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THE ATLANTA GEOKCJ1A A. I!! BIG REWARD OFFERED BY ASHEVILLE PEOPLE FOR NEGRODESPERADO Suh*Treasury Shortage Found by Ac cident. RINGING OF 'PHONE PFTS CLERK WISE Secret Son-ice Chief aud M.iiir Witnesses Sub poenaed for Grand Jury. PoliceCaptain Wound ed and Two Officers Killed. NEGRO ESCAPES into! biltmore. General Alarm Turned in and Southern Traill Hur ried Away After Pack of Bloodhounds. . Si. L»ul*. Mo.* Nov. 14.—A govern mi ■ iftielal at the federal building, iirlro I* In » position to know, told to ■Jar h""'. by the merest iiccident, the discovery of the |tl,D00 shortage In the fub-ireusury was made. Heretofore no explanation of the lie manner In which the shortage was ■iiscuvtrcd has been given by any of the la-noma concerned or by thb gov- ■mimrnl officials, who have delved Into (hr matter. , Her is the story: Accounts Checked "0. K." ■On the morning of October 0. the u the shortage was brought to light. •• I no- I.f Receiving Teller Dyer was checked up by (.'ashler and Thief Clerk Kaleli P. Johnson. It was Cashier Johns,m’s custom to check lip the re ceiving teller's cage every two weeks i. and Johnson was doing the rou- iomethlng was wrong. Johnson waited until Dyer had gone out to his lunch ^^^^■hecked up Dyer's accounts. Then. It Is said, a shortage of 441,500 i found. H im: fo Fcrgusori’s cage, Johnson uiU to Imve to later found a pack- i scmbllng the package ho had «*» Dyer throw ijito -Fergusons cage :in! ntulnlng exactly $6l ( 500.” Witness®* Are 6ubpenaod, t-’fii t Service Chief Wilkie aud As* jbtani (Tilted Btate* Treasurer Bants t irrlvt fi In St. IajuU< from Washington l Special to The Georgian. Asheville, N. O., Nov. 14.—Will Har ris, the negro desperado and o^-eonvlct who last night shot up this city Ih true Western stylo with a heavy rifle, kill ing Police Officers BInckstock and Bai ley and twi^ colored niea, and shooting Police Captain Page in the arm and seriously wounding a negro. Is still at large and the large and heavliy-arnjed posses who are scouring the city and surrounding country are completely baffled. Bloodhounds were put on the scent early this morning and after run ning some distance out the BUtmnre road In the direction of the Vanderbilt estate, apparently lost the scent. This Is the direction In which Harris Is known to have gone. Chief of Police Bernard received a 'phone message at 12:30 o'clock from Alexanders, a small station on the Southern railway ten miles west of Asheville, Informing him that a negro answering the description of Harris and carrying a rifle, had been seen half a mile from thut place, head ing In the direction of Blackwell’s Springs. A mounted posse Is being rushed *o that locality with all speed. In addition to the two police officers and one Colored known to have been killed last night, the body of another colored man shot through the chest was found soon after daylight this morning jn a small alleyway close to the house from which Harris started his bloody trip through the center of the city. , The authorities have offered a reward of 11,000 for the capture of Harris. There Is little doubt that should the desperado be captured a lynching will follow. * The two officers killed were, among DEATH OP CASTRO IS BEING CONCEALED, SAYS LATE REPORT Uprising Now Feared Until Foreign Warships Arrive. Port ofSuaiii. Nov. 14.-—There is u persistent rumor that Presi dent. (.'iiHtro of Venezuela, is dead, end that his death is beinp con cealed b.v government officials un til the arrival of foreign warships, for fear of an uprising. Several Dutch and French cruisers are on their way to La (Jnvarc. PRIVATE SLEUTHS UNDER EIRE AT POLICEMEETING Commission Takes Up Matty Matters in Secret Session. J. OVER THREATS P.. Morgan Hurries to Chicago For Meeting. MINORITY SEEKING LARGE DIVIDEND TmmIu.v to testify -before the f e d. ru i l‘bo inoet popular on the force, .Kxcltv- n-n.1 I,.,.,. WurlnMilvv nhniil »hn I ment ot high tension. A public sub- "crlptlcm for the families of the tle- Hct