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ALBANY WEEKLY
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VOL. 9.
ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1901.
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NO 18
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MILLS’ Mm m. I FOPS
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS EXPPl v ^|1S IN THE kACE FOR QOVERNOR-HIS
IN NEXT PEW DAYS.
FORMAL announcement
Tht Mao Who Claimt 1600 Acre* of the Fowl
Town Place Hat Not Yet Returned to
Make His Promised Levy—Will Prohublv
Be Here Tomorrow.
From Thursday’s Daily Herald.
The claim of Mr. Mills, of Kentucky,
that he is the owner of 1,000 acres of the
Fowl Town plantation in Lee county
has furnished the ohief topic of conver
sation in Albany busineea circles since
last Monday afternoon, when the public
became acquainted with the case
througli the columns of the Herald.
The 1,000 acres to which Mills lays
claim is recognized as one of the finest-
farming properties in this section, and
belongs to Mrs. Lee Jordan, of Macon,
who is oue of the largest land-owners in
Georgia. If he is able to substantiate
his claims, and there are a great many
people in Albany who think he will be
able to do so, he will come into posses
sion of a property that will amply repay
him for the long legal battle, which has
•extended over a period of seven years.
Mills’ first snit. for the possession of
this property, as stated in Monday's
Hhrald, was instituted in the United
States District court at Frankfort.
Winning this suit, Mills oame to Geor-
.gia, and won a like suit in the United
States District Court at Savannah.
From here the caso was earned to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
where the finding* of the lower courts
were sustained.
The decision of the United States Su
preme Court was rendered in Novem
ber, 1898, Bince which time Mills has
been quietly making preparations to
take possession of his recovered prop
erty. Ho came to Albany last week for
the purpose of locating the property to
which he lays claim, and last Sunday
'morning in company with his wife, he
drove out to the Fowl Town plantation,
where ho accomplished the main object-
of his visit, which was to definitely lo
cate the boundaries of the ^property
which had been given him by the
courts. This he was readily able to do
from memory. While at the Fowl
Town place, Mills was recognized by an
ox-slave of Col. Lee Jordan, who had
known him when he was a youug man.
The recognition is said to have been mu
tual between the two men, aud this in
cident has done more to strengthen con
fidence in Mills’ claim than anything
else. Mills identified a bedstead on the
place as one on which he had slept more
than a quarter of a century ago. Be
sides this old ex-slave, whose name is
Turner White, and who is over eighty
years old, Mills is known to many of the
old inhabitants residing in the vicinity
of Fowl Town, and nearly all of them
are of the opinion that he will soon have
possession of what he claims.
It is extremely difficult to secure any
information in regard to Mills, further
than what was stated in Monday’s Her
ald. When lie left Albany Sunday he
told his friends he would return
this week und make the levy on
the property. This he has not done up
to the present time, but farther develop-
inputs arc expected in a day or two.
A private letter was received yes
terday by a gentleman in the city which
states that Mills has secured an option
on a piece of Macon real estate, on which
he proposes to erect a packing house at
an early date.
Mills left Albany Sunday at noon for
Macon, where he Lad an appointment
for Monday morning with a United
States marshal. He came down to
Smithville Monday night- in company
with another man, and friends in Al
bany believe that the second trip to Lee
county was for the purpose of levying
on the properly, though this is mere
supposition on their part.
Mr. H. Y. Ferrell, of this city, at
whose house Mr. a id Mrs. Milia stopped
while in Albany, expressed tho opinion
last night that Mills would return to the
city in a day or two, aud that he would
be able to substantiate all his claims and
pretensions to the property.
Investigations of Mills’ character have
invariably met with the response from
those who know him that he is all right
and worthy of confidence.
In connection with this case, the fol-
wished Today—lie Win Resign From Hie
Railroad CoinaiUaiou at ibe Proper Time,
and Make at. Acibe Personal Canvass.
Is the Candidate ot No Clique or Combi
nation.
Hon. J. Pope Brown, the farmer-
statesman of Pulaski, is squarely in the
race for governor. His caudidacy is
announced in this morning’s Macon
Telegraph, and is short and to the point.
Mr. Brown says:
"I am a candidate for governor. I
declined to stand for re-oleotion to the
presidency of the State Agricultural
Society for tho reason that I did not
wish to mix politics with the sooiety.
My friends thoroughly understood this
and approve my course. My term as
president- will expire early in the com
ing year, uurl before the active campaign
will begin.
