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~— — ATLANTA of rniiroadB Seven Atlanta Georgian. VOL. 1. NO. .179. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1906 IT Sen. Clark’s Brother Is President of Company. COAL LAND TITLES TO BE ATTACKED Denver Lawyer Files Alle gations at Washington Against Corporation. I Washington, Nov. 21.. — Specific [ charges of fraud against the govern- ! ment nre made against D. O. Clark, president of the Union Pacific Coal Company, and brother of Senator Clark, of Wyoming, In connection with the In vestigation of the coal land frauds. Long beforo the Interstate commis sioners’ hearings In Wyoming and Col orado caused a sehsntlon, Secretary Hitchcock was using all the resource;- at his command to traco these alleged frauds. • - The most sensational of all the land fraud trials since Secretary Hitchcock llrst engaged In this Inquiry Is soon to he hold. They are expecting to shed new Ight on the whole land rob.-cry system and to give a new conception of tho Immensity of the series of con-' spiracles by which the government has been defrauded of its domain. lawyer Smith, of Denver, who has Hied charges, demands "the cancella tion of all patents issued to (he Union Pacific Coal Company, its agents or etnjdovecs on beh.nlf of the coal :cm- pany that are attained with fraud and can be legally assailed.” BISHOP TIGERT-DEAD; CHUR CHLOSESBIGMAN THE LATE BISHOP J. J. TIGERT. CHISOLM IS SANE JURY SAYS AFTER HEABIKGJVIDENCE His Mental Faculties Are in a Condition for Trial of His Case.... •po. ini to The Georgian. Hlrnilngham, Ala., Nov. 21.—T which heard the evidence upon the Ih- loday returned n verdict I States court. The Jury ''hlsolm is sane and In sufficient pos- cesslnn of his mental faculties to be Placed on trial. Ilecnuse of the Illness of a Juror the hearing on the merits of the embes- rllng charge wo "VI... k. Death Due To Blood Poison Which Devel oped in His Throat After an Operation To Remove Small Piece of Chicken Bone. Special to Tho Georgian. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 21.—Bishop John J. Tigert, of Louisville, died at Tulsa, I. T., this morning. Ho was elected bishop of the Southern Methodist church at Birmingham May 17th last. Bishop Tigert’s illness was due to a small piece of a chicken bone lodging in his throat one day last week. An operation was performed and inflammation set up, resulting in his death. He wae in Indian Territory hold ing a mission conference. NasTiville, Tenn., Nov, 21.—Bishop John J. Tigert, a member of the Col lege of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, died this morning at 8:45 o'clock at Tulsa, f. T„ after an illness of ten days. He was 50 years of age. Dr. Tigert was a son of John J. and Mary Van Veghten Tigert, of Louisville, where he was born November 25, 1856. He graduated at the schools of Louisville and at the Vanderbilt university. Two years were also spent in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was granted a license to preach in September, 1875. From 1890 to 1894 he was a professor at Vanderbilt university, and in 1894 he wae elected book editor, a position held in Southern Methodism until he was elevated to the College of Bishops at the last session of the general conference in Birmingham, Ala., in May, 1906. He was a member of the famous Ecumenical conference of 1901 and and of the general conferences_of 1894, 1898, 1902 and 1906 and was secreta ry of the two last mentioned. He married Miss Amelia McTydie, daughter of the lata Bishop H. W. McTyrie, first president of Vanderbiltuniversity. Bishop Tigert leaves a wife and six children, as follows: Dr. Holland M. Tigert, Mrs. Will D. Rhea, John J. Tigert, Jr., now a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, England; Mist Amalia Tigert, Miss Gayle Tigert and McTyrie Tigert. Bishop Tigert was regarded as one of the ablest minds in Southern Methodism and his death has caused a profound shock in Nashville. The funeral arrangements have not yet been perfected. OUT ON A STRIKE S* vpn negro delivery wagon drivers * »rking for the Hamper Grocery Com pany went out on a atrike last Satur day beeauaa a white driver was em ployed. Hamper promptly employed all drivers, und has now appealed to the police department to give the men Proper protection. The firm was some what apprehensive that the striking hi-groex might attempt to harm the white drivers. So far no trouble has *ak» n place. UnLTV OF MURDER (SWIFT EXECUTION TO BE METED OUT 1 'enter, Texas, Nov. 21.