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ATLANTA
population 110,000
Home* 16,000
Telephone# 10,000
Mr.ln lint* of railroad* Seven
Ml!** of atreet railways no
Paofelo* capital....: ..122,000.000
The Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA
ropniation
Miles of steam railroads..
Miles of electric railways..
lie*.. 1.600.000
VOL. 1. NO. 133.
Morning Eiiition.
ATLANTA GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1906.
Morning Edition.
TJ-pTPIT. °n Trains FIVE TENTS.
jrJZ±\ylJo r n Atlanta TWO CENTS.
ENORMOUS
BY GULP
DAMAGE IS DONE
COAST HURRICANE
Other Towns Along
Coast Suffer From
Wind and Rain.
DAMAGED BUILDINGS
ATTACKED BY FLAMES
Meager Accounts of Disas
ter Are Told by Fugitives
From the Coast.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 28.—Damage
aggregating more than 250,000,000 waa
done and many persons undoubtedly
were killed In the terrific hurricane
that devastated the gulf coast and in
the flood that accompanied the wind.
Every succeeding report from the
storm area tells of the damage previ
ously unknown. The reports of loss of
life, are Indefinite but scores are aatd
to have been drowned.
Forty Persona Missing.
Forty perrons are missing on one
steamer on Lake Pontchartraln. They
were all from this city and were on the
way to Mllnerberg. Whether the ves
sel was lost and all on board drowned
Is impossible to learn.
From Bay St. Louis and Pass Chris
tian, just beginning to receive their
fall crowds of notables; from Missis.
•Ippl City, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and
Pascagoula, there are vague reports
of widespread damage and numerous
deaths. From Pensacola, Fla., the
drowning of a large number of persons
are reported. But those and other clt
les In the deluged, hurricane-swept dls
triet are yet cut oft from communl
cation with this city, and the fate of
the inhabitants cannot, be ascertained.
The tropical storm Is now sweeping
with merciless fury up through Ken
tucky and Tennessee.
No Trains from City.
. of life Is reported from tht low
ly..._ i-slone between the city and
the navy yard, which are covered by
five to ten feet of water. Through the
warning out of tracks and the obllt-
craiiui, of telephone and telegraph
.wires .Mobile, Aln„ was cut off from all
roimimhlcatlnn and It was Impossible
to learn what damage was done there.
Reports from points to the north of
Mobile say the Storm swept through
Alabama at a velocity scarcely less
than Unit registered at New Orleans
during the dny, from 36 to 40 miles an
hour.
Old- la's of the railroads say there Is
no I .« *, i. od of trains leaving New Op-
lean ■ i r days. *
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 28.—Great loss
of life with propertjr loss running Into
the millions, Is now believed to have
been wrought by the storm along the
gulf last night and yesterday. Mobile,
Ala., one of the storm centers. Is still
to be heard from as well as many vil
lages In the bayou district of Lou
isiana.
Today the storm Is sweeping up
the Ohio valley after devastating the
eastern gulf states.
Psnascola Has Suffered.
Pensacola, Fla., has suffered the
worat pf any city yet heard from. Fif
ty lives are reported lost and the prop
erty damage Is roughly estimated at
TEDDY JR, GETS
A RIDE IN PATROL
INTO BOSTON
President’s Son Injured In
Frolic at Harvard Uni
versity.
Continued on Page Two.
MALLORY LINER
BADLY CRIPPLED
Key Weat, Flo., Sept. 28.—The Mai
lory liner Cnmal, from Galveston Sat
urday, bound north, encountered
etorm Tue«day_whleh carried away her
after works, fleering gear and rail
Inga. The cargo Is Intact.
She put Into port this morning.
The storm Is reported the worst ever
experienced.
Passengers were transferred to the
steamer Denver for New York today.
iTI
FIGURES IN LIST
OF ARMY CASES
General Corbin Is Also
Down For Unpaid
Items.
