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ATLANTA reputation Homs* #*. 26,000 Mala Hoes of railroad* Miles of Mreet railway,.... Baskin* capital ... 6eron ... 160 The Atlanta 1 ojMimi Kig of itMO railroad* Mil** of electric railways Cotton factories 130. spindle*.. Hairs cotton consumed In 130ft. VOL. 1. NO. 124. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1906. PRTPP. >” A floatsTWO C*!*T«. rIUWj . On Trains PIVR CENTS. OUR PLATFORM—-The Georgian stands for Atlanta owning its own gas and electric light plants, as it now owns its W ^ r ^ or . her cities do this and get gas as low as 60c with a profit to the city. This should be done at once. lne (jeorgian believes that if street railways can be operated successfully by European cities, as they are, there is no good reason why they cannot be so operated here, but we do not believe it can be done now, and it may be some years before we are ready for so big an undertaking. Still Atlanta should set its face in that direction NOW. MANY LIVES AND SHIPS ARE DESTROYED BY FIERCE TYPHOON WHICH LAYS WASTE SHIPPING IN THE HARBOR OF H0NG-K0NG Vessels Go to Bottom With All on Board. HORROR PARALYZES PEOPLE IN CITY Manila, Sent. 18.—A cablegram from Hong Kong states that a ty phoon suddenly struck that town at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Enormous damage resulted. The Herman steamer Johann was sunk, the British steamer San ( hung was sunk. The Hong Kong and Maco railway steamer Fus tian foundered and only two offi cers were saved. The Canadian Pacific Compa ny's steamer Monteagle is ashore. All business in the city is at a standstill. Enormous Damage Done. it Is linpossioie ai (his time to form even a rough estimate of the enormous damage, which was done by the ty- ph ,M, n. which for more than two hours swept over the city and harbor, smash ing great ships and sending them to the bottom and breaking smaller craft Into kindling wood. Nor did the city Itself escape. Houses were tumbled over, trees wrenched off close to the ground und other property destroyed. It Is feared that the loss of life will well into the hundreds. It is known that the crews of many vessels which were sunk went down with them and the entire water front Is strewn with wreckage and meager reports from up nnd down the const show that the do st ruction was not confined to this port. Cams Without Warning. The typhoon came practically with out warning. .Almost simultaneous with a sudden drop In the barometer the storm broke and the destruction began. >lUf h ct the damage to ship- jing was done by a succession of huge roilen which were almost like tidal wave-*. Anchors were jsmerless. A number of small craft were smashed avalnst thr stone breakwaters and bro ken with no chance for those on board tv> be saved. ' The garnsen was called out to assist th** police and fliemen In saving lives it was possible to save. It is feared that n number of Amer icans and Europeans have been killed Paralyzed by Horror. Business Is at a complete standstill, the entire community being paralyzed with the horror of the catastrophe. The Gentian steamer Johann and the British steamer San Chung went down with all hands. The steamer Fustian of the Hong k ng and Maco railroad foundered < »nly her purser and mate are known t-> in* alive. The ('anadlnn Railroad t’ompnny the Mont Eagle was driven ashore. It Is not known whether or not her crew escaped. Many other vessels great and small h-.s • names cannot be learned met Mnillgr fates and the death list In the l -iib.ii alone will rise to big propor B- ns, it is thought. cooooOOOOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The rain Tuesday morning rang O 5* the last bell on straw hats and al- O JJ most all the tattered relics of the O 5 summer gave way to new lids or O JJ nondescript derbies or felts which O 5 been hung on the shelf for O % ninny moons. O J The umbrella market rose and O JJ Hioa® ladles who have been put- O J} lln ff something aside for a rainy O f da >' "or© them on shopping ex- O ® l “dltlons. The street comers pre- O o tinted an unusually attractive ap- O JJ l**aranee. O J} Hut cheer up. The forecast Is: O 9 "Clearing tonight, fair Wednes- O o day. Q J} Tuesday temperatures were: O ° • a, m 68 degrees O J{ * a. m 68 degrees O JJ 3 a. 69 degrees 0 o lb a. m 69 degrees O r a m. ,, ., ..69 degree* O {; 12 noon T2 degrees O “ J km 72 degrees O ONE CUBAN GENERAL IS PREVENTING PEACE FROM BEING DECLARED Loynaz Del Castillo Backed Up by Other Leaders. REFUSES TO AGREE TO ACCEPT TERMS ESTRADO PALMA, President of the Republic of Cuba. BRYAN WILL SPEAK AT PONCE DE LEON AT 4:30 THURSDAY Mrs. Bryan To Be En tertained by Ladies’ Committee. The hour of William Jennings Bryan’s address Thursday afternoon has been changed from 2 o’clock to 4:15 In order that a greater number of people may be able to hear the dis tinguished Nebraskan. This announce ment was made by the Young Men’s Democratic Club Tuesday afternoon. Business houses are requested to close their doors during the hours of the address In order that all clerks anil other employees may hear Mr. Bryan. Mrs. Bryan will visit