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Nigw Edition the Atlanta Georgian, «w wi
VOL. 1. NO. 148.
ATLANTA, GA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1G, 1906.
PRICE:
SPECIAL TRAIN BEARING DEAD EVANGELIST
IS MET AT CARTERSVILLE BY3,000 PEOPLE;
BODY TO LIE IN STATE IN ATLANTA FRIDAY
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS
IS BEING KEPT ALIVE
BY THE USE OF OXYGEN
George Stuart Wil
Preach Funeral Ser
mon atCartersville.
WILL BRING
ATLANTA
STATE
Widow Overcome by
anil Strength Is Failing.
Great Emotion in
Home City.
What was to have been a great
family reunion-w-the celebration of
he Rev. Sam Jones’ birthday—
as converted into a day of
oiiruing in Cartorsville Tuesday.
,nir. Jones would have been 59
/ernes old Tuesday. He had
short"his trip through the south-
vest and was hurrying -home to
I ceive tho Congratulations of
lends ami relatives. These
rthdny. reunion.-; had been held
gularly, lor many .vein's. They
ere always g»Vr. days in Caiters-
Ide. The '-.'rent evangelist liim-
If looked forward to them with
'most boyish pleasure.
ilop^ thnn 200 relatives and
friends-were to have gnthered in
Cartersville Tuesday to congratu
late the great evangelist on (tooth
er 1 successful year in his* life’s
work. Most 61? them were fhere
to await UteJcujttWg oT the special
train bearing the reinnins.
Instead of a day of rejoicing it
la. a day of sorrow.
’Cartersville, Uai, Get 16.—The
body of the Rev. Sam P. Jones
will be taken to' Atlanta oh a
special train Friday-morning and
will lie in state at the capitol that
day. It will be returned to Car"
tersville for burial. 1
By CHARLES E. HARP.
Cartcnville, Ua., Oei. ic - l i.e spe-
clAl train bearing the bodylof Rev. Sam
PI Junes arrived In Cartersville at 1:5(1
o'clock and tvaa met by more titan 3,000
persons. There was not a dry eye In all
ihe great assemblage. Mayor Gllreath
and every member of the -e-tty council
were among the prominent men who
met the train.
Mrs. Jones and other members of the
family accompanied the body. Paul
Junes, a son, left Cartersville early In
the morning and met the train at
< hattanooga, returning tvllh his mother
and sisters.
The casket was removed from the
outer box and placed In the little park
. ? e tl,e depot. After all the crowd
bad been given a glimpse of It. the
casket was placed In a hearse and the
funeral procession moved toward the
residence, three blocks away,
rhe funeral service In Cartersville
will lake place at the Bnm Jones taber-
narle Thursday afternoon at 2:30
The Rev. George Stuart, of
leveland, Tenn., for many years a
"'■worker with the Rev. Sant Jones,
"III deliver the funeral sermon. Blsh-
"■}' harles B. Galniwny, of Mississippi
will arrive to assist In the ceremony.
REUNION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF REV. SAM P. JONES. IMMEDIATELY IN
FRONT OF THE EVANGELIST IS HIS ENTIRE FAMILY.
(From a Photograph Taken at the celebration of Mr. Jones’ Fiftieth birthday, Nine Years ago Tuesday.)
Doctor Gives Up All
Hope of Her Re
covery.
DEATH OF PATIENT
QUESTION OF HOURS
Mrs, Hayes, Her Daughter,
aud Other Relatives,
, Are at the Bed-
< , side. !
DID ANYONE
URGE THAW
TO MURDER?
Another Arrest Intima
ted by District
Attorney*
GREAT MASS MEETING
IN MEMORY OF SAM JONES
-W. D..Upshaw, edltm-of The Golden Age. speaking Tuesday of tho
death, of Itev. Ram 1’. June.-, said.
'Jl feel it deep personal grief In Ihe death of Kant Jones. The announce
ment came toninc lit tny nfltre nn tny birthday.■ and as I receiving
ihvTnmrntp.iK&fxs^ of.ft,ends. -Aqmng-of-sorrow covered evert’thlng else
fur "!'■ t"i the dw>3 ’ ' * . m
"1 notice With great Interest the action of the city round) In aaklng
the faintly to 1.1 Use tie- body to lie In stateso the people of Atlantawho
loved hint so uWT) might look oh the good man’s face.
