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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
* SATURDAY. AUGUST 1*. 19^.
TIMBERS GIVE WAV
CAUSING CAVE-IN:
TWO MEN KILLER
Work Stopped on Big Tun
nel by the Shocking
Catastrophe.
SEARCH FOR TWO
LOST RELATIVES
8p#cln1 to Tb«* Georgian.
Bristol. Tenn., Aug. 18^—According
• to Information given out from the
genera! office of the South and Western
railway here today, it appears that the
reports last night regarding the rave-
in at Clinch Mountain tunnel were ex
aggerated. It was Impossible to get
details last night, hut specials from
the nearest telegraph office Indicated
that 5<» laborers had been entombed.
The Information received at the general
offices of the company this morning Is
to the effect that only two men were
killed and two injured. It appears that
It has not been a cave-ln, but merely
the giving, away of the timber arch
supports. The accident was not. It la
aaid, of such a nature to long delay the
work of the tunnel.
The Clinch tunnel Is being driven
through a mountain composed princi
pally of stone and will be nearly a
mile In length.
Air Is being forced Into the tunnel by
.several pumps at a distance of 700
. feet from the spot where the workmen
were supposed to be at the time of the
cave-ln.
The tunnel Is near Speer'a ferry. In
fico.t county.
Charles Keating Looks
Stepsisters and Finds
Fortune in Ireland.
for
Hr
rtrate loosed Wire.
Washington, Aug. Ut.v-charles Keating
lias, after a search of thirteen years, lo*
cnfed hi* two step-sisters. Catharine and
.Mary Clanery, In a Itoardlnx house nt 621
Nineteenth street. In Denver, Colo, fnel
dentally be has learned that lie Is one
four heirs to sn estate value*I nt $100,000
Ireland, left by bis parents. The other rtl
ttins. ....
Almost continuously since the death
fo
ride nee hsv been aeeurerf, and If Is said
the distribution of the estate la to be made
at ooee.
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
deposed Minister
SUES FOB SALARY
Herbert Harris .Jumps Pa
role on Governor's Island
and Gets Safe Away.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 18.—Rev
Henry Selma n, who waa enjoined from
preaching In his own pulpit at the
Highland Park Christian church re
cently, now claims that the board of
trustees who tried to Are him out did
Rev. Mr. 8chwnn has filed a cross
Mil In. the chancery court, claiming his
•alary, and that he was to be given
three months' notice In the event the
board desired that he should resign.
Deaths and Funerals.
Mrs. Ev* May Barnes.
Mi*. Eva May Barnes, 19 years old.
died Saturday morning at 2 o'clock at
Grady hospital. She la survived by her
husband and two children. The fu
neral services will be held at Harry U,
Poole A Co's, chapel at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Laura Janas,
j Mrs. I-aura Jones, 40 years old, died
' at Chattahoochee. Os., nt 10 o'clock
1 Saturday morning. The funeral aer.
vices will be held at the residence at 10
o'clock Sunday morning, nnd the Inter
ment will he at tHe Chattahoochee
burying ground.
E. Hdrtford.
E. Hartford, of S3 Rlnehnrdt street,
died Friday night at (Irady hospital of
'Bright's disease. He was 62 years old.
He la survived by his wife. The fu
neral services will be held at Swift A
Hall Co's, ehapel at 10 o'eloek Sunday
morning and the Interment will be at
Weatvlew.
Mrs. J. 8. Mitcham.
Mrs. J. 8. Mitcham, M years old,
died at &:$u o'clock Saturday morning
at 48 Plum street. She Is survived by
eight children. The funeral services
will be held at the residence at :
'o'clock Sunday afternoon, and the In
terment will be' at Weatvlew.
W. T. Fincher.
Word lias been received In Atlanta of
the death of W. T. Fincher, of Atlanta.
Mr. Fincher died while on a visit to
his farm In Murray county, where he
bad been about six weeks. Mr. Finch
er had been In bad health for a year
or more, and for the past month had
been very III. He leaves a wife and
three daughters, Mrs. K. (1. Quotes and
May and Willie Fincher. Mr. Fincher
waa a member of the Atlanta Masons
amLwas a member of Camp Wheeler's
Rivalry. Mr. Fincher was In the gro
cery business with Ills cousin, W. A.
