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The Albany Daily Herald.
VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 16, 1906.
NUMBER 1-75.
CHAUTAUQUA BUILDINGS,
AT MOUNT EAGLE BURNED
WARNER HALL AMONG BUILDINGS BURNED,
BUT THE AUDITORIUM WAS SAVED.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 16.—Fire
this morning on the assembly grounds
at Mont Eagle, Tenn., where Is lo
cated the great national Chautauqua,
caused a loss of $25,600. Among the
several buildings burned was Warner
Hall. The immense auditorium was
saved, although It was In danger. The
Are will not delay the opening of the
summer assembly scheduled for July
1st
A Later Dispatch.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 16.—A late
dispatch says that eleven buildings
were burned, Including Music Hall,
Children’s Temple, Warner Hall and
five cottages. The assembly records
were saved, but nothing else of value.
The fire originated In the Rosement
cottage. The body of the negro care
taker was found there, and It Is be
lieved that the fire was caused by his
cigarette.
[» OF BISHOPS
AT THE SOUTHERN METHODIST
ENCE—TODAY’S SESSION.
CONFER-
Birmingham, Ala, Hay 16.—Bishop
Galloway presided at the general
Methodist conference today, and the
devotional exercises -were led by Rev.
J. B. Robins, of the "North Georgia
conference. *
The session today -was devoted to
committee reports, on which more or
less discussion followed. Among the
reports was that of the committee on
Sabbath observance, -which eulogized
the examples set by Presidents Mc
Kinley ana Roosevelt In refusing to
travel on "Sundays when touring the
country. The committee reported ad
monishing church members against
Sabbath desecration Involved "In a
plea, for so-called works of necessity
and mercy of modem life. Including
Sunday travel.”
But the burning Issue of today’s ses
sion of tbe conference was the recom
mendation In a majority report of the
itineracy committee extending from
Ttl
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 Te ” p r a T,
o Although the audience was small, It
stock, all sizes
SOLID CAR
Twine,
Twine,
Twine
Sufficient to bind all
the oats in this sec
tion.
Aik
►any
Machinery
Co.
four to six years the pastoral limit,
precipitated an earnest debate.
A special committee of the Reedi
Smoot case presented a resolution call
ing Tor his expulsion from the senate!
and urging the president ana senate
to bring about a speedy decision.
-Election of Bishops.
The election of three new bishops,
which -will take place tomorrow morn
ing, overshadows all other unfinished
business before the conference. The
possibilities seem to bare sifted down
to seven, as follows:
Hr. W. F. MoMurry, pastor Centen
ary church, St, Louis.
Rev. Collins Denney, Instructor^In
philosophy, Vanderbilt University.
Hr. Jas. W. Atkins, Sunday school
editor of the M. E, Church, South.
Dr. j. C. Ktlgo, president Trinity
College, Dfirham, N. C.
Dr. W. D. Mnrrah, president Mtn-
saps College, Jackson, Miss.
Dr. Seth Ward, of Texas.
Dr. John J. Tlgert, hook editor cfT
the church.
The election will be conducted by
secret ballot. Three men will be voted
for by each delegate on the first, and
tbe balloting will continue until three
men have received a majority of the
votes east
W.C.T.U.LECTH
Another Lecture at Metho
dist Church Tonight — A
• Chapter To Be Organized
in Albany.
Last night at the Methodist chtntfti
Mrs. Nelle G. Burger, a prominent W.
C. T. IJ. lecturer and organizer, made
an address In the interests of the W.
C. T. U. Her subject was “The Origin
and Work of the Woman's Christian
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THIS ECCLESIASTICAL BODY WILL MEET AT
GREENVILLE, S. C„ TOMORROW.
Greenville, S. C., May 16.—The for
ty-fifth general assembly of tbe South
ern PrcBbyterlans, known omcially as
tbe Presbyterian Church In the United
States, will meet la Greenville tomor
row. A majority of those who are to
take part have already arrived In the
city.
