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VOLUME XV.
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i ALBANY, GA., 8ATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 24, 1906.
Frank Purcell, Slayer of
Father, Proved Self De
fense and Was Released
tin Atlanta Today.
Special to The Herald.
. Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—Frank Pur
cell, who on Wednesday afternoon shot
and instantly killed his father, claim
ing he was defending his mother, his
wife and himself from attack by the
drunken father, was this morning ac
quitted of the charge of murder before
Justice of the Peace Ormond. Self-
defense was proved. Purcell’s wife
and mother went into hysterics when
he was released.
More Fighting' in the Phil
ippines-Constabulary in
an Engagement with Fa
natical Pullajanese.
Manila, Philippine Islands, March
24.—A. telegram received today from
Samar says that an engagement has
occurred between the constabulary and
a force of fanatical Pulanjanese. Gov
ernor George Curry is reported to be
missing. Details of the engagement
are lacking.
By Associated Press. V
Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—Frank Pur
cell, who shot and killed his father
last Wednesday evening, as the latter
was murderously attacking his wife,
was released from custody today. The
court declared the prisoner dismissed,
as the evidence was so conclusive as
to preclude the possibility of convic
tion in the higher • court.
False Classifications Made
by Many Shippers—Inves
tigation by the Inter-State
Commerc Commission. X :
OPERATORS AND
MINERS CANT AGREE.
Second Conference Seems to Have Ac
complished Nothing.
Indianapolis,''March 24. — When the
scale committee of the joint cqnfer-
ence of miners and operators met this
morning there was no indication that
the opposing sides were any nearer an
agreement than when thh. January
meeting closed after disagreement. It
it expected that a session of the joint
conference will be called today to re
ceive the report from the committee
that an agreement is impossible.
Head
New York, March 24. — The Inter
state Commerce Commission began ah
important hearing yesterday on the re
ported under-billing and misrepresen-
taion of freight by shippers in New
York and other Eastern pointB.
Chairman Martin A. Knapp and Com
missioners J. C. Clements and C. A.
Prouty were present when the hearing
began. P.'J. Farrell, the attorney for
the commission, conducted the in
quiry. He called as-the first witness
Robert G. Stevenson, a general inspec
tor of the Trunk Line Association in
,the territory of New York; Connecticut
ahcf Massachusetts, as well as the
cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Inspector Stevenson enumerated the
various inspection bureaus at the dif
ferent cities throughout the territory
under his jurisdiction.
I Mr. Stevenson said that in one
j month they had a total of 34,000 false
classifications. He declared that many
large and prominent firms had habitu
ally, persistently and constantly vio
lated the regulations. In answer to
questions, he said that while, the ma
jority of shippers might he honest, a
great many prominent ofies were no
toriously dishonest.
Alt any
Mack mery
Co.
BRITISH STEAMER AFIRE
IN FIERCE SNOW STORM
Feared on Shore that She Can Not
Reach Harbor.
St. John. N. B., March 24.—The Brit
ish freight steamer “Titan," New York
to Manchester, England, off Cape Race
with her cargo afire. Signalled her con
dition and said she was attempting to
reach port. A furious snowstorm is
raging and it is feared she will not be
able to make her way into the harbor.
TWO NEGROES HANGED
IN NEW. JERSEY.
Assaulted and Murdered a Young
W.hlte Woman.
Mount Holly, N; J., March 24.—Ru
fus Johnson and George Small, ne
groes, were hanged today for the mur
der of Miss Florence Watkipson, who
was assaulted and .killed in a barn near
Moorestown in January. Johnson
made a second confession, but Small
maintained his innocence.
An Infant’s Death.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Currell have the
sympathy of many friends in the
death of their two-weeks-old baby boy,
who was taken from-them at 9 / o’clook
this morning. The little one had never
been strong, and the care of loving
hands proved unavailing to nurse him
to health and strength. - The body will
be taken to Cochran for interment to
morrow.
Five Members of the President’s Family and Two
Visiting Friends p\lso Slain.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 24.—News has reached here of the mur
der of five members of the family of Pedro Meza, President of Ladura, and
two friends of the family, by Indian outlawB. The victims were Presi
dent. Meza, his wife and three daughters, and Mrs. Hoff and son, guests of
the Meza family. Their bodies vfere left lying in the roadway near Son
ora, Mexico, until a sufficient force could he gathered to bravo the risk
of another attack. Meza was one of the most prominent men in the sec
tion. The party were returning from Guaymas, where they had been
shopping and visiting.
