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CORNER STONE LAID.
INTERESTINQ SERVICE AT THE NEW
METHODIST CHURCH YESTERDAY.
The Address Wss Made by Rev. J. J. Tigert
D. D.. LL. D„ ol Nashville—Remarks Also
by Rev. W. P. Smith, ol Batnbrldge—An
Impressive Occasion.
ALBANY, GA.. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1901.
NO 14
A.
THE ASSASSIN OP KINO HUMBERT, COM-
' MITS SUICIDE.
Close Confinement and the Tortures to Which
He Was Subjected Drove Him Mad—Lelt
a Letter In Which He Said He Repented
Ills Crime and Also Revealed Plot.
From Tuesday's Daily Herald.
, With ceremonies that were interest-
inn, impressive and instructive, the
corner stone ot .the new Methodist
Episcopal churoh was laid yesterday af
ternoon.
At 4 o'olook, the hour'appointed for
the exercises, a large concourse had
gathered at the Site of the chnrch, on
tbe northwest corner of Jackson and
Flint Btreets, the black, menacing clouds
overhead not deterring those for whom
the occasion held special interest. Bnt
oontrary 10 expectation, no rain foil, and
the ceremonies passed off without un
pleasant incident.
An organ had been p’aced on the plat
form, and some excellent music was
rendered by a choir composed of the
following ladies aud gentlemen; Mes-
dames A. W. Mnso, A. W. Tucker and
W. L. DnviB; Misses Fannie Davis.
Nina Winn, Maltie Oox, Nollu Ontliff
and Lacy Manning; Messrs. E. H. Den
nison, E. P. Farris, B. H. Hodges and
W. T. Hilsman. Mrs. A. T. Muse pre
sided at the organ.
The order of exercises was as follows:
Anthem, "I Was Glad.”
Prayer, Dr. J. J. Tigert.
The reading of appropriate quotations
from the 8oriptnres.
The depositing of articles in the stone,
a oopy of the Scriptures, a number of
books, pamphlets and papers containing!
ohnrch literature, and a written history
of the Albany Methodist chnroh being
inoludad.
The laying of the stone.
Hymn No. 002.
Address, by Dr. ,T. J. Tigert.
Remarks by Rev. W. F. Smith, of
Batnbrldge.
.Hymn No £82.
Prayer, by Dr. J J. Tigert
Remarks by Rev J A. Harmon.
Doxology.
Benediotion.
Dr. Tigert's address did not consnmo
more than twenty miniates. Tbe
speaker ohose as the basis for his re
marks the nineteenth verse of the second
ohapter of St. Paul's Second EpiBtle to
Timothy: "Neverthelessthefonndation
of God atandeth sure, having this seal.
The Lord knoweth them that are His.
And, Let every one that nuneth the
name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
Dr. Tigert Is a magnetio speaker, and
his remarks yesterday afternoon were
intensely interesting. The Ikying of a
chnrch corner stone, or a church's dedi
cation to the worship of God, is an im
pressive occasion, and Dr. Tigert made
the most of his opportunity. He spoke
from the broad platform ol a common
Christianity, and of the work of the
ohnrch as compared with that of the
state. It was a splendid, common-sense
talk—a talk to be remembered by those
who heard it and who feel an interest in
the advancement of God's kingdom on
earth.
Rev. W. F. Smith, of Bainbridge,
who followed Dr. Tigert, stated that he
had not expected to be called on to make
any remarks. What he said, however,
was in a very happy vein. Mr. Smith
was for four years, and up to the first
of the present year, pastor of the Albany
Methodist church, and it was during his
ministry that the building of the hand
some house of worship now-in course of
erection was made possible. He spoke
yesterday nfterneon of the new chnrch
as "the fondest hope of his ministerial
life,” and expressed a hope that Dispeo
ple of Albany would have a material
part in bringing about the completion
of a bnilding so auspiciously bogun.
Rev. J. A. Harmon’s remarks were
very brief. He took occasion to thank
Dr. Tigert for his unselfishness in com
ing to Albany from a distant city for
the purpose of presiding at the corner
stone laying, and called on those pres
ent to give to the distinguished visitor
a rising vote of thanks, which was
done.
