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Newspaper Page Text'**“ ion the Atlanta Georgian, ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1906. BLOW FROM DARKNESS FRACTURED SKULL OF SOUTHERN ENGINEER President Starts Along Big Ditch Thurs day. arrives at colon- ahead OF TIME Culi.... Nov. 16.—That President R:.us.'i.'lt In held high in the esteem of tin t.eu|ile of Panama was evidenced by 1 the K-. eptlon given him here today. IVIth Chief Engineer Stevens, Chair, run Shunts and Assistant Secretary Utta the president boarded a special ! train for his first trip to Panama. 1 president and Mrs. Amador joined the I r.arlv Just before the train pulled out. The president showed much Interest I m the details of the canal construction I anil expressed himself as much pleased | trlth the progress made. The presldent sill he entertained at dinner at the 1 palace tonight. president and party CAME AHEAD OP TIME. [ Colon, Panama. Nov. 15.—The battle. ,hlp Louisiana with Roosevelt and his parly aboard, arrived here yesterday afternoon at about 1:S0 o’clock. The Louisiana arrived ahead of achedule time. She was convoyed by ! (he Tennessee and the Washington. The three vessels anchored about a mile from the dock during a heavy rainfall. No One to Greet Him. Owing to the fact that the vessels arrived ahead of time, neither Presi dent Amador, of Panama, nor Chair man Shonts, of the canal commission, tras on hand to welcome the distin guished visitors. They left Panama at 4:30 p. m. In a special train for Colon, and at 8:30 o’clock lost night boarded the Louisiana and extended a cordial greeting to America's chief executive. In Presi dent Amador’s purty, besides Mr. Shunts, were Chief Engineer Stevens and Executive Secretary Reed, of the R u t w aanoisslon, and -Mr. tktntre*. rhr- ftn-r.r American minister to Panama. Talks to Correspondents, President Roosevelt Invited the local newspaper, correspondents to come on board the Louisiana at 4 o’clock yester day. His Invitation was accepted by the editor of The Colon Independent, the editor of The Jamaica Gleaner and the representative of the Hearst Nows Service. The president , said the voyage down had been pleasant and uneventful. He said he Intended to eee everything pos sible for himself In connection with the canal during his three daye' stay on the Isthmus. The president conversed at' length with Mr. Dellahaer. editor of The Cleaner, regarding the question of Ja maican labor here, and promised to look Into the matter thoroughly. ENGINEER J. B. PACE AND HIS YOUNG WIFE. RACES White a Southern freight train was critical condition of her husband until rumbling on toward Chattanooga through the darkness Wednesday night the fireman felt a sudden premonition of wrong. Glancing up at Engineer J. B. Pace, he saw him swaying in his ■eat, his skull crushed by some mys terious blow. As the flremun dropped his shovel to step toward hla friend the engineer's hand lost its grip on the throttle and he fell from his seat Into the arms of the fireman. What struck the engineer the terrl bio blow cannot be told. Perhaps In leaning far out of his cab his head ■truck some obstruction too close to the track, perhaps some one threw a missile (rom the darkness In revenge for some real or fancied wrong at ,the hands of the railroad or one of Its men. THE ICE TRUST OFFICERS ARE TO BE REINDICTED 1 '..iambus, O,, Nov. 15.—The Indicts ments against the alleged Ice trust offi cers of Columbus were held defective hy Judge Bigger today and the motion nt the defense to quash was sustained. The eases were dismissed. Prosecutor Webber said the defend ant! would be reindicted by the grand Jury which reconvene)! Monday. 1.000 WITNESS THE RAID ON A BIG POOL ROOM New York, Nov. 15.