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▼OL. 9. ALBANY, GA.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1901. NO 34 A EXPLOSION OP OAS IN A FURNACE SPREADS SAD HAVOC. Ten Men Killed end Twenty Others Injured. Men Wet* it Top of Furnace 120 Peet Pram the Orannd When the Explosion Occurred—Bodies Horribly Mutilated. Pittsburg, Pa., Deo. ID.-By the ex- p'osion of gas in the Sopo furuanoe of Jones & Laughlina this morning ten men were burned to death and probably twenty others fnjucad. The damage to the plant is twenty thousand Hollars. The men were at work at the top of the blast fnrnaee ISO feet from the ground. They were employed as fillers and were just getting ready to quit work, being members of the night shift, when gas whioh had accumulated in the furnace exploded and tons of molten olnders and slag were thrown over the unfortunate men on the Tom of the structure. A panto ensued. To jump meant death, and to remain on the platform was certain death. Tons of molten metal and flames fell upon them ami i burned ten men to dentil. Theii bodies droppod to the roof of the mill So feet below. Every bone was broken and the bodies became an unrecognizable mass of human flesh. In all parts ot the yard beneath the fnruaoe injured were found and harried to lio-pltnls. THE DAY’S NEWS AT CAPITAL. THE NATIONAL Congressmen Lbavlug For Home—Brief Ses sions ot House and Senate Today—Ad miral Sampson's Condition Unchanged- President Roosevelt Appoints Two Negroes to Olflce. TRAINS IN COLLISION. Ten or Twelve Persons Killed nod Many In jured on the .Southern Pacific. Stalina, Oal., Deo. 10.—The north bound Sunset express on the Southern Paoiflo and the Sunset express from SAn Francisco ^ere in collision this morn ing half a mile west of Uplands. They were completely wrecked, the engines thrown from the track, several oars tele scoping. One traiu was partly destroyed by fire. It is reported that ten or twelve persons were killed and fifty injured. Washington, Deo. 10.—The seuato hold only a brief session today and ad journed until January G. After the vote on the Philippines’ revenue bill yesterday there was a gen eral exodus of the members of the house for their homes to sptud Christmas, and today, when the house met, there was a wasteiof vacant seats. The session of the house was brief. * _ NO ALAKM FOR SAMPSON. Admiral Sampson's condition remains unchanged. It is emphatically denied that his illness is snch as to give rise to any feeling of immediate alarm. PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEGROES TO GOOD OFFICES. The President todpy nominated Dr. J. R. A. Orosland, of St. Joseph Mo., to be minister to Liberia and J. 0. Dancy, oollnotor of the Port of Wilmington, N. J n., to be recorder of deeds for the Dis trict of Columbia, Vice Heury P. Cheat- ham, whose term ot office soon expires. Both the new nppolntees are negroes. SOUTH CAROLINA DAY. MANY MEN OP PROMINENCE 0A$BRBD AT CHARLESTON. The Day Set Apart For the Celebration si the State'e luelltutlone—Exerclaeetl the Bx- pMlNoijQrouedi—Dig Banquet and Elo quent fhesches Tonight Ohurleston, Deo. 10.—'this is South Oaroltua day at the exposition, being the celebration of the state's institute's oentennial Hundreds of alumni and atudenfb are here. Exerotse were oon- BY CITIZENS. RBPRBSBNTATIVB WHEELS WOULD HAVE SCHLEY'S CONDUCT INVESTIGATED. Says American People Desire Tbit Schley's Conduct From Tlmo Ho Took Commood of Flying Squadron Through Bailie ol San tiago Bo Investigated hy.Clllien Net Cooked With Navy. Washington, Ddbi 17.—Kepfesenta- tlvo Wheeler, of Kentuoky, lntrqfiuoed a resolution today to investigate the oonduot of Bear Admiral Sohley from dneted at the exposl'ion grounds this the time he took oommard of the flying morning, consisting ohlefly ola weloome squadron up to and luoltgj*X$ (he de- by the eoltoge of Oliarlestnu to the visit-1 struotlon of tho Spanish fteet. It re- lug oollegiates. Tonight a big banquent | oites the action of the oourt of inquiry will be held at whioh many distinguish-' and declares.that the Amerioan people ed graduates will speak. Many piomi- desire an investigation by • citizens not nent men are here participating In the oonneoted with the navy department. oelebration, hmong them General Wade Hampton, an alnmnus. LABOR AND CAPITAL CONFERENCE. DENIES REPORT OF ENGAGEMENT. Miss Ludlow Says She Is Not Engaged to Captain Hobson. Pittsfiuld, O., Deo. 17.