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/ . VOLUME XV. • ALBANY, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1906. NUMBER ISO. THREE MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED ’ AT WINBER, PENN, , T ; Johnstown,.Pa., April 17.—The wage controversy of the miners and operat ors culminated last night In a riot at Wtndber, near here, resulting In the death of three and a number Injured. The town was patrolled during the ■night by armed guards. More serious trouble Is anticipated today, but up to 8 .o’clock this morning nothing had happened. The shooting was brought about by an assault on the Jail by striking min ers attempting to rescue an arrested comrade. Protecting Jail deputies fired on the mob, who retired, leaving three dqad on the ground. The situation is so serious that Sheriff Bagley was summoned from Somerset, and an appeal waB made to Governor Pennypacker for troops. A train bringing constables from Green- burg was delayed by a freight, and the soldiers reached Wlndber at 4 o’clock this morning. They are now in charge of the town. The rioters, many of whom are foreigners, had been cele brating Easter Monday, and drmklng heavily. Delegation from Savannah Goes to Washington to Protest Against Govern ment Selling the Building. 8pSclal to The Herald. - ' w ’ • . i Savannah, Ga„ April IT.—Savannah yesterday afternoon, decided to send a strong delegation to Washington this • week to fight for the Marine Hospital that has been built here, but never occupied. Secretary Shaw, 1: -of economy, has ordered the lujjpital not to he opened. Hewante the.gov ernment to sell It. There was -tj tag yesterday; afternoon of the beads’ of the various trade bodies the city officials, and a comjjlffee was chosen to make the trip to Washington and ask the Hpuse of Representatives to hustle alone a bill that will opbn thh hospital. Dr. W. F. .Brunner, Bar vanuah’3 health officer, was to go, but V he had to he. ta -MMedgevlUe to'attekd We have in Stock the Celebrated and invite Inspection. One customer tells us he hauled two car loads of freight at one trip over an ordinary Country Road. We also carry Grain Threshers in stock in all sizes. a meeting of the hoard In chdrge of the Insane asylum, of which he is a member, and so could not make the trip. Mayor Myers Is in New York now and will meet the committee in Washington. If Savannah does not get that hospital open It will’ be be cause she has lost her pull. The effort to get a sub-treasury station located here will also he made this week. DOCTOR DUNCAN HURT IN ACCIDENT But He Will Be on Hand During Chautauqua Week, Even Though oH Crutehes. The many friends of Dr. W. A. Dun can will regret very much to learn that he was the victim of. an unfor tunate accident In his home city, Syr acuse,; N. Y„ several days ago. In some .sort of an elevator aocident, the full particulars of which’have not yet reached any of his friends here, Dr. Duncan had a foot crushed. The ex tent of the injury, other than that it was extremely painful ag$' k?pt Dr. Duncan ta hls bed.for a w«k.w;more, had not been learned,- but U'letter re ceived fr.om Dr. pun^^t^yVgtatps that be if now.out $f.bed, although he is eUmphlied tp use crutches. While greatly regretting his unfor tunate accident, all his friends here will rejoice that It was not more seri ous and wlfl be delighted to learn that he will not be prevented from attend ing the Eighteenth Annual Assembly of the Georgia Chautauqua, an Institu tion which he founded and no session of which he has ever missed. Indeed, it Would not seem like, a' Chautauqua If Dr. Duncan were away; HERESY TRIAL.' Rev. A. S. Crapsey, of Episcopal D)o- cese of Western -New York, to Face Chargee. ■ Batavia, N. Y„ April 17,—The ec clesiastical court of the Episcopal dio cese of western New York convened here today for the trial,of the Rev. Dr. A. S. Crapsey, rector of St. An drew's Episcopal church, Rochester; on charges of heresy. This Is the first heresy trial the Episcopal church