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ATLANTA s of rail marls Main lin< Seven Milos of street railways ISC Rankins .. .122.000.00*1 The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. 1. NO. 171. ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. NOYKIH’.KW 1J. lOoo. PRICE: AtlloU TWO BODIES OF FIFTY FOREIGNERS BELIEVED TO HA VE BEEN BURNED IN DEBRIS OF WRECKED TRAIN RAWLINS SENTENCED to Rang December 3; PROTESTS INNOCENSE Freight Crashes Into B. & O. Immigrant Train. ONLY SIX BODIES TAKEN FROM CARS Mistake Concerning Orders Causes Disaster on Rail road in Indiana. Moore’s Execution May Be Stayed Three Days and Both Hanged the Same Date. Valpariaso, Ind., Xov. 12.—In a hoad-on collision between a pas- seiiper train heavily loaded with immigrants and a freight train on tin- Unltimore and Ohio railroad, ten miles north of this city at 2 (i Mock a. m., fifty persons are be lieved to have lost their lives and a score or more will die as the re ; suit of their frightfnl injuries. The emigrant train was hurled down an embankment and imme diately caught fire. Pew of the emigrants are believed to have es caped death or injury. The acci dent, it is declared, was the result of misdirection on the part of some train dispatcher who held the freight train at Chicago .Junc tion, Ind., to let the emigrant train pass. D.,n«d°*’oM? ?,r n embank-' *2L2g! ,f ,h?y were not ment. the emigrant train waa ubluie in a minute. Engineer Rennemon. of Says If Hanged His Blood Will be on Judge’s Head. FOURTH SENTENCE PASSED BY COURT Bundrick Case Chauges Aspect by Escape of Prisoner. Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, Go., Nov. 13.—J. G. Raw Una wo* thla morning for the fourth time carried Into the court and sen tenced to be hanged. He waa taken at *:S0 o'clock before Judge Mitchell at the court house, who fixed the dntc of the execution on Monday, December 3. Rawlins made a ten-mlnutcs state ment, In which he declared that he was Innocent as the Judge of the crime with which ho was charged. He told Judge Mitchell that If he and his boys were hanged that their blood would be on the passenger train; Fireman Oiler, nf the freight train, and Conductor U nder, . of the passenger train, are among the Injured. Trapped Lika Birds in Cage. A moment after the heavy train left the track and rolled down the em bankment sorao of the coaches burst Into flames. Thera were 157 passen gers In the coaches, most of them oml- sranls bound for Chicago. AU were atleep In the reclining chains used In the emigrant roaclu These persons were trappo In a cage, because as the couches rolled ■vrr they were thrown Inth heaps nnd In passing the sentence the Judge ex plained to Rawlins that It was not In his power to grant n new trial- If he wanted to. Mrs. Rawlins. • wife of the prisoner, was present. It Is understood that n request will be mado of Governor Terrell to grant a respite to Alt Moore of three slays longer In order tlmt he and Rawlins may be hanged at the same tlmo. Moore's execution Is now flxed for November 30. ^■mny probably fatally Injured. within half an hour after the col- lid'in kll of the coaches were in flames. About 117.of the passengers Imd been drugged from ttie rutns by the train crews and other passengers who had escaped, slightly Injures!. A short time laser three men were dragged Into the "pen air , their bodies frightfully burned. They were stlU living, bat s-sjuM not survive their Injuries^ and the burns. Six Bedie* Are Found. At to a. in; six s}pad bodies had been recovered from the wreck. The passenger train was composed of livs- snitches and one express car. The iMi-i Igners were huddled rloec together in their coaches and all were asleep In their seats when the nwfu! crush came! gtiitillng of coach wheels and the si- nniltuncuu* (shrieks tsf ttvo engine " histles. The next moment the pas- »s'tigers were hurled from their seats -mil frightfully crushed In the collaps ing t-oaehes., The wreck occurred within a mile am] is quarter of Woodvllle, Ind. The • tush of the powerful engines and the -mashing of the wooden coaches was plainly heard for miles. As soon us It »‘a.