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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 190C. STEAMER BLOWN TO PIECES; MANY PERISH IN EXPLOSION Appalling Disaster Overtakes the Scovell. BODIES HURLED I THROUGH THE AIR Half Dozen White Men and Many Negroes Perish, and Many Others Injured. Vicksburg, Miss., Dee. 20.—One of the most appalling disasters in the history of steamboat naviga tion oil the Mississippi was record ed yesterday at 1 o’clock, when tHe steamer W. F. Scovell, plying the Vicksburg and Davis IJenu trade, wns wrecked by an explo sion at Gold Dust landing, 17 miles south of here. The Scovell wns at the Innding taking on freight when suddenly : a terrific explosion oconrrod, and the boat wns ldowa practically to atoms. Many of tho timbers i were thrown hundreds of feet in 1 the air, Innding hundreds of yards away, and sonic of those aboard ' wete blown almost tliat far. The pilot house and front part of the cabin were blown to splinters, and some parts of the boat were so badly damaged that she began to sink- immediately. Pilot Dougherty was blown sev eral hundred feet out into the river, hut despite a dislocated shoulder, managed to swim to the bank., Number of Dead Unknown. Owing: to tho largo mini hr r of negroes on board it is Impossible to ascertain the exact number of tho dead and in jured, hut officers of the boat Mute that no less than ten, nor more than six teen were killed. The probabilities that a like number were Injured. The number of dead and Injured ne groes has not yet totevr ascertained, but oux of n crew and passenger list of about fifty, about one-half are missing. The negro dead were cared for at the place where tho accident occurred, os were some of tho Injured. About five of the Injured negroes were brought to Vicksburg tonight on the Moamer Henator Cordlll with the white deal and Injured. Captains Cries for Hslp, Pending the arrival of the Henator Cordlll the Injured were cared for nt WHITE KILLED AND INJURED IN EXPLOSION ON STEAMER SCOVELL Vicksburg, Dec. 20.—The white dead reported from the explo sion which wrecked the steamer W. T. Scovell are as follows: DEAD. CAPTAIN JOHN QUACKKNBOSS, master of the boat, Vicksburg, Miss. CLKRK WADR QUACKKNBOSS, Vlgksburg, Miss. LAVELL YKRGER. cotton seed salesman, Jackson, Miss. CLERK JOSEPH SMITH, Yazoo City. Miss. INJURED. Tennle Roberts, assistant pilot, Vicksburg, Miss.; Injured Internally, very serious. John Dougherty, pilot; shoulder dislocated. Charles McKenna, passenger; painfully Injured. Butterfield, slightly injured In the head. OUR MENTAL MENU FOR 1907. FOR GOLDEN AGE READERS TERRITOR l DIVIDED AMONG TRUST CO.’S Free Catarrh Cure Bad Briith, K'Hawklng and Spitting Quickly Cured.—Fill Out Fret Coupon Belov. Npw York, Dec. 20.—The taking of tes timony in (ho suit Instituted by tbs state of Missouri ngninst the Watefs-PIerce Oil Compuuy, of Ht. Louis, tho Uepuhllc Oil Company of Ohio and the Hfnndnrd Oil Compnny of Indlnns, on the ground that they wert* merely creatures of the parent andard Oil trust nnd li .. .tl-trant liiws of Missouri, at tho WnMorf-Astoi-ln hotel. J. A. Moffntt, nresldeut of tho Htnndaril Oil Company of Iiullaim. said he was con sulted nhoflt tier organisation of the Ite- public, ami stilted fruukly that ho uiIvIhimI tils associates to ho careful ns to whnt they siiId nliout th»* transaction*. When recalled by the Htnndnrd lawyers, ho wns not ao sure that tic had done this, although he said his Impression wns that R> had. For the most part, Mr. Moffatt was a very frank witness, and he readily Ad mitted the ownership of control by the Htandnrd In tho three accused companies. "Wns there any cnnipotltlo ln*twoeii the Htnndnrd and tho Water»*ISeree 4'oiupniiy In Missouri between 1901 and 1906?" asked Mr. iladiey. ✓ "There wns n division of. territory, and I respected It,’* replied the witness. “Standard Oil men have done more to prove their guilt In their own at tempt to prove their Innocence than I was able to prove when I sought, a year ego, to convict them.” In these words Attorney General Her bert 8. Hadley, of .Missouri, announced today his elation at tho outcome, so far. In the resumed toklng of testimony before Commissioner Robert A. An thony at the Waldorf-Astoria. *Tve got Just what I want,” the pros ecutor contlnuc*d. ‘I would have be-in well satlslled If I had been able a year ago to have obtained such Incriminat ing evidence as that given here by James A. Moffatt, president of the Standard OH Compnny of Indiana.’ When the continued hearing opened the first witness wns Walter C. Teagle. His recollection was faulty In many places. When Mr. Hadley ques tioned him with regard to the trans fer of Schofield, fichurtnnn and Teagle to the Republic Oil Company, which Is now alleged to be a subsidiary con corn of the Standard, he remembered little. He could not say what the prlc paid for the business of Schofield, Schurman and Teagle was. Cold Dust binding as well ns possible, of the white dead only* the body of Lnvell Yerger has been recovered. Wade Quaekenbosp was heard to call for help soon after the explosion, but according to the reports of those who were on the boat, escaping steam soon smothered his cries. Captain Quack- enboss was not seen after tho accident. When the Cordlll left hero late this afternoon she was listing heavily, and her cargo of 1,000 sacks of cotton seed and 85 Utiles of cotton will be lost. Engineer's Story. Engineer J. T. Druce tells the follow ing story of the explosion: “Wo were, lying nt tho Gold Dust landing this morning taking on a cargo vften I noticed a small quantity wuter oozing through the boiler, suspected that something was wrong, and proceeded to make an examination. About this time the Scovell broke her head line and drifted so that I did not have time to mako a thorough exam! nation at that moment. As soon ns I got her back to tho hank, I crawled on top of the boiler and proceeded with the Investigation. I hnd Just gotten down from the holler when the explo sion occurred. The catastrophe, I be lieve. was due to a defective boiler plate.” SHONTS DECLARES NEGRO IS WORTHLESS AS WORKER ' , ON ITHSMUS OF PANAMA Washington, Dec. 20.—The report of Chairman Shonts, of the Isthmian canal commission, for the year ending Du mber l, 1900, has been made public. He says that during the year the first stage of canut work, that of prepara tion, has virtually been |>assed, nnd the commission finds Itself In position to nter upon the second stage, that of actual construction of a lock canal at un elevation of 86 feet, authorized by ongress In Juno Inst. Tho canal zone has been placed In a satisfactory sanitary condition, yellow fever has been* eliminated; adequate rfhetter for the workmen has been pro vided and hospitals of lurge capacity have been made ready. No Death in Three Month*. He says that In tho past three months no death has occurred among tho 6,000 Americans on the Isthmus. There are about 1,200 women nnd children In the canal zone. He tells of hotels and mess houses which luvve been estab lished to provide food for tho em ployees. The best of food Is being served nnd whatever profit Is made will be spent In keeping up the stand ard of food supply. The commission Is planning to build club houses and buildings which may be used for wor ship and as halls for secret societies hluh tlio canal employees belong. work Just long enough to get money to supply their uctunl bodily necessities, with the result that while the commis sion I* quartering and caring for about 26,000 men tho dally effective force Is many thousands less. Many of them settle In the Jungle, building little shacks, raising enough to keep them alive, nnd working only a day or two occasionally, ns they see fit. In this way, by getting away frorq tho com mission's quarters, practical coptrol over them Is lost, and It becomes very dlfficQlt for foremen to calculate on keeping their gangs filled. Are Not Nourished. ”The most serious question In regard to this class of laborers Is that of feeding them, ordlnury methods having failed to Induce them to take suffi cient nourishment to give them tho physical strength necessary