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VOLUME XV, *v ALBANY, QA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 22, 1906. NUMBER 75. W. H. Parker, of Monte zuma, Run , Over by a Switch Engine—In a Critical Condition. Mr. \V. H. Parker, ot Montezuma, was run ‘over, by a switch engine of the Atlantic Coast Line railway last Saturday night, shortly before 11 o'clock, and he now lies at death’s door. The accident occurred just on the east slde\of the A. C. L. trestle. It seems that Parker was sleeping on the track. It Is not known whether or not he was Intoxicated. The body when fc und was In n hor ribly mangled condition. The left leg, at the juncture of the hip and waist, and the left arm, just'helow the shoulder, were almost severed from the body. The work was finished with a pair of scissors. Both the upper and lower lips w?re split open, the latter split running al most the whole way dewn the chin. Besides these Injuries, a wound In the temple was sustained. Dr. W. W. Bacon, the local physi cian of the Atlantic Coast Line rail way, dressed tie Injuries, assisted by Dr. W. L. Davis. Parker Is consid ered to be in a very dangerous condi tion. Parker, It seems, was on his way to Ty Ty for a visit to his wife’s mother, and was stopping here be tween trains. Mrs. Parker was tele graphed for. She arrived yesterday, and Is at the bedside ot her husband. The Injured man has been given a room in. the A. C. L. train dispatch ers’ office, and he Is being cared for there. Although the sidewalk, paving Is 8till In an uncompleted condition, and there are abominable spaces of mud here and there, we are all glad enough to walk on the paved stretches when we come to them. Just received two carloads Buggies and five more on the road. 22-fit ALBANY BUGGY CO. Add 100 Per Cent. to value lue of Your Farms ty using A merican Field ence Five Carload) just receive ;d at Alt any Machinery By I LIVE TRAILING TELEGRAPH WIRE CARRIED DEATH FOR JOHN HARRIS — MYSTERY CON NECTED WITH ACCIDENT. John Harris, an Alabama negro, was Instantly killed near the plant of the Virginia-Carollna Chemical Co., about 6:30 o’clook yesterday evening, as the result of coming in contact with a live electric wire. Two other negroes, Isom Shelton and Thad Pace, claim to have been eye-witnesses to the accident. It seems that the recent tornado blew down some of the poles which carry the telegraph wires alongside the track of the Central of Georgia railway running westward from this city. At thdjDplnt where the accident occurred, one of the wires was swing ing about five febt from the ground. At this point a path crossed the railroad. Harris, Shelton and Pace were walking along this path yesterday evening, the first named being in ad vance. When he struck the wire, his companions state, he cried out, .and seized. It with both hands. He was Instantly killed. It appears not to have been satis factorily determined whence the cur rent came. The natural supposition Is that the telegraph wire was crossed with one of the cables of the' city lighting system, but it Is stated by representatives of the city that if such was the ease, nothing has been dis covered to Indicate It. ' Had a cross with the city wires occurred, the fact, it Is contended, would ha''e shown up at the station. No cross has been dis covered this morning. Another explanation Is that light ning struck the wire, porhaps a good many miles nway.Mhough this Is con sidered a rather Improbable theory. Harris’s hands were badly burned. The body wis pulled away from the wire by Shelton, who declares he ex perienced a shock, though he was not Injured. Coroner Kearney Investigated the case this morning, but decided that no Inquest was necessary. LEESBURG, LEE COUNTY,. STILL ON THE MAP. Citizens and Skyscrapers Not Harmed by Falsely Rumored Cyclone. There was not a cyclone < r a storm In Leesburg today. The report was current in Albany this morning to the effect that there was, and the casualties varied, ac cording to the veracity of the Inform ant, from the roof of one houae blown down, to practically the whole town destroyed, demolished and devastated, and all the inhabitants killed and an nihilated. But Albany’s little sister city Is all hunkydory. Nothing more nor less than a gust of wind, such as Albany has been having today, and a generous downpour of rain, Buch as Albany has been having, have disturbed the quiet tenor of the way of Leesburg. Albany, therefore, can still claim’the distinction and the honor, such as It may be, of being the only city In Geor gia, either, large or small, that a cy clone has thought enouf.h of to pay a visit to this year. Leesburgttes in Albany need not be restless or afraid. Leesburg is still on the map. A Proposition to the Howell Voters. Knowing a good thing when they see it, and acting not upon Impulse but from good reasoning, they will not only vote for Howell, but will pur chase one or more of the houses and lots embraced in the following adver tisement: I CAN SELL three 4-room houses each for *250 cash, balance (5750) at 520.83 per month. Will sell any part 'of the three, or all. Monroe street, ^opposite Jr W. Kemp’s resi dence. ED. R. JONES. —-- E RULE FOR IIEL T CElAl Parliamentary Elections in Qreat Britain Augur Great Changes. LONDON, Jan. 22.