The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, November 15, 1906, Image 3

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    THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Tin RSD.U', NOVEMBER 13,
' Grand Oltl Party Said To
Have Offer - Made
to Leaders.'
m Oilcans in the South need a
intMfspaper organ and it is said that
itlu"' are gofn* t0 have one in Atlanta.
f According to popular rumor the Re-
' publican party has not been dishearten-
cl by the recent results in the nation
al election in the Southern states and
Intends to prepare for war by issuing
a daily paper in Atlanta which will
(ypotise the cause of the G. 0. P.
It was stated Thursday morning
that the party was contemplating the
( purchase of a daily paper in Atlanta
j and that overtures had already been
■ made to leaders of the party by the
management of the dally. It was
stated that the paper under considera
tion had turned from one financial
.'•angel'' to another several times wlth-
f|n the past few months and was ready
to take up the battle for Republican
ism provided a sufficient Inducement
Were offered.
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0 VISITED 800 FAMILIES O
0 ON TRIP THROUGH STATE. O
0 0
0 Special to The Georgian. 0
0 Jackson, Miss., Nov. 15.—Hon. O
0 I'harles Scott, candidate for gov- 0
0 ernor, hns Just finished his horse- 0
0 back ride from one end of the 0
0 ,-tatc to the other. Mr. r
0 says that he met with the g
0 est of courtesy and hospltallt
• 0 his trip. He says that durln
0 his trip and was In twenty-five 0
0 i‘nunties. He made the entire trip 0
0 without so much as a knife. 0
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TAFT NOT TO STOP
IN NEW ORLEANS
BOURKE COCKRAN 70 GIVE
HIS BRIDE-ELECT $500,000
IN GOTHAM REAL EST A TE
Congressman andMiss
Annie Ide To Be Mar
ried Thursday.
AFTER BEING SHOT
New York, Nov. 15.—When Miss An
nie H. Ide, daughter of former Gov
ernor General Henry Clay Ide, of the
Philippines, becomes the bride of Con
gressman Bourke Cockran at the Hotel
St. Regis this afternoon, the bride,
groom, according to his friends, will
■settle upon his wife half a million dol
lars In real estate, representing prac
tically aif the holdings In his own
tight In New York city. Mr. Cockran.
It is said, will also give his young
and charming bride a magnificent neck
lace of pearls, valued at *25,000.
Speculation has been rife for several
days as to the character of the wed
ding ceremony. Miss Ide is an Episco
palian, and it has been intimated that
she might not change her creed to that
of Mr. Cockran, who Is a Catholic.
There have been hints In consequence
that the ceremony might be a civil
one, but an intimate friend and the rep
resentative declared today the ceremo
ny would be performed by a Catholic
priest.
MISS ANNIE H. IDE.
She becomes the bride of Congress*
man Bourke Cockran Thursday
afternoon.
LITTLEFIELD’S SON MAY DIE
FOR AIDING CHAS. HUGHES
New York, Nov. 15.—Charles E. Littlefield, son of Congressman Little
field, and private secretary to Governor-elect Hughes, of New York, Is
dying froom blood poisoning contrac ted from handling carbon copy In mak
ing typewritten copies of Mr. Hughes' campaign speeches.
He Will Only Remain in
City Fifteen Minutes
* )
for Transfer.
NO SIMPLIFIED SPELLING
FOR NE W YORK SCHOOLS
New Yoi-k, Nov. 15.—Simplified spell
ing has received another solar plexus
blow at tbe hand* ot a committee of
the boaid of education. After an In-
vestigatlon extending over several
months, the committee has recom
mended that the list of 800 words, ap
proved by President Roosevelt, shall
not be adopted by the public schools.
GEORGIAN ISAPPOINTED
ASSISTANT ATT Y-GENL.
Sjwelul to The Georglau.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 15.—R. E. Storrs,
clerk to United States District Attor
ney Alexander Akerman. In Macon,
today received an appointment from
Attorney General Moody to the office
of assistaht United States attorney for
the southern district of Georgia.
This office Is a new one nnd was
given to Btorrs for his efficient work
for the government during the laet five
year*. He is to begin hla new duties
at once in office of United Htates At
torney Akerman. a
#
spei fai tu The Georgian.