—Waiving hi. right, and requiring that he be ii-mged at once on his plea of guilty to ‘‘filing Dr. Paul on Saturday, Dick Marrott, a'negro, will b, executed to- • The Haste in punishing the negro * ,V> avoid a lynching. - hollowing Dr. Paul's funeral yester- I he mob went to the Jail. Marrett r nr for the district attorney and wared to be executed. Judge Davis •greed to hear the case and pass sen- >r.. e at once. itASON TO MEET TO DISCUSS PLANS *I‘ire Impetus will be given the Movement to build Urn new Masonic T 'mple In Atlanta at n meeting tonight n the old Temple. Iteiwrts from the milt tees In regard to the new Tem- *’ 'rill be made and fully dlscdseed. •'n Informal supper will be served at • t. -.clo- k and there w ill be speeches several prominent Masons. LIFE OF BEI THREATEN1 AUTHORIT Chicago, Nov. 21.—A postal card nan received today by the authorities, threatening Injury to Senator Tillman, of South, Carolina, If he persisted in giving the lecture scheduled for next Tuesday night for tho benefit of the Chicago Union hospital. The card was placed In Chief of Police Collins’ hands today. The threat written on the card was as follows: / TILLMAN \ WIN WEST; j IES WA RNED j "The Honorable Ben Tillman will not 5 speak. If ite does he wilt bo shot by u mulatto who wjll go In the hall unat- . tended. * A. T. HOMES.” S No such person as “A. T. Homes" , can be found, and the police are at a , loss to understand who could have S written the missive. The communlca- J tlon was written on a common one-cent , postal card and was posted at 11 ; o'clock at night. i An attempt to disguise the writing j was evidently made. , BURIED UNDER DEBRIS; | MEN ARE IMPRISONED s BYDISASTROUS WRECK! 0 gpecliii to The tScorglan. Waycross, Qa., Nov. 21.—Six men were Injured, three severely, in a rear- end collision which occurred Just out side the yard limits In this city early this morning. The injured are: Engineer Harris. Conductor Hobert. Flagman Jackson. a Two negro brakemen and negro Are- J man. 2 The wreck was caused by a dense fog ” and the first section of a freight unex- ” pectediy being held outside the ”Y.” ’ The,cab of the flrst section was demob jj inhed Into kindling wood. The locomo- ~ five of the second section overturned 5 and several cars piled on top of It. » Some of the Injured men were im- “ prisoned under the debris und It was : with difficulty they were released. g TURKE Y AND FIXINGS ' ARE ROOSTING HIGH Missing Girl Married at Acworrh to Will Whitten. 1 Cranberries and Stuffing For Big Family Count Up to Fat Sum. • High Prices Make Poor Man ThinkAbout Cutting Out Turkey After an absence since Sunday from the home of her mother, Mrs. Emma Daniel, at 96 South Boulevard, word has been received by the family that Miss Eva May Daniel, 12 years old, was married last Sunday at Acworth, Ga-, to a young man named Will Whitten. Plain Clothes Officer Coogler has been looking for the girl all the week, but was unable to And any trace of her un til the word came from Acworth of her marriage. GENERAUilRM ELECTED COMMANDER Special to The Georgian. Mobile, Ala., Nov. 21.—With equally as large an attendance of old soldiers and visitors the sixth annual reunion of United Confederate Veterans and United Sons of Veterans began here today, both organizations holding a morning session, principally devoted t« addresses of welcome* appointing of committees and the hearing of report* General George P. Harris was re elected commander of the Alabama di vision. {secretary of the Navy Hilary A. Her bert addresses the veterans. The Immense parade takes place to morrow morning. 00000000000000000000000000 o 0 0 COLDER WEATHER MAY 0 SHOW UP ON THURSDAY. 0 O The snow an^ cold weather pre- O 0 dieted two days ago by tho local 0 O wfHth' r bureau cmM not have O 0 been delayed more had It been 0 0 billed Into the city on a schedule O O of the Southern railway. O 0 But even this floes not prove 0 0 that lt*s an 111 wind that blows no- 0 0 body good. A consignment arrived over the 0 0 air lino Wednesday for Atlanta 0 0 and vicinity. It was: 0 O "Rain tonight and Thursday 0 O fair: colder.” # 0 The temperatures: 7 a. m. .. 