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VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY, J (JNE 16, 1906. 1 WILSON ISSUES kz^^Mm'IwrMCompani* Want aud'it had never heed done before. , HT • n p 1 > J T That I. the gist 9 f the injustice done 10 1 WU £(171 rTCtnClSCQ S LOSSCS. to the cotton growers by the depart*! 't meat's estimate ot June 4. The state-1 San Francisco, June 14—Thirty-two fire’ insnrance com ment now made by'Assistant Secre-j panies are standing out against the propositioll which has been *^ ry ™T eS ' a “ d approved by Secrc ‘ advanced by sixty other companies to order a.cut of twenty-five 'crILe ofT MoU/Tent" ovsr the! per t ce f’ a “ d colnpel P olic y holders to accept .seventy-five per 'acreage planted‘last year,, as the' ceD *'■°* loosses. world wai given to understand by* Among those opposing the cut are the Aetira, the California, the report of the board. They now the Atlas, London, Liverpool, London, Liverpool and Globe, „ ... , , • say it is less than 4 per cent This [London and Lanchashire, Hartford, Home of Mow York, Queen He Virtually Acknowledges that the'figure Is nearer the truth, but I relt-’of New York, Royal of Liverpool. Government, Estimate of Inert,.- Cer^rv"^'"^!'. ^ ^ ^ ^ ed Acreage..was Ml.leadlng-Cong- my re0olutlon turtheri for j do not m which policy holders may file proofs of v res *man Elerbee's Contentions are wish- to destroy the bureau of stat- ' ' • ~ Y Sustained by the Statement. Istics, which, when reformed and purified, can be • made a bulwark Washington, June 12.—Secretary against the enemies of the cotton of Agriculture _yftlson was compell- * roW€r - These figures point to a ed yesterday to Issue a statement ’ crop of about eIeven “""on bales. • .. | The world needs an American crop concerning the recent .cotton acreage * # *. . . .... a . . . 6 i of about twelve million five hundred report . of hie department, which j thousand bales. I am satisfied with gives Representative - Elerbee, of ( the results of my efforts. The south South Carolina.” full warrant for baB been 3aved seven millons of dol lars.” Representative Elerbee further as- warrant claiming that his charges of manipu lation of figures have been sustain ed. " 1 . -The department In effect acknowl edges that Its estimate of increased acreage wae misleading. Statement by Hayai This statement was Issued by As sistant 'Secretary Hays, and bears the secretary’s formal stamp of ap proval. It reads as follows “The department la convinced that the estimated planted- acreage In cot ton of about 28,686,000 acres Issued June 4 *.s near the truth, but the In crease of 1,686,000, oi\6.2 per cent, it should be-undestood, la not all- of census bureau's fltt- lore thau rted by the bureau of iber serts tw» on the 25th of last montb be was'assured by Secretary Wilson that the estimating board would not take the action which today’s state ment, Issued with the secretary’s approval, shows was done. I Chatham’s New De: Executive Savannah, June 14.—The elected Democratic Executive Com mittee held a meeting this afternoon for the purpose.of organization. They selected H. E. Wilton, chairman of the executive committee, A, P. Wright vice chairman and John E. Swartz, secretary. The retiring chairman of the com mittee, Mr. A. A. Lawrence, haa been at the head of the party of Chatham newly for asvsral by a dotltm Juat as the The new eo! snt factor I rial primary YELLOW FEVER AT 8HIP ISLAND IN BRIEF. Government Has Throe Cases Quar antined at that Point. N 9 w Orleans, June 12—The fact that three cases of yellow fever have been under Juarantlne for tbe past ten days at Ship Island, a govern ment quarantine station In tbe gulf of Mexico, about midway between the rnoutb of tbe Mississippi river and Mobile, Ala., was made public today by Dr. C. H. Irion, president of the Louisiana, state board of bealtb. The announcement of the yellow fever cases was the result of a dis cussion between,Dr. Irion and Heatlb Oflieer Hunter, of Mississippi, over the fact tnat they had not been notl- I fled Immediately of the fever's pres- yoti ence. The cases came from Colon and were taken off the,steamer White-1 of Co] 0eorge A Mercer, who # | hall, which was bound for .Gulfport, ltt66 I Misfit Ship island Is a short dls* JR®°uth of the Mississippi coast, He wae elected 1 NR/tfn