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VALDOSTA, GA., SATUKDAX* OCTOBER 21, 1M05
READY TO GREET
THE PRESIDENT.
THE PIDGOGK ROAD MAY LOOSE
V
The Railroads Announce Low Rates
to New Orleans tor Occasion.
This it Expected to Give Further As
sistance to Breaking up the Quart
antines Against the City—-Cost of
Fever Campaign is $200,000 Less
Than Other Similar Campaigns.
New Orleans, Oct. 19.—The rail
roads are today announcing low rates
from all of the surrounding country
for the President's visit, and this is
expected to give assistance to break
ing up the quarantines against New
Orleans, because of the widespread
desire of Louisianians and Missis-
sippians to see the president. The
implicit confidence placed in the
Federal medical officials Is also hav
ing effect.
As it is, quarantines nave been re
laxed sufficiently or lifted entirely by
enough communities to permit larg
numbers of country people to come
here. Business houses are also man
aging to get their men out into the
oountry. The drummers are going firs,
to the sections which have removed
restrictions and from these sections
will proceed to their respective ter
ritories.
While possibly there will be some
variation from the exceedingly low
report of new cases during the past
24 hours, the probability is great that
there will be a complete disappearance
of cases before frost makes Its appear
ance here, the authorities .confirming
their that there jl* vury-lU. Boston,
tie fever now here by the Insignificant
number of deaths that are occurring.
The improvement in the country
keeps pace with that in the city. Is
the past 24 hours there was but a sin
fie death outside of New Orleans.
The few cases at Patterson within
the past three days indicates that the
town is almost immuned.
At Kenner only 13 remain In the
hospital, gathered from a wide stretch
of surrounding territory.
at. John parish on the Mississippi
Valley road, which at one time reeked
with fever, is now declared to be free.
All the oases at New Iberia are In
fix houses in one section of the city.
Confidence has been restored there and
having had a tasto of quarantine it
■elf, the town is anxious to have all
quarantines removed. At Lake Provi.
dence the colored hospital has been
elosed and the white hospital will go
out of business this week. Nurses are
returning to New Orleans from that
town. People who fled from the varL
oiu towns In Louisiana at whioh the
fever appeared are now returning, be
Having all danger to be past'
Because of a large number of people
Suit to be Brought Against it For
Changing its Terminus from Pid-
cock to Boston—Hearing on Octo
ber 27th.
The following special from Atlanta
indicates that the Georgia Northern
road is about to get In trouble, as a
result of moving Its terminus from
Pidcock to Boston:
“The charter 6f the Georgia
Northern Railway Company, which
operates between Albany and Bos
ton, Ga., In South Georgia, a dis
tance of about eighty miles, is now
in danger of a suit through
courts for its revocation on account
of dual offices of incorporation be
ing recorded in the application for
its charter, when the law specifies
that only one place shall be designa
ted.
“The charter was Issued during
the year *1894, before Secretary
State Phil Cook came into office. In
this application for a charter It
stated that the "principal place of
business shall be either in Pidcock
or Quitman in Brooks county.’ In the
record of the charter . granted
principal offipe Or place of business
is recorded.
“This road was chartered on Dec.
17, 1894, and capitalized at $160,000.
It was built from Pidcock to Moul
trie and afterwards extended to Al
bany. Attorney J. H. Merrill has
notified the Railroad Commission
that he will appear before that board
on Oct. 27 to protest against the dis
continuance of the station at Pid
cock.
“It is Etated that this road has
taken up the track from Ozelle
Pidcock a distance of five or
miles and run ,a terminus of&the road
Dr. White Issues Bulletin
Claiming Victory Over Fever
m, Ga. He hmfi gtilsd that
he will appeal to th(**ttiTfrtb: lor a
revocation of the road’s charter
upon the grounds indicated, that two
principal places of business were
designated In the application for the
road’s charter.”
are anxious to come here for the pres
ident’s reception, Crowley expects to
lift her quarantine on the 26th. On the
same day Avoyelles parish will remove
her restrictions.
The Woman’s League has decided to
resume the series of lectures It gave
during the summer and continue them
throughout the winter. The idea is to
Impress the public with the desirabili
ty of destroying infected mosquitoes
which may have gone into hibernation.
