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i ATLANTA population ••••• IjW'ZS Homo* 26/>« Telephone* .#•#*** •••••• la,TO Main lino* of rnllrond* fieron Mllci of «treat railway* Backlog enpltal..'~ 122;000,000 The Atlanta Georgian. reputation lOftGIA ropt Mile. _ Mil#** of el**etrlc railway* 400 Cotton factories 130, snlndlea.. 1,800,000 B*le* cotton consumed In 1908. 600,000 Value of 1306 cotton crop ftOO.OOO.OOO VOL. 1. NO. 132. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 27,1906 PPTrn?. On Train* FIVE CENTS. rXUUX!l. in Atlanta TWO CENTS. U. S. TROOPS STATIONED IN GEORGIA ARE ORDERED HELD IN READINESS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTIVE DUTYINCUBA Soldiers and Marines Now Await Signa of President Roosevelt to Sail to Back Up Taft and Stop Wrangle Be tween Rebels and Government, MEN OF SEVENTEENTH ARE READY FOR ACTION Out at Fort McPherson 7(0 private, and a .core ot offlcere are await ing eagerly word to march on toward Cuba, but up to 2 o'clock Thunday afternoon no word had been received to march or to prepare, .aid Col onel Van Oredale, officer commanding. Judging from the Washington dispatch, the war department will noti fy Colonel Van Oredale Thursday afternoon. "The regiment was never in better «hape,” said Colonel Van Oredale. "The men are a. hard as nail, and a. healthy as horses. They have Just returned from their hike to and from Chlckamauga and are ready for .tiff campaigning. "Excepting for the Issuing of extra clothing, no preparation will be necessary for us. We are In condition for Immediate transportation or mobilisation." The officers of the Seventeenth are: Colonel J. T. Van Oredale, Lieutenant Colonel Charles McClure, Ma jor James A. Manley, Major Edward Chenoweth, Major Frank McCoy, Chaplain F. 8. Doherty, Captain D. C. Morse, Captain Karl Relchmann, Captain James H. Frier, Captain Henry J. Hunt, Captain Mathias Crow ley, Captain B. F. Hardaway, Captain Thomaa L. Smith, Captain Oscar J. Charles. Captain Robert C. Davis, Captain Percy M. Cochran, Cap tain Robert O. Van Horn, Captain A dolph Hueget. The Twelfth cavalry at Fort Ogl thorpe Is under command of Colonel John B. Kerr. Washington, Sept. 27.—Orders have been issued to the com manding officers of the organizations hereinafter designated to hold themselves in readiness to move without delay -upon notice, as a result of the Cuban troubles. The quartermaster’s department has arranged for immediate transportation by rail and water, making concentration at points of embarkation unnecessary. The subsistence department has prepared the necessary travel and emergency rations and the ordnanco department has ready for shipment all the stores required. Engineer Battalion—Companies E, F, G, H—Washington barracks. Eighth Cavalry—Eight troops, Fort Clark, Texas; four troops, Fort Houston, Tex. Twelfth Cavalry—Twelve troops, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Fifteenth Cavalry—Twelve troops, Fort Allen, Vermont Thirty-six troops of horse, about 2,100 effectives. Third and Fourth batteries, Fort Meyer, Va. Fourteenth and Twenty-first batteries, Fort Sheridan, Ills. Fifteenth and Sixth batteries, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Twenty-third and Twenty-seventh batteries, Fort Alien, Vt. Thirty-two field pieces, three rapid fire guns. Fourth—Companies E, F, 11,1, L and M, Fort Thomas, Ky. Fifth—Twelve companies, Plattsbnrg Bnrfacks, N. Y. Seventh—Companies A, B, D, E, F, G and II, Fort Wayne, Mich., and I, K, L and M, Fort Brady, Mich. Twelfth—Companies A, B, C and D, Fort Porter, N. Y. Seventeenth—Twelve companies, Fort McPherson, Ga. Twenty-third—Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H—Madison Berrncks, N. Y., and Companies I, K, L and M, Fort Ontario, N. Y. Twenty-sixth—Twelve companies, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Twenty-seventh—Twelve companies, Fort Sheridan,. Ills, Eighty-four companies, about 5,000 effectives. This movement gives: Engineer troops, 320; cavalry, 2,100; field artillery, 8,000; infantry, 5,000. Total, 8,220. Marines, 2,000; blue jackets, 4,000. Tentative orders have also been issued for the mobilization of a second expedition, composed of troops in the southwest and in the posts located in Kansas and Minnesota. It is not the inten tion to make use of the coast artillery or infantry. BIG STORM IS RAGING ALONG GULF COAST; MUCH DAMAGE DONE OOO0OO<K«1OOOO<hj<h>OOOO0O00O O O O STRAWS SHOW WHICH WAY O O THE WIND BLOWS. SO DO O O ALL THE PALL STYLES. O <1 "The lid la dn,” the council sajra, O But autumn breezes scoff O On ever}' gale the derbies sail; O A thousand "lids" are qff. