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ALBANY ■*s VOL. 9. ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901. NO 19 WAS SPICY SESSION. CITY FATHERS HELD AN INTERESTINQ MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Somt of tbs Aldermto ,Waot to luHiarote Retaliotory Tadics Afilmt the Railroads. II Iko City's Interests Are lo|ured. Let oi Take op the Cudfel In Sell Detente. From Wednesday's Daily Herald. The regular adjourned bt-weekly meeting of the City Oonncil was held at (lo’olook yesterday afternoon. Besides Mayor Brown, there was present a fnil board of aldermen, with the exception of Alderman Jones, who Is away from home. In the absence of Olerk Bust, his duties devolved upon Olty Treasurer T. M. Tioknor. The usual accumulation of olty ofll cers' reports, bills against the municipal goverment, eto., were disposed of with as little delay os possible. A petition from the Central Railway Company was read asking permission to lay a six-inch water main along the nu opened oust end of Reeldenoe street from Flint river to the company's water tanks in their yards. The petition was granted, with the stipulation that the permit may be revoked by the city at any time without previous notice. The resignation of Fireman W. 0. Brooks was read and acoepted. There was only one applicant for his place : Mr. W. E. Fields, who was elected. The olerk read a letter from the La France Fire Engine Co., in whioh it was stated that the pump and Buotlon appa ratus of the old Thronateeska engine would be put in first-class repair for$75, Chief James, who was present, stated that for the expenditure of about $75 ud- dltional, the engine could be pnt in such condition as to give good service for some years to come, and, held as a re serve, wonld be a safeguard against diB aster in the event of a possible * break down at the waterworks station. The matter was placed in the hands of the fire committee, with instructions have the work done with the least posal. ble costs. Several building permits were grant ed. Merssrs. L. E. Poley, agent, and G P. Pitohford, commercial agent, repre Renting the Central road, were present, and asked that the city give thei<- road n share of its patronage, mentioning especially the coal that is now being shipped from Alabama for nse in the waterworks and electrio light stations This ooal has always been bought, here tofore, from looal parties, but this year the olty pnrehased 2,000 tonB direot 'fro* Alabama mines. It is shipp d at regular intervals, and h&s been rented heretofore over the Plant System, was the sense of Gonnoil, as brought oat by a motion of Alderman Tarver, that the city’s business be divided between the roads, and the waterworks and eleo- trio light oommlttee will see *hat this done in future. A SPICY TURN. As will be seen by reference to an ar ticle elsewhere in the Herald today, the business men of the city ore consld erably aroused on acoonnt of cer ain re striotions whioh have reoently been laid down by the ro >ds entering the oity .aud which are calculated to injure loc„, business interests. A meeting of prom inent citizens to take up this matter has been called for this afternoon. By some means, this matter came up during the meeting of Council, and sev eral aldermen waxed warm indiBouss- ing it. It was remarked that the city had never refused to grant one of the raiway companies a requost preferred, and that the community had a right to expect in return fair treatment from the roads. Alderman Tarver stated that he was in favor of revoking the permit just granted the Central road to lay a water main on one of the streets of the city. He said he thought that in dealing with the rotds, it was advisable to "fight the devil with fire,” though that statement was made in no narrow spirit. He thought that as long as the community remained quiesoent, entering no protest against the squeezing processes so lately inaugurated by the roads, conditions would not improve. He appreciated the work of the railroads, and did not -want to make war on them, bntthonght that as long as the railway companies grew more exacting, the oity would do well tojbe scant with its favors. He moved to rocousider the permit referred to, explaining thnt his motion was in the interest of a principle and not merely the single oase under consideration. Al dermen Tarver aud Whitehead voted to -’-ter, Aldermen Lippitt, Rawlins ■•wr and defeating the Ce Sttfl - motion. Alderman Tarver tliei^ioved that the oity