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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA.. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, 1906.
NUMBER 167.
TTK SOUTHERN' MUST
On Insolvent List—Offer to
Continue Old Arrange
ment— Announcement Is
Made by Chairman Today.
When the board of commissioners
of roads and revenues of Dougherty
county convened this morning, Chair
man John R. Whitehead announced to
the citizens who were present in re
sponse to the commission’s invitation
that ■ an understanding had been
reached with Sheriff F. G. Edwards,
Cleric of the Superior Court and City
Court R. P. Hall, and City Court So
licitor John D. Pope, whereby these
officers agree td continue the arrange
ment which has been in effect for
some years relative to the collection
of their fees.
In other words, the officers men
tioned will not claim insolvent costs,
and costs will only be considered in
cases of conviction. Claims will not
be made for money arising from the
sale of misdemeanor convicts, such
money to be credited by the officers to
Insolvent cost claims.
Chairman Whitehead stated that
the officers named had expressed
themselves as perfectly satisfied to
continue the old arrangement, and
this will be done from this time for
ward.
Readers of The Herald will readily
recall the article published in tAese
columns several days ago setting
forth the main facts of a condition
which had developed in the county as
the result of a recent decision of the
supreme court. This decision was to
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tfae-eff-ect ^hat county officers with in-;
solvent cost claims' were clearly en
titled to the money derived from the
sale of misdfemeanor convicts; Under
this decision, the money derived from
the sale of the misdemeanor convicts
Mill 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,
Twine,
Twine!
Sufficient to bind all
the oats in this sec
tion.
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HAS A BUSY DAY AT BIRMINGHAM—NEW AR
TICLES OF RELIGION PROPOSED.
Birmingham, Ala., May 7.—A resolu
tion, concerning the preparation of a
new statement of the doctrinal faith
of Methodists was presented at today’s
session of the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South.
The resolution set forth the belief
that the articles of religion do not in
the present form meet existing needs
of the church, as a statement of the
doctrinal system of the evangelical
arminianism, embracing the different
branches of Methodism represented In
the ecumenical Methodists’ conference
should unite in the preparation of
such a statement as needed; it re
solved that the college of bishops be
requested to appoint A commission of
five members, one of whom is to be
the bishop, to invite other branches of
Methodism to unite in the preparation
of such a statement of faith and ex
pression of doctrine as is called for in
this day.
This was-referred to a special com
mittee.
A complaint lodged against the epis
copal administration of Bishop Morri
son was filed with the episcopal com
mittee. It relates to differences be
tween the Raine Memorial Church
at New Orleans and Bishop Morrison.
A large number of memorials was
presented today and several resolu
tions were referred to appropriate
committees. One proposed an increase
of bishops’ salaries to $4,'000.
F
ARE STILL
IT
IS ESTIMATED THAT FIFTY THOUSAND
PERSONS ARE LIVING IN CAMPS.
■ WASHINGTON, May 7.—The milita’y secretary today received a dis
patch from General Greeley, at San Francisco, dated yesterday, saying
that conditions there are steadily improving. The arrival of thirty-six
officers permits assignments to secure sanitation and order.
A rough estimate makes fifty thousand persons living in camps.
Registration and census of the campers are apparently increasing and
presumably a quarter of A million people were fed Sunday. Rations are
plentiful so far as potatoes and flour, but extremely limited regarding
other articles.
sent up from the April term of Dough
erty superior court was paid over by
the county commissioners to the offi
cers who appear ed to claim it and'
who, under the law, were unquestion
ably entitled to it—the solicitor-gen
eral, clerk and sheriff.
The county o >mm!ssioners desired
that the facts be understood by the
public, and therefore invited the cit
izens of the county who might feel in
terested to attend the meeting qf the
board this morning. It appeared that
some $8,000 or more which had been
confidently expected as revenue from
the sale of misdemeanor convicts dur
ing the year would, under conditions
that had devt loped, not be available,
and the commissioners desired that
the citizens of the county be advised
of the situation, that some plan might
be devised for raising funds for vari
ous purposes, particularly schools.
There were several prominent cit
izens at the meeting this morning, and
the announcement of Chairman White-
head was to these gentlemen, as it
will be to all the people of the county,
peculiarly gratifying.
The law clearly allows officers with
insolvent cost claims to collect the
money derived from the sale or lease
of misdemeanor convicts, to be ap
plied against the costs, and the action
of Dougherty county’s officers is under
the circumstances to be commended
by all the people of the county.
qUADALOUPE
UNDER MOB RULE.
Washington, May 7.—Guadaloupe,
French West Indies, Is under mob
rule, according to a dispatch received
at the state department today. A mob
is in control. and the authorities are
powerless. These conditions resulted
from election troubles.
A WARSHIP TO
GUADALOUPE.
