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Atlanta Georgian (and news)
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VOL. V. NO. 255.
Special Saturday Night Edition.
ATLANTA, GA„ SATURDAY, APRIL 27,1907.
Special Saturday Night Edition.PRICE: S3?-.
Watch for the Masonic Edition of The Georgian—
—It will appear on May 8th, the day the cornerstone
of the new temple is laid.
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FAST ill
Former Chief Execu
tive of Georgia Is
Dead.
LEAVES DAUGHTER
AND TWO SONS
11 \s Health Had Been Fail-
Jig For Some Time and
Death Was Expected.
Piled Ties on Track
in an Attempt to
Wreck Train.
CREW OPENED FIRE;
OUTLAWS FLED
ATLANTA’S TRIBUTE TO DIXIE’S HEROES
Special to The Georgian.'
Charlotte, N’. April 27.—An at
tempt wa» made to wreck .No. 43,
the southbound fast mall train on the
Southern road. 10 miles north of Char
lotte last night. ^The engine ploughed
Into a pile of crossties thnt had been
placed on the rails by unknown par
ties, narrowly escaping a fatal cAtas-
trophe..
The train crew sprang out In time to
see several men fleeing away.
Sevcrnl shots were flred, but none of
the wreckers were caught.
' PARADE ENTERING OAK LAND CEMETERY. WHERE EXERCISES WERE HELD.
, Atlanta’s Memorial Day parada in 1907 surpaased all pravioua pageants In the number in line. Veteran! of
two ware, state infantry and cavalry, labor organizations, and a regiment of pupils from tho public achoola were
in the column. ,
RUFUS BROWN BULLOCK,
Former governor of Georgia, who
died at Albion, N. Y., Saturday
morning. —
Buffalo, N, Y„ April 27.—Former
Governor Rufus Bullock, of Georgia,
died today at Albion. He had been
failing health for some time.
Mr. Bullock died at the fnmlly hom
stead at Albion, where he had resided
since the death of tils wife, two years
ago.
He wns 73 years of age and leaves' a
daughter. Mrs. Leonard Kendall, of
Greenwich, On., and two sons. Freeman
Bullock, of Omaha, and Volney Bullock,
of Atlanta, Qa.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE
OF GOVERNOR BULLOCK
Itufus Brown Bullock was born In
Bethlehem. Albany county, New York,
■'larch 28, 1834, but when only 7 years
"Id his parents moved to Albion, N. Y\.
" here he graduated from Albion AcaJ
erny In 1850.
At tills time the development of the
electric telegraph was Just begun in
New York, and Governor Bullock,
i hough only 17 years of age. soon mas-
tned the art. It 1s said that he wns
the first telegraph operator able to
lead hy sound.
He Installed the printing telegraph
systems in New York city, Buffalo,
Koi-hester, Utica, Albany, Springfield
anil Philadelphia. He took charge of o
rival concern 4n Philadelphia, which
broke down the monopoly and caused
more general use of the telegraph for
business and social Intercourse.
With Express Company.
In 1857 President Dlnsmore, of the
Adams Express Company, sent Gov-
• rnor Bullock to Augusta, Ga., to take
general charge of the business In the
s outh. With the formation of the
Southern Express Company the busi
ness of the Adams Company In the
•South passed Into new' hands. Gov
• rnor Bullock held an Important post
"1th that company, and while President
Plant was abroad the management of
i he company was practically In his
lands.
He caused the construction of tele
graph lines to Interior points, and when
the civil war came on this proved most
valuable to the Confederatea, as coast
lines all fell .Into the hands of the
Federal*.
Over these wires communication was
maintained between President* Uavls
!| nd Generali Lee, Beauregard and
Johnston. The Southern Express Com-
bany transported nit contributions of
■applies and food to the Confederates
without cost.
8srved the Confederate Army.
He was appointed acting assistant
•luartermaster general of the Confed
erate army, with the rank of colonel,
and as auch served to the surrender.
At the close of the war he devoted his
energies to material development of the
state.
