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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, QA* THUR8DAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 1, 1906.
NUMBER 84.
F FI IN HOLD OF TRANSPORT
READI TO SAIL FOR PHILIPPINES.
The Transport Meade, Loaded With Soldiers and
Supplies, Has Disastrous Fire.
OVER THE QUESTION OF OF
FICES OF CLERK AND
TREASURER—CLERK R. P.
HALL'S CONTENTION.
A decidedly complex state of affairs
is promised in connection with the
race for clerk and treasurer of Dough
erty county.
Mr. P. H, Jones yesterday announced
lhat he is a candidate for county
treasurer. He cites a decision of the
Supreme Court of Georgia, Glover vs.
Morris, from Cobb county, in which it
was held that the act under which the
offices of clerk and treasurer were con
solidated is unconstitutional.
The offices of clerk and treasurer of
Dougherty county were consolidated
by the legislature in 187G. This dual
office is now, and has been fpr a num
ber of years, held by Mr. R. P. Hall,
who has made an excellent officer.
Mr. Jones, in stating that he is a
candidate for treasurer, does so under
thh assumption that according" toi the
decision of the supreme court cited,
one man can not hold the two of
fices now consolidated in this county.
He makes the race for treasurer, pre
suming that Mr. Hall will run for
clerk of the superior ‘court. That
there will be at least one other candi
date for treasurer Is taken for granted,
and that Mr. Hall will himself have
opposition is, of course, possible.
These are matters for the future.
Mr* •'MAIi’fc Contention.
But Mr. Hall will be a candidate for
"clerk and treasurer.”
Such was the positive statement he
made to The Herald this morning.
Mr. Hall holds that the decision of
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.—Fire broke out in thp hold of the transport
"Meade” early today, resulting in the death of Third Officer George Wal
lace and two firemen. Twenty men were overcome by fumes in the hold.
Four are missing and nre suppose:! to be in the bold, unconscious or
dead. ✓
The fire was gotten under control at 3 o’clock tills morning.
The "Meade” was to have sailed for Manila this morning* with one
thousand men of the Second United States infantry and the Eigthh and
Thirteenth light artillery. The fore part of the ship, where thp fire be
gan, contained the effects of the officers and men. The vessel nlso car
ried 3.000 tons of commissary and quartermaster supplies consigned to the
Philippines. It is impossible yet to estimato the damage to the vessel
and the cargo.
CONGRESS CALLS FOR FIGURES
T.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—The House today passed the Sims resolu
tion Instructing the Census Bureau to make public the figures on un-
ginned cotton as shown by the data collected for the period ending Jan
uary 16. '
Five Carloads
just received at
Albany
Machinery
Co.
the Supreme Court in the Cobb county
case does not affect the case of Dough
erty. The act of the legislature con
solidating the offices in Dougherty
county, he says, is still in full force
and effect, and will so remain until
repealed by the legislature or de
clared unconstitutional by the Su
preme court. The mere fact, Mr. Hall
contends, that the Cobb county case
was declared unconstitutional does
not render unconstitutional the par
ticular aqt relating to Dougherty
county.
Therefore, contends Mr. Hall, there
is no such office as that of "treasurer
of Dougherty county.” There can be
no sudh office, it Is maintained, with
the statute referred to in force.
“Now, then,” says Mr. Hall, “the
office as it exists is that of ‘clerk and
ex-officio treasurer.’ This being the
case, how can I run for clerk alone?
That office no more exists than the
office of treasurer alone. If I run for
one I must run for both.”
Therefore, Mr. Hall will run for the
double office lie has been holding for
some years.
In the event of the election of ’Mr.
Jones or of some other party as
‘Treasurer,’’ Mr. Hall contends that
quo warranto proceedings against him
(Hall) would have to be Instituted.*
Then the Supreme Court would be
given an oportunity to pass upon the
constitutionality of the Dougherty
county act. Should the latter be de
clared unconstitutional, the governor
would issue a commission to the treas
urer. who had been elected, and he
would take possession of the office and
funds, after giving proper bond.
Should the Dougherty county act be
declared constitutional, matters would
remain as at present.
As to the probable action of the Su
preme Court, there is understood to be
a difference of opinion among mem
bers of the local bar.
The situation brings up other ques
tions. One of these is the probable
attitude of the county Democratic ex
ecutive committee, which has been
called to meet day after tomorrow.
Mr. Hall contends that not In the pri
mary, but in the general election,
should the treasurership question be
settled. No intimation as to the prob
able attitude of the committee is ob
tainable.
CONGRESSMAN HITT
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Washington, Feb. 1. — Representa
tive Hitt, of Illinois, is seriously Ill
at liis residence here. Several phy
sicians have been called! and the Illi
nois congressman’s friends are alarm
ed over his condition.