—That the dream of the mighty Gladstone of a separate Parliament, sitting in Dublin, Is about to be realized, Is becom ing dally more apparent as the Liberal landslide becomes more tremen dous. In the campaign just ended the Unionists were definitely oppo^ij to any scheme of Irish Home Rule. The Liberals did not announce any definite policy in this direction, but they gave open sympathy to the Irish demands and declared for a much more liberal Irish policy than the present one. It has become apparent that this Irish Issue had an enormous share in bringing about the return of the Liberal government to power, and the newly-elected legislators nre freely expressing themselves as favor able to the introduction hy the government of an Irish Homo Rule bill, modeled largely upon the Gladstone bill, which was defeated In 188(1. One of the most prominent politicians In England said today: “It is useless to minimize the present revolution, and we might as well begin to take a new view of the situation. In my opinion a Par liament sitting at Dublin may be looked for within the next two yenrs. Assuredly auhn Redmond, leader of the Nationalist party, and Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman have reached a working agreement, and It Is inconceivable that Mr. Redmond would be content with anything less than an Irish Parliament. I have no idea that Buch a Parliament would mean separation and have good reason to believe that a plan is now un der‘consideration by which the religious question can be eliminated from the deliberations ot Buch a/Parliament, which would act under the' Imperial Parliament, and at least try the experiment of administering Irish affairs under the conditions which have changed In the last cen tury.” THEE C. I IS On its Line Between Al bany and Brunswick- Miserable Schedule and Poor Rolling Stock. Travelers who have recently been compelled by force of necessity to patronize train No. 89, on the Atlantic Const Line, between Albany and Brunswick, are propounding to their friends a riddle which rivals the fa mous query, "How old Is Ann?’’ A passenger boards the train at Albany. Before reaching Brunswick he Is compelled to change cars twice, but eventually, after numerous de lays, he arrives at his destination In the samev car in which he left Albany. The solution of this perplexing rid dle lies in a desire, so it Is said, on the part of the officials of the Atlan tic Coast Line, to declare a 40 per cent, dividend. The mystery grows apace, but it Is exceedingly simple when one knows the true “Inwardness" of the situa tion. The famous “Dixie Flyer,” which makes a through run from Chicago to Jacksonville, is a secondary consid eration in the solution of the puzzle. Until recently the “Dixie Flyer" con sisted only of two sleepers, which were transferred from one line to an other on their journey between the Windy City and the capital of Florida. But recently a‘change was made, and the “Dixie Flyer” now consists of a through first-class coach and a com bination baggage car, In addition to the two sleepers. The crew of No. 89 handles the “Dixie Flyer” between Tifton and Waycross. When there were but the two sleepers, this was a comparative ly easy matter, as the Pullman cars were simply coupled on to No.'89, but now that two more cars have been added, the broken-down engines on this line are not equal to the occa sion. Consequently, when No. 89 ar rives at Tifton, Its first-class coach Is converted Into a second-class coach, and the passengers are forced to change from it to the through coach of the “Dixie Flyer." The train crew of No. 89 is compelled to transfer all the baggage and train supplies to the through baggage car of' the “Dixie Flyer,” and Its own baggage car and second-class coach are left on the . ' ■ ' oggp siding at Tifton, while the recon structed train, with its disgruntled passengers, proceeds on Its uncertain way to Waycross. At this point the same performance Is gone through with. Another baggage car and sec ond-class coach Is awaiting the train at Waycross, and the baggage has to be transferred the second lime. The train’s second-class coach is recon verted Into a first-class coach, and the passengers bound for Brunswick are compelled to return to It from, the through coach of the “Dixie Flyer,” which Is taken in charge by a special engine and crew and run us a special from Waycross to Jacksonville. Thus the passengers bound for Brunswick reach their destination In the same car In which they left Al bany, after having made two changes. This certainly Is “ railroading some." And now for the “whyfore.” It has been whispered that a Wall street syndicate has made an offer to buy the Atlantic Coast Line, agreeing to pay a certain price, with the pro viso that the Atlantic Coast Line shall pay a 40 per cent, dividend. How to earn that dividend Is the question. One way Is to cut down expenses. Consequently the old engines are al lowed to “run down at the heel," the rolling stock is neglected, the section masters are discharged, thus allowing the road-bed to deteriorate, and In fact everything that can he dono to cut down expenses is done, all with an eye to that coveted 40 per cent, dividend. The Herald docs not pretend to vouch for this rumored dicker with a Wall street syndicate, but, In absence of any other or better explanation, it seems plausible. This Is one explan ation of the wretched schedules, the worn-out rolling stock, the broken- down engines, and 1 the Inconvenience to which the traveling public Is put by the Atlantic Coast Line. It Is stated as an actual fact that recently un engine pulling a passen ger train “died dead” about twenty miles from WaycroBS. Another en gine was sent out from Waycross to Its rescue, but when it had come within a mile of the “dead” engine, it also “died.” So a third engine was sent out from