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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1906.
TO FULL UPON
UTEJOHNS
Battle Likely to Oc
cur Before Night
fall at Ashland.
COUNTER CHARGES BY
COTTON PRESIDENTS
gherldsn. Wyo., Oct. 29.—'The club
between the l r tes« ard the soldier* In
expected at any moment, a* the latter
are today mirroundln* the Indiana’and
will move on them from five different
directions before nightfall They will
be annihilated unleaa they surrender at
once. , .
The plan of attack Is: < avalry from
the 1 n6rth, two more troops from the
northwest, two In the southeast, two
from the south and two companies In
the east. It Is believed the Indiana.are
making for the rheyenne agency. The
battle will be fought In the neighbor
hood of Ashland. In the Tongue river
valley. Bo far the t’heyennes have not
replied to the overtures of the Utes to
help them.
BARRETT PLAYING
NTO THE HANDS
Of
“JORDAN HAS COST
Hoad of Southern Cotton
Association Replies
To Barrett.
FOR LEAD! MOB
DURING THE RIOTS
For his part In the tearing up of
Mattie Adams’ restaurant at 11*7 Pe
ters street during the first night of the
recent rioting. George W. Blackstock la
being tried Monday.
Blackstock is alleged to have been
the leader of the mob which broke Into
the place, and after beating the Adams
woman and Iter daughter. looted the
place, destroying the dishes and show
cases. The old woman described how
Blackstock had broken a window pane
and had reached through and unbarred
the door, and Blackstock. Sharman
fair, Herbert Talley and John Gillette
hud struck her many times over the
back and head with wagon epokea until
ahe pretended to be dead.
Staphen T. Wallace.
The family of Stephen T. Wallace,
the switchman wljo was killed Satur*
day morning by a switch engine, will
arrlvo this morning from Chester, H.
< V They arrange for'* burial of th!
body,
■ • — * «■ • * ' * *
Harry L. Holland.
The body of Harry L. Holland. 2$
years old. who died Saturday, was sent
to Lexington. Ky., the hopie of the
young man's father. Hunday morning at
r»:30 o’clock. His father, J. II. Holland,
is well known In Lexington and la a
member of the Independent order of
Eagles.
• J.- B. Nunn.
J. B. Nunn, aged 70-years, died Mon
day morning at 607 DeKalb avende.
The body will remain here until his
family arrives from Waynesboro, Ga.
OliverTTwhita.
Captain Oliver T. White, a prominent
planter of Jones county, died Saturday
and was hurled In MilledgevUle. He
was a Confederate soldier, having
served throughout the war between the
states In Hampton's Legion. He mar
ried Miss Johnston, a sister of Hon.
Mark Johnson, and a niece of the late
Journalist, Malcdinb Johnston. Mrs.
^tailings ami Miss Alice White, of this
city, are his daughters, and Dr. Oliver
T. White, of Mt. Airy, is his son, as
also Is Dr. Mark Johnston, of the
United States navy.
Martha Catharine Coney
8|**h'|s! to The Georgian.
Hawklnsvllle, Ga„ Oct. 29.—Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Coney have the sympathy of
many friends in the death of their
2-year-old child, Martha Catherine, on
Friday, <’holer* Infantum was the
cause of its death. The funeral serv
ices were conducted at the residence
by Rev. C. L. Greaves, assisted by J. J.
Whitfield, and the interment was at
orange Hill cemetery.
FEW FORTUNES
. WON HONESTLY.
from ftagt One.
jrilhnan’H remark that he had found a
good many ^Republican* In the West
who confessed they would like to vote
for the* N'cbfcskan In 1908, provided
President Roosevelt should not be u
candidate.
Rooeevelt for Control.
"Well, that’ shows the trend of
thought In the Inst ten years," com
mented Mr. Bryan "In the campaigns
•if 1896 and 1900 I did not dlacuss the
government ownership of railways:
now we find a Republican president
Actually discussing a subject which was
not mentioned by the Democratic can
didate ten and six years ago.
"President Roosevelt says that we
will have to resort to government own
ership of railroads if we can not get
the railways out of politics. I move to
amend by stiiking out the word "If,"
because I don’t believe we shall ever
get the railroads out of politics.
A* to "Hontxt” Fortunes.
