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INDSTINCT PRINT NUMBER/159. ALBANY, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27, 1906. VOLUME XV. A DRENCHING RAIN AT SAN FRANCISCO ADDS TO THE DISCOMFORTS OF THE THOtJ SANDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. Interesting Exercises at the Auditorium Yesterday—Mr. Williamson's Splendid Address. Brilliant Concert Before Large Audi ence at the Auditorium Last Evening. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April. 27. —A cold ’and drenching rain began at 4 o’clock this* morning and continued for several hours, bringing added discomfort to the thousands camped in the .parks. Many women and children fled v to .houses, where some were refused admittance. The militia unceremoniously .broke down the doors of such places, forcing protection for the un fortunates. , One hundred and fifty stores opened for business yesterday. Almost immediately came reports of exorbi tant .charges for provisions. ' • Detectives began an investigation of an alleged sys tematic theft of Red Cross stores, which led to several arrests. Under a military system of distribution this will be impossible. This was made effective yesterday at noon. ■ • Charges of indiscriminate shooting by members of the state militia led to an arrest late last night. Much! complaint has been made, and the police refuse to go in to dist'ricts guarded by militiamen. The people of Albany paid loving tribute yesterday afternoon to the memory of the section's heroic dead and to those veterans of the, Gray Army who still survive. The exercises of Memorial Day were held In the auditorium following the regular Chautauqua exercises. The memorial address was delivered by, Col. Julius B. Williamson, of Syl vester, and uyas one of the most beau tiful to which Albanians have ever listened, All Business Houses Closed. During the. .hour of the memorial exerciser all .the places of business In the, city were closed, merchants and their employes being thus enabled to participate In the services of the af ternoon. Mayor Rawson had, during the morning, made a personal appeal to all the business men) and met-with a ready, response, to ,the request that' they close for, two hours, during the ton, Mississippi; Miss Lula Bacon, Florida; MIbs Ellelghfare 'Muse, Ala bama; Miss Felix Godwin, Georgia; Miss Nell Brtmberry, Louisiana; Mlsd Marlon Gunnison, Texas; Miss Carrie Sterne, Virginia; Miss Mattie Bush, Arkansas; Miss Amy Weslosky, South Carolina; Miss Annie Bull, Tennes see; Miss Susie Brown, Kentucky; Miss Louise'Weldon, Missouri, The Address. Judge Crosland, In a sparkling In troduction, presented Capt John ,T. Hester, himself a silver-haired veteran of the Confederacy, who In turn, In a characteristically charming 5-mlnute speech, presented the orator of the occasion, Mr. Julius B. Williamson, of Sylvester. : t it Is risking nothing to assert -that those who have regularly attended the annual'Confederate Memorial Day ex ercises In Albany never listened to a more polished or scholarly addrfeSB, or one richer In the sentiment deair to Southern hearts, than they hegrd yes terday., Mr. Williamson Is ,-reinarka- i bly gifted.in the attributes which matte an orator. His delivery Is easy and fluent, ,hls voice strong and sympa thetic and hfs manner graceful. The address was a beautiful tribute to the men and women of the Confed- eracy, and Its sentiment wns expressed In glowing words, It waB without a trace of bitterness, but held Up the Confederate soldier as- the highest type of the patriot) and his, example a lognoy of which the whole nation must; be proud. ' a violinist of extraordinary talent and one who has availed herself 'of the best advantages, played, the Andante and Finale from Mendelssohn’s E Minor Concerto, with piano accom paniment Miss Tift’s artistic rendi tion of an exceedingly difficult compo sition won her many enthusiastic plau dits, and Albanians Indulge the hope that they will have the privilege of hearing her play again. There were added to the program at the eleventh hour two solos by Mr. Morgenthal, of New York, baritone, who first sang the Toreador song from “Carmen," and whose contribution to the sum of the evening’s enjoyment was greatly appreciated. One of the treats of the evening was The preponderance of opinion as ex pressed by the magnificent audience which nearly filled the auditorium last evening was that never before had such a concert been given