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Night Edition t H e Atlanta Georgian. Ni * ht
VOL. 1. NO. 151.
ATLANTA, GA FBI DAY, OCTOBER 19, 1906.
PRTrtP. °0 Train, FIVE CBNTH
X iVLU-Cj. In Atlanta TWO CEKTa.
CYCLONE IN CUBA KILLS 100 PERSONS AT HAVANA;
U. S. CRUISER BROOKLYN IS CAST UPON SHORE
Sixteen Foreigners Are Among Those
Reported Slain—Camps of the
American Soldiers Destroyed.
OTHER SHIPS OF FLEET
NOT HURT BY THE STORM
Great Loss of Life Is Feared in the Interior
of Island, Especially in the Province
of Pinar del Rio—Street Cars in City
of Havana Washed From Tracks.
HAVANA, CUBA, OCT. 19.—FRIDAY—OVER ONE HUNDRED ARE
DEAD FROM THE WORST CYCLONE WHICH HAS EVER VISITED
THIS CITY.. THE WHOLE AMERICAN FLEET WAS MENACED AND
THE CRUISER BROOKLYN TORN FROM HER MOORINGS AND
THROWN UPON THE SHORE.
NINETY-FOUR OF THE FATALITIES ARE CONFINED TO NA-
TIVE8, WHILE SIXTEEN FOREIGN RESIDENTS ARE REPORTED
KILLED.
MORE THAN 1,G00 TENTS IN CAMP COLUMBIA HAVE 3EEN
BLOWN TO ATOMS, HOUSES UNROOFED AND ONE TROOPER IS
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT.
FORTUNATELY THE STORM GAVE EVERYBODY ABOUT HALF
AN HOUR’S WARNING, AND WHEN THE BLAST ARRIVED THE MA-
RINES ON SHORE HAD SOUGHT SHELTER IN THE WARSHIPS.
ALL BUT THE BROOKLYN RODE OUT THE STORM. THESE SHIPS
INCLUDED THE MINNEAPOLIS, THE TEXAS, DENVER AND PRA-
IRIE.
WHEN THE TEMPEST REACHED. ITS HEIGHT BUILDINGS WERE
SHAKEN AS IF BY AN EARTHQUAKE; STREET CAR3 WERE
WASHED FROM THEIR TRACKS; WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT
LIKE PAPER AND ROOFS AND DOORS SWEPT AWAY.
SEVERAL OF THE SMALL HOUSES WERE BLOWN FROM
THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND WERE WRECKED. THESE WERE SIT-
UATED IN THE POORER DISTRICT AND WERE THE CAUSE OF
MANY DEATHS AMONG THE NATIVES.
IT IS FEAREp THAT GREAT LOSS OF LIFE OCCURRED IN THE
INTERIOR, ESPECIALLY IN PINAR OEL RIO AND ON AN ISLAND
Thousands Pay Last
Tribute to Great
Evangelist.
score of little children from the
Decatur Orphans' Home. founded
years ago by Sam Jones, were the Ilrst
to pay a loving; tribute to the memory
of the evangelist when they gathered
about the bier where the body lay In
state In the rotunda of the capital
Friday morning and tenderly placec)
RACE RESULTS
AT PIEDMONT PARK.
FIRST RACE—Six and a half fur'
longs: Early Boy. 109. won; Chsun-
cey Olcott, 104. smind; Bishop Weed,
third.
SECOND RACE—Six anil a half fur
longs: Glen Gallant, 118. won; Vic
Zolgler, 114, second; Unlshot, 108, third.
THIRD RACE—Six furlunga: 1-uura
Hunter, 106, won; Davenport, 106, sec
ond; Sweet Kitty, 108, third.
FOURTH RACE—One mile: Miss
Lida, 98, won; -Mrs. Annie, 112, second;
Foreplece, 81. third.
LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, ICy., Oct. 19.—Here are
the results at Churchill Downs track
this afternoon;
FIRST RACE!—Reflned, 7 to 2, won;
Alyth, 2 to L second; N'edra, 1 to 2,
simple floral offerings on the casket.