* “Then there is the question of limit
ing the size of fortunes. The president
*1* beginning to see llfat great fortunes
'could not have been acquired honestly
— F'hicnn honestly In the broad sense
of that word. Why, look nt this story
‘about Captain Orommer being consid
ered us president of the Illinois central
with a salary of $100,000 a year for ten
years. That's his own estimate of the
value «»f his services.
"But if he should work for that sal
ary for So years he would receive only
five million. That Is a high price for u
man’* work, and yet It Is only a drop
In the bucket compared with the for-
tane* of lioo uoo.ooo aud more which
many men acquire In a fraction of this
period. There is only one conclusion
and i!*m Im # that the greatey part of
rii h men’s fortunes was unfairly ac
quired.**
Harvle Jordan, president of tha
Southern Cotton Association, in an In
terview given out Monday morning re
plies to the recent charges of Charles
8. Barrett, president of the Farmers'
Union, and says that official Is doubt
less being coached by people who are
against the association and that Mr.
Barrett's article raada "very much like
a disgruntled wire house affair.**
In connection with the Interview Mr.
Jordan said that he would not say that
Mr. Barrett was being coached by ene
mies of the association openly, but that
it was possible he wan belnr unwitting
ly controlled by the bearish elemant.
"They would want nothing better,"
said Mr. Jordan, "than to get the two
organisations arrayed against each
other."
Continuing, President Jordan said:
Mr. Jordan’! Statement.
"The unwarranted and unauthorised
altaek of the president of the Farm
ers’ Union on ms and the Southern
Cotton Association at this time is a
delicious morsel for the ’bearish’ ele
ment In the speculative and legitimate
cotton trade.
"Mr. Barrett knew that I had pub
lished a denial of the Washington dis
patch before his first sensational in
terview with The Atlanta Constitution.
"He knows thut I have always ad
vocated higher prices for our cotton
more than any man In the Houth, so
much so that I have at times Incurred
the severest crltlcam and condemnation
of the legitimate and speculative cot
ton trade.
"He knows that I have by tongue and
pen fought the evils of cotton specula
tion until 1 have Incurred the everlast
ing enmity of every cotton broker and
cotton exchange In the whole country.
"He knows that 1 did all In my pow
er the past summer to secure the pass
age of the Boykin bill that would drive
these Institutions out of the state of
Georgia.
"He knows that since then
have on the platform and through the
columns of The Cotton Journal, strong
ly advocated similar action on the part
of all other cotton states.
He also knows that neither he, nor
any prominent official of the Farmer*’
Union have ever made any public
fight against the evils of cotton specu
lation from which the, South has suf
fered so severely for many years.
'"He kiiowa, or ought*tb kndw, that
his present attitude Is Just wnat the
bearish speculatlve/trade-want*} him t*>
take. Whether willingly or unwlltlng-
bvha Is playing Into the hdnds of our
enemi'es* t«J the f|U**n’a taste.
"He knows that lh«? present d .
siftn'ln the prk*e of^spot cotton Is due
to* the enormous selling -of spot cotton
in Texas, where the membership of the
Farmers' Union la largest, and that
cotton was sold In Texas during August
and September Just as fast at 9 cents
per pound ns it was above 10 cents.
"He knows that up to the date of
the severe tropical storm that swept
the gulf states on ftaptember 27. and
Immediately followed ,vy. an umisunlly
early frost that destroyed a large por
tion of the crop, the thousands of
member* of tl* FWmtnf 'Union In the
southwest vwers soiling <hglr qotton nt
9 cent* regardleits> of the advice of the
Union.
"His present effort* t«\ create the Im
pression that tnjfi endenfors to main-
lain the'minimum (if 10 cent;
flxnl by .the executive wromlttee of
the Southern Cotton Aeenclatlon I, cre
ating a depression In the cotton mar
ket I, both nbsurd unil ridiculous. He
knows that I have strongly advocated
1! cents us ft fair and Just price fixed
by the Farmers' union. Hie charge
that 1 have recently become a convert
to the Farmers' Union Price for per
sonal favor. He knows to be a misstate
ment of fact. .
Mr. Barrett ts well aware of the fact
that I was In close touch and co-opera
tion with the Farmers' Union officials
at, last year and up to the time Mr.
