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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY. GA* THURSDAY AFTERNOON; FEBRUARY IB, 1?
NUMBER 100.
ALEXANDER LEGLER, OF BAX
TER, GA., ARRESTED FOR
ALLEGED KILLING OF HIS
BROTHER IN JERSEY CITY.
Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 15.—Alex
ander Legler, 22 years bid, was ar
rested yesterday charged with the
murder of his brother Carl, In their
boarding house, last December.
The .police say Legler is held in con
nection .with the murder, by burning,
of his brother, who carried $3,000 life
insurance, payable to, Alexander.
The Leglers came here from Baxter,
Ga„ where their father, Alexander
Legler, Sr., Is said to be Interested in
the transit business.
HOPES TO MEET JUDGE
AND JURY IN HELL.
PHsoner Who Was Sent Up for Ten
Years is a Tough Customer.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga„ Feb. 15.—James Day-
ton, an alleged "yeggman” who is
thought to have been concerned in the
robbery of several country banks in
Georgia, was found guilty In the Su
perior Court today of assaulting a po
lice officer In the barracks. Dayton
has been very Insolent since his ar
rest. Judge Cann asked him if he
had anything to say before sentence
'‘Yes,” replied the convicted man, "I
hope to meet y6u and the jury in hell.”
He was then given a sentence of ten
years 1 in. the penitentiary. He will be
giving trouble to the guards and others
before long.
Leyland Line Vessel in
Trouble Off Massachu
setts Coast—No Imme-
L
diate Danger
hended.
Appre-
Scituate, Mass., Feb. 15.—The steam
er Devonian, of the Leyland line, car
rying passengers and freight, is ashore
on Thlfd Clift. It is believed that the
steamer Is in no immediate danger.
The vessel grounded early this morn
ing In p. thick snowstorm and heavy
seas. Only four passengers are aboard.
THE SEMITE BE!
SILL
Five Republicans Voted
With Democrats in Op
position to the Measure.
The Beneficiaries.
Washington, Feb. 15. — At a few
minutes after 6 o’clock yesterday the
Senate cast Its final ballot on the ship
ping subsidy bill, which was passed by
a vote of 38 to 27. All the votes for
the bill were by Republican senators,
and five Republican senators voted
with the Democrats in opposition.
They were Messrs. Burkett, Dolliver,
LaFollette, Spooner and Warner.
The vote on the bill waB preceded
by action upon a number of amend
ments, and this by an entire day of
debate.' Many lhip'ortant amendments
Your^Wants
or
Saw Mills,
Engines,
Boilers,
Fittings,
Pipings,
Belting,
"Wire
Fencing,
And anything' in the
Machinery line we
can furnish. We are
wholesale dealers and
our prices and ser
vice satisfactory.
Albany
Mac lnnery
Co.
were accepted, but In only oj^s case
was a modification agreed to that was
I not in aceordanee with the wishes of
* the makers of the bill. The exception
I was an amendment offered by Mr.
Spooner eliminating provisions giv
ing half pay to members of the naval
reserve who have served less than six
i months.
As passed, tile bill establishes thir-
: teen new contract mail lines and ln-
! credses the subvention to the oceanic
I lines running from the Pacific coast
! to Australasia.. Of the ten new lines
three leave Atlantic coast ports, one
running to Brazil, one to Uruguay and
Argentina, and one to South Africa;
six from ports on the Gulf of Mexico,
embracing one to Brazil, one to Cuba,
one t^ Mexico and three to Central
America and the isthmus of Panama;
four from Pacific coast ports, embrac
ing two to Japan, China and the Phil
ippines direct, one to Japan, China and
the Philippines via Hawaii and one to
Mexico, Central America and the isth
mus of Panama. The bill also grants
a subvention at the rate- of $5 per
gross ton per year to cargo vessels
engaged in the foreign trade or the
United States; One at thp rate of $6.50
per ton to vessels engaged in the Phil
ippine trade, the Philippine coastwise
law being postponed until 1909.
