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Night Edition The Atlanta Georgian, mt
VOL. 1. NO. 169.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1906.
DI?Tr , T7 , .°n Trstos FIVIB CBNT1.
in Atlanta TWO CBKT&
BIG HOTEL COLLAPSES
AND 40 MEN UNDER RUINS
MANY TAKEN OUT DEAD
Building Under Con
struction at Long
Beach, Cal.
|,os Angeles, Cal.. Nov. 1 9.—A
special from Long Beach says that
at 9:45 o’clock this morning one
section of the five-story Bixbie
hotel building collapsed, burying
thirty persons in the ruins. An
hour later anotehr section col
lapsed, while, the third section
still stands.
Four bodies have already been
recovered and many of the injured
have been taken from the ruins.
William Hartle, of Long Bfeach,
Is among the dead already identi-
aed.
The property damage will reach
i quarter of a million dollars. Two
of the dead are Mexicans.
Twanty-fiv* May Ba Daad.
The whole atrueture caved In with
out warning from the basement to the
fourth floor, leaving but one wing
standing.. Great confusion reigns and
It Is Impossible to obtain an accurate
report of ,tho .number of dead range
frnm-10'to 35.
The Injured were taken from the
ruins as ; fast,as they could be extri
cated. Hundreds of persons flocked to
the'scene and dozens were pressed Into
service to aid .In the work of rescue.
So far nearly, a dozen injured, many
of them believed to be fatally hurt,
have been removed from the wreckage
Dozn Men Burled.
Others Imprisoned beneath the con
crete and steel girders are heard cry
ing for help. As many as a dozen
dead are still burled In the ruins.
Relatives and friends of workmen
employed on the structure uulckly
docked to the scene and rushed fran
tically over the ruins In search of their
loved ones, adding to the confusion.
Wives wept hysterically when they
were unable to find any trace of their
husbands. Others fainted.jut Jhpy saw,
inru tdCMtgctl out #OMi-tffiSer th rde-
Bank and Four Stores
Entirely Wiped Out
by Flames.
.VOTE& OLD HOME
REDUCED TO ASHES
Special In The Georgian.
tVrst Point, (la., Nov., 9.—The house
■erupted by Rev. J. M. Callaway, where
he has resided for more than twenty
years, which wee the old homestead of
Major William Reed anil the homo In
which Mr. W. D. Grant, of Atlanta,
wee reared, wae burned laat night about
10:30 o’clock.
The houee ’we* one of -he oldest
residences In or around the place, was
Just Inside .the corporate limits of the
city, with a largo farm adjoining, a
magnificent and hoepltable homo In
days gone by.
Warrenton, Ga., Nov. 9.—About 4
o'clock this morning Are broke out In
the rear of R. M. Hardaway's store and
before the flames could be checked had
destroyed N. T. Kvans’ furniture store.
Harper Bothers' hardware; J. O.
Btelne, dry, goods, and the Cltlens
Bank. Fortunately no wind was blow
ing, otherwise It is very probuble the
entire business section of the town
would have been wiped out.
latck of facilities for fighting the lira
waa responsible for the great loss, as It
would have been an easy matter to
have extinguished the small blase when
first discovered had proper facilities
been at hand. )
There are many theories as to the
origin of the lire, but the one generally
uccepted Is that the Are was the result
of a mutch being Ignited by u rat.
Mr. Hardtfway carried a large stock
of matches and It Is very probable thla
caused the Are.
A very conservative estimate of the
total loss Is 950,000, with 917.100 in
surance as follows:
Bank building, 93,000.
J. Btelne stuck 99,000; building ocuu
pled bypBtelne, 11,900. ... ,
tlni'daway, stock, ,9S,onV>: building oc
cupled by Hardaway, no Insurance.
Harper Brothers, stock 94,000; build.
CHOICE OF PRESIDENT IS NEXT MATTER
BEFORE NEW SOUTHERN COTTON COMP’Y;
EXECUTIVE SESSION TAKES UP CHARTER
Stock To Be Issued SAM'D. JONES RESIGNS
to the General
Public.
HOKE SMITH GIVES
ADVICE ON CHARTER
Company Not Under Con
trol of Southern Asso
ciation.
FROM PRESIDENCY OF
ATLANTA'S CHAMBER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
IS OFF CAROLINA COAST
ON TRIP TO PANAMA
Hon. Sam D. Jones ha* tendered his
resignation as president of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Tlfe resignation of Mr. Jones, at the
meeting of the directors early this
week, threw the body Into eonsternu
tlon. He had been a central figure in
the organisation, had led In all its
progressive movements, and had always
been In the forefront, fighting vigor
ously all the battles of the Chamber of
Commerce.
