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Nigw Mtion the Atlanta Georgian, m Edita
VOL. 1. NO. 149.
ATLANTA, GA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1906.
PRICE:
Id Atlanta TWO CIlfTfe.
MRS. DA VIS TO REST
B Y SIDE OF HUSBAND
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JACKSONVILLE SAVES MONEY
• BY OWNING ELECTRIC PLANT;
ATLANTA CAN SAVE EVEN MORE
Facts and Figures
ShowThat Plant Paid
For Itself.
FORMER OPPONENTS
NOW SUPPORTERS
What Jacksonville Did At
lanta Can Do—Value
of Municipal Own
ership.
Jacksonville stands as an exam
ple of what municipal ownership
has done and what it can do. Jack
sonville citizens are paying one-
fourth of their old rates for lights.
The city plant hns paid for itself
since its building. The former op
ponents of municipal ownership
are now its most earnest advo
cates. The city is preparing to go
still further and purchase its
street railway system.
MRS. JEFFERSON OAVI8.
Funeral to Take Place
at Richmond, Va.,
Thursday.
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3MAYOR EXPRESSES
3 ATLANTA’S SYMPATHY. O
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3 Mayor Woodward sent the fol- 0
3 lowing telegram Wednesday morn- O
3 Ing to Mm. j. Addlaon Hayes, O
3 (laughter o{ JelTeraon Davie, who O
3 was with her mother at the time O
3 nf the Intter’a death: O
3 Jlrs. J. .Vlillsan Hayes, Hotel Mtt- O
3 Jostle, New York:
3 The city of Atlanta extends to 0
3 you Its most sincere sympathy In O
3 this hour of your deep bereave- O
3 inent over the death of your no- O
3 hie mother. 0
3 J. Q. WOODWARD, O
3 Mayor. O
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MR. ROOSEVELT SENDS
MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE
Washington, Oct. 17.—President Roosevelt this morning sent a mes
sage of condolence on- account of the death of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, as
follows:
"To Mm. J. Addison Hayes,-Hotel Majestic, New York:—Pray accept
the most sincere sympathy of Mrs. Roosevelt and myself.
(Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
The president also directed that a suitable floral tribute he sent-
from the white house conservatories for the funeral.
New York, Oct. 17.—Plans wsre com
peted today for sending the body of
Mr.,. Jefferson Davis, who died about
l °:25 o'clock last night at the Hotel
Majestic from pneumonia, to Rich
mond, Va, tomorrow, where It will be
Juried beside that of her husband, the
Jrst and only president of the Confed-
Iracy, and their daughter. Miss Win-
Me Davis, known as the "Daughter of
‘he ('nnfederacy," v
Jlrs. Davis was >0 yearn and live
months Vrt. She had been In poor
lealth since last spring, and when she
-'aught cold a week ago. she had little
(•rength to withstand the disease which'
let In.
For 2( hours before death site was
inconscious., When' the end came
■nose at her bedside were her daughter,
me*. J. Addison Hayes, and Dr. Qer-
'M Webb. Jefferson Hayes Davis and
Mr,. JoMeph Pulitzer.
Mrs. Davis died at the same hour of
•he day and on the eame day of the
•ear (October 1$) as the two sons.
J 'Nerson Davie waa 10 yearn
« on May 7 Inst. It has prob-
cassed from the minds of many
»r»on, that Mrs. Davis was of North-
oh u° ck ' Her grandfather was Rlch-
V. Nowell. He was a plain man of
»n.f* op , e ' descended from Welsh pa-
’nt» Who settled In Delaware In 1720.
•hiirf. 1 * 1 . raised a family of eleven
, l „J d ""' He hlmaelf became gover-
„’New Jersey, to which slate his
*'l of , 'i5 had remoTed when he was a
Governor Howell was a Federalist of
naini aumhe *t kind, and when Wash-
,5'. ” passed through Trenton on his
•over, New York to be Inaugurated,
, i,i. p, ' r Howell received him officially
„ ?,* ro »*fderaWe display of loyally
V.v.V Pstjanal and political cause.
r" r . n "r Howell led the New Jersey
daring the so-called "whisky
and led them well.
