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VOLUME XV.
Albany, ga, Thursday afternoon, Tviarch 29,1996.
-V. ;
NUMBER 135.
Lowlands Under Water and
Great Damage'is Done to
Crops—Lumbermen Suf
fer Severe Losses.
Mobile, Ala., March 29.—Report* re
ceived here Indicate serious conditions
qlong the Alabama river, which Is ris
ing rapidly, and for a hundred miles
the lowlands are under water from two
to six feet deep, causing great damage
to crops. Hundreds of cattle have
been drowned; ■ and lubmermen have
suffered severdTosses.
ALL CHILDREN MUST
ENTER BY TOMORROW.
None Will Afterward Be Admitted to
Physical Culture Classes.
MiBS Ida Virginia Smith, who has
charge of the children’s physical cul
ture department of. the Eighteenth
Chautauqua Assembly, requestq^The
Herald to state that after tomorrow
afternoon no children other than
those enrolled up to that time will be
admitted to any of the'classes.
The reason for this 19 readily appar
ent The different classes have been
at work Since Monday, and by the laBt
of the week will be well advanced.
Those coming In later would be at a
distinct disadvantage. This would
work to their own disadvantage as well
as,to that of the other children. i
It is ) therefore urged that all chil
dren'whotntend enterldg any .of the
classes be at the auditorium tomorrow
atfernoon^at 3:30 o’clock. That will
be thu, Anal opportunity to obtain ad
mission, as the rule announced will be
strictly adhered to.
LETTUCE PLANTS for sale to gar
deners. Also seasonable vegetables
O. F. Cheatham.
Head-
Albany
M acbmery
Co.
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Naval Experts Figuring on Expenditure
of 'That $6,OO0.OOO for Biggest
Battleship Aflout.
Washington, March 29.—Since the house naval affairs committee
decided to recommond the appropriation of six million dollars for the
construction of a battleship larger than any now afloat, naval experts
have begun a heated discussion which shows that Admiral Dewey is
not supported by many naval officers in advocating a ship greater than
the eighteen thousand ton “Decanaught” launched by England re
cently. If congress decides that the new ship must carry twelve
twelve-inch guns, the necessary displacement will be twenty-two
thousand tons. The Decanaught carries only ten such guns. -
I
L STORES YEAR
TO A CLOSE.
Unprecedented Prices for Spirits—Many Old Farms
Revived for Low Orades of Rosin.
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 29.—The turpentine year for 1905-6 oloses on
Saturday. It has been one of great progress and the gross receipts have
bten greater, owing to the increase in prices. The prices during the past
season have been exorbitantly high.
A prominent member of the J. P. Williams Company gave out the fol-
lowing interview this morning:
“The beginning of the present season witnessed a condition which
bad never before existed in the naval stores business. A grqat exporting
company, composed largely of producers and factors, was In process of
formation. The entrance of this company Into actual business brought
about the higbest prices for spirits of turpentine known In several
decades.
"The prices for. rosins have been satisfactory, especially the supply
to the lower grades. The value of old rosins has brought Into operation
again numerous-places In the Savannah district whlbh bpuld not.he'worked
a few years since or before the present range of value of low grade rosin
has been In existence.
“As for the size of the crop for the season just opening preparations
have been made for a crop nearly If not quite as large as that of the
season just closing. But labor conditions are going from bad to worse
and the world’s consumption of both spirits and rosin is .Increasing all
the time, and from a producer’s and factor’s standpoint there is nothing
to fear.” /
S
n iiicniEn TO MPE.
An Officer Claims to Have Been Overpowered by
Negro Secret Order Man.
Special to The Herald.
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 29.—A very unusual story Is told of the es
cape of Lovie Dunbar, a negro wanted In South Carolina for murder.
Dunbar was captured at Lemon City, Fla., and was to be taken back to
Sally, S. C., for trial. The officer who was to take him back reached this
city this morning empty handed. He announced that he had been over
powered by a band of negro Masons, to which order Dunbar belonged,
and that Ills man had been taken from him and carried olf.