69 degrees 0 0 8 a. m 60 degrees 0 0 9 a. m. .. .. .. ..64 degrees 0 0 10 a. m. ..69 degrees 0 0 11 a. tn. .. .. .. .. ..71 degrees 0 0 12 noon 73 degrees 0 0 1 p. m, .. 73 degree O 2 p. m 69 degrees 0 0 , , 0 00000000000000000000000000 0 0 0 AFTER FACING DEATH, THEY FACE PREACHER. O National. Bird of Thanksgiving Day Hardly in Reach of Proletariat, While Necessary Accompaniments Are Also Boosted. Paducah, Ky., Nov. 21.—Stand- O ik with garment, drenched afti battle with a swollen atrearri In O two-hone wagon, Ben Benseo!i ml Dora Fox, aged 21 and 1 ere married yesterday. Tt ouple started from th.lr hon ear Creal Springe, 111., In the O agon. The ralUe had ewollcn O reeks over the banka and a O New York, Nov. 21.—"Jimmie, O he butler,” one of the oldest < ho Western Union Telegraph O By hi. aide, clasping his PRES. ROOSEVELT IS TO BE HOME MON DA Y Nov. 21.—President arrive ip Washington Washington, Roosevelt will Monday. , * A cablegram received In Washing ton today announced that the president and party wfll remaJn at San Juan, Porto Rico, tonight. They will return to Ponce tomorrow forenoon and re-em bark for the homeward trip. The cable adds that the sea voyage from Colon ha* been n very pleasant one. Tweijty-flfth Infantry, colored. Is Ma lar General Daniel E., Sides, who today expressed the opinion that President Roosevelt's method of discipline was unjust and prejudicial to the good of the service. He declared that he be lieved the discharge of the companies without trial had no precedent, and he doubted If civil tights thereby was legally accomplished. "From all I can hear, these men had a good record of service and 4 good record under 3re,” he said. When asked what could be done for the negroea already discharged, and for the others when the order Is carried Toulon, France, NoV. 21.—Fire 0 oday destroyed the dry docks of a 0 >rlvate ship-building company. O foreign warship* are being con tracted in this yard and a few O vere saved with difficulty. The O oss Is not known. O TO GERMANY’S FOES. O 0 O 0 London, Nov. 21.—According to O 0 the Berlin correspondent of the O 0 Dally Mail, Denmark and Ger- 0 0 many have entered Into a treaty 0 0 to cloee the Baltic sea to fleets 0 0 hostile to Germany in time of war. 0 O O 0OO000O0O00O000000000000OO might be allowed to re-enlfst without prejudice to their previous service. This would put them back again upon their old standing.” "In case that Is not done, can nny legal steps be taken to restore their civil rights?” the reporter Inquired. "I have grave doubts whether the deprivation of a man's civil rights merely upon executive order, and with out trial or courtmartlal. Is legal/ the answer. "This Is not an autocratic government like Russia, and we have, so far as I know', no precedent for a It will cost money and a heap of it to eat turkey on Thanksgiving day this year. The trimmings that go with this an nual dinner—those stereotyped things which have been used since the days of the Puritans—are not so bad. But tho turkey— * Is flying high. If it's a case of living on the bank jwll—a case of all going out and noth ing coming In—chicken, rabbit or even a nice piece of roast pig would be preferable, for the turkey dinner is something nowadays that only (ho well-to-do can enjoy. Last year the price of the national Wrd—that Is, the eating bird—was high. And this year the indications are that It will be ns high, If not higher. Bo far, there are few turkeys to be had In Atlanta, but the storekeepers have them ordered, and so far they don't know what the price will be. They talk optimistically to the In quirer and say this delicious bird will cost anyivhere from 20 cents a pound to 26 cents or more. There was a time within the memory of the oldest Inhabitant when every body ate turkey on Thanksgiving day. But that was the day before the trusts and high prices were born.. In many neighbors sent in turkeys to the man of family whose back yard wasn’t large enough to raise a few, but as Mr. Poe's raven said—nevermore. An Exclusive Bird. The turkeytoday la an exclusive bird —4 bird for the man 'with a roll and one who knows where there Is another roll just like It coming In. Of course folks’ who are In the habit of grabbing a lunch from a counter may hnvb turkoy If they get there