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e a ^tVhirlwmd Campaign in Car—Sam Small for Cam paign Manager. REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN TAKE UP THE ORGANI ZATION OF A LIVE COM MERCIAL BODY. Revised Estimate of the Losses. Kansas City, Jan. (1.—Revised estU ■ mates of the losses by last night’s lire make the losses slightly more than half a million dollars, with In surance covering two-thirds. The lire was under control at 2:30 o'clock this morning. The olsses are: National : Dank of Commerce, $100,000;, The Woods building, owned by the presi dent ol the bank, $150,000; the Colum bus Buggy Co.;-$100,000; the Kimball Plgni Co., $36,000; Hettinger Bros., surgical Instruments, $80,000. Kansas City, Me., Jan. 5.—Fire In the retull quarter tonight caused a loss of $350,000, d-wtroylng tho three- story brick building of tho Columbus Buggy Co., on Walnut street near Tenth, tho adjoining building occupied by tho Kimball Plano Co., nad tho Het tinger Bros. Manufacturing Co., and damaged the Commerce building, oc cupied partly by the National Bank of Commerce. The bank’s loss was confined principally to an addition which It built to the Commerce build ing about a year ago.. Hon. Jamas M Smith, of Oglethorpe. t \ & ■ '/ (. », Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 6.—(Special).—It is announced at the state capitol today that Hon. Jim Smith, of Oglethorpe, will formally announce for governor tomorrow. He will make a whirlwind campaign over the state in a handsomely fitted up Pullman palace car. Sam Small is to be Mr. Smith’s campaign manager. A meeting o? a dozen or more rep resentative business men oi the com- niiinity was held at The Herald of fice last night for the purpose of _ taking up the organization of a league of Albany business m,en. Almost every class of business in terests in the city -vas represented at the meeting, which was a most enthu siastic and harmonious one. It was the unanimous opinion of the meeting that one of the crying needs of the city is an organization of business •men that will go right to work and accomplish something for the up building of Albany. After Un enthusiastic discussion of the matter in hand, a name for tho new organization was selected. Alba ny Business League was the name chosen as being best suited to such an organization as was outlined. Those who were present at last night’s meeting, and those who had "been invited to attend, were made a general committee to see very busi ness man in the city and urge him to become a member of the organization ►and to be present at a general meet ing which will he held at the city hall on the night of Tuesday, January 16, at 8 . o'clock. Each wf the members of this general committee is expected to call upon every man in the city who is in the line of business he repre- sentS: This committee is composed o: the followin'; bu dress men: Morris Weslosky, for the bankers; S. W. Smith, for the lawyers; A. H. Hils-~ me I own Completely in hands or Jve olutiomsts—Holidays Close Factories THOUGH / CONTROL REMAINS WITH PIDC0CKS—J. N. PID- C0CK SELLS CONTROLLING INTEREST AND RETIRES. To Answer Question In- , tended to Bring Out His Connection with Stand ard Oil.' Rome Man Whp Killed George Wright Will Face Jury for the Sec* ond Time Next Week. St. Petersburg, Jan. 6.—On account of the serious condition of affairs on the Siberian railroad, many stations being in a condition of anarchy, sev. enteen districts through which the line passes fro mtlral mountains to Lake Baikal, a distance ol 1,800 miles, has been placed under martial law. olas, arriving today from Caucasus, reports Novorossysk completely In the hands of the revolutionists. The government and other authorities have fled and a mayor has been chosen by the populace. J. N. Pldcoclt, president, general manager and traflic manager of tho Georgia Northern railway, has sever ed his connection with the road which he has been so largely Instrumental In developing, and will retire from ac tive work. Announcement is further made that Mr. Pidqook has sold to his brothers, Nest York, Jan. 6.—Henry H. • Rogers, vlco-presldent and a director of the Standard Oil; Co., of New Joriey,,refu8od at the commissioner's hearing today to answer the question- whether he is a stockholder In ,tho Stand.ard.6ll Co., of Indiana. His Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 6.