- learned wha^had happened, the towns.people of nearby stations hurried t" the scene with all possible Imste " Ith supplies of all sorts. Physicians followed and within a comparatively short time they wero working heroic ally tdtoiit the now hunting wreckage. Many Severely Burned. "t th»- 113 tiersons rescued more than half were severely burned. It is ru mored that many of the Injured were -o severely crushed and burned that .shout half of them will not recover. It I- believed by some that the wreck "■is 'he direct result of a mlsunder- •hiriding of orders on the part of one or tin- other of the train crews. I'WENDS CREMATED, SAYS GIRL, IN WRECK t’litcago, ill., Nov." 13.—Julia Mosny, » years old, uccnmpantesl by her aunt, 'tints Plslka. both of Hungary, was the first sus-vlvor of the wreck to reach tills ago. They had traveled from their Hungarian home to go to the home of Annie Mosny, a sister of Julta, In tills -tale. The two unived on the Baltl- »'"t'e and Ohio train following the "recked train and were taken to Chl- ' 'go only because of the demands of fher survivors. Julia’s Rtory of the wreck Is as fol- AVe were asleep when the trains hit each other.” said the little girl through ■'» Interpreter. "The first two cats ■ind the express wero all smashed up. 1 with my aunt and a lot more of my i-'iple. waa In the third coach. That "If was not broken very much, but we ‘ tuld not escape. The conductor or me one .of the crew locked both doors • n our car and would not let us out. ■'•■ me of the men broke the windows ami ■ unibed out and they made the railroad ■u'n take us to a station, where we s "t thla train for Chicago. 1 know that 70 of my people were u ’hed, because after we got out of the ■‘•v the whole train was bufned up. 1 he first two cars were on Are right '»ay. When we got out of the ear the '■r-jund waa covered with snow about • foot deep. We could not save much " f our clothing, because the car soon ' aught Are, tt waa cold out there, and mv people who were hurt had to suffer '■ rrlbly.” 'nna Plslka was so nervous from the "deal through which the had gone that waa unable to speak. She was ■‘ted for by her country-people who gathered at the station in anxious throngs. 00000000000000000000000000 like birds IS DEATH OF.ALFONSO 0 0 A BASELESS RUMOR. 0 0 : O 0 London, Nov. 13.—The Reuter O 0.Telegram Company has received a O . report that King Alfonso hns been 0 0 nssnsstnatesl Is without tounsla- 0 O tion. O 0 The rumors that King Alfonso 0 0 Imd been assassinated agitated the 0 O newspaper offices, clubs and so- O O clety circles all the evening. The 0 O Spanish embassy wus besieged 0 O with Inquiries. The telegraph lines 0 0 everywhere were busy. 0 0 Meanwhile King Alfonso and 0 0 Queen Vlctorln, according to ad- 0 0 vices front Mndrid. wero spending 0 O a quiet domestic evening, nnd 0 0 knew nothing of the commotion 0 0 caused by the report. Both the 0 0 king and queen uro well. 0 O O O0000000000000000000O00000 No action on the petition for com mutation of the death sentences of Mil lion and Jcsso Rawlins to life imprison ment Is probable at the lmnde of the prison commission this week. The non-resident members of the board. Chairman Turner S£d Colonel | Eason, will not arrive In Atlanta until Monday ovenlng, but It seems pretty well the definite idea of, the commis sion to await on this matter until the execution of the father, J. G. Rawlins, and the negro, Alt Moore, has actually been accomplished. The object In this Is to allow either of the two to make any statement they choose from the gallows. Old mau Rawlins sticks to- tho statement that his hoys hud nothing to do with the affair. So far Alt Moore adheres th his original statements tlmt the boys aided him In killing the Carter chil dren. The commission probably feels tlmt this Is a case of too much gravity to make any movement not well author ised by the facts. It Is believed that If the boys are hot guilty Alf Moore will say so when he steps on the gal lows. The Bundrick Case. The commission was