In time, but even then they will not be able to avoid the rush. It’s the man with a family that the price hits. An average family In Atlanta whero the people agree with Mr. Roosevelt’s Ideas about race suicide, consists of about live persons, and, ns a rule; these persons are of the hungry variety around Thanksgiving day, and one of those lean, kinky birds won’t at all. It’s better to have a pig or rnbolt than it mean-looking turkey on T/ninkxglv- Ing day. So, accepting the optimistic views of the grocer by plncing the price of tur key at 22 1-2 cents a pound, a bird large enough for five hungry mouths will weigh at least 12 pounds and will cost $2.70. , The balance of the dinner Isn’t so high, except .Malaga grapes and oranges and celery and a. few' other things, but whAt are the trimmings without the turkey? And as for flowers but perish the thought. Chrysanthemums selling at $6 a dozen and roses for )1.5u a dozen bring on thoughts of heart trouble. Taken altogether the Thanksgiving day dinner outlook—that is, the regu lation dinner that the passengers on the Mayflower made famous, presents a picture of the poor man of family dig ging deep In his pockets and then— Deciding on roast pig. cutm THOUSJ EACH YEAR Head of Department Talks of City Utilities. CORPORATION PLANT WOULD' COST MORE MYSTER Y OF BLA CK CLOAK; HOW TWO BRA VE OFFICERS PROIE Cl ED SA CRED HE A R 7 City Ownership Proves Value in Results of Water Plant. "If the waterworks department, now owned by the city, were the possession of a private corporation, the price of water would be higher, the could be no better, and the city would lose thousands of dollars In revenues every year.” This Is the statement of Frank P. Rice, president of tho waterworks de partment since 1903, and now general manager of the department, In the ab sence of Colonel Park Woodward. Municipal ownership of the water works has proven a great, an Immeas urable boon to the city of Atlanta. We furnish as good water ns any city In the UnlU»d States and for less money. * And ihc-io i< absolutely no politics tn this department. When a man does his duty he holds his position. When ho falls, his successor Is chosen. ’\Vc will take In this year in actual cash in the neighborhood of $276,000. In addition, the city charitable Insti tutions, public schools and the like, will be furnished free water, which, Jf It had to be paid for, would cost about $185,000. Very Small Expense. "The total appropriation for the year for operating expenses, Including tap ping. Is 30,287. Think of this*. Tha operating expense Is actually less tha» what the city would have to pay for he: own water, If tho department was owned by a private concern. Why, the city has 1,57.3 plugs, for which the prico of 11 private corporation would be about $75 each. • "Tho total appropriation for this year. Including Investments, whl<?h can not bo considered as operating expense, is only $224,000, Take $224,000 from $275,000, add It to $185,000, and you have the actunl cash money saved by the city In owning her waterworks for one year. The Improvements to the department and the additions are In cluded here In tho expense. Add to this, the cheapness of the water, the good quality of the water and the faithful service, and you have an Idea Just what the municipal own ership of her waterworks hus done for Atlanta In one* year. i have not studied the light situa tion. Don’t know what the costs are or tho expenses. Can’t say, therefore, whether, municipal ownership of tha and electric light plant would be an successful. However reason why It should \ Rice has served the* waterworks depart and his present t until two years h without pay. TEN WATER SPOUTS GEN. 8ICKLG8 DECLARES ROOSEVELT WAS UNJU8T. New York, Nov. 21.—Among the re- , ltT Ullina WMn _ iHV V1IIS1 ln vol , irM w „. w .... _. —.— — ..