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The Atlanta Georgian. SECOND SECTION VOL. 1. NO. 179. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1906 PRICE: ?; /uliu ?W T <? <3KSl‘ TAFT ORDERS NEGRO SOLDIERS DISMISSED; HEHEEDS ROOSEVELT Revokes His Original Order in Quick EX-GOV. NORTHEN FOR TWELFTH TIME ELECTED PRESIDENT lVa.'lunglon, Nov. 21.—Secretary of ! fl-,r Taft this morning announced that C b, had ordered the immediate execu- ' jinn of the presidential order dlsmlss- f lit* the negro troops’ of companies B, l C and D of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. [ This action was taken, he said, as i won as he returned to Washington and I lurned that President Roosevelt had declared he would not reconsider the I case. Taft Makes Statement. • Secretary Taft this morning made Ibe following announcement explain- lux his determination to carry out the order dismissing the negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry: -In the matter of the order dlscharg- ! true the enlisted men of three compa nies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Issued by the president, application was pre •enird to the secretary of war by a [ number of persons of standing asking for a rehearing by the president of the | (round* on which the action was taken. . The secretary telegraphed the presl- l dent of the application .and delayed tbe proceedings of the discharge until [ the president could Indicate his wishes.' Learns of Investigation. F "The secretary was meantime called ; out nf town. No answer was received • from the president. The secretary on ! his return did not 1 feel justified In ■further delaying the execution of the I order of discharge, especially In view of I tbe fact that the secretary then learned I that the president had fully and- ex- bsuatlvely considered the arguments 1 against the order of the persona who now apply for » rehearing. Accordingly, the secretary directed yesterday that the proceedings for discharge bo con I tinued without delay.” Execute Order, Says Roosevelt. A telegram -d-as received from the president at 11 o'clock today, after the previous statement Was mode out at the wtir department, In which he de clines to suspend the discharge unless there are new facts of such Imirortance as to warrant cabling him. He states that the action was taken after due deliberation and that the only matter to .which he could pay |' heed Is the- presentation of facts show ing the official report to be tn whole or In part untrue or clearly exculpating some Individual. If nny such fact later Black Assailant Carried to Court Under Guard of Militia. ■ but thus far nothing has been Introduced to warrant the suspension ■of the order and he directs ttiat It he executed. . ‘ ;; . -* WONT REVOKEHIS OROER WITHOUT SOME GOOD CAUSE. New York, Nov. 21.—When Gilchrist L Stewart, of the Constitutional League, »ent a cablegram to the [(resident when the latter Was at Ancon. .Panama, to the ettevi that the "Republican county committee unanimously denounces the discharge of colored soldiers." ho re- ■ celved the following answer: ' Unless facts ns known to'me are shown to be false, the order will under no circumstances be re voked, nnd I ahatt not for one mo ment consider suspending It on a simple allegation that there are new facts until these new tacts are laid before me. Inform any persons having new facts to have them In shnpe to lay before me at my re turn, and I will then consider whether or not any further action by me Is called for. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Special to The Georgian. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 21 John Smith, colored, 32 years of age, charged with assault on Mrs. Mollle Leggett, of Princess Anne county, who had been held In Norfolk for safe keeping, was this morning carried to Princess Anne court house, under an escort of a com pany of fifty Infantrymen made up from Norfolk companies of the Seven ty-flrst Virginia, regiment, who will protect the prisoner during his rial today. Open threats of lynching have been made. Sheriff McKIss, having heard that mobs were preparing to board the train at Land's Station and selxo the prisoner, stationed himself in a special car with the negro, completely sur rounded