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THE ATLANTA GEUKU1AJV.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 2*. 1°^.
W SHORTHAND,
TYPEWRITING,
BOOKKEEPING,
PENMANSHIP, ETC
CHARTIER SHORTHAND.
Taught at night Id LRfiB TIME than Is re-
quire* for du* day students of other ays-
‘v ‘*9S|P|PKP r terns. Wt bare pupils In our Mght 5' hooi
• who are writing 60 to 7.', word* per
■tnute after 4 to 6 weeks' study. If you doubt this, visit us aay evening and we
will let you five the dictation.
; We have a special course of bookkeeper arranged for night school—Goodyear*
Marshall system. Everybody knows what It Is.
RATES AND TERMS REASONABLE. Come and sec what we cab do for you*
(Day Classes Also.)
198 Peachtree Street.
GROVER CLEVELAND ILL;
CATCHES COLD FISHING
N.w York, Oct. :0.—Grover Cleve-
land 1. Ill from a a«vere cold at Wet
land, “hla country .cat, a Princeton.
N.'rJ. He'had been nllln* alnco the be-
trlnnlnx of the weak. HI. condition to-
day compelled him to take to hi. bed.
"HVdu not con.lder Mr. Cleveland'.
Illnr.. very .erloua,” .aid Mra. Cleve
land, "but !h all probability It will
keep him In bed for aeveral day.,
caught a alight cold whlla out fl.htng
a feiv day. ago, but paid no attention
to it until today, when we felt It necea-
aary to conault a doctor.”
Dr. J. Mr Carnochnn, the Cleveland
family doctor, who la attending Mr.
Cleveland, would not dlacu.a hla pa
tlent'a condition.
Mr. Cleveland returned to Princeton
from Tamuorth, N. H„ two waeka ago.
PADERE WSKI LOSES$40,000
BY N07 COMING 70 U. S.
(few Tork.' Oct. SO.—Word ha* been
received from Ignacle Paderewakl, the
faniouv planlat, who tvaa booked to ap
pear with the Bolton Symphony or-
. hextra at ft» drat concert on Novem
ber 18 In Carnegie Hall, that he wa«
noftomlng to America.
The oatenalble reason given by the
vlrtuoan waa that he waa having trou
ble with ht. nrm. Thla mean, that ha
wilt forfait about <40.000 which he waa
to receive from a New York piano
houie whoae Instrument he had agreed
to use while on tour here.
MONKS, ARMED WITH GUNS,
REPEL A TTA CK OF BRIGANDS
Boro*,,' Italy, Oct. Brigand, the
other night attacked the monastery of
Sat). Hpinto,, which la reputed to be
one of. i hit wealthiest In Sicily. They
found tp their surprise that the monks
had other arms than those of faith.
The' robber, .began to make a breach
In the garden well of the monastery
at midnight. The nolee alarmed the
BALLOONS READY
FOR GREAT RACE;
IS
Contest To Be Called Off
I
Uule$s liaiu Holds
^ V : Up.
Ptttafleid. Mass., Oct. fo—Weather
conditions for the big balloon race, the
Unit of Ite kind In America, were un
favorable when dawn broke today. Rain
and a heavy fog prevailed, and the big
ears and aaiul bags of the three bal
loons. t'entam. Orient and Kagle. left In
the open last night all ready for In-
flatlnn this morning, were wringing
wet.;,
After the race officials had conferred.
It was announced that the Inflation of
ballopna would be begun and all poael-
ble’> preparations made for the rare
with the understanding among the con-
teiUnt. that If conditions continued
unfavotaple »t the time previously
agreed upon for starting to sail, tt
would be postponed.
WED BENEATH
monk*, who hurried to the place armed
with rllles. Realising the sltuutlon.
they fired at tha brigands, who replied.
A .harp fusillade wits exchanged.
