whole citizenship rather than for the selBsh Interests of any party, class or Individual seeking for special privileges. •The Democrats of today must de clare. and they must mean that no matter how great the wealth of Indi viduals or corporation*, that wealth must not be an, Irresponsible dominat ing power In government. Tho people beyond any question demand open pri maries and the passage of direct nom ination laws to bring the government directly under the control of the peo ple. What Hearst Promleaa. "The enforcement of the eight-hour tew in the government work, the en forcement of the law concerning the prevailing rate of wages, I* demanded by the people and It Is demanded by De'mocrattc principle as old as the Declaration of Independence. "DemocracyApeak* also In (Icntmrte- Speclnl to The Georgian. Waynesboro, Gs., Oct. 13.—Judge Edward F. Lawson, one of Waynes boro's oldeat and most prominent citi zens, died this morning about 8:30 o'clock, after lingering only a few days. He had been In feeble health for sev eral years, and while his death was not wholly unexpected, It was a great shock to his friends In Waynesboro and throughout the state. He was promi nently connected with the Methodist church, of which he was a consistent member and steward. He was also prominent In the, political affairs of Burke county, and for many years was ordinary. He had reached the ripe old age of 71; was born In Burke county, and had been a familiar figure In Waynesboro for 40 years. He married Miss Azallne Martin In 1866. He Is the last of the once large and prominent family of Lawsons, so well known In this community. His remains will be Interred tomor row afternoon. FLAGMAN’S ESCAPE IN FREIGHT WRECK -^9. WAS MIRACULOUS Jonesboro, On.. Oct, II,—Freight train No. 95, at a point almost In the center of the city, this morning ran Into the rear of train No. 33, complete ly telescoping the caboose and demol ishing four cars. The flagman on train No. 95 had mlruculous escape from death, but was only slightly Injured, and will go to the hospital at Macon today. The track xvas cleared by 9:30 and traffic resumed. SQUEALING HOGS NOTIFY OWNER THAT THIEVES ARE IN FIELD Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., Oct. 13.—A few days ago a Mr. Dlntmore,' who lives near Flint, heard his hogs squealing In the field, and thinking, dog* were after them, sent his boys with guns to drive off the supposed dogs. Instead of dogs the boys found that some negroes were after-the hogs. Tho negroes took the guns away from the boys and when this became known In the neighborhood it created quite a stir. Finally the negroes were arrested and the afTatr has quieted down. First Report From Hospital. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga„ Oct. 13.—The first report of the operation of the city hos pital since Its opening last January has been made by Superintendent Blan ton. During the period the collections amounted to 3318.60. Jtffenon and Jackson for the best In- non of the great Chinese labor men ace. which Is now revived because of the introduction on a large scale of Chinese labor in Panama. “ promise faithfully. If elected, to do all that I can os a citizen of the Unit ed States In office, to realize and apply the great principles of the historic Democratic party. And 1 pledge myself to work with others to rid the Demo cratic party and, so far aa possible, all branches of government, of that plutocratic truet clement thnt seeks to rule both parties and to destroy the Democratic party utterly." POPULATION IT IS THE BAROMETER OF REALTY VALUES THE BASIS OF THE ATLANTA PROPOSITION IS THAT Land belonging to a few persons is made many times more valuable when owned by many persons. As witness—Atlanta itself. To house Atlanta’s 150,000 people produces $60,000,00 of taxable realty. To house Nor’west Atlanta’s 20,- OOQ people means the production of taxable property proportionately. It means that investors in Nor’west Atlanta lots at the present $2 per front foot price will sell out like other investors in Atlanta realty at $100 to $1,000 per front foot. Having better position, better views, better drainage, better water, better health and better facilities than any other part of Atlanta, with population added, NOR’WEST ATLANTA lots will enhance in price like other Atlanta realty. But this is not all. In immedi ate results an investment in Nor’west Atlanta means something more, for while every $100 paid in gets a lot, in this sale is also included: For $100—1 lot, with blue granite quarry; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1. For $100—1 lot, with water power; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1. For $100—1 lpt, with six-room house; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1. . For $100—1 lot, with Mineral Spring; estimated value, $1,800—18 for 1. For $100—1 lot, with brick clay; estimated value, $2,500—25 for 1. ' For $100—1 lot, with a three-room house; estimated value, $1,500—15 for 1. For $100 Each—100 business lots; estimated value, $1,000 each—10 for 1. For $100 Each—Twenty lots, which the NORTH ATLANTA LAND COMPA NY guarantees to sell on the day of distribution for $300 in cold cash—3 for 1. As an investment the property has no equal, and the investor can not lose, for every lot sold improves the value of other lots; over one-fourth of all the lots having been sold already, every lot is worth today three times the price, and yet ev ery purchaser of a lot at $100 stands to secure either of the two houses, one of the two Mineral Springs, the Quarry or the Brick Clay Lot, or one of the hundred $1,000 business lots or one of the twenty lots for which the North Atlanta Land Company guarantees $300 in gold. Every $100 investor will get a lot as good as any other At lanta lot, and every eleventh buyer of a lot will get property worth from three to twenty-five times the sum he invests. No lottery, no drawing, no game. We arbitrate, as does the state. Ask our , salesmen how it is done. Ask us. You cannot imagine a fairer allotment. Purchas ers of several lots can have them separate or adjoining. Survey in progress for the street car line right into the center of Nor’west Atlanta.. Soon the highest point of Fulton County, Nor’west Atlanta will sparkle with electric lights and feel the jar and grind of electric cars. Then watch us raise the price to $300 per lot. Now is the time to buy. No lots sold to negroes. NOR’WEST ATLANTA is the only exclusive white settlement. Call on, write or phone NORTH ATLANTA UND CO., 305-6 Fourth National Bank Building, ATLANTA, GA. R. M. MITCHELL, President. N. G. LONG, Secretary and Treasurer. Experienced agents wanted on salary or commission.