ween thirty and forty subpe? nwM'imv*' been'Issued. - Among these .ftHnfwea arc Mark /Humberts, propri etor of :ho lAmltriana (Tub. formerly the Del put r j House proprietor: J. R. HiKirinK former proprietor of the Moi- K.in Hub. amtothers well known In the * farting world. Money Thrown Into Cage. ? As Ik* glanced momentarily In the dimtinn of Dyer's cage, the informant *»>'**. Johnson saw. #Dyer hurriedly throw n bundle of paper money Into Firg'.i ion’s cage. Suspecting that tin*- checking «»n the morning of »Oc- i"bcr Dyer’s accounts checked all rWti. h is said, and the books and cash billHIlCCli. * "Johnson went back to his desk, In >n"ili»r part of the office. In the i *aiitiinc Marshall B. Ferguson, pay ing teller, whose cage was next to bver's. had left'the office'to go dbwti t*nvn on pt 1-noiUil buslneAt or for some otlifi reason. Johnson had been back liU desk about 10 or 15 minutes, w hen Ills attention was attracted toward Dyer’s cage by the ringing of a to>l* , i« ne bell or some similar noise. 1 MAN KILLED; SIX FATALLY HURT ••tijuu. Uni.. Xov. 14.—A special ro- tfiu,| here 8a y, t)mt two K |^ ( .| u | train* ™ r *> log marine* collided at Hamloop*. •*'m* ifrat reported that seven were dead. inter dispatch *uy* one man la and nix probably fatally Injured. LIFE OFlilCAN MENACE AT KIEL H-ihii, Xov. 14.—It I* believed that , '"ik Turkish warty I* responsible " r 1 " attempt on the life of Rear Ad- Uucknam, of the Turkish navy, at ki': -t evening. Tile admiral was at- H' ."i i,v tour men while returning to H 'lUarter* from a banquet, where he ", / ".•» the guest of honor. Admiral ," J ' ' '-.in Is u native <>f Malno and was " yean trial captain of the 1,1 1 ■' ship yard nt Philadelphia, 1 he commanded many of the ves- J* * lhe I’nlted States navy on their blil1 "' ■ - trial trip*. 10NG WINTER EVENINGS demand good reading pm the ceased men has been started and ha* •already reached goodly liroportlon*. Special. to Tb,' (leu'rzlnn. Asheville, X. Xov. 14.—Patrolmen Churles BInckstock and William Bailey, twt* of the most efficient members of Asheville's police force, were shot to death on Bouth Main street at 11:30 o’clock last nlgh't by u negro, who said that Ills name was Will Hurrls, of Charlotte, a desperado, for whom a large reward has been standing fur some time. Prior to the killing of the two officer* u negro restaurant keeiier, lien Allison, fell dead at the hands of Hurrls, who, with a rllle. killed him without provo cation. Another negro, Tom Nell, was mortally wounded, he. too, being shot before tho officer* took n blind In the melee. Find Into Houses. Harris started out on Ills dentil-deal ing toue from a negro house on Valley street. He tired Into two houses as lie made his way to Bouth Main street. As he reached Eagle street ho fired nt am! wounded Allison. On Bouth Main street ho encountered Tom Nell and Bred at him. The noise of the shooting caused Po lice Captain Page and Officers Ballrv and BInckstock to start from pollee headquarters, blowing their whistles as they went, llalley took his stand ut the head of Bouth Muln street, leaving Ills captain und Rlackstock to go ou ahead. Police Captain Woundad. Captain Page met the negro In the center nf Main street, the filmin' re ceiving a bullet In tho urin frnyithe ne gro's rllle. The wounded captain culled upon BInckstock to lire, but liefore the officer could do so, he fell dead with a bullet In the chest. Harris then started on n run for the square, where Patrol man Ballsy was waiting for him. Bailey fired twice, but missed his man, the negro, turning Ills rifle on the officer, sent n bullet crashing through the lat ter'* brain. The jtllccr lived but a few minutes after lie It'll. General Alarm Turned In. The greatest excitement followed the killing of the officer*. A general lire alarm was, turned In by Chief of Po lice Bernard, for the purpose of calling out the militia companies, and several posses quickly fihmed t<r take up the pursuit of the murderer. The store of the Asheville Hardware Company urn broken