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VOL. 1. NO. 161.
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ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31,1906.
T>PTnTr.On Trains F1V« CENT*
I IXlKjLt. jo Admit* TWO CENTS.
ENTANGLED AND HELPLESS IN ROPES Or BALLOON
DR. JULIAN THOMAS IS CARRIED OUT OF SIGHT;
BASKET AND BALLAST ARE LEFT ON THE GROUND
FEELING OF UNCERTAINTY
STRIKES CAMP OF HUGHES,
AND HEARST IS CONFIDENT
Both Sides Are Doing
Great Deal of
Bluffing.
York, Oet. 31.—As the state
campaign draws to a close, there Is a
feeling of growing confidence on the
part of the Hearst managers, and in
creasing feeling of uncertainty on the
l of the Republican leaders.
The reports which the latter are se
curing from up the state are not reas
suring, and while openly proclaiming
satisfaction with the situation, State
rinirman Woodruff and his assistants
in the management of the Hughes cam
paign privately admit their displeas
ure with many things, and their un
certainty as to the outcome.
Both Bides Are Bluffing.
Both sides are playing the usual
game of blufT at this time. Chairman
Woodruff pretends to believe that
Hughes will obtain a plurality of 150,-
votes outside of New York city, and
also declares that the Democratic plu
rality in Greater New York will he
held down to 25,000, and may be wiped
out altogether.
chairman Conners, of the Democratic
state commltte, and Max F. lhmsen,
Henna’s personal manager, rush to the
other extreme. They profess the be
lief that Hearst will carry the sections
north of the city by 25,000 to 50,000,
and will carry the city itself by some
thing like 100,000 plurality.
Murphy Won't Make Estimate.
Charles F. Murphy, the leader of
Tammany Hall, declines to state open
ly any estimates, but expresses his sat
isfaction In the situation, and predicts
Hearn’s election by a big vote.
These things are interesting only as
ampalgn figures, and instead of being
icepted as news, should be regarded
contributions to the comic weeklies.
Tfcere Is absolutely nothing in fact or
in reason to.Justlfy the Republican be
lief that there is any chance of wiping
out a Democratic plurality in Greater
New York, nor Is there any basis for
the Hearst dream that Hughes will be
beaten In the sections up the state.
Will Not Bo Satisfied.
The cold facts, as the campaign
WILLIAM R. HEARST.
Now York Court of Appoals de
cides that his Independent League
hit right to name its own candi
dates.
draws to a close, are that the Republi
cans are apt to be woefully disappoint
ed In their up-stnte vote, and that the
Hearst people will be by no means sat
isfied with the showing in Greater New
York.
With all the facts at hand, the writer
expresses the unbiased belief that
Hughes will come down to New York
city from up the state with a plurality
neighborhood of GO,000, possibly sllgh-
ly under tjiat figure; while Hearst will
carry New York city with a plurality of
approximately 50,000, possibly slightly
over that figu».
Hsarst a Slight Favorite.
There Is good reason to believe that
the election is as close as that of 1902,
when Odell. Republican candidate for
governor, defeated Bird 8. Coler, Dem
ocrat, by less than 10,000 votes.
There Js about as much uncertainty
In picking the winner as there is in
a horse race, with two strong entries,
but the result promises to be mighty
close, with Hearst a slight favorite.
Although the betting mukes Hughes a
favorite still, the odds are shortening
and the two candidates ate likely to
show up nearly on even terms in the
betting on the night before election.
Celebrated Aeronaut Loses Con
trol of Aerial Device at Augus
ta Fair and Is Carried Beyond
the Vision of Assembled
Thousands.
This picture snows ur. junan i nomas, the famous new yotk aeoronaut, formerly of Atlanta, as he appear
ed standing in the basket of his balloon. The doctor's son is shown standing by the basket.
FATALLY WOUNDED,
RUNS SEVERAL BLOCKS
AND FALLS IN STREET
Corporal Wood Will
Die; Woman Killed
in Dining Room.
POSSUM SUPPER IN JAIL;
CRUTCHFIELD INVITES
FRIENDS TO A FEAST
to
3 risoner Is Trying
Rival Harry
Thaw.