Duckworth was elected temporary
president. 1 then write Mr. Duckworth
a most cordial letter Inviting hint to
participate In the meeting of the
Southern Cotton Association nt Hot
Springs, September I, »o that both or
ganisations could harmonise and agree
on one price. Mr. Duckworth did not
even extend the courtesy of a reply to
this letter: but called his committees
together ami Used the minimum price of
the Union one day In advance of our
"""Mr!*BarreU'a charge that I have
been riding around In 23,00#,00(1 yachts
Is too absurd to 'notice, as well as
many other misstatements of facts In
connection therewith. He Is doubtless
being coached by people who are try
ing to move heaven and earth to down
the Southern Cotton Association, as
reading between the lines, Mr. Bar
rett's article reads very much like a
disgruntled wire house affair.
••I have been attacked many times
during the poet ft»w years, but I shall
continue to do my duty as I under
stand It for the best Interests of the
South and will take no further notice
of unjust criticism front Harfett or his
asaoclfttea.'* ’
Malaria Make* Pale Sickly Children.
The Old Standard, Grove’* Tastelese
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up th# eyatem. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Price 60 cents.
WILL MAKE INQUIRY
INTO R. R. ASSESSMENT.
Bpeolil to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct, 2,.—Unless
an agreement Is reached, an inquiry
will he made Into the matter of the
.assessment of th, property of the
Chattanooga Railway company, the
street car concern of this city, con
cerning the charges which have been
made that the Tennessee railroad com
mission has assessed the property at a
remarkably low figure, it Is claimed
that although the new company paid
I3.0U0,<W0 for the property It Is as
sessed at only 2400.000. The inquiry
has been set for next Saturday in the
county trustees' offica.
President of Fanners’ Uu
ion Says Jordan Made
Bear Market.
President J. H. Barrett, of the Farm-
era’ Union, In passing through Atlanta
Sunday night on his return from To
peka, Kan., , gave out the following
statement,, in which he scored Presi
dent Harvle Jordan, of the Southern
Cotton Association, for his "connec
tions with Wall street" and fol* his
statement following the recent frost,
which, according to Mr. Barrett, had
the effect of bearing fhe cotton mar
ket:
•» tin* I’iiMI**:
My Attention !w* Just ln*en called to n
cnminunlcstloa of Mr. Harvle Jordan, from
which 1 make exlrort* ns follow*:
"It Iia* reported flint Itnrrett w#» a
rural school teacher In connection with his
sinsll farming operations W*fore he became
Identified officially with the union, and that
Duckworth followed the eame avocation In
Texia before being employed by the union
na n lecturer. But wbatcrer their previous
evocation*, both are practically unknown In
the cotton world, nnd tiiifamlllnr with the
hnudllnif and uuirketiiiK of n grout crop In
volving nn minimi purchnsc price of more
tlinn f6.nooo.on>.
"I am dally In receipt of letter* atid res
olution* from member* of local Farmer*’
Unions cciidemuliiK tlie present course of
tome of their leaders, especially Barrett
nnd Duckworth. In trying to stir up strife
nt this critical time. The rank nuu file of
the union lire ink responsible for the nets
mid doing* of «ome of their «hort-slghted
lenders.” ....
I aui amazed nt the tone of Mr. Jordan «
■oiuniunlratlon. lu the first place. In my
former sratenieiit on the subject, of hi* un
fortunate Interview ! made no perronnl
charge* against him. I simply criticised
him. as I had a right to do, for hiving per
mitted himself to lie used by the hour* In
ben ting down the price of cotton. I simply
stated that It wns most iiufortuimic tlmt
one making the claims he does should he
quoted n* having made the ileclnfntion Hint
"this year’* cotton crop Is the HKOOXD
largest In the history of the Month.” If
Hint statement hud ••nine from n recognized
beiir It could hnve done no hnrui. hut when
sent broadenst throughout the world us
the utterance of the president of his organ
ization. the damage done la Instantaneous
and Irremediable.
I recall that less than two year* ago Mr.
.hmhiii himself literally grew pale nhout
the gills, itud frothed at the mouth, nt the
publication of the advertisement of a New
York cotton speculator to the effect that
the crop of that year would he the largest
III the lilstory of the S'onth,. that advertise
ment having contained photograph* of the
cotton In tlie fields nt nu unusually lute
time of the season, showing that while the
crop gathered up to that time was abnor
mally large, there was much more of it in
the fields still to he picked. That was the
famous M.fftt.OOO-bitle crop, and It turned
out thut the speculator was right In his
estimates. But, he waif denounced ,hy Mr.