■ Manila, Sept. '28.—The Investigation
th « Irregularities In the quarter-
department In which Major
..'""uhal is undar charges of mtsap-
papriatlon of public'funds, continues
closed doors at military head
liners.
P»pi»ln Charles T. Baker, also of the
C r, ' rm «t« r ’» department. Is said to
figured In recent developments of
Investigators have completed
cl., revl "«d, although It is still unoffl-
t-wi a 11,1 °f unsettled accounts that
AmL up flve typewritten foolscap pages,
a.T, n * ’he names on this list are those
L, l 0 ’ General Corbin, Cap
w-"’ ■
"Uhl
Mist
Corbin, Captain Hor-
Allce Roosevelt, several
and civil officers who are or have
n *>atloned In the Philippines.
Boston, Sept. 28.—As the result of a
frolic of Harvard students In Boston
last night, which ended In police Inter
ference. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, eon of
the president, and three companions,
were taken to station No. 4 In a patrol
wagon and Patrolman Freyer was sent
to the Relief hoepltal In an ambulance
suffering from the effects of a blow ad
ministered by some one, and the effects
of a heavy fall upon a concrete wall on
the Common caused by hfs having been
tripped up while chasing the party of
Harvard men.
It is said that young Roosevelt and
his companions had nothing to do with
the assault on the policeman, and at the
station house, after explanations had
been given, no charge was entered
against them and they were released.
It appears that a large party of stu
dents had come to Boston from Cam
bridge, and, after spending the evening
In this city, were about to take a sub
way car for Harvard square. When
they reached the Common they began
to act In a boisterous manner.
Officer Freyer saw them and started
In pursuit They took to their heels,
followed by the officer on a run. He
had nearly caught up with them, when
some person, whose Identity has not
been learned, tripped the ofilcer up
and after he had fallen heavily on the
walk, administered a severe blow.
Either the blow or the fall rendered
the officer unconscious.
Meanwhile a crowd of about 100 per
sons had gathered and joined In pur
suit of the students. Patrolmen Mur
phy and Grace, hearing the shouts of
the crowd, also ran after the fleeing
students and managed to seise four of
them. They were conducted to a near
by call box and the patrol wagon be
ing summoned thsy were placed in It
and taken to station four.
There It was learned that President
Roosevelt's eon waa one of the party
captured by the police. It was, how
ever, shown to the satisfaction of the
TAFT GIVES THE CUBANS
UNTIL 4:30 P. M. FRIDAY
TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES
RAILROADS ARE DAMAGED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala,- Sept. - 28.—As far as the Loulevllle and Nashville
officials here are Informed, the damage to that road at Pensacola alone
will reach the million dollar mark, not counting the loss of tracks and
bridges between Flomaton and Pensacola, and Flomaton and New Or
leans. Passenger service and freight trains have been stopped at Mont
gomery, with the exception of two local passenger trains as far south as
Bay Mlnette, one In the morning and one In the afternoon. These trains
make a return trip. The fast train from the south, which Is due to leave
here at 8:25 o'clock for Cincinnati, was made up here.
•'The Wonderland," “The Clansman" and "Tom, Dick and Harry" the*
atrlcal companies, who went south yesterday, were turned back at Floma
ton, and are now in'Montgomery.
Fourth Vice President Evans and Chief Engineer Courtney came down
from Birmingham this -morning, and a special train carried them to the
scene, where they will superintend the work. The Louisville and Nash
ville now has four tratnloads of bridge men and carpenters, and three dif
ferent gangs of linemen at work. These men are brought from different
polnte on the line, and more are being rushed there today on special
trains. It Is not known here when a train will be able to make the trip.
AMBASSADOR OF ITALY
HAS RESIGNED HIS OFFICE
Rome, Sept. 28.—Baron Edmbndo
Mayor des Planches, Italian ambassa
dor to the united States, has resigned.