to enable them to work efficiently. To such an extent is this true that the commis sion Is seriously debuting whether to make the basis of employment a certain rule per hour and board, or it certain rate per hour und deduct a fixed amount per day for hoard. “Th experiment with laborers from northern Spain has proved very satis factory. Their efficiency Is not* only more than double that of the negroes, but they stand the climate much better. Since the 1st of January there have been about U00 of these at work on tho canal, and of this number not one has died from disease. They have malaria In about the same degree as tho white 0. CAMPBELL MORGAN: The Golden Age has secured at great expense the exclusive serial right in America of his wonder ful “Track Through the Bible”—the heart and head and crown of the great London preacher’s life work. Campbell Morgan is uni versally acknowledged to be the greatest, Bible thinker and interpreter in the world today and thinking people, regardless. of bias, bent or creed, will wish to follow every week his radiant anaylsis of the Book of Books that has defied the ‘ * hammers’ * of infidelity and holds the hope of the nations. These great articles every week during the coming year will be worth alone far more than the price of the paper. WILLIAM J. BRYAN, the Christian statesman, will contribute soon a ringing message to student life on “The Dignity of Work.” GOVERNOR R. B. GLENN, of Noreh Carolina, who fights evil with eloquent voice and stainless life, will write on “A Gov ernor’s Responsibility to God and the People.” “LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN” will he given in*a series of articles from the brilliant pen of Hon. Mark Boling, recently famous in the arena of college debate and oratory, and now one of the brightest young members of the Atlan ta bar. “WHAT WE THINK OF WHAT WE SEE,” by Arthur E. Ramsaur, jnanaging editor, will be a wide-awake commentary on current events. DR. L. G. BROUGHTON, pulpit editor, will continue his stirring messages every week from a pulpit that speaks to the largest sustained audience in the world in a city of less than a million people. THE YOUNG PEOPLE’S DEPARTMENT will be conducted by the editor in chief, William D. Upshaw,'whose love and work for boyii and girls will find expression in a page intended to put fire in the heart and iron in the blood of youth. “ON THE CAMPUS” will mirror tho best Bide of'Southern school and college life. A sane, unrelenting, definite and desper ate battle will be waged against the saloon. , SHORT STORIES—real or fiction, of the pure, inspirational type. AN EDITORIAL PAGE with a ‘‘conscience and a backbone.” $2.00 A YEAR, with Dr. Broughton’s great book, ‘‘Representative Women,” given free with every full year’s subscription . . Special trial offer (without premium) January 1 to September 1, 1007, $1.00. THE GOLDEN AGE is the Sonth’s great weekly for making home and citizenship. . Nothing else like it on your table. Make Room in your next year’s reading for ALEX W. BEALER imagines he is a reporter on The Jerusalem Journal, The Gaza Gazette and The Jericho Tribune, and is writing now the quaintest stories of Olden Days ever published. T. J. Chriitian, Lindalo, Tax., »*y*:— '•Seven or eight papers come to my home, but Tho Golden Ago la the ono the family all light over. Everybody wants to read It Brat." An Atlanta Woman .ays:— “The Golden Age looks so pretty I am just anxious to get hold of It every week.’ Dr. A. R. Holderby says:— "You are making, the greatest, bravest, best pa per this section has ever seen.” Pras.'K. G. Matheson of the “Georgia Tech" says: “I thank'you for your ringing editorials on the liquor question. For a long time we have needed such a clarion voice In a paper for the home and Age Alls a place alt its The Golden Age, William D. Upshaw, Editor. Lowndes Building, Atlanta, Ga. P. 8.—The Golden Age and The Atlanta Georgian one year for $5.00. BEGGING FOR FUEL FOR NEEDY TOWN Topeka, Kan*., t)cc. 20.