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ATLANTA
Population 180.000
iWepbonefl 16,000
\UIn lines of railroads Boren
Miles of street railways 160
banking capltil 822,000,000
The Atlanta Georgian.
Population
GEORGIA
1800.000
PopL..._
Miles of steam railroad!
Mile* of electric railways 400
Cotton factories 130, spindles.. 1.600,000
Hales cotton consumed In ItOS. 600,001
Value of 1306 cotton crop fl00.000.00t
VOL. 1. NO. 132.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1906.
Morning Edition.
rmrcm. On Trains FIVE CENTS.
JriUUla. In Atlanta TWO CENTS.
U. S. TROOPS STATIONED IN GEORGIA
ARE ORDERED HELD IN READINESS
FOR IMMEDIATE ACTIVE DUTYINCUBA
Army and Navy Now Awai
Signal of the President
to Back Up Taft.
MEN
OF SEVENTEENTH
ARE READY FOR ACTION
Out at Port McPherson 780 privates and a score of officer* are await
ing eagerly word to march on toward Cuba, but up to 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon no word had been received to march or to prepare, said Col
onel Van Orsdale, officer commanding.
Judging from the Washington dispatch, the war department will noti
fy Colonel Van Orsdale Thursday afternoon.
“The regiment was never In better ihape," .aid Colonel Van Orsdale.
'The men are as hsrd as nails and as healthy as horses. They have Just
returned from their hike to and from Chlckamauga and are ready for
stiff campaigning.
“Excepting for the Issuing of extra clothing, no preparation will be
necessary for us. We are In condition for Immediate transportation or
mobilisation.”
The officers of the Seventeenth are:
Colonel J. T. Van Orsdale, Lieutenant Colonel Charles McClure, Ma
jor James A. Manley, Major Edward Chenoweth, Major Prank McCoy,
Chaplain P. S. Doherty, Captain D. C. Morse, Captain Karl Relchmann,
Captain James H. Frier, Captain Henry J. Hunt, Captain Mathias Crow
ley, Captain B. P. Hardaway, Captain Thomas L., Smith, Captain Oscar
J. Charles, 1 Captain Robert C. Davis, Captain Percy M. Cochran, Cap
tain Robert O. Van Horn, Captain .1 dolph Hueget.
The Twelfth cavalry at Port Ogl thorpe Is under command of Colonel
John B. Kerr. •
Washington, Sept. 27.—Orders have bben issued to the com
manding officers of the organizations hereinafter designated to hold
themselves in readiness to move without delay' upon notice, as a
result of the Cuban troubles. The quartermaster's department
has arranged for immediate transportation by rail and water,
making concentration at points of embarkation unnecessary. The
subsistence department has prepared the necessary travei and
emergency rations and the ordnance department has ready for
shipment all the stores required.
Engineer Battalion—Companies E, F, G, II—Washington'
barracks.
Eighth Cavalry—Eight troops, Fort Clark, Texas; four troops,
Fort Houston, Tex. >
Twelfth Cavalry—Twelve troops, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Fifteenth Cavalry—Twelve troops, Fort Allen, Vermont.
Thirty-six troops of horse, about 2,100 effectives.
Third and Fourth batteries, Fort Meyer, Vn.
Fourteenth and Twenty-first batteries, Fort Sheridan, Uls.' ’•
Fifteenth and Sixth batteries, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Twenty-third and Twenty-seventh batteries, Fort Allen, Vt.
Thirty-two field pieces, three rapid fire guns.
Fourth—Companies E, F, II, I, L and M, Fort Thomas, Ky.
Fifth—Twelve companies, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y.
Seventh—Companies A, B, D, E, F, G and II, Fort Wayne,
Mich., and I, K, L and M, Fort Brady, Mich.
Twelfth—Companies A, B, C and D, Fort Porter, N. Y.
Seventeenth—Twelve companies, Fort McPherson, Ga.
Twenty-third—Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, II—Madison
Barracks, N. Y., and Companies I, K, L and M, Fort Ontario, N. Y.
Twenty-sixth—Twelve companies, Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Twenty-seventh—Twelve companies, Fort Sheridan, Ills.
Eighty-four companies, about 5,000 effectives.
This movement gives:
Engineer troops, 320; cavalry, 2,100; field artillery, 8,000;
infantry, 5,000. Total, 8,220.
