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The Georgian Carrie* The BUSINESS .. And All Of It Clean Atlanta Georgian. VOL. 1. NO. 228. ATLANTA, QA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 17,1907. JAMAICA IS LOST TO THE WORLD; FEARISFELT FOR FOLK LEFT ON iai r All Communication Is Cut Off Thursday Afternoon. Huge Tidal Wave Washes ~ Shores of the Earthquake Rooked Isle. New York, Jan. 17.—All com munication with theJsland of Ja : maica was cut off suddenly this afternoon after the receipt of a ca blegram telling of an immense ti dal wave which swept the coasts of the earthquake-rocked island. The fate of the inhabitants 1b sow in doubt and the gravest ap- pyehenaicms are felt in London and New Yopr. The last message to Jamaica from die British colonial office was mailing on Governor General 8weeterbam. to report full details Ho answer believed that the cable U broken and fears are entertained that a catastrophe more terrible than the earthquake has Jiappencd. The tidal wave bulletin'was re ceived by The London Standard. Kingston, Jamaica, via. Hol land Bay, Jan. 17.—The United Slates torpedo boat Whipple from Guantanamo, Cuba, with Bear Admiral Davis, U. S. N., arrived here today. Other American war ships with supplies and medical assistance are on the way. Admir al Davis at once saw Governor Swceterham and offered the as sistance of the American naval forces in any way they might be needed. COMMITTEES State of South Will Be Represented at Convention. BIRMINGHAM WELCOMES GUESTS Evening Session Will Be —Given Over to Discus*— siou of Marketing Crop. London. Jan. 17.—The Evening Standard prints ft special cable from Holland Bay, Jamaica, which says a giant tidal wave has swept over Annota bay, on the north coast of Jamaica, doing great dam age. It states the entire northern and eastern coast line of the island has been changed, great stretches of beach disappearing into the sea. Special to Tlio GiHirglon. Birmingham, Ala.. Jan. 17.—Addresa- ♦ s «*f welcome. rr*t>-»tisc and the ad- dress of President Harvfe Jordan con stituted the principal business at the •jK-nlng session of the third annual •otton convention of the Southern Cot ton Association, which %vaa held today in the Hippodrome building. Mayor Ward welcomed the visitors on behalf of Birmingham and the wel come address on behalf uf the Alabama dlvi.niuu of the Bmtthem Cotton As sociation was made by W. H. Sey mour, of Montgomery. The response wuh made by M. L. Johnson, president of the Oeofgln division of the associa tion. The address of President Jordan was the- feature «*f the convention t**day IB* gave a complete history of cotton and Jhe work of the association. leMtfTfTiHs woTT represented at * iTe m-enttrm and hw awr given assignments on tmtsirtant com- mlttees, which were named luday. The afternoon session was called to order at 2: So o’clock und wus given over t«» addresses. Tonight’s session provides for a gen cm I disrtisslnn of marketing and financing the American cotton crop by the growers. AT 0FM.lt PATTERSON SPIRIT OF GOOD WILL ATTENDS LAST SESSION OF COUNCIL OF HEBREWS Next Council Meets in Philadelphia in 1909. SUBSCRIBE FUNDS TO AID COLLEGE Favors Immigration For the South and the West. The twentieth council of tlm Union of American Hebrew Congregation* came lose at noon Thursday. The next convention will be held 5 voter i-o years hence In Philadelphia. The last session was very much In e nature of a love feast, the con tending factions coming together and working harmoniously. The commit tee of sixty was dropped from discus- H«»n and other matters were taken up. Subscriptions -to-the amount vf $28,* 50«» were mude to a new building on the campus of the Hebrew Union College at Cincinnati. Isaac \V. HcrnlM-im. of New York, Jan. 17.