Fincher.
W. D. Long.
W. D. !«ong, 18 years old, died Frl
day night at 89 Wnlton street of ty
phold fever. He la survived by n wife
and mother. No funeral arrangements
have been announced pending the ar
rival of his mother, who Is out of town.
The body will probably be carried to
Alabama for interment
Mrs. 0. W. Morrit.
Mrs. O. W. Morris, wife of Rev
W. Mprrls, of Conley, Ga., died at
the'bome of her daughter, Mrs. H. I>.
Moors, at Conley Friday night from
paralysis, after an Illness of sevrral
.months. Mrs. Morris was 72 years
old. She Is survived by her husband
and the following children: Mrs. J. F.
Stubbs. Mrs. H. D. Moore. O. C. Morris,
R. F. Morris, all of Conley: J. A. Mor
ris, of New Orleans; C. A. Morris, of
Clarkslon. tin.; W. B. Morris, of Slaugh
ter,' La.; Mrs. M. 8. Ransom, of Kirk
wood, and Victor Morris, of Atlanta. The
funeral services w ill be held nt the Ce
dar Grove church, near Conley, Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. R. S.
McGartty and Rev. John D. Keith of
ficiating. The Interment will be in the
family, burying grounds,
l
Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meetings, Carters-
vifle, Ga.
On Septemper 15th to 2Jrd. luclu-
alye. the Western and Atlantic rail
road will sell tickets from Atlanta-
Dalton and intermediate stations, to
Carteravllle. at rate of one fare for
the round trip.
8am Jones will be assisted by
Evangelist Oliver and other minister*
of renown. Prof. E. O. Excell will
have charge of the music, and other
goapel singers of note will attend.
Three services each day, 10:80 a. m.,
2:00 p. m. and 8:00 p. m.. and the
people of Carteravllle will welcnmt
the great crowds with the same hos
pitality they have always shown.
CHAS. E. HARMAN,
6«n. Pais. Agent.
fly Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 18.—Governor'!
land Is wrought up over n sensational
escape of a prisoner from Castle Wil
liam In broad daylight. The escape mu
one of the cleverest evsr made fntm
the Island, and the officials there have
no clew ns to Just how the man got
away. Many believe he swam, from
the Island to the Erie basin. 'As he
was a private nnd on a parole, he wan
employed ns n clerk In the prison office.
It was reported that he had stolen a
large amount of money, but this could
not be confirmed.
A reward of $60 has been offered for
his capture, nnd his description has
been sent to the detective agencies and
police all over the country.
The escatwd prisoner's name Is Her
bert Harris, Rnd be enlisted from
Washington.
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Gat Committee Meets.
Saturday afternoon the special coun
cil committee appointed to Inveattgate
the ga* company's franchise, with Al
derman James L. Key. chairman, will
hold session nnd draft a report to be
presented to council Monday. The re
port will be more condensed than the
last, which favored municipal Inspec
tion and changing the city charter so
as to allow the city to build a plant If
It so desired.
Will Bsgin Camp Masting.
On next Monday night a big camp
meeting will begin at the Foiored Peo
pie's Tabernacle, on Young street
Bishop Turner will preach the opening
sermon, and the services will continue
for eight days. Those scheduled for
Tuesday are President Flipper, Rev
John Harman, Rev. J. G. Robinson and
Rev. R. V. Branch.
Million Inersass in Closings.
Atlanta bank clearing for the week
ending Saturday show an Increase over
the corresponding week of last year of
$1,114,428.74. The clearings Saturday
were 530,029.93, against $4!3,7Y0.05 of
1905. The clearings for the week to
taled $3,845,256.86, against $2,730,828.1
for the same week Inst year.
Lee Goss to Now York.
J. Widetnan Lee, formerly of The
Georgian staff nnd well known among
Southern newspaper men, passed
through Atlanta Saturday on his way
to New York. Mr. Lee has nlmndoned
newspaper work to heroine connected
with the publicity firm of Purker A I*ee
of New Yorn city.
Report Favors L. A N.
