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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 13, 1906.
NUMBER 199,
FULL CONFESSION
MADE BY CURTIS JETT
STRAIGHTFORWARD STORY OF BREATHITT
COUNTY, KY., FEUD MURDERS.
Louisville, June 13.—The Courier-
Journal this morning in a dispatch
from Cynthiana, Ky., prints the con
fession of Curtis Jett, which is au
thorized by Jett's attorney, giving the
details of the assassination of James
B. Markham and James Cockrlll, and
throws light on the murder of Dr, J.
B. Cox.
The three crimes were committed
during the reign of feudism in Breath
itt county. Jett says hS, John Smith
and John Abner killed Cockrlll; that
Robert Deaton went after Abner and
Smith to aid In the murder, and that
Elbert Hargis, James Hargis, Ed. Cal
lahan, Jesse Spicer and Bill Britton
formed thq conspiracy.
With these statements of Jett fol
lows extensively details of the murder
and every' feature of the conspiracy
and events before and after the mur
der. He confessed the murder of Jas.
B. Markham, which he says was at
the instance of James Hargis and Ed.
Callahan. He says B, J. Ewin told
the truth about the killing.
Two Arrests Follow Confession.
The special from Jackson says that
former Sheriff Ed. Callahan and
bert Hargis were arrested there today
charged with murdering Dr. Cox sev
eral years ago.
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
VISITS BALTIMORE
MERCHANTS AND MINERS TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY THE PRINCIPAL SUFFERER.
Baltimore, June 13. — The greatest
Are since the conflagration of 1904, in
volving the loss of $1,000,000 and the
probable sacrifice of two lives, oc
curred early this morning on the wa
ter front. The flames were with diffi
culty confined to the wharf of the
Merchants’ & Miners’ Transportation
Co., the steamship "Essex” and six
barges, the property of the company.
Two members of the crew of the “Es
sex” are missing, and it is believed
they were burned to death or jumped
overboard. Other vessels lying near
were more or less damaged.
Three Bodies Recovered.
Baltimore, June 13. — Later, the
bodies of two missing men were re
covered from the wreck of the Essex,
and also the body of a fireman whose
head had been burned from his bod}'.
Two other men have not yet boon
accounted for and may have pei-lshod.
CLARK HOWELL
ON- -COMMITTEE -Static. national committeeman from Mv- .-Proctor, seriously.
RECEIVE BRYAN.
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., June 13.—B. P. Shive-
ley, chairman of the New York Bryan
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
Gasoline
Engines.
owers
and Tanks
Alt any
Machinery
Co.
reception committee, has appointed
Hon. Clark Howell, of Atlanta Demo-
ATLANTIC STORM
SENDS DESOLATING
WINDS TO INTERIOR
Presbyterian Church Ruined.
Many Miraculous Escapes.
Crops Suffer in Calhoun.
Ware County Hit.
Special to .The Herald.
Tlfton, Ga., June 13.—Shortly after
noon yesterday a teriffic cyclone struck
Tlfton, coming from the east. It first
struck the town just north of Capt.
H. H. Tift’s home, tearing down trees
and fences till it reached Love ave
nue, where it tore away a part of C.
C. Guest’s residence and all outhouses
in the alley between Love and Central
avenues, where everything was more
or less demolished within the track of
the storm, which was about throe
hundred feet wide. ,
The Presbyterian church was com
pletely ruined. The Baptist church
was damaged. All barns and out
houses on the places of Dr. Julian,
Mr. Paulus and the Harrells, on Cen
tral avenue, were demolished.
The storm kept up its reign of ter
ror as it went westward, and tore
Georgia, candidate for governor, and
one of the strong Bryan supporters, as
a member of the committee which is
to receive Mr. Bryan upon his arrival
late in August from his trip around
the world. In view of the fact that
his campaign for governor wlll.be oc
cupying considerable of his time it
may be that Mr. Howell will not he
able to attend.
ism y
IN ARE SAFE
Edwards and Solomons, Re
ported Drowned Near Sa
vannah Yesterday, Were
Found This Morning.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga., June 13.—The two
young men, Edwards and Solomons,
who were reported lost from a party
of naval reserves near Savannah yes
terday, have been found. Details are
lacking.
There was much concern yesterday
for the safety of several young, men
who went to Beach Hammock on Sat
urday night in a cutter belonging to
the naval reserves. A storm came up
and the boat was lost in an attempt
to launch it on Beach Island. There
were five young men in the party, and
they lost everything in the boat.
Mr. Victor Wortham ifwam four
miles for assistance. He reached Ty-
bee Island, exhausted, but went back
this morning for his companions. In
the meantime a rescuing party had
gone for the crowd, and found Wor
tham and his companions, but not Ed
wards and Solomons, who were re
ported drowned.
GOMEZ AND CASTRO
SETTLE DISPUTE.
Castro to Resume Presidency of Ven
ezuela July 5.