—(Special.)— Vincent T. Sanford charged with the murder of Qeorjte Wright at Home, last summer, left Atlanta; yesterJ&y for Rome where on Monday he will be put upon trial for his life for the second time.. Sanford was accompan- Th “ prisoner appeared, to be in the best of spirits. Ho. said he felt sure of ac- qqlttal.. He reiterated a statement made some days ogo that he did not. think he would he given u fair trial. Ho charged that, tho trial Judge and solicitor general were his personal as well as poHtl'cal enemies. Sanford thanked the Tower ofllclnls for their many kindnesses to him. Judge Wright, at Romo, has already drawn 200 names from which the Sanford Jury will be composed. It Is expected that the I rial will consume three days. At the former trial the Jury failed to agree nfte rbelng out for a long time. All Factories Closed For Holidays. St. Petersburg, Jan. 6.—All factories and industrial enterprises have been closed for the holidays. The employ, ers decided not tr open their estab lishments until after January 22nd, tUe,&nn|xerggry£f “Rp.4.Sunday.” -jp. view of threats of disorder on that Train Service Out of Moscow. Moscow, Jan. 6.—-Train service on all lines out of oMscow has been re established. "C. W. and F. R. FUcock, the’ 'control- i .Its- lr,g-Interoat in the. Georgia Northern Rnllwny Company, the said Interest consisting of 767 of the total 1,500 shares of the company's stock. The par value of the shares Is $100, the company being capitalized at $150,000. The retirement of Mr. Pldcock will be an nccompllshed facL on or before the 17th Inst., by which time tho trans er of the controlling stock and the winding up of other necessary de tails will have been compolted. The retiring president will leave at once for Hot Springs, Ark., where he will remain for some time. ' He is much broken In health as tho result of overwork, and his physicians have advised him that absolute rest Is nec essary before recuperation can he hoped for. He has been Identified with the Georgia Northern since 1894, and during the eleven years olj his ad ministration the line has been ex tended northward to Albany and on the south to Boston. Messrs.. C. W. and F. R. Pldcock will assume active management of dhe Georgia Northern. It Is taken for granted that the former will be pres ident and general manager,- Mr. F. R. Pldcock filling some other hardly less Important post.. It. is stated that It Is a condition of the 'transfer of the controlling stock of-the road that It never be solj to another road, or be allowed to pass Into tke hands of parties whose own ership would render the absorption of the line likely. The. Ptdcocks are thorough-going business and railroad men, and It Is gratifying that they are to retain control of the Georgli Northern, de spite the retirement of President, J. N. Pldcock, Who has been the road’s guiding spirit for so long. Incidentally, announcement is made that-the -Georgia Northern Will push forward the erection of freight ware houses In this city as soon as the nec essary concessions, which are now pending, can be secured at the hands of the city authorities. n hands of Revolu tionists. 6.—The steamer Nieh- day. FOR 8ALE—So’">raI close dcn’ces. • (B-3t) ED. P man, for the phys'clans; C. AV. Kaw- son, for the retail grocers; Joe Sparks, Cor the hardware men; A. J. Lippitt, for dealers in dry goods, shoos, etc.; J. B. Gilbert, for the druggists; Ed mund Kalmon. for \he wholesale gro cers and meat dealers; Leo Marks, for the whiskey dealers; Henry Gortatow- sky, for the cotton men; Paul J. Brown for manufacturers; A. C. Gor- tatowsky, insurance men; John Betje man and J. A. Davis, <for all others not represented in abovg lines. In addition to tb’s committee a tem porary executivfi^committee was nam ed to draw up a constitution and by laws for the league and to outline a plan of finance to fce reported to the general meeting on January 1G. This committee was made up of Morris’ Weslosky, chairman; C. W. Itawson, J. T. Mann, John Betjeman and Ed mund Kalmon. The enthusiasm which was display- led by all who were at the meeting last night and the genuine zeal with which they entered into the work seem to make the success of the new organ ization assured. Ortainly, it is con ceded that Albany needs a league of business men, and it is believed that there is scarcely a business man in the city who will not join heartily in this movement, an* give it such finan cial and moral support as will he’nec essary for it to accomplish all the good that its most sanguine members could expect.