Governor and Veterans of Pennsylvania Dedicate
Pennsylvania Monument.
VICKSURG, Miss., Veterans of the North and South mingled here
today in the dedication of. the Pennsylvania monument on the Vicksburg
battlefield, j Five hundred Pennsylvania veterans, headed by Governor Pen-
nypacker, find a regiment of Mississippi troopB, headed by Governor Var
danian, marched in line to the field where the monument stands.
Addresses were delivered this afternoon by Governor Pennypacker;
former Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, and Governor Vardaman.
The ceremonies will closdstonight at a campfire, over which General
Stephen D. Lee is expetced to preside.
iNjm.
Man Suddenly Recovers His
Senses After Being Insane
and Laboring Under a
Dreadful Hallucination.
Special to The-HeraW., tsaiwgre v
Atlanta, Ga., March 24.—After hiv
ing been wildly insane, in the police
station since Monday, John N. John
son, a young white man whose identi
ty has been a mystery to the police,
suddenly awoke from his delirium yes
terday and is now perfectly rational.
As soon as he “came to" the young
man , told who he was and gave such
other information as was calculated to
clear up matters which have been both
ering the police for some time. He
said his home was In Richmond, Va.,
and that he was a civil engineer. He
was immediately released and went his
way rejoicing. Several days ago, when
he was taken into custody, Johnson
awoke one morning and declared he
had just married a young woman he
had never seen before. The matter
worried him considerably and he told
the turnkey that he didn’t want to be
married. Now he says it’s all right,
and that the marriage affair was mere
ly an hallucination.
CONTEST OVER
TREASURERSHIK
C. H. Carson to Again Make Race
Againet Waring Russell.
Special to The Herald,
Savannah, Ga., March 24.—Mr. 0. H.
Carson, an old resident of Savannah,
has decided to enter the race for Coun
ty Treasurer against Col. Waring Rus
sell, the present incumbent Mr, Car-
son is employed by the Central of
Georgia railway In its purchasing de
partment. He has made two races for
the place before, but has never suc
ceeded In landing. He ran ahead of
his ticket before. His son Is President
of the Merchants’ National Bank.
SICK GOVERNOR OF OHIO
HAD A GOOD NIGHT.
Columbus, Ohio, March 24.—Reports
from the executive mansion early to
day say that Governor Pattison passed
a comfortable night.
Interesting Programme and
String of Social Enter
tainment are Arranged
for Savannah Meeting.
Special to The Herald.
Savanngh, Ga., March 24.— The
members of the Georgia Society of
Colonial Dames in Savannah are mak
ing extensive preparations for the an
nual meeting of the Colonial Dames of
Georgia in Savannah on April 19 and
20. There will be several business ses
sions during these two days and' in
addition much attention will be .shown
the delegates from other cities social
ly. On the aftemon of April 10 the
memebrs will be the guests of Mrs.
Fleming D. Tinsley at a reception in
the parlors of the Woman’s Club. On
the afternoon of the second day an
amateur pluy, “The Tragedy of Mr.
J. Caesar,” will be presented at the
home of Mrs. Edward Karow. On Fri
day morning, the 20th, at 10 o’clock,
the memorial to Oglethorpe will be un
veiled near the City Hall. Mr..Walter
G. Charlton will be the orator for this
occasion.
THE WEATHER.
Weather Foreoast,
The following is the weather fore
cast for Georgia for next 24 honra:
Rain tonight. Sunday, showers.
Local Weather Obeervatlons.
The following observations for the
past t&enty-four hours have been
taken at the U. S. Weather Bureau at
Albany, Ga., and. are published for
Information of the public:
Maximum temperature '...77
Minimum temperature 44
Mean temperature 60.5 -
Rain i../. 0.0
River 11.3
Rise 0.2
Clear: southwest wind.
D. W. BROSNAN,
Volunteer Observer.
It Is beginning to cloud up, and It Is
certainly warm enough to bring rain.
Buy fresh lime, Cement, Fire
Brick, Fire Clay, Fire Tile, Laths,
Shingles, all kinds of lumber and
mouldings, SaBh, Doors, Blinds, Glass
and Potty, Mantels, Grates and Tile,
Wall Paper and Faints at
O. D. SMITH’S.
visits ms
Foxy Oil King Who is So
Much Wanted by Process
Servers Now in New
YorK.
