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i'JfcLK' ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
_k.tuat, ArniL r. isos.
Before Large Audience at
Grand Expert Spoke
On Disease.
fact! of a startling nature and which
awakened those who composed a large
audience at the Grand Opera-House
Sunday afternoon to the realization
that steps should be taken to prevent
the spread of tuberculosis were given
by Dr. 8. A. Knopf, eminent New York
expert on this disease.
Notwithstanding the crushde which
has been waged In Atlanta for some
time In an effort to awaken the people,
and the wide publicity given to the
pleadings of local authorities on this
disease. It was evident that many In
the big audience Sunday were .sur
prised at the things Dr. Knopf told
11 Dr Knopf made the address under
the auspices of the Atlanta Sanitary
and Tubercular Prevention Society and
was introduced by ex-Governor W. J.
Nnrthon. who pointed out how the peo
ple of the South were vitally Inter
ested In this great question and told of
the great mortality among negroes from
this disease.
Dr. Knopf began his address by giv
ing his audience a clear explanation of
the nature of tuberculosis and the man
ner In which It Is spread. He said the
disease was chronic, Infectious, pre
ventable and curable, and told how the
careless expectoration of persons .af
flicted with It was a great menace and
largely responsible for Its spread. He
showed, too, how the dlsease may be
spread by servants not living on the
place where they worked and how Im
pure food and milk from cows with tu
bercular affection may Impart the dis
ease. Even cuts or wounds, he said,
might be the means whereby a person
mav become Inoculated.
The necessity of expectorating In a
proper receptacle was pointed out by
Dr. Knopf, and he said the ordinary
cuspidor was not suitable. The proper
kind, he said, was a tall voae-llke kind
about three nr four feet high.
The fallacy of the heredity of the
disease was discussed, and Dr. Knopf
said children contracted It from being
kissed bv mothers with the disease and
by living In crowded quarters. Great
stress was laid on the necessity of fresh
nlr 24 hours In the day and wholesome
food. Dr. Knopf said mistakes were
often made In sending children to
school too early and declared that the
average child does not get enough
sleep. He declared that child labor at
home was as much to be condemned as
child labor In the factory.
Dr. Knopf told how persons were
placed In a receptive condition for the
eerms of the disease to work upon by
weakened constitutions brought about
by measles, scarlet fever and by occu
pations of a confining nature. He de
clared that the drinking of whisky was
another source and he rend a list of 6(1
patent medlelne preparations contain
ing 4o per cent of alcohol.
The method of curing tuberculosis
was discussed In an Interesting fash
ion. and the feature of this cure Is Its
simplicity. Dr. Knopf said fresh air 14
hours In the day was necessary, togeth
er with good, wholesome food and
plenty of pure water Inside and out.
He deprecated "sure cure" medicines
advertised In newspapers, and advised
his hearers against placing any faith
In them.
In concluding. Dr. Knopf said At
lanta should have a system of dispen
saries for both whites and negroes,
with district nurses to visit the homes
of the patients and examine In the con
ditions. He also urged the building
of a municipal hospital for consump
tives and a sanitarium on the outskirts
of the city.
Among the prominent persons on the
stage w ere Dr. J. 8. Todd, ex-Oovernor
J. Northern Dr. ,T. K. Snminerfleld,
"scar Fleas, - Dr. Theodore Toepel. Dr.
11. Ii. Klme, Captain \V. G. Raoul. Dr.
Den G. Broughton. Joseph Hlrsch. Dr.
H M. Wharton, William D, Upshaw,
Dr. Dunbar Roy and W. O. Cooper.
Answered Many Questions
Asked by Auditors
at Meeting.
This picture is from a photograph taken the morning after the itorm swept Griffin, and shows how build-
■not were reduced to kindling wood.
STATESBORO, Ga„ April 27.—Sups-
rlor court was adjourned at 11 o'clock
this morning for Governor Smith to
address on audience which packed the
court room and galleries. On account
of the Inclement weather, very few la
dles and children were present, but
about <00 voters were on handifrom all
parts of the county. The meeting was
i called to order by Colonel A. M. Deal,
I who presented Judge J. F. Brannen.
I of the city court. Judge Brannen. who
1 opposed Governor Smith before, intro-
j duccd the governor, stating why he
supported him In the present race. The
governor fared an audience that was
very divided In Its support. Bulloch
being one of the few counties that went
against the governor In his Inst race.