with loaded muskets ready for any event of attack. Prominent women of Princess Anne have raised a public “protection fund' and have employed J. J. Burrougrs, , leading Norfolk attorney, to prosecute Smith, looklhg y> his legal execution. It Is the most remarkable action ever known to have been taken by women of Virginia, even In such heinous crimes. Reports from Princess Anne say that large crowds of farmers are assem bling at the court house. Smith's defense will be Insanity. He was out on bait following a hung Jury In his trial for assault on a negro woman when the assault on Mrs. Leg gett occurred. MURDERED HUNDURAH OVER OROTKER'S BODY Special to The Georgian. ■ New Orleans, Nov. 31.—Advices reached here by the steamship Taunton, of the Planters' Steamship Company, that an American named Watford, of Brooklyn. N. Y>, Is confined In jail at San Pedro Sula, Spanish Honduras, for the murder of a Honduran whom he killed over the dead body ot W. K. W. Walford, the prisoner's brother. Watford was acquitted of the charge of murder Inst week, but he Is held In prison on a lunacy charge, and unless the United States ‘government effects his release lie will spend the rest of his days In jail. INSANE PATIENTS ATTACKKEEPERS Cincinnati, Ohio. Nov. 21.—The Grand View sanitarium, a private Institution, on Glenway'kvenue. Price Hill, was the scene of an outbreak by three Insane patients this morning. Two male at tendants were badly Injured and Lieu tenant ot Potlce Kane and a detach ment of patrolmen were called In to quell the miniature rebellion. LA CK OF PR 0 VISIONS KEPT PEARY BACK LUES TAKEN; ■ EDONE People Residing Along Cumberland River Suffer. NEW BAPTIST CHUHCH AT CABTERSVILLE., Where the Georgia State Baptist Association will hold its annual ees- sion. Barboursville, Ky., Nov. 21.—Several res havq been lost and a property loss of more than a quarter of a million dollars sustained os a result of the most disastrous flood in years In the upper Cumberland river. Within eight hours an eighteen-foot rise was recorded. It is reported that three men were drownetj at a big log boom at Wasloto. CONVENTION MET OF 7000ELEGATES Ex-Governor Nortlien Pre sides at* the Opening Session. TO DOUBLE TRACK ROAD FROM ATLANTA NORTH; OLIVER GETS CONTRACT BetweenCharlotte and This City FirstWork Will Be Done. .Venerable Atlantan Is Presiding Over the, Baptist Convention. HIS SELECTION WAS UNANIMOUS Eighty-fifth Session of Con vention of Georgia Bap- .., Lists Meets at Car- tersville. Leaves Flag at Farthest Point That Was Reached. ■tt. George's Bay, N. F., Nov.' 21.— Tli« Arctic ship Roosevelt with Com- 'Hander Peary and his party aboard, la weatherbound here. Heavy weather an ‘l high seas have prevailed and the explorer does not care to risk forcing hi* boat In the big waves In the Gulf of ■ s '. Lawrence In her disabled condl- [lon. The story of the expedition, as learned from members of the party, Proves that everything that man could 00 .."as done to reach the north pole. Horn August It, 1S0B, the party '"ei dense Ice floes. The Roosevelt was lorred eastward Into the heavy chan nel pack, and after a severe struggle reached dense ice In the Greenland side or i'ape Calhoun and after a temporary steamed north cloae by the Lroenland coast, past Cape Constitu tion and Thank God pnaaage. Smashed Against the lee. •' few miles north of Cape Lupton a •widen motion of the Ice smashed the Roosevelt against the Ice and ground her along Its face until she slipped Into a narrow niche after hard work with heaviest lines. This momentary " u "y twisted the back of the rudder. “™ke the heavy Iron bands and gave iae Roosevelt a disagreeable grinding »nn squeezing, but did not seriously In- a" her. She steamed around Cape "“nimer and tied v> the foot Ice of •'oilman bay. under Cape BrevoorL , r ® the party remained a week, t. . J* th ® Roosevelt deliberately at- ao«-d the dense channel pack, and “ [ "i 35 hours of,severe and continuous 2*** and strain, she went Into Wan- ! "ay. Here the movement of a ** ly y pack twisted the back of the rudder until It was nearly torn away, but did not render it entirely unserv iceable. Peary Decide* on Deeh. In Lincoln Bay the Roosevelt was held aopie time and forced aground at every tide and early In the morning was made