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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1906.
A NUMBER. 166.
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THE REBUILDING
OTsmm
To Be Rapidly Prosecuted.
Steel Manufacturers Will
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Extend Favors—Building
Money Available.
San Francisco, May 5.—Every facil
lty will be afforded to builders by the
steel manufacturers for the rapid re
construction of San Francisco. The
material will be furnished for the next
threat years as rapidly as It can be put
together. The manufacturers will also
give the longest limit of credit pos
sible and renew past credits.
Money will not be wanting for build
ing operations, as Insurance money ag
gregating more than $150,000,000 will
soon be released In the community. A
large amount of money is being for
warded here by the Insurance compan
ies of the United States and of Europe
to meet their losses.
Every section of relief work Is going
on without a hitch and there is no
where any Teal disturbance.
MRS. EBERHART
WANTS HER PISTOL.
The Weapon With Which Mrs. Standi-
V fer Killed Her Sister.
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., May 6.—Mrs. M,
Eberhart, who occupied a room In the
house of Mrs. Willie Standlfer at the
time Mrs. Standlfer shot to death her
younger sister, Miss Chappell Whise-
nant, because, she claimed, the sister
had been unduly Intimate with Mr.
Standlfer, has written a letter from
Athens, Ga., to Sheriff Nelms asking
for the return of the pistol with which
the young woman was killed. She
says It is her property. When the
case was on trial Mrs. Standlfer testi
fied that she had borrowed the revol
ver from a woman in the house. Now
thKjnwner comes forward and lays
clal
Supply
Department:
Genuine Gandy
Belt, Atkin’s Cir
cular and Cross
Cut Saws, Marsh.
Steam Pumps.
Implement
Department:
Harvesting Ma
chinery, Thresh
ing Machines in
stock, all sizes.
SOLID CAR
Twine,
Widespread Disaster on Dougherty, Lee
and Worth County Farms Yesterday.
The Principal Sufferers.
One hundred thousand dollars Is the
estimated extent of the damage
wrought by a terrific hailstorm which
swept over portions of Dougherty, Lee
and Worth counties yesterday after
noon.
Not In years has there been such de
structive hail in this part of the coun
try.
The, storm missed Albany by a
couple of miles, although light hall fell
In the northern part of the city.
The rushing, seething black cloud
which brought such ’ widespread de
struction was watched by hundreds of
Albanians. It catne from a northerly
direction, and Its progress could be
distinctly watched from the city. It
was accompanied by high wind and
followed by a prolonged downpour of
rain. The precipitation in Albany was
nearly two and a half inches for the
day, while a few miles above the city It
was much heavier. j
Crops Completely Obliterated.
The plantations of W. H. Newsom
&. Son and A. J. Fleetwood, four miles
north of Albany, seem to have been
In the heart of the storm. Here the
hail was terrific, and Its' destructive
work practically complete.
Mr. R. L. Newsom was In the city
this morning and described the storm
to a Herald man.
Mr. Newsom stated that the whirling
aloud, as black as night and apparently
several miles In diameter, moved with
great rapidity, and was preceded by
high wind, which increased as - the
storm broke. Mr. Newsom was in a
field,a mile from home, with fifteen
field, hands. All made a dash for safe
ty, but were, overtaken before they had
covered half the 'distance to the house.
All were repeatedly beaten down by
the huge hailstones, some of the ne-
Irreparable havoc. Reports have per
haps not yet been received from all
the districts where Its destructive
work extended, and It is probable that
the estimate of $100,000 as the exteht
of the damage will prove rather too
low than otherwise.
, Mr. J. W. Mock’s East Dougherty
plade was In the track of the storm,
and he lost all his crops except his
oats, which were but slightly damaged.
Farmers Scuffling for Seed.
Before nightfall yesterday, the farm-
el's on whom misfortune had laid such
a heavy hand were busy with arrange
ments to seeiire seed for replanting.
Telegrams were sent to Colorado for
cantaloupe seed, and all possible
sources of supply were tapped to ascer
tain what quantities of cotton seed
were available. Cotton will be replant
ed In nearly all Instances, while a-con
siderable part of the cantaloupe acre
age will be restored, with doubtful re
sults.
