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ATLANTA population f!om?B 2Q.IIW Telephone* 15.00) MkIo llnoa of rallroada Seven Mil€« of «tre<*t railways 150 junking rwpltal 122.000.000 The Atlanta Georgian. geokoia Popnln MIIph Of electric roll worn 4M Gottnn fnrtorl*** I3»». *j>lmtle*.. 1.6OG.OM nnleg cotton rnnaumoil In 1935. 800.001 Value of 1305 cotton crop $100,000,000 VOL. 1. NO. 144. ATLANTA, GA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11,1906. PRICE: SILVERIA CHANGES SHIPS WHILE ON HIGH SEAS; WHEREABOUTS KNOWN Wall Street Amazed at Failure of Big Firm.' yEW SENSATION IS HINTED AT Receiver Admits That Lia bilities of Ceballo & Co. Amount to Many Millions. New York, Oct. 11.—Word was re ceived by cable this afternoon that truce of Manuel Sllverla, "the J. P. Morgan of Cuba," whose alleged de falcation of tl,ooo,000 caused the failure of the great banking house of Juan Ceballos & Co., of New York, for near ly *4,000,000, had been discovered. The cable advices were received by Sullivan & Cromwell, attorneys for William V. Rowe, the receiver for the wtecked concern. These advices stated that Sllverla, who left Havana with his family and more than a million dollars In his possession, on the char tered steamer Carmelina on October 2, had boarded another vessel on the high seas when two days out from the Cu ban capital. Know 8ilvsria’s Whereabouts. It was stated at the offices of the attorneys that the present whereabouts of the Carmelina Is known and It was intimated that the name and destination of the other vessel had also been learned. Agents of the attorneys are believed to be In close pursuit of the fugitive. Assignee Rowe said today that ac countants were busy on the books of Ceballos & Co, but that It would take fully two days before anything like an accurate estimate of the exact liabili ties could be made. From what had already been done, be declared, how ever, that the first estimate of the lia bilities at from 18,000,000 to 84.000,000 would probably prove substantially cor rect. Wall Strest Astonished. It was freely predicted on Wall street today that there would be startling developments as a sequel to the tre mendous failure of the Ceballos firm. Considerable astonishment was gener ally expressed that a firm with the sup posed stability and solid connections of the Ceballos Arm could not have man aged to secure an extension of credit for the usual ten days to tide over the shortage made by the alleged defalca tion. It was pointed out that firms of the standing of Ceballos & Co. have usual ly not the slightest difficulty In getting creditors to agree to a short extension. The announcement of the suspension of the firm was characterized as precipi tate, to put It mildly. 00000000000000000000000000 O HORSE SHOW ENTRIES § O FOR THURSDAY AT FAIR. 0 2 . O O 4 p. rn.—Ring 512, galted saddle 0 0 horses; entries, C. E. Anderson, 0 2 LA; Russel > & Son, J. H. Miller, 0 O W. H. White, Jr, J. K. Ottley. 0 v 4:15 p. m.—Ring 615, gentlemen 0 0 riders: entries, Harry Russell, W. 0 g H. White, Jr, J. K. Ottley. 0 2 4:30 p. m.—Ring 500, light har- 0 2 ness horses (single); entries, 0 2 James S. Floyd, J. w. Russell & 0 2 Son, J. Hall Miller, Charles E. Al- 0 O derman. <j 2, 5 P. m.—Ring 511, high school 0 O horses; entries, D. N. McCullough. O 0000000000000000000000000Q BY STRIKERS OR BLOODED STOCK SHOW IS CENTER OF INTEREST COTTON CROP HURT BADLY BY SUDDEN COLD WAVE IN STATE Many Farms Send Jer seys to Compete for Prizes. FAIR DRAWS CROWD IN SPITE OF COLD MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS IS REPORTED VER YILL Advanced Age of the Distinguished Patient Is Giving Physician and Nurse Considerable Uneasiness. Midway Shows Devide In terest with Exhibits in . Main Buildings of Fair. Union Men Remain Out and Hold Meeting But Noth ing Develops. A meeting of the local striking ma chinists of the Southern railway was held at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning in the hall of the Federation of Labor on Forsyth street. ^ The meeting was held behind closed doors. The strike situation was dis cussed by a number of the members of the local union. As far as could be learned, no business of Importance was transacted. The union will hold a meeting, It Is understood, each morn ing, as long as the strike continues. The union Is standing firm, said all those seen by a representative of The Georgian after the meeting. "No news! Nothing to say! Would Be glad to give you anything If there was anything to give at