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ATLANTA
ropalatlon **•**••• SSO.ono
llomM 26,000
T^lpphon?* 15,000
Msin lines of railroads Seven
Miles of street railways. 150
" apltal 122.000.000
The Atlanta Georgian.
OCOSGIA
ropnlntlon 2.900,000
Miles of Bter.m railroads 6.600
Miles of electric railways 40#
Cotton factories 130. spindles.. 1,500,000
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VOL. 1. NO. 135.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY OCTOBER 1, 1906.
P'TCTP'fi 1 .. On Trains FIVE CENTS.
JZXViXulig i n Atlanta TWO CENTS.
FOOD IS BADLY NEEDED AT MOBILE TO CARRY ON
WORK OF RELIEF AMONG THE STORM SUFFERERS;
TROOPS ORDERED TO PREVENT ANY MORE LOOTING
$10,000,000 Is Esti
mated Damage to
Lumber Interests.
! MOBILE IS BURYING
i VICTIMS OF STORM
Death List In Vicinity of
that City Expected
to Reach 125.
By W. B. WADDLE.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 1.—Relief
,>rk along the coast below Mo-
.Ile, where more than 2,000 per
sons are destitute and without
homes, continues under the direc
tion of Major Oates, of the local
militia, but the supply is , inade
quate. Mobile has decided to ac
cept outside aid so large has be
come the burden and the lack of
provisions in this city, the stocks
of wholesale merchants having
been more or less damaged by wa
ter.
Negroes at the wrecked coast
towns are becoming troublesome
and looting provails.
Colonel Dumont, of the Third
regiment, is to increaso the num
ber of militiamen along the coast
today to protect the people.
Demand Unreasonable Pay.
Work of cleaning up Mobile
progresses slowly because of un
willingness of negroes to work.
They are demanding unreasonable
compensation.
There are more than forty ves
sels cither wreoked or damaged in
this immediate vicinity, according
to a report just made by a govern-
I >■ official.
( a ho revenue cutter Winona left
here today for Dauphin and Mon
Luis island on a relief expedition.
Provisions, clothing and tents arc
1 1 being taken to the hundreds of
' destitute on these two islands.
Fort Damaged $300,000.
i It is now estimated that the
i damage to Fort-Morgan, in Mobile
j bay, will exceed $300,000. There
1 is not a tenable house on the reser-
j.vation and the 200 or more sol-
I diers are living in the hospital
' there. The commanding officer has
asked the war department for the
temporary removal of the troops
The people of Mobile were much dis
tressed by news from Washington that
i another tropical hurricane, now ap
proaching the Yucatan channel from
the east, Is headed In thle direction.
Storm warnings are out and extra pre.
cautions are being taken by mariners.
A heavy rain set in last night nnd
] was still falling this morning. There
' was no wind accompanying the rain
Mobile, Ala. Oct. 1.—Prom reports
which hare reached here It Is now
I believed that the list of deaths from
Wednesday's hurricane In this vicinity
j will not be more than 126.
Sunday was a day of funerals along
the south coast and west shore.
The wreckage along the coast wss
j viewed by thousands of visitors yester
day, who went from this city and
neighboring towns to see. the havoc
caused by the storm.
Relieving Much Distress.
Every effort Is being made to relieve
the distress which Is reported among
survivors of the hurricane. A relief
committee has been organised, with
Dr. H. T. Inge as chairman, Paul
Wilson, secretary, and M. J. Duggan,
treasurer.
A train, with clothing and provisions,
was sent yesterday to Dauphin Is
land.
Tho authorities lost no time In try
ing to relieve the situation here. Oreat
gangs of men have been kept steadily
at work clearing the wreckage from
the etreets. Three of the car lines were
operated yesterday for the first time
since Wednesday.
Docks Being Repaired.
The damaged docks are being re
paired. The Louisville and Nashville
Is still disabled and Is the only road
not able to maintain a schedule. It
may be a week or ten days before It
will be running trains between Mobile
and New Orleans. The Southern and
tbs Mobile and Ohio are running trains
as before the storm.
At Scranton, Mlse„ a church, the
Odd Fellows' hall and several build
ings were destroyed, while at Pas
cagoula beach not a residence Is left
standing, the river front at that point
being tom up. The light house there
has been destroyed. Shipping has not
been badly damaged.