’S POLICY
AS TO KOREA.
Policy Outlined to News
paper Men by Marquis
Ito--Education of Youths
to Receive Attention.
Tokio, Feb. 1.—Marquis Ito, the Jap
anese resident general in Korea, in
vited the newspaper men to Ws <.of :
fleial residence yesterday evening and
outlined the policy of Japan in Korea,
which includes the entire national de
fense of the country by Japan.
Every step involving internal re
forms and matters of diplomacy be
tween the two countries will be taken
Into careful consideration by the Jap-’
anese emperor and his ministers and
every possible effort will • he made
looking to the agricultural, mining and
forestry development of Korea. The
education of Korean youths will re
ceive the fullest attention.
This Is regarded as a most Impor
tant question, Because it is believed
that education will establish the rela
tions between the two countries on a
more friepdly and firmer basis. *
THE GREEHE UNO SITNOR TRIIL
COSTS IfOJipS 1 MITE.
Some of the Expense Items that Figure in the
Big Trial at Savannah.
The Savannah New? 1 Bays that the
trial of Greene ami Gnynor on the
charges of conspiracy ami embezzle
ment Is costing the United States In
the neighborhood of $2 n minute for
the time Judge Spoor’s court Is nctu-
nlly In session, and at tho most con
servative speculation tho trial will last
ninety days. v
This estimate of *2 a minute 1b ex
clusive of tho salaries of tho regular
court officials, tho judge, district at
torney, the marshal, tho deputies,
bailiffs, and all the Individuals who
comopse the -court’s retinue.
There are so many expensive feat
ures connected with the case It is
practically Impossible to figure on .the
cost of tho trial. Thousands and thou
sands of dollars haioltlrendy been ex
pended since the Inception of tlio
charges eight yonrs ago. One special
official alone has for years boon on an
unlimited expenso account for having
the custody of the records and prepar
ing the many lists that facilitate the
handling of the documentary proof.
Among the Interesting Items that
make up the expenue of tho trial are
tho following: Board $-1 nnd per diem
$3 for the twelve jurors, $84; snmo for
four bailiffs, $2S; n total of $113 per
day for the jury and their custodians.
Tho govornmonl pays the hoard of
three of tho attorneys in’ the oaso,
pays mileage and per diem of $1.50 to
tho bank officials who nre In attend
ance on tho coutt ns witnesses; the
army officers lmve their hoard paid;
and the Incidentals of tho enso nmount
to more than $25 a day.
In reaching tills conclusion, that Is,
that the government Is paying out $2
n mlnuto for tho prosecution of the
case, the pay of tho official stenogra
phers, tho salaries of Gonoral Barr and
Judge Adnme, nnd tho enormous cost
of printing records of the proceedings
before Commissioner Shields, are not
considered, the News says. The es
timate made Is for $2 a minute, ex
cluding tho salaries of the special dis
trict attorneys, for sessions of four
hours dally. The nctual trial will
cost, easily, $50,000, on this basis.
NOMINATED TO SUCCEED GEN
ERAL CHAFFEE - OTHER
PROMOTIONS FOLLOW AS
RESULT OF CHANGE.
Washington, Fob. 1.—Tho President
today nominated Mojor-Genoral John
C. Bates, at present clilef-of-staff, to be
a nontenant-general, to succood Lieu-
tcnnnt-Genornl Adnn R. Cbnffeo, who
was relieved of active duty today.
The President nlso nominated Brlg-
ndler-Gonoral A. W. Oreeley, chief sig
nal officer, as major-general, lie being
In line to succood Gonoral Bates as
major-general.
Col. .Tamos Al.en wns nominated to
ho brigadier-general to succeed Gen
eral Greeley.
MOULTRIE PEOPLE, 5,000 BALES IN
Will Follow Up Organiza
tion of a Family Laun
dry Company With Im
ported White Servants.
The people over at Moultrie are
evidently preparing to place them
selves in position where they will no
longer be dependent on negroes for
domestic servants.
The Moultrie Observer says:
“It seems that Moultrie people nre
thoroughly sick and disgusted with
the negro sm-vnnt question and they
are determined to become Independent
of them for house work.
"Ft was stated In tho Observer two
or three days ago that steps were be
ing taken to organize a laundry to do
Local Holders of Cotton
Give No Indications of a
Disposition to Sell Just
Yet.
SWANSON INAUGURATED
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
Impressive Ceremony In the House of
Delegates at Richmond Today.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 1. — Claud A.
