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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
KENNETH TR0WBRIDGE HAS
DISAPPEARED FROM HOME

Police officers and friends are searching
for young Kenneth Trowbridge. who dis
appeared from home Friday. He Is the
son of H T Trowbridge, Of 60 Windsor
street.
The boy left home early Friday morn
ing IN attend the Donald Fraser school at
Decatur but he has not been seen since
he asked the teacher IN the school 70 ex-
cuse him from the room for few minutes
on account of illness.
The boy was unusually bright, and ms
mother stated to a Journal reporter TINS
morning that he was far ahead Of others
of his age in learning. that he was boy
of the most exemplary habits, and that
she feared he had studied too hard and
had wandered away from home. He is not
quite u years Of age.
His parents are greatly distressed over
his disappearance and have asked the
police and several of his friends to assist
in searching for the lad.
At the time of his disappearance Ken
meth wore a blue suit of clothes and
blue cap. 1t is hoped by his friends that
he will be located today some time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
FOUND AFTER
TEN YEARS.
SEARCH
STRANGE STORY OF GEORGE
NIPPER, WHO is WEALTHY,
PARALYZED AND PERFECTLY
HELPLESS.

Wealthy, lost for ten years. supposed to
have been murdered. but found at last
after nine years stay in a hospital, par
alyzed and unable to give his name or
home. This is brief summary Of the ex-
perience OF George Nipper, OF Claremore,
Indian Territory, a cousin of D. ID. Nip
per- Of 131 Ashby street
During Nipper's disappearance his wife
not only collected $1,000 life insurance
as a compromise settlement, but even
married again. though later separating
from her second husband and living with
her son near Claremore.
Ten years ago George Nipper was a
wealthy cattle buyer in the Indian Ter
ritory. He started to Texas with 5000
with which TO purchase cattle for his
ranch. He landed safely in Houston and
then disappeared.
Two weeks ago NJ. d. Woodson, of Den
YER formerly OF Claremore, was aecosted
by forlorn and decrepid man and asked
for assistance. To his surprise he recog-
nized the mendicant as his old friend Nip
per though the latter insisted his name
was williams After a long converse
ton Nipper's mind cleared. and he re-
membered enough OF his experience to tell
Woodson that he was stricken wi,h pa
ralysiJ while on his way from the hotel
in Houston to the depot. and afterwards
lay nine years I'm a hospital, during which
time his memory dwindled away and he
became at last when recovered sufficiently
to speak, ignorant of HIS name or home.
Arrangements have been made to bring
Nipper Immediately bacK to his wife and
friends at Claremore, all of whom are
astonished and delighted to hear of HIS
strange experience.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
.L0NGINO'S REFUSAL
DRIVES COTTON
FROM MISS.
GOVERNOR WOULD NOT CALL THE
LEGISLATURE TO REPEAL
LAW AFFECTING INsUR-
ANcE ON STAPLE.

JACKSON. Miss. Sept 2O.-The refusal
of Governor LOngino to call the legislature
Of Mississippi in extra session to repeal
the valued policy clause, so far as IL re-
lates to cotton, will result In the driving
out Of the state all OF the staple as soon
as II is marketed. and necessitate its be-
ing sent to Mobile. Memphis or New Or
leans for COMPRISING ready for ship
ping. 1t means the closing down of most
of the congresses of the state, or their
doing business, II at all. on very limit
ed scale, as IL viii be impossible for cot
ton buyers to handle their cotton where
it must be insured by marks and numbers,
and this is what the compress men say
must be done so long as the valued pol
icy clause relating 10 cotton remains on
the statute books of the state.
The reasons Governor Longino give for
not calling the legislature in session are
not well taken in the state, and are being
severely criticised. He says only four
members of the legislature expressed
themselves as not being in favor Of a
repeal OF the clause relating to cotton.
He says that a majority Of the insur-
ance companies reply that they will not
write the blanket policies at all, unless
the entire valued policy clause is re-
pealed. but here he gives no figures as
in the case of the replies Of the legisla-
tors.
A large number of the companies in re-
ply to a letter Of the president of the
Compress association stated that they
would write blanket policies on cotton,
II the valued clause relating to cotton
was repealed. and this number could have
taken care Of the business of the state.
There is no recourse beyond the decis
ion of the governor, and the matter
will have TO stand as It is until the legis-
lature meets in regular session, two
years hence when the law will be repeal
al
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
CARPE n TERS
FAVOR UNION
ALLIANCE
FEDERATION OF LABOR IS DE-,
MANDED TO TAKE STEPS TO
PREVENT ENCR0AcHMENTS
OF ENGLISH CARPENTERS.

