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... . • :. .. . . • HHHBlMKBiBaHH ij^yi gjgw VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1906. NUMBER ;146. Frequent but Fainter Detonations Still Heard—Rain of Ashes Changes to Mediterranean Side of Volcano. NAPLES, April 12.—Conditions throughout the area affected by the eruption of Vesuvius are improved thi§ morning oveif yesterday. Frequent but fainter de tonations are still heard. The main crater is enlarging. The rain of ashes over the Mediterranean side of the volcano has diminished. The heaviest fall is now over the opposite direction. Shortly after midnight the eruptions were a little more acute. Large reinforcements of troops have arrived, afford- --.jng 'a military force sufficient to meet all requirements. The latest reports show that five houses have been partly or entirely destroyed in the volcanic region. In the villages on the Ottajano side of the mountain all of the buildings are damaged. Nola h^ been practically abandoned.' Subscriptions for relief have been started, headed by the government with $100,000. The. total of subscriptions to date is $300,000. Ill IISWLL Lumber Men Elect W. B. Stillwell to the Presidency of the Savannah Board of Trade. Savannah, Ga„ April 12.—Mr. W. B. Stillwell, secretary and treasurer of the Southern Pine Co., who has Just been elected president oE the Savan nah board of trade, Is the first lumber man to be -elected to that place by the members of the organization. His election -shows how thoroughly the lumbermen have taken control of the board of trade. They went in about a year ago as an adjunct, and now they have elected the presiding officer of the entire organization. Not that there was any objection on the part of the naval Btores Interests. The latter were In perfect harmony with the elec tion of Mr. Stillwell and were glad to see him elected. Mr. Stillwell was out of the city when the honor was con ferred upon him. He will make an active representative for Savannah's oldest trade body and one which has done much for the city. ENTERTAINMENT FOR VETERANS. Alt any Mack mery Co. Mak e a specialty ialt: • • of • • H eavy M ackmery i Southern Engine and Boiler Works. Higk Grade Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Wood Working Machinery,Shingles and Lath Mills. Marsk Sic am Pum ps Preparation by the People of Now Or- '«?"» f9.-G.lYb Pl|faeant.S9e'?l En tertainment During Reunion. New OrOleans, April 12.—The enter tainment committee of the United Confederate Veterans’ Reunion has Is sued tjie following announcement: “In connection with the coming re union at New Orleans, there will be a grand entertainemnt with many novel features In the auditorium on Wednes day night, April 25, and there will he a monster ball In the same place Ipn the night of Thursday, April 26, with special old-fashioned dances for the veterans. "To both of these functions, all vet erans and sons of veterans In uniform or with badges, and the ladles accom panying them will be admitted free, and all ladles identified with any of the Confederate organizations win he similarly admitted. "Athletic Park, the great amuse ment resort of New Orleans, will he open every day and night during the reunion free to the above under the same conditions. - "Any particulars regarding these en tertainments may he obtained from Mr. W. O. Hart, chairman of commit tee, 134 Carondelet street, New Or leans, La.” — MISSISSIPPI WILL STOP QUARANTINE. Action of Legislature Indicates Recog nition of . Mosquito Theory. New Orleans, April 12.—The action of the Mississippi legislature In de clining to vote an emergency appropri ation for the state board of health. Is, In the opinion of those who watch events, a significant Indication of a healthy state of affairs, for It means that Mississippi has determined that quarantines (for which the fund was desired) are not the effective preven tives, of yellow fever, hut that the de struction of the moBqulto Is the solu tion of the problem. The hold stand taken by Dr. J. H. White, of the U. 8. Marine Hospital Corps, la declaring that all cases of fever shall be re ported wherever they occur, has done much to allay the . apprehension of the neighboring states as to the possible concealment of cases. _ "Guards' Examiner"—5 cents. It FOR RENT—One %-acre lot with six- room house, stable- and woodhousp, W. H. Culpepper, at Albany Buggy Co. -4-mt VERDICT OF CIIILTf RETURNED IK THE GREENE OHO GKTNOR OISE. Special to The Herald. ^ SAVANNAH, Ga., April 12. — The jury in the Greene and Gaynor case returned a verdict at 2 o’clock this afternoon finding the defendants guilty on every count. I' ’-i There was no recommendation to mercy. The defendants have not yet been sentenced. While the Jury Was Out Savannah, Ga., April 12.