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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SA'l
iY, FEBRUARY 4, 1905.
FOR SHACKLING DAVIS.
GEN. MILES SCORED BY JOHN
SHARP WILLIAMS.
House Refuses to Pay Miles the Sal
ary of an Active General—Williams
Opposed 8uch Punishment—Didn’t
Want Miles Cut Out of the Pay.
Washington. Feb. 1—The treatment
by Oen. Nelson A. Miles of Jefferson
Davis, president of the Confederacy,
daring the time he was a prisoner at
Portress Monroe. Va., was recalled
In the house today, when Mr. Wil
liams, of Mississippi, the minority
leader, tried to secure the adoption
of the senate amendment to the
house provision regarding retired of
ficers serving with the state militia.
Messrs. Hull, of Iowa, and Hay. of
gtnia, both mem be res of tho mill-
airs committee, indorsed the
[pg it retroactive,
sras Democrat-
bney, and for
the Demo-
immittee.
to agree to
rhich does not
retired of-
it, 71 to 171.
> conference.
OREAMED OF SON’S DEATH.
WARSHIPS FOR RUSSIA.
[ly to Messrs.
» was not at
[tack on bis
be oulil.
[fealty an a
beta to ntay
lit an well
.cling that
[ter tain re-
nnduct when he
.Pthe anklcn of Jef-
I do not believe It
FhJntory to lila credit or
' sound In hlnlory to tho
JT ot ji r Davla that he wan
Bed to oubmlt to It, old and
^na nnd nick nn he was at that
, ^'If this leglnlntlon had been point
ed nt anybody else than Oen. Miles—
a Democrat appointed by n Democrat
ic governor under thoBe circumstances
nnd believed by me, rightfully or
wrongfully, to have that motive be
hind It—I would have taken the same
course that I have taken, except that
I have taken It much more anxiously
and much more warmly.
"I stand in the relationship to Jef
ferson Davla that aomo of my critics
do not. First, he was a Mlsaiaalpiffan,
nnd I am.one. My'gi
■nlJbaptaln
Wat Drowned In River According to
Dream of Mother.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 2.—The
story of a remarkable premonition of
death, revealed in a dream, cornea
from Claiborne county, this state. On
Wednesday, January 11. Campbell
Olllenwaters left his home and went
to a logging camp to hasten prepara
tions for starting rafts down the river
on the tide that was expected within
the next twenty-four hours, and It was
necessary for him to cross the river
to reach his destination. It was hla
Intention to return home early tho
next morning, and this fact was known
to his family.
On Wednesday night, Mrs. Olllen
waters, the unfortunate young man's
mother, dreamed that she saw her son
struggling Id the waters of the ex
pected tide. ‘She awoke in a fright
and aroused the household, telling
them her dream. F-eakfast was has
tily prepared and disposed of. and be
fore daylight came tho young man's
wife, who was a bride of a few weeks,
was well on her way, horseback, to
meet her husbBnd at the river to warn
him not to attempt to cross. When
she was very near tho river, still rid
ing at the best speed her fagged-out
horse could make, she met a man who
told her that her husband had been
drowned Just a little while before and
that his body had not yet been re
covered.
During Sunday night the drowned
man's mother-in-law dreamed that
the body was hung at the bottom of
tho river near where last seen. Mon
day morning her husband returned to
the river, and with others wont to
the spot Indicated by his wife, and
In five minutes succeeded In recover
ing the body.
This Year’s Eclipse
Many well equipped expeditions
will leave this country and Europe to
view the big astronomical event of the
year 1906 from tho most advantageous
points. This event will he a total
eclipse of tho sun, which will occur
August 30. William H. Crocker
California, lias offered to defray the
expense of sending expeditions from
the Lick Observatory, California, to
Labrador, Spain and Egypt. The Na
val Observatory, of Washington, will
probably send three expeditions, one
of which may bo located near Burgo,
Spain. Photographs of the corona by
means of a camera of flvo Inches aper-
tufe and forty
CHARLE8 SCHWAB TO TAKE THE
BIG CONTRACT.
He Goes to 8t. Petersburg to Conclud#
the Contract for $100,000,000 8hlp§
for Russia’s New Navy—Bethlehem
Steel Corporation the Real Bidder.
New York, Feb. 2.—Charles
Schwab Is today making plans for a
trip to Russia, where he has a deal
pending with that government for the
construction of ten battleships, their
accessories and other armament, cost-r
ing $100,000,000. Mr. Schwab said!
today that he waa'acting on behalf o|
the Bethlehem 3teel Corporation air'
he hoped to conclude the negotlatloi
in Russia which have been in pri
ress for about a month.
It has been generally known amoi
the large shipbuilders of the worl
that Russia purposes to begin irnm
diately the reconstruction of itsnav:
Tentative propositions have bee
made by several English and Germ
concerns to the Russian governmei
but when the Bethlehem Steel Co
ration,- as the reorganized ship T
trust ip now known, presented its 8]
eifleations and estimates, the inter
of the Russian navy department
mediately cei^cred therein.