Jordan, ns nil hut a thief, for dnrlng to
prediet. I hat' the crop w?* Jhe largest In
th! history 6f the Moufh. *■ •> .* *
And now. strange to say. here comes Mr.
Jordan liluiself, after hut one crop Interven
ing. declaring to all the world that this
year’s crop Is the SECOND largest In the
history of the South. Ik other words, he
Is dnhig Just exactly*wimt Theodore Price
did two years ago. aud. strange to say.
conditions have exactly reversed. Price hav
ing been for the past six month* on the
hall side of the crop, while the effect of
Jordan’s utterances have l*n*u to send the
price of cotton dowuwurd.
But, hull or hear, I have no confidence Iii
Price or liny of the others of these specula
tors who simply try to use the farmers for
their own good- 1
It must lie kept In utfiul that, notwith
standing Mr. .lordnn’s evasive Attempts to
smother thaUfniuoit* Washing foil Interview,
be hss not up. to thin'tltm* denied that he
made the stjitfiuiciu that tliU wns the MKC-
ONlJ largest crop In the Mouth’s history,
sud thut he uilnruilxed the damage of the
gulf storm. Ills explanation was nothing
more than a confirmation of the statement
made by tno lit nty last Interview, and
which wns unnlitiously Indorsed by the
Farmers’ Union meeting held In Atlanta re
cently—and 1 wns on tny wny to Topekn at
He* time, and hot lu Atlanta at thp time of
that meeting.
Like me, these men were so much thun
derstruck by Mr. Jordan’s attitude that
they adopted resolutions asking the fanners
of the Month to pay no more Attention to
bis advice on the subject of cotton.
That Washington Interview* of Mr. Jor
dan's hss already cost the farmers uf the
Mouth millions or dollars, aud other Inter
view* published since that time hnve had
almost ns had uu effect.
For Instance, my Attention was called a
few day* ago to recent statement* given
out by him In which, while ostensibly catch
ing on to the ll-cent hook of tlie Farmers’
Union after having refused to Join us In
fixing that nn the minimum sale price, he
ndvlses the farmers to keep In view the
fact that "*** —•-
which the
then goes
right to hold for __ ....
the farmers are entitled to that much for
every bale of cotton grown this year. If
he believes that, why lu the name of com
mon sense did he refer to 10 cents na the
"dead line," practically ndvlslug the farm
er* to sell nt 1ft cent*, notwithstanding our
effort to.hold at It cents, the price already
crossed, na the result of the Farmers’
Futon declaration.
Mr. Jordan's persistent talk about Ift-cent
cotton makes It all the harder for ns to
keep the price nt 11 cents. If lie must talk
BRIDEGROOM'S LA WSU1T
RESULTS IN WEDDING
December and May got Justice Blood-
worth’s blessing Monday. Instead of Decem
ber haring May sent to J<i! for Iarrauy
ufter trust.
Uaesnr Page, who says he Is "70-year-old
r th’arabout*,’’ gave Needy Jones, aged
about twenty five, hls fiancee, $12 where
withal to buy her trousseau last week.
The ohl uegro went to call on hi*' Moon-
to-be*of a Mtimlny, ho suy*. utffl found her
nil rigged out lu the whole $12 worth.
The sight of so much extravagance be
clouded hls mind, and he forgot he had
-'••••ii the money for the purpote of allow-
The Joues wnmeh told Juatlct Blood worth
that she had done lust what Tartar would
hnve done with hls gift, aud the latter
agreed with her after he had been remind-
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O HALLOWE’EN WEATHER . O
0 JUST A LITTLE WARMER. 0
O • 10 &fl • ‘ - — 0
O The best Hind of \yeather posst- O
0 ble has meen predicted for Hal- O
O lowe'en—Tuesday and Tueitday 0
light. The atmosphere will be ft O
a little warmer, but just Crip* O
O enough to moke two tremble, when O
O x look Is taken over the left O
O ■ boulder to the reflection- of a O
O sweetheart. O
O For HftlluweVn the weather bil- O
O reau assert* that fair and slightly O
0 warmer. weather will prevail ln.O
O thle section until and Including 0
0 Tuesday.
O 7 a. m 39 degree* O
O * a. Ill 41 degree* 0
O 9 a. m 45 degree* O
O 10 a. in 47 degree* O
9 Iia. 51 degree, O
0 12 noon 55 degree* g
1 p. 55 degree* O
O 2 n. m. 57 degree* 0
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house the cotton cron.
