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ESTABLISHED l*:i2.
ROCK CAUSES
FREIGHT WRECK.
Local Freight on The Seaboard Has Three Cars
W recked Near Elberton on Account of Rock Fall
ing from Cars. No One Injured. Passen
gers Transferred. Story of the Wreck.
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY M
ONLY ONE SHORT WEE^ MORE
FOR THE COUNTERS TO COUNT.
Only one week more for dot counters. Several hayo come from Alabama
As a result of a heavy rock fulling
from a car on a local freight, a wreck
occurred on the Seaboard Air Line Hail
way yesterday, a boot three miles west
of Elberton.
Three cars were derailed and demol
ished, and tbetn ok lorn np for a long
distance, bat no one was killed or hnrt
The through pa.s.nger trains, iium
bers 82 and li:i were doe to meet at
Oomer, but coaid ne t pass the wreck.
Both, however, met at the scene of the
disaster »nd (he passengers were trans
ferred and the southbound iiassengers
taken back to Athens, and Atlanta on
original train. No. 32, which reached a™ being put in position in the new
MACHINERY
IS ARRIVING.
New Fertilizer Plant Near
ing Completion.
Three carloads of machinery for the
new plant of the Oconee Oil and Ferti
lizer Co., have arrived in the city and
Athens about fonr hours late.
From the most authentlo reports pos
sible, the cause of the wreck was the
falling of a big stone from a tiut car
whih t le train was in nation. The
rook rolled underneath the tracks, de
railing three cars and baring np the
track oon.id rably.
DISCHARGED FROM
STATE SUM,
Two Athens Negroes Are
* Now Sane.
Dr. T. O. Powell, so; . -latent of
the Stat i San'ar.um at Milledgeville.
has notified the authorities here that
two negroes, Howard Crawford and
Sam Whitlaw. who wero sent from this
city sometime ago, have been discharged
as sane.
The, cases of the negroes were yery
light, and their immediate cure was ex- | mftrl i a ge
building on Oconee street.
The remainder of the machinery is
expected to arrive this week, and will
be pot in position at once.
By Sep., lf>, the plant is expected to
he ready to begin operations and all
plans are being made to begin at that
time.
A gentleman on the stroet yesterday
asked a representative of The Banner
when the dot contest woald close.
When told that it would close next
Monday at midnight, he replied:
"What will the people hare to do
then'
And the interest In the contest has
been generally this great. More than a
thousand people have conuted the dots,
and a goodly portion of this namber
have sent their guesses to The Banner
oilice with money to be applied on their
subscription. More than a hundred
have sent one dollar, the minimom sum,
to be paid entitling a person to estimate
on the dots, while a large number have
sent amounts ranging from two to five
dollars, with as manv guesses, or esti
mates.
“Have yon counted the dots" has
been a by-word with the people of Ath
ens since the contest was opened. The
business men of the city, the wives
mothers and litttle children have count
mg the dots, and not a single day has
passed that we did not receive a num
ber of counts at The Banner oitice.
Hundreds of these counts have oome
from the people of Athens, while scores
of other have come from other points
MARRIAGE OF
MAJ. WILKINS.
Occurred at Waynesbjro,
Ga., Saturday.
one has oome from Kentacky,
two ftfroai* Soath Oaroliua, two
from ^Florida, oue from Arizona
and namber from this state
outside of Olarse conuty. This not on
ly shows the general iuterest that has
been manifested in the contest, bat it
shows, at the same time the value of
The Baaner as an advertising medium.
If we receive this namber of replies
with money from such a wide area, from
our own advertisement, does it not ap
pear reasonable that other advertisers
can achieve the same results. Make the
advertising attractive, use ample space
and the results cannot be iu doubt.
The ^contest positively closes next
Monday. Those who want to try their
hands at dot counting and participate in
the distribution of the IS cash prizes to
be awarded by The Banner, amounting
to $r>0 ft), had better get in their guesses
early. Those who count now have as
good chance as those who came first.
The auswers so far have varied widely,
as will be seen when one stops to think
that the lowest number sent in is -l.tHW
while this highest has been 7,3‘JS This
is a wide difference, and somebody has
evidently miscalculated.
