Albany weekly herald. (Albany, Ga.) 1892-19??, February 09, 1901, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'■V.'i m INDSTINCT PRINT'! VOL. 8. TAXES ON COTTON HELD IN ALBANY THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO APRIL TO BB COLLECTED. Council <o Decides Last Nithl—Contract tor New Well Let to E. P. Joyce, ol St. Angustlne—'The City Fathers and the County Fence. From Tues lay’s Daily Herald. The regular bi-weekly meeting of the Oity Council was held at the Council chamber at 7 o'olook last night. When the Oonnoil convened it was not thought ALR&NY. GA.. SATURDAY, FEBJ?UfJRY 9, 1901. — NO 49 king mm yii BY EFFORTS OP MISCHIEFMAKERS FOMENT STRIFE TO IS DOOMED TO DIE On Account ot the Absence ot the American Flag at the Queen's Fnneral—There Was Not an American Ship in European Waters That Could Have Been Sent. NEAR MBADVILLB, PA., IN WHICH TEEN LIVES ARB LOST. FIP* Washington. Feb. S.—Much anuoy- aucejis manifested today by.the adminis tration over the efforts of mischiof makers tp foment international ill fool ing by misrepresenting the reasons for Say the Mosts Eminent Special ist of Great Britain—New Sovereign, According to His Testimony Has Cancer of the Throat—His Days Numbered. HER MARRIAGE TO DUKE HENRY SOL EMNIZED THIS MOKNINfl. that it would be a very important- meet- the absence of the American flag at tho ing, but during last night’s session the funeral of Queen Victoria, and tho fail- Gonncil took aotiou on several mattej s of much public interest. When Mayor Brown called the meet ing to order Aldermen Rawlins, Lijrpitt; Tarver and Whitohtad were present. The routine of business was qnickly gone through, and Mayor Brown called for reports of commlteeB. The committee appointed at the last rogular meeting to purchase some seats to placo around the Coffey well reported that four bonohes had been ordered through the Steele Furniture Rt-ore, the benches to be six feet in length and not ; to cost over $j> each. The Committee appointed to investi gate tho advisability of adding tho du ties of sanitary inspection to the duties of the hack inspector, recomihendotl that this be done and that the hack in spector be given $15 per month addi tional for this work. Tho committee also recommended that an ordinance bo drawn up by tho city -attorney to cover this. The Council adopted tho report of the committee. ' The committee on city offlbials' bonds roported tliat the bonds submitted by -the Fidelity Trust Company had been approved by the city attorney and liad been accepted. The Elootrio and Water Committee of the Council reported that'they lia^ con tracted with Mr. E. F. Joyce, of ,St. Augustine, Fla., to bore an additional well at the waterworks station. The Well is to be ten inches in diameter at the bottom and is guaranteed to be a flowing well. Its cost is to bo in the neighborhood of $4,000, and work on it is to commence not later than Maroh 1st. It is estimated that the depth of tho new well will bo about 850 feet and that it will require about throe months to bore it. Alderman Whitehead, who was ap pointed tp investigate tho matter of the taxation;of cotton in the principal oities of this State, submitted to the Council a letter which ho had written to the olli- ciats of Augusta, Savannah, Macon, , Columbus, Rome, Athens, Dawson, Americas and Thomasvillo and also the answers that he had receivod from them. These were read by the Clerk, and with one or two exceptions they stated that cotton held in those oities for throe mouths prior Jto April 1st was returned »for taxation and was taxed like other property. When Clerk Rust finished reading the letters, tho council- men sat iu silence. “Well, you have heard the reading of "the letters,” sairl Mayor Brown. But no\ an alderman opened his mouth. Mayor Brown thari stated that as no morion was heard, tho matter would stand us it was and the olerk’woald pro ceed to collect taxes on all cotton which had been held iu Albany for three months prior to tho first of last April. , The report of the Oity Sexton for the month of January, showing a total of ijjiree interments, one of which $vas a non resident, and tho City