Many Beets Bunk.
. ’ At Biloxi every bath house has gone,
and the driveway along the coast at
this point has been destroyed. Many
.boats that sought refuge there were
sunk, and all of them were badly dam-
Ifed. .
« At Pun Christian no lives were lost,
and the damage waa light. The wreck.
ADAMS, NOTORIOUS POLICY KING,
COMMITS SUICIDE IN NEW YORK
“AL” ADAMS, “THE POLICY KING. H
He waa backer In the M. J. Sago & Co. bucket shop In New York, and committed suicide on Monday morning.
Losses Through Backing Bucket Shop of M. J. Sage & Co. Sup
posed to Have Been the Cause—His Family in the
Next Room Heard Shot Which Killed Him.
New York, Oct. 1.—“Al” Adams, policy king and the backer of M. J. Sage’s
bucket shop, committed suicide at his rooms in the Ausonia this morning.
Adams shot himself In tho head. His family were In the adjoining room of the hotel at Seventy-third
street anti Broadway. Worry over the failure of his bucket shop enterprises Is supposed to have been the
cause.
No one but Adams knew what his looses through the M. J. Sage & Co. bucket shop deal were. When the
firm which Adams backed liberally went to the wall it wns at first supposed the policy king had cleared from
$800,000 to $1,000,000. Events showed that Adams had been the victim of a gang of crooks, who plotted to take
him through for us much us he would stand. The plot had Its Inception when Adams was still In Sing Sing,
serving a term for policy backing.
Adams was at one time reputed to be several times a millionaire. He was said to have owned at least $2,-
000,000 worth of real estate, backed more than 100 saloons, nnd practically owned two breweries. He clung
loyally to the associates and the ways which made him a millionaire, and at the same time was ambitious for
the soclnl success of his wife and children.
He sent his eldest son, Lawrence B. Adams, to Harvard. Young Adams was a fine, manly fellow, a good
student, and with pleasing qualities. He made many friends, but when It became known that he was the son
of •’Al" Adams, the ’’policy king,” some of his former friends dropped him. The experience of his eldest son at a
large university was a blow to the* father, and when it came time to send the second son, Louts B. Adams,
to college he wa>f sent to Heidelberg. The third son, Albert J. Adams, Jr., studied low In New York.
Adams wns a Rhode Island Yankee. He went to New York from Providence S5 years ago, when he was
about 27 years old. He was u hrakeman on the New York, New Haven and Hartford road. He fell In with
some ’’sports” and beonme a policy runner for Zachnrlah Simmons and his three brothers. The Simmons
brothers were then the policy kings, having the hacking of the Tweed ring.
As »;oon as he mastered the Intricacies of the game he started out for himself. I«ater he backed gambling
games In Sixth avenue. With ”Hhung” Draper, It Is said, at one time he controlled three-fifths of the faro banks
In New York. In 1892 It wns said Adams owned over 150 gambling places of various kinds.
THIRTY KNOWN TO HAVE PERISHED
IN THE HURRICANE AT PENSACOLA;
PROPERTY LOSSES ARE APPALLING
Continued en Page Two.
By S. S. BERNARD.
Special to The Georgian.
Penaacoln. Fla., Oet. 1.—A con
tinuance of tlie down pour of rain
throughout Saturday, Sunday and
up to noon today adds to the dis
tress of the recent storm. The
streets are Hooded and thousands
of dollnra’ worth of new goods
ruined on account of defective
roofs.
The relief committee is taking
care of those in distress. Food and
clothing are being provided. Hun
dreds are sheltered in the armory,
tile old hospital huilding and some
of the public buildings.
The terrible stench arising from
tlie debris for miles along Hay-
shore leads to the belief that
more bodies will be found.
The saloons will remain closed,
until conditions improve.
I’nless additional duniRge is
done, no outside help will be re
quired.
Hinw’ia* to Tin* Gem-dun.
Pensacola, Fla., OcL I.—There are
known to be thirty dead here from the
hurricane. Death and destruction are,
on every hand, and It la believed that
possibly ten days from now, when tho
debris is all cleared away and reports
In from outlying districts, that the
death list will reach 75. The deaths
reported today are:
Miss Pryor, daughter of Rev. Mr.
Pryor: two small children, names un
known; Frank Blltchey, seaman on
schooner C’ott.
