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“T-TT volume xv. ALBANY, GA.. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAY IS, 1906. NUMBER 174.T CITY TO SliPI l P m GIRL To 800-Foot Stratum to Increase Water Supply. A New Street Sprinkler. More Sidewalk Paving. Important business matters received the attention of the City Co'uncil at its regular business session last night, Mayor Rawsoit and Aldermen Ehrlich, ,anta Tarver, Clark;i R. L. and P.- H. Jones vonnded S, >'. SET FIRE TO HOUSE AND WOUNDED FOUR PERSONS IN BATTLE LAST NIGHT. Killed One Man and Wounded Two Others in Dun- • woody, Ga., This Morning—Now Being Pursued by 150 Armed Men. By the Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., May, IB.—James H. Clark, night telegraph operator at Chamblee, a station on the Southern railway, a dozen miles north of At- last night shot and seriously Purcell, his son, W. J. being present ' j Purcell, and W. S. Mask', at Chamblee. There were many bills against .the Goln S to tlle rallroad statIon be com ' city, and those, that had been properly |' lelled the a S ent t0 Sive him a revol- audited were order of building permits received approval, several dray bonds were accepted, the 1 paid. A number ver ’ and tllen he walked to Dunwoody, live miles away. Arriving there he shot and killed W. J. Cheek, wlio re- fi - • | fused to sell him cartridges. He shot reports of various city officers for the a j Naan, cheek’s business partner, month of April., .were read, and the who. escaped. Clark then took to the minutes of one regular and two special woods, heavily armed. Officers are meetings were approved. The owners ofrtbe Jackson & Tarver building, on the south side of Broad street, were granted permission to en croach four inches on the sidewalk for the purpose’ of putting in a new front To Sink * .New Well. The sinking of another artesian well at. the waterworks station was or dered. Some time ago Council referred to the Waterworks and: Electric Light scouring the woods, but at last reports Clark had not been captured. He has been regarded, as mentally unbalanced, and last night he aggravated his con dition by drinking. 8peclal to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—Pushed by 1B0 armed men, J. H. Clark, Southern night telegraph operator at Chamblee, Ga., is fleeing for his life in the coun try near Dunwoody, Ga., a small town southeast of Roswell. Clark Is a maniac and is armed with a revolver and plenty of ammunition. At Chamblee last night he set Are to a house and wounded four of the occupants in a pitched battle. This morning he went to Dunwoody and demanded ammunition, and when refused he shot and instantly killed W. J. Cheek, a storekeeper. Then he shot at Cheek’s partner, W. R. Nash. The bullet hit Nash’s watch-fob and glanced off. Running down the street Clark shot and wounded W. J. Croker In two places. He then escaped to the woods. Clark became insane over love for a girl at Chamblee. ACTION OF PEOPLE’S i DEMOCRAIC LEAGUE’S COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED. Clark Killed by Posse. Atlanta, Ga-, May 15.'—2 p. m. — Clark was shot and killed by a posse at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon, near hCamblee. to what is known as the 800-foot Commission The" questloTof'thc“best ?‘ ra tum and wU1 probably ‘“'fa 8 ® tnn nirv’o onnnlir eiifflntAntlir An means of iqcreashfe the municipal wa- the Sfcfl fater supply sufficiently to ter supply. A report was received last 3 eet a '> demand8 for years, night from the Commissioners, who T hs underBtana ‘ p B ip that work on the recommended the’kinking of another “® w we|1 wI “ »®S‘“ as soon as the well, of not leBS than 8-lnch diameter. After some discussion of the matter, a resolution . was adopted authorizing the Waterworks itnd Electric Light ery way possible with the county au thorities In apprehending vagrants, and either compelling them to work or forcing them to leave, the commun ity. ft is proposed to wage a vigorous campaign against the loafers. Mr. J. S. CrewB, vice-president and genoral manager of the Albany & Northern- railway, presented to Coun cil plans for the proposed extensions and Improvements of his road on necessary details can be arranged. The cost of ffls'improvement will be met out of the balance remaining from the special fund of flO,000 pro- Commission to have the work done at v ‘ ded some time ago by bond Issue fori once, all details being left to the Com- Improvements at the waterworks and Front street, including a plan for mission. The well will not be less lighting plant. There remains of this crossing Bioad at the river bridge, than eight inches In diameter, and fund ab °«t $3,800. may be ten or twelve, ft will be sunk Sidewalk Paving on Broad Street. sjT*"" 1 ii— i h»m- A petition was read from most of Mill * Supply Department: the property owners on Broad street west of Jackson asking that an ordi nance be passed providing for the pav ing of the sidewalks on that thorough fare as far west as Madison street An ordinance covering this matter had been introduced at a previous meet ing, and was passed last night in com pliance with the petition. At the sug gestion of Mr. S. J. Jones, who .was Genuine Gandy -p. ^ . .. ^ j scouuu,m mi. o. j. j'jueH, wno x was .Belt, . Atkin S Gir- present, it was directed that the street cular and Cross Cut Saws, Marsh Steam Pumps. Implement lartment: Dep; Ma chinery, Thresh ing Machines in stock, Mil sizes. Si SOLID CAR 1 wine, T