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NUMBER 209.
VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 25, 1906..
T ALBANY GETS $125,000
FOR FEDERAL BUILDING
To Guarantee Washington
Street Paving—A Special
Meeting of Council This
Morning Became Regular
Session.
A special meeting of the City Coun
cil called for 11 o’clock this morning
was, by unanimous consent of the
members present, converted Into a
regular session of the body, and all
the business in the hands of the clerk,
as well as that presented by the mayor
or various aldermen, was disposed of
In order to obviate the necessity of
another meeting tonight
The special meeting was called for
the purpose of conference with Mr. J.
H. H. Entelman, a prominent Savan
nah banker. Mr. Entelman’s bank
backed the Southern Concrete Con
struction Co., which .paved the three
blocks of Washington street from
North to Broad. There remains un
paid on the contract something like
$6,000, which Is being held up by the
city pending compliance by the con
tractors with one Item of their con
tract, viz., the furnishing of a ten-
year maintenance bond In the sum of
$10,000.
Mr. Entelman and his attorney, Mr.
U. H. McLaws, have been seeking at
the hands of Council an amendment of
the contract, so that a five instead of
a ten-year maintenance bond may be
furnished and accepted, a 10-year guar
antee bond being given by the manu
facturers of the brick for the material
furnished by them. These overtures
have been several times turned down
by the city.
At the meetlns
Entelman and
present, such representations were
mac$e that Council agreed on one con
dition to accept the proposition of Mr.
Department:
Item Appears in Omnibus Public Building Bill Reported to the
House Today—Other Georgia Cities Fare Well.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25.—The omnibus public building bill was agreed upon today by the House
Committee and presented to the House. Among the amounts agreed upon are the following:
Florida—Gainesville, $25,000; Ocala, $85,000.
Georgia—Gainesville, $45,000; Valdosta, $125,000; Albany, $125,000; Americus, $50,000; Atlanta, $200,000.
Alabama—Gadsden, $10,000; Montgomery, $12,000; Selma, $60,000; Bessemer, $50,000; Florence, $50,000;
Tuscaloosa, $150,000; Dothan, $40,000.
Genuine Gandy
Belt, Atkin’s Cir
cular and Cross
Cut Saws, Marsh
Steam Pumps.
■ * * -At*
Implement
Department:
Harvesting- Ma
chinery, Thresh
ing Machines in
stock, all sizes
Gasoline
Engines,
Towers
and Tanks
Alt any
Machinery
Go.
BIG PROSECUTIONS
BY THE GOVERNMENT
CONSPIRACY CHARGES AGAINST PENNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD AND STANDARD OIL.
New Yrok, June 25.—A special to the Times from
Philadelphia says that in Philadelphia will be seen the
first great prosecutions to be brought by the govern
ment against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Standard Oil Cor.ipany. The arrangements will be
completed this week in New York between Alexander
Simpson, Jr., and Charles E. Hughes. The chief ques
tion under consideration is the advisability of the prose
cution of A. J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The charge to be brought by the government is
that of cpnspiracy.
Government Employs Special Counsel,
icagarr fene 25,-r-Distr;cLAttorney, C„ E-Morri
son, who conducted the trial of the packers for the gov n
ernment, announced today that tie had been appointed
special counsel for the government to conduct an in
vestigation into the management of the Standard Oil
Company and various railroads, and that he had ac-
cepted the position..
TO EMIDITE GREENE MO 01(100.
Washington, D- C., Tune 25. — It cost the United
States $100,000 to extradite Greene and Gaynor and
bring them to trial. This statement is contained in a
letter from Attorney-General Moody to Chairman Taw-
ney, explaining a request for a deficiency appropriation.
Of this sum, $22,500 is to 4 be paid to foreign counsel in
this case.
Entelman. That condition :s that its
acceptance be recommended by Engi
neer J. W. Wilcox, of Macon, who was
consulting engineer in charge of the
Washington street paving work.
Should the engineer’s recommendation
be favorable, the city will accept a
five-year maintenance bond in lieu of
one for a period of ten years, and as
soon as this is furnished the balance
due under the paving contract will be
paid to the paving company, or others
as their interests may appear.
The Regular Business, j
All the members of Council were
present with the exception of Aider-
man Ehrlich, who Is absent from the
city. '
The regular business this morning
cdnsl3ted of the passing for payment
of a large number of bills, the ap
proval of the monthly reports of sev
eral city officers and the granting of
building permits. Mr. E. R. West, who
is about to Improve some property on
the west side of Jackson jtreet, be
tween Broad and Commerce; was noti
fied that he would be required to ob
serve the street line as established
by a recent survey of this city "en
gineer, and not as It appears from the
frontage of property already Improved.
Action on the ordinance requiring
the more careful construction of pole
and wire lines In the streets and al
leys of the city, and the arrangement
of 1 those now deemed unsafe, was de
ferred pending the securing of desired
InformaUon. '
Alderman’ Tarver, chairman of the
street committee, reported that be had
arranged to have the county convict
gang do the- work necessary to drain
the string of ponds and lagoons hp-
tween the Union depot and the river,
and the work will be done at once.
This will remove an eyesore and a
menace to the healflt- of the commun
ity, and the public will heartily ap
plaud the move.
No other' business of interest was
transacted.
UNITED 'DAUGHTERS
OF CONFEDERACY
Will Have a Building at the James
town Exposition.
Norfolk, Va„ June 25.—The United
Daughters of the Confederacy are to
have a building at the Jamestown Ex
position. The cost of the building and
the site have not yet been determined,
nor the method of raising the neces
sary funds, but It has been suggested
that a contribution of 50 cents on each
of the 40,000 members be made for
the purpose.
