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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 * -fr 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.” |* *********.;. **************** + *** 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. •f .j. .j. .j-****** * * ************* *.{. 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. I Ludden & Bates Piano Club! j A Grand Success MembershipsComingfrom all Partsof the South! Merit alone has won great popularity forthe NEW SCALE $400 LUDDEN & BATES PIANO, and the economy of our club plan places it within the reach of all—$287 to those who join the club, either cash or on terms of $10 cash and $8 monthly—8 per cent interest. No discount for cash except saving of interest. Those who are capable of judging a piano say there is not a single weak spot in it. It is Honest and Reliable from Top to Bottom. Made right by people who know how. 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