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AT EARLY HOUR
Judge John T. Shewmake DM at
1 O'clock Tills Morning.
AuKuata Loses an Honorad and Eg
teemcd Citizen
Aftrr a lingering Illness of several
months. Judge John T. Shrwmake
passed away about one o'clock this
morning at his home on lower Greene
street.
The death of Judge Sbewmake. al
though not unexpected, was particular
ly sad. coming a* It did Just a few
days after the family bad been bowed
In grief over the death of a loved son
and brother. Major Burke Shemmake,
tut even In their grief there Is a ray
of comfort in the thought that he has
ent»red into the well earned reward
that a'vaits the soul of the righteous.
Judge Sfcewtnake was born 72 years
ago in Burke county. He was a grad
uate of Princeton and for many years
was one of Augusta's most prominent
lawyers. He has held many positions
of responsibility, having been at on»
time solicitor general of this circuit,
and slate senator from this district
He was also at one time president of
the board of education and trustee of
Cie Orphan asylum and Richmond
academy. In all of these trusts he
discharged his duty conscientiously
and well, and the most prized heritage
that could possibly be left is his unsul
lied and honored name, of which none
has ever spoken save in highest
praise.
Judge Shenmake leaves to mourn
him a wido v and six children—Mrs.
Annie Whitehead of Warrenton, Mrs.
Philip Johnson of Waynesboro, Mr.
W. J. Sbewmake of Savannah, Mr.
Claude Shewmake of Atlanta, and
M ssrs. H. P. and Marshall Sbewmake
of this city.
The funeral will occur tomorrow af
ternoon at four o'clock from his late
residence on Greene street. The fol
lowing gentlemen will act as honorary
pall bearers:
Hon. Jamrs C. C. Black, J. H.
Jones, Boykin Wright, W. D. Bowsa
Charles Estes. James Miller, «f. S.
Benson. Thaddeus Oakman, a. w.
Blanchard,'- -J, B Commies *■* B '
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J. Hold man of Middletown, Pa., is at
the Commercial.
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than heretofore
TO HER REWARD.
Mrs. T. H. Stafford Died Suddenly
l ast Afternoon.
Th* death of Mrs. Thoms* H Staff
ord. which occurred suddenly y*nt*rda»
afternoon, was learn -d with much sur
prise and deep Borrow by countless
friends.
Mia. Stafford had been away all sum
mer and had returned about a week
r.go apparently In perfect health. Yes
terday morning she had so attack of
acute Indigestion, which was relieved,
and she wa* thought to be again all j
right, when the symptom* retumed.snd
turned.
: before medical assltance could be j
.procured she parsed quietly and peace- i
I fully away.
[ Mr*. Stafford was one who well typ
i!fl«d ail that good and noble in woman-
I’.lnd. She was loved by old and young,
and to h:-r family circle *hc shed a ra
dian.# tl-at msde home all that the
i word exemplifies.
Mrs. Stafford w as the mother of Mr*,
iB, s. Hill of Mew Hampshire, Mrs.,
K. D. Bern an. Mrs. C. S. Welstscr. !
Messrs. H. H. Stafford. C. S. Staf
ford. P. D. Stafford. T H. Stafford
I Jr., and E. G. Stafford, to whom and
ithe heraved husband Is extended the
I sympathy of many sorrowing friends.
' The funeral will occur at It o'clock
j tomorrow j morning from St. Pauls,
I church.
Mr. Frank Evans, of Birmingham, a!
! brother to the deceased, will arrive
here tonight to attend the last sad rites.
Mr. Paul Stafford, a eon of the deceas
ed. will arrive from Boston tomorrow
morning.
BLOWN TO SEA.
Grave Fears Entertained For the
Safety of the Crews.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. I.—Nothing is
learned of the fate- of the barge Enos
Soule, which parted from the Orion on
Sunday or the schooner City of Augus
ta, which parted a hawser, and was
blown to sea Monday. Grave fears are
entertained for their safety. The City
of August had a crew of 8 and the Enos
Poule had four on board.
New York Futures.
New York, Dec. I.—Futures opened
steady.
December .. 3.34
January 3.33
February 3-38
March “,4(1
May 3.48
June •• ••
July S 5
Aug-USt •• - Sf
Ssptgaihar a, it
October .. » « •• 1 sI
.T. D. Logap of Charleston is at the*
Commercial. -
WETS WIN
IN 8188
COUNTY
Their Majority la No*
flat I mated at Hoo
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F't Bibs.
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b m—ra at th'arh.
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hit. arc tkMa—g.
I Tile court .H«u— cate, sf wars., Is ]
I Ihe largest and sW tun to abnni two
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MARRIAtIIi LAST Mtih f.
