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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 24, 1906.
THE DEMAND FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS — CLERK
TO GIVE FULL TIME TO
CITY-OTHER MATTERS.
Tl) ANOTHER HORRIBLE
DISASTER AT SEA.
The Steamer Valencia Wrecked on Van=
couver Island Coast With Heavy
Loss of Life.
A number of mutters claimed the at
tention of the City Council at the
postponed regular meeting last'night,
and it was 10 o’clocl; before the body
adjourned, after having been in ses
sion two hours and a half. Mayor
Rawson and Aldermen Ehrlich, Tar
ver, Claric, R. L. Jones and P. H. Jones
were present.
More than the usual accumulatiop
of routine business was disposed of.
Several liquor bonds and a number of
hack and dray bonds were accepted,
and premiums on the fidelity bonds of
bonded . city officers were ordered
paid. The bond of the Exchange
Bank, city depository, was ' also ac
cepted, being In the sum of $10,000.
Mp. I. J. Hofmayer, attorney for
B. M Co.naghau, appeared to present
a claim of his client for $}23. One of
Mr. Conaghan’s hack horses was fa
tally injured on the 12th of December
by falling into an open sewer ditch in
Front street, near the" end of Pine.
The claim w® for the value of the
horse, damage to harness and value of
veterinary surgeon’s bill. The matter
was referred tp the street committee
for Investigation and report back to
Council.
Mr. J. A. Betjeman, who was em
ployed In connection with the street
paving ns an assistant to the city en
gineer, appeared In the interest of a
bill for services rendered which he
presented some days ago, and over
which disagreement had arisen. It
appeared, from long discussion last
Victoria, Jan. 24.—The steamer Valencia, of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co., with ninety-four passengers anti tr crew of sixty, was
wrecked east of Cape Beale on the Vancouver island coast early Tues
day morning, with heavy loss of life. ' The boatswain and five sailors
are the only survivors who have so far readied Gape Beale. They re
port that at least fifty persons were drowned alongside the steamer,
when boats ioaded witli women and children smashed against the ves
sel as they were lowered. A southeast gale of forty miles was blow
ing, iand a high sea beating against the vessel.
Several steamers have been sent to relieve, and it is doubtful if
any will reach the vessel soon enough to save any of the survivors, if
any remain.
The steamer left San Francisco Saturday morning for Victoria.
Thick weather caused the captain to lose his reckoning, and soundings
taken just before ’ the vessel struck showed thirty fathoms of
water. Immediately after the shock the Valencia began filling, and as
the only possible means of saving life she was run on the rocks. The
shore is rocky and escape is difficult if notmlmost impossible.
night, that no definite understanding
with Mr. Betjeman had been reached,
It being his understanding that he was
to be paid for his services at the rate
of $25 per week) while the street com
mittee understood that the rate of
compensation was to be considerably
jess. As the matter stood when- final
ly passed over last night, a resolution
offered, in a spirit of compromise by
Alderman Tarver, agreeing to pay Mr.
Betjeman for his services at the rate
of $80 per month, was adopted.
Whether or not Mr. Betjeman will ac
cept this proposition is for him to de
cide.
The Big Question of Street Improve-
I ments.
Fully an-hom'; was devoted to dis- 1
several street corners had been left
unpaved was that the circular corner
curbing had failed to arrive on time.
It had just come to' hand after weeks
of delay, and the corner pavement was
being laid. The delay, he said, was
one for which the city could not just
ly be held responsible.
Uninsulated Wires.
Tile important question of framing
an ordinance governing the stringing
of wires over the streets and alleys of
the city was brought to- the attention
of Council by City Electrician L. J.
Von Weller. He stated that there
were no rules governing cases of this
kind, and called attention to the fact
that there were a good many uninsul
ated wires nt points where they con
stitute a source of danger.
Council referred this matter to a
it igini
Bridges, Houses, Timber and Twelve
Railroad Carried Away.
Cincinnati, Jan. 24.—A special from Weston, W. Va„ says that a
heavy wind and rain passed over the southeastern part of the state
yesterday, flooding several streams and carrying away bridges, houses
and many million feet oi; valuable timber*. More than twelve miles of
oe '
the Holly River and Addison railroad was 'washed away,
will run into millions of dollars.
The losses
AGREE 0JHAILR0AD RATE BILL
House Committee Unanimously Agrees on Hepburn
Rate Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—After n conference lasting all yesterday
afterno6u, the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce
agreed upon a rate bill to be known as the Hepburn bill and to be re
ported to the bouse with the unanimous recommendation of the eighteen
members of Jhe committee.