New Orleans, Nov. 15.—Secretary
Taft will not atop In.thle city, accord
ing to hla plana, but arriving on the
•Southern Pacific at"8:45 . o'clock, will
take the Queen, and Crescent nt
o'clock direct for Cincinnati. Citizen*
Imve telegraphed him oaklng him to
change 111* plana, but no reaponae liaa
I teen received aa yet.
President Huruhan, of the llllnola
I'entral, arrived at noon and la on a
tour to meat the local officials of the
mad and talk over tbe detail* of the
business. '
He * refuse* yet to dlseuss'any per
sonal matter* growing out of hi* ro
om e[ectlon.
OENNEY ON TRIAL
ON MORDER CHARGE
tyMal to The Georgian.
I .aG range, Ga., Nov. 15.—The case of
T. s. Denney, charged with the killing
•>! Lee Wood, near Hogansvllle, was
1 Ailed in the court here today. The
tiiNe was set for yesterday, but was
H>*tpone«I till today because of thfe ill-
new of one of the witnesses. The two
»n« n met in the- road, both being in
buggies. It Is stated Wood called Den
ney a liar for circulating reports about
Wtn. Then the killing followed.
Ai the bottom of the whole story
there is a woman in the case. Out of
this grew all the trouble, os it is re
hurtful in the community that previous
to this Wood and Denney had been
"uim friends.
A jury was secured shortly before
noon.
The first witness placed on the stand
W; ih the negro who was tiding in the
huggy with Mr. Wood at the time of
the shooting. He was on the stand
"'h<*n an adjournment was tuken for
STRIKERS STILL OUT
AT HOUSTON OFFICE
Special to The Georgian;
Houston. Texas. Nov. 15.—The teleg
rapher* atrlkc, situation I* unchanged.
All the men who walked out of the
Western Union office are attll on strike,
while the company ha* aecured but two
men to take their place*.
Telegrapher* in Galveston anti Dal
ian Western Union office*, It I* report
ed, have threatened to strike if the
company attempt* to send any of the
force* of those place* to Houaton.
Tlte strikers say they are confident of
winning. ■ _ , .
The Western Union officials will
make no statement. The Associated
Press, which is the primary cause of
the trouble, refuses to cover the matter
in Its reports.
LUNCHEON PLANNED
FOR GOV. CUMMINS
MAY FIGHT ORDER
Washington, Nov. 15.—Members of
Companies B, C and D, of the Twenty,
fifth Infantry, who were recently dla.
charged from the army by President
Roosevelt, will take steps to secure
their reinstatement In the service and
tile restoration of .their civil rights.
This Is the opinion returned by James
B. Green,.a Washington lawyer.
Green maintains the president had
no right to discharge the soldiers with
out a trial by court-martial. He says
the discharge was unconstitutional and
without precedsnt In the war depart
ment.
NEW MEN'S CLUB
TO BE ORGANIZED
At the Unlversallst church Friday
evening at 8 o’clock there wtll be a
meeting held for the purpose of organ,
i'ing a Men’s Club, the object of which
“'ll lie entirely non-sectarian.
All are Invited to attend this meeting
' ■ spective of church affiliations. A
ebon musical program will be render
'll and Colonel John Temple Graves
"til speak on the race problem, the
*»• usslon of which will be opened by
R, v M.L. Troutman.
Road’s Profits Large.
Il.i limond, Va., Nov. IB.—The profit*
' the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
railroad during the year Just
,V luncheon will be tendered Govern
or Cummins, of Iowa, and his staff
by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
at the Piedmont hotel upon the ar
rival of the party In this city at 1
o’clock next Saturday afternoon.
committee from the Chamber of
Commerce has completed arrangements
working together with a committee
appointed on behalf of the state of
Georgia by Governor Terrell to assist
In entertaining the distinguished guests.
Governor Cummins and Ids star
are en route to Andersonvtlle Ga
where elaborate ceremonies will b,
observed In the unveiling of a monu
ment dedicated to the unknown dead
of Iowa's soldiers burlgd near the An-
dersonvllle prison.
MRS. JOE THIBEDEAU
•IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. Joseph F. Thlltadeau, wife of the
popular superintendent of the postotflce, is
seriously III st her home tu Defotnr.
Mr* Tblbadenu lias te" 11 III for several
week* aud recently underwent u surgical
operation. She Improve, for a time,. but
fitter grew wow*, Both 3Jri*. Tluiwiegii
unit her linslwuil have hosts of friends who
wish for her n speedy recovery.