into by police officers, nnd the posses were armed with Winchester ri fles and shotguns. The negro then ran down South Main street toward Ulltinore. At 2:30 o'clock this morning the Southern railway dis patched a special train to Try-on, 2o miles away, to secure bloodhounds to aid In running down the negro, who, at last report*. Imd taken refugp In the Biltmore estatd. Officer Hluckatoek. who comes from one of the oldest families In the state, leaves a wife and a child, and officer Halley leaves a wife and three chil dren It Is learned Hint during the execu tive session of the police commission Tuesday night the Vickery Prlvnto De- tectlvc Agency 'whs under discussion. It was reported to tho commission that complaints In regard to the work Ing of the agency had been registered and this provoked ccnslderablo com ment. It Is understood, however, that no action has yet been taken by the commission! The nature of the complaints has not been divulged, but It is understood to affect In a measure the policy of the agency. It Is probable thut further In vestigations Into the matter will be made Uj- the commission at another meeting to be held Wednesday night, • The commission was In session until midnight Tuesduy. but even then nil of tho business on hund was not consld cred, and adjournment was taken until Wednesday night. The proposed re strictions on tho press, os affects the police deiatrtmcnt, was one nf tho mut ters thin went over.. The report of chief Jennings concerning the recent disagreement between the police re porters of The Journal and Tho News with Miss Bunrterson. police matron, will nlso be- considered ut that time. Police Sergeant Turner, accused of neglect of duty In that he allowed a negro prisoner to remain 111 tho police station nfter his line was paid, wo* or. detad reprimanded liy the chief. Puti’oliiiuii A. J. Ivey was found gull, ty of being intoxicated while on duty and was suspended for sixty days. The cusea ngninst Turnkey Bostwlck nml Turnkey Hrannon were matponed until the next regular meeting. Resignation of President Is Being Considered by the Directors. Chicago, Nov. 14.—Discovery of the Pullman Company’s secret “pass list' with the names of more than B00 pi Inetit holders of passes on It. and the announcement of Jf&xwell Edgar, spe clal attorney for the city, that he would be present at the nnnunl meeting this nfter noon when the 128,000,000 surplus Is divided, caused n secret meeting of directors to be held before noon today and brought J. P. Morgan here froip New York. . Mr. Morgan arrived on tho Twenti eth Century Limited nnd went nt once to the Chicago Club, arriving there at 9 o’clock. He had breakfast nnd then went over to the Pullnmn Company offices. 1 Morgan Surprises Directors. He walked in Ufxm the directors who hud guthcred In President Robert T. Lincoln’s wfllce in the Pullman build ing. His urrlvnl-created a stir, as he came unannounced. , The secretary to Secretary W’ein- shelmer mude this stutement when he found that the meeting was no longer a^ecret to everybody except the di rectors : “This meeting, on advance one, is of the directors and is chiefly for the purpose of acting upon Mr. Lincoln's resignation, 'which. It Is known, of course, has been tendered.” STRIKE AT HOUSTON WHEN MEN ARE FIRED Houston, Texas, Xov. 14.—Thut the Western Union Telegraph t'ompany, by whom they were omployed, had the right to oukrethem to accept employ ment with another corporation never entered the heads of two telegraph operator* employed In the Incut office here, ami when they were ordered to report to the Associated Press for duty at Beaumont, Texas, they refused and were discharged. The matter was token up by tho Commercial Telegraphers' Union, nnd on refusal of Huperlntendent J. B. ('. Smith, of the Western Union, to rein state tho men, the rest of the force walked out. The Associated Press has lieen placed on the "unfair list” by the union, and Western Union men nre frequently or dered to report at their offices. The telegraphers have opened headquarters