"i have another suggestion to make whlch l hopewill meet with wide
approval. There ought to bp held next Sunday a great memorial service
In Atlanta. While the regular funeral will be held In his own church In
Carfersvllle. Sam Jones was not only a child of Methodism, he was a
Champion of Christendom and belonged to everybody. By all means, let us
have the memorial service In Atlanta for Georgia’s beloved dead.’’.
U. 5. ASIA TIC SQUADRON
STRONGL Y REINFORCED
PRESIDENT J. IV. THOMAS \
TENDERS SPECIAL TRAIN
TO TAKE EVANGELIST HOME
By CHARLES E. HARP.
t’anersYtUo, Ua„ Oct. 16.—The Jones
homo Is a scent of deepest grief an(l
sorrow.
Members of the family did not be
lieve the rumor of Mr. Jones’ death
until a message was received, shortly
after noon Monday, from Mrs. Jones
at Memphis, confirming the reports.
It stated that- the evangelist was
dead when found In his berth.
As soon as the news reached Nash
ville. Tenn., President Thomas, of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway, wired relatives In Cartersville,
and Mre. Jonp^ In Memphis, thnt ho
would send hts special train to Mem
phLs to bring the body to Cartorsville.
John W. Thomas, the late president
of the Nash*
Louis railway, was one of Mr. Jones'
closest friends. * They had known each
other for a number of years, anti when
the evangelist visited Nashville he was
the railroad presl.
‘ ‘ father
always a guest of
dent. It was In memory of his
aa well as an expression of his own
regard for Mr. Jones and hla great
worlt that the present president of the
road extended the family the courtesy
of the special train.
Washington. Oct. 16.—President der announcing that Rear Admiral
''ai tersville, Ga„ Oct. 16.—Carte
ville is In mourning.
The news of the death of Sam
Jones cast Instantaneous gloom over
[ne entire community. It spread rap-
"ny. and within a few minutes after
'message waa received Monday
mornlng every person In Barton county
PteUst the death of the great evan-
Ihe countenances of the people bore
spressions of genuine sorrow. They
in subdued tones of the life and
,l,e famous preacher In Car-
tersvllle and what ho had accomplished
tor Ills home and vicinity. . •
WOMAN OPERATOR FAINTED
WHEN NEWS WAS FLASHED.
The news was caught by ths local
operator ax It went over tho wires from
Louisvllli to Atlanta. Mayor Gllreath
,,* r In Jhe telegraph office at the time.
?, ***"’. the woman operator faint and
. h * r assistance. She was re
news n mo,t Immediately and gave the
The, members of the family In Car-
L„— “■* did not believe It at first. They
Knew that Mr. Jones was not subject to
Penn trouble.
PHYSICIAN thinks CAUSE OF
DEATH ACUTE INDIGESTION.
i’r J. R. Tripp, the family physician,
death waa caused by acute Indl-
?h. L°!I' Me ,»aya Mr. Jones’ heart
„ no »i™ptoms of any disease
u? u ” ceI “ examination.
, had cautioned him about diet In*,
ami the physician’s opinion Is strength
ened by the information that Mr.
experienced sour stomach Just a
L * hour > before death Is supposed to
have come.
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
ARRIVE AT CARTERSVILLE.
t. rh '."'•mbers of the family In Car-
Jjvsvllie are: Mrs. W. R. Turner. Sam
*- J -"L^--Jr 1 wife and child, Robert
Roosevelt's Idea of strongly reinforcing
the naval forces of the United States
In Asiatic waters was accomplished
when the special service squadron,
consisting of the West Virginia, Colo
rado, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, left
Suez today .for the orient.
The department today Issued an or-
Wllllard H. Brownson has assumed the
duties and title of commander-In-chlef
of the United States Asiatic fleet, with
the West Virginia as his flagsl
lie supersedes Real* Admlrpl James,
H. Dayton, who has ben temporarily
la command since the death 1 of Admi
ral Train. .