The proposed Invitation to President
Roosevelt to visit the Emergency hos
pital will probably be cancelled be
cause It is expected that the istitution
will be closed by the time he gets here
During his visit Dr. White will pre
sent his entire staff who participated
in the fight here to the president
Up to noon today one new case oi
yellow fever and no death hal been
reported.
New Oi leans, Oct. 19.—The recent
cold spell, with frost thirty miles
north of New Orleans and reaching
even down to the coast line in Mis
sissippi has resulted in a general
loosening up of quarantines and
though many communites remain on
the side caution, others have wholly
withdrawn the ban and many more
have modified restrictions to the de
gree of requiring only health certi
ficates. New Orleans has now come
to be regarded with less apprehen
sion than Pensacola or Patterson,
La., for instance, where, In striking
contrast to the metropolis, the xno-
squito theory was derided and no
sanitary precautions taken until
very recently.
Dr. White, United States Marine
Hospital Surgeon in charge, has
made a very interesting review of
the work of the government here
and among other things said:
“There has been no frost nor an
approach to that much desired visi
tation and yet the figures are drop
ping—not as rapidly as we could
wish—but with gratifying certainty
toward the vanishing point. And
this, when it Is borne In mind that
the City of New Orleans has not
quarantined against any Infected
point to any greater extent than to
put on an observation of persons
arriving from those points, and that
many infected persons have come
here and been taken sick in,the City.
It is highly probable that at least 10
made, tha^.a victc
and ur I •-frost c
It did hJlUW, it
per cent, ‘^f the existing cases are
now coming from those outside
points^* 1^^901 that there Is much
causey ^Congratulation and entire
justification for the statement I
*,a victory has been won
comes earlier than
will come—so far
as yellofr lever is concerned—to np
purpose; ^for, guarding toward
accidently there is every reason' fib-
believe Ibat the yellow fever ©
will cSMf’ to- be a noticeable faotor
before the date of the
In Spite of Fever.
Oct. 19.—The old
love laughs at lock-
I ample verification a
in the peculiar dlfficul
irdent young man desirous
a marriage license, says
Gazette. Uliable to
owing to strict puaran-
he dispatched one
ds for Clerk Voorhles,
book, license blanks,
repaired to the guard
succeeded In dexterously
coveted documents over
line” without violation, or
ilon of any Infection or
^disease. Now when our
are assured that
happiness results from
ansaction between town
i they’ll agree to let down
^little and come to town
censes and other good
Cashier Committed Suicide.
New York, October 19.—A Herald
says of the closing of the Enterprise N,
and the'suicide of Cashier Clark yest
Wednesday night that disaster was
for tkee*^rt-e
week£ ago. Clark knew this and \jrJBF', ;
he must meet the paper obligations of »e inSlfytion negotiated
by him. He promised to insure the bank ag2l„ ;t all such loans,
It is supposed that he was unable to accomplish this and com
mitted suicide.
atch from Pittsburg
lal Bank of Alleghany
,'that it was learned
icted in certain quar-
lnnoceifpf-s y?s laid
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Farewell to Attaches.
Tokio, October 19.--Thirty three foreign military attaches,
who were with the Manchurian army, were received in farewell
by the Emperor to-day, 'and afterwards, were entertained at
luncheon. Among the number was General McArthur, of the
United States.
HATAL AFFRAY AT MEETING.
Two Men are 8hot by a Contractor
at the Brickmatont’ Union.
Tampa, Oct. 17.—Two men were
shot, one fatally, in a fight that oc
curred at a meeting of the local
brlckmason’s union tonight.
The trouble resulted from the im
portation by McGucken Brothers,
contractors, of negro brlckmasons
from Jacksonville several weeks ago
to take the places of whites who
were on a strike.
The negroes are union men, draw
ing the same pay as the whites, and
have been working regularly, while
the white strikers have been giving
them all the trouble possible.
Tonight Tom McGucken, one of
the contracting firm, was in confer
ence with the union, and hot words
led to a general melee In which Mc
Gucken used his pistol, shooting
Charlie Potter through the head and
John Pollard In the breast.
Potter will die. McGucken is In
Jail. Ho claims self defense.
OF OLD QUARREL
Cordele, Ga., Oct. 16.—Late this
afternoon Dr. R. B. Durrett was shot
by J. D. Cobb. The wound was pain
ful though not serious, splitting the
skin near the crown of the head.
The shooting was the result of a
difficulty which stagj* i over a dis
puted account and occurred in front
of the store of J. B. Ryalls Drug Co.
