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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. ■