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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1905.
GREAT CIRCUS
VALDOSTA
The Ringling Brothers Come to
j the Cloth of Gold” was magnificent I COOPER'S LATEST MOVE
The Circus Arrived Late, but its Army
of Employees Built up a White-
Winged City of Tents as if by Magic.
People Swarmed in Streets and
About the Circus Grounds.
Ringling Brothers colossal circus,
the cleanest, freshest best and biggest
of all of the tented exhibitions, reach
ed VadoBta over the Atlantic Coast
Line from Jacksonville yesterday
morning.
The big show was drawn by four
great copper head locomotives, being
divided into four sections. The first
arrived about half past six o’clock
and the last at a little before eleven.
In an hour after the first train ar
rived, the work of erecting the tents
began and they went up almost as if
by magic. The cars were cleared of
the huge wagons and cages as if by
evaporation and in a short while after
the last section arrived the great cir-
cus was ready for the swarming thous
ands who were to take in the show.
A great crowd was on hand to wit
ness the work of unloading and hun-
dreds followed the mammoth wagons,
the lanky camels and the huge ele
phants to the show grounds. Some
remained there to witness the build
ing of the city of tents and followed
the parade from the beginning to its
end. ,
And such a parade! One long lino
of glittering, gilded and golden wag
ons, magnificent horses and animals
such as never have been seen in this
city. As the great show wagons rum*
bled over the paved streets drawn by
big caparisoned and bedecked horses,
with the bands playing, the calliope
screaming, tho bells ringing and the
noble organ thundering forth sweet
sounds, made a din as exciting as
the ba'tle on the Yaiu river.
The streets were lined along the
great parade way with one mass of
excited, amazed and fascinated people*
and it can be said without fear of
contradiction that the parade was the
finest ever viewed in this city. It
dwarfed all ever given here. Following
the parade was the usual free attrac
tions and the afternoon performance
was attended by thousands of per
sons. ,
Like a Great Army.
The Ringling circus is as absolutely:
disciplined as an army. This is the
boast of the management, and it is j
borne out by the appearance of tho
men women and animals. The 675
horses were fat and sleek prancing
with spirit, their eyes bright and coats
glowing. The 800 men, women and
children In the parade rode with mili
tary uprightness. Their heads were
up shoulders back, their uniforms
and dresses neat and well fitting and
each gave evidence of the supervision
exercised in every department. There
were fifty dens of animals, staunch af*
fairs of steel and heavy beams, many
open that the curbstone audience
might see the manner of strange
beasts within. Every lion and tiger
was as fat and healthy as is possible
for a wild beast to be in captivity
Of the twenty-seven elephants own
ed by the Rlnglings and which, by the
way, are more than half of the entire
number in the United States, barely
more than half were in the march.
Owing to the length of the parade the
others were held at tho circus grounds
Music was furnished by every sort
of instrument. There were bands in
profusion, which dealt in harmony
rather than in the usual circus mis
construction of music. There was
the clown band, which ogled the show
girls and tooted merrily out of tune,
to the delight of the small boy. Of
course, there was a calliope huge, glls*
tenlng in red and gold .which warbled
sweet sounds, quite audible miles
away. The great tableau floats were
an especial feature Typical of all na
tions the members of the attractive
groups were costumed with fidelity
to their native lands
The Afternoon Performance.
The opening performance in the
big tent began at 2 o’clock, but the
doors were open an hour earlier, In
order that visitors have ample time to
Inspect the immense menagarle which
contains numerous animal attractions
Including a pair of stately giraffes,
the only living survivors of their
kind; herd of twenty-seven elephants,
more than a third of all In the United
States, an tho only rhinoceros in cap
tivity The performance Includes hun'
dreds of new and novel acts, enlisting
the services of 175 high class artists,
thirty clowns and hundreds of auxll-
and it would be almost an injustice to
attempt to describe it The number
taking part in the production was im
mense, reaching considerably over a
thousand the costumes were the rich
est ever seen in any theater, and tho*
knights in armor gave a stern reality
to all. The dancing girls were the
center of attraction, more than 300 in
number, and the several balets by the
combined troupe was each time greet’
ed with applause The general effect
was dazzling and will be remember
ed by all who witnessed it as long as
they live. , , ,
The spectacle of the “Field of the
Cloth of Gold” was hardly finished
before there was something doing in
all the rings,.and for over two hours
there was not a dull moment. Fea
tures followed each other in rapid suc
cession any one of which would have
made a whole entertainment in itself.
