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SPECIAL SATURDAY
NIGHT EDITION.
The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. 1. NO. 58.
ATLANTA, GA„ SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1906.
HUNDREDS OF BODIES
BURIED UNDER HOUSES
Reports From Valpar
aiso, Chile, Tell of
Great Damage.
supply OP FOOD
IS RUNNING SHORT
People Are Unable to Fight
Flames Which Follow
Earthquake.
By Private Leased Wire.
Lima, Peru,' August 18.—The
latest advices received here con
cerning the earthquake disaster
«t Valparaiso say that hundreds
were killed and that the property
loss will amount to millions. The
town of La Liqua, between Val-
jmrasio and Iquiqumbo, was total
ly destroyed. There is still no
communication with Santiago.
Hr rrlvata Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 18.—A cable dis
patch received today from Valparaiso,
hy Wesssl, Duval A Co., of New York
and Valparaiso, confirmed the reports
of the catastrophe to the South Amer
ican port by the earthquake of Thurs
day night. The dispatch to the firm
was as follows:
"Town nearly wiped out. Particulars
when shakes cease."
BIQ TIDAL WAVE 8WEEP8
ONE OF HAWAIIAN ISLES.
Special Cable to The Oeorglan by Pa
cific Cable.
Honolulu, Aug. 18.—A tidal wave 18
feet high swept over the west coast of
the Island of Maul last night. No lives
were lost. 'The wharf at the port of
Maaloa waa washed away and the
buildings at the landing partially
wrecked.
Some of the small vessels In the har
bor were dam.ged. The wave Is sup
posed to h_va been the result of the
earthquake ait Chile.
VES8ELS AT VALPARAISO
ARE ALL REPORTED 8AFE.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Liverpool, Aug. 18.—The Pacific
Stemmmhtp Company has received the
following Valparaiso cable:
"There was a violent earthquake last
night which caused loss of property
and lives. The company's offices were
partially destroyed, but the ships
caped.”
WHOLE CITY IN PANIC
A8 RESULT OF QUAKE.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Valparaiso, Aug. 18.—This city Is In
e state of terror and panic. It la lm
rosslble at this hour to form even an
approximate estimate of the number of
lives lost or the amount of property
destroyed. That the loss will be large
Is well known, and scores are dead.
The flrkt shock come late Thursday
evening and since then there have been
a succession of milder shocks which
have added to the terror of the Inhab
itants.
Hundreds Under Debris.
Until the earth ceasea trembling no
organised effort to restore municipal
order and carry out the work of rescue
and alleviation will be attempted.
Nothing haa been done so far. Even
the dead have not been carried to the
morgues.
Hundreds arc Imprisoned In the ruins
of collapsed houses, but with the earth
trembling violently at frequent Inter
vals none le so foolhardy aa to ven
ture on the work of rescue.
As In the San Francisco horror, the
first terrific shock was followed by
numerous fires, which, with the water
supply and fire fighting machinery
practically destroyed, It was Impossi
ble to fight. The heavy pall of smoke
painted with the flames adds to the
horror of the situation.
Food 8upply 8hort.
Communication with the Interior was
practically stopped after the first shock
end the food supply Is running low.
The authorities already have taken
control of this phase of the situation
"1th tho hope of ' pneventlng actual
starvation before relief can come. All
of the people who have been able to
do so have left the city.
Shipping Little Damaged.
The trembling of the earth was ac
companied by an unusual roar. Lit
tle damage was done by the first shock.
" hlrh had barely subsided when a sec
ond shock came that ended In a Jolt
that toppled buildings off their foun
dations. The earth seemed to rise up
FEAR IS FELT FOR THE SAFETY
OF TWELVE AMERICAN CONSULS
Population of Valparaso, 150,000. .
Situation In Chile from latest dispatches:
Hundreds reported killed In Chile's chief city.
Flames ravage business section and many are burned alive.
Area of devastation not known as yet.
Santiago, Chtle'a capital city, la cut oft from communication with tha
world.
Feared that It Is entirely destroyed.
All traffic by land and sea stopped.
Railroad tunnels filled In and tracks made useless for miles.
Two ships lay before the seaport In ruins.