—Up to noon today there had been no yerdict rendered In thd celebrated Greene and Gaynor conspiracy case In..the United States court, and It was evident at that hour that nothing could be ex pected from the Jury room until after dinner. The case came to a conclusion so far as the Judge and counsel were concerned about 11 o’clock this morn ing when Judge Speer concluded Ms charge to the Jury. ■ It waB the most lengthy charge ever heard In this stale, If not in the BOUth. Judge Speer began delivering It at 9:30 o’clock on Wednesday morning. He spoke for about four hours, when a recess was taken for dinner. The jury was not brought back In the afternoon, hut laet night the Judge again went at his task and spoke to the jury for about two hours. He then announced that he would conclude his charge this morn ing, which he did. The charge nat urally was a very able one. Judge Speer had .mastered every detail of the case, apparently, and he left noth ing unsaid that could ala the jury In malting up Its decision. Attitude of the Prisoners. The attitude of the prisoners during the past couple of daiys has attracted some attention. Capt. Greene, who Is the educated and polished member of the pair, has given evidence of the great strain through which he haB passed during the three months the trial has lasted. Eepeclally during the last couple of days, during whloh the argument of the government was con cluded, and Judge Speer delivered his charge, has he seemed careworn and much run-down. ‘It-has a different ef fect on Gaynor. He le so deaf that he can hear hut little of what goes on, anyway, and naturally he gives evi dence of being more bored than any thing else, Judge Speer has given the attorneys for both sides two days In whloh to file exceptions to any features of his charge. This le an unusual conces sion. for him to make. s iHSIent IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT HIS RETIREMENT IS DUE TO STRAINED RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. NEW YORK, April 12.—Concerning thn announcement made last night by General Consul Flgurerdo, of Venezuela, In New York, that President Castro retired temporarily from the presidency last Monday In favor of General Vincento Gomez, fiVst vice-president < of the republic, much surprise Is expressed by those conversant with Venezuela affairs. The idea Is expressed that Castro has not retired as the result of the strained relations with France, but for rest or to- transact' private busi ness. Castro sprang into prominence in 1899, when, as a tattered cowherd, he led a band to defeat the soldiers of native privates, and then matched upon Caracas. President Andrade fled before him and Castro proclaimed himself president of the republic. He made the presidential term four years Instead of two, and was re-elected last year. Castro’s Retirement Confirmed. WASHINGTON, April 12.—A telegram received by the Venezuelan charge here from Caracas confirms the temporary retirement of President Castro. He says he desires a long rest and that there if* nothing un usual In the present situation. OLD IN J. 0. IN DESPERATE FIGHT IN JAIL AT VALDOSTA. A SERIOUS AFFRAY BETWEEN PRISONERS NARROWLY AVERTED. VALDOSTA, Ga., April 11.—J. G. Rawlings and the pickpocket, Hick ey, under sentence of fifteen years, came near having a. duel to the death of one or both of them today. Rawlings has been allowed to have a knife In his cell to use In cutting up his food. ps be has no teeth and eating Is very difficult for him. The pickpockets have ha!d a razor "to use In shaving themselves. During the day all of the men have been allowed the freedom of the cage. Rawlings was reading his Bible aloud today when Hickey told him to hush, as he was tired of hearing it, Rawlings continued to read and Hickey applied the vilest epithet to him, prefacing it with the adjective “black-hearted.” Rawlings grabbed his knife and flew- at Hickey like a hawk. One of the other prisoners caught him and Hickey grabbed Ms razor and started at Rawlings. Both prisoners were trembling with rage and It was. all,the other Inmates of the cell-could do to keep them apart until the jailer conld arrive and remove Rqwllngs to another part of the Jail. A thorough search of the Jail waa thade W see lf any more saws conld be found. No tools of this character were discovered, hut In tearing some newspaper pjstaree from the wall qt Hickey and king's cell It was found that a plane twelve by fourteen inches,had been sawed nearly through,, only a Utile more work being required to give them thp liberty of tire icage. ?