present." This was the result of an attempt to ..Interview F. W. McCabe, Business agent of Atlanta Lodge No. 1, Inter national Association of Machinists. Mike Riley, chairmnn of the press committee of the union, had about the same statement to make. "We stand now," he said, "where we stood-, whin we - walked out on this hre ‘ l frnm !. We. haven't changed our posl- IMrtPl1 thoronghbieds. strike. tlon In the least. We don’t Intend to change either.' At the Southern shops In South At lanta all was quiet. Save for the oc. caslonal sound of one or two lone men at work, there was nothing to disturb the quietude. Where before the little army of 126 men had tolled, only two or three now were performing their regular duties. In the city there was nothing to In. dlcate that a strike was on. There were no gatherings on the streets and no disturbances of any kind. It Is said that several "strike break ers" arrived In Atlanta yesterday, and, after learning the situation, refused to work. COBS ARE 2 TO 1 FAVORITES IN THIRD GAME OF SERIES Nearly 15,000 People Flock to Park to See Contest. FEVER OF BETTING ATTACKS CHICAGO Enthusiasm of Players Sim mers Down to a Deter mination to Win. WESTSIDE BASEBALL PARK. Chicago. Oct. 11.—The crowd gathered slowly this afternoon for the third game of the series between the White Stockings and Cubs for the world's championship, and In size did not come up to the expectations qf the manage ment, being less than 15,000. The batteries were announced as fol lows; • Cubs, Pflster and Kllng; Sox, Walsh eml Sullivan. First Inning. Hahn walked to the plate and Ptels- ter eyed him carefully. The southpaw’s attempt was too high and was called a ball. The next shot close to Hahn's fhiri front. He then put one squarely over the plate. Hahn then sent a grounder to Stetnfeldt and was out at diet. Jones singled through Pfelster, I'bell could not solve Pfelster’s dellv- et y and struck out. Jones out stealing, Khng to Evers. One hits no runs. Walsh put two squarely over the Plate, Hoffman swinging at both. Hoff man landed on the next one and mopped a single In center. Sheckard minted foul and he had to come back, oheckard swung at a fast one and oulllvan, with a quick throw, almost 'aught Hoffman off flrst, Sheckard Jnen fanned. Hoffman out, Sullivan to isbeii. Schulte smote a double to left, Is certain that ahich went under the seats. most bitter. THIRD GAME OF THE SERIES CALL8 OUT GREAT CROWD. Chicago, Oct. 11.—Fierce as a grapple of death was the third conflict between the White Stockings and the Cubs for the world's highest honors In baseball today. The National and American League champions are on even terms, and the feeling was so deep that It broke out In black looks.- They were not looks of anger, but of the fury of the battle field. The tense faces of the players proved that the strain was telling. All of the lightness and the free and easy confi dence of yesterday and the day before are gone. ' Day Breaks Cold. Instead there Is stolidity and a dogged determination to get the "jump. The day broke cold, but later turned warm and pleasant. The sun and the breezes which swept up from the south were welcomed by both fans and play ers. Betting took on new life with the fast vanishing cold weather. People were willing to put their hands Into their pockets for money and take notice when they were challenged to make a wager. Cubs Art Favorites. The odds on the Cubs were the same as on the opening day of tbe battle. They are strong favorites today. Two to one Is the general run of the bet ting, the Cubs being favored. The warmth that came has made the selection of a pitcher more of a prob lem than before. Had It been known that the day would be warm. White would have been saved for the Cubs to day. It was warm enough to send Altrock against the Cubs once more, and there was big Ed Walsh, the spit ball artist, chafing for an opportunity. So confi dent Is Walsh that he would win that he has promised a friend that he (the friend) may shoot him If he does not 00000000000000000000000000 0 FRIDAY-8 PROGRAM. 0 0 0 0 10 n. m.—Gates open. 0 0 10:30 to noon—Concert Wede- 0 0 meyer'a Concert Band and all-day 0 0 singing. 0 0 2:30 p. m.—Running races. 0 3 p. in.—Flight of airship. 0 O 4 p. m.—Horse show. O 0 6 p. m.—Gates open free. 0 S 8:15 p. m.—Fall of Pompeii and 0 fireworks. 