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VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY 17, 1906. NUMBER 176. CENTRAL RAILROAD’S COMPRESS AT MACON AND 2,000 BALES OF COTTON DESTROYED BY FIRE—50 LOADED FREIGHT CARS BURNED. .M ' '• MAGON, Ga., May 17.-—Fire today destroyed the cotton compress of the Central of Georgia railroad, with about 2,000 bales of cotton, and fifty loaded freight cars. The loss .is estimated at $125i000. , MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS SUFFERS SINKING SPELL. MOTHER OF THE CONFEDERACY HAS PNEU MONIA FOLLOWING ATTACK OF GRIP. New York, May 17.—Mrs. Jefferson Mrs. Davis celebrated'-her 80th birth- Davis has suffereda relapse, and early 9“! two weeks ago. ™ - Dr. to be serious. During the morning ^J rs j) av i a> today said that she was Aours resort had to be made to the | suffering from pneumonia. After the use of oxygen. Last night there was sinking spell early today she revived a change for the worse, physicians and slept several hours. Owing to her were summoned and remained with advanced age, however, hopes for her the patient for several hours. recovery are regarded as faint. UK VISITED / More About Insane Telegra pher Who Terrorized a Community Near Atlanta, Before Being Killed. on an aged fortune teller, living) on the outskirts of Chamblee. After bending over the man’s hand for quite a while, the old woman shrank back and pre dicted as follows: "You will never be hanged. You will never go to jail. But great danger to you and to others Is hanging near. Even now it Is close upon you.” More than this the old woman would not say. Clark is said to have stood silent for a minute or more and then turned from the cottage porch. At the gate he called back at the old woman, half in jest: “YoU didn’t tell me anything about the man I killed." : The words 'were spoken with a Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May. 17.—It now de velops that just before dusk on the' .^“'“peThapsT we‘.a“ Ifi ; .Sunday- rjrmkiWr-i and hi's ffeatli at the hands.of a'.possei of citizens Tuesday afternoon near Chamblee, which place he had terror ized for hours, James H. Clark, the insane telegraph operator, called up- 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, l wme Sufficient to bind all the oats in this sec tion. a' grain ' of prophdsy that was soon to be verified. The report that Clark tad commit ted suicide as soon as lie saw he had been trapped by the po-se has not been borne out by subsopient lh >:s. The coroner’s jury which held an in quest over the dead body uhortly after Clark died, declared that he came to his death from gunshot w rands inflict ed by persons unknown. Clark cer tainly was shot driwn by he crowd, of men and boys which had pursued him for many miles after he left Dun- woody. COTTON SPINNERS OF GREAT BRITAIN THREE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. ASK GOVERNMENT AID TO BROADEN SOURCE OF SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIAL. Delegation from Lancashire Waits on Premier Campbell- ’i Bannerman, and Urges i Necessity for Doing Some thing to Lessen Dependence on America. LONDON, May 17.—A large and important dele gation from the cotton industry in Lancashire inter viewed Premier Campbell-Bannerman today relative to the necessity of opening new sources of supply. The deputation emphasized the fact that the cotton trade is in a dangerous condition, that Great Britain is depend ent on America for three-quarters of her supply of raw material, and that it is absolutely necesssary to broaden the sources of supply. The only possible salvation, it declared, lies in North Nigeria, but railawys are indis- pensible there. The Premier was very sympathetic, but refused to commit the government by promises. He was ready, however, to consider a scheme for railroad construction involving reasonable goverrimental aid. Sentences of Three Negroes to Hang Tomorrow, One at Madison, and Two at ricus. Special to the Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 17.—The Prison Commission declined today to recom mend Huss Grant, of Morgan county, George Broughton and John Graham, of Sumter county, all negyoes,, for life sentences. The three are to-Bang Fri day; the first named at Madison and the two latter at Aiperious. Columbus Cody, of Houston: county, c under death sentence, fixed for May Bible. 25, was commuted to iifo Imprison- menL . FELL DEAD IN AN ATLANTA CAFE. Dr. John A. Chappie Apoplexy. a Victim of Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 1.