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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
HANGED NEGRO.
WHO BEGGED
FOR LIFE
KANSAS MOB LYNcHED NEGRO
AS PRISONER PLEADED FOR
MERCY AND SWoRE HE WAS
NOT THE GUILTY MAN.

PITTSBURG, kas., Dec 26-Montgomery
Cooley. colored was taken from the Pitts
burg Jail yesterday by a crowd of men,
who hanged him, cut mis- throat and again
hanged him. The men who lynched Cooley
said they believed the negro had deliber-
ately murdered Policeman Milton Hinkle
yesterday morning at Christmas dance.
Cooley had been in jail but two hours
when the mob seized him.
The victim of the mobs wrath was Civ
en- a short hearing in the jail yard be-
fore he was executed. lie did not confess
20 the murder, but the lynchers carried
him three blocks from the jail, without
the slightest interference from the jail
ers or police. A rope was secured and
Cooley was hanged to a telephone pole, in
spite of his pleas for mercy and protes-
tations OF innoca.Ice.
Cut Throat First.
The negro struggled and the rope broke.
AS Cooley struck the ground a man seized
him by the throat The negro again prok
tested his innocence and begged for a
trial. The murderers only answer was to
draw clasp across Godley's throat sew
ering the jugular vein. Again the mob
seized the expiring victim and this time
hanged corpse. re g
The death of the policeman occurred at
daylight, and by the time the bells lin
the c0ufcn SIeepIeS were pHdAthS ASAfh
their Christmas chimes the bloody corpse
of the negro charged with the shooting
of the policeman gloated the eyes of the
crowded streets of ,Pittsburg
The murder of Policeman ttinkle is said
to be due to his attempt TO subdue
number of negroes at a Christmas dance
Inc ball had gone on all night, and many
of the men We're drunk when morning
came. Most of the dancers were miners
Montgomery and Joseph Cooley were two
OF the more unruly jewellers.
Killed the Officer.
Onicer Hinkle requested them to be
quiet The Cooley brothers answered him
In an insolent manner and he tried TO
arrest them. They resisted and the officer
blew mis- whistle for help. Then he be-
gan to use his club. He was holding his
own against them when negro, said to
have been Montgomery Cooley, grabbed
the officers revolver from the holster
and shot Hinkle behind the right ear
Hinkle died soon afterwards. The Off
GERS pursued the negroes. The Cooley
brothers were the only two captured, and
they were put in jail.
The news of the murder spread and
soon a crowd gathered about the Jail.
Cries Of hang him, burn him" get
rope" were heard on every side. An at
tempt was first made to rob Marshal
Higgins of his keys to the Jail, but he did
not have them. The doors were then beat
en- in.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
PASSENGER TRAIN HURLED
TO ITS RUIN BY ENGINE

BLOOMINGTON. Ill. Dec. 25.-The pro-
lection OF heavy freight engine onto
in Atlanta last night resulted in the wreck
Of the south passenger train from Chica-
go.
The express car and baggage and smok-
er were telescoped and overturned while
the engine plunged into an embankment
There were 800 passengers on the train and
all were badly shaken up and bruised
Those most seriously injured are:
Baggageman II. r. Glendon. Springfield
Is. Eskart. Chicago
F. r. King. Chicago.
Engineer William F. Lenning. Bloom
ington.
Fireman Reardon. Bloomington. III.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
DEPOT COMPANY TO
GET CHARTER SOON

A charter will be granted to the Atlanta
Terminal company. the organization that
is to erect a new depot in Atlanta, oy
Secretary of State Cook within the next
few days. The company has complied with
the law which states that a petition for
a charter must be advertised once week
for four weeks The last advertisement
required by law appeared Friday and all
that is now necessary for the charter to
be secured is to present the application,
containing the necessary legal proofs that
the advertisement has appeared. and 500
in cash to Secretary of State Cook and
the charter will be issued
In railroad circles 1t is said the laying OF
the foundations for the new station viii
begin in a few days after the charter is
secured and the new station will be ready
for use by February 1904.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
THREE MEN KILLED !.
I'M NEW YORK FIRE