^Jl^^te.wWd»'they hjffi cdfcln tbeekge wf» foi^d,’j«TOraI dayi-agd. - Day guards have been put ou at the' Jail and both of the’ pickpockets and Rawlings are under the eye :ptVgfiaM'beth day and night The Self-Styled Prophet Collapsed night and Besought the Great Maker for Aid in Struggle with Disease. i»A, CHICAGO, April 12. —The Record-Heraljd siys today that Dowie’s controversies with Voliva shrapk in to insignificance just before midnight, when the self- styled “apostle” faced the Great Maker with a prayer fp'r. 1 aid, in his struggle with disease. He wa? attacked a£ - the close of a strenuous day, and his collapse was tfb’se- ' A .rioqs that those attending him urged tlmt they be al lowed to sutnmbn physicians, which they had bsefl , . taught to shun. Dowie refused, and-struggled from liis \ . bed to the center pf the toon), where’ he fell'tp Hte kife^S^ in prayer He was taken to hi^ bed- again, and there' ■ this’ morning he Was reported to be sleeping. i ; 'Talk of .Compromise. ?. - CHICAGO, April 12.— Dowie today upset the -' *■ plans for. a peaceable settlement of his troubles witft Zion City, as announced’last'night, by directihg his ,'at- ■ tendants to announce that the report that he was to coin-, promise with Voliva and his followers was untrue. -He-'? ‘ said he would make a legal contest and get.-tlfe. prtjp- , erty back. - , 'A <v. Attorney Wettin, Dowie’s counsel, said: “I can |' I repeat that there is a good, chance for an adjustment - the troubles without resort to the courts.” .3 Tells How Suitor Came a- Wooing With a In One Hand and a pqttfe, of. Laudanum in the O ther * r ter, has been selected to deliver memorial address, and has s|g ills acceptance of the invitation, ’l Williamson Is a promlnont attorn and Is knpwn as one' of the most oft will deliver a notable address, and’tfto' people of Albany are fortunate Ih’thSt ( he is to be the orator of an occrislfe ' which means so much to the people c‘*‘ the community. ■h- of / virtues of Atlanta, Ga., April 12.—It was a pe culiar atory of a forced marriage When she wub not yet 16 years of ago, and Rumney Bldg, subsequent cruel treatment from her husband, Robert T. Ftckerell, that Mrs. Mary E. Pickerel), pretty and tearful, told a Jury In the superior court, civil division, yesterday In her suit tor divorce. Mas. Plckerell, In her petition, declared that her husband had home to her with a revolver In one hand and a bottle of laudanum In the other. In one breath he asserted he would be buried In West View cem etery the very next day If she did not marry him, and In another he Inti mated that he could not say what would happen if she did not yield to Ms pleadings. The petition was read to the members of the Jury. All-this, she Bald, had taken place In August, 1901. Since then, she asserted, PICK- erell had beaten |nd kicked her and threatened her with a pistol. Sho says her husband has contribute,! nothing to the supper’ of herself and little child. On one occasion, she , Albany Decorating. Co., Paints, 011b, Varnishes, 1 ' . ’ Wall Paper, Burlaps, Room MouldtngB. -PWm it If you use any brand of paint, proof conclusive t you do not know all Unquestionably tl best paint, for this . mate. Any good paint said, she had gone to Jacksonville to w :i1 „ J v j„_ lL, hen join her husband as he had secured W a( fVlSe ItS USe, work In that city, it was Sunday and Plckerell went out, saying he would probably not be - back till supper. While he was away she donned one of her prettiest skirts—a new one—hop ing to look her best for his sake. When Plckerell returned home and saw the new dress he flew Into a pas sion of rage. "Take it off!” he cried, so Ms wife says. “Take It off this in- stant!” She started to obey Mm, when he knocked her, do+n and then Mcked hot;. Her mother Interfered with a call for help, and she was threatened by Plckerell. After hear ing of other occasions when Plckerell let Ms temper get the better of Mm, the Jury promptly granted Mrs. Pick, erell a divorce. MR. WILLIAMSON TO DELIVER ADDRESS On Memorial Day —Happy Selection of Ladlee* Memorial Association. The Ladles’ Memorial Association of Dougherty County has nearly com pleted the program for the observance of Confederate Memorial Day on Thursday, the 16th Inst The Herald ha4 been promised a copy of the pro- grain for publication as soon as, It Is completed. Mr. Julian B. Williamson, of Sylvea cause it looks better lasts better than ot kinds. This is the best son .for painting, your house needs af coat, figure with We can save you moUe Eull line of ■ Paints, Floor Stains, Wall Paints, Roof and Barn Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Leajl ancTOil. Hilsman-