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ATLANTA: Ijfl.ooo ropnjAtloo. ;«.ono homes. 15,000 lelophone*. feven main lines of railroads. 150 miles of street railway, 122.000,000 of banking capital. The Atlanta Georgian. OCOMOIA: 2.MO.OOO population. I100.000.0M rotton crop tn 1KB. 6.500 miles of steam railroad. 400 miles electric street railway. 130 Cotton factories. 1,500.000 splndiaa. Factories consumed 500,001 bales 1906. VOL. A. NO. 99. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1906. T>T>Tr*l?. In Atlanta TWO CENTS. riUGrj. On Train* FIVE CENTS. CHILEAN TOWNS VANISH FROM FACE OF EARTH Countless Lives and Much Property Destroyed. ONE CITY ON COAST DISAPPEARS INTO SEA Survivors in Many Towns Are Suffering From Cold and Need of Food. fly rrlratq Leased Wire. Galveston, Texas, Aug. 'JO.— Two towns—Los Andes, with a population of 8,000, and Mclippil Is. with 3,000 people—were swal lowed by the earth in the series of terrible earthquakes that de vastated Chile, the Mexican cable reports today. So sudden and terrible were the first shoeka which rent the earth that yery few of the inhabitants escaped. -Mineha, a small coast town, dropped into the sea and entirely disappeared. Other towns, in addition to Val paraiso and Santiago, known to have suffered are Vina Del Mar, three miles from Valparaiso, with a population 'of 10,000; Ouirihue, 225 miles south with a population of 2,500; Salto Lama- che, 15 miles northwest, popula tion 6,500; Quillota, 25 miles northwest, popidation 10,000. The towns of San Felipe, Illa- pel, Vallenar, Petorea, Hierrovie- jo and Llallia, were also de stroyed. Special Cable—Copyright. Panama. Aug. 20.—For the tlrst time today dispatches of some length came through from Valparaiso, Chile. These reporte Indicate that the disaster to the city by earthquake and conflagra tlon has been far greater than was sup posed. The extent of the catastrophe grows hourly. Cable reports today place the num ber of dead In Valparaiso alone at from 2.000 to 6,000. The dead In other cities and towpe of Chile will probablx reach 2,000. The great Pacific aea port la literally a wasted ruin of demolished and flre- swept steel and stone. Estimates today place the property loss In Valparaiso at 2280,000,000 to 1.100.000,000. Santiago suffered 110,- 000,000, while the losses In other cities and towns Is estimated at 218,000,000 more. FIRE FOLLOWINOT'QIMKE BURN8 ITSELF OUT. nr Prirate Leased Wire. Valparalio de Chile, Aug. 20.—The Arcs which have raged since the earth quake shock, practically wiping out the business section of this city, have about burned themselves out, the tremort are becoming lees frequent and less eevere, and the people are beginning to take stock of the effects of the frightful disaster which has not only destroyed the greater part of Valparaiso, but has devastated thle whole section of Chile from the Andes to the sea. All the neighboring towns and vil lages are in ruins and the railroads have been destroyed. That the death list here will run away up Into the hundreds is certain. The full extent of the loss of life will never be known. It Is certain that scores of bodies were utterly destroyed In the Arcs which followed the shocks. 2,000 Are Thought Dead. Valparaiso always has a big floating population of sailors, beach-combers and waifs of all descriptions, and most of them lived In the district where the earthquake and fire did their work of destruction mott completely. Conser vative estimates place the loss of life at 2,01)8 at this place. If the stories from Los Andes, Vino del Mar, Nogales, Talcwana, Concep cion, Petorea, San Flllpe and a acore of other towns along the coast and tn the interior are true, the death list will be more than doubled. The damage to property here is placed by some estimates as high as IM,00*1000. Half that amount will be bearer the mark In all probability. , The authorities have declared martial law, and order Is gradually being brought out of the chaos into which the city was thrown by the disaster. The situation of the living Is generally experate. At least 100,000 people are homeless and penniless. ' Cold Csutss Suffering. The seismic disturbance was accom panied by, and haa been followed by, tain storms and cold. This Is winter to this section and there is Intense ’■offering In the temporary colonies on 'he hills, especially among the women and children. The food supply Is becoming scarce, and [he authorities have begun the distribution of rations. The fact that JAere Is a considerable supply of wheat, ■tour and rye available In the ships in ;h" harbor and In some of the store h’uses which fortunately escaped de struction W |ii prevent actual fam ine until supplies can.be brought In. Troops Must'Bury