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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
GRAND NJ OTHER IS
CHARGED WITH
KIDNAPPING
OHIO WOMAN STOPPED BY POLICE
BECAUSE HER SON-IN-LAW
WANTED HIS, BABY
BACK.

WASHINGTON. June S.--Irs. Catherine
Lennon, "a years old. wife of George
Lennon. Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. has been
arrested here upon her arrival from Phil
adelphia, on the request of the superin-
tendent of police of that city, who asked
that she be held on the charge Of kid
naping.
Mrs. Lennon had with her two grand
children, Bessie Dougherty and Violet
Collevan, the latter three years old. She
was alleged to have kidnapped Violet. She
says her daughter, who was the wife of
George Collevan, the proprietor of no.
tel in Philadelphia, died a little more
than a year ago. The child was given her
by her daughter on her death bed. with
the request that Nshe care for and keep
her. The husband, she added, made no
objections and she took the baby with her
to Ohio. Since the mothers death, she
has divided her time between GAINESVILLE
and Philadelphia in order that the little
girl might be with her father a part OF
the time. Her plan was to return to Ohio
about this time and when she left Phil
adelphia she says she thought 1t strange
that Collevan did not appear to say good
bye. She did not see him and was not
aware that any trouble awaited her until
the officers approached her at the train.
While loath to give up the little girl, Mrs.
Lennon said she wished to abide by the
law. She returned to Philadelphia with
two officers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
ISLAND
TROLLEYS
TIE Up
GREATEST STRIKE IN HISTORY
OF LITTLE STATE is NOW ON
AND EVERYBODY is WALKING
TODAY.

NEW YORK, June avery street car
line I'm Rhode Island. barring those in
Newport, in Woodsocket, in the Scituates
and ip Foster, which are independent COM
panies, was tied up at midnight, says a
Providence special to The Herald. This
was the. result Of a decision reached by
division No. 300, OF the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION OF Street Railway Employees at
special meeting.
A ten hour bin for street railway en-
ployees was unanimously adopted by the
general assembly last fall. 1t was to go
into effect last Sunday. On Saturday the
United Traction company posted notices TO
the effect that the ten-hour act was I'M
constitutional and that It was the inten-
ton to test il In he supreme cour.
Division No. 300 yesterday afternoon sent
an ultimatum to the United Traction com
pany, which is about TO be controlled by a
Philadelphia syndicate.
The demand included a specific observ-
ance of the ten-hour law; that all en-
ployes now receiving more than SIS a
day shall continue 10 have the same
wages for ten hours work; that all others
shall be paid 20 cents an hour for 10
consecutive hours the first year and p 1-2
cents an hour thereafter. That all en-
ployes other than gripmen, motormen or
conductors. whether in the car houses, re-
pair shops or power houses. shall be en-
ployed not exceeding nine hours a day
and have the same pay given them, and
that all work more than ten hours shall be
at the rate Of 25 cents an hour.
II these concessions were not agreed to,
1t was declared. the entire system OF the
United Traction company Will be tied up,
beginning at midnight.
The company refused to grant these de-
mands.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
RENDER HARD TO HOLD
BEHIND PRISON BARS

VIII Render, the negro who escaped
from the police headquarters sixteen
months ago, and who was caught last
Saturday night, has been planning to get
out again. His plan would have probably
succeeded had not Turnkey BosticA dis
covered it yesterday and taken precau-
tionary measures.
Render had secured the handles from
the iron buckets from which the prisoners
drink and had fashioned them into such
a shape that they would open the locks
on the big iron cell doors. These were
taken from him and in future he will be
handed water and not allowed to get 1t
for himself. The plan for escape was
given to the turnkey by one of the pris-
oners who slipped him a note.
Renders escape sixteen months ago was
sensational, ne and two cellmates getting
away without it being discovered until
their cases were called In court next
morning But for the discovery yesterday
morning there would probably have been
a repetition of the same thing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
WELLS WILL HANG
FOR PIERCE'S MURDER