fast to the Ice. It pressed against the starboard aide. The Roosevelt was unmercifully squeezed and one blade torn off her propeller later. On the turn of the tide she settled back somewhat, but did not float until the summer.. The party win tered there and In the spring, Peary, finding that he could no longer count on the supporting parties, decided that whatever was to be done must be done with a dash, with the outcome hanging upon the weather and the condition of the Ice. Feeds Dogs to Animals. At .Storm camp, Peary abandoned everything not absolutely necessary and bent every energy to setting a rec ord pace. The first search of ten hours, Peary In the lead, with the compass, sometimes on a dog trot, the sledges running beside, placed them 30 mlb to the good. As the dogs gave out, unable to keep the pace, they were fed to tbe others. April 30 Peary came Into a region of open leads extending nearly north and south, and the Ice motion became more pronounced. Harrying on between hese, a forced march was made. Then they slept a few hours, and, starting again soon after midnight, pushed on till noon of the 21 at. Peary’s observa tions then gave 87 degrees. 6 minutes. ’ Leaves Record of Quest. But, looking at his remaining dogs and the nearly empty food vessels, he felt that be had cut the margin as nar row as could be reasonably expected. His flags were put out from the sum mit of the highest pinnacle and 100 feet or so |>eyond those he left a bottle con taining a brief record and a piece of the flag which six years before he had carried around the northern end of Greenland. , By SAM P. JONES,. JR. fartersvlllc. Go., Nov, 21.—By unanimous vote, ejf-Govcrnor w. Northern of Atlanta, waa made prcsl dent of the Georgia State Baptist con venllon, which opened In this city last night at 7:30 o'clock. This la the twelfth consecutive time that this honor has been conferred upon the venerable statesman and Christian Worker. The arrival of the special train, which left Atlanta yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and which brought about 300 delegates and ministers, was some what delayed, and did not reach Car- tersvllte until nearly 5 o'clock. Convention Meats. Promptly at 7 o’clock the devotional exercises were opened at the First Baptist church, conducted by Rev. E. Barton, of Quitman, Ga. A solo, In the Good Old Fashioned Way," waa sung by Mrs. A.' B. Cunyua, of Carteravllle, daughter of the late Rev, Jos J. Jones, and niece ot Rev. Sam P. Jones, followed by a prayer by Rev. 3. H. Kilpatrick, of White Plains, Ga. Thla concluded the devotional exercises and as the hour had arrived the convention Immediately opened its business ses sion. At 7:30 o'clock President Northen as sumed the chair and announced that the elgRty-fltth annual session of the convention waa randy for .bualneas. The enrollment of the delegates waa the first number on the program! and B. D. Ragsdale, of Canton, secretary of the convention, proceeded to read the names of the delegates present. Governor Northen Re-elected. Following the enrollment of the dele gates came the election of officers. Hon. John M. Green, of Atlanta, placed the name of W. J. Northen In nomination, with the proposition that his election be made by Acclamation. A second'to the motion waa made and the presiding officer was elected to succeed himself. Rev. J. H. Kilpatrick, of White Plains; J. M. Brittain, of Atlanta; Al vin D. Freeman, of Newnan. and J. D. Mell, of Athena, were elected to till the offices of the four vice presidents, also by unanimous vote of the convention. The nameff Hon. W. J. Neel, of Car- tersvllle, waa placed In nomination for vice president, but he declined the hon or with thanks. Judge Foute Introduced. For the office of secretary the name of B. D. Ragsdale waa placed In nomi nation by Rev. Dr. Nunnally, of La- Orange, who suggested that the con vention acclaim hla re-election. This motion waa carried unanimously. The power of appointing an assistant lies with the secretary and Dr. Ragsdale selected Rev. A. Chamblee, of Sanders- ville, to assist htrq In the work. Im mediately following the election of of ficer*. President Northen Itroduced Judge A. M. Foute, of Carteravllle, who delivered a short, but witty and highly enjoyed address of