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mm i VOLUME XV. EVEN THE DAUGHTER OF THE PRESIDENT-TODAY’S EVI DENCE IN FAMOUS LIBEL SUIT. \ New York, Jan. 25.—In the proceed ings today against Norman Hapgood, editor of Collier’s Weekly, on the charge of criminal libel, evidence was brought out regarding an artiole In "Town Topics” of October, 1904, in Which Miss Alice Rdosevelt was spo ken of disparagingly. The article're ferred to and the paper containing It were denounced by Collier’s Weekly, which declared that Town Topics was engaged in the business of blackmail. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 25. — Frank Rockefeller refused to appear before Attorney-General Hadley to testify to day in, the hearing of the State of Missouri vs. the Standard Oil Co. Rockefeller was served with a sub poena last night. The deputy reported this morning that Rockefeller said: “I will not appear. I can’t appear, and there is no use talking about it. They may send me to jail If they want to." ,Add 100 Per Gent. to value of i \ ; Y our F arm A by using mencan ALBANY, QA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 25, 1006. % NUMBER 78. IS OF lit On Steamer Topeka-Escaped from Steamer on Raft—The Victims Now dumber 122. a Question and May of But a Few Hours, Come at Any Minute. Seattle, Wash., Jau. 25.—A special from Port Angel at 3:30 o’clock this morning says that the rescue ship Topeka, with eighteen male survivors of the wrecked steamer Valen- . . * ■ v cia has arrived off Cape Beale. Among the saved are five passengers. The condition of the survivors is pitiable, They were taken from a raft, and the transfer to the Torpeka was attended with the greatest danger, as a heavy sea was run ning. The rescued men said that another raft had been launched from the Valencia, and the Topeka immediately began a search for this, but it could not be found. ( The rescue of the eighteen persons who 'came in oil the Topeka reduces the number of victims of the Valencia disas ter to about 122. There were 155 persons on the steamer. Fifteen reached Cape Beale in life boats, having gone in search of help, the number regaining on the Valencia being, approximately, 140. The rescue of the party of eighteen ori the raft reduces the number now believed to have been lost to 122. jj^Tew York, Jan. 25.—General Joseph Wheeler is dying at ifheho^e of his daughter in" Brooklyn. . Tti^|)^gician said' tki^mbrning that the, end coiild’u^{b(Sylpi^ df^|ed> sinking well last night eausecTtl$:-greatest anxiety. This morning* there was mo percept^e dkange/ but ‘death appear ed: to be only a matter of hours’. 1 Dr. Leongmore,’who left' General Wheeler this morning, said the patient’s life was hanging by a thread. General Wheeler is only- half conscious, and it is believed byi Dr, Leongmore that,death mayhorhe Rt.Moment,. Oxygen was administered to the patient *|^;'ithe'vfir4t l; time this morning. 10 FLATLY DEFIES STATE OF MISSOURI IN PROCEED INGS AT CLEVELAND-WILD ING TO GO TO JAIL. IT Still Hover Over the Ne gro College—Strike of Students Breaks Out Afresh. Field ence Five Carloads Talladega, Ala., Jan. 24—The stu dents' strike at Talladega Colelge for negroes broke ^out anew today, said that at a conference of the fac ulty and students it was agreed that Mr. Parks should remain as superin tendent of the .farm; but when It came to putting this in writing to be issued In a circular, the students again re volted and resolutely refused to work under Mr. Parks. President ihce broke off relations with them, and as matters now Stand the disruption of the school may result. It Is reported on the streets that there Is a rupture in the faculty, hut* this Is denied by the president and others, although they will .not discuss the rfiatter. The report that Mr. Parks- had a difficulty with one of the students Is untrue. That he Is a Southerner Is the only complaint against him. Dr. Cooper, one of the officers of .the American Missionary Society, is expected here tomorrow, and It Is not known what course he will pursue. The officers of the college hope he will be able to straighten out matters, ajthough the- association has already placed^ Itself on record as standing by the president. If the colelge has to he closed. Many of the striking students nre still in the city and can be seen on the streets in groups, together with local negroes, and they all seem to be greatly excited. t ’ Some of the former students, preachers and school' teachers, are here, and some are with