, J. H. Crutchfield, held in the Tower
G r shooting and beating hla wife, Mrs.
•Suille Crutchfield, Is about to rival
Harry K. Thaw, the celebrated million-
fch* prisoner In the Tombs in New
York, as to “princely” jail life.
Fallowing phonograph concerts at
Tower on Tuesday and Tuesday
night, Crutchfield announced Wedncs-
d '\ morning that lie would he host
WdneKday night at a Hallowe’en ’pos
sum supper, to be served in his upart-
nu-nti
fjfih floor of the big prison. The pris
his wife Is declared out of danger.
Has Big Roll of Greenbacks.
Crutchfield is plentifully supplied
with money, and is able to send out
and buy anything he desires. In pay
ing for some article that had been sent
him at the Tower, he carelessly pulled
from his vest pocket a roil of green
backs as big as an ordinary .forearm,
the roll composed mainly of $20 bills.
When asked Wednesday how he was
fee!Ing. the prisoner replied:
•Must say that 1 am feeling so hlghl>
elated over the improvement in my
wife’s condition that 1 have nothing to
say today.”
And he certainly looked the part,
Since It was announced that his wife
was practically out of danger, he has
become exceedingly Jovial.
It is stated at the Grady hospital
that .Mrs. Crutchfield continues to Im
prove. . _____
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In the jail hospital wan! on the, a STORMVWEATHER DUE O
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Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 31.—As the re
sult of a sensational tragedy here dur
ing last night Lillian Reaves is dead
and Corporal Wood, of the United
States marine corps, Is fatally wounded.
The woman was found In the dining
room with a wound in her left side
and a pistol near her body, two cham
bers being empty.
The man was found several blocks
away, with a wound In fils chest. He
was carried to a hospital, where an
ante-mortem statement was made,
which seems to be murder and suicide.
The authorities are Investigating the
affair.
Wood Is from Richmond, and the
woman Is from Branchvllle, S. C.
The tragedy took place In a house
of questionable reputation.
BUT UTILE HOPE
FOR RECOVERY OF
JOSEPH M. HIGH
At 3 o’clock Wednesday -the condition
«f J. M.<HJgb, who hns been danger
ously ill for several weeks at his home,
528 Peachtree street, hal shown no
change lor a number of hours.
Mr. Higia Is slowdy sinking and the
physicians express but little hope of his
recovery. Messages of sympathy and
hope that the well-known merchant may
ultimately recover have been received by
hundreds at the home and at the busi
ness house. Mr. High has been closely
identified with Atlanta for many years
and his circle of friends is a wide one.
Many Inquiries have been received at
the newspaper offices regarding “
condition.
IF
Dr. John A. McLeay
Probably the Ap
pointee.
WITHOUT BASKET OR BALLAST
ATLANTAN'S PLIGHT PERILOUS
Augusta, Ga. Oet. HI.—BULLETIN: 3 p. m.: Dr. Thomas
dropped to the grouud but could not hold the baloon, and it
dragged him qbout half a mile across a field. lie was bent
and bruised up but not seriously injured. He is safe and is
coming to town in a buggy. The balloon lnnded six miles from
the fair grounds.
Augusta, Ga., Oet. HI.—Dr. Julian Thomas’ balloon, the Nir
vana, got away from him at 2:20 o’clock this afternoon at the fair
grounds of the Georgia-Carolina Fair, and carried him without
basket or ballast into the air.
He is entangled in the ropes of the balloon, and the wind car
ried him rapidly in a southeasterly direction.
The balloon soon reached a height'.! where it, could not ho
seen, and Dr. Thomas was hanging to the ropes when last seen.
An effort will be made to rescue him when the balloon de
scends, but there is no news from him yet.