Washington, May 7.—At the request
of the state department a warship will
be sent immediately from San Domin.
go to. Guadaloupe to protect American
interests there from riots, reported
today.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
To Investigate Life Insurance Matters
In New York.
New York, May 7.—A special grand
Jury’will be impanelled before Justice
Scott today to Investigate life insur
ance matters. It will be in session
until June, and longer If necessary.
E THEIR III
NOT ALL THE CHURCHES, HOWEVER, WILL
USE IT IN WORSHIP.
New York, May 7.—A "Book of
Common Worship” has just been pub
lished by authority of the Presbyter
ian General Assembly. For three
years a special committee, headed by
Rev. Henry Van Dyke, has been work
ing on the new book. The approval
of the General Assembly was not se
cured without a struggle, as many
Presbyterians, objected to “form” in
the church. It is expected by leaders
that some churches will refrain from
using the new book, but iri the East
and the large cities of the country
generally it is expected to be largely
adopted. It haB many points of simi
larity to the Episcopal "Book of
Prayer."
In the marriage ceremony, however,
the word "obey” is omitted; also ref
erence to "worldly goods,” with which,
in some forme, the parties endow each
other.
REFORMER KEY
OF
Has Decided Opinions With
Reference to Atlanta Gas
Light - Company and its
Franchise.
To Be Given Fitting Recog
nition by Governor Terrell
and Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday.
Special to The Herald,
Atlanta, Ga„ May 7.—Gov. Terrell
will take official cognizance of the
presence in Atlanta next Tuesday of
Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks
and, with officers of the state house,
will pay respect to the second map of
the nation while he is a visitor in the
city. The vice-president will be here
on the day named from noon until
midnight. The directors of the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce will
meet this afternoon for the purpose of
arranging some program for the re
ception and entertainment of Mr. Fair
banks.
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—Members’ of
the council investigating committee
and Alderman Key, the reformer, are
not of the same mind as to the fran
chise rights of the Atlanta Gas Light
Company. The committee wants 19
make a report to the effect that the
company is all right—that they have
found nothing wrong with it—and ask
to be discharged from further consid
eration of the,subject. Alderman Key,
on the other hand, desires to recom.
mend to council that the company’s
gas franchise be confiscated and that
the . entire property of the enterprise
be condemned .in the interest, of. mu
nicipal ownership. The. gas light Sys
tem once belonged to, the city, but was
disposed of to a private corporation.
Ah a result of the hitch between the
reformer and his colleagues on the
committee a compromise has been ef
fected. The committee will “report
progress and ask for an extension of
time in which to formulate a report.'
Alderman Key is determined in his
course and says that if council will
only back him up he will secure a
good paying property for the city. He
claims thaf the company has forfeited
its franchise.
OLD MAN RAWLINGS
STILL UNREPENTANT.
He Writes a Very Vindictive Letter to
an Officer.
THE RHODE ISLAND 1
IS FLOATED.
Battleship Which Went Ashore on
' York Spit Bar is Pulled Off.
Norfolk, May 7—The battleship
Rhode Island, which went ashore on
York Spit Bar, Chesapeake Bay, Sat
urday, was successfully. floated last,
evening and it 1b believed that the
ship is little,'if any, damaged. Divers
are to examine the bottom and if nec
essary the vessel will be dooked for
repairs. '
SAFE BLOWERS
ROB LEITER.
Chicago Wheat King’s Safe Robbed of
Valuable Bonds.
Chicago, May 7.—BurglarB early to
day entered the office of Joseph Let
ter, blew open the vaults and escaped
with bonds valued at $100,000 to
$150,000;
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY
. ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY.
An Arrest Made Under the New State
, Law. -
Saturday night at about dusk Con.
stable ,1. W. Harrell arrested Dan
Bailey, a negro, a mile or so across
Flint river. Bailey was drunk, having
filled up in town. Then going out of
the city limits, he began to curse and
kick up generally on the public high
way. He is now in the county jail,
The new law making it a misde
meanor to raiBe a disturbance on a
public highway Is b6ing rigidly en
forced by Constable Harrell. It Is a
law that has been long needed and
that the authorities are enforcing it
and not letting it be a nominal thing
is gratifying indeed.
POKER PLAYERS
PULLED IN ATLANTA
Full-Fledged Poker Game Going on in
Pressing Club Room. .
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—Cards, chips
and money spread all over a table is
said to have been the scene which
greeted the eyes of officers who raided
the Eureka Pressing Club at 106%
Whitehall street Saturday night and
arrested W. E. Graves, C. P. Thomp
son, S. G. Bailey, M. C. Davis, G. M.
Bird and A. Hightower on a charge of
gambling. The officers declare that a
full-fledged poker game was in pro
gress at the time of the raid. All the
prisoners were taken to police bar-
racks and $100 collateral required of
each, except in the case of Graves, the
proprietor of the pressing club, who
was required to put up $200. Bird waB
the only man who had the necessary
$100.