She Was Bom at Natchez.
* LaVIk tvaa k,\e*s I« Vn
BUNDRICK RESPITED
AS HE FACED DEATH
With the gallows ready for his ex
ecution and death only a few houm
away, Governor Terrell respited
George W. Bundrjck for thirty days
Wednesday morning. Bundrlck was' to
have been hanged In Cordele at noon
Wednesday.
The governor's respite wag based on
the recommendation of Judge Little
john and Solicitor Hooper. Judge U.
V. Whipple, who has represented the
condemned man since the trial In 1902,
made such an earnest plea before them
for further time to present reasons for
commutation that they finally con
sented to Intercede.
Last week the prison commission de
clined to recommend Bundrlck for com
mutation. This action was approved
by Governor Terrell, though Judge
Whipple came to Atlanta and pleaded
for a reconsideration.
Bundrlck shot and killed _
Shrouder In the public road of Deely
county lh 1102. Shrouder’s wife, who
was In the vehicle, was slightly
wounded. It Is said that a feud had
existed between the two men for a
long time.
confined In Crisp county jail for the
six months past. He was delivered to
Sheriff Sheppard, of Cordele, at Amer-
Icus yesterday afternoon and brought
Immediately here from Amerlcus,
Bundrlck has discussed his Impend
ing fate but little and appears to have
no hope of further respite. The ex
ecution today wJU be In private, as
usual. / '
CONVICTED RAILROAD
ON REBATING CHARGE
New York, Oct. 17.—At 1:55 p.m. to
day the Jury In the rebating case
brought In a verdict of guilty against
the New York Central Company and
(ended Frederick L. Pomeroy, general traffic
BUNDRICK CARRIED
TO CORDELE TUESDAY
Special to The-Georgian.
Cordele. Ga., Oct. 17.—Everything Is
In readiness for the execution of Geo.
W Bundrlck, condemned to death for
the murder of J. H. Schouder, and un
less the governor grants a respite the
execution will be performed today.
Bundrlck was brought here last night
from Amerlcus, where he has been
manager.
MILITARY HONOR8
FOR MRS. DAVI8
Richmond, Va., Oct. 17.—Mrs. Sayres,
granddaughter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
wired this afternoon that It was the
wish of the family that the funeral
should be conducted with full military
honors such as marked the burial of her
daughter, Winnie.
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Elli
son will respect the request. The fu
neral will lake place Friday afternoon
from St. Pauls Episcopal Church, the
church that President and Mrs. Davis
attended.
I>avl* we, bom III Natchex,
Continued on Page Two.
FATHER OF MRS. NORMAN
TAKES HIS LIFE FOLLOWING
SUNDAY NIGHT TRAGEDY
Special (o The Georgian.
Moultrie, Ga.. Oct. 17.—Mlmsey May.
a well-to-do planter, of (he eastern
part of this county, committed suicide
this morning-at the breakfast hour In
putting the muzzle of a shot gun to
his temple and blowing his brains out.
It Is believed that he had became
Insane as a result nf a family trouble.
It was at his daughter’s, Mrs. Perry
Norman, about whom Derwood Hard
wick was killed Sunday night by the
woman’s father-in-law, Virgil Nor
man. His daughter's conduct has been
a great trial to him and has preyed
upon his mind continually since the
tragedy Sunday nlghL
By W. P. DOUGLASS.
Special to Tbo Georgiao.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 17.—*
Jacksonville stands in the fore
front today as an eminent exam
ple of the success of municipal
ownership of her public utilities.
The proof of the pudding is the
eating thereof, and Jacksonville
has had twelve years to find out
that there is no longer any room
to question the wisdom of the
proposition.
An act was passed by the legis
lature in the year 1899 creating
the board of bond trustees, which
then assumed control of the city
electric light plant in June, that
year. The city was bonded for $1,-
000,000, and ont of those moneys
(lie al PC trie, light plank was pur.
chnsed and installed.