As it is now constituted the
lehem Steel Corporation is able /
turn out a battleship complete. *
ready the company has begun HI
for the construction of a battleship
to be sold to tho highest bidder, a
plan which has been found to he high
ly successful by two of the largest
English shipbuilders.
Two weeks ago, it is learned, Mr.
Schwab decided to leave for SL Pe
tersburg to discuss the proposition of
the $100,000,000 contract, but was de-j
tained on account of the reorganisa
tion meetings of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. When the labor disturb
ances occurred lajer, he was advised
to postpone his visit.
COMMEND8 GOVERNOR TERRELL.
Congratulated Upon Refusal to Allow
Negro Troopa at Inauguration.
New Orleans, Jan. 30.—The PicA-
yune’s Jackson, Miss., correspondent
says: Governor Vardaman this ev^*
nlng sent the following telegram
Governor Terrell, of Georgia?
“Permit me to congratulate
white people of Georgia upon y
character of their chief executlVj
f far*
A.
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ALEm’
WE don’t believe
in hollering, but
these Winter Suits
and Overcoats will
wait for no man at
the present prices.
We are afraid you
will not get your
share.fi Better get
srhile there is a chance. Maybe you will find your stze
long the highest priced ones. You know this is the time for
our annual clearance sale. Take your pick before you get
shut out. The sale includes all of the Suits and Overcoats we
have left. Hundreds are taking advantage of the low prices
we are giving.
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Copyright 1904 by Hart Schaffher fc? Marx
BOYS’ CLOTHING.
Buster Brown Saits, $6 60 down to . 44 6C
Bnstor Brown Saits *7.50 down to . . $5.00
400 Boys’ Donble Breasted Suits $6.50 to $4 .00
400 Boys’ Donble Breasted Suits $6.00 to $3.90
$5.00 Suits Reduced to $ 3 - 25
$4.00 Salts Reduced to . 4 1 - 25
60 Salts, no two of a kind at One-Half Price.
$1.00 to $3.00 Knee Pants at 89o to $1.49
MEN’S CLOTHING
Made by Stranss Bros, and Hart, Sohaffner &
Marx, the host to be had. We have arranged
these suits into four prices, putting in odd lots,
one two suits of a kind, to make np the line.
If yonr size is in them it is money saved for yon.
All $ 9.00, $10.00 and $11.00 Suits go at $ 7.75
12.00, 18.00 “ 13.60
18.60, 15.00 ” 16.50
“ 17.00, 18.00 " 20.00 “
■’ 20.00, 22.00 “ 25.00 “
100 Men’s Suits to close out at
9.50
11.00
12.00
15.00
8.69
ithers & Company.
as an old mas can
i a friend of 4 child or boy. If yon
want to punlah Oen. Milas or anybody
else for what was dona In those days;
if history la to hold oat Its condem
nation all right, but this la not the
1 tlmo nor the place nor the way to
gat even. The people of the South
don't punlah In little ways like that.”
Mr. William* waa loudly applauded
on the .Democratic aide.
BIO DIAMOND WAS FOUND.
Largest Diamond Evtr Found Is
From 8outh Africa.
New York. Feb. 2.—Much Interest
was manifested today In the report
that a diamond weighing 3,003 carats
had been found In the African dia
mond fields, and that It Is valued nt
something like $4,000,060. (leorge F.
Kunx, the diamond expert, snfd that
he had heard of the great African
And.
A member of Stern Bros. & Co., dia
mond dealers, said that the biggest
stone hitherto reported was one weigh*
lng 900 carats, taken from tho De
Beer's Company's Kimberly digging,
and retained by the company r.s an
exhibit. An expert said today:
''Three thousand carats would he
about 60 ounces, considerably more
than three pounds. Dlumond cutters
estimate thnt 60 per cent. Is lost In
the cutting, and should n stone weigh-
lng 3,000 carats be found nnd put on
the cutting table, it woidd he nenrer
1,800 carats when finished."
The first news of the discovery of
this tremendous diamond reached
New York through former Congress
man Jefferson M. Levy, In a cable
gram ha received from l-ondon. an
nouncing that a 3,006 carat diamond
had been found In the Premier dia
mond Held In the Transvaal.
Mr. Levy is the largest American
stockholder In the Premier Company,
which la controlled by London capital.
The Kohlnoor diamond, until now
tho largekt la the world, weighs 113
carats and la worth 1600,000. It weigh
ed 900 carats before It wa* cut.
ItlMM
■tours, will MgMflKrgo, Spain,
which It probably one of the moat
desirable stations along the route of
anticipated darkness. A programme
Is being arranged tor covering the mi
nor detail* of an eclipse, such as ob
servations of the diminishing sunlight,
tho peculiar shadows cast by the fo
liage on the ground when the sun la
nearly eclipsed; the strange wavering
lines or Bhadow hands, aa they aro
called, which make their appearance
few momenta before totality; the
swift onrush of shadow .and Anally,
tho glorious but Indescribable corona.