The first business taken up by the con-
vention yesterday was a resolution in
troduced Friday afternoon in regard to
international trade unions. This resolution.
among the most important that has been
introduced at the meeting, was adopted at
the meeting this morning.
The resolution is as follows:
Whereas, The ,Amalgamated Society Of
Carpenters of England is violating the
ethics of trade unionism by chartering or
ganized bodies Of carpenters in the United
States, in antagonism and rivalry of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners. and.
whereas, We assert that If the Monroe
doctrine is good in American politics. II Is
equally good in American trade unionism.
hence we deny the moral right of a for
eign organization to in any manner al
tempt to occupy our sphere of influences
Therefore. be ii -
Resolved, That our delegates to tho
American Federation of Labor be instruct
ed to demand the enforcement Of section
4 of the constitution of that body. which
reads as follows: ~,
Section 4-To encourage the formation
Of national and international trade unions
and to secure their autonomy
The fact that the English trade unions
have been endeavoring to break into the
Jurisdiction of the American unions has,
caused much dissention in this country
among the union classes, and IT is more
than probable that at the next session of
the American Federation of Labor active
steps will be put on foot to combat tho
English union which are entering America.
and If necessary to form an international
alliance with the English trade unions.
whereby the entire union is to be governed
by one body, representing the unions Of
both countries.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
AWFUL FALL IN
ELEVATOR SHAFT

George Suber, an elevator man of the
Empire building, had a slide for life for
eleven floors down the cable of the freight
elevator Of that building Friday at noon.
and was so severely injured that fears
for his recovery are entertained.
He is now at the Grady hospital having
been taken there after he had been tenn
porarily operated upon by DR.. ]. c. White
and DR.. j. Z. Rosser.
Suber is formerly from Stone Noun
tain, Ca. where his wife and child live.
He was a farmer. He is twenty-five years
of age and is the step-son of John l..
Smith, one Of the employees of the Empire
building.
Suber is a new man at the elevator,
having only Thursday been given a po-
sition. He was put upon the freight ele-
vator.
Friday he was hauling freight between
the floors. At the eleventh floor he stop
ped his car and when he started it again
operated it from the outside as the car
may be easily operated by the rope on
top as by the handle on the inside. The
car was going down. He was leaning
through the elevator shaft looking down
at the car.
mis- foot slipped and he shot downward
In the shaft
suber reached for the steel cable and
gripped 1t. but could not stop his flight
and for eleven floors his body followed
the car. When the car stopped automati-
cally at the bottom floor Suber fell heavi-
" and was wedged between the car and
the grating of the shaft.
When Suber was taken from the top Of
the elevator his right hip was found to
be dislocated. mis- right ankle was frac-
tured and he had sustained dangerous and
painful decorations and cuts about his
groin IT is the latter injuries that may
prove fatal. The physicians think his
condition is desperate.
There were no eye witnesses to the acct
dent and the only account was necessarily
obtained from young Suber himself, who
was in such pain that he could not give
a connected account of il.
The young man displayed considerable
fcrtitude while the stitches were being
taken in his groin by the physicians and
while the operation was being performed.
Suber Died From His Terrible Fall.
George Suber, the elevator man in the
Empire building, who was injured Fri
day about noon by being crushed between
the top of his elevator and the eleventh
floor. died that night at o'clock at the
Grady hospital.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
FROM CADET CORPS
FACULTY OF GEORGIA MILITARY
COLLEGE AT MILLEDGEVILLE
MAKES APPOINTMENTS.