and a campaign against both compa nies will be organized. It Is not unlikely that trouble will occur In other cities of the Bouth. t.oeal telegraph operators and mem bers of tile Telegrapher*’ Union say that only four operators remain In the Houston office of the Western Union, und that the manager, auditor nnd wire chief* are working »n keys. It Is understood that the Western Union offered to raise the salaries of the 44a men to $70, but all refused to accept. The check boy was offered 470 and he quit. The atrlklng operators are confident nnd say they are bound MINORITY STOCKHOLDERS ASK FOR DIVIDENDS. New York. Nov. 14.—Following 1s pe tition which will lie presented nt the annual meeting of the Pullman Compa ny today .at Chicago by ICdward W, I It nek, A. R. Kellogg nnd Senator Da vis,! executive member* of the minor ity etockholdera of the. Pullman Com pany: . " "Wo recogntie that iinder the present management our business has been so exceedingly prosperous that uii enor mous surplus has been accumulated. In view of such fact, we cannot but feel that larger dividends than have pro. vailed In the past should be apportion od to your stockholders. Went • Larger Portion. Second. For a like reason wo feel Hint the shareholder* nre equitably en titled to n dlstrlbutlmf of it large por tion of the accumulated cash surplus. We canont conceive how 'the usual business operation of our company Should .make necessary the holding of so groat an accumulation of surplus. •Think If such accumulation I* e»- sentiul to the regular business trails, actions of our company or to safeguard any of Its particular Interest*, we feel that It Is our due to have this demon- strated to us, and to the satisfaction of stockholders. "Fourth. We respectfully request" that Immediate action be taken by you In looking to the making of nmple ar rangement* whereby we can obtain full and accurate Information regarding the business operation*, of the eomimuy, which Information Is not now ubtnln- nlde from your Issued reports; und we further request that you fu:n(*h this committee access to and full opportunl. ty for t'ac Inspection of all books, doc- ument* and record* whereby this In- formation may t»* obtained.” DEAR READER: This should interest you. We give you subscriptions to Georgia's best edited, newsiest, most reliable and cleanest afternoon daily~The Atlanta Georgian, John Temple Graves, Ed- itor-in-Chief, on the following basis: Amount. Regular Sub. Price. On purchase of $ 5.00— 1 month $ .45 On purchase of 12.50— II months 1.25 On purchase of 25.00—(> months 2.50 On purchase of 40.00—12 months .’ 1 4.50 JUST ASK FOR THE GEORGIAN WHEN TRADING HERE. SMITH & HIGGINS, The East Side. BOTH STORES. The West Side. WRAPPED IN BLANKET, MAN TURNS ON GAS; DIES IN HIS OFFICE fc>*jM*L'|jil to Tli" (iforxlnii. Charlotte. N. C„ Nov. 14.—W. B. Og den, of the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company, wan found last night at the office* of the company with a tube around hl« neck nnd his body covered with a blanket, while a stream of gaa poured under the blanket from a Jet In the office. The dead man whm GO years old and married. He left several notee Intimat ing that he waa forced to the deed by adverse circumstance* and poeMlbly a Mtrnng mania toward eclf-deatructlon. WOMEN FIGHT FOR SEATS TO HEAR ALL DETAILS . REGARDING GIRL’S DEATH THE WEATHER. LOCAL FORECAST. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Herkimer, X. Y„ Nov. 14.