The superior of the monastery, who
was not armed, took a prominent place,
and, with a crucifix In hnnd, alternately
prayed and directed the defense. The
sacristan went to the belfry and rang
the alarm.
SELL INTERESTS
IN IRON PLANTS
111 Health Forces Rhoades
Brothers Out of the
Business.
•perl,; to The fleurgtsn.
.Waycroes, Qa., Oct. !0.—Passenger
train No. (7, an the Atlantic Coast Line,
which..left U'aycross last night at 10:15
o'clock tor Montgomery, was wrecked
atoRuakln, about seven miles from
Waycrnf*.. Engineer L. W. Dekle. of
Thomaavlll*. waa pinned down under
the engine, and It woe some minutes
before lie waa extricated. The colored
firepan,. Cassidy, of Waycross, was
also Injured.
Engineer Dekle was not seriously In
jured, Anri was sent to his home In
Thomasvllle, and the colored fireman
waa'broukbt to the A. C. L. Hospital
In th|a city. He waa badly hurt,
theugh It Is thought he will recover.
One of the Pullman car conductors was
also bruised up some. The cause of
the (reck Is said to have been a spilt
Pittsburg. Pa., Oct. SO.—Edwin N.
Ohl, of the Cherryvllle Iron Company,
representing a syndicate, has taken
over tor <2.500,000, the Iron Intereate of
J, Walter Rhnadee 'and bis brother,
William Hagauley Rhoades, each worth
U.ooo.ouo. They are sons of Joshua
Rhoades, banker and steel magnate.
They were forced to sell out on ac
count of til health.
meiWafter
' CHIEF OF REVOLT
Austin. Texas, Oct. 20.—Formal ap
plication was mad* today to Governor
Lanham by the authorltlea of the Mex
ican government for the extradition of
Juan Arrendondo, who Is alleged to
have led the attack on the town of
Jlmlnes, Mexico, by a small body of
revolutionists recently, and geverat fol
lowers, who are under arrest at Del Rio
and other tsilnts on the border. The
crimes with which these men are
charged In the application for extradi
tion are murder, robbery and arson.
The governor has naked tor evidence.
BURSTING OLUEPOT
SHAKES BIG BUILDING
mi leiips
y
Passenger Is Reported
Wrecked on Road
in Texas.
Houston. Texas, Oct. 30.—A passen
ger train on the Houston and Eaat and
West railroad Is reported to have left
the track on an embankment approach
Ing the Ban Jacinto river.
Part of the train la said to have
plunged Into the water.
A number of passengers sre reported
Injured.
BLANCHE WALSH
ARRIVES LATE ON
SPECIAL T
Miss Blanche Walsh arrived In At
lanta at 12: SO Saturday afternoon on a
special over the Southern from Chatta
nooga.
The regular train was delayed, and
It became apparent that If Miss Walsh
waited for that she would be too late
for the Saturday matinee here. So a
special was secured and she came to
the city In plenty of time for the mati
nee performance.
Cincinnati, <>., Oct. 20.—J. J. (Jake)
Holtman, race horsa man and atarter
at the Latonta race course, haa applied
to the circuit court of Kenton county,
Ky„ for an Injunction restraining
Louise Bullock Holtman, who claims
to have married him In Los Angeles,
Cal., last January, from Instituting ac
tion In courts elsewhere, similar to the
on* now pending In that court, In
which the plaintiff sued for alimony.
He allegea an effort to blackmail him.
COACH OVEBTURNEDi
TWO ART INJURED
Kperisl to The tleorglsn.
Loulevllle. On., Oct. <0.—A bad wreck
occurred on the Louisville and Wadley
railroad yesterday. The wreck waa due
to a broken rail, which derailed a car
loaded with coal, tn front of a passed-
er coach In a mixed train. This
leralled and overturned the passenger
coach.
Dr. K. Is. K. Gold-n, a passenger, and
Conductor W. J. Bell were, seriously
Injured, but both will recover.
to curI a cold IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If It
falls to cure. E. W. OROVK'S signa
ture on each box. <5c.