NEW YORK. Dec 26.--In a fire which
shot through FIVE factories. in the River
front district of Brooklyn after one
O'Clock this morning, thref fremen were
killed. three were badly injured and more
than $500 600 damages was done. The list
of dead and injured is as follows:
Dead:
MICHAEL O'TOOLE, fireman. Of engine
company No So on water tower,
THOMAS JEFFRIES fireman. water
tower No. 6. crushed out of recognition.
BATTALION CHIEF THOMAS COP
PINGER, of BIRD battalion, skull fractur-
ed, arm and leg broken.
Injured: u.
Thomas Mccarthy, fireman, engine COM
pany No. g. on water tower, right leg
fractured and right hip crushed.
William McCooley, citizen, skull crush
cd
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
STRUCK MAN WITH FIST;
DIED OF BLOOD POISON

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Anton Anderson is
dead in a hospital here the result of
fight in the course of which he struck his OPP
ponent in the mouth.
Anderson's knuckles were cut by the blow
against the teeth and the next day his hand
pulled up and the next day a physician in
formed him he was suKssing from blood pois-
oning and amDutation of the hand would be
necessary Anderson would not permit the
operation to be performed and the poison
spread TO his and then to his body.
Eventually the hand taken of, but too
late to save the patients life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
MAY ORGANIZE
FAIR ASSOCIATION

MACON, Dec. 25.-The question of organizing
a permanent fair association has been live
some weeks.
Several propositions have been made. 1t has
been proposed to hold a meeting directly after
the holidays TO take some definite steps toward
effecting an organization. 1t has been proposed
TO obtain a charter fixing the capital stock at
about S25. coo or $50, 900 in shares of $40 each.
Merchants ian every line declare that trade
for the holiday season has been better than
for any previous year. 1t is frankly stated that
this Is due to the steady growth of the CONNER
cial interests of the city well to the
Impetus OF holiday purchasing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
THOUSANDS OF CATTLE
ARE STARVING TO DEATH

DENVER Col. Dec. 25.-Thousands of cat
tie are reported to be starving the ranges
in northwestern Colorado. The humane society
appealed 10 the owners to rescue their stock
and they replied that they are powerless TO
do so.
The cattle are showed in on the high range
in Routt and Rio Blanco counties without pas
ture and without water 1t is impossible to get
feed to them and equally impossible TO drive
them into suitable winter quarters.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
COUNT T0LST0I PLEADS
TO KEEP OUT OF PAPERS

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. es.-count Tolsoi
hns sent personal appeal 20 the press asking
49, rnuers ~ view of his advanced age and
lIluczs. not 20 ruhlish any further reports Of
AS co1dltlon. =. they sause him pain
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

fitted togt Their 1T the butts upon 4 small
wooden board ready for hanging in hall
way. Another time it is 4 small three.
legged stool, Of which each leg is a great
horn. Again it is il gun rack. where the
hooks are horns-yellow, white, gray
brown and black. 1t you desire it he
will supply you with easy chairs, arm
chairs and rockers. of which the entire
frames are made of horns. OF similar
construction arc eaSelS, music racks, pic
turc frames, wall trophies and baby cribs.
Daniel Frohman, after ten weeks alb
sence in London. Paris, Bayreuth, Mu
n;ch and Berlin has returned. With his
new musical star, the Russian pianist
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Mr.. Frohman at
tended the Bayreuth Wagner festival
Mr.. Frohman's principal efforts while
abroad were in the direction of contracts
for plays for the new Lyceum theate1
after the current season, when his new
stock company is to occupy the house
For this he has already in hand new
romantic comedy by Anthony Hope, ell.
titled Captain Deippe," and hve-act
play by Comyns Carr, author of king
Arthur
Mr. Gahrilowitsch will open his Ameri
man tour at the Worcester. Mass. fes-
tival. October 2. with an orchestra of
sixty Boston symphony players, under the
direction Of Franz Kneisel
Kubelik will return here under Mr.
FrohmanS management next year.
The 'lounge game" has been PLAYED at
least once in Brooklyn and twice in New;
York; perhaps oftener, but these are the
only cases the police have heard OF. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29
A Sofa Pillow Wedding.