The full extent of the terrible blow
to Pensacola and surrounding territory
Is now Just being realized, as reports
roach the city from small towns and
settlements along the bayou and on
Hanta Rosa Island, bringing news of
disasters. Yesterday news was re
ceived of four more deaths and many
tales of suffering from exposure and
GOVERNOR TAFT RULES ISLAND;
LIBERATES POLITICAL CAPTIVES;
700 MARINES LAND AT HAVANA
2,000 RETAIL DRUGGISTS
ARE ASSEMBLING HERE
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
Hundreds Are Arriv
ing on Every
Train.
OPENING MEETING
HELD MONDAY NIGHT
National President Is Here.
400 Come From
Chicago.
By the time the opening eeselon of
the eighth annual convention of the
National Association of Retail Drug-
gleta Is called to order Monday even
ing at 7:20 o'clock In the hall of repre
aentatlveg at the state capltol'lt la
estimated that fully 2,000 druggists
from all parts of the Union will have
registered at headquarters on the par
lor floor of the New Kimball.
Over 400 prominent pill-rollers from
the East and Middle West came to
Atlanta Sunday evening. Every In
coming train Monday brought hundreds
of visitors, and the outlook Is that this
will be the greatest convention In the
history of the organisation.
From Chicago a special train of five
Pullman cars arrived Sunday evening
bearing some 400 drug men from the
Northwest. With this party was
Thomas H. Wooten, national secretary,
one of tho leading spirits In the N. A.
R. D. Secretary Wooten Is one of the
most popular men In the association.
National President M. T. Breslln, of
New Orleans, arrived Sunday evening,
and was cordially greeted. Another
very prominent visitor la Mr. D. O.
Haynes, proprietor of the Pharmaceuti
cal Era. The registration bureau and
general Information department has
been placed under the direction of Mr.-
George bowman. who has an efficient
corps of assistants with him.
The Kimball Is headquarters for tho
association and every room In the big
hostelry Is filled with drug men. The
Piedmont, Aragon, Marlon and other
hotels atl have crowds of drug men or
reservations for those coming In Mon
day,
Many Ladle* Here,
An unusually large number of ladles
are In attendance and they lend much
to the animated scenes about the
Kimball. Indications arc that more
ladles will be here than has aver at
tended one of the conventions. Mrs,
Emma Gary Wallers, president of the
Boston Women's organisation, arrived
CHARLE8 H. AVERY,
of Chicago, first vios president of
the National Association of
Retail Druggists.
MR. MUIR, OF BROOKLYN.
President Palma,
Broken in Spirit,
Quits Capital.
AMERICAN REGIME
BEGINS WITH POMP
U. S. Secretary of War
Makes Chief Speech at
Opening of University.
Monday morning with a largo delega-
tlon from New England.
Tho party coming from New York by
the •teainer City of Columbus reached
Atlanta Sunday evening. Many of them
stopped off zevernl hours In Macon as
guests of the local drug association
there. Another special party on a
chartered steamer from Philadelphia
will reach Atlanta Monday afternoon
Continued on Pag# Two.
Contjnuod on Pago Three.
IF COTTON IS DAMAGED
AS BAD AS REPORTED,
PRICE WILL REACH 12C
—8AY8 HARVIE JORDAN.
The following telegram from President Harvle Jordan, of the South
ern Cotton Association, In answer to a query, was received by The
Georgian Saturday night:
’’Taylor, Texas, September 29.—If reported damage to cotton crop In
middle gulf states be true, present crop will not exceed that of 1906, nnd
prices will reach 12 cents before January 1, provided crop Is moved
slowly on the market. "HARVIE JORDAN.”
28 BODIES RECOVERED
FROM DEBRIS IN CONDON;
FORESTS ARE DESTROYED
Special to The Georgian.
Meridian, Miss., Oct. 1.—Superlntend-
ent C. A. Plgford, of the M. & O., has
returned from Mobile, where he went
Immediately after the storm to super
vise the repairs of the propertj- of Ids
company. Their loss In Mobile, he
roughly estimated at $60,000, in Whist
ler $10,000, and along the Bayshore di
vision at $2,500, not Including a mile
of track washed up nnd numerous
bridges destroyed. Up to yesterday he
said there had been 28 bodies recov
ered nt Uoden.
