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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
PARTLY CLOIDY THURSDAY, PROBABLY SHOWERS IN SOUTHEAST PORTION) FRIDAY FAIR; LIGHT EAST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 182«
MACON, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1908
DAtILY—*T A YEA!
HOW MACHEN WORKED
CONTRACTS FOR COAL
ANOTHER PHASE OF THE POSTOFFICE SCANDAL—AN OPINION OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHICH LEAVES A AERY WIDE-OPEN DOOR
NOT NECESSARY' TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST BIDDER—A QUESTION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY,
WASHINGTON - , June 3.—It was ex- . plained of by Mr. Tulloch. Mr. Payr
peeted that the rase of August NV. Ms-
chen. former superintendent of the free
delivery system, postofflce department,
would be tak'Tt up by the United States
grand Jury today, but the Jury con
vened and adjourned without consider
ing the rase. No business was laid
before the Jury, an adjournment being
taken until tomorrow.
While officials of the district attor
ney's office are reticent concerning the
M - hen case. It appears likely that it
will be brought before the grand Jury
tomorrow. Assistant District Attorney
Taggart Is preparing the evidence an 1
po action will he taken until he is In
tdln<
ated
day that the reply of Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster-General Bristow to the
Tulloch charge* would riot be made
public until the report of the Investiga
tion of the Washington postofflce la
submitted. This report, h<* said, would
Show the condition of the Washington
postofTIce today ns well as the condi
tions which prevailed at the time com-
MILL FOREMAN KILLS
A NEGRO EMPLOYE
expressed surprise at the failure to pre
sent Mr. Machen’a case to the Jury to
day, but indicated his belief that there
would be no delay on the part of the
grand Jury when the matter Is placed
befoi
it.
t'adert«»ok
Penitentiary Bird Who
o Intimidate the Fore-
SPARK8. Ga.. Jun« 3.—Yesterday
morning at Maasee-Fclton Lumber Co.
mill at Mass>-e, Ga., Will Bogan, a ne
gro employe, wan struck on the head
with a light wood knot by Mr. J. M.
J*ratt, foreman of th** mill. The negro
was sulky about something and had
refused to report for work, but Anally
made a start for the premises. 1/e was
• *k**d by V< reman Pratt why he didn't
get there on time. At this Interrogation
Bogan turned to three negroes standing
pear, and asked one of them for a pis
tol. Turning toward Pratt, with ,«n oath
that he let no white man drive
him. 1’rntt then picked up a small knot
and In self-defense struck Hogan, fell
ing him tit the ground Hogan w.ig not
thought to be seriously hurt, though he
died at 8 o'clock last night. He was
given medical attention at once. Tbs
coroner's inquest held this afternoon
returned a verdict of Justlflnhl
clde Hogan mu a had character and
had rfc«tytly sefvedj ten jenr* In the
Georgia penitentiary.
KENTI IKY PRinitTf.
Postmaster-Oneral Payne today
made public the decision of Attorney-
General Knox, on which Mr. Payne
based his award of the coal contract
of the department to Machen Pros., of
this city, of which August W. Machen.
then general superintendent of the free
delivery system, Is a member. The
award was made to that Ann, ns the
lowest bidders, during the coal famine
last winter, and newspaper publications
at the time charged that the award to
a Arm of which one of the officials of
the department was a member was U
violation of the statutes. The deolslso
Is dated January 15. The attorney
general says:
"While I am of the opinion that you
nre not forbidden by any statute fror
awarding the contract under consider
at Ion to the lowest bidder. I must not
be understood as ndvlslng you that you
are under any legal obligation to do so.
The matter is one of administrative
Judgment and discretion."
VESSEL FOUNDERS
OFF CHILEAN COAST
GAINESVILLE GRIEVES
BECAUSE OF DEAD
in Interments
Blessings--De-
ilinisters Could Spend But Little Time
So Many Were the Calls For Their
tails of the Tornado Horror Which Have Not Been
Hitherto Brought to Light-Secretary of War Or
ders Supplies Sent and Details An Officer—Senator
Clay’s Appeal to the People of Georgia.
Eighty Paurnirri I.oaf In (hr I*n-
ctn«* Storm — Streams Carry Many
Dead.
