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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1906.
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Mrs. Cooper Tells How
Husband Attacked
Her.
SLOWLY IMPROVING
AT GRADY HOSPITAL
John E. Cooper Kills Him
self After Attempting
Murder.
ARMY BATTLES NAVY
ON FRANKLIN FIELD
FINAL SCORE:
navy - - - - 10
ARMY - - - - O
After. having threatened on numer
ous occasions to kill both himself and
hts wlfs, John F. hooper, a carpenter,
residing at 228 Ira street, near the
Southern «tellway shops, late Friday
afternoon struck his wife several ter
rific blows on tho head with the sharp
edge of a small hatchet, cut her throat
with a razor, and then shot him
'self In the head, just behind the
right ear, with a revolver, the bullet
producing almost Instant death.
In h statement to The Georgian Sat
urday morning, as she lay on a cot In
the female ward at the Grady hospital,
her head and throat almost entirely
covered with bandages, Mrs. Cooper
said:
Mrs. Cooper’s Statement.
"My husband has mistreated ma ever
since we were married, more than four
teen years, and this terrible ufintr is ao
surprise to me. He ha* not any
since last July nnd my two U ><■ hoy
, and myself have been forced u- work
; and support him.
“I had no idea yesterday afternoon,
however, that he would try to kill me
.then. After returning limn* from Mrs.
Tjeim *rd*fa hou^c, I decided to do aoyue
• work for my children and was seated at
the machine sewing. Suddenly zome-
j knew nothing more until I awoke
ihh morning here Jn the hospital/*
, Mrs. Cooper unaware her hus
band had slain himself until informed
by her brother Saturday morning. TU*
wounded wife received this news with
out the slightest display of emotion and
without any comment.
Mrs. Cooper, unconscious and appar
ently In a dying condition, was taken to
the Grady hospital. After lying In a
comatose state for hours, tho wounded
woman finally regained c onsciousness,
and It|is now thought there is some
bare chance of her recovery, although
her condition is precarious.
The. exact cause that prompted the
bloody tragedy is not known, although
neighbor** declare that Cooper and his
wife had not been living agreeably for
some time and that Cooper had threat
ened numbers of times to commit the
terrlhje deed.
Tragedy Ditcovarad.
The tragedy was discovered by Mrs.
Cooper's two llttlo boys, Garland, aged
14 years, and Claude, 11 years old.
When the discovery was made the
doors were found locked and the win
dows closed, showing C areful prepa
ration on the part of the frenzied man.
The forms of the dead husband and
unconscious wife were found on u bed
In the family bed room, noth covered
with blood. A pool of blod was on
the floor, between the bed und a win
dow, Indicating the spot where Cooper
had beaten bis wife down with ih«
hatchet. Blood was smeared along the
floor to the bed, showing that after
being stricken Mrs. Cooper had dragged
herself to the bed.
Cooper’s deadly pistol was found
lying on a sewing machine near the
window, and it is supposed that he
managed to stagger to the bed after
sending the fatul bullet into his brain.
Ills body was lying across the bed,
while Mrs. Cooper was crouched at the
heud of the bed among the pillows.
Were No Wilneetet.
The tragedy occurred some time be
tween 4:30 and 6 o’clock, the former
hour being the lost time the two peo
ple were seen by. neighbors. The two
little boys, w’ho work down town, re
turned home shortly before 6 o’clock to
find their home dark and locked.
Thinking the mother and father were
out somewhere, the children went to 5
the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Mollle
Dennard, 85 Garibaldi street, just in the
rear of the Cooper home, and made In
quiries. Mrs. Cooper had been at the
home of Mrs. Dennard during the aft
ernoon, but had left at 4:30 o’clock,
her husband having called for her.
The boys expressed a desire to get
Into the house ami Mrs. Dennard and
her sister, Mrs. Mattie Chandler, who
Is visiting her from Alabama,, volun
teered to go with them, as It was dark.
On arriving at the house Mrs. Dennard
held Garland Cooper up to a side win
dow of the bed room and he raised (t.
As he did so, he struck a match and
looked into the room, the dickering
light revealing a horrible sight.