Baron Des Planches is now In Roms.
His successor has not been named.
Baron Dea Planches was dean of the
diplomatic corps at Washington, hav
ing acceded to the honor when Count
Cassini, former, Russian ambassador to
the United States, was transferred to
Madrid a year ago.
It waa rumored last November that
Baron Des Planches Intended to resign,
as he could not get nlong with Secre
tary Root.
NO NEWS RECEIVED
IN 'ORLEANS FROM
OOTSIDE Tl
8peclnl to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La„ Sept. 28.—At
O’clock this morning It had been 36
hours since telegraph communication
between Mobile and New Orleans had
been cut. The northeastern train which
.wae due here yesterday morning came
in at 11 o'clock last night, thus as,
surlng the people that the bridge across
Lake Pontchartraln was Intact as well
officers In chargo that hs'was one-of ne-all the roadway, although aome of
those who were seeking to get nwny
and that he could have had nothing to
do with the tripping of Officer Freyer
or with the blow dealt him.
CUBAN MINISTER TO U. 8.
HAS BUNCH OF TROUBLE.
Washington, Sept. 88.—Senor Don
Quesada, the Cuban minister to the
United States, resumed charge of his
legation today, atter an absence ot sev
eral months, during which he attended
the Pan-American conference at Rio de
Janeiro. He comes back with a bunch
of trouble on his hands. Senoria Que
sada, his wife. Is In III health; one of
hls children Is III, and he has a bad
cold contracted while crossing the Eng
lish channel, and he finds hls country
In danger of losing Its Independence for
a while.
Meeting of 8trsete Committee.
An Important meeting of the streets
committee of council will be held Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Several
franchises and similar matters which
have been under consideration for
some time will be discussed. The mat
ter of paving for Peachtree will also
be considered.
the-track was under water. , A. great
deal of fear was caused to friends out
side of New Orleans yesterday by re
ports originating elsewhere to the ef
fect that a tidal wave had struck this
city. Such an occurrence would be an
Impossibility, as the city Is thirty milts
from the mouth of the river.,
Lake Pontchartraln, It Is true, comes
up to the rear of the city, but It Is con
nected with the gulf by a narrow
mouth called the "itlgolets," and waves
can never do anything worse than fill
up the canals and ♦verflow them.
At 8 o'clock there-was practically no
news outside the city ns to the ex
tent of the damage caused by the
storm. The damage In the city le con
fined to the lake front and consisting
of the washing away of club houses
and fishing ramps and pteasurs re
sorts. No loss of life has been report
ed.
Basket Factory Sold.
Special to The licnrgbin.
Decatur. Ala., Sept. 28.—The large
basket factory of Coobley-Hlnkley
Company on the river front, has been
purchased by N. B. Hall A Sons, who
will operate It In the future. For a
number of years the Messrs. Hall have
been operating this factory for the
Coobley-Hlnkley Company.
ROOSEVELT IS OFF
TO WATCH GUNNERS
AT THIER_PRACTICE
President Sails Aboard the
Mayflower for Cape
Cod Bay.
3,000 Marines and
Blue Jackets Pre
pared to Land.
MODERATES TOLD
. NOW IS THE TIME
President Palma Declares
. Has No Intention of With
drawing Resignation.
Oyster Bay. X. T., Sept. 8-—Presi
dent Roosevelt 'left Oyster Boy at 11
a. m. aboard the Mayflower Lor a trip
to Cape Cod bay to observe the gun
ners’ practice of the warehlps of the
Atlantic fleet.
' Asetstant Secretary Latta was the
preeldent's attendant from the office
force accompanying him on the cruise.
JEROME 10 URGE
HUGHES' ELECTION
N>w York, 8cpt. 2S.—A* n rrault of dl*>
mtl*ffiction ntnonff rortaln nrmorrnt*
th* nomination of Wllllnm It. Ilenrut for
tho fori*rnor*hlp, then* I* talk of a third
ticket. Home of those who are op-M>*e<l to
flearat ore' openly advocating anpport for
Chnrlea Ifughea, the choice of the Itepuldl
con party In the atnte.