Thousands viewed the body of the
evangelist and a continuous stream o
people passed through the rotunda un
til It was removed to the receiving
vault In Westvlew cemetery, where It
will remain until a suitable tomb can
be built In the cemetery at Carters'
vllle. The floral offerings were beau
tiful and were of every conceivable
design, -and were expressions of the
love Rnd esteem In which the evati
gellst was held.
The tolling of bellg announced the
arrival of the body from Cartersviile.
and as the special funeral train pulled
third.
SECOND RACE—Ravalna, 8 to 1,
won; Percy Green. 11 to 1, second;
Oliver. 2 to 1. third.
THIRD RACE;—St. Tammany, 8 to
6, won; Rolls, G to 2, second; Lans-
downe. 5 to 1, third.
FOURTH RACE—Ben Shaw, 2 to 1,
won; Manxano, 6 to 6, second; Onyx,
8 to 2. third.
FIFTH RACE—Toboggan. 11 to 5,
won; Clifton Forge, 8 to 2, second;
Falkland, 10 to 1, third.
SIXTH RACE—Laxelle, G to 1, won
Bellevlew, 8 to 8, second; Arthur Cunt
mer, 1 to 2, third.
AT ORTEMESIAN.
THE WIND IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE DONE GREAT DAMAGE TO
CROPS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.
STEAMERS SWEPT AWAY WITH ALL ON BOARD.
K|rfM*lnl to The* Georg inn. • reported leveled, the stone Jail partly
St.
Augustine, Fla.. Oct. ID.—The
n.f't authentic story of the terrible hur
ricane that devastated Allan;! was
brought here this morning by a train
new and related to your correspond
ent by Conductor Seale. The storm
struck Miami yesterday morning and
blew with terrific force from the East
until 9 o'clock. It.was calm one hour,
"hen the storm doubled back from the
West, greatly Increased in Intensity,
nr.d continued to rage until 1 o’clock In
thf afternoon. Forty or fifty'cottages
were, blown down, the Memorial Pres
byterian and Episcopal Churches are
wrecked
Tho Steamer St. Lucie, with forty of
her crew, was last seen eight miles
from Miami as she was caught by the
hurricane, and her fate Is unknown.
Fort Dallas park, the*pride of Miami,
was torn to pieces.
All the craft were blown across the
bay.
‘ Scores of houses were unroofed.
Poles and wire's are down and the city
wna in darkness last night.
No dnn;nge was dene North of Miami.
Nothing Is known of the destruction
South of there.
COUNCIL AND JUR Y
CLEAR OLDKNOW
ON INVESTIGA TION
( “unellman William Oldknow, whose
*■“ ts as a member of the city council
;,n< | the police commission have been
umler investigation, was exonerated on
rrhlay afternoon by the Fulton county
grand Jury. The city council found
nothing against him. *
"he grand Jurors completed their in-
vest | gat Ion at 1 o’clock, after whirl.
Solicitor Charlie Hill gave out the fol-
"tatement:
’Hie grand Jurors have no intention
['l forestalling any possible action by
: h *‘ city council, but as far as their
investigation Is concerned nothing has
Uoen found against Mr. Oldknow that
' "uld warrant an Indictment or an
accusation of any kind. About 40 wit.
nesses have been summoned and close-
•**amined as to the conduct of Mr.
. ‘/Know, but none of them gave any
‘“formation that would tend to disclose
criminal acts.’’
During the session of the grand Ju
Diiimi me session or the grand jur>
•..r witness room was crowded,
am.jpp the witnesses being a number
' 1 city officials and a large number of
fcui'jobists and former saloonists.
Officials Testify.
The city officials who testUled were
• > merman Janies L. Key, Councilman
; buries Roberts, Walter * Taylor and
‘1 "avd Pat ill Jo, Police Commissioner
> a,n Venable nr.d City Investigator H.
‘Garrett.
Each of the witnesses was asked as
* the rumors concerning Mr. Old-
al, ° ** to whether they knew
•.'thing definite regarding his dealings
m cash registers, and as to his duties
rt f a member of the saloon*committee
J j 0/ Jtmefi. The investigation covered
, ‘‘titles both as a councilman and
*! « . commissioner. Neither of the
'.wfi I* ro,n| wl anything of an Incrim
inating nnmn.
nature.