“When in my judgment the proper
tiifle 1ms arrived for me to enter upon
an active, personal canvass for the nom
ination, I shall at once tender to the
governor my resignation as a member of
the railroad commission, for I cortainly
cannot properly discharge my duties as
commissioner while actively engaged in
a politic:! 1 campaign. I shall go before
the people of the state as a candidate of
noolique or combination. I shall pro
claim Honestly my oonviotions upon all
questions that affect the public welfare
and shall appeal to the people for sup
port.
“Upon the liquor question I am in
favor of local option as the wisest solu
tion of this matter. My record for the
past lifteeu years will prove this. This
record upon this question I could not
change if I would, and would not change
it if I could.”
THE HAMS.
Fanners Are Qenerally Complaining of Too
Much Rain.
The rains which began early in Au
gust continue, aud the farmers generally
are praying for some fair weather.
The season has been very unfavorable,
so far, for harvesting hay, an abundant
crop of which lias been grown through
out this part of tho state.
Cotton is also getting too much rain.
The stalk has had a very rapid growth
during tho past throe or four weeks,
and it appears to Le fruiting well; still
the deleterious effects of too much mois
ture and not enough sunshine are be
ginning to show. There is a gcod deal
of open cotton now in tho fields, too, and
the rains are injurious to this.
Careful inquiry discloses the faot that
the rains have been partial, and some
localities have, therefore, suffered more
than others. We have had perhaps the
heaviest- rainfall right here in Albany
that has visited any part of Dougherty
county.
ELEVEN PEOPLE ENTOMBED
Id a Colliery In Scotland—They Are Doomed
to Death.
Dunformline, Scoiand, August 28.—
Eleven persons, including three rescuers, j
are still entombed in the colliery near:
here, the mouth of which was choked
up by the collapse of two acres of ourth
on Monday last. Still more gave way
today. Hopes are entertained for tho J
rescue of only three of the party. The
others are doomed to death.
STATE TAXES OP.
KATE WAS FIXED THIS M0RNIN0 AND
OFFICIALLY PROMULGATED.
Is the Highest In Years—Stile Mult Have
$5 44 (la the Thuusand Front All Prop
erly Owners, amt Even Then There WII
he a Deficit of $456,000.
Atlanta, Ga , Auk- 28.—The tax rate
for state taxes for the year 1001 was
fixed toia.v at 5 44 on tho thonsand.
Under this rate of taxation, wliloh Is tho
hiKhest she oau levy at the present, the
state will not be able to pay out all tho
money appropriated by the last leglsla-
ture. The commonwealth will be $856,-
000 short; and it is expected that the
governor will have to borrow $200,000
next year and $156,000 the following year,
nnlesa the legislature allows an increase
of the tax rate or lowers expenditnreu,
neither of wbioh is at all likely, os a
great howl would come from all over
the ntate If suoh action were taken.
Just what is to be done is not exnotly
known at the present, but a deficit will
ho Bure to fol’ow. The tax rato Is the
highest in years.
AND CARRIBD TO STRIKE HEADQUARTERS
AT CANAL DOVER, 0.
Police Rtfuaed to Ulve Strikers Some lolormi-
lion They Desired and Fight Ensued.
One Policeman Finally Weakened and
Told What Wan Wanted.
Canal Dover, Ohio, Aug. 211.—A fight
ooonrred here last night bptweeu the
strikers and the mill polloemou. The
latter had been ont in tho oity on an er
rand for the trust. When they returned
they were met by tho strikora who de
manded to know where they had been
aud why. Tho mou refused to toll.
Tito strikers triod to carry them to the
strike headquarters and a fight ensuod.
The polioe were ovorpowered and carried
bodily away. When told in no uncer
tain way that it was best to give tho in
formation asked, oue weakened and
told. They wero thou permitted to go.
ANOTHER MEDAL OFFERED.
Handsome Trophy as Incentive For Pourlh
Regiment Riflemen.
The riflemen of tho Fourth Georgia
regiment have an additional iuoeutive
for putting forth their very host efforts
in the’matches' to be shot on tho Albany
range next month.
Mr. J. W. Joiner has offered a hand
some gold medal to he shot for by any
ofHoer or enlisted man of the Fourth
regiment taking part in the coming
tournament. The medal will be award
ed to the man making the highest .score
on the 200 and 800 yard ranges, in any
of the matches to he shot. There will
be three matches, and the consecutive
soores at 200 and 300 yards in each of
theBe will bo taken into consideration.
With five shots at eaoli range, it will be
possible to make a total of 50 in the
medal match
It Is not Improbable that one or more
other medals will be offered for the Al
bany tournament before it iB pulled off.
It is almost certain that thero will be
a medal offered for the highest Boore at
500 and 000 yards.