Another feature of the hill is that
creating a naval reserve force of 10,
000 officers and men, who are to re
ceive retainers after the British prac
tice. Vessels receiving subsidies are
required to carry a certain proportion
of naval reserve men among their
crews. The aggregate compensation
for mail lines is about $3,000,000 an
nually. No steam vessel of less than
1,000 tons Is to receive aid under the
bill.
When, the shipping bill was disposed
of the statefibod bill was made the un
finished business.
1 Mr. Frye made a general speech in
support of the shipping subsidy hill,
1 saying that the $200,000,000 paid an
nually to foreign ships should be used
in developing an American merchant
I marine.
| Mr. Clay contended that the effect
of the bill would be to make the 70,-
000 persons who are employed by the
1 ship owners of the United States mem
bers of the naval reserve and place
them on the nation’s pay rolls.. For
this outlay, he said, there would be no
service to the United^ States. He
thought the proposition to give a
bounty to sailors engaged only In the
Adjournment Till Tliat Date Gives Op-
portunity for Renewed Efforts
at Reconciliation.
EMPERDB in
i
Algeciras, Feb. 16.—A feeling pre
vails among the delegates to the Mor
occan conference that a decisive step
is not far away on the vital points of
the proposed reforms in Morocco. At
the same time it is conceded that the
continuance of the Franco-German
conference shows that the critical
stage has not yet been reached, and
. i
the adjournment yesterday until Sat
urday gives opportunity for renewed
efforts to reconcile the French and
German contentions. The feeling Is
far from optimistic, but there will be
no cessation of efforts to find ground
on which tlio'conflicting Interests may
be reconciled.
MISSION BOH TO HERE IS LINEUP OF B
SEND RELIEF
TO
Presbyterian Missionaries
Will Be Provided With
Funds to Meet Expected
Emergencies.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 16.—The ex
ecutive committee of the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church of the United States has ca
bled Its missionaries In China caution
ing them regarding the uprising In
China and authorizing them to draw
on the mission funds for any amount
required to meet all possible emer
gencies. The church has seventy-eight
missionaries In China, and much anx
iety Is felt for..their safety.
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SALE-DAVIS COMPANY
BUYS 55,000 ACRES
Of Timber Lands, for Which It Paid
Former Owners $140,000.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah,. Ga., Feb. 15.—It is i
nounced here that the J. P. Williams
Land Co. has sold to the Sale-Davis
Company 55,000 acres of Florida tim
ber land for $140,000.
M’CALL’S CONDITION
Shows Little Change Today—No
mediate Danger of Death.
Im-
Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 16. -V There
was little change this morning in the
condition of John A. McCall, former
president of the New York Life Insur
ance Co. The physicians reported
that he spent a comfortable night, arid
said that McCall is in no immediate
danger of death.
A Later Report,
Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 15.—It is re
ported that John A. McCall had a
sinking spell early today. He rallied
later, and this atfernoon his condition
is a trifle more encouraging.
STANDARD OIL CO.
PAYS DIVIDEND OF $15.
i
New York, Feb. 15.—The Standard
Oil Co. ■ today declared a dividend of
$15 per share.
coastwlee trade especially reprehensi
ble. 'Mr. Clay predicted that the sub
sidy feature of the bill would prove In
terminable, and declared that the ship
ping interests had no more right than
any other industry to come to Con
gress and ask assistance because of
failure.
^ Mr. Bacon also spoke briefly. He
offered an amendment to strike out
the provision for a naval reserve,
which was defeated, as was also an
amendment by Mr. McLauria provid
ing that no part of the subsidies pro
vided for should be paid to .senators,
members of the House and dther fed
eral officials.
ALBANY BALE
Sure Enough Food for the
Fans-Manager Thomas
Thinks He Has Winning
Bunch.
At last!
Attention, fans!
The line-up of the Albany baseball
team for the season of 1908 Is an
nounced. ■
The following letter from Manager
J. W. Thomas to. The Herald tells the
whole story. He gives the complete
list of his players, with a short sketch
of each.