. t , *! r Snlahln* the examination of
. the Jurors heard from the sa-
' ntata and ex-aaloonlsts. These men
■ rrV a "h*d as to whether they hail
• ,! r ,. '“"h registers from Mr. old-
‘ an d were also questioned as to
nether they had been approached In
criminal mnnn»P In rannl In Iho
criminal manner In regard to the
" ot their saloon llcen.es,
shady character about Mr. Oldknow.
Many 8sloon Men.
Among tho saloon men who testified
were the following:
. H. Jacobs, Newt Wheeler, Dan Pap
pa, R. E. Campbell. W. B. Archer, Syl
McNInch, W. H. Faith, M. Bhurman,
M. M. Cohen, Tom McCorkle, J. Cohen,
B. Rosenthal and Ik* Wheeler.
After thoroughly examining all of
the witnesses, the Jurors agreed noth
ing had been brought to light on which
to base an Indictment pr accusation,
and the Investlgatlo'h waa declared at
an end.
M.eting of Council.
That the report of the special com
mlttee from the city council which Is
Investigating the actions of Mr. Old
know will be as harmless to his char
acter as that of the grand Jury, was
assured after three hours of delibera
tion Friday morning and afternoon.
Of the forty or more witnesses who
were examined, not one had heard
anything definite, or knew anything
from his own observation, which would
reflect on Mr. Oldknow'e character.
The first witness was Rev. John E.
White, pastor of the Second Baptist
Church. He told of numerous rumors
he Irad heard and showed an anony
mous postal card In which the writer
aald he waa a saloon man who had not
been glten a license because he was
not one of the "B. & B. crowd."
In answer to questions from City
Attorney Mayeon. Dr. White said he
bod beard from Llgoir Johnson that
Gus Beerman had told him (Johnson)
that Bid Holland was the direct rep-
ana ns tne special tunerai train pulled
slowly mto the union depot shortlv
afier 10 o’clock, the crowd ot over
2 000 people stood with uncovered heads
ns tb<- casket waa carried from tlio
trnln to the hearse. The streets tra
versed by the funeral leading to the
capitol were lined with people, and
there were tender expressions of aor
row on every tongue.
After tile body had been placed In the
rotunda a brlof memorial service was
held by Mr. Jones’ former co-workers
"A short address waa made hy Rov,
French Oliver, of Chicago. A favorite
song. “I want to go There,” waa sung
by E. O. Excell, E. R. Smoot, Charlie
Tillman and Rev. Oliver, In the prayer
offered by Rev. George R. Stuart, who
was associated with the evangelist
for sixteen years, he asked that the
silent lips and the peaceful face of Sant
Jones might speak u message to every
man and woman who looked upon his
face and call them to lead Godly lives,
toward which he had pointed them In
life.
The crowd In the capitol was so
large during the ceremony that It was
with difficulty that access was gained
to the corridor leading to the rotunda.
The procession from the rotundu to the
western entrance was four and five
deep, and the crowd stood for soms
time awaiting an opportunity to view
the body. Finally the people were pre
vailed upon to pass out the eastern cn
trance and the congestion was re
lleved.
The bodv was taken from the Capitol
and carried to Westvlew esmetery at
3 o’clock. A brief ceremony was con
ducted by Rev. George Duvall, pastoi
of the Cortcravlllc Methodist Church, at
the cemetery before the casket was
placed In the receiving vault.
ROCKEFELLER HADN’T HEARD
OF THE-JURY'8 VERDICT
Cleveland, O., Oct. 19.—John D.
Rockefeller arrived here today on the
Lake Shore Limited. Mr. Rockefeller
came from New .York and when he
reached this city had not learned of the
decision In the case against the Stan
dard Oil company of Ohio at Findlay.
lie waa driven from the train to hie
home In forest Hill In on auto.
