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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, QAq WEDNESDAY AFTERNOQN, MARCH 21, 1906.
NUMBER 128.
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BANK ROBBERY
IN OLD MOSCOW.
MasKed Men, Armed with Bombs and
Revolvers, Hold Up BanK and
Carry Off $432,500.
Only p Detail of the Nat-
/
ional Guard on Duty Last* st Petersburg, March 21.—The No-
Night-Negroes Returned voe Vremya ' s account of the robbery
, .. . . yesterday evening by masked men of
to WorK.
the Credit Mutual Loan Bank, one of
the largest, hanks In Moscow, the roh-
Chattanooga, March 21.— Guard de- ■■ ■ ,
tails from the National Guar* of the bera securin S ?432 ' G00 ' saysthat ^e
Sate of Tennessee, remained on duty vaults, were still open when the ban-
at the Armory all night, after the rest dtts entered ' The bandlts numbered
of the command had been relieved. twent >" men - armed ^with bombs and
Everything is comparatively quiet this revolvers. The leader announced that
morning. No crowds are on the tbe y came in the name of the revolu-
Btreets tionary committed, which needed
Trie negro laborers 'who quit 'y/ork mone ^ Promising that ho harm would
by hundreds y ^sterday, began work come . IP* th e bank employes unless
again today. ' ^ ey raised an outcry, in. which event
At the Rouse-Mehan foundry a they would blow the establishment to
white man shot a negro this morning. Pieces with bombs. One bandit Stood
The incident ended with the arrest of with a lighted fuse near a powerful
the white man, and no further trouble.riomb on a.table, ready to be fttploded
Is anticipated.
■1ST
IH ID!
Agitation, Due to Govern
ment’s Repressive Meas
ures in the Provinces, is
on the Increase. *
if necessary. The shades of the bank
windows were lowered, the telephone
disconnected, and when the bandits
had completed their work they
warned the employes to give no alarm
for fifteen minutes or a bomb would
be thrown through the windows.
/
Last Night’s Report of the Robbery.
Moscow, March 20.—The Credit Mu-
1 tual, one of the largest banks in Mos
cow, was mysteriously robbed by
St. Petersburg, March 21.—There is
growing unrest and agitation among
HuBSlan workmen, largely due to the
masked men at dusk tonight, the rob,
bers securing $432,600. It was an ex
tremely . daring job. The facts al
ready-developed raise the question
the robbery was committed by or un
der the direction of some one at pres
ent or previously employed in the in
stitution. The bank is situated In
governments repressive measures in Ilinlia Btr “t, in the heart of the city.
the .provinces. At Ekaterinoslav, 1G,-
000 employes of the Hughes Iron
"Works are reported txr have already
struck, and great Agitation prevails in:
the industrial section of Moscow.
The last of the clerks had just de
parted, leaving an inside guard of
three men, while under the porte co- seen no one enter or leave it.
chere outside were a policeman , and
the house porter. The street. was
crowded with people hurrying home:
According to the story of the guards,
in the twinkling of an eye they were
confronted with revolvers in the hands
of twenty masked men, who had en
tered silently by the main door, which
had been locked when the .office force
left. After a command to the guards
to hold up their hands, not a word was
spoken. The guards were quickly
.bound and 'gagged and thrown into
a dark corner. The robbers then took
up positions at all the entrances and
the curtains of the Windows were low
ered. The chief of the robbers, who
bad directed the operations of Ills as
sociates by gestures -. and without
speaking, showed thorough familiarity
with the location of the vaults. "When
all was.ready, he went to the heavy
burglar-proof safe, and, jvlth a few
whirls of the knob, threw the combi
nation of the lock, the heavy, doors
swung open and the treasure of the
bank was pevealed.
( The plunder, consisting of gold, sil
ver and notes, was speedily thrust in
to sacks. When a clean haul of the
money had been made, not a kopeck
being left, the robbers departed as
silently as they came, making their
exit through the main entrance and
leaving no trace behind them. They
had been in the bank less than half
an hour.
Twenty mUnites later one of the
guards succeeded in freeing himself
and gave the alarm. The dumb
founded policeman and house porter,
who had been standing in front of the
bank throughout, claimed they had
FRUIT CROP 15 HURT
IN SOUTH GEORGIA
Mr. W. H. Newsom Expresses the Opin
ion That Few Peaches Have Escaped
Last Night’s Freeze.
The fruit crop in Southwest Georgia was badly damaged by laBt
night’s freezing temperature.
Mr. W. H. NewSom, one of the-’ most prominent farmers and fruit
men in this section, was called up by telephone at his home in Lee
county this afternoon by The Herald, and in response to inquiries
stated: | ,
“I have examined the Elberta peach trees on my place, add find that
last rtight’s cold badly damaged .the young fruit. The trees bloomed
some days ago, and the tiny peaches were attaining -good first-stage
growth, I find practically every one damaged. They show the marks of
frost bite, add will not mature. There may be^p few peaches, but I pre
dict that the crop will be one of. the smallest ever gathered In this sec
tion.” > ; • . ,
Mr. Newsom’s long experience in the fruit business causes more
than ordinary weight to attach to his opinion.