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP MOVE INTERESTCONTINUES UNABATED WITH SCORES JOINING LEAGUE o O But the drouth has been bro- O O ken—externally. It's a good day O O for mackintoshes and umbrellas. O O The weather prophet remarks: O O Rain Thursday night and Frt- O O day with high variable winds 0 O Thursday night O Thursday temperatures: O O 7 o'clock a. m.. O 8 o'clock a. m.. O 9 o'clock a. m.. O 10 o'clock a. m.. O 11 o'clock a. m.. O 12 o'clock noon.. O 1 o'clock p. m.. O 2 o'clock p. m,. ..70 degrees. ..71 degrees. . .72 degrees. ..7> degrees. ..72 degrees. ..(9 degrees. ..(9 degrees. ..72 degrees. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NEWS IN BRIEF Washington, Sept. 27.—The depart ment of Justice handed down an opin ion today holding that there waa noth ing In the meat Inspection law to pro hibit the Interstate transportation of Imported uninspected meat and meat producte. It calls the attention ot the secretary of agriculture, however, to the fact (hat ths pure-food Jaw, .which wlU be come effective January 1, prohibits the Interstate transportation from one state to another or from any foreign country "of any article of food or any drug adulterated or misbranded.” Names Continue to Come in Despite Trouble. RUMOR SA YS DR. BRADLE Y / TURNED DOWN$20,000 JOB PTRIOTIC CITIZENS ARE URGED TO JOIN Many Expressions of Opin ion From Men in All Walks of Life. So Insistent are the cltlsens that At lanta have municipal ownership that applications for membership In the Mu nicipal League have continued to pour Into The Qeorgtan office during the recent excited period In the city's his tory. The thoughtful citizen* have been awake to a full realization of the fact that the outbreak would soon be put down, and that the city would re sume Its normal tranquillity; but they have also realised that municipal own ership Is a matter in which they can not afford to lose Interest. And there fore the applications have continued to come until the membership has reached Imposing proportions. People have stopped by The Georgian office to leave the applications; some have mailed them In, mnny of the en velopes containing as many as live ap plications. Almost every member makes some pertinent remark, giving his views on the situation. The most sig nificant feature is that men In all walks of life—lawyers. Insurance men, mef- FEARING FA TE OF MAINE OFFICER PROTECTS SHIPS By MANUEL CALVO. Havana, Sept. 27.—The Cuban situ- ztinn has taken a new turn and while It would be too optimistic to say that American Intervention Is Improbable, It certainly doe* not teem so certain a* It did yesterday. The deadly earn estness of the preparations In the Uni ted States to meet the emergency had Its effect and the moderates have blown "ft steam after the flrst anger of dle- ai'polntment had worn away and there Is a more calm frame of mind. Fears a Mains Affair. Captain t’onden, who commands the American warships here, Is taking no Chances of another Maine affair, and maintains a most vigorous patrol of the bay. No one Is allowed to approach the warships, especially at night, un less their business Is well known. General Funatnn Is ezpected here to day, and It Is believed he will be of great assistance to Mr. Taft In straight ening out the tangle. It Is said that Palma's stand has been taken out of a sense of loyalty to his friends. Ho would not consent to hold office under an agreement which prescribes that the men who have stood by him should go out. Resignation of Palma. As the situation Is now. President Continued on Pago Two. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP LEAGUE* APPLICATION BLANK. I hereby make application for membership In the MUNICIPAL OWN ERSHIP LEAGUE. I favor the ownership of a gas and electric lighting plant by the city of Atlanta. Rcmarke: Name .. Address Occupation Note.—Cut out and return to THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., Sept. 27.—The store rooms of Aderhold &. Co., on East Tenth street, were entered and robbed Wednesday night. The extent of the losa la a matter of conjecture. Cloth ing, shoes and dry goods were selected as the booty, together with a quantity of change left In the cash register. Special to the Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 27.