to have taken up the George W. Bunslrlrk case again this week, but Saturday Bundrick de cided tho Issue by sawing his way out er the Ainericus jail. Bundrick was respited for thirty.days by Governor Terrell not long tigo. after tho cotnmls slon had declined to Interfere. This whs In order to give those fighting for Bundrick'* life rime to get moro evl dence. The Bundrick case has been In court many years. After he had assassinated a man named Bhrouder, Bundrick went to South America, where ho was Anal ly located. He was brought back and sentenced to death. The enso has been In the supreme court, which confirmed the lower court. Many believe Bundrick will make Ills way back to South America and tlmt he will never be cap tured again. * When the commission meets Tuesdny they will again hear the Mims Dever- uux case, from Baldwin county. At the last meeting Deveraux's petition for commutation to life Imprisonment was declined by the commission, but the governor respited him for thirty days. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS, VIRTUALLY CONCEDE ELECTION OF CHANLER Albany, N. Y., Nov. 12.'—Tho Repub lican* do not lw*lle%'<* that tho county canvassing of tho *t*tt«» vote, which I* to begin on Tuesday, ‘will materially change the result, lit other words, they have no figures nt hand with which to Justify the hope against hop© that any of the candidate* except Uburlcs T. Hughes Inis boon sleeted. To say tlmt tho Republicans are trou bled, If not deeply distressed, °ver tho outcome of the campaign. Is to put It very mildly. Concerning th** fhture, that Is. the two yours which must In tervene before the presidential con ventions are.held, there Is more or less apprehension. Republicans Surprised. Republicans were very gieatly sur prised at the result on election day. Within two years Roosevelt's plurality 176,000 and Higgins' plurality of XO.ono have been entirely obliterated, for the reason, ns all k»hmI Republicans conversant with the situation do not hesitate to admit, that Mr. Hughes was elected by I>eniocrntlc votes. 1 Just how It comes about that 1 resi dent Roosevelt's tremendous plurality, by which Higgins was pulled into the governor's ehalr, has been wiped out. has occasioned much comment. The Republicans who spoke about this mat ter said that this feature of the situa tion should come In for deep concern, because this Is tile president's own state. Roosevelt Kept Out. foiiunentlug on this matter. It be- came known that It wus with very great difficulty tlmt President Roose velt whs prevented from entering the state, during the campaign and making a number of speeches* for the Republi can state ticket. This secret of the campaign lias been carefully guarded. It Is clearly shown In the result of election day to those who took part In the campaign tlmt Secretary Root's speech had little or no effect on the outcome. The Republicans, therefore, began to wonder what would have been he effect If President Roosevelt had •arried out his original Intention to tour his own home state nnd to urge the Republican and Independent voters to stand by the candidates of the state invention. -Let Him Elect It." The mill-Higgins men and the anti Roosevelt men In the party^werc fre quently heard to say that President Roosevelt named the ticket at Hara- togu, and they would "now let him elect It.” — 1 — FAVOR SHE Eastern Roads Enter ing Chicago To Be ' Affected. ENGINEERS LIKELY „ TO BACK FIREMEN Delaware, Lackawanna Western Grants Dt mantis of Its Men. .illll TWO CHURCHES STAND FOR PROHIBITION VOTE AT EARLIEST MOMENT METHODISTS WANT ACTION 01 THAT COMMITTEE OF 10 Anti-Saloon League Sends Message to Ministers’ Meeting. VANDAL SHOT UP CHURCH, DOING $2,000 DAMAGE vi..b«htirx Miss. Nov. 12.