The assembly Is the governing body
of the Presbyterian Church In the
South. Tts work Is managed ohlefiy
through executive committees, which
are elected each year. These various
committees and boards are as follows:
Executive committee of foreign mis
sions, executive committee of home
missions, executive committee of pub
lications, executive committee on edu
cation of ministers, executive commit
tee of colored evangelization, execu
tive committee of ministerial relief,
trustees of the assembly, American
Bible Society, permanent committee
on Sabbath and superintendent of Sab
bath schools.
This year the opening sermon will
be preached by the retiring moderator,
Rev. J. T. Plunket, D. D., of Augusta,
Ga.
Considerable business will come
over from last assembly. The ques
tion of union with one or more of tho
other blanches of the Presbyterian
church will again receive attention.
MAKES CONFLICT INEVITABLE—THE NOVOE
VREMYA SAYS IT IS REVOLUTIONARY.
; Bt. ‘Petersburg, TSfeiy IG.-^he- opin
ion is general here today that parliar
nietiCs adoption of the reply submit
ted to the lower house yesterday to
the speech from the throne ■tfill make
■u (conflict with tth® (crown inevitable,
slime it contains a number of 71011118
upon which the supporters of the gov-
comment say It Is Impossible for the.
emperor to yield. The Novoe Vremya
regards the reply as purely a rendu-
tltmary document
Ini New York State—Riot
Follows When They Are
Introduced an Strike
Breakers.
Albany, N. Y„ May T&—A riot be
tween Italians ana negroes has broken
out -at the brick yards some miles
south of here. The sheriff and his
deputies went to the -scene and the
local mTtltla is ordered ready for duty.
Shortly after noon today the sheriff
sent word requesting that soldiers he
xent to his assistance, and four com
panies will leave as soon as possible.
The cause of the riot wag an attempt
to fill the places of striking Italians
with Southern negroes.
AN OPEN LETTER
TO HOKE SMITH
FROM JUDGE E. H. CALLAWAY, A MEMBER OF
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The Candidate for Governor Who Is Now Abusing the
Democratic Party and Denouncing Its Ekecutive
Committee as Unfaithful and Corrupt Is Confronted
With His Own Record — Some Pointed Questions
Asked.
Special to The Herald.
Augusta, Ga„ May 10.—Judge E. H.
Callaway, of this city, member of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, gave out for publication today the
following open letter to Hon. Hoke
Smith, candidate for governor:
Augusta, Ga., May 14th, 1906.
Hon. Hoke Smith, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: In your public speeches
made since the recent meeting of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, you are reported as having bit
terly censured the action of the com
mittee. And, as you have seen proper
to couple my name with your arraign
ment of the committee, and to desig
nate me ns one of the special objects
of vour adverse criticism, I feel Justi
fied In addressing to you this open
letter.
Speaking mildly, Is It not rather un
usual for a Democratic candidate,
while seeking the suffrage and nomin
ation. of his party tor the highest of
fice in the state, to arraign his party
and endeavor to bring It into dlsre-
commlttee that we had the right, or
that we Bhould, order a general wKlto
primary, In which Republicans, Popu
lists and Democrats alike could vote.
Such a course would be equivalent to
surrendering and abandoning the state
Democratic party organization. Ner
could we Invite Populists and Repub
licans to vote ns such In a state Dem-
ocratlc primary. For, If they come- as
Republicans or Populists, they would
come as the enemies of organized De
mocracy, and, by their votes, would
naturally seek to defeat the most loyal
Democratic aspirant for office, and to
elect the most unfaithful or disloyal
Democrats, and we would thereby tend
to destroy the party by placing a pre
mium upon disloyalty and a penalty
upon disloyalty to organized Democ
racy.