Dead. Steamers have be tn dispatched to the north and south to bring In provisions ind troops. The work of burying the dead and clearing away the debris will rave to be done by the troops, as the SCENES IN VALPARAISO, CHILE View of Valparaiso Bay* showing where the earthquake was felt most. This picture shows the Naval Academy on the bluff which overlooks the Chilean metropolis. MAX DOBBS, OF ATLANTA, TALKS OF STRICKEN CITY I was nearly shaken out of a flve- story house In Valparaiso myself once,” said Max Dobbs Monday morning. He had Just returned to Atlanta from a business trip, and he had a bunch of newspapers with pictures and descrip tions of the wrecked city of the west ern coast. Mr. Dobbs is manager of the Dobbs Lumber Company, of this city. “Prettiest city In the world,” said Mr. Dobbs, "unless it Is Santiago, 75 miles Inlantl, and on a plateau encircled by the Andes. Four, hundred thousand people in Santiago and 175,000 In Val paraiso. Didn't know there were cities that big down there? Why, Buenos Ay res* lias VwNlllillf * Mr. Dobbs spent the years between 1894 aritt 1903 In Valparaiso, whero he was with the big Importing firm of W. R. Grace & Co., of New York. He speaks Spanish like a Castilian, and to hear nim refer to the names of streets and places down Valparaiso way Is to imagine yourself listening to a Spanish cursing match. Ail those Spanish nanles sound either like love- making or swearing. -It was in 1899 we had the big ’quake.” continued Mr, Dobbs. “It started to shaking Friday afternoon and shook until Tuesday morning. The shocks came regularly every fifteen minutes during the first night. After that they were slower. I had the hard est Job of my life trying to run across the plaza and get my brother’s wife out of her house. The ground heaved and rolled in front of tne until it seemed impossible to run. "We slept in the plaza for three nights. Occasionally we’d run into the house between shocks, grab what we wanted and run out before the next lake. A lot of people stayed out on narrow peninsular for three weeks, afraid to come back. “I believe some of the published re ports are exaggerated, but I have no means of knowing. I have not heard a word from any of my friends in Val paraiso. Buildings of 'Dob# and Brick. The efty Is built of adobe and an other cheap material in the lower class districts, while the homes .of the 'bet ter classes are of brick, plastered over to make them look pretty, like the houses in Paris. Some of the buildings are as high as live stories, none over that. They are built to stand ordinary earthquakes. "From what I can learn through the papers the shock and damage seems to have extended along the road toward Santiago and partially destroyed Vina del Mar, Qullpue, Ltmache, Quillata and Llalllal. Those are swell residence suburbs several miles out. "Valparaiso occupies a narrow strip between the great bay and the foot hills of the mountains. In one place it is only three streets wide. The bay Is magnificent. It has no bottom in some places and ships of any draught can ride at anchor. When a norther comes It blows the Waters of the bay clear 4-info i ha^i ■mwW'Tt “ deep on the street near the bay. . have seen thirteen ships wrecked In one day by dragging their anchors under the force of the wind and dashing themselves against the sea wall. "The waterworks system Is splendid, bringing water down from the hills beyond the dty, but I suppose the earthquake destroyed it, as it did at San Ftanclocv, The fire department of Valparaiso Is as big as that of New York, but It Is all volunteer. There are the Spanish company, the Italian, the German, all rivals and all volunteers. They have modem apparatus, how ever. Not Many Americans. "There are not many Americans there, though Valparaiso is a cosmo politan city. When I was there the American consulate had only 185 Amer- trana registered. In the clubs you may hear a dozen languages spoken at once. Spanish, German, English, Italian, French—they will all be going at once. Valparaiso is the center of the nitrate of soda Industry', you know. All ni trate of soda comes from Chile and every pound of it is sold through the commercial houses of Valparaiso. There’s one little street there which does more financial business in a d&y than even Atlanta does in a week." Mr. Dobb» aaid that he would try to get into communication with his friends in Valparaiso through'the New York headquarters of his former firm. He Is anxious to learn whether any of his old acquaintances perished Under falling timbers or in the flames which follow ed. i THE GEORGIAN has promised and has furnished unbiased reports of the campaign for the go vernorship. In the same way we will give prompt and accurate reports of results