CARRIED TO NEW ORLEANS
TO ESCAPE LYNCHING
New Orleans, La., Oct.-19.—Deputy
Sheriff Dutch of St. Tammany pariah
arrived here this afternoon from Cov
ington, north of this city, having In
custody a negra, named Fred Joyner,
whom he plnced In the parish prison
here for safe keeping. Joyner attemp-
td criminal assault, upon a Mexican
girl here yesterday Jit Covington. He
was spirited away last night and
brought by way of Madlsonvllls to es
cape a mob of white men that threaten
ed to lynch him.
BRADY FOUND GUILTY
AND WILL HANG FOR CRIME
Hpeelal to The Georgian. • ,
Shreveport, La., Oct., 19.—A special
from .Alexandria, La., says the Jury
this morning returned a verdict of
tullty In the case of Tom Brady, white,
charged with assaulting Miss Laura
Warren, a well known white girl. The
verdict-carries with It capital punish
ment.
FORTY MEN
MAY BE LOST
BELMONT.
Belmont Park, Oct. 1*.—Here are the
results of today’s races:
FIRST RACE—Olio mile: Columbia
Girl, 100 (Van Dusen), 4 to 1, won;
Givenl Balerlo, 97 (C. Ross), 2 I
second; Sir Caruthers,J)4 (Englander)
4 to 1, third. Time. 1:40 1-6.
SECOND RACE—Six nnd a half fur
longs: Lady Vera. 90 (Englander)
to 1, won; Temoceo, 91 (Bllac), 4 to 1,
second; Hyperbole, 93 (Lowe), 3-to 1
third. Time, 1:16 3-8.
THIRD RACE—Mile and a half:
Outcome, 121 (Milter), 7 to 2, won;
Paletto, loo (Notter), 3 to 1, second;
Angler. 119 (W. Knapp). 1 to 4, third
Time, 2:33 2-G.
FOURTH RACE—One mile: Mont
gomery, 110 (McGee), 4 to 1. won; Pan
handler, 97 (Myers), even, second; Or
phan Lad, 107 (W. Knapp), 6 to 6.
third. Time, 1:40.
FIFTH RACE—The Fordham Hlgh-
welght Handicap, 81,800 added; seven
furlongs: Dishabille, 123 (McGee). 3
to 1, won: Zlenap, 97 (Miller), 7 to 6,
aecond; Ren Ban, 100 (McDaniel),
to 6, thin). Time. 1:26.
SIXTH RACE—Six furlongs, straight
course: Suffrage, 105 (Miller), 11 to
20, won: Frank Lord, 100 (J. Hennes
sey), 3 to 6, second; Rusk, 170 (Van
Dusen), 4 to 8, third. Time, 1:10.
TIE USE
FARMERS’ UNION DAY
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
IN CROWD AT FAIR
12 PERISH
IN BLAZE NT
Some Burn to Death,
Others Killed By
Jumping.
State President De
livers Great
Address.
• greet
ful day
n open.
Ing the
ate be-
Clarksburg, W. Ya„ OcL*19.—Upon
St. Augustine, Fla., Oot. 19.—Reports
brought here today by the conductor [ their arrival home last night Mr. nnd
of the East Coast railroad from Miami ^'rr. F. O. Gaylord .found the maid
are that the steamer St. Lucille with
a crew of forty men la thought to have
been lost pff the sooth coast of Florida.
Miami was hard lilt by the storm and
not a building escaped undamaged.
VIRGINIA NOW WITHOUT
ANY 8TATE COLORS
Richmond, Va., Oct. 19.—The burial
In this city thle afternoon of Mrs. Jef
ferson Davis, widow of the president
of the Confederacy, reveals the tact
that this atate Is without designated
state colors. Governor Swanaon took
the matter up with Adjutant General
Anderson nnd that official has exhaust
ed every reaource at hie qpmmand
without having obtained the informa
tion desired.
Mias Jessie Pritchard, lying on the
floor unconscious, bound anil gagged
and almost choked to death, the house-
had been robbed.
The live children of trie family were
asleep In an ,adjoining room and had
not been disturbed.
Misti Pritchard did hot regain con
sciousness until today. 8he- la In a
precarious condition.
Bloodhounds wire put on the trail
1 Hnkl atu. . . — .1 n ....... —I . . I — l. I —
of the robbers, and a man giving'hit
name as Charles H. Rymer was run
down about a mile from where the rob
bery occurietj. He was locked up. The
dogs lost the trail at the railroad wa
ter station and It la supposed the rob
bers boarded a freight train there.