Physician’s report for January, showing treatment of twenty-nine cases and 1 death, were read, received and ordered spread upon the minutes. Mr. Y. O. Rust tlien appeared before the Oonnoil as representative of the Western Union Telegraph Company and requested Council to reduce the li cense fixed this year on telegraph com- panics from $100 to $50. * This request ms refused. Judge S. W. Smith re quested the Qounoil to reduce the tax on loan negotiating agencies from $25 to 810. Judge Spith statedthat he had made but one loan id Dougherty county . daring 19Q0 and.the prospdbts were that uro of the President to pond a special entfoy to attend. It is stated on authority of tho secre tary of *the navy that with the excep tion of one collier iu the Mediterranean we had not a single naval vessel of any sort in European waters. All the rest of our ships are in Asiatic waters or on this hemisphere. From the nearest point it would have been''impractica ble, on account of the shortness of tho time, to have sent a ship, and 1r tho rea son givou for tho absence of a spooia envoy. On all accounts, therefore, it was doomed best to send Minister Ohoato a special commission by cable to act as -thy President’s personal representative, and this was done. I New York, Feb..5.—A Journal speoial from London says: King Edward .VII is doomed to die of cancer of the throat. The most distin guished English specialists declare that hia days are numbered. All Holism), It Seems, Has Gathered In the Hague, r.nil Everybody Is Happy—Both Civil aod Religious Ceremonies Performed. Luachcoo ut the Palace. WiGVINB THE PARSONACE. Alter M:)t,y D-- P Is MEMORIAL ADDRESS At the Unveiling of the Confederate Monu. meet to be Delivered by Col. Wooten. The memorial address on uext Me morial Day at tho uuvciliug of the Con federate monument just orected at the intersection of Pine and Jefferson streets by the Ladies’ Memorial Asso ciation will bo delivered by-Ool. W.~E. Wooten. Tho ladies of the Memorial Associa- ti6n have invited Ool. Wooten to deliver tho memorial address tbjia year and»JiB has accepted tho invitation and* the honor that lias been conferred upon him. 061. Wooten is to bo congratulated upon his selection as tho orator on the occasion of the unveiling of the monu- monfc, for it is indeed an honor of which he may bo proud. But the ladies of the Memorial Association must also be con gratulated upon conferring the honor upon one so thoroughly capable to hear it. The exercises at the unveiling of the monument will be quite interesting, ho that the unveiling of the Confederate monument at-Albany will long be an event iu the memory of all who wit ness it. county this year. Tho Council reduced the license to $10 for Mr. Rmit-h. Captains L. E. Wolch, Jr., and J. H Mock of tho local military companies appeared before Council and asked for the usual appropriation of $100 for each company. Council made these appro priations willingly. Alderman Lippitt then rose and said that he had just seen Chairman W. O. Watson, of the County- Commissioners, and that Mr. Watson had told him to report to Council,that the fanoo* around the county jail yard hhd fallen on the city’s sidewalk and to toll Council to have it fixed. Looks of astonishmeut then appeared on the faces of the coun cil men. Was he all right?” asked one of the City- Fathers. Mr. Lippitt replied that he was, and the councilmen then dis cussed tho grave question of whether tho city should have the county’s fence fixed. Various solutions, such as making cases against the county commissioners for obstructing the sidewalks, etc., were offered by the aldermen, but they finally decided to table Chairman Watsou re quest. Elijah Allen, an old negro who keeps a cow and|8ells milk, appeared be fore the Council and asked that he be relieved of the milk license of $5.00/ The Council took no action on the mat ter. No other business, the Council ad journed. The Kennedy Trial. New York, Feb. 7.—The Kennedy murder trial began this aborning. The _SpeoUtf.