Marines, 2,000; blue jackets, 4,000.
Tentative orders have also been issued for the mobilization
of a second expedition, composed of troops in the southwest and
in the posts located tn Kansas and Minnesota. It is not the inten
tion to make use of the coast artillery or infantry.
FEARING FATE OF MAINE
OFFICER PROTECTS SHIPS
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Sept. 27.—The Cuban situ
ation ha. taken a new turn and while
It would be too optlmlatlc to .ay that
American Intervention I. Improbable,
H certainly doe. not seem >o certain
as It did yesterday. The deadly earn-
estnesa of the preparation. In the Uni
ted State, to meet the emergency had
Its effect and the moderate, have blown
off steam after the flrat anger of dis
appointment had worn away and there
is a more calm frame of mind.
Fear. . Maine Affair.
Captain Conden, who command, the
American warahlp. here, I. taking no
chance, of another Maine affair, and
maintains a most vigorous patrol of the
hay. No one I. allowed to approach
the warship., eapeclally at night, un
less their bualnes. I. well known.
Oerteral Funston arrived here today.
He rode In an automobile to the Amer
ican legation to report to the Amer
ican commission. Beyond .n expres
sion of sympathy for Cuba, he would
not say anything for publication till
he had seen Secretary Taft.
President Palma doe. not yield an
Inch. He adhere, to hi. point of view,
that the government ran not make
conres.lon. to rebels. If tomorrow the
congress .hall refuse to accept Presi
dent Palma's resignation and again
shall vote him full powers, which It Is
very likely to do, the situation will be
a most difficult one for Secretary Taft
to deal with.
Senator Zayas said today he had lit
tle hope of any agreement between the
American commission and the oppos
ing parties on the basis laid down by
the moderates.
It Is said that Palma's stand has
been taken out of a sense of loyalty to
his friends. He would not consent to
hold office under an agreement which
prescribes that the men who have
stood by him should go out.
Rssisnation of Palms.
As the situation Is now. President
Continued on Psgo Two.
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP LEAGUE
APPLICATION BLANK.
I hereby make application for membership In the MUNICIPAL OWN
ERSHIP LEAGUE.
I favor the ownonhlp of a gas and electric lighting plant by the city
of Atlanta.
Remarks:
Cat 110..
Name ..
Address
Occupation -
Note.—Cut out and return to THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Washington, Sept. 27.—The depart
ment of justice handed down an opin
ion today holding that there was noth
ing In the meat Inspection law to pro
hibit the Interstate transportation of
Imported uninspected meat and meat
products.
It calls the attention of the secretary
of agriculture, however, to th* fact
that the puro-food law, which will be
come effective January 1, prohibits tho
Interstate transportation from ons.styuu
to another or-from any foreign country
“of any article of food or any drug
adulterated or misbranded."
Hperlal to The flenrglnn.
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 27.—The store
rooms of Aderhold A Co., on East
Tenth street, were entered and robbed
Wednesday night. Tho extent of the
losa Is a matter of conjecture. Cloth
ing, shoes and dry goods were selected
as the booty, together with a quantity
of change left In the cash registry.
Special to the Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 27.—There la
some talk among local saloonlsts of
abolishing the free lunch counter, fol
lowing the course of the saloon men at
Jacksonville, where, however, they had
some assistance from the authorities.
Free lunch Is at present served In most
of the saloons between 11 and 1 o'clock.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 27.—The Savon
nah Electric Company has announced
on Increase In the wages of a number
of Its older employees to 17 cents per
hour. The new schedule will go Into
effect October 1. The company believe,
that a choice body of employees can
be retained at the advance In wages.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 27.—Miss
Allle Glenn, a daughter of the late
Treasurer Glenn, of the Alabama Poly
technic Institute, at Auburn, was to-
day elected by the board of trustees
to succeed her father.
Hperlnl to The (leorglnn.
Gadsden, 'Ala., Sept. 27.—The post
office, at Mountalnboro, In the western
part of Etowah county, was broken Into
and robbed, either last night nr In the
early hours of this morning. The post-
office was In the store of 8. H. Leath,
and the thieves enteerd through a win-
dow. Fifty dollars belonging to the
postofnee was taken and a sum of
money belong to Mr. Heath.
Hperlnl to The (leorglnn.