MILLEDGEVILLE. Ca, Sept. 1s.-The
faculty of the Georgia. Military college
has appointed the officers and the nom
commissioned officers for the ensuing ses-
sion. They are as follows:
Staff-First lieutenant and adJutant,
Guy Underwood: first lieutenant and
duartermaster, W. Ivey; sergeant-mator'
Henry Brooks; quartermaster sergeant
Jordan Gilmore.
Company "A"-Captain, W. H. Burch;
first lieutenant, w. H. Jewell; second
lieutenant, Lewis Flemister; first ser
geant, W. r. Tanner; sergeants, L. Jones'
Joseph Leo, Underwood Fleming. Corpo-
rails. Nisbet George Hollinshead, Hansel
EIillyer, William Jones.
Company "B"-Captain, Paylor Ham
brick; first lieutenanti /. E. Wilcox; sec
ond lieutenant, William Ennis; first ser
geant Larkin Spiyey; sergeants, Morris
Vinson, Lumpkin Quinn, Charles Brown;
corporals, Quillian, A. Burch, Bone and
Oscar Whilden.
The board of trustees Of the State San
itarium had their annual meeting yester-
day. The resignation Of DR.. Thornton, the
apothecary, was accepted. Mr.. d. S. Car
rington, of Gainesville. but formerly of
Miliedgeville, was elected to I'LL the va
cancy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
FINE PROGRAM
FOR OPENING
HOME .
SOLDIERS HOME TO BE FOR
MALLY OPENED WITH PUB
Lie, EXERCISES ON SEPTEM-
Der ~.

With music, benedlctions and stirring
addresses the new Soldiers Home will be
formally opened September oath at II
o'clock in the morning.
An elaborate program has been arrang-
ed to be participated in by we'll known
public speakers, while the various Con-
federate organizations, posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic. state. county and
city officials and the general public will
swell the attendance to thousands.
The program Is as follows:
Invocation, Rev. A. r. Holderby, chap
lain.
Song. "Ihe Bugle Call" Mrs. W. s.
Yeates.
Introductory, William Lowndes Calhoun
president of the board of trustees.
Ten minute addresses by Governor Allen
D. Gambler. Governor-elect Joseph M.
Terrell and Mayor Livingston Minis.
Song, Dixie the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Addresses by Hon John Temple Graves
Hon. Forrest Adair, chairman OF the
board of county commissioners, and Col
onel John H. Martin, Of the board OF
trustees.
Song, Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground" Confederate Veterans.
Closing prayer and benediction, Rev. DR..
T. p. Cleveland, chaplain Atlanta Camp
United Confederate veterans.
All the Confederate organizations, the
Confederate soldiers, the United Sons OF
Veterans the Children Of the Confeder-
acy, Posts of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, state, county and city officials and
the citizens generally are cordially in
vited to attend.
Seats on the large platform will be re-
served for those taking part In the exer-
cises. for inmates of the home, the Ladies'
Memorial associations. the Daughters OF
the Confederacy, the Order of Robert f.
Lee. distinguished visitors and the board
of trustees.
The car company will put on extra
cars to accommodate the throngs attend
Ing the exercises.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
ROYAL BLUE FLYER
IS DASHED TO RUIN

CHILLICOTHE. o., Sept. 19.-The east
bound express No. 2 Royal Blue flyer on
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern with
eight cars, was wrecked last night by
running into an open switch at Leesburg,
SO miles from here. killing two persons and
injuring two serious, and forty slightly.
The dead:
PHILIP ROE. engineer, Chillicothe.
CHARLES STUDER, fireman, Chilli
Gothic.
Severely injured:
l.. L. Stuc6, railway clerk, Loveland.
Mrs. John Sellars, Wellston, 0.
Among the passengers slightly hurt are:
S. S. Miller, Lexington, Ky.
I. B. Cross and wife, Fayette, Mo.
Charles Martin, Morgan City, Mo.
James Bethel, st. Marys. W. Va
George d. Castor. St. Louis.
T. T. Taylor, Louisville.
Otto H. Barron. London, Ont.
Mrs. Clark, London, Eng.
c. H. Swarm, Louisville.
Charles Kelso, Scotland.
James @. Tumble, Nashville.
George H. Caskey FIT. Riley, Kas.
Mrs. c. L. Hayes, Washington, d. c.
None Of the above are dangerously hurt
suffering only slight cuts and bruises.
There were 81 in all who suffered inju-
ries most of them very slightly.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
ITO NEGROES DEAD;
SCORES ARE INJURED
Continued From Page One.