POLICE NEWS CENSURED;
CHIEF JENNINGS OBJECTS
TO TOO MUCH PUBLICITY
SPENCER IS TO CONFER
WITH STRIKE LEADERS
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0 try had a ruler who kicked be- o
0 cause the scribes of Ids day paid O
0 things about the *
extended nn invitation to repre
sentatives of the press to partake of
tk*- delicious spread and stated that a
f** w of his frlendtf would also be v - t
M-sent I 0 things about the royal ,\ny or o
Pospum and ’eaters, with eider on|0 ruling. The presses were demo!- Q
Uir- side will be the menu," explained | o Ished and the office ton el broUon; O
< nitchneld O Sow Atlanta lias an omeial cen- M
Will a. “Soei.lv” Affair. O nor of police department news and O
will Be society «nair. 5 -iimv tnaaesty" la imponlble. The O
• He said he had already mane ar-; foreorxet at the police station Is O
rmigemenu to lihve the supper pie-1J .ytormy." «
Hired at one of the local restaurants.: q ijti’ the weather: Fair t m'siit a
' l utchfteld gave out no further de- j 0 an d Thursday.
•ails of his supper, but It Is understood 0 Wednesday's temperature
the table will lie artistically arranged | 0 7 a. m. .. .
i , lepresent a heavily barred diHir, with 1 0 8 a. in. .. .
slices of Juicy 'possum peeping | 0
Settlement of Trouble
on Southern to Be
Discussed.
'Ugh the ban#. The central decora- j 0 j„
ill be u padlock, tastily caught j 0 11 a.
»_ ....._ ..tut T,i furlhi'l t ^ j
hi Whit* and blue ribbon. To further
"carry nut the appropriate effect of the
•upper, souvenirs of the occasion will
, attractive little keyH.
In fact, the supper Is to be a jail
|p ty affnlr.
• ‘rutchfleld gave another phonograph
concert Tuesday night, placing *■'-
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machine on the balcony in front of the 0 nPANK BAY RUM
h.’Pltal ward. By tbl» arrangement. O SHE ORANK BAY ™ff UBLg$ 0
ai the prisoners in the jail were O n
a musical treat, which
"iichfield has made himself »
I-iiu e „f good fellow* among the P r j*“
ix and they are anticipating with
• t the tlm* when he In to leave the
v **r. he having announced that no
loned to apply for bond as soon an
0 Schenectady, N. Y...net. 31.—An O
0 unhappy life caused Mrs. Lena O
O pierce, aged 3T, of this city, to O
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Washington, Oct. 31.—President Jas.
O'Connell, of the International Associa
tion of Machinists, and a committee
representing the striking machinists of
the Southern railway, will leave Wash
ington tonight for New York, where
they will confer with President Samuel
Spencer and other ofllclals of the
Southern relative to a settlement of the
strike. Seth Low, president of. the
National Civic Federation, of which
Mr. O'Connell la also a member, will
participate In the conference.
SHOPS AT MANCHI8TER
LIKE FORTIFIED CAMP.
Richmond, Va„ Ocf. 31.—The South
ern railway shops In Manchester today
present the appearance of a fori! fled
camp. Every entrance Is blocked by
12-foot board fence, and each gate Is
guarded by a special officer^ Without
this tine of defense, which bars equally
Ingress and egress. Is formed a second
cordon of men—striking machinists—
hallenge every' man, woman ami
child who enters the shops.
The strikers today were In possession
of the railroad station, from which
point of vantage they directed their
operations. According to reports from
the strikers’ camp, only six strike
breakers have managed to enter the
yards since October X, and these are
barricaded In the paint shop, where
they are said to eat anil sleep.
The police commissioners have re
fused to appoint special policemen to
patrol the tracks of the company.
barbers rerjsFto shave
SOUTHERN RAILWAY FOREMEN.
Salisbury'. N. Oct. 31.—C, W.
Haves and G. S. Turner, of this city,
foremen for the Kouthem Hallway
Company at Its spencer shops, were
refused a shave at a leading barber
shop here Saturday night nn the ground
that they were unfair to union labor,
and remained at their posts of duty
when the machinists' strike was called.
200 STRIKE-BREAK¥RS
ARE AT SPENCER SHOP8.
Spencer, N. C„ Oct. 31.—The fifth
car load of strike-breakers has been
received by the Southern railway at It*
Spencer shops. This shop now has
more than 200 new men, taking the
places of strikers, and is said to be in
better shapp to meet the strike than
any shop on the Southern system.