of the primary. We do not believe it is the busi ness of a newspaper to be the organ of a politi cal candidate, a corporation, a railroad, northe organ of anything but the people- the people have their own ideas as to who should be our next governor. We have given them all the information we could get about all the candidates, but they must make their own choice. We would not criticize newspapers who think differently, but THE GEORGIAN is just a newspaper and we are trying to make it as good as we can. We want to remind you that we try to be as level-headed as we can and that we can be trusted to give the facts. i ROOSEVELT‘STANDSPAT’ ON THE TARIFF QUESTION Issues Letter in Which JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES ASSAULTED; ONE HI DIE Negro Brutally Beats Miss Ethel Law rence. MAY DIE FROM HER INJURIES RISING OF WESTERN ANDES CAUSE OF CHILEAN ’QUAKE Continued on Page Two. By Private Leased Wire. Santiago, Chile, Aug. 20.—Yankee as- tronomera at the observatory ot the Cerro of San Cristobal, say the earth quake waa due to a rising of the western Andes. Today there was new tremblings, but leu violent. The di rector of the observatory, Mr. Obrecht, says no more tremblings are probable. Oulllota Llmache was partly destroy ed, and not a house remained In Casa Blanca. Senor Orez, one of the refu gees from Valparaiso, relates that the first shock In Valparaiso was very prolonged and threw the entire -city nto Indescribable panic. Fires Light Up Scons. The first shock threw down a num ber of buildings. The second shock was more severe. Immediately after the second shock the entire city was Plunged Into terrifying darkness. This, however, did not last long, for the scene of destruction ««a soon lighted up by the Area which broke out In this quarter. The light from the flames, Senor Gres continues, came as a wel come relief to the darkness. The people were In an extreme state of terror, many believing that the end pt the world had come. Celebrate Matt In Open. Madame Mont, wife ot Admiral Pe dro Mont, who was reported killed. Is alive, but her Injuries were serious. One of the Valparalson refugees de clares that Santiago has suffered noth ing tn comparison with the other towns he traversed on his way. After the panic had subsided here, mass was celebrated In the open air, It being Impossible to use the churches. A merchant had received a tele gram saying that the town of Arfaca had been destroyed. Previous reports stating tltet buildings at Talso had fall en have been confirmed. The'clty hall and Ihe prison are In ru(p*- MAY HAVE KEPT A SUICIDE PACT By I-rlrate Leased Win*. Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 20.—The bodies of Guy Warner and Ella Squires were found at Reed's Lake Sunday. They were floating In the watsr near where their boat was found, and about 20 feet apart. . . . The couple had been engaged to be married for some time, but their pa rents objected to the marriage. Jt la MISTAKEN FOR DEER, MAN IS SHOT DEAD By Private Leased Wire. Marquette, Mich., Aug. 20.—Joseph Shecdle, a homesteader, Sunday, at La- throp, shot and killed Gus Harlow, mis taking him for a deer. He admits the killing but says It was accidental. not known whether they carried out a suicide pact of met death accidentally. I He Tries to Protect G. O. P. From Defeat. ^R^ar^^TT^ident Roosevelt sounds the key npte and defines the Issues of the coming con gresstonal campaign In a letter to Con' greasman James EL Walson, of Rush- vllle, Ind., which Is made public today. The letter In part Is as follows: "If there were only partisan Issues Involved In this contest I should best tate to say anything publicly In refer ence thereto. But I do not feel that such Is the case. On the contrary, I feel that all good cltlsens who have (he welfare of America at heart should ap preciate {he Immense amount that has _*en accomplished by the present con gress, organised as It Is, and the urgent need of keeping this organisation In power. He Praises Cannon. With Mr. Cannon as speaker, the house has accomplished a literally phe nomenat amount of work. It has shown & courage, good sense, and patriotism that It would bs a real and serious mlsrortune for the country to fall to recognise. To change the leadership and organisation of the house at this time means to bring confusion upon those who have been successfully en- iged In the steady working out of great and comprehensive scheme for the betterment of our soclaL Industrial and civic conditions. ■Such a change would substantiate substitute and nurposeless confu sion. a violent and hurtful oscillation between the positions of the extreme radical and the extreme reactionary, for the present order they progress along the lines of o