BODY OF MRS. DA VIS
SHROUDED IN FLAGS
Special to THe Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 19.—Ten men
are dead, two probably fatally injured,
aa a result of a fire at 2:10 o'clock this
morning, which completely destroyed
the ten-room boarding house of Mrs.
E. Watley, at 1131 Third avenue.
The flames had envaloped the entire
house when tha blaze was first discov
ered. Not a piece of furniture nor
anything in the way of wearing ap
parel was savsd.
The dead are reported as follows:
W. B. TAYLOR, of Chattanooga,
motormam
W. N. NICHOLS, of Fort Payne, I ThnC puVp«
'uneraf Party Reaches Richmond in Pour
ing Rain—Aged Confederate Veterans
March Beside the Hearse:
resentatlvc of B. & B. In the council.
Dr. Whll
„.. ....Its said he personally knew
nothing to the detriment ef Mr. Old-
know.
Saloon Men Teetify.
A large number uf enloonlsla were
called on In testify, but all nf them
except 8. 8. M<-ore. exonerated Mr.
Oldknow. Borne of those who hail
been subpoenaed were: Syl McMnch,
A. H. Harris. 8. I. Mayfield, P. Able-
man, E. C. Lambert, \N H. 1 nlth, W.
M. Alexander, A. Wfseberg. Moses
... . .... Emmett Campbell
L. Illrsowits, J. Hirso
. I ' - »» (| iivniEr.v. .»», niiaaii'ii., ... -- . „
'* * n the case of the otllclals. these Klein. Ike Wheeler. Emmett i ampbell,
’* “ ec lared they knew nothing of a N. Wheeler.
wit*, nnd a lot more who all testified.
Moore waa the only witness whose
testimony waa damaging, and that we*
contradicted by other witnesses. Moore
aald that A. H. Harris had told him
that he had offered 1500 for a license,
but that thli had been refused because
ft was too little, and that later he had
paid that amount and more, too. Har-
rie wna placed on the ntand In the
presence of Moore and there swore that
Moore’s statement was false, but the
latter held to his story-
Moore also said that E. Basil, a
Greek with whom he Jointly leasee a
house on Mitchell elreet. had told him
everything would be all right because
he had bought two caeh registers from
Oldknow. He aUo said that Charlie
Weltnauer had paid I860 for his license
Mayor Woodward waa summoned
and stated that he knew nothing of his
personal knowledge. He said that he
had heard last year that Mr. Oldknow
was using his position to force sales
but had not been able to confirm thal
by Investigation.
Chief of Police Jennings. Police Com-
mine loner Woodside. Alderman Key and
Councilman Roberts and Pomeroy tea-
tided In favor of Mr .Oldknow.
Richmond, Va.. Oct. 19.—The fu
neral train bearing the body of Mra.
Jefferson Davis arrived here In a pour
ing rain this morning, which entirely
changed the program of the reception.
Inetead of taking the body 'from tho
train at Elba, In the western part of
the city. It wae brought to the Broail
street station and from there carried
tc St. Pauls Episcopal Church to lie In
the basemuit shrouded in Confederate
flags and almost burled In magnificent'
flowers from the country over, until tho
funeral hour—3 o’clock.
Among the floral offerings which tho
casket was covered waa a wreath from
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, snotner
from the Southern Relief Society and
similar tokens from the governors uf
several Southern states.
The details of Confederate veterans
escorted the hearse from the depot to
the church In the rain, and a more
pathetic scene could hardly be Im
agined than the march of this little
band. The Davis family were met it
the train by Lieutenant Governor Kill-
son and escorted to the Jefferson Hotel.
The following detail from the New
York camp of tho Confederate veterans
acted as honorary guard:
MaJ. Edward Owen, commander: Dr.