The bareback riding was of a sensa
tional order and the most graceful and
expert equestriennes made this part
of the program delightful. Trapese ar
tists of the highest order did feats
never before attempted in this city,
some of which were really of a hair-
raising order.
Of course the clowns cut up their
funny antics in trying to imitate the
feats performed and besides being fun’
ny they proved themselves to be ath
letes with great accomplishments.
They kept the audience in good humor
throughout There were two special
features that were a decided novel
ty, the destruction of an automobile
by a clown with a goat's head, who
later ran off in two sections, and the
shooting of another out of the mouth
of a cannon ,
Perhaps the most surprising feature
on the program were the feats per
formed by dumb animals who seemed
to have the Intelligence of human be
ings. The elephant act was especially
worthy of note and the danenig of
the horses was something marvelous
The exhibition closed with tho races
of the hippodrome, which wore of a
highly exciting nature, especially the
Roman foot race, which concluded
the program. All classes of riders
the expert cowboy to the
ful lady rider, took part, and it
:ertainly a grand fi
IN THE RAWLING’S CASE *
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The Lawyer Says he Has Some Start- 4*
ling Evidence in the Case In the 4*
Shape of a New Confession From 14*
Alf Moore.
,The Macon News of yesterday gives
the following story of some alleged
new developments in the Rawlings
case: 4
“New evidence which, of true, will
save the necks of Milton, Jesse and
Leonard Rawlings and turn them loose
free men, has been presented to John
R. Cooper, their attorney and will be
used by him in an appal to the board
of pardons.
“It isin the shape of another confes
sion, this time from Alf Moore who
acknowledges having done the bloody
work, and it implicates another negro
and Tim McDonald, the brother-in-law
of Sheriff Passmore.
"Armed with this confession and
many arguments Mr. Cooper will go
before the board of pardons in behalf
of the three sons of old man Rawlong*
and if he fails there will go to the
United States supreme court to fight
for the lives of the entire family.
“According to this new evidence
which was secured by J. J. Jowers, th c -
father-in-law of old man Rawlings,! •{•
Alf Moore confessed to a negro named
Sam Freeman that old man Rawlings
hired ^ilm to do the murders and that
he was assisted in the terrible work of
execution by Joe Bentley, a negro ar
rested for complicity some time ago
and released and by Tim MacDonald.
tho time the alleged confession
was made Freeman, occupied a cell
with Moore, charged with a min
or offense. It was then he claims
Moore confessed to him and said that
while satisfied he would hang at the
end of a rope ho wanted to tell the
truth before he left this world.
“Freeman is now at liberty and lives
in Coffee county where Jowers found
him and got Ills evidence.”
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DIFFERENCE WENT TO CHARITY,
Matter Between Mr. J. W. West and
Southern Railway Settled
Thc Macon Telegraph of yesterday
gavo the following account of the set
tlement of some difference between
Mr. J. W West and the Southern rail
way, tho-Goorgia Industrial Home be
ing ihe beneficiary: ,
“Mr. Jar
Fn
linger agent of the Southern, w
down to Valdosta yesterday to a
tralv. a claim against his road and
turned with the check for the claim,
which was turned over to tho Ceoi
I Industrial Home.
‘Mr. J. W. West, of Valdosta,
prominent lumber man of that section
and a brother of State Senator W. S
West, had a claim against the passen
ger department of the Southern. The
contention was settled in a business
like manner but Mr. Freeman and Mr.
