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V OL. 9. r^ v ° t J 4c e ALBANY, GA.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1901. NO 17 FOOL MURDER. THREE NEdROES KILLED BY BLACK DES PERADO IN BAKER COUNTY. ID BY ANOTHER NEORO BRUTE OOES OUT BY THE SAM HOSE ROUTE. Mother and Daughter Killed and Son Mortally Mob Near Dexter, Tex., Swung Their Victim Wounded—Murderer Used a Winchester to the Limb of a Tree, Kindled a Coal Oil Rifle—He Is Still at Large—Posse of Officers la Pursuit. Newton, Ga., Aug. 21.—(Special to the Herald.)—One of the worst triple murders that have ever occured in Geor Fire Under Death. Him and Roasted Him to Dallas, Tex., Ang. 21.—A dispatch received here last night from Whites* boro. Tex., is to the effect that the gia was one which occurred on .the negro Abe Wilder, charged with the Fleming plantation, five miles from this ( murder of Mrs. Caldwell, wife of a place, last night. Grayson county farmer, at her home on Bill Miller shot and killed Emelige Saturday last, wa9 captured by a mob Ragan, her daughter, Lula Ragan, and ttU( j burned at Nelson’s Ranch, two mortally wounded her son, Anthony and a half miles east of Red Ranch. Ragan, all of whom are negroes The burning occurred last uight. The Bill has a reputation of being a very ni ob was composed of 800 men. bad negro. He is matried, an«i last | The negro was taken to a tree and night called at the little cabin where swung up in the air. Wood was piled the Ragan negroes lived aud tried to ( beneath hts body ond a hot fire made induce the daughter to go off with him. j Then it wa* suggested that the man This she refused to do, and it so angered on ght not to be permitted to die too the desfierate negro that he decided to quickly, and he was let down to the kill the entire family. I ground while u party went to Dexter, He had a Winchester rifle, and he | about two miles distant, to procure coal proceeded to empty the contents of the j oil This wa8 thrown on the fire and magazine into the mother, daughter and the work completed. sou. He shot the mother several times through the body, killing her instantly. The daughter was shot once through the head and again through the heart, she, too, being instantly killed. The son was (-hot twice in the arm and once in the side. He is mortally wounded ' aud will die iu a few hours. As soon as Bill had completed his fiendish work he took to the woods and has not been seen since. A posse of offi cers is now in search of him. It is hoped that he will be caught and turned over to the hands of the law. His murderous work was the fouldest that has ever been done in this county. Wilder was captured near Dexter iu the afternoou about 2 o'clock. He had been seen the day before by a negro who knew him, and who had informed tl e citizens of the fact. A posse was at once organized and the work of beating the Red river bottoms began. It is said that it was the Intention of the mob to take him back to the scene of his crime aud there lynch him, bnt messages by telegraph aud telephone gave warning that the authorities were hastily repair ing to the scene with a considerable force aud the work of execution was ex pedited. At Whitesboro a great crowd had gathered in anticipation of a chance to participate in the lynching, and when He l» Net For (mertercnce With Lyocher. I* '« WBS learued that the work had been i doue they expressed great disappoint- * ment. | Mrs. Caldwell was a bride of but six months. Dexter is far removed from railroads, I there are no telegraph facilities, and it I will be some time before all the details NATIONAL GUAROSfflAN'S QUEER TALK. Kansas City. Mo , Aug. 22.—A local | paper prints the following remarkable! interview with Col. Emmet Newton, of Springfield. Quartermaster General of i the National Gu«Td of the state: “The case referring to the Pierce City j ' _ . . , ^ . ... of the lynching can be made known, affair was nght. If we had taken that. J " fellow Lark hack to Tulson, he would I have been lynched. I have been ro- j WOULD RESORT TO INCENDIARISM. Attempt Made to Burn Huge Tin Plant at Manangahela—Is Sup posed to Have Been Work of the Strikers or Their Sympathizers-At- I tempt Frustrated. THE SCHLEY INQUIRY. ACTIVE PREPARATIONS BEING MADE BY THE ADMIRAL’S COUNSEL Per Pretesting HI* SMe of the Caatroversy to (he Court—Howison to B« Called oo to Explalu the Remark* He la Reported to Have Mode. Pittsburg, August 21.—The local strike situation is dull today with one great exception. John Schuster, the general labor boas of the Monougahela plant of the Ameri-1 can Tin Plate Co , reports that late yes terday afternoon an attempt waa made to bnrn the great plant. The strong odor of escaping gas filled the plant. It was finally discovered that the pressure gauge had been knocked from an eight inch gas pipe just outside the bnildinga aud gas was escaping by the thousands of feet. Schuster hastily put a wooden plug in the leak aud went to get a now gauge. When he returned some one had throw'll a lighted piece of paper near where the leak was. His putting the wooden plug in the place is the only thing that saved the plant. HOWISON ALL RIGHT, THINKS THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, SCHLEY IS SO INFORMED. AND The Asalataat Secretary of the Navy Write* Interesting Letter to Rear Admiral Schley—Howlaen “An Officer of Un blemished Reputation and Excellent Character.” • NEARLY DESTOYS THE TOWN OF COL LINSVILLE, ALA. A CARRIE NATION quested to order the return ot the stolen Appears In the State of Maine aud Is Burning rifles, but I did not do so. We know who we are dealing with down there. Saloons. Bncksport, Maine,August 22.