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VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 1906. NUMBER 168. m DEPOSIT DOTES DEED TIEID OWN ID EBB. TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED CARS OF GOODS RE- CEIVED TO MAY 1. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., May 8.—The safety de posit boxes in several of the big institutions which pro vided these fireproof receptacles for the public were opened yesterday, and their contents were found to be intact. The total of goods sent here up to May 1 amounts to twenty-two hundred cars. Dr. Devine, of the Red Cross, said: “This represents a large amount of sup plies, but is nothing like the amount we will have to have.’ E F I LOSS OF LIFE. WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 8.—The State De partment today received the following cablegram from the American consul at Hankau, China: “Immense flood in Hun An province. Great loss of life and property. All foreigners safe.” REAL ESTATE 11 Kick at the Savings Banks. War Between Banks In juring Real Estate Busi ness—Five Per Cent. .Spoolal to,The Herald. : , i . Savannah, Ga., May 8.-r-The real es tate men of the city are very much against the high rate of Interest the Savannah savings banks are paying now. These dispatches have' already told of the fight among the banks for business of this (haraeter. Almost all the savings banks are paying 5 per 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. Albany Machinery cent, interest on. savings and the real estate men say that this has hurt their business considerably. The people will not buy dirt when they can get 5 per cent, for just letting the coin lie In the bank. It Is hard to make real estate pay more than that. Mayor Herman Myers, the president of the National Bank of Savannah, and the Oglethorpe Savings & Trust Company is out In an Interview In the papers, saying that the banks are doing wrong to pay so much interest.' It Is expected that there will follow a meeting Boon of the banking officers and that the ■Interest will go baot to the old figure of 3 per cent. The mayor's'bank Is paying the rate that the others are, but the Interview given by the mayor Is taken as an evidence that his bank ana some o 1' the olliers are willing tp quit their ftollshne-.is, as some bankers term It. To Receive New Battery of Nitroglycerine Guns — About that Gun Found Spiked at Albany. Special to The Herald. Savannah, May 8. — The Chatham Artillery has been advised unofficially that within the . next month or six weeks It will be equipped with a new battery of four nitro-glycerine guns of the latest improved pattern. They are to be supplied by the United States government as a part of Georgia’s military supplies for the present year. This will be one of the results of the military operating under the Dick bill. When the Chathams were in Albany during the Chautauqua, Assistant Ad jutant-General Scott Informed Ctptaln Dixon of the decision of the adjutant- general's office to send the four new guns to Savannah. The modern guns now In use by the Chathams will go to the new artillery command In At lanta. The gun of the Chathams that was spiked either at Albany or while the command was going there will be fixed this afternoon. An expert from Fort Screven will give It his attention. It Is not believed by the officers that the gun was spiked maliciously. They seem to think that some small boy did It through mischief and that he did not understand what he was doing or the damage that he would do by spik ing the piece. ASSASSINATION PLOT DISCOVERED. San Domingo, May 8.—It became known today that the authorities on Sunday discovered a plot to assassin ate President Carceres as he was leav ing the theatre. Several arrests have been made. Shots were exchanged near the city last night between rural guards and supposed revolutionists. All Is quiet today. REIGN OF TERROR IN GAUDALOUPE. THE ISLAND SAID TO BE DOOMED UNLESS FRANCE ACTS QUICKLY. New York, May 8.—Cabling under yesterday’s date, the Herald’s corre spondent at Point Apitre, Guadaloupe, describes the rioting that followed the elections of Sunday in that place. He says that candidates were attacked in their homes, surrounded by their fam ilies. They defended themselves des perately. The Mayor of the city armed the policemen and firemen, and they acted wildly. Marines were landed from a French cruiser, but in their presence houses were sacked and their contents destroyed. The authorities made no effort to restore order. ' The correspondent, in defining the situation, says that two parties oppose each other—the Liberals and the So cialists. The latter declare that all not of their cult must be destroyed, with their property. Entire families have lost hope and are leaving, sending their valuables to consulates. These are protected by troops, all consuls having demanded protection. The stores are all closed and all commerce has ceased. There are rumors of greater trou bles, and if France does not act.quick ly the Island is doomed. The British cable office is protected by marines. The lives of all foreigners are threat ened. GUSTELLANEE Is Resumed in Paris Courts. No Reconciliation Proba ble and an Early Decree Is Expected. Paris, May 8. — The conclusion of the elections permitted the Castellane divorce case to be taken up today for the final Inquiries as to tbe poBstblllty of q reconciliation between the. Count ess (formerly Anna Gould) and Count Bout de Castellane! ; This is a -formal ity, as the parties are not disposed to become reconciled. The lawyers ex pect the proceedings to move rapidly and that a final decree will be ren dered without contest. The Procurator of Moscow Charges the Noted Authof. Now in America With' Participation in Riots. Moscow, May 8.—The procurator haB : charged Maxim Gorky with partlclpa-' tion In the December uprising here,' and It is possible that extradition may be asked from the United States. MIbs Splrldonovo, who killed Police Chief Luzanoffsliy, at Tamboff, and who was sentenced to be hanged, has had her sentence commuted to twenty years’ imprisonment. THE SOUTHERN METHODIST E E. SEVERAL IMPORTANT TEES—VICE-PRESI REPORTS BY COMMIT- DENT FAIRBANKS. Birmingham, Ala., May 8.