It “looks good.” Furthermore, Man
ager Thomas writes as though he
meant business. He 1b In to win. It
Is needless to say that We are with
him—the said 1‘W’. meaning the whole
of Albany.* .. *
But here Is the letter:,
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 14, 1906.
Sporting Editor He,aid: \
Dear Sir.: I have noticed your fa
vorable comments In the paper rela
tive to myself and the Albany baseball
team, and for which I beg to thank
you. I would have written you before
this, but did not do so for two
reasons. The first was that I did not
have the contracts of all the players
whom I have signed for the Albany
team, and the second Is that for the
past two weeks I have not been very
well; In fact, for several days I have
been confined to my room threatened
with pneumonia. I am glad to say
that I am getting all right again, and
if I keep Improving as I- have been
doing, I will see the Albany fans In a
few days. Now, I am glad to say that
I have received all the contracts of
the players signed with the Albany
team, and, as a matter of Information,
I give you below a list of those play
ers, with their positions:
H. M. Leslie, Batcher; wolght, 170
pounds; height, 5 feet, 10 inches. He
has played with Auburn College, and
Union Springs, Ala., and I am afraid
that I am going to lose him, as Mont
gomery, of the Southern League, Is
going to give him a try-out, and If he
makes good they will draft him from
me. This I hope, however, they will
not do.
R. McCormick, catcher;:weight, 160
pounds; height, 5 feet, 10 Inches. He
has played on Several seml-profes-
slonlil teams, and Is recommended as
a first-class man.
L. Hamilton, pitcher; weight, 167
poundS; height, 5 feet, 10 inches. He
played part of the time last season
with the Macon team, and with other
professional teams. .
J. Sellman, pitcher; weight, 166;
height, 5 feet 10 inches. He was the
champion, college pitcher of Mercer
University.
L. S. Archer, pitcher; weight) 185
pounds; height, 6 feet 1 Inch. He
pitched twelve games, season of 1905,
lost none. Latter part of the season
played In Baltimore.
E. D. Alexander, first base; Weight,
158 pounds; height, 6 feet 8>4 Inches.
Captain of the Anderson, Ind. team, In
the Indiana State League for two
years, In the Three'I League one year,
and has played professional ball for
about seven years. He vylll be man
ager of the team.
H. L. Pafker, second base; weight.
His W.edding Gift a
niflcently Wrou
Bracelet Which Reach-:
ed Washington This!'
Morning.
Washington, D. G.-, Feb. 15. — Thi
personal gift of Emperor. William ti
MIbs Alice Roosevelt' has just reached;
Washington. It is a' finely wrought 1
bracelet of rare Viilue, itnd will he prej ^
sentcd to Miss Roosevelt today
Ambassador'Speck von Sternberg.
by
Says Supreme Court, as
They are Licensed by'
General Assembly=-Far
Reaching Decision.
SERIOUS CHARGES
MADE AGAINST tBIfi COR
PORATION and: PR0MI*
NENT MEN AT ALBANY, N.Y»
t
New York, Feb. 15—A special to.thO
Tribune from Albany, N. Y„;says that
.charges, Including subornation of pen-
jury, bribery of lawyers, 1 misconver;
'sldn of millions of dollars, find the
enlistment of District 'Attorrfey Jerome
into a, conspiracy to “whitewash-’’ of.
fenders, were made agalnsttthe Metro
politan Street, Railway Co. anil Its .of
ficials at a hearing before the assent,
lily committee on ways and means yes
terday. The charges Involve, besides
District Attorney Jerome,' President
, id, of the Metropolitan
jinny, and Thomas F. Byan.
’’ '.j ■■■■— i •
Com.;
BOYS WERE JEALOUS
AND STONED RIVAL
tjnusual Case Waa Aired In Atlanta.
Police Court Yesterday.