The supreme court has affirmed the de-
citsion Of Judge John S. Gambler IN refus-
ing to grant a new trial to w. r. Wells,
the condemned murderer OF Frederic
Pierce, the blind man. Wells. at the time
the decision was handed down, was on
the fourth floor of the tower, in the cell
with Willard Lee, the slayer of Miss Lila
Suttles, but the jail officials have trans
ferred him to the condemned cell on the
fifth floor.
Wells has eaten nothing since Tuesday
afternoon, when told of the decision. He
complains that his head pains him. This
morning he beat his hands wildly against
the sides of his cell until they were badly
bruised. County Physician Fisher saw him
this morning and gave him medicine to
control the action OF his heart Several
times since he has been in the Tower DR..
Fisher has found 1t necessary to do this.
Wells is a pathetic sight. With both
hands pressed against his head, he COM
plains bitterly. There is an indentation In
his head, caused from a blow, he says,
which he received when he was a boy.
This, he claims, causes him to have at
tacks that impair his reason.
Wells has professed conversion since he
killed Pierce. He says he is ready fol. any
thing that comes now.
When told that he was to be hanged he
said: Il wish it was now. oh, wish they
would do 1t nowl 1t would take me out
of my misery. Oh. my Lord, my Lord!''
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
INDIANS ON WARPATH;
MEXICAN TROOPS ROUTED

SAN FRANCISCO, June IA speclal
from Tucson, Ariz., says:
The uprising among the Yaqui Indians
is becoming general. A detachment OF -
men from the force Of General Torres,
who Is pursuing the Yaquis in the Mazat-
Ian mountains, east Of Hermosillo, was
ambushed and thirty of the number kill
ed. Captain Gomez and Lieutenant DO
seph Valjo, Of the Twentieth battalion,
were among the slain. Only one escaped
unhurt. The Mexicans ran out OF am
munition and engaged in hand to hand
battle with the Yaquis. Fifty Of the lat
ter were reported killed, but their great
number overwhelmed the Mexicans. The
survivors retreated to Hermosillo. Fiji
teen Of them were wounded.
General Torres has retreated and sent
out scouts loyal to the government 1t Is
reported that everywhere the Yaquis have
taken the warpath. Three stations on the
Sonora river have been abandoned and
the English operators have left with Gen
eral Torres in command of the Mexican
troops, has been reinforced by his brother
Lorenzo Torres with 200 mounted men.
1t is estimated that there are LOCO va
uuis well armed, assembled in the foot
hills Of the Mazatlan mountains.
The Mexican forces are short of ammu-
milton and arms and through the authori-
ties at Nogales all available arms and
ammunition at Tucson was ordered ship
ped Monday. The Yaquis captured 25
stands of arms-in the ambuscade Sunday.
Runners arriving at Hermosiilo report
fearful cruelties at the ambuscade.
which occurred Sunday near Aqua Jito.
Aso soon as the expected achievements
arrive General Torres will attack the va
quis in the mountains and decisive bat
tie is expected then.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05

the result of the teamsters' strike, an at
tempt TO move "a wagons under police
protection from the yards starting the
troubles.
The rioting took place in South Clark
street I'm front OF two stores using meats
from the big packing houses.
The wagons were being loaded when a
crowd of spectators and strike sympa-
thizers began hooting and interfering with
the non-union drivers.
The disturbance drew a mob of nearly
1000 people. The police tried to preserve
order but were not successful.
The two Irwin brothers, of the firm OF
Irwin Brothers. seized ak handles, and
in company with tie police. beat the
crowd back.
Isaac Bean was thrown down a stair
way and had his back broken.
A passing street car overturned a patrol
wagon on the way to the riots and dump
ed the police into the streets.
In other sections Of the city attempts
were made to move meat, but because of
the large gatherings of people wagons
were put back to warehouses and unload
ed. The ten big State street department
stores were seriously handicapped by the
strike of 1900 drivers and conductors of
delivery wagons, members OF the National
Transfers union, the same union that Is
conducting the meat drivers strike.
Following are the stores affected:
Marshal Field & Co.
Carson. Pirie. Scott & Co.
c. A. Stephens and brothers.
Mandell Bros.
Schlesinger & Mayer.
Hillman's Boston Store. 81
The Fair.
A. NJ. Rothschilds.
A. c. & II. Engel & Co.
The reason for the strike Is a difficulty
over the wage scale of the stores and an
attempt today TO relieve THE Fair
whose men were already on a strike, by
sending two wagons from each OF the
other stores to carry goods. All the man.
ayers Of the department stores held a con-
ference and sent out a joint ultimatum
against the union and its methods.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
Terrell, Query and EstiII
Are Confident of Election.
All Candidates Say
They Will Win.
EVERY COUNTY is READY
FOR BALLOTS TO FALL
Many Interesting Races for House and
Senate Are On-Gubernatorla Men
Speak For Last Time
Today.

