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V0L.1. NO. 233. ■ ■■ ATLANTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23,1907. THAW CASE A MOB Prisoner Is Coolest Person in Court Room. ’ MOTHER, WIPE AND HIS TITLED SISTER VIEW PROCEEDINGS Foreman of Jury Selected. Insanity Experts Are Present. New York. Jan. SI.—'The trial of Harry Thaw for the murder of Stan ford White, which promleea to become one of the moat tamou* In the hlatory of the courts, began today before Jus • lice Fitzgerald. In the criminal branch of the supreme court A great crowd gathered In and around the criminal court building, aea of tacca waa turned toward the Bridge of Sigha In the hope of catching a gllmpae of Thaw da be paaaed over on the way from the Tombe to the - .courtroom.’. Aa the great throng, eager and excited, atrcve to force Ita way Into the court room, the army of police bad all thty could do to hold them In check. For a-time It almoat aeemed aa If there would be a riot / Thaw Appeara Elated. Thaw,: the prleon pallor on his face Increaaed by the attain of anxiety, wore a look of elation that at last hla fate waa to be decided, aa he waa taken to the court room and seated near hla counsel At the counael table on the side of the defenae were Lawyers Clifford W. TO FIX MINIMUM PRICE FOR COTTON AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE UNION FLAMES More Than $1,000,000 Damage Done by Fire. LARGE BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED EARLY WEDNESDAY Several Persons Missing. • Many Girls Thrown Out-ofWork: SOME OF THE DELEGATES AND VISITORS TO GREAT CONVENTION OF NATIONAL FARMERS’ UNION. lln rtrtdg* A. a Peabody, mar, John B. )►' . ___ _ < .willy. Dlitrtct AMlalant D|gtr)ct Ai rupled the other stde. The too tales- ■nen from whom the twelv 1m to'be selected; the army witnesses. newspaper and othara lntareated of the oourt room to Wented to « It developed that a number of new wltneeeea, who will teeUfy tor the de- m he waanbjact to emotional fren. were pretent Among these le Dr. P. Flower, of Pittsburg, member Continued on Page Seven. WILL RECRUIT Atlanta Office Has Orders to Enlist Men. Circulate have been received author- Islng the Atlanta recruiting station of the United Statea army to secure suit able negro recruits to fill vacancies caused by the recent dlemlaaal of three negro companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry by President Roosevelt and branch atatlona will be established at other towns In Georgia ae toon as pos sible for this purpose. The companies In the Ninth and Tenth cavalry regiments (colored) are alao to be recruited to 10 per cent over and above the maximum enlistment. dltlonal recruits ______ regiments have been ordered to the erved their allotted foreign service in Ihe Island possession*. The same circular also authorises the recruiting of white soldier* (or the Hlxth cavalry and the Twenty-sixth. Thirtieth, Twenty-ninth and Eigh teenth regiments. Infantry. Previous to their departure for the Philippine*. Only negroes who can read and write with facility will bf ’ enlisted. John J. Llpop, first lieutenant of the artillery corps, now In charge of the Atlanta recruiting station, will send out experienced men to secure recruits as soon as his staff can be Increased, one station will be established at Gainesville. Second Day’s Session of National Farmers’ Union. THOMAS E. WATSON ATTENDS MEETING Great Ranch Owner Talks Before Southern Fanners. WUh no 'falling off In attendance, and with renewetr enthusiasm, follow ing the luspMag stimulus given by Hon. Thomas K. Watson In Ms address Tuesday evening, the Farmers* Union opened Its aeoond day asselon Wed- today morning at 8 o'clock. An address liy Campbell Hus.e!'