—Vincent, ".hot up” the edifice | n true Weatem \ kJtnurx. style. Hi did *3.000 worth of damage. Verderuino, u younx vandal, entered the J The organ pipe* whre riddled and otlt- Bt. Paul* Roman I'nthpllc church and er mischief done. CHAMBER WILL ELECT. NEW HEAD TUESDAY The successor to Hon. Bunt D. Jonee a* president of the Chamber of Com merce "III ke elected Tue*day nfter- i>.mn at » meeting of the nominating c omiitUtt-e^i t* chairman of the com mittee. A* far a* can be learned, the committee lia* not reached any decis ion, definite or Indefinite, u* to who will be chosen. The election will occur November 37. Tho 'Chamber of Com merce. It la expected, will abide by the judgment of the committee. The board of director* wll meet Mon day afternoon ut 5 o'clock to consider President Jones' resignation. Unless a campaign committee I* se lected this week by the committee of ten appointed nbout a month ago.by the Kvangellcal Minister*' Association, the Anti-Halooli Longue will tuke up the tight for a prohibition election and select the member* of the committee without further preliminaries. After a motion to adjourn had been made a the meeting of Methodist min isters at the Wesleyan tabernacle Mon day morning, Chairman C. O. Jones, pastor of. St. Mark Methodist Episcopal church, announced to the Methodist ministers that J. P. Richards, chair man of the Atlanta Anti-Saloon League, wished him to make a state ment. "The statement Is made by request said Chairman Jones. "The Atlanta Anti-Saloon League has determined that If the committee of ten appointed by the evangelical association about a month ago dose not select this week the campaign committee, looking to the prohibition fight in Atlanta, the league will take hold of the matter itnd ap point Its own lighting committee." No Discussion. The statement created no discussion nnd the motion ‘to ndjoum and the benediction,followed without any fur ther Interruption. No action of any character was taken on the announce ment'of Secretary Richards. . None of iM ministers cared to talk officially on tjhe subject, but from .what could be learned they appeared to be almost unanimous In the opinion that the present was not the time for n prohibition campaign. It Is believed OAPTISTS DIVIDED, BUT BROUGHTON TALKS THEM OVER Bennett and Landrum Op pose Aliy Hasty Measures. New York, N’ov. 1J.—13> an ohn.nt unanimous vote, the 1,680 tireim-ir « m- ployed by the Erie railroad today V"i< <l to go out on strike until tlieir demands are granted by the ufllclul* nf the road. 1‘ormnl announcement of the vote was announced by Grand Chief Han- rah.m of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen. The decision to declare a strike .>s arrived at by secret balloting. IN my tireman employed by the Eric **x|»i* cd his attitude on the question. The vote showed about 90 per cent favored a strike. Every Eastern rord running «i»i«* Chicago will be affected by tin* «l»« is- lon of today, which is one of the sweeping declarations ever made J»\ a body of railroad men. They liaw- put the whole question up to President F. 13. Underwood, * of the Erie He ha* declared he will not yield an Inch. DEMANDS OF ENGINEERS GRANTED BY THE D. L . & W. New York. NoV. 12.—Chief Clark. ..f the grievance ^pmmlttcr »*f the Broth erhood of.Locomotive Engineers, an nounced ufter a half hour's canfterem o iwlth President Truesdale. of the Dela ware. IjRrkawanfi and Western niii- ruad. that the demand?* .»f the emriti.fr* have Iwen granted. This in**:ins that the engineers will work only nine hours a day Instead of twelve, and that their wages will be Increased 3 per cent, ENGINEERS ON THE ERIE MAY BE CALLED OUT. New York. Nov. 12.—-Following tho announcement today of tho gltnont unanimous vote of tho 1.680 firemen of the Erie railroad to strike unless their demands are granted, Warren 8. grant* chief of the Brotherhood • comotive Engineers* closely with the llremen. made this hum nI Meant statement this ufteruoon "Tho Erie cannot afford to let firemen go out. In fact, I have n that the Kite, will permit these i strike.” f L. - allled .