Today closes the campaign for governor
in Georgia. campaign that mas Deeh d
remarkable one in many respects ana one
which will go down in history as one OF
the hardest fought and most bitterly con-
tested struggles ever known.
The voters are ready to cast their bal
lots, and the managers are ready to count
them Every county has made suitable
provision for the election and everything
is in perfect working order. Chairman
Ed T. Brown. of the state democratic
committee has received reports from the
chairman of all the committees in the
various counties telling him Of the ar
rangements that have been perfected and
he will probably receive the consolidated
returns early next week some time.
Today all the people who have reg
istered during the year 1901 and until with
In ten days of the primary will be allowed
to vote. The primary Will settle the gu
bernatorial race, the race for state school
commissioner, the race for commissioner
of agriculture and the one for prison COM
missioner.
Several of the state house officers have
no oppositnon and will, of course, be re-
elected In addition to the state house
officers many counties In the state Will
hold the primary for county offices to-
morrow and there are many warm races
on Considerable feeling is being mani
tested on some of the struggles and In
some places it would not be a surprise II
there was trouble, a repetition of the
scenes which occurred in Savannah seve-
raj days ago. 1t is hoped, however, that
everything will pass off smoothly as posi-
BILE and that no trouble will occur.
Terrell, Estill and Query have arranged
with their workers for the final work.
All three men will be represented at nearly
every voting precinct in the state with
oVr1
effort will be made to capture the floating
vote
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
WAS WORTH MILLIONS;
BUT is NOW A PAUPER

NEW YORK, June 4.-Without a cent in
the world, Edward Reynal de Saint MI
chael, formerly one Of the wealthiest. and
most influential men in St. Pierre. has ar
rived in this city. He was happy, des-
pite his impoverished condition, for his
wife and son was with him, having es-
capped the ravages of Mont Pelee by the
merest accident.
Nine. de St. Michael who is a native Of
Fort de France, was spending the day
with her relatives at the time of the dis
aster, and her husband left st. Pierre TO
Join her an hour before the blast of flame
destroyed the city. He travelled in a ting
to Fort de France and when he reached
the Martinique capital the destruction Of
his native city was announced.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA
ACCEPTS GIFT FROM TAR

, It to the prince. The gift was accepted
by Prince Henry with courteous express
sions of his thanks. Later the prince
made inquiries concerning the sailors as
pirations, and as a result he secured his
entrance to the school of navigation at
Hamburg and gave him money with which
to pay all the expenses of course there.
Princess Henry Will accompany Prince
Henry to the coronation of King Edward
on board the battleship Kaiser Friedrich
III.
Prince Henry is building a second ''sil-
yer chamber" In Kiel castle to accommo-
date a large and rare collection of sill
verware which he has inherited from the
late Prince George, of Prussia.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
SWITCH
TAKES TRAIN
TO DOOM
OREGON EXPRESS ON SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC GOES THROUGH
OPEN SWITCH AND IS DASH
ED TO PIECES.

REDDING. Cal, June 4-The SOUTH
bound Oregon express on the Southern
Pacific road, which left Redding at l0:45
last night was wrecked about fifteen min
utes later near Clear creek, four miles
from this city.
The accident was caused by half open
switch which had evidently been left In
that condition by some unknown person.
The train was double header" and was
running down grade at great speed. Both
engines were thrown into the ditch and
completely wrecked.
Engineer ]. N. White and Fireman Fred
Taffel, of the forward engine, were thrown
under the wreckage and crushed to death,
their bodies being fearfully mangled- The
mail car was thrown across the track.
All of the passenger coaches were ditched.
A number of passengers were more or
less injured, but so far as can be learned
none were killed. The names of the in
jured passengers have not been ascer-
tanned.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
COLEMAN MURDER TRIAL
WILL BE A LONG ONE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 4.-The indi-
cations are that the trial of Y. d. Coff-
man, the BroolIside justice of the peace
who is on trial on the charge of killing
Rev. ]. w. Bradford, pastor of the Brook
side Methodist church. will last through
out the week. More than $50 witnesses are
to be examined and every inch of ground
is being contested by the opposing attor-
neys. The claim of Coffman is that Rev.
Mr.. Bradford sent for him to call at the
parsonage and that when he got there he
was assaulted by the minister. In the
fight which followed he alleges that re-
volver dropped from the pocket of Mr..
Bradford and that he picked 1t up before
the minister could get it. and this was
the weapon with which the fatal shot was
fired. The state seeks to show that Coff-
man was not sent for but that he, went to
the parsonage for the purpose of demand
ing satisfaction from the minister for a
remark alleged to have been made by Rev.
Mr.. Bradford concerning COffman.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE
FOR ToDAYs ELECTION