—Fully 1.000 per- *? l >5 witnessed a raid on u pool room 1 orty.second street and Seventh av enue yesterday while reserves apd de tectives under command of Captain Ruseeli, 0 f the Weat' Thirty-seventh street stutlon, broke Into the establish ment which adjoined the new Amster dam theater. Telephones and racing sheets were label] to the police station In the pa- ,r °l wagons. The gamblers had es- [him In a condition which*thi’eatens death at any moment. Lives in Atlanta. Mr. Pace lives with his wife and her mother at a little home ut 14T West Baker street. >Hc Was but recently promoted to be an engineer, but his service as fireman with the Southern railway covers a number of years. He Is a young man und n . father. Ills baby was born a week ago and lie had left his home Wednesday for his first run since the birth of his child. The trnln was stopped at HIiuiil u little station on the rood, and Engineer Pace was placed on board a passenger train which arrived In Atluntu after midnight. He was sent to the Grady hospital, where he was given every at tention. Wife Did Not Know. Mrs. Pace had no knowledge of the shortly before noon Thursday. | Georgian reporter called at the Pace home Thursday and was met at the door by the mother of the young wife. She was told that Mr. Pace was not ex. pected to live. She withstood the shock bravely, but was not willing to apprise her daughter of the fact that her husband hod been badly Injured. Mrs. Pace has been n mother but one week, o baby having como Into the home last Thursday. Mr. Pace left Ills homo shortly after noon Wednesday on his flint trip after the birth of the child. Mrs. Pace had not yet regained her strength and her mother requested the porter to call the family, physician by telephone so that he could lio by the ‘.fit "Case 1 ttw.tliwll pfSTWr^da 1 ’ much for the young mother. This was done, and tlw physlciali arrived about noon. Nothing hail been heard from Mr. Pace after he hod left on Ills trip Wednesday. The Fireman’s Story. Fireman H. K. Norwood, who lives In Kirkwood avenue, told the story of the accident Thursday morning, lie said: "We had Just left Powder Springs and were bowling nlong at a fust clip for Hiram, going toward Chattanooga. It was Just after I# o'clock then, and It was a nasty night. Suddenly something told me some thing was wrong and 1 looked up. Pace nas falling toward me from Ills seat and 1 caught him. Ills skull was nil crushed from a blow"and he could not say n word. I stopped the engine at Hiram and took the siding. I don't know what hit Pace.” Highwaymen in Auto Work in Central Park; A Chauffeur Is Killed Sexv York, Sow 15.—Seven men in a Mvlft auto held up a hotel proprietor and hl« lawyer In Central park early thin morning In a fashionable xtreet. One of the highwaymen lost his life In an effort to get away when a police. man put In an appearance. The man who woe killed is ft chauffeur, who bore a good reputation at the boarding house where he lived. He refused to give the^names of his companions and the whole affair shrouded In much mystery. RAVING, FARMER DIES FROM EFFECTS OF DOG BITE 1*7 1,1 to The Georgian. '' neord, Qa.,’ Nov. 15.—\V. C. Bran- f " !,! (1 *«1 at his home near here this j ! ’" ning a t ^ o’clock of hydrophobia. w ' aM bitten about two months ago, f n,J s, *»n after went to Atlanta, where I»V pent two weeks at the Pasteur In- ‘itute. h g returned home confident 1 had been rid of all (lunger. •, ut a week ago he became HI and , *• worse gradually. Yesterday he un e violent, and last night was In a serious state, bavin# convulsion onvulilon, foaming at the mouth. m ; imitating the barking of a dog. It i ,v several men to hold hint* and In „ f uftou* atate he possessed the *>i * n Ktii of a maniac. He finally died practically from exhaustion this morn- Hill May Merge Three Big Systems Into One; Eliminates Burlington Chicago, Nov. 15.—Reports In rail road circles became current today that James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern road, who acquired control of the Burlington system several years ago, had decided to merge It absolutely with the Great Northern and abandon even the name Burlington. The scheme contemplates the merg ing of Hill's three great roadB Into one system In name as well, ns In fact. With the Grout Northern and Northern Pacific long under his control he has acquired absolute control of the Bur lington hy purchase. That the roads would lie engaged has been a foregone conclusion and that one name will be given to the three system Is logical, it Is said. AQUEDUCT. FIRST RACE—Mile and a sixteenth: L. J. Hayman. 100 (C. Ross). 