As the speaker discussed the different
questions of hts administration, an
swering all questions fully and cour
teously. It was evident that the audi
ence was satisfied with his speech.
Again and again be was applauded.
When the governor asked all who
would support him to stand, the audi
ence stood.
Father Vaughan to Deliver
His Great Address
Monday Night.
TO DEAD VETERANS
AT
General West Orator
Ceremonies Marking
Event.
at
Has Relatives Living
Atlanta and Ma
con.
in
MACON. Ga„ April 27.—Dr. W. W.
"imherly was drowned Sunday night
n,ar his home In Twiggs county. He
l' a * a brother of Mlnter Wimberly, of
Macon, and Is survived by one sister
n 'Manta, and In Memphis, and one
in Macon. lie- was 54 years old and
Vp n prominent In this section.
1 "nimunlcatlon Is cut off below Ma-
c>n and it Is Impossible to learn par
ticulars.
GRAVES OF VETEPAN8
ARE DECORATED
MACON, Ga.. April 27.-A large
number of the members of the local
'•iiiips of veterans and many people
a part In the program planned for
memorial exercise* In Macon yesterday
‘’•rtemoon. At noon the ycterana were
nine,| luncheon at the court house,
"“imnnder Robert A. Nlsbet. of Camp
■ mi'll, prepared the refreshments and
the v. carers of the gray had all that was
needed to satisfy their wants.
ORATORS NAMED
BY EMORY CLASSES
OXFORD, Ga., April 27,—The eight
| n "ho made the highest averages In
Junior and senior classes at Emory
e K e win represent their classes on
‘ “ commencement stage. These men
"m deliver orations. Those who wtll
‘^Present the Junior* are 8. Y. • AH- ... m PH
^h,°. f v.ir , 0^ S'*' 1 8 J £y®,?' a o n f *r the soldier*' grave, with _ Itowers.
" ishtsvUle. oa.: 8. Brinkley. Thom-fc
" n 'In.; E. V. Heath, Girard, Oa.; C.
. Hinton, Maeon. Ga.; T. M. Rivera,
{"nesboro. Ga.; E. C. Wilson, Talla-
he«» 0 , (.-I,,. '
The senior speaker* are R. M. Ar-
WASHINGTON, Ga., April 27—The
observance of Memorial day In Wash
ington today was a memorable occa
sion for the veterans of the Lost Cause
In Wilkes county. The features of the
day's exercises were the unveiling of
the handsome Confederate monument
which adorns the public square and Its
presentation to the soldiers of Wilkes,
and the memorial address by General
Andrew J. West, of Atlanta.
The unveiling ceremonies were held
at 11 o'clock' Hon. G. A. Green made
the speech of presentation on behalf of
the ladlea of the .Memorial Association
and tits Daughters of the Confederacy
and Hons of Veterans. The gift was
necepted by General West on behalf of
the veterans In a few well chosen re
marks.
The following program waa carried
out: • -
Invocation, Rev. D. W. Key.
Song. "Maryland. My Maryland."
Recitation. "The Old Confederates,’
Miss Lucy King Lowe.
Address, General Andrew J. West, of
Atlanta.
Bestowal of crosses of honor by the
president of the Memorial Association.
Bong. "God Be With You.”
Benediction, Rev. J. J. Lanier.
Following these exercises at the
court house, the veterans were the
guests of the ladle* of the Memorial
Association at dinner which was served
at the council chamber. Later In the
afternoon the crowd marched to the
cemetery to decorate the soldiers’
graves with green wreaths and rotes.
DAUGHTERS 8ERVED
DINNER TO VETERANS
HAWKINSVILLE, Ga., April 27.
Memorial Dny Is being fittingly ob
served by the United Daughters of
Confederacy and the veterans after
marching from the court house to the
cemetery, the graves of the veterans
were decorated and on returning to the
auditorium Mr. Callaway, .of Macon,
made the address. Dinner waa served
by the Daughters of the Confederacy
at their handsome home In the city
hall.
COLONEL ROBT. E. LEE
SPEAK8 TO VETERANS
GRIFFIN, Ga., April 27.—Col. Robert
E Lee, of Virginia, was the orator at
the Memorial Day exercises held here
todav. and be waa greeted by a large
audience. The Carrolton band, the
cadets of Gordon Instltue. besides the
local military and civic societies, took
part In.the exercises.