£S8iat«it district attorney ppened for the prosecution. , . • lays, the M.rtliodlnt Pcrronage Now being Moved. The Metjiodiat parsonage is being moved. After many, many delays tho building is now being “jacked up,” put on rollers and gwill soon bo pushed over to tho place where tho old Methodist church stood. For about three or four months the Methodists have been trying to have thojr puracuogo moved so thut tho work on tho nefw church, which is to be built ou tho corner whore tho parsonage now stands, could begin as soon as tho con tract was lot. Somehow, every tiiuo the tiiuo for moving tho parsonage was determined upon, something -would happen to prevent the work of mov ing it. " Now, However; the work has aotually begun and in a tew days the parsonage will have been “shifted” to its new site. The contract for moving the building has been let to ftfr. Self, of Macon, and he says that ho will have the parsonage mov ed in a few days. t When tho parsonage is moved, noth ing will be iu the way when tho con tract is lot to delay the beginning of tho erection of tho now ohuroh. The con tract for tho new church has not yot been let, and'uono of tho officials of the church can say when the building of the new church will begin. The Methodists hope, however, to build tho church this spring. ______________ Died In Germany. The many friends of Mr. M. D. Gor tatowsky will regret to learn that ho has received tho sad .news of the death of his father, Mr. Joseph Gortatowsky, which occnred at tiie latter’s homo in Berlin on the Iflth day ot last month. Mr. Gortatowsky was in his 8i)tb year and died, very suddenly of pneu monia, with which disease ho 'had suf fered for only four days. The news of tho death of his aged father was n groat shock to Mr. Gorta t-owsky ancLhaa caused him that "grief which only the doath .oi‘ so near and dear a relative can give. Mr. Gortutowsky’s father was known personally to a number of ouy Citizens who knew him in Germany boforo com ing to this oonutrv, and the'news of his death will be received With deep regret by them. All will join the Herald in. extend ing its sincere sympathy to Mr. Gorta towsky and others here whom the death of his father has bereaved. The Hague, .Feb. Qneon Wilhel- mina and Duke Henry of Mookloqbnrg- Schwerin were wed today.. Never wore snoh crowds in tho streets. All Hol land seems hero, and everybody is happy. Tho minister of justice and *tho mar riage witnesses assembled at 11:20 O’clock in the White room of the pal ace, whore tho civil marrlago was per formed. Tho only other witnesses were the immediate relative*. Tho Qnoou’s procession -then moved to the church, where the rollglbuR ooromony- wan por- for mod. Tho procession then returned to the palace for lunoheon. MILES IS LIEUTENANT GENERAL. Other Nominations (or Army Promotions Sent oy President to the Senate. Washington, Feb. O.—Tho president yesterday sent the following nomina tions to the Senate: Army—To bo nontenant general, Ma jor General Nelson A. Miles. To bo major generals, Brigadier Gon oral Samuel B. M. L. Young, U. S. A.; Golouel I'iduu K. Chatl'qo, Eighth cav alry, V. S. A., (majorgoneralU. S. V.) r Brigadier General Mao Arthur, U. S. A (major general U. S. V.) Colonels to be brigadier generals, John C. Bates, 8 *copd' intautry, U. 8. K, .(major general U. 8. V., (major general U. 8. V.); Colonel Lloyd Wheaton, Seventh infantry, U. 8. A., (major general U. 8. V.); George W. Davis, Twenty-third infantry, (briga dier general U. 8. V.); Theodore Schwan, -assistant adjutant general U. 8. A. (-brigadior general U. 8. V.); Samuel Sumner, Sixth cavalry, U. 8. A.; Leonard Wopd, assistant surgeon,‘U. S. A., (major general U. 8. V.); Robert H. Hall, Fourth infantry, U. 8. A.., (briga dior general U. 8. V.); Robort P. Hughes, inspector general U. 8. A., (brigadier general U. 3. V.); George M. Run doll, Eighth infantry, U. S. A., (brigadier general U. S. V.); nlso Ma jor William A. Kobbe, Third artillory, U. S. A., (brigadier general U.. 8. V.); Brigadier General Fied D. Grant, U. S. V. ; Captain T. Franklin Bell, Seventh cavalry, U. S. A., (brigadier general U. S. V.) Chicago Limited Flew the Track While Moving at a High Rate of Speed—Engineer, Fire man and Conductor Among the Killed. Surgeons Hnrry to Scene, Meadville, Pa., Feb. 7.