In .the main, the bill is the original Hepburn bill, but a number of
concessions were made to tho Democrats, and their Ideas, as set forth in
the Davey bill,.were freely incorporated in the present measure,
Mr. Hepburn and the other Republicans agreed to accept the word
ing of the Democratic bill in the provision for the fixing of the maximum
.rate. The amendment which was accepted provides flmt the commission
shall, fix a “just, reasonable and fairly remunerative rate, which shall be
tlfo maximum rate.”
Add
100 Per Cent.
to value of\
Y our F arms
A
by using
merican
Field
ence
Five Carloads
just received at
Alt any
Machinery
mission of the question of "street im- committee composed of the Water and
provements—a question which opens
and grows more formidable every
year.
In this connection, Mr. R. H. War
ren appeared before the body to ask
that attention he given a llme-stnk
which hns developed in Madison
street, between Flint and North, hav
ing become a menace to the public
safety and to adjacent property. Tho
sink has just been filled, but this Is
intended merely ns a temporary rem
edy.
Nathan Johnson, a colored resident
of Planters street, also appeared with
a complaint of the condition of side
walks on that suburban thorough
fare. He asked that the street force
fill several large' holes which have
npnnared there., He also wanted wa
ter for property owners on that street,
and the matter of laying a main was
referred to the Water and Light Com
mission.
Alderman Tarver, who is chairman
of i the street committee, spoke at
length on the street Improvement
question,- He declared that the com
plaints that had just been made were
but two out of hundreds that are pour
ing in from every quarter of the city.
Every neighborhood, he said, had a
kick. He declared that if the city
were to undertake to work the streets
on such a schedule as Is demanded by
the public, the full time of forty to
fifty hands would be required the year
round, and the expense would he $12,-
000 to $15,000 a year, whereas last
year the entire cost of the street de
partment was considerably less than
$5,000.
Alderman Tarver declared that as
chairman of the street committee he
was willing to spend all the money
placed at his disposal,*but gave warn
ing that any such program would ne
cessitate the levying of a tax rate of
1 per cent, for the current year.
He also declared “ail this talk about
the city having plenty of money” to
be moonshine, and predicted that the
city treasury would'show a deficit at
the'end of the year. He called at
tention to/the fact that the city has
eighteen to twenty miles of streets
and ten miles "of alleys, not including
the newly annexed territory on three
sides. '
In the coarse of his remarks, Al
derman Tarver paid his respects to
The Herald, which he criticised for
having had a good deal to say about
recent conditions on the streets. He
loved to have .criticisms heaped upon
his official h^ad, he said. He ex
plained that the "reason sidewalks at
J.'. i 1 '
Light Commission, the. city attorney
up in a hundved different directions, and the electrician, who will report
back a suitable ordinance.
A complaint of Mr. S. Flelshor for
over-tnxatton for hotel license was
satisfactorily adjusted, nnd a hack
complaint of Mr. A. S. Cohen wns re
ferred to the mayor" and hafek in
spector.
No Gas Franchise.
Tile following communication, which
explains Itself, was made a matter of
record;
“To the Honorable Mayor nnd Coun
cil, City of Albany.
“Gentlemen: We have carefully’ con
sidered the proposition submitted to
us for granting a franchise for a gns
plant.
“In view of tho fact that the city
owns the electric ligltt plant, and it
has been its policy to own nil public
utilities, wo think it would he unwise
to grant this concession; and particu
larly so as It would bring competition
In the lighting department, and there
by depreciate the value of your prop
erty.
“We recommend that a committee
be appointed from your body to In
vestigate the cost of installing a gas
plant, the expense of operating same,
and full information, so that we can
act intelligently as to the advisability
of tile city installing one; for if a gas
plant is desirable we certainly recom
mend that it be owned and controlled
by the city.
“C. W. RAWSON, /
“JNO. R. WHITEHEAD,
“S. B. BROWN,
“E. L. & w! W. Commission."
Clerk to Give Full Time to City.
A resolution was adopted, at the
instance? of Alderman Tarver, requir
ing the city clerk to give his entire
time to his municipal duties. As
proper compensation for the addition
al work thus Imposed, the salary of
that official was Increased to $110 per
month, having previously been $10.
The finance committee will prepare
a list of the clerk’s duties under the
new management, and will also secure
for him suitable quarters, which will
be properly furnished.
The full time of the clerk is now
demanded by the heavy business of
the city, and the change made last
night had been contemplated for some
time.
A petition of the Police Commis
sion, asking that its members be fur
nished with free lights and water, was
laid on the table.
Cither business' transacted was of
minor importance.
TO
Dressed in Male Attire
One Woman Leads An-
* other to Altar-" Deceived
Girl’s Awakening.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 24. —John
Allalne Whitman nnd Miss Marietta
Jeiley, cashier tn a restaurant, were
married Friday morning'til Independ
ence, Mo., by Justice F. G. Buchanan.
The bride had a little money, nnd
some of her friends, who suspected
Whitman's sincerity, caused his ar
rest.