TRIES TO KILL GIRLS
WHO ACCUSED HIM
Roanoke. Va„ Nov, 16.—Sunday last
Moses Ferguson was arrested charged
with attempted criminal assault on his
two daughters aged, respectively, It!
and 13 years. , ,
He was set at liberty under bond
and last night a second warrant was
sworn out charging Ferguson with at
tempting to tpurder hlB daughters im
account ot the charge.. He has left
the city-
M RS. AVI IITNER'S W ILL
filed for probate
C.W.HUNTER GETS$250
FOR BRANHAM CAPTURE
The'reward of $250 offered by the cover*
nor for the urrent of tbe ftRMtlaut of Misses
Mattel and Btbel Lawrence here In Heptem*
Iter watt paid Thursday morning to V. W.
Hunter, n Fulton county dalryntan, who
ruptured tbe n^ffro, Robert Hranhatn, at
I.uxotuui, In Gwinnett county. Payment
wn* made on presentation of properly at*
tented nil pern showing that Mr. Hunter was
entitled to the toward. Branham was eon*'
rieted in two count* and given twenty
year* in each.
FRAUD IS CHARGED
BY CONTRACTOR
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Nov.. 15.—\V. J. Mo-
Gee. a local contractor, has given out
a red-hot signed statement In which
he makes serious charges against the
board of supervleors of Covington
county and the contracting firm of Carr
& Co., of Atlanta, Ga. He charges
that he was the lowest bidder for the
erection of the court house of Coving
ton county: that a representative of the
firm was taken Into a secret conference
and the Atlanta firm allowed to change
Its bid. Air. McGee says In hie signed
statement: “To my mind It Is perfectly
clear that there was collusion and fraud
between the board and the coatraator
who was awarded the work.”
TO SHERIFF'S POSSE
Emerging From House Mur
derer Gave Battle with
Pitchfork.
R
Friday and Saturday
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Conyers, Ga., Nov. 15.—Jeff Lundy,
the negro who killed Eddie Blnlon, near
Devcreaux, Hancock county, ten day,
ago, was captured this morning by
Deputy Sheriff DeLoach and others aad
was carried to Sparta to Jail.
Lundy was found In n negro house
six miles from Conyers and surrounded
by officers. Ho tilthw a: pitchfork at
one of the posse and then emerged,
fighting fiercely. He tvns shot by ono
of the officers before he could be taken,
the bullet inflicting a flesh wound.
Blnlon was a clerk In a store on the
place where the negro worked and the
killing was caused by a quarrel over
rents. The negro escaped. Feeling Is
high In this section and the negro was
rushed to Jail as soon as possible.
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0 WARNINGS DISPLAYED
0 ON ATLANTIC COAST. O
0 0
Washington. Nov. 15,—There has 0
0 been a considerable Intensifies- 0
0 tlon of the conditions over the 0
0 country and a severe storm, with 0
0 abnormally low barometer, pre- ~
0 vails this morning over the north
0 Pacific states.
0 Tho southwest Is the only por- ■
0 tlon of tho country favored with 0
O fair weather. Along the north 0
0 Pacific. coast rains were excep
0 tlonally heavy.
Stormy warnings' are displayed 0
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TERRORISTS ATTACK
Sum of Money
Secured .
Warsaw, NoV. 15.—Terrorists today
and securing a large eum of money.
Uprising le Feared.
Helsingfors, Finland. Nov. 16.—Tho
authorities are alarmed over the dls
covrry of a large amount of arms and
ammunition, and the fact that the peas
ants are drilling secretly load them to
the belief that a general uprising In
Finland Is Imminent.
d exceed the earnings of the Pre- Api-lb-ntl-s. was filed with «k* ""““['J
year by 20 per cent. Thin I* j TUurMlay probate the will uf Mr*. *h»rsu
,.n„«r„d ntti- [ WhUiier. Her Hire,, son*. J. A..
C. F. Whtiner,. arc Burned- as
executor*.
of the Pennsylvania road to ob
tain control 0 f the smaller roe«L
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O O
O FIVE INCHES OF SNOW O
0 FALLS AT CHICKAMAUGA. O
0 — O
0 3|-eclul to The Georgian. O
0 Chickoniauga, Ga., Nov. 15.—It 0
0 began snowing here at daylight 0
0 yesterday and continued to 12 O
O o’clock. The snow Is five' Inches 0
0 deep. It Is the first November 0
0 snow in this section for twenty 0
0 years. ! O
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Shoot* Wrecker of Home.