The Planters Oil! Company this
morning announced that it would issue
seed to farmers needing them for re
planting, the seed to be returned in
the fall. Fortunately, corn planted at
this time can be depended on to bring
a full yield.
The 8torm Struck Acree.
At Acree, which Is on the line of
Dougherty and Worth counties, ten
miles east of this city, the wind at
tained high velocity, and three cabins
were blown down. Two thousand acres
of cotton and corn In this neighbor
hood are reported ruined by hail.
In the country near Beloit, It Is re
ported that a great deal of timber was
destroyed, being piled In great drifts
by the wind.
djroes^jy.ba worc_Jjgtit caps on their
heads, being fiddly- Injured. Mr. New-
Twme,
Twine
Sufficient to-bind all
the oats in this sec
tion.
Alh
►any.
Machinery
Go.
som showed severe bruises on his
hands, arms and head, meinentoes of
the hall’s work. Chickens and turkeys
caught away from shelter were killed
In large numbers.
The RUln of Splendid Crops,
The crops on the Newsom place
were completely destroyed. A field
of 125 acres planted In cantaloupes was
In the center of the storm’s path, and
was left without, a sprig to show where
a vine had previously been growing.
Two days before the storm an offer
of $10,000 for this crop of cantaloupes
had been refused. -
The destruction of cotton, corn,
watermelons, oats and fruit on the
Newsom place was equally complete.
Everything will have to be replanted.
Cotton planted now should mature and
make a satisfactory yield under proper
conditions, but the result of plantings
of cantaloupes at this season Is prob
lematical. Still, as there are thou
sands of dollars' worth of fertilizers id
the ground, some effort will have to
be made to realize as fully as possible.
On the A. J. Fleetwood place, which
adjoins that of W. H. Newsom & Son,
the hall made a clean sweep. It beat
all the growing crops Into pulp, noth
lng escaping. Mr. Fleetwood had large
aereage In cantaloupes.
The storm extended up Into the Red'
bone district of Lee county, where its
damage was hardly less extensive than
on the places already mentioned.
On the E. J. Stocks plantation and
that of Mr. Joe Brown Paul, all of the
crops were practically ruined. On the
upper end of the Ball place, which Is
operated by Cruger & Pace, a promis
ing crop of oats and 100 acres of can
taloupes were ruined.
Mr. Paul was In the city this morn
ing, and stated’Ahat everything In his
neighborhood would have to be re
planted.
In the Beloit neighborhood, the ball
was lighter, but it cut off the ’yield of
oats fully one-half, and almost ruined
the cotton crop, which will In many
fields have to be replanted.
Extended Into Worth.
Crossing the river, after passing the
Redbone district, the storm moved in
to the northwestern corner of Worth
county. It struck the splendid planta
tion of Col. D. L. Wooten, where It pul
verized cotton, corn and other crops,
sparing nothing In Its path. On Mr.
Furmer Hall’s place. It completely ob
literated a splendid crop of cotton in a
200-acre field. .
Wherever the hall went. It wrought
Special ,to The Herald.
Acree, Ok.,^^..5.—Acree was vis
ited yesterday afternoon by a ball and
windstorm which did a great deal of
damage. The. track was about four
miles wide, and came from the north
west. Three small houses were lilown
down here, and timber was badly torn.
The Baptist church at this place was
considerably damaged. Crops will
/have to be planted over again. After
the storm the ground waB covered
wtjh hail to a depth of one and a half
Inches.
The roof was blown off of the dwell
ing of Mr. Joe Shiver, and other sim
ilar damage Is reported., There is not
a stalk of cotton to be seen In thous
ands of acres, and corn that was knee
high was beaten down Just as though
there had never been a growing plant
on the, ground. Trees are stripped of
foliage and ldok as though they bad
been harvested. No one In this sec
tion ever saw as destructive hall.
Hugo I. Frank, of Savannah, is President.
Dr. Belk Not Permitted to Retire.
Other Elections.
The twelfth annual conveatlon of
the Travelers’ Protective Association
of Georgia adjourned a few minutes
before 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
The closing scenes In the conven
tion hall were of a character not to he
forgotten by those who witnessed
them. Time and again the traveling
men were swayed by an excitement
which, combined with the enthusiasm
they manifested, brought about almost
turbulent demonstrations, though the
good feeling which had marked the en
tire proceedings of tile convention was
never Interrupted.