In Albany. It was Inspiring. Adjectives become commonplace and language Inadequate when the task' of telling the story of the great musical feast 6f the assembly Is en tered upon. It was a triumph for Director Hal- lam, for the choir and for the soloists. The most beautiful chorus selections heard during the week were sung, and the manner of their singing was some thing to be treasured in precious mem ory. The chorus seats were nearly filled, and the singers, rising tier on tier behind the platform,-were sug gestive of an Immense animated .bou quet. ‘Most of the ladles wore white, and there were dashes of color here and there just sufficient to make the picture effective. Bnt that which pleased the. eye was forgotten In the enjoyment of the splendid things set forth for the en chantment of the appreciative ear. The chorus sang as few choruses can sing, and each number was greeted with thunderous applause. Miss Christine L. Giles, the assem bly soloist, was at her best. This ver satile artist,-whose voice Is as clear as a glass Bell and whose versatility springs a new surprise almost dally, was heard In a nunlher of selections, and but for the announcement of' a rhle that encores woaKJjfnot be .per;, mlttjsfl...on fffj the program, she woufd hsVqgMMF kept singing half the night. Miss Giles’ “Bright Star of Love,” with vio lin obligato played by herself, was one of the memorable things of the assem bly. Miss Katharine Louise Tift, of Tlfton, BITTEN BY DOG SUPPOSED TO BE MAD Lester Holcomb, of Valdosta, Taken to Pasteur Institute. afternoon, Many Missing 8tnce Last Year. It was but a handful of Confederate veterans' that participated In the exer cises. of the- afternoon. • .Tho members of,Camp,Wot. M. Slaughter had been Special to The Herald; ■ • - Atlanta; Ga-., ’April, 27t—-Having been bitten by a supposedly mad dog last Sunday night, Lester Holcomb, the 15- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Hol comb, of Valdosta, Ga„ has arrived In Atlanta to undergo treatment at the Pasteur Institute. The youth waB re turning- to his home when bitten on the leg by the animal which appeared to' He suffering from' rabies. It is not known positively that-the . dog was called to meet at the courthouse and proceed In a body to the auditorium. Nine responded. Think of It—nine I Tears rose to a hundred eyes as these grizzled heroes’were seen mov ing along the north side pf Pine street from the oourthouse to the audltdriuip. One walked With a peg leg. another with a false 1 foot-and a third moved oftfie-yoath lum tiie Albany Guards fired a si ovdr the Confederate monument, at Oakview cemetery flowers • placed by the women- and chlldre the community on the graves of federate soldiers. faces and forms that’were soon In this name Company a year ago were miss ing. and those who looked were fresh ly reminded, that the ranks of the South’s heroes are thinning with ever Increasing rapidity. elded It ; woiild bo best to run no chances, so they sent him here to bo treated by experts. FARMERS PLAN FERTILIZER PLANT, The small company of veterans who assembled . at the courthouse were joined at the auditorium by others, but It was. after all. a .pitifully small hand whfch took part In the after noon’s exercises. An Interesting Program. Judge D. F. Crosland acted as mas ter of ceremonies. The opening invocation was deliv ered by Itev. T. H. Thomson, pastor of .the Methodist, church. The musical numbers Included a beautiful soprano solo by Miss Mad- elyn Gilbert and a medley of patriotic Southern airs sung by Mrs. J. W. Bar nett. Among these airs were “Massa’s In De Cold, Cold Ground,” "We are Old-Time Confederates," “Dixie,” and others which were appropriate to the spirit of the occasion. • Thirteen young ladles representing the Confederate States occupied thq stage whilst Itttle Miss Pauline Barbre charmingly recited “The Conquered Banner” and Master Bertram Althelm- er “Reply.” Miss Louise Weldon sang “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,” and the whole company of young la dles joined In a chorus as they march ed from the platform. The Confederate States were repre- Movement Launched to Build Mam moth Plant on Co-opsrative Basis. Special to The Herald, . Atlanta, Ga., April 27.