8TUDENTS DECORATE
8 GRAVES OF VETERANS
OXFORD, Gi., April 27.—Memorial
day was appropriately observed at Em
ory College Saturday afternoon. The
entire student body and many of the
citizens of oxford attended the exer
cises which were held In the college
chapel. The chapel waa decorated with
Confederate banners and bunting.
judge <’aper« DlekPon, one of those
who buttled for the Immortal cause of
the South, preajded. The program waa
aa follow*:
Prayer, Dr. Jame* E. Dickey.
Battle song quartette.
Address. Professor H. II. Stone.
Address. Walter H. Beckham.
Address, Hopkins V. Perryman.
Address, Judge F. N. Means.
"Tenting Tonight," quartette.
"The Conquered Banner, Palmer
pupils.
Adjournment to
Order of March—Confederate veter
ans. speaker*. Few Literary Society.
Phi Gumma Society, senior class. Junior
class, sophomore cla*s, freshman clast,
sub-freshman class. Palmer puplla.
Decoration of graves.
CHILDREN d^orate VBTBI J' ANS
EATONTON. Ga.. April 27.—There
will be no memorial address here this
vesr Saturday a dinner was given the
veterans by the Daughters of the Con
federacy on the lawn of Mra. P. B.
Griffith- Special w twice* relating to
the occasion were held In each church
Sunday and today the children of the
Confederacy marched In a body to cov-
Dauntless Citizens Are
Caring For Sufferers
From Tornado.
GRIFFIN, Ga., Xprll 27.—Sunday, as
S assed by the many people here, waa a
usy one, tho the cyclone sufferers of
Saturday morning, even seemingly
cheerful. A visit to the scene of the
catastrophe revealed that an Immense
amount of work had been done toward
removing the i debris. The trees and
scattered house* have been removed
and streets cleared, and nothing, but
kindling wood. etc., remains to be seen.
The Rushton Mill Is being disman
tled. new material has been ordered
and work of-rebuilding will commence
at once.
Owners of houses blown down were
out yesterday trying to And land line*
and many of the houses will be rebuilt
at once.
The Kincaid and Griffin Mill will
put the idle hands of the Rushton Mill
In their factories, so the surplus of
unemployed will be reduced to almost
nothing. The homeless families have
been'and are being housed by the
above mills, and Allan Little, superin
tendent of the Kincaid Mills, told your
reporter this morning that nothing
would be left undone that would lessen
the burden on both mill help and chari
ty of the people.
Those In the hospital were getting
along nicely this morning, only three
coses <W. E. Knox, Mrs. Mary Gatlin
and the 7-year-old child of Mr. Hurrl-
*»n) Wring extremely-crttlcal, ns -their
hurls are of such a' nature that time
only can tell.
Many beautiful flowers were received
at the hospital yesterday and went far
tnwahl brightening .UP the surround
ings. "*
JUDGE WELLBORN
DIES IT MILLER
EX-
Served in Legal Department
Under Secretary of
Interior.
PAPER TRUST IS
Alleged That Country Is Ap
portioned Among Com
panies in Combine.
350 PERSONS DEAD
AND MANY HURT
Continued from Page One,
CULBERSON IN RACE
FDR JREASURER
Announces For Re-Election
Before Primary on June
4, Next.
CHARLTON J. WELLBORN.
Former state librarian, who died
at Mlllen.
Hon. Hubert L. Culberson, treasurer
of Fulton county, haa announced hla
candidacy tor re-olectlon to that office,
subject to the-Democratic primary on
June 4.
Mr. Culberson was elected treasurer
of Fulton county two years ago, suc
ceeding Hon. Columbus Payne, who,
until his death, had held that Important
office for nearly thirty years. In his
rac* for treasurer Mr. Culberson was
opposed by some of the strongest men
politically In the county, among them
being William VV. Draper. James G.
Woodward, Macon B. Sharp. Charles
H. Girardeau and several others. The
majority given him on that occasion
was a notable tribute to his popularity
among the votera of Fulton county.
In addition to the office of treasurer,
Mr. Culberson haa held several public
offices of equal Importance. At the
time of his election he was serving as
chairman of the board of county com
missioners, which position he resigned
to take up the duties of his new office.
Before West End wss annexed to At
lanta he served as councilman of that
hustling suburb and since Its annexa
tion he has been a member of council
from the Seventh ward. He has also
served as a member of the board of
trustees of Grady Hospital.