M Papa Killed Mamma.”
No sooner had the match Hared than
the little fellow begun to scream pite
ously, crying out In ah agonized tone:
"Papa has killed mamrna. oh, he
has killed her.”
The two little boys were then lifted
Into the room und made a light. Mrs.
Dennard also crawled through the win
dow and opened the doors. Other
neighbors, attracted by the screams
and excitement, rushed to the house,
and atf examination was made. Coop
er was found dead, but his wife was
breathing. Mrs. Cooper, her head and
face and clothing dyed rod with blood,
was huddled close to the pillows and
was shaking as though with a chill.
"Coyer me up, please. I'm so cold,”
Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Dec. 1.—
The procession from Broad street to
Franklin field for the football gome
between the army and navy began to
move at noon, and before 1 o’clock the
big stand began to fill rapidly.
On the navy’s side, Admiral Bands,
superintendent of the academy, was one
of the earliest arrivals, occupying 4
box in the center of the middles' sec*
tloij. Others Were Admiral Coghlan,
from the. New York navy yard, and A*,
slstant Secretary of the Navy Newber
ry and his party, who reached the field
soon after the superintendent.
Even Money Is Bet.
On the army side, General Oliver,
assistant secretary of war, came on un
noticed, but Major General Ainsworth,
the military secretary, was greeted
with a cordial clapping of hands.
Clad in their long blue overcoats, the
cadets from Annapolis marched to their
places on the north stand.
Army Chose West Goal.
The betting on the result of the
game, which has been brisk since yes
terday afternoon, grew hotter and
more excited as the time for the start
of tho game approached. Most of the
long green was placed at even money',
with each team having an equal num
ber of supporters.
Referee Corbin tossed the coin at
2:03 o’clock and Captain Hill won for
the army'. He chose the west goal with
a fairly strong wind favoring him.
At 2:05 Ingram, of the Navy, poised
the pigskin on the center and sent the
ball, on kick-off to Stearin on the
Army’s lo-yard line. Stearin ran It
back 10 yards before being downed.
The Army kicked, was blocked and in a
mad scramble It was the Navy’s ball
on the Army’s 25-yard line. Spencer
and Douglas went outside the Anny'’s
tackles for 4 yards, but Stearin caught
a forward pass for the Army and ran
back to mid-field.
Beaver* punted to the Navy. 30-yard
line, and Douglas Immediately punted
back to mid-field. There .was another
exchange of punts. Dougin* kicked out
of bounds to nild-fleld. Johnson fum
bled for the Army and Dtersol fell on
the Army 60-yard line.
Tries an End Run,
Norton was spilled for a six-yard low
in an attempted end run. Douglas
kicked to the Army 20-yard line and
Beavers punted again for the Army to
the Army’s 14-yard line on a fake kick.
Douglas for the Navy lost 30 yards, hut
he-then kicked to Johnson on tho
Navy’s 30-yard line.
Johnson was down, thrown In his
track, on an attempted run through the
loft tackle by Bmlth of the Army. He
gained one ,yard. Christy fumbled a
forward pass on the 35-yard line, but
recovered for the Army. An attempted
drop-kick was blocked, but the Army
recovered on tho Navy 20-yard line.
Goes Through Center.
Hill went through center to the 13-
yard line and Hanlon added two more
for the Army at the same place. Hill
made it first down on the Navy’s 9-
yard line.
Hill and Bmlth carried the hall to the
Navy’s 5-yard line. A forward pass to
Johnson foiled, the bull going across
the Navy line for n touchbaek.
Douglas kirked out from the Navy
20-yard, line to the Navy 45-yard line
to Weekes, who wns run out of bounds.
It was .the Army's ball again on tho
first piny. Beavers made an on-side
kick, which went to the Navy on their
own 20-yard line, Norton catching the
ball.
Johnson Fumblss Ball.
Navy’s bull, on a fake kick, Douglas
lost three yards. His kick wns blocked
by Norton, who recovered the ball,
Navy on his 15-yard line. .Smith went
through for three yards, and then
Heavers tried a drop-kick for the Army
from the 15-yard line, liili run lm.’k
15 yards.