The latest thing in Brooklyn is a ''sofa
pillow wedding, for which the cards are
out. When the bride Of ten years was
asked Don't you know that this period
1T may in some eases but not in this.
We are moving into a new house. and We
need pillows, and cushions and general
upholstery more than we do tinware."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29
A Colorado Salt Field,

In the middle of the Colorado desert,
a little to the north of the Mexican bor-
der, and 264 feet below the level of the
sea, lies field Of crystalized salt more
than thousand acres in extent, present
ing surface as white as snow; and be-
meath the monday glare of the sun so
dazzling that the naked eye cannot stand
it's radiance it stretches away for miles
and miles about Salton, Col, an ocean OF
blazing biiSter1ng white
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29
DensitleS OF the Planets.

The following are found to be the den
sites of the planets, water being l.: Mer-
curry, 3: Venus, 5.14: earth, $50; moon,
81; Mars, 4; Jupiter, 1856: Saturn,
C.G8; Uranus, 100; Neptune, 2.29.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

A Cleveland scientist claims to have
discovered process whereby he can ex-
tract a chemical gas from ordinary air
which will be both cheap and useful as
fuel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

Queen Titania, the ruler OF Faryland
visited Asbury park recently and the
little ones-)OO Of theu-hOnnrrl the SOY
ercign by marching in review before htl
The procession WIS viewed. by fully
100000 spectators. Almost every known
brand OF baby Was represented in the
pageant. six were from china, two
from Japan, and one WAS Il fullbrcd In
dian.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

The will OF f. l.. Godkin. formerly c,i-
tor Of the Evening Post, who died in
England on May 70 last, has been filed
tor probate in the snrro$u1e's office. The
Will. which WAS executed Oh May l.
1880. leaves Ill the property to Lawrence
Eodkin, the teStators son. who is APP
pointed sole executor without bonds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

The will of Rev. Hasbrouck Du Bots,
i minister Of the Reformed Church in
America, who died on August 5, be-
Queaths $1,000 each to the board OF for
eign missions OF the Reformed Church
in America. the board Of domestic mis-
sionS and the board Of education Of the
church.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

y story is told Of Il colorcd butler in
one of New York's most fashionable
suburbs, who, being given 100 or more
Invitations to /; social function for de-
avery. could not resist the temptation to
slip into each envelope Il massage circu-
Jar Of his wife, who was seeking pa,
TENTS. The combination Of business and
pleasure naturally created sensation
and made talk
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

the park expect also to lose coral snake
I months old and two feet long, which is
starving itself to death. 1t refuses to eat
the lizards provided for it and has lest
five pounds III us many months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

1t is reported that George w. Wander
hilt was about to make alterations to his
house, $40 Fifth avenue, costing more
than $4,000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

Mrs. Mary Alicia Vanderbilt La Bau,
one Of the five daughters OF Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt, died at her home on
Riverside drive. She was 50 years old
and had been in bad health for many
months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

The only musk OK in captivity in this
country died at the New York geological
gardens. The OK was a female and was
presented to the gardens by William C.
Whitney March rs last. The only other
Germany. The OK which died was CAP
tured at Great Bear lake on the Arctic
coast. A few days ago the animal
showed symptoms Of illness and pneu-
monia developed. The animal experts at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-29

Charles l.. Fairs, will was not found
III his vault at the Stock Exchange build
ing. which WAS opened and examined by
his sister. Mrs. Hermann Oclrit-hs, and
her counsel. Col. William JAY. The or
der of the court granting permission to
search the vault stipulated that if found
The will must be- filed forthWitE. which is
held to mean within twcntyfour hours,
i'll the surrogate court.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
BOY MILITIA NOW
ENCAMPED HERE

as it IS necessary to obtain the desired
physical, intellectual. and military
training. The commander in-chief.
Lieut. Gen. II. P Bopc, first vice presi-
dent OF the Carnegie Steel Company,
with his staff. has the general supervis-
ion OF this great army. giving large
share of his time and money in dis
patching the enormous business of the
headquarters at Pittsburg.
Each State is organized into division
With a commanding officer.
The District Of Columbia is organized
as separate division. From here Off
GERS are detailed to assist any church in
its work for the boys and young men
and every effort is made by way OF svs-
gestion and cooperation to help, not
only the Sunday school and organized
efforts to develop manhood but the in
dividual boy or young man; and the pro-
moters desire to aid as far as possible
everyone who has within himself the
ambition to make a success of life.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
SHIPS OF WAR SAIL
WITHOUT SUPPLIES
Navy Department Surprised by An
nouncement of Departure of Illi-
nois and San Francisco.