In hla race for re-election Mr. Cul
berson Is opposed by Joseph Thomp
son. who Is one of the most widely
known cltsens of Fulton county.
MAYOR RECOVERS
FROM ILLNESS
COROELE, Ga.. April 25.—Hon. R. L.
Wilson, mayor of the city. Is expected
to return home in the next few- day*
from the hospital In Atlanta where he
has been for some time past under
going treatment by specialists. Mr.
Wilson was taken to Atlanta about ten
days ago by his physicians And It Is
gratifying to the many friends of hla
here that he haa about recovered.
S°Mt °f Perry. Ga.; W. H. Beckham,
"‘"lion. Oa.; A. E. Dewar. Largo.
E. Daniel, 8eno1a, Oa.: H. T.
^^ffnan. LaFayette. Oa.; S. C. Had-
The Georgian gives all
sides but the de-cide—you
must do that—just a plain
newspaper.
, imi iijriig, area*, o.
Khellman. Ge.: L. M. Lester. Then- - -
w'lyton, Ga.; G. C. V. hits, New nan, Ga. Ada can uol BIL
-want that Userglau Wist
Officials in Athens.
Judge NsWmari end the officials of
Ihc United States court left Sunday
for Athens, where court convened Mon
day mornltlg. With Judge Newman
went District Attorney F. Carter Tate.
Assistant District Attorney John W.
Henley, Col. Mike Covlhgton, W. Col
quitt Csrter, Fred Beers, John Dean
Steward and Chief , peputy Marshal J.
H. Rlnard. In addition to a large num
ber of cases to present to the grand
jury, there Is a heavy criminal docket
which will ksep the court busy during
the week.
MILLEN, G*„ April 27.—Judge Carl
ton J. Wellborn died at hla home here
yesterday after a long Illness. He waa
7i years of age and had served many
years as state librarian. He w-aa
brigade quartermaster In the Confeder
ate army end had been a circuit Judge
of the state courts. He served under
Secretary of Interior Hoke Smith dur
ing a term of President Cleveland, as
one of the attorneys of that depart
ment.
He was appointed state librarian by
Governor Terrell. When he left At
lanta a number of weeks ago ha went
to the home of his daughter In Mlllen.
Judge Wellborn's death brings sorrow
to the host of friends and acquaint
ances throughout the state by whom
he was known and loved. He haa been
In feeble health for several months,
and his death did not come aa a sur
prise.
Judge Wellborn served as state libra
rian for several years, having been
appointed to that position by former
Governor A. D. Candler a short while
before his term as chief executive of
the state expired. He was reappoint
ed librarian by Governor Terrell and
held that position until he was forced
to resign on account of ill health
about three months ago. Mrs. Maud
Barker Cobb, the assistant librarian,
was appointed by the governor to suc
ceed him.
8!nce his resignation Judge Wellborn
had been staying at the home of his
daughter in Mlllen and It was there
that death, came to him.
telegram received by Mr*. Cobb
Sunday announced that the body of
Judge Wellborn would be carried to
his old home In Blalrsvllle for Inter
ment Monday, the funeral service
probably taking place there Tuesday.
Judge Wellborn was a veteran of the
Civil war. having served In the Con
federate army aa a brigadier quarter
master.
NEWS AND NOTES
OF THE CHURCHES
The splendid revival services that
have been conducted at tha College
Park Baptist church by Dr. Junius W.
Millard, pastor of the Ponce DeLeon
Avenue church for the past week will
be continued on thru the week to come.
Rev. C. C. Pugh Is the pastor of this
growing young church located In At
lanta's delightful suburb, and both th*
pastor and the membership feel that
they are to be congratulated In se
curing, the serytep* of‘.Dr. Millard in
this great work. Services'will be hqld
every evening at 8 o'clock and all art
Invited to be present. <c
Walker-st. church, junction of Walk
er and Ncisnn-st*.. Is In the midst of a
meeting of unusual power,, The serv
ice* continue this week at-JAp. m.. 7(20
p. m. and 8 p. m. Fifteen were added
to the church during'the past week.
tlons of rash, food and nothing, the
last named Items being the principal
needs at present. Money will be need
ed at a later dale to care for the In
jured, a majority of whom are wage
earners, and were rendered penniless
by the atorm.
The estimate of 1,000 Injured In four
teen towns of Mississippi Is not far
from correct.
