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ATLANTA [ Telephone# 1 Mile# of itreet railways.... | BanklDf capital.. The Atlanta Georgian. Population ... Mllfs of fltonm railroads 1,800 Mil*# of electric railway# 40# Cotton factories ISO, spindle#.. 1,600,008 Rales cotton consumed Id 1906. 800,008 Value of 1906 cotton crop $100,000,008 GEORGIA $.600,009 VOL. 1. NO. 133. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1906. TTOTPI? . On Trains FIVE CENTS. JrXtlL/J2i.in Atlanta TWO CENTS. ENORMOUS DAMAGE IS DONE BY GULF COAST HURRICANE Other Towns Along Coast Suffer From Wind and Rain. DAMAGED BUILDINGS ATTACKED BY FLAMES Meager Accounts of Disas ter Are Told by Fugitives From the Coast. New Orleans, La., Sept. 28.—Damage aggregating more than tSO,000.000 was done and many pereona undoubtedly were killed In the terrific - hurricane that devaatated the gulf coast and In the flood that accompanied the wind. Every succeeding report from the •torm area telle of the damage previ ously unknown. The reports of loss of life, are ,lndeflntte but scores are said to have been drowned. , Forty Persona Missing. Forty persons are missing on one steamer on Lake 'Pontchartraln. They were all from this city and were on the way to Mtlnerberg. Whether the ves sel was,lost and all on board drowned Is Impossible to learn. From Bay St. Louis and Pass Chris tian, just beginning to receive their fall crowds of notables; from Missis- slppl City, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and Pascagoula, there are vague reports of widespread damage and numerous deaths. From Pensacola. Fla., the drowning of a large number of persons are reported. But those and other cit ies In the deluged, hurricane-swept dis trict arc yet cut off from communi cation with this city, und the fate of the Inhabitants cannot be ascertained. Tho tropical storm Is now sweeping with merciless fury up through Ken tucky and Tennessee. No Trains from City. Loss of life is reported from the low lying regions between the city and the navy yard, which are covered by five to ten feet of water. Through tho washing out of tracks and the oblit eration of telephone and telegraph wires Mobile,. Ala, was cut off from all communication and It waa Impossible to learn what damage was done there. Reports from points to tho north of .Mobile say the storm Swept through Alnbama at a velocity scarcely less than that registered at New Orleans during the day, from 85 to 40 miles an hour. Officials of the railroads say there Is no likelihood of trains leaving New Or- leans for days Memphis, Tenn., Sept; 28.—Great loss of life with property loss running Into the millions. Is now believed to have been wrought by the etorm along the gulf last night and yesterday. Mobile, Ala., one of the storm centers, is still to he heard from as well'as many vil lages In ths bayou district of Lou tstana. , Today the storm Is sweeping up the Ohio valley after devastating the eastern gulf states. Psnsscols Has Suffered. Pensacola. Fla., has suffered the worst of any city yet heard from. Fif ty lives are reported lost and the prop erty damage Is roughly estimated at TAFT GIVES THE CUBANS UNTIL 4:30 P. M. FRIDAY TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES TEDDY ROOSEVELT, JR., GIVEN RIDE IN A PATROL WAGON IN BOSTON Continued on Page Two. MALLORY LINER BADLY CRIPPLED Key West, Fla, Sept. 28.—The Mal lory liner Comal, from Galveston Sat urday, bound north, encountered a storm Tuesday which carried away her after works, steering gear and rail ings. The cargo Is Intact. She put Into port this morning. The storm Is reported the worst evor experienced. Passengers were transferred to the steamer Denver for New Vork today. DOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOxrOOOOO O “IT 18 TO LAUGH," SAY O THE THREE RUBBER MEN. O -- a goodyear In the mackln- I - 2 JJ*h and overshoe trade. Even If O 2 fjlday was all wind and little rain O 2 “e dealers haven't lost heart. For O ■2 th * forecast U: O S ' Rain tonight and Saturday." O 2 Friday temperatures: O 2 ‘ a. m 71 degrees O 2 * a. m. .. 72 degrees O 2 * »• m 78 degrees O 2 -JJ a m. ,.74 degrees O 2 ii •• m degrees O o,I8 noon. 77 degrees O 2 i P- m degrees O O - P. m go degrees O ooovooooooooooo 000000000 00 THIS PICTURE SHOWS KERMIT ROOSEVELT, THE PRESIDENT'S SON, IN A BOUT WITH HIS BOX ING TEACHER. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR., WHO WAS TAKEN TO A BOSTON POLICE STATION THUR8DAY NIGHT IN A PATROL WAGON, IS SHOWN IN THE BACKGROUND, ACTING AS REFEREE. 