SCRAP OF YELLOW PAPER
HALTS FIGHT OF WOMEN
FOR A $60,000,000 ESTATE
Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 16.—The
cause of Mrs. Jones Wister abandoning
her contest for the. 160,090,000 estate
left by the late william Welghtman
Is a deep mystery today. A scrap, of
yellow paper,’ with only a few sen
tences written upon It egureselng Mr.
Weightman's last thought? concerning
Mrs. Jonez Wlzter, abruptly halted
the trial.
"I would rather have my tongue cut
out than leirwhat was In that paper.'
sald Richard W. Melrs. son-in-law of
Mr*. Jonez Wister, and a nephew of
Mrs. Anne M. Welghtman, who was
made one of the world's richest women
by her father's will.
Rather than have the contests of
tho memorandum read In court, Jfrz.
Wlzter acknowledged defeat and gave
UP the fight, permitting her attorneys
to hog Mrz. Walker to make no oppo
sition to an Indefinite continuance ol
the case, so that the best poeslble faqc
would be put upon Mr*. Winer’s,back
down. ’ £
Welghtman had carefully' trims-
scribed upon Ihe bit of paper what pur
ported to be his precise relations with
Mrs. Wister, with whom he Ms said
to have been In love:
RACE RESULTS,
LOUISVILLE.
lioulsvillr, Ky., Oct. 16.—Here are the
results of the races at Churchill Downs
this afternoon:
FIRST RACE—Judith Louise. IS to
5, won: Hereafter, 8 to 1. second; Re
fined, even, third.
SECOND RACE— Hadur. 3 to 1, w on,
Inspector Girl, 2 to 1, second; Minne
haha, 6 fo 5, third.
THIRD RACK—Miss Officious. 20
to 1, won: Lightning Conductor, 4 to 5,
second: Pair Fagot, 7 to B, third.
FOURTH RACE—Meadow Breeze. B
Porter Jones, Mr. and Mrs. B. C Sloane
and son, Sam Jones Sloane. Robert W.
Jones and son. Sam Paul Jones.
With the evangelist on the way home
were: Mrs. Bam P. Jones. Miss Julia
Jones and Mis. B. Pyron.
The evangelist was on Ills way home
from Oklahoma City to be present at
a family reunion today, celebrating Ills
fifty-ninth birthday, over 200 relatives
were expected here to attend the re
union and dinner, and preparation!
had been made on a large scale.
Members of his family say that he
tys looked forward to these birth
day dinners and wax always Present. :
He fva* to have retumed to !
to 1, won; Mlltfades, B to I, second;
Envoy, 7 to 10, third.
BELMONT.
Belmont Pnrk, Oct. l».—Here are ths
results of today’s races;
FIRST RACE—Saylor, 16 to B, won:
Gypsy King, 2 to L second; Deuce, t
to 2. third. Time, 1:30 4-S.
SECOND RACE—Bound Brook. 7 to
10, won: Caller, even, second; Adams,
7 to 2. third. Time, 6:17.
THIRD RACE—Zcambesl, 8 to t.
won; Landsman, 3 to V, second: Glen-
ham. 6 to B, third. Time 1:12 3-5.
FOURTH RACE—Tourenne, 12 to I.
won; Philander. B to 2, second; Sewell
2 lo 5. third. Time 1:101-8.
FIFTH RACE—Roseben. 1 to 80. won.
won; Beauelere, out, second. Time,
1:22. Only two starters.
SIXTH RACE—Sailor Boy, 11 to B,
won: Angler, even, second; Orly II,
out. third. Time, 2:00 1-5.
oibOMONT PARK RACES.
FIRST RACE-—SIX furlongs: Mar-
s»- ilk. 4 lo I. won; Young Jlolo,
inn, second; Early Boy. 106, third.
Time. 1:18 1-2.
SECOND RAPE—One mile: Fore-
piece. 86, 5 to 2, won; Carperdene, 111,
second: Rlpplemark, 108. third. Time.
1:46.