has had In years and Is attracting atten tion throughout the country. The charges have been often published, and rest chiefly upon an alleged, denial of the doctrine of the divinity of Christ, as held by the Episcopal church. Rev. Dr. Capsey has retained Congressman J. Brook Perkins to eon- duct his defense. .Owing to Congress man. Perkins’ duties in Washington at the present time it is possible that he will seek to have the trial adjourned until after the congressional session is over. GORKY’S RECEPTION IN UNITED STATES A MATTER OF MUCH CONCERN TO THE RUS SIAN GOVERNMENT. ST. PETERSBURG, April 17. — Maxim Gorky’s reception in the United States is giving the Russian government considerable concern. A high official yes terday said that anyone — any people — should under stand that Gorky is not a liberal nor a reformer, but a revolutionist, pure and simple. Madame Andreva, who accompanies him, is not his wife, accoVding to promi nent financiers. The Law Which Prohibits Freight Trains Rtinningjn This State on Sunday Has Stood Final Test. Washington, Aprir 16.—The Supreme Court of the United States today dis missed for want of Jurisdiction /the case of J. N. Scale vst the State of Georgia, involving the validity of the Georgia state law prohibiting the run ning of freight trains on Sunday. Scale 1b the superintendent of the Southern Railway Company, and as such was Indicted, trl&d and found guilty in Habersham county in 1901, on the charge of violating the law. He topk the ease to the Supreme Court of Georgia, -which sustained the law and affirmed the .sentence of the trial court. He then sued out a writ oferror to the Supreme Court of the United ptatep on the ground that the law is repug nant to tfie federal constitution,, but that court refused to take cognizance ot It The djMk'li to leave lp forced ftadlngCrttafGebrgla cdurt.'-: iS SAVANNAH SHRINERS HAD A CIRCUS. Hired he Entire TChtSd- Attraction and Wept Into tKe Ring Themselves. -4- Speclal to The Herald. -Savannah, Ga., April 17. — It has been a long time since Savannahlans have had so much fun as they enjoyed last night at the Shrlners’ Circus. The members of Alee Temple liter ally hired a whole circus and took charge of It ■ themselves. They ap peared In the .parade and last night made their appearance qnfong the per formers. They did some splefldid stunts. It was not knpwn that they were such gopd actors In the sawdust ring. Potentate E. A. Cutts and others prominent in the order wpro prominent In the circus rlng'ak well, and held tip their end of the procession In great shape. Mr. Fred W. Harden also ap peared, and the clowns were Messrs Abe S. Guckenhelmer, S. E. Theus and Robert L. Colding. All these gentle men were recently to Waycross and other cities, helping to get unregener ates over the hot sands. All In all, last night’s fun was fast and furious. ANOTHER DEAD. One More Victim of the Explosion on the Battleship Kearsarge. Guantanamo, April 17.—According to reports here, another officer has died as the result of the explosion last Fri day on the battleship Kearsarge. Ten sailors Injured by the explosion are believed to be in a serious condition. ANOTHER MEETING OF MINE WORKERS. Indianapolis, Ind., April HA-The In ternational executive board of the United Mine Workers of America be gan a session here today which Is ex pected to last several days and develop Important decisions bearing 'on the present controversy between the op erators and miners. GUARDS’ FANTASY THE ATTRACTION At Rawlings Theatre This Evening. Show Bound to Please. TIE RAWLINGSES' THE HEWS. Old Man Rawlings Down on the Newspapers. Warned a Valdosta Times Reporter that He had,Better Mend His Ways, and 8a!d He Expected to Meet Many Newspaper Men in Hell. '* ■« •" ■ '■ From She Valdosta Time.... , A telegram from Washington today announces -that the decision of the United States Supreme Court has been rendered, and that it is against J. G. Rawlings and his pons. Milton Rawlings, it is understood, has written Attorney