LONDON, June 3.—A dispatch to
Lloyd's from Valparaiso. Chile, says
the Pacific 8team Navigation Compa
ny's atenmer Arequlpa, which during a
lull In yesterday's great storm at Val
paraiso, left that port In an endervor
to ride out the gale at sea. The agent
cables that the steamer, which had SO
persons on board, was lost. The boJle*
of some of the Arequlpa'# crew, lie
n Ida. have been washed ashore.
Later advices »ay the Arequlpa
foundered at her moorings and that
tala,, his wife and the majority
of the <
lost.
Change of Venue In Nnl Satisfactory
to llrrnthltt t imiit) People.
JACKSON. Ky.. June 8. The order
changing the Jett and White murd r
rase* to Morgan county has been with
drawn and the cases will be tried here
ns soon as a Jury can be summoned
from an a IJn'.nlng county.
The Jail guard was called nut last
night by n number <>f shots In the Im
mediate vicinity. The shot- were fired
In the air and evidently done merely t<»
8 ANTI AGO DK CHILE. June 3.—
According to advices received here
from Valparaiso, Capt. Todd, his wife,
Afty of the crew and many of the pas
sengers of the Arequlpa were drowned
homl* | yesterday when that steamer foun
dered.
VALPARAISO, Chile. June s.-Hev-
enteen persons were saved otlt of the
eighty on hoard the Pacific Steam Nav
igation Company's steamer Arequlpa,
when ah** foundered during n # gale
which swept over this roast yesterday.
’die
annoy the
night passed qule
were brought I
Oth
the
MERELY* A CANARD.
A» Old Story Which Has Again Bern
Ex plotted.
BALTIMORE, June 3.—In connection
With the report from Knld, Oklahoma,
that John Wilkes Booth, .assassin of
President Lincoln, died there January
U under the name of David E. George.
It Is declared hy persons familiar with
the rase that there 1h no doubt what
ever that Booth's body is hurled here
in Green Mouqt cemetery. The remains
were brought to this city after the ex
humation In Washington. When the
cofTin was opened here the dead actor
was recognised by persons who had
known him Intimately In his lifetime.
Among them w« re members of his fam
ily The Identification w as absolute.
The body now ii**s burled In the Hooth
lot. hut without any headstone? or nunk
over the grave.
VIRGINIA TOR N AFIRE
Large Portion ol F.mpnrt* Is Ur*
■ trnyed—Loss About *:|o.<mmi.
RICHMOND. Vn.. June 3.- A Inrg-
portlon of the business section of
j North Emporia (Rclfleldj was entirely
, destroyed by Are Inst night. The Are
I originated In the building occupied by
| J K Mayes. If. w. Lamb, the Cato
• 'oilier Company, and others, and i»ep-
| Main street from the store house of
W. K. Cato
GAINESVILLE. Ga., June 3.—Two
days ago, where was heard music and
laughter, the merry prattle of the little
ones and the joyous crooning of the
happy mother, today the low and dole
ful funeral dirge conies forth. It Is
the day and time for tho last rites over
the bodies of the dear dead, and amid
valla and sobs of the bereaved, the
minister utters a few choked words,
a last look Is taken and all that is mor
tal Is assigned to the clay.
There Is a minister here officiating
at this funeral, one there uttering a
sympathetic word to the bereaved and
still another yonder lifting up his voice
In supplication to the Almighty to come
In tender merry to those who are left
behind. With It all there Is an Inex
pressible grief, yet an humble sum-
mission to Him who doeth all things
well.
Faith might have once been shaken,
but the Almighty Power has again been
so forcibly demonstrated that there nre
none but who acknowledge, and turn
their stricken faces appealingly to Him.
Four funerals were held In the city,
and at the Gainesville cotton mill this
morning. Five more occurred this af
ternoon, and two other bodies will be
taken to their former country homes
for interment. At New Holland, fu
nerals have been In progress this en
tire day, nnd tonight most of those who
were Arst recovered have been plmel
In their last resting places. At the
country churches, to which some were
carried, the services were conducted
late this afternoon, and the bodies
taken to White, Forsyth and Lumplyn
counties were also burled this after
noon.
At a mass-meeting nt 10 o'clock u
was decided to equip a central hospi
tal, to which all Injured will be re
moved. that Is to fay, those who are
not under the care of family physicians
at homes of relatives.
The committee appointed to arrange
for this Is composed of Howard
Thompson, John H. Martin, E. P.