TOWN 18 BESIEGED
BY BIG BLACK BEARS
Warren. Pa.. Oct. 30.—Warren I*
besieged by bears. A lot of big black
fellows have been ranking excursions
Into the streets of the town In broad
daylight as well aa at night.
A big bear was killed In the Fifth
ward, and people on the atreets have
met the animal* In the early evening
MORE NEWS OF THE StORMl
GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
WIRES AID TO SUFFERERS
Jacksonville, Flo.. Oct. 20.—Governor Broward
and sympathy to the Miami storm .sufferers.
President Roosevelt has wired Sympathy to the governor.
telegraphed aid
CLIDE LINE SHIP FEARS
TO LEA VE CHARLES7 ON
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, 8. O., Oct. 30.—Charles
ton Is threatened with a heavy gale.
The barometer here reads 29.37, the
lowest of the season. With.the barom
eter north and south rising, the wind at
present Is pot above 35 miles. Tides
in the reels- are two frabove the
normal. Th< Clyde liner Algonquin
started for New York this morning,
but turned back. Increasing winds are
predicted. The storm center is off the
Carolina coasts and moving northward.
BARGES ARE SWEPT TO SEA
AND MEN ABOARD PERISH
Spwlnl to The Georgian.
St. Augustine, Fla., Oct. 20.—In the
hurrance disaster the steamer ,St.
Lucie was crushed by wave*. One
hundred persons were on board; thir
ty-five were lost. ■ The Peerless nlso
lost about the same number. The
launch Elmoro. capsized and Is thought
to be a total loss. Tho launch Monry
was badly damaged. Work barges 6
and 7 and dredge No. 4 broke away,
but now are In n safe position on the
other side of Biscayoe bay. The P. &
O. shed was badly demolished. The
house boat Theta, north of Jupiter,
turned over. A few persons were hurt,
but not seriously. Two lighters are
adrift nt Jewflsh, and two water barges
are adrift In Block water. The tide Is
three feet higher In Barnes sound than
Black water. The Knight Key dock
and crew are safe.
A cruiser is also safe at Long Key.
About fifty men have Just arrived at
Miami. About twenty-five men and a
quarter boat at Long Key are safe;
also two barges at Long Key. The
balance of the men nml plant at Long
Key are gone. Dredges reported lost
at lower Matecumbe and about fifty
lives are believed lost. The dredges
Oyama, Mikado, Manctto and Dodge
are safe. A pile driver and two men
are lost.
Key West wires that about forty
Long Key men were picked up and are
safe. The men on the St. Lucie were
mostly recruits. There was heavy loss
of Ilf" among tile crews.
The Long Key steamer Virginia Is
expected this afternoon, and will have
the bodies and all details of the dis
aster.
The Miami I* due today end will
have the Key West newt of the quar
ter boat from Long Key. The steamer
Bltcayne arrived this morning In good
condition. She met the Virginia on her
way after the bodies of the men who
were washed ashore from the St Lucie.
The Bltrayne gave the Virginia twen
ty-five men to assist In picking up the
dead.
The Blscayne was at Long Key after
the storm and report* that boat No. 4
bad gone to sea. Preparations are be
ing made to care for the dead.
MORE 7HAN500 KILLED;
PROPERTY LOSS IS HEA Vi
Jacksonville, Fie, Oct 20.—Reports toda'y indicate that the estimate
of 300 dead In the great storm along the Florid* coast it too small.
The total number of lives lost can not be accurately told yet, but it
will ba at least 500, probably more.
. A million dollara will not cover the value of property destroyed, of
which news has reached Jacksonville.-
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Of the Fleecy Staple.
251.4411
IT! rate Wire (n Ware A I .eland.
New York, Oft. 29.—Liverpool
apMl-fT nul<*r. 5 flown, on'near am!
on Into. At 12:?) p. m.. 11M12 dowi
5.000 spots, 20 flown, nt 6.1*1. lino
unchanged to 1 flown.
