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VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1906. A NUMBER. 166. ‘-i i THE REBUILDING OTsmm To Be Rapidly Prosecuted. Steel Manufacturers Will 4 Extend Favors—Building Money Available. San Francisco, May 5.—Every facil lty will be afforded to builders by the steel manufacturers for the rapid re construction of San Francisco. The material will be furnished for the next threat years as rapidly as It can be put together. The manufacturers will also give the longest limit of credit pos sible and renew past credits. Money will not be wanting for build ing operations, as Insurance money ag gregating more than $150,000,000 will soon be released In the community. A large amount of money is being for warded here by the Insurance compan ies of the United States and of Europe to meet their losses. Every section of relief work Is going on without a hitch and there is no where any Teal disturbance. MRS. EBERHART WANTS HER PISTOL. The Weapon With Which Mrs. Standi- V fer Killed Her Sister. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 6.—Mrs. M, Eberhart, who occupied a room In the house of Mrs. Willie Standlfer at the time Mrs. Standlfer shot to death her younger sister, Miss Chappell Whise- nant, because, she claimed, the sister had been unduly Intimate with Mr. Standlfer, has written a letter from Athens, Ga., to Sheriff Nelms asking for the return of the pistol with which the young woman was killed. She says It is her property. When the case was on trial Mrs. Standlfer testi fied that she had borrowed the revol ver from a woman in the house. Now thKjnwner comes forward and lays clal Supply Department: Genuine Gandy Belt, Atkin’s Cir cular and Cross Cut Saws, Marsh. Steam Pumps. Implement Department: Harvesting Ma chinery, Thresh ing Machines in stock, all sizes. SOLID CAR Twine, Widespread Disaster on Dougherty, Lee and Worth County Farms Yesterday. The Principal Sufferers. One hundred thousand dollars Is the estimated extent of the damage wrought by a terrific hailstorm which swept over portions of Dougherty, Lee and Worth counties yesterday after noon. Not In years has there been such de structive hail in this part of the coun try. The, storm missed Albany by a couple of miles, although light hall fell In the northern part of the city. The rushing, seething black cloud which brought such ’ widespread de struction was watched by hundreds of Albanians. It catne from a northerly direction, and Its progress could be distinctly watched from the city. It was accompanied by high wind and followed by a prolonged downpour of rain. The precipitation in Albany was nearly two and a half inches for the day, while a few miles above the city It was much heavier. j Crops Completely Obliterated. The plantations of W. H. Newsom &. Son and A. J. Fleetwood, four miles north of Albany, seem to have been In the heart of the storm. Here the hail was terrific, and Its' destructive work practically complete. Mr. R. L. Newsom was In the city this morning and described the storm to a Herald man. Mr. Newsom stated that the whirling aloud, as black as night and apparently several miles In diameter, moved with great rapidity, and was preceded by high wind, which increased as - the storm broke. Mr. Newsom was in a field,a mile from home, with fifteen field, hands. All made a dash for safe ty, but were, overtaken before they had covered half the 'distance to the house. All were repeatedly beaten down by the huge hailstones, some of the ne- Irreparable havoc. Reports have per haps not yet been received from all the districts where Its destructive work extended, and It is probable that the estimate of $100,000 as the exteht of the damage will prove rather too low than otherwise. , Mr. J. W. Mock’s East Dougherty plade was In the track of the storm, and he lost all his crops except his oats, which were but slightly damaged. Farmers Scuffling for Seed. Before nightfall yesterday, the farm- el's on whom misfortune had laid such a heavy hand were busy with arrange ments to seeiire seed for replanting. Telegrams were sent to Colorado for cantaloupe seed, and all possible sources of supply were tapped to ascer tain what quantities of cotton seed were available. Cotton will be replant ed In nearly all Instances, while a-con siderable