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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA* WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28, 1906.
NUMBER 110,
Three New Seats to Be Cre
ated in the Bishopric Qf
the Southern Methodist
Church.
By Students to Promote In
terest in Foreign Missions
Among College Men and
Women.
NashylUe, Tenn., Feb. 28. — Hun
dreds of students from six hundred
colleges, universities and theological
seminaries of the United States and
Gahada are pouring Into Nashville to
day, and It is expected that three thou
sand will be here by night, for the
fifth quadrennial convention of the
Student Volunteer Movement for For
eign Missions.
The ultimate purpose of the gather
ing Is to promote Interest in foreign
missions among college men and
women.
ASH WEDNESDAY USHERS
IN LENTEN SEASON.
Social Quiet for Next. Forty Days.
Eaater Sunday, April 15.
Lent Is here.
Today is Ash Wednesday, and ush
ers In the penitential season. Lent
will continue forty days, not includ
ing Sundays, and Easter Sunday will
fail on the 15th of April. \
On .account of the fact, that there
are many Catholics and Episcopalians
in Albany, the observance of Lent
here causes a marked decrease In the
number of social functions of various
kinds.
Special services , haye been held to
day at St. Paul’s and St. Teresa’s
churches, and the usual Lenten ser
vices will continue. , y
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb.^18.—According to
a statement made yesterday by Bishop
H. C. Morrison, of the Methodist
Church, South, whose home is in New
Orleans, but who Is in Atlanta for a
time, Rev. Dr. J. W. Lee, pastor of
Trinity church, this city, will prob
ably be elepted a member of the Col
lege of Bishops In May. It is highly
probable that two and maybe three
new seats will be created In the bish
opric, and the name of Dr. Lee is one
of those most prominently connected
with comment regarding one of these
high offices.
Dr. Lee, until a few months ago,
was pastor of St. John church, in St.
Louis. He and Dr. H. Stiles Bradley,
who was pastor of Trinity, of this city,
exchanged pulpits. About twelve
years ago Dr. Lee was pastor of Trin
ity, and has returned to his old
church. He Is one of the best known
and one of the brainiest ministers in
the Southern Methodist church. One
of his : sons, J. Wldeman Lee, is a
prominent figure in Georgia journal
ism, being connected with the Ledger
at Columbus, Ga. Another son IS man
ager of a big news bureau In 'New
York city.
Plenty of basebali talk can be heard
now. The sap begins to rise In the
pine and in tho baseball enthusiast at
about the same time. And onee fairly
on the rise, the sap in the fan can give
the sap In the pine all sorts of point
ers.
Head
quarters
Supplies
>any
Alt!
Machinery
Co.
I.J.1LEE
BE
The Trouble Started by Two Negroes
Shooting a White Man.
ENRAGED WHITES ORGANIZED A MOB AND PROCEEDED TO THE
NfeGRO SETTLEMENT OF THE CITY —NEGRO HOU8E8 WERE
BURNED AND GENERAL DISORDER PREVAILED —MILITARY
CALLED OUT TO RESTORE ORDER.
Sprlrgfleld, O., Feb. 28.—The excite
ment following the rioting last night
subsided with dawn today, and the
city was generally quiet this morning.
The district of the city Inhabited by
negroes, known as “The Jungles,” is
guarded by militia. No lives were
WOOD’S EXPERIENCE
WITH POISONED PORK.
Nearly the Whole Family Dead Be
fore Cause of Slekneee Was Dis
covered.
lost In the riot, but the rOBult -of the
mob’s work was tbe destruction of six
negro houses, one saloon and the dam
aging of several others. No further
troubel is expected.
Tbe trouble arose from the; shooting
by two negroes eariy yesterday of M.
M. Davis, a white railroad brakeman.
An infuriated mob started to take ven
geance on the negroes in the city, and
attacked the negro section. One of-
tbe negroes who assaulted Davis la in
a! hospital and the other was spirited
away for safe keeping.
All saloons are closed and will be
kept closed bo long as the military
is kept on duty. Brakeman Davis is
still alive, but his life is hanging l?y
a thread.
It is estimated that one hundred
negroes have left the city since last
night
Special, to The Herald, „ r _, ... ,
Savapuab,: Ga., Feb. 28.—Mr. Rufup ^ P h violence prevailed ;liere.