—Another earthquake has shaken Jamaica, ng to tl The min of the city of I plat tyst-lat t-»T!ie CetTglatl. .Vashvllle, Tenn., Jan. 17.—.Malcolm It. Patterson'. Democrat of Memphis, Shelby county, took the. oath of office of governor of Tennessee today. In the Ti.tTl of the house of representatives, in the presence of more than 2.000 per sons. The inaugural ceremonies were most Impressive. The big hall was beautifully decorated In Hags and hunting of national colors, entwined with Jackson vine. The oath was administered by Chief Justice W. D. Beard. Governor John I. Cox, the outgoing governor. Ill a short and graceful speech, surrendered tile duties and powers .»f the office of chief executive to the new governor, and the latter umde i short and llttlng speech of ae roplane* nionn - was guUh.d that him- vernors of Tennessee ■f honor as follows: Rub-' Ih nton McMIllln, James I John P. Btichnnan. • w itnessing the cere one of the most dlstln \ »•!* gathered In the state eption ' HI ho Jingston has been made complete. A cablegram from Santiago, Cuba, says the shock was felt there. St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, reports that the island of danmica is still trembling under the successive earthquakes. It is reported that the land uyon w h;ch Kingston is built is slowly •inking into the waters of the bay. 1 000 BELIEVED DEAD. Alt persons Have been warned away from Kingston and the bar- : OOOCO oacooooo<Kiooooooooooo hor has been closed to shipping.jo . _. NS BACK 2 Tlle American consul at St. Thom- jo pal *J n l |ashion 8 this week, o * s says that 1,000 persons have 1£ — g h«ea killed and that there is great j o s",™ r "r Zom- o danger of pestilence. S m«: . ,, 2 R> tr Admiral Evans, with the a i«.j. "'-'£^'1 nll^re ."king o Atuntic fleet of the American Jo • jJ r>( , rl|l *r« being o navy, has started with all speed „ t.«>ied. arrnt they" Louisville, lias notified the convention that he will give the college a library, which.* It Ih estimated, will cost $60,000. hen the- money for the new building Is raised. It Is planned to raise a fund of 1100.000 for the new college building, a ml the eubacrlpttomi of Thursday morning arc considered a splendid nucleus. Subscribers to Fund. Samuel Woolner, Peoria, 111., $5,000; Solomon Fox. Cincinnati, $2,000; Isaac Gold111. Cincinnati. $1,000, Rabbi Al fred iJudslmw, ClncIfluulL llOO; Alum ni Association Hebrew Pnlori*College^ $5,non: Lnutg-J. 1 t1 Oldman. -t-incliumtL Holland Bay, via Galveston, Tex., Jan. 17.—News Is mining In from the villages of Hit* interior of the parish of St. Thomas that muny of the small towns In the Blue mountains were bad ly damaged by earthquake Monday. Trlnttyvllle, one of the centers of the Blue mountain mffee district, and the village of Coley are situated In the Blue mountains, appeared to have suf fered. How seiiouslr I" not yet known. No loss of life has been reported. Morant Bay, \yM<ii Is a few mile** to the west of thiimitatlon, *« said to lie badly damaged. It la one of the prin cipal mall stations on the south coast of St. Thomas, and although It has a population of no more than 2.00a per- were wrecked and much ms, It Is the muln outlet for the |>r«»-1 destroyed in them. dace grown throughout tin* parish of St Thomas. Trlnltyvllk* and Coley «r»* Isttli thriving villages. Fmltsvllle, Coley and Boaton are de stroyed with small loss of life, but , litany are Injured and homeless. The ' aggregate population of these 'town* 1 was over 3.000. They were 20 mile* east of Kingston. ; “punlshtown, of &.o*»o (sipulatlon. 