New York, June 13.—A cablegram
to a morning paper from Caracas says
that General Gomez will retire from
the presidency on July 5, and that
General Castro will resume the presi
dency immediately. Gomez declares
that all differences between him and
Castro have been settled.
down four houses on-the knitting mill
property, Injuring three people, one,
The plant of the Tlfton Manufactur
ing Co. was badly damaged. • All tele
phone and telegraph connection with
the surrounding country has been cut
off for some time.
A number of narrow escapes from
probable death have been reported,
among the fortunate ones being C. C.
Guest and I. W. Myers, who were
sitting on the porch of Mr. Guest’s,
and fled from It’just as the storm tore
the front of the house off. In all
about twenty houses were badly dam
aged, and many shade trees were
ruined. It seems a miracle that a
number of persons were not killed.
Cyclone Passed Near Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., June 13.—A tornado
which was first observed at Mannor,
near this city, caused considerable
damage to property in this section of
tile state yesterday afternoon.
At Mannor, the tornado started out
by taking lightning rods and top
boards off the house of D, C. Carmich
ael, and then jumped into the field of
W. S. Booth. From the field, for a dis
tance of four miles, It traveled in
path four hundred yards wide. Every
tree was uprooted.
About four miles from Mannor the
cyclone struck the house of Henry
Corbett, completely destroying his
home and outbuildings and injuring
his young son and daughter. After
leaving the Corbett home, the wind
changed Its course to a more northerly
direction, continuing for many miles,
destroying everything in its path. The
home of S. Dean James, near the Cor
bett house, was destroyed, and Mr.
James and his family were buried in
the ruins. All the family but Mr.
James-was rescued without injury. He
was slightly hurt.
From Hasty, Pearson and Kirkland
considerable damage is reported,
caused, it is believed, by the same tor
nado. This reached Tlfton, causing
considerable damage. Ware county
along the path of the cyclone is only
partially settled, and this fact alone
prevented great loss of life.
Heavy Damage in Calhoun!
Special to The Herald.
Arlington, Ga., June 13.—This sec
tion was visited by a storm yesterday
afternoon, from about 3 to 7 o'clock,
which did considerable damage. Con
servative men place the damage done
as follows;
Cotton and other growing crops
damaged at least 25 per. cent.
Peach crop damaged at least 50 per
cent., over half of the peaches of all
the orchards around here being on
the ground this morning.
Timber damage very great.
Telegraph and telephone wires all
Occurred in Albany and Vi
cinity Yesterday — Heavy
Blow, With More Than an
Inch of Rain.
Had yesterday afternoon’s wind at
tained hut a slightly higher velocity,
there would have been to tell a story
of wreck and ruin in Albany.
It wns a hard blow from the east
which wns maintained for several
hours.
The wind was strong during the en
tire forenoon, hut about 4 p. m. ft be
gan to sweep westward with increased
force, and grew In Intensity until about
8 o’clock, when It began to subside.
During the greater part of the night,
however, the blow continued, not ern
tlrely subsiding until well Into the
morning.
The high wind was accompanied
yesterday afternoon by a drenching
rain, and pedestrians wore at Its
mercy, umbrellas affording about as
much protection as palmetto fans
Tin roofs suffered severely, the wind
In many places forcing Its way under
mem and springing leaks which ad
mitted the rain in greater or less vol
ume.
There was a great deal of damage In
the city, though all of It was, fortu
nately, of a minor character.
Trees Suffer Again.
Albany’s beloved shade trees suf
fered for the third time this year.
Many were uprooted, while hundreds
lost huge branches. Tile streets and
sidewalks were strewn 1 this morning
with leaves-and bougiis of oaks, elms,
mock olives, sycamores and cedars,
while flower yards and gardens were
in a sad plight.
Wires Down.
The telephone and telegraph com
panies, as well as the city, suffered
heavily, as vyas to have been expected.
Many telephones were out of commis
sion, while both the Postal and West
ern Union telegraph companies are
having trouble. The Postal is haring
to work with Atlanta by way of Jack
sonville, while similar roundabout
methods have been rendered necessary
In other quarters where yesterday’s
wind was strongest.
Reports from the country districts
state that the crops were considerably
damaged. Corn was badly blown, be
ing almost ruined In some fields. Cot
ton held its own, as it usually does,
but watermelon and cantaloupe .vines
were twisted and bruised in a manner
which carried dismay to the hearts of
growers.
A small section of the roof of the
Albany Phosphate Co.’s acid chamber
was blown oft, and It was reported in
the city this morning that serious dam
age was sustained by the plant. In
quiry brought the Information, how
ever, that the damage was very slight.
On Mr. T. M. Nelson’s place, a
number of sheds were demolished, and
reports Indicate that a good deal of
fruit was blown from trees in Dough
erty county orchards.
The New Sprinkler Has Arrived.
The new sprinkler ordered bV the
City Council some time back has ar
rived. It Is larger than the old one
and from now on the authorities will
be better able to cope with the dust.
The old sprinkler will be used only at
times now. If Is always In need of re
pair and will be used duly when the
conditions are such that the new one
cannot keep things In shape by Itself.
down, and can’t tell Just how far the
storm reached.
