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ALBANY, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 23, 1906. VOLUME XV. Because a Southern White Man is Employed as Superintendent of the College Farm. oncern to Be Backed by Metropolitan Realty Company, of New York. Ample Capital. The Turret Ship A< Explosion—Only AMERICAN SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONDI TIONS—SENT BY CHINESE EMPEROR, 1 THROUGHOUT COLORADO- FIVE MEN KILLED NEAR SILVERTON-TRAINS SNOW BOUND AND WIRES DOWN. Washington;'Jft,n. 23.— 1 The imperial commission sent to the United States by the empe'rOr'of China to study'Am erican social, political tind Industrial conditions,!arrived on a special train from Clilcupd at . II.1 1 , o’cloclc, this min ing,, bejng.met-nt’the Station by Chief Clel'k Dbntty,'of 'tli'e'*StVl!te J bepartiiieiit, who SWWlIan o£ the stay herein '(MoriuuoQ is er.pio Ibi^ro ' 1 sixty ;porson8,i&nd las-..there' 1b nd room at the Chinese'‘tile|§||jSp» housed at. . The„09i})jnlBiiIpn ? wtll, f thta.iattei:noon malte an offlolal call on Secretary WEATHER'CLEAR AND B:>;•{.} if bfR*!»H ftr! i ft! if UffiTwH tifIT ft! ur,>'( ’ll / TEMPERATURE FALLING. • „ noer .,C5 vraiimav .YAoaauT'. ,.; Weather Reports Indicate that BrlpKt, 1 Clear 'Skies Are Duib ./•(4t Iknit;Wi i r r ■" ‘ri/n otrif.Hi'd ot ‘i Washington, Jan. 23.—Weather re- porta Indicate, favorableiconditions' for tpp advance ofotlia.celd yraye, over-,the eastern section from the Mississippi Valley. £ Snow continues, In the upper. Lnko regions. ' ' . ,. ’ ;: Tt , Ts : pr’ertfotby the' Wealhor will he cICar tonight; and' the temperature wlil fall over the South Atlantlo coast. Regitjs This Afternoon at Court House Before Au ditor E. A. Hawkins, of Americus. Precipitation Here 2.15 Inches - - Streams Rise Rapidly, and Freshets May be Expected. The Popular Soldier and Statasman III at the Home of His Daughter in Brooklyn. Phone 280 .'or Stove Wood that will burn. Albany Coal & Wood Co. Come out to the rink tonight, Enjoy yourself skating tonight. THE POSTOFFICE CORNER BEING PAVED AT LAST. A Force of Hands Put to Work oni the Place Today. our At last, at last.! . ; The sidewalk payers have changed I their policy, and, alter so long, ‘a time, have decided to finish one block) ot their work, at least, and this morn-; Ing a number ot negro hands were put; to work at the postofflee corner to do the work that- had been left undone for some as yet unexplained ,roaBon ; or none at all. . .. , v What Induced the pavers, whoBe work Is being done under the super vision of the street committee of. the City Council, to get to work this morning will not be said by The Hep- aid, hut the people , of the city can make the/r own conjectures, and draw their own conclusions. As Is well known, the sidewalk pavers began work op Jaqksop street at the pprth side of Broad, and paved up to the postofflee corner. They,then left the corner graded down, but un paved, and began work on Pine street, several feet from the corner. The re sult was a large hole between the pavement of Jackson and Pine, and In this hole a large pool of stagnant water formed. As a consequence, people wanting to ! >.l ' s'.• -f. * ■ i pass the postofflee or go into that building had to pull up their trousr ers or dresses, according to their sex, and wade through., The. Herald called attention- to this, deplorable state of affairs, but the pool was left, Jntact. Yesterday The Herald made , force ful, comment again in regard, to this matter. This morning the work her San. , , • ’ i The people of Albaiiy' ari mlfektf glad'the pavera "afe. 'finishing tele work now, even If they did,,wait-,'so long a tigie to relievealong-suffer- rescnption ty experienced 1 ;»irp - ■/!, • pharmacists witli pure \ ingredients and '.■>>'V' 1 1 '• ’■!■ y exactly • • ' : ' ‘ / ini the manner that SAVANNAH LINE STEAMER NAC00CHEE your physician wants them , compounded. Sinks Boston & Philadelphia Steamer Trojan In Collision. . Boston, Jan. 23.—The Jobs of the steamer Trojan, of the Boston & Philadelphia line, in collision with the steamer Nacoochee, of /the. Savannah Line, In Vineyard Sound-last Sunday, Is; reported here today, by the Nacoo- cliee, which arrived with the captain and cr6w of , the Trojan. The accident was due to a dense fog. j, -pi England’s heir to the throne, Prince I honXT Edward of Wales, now 11 years old, ■1 1 I Dd.11^1 j s a humorist. King Edward asked. him the other day what he was study- M 1 • 1 ing, and the little prince said, “All Q p h 1 Tl P.TV about Perkin Warbeck,” Asked who y Warbeck was, he replied: “He pr£ tended lie was the son of a king, hut he wasn’t. He was. the son of re- ,\taXO# spectahle parents.’