New York, March 21.—The Ameri
can says this morning that John D.
Rockefeller arrived in a covered auto
mobile at the house of hiB son early
last evening, where his grandson ahd
namesake was born forty hours before.
Attorney-General Hadley, being in
formed of the presence of Mr. Rocke
feller in the city, said: "Had n request
been made of me to permit Mr. Rocke
feller to visit Now York without mo
lestation from process service 'I Would
have been much inclined to accede to
thO request. As It is, I do not feel my
self bound in anyway to grant cour
tesies.'’ ' ’ “ 1 15
It is denied at the Rockefeller home
that the elder Rockefeller is in the
city.
THE REPUBLICAN
AND THE TARIFF.
Secretary of .the Treasury Shaw De
clares that Any; Change Iq the Tariff
Would : Endanger Party 8uccees In
1908.
Des MoloeB, Ia„ March 24.—Secre
tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw,
in an address on "Republicanism” .last
night, made an elaborate argument
against any immediate change in tariff
schedules, . because such a change
would en'tfangor Republican , success In
190?; ' '"' ■
Secretary Shaw referred to the ac
tivities of certain Iowa Republicans.
"Republican orators are again teach
ing discontent,” he said, after refer
ring to Republican defeats of the past.
“Several timOB during the present ses
sion of Congress prominent members
of the opposition parly have quoted a
distinguished Republican of this state
as saying in effect tliat all robberies
and thefts committed by all insurance
officers since the life insurance busi
ness waB originated do not amount to
the extortion due to the Dlngley bill
for one year. This is but a sample
of what has been taught, not only in
this state, but in one or two others,
“No party can ever revise the tariff
in safety, and the only time to risk the
experiment is at an extraordinary ses
sion immediately following the inaugu
ration of a new administration.”
VICE-PRESIDENT ROGERS
ON THE STAND.
Attorney-General of Mleeourl Trying to
Ouet Standard Oil.
New York, March 24. —Henry H.
Rogers, vice-president of the Standard
Oil Co., was. the first witness today in
the investigation by Attorney-General
Hadley, of Missouri, which state is
seeking to oust the Standard Oil Co.,
of Indiana, and allied companies do
ing business in Missouri.
Unusually Replete With Good'Things.
From the Tlfton Gazette. )
The program of the Georgia Chau
tauqua, which will entertain the state
at Albany during the week beginning
Snuday, April 22, is even more than
usually replete with good things this
year. Always bright and flower-
scented, breathing the music of the
song-birds of the spring of which it is
the harbinger, Chautauqua appeals to
all that is'purest and best, and every
year receives a typical Georgia wel
come.
Brinson & Co., Wood and Coal,
'Phone 367. Prompt service. Patron,
age solicited.
So Declares FranK L. Rob
bins, Who Is Attending
Conference With Miners
at Indianapolis.
New York, Maroh 24.—At a confer-■
ence of the .Gould interests here today
a telegram was read from Frank L.
Robbins, chairman of the Pittsburg
Coal Co., who is now at Indianapolis
attending the conference with tho
miners, in which he declared a strike
is inevitable.
TORE DOWN HOUSE
TO GET RID OF TENANTS.
Tenahts Owed Rent and Would Neith
er Pay Nor Move Out,
8peolsl to Thtf-Herald,
.tlanta, Ga., March 24. — Samuel
tons, a carpenter, and his wife,
and Mrs. Emma Hampton were com
pletely nonplused Thursday afternoon
when the two-roomed hdnse over their
heads waB torn completely down and
their goods and chattels piled up la
the yard. The razing of the house is
said to have been done at the instance
ot Attorney Jerome McAfee, who has
been, sub-letting the two-roomed cot
tage to the Watkinses. Neighbors no-
tided the police of what had taken
place and an investigation was made.
Mrs. Hampton was placed in care of
the police matron, while the Watkinses
were taken care of for the night by
neighbors. Attorney McAfee’s puttier
pays the Watkinses were due i
for ilvo months and that the "
had, been ordered to .vacatf
isos. 'When they didn’t move:'’
men wore sent to the pitice and 1
house torn down. McAfee claims tho
weatherboarding in the house.
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ecause
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Cand:
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Are 1
:lie
Best.
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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. If you want
the best your orders
should come'to
Hilsman~Salt
Drug