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MELDRII NOT TO Improvements of a Week Most Disastrous Accident in MAKE RACE in This State and AIabama.|History of Mississippi River. No Will Not Accept If. Columbus, Go., Dm. 20—Th. Geor gia and Alabama Industrial Index [aaya In ita regular weekly laaua. i Evan the near approach of the holi day aeaaen eauept no appreciable dl- j mlnutlon of- evldencee of Induatrlal and con (fraction prograaa In Georgia and Alabama aa ahown by advance re. Hla Refusal to Run Pute a Crimp In porta to-The Index for the peat sever. «h. dl. .. . .... , .... »l day»V. A 22,000,000 Iron and coal th. Plana of the Politician. Who pnf / rtl ’, deal haa bM(t conaummat . are Opposing the PeoplaV Demo, ed'ln the Birmingham district and will eratlc League-Mr. t 8] Collin. May >» 1 *®««*ed. oxtenslve devel- opmenta. Financial, arrangement, have be Forced to Enter-the Race Him- been perfected'for the building of a self. - railway line between Valdosta and VI. Savannah Dec 20-Gen P W d,Mi A street railway line I. In pro. ..TT.,™' ' P«» f»r Brunswick. A cotton mill Meldr m has put a crimp In thfVplan. , t JacUaonV ,j,. ( A |a„ will be en- ° f ® lar f C0ll “‘»“ 0l Savannah pel- , „ „ |ddlt|on , ^soo.OOO 2” lr deC " nlns to become * can - mill.. A plant will be established in e r mayor *. Atlanta for the manufacture of gas He was nominated for the office by, and eleetr|c „ ht flxtur „ and , about seventy.flve citizen., Who want- ment . A la furnace at B| „ Fawn ed h‘m to run for mayor agatoat Mr. wm ba remodeled An plant at George W. Tiedeman the nominee of Qsdaden, A|a . ( and an o|| ml|| at De . Patten . the People s Democratic League for wj|| be doubled A tho office. Mr. J. S. Collins, who has company hal been zed at Alba . led tho Insurgents out of the Tiedeman ny> Ga . ( t0 operate a of , team camp has been very anxious for Gen. boat , on F||nt rlv#r Thr „ saw mill e r m run. plants and a turpentine plant are re Tho general Is In Sylvanla trying a ported murder case but he wired to a friend | |n ^ way ot eonilnJet | 0n the fol . here yesterday afternoon that he ] lowlnB amon(| 0 , her thl are an . would not accept the nomination for nounced . office bu ,Balnbrldge, mayor Some of his friends think and Fjtag(rald ; threo atory apart ment. though that he can be Induced to ac- houae 8e , ma( A „. 4.* bu „ n . M cept when he returns home probably buMd | nBi Montgomery, Ala.; two bus!- tonight or tomorrow morning and they neaa bu ,Amerlcus; 50 cottages, win not do anything more toward • BeMemer> Al *., theatar and Car . getting a candidate until he comes , e n bpjryj Moultrie; three steel Fireworks Exploded in Savannah Killing One and Injuring Many. ™ Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20—By the ex plosion of dynamite In the fireworks factory of Joseph Carbo and John Niva Italians at No. 651 Anderson street at 9 o'clock last night, one fireman was burned to death, another was fatally burned; an assistant fire chief and another fireman were seriously, poasl bly fatally burned. The proprltors were painfully burned and a boy was struck In the face by flying debris and severely hurt. ..The dead are Fireman Hardy Eady. Fatally injured: Fireman Edward Da ley, seriously, possibly fatally injur ed; Assistant Fire Chief George Mou- ro, Fireman Jerry O’Leary. Injured Jos An lee plant at Carbo, John Niva and Lambert H At 8:30 o'clock Carbo and Niva were engaged In counting torpedoes they had manufactured. One dropped and caused the explosion of the rest. Car. bo and Niva suffered painfully, those of Carbo being the more serious. The small building took fire. A chemical Vicksburg, Mist, Dec. 20—One of the most disastrous accidents In the his tory of the MIsslMlppI river occurred at tan minutes past eleven o’clock yes terday morning, when the steamer T. Scovell, plying between Vicks- ^ burg and Davis Bend, was destroyed company of the neighborhood respond- by an explosion. Owing to the large ed tCkfflMdlarm and quickly extln- number of negroes on board it Is Im- gulshed th. blare. possible to ascertain the exact num- Asslstant Chief Mouro was telephon- her of dead and Injured, but officers ed as it was desired that he Inveatl- j of the boat, who arrived here tonight, gate, It being supposed that the Ital- state that no leas than ten or more Ian proprietors had a greater quantl- than sixteen were killed. The probe- ty of explosives in the place than thejbilltles are that a like number were city