7 to 20, won; King Henry, 92 (G. Burns), s' to 1. second: DeKalb, 103 (Horner), out, third. Time, 1:51. SECOND RACE—Six furlongs: York 1st, 107 (F. Wilson), 8 to 1, won: Purse- lan. 111 (Horner), even( second: Acro bat, 100 (Natter), 4 to 5, third. Time, 1:15 2-5. THIRD RACE—One mile: Athlete, 103 (McDaniel), 5 to 1, wonfll Orllene,. 94 (Miller), 1 to 4. second; Ben Ban. 92 (Garner), out, third. Time, 1:43. FOURTH RACE—Six furlongs: Bon Mot. 100 (Schilling). 8 to 1. won; Lu- retta. 95 (C. Ross), 2 to 5. second; New York, 95 (G. Burns). 8 to 5, third. Time 1:29. FIFTH RACE—Handicap: H, Mar tin Doyle, 122 (McDaniel), 9 to 5, won; Go Between. 125 (Miller), 3 to 5, out. second; Bad News, 117 (Picket), out. third. Time, 1:42 4-5. SIXTH RACE—Five furlongs: Han cock, 105 (Miller), 3 to 1, won; Trouble Maker, 108 (Picket), 4 to 1, second: Work and Play, 107 (R. Wilson), even, third. Time, 1:02, LATONIA. FIRST RACE—Gold Proof. 8 to 5, won; Black Art, 50 to 1, second; Bert Osra, 9 to 2, third. SECOND RACE—Idalla. 11 to. 5, won: Nedra, 3 to 1. second; Grandlta, 9 to 10, third. THIRD RACE—Helgerson, 3 to 1, won; Llddotl, 4 to 1, second; Sanction, 1 to 4, third. FOURTH RACE—Gauze, 9 to 2, won. Happy Jack, 15 to 1, second: Joe Les ser, 7 to 5, third. FIFTH RACE—Debar. 8 to 1, won; Kercheval, 3 to 1, second: The Clans- mnn. 4 to 1. third. SIXTH/RACE—Adesso. 7 to 2, won; Ravenia, C to 1, second; Henry O., 3 to 5, third. RIDDLED WITH SHOT DESPERADO FALLS IN BATTLE WITH POSSE In Desperate Effort to Escape Outlaw Shoots Down Two Men in Sheriffs Gang. U.S. FILESSUIT TO CRUSH BUT ’Washington'. Nov. IS.—fhs federal government today began Its long con templated battle against ths Standard Oil Company. In u petition tiled In the United States circuit court at St. Louis, by di rection of Attorney General Moody, the government seeks to have the gigantic trust dissolved. < , In support of Its plea. It presents an array of violations of the Sherman antl-trast law, Including conspiracy, coercion, intimidation, rebating and other acts and practices. John D.’To Be Defendant, It is the Intention of President Roosevelt to make this the crowning achievement In the administration's trust-busting accomplishments. Tlmt the wheels of justice may grind exceeding fine. John D. Rockefeller and six other high officials of the. oil trust are made purtles defendant. t'rtmlnni prosecutors will probably follow today’s action. In u statement Issued today announcing commence ment of the suit against the oil trust. Attorney General Moody says: What Moody Says, 'The question whether any action of different nature should be taken Is reserved for future consideration. The controversy Is pending' In the courts and any further comment by this de partment or by any one connected will) It would obviously be Improper and un fair.” J im advisability of beginning crlml- prosecutions against the trust offi cers was under consideration by the at torney general and his trust busting subordinates all of the last week. The bill died at St. Louis today re views the history of the Standard Oil from 1870 down to the present. From the time when It was “a simple con spiracy" to Its formation as a hold ing company under the laws of New Jersey with an aggregate capital now of $150,000,000 und controlling, tnoro than 90 per cent of the oil business In the United States.. Independents Forced Out. In reciting the remorseless operation of the trust, ]t Is declared that since August of this year the Standard has refused to transport oil of other com panies, except In such large quantities to completely prevent Independent producers und refiners of oil from using Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, Nov. 15.