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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! rmyfi "T WM E l Fi 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.