People who were here durlqg the
notable September storm of 1882 say
that this is the worst storm we have
had since that time. The wlhd and
rain lasted about five hours and the
blow, was one of the hardest ever seen
In this country.
CHATHAM COUNTY’S
WARM PRIMARY
THE CITIZENS’ CLUB DEFEATED BY THE PEO
PLE’S DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga„ June 33.—The mem
bers of the CttlzonB’ Club were great
ly surprised and disappointed at the
result of yesterday’s eiootlun. It was
not until the lineup at the polls early
yesterday morning that they conceded
that there was a chanco for them to
be defeated, but the linoup at the be
ginning disheartened their workers
and gave them cause for alarm. That
their fearB were well founded .was
shown by the result. The entire legis
lative ticket of the People’s Demo
cratic League was elected, as was
their senator, Maj. W. B. Stephens,
who defeated Hon. Pleasant A. Sto
vall.
It Is now generally believed that
the cotton mill men sent money to
Chatham county for the purpose of
defeating Mr. Stovall If possible. As
much as $40 each was paid for votes.
Mr. Davis Freeman was elected
judge of the city court. Mr. Freeman
Is a well known lawyer. He Is a good
clean man and will make a splendid
judge. He does not take his seat for
about eighteen months.
The defeat of Maj. John Schwarz by
Mr. T. F. Screven was a surprise.
The victory of Col. Waring Russell
over Mr. C. H. Carson for county
treasurer waB expected by the con
servative element. Ho has been in
politics so long that It was not be
lieved that he could he defeated.
The three new members of the leg
islature are Messrs. David C. Barrow,
A. Pratt Adams and Joseph McCarthy,
The latter Is the representative of la
bor. It Is the first time In the history
of Chatham county that a straight-out
labor candidate has been eleoted. Mr.
Barrow Is the son of {he late Pope
Barrow, and Mr. Adams the son of
Judge Samuel B. Adams.
The result of the eleetlon has been
a sad blow to Col. J. H. Bstlll. Almost
all the victorious candidates are sup
porters of other parties for governor.
The average majority of the suc
cessful candidates is 602.
Mr. W. W. Osborne, whom the op
position liked to call the political boss
of Chatham county, haB sustained his
second defeat since entering politics.
He was defeated in 1900, his whole
ticket going down, with one excep
tion.
The fight from now on will be for
the mayoralty. Inspired and encour
aged by their victory of yesterday the
People’s Democratic League will make
a hard fight'to control the city elec
tion.
TUBE ILL BE FIIB1HEB Ml
III [rain IF THE MIMESES.
NEW APPEAL CAN NOT BE HEARD BY THE
SUPREME COURT BEFORE OCTOBER:
Special to The Herald./
Atlanta, Ga./June 13.—-It Is not be
lieved that the Rawlings, convicted
for the murder of the Carter children
in Lowndes county, will be hanged
July 13i although that is the date set
for their execution. It is not thought
that the appeal which will be made
to the state supreme court by Attor-
ney John Cooper, representing the de
fendants, can be heard until the Oc-.
tober term of court, and It is thought
that every effort will, be made to stay
the time set for the trial.
Under the laws of Georgia, the de
fendants have thirty days in which to
file in the higher court the motion
for a new trial after it was enter
tained and turne'd down . in the
Lowndes county superior court. This
will give the Rawlings until today.
Attorney Cooper will probably file the
bill of exceptions on the last day; Mr.
Cooper will then have until June 28
to serve counsel on the other side
with the hill. The clerk of the lower
court is allowed fifteen days to trans
mit the papers and they will har.dly ar
rive until this afternoon. The last
criminal case until the October term
will be heard July 1C, but all papers
in cases to be heard then must have
been filed by July 7.
This will delay the Rawlings appeal
until the October term, as there will
be no more criminal cases after July
NEW ORLEANS IS
VERY VIGILANT
To Prevent a Possible Outbreak of
Yellow Fever Th\s Year.
New Orleans, June 13.—As a pre
caution against a possible outbreak of
yellow fever here the state and city
boards of health announce that 'the
sixty blocks of the city are under a
searching system of inspection where
the epidemic last year originated or
was most virulent. The enforcement
of sanitary laws is most rigidly prose
cuted.
Every class of sickness and death,
no matter what the cause, In closely
Investigated.
COL. GEO. A. MERCER,
of Savannah,
Stricken With Apoplexy —Condition
Very Grave.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga., June 13.—Col. Geo.
A. Mercer, president of the Board of
Education, and a prominent citizen,
was stricken with apoplexy today.
His condition is very grave.
10. It la understood that the appeal
may require a farther respiting Of the
condemned men. It the state supreme'
court turnB the appeal down, Attor
ney Cooper will file a petition with
the state pardon board for a commu
tation of sentence.
kS
ome
Brushes
We are showing
a beautiful line of
bristle goods, includ
ing
Hair Brushes,
75c to $4.
Tooth Brushes,
' t
10c to $1.
Nail'Brushes, -
25c to $1.
■m
Shaving Brushes,
25c to $1.50.
Clothes Brushes,
25c to $1
asamiuM
Bath Brushes,
75c.