. ’f Warner, Ind. T.. the owner of Russell ranch and the biggest breeder of III resolution calling on the next annual convention of the union to fix a mini mum price for cotton; a resolution naming P. F. Parker, of Alabama, gen oral supervisor of state business events, and empowering him to' oall a meeting of these agents, and an ova tlon to Hon. Tom Watson formed the features of the aeeston. President Barrett called the conven tion to order promptly at 8 o'clock, and prayer was offered by Homer L. Higgs, of Tennessee. Resolutions were adopt, ed thanking Dr. L. G. Broughton for the use of the Baptist tabernacle and Hnn. Tom Watson for hla address. Future of Speculators. Campbell Russell wee called on for a speech. He said that If the Farmers' Union remained ardent and steadfast, would meet with renewed faith and courage all setbacks, the time was not far distant when they would control the markets of the country. When that day arrives the bucket shop men and unlawful speculators will have to do one of three things: 1. Make an honest living. !. Go lo th* poor house. I. Go to the penitentiary.” This was greeted with tremendous applause, and Mr. Russell waa heartily commended for hla address. A large number of resolutions came from the committee on resolutions. Home op them were not adopted, many ’ I fto* were. One of the most Important past few year*, and that low grade cottons should be used for making cotton wrapping and grain and fertiliser begs. Te Fix Minimum Price. A resolution calling on'the next con vention of Ihe union to fix a minimum prlee for the cotton crop of 1807 was adopted. This Is to be done after due consideration has been given and thor- ough Investigation made as to the Disaster Occurs m a I' Small Colorado - Town: Great Property Dam- age Threatened Be low New Orleans. Trinidad, Cota. Jan. 28.—An egplo slon occurred In a. coal mine of the Colorado Iron Company at PfiiMhi daily tht* morning. Twenty are * '■ ‘ perlntaadent Robert O'Nell, with sev eral physicians, left here on a special train at t a. m. for Primero. The ex plosion le supposed to have been caused by a wlnjjy shot. The body of Frank Hobat. a tlm- berman. has been recovered. Much ex citement ' prevails , at Primero, which la 80 miles west of this city, and con tains one of the moat Important coal mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. Moat of the miners employed In the colliery are foreigners, end It will be Impossible to get names until secured from the foremen, who was In ■ he mine with them. He'l* said to have escaped, but' the officials of the company have not been able to locate him. The force of the explosion cloned the shaft for a considerable distance and the rescue party la now working through the air abaft. It le thought there were nearly too men under (he ground at the time of the disaster. This however, le denied by Ihe company officials who say that a much smaller number was at work. nr Orleans. Jan. 28.—There ere breaks In the Mississippi river New In _ levees about, seventy-five miles below here ranging In width from tin (6 one CnnetdecalUa threatened. FLOOD IN OHIO RIVER FALLING AT LOUISVILLE. Louisville. Ky . Jen. 88—The watet In Ihe Ohio fell something more than’a foot - after midnight, the gauge a a. nt. showing 40.8 In the canal.,. ‘GUM SHOE” BILL WAS NOT ANGRY Washington. Jen. 28.—Mr. Stone, of Missouri, yesterday relieved the monot ony of the Brownsville discussion In the senate by a few remarks In reply lo the expurgated .portions of the speech of Mr. Tillman on Monday. He sold he was not offended by the remarks of Mr. Tillman, and would oe glad to see tho speech reproduced >n the Record. He wented that journal to have some life In It. He alao expreaaed the hope that Mr. Tillman would not adhere to hla expressed determination never to be funny again.' SAYS FINLEY President of Southern Visits Atlanta . I ^ } *v •. f. ~~ r *. • t ■ Wednesday. Richmond, Va., Jan. 23.— A fire that originated eariy this morning in the Surbmte tobacco' factory, corner , or Ninth and. Cary streets, and totally destroyed that build ing, including the. offices ti the Adams Express coudmp ny and ihe anne . lory of Richmond Light In£axttyr spread to Blues, has now spread" other buildings oil Gory street, with the entaihnett* of a probable property loos doHai of over a million aciHan. Among the bulldti strayed are the & T. , Ing Company, 100418 pony, Bedford Palp at Diamonds Worth«?.« bacco i meat Blue* "The continual catting down of our stalling of safety on the of W._W. era. who was In Atlanta a few hour* Wednesday. "We are lengthening our schedules so aa to cause, as nttle Inconvenience to tho public as possible. Can't say nqw whether the schedules will be changed back 01 not We wllf do everything possible to Increase the ef- fectlvencsa of the block system. _ ■-■•■■T it | Diamonds of Ute estimated value of 11,000. together with about 810 In nos. ■ vanished Tueedry toe-heme of Arthur F Denn.it. of sio < Weet-Fali street a well. the rutting down of our rates _ to cripple our revenues that It will In terfere with thla work.” FOUR BANK ROBBERS ARE CAPTURED AFTER FIERCE PISTOL DUEL OftOEM »» T VJWS» RUIT NEGROES. Washington, Jan. 88.