The PopullBt party In this state was
composed, principally, of former Dem
ocrats. The partisan feeling between
Populists and Democrats was at one
time very hitter. So much so he to
seriously Interfere with the pd4fih"and
prosperity of our people. While the
Populist party essentially weakened
and helped to defeat the Demootatlc
pute by denouncing the official party, party In national elections, the most
representatives and Impugning the sin- deplorable feature of Its existence was
cerlty of their motives, the honesty of the partisan feeling and bitter prqju-
their purpose, and the fairness of their dice engendered among our own peo-
actlon? J pie. As the former Populists have
There were thirty-seven members of h een gradually coming back to the
the state committee present at the ■ Democratic party this bitterness and
meeting 4n Atlanta. These gentlemen I prejudice has been considerably wan-
came from all parts of the state. They Irur. And every good citizen and tree
wore selected two years ago by a state Democrat earnestly desires that* it
Democratic convention. In which you should be entirely dissipated, and that
took a prominent part; and 1n which
yqu. had a sufficiently dominating In:
finance to have passed a resolution In
structing the delegates to the national
.'4d9emocratIcrqpn/entlo*for'JudgeFsrr-
.. Iter. I am sure that most, It not all
the members of this committee, were
Sleeted without seeking or desiring the
place. In-the convention which elect
our people should be once more har- ,
monlonsly reunited-, sincerely and In-,
spirit, as well as In name. . We Demo
crats believe, that this .Qorhplete : feun--
Tbri catt take place only-in-the Demo
cratic party. In fact, we do not bet
Hove that, conditions In this state Wap,
0 rant the existence of another political'
• 1 party. From the Democratic stand-.
ed them there were many Democratic. I jjoint the national Populist party now
( , * lu formerly affiliated,, serves no purpose except to weaken-
with the Populist party, but who were an d help defeat the Democratic party,
batik In the party as Democra s and I You will recall how clear and slain,
not as factloriltfts. It would be difficult
And the Abiding Results of
die Great Disaster Will Be
v. a More Magnificent City.
Some Lessons.
was an attentive one, and Mrs. Burger
held their attention to the last. Her
delivery was particularly pleasing, flu
ent and clear, without being mechani
cal. And above all else, the audience
was impressed by her earnestness and
conviction, a conviction that was Im
parted to her hearers by her own sin
cerity. Her address was logical and
connected, and enlivened by flashes of
wit and apt Illustration.
Mrs. Burger has traveled all over
the country and her wide and varied
experience has brought her In contact
with the drink evil, so that she spoke
from personal experience. She went
straight to the point, and concerned
herself to the end of the lecture with
the real, practical ways of overcoming
the evil.
Her hearers were very favorably
Impressed with her lecture, personally
Impressed, both by her appeal to the
Individual and to the mass. She is an
attractive woman and possessed of a
winning, magnetic personality.
At the close of the meeting a num
ber of names were ‘secured for a local
chapter pf the W. C. T. U. Mrs. Bur
ger Is an organizer of unusual merit
and it is to be hoped that her efforts
will he crowned with success here.
She will speak again at 8 o’clock to
night The Baptist and Presbyterian
prayer meetings are called off to allow
their members to attend. A large au. I
dlence should be out tonight at the! no time,
San Francisco, Cal., May 16.—The
California Promotion Co. has Issued a
statement concerning the earthquake
and fire 1n which they say:
“The earthquake damaged poorly
constructed buildings, hut demon
strated that modern buildings of a
higher type are not affected by seis
mic disturbances. Health conditions
continue wonderfully good. Business
confidence remains unshaken, and the
banks have aTl demonstrated their sol-
Panic has been threatened at
The abiding results of the
Methodist church.
One result of Mrs. Burger's talk that
Is particularly pleasing is the Impres
sion created among the business men.
Several gentlemen have discussed the
lecture In a quiet way at their offices.
A meeting Is being held at the Meth
odist church this afternoon to organ
ize a W. C. T. U. chapter.
Mr. Fields' Funeral Postponed.
The funeral of the late Albert
Fields, a notice of whose death In At
lanta appeared In these columns yes
terday, will occur tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock Instead of at 4 o’clock
this afternoon, as originally an
nounced. The party with the remains
was expected to arrive at 7:30 o’clock
this morning, but a telegram an
nounced that the body would be
brought down on the train arriving to-
night at 11:35 o’clock. The funeral
will take place at 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning from the residence of Mr. H.
A. Floyed, on Residence street.
Postmaster Robbed.
G. W. Fouts, Postmaster at River
ton, la., nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to his
letter, which says: “For 20 years I
had chronic liver complaint, which led
to such a severe case of jaundice that
even my finger nails turned yellow;
when my doctor prescribed Electric
Bitters, which cured me and have kept
me well for eleven years.’ Sure cure
for Biliousness, Neuralgia, Weakness
and all Stomach, Liver, Kidney and
Bladder derangements. A wonderful
Tonic. At Albany Drag Co.’s drug
store. 50 cents.
disaster will be wider streets, more
Imposing edifices, larger parks and
complete fire-fighting system which
will utilize the waters of the ocean.”