Local relief committees are doing ev
erything possible to relieve the distress,
but they are unable to cope with the
situation and have sent nut appeals for
assistance. Altho a large majority of
the dead and Injured are negroes, this
fact has not made contributions less
liberal nr assistance less prompt.
Another heavy storm passed over the
stnte Sunday afternoon shortly before
dark and started many wild rumors of
further disaster, but so far as learned
did not result In disaster at any point,
nltho It added to the misery and suffer.
Ing In the stricken towns.
SECOND TORNADO
SWEEPS ALABAMA;
DAMAGE IS GREAT
MOBILE, Ala., April 27.—Mobile was
last night visited by another electrical
rain and hall storm. The rain, which
lasted thirty minutes, fell In torrents,
and Immediately followed the brilliant
electrical display. Hailstones of unus
ual size came with the rain. Some resi
dents of this city were frightened, but
scarcely any damage resulted except
the damage to vegetation. The tele
graph and telephone companies hav*
succeeded In partially reha I Id In*' their
lines, but traffic Is delayed to a great
extent.
The railroads continue to suffer. Of
nil line* entering Mobile; the Mobile,
Jackson and Kapsns City alone remains
free from Interruption. The Mobile nnd
Ohio 'trains are now running Into the
city, but are behind their schedule
time. The Louisville and Nashville
has annulled some of Hi trains and
the track* are tn bad condition be
tween Mobile and Montgomery. The
Southern railway's track* ar* torn up
for a distance of 600 feet at 8ugg*vllle,
Ala. The road ran a local train aa far
north as Jackaon, Ala.
Damage From Floods.
All train crews report the water aa
very high along the tracks. Streams
are out of their banka and continue to
rise. Last night's downpour In this
vicinity will aggravate trouble from
this source to no mean extent, adding
additional handicap to wrecking crews
of the rompany In their work of re
building and repair.
Along with the partial restoration of
wire and rail communication reports
of enormous damage to the tornndo
stricken section caused by the destrue
tlon of buildings and timbered lands
continue to arrive here. Few addition
nl deaths have been reported. Among
those who lost their lives the news of
the drowning of the daughter of Dr.
Eugene Smith, the state geologist, has
Just reached the city. The young lady
lost her life In Hurricane creek, near
Tuscaloosa, and the body has not been
recovered.
The town of Fort Deposit, Ala., which
sustained such heavy damage In Fri
day's tornado together with the killing
of three people and Injury to many
others, waa struck by a second tornado
yesterday afternoon. 8everal resl-
dences were blown down and a large
negro school building was completely
demolished.
Governor Comer, at Montgomery, was
notified, and he ordered a company of
militia to the scene. The town Is now
under martial law.
The country districts about 20 miles
south or Meridian. Miss., were visited
by another tornado yesterday after
noon. Details are lacking, but It la not
believed any lives were lost. All
territory within a radius of 100 miles
of Mobile was visited by torrential
rains and hall storms last night. Hall
stones nearly as large aa hen eggs cov
ered the ground In some places.
Truck farms and gardens sustained
heavy damages.
Alturo Valderrams, a native of Chill,
enlisted in the United States revenue
service, and a deckhand on the steam
er Alert, were drowned In the Mobile
river late yesterday afternoon.
FATHER VAUGHAN.
Ho will deliver hi* celebrated
Shakespearean lecture on Monday
night.
Notwithstanding the stormy after
noon, the Grand was packed with an
Immense audience on Sunday after
noon. The large chorus sang'several
selections which added to the enjoy
ment of the audience. Gov. Smith waa
received with applause, lasting several
minutes, as he stepped upon the stage
to Introduce the lecturer of the after
noon. President E. M. Potent, of South
Carolina. The fame of this distin
guished lecturer Jjod preceded him nnd
the nudlence waa In nigh expectation;
but It Is not too much to say that he
exceeded their highest expectations In
his magnificent address. His subject
was "The Greatest Battle of the Nine
teenth Century," nnd It was very evi
dent In a few minutes that tho speaker
hnil the entire audience In hi* control.
Laughter and tears, applause and
words of approval from the audience
showed their hearty enjoyment. At
the close of the lecture, the Chicago
Glee Club sang by special request,
"Remember Now Thy Creator." This
was written by one / of the ablest com
posers In the land and ff the writer
had been present he could have found
no criticism upon the hearty rendering
of hla great production. Altho the
rain poured upon the roof of the opera
house andi the thunders roared. It la
safe to say that a happier nr more sat
isfied audience never left the Grand
than when, at 6:30 the great throng
turned away.
