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VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 1906. NUMBER 200. INSURANCE COMPANIES AND FIRE LOSSES IN SAN FRANCISCO THIRTY-TWO COMPANIES ARE HOLDING OUT AGAINST THE PROPOSITION TO CUT PAY MENT OF LOSSES TO POLICY HOLDERS TO SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 14. — Thirty-two fire insurance companies are standing out against the proposition which has been advanced by fifty other companies to order out 25 per cent, and compel policy holders to accept 75 per cent, of their losses. Among' those opposing the cut are the Aetqa, California, At las, London, Liverpool, London and Globe, London and Lancashire, Hartford, Home of New York, Queen of New York, and Royal of Liverpool. Fifty-four com panies have granted an additional period of sixty days in which policy holders may file proofs of loss. I New Democratic Committee to Organize This After noon — Appointment of Delegates to State Con vention. Special to The Herald. Savannah, Ga., June 14.—The newly elected Democratic Executive Commit tee will hold a meeting this afternoon for the purpose of organization. They will Belect a chairman and a secretary. It would net be surprising if Mr. T. Mayhew Cunningham is made chair man of the party. He has served, in the capacity before, and if he will serve again he can he elected by the new committee, which is Very much in favor of his taking it. The retiring chairman of the com- 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, Towers an d Tank s AIL* ►any MacLmery mittee, Mr. A. A. Lawrence, has been at the head of the party in Chatham for several years. He was elected by a committee chosen in a contest just as the present committee was. The new committee is a very impor. tant factor in the coming gubernatorial primary on August 22. There is much speculation as to what it will do rela tive to the selecting of delegates to the gubernatorial primary. Col. J. H. Es- till’s friends are confident of carrying the county and sending a full delega tion to Macon. H. E. Wilson is Chairman. Special to The Herald. Savalnnah, Ga., June 14.—H. E. Wil son was elected chairman of the D9m ocratio executive committee this after noon. A. P. Wright 1b vice-ctHimar, and John E. Schwarz secretary. COL. MERCER STILL CRITICALLY ILL Great Anxiety Over Condition of Popu lar Savannah Man. Special to The Herald. Savannah, June 14.—The condition of Col. George A Mercer, who, as men tioned In these dispatches yesterday, was stricken with apoplexy while in his office, is not such today as to en tirely relieve the concern of his friends. Colonel Mercer is an old man, and his health for some time has not been good. It is feared by his friends that the attack will not yield readily to treatment. The popularity .of Colonel Mercer has been shown by the great interest taken in his Illness by friends here and. throughout the state. Many have called at his home and he has had numerous inquiries from other cities as to his condition. Colonel Mercer has long been promi nent in Savannth. He was for years colonel of the First Regiment of In fantry, and for a quarter of a century he has been chairman of the Board of Education. One of his firm beliefs is that it ip a waste of money to teach negro school children the higher branches of education. He thinks that the “Three R’s” are enough for a negro to get from a state school. He has often talked upon this sub ject. If he does not recover in time to attend the annual commencement exercises of the Savannah High School, June 20, he will be missed.' It will be the first time he has been ab sent in twenty years. SUPREME COURT JUDGES PRO TEM. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., June 14.—On account of the disqualification of Associate Justices Cobh and Lnmpkln, of the Georgia Supreme Court, to hear the case of Greend county and other coun ties against the comptroller-general, on June 15, Governor Terrell has ap pointed two superior court judges to preside. The Judges who are named to be members of the Supreme Court pro tern, are Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, of Amerlcus, of the Southwestern cir cuit, and Judge R. W. Freeman, of Newnan, of the Coweta circuit. SARAH BERNHARDT SAILS FOR PARIS, New York, June 14.—Sarah Bern- THE STEAMSHIP HAVORFORD WRECKED AT DOCK IN LIVERPOOL. Arrived from Philadelphia and Landed Her Passengers Yesterday Afternoon, and Explosion Occurred as the Stevedores Were Opening Hatches to Unload Cargo This Morning—Nine Kill d and Many Wounded. LIVERPOOL, June 44.