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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. \ ” • ■ : . ■ • 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. \ 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 ' ’• ■ “f . 1 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 Masury Unquestionably the best paint for thte cli mate. Any good painter will advise its use, be cause it looks better and lasts better than other kinds. • i This is the best sea son for painting. • If your house needs a fresh coat, figure with ns. We can save you money. Eull line of Floor Paints, Floor Stains, Wall Paints, Roof and Barn Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Lead and Oil. Hilsman- Dru<