0 O 0 000000000000000000000000O0 The second day of the Georgia State fair at Piedmont park took on a busi nesslike appearance Thursday morning as the crowds began to gather about the grounds and throng the big build ings. Thursday brought the opening of the live stock exhibit, showing some of the finest cattle and swine In the coun try. A grand parade of cattle will take place on the race track next Thursday morning at 11:30 o'clock. The parade will be composed of all the prize win ners of this and other fairs, and the occasion will be one of Importance to the visitors, especially the farmers of the state. Several car loads of cattle arrived at the park Wednesday night and were added to those In' the old machinery hall south of the race track. Two more car loads will be added to the collection Thursday afternoon. All the stock on exhibition Is blooded, most tin. Altrock Wsnts Chsnce. Chance’s calculations were tossed skyhlgh. He had settled upon Lund- gren, btlt he became uncertain when he saw the sun so bright anil all but decided upon Brown. Should Brown and Altrock face each other again. It " ' the battle would be Anderson Farms Exhibit. The Anderson farms, of Marietta, Ga., owned by James T. Anderson and William Lea, has an exhibit of about twenty-live head of Jerseys, hogs and Merino sheep. A Berkshire hog weigh ing 7$0 pounds and a prize winner at former fairs is on exhibition by this farm. This Is one of the best exhibits in the hall. S. T. Whitaker, of Oakland City, has a number of thoroughbred Berkshire hogs on exhibition. The exhibit con tains several prize pozslbllltles, as the owner has made a special effort to make a good showing. One of the. largest exhibits of live stock is that of'W. B. Hardeman, of Commerce. Ga. proprietor of the White Oak farm. Some of the finest specimens of Berkshire hogs and pigs ever exhibited are to be seen in the pens bearing the White Oak label. Mr. Hardeman Is also a poultry breeder, and Is expected to have several entries in the poultry exhibit, which opens next Tuesday. T. W. Whitfield, of Smyrna, Ga.. has several fine entries of Berkshlres. They are fine specimens and appear to be able to hold their own with the other excellent live stock shipped to this fair. Prize Jersey Bull. Gain Llpes, of Atlanta, Ga., has prize-winning Jersey bull" on exhlbl tlon, the animal weighing about 2,000 pounds. This specimen was bred from imported stock and Is registered with the National Live Stock Association. His pedigree Is clear and one of tbe best In the hall. B. M. Wilson, Albany, Ga., has one of ths best live stock exhibits to be seen In the Southern states. He has seventeen specimens and all are en tered for ribbons. A. W. Piper, Morgan Falls, Ga„ has two full-blooded Jersey entries, one being "Francis Cleveland," a prize- winning Jersey, that has been a suc cessful contestant In fairs all over the South. Another prize-winner Is "Golden Lady of Georgia,” owned and exhibited by M. H. Collins. This is a young ani mal, but being bred from imported stock Is full-blooded and claimed to be among the best in the country. E. H. Penn, of the Eastvlew Farm, has several Holstein cattle on exhibi tion. He Is one of the few Holstein exhibitors, and when the judges have given out the ribbons the owner ex pects to get his share. Mr. Stewart, of Atlanta, has an exhibit of live stock that will command attention of the judges. One of the largest exhibits at ths fair Is as expected from Belmont Farm, of Smyrna. This farm always enters all contests and the owners have num bers of ribbons won on specimens shown at Atlanta fairs. The exhibit was delayed on account of transporta tion difficulties, but It la expected to arrive Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of Visitors. Hundreds of people Inspected the live stock exhibit Thursday and the big building had visitors until late In the afternoon. Live stock always draws the attention of the agriculturist and most of the visitors were farmers from different sections of Georgia. TMs department Is In charge of A. J. Smith, superintendent, assisted by Su perintendent Hill. Four premiums are offered In each class, the prises amount ing to a total of several thousand dol lars. The entries Include Holstelns, Guernseys, Herefords. Red Polled, De vons, Short Horns, Grade Cattle, fat Continued on Pag4 Three. THEY SAID IT LOOKED AS IF EVERYBODY READ THE GEORGIAN AfUNTAMOftCt* CAS ELECTRIC ANO COMBINATION FIXTURES FVelwell jgf Co M«fiuftciur«r» Afvnts Dnctnc N***tw«* C*W*i MsMtb Onus TV.AtGnlsM'tf P«*nw*« 2* SOUTH BROAD IT INVERTED LIGHTS AND UCtQING SUPPLIES A.UM..C. °“ *•«»• W0# Mr. J. B. McUucnlln, A«*«rtUing DapftrtMnt. TO* Atlanta 0#orftan, tear Sirt •e Mr* •• farcafClly laprcaaed with in* retults from our aoverifalnf in Th« O.oorglan that *• could not retain rroa tailing you a taut it.i Stoat at tegan toatnasa at ha*t giwtn you and athtr Vapor* advertlatng and can aatart positively that all aur result* ad In tnc Oaorgdan. Ilia* ua to toy that at coneldtr the Otorgien the beat ad vert teing aeaiua In the city and at have retched this conclusion after giving It a thorough.teat. Veure vary truly rat MAYOR OFFERS REWARD FOR AUTHOR OF A LETTER Special to The Georgian. Balnbrldge, Ga., Oct 11.