The comer stone of the new chnrch is
xnade of Georgia marble, and bears the
Rome, May 23.—Gaetan Bresel, the
assassin of the late King Hnmbirt, com
mitted suicide in the penitentiary at
Santo.Stefan. Bread was a member of
the body of Patterson, N. J., anarchists
known 11s "The Right of Existence”
group. He tore his underolothing into
strips and made a rope ot tl cm, with
which he strangled himself. He was
dead when found.
Solitary confinement and the tortures
to whioh he was subjected had driven
Bresel mad. On Tuesday night he
wrote a letter to his wife, the govern
ment and King ViotorEmanuel. These
were found in his cell ufter he had killed
himself. I11 tlieBe letters he said lie re
pented his crime and conld not survive
his remorse. His letter also contained
a revelation of the plot.
THE SHAMROCKS
IN HARD LOCK.
SIR THOMAS LIPTOri'S BOATS BOTH
WRECKED THIS MORNING.
King Edward Was on Board the Shamrock II
While tbe Two Boat! Raced Today, When
They Were Struck by a Squall add He
Had a Close Call For His Life—'The New
Challeoyer Wrecked.
BIG TOBACCO COMBINE.
A Strong Comblnallon That Will Fight the
American Compony.
New York, May 28 —The formation
of the Universal Tobacco Company is
considered the greatest event siuoe the
formation of the American Cigar Com
pany. The now ooncern will handle
some of the well known brands of cigar
ettes made by the Butlers. The direc
torate shows also that it will handle D.
H. McAlphin & Company’s goods, whioh
is the largest tobacco maunfaotnring
honse outside the Continental and
Amorieau tobacco companies. Close re
lations with Olay & Bbk are also evinced
by the personnel of the directors. Two
of the largest grocery jobbing houses
maintain close relations with the Uni
versal, so that the distribution is in
first-class bauds.
This means war to the bitter end be
tween the Universal aDd American.
Twenty southern plug and smoking to
bacco manufacturers ontsido of tho trust
nre to lie united and brought under the
U niversal’s control.
New York Has Given Jackson*
ville $55,000.
New YorV, May 28.—The contribu
tions for the Jaosonvflle sufferers, up to
noon today, amount to $55,000.
“I hop$ others will
do as I did.”
"I suf- suf
fered for - 1
six years
with ovari
an trouble,”
writes Mrs.
E. Waite, of
Chicago, Ills.
(Lake View
Postoffice.”)
"Sometimes I
could hardly
walk, and
when I had to
couglr- it felt
as though a
knife was cut
ting me. My
hands and feet
were cold all
the time. I
had such a tired feeling and such
a poor appetite, and when I went to
bed I slept only about two hours at
a time. I got a bottle of 1 Favorite
Prescription ’ and by the time I had
used two bottles I felt so much
better that I continued until I had
taken eight bottles of ‘ Favorite
Prescription ’ and one of ' Golden
Medical Discovery,' and now I am
so well that my friends remark how
well I am looking. I go to bed now
and sleep till morning. My appe
tite is splendid and that tired feel
ing has- left me. I hope others
will do us I did—give Dr. Pierce’s
medicines a fair trial.”
Southampton, May 22.—Sir Thomas
Lipton's hope of taking the America's
cup to British soil in the first year of the
new centary has been blasted in a most
unfortunate way. A cup ohallenger
will not cross the Atlantlo to New York
this summer, for the reason that' there
will be no cap challenger to hoist her
sail.
Both the Shamrocks were wrecked
this morning, at whioh time the trial
taoes between the two yachts were to
have been eontlnned. King Edward
was present to witness the trial today,
and saw the disaster whioh will excite
profound regret on both sides of the At
lantic.
Dstatls are not yet fnrnislied. It
seems, however, that the new ohallen
ger, Shamrock II, oollapsed completely,
and oaunot be nsed again. In faot, she
is teported to be a total loss to her
owner. Hhamrook I was also badly
wreoked, but the exact extent of her
damage cannot yet be accurately s ated.
KINO EDWARD WAS OK HOARD AND HAD A
CLOSE CALL. ,
Southampton, May 22.—King Edward,
so it has joBt been learned, was on board
the Shamrock when Bhe was totally dis
masted today by a squall oil Uowes,
Isle ot Wight. The King, who was on
deck, had a narrow escape from being
killed. The top mast, main mast and
bowsprit were broken short off. The
squall struok the yaot broadside, daring
Uie raoe. The top mast of 'Shamrook
II was carried away, and then her main
mast followed.
An Unfortunate Accident.