THREE ARE KILLED
AS RESULT OF DUEL
OVER A CARD GAME
Iren Mountain. Mich.. Oct. 31.-There
are tlire*» denil and feu injured us the re
suit of n hend-on collision oik the St.
Paul mil refill, between nn extra freight
ftiul n special train consisting of nn
Bine nnd two eoscUet.
Tlie train crews escaped eeriotm injury
by Jumping.
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O Jackson. Miss., Oct. 31.—The 0
Q prison population of Mississippi Is 0
0 increasing. 0
O Figures Just Issued by the board 0
O of control show that there are O
O now 1,300 convicts on the various 0
0 farms of the state, this being an 0
O Increase of 200 for the year. If O
0 this Increase keeps up it would not O
O be surprising if the state did not 0
O within the next five years have 0
O to purchase another farm on O
0 which to work Its convicts. 0
O over two-thirds of the convict* 0
O are negroes. ' O
There la a strong probability that a»
British consulate will be established in
Atlanta at an early dute nnd that an
Atlanta man will be the British consul.
Dr. John A. McLeay, who came to
this city a short w’hlle ugo from Can
ada, his native country, has been
strongly urged for the position and
he has the recommendation of many
prominent men In Canada, besides Gov
ernor Terrell, of Georgia, and 8am D.
Jones, president of the AJIantu Cham
ber of Commerce. •
Dr. McLeay has made formal appli
cation for the position as British con
sul. Ho is strongly In favor of Atlanta
us the consulate, and embodied this
suggestion in his application to tho
British ambassador.
Dr. McLeay Is well known In At
lanta. His offices ure In the Fourth
National Bank building.
Governor Terrell wrote the British
ambassador at Washington some time
ago, strongly urging the establishment
of u consulate In Atlanta, and recom
mending Dr. McLeay ns consul. The
Chamber of Commerce, through the
president, Hon. Sam D. Jones, followed
this up with a letter to the British
ambassador.
Strong Rocommondations.
With these recommendations from
the foremost men of Canada, the gov
ernor of Georgia, and the president of
the Chamber of Commerce, it Is highly
probable that in the event of the estab
lishment of the consulate, which
more than probable, Dr.’McLeay will
be consul.
In the establishment of an embassy
here the British will in a way be fol
lowing the lead of Germany, which
country over u year ago established a
consulate here.
Prom tha Ambassador.
A letter just received by Hon. 8am D.
Jones, In reply to his to the British
ambassador, says that the matter has
been referred td the foreign office. The
letter is from the secretary of legation,
Hon. Cecil Higgins.
It Is as follows:
Oct. 25, 1906.
Reporters Will Be Re
fused News From
Patrolmen.
"Lenox, Mass., wci. ivus.
”Hon. Sam D. Jones, President Cham
ber of Commerce:
"Blr—I am directed by the ambas
sador to acknowledge ihe receipt of
your letter of October 17 last, in sup
port of the proposal to establish a Brit
ish consulate In the city of Atlanta, and
am enclosing a petition on this subject
and urging the appointment of Dr.
Mel^eav to the post of consul,
"I have to Inform you In reply that
ihe matter is receiving the considera
tion of the foreign office, to whose no
tice your communication will be
brought. I am.
"Your Obedient Servant,
"CECIL HIGGINS. Secretary."
Atlanta Needs Consul.
The appointment of a British consul
In Atlanta Is regarded as being doubly
important because of the geographical
location of the city relative to the cot
ton belt. England gets all of Its cot
ton practically from the South and has
many interests In this section.
The duties of the consulate would be
Following the next regular meeting
of the board of police commissioners,
all Atlanta police news in to be under
strict censorship.
Chief Jennings will be the oftllcial
censor. All news for the press will be
given out by the chief. The mouths of
ull other mepibers of the department
rill be sealed to reporters. The new's
gutherers will not even be permitted to
scan the police books and records, as
has been their privilege In the past,
A movement to this effect Is on foot
In the police department, agd has as
sumed definite shape. It will be brought
to the attention of the police commis
sion, at its next meeting, by Chief Jen
nings. .