Chambers nnd \V. It. Canning. This
committee has secured the county court
house for the white injured, and Qull-
linn’s building for the colored. A com
missary will be established, front which
supplies will be issued from which food
for the Injured will be specially pre
pared. A regular kitchen will ho set
up to cook food, and trained nurses are
here to wait on the Injured. All physl-
tlnns will work undor the same roof,
| and will arrange regular reliefs. This
has been deemed advisable, to save
ties were unusually arduous. There are
not so many visitors In the city today
us came In yesterday, though the town
Is full of people. A number of those
who had friends or relatives In tho city
after wiring for a day and night and
getting no response, because wires
north of the city were down, jumped
aboard trains nnd came. Miss l.uclU)
limn, who was nt Columbia, S. C.,
could got no communication nnd she
come home last night. J. D. Woodsldo
of Greenville, S. C., also came, uu did
a number of others.
"There has been In progress on what
Is known ns "Factory Hill," the cottage
settlement of employes of the Gaines
ville mill, for two weeks or more a se
ries of revival meetings conducted by
Rev. S. D. £v Ortndle and It. D. Haw
kins. It was during these meetings that
many were converted and some of thes - *
lost their lives in the disaster Monday
afternoon. Rev. Mr. Hawkins lost nn
undo nt the Pacolet mill—John J.
Mnyne, former clerk of Hall superior
court.
The head of the boy whoso Hfo was
lost at the Gainesville mill was found
this morning nt New Holland, a dis
tance of two miles. Tho remains of
the little fellow wor® extracted from
the debris at the mill Monday after
noon. but his head was completely
severed from his body. There was no
one who could Identify him nnd tho
finding of his hesd has not brought his
IderitlAcatlon. lie wm P*'cn flying
through the nlr from the fifth Aoor of
the mill, but when his body was picked
up It was seen that his head was com
pletely severed from bis body.
Six more Atlanta physicians arrived
at New Holland last night and are at
work today. They crime on the Jato
train from Atlanta An'l Were sent on
to the Pacolet. The body of E. O.
Mosely, the street car conductor who
lost his life In W. A. >lx’s store, was
Thtrped to Anderson. P this morn-
MACON IS RALLYING
TO HELP GAINESVILLE
FROM EVERY QUARTER SUBSCRIPTIONS ARB BEING SENT TO THB
TELEGRAPH TO QUICKLY SWJ2LL THE RELIEF FUND FOR TAB
NEEDY AND SUPERING IN THE STRICKEN CITY.
and was unhurt. He had a severe
shake-up nnd few bodily bruises.
Fanny Reeves’ escape from Instant
death was miraculous. She was in the
spinning room nt the Gainesville mill,
which Is the Afth floor, and her body
was tossed a distance of 100 yurds In
the direction of the commissary. Her
Injuries were slight and she walked to
her home when the storm passed.
Mary El rode was at work In the
spinning room. Afth Aoor, near the [ assistant
stairway In south end of tho Ualne-a-
vllle mill. The current sucked her
Into the shaft of the stairway and sat
her down gently on the ground Aoor,
near the south wist entrance. She qui
etly walked to the foreman, W. H.
Johnson's house, fifty yards away and
rested n few moments, when she re
turned to the mill nnd assisted In car
ing for her Injured friends.
\V. E. Hollister, who Is nrnong the
killed,and whose body has not yet been
recovered, was nt work near the vesti
bule on the fifth floor. He had Just
pulled off hts coat and hung it up In
Us accustomed place. The tornado
crashed down upon the mill and he
Ing their normal appearance anil the
business of the comunity is going on
as usual. The work of the citizens of
Gainesville, both men and women ha'.*
been heroic In the alleviation of suffer
ing and the response from Atlanta nnd
other cities in the shape of supplies
and financial assistance has been no
less marked. Physicians nre now here
In sufficient numbers to attend all the
needs of the Injured hut there Is yet
great need for antiseptics and other
medical supplies. There Is urgent ne
cessity for more nurses, physicians
who have visited Gainesville urge that
all who nre in a position to do so vol
unteer their services at once, transpor
tation and board are being furnished
all volunteers so that while there will
he no compensation except the satis
faction of doing a noble work for suf
fering humanity there will he no ex
pense.
Secretory of War Root ha* tele
graphed . Senator Clay and Congress-
! man Tate that the government will
| send tents and such other temporary
necessary.
bio
Today his 1
>f th* Mississippi j Hartley & Hr
,« I destroyed. It
loss is about
f Confederate
hal of the parade. The or
tiny were Chl*-f Justice ,
Id and Bishop Charles 1
Past Grand Master J
Kosciusko spoke for the M
$7,*‘>00
the building of K. A
Twelve buildings were
* .sgirnatM that t h
130,000, with probably
IN^OO Insurance.