carefully thought- out policy. Applauds Canal Work. In affairs outside of our own coun try our greatest work has been the beginning to dig the Panama canal. The fact that the work there Is now be ing done In the most thorough and satisfactory way Is due to the action of the present congress and the heartiest acknowledgments are due to the far- seeing patriotism of those who thus made It possible. The Interests banded together to op- ose It were, and are, numerous and oitter. Had congress been either tim id or corrupt and had not the leaders of congress shown the most far-sighted resolution In the matter, the work of building the canal would never have been begun, or If begun, would now be halted. Opposition to Treaty. "The opposition to the adoption of the treaty with which our right to build the Panama canal waa secured, a par* at least of the opposition even now being made to the ratification of the Banto Domingo treaty, which Is one more step In the effort to make peaeful and secure the waters through which the route of the canal leads; the constant effort to delay on on* pretext or another, the actual work on the canal—all prove how essential It la that If the American people desire the Panama canal to be built In speedy and efficient fashion, they should up hold the hands of these who in the present congress have so effectively championed the work. As to Labor Laws. ■Congress has also taken Important „ Mlill AIw.Sguvc gh Cauualir Contlnuoo on Page Throe. TO SPEAK WITH BRYAN IN CHICAGO SEPT. 4TH tee to Welcome Distin guished Democratic Leader on His Return to This Country. Hon. John Temple Graves, editor of The Georgian, has bean appointed member of the executive committee having In charge the reception to be tendered to Hon. William Jennings Bryan In New York August 20, upon his return to this country from a tour around the world. Colonel Graves has received an official request from Chair man Norman E. Mack, of ths commit tee, to serve, and though he has not ypt signified his acceptance, It Is alto ither probable that he will do so with' a day or two. Colonel Graves la also In receipt of an Invitation to attend and respond to a toast at ths banquet to be given In honor of Bryan by the Jefferson Club at Chicago, on the evening of Septem ber 4. Mr. Bryan will vlst Chicago on that date under the auspices of the Jefferson Club en route to his home In Lincoln, Nebr. Colonel Graves will probably accept this Invitation and re spond to a toast. Ths letters tendering these marked distinctions follow: 00000000000000000000000000 UIBIIIIWUUIIH iuil'in e Headquarters Bryan Reception, under auspices Commercial Traveler#' Anti- Trust League. New York, August IS, 120*. Hon. John T. Graves, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir:—I have the honor to noti fy you that you have been selected a member of the executive committee having In charge the reception to he tendered to the Hon. William Jennings Bryan upon his return to this country O Special Cable—Copyright. 0 Bucharest, Aug. 20.—The con- O S ductor of the Rnumnntan expre was shot to death by robbers who O O attempted to hold up the train O O near Galats to get 2200,000 In gold, O O which was In the express car. O O The resistance of the trainmen 0 O drove off the robbers and saved O O the treasure. One of the bandits O O 'was captured. O 0 O Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo from a tour around the world, on Au gust 20, at Madison Square Garden, New York city, and trust you will be able to serve. Yours very truly. NORMAN E. MACK, Chairman Executive Committee. The Jefferson Club, Chicago, Aug. 17, 1600. Hon. John* Temple • Graves, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear 8lr—On Tuesday evening, Sep' tember 4, the Jefferson Club of this city has arranged to give a banquet In hon or of William Jennings Bryan, on the occasion of his visit In Chicago while en route to his home In Lincoln, Nebr. The dinner wlU he given at the Aud itorium Hotel In this city, and from all Indications at the present time, It will be one ot the most notable political gatherings of the last few years. We were deprived of the pleasure ot your presence on Jefferson. birthday anniversary, and we want you to try, ' isslble, and be with us on this occa- i, as a guest of (he club, and to re spond to a Joaat. The subject of the toast ws would leave tn your selection. Hoping that you can arrange so as to hs with us on this occasion, 1 beg to remain, yours most sincerely, WILLIAM SLACK, Secretary. RIGID INVESTIGA TION OF YELLOW JACK IS ON Mississippi Will Not Establish t State Quarantine. gpeelsl to The Georgian. New Orleans, t-a., Aug. 20.