At first the directors would not listen
rill be president of the South- i°. Mr - J ° n « s - . Th «Y Inalsted he waa
joking. But when it was found that he
was serious, he was begged to remain
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New York, Nov. 9.—Governor-
elect Hughes, who Is at Camp
Kllkurc, in the Adirondacks, Is 0
son to begin roughing it in ear- O
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HARRIMAN PLANS WAR
AGAINST GOULD LINES
IN- RACE FOR PACIFIC
Traffic Arrangements
To Be Made With Con
trolled Roads.
•New York, Nov. 9.—In banking ch
iles very cloae to E. H. Harriman It Is
Yarned that the first result of the
Wire of the Illinois Central by the
Harriman party Is to be a close traffic
irrangement between the new aequlsl-
l"h and the other Harriman lines. The
Iftal’u are to be worked out by Mr.
Inrrlman with the assletance of the
raffle managers of the varloue lines
.rned.
The object of the plan la to bring
'ixmt a mutually beneficial co-opera-
inn between the Illinois Central, the
nlon Pacific, the Southern Pacific and
lalttmore and Ohio. This plan lias
•eu decided upon. It was said, to meet
"'Pillar sentiment. A merger of the
•■'hols Central with the Union and
"mthern Paclflo wae declared to bo
•f most advantageous proposition
["hi » Harriman standpoint, and while
If Iransfer of stock control In the
lunula Central to one of the Harriman
Inr-s west of the Mississippi river will
'‘‘ntually come to pass, It la consld-
red more advisable for the present to
'■v entirely on the advantages obtain
'd'' from the close traffic arrange-
■'■nts.
The Interest of the Pennsylvania rati-
T 1 <1, which Mr. Harrlman's bankers.
H'n. Loeta & Co., and one of his close
"iness associates, H. C. Frick, are
' ich concerned, are to be protected In
traffic arrangements. On the other
no, the plan Is to be put through
'thout any loo careful regard for the
i crests, among other roads, of the
• "* Island ■ properties and the Qould
The latter are considering. In an es-
cflally embarrassing position, for the
ome of the Illinois Central contest
netrates that Mr. Harriman will
" Vh his trans-continental plans In
'■"tleal operation long before the
"Uds can complete the Western Po
und connect the Wabssh with the
/stern Maryland.. The traffic ar-
"■i/ment Is to be a declaration of
•Tare against the Oould line.
Who
ern Cotton Company?
This la the momentous question that
Is causing a great deal of discussion
among the members of the executive
committee of the Southern Cotton As
sociation now engaged In formulating
a charter at the Piedmont Hotel for the
purpose of organizing a company to
finance the cotton crop of the United
States.
The meeting held Friday morning
was executive and nothing but cen-
sorlzed news waa given out. the of
ficials believing that the movement
was a business proposition and too
much publicity would be harmful.
However, much progress was made,
the details of the charter were gone
over carefully and every word waa
weighed and discussed by the members
of the committee.
Hoke 8mith Present.
Governor-elect Hoke Smith was
called In to express his opinion upon
a legal point, and was closeted wlnt
the executive committee a good portion
of Friday morning. Mr. Smith was
not retained as' an attorney, but his
servlets were rendered gratis, and he
was given a rising vote of thanks by
the committee after, he had expressed
his opinion. The governor-elect was
asked as he left the committee room,
what point he had settled for the pro
posed organization, but he evaded the
question and gave no Information.
If Is known that 910.000.000 waa de
cided upon as the capitalization of the
proposed ‘company, and the charter .
will be applied for with this amount llu>raforo._ required considerable
named as the capital stork. It Is un
derstood, too, and unofficially, that
the stock Is to be sold to the general
public at 95 per share. It was the,
theory set forth that the general mer
chant was as. much Interested In I.
good price for cotton as the farmer,
and that much of tho stock would be
disposed of to the mercantile Inter
ests of the South.
Headquarters in Doubt.
As soon as the charter baa been
prepared and Its provisions carefully
considered and weighed, the head
quarters of the company will then be
located. This will depend to a great
extent upon the laws of the different
Southern states. It Is understood that
the headquarters of the company will
be located In that state whose laws
are more favorable toward chartered
corporations. This will be Investlga
ted thoroughly hy the vice presidents
and members of tho executive com
mittee from the several states repro
sented In the Southern Cotton AssocL
ation, and reports made later.