—A message just received from Fletcher, located betwee'n,Asheville and Spartanburg, on the Southern railway, says that Will Harris, the slayer of five men last Tues day night, and a desperate outlaw, was surrounded and literal ly riddled with Imllets by a posse of men from Asheville, this morning. The desperado put up a terrible light and shot two of the posse before he fell. There is little doubt but that the right man has been taken. There is general rejoicing among the people of Asheville at the news, and the death of the two policemen Tuesday is in a measure revenged. The skirmish between the negro and the posse was a hot one and bullets flew like .hail through the air, many of them taking effect in the negro's body. • The advancing men were halted from a clump of hushes. “Get back or I’ll shoot you.” came the voice. It was Harris. The armed men fell back and detouring the woods quickly surrounded the murderer. Surrounded on nil sides Harris opened Are. His aim was deadly and two men fell. His pursuers poured shot after shot Into the bushes and still the negro kept up his fire. His ammunition ran low and at last a hand raised above the brush holding a handkerchief. John A. Roebllng, Jr., lender of the posse orderer his men to cease firing. Harris arose from Ills hiding place, his face covered with blood and his clothes torn from the chase. “You've got me," was all he said. Roebllng moved forward to place the prisoner under arrest. He wanted to suvo him from being lynched. There was a shot from the rear nnd Harris fell to tho ground. Roebllng turned away and Harris' body was filled with bullets. OIL TRUST DIRECTORS, TOLD OF INDICTMENTS, FLEE FROM THE STATE Cleveland, Ohio, NoV. 15,—Hunting holes like rats, H. P. McIntosh, M. G, Vilas nnd J. M. Robertson, directors of the Standard Oil Company of Ohl dfetod at Findlay Wednesday for vio lation of ant l-tru»t laws, are fugitives from Justice. John D. Rockefeller also was In dicted. The three Cleveland directors under indictment quletiy slipped out of the city Wednesday afternoon, held a secret meeting at Palnesvllle, and .then lied pn eastward out of the etate. Thoy were given opportunity to escape when It Cleveland paper published the fact that Indictments had been returned against them. Their families, friends and. fellow of- ncers lent their aid to their escape In pleading Ignorance of their destination und the time of their return. Tho pre mature announcement of the Indictment gave the men warning several hours before the arrival In Cleveland of Dep uty She riff Johns, of Findlay, with the warrants for their arrest, M. G. Vilas was the drst to leave the city, he having gone on a late after noon car to PnlneBvIle. where he reg istered under the alias of M. G. Gor ham. While ut dinner he was joined by the others and a fourth man. They held a hurried conference In T ham's" gltlvcs Shore. WON'T ARREST ROCKEFELLER FOR THE PRESENT. AT LEAST. Findlay < ihlo, Nov. 16. --"If w< those Standard Oil men any pin the country we w III Imvo them arrest ed nnd extradite them," said Prosecu '■■I H I. Iv el i.ehi). in i>,-.11(1111; John D. Rockefeller. M. G. Vllns. H. McIntosh nnd J. 31. Robertson, who were Indicted hy tho Hancock county grand Jury yesterday for the viola tlon as directors of the Standard OH Company of Ohio, of the Valentino anti-trust law. Of course. It will be some trouble, for they will undoul,folly fight the requisition hard, but then that Is nbout all we have been having with those oil trust men, and I , guess ws can stand'll. The latest report* from Dep uly SherifT Johns, who ts fn Clevefnnd looking for the Indicted non. la that they have all left the sNitc." Owing to the death «>r his dntighter In France yesterday, It la likely that no attempt to arrest John D. Rockefeller for the present will bo mode, and he may be allowed to enter his appear ance through his attorneys, but the other men must appear and give bond In person, according to the plans of the authorities. COUNT B0NI IS MISSING; SECRET SERVICE MEN WATCH MADAME GOULD Pails, Nov. 15.—Count Bonl do Cga- tcllaue la missing. Carrlcatured and ridiculed, held up as the joke of Europe, the “noble” ex-husband of Anna Gould has at last been shamed. At his apartments It was stated to day that the count had gone away for a rest. The word was given to a besieging army of creditors and usur ers. Sha Doesn’t Like Paris. Countess Anna (or Madame Gould, ns ■ho will now be known) has never liked Paris. If possible, she would take her boys post hate to Amertcn. But tho count Is not expected to be quick to let go Ills one remaining connection with the Gould millions—his children. There Is already speculation as to how soon Bonl will sell his boys to their mother and permit her to take them from France. 