the strikers and others with the’ faculty. Talladega College is a large institu tion, owning four v or five hundred thou sand dollars’ worth of property. A late communication from the college this afternoon stated that the school had been running today minus half of Its students. just received at Albany Machinery m Coi IN THE RAGES To American Soldiers who Perished in Cuban Bat tle? of the Spanish- American War. Generals Young and Chaffee, Major- At Ormonde Because Acci dents Have Put Some of Principal Drivers to the Bad. ' General Bates and other prominent of ficers will attend the dedication In Cuba, February 14, of the monuments $ .erected to commemorate the battles ipf Abe Spanisli-Ameilcan war at X •: T, i ... . . I r ,. ri IT IE Falls at the Big Shoals Dam Make an Inspiring Picture - - Powfer Platit Holding Its Own. Washington, Jan. 25. — Lieutenant- One of the most Interesting places In this part of the country Jijli.notji.; I# 4Ln T3frv ril V~. ' ILi t’.luJi.’.. OF THE UNITED STATES LAST YEAR-INCREASE" DRED MILLION A YEAR IS RATE OF INCREASE. and Ormond, Fla, Jan. 25.—Bad weath er conditions and the fact that three It j 8 1 of the leading drivers were working 'over disabled motor cars made the prbspeet bad for racing today. Fletcher Is repairing the accident of yesterday, which threatens to bar him from the remaining races. Lancia and Christie are also hurrying repairs on their cars. The Vanderbilt car, which has not yet appeared In the races, lacks still the touches to make It (It for track records. Memory's suspension yesterday was regarded as a distinct loss to the in terest, in the races. WILL DISC0NTINTE UNPROFITABLE ROUTES FOURTEEN MINERS KILLED BY EXPLOSION, Bad Disaster In Wattville Mine, the. Indian. Territory. Poteau, Indian Territory, Jan. 25.— Fourteen lives were lost in an explo sion yesterday from fire-damp in the Wattville mine. Three bodies have been recovered, but it is impossible to enter the mine on account of gas. Have you joined the Albany Busi ness League? Where Patronage Doss Not Justify Service, Is Postoffice Department’s Determination. Washington, Jan. 24. —In replying to numerous inquiries, Fourth Assist ant Postmaster-General Degraw has indicated that purpose of the depart ment in connection with an Inspection of rural free.deiivery routes which is in progress with a view to discontin uing or reducing 1 the service of such of them as show little patronage. In answering the inquiries, Mr. Degraw has replied substantially as follows: In discovering that there Is a lack of patronage on a given route, consid- slderatlon is given first to the possi bility of increasing the Interest In the service on the route; second, to the possibility of rearranging the route so as to Increase the patronage; third, to the possibility of establishing every other day service in lieu of daily ser vice, and, last, to Its discontinuance where the conditions are such that the expenditure is unwarranted. While no fixed rule as to the amount of mall which should be handled on a rural route has been adopted, still the de partment feels that the average rural route should handle 3,000 pieces of mail per month with a possible mini mum of 2,000. Tiie expenditure In volved In oi orating the service ,on a given route might not be warranted, even though the minimum of 2,000 pieces of mall per month were han dled, where It was found that a consid erable number of the possible patrons were not availing themselves of the benefits of the servtcp. the Big Shoals plant of the Albahy Power & Manufacturing Go, just north of the etty. The recent heavy.rains have_caused tmey, San Juan Rtdge and Lu GujM- ’ihy Muckalee aiul KlnchufOouco crooks ma - j to reach a higher level than for sev- Ural years. Both streams are on an NEW COURT CIRCUIT ] old-time rampage, and the Muoka- IN SOUTH GEORGIA foonee, In which are the Big Shoals, - Is swollen to the proportions of a Is Planned, to Include Two of the mighty river. Newly Created Counties. | !n consequence of this high water, |the falls at the power company’s*lam According to the Moultrie Observer, vesomble a miniature Niagara. The the next session of the legislature tremendous volume of water sweeping will be petitioned to form a new ju- ovol . the high dam makes a roar which dicial circuit. The counties that will Raa j u , heard for u great distance, and lie in the proposed circuit are the old | be j,| 0 ture is inspiring in' the display counties of Wilcox, Irwin, Coffee and 0 [ power, It is estimated