Carpenter, Bncgott Jc Co. say: *
mini; up the situation. we think rt
nre more favorable t*> n decline
nn advance* l»ut there Is so mucl
I*** learned of n confirmatory lutti
wo nrge 4inr friends to Is* raottom'
Following Is the statistical position of
rot ton on Friday. October 13, n s made up
by The New York Financial Chronicle:
This Last .least
week. Week. Year,
Visible supply. ...2.633.0S9 2.342.419 2.546.967
American. . . . .1.88S.O&0 1.608,419 2,790.967
In Bight. ... —
For weeks . .
Tort receipt*. .
.Stocks. . . ..
Export*. .
!nt. receipts. .
lilt, stocks^ . ,
Int. shipments.
Washington wires: "The tropical hurrl
cane, which swept fmur Cuba to tho tin
hnmas, now appears to he rngltlg with full
lorce about TV) miles out In the Atlantic,
Its only shore effort tonight belli? 0 foil
ing barometer and n 25-nille wind off the
Booth Carolina coast. Another storui Is de
veloping In Colorado."
New Orleans. Ort. 20.—Tho cotton market
opened .-it a < I f It in- of (Vf/11 points. This
was not a good response to the decline In
I.Irerpool. Too many stoorts are too eager
for profits. •* j
• Cables report a weak Llrerpnol market,
with futures a ilollar a l«Ue lower uml spots
|2 a Imle cheaper. This la evidently the r®-
suit of continued nnensltu 4 ** In the London
money market. Cables say that the mis
Ing of the bank rate was duo to no .at
tempt to stop exports of gold, but this Is
no u satisfactory explanation.
Private Wire to Giliert A Clay.
New York. Oct. ,J0t—Liverpool closed 12%
points lower. Was doe unchanged to i
point lower. On this basis, yet should open
lower. •
Liverpool cables: "English spinners
heavily engaged folly six months ahead."
Another cable says: "General nervous
realising In Saturday's narrow market In
consequence of financial position.”
WEEKLY CHRONICLE'S
REPORT ON WEATHER
NOTES ON GRAIN
Pointers on Provisions.
portions of Texas mid a few points elsfc*
where. Kxeept where Interrupted by mlu,
picking has made good progress, and the
movement of the cotton to market has been
quite free."
LONDON 8T0CK MARKET.
BTQClfli—
Amalgamated t’oppfr,
Anaconda
FIRED. AT OFFICER
FROM DM ALLEY;
ARE BOUND OVER
Policeman Greer Target of
Bullet Fired by One
of Three Men.
REPORTED SHOT IN
Lancaster, Pa.. Oct. 2#.—The explo
sion of a glue pot at the Letter Plano
Companyfs factory shook the bullrilng
and caused considerable damage. Wil
liam Urouth, foreman, was thrown to
the ground, sustaining serious injuries.
Meek Moral), a workman, was rut on
the head and otherwise Injured, and
Andrew Mlckot’t leg waa fractured.
Atlanta Is to Have Another
Big Convention, This
Time It Is On Wheels
Buggy Men From All Parts
of the United States to
Be Here.
The carriage convention tu be held
In Atlanta next week will probably
constitute the largest number of lead'
ing manufacturers ever attracted to
this city on any similar occasion. The
carriage man contribute* In a great
measure to the happiness of the mosa
people. We persuaded them to
drive the Imrse and Induce them to
patronise title most noble of all ani
mals. We are never *o happy aa wrhen
furnishing the necessary equipment.