3Ia<l a mo Gould reallsea that the boys are members of the French nobility, cltlsen* of France, and as such are amenable to military duty. Fpr that reason It Is probnble that the govern ment would object to having tho boys taken permanently from the country. Watched by Secret Service. That the possibility of the mother kidnaping her boys Is appreciated by the government was shown this after noon when It was reported that secret service men were watching fiu Css tel lane palace. Continued on Page Four. IMPORTANT EVIDENCE AGAINST GILLETTE Worried over fire loss WOMAN TAKES POISON i " ul to The Georgian. 'ugusta, Oa., Nov. 15.—3lr*. Joo !‘in". wife of the heaviest loser in the ■ ■ nton fire of a Ifcw days ago, while i'i'uig friend*-In this city this morn- ‘ear noon attempted suicide by f,"'* a big dose of Insect poison. , over the loss of 120,000, In i,, , despondency she wanted to end , A physician was summoned , . ’’ and succeeded In giving an an- ■ ’ and ejecting the poisonous dose. , 1 family Is a prominent one In He. \ 11vies ami I* well known In this Herkimer, X. Y„ -Vov. 15 —Damaging testimony against Chester E. Gillette, charged with the murder of Grace Brown, who was drowned In Big Moose lake after going out rowing with Gil lette last summer, has been unearthed by the prosecution. Witnesses have been found who will testify that Gillette and Grace Brown bail a hitter quarrel the day she was drowned. Grace Greenwood, a waitress at the Cliff House, fs ready to testify that Gil lette and Miss Brawn quarreled there. Mi*s Greenwood says tlmt at supjmr the night the pair nrrtved at Big Moose lake, the girl did not speak of Gillette mull he called her a name for not eat ing. ■T am doing the best I can under the circumstances," 3Ilss Brown replied. Miss Greenwood said the couple were nervous und distraught. At breakfast, Miss Oreenuwood said, the girl'* eyes were red and a bruise showed on her forehead. Gillette swore at her under his breath and made some remarks which made the girl turn pale. 3I!s* Greenwood said there wok a violent quarrel, but she would not tell w'hat words Gillette used until on the witness stand. The driver of the 'bus and bartender of the hotel will be called to give, testimony of what took place the morning of the tragedy. The ex amination of talesmen continued today In an effort to All the jury box. I l CENTRAL FI OF New York, Nov. 1*.—The New York Central railroad ha* been found guilty on the second Indictment charging It A'lth giving reduced rates to the sugar trust. Sentence will be Imposed next Tuesday. RAILROAD GRADING WITHOUT AUTHORITY The Inconvenience caused to the city and the great Are rUk necessitated by the cutting off of water from a por tion of the city to allow the mending of a water main, broken Wednesday by a big steam shovel used by the con tractors In grading for the Gate City terminals of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, 1* responsible for severe criticism from Janies L. Key, chairman of the streets committee, upon those official* who ate permitting this work without proper authority. The steam shovel dug up an S-lnch water main on Rhodes street Tuesday night at 10:30 o'clock. 1 Park Wood ward, manager of the waterworks, was Immediately notified and had a double force of workmen rushed to the scene at once to make temporary repairs. The repairs were made within an hour. Had Are broken out In that portion of the ttjqj uiojj .tfddnv r uodn inopusdap Arj main the result might have been disas trous. Have No Authority. According to Chairman Key, the con tractors have no authority to proceed with any of the grading, and the work being done now I* wholly and abso lutely without authority, becauae the petition asking permission has Just been received by him and no action will be taken until It la put before the committee at a meeting Friday after noon at 2 o'clock. “It Is outrageous and Unprecedented,” said Chairman Key Thursday morn ing, "as no permission has ever been granted to these people to do any of this work. I am at a loss to understand, and I confess I don't know how they have been allowed to proceed. Why, If u citizen of this city wants to out a hitching poet In front of his residence he must first get permission to do so. When a man wants to do