—There Is some talk among local saloonlsts of abolishing the free lunch counter, fol lowing the course of the saloon men at Jacksonville, where, however, they had some assistance from the authorities. Free lunch Is at present served In most of the saloons between 11 and 1 o'clock. Special to The Georgian. 8avannah, Ga., Sept. 27.—The Savan nah Electric Company has announced an Increase in the wages of a number of Ita older employees to 17 cents per hour. The new schedule will go Into effect October 1. The company believes that a choice body of employees can be retained at the advance In wages. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 27.—Miss Allle Glenn, a daughter of the late Treasurer Glenn, of the Alabama Poly technic Institute, at Auburn, was to day elected by the board of trustees to succeed her father. Special to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., Sept. 27.—The post' offlee at Mountainboro. In the western part of Etowah county, was broken Into and robbed, either last night nr In the early hours of this morning. The post- office was In the store of S. H. Leath, nnd the thieves enteerd through a win dow. Fifty dollars belonging to the postofflce was taken and a sum of money belong to Mr. Heath. Special to The Georgian. Charleston, S. C„ ,8ept. 27.—Magis trate E. J. Whllden. of Charleston county, died yesterday afternoon, the victim of blood poisoning, which devel oped from a gun-shot wound In the knee, from a weapon held In the hands of his best friend. P. G. Porcher. About two weeks ago Messrs. Whllden and Porcher went out together to hunt for cattle. Accidentally Mr. Porcher shot Magistrate Whllden. The wound at drst did not seem to be serloua, but a few days ago the magistrate had to be moved to Charleston, where, In spite of the best skill, he died from blood pois oning. FUNERAL SERVICES OF MRS. F. R. HOLLEY The funeral services of Mrs. Frank R. Holly were conducted by Dr. John E. White Thursday morning at Bar clay A Brandon's, chapel. Mrs. Holly, whose husband 1s a trav eling salesman, died early Wednesday morning, after an Illness of several months. While h*r death waa not un expected, still It came as a shock to hosts of friends to whom she had en deared herself. She was a consistent member of the Second Haptlst church. She was born In Unlondale, Pa., but has resided In Atlanta for the past ten years. She Is survived by her husband and several brothers and sisters. enrolled. Every one of them has faith In the principle, and with the as surance that a model organisation would be formed they have come for ward to enlist In the cause of civic progress and the light for the people against the corporations. Many Lsttsrs Received. The Georgian hns received many let ters on the step It has taken. Many of these are too long to be published. We would like to publish them all, but those that we do not publish have been tiled away carefully eo that the public may realise when the time come* Just how the cltlsens feel. We take the liberty, howover, of publishing the fol lowing letter which came from C. L Johnson, a clerk who resides at No. I Highland avenue It Is a fair sample of the enthusiasm the movement has aroused: Atlanta, Ga., 8ept. 27, 1908. The Atlanta Georgian, City: Gentlemen—Thank heaven for a leader,' Join the Municipal Ownership League? Well 1 should say so. I hand you herewith my application. Put It DR. H. 8. BRADLEY. Atlantic Seaboard Is to Feel the Effects. MISSISSIPPI GETS WATER AND WIND Reports Heard Regarding New Orleans Are Offi cially Denied. Louisville, Ky., Bept. 37.—Coramun. lent Inn was had with New Orleans for a few minutes at 10:4S a. m. The tele graph operator there reported that the wind was blowing about 48 miles an hour, but that the renter of the storm was east of New Orleans and that the city bad not suffered any serious dam age, nor has there been any loss of life as far as reported. It Is consid ered probable In New Orleans that the storm hit the Mississippi coast ami Mobile hard, but there was nothing to confirm this. The wire failed at this Juncture. General Manager Evans, of the Lou isville and Nashville railroad, has re ceived reports from division superin tendents on his road. Indicating a se rious storm south of Greenville, Ala. The high wind has blown trees across, the tracks, destroying