attorney be instructed to look up the records showing the nature of the understanding with the roads relative to the nse of the streets for side tracks, with a view to ascertaining whether the roads are abusing th?ir rights. He re ferred especially to the long "Y" whioh runs on three sides of the nnion depot and which he declared to bo n» meuaco to the safety of every person in Albany I merely want to see whether the roads are observing all the ordinances passed in the interest of the public safety," said Alderman Tnrver. After short discussion, in whioh all the aldermen joined, the motion prevailed, McKinley changes front ON THE TARIFF QUESTION. t Cl etle‘ g n His Speech at Buffalo To day He Declared That We Should Now Reduce Tariffs So as to Admit Foreign Goods at Competing Basis. Buffalo, N. Y., Sopt. 5.—Today Is President’s Day at the Pan-American Exposition, and President McKinley made a speech to an Immense throng. His speech shows that he has ohanged front uu the tariff question. He said that we should, as we had more money from tariffs than is necessary, reduoe them and allow foreign goods to enter at a oompeting basis. He said it was folly to think we oould sell to all the world and bay nothing. HE TWO SAMS , TO HELP GUERRY? Rumored That Sam Jones and Sam Small Will Take a Hand as Prohibitionists in the Gubernatorial Campaign. Atlanta, Ga., Sopt. 8.—It is rumored here today that Sam Jones will join Sam Small in the coming fight for pro hibition in Goorgiu, and that both will advocate Gnerry for governor. The anti-Guerry men are alarmed by the minor that both the cams will aid that candidate. • 1 SCHWAB’S TERMS. Mills Which He Managed to Keep Running Will Not Be Unionised. New York, Sepi t( 5.—The 3un says of yesterday’a conference: “President Schwab yesterday told the conciliation committee that the only terms he wonld consider were that all the mills, whether union or non-union, whioh he had man aged to rnn after the strike, would be considered non*anion. He was willing to reorganize all the union mills whioh the strikers had managed to keep olosed, TIRED OF STRIKE, i is Tla Plate Workmen at McKeesport Waat Return to Work. McKeesport, Pa., Sept. 4.—It is re ported that fully two-thirds of the old employees of the Demmler tin plate works will return to work this evening or tomorrow. The American tin plate company called upon Sheriff McKinley of Allegheny county to tT^ke oharge of the Demmler plant today at noon. The company has learned that a large per oeutage of the old men are willing tore turn to work if promised protection. AFTER TIE ROADS. ALBANY BUSINESS MEN THINK RAIL WAYS SHOULD QIVE BETTER RATES. Mcetlni oi Board ol Trade Members sad Clli less Generally Yesterday Afternoon. Largely Attended—Committee to Oo Bo- (ore Rallrotd Commleilon With Albany’e Grievance*. THE OLD BOAT WILL DEFEND THE CUP AOAINST SHAMROCK II. Alter Wreitllng With (he Problem Nearly Al Night, Thf. ueclelon Wee Reached by the Cup Committee ol the New York Yacht Club, and So Announced. Newport, R. I., Sept. 5.—Columbia will defend the America's onp against Shamrook. This was deolded upon to day by the enp challenging oommitteo of the New York Yaoht Club after be ing in B°saiou nearly all night. The de cision was annonnoed at' noon by Score- trry J V. S. Uddie, of the olub. LAST YEAR'S COTTON CROP. LAWYER AND WITNESS Precipitated a Small Riot at Jonesboro, Os., Today. Jonesboro, Ga , Sept. 4.—There was a small riot about noon here today be tween McLaughlin and Jones, attor neys, and John and I.nther P.er.rfield aud others, precii ituted by r marks of McLanghlin abont John Benefield in a speech where John was a witness for the opposite side. John was stabbed three time' in the back and the others were bruised. More trouble is likely. GIRL FROM GEORGIA Quarreled With Her Lover and Took Poison, st Tamps. Tampa, Fla., Sept. 4.—Norma Sims, a young white girl, living in the garrison section, took laudanum laBt night after a quarrel with her lover, and is at the point of death. She came here a few months ago from Macon, Ga., aud is said to belong to an excellent family there. Pro-Boer Meeting Dispersed. Berlin, Sept. 5.