Atlanta In com pany with Mr. Bryan and will be en tertained Informally by a committed of ladles composed of Mesdames Ilnke Smith. J. K. Gray, James K. Orr, Sam D. Jones, H. H. Cabanlss, Louis Ghol- ctln, B. M. Blount, Burton Smith, Lowry Arnold nnd J. M. High. At 11 o’clock the committee will call on Mrs. Bryan at the Piedmont, after which she will he taken for an automo bile drive through the city. At 2 o’clock „ luncheon will be served for her at the Piedmont Driving Club. Since Mrs. Bryan Is always one of the most enthusiastic of her husband’s audiences, scats of honor will he given her and the ladles of the committee at the great skating rink at Pone, Leon, where Mr. Bryan will speak NEGRO TEAMSTER HELD By LADIES FOB J POLICE M ist rented Mule — Ladies Forced Him to Wait For Officer. Noticing a mule being cruelly treat cd Monday afternoon In State street, near the State Street public school, eral ladies, residing In the commu nity, went Into the street, stopped the negro driver, Jim Wilson, and held him at bay until the arrival of Dr. Will Carnes, humane officer, who placed him under arrest. The ladles told the negro he was mis treating the mule and Informed him he could not proceed further. They forced him to stop driving and while he was being held prisoner one of the ladles telephoned Dr. Carnes. The doctor was on the scene In a few minute* and, after examining the mule, entered a case against Wilson. It was found that the inule was lame In one hind legs and that the negro „ * had tied a rope from the leg to the col* From 6:10 to 6:30 li* the afternoon | lar in order to force the animal to step a reception will be tendered Mrs. Bryan | evenly, at the Woman’s Club, Mrs. MoI>. Wilson acting as hostess of the occa sion. At 8 o'clock Mrs. Bryan will dine quietly at the Piedmont with the la dles of the committee, this Informal dinner bringing to a close an altogether delightful day. On arrulgnment before Recorder Broyles Tuesday morning, Wilson ex plained that he flistened the mule's leg with the rope to prevent It from kick ing. The recorder Imiiosed a fine of 13.7.') and warned him not to again mis treat a mule. Whistles Blow Wel come to Nebraskan in Winston-Salem. Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., Hept. 18.—Charlotte is all expectation today, waiting for the coming of the peerless Nebraskan, who will arrive at 7:20 o'clock this even Jng, and remain until JO:20 tonight before leaving for Columbia, where he will appear tomorrow, speuklng there to probably one of the biggest assem blages of his tour South. In this city there will be a turnout of many thousands of people, and It will not he possible for all to hear him, al though the speaking will be In the open air and under the blaze of many elec tric lights, at Vance park, not three blocks from the Southern station. Whistles Blow at Winston. Mr. Bryan began his speaking tour today at Winston-Salem, where at a given signal every whistle In the city gave a welcome to the distinguished guest, whose arrival at the speaker's platform, after a big parade, was close n 11 o’clock. After luncheon a spe- ialRelegation will leave with Mr. Bry- n and party on the trip to Charlotte, via Greensboro. The next stop is at Kcmersvllle. then Lexington, on the main line of the Southern, about the middle of the afternoon, where the Philadelphia, Sept. 18.—The cruiser Minneapolis left League Island for Havana today with •T75 marines aboard. Washington. Sept. 18.—Secretary Taft, Assistant Secretary Bacon and their party arrived at Tampa this morning and went at once on board the Dea Moines. They will leave this after noon and the pence commissioners will be landed In Havana some time to morrow morning. The navy department ha* received a dispatch reporting the arrival at Clen- fuegos of the cruiser Dixie from Ha vana, with marines aboard. The commanding officer of the Dixie states that there have been no further disturbances In the vicinity of Clen- fuegos. Havana, Sept. 18.—Loynaz Del Cas tillo Is the bull In the < ( *uban china shop and unless he Is talked over by his companions In arm* there 1* no hope that peace will be arranged before the arrival of the American oommi**loners. Castillo declare* that he Is willing to agree to a truce and stop fighting, but will agree to no final settlement except on full terms for which the rebels took the field, until after the whole situa tion has been presented to Secretaries Taft anti Baron. It Is said that he Is barked up In thl* position by Pino Guerra, while his own subordinates nt a meeting held at Be Jucp,), unanimously derided to support him. With Castillo and Guerra holding off It Is practically certain that Guz man and Asbert will take the same stand. Havana, Sept. 18.