The New Officers.
Prior to entering upon the business
of electing officers, therR was a heated
discussion of whether nominations for
president and secretary should be
made on the floor or by the nominating
committee. The former plan was final
ly adopted.
Two nomlnatiotis for president were
placed before the convention, thC
names presented being those of Mr.
Hugo Frank, of Savannah, and Mr.
Gilbert Carmichael, of Macon. The
nominating and seconding speeches
were for the most part eloquent and
Inspiring, and the convention' soon
worked Itself up to a condition where
It was exceedingly difficult for the
presiding officer to maintain order. 1
Frank Wins Out
The Atlanta delegation, the strong
est in the convention, supported Mr.
Carmichael, and Savannah was solidly
behind Mr. Frank. The rest of the
conyention appeared to be pretty even
ly divided.
Tie. count, of the ballots was\ fol
lowed with the Closest Interest. Car-
Damage at Putney.
It Is reported from Putney that sev
eral houses were unroofed there by
the high wind, and there was terrific
rain, though little damage from hall,
FIRE
III
in Business Whole
sale District Will Aggre
gate Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
Knoxville, Tenn., May 6.—A fire re
sulting In the loss of $300,000 worth
of property In the wholesale section
occurred early today. The candy fac
tory of the Littlefield & Steere Co.,
where the fire started, was damaged
to the extent of $90,000; McMillan,
Hazen & Co., wholesale shoes, were
damaged $176,000, and the Hambright
skirt factory adjoining was damaged
by smoke and water to the extent of
$30,000.
michael led until the very last, when
Frank forged ahead, the final total
standing 34 to 32 |n favor of the Sn-
vannahian, A change of one vote
would have brought about a tie.
The announcement of the result was
greeted by prolonged cheering. When
this had subsided and the new presi
dent had received the congratulations
of the delegates, the election was made
unanimous.
In accepting the gavel, Mr. Frank
made a brief but very graceful speech,
pledging his best efforts In the Inter
est of the organization and appealing
to the members present for their earn
est support.
Secretary and Treasurer J. H. An
drews, of AUanta, was re-elected with
out opposition, and representatives of
all the posts took occasion to give ex
pression to their sincere appreciation
ot this most efficient officer's^ services.
The Other Officers.
The nominating committee then
withdrew, and after being out for more
than an hour returned with a list of
nominees for the other offices.
The name of Rev. R. E. Douglass, of
Macon, for chaplain, was on the list
of the committee's nominees.
No sooner was the reading of the
report completed than Mr. Stamps, of
Atlanta, was on his feet with a motion
to dissent to that portion of the report
which contemplated the retirement of
State Chaplain S. R. Belk/of Augusta.
Then followed one of the notable
demonstrations of the convention. The
friends of Mr. Douglass, including the
members of the committee and repre
sentatives of Ihe Macon post, advo
cate^ the election of a new chaplain
on the ground that It has always been
the policy of the division to rotate this
office. Dr. Belk Joined In this appeal,
and made every effort to have the re
port of the committee sustained, but
he might as well have been talking to
a whirlwind. A division was called,
and Dr. Belk was re-elected by an Over-'
whelming vote, the convention cheer!
lng for several minutes. It was a
splendid tribute to the popularity of
thh Augusta divine.
• The following other officers were
elected: -s
First Vice-President—Richard How
ard, Columbus.
Second Vice-President — Cary J.
King, Rome. *l
Third Vice-President — J. G. Mason,
Albany.
Directors —vr. O. Stamps. R. A.
Broyles, R. J. Thomas. W. P. Anderson,
Tom- Goodwin, Atlanta; Chas. D.
Greene, Augusta; Max Banner, Colum
bus; 0, G. Carmichael, Macon; M. F,
Meyer, Savannah.
Chairman Railroad Committee—Mat
Krauss, Savannah.
Chairman Legislative Committee—
E. H. McMichaol, Buena Vista.
Chairman Press Committee —E. F.
Morgan, Atlanta.
Chairman Hotel Committee—E. A.
Isaacs, Macon,
Chairman Employment Committee—
Harry Calhoun, Augusta.
Attorney — J. L. Mayson, Atlanta.
Representatives to National Conven
tion—Post A: Joseph Lovonstetn, H.