Inquiries being received from militia
organisations in the state indicate that
there will be a nnmber of teams entered
in the matohes, though it is impossible
as yet to publish anything like a com
plete list.
NOT KNOWN M MACON.
Is Mr. Mills, o! Kentucky, Clalmsnt ol Hl|(
Plantation, a Fake?
BUILDING FALLS
Killing Oue Mao ami falail) Injuring Unknown
Woman.
Hoboken. N. .T., Aug. 29.—A building
known as Bennett’s Hall was weakened
by a storm Saturday and fell this morn
ing. The collapse killed Geo. Koorsen,
a bartender, and fatally wounded a
woman whose name is unknown.
Young Byrd Dead.
Atlanta, Aug. 29.—Glenn Byrd, the
son of Adjutant General Phil G. Byrd,
died this morning at 5 o'clock as the re
sult of injuries received by a fall at the
state capital on Tuesday.
From Tuesday’s Daily Herald.
The Albany correspondent, of the Ma
con Telegraph wired to that paper yes
terday the story of the appearance here
of a Mr. Mills, of Kentucky, who
claimed to have the title, through the
United States courts, to 1,000 acres of
the Lee Jordan Fowl Town place, in
Lee county, one of the finest plantations
in Southwest Georgia. Tho story sent
to the Telegraph wus substantially the
same as that printed in yesterday’s
Herald.
Th«» Telegraph prints the Albany
special, and adds the following:
Investigation here shows that no such
case appears on the dockets of the
United States court. No trace has been
found of Mr. Mills as a plaintiff and so
far as can be fonnd among the court
records, the 1,900 acres of land is in no
way involved.
A Mr. Mills was employed here as a
shoemaker with Mr. Hugh McKervov
some time ago. He was hoard to remark
that ho was from Kentucky, and that ho
had a case in the United States court
which was about to be settled, and which
would bring him in $00,000. Upon this
statement, investigation was made at
the government building, but no indi
cation of such a case could bo found.
Mr. Mills was not here last night, so far
as tho officials of the court know.
lowing in this morning's Macon Tele
graph will be read with interest:
To Editor of Macon Telegraph, Sir
Your article in yesterday’s Telegraph
does me an injustice. I do not claim
Mrs. Lee Jordan’s plantation. I only
claim, my own, which I intend to have
according to law. Mr. J. M. Kincaid,
of Knoxville, Temi., is my attorney ; if
I am misled, hr, is thermal! that did it.
We do know our farm. I never did
work for Mr. McKervey as a shoemaker
as stated in your paper
H, 6. Mills.
Child Slightly Better.
From Thursday’s Herald.
Mr. C Wessolowsky received a tole-
gram yesterday afternoon from Mr. H
N. Parker, who was called to Madison a
day or two ago on account of the critical
illness of his little son, George, stating
that the child’s condition was slightly
improved.. The little fellow is suffer
ing from a severe attack of scarlet fever.
His many friends and the friends of his
parents will be glad to learn of the
improvement in his condition.
FROM TIFTON AND FITZGERALD.
Comes s Hatch ol lolcrestlni News Items.
Exlendlng the Air Line.
Tilton, Ga., August 27.—(Special to
Hbkald.)—The home of Mr. J. L.
Piekard, on Second street, was the scene
of ono of the most enjoyable entertain
ments last night that the younger set of
Tifton have participated in for some
time. Miss Novella Piokard entertained
in honor of visitlting young ladies from
ValdoBta and Qnltman, aud her nnole,
Dr. W. L, Piokard, of Cleveland, Ohio.
During the eyonlng a drawing contest
was arranged aud tho diff'eront states of
tho Union wero drawn. OapLaiu J. L.
Sibley won tho prize for tho boat draw
ing. The prize was a useful book nnd
was presented by Mr. J. K. Oarsweil
with a few appropriate romaks. Cap
tain Sibley repliod by saying that this
was the second prize he had ever won,
the first one being when he was aevon
years old for being good.
Captain II. H. Tift Is spending a few
days at home before making his extend
ed visit to the North, taking his nsnal
summer vacation.
Mr. Linton S. Alfrlend, of Albany,
lias ucnoptod a position with the Plant
System as transfer olerk at their depot
in Tifton. He Is heartily weloomed by
the people of Tifton.
Tifton politics are getting a little
warm just now, owing to the faot that
two of ear best men have entered the
race for mayor. Hon. F. G. Boatright
announced his candldaoy a few days
ago, and two days later S. M. Olyatt an
nounced that he was a candidate for
mayor. Both of these gentlemen aro
very popnlar, aud things politically are
hot in the old town.