After these have been settled the
question or who will be made the ex
ecutive head of the stupendous organ
ization to go before the public for
financing tho corporation will be
brought up for settlement.
A prominent member of the commit
tee said Friday morning that one of
the strongest 'men In the South would
head the company; that he would be
absolutely without reproach ami Ills
business qualifications would be such'
s to warrant the successful launching
f the big holding corporation, but ho
would not venture to suggest any pres-
WOMAN IS SLAIN
BY THIEF IN NIGHT
Johnstown, Pa, Nov. 9.—At Lam-
bertsvllle, a small village In Somerset
county, Mrs. Catherine Stauffer, a
widow, was found, dead In her bed.
She hud been murdered. A bullet, fired
Into her brain, had ended her life. It
Is thought the motive was robbery.
at the head of the organization, ut
least until Ills term expired a year from
now. Ho was firm, however, and the
directors adjourned, without accept
ing the resignation. It will be consid
ered again at a meeting next week.
Hon. Sam D. Jones, when seen by a
representative of The Georgian Friday
morning, refused to discuss the resig
nation, not even affirming that he had
resigned.
That he has, though, there Is not the
least doubt. Tho Georgian has It on
authority which Is thoroughly authori
tative, and cannot be questioned.
Increasing Businsss.
It Is learned from business
friends of Mr. Jones that his reason
for resigning Is because of the In
creased demand for' his time and at
tention to his growing business duties.
Mr. Jones Is president of the Atlanta
Stove Works, an Immense enterprise,
whose branch In Birmingham Is ns
large as the home factory In this city.
He Is also president of the Georgia
Foundry Company and of the Atlanta
Freight Bureau. It Is stated that the
Stove Work* and tho Foundry Com
pany are contemplating extensive Im
provements, providing Mr. Jones can
glva time to the construction and to
tho Increased business, which
pected to result.
All this, say the friends of Mr. Jones,
has conspired to Influence him to ten
der his resignation, and It was only
after thorough cunslderation that he
reached a determination. It Is possi
ble that Mr. Jones will resign from
other positions he now holds.
Mr. Jones has often been heard to
say that the. manufacturing business
now la 100 per cent more difficult than
It was a taw yeurs and thit It,
■qulred considerable more
time for bis business.
The scarcity of labor, freight trou
bles, both as to rates and the lack of
proper transportation facilities, lake up
the time apd attenllc.i of the manage
ment of. manufacturing concerns!
whereas before these troubles were
slight and Infrequent,
The resignation of Mr. Jones Is to-
RACES”
HON. SAM D. JONES.
Who hat tendered his resignation
Idential materia..
To Bs Independent.
A member of the executive commit
tee said that the company would not
be under the control of the Houthem
Cotton Association, -but that the two
oultl be closely affiliated and the
holding company would be In sym
pathy with any organization or move
ment td maintain un agreed price of tho
staple. It is not known yet just how
this phase of the "holding” agreement
will be made, but It was suggested that
the association would meet and decide
upon a price for the coming crop and
that the matter would then bo laid be
fore the board of directors of tho
holding company, then the two will
act In concert. This organization of
this company was decided upon at the
first meeting of the Southern Cotton
Association In New Orleans a year
a go.
While these important details have
not yet been settled fully, It Is the
sense of the cotton people that the
treasury of the holding company will
be railed upon to buy In ull cotton of
fered for less than the price agreed
upon, and retire It from the market
until quotations meet the agreed price.
It Is believed that by*adontlng this
plan the markets will not be flooded
and the staple con be held and sold
slowly and a steady price maintained.
It is possible, too. that u planter can
store nt* crop with a warehouse under
the control of the company and borrow
sufficient money to meet his Immedi
ate needs until his cotton can be sold
In the open market.
Funds in Local Banks.
According to an interview given out
by Harvle Jordan, president of the
garded as a serious blow to the Cham
ber of Commerce. He was considered
splendid presiding officer, and had
been a loyal, zealous official.
New Nominations.
The committee on nominations of
officers and directors will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at the
Chamber of Commerce hall, to noml
nate officers for those whose terms ex
plre in December.
It Is probable that the successor to
Hon. Bam D. Jones will be chosen by
the committee. No names for this po
sition* have yet been suggested, and It
remains to be seen who will be chosen.
J. K. Orr Is chairman of the com
mittee. Following are the other mem
bers: W. G. Raoul, Henry 8. Johnson.
