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THE VALDOSTA
Sacred Ashes of Paul Jones
Committed to His Native Soil.
INTERESTING CEREM0NIE8 TODAY AT ANNAPOLIS IN HONOR OF
THE DASHING NAVAL OFFICER—THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES DELIVERED THE PRINCIPAL ADDRE8S.
Washington, ; April 24—Accompan- honorable than the victories tbem-
led by members of his cabinet, the selves; but the only defeats to which
French Ambassador and a dlstln- this praise can be given are those
gulsbed party of army and navy offl- where, against heavy odds, men have,
cers and ladies, President Roosevelt stood to the death in hopeless battle. pu * * ortl1 ever T
A DEPUTY 8H0 j
Wilson Davis Killed I
Attempting to |
Wilson Davis,
Thomas county,
was shot by a negrcl
ler whom he was i|
rest on Saturday
still, in the eastern ]
ty, and died, from
night at seven o'clol
The negro who
has escaped, though I
this county are on
« flol
left Washington at 11.20 today to at- .It is well for every American officer
tend the exercises connected with the to remember that while a surrender
interment of the body of John Paul
Jones.
The president’s train reached An
napolis at 12.50 and the distinguish
ed party was taken in charge by com
mitteemen, having the exercises in
charge. President Roosevelt was
the principal speaker and he spoke
as follows:
On behalf of the American people
I wish to thank our ancient ally, the
great French nation, to whose help
we once owed it that John' Paul
Jones was able to win for the Stars
and Stripes the victory that haB
given him deathless fame, and
whose courtesy we now owe it* that
the body of the long dead hero has
been sent hither, and that to com
memorate the reception of the illus
trious dead a squadron of French war
ships has come to our shores.
The annals of the French navy are
filled with the names of brave and
able seamen, each of whom counted
death as a mistress when the honor
of hit flag was at stake; and among
the figures of these brave men there
loom the larger shapes of those who,
like Tourvllle, Duquesne, and the
Balll do Suffren, who high renoun as
fleet admirals, inferior to none
of any navy of their day in martial
prowess.
In addition to welcoming the dip
lomatic and official representative^
of France here present, let me also
express my heartiest acknowledge
ments to our former ambassador to
Paris, General Horace Porter, to
whoso zealous devotion we particu
larly owe It that the body of John
Paul Jones hus been brought tp our
shores.
When the body was thus brought
over the representatives of many
different cities wrote to me, each,
asking that it should fi*d its last
_ place in his city. But I feell
Lho place of ail others'In whTcTf
the memory of the dead hero will
most surely bo a living force is here
in Annapolis, where year by year we
turn out the midshlpment who are to
officer in the future the navy, among
whoso founders the dead man stands
first. Moreover, the future naval of
ficers, who live within these walls,
will find in the career of the man
whose, life we this day celebrate,
not merely a subject for admiration
and respect, but an object lesson to
bo taken Into their Innermost hearts.
Every officer in our navy should know
by heart the deeds of John Paul
Jones. Every officer In our navy
should feel In each fiber of his being
the eager desire to emulate the ener
gy, the professional capacity, the in
domitable determination, and daunt
less scorn of death which marked
John Paul Jones above all his fel
lows:
The historis of our navy, like the
history of our country, only extends
over a period of a century and a
quarter; yet we already have many
memories of pride to thrill us ns we
road aud hear of what has been done
by our fighting men of the sea, from
Perry and MacDonough to Farragut
and Dewey These memories In
clude brilliant victories, and also,
now and then, defeats only less
may or may not be defensible the man
who refuses to surrender need never
make a defense. The one fact must
always be explained; the other needs
no explanation. Moreover, he who
would win glory and honor for the
nation and for himself, must not too
closely count the odds; if he does,
he will never see such a day as that
when Cushing sang the Albemarle.
In his fight with the Serapis Jones'
ship was so badly mauled that his op
ponent hailed him, saying: “Has
your ship struck?" to which Jones
answered, “I have not yet begun to ,
fight." The spirit which inspired
that answer upbore the man who
gave it and the crew who served un
der him through the fury of the bat
tle, which finally ended in their tri
umph. It was the same spirit which
marked the commanders of the Cum
berland and the Congress, when they
met an equally glorious, though less
fortunate fate. The Cumberland
sank, her flag flying,* and her guns
firing with the decks awash, while,
when summoned to surrender, Mor
ris replied, “Never! I’ll sing along
side!” and made his words good. Im
mediately after the Cumberland was
sunk the Congress was attacked, and
her commander, Lieutenant Joe
Smith w'as killed. After fighting un
til she was helpless, and being un
able to bring her guns to bear, the
ship was surrendered; but when
Smith’s father, old Commodore Joe
Smith, who was on duty at Washing
ton, saw by the dispatches from Fort
Monroe that the Congress had hoist
ed the white flag, he said quietly,
“Then Joe’s dead!” Surely no fath
er coifld wish to feel a prouder cer
tainty of his boy's behavior than the
old Commodore show'ed he possessed
when he thus spoke; and no naval
officer could hope to win a finer
epitaph. \
Wo have met today to do honors to
the mighty dead. Remember that
our words of admiration are but as
sounding brass and tinkling cymbals
do not by steady preparation
and by the cultivation of soul and
mind and body fit^ ourselves so that
in time of need we shall be prepared
to emulate their deeds. Let every
midshipman who passes through this
institution remember, as he looks
upon the tomb of John Paul Jones,
that while no Fourage can atone for
the lack of that efficiency which
comes only through careful prepara
tion in advance, through careful
training of the men, and careful fit
ting out of the engines of war, yet
that none of these things can avail
unless In the moment of crisis the
heart rises level with the crisis. The
navy w’hose captains will not surren
der are sure in the long run to w'hip
the navy whose captains will surren
der, unless the inequality of skill or
force Is prodigious. The courage
hich never yields can not take the
place of the possession of good* ships
and good weapons and the ability
skillfully to use these ships and these
weapons; but its presence will often
atone for many other shortcomings,
and if with it are combined the other
military qualities, the fortunate own
er becomes literally Invincible
to Justice.