Woods, of Collins, who with his wlfcj Jesuit - o^a-shooting
* under treatment rat the! 11 —
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hospital after being poisoned by eat?
ing the flesh of a diseased hog, Is
much better today.
Mr. Woods lost his father-in-law,
his mother-in-law and three slstora-in-
law by poison from eating the same
meat he ate, but he lg cheerful through
all his misfortunes. The doctors say
that he will get well. .
Mr. Woods says that It was some
time before It was suspected that the
meat the family was eating was kill
ing them off one at a time. The fact
that the pork they had each day for
dinner might be the cause of the ill
ness of so many members of the fam
ily did not dawn upon the survivors
until it was too late to do any good.
The physicians who were called .gave
prompt attention, to those found poi
soned, but the thought that th^y were
all dying from odb central cause did
not seem to excite suspicions or cause
undue alarm. It Is expetced that the
patients In the Savannah hospital will
be ready to return to their saddened
hon e within the next week or ten
days.
Woods says that Mrs. Lena Smith,
of Emanuel county, and Mrs. Fred
Blackburn, of Statesboro,, also died of
eating the diseased meat. This makes
seven victims.
Woods mortgaged his home to get
money to come to Savannah for treat
ment.
Origin of the Rioting as Told In Ttjl«
Morning's Papers.
Springfield, O., Feb. 27.—Tonight
ap'the
_ . . .
yards early, this morning in which M.
M. Davis, a brakeman,' was perhaps
fatally shot by two negroes, Preston
Ladd, of Bellefontaine, and Edward
Dean, of this city. Ladd was taken
to the hospital this morning, as a re
sult of injuries received presumably
In connection with the shooting of Da
vis, where he lies In a ward adjacent
to his victim. Dean was taken to Day-
ATLANTA SUFFERED
FROM FIERCE WIND.
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 28.—Atlanta suf
fered considerably from the fierce
wind storm which prevailed yesterday
and last night. Windows In many of
the office buildings, including the big
Candler building —the biggest sky
scraper in the city—were blown out
Signboards were torn from their moor
ings and dashed into the street, many
pedestrians narrowly escaping being
seriously hurt.
SON SUCCEEDS FATHER
AS RAILROAD PRESIDENT.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 28—The di
rectors of the Nashville, Chattanooga
& St Louis railroad today elected
John W. Thomas, son of the late
President Thomas, permanent presi
dent and general manager of the road.
H. F. Smith was chosen vice-president
and general traffic manager, and E. C.
Lewis was elected chairman of the
board of directors.
ton after a hurried conference of of
ficials.
A mob of one thousand men and
boys formed and marched to "The
Jungles,” a locality Inhabited by col
ored people, with the announced pur
pose of burning that seotlon.
Mayor Todd shortly after 9 o'clock
asked that Companies B and E of the
Third regiment, Ohio National Guard,
be called out. The mob soon reached
“The Jungles” and battered one house
to pieces with stones and posts used
as battering rams. A general fire
alarm was sounded. The sounding of
the gongs served to fill the streets
with people and the feeling In the
crowds was tense.
The mob entered Kempler’s saloon
In East Columbia street and quickly
looted It. Kempler and; tils wife fled,
leaving their three little children
asleep In a room over the Saloon. The
building was riddled with bullets and
stones and It was only by the hardest
efforts of policemen and 'firemen that
a way was forced through the mob
and the children rescued. After the
pillaging of tbe -saloon, drunkenness
was an added feature of the Hot;
At 11 o’clqck members of the mob
broke through a cordon of police and
set fire to a house in “The Jfingles’’
which was quickly burned down,
Sergeant Crogor, who had charge
Spt the squad of police, was hit on .jttoe
#padA;Wlth ! /:a- brick; ' and'- seriously
ouddod. A request was sent out'at
10 o'clock, for the Xenia military com
pany. At midnight'six houses whloh
had been fired by tho mob were burn
ing fiercely, and the police had appar.
eutly lost control of tbe situation.
Only six members of the local militia
responded to the mayor’s call. and the
Xenia company, which waB expected;
had not arrived.
