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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA„ MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY S, 1906.
NUMBER 67.
COLD WAVE C0IBIN6.
The Coldest Weather of the Winter Due
in Georgia Tonight and Tomorrow.
v Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 5.—Wisconsin is experiencing the coldest
weather of the winter today. The thermometer registers two below
zero, ten below at Madison, and eight below at Greenbay. St. Paul re
ports sixteen below.
HEADED FOR GEORGIA.
Washington, Feb. 5.—A cold wave is predicted for Georgia and the
South tonight and tomorrow.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5.—Dispatches from the North and West show
low and falling temperatures at many points. Snow has been.falling
at Cleveland, Ohio, for the last twenty-four hours, blocking traffic seri
ously. Des Moines reports twelve below zero. High winds prevail
through Iowa, causing loss and suffering among stock. Low tempera
ture is reported in Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Texas, with the
cold wave moving towards the Gulf.
REV. J. E.
DEAD 111 WELL.
Mysterious Death of Local
Baptist Minister in
Valdosta-Preached on
Saturday, Dead Sunday.
Valdosta. Ga., Feb. 6.—(Special.)—
News was received here this morn)qg
of the tragic dearth of Rev. J. G. Nor
ton, one of the beat known men in the
county, and a local Baptist minister.
He was found dead in the gin house
well at his place, a pulley weighing
150 pounds being (led to his neck.
The well was six feet deep in water
and about twenty feet from the top.
to the 'water. His coat, Bhoes and
collar were found near the well, which
led to suspecting that he was in it
His son located the body, but it was
with much difficulty that it was gotten
out, as the weight held it down until
the rope whioh fahtened lt’ was“cul. "
Rev. Mr. Norton preached at Naylor
Saturday, and told the congregation
that he would return and preach for
them, though he was expecting trou
ble. He was' one of the most promi
nent men of the county, and had ac
cumulated much property by farming.
Add
100 Per Cent.
to value of
Y our Farms
by using
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merican
Field
ence
Five Carloads
just received at
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Albany
achmery
CLOSE TO DEATH.
J.. O. Allen Narrowly Es
caped Electrocution Sat
urday in the Davis-Ex
change Bank Building.
J. O. Allen, a well-known employe
of the Albany Electrical Construction
Co., narrowly escaped death by elec
trocution late Saturday afternoon,
while at work In the Davis-Exchange
Bank Building.
Mr. Allen, In company with Mr. G.
W. Saye, of the, same company, was
repairing an accident which called
them Into the pit where Is located the
electric motor which operates the ele
vator. Mr. Allen was under the motor,
and carried a movable Incandescent
lamp with which to light the dim re
cess.
In a moment of carelessness, the
globe was struck against a piece of
metal and exploded. Instantly the
wires on the interior of the globe came
in contact with the Iron of the elevator
apparatus, which was charged with the
full voltage entering the building.
Mr. Allen was not Immediately ren
dered unconscious, and ' was able to
call for help. Mr. Saye rushed to* Ills
assistance, and pulled him from his
perilous position. By this time, how
ever, the unfortunate young man was
unconscious. A wild report reached
the street that he was dead, but Drs.
P. L. and A. H. Hilsman, who were
called In, soon succeeded in resusci
tating him. Later In the afternoon he
was able to resume Ills duties.
There was a current of but 115 volts
on the wire entering the building, but
thp disastrous effect upon Mr. Allen
was due to the fact that his body was
In contact with the metal of the eleva
tor apparatus at a number of points.
Mr. Allen is receiving the congratu
lations of Ills friends upon his narrow
escape.
ATLANTA LADY
KILLED BY STREET CAR,
Mrs. Emma Camp, Widow of Geo. W.
Camp, Dead from Injuries.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5.—(Special.) —
Mrs. Emma Camp, aged 60,. widow of
Geo. \V. Camp, was run down by a
street car this morning. As a result
both lower limbs were badly crushed,
and she died at a hospital.
EMPEROR WILLIAM’S
WEDDING PRESENT
To Miss Alice Roosevelt- Will Be a
Beautiful Bracelet.
Berlin, Feb. ,5.—Emperor William’s
wedding present to hjjss Alice Roose
velt will be a beautiful, artistically
wrought bracelet
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Extra fine Lemons, 26c doz. Flori
da Oranges, 30c doz. Cocoanuts, 5c
and 10c eacb.
Phone 70. W. E. FIELDS.
“So let it be done.”—Hercules.
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HITE
Prof. C. D. Tenney, at Head of New School System,
Removed Because He is an American.
Pekin, Feb. 5.—Yuan Shi Knl, vice
roy of Chill province, has discharged
Prof. C. D. Tenney, the foreign direc
tor of education, who organized the
new school system in this province' and
within three years made It a model for
the empire.