—Miss Eleanor Lndlow, a niece of ex-Gov. Bushnell, said today: ‘‘There is positively no troth in the report of the engagement of Captain Hobson and myself. You will do rao a favor to deny it and yon cannot make the statement too omphatioal,” Committee on Plan and Scope, With Dll- tlrgultlud Membership, Preparing Report. Now York, Deo. 16.—Charged with the task of drafting a scheme of plan and scope, the general committee ap pointed v«»«terday at the labor and capi tal con firm: oo m*n today in private con ference to tulk about tho work. Among those in attendance were Oscar Strauss, Charles M. Schwab, S. R. Gallaway, Oornelins N. Bliss, J. J. McCook, R. M. Easly, Samnel Gompers, John Mitohell Representative Mudd, of Mipyland, also introduced a resolution t€*dorlug the thanks ot oongress anrfUio Amerioan people to Sohley for the viotqry over the Spanish sqaodro*?' LITTLE PUBLIC INTEREST. Manifested In the Dabala ol Tetnpsrary .Reve nues lor PhUBpInea, Resumed In Ihu House. Washington, Deo. 18.—The boase to- day resumed the debate upon trte bill to provide temporary reveones Kt' tho Philippine Islands, under the agreement tho bill to bo voted npon at 4 o’elook this afternoon. The attendance did not indicate mnoh pnbllo interest in Hie tie and Prank Sargents. It was aimonnoed; bate. Ilehry, of Texas, was tho first MURDERED BY A BURGLAR.. FIRE IN CHARLESTON. Thirty Houses, Mostly Shanties, and Some Street Shows Destroyed. Charleston, Deo. 19.—Fire this morn ing destroyed fourteen buildings in the upper part of the city. They were most ly small shanties and the total loss is only $80,000. Among the places burned were several street shows here for tho exposition. A Chinese laundry man had ^ narrow escape with his life. The loss is about two-thirds covered by insur ance. LONDON WAR OFFICE la Possession ot a Cipher Telegram Prom Boer Commandant Delarey. Londou. Deo. 19.—The war office has come in posession of a cipher telegram purporting to.be sent by the Boer com mandant, Delarey, stating that he coaid not hold oat longer than January. Boykin Wright May be Attorney General. Atlanta. Deo. 18.—It i.i reported at the oapltol today that Hon. Bovlein Wright, of Augusta, will be appointed to suc ceed Hon. J. M. Terrell as attorney gen eral when the latter resigns to ran for goveror. Governor Candler was non- oommnnioative when questioned. Me- Prominent Woman in Pittsburg Pound Dead at Her Home—Murderer Escaped. Pittsburg, Deo. 17.—Harriet P. Mur phy, prominent in church and society olrcles and treasurer of the Kingsley House was found murdered in her home in East end. Sho was murdered by a burglar about 8 o’clock this morning. The murderei made his escape and al though the deteotive and police foroe in that seoMon were called, the man has not been found. FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IS till! Estimated Damage of the Floods In the State of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. Deo. 17.—The railroad service of this state whioh was badly crippled by the floods of Saturday and Sunday is gradually recovering to its normal condition. In the lower anthra cite region, however, the situation is growing worse. Mine workings are thoroughly soaked and it may be weeks before some of them can be worked Fifty thousand mine workers are idle as result of the flood. Estimates on damage run from three to four million dollars. FIRST IN THE SOUTH. FOR FIRST TIME IN QUARTER GENTORY Northern and 'Southern Synods In Missouri Meet In Joint Session. St. Louis, Deo. 17.