Dr. W. 8. Elkin, Louis Gholstln, H.
Y. McCord and L. A. Ransom.
Those whose terms expire *tbi» yqar
are: D: VToodward, seconfl vico presl
llent.'sv. J. Paxton, third vice presl
dent; and three directors, R. L. Fore
man. Asa O. Candler, and XV. H. Kiser.
Those whose terms do not expire
are: President, 8. D. Jones; first vice
president, J. W. Pope; treasurer, John
T. orme; and three directors, Forrest
Adair, John W. Grant and H.
Schlcslnger.
The election of officers will take
place Nov. 27.
IS
65 YEARS OLD
London, Nov. 9,—King Edward
today celebrating his slxtx-flfth birth
day quietly at Sandringham, surround
ed by hla family. He la In excellent
health. Many congratulatory messages
reached his majesty during the day
and many valuable presents were
eelved from the sovereign's friends.
Tho customary salutes were fired by
the warships at the naval centers.
Southern Cotton Association, and who
Is prominently Identified with the or
ganisation of the holding company, the
funds of the company will not be cen
tralized, but the money raised In each
county will be. deposited In local banks,
to be used In buying up cotton offered
below the agreed price In that locality.
The men Identified with the move
ment are considered the strongest men
In the Southern states. Many of those
Continued on Pago Thirteen.
COUNT BONI DE CASTELLANE,
AFTER SQUANDERING WIFE’S CASH,
. NOW 0 WES ONL Y FIVE MILLION
AQUEDUCT.
Aqueduct, Nov, 0.—Here are the re
sults of today's races:
FIRST RACE—Six furlongs: Dream
er, 105 (Miller), 7 to 3, won; Hand
xarra, 113 (Neater), 3 to 6, second:
Tourene, 107 (Homer), 3 to 5, third.
Time, 1:13 3-5.
SECOND RACE—Mile: Ormonde's
Right, 107 (Notter), 6 to 1, won: Va
rieties, 98 (Drollette), 8 to 5, second;
Yada. 106 (Miller), 7 to 6, third. Time,
1:40.
THIRD RACE—Seven furlongs: Mo-
lesy, 100 (C. Ross), 7 to 5, won; Beau-
clere, 113 (Miller), 4 to 6, second: Ac
robat, 90 (Finn), 8 to 5, third. Tima
1:35 1-6.
FOURTH RACE—Mile and a six
teenth: Ablet, 95 (McDaniel), 6 to 1,
won; Hot Toddy, 118 (Miller). 7 to 5,
second; Cretslna, 110 (Horner), 1 to
5, third. Time, 1:45 3-8.
FIFTH RACE—Mile and an eighth:
Tommy Waddell. 114 (Horner), 8 to 6,.
won; McKIttredge, 104 (McDaniel), 5
to 1, second; Llndale, 02 (Notter), 2 to
1. third. Time, 1:63.
SIXTH RACE—Mile: Herodltus. 110
(Miller), 7 to 6. won; Deuce, 110 (Hor
ner), out, second; Water Bearer, (Not
ter), 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:40 2-5.
PIMLICO. '
Baltimore. Md„ Nov. 9.—Today’s
races at Pimlico resulted as follows:
. FIRST RACE—Herman Johnson, 15
to 1, won; Nlblock, 2 to 5, second:
Quadrille, third.
SECOND RACE—Soprano/ 6 to 6,
won: Dairy Maid. 2 to 1, second; Sea
Water, third. Time, 1:08.
THIRD RACE—Euripides, 11 to 5,
won; Condo, 3 to 1, second; Castor,
third. Time. 1:46.
FOURTH RACE—Five and a half
furlongs: Dlebold. 8 to 5. won: Dan-
kali, 8 to 5, second; Royal Lad, third.
Time, l':09.
FIFTH RACE—One mile and forty
yards: Lotus Eater, 1 to 4, won: Lad-
sarlon, nut, second; Factotum, third.
Time, 1:48.
SIXTH RACE—One mile: Lady Ve
ra. 3 to 1, won; Belle of Jessamine,
out, second: Anneta Lady, third. Time,
1:40 3-4.
Begun • Under
Favorable Weather
Conditions.
LATONIA.
Latnnls. Ky.. Nov. 9.—The races to-
duy resulted as follows:
FIRST RACE—Ruiloba, 6 to 5. won
St. Noel. 3 to 1. second: Inspector OlrL
6 to 1. third.