Swanson, who began public life as a
member of the Fifty-third Congress,
aiid who has boon re-elected to every
congress since, was Inaugurated Gov
ernor of Virginia, and J, Taylor Elli
son, former mayor of Richmond and
for fourteen years past chairman of
the sthte Democratic committee, was
Inaugurated lieutenant-governor at
noon today. The ceremonies were
held in the House of Delegates hall
before a joint session of both branches
of the legislature.
family work that has been done by
negro women, Following this action',
another movement Is on foot to Ira-
| port German labor for cooks, nurses,
chambermaids, etc. Mayor Monk has,
at. tho request of a number of parties,
I taken tho mutter up, and he arranged
[with a concern at Jacksonville to send
j a colony of German nnd Swede girls
! hero to do house work. Several fnm-
\ Ifles have already engaged one nnd
two, and others are placing their or
ders. These girls conic under cbn-
tract for a certain length of time anil
are sajd by those who have tried them
to he far superior to negroes as cooks
and maids.
"Those who desire to get a girl In
first colony would do well to confer
with Mayor Monk at once, as the or
der will be placed for them In a few
days. There is said to be no limit to
the number it Is possible to secure
from the northern cities.”
So far as concerns the holders of
cotton In local warehouses, there ap
pears little Indication that there will
bo nny selling In the near future, un
less prices take a long journey up
ward.
There are now, ns well us can be es
timated, about 5,000 bales i of the sta
ple In Albnny warehouses. There 1ms
hoen little clinngo In a good many
weeks In the size of the reserve, hold
ers "swinging on” with tlmt determin
ation with which they have been Im
bued for so long.
The Southern Cotton Association Is
making almost dully appeals to the
farmers of the South not to becomo
weak-lineed; It Is urged upon them
that It is all-important that they stand
shoulder to Shoulder In thls.nour of
need, whon every efTort Is being nmdo
by the bear element to hammor down
prices. Figures nre published broad
cast to show that the demand for cot
ton Is greatly In excess of the supply,
nnd that the Inevitable result must be
higher prices? if the farmers will but
stand firm In their determination not
to part with the remnant of tho crop
under 10 cents per pound.
At present there Is nearly five cents
a pound separating the present mar
ket price and the minimum price fixed
by the Southern Gotten Association.
Entire Block of Buildings,
Including the Concordia,
Where Americans Stop
ped, Burned.
Panama, Feb. 1. — Soon after 2,
o’clock this morning fire started In
the 4-story building known as the
Concordia. The flames spread add
the eqtlro block of houses was de
stroyed.' 1
Lack of water mode the fight In
effective tor a time.
. Th^. losses, are estimated at $500,-
OOn, with little Insurance.
Many wonien nnd children were rei
cued by volunteor firemen from wdod-
on tenements. No llveB are known I
have been lost, but several Americans
who were rooming In tho Concordia
are reported missing.
B
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Y our
Prescriptions
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INSURANCE MATTERS
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
ADMIRAL TOGO
TO VISIT AMERICA.
Gallant Japanese Naval Officer Will
Bring Two Armored Cruisers.
Tokio, Feb. 1.—It is announced on
good authority that Admiral Togo will
visit America In April with two ar
mored cruisers.
CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS
CLOSE OF BUSINESS JAN. 29.
Washington, Feb. 1. — The Comp
troller of the Currency today issued a
call for the condition of national
banks at the close of business Janu
ary 29. <
SHOOTING ANARCHISTS
AT WARSAW WITHOUT TRIAL.
Fifteen Out of Sixteen Men Who Have
Been Shot Were Jews.
i Warsaw, Feb. 1.—Four moro annr-
! chlsts, making sixteen within the last
fortnight, were shot without trial In
the cltldel here today. Fifteen of the
total number shot were Jews.
National Convention Met In Chicago
Today.
PARDON RECOMMENDED
FOR MIDSHIPMAN MILLER.
Washington, "Feb. 1. -Secretary
( Bonaparte, of the Navy, has recom
mended to the President the pardon
of Midshipman Miller, of Kentucky,
who was sentenced to dismissal from
the Naval Academy for hazing.
Chicago, Feb. 1. — Moro than one
hundred state officials, Including sev
eral governors, commissioners of In
surance, attorney-generals and others
were present today at the opening ses
sion of tho national convention to dis
cuss measures to control Insurance
matters In the various-states. Thomas
E. Drake, commissioner of insurance
for the District of Columbln, presided
nnd made the opening address.
COURTMARTIAL ADJOURNS
FOR EXAMINATIONS.
ere
And h&ve
them filled
hy experienced -
pharmacists
with pure
ingredients and
exactly
in tke manner
tkat
your physician
wants tkem
compounded.
Annapolis, Md., Feb. 1.—The egurt-
martial today adjourned to February
13, to avoid interference with the ex
amination?, which began yesterday. '
Hilsman-Sa
Drug
Co.
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