,ity.
SI NDAY <M IIOOL < IIII.DREN DROWN
HANNIBAL. Mo., June 3.-Four lives
were lost by drowning ber»- today In
the collision of the steamer Flying
Th- dead: LonnI-
Martha Coppega, ag-
enberg*-r, aged 17; Ff
on the steamer.
The cause of the
blown g out of a ryl
boat’s ergii.f. di#abli
Ing the craft at the r
Current
-Ident was the
l-r head of the
her and plac-
• y of the swift
ENGINEER HUNT, OF COURSE.
KNOXVILLE, Term.. June 3.-The
engine and baggage car of the east-
bound passenger train on th*» Tennes-
Central railroad Jumped the track
this morning near Westel, Tenn., four
miles from Roekuood. Heavy ra:n*>s
rr , 1 had caused the track to sink. The en-
in _ * flneer was the only person hurt. Pas-
f ! s-ngers were badly shaken up.
GOLD FOR EUROPE
. j NEW YORK. June : -IrkelhGimr A
k I Co. have engaged $7*0.000 gold anl
; Goldman. Sachs A Co. $1,000,000 gold
e * for shipment to Europe tomorro w. Von
Hoffman A • n engaged $250,000 and O.
Amsinck $4. r 0 000 for shipment tomor
row. This make* the total go out to
morrow $4,700/00
oub’.r
edles
exp-
committee, of which John A. Smith
halrman nnd the three city asses*
1, A. J. Mundy, R. l>. Lnngford and
J, II. M. Wlnburn. are members, hns
i appointed to go over the stricken
district nnd compile mid have printed a
compute list of property destroyed and
the total damage sustained. This list
will be printed in n day or two.
Senator A. S. Clay arrived In the city
this morning and besides subscribing
$100 to the relief fund, announced his
Intention of going on to Washington,
at on- ,- if necessary, tc
retnry of War Kllhu R
cf rendering aid to 1
without further delay.
1 urge
the
esslty
Clay
Ing.
pith,
A. R
eturned at non
over th“ entire strlcke
the Arlington hotel sal
"1 ha
wed tho path of the cy
clone from beginning to end. It Is two
miles In length nnd running from two
to rdx hundred ynrdB In width, com
mencing nt the Gainesville cotton mills,
thnt cost $100,000. and ending beyond the
Pacolet tnlll at New Holland, thnt coot
$1,500,000. I thought the newspaper ac
counts were probably exaggerated, but
to the contrary. The pen ennnot de-
ferlbo ns the eye sees ft. Probably :v>0
her
bio
Renata
In the relief j
work and has done all In his power to
assist the local committees. The relief 1
committee has been divided Into small- [
er committees. '
Mr. V. M. Montgomery, president of ]
the Pacolet and Gainesville cotton n * '
J.ooo people are rendered homeless,
nil probability two or three hundred of
this number are seriously wounded and
need medhal attention. ! would say
one-tenth of tbe population of Galne-c-
vllle are homeless. Titer* Is nothing
lik*> It In the history of the Soutfi.
Nothing left in the pathway of this
tornado ex< <>pt wreck and ruin. It wll
probably cost $10,000 to clear away th-
rubbish so ns to begin the work of re
building If the people of Georgia roul-
see this sad scene as It exists today
they would respond with $100,000 to help
this stricken city. Th? people of Golne
vllle nr<H*tvork!ng heroically but nei
Immediate help of Georgians and doul
has will receive It promptly. Any n
slstnnco rendered by the? secretary
war should not cause the people
< ease to respond to the needs of the
people, for such nld Ih only tern pom
and to relieve immediate distress.
Senator Clay, who this morning w|
ed Secretary of 'War JChhu
gram for wii
Strfnken Qalneavllle, with her dead and
dying—4n her hour of need did not ap
peal for help In vain. Macon responded
esterdny In her generous way.
The work has only cfcimmenced-—from
every quarter came contributions. Yester
day and last night subscriptions were sent
at. frequent Intervals to The Telegraph.
The Arst Installment of money was sent
hy The Telegraph last night, and today It
will be supplemented hy odkMtlonal install-
The mayor npd council off Macon started
the fund with an appropriation of $260.
