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f. NUMBER 148. VOLUME XV, ALBANY, QA, 8ATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK IS PER MITTED TO DRAW TEN MILLIONS IN GOLD. LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS FOR THE HOUSE. NAPLES, Apyil 14. — News from the Vesuvius re gion continues satisfactory today. The sun is shining brightly and the last vestiges of the eruption are disap pearing from Naples. Cleaning and sweeping continues, but the city has resumed its normal appearance. NEW YORK, April 14.—The announcement is made today that Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has permitted the National City Bank to draw ten million dollars in gold from the United States treasury, pend ing the arrival of that amount engaged in London. The bank deposited bonds sufficient to cover the amount of the loan. -In the presence of a distinguished assepi- WASHINBTON, April 14. blage, with the President of the United States talcing a prominent part, the corner stone of the new office building for the House of Representa tives will he laid with Impressive cermontes this afternoon. The Presi dent will malce the address of the day on the subject, "The Man With the Muck Ralce.” - The program includes, besides the President’s address, music by the Marine Band, the laying of the stone by the Grand Master Mason of the District of Columbia, assisted by an officer of the Grand Lodge; an ad dress by Grand Master Walter A. Brown; an address by Speaker Cannon; one by Representative Hepburn, of Iowa; and one by former Represen tative Richardson, of Tennessee, Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masohs. . . The gavel first used by President Washington one hundred and thir- ! teen years ago, In laying the corner stone of the' capitol building, will be used today. LETTERS BEING SENT OUT TO NEWSPAPERS OF STATE, ASKING THEIR INFLUENCE. Cases of Public Interest that Will Come Up for .Trial in Fulton Superior Court this Month. Thirteenth Annual Meeting in Savannah Next Week. A .String of Pleasant En-. r tertainments—Officers. MACON, Ga„' April 14.—The following letter Is being sent out to newspapers of the state, And It Is expected to have great weight In de termining the convention city; “Macon, Ga., April 13, 190G. "We believe Macon Is the logical place for holding the next 'state Democratic convention. Your assistance In making our fairs a succdfcs causes us to covet your aid in influencing tile committeemen to select Macon as the meeting place for tile Democratic convehtipn. “The question, as you know, will be settled) on April 30, when tho committee meets in Atlanta. May we depend on you to help us? “Letters received from all over the state Indicate that four-fifths ^of the people prefer Macon, because we are on neutral ground. No candi date would have an advantage over other candidates by reason of local surroundings. “Atlanta has two candidates—Macon has nono, and wo can furnish ideal accommodations. • “We will appreciate anything you will write on the subject. , . Yours very truly, / . "ARTHUR L. DASHER, "Chairman Committee on Invitation.” “EUGENE ANDERSON,. Secretary.” important assistance to the prosecu tion, has also returned. United States Assistant Attorney- General Marion Erwin will' remain for several days yet. He haB other phases of thd case to look after. The Greene and Gaynor case will likely be Mr. Erwin’s lifework. for some years to come yet. He said to The Herald rep resentative after the conviction that there were many other features to at tract his attention. It may be that Carter and the other Gaynors who were jointly indicted with Greene and Gaynor will be tried. The great mass of. records in the case is being carefully taken care of and will be preserved for future ref erence. Mr. Erwin will go to Chicago soon to take up the end of the case thore and try to get hold of the money of Carter which he has tied up. The attorneys for Greene and Gay-. Special to The Herald. , Atlanta, Ga., April 14.—The case of Mrs. Willie Standiferi charged with killing Miss Chappell Whlsenant, her sister, because of Standlfer’s atten* tentipn to the girl, will probably not he called In the Fulton suporlor court until April 25, when it will bo redohed as the first bond case. During! the first week of the term Judge Charles Brand, of the western circuit, will sit on the bench, and jail oases will have precedence. On Monday, April 28, Judge Roan will take up the cases of J.' N. Stro- bar, .former agent of tlie ‘Atlantic Const Line, who Is charged With mak ing out two check'd payable to him self, and aggregating $i,700, and: then skipping to Canada. Special to The Herald. Savannah, Ga., April 14.—The thir teenth annual meeting of the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames will bo held in Savannah next, week. There Is much interest In this session. There will be delegates present from At lanta, Augusta, Macon,,Columbus, and other cities In the state. The first session will he held at 10 o’clock on Thursday morning at the De Soto Hotel, Thursday, afternoon the visitors will be entertained with an amateur dramatic performance, lind in the evening Mrs. T. D. Tinsley will entertain with a reception at the Woman’s CluJj. Friday morning the offlcorB will be elected. , Sutunlj^y Defendant’s Counsel Prepare ing a Bill of Exceptions, Defendants Will Remain in Savannah Jail. Special to The Herald, Savannah, Ga., April 14.