—For the first timo in more than a quarter of a century the Synod of Missouri connected with tie general assembly of the Prosbyterlagi church iu the Uuited States North, and the Synod of Missouri connected with tho general assembly of the Presbyte rian chnroh in the Uuited States, South, whioh are holding their annual meetings h ro, have met in joint session. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. William Hoge Marquis, moderator of the Southern Synod. The o mmun- ion service which followed was impres sive, tho two moderators, Rev. Dr. Marquis and Rev. Dr. Himeaway, pre siding. STEAMER SANBLAS WRECKED $5,000 Pension For Mrs. Kinley. Washington, Deo. 19.—Senator Han na today introduced a bill granting a pension of five thousand dollars a year to Mrs. McKinley. Hon. “Hut” Jenkins Dead. Eatonton, Ga., Deo. 17.—Hou. I-I. A. Jenkins, ex-speaker of the Georgia house of representatives, died here this afternoon. Dr, J. B. George Mnrriet The friends.in.this city ot Dr. J. B George,- of Morgan,' win bo interested, to know that he was married on Sum day evening. The ceremony occur red at 7 p. m. in the parlors of the George Hotel, Dr. George claiming for his bride Miss Carrie Sibley, of Green Cove Springs, Fla. Dr. and Mrs. George have been the recipients of many worm congratulations. Tbe Big Steel Rail Mill in Alabama Is Now Completed. BirmlnglAm, Deo. 17.—The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad do. has an nounced the completion of its steel rail mill at Ensley. The plant will be in operation within a few weeks. This is the first industry of its kind in the South. THE CASE ARGUED. Jurisdiction ni Claims Commission on Claims Growing Out ol Sinking the Maine. Washington, D. O., Deo. 18 —The Spanish treaty claims commission today heard argument in support and in oppo sition to the contention that the com mission has no jurisdiction over claims -grpwing ont of the sinking the bafctle- shipMain'e, . - ■ • >* -.--i .1, if-?— Wife and Child Cremated; Jacksonville, Miss., Deo. 19.—The home of Henry Davis, six miles from Jackson, was destroyed by flro last night. Davis’s wife and child were cremated. that the committee on plan and soope and upon which Senator Hanna, Arch bishop Ireland, Bishop Potter and Messrs. Gompers, Nixodl^Ittoheli, Sar gent, Bliss, Schwab and Strauss have been named, would present a prelim inary report daring the day. speaker. A SNOW BLIZZARD Extends Over Scotland and Paris nl England and Wales. London, Deo. 18 — A snow blizzard is raging today over practically tho whole of Scotland and partB .of England und Wales. Roads qud railroads are blooked. Many oonntry uidtriots are isolated and in others work Is Bnspended on ncoonnt at the weather. Several deaths from exposure and n number of minor ship wrecks are reportod. AN ANTI-ANARCHY BILL. \ or teaoh the overthrow of government, and any Interference with governmet t oHloers is made punishable by death. Penalty Is alio provided for conspiracy in this country leading to the killed of a foreign ruler. A BEGGARS' FEASTDAY. OH Ladberlad on Pacific Coast—Passengers and Craw Saved. San Franolsoo, Deo 18.—A dispatch to the Merchants' Exchango says the steamer Saublas, whioh left San Fran- clsoo November 28 for Panama, was vember 26. This, says the Ephlmeris, wrecked on December 17 off Ladbertad. | o( Oonstantinoplo, is the festival of St. Tho passengers aud crew were saved. Only Time Tbal Coustantlnqyle Is Free Mendicants. One day in the year Constantinople Is free from the beggar nuisanoe—on No HELD WITHOUT BAIL. John the Almsgiver, the patron saint of the mendicant profession. No beggar of the Greek faith ift on his or her beat The Alabama Justice ol Ihe Peace Who Killed' that day. In the forenoon all, or nearly a Methodist Minister. \ all, orthordox mendicants attended a Birmingham, Ala., Deo. 18.-Justice, "P^ 1 • ervioe in the church of St. Oon' of the Peace Coffman, who killed the, 8tantiae ' at whioh an Archbishop offloi b- When using baking powder it is always econ omy to buy the Royal. Royal makes the finest, n$ost wholesome and de licious food. FREEZING WEATHER HAS OUEtyPED AS FAR SOUTH AS TAMPA, feORIDA. Atlanta, Ga.,Deo. 18.