telegraph wires and Interfering scrously with the op eration of trains. A passenger train duo In Montgomery, Ala., at 8 a. m. did not arrrive until nearly 11 o'clock, the de lay being caused by numerous stops to remove trees from the tracks. The storm appears general between Montgomery and the Gulf of Mexico and westward to the Mississippi rlv- Water Is reported four feet deep In the streets of Moss Point, Miss., tho high wind blowing the water In from the gulf. thing doing that will make In . slightest degree toward Atlanta owning all her public utilities I am not only In favor ot cities owning what belongs to them, but I am In ravor of the United States government owning every mile of railroad and trolley lines In this country, with the exception ot the trolley lines In ths limits of the various | 8|Msial to The Georgian. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 27.—The story that Rev. Dr. Henry 8. Bradley, form erly of Atlanta, Ga., has refused a 120,000 Chicago position, because he thought It his duty to retain his 88,000 position here, is causing much comment In church circles here. Dame rumor has It that the Chicago position was no other than the chair of theology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Bradley refused to admit or deny the story. Dr. H. S. Bradley waa for four years pastor of Trinity Methodist church In this city, leaving the chair of biology nt Emory College to enter the ministry. He left Atlanta In 1906, to take the pul pit of n Methodist church at St. Louis. Despite his udvanrrd views and the consequent charges of heresy made against him. Dr. Bradley was one of the most popular amt best-loved min isters Atlanta has ever had. He was a scholar of distinction, pulpit orator of ability and was con spicuous because of the earnestness and seal of his pastoral work. The size of the snlary of the Chicago position Is doubtless exaggerated. So far as Is known, there are no 820,000 professorships. FULTON GRAND JURY FIXES RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECENT RIOTING Interstate commerce commission com posed of seven, eleven, thirteen or sev enteen members, elected by the people, one from any one designated section of the country. Then elect the senator* by the people and we will have govern ment from Washington that will gov ern all the people (and the railroads), ‘ ‘ ' ‘ Tours by the people and for the people. Tou very truly, C. L. JOHNSON. 3 Highland Avenue. People 8hould Think. We ask that every man who has the good of the city at heart think over these things, and when you have de cided that municipal ownership of gas and electric lighting plants Is a good thing, cut out the membership blank which will be printed In every Issue of The Georgian, and either mall or send It to this office. The Georgian can do nothing without your help. We ask that you holp yourself by giving us your moral support. Your display of pub lic spirit and Interest In your city will aid us In the fight which we are mak ing niul which wc will continue to make until we come off victorious. Thomns H. Goodwin, former candi date for mayor, a lawyer with offices at >18 Century building, sends In his application for membership with a re mark to the offer, that his services are at th* command of the League. T. W. Beers, an architect of 10 Hol- dernesa street, 'asked to be enrolled. "Let It be soon," wrote R. E. George, printer, who resides at IBS East Georgia avenue. "And why not six car tickets for 25 cents?” asked James Horne, a clerk who resides at B1 West North avenue. "The Georgian ar,d Mr. Key should have th* support of every thinking man. woman and child." wks th* way F. P. Stony, of (15 Austell building, put It. Manv Enthusiastic Comment:. "To be owner: exclusively by the city," remarked Thomas E. McAfee, a salesman of 274 Ashby street. J. D. Langston, a merchant of 200 Marietta street, displayed the proper spirit when he said: ”1 will urge others to Join." Continued on Paco Two. The Fulton county grand jury this morning unanimously adopted the following resolutions touching the causes leading up to the rioting in Atlanta on last Saturday night: “Grand Jury Room, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 27, 1906.