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volume xv. ALBANY, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 23, 1906. NUMBER 155. i . \ . . ' Annual Baccalaureate Sermon by Dr. George P. EcKman, of New YorK-Other Exercises Yesterday and Today. Unqualified success has crowned the opening of another assembly of the Georgia Chautauqua. The fear has been acknowledged more than once that this section’s greatest moral, educational and relig ious institution had reached the limit of excellence In its programs—a fear not unjustified by the high standard’ of many well remembered assemblies. But each spring the management has .vindicated Itself by presenting some new and delightful variation of the form of entertainment, or some even higher standard' of Intellectuality on the platform and In 'the lecture room. And those who attended the open ing exercises of the Eighteenth assem bly are forced to a confession that the seemingly Impossible has again been achieved. • Two of the finest audiences over seen in the auditorium attended the exercises yesterday morning and ev ening. The attendance in the morn ing was estimated by those familiar with the seating capacity of the build ing at 2,BOO, and the audience in the evening was, possibly, even larger. Chautauqua first-Sunday audiences are famous, and are certdinly inspiring to the beholder—a Jpct to which some of the most eminent, preachers of the country have borne testimony. The entire front half of the auditorium was twice filled yesterday, and the two central sections of seats were fully occupied back to the main entrance. Magnificent Music. And such music! Not in years have Georgia Clmutau- quans listened to such a carnival qf melody, and not In years has the choir been so large. This is Dr. Alfred Hallam’s first sea son as musical director of the assem bly, but his triumph yesterday was complete. The selections were the Cremating the Dead and Clearing Away the Debris-Ne Suffering Now for Food or DrinK. -The following authoritative SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 23,- telegram was sent out today from an •sourest: “Please ask the press generally to advise all people not to try to reach this city. Outsiders are not allowed to land here, and they would only add to the congestion of the cities around, and it is impossible for them to lo cate anyone. All people : fire being, well taken care of, and there will be no trouble if supplies keep comirig.” THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS IN A DRENCHING RAIN. r SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 23— San Francis co’s homeless thousands slept in a drenching rain, if they slept at all, last night, which added misery' to their suf fering. The rain began soon after midnight and contin ued, with slight .intermissions, till daybreak; and rain is falling intermittently today. Little or no protection is possible, as the tents and more substantial coverings are insufficient for the thousands of unprotected. / REV.'&EORGEi P. ECRMA>, D. D„ OF NEW YORK. Whose Two. Str^pEf.^eripons Ycrterdsy. Were Notable;,!*). the History of the v, Georgia fchautauqua. ' We have in Stock the Celebrated vl-.icfr will pniva wonderfully helpful ’f- those whcvwlil ’.gnddrtake to profit ty the.lessons it taught, and it. will be rempnihgrdj as.bne of the finest, things ever, heard on the assembly platform. The speaki’i-Vonfessed to an embar- 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 in stock in all sizes. best.' and the manner- of their rendi tion left nothing 'to be desired. 1 The choruses filled the big building with a mighty volume of melo.dy'never t) ba forgotten,, and the .whole musical: pro gram of tile day was an Inspiration. The choir will ndd in a 'wdjiderfpl rassmeut which lie found In’ ousting measure to the success of the prgbiit, about for n .subject appropriate to ail assembly, and nndlencds will dally be occasion where thbre wye hearers of clamorous for suoh music as 'was possibly widely different, views and heard yesterday. j needs,ibut had selected a theme which Miss Giles; tlie assembly soloist, seemed to give promise of finding re- waB heard, for the first, time yesterday : spouse in individuals of all conditions, morning, and the Impression she made 1 Dr, Eckman drew the distinction be- was entirely pleasing. Her. voice is ; tween the class of men jmd women to clear and bell-like, and fills the audl-I whom life has no deep significance, torium without effort on the Singer’s | who live as long as they can, derive all part. Miss Giles Is also a violinist of j the material advantages they can, accomplishment., and last evening in-t seek as profitable carders as they can traduced the novel departure of a solo!enter upon, and accumulate as much with violin obligato played by herself. I as they can of earthly treasnre. They She will be heard frequently during t-hre simply here, but do not know or the week; ana will be always warmly 1 care why; this class as distinguished received.