Doing to New York, he secured capi
tal to open a national bonk In Augusta,
i-ater ha became president of the Au
gusta and Macon railroad, and when
he went to New York to secure funds
h r Improvements was told that Geor
gia had not yet come Into the Union.
This caused him to go Into politics.
A constitutional convention was
tailed and he took a prominent part la
WITH WORDS OF WARNING
ON HIS LIPS MINISTER
FELL FROM HIS PULPIT
Boy Evan
Stricken By Heart
Disease.
NAVIES OF WORLD’S NATIONS
GATHERED IN HAMPTON ROADS;
STATE GOVERNORS ENTERTAIN
"Prepare to meet thy God!"
As these words were uttered by Itev.
G. T. Rowe, pastor of McDonald Bap
tist. chinch, during a revival sermon
Friday night, he pitched forward In hi
pulpit In a fainting and apparently dy- ;
Ing condition.
Officers of the church who were sit
ting near rushed to his assistance ati.-l
caught the almost lifeless man as ho
sank to the floor. He was quickly re
moved from the church to the from
porch, where what restoratives us
could he found were administered until
he had revived sufficiently to be re
moved to his home near by.
At a late hour Friday night he was
said to be resting comparatively easily,
and It wns thought that his complete]
recovery would be speedy:
Had Heart Trouble.
The very exciting ending of the ser-!
mun of Rev. Mr. Rowe was the climax 1
,of a series of revival services which li
lt aa been conducting at McDonald Bate
list church, where the Interest has been
great, nnd many conversions mad".
During the day Friday he htfd been
suffering Intensely from heart troubl"
and was confined to his bed the greater
portion of the day, but as such great
Interest had been manifested In th"
meetings nnd as a number of people
had congregated to hear the Boy
Evangelist," as.he Is called by many,
he attempted to conduct the services
rather than disappoint them. It was
clear to those present that he was not
In a condition to preach, but he arose
bravely to the task, and had progressed
for some twenty minutes, when he fell
on the rostrum. _ . .
A peculiar feature of the breakdown
and one that impressed his hearers, was
the fact that Just previous to the col
lapse he said: .
"Are you ready for the cp'l of God,
beloved? I am. If God should call me
before this sermon was finished, and I
trust the call will be soon. I am ready
Are you? Prepare to meet thy God!
Then he lurched forward and was
taken from the church.
Rev W. R. Barrow, pastor of Sharon
Baptist cHurch, was fortunately pres
ent and continued the services, and the
meeting was Impressively closed.
By JAMES HAY, Jr.
.lumrrttoiwu Exposition, April 27.—TUp sec-
•►ml day of the Jntncfltoivti oxpofiltloii wan |
spent on the water, lastend of on land. I*y •
the thousands of visitors to the Idg show. |
On land there was nothing to see save
mitlnUhed buildings, . Incomplete exhibits
and stretches of unpnved streets, on -which J
Min' dust lay mi Inch deep. On the witter j
J there were battle ships of the nations, tliclr >
j ninsts nnd rigging transformed Into u wllf
j derm*** of flags and bunting.
| (in the decks of those dogs of war the ]
sen men nnd marines marched nnd executed ;
' orders, the sun Ught shining golly on their
i arms and accouterments. The sea craft of
I ihe neighboring cities carried the visitors
i to the very mouths of the cannon of the
J war ships, and cruised up and down'the
triple Hue of the monster fighters through
out the day.
The maritime sight was grander today
than yesterday. Every hour the Intiaelies
from the warships carried uniformed offl*
go the only known race wits the In
i ilfn
decks of the battle ships. Everywhere
' ». *rc wns brilliant color, music and the at-
; uiospliere of festivity.
The work, though slow, Is well done.
The grounds are laid out like u city. Then*
are streets, Imulevnrds nnd alleys. There
are sewer, gas, water and electric lighting
systems. There nre building lines and n
telephone central office.
Governors Entertain.
There were several minor functions on the
grounds today. At noon the Mm rvIn ml
state commission formally opened the Mary-
laud building. At noon, the ('onnectlcut
'building was also opened, and n reception
‘given by the governor of Connecticut to tin*
March to the Beloved
Strains of
“Dixie.”