The following statement hns
been furnished to the board of
trustees by A. W. Cockrell, Jr„
secretary:
Sirs:—In connection with the
annual reports of the heads of the
various departments under your
charge, herewith submitted, I beg
leave to call your attention to tho
financial status of th.e electric
plant in line with the report of the
expert accountant made in the
winter of 1901-2. That report, pub
lished in our annual for 1901,
covers an exhaustive financial
statement, showing that the net
cost of this plant to the city on
January 1, 1902, was $69,275.20.
This included all moneys paid by
the city to or for the plant, di
rectly or indirectly, through the
proceeds of bonds, taxation, or
otherwise, with interest at the rate
of 5 per cent per annum added
annually, and deducting therefrom
as credits only those conceded
to the plant for lights furnished
the city and not paid for. and also
deducting the cash turned over by
the plant to the city.
Beginning with this net cost,
the same definite method of deter
mining the net cost on this, the
31st day of December, 1904, wo
find that the plant has paid for
itself to the last dollar.
Ten years ago 'the citizens
were paying $15 per month for
2,000 nominal candle power open
arc lights, and 28 cents per 1,000
watts for incandescent lights.
Realizing that this was an exorbi
tant charge, due in great measure
to a private plant’s monopoly of
public utilities, the city built its
electric plant, in the hope that
Ruch plant would ultimately pay
for itself and at the same time
give the citizens reasonable prices.
As soon as installed the city re
duced the open arc lights from
$15 to $7.50 per month, and the
incandescent price from 28 cents
to 7 cents per 1,000 watts/ This
great reduction in price was se
verely criticised by many, who ac
cepted the statement of the city’s
competitors that* such reduction
was below cost and the city would
soon be run into bankruptcy. So
far from running the city into
bankruptcy, the plant hAS paid
fully for itself in Jess than ten
ears. We mean by this state
ment, supposing every dollar the
city put into this plant (other
than the plant’s own earningR)
FIRE DESTROYS SENECA;
2,000 MADE HOMELESS;
ORIGINATED IN HOTEL
Incendiary Theory, Because of Race Feeling,
Is Disbelieved By Citizens—Both Hotels
Were Destroyed, But Guests Escaped.
Special to The Georgian.
Greenville, 8. C„ Oct. 17.—Following the dynamiting, last Friday nigh),
of a negrq college at Seneca, a email town between Greenville and Atlanta,
that place waa early thle morning burned to the ground. It te eald the fire
waa the work of Incendiary negroea, eeeklng revenge for the deetructlon of
the college. r
Harrell College, the negro school destroyed, waa presided over by Rev.
J. F. Williams and aupported by Northern white people. Williams had made
hlmaelf very objectionable to the white people by advising the negroes not
to work and preaching other Incendiary doctrines. A letter was sent to
him several weeks ago advising him to leave, but to this-he paid no at
tention. Laat Friday night some parties, whether. white or black Is not
known, placed dynamite under each corner of the college building and touch
ed the whole business off at the stroke of midnight.
The building was not completely demolished, but was badly damaged.
Since the dynamiting of this college negroes have been In an ugly
mood and meetings have been held nightly In negro lodge rooms and halls.
Last night. It seems, matters were brought to a head, for at. 1 o'clock an
alarm of fire waa sounded from several parts of the town, which has a
population of two thousand or more. The fire burned furiously and fast
consumed structure after structure, until It-occurred to some one to use dy
namite to break the path of flames. This was not done, however, till the
greater part of the town had been destroyed.
The town whs without fire apparatus and citizens could do nothing but
stand Idly by and watch their property go up In smoke.
Advices from Seneca at 10 o'clock this morning say that among the
buildings destroyed are both hotels. t ^ ' 1 •
Mrs. F. M. Coleman's residence.
Two stores adjoining the hotels.
A clothing store.
Drug store.
A grocery and one hardware store were badly damaged.
The fire broke out In the basement of the Oconee Inn, which waa left
unlocked last night, affording access to Incendiaries If they had desired
to enter. /
No casualties are reported, as the occupants of the hotels had ample
time to get out.
The property loss Is In the neighborhood of $200,000, with about $50,000
Insurance.