The T. & N. E. depot at Mystio was
broken Into by burglars last night. They
evidently entered the depot for the pur
pose of robbing the postofilce, as they
did not disturb anything belonging to
tile railroad. Some articles belonging
to Unole Sam were misplaced by the
burglars. No olow has been left to lead
to their captnre.
The Tifton Ginning Co's, plant is
shout ready for operation and within a
few days will bo in a position to tarn
out more cotton than thiB territory will
prodnoe this season. They are using
tho round bale press whioh will in a
great measure save time in shipping
cotton from Tifton as it will not be nee-
essary to compress in transit.
FITZOP.RALD NOTKS.
Fitzgerald is on a boom. There aro
six brick blocks in course of coustroctiou
at tho present time besides a ginning
plant which is being put in by Mr. J. II.
Allison. The 1 wrinville County Cotton
Company's mills is also in course of con
struction, and many other smaller build
ings, Buoh as dwellings, etc.
Tho Waycross Ait- Line is being ex
tended from hero to Cordelo. Fitzger
ald has three first class railroads, anu is
located in one of the richest counties in
the Btate, and boasts of being the best
town in Georgia for its age.
EIGHTEEN VESSELS SUNK
Vienna, Ang. 27.—A cyclone attended
with heavy damage to shipping and
properly passed over Flume today.
Eighteen coasting-vessels in tho harbor
were sank and twenty-six persons were
drowned.
LIFE -
IS THREATENED BY FLOYD COUNTY’S
TAX COLLECTOR.
Tsx Collector Sinlord Tells Editor of Rone
Times That Further Uncomplimentary
Publication! Would Cauie Trouble—Editor
Say* He Will Print What He Pleaiee.
Rome, Ga., Aug. 26.—A sensation of
the first water was sprung here today
at II o'olock when Tax Gollootor V. T,
Sanford of Floyd county, walked into
the office of Walter Harper, Editor of
tho Times, a semi-weekly pnblioation,
and said that lie was tired of being dog*
Red by Harper and that auy farther un
complimentary publications in the ool-
umiis of that paper would be printed at
the risk of Harper's We. Sanford when
soon by a reporter, said that he meant
what he Bald. Harper says he will do
as he ploases and print what he pleaiet.
Ho has been demanding the removal of
Sanford from offloe.
BEAUTIFUL FIGURE.
Confederate Monument Statue Being Greatly
Admired.
From Tuesday's Dally IIrrald.
Yesterday's Hkhald stated that the
LadieB’ Memorial Association had or
dered Mr. Miller to place the marble
statue on the Confederate monument,
and also tliut tho work of hoisting and
setting the figure was in progross.
It was a very ditlloult task to raise the
heavy marble statne to its place, bat It
was successfully accomplished, and now
the mounment stands completed, to
writ for the unveiling exercises, the
time for whioh has not yot boun determ
ined.
The flgnre represents a Gonfodorato
soldier in his service uniform, with sack
coat and sloncli hat. At his side are
his eanteen aud kuapsaok, and in his
hands he holds Ilia rifle, the bntt ot
whioh rests on a email stump at bis foet.
The figure is oarved from beautiful
white Ita.ian marble, and it is a splen
did piece of work. The face of the
statue iu beautifully exuouted. It la
thin and the expression serious, and
shows a determined aud indomitable
aplrit.
A better figure oould not have been
ohoseu to adorn the Confederate mono-
meat and It is being universally ad
mired.
As soon as Mr. Miller finishes a tew
little finishing touches the mounment
will be volled with cloth and will await
the unveiling exercises. Some of the
veterans are anxions for the nnvelllDg
exorcises to be held as soon as possible,
bat others wish it deferred antll after
the first of October, by whioh time the
Daughters of the Coufoderaoy will be
able to get tho Drosses of Honor, and it
is their wish to present these^to the vet-
orans when tho monament is unveiled.
How Abdul Hamid Takes the Franco-Turklsb
Situation—England and Italy Aro Ad-
vlaed by Their Ambaeiadors la Send
Warehlps to Turkey.
WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
Train Ran Into Washout and Ten Passengers
Were Hurt.
Danville, Ya., August 27.—-Train
number 121, on the Southern railway
which left here at 10:68 this morning
for Riohmond, ran into a washout at
News Ferry, nine miles from here. The
engine and baggage car passed over
safely, bnt two coaches turned over and
rollod down a twenty foot embankment.
The sleeper remained on tho track. Ten
passengers were hurt, hut none seri
ously.
RECORD LOWERED.
Steamer Deutschland Crosses] the Allaullc In
Record Time.