- • \ j from those who feel that they have The musical features throughout as | been placed In thp world for a pnr- they developed yesterday were simply! pose: who are here because God In- delightful. Miss Rqe Sponcler, whose! tended them to be, and who are bound musical accomplishments are of a; to do the things He intends that thoy high ’ order, seems to be the Ideal should do. pianist for siich, varied and exacting! If God intends that a man should do work as is Imposed upon a Chautau-; a certain thing, he must do that or qua assembly accompanist. Prof. 1 nothing. If It be the divine plan that Mike Rose’s orqjiestra was heard yes ; | he dig ditches, labor at the workman’s terday in connection with the niuBidal j,bench, write poetry or paint pictures, program morning and evening, and it is the duty of that man to do that will discourse sweet music daily thing, and his duty, moreover, to dis- throughout the week. The Annual Baccalaureate Sermon, The religious exercises yesterday in cluded the annual baccalaureate ser mon in the morning, an address to about 500 children in the afternoon, and devotional exercises In the even ing. The annual baccalaureate sermon was preached by Rev. George P. Eck- man, D.D., of New York City. Rev. Tbos. H. Thomson, Rev. W. L. Rich ards and Rev. Chas. T. Wright, of this city, and Rev. Ed. F. .Cook, presiding elder of the ThomaSvfhe district, as sisted in conducting the morning ser- viee. No finer sermon hid 6een delivered on the opening Sunday of a Georgia Chautauqua assembly, than *was heard by those who pa Id rapt attention yes terday morning wllife ’" jlr: Eckman preached from a parr',of the four teenth verse of the fourth, chapter of First timothy—"Neglect riot the gift that is in thee.”'' Dr. Eckman’s discourse was in the strictest sense a sermon. It blazed no strange paths in the'fldld of Chrlstlap thought, but presented familiar truths in a garb of newness'which inspired fresh conviction. It was a sermon what cover through his own effort that thing is that he Is to do. The unexpended talent of the world Is vastly in excess of that which utilized, and it is our duty to seek to make use of the waste things about us. This Is being done more and more every day In a material way as a re sult of a spirit of commercialism, but It is equally the duty of mankind in a higher sphere. There Is a. personal responsibility which devolves upon every Individual nol to neglect his particular gift There are no blanks in God’s moral universe, and every one of us has du ties to perform and. opportunities to Improve. Nor is, there anything In creatioh that is useless. A striking illustration in this connection was an explanation, is offered by scientists, of the marvelous functions of common duit, without which there would be no blue in the sky, no light from the stars but inky blackness at night find in tense brightness in the daytime—con ditions which would make human life on this planet almost unbearable. The preacher declared this a fine parable to man—a lesson to prove that things (Continued on Tenth • San Francisco, April 23.—The peo ple of San Francisco, great as is the calamity of the past few days, are not in ..dlspalr. Already the leading men are plaguing to rebuild the city on a greater arid grander scale than ever. Many of the most substantial business men and property owners of Sari Francisco are already in consultation with architects. It is understood that James D. Phe- land will bo ono of the first to rebuild on Market street. His plans call for a fine structure at Market and O'Far rell streets. Practically ovpry bank in Snn Francisco will be rebuilt. All of these institutions have eastern con ; nectibns and many of them are nfillt Sto'l with foreign -.banks, cfeing to the great prosperity of San Francisco, the local Institutions almost > without, ex ception have large deposits to their credit In New York and "European cap itals. Tills /money' will be available soon,,and after the strain of the mo ment. lias been relieved,'building oper ations will begin. >■ Put Shoulder to the Wheel. P. tV. Llnienthal, president of Iht- Aiiglo-C'allfornla bank,\ said: •'Now Is the tune for every than to put his shoulder to the wheel to build up-the new city. There is .going to be a new city and I km going to do all I can to make it the greatest city in the world. It will mean work and Ipts of it, but the people of San Fran cisco are equal to the task." Several large establishments have sent messages to their customers throughout the ’ state that they will open for business in San Francisco ns 3oon us the authorities permit. The Olympic Club building will be rebuilt. Cremation of the Dead. Two hundred bodies found In the Potrero district, south of Shannon street, In the vicinity of the Union Iron Works, were cremated At tile Six- Mile House yesterday by order of Cor oner Walsh. Cremation was deemed absolutely necessary to prevent disease. In the majority of cases Identification was impossible, owing to the mutilation of the features. The, city has been divided into sani- fiiry districts and squads of searchers for bodies of victims have been sent out to every quarter. The ruins of the burned buildings in the business and the old residence sections have suffici ently cooled to make the search pos sible. At noon today the board of health reported finding twerity-three bodies in various parts of tlie