—Erio train No. 5, the Chicago Limited, which loft Now York at 3:00 yesterday aftornoon, was ditched twenty-eight miles west, of horn this, morning. Fifteen arc re ported killed, and four bodies have already been taken out. Tho train was an hour nud twenty miuutoa Into, and wont off at a curve. Tho engineer, fireman and conductor aro among tho dead. A largo wrecking crow has beeu dispatched from horn with twenty cots and font surgeons. Cleveland, Feb. 7.—According to in formation received at tho office of the general manager in this oity, four wore killed and twelve injured in the wreck of the train near Moadville, Pa. FAST TRAIN WRECKED. Mall and Milk Train on the I.chlgli Valley. Easton, l’a., Feb. 7.—Tho Lehigh Valley mail and milk train, one of tho fastest trains out of Now York, was wrecked tliia morning at Greens Bridge N. J. It was running fifty miles an hour, when the driving rod of tho lo comotivo broke while tho ongiuo was an tho bridge. The shock broke tho connection with tho cars-and sot tho uir brakes. Every ono ou tho trnin was thrown violently, butnonoworeijujurod. FAITH CURB WOMEN ON THE WAR PATH IN CHICAdO. Declaring That Drugs Aro the Agents of the Devil, Women, Carrying Pitchforks, Adopt the Tactics of Mrs. Nation—Followers of Dowlc. Another Wreck. Pittsburg, Fob. 7.—A heavy freight train rau into the roar of tho Cleveland Express on the Pennsylvania railroad, at the Allegheny Avenuo crossing,"and both trains were wrecked. * One pas senger, Henry Sublang, of New York, was seriously injured. THAT BIG DEAL. Carnegie'* Steel Properties Bought In Bring Them Into Line. New York, Feb. 7.—A participant in the negotiations for the Morgan Steel Co., said today that no genuine state ment giving tho terms of negotiations has been given ont and tliat nono y ill bo oommnnioated to.tho pnbllc for sovoral days. It is stated that Oaruogio was bought, out iu order to bring his propor tion into lino TO BE LOCKED UP. Mutinous Crew of (he Standard Oil Co/s Ship. New York, Feb. 7.—The Standard Oil Co's. ship, whose crow mutinied at j froshweut: Chicago, Fobruary O.—Orying ont that.„ drugs woro the agents of the devil, a ' half ilov.on women followers pf Howto, tho faith ourc. leador, adopted tho tau- ' ties of Mrs. Currie, Niit.lou today anti wrookod a number of drug stores ou tho woht side. In some In. tut,, tia ra wore hand to hand fights with tlm drug gists. Armed ns they wore with pitchforks, umbrellas and cants, the women .-.nmo ont the victors in-nearly every encoun ter and sncooedoi! m destroying property wherever they weal. ^ Tho women wenf in u well otgtmi/.ed hand, were of middle age and well dressed. Most of then, woro aptotnobiCIflf coats, nndor wliioh they oonoealed their implements of dostruotion while on the street. On leaving tho drag store they . ;, Invariably song “Praise He the Lord,” or “Zion Fordver.”. Policemen saw them, but attached no significance to their notions nud no arrests wore made, Fonr drug stores wore visited mi l wrocked. ANOTHER MAH’? WIFE, Or the JVory of What One Cherry Hoiinrr ni.j Fora Cheerful Man. From Wedp‘.winy's Jinr-rdd One of Albany's leading tfpeiety men, whoso wife is n member of the Matrons’ Fmohro Olub, fqrntshod a considerable amount, of amnsomont to a crowd of his frloifds just as the gne»t« wore -leaving thcr card parry at 'Mm. F. L. Wilder’s last night, ■ ' ' • . A crowd of $rcc*Kts was congregated on tho front pift7.ru, bidding good night to their.hostess and to each other. The gentlomap who was the , cause of I amusement finished sityina his adie and took a Indy by the arm and y ceoded down the steps and towards his homo. Tho gentleman started aj conversation, and before the lady could get. in a word they had walked several yards down tho street. , . Finally, the lady whom he supposed to he his wife said: “I suppose yrnt thick I a;c your wife?” Tills caused him to look around, and he discovered lus mistake. Ia the ruotintimO tho people ou tho piazza had semi the mi.?, take and w^re convulsed with laughter. Even tho wife who win standing on the piazza waitiug for her husband to corao and carry her home enjoyed the joke of his starting off