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GEORGIANS HONOR SCHLEY
Hero of Santiago Accorded a Great Demon¬
stration In Atlanta.
OVERWHELMING TRIBUTE
Legislators Give liim Warm Re¬
ception and City Presents
Loving Cup.
At Atlanta Saturday Georgians hon¬
ored one of the most distinguished
officers of the United States navy,
Bear Admiral Winfield Seott Schley,
the hero of Santiago.
The admiral and Mrs. Schley and
their guests, Miss Letterman, General
Felix Agnus and Mr. Louis Garthe,
arrived on the Southern from Wash¬
ington at 6:05 o’clock Saturday morn¬
ing. They were escorted into Geor¬
gia and into Atlanta by a party of At
lantians headed by the mayor and the
chairman of the reception committee,
who met the guests at Danville, Ya.
The run south was one continuous
ovation for the admiral, who is him¬
self a southerner, a native of Mary¬
land, aud who is today the pride of
the southern people. Large crowds
gathered at Lynchburg, Danville,
Greensboro, Charlotte and other points
to pay a tribute to the hero, and at
every point the admiral responded
to the enthusiasm of the people, and
made pleasant little speeches from the
rear of his car.
The entire trip south was especially
pleasant to all the members of the
party, and the free and easy manner of
the hero and his charming formality
captured the Atlantians who met him
at Danville.
At Atlanta the admiral was received
with an enthusiasm seldom, if ever,
equaled iu the history of the city,
The party was escorted to apartments
reserved for them at the Kimball
House, and as the waiting crowd
cauglit a glimpse of the admiral one
long shout went up to which the ad
miral smilingly bowed his acknowl
edgment.
The admiral, in the uniform of his
rank, began receiving his callers as
early as 8:30 o’clock. Shortly
ward the entire party was driven to
the governor’s parlors at the capitol
where state house officials, memberc
of the supreme court, the delegation
in congress and other prominent
visitors were presented.
The galleries to the representative
hall were early crowded with visitors,
and- long before the arrival of the
admiral the capitol corridors were
thronged with people, all anxious to
see the hero of the day.
The general assembly convened in
joint session at 10:30 o’clock and the
admiral was presented by President
Dedson of the senate. Every sentence
of the presidend’s remarks with ref¬
erence to the man and the occasion
was punctuated with applause, and
when tim admiral arose to reply it was
several seconds before be could do so,
the enthusiasm of the lawmakers and
visitors being a fitting testimony of
the love and admiration iu which he
is held by Georgians.
Admiral bekley replied in part as
“Your Excellency and Gentle¬
men of the House of Representa¬
tives and of the Senate of Georgia
—It is very rare indeed where ar
officer, however distinguished his
services may have been, "has de¬
served the tribute and welcome
that you have tendered me today.
I have always felt that, whatever
my part victory, may have there been enough in ^his
great to be divided was
glory who had among every still
one a part in it, and
leave enough to last me for the
rest of my lifetime.
“It is not we who led that de¬
serve all the praise. Equal credit
is duo those we led—the men who
stood behind the guns and in
front of the furnaces. All who
bared tbeir arms on that great
day and struck a blow for the
American nation deserve equally
with us.
“I thank you very much for
this reception. I feel that I am
not only among friends,but among
kinsmen as well, because many
COLLISION CAUSES SUIT.
Savanimk Steamship Lino I* Asked To
Fay For Damaging Ferry Boat.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa¬
ny filed papers in a libel suit in the
United States district court at New
York Saturday to recover $10,000 from
the City of Augusta, of the Savannah
line, f° r tlanv5vg«t«to the ferry boat
Chicago, sunk in collision.
The libel alleges that the City of
Augusta was at fault in keeping too
dose to the New York pier line, run¬
ning at-too ft rate of sP eed » fad¬
ing to back or go to starboard aud
failing to take the proper and neces
•arv piecautions to avoid a collision.
years ago one of my name came
to Georgia. He was elected to
your general assembly aud after¬
ward to congress, ami was then
honored with your votes for gov¬
ernor. Your state subsequently
honored him by giving his name
to one of yonr counties.
“Hence,I shall carry away with
me recollections of your hospital¬
ity and kindness, which will
sweeten every hour that my duty
calls me away from my country.”