—Orders have recruiting officers lo enlist a sufficient number of negroes to fill tho vacancy In the Twenty-fifth Infantry caused by the dishonorable discharge — .— -‘■-t-taauU . of throe companies of the Flrxt bal \ ton of that regiment Lmm goods and the Cost of production In the crap of 180*. Also that the system of warehouses be con tinued In the marketing of the coming crop. Another Important resolution was: " "Resolved, That tho state . bu*ln"*s agents ho required to meet annually to formulate plans as lo Ihe best methods of transacting their business, which Is to buy end sell for the members of the Farmers' Union, end that P. F. Parker, of Alabama, be nnpolnled to supervise the work end cell e meeting of the agents at some future date.” Reports were made' bv the commit tees on ro-opnrnllon and markeMngi but there w as nothing'of public inter est In either. "Beye, Here’s Tom." At 11:24 o'clock Tom Watson ap peared In the hall and was greeted wills tremendous applause. President Barrett's Introduction woe both unique end brief: "Well, hoys, here's Tom." That hit the crowd ae Ihe right kind gperlsl te The Georgian. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. It.—Sheriff Weeks' posse captured four, bank rob ber* In the woods eight miles out of Green Cove Hprlnga yesterday after noon, end recovered 11,500 and paper* stolen from the Green Cove Bank. A pletol duel was fought by Ihe posse end robbers. One of the letter was wounded In the head and shoulder, and the others surrendered. The wuunded men will recover. The robbers feared a lynching when taken to town, seeing Ihe crowds gath ered on the streets. Two give the name of Riley and the others refuse to tell who they ere. One says he Is from Texes. A party of eight officers In charge of Lieutenant Police Roach left here today to Identify the burglars, who are well-dressed men nnd of good appear ance. selves hoarse In apnr at Ion. Watson said that after hie that any apeech of Tuesday evening Csntinusd en Psoe These. GEORGIA IS TO GET MONE Y FOR RIVERS KILLS FATHER taf tomsnrnr t In and soUoe sad city working assiduously In aa'effort to solve the mystery. * ■ . . Sufficient Informstlon has bean ob tained. u Is understood, to place sus picion op a ycung man who boarded at the Dennett home, and who ta re potted to have disappeared Tuesday morning shortly befora the loos of the jewels was discovered. Notices being sent out 1 to' different police de partments of the countir MfcluriQf the arrest of this man. The stolen gems represent eerrn dia mond tinge and a nandsomo diamond brooch, valued at 8880. Thla brooch was given to Mrs. Dennett by her hoe- HIS MOTHER Boy Surrenders to Au thorities After Com mitting Deed.' Washington. Jen. 28.—Georgia prof its handsomely • by the terme of the river nnd harbor appropriation bill which'will be reported.to the house within the nest few daye. The follow ing items go to the state: For maintaining and Improving Ha- vannah harbor, 81.000.040; Brunswick. 1480.450: Cumberland Hound, 875,000; Bavannah river below Augusts. 880,000; same river above Augusta. 88,000; th* 1(0.000 for maintenance and the Ocmulgee for Improvements be tween Maron and Hawktnsvtlte; re •urvey of the Inside water route be 880.0W river. way i '. 125. 000: th* unatta- hoocltee river. tUO.Oao: the Coosa riv er. 850,000: Kernandlne harbor, 5115,- 000. Special tp The Georgian. Spartanburg. .8. C.. Jen. 21 Hmlth. aged 45 years, employed at Watt* Cotton Mill In Laurens county, was shot, snd killed by his son. John, this morning. It le stated that Ihe boy's father was abusing Mrs. Hmlth and had a gun drawn on her. Young Hmlth resented the attack of hts father when the elder Hmlth leveled the gun ■n his son. warning him not to Inter- ! fere. ' Young Hmlth seised a single-barrel shot aun and fired at his father, the load entering the aide and ktlllna him Instantly John Hmlth eurremlered to the sher Iff of Liurene county. He believe* that the