The Louisville A Nashville yard
controversy will again be up before
council Monday. Friday the stroets
committee, Alderman James L. Key,
hatrman, had the matter under con
sideration and will return » majority
report for granting the railroad the
number of openings asked for by It
and not demanding that the abutting
blocks be placed back from the street.
This new ordinance was Introduced ns
a petition by Alderman Peters at the
last session of council. It allows four
openings to the yards on Hunter street
and one on Butler street. The com
mittee modified the petition to some
extent.
Who Lost 117
A pickaninny, very small, very black
and very young, was picked up Friday
aflernoon by a negro who drives a
wagon for the t’ooa Cola Company.
Any one wishing the negro baby may
have the same by applying to 191 Edge
wood avenue nnd describing It.
Hoke Smith Drummers to Msst.
The Traveling Men’s Hoke Smith
Club will meet Saturday night at 7:30
lock In the assembly room In the
Piedmont hotel. Addresses will
made by several well-known traveling
men and all members of the club and
those who are Interested are Invited to
be in attendance.
BODY OF SALESMAN
FOUND IN LAGOON
Hr Private l-eased Wire.
< 'hlcago, Aug. 18.—The body of an
unidentified man. well dressed and
about 40 year* old, believed by the po
lice to be a traveling xaleamnn from
Bolton, wax found dead In the Jack-
aim park lug.Hin. The body waa found
In the water about $ o'clock laat night
and taken to an undertaking estub.
lUhment.
>at nnd ve«t belonging to the myn
were found lying on the ahore only a
few feet from where 4he body v.ae
found. Thla make* the |«ollre believe
that he entered the water and drowned
him.elf. A ra d found In the coat lend,
the police to helleve that he «a* em
ployed by a Boston firm a* a salesman.
TOM JOHNSON WILL
E TICKET TO
PLEASE HIMSELF
Cleveland Mayor in Cora
mand of Situation in
Oiiio Campaign.
SENA TOR CLARK’S CHILDREN
TO HA VE A COSTL Y PLA YR 00M
By Prlrsta Leased Wire.
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. 18.—Mayor Tom L
Johnson will again control the Democratic
county convention, name s ticket h> suit
hlmaelf, and send a Johnson delegation to
the state convention next week. At the pri
mary laat night Johnson had It nearly all
iwn way. In only s few city ward! and
several county precincts will there be
contesting' delegation, and Mayor Johnson
will have the convention l»y 4 to 1. The
tlon determined -
Ilarrey Garber, the present'state chairman,
and the only Ohio Democrat In cougress.
Garber says he will whip Johnson, and a
hot fight la aure to result.
LEAVES •
IINAL
Popular Railroad Man Re
signs to Enter Bus-
1. Heyward, one of the veteran
and best known railroad men In At
lanta and for the past fifteen months
the baggage master at the -Terminal
Station, has resigned his position and
on September 1 will enter the life In
surance business. The appointment of
his successor will be deferred until the
return of Mr. Wlckershnm, of the board
control of the Atlanta Terminal
’ompany, who leaves on Sunday morn
Ing for a week's trip to New York.
Mr. Heyward has had a wide expe
lence In the railroad world nnd his de
termination to enter a new field has
caused genuine regret among his rail
road friends and all with whom he has
come In contact In his duties ut the
station. Traveling men especially have
found him to be always obliging and
courteous and his trearnent of women
and children has been such us to cause
many expressions of thanks from the
public of both Atlanta and other cities.
J. B. Heyward began his railroad
career In 1882, when he becam« a mtm
her of the engineering corps of the old
Carolina, Cumberland and Chicago
railroad, now a portion of the South
ern system. This old railroad was the
culmination of a scheme of John
Calhoun to connect the tidewater of
South Carolina with the grain growing
and prosperous sections of the west. It
had 'Its origin In the Blue Ridge rail
way. now also a part of the Southern.
By the completion of the Tallulah Falls
railway and Its connections through to
Knoxville, Tenn., the consummation of
the original Idea will be completed.