Disaster reported worse than San Francisco's.
Washington fears for safety of twelve consuls.
Ships In harbor feel great tidal wave.
Thousands are made homeless and suffer from lack of food.
'BEFO' THE WAR"STUDENTS
OF OLD SMYRNA ACADEMY
ARE TO HOLD A REUNION
City Attorney James L. Mayson, ■ Whose
Uncle Was Principal in the ’50’s, Will
Make an Address.
Continued on Page Two.
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% AT CHEATHAM'S HOME
° PEOPLE CLAMOR FOR
° HIS RESIGNATION.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 18.—The
county cotton association of
Amite county, which met at Lib-
Tty. paesed strong resolutions
calling on Richard Cheatham, of
the Southern Cotton Assocla-
Hon, to tender his resignation.
The members of the organiza
tion In this state are not at all
pleased with the disclosures
made at the recent Inveatlgatlon
In Atlanta, and during the next
few weeks It la expected that
other associations In tha vari
ous counties will take similar
action. Mississippi Is the home
of Secretary Cheatham and the
resolutions passed by the Amite
county association are signifi
cant. *
c C«OOOO<K>OOt»OOO0<KiOOOOOtKi
"Smyrna ’48” and "Smyrna ’47" and
all the other classes of old Smyrna
Academy will hold a reunion on the
campus on August 28. The class nu
merals do not climb much higher than
those, for the boys of the class of '81
threw away their Euclid and marched
away to whip three Yankees before
breakfast, while the girls remained at
home to sing “The Bonnie Blue Flag"
and make grey homespun uniforms.
But every old Smyrna student is In
vited to cojne back to the old school
for one more frolic In tho yard.
The campus Is not a campus now,
but a church yard. Cobb county never
reorganized Its academy when the old
boys struggled back from the front,
and the First Methodist church of
Smyrna stands on the old site. The
desk which Professor William Dan-
forth used to peund when he was not
pounding something more sensitive haa
given place to a pulpit. The rostrum
from which youthful Spartacusses
would appeal to still mors youthful
gladiators on Friday afternoons—they
colled It "evening” then—has been con
verted Into an altar. The children and
grandchildren of the boys and girls of
the '40s and ‘80s now alt through Sun
day sermons where their ancestors
worked and wept over a blue-backed
speller and the big atlas which gave
much space to the Great American des
ert. But the memory of school days
will be Just as bright as though the old
academy stHl faced the play ground
and the voice of the teacher calling to
books will be heard In fancy by many
a pupil whose hair lias long been gray.
It Was a Famous 8chool.
It was a famous school, old Smyrna
Academy. Atlanta was young In those
days and the Cobb county town was
not overshadowed by the proximity of a
city to entice Its young people away.
Its first principal was William Dan-
forth, who was succeeded by J. R. May-
son, a graduate of Emory College at
Oxford, Go. He was a brother of T.
C. Mayson, of Atlanta, and the uncle
of James L. Mayson, the city attorney.
The academy was thriving In '60.
Its classes numbered about 150—boys
and girls—for Smyrna believed In co
education. Then the first gun at Fort
Sumter was fired and everything was
forgotten but the call to arme. Before
many weeks there were neither teach
ers nor pupils. The academy became
the haunt of rata and owls, and occa
sional wandering free negroes, who
sought s bed on the hard benches. The
South had sent Its call and education
surrendered to patriotism.
The academy gave Its share and
more to the Confederacy. Three col
onels were drawn from Its classes and
captains and lieutenants from Smyrna
were scattered through more than one
regiment. The colonels are dead. One
of these. Colonel 8. Z. Ruff, a pupil
of the Georgia Military Institute at
Marietta, and a pupil of Smyrna as
well, was killed In the battle of Knox
ville. Hie son, Captain SI Z. Ruff, Is a
well-known civil engineer In Atlanta.
Colonel W. W. White and Colonel C. B.
K. Harkey answered the last roll years
ago.
Will Have Basket Picnic.