A splendid tribute was paid the dis¬
tinguished visitor in a resolution pass¬
ed unanimously by the general assem¬
bly in which full credit is given him
for the magnificent victory at Santiago.
Praise for his gallant services iu the
United States navy and evidences of
the particular affection in which he is
held by all southerners are given in
this official expression of the sentiment
of the people of Georgia toward the
admiral.
After the services at the capitol, the
parade and pageant with Admiral
Schley, the governor of Georgia, the
mayor of Atlanta and the chairman of
the entertainment committee in one
carriage at the head, followed by the
other members of the party in car¬
riages, the military and civic organiza¬
tions, moved promptly at eleven
o’clock for the fair grounds and the
streets through which the line passed
were crowded with people, all shout¬
ing a cordial Georgia welcome to the
distinguished guest.
The military parade and pageant
was one of the most brilliant demon¬
strations of the kind ever seen in At¬
lanta.
Thousands of people had gathered
at the auditoriom by noon, though the
exercises did not begin until after 1
o’clock. The appearance of the ad
m iral at the reviewing stand was the
occasion for applause, to which the
admiral repeatedly bowed his ac
knowledgements. After reviewing the
military and civic parade the admiral
publicly was escorted to the auditorium and
welcomed in behalf of the
city by Mayor Woodward; in behalf
Q f Georgia by Governor Candler, and
in behalf of the Georgia Agricultural
society by its president, Col. J. Pope
Brown. The loving cap, a tribute
from the citizens of Atlanta, was pre
sented by Col. W. A. Hemphill. Ad
m j ra i Schley was then introduced to
the vast assembly and he responded
in a most graceful manner to the wel
come and expressed his most cordial
appreciation of the gift,
Prolonged cheers followed Admiral
Schley’s remarks,
No more striking evidence conld
have been afforded of the high place
he holds in the hearts of the southern
people than this great demonstration
which closed the public ceremonies in
his honor.
Mrs. Schley, the charming wife of
the hero of Santiago, was then brought
forward end the audience went wild
with enthusiasm. She acknowledged
the tribute and bowed gracefully,
The exercises at the auditorium
closed the day’s official program,
Admiral aud Mrs. Schley were the
guests of honor at a brilliant recep¬
tion given by the members of the Cap¬
ital City club Saturday night.
Admiral Schley remained in the city
Sunday, attended church in the morn¬
ing, was entertained by the Royal Ar¬
canum during the afternoon and at 10
o’clock Sunday night left for Birming¬
ham, to be the guest of the Alabama
I fc was with regret that Atlanta
parted with her distinguished guest—
a regret as sincere as that of the part¬
ing between old friends. For in the
short time that Admiral Schley
was in the city the geniality of
his manner, the ease of his bearing
and the sincerity of his appreciation
of the warm welcome that had been
prepared for him endeared him to
every man, woman and child in the
city, and added to the patriotic impulse
which had previously drawn them to
him as the nation’s great naval hero.
Went Home to Vote.
President McKinley left Washing¬
ton Monday for Canton, Ohio, where
he went to cast liis ballot in the state
election.
CAVE-IN CAUSES DEATH.
Two Workmen Filially Hnrt Will In
creane the Lint to Six.
A cave-in in the mine of Larence A
Brown, near Mahanoy Plane, Pa.,
Sunday, resulted in the death of Geo.
Boxskees, Michael Bornsky, Joseph
Boxskees and Michael Drabig. John
Curry and Michael Kansas were prob¬
ably fatally hurt.
Wire Company Loses Heavily.
The American Steel Wire Company
at Waukegan, Ill., suffered a loss of
$500,000 Saturday by the burning of
a portion of the Washburn and Moen
Wire establishment. Insurance, $314,
000 .
GEORGIA NEWS ITEMS
Happenings In the State of Inter¬
esting Import.
Good Showing For Georgia Wheat.
The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal
has done a notable work for wheat
growing in Georgia. It has demon¬
strated that the United States depart¬
ment of agriculture was in error when
it stated in an official bulletin
that southern wheat was the poorest
in the United States.