welcome, on behnlf of the people of Carteravllle and the church. The address of Judge Foute was responded to by Rev. L K. Roberts, of Monroe, who spoke felicitously and eloquently for the convention. It was just thirty-five years ago since the REV. JOHN E. BARNARD. Pastor First Baptist Church Car- torsville, and Host of Georgia Stato Baptist Convention. Georgia State Bbptlst convention met In Carteravllle and In the course of his remarks J^dge Foute asked how many members of the present session were here In 1S37. There arose eight minis ters, among whom were Rev. Dr. R. B. Headden. of Rome, who was pastor of the First Baptist church of Cartera vllle at that time, and Dr. J. H. Kil patrick, of White Plains, one of the oldest member* of the convention, who recently calibrated the semi-centennial of his pastbrate at Whlto Plains. At the conclusion of Dr: Roberts' ad dress President Northen announced that a report from the committee on program would be heard, and upon Its reading the convention kdopted the fol lowing order of business for today; Wednesday morning, g;20 o'clock— Devotional exercise*; . 9 to 11 o'clock, reports from committees, minutes, etc.; 11:30, report from Orphans’ Home. Ad journment for dinner. Afternoon Session—2 o'clock, reports ffom committee and other business. Evening Session—7:30 o'clock, re ports from the Young People's Workers and state missions, home missions and other business. Upon the conclusion of the business session President Northen read a letter from Dr. P. A. Jessup, of Tlfton, who said that he had been In attendance on the convention for thirty years and that this was the first he htd missed In that length of time. A prayer was offered, led by Rev. John f: Purser, of Atlanta, and while the audience remained standing after the prayer. President Northen led In singing “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow." At the conclusion of the song .. Scripture lesson was read by Rev. J. W. Millard, pastor of the Ponce DeLeon Baptist church, Atlanta, after which Rev. John E. White preached the com mencement sermon. NEGRO IS CONVICTED! MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn., Nov. 21.—At 8:20 o’clock last night the Jury returned a verdict of murder In the flrat degree against Will Hurd, charged with the murder of Patrolman Muegrove. . No tice was made for a ^motion for a new trial, which will be heard Friday. MISS GOLDBERG TO LECTURE THURSDAY By SAM P. JONES, JR. Carteravllle, Ga., Nov. 21,—The city of Carteravllle Is the ee'nter of Interest for the people of the Baptist faith In Georgia. Before night yesterday there had arrived In the city more than 700 delegates to the Georgia State Baptist convention, which went Into annual session here yesterday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The task of finding homes for 700 visitors in a town of .4,000 people was considered by many a very difficult one, but the people of CartersvIUe. qoted for their genuine hospitality, have risen to the occasion nobly. •A unique nnd very practical Idea has been put Into effect hy the reception committee of thn First Baptist church, suggested by Its pastor. Jt*v. J. E. Barnard, host of the convention. Sev eral members of the reception commit tee were sent up and down the rail roads to meet the Incoming trains, seek out the delegates on the trains and assign them to their stopping places before reaching the city. This facilitated mnttere greatly nnd pre cluded confusion. The first session of the convention opened yesterday evening at 7:30 o'clock In the First Baptist church, with ex-Oovernor Northen, president of the. convention, presiding. Three Days’ Session. The convention will be In session here for three days nnd the entjre town Is greatly interested' In It* pro ceedings. Prominent among the mlnlste-s and delegates who are her* and who will arrive today are: Rev. Lansing Burrows, D. D. L.L. D„ of Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. T. T. Ea ton, D. D. L.L. D., of Louisville, Ky„ editor of The Western Recorder nnd pastor of one of the largest churches n the South; Rev. R. J. Willingham, of Richmond, Va., secretary of the For eign Missionary Board; Rev. R. D. Gray. D. D., of Atlanta, secretary of the Home Missionary Board; Rev. Len