—The police last night dispersed a pro-Boer meeting whioh had been summoned by the editor of the Staatsbnrger Zeitung. II Was ■ Record Breaker In the Total ol Caeh Return*. New Orleane, Sept. The totals of Secretary Hester’s annual report of the ootton crop of the United. States were promulgated today. They show receipts of ootton at all United States ports for the year of 7,(166,452 against 0,784,864 last year; overland to Northern mills 1,140,287 against 1,161,182; Southern consumption taken direot from interior of the ootton belt 1,576,788 against 1,540, 868, making the orop of the United States for 1000-1601 10,888,422 against 0,486,410 last year and 11,274,840 the year before. Mr. Hester bas made his nsaal inves. tigation into the consumption of every ootton mill in the South, inolndlng woolen mills that have UBed ootton, and the rosnlts show a total of 1,020,931 bales, bnt of this 44,168 baleB were taken from ports, inolnded in port reoeipts This total show* that the mills of the Sonth have nsed np 28,816 bales made than during 1868-1900 against a con- sumption by the North of 3,050,000. Mr. Hester also gives the sotnal pro. dnetion of Oklahoma, 118,008, and Mis sour! 25,794. His report on the ootton crop for the different states H os follows North Carolina, including Kentucky and Virginia, 512,000; Sooth Carolina. 611,000; Georgia, 1,295,000; Alabama, 1 .ono 000: Florida. 45.000; Mississippi, 85u,0iw"; Louisiana, 718,000; Arkansas, 702,000; Tennessee, inolndlng Okla homa, Missouri, Kansas and Utah, 850,000; Texas, 8,809,000. Total orop 10,883,000. Mr. Hester’s full report, which will be issued tomorrow, will contain interest ing foots in relation to the continued inorease in the splindles of Sontheru mills and to new mills now building, Borne of whioh will come into operation daring the new commercial year. He will also give interesting foots showing that with an excess in bales over last year of 947,000 the South obtained ;for the crop an increase of $130,782,729; the value of this year’s crop having reached the enormous total of $494,507,549, more than ever before obtained for any cot ton orop. Now is the Time to Plant Rye; Seed may be proonred at the 29-dl w-wlt. Albany Grocxry Oo WHY SECRETLY? London, Sept. 3.—A prominent Tam many man told your correspondent this morning that he had every reason to be lieve that Rlohard Groker had sailed seorety on the American liner Philadel phia for New York. From Thursday's Doily Hkrald. In response to tho call issased Taos day for a meeting of tho Board of Trade and business men of tho oity generally, there was a representative gathering at tho oity hail at 5 o olook yesterday af ternoon. Mayor S. B. Brown, as ohalrman of the Board cf Trade, oalled the meeting to order. Mr. T. M. Carter immediately arose and called attention to the fact that there were present a number of prominent business men who were not members of the Board of Trade. As the matters to be considered in the meeting were of great importance to the bosl- ness interenti of the olty, he thought it advisable to have at fall and free discus sion as possible, and presented a motion inviting all persons present not mem- ben of the board to participate in the deliberation! of the meeting. The mo tion-wa* adopted without dissent. Mayor Brown then stated the objeot of the meeting. He commented on the apparent disposition of the railroads en tering Albany to gradual# inorease freight rates and impose restrictions and conditions that are burdensome and injnnons to the otty’e best Interests, He thought, aa did other business men that the time had oome toproteet, and to aooompany the protest with measures calculated to make it effeotive. He referred to the matters discussed in an nrtiele in yesterday’s Hbrald—the refnral of the railroads to issue bills of lading until ootton bas been compressed aud aotnally placed in the oars ready for shipment; the obarge, or "concentra tion fee,” of 15 oenta per bale for ootton •topped at a compress point to be pressed while enronte to a port; the ruling of the roads that shippers’ weights will not be plaoed in bills of lading until the oot ton has been reweighed by the road*’ own soaleamen, eto. “The new condi tions,” he laid, "will make it very dif ficult for the looal bank* to carry on the cotton business of the market." Mayor Brown furthermore called at tention to the gradual inorease of rates oo all merchandise. For example, the rate on first olass staff from New York to Albany was, a few years ago, $1 per hundred pounds. It was first increased to $1.09, and has now gone np to $1.14. The rate on fifth olass staff, he stated, had been 58 oenta, bnt some goods of this olass bad been ad. vanned to the fourth class, increasing the rate to 72 cents. These are hard, ships on the business community, and the purpose of