The result of nineteen analyses of
wheat from different parts of Georgia
by the state chemist, from samples
collected by The Semi-Weekly Jour¬
nal, shows beyond question that Geor¬
gia wheat compares favorably with
that from other parts of the country.
The average food value of all the
wheat samples exhibited at the world’s
fair, as determined by the judges was
108.54.
The average food value of nineteen
Georgia sample* is 109.25.
These figures are based on analyses
made by Mr. John M. McCandless,
the state chemist, who took the sam¬
ples collected by The Journal from
different parts of the state and sub¬
jected them to the chemical test.
District Deputle*.
Grand Master Davis of the Georgia
Masons announces the district depu¬
ties as follows:
First district, C. F. Fulton, Savan¬
nah; second district, A. Q. Moody,
Boston; third district. U. V. Whipple,
Cordele; fourth district, S. E. Grow,
Carrollton; fifth district, George W.
Case, Atlanta; sixth district, A. M.
Lambdin, Barnesville; seventh dis¬
trict, S. E. Berry, Dalton; eighth dis¬
trict, W. F. Dorsey, Athens; ninth
district, J. E. Reclwine, Gainesville;
tenth district, W. E. Kenner,-Augusta;
eleventh district, B. H. Patterson,
Baxley.
Too Many Adulteration*.
The Georgia board of pharmacy is
determined to protect the public
against adulterated drugs, and have
issued a letter to all dealers in Geor¬
gia cautioning them in the matter.
Judge Speer Denies Deceiver.
Judge Speer has denied the applica¬
tion for appointment of temporary re¬
ceiver for the Merchants and Me¬
chanics’ Building and Loan associa¬
tion of Macon, but held the company
to an accounting at the regular term
of court.
Women’* Convention at Macon.
The convention of the Georgia Fed¬
eration of Women’s Clubs closed at
Macon last Friday night after a two
days’ session, in which time a great
amount of important business has been
transacted and many helpful plans and
thoughts have been interchanged.
* * *
Columbus Fair Opened.
Columbus’ big street fair, the first
of its kind ever held iu Georgia,
opened last Monday. The city was
gaily decorated with flags and bunt¬
ing and beautiful colored booths
adorned Broad street, almost every
merchant having erected one iu front
of his place of business.
Sermou to Legislator*.
At Atlanta Sunday Rev. Len G.
Broughton preached an eloquent and
timely sermon at the morning service
at the Tabernacle Baptist church es¬
pecially to the Georgia legislature.
There was a large attendance of mem
bers, and llio service was of an un
usually interesting nature.
Dr. Broughton selected as his text:
< 4 Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or
whatever ye do, do all to the glory of
God.”—I Corinthians x, 31.
Hodgson Gets Orders.
Lieutenaut Commander Albon C.
Hodgson, navigator of the Brooklyn
in the battle of Santiago, who for
some time has been in Athens visiting
his old home, has been ordered to re¬
port for duty at Newort, R. I., where
ho will be put in superintendance of
the manufacture of smokeless powder
at the torpedo station.
Notice of Condemnation.
The Collins Park and Belt railroad
has filed a petition in the court of or¬
dinary at Atlanta to commence con
damnation proceedings for the use of
the tracks of the Atlanta Railway and
Power company that the general coun¬
cil granted them the right to condemn.
The latter company, together with
the Mercantile Trust and Deposit com¬
pany of Baltimore, and the Central
Trust company of New York, are for¬
mally requested to name an assessor
to pass on the value of the track. The
first hearing is scheduled to begin No¬
vember 20th.
Blg Sklc of Cotton.
The largest lot of cotton ever sold at
one time in the history of West Point
was purchased Saturday night by the
buyer for the three mills (Lanett Cot¬
ton mills, West Point Manufacturing
company and Biverdale Cotton mills).
The amount was 4,000 bales, 1,500 be¬
ing from LaFayette, Ala. The largest
number of bales bought from one con¬
cern was 1,200 from the Eady-Baker
Grocery company, J. J. Hagedorn A
Co. coming second with 500. The
amount paid was in the neighborhood
of $150,000.
State Fair a Big; Success.
The Atlanta State fair met with a
degree of success that was scarcely
expected by even the most sanguine
of its projectors. With a rare degree
of unanimity the officers of the fair
and the members of the State Agricul¬
tural Soeiety have praised the results
that have been achieved.