The Macon Lodge of Elks. true to the
principles of their order, voted $100 last
night, which will be forwaxded today. A
total of $541.20 has been subscribed so
f a r. *
The following is the Use oftcontrlbutlodi
«« *>*•= 1
City of Macon 4- $250.00
M-neon Lodga of Elks 100.00
Judge Emory Speer.. '35.00
Palder Willingham tO.OO
S. R. Jaques A Tinsley Co..,. 10.00
T. E. Merritt 10.00
G. Bernd & Co 10.00
A. W. Turner 10.00
E. A. Wnxelbaum 6.00
W. B. Sparks 5.00
Morris Harris 6.00
R. A. Merrjtt e/X>
W. Johnston 8.00
M. Johnston g oo
G. Snlomo^l..
rolls, left 1
>f the
KILLERS GR INTER BAIL.
RALEIGH. N. C„ June 3 Th- six
ien. W H. Rich. Gilbert Ward. J. H
Mver. John Allen, W. W. Barr.es an!
;*<Tg* \Vht*Wy. Imprisoned in Wilson
|ai! and Indicted for the murd-r of T.
*ercy Jones, an Arkansas Insurance
ig-nt. with five others, previously al-
■)wed ball :,t $1,200 earh. were today
granted ball In th~ sum of $?>.'*<* earn.
HAN WOOD GETS «4!
RALEIGH. N C June :
Haywood, the lawyer Indite,
murder of Ludlow Skinner,
February 1, was granted ball
the 1
' $10/.
countenanc
KING*
vikn:
B*rvla t
OOK l ORBITS «t| IT IDE.
June 5 rre oi.hrniM ru-
1 circulation at Belgrade.
King Alex.-LT.der's French
cook has committed suicide at the pal
ace, after paving beer* detected In an
attempt to poison Queen Draga.
nour-eil authors.ttlvelj t
Secretary Hoot «»f the Nav
remain In the navy long
present term of Frestden
Mr. Moo<\y expe, t* then tf
practice of law.
k this morning f«
*'lth the remaining
s of the
the pwrpo- * -if taking up with
» needs of the people here and j
with them upon the direction
reconstruction work nt both
plant*. He will return to the city on
Saturday and will personally direct the j
rebuilding or rather, rearrangement, of
the plants. The work to he -lone at th* |
Pacolet now 1m the setting up of the
houses turne,1 over, or removed from '
their pillars, by the storm. When these
are |n shape the rebuilding of the hun- :
fired »ottagej, totally destroyed will b* j
put under headway.
The Gainesville cotton mill Will have
to undergo an almost complete recoa- I
structlon. Th* entire fourth and fifth !
floors will have to he removed—that l*. *
^t> much of th»m as was left by th*-
tornado. Th* slock houses were com
pletely demolished and will have to b-
rebuilt from the foundation up. These
< aught the first current of the terrlfl- I
M<»rm. The store commissary cf
the rompany Is also a total wreck, to- '
geth*r with the large mock of good* I
It contained, h majority of whUh w <n 1
blown entirely from the building.
Dr. J L. Walker and Dr. K. P. Iztor
of Way cross ihls morning tendered j
thGr services, but as th«re are enough i
physicians on the ground they w<-r
v lr a d not to come Their proffer vs i
gratefully ackt oivledged. I>r J. H. |
Downey, phywbdan at the p„. nbt mill.'
wjih put to b*-d this morning f«>r th •
first *!,-ep be h is had In forty-* Ignt
hour* He was worn out Isxjlly and th-
company was rfot willing for him to
run further risk of break down by stay
ing up longer As he was the only phy
sician at Pacolet for some time, his du-
nlglit by congres man Garter ta
urging prompt action, this nft>
t 2:30 o'clock rocclved the following
i reply, A tel,'grain also
nt tho snme time to Con-
- j gres-man late, but he left the city last
. ? I night and Henator Cldy forwnrde l It
to him at Atlanta. The secretary of
war's telegram Is as follows:
"Replying to your telegram of last
evening f have telegraphed tho follow
ing Instruction* to tho commanding of
ficer at Fort McPherson:
" 'Appeal has been mnfie to the sec
retary of war for relief of sufferer*
from the tornado at Gainesville, Ga.