C. Tompkins, Max Robinson. Alter
nates; Albert EHijllch. 'F;' Newberger,
Jerre Eckstein. Post B; W. O.
Stamps, A. J. Swann, R. T, Wynn, H,
S. Prater. Alternates: John H, An
drews, J. II. Sheppard, C. J. Hollings-
worth, W. P. Streater. Post C: Albert
Shield, Max Banner. Alternates, Rich
ard Howard, J. R. Dunaan. Post D: J.
W. Bates, C. W. Randall. Alternates:
M. Flatau, P. S. Steed, Post E; J. H.
Morris, G. W. Timmerman. Alter
nates: Thos. F. Sherman, H. A. Odom.
Post II: Cary J. King. Alternate: W.
T. Ledbetter. Post K: John C, Mason.
Alternate: H. W. McClure.
Clean 8heet Bill,
A resolution offered by Mr. Max Ban
ner, of Post C, called on the chairman
of the legislative committee and all
other members of the state organiza
tion to use their best efforts to secure
the passage by the legislature of the
famous T. P, A. "clean sheet bill,”
measure framed for the guidance of a
certain claps, of hotels In the state.
Before adjourning, the convention
Joined In the singing of patriotic and
sacred songB, and adjournment sine die
followed a closing prayer by the chap-
No Town of Its Size Like
Albany, They Say — Sa
vannah Delegates to Con
vention Return.
good
,&
Special to the Herald,
Savannah, May 6.—"There is no
town of its size like Albany for a good_.
time.”
This was the sentiment of the* *
vannah drummers who came baok this
morning from the handsome little city
In Dougherty, after attending the an
nual convention of the Georgia T. P.
A. The Savannah delegation got in
over the Seaboard Air Line, having
made the 'run from Albdny during the
night. President Vinson, of the Sa
vannah PoBt, Max Krauss, who’knows
more about drumming and T. P. Alsm
than any other man In the state, an
every member of the delegation was
enthusiastic In their description Of the
manner In which they had been re
ceived. '
The new president ot the Georgia
T. P. A.’s,' Mr. Hugo Frank, came
home with the delegation. He bears
his honorB with becoming meekness.
The Georgia Division will! prosper un
der Mr. Frank’s management And con
trol.
A STRANGER
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Unknown Man Swallowed Blg’ Dooo of
Laudanum.
This morning at about 8$80 o’cldck
an unknown man, a stranger In town,
attempted to suicide at a house on .
State street. Before anyone ctndd-;
stop him he had swallowefl^a- largo
bmount of laudanum. 'He had become
offended at something, and iq a lit ot
jealousy tried .to take. his. life. ■
Hllsmun was called In and ‘
timely efforts the Jlte of the uh
nnte was saved! ’ . '
The Identity of the stranger
shrouded in mystery. He Is out i
danger now, thanks to the efforts t
Dr. Hllsman.
lain.
Resolutions were adopted during the’
afternoon thanking Post K, the Albany
Elks and the public generally, includ
ing the press and the city officials,
for attentions apd courtesies received,
.invitations were received from Haw-
klnsvllle and Rome for the next con
vention, but It-was left to the board
of directors to make and announce a
choice at their convenience.
VICE-PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS WILL ADDRESS
CONFERENCE NEXT FRIDAY EVENING.
The storm yesterday was a general
subject of discussion on the street
corners today.
Birmingham, Ala., May 5.—Bishop
C. B. Galloway, of Mississippi, presid
ed today at the session ot the gene*.a',
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. After devotional exer
cises the complete organization of
fourteen standing committees was an
nounced. The committees and chair
men follow:
Episcopacy—Faul Whitehead.
Itinerary—B. Lipscomb.
Revisals—Gross Alexander.
Publishing—W. B. Palmer.
Education—R. : G. Waterhouse.
Church Extension—W.F.McMurray.
Missions—O. E. Brown.
Boundaries—J. H. McLeon.
Temperance—E. B. Campbell.
Sunday Schools—John R. Peppcrer.
Epworth League—J. M. Barctis.
Appeals—Bishop Galloway.
Finance—T. S. Garrison.
Colportage—W. R. Lambert t
It was announced that next Friday'
evening would be devoted to hearing
general delegates of the Methodist
church, when Vice-President Fair
banks, from the Northern Methodist
church, will make an address.