The battleship Illinois, flagship OF
Rear Admiral Crowninshield. and the
cruiser San Francisco, according to ca
BILE advices, sailed Friday from Grave
send. England. for Christiania. Norway.
where they have been preceded by the
cruisers Chicago and Albany. The squad
ron will probably engage in practice for
the Joint maneuvers to be held in the
West Indies next winter.
Naval officials were very much sur
prised by Admiral Crowninshield's cable
gram, reporting the departure of the
warships. Some necessary stores had
been sent by the department for these
two vessels, and it was known that they
could not have reached Gravesend in
time. The Navy Department sent mes
sages to several ports in England, In
hopes of overhauling the two vessels and
having one of them return to Gravesehd
for the stores.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Marine Corps Orders.

Capts. B. NJ Banron. 3. C. Biset, C. s
Gill. C. {. Reid, and H. I. Bearss. from
San Francisco to New York. with $50 en-
listed men, just back from the Philip
pines.
Second Lieut.. Thomas Holconb. jr.,
from Annapolis to Washington. FOR duty
on the marine rifle team to compete for
the Hilton trophy.
Lieut.. Col. B. R. Russell. Major T. y.
Wood. and Capt. w. d. Lemly nave been
appointed members. and Second Lieut..
R. C. Dewey. recorder Of an examining
board. to meet at the Marine Barracks.
Washington.
Capt. s. d. Butler, from Washington
to command the marine guard on the re-
ceiving ship Minneapolis.
First Lieut.. A. Z. Harding. from Wash
ington to League Island.
Second Lieut.. B. D. South. from Wash
ington to Annapolis.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
TO DETERMINE VALUE
OF TORPEDO BOATS
Demonstration of Problems
in Fall ManeuVefS.
Expected That Experiments Will Prove
That Torpedo Boats Are No Men
ace to Battleships.

Not the least important purpose in the
fall mancuvers of the combined army
and navy will be the demonstration par
ticularly by the navy of number of
ideas on which legislation has been or
is likely to be sought. Especially Will
the value of the torpedo be determined
and the tests will extend to torpedo
boats. submarine as well as surface. DIR
.igible torpedoes and those shot from
torpedo tubes.
On this problem naval officers hav,
been wavering in opinion tor several
years, and as consequence some battle
ihips have been equipped with torpedo
tubes while others have not. at the
session of Congress Just ended naval ex-
perts as witnesses were practically
unanimous in declaring against the
torpedo boat of the submarine or sub
surface type, and a number went further
and stated that torpedo boats as an
entire class were inefficient.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
FIRST STEPS TO REDUCE
FLEET IN PHILIPPINES
Six Small Gunboats Purchased From
Spain Ordered Out of Commits
sion by Navy Department.

This first step in the reduction of the
United States fleet in the Philippines to
a peace basis was taken yesterday, when
orders were tclegraphed by Secretary
OF the Navy Moody to Rear Admiral
Rodgers, commander in chief of the AS
iatic Station, to place the gunboats
Arayat, Basco, Calamaines. Mariyeles.
panay, and Paragua out of commission.
These gunboats are all tiny vessels
that we're purchased from Spain afte:
the Spanish American war.
A still greater reduction of the feet
is expected.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR
ROBINSON TO LEAVE
Detached From Cramps Shipyard and
Ordered to New York for Duty at
the Navy Yard There.

Constructor r. H. Robinson has been
detached from Cramps shipyard and or
dered to New York for duty in connec-
tion with the construction of the battle
Yard.
In all probability the battleship to be
constructed there will be named the
Connecticut, as it has been the prac-
tice in the past to have ships built at
yards nearest the State or city after
which they may be named.
1t is understood that the Cramps. the
Newport News Shipbuiiding Company
ard the Unicn Iron Works a. San Fran
cisco will get the contracts for the
larger vessels. while the gunboats may
90 to some Of the smaller concerns.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
BOARD OF EXAMINATION.
To Determine Fitness of Army Of
fcers for Promotion.