The Cumberland road went under
during the trying year# following Its
birth and after that event Mr. Hey
ard went with the Atlantic Coast
Line an city passenger nnd ticket
agent at Charleston, S. C„ his native
city. After years of sen-ice with the
’oast Line he went with the Richm<|id
nnd Danvlll railroad, under 8. H. Hard
wick, now iiasenger traffic manager of
the Southern railway. He remained
continually In the service of the South
ern as traveling passenger agent and
city passenger and ticket ugent until
December, 1903.
In that year Mr. Heyward went with
the Atlanta and West Point road us
district pasenger agent, remaining In
that capacity until the opening of the
new terminal station, when he was ap
pointed baggage master.
As baggage master Mr. Heyward has
probably accomplished more than any
other official In that capacity In the
history of railroads In Atlanta. T<
him has been largely due the orgnnlxn
tlon of the present excellent force on
duty at the station and the excellent
service which the public Is receiving,
excelled In no city of the slxe of At
lanta In the country. Mr. Heyward Is
equally as popular with the employees
at the station us he Is with his em
ployers and not a person from Presi
dent Wlckershani to the huipblest por
ter hut has expressed genuine regret
at his determination to give up the
strenuous railroad work, and the best
wishes of all will follow- him In his
new line of endeavor.
HER LETTER CAME
\FTER FORTY YEARS
By Private leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 18.—Forty years
ro Mrs. John C. Proctor, of 942 Flor
ida avenue, Washington, while visit
ing her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. t\ Miller,
near Hagerstown, wrote a letter to her
husband In Washington. He never re
ceived It. Today Mrs. Miller received
the letter from the dead letter office.
Mr. Proctor died fifteen years ago. The
letter was literally covered with post
marks, the most conspicuous being:
"Hagerstown, October I, 1866," the date
of Its mailing.
The letter will be forwarded to Mrs.
Proctor.
Largs Dockst in Court,.
8|»vinl l4» The Georgian.
Wrtghtsvllle, Ga., Aug. 18.—The city
ourt. Judge William Falreloth pre
siding. has been In session since Mon
day and owing to the unusually large
number of criminal cases, there being
150 on docket. It may not complete tts
ork this week.
Quite a number have been found
guilty and sentenced.
KANSAS OBSERVATORY
HAS RECORD OF QUAKE,
By Private Lenonl Wire.
Baldwin, Kans., Aug. 18.—The Val
paraiso earthquake was* reported by
Mrs. William A. Clark, wife of
the senator from Mrihtano. Is shown
In the large picture. The baby,
Anita La Chapelle, is at the top,
while Andrea, the oldest girl, Is
Just beneath. The senator, who Is
the most loving of fathers, before
leaving for Paris, gave orders to
his architect to build In his new
mansion In New York city the most
elaborate children’s play room in
the world.
MONHOE OOCTRINE
AT’ A LOVE FEAST
Dinner to See. Root Brings
Many Compliments from
South America.
By Private Leased Wire.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 18.—Senor Drago,
author of the famous Drago doctrine
declaring against the collection of pri
vate debts by nations by J force. In a
brilliant speech made at the banquet In
Mr. Root's honor, named the American
secretary the "great representative of
solidarity." In speaking of President
Roosevelt he called him a man "whose
transcendental Initiatives had made his
n?me Illustrious."
The former minister made some ref
erences to the Drago doctrine saying
It had been Inspired by the desire to
protect American states from danger,
real or threatened, nnd maintain their
Integrity against hostile aggressions by
European countries. He (minted out
the similarity betwen the Drugo doc
trine and the Monroe doctrine. Sengr
Drago rejoiced In the friendliness of the
United States to the South American
states nnd expressed the hope and ex
pectation that the near future would
see that friendship cemented by even
closer relations.
The health of the United tSates was
pledged in this toast:
"Thf noblest, greatest and most
Democratic of nations."
BODY OF MISSING GIRL
FOUND NUDE IN RIVER
T
FROM .TEXAS TOWN
BV CITIZENS' GUARE
Quiet Reported at Brown
ville, But More Trou
ble Is Feared.
By Prlval.. loan'd Wire."
