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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, CUL, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 22, 19W.
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NUMBER 129. S
Department of the Tennes
see, Commanded by Gen.
Clement A. Evans Prepar
ing to Attend.
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., March 22. — The De
partment of the Army of the Ten
nessee, United Confederate Veterans,
commanded by General Clement A.
Evans, is preparing to attend the" re
union at New Orleans next April, 26,
26 and 27.
The Department is composed ot the
seven divisions in the states ot'Ala
bama, Florida, ‘-Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana,. Mississippi and Tennessee,
containing 664 camps—over a third ot
the entire body.
Brigadier-General E. T. S^tes, of
Columbus, Miss., is adjutant-general;
Col. Henry C. Myers, Memphis, assist
ant adjutant-general; Col. R. P. lake,
Memphis, quartermaster-general; Dr.
Lansing Burrows, Nashville, chaplain-
general.
The Georgia members of the staff
are Col. W. L. Calhoun, Col. L. L. Mid-
dlebrooks, Col. R. M. Howard, Col. W.
D. Ellis, Col. G. N. Saussy, Dr. A. R.
Holderby, Col. Theo. N. Winn, and
Col. W. G. Obear.
The Sponsorial Staff appointed for
the reunion is composed of the chap
eron, Mrs. William Preston Johnston,
of New Orleans, granddaughter-in-law
of General Albert Sidney Johnson; the
sponsor, MIBB Hil* ~L3Wy' 'Jayne;
granddaughter of General Lowry, of
the Confederate'army and former gov
ernor of Mississippi; the chief maid
of honor, Miss Virginia Jones, daugh
ter of Dr. W.. R. Jones, confederate
soldier.
The Georgia Division/ commanded
hy Gen. C. M. 'Wilsi.of Macon, will be
represented in'the reunion by a full
delegation.
Head
quarters
For
Turpen-
Senate Amendments to Bill
Disagreed to and Confer
ence AsKed-A Special
Rule Adopted.
Washington, March 22.—The House
took up the statehood bill immediately
after the journal was read today. It
began with the presentation, by Mr.
Dalzell, of a special rule from the
Rules Committee, providing that the
bill be taken from the tableland that
in so doing the Senate amendments
he disagreed to and a conference asked
of'the Senate, and also that the speak
er Immediately appoint the House con
ferees. The previous question was
immediately moved, and on roll call
was carried. Then. followed an ex
planation of the special rule asked
for.
The House later, by a vote of 175
to 166, adopted the statehood bill rule
and the speaker appointed House con
ferees to meet the Senate committee.
KILLED IT SOD.
Henry Purcell, of Atlanta,
Went Home Drunk and
Made “Rough House”--
Sop Shot to Save Mother,
:.—Abooffi o'clock
last evening Frank 'Purcell,' employed
as a barber in the Piedmont hotel, shot
and kilted his father, Henry Jackson
Purcell, at their home, 272 Courtland
street. Three shots were fired, two
of which took effect. One in the stom
ach caused the elder Purcell’s death.
The father, it seems, came home in
an intoxicated cohdltion and engaged
in a quarrel With his wife. Enraged,
he gathered., several articles ot his
wife’s clothfng and threw them into
the fire. Young Purcell and his wife
remonstrated and tried to control him,
but the father, it appears, was in such
a frame of mind tSat nothing could be
done with him. Going into the street,
he picked up a stone, and, returning
to the house, advanced upon his wife
in a threatening attitude. As he was
about to strike her his son shot him.
The father fell to the floor at the third
shot and died almost instantly from
the bullet wound in the stomach.
The only witnesses to the shoot
ing were, the wife of the dead man
and the wife of the man who did the
shooting,
Frank Purcell gave himself up and
was taken to police headquarters.
The Purcell family came to Atlanta
a few years ago from Cartersvllle.
The deceased was about 50 years of
age and was a contracting carpenter.
REMARKABLE CASE
ENDS IN HANGING.
An Italian Hanged In New Jersey To
day After Many Efforts to Get His
Freedom.
Albany
Machinery
Co.
Newark, N. J„ March 22.—Guisseppe
Marmo, an Italian, was hanged here
today for the murder of his brother-
in-law, Nunsec Marinana. The case
was remarkable from the repeated ef
forts of Marmo to escape the penalty
of death, to which he was sentenced
three times. Besides using every le
gal technicality, he made two attempts
to escape from prison. An appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United
States for a writ of habeas corpus was
denied yesterday.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Logger. .
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FDD ILL IK
The Hepburn Bill Strikes at' the Fountain
Head of the Evil.
