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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, QA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 2, 1906.
NUMBER 138.
FIRE IT
Spring Bros.’ Mercantile
House, Smith’s Drug Store
and Other Buildings De
stroyed or Damaged.
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Special to The Herald.
Poulan, Ga., April 2.—Shortly after
midnight last night, fire broke out In
a large two-Btory wooden building
owned by J. G. McPhaul and occupied
by Spring Bros.’ general mercantile es
tablishment. The blaze was discovered
by the night watchman at the Poulan
Cotton Mills, just aerobe the street,
and he sounded an alarm.
Before the volunteer fire department
could arrive on the scene, the roof of
the building was ready to fall In. As
soon as hose cpuld be/coupled to the
mains, three streams from the cotton
mills’ big fire pump were poured Into
the building. The heat was so Intense
that Dr. H. W. Smith’s drug store, fifty
feet away, burst into flames. The fix
tures in this building were carried Into
the street, and though the flames were
soon extinguished, the stock was bad
ly damaged by water.
Poulan Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
was located In the McPhaul building,
and the furnishings, books and papers
were destroyed. Other losses were as
follows:
J. G. McPhaul, loss on building,
$1,200; Insurance, $600.
Spring Bros., loss on mercantile
stock, $2,000; insurance, $1,600.
H. W. Smith, building and stock,
valued at $4,600, partially destroyed
insurance, $1,600.
Messrs. Spring Bros, and J. B. Shi
ver, who roomed In the building, lost
their personal effects.
Skating Rink open tonight.
Alt any
Machinery
Co.
Make a specialty
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H
eavy
M acliinery
Southern Engine and
Boiler Works.
High Grade
Engines, Boilers, Saw
Mills, Wood Working
Machinery, Shingles and
Lath. Mills.
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Marsh
Steam Pumps
FLOOD IN ALABAMA
BECOMES SERIOUS.
Inundation Above Mobile Covers 150
Square Miles—Great Damage.
MOBILE, Ala., April- 2.—The.flool situation in the Alabama and Tom-
blgbee river lowlands grows worse codtinually, until now steamboatB are
compelled to discontinue their service, as the landings for 160 miles
above Mobile are under water. Several steamers are tied up owing to a
lack of fuel.
The situation has already reached the disastrous proportions of 1888,
and threatens to reach that of 1871. Cattle are starving and pneumonia
haB appeared among them and other livestock with disastrous results.
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The inundated Area now covers 160 square miles. There Is no way of
estimating the damage. Only one or two human lives have been reported
lost so far.
Mining Operations in Illi
nois at a ’Standstill-Sus
pension in Anthracite
Mines in Pennsylvania.
Chicago, Ill., April 2. — Three hun
dred and fifty coal mines In Illinois
were closed down today. All mining
operations have come to an abrupt
stop throughout the state. About 63,-
000 miners quit. Only pump engineers
and firemen, and workmen needed to
preserve the property, are allowed to
work. The operators ljave taken no
precautions agalnft vlolqnce, as they
accept the promise of President Perry
that order will be preserved, by the
strikers.!''
Followed by Transfer of
Church of Zion’s Entire
Property to Alex. Gran'
ger, in Trust.
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Chicago, April 2.—The open revolt
against John Alexander Dowle yester
day was followed today by the trans
fer of all public property of the Church
of Zion to Alexander Granger, whose
dismissal was demanded by Dowle In
a long telegram from Mexico yester
day.
A warranty deed and blfl of sale has
AN EXPEDITION TO
WIPE OUT CASTRO.
A Scheme of Business Men to Open Up
Venezuela to Capital and Enterprise.
NEW YORK, April 2.->-The- World thiB morning says:
“One of the largest merchants in New York said last night that ar
rangements are being perfected here and in Paris and London for a revo
lution 'in Venezuela which will annihilate Castro and open ,up that coun
try to American capital and enterprise.
"A number of rich New York merchants are said to be interested in
the movement, which, the promoters declare, will involve the employ
ment of 16,000 soldierB and the expenditure of $6,000,000 In the campaign.
President Castro, If the plans do not go astray, is to be either expelled
or destroyed, and a native Venezuelan statesman to be Installed as his
successor. ~-
“In this connection it is said that Castro, anticipating a successful
revolution sooner or later, has converted Borne of his alleged $40,000,000
fortune into cash and has sent it to America and France.