—There Is absolutely no fear among the Louisiana health officials of a spread of yellow fever. A rigid Investigation Is being made to trace the origin of the Infec tion and all possible means are being exerted to prevent a spread. Dr. Iron, president of the state board of health, Is on the scene personally up' Conducting the Investigation. 8TATE QUARANTINE WILL NOT BE ESTABLISHED 8peels! to The Georgtsn. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 20.—Dr. J. F. Hunter, secretary of the Mississippi board of health, states that he O0O0OOO0OO0OOOOOOOOOO0000O O CASE OF YELLOW FEVER 0 0 AT NEW IBERIA, LA.| 0 p VICTIM MULATTO BOV. O O By Private Leased Wire. O New Orleans, La., Aug. 20.—A 0 O case of yellow fever has been dls- O O covered at New Iberia, 126 miles O O from here. President Irion, of O 0 the state board of health, has 0 0 gone to take charge of the sltua- 0 0 tlon. The victim Is a mulatto boy 0 § living In an Isolated part of the O town. 0 0 While no quarantine has been de- 0 0 dared by Dr. Irion against New O O' Iberia, he has Instructed the 0 O Southern Pacific railroad not to 0 O sell tickets out of the town so that 0 O trains simply stop there for O 0 water. 0 OOOOO0O0OO0OOOOO0O0OOOO00O Louisiana on account of a single case of yellow fever reported at New Iberia. ‘‘We don't want any quarantine If vs in help It," says Secretary Hunter. Miss Ethel Lawrence an3 i Her Niece Were Pick- 4 ing Wild Flowers. . J At 2:30 o'clock It waa reported at tha Wesley Memorial hospital* where Mitt Ethel Lawrence was taken at 12 o’olook* that she would live, but that ahe would loee the sight of one eye. At tha time Mite Lawrence was stil% in the operating room* where ahe wa*, taken immediately on her arrival* and put under the influence of a narcotic. It will not be known positively whetb-# er or not she will recover until aboatf 3:30 o’olook Monday afternoon. Up to the time of going to pros*! the county officers and city detectiva* ware scouring the woods. Besides tha officers were determined looking man from all over Fulton and the adjoin-* ing counties. Farmers on horse-book and in buggies and some on foot swarmed to the scene of the crime and^ formed themselves into parties* going^ off in all directions, fnvall there ar» more than 300 men, well armed* search ing the woods for a radius of eight miles around the place. An unknown negro attacked Mlsa Ethel Lawrence, age 30, and her niece, Mabel Lawrence, age 14, In the woods near Copenhlll, four miles from At lanta* at 10:30 o'clock Mond&Y morning. The younger girl was badly cut and bruised, but made her escape from tha negro. When she returned with assist- ance her aunt was lying unconscious and dangerously hurt. Both arms were broken nnd «he had suffered other In juries Nho wiiir sent to the Wesley Memorial hospital. Tho county and city police nnd the sheriff nnd his deputies* were notified at once. Parties ofsmounted men went to rfi** ycc-tio arid began a .“earth for the negro, who tllroippeate«l after his at tack on the two young women. They found nobody who had seen the negro, and have but slight clews to aid 1 them In their search. Bloodhounds were sent for and were soon put on the trail. The dogs were leading the way on the trail when the last report was received from tbe scene. Miss Ethel Lawrence la the sister of W. C. I*awrence, manager of the West View Floral Company, on Peach tree street. Mabel Lawrence is his daughter. The family lives on the Johnson road, about four miles from the business district , Went to Pick Feme. Monday morning the two young wo* Continued on Page Three. chwkhwmh^ooooocooooooooocp O O O BETWEN SUN AND ROT O O POOR GEORGIA SUFFERS. O O O necessity of a state quarantine against origin.” will be deveil. however, to trace the Impel ■ Those dear olil phrase*, "be- O 0 tween the devil and the deep O O aea.” "between Scylla and Charyb- O O dls" end "Impaled on the horn* nt O O the dilemma," may all be very ex- O O presslve, but none van compare O O tn force with that Idea set forth O O above by Cartoonlet nrewerton. O O For few of us hnve seen the O O devil or one side of the sea or the O 0 other, few of us know where Soyt- O 0 la and Charybdls are and mighty O 0 few could blow the horns of the 0 O dilemma If they had 'em, but O O everybody In Georgia Is suffering O 0 from sizzling sun and the polttl- 0 0 cal pot. The mercury got up to O 0 90 Sunday. Same Monday. O 0 Forecast: a O Continued warm Monday night O 0 and Tuesday with occasional 0 O showers. a 0 Monday temperatures: 0 O 7 o'clock n. tn., 74 degreees. 0 O 8 o'clock a. m, 78 degree*. O O 9 o'clock a. m., 84 degrees. O O 10 o'clock a. m„ 87 degrees. O 0 11 o'clock a. m., so degrees. 0 0 12 o’clock noon, 88 degrees. 0 t o'clock p. nt., 80 degree*. O 2 o'clock p. m.. O') degrees. 00000000000000000000000001