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WEEKLY HERALD VOL. 9. ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901. NO 4 DEATH CLAIMS HIM. EX-PRESIDENT BENJAMIN PASSES AWAY. The Murderer Hid Been Given ■ Preliminary Trial and Ball Waa Refilled—Officers an Their Way to Cnlhbert Jail Overtaken by ■ Mob—Oreat Excitement Prevalla. HARRISON SHERMAN HARRIS HAD MURDERED MR. SID KINO. Alter a Brave Strnytte With Disease, the End Came at 4:45 O'clock Yeaterday Afternoon —Scene In the Death Chamber—Faaeral Will Take Place Sunday Afternoon. SheUman, Ga., March 18.—Shermdn Harris, the negro who killed Mr. Bid King at Knighton, a country postoffloo ten miles below this place, on Monday afternoon, wan lynohed last night. The partionlare, as your correspond ent oan learn them, are that Mr. King had a quarrel with the negro abont a week prior to tho killing. Since that time Harris has been going armed, and making threats as to what he intended to do to King. On learning of tbdbe threats, Mr. King went to the planta tion pf Mr.T. Barfield where Harris was employed, to see him. When asked abont the reports Harris replied that, ••yes he had made them and wonld do what he said,” whereupon he ran into his house near by, got his shat gun, returned and when near Mr. King fired, the entire load entering King's leg just above the knee, producing death In about fifteen minutes, from loss of 1 blood. Harris was arrested and given trial before a magistrate Tuesday afternoon and bODd denied. Last night, as the officers were en route to Outhbort with him, they were overtaken by a mob of masked citizens, who took their prisoner from them; a rope was placed oround his neok and ho was suspended from the limb of a tree nearby, after whioh he was was completely riddled with bullets. Great exoitement prevails and further trouble is feared. Mr. King was a prosperous farmer and merohant and stood high in his section. He leaves a wife and several small ohildren. The body of Harris at this hour is still hang ing to the limb. GREAT BRITAIN IS NETTLED. Her Reply Invites Farther Proposals from the Washington Government. London, Maroh 18.—The foreign office officials are nettled at, the statement cabled here that no opening is left for further notion in' the oase of Great Brit ain’s reply to the United States’ notifi cation of the senate's amendment to the Hay-Pannoefote treaty. It is pointed ont that Great BHtain's reply invites farther proposals from the United States. Moreover, the foreign offlae un derstands that something of this sort is already contemplated In Washington. A representative of the Associated Press has been officially informed that there is no desire on the part of the British government that the matter should be dropped. They confidently expeot farther negotiations, and hope tor a satisfactory conclusion, though this does not lessen their insisteuee on the integrity of the Ulayton-Bulwer treaty until both signatories consent to its abrogation. Lord Oranberne, the under secretory for foreign affairs, in the House of Com mons yesterday, referring to Great Britain’s reply to the senate’s amend ments to tho Hay-Pannoefote treaty, added that the British government was not engaged in negotiations with any other Power on this subject. TO HONOR HARRISON. President McKinley Issued a Proclamation on Death of the Ex-President. Washington, Maroh 14.—President McKinley has issued a proclamation eulo gizing ex-President Harrison and order ing the Hags displayed at half-mast for thirty days at the executive mansion , and department bnildings, also ordering that suitable honors be conferred by the military and naval departments. Indianapolis, Ind., Maroh 14.