v \:. • 1 wine, Twine Sufficient to bind all the oats' in this sec tion. ►any Machinery o. crossings on Broad he paved with some suitable material. The paving is left to the street committee, and will probably be eight feet in width. The ordinance will not apply to paving al ready laid and in good condition on the blocks In the business section. Another Sprinkler. The street sprinkling problem was considered at some length, and as a result of the discussion the street committee was instructed to purchase a new sprinkler. The old sprinkler will then be retired for necessary re pairs, which will cost something like $250. These repairs mav be made at once, or deferred till fall, but next summer, if not by the latter part of the one on which wo have already en tered, two sprinklers will be at work in the city. 1 7 .' Additional Sanitary Carta Ordered. This discussion developed the ever present question of sanitation and garbage removal. ■ Two fine mules have just been purchased for the street service at a cost of $560, and last night the street committee was Instructed to purchase two additional scavenger carts. The new muIeB will be worked to the new carts, and we will have a much cleaner Albany than has been possible under the trying conditions which have for some time handicapped the street committee, Incidentally, when the two extra mules can be spared for that, purpose, they will be worked to one of the sprink lers. . After Vagrants Again. Alderman R. L. Jones paid his re spects fn strong terms to the genus vagrant with which the community seems to be afflicted. He called atten tion to the fact that there are scores of negro men In the city who do not work and cannot be Induced to work, and declared that they were not suffi ciently urged by the authorities. - He therefore offered a resolution directing Under former resolution of Council, both the AlbanyNorthern and Geor gia Northern have until the 10th of June to file their respective plans, us both desire privileges on Front street. The Albany & Northern’s plans were received to be held In confidence until the plans of the other rood are filed. City “Stands Pat" on Paving Contract. The Southern Concrete Construction Co„ which paved three blocks of Washington street with vitrified brick, has never received the final payment of 25 per cent, of the total amount of the contract, for the reason that ft has never furnished the $10,000 bond to guarantee maintenance of the pav ing for a period of ten years. There hove been certain overtures in the interest of a settlement with out a full compliance with the con tract, but at last night’s meeting, af ter the situation had been gone Into fully, It was decided that the city should “stand pat," holding up the last 25 per cent, of the cost of the paving until the maintenance bond shall be forthcoming. The balance due the paving company Is a matter of some $5,000. The contract committee was author ized to engage a competent civil en gineer to do needed work In the cltyv for a period of two months, or, ff necessary, three months. A statement read by the clerk shows that there remains but $104.27. of un collected city taxes for the year 1905. On motion of Alderman Ehrlich, the local Masonic lodge was Invited to ar. range for the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new high school building, the ceremony to he under auspices of the grand lodge of Geor gia. It is intended to make this cere mony highly Interesting to the public. Alderman Ehrlich was requeste'd to convey the request of the city to the Masonic fraternity. The clerk was Instructed to notify the owners of the old. Jay Bird com press, located near the Central freight depot, that unless the place Is Imme diately placed in sanitary condition, it will he condemned as a public nuis ance. A great deal of complaint, it appears, has been made to the author ities on account of the condition of this property: t • The Albapy Guards will probably spend Thursday, the 24th Inst., in Eu- faula, the occasion being military day of the May week celebration in that town. Special to The Herald. Savannah, Ga„ May 15.—The com mittee of one hundred of the People’s Democratic League met last night and decided to go Into the county primary ordered by the Chatham County Dem ocratic Executive Committee for June 12. There had been much speculation as to what this body would do, and now that it has decided the question the Citizens’ Club will make its plans accordingly. The decision means that Chatham county will not have to keep up the political tension until the October election. The contest from now on will be very warm, and It Is probable SO the time advances for the final show, down that much bitterness will he Injected Into the campaign. The registration hooks will remain open for some time yet, and there is still chance for both sides to do good work in that direc tion. • Neither side hns, presented Its full ticket yet, but it will not be. long be fore this is done. The action of the People’s Demo cratic League did not cause great sur prise because it developed late yester day afternoon what action Would, be taken. MO WIRE! TO SEIM TO PREVENT PASSAGE OF SECTION OF RATE BILL CUTTING OFF FAMILY FREE PASSES. Special to The Herald.. Savannnh, Ga., May 13.