This Is the most auspicious time and
place to secure the chotceat in pleasure
vehicle*. The product of the world’*
famous builders who have spent year*
of time and million* of monty to
achieve success In the ere of combin
ing line material and shaping It into
tbe finished article. Something to
draw you away from the burden of
business and chase off the monotony
of work. He who dentes himself a
share of such pastime does himself
great Injustice—shortens his earthly
existence and lessens the opportunities
of providing for those dependent upon
him. E. D. t'rane ttys now Is the
time to subicribe. •••
Accused of attempting to aaeestlnatt
Policeman Greer Saturday morning
shortly before 5 o'clock. In the South
ern Express Company alley, Just off
of Central avenue, J. T. Jenkins,
young yrhlle man.' a farmer residing
near LHhonla. waa bound over to the
state courts by Recorder Broyles under
bond of <5,009 on the charge of assault
with Intent to murder.
W. F. Lindsay, who says Ills home le
Louisiana, and hla nephew, J. V.
lambers, who wore In company with
Jenkins at tbe time of the thootlng.
were each bound over under bonde of
<1,000 on the charge of being accesso
rles.
At the time of the affair Policemen
Greer and Bradley were searching for
some unknown men who had created
dleorder near Decatur and Courtland
streets. Officer Greer was making a
search through the express company
alley, having entered at the- Dcontur
street entrance, and Officer Bradley
was watching In Decatur street.
Ae officer Greer was proceeding
through the gloom In the alley and
Just before reaching Central avenue, hi
saw the forms of three men at the cm
of the alley. One of these mem with
out saying a word, and without provo
cation whatever, leveled a revolver at
the officer and fired. The bullet went
wild and Greer escaped uninjured. Aft
er firing, the assailant stepped back
behind a building, eo the officer could
not return the compliment.
Three Men Captured.
Greer hurried tp the mouth of the
alley and taw three men walking to-'
ward Decatur streak Officer Bradley
waa at the corner of Decatur and Cen
tral avenue and Greer called to him to
halt the trio. This was don* and the
three men, Jenkins, Llndeny nml Cham
bare, were placed under arrest.
The prisoners were searched, but no
S etol found. At the police etatton
w minutes leler, however, Bergeant
Jolly discovered a SS-callber revolver,
with one chamber empty.' hidden In the
bosom of Jenkins' shirt.
Jenkins denied to the recorder he
did the shooting. Chambers said he
heard the shot, but didn't know who
fired II. After much questioning. Lind
say finally admitted that either Jenkins
or Chambers fired the shot. Officer
Greer said the tallest man of the three
fired nt him. Jenkins answers that de
scription. In explaining the empty
chamber In his pistol. Jenkins said he
was engaged Friday In hauling hay nn
his farm and shot at his barn Just for
amusement.
Borne salt dishes, supposed to have
been taken from a restaurant, and
pair of slippers were also
of the trio.
eo found on one
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up the System
Take the Old Btandsrd OROVE'S
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You
know what you are taking. The
formula I* plainly printed on every bot
tle, showing It t* simply Quinine and
Iron In a tasteless form. The Quinine
drives out the malaria and the Iron
builds up the system. Sold by alt
dealers for 37 year*. Price 50 cent*.
‘Senator” Charles D. Loud
Said To Be Revo
lutionist.
According to report! Colonel Charles
D. Load, for years a prominent attor
ney of Mt. Vernon* waa to have been
■hot In Honduras on October 17.
It Is said that he brought on tho
sentence of death for engaging In the
revolutionary movement there. Cplone)
Loud had been In Central America for
several year*.
Several yeara ago Colonel Loud wai
well known around Atlanta, and espe
cially at the capItol during the aeulona
of the general alterably. He \rn* here
watching legislation affecting certain
matters In which he was Interested In
a monetary way.
On account of hla activity about the
legislative halls he won the sobriquet
of "Senator" Loud. Officials at the
capitol remember him as a very die-
tlngulshed-looking man of imposing
bearing.
The report of his trouble in Hondu
ras Is said to have come through let
ters from him to relatives In Montgom
ery county.
Btlfltnore end Ohio
rnniulliin Pacific
Chicago nml Orest Western...
Chesapeake nnd Ohio..