Gas Explosion in Piper
Mines, Ala., Kills Ten Men
Outright and Injures
Many Others.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 28.—Reports
today from the Piper Mines, where a
gas explosion occurred last evening,
says that twelve miners are dead,
seven fatally hurt, and half a dozen
badly hurt. Officials hav.e gone to tho
scene, but have sent back no report
yet. State Mine Inspector Kutfncr Is
at the scene today.
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.
Tbe following is the weather fore
cast for Georgia for next 24 hours:
Fair tonight; warmer’In western
portion: temperature close to freez
ing in southern portion. Thursday,
fair and warmer.
Local Weather Observations.
The following observations for the
past_,twenty-four hourB have been
taken at the U. S. Weather Bureau at
Albany, Ga., and are published for
Information of the public:
Maximum temperature 62
Minimum temperature J...28
Mean temperature 40
Rainfall °-°
River
Fall in 24 hours °- 6
Clear. Wind, northwest.
D. W. BROSNAN,
Volunteer Observer.
LOST BUGGY ROBE.—Ixrat last night
on Jackson street, a buggy robe,
Reward. Finder please return to
Herald office. ,
JUDGE ROBERT
Passed Away at 8:20 Last
Night--Was Long in Fee'
ble Health-Funeral This
Afternoon.
Judge F. R. Robert, one of the old
est residents of Albany, and a man
well known throughout this section,
died at 8:20 o’clock last night at the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs. L. O.
Bennett, on the corner of Jefferson
and Residence streets.
Judge Robert was 74 years of age,
having been born at Robertsburg, S.
C„ in 1832. He came to this section
of the state long before the civil war,
and has been an Interesting figure In
the affairs of Albany for many years.
Judge Robert had., been In feeble
health for a long time prior to his
death. He was forced to retire from
active business by the encroachln^-ln
firmlties of age, and for the last sev
eral years had made his home with
his granddaughter. His death was
due to a general failure of his physi
cal powers.
The deceased Is survived by but one
child, Mrs. Ollie Hobbs, who lives with
her daughter, Mra. Bennett. Three
brothers of the dead man who are
still living are M. G. Robert, of Wash-
Ington, Ga„ A. J. Robert, of Dallas,
Texas, and B, F, Robert, of Atlanta.
The funeral will occur at 3:30
o’clock this afternoon from tho resi
dence, and the remains will be In
terred In Oakview cemetery.
Judge Robert was a man of fine
character. His strict Integrity was
known to all with whom he had ever
had dealings, and hundreds of friends
and admirers mourn his death.
Peace to his ashes.
Visit Next Month Will Be
Great Event in Albany's
History - - The Arrange
ments.
The visit to Albany on Friday, the
9th of March, of a delegation from the
national House of Representatives,
comprising, with posBlbly a few ex
ceptions, the entire committee on
Rivera and Harbors, promises to mean
more to Albany than any recent event
In her history.
The visit of the delegation to this
part of the country Is the reBUit of
cordial Invitation and urgent repre
sentation by members of the . Georgia
delegation, seconded by the efforts of
boardB of trade, chambers of com
merce and elty officials In various
Georgia, Florida, and Alabama cities.
The committee, according to ar
rangement announced several days
ago, will reach Albany early on the
morning of the 9th. They will occupy
a private car, and there will be about
ten ladles in the party, the wives of
congressmen and tfielr secretaries.
Several members of the Georgia dele,
gatlon will accompany the party white
it Is in this state, Representative
James M. Griggs being among the
number. \
The party wlll .be in Albany, about
three hours. They will be breakfasted
at the New Albany, and members of
the committee of entertainment will
give them every attention during their
stay. They will be shown places of
Interest In the city, and an effort will
be made to show tpem something of
the river from the deck o,t’a steambr.
Although the time of the commit
tee’s stay here will be short, a great
deal may be crowded Into those tew
hours. Albany la Intensely Interested
in the possibilities of river lmprovp-
ment, and will Bpare no effort to mqke
apparent; to-. >h« ■ V raeMSts / jit}, j*" 4,
^Uver^iand -Haritotg Oommi'ttaB^
thin elty and section are ontfiled to
Government Instructs Gov
ernor of Nanchang to Se
verely Punish All Partici
pants in Massacres.