Charleston, S. O., Sept. 27.—Magis
trate E. J. Whllden, of Charleston
county, died yesterday afternoon, the
letlm of blood poisoning, which devel
oped from a gun-shot wound In the
knee, from a weapon held In the hands
of his best friend. P.'O. Porcher. About
two weeks ago Messrs. Whllden and
Porcher went out together to hunt for
cattle. Accidentally Mr. Porcher shot
Magistrate Whllden. Th. wound at
flrat did not seem to be serious, but a
few days ago the magistrate had to be
moved to Charleston, where. In spite of
the beat skill, he died from blood pois
oning.
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP MOVE
INTERESTCONTINUES UNABATED
WITH SCORES JOINING LEAGUE
Names Continue to
Come in ; Despite
Trouble.
Many Expressions of Opin
ion From Men in All
. Walks of Life.
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF MRS. F. R.'HOLLEY
The funeral services of Mrs. Frank
;. Holly were conducted by Dr. John
White Thursday morning at Bar
clay A Brandon's chapel.
Mrs. Holly, whose husband Is a trav
eling salesman, died early Wednesday
morning, after an Illness of several
months. While her death was not un
expected, still It came as a shock to
hosts of friends to whom she had en
deared herself.
She was a consistent member of the
Second Baptist church. She was horn
In Unlondale, Pa., but has resided In
Atlanta for the past ten years. She Is
survived by her husband and several
brothers and sisters.
So Insistent are the cltlsens that At
lanta have municipal ownership that
applications for membership In the Mu
nicipal League have-continued to pour
Into The Georgian office daring the
recent excited period In the city's his
tory. The thoughtful cltlsens have
been awake to a full realisation of the
fact that the outbreak would soon be
put down, and that the city would re
sume Its normal tranquillity; but they
have also realized that municipal own
ership Is a matter in which they can
not afford to lose Interest. And there
fore the applications have continued to
come until the membership has reached
Imposing proportions.
People hav. stopped by Th. Georgian
offlee to leave the application.; some
have mailed them In, many; of the en
velopes containing as many as five ap
plications. Almost every member makes
some pertinent remark, giving his
views on the situation. 1 The most sig
nificant feature Is mW In all walks
iff life—lawyers,* insurance men, mer
chants. manufacturers, Jobbers, labor
ers, architects and physicians—request
to bo enrolled. Every one of them has
faith In the principle, and with the as
iurance that a model organization
would be formed they have come for
ward to enlist In the cause of civic
progress and the fight for the people
against the corporations.
Many Lstters Receivsd.
The Georgian has received many let
ters on l he step It has taken. Many
of these are too long to be published.
We would like to publish them all, but
those that we do nut publish huve been
nied-away carefully so that the public
may realize w hen the time comes Just
how the citizens feel. We take the
liberty, howover, of publishing the fol
lowing letter which came from U. L.
Johnson, a cl.rk who resides at No. 8
Highland avenue It Is a fair sample
of the enthusiasm the movement has
aroused:
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 27, 1908.
The Atlanta Georgian', City:
Gentlemen—Thank heaven for a
leader! Join the Municipal Ownership
League? Well 1 should say so. I bund
you herewith my application. Put It
In and call on me when there Is any
thing doing that will make In the
slightest degree toward Atlanta owning
all her public utilities I am not only In
favor of cities owning what belongs to
them, but I am In favor of the United
8tates government owning every mile
of railroad and trolley lines In tlilH
country, with the exception of the
trolley lines In the limits of the various
cities, and put them In charge of an
Interstate commerce commission com
posed of seven, eleven, thirteen or sev
enteen members, elected by the people,
one from any one designated section
of the country. Then elect the senators
by the people and we will bfcve govern
ment from Washington that will gov
ern all the people (and the railroads),
by the people and for the people. Yours
very truly, C, L. JOH *
8 Highland Avenue.
People Should Think.
We ask that every man who ha. the
good of the city at‘heart think over
these things, and when you have de
cided that municipal ownership of gas
and electric lighting plants Is a good
thing, cut out tho membership blank
which will be printed In every Issue of
The Georgian, and either mull or'send
It to this offlee. The Georgian can do
nothing without your help..We ask that
you help yourself by giving us your
moral support. Youi display of pub
lic spirit and Interest In your city will
aid us In the fight which w*e are mak
ing and which we will continue to make
until we come off victorious.