part of the cantaloupe acre age will be restored, with doubtful re sults. The Planters Oil! Company this morning announced that it would issue seed to farmers needing them for re planting, the seed to be returned in the fall. Fortunately, corn planted at this time can be depended on to bring a full yield. The 8torm Struck Acree. At Acree, which Is on the line of Dougherty and Worth counties, ten miles east of this city, the wind at tained high velocity, and three cabins were blown down. Two thousand acres of cotton and corn In this neighbor hood are reported ruined by hail. In the country near Beloit, It Is re ported that a great deal of timber was destroyed, being piled In great drifts by the wind. djroes^jy.ba worc_Jjgtit caps on their heads, being fiddly- Injured. Mr. New- Twme, Twine Sufficient to-bind all the oats in this sec tion. Alh ►any. Machinery Go. som showed severe bruises on his hands, arms and head, meinentoes of the hall’s work. Chickens and turkeys caught away from shelter were killed In large numbers. The RUln of Splendid Crops, The crops on the Newsom place were completely destroyed. A field of 125 acres planted In cantaloupes was In the center of the storm’s path, and was left without, a sprig to show where a vine had previously been growing. Two days before the storm an offer of $10,000 for this crop of cantaloupes had been refused. - The destruction of cotton, corn, watermelons, oats and fruit on the Newsom place was equally complete. Everything will have to be replanted. Cotton planted now should mature and make a satisfactory yield under proper conditions, but the result of plantings of cantaloupes at this season Is prob lematical. Still, as there are thou sands of dollars' worth of fertilizers id the ground, some effort will have to be made to realize as fully as possible. On the A. J. Fleetwood place, which adjoins that of W. H. Newsom & Son, the hall made a clean sweep. It beat all the growing crops Into pulp, noth lng escaping. Mr. Fleetwood had large aereage In cantaloupes. The storm extended up Into the Red' bone district of Lee county, where its damage was hardly less extensive than on the places already mentioned. On the E. J. Stocks plantation and that of Mr. Joe Brown Paul, all of the crops were practically ruined. On the upper end of the Ball place, which Is operated by Cruger & Pace, a promis ing crop of oats and 100 acres of can taloupes were ruined. Mr. Paul was In the city this morn ing, and stated’Ahat everything In his neighborhood would have to be re planted. In the Beloit neighborhood, the ball was lighter, but it cut off the ’yield of oats fully one-half, and almost ruined the cotton crop, which will In many fields have to be replanted. Extended Into Worth. Crossing the river, after passing the Redbone district, the storm moved in to the northwestern corner of Worth county. It struck the splendid planta tion of Col. D. L. Wooten, where It pul verized cotton, corn and other crops, sparing nothing In Its path. On Mr. Furmer Hall’s place. It completely ob literated a splendid crop of cotton in a 200-acre field. . Wherever the hall went. It wrought Special ,to The Herald. Acree, Ok.,^^..5.—Acree was vis ited yesterday afternoon by a ball and windstorm which did a great deal of damage. The. track was about four miles wide, and came from the north west. Three small houses were lilown down here, and timber was badly torn. The Baptist church at this place was considerably damaged. Crops will /have to be planted over again. After the storm the ground waB covered wtjh hail to a depth of one and a half Inches. The roof was blown off of the dwell ing of Mr. Joe Shiver, and other sim ilar damage Is reported., There is not a stalk of cotton to be seen In thous ands of acres, and corn that was knee high was beaten down Just as though there had never been a growing plant on the, ground. Trees are stripped of foliage and ldok as though they bad been harvested. No one In this sec tion ever saw as destructive hall. Hugo I. Frank, of Savannah, is President. Dr. Belk Not Permitted to Retire. Other Elections. The twelfth annual conveatlon of the Travelers’ Protective Association of Georgia adjourned a few minutes before 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The closing scenes In the conven tion hall were of a character not