GREATEST PARADE
IN CITY HISTORY
Oakland Cemetery Scene of
Impressive Cere
monies.
With chssrx nnd flower* for tha liv
ing and tears and flowers for ths dead,
Atlanta’s cltlzsns gathered Friday to
pay loving tribute to tho memory of
the veterans of tho gray.
Never In the history of Memorial
day exercises has such witness been
borne to the love end reverence In
which the battle-ecarred defenders of
state's rights are held by those who
understand and appreciate the hard
ships they endured, and the tierce fights
they waged against overwhelming odds,
as that which was borne Friday in At
lanta when men, women and children,
with one aecord, vied with each other
In perpetuating the memory of the Con
federate soldier.
From all parte of the city and county
the people enme, If not to take part
In the parade, then to stand as specta
tors and cheer and wave a friendly
hand to the old veterans who, with
halting step, marched once more In
buttle line to the stirring strains of
"Dixie."
Never In Atlanta have such crowds
been seen upon the streets on Memo
rial Day. As the vanishing years throw
u brighter halo over' the memory of
the days of civil etrlfe and as the tradl-
tlons which cluster around the heroic
and gallant struggle of the sixties be
come still more dear to Southern
hearts, greater interest Is taken In com.
mammoratlng the lives and worthy
actions of the men wh6 now rank In
history with the heroes of Marathon
and the Pass of Thermopylae.
Never in Atlanta has such a great
Memorial Day parade been seen. The
Inspiring it "able presented by thst
host of rngfehtin. mm and. boys, some
of whom »We living In the memory
of the glorious past while the shadows
of life's evening are gathering nnd
others who hold the past as a glorious
El
IF BIG PIER
More Than 100 Men
Thrown Into
Sea'.
FOREIGNERS LEAP
TO SAVE SELVES
Accident Occurs at Locust
Point, Md., Near
Baltimore.
Washington, April 27.—Nearly 109
people are reported Injured or killed
by the collapse-at 11:30 o'clock this
morning of a mammoth flre-proof steel
Iper near the Immigration station at
Locust Point, near Baltimore, Md.
Bo great was the crash of the falling
structure that the North German Lloyd
steamer Cassel, lying at the Immigra
tion pier 200 feet away, with 1,400 lm- !
migrants aboard, rolled and tossed
helpless In tho waves. Spectators
thought an eartliquuko had come.
Some of the Immigrants on board
Jumped Into the wnter out of sheer
terror and were rsscured with diffi
culty..
The pier that collapsed wns In course
of construction and was near comple
tion. It was to have been used In con
nection with u btg ware house. More
than 100 men were at work on the pier
above the water. It fell with a deafen
ing road, nearly all of It disappearing
with Its human freight under the water.
Four bodies have been recovered:
from the water and debris. Six men,.
badly hurt, have been carried to places
of safety. It 18 feared that the big
stone wall which fell has become tho
tomb of a great number of those who
were at work on the pier.
Police from Baltimore have charge
of the rescue work. Ambulances from
the city hospital!, nre on the scene
carrying the wounded to the city for
treatment as fast as they are rescued.,
Carnegie Way eevernl blocks northward i
the old veterans In their worn and,
faded uniforms of gray nnd holding!
the flag they once followed through
four year* of strife, saw the mammoth
parade pass tn review. Then, falllngl
In behind, the Old Guard of the Gat*
memory who hold the past on the*City Guard, they took up the march
HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER,
President of the Jamestown
Exposition.
ft. Atlsnta was made the capital and
he was elected governor from 1888 to
1871 He recommended the lease of
the Western and Atlantic, and It was
leased for twenty years, the state real
ising *6.000,000 from It.
Indicted, But Vindicated.
In the election of 1870 it became ap
parent that the general assembly was
overwhelmingly agalnat Governor Bul
lock, and he resigned. Two Indict
ments were found against him—one for
alleged conspiracy to defraud the state,
the other for failure to account for
certain bonds said to have been deliv
ered to the executive department by
the city of Atlanta. For .seven years
lie announced himself ready and tried
to secure trial. He was Anally vindi
cated by formal verdict of a Jury.
