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m VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCI 1906. NUMBER 123. ONE MORE EFFORT TO REACH AGREEMENT To Be Made by Miners and Operators- 1,000 Miners’ Delegates Gather in Indianapolis Today. Indianapolis, ijnd.\ March 15. — The national convention of the United Mine Workers of America opened here this morning with more than a thou sand. delegates present The conven tion was called hy President Mitchell to- consider action which may result in an agreement with the coal opera tors to prevent a Btrike April 1. At the convention of January 16, the miners demanded an increase of wages of 12% per cent, the admission of the Southwestern States, and other important concessions. The miners alscS adopted resolutions offered by Ryan, 111., that no district sign a wage scale agreement until all districts had signed. Unless this action is rescind ed, bituminous miners can not sign a wage agreement until the anthracite miners sign with their operators. The joint conference of operators and miners adjourned February 2 after the defeat of the motion that the pres ent wage scale be continued. Since adjournment President Roosevelt has urged upon both sides that another effort be .made to prevent a general (strike. MARION STANDIFER STILL IN JAIL. 8heriff Nelms Refuses .to Accept Pris oner's Father on^ Bond. * Special to The Herald. . Atlanta, Ga., March 15. — Sheriff Nelms has refused to accept Walter S. .Standifer as security on the bond for the release of his son, Edward Marion Standifer, husband of Mrs. Willie Standifer, who recently shot and killed her younger siBter because of the attachment between the girl and Standifer. Standifer is.beiug held pending hie giving $1,000 bond to an swer to the charge of immoral con duct The sheriff made objection to the elder Standifer as bondsman on the purely legal ground that he is a non-reBident and not a freeholder. WAS ONE OF JEFF DAVIS’S CAPTORS. Greenlake, Wis„ March 15.— John W. Norton, a veteran of the civil war, died here yesterday. Norton was a member of the squad which captured Jefferson Davis. quarters A li DEFENSE IS Will Claim that Amounts Paid Him Were Audited by New YorK Life Insur ance Committee. New York, March 15.—Andrew Ham ilton, formerly legislative agent of the New York Life Insurance Company, settled yesterday upon a line of de fense, in the legal action directed to be brought" against him 1 for the resti tution of nearly a million dollars. Hamilton ' declares that every pay ment made him, excepting two aggre gating $200,000, and all political con tributions, were first passed upon and ordered paid by the auditing "or finance committee, and that if John A. McCall was responsible for these, then every member of the committees sanctioning the payments is equally responsible. btcoi?dowo,eschrdl shrd 3hrdl up up SENATOR DEPEW IS A VERY SICK MAN. Platt Admits That His Colleague Is Unable to Attend to Official Duties. Chicago, March 15.—A dispatch from Washington says: “Senator Platt, of New York, today for the first time virtually admitted that his colleague, SenatoT Depew, is ill and unable to perform his official duties." Democratic Executive Committee j Met Today—Judge Frank Park Made Permanent Chairman. Pursuant to call, duly published, the Democratic Executive Committee of the Second Congressional District met at the court house in this city shortly after noon today. JudgjF Frank Park, of Worth county, was made chairman of the committee to succeed Judge Richard Hobbs, deceased, and resolu tions were adopted embodying rules for the congressional primary, and fix ing May 16 as the date for the pri mary. Shortly after 12 o’clock, Secretary H. M. McIntosh took the chair and read the call for the meeting, which explained that the purposes of the meeting .were to elect a permanent chairman to succeed Judge Richard Hobbs, deceased, and to fix a date and adopt rules for the congressional pri mary. Mr. Wilkinson, of Terrell, placed in nomination for the chair manship of the committee the name of Judge Frank Park, of Worth county. Judge Park was unanimously eletced by the committee, and in taking the chair he made a very happy acknowl edgment of the honor which had been conferred upon him, and pledged his best efforts in a faithful discharge of the duties of th s chairmanship. When the roll of counties was called the following 1 regular committeemen and proxies responded: Baker—John O. Perry. - Berrien—W. S’ Walker. " Oaiboutf—Dr'. F. Pi- Griffin.!""''" V " ~ Colquitt—C'.' B. Allbh','proxy. V Clay—A. W. Hcily, proxy. Dougjerty—H. M. McIntosh. Decatur—T. S. H iwes, proxy. Early—John C. Chancey. Miller—E. B. Bubh. Mitchell:—C. M. Baggs, proxy. Quitman—W. R. Cadenhead. Randolph—W. R. Curry. Terrell—H. A. Wilkinson. Thomas—John Triplett. Worth—Frank Park. The representatives of the new counties in the district were then re quested to hand In their credentials, which were submitted as follows: Grady—R. R. Terrell. Turner—A, J. Davis. / New York, March 15.—Dr. John P. Munn, Senator Chauncey M. Depew’s physician, denied last night that the condition of his patient was critical. MOROCCAN CONFERENCE STILL DEADLOCKED. Rigid Instructions to French and Ger man Delegates Responsible. . 