-lg- TOOK HIS OWN LIFE RATHER THAN SEE Clothing Caught Fire and She Is Burned to Death. The Atlanta Baptist Ministers’ Con ference adopted a resolution Monday morning favoring the Immediate hold ing of a prohibition election In AJIanta. It was after a breezy discussion that the resolution was Anally adopted. I was Introduced by Rev. Len O. Brough ton. who apoke forcefully, and In no uncertain terms. "I am not In favor of these few so- called leading business men, whose ad vice waa asked, dictating to us what w e ■hall do. The Baptist ministers of this city have got to go on record, either for or against the holding of a prohibition election. "You know what the whisky men of this city are Baying about us.* They think we have folded our arms and decided to leave everything alone. The committee of ten, after seeing a few business men, who said It was not ex actly the proper time, sat down on tho election flat as pancakes. And It’s just as flat now, only it's getting flatter. We have got to show these folks we have got some backbone. We have got to make the fight, even If we get licked. This resolution ought to be adopted, and It ought to be adopted right now. We can't pul It off until later. A big meeting of the Anti-Saloon League I* going to be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. • "At this meeting It will practically be decided whether or no the election Is going to be held now. give the leagu Special to The fleorgtsn. Thomson, Ga., Nov. 12.—tine of the most tragic events which ever startled this section occurred Monday morning,' when Miss Love Hmlth, about 80 j’ears of age, the daughter of Hon. John K. Hmlth, president of the Rank of Thom son und the heud ot many other lead ing enterprises und a member of the legislature from McDuffie county, was burned to death. No one was In the room when the uc- cldent occurred and before did could) reach her Miss Hmlth waa unable to] explain bow It occurred. It Is believed. I however, that she was standing befon the open lire place In her room when! her clothing caught fire and was burned completely off her. Dr. Harrison was summoned at once, but nothing could bo done except re lieve her sufferings In a measure, and In a short while she was dead. The occurrence was at the elegai country home of her father Just abm three miles out of town: The whole county is shocked over the tragic event, which Will cause sorrow elsewhere as the family has prominent connections In many parts of the state. The funeral will probably Ik* held here Tuesday, but so far no arrange ments have been. made. Hpoelid to The Ocorglau. New Orleans, 1^.. Nov. 12.—WIIII.hu Hogan, aged 48 years, who Imd ;• l.<i«t* family, committed suicide becaur*- did not want to see his brother. K r - mond. banged for a murder of which he was recently convicted. llogun Ims been trying to secure a commutation of his brother's scut* n- •*. but in vain. Friday he purchas .1 < ;ir- bollc acid, and going to a nearby bar room. ordered a drink. He dratlint i. .il ly announced hi* purpose to end hi* life and swullowcd the poison. Ho was sent to the hospital and ' ■ <1 last night. T OF ELEVEN ALLEGED RIOTERS E SET FREE HUSBAND IS SLAIN B YANGRY WIFE Continued On Page Seven. Brandford. Vo., Nov. 12.—John IV. Morten, all employee of the Pulaski Iron Company furna«*e, was shot .and Instantly killed by his wife at Puluskl this morning. The couple had words over homo Insurance paper* which were If we Intend to' missed from a trunk, and the w ife, who our backing, we must) Is high-tempered and of a nervous tent* ' | iierument, drew a revolver idid fired five shots Into her husband’* bo«i going through the heart. Fight out of the eleven men In for participation In the rioting o tem street on the night of 8ept< 22 had their cases nol proved f criminal court of Atlanta M morning. After the trial of s:>. Carr, who waa gcqultted la.-: \\ officers asked that the other cu? dismissed because against none «>f did they have any better evidence against Carr. John Jalette Is the only, one ui particular mob now being held, rioting case against George BUu t who ha* already, been convleiet heavily lined for assault nnd bath connection with that night's r( has been nol p^iared. This mv the one which. It Is alb sponsible for the demol restaurant of Mattie Ado filing busln Continued On Page Seven. ters street. This Ktlll leave cases on th** AjcI rvorgr Kn me | Crawford, 1 Thrfekeld j