OVER $10,000,000
FOR DEFICIENCIES.
Washington, June 25.—The general
deficiency appropriation bill was com
pleted and reported to the House to
day by the appropriations committee.
It carries a total of $10,025,509 to sup
ply deficiencies In the various depart
ments of the government.
JURORS IN NEW MEXICO
MU8T SPEAK ENGLISH
Washington, Juno 25.—The ‘ Senate
today passed the bill regulating Jury
service In Nbw Mexico, requiring that
all Jurors in that territory- be able to
speak the English language.
HOKE SMITH TO INVADE
ESTELLE S HOME COUNTY
SAVANNAHIANS, HOWEVER, WILL LOYALLY
STAND BY THEIR HOME MAN.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga„ June $5.—Hon Hoke
Smith’s friends in Savannah have been
advised that, he will come to Savannah
and deliver a speech to the voters of
Chatham about the middle of July.
Mr. Smith will no doubt be heard by a
fair sized audience Just as any other
candidate would be. That he should
come Into Col. Estlll’s home county to
be heard has caused some surprise
Venezuela Will Not Be Rep
resented at the Pan-Amer
ican Conference at Rio
Janeiro.
New York, June 25.—A dispatch to
morning papers says that Venezuela
will not be represented at the Rio
Janeiro Pan-American conference be
cause General Castro, who Is to re
turn to the presidency, believes that
the United States will try to use the
conference to get control of the small
er American republics.
BURGLARS WERE
BUSY LAST NIGHT.
Negro Couple Robbed—Another Negro
Fired at Would-be Burglar.
Burglars were abroad In the city
last night. Two cases were reported
to the police this morning, two vic
tims and an Intended victim being
and that It will do him any good no
one believes. This county Is certain
to stay In the Estlll column. Col.
Esttll has too many warm friends and
admirers in Savannah for there to be
any danger of him losing It In the pri
mary of August 22. Each time he
comes home from a tour over any
part , of the state he brings encourag
ing reports to those who are support
ing him at home.
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Washington, June 25.—Speaker Cannon delivered
a mjld lecture to the House membership today, stating
that in the closing days of the present session more
business of vital importance to the nation is to be trans
acted than in the 'three months previous, and urging
close attention to the proceedings.
By unanimous consent, it was decided that
House would sit .from 8 to 11 o’clock tonight.
The conferees oh the sundry civil appropriations
bill have agreed on all points in dispute with the excep
tion of the $3,000,000 appropriation for an office build
ing for the Departments, of State and Commerce and
Labor, and on a $4,500,000 appropriation for the James
town exposition.
I tISE OF TEM FEVER
II l
New Orleans, June 24.—One case of
yellow fever was reported today at
the Mississippi river quarantine sta
tion, ninety-seven miles below New
Orleans.
This is qie first case of yellow fever
reported In Louisiana this year by the
state board of health. The patient is
a Cuban sailor who arrived at quar
antine on June 18, on the steamer
“Holstein” from Havana. His tem
perature being above normal, he' was
taken oft the steamer and detained
for observations. Last night during
an official visit of Inspection by mem
bers of the state board of health and
the Louisiana legislature to the quar
antine station a consultation of phy-
sjcians decided that the case Is yellow
fever.
The "Holstein” Is sUll detained at
quarantine, having been disinfected
after tho sailor was taken oil and or
dered to He at anchor for six days be
fore proceeding to New Orleans. .
No other cases of elevated tempera
ture have yet appeared on the “Hol
stein.”
Dr. C. H. Irion, president of the
state board of health, said that so
long- as present quarantine regulations
are maintained in Louisiana he be
lieves there will never be another epi
demic of yellow fever here. At pres
ent five quarantine stations are oper
ated, by the etate along the Gulf of
Mexico coast. i
The existence of yellow fever at
Rio Janeiro, also of two cases of bu
bonic plague at that port, were re
ported to the state board by officers of
the steamer "Sallust,’’ arriving here
today.
THE CHICAGO
STREET
KILLING TOO
CHICAGO, Ill., June 25.—Indictments of the presidents and leading
officials of the various Chicago traction companies will be sought bv
Mayor Dunne unless Immediate and satisfactory explanations are forth
coming of recent fatalities by street railway corporations. It is re
ported that within fifty days twenty-one persons have been killed by
street cars In Chicago.
negroes.
Charlie Anderson, who 1b employed
at S. Reich’s, but operates with the
help of his wife an Ice cream parlor
on tho corner of Tift and Madison
streets, heard a noise In hlB house
last night, but decided that? It was
made by a cat, This morning he dis
covered that hts purse, which con
tained $3, and his wife’s purse, which
contained $8, were missing, having
been borne off by a burglar who loft
no clew. Most of the stolen monoy
was taken In yesterday from sales of
Ice cream.
Out In Sand Town, another attempt
was made at burglary. Stri .
enough, the Intended victim la i
engaged In the Joe cream' bush
and Is also named Charlie. ~
Charlie Morris r<' "
ie Interrupted the
one .who was rummaging
fie began to Investigate, and
trader ran out hurriedly. Morris fired
at him with a pistol, but the shot did
not take effect. ' > .
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S
ome
Hair Brushes,
75 c to $4.
Tooth Brushes, .
10c to $1.
Nail Brushes^
25c to $1.
Shaving Brushes,
25 c to $1.50.
Clothes Brushes,
25c to $1 4 -
Bath Brushes,
Hilsman-1