Dunbar has been very fortunate In eluding the officers, largely be
cause of his connection with the colored Masonic fraternity. It Is claimed
by the officers here that shortly after Mr. Fisher, who was a prominent
merchant at Sally, had been Blaln Dunbar appeared In Florida. He was
assisted to reach Cuba by the Florida negro Masons and remained there
several weeks, afterwards returning to Florida.
A determined effort will now be made by the South Carolina officers
to arrest not only Dunbar but the n egroes who aided in his escape.
THE BLOE AID THE GRAY
THEIR SONS
E.
Veterans Who Fought Each Other in Civil War
■ ■ ■ ■ /. Unite in Fraternal Organization.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 29.—The formal organization of the Veterans’,
Association of the Blue and the Gray and their sons, was effected here
today by the election of General J. S. Carr, of North Carolina, command-
er-In-chlef; Dr. W. H. Cyrus, of Palataka, Fla., senior commander; D. B
Mull; of Fitzgerald, Ga., junior commander; Rgv. Henry Byrons, of New
Haven, Conn., chaplain; Dr. H. A. Murphy,,of St. Petersburg, Fla., sur-
.geon-general; W. H. 'Williams, of Abbeville, Ga., Judge-advocate; and Capt.
F A. M. Clark, of Southern Pines, N. CC adjutant-general.
II ion DISEASE
Has Becpme Prevalent on the Island of
Guam—Acting Governor A/lc-
Name’s Report.
/•
Washington, March 29.—A gangrenous tropical disease more re
pulsive than leprosy has becpme so prevalent on the Island of Guam
that Lieutenant McName, acting governor of the island, has recom
mended the establishment of a hospital for the isolation of the disease
upou the island. It is believed that it is highly contagious. Lieu
tenant McName says that the disease destroys the upper part of the face
by slow ulceration, and that it is more horrible to the victim and com
panions than leprosy. Pour hundred cases have been found.
Southern Cotton Association
County Chairmen Hold
an Important Conference
With Sresident, Johnson.
Responsive to a- call Issued several
,days ago by President M. L. Johnson,
of-the Georgia Division of the South
ern Cotton Association, the chairmen
of. county organizations in the Second
Congressional District assembled in
Albany shortly before noon today. The
inhering was held, at the court house.
It was a business meeting, called for
conference In the hope of working up
greater Interest In the association In
this section of the state, and of per
fecting organization in the countleB
where there Is now either partial or
ganization or none at all. >
Most of the counties of the district
were represented, and Interesting re
ports were made of progress of the
work In various parts of the district.
It was shown that effective organiza
tion had been obtained In some of the
counties, while Interest In others Is
In Bad need of stimulation.
President Johnson presided at the'
meeting, and made several strong talks
during Its progress. Nearly all the
county chairmen made remarks, and
the best means of giving the associa
tion and Its work a boqst, were dis
cussed. The general effect of the
meeting was to greatly encourage the
representatives present, and It is be
lieved that good results will soon be
visible.
An effort. Is to be made to send
organizers Into all the counties where
lethargic conditions prevail, those
who attended today’s meeting pledging
their earnest co-operation.
There Is no branch of the associa
tion In Dougherty county, but a strong
effort Will be made to secure the or
ganization of one as the direct result
of the meeting today; * ,
Criminal
Two Important
Cases that Will Come Up
for Trial at the April
1 Term.
Number Oyer 11,000-The
Record for This Year—
Ellis Island’s Capacity is
Overrun.
New York, March 29.—More than
11,000 immigrants arrived in New
York harbor today on seven steam
ships from European ports. This is
the record for this year. Hills Island,
where all Immigrants are examined for
admission to the United States, has a
capacity of only 5,000 dally, conse
quently more than half the arrivals of
today will be held on the ships in the
harbor until later in the week.