excavating on Continued on Page Eleven, Mrs. J. N. Camp Ap pears Before Grand Jury. SUSPECT NEGRO OP OTHER CRIMES Prompt Justice To BeMcted Out by Fulton Coun ty Courts. .. jn Joe Glenn will bo tried Friday morn ing for an assault on Mr*. J. N. Camp, on CuBcado avenue, Tuesday morning. The grand jury met In special session Thursday morning and after hearing Mrs. Camp reiterate her statement that the Glenn negro Is the one who so brutally assaulted her, returned an In dictment. Immediately after the indict ment was returned officers began sum moning a special panel of thirty-six Jurors, from which will bo selected the twelve men who will on Friday decide the prisoner'* fan*. Mrs. Camp, who, on account of her weakened condition, was unable to ap pear before the grand Jury Wednesday afternoon when It was called to con sider tho case, came to the court house Thursday morning In a carriage with her husband and a physician and was borne up and down the steps In a chair by County Policemen Dunbar, Robin son and Jordan. Mrs. Camp’s aunt. Mrs. M. H. Bunion, and several neigh bors alto came to the solicitor's of fice. Mrs. Camp Is still In a very deli cate condition and the trip to the city was a great exertion to her. Will Appear Friday. \ carriage has been ordered for bring ing Mrs. Camp nnd her physician t<» court room Friday, when she ui.l again given a cluuico to look the negro In the face nnd say whether ho Is guilty as charged. She is positive now that the officers have caught the right man und says that In the two struggles she had with him hln ftiv •• was so indelibly Impressed upon her mind that she could not be mistaken. Tracks which are said to Ut the n«— grof’s shoe have been found in the col- ton patch south of the Camp home Paul ing In tho direction of Glenn’s cabin. Whoever made these tracks was going down tho sldo of the hill eight feet at a Jump. Mr. Camp said Thursday morning that Glenn stopped him on Cascade avenue about a week ago and they hail a long talk about crops and general topics, <luring which he told the negro :■"•iiii'Hiing of ids profits from truck gardening, and also told him that ho was at home but little on account of hit having to be out on a wagon all day. At the time Glenn Is alleged to have assaulted Mrs. Camp he told her, after choking her with the strep, from the effects of which her throat is still dis colored, that he was going to find what money there was In tho house. He went through all the trunks and furniture, but failed to And anything. Possibly Cthsr Crimes. In landing Glenn and his son-in- law, Peter Gilbert, the county police believe they have tho men who, ever since early In the summer, have been keeping the citizens In that part of ths counts' In a state of terror. Tracks near the home of J. W, Bry ant, who was shot at his home in East Point a few nights ago, are said to cor respond with those in the Camp cotton Hitch. As for Gilbert, he has already >een identified ns tho man who ftight ened Mrs. Lizzie Hudgins near the Cascade spring, about half a mile from his house, Monday afternoon, and the general descriptions furnisheil by Mrs. Dottle KlmmeU, Mrs. Hembrlck and Mrs. Bankston, ull of whom live within two miles of the Glenn cabin, tallv with that of Gilbert. Attorneys Charles Hopkins, Luther Rosser and J. E. McClelland have hat I conferences In regard to defending Glenn, as they were directed to do bv the court, and will make every legiti mate effort In his behalf. The criminal court of Atlanta Is hold ing no sessions Thursday and will hold none Friday on account of the Glenn trial. The docket will be taken up again Monday, at which time the white riot cases will come up for considera tion. FEAR PEARY IS DROWNED Halifax, N. S., Nov. 15.—Fears are expressed that Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic explorer, has been lost at sea. The Roosevelt, bearing Lieutenant Peary, was due at Sydney last week. She was last reported at Battle Har bor on the Labrador coast by the steamer Virginia Lake. The Roosevelt was badly hat red by storms, and the officers of the Virginia Lake said that all r beams had been cut for fire wood. With two blades of her propeller gone, the Roosevelt was ible to make over t knots an ur.