Chic., Mil. nml 8t. Paul
Illinois Central
Isonlsvllle nml Nashville
Mexican Central «... ..
Missouri. Kansas nml Texas.. . .
do. preferred .. .. ..
New York Central .. ..
Northern Pacific....- .. ..
Ontario nnd Western
IViin*.rlraaia \
Heading ,
Ilock Island
Southern Pacific.. ..
Southern Hallway
t'nlon Pacific
United States Steel
do. preferred
Wntmsh ...
do. preferred
Denver nnd nie *
By Private Wire to Wnre St Loland.
Chicago. Oct. 20.—Tin* unsettling of ths
tlnandnl situation* due to the action of ths
Bank of lCnnnrid, I« temporarily haring n
ucmcBslng effect on grain prices, both hers
In pries* or, not t n .
11,1 ear fair break twin,
lortunlty for it purchnm*
■ays: .Foreign exchange
the result of flurry
t n .MfYI-.^U
aud
nml lu Uvcrpoi
fin ted. however,
will give good
The Iuter-Gee
was lower yesterday __ .......
In Loudon. This made It a illfflenlt matter
spring wheat, tho foreign buyer realising
that his time was short If he wished to gt»J
garin through tiefore the dose of lake nnrl.
gntion. The blockade at Buffalo wna u more
serious hindrance to bustfiesa in an export
way than any other one thing. The few
concerns operating hy the strictly Canndtau
rente, however, did a little better buxine.,*.
The figures forwarded hero hy the Mlnne-
a noils Market Uncord show n larger total
than recent dispatches from there gave the
publication credit for. The figures an
nounced yesterday were 188.000.000 wheat
for the three states, of which 143.OGn.OX)
bushel* of spring and 45.0M.ono durum. The
acreage of- durum In the three states Is
given nt 2S.0M In the Record report aud
of spring wheat at 11.714.0M acres.
Fash business In wheat Friday was bet
ter. There were bids of 2c pnder December
for No. 2 red. which Is the full carrying
charge, ami sales of 33,000 at l%c uuder,
nnd In the aggregate sales were math* of
68.00) bushels wheat. Kales of corn wert
»0.00<r bushels and oats 239.000 bushels. Du
luth sold 176.000 bushels wheat for exhort,
mostly late Thursday aud all No. 1 north*
ern. Tills business was In addition to 200,.
0M bushels sold c. I. f. Buffalo. The set-
hoard reported 240.00J bushels wheat, 49.000
bushels corn and 160,000 busheU oats taken
for export.
Cash wheat at Minneapolis was practi
cally unchanged. No. 1 northern lielug 2*4c
over December. In Kansas City cash wheat
**ns Wlc lower. No. 2 hard sold at 69<y72c.
Jfo. 2 red sold at lOQllc. St. Louis cash
• heat wna off He. No. 2 red 7S0?6c and No.
hard 72&75H<\
<-blcngn is getting three to five cars of
durum wheat a day. There wore sales of
Ns. 3 durum yesterday at 62663c ami No. 4
at This Is irfc under No. 2 red and
No. 3 hard and HGllc under the price* of
No. 3 spring.
Deliveries on Octolw trades yesterday
were 10,000 bushels com. LM0 tierces lard
and 60.000 pounds of short ribs.
Bid* on corn tp arrive were H to lower
”» IK'UIT. MIA IJ
track, Chicngo.
THE WEATHER.
LOCAL FORECAST.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
rally stationary during the past 24 hours,
still off the Carolina const east of
rleston. It has caused rain In eastern
Georgia, the Carolina* and northward to
New York. A moderately high wind ‘of 39
miles la reporteil from Wilmington.
lu the cotton belt. In aildltton to the rain
lu Georgia and the Carolina* canned by the
storm, there wna rpln In Texas due to the
npprosch of another storm area from the
southwest now over New Mexh’o.