Mrs. Jolla McLaren was the vlotim ot
a most unfortunate accident last night.
She had gone over to the home of her
daughter, Mrs O. M, Clark, wheie she
takes her meals, for sapper While
walking In the hall she stumbled over
a chair rocker and fell.
Assistance was given her, and she
was helped to a chair on the poroh,
where she remained fer some time.
When she went to go to her
room in the Westbrook home across the
street, she found that she oonld not
walk, her left hip giving her suoh pain
when site bore her weight upon it.
She was helped to her room where she
suffered more or less all night with her
hip.
This morning it was seen that her in
juries were more serious than had been
supposed and Drs. W. W. Bacon and
A. H. Hilsman were sammoned. They
made an examination and found that
the hip bone was broken.
Owing to Mrs. McLaren's age her in
juries will prove very serious, it is
feared, and her many frionds are greatly
grieved that she should have beau the
vioti.n of so unfortunate an accident.
SHAMROCK S HULL
i —,—
SEEMS TO HAVE ESCAPED SERIOUS IN
JURY IN YESTERDAY'S WRECK.
The Squill Wss ol Sufficient Strenglli to
Carry the Oreat Mass ol Wrecked Span,
Masts and Rigging Overboard, and the
Yechl Can Probably Be Repaired.
London, May 23.—It is stated on good
authority that the hull ot Shamrock II
la nndamogod. Tt o squall that struok
the challenger was strong enough to
clear tho lmll of the wreckage that
crashed down from the topmast and rig.
glng.
LEAVING PORTO RICO,
NINE HUNDRED EMBARKED TODAY AND
OTHERS ARE READY.
Natives ol Porto Rico Lesvloi In Large Num
bers For Hswill—Emigrant Agents
Spending Money Freely—Favorable Re
port! Prom Those Who Hove Done Before.
San Joan, Porto Rico, May 21.—Nino
hundred emigrants embarked today on
the steamer California at Gnlnananor
for Hawaii. Fonr hundred more are
ready to sail. Emigration agents are
spending, it is estimated, about ten
thousand dollars In reornlting and
maintaining the emigrants Favorable
reports from Hawaii causes the contiuu
atton of emigration.
THE NEWS FROM TIFTON.
New Methodist Church Neirlug Completion.
Knitting Mill a Success.
Tiftou, Ga , May 20.—Mr. Charlie
Stllson, engineer on Mr. H. H. Tift's
log train, died in Tifton Saturday night
about 10 o'clock from pneumonia. His
remains will he shippe,, to hi* former
home in New York State
It is a sight pleasing to the eye for
one vO visti Tlfton's knitting mill and
see the orowd ol happy girls who are
employed there. We need more such
enterprises.
Mr. J. H. Alison is critically 111 at
Bowen's Mill, where ha has been attend
ing a honse party the past week It is
feared he has appendicitis, and will not
reoover.
Mr. Ed Carroll, of Maoon, was in
Tifton today in the interest of an excur
sion to be run from here to Macon over
the G , 8. & F. R y.
The beautiful brlok ohureh being
built by the members ot the Methodist
ohuroh in Tifton is nearing completion.
Prof W. L. Harmon has been re elect
ed principal of the Tifton Instilnte for
the next year.
• RAINFALL FOR MAY
foilowing inscriptions: On the east
side, “Thy kingdom come, Thy will he
done.” On the south side, “The Al
bany Methodist Episcopal Ohureh,
Sontli. Organized 1841, Rebuilt 1901.
Thus we begin the new century.”
The street sprinkler still enjoys a
respite from labor.
The Gourds’ Rifle Range Damaged.
The excessive rains of the past three
weeks have worked serious injury to
sidewalks, roads, bridges, etc., through
out this section. Street Overseer Bur
ton and his force of hands have
had as much extra work as. they conld
conveniently attend to, and the county
convict gang has been equally busy on
the county highways.
Tho Albany Guards’ new rifle range
has suffered considerable damage from
the rains. The butts have been consid
erably washed, and one of the rifle pits
has partially caved in, necessitating ex
tensive repairs.
A Small Strike.
Quite a number of negro hands went
on a strike at the Virgiuia-Carolina
Chemical Co.’s plant yesterday at noon.
The company refused to pay the negroes
oftener than every two weeks, while
the negroes demanded, weekly pay
ments. The strike ended this morning
when the company granted the demands
of tiie strikers.