15 < IN HIS ROOM $t.wm:- Bernhardt Bettman. tincln- n»tl. $1,1100; M- N, Unlink, tMnrlnnntl, $1,000; I. Trnger, Cincinnati. $1,000; Walter J. Freiberg. Cincinnati, $5,000; J. Bchoentlml, Columbus, Ohlr, $500; J. nttenhcltner, Cincinnati. $20U; Rabbi Korn Ibid, Columbus, Ohio, $100; H. Greenbaum. Cincinnati. 1500; Isntah Temple, Chicago, $1,000; Martlh A. Marks, Cleveland, $500; Jonah It Wile, Portland, Ore.. $100; Ruhbl Jacobs. Jacksonville. $150; Max May. Cincin nati. $150; Mobile congregation through Rabbi Alfred Moses, $1,000; A. OOOQOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOa t O AID FOR JAMAICANS O O FROM HEBREW UNION. O S O A resolution to extend to th, O (.iiff.-rln* people of Jamaica the O heartfelt sympathy of tha Union of O Ann-rlran Hebrew Congregations O and t» Itld them with a liberal O I'ontrlbutlon. waa Introduced O Tlmraday morning at the O aeeelon of the convention. O The rvanlutlon was looked upon g-foypptbly, end waa referred to O ttie executive .board for action. O The board will act favorably. O OOOCOOOOODC O O ELECTION OF OFFICERS O DELAYED TWO WEEKS, t O O The new executive board of the < O Union of American Hebrew Con- ! O (relations met Thursday morning O and transacted the routine bull- I O neee Incident to an Initial i O The election of officer, of the 1 O board, which waa to have been O held, wae postponed for two week. O could be given a chance OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0O0OO4O0Q U. Hchwab. Cincinnati. 1500; Congre gation Beth Kl, New York, 11.000; Joe Hartman. Chicago, *600. The following resolution. Introduced by Aaron Haas, of Atlanta, waa adopt ed On Immigration. "The Union of American Hebrsw Congregations gathered In convention St Atlanta. Go., herewith resolves. That it le in hearty accord with the policy of nur government to divert Immigra tion from the congeeted seaports of the Eaat to the porta of the South and Went.” The following were elected ZhsmET^ here of the executive board for tha next two years: Ellas Michael, HL Louis; Charles Uutxberg, Richmond. \V. B. HackenUurg. Philadelphia; Bernard Oulsberg. Detroit; Victor H. Krlegeha- her, Atlanta: Jnllua Hnaenwald. Chi cago; Max B. May. Cincinnati: Martin A. Mark*. Cleveland: Adolph R Oche, New Vork; Isaac W. Bernhelm. M* Wmi Main xtra.L Louisville. Ky; Bern, hard Bemnanw. PlnrfhhaiL- Joelah Cohen. Pittsburg; J. Walter-Y'relberg, m Cincinnati: Solomon Pox. Cincinnati; land- J. Goldman, Cincinnati; Harry Hart. Chicago; Samuel Kata, Omaha; Adolf Kruua, Chicago; Louis Krohn, Cincinnati; Mortts Loth, Cincinnati; Bnruch Mahler, Cleveland; Abram Op- ponhelmer. Bulfalo; Sigmund -Rhein-— strnm. Cincinnati; Jacob 1L Schlft, New York; Emil Sellg. Philadelphia; Charles Shohl, Cincinnati; laaaa Htmnse, Baltimore; Solomon Bulxber- ger. New York; Jullue Weis, New Or leans; Samuel Woolner, Peoria, 111. west of Kingston, reporta thr and considerable property I Is feared that many other small Iso- ed towns have suffered. All the plantations fur miles fruit; - southern ousels hove suffered ott* r^et and sugar crops ,-tre ruined. Tht arid warehouses of planters T the er HOW BRENDLE WON BRIDE; WROTE LETTER TO HIMSELF TELLING OF GREAT LEGACY tten Ises at the capital \"llt'ite furnished by the Indus ho.d hand, and also by the band He Mind school. from Guantanamo to Kingston to < the stricken city. IJ \Y. ,»tht»r man i •I';.»tl*tv ttft'l I ic »;i .»r Friday “ ..bably rain, to- O SOME OF KNOWN OEAD AND INJURED PERSONS. Cable. * '• n, Jamaica (via 11"lltn<l J -»» 17.