On the next play Johnson fumbled
for the Army at mid-field and it was
the Navy’s ball. Douglass and Spencer
failed to gain for the Navy and Dougina
kicked out of bounds to the Army 30-
yard line.
Gets Ball on Downs.
Beavers kicked to Norton on navy’s
23-yard line. Douglas also kicked for
the navy to Johnson on the army’s 40-
yard line. Heavers again punted to
Norton on the navy’s 25-yard line. In
gram gained only one yard, navy
through the army line and Douglas
kicked out of bounds at midfield.
Army’s ball—Beavers booted to Nor-
•» nnw’a lfnp. Iliiiivlni
He Will Construct
An AerialNavy For
French Government
Continued on Pago Three,
ton on navy's 35-yard line. Douglas
gained two yards through navy’s cen
ter, but Bpencer could not gain and
again Douglas punted to army’s 50-
yard line.
Beavers returned the punt to Nor
ton on navy’s 20-yard line. On a fake
kick Douglas went around the army's
end for 6 yards. A forward pass to
Bernard failed and the ball went to
the army on downs on navy's 40-yard
line.
Norton's Brilliant Run.
An exchange of punts brought the
ball to midfield in army's possession
on mn attempted end run.
Beavers lost 2 yards, but he punted
to Norton on navy's 15-yard line. The
Annapolis quarter ran the bafi to the
navy's 30-yard line before being
downed. Beavers was outpunting
Douglas, but Norton’s brilliant run
ning back saved the navy* much loss.
On the next play Norton lost 5 yards
on a quarterback run. Another ex-
hange of kicks and the bah went to
the army on a fumble by Norton on
the navy’s 25-yard line. An on-*!de
kick brought the twill to the navy’s
15-yard line, when the half ended.
Score: Army 0. navy 0.
SECOND HALF.
The teams returned to the field at
2:25, with no changes fit either line
up. The wind waa still blowing from
the west, favoring the navy during this
half. /
Beavers kicked off to Douglas on the
10 yards. Douglas at once punted to
Smith, who fumbled at midfield. Again
Douglas kicked, Johnson cotcldnu the
ball on army’s 20-yard line. Johnson
ran back 15 yards. Neither Smith nor
Beavers could gain and the latter was
forced to punt.
Norton caught the .bill in midfield.
The navy man was downed In his
tracks. ...
Ingram plowed through center for 5
yards and Douglas kicked for the navy
to Ingram on army's 20-yard line.
Beavers put a twister to .Spencer at
midfield. Once more Douglas hooted to
Johnson on army’s 15-yard line.
Stearins Ruled Off.
Smith could not gain through navy’s
center .and Beavers lifted to Spenct/ in
midfield.
Johnson, caught Douglas’ kick on
army’s 8-yard line and was thrown in
his tracks. ; /
Htearlns, of the army, was ruled off
for rough work. Ayers took his place.
On Beavers* punt the ball went to
the.navy on army’s So-yard Ih*f.
Spencer failed to gain and JOTTgadg,.
of the army, caught the navy’s forward
pass on army’s 35-yard line. , -
Johnson had a close clear field and
carried the ball to navy’s goal. The
ball wak brought back because a navy
linesman had been off-side. Beavers
punted to Norton , on navy’s 4 5-yard
lino on a run around the army's left
end. Douglas made 8 yards. The navy
halfback then punted out of bounds to
army’s 22-yard Ijne. On a fake kick
Hill went through the navy center for
12 yards. On an on-side kick by John
son, Spencer got the ball for navy at
midfield. Once more Douglas punted,
Johnson catching on army’ll 20-yard
line. Beavers loft 7 yards on an at
tempted run, being tackled fiercely by
>(orth croft, navy’s left tackle.
The ball was on Army’s 7-yard line.
On a fako kick Hill went through the
Navy’s center foe-four yards. Heavers
punted to Spencer on the Army's 45-
yard line. Spencer signalled for n 'free
kick and North<?roft with Spencer hold
ing the ball, tried for a goal from place
ment.- Tho ball went'straight between.
