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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA„ FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 2, 1906.
NUMBER 85.
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In Conference Today-Min
ers Said Present Scale
Must Be Raised But Con
ference Voted Different.
Indianapolis, Feb. 2.—The coal oper
ators of the Central Competitive Dis
trict and the Southwest District met
today In joint conference to settle
finally whether an agrement on a
' wage scale is possible. President Mit
chell, of the United Mine Workers of
America, announced that the miners
refused to accept a continuance of the
present scale. A final adjournment
was reached'at 12:40 o’clock, after the
president had declared carried a mo
tion that the present scale be con
tinued. The vote of the Pennsylvania
representatives of the miners carried
the proposal. President Mitchell im
mediately called a meeting of the
miners’ organization for 2 o’clock this
afternoon.
THE LEADING MOTOR BOAT
WAS REFUSED THE TROPHY.
Only One Man in the Winning Boat
During the Race.
Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 2.—The mo
tor boat “Coe,” which won the 16-mile
race yesterday, was refused the trophy
because only one man was In the boat
during the race. The race was award
ed to the “Allon,” which finished sec
ond.
Five races are scheduled for today.
The leading event is a mile race
against time for the Sir Thomas R.
Dewar trophy.
NEGBO WIFE MURDERER
HANGED AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 2.—William
Hamilton, a negro, was hanged early
today for wife murder. The crime was
a brutal one.
Add
100 Per Cent.
to value of
. Y our F
u r Farms
by using
A
mencan
Field
ence
Five Carloads
just receive
d at
Albany
Machinery
Co.
The Report Shows 250,884 Bales—Not Quite 50 Per
Cent, of Ginneries Reported.
iTITUTION LEAGUE MEETING AT
COOPER UNION LASTED ALL NIGHT
And Took the Form of
General Denunciation of
Conditions in the South.
Dixon, Tillman and
Others Denounced.
New York, Feb. 2.—The meeting of
the Constitution League', called at
Cooper Union last night, and which
lasted until morning, became a gen
eral denunciation of conditions in the
South.
Four-fifths of the three thousand
present were negroes.
Thomas Dixon, Senator Tillman,
Governor Vardaman and F. Hopklnson
Smith were denounced in unmeasured
terms.
Dixon was called a “frenzied apostle
of evil propaganda that would deprive
the negro of Ids' rights by holding up
I the grotesque and repugnant side of
his life with hideous portrayal,” “a
shameless priest of God with undis
guised daring doing the work of the
devil.” ^
Congressman Kiefer, of Ohio, de
clared that to take away the vote of
the negro to give power to a few was
the first step toward autocracy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—In response to the resolution adopted by the
House of Representatives yesterday, Director North, of the Census Bureau,
this morning made public the figures of the bureau on the unginned cotton
in the United States on January 16, showing 250,884 bajes.
The report shows that the active ginneries in the United States num
ber 28,918. Of these 12,941 reported all cotton ginned prior to January 16,
1,643 failed to make estimates, and 14,334 sent estimates.
The report by states shows Florida 3,509, Georgia 17,375 and South
Carolina 9,760.
AT THE NORTH
BROKEN BY A GOLD
E.
New York, Feb. 2.—The advent of a cold wave here today breaks
the mild weather of the last few weeks. The temperature j^egan drop
ping at midmgfff and"regiitereH fifteen at about 10 o’clock this morning;'
at Buffalo, one below, and fn the Adirondacks a drop of forty degrees in
the last twenty-four hours to zero and below.
A RAD AEEAIR
Dr. R. C. Lindsey Kills P.
J. Williams, Who Was
Found in House With
Mrs. Lindsay. ,
Moultrie, Ga„ Fell, 2.—P. .T. Wil-'
liams, a young man 24 years of age,
well known In this city arid section,
was shot and instantly killed at 9
o’clock last night by Dr. R. C. Lind
sey, a prominent local physician.
Dr. Lindsey returned to his home at
a time when he,, evidently, was not
expected, and found Williams and Mrs.
Lindsay together. He drew a revolver
and immediately opened fire.
After killing Williams, Dr. Lindsey
remained a brief time in the house,
talking with Mrs. Lindsey, who had
witnessed the killing. They discussed
the disposition of their child, and that
matter adjusted, Dr. Lindsey#left.
Dr. Lindsey went from the house to
his office, where he remained without
any effort being made to arrest him.
Slayer Exonerated.
The coroner secured a jury this
morning and went fully into the case.
The verdict was in accordance with
the facts as stated in the foregoing,
and completely exonerated Dr. Lind
sey.
Were Certainly Married
on Last Tuesday Night.
Mizner Gave Statement
to Reporters Today.
THREE MORE MINERS
LOSE THEIR LIVES.
Roanoke, Va„ Feb. 2.—Further re
ports from the scene of the mine dis
aster near Delorme, W. Va„ yesterday
afternoon, state that three miners lost
their lives. Two were white, and one
was a negro.
MIDSHIPMAN MILLER s
PARDONED BY PRESIDENT.