Timber Interests In Mobile county
have been greatly affected. He does
not believe that out of the vast forests
of virgin timber which stood In that
section 100 acres remain.
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By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, OcL I.—Havana residents,
with their keen love of pomp, had
their flret today of display under the
military occupation of the Island by
the United States.
The occasion waa one far removed
from the recent disturbances through
out the Island which made American
Intervention necessary, but the oppor
tunity offered for arranging a gorgeous
ceremony waa not overlooked. In the
opening of Havana university came the
chance of the Cubans and they utilized
It to the extreme. The spectacle was
one of great splendor.
Taft Makes Address.
Governor Taft made the address In
honor of the opening of the university.
National, provincial and municipal of
ficials thronged to the capital to par
ticipate In the ceremony. Judges of
the supreme court officials of the lower
courts, the bishop of Havana and other
church dignitaries, officers of the
American and Cuban forces, as well as
representatives of the liberal and mod
erate parties of Cuba, comprised Mr,
Taft's audience.
Hundreds of Cuban women, arrayed
In their gayest clothes as If for a holi
day occasion, added to the splendor of
the picture. Prominent In the crowd
were General Funeton, Captain Coud-
cn, commanding the naval forces; Gen
eral Alejandro Rodriguez, commander
of tho Cuban rurale guard; Senator
Alfredo Zayaa and General Jose Miguel
Gomez, representing the triumphant
liberal party.
Gives Promise For Future.
In his speech Governor Taft dwelt
- upon the recent terrible ordeal through
[ which Cuba has passed and spoke at
some length of the promise of future
prosperity under a peaceful regime for
-the Island. The relations existing be
tween the United States and Cuba were
referred to and the American gov
ernor renewed tho promise of hla pro
clamation of Saturday that American
occupation should not last longer than
was necessary to re-establish the Cu
ban republic on a Arm basis.
Whllo the exercises In connection
with the opening of the university were
being conducted with all the pomp and
glory which could be put Into them,
another lltle scene was enacted at the
palace, marking as It did the end of
the first republic.
Palma Quit Palace.
Thla was the moving out of tlie
palace of President Palma, who has oc
cupied the place since his Inauguration
as Cuba's first president. Palma will
take his family to their old home at
Matanzas. Hla personal effects were
moved out today and the retiring presi
dent bode a sad farewell to the palace,
the scene of some triumphs and of
more recent failure.
But In the excitement, surrounding
the opening of the university, where
Mr. Taft and the American officers
were on display, little attention wns
paid to the aged, bowed man who left
the palace for perhaps the last time.
Priseners Are Liberated.
With Palma's retirement from the
palace Governor Taft moved In, He
will establish Ills headquarters there
In the future. Mr. Taft's removal from
the American legation to the palace
was made with the same lack of dis
play that has marked all his actions
since coming to Cuba. But the Cubans
realise nevertheless that In the future
they will take orders from an Ameri
can governor from the palace.
Mr. Taft's succession to authority in
the historic palace was marked by
visits of courtesy from the Judges In
Havana and the provinces, municipal
authorities and the political prisoners
liberated by him, who came to offer
their thanks and pledges to assist him
In every way In their power.
700 Msrines Landed.
The battleship Indiana, accompanied
by two colliers, arrived this morning.
Seven hundred marines were at once
landed and hurried to Camp Columbia,
where the American land forces are
stationed.
Ho far all has been serene since tha
American occupation. There has been
no need for the services of the Ameri
can forces. There has been no trouble
us yet and none la anticipated. Naj
time will be lost In disarming tha ln- :
surgents and getting them back to
their homes and In disbanding the vol
unteers sworn In to maintain the gov
ernment during the rebellion.
When this has been accomplished
and peace Is assured Governor Taft will
take hts departure and a civil govern: r
will succeed him, to remain tn power
until a new election can be held.
U. S. CRUISER COLUMBIA
18 ORDERED TO CUBA.
Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 1.—The crulwr
Columbia has arrived at Newport Ncv. 1
and is coaling rapidly. She Is under
orders tn go to sea. presumably U
Cuba. The battleship Texas, whlc
was Intercepted late last night wn
bound from the navy yard here /
Cuba, is still at anchor off the a
awaiting further Instructions frog
navy departmenL '