* j' ■ AT ANNAPOLIS. ^ Anna polls f Met,, Jan. 23.—The trial of Midshipman Mayo was resumed tills morning hy the nayal courtmar- tiai. The only other midshipman un der arrest on the charge of.hazing is Ned L. Chapin, of California. Silverton, Colo., Jan. 23.—Five Ital ian miners employed", at Sunnyside mine were killed by an immense snow slide late yesterday. No particulars are obtainable, as telephone lines are down and all communication is de stroyed. No trains have arrived here from Durango or Denver since last Wed nesday, due to slides and immense drifts blocking the tracks. All short lines to outlying camps are snowed in. One mill is known to have been crushed by snow. The storm has .been one of the worst ever known here. ALMOST FREEZING AT NEW ORLEANS. . New Orleans, Jan. 23. — There has been a drop of forty degrees in tem perature since Sunday, and the mer cury today registered one degree above freezing. Admitted to the Bar. Word comes from Columbus that Mr. Thomas Woolfolk, only son of Capt. and Mrs. T. N. Woolfolk, haa just been admitted to the practice of law. He was examined by the proper authorities, making a . showing Which elicited the- -highly, complimentary comments of those who went over his papers. Mr. Woolfolk has been reading for some months in the office of Goetchius & Chappell, one of the most promi nent legal firms of Columbus, and he will at once enter upon active prac tice, remaining' in the office where he has studied. Add 100 Per Cent. to value of Yo ur rarms merican Field Talladega, Ala., Jan. 23—Over 100 students left Talladega College (col ored) yesterday because a Southern white man, L. O. Parity of this county, was employed as superintendent ot the college farm. The students de manded his discharge and that was refused by President B. M. Nice. They appealed to Dr. S. H. Baird, secretary of the American Missionary Society o£ New York, which fosters Talladega College. Dr. Baird upheld President Nice, and as a result the students left college. The main objection to >Ir. Parks, It Is'asserted, was that he was a'South ern white man. The students were quiet and orderly, but never wavered In their determination to leave college If Mr. Parks was retained, and the faculty, which for the most part is composed of Northern white people, 'were as determined that he should stay. The student body numbers nearly 1,000 males and females, and many of those who left the college were female sympathizers. The president of the college, Rev. B. M. Nice, came td Talladega about two years ago from Lockport, N. Y. He is a Presbyterian minister. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 23.—The Brazilian turret ship "Aquidnbah” has been sunk at Port Jaoaropagua, south of Rio Janeiro, as the result of - 'an explosion on board. It is reported that 200 of her crew perished and that only one. officer was saved. Pour rear-admirals perished on board the “Aqutdabah,” which had been used for the accommodation of a number of supernumerary officers and men attached to the flotilla escorting the cruiser “Barroso.” The “Barroso” had on board tho Minister of Marine and his staff, who were inspecting the sites proposed for a new arsenal. The explosion on the “Aquldabnh” occurred in the powder maga zines. Tho vessel sank In three minutes. The “Aqutdabah” was of 4,960 tons displacement and 0,200 horse power. She was built in England In 1SS5 at a cost of $1,725,000. The armament consisted of four 9-incli guns and four 5-inch guns and a number of smaller guns. She had live torpedo tubes. Her crew num bered 350 officers and men. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 23.—The cruiser “ Barroso ” has arrived here from Port Jacareqagua with those injured by the explosion on the “Aqui- dabah.” the officers weve killed or Injured, jured 36. The “Aqutdabah’’ blew up at 10:45 Sunday night. Nearly all The dead number 196 and the In- 1 RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 23.—The following members of the commission which left the arsenal on board the “ Aquidabah ” accompanying the Minister of Marine, were drowned: Rear-Admiral Rodrigo Jose Darocha, Rear-Admiral Francisco Calhet- ros Da Graca, Rear-Admiral Joao Candido Brazil,, and Captain Alves De Larrlgo. Two commanders and t.wo German photographers were drowned. A negro hank tor Albany. This seems a certainty now, and It Is only a question ot time before tlih. doors of the bunk will be thrown open to the trade. The proposed enter prise will he backed hy the Motronol- ttan Realty Co., of Now York, a negro concern, with considerable funds and influence. There Is only one other negro bank In Georgia. Tills Is situated in- Sa vannah, and is backed by