G. Broughton., D. D., of Atlanta, pas tor of the Tabernacle Baptist church; Rev. A. J. Bond. West Point, Ga.; Rev. W. W. Landrum, D. D., pastor of the Flrat Baptist church, Atlanta; Rev. John E. White, D. D„ pastor of the Second Baptist church, of Atlanta; Rev. J. J. Bennett, D. D„ of Atlanta, secretary of the Home Mission Board; Rev. S. Y. Jamieson, D. D., president of Mercer university, Macon. This Is the first appearance of Dr. Jamleeon before the convention a* president of Mercer university, and it Is expected that he will receive a great ovation. Ills report will be heard with great Interest by the convention. Foreign Missionaries. Several missionaries from foreign countries are attending the state con vention, prominent among whom are: Rev. pnd Mrs. Colder Willingham, who have been until a few months ago In Japan, where they were at work during the Russlan-Japanese war; Miss Ida Truitt, of China, a young woman of Georgia parentage, who waa bora in the Chinese Empire; Mrs. Harvey Clark, returned missionary to Japan, and Mrs. A. L. Dunston, of Brasil, mis sionary to that country. • A great number of ladles, delegates to the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Woman'* Missionary Union, will remain to the close of the state conven tion. Among the prominent are: Mr*. J. W. Wills, Atlanta; Mrs. C. E. W. Dobbs, Marietta; Mrs. A. J. Bond, West Point; Mr*. Harvey Hatcher, At lanta; Mrs. W. P. Anderson. Atlanta; Mrs. A. J. Orme, Atlanta; Mr*. A. D. Adair, Atlanta; Mrs. W. A. Johnson. Special to The Georgina. Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 21.—The Southern railway, It Is learned, has let to tho Oliver contracting firm of this city a contract to double-track that road between Charlotte and Atlanta. The work, It Is stated. Is to be let to sub-contractors and will begin by Jan uary 1. It will probably take three or four years to do this work, as aside from the double trackage, the course of the track will be changed at many points and the curves and grades done away with as far as possible. The line when completed will be almost a new one. Double tracking has been In prog ress north of Charlotte to a consider able extent and the second line has been laid between several of the larger cities os far north ns Danville. It Is not Improbnble that the line will be double-tracked between Charlotte and Spencer, In order to eventually give double trackage all the way between Washington nnd Atlanta. The road lias been forced to this work because of tho congested condi tion of traffic between Washington and tho metropolis of the Empire Stale of the South. GIRL IS MISSING! POLICE SEARCHING FOR, ANNIE PAYNE Relatives Say Orphan Girl Has Been Gone For Week. | The police have been asked to And Mies Annlo Payne, a pretty 14-year- old orphan who resides with relatives in Stonewall street and who is said to have been mysteriously missing from her home for the past week. search was made Tuesday night by Police Call Officers Dunton and Gal- lahor, but no trace of the missing girl could bo found. Relatives of the girl Informed the police that she left home a week ago with tho expressed Intention of going on a visit to other relatives In Hape- vllle. Information received from that place, however, Is to the effect that the girl never arrived thera and has not been heard from. Her home people have received no word from her and are greatly concerned over tho strange dis appearance. SEVEN MEN ARE CRUSHED TO DEATH BY LANDSLIDE Blueflelds, W. Va., Nov. 21.—Seven Italian trackmen were killed by landslide on the Dry Fork branch of the Norfolk and Western. Four bodie have been recovered In the river, but tho other three bodies are supposed t be burled under tons of earth. FOUR PERSONS KILLED BY COLLAPSE OF HOUSE Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 21.—The new Emerson building at Kodak Parle, the Eastman Kodak Works, collapsed this Ytiornlng. Four persons are known to be dead and ninny Injured. Every ambulance In the city lm« been called to the park, four miles from tho center of tho city. T WOMAN FALLS DEAD ENTERING CA THEDRAL Special to The Oeorgl/m. Wilmington, N. CV. Nov. 21.