He dir*- ts you to cause a suitable of-
fl< er to be M.-nt from Fort McPherson,
Ga . authorized to Issue such rati >n« a*
required to save lives. ThlM offic e
will make n detailed report by tele
graph of any pr**mlng needs of th‘*
community and what further assist-
s»n< *• In h * opinion the general gov-
l from the debris and In an
inside pocket was found over $200 In
currency. It was reported late this af
ternoon that his body was recovered
mile beyond New Holland, but this
report has not been verified,
Henry'Tovvory, clerk In the Gainss-
II*. commissary, was standing In tho
•ar of the store when he saw the tor-
ado strike thq cotton mill and saw
ao corner flying towards him. He
Jumped toward tho front of the store
Had he remained In
his tracks he would have been killed.
part of tho storo was torn from
Its foundation,
•Dr. Len G. Broughton and Rev. A. C.
Ward of Atlanta arrived on the after
noon train. Misses Blair nnd Taylor
of the Tabornnrp. infirmary and Mlsy
Mcf’leskey' of "New" VAYk, All trained
nurses, mine with Dr. Broughton, and
will wii It on the injured In the hospital.
Dr. Broughton 1ms tendered ten wards
In his Infirmary free of charge to any
the relief committee may choose to seed
to Atlanta. Dr. Broughton made tho
following statement tonight after re
turning from a tour of the stricken dis
trict:
"I am surprised thnt the newspapers
have held the eMtlnmte down to aucli
a conservative basis. The crying need
of the people of Gainesville la trulnerl
nurses to wait on the Injured nnd those
unable to help thonisolven."
Hald Rev. ('. A. Ward: "Dr. Brough
ton and I nre going to return to Atlanta
tonight to pronch to our people upon
tho needs of Gainesville."
Barclay * Brandon’s ambulance ar
rived at 3 o'clock thlH afternoon nnd
was Immediately put to hauling the
wounded people to the central hospital
at. tho court house. Every white in
jured person will be hauled to the cen
tral hospital as fast ns the ambulance
can handle them, and the colored In
jured go to Qullllan’s building.
Tin* Houthern Express Company Is
handling all relief articles and trans
porting th** dead shipper] away free of
charge. Agent H. A. Terrell haa nn
extra force at work to Insure prompt
delivery.
The origin of the tornudo has been
true*,! to the farm of II. W. t'rnnkshaw,
*•,*? I one mile south of the Gainesville cotton
try mill, where It tore tip several outhbuso*
j and completely swept from the fact o
•Ir- the earth twelve acres of apple tr»e*
In- I The farm of H. W. Westbrooks, afi
joining
About slxjy funerals of victims
held last night and today. There wn»
no attempt at any sort or ceremonial;
In many eases not even a clergyman
was present. The bodies were rapidly
consigned to the earth with a hastily
uttered prayer or the singing of >i
hymn. For half nn hour almost one
funeral a minute was conducted In the
desolated city of mill cottages where fe r * y J}f hI Jlhmion
the tornado wrought its greatest | ^ A caldwtll
havoc. I From cash - 2.00
The latest tabulation Indicates thnt I From cash 1.00
the death total will be between R5 nnd J By two xympathlzers j.OO
00, the estimate of 100 given last night
having been somewhat excessive. Six
more dead bodies were Identified today
—Orrt. English, Odom Skinner, Paul
Sam Altmayer - fi.OQ
Dr. Eugene B. Elder b.oo
R. If Brown B.»
frlenfi 5.00
6.00
- 3.00
a.oo
d Joining, was Injured, but not seriously,
d | The family escaped unhurt.
” I Lieut. It. II. Ilearn, Sixteenth Infant-
1 ry, reached the city tonight and luimo
j diately conferred with Mayor Parker
j and all relief committees to ascertain
j the exact situation. Immediately after
the conference, Lieut. Ilearn made the
following report to the udjutunt-gen-
WndJell, S. D. Lovern, Lula Jackson
and a boy* named Adams. Eight dead
bodies nre still unidentified.
Victor Montgomery of Spartanburg.
8. C.. president of both the Pacolet
nnd tho Gainesville cotton mills, said
the Pacolet mills will be put In run
ning order again nt once. Considerable
time must of course elapse before the
Gainesville mills, whose plant was nl-
most demolished, can be again In ope
ration.
EI.BERTOVH OFFERING
ELBKRtON. G»., Juno 3.—Elbertnn
will raise a handsome sum to assist
tftc Gainesville sufferers ^by private
subscription. Already quite a s|im hns
subscribed. One lady, a {widow.