—The cold wave whioh broke December records last Monday equalled them in many plaees lost night aud forced the line of freezing tompcr.turo nearly as far sonth as Tampa, Fla. Although tho weather Is expected to moderate tonight, the weather conditions lndloate that the re lie' wiU4>e bub temporary. The' following minimum temperatures are roportod by the weather burean to day:. Nashville, 0; Memphis, 8; At lanta, 0; Fort Smith and Knoxville, 10; Meridian,,Miss., 12; Montgomery, 14; Maoon and Charlotte, 10; Angnsta, 18; Savannah, Charleston and Wilming ton, 22; Jacksonville, 20. MONEY FOR TEACHERS. Tba Basis u! Legislation on tbat Subject by (pogress. Washington, Deo. 18.—Chairman Ray of the house committee on judloiaiy, to- day introduced an anti-anarohy measure whioh will be the basis of legislation on thatsnbjeot. It Is made a felony to ndviRol the pedagogues when they learn that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Belag Dis tributed Tbla Weak. The following from the ' Abkinta Jonrny) of yesterday afternoon will be of special interest to the pn|>lto school teaohors: Georgia sohonl teaoheva will receive $800,000 from tho state this week. Thu warrants are now being drawn by State Sahool Commissioner Glenn, and ns soon os they cro siguo 1 by the governor nnd tho ooraptrollor tho checks will bo Bent to tho various county school com missioners, who will in tarn pay the money to tho teaohors. The payment whion t^-to bo made this week will be for the tbiril rnoirib. Tho state is some nine mibuths behind in giv ing the teachers their rnotiAy and there will no donbt be general rejoicing among they are to reoeive tho long due com pensation State 8chool Commissioner Glenn an nounced this morning that another pay ment of $800,000 would be made to the teachers next month and another wonld probably bo made In February. If the supreme court holds that tile pnhlio property fnud oau bo used for the pay ment of the Interest on the pnbllo debt, then the teachers may roceivo another payment in Maroh, as the state trees- uyer will have enough money on hand at that time for that purpose. It wllTtako several days to get all tho warrants drawn ap and signed, bnt it Is expected to have the money with tho te.vo her a by Friday or Saturday at least. OH NEW YEAR’S NIGHT. INVADING GERMANY. THE AMERICAN TOBACCO TRUST BUYINd UP CI0ARBTTB FACTORIES. Berlin, Deo. 18.—Kleiue’s Joapnal says that FreqtdeuC Dale, of tho Amerioan Tobacco Co., has acquired the Jnsmatzi Cigarette Company, of Dresden, and the faotory of Kyriazi Brothers, of Berlin.. Two other Dresden oonoernH will be ab sorbed by the .American Tobacco Co. Mr. Dnke has gone to St. Petersburg for the pnrpose of buying oigarette fac tories there. • . ' TREATMENT FOR SCALE. ; — Californian's Successful Method of Claaoilqjl Trees. There is pronably no more deadly pest -, known to fruit growers than the soale . whioh infests ninny qf tho finest orchards of California. lunnmerablo efforts have boon mudo to rill tho trees of their do- stroyers, but the sneoesn whioh ha* been attained has not always been note worthy, says tho Scientific American. Mr. Isaac M. Clerk, a fruit, grower of -Lompoo, Cal., has invented a pro- oohs whioh seems to be nil that oau bo claimed for it. Tho snhstanoes which arc used in the process by whioh the' trees are- .freed of scale comprise essentially any mineral oil, oanstiu alkali and water. Tho min eral oil is sprayed upon tho iroes by means of a ppnfp. Tho oil spraying is then followed by the caustic alkali so lution, applied In tho same n an tier. The oil is intended to kill and destroy the scale and tnso.ta that infest the trees—a result aehieved in from throe to eight minnteH. /Thu eanstio alknll solu tion serves tho purpose of neutralizing the oil after the desirod end line been, attained, for without snoh neutraliza tion the oil would destroy