Beavers kicked off to Bernard on the
Navy’s 16-yard line. Douglas away
around Army's- left end to the Navy’s
40-yard line. Norton failed to gain
and Douglas kicked to Johnson, who
fumbled on Army’s 46-yard line. The
Army was off-side and the ball was
the Navy’s on Army’s 40-yard line.
Montford went In for Johnson at
Army’s quarterback.
Spencer hit the Army line for three
yards. On a fako drop-kick Ingram
took a forward pass from Norton mid
ran 22 yards for n touchdown for the
Navy.
Score: Navy. 9: Army 0.
Beavers kicked off to Spencer on
Navy’s 10-ynrd line. Spencer ran back
ten yards. Dugin* .punted to Montford
on Army’s 30-yard line. The Army man
fumbled and Hague was on the bull like
a Hash for the Navy.
The Army team seemd to hav
bad case of rattles, on a fake forma
tion Spencer hit the army center for
two yards and on a forward pas* Ber
nard carried the ball to the Army’s
10-yard line.
A Navy man hail been holding and
Middies wore penalized fifteen yarus.
Norton kicked goal.
Navy 10: army 0.
It was the Army’s ball on the pen
alty for holding. Boavers punted
M. LEBAUDY,
The. inventor of a dirigible air
ship, bought by the French gov
ernment, which is now goirlg to
build the first aerial navy.
IS FI TO
CILLASTRIKE
Labor Leader Young
Admits He Got
$300.
TELLS IN COURT
OF ALLEGED DEED
I
After Applying Torch
A^ned Men Guard
Flames.
U. S. CRUISER
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Chicago, Dec. 1.—An appeal to the.
state department at Washington has
» een made, and it Is expected a United
tates cruiser will be sent In pursuit
of A. W. Hall’s schooner,, the Row'er,
alleged to be a pirate, to rescue pretty
Dora liennis, of this city, who Is a
prisoner In the hands of Captain Hall.
The first Information that the girl
had been abducted and was held a
prisoner on the mysterious schooner,
w hich has been plying up and down the
California coast, came in the form of
a letter to her father, Maurice Bennls,
from the girl prisoner. The letter had
been smuggled ashore and mailed by
the wife of the engineer, the only other
woman on the schooner.
She Tells Pitiful Story.
In hemetter the girl tells how she
was Induced by the offer of an attrac
tive salary to go on board the vessel.
There she found she was a prisoner.
In a piteous manner the girl tells how
she has fought to protect herself
against the unwelcome attentions of
Captain Hall, with only the engineer's
wife to uld her. The girl's story ha*
ihrilled all the people along the lower
coast of California. Captain Hall, it ls[
stated, has been defying the authorities
of the United States and Mexico for
many years. Always in command of a
mysterious vessel, he has successfully
eluded the officers, darting Into some
small, unprotected port when In need
of supplies.
.Regarded as a Pirate.
He carries no>clearance pagers and,
although he pyles as a fisherman, he
has never been known to offer a cargo
le, find he is classed by the people
Louisville. Ky., Dec. 1.—A special
from Princeton, Ky., says the tobacco
stemmerleu of John Steger and John
G. tn-r, the* latter controlled by the
Impctiul Tobacco. Company, of New
York, were destroyed at an early hour
today by a fire which was kindled by a
mob of masked men. Several c ottages
in the vicinity were badly damaged, but
nobody was injured. The loss estima
ted at ubout $170,000.
The mob, which numbered about 300
men, entered Princeton between 1 and
‘rlock this morning, seized the night
town marshal and disarmed him. Thiy
then went to the factories and quickly
applied tlie torch. The* masked men
stood on guard. ]>erinllting nobody to
come near’ until the building* were
completely enveloped In flumes, when
help was useless. A part of the mob
took charge of the telephone office nnd
no word of the affair was permitted
to be sent out.
When the mob saw that the fire was
beyond control, it left town, going In
the direction of H*7pklnnville, dis
charging revolvers and rifles as It de
parted. The fire department later
came out, but could do nothing more
than prevent the fire from destroying
buildings In the vicinity.