— . , tired army official* who object to the out until all have been sent from the wholesale discharge like this without great djoikjwiitlr,- btttflrmJy. Itrq- ihe ®‘ *}2 r £«*roeTt accorded a battalion of the army. Oeneral Sickle, replied that they -h.i" hU effort.. Then the .tranger And It nerer did. Chapter 1: The night was dark and the wind wht.tled a weird rymphony In .harp around the corner, of the Candler building, Across the city, chimney pots, borne on the wings of the wintry gusts,, came the boom of the city clocks, chiming the hour of 10:2S. Down deserted Ivy street crept the shadowy form of a man dressed In black, who drew his Inky cloak about him as though to shield himself from observation. His hat, a broad felt of a hue rivaling the raven’s wing, shield ed his countenance from any belated pedestrian who might pass by. There was an nlr ot mystery In his whole ap pearance. The eiranger of the night pursued Ills way until he reached the spot where old Sacred Heart church caste Its shadow across the- streets like a protecting arm thrown oitt to shield the etty while It sleeps. Across the way an arc light sputtered out male- dictions against fhe wet, for a misty. Insidious rain was softly falling. Chapter 2: In a dark corner slightly removed from the church stood two officers of the law, their blue coats buttoned tightly against the encroach ing dampness, whUe the flickering rays of the arc lamp barely revealed the badges of their olflce. They were evi dently on watch. "It’s a shame to break a man off the force for Just one little drink,” remarked Policeman 21 to his companion. "Now, on a night like”— . "Hist!” Policeman tt muttered the word sharply. No. 22 hlstsd. "There, In that shadow. He Is a burglar. Follow met" The stranger had reached the portals of Barred Heart. Drawing his hand from beneath his clock, he shook the| made his way to the doors of the parish house, where half a dozen brothers ot the order slumbered In peaceful Ignor ance of thieves Who break In to steal. Then the stranger drew back Into a vestibule and the gleam of a match lit the'darkness. ANDTRAINSSTOPPED Floods in North Georgia Cause Heaviest Damage in History of Section. Chapter 3: "Aha, I have you now. You -are Bllnky Bill, the mysterious burglar 1° The guardians of the law had crept upon their prey. Policeman 23 drew a strange little black cylinder from hts pocket and pressed a bilttnn. An elec tric light shone upon the hitherto con cealed face of the stranger. Policeman 44 stood a little In the rear, ready to foil an attempt to escape. It was a dramatic scene; The captive hesitated a moment. Then, with a sudden move ment he threw back his Inky cloak and atood revealed under the glare of the searchlight. Chapter 4: "It'a Father Gunn!" "Why, It’s his reverence!" Policeman 44 was hardly a second behind 23 In his exclamation. Why, of course It Is,” remarked the very Reverend Father John H. Gunn, rector of Barred Heart church. "Were you iim’Mliii' iii«- fur a burglar? Yoa see, I always try these door* before I turn In, and I Just stopped In the ves tibule to light a cigar. You’d better come In with me out of the wet.” The doors closed behind the priest and his captors and for half an hour there was a sound of merry laughter within. When the policemen emerged, the father held up U warning finger. "Not a word about this, remember!? he said. ’Oh. It won’t leak out, father," said Special to The G eorglnn. Blue Ridge, Nov. 21.—On last Sun day night there fell In the northwest ern section of Fannin county, on Hugar and Flghtlngtown creeks, at least 2<> water spouts. These two creeks are said to have been ten feet higher than ever known before. Four county bridges and every mill on these creeks were washed away and the foot bridges on Toccoa river at Fry and McCays were also washed away, together with some dozen dwelling houses In McCays. The water was seven feet deep In the streets of McCays. The stores between the railroad and the river were flooded and the damage to merchandise Is said to exceed $25,000. One negro and several Italians were drowned and other persons nre miss ing. The rains were more »e\ere In this section of the county, but great damage was done In other parts. There are no trains running on the Atlanta division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad further north than Blue Ridge. h of the railroad track between here and McCays has been destroyed and It Is repo reach Knoxville by either the old or new line before the middle of the week. Of the 2.3 railroad bridges and trestles between Blue Ridge anti Murphy, only two are left uninjured, many ni them entirely gone. At this time It lx Im possible to estimate the actual da nagi done to public ami private property In the county* Much of the public rotdf in the «. ounty _