—Largely Increased attendance marked today's session of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, several delegates who were de tained by the California disaster hav ing arrived. There were several reports from committees, among which the commit tee on the itineracy reported non-con currence in the resolutions enlarging the functions of the annual confer ences and the exercise of transfers by the bishop. It also non-concurred In the suggestion that authority be re stored to quarterly conferences to li cense all preachers. Vice-President Fairbanks, fraternal delegate from the Northern Methodist church, has again postponed his visit to the conference. He telephoned to day from Washington that his duties there would probably prevent him from reaching here next Monday, as planned, and that It was Impossible for him to state Just when he can come. He expects, nowever, to fix a definite date later. IS HELD UP BY INJUNCTION FOR DISTRIBU TION AMONG GEORGIA POLICY HOLDERS. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 8.—A restraining order signed yesterday by Judge Don A. Pardee, of the United States circuit court, pending a further* hearing, has tied up $10,000 of the Traders’ Fire Insurance Company, of Chicago, which went into the hands of a receiver Sat urday as a result of the fire In San Francisco. The money Is on deposit with State Treasurer Park as a guar antee of good faith to the polloyhold- ers of the company In Georgia. The local creditors of the concern in this state, through Attorneys Tye & Bryan and DuBlgnon & Alston, filed a peti tion In the United Stages court asking that the $10,000 on deposit with the state officials be held for distribution among Georgia policyholders. Imme diately Judge Pardee signed a tempo rary restraining order and the hearing will take place Thursday .morning at 10 o’clock. Special to The Herald. DAWSON, Ga., May 8. — Mattie Lee, cploced, hanged herself ab.out 10 o’clock today with a rope tied to a joist of her house. No reason is given for the woman’s- suicide. Plans Well Advanced for What Promises to be the Greatest Convention Held by the State Association. T ASSASSINATED AT KIEFF. KIEFF, Russia, May 8. — Count Alexis Ignatieff, formerly governor of Kieff, was assassinated here to day. PROGRESS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL. DESPERATE RIOT AT PUEBLO, COLO. Walls of the Building Are Now Going Up Steadily. Satisfactory progress Is being made on the high school building. There are many great piles of build ing material on the ground where the building Is being erected, on the southwest corner of Sooiety and Jef ferson streets, and the walls are going up rapidly. The high school building Is going to be a large structur.e. It will be Impos ing in appearance, and its Interior will be coinmodlous. There will be plenty of room everywhere, and light and Strikers In 8melt!ng Works In Fight With Officers. Pueblo, Colo., May 8.—In a riot to day between striking employes at the Pueblo Smelting works and deputy sheriffs, one striker is reported killed and two seriously wounded. Two dep uties were seriously. If not fatally, beaten. ventllaUon will be abundant A larger force than Is now employed will soon be put to work, and the contractors are satisfied that they will have the building ready by the middle of Sep tember. Arrangements are progressing rapid ly and satisfactorily for the enter tainment of the state Association of Elks In Albany on Tuesday and Wed-, nesday, the 29th and 30th Inst. The Elks of Albany Lodge No. 713 are going to put forth their best efforts to make the convention the greatest since the .organization of the state as sociation. The attendance Is almost certain to be the largest on record, several hundred visitors being ex pected. Orders hnve been placed for the dec orations, badges, etc., which will be conspicuous during the two days of the convention. The colors of the Elks— white and purple—will be everywhere in evidence, and the Elks building on Pine street, will be appropriately dressed from top to bottom. In an ticipation af the convention, certain Improvements are already being made in the Interior of the building. The Savhnnuh Elks will arrive Mon day afternoon, and will be given some pleasant entertainments that evening. There will be “something doing" dur ing all seasonable hours of the next two days, and time will not be heavy on the hands of the visitors. One of the most interesting things of the two days will 1 e the Elks’ pa rade on Tuesday morning. With their banners and arrayed In their colors, the Elks will paiade through the prin cipal streets, winding up at their hall for the openhg ceremonies of the con vention. The complete program of the con vention will be publlihed In a few days. his own handB, or hoofs, natjier. He exeouted baok and pl(Jo-v»a«wsigentB that showed previous performances-, but absolutely, refused to go, straight ahead. Two of the negroes Bow. under took to assist the other ona.fijom the buggy, expatiating' to his unwilling ears the delights of a quiet walk, and telling him In confidential tones that he was too drunk to, ride with them. /(Evidently they labored under thp.'jra- presslon that they themselves .were , sober.) . A few passersby had collected, iiwatllng developments. One gentle- man threatened to telephone for the police. This was not'wlthOtit dtfectr~ The obstinate one relinquished.- the lines and sank gracefully,In the foot dt the buggy, becoming a fbot-stooi for his enemies. The horse was started off and they drove rapidly out of town . to a land where telephones are not and policemen have* pot their being. ' m Huvl uyier s Candi THREE DRUNK NEGROE8 AND A BALKY. HOR8E. - Three drunken negroes In a buggy drawn by a balky horse were promi nently in the public eye for several hours yesterday afternoon. They were -from the country, taking advantage of the wet spell to come to town; and after having paid a visit to a saloon, or, to put It more correctly,, several ■visits to several salobns, they drove around the Btreet, presumably to be admired. They were observed, it Is true, and the notoriety was so pleas- -lng, and the liquid refreshments of .which they had partaken so potent, that they became a little more observ. able. After a general Inspection of the town they arrived at “The Well” on ( Broad street. The sight of water was -too much for them, though, and the three, who until now had been In per fect unanimity, had a little discussion as to who should drive. The horse, deciding that he could not serve three masters, especially In the condition they were In, and tlrlng-of flying mad-1 1,r.l. tha pf-nalo (nnl. t.. I ly through the streets, took matters In' “■ ies, m ■ '■% Sod; Water, ■i I ce iream, Best. Hilsman-Sale Drug Co.