GENERAL CASTRO
ARRIVES IN DOVER,
Lopdon, May 7.—A dispatch from
Dover says that General Castro, for
mer president of Venezuela, arrived
there from France this afternoon.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best
for women and children. Its mild ac
tion and pleasant taste makes it pref
erable to violent purgatives, such as
pills, tablets, etc. Get the bboklet and
a sample of Orino at Hilsman-Sale
Drug Co.
Valdosta, ,Ga., May 6.—This morn
ing religious services were held in the
county jail for the benefit of J. G.
Rawlings and his sons, the services
being conducted by Rev. M. A. Mor-
, gan, of the Methodist church. Several
ladies and gentlemen attended the
meetings and the condemned men lis
tened with apparent interest to the
reading of the scriptures, the prayers,
etc.
It was the first regular service that
. had been conducted there, though the
men have been visited by many min
isters and spiritual advisers. Raw
lings admits that he bears too much
malice In his heart to think of being
,saved. But he says that those who
helped to convict his boys are as sure
of hell as he is.
One of the officers of the law, who.
had much to do with the prosecution,
this morning received a long letter
, from Rawlings. He started out by
saying that he expected to go to hell
and that he also expected to meet all
of those who had helped convict his
boys. "In hell I expect to tell you why
I got out of the carriage at the bridge
and walked home,” he wrote, “and
when you and I have spent ten thous
and years in hell, 1 expect to point
the finger of scorn at you and holler,
‘Hurrah for the majesty of the law.
and the punishment of, the wicked.'
He then went on to tell of the sor
row that had been brought upon his
wife and daughters, and of how "you,,
like me, have waited too late to rer
pent” He said that he was not writ'
lng to change anything that had been
done, but to put the people on notice
that malice against him and his boys,
was going to send many to, hell.
The ^police barracks was filled up
Saturday and Saturday) night with
drunk and disorderly cases. The po
lice had a busy time all day. About
fifteen cases are awaiting disposal.
Mud has taken the place of dust It
Is hard to say which is worse.
Board of Education. .
Members of the Board of Education
are hereby reminded that the entire
board has been appointed sb a coni-
mittee to appear before the City Coun-
ell at its meeting tonight to present
the resolution adopted by the board
at its meeting on last Friday after
noon looking to the inauguration of'a
city free school system to be supported
by direct taxation.
Mayor Rawson authorizes the an
nouncement that citizens generally
are invited to attend the meeting of
council tonight to discuss this school
question.
It L. B. WELCH, Secretary.
The street sprinkler Is taking a
much needed rest.
Will Decide Whether They
Will Participate in Demo
cratic Primary or Not—
May Have Own Ticket.
8pecial to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—Whether or
not the Populists of Georgia will unite
with the Democrats to take part in
the primary which is to be held $ug.
22, at which time a candidate for gov
ernor will be nominated, will doubtless
be decided in definite form May 21 in
this city when the People’s Party ex
ecutive committee gathers at the call
of the chairman, Hon. J. J. Holloway.
Those who pretend to know aSBert
that there Is a possibility that the
Populists- will refuse utterly tp align
themselves with the Democrats ‘ and
will put out a candidate for governor
together with a full state house loket.
Chairman Holloway 1b reported to be
In favor of this'very policy, audit is
likely that he will find other members
of his executive’committee who dire 1 of
like mind. Be that as lt.majrjrth&rin-
dications are that the PopullstB are
gojng to take a decidedly • prominent
part In the coming primary, whether
as members of an independent politi
cal party or as aliens pledged-to slip-
port the -nominee of the. Democratic
party—whoever he may be.
Chairman Holloway, of Clem, Ga„
announces that he will issue his-'call
for a meeting of the executive com
mittee of his party- in a few,flays.
This line of action , was decldeff'as
result of ah Informal conference
loaders of the People’s Bar^; which
whs held Saturday in the law-office of
Judge J. K., Hines,, at one. time, the
nominee of his party for governor , of
Georgia.
One shower succeeds another, Just
hen the folks think it is going to -
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when
clear up.
Huyler s
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Candies,
Sodi
W ater,
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The dogs all over town—of course
this doesn't mean the outcasts that
prowl around the Btreets, but the well-
behaved, stay-at-home, respectable
dogs—are beginning to feel the de
lights of being clipped. In the Hot
weather this Is a necessity to the long
haired varieties.' Two young ladles of
the city, the owners of a French poo
dle, a few days ago came to the con
clusion that It was time for him to
conform with the season, and leave off
his winter togs. Accordingly they
clipped him, in person, one of
them holding the protesting canine
and the other wielding the 'sclssorB.
Of course be objected vigorously In
dog style, but after the operation was
performed and the last lock gone, with
the exception of a jaunty scrap on the
tip of his tail, his- Joy was unmistak-
Cream,-
All
able.
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