West were of the opinion that the
money would be most appropriately
devoted to charity. So the check was
returned to Mr Freeman, who suggest'
ed that the Georgia industrial'Home
at Macon was one of the most worthy
and needy institutions In tho state.
“The claim involved a question of
fact, concerning which Mr .West and
the road differed. Mr. West was ob
durate for the principle, while Mr.
Freeman, as agent for the road, was
firm. Finally he yielded on agree,
f ment that tho money be devoted to
I charity. , ,
“And both Mr. Freeman and Mr.
i West are satisfied while a worthy
j charity reaps the benefit of a substan-
I tlal amount.''
BAKER’S FIRST HANGING.
77 Years There has Never Been a Le
gal Execution in the County.
Albany, Ga., Nov. 17—If Sheriff J.
C. Odom Is not restrained by any or
der from a higher court or authority,
Baker county will have its first legal
execution on December 8th when Mil-
ton Brown will be hanged for the kill
ing of his wife, Nannie Brown.
During the 77 years that have pass
ed since Baker county was created
in 1828, there has never been a legal
execution In the county. There have
been several occasions when lynch law
prevailed for one finds single, double
and triple lynchings In the county’s
history. Only once before the present
case has there been a death sentence
passed on any man In the county and
that was in the case of a physician
many years ago, who only succeeded
in saving his neck by taking poison
a few days before the time set for his
execution. ,
Milton Brown, the wife murderer,
is a negro. He Is now In Jail here
awaiting the fatal 8th of December
ELDER STAlLINGS DEAD
AT HIS HOME NEAR LENOX
A Prominent and Much Loved Primi
tive Baptist Preacher Gone to His
Reward After Long Suffering.
Adel, Gil, Nov., 1C—News has
reached hero of the death of Elder
Charlie Stallings, at his homo near
Lenox The sad event occurred on
OFF!
Tuesday, after an illness of foyer, cop| gg
plicated with other troubles.
Tie* de
niter
stroke of
pa? a lysis some years ago. and was af
terwards an invalid,but this didnot
prevent him from attending to his
ministerial duties, and did not destroy
his great faith and trust in the Ixird.
Elder Stallings’ remains were hur
led at Concord church, of which he
was pastor, on Wednesday. He
tea vena wife and several children, who
have the sympathy of all the people
YES!
If you come here
and look at the
varied assortment
of mens’ and boys’
Clothing, Shoes
Hats and Furnish
ings. We sell every
thing worn by men
and boys. Carry a
large stock, and can
please the most
fastidious, as well
as the man with
Quiet tastes. Quality
is our watchword.
Fair and intelli
gent treatment a
law of the store.
Mens’ Suits and Overcoats, $8.50 to $25.00.
Youths’ Suits, ages 16 to 19, $5.00 to $15.00.
Childrens’ Suits, ages 3 to 16, $1.75 to $7.50.
Mens’ Hats, $1.50 to 5.00; boys’ Hats, 1.00 cb $2.00.
Walk-Over and Stetson Shoes- Underwear $1 to $5 suit.
Gloves, Neckwear, Hosiery and all other small furnishings.
A. Briggs, Valdosta
ONE PRICE ONLY.
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BPS
Killed a Big Rattlesnake
Ralph Mydd’eton ran upon a good
size rattle snake yesterday wmie out
hunting. Tho snake was laying -be
tween two burnt logs when tho man
with the gun walked up and came near
stepping on It. One shot was suffi
cient to put the reptile out of business
It measured about four feet In length
and had six rattles.
Public Notice.
My lands are registered as required by
law and all persons are hereby notified
not to bunt, fish or trap on any of the
lauds belonging to me.
H. T DAMPIER.
ivhon he will be taken to Newton to
laries, and the gorgeous spectacle ofjbe the victim of Baker county’s first
the “Field of the Cloth of Gold” In j ,e K al execution,
which COO characters appear. I ™
The presentation of the “Field of Subscribe for The Daily Times.
GIDDENS
Furniture Co.,
122-ASHLEY STREET,
Valdosta, Ga.
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