—With fully I.»»o »'•' * 'I'm*!, of whom n«»t Ic«n than .. :>fl de grees. . .57 degrees. . . fi'J degrees. . .61 degrees. . .63 «lrgr* es . .64 degrees. . .66 degrees. . .6* degrees. Continued on Page Four* : pijbvceoeooop'wwoooooc A decidedly unique sequel has de loped In the CAse of D. Hrendle, the South Carolina mountaineer who wa Jailed In Decatur Tuesday aftern*»oi i suGpet*ted desperado, bank n»b her and murderer and who was later reloused on establishing Ills entire In nocence. * Brendle, who wears; a picturesque slouch hat and high topJjtwJa^nd has the appearance of u typical Westefn* er. Is a bridegroom. Thereby bangs a tale, which proves Hrendle to be a ge- ntus and a strategist While being Invest ignted as a sup posed desperado, a let lor was found In his pocket. Informing Hrendle ho had fallen heir to a fortune of $40,000. De tective b**rgeant Hanford regarded this, letter with suspicion and began to make Inquiries. Hrendle at flrst denied knowing anything of the letter, but hnally made a startling confession. He Informed the s«rgtMnt that the letter was a fake, puie and simple, and had been written to Idin at his own in stigation, as a lever to aid him In win ning the tifTeetion of the pretty moun tain girl he loved and win* Is now Id** bride. Hrendle said lie was des|s*n»»«i> In love with the black-eyed mountain lass, .ind, In order to dnch the had Him * letter written to hltnse inn - r tlie fortune which had sudib nl dtlo ti lti»«* Ids hands, tin receiving th b tf. r. In* promptly took it to his ►» * t heart and asked her to read I* f • •* til in She did so on January h the two w «*i numb'd in South t’ar«dlna. Lao I*» I dn\ t! *-\ moved to Scottsdale, i lanta. wli'ie Brendle was sus| being a deS|iem«l«t. As he concluded Ids c*»nft' •Serge**!!* La^f*?rd ljr« ndb s.ild, in a wlilspefftnl «A*r»A ,- if course I ain’t got no $P*,""0. bul 1 wouldn’t have her to km letter w rote for nothing." •«» The Georgian, rsvllle, Ga., Jan. 17.—At Ids home at Allatnnnn, Ga., three miles from here, the body of I. o. McDaniel woe found, hearing a bull'd wound '* hi.il. It Is believed, was self-Inflicted ami which was the cause if Ids death. Mr McDaniel was 62 years of . ge an l lived at the (urge stone house built by bH father many years ago. He was bi oilier of ux-GoVernnr Hrmry B. m Daniel, of Georgia, and u step-brother .,f Colonel Sam W. Wilkes, of th Georgia railroad. Ho owned a large plantation and was one of tho most extensive planters In this section of th state. In the Immediate family there was but one other member, Repley McDnn lei, the 3*-year-old son, who resides at Birmingham. Mrs. Mil>uub ]’* home was kept bv Mrs. Stone am! Mrs. Maffey, who lived in the house with him. The report re ceived here Is that they discos *red Ih* 1 body early this morning b-nrng th* bullet wound and he bad • 'dilentlv been dead for some Him*. As soon as the body was found the country coroner was notified and the ... votllt of inquest met at I h. 1 noon. The court Is still in I. i Ith finding has not been The Jury examined tin TRAINED NURSE CANNOT BE FOUND BY FRIENDS me at sslon, and i announced, body In the hen* It was found. Relative* of ] the deceased In Atlanta ami his s at Birmingham were telegiaphcd I {and are expected i » arrive today It Is rial ! ’.VI- "ere the pt ed of'Heci sb.n t«i WALKER S7REE7SCHOOL 70 VIS/7 THE GEORGIAN; THIRD GUEST OF PAPER md that ttnum lal liable cause of the tragedv. the large and pr*unli»«nt >nnec!|on and the high standing of the family In this community, the news of the death Is a great shock to the com- twtnltr For almost half a c«*ntury Mr Me. t ),ml ii!n> JOnnlrls had been one «»f the most mil- I had lllll( gpicufitm figures It* this section of the I state. Forty years ago lie moved here --■ ■ iir mak*' his homo at the family home- j stead when he had since that time re sided For thirty years he was station agent for the Georgia railroad n*sAI- ‘Intooim having recently resigned the I posltt i because of declining health. h- Frtday w ill bo receiving day at The Georgian for the pupils and te; era of the seventh