Grand Lodge of Negro Masons. of Louis
lana. He was in. charge of a train of
delegates from Louisiana and Texas, and
is well known throughout the United
States. DR.. Price lost his life in an eff
fort to save several women who were
being crushed to death beneath the panic
stricken crowd in the church.
Three times he fought his way into the
building and brought three women out.
The fourth time he was caught In the
crush and before he could extricate him
self, was borne to the floor of the church
and died of suffocation.
Sarah Peyton, of New Orleans, whose
name also appears in the list Of dead, was
well known as an active missionary
worker
The citizens Of Birmingham have start
ed a relief fund to care for the dead and
injured and several hundred dollars has
already been subscribed. =
Roosevelt Wires Regrets.
Booker T. Washington has received the
following telegram from President Roose-
welt in regard to the disaster which be-
fell so many people at the national Bap-
fist convention at Birmingham last night.
His reply also follows:
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 20, 1902
Mr.. Booker T. Washington: am shocked
and Mortified by the disaster at Birning-
ham, and desire to express my great grief
at the sad loss of life.
(Signed.) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
SHOT THROUGH THE AIR
WITH BULLETS SPEED

The condition of w. E. Taliaferro, soma
of S. NJ. Taliaferro, of South Atlanta, who
fell from Southern railway train be-
tween villa RIGA and Temple week ago,
presents an interesting study for medical
experts.
The young man was injured internally
and in an extremely unusual way. His,
lungs were literally torn from their fast-a
enings besides other injuries received
From a healthy man in the full bloom
of strength he was stricken with pneu-
monia which developed in less than "A
hours after the accident He is still in al
precarious condition at the home of his
brother-in-law. Harry Young, $50 Pulliam
street, where he was taken as soon as he
could be moved.
Young Taliaferro, who is a clerk in the
Office of the United States engineer at
Tuscaloosa. Ala, was en- route to Atlanta
on the United States fast mail Of the
Southern railway to visit his parents
whom he had not seen since January.
Between Villa Rica and Temple, at a
place known as DriscoPs crossing. which
is FIVE miles from Villa Rica, Mr.. Talia-l
ferro was passing from one car to anoth- !
er. AS he stepped on the platform, which
was without vestibles, the train running
at a high rate OF speed gave a lurch and
he was thrown headlong from the train,
more than 20 feet from the track. His
body shot through the air with the SPEEDY
of a rifle ball. He fell on his forehead.
His frontal bone was fractured and his
upper Jaw broken, forcing out all OF his
upper front teeth. In addition to these in
juries his inner organism was badly
shocked, particularly his lungs.
The accident happened about 10 o'clock
in the morning. The Fast Mail, racing
against time, did not stop and the young
man lay where he had fallen for more
than three hours in IAN unconscious con-
dition.
He was found by an old lady, whose
name could not be learned, who said ne
had almost strangled in pool OF blood
which came from his nose.
The wounded man was taken on pass
ing freight train and carried to Temple
to the Walker house, where he received
local medical attention. Pneumonia set IN
the next day. DR.. Z. L. Griffin, OF Atlan-
IA went to the bedside of the young man
and last Sunday, as early as he could De
moved he was brought to Atlanta.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
CAPITOL OFFICIALS WANT
THE BUILDING REPAIRED