Strong opposition has arisen lately
to foreign management of the school*
and particularly against Dr. Tenney
because he is nr Amerimni. Yuan Shi
Kal told Dr. Tenney that he appre
ciated his work, hut the viceroy has
so many enomles that he could not
afford to keep him.
The boycott agitation against Ante--
lean goods is bein'g revived. When It
began, Mr. Rockhlll, the American
minister, and the American consuls
urged the Chinese to wait until con
gress had time to act on their de
mands, and the failure of congress to
do so has aroused their resentment.
Strong pressure has been brought to
boar upon the republic to remove E.
B. Drew, the commissioner of customs
at Canton, who 1b considered one of
the ablest men in the establishment of
Sir Robert Hart, director-general of
maritime customs, because ho Is an
American.
Professor Tenney was an appointee
of Yuan Shi Knl, and started the con
struction of tho college at Pnotlngfu,
seat of the viceroy.
In July. 1900. at the time of the
Boxer uprising. Dr. Tenney was presi
dent of the University of Tien Tsln.
He became angry over tlio nightly en
tertainments given by high officers of
the allied troops and at the delay of
the forces to mnrch from Tien Tsln to
Pekin, offering to ^guldo the army
thither.
"This business Is not progressing In
accordance with Anglo-Saxon tradi
tions,” he said. “Twenty thousand
soldiers staying here, while women
and children of their own race are
starving and awaiting massacre eighty
miles away, military and naval officers
meanwhile wasting time In bickering
over petty politics, Is a sorry specta
cle. It will be a dark blot on the rep
utation of every commanding officer
here If the white people In Pekin are
allowed to perish without a desperate
effort to save them.”
INTER-STATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION’S REPORT
On Alleged Railroad Combination
Transmitted to the House by the
President,
Washington, Feb. 6.—The President
today transmitted to the House the re
port submitted by the Inter-State Com
merce Commission In response to a
resolution regarding an alleged com
bination of the Pennsylvania and other
railroads,' which was adopted by the
House last Wednesday. The railroads
concerned are the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, the Noroflk and West
ern. Baltimore and Ohio, the Balti
more and Washington, the Northern
Centrnl and the CheBpeake and Ohio.
Violation of the act of July 2, 1890,
Is charged.
The commission report, after recit
ing statistics regarding the roads
named and giving lists of their of
ficers, says that rates have been main
tained and occasionally advanced. The
report expresses no opinion as to
whether the law has been violated.
GREENE AND GAYN0R
WERE THE REAL BIDDERS.
They Used Other Men as Figure
heads In Bidding for Contracts.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 5. — In the
Greene and Gaynor trial this morning
W. F. McCauley, vice-president of the
Savannah Bank and Trust. Co., was
Introduced on the stand by the gov
ernment. His testimony tended to
show that contracts for government
work wore let to bidders who were
figureheads for Greene and Gaynor,
and that they were the real bidders.
CABLE TO WEST INDIES .
OUT OF COMMISSION.
Cotrlmunlcation Interrupted Early To
day—Cause Unknown.
New York, Feb. 5.—-Cable communi
cation with the West Indies south of
Klngstone, Jamaica, was interrupted
early today, and officials of the cable
company were unable to say when
they would be likely to get messages
through. The officials had no Idea
what was wrong, and said that no
news had been received since the ca
ble between Kingston and Porto Rico
went down.
POSSIBILITY OF STRIKE
SENDS UP PRICE OF COAL
Chicago, Feb. 5—The possibility of
a strike of coal miners caused an ad
vance of twenty-five cents In the price
of soft coal here today.
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
BEGUN IN PHILADELPHIA.
Evangelistic Campaign Started Which
Is Expected to Spread Over the En
tire Country,
Philadelphia, Feb. 4—After a four
years’ evangelistic campaign which
took them through Australia, India,
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and
Canada, the Rev. Reuben A. Torrey
and Charles M. Alexander, the revival
ists, today began In this etty a three
months’ mission, with afternoon and
evening meetings, which 1b expected to
eclipse any similar movoment ever
undertaken here. Two large meetings
were held In the armory of the Second
regiment, National Guard of Pennsyl
vania, the first In tho afternoon and
the second tonight. There wus an
overflow of several thousand persons
and hundreds attended nervlces In
nearby churches. A choir sang sev
eral hymns and Mr. Torrey delivered
his Introductory sermon on “He That
Winneth Souls Is Wise.” There were
ten conversions.
A choir of nbont 3,000 voices has
been provided, BOO being present at
church this morning. Mr. Alexander
Is musical directoi. About 400 clergy
men and others have volunteered to do
personal work among tho people or act
as ushers. During the revival noon
day meetings will bo conducted for the
benefit of business men and meetings
will also be held In large Industrial
establishments. The religious awak
ening Is expecte 1 to cost close to $60,-
000, which sum is being collected
through general contributions of tho
citizens of the city.
Those engag'd In the work of evan
gelism hope ti nt the revival begun
here today will spread throughout tho
country. Alter their throe months’
work In this city, Messrs Torrey and
Alexander will go to Atlanta, Ga„ for
the month of May.