—The state board of railroad commissioners has received a telegram from Langdon, Re no county, stating that the town is out of fuel. The commission has appealed to tho Rock Island railroad to send a train load of coal to southwestern Kansas points at once. * NEW8PAPERB BEING RUN BY STREET CAR POWER. Phoenix. Arlz., Dec. 20.—A fuel fam ine prevails here. There Is no coal and the. gas nnd electric companies shut down last night.. The people must re sort to wood for cooking nnd heating, and use kerosene and candle light. Newspapers and other plants are using power from the street car com pnny, which hus enough oil for a few days. The Santa Fe Is discontinuing e trains. “My New Dttcovory Quickly Curee Catarrh.”—C. E. Gauss. . - , . hut It ilcernilon. death nnd decay of bones. lo*S of thinking and reu- easing power, kill* ambition ami energy. «»ftea cause* low of appetite, iudlgenUoii, uvsptps?*, raw thront ami tench*** to g,. u . •rat debility. Idiocy aud Insanity, it mod* 'attention at once. Cure It with (lauaa* Cm tsrrll cure. It la a quirk, radical, permu- cure, becnn*e It rid* the system of the poison germ* that cause catarrh. In oner to i»ro\e to all wu<> are s'ifft*r- lag from this daugerou* anl loathiouie dl*- Mic that Gauss’ Catarrh Cure nil; actual ly cure any ense of catarrh quickly, no mat ter how long lending or tiow bad. I will bend a trial pnckMjje by mall free «f all ! West Indian laborers—who for various co*t. Send us >our name mid address today | reasons are not continually employed In the club houses will* be places to Americans, but not ut all to the extent dunce, pluy billiard*, mud unit for oth- that tha negroes have it, und thor * er recreation. The commission Is to ** work In conjunction with the Young Men's Christian Association in pro viding Innocent amusement for the em ployees. On November 1, 1906, the force em ployed on the isthmus was us follows: Number of the Employees. In November, 1305, the commission’s employees numbered approximately 17,000, anil in November, 19<»6, the num ber wus practically thfe same. Of these 12,612 wore under the department of construction and engineering, 1,129 un been a single caso of yellow fev among them. Their general condition Is about as good as It woe In their homes in Spain, and they stand the climate very much better than the ne groes. The chief engineer is convinced by this experiment that 'any white man, so-called, under the. same condi tions, will stand the climate on the isthmus very myich better than the blacks, who are supposed to be immune from practically everything, hut who, us n matter of fact, are subject to al most everything/ ” Much Dirt Taken Out. He says that while no special effort has been made to get out yardage, yet ler the division of material and sup- •' •*') i tinder tho denartment of 1 liaa occn ,nnuo «ei out y a rouge, yei plies, —91 under the nepamiunt oi <lurin * lhe |W . nl ycar the nmou nt of government and sanitation, and 13< lb i material excavated from the canal the auditing and disbursement offices, j pribni was 1,500,000 cubic yards, as Of tho 17,000 men about 3.700 wero on ! against 742,000 cubic yards the pre- the gold rolls, virtually all white | vlmts fiscal year. Americans, and 18,300 on the silver j He tells of wharves that have been rolls, mainly aliens. This number does built to facilitate the handling of canal not include 4.000 people employed on tho Panama railroad. The foregoing number represented tin* approximate number that was act ually on the payrolle for the end of November, 1906, and does not Include large number of men—especially by n»* I by the commission, but who possibly was $8,743,482.05. He tells of the plan material. Mr. Shonts also explain length the work of providing water ami sewerage systems and street paving for the cities of Panama, Colan and Cristo bal. , He explains the efforts to enlarge and Improve the Panama'railroad. The total amount of purchases for the cann! made for the year ended June 30, 1906, DOCTOR FALLS DEAD WHILE OUT DRIVING; Special to The Ocorglsn. Greenville, 8. c\, Dec. 20.