QUIET ELECTION
IS BEING HELD
For Representatives In Congress and
the General Assembly—Light Vote.
The primary election In Dougherty
county, In progress today. Is a very
quiet affair, little Interest being mani
fested. A light vote Is being polled.
Votes are being cast for congres
sional and legislative candidates only.
Hon. James M. Griggs, our Immediate
representative In congress, Is unop
posed In his candidacy for renomina-
tlon. The congressional primaries are
being held today in all the counties of
the district
In this county the local Democratic
executive committee ordered the pri
mary for representative in the. lower
house of tbe general assembly of Geor
gia to be. held In connection with the
congressional primary.
Mr. Sam Hall Tift Is being nomi
nated as Dougherty county’s represen
tative without opposition, and it Is the
fact that neither Judge Griggs nor Mr.
Tift has a fight on his hands that Is
responsible forthe'llght vote.
The election is being conducted by
Messrs. C. M. Clark, j. R. dcGraffen-
ried and M. D. Gortatowsky.
1o assemble a more representative
"hocly of conservative Democrats than
this committee. Tho rules and regu
lations as reported by the sub-commit
tee; of which 1 was chairman, were
ndopted by the whole committee, al
most unanimously, uuon every ques
tion. So that your arraignment and
criticism Is of your entire party or
ganization. !
Every question submitted to the sub
committee was fully argued and con
sidered, and in every discussion, on
every question, the Interest of the
party and ol the entire people of the
state was tlie only consideration. I
do not recall that the Interest of any
candidate for governor was mentioned
or urged ns a reason for any action on
any question. Frankness compels me
to state to you, however, that your
name was mentioned, and It was freely
predicted by sevoral members that you
would criticise tile action of the com
mittee, whatever It might be, ns that 1
was a part of your campaign policy.
I do not know that a single mjpil'er of
the sub-commltteo had Ills views liter
ally carried out In the rules submitted.
They were, necessarily, the comp re
mise result of eleven men’s views. For
Instance, 1 wanted the primary on
July 25th. There were advocates of a
date In every week from July 12 to
August 2. Nor were we Ignorant of
the election Iuwb of the state, for we
had the political code with us when
the sub-committee first met, and the
advocates of the earlier primary used
tho provision of law as to ser-llng out
returns as one of their arguments.
The mid-season between cultivating
and gathering crops from the stand
point of North Georgia and South
Georgia had Its Influence on several
members, but the Indisposition to have
the primary while the legislature was
In session seemed to have most weight
lit fixing the compromise date on Aug
ust 22nd. Even the prophets as to
your campaign policy did not suggest
that you would object to, or criticise,
a late primary, and I fall yet to see
how It hurts you more than the other
candidates.
• In a similar manner, all other ques
tions were fully discussed and settled
by the sub-committee, the result, in
most Instances, being reached by com
promise between the members, but
were finally unanimously adopted by
the full committee.
Being a Democratic executive com
mittee, It goes without saying that
party interest was the dominating in
fluence on all questions. But we were
all sufficient partisans to believe that
whatever was In the Interest of the
Democratic party was for the best in
terest' of all the people of the state.
You seem to have taken most of
fense at the declaration of the Democ
racy and the pledge of party loyalty
required of voters by having it printed
on the ballot. Why? As we were a
Democratic executive committee, elect
ed by a Democratic state convention,
we had no right to order anything ex,
cept a Democratic primary, In which
Democrat* alone could vote.
- There was. not even a suggestion
from a single member of the entire
You will recall how clear and plain,
you made this in your speech In Au-,
gusta two years ago, when you were
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Some
Brushes
We are showing,
a beautiful line of
bristle goods, includ
ing
Hair Brushes,
75c to $4.
Tooth Brushes,
10c to $1.
Nail Brushes,
. 25c to $1.
Shaving Brushes,
25c to $1.50.
Clothes Brushes,
25c to $1.
Bath Brushes,
75c.
Hilsman-Sale
Drug Co.