Declares the Order Was Is
sued Against Montgom
ery, Ward & Co,
Chicago, Dec. 1.—Albert Young, who,
with 'thre^ other labor leaders, con
fessed to conspiracy I11 the teamsters'
strike before Judge Ball, today de-
tiare’d, while on the witness stand, that
Cornelius Shea, another defendant,
hhnsflf and some others had been
bribed to call the strike against Mont
gomery, Ward & Co.
’I received $300 as my share,” was
the statement of Young in telling fhe
story, of the strike.
“Then 8trike Was Called.”
"Shea, myself and some others met
Robert Norsen. representative of the
Garment Workers’ Union, In tho stock
exchange building to-talk about the
matter,” said Young, “and Norsen dis
played $1,500 * ami offered it to us to
call a strike against Montgomery, Ward
& Co. We accepted it, Shea and my
self getting $300 each. We then went
to Shea’s office and he said: ‘We
have to make good/
"Then a strike was called.’’
Kaiser's Fourth Son
ToMakeWortdTour
Stopping at New York
AT SUMMERVILLE
Special lo The Georgian.
Summerville, Ga., Dec^l.—A sensa
tion was produced here Tost night by
the re-arrest, at his home, of G. L.
Groover, former postmaster at Chel
sea. Ga., and a merchant ut that place
on the charge of murdering Mr*. An
nie Hook*, who died In the early part
of October under peculiar circum
stances. Groover was at his home
when arrested, and was brought to
Summervlllo and lodged in Jail at noon
today.
The discovery of new evidence
against Groover led to his re-arrest.
It Is stated that It has been found that
he hud purchased a bottle of strych-
nlncucontalnlng 1-8 of un ounce, the
amount the expert chemists’ analysis
showed Brs. Hooks had taken.
Groover lmd disposed of most of his
property here and was preparing to
leave, It I* stated. Learning this fact,
the husband of the dead woman, who
has a suit pending In court against
Groover for $10,000 for alleged aliena
tion of the affections of his wife, hud
Groover’s personal property attached.
Then came the arrest lust night of
Groover.
Groover wns arrested «fer the death
of Mrs. Hooks and was released after
the coroner’s investigation.
MORMON LEADERS IN CITY;
ROBERTS AND SMITH TO
D0 SOME MISSIONAR Y WORK
Brigham H. Roberts, former con
gressman from Utah, member of the
first council of seventy of the Mormon
church, husband of • three wives taken
before the Mormon church prohibited
polygamy, editor and writer, Is In At
lanta.
the Mormon church believed In. He
laughingly sold that the Mormons were
probably the most misrepresented and
most misunderstood of any church peo
ple In this country, and he said it was
to present his belief in the proper light
that the 300 missionaries or elders were
now working In the South. To show
T
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Not a Wheel To Turn
As Funeral Service
Begins.
PRINCE AUGUST WILHELM,
Fourth son of the ksisor, who, is
to-make a world tour, calling at
with him l» Elder E. Rich of ho ' v thl “ belief has grown 111 the males
\\ Ith Him is i.hier Ben le tticn, or nn(ler Eu , cr R)ch> j ur , ldlctlon hc re .
Chattanooga, president of the Southern
atatea mission, and Apostle George Al
bert Smith, of the Mormon church, and
cousin of President Joseph F. Smith,
of the Mormon church.
The pnrty arrived In Atlantu Hiitiir.
day morning from Chattanooga and
Messrs. Roberts and Smith are h?r»
for the purpose of addressing a meet
ing to be held Sunday night in the hall
of tire Junior Order United American
Mechanics, on Hunter street.
Already these officials of the Mormon
church have been through Ohio, Ken.
tucky and Tennessee, and after leav
ing Georgia they will visit Richmond,
the t'arolinos, Florida, Alabama and
Mississippi.
/ Missionary Mormons.
The missionary work of the Mormon
hurch Is carried on In the South oy
300 elders under President Ben K.