**i“J- *j»j»ve#e«i wntii, VijiiilllillllJtTl, IJl,
J. Harris Dew, Col. Theodore C. Caa-
klna and Perry M. DeLeon. Thla de
tachment escorted the bouy on dowyi
to the Byrd street station nnd deliv
ered the casket ti the'detail appointed
from the Leo and Pickett camps In
this city. Among others who came
South with the body was the pastor of
St, Stephens Church In New York, of
which Mrs. Davis was a member.
Mr. Elllfon this morning received a
telegram from James Jones, the old
negro bodv servant of President Davis,
asking that he be allowed to participate
In. the ceremonies. It was to thl? old
man that President Davis entrusted
his wife and children when he was
taken prisoner, and a special place was
Ala., conductor.
D. B. NEAL, conductor.
G. C. PRESTON, Conductor.
EDWARD CALDWELL, of Cullman,
mofcorman.
E. B. HEN8HAW, of Chattanooga, a
conductor.
GORDON D. BURNS, of Cullman, a
motormsn.
W. T. HALL, former conductor.
W. B. LIVINGSTON, a rolling mill
man.
OLLIE H. HINES, of the Birming
ham Paint and Glass Company.
The seriously Injured aret
C. E. Hentch, a street car conductor,
and G. W. Troutman, a motorman.
C. E. Kitchens, a street car employee,
was slightly injured.
All the dead and injured occupied
| rooms on the second floor.
BELIEVED INCENDIARY ORIGIN.
Tho fire ia though^ to have been of
incendiary origin. Burglars have been
caught on the premises twice within
the last two months, and Mrs. Watley
ie of the opinion that the house was
burglarised last night. Thieves were
discovered at work during the progress
of the fire end the police were called to
the scene to keep guard. The dead ere
burned beyond recognition.
It ie known that ten bodies have
been removed to the undertaking es
tablishment* and the names given are
those who ere missing.
Farmers’ Union Day at
state fnlr was the most suet
since the gates were first th
At an early hour Friday n
farmers from nil parts of th
gan to pour into the city; In fact, many
came Thursday night and registered at
local hotels. Hundreds of members of
the union were on the grounds all the
morning.
Although the officers entertained the
brightest hopes for the annual rally,
they hardly expected such a crowd—
certainly they did not anticipate tha?
their day would be characterized by
tho greatest attendance of the state
fair, and especially since the fair had
opposition on their day in the shape of
Barnum & Bailey’s circus.
All ihning the day the buildings at
the grounds were crowded by mem
bers of the* union. The attractions
were going ln^ full swing, reaping a
harvest from the immense throng that
kept the midway a scene of the gayest
activity.
At 10 O’clock the members began to
flock to tho big grand stand at the
race track, where it had been an
nounced exercises would* be held, and
j speeches delivered by prominent men
of the union.
President Barrett Absent.
S. Barrett, president of the Na-
I tlonai Union, was scheduled to deliver
He came to Atlanta for
but received a telegram
provided for him. The old servant 1«
..... ^ >)ut ar .
now living In Raleigh, N. C.,
rived In Richmond In time to be at the
funeral.
The funeral services commenced
about 8 o’clock, and In spite of the
rain, the church could hot hold the
crowd. The services were conducted
by Rev. Dr. Robert W. Forsythe, rec
tor of the church, assisted by Bishop
Van De Vyver, Dr. J. W. Jones,-* Dr.
James P. Smith, Dr. E. N. Calisch, Dr.
Landon Mason. Bishop Granberry and
the Rev. Dr. N. A. Seagle.
DEATH STRIKES DOWN .
MRS. M. E. OSBORN AS
SHE STOOD IN LINE
. I. CENTRAL
TO PIT FINE
OF
I lato Tliur.dav nftrrnoon announclns
j that hi. services were urgently needed
i In Tiipekn, Kan., where arrangements
are being made for the hlg noth nnl
farmers’ congress to bo held there Oc
tober 22.
Accordingly, he took a train for To
peka at 6 o’clock Thursday evening.
James Ilutlcr, of Topeka, a member
of the board of director, of the union
who was also scheduled to speak, left
v.-lth him.
R. F. Duckworth, of Atwater, presi
dent of the state branch or the union,
delivered the address of the day. Mr.
Duckworth was In good spirits, and
In characteristic forceful vein, ho re
lated the history of the union, reciting
Its accomplishment, from the day of
Its Inception.