that some- Cjlncb, and the now counties of Tur- tbhlg ]1Ite 20i00i) horsepower is going nor and Crisp. j over the dam. The movers of tlie.new circuit say, As the great volume of water pours that It will facllltatu business, he of ( j own J churns the water inco a mass convenience to litignqts and lawyers, 0 j> ga ffron foam which fairly covers and will work a hardship upon no one tho slll .f a co of the creek as It sweeps except the solicitors, who are paid by toW ard the river. Wdter Is about the fee ijysem. It Is expected that seYe „ feet ’ (U , op ovel , lhe entire width there will he little or no objection, to of t|]e dam aItbough tho gates are the proposed change. ^ v |de open. The Southern Judicial circuit, pro- J From the churning depths into sided over by Judge Mitchell, is one which the water falls, spray rises like of the largest and most important In smoko, and the air Is filled with molst- the state, It Includes 'Ihomas, Brooks, ure ag tliough misty rain were falling. Lowndes, Colquitt, Berrlon, Echols,^ Q ne w ho views the scene under- Tift and Grady. Tho last two aro new counties and were added the litst ses sion of tho legislature. Tilts was the only circuit to which two new counties were added and It would seem that the Southern, If any, would come In Tor relief on account of Its size and the lurge demands made upon the time of the jiulge. The .legislature will probably rearrange the state, and the new circuit may lie one of those, formed. Whshlngton, Jan,, Sffi'—The fori commerce of the United States last year approached tho threO-bilHoh-dol- lar mark, according to, a report,from the Department of Commerco Labor, Just Issued. ’The exact amou iivus $2,806,000,000, against $2;30T,000,. OOi) in 1900, ■ showing an average, in crease of nearly $100,000,000 annually in the flve-ye(ir period. . .——r— A Central Schedule Change. The Herald learnB that the Central of Georgia railway has put Into ef fect two important ohanges In tho passenger service In this section of the state. , . Heretofore there has been but one train oh the line west.of Albany whtoh went through dally to LocHhart, Fla., the train leaving this city in the after noon, stopping at Florala, Ala. ’ Here after, both the morning and afternoon trains will go through the entire dis tance, making a double dally service betwoon Albany and Lockhart. Tho time of arrival and departure of trains at’ Albany will not be ohangod. The other change Just made by tho Central is the establishment of double Hally Borvlco between Cuthbert and. fort Gaines. > The lady who guesses nearest the stylo of uniform adopted by the Al bany Baseball Club will bo season,, ticket Particulars r.’-n^etPfn’' umn today. The Albany Business League ready hard at work for Albany, your shoulder to the wheel? Bring Your ■BBBHBNUn . Prescriptions stands why It was necessary to build the dam on such massive lines. Its foundations are away below the bot tom of the creek, and those who view ed the work of construction were oft en led to remark that I Ime and money were being waBted. But In time of such freshetn as the one now holding sway all the reserve strength of the dam Is needed. Were it of lighter construction, it would not stand for an hour in the face of the “ ~~ , . forco now being hurled against It. Several hunting .parties went out Thug far the powerhouse has not from the city this morning, but they been , nconvenlonce(1 by the hIgh wa . probably are not having a very erfoy- ^ The m(lch , , s many feot be . able day. even if they have .been sue- g| Jg ^ ^ ^ ^ concrote cessful In finding game. ■. wa|]g arg bo)dIng back tbe water to . , .. the entire satisfaction of the power If you never tried one, you would be surprised at the results from a little want ad in The Herald. Next time you want anything, try a want ad in The Herald. company. Jackson street, between Broad and North streets, is in bad condition from the excessive rains and the heavy traffic. Since. Washington street has been closed on account of the paying, most of the city’s heavy hauling has been done through Jackson street. ELECTIONS CONTINUE LIBERAL TRIUMPHS. London, Jan. fc.—The s results of the elections yesterday were a practically unbroken series of Liberal successes. The returns so 'far give tbe Liberals 328, Unionists 142, Irish Nationalists 81, Laborltes 48. tt ere And have them filled by experience pharmacists with pure ingredients and exactly in the manner that your physician wants them compounded. ■ .* Hilsman~Sale **i 1