HUNDREDS PAY
FINAL TRIBUTE
TO EVANGELIST
SAMP. JONES
Funeral at Cartersville
Set For Thurs
day.
THEORY OF INCENDIARISM
IS WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Special to The Georgian.
Anderson, 8. C, Oct. 17.—The town of Seneca, In Oconee county, $5
miles from here, had a $100,000 fire this morning. Ths fire started In the
basemenf of the. Oconee Inn. The origin Is not known, but there Is no
suspicion of Incendiarism.
Harrell College, a negro Institution at Seneca, was dynamited one night
last week, and this gave, rise to a report here that the fire last night was
started by negroes.
J. F. Hollemsn, cashier of the Bank of Seneca, In conversation over the
long distance telephone this morning, said there wss no foundation, for
this report, and that the people of Seneca do not believe the negroea bad
anything to do with the fire.
By CHARLES E. HARP.
Special to The Georgian.
Cartersvllle, Ga., Oct. it.—The final
details of the funeral ceremonies over
the body of the Rev, Sam P. Jones at
the tabernacle Thursday afternoon at $
o'clock were completed Wednesday
morning, with the selection of the pall
bearers.
Those who will accompany the casket
are:
Pallbearers Named.
S. Mumford, J. H. Wlkle, James
Knight, Dr. R. J. Trlppe, John Leake,
William H. Howard. Paul Gllreath,
Judge J. W. Aiken.
The honorary escort will be made up
of visiting ministers, members of the
city council, city and county officials
and members of the bar.
■ The funeral sermons will be preached
by Rev. George Stuart and Bishop Gal
loway. Addresses will also be made by
Rev. French Oliver, Rev. J. H. Bowen,
of Winona, Miss.; Rev. Wilburn A.
Cleveland. Rev. J. E. Barnard, Rev.
Georgs -W. DuValI. Rev. Wall Hol
combe, Mayor Gllreath and Judge John
W. Aiken.
Eacorts will be selected Wednesday
by the officers of the local Masonic and
Knights of Pythias lodges, to accompa
ny the casket to and from the taber
nacle. Mr. Jones waa a member of
both lodges for a number of yen rs.
The Rev. E. O. Excell, the 'famous
Chicago at 11 o'clock Tuesday,
REV. WALT HOLCOMBE
TO CONDUCT FUNERAL.
Cartersvllle, Ga., Oct. 17.—The fu
neral ceremonies over the body of Bam
Jones next Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock, In the big Sam Jones Taber
nacle, will bo conducted under the di
rection of Rev. Walt Holcombe, who
had been assisting Mr. Jones In his
evangelistic work In the West.
The funeral sermftn will be preached
by Rev. George Stuart, well known all
over the South as an evangelist and one
of Mr. Jones’ closest friends.
Addresses will also be made by Rev.
J. A. Bowen, of Winona, Miss., and
nev. French Oliver, of Chicago.
Continued on Page Five.
DR. BROUWER
ISACQUITTED
TABERNACLE IS CHOSEN
FOR SAM JONES MEMORIAL
Great Mass Meeting
To Be Held Sun
day Afternoon.
The Baptlet Tabernacle In Luckle
street hes been eelected for a great
memorial meeting to be held Sunday
afternoon at $:$0 o'clock to do honor to
the memory of Rev. Sam P. Jones.
Dr. Len G. Broughton le expected to
arrive from his European trip before
Sunday and will make an address at
the meeting. Other orators will be
drawn from clergy and laity and the
meeting will be confined to no denomi
nation or creed.
W. D. Upshaw, whose suggestion In
The Georgian Tuesday that a memor
ial meeting be held, was received with
enthusiasm by the admirers of Sam
Jones, conferred with a number of
prominent men Wednesday and It waa
decided to hold the meeting In the Tab
ernacle. The Grand opera house had
been at first suggested, but' whan the
ofllcers of the Tabernacle tendered
that building It wss at once decided to
accept the offer. Dr. Broughton was a
close friend of Rev. Sam Jones and '4t
Toms River, N. J., Oct 17.—The Jury
case of Dr. Frank Brouwer, charged
with wife murder, after deliberating an
hour and a half, brought In a verdict
of acquittal at 6:45 o'clock this after
noon.
race Results.