Only one shot was fired and that
at very close range.
Mr. Cobb gave up his pistol at the
solicitation of W. H. Tripp and J. D.
King. The weapon was a 32 cali
ber. Dr. Durrett was not armed.
After . aving the wound was dressed,
Dr. Durrett swore out a warrant for
Mr. Cobb, charging assault with in
tent to kill and another charging
him with carrying concealed weap
ons.
The warrants will be served to
night or tomorrow. Both Dr.. Dur
rett and Mr. Cobb are men of un
questioned courage and are promi
nent in Cordele and this section.
They have many friends. Dr.. Dur-!
rett came here from Palmetto about
a year ago. Mr. Cobb has a very
large fire insurance business
Cordele and owns one of the finest
farms in this section.
80N KN0W8 NOTHING OF
FATHER’S WHEREABOUTS.
New York, Oct. 18.—Frank B. Jor
dan, son of Thomas D. Jordan, for
mer comptroller of the Equitable,
was .first witness before the legisla
tive- . investigation committee today.
An Effort was made to obtain from
him his father’s whereabouts, but
the son declared that be did not
know where his father is and had
not seen him since September 4th.
Engagement Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 8,
of maif w si ilm
Ogivcd i^iuiugiiter. Clar.*,, fcol
than Thompson Peeplek*'‘“UT tferti-
vllle. The marriage will take place
at the home of the bride’s parents
in Senoia Wednesday evening, No
vember 16, at 8:30 o'clock. Miss
Sheppard Is one of Senola’s most
popular young ladles, and is known
as one of the favorites of her set.
Mr. Peeples is a young business man
of Nashville, tue son of Judge Henry
B. Peeples.—Nashville Herald.
Friends the Indiana.
Lake Mononk, N. Y., Oct. 18.—
The Lake Mononk conference of
Friends of tho Indians and other d4
pendent peoples opened here today.
Dr. Lyman Abbott presided and
made ,the principal address.
KILLED IN CYCLONE
IN ILLINOIS
Additional Particulars of the Storm
of Yesterday?
Telegraphic Communication with the
Town le Cut Off and Information
le ' Still Meagre—Thoee who Loet
Their ttvee—All the People of the
Town .were Panic Stricken.
St. Lou)*, Oct. IS.—A tornado
•tr ick the Tillage of 8orrento, 111., 12
milt, northeast of St Loula last night
killing four peraona, Injuring 36 others
of whom three will probably die and
doing a great amount of damogo to
property.
Forty houeea were blown to atoms
or carried far tram their foundations.
1 A complete swath was cut through the
town, everything in the trash of the
tornado was rA toed to debris or ear
ned awSJv *
The dead so far reported are:
Mrs. Thomas File, 33 years old.
Mrs. William Stewart, 60 years old.
t William Mann, (0 years old.
Harrison Mann, M years old.
partial Hot of Injured:
flra. William Mann, Frank Shields
am k#,t*o daughter*; Mrs. T. J.
Xajfv Charles Millar and hi* wife; Hen
ry Hay. and wife; Henry Barlow aha
wife; William Klrtand and wife, the
latter Will probably die; William Blew,
art, will probably die; Thomae File,
Mra. Phoebe Moore, Mr. and
(gorge Boot, Mra. John SB.
Telegraph communication with Sor-
renton 1* cut off and detain were oh*
tklncd over the long distance We-
phone.
Dr. James Installed.
Campaign, Ills., Oct. 18.—Dr. Ed
mund James was formally Installed
as president of tho University of
Illinois today. A large number of
prominent persons were present.
The
southwest and the main residence por
tion of the town. The work of tiut
wind was dons quioklj, and then fol
lowed a heavy downpour of rain, ao-
com pan led by rivkt lightning sod deep
rolls of thunder.
Those who escaped Injury were for
the time panic-stricken but finally ral
lied, and set to work to rescue the
Injured.
So violent was the tornado that
some residences were swept away corn,
pletely and the debris effectually scat
tered. Houses that remained stand
ing were converted into temporary
hospitals and refuge and the peoplo
people by lantern light In the pouring
rain searched through debris and drag,
ged out the injured.
The statement Is made that It
cost W. L. Douglas $76,000 to bo
elected Governor of Massachusetts.
At $3.60 a pair, what would that
come to?
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