The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-11
NEWS OF ATLANTA
,shPPENINGs OF A DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PANIC
BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR NUMBER
WAS KIDNAPPED.

n. A. Moore Seized and Took Away
his 1O-Year-OId Son and Tried to
TaIke His Daughter-Later the
hoy Was ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Issues His Thanksgiving PrOcIa-
mntiOn-Valuable Diamonds Lost.
Atlanta, Nov. 10.-Quite a panic was
created to-day among the children of
the Fraser Street School, when T. A.
Moore of Wilmington, N. c., just as
school turned out, seized and carried
off James Moore, 1O-year-old boy and
attempted also to kidnap the boys r.
year-old sister.
Moore and his wife used to live at
Baxley. Four years ago they separat-
Cd. Mrs Moore came to Atlanta to be
with her brother, DR.. Mayo. Several
times Moore had threatened to take the
children as we'll as to do bodily harm
10 his wife. DR.. Mayo, with the aid
of the police, began a search of the
city. They found Moore, with the boy,
on Decatur street Moore gave up the
hoy to an officer, but through some
misunderstanding, the latter failed to
arrest Moore, who is supposed to have
returned to North Carolina.
Call for Thanksgiving.
Gov. Terrell to-day issued his Thanks
giving Day proclamation, designating
Thursday, Nov. rs, as the day for
thanks. He enumerates some of the
general blessings the people of Geor-
gia have to be thankful for, and says,
in part:
all public and private business be sus-
pended; that the state institutions and
public schools be closed, and that the
people assemble in their houses of wor-
ship, and about their family affairs, and
give thanks to Almighty God for His
manifold blessings in the past, and
devoutly supplicate their gracious con-
tinuance in the future"
Corbin and Humphreys.
Gen. H. C. Corbin, commanding the
Department of the East, and Quarter
master General Humphreys of the
United States army will reach Atlanta
tomorrow morning, accompanied by
meRbyrs of their stats, on an in
spection tour of posts in this depart
ment. They will spend the greater part
Of the day a Fort Mcpherson, and
will be entertained by Mayor Howell
and city officials. Tomorrow night
they will go to Chickamauga Park,
where the Seventh Cavalry is en-
camped.
Lost Diamonds Worth $1,7OO.
Mrs. L. H. Applegate, who lives on
Peachtree street, has reported to the
police the loss of diamonds valued at
$l70O. She thinks she dropped them
somewhere from her reticule. They
Have not been recovered.
Will Indict Sharks.
At to-morrow's meeting of the grand
jury, it is reported, numerous indict-
ments will be found against Atlanta
money sharks. Just what will be the
nature of these indictments has not
yet been made public
school Book Reports.
Reports were received from mem
bers of the school book board to-
day. The commission will only meet
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. T.
W. Woofter of Athens and 7. A. Fred
erick of Marshallville, submitted their
reports in time. C. B. Gibson, of Co
lumbus George Childs of Cuthbert, and
j. D. Smith of Jefferson notified the
state board this morning that their
reports had been mailed, and would ar
rive here by tomorrow morning.
Many book men were at the Capitol to-
night, awaiting the arrival of the re-
ports and to ascertain, if possible, what
the recommendations were.