Get ia'the oontest.
It clo<gi in one week.
THE BANNER IN
ITS NEW HOME.
The Offices of The Athens Banner are Now in the
New Petrie Building on Lumpkin Street. Story
of the Move so Quickly Accomplished. Splen
did Facilities for the Issuance of Paper.
ATHENIANS LEAVE
FOR THE ARMY.
Thirteen Have Enlisted
from Athensand Vicinity.
THE CARNIVAL COMMITTEES HELD
IMPORTANT MEETINGS LAST NICHT.
Announcement ban boon made of the
marriage of M»j W. A. Wilkins, of
Waynesboro, to Miss Katherine Thomas.
Muj Wilkins is well known in this
and is the father of Mrs (1. A. Scndder.
He is a frequent visitor to the city dur
ing the commencement seasons and has
scores of friends here.
The following dispatch tells of the
pected.
NEW FIRM
TO MOVE HERE.
Thompson and Campbell
to Locate Here.
Messrs. Thompson and Campbell, ex
tensive planters and merchants, having
at present a large store in 11a, Georgia,
are negotiating for store room here and
if arrangements can he made, the firm
will open np a store in Athens during
the fall.
Beside the splendid outlook in busi
ness here, these gentlemen have fami-
Uta to educate and wish to move here on
that account.
THIS MlNSTREL
Waynesboro, Ga., Ang. A —Major
William A. Wilkins and Miss Kather
ine Thomas were married at the house
of the bride's parents at 5 o'clock this
evening. Miss Thomas is the oharming
and accomplished danghterof Mr. C. H
Thomas of this city, and is admired by
her many friends for her lovable dispo
sition. Muj. Wilkins is well known
throughout Georgia, and is reputed to
be one of the wealthiest men in the this
portion of the state He has recently
erected a handsome cottage in this city,
and will make his home here. Kev. T-
M. Christian, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, performed the cere
mony. < >nly a few friends, members of
the families of the contracting parties
were present.
The announcement of Maj. Wilkins’
marriage will be a surprise to his many
friends in Savannah. With a cruising
party of which Miss Thomas was a
member Maj. Wilkins returned Friday
afternoon from a trip to Atlantic Beach
imnCD P A M\/ A Q ou lli8 y acht * ,he Jessie, and at night
UNDER UflllVflO. gave a snpper at Dannon Lodge at
Thunderbolt to a number of friends
The party left for Waynesboro yester
day morning. Nothing was known of
Msj. Wilkins’ and Miss Tnomas’ en
gagement before the cruise and It was
kept a secret to all except a few inti
mate friends on their return. Miss
Thomas is a handsome brunette and
very popular socially. Maj Wilkins 1b
well known in Savannah, where he
spends a good deal of time. He is an
enthusiastic yachtiuan and his yacht the
Jessie, on which numbers of Savannah
parties have been his guests, is one of
the finest on the coast.
The several committees appointed by
the executive committee of the Elks
Carnival met at the Athenaeum last
night and attended so mnch business of
importance.
The following committees met:
Decoration committee: Capt. J. W.
Barnett, chairman, Vf. O. Weatherford.
A. H. Davison, E. H. Dorsey, G. W."
McDorman, L. B. Flatow. Sam Fonk-
enstien, R S. Sparr.
Committee am m.usio: D P. Hazel-
ton, chairman, J. A. Morton, and J. G,
Oarithers.
Trades display committee: W. F.
Dorsey, chairman, Harry Hodgson, H.
R. Palmer, and J. L. Arnold.
Athens Wheat and Oat Fair commit
tee, C. T. Hussey, chairmem, O. B.
Griffeth, T. W. Reed, J. F, Rhoais
and E. I. Smith.
Educational oommittee ; G. G. Bond,
chairman, E. O. Branson anil F. A.
Lipscomb.
The oarnival situation was thorough
ly discussed and the members of the dif
ferent committees were enthusiastic
over the outlook for a great occasion.
