Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-18

before United States Commits
sioner Shields to-day and waived
examination. He will be taken
back to Washington tomorrow.
Mouithrop was one of tho prin-
cipals in the controversy over the
appointment Of n. M. Pindell, of
Peoria, ILL.,, to be Ambassador to
Russia. Senator Lewis charged
that Moulthrop forged his name
to a letter sent to Mr.. Pindell.
This letter stated that pindeIps
tenure as Ambassador would last
only ono year.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. a.
Mrs. Georgianna Burdick Tower,
in her suit against CharIemagne
Tower, former Ambassador to
Germany, in which she charges
alienation of affections of her
husband, Charlemagne Tower, Jr.,
asks for 100000 damages.
Through her attorney Mrs. Tow
err has filed statement Of claims
in Common Pleas Court.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Nov. 10.
Wireless reports received here to-
day said that the city Of TamPico,
Mexico, had been taken by the
rebels. The report could not be
confirmed.
MADISON, WIS.,, Nov. 1e.-The
State Supreme Court to-day re.
fused to grant the petition Of the
Attorney General asking that tho
Northern Pacific Railroad charter
in Wisconsin be annulIed. Tho
petition demanded that the COM
pany be forced out of the State
because II refused to pay $3.50, 900
incorporation tax whom it's capt.
tai stock was increased recently.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 18.-
Or. John Buschmeyer took the
oath Of office as Mayor Of Louis.
vile to-day. He was elected on
eeeds w. O. Head, Democrat.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia dis
patch received here this afternoon
from Harrisburg, Pa, quotes Gov
ernor John X. Tener as stating
that he had been offered the pres
ideney Of the National League and
would accept tho position, but
would serve out his term as Gov
ernor before assuming his base
ball duties. Tener was offered
$25, 900 a year, under a four-year
contract, according to reports
here.
TRINIDAD, COLO, Nov. IA
heavy charge Of dynamite was
exploded under the house of
Diminic peffelo, Marshal at
Piedmont, mine near here, to-
day. The house was partially
wrecked. Peffelo narrowly es-
capped death. His wife and child
were away at tho time. This was
the fifth dynamitins since the be-
ginning of the mine strike in tho
Southern Colorado district.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, Nov. 1s.--
w. p. Cramer, representative of
Everybody's Magazine, was shot
and killed by Dr.. N. T. Elan, Of
ST. Joe, Mo-, at the Baltimore
Hotel, this city. Craner lives at
No. $500 Lake street, Chicago
SHREVEPORT, La, Nov. 49,
j. VancIeve, a weIIknown real
estate dealer, was instantly killed
to-day by Harvey Little. his
business partner. Mrs. Little
stood beside her husband and de-
n1anded that he shoot VancIeve to
avenqe an alleged insult offered
her Yesterday. After firing one
built into Vancleve's breast, Lit
tie stood over the PROSTATE vic
tim and emptied five moro shots
into his body.
DAYTON, OHIO, Nov. 49,
Colonel G. w. Goethals, builder
of the Panama Canal, has been
asked to become City Manager of
Dayton. A message was sent to
him to day, and is suppe mented
by one to President Wilson and
one each to Senators Pomerene
and Burton, and one to Congress
man Warren Gard and one to
Secretary Of War Garrison asking
that he may be given leave Of abb
sence from Federal service to ac'
cept this Job.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1s.-The Frls-
co system would not have been
thrown into hands Of receivers
last spring IL a deal which 3. r.
Yoakun, chairman Of the Frisco
hoard, started had been closed
and the Frisco had become tho
owner of one half Of the Chicago
and Eastern illinois Railroad
property, including large tracts
Of Arizona and New Mexico
lands. Yoakum made this asser-
tior to-day in testifying before
Chairman e. e. Clark, Of the In
t.rstste Commerce Commission.
The Commission is inquirins into
III. failure Of the Frisco lines.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Nov. 10.
The % sailors Of the American
bark Msrea Riva who are under
arrest here charged with mutiny
we're arraighed to-day before Y.
S Commissioner MahaFey. Il
was testified BY the man that
cruelty and the scarcity Of feed
and wator caused the rebellion.