with another malt's wif«. The gentleman explains bin' peealVur mistake by attributing it to a cherry bounce which Was sorVod with tin ro ut Mrs. Wilder’s, and his' Bicycle Thief Caught, From Thursday's Herald. Some time ago Mr. L. J. Hof may or had his bioycle stolen from him, and, up to yesterday, the officers had baon unable to locate the stolen wheel. Officer Baron got on to a clue yester day and succeeded in recovering the bicycle and landing the theif behind the bars of the county jail. The bioyole was foond in possession of a negro, named Warren Mimms. Mimms was given his committment trial yesterday afternoon before Judge deGraffenried and was bonnd over, his bond being fixed at (100. Fresh Outbreak of the Plague. ~ Vaijtiouver, Feb, 7.—The'steamer IJm-^ press of China brings npws, of a fresh outbreak in 'p!a£ue''foniii, .with seven , .deaths in seven days. JNKW.tafl 0iL SIX MEN DROWNED. Fcrrv In Which They Were Crossing the Alabama Rlver’Upsct. , Montgomery, #Vla.. Fob. 0.—Six men wero drowned in th( Alabama river to day .it Reese’s Ferry, a few miles south of h» re. The men and teams woro iu ferry when the latter struck a siiag in the middle of the river and was upset. sea Sunday, will be towed into Grave- Bond Bay today. As soon as it is with in the throe miles limit. United States marshals will board her and arrest tho men, who will bfc locked up in Ludlow street jail. •SMALLPOX. The Disease Making Trouble In England and Ireland. London, Feb. 7.—Smallpox has broken ont among the Thirteenth Hnzzars, Norwich. ' * ' Glasgow, JFeb. 7.—Thirty-three new cases of smallpox are reported today. SARAGCO RESIGNS. Pinnies In Russian Dll Wells Bcynnd Con trol. St. Petersburg, Feb. 7.—The flames burning in the oil works at Baku Transcanpasan, Russia, arc again be- yond control. A dispatch to tho Bessija says that live hundred persons have per ished in the conflagration. THE PLAGUE APPEARS advice to ail men is to Jmwnve of even harmless cherry boaui.es whou they have taken their wives out to some du. lertainmenfc. SHOOTING IN BERRIES. -, ' ' M.JWalkcr, a Wealthy Farmer, Jil'.'.cd -fcy Jno. F. William*. ' Tlfton, Go,, Feb. 4.—M, Walker, probably the wealthiest farmer iu tho oounty, was shot and killed last night by John F. Williams, v who had been Jus lifelong friend. It appears that WaUor had caused a rupture and separation Joe- tween Williams’ sister, Airs. McClel land, and her • 'husband. Williams charged Walker with perfidy and taking advantage of the woman. Shooting followed and Walker was killed. Prime Minister of Italy Yields to Defeat of Ministry. Rome, Feb. 7.—Signor Baraooo, prime minister, assigned this morning on ac count of the defeat of the ministry yes terday. ~, . , r * , . 500 LIVES LOST Sty Utert- Report, of the Oreef ConfUirt- '•7 ' '7W{ite mrt:: ‘ ' 41 '- 1 ' • •’/> JHW l ' ff! London, Feb. 7.—4dYlj»8 from Baku, now stateJiat Hve,jiran^ ( p^h<$ta **.910$ tiSh* * *u,w l Again Among the Crew of n British Schoonor at Hull, Eng. Hull, England, Feb. 6.—The steward of the British steamer, Friary, whioh had several deaths among her orew from plague, and whioh, on January 80th, was deolared free of disease, died of the plague this morning. The total deaths among crew nnmbor seven. TWO BLOWN TO ATOMS. Part ol Oriental Powder Mills at Portland Explode Portland,* lie., ■ Feb, 7,-r-Pnrt of the Oriental Powder Milld at JTeW Hall win aemdliebed by an explosion > th!§ moni- ing. : Two.efnpjpyee w.ere blown,,to w|IJ» f» THE QUEEN'S WILL. Ifa Provlilon, Made Public Today—King Gets Balmoral aod Oaborne House. London, FetJ. B.—The Queen’s will, the provisions of whioh were made pnb- lio today, gifai the King the royal seats of Balmoral and Osborne Hoiue. It gives sums of abont {700,000 each to the Dnke of Connaught, Princess Christian, Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice. The amount oL personalty is nut disclosed, bnt will’bd largo. ■n, 1 ‘ Dewet Smashes Transport train. ■i.qjofldon; Feb.’ 'BiOiMtolK ithat Dewet smashed a train o wagons, this,, banehn.

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Albany weekly herald. (Albany, Ga.) 1892-19??, February 09, 1901, Image 1