New York, August 29.—The steam
ship Deutschland broke tho traus*
Atlantic record by twenty-four minutes,
arriving in New York this morning.
The voyage was made iu five days,
twelve hours and five minutes.
BASE BALL PLAYER KILLED.
lioInlirldKi Player Mil by Quincy’s Pitcher
end Dies.
Quincy, Fla., Aug. 2!).—Geo. Silver,
one of tho Baiubridge, Ga., base ball
team, while playing iu Quincy yester
day afternoon was struck by a bull from
Quincy’s pitcher, accidentally, -mo died
last night as the result.
No one needs to be told to try to cun
■ cough. But euy one will be glad to
be told of a means of cure which will
be thorough nnd lasting. Dr. Pierce’,
Golden Medical Discovery 1* a medi
cine which can be confidently relied
on to cure diseases of the organ* of
respiration. It cures obstinate, deep-
seated coughs, bronchitis and bleeding
of the lungs. It cures when nothing
else wlU cure, and the local physician
•ays: «There is nothing more that we
can do."
There is no alcohol iu "Golden Med
ical Discovery," and It is absolutely free -
from opium, cocaine and all other nar
cotic*.
The dealer, tempted by the little more
profit paid by less meritorious medicines,
will sometimes try and sell s substitute
when the " Discovery ” Is asked for. No
substitute medicine will satisfy the sick
like "Golden Medical Discovery." It
always helps. It almost always cures
"Two years ago a severe cough started ou ms
“■* ” with entairh," writes
Mir. J*. Bkjod, of Daaewood, i
"I oottul not steep nights,
worse at night. I tried te
and K was also bothered ,
Chisago Co., Minn.
. as the cough was
. ght. I tried Severn! cough medi
cines, but to no avail, until a year ago, when I
got so bed I could not breathe ihrougfi my nose
nt times. I then tried Dr. Hsrce’s Golden Med
ical Discovery. After taking eight bottles of
Golden Medical Discovery, and at
Dr. Pierce's
-»»• - ~. w, .. . Jen Medical Discovery, n .» u ..
the oame time using Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
loan a well man. I can thank Dr. Pierce for my
jD. I can thank Dr. L
baaitft,' and will recommend his medicines
many one suffering from the some trouble."
Dr. Pierce’a Pleasant Pellets cure con*
BUT HAS NOT C0URAQB TO EXPEL
FRENCHMEN FROM TURKEY.
Vienuu, August 2D —The Die Infor.
mutton's Constantinople correspondent
says that Izzet Bey. Abdul Hamid's sec
retary, is urgiug the Sultau to expel all
Frenohmou from Turkey and thereby
start the oonf4ot. Tho Saltan cannot
screw his oourugo up to that point just
now. The Turkish press, aonording to
the correspondent, is lnolting the people
against "Gaionrs" and Russians. The
Italian and British ambassadors have
telegraphed their governments, advis
ing the sending of warships to Turkey.
Constantinople, Ang. 22.—The Sultad
is fnrions at Murin Bey, the Turkish
ambassador to Franoe, for telling him
that France would not support M. Con
stants in his demands ou the porte. Ho
Is also enraged at tho Ottoman bank
for Its failure to raise the money in time
for him to fulfil his promises to pay
Franao.
BLIND PHRENOLOGIST
Walked 950 Miles to Visit the Pan-Aoerlcaa
Espoiltlon.
Blnffton, Ind., Ang. 27.—“Unole”
Tomas Wondling, the blind phrenolo
gist, aged 77, who had lived at the ooon-
ty Infirmary for ten years lias just re
turned from the Pan-Amerioan. He
left t ere on June 3rd, and traveled 929
miles. All the distance was walked
save 9 miles. He left here with $1.85.
Engines Have Arrived.
The two big engines for tho new flleo-
trio light station have arrived, and are
on flat cars in front of tho waterworks
station waiting to bo unloaded. They
arrived apparently in good aondition.
roady to bo placed in poeition.
The engines wore bnllt by tho Harris
burg Engino & Machine Oo., of Har
risburg, Pa., and either one of them is
cnpable of palling all the machinery to
he placed in tho new station. The boil
ers have been on the ground for s-n'eral
days, and tho eleotrioal machinery is
expected to arrive soon. By the time
the new building call be made ready all
tho machinery to be placed in it will be
on hand, aud it is hoped tbut the work
will then go forward rapidly.
For Tax Collector Sanford's
Removal.
Atlanta, Ga., August 29.—Au order
for tho removal of Tax Collector San
ford. of Rome, from office has been,
drawn up at the governor's dictation,
but not signed, as tho governor was suij-'i
denly called away by tho i
wife. ■
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