the fibre and foliage of tbe tree. The oil and alkali, It is found, form a paste of n soapy con sistency, which pusen Is a fertilizer eminently advantageous to the Ufa and growth of the tree Old Soldier’* Kxperlunpo. . k. M. Austin, a civil war veteran, ot Winchester, I: d , writes: "My wife was sick a long time iu spile of good dob- toy's treatment, lmt was wholly onred' by Dr. King's New Life Pills, whioh worked won ers for her health.'' They always do. Try them. Only 26o at Al bany Drug Co., Sale-Davis Drag Co. Rev. J. W. Brandford, the Methodist mipister at Brooks, Sunday before last, was he’d without bail at the preliminary hearing today. Coffman will endeavor to secure bail through habeas corpnB proceedings. Rev. Otaas. T. Wright has reoeived notice of his selection for membership in the Actors’ Church Alliance, an or ganization within and under auspices of tho Episcopal ohnroh in the United States. The Actors’ Church Alliance pays heed to the spiritual interests of its members wherever they may be, and ministers who are members of the or ganization are kept posted as to the movements of theatrical members For instance, Rev. Mr. Wright, as a resident minister and member of the Alliance, will know when a theatrical member visits this oity with any oompany, and will be in position to extend such member a warm welcome to St. Paul’s -church, andtm occasion give spiritual comfort.''- The A-lliance is a most' Worthy organization, and does a great deal of good for chutoh people who have joined the theatrical profession. Mr. Wright’s selection for membership is due to Fred erick Warde, the eminet actor who vis ited Albany some weeks ago. ated. It was arranged by their corpora tion, for they are orgainzed into a guild like any other trade. The ohnrch, spa- cions as it is, was none too large for the nnmerons congregation of cadgers, many of whom in their holiday garb looked like respectable citizens. The rest of the day was spent in festivities, whioh were apt to extend so far into the night that many of the revelers were nnable to attend to business on the mot- roW • * The Carpenter Production of “Quo Vadls.” "Qno Vadls,” whioh comes to the opera house Monday night next, Is re plete with good acting and snperb new soenio effects. Mr. Carpenter is featur ing James A. Young this season, and has surrounded him with a oapable bast, whioh inoludeB ,Mr. O. H. Fomham, Harry Morton, Win. Lloyd, Edward Scribner, Fred R. Clark, Wm Mclroy, Bertie Clarke, R. Boniface Jones, Oal 0. Olay, and Misses Lillian Laneaster, Elsie Mertene, Marie LaBrahy, Ada Head, Mrs. Harry Morton. Seats on sale tomorrow morning, Prloe 60, 76 and $1. Albany's Married Polks Will Dance In Honor of Ihe New Year's Birth. The social people of Albany who are married and who seldom attend tbe dances given by the younger, people of the city are arranging a dance all (if their own. The gentlemen of this set of Al bany's elite hare had several meetings at which the arrangements for their proposed dance have been perfected. It ie the plan to hare tho dance at the Halcyon-on Now Year’s night, and It Is to bu ouo of the most elaborate social functions of tho season. Miko Rose’s orchestra has been engaged to come over from Colambus to fnrnlsh mnslc for the occasion. The pleasant features of this very de lightful dance will be greatly enhanced by o delicious luncheon whioh will be served the guests. From every indication, the dance whioh tbe married people are to have on New Year’s night will be a most enjoyable affair. . While hugging tie fires during this cold spell, tbe general oomplalnt beard od all sides is that “we freeze on one side and bum up on the other,” y WholuMHlo uiiu lU’tufl DRUGGISTS. Sot.b Aoknth Fob Huyler’s Candies. (Received Fuehii Each Wf.ek.) COMPLETE LINE... Palmer’s, Rogers & Gallet’s, Colgate’s And Other Lines PERFUMES, Soaps and Toilet Requisites. A Choice Line of Cigars. Pipes, Etc. 'Phone ns and get it-qnick. Trading StampR with cashjpnrohasee. Sale-Davis Drug i