"Thus, whllo tho astronomer is ab
sorbed In special details which re
quire his wholo and undivided atten
tion, the nmatour enjoys the oppor
tunity of watching the unfolding
glories of the corona front tho stand-
point of n poet or artist. Words fall
to convey the Impressiveness of tho
scene. Front remotest times It has
been described with enthusiasm as
being one of tho most beautiful of nat
ural phenomena."—Chicago Nows.
Two Man Hard at Work.
There are two men In the West
engaged this winter on decidedly now
el work. Each la working In the base
ment of hla house, and has a pile of
aand and some barrels of cement.
The one la moulding handsome blocks
with which to build a nice house next
summer and the other la making
drain tile from the same material and
in the same manner with which to
reclaim the wet places on hla farm.
Why is not this n good scheme?
Burdens Borne by Russia.
National debt, $3,500,000,000.
Annual interest on debt, $80,000,000,
Expended on Siberian nnd Manchu
rian roads, $1,500,000,000.
Taxes unpaid by peasants (1900),
$60,000,000.
Lews by famine in five years preced
ing 1902, $500,000,000.
Eight famines, five since 1902, loss
$200,000,000.
1,088 to tollers by 150 to 170 holi
days each year, $100,000,000.
Wnr loss to date, $400,000,000.
Expenses of holy synod annually,
$18,600,000.
In relation to these figures a well
known write says:
"The simple truth is tho Russian
peasant, 100,000,000 of him, Is, under
present conditions, slowly starving to
death. His average earnings In tho
central provinces aro 17 or 18 co
pecks (8 or 9 cents) a day through
out the year; during the busiest har-
veat time they rise to an average of
27 to 36 copecks (14 to 16 cents) a
day; during the whole winter he and
hi* family earn nothing. Hla diet
consists of meal, hour and grits, cab
bage and potatoes; no meat, except
three times a year. Hla diet la in
sufficient and less than in any civilised
country. The hovel he lire* In It
two and a half yards long and one
and one-half yards high, harboring
the whole family, and whatever cattle
he possesses. These data are taken
from official sources.”—Philadelphia
Press. v
your devoted head the severest ^con
demnation of the misinformed negro-
phiUtea of the North, the office-bribed
referees of the South and a few broad
minded and patriotio office-holders
and political creatures of both sec
tions, but nine-tenths of the decent,
liberty-loving, self-respecting white
people of the South commend your
act. I thank God that a few of the
faithful old guard are with us still.
Southern gentlomen In authority, who
cannot he bribed with federal patron
age or debauched with presidential
flattery.
"JAMES K. VARDAMAN.
NEQRO COMPANIES TO QUIT.
Governor and HI* Advisor* Decide
They Are Ueeleea to 8tate.
Atlanta, Feb. 2.—Governor Terell
nnd the adjutant-general nnd inspeC-
tor-gencral have practically decided
to abolish the colored military com-
panics In Georgia. Experience has
shown thnt tho colored troops are
entirely useless. They have never
t called on to do service of any
kind, and the state is not particularly
proud of them.
The refusal of Governor Terrell \o
allow a colored company to go to
Washington served to bring matters
focus. Tho disbanding of com
panies will be passed on by the mili
tary advisory board nt Us next meet
ing, which will be held In the spring.
There are five companies in the state,
three In Savannah, one in Augusta
and one tn Macon,
Twain Wat Entirely Harmless.
Mark Twain was walking along
the street one warm day and stopped
to rest, sitting down on a horse block.
Ho was fanning himself with his hat
when a hurdy-gurdy started to play
Just back of him. An elderly llady
passing by and seeing the famouti hu
morist with his hat in his hand con
nected him with the musical instru
ment, and dropped a generous contri
bution into Mr. Clemens’ hat. Ha
promptly rose, bowed low, much to
the lady's astonishment, and said;
"Do not be frightened, madam. The
man here”—Indicating the muaclan—
"does not attach a chain to me, but
I am very well trained, and, I assure
you, entirely harmless” /
Mr. Wm. S. Crane, of Caltlornia,
Md., suffered tor years with rheuma
tism and lumbago. He was Anally ad
vised to try Chamberla|n'a Pain Balm,
which he did, and it effected It com-
plete cure. This liniment la tbr sale
by W. D. Dunaway. f
Fit and Style.
There are some things which can’t be improved.
One of these things is the "Queen Quality” Shoe for
women. You can make it more elaborate, you can
decorate it, embellish it, use costly materials and all
that. But for $100 a pair
You Cannot Make a Better Shoe
Than “Queen Quality,” having regard solely to the
two great essentials of FIT and STYLE. This means
that mechanically it is perfect. As for its appearance,
the fact that one hundred thousand women choose it
instantly above all other shoes would seem to indicate
that it is attractive. Why don’t you go so far as to-
try on a pair the next time you go to the store. It
costs nothing to see them fit your foot. Boots $3.00.
Oxfords $2.50. Special Styles 50-cents extra. Fast
color eyelets used exclusively.
The Leaders in Staple Dry Goods, Heavy
Groceries and Farmers’ Supplies,
W. T. Lane.
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