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ALBANY jrjy\ a i ■ -•• VOL. 9. ALBANY, GA.. 'SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1901. NO 22 HAVE WE STRUCK OIL DOWN IN GEORGIA? t A- 'o. % 6Z0L60SZ SENTENCED TO DIE MONDAY. OCTOBER 28. Strong Indications That Albany Will Soon Have a “Gusher.” At a Depth of Nearly 900 Feet, While Boring Artesian Well For the City’s Waterworks System, Oil is Found. Deposit Increases as Well Goes Deeper—No Little Excitement Pro- • rails. c<? From Tuesday's Drily H jrrid. There is excitement in Albany. And it’s all on aooonnt of a little oil. Be it said to the credit of the exoited ones, they have thus far been able to prevent their feelings from running away with reason, and the looal sensa tion of the hour may still he referred to as mild. But at any moment restraint may be thrown to the four winds, and the pop ulation of Albany beoome a wildly ex oited, half maniaoal multitude. And as we said before, it is all on ao oonnt of a little oil. As is well known to the pnblio, the work of boring a new artesian well for the city of Albany has been in progress for several months past., The site of the new well is on the lot of the water works pumping station, and but a short distanoe from the 12-inoh well whioh supplies most of the water to the city mains. The new well Is being sunk for the purpose of increasing the water supply, whioh is now hardly adequate to the aotual demand, even though the strictest economy is exerolsed in its use at all seasons of the year. The new well is being bored by Ur. J. F. Joyce, of St. Augustine, Fla., and the work launder the immediate charge of one of his superintendents, Ur. J. A. Lynch. For some time Ur. Lynoh has been remarking to parties who engaged him in conversation at the well, that the drill was passing through geological for mation, which, up in the oil country, would indioate the propinquity of a po- -troleum bearing stratum. "There’s no telling what we will strike when we get down here a little deeper,’’ Ur. Lynch would remark with a knowing shake of the head. Several dayB ago it was announced that a steady flow of water had been seoured at a depth of about 875 feet, but this only amonnted to about twenty-five ‘.gallons per minute. Yesterday morn- | ing Mr. Lynch noticed that oil partiolei I-were oomlng up with the water, and that as the overflow passed off through a little channel provided for that pur pose, its snrfaoe was almost completely covered with a greasy soum. Later in the day, the oil particles became more numerous, and could be platuly seen even by uuexperienoed eyes. The news quiokly spread over the lity, and during the afternoon many arties visited the scene to verify with iheir own eyes the report Bpread by ithers. And every person who saw be- ,me enthused. VisionB of gushers and ,n oil boom, with real estate leaping to ihe command of fabulous prices, filled ihe minds of men and women, and the hole city was talking oi oil. Mr. Lynoh has spent fifteen years of is life in the oil region of Pennsylva- ia, having come from that state only a ew months ago to take ohargo of the ell he is now boring. His experience boring for oil enabled him to per- ilve, some tims ago, that indications ere strong that petroleum lay below e point to whioh his drill has pene- ted. Said Mr. Lynch yesterday: "Up in ennsylvania, we always strike the wa- bearing strata and pass through cm before finding oil. Then comes a itratum of shale, where braoklsh water >ts. All these things I hare found ere. The shale deposit was exactly as have'found it.in Pennsylvania, and ie brackishness of the water has been leptible at times for several days, boring arteiiari wells, it is never safe make pndloUws, tat SI I lwro Mn* ed anyth,. "*een years’ experience in the great on ju of Pennsylvania, there 1b oil not far below the point through whioh my drill is now passing. There is enough oil in the water now to ruin it for drinking purposes, ard we are obliged to keep going down. It is cer tain that in the end we will either strike petroleum or pure wator. And I’m looking for oil." The well at the waterwo' k) station is now deepor, by about seventy feet, than any that has ever been sunk in this im mediate section. The present depth is not lesB than BOO feet, while the next deepest well is that on Oommeroe street, alBO owned by the oity, whioh is 830 feet in depth. Mr. Lynch, therefore, is now passing through hitherto unexplored territory, and, as he himself expresses it, "there’s no telling what we will run upon down there." Buffalo, Sept. 26.