"Carlos B. Fergueredo, Venezuelan consul in New York, said last
night at his home that he had heard such an expedition was being organ-
'lr.»d or promoted, but had been unable to learn anything definite about
it said he understood shares In the scheme were being sold,
“ ‘I would like to get hold of one of those shareB,’ he said. T will buy
all that are offered.’ - .
“The expedition Is to set out shortly from Europe In three large
steamships which are already under contract They are to carry, about
5,000 volunteers, with thb following quantities of arms and ammunition:
8,000 Mauser rifles of'the-latest pattern, 24,OOOj rounds of cartridges, 600,-
000 shells, eight raplil-flre gunc, 8,000 army belts, 1,000 officers’ swords,
1,000 officers’ revolvers, 3,000 machetes and swordB, together with other
supplies.”
Fight Between Independent
Company and the Trust
to Put Money in the Con
sumers’ PocKets.
Special to The Herald.
Atlunta, Ga., April 2.—Even with the
cold breezes of winter still In our
been filed with the Lake-couptsrclroqlfr ijhldst^ an ice ydi* IS tfirpatened imiast night Instead of {his morning,"Ab
Looks Like Holiday In Mining Towns
’ of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Pa:, April 2.—Reports j ^ ^
from the anthracite coal fields state
that the suspension of mining Is com
plete today. A few mfen were on the
streets In the several mining towns
early this morning to see if there had
been any desertions from the unions,
but no one reported for work. No dis
turbances- are reported from any sec
tion, and the day-had the appearance
of a holiday.
court by W. -G. Voliva, the present
head of Zion, who was given power of
attorney some months ago by Dowle,
Everything, even to the horses, car
riages and bed of the deposed “First
Apostle," were made over to Granger
Shut Down Everywhere, But There Is
- No Disorder.
Fort Smith, Ark., April 2. — Five
thousand miners in this state and six
thousand In this territory are now
idle. It is predicted that an agree
ment will be reached with the indi
vidual companies soon.
Kansas City, Kan., April 2.—There
is a complete shut-down in the bitum
inous fields of 'Missouri, Kansas terri
tories and Texas today. No disorder
Is reported.
Wilkesbarra, Pa., April 2.—There Is
a total suspension of mining in the
Wyoming district today, by the orders
of President Mitchell.
Miners Confident.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 2. — Al
though half a million members of the
United Mine Workers of America
stopped work today awaiting the grant
ing of their wage demand by the coal
operators, there Is nothing at the na
tional headquarters here to Indicate
that anything unusual Is happening.
All the officials are out of the city.
President John Mitchell Is In New
York to meet the anthracite operators
tomorrow In a final attempt to reach
an agreement In the anthracite re
gion.
The feeling at the miners’ national
headquarters concerning the situation
Dowle is now In temporary exile In
Mexico, where he went partly to re
gain his shattered health and partly
to carry forward a plantation Bcheme.
His wife and son have allied them
selves with Voliva.
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Dowle’s Wife and Son Also Repudiate
Him.
Chicago, April 1.—At a meeting to
day of 5,000 adherents of the Christian
Catholic Church at Zion City, of which
John Alexander Dowle is the founder
and first apostle, Dowle’s authority
was repudiated and Wilbur Glenn Vol
iva, who for some time has been con
ducting the affairs of the church, elect
ed In bis stead.
Mrs. Dowle also repudiated her hus
band, and their son, Gladstone Dowle,
cast his lot with his mother and the
new leader, Voliva.
Schedule Changes Next 8unday.
The new schedule on the B. & W.
division of the Atlantic Coast Line
railway will go Into effect next Sun
day. The train now known as the
“night train” will depart at 6:46 a. m.
and arrive at 10:39 P. m.
sylvanla district, F. I. Robbins will at
once sign the scale for the company’s
mines and for his own personal mines.
It is expected that the Independent
operators who meet tomorrow will
sign the scale without delay. Joint
conventions of operators and miners
are meeting In West Virginia and
Iowa, and it Is believed that the oper
ators there will meet the demands, fqr
an advance. Michigan, Central Penn
sylvania and Kentucky Joint meetings
will be held tomorrow. Miners In the
Southwestern District, Including Mis
souri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma have quit
work, awaiting the signing of the scale
. .. .... . - , by operators, but It Is anticipated that
In the bituminous fields is sanguine. few , operators there will sign and that
It Is known that in the western Penn- a prolonged strike may follow.
Atlanta. In the event of a clash be
tween the makers of frigid gladness
the consumers will profit, and hence
there is considerable general Interest
being manifested In the light which
seems brewing. Last summer an In
dependent ice Company Was establish
ed here. The first thing It did was to
Inaugurate a war against the “trust."