Oh* ho! Ah, ha. now mnuy nnre-
houses have they established? How much
~ouay has comp from Mr. Hondtpy to that
An.I I'd! nil tli» I Into. \lr llnailUv
How many war*
n.UIMV uuh come mini nr, iiunoiry in mm
cud? Aud yet. all th* lime. Mr. lioadley
has kept hls ear to the ground, closely In
touch with Mr. Jordan, helug posted *•«»..
HOTEL MEN GIVE.
LIBERALLY TO FUND
FOR AUDITORIUM
The subscript tons to the proposed audi
torium-armory have reached $178,000, with
bright prospect* for th* full $260,00$ being
raised before the end of the week.
The latest body of men to add their
names to the list nr* the members of the
Atlanta Hotel ^Association. The hotel men
hnve agreed to take subscriptions to the
capital stock to the nmount of $3,000.
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
own imp Air. wifi**4111. ■’t-iiiB
•ernlng every movement effecting the
.on sltunt* **■' *“'* *"
whst else
if
In the Mouth and—God know
rtiat else:
The Farmers’ union. l»y co-operative ef
la I.nil,lime irnpdliiiiisui thrnliifhnlit
from the bear* of Wall street.
In this C4iuii*clinn. let me say pointedly
«... ..in .......... ®olve the cotton proh-
thnt
lent* of the Mouth If formers’ organizations
ore to lie mu ns adjuncts of Wall street.
That I* one great beauty about the Farm
ers’ tiuiou. We attend to our own bust-
ness, run things our own way. and are not
coustantly going to Wall street mikh-iiIii-
tor* for advice.
I know tin
eru t’otton Association t<
a moment that they would lnd< ...
Wall street nnnex established by Mr. .bir
ds n. If they really knew- ns much alioitt
it as I do. Indeed, I am Impressed with
the fart that most of the rank ami file
of the Montbern t’otton Association have
already caught on to the true situation, for
they are iH)mlujt oyer |o the Farmers’
union as fast as we can record them.
Lest what 1 say. l*e regarded as .vague—
and I ant a man who speaks by direct
methods, and who endeavor* to com***!
nothing—let me say that when 1 refer to
Mr, Jordan’s Wall street annex. I hut give
utterances to the protest of thousands of
farmers throughout the South at hts con
stant Intercourse with route of the promi
nent speculators of Wall street—men who
are known to tie perfectly conscienceless
when It comes to deallug with tiuyltody
who has anything to sell. Who. for lu-
stanch, would think of J«a> Hoadley as lw-
Ing a farmer’s Moses? And yet tmekward
and forward Mr. Jordan haa gone Imtweeu
Atlanta and Mr. Hoadley's luxurious New
York office, wns gorgeously entertained re-
eutly. I understand, on Mr. Iloadley’i
mists; just iu time to amtounce that
the reports of th** gulf storm bad l»eeu
greatly exaggerated nnd that this year's
cotton crop would In* the MKCOND largest
In the history of the Mouth.
••But." *ar» Mr. Jordan. "Mr. IJuadley
end I have been endeavoring to raise some
fio.ftfto.ro) or $15.0».«w for the purpose of
establishing warehouses in the mmtb to
T|»e Farmer* union. »y co-uperauTe
fort. I* building warehouses throughout
the Mouth. Aud we are not going to Wall
street for the money, either. We are not
dealing with couaclenceles* speculators who
are hulls this year and hears the next. We
are not giving Information concerning our
lunar movement* so that Wall street may
make playthings of us as It has beeu
doing with Mr. Jordan. We are attend
ing to our own hnsipew. letting Wall
street atone, hathling warehouses In ever/
part of the Mouth, and. unless I am great-
Iv mistaken. It will not be long before thero
is n Farmers’ union warehouse lu every
community In the cotton belt.
The time lins arrived when we must call
a halt upon nuybody else fixing price* for
farmers' products. We ore going to do
the fixing ourselves. W* fixed 11 «*enta
for this year's cotton crop, and we have
already crossed that limit. We will sell
nil the balance of the crop at H cent*. If
Mr. Jordan will stop talking about 10 cent*
being the "dead line.”
W« do not want any more ndvica from
Wall street about selling our rot ton crop,
any more than we want to advise Wall
Htreet aleiut how It should buy slocks and
**Yi|J* : tf*reiio* to the personal features of
Mr. Jonlnu’s Interview am above quoted.