! ,Ir. The—a* Thomas Weds Miss IJl
lian Stanlaru.
The W nodlann Mctbodlst r hur. It sss
iveiy lieautlfully d.^-orated with palms
land (lowers, last evening, for the mat•
Itlage o' Miss lAlltan fCuola fttsnfor.l
and Mr. Thomas Heckle Thomas.ahlch
oerurred at * tfchirk, the Rev. J. 11.
Ix-wis officiating.
The bride sas very lovely tn a grace-1
ful gown of white silk trimmed In ttearl:
passemctiterie with 141 Frame roses. |
Miss Wyiey, of Thomson. Iter maid
of honor. *as gowned In s hlte organ
die over blue stlk. and carried las
Frtnce rosea.
j The twat miin was Mr. Kugenr Mey-;
[era and the ushers Mr. (Senran and:
j Mr. John Barnes.
Both of these young people are very]
popular, and received a numlier of l
beautiful pregenta and many congratu-
I Istions.
OFF FOR CUBA
tien. l.ee’s Telegram to the War De
partment This Morning.
Washington. Dec. I.—MaJ. Gen. Lee, j
! commanding the Seventh corps at Sa
vannah. has telegraphed the war de- ]
puriment as follows, respecting the de- i
I parture of the transport* Manitoba ,
and Chester today, with troops aboard
[for Cuba:
"The Manitoba, with Gen. Snyder |
I nntl the Fourth Tennessee, cleared j
here at 8:45 this morning The Ches
! ter, with the Fifteenth infantry, left
her anchorage, six miles below the
city, about the same hour, and is prob
ably now on top of the sea! sailing for
Cuba. She might have been at the
; bottom of it if alie had gone out the
day she started. The Panama is still
here."
GATE CITY O. K.
The Vessel Passed In at Savannah
This Morning.
Savannah, Ga.. Dec. I.—Tli® Ocean
Steamship Company's steamer. Gate
City, from Boston, paused in this mor
ning.
must Go to Trial.
Philadelphia, Dec. I. rn court today
in the conspiracy case of United States
Senator Quay and others. Judge Find
lay dismissed all motions entered by
the defendant's counsel against th®
five indictments found by the gram!
jury, and fixed a December date as the
beginning of the trial.
Great Show.
My Friend from India, the greatest
and best comedy that has ever been
presented in Augusta, will be presented
Saturday, matinee and night.
Thu capacity o£ the nheMre should
I.ertalniy be twUed
fifot Guilty.
A verdict of not guilty was render
ed yesterday afternoon in the care of
the state vs Edward Rayburn.
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Upon eutcrln* the fair, tm- *» gr—«
i mI by the young ladles la t Ah* check
room. Ml** Mai» Moore and Miss Ml-
I delta Burrows, who rolle** you of your
hat. rimk or auhev burdens Also of
an* spare dliues that, may > Jißgle in
- your pocket. This stand did a pud
business last evantog and H one of the
1 moat popular in the building.
The Country (More, run by Mes
ilames Bacon A Smoke, who in private
I life are recognised a* Mr*. Joseph
Day and Mr*. Susie Whale—, Is par i
tiruiarly quaint and attractive, and eg-|
t—ded a genuine and hearty eawntry
buepltalitv to nil friend*. Who* one
•urhdtcd oneeselt with the lien illy of
the other decorations, he can tent his
eye* for awhile on the little log cabin
with its trailing vines and it* homely
tlevorntions of cowhides, sheep and
pnetuni skins nmirds and othar ;»r
--11 lies peculiar to country stored. In
side one may h< refreshed with ground
,*<a». plndera. p— nuts ami goohers
washed down with copious draught* of
ginger ale and sodn water.
Other Attractions
The Fancy Table, in charge of Mrs
W. J. Hollingsworth and an able
corps of assistants, has the appearance
of a snowbank upon which la embed
ded myriad* of golden atars and ere*- !
rents A huge eDctrieal star tops
the decoration* and give* additional
brilliancy to the booth Here can be 1
found dainty articles of fancy work
and everything that goes toward the
beautifying of a home.
The Floral Bower, of which Mias
Georgia Estes in the presiding genlue.
is one of the most popular loitering
spots in the ball. The loveliest mai
dens of the younger set, themselves
embodiments of their wares, dispone of
roses, carnations and other flowers
The Crystal Booth, with Mrs. W.
K. Miller, Mth. Caswell and Mrs, Al
len in charge, is a glittering mass of
cut glass and handsome pieces of brie
a-brac. A c rystal chandelier, suspen
ded from the centre, glitters and
gleams with primatle hues which are
caught and reflected in the plate glass
mirror that entirely covers the wali.
The Candy Booth, in charge of Mrs.