The Secretary of War has convened a
board of army officers TO meet in this
city for the examination OF such officers
as may be ordered before it to deter
mine thei- fitness for promotion. The
detail for the board follows:
Col Eli L. Higgins, Second Cavalry
Lieut. Col Marion p. Maus. Twenty
second Infantry. e-de-camp; Major
Louis A. LaGa-de. surgeon. U. S. A.;
Mai jor James Parker, L. S. Cavalry, as
sistant adjutant general; First Lieut..
Joseph Il. Ford. assistant surgeon. L.
S A.: and Capt. Joseph S. Heron. Sec
ond Cavalry, recorder.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Navy Now Has Sixty.

OF torpedo boats and torpedo boa. de-
stroyers, including eight submarine
boats OF the Holland model, the aavy
now has sixty. They have Been he
source of great trouble 10 he ofic las
those just completed having cost far
more than the estimates AMI failing ,o
develop the qualities expecssd OF them.
Undoubtedly this has much to do WIFI,
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The training ships Panther and Dixie
have arrived at the Brooklyn navy
yard. the training ship Hartford and
the collier Lebanon at New London. the
training ship Monongahela at Plymouth.
England. and the tug Leyden at New
port The gunboat Nashville has sail
ed from Jaffa for Beirut, and the dis
patch boat Dolphin from Boston for
Newport.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
QUESTION OF TAXING
UNDIVIDED PROFITS
Test Case to Be Made in
u. S. Supreme Court.
Collector of Internal Revenue Directs
That No Collections Be Made
for Present.

The war revenue act imposed tax
on capital and surplus. There is diff
ference OF opinion between the banks
and the office OF the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue upon the question as
to whether undivided profits were in
cluded in the term surplus and were
subject to tax.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue held that undivided profits were
taxable Assessments were made of the
tax and claims for abatement were filed
by tie banks, with the understanding
that collections OF the tax would be
postponed until a decision had been Sc
cured in the United States Circuit Court
N a test case. The test case, that of
the Leather Manufacturers National
Pank vs. Collector Treat, was recently
decided in favor of the Government, but
the case is to be appealed.
Collections Postponed.
Request has been made that the coll
lection of tax be still further postponed
until the case has been decided in the
Supreme Court.
While this matter is under consider
elton the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue has given instructions. in
cases where the matter has been pre-
sentcd. to defer proceedings for the col
lee ticn of tax pending further instruc-
tio1s
1t Is Understood that interest win run
on the unpaid tax, according to the re-
cuirements of the statute.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

the prejudice against the type and with
the adverse opinions expressed at the
committee hearings OF last month.
At the coming maneuvers, therefore.
the navy will seek to prove to the salts
faction OF even Congressman that a
modern battleship with secondary bat
terry OF rapid-iire guns can create about
her zone of shells absolutely fatal
to any torpedo boat or destroyer fool
hardy enough to venture upon an attack.
while her searchlights will discover the
presence of such craft in time to per-
nit of lOngrange firing with thirteen
inch rifles. The cruisers will rely more
upon speed and ability to tack quickly
to demonstrate the same thing. while
her Tapid-fire guns are expected to care
for any torpedo boat that may come into
LIZ. LII.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Not Good Even for Coast Defense.

With tabulated statement OF the re-
suits of this practical work the depart
ment hopes to go before Congress and
prevent that body from forcing upon it
any more of this type. The problem
does not promise to be difficult of solu-
tion. the officers say. The torpedo boat
is q craft of extreme length. combined
with narrow beam and practically with
out protection from shots. A two-pound
shell may penetrate her sides and put
her out of battle at any minute. and, in
the opinion of the experts, these quail
ties unfit her for even coast defense,
while her speed does not enable her to
get away from a modern cruiser. This
fact, they say, was amply proved at
Santiago.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
The National Organization.

The national organization is controlled
by board OF trustees. composed of
prominent ministers and laymen
throughout the United States Under
them Is the military organization car
ried out in conformity with the regula-
tions Of the United States army as far
The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Parker, Bridget & Co.,

This is not sale that is furry one day
and a failure the next. It can't be-theres
too much behind tits too genuine. Hon
esty gives it stability necessity makes the
prices-and reputation for fairness and quail
ity gives you confidence
We start the second week now as well
equipped for your purpose as at the open
ing-for what has been closed out has been
replaced by like goods. There may be some
difference Of pattern-but the vital point Of
quality remains unchanged
The first thought one has about an event
of this kind is how he can turn it to his pro-