—A few moments before 8 o'clock yesterday as Mrs. Robert Green, wife of Lieutenant of Police Green, was (n the act of passing from the rectory into St. Thom as Cathedral adjoining, she fell dead. Mrs. Green whs on a visit to a niece and had Just arisen to attend evening devotions In tho church when the sud den summons came. She was a native of Ireland. EX-COUNTESS DE CASTELLANE TO RETURN TO UNITED ST A TE5 New York, Nov. 21.—Anna Gould, the former Counters de Castellan?, will return to the United States within a few months. Tho statement was mode by Frank Gould as he stood on the ship yesterday just before hulling for Euiope. BONI WONT DI8CU8S OFFER OF RE8TAURATEUR. Paris, Nov. 21.—Count Bon! de Castellane. when questioned concern ing the ofTer made to him by n New York restaurateur, replied frigidly: "My private affairs do not concern the public. I prefer to keep them to myself." MEMBER OF “POISON SQUAD" DEAD; HIS MOTHER MAY SUE GOVERNMENT Washington, Nov. 21.—Robert Vanes Freeman, aged 22, formerly an em ploye* of the department of agriculture, and a rflember of the flrat "poison squad" In the experiments conducted by Professor Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry, is dead of tuberculosis at the home of his mother. Mrs. Lurea. Lathsn, 617 Thirteenth .“treet. imrlhui'st Ills death Is attributed by his mother to the effects of the adulterants placed In Ills food after he volunteered hi* services to Dr. Wiley In the experi ment*. Mr*. Lathan says she intend* to call the government to account for the death of her son. Miss Minnie Goldberg, of the Jewish Chautauqua Society, will lecture Thursday night before th« Young Men's Hebrew Society In Atlanta. Miss Gold berg comes from Philadelphia and has spent her life ■ In philanthropic and charitable work. Fayetteville; Mrs. W. J. Northen. At lanta; Miss Ida Spence, state mission ary. Atlanta; Mr*. K. Z. F. Golden, Be nota: Mrs. Laura Richards, editor of the Mission Messenger. Woman’* Miteionary Union, Tho twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Woman's Baptist Missionary Union came to a cloee yesterday afternoon. The following officers were chosen by the Union: Mrs. E. G. Willingham, of Atlanta, president; Mrs. W. H. Young, of Athens, first vice president; Mrs. A. R. Rond, of West Point, second vice president; Mrs. W. J. Neel, of Cartera vllle, third ' vice president; record ing secretary. Sir*. W. J. WHIIs, of At lanta; corresponding secretary and treasurer, Miss Amos, ‘of Forsyth; su perintendent of th* Young People's and Sunbeam work, Mrs. F. C. Wallace, of Atlanta; editor Mlaslon Messenger, Mrs. Laura Richards, of Atlanta; bust nesa manager Mlaslon Messenger, Miss Mary Smith, of Atlanta; Rev. H. C. Bocholtx, state evangelist. A very Important conatltutlonal amendment waa paaesd, declaring that the Woman’a Union would, not meet any more at tho name time and place with the Georgia Baptist convention, so as to relieve tbe people at the place of meeting from the necessity of en tertaining such large gatherings. Walter H. Tibbs. Walter H. Tibbs, aged J7 yean, died at hla residence, 38 Strong street, Tues day night. The funeral services will be conducted Friday morning nt 10 o'clock and the Interment will be In Westvlew cemetery. A very Polk. Avery Polk, a former resident of At lanta, died Tuesday in Jasper county from consumption. H< was well known, being a member of the firm of Polk Bros, barbers. He went to Denver. Oot, more than a year ago for hi* health, but finding no relief, he returned to hla home. The Interment will be In the ML Zion Christian church cemetery. SUMTER COUNTY WINS DISTRICT SCHOOL Special to The Georgian. Amerleus. Ga^ Nov. 20.—Sumter county gets the third congressional school, having outbid all the others. The bid was 240,000 with- 300 acres of fine land. Enthusiasm was doubled by Senator Wheatley’s und Governor Terrell’s ad dress at the opera house yesterday. The city of Americus gave $6,000 for its lo cation here. Every one Is elated over Sumter’s success and will rally to its support. POPULAR SNUFF DRUMMER DIE8 OF APOPLEXY. Special to The Gi Greensboro, N der Perruw, to Va^ but for f Ore resentativc CO/S Ml I Iff apoplexy I parently w He leave of Wilson, years old. sboro his headqu; v. 21.—Alexan- of Lynchburg, years making rep- i-Jrai Tobae died here >1! when retiring last night, f wife, who a as Miss Foot, X. C. I£e was thirty-eight