the meeting was to con sider what was best to bo done. Mr. A. P. Coles stated that a short time ago the business men of Thomas- ville went before the railroad commis sion and showed that tho freight rates to and from that oity were largely in excess of those enjoyed hy Albany, and that the discrimination was unjust. The commission ordered that the canso for complaint on tho part of Thomas ville bo removed; bnt instead of lower ing Thomasville’s rates, Albany’s are being increased. Remarks were also made by Mr. .7. R. Whitehead, who referred to the newly assessed terminal charges imposed by roadH entering Albanv. He declared that a pool existed among the railroads, and thought a determined effort should be made to break it np unless freight rates are speedily lowered. He thought the co-operation of other towns and olties in this section should be secured. Mr. A. W. Muse also made a few re marks, referring especially to the "con centration fee.” Mr. M. Weal oaky enumerated in- ■tanoei of gradual bnt steady inorease in freight rate on' Niaple groceries, and declared that the process was still going on. Not only are rates inoreased out light, but many ortioles are being ohanged from a lower to a higher olassi- float ion. He suggested that a oommlt tee be appointed to confer directly with the boards of trades of Dawson, Ameri cas, Gordele and other points in the hope of finding the dotired relief. It was suggested further that a oommlttee go before the railroad oommiBslon with the oity's grievances. Col. J. W. Wai ters stated that the only hope of relief lay in breaking np the railroad pool. lie oalled attention to the fact that there is a law in Georgia against the forma tion of pools by railroads, and that it can bo enforced if the proper effort is • ^pdotTln made. On motion, it was deolded to appoint a oommlttee, who will employ a oomps- tent attorney to proonre evidenoe of the exlstenoe of a pool among the railroads, tlion go before the railroad commission and demand that the iliioit oombination be broken up, and that Albany receive all the privileges to whioh she is justly entitled. A motion presented by Mr. A. P. Oolos and amended by Mr. H. Nott Parker provides that a oommlttee of three make a canvuss of the oity to pro- cure new members of the Board of Trade, that all dnea of old members be oolleoted at ouoo, and that the funds in the treasury be nsed to defray the ex penses of the board in employing an at torney, oto. This oommlttee oonslsta of Messrs. H. Nott Parker, T. N. Wooifoik and A. W. Mnse. The oommlttee to appear before the railroad commission is composed of Messrs. M, Wesloekv, A. P. Coles end H. A. Tarver. Will "go" until' she drops, and think she's doing rather a fine thing. Very often the future shows her that alie wan laying the foundation for yearn of unhappiness. When the back aches, when there is Irregularity or auy other womanly ill, then the first duty a woman owes to herself is to find a cure for her ailments. • The use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre- riptlon in eaaea of womanly disease will insure n prompt restoration to sound health. It regulates the periods, stops unhealthy drains, heals inflammation and ulceration, and cures female weak* ness. It makes weak women strong, sink women well. Gick women are invited to consult Dr. Piarce, by letter, free of charge. All correspondence absolutely private and confidential. In bis thirty years and over of medical practice Dr. Pierce, as sisted by his staff of nearly a score of ihyshdans, has treated and cared morn ban half a million women. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. to let you i Miss . West several and of the bottles of ' fnrprite Prescription' am. -Qolden Medics! Weeovery.' I hsve no head- sent now, end no more psio in my side: no ■ceitnr-down pain any more. 1 think that there ■ no medicine like Dr. Pierce's medicine.” Dr. Pieree't Common 8ensc Medicat Adviser, in paper covert, is tent free on recalnt of at one-cent stamps to pay ex pense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Herce, Buffalo, N. V., . 00V. CANDLER MAKES DENIAL Of Statement of Hon. Joe Hall in His Cartersville Speech With Reference to the Pay ment of Taxes by Railroad* Ga., ,.Sept. 8.