Brownvllle, Taxon, 'Au*. is.—A
composed of cltisens, Is stationed be.
tween Fort Brown and this city kee,,
Ing the negro soldiers within the bar"
racks. The town Is quiet. The chi.
sens have been Informed that the '
rntmder of the department on>„;
•iluaUon. * ,0 r '"*'e “
A dispatch from Austin says a move
ment Is talked of there to organic
an armed force of citizen* to ""me
here tp assist In keeping the neero
troops within the confines of the JE?
rlson. ‘
Adjutant General Paalem Is reported
— “_ Jr i n *. that he considers It um ,
to send state troops to Brownsville.
HU WE LIFE
FDR WHITE CIDEIS
Alexander Noch Showed
Brave Heart Under
Black Skin.
By Private Is-nsed Wire.
Annapolis, Md., Aug. 18.—Alexander
N. Nach, a young negm. was drottnsd
off Bancroft hall. Naval Academy, last
evening. Two midshipmen In a ran»e
were upset off the Academy and Xach
went to their rescue. The midshipmen
could swim and were easily rescued
but In endeavoring to right the cnn~
Nach lost bis balance, fell overboard
and was drowned before asjlsfan**
could be given him.
By Private Leased Wire.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 18.—The body
of Miss Ethel Amos, who was drowned
with a party of young folks on a gaso
line boat Wednesday was found float
ing In the river near the No. 3 grain
elevator. Lower Canton, but the find
ing of the body only deepens the mys
tery surrounding the case.
The body of the girl was almost
nude, and there was an ugly bruise on
the left eye which, according to the
police, had every Indication of having
been Inflicted before the young woman
fell overboard.
Coroner Thomson, of Highland town,
who has charge of the case, has sum
moned a Jury of Inquest which will
meet this afternorfn at 4 o’clock.
There were no shoes on the feet and
the girl’s hair was dishevelled as If she
had just loosened It from Its folds be
fore falling Into the water. The left
eye was badly discolored, and under
the lid the blood had cloted, closing up
the eye completely. There was also
dark bruise on the girl’s right leg,
which, according to the police, Indl
cated that she had struck against
something In falling from the vessel.
TOOK TOO MUCH MORPHINE;
TELLS DIFFERING STORIES
STATISTICS.
BIRTH8.
To Mr. nnd Mrs. A. II. Cliestnutt, at 433
lllll street, u son.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Mary Mltcluiiu, 66 years old, died
af 48 Pluui afreet.
James A. Roberts. « yenrs oh1„ died of
giirttrltlw nt Soldiers’ Home.
W. M. Humphrey. 45 years old. died of
nreldeiit nt Georgia fatlmad and Boulevard
K. Hartford. 56 years old, died of Bright
disomy at Grndy hospital.
Because, ns she says, she felt III nnd
wnnjed some relief, Mrs. T. J. Clark,
who resides at 86 Houth Pryor street,
took eight grains of morphine Friday
night about 5 o’clock and was uncon
scious until after midnight.
To a Georgian reporter Saturday
morning Mrs. Clark stated that she In
jected the drug In her arm and that
she had no conception of how much
she was taking. I*ate Friday after
noon she began to feel 111 nnd thinking
that the drug would help her she In
jected the contents of a small vial of
morphine, which had been lying around
the house for some time, into her left
arm. She denies that she tried to kill
herself and says she would have had
no motive for doing so, as she and her
husbond, T. J. Clark, who works In
Johnson's caf«, get along peacefully.
They have no children.
The call was received at the hospital
at 8 o’clock Friday night and when
brought to the hospital Mrs. Clark was
unconscious.
Dr. Manget, who was attending her
when she regained consciousness, says
the woman told him that she didn’t
know who Injected the morphine Into
her arm. but that she didn't do It. Hhc
stated this morning that she did the
Injecting and that nobody was near
her at the time. She was found by a
woman who boards In the same house
with her.
Mrs. Clark was visited by her father,
D. O. WhPe, at the hospital Friday
morning. White has only been In the
city a few days, coming up from Mex
ico, where he has been assisting In the
building of railroads, to have hls <ye*
treated.
Mrs. Clark Is entirely out of danger
and will be able to return home Sun
day.
RED CROSS CLOTHING
REJECTED BY WOMAN
274M Rhodes
BUILDING PERMITS.
IPW-T. It. Walton, to recover four
lory frame dwellings st
fj'OOO-'I.milavllle amt Nashville ItnjlroHd
to build platform at Georgia railroad
yanla. .... . .