SECOND RACE—Hclgerson. 11 to 2.
won: Snnction, 1 to .3, second; Goidon
Sunrise. 16 to 1, third.
THIRD RACE!—Miss Alert. 7 to 1
won: Pink Star. 2 to I, second: Crafty,
third. , „
FOURTH RACE—Harlequin, 16 to
1, won: Plea, 7 to 5, second: Creolln, 1
to 2, third.
FIFTH RACK—Adesso, 60 to 1, won;
Simon Kent, 8 to 1, second; Layson, 5
to 1, third.
SIXTH RACE—Henry Watterson, 11
to 10, won; Minnehaha, 0 to 10, sec
ond; Belden, 1 to l, third.
JOCKEY SEWELL HURT.
Aqueduct Track, L. 1., Nov. 0.—
Jockey Hewell was seriously Injured
through falling off Llchtness In the
Inst race of tho day.
Coming In the stretch there wae a
jam and Sewell on Llchtness went to
the ground. He was removed to the
hospital In a serious condition.
FOR SOUTHERN MAN
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 9.—*‘I am In
favor of nominating John Sharp Wil
liams for president, regardless of the
supposition that a Southern man can
not be elected,” sold Chairman Griggs,
of the Democratic congressional com
mittee. last evening.
It la evident that, although Demo
cratic principles are accepted and put
In force by a Republican administration
the Democratic party, as now organ
ized. can not get the offices.”
The headquarters of the Democratic
congressional committee was closed
Thursday night;
"After this," said Mr. Griggs, "I iyn
Democrat with a prefix—a Southern
Democrat—one who will advocate the
nomination of u candidate for the pres
idency that pleases the Southern Dem
ocrats. If the Noith Intends continuing
to punish us for the sins of our fathers
I am In favor of accepting the verdict
now, and acting accordingly.”
Washington, Nov. 9.—The navy de
partment this morning received a wire
less message from Captain Cowden an
nouncing that the Louisiana, which
la carrying the president to Panama,
sailed from Piney Point about 11
o'clock last night anil was near Cape
Henry at 6 a. m. today.
Norfolk, , Va, Nov. 9.—President
Roosevelt, aboard the battleship Louis
iana, convoyed by the cruisers Tennes
see and Washington, passed out of the
VlrglAla capes at 6:40 o'clock this
morning on his way to the Isthmus of
Panama.
With the Louisiana leading, the war
ships, upon passing out to sea, turned
quickly southward nnd are now pro
ceeding on their way with a smooth
sea end Ideal weather.
Little Seasickness Expected.
The usual rough seas around the
dangerous Hatteroa on the North Caro
lina coast will be reached this ovening.
There are no storm signals, and the
presidential party will likely pass Hat-
teras without any great discomfort, nnd
but little seasickness.
With the president on the Louisiana
are Mrs. Roosevelt, Dr. Rlxey and
Secretary Lattu.
Signal Raised by Louisiana.
Wireless messages will bo received
from the president all tho way down
the coast. Lieutenant Frank Evens, of
the navy. Is aboard the Louisiana In
operate the wireless appurtus from thai
end.
After getting some distance off Cape
Henry this morning the Louisiana
raised a signal of some kind, hut Its
nature could not be distinguished from
shore-because of the dense smoke be
ing emitted by tho warships.
NAVY YARD GUNS BOOM
FAREWELL TO ROOSEVELT.
Washington. Nov. 9.—■'When Presi
dent Roosevelt sailed from the navy
yard yesterday afternoon on his trip
to Panama to Inspect the work on the
big ditch. It was with the cheers from
a crowd gathered at tho dock unit the
boom of cannon ringing In his cars.
As the presidential yacht Mayflowct.
which conveyed tho parly to Wolf Trap
light, where a transfer was made to the
battleship Louisiana, steamed away
from the dock, the president leaned
over the rail, nnd, making a mega-
phone of his hands, shouted:
"Good-Bye,” Shouts President.
"Oood-byel I nm going down to ree
how the ditch Is getting ulong."
Shouts greeted tho statement, and
the chief executive unsheathed Ids
teeth In a plensant smtle.
As the Mayflower passed the lower
end of the navy yard, a parting presi
dential salute of twenty-one guns was
fired.
Will Send Messages.
On the trip to the Isthmus, the Louis
iana will be convoyed hy tho armored
crulsera Washington and Tennessee.