In 18*3 Governor Bullock took up
Ms permanent residence In Albion, N.
y Where he resided until the day of his
death. HIS wife died two years ago.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Leonard
Kendall, of Greenwich. Ga.. and two
som. Freeman Bullock, of Omaha, and
V. V. Bullock, assistant postmaster i'f
Atlanta.
CARY T. KING,
New state president of Georgia
State T. P. A.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga.. April 27.—Atlanta was
chosen aa the next' meeting place for
the Georgia State Travelers' Protective
Association yesterday at the annual
meeting held in. this city.
W. T. Ledbetter, of Rome, was elect
ed delegate to the national convention.
O. L. Stamps, of Atlanta, alternate.
State chaplain. Rev. S. R. Balk, At
lanta.
Carey J. King, of Rome, was elected
president and James It. Andrews, sec
retary and treasurer.
The other officers elected were: First
vice president. Richard Howard, of Co.
lumbua; second vice president, J. C.
Mason, of Albany; third vice president.
C. C. Vinson, of Savannah; resident di
rectors, R. J. Thomas. R. A. Broyles,
W. P. Anderion, C. J. Hollingsworth
and J. 8. Waterman; from Post C, Co
lumbus, Max Banner; Post A, Savan
nah, Jerome Exateln: Post D, Macon,
G. O. Carmichael; Poet E. Augusta,
George W. Timmons; chairman rail
road committee. Max Krause.
The convention closed at ( o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
BINGER HERRMAN
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Washington, April- 27.—The Jury In
the case of BInger Herrmann, of Ore
gon, former land commissioner, charged
with destroying governments records,
returned a verdict of not guilty today.
The Jury has been out since yesterday
afternoon.
visiting state governors tml officers. At
4:30 p. m., Governor IVorllclil will bold a
reception la the Maryland building.
j threshhnhl of life and face the mbre
J glorious future, has never been equalled
f und perhaps will never been excelled.
Tho parade formed at Krsklne's foun
tain at the Junction of Peachtree and
West Peachtree streets. With Grand
Murslml Joseph F. Burke riding at Its
head, preceded by a platoon of mount
ed isillee, the long line moved down
Peachtree street and took up the line
of march to Oakland cemetery.
Ranged along Peachtree street from
to the last resting place of their com
rades.
One of the most interesting features
of the whole parade end pno which
elicited cheers from the veterans was
tho hundreds of school children, must
of them little tote, who kept step toi
the muelo and marched like veterans'
of many wars. There were at least'
Continued on Page Five.
WILL PROBE TRUST
COMPANIES IN N. Y.
New York, April 27.—An a consequence of
the looting of the Trust Company of Am**r>
'lea by tta loan clerk, William O. noughts,
Buperlntendcnt Keep, of the state banking
department, will overhaul all the trust com
panies In the city, with particular regard
to the condition of their trust funds.
These aggregate fabulous sums. A single
company, for Instance; the Tufted Htutm
Trust Company, has funds In Its care
amounting to $100;000,000. The major part of
this l in incuse sum Is represented by securl-
tie*.
The thefts of Douglas have shown bow
easy It Is for it trust company clerk to ex^
SHOT HIS SISTER
Special to The Georgian.
Jonesboro, Ga.. April 27.—W. S. Ring,
son of J. L. King, county treasurer of
this county, accidentally shot and ft fa
believed fatally wounded his sister,
Miss'Jessie King, aged 18 years, here
this morning. •
The accident occurred In the King
home at 8 o'clock this morning.
W. 8. King, who is an unmarried
man, was attempting to fix the parljr
rifle, when it was discharged, the bail
entering the left side of hi* sister, who
was In the room, and rrangtng down
ward.
Surgeons have beep summoned and
an operation will be performed.
to keep on thieving for a year without de
tection
Dennet's statement brings Into the esse
(be, name of Joslsli gulttcy, former mayor
of lUwtoii. qulnry hluiself explains that
In* was approached by Dcnoet before the
rohlicry liectiue known nnd nuked to accept
n retainer to liegtn negotiations with the
1he return of the stolen
located nil of the miss
concerned
th# 8140.000
which brokers, who Accepted the securi
ties. paid to either Douglas or Denuet
as loans.