THIRD RAPE—Five furlongs: Louis
103, 3.to 1. won: Laura Hunter, 100,
' — ‘ ” ' —, I to 1.
a slx-
GRAYBEARD BURGLAR CAUGHT
IN DORSEY HOME; MYSTERIOUS
PROWLER DECLINES TO TALK
An aged white man, with gray hair
and long gray whiskers, who gives his
age as 60 years, and hla name as-Ed
ward R. Sherman, but who declines to
give any further Information concern
ing himself, was caught Tuesday morn
ing at 2 o'clock In the act of burglariz
ing .the residence of Judge R. T. Dor
sey, 171 Capitol avenue.
The aged burglar was discovered In
the house by Attorney Hugh Dorsey,'
son of Judge Dorsey, who was awak
ened by, the noise of the marauder
walking up tho stairs. Mr. Dorsey
shot twice at the burglar In ihe hall
way of the second-story, but neither
of the bullets took effect.
After 'he had lied down the stairs,,
Sherman was captured by Judge Dor-
Ifugb Dorsey and Dr. R. T. Dor
sey, another son. Just asjie was In the
act of leaping through a window. When
cornered, the aged man attempted to
pull his pocket knife, and-as he did
so was struck and felled to the floor
wltn a chair In tho hands of Hugh
Dorsey. ' i
'8ent to Tower by Recorder.
Bicycle Policemen Dunton and Galla-
her were passing the house on their
bicycles In answer to a call, and heard
the window glass crash as Sherman
was caught. The officers quickly dis
mounted and ran to the house, taking
the burglar Into custody and sending
him lo the police station.
Sherman was arraigned before Re
corder Broyles at the morning session
of police court nml was bound over to
the superior court In bond of 81.000,
on the charge of burglary. Ax he
rendered hlB decision, the recorder re
marked :
I think the penitentiary Is the best
place for you.”
Sherman effected entrance Into the
house through a front window. Be
fore entering, he removed his shoes and
left them on the ground under the win
dow. Although Inehls sock feet, the
burglar made sufficient nolss In
cendlng the stairs to awaken Attorney
Dorsey. Realizing that a burglar waa
In the house, Mr. Dorsey seized his
revolver and quickly turned on the
electric lights.
Ah he stepped Into the hallway, Mr.
Dot-xey saw a man leap behind a. book
case and try to hide. The attorney
levelled his pistol at the form and
fired. At this,, the burglar ran from
behind ths book case and the attorney
fired the second shot... By this time
Judge Dorsey and Dr. Dorsey had
reached the scene, and the three men
advanced toward the Intruder.
“I'll Shoot,” Criod Burglar.
Backing Into a corner, Sherman
pulled from hla pocket what appeared
to be a pistol, but which was only u
screw driver, and commanded hla pur
suers to halt. , ’ ,
•I’ll shoot If you come toward’ me.
he said.
This t
make another move, and
the stairs. Attorney Dorsey tried to
shoot again, but his pistol failed to
fire. Fearing the burglar would get
away, Mr. Dorsey threw tho pistol at
him, striking him In the back. Judge
Dorsey and his two sons then ran af
ter the burglar and cornered him Just
aa he was In the act of leaping through
a front window.
"Don’t crowd me, or I’ll hurt you.”
he exclaimed, and made an effort to
get his knife. - U was then that Attor
ney Dorsey struck him with the chair.
After entering the house, Sherman
had closed the window. He explained
this art by saying he was afraid If he
left It open some of the Inmates might
be awakened by the cold air blowing
New York, Oct. 10.—At 8 o'clock Mrs.
Davis was Just alive, oxygen being
freely used.
The end was momentarily expected.
New York, Oct. 18.—Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, widow of the president ot the
Confederacy, wax reported to be sink
ing so rapidly In the last stages ot
pneumonia at 0:30 o'clock In her suite
at the Hotel Majestic that her relatives
around her bedside expected her death
at any moment •
Dr. Robert H. AVylle. the attending
physician, said today that all hope of
Mrs. Davis recovery hag been given
up. He had been at the dying woman’s
side thr.ougbout the night. Mrs. Davis
sank Into unconsciousness at 8:15
All efforts of Dr. Wylie to bring her
out of her state of coma were unavail
ing.
At 10:25 a. m. It waa stated that Mrs.