—Ex- President HarriBon is dead. He passed away peacefully at 4:48 o'clook yea ter day afternoon without regaining con. aeionsneas. The gradual falling of the remarkable strength shown by the patient became more noticeable in the afternoon, and a w moments before the end there was nn apparent break-down oh the part of the snfferer, as he surrendered to the disease against whioh he had been so bravely battling for so many hoars. News of the death spread qntokly through the olty, and several of the more Intimate friends at onoe hurried to the Harrison residence. The word was flashed from ihe bulletins of all the newspapers and thus commanioated to the people on their way home In the evening. The announcement produced the greatest sorrow. Within a few moments the flags on oil the pnblio bnildings and most of the down-town business blocks were hoisted at half-mast, and other outward mani festations of mourning were made. None of General Harrison's children were present at bis death. Neither Ool. Russell Harrison nor Mrs. MoKee had / • reaohed the city, although both were hnrrying on their way to the bedside of their dying parent as fast as steam eould oqrry them. The group at the bedside included Mrs. Harrison, William H. H. Miller, Samuel Miller (his son). Rev. Ur. M. L. Haines (pastor of the First Presbyterian church, which Gen. Harrison had at tended for so many years), Secretary Tibbitts, Drs. Jameson and Dorsey, Ool. Daniel M. Ransdell, sergeant-at-arms of the United States senate, and a olose personal friend of the dead ex-president, Clifford Arrick and the two nursos who have been 11 constant attendance, Gen. Harrison’s two sisters and an annt were also presont.\ Mrs. Harrison kneeled at the right-hand [side of the bed, her husband's right hand grasped in hers, while Dr. Jameson held the left hand of the dying man, oonntlng the pulse beats. In a few moments af ter the friends bad beon summoned to the room the end came, Dr. Jameson announcing the sad foot. The great silenoe that fell on the sorrowing watohers by the bedside was broken by the voloe of Dr. Haines, raised in prayer. One of the most pathetio Incidents of the whole illness of the general ocoorred Tuesday before he became nnconscions. The general's little daughter, Elizabeth, was broogbt into the siok room for a few moments to see her father, and of fered him a small apple pie whioh she herself had made. Gen. Harrison' •■railed his recognition of the ohild and her gift, but the effort to speak was too much and he could do nothing more to express bis appreciation. The fnneral of ex-President Harrison will take plaoe next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'olook. The services will be held in the First Presbyterian churoh, of whioh Gen. Harrison was a member for nearly fifty years. Rev. Dr. M. Haynes, pastor of the ohnrch, will have charge of the services. The body of Gen. Harrison will lie in state in the rotnnda of the state capitol all day Saturday. The highest honors which it is in the power of the state to bestow will be rendered to tho remains. Since the announcement of Ex-Presi dent Harrison’s death the residence has been thronged with friends calling to pay their respects. Not until a late hour last evening did the stream of vis itors cease. Many brought flowers and the darkened room where tho body lay was transformed into a veritable garden. Assuming a Critical Turn. Madrid, Maroh 14 The disturbances at Catalonia, where unruly tSxtile strikers have been making demonBtra- -'tions during the pub week,* are reported at an aente stage today. The manu facturers haye telegraphed the govern ment for assistance. It la stated that the AT HIS POST. RAILWAY SIGNAL MAN MET DE1TII UNDER* PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES. W. W. Blackford, a Ltklgh Vslley Employs Found Dead In Hit Sl(atl Towar—Had Accidentally Shot aad Killed Himself— Fortunate That No Wreck Retailed. Park View, N. J., Maroh 14.—W. W. Blackford, signal man for the Lehigh VaUoy railroad, was found dead in hla tower early thii morning. He had been shot to death. The tragedy la anr- rounded with considerable mystery. The belief is that the man killed him self aooidentally, but not nntll the ooro- norand polloe make an investigation will It be settled just how he died. He went on duty at 10 o’olook last night. At midnight one of the traok walker* stopped in «t the tower and found Blackford at his post, and apparently all was well. A 3 o'olook he went book, entering the lower floor, and stumbled over Blaokford’s body. By Blaokford’s side lay a pistol. That no aooident happened is fortu nate, as no man was at the signals. The ooroner, after an investigation,' expressed the opinion that Blaokford shot himself aooidentally. IN CONDENSED FORM. Short Nows Herat from Various Soarces Received by Wire Today. Hong Kong, Maroh 14.