The small consumers, however, did
not benefit much by the deal; for the
slash in prices for the retailed product
did not affect a man who purchases
five or ten cents’ worth of Ice. The
wholesale Ice men, however, were very
much Interested fn the matter, and the
combine was forced to do a little cut
ting of prices on Its own hook. Now
the Independent company announces
that It will Inaugurate a campaign of
competition this spring and summer
which will bring cheer to the heart
and purse of the poor householder who
has bepn paying big prices for a hand
ful of frozen water.
Grand Jury Will Have Busy
WeeK-Mr. A. J. Lippitt
Elected Foreman-Judge
Spence’s Charge.
Dougherty Superior Court convened
at 10:30 o'clock this morning, Judge
Spence having come up from Camilla
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE
ROYAL FAMILY dF SPAIN.
expected.
Considerable time was consumed In
organizing the court, but everything
was made ready for taking up the bus
iness ' of the civil docket this after
noon. The Indications are that only a
At New Orleans Convention.
Importance of the Pana
ma Canal Conference this
WeeK~27 Different States.
Now Orleans^ April 2. — David W.
Ross, general purchasing,agent of the
Panama Canal Commission, has wired
Chairman Poroh, of the Mississippi
Valley Latin-American Convention,
that he will be present at the confer-
ence at New Orleans, April 5, 6 and 7,
for the purpose of meeting the dele
gates of commercial bodleB sent from
the Western, Middle Western and
Southern territories. Mr. Ross also
will address the convention. The cer
tain presence of the general purchas
ing agent of the Panama Canal Com
mission has served to stimulate Inter
est in the proposition of developing
commerce between the Mississippi,
Ohio, and Missouri valleys and Pana
ma and the Latln-American countries,
as Mr. Ross expects to personally no-
quaint himself with the delegates from
the broad area embraced and gain
valuable Information as to their re
sources with special reference to
Panama Canal supplies. -
A personal letter also 4ms been :
ectved /from President Roosevelt,
which ho expresses his regret at not
being able to attend, “as It Is my rule
to make no engagements outside “*
Washington during the sessions
Congress,” addB tho President
The delegates will come fyjm. twj
ty-sOven different states, embraced I
,tween the Rockies and the A’ljeei—-
Iob, the Groat Lakes and the Gulf, and
the Southern States from the Atlantis'-
Sbaboard to the Rio Grande.
Censorship Prevents Giving Out Any
Details.
Madrid, April 2.—The Spanish au
thorities have discovered an anarchist
plot at Lebrljn, twenty-nine miles from
Seville, to assassinate the royal fam
ily during the visit of King Alfonso,
the Dowager Queen and the sister of
the king to Seville during Holy Week.
The censorship prevents sending de
tails regarding t^e plot
THE OHIO RIVER
PASSES DANGER'POINT.
Fear of a Disastrous Spring Freshet
Is Subsiding..
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2.—The Ohio
river passed the-danger point at fifty
feet during the night Little more rise
is anticipated by the Weather Ob
server, and the fear of a disastrous
spring flood hps about subsided.
Skating Rink open tonight
few days will he required to clear the
civil docket, and It Is a question wheth
er Judge Spence will begin the con
sideration of criminal caseB this week
or wait until next Monday.
The grand jury organized by elect
ing Mr, A. J. Lljipltt .foreman and Mr.
Herman Farkas bailiff.
Judge Spence’s charge was unusual
ly full and comprehensive, taking up
In detail matters which should receive
the careful consideration of the grand
jurors.
It promises to be a busy two weeks
tolth the grand Jury, as there are said
to be a number of criminal oases
scheduled for Investigation, and the
other matters coming before the body
will require consblerable time.
HEAVY REGISTRATION
IN FULTON COUNTY.
Registration for Primary Expected to
Reach 10,000.
8peclal to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., April 2.—Five thousand
citizens of Fulton county, have thus
far qualified to take part in the coun
ty primary which Is to be held In Ful
ton county April 26. The registration
books will close April 6, and It Is ex-
petced that the registration for the
primary will reach more than 10,000.
JEFF DAVIS WINS
ARKANSAS $ENATORSHIP.
Returns from Every County In .State
Show Defeat of 8enator Berry.
Little Rock, Ark., April 2.—Unoffi
cial returns from every county In the
state show 'that Governor Jefferson
Davis was elected United States Sena
tor by 10,000 majority over Senator
Berry in last week’s primaries.
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