PIEDMONT PARK RACE8.
FIRST RACE—Three-minute trot:
Harold G., won; Ibyless, second: Silent
Four heats. Best time,
Green, third.
2:$2 1-2.
SECOND RACE—Three-minute pace,
Olga. Won: Sazerac, second; Jack
Spratly, third. Time, 2:17 1-4 for first
heat, 2:24 1-2 for second heat.
THIRD RACE—Free-for-all: Raoul,
tvon; Opal Wilson, second: Tracy Boy,
Twc m *
third.
fwo heats. Best time, 2:19 1-4.
BELMONT PARK.
Belmont Park, Oct. 17.—Here are the
results of today's races:
FIRST RACK—Six and half furlongs
^■urse: Voorhees, 96 (J. Hen-
MRS. SAM P. JONES,
Wife of the Dead Evangelist.
Is believed that Mr. Jones' own wish
would have been for the Tabernacle
rather than the theater.
An announcement of speakers who
will be given places on the memorial
program will be made Thursday or
Friday.
straight cour .
neasy), 4 to 2, won: Frank’Lord, loo
(Garner), even, second: Klamesha, 115
(Shaw), 2 to 6, third. Time, 1:15 1-5.
SECOND RACE—One mile: Cressl-
nn. 94 (Horner). $ to 1, won; Glnnette,
107 (Miller), out, second; Lady Taran
tella, 90 (J. Hennesay), 7 to 5, third.
Time 1:38,*.
THIRD RACE—Five furlongs: Ken
tucky Beau, lit (Miller), 12 to l. won:
H. Daniel, 122 (J. Jones), 1 to 2,
second; Ballot, 122 (Radtke, 2 to 5,
third. Time 1:12 4-5.
FOURTH RACE—One mile: Wes,
102 (Finn), SO to 1, won; Grapple, 111.
(Shaw), 1 to 4, second; Security. 103
(Sillier), out. third. Time 1:IT 3-5
FIFTH RACE—Seven furlongs: Or
phan Lad, 100 (Miller),
Olid, 97 (J. ■
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Continued on Pago Elovon.
SAM JONES' BOD > 70 REST
IN ROTUNDA OF CAPITOL
The body of Rev. Samuel Porter Joneo will rest In the rotunda of the
capitol on the Hunter street side Friday.
Alderman Oeorge H. Sims and Councilman C. A. Wlkle called on Gov
ernor Terrell Wednesday morning to arrange for the use of the capitol
for this purpose.
It was agreed that the best plan was to have the body rest In tbs
center of the rotunda, so the hundreds who will wish to view the distin
guished dead ran come In the Hunter street entrance and pass out the
Washington street side.
The tentative plan Is for the mayor and the special council commit
tee lo meet the body at the train at 8 o'clock Friday morning and eerort It
to the capitol. A meeting of council will be held Thursday afternoon,
when other arrangements may be made.
nessy)
Black Mate, 107 (Radtke), 4 to 1. third.
Time, 1:2$.
SIXTH RACE—One and one-half
miles: Woodsman, 96 (Hardy), 16 to 1,
won; Calrgnorm, I2t (Horner), 2 to 1,
second: Hotacher, 11$ (Moore), out,
third. Time, $:$$ $-5.
LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 14.—Here are the
results-of the races this afternoon:
FIRST RACE—Fair Calypso, 6 to 1.
won; Alsono, $ to $, second; Oasis,
even, third.
SECOND RACE—Still Alarm. 3 to 2,
won; Tanager, ( lo 6, second: Ouardl,
7 lo 5. third.
THIRD RACE—Frontenac. 6 to 2,
won; Fanlculalrr, even, second: Lady
Esther, 4 to 6. third.
FOURTH RACE—Creolln. 3 to 1.
won: Dr. Keith, * to 8. second; Lady
RACE—Minnie Ada
5, won; Shnwana. 4 to 1, eecot
cess Orns, 3 to 6, third.
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