—A detatoh- meut of Forty-fonrth Welsh FuBlleera sailed today for Tien Tsln, in ‘order to relieve Australian troops returning home. , Hazleton, Pa., Maroh 14.—Today's proceedings of tho Mine Workers’ con vention was taken np with the report of tho -wages committee. This commit tee's duties fix a uniform wage soale. The miners are believed to be in favor of insisting upon this scale. THROWS HER SON PROM FIFTH ktftST OP BURNING BUILDING And Then Leapt to Death Herself—The Boy Dead and Mother Will Die—Horrible Panic of Twenty Pnmlllei In a Brooklyn Tenement—Nameo of Dead and Injured. New York, Maroh 14.—Penned In a blaming tenement in Brooklyn thin morning, a mother threw her twelve- year-old son from a fifth itory window and then leaped to death herself. The •on was Instantly killed, and the mother will die. Her name la Mrs. Mary Rontlo. Mr*. Mary Madden, seventy yean old, was burned to death. The injured are Mis* May Bear, Farrell Mnrpxy and Mb. Imtira Marshall. The tenement was in Atlantlo avenue. There waa a frightful panto among twenty families. BOLD ROBBERY ATTEMPTED. Robber Attempt! to Held Up Station Afoot •f New York Blcveted Roid. New York, Maroh 13.— A daring attempt was made by a robber thia morning to bold np the station agent of the elevated road at Booth avenue and Eighteenth street. He knocked down the agent, Joseph Lawless, and broke la nose. Boverol teeth were alto knooked out. He was knooked down with the tioket chopper. The employes fonght gamely, however. Lawless managed to shut and look‘the door of the tioket office. The robber, seeing his plans had failed, made hit esoape before help oonld arrive. A POULTRY SHOW Washington, Marc l 14.—Senators Platt and Depew went to the White HonBe early this morning to talk over the nomination of Sanger to be assistant secretary of war. The senators are un derstood to have yielded. Now York, Maroh 14.—Marooni, In- V ventor of wireless telegraphy, arrived here this morning to set up a plant. A HEAVY BLOW DEALT. Over Three Hundred Filipino Illicit Tndlof Crntl Destroyed. Manila, Maroh 14.—Insurgent trading operations in Vioayan Island have been effectually .broken np. Lieutenant Payne, commanding the United Staten gnnboat Pampango.oelzed and destroyed 800 vessels of various sizes, mostly native eraft, constructed to assist the natives. Among them were a number of coasting craft loading by Manila firms and pi rates, who occasionally raided the oppo site shore. Negros Island has been sap- pressed and the boats all horned. PATRICK ARRAIGNED. ! r i Murderer of Millionaire Rice to Oo on Trial March 20. New York, Maroh 14.—Alfred -T. Pat- rich was arraigned this morning for the murder of Millionaire Rice. The state unent till March 30th to la Albany Would Brief Exhtbliors Prom Par and Near. Several weeks ugo a poultry fanciers' assooiatun was organized in Albany with, a large' membership. The an nouncement' was made at the timo that a poultry show would be hold in this olty next fall, anlthat a strong effort wonld bo made to capture the annual meeting of the State Poultry Associa tion. The announcement, though made in a modest way by the local association, has attraoted a good deal of attention thronghont the state, and there is ample assaranoe that a poultry show in Al bany would be a snooess. Several of onrlooalfanoiersown some of the very finest birds in the state, and It Is rea sonable to expeat that they wonld cap- tore a generous share of bine and pink ribbon in competition with representa tive birds from other portions o( the state. The looal poultry association* is In earnest in its efforts to work np a’show next fall With a little encourage ment from the pnblio the enterprise will be made to snooeed, and Albany will stlok another feather in her cap., THIRTY HOUSES -Losses Sparta, Teoo, Has a Disastrous Fire- Fifty Thousand Dollars. Chattanooga, Maroh 14.