Special te The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 15.—The Supremo
Court decided today that bucket shops
ought not to be criminally prosecuted
for gaming or dealing In futures, since!
the General Assembly licenses them,'
at $1,000, to do business.
The decision 1b far-reaching, and
will stop the prosecution of suejj
places here.
The court holds that as bucket shop:)
are legalized by the Geiiei’al Aiititfin^ly',
the criminal statute against- them In
practically null.
The case was that of V/. F. Shrop
shire, nn Atlanta man, who sued Mill
er $ Co. for the recovery of $490
dropped In their jilace oh cotton- fit
turos.
Special to The Herald-
'5 Atlanta, Ga., Feb, 15.—Stating that
Ip had been stoned so. p
CONGRESSMAN L0NGW0RTH
ARRANGES FOR A
‘PAIR
Washington, Feb. 15. — Representa
tive Nicholas Longwurtli. Unlay occii-
pied the chair of the Bpehknr for one
minute. He was called to MS chair
during roll call, and uo du(x devolved,
upon him during tiiat time.
Representative Lungwort! 1 arranged
today for a ’'pair” fur two, nooks, end
ing March 4.
late by boys in his neighborhood tliat
-lip feared to venture on $he stredg
Clarence Hooper, a white youth of 96
jiWler 'street, testified.yesterday lit'
ifljllce court against Bert’ Chambers, ,
hied 16; Ross Chambers, aged 14, «Sjjt
Harry Saye, aged 14. It doveloife^
that Hooper has been paying attentlbljj
tl) a pretty girl.apg has 1 Been escorting;’ ■
-hjjr to Dr. Broughton’s church. HIS;
aitpntlons are said <0 have capso^j,
jjjjjilonsy on the .part of’ tM other boyg !
and, tlieg trlgfi to ’’got.a*ep’ by throjyi
ingjstories at him when Hie jmsspij witty
Mi.if Vi’li’l Thfl VniiftiTtil’’ hclfihnfli'a -tlfti
.uyier s
Cand.1
*
ms
a ncy
160 pounds; height, 5 feet ;l Inches,
Played In the Cotton fc>t:.les League
for the past two seasons.
P. Farner, third base; wejght, 160'
pounds; height, 5 feet 6 Inchon; alsoi’
played In the Cotton Dialed League for
the last two seaspns.
W. A. Collier, shortstop: weight, 145
pounds; height, 5 feet 10 inches; also
from the Cotton States League.
R. Alexander, left field; wejght, 100
pounds; height, 6 feet it Inches. Has'
been playing professional bull for the
last three years.
B. S. Branham, center field; weight,
180 pounds; height, 6 feet 11 Inches.
For the past two B04.: ns with the
Cotton States League.
G. Lang, right field; weight, 155
pounds; height, 6 feet 6/Inches. This
Is his first year at professional ball,
but he Is a very good man, am) well
recommended.
You will see from tjio above that wg
have a bunch of good, healthy players,
every one of whom comes welj recom
mended In his position, and T feel con
fluent that we will give the balance of
the- clubs a run for their money, tad.
If we can not do It wltb this bunch,
why, there are ofheru; hut I do not
think that we will have to rilako any
changes, provided that the other teams
keep within the salary , limit as pro-
vl'ded by the National Association. As;
stated above, I hope to be In Albany-
withln,a few days, hut I cat! not,; jat-
this time, state the date when I Willcti
arrive, hut you will certilhjy. hnqw: '? •,
lid;; :ViO. ■■
re
est.
tleli-
when I get there, "as I have had [ a,
good many things to. look attor to get '• 1 . i
the league in running shape.
Yours truly,
J. W. THOMAS, President.
I'
We sell them,
shipnjents of these
cious confections are re
ceived weekly, 1, 2, 'ffi
and 5 pound hbxes’add’
: 0
Pac*
ages.
As with catidjy, so with:
everything, We sell only ,
the best. If you waint-
the best your orders
should come.to
1't
Hilsman-Sale
1
On the convenient corner
Broad' andjWashington Sts,
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