--Leon F. Czolgosz, the mur derer of President McKinley, was sentenced today to die on Monday, October 28, as predicted yesterday. OIL SIGNS GROW STRONGER Signs of oil have been growing stronger today aa the well was carried deeper. Gradually the flow of water has increased, and every gallon that oomes up is strongly Impregnated with globules that are presumably petroleum. The little stream that flows off from the well is covered with an oily soum, and the enthusiasm of those who are watoh- ing the growing evidenoes of a ooming ’strike” is fast increasing. Mr. Lynoh says it is his opinion that the well on whioh he is now working should be abandoned, for should oil be found the whole water-bearing strata might be ruined. The oil, coming up before great pressure, would penetrate the strata above its natural bed, and ruin the water coming out of every ar tesian well in this immediate section. Ur. Lynoh said: "lam as confident as a man could be that there is oil down there,” and he pointed to the opening of the well. "So great is my confidence that I am willing to take as muoh stock in a company to sink an oil well os any man in Dougherty oounty, and will put in my experience in the business, and my labor. There’s oil there, I tell yon, and sooner or later we will strike it.” Training Is indispensable to athletic success. In training, much stress is laid upon diet; care ful attention to the quantity and auality of the food eat en, with regularity of meals. That is the secret of strength for every man. No man can be stronger than hu» stomach. The careless and irregular eating, of business men, causes disease of the stomach and its allied organs of digestion and nutrition. There can be no sound health until these diseases are cured. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition, and enables the body to be built up into vig orous health by the assimilation of the nutrition extracted from food. "I was taken with the grippe, which resulted in heart and stomach trouble," writes Mr. T. ft. Caudill, of Montland, Alleghany Co., N. C. «I was unable to do anything a good part of the ! 1®?* I.wrote to Dr. Fierce about my condition, Idn- v having full confidence in hU medicine. He ad- viwd me to take hla 'Golden Medical Discovery,' which I did. Before I had finished the second bottle I began to feel better. I have used nearly ix bottles. I feel thankful to God for the bene- It I have received from Dr. Pierce's Golden Mcd- cal Discovery. I can highly recommend it to all persons as a good and safe CZOLGOSZ TO DIE. JURY RETURNED A VERDICT OP OUILTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. LEESBURG HAS IT, TOO. If There’s Oil in Dougherty Couoty It Ie Alio In Lee, Stye This Writer. The Macon Telegraph publishes the following: Leesburg, Ga„ Sept. 25.—The re ported discovery of oil at Albany has started surmises here to a large extent. It has been known for years that wells in the oounty have had to be abandoned beoanse of this same greasy slime, and at least a dozen plooes show this sn-.faoe indication. Nothing was thought of it and nothing done abont it, however. Now, the question arises. Lee connty is exactly the same formation Dongherty. The artesian strata is not bo deep, and if Albany has oil Lee is compelled to have It. The writer oan find the senm floating on the serfaee in several places. Citizens are skeptical about the value of the reputed discovery at Albany bnt the same thing that ib in Albany water is in some wells aronnd Leesburg, whatevor it iB. AT THE WHITE HOUSE. No Presidential Receptions to Be Held Until New Year’s. Washington, Sept. 26.