PATTERSON "BUCKS
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At Democratic Caucus Dictation—Springs
A Sensation in the Upper House.
Washington, Feb. 5.—Senator Patterson, of Colorado, caused a
sensation in the senate this morning by introducing a resolution relative >
to tee rights of senators voting on treaties.
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The resolution recited that the action of-the Democratic caucus
dictating how he should vote is a plain violation of the spirit and intent
of tile constitution that each senator is entitled to a vote, and that the
attempt to coerce him is an invasion of the rights of the state; that a
senator permitting himself to be so coerced degrades his state and high
office, etc.
Senator Tillman objected to consideration of the resolution except
as a matter of personal privilege. Senator Patterson declared it was
not such, and gave notice that he would discuss the resolution to
morrow. ■ •
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TD PREPARE
NEW PLANS
For High School Building,
to Come Within Limit
of the Sum That is
Available. >
New plans and specifications Will he
prepared (or the Albany High School
building.
As already reported In these col
umns, the bids opened by the elty and
county authorities on Friday were all’
too high to come within the limit Of
the funds available tor that purpose.
There Is but $25,000 which tho city-
and county have available for erecting
and equipping the building, and the
lowest bid' was too high, by several
thousand dollars, to Thgko this possl*
ble. , : ■
An effort was made' to; ’’trim” the
specifications at certain points In the
hope of being able to overcome the ob
stacles which confronted the commit
tee, hut at another meeting of mem
bers of the City Council and Board, of
County Commissioners this morning
tills was found to be Impossible.
Therefore there remains but ope
thing to do, and that has been ordered
done. Messrs. Bruce & Everett, the
Atlanta architects whose plan was ac
cented, have been requested to pi epare
an entirely new set of plans, with
specifications which will guarantee
that the building Can be erected with
in the limits of tho sum available.
tjr. A. C. Bruce, who represented
Ills firm at tlio several meetings of the
committee, lins taken tho .matter up,
and will have tlio plans completed and
ready to he advertised nt the earliest
poHSihlo date. Then bids will once
more be received, and It is hoped that
plain Balling will result, In order that
the school may be roady for use at the
opening of tho school'term next fall.
PRESIDENT TAYLOR
OF DINNERS’ASS'N i
Finds an Error in Govern
ment Report Which
Cost the Farmers of the
South $10,000,000.
Washington, D. C„ Feb. 4.—Presl.
dent J. A. Taylor, of .the National Gin-
nors’ Association, in a signed state
ment asserts that ha has "found out
that intentionally, I believe, the Janu
ary 16 report of the Census Bureau
Included from one to sevpn days’ niore
ginning than should have been in
cluded, and this report will cost the
South $10,000,000. The discrepancy
wbb caused by the way the Instruc
tions were given to'the government
agents asking them to get from gin-
nors the amount of cotton ginned to
date and the amount they expected to
gin. The glpners believed that the
cotton already ginned and.yet to be
ginned were to be added tor a 'total
report, and In many Instances gave
tho agents the numbers of Bales
ginned to, say, the; l’/th-or-23rd of the
month. There was also a lbas of
900,000 In our. trade ualanoe with for
eign countries as a result of the re
port.” ' _
He quoles Mr. North as saying a
lenk from his. office had never been
discovered, and said he thought Mr..
North “was- mistaken.”
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Your
PRIVATE HOUSE WRECKED
BY EXPLOSION OF A BOMB.
Disaster Occurred Across the Russian
Frontier from Kattowltz.
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
AT ASBURY PARK.
Berlin, Fob. 5.—A local paper today
printed a dispatch from Kattowltz,
Russian Silesia, announcing that a pri
vate house across the Russian fron
tier had been destroyed by the explo
sion of a bomb. The bodies of twelve
persons were seen In the ruins, and It
Is believed that many others were
killed.
Asbury Park, N. J., Feb. 6. — The
Hotel Astoria was partly burned and
several well-known buildings near the
beach were entirely destroyed by fire
today, with a loss of $50,000. Many
guests of the Astoria barely escaped,
but no lives were lost.
TRANSFER CLERK PENN
DEAD AT VALDOSTA.
Died from Injuries Received at the
Scene of 8aturday’s Fire.
GEORGE W. BEAN FOR
POSTMASTER AT TAMPA.
Washington, Feb. 5.—The President
today sent to the Senate the nomina
tion of, George W. Bean to be post
master at Tampa.
Valdosta, Ga„ Feb. 5.—C. A. Penn,
the transfer clerk of the Georgia
Southern road, whose arm was crushed
off yesterday while moving the records
from the burned depot to the old
depot, died last night. His death was
due to the loss'of blood and the shock.
He came here from Macon, but for
merly resided In Montlcello, Ga. He
fell between an engine and a freight
car, the wheels crashing off his arm.
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