—Thirty houses were bnrned at Sparta, Tenn., last night. The loss is $00,000; insur ance $20,000. The fire started in the store of Fleuor & Sperr from the explo sion of a lamp. The losses comprise the principal business houses of the town and many private residences. Mrs. Ohilderess and Nat Orabtreo, a negro, it is thought, may he bnried in the rains. REFUSE TO SING. Buffalo High School Boys oo a White Rat Strike. Buffalo, N. Y., March 14.—Two hun dred Central High School boys have struck a !a white rats and refuse to sing because the teachers forbid them to communicate with the girls in the halls and class rooms. Steel Trust to Build Ships? Cologne, Germany, Maroh 18,—Silej si an newspapers report that the Amer- loan steel trust intends to build a fleet ABSOiMsnrbuRE Baking Powder Makes the food more delicious and wholesome RUSSIA JGGRESSIYE IN CHINA, AND BRBAKS CONCERT OP THB POWERS. Ciar’a Representative Surprleea the Mlnlalera by Oppoalnf Further Punishment nl Chi- nn Leiden—In Tara, Chin Will Olv* Rneal* What Sha Wanla in Northern Pravlieaa. Pekin, Maroh 18 —The mlnlaten held a mooting today and dtsonssed the ques tion ot punishmontjfor the provincial offloers who are regarded aa responsible primarily for the Boxer trouble, and dlreotly implicated in the massacre of missionaries and converts. To the sur prise of everybody, tho .Russian repre sentative appeared as the opponent of any farther pnnlshment for Obinese officers, no matter how guilty they may have bopn. This is the first deolded break in the concert of the Powers. The Russian representative reoelVbd hla or ders from Bt. Petersburg, and It is un derstood that he was told to aid China in every way in return for China's sig nature to the agreement reoogntzlng Russian predominance in the whole northern part of tho empire. The Chinese peaoe commissioners have attempted to minimize the impor tance of this agreement, whioh has been the means of provoking discord among the ministets. DIAZ'S END IS NEAR. Gotvus For Judges. From tho Atlnntn Journnl. . In several states judges of the supreme court always Wear robes or. go'wds when they appear on the bench! Sonth Carolina Is the most punctilious state in this matter. All her circuit, ns well as her supremo. court judges, are gowned. A few days ago tho justices of tho Massachusetts suprmn. court appeared in robes for the first timo. It is an nounced that this was done "in .defer ence to the expressed wish of the mem bers of the bar.” Every one who has seen the supreme oonrt of the United States in session most have been impressed with the im posing appearanoe of its jnatloos oiad in their blaok gowns. The Massaotyietts justices did well when they assumed this offlolal garb. South Carolina has even a better plan in requiring her otr- onit, as well as her supreme oonrt Judges to* wear stately robes. Why do not oar Georgia judges fol low snit? A man looks more like a judge when olad in robes than when he sits in a bobtailed “hand-me-down,” parti-colored, jaybird aggregation of trousers, ooat and vest. By all mean) let ns have the judicial gown. IN SPAIN. FIFTEEN THOUSAND FACTORY HANDS ARB IDLE. At Maallna the Strikers Attack Ihe Manufac turin' Club and Wreck It* Interior^! Attack Stvtnl Private Homaa and Ban Ihe Mayar's House. Baroolona, Spain, Maroh 13;—The workmen in .the spinning and' textile . . faotorioa at Manilen, La Rods and Yioh, Spain, wont on a strike yeaterday, as a protest against the proposed Introduc tion of new maohinery. The masters olosed all factories today and fifteen thousand workmen are looked oat. At Manllon the workmen made an at- took on tl o Manufacturers' club. They wreaked the interior of the building and threw the fnrnitare out In the street and bnrned lb They also attacked five private houses and wounded their owners. They afterward bnrned the mayor's honse. The gondsarmes have been oalled ont to suppress the troublo. FOUR BEAUTIFUL MEDALS. His Present Condition Critical, Notwithstand ing Official Dental. El Paso, Tex., Maroh 18.