Cooper a letter In wjitch he contends that his fattier Is'insane and begs for mere)! for htm-' self'and his ’brother, Jesse, both of whom are, sentenced to die upap the gallows -off May 4, two weeks from ■text’Friday. A* Soon’ as this telegram was re ceived;. ,a Times reporter ■'■ hurried to the Jail to get an expression from the 'cdnfiiqnjned linen. Milton and Jesse ibail;.;not.htag to sav and received the message with mute Indlfferencd. Leon ard hesitaiod a moment and • re marked: v "tVeil,. It' can’t be hope." The father of the’ bdys-came out tit his cell humming a tune and was told the, decision of the higher court. “It don't worry me a hit,” he said, ‘‘i had just as soon the hanging would be tomorrow as not." I want to get over wlth.lt.” Before the reporter left the jail, RawllngB admonished him and Bald:. “If you don’t mend your ways you are going to hell, too. In fact, I expect to see as many newspaper men there, if not more, than any Other olast of peo ple.” ' “There are not many of them In the penitentiary,” the reporter suggested. "No, they ire sharp enough to keep "but they won’t keep out of hell if they don’t mtnd.” Rawlings was sore over a publica tion some time ago which hU thought the Times reporter furnished, but In which he was mistaken. WASHINGTON, April 17, — President Roosevelt today transmitted to Congress an important message relating to insurance legislation, accompanied by the report of the insurance convention in Chicago last Feb ruary. , ‘ . 1 / I Convention Called for that Date by Deputy Grand Chancellor Fleming. The Knights of Pythias of a num ber of surrounding counties will as semble in Albany on Tuesday, the, .1st day of May, when steps will be taken looking to the organization of a per manent convention. The Btate o:fr Georgia has been di vided Into a number of districts, all under the jurisdiction, of the grand lodge. Albany is In the Fourth dis trict, of which Mr. W. W. Fleming, of Blakely, Is deputy grand chancellor, The deputy grand chancellor has selected the 1st of May as a suitable data for holding the convention, and Albany has been chosen, as the best place for thp meeting on account o( her geographical i position. The visit ing Knights will be the guests while, here of Artesian City Dodge No.' $0, and proper entertainment will ho pt<7 vided. Loss $150,000 — No Insur ance, but Company Had Planned to Insure Prop erty Today., , }, ' 1 " ■ • ■ • ‘ % ’ » Mobile, Ala., April 17.—A fire losg estimated at $160,000 was'caused last night by the destruction of the saw- mlll and many thousand feet of lum ber of the* Turner Company, at Vin egar Bend, Ala. Assistance was sent! from Mobile, hut too late to be of aid. No Insurance was carried, but the company had made plans to take puta poltoy today. QUARANTINE BILL BEFORE ^CONGRESS. House Almost Unanimously Votes ». Substitute for Senate Bilk Washington, April 17.—By a vo almost unanimous the house natl .. _ .-A.- . ...quarantine bill was substituted for tho The lodges in the Fowth’ dlstrlet 8enat0 „ m „ the h0UB0 M o thnflo nt Alhnnv AvHmvfnn TUnlrn. . ... ... -m. DORMANT VOLCANO IN CANARY ISLANDS Is Smoktag and Threatening to Do Like Veauvlua. The Guards’ Fantasy will hold the boards this evening at the Rawlins theatre. All who have seen the recent rehear sals declare that, it will be one of the finest entertalmhents Albany ama teurs have ever provided, and in a spectacular way, certainly the most notable. "Seventy young people are to take part. They represent the lieauty and chivalry of Albany, and will give the public a treat. Some of the prettiest music heard in Albany to a long time will he sung, and there'wlll be fun to spare. No one looking for a pleasant evening should miss this opportunity of enjoying one. Prices, as previously stated, 60 cents downstairs and 26 cents In the bal cony. Albany Decorating Co* ■Paints; Oils,Varnishes, Wall Paper, Burlaps, Room Mouldings. Rumney Bldg. 'Phone 398. Madrid, April 17.