—Several The man responsible for the crime has fialoonBtWhich wftre ruI1 «« Q instthe law, not yet been taken to Pierce City, but, - a8 the ^ is dry har€ beeu bnrned when he is, no appeal will be taken. j ate j y an< j a woman imitator of Carrie He will die before he can do such a. jj a fl on has been appieheuried as the thing’'’ | guilty party. The police refuse to di- i vulge her name. VISIT THt LIBRARY. FOUR WERE KILLED Many New Books Received far Benefit of Mem- . hers and Visitors. In faffing Farm House Wrecked by a Severe One of the most attractive places iu Tornado, the city to those who are at all in- Auadarko. Okla., Aug 22 — Late re el 5 ned to be literary is the Albany Pub- ports indicate that the tornado which lie Library. swept this section last night has caused The Albany Library is keeping right rteath and frightful property los-». The up with the current literature of the -itorm was most severe in this neighbor- day, aud all the new books may W ’mod. Four persons were killed in one foaod there. The members of the H-, * ullin * fBrm ho ° He - brary may take these hooks to their MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED homes and keep them nut for a week , or more But anybody may ro to By „, t . Co „ tes8 |as of Youn, Uthura That He the library and enjoy reading any of the books during the library hours, which are from 8 to 10 in the mornings and fiom 4 to H in the afternoons. Visitors to the library will find all the best monthly magazines aud u number of the leading newspapers of the country at the library for their use and pleasure.! It is a good evidence of the culture and refinement of the citizens of Albany j Killed His Uncle. Buchanan, Ga., August 21.—The murder of Thos. S. Latham has been cleared up by the confession of his ! nephew. A. B. Latham, that he fired j the fatal shot. Both men had been to j dinner at the home of J. T. Latham, a brother of the younger man, and were returning home The young fellow went home and told that a public library should be supported b ( g mother that he had doue the killing and kept up so well as is the Albany j Fie had been ill aud the family aud phy- Pablio Library. Visitors to the city sicians knew he was insane, but kept it . , ... ... , i from the public. His father turned him will be impressed with this when they ; .... TT . , over to the officers. He is 28 years old and unmarried. Two Thirds of Business Houses Washed Away—Engineer Wades Five Miles In Front of His Engine Examining the Inun dated Track. Attulla. Ala , Aug. 22—Collinsville, a town of one thonaand inhabitants twenty miles above hereon the Alabama Great Southern railroad, was visited early last night by a cloudburst which nearly destroyed the place. Two thirds of the business houses there were wash ed away. The A. G 8. track was inun dated for miles. The Pan-American flyer, due here at 8 :80 last night, arrived here at 8 :8<> this morning. The engineer had to wade for five miles in front of his engine to see that the tYack was Hafe. LIVES LOST IN FLAMES. Five Dead and Four Missing al Oreal Point Near Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Pa., August 20 —The fire 1 at Great Point is still burning furi ously. It will be several days before it can be extingui-hed. The latest esti mates placed the number of dr-ad at five, the injured at twenty-one and the miss ing at, four, who are supposed to be un der the ruins All the dead are era* pU*yes of the American Refining Com pany. The lire started at 12:80 o'clock tins morning by the explosion of a benr.ine tank at the American R -fining Com pany's plant. PARDON REFUSED. go to the well appointed library room in the Chautauqua Auditorium. The public should remember that every one is invited to go to the library and read such books or magazines as! Prc8,dcDl D,d Not Grflnt Pardon For ,hc they may desire, and those who are nqf j Georgian, T. S. McMillan, members of the Association will receive | Washington, August 21.—President jnst as cordial a welcome and jnst as McKinley has refused tc grant the par- courteous attention from Miss Brosnan, the popular librarian, as one of the don for T. S McMillan, who was sen tenced to one year from April 9th, from the southern district of Georgia, for charter members. You have an in vita- j gtealin -. a valaable letter from a postal tion to enjoy the p)easnres and the j ar The sentence is considered a mild profits of this excellent library. one. AFTER EXCITINC CHASE Officer Raley Arrested a Bad Negro This Morning. For some time past the officers here have been on the lookout for a negro named Charlie Bigsbee, who is wanted by the authorities of Colquitt county. A boat two weeks ago Charlie was mixed up in a bad shooting affray in Doerun. and since that tune he has been hiding oat about Albany. Day before yesterday Officer Raley chased him but he escaped, and again yesterday an un successful attempt to land him behind the bars was made. Officer Raley happened to see him on Monroe street near the home of Mr. W. E. Gannaway today. The negro ran when he saw the officer and was chased to Society street, where Officer Raley got the drop on him and effected his capture. The Colquitt county authorities have been notified. Never have farmers in this section of the state more earnestly desired fair weather than now. Washington, Aug. 19.