Henry Cohen, with Its glowing army
colors, la one of the most complete,
from ari artistic standpoint, booths in
the hall. Everything in the candy
line, from groundpea cakes to Huy
ler's, can be found here and all so
temptingly displayed that It is impos
sible to resist buying.
The Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing
Goods Booth, Mrs. Willie in
charge, is the place where one loves to
loiter and where one knows that their
money is spent advantageously.
The Toy Booth is exquisite and rep
resents much artistic work and con
ception. A life size doll, dressed as a
vlvandiere. smiies a welcome to the
guests and Immediately makes the sol
diers feel at home.
This doll will be voted to tlie most
popular child in town. Polls open to-'
night.
The following reception committee
me requeued to meet at the Fair at
S jo uonlgfit to receive and make wel
come the gsetti
Messrs W. L. Batt, Jr.', Tom Flunk
el, J. R. Stokes. Herbert Clark, Joe
jl%,*go. Paul Sledge, diaries Miller,
Bayard Caswell, Marion Hidgcley, Jim
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I .lent Tnl* Third cavalry *L
[ t'nl lame First'M»rv land, fit
Cnpt. ffantki. rhlSt> gfth Mlrhl*n».
Ijetil Walker. Third <W'airy, Id.
M*tM BalD, 17.
Capt Hu* kinshsm Thlrty-dfth
Michigan. 81
L—tt Hawkins. First Maryland 47.
private kelly dead.
An Lsetting Ti—• in the Camps!
Athens I—» Might.
• Athens. On.. Dev 1 Prlvat*
Kelly. CaC, Two llundrcd and
th-rond N*w York, who was
ahot last night by Quarter
master Sergeant Becker, of Co.
IL same regimen l - died today
of bis wound*.
There was a general Ugh I un
Co. C'a street, caused by too
I much whiskey. »nd th* friends
of Becker nay the dead mao
was a spectator.
intense indignation prevail*
among th" men of Kelly’s com
pany over th* shooting.
Immediately after the occur
rence the feeling ran »o high
with them that they made an
attempt to lynch Becker, and
were only prevented by the ar
rival of the provost guard.
REPUBLIC ENDED.
The Overthrow o( President Gutierrez
Announced.
Washington, Dec. J. —The dissolu
tion of the Central American republic,
and the auceesa of the revolution of
! Salvador, and the overthrow of Pres
ident Gutierrez la announced.
CITY COURT. .
Cases Disposed of Before Judge Eve
Today.
The following canes were disposed of
in city court today:
Fred Howard, simple larceny, thre
years in reformstory.
Dave Dorsey, iissnult end battery,
six month*.
Jim Cushman, alias Jim Cusliani.
larceny, two cases, twenty-two months.
Moses Dempsey, larceny from car,
ten months.
Frank Purcell, cheating and swind
ling, ten months.
AFTER THE SOUTHERN
A Red Hot TaliTln the Georgia House-
Today.
Tlio house bill by Mr. Hall of Bibb
requiring that all railroads shall be
incorporated before they can obstruct
the streets or use public property, or
There wuh a red'hot speech by Mr.
erect buildings, etc., was up today.
There was a red, hot speech by Mr.
Hall In which he stated that the
Southern road had come like a thief in
the night and got what It wanted and
escaped to Virginia, and. was now
managed by people in New York. He
bold that the majority of the directors
of railroad companies should be citi
zens of Georgia. ,
In the senate, a bill by Mr. Morri
son of the senate, providing that when
executing criminals the trap must
nave a full of at least six feet, so as to
Jjreak the neck and prevent .sttangulu
Bon, was introduced.
Gr- W. M. Roberts
Mr. VV. H. Roberts will pay higb
,-si rush prices for calves. Write to
him if out of the city.
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PERMANENT
POST FOR
AUGUSTA
The »>irm*•' Lrt It By
WarkidK
Division Review In—arrow Afternoon
at Three.
| "Now is th time for Augusts to get
a prztaaneat camp, and it is my op>n
[ton Hurt if the matter Is put before
jibe wa. department by the proper nit
j tboritle*ffh< encampment of at least
two ragtments can be secured perma
nently. Th*»e were the word* spoken
! by one of the most prominent of the
officers Stationed here and hi* opinion
iwa* borne without exception by every
officer seen.
I Th officer couiinued by giving the
j -xtvanlage* of Augusta. The hospital
built, camp sit* perfect and Its fitness
j for a permanent post If Augusta de
i sires the soldiers let the citizens get
|to work at ooce, have discussion with
the officers anil send a committee to
Washington. The officers certainly
have no reason to say we could secure
the encampment unless thr* fact was
true.