$3T*o~l>nwu>ou Dozier U>.. to build steel
•Him: ut 73 K. Alabama street.
$175—W. B. MrClellan. to build
bakery nt 13ft Capitol avenue.
$1.50—1*. N. West, to build one story
*nui*• dwelling nt 255 Waldo street
brick
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
$«.!**>— MorrlK Slattery to Joale L. str^ut,
il on llnulnvitril. 1 -*.ln devil.
XI,300. IVnat Sum—Mr*. Mnbet Moody to
. S. Kilmnntl.. lot on i'oo|HT street near
I .enrol* U Willie llnml for title.
$3,300. I'eunl Sum—Mr*. M. II. Mm.lv to
Mr*. K. K. Caldwell. lot on Cooper utrvet
eur (Irnrign. avenue. . Itnlul for till*.
$*«>—Mr*. Fannie ref«!u to Collette Fork
mid ami investment Co., lot on I'nlllnui
street near lln»* street, town deed.
$1.41$—ilenonida Snvlnx* Bnuk to II. B.
Nash, lot on Harden *treet nenr tin., street.
Warranty deed.
$T:ji-U. k. Nash to l , rote*tiim Kpise.qwl
hnreli of Ceorxls. lot ou linnleu »lre«t
ear llns* street. levin i1e.nl.
$1.6nn— Slnry C. Andrew* to I'enn Miltnnl
Jfe Insiirnnre Co., lot innl.m street
ear Is*, street, lentil deed.
$736—Sanders levin anil Investment < o. to
Georxr llnnltvick. lot on eorner Fort mol
.liidoti street*. Wnrrnniv deed
$r*>. Penal Surn-J. M. Slelwl* nnd O. II.
Jones to .1 <>. Smith, lot on isirner Jones
niettite* and Kim ntreet. Hotel for title.
By Private le-nsed Wire.
Washington, Aug. 18.—Indignant
over the mlallt of the clothing handed
to her, a Ban Franclaco woman, sign
ing hernelf In green Ink aa Klla l.'le-
raenta, ha* dashed the entire bundle at
the White house and written In hitter
word* to the prealdent of the poor
treatment ahe haa received. She hna
made a heart-touching appeal to Mra.
Roosevelt.
"Today thin package was left for me.
I send It to you to aee the relief. Thla
Is a special package, sent me from
the vice president of the Red Cross,
Mra. Merrill, through her messenger
frleml. Mr*. Brown. This being 'apeolal
relief,’ what do you think of relief—
standing In line from 4 to 6 hours and
get absolutely nothing?
"1 weat No. 3 shoes: No. 8 stockings
ftnf number $ shoe*. You can aee, Mrs,
Roosevelt, for yourself—for surely you
are the mother of our country, and
have a right to see and know the truth.
No greater Insult could this woman
give me—an American woman I un.
I want you to look at thla package with
a father's and tnother'a heart. God
love you ant] your families. God love
our soldiers.
"Sincerely,
"KLLA CLEMENTS.
“Camp 1, Ward 1, Tent 1, Street 22,
Presidio.” ,
The rejected package, which arrived
it day or so after the letter, contained
three pairs of No. 8 tan stockings of r
good quality; a pair of tan shoes that
appeared to be larger than No. 3;
showing conrltlerable wear; half a doz
en handkerchiefs, five of them being
old but freshly laundered, nil good
linen, some with hemstitched borders;
a blue calico waist, with white dots,
the skirt apparently having been re
tained, and a rough, apparently quickly
made night gown of unbleached muslin
that had not been used.
The package has been .sent to the
Red Cross headquarters, and Secretary
McGee Is puzzled to know what dis
position should be made of the con
tents.
FEAR REGARDING CANAL
REGARDED GROUNDLESS.
By Private U*n*isl Wire.
Washington, Aug. IS.—Both the state
department and the Chilean legation
still without news regarding the
earthquake at Valparaiso Because of
bllllay of another outbreak of subter
ranean forres at a central point be
tween these two places that might pos-
slbly work Injury to the Panama canal
Professor Hayes, chief of the dlvl-
slon of geology of the geological sur
vey. however, says there Is no such
danger. He points out that the
the total absence of cable communlca- called backbone of the North Ameri-
tton and the apparent cutting off of the
land lines, the opinion Is growing that
the disaster has been greater and more
extended than at first reported. Sev-
nbles land at Valparaiso, but no
one of them seems to he working.