Waycross. It coupled on to the train and the two "dead" engines, but before it reached Way- cross, It also “went dead,” and It was necessary to draw out all the fire from the fire-box, plug up the flues, and build another fire before It could proceed on Its way. And all for that 40 per cent, divi dend! Those who are versed In railroad management say that this deplorable condition of affairs could easily be remedied. The "Dixie Flyer” Is run as a special over all ines except on the run between Tifton and Way- cross, where it Is coupled on to the local train No. 89, and operated on the local schedule, making all stops. It Is pointed out that If this gap were filled by operating the “Dixie Flyer” as a special, by Blmply starting the The Associated Press Dis patches Delayed—Point $ of Interruption Not Yet Located. IN MOROCCO BY UNITED STATES-WASHINGTON HAS NO FEARS FOR THE MON ROE DOCTRINE. Washington, Jan. 21.—Convinced of the sincerity of the assurn'nces re ceived from France regarding her loyalty to the , Monroe doctrine, i and all that It involves, the Washington government has given the Paris gov ernment a free hand in the execution of its programme for the solution of the Venezuelan problem. The conferences on this phase of the question occurred some time ago, and M. Jusseraud, the French ambass, ador, has final assurance that the ef forts of France to obtain diplomatic treatment for her charge d’affaires at Caracas will not be interpreted' at Washington as In any way violative of the Monroe doctrine. The first move in the execution of the French programme may he ex pected at any time, but on this point the French government is observing the strictest secrecy, the orderB to the squadron going direct from Paris and not through the embassy here. Will Visit Washington, M. Talgny, the retiring French charge, who, It-is believed, Is now at Curacao, will come to this country on his way home, and on his arrival at New York he will find an invitation from the French ambassador at Wash- The telegraphic wires in this division of the Western Union Telegraph-Company have been “in trouble” today, and this has delay ed the Associated Press dispatches to the Herald. Our dispatches had to be sent over a circuitous route, and it was nearly time for the Herald to go to press this afternoon before anything was re ceived. The trouble with the wires is supposed to be due to the storm which blew last night and again this morning, but the point of interruption has not yet been located. NEGRO AT PRETORIA RAN AMUCK YESTERDAY. 8hot and Killed a Cow, and Went on a Wild, Drunken Rampage. lngtnn to spend several days here In conference, In order that M. Jusbo- rand, on whom the burden of ,an Im portant phase of the Venezuelan ne gotiations naturally falls, may have the benefit of the facts about the sit uation. It Is not unlikely that M. Talgny will also see Secretary Root. When he was last here on hlB way to Car acas he was the guest of honor at a large dinner given hero by his am bassador, and the entire Venezuelan legation staff was present to meet him. “ -u-weal** The whereabouts of the French ships remains a mystery, so far as the officials-of the State Department and the French embassy are concerned, It is stated. It Is assumed, however, that they are dally In touch with the Minister of Marine at Paris, and are waiting an opportune moment to take such action as their instructions may provide for. Deputy Sheriff William Godwin went out to Pretoria yesterday to take charge of James Day, a negro who ran amuck Saturday night and gave the West Dougherty town a lively time. Day, It appears was drunk—s drunk that he was more like a on man than one with reason. He a revolver, and fired It a number times, on the publlo highway the streets qf the town. He shot i killed a, cow belonging to Mr. C. Herrick, whose place Is in the oi skirts of Pretoria, but fortunately r person was struok. Day was placed under arrest, r yesterday Deputy Sheriff brought him in and lodged him in ji He is held under several sep charges. '»f/S >tlO] COL WAVE HEADED IN THIS DIRECTION. Louisville, Ky„ Jan. 22. — Rain is falling over the Central and Gulf States from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. Snow is reported from Iowa to northern Texas, with falling tempera ture of 30 to 40 degrees during the past twenty-four hours. The advent of a cold wave Is pre dicted for tonight, Andr have special engine and crew from Tifton Instead of from Waycross, train No. 89 would be'relieved of the task of handling It, and No. 89's schedule could be arranged Independent of It. Instead of leaving Albany at 12:50 a. m., as It now does, It could leave about 0 a. m„ and make all connec tions nicely, and on the return trip arrive In Albany from Brunswick about 9 p. m., making good connec tions here. This would be a reason able schedule, and there are many who say that the local business of this train could be moro than doubled by such an arrangement. It IS further pointed out that such a schedule and such an Increase of local business would work to the benefit of Albany's business Interests. A well-known traveling man who has been beard to express decided opinions on this question, suggests that if the matter were taken up by the Albany Business League, and the support of the buMness men of Bruns wick, Waycross and Tifton solicited, the piatter could be presented to the Railroad that the change them filled hy experience pharmacists with pure ingredients a: exactly in the manner that your physiciai wants the: compounded. - v fo'-y. Hilsman-!