The Influence of the cool wave lu ths
west yesterday Is felt slightly In the cen
tral golf its tea nnd the Ohio valley. The
rear part of this wave Im increasing over
the north Pacific states nntl causing low
temperatures in the plat ~ ~
Rocky Mountain regions.
W. A. MITCHELL.
Temporarily In Cbargn,
WEATHER IN THE COTtOfTBEtt;
Texas—Tyler clear and fine. Dallas, Bel
in nnd Temple el ~ ^ ““
man partly cloudy
cloudy nnd warm.
ton ami Temple dear nnd plensnut. Sher-
d cool. Kan Antonio
Houston cloudy and
COOI.
Mississippi—Yasoo City, Meridian, .Tack'
son, Vicksburg. Nntehe*. Holly Hprtngs*
Altenleen. Corinth, New Albany and Amory
dear and cool. Tupelo clear nnd plenanut.
WEATHER IfTwHEAT BELT.
Kstreran Northwest—Partly cloudy
generally cooler; 16 to 38 above; local rains
or snow.
Northwest—Cloudy, with lower tempera
ture; 20 to 42 above; raining In south
Dakota.
WNt and Koutbwest—Partly cloudy; i
M above; local rains In Nebraska
Iowa.
Ohio Valley—Clear; 44 to 52 aboT«.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Georgia—Rain Knturday nnd Hominy.
Louisiana and Mississippi—Fair Katun
Knmlny Partly
“ nrtable *
West Texas—Fair In south portion; rain
nml cooler In borth portion Knturday; Hun-
'\y dear nnd colder.
New Mexico—Fair In south portion; rain
nnd colder In north portion Hatunlay; Hum
day denr nnd colder.
I, 1 **) l''lnpl,l'i Xi'stsc* 1
HESTER’S WEEKLY
COTTON STATEMENT
DURING TRICK FOG
Ntw York, Oct 20.—Word was re
ceived by wireless from the Cunarder
Etruria today at the offices of the Cu-
naril line that the vessel had been ram
med by the Atlantic transport liner
Minnehaha, while the former was at
anchor off Robbins reef, during the
thick fog at 8 o'clock thla morning.
The Etruria waa struck on the atern
port quarter Juat above the water line.
A hole 4 feet In diameter wna caused
by the collision In her overhangings.
Fortunately, the Minnehaha waa pro
ceeding slowly at the time and did not
hit the Cunarder hard enough to do
her great damage.
DR. H. BLANKS DIES IN
NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL.
Spcclnl to Tbe Georgian.
Meridian, Mi**, Oct. 20.—Dr. H.
Blanks, one of the oldest practicing
physicians In Meridian and east Mis
sissippi. died In New Orleans this
morning following an operation per
formed Thursday. The body will be
Drought to Meridian for Interment.
He waa 53 years of age and Is survived
by two daughters. Misses Mary and
Janie; one son. John; aeveral brothers
and sisters.
Secretory Hester's weekly statement of
the mnvemont of cotton Into sight shows
an Increase for the week, as compnrod
with the same week last year, lu round
Ugures of 14.000, a decrease amlor the same
days year before last 62,000 nml nn In
crease over the snme time In 1003 of 60,-
000.
decrease under tho same period year be
fore last of 196.000 nnd an Increase over
the same time In IMS of 188.030. *
For tho forty-nine days of the season that
hare elapsed, the aggregate Is behind the
forty-nine days of last year 256,0)0. iteblnd
tho iHisr week has
against 441.358 for the seven days ending
this date Inst year, 537.488 year liofore last
nml 435.649 snme time In UKtJ. nnd for
the nineteen days of October It lin» been
313. against 1,219.251 Inst
before last and 1,092,3
receipts at all United Stntea port* 1,700,
975. against 1.861.3.’! last year, 2.131.62! year
before last nml 1.3S0.6S2 same rime In
1903; overland serosa the Mississippi. Ohio
nml Uotomne rivers to Northern nulls nnd
fnuada 62,443. against 51.42> lt«t year, 65.-
gM tiefore Inst nml 29.8*.'\ same time
_5.298 last year. 313.573 ye«r lie fore Inst
and 262,675 same time In 19U
These make the total, movement tor tbe
forty-nine days of the seas % from Septem
ber l to itnte 2.777.771. ngAinxt 2.534.252 last
year. 2.838.478 year before Inst and 1,842,-
000 some time In 19C3.