The candidates whose names appear on
the ballets today for state house ofnr
FOR GOVERNOR:
Joseph NJ Terrell, of Meriwether.
]. II. Estill, of Chatham.
Dupont Query. of Bibb
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
John G. Hart.
FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL:
William A.. Wright.
FOR STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
G. r. Glenn.
Mark Johnston.
w b. Merritt.
FOR PRISON COMMISSIONER.
Thomas Eason.
Wiley Williams.
FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICUL-
TURE:
o. B. Stevens.
r. T. Nisbet
FOR SECRETARY. OF STATE:
Phil Cook.
FOR STATE TREASURER.
Robert e. Park.
Comptroller General Wright, Secretary
of State Cook and State Treasurer Robert
E. Park have no opponents in the race
and will succeed themselves for the next
tive and possibly the next four years,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
WILLIAMS AND EAsoN
PRISON BOARD. CANDIDATES

Wiley Williams and Thomas Eason are
running a close raca for the position of
prison commissioned The term of Office
is six years. There are but few issues that
can be made in the race for this position
and each man is thrown more on his own
merits than anything else. Wiley Will
Jams for years was the popular chief of
police Of Columbus. Ga, and Mr.. Eason
for numbers of terms was solicitor gen.
identified with the political struggles IN
Georgia for many ies and has algpays'
been successful John d. Little. former
speaker of the house, who is managing
Mr.. Williams campaign, predicts that
Williams will be the winner. Tom Eason
who knows politics pretty well, says he
will be elected.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05

BERLIN, June Admiral Prince Hen
ry, OF Prussia, has Exchanged presents
with an ordinary seaman of his squad
ron.
When Prince H4nry's grandmother
Queen Louise, was fleeing from Napoleon
in 1906 she took sheIter one night in the
dwelling of a peasant. The next morn
ing the queen gave her peasant host a
beautiful watch, together with certain
documents which were preserved in this
peasant family as iieirlooms.
This watch came Eventually to be car
ried by a sailor on a vessel Of Prince
Henry's squadron. Prince Henry noticed
the sailors time-piece. examined and adj
mired it. whereupon the owner presented
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
GLENN, MERRITT AND JOHNSTON
ARE CONFIDENT OF ELECTION

The three candidates for state school
commissioner feel sure that they will be
elected. Glenn's friends claim that he will
go in the convention with 24O votes. Com
missioner Glenn himself will make no es-
innate of his strength, but says he is sure
to succeed himself as state school COM
missioner. Mark Johnston is counting on
% counties, which will give him $50 votes
in the convention. Mr.. Johnston says he
would carry more If he had announced
for the place sooner. Merritt states that
he thinks he will carry IS or 30 counties,
which would be sure to elect him as state
school commissioner.
In the race for this office several Issues
have been made. Commissioner Glenn Is
opposed TO state uniformity: Mark John
ston is strong advocate of state unifor-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
WILL NOW EC0NOMIZE
IN GOVERNMENT PRINTING

WASHINGTON, June THE secretary OF
war has promulgated an order intended to af-
feet the large economy in government printing.
1t provides that hereafter there shall be print
ed only the reports of superior officers in
command Of military departments and in the
field chiefs of bureaus OF the departments. The
reports Of the various branches age not to be
printed hereafter. But the superior officers
expected to include resume OF the reports in
their report
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
SPEAKER Of HOUSE
IN MISSISSIPPI
FOUND DEAD
DELIVERED GRAFTON YESTERDAY
AND DIED ALONE DURING NIGHT
OF HEART DISEASE.