- f , In the Sum of $20,000 for the Erection of a Court House—Election Called. rescriptxons flaving sold our en tire Buggy, Wagon and Harness business Baker county wants a new court house. And she.is going %1)out procuring it in the right manner. Mr. T. H. Cas- kie, a prominent citizen of the coun ty and chairman of the board of Com missioners of road* and revenues, was in the city this morning, and arranged for publication in The Wewkly Herald, tbe'’9fficial organ of Bakor county, of. notice of an election to be held at the various voting p^clncts of the coun ty for the purpose of authorizing a bond Issue for the purpose stated. According to notice ns given in the advertisement, the election will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17th. It Is proposed to issue bonds In the sum of $20,000, there being twenty bonds o.’ the de nomination of $1,000 each. They are to bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent.., and will be payable in gold, prin cipal and interest, one bond and ac crued Interest being paid annually. Baker county’s present court house Is an old frame structure which has been in service for many years. It la too small to accommodate the legal business of the county, and does not afford protection for the official rec ords. The county has been develop ing and prospering of late. There is every reason to believe that Newton will get a railroad during the present year, and the people of the county will make no mistake In approving the pro. posed issue of bonds. BLOODY SHOOTING AFFRAY IN GRADY COUNTY, Thlrteen-Year-Old 'Boy Took Up His Father's Fight. irm Thomasvllle, Ga., Jnn. 5.—A bloody shooting affair took place this morn ing on the public rand near Abridge, 20 miles north west of Thomasvllle, In the hew county of Grady. As a result William Drew and Newton Threlkeld, two prominent and wealthy farmers, are fatally wounded. Herbert Drew, the 13-year-old son of William Drew took a prominent, part In the affair, firing the shots that struck Threlkeld down. Young Drew tells the story of the encounter and rays lhat when he and his father mol Threlkeld In the road the latter began to curse his father and then pulled his pistol and fired there shots Into Drew’s body. The boy says he then spoored his father’s gun and emptied It Into Threl- kelds' body. Young Drew then drove 12 miles to the nearest telephone and told the sheriff of the affair. Threl keld Is a brother of Drew’s son-in- law. Both families are widely connect ed in Thomas and Grady counties, and further trouble Is feared. Gessrs. pepper :Gow~ by experienced pharmacists with pure ingredientsTand exactly in the manner commending them to our former patrons and to say they are thoroughly posted on this line of business arid prepared to fur- yourjphysician wants them, compounded. msh the best anc most prompt service truly, RAILROAD COMMISSION TO MAKE REDUCTIONS, ours Intrastate Rates to Be Cut Down About Ten Per Cent. KENTUCKY NEGRESS WHO KILLED WHITE WOMAN Atlanta, Ga., Jan, 6.—-(Special.)— It is now reported at the state cap itol that the Georgia Railroad Com mission will, within a short time, make some sweeping reductions In intra-state rates. Tills reduction, Which it is understood will amount to about 10 per cent., will come as a result of the many petit'ens filed with the commission calling attention to the alleged discrepancy in rgtqs now ex isting. sman- Confessed Crime in Court and Was Given Life Sentence. . Tickets for the Boone Concert. Reserved seat tickets for the Boone concert, which will be given on Wednesday night for the benefit of the hospital, will be on sale Monday morning at the Hilsman-Sale Drug Co. Tickets are 50 ctqts. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 6.—Sarah Wil liams, a negress who shot and killed Carrie Taylor, white, was alloyed yes terday to enter a confession of the crime In- the court and was given a life sentence. FOR SALE—Pattlson shop property will bo withdrawn from the market after .Tuesday for advanced price. 5-St . . . ' ED. R. JONES.