Washington, Feb/2.—'The President
today pardoned Midshipman John Paul
Miller, of Kentucky, recently convict
ed of hazing at the Naval Academy.
New York, Feb. 2.—Wilson Mizner,
of San Francisco, said last night that
he was married to Mrs. Charles T.
Yerkei?, at her Fifth Avenue home,
Tuesday evening. He told the report
ers that Mrs. Mizner would probably
make a statement today. He said she
at first denied the reports of her mar
riage because these came out “too
soon.” She did not expect the an
nouncement to be made for some time,
but when she found the Wednesday
morning papers full of the report, she
was so angry that she denied the en
tire story. She had put herself on
record, and did not want to “face
about.” She believed that it was no
body’s business but her own.
MRS. MATTIE W. STOVALL
DEAD AT ATHENS, GA.
She Was the Mother of Editor P. A
Stovall and Other Prominent Geor
gians.
Athens, Ga„ Feb. 1. — Mrs. Mattie
Wilson Stovall died tills morning at
her home in this city at the age of .70
years. Her death was the result of
an attack of acute indigestion Sunday
night. Mrs. Stoval was horn in Kuru
mann, South Africa, being the daugh
ter of a Presbyterian missionary. She
was married in 1856 to Bolling A,
Stovall, of Augusta, Ga., who died in
1887 in this city. For many years she
had lived there, being a prominent
member of the Presbyterian church,
the Daughters of tho Confederacy and
the Daughters of ths American Revo
lution. She leaves five children, Hon.
Pleasant A. Stovall, cf Savannah, and
Mrs. R. T. DuBoise, Mrs. H. W.-Lam-
kin, Mrs. Billups Fhinlzy anil Mr. Har-
my Stovall, of this city. The funeral
will he held tomorrow afterrf&on and
the interment. v/ill he in Cconee ceme
tery.
JOHN TEMPLE'GRAVES REMOVED
S
After an Editorial Written
by Cal. Graves Had Been
Suppressed by Injunc
tion, Another Petition
Was Granted.
Atlanta, Ga., Feh. 2. — Lnst night
Colonel John Temple Graves was re
moved from tile position of editor-in-
chief of the Atlanta News by a peti
tion of Charles .Daniel, granted tem
porarily by Judge Pendleton.
Tlie petition of Mr.. Daniel was in
the form, of an amendment to the cross
hill to Mr. Graves’ original injunction,
and in the order signed by Judge Pen
dleton last night Mr. Graves was com
manded to appear before the court
February 12, to show cause why he
shall not be attached for contempt of
court.
This startling development in the
Atlanta News embroglio followed the
suppression by injunction of an edi
torial written yesterday afternoon by
John Temple Graves, then editor of
the News. The editorial did not ap
pear.
Charles Daniel, general manager of
the paper, stated last night that until
the case was heard Charles J. Bayne,
associate editor, would have charge
of’the News’ editorial page.
The grounds for the removal of
Editor Graves, as set forth In the pe
tition, were that the suppressed edi
torial, “A Story of Journalism in Flor
ida’’; the editorial In yesterday’s pa
per under the caption, “The Joys of
Neutrality," and the editorial in Mon
day’s issue, “A Newspaper's Func
tion,” are in violation of the Injunc
tion recently temporarily granted re
straining Colonel Graves from printing
anything favorable to his own candi
dacy,or anything bearing on the status
of the present tight for tho control of
the Nows.
One of the allegations is that Edi
tor Graves wrote and published an edi
torial in which "lie contemptuously
dealt with the order of tho court by
leaving dashes for his name, identify
ing himself thoroughly, however, by
printing Underneath’said dashes ‘Edi
tor Atlanta Nows,' and further by stat
ing In the body of said article tho fact
tlmt It was a telegram from tho edi
torial department of the News.”
Tho editorial suppressed In Injunc
tion yesterday wns a narrative of a
newspaper enterprise in which Col
onel Graves wns involved many years
ago In Jacksonville, Fla. It. wns alleged
In the petition for injunction that tho
publication would create undue preju
dice in favor of the writer, and would
operate in the injury of the Atlanta
News.
The petition was presented by John
L. Hopkins & Sons nnd WeBtmoreland
Brothers, and tho hearing on tho tem
porary injunction wns set for Febru
ary 12, tho date fixed for the hearing
of the News' case in its entirety.
The editorial involved stated that
in • the year 1884 two young news
paper men in Jacksonville, who bad
been "sold out to a northern schemer,”
started up an afternoon newspaper on
$600 borrowed money and the friend
ship and co-operation of n printing
firm.
The purpose of thlB paper, the edi
torial Bald, was to light for the people.
Success crowned it from the begin
ning. In six months it had doubled
its circulation and the number of its
columns, according to the editorial,
and was beginning to bo feared by
the railroads.
It finally succumber; however, the
editorial stated, to a combination of
circumstances brought about by “the
vast railroad interests of Henry M.
Flagler.”
The Weather Bureau Is
sues a Circular to Ex
plain Some Things That
the People Should Know.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Cli
mate and Crop Service of the
Weather Bureau, Georgia Section.