3,000 Marines and Blue Jackets Pre pared to Land. MODERATES TOLD NOW IS THE TIME President Palma Declares Has No Intention of With drawing Resignation. Boston, Sept. 28.—As the result of a frolic of Harvard students In. Boston last night, which ended In police Inter ference, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of the president, and three companions, were taken to station No. 4 In a patrol wagon and Patrolman Freyer was sent to the Relief hospital In an ambulance suffering from the effects of a blow' ad ministered hy some one, nnd the effects- of a heavy fall upon a concrete wall on the Common caused by his having been tripped up while chasing the party of Harvard men. It Is said that young Roosevelt and his companions had nothing to do with the assault on the policeman, and at the station house, after explanations had been given,' no charge was entered against them nnd they were-;released. ■ It' appears that a large party of stu dents had come to Boston frofn Cam bridge, nnd; after spending the evening In this city, were about to take a sub way car for Harvard square. When they reached the Common thoy began to uct In a boisterous manner. Officer Freyer saw them and started In pursuit. They took to their heels, followed by the officer on a run. Ha had nearly caught up with them, when some person, whose identity tins not been learned, tripped the officer up and after he hud fallen heavily on the walk,- administered a severe blow. Either the blow or the fall rendered the officer unconscious. Meanwhile a crowd of about 100 per sons had gathered and joined In pur suit of the students. Patrolmen Mur phy nnd Grace, hearing tho shouts of the crowd, also ran after the fleeing students and managed to seize four of them. They were conducted to a near by call box and the patrol wagon be ing summonod they were placed In It and taken to station four. There It was learned that President Roosevelt's son was' one of the party raptured by the police. It was,-how ever, 'shown to the satisfaction of the officers In charge that he was ons of those who were seeking to get away and that he could have had nothing to do with the tripping of Officer Freyer or with the blow dealt him. WIND VELOCITY HERE WAS NEARLY AS HIGH AS AI NEW ORLEANS Atlanta’s wind storm Thursday reached a velocity but slightly lower than that of New Orleans and Mobile. Observations at the local station showed a velocity of 40 miles an hour, while the highest recorded at New Orleans was 45 miles. The weather observers In Atlanta did not anticipate any serious storms here, In spite of reports from the South. “Those West India storms never touch Atlanta," sat<^ Forecaster Mar- bury Friday morning. "We sometimes get the edge of them, but the greater part passes to the cast or west of us. There has been no reason for uneasiness." - - Atlanta seems to be catching some of the storm Friday. On the streets at 11 o'clock It was hard to walk against the wind, and hats were roiling In the gutter with owners In frantic pursuit. MAIL CLERK OF ATLANTA WAS AT WORK ON 7RAIN STOPPED BY THE STORM Crop in Mississippi Suffers an Estimated Loss of 12,000,000. Neal Baldwin, formerly a city fire man, but now In the railway mall ser vice, one of the crew on No. 97, run ning between New York and New Or leans, reached Atlanta Friday at noon, his train having made on Ineffectual attempt to get to Mobile. •The storm was something awful, even where we were." said Mr. Bald win. "We understood It was a great deal worse down on the coast, and In sections of Mississippi. No. 97 was making her regulation fast run be tween Atlanta and New Orleans when a tree blew acroes the mall car. }\e had to stop and get the tree off. Me started, but were stopped made several efforts to get to Mobile, edge of the storm and Information was very meager. It was awful where we were, and If . that was the edge the center must have been horrible.” None of the mall crew was Injured when the tree fell across the train. The crew was overworked, however, getting out and lifting trees and torn timbers from the track so that the train might proceed. PLANS FOR AMERICAN ARMY OF INVASION ARE PREPARED. Washington, Sept 28.—The army of the United States Is now ready to move _ to Cuba on an Instant's notice. Yes- buYgot'oniy within ten miles, when It terday the full general staff of the was "discovered that It was Impossible for us to get through. W e turned back to Montgomery nnd the mall was sent by another route. • "Great trees were uprooted and torn Into splinters," continued Mr. Baldwin. "We heard that a number of people had been kUcd, hut we were on the army, presided over by Brigadier Gen eral J- Franklin Bell, chief of staff, met and came to n Anal decision re garding the movements of troops to wards Cuba, should the president order armed Intervention. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 28.—A dispatch received here from Jack- son, Miss., declares thnt the storm of today and yesterday did enor mous damage to the cotton crop in Mississippi. The equivalent of 300,000 bales, the dispatch states, has been ruined, the loss in money being estimated at $12,000,000. It is stated that fully one-third the to tal crop of the season was in the open held, and therefore, a prey to the ravages of the wind and rain. Meager reporta from points in template the movement of 25,000 troopa within twenty-four hours' no tice, and It la believed that within 10 days from the day President Roose velt order* an army of occupation to Cuba the . first expedition of 6,000 The plans of the general staff con- troops will be In Havana. By MANUEL CALVO. Havana, Sept. 28.—On representation made to him at noon by General Afe- rnocal, Sanchez and Agramonte, that It would be Impossible to secure a quo rum of congress by 2:80, the hour set for congress to meet. Secretary Taft conceded the veterans who ore work lng for peace until 4:30 p. m. In which lime to secure the quorum. Liberal members aro still undecided whether to stay away from the sessloi thus preventing a quorum, or to attem to give a chance for congress to tako some action which may prevent Inter ventlon. Havana, -Sept. 28.—The fate of Cuba Is In the balance today and the cards are going one way or another before another sun sets; President Palma' resignation goes to congress, which Is called to convene In extraordinary ses slon, and upon the action taken by the congress depends the Immediate future of the country. Secretary Taft has notified the lead' ers of the moderates that the time for fooling Is past, and It Is now time to act. A proclamation declaring an American ad Interim government has been drawn up naming either Mr. Taft himself or Wlnthrop Beekman, goy- ernor of Porto Rico, governor general of Cuba, and orders have been Issued to Acting Admiral Couden,'senior naval officer, to be ready to land 2,000 rrm rines and blue Jackets. 2,000 Reedy to Lend. The landing parties have been told off aboard the various warships and within an hour of tho time Secretary Taft gives the word, 2,000 men con be landed In Havenn ready for any busi ness that may be at hand. Won't Withdrew Resignation, Beyond denying a rumor that he will withdraw hie resignation. President Palma refuses to say anything. He Is, however, preparing a final stat which will be Issued when he retires from office. If Mr. Taft takes hold, a commission, to consist of General Funston. Major Ladd, General Menocal and some other Cuban, will be appointed to make ar rangements with the Insurgents for the laying down of their arms. Elections win take place on January I. A provisional Cuban government, with General Menocal as president, would be accepted by the Liberals, but not by the Moderates. PRESIDENT, OUT AT SEA, MAY ORDER INTERVENTION Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 28.—If the Stars and Stripes are flung to the breeze over Cuban soli today or to morrow to officially announce Ameri can Intervention and temporary Amer ican control, the order will probably be Issued hy President Roosevelt when he Is out of sight of land and far beyond the historic !-ml)e limit, beyond which no executive before his time ever dared proceed during his term of offlcf. The Mayflower, upon which the pres- tdent sails to Cape Cod bay today. Is equipped with wireless telegraph appa ratus and he will be able to keep In touch with Havana and the world at large every minute of his absence. On his present Journey the president will receive official and personal mes sages from the nearest wireless land station, which Is at Newport, R. I. The messages he transmits to Secretary Taft or his other correspondents will, of course, go through the air to the same point before being relayed their final destinations by wire or cable. The United States cruiser Prairie and the battleship Texas are to sail tomorrow, respectively, from Boston and Norfolk, loaded down with marines for Cuba The Brooklyn, at the League Island navy yard. Is scheduled to sail on Sunday. Including the marines and bluejack ctH already In Cuban waters aboard American vessels of war and those scheduled to sail within the next three days, there will be a force of more than 8,000 men In Cuban waters ready to act on the word from Oyster Bay. LOYALIST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS WIN OUT IN FIRST TEST IN COURT Alabama, especially in “the south and middle sections of that state, are to the effect that the storm has done great damage to the cotton in the fields. It is believed, in view of the foregoing reports, that cotton throughout the gulf states suf fered greac loss from the ravages of the hurricane. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 28.— Reports from all sections indicate that the loss to the cotton crop has been heavy. Besides reducing the grade probably half a cent, much of the cotton has been knocked from the bolls. The other property loss to the South is mostly sustained by the railroads and will runinto the mil lions. No news is received here from Mobile. EXPERT Til IN SECURING CITYJLANTS Municipal Ownership Gets Bopm by Special Committee Action. The Georgian's fight for municipal ownership of a gas and electric light ing plant Is taking the city. The spe cial committee of council appointed to devise ways and means whereby the city can get what It wants and what It Is entitled to has decided to hold a meeting In the very near future and secure the services of an expert who will outline a course of action. Alderman James L. Key, chairman of the councllmanlc committee, has urged every member of the committee to familiarize himself with conditions. This has been done, and when tHe com mittee meets It will have the assur ance of not only the backing of a fear less, Independent newspaper working for the upbuilding of the city and In the Interest of the people, but hundreds of the people will have spoken on their own behalf through the columns of The Georgian, assuring the committee of the hearty support and sympathy which the movement has taken on. * People Are Aroused. The people have become aroused to the situation. They ore wondering why It Is that Atlanta has to pay so much more for her electric lights than scores of other cities In tho. United States. Ths people do not understand why they are forced to sign a two-year con tract, obligating themselves to pay at least 12 a month whether they use electricity sufficient to consume that amount or not. They wnnt to know how It Is that the Georgia Railway nnd Electric Company can contract for power at from four to six-tenth cents per kilowatt hour and charge from eight to twelve cents per kilowatt hour. They very naturally reason that If tho Gporgla Railway and Electric Uompa ny can do that the city can <fo It. Then there Is the question of ths gas plant. If they could get gas at a reas. onable price and under favorable con dltlons they would not submit ,o tho dictatorial methods of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company. But when the poople begin to figure on do lng without electricity and going to gas they find themselves confronted with a condition where they are at the mercy of tho same corporation. The Georgia Railway and Electric Company will supply the people with gas or electrici ty. If th6 people do not like the ges or electricity fumlehed by the Georgia Railway nnd Electric Company, why very well: do without. Enormous Profit Made. The people want to kpow how It le Judge Pendleton De clares Church Union Unconstitutional. ENJOINS UNIONISTS FROM INTERFERENCE First Victory Gained by Op ponents of Union Out of Many Suits. . < Continued on Pago Three. REBEE CHIEFS TO BE SLAIN FI -adrone Leaders Sen tenced to Death at Cavite^ Manila, Sept. 28.—Judge Vlllamoer, a Fllfpfno, today at Cnrlte sentenced to death the Ladrone leaders. Montalon, Salcay, Vlllafurte and Devaga, who had pleaded guilty. Natlvlda, another lead er, and 34 Ladrone privates, who also pleaded guilty, were sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment at hard labor. The sentences have caused a pro found sensation among the Filipinos, many of whom. Including Gomez, who Induced the surrender of the band while he was acting as a government agent, claim that the bandits were radically assured of light sentences, he native newspapers accuse ex-GoY- ernor Ide. Some of the papers hall the cut throats as martyrs. Both ex-Oovemor Ide and Colonel Bandholz denied any promise of Immunity. All death sen/ tences are subject to review by the su preme court. Court Docket Light. Bpeclnl to The (Icorglon. Perry, Ga., Sept. 28.