city. Few could be identified. The bodies were bqrled in various places and the graves numbered. Sunday in the Stricken City. On the steps of the shattered churches and on the green slopes of parks arid" cemeteries, the people of Ban Francisco assembled yesterday at the usual hours for religious services. There was no distinction as to sect or denomination, the gatherings includ ing, as a rule, a large percentage of the families camping or residing in the vicinity. Catholic clergymen celebrated masses in the Jewish cemetery, and every creed knelt with bowed heads .while the services were in progress. On the steps of St Mary's cathedral and on the upheaved pavement of Golden Gate, avenue, overlooking the lillll Ins " | -that commenced just Archbishop Mont- 1 IS STILL And it Is Reported that the; Russian Priest Has Beep, Murdered by Revolution-’ ists. gomery oelebrated mass at 8 o’clock, The service was attended ■ by thou sands, covering the church steps and extending well up and down the street! in either (lirection. The archbishop’s words and his ref erence to the death of Fire Chief Sul livan affected the entire assemblage, tears streamirig down hundreds of faces upturned to the tiny altar in the open doorway of the vestibule.' Five masses were 'colebrated at St. Mary's cathedral. The archbishop ih his Hoi’moa. recommended to the peo ple that they, he at all times submis sive to the authorities, civil and mili tary. , i Close to tbe graves In Calvary cem etery three masses were.celebrated for the congregation of Holy CrtisS chtii’Cli, London, April 23.—A Maneges ;er pa per today publishes a stpry from, a Russian correspondent that Father Gapon was secretly hanged April 10 by four revolutionists who overheard hint admit that , he iyas spying on "bis former revolutionary v colleagues. It was announced from St. Petersburg on April 10 that,Father Gapon'had mys-, terlouslyt disappeared a week earlier,; and his wife Is alarmed, tearing foul play. No Suffering Now for Food; San Francisco, .April 23.—The com mittee having In chqrge the relief of the hungry reports that every home less man. wojnnn and child In San Francisco Is being cared for and that tltere Is no suffering on the score of either food or drink within the city. Everything Working Harmonliusly. The administration of tho city's at- gave way under his weight and he was preoipitatod to tpe gl-ptmd. In tbo.Jall one of tho Iron props bo the cross-arms on the polo penetrated tho tMgh'of his leg, infiiotlng a very painful flesh iwound. Sltton also sustained softie painful bruises, but It is not believed ttiat he suffered any Internal Injuries’ which will prove serious. In response to the call which was sent in a number of pliyslolaSB hur ried to the scene of the accident; Dr.. W.’ L. Davis was tho first to arrive, and he,.\wlth ’the assistance, of other physicians,. clYessed Bittbn’s wound nnd administered to him id allay bis suf fering. ''Sltton has been in the employ pf the city for some time nnd In highly esteemed by his employers and co<. workers. These, as well as his many, other friends nnd acquaintances, deep, ly regret his unfortunate aoetdent this morning. ^ fairs is progressing most, harmonious- ly,’ Mayor Schmitz and General Fun- ston are working in perfect accord. The system put into force by the mayor and General Funston is work ing order out of confusion, and tlie city Is as orderly as before the fire. Fire Breaks Out Again. San Francisco, April 23, — Tho fire which appeared to have died out yes terday,-broke oiit with renewed vigor in the coal bunkers forth of the ferry building soon after midnight. The fire reached the bunkers Saturday, but whs apparently quenched there after a hard fight. UnlesB the flames can be stopped, there is grave danger that they will reach the ferry building. At an early hour this morning the fire was burning briskly. The Railroads Doing Good Part. Chicago, Ill., April 23.—In helping to relieve the suffering In California the railroads of the United States are per forming free of cost a service which would have a commercial value of at leaBt $3,400,000. The roads controlled by E. H, Harriman are doing a relief work of $76,000 per day, wblch will continue tor the next thirty dayB. Other roads are doing In proportion tojocatlon and connections. iIf you use any/other brand of paint, it is proof conclusive that you" do not know all the' virtues of Come out to the skating rink to night. it Unquestionably t h e 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. Euil line of LINEMAN FALLS FROM ROTTEN POLE. Ernest 8itton, City Eleotrielan, Badly Hurt thla Morning In Arcadia. Ernest Sltton; one of the linemen employed by the city, fell; from a pole in Arcadia this morning and sustained painful, but, it Is hoped, not serious, Injuries. The accident was’ due to a rotten pole, the breaking of which" caused Sltton to fall a distance of eighteen feet to the ground. Sltton had ollmbed the pole on Jefferson street beyond Society street to do some repair work oh the line. When he Reached the top the pole, which was rotten at the base, Floor Paints, Floor Stains, Wall Paints, Roof and Barn Paints, , Enamels, Varnishes, Lead and Oil. X"; Hilsman-Sale