Charlotte."N. C„ Nov. IS.—After fore- 1
Ing from hi* wife a confession that
James Hoglan had had Improper rela
tions with her. George Martin, colored,
who lives a few iplle* south of Char
lotte, today pursued Hoglan, overtook
him and shot him .with a load of buck
shot, mortally wounding him.
HELD IN SLAVERY
FOR EIGHT YEARS,
IS CHARGE MADE
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 15.—A ape
clal from Jackson, Miss, say* the Fed
eral grand Jury Indicted Green Wo
mack, a prosperous farmer of Simpson
county, on a peonage charge.
It la alleged that Womack has for
eight years held several negroes In
slavery and subjected them to cruel
treatment continually.
WILLIAMS CASE
WAS POSTPONED
A TMONTGOMERY
Special to'The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 16.—Because
the papers In the John Williams case,
who Is charged with the murder of
Senator H. L. Hlpp, of Cullman, were
not made out on transcript, the case
went over till the call of the sixth di
vision, which Is week after next.
WIVISION LODGES
FAVOR A STRIKE
New York, Nov. 16.—The vote of
the different locals of the firemen on
the Mahoning division of the Erie Is
practically unanimous In favor of au
thorizing Grand Master Hanrahan to
declare a strike If. In his judgment, it
should be deemed advisable. There is
a strong feeling that a strike will be
averted by an amicable settlement.
U. S. COURT GOES
TO ROME FOR TERM
Jiidsc Newman end the fcb-rk. end officials
of the United states district and circuit
court will. x„ to Home, Ga, November It.
for the purpose of bolding court In that
circuit. • .
The ,-ourt off!rift Is expect to be buay In
Rome nlsiut four days In disposing of the
Federal docket. No Important eases are
on tbe docket and tbe sessions will 1st
tbe regular grind. .
Walter II. Johnson. United Stales mar
shal. bts returned front Uolnmbns, .t|a,
where he opened ami Hose, the circuit
court at that place Wednesday. Ho ad
journed that court until the regular term
beginning the first Monday In December.
New Line of Christmas Ribbons in
Beautiful Holly Designs,
Sc to 25c a Yard.
Try Our Delicious Candies--Abso
lutely Pure; Always Fresh;
10c and 20c a Pound.
A Half Dozen First Floor Specials
Underwear—-Ladies' Vests anil
Pants, Misses 'tuid Children’s
Union Suits; only., .. ...25c, ues at 25c and
Ladies’ Belts in new lenther
styles nnd beaded effects, preat
values at 25c
Ladies' Hose Supporters
most popular styles; extra vnl-
,60c
Hose for ladies, men and chil
dren: the best values you ever
saw at 10c
Men’s Vests, all wool, worth
50c to $1.00, on sale Saturday
only, at 10c
Brooches in a Rreat variety of
new and pretty designs ;ti.
choice* 10c
Week-End Bargains in Main Basement
Cups and Saucers of plain
white ware; very special val
ues at 5c
Toilet Sets of 10 pieces; white
nnd gold or tinted designs;
sold in sets only at, per
pieee '. ,- ,.25c
Bowls and Pitchers of blue de
corated ware; children’s size;
very special at 25c
Kitchen Lamp complete' with
Xo. 1 burner, chimney nnd
wick; only 16c
Punch Cups of plain clear
gloss as shown in above cut
each 3c
Side Saucers or Cereal Dishes,
of plain white wnre; special at
6 for '. ... ,10c
Fern Dishes in green and rod
designs; complete with lin
ings 10c
Extra Values in the Basement Annex
Floor Mops of good cotton
twine; 24-ouuce, 50c; 10-ouncp,
only 25c
Muffin Pans of best heavy tin;
8-holc style; special ut only 10c
Coat Hangers of bright wire or
polished wood; special, per
dozen .. 60c
Fire Pokers—good strong ones,
best values you’ll And at 5c
and o, ..' . .10c
Seamless Saucepans of best
gray enameled ware; 4-<piart
size; only 25c
Covered Slop Pails of best all-
white enameled ware; very '
special .. .. . .. .. . $1,00
In the Balcony and Second Floor
Shades for incandescent elec
tric lights; just a few to close
out at, choice 10c
Door Rugs and Hearth Rugs in
bright, new patterns, real $2
values; only $1.00
Photograph Frames of plain or
painted wood with glass froiit;
special -,25c
Denslow’s Children’s Books—a
grent line, including “One-ring
Ciryus,” “Humpty Dumpty,”
“Little Red Riding Hood” and
others; illustrated in colors;
very popular and quite cheap
at . ,10c
Buster Brown Stamps, Games,
Books, etc.—n complete line;
prices range from 10c to..50c
Crepe Paper in beautiful Moral
designs; 31-3 yards to a pieee;
special 10c
Hassocks—extra well mndc niul
covered with pretty carpet
ings; special 50c
Wings and Feathers for hat
trimmings; all the U6w styles;
10c to 50c
NEXT WEEK-Our Annual Toy
Opening. Watch Papers for Date.