Conditions last night were such as to produce one of the heaviest
frosts of the winter! While the reports from further up the state indi
cate that the damage was hardly as serious as was feared, a different
stage of the crop in tfijs section seems to have resulted in damage which
is clearly stated by Mr.’ Newsom. Last night the temperature was sev
eral degrees below the freezing point, and the almost complete
of the atmosphere gave the frost opportunity to do its worBt work.
. Early gardens are badly damaged, beans and potatoes being among
the worst sufferers. ~
The prospect is, therefore, that we wi]l not have a great deal of
fruit in this section next summer, and that truck gardens will be back
ward. \ • V , -. 1 ..’
CONGRESSMAN PATTERSON
OF PENNSYLVANIA DEAD.
THE MOUNT
Washington, March 21. — Represen
tative George B. Patterson, of Penn
sylvania, died of heart failure sudden- MofOS Were
ly this morning.
I.
Outlaws and Fanatics—The Truth
of the Attack.
Washington", March 21. — Secretary
Taft has received the following cable
gram from Governor-General Ide, Ma
nila, relating to the Mount Dajo fight:
"Newspaper reports from Manila
announcing wanton - slaughter of
women and children at Mount Dajo
extremely sensational, and in all es
sential details false. The situation oc
cupied by the Moro outlaws in the
crater of the vplcano, 2,100 feet high,
was exceedingly difficult and required
great display of heroism on the part
of the army, navy and Filipino and
Moro constabulary, who rendered moBt
valuable service. Some women and
children were killed or wounded, by
preliminary shelling at a distance.
* “The Moros were outlaws and fa
natics and refused to surrender to
the last, attempting repeatedly to
murder our forces who were rescuing
wounded Moros. The Moro silltan and
leading dattos rendered great assist
ance and ,the surrounding population
is In ^jreat sympathy with the course
taken to remove the gang of cut
throats who were preying upon the
community, retreating as occasion re
quired to what they supposed to be
impenetrable fastnesses. There was
no killing of anyone except such as
was Indispensable to end the intoler
able situation. The attack was not
ordered until every resource looking
to a possible adjustment had geen ex
hausted. The troops and officers are
deserving of the highest praise,"
Secretary Taft also has made public
an exhaustive report from Major Hugh
L. ..Scott, who was governor of the
Moro provinces just preceding the en
gagement, respecting the habits' of
warfare of those people. Major Scott
details his efforts to maintain order
among the Moros and says:
“The policy of General Wood Jn that
archipelago has alwayd been to bring
about peace and order as gently and
with as little loss of life as possible.
In every case when it has been neces
sary to arrest Moros charged with
crime and they have gone into their
strongholds and called their friends
and relatives about them to resist ar
rest, every possible effort, extending
in some eases over weeks and monthB,
has been made to bring about the ar
rest without bloodshed.”
WM. ROCKEFELLER
IS NOT SICK.
He
Rumor that
Stomach Denied.
Has Cancer of the
my
Mackinety
,.New York, March 21. — Reports of
the illness of William Rockefeller,
who is now in Europe, are denied .by
■his son, William -G. Rockefeller, who
said that bis father is not suffering
from cancer of the stomach. He said
the report, was circulated to influence
the stock market j ’
VOTE F/OR PAUL JONE8.
The Elks will hdld
meeting tonight
their regular
VOTE FOR PAUL JONE8.
A SHORT SESSION
OF HOUSE TODAY.
The Statehood Bill Will Be Tak
Tomorrow.
4
Up
Washington, March 21.—The House
adjourned today, immediately after
convening,;>bn r .aCcdtiht of the death of 1
Representative Patterson, of Pennsyl
vania. The usual resolutions were
adopted. -
The statehood bill will be taken up
tomorrow.
THE DAMAGE IN NORTH AND MIDDLE GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 21.—kfeagre reports from the peach sections
of Georgia this morning indicate less injury from the cold of Monday
and"last night than was feared. From the'northern part of the statp,
26 per cent, loss is claimed. The thermometer reached 22 degrees at
Dalton, with heavy frost. Scattering reports from other seotlons indi
cate less damage. Fair and warmer weather is promlse'd tonight anti to
morrow, with frost' in exposed places tonight.
Stated by Southern Express
Company Officials That It
Will be Put on April the
First.
The dally express service on the
Albany & Northern railway will be
established, ,on the first of April.
Notice to that effeot has been re
ceived by Mr. Olaud James, agent of.
the company here, and arrangements
are being made for instituting the new
service. '
This Is the direct fruit of the work >
of the Albany Business League, which, -
immediately after its organization,
took up the matter of an express ser
vice between Albany and Cordele with
officials of the road and the Southern
Express Co. The road had been anx
ious for' some time to have a service
inaugurated, hut its efforts in this di
rection had been unsuccessful.