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., March 29.—'When the
Fulton superior criminal court con
venes April 16, two important cases
will be on the docket for trial..
Mrs. Willie Standlfer, wife of Ed
ward Marion Standlfer, who, on Mareh
9 last, shot and killed Her Bister, Miss
Chappell Whisenant, will, be arraigned
on a charge of murder. Since the
killing, Mrs. Standlfer has been out
on (5,000 bond. She said she took her
slstqr’B life because Standlfer and
Miss Whisenant-were Intimate., The.
husband Was arrested and Is now out
on bond. He will be called Upon to
answer, to a eharge of Immoral con
duct Mrs. Standlfer was Indicted yes
terday by the Fulton county grand
jury, but It Is thought she will be ac
quitted when her case Is submitted to
a jury.
The other case of Interest is thqt of
Ed Adams, a negro, who has been in
dicted on a charge-of attempting a
criminal assault on Lollle Belle Ward,
the 16-year-old daughter of the Rev.
Dr. A. C. Ward, phstor of the Tem
ple Baptist church. The negro wub
janitor of the Walker street public
school. Miss Ward appeared for ahout
five minutes yesterday and told the
members -of the grand Jury all tlie
facts. An Indictment was returned at
once. Dr. Ward has admitted that
when he heard of the alleged attempt
on his child he was actuated by a de
sire to kill the negro.
MRS. ROOSEVELT
STARTS ON TRIP.
Will Cruise In the Mayflower lq West
Indian Waters..
Washington, March 29.—Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, accompanied by Ethel,
Archie and Quentin and servants, left
today, for Fernandlna, Fla. There they
will board the Mayflower for a -ten
day’s cruise in West Indian waters.
Mrs. Roosevelt is taking the trip for
a rest, and does not expect to be en
tertained by the people, either in'Cuba
or Porto Rico.
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Accident Insurance Com
pany Refuses to Jay Policy
on Life of Savannah Wo
man Who Was Shot.
“A city of Albany’s Bize ought to
have a flre-alarm system,” said a vis
itor here a few days ago. "This sys
tem Increases the efficiency of the
fire department Incalculably. It w.ould
certainly mean a reduction In Insur
ance rates that in a few years would
pay the city for all the expenditure
necessary to Install the system. It Is
not only a safeguard, but It Is a good
proposition from a bustnes standpoint,
when one thinks of the Bavlng In In
surance rates.”
8peclal to The Herald,. /
Savannah, Ga.,'March 29.—Mr. R.'R.
Richards, attorney for Mr. F. F.
Wheeler, today filed a suit In the su
perior court for the recovery of (5,000 "d l7i7certaln~tohe'fouSt to
accident Insurance upon the life of, - a finish through all the courts of
his wife. This js the first case of the Georgia.
kind ever filed in Chatham county, and
is certain to be hard fought.
Mrs. Wheeler was killed while stand
ing In front of her home, by the wild
Shooting of a street car conductor. It
was not; her fault that she was slain.
Her husband carried an accident In
surance on. her life for (5,000, and he
asked the company to pay It Pay
ment was refused, It being alleged that
death was not caused by accident, as
the conductor had been convloted of
murder. Mr. Richards, who repre
sents Mr. Wheeler, declines to accept
thlB view of the matter. Messrs. Gar
rard and Meldrlm will represent the
insurance company when tho case is
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NOTICE TO CITY PROPERTY
OWNERS. | '
.Notice Is. heretiy given that all'
property owners must edine prepared '
to return the '.exact number'of feet of'
each city lot owned. The tiut books
will open on April 2 at the Clerk’S of
fice, In the Davis-Exchange Bank build
ing,-and no returns will be accepted
unless the owners specify In their re
turns the exact number of feet In each
lot returned, as required by ordinance,
lmo Y. C. RUST, Clerk.
If you use any other
brand of mint, i,t is
proof conclusive that
you do not know all the
virtues of
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