This morning the decoration commit
tee will the business men for the
purpose oft getting them to decorate
their plsogpiflt holiness daring the car
nival, antljt is hoped that every hnsi
ness man trill agree to do this. Noth
ing helpsjUt to looks more thsu good
a fair or carnival
thont the deco-
For the past few days, a sergeant in
the general servive of the United States
Army has been in the city recruiting
new men for the different branches of
the service. He has met with good suc
cess, and thirteen young men have en
listed and left yesterday for different
points.
Captain W. M. Seville came over from
Atlanta yesterday aud examined the
men and swore them in the servioe. He
was well pleased with the Athens re
cruits, and said that they were as line a
lot of men as the army ever gets.
The men aud their assignments are as
follows: Infantry, Messrs. Noah W.
Matthews, Fred W. Mize, John R.
Crawford, Joseph R. Adams, and Cland
E. Gibson, to go to Colnmbns, Ohio.
Calvary, Messrs. G. E. Hammond and
A. J. Kenney to go to Colnmbns, Ohio.
Calvary: Messrs. Fred H Wade, Wil
liam F. Saye and Charles W. Porter to
go to Savannah. Ga.
The men left yesterday afternoon for
the respective points, and Captain
Seville left for Macon where he goes to
swear in more men.
A. G. Allen's Big Original New Or
leans Minstrels with an avalanche of
brilliant, new attractions under his
mammoth, new canvas theater, ohaste
and elegant in conception, moral and
.refined in tone, unparalleled In daring
exploit*, eleotrical in thrilling features.
Containing tho greatest variety ever
presented by any show. The fnnniest
oomedians, the most laughable panto
mimes, .the molt adroit and graceful
pastimes presented by many acknow
ledged leading oolored performers known
to the minstrel world. Owing to the
large seating capacity of his tent the
price of admission is placed at If. and
26 cents. Athens, August 18th, show
groonds cor. College aveuno and River
street.
DEATH OF
MR. BILLUPS.
A telegram was received in the city
last night announcing the death Mr. J.
M. Billnpa. at Colnmbns, Miss., at fonr
o'clock.
Ool. Billups lived in Athens
in the sixties and was well
known here. He was the
father of Miss Sallio Billnpa who
has been the guest df Mrs. A. 8. Phin-
Uy and who left for her home yesterday
af ternoon.
When yon want a physio that is mild
and gentle, easy to take and oertain to
act, always use Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets. For sale by all drag-
m *
Bmv
BIC CLASS
SHATTERED.
Davison & Lowe’s Plate
Glass Window Shat
tered.
After being broken all day and in
danger of falling any minnte, the dls
oovery was made late yesterday after
noon that one of the big plate glass
windows on the Jackson street side of
Davison & Howe's store was broken.
No one knows how the glass was
broken, bnt a small hole near the -bot
tom of the glass shows that It was done
by either a slingshot or rook and.it most
have been done on Sunday night.
The value of the big glass is $75.
Ropes have been placed aronnd the
window so that If the glass should fall,
no one woo Id be endangered by it.
lathe float parade,
which will be one of the important fea
tures of the carnival. This will afford
a rare privilege for advertising and at
the same time a sight that will be most
pleasing to the hundreds of visitors, and
it is probable that all of the public
spirited merchants and mannfactnrers
of the city will take a hand in the float
parade.
The above committees will meet regu
larly when there is business to be tran-
tacled, and the carnival will be pnBhed
in every possible manner. It is the ob
ject of those in oharge to make it the
greatest event of the kind ever held in
this section of the state.
This issne of The Banner comes to Us
thousands of readers this morning from
its new* home in the Petrie bnilding on
Lnmpkin street.
The move from the old building on
Jackson street, which has been the home
of the paper for the post fifteen years
was accomplished Saturday night and
yesterday morning.
It was a tremenduous undertaking to
move such a large plant and heavy ma
chinery and have it installed in time
yesterday to get out a paper today, hot
the move was successfully accomplished
and everything is now in working or
der in the new building.
Over fifty extra men and many drays
were required to move the plant and
reinstall it, and in many coses men
worked night and day.
The plant is now entirely on the first
lloor and is most conveniontly arranged.