—Aooording to reports received here and published in both the Spanish and American pa pers. the end of President Diaz Is ap proaching. His present condition is re garded as oritlcaL notwithstanding the official denial. The news has’reaohed here that Pres ident Diaz is dying from the effects of slow poison, and the papers here give fall credence to the report. BRITISH CABINET NAMES TERMS! WRITTEN FOR TUB HERALD. MARGUERITE. The Lours Clementine Dnvje and the Wallers Chautauqua Medals. ■ Four of the handsomest gold ever seen In Albany are on display i tho show cas.oa at Phil Harris’s* jewe store, on Washington street. They have just been received, and ate being very much adintrod. The Walters medal, which will go to the victorious deoloimor among t who ooutest at the coming Chautaa is a duplicate of tho otto offered last year turd whioh was won by one of Mitohell county’s representatives, young Hill, of Pelham. It is a very handsome medal, bearing appropriate inscriptions on tile obverso and a portrait of Benja min Harvey Hill on the reverse side. There are throe of tbe'Laara Olomon- , tine.Davis medals One is offered to' 'young ladiea competing in instrumental mnslo, one to contestants In vocal muslo and the third to yoang lady elooation- Ists. The two maslo medals are similar, though not, identical, in design. They represent that graoetnl stringed lnstr mont, oelebrated in poetry and song, the lyre, and are real "things of beauty." The elooation medal Is designed to rep- ffl resent a star, and Is appropriately in scribed. It is not less beautiful than the others. The medals will be highly prized by the fortunate girls and boys who win them, and will inspire each one to do his or her best. BT I. 1C. HOWAZ. On Which Kitchener May Receive Surrender of den. Botha. London, Maroh 18.—It is understood that the British cabinet, at its meeting today, considered, among other things, the negotiations proceeding between Lord Kitihener and Genteral Botha, and formulated instructions for Kltohener whioh defined, on broad lineB, the terms on which a peace settlement may he made. 5,000 BOER PRISONERS May Be Transported ia ladle—Will beLecated In Batches ai a Thousand. Calcutta, Maroh 13.—The government la preparing for the expeoted arrival of s for cargo in order to oom-15,000 Boer i ) will bo 1 Beneath the maple shade I first saw Marguerite, The fairest, sweetest maid 'Twas e’er my lot to jpeet; With dimpled cheek and chin. And eyes of Heaven’s blue She drew my heart within A thraldom strange and new. She held me as in trance; ’Mong many, she alone Had with her witching glance My reason overthrown. New joys before me stood, New beauties round me lay; The earth, the sky, tho wood, Seemed glorified that day. TUI then my heart had lain Unwakened by love’s call. Nor knew, the joy, tho pain, _ Of Onpid’s mystio thrall, But as the morning suu Begems t'ao dewy flow rs, So life for me begun With love’s first happy honrs. The rosy light of mom Seemed round about mo thrown When first tho hope was born To win her for my, own; And when I caUod her mine, My darling little girl, Sbo seemed almost divine— My Marguerite my pearl. New Commission For Herre- shoffs. London, Maroh 18.—It was announced this afternoon that the Herreshoffs had seen commissioned by a ship, builder of An Albany Boy’s Advancement. The many friends of Mr.. Dan Carroll, son of Mr. and.Mrs.' G. W. H. Carroll, of this city, wlU be pleased to learn that he has just reoeived a good promo tion from the Southern Bell Telephone Company, with whioh company he haa held responsible positions for several' years past. About a year ago Mr. Oar- ; roll was made manager of the company's Newnan exohango, and he has just been ordered to go fromNownan to Bessimer, Ala., to toko ohorge of the’ telephone exohango in that prosperous Alabama mining olty. This Is a good promotion for Mr. Carroll with ft nioo Inorease In salary. Tho Herald congratulates Mr. Car- roll on receiving a doserved promotion. Minder (o Rang. From Wednesday's Daily Herald. Isador Minder, the German tailor who lived in Albany several years ago or who stabbod Andrew Mahoney to de in Macon last October, was oonvio', murder In the first degree in Bibb superior court yesterday and r to be hanged on April 80th r der’s trial has 1 though his fight for h