4, Algeciras, / March • 15. — The Moroc can conference deadlock continues. The conference is not meeting and it is not known when the delegates will reassemble. Rigid instructions to the French and German delegates ar6 re sponsible for the situation. Albany 7 Machinery Co. EXPLODING METAL BADLY INJURES 8. Several Will Probably Die as Result of Accident at Plttaburg Today. Pittsburg, Pa., March 15.—An explo- slon of hot metal In the converting mill of. the Edgar Thompson Steel Works early today resulted In seri ously injuring eight workmen, several of whom will probably die. Tift—W. W. Banks. On motion of Mr. H. M. McIntosh, the credentials presented by these gentlemen were received and they were recognized as members of the district committee. The Committee was then ready to take up the matter of fixing a date for the primary, and the following resolu tions were submitted by Mr. McIntosh, of Dougherty, and were promptly sec onded: Resolved, by the Democratic Execu tive Committee of the Second Con gressional District: First, That a Primary Election be held in every county of this district In accordance with the laws governing same, on Wednesday, May 16th, to nominate a Democratic candidate for the Sixtieth Congress. Second, That all white registered voters, regardless of past political af filiations, who desire to align them- Belves with the Democratic party, and who, if challenged, will pledge them selves to support the nominee of the Democratic party, are cordially In vited to vote in said primary election. Third, That the Democratic County Committees In the several counties shall have charge of the election un der the law, and the rules herein pre scribed, and they shall provide for the holding of said elections and shall, meet at the courthouses of the sev eral counties on Thursday, May 17th, at noon, and consolidate the votes cast in the county. The Chairman of each County Committee Bhall immediately certify and forward by mail to the Secretary of the Committee at Albany, Georgia, the number of votes cast for eaclrtCandidate In said county. Fourth, That on Thursday, May 24th, this committee shall meet in Albany, Georgia, at the courthouse, at noon, for the purpose of consolidating the vote, and declaring the resalt of said Primary Election, and the candidate receiving the highest vote In the dls trict shall be declared the nominee of the party. Fifth, That the Democratic Execu tlve Committee of each county In the district is ‘authorized to assess the candidates for a sufficient sum, pro rata, to defray the actual legitimate expenses, Including the cost of tickets, and the Chairman of each County Committee shall notlfy\aoh candidate of the amount of such assessments in their respective counties, at least two weeks before the day appointed for the primary, and no candidate who has not been previously announced and who does not pay his assessments hy 12 o’clock noon of Wednesday, May 9th, shall he eligible as a 1 candidate in Bald primary. Sixth, That in every county of the district a member of a District Execu tive Committee, to succeed this com mittee, shall be elected in said pri mary, the candidates’ nameB to be printed bn the same ticket, and a cer tification of the result to be sent up In the same manner and at the Bame time aB that, of candidates for Con gress, and saiil new Executive Commit tee is hereby called to meet In Albany, Georgia, at the courthouse, on Thurs day, May 24th, at 1 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of organizing. Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions he sent, by the Secretary, to every member of this committee and the Chairman of each County Commit tee. , The above resolutions precipitated considerable discussion, the only ob jection offered being against the date named for the primary. Mr. Hnwes, of Decatur, stated thdt he had been instructed to vote that the congressional primary be held on the same date as the state primary. He further stated that he had been told by Judge W. N. Spence, who had signified a -willingness to enter the race, that he would not have the op' portunlty to properly canvass the dis trict . if the. primary were fixed at an earlier date than that'of the state .pri mary. Mr. Hawes, therefore, moved to amend the resolutions so that the primary be neld on the same day as the etate primary. ^Dr. E. B, Bush, of Miller, spoke In opposition to the amendment, urging •that the committee should consider what was best for Democracy and not what was best for any one candidate. He said that it would Be decidedly ob jectionable to the people in his oounty to mix up the congreBBlonal and oounty primary with the state primary. Mr. McIntosh, of Dougherty, and Mr. Wilkinson, of Terrell, also spoke against the amendment, while Mr. Terrell, of Grady, epoke for Mr. Hawes’ amendment. When the question was called for and the vote was put the amendment was loBt by a large majority, and the motion of Mr. Bush, of Miller, that the resolutions as submitted by Mr. McIn tosh he adopted prevailed, .The adoption of the resolutions of fered by Mr. McIntosh completed the business for which the committee waB called together, and the meeting ad journed. COL. WM. CLIFTON TO RUN FOR CONGRFSS. Special to The Herald, Savannah, Ga., March 15.