—Many of those who were attracted to Savannah T>y the Greene and iGaynor trial in the United States court are making prep arations to depart, now that the dev fendants have been tried and convict ed and sentenced. Geh. T. F. Barr, U. S. A., who convicted Captain Car ter and later assisted in the/convic- ' tibn Of tnoHVO- dwa—4«^«AtR. iusL.trj orl j has returned to Washington, and Mninr Charles McClure, who gave vory the rulings of Judge Speer in the trial just ended, and they will have them ready to present, to the court koon. They have ten days in which to'4o 60. The ha-.dest fight before^Judge Speer and through the Circuit Couyt of Ap peals will he up< 14-year-old daughter of the Rev. A. C. Ward, pastor of the Temple Baptist church,ywllUalso come up for trial at. tills term of court. j. J. Wilder, Sa- If you usq^tny otfcter brand of paint, it is ’ proof conclusive that you do not know all the virtues of N6 COUNTERFEITER,” . , SAYS PRETTY WOMAN. :on the question of. ex traditing tho .defendants tor embezzle ment and trying them for conspiracy. It is understood that a New York at torney with a -great reputation for in ternational law will take up this side of the question for the defendants. In the meantime, Greene and Gay nor have a long, hot summer before them in the Savannah jail. Judge Speer has passed an order that they remain there. He will not accept bail for them. There are some people who think the wise plan would he to go. ahead and serve the four years and have it over. The Atlanta federal prison is far more comfortable than that in -Savannah, and the fight will No Place for Women In U. S. Prison . t at Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga,, April 14.—Having been Johnston, Savannah, convicted of making and circulating Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. Ed- counterfeit $5 gold pieces and sen- ward Knrow, Savannah, tenced to servo twelve months in prls- Treasurer—Mrs. Charles G. Barfiey, on, Mrs. Alice Smoot, aged 25, excel)- Savannah. tionally pretty, was refused admit- ^ Historian Mrs. L. G. Young, Savan- tance to tho Atlanta’ federal prison nail. yesterday because that institution has Genealogist-Miss Eugenia Tolin- no woman’s department. Mrs. Smoot ston, Savannah. t was brought hero from North Carolina Board of Directors—Mrs. C. in company with her husband, G. Li Young, Savannah;, Mrs. M. Lang, i; Mrs. Robert Btlllngton, Sa- Mrs. C. C. Ariderbon, Savan- s. P. W. Meidrlm, Savannah'; Stock the Celebrated Sscitet Servic 1 Man Crossed the Atlantic on Same Ship Witly- Gorky and Will Keep Watch. Unquestionably _ the best paint* for this cli mate. Any good pairiter will advise its use, be cause it looks better, and lasts better than other kinds. . • This is the best sea son for' painting. ' If and invite Inspection. One customer tells us hauled two car loads of freight at one trip over an ordinary Country Road. We also carry Friends of charge and sentenced to'twp years In va , prison/ The husband found no diffi- na] culty tn getting, into the penitentiary. His wife, however, will bo taken to / Nashville to tho prison there. It Is equipped with a department for wo- g a men. I j Mi The woman denies her guilt, Baying y, that she never manufactured any Bpu- Ql; riou3 money, and that If slio passed At the “queer” It was done unwittingly, bu She says the bad money was handed H. to her hy a stranger. H. “Look at me!” she exclaimed'to a co reporter at police barracks, where she Is being held pending removal to Nash- A vllle, “do I look like a member of a gang of counterfeiters? I tell the truth when -I declare that I am a mountain eer, born and reared. in the mountains - of North Cajoiliia. It seems so hard pi to be punished for something of which p Since my conviction I New. York, Maxim Gorky, have learned that a trusted agent of the Russian secret police is In Now York to organize a system of espionage on Gorky and his two fellow revolutionists, who are here to raise funds for the cause of the P.ussian revolutionists. The spy crossed the Atlantic on the skme steamer which brought Gpiky- Uo far, to keep his resl- trusting widow WITH A FARM Married a Worthless Man and.is faring the Consequences. your house needs a fresh cOett, figure with us. r e can save you money. Eull line of Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., April ,14.-<fA pitiful story of a woman's love and a man s faithlessness was related to Matron Bonefeld by Mrs. Ann Davis yester day. Mrs. Davis was a lodger at police barracks. She came here from her home at Duluth, Ga., and stated that she was in search of her husband, who, she said, had deserted her about three weeks. Mrs. Davis was a widow with six children and a good farm when she met Davis- He wooed and CAPT. RAY KILLED BIG ALLIGATOR. Floor Paintsi Floor Stains, Wall Paints, Steamer Forest Brought Up Dead Saurian This Morning. Boston I am innocent, have been so despondent that I don't care what becomes' of me, I wouldn't care if they, hanged me." this morning from points down tne river, brought the carcass of the larg- qst alligator killed In. several years on, this part of the Flint r Capt. Ray shot the .big saurian with a rifle. The alligator was taking things easy bn a quiet hank, and al lowed the boat to approach close Paints Enamels, Varnishes, 8 'jtHrbdl! iftl -At a meeting of about seventy-five representatives of marble companies In the state of Georgia, a Retail Marble Dealers’ .As sociation was formed, with J. B. Rob- Was erts, of Ball Ground, Georgia,, presi de dent. C. J. Clark, of'Americas, was ' elected one of four presidents. fMpil u 1 . Hilsiru