—Efforts on the part of the government to have peace negotiations well under way with the insurgent* before the arrival of Secre tary of War Taft and Acting Secretary of State Bacon *o a* to prevent, If poflHlble. any searching Investigation of the administration’* acts, I* believed to have been defeated by rebel leader* yenterday, when at a stormy meeting In the town hall of Bejucal they de dared against considering peace over tures made by President Palma's em issaries. Liberal leaders, wjio have been In se clusion In the city because of fear of arrest, have, as a result of the order suspending hostilities, come Into the open and now make no secret of their movements. Some of them have held conference* with representative* of the government with regard to possible peace arrangement*. Notwithstanding the fact that they seem to favor i termination of the civil war, their at titude of Independence would Indicate that they are not overly sanguine of the success of the plans for i»eace aa mapped out by the government. Won't Grant Concessions. Neither side Is willing to grant any great concession*. and President Roosevelt's representatives ore likely to find, upon their arrival, that they have a great deal of diplomatic work ahead of them. Little success 1* expected from the conference between emissaries of the government and Liberal leader* which Is to take place tomorrow at El Cano. It Is believed here that General Del astllfo will give scant satisfaction to those who call upon him In the Interest of pear* Alfredo Zayeas, Liberal lead er, and General Menocal held a confer ence, but without definite result, News of the result of fighting In Hantlngo province Is awaited with In terest In the capital. An engagement reported to have occurred at I-i Maya between rebels and rural guards men. Anxiety Is Exprssstd. Anxiety Is expressed as to the situa tion at flenfuegos, which city Is re ported besieged by Insurgent forces. The telegraph lines connecting the city Ith the outside world have been cut. That Americans und American proper ty there will be protected Is certain, for nlted States gunboats and marines re on duty at Clentuegos. It is stuted that at a meeting of leaders of the insurgents at El Cano, Pln») Guerra was elected major gen eral of the First division of the forces in the western part of the Island, and •oynaz del Castillo was chosen as nvi- „ >r general of the Second division. The brigadier generals selected were As bert, Guos und Arenclba. The rebels now have about 2,300 men concentrated between Arroyo, Arenas nnd Wajay. E KEY MI Municipal Control Proposition Stirs Council. 2,455 NEGROES S Continued cn Pago Two. % MAY NOT REACH HAVANA BEFORE NOON WEDNESDAY. Jacksonville, Fla.. Sept. 18.—It Is be lieved here that Secretaries Taft and Bacon can not reach Havana before >morrow at noon. The president’s Continued on Page Two. "I don't want this matter side-track ed, and It won’t be side-tracked unless you side-track me,” exclaimed Aider- man James L. Key when another at tempt was made to railroad municipal ownership of public utilities to the table at the session of council Monday afternoon. Some lively words, some able ex planations, some good hard sense and some arrant foolishness was shown during the session when the municipal ownership nnd municipal control prop osition was brought up by Alderman Key. Alderman Key first Introduced a res olution asking that five citizens be ndded to the gas Investigating com mittee. He named ns the most suitable men Hoke Smith, George Hlllyer, Sam D. Jones, H. A. Boynton nnd Joel Hurt, explaining that the Integrity of these men was unquestionable and that they knew more about the matter than any other five disinterested rltlxens. "The special committee Is In a state of hope less disagreement,” said Mr. Key, “and to reach some definite decision we must Infuse new blood Into it." The document In which the names were suggested stated In substance that It would be the work of the new committee to form some tangible plan looking toward the city's Inspection In the use of gas and electricity by the people, to inspect the meters and to in spect the service nnd also to report a plan by which the city could get pos session of, and operate lta own gaa and electric lighting ptant. Hirach Wanted Councilman. As soon as Alderman Key took hi* sent, Alderman Joseph Hirach, who throughout ha* been one of the main stays of the corporations In possession of the public utilities, arose and de dared that he was against going out side of council to get committees. Councilman Terrell suggested that the old committee be discharged and a >w one appointed. Later Councilman Ellis moved that the matter, along with that of the !n- ter-urbnn franchise, be referred to the electric committee. This was lost by u vote of 14 to 6. The majority was composed of Him*. Qullllan, Key, Cur tis, Terrell, Pattlllo. * Martin, Oldknow, Chose wood, Draper, Glass, Wikis, Han cock, Patterson and Roberts. The mi nority was made up of Holland, Hlrsch, McEachern, Foster, Ellis and Taylor. Alderman Key’s resolution to place the five citizens on the committee was then voted on nnd lost by u vote of 16 to 6. Those voting against the propo sition were: Holland, Hlrsch, McEach ern, Terrell, Pattlllo, Oldknow, Foster, Draper, Glass. Ellis, Taylor, Wikle, Hancock and Roberts. Those for the committee of five rep resentatlve citizens to act with the old committee, which had found It Impos sible to agree, were Qullllan, Key, Cur tis, Martin and Patterson. Commitfts# is Choatn. Near the close of the session Aider- man Key Introduced another resolution which placed seven of the councllmen on the committee to take the place of the old committee. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Those appoint ed are: Key, McEachern. Quilllaz* Pomeroy, Ellis. Hancock and Terrell. This came after a long love feast participated In by almost the entire council and with Councilman Patter son as the host. Council Patterson went deep Into the matter of owning Georgia Rullway und Electric Compa ny stock. Councilman Patterson bus been a broker and bond merchant the greater portion of his life and during that time has won the reputation as being one of the most careful and strictly up-to-buslness men In thr business. He Is nt present the tyesl- T Investigating Com mittee Horrified at Sights. A determined attempt will be mad* by the members of the joint commute# from council and the police board to put out of business half of the saloons In Decatur street. This radlcai decision was reached by the Individual members after a start ling Investigating tour they took Sat urday night. They found by actual count, 2,456 negroes loitering In saloons In Decatur street between the hours of 8 and 10 p. m. All within four squares, between Ivy and Butler streets. The sight of the 2,455 negroes in only two hours led them to wonder that At lanta Is not rampant with assaults, Continued on Pago Two. Til TIKE UP Will See if Switching Can’t Be De manded. dent of W. H. Patterson & Company. He explained, while the council Itsten- ed eagerly, that he had thought ho owned 10 .hare* of the Georgia Rail way and Lighting t’nmpany stock, but had found that he did not. Patterson Explain*. Mr. Patlernon mated that Alderman Key had a perfect right to make the tight along *uch line* os he aaw fit and that there wa* not the lea»t hard feel ing ao far o* he wan concerned. Mr. Patterson went over the situa tion from the time he was firm ap pointed on the committee until he arose til make his speech, claiming the floor for persona! privilege. ”1 did not reply to Mr. Key’s card because I thought he had the right to carry on his side as he pleased,” said Mr. Patterson, after having stated that he wrote a card because the language In an editorial In The Georgian sound 'd like that of Mr. Key. As to the card written by Mr. Smith, the stieaker stated that Mr. Smith wa, young and had much to learn. He then spoke of the stock and Mated that he would like to have some of the rail way Mock. • “At the time f thought I had some of the stock, but oa a inatti r of fact I found that I have not,” raid the coun cilman. Mr. Patten on then asked that he be complaints made by Atlanta shipper* Of delays In tho prompt delivery of good* Assigned them has caused the railroad commission to call a meeting of that body for October 4 to determine whether or not the new JJteed bill, passed by the last legislature, does not give them full authority to correct this evil. It Is believed that the recent trouble between the Southern and Louisville and Nashville In the refusal of the former to transfer coal cars tendered by the hitter Is one of the primal causes nr the commission's determination to take the situation In hand. Until the passage of the Steed bill the commission had no authority what ever to compel one road to switch car* over Its side tracks and terminals when delivered by another road. No penal ty for delays In prompt delivery could he assessed, and as a consequence ship pers suffered. Roads take their own time to place cars from another road, especially l( their own business Is pressing. For the purpose of having a direct hearing from shippers and all others Interested, the commission has set Oc tober 4 to determine Anally the power* • the Steed bill gives them. The follow- ’ Ing official notice Is being sent out by Secretary George Montgomery Tues day: . ■ The Official Notice. September 18, 190*. To Whom It May Concern: The railroad commission haa held that Its penalty demurrage rules do not upply to delays caused In the transfer or switching of cars after the car has been tendered and accepted by the con signee named In the bill of lading; or In other words, after the contract named In the bill of lading had been completed. The commission wilt at Its meeting on October 4, however, con sider the question as to whether or not Its authority has been so Increased by the provisions of the Steed bill, passed at the session of the legislature In 1905, as to give It legal authority to require the switching of cars, to provide a reasonable rate of charges therefor, and to apply penalty rules tor delays, etc., and at the time above Indicated the commission will be pleased to have any person Interested In this question to api>ear and present his views upon this subject. By order of the hoard. GEO. P. MONTGOMERY, Secretary. relieved from tho committee. It was first moved that this be done. .\ldor- man Qullllan then Introduc'd a reso lution to the effect that Councilman Patterson had the entire confidence of the council. This wa* passed without a dissenting vote. The regular order of business was then taken up.