Davis Is kept alive only by the use of
oxygen.
MRS. DAVIS REPORTED DYING
AT EARLY HOUR TUESDAY.
New York. Oct IS.—Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, widow of the president of the
Confederate states, Is dying ot pneu
monia at the. Hotel Majestic here. It
Is believed that she can not survive
more then a few hours. '
Mrs. Davis has been 111 several days,
but It hml been, believed that she would
recover up to. last njght, when a sud
den change for the worse, was noticed.
.Men, Hauls went l.. the Majestic a
short time ago on her return from the
Adlrondarks, where she spent most of
the summer. The day she reached
town she was stricken with a cold,
which Induced pneumonia. Her mar
velous vitality, however, gave hope
ultimate recovery until Inst evening,
when her physicians announced that
death was near.
Near by relatives were at once sum
moned to the hotel and those at a dis
tance were notified.
New York, Oct. 16.—District Attor
ney Jerome startled the court of gen
eral sessions this afternoon, when In
opposing the motion of Harry K. Thaw
for a writ of prohibition restraining the
further .taking of testimony by the
state, he Inferred so plainly ns to make
misunderstanding Impossible, that he ,
was about to have a second person In- j
dieted in lie- fnm-.lin murder case.
To It Goff Mr. Jerome said:
"Your honor. It does not appear In'
tills case whero tho defendant got his
revolver, nor does it appear whether),
words were spoken to egg tho defend
ant on to the deed he committed.’
MOOCllBANSi
INDORSE OUR '
PEACEPLANS
Praise United States
For Stopping the
Civil War.
DR. BROUWER
ACTS LIKE
A BOY
By CHARLES SOMERVILLE
Toma River, N. J., Oct. 16.—A man
In the shadow of ths gallows, dancing
with Joy. There never was a stranger
sight than thla. But so aura Is Dr.
Frank Brouwer, the Toms River phy-
Isn. that he Is going free that tbs
in actually performtd a fandango In
laughing, almost childish way, on
the stone path under the trees between
the bank and the court house,
•’I’ve told my story, and they’re
bound to set me free," he cried.
Aa this big man. growing fat, but
with hla emotional nature as upper
most as In a boy of IS, has apparently
won friends, whose attitude since his
appearance on the witness stand yes
terday has grown Into one ot absolute,
content oh hla Innocence.
GEORGIA PROPERTY
TO SOUTHERN STEEL
In.
When teken In the police station, the
aged .burglar said he was only after
money, and had no intention of harm
ing anyone In Ihe house. He had no
pistol.
Is a Min of Mystery.
Sherman Is a mysterious personage.
He refuses to give any Information
HlfiDl T* esd’a y"* nil hi , U wh ere he was i teenth, sellinv- Mrs. Annie. 116,
uR«?SS£ a"series of meeting. ‘ nl =,"'*»• ^ C “'
Holly Springs. nlval - 19 ‘* thlrd - T,me> *- 65 *
TURF WONDER. ROSEBEN,
MAKES NEW WORLD’8 MARK
New YoUk, Oct. 16.—Roseben. the
fastest sprinter the turf has ever seen,
ran the fastest seven furlongs In the
history of thoroughbred racing here
this afternoon, setting up a new world’s
record In the almost Incredible time of
1:22 liar. The previous mark, which
hod withstood the assaults of the best
horses of the time, was established at
1:23 1-2 on the straightaway at Mon
mouth Park almost fifteen years ago.
— sensational effort came
with Ihe running of the fifth race, an
auair for ail ages, at seven furlongs.
Risteben -acked 126 pounds and the
only owner with the hardihood lo start
»iraln m t blip w-as P. M. Hlrseh. He
sent out the colt Beauclalre. In the
betting Bookmaker Maxey Bluutenthal
chalked up 1 to l.ldli) against Roseben.
Car Famine at Macon.
Hpeclnl to The tlcorglsu.
Macon, Ga., Oct. If.—Macon Is now
suffering from a car famine. And as a
result there Is loud complaining being
done by tbe shippers. Some of Ihe
railroad yards are blocked with loaded
cars that can not be moved for the
lack of motive power. The amount of
freight now handled to and from Blacon
Is ihe largest In the history of the
city.