Thomas H. Ggodwln, former candl-
R UMOR SA YS DR. BRA DLE Y
TURNED DOWN$20,000 JOB
OR. H. S. BRADLEY.
Atlantic Seaboard Is
to Feel the
Effects.
MISSISSIPPI GETS
WATER AND WIND
Hperlnl to The (leorglnn,
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 27.—The story
that Rev. Dr. Henry 8. Bradley, form
erly of Atlanta, Ga., has refused a
(20,000 Chicago position, because he
thought It his duty to retain his 88,000-
position here. Is causing much comment
in church circles here.
Dame rumor hus It that the Chicago
position was no other than the chair of
theology at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Bradley refused to admit or deny
the story:
Dr. H. S. Bradley was for four years
pastor of Trinity Methodist church In
this city, leaving the chair of biology
nt Emory College to enter the ministry,
He left Atlanta In 1906, to take the pul
pit of a Methodist church at St. Louis,
Despite his advanced views and the
consequent charges of heresy made
against him. Dr. Bradley was one of
the most popular and best-loved min
Istera Atlanta has ever had.
He was a scholar of distinction,
pulpit orator of ability and was con
splcuous because of the earnestness
and zeal of his pastoral work.
The size of the salary of the Chicago
position Is doubtless exaggerated. So
far an Is known, there are no 120,000
professorships.
date for mayor, a lawyer with offices
at 3*8 Century building, sends In his
application for membership with a re
mark to the *ffec, that his services are
at th> command of ths League.
T. W. Beers, an architect of 10 Hol-
derness street, asked to be enrolled.
'Let It be soon,” wrote R. E George,
a printer, who resides at 866 East
Georgia avenue.
“And why not six car tickets for 26
cents?” asked James Horne, a clerk
who resides at 61 West North avenue.
"The Georgian ar.d Mr. Key should
have the support of every thinking
man. woman and child.” was the way
F. P. Stony, of 816 Austell building,
put It.
Many Enthusiastic Csmmsnts.
To be ownM exclusively by the
city,” remarked Thomas E. McAfee, a
salesman of 274 Ashby street J. D.
Langston, a merchant of 200 Marietta
street, displayed ths proper spirit when
he said: "I will urge others to. join."
Continued on Pag« Two.
FULTON CkAND JURY
FIXES RESPONSIBILITY
• FOR RECENT RIOTING
The Fulton county grand jury this morning unanimously
adopted the following ^solutions touching the caUHes leading
up to the rioting in Atlanta on last Saturday night:
“Grand Jury Room, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 27, 1906.—We, the
membera of the grand jury of Fulton county, Georgia, believing
that the sensational manner in which the afternoon newspapers
of Atlanta have presented to the people the newa of the various
criminal acta recently committed in^this county, line largely influ
enced the creation of the spirit animating the mob of last Satur
day night, and that the editorial utterances of The Atlanta
News for some time past have been calculated to create a dis
regard for the proper administration of the law, and to promote
the organization of citizens to act outside of the law in the pun
ishment of crime;
“And believing further that the distribution by The Atlanta
News of sensational and heavy-leaded extras on Saturday night
among a large crowd of excited men and boys who thronged the
streets, greatly inflamed the crowd and promoted the formation
of the mobs:
“Therefore, resolved, That the sensationalism of the after
noon papers in the presentation of the criminal news to the pub
lic prior to the riots of Saturday night, especially in the case of
The Atlanta News, deserves our severest condemnation, and we
trust that, in the interest of law and^ order in Fnlton county,
there may be for the future a cessation of such journalistic
methods.” ,
B. M. Blount,
Edwin Kingsbery,
A. J. West, Foremai;
J. R. Nutting,
John M. Green,
Alonzo Richardson,
James M. Couper,
Ernest Woodruff,
Albert Steiner,
W. II. Kiser,
Demps Perkerson,
Frank Hawkins,
Wm. J. Davis, '
George E. King,
George W. Sciple,
J. W. Cotton,
L. H. Beck,
S. C. Iluff.
SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED
BY BANDITS IN CAROLINA
Speeiiil to Th. Georgian.
Columbia, 8. C, H.pt, 27.—Governor
Heyward has just received a telegram
from Magistrate J. M. Patterson, ot Al
lendale, Barnwell county, stating that
the Southern train. No. 20, has been
wrecked by the removal of a rail.