As the result of the effortB of the
Alhahy Business League, it jvas prom
ised’by officials of the express coin-
pany that the service on the Albany
& Northern would be inaugurated, ns
early as' possible. Now. comes the
positive assurance that it will bo'put
on a week from next Monday.
The' Inauguration of this service
will mean great things for the people
along the line bf the Albany & North
ern between this city and Cordele.
They have long been clamoring for it,
and now they will proceed to' enjoy it' 1
Begun by 100
Contracts are Awarded to
Local Concerns for Grad
ing and Hauling. -
The Central of Georgia railway has
closed a contract with 6. K. Christian,
of this city; for the grading which
will be necessary In the Albany yard
of the road in connection with the
improvements which are to be made
this spring and" summer, and is pre
paring to begin at once the construc
tion of the proposed buildings.
About 100 colqred laborers have
been brought in to be put to work on
the grading contract'. These laborers
are now at work on the grading, which
will bo pushed to completion as rap
idly as possible.
The contract for hauling in connec
tion with the grading has been award
ed to E. W. Livingston & Co., a local
concern, and several of the other con
tracts for supplies, etc., have been
placed with local firms, largely
througlrHhe influence of the Albany
Business League. The Albany Busi
ness League has been in touch with
the officials in charge of this work
from the time it was Announced that
the extensive improvements would be
made' here, ancYlt has been the means
of bringing the railroad people and
local firms together.
The railroad Will build its own
houses with its own force of hands.
The round house will be built near
the southern end of the Central’s
yard. The /coal chute will be built
out beyond Society street. The entire
yard will be largely rearranged- and
enlarged, so as to enable this popular
road to handle more advantaegously
its ever-increasing freight business at
this point. , .
These Improvements will cost in the
neighborhood of $60,000, and, will lie,
a big improvement for the city. Aside
from the benefits’whldi Albany will
dferive from ,the , more, 'expeditious
handling of'freight, a large portion of
this expenditure-will be paid , to la
borers engaged in the work and will
be spent with Albany merchants, do
that the town will be. greatly benefited
in that way.
VOTE FOR PAUL JONE8.
Crmo Chicken Ft
and Chops, ,26c pk. "
ed, 26c pk.; Corn
W. E. FIELDS.
VOTE FOR PAUL JONE8.
VOTE FOR PAUL JONE8.
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Albany Decorating -Co.,
Wail *Ba.per, Burlaps,
Room Moulding and Picture Hal!,
Rumney.Building. £ .... Phone ,393.
Large Audience Witnessed
Trade Extravaganza Fer
VOTE FOR PAUL JONES.
SENATOR JOE BAILEY’S
FATHER DEAD.
V New Orleans, Marcli 27.'—After a
month's illness, Joseph W. Bailey,
father of United States Senator .1. W.
the Fenefflt ot the Hospital ; Bailey, .of Texas, died here early to
day, .72 years old. ‘ , ■ ■
Last Night.
The trade extravaganza, qr carnival
ot commerce, at the Rawlins theatre
last night was a huge success.
It was witnessed by a large audi
ence, whoBe interest and enthusiasm
never lagged. It had been announced
that a number of changes on the pro
gram were necessary as late as yes
terday, but those who witnessed the
performance would never have guess
ed the fact.
Scores of young people assisted dn
making the affair a success, They
were trained by Mrs. Holllbnugh and
Mrs. McBlroy, whose long experience
in their .work was very largely re
sponsible for last night’s triumph.
Nearly all the business firms of Al
bany were represented on the stage.
As an advertisement, the affair was
altogether novel, and the large audi
ence could not fail to be Impressed
with the importance of what the ama
teur advisers did and Bald.
The entire program was published
in yesterday’s Herald,, and lack of
space today forbids that it be pub
lished again, or that individual men
tion be made of the firms represented,
or of those taking part in the perform
ance.
It will he gratifying information for
readers of The* Herald that the char
ity hospital will -realize a handsome
sum" from the enterprise.
HAMILTON DECLINES
TO APPEAR.
Does Not Want to be Examined Con
cerning His Work for New York
Life.
; New York, ' March 21.—Andrew
Hamilton today sent a reply to the
Fowler investigating committee of the
New York Life Insurance Co., declin
ing to appear before the committee
for examination regarding hia work
for the company.
VOTE FOR t>A|IL JONE8.
Sugar Cured and Smoked Breakfast
Bacon, 16c lb. The^beat to be had at
the price. Phone 79. W. E. Fields.
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VOTE FOR PAUL J0NE8.
VOTE FOR PAUL JONES.
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We sell them. 'Fresh
shipments of these deli
cious confections are re
ceived weekly, lj 2, 3
and 5 pound boxes and
Fancy Packages.
As with candy, so with
everything. We sell only
the best. If you want
the best your orders
Should coipe to
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