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,;.C WM -Mr 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 — Ik; .. . 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 m 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. H .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. Is man -Sal< jSMTiscr nm-rH..... m ■