Atlanta, Ga., February 2, 190(5.
To AH Concerned:
The daily weather forecasts are
often misunderstood, and such mis
understandings result in erroneous
judgments of the efficiency of the
Weather Bureau service and the relia
bility of the forecasts issued; atten
tion Is therefore Invited to the follow
ing words of explanation:
]. A forecast of fair weather does
not necessarily require clear weather
for Its verification; the term "fair”
indicates weather free from precipi
tation, and may be either clear, partly
cloudy or cloudy.
2. A forecast of showers for a sec
tion of the state does not mean that
rain must fall in every locality of that
section, but that the weather will be
threatening throughout the territory
designated, and that rain will fall in
some or all parts of the same. A lit
tle thought concerning the matter will
readily convince one that a forecast
of rain for a certain portion of the
state should be considered a success
when followed by threatening condi
tions and rain,"even though a number
of communities in the same portion be
free from rainfall.
3. In some localities there are local
peculiarities of topography that may
cause forecasts to fail of verification
in those immediate districts, whereas
they are successful at neighboring
points. The effects of these local pe
culiarities can not he allowed for by
the forecaster, since his forecast must
cover the entire district; but a careful
study of their influence in connection
with the daily forecasts will help
much toward an understanding of the
kind of weather that may reasonably
he expected under any given set of
conditions.
Very respectfully.
J. B. MARBURY,
Section Director.
KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE
FLOOR AT THE THEATRE.
The Troubles of the "Goosey” and of
Caroful Dressers.
Have you ever noticed, at the the
atre, how often a person in the audi
ence—not any particular person, but
just some one among the many—
jumps suddenly and inexplicably, tjien
whirls savngely around In Ills—or’her
—scat and glares witherlngly at the
party Immediately behind? Have you
ever noticed?
Well, It has all beep explained to
our satisfaction. You may have won-
dered, like scores of others, what it
all meant.
You Ree, tlie trouble witii those who
make these demonstrations in the the-,
atre is that, they' are either ‘‘goosey,’’
or are ultra-particular about the kind
of cure they take of their persona!
apparel.
The cliuirs in the theatre are so con
structed that there exists In each an
aperture between the rear edge of the
seat and tho lower edge of the back,
about four inches wide. It makes a
nice foot-rest for the party in tho rear,
and Is so utilized for that purpose by
many theatre-goers—usually ladles.
And when the toe of n Indy’B shoo
slips through tho snld aperture and
sharply prodH the susceptible area of
the “goosey” Individual, a disturbance
is the result. The “goosey” man is
easiest “goosed” when ho is uncon
scious of danger, and that Is why so
many opera house sufferers are noted.
As for the liuly with tlie muddy
shoes, she has- a little stunt that is all
her own. She operates on the Immac
ulate skirt or Sunday trousers of the
Individual In front, successfully trans
ferring the accumulation of mud or
dust from her footwear to 1 the gar
ments- of the hapless victim.
It is suggested that long-sufferers
wear steel traps on their coat tails or
In their bus—Ahem!
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
GOES TO FATHER’S FUNERAL
London, Feb. 2. — Queen Alexandra
left this morning for Copenhagen to
attend the funerfcl of her father, the
late King Christian of Denmark.
Extra fine Lemons, 25c doz, Flori
da Oranges, 30c doz. Cocoanuts, 6c
and 10c pach.
Phone 70. W. E. FIELDS.
I
This Morning For High
School Building, Bids
Being to High—Another
Meeting.
A contract for the erection of the Al
bany High School Building was not
awarded today, following the opening
of sealed bids in tho office of County
School Commissioner L. E. Welch, at
tho court liouso.
The bids, of which there were five,
ranged higher than was anticipated,
nnd after being in session for nearly
an’hour the committee adjourned until
2:30 o’clock tills afternoon, wlion an
other session will he held.
County Conniiissloners Whitehead
nnd Wiidor, Councilmen Ehrlich, R. L.
Jones and Tarver, and Mr. Welch
were present, at the meeting of the
committee at noon.
The bldB ranged from $33,250 to $27,-
117.60, tite lowest being that of C, D.
Smith, of Albany. With certain
changes suggested by the bidder, this
proposnL-wns cut down to $25,084.50.
This price, however, did not include
the heating apparatus, the cost of
which will be in the neighborhood of
$3,000, nor the fee of the architects.
As the committee has at its disposal
but $25,000, it is manifest that the
contractors must figure closer, or else
changes in the specifications mpfit be
made. The specifications ns originally
prepared call for tho best of every
thing In the building.
Mr. A. C. Bruce, of the firm of Bruce
& Everett, of Atlanta, the architects of
the building, Is In the city and, at
tended the meeting thlr morning. He
is still conferring with th a committee,
and it is hoped that at the afternoon
session of the committee a way will
be found to overcome the difficulties
which appear to stand in the way.
Weather Forecast.
■ The following Is the -weather fore
cast for Georgia for next 24 hours:
Fair and colder tonight; tempera
ture probably close to freezing In the
southern portion. Fair Saturday.
The Ace of Clubs.—Hercules.
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