—Savannah- Ians .have been much Interested In the copy of the .Congressional, Directory jUBt received which showed a list of those In this city who had wired Sen ator Bacon io prevent the passage of that section of the ra|e bill prevent ing the members of tlfe rallroad men’s families from traveling on basses. Tlie Savannahians who sent telegrams to Senator Bacon -asking that ho do what he could to prevent such legislation were. Messrs. Lawton & Cunningham, general counsel for the Central; Mr. W. A., Wlnbprn, vice-president of the Central; Mr; T. S. Moise, superinten dent of the Central; Mr. J. Randolph Anderson, general counsel for the S. A. L„ and one or two others. Mr. John D. Little, of Atlanta, was also among those who sent In a danger signal by wire, as did King & Spal ding, of the same city. Tiros. K. Scot| and J. Bi and'Bryan Cuninilng hlso used the wires: in th|s connection simgn..W,'. mtetb_ot 'W.ayprosswas another telegrapher. There were about 100 in ail. PROTEST FILED 1 THE METHODIST E AGAINST RESOLUTION ADOPTED YESTERDAY ON FRAMING NEW ARTICLES OF FAITH. Birmingham, Ala., May 15.—Almost with the ending of the devotional ex ercises at the gerieral conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, this morning, a protest was filed against the action taken yester day in voting to appoint a committee to draw up a new statement of faith. Charles Armstrong, of Baltimore, presented a written protest In the mntifeix In the Armstrong protest it is as serted that members of the confer ence did not understand the purport | pf the motion and that the resolution adopted authorizes the committee “to draw up any statement of faith what soever, and frame, without limitation, any expression of doctrinal system they may deem called for In our day." ■y THE RUSSIAN At Work on Its Reply to the Speech from the Throne. Draft of Reply Asks for Much. St. Petersburg, May 15.—A draft of a reply to the speech from the throne at the opening of parliament was sub mitted to the lower house of parlia ment today. It consists practically of ten demands, which may he briefly stated as follows: General amnesty. Abolition of the death penalty. Suspension bf martial law, and all exceptional laws. Full civil liberty. Abolition of the Council ci the Em pire. Revision of the fundamental law. Establishment of the responsibility of ministers. The right of Interpellation. Forced expropriation of land. Guarantees of the rights of trades unions. NEW LABOR PARTY FOR ATLANTA. Labor Organizations to Take Part In Politics. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—A new labor party Is expected to be organized at an early date In Atlanta. At present there Is no real labor party In tho city. There are many unions here, and the Atlanta Federation of Trades is one of the strongest organizations Of laboring men In the country. This organization, however, has never tak en part In any political movement. In fact Its charter prohibits it as an or ganization from taking any stand In politics. A movement is on foot, how ever, looking to the formation of a party, of labor mej which will take an active part In polities with a view to securing legislation along the lines approved by organized labor. INSURANCE RATES IN SAN FRANCISCO. the poltSe officers to co-operate In ev- : ;1 Several Episcopal ministers, bound for the Columbus convention, stopped in Albany between trains today. It was easy to distinguish them, eAcH being attired in the conventional.min isterial garments. Companies Now Charging Double the Rates In Force Before the Fire. San Francisco, Cal., May 15.—Cer tain Insurance companies here are charging douhle rates for insurance over what was assessed before the great fire. . One reason given is that the water pressure is still weak, and another is that the fire alarm service is still out of order, Persons seeking insurance are assured that' the rates will be reduced when normal ’ condi tions are restored. Men Representing gate Capital of 000 Assembled in Atlanta. A Business Meeting, " jf Atlanta, Ga., May 16.—Several hun dred members of the interstate ’Cot tonseed Crushers’ Association, yqpro senting an aggregate capital Of $M|&- 000,000 and coming from all the (SttBefi between New York and the tjlo Grande, were present today at"’ifio opening of the association’s annual convention'In this city. The gather ing will be in session three daytjr and judging from the importance; illth'p matters scheduled for discuBslen,’ u will he the most notable oonv.QGilou the organization ever has hold. Fur elgn tariffs which oper'ate agaipsj.&t/ ton oil products will receive attention and plans will be eral way for; the extension of 1 eign markets for American cotton oil products. The officers- in charge et the convention are;- ProsHont, 3, ,C.. Hamilton, of Baton RoUgC^ ^juries- president, F.H. Bailey, of. Paris, TCi. ; secretary and treasurer, son, of Pallas, Tex. PANAMA CAN BUY AB: -Special Message Transmitted'te/COr. 1 -gress Today. , lr ..,. "'JwayhiAgtoh', .May’ iS-C-c- Tire nP dent today transmitted to, Copgpjoasrja: letter from Secretary Talt hearins.en the controverted questlontof this’ right: of the’Isthmian Chdal Coinfiii&slhn 06 purchase supplies abroad'if they "din be procured cheaper than In. America. The President comments on SeerCtfiry Taft's letter by simply slating that t'lio views expressed In the affirmative by the secretary have his approval, ’ Some Brushes : i I ,£ .. We are showing a beautiful, line of bristle goods, include • . ,;L Hair Brushes, 75c to $4. Tooth Brushes, 10c to $1. Nail Brushes, 25c to $1. Shaving Brushes, 25c to $^50. Clothes Brushes, T 25c to $1. Bath Brushes, 75 c. ■v- 1 Hilsman-Sale Drug ■( r-y'frt iiiifir*