At the conclusion of Dr. Poteat's lec
ture, Dr. Wharton stepped to the front
and said to the audience: “I know
what you are thinking. It this Is a
sample of the coming Chautauqua, you
are In for every entertainment.” These
words were met by hearty applause,
showing the approval of nil present.
An unusually attractive feature Is
on tho program for Monday night
The exercises will be opened by the
Alkahest Orchestra and the Chicago
Glee Club will sing. Father Vaughan,
the great dramatio orator of the stage,
will deliver hla lecture, "Sermon* From
Shakespeare.” It has been said by one
who Is In every way capable of Judg
Ing ‘that the distinguished lecturer’s
Impersonations of the characters
Shakespeare which he bring* be
his audience are equal to Forrest
Booth.
A complete change of program Is an
nounced for each day. matinee nnd
evening. Seeaqn tickets are on sale at
the Grand box office for today.
The management of the Chautauqua
are greatly encouraged at the ausplc
loua opening and feel sure that they
have a very successful and enjoyable
week before them.
WASHINGTON April 27—Actual In-
veetlgntlon Into the operations of the
paper trust has begun under the super
vision of tha committee appointed by
Speaker t’annqn. The committee Is
composed of Representatives James R.
Mann, of Illinois, chairman; Miller, of
Kansas; Bannnn. of Ohio: Stafford, of
Wisconsin; Sims, of Tennessee, and
Ryan, of New York.
A committee composed of fifty mem
bers of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association la In Washington
under the leadership of President Her
mann Rldder and Melville E. Stone. The
newspapers allege the trust Is a com
bine In restraint of trade and maintains
a monopoly on the supply of print pa
per In the United States.
John Norris, business manager of
The New York Times, made a state
ment to tho committee charging that
white paper now cost* 23.50 per 100
pounds, a recent advance of 21.80. He
snld exact quotations would be fur
nished. He Informed the committee
that Canadian companies had fixed the
price at 238 per ton f. o. b. at the mills.
He said that'paper supplies from Can
ada were not always available.
31 r. Norris said that many letters
were In his possession which Indicated
that the country had been apportioned
by the paper truit and quotations
would not even be made by companies
to prospective buyers outside their ter
ritory. He said further that the spruce
forests were owned by the trust and
that the trust was buying supplies In
Canada and preserving the forests for
future consumption,
SHOTFROM AMBUSUi
1
Party Fired Into While
Passing Along
Road. *j|C.
MILE OF TRACK
ON SOUTHERN ROAD
IS WASHED AWAY
8HILOH, Ga., April 27.—The heavleat
rainfall ever known In Harris county
fell Sunday evening and night. One
mile of the Southern railway track It
washed up and under water between
Shiloh and Waverly Hall. No trains
can pass there In two or three days.
Heavy rains Sunday afternoon along
the line of the Southern road between
here and Fort Valley have put that di
vision out of business and altho a large
force of hands Is at work, the indica
tions are that no tralna will be run on
this line before Tuesday night.
Similar trouble has affected the line
of the Southern to folumbua and no
thru trains to that city over the South
ern are being operated. Trains on the
Columbus division will be run below
McDonough, but these will be local.
The main line* of the Southern are
not affected and trains are being oper.
damage were the heaviest In many
years and long stretches of the track
of the line to Fort Valley were washed
away.
Dispatches from Culloden Monday In.
dirate that a train on the Fort Valley
line was blown over at a point 20
miles south or Culloden, but no one
wea Injured.
Communication with Columbus from
Atlanta may be had via the West Point
route until the damage I* repaired and
with the large force the Southern of
ficials have placed at work. It la be
lieved trains will soon be running.
MILLS FLOODED
AND CARS STOPPED
IN COLUMBUS, GA.
COLUMBUS. Ga., April 27—There
waa a rise of forty-four feet In the
river here last night. All the mills
here are stopped. Street cars are un
able to run.
Two steamers, the Kelly and the
Three States, broke their moorings this
morning at the wharf and were carried
ten miles, where they vote stopped by
an upcoming boat. This Is the highest
the river has been since the Four-
teenth-st. bridge was carried away.
It was feared the lower bridge would
go out, but the river Is now falling
■lowly. _
Lightning struck the house of John
Davis, at Girard, last night and de
molished on* room. No one was hurt.