Several days ago a handful of the
school boys of old Smyrna found them
selves together and became reminis
cent. Then one- of-them suggested a
reunion, and tho Idea was received with
enthusiasm. A basket picnic was de
cided upon and E. D. L. Mobley, secre
tary of the Academy Society, was ap
pointed a committee of one on Invita
tions. He has mailed forty letters to
the pupils who have kept In touch
with each other and an Invitation Is
extended to every Smyrna Academy
boy or girl who Is able to respond. They
are Invited to bring their families and
a basket, and their descendants are
also urged to visit the spot where
their fathers spent their youth. City
Attorney James L. Mayson will deliver
on address and stories of former days
wHI be told by severs! of the alumnae
of Smyrna.
A number of the old pupils are resi
dents of Atlanta Among them are:
Warren Payne, a merchant of West
Peachtree street; J. B. Legg, of J. B.
Legg A Son; R. T. Bowie, of the At
lanta police department, who served
as a captain throughout the war; his
brother, C. L. Bowls; T. C, Mayson, R.
S. Eubanks, E. D. L, Mobley, Mrs. J.
M. Liddell, Mrs. Medlln, Mrs. 8al!le
Brockman and Miss Cornelia Bowie.
Captain H. I. Randall, of Vlnlnga, and
the Rev. E. G. Murrsh, of Mscon, are
among the former pupils who have
been Invited to attend the reunion.
ROYALTY OF EUROPE
MARKED FOR DEATH
Queen of Spain Fears She and King Alfonso
Will Be Assassinated While
in England.
JOHN ROCKEFELLER
IS SERIOUSLY SICK
EARTHQUAKE
Chilean Capital Is
Wiped Out By
Seismic Jar.
Special Cable—Copyright.
London, Aug. 18.—Reynolds’ News
paper aaserte that a plot has been dis
covered to assassinate King Alfonso
while attending the Cowes regatta. Two
notorious Spanish anarchists were
found at Cowes, and the police ban
ished them without arresting, fearing
to alarm the royalties assembled.
It Is repotted that Alfonso's bride Is
hysterically fearful of the assassina
tion of her husband-and herself. When
parting with Queen Alexandra ahe
tearfully said:
“Goodbye; I doubt If I will ever see
you again.”
Reynolds' Newspaper further states
that a fresh and comprehensive plot
hsa been hatched to kill all the kings
of Europe. Even King Edward Is not
Immune. Reynolds asserts that the
anarchists are supplied with abundant
funds, the money having been diverted
to them wrongfully from Russian rev
olutionary funds.
LABOR DECLARES BOYCOTT
ONMA CON ST REE TRAIL WA Y
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa„ Aug. 18.—The Federated
Labor Unions of Macon have declared
a boycott on the street railway system
here and Is distributing circulars this
morning calling on all sympathisers
with the labor movement not to ride on
the street cars. This Is a result of the
strike that Is on by former conductors
and motormen of the company. All
the cars are running on time on every
division. The circular closes with ad
vice that walking promotes health of
body and happiness of mind. A great
mass meeting of laboring people and
their friends has been called for Sun
day afternoon at which many labor
leaders will speak.
TRAIN OF EL1HU ROOT
ATT A CKEDJNA R GENTINA
By Private Leased Wire.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 18.—The police are making dlllgpnt Inquiries Into
the stoning of the railroad train In which American Secretary of State Root
and party were returning from a trip of Inspection to the Charles Cemus
ranch. A mob, said to be composed of strikers, attacked the train with rocks
and broke several of the windows. The Argentina minister of agriculture
was hit and severely cut on the neck. Others of the party were also in
jured.
V , ai
By Private Ieuel Wire.
New York, August 18.—Santiago, the
capital of Chile, a city of over 300,000
Inhabitants, was almost completely de
stroyed by the earthquake that devas
tated Valparaiso. News of the accident
was received In New York taste this
afternoon In the shape of a brief cable
gram which read:
"A fearful earthquake has visited
this city. Awful cqnatematlon prevails
here."
This Is confirmation of t|ie fear of
that has been felt of the safety of San
tiago since the announcement of the
earthquake and that fire had wrought
hovac In Valparaiso. The two cities
are only 75 miles apart and are the
leading towns In thd republic of Chile.
THI
CAUSED BIG BANK
TO GUO WALL
Depositors May Get Cash.
Bank President Is
Dying.
By Private Leased Wire.
Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 18.—Forgeries,
It Is now said, were responsible for
the crash of the First National Bank of
Chelsea. It Is also said that the ex
amination. still being conducted by
Bank Examiner Ewer and Director
Thomas Martin, will determine the
genuineness of certain notes. At the
same time, all discoveries by these two
men are secret and the actual cause of
the bank's Allure Is more of a mystery
than ever.
Mr. Ewer Is now acting secretary of
the defunct bank. Neither he or Mr.
Martin will admit or deny the report
that the names upon commercial paper
upon which the bank loaned aums ug-
By Private Leased Wire.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 18.—John D. Rockefeller, the oil king. Is sevsrely
111 and Is confined to his bed.
Dr. Blggar, his physician, who accompanied him to Europe recently, re
ports that his patient Is suffering from throat trouble. Mr. Rockefeller had
Intended to be host to fifty passenger agents yesterday, but when they ar-'
rived at Forest Hill they were Informed that Mr. Rockefeller was too III
to receive them.
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STATE TAX RATE FOR 1906
WILL BE SAME AS IN 1905
Though the legislature appropriated about half a million dollars more
than last year, no Increase In the tax rata of I4.IH) on the thousand dol
lars will be required, as the Increase In property values will make up
the needed amount.
Only eight counties are now missing out of tha 145 In. the state, and
these will probably reach tha comptroller general's office next week. The
117 reporting to date show a net gain of nearly 119,000,000, and the eight
others are expected to make the sum total a million and a half more at
the outside.
With the corporation returns completed, showing a gain of over six
millions, It la expected that the county and corporation returns will foot
up a total gain over 1005 of about 347,000,000. Bartow county Is the latest
to come forward with a fins showing, over 1800,000 gain.
As soon as all the returns are In Governor Terrell and Comptroller
General Wright will hold a conference for the pupose of fixing the tax rato
for 1008. Fortunately, a large part of the Increased appropriations does
not have to be raised this year, therefore It Is expected that the tax rate
will be the same as last year. ,
JE WISH DISTRICT GUARDED
BY TROOPS AND POLICE
Special Cable—Copyright.
Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 18.—The Jew
ish district of this city Is surrounded
by pickets of police, Cossacks and sol
diers of the Infantry. All traffic ha*
been stopped and nobody Is permitted
to enter or leave the district without
proper credentials.
Passengers arriving from abroad by
rail are searched at the stations and
so are all unknown pedestrians on the
streets.
Word has been received from St. Pe
tersburg that the government has or
dered the concentration of five battal
ions of troops In this city to assist the
local authorities in the preservation of
order.
BOMB PLANT FOUNDi
MUTINEERS EXECUTED.
By Private I.eaied Wire.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 18.—A dispatch
from Klshlneff today reports the dls
covery of a bomb factory In the home
of Tyerdochlebeff, of Odessa Univer
sity. Several arrests have been made.
There was an execution of 18 of the
mutineers who took part In the recent
disturbance at Reval.
SEVEN PERSONS BURNED
WHEN STOVE EXPLODES
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, Ang. I8.-Sevea persons were
hnrned, three so severely thst they may
die. when s gasoline stove blew np In the
breakfast table.
Blder members of the two fsmllles si-
most gsvc np their lives to save the chil
dren, and, as ’a remit, are In a hospital,
mitering from terrible burns. Three of
the Injured arc severely burned, and at
lit. Ann's hospital It was said tbelr condi
tion Is serious.
gregstlng more than the amount of Its
capitalization are forgeries. Mr. Mar
tin, however, declares that the exami
nation Into the gcnulness of certain
notes was begun about five weeks ago
and that he started the Investigation.
He further declares that every deposi
tor will receive dollar for dollar and
there will not be an aiaensment upon
the stockholders. The bank has loans
to the amount of about 31,100,000, and
It Is understood that most of this sum
Is well secured.
The exact amount on deposit Is not
known, hut It Is now believed to be
about 3700,000. It will be given in ex
act figures In a few days, when the
books have been gone over.