Upon hla return from the nuffalo conven
tion, District Attorney Jerome, who waa
one of those most bitterly opposed
Ifearsr, chnincferlsed the meeting ni
“fake convention” and Ueclnred he would
work lu every way possible ot aecnre the
election of the Republican candidate,,
WIND VELOCITY HERE
WAS NEARLY AS HIGH
AS AT NEW ORLEANS
Atlanta’s wind storm Thursday reached a velocity but slightly lower
than that of New Orleans and Mobile. Observations at the local station
showed a velocity of 40 miles an hour, while the hlgheet recorded at New
Orleane wae 46 mllee.
The weather obeervera In Atlanta did not anticipate any eerloue
atorma here, In eplte of reporte from the South.
"Those West India storms never tou-h Atlanta," said Forecaster Mar-
bury Friday morning. "We sometimes get the edge of them, but the
greater part passes to the east or west of us. There has been no reason
for uneasiness."
Atlanta seems to be catching aome of the storm Friday. On the streets
at 11'o'clock it wae hard to walk against the wind, and hafe were, rolling
In the gutter with owners In frantic pursuit.
MAIL CLERK OF ATLANTA
WAS AT WORK ON I RAIN
STOPPED BY THE STORM
Crop in Mississippi
Suffers an Estimated
i
Loss of 12,000,000.
Neal Baldwin, formerly a city fire
man, but now In the railway mall ser
vice, one of the crew on No. 81, run
ning between New York and New Or
leans. reached Atlanta Friday at noon,
hla train having made an Ineffectual
attempt to get to Mobile. . ,
•The storm wae something awful,
even where we were/' sald Mr. Bald
win. “We understood It waa a great
deal worse down on the coast, and In
seetlons of Mississippi. No. 87 waa
making her regulation f*»t l™» be
tween Atlanta and New Orleana when
a tree blew acroas the mall car. We
had to stop and get the :r ” 1 # S*
atarted, but were stopped again. We
made aeveral efforts to get to Mobile,
but got only within ten miles, when It
was discovered that It jsra.JmpqselWe
for ua to get through W e turned back
to Montgomery and the mail waa sent
by another route.
••Greet trees were uprooted and tomt
Into splinters,” continued Mr. Baldwin.
"We heard that a number of people
bad been killed, but we were on the
edge of the storm and Information waa
very meager. It waa awful where we
were, and If that waa the edge the
center muet have been horrible."
None ot the mall crew waa Injured
when the tree fell acroas the train. Tht
crew waa overworked, however, getting
out and lifting treee and torn tlmbera
from the track ao that the train might
proceed.
PLANS FOR AMERICAN ARMY
OF INVA8I0N ARE PREPARED.
Washington. Sept 21.—The army of
the United States la now ready to mora
to Cuba on an Inatant’a notice. Yes
terday the full general staff of the
army, preelded over by Brigadier Gen
eral J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff,
met and came to a final decision re
garding the movements of troops to-
wards Cuba, should the president order
number of people'armed Intervention.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 28.—A
dispatch received here from Jack-
son, Mias., declares that the storm
of today and yesterday did enor
mous damage to the cotton crop in
Mississippi. , .
The equivalent of 800,000 bales,
the dispatch states, has been
ruined, the loss in money being
estimated at $12,000,000. It ia
stated that fully one-third the to
tal crop of the season was in the
open field, and therefore, a prey
to the ravages of the wind and
rain.
Meager report# from points in
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Sept. 28.—On representation
made to him at noon by General Me-
nocal, Sanchex and Agramonte, that It
would be Impossible to secure a quo
rum of congress by 2:30, the hour set
for congress to meet. Secretary Taft
conceded the veterans who are work
ing for peace until 4:30 p. in. In which
lime to secure the quorum.