—Officer Rock, of 4he local police force, wan the recipient of a very threatening letter yesterday morning. It will be remembered that Rock Shot Frank Sutton, a notoriously bad negro, to death a few weeks ago. Yesterday morning on opening his front door Of ficer Rock saw a letter lying on the porch and found It to be of a very threatening nature. U w*a evidently written by some negro wbo was a friend of the dead negro, or who has a personal grudge against the officer. The letter Is as follows: "Rock, you bedder leave here dt wonce as I am going to kill you wherever I see you If I hafter lay In the yard, you must die. It may be tonight. It may be to- inorrer night but I mean to kill you like y >u did frank." Mayor Willis has offered a reward of 3100 for the cap ture of the guilty party with evidence to convict. Considerable feeling baa neen aroused on account of the let ter. 000000000000000000000O0000 0 ENTRIES FOR FRIDAYi O 0 FIRST RACE 2:30 O’CLOCK. 0 0 0 0 First Race—Three-fourths of a 0 0 mile: Davenport, 104: Caroline. 0 O 104; Charles McKee. 100; Glad 0 0 Hand, 103, and Marseilles, 104. O 0 Second Race—Five eighths of a 0 0 mile: Rosaline May, 104; Golden 0 0 Flxz, 99; Red Ogden, 103; Fore- O 0 piece. 98: Sweet Kittle, 105; O 0 Twirling. 96. 0 0 Third Race—Seven-eighths of a 0 0 mile: Albertola, 107; Hook-See- 0 0 Oka, 105; Mrs. Annie, 109: Stock- 0 0 wood. 105; Jim Hall, 105; Glen 0 0 Gallant, 112; Index, J13. 0 a a 000000000000000000000000(10 TRAINS COLLIDE ATFLAIiTONiALA,! MANY ARE INJURED Harvie Jordan Places State Loss at 50,- 000 Bales. • COLDEST OCTOBER DAY IN HISTORY OF STATE Reports from Over Georgia Show Cold Wave Wide spread and Damaging. Mobile Girl En Route to At lanta Among'Reported Injured. Special to Tbe Geoiglnn Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 11.—No. 96 passenger train on the Louisville ami Nashville, from New Orleans, and a freight going south, collided near Flo- maton this morning, and ns result sev eral persons were Injured, some se riously. Engineer J. C. Comer, and Fireman .Jumps, of the passenger. Jumped Just before the collision. Com er's collar bone was broken, lilp and knee fractured and head cut. Fireman Jumps was hurt In the hip and foot. Miss'Humphries,' of Mobile, who was In the sleeper going' to Atlanta, war severely hurt. Both engines were torn almost' tc pieces. Conductor Brock, of the passengei train, wns painfully Injured. Details, at this time, are meager, but U Is reported that none of ths freight crew were seriously Injured.'A wrecker with physicians left here fur the scene A misunderstanding of orders Is to have hern ihe caust? or the'colli sion. New York, Oct. 11.—That Mrs. Jefferson Davis Is a very sick woman Is ' new admitted by Dr. Robert H. Wylie and her nurses. One of the nurses who has been In attendance at the Hotel Majestic, Central Park west and Seventy-second street, during the illness of the widow of the president of "the Confederate state*,"says that Mrs. Davis'condition Is very low. What is greatly feared by both Dr. Wylie and the nurses Is the advanced age of the patient. Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, daughter of Mrs. Davis, is expected to reach New, York from Colorado this noon. SAW A BROKEN BAIL, BUT COOIJ NOT STOP Engine Thrown 20 Feet and the Crew Sustained Injuries. Special to The Georgina. Adrian, Ga., Oct. 11.