See the Beautiful Art Wares at
McClure's Bazaar, 97 Peachtree.
McClure Ten Cent Co.
Seven Stores in Six Cities.
HIS HAIR TURNED WHITE
A TBUTCHER YOF COSSACKS
DR. HARRISON ,
LODGED IN JAIL -
AT MONTGOMERY,
RAILWAY CLUB IS
WELL ATTENDED
About foity members at the South
ern and Southwestern Railway Club
held a meeting of that organization
Thursday morning at the Piedmont ho
tel. The meeting adjourned Thursday
afternoon.
This organization Is composed of rep
resentatives from the mechanical and
operative departments of the big sys
tems. The territory covered Is from
Richmond south and west to the Mis
sissippi river. Matters pertaining to
Ihe operation of railroads were dis
cussed Thursday morning.
Special to The Ceorjfinu.
Montgomery, Ain., Nov. 13.—Ur. I,, j.
Harrison, tbe young tnun mbs claims bis
borne Is In Montlcello, Fin., trail who was
nrresled In Illrmlnglum nt tin- request of
the Montgomery nntlioritlea, nrrlve-1 in the
elty yesterday afternoon, nreompanled by,
Chief of Pollen W. II. t’oTlor, who , v , t,r t.>
Dlrmlnghum after him. lie was locked In
the county Jell.
There ere four ebnrgps nsnlnst Pr. Harri
son. Ho Is charged with obtaining trio
from Alex Wee on two worthless checks
trad of st,-sling M4 from Alex litre trail ob
taining 150 from J. C. Unit-, secretary t-»
the attorney-general.
When searched at the county Jail yi-ster.
tlay afternoon he had only 5 eentx In
United State, money, while Ue bud many
foreign coins. While bore Pr. Hurrls-m want
with some of the best people In tho city.,
nint was well liked. , i
GIRL IS DROWNED; j
FALLS INTO CAN AH |
Paterson, N, J„ Nov. 15.—Margaret
Walls, aged 13, who lived at No. ISA
Jersey street, was drowned In tho -
Morris canal, giear the Clay street
bridge. She was walking with other-
girls along Mill street, when a gust of
wind blew some sand In her eyes. Tho
sand blinded her, and before she reals
Ized it she walked Into tho canal.
VOTE IN 4 COUNTIES !
IS STILL MISSING 1
Full toturns for tho congressioiml elation
and appellate Judgeships are Mill missing*
Rome four counties having neglected so far
to tend Id the vote.
Hpahllng and Irwin mode no returns of
any kind, while tbe congressional vote of
Lumpkin, Murray nnd Milton
Governor Terrell will wait a
longer on the miming counties
nfc tbe returns oomwUdntcd.
Home of tbe eountle* nre v*-i
about inch matters, and this
frequently occasion* much «n
state officials In compiling th<
in missing.
COL. VITTUR'S MOTHER
IN CRITICAL CONDITION i
Pictures of Marcus Klelnerman and wife, Russian refugees. The hua-
band’s hair turned white over-night, as he thought of the butchery by the
Cossacks. For five duys they were concealed In a cellar without food un
til they were well nigh dead. They came to this country thinking they
•could live In great wealth, hut Klelnerman cannot get any work, and lie
rb>k he and his wife are almost an bad off os they were during those awful
days In Odessa.
Mrs. Vlttur, m«th«
Vfttur, commander o
regiment. Uniform
Pythias, la critically
Colonel Vlttur In Ora
Mrs. Vlttur has L«*
tlon for several days
tor tallied for h«*r i
friends of Colonel
hum eff tbe IUbcm o
of Colonel Charles
the Soeond Georgia f
Hauk, Kuights of
i.l little hope In .