Tha front part of the building is divid
ed into two sections, one for the busi
ness office and editorial rooms and the
other for the press and carriers' room.
The business office will be found in the
third door from the Bteam laundry, and
directly behind Is the ofiicee of the
editor and city editor.
In the next room the big press Is lo
cated am. the carriers have a room in
the front. Directly behind the two front
seotions of the bnilding is the big com
posing room, where all tho type is set
np. The improvements in the new
plant are many, one among which is the
new 5 horse power elec trio motor whioh
runs the press. The motar'u one of to
besti
OF SUM SCHOOL,
Says There Is No Reason
We Should Not Have It.
iiTtjrpeol
{gone a tnorongh cleaning and mnoh new
type has been added.
The management is contemplating
many new Junprovemfnts at an early
date, aud The Banner proposes to be the
p -er of any paper in a oity the size of
Athens in the United States.
DEVASTATING CLOUDBURST.
Sweeps Cemetery and Washes Many
Caskets From Graves.
Madison. N. J., Aug. 11.—A cloud-
hurst last night caused devastation
n Hillside remotery. About 75 cas
kets were, uncovered by the rushing
waters, and many of them were swept
from the graves. The cemetery Is
situated partly on a hill, hut a brook
and ravine traverse the other portion
of It.
The water hacked up and swept
across the lower portion For a dis
tance of about -too feet the torrent car
ried everything before it, and for a
width of 50 feet the graves were wash
ed out. The coffins were found
strewn about In all directions. Some
of the bodies were found a mile from
the cemeteries, and It is believed
that others were washed into the Pas
saic liver.
Forty bodies have been recovered.
The Lackawanna tracks were badly
washed out between Madison and
Chatham.
HE SAW STRANGE SIGHTS.
Bank Building Damaged by Fire.
New York, Aug. 11.—The New York
Bank building at tho rorner of Wall
and William streets was damaged by
fire to the extent of $50,000 early to
day. The first floor, basement and a
portion of the top floor Is occupied
by the bank. The remainder of the
building Ib used as offlies. The fire
started In a lawyer's office on the third
floor. Several other offices on that
floor were damaged and the top floor
was almost burned out. The bank
portion of the building down stairs and
the safety vaults were deluged with
water.
Captain Nye Tells of Wonders of Ga
lapagos Island.
San Francisco, Aug. 11.—Captain
Richard Nye, who was one -,1’ those
on the steamer W. S. I’hclps, tolls ot
many wonders of Galapagos Islands,
which that vessel recently visited. In
an Interview he said:
"The Islands are full of minerals as
shad Is of hones. On Albemarle
thore Is an extinct crater, miles In dl
ameter, In which there Is In sight 40,-
000 tons of pure sulphur. The crater
is about 10 miles Inland, and a tramy-
way will he necessary for transporta
tion to the coast, but this should he a
small matter, considering the possi
ble profit.
"One of the queer things Albemarle
Island Is that It Is overrun with wild
dogs. The animals are mongrel
breed and were left on the Island by
whalers. The dogs have become wild
and are extremely vicious. They are
wolf-like In their habits and run iu
droves.”
Captain Nye also tells of a remark
able lake on the Island of Chatham at
an elevation of 3,000 feet above the
sea level. This lake, according to
tho captain, rises and falls with tho
tide, aud no sounding line has ever
reached Its bottom. Many relics of
an ancient race were found.
Trampled Wife Undor Feet.
Greensboro. N. C.. Aug. 11.—Charg
ed with trampling his wife under nis
foot after attempting to shoot her
and striking her In the faoe with his
*..4 and pulling a handful of her hair
out. John R. Barnes, of Summers
township, was arrested and lodged In
Guilford Jail. He does not deny the
charges. He will be given a prelim
lnary hearing here this week before
» trial Justice.
WOMAN AT THE WHEEL.
Granted License to Pilot Steamer on
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
Louisville. Ky.. Aug. 11.—Mrs. John
Golden, of Jeffersonville, Ind., has
been granted a license to pilot steam
ers on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
and today she w.lll start on ner first
trip as a licensed officer. She will be
at the wheel of her husband’s steam
er. the Shawnee, which goes south
with a large store boat, the Mount
Vernon, In tow.