The president Is to keep in touch
with Washington by wireless. Lieu
tenant Frank Evens la aboard the
Louisiana and will utlllzlo tho wlralss
telegraph apiiaratus with which the
vessel Is equipped to send messages to
tho white house whenever the presi
dent so desires.
All mssages of a public nature
J. T. HARAHAN,
New President of llinois Central
Railroad.
11,140,000 BALES
SAYS SOUTHERN
COTTON ASS’N
The Southern Cotton Association ex
ecutive committee estimates the cotton
crop fur 1906-7 at 11.141,000 bales. This
estimate Is held to be a careful one
ami the member* of the executive;com-
mlttee believe that It will lie close to
the government figures.
Little Frenchman Ac
cused of Running Up
Countless Bills.
mony with which th$. divorce suit of
the Countess de Cartel lane is be In 3;
contented on both side*.
Kdmond Kelly, the advocate of the
counter, I# responsible for the sensa-
tional disclosures of the sum of Itonl'a
stupendous extravagance*.
Squanders Great Wealth,
No one outside of the royal profligate
of France ha* equalled the fount’s lav-
Paris, Nov. 9.—Count Bonl de Cas-
tellane owes nearly $5,000,000.
This Is one of the new and startling
facts brought out today by the acri-' to countess’ will in the 'divorce
ish recklessness as n spendthrift*
Through his hands an immense slice of
the fortune of Jay Gould, exceeding
$7,000,000. has already slipped. Still
he owes $5,000,000.
' In this fact those having knowledge
of the case find explanation for the
desperate efforts with which Roni and
his lawyers are seeking to hamper the
countess In her iwrslstent appeals for a
divorce.
Five million dollars, the wherewithal
|o win Bonl free from the embarrass
ments with which his creditors threat
en him, is the price which he demands
for submission without further protests
matter.
Quarrels Over Money.
8peculators from the Bourse have
failed for two million or three million,
but Bonl did not speculate. He spent
and amassed dct.ts In tireless pursuit
of pleustires. Whai one woman can do
for a millionaire, six, eight, ten, did for
him.
It is now known that the married life
of the Casteilanes has been one contin
ual strife over money. George Gould
always remaining in the bacKground,
frequently curbed by his wise advice
his sister's too generous inclinations
toward her husband.
Miss Helen Gould’s counsel and in
fluence has also weighed with the
counters against the count.
Can’t Use the Estate.
80 much has been revealed of the
secret history of the infelicity of the
Castellanos that observers argue that
George Gould will not allow Boni’s
debts to be paid from the estate, even
should the count quit his flgM imme
diately.
Paris, Nov. 9.—In the divorce pro
ceedings brought by the Countess lie
1 ’nsteikine against her husband, the
Continued on Pago Thirteen.
MIMS WILL SOU
HAS BEEN SETTLED
The caveat objecting to the amount
of money set apart by the commission
ers for twelve months’ support for Mrs.
fiue H. Mims, widow of Livingston
Mims, has been dismissed by Ordinary
Wilkinson, the difference having been
settled out of court.
Mrs. Mints was allowed 93,000 hy the
commissioners and to this sum Mrs.
Emma Mims Thompson, daughter of
the deceased, filed an objection. Upon
the declaration of the parties Interest
ed, Judge Wilkinson dismissed the
caveat.
The estate Is valued at 250,000.
BANDITS IN MISSOURI
HOLD UP AND LOOT
A PASSENGER TRAIN
Bloomington. III., Nov. 9.—Bandits
held up and robbed the Chicago and
Alton Gold State limited train one mile
east of Glasgow', Mo., early today, se
curing a large amount of booty.
80 sudden was the attack that noth
ing could be done by the crew or pas
sengers, who wrere terrorized by,the
pistols In the hands of the robbers.
Half a dozen heavily-armed posses
are now In pursuit of the bandits, who
are expected to make a desperate fight
to resist capture If overtaken.
Thp bandits went through the sleep
ing cars, robbing the occupants, but
were prevented' from entering the chair
cars and day coaches by the conductor
of the train, who locked tho doors. No
one was Injured and the cars were not
damaged.
It Is not known how much booty was
obtained, nor how' many men were con
cerned in the hold-up. Tho robbers
jumped off the train and escaped in the
darkness.
Chicago, Nov. 9.—*Officials of the Al
ton have no further information about
the hold-up of the Golden State limit
ed than Is contained In the dispatch
from Bloomington.
The district about Glasgow, A!..,
where tin* robbery took place. Is a wild
section of the state, rot far from the
district An which the Jam* s and Young-
rangs formerly operated.