Mrt. Dr. M. P. Dsadwyler, gave $100
to ttie ennso. Other needed- things be
sides money will also be forwarded by
our citizens.
GORDON’S GIFT.
GORDON. (»«., June 3.—The people of
Gordon, by popular subscription, raised
the sum of $11.80 for the relief of tbe
AI.nANY GENEROUS.
ALBANY. On.. Juno 3^ At n meeting
of the city council and citizens yester
day afternoon a fund amounting to
more than a hundred dollars was raised
and telegraphed to tho relief commute •
of the storm sufferers at Gainesville.
HARTWELL'S SI RSCRIPTION
HARWELL. Ga., June 3.—Hartwell
hag subscribed over one hundred dol
lars to tho Gainesville relief fund.
MONTICKLLO IS HELPFUL
MONTIGELI.O, Ga., June 3.—A mass
meeting of citizens of Montleello pass
ed a resolution that the city of Montl-
rello contribute $100 to Gainesville
sufferers. In addition a private sub-
B**rlptlo/i Is being circulated.
PRESIDENT CONVERTS
ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT
L. McRae
George Turpin
R. A. N'lsbet
A. If. Rice
It. L. Merritt
A friend
A friend
Dr. W. R. Wells
Harry Oatdim
I. T. Woodward. Perry, Qa...
II. Thomas
A friend
John O. Harrison
Dr. J. T. Ainsworth
John M. Dennle
McAfee
Barden
John W. Reid
(*. C. f’hestney
Henry Glover
J. VV. Bates
Albert Taylor
W. T. Clarke
Jo*, w. Cllaby.
Herbert Tharps ...
J R Holmes
Mallory H. Taylor
H. A. C. Everett..
Harry G.-Mtx.
Miron Bhoe (
R. 1,. Sparks
J W. Rldout
Dave Witch tel ...
J If Alexander
Clem P. Phillips..
W. A. Doody Co.
R L. Pernwnter
Frank Stafford
John H. Hog* Drug Co..
Charles Wnchtel's Bon..
Harry Griggs
K. J. Willingham
, 1.00
1.00
, 1.00
l.W
1.00
8*
50
1.00
120
Goon RAINS IN ELBERT
ELBERTON. Ga., June S.—Fina rain*
have fallen In this section of country
In the last few yadys and crop* art
much Improved by It, especially cotton*
which hba not reached a stand In many*
localities. Wheat harvesting Is In pro-
gross now and the crop Is reported aa
fairly good.
Several new free delivery routes wilt
be established Ih Elbert county. Al
ready there ore four routes leading out
from Klberton and others will be es
tablished from points on the Klber
ton branch of the Southern railroad.
"Immediate necessities have
[ lisved. Only pressing need nc
Ions. Request you to lnsu<
been re-
w Is pro-
4.000 ra
the cirei
Sul K
1 should b* sent In th**
one way from the stor a
n. It might be well fo
:t lvl«i:»billty of also s»-Tid-
al off'* *-r with supplies,
ELI HU ROOT.
"Secretary of War."
• r. th** ten-year oi l son of
er. was at Cannon’s farm,
thl* side of New Holland
,<rd the storm coming lie
a Shetland pony, nn1 hi*
<K was with him. Putting
, h** got in tl
id, jumping
" a gully itl
Tomorrow morning Lieut. Hearn will
nak** full personal Investigation. He
aIII go over the entire stricken district,
if he finds need of additional ra
don.- he will report to the adjutant-
Th** following appeal was tonight tg-
• ii'.d by th*> Red Men of GalnesvLle:
"To Georgia Red Men: Galn**v|]2*
ind New Holland tribes of Red Men
and Coun« lls of Pocahontas are great
sufferers both as to l!f*? and property.
Ir* the name of humanity and the fra-
1* . rial duty we owe each other, we ask
pm to corn** t,> our immediate relief.
Money 1- b**sf, but clothing or furni
ture will be thankfully received. What
you *1*), do quickly. Hend your contri
bution- to Thomas M. Bel!, Gainesville,
Ga. Our apt- al is Issued with the ap-
pr ival of Gn at Ha* hem Jeffries. Fra
ternally,
"THOMAB M. BELL,
"W. B. SMITH.
"J. A. UPTON."