MEMPHIS, June IA scimitar special
from oxford, Miss. says:
Hon. A. j. Russell. of Meridian. speaker
of the Mississippi house OF representa-
tives, who delivered the annual Grafton
at the University of Mississippi yester-
day. was found dead in his room this
morning. His death was caused by heart
failure.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
is HELD FOR ROBBERY

NEW YORK. June 4-Jacob Simon. q Jus
tice OF the peace in Paterson, N j. has been
arrested on charge OF receiving stolen prop
erty. Frederick kreyer, a silk manufacturer,
was arrested later alleged accomplice.
Numerous silk robberies recently from Pater-
son mills have puzzled the police and the ar
rests just made are the first move In an at
tempt 20 clear up the AFFAIR.
Simon is a barber. whose shop has been the
rendezvous Of many Of the prominent politi-
clans in Paterson. II is alleged that Simon
was the receiver for the thieves and that he
bought the goods, shipped them to Lyndhurst
n. j., whence they were sent 20 a mill in an
other place and from there forwarded to New
York as the product Of that mill. He was re-
leased in s. 90 bail.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05

nifty in the matter Be textbooks. while
Merritt is opposed 4 the present system
of schools. Mr.. Glenn says that state uni
formity will never o. and that If the
school system is not satisfactory, the leg
islature and not himself is responsible
for it. Johnston states that state uniform
ity will make a big difference to the peo-
pie of the state, and claims that the legis-
lature should pass state uniformity bill.
Merritt says the present system is not
what 1t should be. and II he is elected,
pledges himself to assist in changing 1t.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
HUNDREDS IN A RIOT,
FIVE MEN ARE SHOT,

= EDWARDSVILLE. ILL.,, June A.
= A riot broke out today between
= several hundred striking molders
> and non-union employees of the
= American Steel and Foundry COM
= pany' and as a result FIVE men, two
= negroes. non-union workers. and
= three white strikers were shot, two
, Of the latter fatally. AS far as can
= be learned the names Of the wound
= ed are:
= John Burlington. aged "a. shot In
= the back. bullet lodged in the kid
= neys. condition serious
= s. B. Mefrord, aged IS, shot in the
{. right arm.
. Alexander Matthews, aged 80, shot
. in the left leg.
= The trouble broke out when a
= train load OF employees OF the COM
= pany who had not struck reached
> Granite City. As the men were
= proceeding through a narrow lane
= TO their work in the mills they were
= first threatened by the strikers and
= then assailed with stones. Revolt
= vers were then brought into play
= and several shots were fired by both
= parties. Two nou-union men, me-
= groes. and three white strikers re-
= ceived wounds.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
NIsBET AND o. B. STEVENS
WILL BE VOTED FOR TODAY

o. B. Stevens is opposed in the primary
today by r. T. Nisbet, of Cobb eoun-
ty. Mr.. Stevens defeated r. T. Nisbet
several years ago for commissioner of ag-
riculture, carrying 161 counties to Nisbet's
Sc. Mr. Nisbet has been making a vigor-
Gus campaign since early in January and
announces now that he will be elected
without much trouble. Mr.. Stevens is Sc
renely confident that he will carry even
more than 101 counties today. and IL
this is the case, he will be elected again.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR OVER;
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ON TODAY
ONLY FEW AMERICANS
CAN SEE CORONATION

NEW YORK, June 4--Many erroneous
rumors have been current respecting the
number OF Americas who have been in
vited to the coronation at the abbey, ca
bles the London correspondent of the
Tribune. Court ofaeials have emphasized
the fact from the outset that only those
foreigners having pflcial relations with
the government cad expect to attend the
ceremonies, which chnnot be witnessed by
more than six thousand persons apart
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
seventy-four Lives Lost by Shock.

NEW YORK, June A dispatch from
LaPaz, Bolivia, dated Monday, says ac-
cording to the Valparaiso, Chill, CORE
spondent of the Herald that two villages
have been destroyed and seventy-four
persons killed by the eruption of a volca-
no in the territory Of Choice. The serious
eruption of the volcano continues.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05

from the special and regular ambassadors
and their wives 1t is not probable that
more than a half dozen Americans will be
among the privileged spectators. Henry
White and John r. Carter naturally Will
attend the coronation. owing to their ON
cial positions, and also ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, Jr., for the same reason. but there
is no foundation for the foolish talk about
American millionaires buying their way
to the best seats.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-05
GERMAN SHIP GLADE
SUPPOSED TO BE LOST

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4-The rate of re-
insurance on the German ship H. F. Glade has
been advanced to IS per cent. The Glade is now
out ~22T days from this port for Queenstown.
cast her off outside the port.