—Secretary CJor- telyon has given out the announcement that President Roosevelt will not hold any official functions at the White House until the public reception on New Year’s day. After that date they will take place as formerly. The flag on the executive mansion will fly at half staff and mourning papers will be used by the heads of the departments for a pe riod of thirty days. STAMPEDING CATTLE. Chicago School Trown Into Children Panic. Chicago, Sept. 20.—Stampeeding cat tle from the stock yards this morning threw 15,000 sohool children into panio. The cattle roamed the streets for two hours, oharglng pedestrians. Two boys were fatally injured >7 the ftenv peodlng oPtttot 1 person, a. a good and aafe medicine.'* Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure constipation. Judge White Will Sentence Ihe Preeldent's Assassin Ie Ihe Electric Chtlr it 2 O'clock Tomorrow Afternoon—Ctoelo, Scenes of the Pamous Trial. Buffalo. N. Y„ Sept. S5.—Leon F. Ozolgosz will give up his life in the eleotrio ohair in expiation of his awfnl crime, the assassination of President William McKinley. A verdiot of guilty was returned by the jury at twenty-five minntes after 4 o'olook yesterday afternoon. The "twelve tried men and true" were ont of the oonrt room bnt a short time. The distriot attorney abrnptly olosed the oase for the Btate at 2:44 o’clook, and Judge Lewis immediately addressed the jury for the defense. He was fol lowed by Distriot Attorney Benney, for the state. Both addresses were short, as was Judge White’s oharge, though every point was fhily oovered. The jnry re-entered the coart room at exactly 4:25, and order was at once commanded by the oonrt. The roll of the jnry was called, and when the court called for a verdict the foreman an nounced in a dear veice: We find the defendant guilty of murder in the flast degree." There was no applause. Judge White stated that sentence would be passed npon the prisoner at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Czolgosz was immediately oarried through the underground passage back to the Delaware street jail, where he will remain until Thursday afternoon, when his guards will carry him before Judge White to receive sentence. OIL IN PLENTY CONTINUES TO COMB UP FROM THB NEW ARTESIAN WELL. Water More Strongly Impregnated With Oil Today Then at Any Time Since lie Pres- ence Wn* First Discovered—Stale Geologist Aiked to Come and Mike Examination.. THE SCHLEY INQUIRY. From Thursday’s Dailj Herald. Albany is bMII mildly exoited over her oil prospeot. The predioted "gusher” has not yet materialized, but hope reigns in the breast of every Albanian that “something is going to happen” aronnd at the waterworks station before many days. Today, work on the well has been in progress without Interruption, and to the inexpressible delight of those who have visited the soeno, the water ooroiHg to the snrfaoe contains more oil than has been notioed at any time elnoe signs of its existence were first discovered. As was staled in yesterday’s Herald, work did not prooeed without interrup tion yesterday, and whenever the drill stopped for any length of time there was a diminution of the supply of oil appearing at the snrfaoe, due to the aoonmnlation of sand at the bottom of the well. Today, however, the drill has been going down steadily, though on account of thp rooky formation progress is neoesaarily slow. Hoar after hour it is seen that more otijUPpears in the water. The flow of water does not increase ve?y rapidly, bnt the proportion of oil becomes stead ily greater. It oompletely covers the snrfaoe of the little stream made ap of the overflow from the well, and whioh runs off into one of the oity sewers on North street. Hnndredsof persons visit the toons of the well morning and evening, and many are confidently expeoting oil to bnrst forth at any mlnnte. Superin tendent Lynoh is as oonfident as ever that he will open np a gusher If he la permitted to go deep enough. The well la now oased to a depth of only about 400 feet, bnt as the result of an understanding between the Oity Oonnoil and Mr. J, F. Joyoo, the con tractor, casing will be pnt in to