tho same concern. It ts stated that this bank Is In a nourishing condition. The plan of those organizing the bunk is to have- a paid-in capital of $25,000 with which to begin business; Tho realty company has subscribed $20,000 of this amount, and it - ref mains to he seen whether the negroei of Albany are willing to invest $5,001 for stock In the bank. It Is statefi-thai, enough of this amount has alread) been pledged to Insure its establish ment. The president of the Metropolltur Realty Co., P. Sheridan Ball, Is In the city looking after the establishment of the bank. He 1b today holding c conference with r D. L. Jackson, thq well-known prosperous negro farmer; who Is said to be slated for the presi dency of the bank. Yesterday a meet ing of the prospective stockholders in tho hank was held. Charlie McCarthy, a well-known lo cal negro, It Is stated, will be the caBhler of the bank, If he Is willing to give up) Ills whiskey business. The Metropolitan Realty Co., It Is stated, Is trying to organize a negro bank In Atlanta, also. New York, Jail. 23.—It Is announc ed today from the home of his sister in Brooklyn that Gen. Joseph Wheel er has a mild attack of pneumonia. An official statement says that Gen eral Wheeler was stricken with pleu risy Thursday night last, which devel oped Into pneumonia Sunday. The case is regarded by the physi cians as mild, the patient’s tempera ture having reached only loV A speedy recovery is hoped for, and ex pected. Two of General Wheeler’s daugh ters are with him and two others are on the way from Alabama to his bed side. HEAVY RAINS In Tennesse and North Carolina—Railroads Are Crippled and Telegraph Wires All Down. Five Carloads just received at The hearing of the Commercial Bank case before Auditor Eugene A. Hawkins, of Americus, begins at the court house at 2 o’clock this after noon.. The auditor and attorneys, in terested in the case met -it 9 o’clock tills morning, but by agreement the opening of the hearing was adjourned to the afternoon hour. Tills is a hearing In the suit of stockholders of the defunct Commer cial Bank to recover the value of their holdings. The suit Is directed against the officers and board of direc tors of the defunct bank, who are among the most prominent business men of the community. The case has been in court several years, and since suit was filed there have been Impor tant changes In conditions which will have bearing on the Issues to be ad judicated. Auditor Hawkins was appointed by Judge W. N. Spence, of the superior court, and will hear such evidence as may be Introduced by both sides, re port being made to, the court In due season. A number of prominent at torneys will appear on each side. 'Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 23.—Excessive rains for the past two days in the mountain regions have caused the streams in this section to overflow. Railroads are greatly damaged. The South & Western, the Southern, and the Norfolk & Western have lost heavily from bridges being washed out, and long pieces of track are un der water. , All wires are down from Johnson City, Tenn., to Cranberry, N. C., and It Is impossible to learn conditions. Asheville, N. C., yesterday had a third of an inch of rain. The report of the locai volunteer weather observer Is Interesting today. It shows tha^ during’the lust twenty- four house 1.16 Inches of rain has fall en In this immediate section. During the similar period Immediately pre ceding, the precipitation amounted to ninety-nine hundreds of an Inch, making, the total for 48 hours, 2.15 Inches. That much rain, spread over a wide area of territory, amounts to a whole lot of water. The. effects of the down pour are already seen In the rapidly rising, streams, which were already high. Flint river rose nearly two fee't In the twenty-four hours Included In this morning’s report of the weather observer, and Is now more than eight feet above normal. The chances are that it will continue to 'rise for sev eral days, even should there be no more rain. It Is gathered, from newspaper and other reportB that are coming In, that the rains have been general through out the state—In fact, throughout the whole country between the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi river, the Great Lakes and the Atlantic ocean. In the upper and middle sections of this state, the downpours of the last few days have been In the nature of cloudbursts, and It need not he sur prising If the principal drainage streams get out of their banks and do no end of mischief. ; There has been a steady fall In the temperature' since yesterday noon, though the cold wave predicted by the Weather Bureau has not yet fairly es tablished Itself.