to he forgotten by those who witnessed them. Time and again the traveling men were swayed by an excitement which, combined with the enthusiasm they manifested, brought about almost turbulent demonstrations, though the good feeling which had marked the en tire proceedings of tile convention was never Interrupted. The New Officers. Prior to entering upon the business of electing officers, therR was a heated discussion of whether nominations for president and secretary should be made on the floor or by the nominating committee. The former plan was final ly adopted. Two nomlnatiotis for president were placed before the convention, thC names presented being those of Mr. Hugo Frank, of Savannah, and Mr. Gilbert Carmichael, of Macon. The nominating and seconding speeches were for the most part eloquent and Inspiring, and the convention' soon worked Itself up to a condition where It was exceedingly difficult for the presiding officer to maintain order. 1 Frank Wins Out The Atlanta delegation, the strong est in the convention, supported Mr. Carmichael, and Savannah was solidly behind Mr. Frank. The rest of the conyention appeared to be pretty even ly divided. Tie. count, of the ballots was\ fol lowed with the Closest Interest. Car- Damage at Putney. It Is reported from Putney that sev eral houses were unroofed there by the high wind, and there was terrific rain, though little damage from hall, FIRE III in Business Whole sale District Will Aggre gate Three Hundred Thousand Dollars. Knoxville, Tenn., May 6.—A fire re sulting In the loss of $300,000 worth of property In the wholesale section occurred early today. The candy fac tory of the Littlefield & Steere Co., where the fire started, was damaged to the extent of $90,000; McMillan, Hazen & Co., wholesale shoes, were damaged $176,000, and the Hambright skirt factory adjoining was damaged by smoke and water to the extent of $30,000. michael led until the very last, when Frank forged ahead, the final total standing 34 to 32 |n favor of the Sn- vannahian, A change of one vote would have brought about a tie. The announcement of the result was greeted by prolonged cheering. When this had subsided and the new presi dent had received the congratulations of the delegates, the election was made unanimous. In accepting the gavel, Mr. Frank made a brief but very graceful speech, pledging his best efforts In the Inter est of the organization and appealing to the members present for their earn est support. Secretary and Treasurer J. H. An drews, of AUanta, was re-elected with out opposition, and representatives of all the posts took occasion to give ex pression to their sincere appreciation ot this most efficient officer's^ services. The Other Officers. The nominating committee then withdrew, and after being out for more than an hour returned with a list of nominees for the other offices. The name of Rev. R. E. Douglass, of Macon, for chaplain, was on the list of the committee's nominees. No sooner was the reading of the report completed than Mr. Stamps, of Atlanta, was on his feet with a motion to dissent to that portion of the report which contemplated the retirement of State Chaplain S. R. Belk/of Augusta. Then followed one of the notable demonstrations of the convention. The friends of Mr. Douglass, including the members of the committee and repre sentatives of Ihe Macon post, advo cate^ the election of a new chaplain on the ground that It has always been the policy of the division to rotate this office. Dr. Belk Joined In this appeal, and made every effort to have the re port of the committee sustained, but he might as well have been talking to a whirlwind. A division was called, and Dr. Belk was re-elected by an Over-' whelming vote, the convention cheer! lng for several minutes. It was a splendid tribute to the popularity of thh Augusta divine. • The following other officers were elected: -s First Vice-President—Richard How ard, Columbus. Second Vice-President — Cary J. King, Rome. *l Third Vice-President — J. G. Mason, Albany. Directors —vr. O. Stamps. R. A. Broyles, R. J. Thomas. W. P. Anderson, Tom- Goodwin, Atlanta; Chas. D. Greene, Augusta; Max Banner, Colum bus; 0, G. Carmichael, Macon; M. F, Meyer, Savannah. Chairman Railroad Committee—Mat Krauss, Savannah. Chairman Legislative Committee— E. H. McMichaol, Buena Vista. Chairman Press Committee —E. F. Morgan, Atlanta. Chairman Hotel Committee—E. A. Isaacs, Macon, Chairman Employment Committee— Harry Calhoun, Augusta. Attorney — J. L. Mayson, Atlanta. Representatives to National Conven tion—Post A: Joseph Lovonstetn, H. C. Tompkins, Max Robinson. Alter nates; Albert EHijllch. 