the bot tom, so that there will be no danger of the well failing or filling In at some fu ture time. It Is probable that the state geologist or one of his assistants will come to Al bany tonight or tomorrow to investigate the oil qoestion and adviBe the oily au thorities what is best to be done. If there is strong probability of opening np a gnsher, the municipal officials want to know it and be prepared. Another question on whioh the state geologist’s opinion ie desired is whether the open ing ,np of the oil stratum supposed to lie below would ruin the waterbearing strata from whioh onr water snpply is derived, and what measures may be taken to prevent each a catastrophe. Mayor Pro Tern. Whitehead wirod to Atlanta this morning for the pnrposo of having the state geologist come down at as early an hour as possible. It iB hoped that he will arrive tonight or to morrow. CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY. Royal v AbsojluieiyIPuee Baking Powder ABseumnrtouitE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome BOVAl SAMWO rowww OO.. MW VOSS. NOW BELIEVED THAT HE WILL WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT. The Prisoner Takes More loterest In His Case sod the Opinion Is Olven That He Will Want to Make a Hnrriofue to the Court. Progress ot the Trial Thli Morning. Buffalo, Sept. 24.—"Will you pnt Ozolgoezon the stand in hie own be half?" was asked of Oarlton Ladd, the assassin's attorney, this morning. "Not anIesB he aska permission to do so," waB the reply "and we are in the dark as to bis views on this point." Assistant Distriot Attorney Haller this morntng said: 'Ozolgosz is developing symptoms of garrulity and wants to talk. He desires to make a statement to the court and will be given an opportnnlty at the proper time. I beUeve he baa a har- rangne ready.” Ozolgosz arose at 6 o'olook this morn ing and bathed and dressed with scru pulous oaro, something he has ignored before. He was taken to oonrt a lew minntes before 10. He sat upright in bis ohair and took more interest in the oase. Judge Titos, his lawyer, spoke to him for the first time, the prisoner mat tering a few inaudible words in reply. The first witness called wan Civil En gineer B. J. Fields, who Identified a diagram of the Temple of Mnslo show ing the ohair into whioh the President sank when he wan shat and the place where the crowd approaohlng the Pres ident broke into single file. He won not cross examined. A PLOT v TO I0NORB AND HUMILIATE SCHLBY IS SHOWN. Ao Important Admission Wrong Prom Cnptnln ' Wist, Who Wm Recalled In the Scbiey Court ol Inquiry Thli Morning—Members ol Court to Attend Judge Wllson'e Funeral. Washington, D. O,, Sept. 21).—In the Bohley ooarb of inquiry Captain Wise was recalled this morning, Hla testi mony showed that a plot to Ignore and hnmUlate Bohley had been formed. He admitted that he had never given Bohley any Information as to the where abouts of the Spanish fleet, thoagh be had been In communication with the commander on many oooaaions. The oonrt holds only one session today In order that they may attend the fu neral of Jndge Wilson, Sobley’s ohlef counsel, who died Tuesday, SOME ARTESIAN WELL HISTORY. HAD FOLLOWED THB PRESIDENT TO NIAGARA PALLS. Attorney Quaokenbush told the dra- matlo story of the shooting of the Presi dent, and made the sensational and hitherto unknown statement that for two hoars after the prisoner had been taken to the polioe station, and while howling mobs in the streets were mak ing ready to storm the jail, the prisoner talked to the poUbe and others in Su perintendent Bull's office. He told them that he had gone to Niagara Falls on the morning of the shooting to kill the President, bnt oould not get olose enough; that he was an anarchist and had premeditated the crime for a week, Mourning Badges Worn This Morning by tale Judge Wilson's Associates. Washington, D. O., Sept. 25.—Admiral Bohley and his lawyers were in mourn ing for Jndge Wilson when they ap peared in court this morning. A new series of maps, a great deal larger than any before used, were sent to the court this morning. One is fifteen feet long and three feet wide. There were half a -Jdoaeu other charts isut tc» illustration lo< the oase. France Signifies Acceptance oi One Offer, bnt Rejects Another. Constantinople, Sept. 28.