Liberal members are still gnclecliled
whether to stay away from the session,
thus preventing a quorum, or to attend
to give a chance for congress to tako
some action which may prevent inter
vention.
Havana, Sept. 18.—The fate of Cuba
Is In the balance today and the cards
are going one way or another before
another sun sets; President Palma’s
resignation goes to congress, which Is
called to convene In extraordinary ses
sion, and upon the action, taken by the
congress depends the Immediate future
of the country.
Secretary Taft has notified the lead
ers of the moderates that the time for
fooling Is past, and It Is now time to
act. A proclamation declaring an
American ad Interim government has
been drawn up naming either Mr. Taft
himself or Wlnthrop Beekman, gov
ernor of Porto Rico, governor general
of Cuba, and orders have been Issued
to Acting Admiral Couden, senior naval
officer, to be ready to land 2,000 ma
rines and blue Jackets.
2,000 Rstdy to Land.
The landing parties have been told
off aboard the various warships and
within an hour of the time Secretary'
Taft gives the word, 2,000 men esn be
landed In Havana ready for any busi
ness. that -may be at band.
Won't Withdraw Resignation.
Beyond denying a rumor that he will
withdraw hls resignation, President
Palma refuses to say anything. He Is,
however, preparing a final statement,
which will be Issued when he retires
from office.
If Mr. Toft takes hold, a commission,
to consist of General Funaton, Major
I-add, General Menocal and some other
Cuban, will be appointed to make ar
rangements with the Insurgents for the
laying down of their arms. Elections
will take place on January 1.
A provisional Cuban government,
with General Menocal as president,
would be accepted by the Liberals, but
not by the Moderates.
LOYALIST CUMBERLAND
PRESBYTERIANS WIN OUT
IN FIRST TEST IN COURT
CITYPUNTS
Municipal Ownership
Gets Boom by Special
Committee Action.
PRESIDENT, OUT AT SEA,
MAY ORDER INTERVENTION.
Oyster Bay. N. Y., Sept. 28.—If the
Stars and Stripes arc (lung to the
breese over Cuban soli today or to
morrow to officially announce Ameri
can Intervention and temporary Amer
lean control, the order will probably be
Issued by President Roosevelt when he
Is out of sight of land and far beyond
the historic 8-mlle limit, beyond which
no executive before hls time ever dared
proceed during hls term of office.
The Mayflower, upon which the pres
ident sails to Cape Cod bay today, Is
equipped with wireless telegraph appa
ratus and he will be able to keep In
touch with Havana and the world at
large every minute of hls absence.
On hls present Journey the president
wllh receive official and personal mes
sages from the nearest wireless land
station, which Is at Newport, R. I. The
messages he transmits to Secretary
Taft or hls other correspondents will,
of course, go through tne air to the
same point before being relayed
their final destinations by wire or
cable. _ ,
The United States cruiser Prairie
and the battleship Texas are to sail
tomorrow, respectively, from Boston
and Norfolk. loaded down with marines
for Cuba The Brooklyn, at the League
Island navy yard. Is scheduled to sail
on Sunday.
Including the marines and bluejack
ets already In Cuban waters aboard
American vessels of war and those
scheduled to sail within the next three
days, there will be a force of more than
8,000 men In Cuban waters ready to act
on the word from Oyster Bay.
The Georgian's fight for municipal
ownership of a gas and electric, light
ing plant Is taking the city. The spe
cial committee of council appointed to
devlao ways and means whereby the
city can get wpat It wants and what
It Is entitled to has decided to hold a
meeting In the very near future and
secure the services of an expert who
will outline a course of action.
Alderman James L. Key, chairman
of the councllmanlc committee, has
urged every member of the committee
to familiarise himself with conditions.