I plead guilty to the statement that I was
one* "a rural ■ebon! teacher and a small
/imutr,” aud I am proud of the record
made in both lines. Do either of them
disqualify me for official service with the
** ri hlve 'misdoubt tlmt Fresldeut Duck-
worth, of the state union, still likewise
pleads guilty to the having. «« * ,r -
dan save, "followed the same avocation
In Texas before heln* empKvo.} by the
union as a lecturer. Ho should l*e, aud
uo doubt Is. proud of It.
Jordan In Patant Laathara at Dartcaa.
Mr. .Ionian says we are unknown to
the cotton world, t will put my eoHou
knowledge up nealust Mr. Jordan s. for If
I recall correctly. Hr. Jordan graduated
first as a clerk at the KlmlMlI house, wore
patent leather shoe* and led faahlonabio
Same* before Jje undertook ^riously th*
work of farmlug oparstlon*. I was raised
on the farm, aud have farmed nil uiy life,
t will put my success in that line against
hl BuI 1 .bull refuge In no P»r»«iol «*•
troTer.y with Mr. Jordin. h too
■linrt. end I beta to niiuh more
work ah-xil. Whet I want atxor. ,11 thin*,
t, ll i-rut rotten. Wr trill get it. If Mr.
Jordan will »top talking.
1 here neither lime »oe leellpeiloq to
go tuto Mr. Jofdeo', rorent tronhlr,. Iiul
It i, n remark,hh> fxet tbxt he never had
a kind wool for the Former, nalu until
he.ieeOHol to oeeil help after the hnrket
>h»i> luvwtlcntioi: of the lot general oe-
■boiililr. when It W»« «hnwn thxt
under the .lunlow of hie h»t brim Ml au
olTIrtnl'okeOrlnte who we, up to hi, u«;k
i. ,ke off.lr, of one of the Minute huek-
,hop». If I hod tieen In Joriliui > phive
I would hare wviwed.dhxt eoupeetloe then
!ud there. 'But did he *> 1M Tot n.u.h:
And the), wltew the ,te r tu-Jt-gtn -ttv rl«.
We rtr.t kttwl wont x
ooloo woe keen!. L. S. IL'hhl.i r.
Kentucky Society.
A meetlnif of the Kentucky Society
hnsebeen called for next Monday night
at the Piedmont In the aisembly room.
It la underxtnod that arrangement* will
be dlecuued at thla meeting for a ban
quet and some kind of an entertain
ment for the Immediate future.
The Kentucky Society la compoxed of
about 100 Kentuckian, who have tak
en up their realdence In Atlanta. Dr.
John White, who I* one of the leaders
In thlx organisation, lo a native Ken
tuckian, but for a long time ha, been
a resident of thla city. ,
Harmony Bell.
The Harmony Bell committee of the
Blue ami Cl ray will meet at Uarnegle
library'on next Thursday night at 7:20
o’clock.
Revival Meetings
A xeriea of meeting, I* going on at
the Western Heights Baptist Church.
Rev. L. T. Reed, the paxtor of the
I.ithonla Baptist Church, being the
conductor.
100 STRIKEBREAKERS
ARE BARRICADED IN
SOUTHERN RY. SHOPS
Non-Union Machinists
Sec-ured toTakeTheir
Places.
The Southern railway shops are pre
pared for a siege. One hundred me
chanics are locked behind the high-
board fence and protected from any
persuasion by union men. They eat
and sleep and do their work inside the
enclosure and are practically prisoners,
though their Imprisonment Is volun
tary.
Another detachment df strike-break
ers arrived In Atlanta Sunday from
Chattanooga, Increasing the number
now at the Southern shops to about
100 men. The officials of the road have
provided a temporary commissary
within the yard enclosure and none of
the strike-breakers ore allowed to come
on the outside.
It wa» reported lo local strikers on
Sunday that a car load of strike-break
ers tier* awaiting shipment In Chatta
nooga. Information came Monday that
pa' f ”f 'ids ilotni'h'm-nt w»nt to Birm
ingham for the purpose of being put to
work tn the shop- at that place while
the remaining men were forwarded to
Atlanta.