Y. M. C. A. Plans Completed.
WnycroM, Oa., Oct. 16.—The pro
posed plans for the new Young Men’s
Christian Association building to be
erected In iMe city are on exhibition
here yesterday morning and will be
referred to the building committee ot
the association at a meeting next
week.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala.. Oct. 16,"-The
Southern Steel Company, of Birming
ham, has purchased the properties of
the Georgia Coal and Iron Company,
near Rising Fawn, Ga. It Is said the
deal Involves an expenditure of about
12,000.000. The property bought In
cludes one 200-ton blast Iron furnace.
51,000 acres of coal and ore lands, which
embrace an Immense body of manganese
ore, and 310 coke ovens, together with
40 miles of railroad. This purchase
gives Ihe Southern Steel four furnaces,
a steel plant and finishing steel plant.
about himself, and the police have so
far been unable to learn anything con
cerning him. There Is nothing In the
appearance or demepnor of the man
to Indicate a criminal, and he would
be one of Ihe last men picked out for
a burglar.
He Informed Judge Broyles he had
been in Atlanta since the cotton ex
position. but declined to state his busi
ness. When asked his place of resi
dence. he replied:
“I live first one place and then an
other."
He stated that this was his first at
tempt at burglar)-. His liat bears the
trade-mark or a Chattanooga firm, and
It Is thought he possibly cams from
that city or section.
He went to the Tower In default of
bond.
Havana, Oct. 16.—Six thousand per
sons crowded’Into and around the the- t
ater at the great Liberal demonstra
tion, probably tho greatest meeting
ever held on tbe Island of Cuba. About j
2,000 persons attended nn overflow
meeting.
American Intervention waa praised
by all the speakers from ex-Mayor
1 ■' l.i iI. win | n * * v I < I I, on clown tho
list of those on the platform. Inclnd-
Ing Jose Miguel Gomez, Affredo Zayas
and Senar Castellanos. Some of tho
speakers declared that the uct of tho
American government was without
paralled In the history of the world, '
and they urged Cuba and Cubans to ’
follows the example of generosity and
forbearance shown by America.
An appeal for a peaceful and united
republic was made by Gomez and loud- j
ly applauded. He denied that the rev-.|
olutlor. had been brought about by tho
Liberal party, nml • If•i.-ir,-,l that tho
victory had been as complete a surprlso
to them as It was to any one else.
Palma was denounced Uy Zayas.
Governor Mngoon said today that heJ
will take no action at present on a petl-^
tlcn presented by leading Liberals In i
RIo del Rio provlnve demanding the '
removal of Governor Sobrada. i
He denied that there Is the least!
foundation In truth for tho rumor that?
he Intends to appoint American arm
officers to pozltl"ii- m Ids rablnet,
stead of selecting Cubans.
that!
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The families of Ike Strauss, of 161
Pulliam street, and A. Levi son, of 165
Pulliam street, adjoining, had a nar
row escape from death In a fire that
almost completely destroyed both rr».
Idences Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock,
the - families being saved from ihe
flames by the quick work ot Blcyclo
Policemen Moss and Payne.
As the roofs were about to fall In.
and while the two houees resembled
furnaces, the two officers forcibly bum
In the doors, awakened the Inmates and
rescued them. They had no time to
dress and were gotten out Into the
street In their night clothes. Several
children were In the rescued party.
No one In either of the two houses
was aware of tbe fire until aroused by
the policemen. Had the officers ar
rived on the scene a little later, the re
sult might have been serious.
Moss and Payne, who were some dis
tance away, discovered tbe fire and ut
once started there on their bicycles
As they passed No. 8 engine house. In
Central avenue, they cried out:
-Fire, fire!"
They did not stop at the fire station,
as they realised the fire had gained
great headway, and feared some
might be In danger. Arriving nn
scene, they made the startling dts<
ery that no one was awake. The
cere knew It was a case ot quick
tlon, and, rushing onto the pore
burst in the doors and awoke th
berlng Inmates, getting tbem
Into the street.
By the time the flames wei-
gulshed both housi-s had been
tally destroyed.