—It is reported here that the “dormant volcano at Palma, Canary Islands, Is showing signs of eruption. Smoke 1b Issuing from thp crater. KING ALFONSO VISITS FUTURE WIFE. Cowes, Isle of Wight, April 17.— King Alfonso arrived today to visit his future wife, Princess Ena of Batten- burg, who, with her mother, boarded the Spanish ifeyal yacht some distance outside the city. The landing royal couple were greeted warmly by big crowds. The king appealed personally to the newspaper men to allow him to enjoy his visit without annoyance. are those at Albany; Arlington,-Blake ly, Bluff ton, Colquitt, Oamllla,.Doertra, Pelham, Sylvester and Sale City- All hire expected to have representatives at the Albany meeting on.tpe lst.df May; ■’ 'tJ. tyhj It Is the purpose of the K, of P. hil* thorltie's in tho, state to encourage in every wqjl possible “ ‘ ‘ ' veptlops, anfi every v to hold annual meetings, 'it Is prob able that’most ot these In thta district will be held In Albany, owing to this city’s central location, and excellent railroad facilities. WRECK ON THE CENTRAL tODAY. Freight Thain Off Near Williamsburg Blocks the Main Line. There was a wreck on. the Central road near Williamsburg, on the line of the extension between Albany and Blakely, this morning, and the regular passenger train, due to reach thiB point at 11:40 a. m. today Is Indefi nitely delayed. It Is usually difficult to gather Infor mation about’small wrecks such, as this one appears to have been. It is understood, however, that the caboose and several box-cars of the freight which left Albany this morning Jumped the track, which wfts 1 tarn up for a considerable distance. The cars were also wrecked. A wrecking train, with a large crew, loft Albany at noon today for the scene of the accident, and the track will probably be cleared some time this afternoon. In the meantime trafilc is Indefinitely delayed. It Is understood that no one was Injured In the wreck. hlU.wlil now go to confSrfence, Go out-to the ballpark some after- ' noon and watch ^he 1 players qn whom ’ Albany Is placing hordiopes do a little limbering up. Thware stlJJ a little stiff, not haying’bad any work in .some , . - time, but will be in good shape,,to y' ; , No Wood ’ famine in Albany no-' Barron gets it by trainload A in—,., t..— If you use any other brand of paint, it. is; proof conclusive that, you do not know all tt - ' virtues of- 1 THIS STRIKE DOESN’T AMOUNT TO MUCH. Atlanta, Ga., April 17.—The strike \of the Bell Telephone Company line men is practically- unchanged today. Vice-President Gentry, of’the company, said today that not more than 400 men were out in the entire territory af fected, and that only 1,000 were em ployed to the district affected. DOUGHERTY’S REPRESENTATIVES In Two Chautauqua Medal Conteata Selected Yesterday Afternoon Master J. Weiss Klere and Miss Katie Weldon will represent Dough erty county to the Chautauqua medal contests next Monday. They were selected yesterday after noon at the Chautauqua auditorium. The young lady who will speak for the girls’ medal for elocution was unop posed in her fcandldaey, and received the appointment after she had been heard yesterday afternoon. Master Weiss Kleve and Master Ed. Kenyon were the speakers for the other place. Both favorably Impressed the audience and Judges, hut the latter awarded the place to the first-named young gentleman. dates for the other two places, Dougherty county will have no repre sentative to either the vocal or Instru mental music contest Unquestionably the , / best paint for this cli mate. Any good painter /. will advise its use, be cause it looks better and lasts better than other kinds. This is the best sea son for painting. If your house needs a fresh coat, figure with us. We can save you money. Eull line of Floor Points, Floor Stains, Wall Paints, Roof and Barn Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, i a Ep||l $00 mm : ; U- / Lead and Oil. Much to the regret of County School Commissioner Welch' and the Chautau- jg *" ,u ’ **• ” “S Hilsman - Sale •'. L: s&i <StZi