At the temporary commissary at the
Southern yard* It was learned by the
atrlker* that phitas were belftg set for
S4 men. A striker said Monday that
the arrival of Ilia additional men.Sun.
day Increased the number to about loj
"The picket* of the local union are
all at work," said a member of the
strike committee Monday, “and the new
men are sent away and put to work at
something else just as fast the local
men can see them and talk with them
Quite ft number of them are not full-
fledged machinists and most are ap
prentices. The altuatlori looks good
to.ua."'
At the Southern shops little cduld lie
learned of the situation from the rali-
road side. Some work Is being turned
out, and the officials do pot seem to be
alarmed.
TO REDUCE FREIGH1 RA TES;
PLAN OF AMERICUS PEOPLE
To Build Western and
Gulf to Tap Southern
at Hawkinsville.
To tap the Southern at Hawklnavllle.
giving Amerlcus three great trunk
lines, with consequent reduction In
freight rates, Is the object of a group
of wealthy and enterprising cltlsens of
Amerlcus and Hawklnsvllle In project
ing the Western and Oulf railway.
Senator Crawford Wheatlty, of Ainer-
Icus, was at tha capitol Monday, and
secured a charter for the new road. It
la to be about 35 miles In length. One
spur extends from Dawson, In Terrell
county, to Amerlcus, and the other
from Amerlcus to Hawklnavllle through
Sumter, Dooly and Pulaski counties.
Capital stock Is fixed nt 1200.090.
with the principal offices In Amerlcus.
Among fhe Incorporators are: Frank
Lanier, Lee Allen. E. C. Parker. C. C.
Hawkins, Frank Sheffield, J. C. Roney,
Crawford Wheatley, W. S. Roach, J. K.
Sheppard. X. L. Mlse. C. L. Ansley,
R. J. Perry, J. J. Hanseley, W. M.
Jones, George Oillver. M. B. Council,
S. A. Pruitt, R. s. Broadhurst, D. M.
Borum, J. S. Bolton, A. W. Smith, A.
Rylander, <5. M. Eldrldge, all of Amei -
leue: J. Pope Brown. P. H. Lovejoy.
J. F. Coney. W. M. Parsons, D. Rhode,-,
J. L. Huggins, J. H. Taylor, T. B. Ra
gan, T. C. Taylor, W. C. Henley, E. J.
Henry. J. L>, Smith, J. J. Harvard, all
of Hawklnsvllle.
"We will hold a meeting In my office
as soon as I return to Amerlcus," said
Ssnfttor Wheatley, "and organise. Thin
la not going to be any paper railroad.
We are In dead earnest and mean to
begin work on the construction work In
a very short time.
"By tapping the Southern at Haw-
kinavltle we will get g big reduction In
freight rates. As It la, we have onlv
the Seaboard and Central as trunk
lines. By connecting with the South
ern, we figure the competition will re
duce our rates very appreciably, nnd
make Amerlcus flourish wonderfully.
We are growing at a great rate now,
but we are not satisfied and mean to
make It one of the best cities In the
state."
Senator Wheatley I* a banker and
a wealthy man.'and hls associates am
all men of means.
FIG HI ^ R OBBERS WITH CL UB;
WOMAN SAVES MONEY BUT
IS MORTALLY WOUNDED
Special te Tilt Georgian.
Columbia, 8. C„ Oct. 2».—Miss Allle
Melts, an aged woman, was murder
ously assaulted In her home In the
suburbs of this city early this morn
ing. She wss known to hnve removed
22,000 In cash from n bank because nn
uncle had lost 1200,000 in bank Invest
ments. „ ...
She has had hysteric* for weeks and
the neighbors paid no attention to her
cries last night. This morning she
was found In a pool of blood. She had
fought off the assailant with a club
and the robbery was frustrated. She
may recover.
Two suspects have been arrested.
1 WO WARRING OFFICIALS
HA VE FINISHED ARGUMENT
Woodward and Old-
know Decline toTalk
Further.
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Athene Fair Success.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens. Qa.. Oct. 2*.—The fair tha
past week In'this city wax a success
and-large crowds enjoyed the occasion.
The races and fireworks display were
especially interesting.
Dispensary Clerks Resign.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, as., Oct. 22.—A. L. Porter
and L. M. Harris have resigned as
clerks at the Athens dispensary. New
clerks wilt be sleeted by tha commis
sioners to take their places at the next
meeting of that body.
New Church Paper latued.
Special to' The Georgies.