—While sitting at a table in the Prudential Cafe yes terday afternoon, in company with Dr. Frank Holland and several other friends Dr John A. Chappie a wen- a flat at 480 Spring street, according ot th e most promising you'ng'men" in known dentist of this city, fell from his 1 • chair and was dead before medical aid could reach him. Apoplexy, it is stated, was the cause of death. Dr. Chappie’s hopie was at College Park, in a suburb of Atlanta. He was 52 years of age. His dental offices were in the Pruden tial building. MAY WEEK IN SAVANNAH. Program of Pleasure Closes at Thun derbolt Tonight. Special to The Herald. Savannah, Ga., May 17.—The drum mers' May week celebration will end tonight. During the three days it has lasted Savannah has been crowded with country visitors, who have com bined business with pleasure and de veloped into good customers for the local merchants. The program today includes the second day of horse races, special trips tq the large industries of the city, band concerts, and a vaude ville show at the Casino at Thunder bolt tonight With the close of the celebration within a few hours the joint committee of merchants and trav eling men pronounce this May week to be the most successful ever held In- Savannah: Orlno 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 booklet and a samnle of Orlno at Hilsman-Sale The Preacher Candidate for Governor Comes Down and Will Give His Influ- .. ence to Rus&elLv,— Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 17. — Dr. G. A, Nunnally, of Newnan, candidate for THE SOUTHERN AT GREENVILLE, ’ S. C„ THE “IN AMERICA” AT DESMOINES, IOWA. AND THE CUMBERLANDS AT DECATUR, ILL. Greenville, S, C., May 17.—The gen eral assembly of the. Southern Presby terian Churoh, composed of 210 com missioners, met here today with repre sentation from every part of the South. Dr. T. W, Sloan, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, where the assem bly met, offered the invocation, and the roll-call followed and credentials were presented. The retiring modera tor, Rev. J. Plunkett, of Augusta, Ga„ preached the assembly sermon. Nomination^ for the new moderator were next made and the following names were presented: Ruling Rider Allen G. Hall, dean of the law school of Vanderbilt University; D. John W. Bachman, of Chattanooga; Dr, Jose phus John, of Austin, Texas; Dr. J. W. Stagg, of Birmingham, and Hon. Ben nett H. Young, of Louisville. Des Moines, Iowa, May 17.—Prompt ly at 11 o’clock today the 118th ses sion of the general assembly of the PreBbyterlan Churoh in America, was called to order by the retiring mod-, orator, Dr. J. D. Moffatt. Nearly all of the 750 commissioners and an equal number of alternates are in attend: ance. The annual Bermon was deliv ered by the retiring moderator, Dr. Moffatt. Decatur, Ill., May 17.—The, seventy, sixth annual gathering-of the Cumber land Presbyterian general assembly.. was called to order here by the stated olerk, Rev. J. M. Huhhert, of Marshall, Missouri, who presided In the ahOonco of the moderator, WITH TK HI HI governor, this morning announced his withdrawal from the race and his de termination to throw his support to Judge Richard Russell. He says that the action of the State Executive Com mittee in refusing to adopt the pro rating system made his race lmpos- B1NGHAM, Me., May 17.—Jerry Hayes, also known as J. Moulton, ' a laboror, was arrested yesterday, charged with the murder of Mabel Page, at Weston, Mass,, March 13, 1894. He Is also charged with being a fugi tive from justice. The warrant -yvas issued on the application-of a re porter for a Boston evening paper. Charles L. Tucker is awaiting electro-, cutlon next month for the Page murder. Yesterday’s, arrest was made on the alleged remark made by Hayes that "Tucker got the chair, arid It’s a good thing for me that he has." quiet, but a great deal of interes manifested in the legislative race- J, C. Odom defeated W.-J. Kldd for tho house by a majority of 2G votes; ■ Stubbs- arid Wi t '1 were yesterday nominated for I islature from Thomas county. |W. Howard was re-elected tax re- Years—Sikes for the Sen- ceiver. • Tbomasville, 6a., May 17.—M. ciofi; Jt'B.'S ATLANTA WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN BED. Mrs. George L. Hazen Supposed to Have Died from Chloroform. Special, to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga„ May 17. — Accidental chloroform poisoning was the cause of death of Mrs. George Longworth Ha zen, who was found dead in her bed in THOMAS N. DENMARK DEAD IN SAVANNAH. A Promising Young Man Stricken, by Death. i Special to The Herald. Savannah, May 17.