The amount which Dougins Is salt*
the accident Is greatly regretted among
their large circle of friends.
Dr. McRae and all local physicians
are tn attendance and an operation has
been found necessary'.
LOCOMOTIVE
, BLEW UP AT
HIGH SPEED
St. Lnulx, Mo., April 27.—Three train
men were killed today near O'Fallon,
Mo, which la near to St. Charles, when
the boiler of a Wabash locomotive ex
ploded. After the explosion pieces of
the engine and tender were found 1(0
feet from the track.
The men killed were: Engineer Paul
Kltnard, Fireman Frank Appleby,
llrakeman George E. Brown, all. of
Mobcrly, Mo.
Nick Dessert, conductor, was badly
hurt. Exactly what caused the explo
sion Is a mystery. The engine was
mystery.
. S traveling at a lively rlip when the ex-
Th* family Is very prominent and plosion occurred.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgina records here each day somt
economic fact In lefereoe* to tbs ooward
eiarcb of tbs fcoutb.
BY
J08EPH B. LIVELY.
Atlanta, the capital city of the good old cotton State of Georgia, lays
claim to being the most metropolitan city of the Bouth.
Those who have never been there have heard It spoken of ns a
hustling, bustling, Northern sort of a town—the llvest thing In Dixie.
In picturesque New Orleans on the sleepy Creole coast, one hears of
Atlanta as a live wire beyond the pales of "manana,” a city on tho qul
vlve and quick commercial Jump; New Yorkers even have heard of At
lanta as a good thing and Atlanta loss not resent the aoft Impeachment.
She admits It all, she does, and she has sdtne right to.
Yet Atlanta le not a Northern town, despltq the large amount of East
ern capital Invested there.
A quaint commingling of ox-cart and automobile, lolling negroes and
well-groomed business men, modern apartments and old colonial houses,
tells the tale of a progress-invaded Southern stronghold, and Atlanta Is all
of that—Southern In all her flbers, with a pushing trade and traffic inter
fering avlth her native. Inherited tastes for "dolce far nlente."
Unfortunately, or fortunately, the geographical position of this huh
of the South compels activity and active people are pushing and rushing
along th* business centers tn a congested mass of humanity—white and
black—until one thinks of lowsr New York and a stalled surface car near
Wall street, when he Is fighting hi* way along Peachtree In tho famed
"heart of Atlanta" district.
And by the by, the "heart of Atlanta* Is an Imposing thing. It wouldn't
look so bad set down on Broadway with Its nine sky scrapers shooting up
Into the clouds within a few blocks. Its crowded cars, bright shop win
dows, electric signs and moving throngs, It* motor cars, ox-cart* and mule
teams Jostling each other.
Atlanta real estate probably today, offers the most favorable oppor
tunity for remunerative and permanent Investment of nny < loss of
Southern Investments. From 1887 to 13(2 ther* was a most pbnsMtafi
expansion In real estate values; In fact, Atlanta and vicinity shared la
the boom that swept the entire country. Atlanta then had a population
of 60,000 to 70,000 people; In conjunction with h*r Immediate suburbs
within a radlu* of eight mile*, from 17(,000 to 100,000 people now live.
During the expansion from 1837 to 16*2, th* city's only mode of transit
was horse cars and dummy llnea, snly two of which were built bev..nd a
point of one and a half miles distant from the center of the city; prices
were pushed up In some sections where these car llnea were local
most as high as present values. The building of many etc trie in
tending In all directions within a dlxtanr* of four miles from the can
the city has had a tendency to equalise values and scatter the popu
more uniformly. Undet- the raglm* of the hore* car llnea there
but three or four main residence streets, whareas now tie r" are
Formerly there were no residence parks, now a larg* number of e
and expensive residence parks and suburban settlements exist
around the city.—North and South, Louisville, Ky.