Has Broken Record* for Number of Yean—
Some Comparative Figures.
The mrrry month of May, with more
than a week yet to come on her leaf of
the calendar, has made a remarkable
record in the matter of rainfall.
May is not, as a usual thing, a rainy
month, bnt she has ignored precedent
this year. Rain has fallen on seven
days, as follows: the 5th, 7th, 18th,
17th, 18th, 20th and 21st. The heaviest
fall occurred on the 17th, when 8.54
inches was recorded. The total since
the fifth instant is 7.82 inches. In
April only 2 27 inches was registered in:
the ofliclal instrument at the water
works pnmping station.
In May, 1899, only 1.23 inches of water
fell, and the same month of 1900 was
able to show but .99 of an inch.
Two months of 1900, however, estab
lished records that will probably stand
for some years to come. In June of
that year there were eighteen rainy
days, and tho precipitation of water
from tho clonds reached the remarkable
total of 15 89 inches. In the following
month. July, 7.88 inches fell.
The prospects are good, according to
weather forecasts, for more rain before
the first of .Tuna, and May, 1901, may
go into historv with even a more phe
nomenal showing, in the matter of rain
fall, to her credit than appears now.
Royal
v Absowteey touRE
Baking
Powder
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
NtfVAt SAKWO fOWPtn OO., UtW YOWK,
ALBAN! GIRL
HAS ROMANTIC MARRIA0E IN PORT NOR
RIS, N. J.
Won Huiband Throu|b a Matrimonial Adver
tisement—Miss Addle Allord, Daughter
ol Mr, and Mrs. Tillman Allord—The
Olrl Lcll Some Time Ago.
The following dipping is taken from
yesterday’s Atlnutn Journal:
Rrooklyn, N. Y., May 21.—MlsS Ad-
dlb Alford, of Albany, Ga., is tho bride
of Rolling Niekorron, of Port Norris, N.
J., she having come oast to wed him as
a result of a iovu match growing out of
oorrospondonoe following tho Insertion
of an advertisement roadlng as follows :
"Wanted—Yonng southern lady do-
Biros to correspond with a bright yonng
man—objeot matrimony. Will bo heir
to large snm of money in a few years.
Add css Addle Alford, Albany, Ga.
Niokerson opened cotnmnnioatlon
with Miss Alford and in a short time
they exchanged, photographs, became
engaged and a date for the wedding was
fixed.
Niokerson Is a prosperous yonng oyster
dealer at Port Norris and he oonld not
spnre the time away from his business
to go to Georgia aftoq his bride, so it
was decided that Miss Alford should
oome here. She arrived Saturday even
ing and last night the ooupio were
married, aud huve taken np their home
at Port Norris.
Miss Alford, now Mrs Nickerson,
says:
"My acqnaintanoe v ith Mr, Nioker
son was doe to an advertisement in a
newspaper, of whioh I had no knowl
edge. It was like this; I was a sales
woman in a store in Georgia, and my
friends, to have some fnn, inserted the
advertisement. In a few days I was
surprised at the large nnmber of letters
addressed to me, and npcu opening
thorn I saw I was the vtotim of a joke.
I snspccted my friends and thoy after
wards admitted that they wore the
gnilty ones. I read the letters and we
bad lots of fan with them, bat when I
read the one from Mr. Niokerson it Im
pressed me so much that I docidod to
send a reply. Thero was only a Bhort
correspondence between ns, when he
made the proposal. I accepted It, and
came north. Now wo are married aud
aro living happily with each other. My
parents no not objeot to the match, al
though they have never seen my hus
band. My "ather is a southern con
tractor, and I am heir to a large snm of
money whioh I expeot to receive in a
short time.”
Few people In Albany were acquainted
with tho particulars of this romantic
marriage of an Albany young lady. The
first intimation of tho marriage that the
Herald had was the above notice in
ysoterday's Atlanta Journal.
An Investigation by a Herald re
porter this morning corroborated most
of tho facts as above stated. Mrs. Rol
ling Nickerson, nee MisB Addle Alford,
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tillman
Alford, who live at 147 North Washing-
\ ton street. Her father is a carpenter.
The parents told tho Herald reporter
this moroing that their daughter had
left Albany on the 23rd of Match for
Port Norris, N. J., to marry Mr. Nlcler
son. They said that lie had sent her the
money to bay her ticket and that her
prospective mother-in-law met her halt
way.