Never before in the history of the
state, and possibly in the history of
the south, has a state fair of like mag¬
nitude, and representing the diversi¬
fied interests, been given. Not only
this, there was never a day at any
previous state fair in Georgia where
the attendance was one-third as great.
The average attendance has been as
far ahead of that of other fairs as the
size and scope has been greater.
At a meeting of the superintendents
of the fair the following resolution was
adopted;
“We hereby tender our thanks to
Mr. T. H. Martin, secretary, for the
energy and ability displayed in the
duties of his office; also to Governor
Northen, chairman of the local com¬
mittee; also to Messrs. Collier, Wood¬
ward, Cabaniss, Howell and Captain
Miller; also to the press of the state,
mayor and council and city of Atlanta;
also to the railroads; also to the ex¬
hibitors; also to the people of the state,
who have made our fair a success by
their liberal support.”
Signed by J. Pope Brown, president;
James Barrett, vice president; B. P.
Crittenden, A. J. Smith, W. O. Wad
ley, B. D. Brown, W. B. Burroughs,
executive committee; G. W. Holmes,
J. McBryan, M. B. Bussell, J. J. Eas
terlin, H. C. Evans, B. N. Barron, B.
H. Baker, J. L. Johnson, C. D. Quinn
and J. E. Claud, superintendents of
departments.
At another meeting of the superin¬
tendents Dr. Burroughs moved that a
vote of thanks be given to President
J. Pope Brown and all the executive
committee of the fair for the many
courtesies extended and the great as¬
sistance given to the superintendents
of the different departments.
WARRANT FOR AUDITOR.
Thomas J. Hunter, of the West Point
Hoad, Charged With Embezzlement.
An Atlanta dispatch says: Thomas
J. Hunter, the missing auditor of the
West Point road, has been charged
with embezzlement, and a warrant
was sworn out for him Monday.
The amonut that Hunter is alleged
to have embezzled is not known, and
it may require an investigation of all
of the local offices of the Atlanta and
West Point and the Western Bailway
of Alabama to ascertain.
Since the announcement that there
was a shortage in the union ticket
offiee in Atlanta, and that the auditor’s
accounts were not straight, the devel¬
opments have been eagerly awaited,
and there has been much speculation
as to whether prosecutions would fol¬
low.
FOR A NECRO EXHIBIT.
Progress of Colored Peoi»le to Be SJiomti
at Paris Exposition.
Thomas J. Calloway, who has just
been appointed by Commissioner Gen¬
eral Peck a special commissioner to
the Paris exposition for the purpose of
preparing and managing a negro ex¬
hibit, has already begun his wor vl
will start in a few days upon a to.
collection of the exhibits. He
given out the following outline of k <
plans: exhibit,
The negro as its name indi¬
cates, is to show as far as possible the
actual status of the colored people, as
shown in their homes, schools, farms,
stores, churches, professions and
other pursuits. The amount of space
is limited, but sufficient to prove the
negro’s value as a laborer, a producer
and a citizen.
DR. BOYKIN DIES.
Was Well Known Southern Sunday School
Worker and Editor.
Rev. Samuel Boykin, D. D., promi¬
nent as editorial secretary of the
Southern Baptist convention, died at
his home in Nashville, Tenu., Friday
of heart failure. The remains were
shipped to Macon, Ga., Friday night
and the funeral occurred from the
First Baptist ehruch in that city Sat¬
urday. born Milledge
The deceased was at
ville, Ga. For a loDg time he edited
The Christian Index, published at At¬
lanta, Ga.. but in 1891 removed to
Nashville and for six years past has
been editor of Kind Words, published
in the interest of the Baptist church.
Dr. Boykiu has served forty years ns
Sunday school worker aud editor and
was well known throughout the south.
NO COtttfINX WANTED.
Three Big Mill* la Chattanooga Will Be
Independent.
Three of the largest milling compa¬
nies in the south, located in Chatta¬
nooga, have withdrawn from the move¬
ment started in New York to form a
southern millers’ combine. It is
stated hero reliably that the mills at
Louisville, Ky., and Sweetwater.
Tenu., have also withdrawn.