In police hendquaiterB It was learn
ed that the bridegroom was a woman.
The prisoner will be prosecuted for
perjury, committed In obtaining tho
marriage license.
“I am a woman, but have dressed
n3 a man for three years,” said John
Allaine Whitman, when questioned in
the presence o^Chief Hayes. “I have
worked as a man nnd lived as one. I
married this girl as a matter of ac
commodation. She said she could not
live without me. My veal name
Pauline Webster, and I am from Gaff
ney, S. C. I have dressed as a man
for several years because it was easier
to get work.”
“I loved him and thought that, with
his money and my littlp savings, we
would buy a restaurant and make a
good living,” said Marietta Jeiley, In
her home in Sheffield. ”We were
married Friday mornjng. John was
sick Friday and Saturday and part of
Sunday. I can not believe he—she—is
a, woman. It. is too awful. I thank
God, though, that I did not leave Kan
sas. City with him, or her, or—oh! I
dont’ know what to say.- 1-Ie wanted
my money, lltle that it waR."
“John Allaine Whitman,” or Paul
ine Webster, is probably five feet two
Indies in height nnd weighs about 130
pounds. Her "hair Is cut short. She
says she Is 21 years of age, hut ap
pears much older.
In Commercial Bank Case
Are In Progress—Ad
journment to Thursday
of Next Week.
The hearing of the Commercial
Bank case by the auditor, Eugene,A.
Hnwlilns, of Amorlcus, wjs ailjourned
early this afternoon until 9 o'clock on
Thursday morning, tho first proximo.
Since, yesterday tho parties at in
terest,, through their attorneys, have
been .negotiating in the hope of get
ting together on ah amicable settle
ment. Thero were conferences yester
day afternoon, last night, nnd this
morning, and from statements made
by various altornoys" interested In the
ohBe it Is Inferred that some progress
has been made.
When the Session adjourned this
afternoon to reconvene next wank, it
was the understanding that the nego
tiations now in progress will he con
tinued during tlie coming .week. It no
agreement lie reached, the case will be
called by tho auditor on tho date
named, and the taking of testimony
will begin. Tints fur, no evidence has
boon submitted by either side.
TERRIFIC SPEED
INTERNATIONAL COMPRESS
CO.’S PLANT AT NORFOLK,
WITH MUCH COTTON STOR
ED, DESTROYED.
Norfolk Vn., Jan. 24.—Tho Interna
tional Compress Co.’s cotton press, on
Elizabeth river hero, with much stored
cotton, was burned tills morning. Tno
loss is $250,000.
It is believed that a white laborer
perished in the flames.
UNITED MINE WORKERS
RULE OUT NEGROES.
Indianapolis, Mj Jan. 24. — The
United Mine Workers of America, In
closing the session of their conven
tion today, heard tho final reports of
the committee on constitution, making
several slight changes.
The rnco question was under con
sideration, nnd again negroes were
denied representation on the' district
hoards and in offices.
A joint conforence with the opera
tors will begin tomorrow.
MISSING SPINSTER’S
REMAINS FOUND.
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Miss Martha Thompson, Decatur, Ala,,
Had Boon Missing Since Christmas.
poentur, Ala., Jan. 24—Tho rema
of Miss Martha Thompson, who ha
been missing since Christmas'^ da:
were found In the woods today. Then
Is evidence of foul play. She was
spinster, i 50 years old, and quit!
weitlthy.
Pjiono 280 lOr Stove Wood that wl
burn.’ Albany Coal & Wood Co.
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GENERAL WHEELER
HOLDING HIS OWN.
Physicians Say His Chances for
Speedy Recovery Increase Every
Day.
New York, Jan. 24. —Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, who itt ill with pneumonia
In Brooklyn, Is holding his own today.
He is somewhat weaker than yester
day, hut his physicians have assured
his friends that his chances for speedy
recovery Increase every day. All of
General Wheeler’s daughters are with
him.
In Races at Ormond To
day - i Hemery Covers
Five Miles in 2 Minutes,
34 Seconds.
Ormond, Fla., Jan. 24.—Conditions
today were favorable for the five long
distance races on the schedule.
Alfred Vanderbllt'B 250-horsepower
car, which hns npt started. before, is
expected to race today.
Ormond, Fla., Jan. 24.—The world’s
flve-mlie automobile record was low
ered today to 2 minutes 54 3-5 seconds
by Lancia.
Hemery later broke this record, go
ing the distance in 2 minutes and 34
seconds, unofficial time, in a 200-horse
power gasoline car.
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Ormond, Fla., Jan. 24. — Marriott
made the live-mile record In the of
ficial time of 2 minutes and 47 seconds
In a steam car.
Fletcher covered the same distance
tn 3 minutes and 2 seconds.
Hemery was ruled out oLajl further
races because he refused to obey the
orders of the race-committee.
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