Rich, of the Southern states mission,
and It Is for the purpose of meeting
these ejders’and making an Inspection
of the work done In till* part of the
country that the two high officials from
Hall l-ako City, Utah, are traveling
with Klder Rich.
Saturday morning the two high of
ficials of the church made a trip
around Atlanta und visited the capital.
Although Mr. Roberts had been In At
lanta before, he .was anxious again to
see the sights and so was Apostle
Smith. They were both very favorably
impressed with.the capital of the state.
Klder Rich talked freely and pleas
antly .of the objeet of the visit South.
navy's XQ-yard line. Hougtas ran back of the coast ns a smncfflec and niratc. und,explained just whnt members of their tour.
cited the fact that at present there are
over 10,000 members of the church In
the territory through which his mis
sionaries are at work.
Elder Rich has hla headquarters In
Chattanooga. and as he makes frs-
quent visits to Atlanta he has arranged
for the two high officials of the church
to make the addresses at the meeting
to lie held Sunday night at the hall on
Hunter street, near Central avenue.
Apostle Smith is an ardent Republi
can, and yet Mr. Roberts Is equally as
staunch In his Democracy. The church
Is headed by President Joseph F. Smith
and under him, high dignitaries of the
church are twelve apostles, one of
whom Is the visitor now In, Atlanta.
Only Ons Wifs.
In discussing how frailties entered
Into the fight made on Mr. Roberts
when he was excluded from the house
or representatives In Washington and
the light now being made on Senator
Reed Smooth from Utah. Klder Rich
said that Senator Smoot had only one
wife und did not expect to have any
more, but he pointed out that he had
many bitter political enemies.
In Salt like city. Klder Rich said,
the Mormons stick together In trail!®*
for tlie reason that an untl-Mortnon
party was formed there, and he says
this party Is now In control of the city
government. But lie pointed to Apostle
Smith nnd Jtr. Roberts as examples of
how political belief was divided un na
tional affairs- The party will lean?
Atlanta on Monday for Chattanooga,
from whleti place they will continue
Case Is to Go to jury
on That
Day.
Herkimer, N. Y., Dec. .1.—Chester
Gillette. *trange*t of accused murder
er*, had a fir of nervous exhaustion in
hi* cell yesterday. That eleven hour*
of drumming upon tils nerve* by* the
pitlleas prosecutor was loo much even
for this youth, who smilingly admit
ted to five damaging falsehood* during
his ero**-examination.
Will they convict me, do you
think'”’ ho cried hoarsely to hi* keep-
’VVhat do the people think? Tell
me, do they believe me?"
Throng at the Jsil.
All morning a big crowd stood out
side tho Jail, vainly trying to got a
glimpse of tho prisoner. Visitor* are
here from far and dear and hotel* and
boarding houses are swamped. Feel
ing ngnlnMt' the prisoner run* high.
The defense having rested, District
Aturney Ward announced that hc
would have more witnesses called to
Impeach the story told by Gillette.
It 1* declared today that the state
had a stunning surprise in store for
the Gillette defenders. Mr. Ward ab
solutely decline* to reveal'^the nature
of tho testimony to be given In re
buttal.
Gillstts on ths Stand.
At tlie opening of today's session.
hester Gillette wa* again placed on
the Htand and cross-examined by Dis
trict # Attorney Ward. Sheriff Klock
was called to the stand to contradict
some of the statements male by Gil
lette, both In hia direct und cross-ex
amination. , * • ■ .
The trial was then adjourned, until
Monday, when one witness for tne de
fense will be heard.
Judge. Davendorf announced that the
case would go to the .jury at noon on
Tuesday.
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BURIAL SUNDAY >
AT WASHINGTON
Faithful Old Porters To Be
Pallbearers—Disti 11-
guished Men To
Form Escort.
Washington, Dec. 1.—Promptly at S
o’clock tomorrow afternoon and foi
five minutes every train and all* ma
chinery of the entire system of the
Southern railway, will be at a .standstill
as a mark of respect to the late presi
dent of the road, Samuel Spencer, whe
was killed Thanksgiving morning in a
wreck which occurred at .Lawyers* Va
At the Hour mentioned the funeral
service over the body of Mr. Spencei
will begin in St.* John* church, this city
The officiating minister will be the Rev*
Dr. Roland C. Unfitly The body will b«
burled In Washington, ar.d the burial
service will, be In private.