NEW ORLEANS, March 22.—Southern congressmen are having their
attention sharply called to the pure food bill, now before the House,
and which recently passed the Senate. Particular stress Is laid upon a
recent article in Collier’s Weekly, by Samuel Hopkins Adams, in which
he states that the South, for years, has been the dumping ground for
every variety of adulterated food manufactured in the North, and seems
to be the finest field for the activity of the packer of spurlouB articles
of food, sold under misleading if not wholly false labels.
As it now stands, the retailer is held responsible, being the dispen
ser. If the Hepburn bill passes, none of these so-called foods may he
sold from one state into another, and the manufacturer will be held
strictly responsible. The bill strikes at the fountain head of illegitimate
practices on the part ot Northern concerns of whom the South has been
the easy prey for so many years, and should it become a law the de
crease in infant mortality alone will he such as to render President
Roosevelt’s "anti-race suicide” propaganda unnecessary in the . South, at
least /
FULTON COUNTY DEMOCRATS
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A
Democratic Primary or White Primary-
Executive Committees.
■Rival
Special to The Herald.
' -ATLANTA, Ga., March 22.—A twin meeting of the rival Democratic
executive committees ot Fulton county was held yesterday, and tyhlle the
two agreed on some things, they disagreed most emphatically on others.
They agreed to have the primary held .April 25, but whether it is to be ,a
white primary or a Democratic primary has yet to be decided.
The executive committee of which Hon. T. B. Felder is cipalrman,
and commonly called the Clark Howell comihlttee,. declares that all white
Democratic voters who are properly registered are entitled tp vote in
the primary. ; ,.\ s ■ 1
The executive committee of which Hon, J. E. Maddox is chairman,
and which-is‘generally' known' as the Hdke Spilth committee, makes no
reference to Democraoy, and declares that any white registered voter,
without regard to past political affiliation, who pledges himself to sup
port the party nominees, can vote in the primary.
One committee declares for white Democrats only, while the other
will admit white Populists, white Republicans, white “any other party.’
JUst so he Is properly registered and agrees to support the party-nomi
nees. This line-drawing prpmlses to bring a clash at the polls next
month, because challenges will be offered many of those who go to the
polls to vote.
TO HAVE ft STftTE FAIR.
Negroes of Savannah Taking the Lead in Pro
moting the Enterprise.
Special to The Herald.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Maroh 22.—The negroes of Savannah seem to have
determined to Interest the people of their race in a colored state fair for
Georgia. This Idea was given its impetus at the meeting of the colored
farmers at the Georgia State Industrial College a short time ago. Since
then there have been several meetings, the most decisive of which was
held last night at St. Philip's church. This was a mass meeting of all
parties interested. The greatest enthusiasm was shown fn the meeting.
A charter has been applied for, and every indication points to the suc
cess of the undertaking.
When the fair association is permamently organized, besides the
general officers, it is proposed to have about sixteen vice-presidents from
different sections of the state. Ten thousand shareB of stock at one dol
lar per share are to be sold, and more than a thousand of these have al
ready been subscribed for.
It is proposed to make woman’s work a feature of the fair. Great
interest Was shown in this feature last night. The plan of the promoters
is to have the fair set forth fully and in some definite form the progress
of the negroes in every calling during the past forty years.
WITTE’S PROJECT
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.
Peasant Banks to Issue Bonds to Fi
nance Purchase of Lands. ,
St. Petersburg, March 22.—Premier
Witte’s project to permit peasant
banks to issue five per cent, bonds to
finance the. purohase of land from pro
prietors and the sale of.lancls to peas
ants has been adopted by the Council*
of the Empire.
No.'l. Pea Vine Hay for
sale. $14 per ton.
Cruger & Pace.
TUG BOAT SUNK
IN THF MISSISSIPPI.
Floating Log Knocked Hole In Hull.
Four Deql, Hands Drowned.
New Orleans; March 22.—News was
brought here today of the sinking, of
the tug “Mary. B.” and the drowning
of four negro deck hands yesterday,
some distance up the river. The tug
struck a floating log, knocking a hole
in her hull, and sank in deep water
quickly.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
But a Small Part of the
Crop Seems to Ha\TT
Escaped in South Geor
gia,
Later reportB from the freeze of
Tuesday night than were printed In
The Herald yesterday indicate that the
damage was not lesB extensive and Be-
rious than was then estimated. The
freezing temperature extended over
the entire state, and the most opti
mistic fruit men do not now predlot
more than a half crop.