Athens, Ga., Oct. 22.—The first num
ber of the magaxlne. "The Bible Stu
dio," published and edited by Dr. W. H.
Toung, of the First Baptist church, of
thla city, lias come from the press. It
Is a neat 32-page monthly, containing
the boat class of reading matter from
the gifted pen of Dr. Young.
Road Work Computed.
Special to The GeorgUe.
Athene, Ga., Oct. 22.—Tha work haa
all been completed on the Gainesville
Midland road and trains have been
operated over the entire line, but a
regular tchedule will not be effected
‘I have nothing further to say at
present.”—Mayor Woodward.
"I don’t care to get Into a newspaper
controversy with Mayor Woodward."—
Councilman Oldknow.
The foregoing waa the result of an
effort on the part of a representative ot
The Georgian to get a statement from
the two officials, who locked horns In
cards to tha public Sunday morning.
Councilman Oldknow. during the In
vestigation of hls conduct by the grand
Jury, stated that the trouble began
whan ha voted for Jett for police cap
tain. He Intimated that Mayor Wood
ward waa hack of It. It was this that
provoked a statement from Mayor
woodward of a rather caloric nature.
The mayor. In thla statement, says he
knew nothing of the Investigation until
he was summoned before the grand
Jury: that he never approached Coun
cilman Oldknow, asking him lo vote
either for or against Captain Jett: that
OMknow Is on record In favor of civil
aervlce, and that If he changed his mind
In regard to it he should have tendered
ble resignation as a member of the
boa nt
The mayor, inconcluelon, told of the
resignation of Hon. Hoke- Smith as a
member of President Cleveland's Cabi
net. He says he Is noc comparing the
two men. for "It would be like contrast
ing a midget wl'h Barnum ft Bailey's
giant." He lets ft be understood thor
oughly who la the midget and who tha
giant.
Councilman Oldknow came back at
the mayor In a spicy card Sunday
morning.
The councilman defends hls past
record, although admitting that lie at
one time ran a turf* exchange, when
the same was lawful. He says he gave
It up of hi* own volition, and has been
following nn honorable occupation ever
since; he says he voted for Jett to
break a deadlock: that Mayor Wood
ward Is not the proper man |o give
lectures on resigning: that he once re.
signed as mayor under a certain condi
tion. broke the condition and then wtth-
drew the resignation.
PILES CURED IN 9 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
our* any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Pile* In 9 to 14 days
or money refunded. 20c.
JOSEPH M, HIGH
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
AT HIS HESIDENGE
until the lint day ot November.
Mr. Vaughn Sella Farm.
Special to The Georgian.
Wrlghtavllle, Ga., Oct. 22.—W. R.
Vaughn has sold hls 1,200-acre farm
and all stock, machinery and farm
tools to Perrj' McDonald, of Vienna, for
cash and property In Vienna, where
he will soon move.
Bridge Fir# Stops Traffic.
Special to The Georgian.
St. George, Ga.. Oct. 29.—One hun
dred and fifty feet ot the Georgia
Southern and Florida bridge across the
St. Mary’s river was burned yesterday
afternoon. The Are waa discovered
about noon, shortly after the through
freight had passed. The section gang
got the Are under control In three
hours' time.
Joseph M. High, one of Atlanta's
leading merchants and business men.
Ilea at hla home, 522 Peachtree street,
critically III.
For several weeks Mr. High has been
III, but hls condition did not become
very alarming until Saturday, when lie
grew rapidly worse. Since then he has
been In a precarious condition.
- Mr. High la president of the J. M-
High Company, and la one of the
pioneer merchants of Atlanta. By hls
ability and progressive methods he has
built up a great establishment, knoen
all over the country-
Though the best medical skill l» ,B
attendance at hla bedside, great appre
hension Is felt concerning hla condi
tion. Hundreds of anxious Inquiries
have been made at the borne and news
paper offices since it became kno»n
that ba waa such a sick man. ,, _
Hls wife and three daughters. Har
riet, Elisabeth and Dorothy High. *'*
constantly at hla bedside. A large cir
cle of friends and acquaintance? will
await new* of hla condition with tn*
greatest Interest. ....
Hle friends art encouraged over tu*
fact that no change for the worse has
taken place, and hope I* •till enter
tained that he will begin to Impr"'”
Immediately. The Information *1'™
out Monday noon was that bis cornu*
tlon waa "no better."
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