Miller seems to 1
duck for the turpent]
he worked. He h
a negro to leave *
trary to law, and
Dukes; still. A
out for him and
Davis who* went
night, being accomp
by Jim Strickland
county, living neai
located the negro
knocked at the door. I
they were refused en
denly the door openfl
fired on Davis one tq
tering the stomach,
by surprise, but drewl
returned the fire, sbj^
in the shoulder,
aud the officer was 1
home “of Strickland,
tance of a mile, ai
It was eleven o’cl
ing when the physicij
and they found
condition. Drs. Bi
Pavo and Dr. Lindsj
but he died last
thing that could be dci|
The remains of
to Pavo where they,
this afternoon.
Davis leaves a wifj
dren. Hjs wife is a i
M. W. Simmons of
was well known her|
server.
Adidtion to City Prison.
At a meeting of the city council
ITEMS FROM AVOCA.
Avocp, Fla., April 24—The political
yesterday afternoon, the contract cam > m,gn lB gcUlng I ’ retty warm ln
was made for the addition of three H » m ' ltoa “»»»■ T ' le maln 8tak * la
the race is Hon. Frank Adams, for
state senator, who will be the norni-
cells to the city prison. The cells
aro to bo put in the large room ad
joining the pre.ent prison, aud each ' ne ® w thout °PP° 8ltIon -
cell Is to have two swtngtn K banks. The I ’, ro8I>ectB , for ,he ,ara,er8
and made of steel bars, with heavy i herc look very glooray ’ a8 we havc
lever locks. The contract was award- !a0 ‘ 1,ad ™'“'» 80 ' ong that every
to the Atlas Copper Works and the ,h,ng ln the fleld ' 8,,ch a8 coUoa ’ aad
price was about $4?5.oo
and corn, etc., which has come up
It is expected that this will afford are dylnK in some pla , ce f’ And
only temporary relief from the pres-
the crops are not up it is very likely
enl crowded condition of the prison. tkat won’t come up, a. every-
•and that some other arrangements ,h,ag wlU be aa dry as aa ash bed un ‘
will have to be made later on. In le88 lt raln8 » reMy 80on ’
that event these cells will be used
and the chauge can be made without
any additional expense.
How to Make Diamonds.
| While experimenting how to make
! diamonds a Mr. Acheson discovered
The Riche.* Man In the World. |' how “ , maau , facture cart >°™dum, the
The richest man in the worn can materials which are sawdust sand and
not have his kidneys replaced nor salt fused with coke and subjected to
live without them, so it is important ’a heat of seven thousand degrees; the
not to neglect these organs. If Fo- lntGngGne88 of this hcat ls so
ley’s Kidney Cure Is taken at the I .‘l, 8 , or ncat 18 80 great
first sign of danger, the symptoms I ,l,at Tophets temperature Is as an
•will disappear and your heaulth will j Iceoerg in comparison witn it. This
be restored, as it strengthens anJ »carborundum is a mineral and is des-
builds np these organs as nothing
else will. Oscar Bowman, Lebanon,
Ky., writes: "I have used Foley’s
Kidney Cure and take great pleasure
In stating It cured me permanently
of kidney disease, which certainly
would have cost me my life." A. E.
DImmock.
tlned ere long to revolutionize the
industrial world; it is of nearly the
same hardness as the diamond and
more indestructible, and is *the best
grinding and polishing substance
known.
BIG BILL OF
Next Move Is Being *
Gsynor i
Savannah, April
Lawrence, one of th|
Greene and Qgynor,
where he Is to
Emory
court tl
the case
a new trial.
This is the big
tion3 ever prepared
considering Its size
shape In record-brea
Speer did not thirik I
be done In ten days|
surprised to know?
pleted in so short a i
in these dispatches
rence kept a small i
phers and clerks at
ord night and day
ed in getting It ln
week. Exclusive of
bill of exceptions
volumes:
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