—We, the members of the grand jury of Fulton county, Georgia, believing that the sensational manner in which the Hftornoon newspapers of Atlanta have preseuted to the people the news of the various criminal acts recently committed in tiiis county, has largely influ enced the creation of the spirit animating the mob of last Satur day night, and that the editorial'Utterances of The ’Atlanta News for some time past have been calculated to create a dis regard for the proper administration of the law, and to promote the organization of citizens to act outside of the law in the pun ishment of crime; ' “And believing further that the distribution by The Atlanta News of sensational and heavy-leaded extras on- Saturday night among a large crowd of excited men and boys who thronged the streets, greatly inflamed the crowd and promoted the formation of the mobs: “Therefore, resolved, Thnt the sensationalism of tho after noon papers in the presentation of the criminal news to the pub lic prior to the riots of Saturday night, especially in tho case of The Atlanta News, deserves our severest condemnation, and we trust that, in the interest of law and order in Fulton county, there may be for the future a cessation of such journalistic methods.” Washington, Sept. 27.—The weather bureau makes the following announce ment: “The tropical disturbance has reach ed the Bllsslsslppl nnd southeastern Louisiana coasts, where It Is central this morning as a storm of great se verity. Reports from Mobile and Pen sacola are missing by reason of the general prostration of wires In ths storm-swept territory. “High winds and rain prevail over Alabama. Mississippi and southern Louisiana, a maximum velocity of 48 miles an hour from the northwest be ing reported this morning from New Orleans. "The troplral disturbance will proba bly move northward during the next twenty-four hours and cause general rains east of the Mississippi and south of Ohio, attended by high winds In the lower Mississippi valley, tho gulf states and probably In Tennessee. 'Htorm warnings are display the Atlantic roast from Norfolk to Jacksonville and on the gulf coast front New Orleans to the northern part of the west Florida coast.” NO DAMAGE AT MERIDIAN, IS REPORT FROM MEMPHI8 Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 27.—The pa pers here have received nothing by special service from lower Mississippi, owing to the storm. No damage Is re ported at Meridian. REPORT OF TIDAL WAVE 18 OFFICIALLY DENIED. New York, Sept. 27.—A report reach ed Wall street early today that New Orleans has been submerged by a tidal wave or a break In the levee. The re- port came by long-distance telephone from Louisville, Ky. Theodore F. Price later received dis patches that business Is proceeding regularly on the New Orleans cotton exchange and no reported damage had come In. There Is high water at New Orleans, due to the prevailing cast wind*, and a heavy storm ban disar ranged the wires. Chicago reported that both telephono and telegraph are working direct with New Orleans. They knew nothing of any tidal wave. The rfeathlr bureau at Washington denied at once the tidal wave report at New Orleans. A. J. West, Foreman; J. R. Nutting, John M. Green, Alonzo Richardson, James M. Couper, Krijcst Woodruff, Albert Steiner, W. II. Kiser, Demps Perkcrson, B. M. Blount, Edwin Kingsbcry, Frank Hawkins, Wm. J. Davis, George E. King, George W. Sciple, J. W. Cotton, L. II. Beck, S. C. Huff. SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED BY BANDITS IN CAROLINA S|ie,4al to The Georsldu. Columbia, 8. C„ Sept. 27.—Oovemor HeywaYd has Just received a telegram from Magistrate J. M. Patterson, of Al lendale. Barnwell countv. stsllnr that the Southern train. No. 30, has been wrecked by the removal of a rail. One Is dead. The governor was asked to send bloodhounds if nossiht- POSTAL TELEGRAPH CO. SAYS NO LIVES ARE LOST. Chicago, Sept. 37.—The Postal Tele graph Company furnishes the follow ing Information from New Orleans: The high wind and rain that usunlly strikes this section at the time of the equinox have blown down the wires In numerous places. As far as we ran learn there has been no lass of life <>r property, though a tidal wave Is ru mored on the gulf. REPORT RECEIVED IN ATLANTA SAYS DAMAGE WAS GREAT Telegraphic connections were established by the Postal Tele graph Company Thursday after noon with New Orleans through Memphis. Dallas and Houston. Reports were received that the storm sweeping the gulf coast was of an exceptionally severe na ture, , Tho Western were reported all o'clock l nion s wires ilown at 2:45