—Dr. R. D. Hopkins, a prominent physician of Fork Shoals, was found dead In the road Tuesday night, two miles from his home. The cause of his death is not known definitely, but tho general opinion Is that ,lt was heart disease. Dr. Hopkins wus out In the country and tt Is thought that he was on his way home when be died. About sundown his horse anil buggy came up to his house without him, and his son sus- pklonlng that something was wrong, went in search of his father nnd found him lying In the middle of the road dead. Dr. Hopkins was 55 years old. He was a large farmer and was 4n a pros perous condition. TO RAISEENDOWMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL HOME. Special to Tho Georgian. Macon. Gn., Dec. 20.—A- movement Is now on foot by which the Georgia Industrial Heme Is to be brought be fore more than 100,000 i»eople In tho state in nn effort to raise an endow ment. The movement is headed by Manager J. R. Gunn and will be pushed to the front during the holidays. Cards have been distributed through out college* and schools from one end of the state to the other, anil each per son has been asked to contribute $1 to the fund. IJ.v this means the endow ment will receive a very handsome In crease. Arrangements have been made at the institution to afford a pleasant season for Christmas to the Inmates. Nalls, Tools and Builders' Hardware. Builders' Hardware, Nalls and Tools. Lowest prices In Atlanta at our nsw store at 150 Peters street. F. j. COOLEDGE & SON., h scientific treatment ht Whiskey, Opium, Mtf. The Onl; Kceley Insti tute in Georgia. 229 Woodward Aft., ATLANTA, GA, 1 SO •"»» <I>I» lllndiom. • _ '* T*»TMrG»mnte*4 SEWING maCMINC. No aachia* mU at IM.SS ear botltf. Oar terra* are Ut raott liberal. Wt par ftlgkt btU war* it net tbt MstMtbarcalatwtrol* fart*. Wriit today toe ear Cat** I. . - _ las No 3 J, lie *fat. iJ:hn foster Co. 265-271 Decatur St, Atlanta, fo BILL PROVIDES FOR TORPEDO BOATS Wn.hln.ton, Dec. M.—Fifteen .nb-mirlne torpedo f„mtH nt n ,'ott of 16,000,000, for the dcfenno of the ron.t of the Golf of Mexico, are provided for In n hill Intro- ■lured by Hepreaenlatlre Gregg, of Texae. Pale Delicate Women and Girla. Tho Old Standard, Grove’* Taatelaaa Chill Tonic, drtvea oat malaria and bullda up the eyatem. Bold by all dcalcre, for *7 yeara. “ Ice 60 cent*. WILL DONATE LAND FOR EXPERIMENT STATION. Special to The Georgian. Orlflln, Ga„ Dec. 20.—Now that tho Sixth district agricultural school hits been won by Barnesville, the cltliena of Bpaldlng county will unite In nn ef fort to prevent the removal of the Georgia experiment station to Athena. The board of directors of the etatlon will hold a meeting In this city In Jan uary, at which the etatlon will bo ten dered the additional-100 acres of land w hich is badly needed. Aged Captain it Dead. New York, Dec. 20.—Captain Eilat S, Harris, for half a century a steam boat commander on Lake Oeorge and Pilot of the steamer John Jay, which was burned In July, 1866, Is dead at the age of 78 yeara, at Glens Falls, N. Y. LOW RATES ACCOUNT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS VIA Southern Railway Rate of one and one-third fare, plus 25 cents, for the round trip between all points east of the Mississippi River and south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers is authorized. Tickets will be Sold Dec. 20 to 25th, 50 and 51st, Also Jan. 1, 1907, Limited Jan. 7, 1907. Call on Southern Railway Agents. J. C. LUSK, District Passenger Agent, ATLANTA, GA. COLLEGE PREPARATORY. Donald Fraser School For DECATUR. GEORGIA. MID-WINTER TERM BEGINS JANUARY 6. 1*07. FOR CATALOGUE WRITE G. HOLMAN GARDNER, PRINCIPAL. HEADACHES AND NEURALGIA FROM COLDS LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removet cause. Call for full name. Look for signature E. W. Grove. 2 Sc. Chairman Connsrs is III. New York, Dec. 20.—Chairman Wil burn J. Conners, of the Democratic state committee, who has been very III Ht the Waldorf-Astoria, Is sold to be ImprovfM tea the treatment' wit, he -.ntgH £ , tk!? l !