The recent disaster at San Francisco
tbs seismograph In the government ob- shocks were tn quick succession.
servatory here. The Instruments show , _ „ ,
the shocks began Thursday night at followed so soon by that in Chile haa
5« and continued for 45 mlnufes. The • aroused some apprehension In the
minds of some people as to the possl- of the danger line.
cap rontlnent ends In Central America
before reaching the canal zone, while
In South America It extends north
ward as far as Ecuador nnd then
branches off toward the West Indies
For this reason, lie thinks that If
there were connection between the dis.
turbnnce at San Francisco and Val
paraiso affecting the main backbone of
the continent. It will not lie noticed at
Panama,-whirl! He considers to be out
LEPER’S BOX CAR
Syrian’s Traveling Homo on
Siding, Where It Will
Be Destroyed.
B.r Prlvntt' I.niKod Win*.
Clarkaburg, W. Va., Au*. 18 —Th#
box car In which George Haahld. th«
Syrian leper, made hla *en«atl*>niil
Journey from Parkerabur* to Pickens,
la being ahunned almost as much as
the feper hlmaelf. All the trainmfn
have ft spotted, and, while they have
not refused to move It, they venture
no closer to It than la required t«» ma
nipulate the coupling levers.
The car ha« been placed at various
points along the Hne but nobody will
load It, and It now stands on the sid
ing at Erhardt, where It will probably
be destroyed.
GEORGIAN’S IN GOTHAM.
By l’rtvste Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. II.—Here are sum*
of the visitors In New York today:
Atlanta—J. E. Sims, W. L. Jatnlgan,
E. W. Black, \tt R. Knapp.
Savannah—E. F. Broderick. Mr*. J.
Rourke, W. H. Williams, Mrs. B. 7.els-
ler.
IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, Aug. 18.—Mr. and Mr*. K M.
Stewart, Mr. and Mra. J. LIpHtln* and
Mia* J. t’. Morrison, of Atlantic !!*.,
glslered at the ofttce of the European
edition of The New York Herald to
day.
CITY BOARD DECLARES
ALDERMAN'S SEAT VACANT
kpcri.1 to The Georgian.
_Mer!dlan, Allas., Aug. 18.—At a Joint
meeting of the city board la*t night
citizens presented charged sgaln*i Al
derman J. Boykin for living out of |hl
ward he represented and a resolution
was passed declaring the position va-
ant.
The election to name his successor is
set for September 1. It Is under*!'*''
that Boykin will enjoin the municipal
parties from further action pending a
setlemcnt of the contest by '.he courts.
SOUTHERN CORRESPONDENT
DIED AT WASHINGTON.
By Private Leaned Wire.
Washington, Aug. 18.—Robert ”•
Lnrner, a well-known corre.*q*ondent
and member of the Gridiron t’juh, •M*®
here thla afternoon. He waa the or-
respondent of The c’harlenton *y" s
and Courier and The Savannah >'*''*•
He leaven a widow and two children.
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
ASKED FOR TROOPS.
By Private l.eaard Wire. _„ ill4>11 -
Austin, Texas. Aug. 18.—HI' 1 *"’
Kelley, chairman of the citizen*' 1 "
mlttee at Brownsville, sent a dl*i“d‘
yesterday afternoon appealing to <>•"-
ernor Lanhan to act at once 'regarding
the condition of affairs brought about
by the outbreak of negro soldier* "
Monday night. The governor I* ml[ ''
town. Chairman Kelley stated ij 1 * 1
excitement Is not subsiding and g r '“ n
I tlw
end children of a recurrence
outrage. h .
In the absence of the govern >r *h
message was turned over to Adjuts”
Genaral Hulen. who said he would 1 ' '
fer with General Mct'arkey. i-ottint.it*'
er of the department of Texa* ,
has just returned front Ban An •
and ascertain what steps are w
taken to relieve the situation.