'F;' Newberger, Jerre Eckstein. Post B; W. O. Stamps, A. J. Swann, R. T, Wynn, H, S. Prater. Alternates: John H, An drews, J. II. Sheppard, C. J. Hollings- worth, W. P. Streater. Post C: Albert Shield, Max Banner. Alternates, Rich ard Howard, J. R. Dunaan. Post D: J. W. Bates, C. W. Randall. Alternates: M. Flatau, P. S. Steed, Post E; J. H. Morris, G. W. Timmerman. Alter nates: Thos. F. Sherman, H. A. Odom. Post II: Cary J. King. Alternate: W. T. Ledbetter. Post K: John C, Mason. Alternate: H. W. McClure. Clean 8heet Bill, A resolution offered by Mr. Max Ban ner, of Post C, called on the chairman of the legislative committee and all other members of the state organiza tion to use their best efforts to secure the passage by the legislature of the famous T. P, A. "clean sheet bill,” measure framed for the guidance of a certain claps, of hotels In the state. Before adjourning, the convention Joined In the singing of patriotic and sacred songB, and adjournment sine die followed a closing prayer by the chap- No Town of Its Size Like Albany, They Say — Sa vannah Delegates to Con vention Return. good ,& Special to the Herald, Savannah, May 6.—"There is no town of its size like Albany for a good_. time.” This was the sentiment of the* * vannah drummers who came baok this morning from the handsome little city In Dougherty, after attending the an nual convention of the Georgia T. P. A. The Savannah delegation got in over the Seaboard Air Line, having made the 'run from Albdny during the night. President Vinson, of the Sa vannah PoBt, Max Krauss, who’knows more about drumming and T. P. Alsm than any other man In the state, an every member of the delegation was enthusiastic In their description Of the manner In which they had been re ceived. ' The new president ot the Georgia T. P. A.’s,' Mr. Hugo Frank, came home with the delegation. He bears his honorB with becoming meekness. The Georgia Division will! prosper un der Mr. Frank’s management And con trol. A STRANGER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Unknown Man Swallowed Blg’ Dooo of Laudanum. This morning at about 8$80 o’cldck an unknown man, a stranger In town, attempted to suicide at a house on . State street. Before anyone ctndd-; stop him he had swallowefl^a- largo bmount of laudanum. 'He had become offended at something, and iq a lit ot jealousy tried .to take. his. life. ■ Hllsmun was called In and ‘ timely efforts the Jlte of the uh nnte was saved! ’ . ' The Identity of the stranger shrouded in mystery. He Is out i danger now, thanks to the efforts t Dr. Hllsman. lain. Resolutions were adopted during the’ afternoon thanking Post K, the Albany Elks and the public generally, includ ing the press and the city officials, for attentions apd courtesies received, .invitations were received from Haw- klnsvllle and Rome for the next con vention, but It-was left to the board of directors to make and announce a choice at their convenience. VICE-PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS WILL ADDRESS CONFERENCE NEXT FRIDAY EVENING. The storm yesterday was a general subject of discussion on the street corners today. Birmingham, Ala., May 5.—Bishop C. B. Galloway, of Mississippi, presid ed today at the session ot the gene*.a', conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. After devotional exer cises the complete organization of fourteen standing committees was an nounced. The committees and chair men follow: Episcopacy—Faul Whitehead. Itinerary—B. Lipscomb. Revisals—Gross Alexander. Publishing—W. B. Palmer. Education—R. : G. Waterhouse. Church Extension—W.F.McMurray. Missions—O. E. Brown. Boundaries—J. H. McLeon. Temperance—E. B. Campbell. Sunday Schools—John R. Peppcrer. Epworth League—J. M. Barctis. Appeals—Bishop Galloway. Finance—T. S. Garrison. Colportage—W. R. Lambert t It was announced that next Friday' evening would be devoted to hearing general delegates of the Methodist church, when Vice-President Fair banks, from the Northern Methodist church, will make an address.