—The south bound train of the Wadley Southern, while making its regular run yesterday morning, was derailed at Ethel, about 5 miles north of here. The wreck was caused by a broken rail. The engin eer saw this as he was nearing the curve but not in time to stop his train. The engine was thrown about 20 feet front the track and badly bruis ing the engineer anil fireman. Luck ily no one else was hurt, but many cere badly shaken up. Tbe Rents Lumber Company sent their engine over and brought II wounded here for medical uttentton. After a close examination, the do. tor found that Mr. Duke, the engineer, only suffered from a bruised leg and Anger. The fireman was also slightly injured, but neither are thought to be seriously hurt. The road has not yet been cleared, and all traffic, tilt further notice, has been suspended. HOMeIfJ. K.M'CALL IS DAMAGED BY EIRE Fire shortly before 1 o’clock Thurs day afternoon badly damaged the res idence of J. K. McCall, 266 Piedmont avenue. The roof was destroyed and the sec ond story considerably burned. Prac tically uli of the contents of the second story were lost. The damage Is esti mated at from $1,000 to $1,500. The Are Is supposed to have been caused by a defective flue. Fifty thousand bales of cotton In Georgia were killed Thursday morning by the frost which spread over the en tire state.” This Is me statement made today by Hon. Hnrvle Jordan, president ui the Southern Cotton Association. "The greatest amount of damage to the cotton crop In the state, as ttin result of tills frost,” stated i.lr. Jor dan, “Is In middle and north Georg, l where a large proportion of tne Ma son's crop has not matured. "1 had estimated that the state woul » produce a million and half bales tti j year, ns compared to a million onu ntn* hundred thousand Inst year. I now es timate the cotton production in G r --r- gia this year ns 1,45(1,000. *‘The pea and the late sweet potato crop will also be damaged to a lm\;e extent by this frost.” Frost Was General. Reports received at the oittce of the weather bureau at noon today show* *1 that the frost had been general. Ah far south ns Thomasvllle, the tempera ture leacheu the freezing point. At the city named, .the lowest figure to which the mercury could climb was 38 degrees, several degree* below the temperature necerary tor a front. Atlanta Down to 31. From no point heard from at noon did the temperature go lower than at Atlanta. After going down steadily from midnight Wednesday, the mercu ry at 6 o’clock this morning stood at the record establishing mark of 31 de grees. This was 7 degrees colder than the temperature of yesterday. It was 14 degrees, lower thsn.the lowest temper ature for the same date, ns far back as the rtcords of the local weather bu- tr v nj. degrtaft ’'lower UmYi the lowest temperature on record for any day in October up to the 11th. On only one day In .October was the tempera ture ever lower than It was at 6 o'clock this morning. This was on October 31. 1887, when the mercury stood at 3») degrees. * . ;% . « I The highest temperature on record for the month of October. Is 83 degrees. Following were the temperatures of Thursday',-as given out at the weather bureau: 6 o'clock a. m 31 degrees 7 o'clock a. 32 degrees 8 o'clock a. m.......• 37 degrees 9 o'clock a. m..... 39 degrees 10 o'clock a. m .........41 degrees 11 o'clock a. m............. >43 degress 12 o'clock noon ......46 degrses 1 o'clock p. m -.47 degress 2 o'clock p. m ....49 dsgrtss STATE DEPARTMENT HAS BUT MEAGER REPORT In the absence of authentic reports from the state at large the agricultural department Is unable to accurately de termine the damage done cotton by the cold of the past few days. Frost \yus present Wednesday morn ing tn a considerable extent, and some reports say that Ice formed In a thin skim In the open. Commissioner Hud son Is of the opinion that some damage will result in low lands, particularly to cotton One effect will be to make the bolls open prematurely, causing an Inferior gtgtde of staple. Colonel O. >B. Stevens ranie dow a from Habersham Wednesday morning to attend a session of the railroad commission, nnd said that a henvy frost formed there. The frost Hn. probably extended below Macon. COLDEST OCTOBER DAY RECORDED AT ST. LOUIS St. Louis, Oct. II.—This was the coldest October day ever recorded in St. Louis, the temperuture being 34 degrees. ALL WEATHER RECORDS BROKEN IN KENTUCKY Louisville. Ky.. Oct. 11.—There was a light fall of snow.here and In the mountain,regions of Kentucky.' This breaks all records. FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FALLS AT SOUTH BEND South Bend. Ind.. Oct. 11.—Four Inches of snow fell here lost night. FIRST SNOW OF SEASON APPEARS AT ALTOONA, PA. Altoona, Pa.. Oct. 11.—The flrit snow of the season fell last night. • MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP LEAGUE APPLICATION BLANK. , Thereby make application for membership In tbe MUNICIPAL OWN ERSHIP LEAGUE. I favor the ownership of s gas and electric lighting plant by the city of Atlanta. , Remarks: Name .. 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