(im. Davis stated today just before
his departure for Savannah that he
would state without hesitation that
Camp McKenzie was the prettiest
camp sit* he has ever seen for the ar
ranging of trops. for convenience, for
climate sod for the water and soil-
Let the citizens unite lu obtaining the
mcampment. , .
This morning .shortly after K o Hock
ih# three regiment# of the Flrat bn- *
ga rt® started on their march to Bel
air The Tenth Ohio led the procession,
followed by Hie First Maryland and
then the Thirty-fifth Michigan brought
|up the rear. As early «« was ih*
, hour there were quite a number mU to
Lee the men off. All of the officers
above captain ami the general's staff
were on horseback amt all of the man
were supplied with rations for their
midday meal.
Gen. Axline expected to reach '
air about 11 o'clock and returning
reach camp before dark
This afternoon the Third brigade
will turn out in a giant! »« rod * « d “
the citizens going out to «•»«#*■■*-
terooon will have an opportunity of
seeing the parade and then watch the
return of the First brigade
Tomorrow afternoon, prohab y at
o'clock there will be the first, division
LvlTw.' The order for the review has
not been Issued, but unless something
unforeseen happens It will be held.
Camp Chat.
Col. Dana of the 10th Ohio tqtciW'»»
m en in'the basket ball game tonlgh
"om the march or duty or any kind
to capi. Holding Of the 13th Pennsylva
nia is brigade officer of the .lay for ■">
br c a pL'xaughton of Co. D, 10th Ohio,
is officer of the day of the Ist »(>**>;
MaJ.• C. A. Little of the Ist mu'T
land is division officer today.
Hospital Steward H. VV M«a. X; •
has reported lor duty
iM Another of Hie lady muses tins ar-j
ri vf*d.
The sixth signal , ~ n l ' csotuieil .*
POSBUOI last nigh-t . !
AitUg was raised «v«t-Hie e-'X•'****' .
ho*i>lt6i today
A moss hull for the Bogpitid doctors,
and nurses wilt yumr-he bntit.
Til 1., are r.r. |uitientd in division Ims- j
pita 1 today.
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A BIG HANKRIFT
tasav I) Snead I Me* Bankruptcy
Pridtos
I Toledo. 0.. Dm- I.—l—Si D rtt—sd.
si olid tlm* onr of the *valthu-st tarn
in ToleA. and knnan Srrm own to
, .-.Hi as a inantifr.c’urei of t< ntllatins.
and heating apparatus, Hl—t n pptlthM:
[i a bflßkriujry at the United Sutiv.
i> ourt today. Bmesd piaers his liahtii-
Itles si IKOo.iHMMt. h )I at h* knnas, with
'no asseis. Thr creditor* are Imnk*
and rommen-lal house* in er*ry large
icily In the country, and hi* debts vary
from 3* cent* to $47,000.
CALLED ON THE «>ULEN
Audience to Bu»ine*a Men nt Madrid
Today.
lomdon, Dec, I,—A special dispatch
from Madrid says: A delegation from
the Spanish chamber of commerce had
tm autiience with the Queen Regent
today and presented her majesty with
a petition in favor of reforms. The
delrpuiion olso .tsketl the Queeu to in
tercede for the release of the Spanish
prisoners in the Philippine islands, and
to pardon the Filipinos who hive been
transported in Spain.
MEET IN CHICAGO
/
Many n—hodlsts to Gather There
In iooo.
Chicago. Deo. 1. I —* The Metliodist
General Conference of l!*00 will bo
held in Chicago. The conference
comnHttCc held si meeting today and
aftpr a i»trsicted discussion Chicago
was dec id— upon. Chicago Metho
dists give S2S,IKK) for Ihe expenses of
entenalning the great body of church
men, and also raise $50,000 as guaran
tee that all expense of the conference
will be met.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Hcetlng Hours Made Earlier on
notion of fir. Calvin.
Special to The Herald.
Atlantu, Ga.. Dee. I. On motion of
Mr. Calvin of Richmond, the house
will meet at nine o'clock hereafter,
beginning tomorrow.
In ihe Murray county contest there
was a lengthy and heated debate,
which ended by Mr. Stewarts, a popu
list. being seated, ivy a vote of 111 tc
14.
Illness of Hr Cooper,
The continued illness of Mr. Arthur
Coper, of West End, is a source of
much uneasiness to his family and
friends. Mr. Cooper is a fine young
man and one whose loss coilid ill bo
rHorded. Countless friends wish for
him surcease from suffering and hope
that be may soon improve.
Afttr.au. otyl.-bacUvlor takes to drink
, mg' tea instead wi - vuitee—weH (here i
no hope for him.
In receiving mV engagement ring,
i is the devotion weighed by the carat ,