The parents state their daughter did
not work in any big store aud that she
is not the heir to any largo sum of
mouoy, although she bus seme distant
relatives who are wealthy.
700 EMPLOYES THROWN OUT
Semple Indicted.
Philadelphia, Pa„ May 23—Tho
grand jury today Indioted John T. Sem
ple, the Uamden lawyer, who is charged
with qidta|V Taylor and Brodwell in
counterfeiting twenty dollar notes
while they were locked np in prison,1
By Shutting Down of Half the Machinery In
Massachusetts Mill.
Springfield, Mass., May .-i.—Soven
hundred omployes of the Chicopee Man
nfaotnring Company are thrown out of
employment by orders from Boston to
stop one-half of the cotton mill maohln
cry on Monday.
Lester Reiff Still Winning.
London, May 23.—Lester Reiff, the
American jocky, today won the Hopefnl
stakes with Mephiatophlos, and the
London Borough handicap with Heir
Lale, at Donoaster. .
TO INSPECT PLANTS,
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN TO MAKE VISIT
TO NEiOHDORINQ CITIES
Por the Purpose of Inspecting Their Lighting
Systems and Investigating the Manner
nf Operailon— Regular Meeting of the
City Council Wss Held Last Night.
From Tuesday's Dally Herald.'
Tho City Council hold Its regulur bi
weekly meotiug last night. Besides
Mayor Brown, there were present Al
dermen Whitehead, Tarver, Jones, Wel
don, Llppitt ami Rawlluc, and Clerk
Rust.
Routine business iucladod tho ap
proval of bills for payment and the pass
ing upon vnrlonB applications for exemp
tion from taxation or ‘.he retnru of Jaxto
paid.
Nono of tho regular or special Com
mittees with business in' their hands
was ready to report, and nil were grant
ed farther time.
A resolntton was offered and adopted
tho effeot of whioh is to relieve from the
payment of street tnxos for the year
1001 all persons who had been in the
employ of the oity for six months prior
to the first of April, and who nre atilt so
employed.
Tbo matter of building the proposed
new nlectrln light plant was brought up
aud discussed,nt. some length. It waa
the sense nf the council men present that
before going nhont the work of pur
chasing machinery and fixtures for' the
new plant, all information obtainable
whioh might be of value should be ob
tained. With that bnd in view, a reso
lution was offered that a committee of
throe from the counoil be appointed and
charged with the duty of yisitiug the
electric plants nf a number of neighbor
ing cities. The committe will be ex
pected to investigate methods and ooit
of operation In different places, and Ob*
tain such other information as may be
deotuod of valne. Tho committee as
namod consists of the Mayor, Alderman
Tarver and Alderman Whitehead.
The meeting adjonrned at 9 o’olnok,
the session having been one of the
shortest on record.
U. S INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
lavesllfstlng the Operation ol Immigrant
Laws Visits Ellis liliod.
Now York, May 28 —The snb oom-
raltte of the United States Industrial
commission today took a trip to Ellis
Island to supplement its former exami
nation into tho operation of immigrant
laws. They want to make themselves
acquainted with the improvements made
at their snggestiou siuoe their last visit
to the island.
Tifton News Notes.
Tifton. G,i., May 22—(Special)—A
rural mail delivery system hm been es
tablished In tbe section surrounding
Tiftou. Mr. W. M. Sellars has boon ap
pointed oarrier, with one substitute.
Tho first round will bo made .Inly 1st,
and daily thereafter.
Tho choir of the Baptist ohnroh in
Tifton has organized an orohestra, and
this, added to thoir peerless male quar-
tetto, gives Tifton one of the best choirs
in Georgia.
A game of ball which was playod be-
twoen the Fats and Leans of Tifton on
the home diamond yesterday rosultod in
a victory for the Fats, the score being
IS to 11.
i
Tho hrick block being bnilt by Ool.
John Marrow is nearing completion,
and adds greatly to the appearance of
tho business portion of Tifton.
Mr. Oharlie Stllson, who died here
last Saturday, was buried thiB afternoon
in Tiftcn bemeterv.
Transvaal’s First President
Dead.
Johannesburg, May 23.—Martbinns
Wosloy Pretorins, first president of the
Dutch Afrloan Republican, died May
9th, at Fetohefntroom, after two days
illness.