TRAINS DELAYED
BY WASHOUTS
GRIFFIN, Ga., April 27—The South
ern passenger trains from Macon to
Atlanta passed here over the Central
tracks, owing to a washout on the
Southern line.
The Atlanta bound train from Co
lumbus to Atlanta ha* not come to this
point today, owing to a washout near
Warm Springs, It Is reported.
It rained here moat of the day. Sun
day, all Sunday, night and this morn
ing waa ushered In by a heavy ahower,
accompanied by lightning.
COLUMBUS. Ga.. April 27.—The full
list of casualties here from Friday's
tornado are:
Mrs. Viola Norris, aged 30 years, add
daughter. Bessie May. killed Friday at
North Highlands: Mra. J. J. Dunn.
Charles. Willi* and Frank Dunn and
Willie Norris all Injured at the same
time. J. A. White, a dairyman, and hi*
wife were both seriously hurt, and their
house was blown down.
Two negro children were badly In
jured In Girard.
APALACHICOLA. FI*., April 27.-*
A party consisting of Bell Allen, Chas.
Russell, Shelly Smith and two other*,
were waylaid and shot from ambush,
at Merchant, Liberty county, a short
distance above Apalachicola, on the
Apalachicola river Saturday. Belt
Allen wna killed, the gun shot pene
trating the back of his neck and se
vering the jugular vein.
t'ha*. Russell and Shelly Smith were
both painfully but not seriously
wounded.
Warrants are out for the arrest of
J. P. Merchant, white, and Isaac Crad
dock. a negro, on suspicion.
28 LOST LIVES
IN COLLISION OF
OCEAN LINERS
LONDON, April 27.—The Indications
are that no one will be punished for
Saturday's collision between the Amer
ican liner St. Paul and the British
cruiser Gladiator, in which It Is now be
lieved twenty-eight lost their lives.
No positive statement can be mad*
until after official Inquiries by the
naval court and the board of trade are
made. The press Interviews from nu
merous sources seem to make It clear
the accident waa an unavoidable mis
chance. Divers ar* again In tha hold
of the sunken cruiser today searching
for the bodies of missing msmbtr* of
the crew.
WOMAN AND CHILD
INJURED BY STORM
JASPER. Ala., April 27—The north-
ated as usual Tbs ralna which did th* western portion of this county was
NEW JERSEY WON’T
BIND DELEGATES
TRENTON, N. J.. April 27.—It Is def-
Inttely understood the Democratic dele
gates from this state to the Denver
convention to be selected at a state
convention Tuesday will not go In
structed. This, too. In the face of the
fact that tha Bryan force* are strong In
this state.
It Is said that a majority of the dele
gates. as the slate Indicates, will be
opposed to Mr. Bryan. Thera will be
several Bryan men in the convention.'
Including one solid delegation from
Hudson cqunty. The Ninth and Tenth
congressional districts will hold a cau
cus here tonight.
CONNECTICUT WILL NOT
INSTRUCT DELEGATES
NEW HAVEN. Conn., April 27—
The Democratic state convention will
be held here Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. It Is practically certain
that the delegates to the Denver Con
vention will go unlnstructed. It Is not
believed the Bryan men will make a
fight to have the delegates Instructed. .
The Georgian ’ gives all
sides but the de-cide—you
must do that—just a plain
newspaper.
'ii; >
CHILDREN DECORATE
GRAVES OF VETERANS
MARIETTA, Ga., April 27—Rev. Dr.
Headden. of Rome. Ga, waa th* orator
at the memorial exercises hers today.
All the stores were closed from 10 to 3
o’clock, and the factories were closed
throughout the day. The military com- t
pany and school children marched to
the cemetery, where a salute waa fired,
and the children decorated the graves
of veteran*. , I
BRISTOL, Tenn., April 27—D. D.
Hull, counsel for the Virginia Iron,
Coal A Coke Company, haa confirmed
the report that the company haa closed
a deal for iron ore • properties near
Carterevllle, Ga- aggregating 2HS.000. .
visited Friday night by a high wl
storm. Th* residence* of Hence Petty,
colored, end George Collins were Mow a
down. Th* store house of a Mr. a !.!«,
at Talons, was destroyed, injury'’ g
Mrs. Goble snd child. Heavy, thunder
storms and drenching rains are report,
cd from all parts of the county.