and eighth grades of Walker Htreet school This will be the third school to Inspect The Georgian plant during the time the paper la In process of Issue for the day. Ivy and Frew Htreet schools have already visited the office. These visits from the schools have come to be great events, and are looked forward to with no less eagerness by The Georgian family than th# pupils and teachers Those who have already made the Inspection found ao much to Interest, so much wonder to the uninitiated that they hav# aroused tht keenest anticipation among the boys ami girls yet to come. ooooooooooqooooooooooooooo a O O O New Vork, Jan. 17.—The follow- O C (ng cablegram was received to- O O day by Gillespie Bros., Importers, O O No. 2 Stone street, from thilrO O agent at Kingston: O O ’Kingston destroyed. All our O C friends saved None Injured. O O (Hlgned) *’J. H. HOODAL." 0 O 0 OpoOOOOQOGOOyOOOOOOOOOOUOF Miss Eva Driscoll, of 1S6 Lee street, well-known trained nurse, disappear ed fmm;her home Wednesday shortly before noon and the police have been asked to find her. Miss Driscoll Is said to have been suffering with_nervous prostration for the past three months, and It Is feared she may have wandered away while In n tit of temporary' mental nlibera tion. After the young woman left her home a note, inscribed on the back of an envelope, waa found In her room. The note mereiy-atated: "Have gone to spend the day with M. D.’’ No one seems to know who **M. D." la and all efforts to ascertain the present whereabouts of Miss Driscoll have, proven unavailing. Miss Driscoll Is an orphan and haa been residing In Lee street with Mtaa Anna Love, another trained nurse. Her friends are greatly worried over her nbs* The missing young woman Is de scribed as l>eing tall and very pale, with durk hair and hate) eyes At tha time she left home she wore a brown hat, tan colored rain c«»at, plaid worst ed shirt waist and brown aklrt. (15,000 FIRE IT ion TH CONCERNS FED Mpeelnl to The Ceorf’.aO. Huvannuh, Ga.. Jon. 17 Tin- F* Atlantic Fat and Manufacturing F« l*nny plant wus,totally destroyed by fire this morning The whole plant, Jncluo lug sheds, office building, ears, a mil lb»n or more feet of lumber mid other property was destroyed. A 25,000-gallon tank, over the boiler room, was destroyed In the early stages of the fire ami there was no water with which to tight the Humes, The fire started In the both r iv om The estimated damage Is $75,000. partly covered by insurance. The plant was formerly owned by the Georgia Far and Manufacturing Font- patty, which recently went through bankruptcy primeedlng*. Merrill Fal laway being receiver, and It had re sumed work under a new management. OFFICER DOYAL FREE FROM TOWER Policeman James Doyal, who has been In the Tower for severs? days for shooting John Henry Hmlth. a yard conductor of the Western and Atlantic railroad, was released Wednesday night on bon*, of $l,e00 Doyal wow wimwed bund •Zfc'the announcement that the wounded conductor la out tf danger. Two Kirms Found Guilty of Cornoriug Licorico Paste. Ni>w York, Jan. 17.—Judge Catftei. In'the I'nltod Hiatt, circuit court, to day lni|i,mcd a Ann of 110,00,1 upon MacAmlrcwa tt Korbra Company, of ihla city, and a Anc of »»,ooo upon the J. S. Young Company, of Baltimore, aubiddlory concerns of tht Amtrlcan Tobacco Company, which ware found guilty of violating tha 8hcrman anti- tru«t law. s Both Arnui were found guilty of com bining to control the output of licorice paatc uactl In the manufacture of plug tobacco ami an agreemsnt to maintain a monopoly of the trade. John IX Lindsay, of counaal for the datenae, naked for a atay of proceeding*, which waa granted, and fhe rate will to car ried to the United State* circuit court uf appeals.