Foreign exports for the w«*ek hare iieen
213.439. ngnlnst 242JB0 list year, making
the total thus fnr for the season 1.042.272.
against 1.072.273 Inst year, a decrease of
39.001.
Northern mills takings nnd Canada dur
ing the past s-»ven days show n decrease
of UA67 as compared with tin* correspond
ing |e»rl»n| Inst year, and th*»lr total tak-
Ing* since September 1 hare decreased ft*.-
294. The total takings of American mill*.
North. Kouth and f*sim«ta. thus fnr for the
season have l»een 5*2.32*. against 613.3*7 last
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For rfhe 24 hours ending at 8 a, m.. 7
meridian time, ftetoher 2n, 1906.
STATIONS OF
DISTRICT.
^Atlanta, elesr.
•ChnltaiioogM, rlertr. . . ,
Columbus, clear. . . .
Gainesville, p. cloudy....
Greenville, cloudy
Griffin, cloudy,
•Macon, p. cloudy
Mouth'dlo. cloudy
Newnnn, dear
Rome, dear
Kim r tan burg, cloudy. . . .
Tallapoosa, clear.
Toeooa. dear
VVeat Point, dear.
Temp'turr.
•^linliniiin temperatures are" for
CENTRAL
STATION.
hi
q
Atlanta
Anguitn
Charleston
Galveston
Little Rock
Memphis
Montgomery
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Savannah
Vicksburg
Wilmington
14
"
27
15
16
it
9
16
10
16
13
10’
Dlst. Averages.
HI
£~-
.09
iSL
mlufntl.
REMARKS.
. Slightly ICgher temperature* prevailed In
most of the eastern district* of the Imlt;
elsewhere the ehtinges were not material.
Clear weather prevailed except along the
Atlnntlr const, where rainfall was generally
jlffUt. A heavy full occurr«J nt Cloldsbote*
J«*
IS
Dr. Btan’k. w«« prc.lrfr.it of the N " r,I, '' r, ‘
C .nah v illo (Tenn.l M adieu I roller In ... . ...
8TOCK3 AND BONDS.
' Bid. Asked.
Georgia 4H*.* 1915 112 113,
Georgia, R. It. 6s, DIO IS
Kavnunah 6s. 1900 lttfe M\
Uatons 6*. 1910 .. ..196
Atlanta, bn. 1*11 106
Atlanta, 4Vt». 1925.. 107
Atlanta 4s. 1934.. .. .lid
Atlanta and West Point. * . .1651
Atlanta and West Point Debts..107
Ceturnl Railway of Georgia lie
da Income ... 91
do. 2d Income.* vCi
do, Sd iucotue .... 17
Georgia ..rtt 1 2W
Atrguatu nnd Knvannsb 11? 117
Southsestern.. .. .. ..UC 111
Georgia Padde 1st*.. .. .. .. ..{# 421
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lucreaxcfl /hiring the wehk 261329 bite*
ngnlnst nn Increase during the correspo*"*-
Ing period last season of 72.C33 an*f sf*
now 342,262 smaller than at thf* date lu
1996.
Including stocks left over at ports and
Interior towns from the last crop .and
fli» unralMT of Imle* brought Into sight
thus far from the new crop, the auyjd/
Stocks at the seabooni nml the twenty- to date Is ■*575 641 ilimt • , y78 7Sl for
nine Ira.llnx Roalhern Inlerinr cenlct. h«v. J«rturf tan je«? " ' '