—The funeral of Mr. Thomas N. Denmark, whose death took place yesterday, will take place this afternoon at 5 o’clock from the First Baptist church. Mr. Denmark had been ill with typhoid fever ior seven weeks. His death remover one (o the coroner’s jury, which held an .this section of the rtate. Mr. Den- inquest. The body was found by Mrs.' mark was the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. F. Barnett, a frtend,.who had called A. Denmark. Mr. B. A. Denmark was, at the flat to make a visit. In the bed up to his death, five years ago, one of with the dead body was an empty phial the foremost lawyers at the bar in the bearing a chloroform label. Coroner state. The son followed his father’s Thompson was immediately notified, and he called a jury together to inves tigate the case. Mr. Hazen, the hus band of the dead woman, travels for footsteps and graduated from the law school pf the University of Georgia. At the time of his death he was a member of the firm of Adams, Free- a hardware company. He was located man, Denmark & Adams. On the at Little Rock, Ark., and was told of death of his father, Mr. Denmark un- the sudden death of his wife. He ar-1 dertook the collection of the Unlver- rlved in the city today. The Hazens sity of Georgia alumni fund of forty came here about two years ago from thousand dollars, in which his father Kentucky. For some months they re- had been greatly interested. The bar sided on North avenue and soon had association' will attend the funeral to- acquired a large circle of warm j morrow afternoon, led by Judge friends. Mrs. Hazen, for some time Norwood, after whom Mr. Denmark past, has not enjoyed the best of I was named. Mr. Denmark was secre- health. The body was removed to an tary of the University Club, a sergeant undertaker’s establishment, where it in the Savannah Volunteer Guards, a was claimed by the husband as soon member of Landrum Lodge of Masons, as he arrived In Atlanta. DR. SETH WARD ELECTED BISHOP. the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Hibernian Society, and the Ogle thorpe Club. One of the recent acquisitions to the ranks of fandom in the city is the gen- Birmlngham, Ala., May 17.—In the ; a i ticket agent at the Union depot General Conference of the Methodist This morning he said to a Herald Episcopal Church, South, the balloting man: "Say, you want to give the boys for the three hew bishops commenced a Bend-off today. Didn’t they play yeB- this morning. There was no election terday, though? Write up Snodgrass on the first and second ballots, hut Dr. —didn’t he put It over the fence, Seth Ward, of Texas,' was elected on though?. And the new pitcher Is one, the third ballot. too, eh? Say, you want to give him a ... J send-off right.” All this in one breath, No Ice .famine in Albany now. 1 Bar- for it was his busy time. That’s one, rori sends it when yon want it anyway, who doesn’t knock the team ALBANY COAL & ICE CO. when they lose one game out of three. The Most, Exciting Race ih ate—J. C. Odom Won Out in Baker County. "Baby Elite’’ and "Shinola" shoe polish, lOo each. W. B. FIELDS. Special to The Herald. Sylvester, Ga.; May 17.-r-Yesterday's primary was the riiost exciting held in Worth county In a number of years. There were contests for a number of offices, but those over the legislative berths overshadowed all the others In Interest. Claude Payton defeated-,G: G. Ford and John G. McPhaul for representa tive, and W. L. Sikes, for the senate, won over Peter Pelham. The full vote was as follows: For Congressman. , James M. Griggs .1,390 For Congressional Executive Com mitteeman. Mark Tlson .1,316 For 8tate 8enator. W. L. Sikes 898 Peter Pelham 416 For Representative. Claude Payton .*., 629 G. G. Ford 601 John G. McPhaul 303 For Clerk Superior Court. J. W. Warren M 940 I. M. Shiver 381 For Sheriff. J. N. Sumner 1,036 T. J. McLeod 298 For Receiver of Tax Returns. W. D. Brady 726 Jamos L. Bpss.. 632 For Tax Collector. N. G. Houston 665 S. F. Whitten 485 L. D. mills 198 For County Treasurer. J. W. Aultman 467 B. F. Sikes N. N. Hancock. 188 Joseph Willis 174 G. J. Wallace 133 For County Surveyor. | Jackson Davis .1,326 t For Coroner. T. M. Coram...., 422 'For Commissioners Roads and Rsvenues. W. H. B. McKInzie.......i; Stafford W. Long J. D. Bridges A. B. Gregory. D. H. Powell.; M. W. Webb. HHui We are stowing a beautiful line of bristle goods, includ ing Hair Brushes, . 75c to $4. Tooth Brushes, 10c to |i: Nail Brushes, 25c to $1, Shaving Brushes, 25c to $1.50. Clothes Brushes, 25c to $1.