Pekin, Feb. .28.— The government
has instructed the governor of Nan
chang, where six French JeBult mis
sionaries and four British subjects
were killed last Sunday,-to punish se
verely all participants in the massa
cre. The government also declares jits
willingness to make, without question,
any reasonable reparation.
American, British and German gun
boats are proceeding front the nearest
points to Nanchang.
AN EXPLOSION
BEHIND THE SCENES.
L
Terrible Dieaeter In a Theatre at Val-
paralao, Chile.
New York, Feb. 28.—A Herald dis
patch from Valparaiso, Chile, says that
it fire lit. a theatre at Santiago Mod-
day evening, caused by an expip
behind the scenes, caused the i
four people. Five others are :
and a largo number were Idjdrod.
SHOT WIFE’S BROTHER
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AND THEN JHMSELF.
Husband and Brother Quarreled Over
8urglcal Operation.
have their claims on the. federal gov
ernment recognized.
During the “next few days -the com
mittee of arrangements for the proper
entertainment of the committee will
be bugy. A number of matters are to
be looked after, and none will be neg
lected. The program will bo made
public in the course of a.few days.
The Commltteee.
Since tho above was written, the
JoHowing list of committees has boen
furnished The Herald for publication:
• Committee appointed by Mayor
Rawson and President Weslosky, of
the Albany Business League, to meet
the Congressional Committee on Riv
ers and Harbors and receive them at
the brfiakfast to be served at the New
Albany Hotel:
Mayor C. W. Rawson, .Messrs. H. F,
Brlinberry, S. B. Brown, J. 8. Davis,
H. M. McIntosh, S. W. Smith, F. F.
Putney, Jos, Ehrlich, D. F. Croslaml,
H. A. Tarver, L. E. Welch, A. W.
Muse, Mrs. C. W. Rawson, Mrs, Mor
ris Weslosky, Mrs. Jos. S. Davis, Mrs.
W. L. Davis, Mrs. W. H. Ziegler, Mrs,
J. W. Walters,
Committee appointed to tender the
Congressional ComWlttee a general
reception and Carriage drive about the
city at 9 o’clock on the morning of
March 9th: Messrs, W. L. Davis,
W. E. Wooten, T. N. Woolfolk, N. F.
Tift, A. J. Lippitt, P. H. Jones, J. W.
Walters, Jno. S. Clark, W. W. Raw
lins, N. J. Cruger, Julian P. Clark, J.
A. Davis, J. B. Gilbert, t J. Hofmayer,
A, H. Hilsman, E. H. Kalmon, J. K.
Pray, Morris Weslosky, A; P. Vason,
R. H. Warren, W. E. Myere, H. La
nier,, W. J. Peed, C. M, Shackelford,
John A. Betjeman, R. Leo Hall and O.
E. Norris.
:';>Newi -rnkym
plan •tqdaY.shofc'firid,-killed his
Itt-raw; Thdinas Ferinen, lh a
over tho remains of Fenpen’s wife
Dottman’s sister, who was lying 4'
In an adjoining room awaiting burlnl.
Dottman then, put a bullet through his
own' temple, dying Instantly.
ft
The quarrel was ovor a surgical- op
eration whloh resulted In the death of
the young woman. The tragedy oc
curred in the ' Flatbush section of
Brooklyn.
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.uyler s
Cand
.ies
Are tl
ie
We sell them. Fresh
shipments of these deli
cious confections are re
ceived weekly, 1, 2, 3
and 5 pound boxes and
SANTO DOMINGO TREATY
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
Fauncy Packages.
V
Favorable Report Agreed to by a
Party Vote.
Washington, Feb. 28.—The Senate
committee on foreign relations agreed
today, by a party vote, to report favor
ably on tbe Santo Domingo treaty.
Several amendments were made be
fore reporting.
As with candy, so with
everything. We sell only
the best. If you want
the best^vour* Forders
should come to
See
robe.
advertisement for lost buggy
Rooky Ford Cantaloupe Seed.
1 have on band, for Immediate de
livery, a quantity of the genuine
Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Seed, grown
by D. V. Burrell, of Rocky Ford, Colo
rado. Prices made known on appli
cation. ' R. L. NEWSOM,
S8-6t Albany 1 , Ga.
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