ordinances permit. Upon his ar rival, he and Firemen Eady O’Leary and Daley entered the building. With them was •'boy, Fred Chltty, sixteen Injured, Four white people were killed and six were Injured. The number of dead and Injured no- years old, Who had crowded his way I gross cannot be stated at this time, In. The flrefuen were speculating as 1 but of a crew and passenger list of to what 6o£u have caused the ex- i about flty, about half are mlsalnng. plosion. ' j I The negro dead were cared for at the "I’ll show you how it happened," re- ^ place where the accident occurred, as marked Chltty, picking up a dynamite j were some of tho injured. About five cap. This he hurled to the floor, and °f the Injured negroes were brought there followed three explosions In j to Vicksburg tonight on the steam- quick succession. er Senator Cordlll with the white dead The building collapsed, and-the de- an d injured... The accident occurred tonatlons were heard all over the city, at Gold Dust landing, about seventeen Window glasses Were broken In the ml,e * couth of Vicksburg. neigh bo rh ood,. and debris was sent flying in every direction. Boston and Moultries Rate Will Now Become Effective. back home. bridges, two churches, warehouses, It Is realized that Gen. Meldrlm re ,| dence , .waterworks plants and. ould make a strong race and those of.! Atlanta, Dec. 20—At last the rail- roads have decided to conform to cor.' would - who w ore for that reason anxious to see him iqake the race. * If Gen. Mefdrlm finally refuses to run then Mr. Collins may run hlmsdtf ' He la A ver determined man and he lowed to get. out. a candidate . tho People’s Democratic Lear nlnee. Railroad Officials Make Changes. Thero are some interesting changes fin railroad officials scheduled in Sa- I vannali for Tuesday, January 1st. W. Wright, now superintendent of (he Savannah district of the Atlantic Coast Line is to go with tho Central I railway as superintendent ot tho Sa vannah division. flee bullllng at Mobile, Ala* Is under jslon without testing them In the consideration but no decision has been eourts by injunction or otherwise, raached In the matter. The commlselon ha. Just been no- Nlnjtnew corporations and ten con-1 ~ .. .. tr.4Tavn.rd. are reported. jtlfled that th, Atlantic Coast; Line anjl jjjr }}/ railroad* Involved h«Ve dtchf- ^"^park* Brgiar Captured. fed to comply with Ita circular ordering Triton’s officers received a tele- ’ reductions In the freight rates to Bos- phono message this morning from ton and Moultrie, putting these places attitude of the rallroade generally haa express agent took the cow to bis lot Rnnrlfo gnvln? Hint Mr .T S Sir.*-.— il ■ ...tat. ■■ ■. !■ . . . . .■ whi>rn hn rnrn fnr Imr Tt tend The 8covcll was at the landing tak ing on freight when suddenly a terrific explosion occurred and the boat waa blown practically to atoms. At 2 o’clock this afternoon the num ber of dead was placed at twelve. Latest news obtainable from Gold Dust landing, where steamer W. T. Scovell was blown up yesterday daclded to e.cure e * ay * tho "•< °f dead and ml.eing total. • . . , [fourteen, and the Injured Include four e order, and also en- wh|te men and „ vera| n(groa(< eh ■ compromise for ley were given until mission declining to A * * Knowing Mind. :er any further, * Tery queer occnrrenoe happened .... meat Intewted, ““E#* . of the commission, 1 1>an I r “d bad hor sent here by ?- the church .which ew of the fact that tho [P™ 8 ?. On arriving at this place tfie NEWS OF THE BAY IN ATLANTA Happenings in (He Capital Oily Told o( For The Times. Fire In the Atlanta News Office Came Near Being Disastrous to the Ua- per—Caused by a Defective Flue- Bucket Shopo to go Out of Buel- inese—-Bobby Walthour Returns Home. Atlanta, Doc. 20—Tho fire which broko out In tho roof of tho Atlanta Nows yestorday caiuo near putting the plant out of business but prompt work saved tho shop and the Nows camo out a trlflo behlud tlmo. A do- foctlvo fluo caused tho blaze, which was not discovered until It had gained headway. Soveral printers had to Jump from an uppor window butnono woro hurt. Bucket Shops to go Out. laical wlro houses go out of commis sion on January first, following tho Iloykln anti-bucket shop bill, and most of thorn aro closing, their business and making preparations to remove their effects at agfe. Wlalthour Returns Home. Bobby Walthour, /tho famous At-, lanta bicycle rider, arrived last night from Now York, tired from the effects of the elxday race