The fears of the depositors were
somewhat allayed yesterday during the
rush to the bank when It became
known that the Wlnnlsslmmet National
Bank of Chelsea had offered to advance
to depositors who are not stockholders
50 per cent of the amount they had In
the defunct bank. This offer was tak
en advantage of by many. The Shaw-
mut National Bankof Boston has also
offered to help the Chelsea Institution
and has advanced a large sum.
President Sylvester B. Hlnkey, of the
defunct bank, Is on hls deathbed. He
does not know whst has happened, and
he Is being kept In Ignorance of it
It la expected that be may die any
minute.
The recorder’s court room will he
turned Into an Impromptu orphan asy
lum Saturday afternoon.' Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Harwell, head of the "Memorial
Orphanage," 52 and 54 McDaniel street,
have been summoned to appear before
the recorder and to bring the children
of the home ao as to show causa why
the little ones should not be placed In
a stale Institution.
The charge which wll tappear on the
court record.
The charge which will appear on the
court record will be "blocking tho
streets without permit from tho may
or." This, however, Is only the tech
nical manner of getting around a sit
uation which Is only covered by the
code of humanity and not found
among the city ordinances or state
laws.
Mrs. Harwell, true to her word, ap
peared on the streets again Friday
night with many of the children from
the orphanage. The smallest children
were left at the home, however, and
only those over ten years of age, so
It was stated by Mr. Harwell, were
brought out.
Big Crowds Waiting.
The wagon was driven up to the
Kimball House, where a large rrojvd
Was awaiting Its arrival. There \
no arrests made and tho meeting waa
Unmolested.
Probation Officer M. Glocr called
Mr. Harwell aside and held a long con
versation with him, Mr. Harwell had
previously promised the officer that he
would not bring out the younger ctill:
dren and clalnltd that he had kept his
word, although some of the children
appeared to be rather small tor ton
yean. Mr. Harwell stated that tha
youngest was 11 years old.
In promising Officer Gloer not to
bring out the children who had not
reached their tenth year, Mr. Harwell
would not state how long this promise
held good. He would only say for two
or three days.
Saturday morning Chief of Police
Jennings and Probation Officer tllocr
called upon the mayor and It wns then
decided to summons the man ami wo
man and the little children to appear
In the recorder's court.
Children Cause Much Talk.
Probation Officer Gloer stated Sat
urday that the little orphans had caus
ed more talk than anything In the city
for a long time, that the ministers and
nearly every one was against their be
ing brought nut Into the streets nt
ind thst It was generally con-
cruelty to the children, al-
there could be gathered no
proof of this sort as the little ones
seemed to be well cared for.
Councilman W. D. Ellis, Jr., who win
preside over the recorder’s court Sat
urday afternoon. Is strongly against
the children's being brought on the
streets. It Is believed he will do alt
In hls power to have them plnced In
an Institution controlled by the state.
Mrs. Harwell stated that several of
the parents of children had called at
the Institution and had snld that their
children should not go Into state Insti
tutions. Mrs. Harwell also stated that
she wished to abide by the laws and
had attempted to do so. She concluded
by saying "It wer» better that a mill
stone be hanged around the neck
these city officials than to offend
of these." This referring to the chil
dren who "wish to enrry on ths good
work of saving souls."
Mayor Woodward said Saturday that
bringing the children on the street was
a farce and a sham and that every
thing would be done to get the children
Into an Institution where they could
be properly cared for and trained up to
be good citizens.
A great many people had during the
day called the mayor up to congratu
late him on the stand he had taken.
MOR SAYS SLATON
IS THE DARK HORSE
That John M. Slaton, speaker of the
last house of representatives, will l>*
the dark horse In the gubernatorial
race at the Macon convention Is the
latest report among talkers of politics.
Mr. Slaton waa one of the most pop
ular speakers who ever wielded a gavel
over an unruly assemblage. His frien-ls
In the lower house were limited only
by the number of representatives.
There are many men now* backing oth
er candidates who would rather see
Jack" Slaton elected by the conven
tion than any other man besides their
first choice.
New Bank for Franklin.
Secretary of state Phil Cook
charter to the
Ifn Saturday n
$25,000. and in-
n, J. \V. Powc
ople’s Bank at Frank-
rnlnir. Capltat
rporaters J. H Dun*
i, L N. Orr and others.