—The navy de partment has decided that the Schley court of inquiry shall be held iu the gunners’ work shops at the navy yard. The workshop is a large, new building and well adapted to meet the require ments of the court. Judge .lere Wilson aud Hon. Isadora Rayner, counsel for Rear Admiral Schley in the oomlng court of inquiry, called on Aoting Secretary of the Navy Hackett today and made inquiries re garding the department’s list of witness es. They were Informed that the de partment had no prepared list, aud that the preparation of a list is in the hands of Capt Lemley, the judge advocate of the court, who is now in Canada and is expected to return to Washington next Monday They also were informed that counsel for Admiral Schley could write a letter to Capt. Lemley asking for the list, which letter would be forwarded to the judge advocate, or they could await his return aud then make application to him. Admiral Schley did not accom pany his advisers. It is understood that a letter will be addressed to the depart ment by Admiral Schley's counsel, ask ing for a list of the witnesses. It is stated that the call on Secretary Hackett was informal. While the request of the counsel of Admiral Schley for a list of witnesses will be submitted to Judge Advocate General Lemley as a matter of form, it has already been determined at the de partment that the request will be com plied and the list furnished Admiral Schley’s lawyers. Possibly this will not be done until after the return of Capt. Lemley to Washington. Dunug their conference with Acting Secretary Hackett today Messrs. Ray nor and Wiho t advised him that a com munication would be sent him this af ternoon relative to certain statements reported to have bieu made by Rear Ad miral Howison, a member of the court of iuquiry, in regard to the Schley- Sampson controversy The letter to Secretary Huckett will include copies of interviews purporting to have come from Admiral Howison, stating among other things, that the battle of Santiago was won by Sampson, that the latter’s presence was unnecessary at the fight, that Schley deserved no credit for the fight and between the two offioers Samp sou was the better one. Secretary Hackett is requested to for ward this communication to Admiral Howison tor his consideration, and p copy of that officer's rep.y to tho depart ment, is asked tor. Lieutenant Wells, who was flag sec retary for Admiral Schley during the West Indiau campaign, has been de tached from the Kearsage and ordered to Washington to assist Admiral Schley in the preparation of his case. This ac tion was taken at the request of the ad miral, who said ho desired the assistance of Lieutenant Wells because of lys fa miliarity with all the correspondence during the time he (Schley) was in com mand of the “flying squadron.” Washington, August, 22.—The Navy Department has made public the cor respondence with Rear Admiral Schley relative to fitness of Rear Admiral Howison to serve on the court of In quiry. The following letter, which probably finally disposes of the matter, was indited to Schley by Assistant Sec retary Hackett: Washington, August 21.—Sir: In re ply to your letter of the 19th inst., en closing a newspaper clipping and re questing the department to send it to Rear Admiral Howl on, together with a copy of your letter, yon are informed that the appointment of Rear Admiral Howison aR a third member of the court of inquiry was accomplished only after takiug great pains to insure absolute impartiality in the officer selected. To question unofficially put as to his availability in case the department should require his services, Rear Ad miral Howison replied : “I know of no reason why I should not be available for such duty should the department so de sire. 1 have made ne public utterances relating to the subject, and I have seen none of the official reports aud papers hearing upon the questions to be de cided by the coart.” Your counsel, Oapt,. Parker, before the appointment had been announced, mentioned to the acting secretary the names of certain rear admirals, any one of whom, he said, would be perfectly satisfactory to Rear Admiral Schley. One of the names so mentioned Mas that of Rear Admiral Howison. It may be added that o( four officers consulted by the department, the names of three were upon the list t hus mentioned by your counsel. This much has been detailed iu order to remind you of the fuct that a fair- minded officer of excellent reputation and of unblemished character had been found in the person of Rear Admiral Howison, who, at the date o» his ap pointment, appears to have enjoyed tho confidence of both the department and yourself. Your request, is based upon a news paper clipping that purports to contain statements, in regard to the truth of which you do not yourself express an opinion. You ask the department to lay before Rear Admiral Howison a statement, wholly unsubstantiated, that appears to have been made by some person un known at a time and place likewise un known. The department is unable to fire! fire!! When that cry aounds how people rush to help and aytnpathiae! And when aoane fireman rescues a woman from the flames, the atroeta echo with ap plauding about*. And yet if that woman hod perished in the flame* It ia pas sible that she would have suffered lees then she suffers al most daily from the inflammation which disease has lighted in the delicate womanly organism. That fire of inflam mation can be pvt out. The gnawing ulcer cau be cured. Dr. Pierce'* Favorite Prescription not only establishes womanly regularity and drie* enfeebling drains, bnt it heals inflammation and ulcerations and cures female weak ness. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. "I suffered for four with what four phy- pronounced ulceration and pmlapaua of th* otfruM." writes Mrs. Ada brooks, of Kirby- rrillr, Tntiey Co.. Muteonri "Also Inflammation mf bladder and urethra. My cnae was chronic and complicated. Mad several good physicians, but kept uetting worse. Had I wen confined to my bed five months when I wrote to you. I received your replv very soon aud then dis missed my physician and began takiug I)r, Pierce's iii«-niciiu*H. I took eight bottles of hU ' Favorite Prescription ' and * Golden Medical Discovery,' and began to get tiettcr at once. Iu two months I could sit up in n chnir. and kept vetting better Iii four months could do all my house work, including washing and sewing." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Advisor, paper covers, is sent free on receipt ot ai one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. • FLAGLER TO YYEI). EN ROUTE TO KENANSVILLB TO MARRY MISS KENAN, ’TIS SAID. IMMEDIATE TROUBLE Wedding Will Occur Saturday— Wedding Prep arations Elaborate But Secret—Florida Millionaire Has Just Been Divorced From His Insane Wife. Jacksonville, Fla . August 22. —Henry M. Flagler, the Florida millionaire, left here last night to go to Wilmington, N. C.. where, it, is said, he will marry his fiance, Miss Kenan. Wilmington, N O., Aug 22. —Henry Flagler will, it is rumored here, go to Kenansville, where on Saturday he will marry Miss Mary Lilly Kenan. Mar riage preparation! have been made elab r rately, but are kept secret. There is little doubt that it happens Satur day. fir EEN CLAIMED WITHIN A WEEK BY CLEVE LAND’S FATAL WATER TUNNEL. Cleveland, O . August 21.—-Five more unfortunate crib laborers have been strangled in crib number three as the result of the exploaiou last night. Two others were blown out of the shaft, aud twenty-five others spent the whole night trying to signal the shore This makes j jifreeu live* that Cleveland's fatal water view j tunnel has claimed this week. The 1 c that of a preliminary challenge of the ' few days ago. fitness of Rear Admiral Howison to! A gun..' of nearly forty men at, tho serve as a member of the court. Ir, will 1 crib went ut Tuesday night A shaft be treated as is usual in cases of courts had cu rank to the tunnel level, and Is Not Feared by France and Prench Fleet Is Not Sent to Turkey. Paris, August 22.—There is nothing new in the Tnrkey-France controversy, save that tho French fleet has not been ordered to Turkey, which means that France does not fear trouble, that is, imTnediately. The cotton crop through this section is suffering from the excessive rains now. A telephone message from New- tou yesterday stated that the cotton crop in Baker county had been greatly dam aged by the rains. of inquiry. The established practice in th**, mili tary as well »i“ iu rhe naval service has fixed the method in which the right of challenge before court martials and courts of inquiry shall be exercised. The department, haring constituted the court, should not at this stage of the proceedings, undertake to hear and determine questions that may arise respecting the competency of its mem bers. Snch a proceeding won Id bo irregular, all questions of this nature being left to the determination of the court itself. This correspondence will ho tranr- minted to the president of the court for information. Respectfully, F. W. Hackett, Acting Secretary, To Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, U. 8. N. STRIKERS CUARDED PLANT, Buf no Efforl Was Made to Start the Tin Plate Plant at Demmler. McKeesport, Pa., August 22.—All night long several hundred strikers stood guard around the Tin Plate plant at Demmler to thwart an alleged at tempt to start up, but no effort was made. work on the tunnel had just starter g The sbi'trt were to chinge at 8 p m . but the ri ght gtug was a few minutes lute ii: smarting down. Four men had gone into the lower steel abaft, sixty- five feet below the water, three were ou the staging in the second air-tight lock, about half way up, while ten others were preparing to go down. Two explosions occurred almost simul taneously. Ail the men in the lower lock were drowned. One man on the staging was thrown of)’ and drowned, making five dead. The men uninjured were horror stricken, and spout the night vainly trying to signal the shore. Onlv at daylight did a pausing steamer hear them. LASTING FAME Is What Ben Tillman Claims for Himself la a Public Speech. Mt. Gretna, Pa., August 22 —Ben Tillman, of South Carolina, in a .jpeech here yesterday said, among ocher things . “My name will not disappear from the annals of South Carolina and my actions and sayings will forever live there.” The river continues to rise, and it never has been any redder than it iB now.