Mrs. Golden has devoted much of
her time to the river, and has trav
ersed the various waterways of the
south with Captain Golden.
Chancellor W. B. Hill, of the Univer
sity of Georgia, like President Branson,
of the State Normal School, and others,
is heartily in favor of the plan to have a
summer school in Athens next summer.
It will be remembered that The Ban-
nor has been working on suoh a move
ment for the past few mouths, aud
many of the people of the city have
heartily endorsed the plan. Chancellor
Hill says:
"The advantages of Athens fora Bum
mer school are nnsnrpasstd. The city is
850 feet above the sea level, has an nn-
sarpassed health record, a delightful
climate. The buildings of the university
contain ample lecture roems aud the
dormitories of the university and State
Normal school, together with the dining
halls of the two iustitntea, conld furnish
accommodations for at least 400 students
at a oost of $7 or $S per month.
"While a small sum would be required
to inaugurate the course, it is probable
that after the first year no additional
appropriation would be required.
"This movemeut could not, of oonrse,
ha inaugurated without some assistance
from the legislature. The oompetont
specialists from abroad and the strong
teaohers at home cannot be secured
without being engaged at a reasonable
compensation. In the laboratories of
chemistry, botany, etc., expenses would
be incurred that would have to be pro
vided for in advance.
It is customary in summer schools to
charge a small matriculation or taition
fee, and as in the case of the University
of Tennessee these small sums contri
buted by a large namber make a consid
erable fond. Four hundred teaohers in
Georgia paying a matriculation fee of $5
each would reach $2,000, and this wonld
be at least one-half the expenses ot con
ducting the school. Bat, of oonrse,
contracts for the services of snoh lead
ing men in the educational world as
wonld be necessary for the servioes of
professors of various oolleges in Georgia
and for the other expenses of conduct
ing the school could not be made depen
dent on a fund expected to be received
from the teachers. In other words it
would be absolutely necessary for the
legislature to provide a land to bear the
initial expense.
"This qnestion has been under consid
eration by the trustees for sometime and
Governor McDaniel referred to the mat
ter in his report to Governor Oandler.”
ATHENS NEGRO TALKS
AT NEGRO CONGRESS.
His Address One of Strong
est Delivered During
the Week.
The delusive dots.
Dots mean dollars.
William D. Johnson, a well known
Athens negro, who has tasen a promi
nent part in re.igious aud educational
work iu this section of the state, deliv
ered an address before the Negro’s Con
gress in Atlanta last week on "The Ne
cessity Teacher." His address is said to
have been one of the strongest delivered
daring the congress. He spoke in part
as follows:
Mr. President, since everything said
and done in this congress will be char
acterized by its relation to the negro,
tne question will naturally be asked,
What hope for success is held out to
the teacher and philanthropist who
wonld labor and sacrifice to bnild np the
moral character of the race ?" On this
question I am sure that every thought
ful negro will join with me in gratitude
to our white friends, north and soath,
who have responded to the pleading of
our necessities and have roached down
helping hands to lift ns to onr presont
moral status.
We are now beginning to help our
selves and of the good men and women
of our own raoe. and of the white raoe,
who take an interest in oar progress, we
ask that yon look not alone upon the sins
and crimes of the race, bat also at some
ot the qualities that stand to onr oredit.
The first recommendation of the negro
comes from the immortal Homer who
speaks of the "blameless Ethiopians,”
whom he calls the most just of mankind
and the favorites of the gods. And to
prove that we decended from the same
people it will be sufficient to state that
fonr millions of ns negroes, for four
years were right in the middle ot the
great war between the Btates and thongh
we made ourselves very active, wa re
ceived praise and not blame from both
contending parties. The Beoret ot this
is made plain when Prof. Kealing tells
yon that the negro htd the confederate
soldier in his oabin and the union sol
dier undor it. And for the good that
negroes have done sinoe freedom. Bishop
W. J. Gaines, onr president, and these
assembled delegates will stand for the
object lesson.
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