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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.