The commission, about two years
ago, uriopted rules embracing the plans
for an official censor, and It Is under
stood the chief will order the rules rig
idly enforced. It Is said he will not
put the rules Into effect until after
he confers with the commission.
Although this action was taken by
the commission, ‘the rules have never
beeh enforced, the police reporters hav
ing the privilege of looking over the
books und records at any time they de
sired.
What Caused It.
The proposition to put the censorship
Into effect Is said to he the direct result
of the recent controversy between the
police reporters of The Atlanta Journal
and The Atlanta News and Miss San-,
derson, police matron, the differences
between the newspaper inen and the
matron never having been settled. It
la also believed that the presentments
of the Fulton county grand Jury, re
turned Tuesday, In which the police
were criticised for their conduct dur
ing the recent riot, had something to
do with the movement.
Chief Jennings has had a conference
CHIEF HENRY JENNINGS,
Censor of Newt for Atlanta Police
Department.
slon. In regard to the matter, and, It le
.said, this conference resulted In the
determination.to establish the censor
ship.
Chairman Terry Is known to be In
favor of the plan, although Wednesday
mornln/r he declined to discuss It for
publication. It Is understood he has
expressed himself as favoring a restric
tion of the press as concerns the police
news, on the ground, It Is said, that lig
considers It better policy to have all
news emanate from the chief direct.
The first step towards the censorship
was taken Wednesdays morning, when
Chief Jennings Informed the police re
porter* of the three afternoon papers
that no newspaper men would be per
mitted to enter tlie matron's ward until
the present situation could be brought
to the attenhm of,the commission and
steps taken tow*ard effecting a settle
ment. He said that If the reporters,
desired any news from tf»e matron they
would have to request her to come out
they
any female prlnoner.
The movement to render Chief Jen
nings the sole source of news In the po
lice department has been brewing for
■■■■ ■■ some time, and Its outcome will be
with 4’halrman Terry, ot the commix- watched with con.lderable interest.
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000000000000000000510000000 to look after the IntereeU of EnglUb
subject* In the South, encourage and
develop trade relations between the
two countries and give personal atten
tion to such official matters that might
develop. The recent announcement
that an F.ngllsh colony might be es
tablished in this section Is Relieved will
be seriously regarded by the British
government in making the appoint
ment.
Mr. McLeay Is a registered physician
and surgeon In Edinburgh, a licentiate
of Apothecaries’ hall, Dublin; graduate
of the Colleges of Physicians and
Surgeons in Ontario and Quebec, and
a graduate of the Toronto University.
Dr. McLeay’* citizenship in Atlanta
Is regarded by him as an accident. In
March 1904, he was en route to Ashe
ville. N. c\, from Palm Beach, Fla.,
where he had been spending the win
ter, and had occasion to stop over In
Atlanta. He became Impressed with
the city, and the people, and, as the
climate was particularly agreeable t<?
Mrs. McLeay he decided to •remain In
the city awhile.
McLeay has been an Atlantan
ever since.
Likts tha City,
"This Is one of the finest towns In dren-
the country,” said Dr. McLeay Wed
nesday, "and my residence of two
years here has been most pteasant. I
was not here long before I discovered
what the "Atlanta spirit” / was. I
found lt was not a myth. Atlanta has
the hustle and enterprise of a North
ern city and 1 expect to remain here.”
Dr. McLeay la a brother of the late
Franklin McLeay, an eminent English
actor for tyany years with Beerbohm
Tree In London. The actor was re
garded as being one of the foremost
In his profession, and the English stage
suffered a distinct less when he died
two years ago. Dr. McLeay Is also a
close friend of H. Cooper Cllffe, an
English actor with the "Squaw Man”
Company. Mr. Cllffe will be a guest of
Dr. McLeay during his coming visit to
Atlanta.
Mrs. Minnis Lou Brown.
The funeral services of Mi 1 #. Minnie
Lou Brown, who died Monday, were
conducted Wednesday morning ut her
late residence. 5? Tye street. She \%
survived bv her husband a«d *otu * Mi-