killing woe justifiable. $1,000 Disappear From Safe. Companyi captain ; by fulmar .walls asO Mia of the fire dSDee I ttjsr aeema little short ef mlraou no Ilfs' was loot from thla « Origin Is In Dneb4. '.I The origin of the fin toTntojMjl highly prised by Mrs. reason. Deeplle the activity of the police, not the slightest trace of th* mtoeing jew els has been unearthed end no Infor mation has been obtained tending to suspected Jewels Kept in date, The diamonds and money disap pearedfromthe.room of lira. Dennett. The gents and>the greater portion of th* money waa In a strong box. a an,all Iron safe, which was kept In a closet. Th* remainder of tho money was In a small box, which had been left on a table In the room. . A- boarder la aald to have paid hi* about 810.' and then left the house, ebm waa placed on th* table, near th* talnlng t bolt containing the other money. Mr*. Dennett discovered that the n box aval empty. The 110 board money was still lying untouched on the table BATTLE OVER DISPENSARY WILL BE WAGED TUESDAY.! loss of h<r money, Mrs. Dennett then made a closer Inves tigation. taking out th* Jewel strong box for an Inspection.' As she opened the llllle sal* the was horrified to dis cover that It. too. was empty, all of tit* jewels and money having van ished. An alarm we* then quickly sounded and the i>ilice notified, uffleers ware at once detailed on tha case and a thorough Investin'Ion commenced. Every possible effort le being made to find the stolen gems and ihe thief, hut all endeavor* In tnl* direction have so far proven unavailing. Mis. Dennett Is greatly distressed over the robbery. • Her husband Is at present absent from the city, being on one of hla regular business tripe. •This Is the second big jewelry rob bery to occur It* Atlanta within the past fewjwweka. It fullo-vlrg closely on the theft of 11 o.OOO worth of jewels from Ihe Peerhltec street home of Hiephc.t A. Ryan. 8peelsl to The Georgian Columbia. 8. <\, Jan. 22.—The battle over dispensary In the house arrengrd today by adopting a motion to make bills of two factions Ihe special order for Tuesday at noon, with precedence over everything till dUpoeed o(. The new Investigating committee will have reported by then. Th* house tr unit-dispensary, but th* is likely IS IN ATLANTA Joseph H. Hoedley. Ihe well-known Wall street speculator, who has been especially Interested In cotton. Is In Atlanta and at the Piedmont. He ’e on hla way from Birmingham, whet* he spoke before the Southern Cotton *o—. m - blaae Is supposed tohave.i drying box to th* Barbing tobaa lory lit the WUUame balMtog, a story brick and state etrnoiae* i northwest corner of Ninth t at re eta. ■ t - , William Caraeroct, ox* of.t agers of the SurT their loos will pro with a fair amount ef I ware about 240 girls amp company In th* oigaret and all will be thrown < Government to Romm. One fortunate clrcuastano* le that the priceless record'book' of th* Hl«b mond Blue* Is safe. It waa written X* ycxrs ego by Mr. Cary, president ef the Blues Association, and went hMk ‘to the . beginning of th* organisation to 1718. It haa been. kept up falthMto i oat < happened to t>* u* to* city nan. a nets It was In uso. Tha gnat stiver ran eh bowl, presented to the Blase by the I city of Lynchburg nnd - dear to tho city of Lynchb hearts of nil memo*™, wi It le supposed that, the 1 government. ■ through the ment, will take prompt supply the battalion with rtBw nltton, service uniforms and The organisation la homeless, I and the parade uniforms an i BOX CAR ROBBERS GET HEAVY SENTENCE. Hpeclnl lo The Georgina. • Meridian. Miss., Jen. 23.—Joe Hill nml Enoch Jones, alleged box car rob bers recently arrested here, were tried this morning and In three css* the former we* fined 8100 end 80 days, while the latter was only charged with eat uff—i and convicted therein. SENATE VOTES JR MORE PM Berry, of Arkans Opposes Raising of Salary of Solons. Washington, Jen. 21.—The seriate to il ay adopted tho house bill Incneptog the pay of senators and repraeentapirw, from 85.000 to-87400. *• \ • ‘ Mr. Cullom .called up tho legtalatl** executive and Judicial bill 'and tain ft that the senate concur In th* emMt’ men t made In th* hod**.' whtoh Jpji* Tide* for mere**** of xaiartts.ef tge official* named. et Tenuously to the proposed 1 ■omen