of last week. He will go Into training for his race with Gulgnard the Frenchman, to be ridden hero on Christmas day. Church May be an Annex. The deserted First Christian Church abandoned for a .newer edifice, may be converted Into an annex to the city v Sparks saying that Mr. J. S. Sir- man's hardware store had been bur glarized last night about 11 o'clock. Within a few minutes after tho mes sage was received Officer Coarsey ar rested Will Jones, a negro boy of six teen, who was suspected of the theft. on the same plane with Thomeevllle 'been to contest most of the commls- and Quitman. jalon’e actions In tho courta. Defied Law, But Surrendered. Douglas, Ga., Dec. 20—C. B. Walker, j since had remained In the county in Ono of the stolen knives was found E - Walker, Thomas Walker, Jesse defiance of officers of the law, with I In his pocket and It Is thought two Lott and John Graves at sunrise yes- a reward of $250 In bank hanging over Mr. W. L. Clay, who has been dl- moro been so j d ^ r jfl e> W hich terday morning surprised and captur- him. vision counsel for the Const Line for wag m i ss i n g has not been found. En- . M th R Qva i w u a i. e harn«H with several years, hns tendered his res-. , rance wag galned t0 tho storo by , ed Ma,hew Royal ' who char 9 ed with lgnatlon to take effccl, It Is understood,' brcaklnK a rear W | n dow. on January 1st. There Is said to be] MarsbaI Maad0Jt , Mr . g lrmana an d j a probability that Mr. Clay will bo-i Mr j M Lo ve tt camo up on tho I _ come associated with Lawton & Cun- noo „ traln after the prisoner nnd car- HltcHcOOk Consults President. jthe wilful murder, at a picnic, of J. ! L. Walker, on May 4 last. Royal ever He calmly surrendered to the posse without a struggle and Is safe in Doug las Jail. Washington, Dec. 20—Secretary jment four million acres of civilized nlngham In connection with their !e-! rled hlm back ^ Sparks.— 1 TIfton Ga- gal work with the Central railway. ' zelte Mr. Clay haa represented the Coast Line for many years In Savannah j Ca)n canc hurricane—thet’s the! Hltchcock wa * ,n con,ultatl «n with I tribes. Several other, were pretent, .and has done It well. Ho is a very cuban'erop ' i th ® P re,ldent lod »y regarding the re- but nothing could be learned regard- ? bright attorney. * [cent order withdrawing from allot-1ing tho results of the conference. where he could caro for her. It waa near night when the cow waa turned in the lot and fed. Tho next morning when tho agent went to tho lot he found the gato open and tho cow gono. Ho quickly began to search for tho missing cow but to no avail. Tho cow mado hor escape during the night and went direct to Mr. ’Arnold’s. Tho next morning Mr. Ar nold went out to his lot and thero lay the cow before tho gate, waiting to bo turned In the lot nnd milked. The cow could not have wandered off the courso much for tho distance la 14 miles and was made in less than ten hours. Mr. Arnold waa saved tho trouble and expense of hav ing the cow driven homo.—Wlthla- coochee Sun. Atlanta Feela G*re of 'll Atlanta feels certain of winning tho new subtreasury, for which Sa vannah,Birmingham and Columbia are fighting. Advices to this effect have been rocolvod from Washington and a mooting of tho Atlanta Clearing House Association Is discussing tho advisability of sending a committee to Washington to push the matter whllo it Is hot. Mrs. Nation Not Coming. Mrs. Carrie Nation has delayed her visit to Atlanta. She was announced to head the stage parade In a "Ten Nights In a Barroom" production at local cheap theater but since her messago that she Is not coming, ti.l* has aroused the belief that tho press agent had a wilder dream than usual. Any way, wo ought to bo grateful j to Mr. Storer for furnishing the coun- j try ■omo mighty Interesting reading. This is the Store That Solicits and Appreciates Ladies’ Patronage. EAUTIFUL HOLIDAY GOODS. USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS. = THE HARLEY’S SUGGESTIONS—^^ We Carry a Magnificent Line-Come and See Us—A Cordial Welcome. Fline China Dinner Sets. Toy Stoves. Carving Sets. Cut Glass. Rogers Knives and Forks. Complete Set of Tools in Chest. Pearl Handle Pocket Knives, ; Scissors and Shears. Gillett’s Safety Razors Shaving Mugs. Razors and Straps. Rochester Chafing and Serving!!Dishes. Improved Cooking Utensels. Steel Enameled Turkey Roasters. LEY’S dware Headquarters, WHITE PINE SASH, DOORS, TURPENTINE S|TILL AND SAW MILL SUPPLIES CO, H ardware i V aldosta, GEORGIA.