He eulogized Newt Ore.ham, the
Texnn, now deceased, who In October.
1902, founded the union. He brought
out Ihe isct that for tho past tnree
yeurs the union has succeeded In get
ting the minimum price, which It had
flxed for cotton Eleven rents was
fixed ss the minimum for this year, srtd
II cents Is ivhst cotton is now bring
ing. Mid the speaker.
The nddie.i, forceful and logical,
was received wltL great enthusiasm hy
nil the hundreds of members In at-
tendance, end i’n-ddent Inirkworth'
surereeded In gnlning even more ad
miration nnd esteem from the members
of the body of which he Is the head.
Other Speakers. ,
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. J. J. Stephenson, of Rockdale
county, who opened nnd closed the se*-
slon with prayer. Among the other
speakers were Rev. J. L. Lee, of De-
Knlb county, slate organizer, and G. N.
Davis, of Floyd county. Both speeches
were received with much enthusiasm.
It was shortly after noon that the
meeting adjourned. Immediately fol
lowing, n.plcture of those who had at
tended the meeting was taken.
Great Interest centers in the award
ing of. the banners, one to the county
havfng the largest delegation, nnd ttm
other to the county having the largest
percent of Its membership In attend
ance. These banners are presented by
the state union. i . ■ fl
The meellng was a great success In
every particular, and will not soon he
forgotten by the hundreds of members
who made their day the banner day of
the great state fair, 1
As Mrs, M. E. Osborn, aged 72, woe
about to step forward to view the body
of Rev. Sam Jones lying In state In
the rotunda of the capitol shortly be
fore 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, she
was ztrlcken wRh heart failure and
fell to the floor. She died a few mo
ment! afterwards In Ihe offire of Ihe
comptroller'generel.
The capitol was congested at the
time with people viewing the body of
the evangelist. The greyt crowd
which had assembled In the rotunda
to hear Ihe short memorial exercise*
made It almost Impossible to get In or
out, and the atmosphere waa almost
suffocating.
Mrs. Osborn screamed Juet before
she fell to th* floor and the nub of
people almost created a panic. She
was reached first by J. C. Huff, of 243
Capitol avenue, a harness maker, and
L. A. McLendon, of 139 Washington
street. They carried Mrs. Osborn Into
■ho office of Comptroller General
Wright and placed her on n couch.
Physicians were summoned but life
was fast ebbing, end she died only e
few momenta after eh* fell,to the floor
In th* rotunda. 8h* was accompanied
by e niece. Mlee Willi* Elleu. who
lives near Brooklyn, end e grand
daughter. Katherine Storey, K Zach
ary street, Weet End.
Mrs. O.born bed been e widow sev
eral years. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. W. R. Storey, 36 Zachery street,
and Mrs. J. T. Goodrum, 16 Garnet
etreeu
Employe Fined $6,000
Rebating
Charge.
on
New York, Oct. 19.—Judge Holt, In
the United States circuit court, this
morning fined the New York Central
railroad the sum of 8108,060, which was
818,000 op each of six counts, on the
charge ot granting rebate* to the sugar
trust.
Frederick L. Pomeroy, assistant traf
fic manager of the railroad, a co-de
fendant, wee lined 81.000 on each count,
a total of 81,000. Judge Holt delivered
a scathing Indictment of the practices
of the railroad In sentencing.
BRINGS SUIT FOR
only
Mrs. William Lowry Meado
asked the superior court for a i
from her husband, who is a
T. D. Meador, vice president
Lowry National bank.
Mrs. Meador alleges that
after their marriage, on May II. 1903.
her husband began to ge: drunk, ami
that tho habit grew on him until it
had driv enhim to cruelty and de
sertion of her, compelling her t<* •up-
port herself by keeping a boarding
house.
Miss Meadof was a Miss Freeman,
of I oston. Mas*., nr.d her people have
a Hummer home nt Wlnthrop. Mass.
Mr. Meador, who is 28 years old, was
formerly considered a young man with
a promising future, but for some time
ha* had no business position li* was
riy i*'«nugo» of the Uegul shoe
atm.
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