—At th? - an nual convention Of the Farmers’ Edu cational and Co-operative Association, which met at the Btftte capltol yester day, a movement to establish a- mam moth fertilizer plant In Atlanta was formally launched. The plans - cop- template a plant operated on the co operative basis, ourned and operated in the interests of the farmers of Geor gia and adjoining states. Photo by Holland. _ PROF. ALFRED HALLAM Musical Director of the Eighteenth Assembly and an Indefatigable Worker. a piano solo by Miss Marlon L. Luy- ster, of .New York, who played Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsbdle No. 11. Miss Luyster’s technique is marvelous, anti she plays with a depth of expresslop which stamps her as an artist well above the ordinary. Prof. Hallam sang three numbers, once with the choir In the chorus. He sings with great expression, and al though he was suffering last night from the effects of an annoying cold, he took his audience by storm and added fresh laurels to those he had al ready captured In Albany. M. Rose’s orchestra gave several beautiful selections, and Miss Smith, the director of the children’s physical culture classes, gave an Interesting pantomime—“Suwanee River,” with voice and orchestral accompaniment . A report of this remarkable concert would be Incomplete without an ex pression of appreciation of the work of Miss. Ray L. Sponcler, the assembly accompanist. Miss Sponcler has been an untiring and remarkably efficient, lieutenant to Prof. Hallam In the dif ficult work off'tralnlng the large as sembler chorus, and to say that she has fully met every demand made upon her Is bnt just To the regret of all Chautauquans, she left at noon today for her home In Augusta. A Splendid Lecture. One\Of the most beautiful, original and altogether helpful lectures ever delivered on the Georgia Chautauqua platform was that of yesterday after noon. The speaker was Prof. Edgar M. Wright, of Troy, Ala., whose sub ject, “Threads and Cables of Gold,” was the text after which some of the finest thoughts ever brought to Chau- tauq'uans were presented. Mr. Wright does not consider him self an orator, but he |s a rarely pleas ing speaker. His language Is chaste slve. He held the undivided attention of his audience yesterday, and it Is the hope of everyone who heard him that this will not prove his last ap pearance on the Georgia Chautauqua platform. His lecture Is a gem of thought and rhetoric, Instructive, help ful and altogether Inspiring. Prof. Smith on “Japan.”' Prof. Charles Lee Smith, the new president of Mercer University and one of the moBt ■ distinguished of Southern educators, lectured this mornfng on “Japan.” The address was such a scholarly and Instructive one as was expected. Prof. Smith came to Georgia from Virginia, ’ and has already added strength and given brighter prospects to Mercer. He Is a valued acquisition to ^education la Georgia, and Albanians are gratified that he Is the city’s guest today. This Afternoon. Ralph Bingham, tho Inimitable, gives the. entertainment at the auditorium this afternoon. In the language of the street, “Nuff said.” This Evening. ■ Bishop John H. Vincent, of New York, founder of the Chautauqua and one of the brainiest men |n our coun try, will lecture this evening at 8 o’clock. The auditorium should be filled. Tomorrbw. There will be no exercises tomorrow until 8 p. m„ when the children’s phy sical culture classes will give their exhibition. We hqve in Stock .the Celebrated BREWER INDICTED FOR PERJURY, Charge Grows Out of Report on Con dition of Insurance Company, and invite Inspection. One customer .tells us he hauled two car loads of freight atone trip over an ordinary Country Road. We also carry . EXECUTION OF SENTENCE WILL NOT TAKE , PLACE BEFORE MAY 10, IF THEN. 8pedal to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga., April 2—The Rawlingses, J. C. and his sous, Milton and Jesse, all of whom have been convicted of murder and refused new trials by the highest court In the land, will not be hanged May 4, as the sentence of the trial "court contemplated. Under the state law they have to be re-sentenced, and this will be Impossible until the remlttui from the United States Supreme Court Is handed down. Even after the remtt- tur is received, it Is the purpose of Governor Terrell to grant the now 1 celebrated prisoners a brief respite, that they may appeal to the Georgia prison commission. The prison commission does not meet until May 8- so It Is likely that the men. will not be hanged before May. 10, at the earli est, and It Is more likely that sentences of court will be postponed until oven a later date. .iSS* DRYDOCK DEWEY ENTERS SUEZ CANAL. Hilsma