-Gpveraor Candler today bitterly denied tfe dtatoi ment made by Joe Hill Hill, in hie ■peeohin Oartereville Saturday that the railroads did not pay taxes In Georgia. The Governor said the railroads had In- oreased the payment of (taxation and were paying 18 per oent. more taxes now than when he oame into offioe. THE 100,000 MARK WILL PROBABLY BB PASSED IN ALBANV COTTON RBCEIPTS Dnrlil tbs Sisson ol 1MI-I»2-Miey Cam. ' presses In This SUM to bn Closed Down, Bnt Albeuy's Prsei Wllljbelo Pall Opera tion—Other Colton New). MARKET REPORT COMMITTEE. Cotton Men Will luu* Dally Sinlemeit-Tbn Work to be Divided. From Thursday's Daily Herald. Aa a result of a meeting of the ootton buyers and warehousemen of the oity, oalled yesterday for the purpose of dis missing various matters in oonneotlon with the season jnat opening np, a market report oommlttee has been ore* a ted. . This oommlttee as selected oonsiste of Messrs. J. R. Whitehead, T. N. Wool- folk and A. W. Mnse. It will meet every afternoon and make up a report to be Issued, giving quotations of thin market, Savannah, New York, Liver pool and perhaps other markets. This oommitee will serve for one month, at the end of which time another commit- tee, composed of three other ootton men will bo named. The oommittee will be ebanged every month, thus dividing the work among all the buyers and ware housemen of tho oity. STRIKERS DEPRESSED. New Men el Work In Tin Plale Work* nt Pittsburg. Pittsburg, l’a., Sept. S.—Tho Ameri can tin plate works company has suc ceeded in introducing 82 additional skilled workmen into the star plant, Tho men came from Philadelphia. The managers expect bofore night that seven out of eight mills will be in operation Tho strikers are depressed. IMADE FUN OF THE KAISER. Lese Pnnny Majesty Proceedings Against Papers ol Berlin. Berlin, Sept. 5.—Lese malesty pro ceedings are likely among the fnnny papers beoanse they made fnd of the The ootton season of.1900-1901 olosed on Saturday, August 81st, when there wan a general oasting np of reoeipts of the country at large, of the several oot ton growing states, and of the various markets, whether oltlee, towns or vll logos. Statement! have already been tanned ibowlng the total orop of the United Staten and the reoeipts of the more important market*. The season jnat olosed was the largest in the history of-Albany as a ootton market, abont ugnty thousand bale* papsing through the looal warehouses and oompres*. In past yearn, our reoelpU have never exceeded 05,000 bale*, and the Inorease shown in 1900- 1901 is very gratifying. And If the opinion of the best posted ootton men of Albany is worth any thing, this market will pass the 100,000 bale mark before the season of 1901-1902 ■ball olode. Warehousemen, buyers and oompressmen are unanimous in that opinion. Aswan the oase during the past sea-, son, only one oompiess will be operated in Albany during the ootton year jnst beginning, bnt as this press is the largest in the state and oapable of handling considerably more than 100,000 bales in a season, it is not likely that ootton interests will suffer. The Albany press, as la well known, belongs to the Georgia Ootton Oo., and was leased last season to Mr. O. O. Hanson, of Savannah. Mr. Hannon will again operate the press this year, together with a number of others in southern Georgia and eastern Alabama. Only the larger presses will be operated. The Herald is Informed that the plants at Dawson, Ga.,aod Troy and Opelika, Ala., will be shot down by Mr. Hanson, ootton from these markets being shipped to Albany, Amerions or other points to bo pressed. The Albany plant will be in oharge of Major George F. Rntzler again this sea son, and will give steady employment to abont 100 hands, with a weekly pay roll of $600 or $700. The preBS will be equipped with one of the newly invented and patented Ohnrchill gadgets. This is an apparatus for giving greater den sity to oompressed bales. It binds them with wire in lien of the ties now in nse, and entitles nil ootton so treated to a freight rate concession of one sixteenth of a oent per ponnd. This is qnlte an important item in the coarse of a sea son’s ran, and will be appreciated by looal buyers, warehousemen and pro ducers. There is every reason for anticipating anothor reoord breaking season for Al bany as a cotton market, Local cotton men are ready for the opening np of business, whioh is- nearly a month be- ' hind time: Soon the fleecy will be roll- Chinese mission’s visit to the’ Kaiser.. - One paper has already been seized, for ijtg in by the thousands of bales, and picturing the Kaiser as a sohool boy, be-. Albany will-.reoeive more ootton ing taught by Count Von Waldersee. any market in southern Georgia. . f INDSTINCT PRINT M