AINKSVILLK, Ga., June 3. ThD
• fil'd Inf*) a gully and ■.*.;•* 1 rRy has pra-tiriHy recovered from the
* f.ofiy and dog w *>r- bio.*.!: htupifylng effeet* , t f Monday's terrible
Vd-.nd rTmrt;, Wlth H ' ar ** number of the
men vine °min * wh"n I- d * a/1 alTtH(1 y burled and with the work
He lit >1\ his feet an3 put |' <f pro:*?edtng rapidly fed m*-
.*. when he reached terra fir- thodlcally tb« streets are again assurn-
Nayor of Illaomlnirtnn Carried Away
by the rtty’a Welcome,
BLOOMINGTON, Ill., June 3—Pres
ident Roosevelt put In about the busi
est day qf his trip today. He made
hi* first speech nt Freeport ut eight
lock arid when he concluded hi* ad
dress her** shortly after ten tonight he
had spok**n nine times. Eight of hi*
speeches were made in the open air and
several of them In a rain storm.
The most Interesting feature of the
day occurred at Dwight. The mayor of
this place is a Democrat. In Intro
ducing the president he said: "I con
sider you, Mr. President, the Ideal
Atnerbun citizen. 1 uin In favor of the
course you have pursued and will sup
port you for re-election."
The president, responding to the In
troduction. said:
"I am pleased by the kind words the
mayor has said to me. perhaps I prize
them especially. Mr. Mayor, coming
from one who Is not of rny party, but
tbe whole thing Is, rny friends, If we
are all good Americans, that Is enough
platform for all of us to stand on. I
prize more than I can say such word*
as have been uttered by the mayor
and I assure you I shall do rny best to
deserve them.’’
FREEPORT. Ill . June 3.— President
Roosevelt and party reached here to.
day and Immediately afterwards w*-re
driven to the site ot the Lincoln-Dou
glass debate In 185M, where a monu
ment commemorating the event was
unveiled In fh«* presence of many
thousands from Freeport and vicinity.
At th»* court homo* the president was
Introduc'd by f'-npressman H it. The
president r* f< t r• -1 to the debate a?* .m
event that was far-reaching In it* Im
portance. He highly complimented the
women's club . f Freeport, who trectel
the monument, He said:
"In all history I do not belu-\e that
there la to be found an orator wbcce"
SAFE BURGLAR KILL* OFFICER.
f'OLMUBUB, Ga., June 3.—Georg*
Overstreet, a 17-year-old white boy of
Columbus, was killed today at Balem*
Ala., near Columbus, by a bailiff.
Overstreet and a companion named
Re* yen, of Atlanta, burglarized a store
ot Hulem and a residence at Opelika*
Ala. While resisting arrest today
Overstreet was killed by the offlctr*
Reeves escaped.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.
MEXICO CITY. June 3.—Premium
n New York exchange 1.331&.
speeches will lest ns endurlngly os cer
tain of the speeches of Lincoln. And
in all history, with the sole exception
of the man who founded ^he republic.
I do not think there will be found on-
other statesman at once no great and
nlngle-henrtefi in hla devotion to the
al of hln pehple. We cannot too
highly honor him. And the highest way
?hlch we can honor him Is to seo
that our homage Is not only homage of
words; that to loyalty of word# we
Join loyalty of the heart, and that we
pay honor to the memory of Lincoln
o carrying ourselves ns citizen# of •
this republic, that we shall hand on
indimlnlshud to our children and our
hlldren's children the heritage w® re
ceived from the men who upheld th*
statesmanship of Lincoln In th® coun
cil and who made good th® soldiership
of Grant In the field." *
BLOOMINGTON. III*. Jun® 3.—Ther®
was a sensation at Lincoln today over
the discovery of a aatcbelful of dyna
mite hidden near the Chicago and Al- '
tori tracks in Lincoln. Thl# was locat
ed within a few yards from th® point
where President Roosevelt leave# th®
train tomorrow morning and a plot
was suspected by the police. A thor
ough Investigation 1# In progress.
BONDHOLDERS AT ODDS.
NEW YORK, June 3.—Holders of g.
fairly largo portion of the $14.600.rXM of
first mortgage bonds of the United
Slut, -* Shipbuilding Company have an-
nnunicd their opposition to the reor
ganization plan under which they ara
to receive preferred stock. They ba#»
their opposition on the ground that the
holders of the )10.000.000 of collateral
ij mortgage bond# ar® to get first
gage bond®,