—Fran oe ac cepts Turkey’s settlement of the olaim ot M. Turbini, bnt rejeots as being too small the offer as to the olaim of M Lorando, who loaned money to Turkey yean ago. M. Lorando offered to aoeept settlement of the debt with oompobnd interest, bnt the ports booked and offer ed him 45,000 pounds, Turkish money, Jew ttJUtbU original claim; HAT BE CONVICTED BEFORE NIGHT. Buffalo, Sept. 24.—When the oonrt resumed for the Ozolgosz trial this after noon, there was every indication that be would be fonnd guilty as charged in the indiotment before night. KRUGER HAS PLENTY. An Interesting Local Reminiscence Prom lbs Pea ot Mn|. R. J, Bacon, Baoonton, Ga., Sept. 20th, 1901. Mr. Editor: It will be remembered by many old- zens of Albany that when the "Brood street artesian well” was bored and reaohed a depth of 600 or 700 feet, and' still no water, great discourage ment prevailed among the citizens and Oity Oonnoil, regarding the experiment a failure and the money spent np to that date as lost. A motion was mads in the City Oonnoil to abandon the work. The vote resulted In a tie, when the lament ed then mayor, Major W. H. Wil der, gave the oastlng vote to oon- ■m • , i tinno the boring, as he expressed It, "until they got tA China.” A magnifi cent flow of water was the result. Who oan estimate the value of that (lasting vote to Sonth Georgia and Florida ? All honor to the memory of Major Wilder I Now, perhaps, the City Oonnoil of Albany oan immortalize themselves by persistent boring ot the well now In process to 1,500 or 2,000 feet in an effort to reaoh oil, of whioh there la snoh strong lndioatlon. An oil gnsher in Albany, wonld odd millions of dollars to all Flint river val ley lands. It is inonmbent on Albany to oon- tlnne the boring. Urge it! Press It I Robert J. Bacon. P. -8.—The names of John P. Fort and W. H. Wilder ahonld never be forgotten In Sonthwest Georgia, B. J. B. $§§19 JUDGE WILSON'S DEATH Report Tbit Boer President Is Destitute Vig orously Denied. London, Sept. 20.—The Brussellsjstory to the effeot that former President K-mger is destitute originated in the BrnsBells Soir. The Soir is an unreliable sheet, bnt the story was promptly telegraphed to Enghmd, disseminated throughout that country, aDd then cabled to the United States. The Transvaal legation in Brnsselis domes the story and says: “Mr. Kruger is living simply beoanse all the funds are employed injour oauee. These funds are still adequatejand are frequently inoreasod"by; contributions from Boer sympathizers.” A DAKOTA BLIZZARD. Snow sud Heavy Rain In Ibe Northwest Today. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 26.—Tele grams received from Bottineau, B, D„ and surrounding towns state that that seotion is experiencing a Dakota bliz zard. At6a.m. the ground was,oot- ered two inches with snow. Bain fell heavily. Gniaihookitn stmAlpg in WftttCi Causes Adjournment ol Scbiey Court ol In quiry Until Tomorrow. Washington, D. C„ Sept. 24.—After hearing the nows of the death of Jndge Jeremiah Wilson, Sohley’s ohief coun sel, who died of nraemio poisoning, the Bohley oonrt of Inquiry today adjourned until tomorrow morning. Bohley and Baynrrwentat once to the rooms of the dead lawyer to Beoure all papers that he had in his possession bearing on the e. Both were visibly affected. Bay- nor says that though Jndge W'ilson pre pared the case, postponement will not be aeked, as all the lawyere are cogni zant with all the important facts and minor details. ' JUDGE JERE WILSON. Leading Counsel Per Schley, Died Suddenly This Morning. Washington, D. O., Sept. 24.—Jndge Jere Wilson, leading oonnsel for -Ad miral Bohley, died this morning at 11 o’olook at his rooms In the Bhorehsm hotel of aonte indigestion. WAS MADELINE POLLARD'S LAWYER. »' ' 1 Jndge Wilson tvas the lawyer of Mad eline Pollard In her famous case against Hon. W. O. P. Brooklnrldge, in Ken- tacky, and was an i one Ot the IUW6