This has been done, and when the com
mittee meets It will have the assur
ance of not only the barking of a fear
less, Independent newspaper working
for the upbuilding of the city and In the
Interest of the people, but hundreds of
the people will ha,vo spoken on their
own behalf through the columns of
The Georgian, assuring the committee
of the hearty support and sympathy
which the movement has taken on.
People Are Aroused.
The people have become aroused to
the situation. -They are wondering why
It Is that Atlanta has to pay so much
more for her electric lights than scores
of other cities In the United States.
Tho people do not understand why
thsy are forced to sign a two-year con
tract, obligating themselves to pay at
least 82 a month whether they use
electricity sufficient to consume that
amount or not. They want to know how
It Is that the .Georgia Railway and
Electric Company can contract for
Judge Pendleton De
clares Church Union
Unconstitutional.
ENJOINS UNIONISTS
FROM INTERFERENCE
First Victory Gained by Op
ponents of Union Out of
Many Suits. /
power at from four to elx-tenth cents
per kf
kilowatt hour and charge from
template the movement of 26,000
troops within twenty-four hours’ no
tice, and It Is believed that within 10
days from the day President Roose
velt orders an army of occupation to
Cuba the first- expedition of 6,000
The plans of the general staff con- troops will be In Havana.
Alabama, especially in the Routh
and middle sections of that state,
are to the effect that the atorm
has done great damage to the
cotton in the fields.
It is believed, in .view of the
foregoing reports, that cotton
throughout the gulf states suf
fered great loss from the ravages
of the hurricane.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 28.—
Reports from all sections indicate
that the loss to the cotton crop has
been heavy. Besides reducing the
grade probably half a cent, much
of the cotton has been knocked
from thc’bolls.
The other property loss to the
South is,mostly sustained by the
railroads and wilt run into the mil
lions.
Xo news is received here from
Mobile.
They very naturally reason that If 9 the
Georgia Railway and Electric Compa
ny can do that the city can do It.
Then there la the question of the goa
plant. If they could got gaa at a reas
onable price and under favorable con
ditions they would not submit »o the
dictatorial methods of the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company. But
when the people begin to figure on do
Ing without electricity and going to gas
they find themselves confronted with a
condition where they are at the mercy
of tho same corporation. The Georgia
Railway and Electric Company will
supply the people with gas or electrici
ty. I? tho people df> not like the gas
or electricity furnished by the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company, why
very well; do without.
Enormous Profit Mads.
The people want to know how It Is
Continued on Page Thre*.
REBEL CHIEFS
TO BE SUII
Ladrone Leaders Sen
tenced to Death at
Cavite.
Manila, 8ept. 28.—Judge Vlllamoer, a
Filipino, today at Cavite sentenced to
death the Ladrone leaders, Montalon,
Sakay, Vlllafurte and Devaga, who had
pleaded guilty. ’ Natlvlda, another lead
er, and 84 Ladrone privates, who also
pleaded guilty, were sentenced to 2F
years' Imprisonment at hard labor.
The sentences have caused a pro
found sensation among the Filipinos,
many of whom. Including Gomes, who
Induced the surrender of the band
while he was acting as a government
agent, claim that the bandits were
practically assured of light sentences.
The native newspapers accuse ex-Gov-
ernor Ide.
Some of the papers hall the cut
throats as martyrs. Both ex-Governor
Ide and Colonel Bandholx denied any
promise of Immunity. All death sen
tences are subject to review by the su
preme court.
Court Docket Light.
Special to The Georgian.
Perry, Ga., Sept. 28.—Houston supe
rior court meets here Monday. The
civil docket Is very light. There will
be a good deal of criminal business.
A bomb was thrown Into the camp
of tho former Cumberland Presbyte
rians, who favor union with the Pres
byterian church In the United States
of America, when Judge J. T. Pendle
ton Friday morning handed down a de
cree forbidding the unionists from tak
ing any part whatever In the manage
ment or control of the First Cumber
land Presbyterian church of Atlanta.