One is dead.
The governor was asked to eend
bloodhounds It possible.
Reports Heard Regarding
New Orleans Are Offi
cially Denied.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 27.—Commun
ication waa had with New Orleans for
a tew minutes at 10:45 a. m. The tele
graph operator there reported that the
wind was blowing about 48 miles an
hour, but that tho center of the storm
was east of Now Orleans and that the
city had not suffered any serious dam
age, nor has there been any loss ot'
life aa far as reported. It is consid
ered probable In New Orleans that the
storm hit the Mississippi coast and
Mobile hard, but there was nothing to
conflrm this. The wire failed at this
Juncture.
General Manager Evans, of the Lou
isville and Nashville railroad, has re
ceived reports from division superin
tendents on his road. Indicating a se
rious storm south ot Greenville, Ala.
The high wind haa blown trees across
the tracks, destroying telegraph wires
and Interfering serously with the op
eration of trains. A passenger train due
In Montgomery, Ala., at 8 a. m. did not
arrrlve until nearly 11 o'clock, tho de
lay being caused by numerous stops
to remove trees from the tracks,
The storm appears general between
Montgomery and the Gulf of Mexico
and westward to the Mississippi rlv-
Water Is reported four feet deep
In the streets of Moss Point, Miss., the
high wind blowing the water In from
tho gulf. *
Washington, Sopt. 27.—Tho weather
bureau mokes the following announce
ment:
"The tropical disturbance haa reach
ed the Mississippi and southeastern
I.oulslnna coasts, where It Is central
this morning ns a storm of great se-
vci'lty. IlennrtM from Mobile and 1’en-
aacola nro»ml.«nlng by reason nt the
general prostration of wires In the
storm-swept territory.
"High Winds and rain prevail over
Alabama, Mississippi and southern
Louisiana, a maximum velocity ot 43
miles an hour from the northwest be
ing reported this morning from New
Orleans.
"The tropical disturbance will proba
bly move northward during the next -
twenty-four hours and cause general
rains east of the Mississippi and south
of Ohio, attended by high winds In ;hn
lower Mississippi valley, tho gulf
states and probably In Tennessee.
"Storm warnings are- displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to
Jacksonville and on the gulf coast from
New Orleans to the northern part of
the west Florida coast.”
NO DAMAGE AT MERIDIAN,
18 REPORT FROM MEMPHI8
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 27.—The pa
pers here have received nothing by
epeclal service from lower Mississippi,
owing to the storm. No damage Is re
ported at Meridian.
REPORT OF TIDAL WAVE
18 OFFICIALLY DENIED.
New York, Sept. 27.—A report reach
ed Wall afreet early today that New
Orleans has been submerged by a tidal
wave or a break In the levee. Tho re
port came by long-distance telephone
from Louisville, Ky.
Theodore F. Price later received dis
patches that business !b proceeding
regularly on the New Orlenns cotton
exchange and no reported damage hail
come In. There Is high water at New
Orleans, due to tho prevailing east
winds, and a heavy storm has disar
ranged the wlree.
Chicago reported that both telephone
and telegraph are wrt-klng direct with
New Orleans. They knew nothing ot
any tidal wave.
The weather bureau at Washington
denied at once the tidal wave report at
New Orleans.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH CO.
SAYS NO LIVES ARE LOST.
Chicago, Sept. 27.—The Postal Tele
graph Company furnishes the follow
ing Information from New Orleans:
The high wind and rain that usually
strikes this section at the time of the
equinox have blown down the wires In
numerous places. As far as we can
learn there has been no loss of life or
property, though a tidal wave Is ru
mored on the gulf.
NO DAMAGE AT NEW ORLEANS
Special to The (leorglan.
New Orleans, Sept. 27.—The report of
a tidal wave here Is without founda
tion. But little damagewaa done by
the wind In this city.
REPORT RECEIVED
IN ATLANTA SAYS
DA MA GE NOT GREA T
Telegraphic connections wore
established by the Postal Tele
graph Company Thursday after
noon with New Orleans through
Memphis, Dallas and Houston.
Reports were received that tho
storm sweeping the gulf coast
was of an exceptionally severe na
ture, but that no great damage
had been done.