^J r S r ui 1 L. 1 w5lLl,£d l ln.Vi.P'S I " : erk a few months each year, and who ! to try Chinese labor on the canal, and .banned C? JJL" friends, C M. GAI'SH | are nevertheless under the Jurisdiction j of the amount of material received for nit Mala street, Marshall, Mich.' Fill out j of the commission “« far as quartering, the canal work and forlmprovlngthe coupon below. FREE. twlow and mall yolk** and sanitation are concerned. In cluding these men, there are In round number* about 25,000 men under tho direct Jurisdiction of the isthmian ca nal commission und Panama Ilutlroad Company. A* to negro labor on the canal, Mr. 8hont* suy*: •'Another year's experience with ne gro laborers from nearby tropical Is land* and countries ha* convinced the (commission of the Impossibility of do- I ing satisfactory work with them. Not only do they seem to be disqualified by lark of actual vitality, hut their dispo sition to labor seems to be a* frail as their iKMlily Ntrength. Few of them are steady workers. The majority of them holidays. i 8TUDENT8 AT CLEMSON TO PUBLISH NEW MAGAZINE. Bpertal to The Georgian. Clemson, S. C., Dec. 20.—The great body of student* at CTemson College will leave Friday, December 21, to speud the holiday* at their homes. A special train wtli'v*ry likely leave Calhoun to carry the students home. The college exercises will be resum ed on the morning of January 3. ciemson Is to hnvfc a bt-monthly publication, “The Tiger,” In the Interest of athletics, and will start after the C. D. KENNY CO.’S Beautiful Xmas Souvenir Free TO TEA AND COFFEE PURCHASERS AT Kenny's Tea Store, 82 WHITEHALL ST. Saturday, December 22, ONE DAY ONLY. m GEORGE: C. LOONEYS SCHOOL THE 8UNNY 80UTH MILITARY IN8TITUTE. 07 Washington Street, Atlanta, Ga. Ball ’Phone 5190. About Your Boy In School: Is he learning thoroughly and rapidly? Are habits of study, neatnes*. punctuality and correct moral thinking beln^ daily Impressed on hi* mind? Are hi* school associates of the best? Is he attending a too crowded school? # These things are of vital importance on your boy's whole future. English, Mathematics, Ancient Languages, Physical, Moral and Mental Science, Music, Elocution nnd French. Mathematical course plain, easy nnd comprehensive. English Grammar taught in Its simple purity, so that children of 1® and 12 years can understand every needed construction In speaking or writing ana parse every construction, used by good authority, In tht lan guage. All branches made easy by the. pleasant explanatory method of In* sanction adopted by Professor Looney and his faculty. • Daily Military Drill, x Faculty: George C. Looney, A. M., principal; for forty years a teach er of Southern youth, ex-commander Second Georgia Confederate cav- alry; Mrs. George C. Looney, M. A., principal Girl’s Department: Rev. T. P. Cleveland, Latin and Greek; Mra. Juliette Rrown-Parmelee, expre«sl,*n and pnyaleal culture; J. R. Conover, muale; Captain Winlleld Jones (vet- eran Spanlin-Amerlcan war), commandant cadet*. JVe have vacancle, for u few more .elected boye. Individual instruction, limited number,, rsaconabls monthly tuition fooo. Mid-winter term begin. January 8. 1907. Mrs, Iamney haa room In her cla.aea for a few girl*. ARGUMENT COMPLETED IN BIG RAILROAD SUIT. Speelitl to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 20.—The ar gument. In the appeal of the quo war ranto proceeding, brought by Henry B. Gray ou.tlng the Loul.vllle and Naihvllle from operating the South and North road, were completed thi. morn ing when George L. Smith, of Mobile, clo.cd for the railroad. It will be some time before a de- clalon In tbe case will be handed down. Ma*on, Eltet Officer*. 8perl.I to The Georgian. Orlflln, Ga., Deo. 20.—Meridian Bun Lodge No. 26, F. and A. M„ held it. an nual election of officer, tfuenlay night with the following reault: \V. H. Tay lor. W. M.: L. Cleveland. 8. W.; T. E. PaterHon, J. W.; A. Lower, treasurer, J. T. Waldrup, aecretary; John B. Jen- kin*. chaplain; B. 8. Hal.Held, tvi.r FOR RENT. Elegant Ground Floor of fice. Former Atlanta Nation al Bank building. Apply I s East Alabama St. Bragg & Ryon OSTEOPATHin STS E. E. PHYSICIAN AN 8 Office*: 324-325 Century Bldg- Bell Phone 3901