Most of'the growers of fr,uit .in this
county state-that all the young peaches
were killed, and that those resulting
from later blooms will alone reaeh
maturity. ’
The Damage In Colquitt
From the following, which we take
from the Moultrie Observer, it is. seen
that the damage in Colquitt county
was great The Observer says;
“The temperature was below freez
ing point practically all nignt last
night and this morning there warn a
heavy frost, the ground was frozen and
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there was a considerable amount of
Ice. The consequence is the almost
totaldestructlon ot the fruit crop and
the devastation of early gardens and
truck.
"Nearly all the peach trees had shed
the bloom apd the ypung ;
the general opinion that they- were alV
killed. 1 ’’ ’ ' \ .
“The gardens show clearly the
amount of the damage. ‘ Beans, Irish;
potatoes, tomatoes, ' squashes, cucum
bers and all early plants, that cold wltf
kill, were killed outright except In
rare Instances in whlcb they had been
covered.
“Early corn was killed dotvn to the
ground, though it Is not likely Jbat
many farmers had their corn up, Ss.lt
has been a backward spring.
"Watermelons and cantaloupes that
were up were killed, but a prominent
melon grower from near Pavo saltf
today that the melon, crop was plant
ed late as a rule and In very few In
stances had come up. The cold has
caused much damage in this section,
but the Iobs will not compare with
that in middle Georgia, where the loss
was much heavier.
“Another frost is expected tonight,
although the temperature has been
above freezing all day.”
Cigarette for His Own Use
Without Violating the
Ants-Cigarette Law of
That Sjtafe.
Lincoln, Neb., March 22.—The Su
preme Court today gave a dedBlon on
the Nebraska antl-clgarette law, which
was tested in the lower courts on a
young, man who wad arrested on the
charge of rolling a cigarette. The ef
fect of the decision rendered today
sustains the law in general making the
manufacture and sale of cigarettes IP
legal in the state, but the rolling ol
a cigarette by an individual for bia
own use is not construed as "manufac
ture.”
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On Island of Ustico, Off the
Coast of Italy—Thousands
of Lives in Constant
Terror.
New York, Maroh 22. —A Herald
special from Palmero,'Italy, says that
there have been twenty-one carth-
quaro shocks in the list three days on
the Island” of Uatioa, 2i*.miles north-
were exposed to the cold wind. ^ ^ ot Palmoro. - A •population ot
the koneral onlnlon that they-were all - ft • —• v-.
I^dVis'ln constant- terror, -A great
Vuteyhafs formed in the center'of;
tho' island, and all houses have, been
.demolished. One of thethree moun
tains on tho laiand is- reported to ; b*-
In eruption.
Phone 70 for CodflBh, 10c and 15c.
W. B. FIELDS,;
eeause
Huvl
uyier s
Candi
les
Commission Mon Gloomy.
Atldnta, Ga., March 22.—AccordingJj
to repArts received in Atlanta from
various sections of the state, the fruit
crop of Georgia has been damaged
from 60 to 75 per cent, by the frost
which prevailed Tuesday night. This
is a conservative estimate made by
growers in North and South Georgia,
and while all are hoping for the best,
it seems likely that their worst fears
may be realized. The first cold
weather of the week was not feared
for the reason that it was accom
panied by a stiff wind, and this, it was
thought, would prevent any great
damage to the peaches. Tuesday’s
frost, however, came when the wind
had ceased to/blow and the mercury
in the tube had gone to nearly 7 de
grees below the freezing point. Own
ers of orchards in all parts of the state
are in anything but a bright frame of
mind. Later reports, however, may
indtcdle/ that the damage now esti
mated has not been dope, Up. to this
time . everybody had been expecting a
bumper crop throughout the entire
state. ‘ Commission men in this' and
Ather large cities of Georgia sire rath
er gloomy over the prospect
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Are tt
/
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Best.
Mr. Tift’s Good Fortune.
Mr. J. M. Tift reports that on his
Sand Hill place, just across the river
from the city, his peach and pear crops
were but very slightly damaged. This
is probably the result of protection
against the wind offered hy the Im
mense sand hills tor which the place
is famous, for the case reported by
Mr. Tift is exceptional.
Co.
v
We sell them. Fresh
shipments of these deli
cious confections are re
ceived weekly,'1, 2, 3
and 5 pound bQxes and
Fa
ncy
Pack,
As with-aandy, so with
- everything 1 , We sell only;
.the best. If ypu want . t
.the b,est your orders ■
■should come to
Hil
sman-i
Drug
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