—Col. Wil 11am Clifton has determined finally to enter the race for Congress from the First district. His announcement will be out In a few days. This Informa tion comes from a direct source. Colonel Clifton is one of the best known men In Georgia. His long as sociation with the House of Repre sentatives has made him known to nearly every public man In tbe state. He is looked upon as the father of the new county of Toombs. FORMER STATE AUDITOR GUILTY OF THEFT. Indianapolis, Ind., March 15.—David E. Shcrrick, former state auditor, was found guilty today of embezzlement He.was charged with the misuse of $127,000, state money. He resigned on demand of the governor 'and has since repaid the money. SNOW AND SLEET BLOCKING TRAFFIC Severest Storm of the Winter in New York and Penhsylvania-Sleet in Washington. NEW:YORK, March 12.—The most severe storm of the winter pre vails here today. The wind Is blowing hard, and a steady fall of snowhns interfered with Btreet traffic and the movement of vessels in the harbor. The sjorm la general throughout.eastern .Pennsylvania, and In mafiy places It 1b the most severe of the winter. The snow 1b- eight Inches deep at Wilkepbarre, and is badly drifted. Heavy sleet r In and about Washington Is seriously affecting telegraph and telephone Wires. In Connection With the Registration of Foreign ers Securing Citizenship by Fraud. Special to The Herald. Savannah,-Ga., March 16.—The ac- tlon of the grand jury of the United States court yesterday afternoon in re turning so -many indictments agaYnst those connected with the alleged fraudulent registration of Greeks'after having made them citizenB by false affidavits excited the keenest Interest in Savannah. Except for the Greeks, the men who were indicted are all well known. Most of them are poll tlclanB. Those indicted were:. For swearing falsely to affidavits and applications for citizenship, N. K. Fapadeas and James A, Wood, two indictments; N. K. Papadeas, James Committee’s Report on the Railroad Rate Bill is Submitted to the Senate Today. Washington, March 16. — Senator Tillman presented in the Senate today the committee report on the railroad rate bill. The report vires read at length, as it expressed Senator Till man’s views on the question and was' the first clear and concise statement of the differences on the various phases of the hill yet given in the Senate. .- H v j . 11 BURRILL PATTERSON GOES VO COAL MINES. Sentence CommuteiJ by the Governor Today, Speololto The Herald. ^'"A’tlapta; Ga.', March 16.- McBride and .T. J. Garrlty, BiX Indict-^ mants; N. K. Fapadeas and James ' Atlapta, Ga.; March 16.—Burrill Pat- McBride, L. H. Papadeaq. and George • goes to the Durham coal miner. ..... , ... T ! this afternoon to serve a life son Christopher, two indictments; L. K. j » *“• sentence. , I The wbmen who were interested to Fapadeas and G. P. Capltan,'two in- h , g caBe have he]d „ regular receptlon . dlctments; Jatnos McBride and Paul a t the Tower today. The sheriff came H. Broome, for Patterson, but he was •notified by For aiding and abetting in the fraud- j the governor that he .had Bigne'd a ■ ■ CARRINGTON’S CASE TO SUPREME COURT Former Major of U. 8. Army Turned Down by Philippine Tribunal, j 'Manila, March 16. — The Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands has confirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of J. F. Carrington, formerly a major In the Unltod States army. Carrington, who was convicted In February of falsifying vouchers and dismissed from tbe army, will now ap peal to the United States Supreme Court. t JUSTICE MARCUS BECK : FOR MEMORIAL ORATOR. Special Ao The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., March 15.—Hon. Mar cus H. Beck, associate justice.of the Georgia Supreme Court, will be the Memorial Day . orator In Atlauta on the afternoon of April 26, having accepted the Invitation to Bpeak extended to hln$'4>y tbe Ladles’ Memorial Associa tion. He consented with the proviso that the exercises be held under roof. 4- Com planting is well'on the way in Southwest Georgia. But the corn- planting season in this favored region cab be extended into June. We have known com that was planted early in July to yield a good crop. ulent naturalization of citizens—James uoh>®Utoti(m McBride, four indictments; James Mc~j Bride and Paul H. Broome, L. K. Pfcpa- deas and Britt O, Rogers. Of these defendants, McBride is city harbor master, Garrlty 1b employed in the city scavenger department, Paul Broome is assistant clerk of tbe mar ket, J. A. WoodB is a police Bergeant, and Rogers Is an employe of the city. ecause H .uyler s C andi ,es Are t lie Best. We sell them. Fresh shipments of these deli cious. confections are re-- ceived weekly, 1, 2, 3 and 5 pound boxes and Fancy Packages. As with [candy, so with everything. [We sell only the best. [Ifjyou want the best you/ ^orders should come to m IHDSTINCT PRIHT J .. .^1