Large Honorary Escort.
Ten of the oldest negro poikers In
the service of the Southern will be th«
tlve. pallbearers. Among the hon
orary pallbearers will be J. Pterponf
Morgan, the vloe president's and otjiei
officers of the road, and prominent
financiers of New York and othei
cities.
The following is a list of the hon
orary pallbearers as given out by tho»<c
liqvlng charge of the funeral arrange-
Honorary Pallbearers.
A. B. Andrews, first Vice president
Raleigh, N. (*.; W. W. Finley, second
vice president, Washington; J. M. Culp
third vice president. Washington: CVH,
Ackert, fourth vice president. Wash
ington; T. D. Powell, fifth vice-presi
dent, Ht. Louis; Fairfax Harrison, as
sistant to the president, Washington;
F. L: Stetson, general counsel. New
York: Alfred P. Thom, general counsel,
Washington; Judge Alexander H.
Humphrey, general counsel, Louisville,
Ky.: R. I). Langford, secretary. New
York; H. C. A ns ley, treasurer, Wash
ington; W. 8. Sloncsetid, president’!
office, New York; Colonel L. R. Rus
sell. vice president Mobile and Ohlc
railroad. Mobile; W. J. Murphy, vice
president Cincinnati, New Orleuus and
Texas Pacific railway, Cincinnati; Ma
jor J. F. Hannon, president Central
Railway of Georgia. Macon, Ga.; Col
onel A. R. Lawton, first vice president
Central Railway of Georgia, Savannah;
J. Plerpont M organ, George H. How-
doin. General Baker, president New
York and Dong Reach tallvoad, Naw
York.
Directors of 8outhsrn.
The following directors of the South
ern railway:
Joseph F. Ryan. Richmond, Va.; R-
M. Galloway, New' York;. Samuel In
man, Atlantu. Ga.; Adrian laelln, Jr.,
New York: Charles Latfier, New York;
Kdtmmd 1), Randolph. New York;
Jamo* T. Woodward, New York; II. c,
RuhneMtoek, New York; C|\arl^ Steele,
New York; John M. Cud walla tier, Au
gustus D. Juillurd, J. S. Bassett. J. Tur-.
ner Atterbury,. General John Gill, Ros
well Miller, chalrmun hoard Chicago,
Milwaukee and Ht. Paul railway. New
York; F. D. Underwood, president Kilo
railroad. New York; Henry Walters,
chairman of the hoard Louisville and
Nashville railway. New York; W. Sut
ler Duncan, chairman of-the board Mo
bile and Ohio railroad. New York.
WANTED 8PENCER’8 BODY
TO REST IN COLUM1ZU8.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Dec*. 1,—There is gen
eral regret here over the determination
of his relatives to bury, Samuel Spen
cer at Washington Instead of bringing -
his remains home to rest In Georgia
soil and among those who knew' and
honored him In life. He was bom and
reared here, went to the War from here
when only a boy, and began his rail
road career here, of which the whole
community has alway* been proud, und
it w as hoped that this would be I he
place selected for hi* sepulchre.
I
Offices Draped in Mourning.
ftpcclal to The Georgian.
Macon, Go., Dec. I.—All the offices
of the Southern Railway Company In
Macon are draped In mourning on ac
count of the death of President Samuel
Spencer. Telegrams were received ye*-,
terday ordering that the buildings )>e
draped at once.
NINE KILLED IN WRECK;
SIS BODIES ARE BURNED
Uurliugtoii. V't., Dee. 1.—A work trniu on the Rutland rail
road crashed into a plssenger train standini; on n side track ut
VerKcnex, 12 miles from/ this city, this morning killing nine per
sons and seriously injuring many more.
The wreck immediately took fire and the bodies of six of
-the dead are so’ ba’dy burned that they cannot be identified.
Rose Falkc. colored, died shortly after she was removed
from the wreck. The other bodies have not beeu recovered.