VESSEL LOST;
TEN DROWNED.
Steamer Coldweli, Lumber Laden,
Sank By Hurricane.
CAPTAIN THE SOLE SURVIVOR.
Unfortunate Man Was Taken
From Wreckage of His Ship
By Passing Vessel.
The steamer Navahoe, Captain Sta¬
ples, arrived at Charieston, S. O.,
Wednesday morning from New York.
On Monday she encountered the gale,
stood out to sea and hove to for
eighteeen hours.
On Tuesday, about fifty miles east
of Charleston lightship, Bhe rescued
Captain John Gaskill, sole survivor of
the crew of the steamer George L.
Colwell, of Detroit, bound to New
York from Fernandina, Fla., with a
cargo of lumber. Captain Gaskill was
clinging to a piece of wreckage of his
lost vessel, to which he had clung for
twenty-two hours.
Captain Staples and his officers dis¬
played care and skill in rescuing Cap¬
tain Gaskill. At first a skiff was low¬
ered with a picked crew; this was
smashed against the iron hull of the
steamer and the crew struggled man¬
fully in the angry sea until hauled in
by life lines. Captain Staples steamed
near the wreckage, a line was. thrown
to Captain Gaskill, who made it fast
around his waist and was hauled
aboard.
He had been badly bruised. He
was kindly caned for on board and is
now in St. Francis Xavier infirmary in
Charleston progressing favorably.
Captain Gaskill says that the storm
struck him with full force Monday be¬
fore daylight. The fury of the wind
and force of the wnves caused his ves¬
sel to spring a leak. Heavy peas were
shipped. The pumps were worked,
but became choked aad the cargo shift¬
ed in the hold. The vessel broke into
pieces.
This was about tea miles northeast
of Cape Bomain. Captain Gaskill and
crew of thirteen clung to wreckage,
which turned over several times. He
saw ten of his crew engulfed in thfe
waves, and is of the opinion,the oth ers
shared like fates. Captain Gaskill la¬
ments the loss of bi« crew deeply and
is grateful to Captain Staples and offi¬
cers of the Navahoe for their noble ef¬
forts.
SLOOP ADRIFT.
The Bay line steamer Gaston, Cap¬
tain Porter,Bighted a drifting sloop off
Tangier island, Chesapeake bay, Tues¬
day morning. On being overhauled,
John Pettigrew a young man from
Norfolk, Va., was 4ound on board
asleep.
The sloop, Lloyd Hudgin, was turn¬
ed adrift and soon afterward went
aground. The boy stated that his
brother went ashore Sunday night,
leaving him in charge of the sloop,
which broke anchor chain and had
been drifting thirty-six hours.
TWO SCHOONERS LOST.
A special from Wilmington, N. C.,
says: The two-masted schooner Stone¬
wall, Captain Milliken, from Wilming¬
ton to Shallotte, N. C., with a cargo
of merchandise, was caught in Tues¬
day’s storm after she had entered Sha
lotte river, aud was blown out to sea.
Vessel aud cargo with crew supposed
to be lost.
Two-masted schooner, Stella Lee,
Captain Williamson, bound for Shal¬
lotte with cargo of naval stores and
produce, given up as lost.
The little tug, Woodward, of the
Cape Fear quarantine station, and a
small launch also belonging to the
government, were brokou loose from
their moorings and sunk in the storm.
Probable Stoneware Combine.
A special from from Columbus, O.,
says: The prospects are that within
the next month all the stoneware fac¬
tories east cf the Mississippi river will
be consolidated under the name of the
National Stoneware company.
COSTLY BLAZE IN CHICAGO.
Big Building Doitroyrd, Entailing Loss of
• 125 , 000 .
At Chicago, Wednesday morning, the
five-story building, 39-48 Wgpt Wash¬
ington street, occupied by the Empire
steam carpet cleaning works, M. Mc¬
Gregor A Co., manufacturers of ma¬
chinery; Frank Swett & Co., saw man¬
ufacturers, and Becker Bros.,electrical
engine manufacturers, burned,causing
a loss of $125,000.
Another Huntsville Enterprise.
Another sewing machine plant rate
at $300,000 is in sight for Huntsvilli
& Jfcsr etors io the Ne