—Charles 13, Gillette, up trlul here for the mur der nf hlq beautiful sweetheart, Grace Brown, whose body was found In Big Mouse lake In tho Adirondack*, was greatly cheered today by the presence of Mis* Nellie Benedict, daughter, of a rich Cortland lawyer, who. It Is al leged, supplanted Miss Brown In Ida (Gillette's) affection, aud supplied the forgotti n the love lie professed for her." It Was said by the district uttorney that Miss Brown'* condition nmdo It necessary that she tie ''eliminated from the hortxon of this love iiffslr" nnd that there followed "tlie unexjilnlncd trip to Big Moose luke In the Adlrontlacks; the iMiat rllle, the overturned bout, the girl reiHirted missing and the subse quent milling of her body." So fur the district attorney lias motive for tlie crime, uctordiug to the! thrown no light on the facts In cornice- MISTREATMENT IN Cofumbu* Maddox ftua filed «ult for $3,u0<) ugainHt Yattcey & <’«>., alleging that the Arm mistreated him while he was a prisoner at tho camp'of the Arm in Cobb county. The prosecutor Is from Dalton. He was sent up for stealing a ride on a train. prosecution. Miss Benedict believes In Gillette’s Innocence absolutely and Is expected to bo tho chief witness for tho de fense. Gillette’s nervousness disap peared when Miss Benedict entered the court room. Women Fight for Scate. There was a tremendous crush at the court house today and women fought with men to obtain seats. Farm era drove Into town from ten to fifteen Unites, hut many of them were unable to gain admittance to tho trial room. Although twelve jurors were obtain ed yesterday und taking of testimony was expected to begin today, astonish ment was caused by counsel discharg ing nine jurors, leaving only throe In the box. This means tho tedious ex amination of talesmen, which will take I up a great part of today. (Trent Interest was manifested In I Miss Benedict, but thin young girt, w ho Is very pretty, sat calmly In her sent Indifferent to the stares or the women. The theory of the prosecution Is that Gillette killed Miss Brown so that ho might lay siege to the heart of Miss Benedict. Fascinated His Fickle*Heart. in outlining ids case, the prosecutor suid that when “Nellie Benedict came along her beauty fascinated Gillette’s fickle heart, hut he did not forget Grace Hrmvn, although he fnay have tlou with Gillette’s wanderings ill tho woods after the death of tho girl. Romance To Be Told. It is believed that the strongest part of tho prosecution’s case will be drawn from this. Two men nra here, It Is said, to testify that they mot Gillette in the depths of the woods and that although he appeared to be lost, he did not ask for assistance. Gillette told no one of having been with the young woman until after his arrest. It Is the Intention of the district attorney to have the whole story nf Grace Brown’s romance with Gillette brought out In testimony. To this end 100 witnesses have been summoned. Tho first meeting of the couple will ho described, und it will be traced how their Interest ripened Into affection, and how, for ninny months, they were almost Inseparable. There are many witnesses from Cortland, where the love-making began, nnd from many scattered places In central New York, where the two traveled and also from the Adirondack#, where the Inst tragic icene took place. Mother of Girl Weeps. The father of Grace Brown was In ourt when tho session began. He took a seat 111 the rear and was joined by Ills wife and young daughter. The three enguged In whispered, conversa tion about each developptcnt and Mrs. Brown frequently gave wuy to tears. The utmost bitterness Is, m*mlfeslejl towuril Gillette by the towntolk. ^ .^..,ige , m Huns over the essterii lullf of th** licit Is due to the presence of :in nnn of low barometer centered over The high that was orer that set-Hon Tu<— day morning has dlsjitimured entirely, nnd there Iinn Imhmi a det-M. d fall In pr»*B*«iro III lhe Missouri and Mississippi rnllejs. sml orer most of the booth since resterday morning, und, us n result, cloudiness pre vails nt nearly all stations, with ntlu full* lug at Vicksburg, llirmluglmui. In Mon- Una. Yellowstone Park and Oregon- sb-t at Atluutu und Mneon ami snow at Nn*v rllle, HI. Louis aud HL Paul. There Iiiim been n general rise In teaniera. lure over lhe Hou111. The conditions favor cloudy weather wlfli rain in this section tonight and prulishly Thursday; warmer tonight. and Rainfall. Atlanta. .. .. .. , Abilene Amarillo Asheville Augusta Jllruihighuui Illsniarek Boston. .. ... . , Buffalo Charleston Charlotte Chicago <inc!ua«tl.. .. . Corpus Christ!. . . Davenport iHxJjjc City.. Port MniLth’.. Galveston. .. , Havre .. . Huron.. .. .. .. Jacksonville. Jupiter , Kansas 4-Tty. . . Key West Knoxville . lot inter I .oh Angeles,. ., .Mu con Marquette Memphis Merit! la it Mlh s City Middle.. .. .. .. Modeim Montgomery. . . Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk .... North Platte.. .. oninhn Oswego.- Palestine Pittsburg l , orHami, Maine.. Port la ml. Oreg... Itapid City, Ht. Ismls Ht. Paul Hun Pranelseo.. .. Hrtvitunali ., K|M»knue Tampa Tayha. . Frecli ll.it!.' M j .5 EMERGENCY NATES «»aip- •Mhej- BACK FROM VACATION ' liv not get the “whole family The Delineator. Meeting's ■’ und The World's Work, to- 1 The Georgian (or 4#.50 per : ' •I'tvance. Tlie price of these 1, ?U in “» alone I* 40. The Georgian UiU ; _ But all ut them can bo oU- " ,r n year by sending The " non- 44.60. Telephone 897 r ! WILL V. ZLM.MKR for your Rubbers. FRED S. STEWART, 6 Peachtrej Street. Will V. Zimmer, lhe popular and well-known manager of the Kimball, has returned from a short vacation In Wisconsin, hi# f -rmer home. While awny Manager Zimmer spent some time in Fhlragn, where he Is welt known among the ' out peoffie of that city. • Washington. Nov, 14,—Just what shiill lie the amount of tlie'tax which bank* desiring to IncreiiHO their cm rency should pay 4nt<> the guarantee government funds. Is tlie most Impor tant of the questions to bo settled by the currency commission of the Ameri can Banker*’ Association, which begun Its third days’ session Gils morning. It ha* been suggested to tile commis sion that all national banks In the forty reserve cities, which meet tlie necessary requirement* be permitted to issue emergency note* In nn amount equal to .0 per wait of their capitaliza tion, provided their government bom! secured circulation Is equivalent to Ht leust one-half of tiiclr capital. The liasis of this guarantee tax would he about 3 per cent of the Issue. DEPRIVED OP CM BV GRAFTERS 1 GANG John, l.lly. an uged Confederate vet eran. while seated In front of tile tire int his home,.243 Oakland arnue, drop- | |H*d dend about I: So o'clock Wednesday Bali Francisco. Xov. 14.—The graft urtern<*>ii. Investigation In this city lin* been given, Hunt failure I* sold to have caused . , ...... ... .... ! dentil. He hud been coinphilnlng of III a rational rhimu h b> the Infill ilia- , f,,|. tWl , w eek*. Mr, l.lly und tlon that limit of the Investigation Imd j Police Chief Jei-ning* JourhL side by »" "> «•-».»*,„„ nnd wife, one President Roosevelti* said to |m» behind ; daughter and live sons. WEATHER FORECAST. Georgia—Fair Wrdu«>*dAy. wo run north and west imrtinu*; TbanuLiy uartner in east iHiriion; variable nl t.iHihlriaa ami Mississippi Bain warmer Wednesday; Thursday cold*- proimbly fair. West Florida—Thuntjr and V’. ri.i.-r neiidsty; Thursday rain. A Inhmuii-Cloudy ami warm or W ilayt rain In north f*»rtb*«; Tlm.-t. . and t-ohlnr in w**st purl hut. Kant Ti’Xttn—Hbownr* w. I . ..I.»>. In Dortbwrat portion: Tbarnday pn fair; «i»lder In east nnd smith West Tex**—Ftalr at*l ...'b r \\. ii. Thursday rain. The charge upon whiidi a number ofjjrg [ } RI (HIT ufllciabr and c itizens will he coiled upon ‘ to defend themeselves Is the alleged theft of funds sent to the city for the i A |. jauy , x Nov 14- _ An | ra por- rellef of the earthquake sufferers. These turn decision, declaring the right of barge* do not contain the (lightest i the stockholder* of a corporation 'iviiiie*~*--r**iiiri. | uesilAy; Tliursilsy fair TO NE W8T0CKi'£c«k*r-l’».ly "I F Wednesdny; rsiu in 1 day fair fu west, rnir suggestion of niisnpproprlailon of man- ! participate In all subscriptions to In- 1100, ey by those having Immediate chaise craswal capltal stock of *ucb corpora- prlc . % #»,« n-nrij ....xw t 1 ,on » " *** handed down by the court of Utoc of the relief work, hut hwSYe* the appeals lojlay In the action of William I prlc "middlemen. 1 he amount Is said to j |. ; . i, stokes agalnsi the Continental! viilti be $1,000,000. Trust Company, of Now York city, by Bfal to Blair .v