Capitol officials are very anxious that
the capitol building should be repaired,
and IN addition 20 the report Of General
]. W. Robertson. keeper Of public build
inxs and grounds. viii suggest TO members
OF the legislature that something should
be done 10 put the builuing in the proper
shape.
PIastering Is continually falling. and
many OF the officials are afraid OF being
hit BY the falling debris. The roof is not
in good shape and never has been. Sew
eral members OF the legislature have seen
the condition OF the building recently.
and have stated that they will not hesi-
tate 70 vote for an appropriation 10 get
the building in good condition again.
No money has been expended on the
building for repairs since IL was occupied
several years ago. and unless something
Is done in the next few months. when re-
pairs are finally made. the cost viii be
enormous.
Governor Gambler is very much in favor
OF the repairs being made and viii recon-
mend in his message that an apprOpria-
ton be made 10 repair the capitol build
ing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
GIVE
TO ASSIST
STRIKE
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN, IN SEES
SION IN CHATTANOOGA SEND
$1,000 TO AID IN HARD COAL
STRIKE FIGHT.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 2O.-The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen this
morning at the session of their biennial
convention discussed the situation Of the
miners strikes and appropriated $1,000
to aid it. The following telegram was
sent officially announcing the fact:
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 20. 1902
John Mitchell. president Miners Union.
Indianapolis, Indiana: The Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen has voted to the
miners in their fight of right against
might 81 O0O and the hearty sympathy OF
every member of our brotherhood with
the miners in this struggle. and our en-
dorsement of the moral and conservative
stand you and your organization have
taken. 1T is our earnest belief that with
such leadership as yours. and the splen-
did support your organization gives you.
the banner of organized labor will never
be trailed in. permanent defeat.
"(Signed) ]. ]. Hannahan. grand master;
F. w. Arnold, grand secretary and treas
urer."
A resolution was introduced at this
mornings session of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen to prohibit the men,
bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, who are at the same time engin-
GERS, from representing the grand lodge
in any convention. The resolution was de-
feated by a large majority.
Immediately afterWard a resolution was
introduced to establish a system of fede-
ration of all the different classes of labor
in the railroad service of this country.
The resolution was adopted amid great ell
thusiasm.
A resolution was then offered for the ap-
preparation Of a certain sum of money for
the Mckinley memorial fund. After con-
siderable discussion, this resolution was
voted down.
A resolution carried that the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen shall not
endorse or become associated with any
health or accident insurance association,
whether it be made up of members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen or
not.
The convention will probably be in ses-
sion until next Wednesday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
| LEGISLATURE
MAY ELECT
JUDGE
IF MAJORITY VOTE is NOT Sc
CURED IN SUPREME COURT
RACE LEGISLATURE WILL
ELECT.

1t may be necessary for the general
assembly to determine who shall be
associate justice of the supreme court
for the uneXpired term OF four years,
caused by the resignation of Justice Hal
T. Lewis.
Judge John s. Gambler. Judge r. B.
Russell and Judge John p. Ross are in
the race, and the law for this election re-
quires that the candidate. before being
elected, must receive a majority vote.
And If none of the candidates receive
a majority, the law again says that the
general assembly shall proceed to elect a
Judge from the two candidates receiv-
ing the highest number of votes.
This is the provision of the constitution
of the state of Georgia on the subject of
the election of a governor, and an amend
ment to the constitution states that
Judges of the supreme court must be elect
ed in the same manner as a governor.
This fact brings on a very interesting
situation, as the lIiree men are all hard
workers and are making vigorous cam
paigns for the place. If there is no ma
jority vote, the house and senate in joint
session will have to elect a judge, and
a lively scene may be witnessed.
Just how the members of the legislature
stand on the question Is not known. as
there are lis members of the house and
"A members of the senate. If the election
falls to the legislature, there will in all
probability be many trades formed and
many political schemes made.
The legislature has not had a hand in
the election of a judge of the supreme
court or the superior court in several
years, and just how the legislature would
handle the election would be watched with
interest.
1t is said that some of the candidates
are already in correspondence with men,
bers of the general assembly in an ef-
fort to pledge their votes should the mat
ter finally be left to the legislature. 1t
is also said that many members OF the
house and senate are already under
pledges to vote for certain men should
the election fall into their hands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
TOOK POISON WHEN PAY
FOR DAY WAS rs CENTS

ATHENS. Ca, Sept. 20.-Last night
Howell Streetman, at his home on Thorn
as street, swallowed five grains of NOR
phine in the presence Of his wife and only
child.
Streetman is a drayman. Walking into
his room. he said to his wife: IT cannot
make a living. 1 have only taken in Is
cents today"
Then, opening the vial. he swallowed the
poisonous powder. Following this he
drank a half-pint of corn whisky.
Drs Matthews, Holiday and Crow were
summoned. They worked almost all night
with the poisoned man, and succeeded by
heroic treatment in counteracting the e.
feet of the poison. This morning DR..
Matthews said the patient would get we'll
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22
railroads Expect Shortage Of Cars,

NEW YORK. Sept. 2O.-An official OF
one of the leading trunk line railroads IS
quoted by the Journal of Commerce as
expressing the belief that in the near
future the railroads of the country, par
ticularly those reaching the Atlantic sea-
board, will experience one Of the worst
car shortages in their history, due 10
the demand for an early movement OF
crops and the crush Of general mercnan-
disc traffic. Should the coal miners
strike be settled soon the shortage PROD
ably will be greatly aggravated.