—Houston supe rior court meets here Monday. The civil docket Is very light. There will be a good deal of criminal business. A bomb waa thrown Into the camp of the former Cumberland Preabyte- rtani, who favor union with the Pres byterian' church In the United States of America, when Judge J. T. Pendle ton Friday morning’ handed down a de cree forbidding the unlonlstB from tak ing any part whatever In the manage ment or control of the First Cumber land Presbyterian church of Atlanta. This Is the first serious reverse re ceived by those favoring union. They won In suits brought at Decatur, III., and Warrenaburg, Mo., nnd got the bet ter of a decision rendered at Fayette ville, Tenn., but In Atlanta they have been absolutely turned down at every point. Judge Pendleton enjoined them on every point and In almost the exact verbago of the temporary restraining order, and besides that, added to the order a paragraph stating that the union was In conflict with "the express provisions of their constitution." The. unionists deny this construction of the •court, contending that the union was merely not authorised, but not forbid den. They declare that no church con stitution contains a clause giving It permission to dissolve Itself Into an other church. Rev. George H. Mark, pastor of the church nnd In favor of union, said Fri day afternoon that It was too early to mako any statement whatever about the matter. Though he will not say so. It 1b said that there Is no doubt that the case will bo appealed to the su premo court. In fact, It was said be fore the decree was rendered that It would bo appealed by whichever faction lost the case In the lower court. The decree In full follows: Judge Pendleton's Decree. After hearing the evidence and the argument of, It Is considered, ordered and adjudged that the defendants, George H. Mack. W. E. Foute. L. B. Hambrlght, C. F. Williams, D. B. Car- son and J. B. Jones, themselves and the class which thoy represent, both as Individuals and as officers and mem bers of a church organization, are hereby enjoined until further order of this court: 1. From diverting or attempting to divert, or changing or attempting to change, from transferring or attempt ing to transfer and conveying or at tempting to convey tho property of the First Cumberland Presbyterian church of Atlanta. Ga., or any part thereof to the use of the Presbyterian church In the United States of America, or any church other than the First Cumber land Presbyterian church in Atlanta. 2. From In any manner Interferrlng with the use and control of the prop erty of the First Cumberland Presby terian church of Atlanta, Ga., by the petitioners or other members of said church or In any manner changing the present status of the property and the Utle thereto of the First Cumberland tertan church of Atlanta, Ga. om passing or attempting to pass any resolution or ordinance pro viding for tho union cr tho declara'lon of union of the First Cumberland Pros- 'terlan church with tho Presbyterian lurch In the U. S. A. 4. From using In the namo of and as officers and members of the Presbyte rian church of tho U. S. A. the church building and property of the First Cumberland ITesbyterlnn church who have not become members of tho Pres byterian church of the U. 8. A., but who have retained their membership In said First Cumberland Presbyterian church. 6. From Interfering with or inter rupting In any manner the worship of letltloners and other members rem&tn- ng In the First Cumberland Presbyte rian church of Atlanta In the property of said church according to the consti tution, creed, organization and doctrine of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. 8. From Interferrlng with or Inter rupting In any manner the church ces sion* and business and religious meet ings of petitioners nnd the class which they represent, held under and In har mony with the constitution, creed, or ganization and doctrine of the Cumber land Presbyterian church. The union between the Presbyterian church In the U. S. A. and the Cum berland Presbyterian church was null and void. The action of the general assembly of the Cumberland Presb>te- rian church seeking to effect such un ion was without constitutional au thority and In conflict with the express provisions of their constitution. J. T. PENDLETON. Judge S. C. A. C. September 28, 1806. Services Not Held, On account of the recent disturbances In the city It has been decided not to hold the special services which were to have been held at the Pryor Street Presby terian church on Thursday and Fri day nights of this week. Negro House Burned. Fire Thursday night about 11:34 ’clock destroyed a two-room negro house on ths premises <>f :he Swift unp.tnv in \Y, 11s Mreet The damage amounted to about 820. The soap plant was In no danger, as the burned Imujo wns sume distance from the main building.