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VOLUME XV. JNPSTINCJ pbtmt i==^ 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. B ecause H .uylers Cand: • tes Are 1 :lie Best. j -i M 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