—Nine men were killed in stantly and forty or more others wounded, several fa tally, by an explosion on the British steamer* Havor- ford this morning. The cause of the explosion is yet unexplained, but it is rumored that it was caused by an infernal ma chine. The Haverford arrived yesterday from Philadel phia and landed her passengers before nightfall. The stevedores were opening the hatches to unload the vessel when the explosion occurred. The explosion blew off the hatches, scattering the dead and wounded in'all directions. This was evidently caused by the ex plosion of a barrel of naphtha which followed a fire in the cargo of linseed oil cake. It make a fierce blaze, and the firemen fought two hours to extinguish the flames. NOUHLf Mill Interesting Session of the ' Albany Business League at the City Hall Lat?t Night. The meeting of the Albany Business League which was held at the city WILL BE GIVEN Favorable Report Made on Postmaster Brimberry’s Application for Increase of Free Delivery Service. - The Albany • postofflee will shortly be given an additional local mail car- hall last night was the regular month- rler. ly meeting postponed from the night before. The Btorra Tuesday interfered with the meeting, so it was held over until last night The petition of the clerks in the Al bany freight warehouses tp have the business league sanction a movemenb to close the warehouses of the city at noon on Saturdays was the first mat ter that came up last 'night. Some op position having developed to the move ment, the clerks modified their request no as to cover only the summer months. Mr. I. J. Hofmayer repre sented the railroad men and explained that they had decided, in view of the opposition to the movement, not to ask to have the freight warehouses closed all the year, but to be allowed to close at noon on Saturdays only during the summer months, from May 1 to Sep tember 1. There was no opposition to this plan and a resolution was passed favoring it. The matter of immigration, so inter esting to all our people just now, was taken up and Mr. C. Rasmussen, a Dane from Minneapolis, Minn., ad dressed the meeting. Mr. Rasmussen represents about 100 Scandinavian newspapers published in the United States, and he presented a proposition for a campaign of advertising In thebe papers to reach the three and a half million Scandinavians in this country. Mr. Rasmussen spoke enthusiastically of his people and gave his hearers some valuable facts and figures In re gard to the results accomplished by this class of immigrants in this coun try. Mr. Rasmussen made a most favor able impression upon his hearers, and the league passed a resolution favor ing the acceptance of his proposition, which was referred to a special com mittee-of five. Secretary Betjeman told some inter esting things in connection with the work of the league and what it was accomplishing. Among the recent re sults of league work is the establish ment of a double daily mail service on the B. & TV. branch of the Atlantic Coast Line. It developed that all mat ters that should receive the attention of the league were being looked after carefully and vigorously. *Tbe sand-lime brick matter came up and an expert brick man who has been attracted to the city , by the large sand deposits here spoke on the subject - It was nearly 11 o’clock when the meeting adjoumed„the cession having It was stated in these columns sev eral weeks ago that a United States postofflee inspector was in the city for the purpose of making investiga tions preliminary’to a report on the application which Postmaster Brim- berry had made for an additional car rier. The Inspector remained In the city long enough to go fully Into the matter, but before leaving gave no in timation as to what would be the na ture of his report.’ It develops, however, that the re port unreservedly recommended that the request of Postmaster Brimberry be granted, local conditions 'fully Justi fying the increased service. The Postofflee Department has writ ten to Postmaster Brimberry for cer tain information additional to that con tained in the report of the inspector, and this has been supplied. It was of a character to emphasize the Impor tance of the need for an additional car rier. It is expected that an order will be .passed by the Postofflee Department in the course of the next week or ten. days increasing the local carrier force from three to four. This will make possible the covering of tfie entire city with at least two deliveries dally, and three or four deliveries in the business district. Since the city was enlarged by be- lng extended on three sides, and as the result of greatly increased popu lation, the local postofflee has been for some time wrestling with the prob lem of efficient service. It was real ized that such service would not be possible Vintll the carrier facilities were Increased. It Is therefore partic ularly gratifying to Postmaster Brim berry, no less than to residents of the suburbs, that the extra carrier Is so soon to be provided. In this connection it Is Interesting to note that Albany appears among a list of Georgia towns and cities the salaries of whose postmasters have been increased, to .take effect June J. Postmaster Brimberry’s salary is in creased from $2,500 to $2,600 per an num. THE mm LIQUOR DEALERS DON’T INI ANOTHER WILLING TO LEAVE PRESENT RESTRICTIONS UNDISTURBED. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., June 14.—There seems to be no desire to provoke any dis cussion of a change in the present liquor regulations In the city, accord ing to the statements made by a num ber of wholesale whiskey men In At lanta. Several days ago It was ru mored that there was "kely to be a hot prohibition fight pulled off In the city In a short while as a result of efforts to extend the liquor limits. The existing arrangement Is an agree ment reached some years ago between the antis and the prohibitionists. AH saloons close at 10 o’clock at night and are not permitted to be open on Sunday., Several times efforts have been made to extend the dosing hour to midnight, but each time the mat ter has been broaehed In council the prohlbs have threatened to .bring on another liquor election, and this has had the deBlred effect. Atlanta suf fered to a considerable extent whon the last agitation over saloons wob held, and the people are not fancying another such campaign. WILLIAM J. BRYAN VISITS THE RUSSIAN ST. PETERSBURG. June 14. — William J. Bryan -wa§ an interested spectator of the proceedings of the ’ lower house of Parliament today as the guest of Ambas sador Meyer, in the diplomatic box. During the recess Mr. Bryan discussed the situatiofi with some of the lead ers, who were anxious to explain their views to the dis tinguished American. SKIES DARK AND LOWERING IN LOUISVILLE While Thousands Sing "The 8un Shines Bright In My Old Kentucky Home.” LouIbvIHo, June 14.—The skied today are dark, and lowering in spite of the words of the'’ song, “The -81111' shines bright In my old ’Kentucky home, 1 which tune is heard on every corner. The day is devoted to the honor ol Stephen 0. Foster, author of the words of the song. The statuo of Foster wub unveiled at the corner of Broad way and Third avenue by Mrs. Marlon Foster Welsh, of Alleghany, Pa„ daughter of tl^e composer, and during the ceremonies attending the unveil, lng a chorus of a thousand children sang this hymn, "Old Blaok Joe,” and other of 'Foster’s melodies. ROBT- B. ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT’S UNCLE, ’ PASSES AWAY. A Life-Long Democrat and Had Many Positions of Honor, Hold Sayville, N. Y., June 14,—Robert B. RooBevelt, uncle of the President, died here early today. He had been ill several months. He was 76 years old, and a life-long Democrat. He held several responsi ble positions under the city govern ment, and was chairman of the execu tive committee of the Committee of Seventy which fought the Tweed ring. He was minister to the Netherlands in 1888 to 1800, and treasurer of the National Democratic Committee at the time of Cleveland’s second election. He was a well-known writer on natural history topics. VICTOR H. OLMSTEAD chief Statistician. Appointment of Hyde’s Successor An nounced Today. Washington, D. C., June 14.—Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson today an nounced the appointment of Victor H. Olmstead In the place of Chief Statis tician Hyde,' who besigned, 11 W. R. Ward, of Dyersburg, Tcnn., writes; “This Is to certify that I havo used Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup for . chronic constipation, and It has prov en, without a doubt, to bo a thorough, practical remedy for thiB trouble, and it is -vylth pleasure I oftor my con scientious reference.” So me Brush es We are > beautiful In ine&ot bristle goods, includ ing Hair Brushes, 75c io M; .-A'iirU mm STANDARD OIL MAN WOULDN’T TESTIFY. Tooth Brushes, iOc to $1. Nail Brushes, 25c to $1. Cleveland, O., June 14.—The Inter state Commerce Commission inquiry Into Standard Oil methods was re opened here today. Only one witness was examined for the Standard Oil Company, who did not care to offer SJinwincr "R-riiolioa testimony in. refutation of what had kJlldVing -DrUSIieS, been elicited- against them. He said he believed that a complete answer was on file with the Commissioner of Corporations at Washington. 25 c to HARGIS ARRESTED AND GAVE BOND. Louisville, Ky., June 14.—A special from Jackson, Ky., says that Judge James Hargis, under arrest for the murder of Dr. Cox, was today granted bail in $15,000, which was promptly SUCCESSOR OF SENATOR BURTON. Washington, D. C., June 14.—A. W. Benson was inducted into office this morning as the successor of United States Senator Burton, of Kansas, re signed. - Clothes Brushes, 25c to’ RICH GOLD FIND IN TENNESSEE, Chattanooga, find of gold beating quartz la reported from aratlons