This la tho first serious reverse re
ceived by those favoring union. They
won In suits brought at Decatur, III,
and Warrensburg, Mo, and got the bet
ter of a decision rendered at Fayette
ville, Tenn, but In Atlanta they have
been absolutely turned down at every
point.
Judge Pendleton enjoined them on
every point and In almost the exact
verbnge of the temporary restraining
order, and besides that, added to the
order a paragraph stating that the
union was In conflict with "the express
provisions of their constitution." The
unionists deny this construction of the
court, contending that the union waa
merely not authorized, but not forbid
den. They declare that no church con
stitution contains a clause giving It
permission to dissolve Itself Into an
other church.
Rev. George H. Mark, pastor of the
church and In favor of union, said Fri
day afternoon that It was too early to
make any statement whatever about
the matter. Though he will not say so.
It Is said that there la no doubt that
the case will bo appealed to the su
preme court. In fact. It was said be
fore the decree was rendered that It
would be appealed by whichever faction
lost tho ense In tho lower court,
Tho decree In full follows:
Judge Pendleton's Osorse.
After hearing the evidence and the
argument of, It Is considered, ordered
and adjudged that tho defendants,
George H. Mack, W. E. Foute. L. B.
Hambrlght, C. F. Williams. D. B. Car
son and J. B. Jones, themselves and
the class which they represent, both
as Individuals and as officers and mem
bers of a church organization, are
hereby enjoined until further order of
this court:
1. From diverting or attempting to
divert, or changing or attempting to
change, from transferring or attempt
ing to transfer and conveying or at
tempting to convey tho property of the
First Cumberland Presbyterian church
of Atlanta. Ga, or any part thereof to
the use of the Presbytorlan church In
the United States of America, or any
church other than the First Cumber
land Presbyterian church In Atlanta.
2. From In any manner interferrlng
with the use and control of the prop-
’ tho First Cumberland Presby-
cliltreli uf Atlanta, (in, hy the
petitioners or other members of said
church or In any manner changing the
present status ot the property and the
title thereto of the Flrat Cumberland
Presbyterian church of Atlanta, Ga.
From passing or attempting to
pass any resolution or ordinance pro
viding for the union cr the declaration
of union of the First Cumberland Pres-
'tertan church with tt
lurch In the U. 8. A.
4. From using In the name of and as
officers and members of the Presbyte
rian church of the U. S. A. the church
building and property of the First
Cumberland Presbytorlnn church who
have not become members of the Pree-
byterlnn church of tho U. S. A, but
who have retained their membership
In said First Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
6. From Interfering with or Inter
rupting In any manner the worship of
petitioners and other members remain
ing In the First Cumberland Presbyte
rian church of Atlanta In the property
of said church according to the consti
tution, creed, organization and doctrine
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
From Interferrlng with or Inter
rupting In any manner the church ses
sions and business and religious meet
ings of petitioners ary' tho class which
they represent, hold ul sr and In har
mony with the constltulv,-', creed, or
ganisation and doctrine of T.te Cumber
land Presbyterian church.
The union between the Presbyterian
church In the U. S. A. and the Cum
berland Presbyterian church was null
and void. The, action of the general
assembly of the Cumberland Presbyte
rian chufeh seeking to effect such un
ion was without constitutional au
thority and In conflict with the express
provisions of their constitution.
J. T. PENDLETON.
Judge S. C. A. C.
September 28, 1806.
Services Not Held.
On account of the recent disturbances
In the city It has been decided not to hold
the special services which were to have
been held at the Pryor Street Presby
terian church on Thursday and Frl-
lay nights of this week.
Negro House Burned.
Fire Thursday night about 11:20
o’clock destroyed a two-room negro
house on the premises of the Swift
Soap Company In Wells strict The
damsge amounted to about $20. The
soap plant was in no danger, as the
burned house was some distance from
the main building.