change of United States ma« while in bis office is not such today., ten In a contest hospital officers, who immediate-, as to entirely relieve the concern of ^ his friends. Col. Mercer is an old NEWS He Was Stricken With Appoplexy and Hie Condition to Still Critical. University Trustees to Meet—New Chaplain Names for Port Society, Savannah, Jane 14—The condition mentioned In these dispatches yes terday waa stricken with appoplexy Jit 22nd. There 1* much speculation at to what It will do relative to the selecting of delegates to the gubernatorial pri mary. Col. J. t EstiH's friends ore confident r I currying the county and tending a full delegation to Atlanta. BIG PRICES FOR CONVICTS. Chairman Turner Says Prices Will be Higher Next Time. Judge J. a. Turner, chairman of the state prison commission in dis cussing the value of convict labor, said yesterday. “The contracts now In existence be- twpn the- state of Georgia and the men who are working tbe felony con victs expire April 1, 1909. concludes tu " con vets again In gme mannsti I nL ni the opinion J Wm. J. Bryan in Reformers Talk o St. Petersburg, June 14.—'Williarn jjjl interested spectator ;at tbe proceedings <S parliament today as guest of Ambassador^ In the diplomatic box during thejfg situation with some of the leaders, whfij to the distirifeuislied American tl committee wu. * notified Surgeon General Wyman, | a a vary Import- of the United States public service oming gubernato- and marine hospital service Dr. Irion commented upon the circumstances under which this report was made. He announced also that juarantlne orders have been Issued ug^lpet Celba Honduras, at which port Si Is report ed that refugees are gathering to es cape yellow fever, which Is said to be breaking out at several points In Honduras. He also said that be bas received reports that there Is yel low fever In Havana. WHOLE TOWN WASHED AWAY rs Bryan was an : lower house of discussed the axioug tdexplain mmm People Orowned and not Left Standing. Scottown, a village In Ohio wltb a population of 200, ban just been wash ed away. Not a bouse was left on Its foundation. Mrs. Sajre and lit tle daughter were drowned. Bridget Were washed away and thp telephone man and bis health tor sometime has not been good.- jt Is feared by his friends that the attack will not yield readily to treatment The popularity of Col. Mercer has been showi^ by the great Interest taken in bis Illness by friends here and throughout tbe state. Many have called at bis borne,and he has bad numerous Inpulrles from other cities as to bis condition. Col. Mercer has long been prominent In Savan nah. He was for years colonel of the First Georgia regiment of lnfan- itry and for a quarter of a century House he has been chairman of the board of education. - One of his firm beliefs Is that it Is a waste of money to teach negro school children the higher branch** of education. He think* that ths turee R's are enough for- * negro do- get from- a state school. He haa often talked upon this subject. It the Xeeover In time tn attend else* of tbe state „was disposed of we thought 1250 a year for the men but now 5 amojint of cotton ginned!these men, under ayjjsteto^ b<> respective states." i contracting for their by - 8480 a head by the yeai Vi'j, I “In my opinion there ‘ In; much greater demand for convict la- bor for road work at the expiration Bg-. of, tbe existing contracts, than tfidre _ _ Itp'jAi, at the time that these contracts |the census figures for 1905, a: com^ went Into effect, or Is today, and If plete vindication of the charges' j^q- me labor of 500 more convicts is recently made against the June 4lit‘.withdrawn from the market, for use . , estimate. A&in the public roads there will be such — Figures Manlpulzted, Says Ellerbee.! a strong demand for tbe remaining “Tbe statement of the department! 1,000 convicts that they will bring a Of agriculture," said he totjftbt,) big price. The scarcity of labor is "fully vindicates my position. i.-The 1 the cause of these high prices for figures were manipulated to WriTect convicts. ring !n-o harmony with the census, was; a magnificent! • ^Se^sfntement etary Wilson. J Representative Ellerbee pit acknowledgement that/v- ultural department doctoryS' Cares to make them confirm . Y„ June l'4—Ro isident Roosevelt, died here earl; several months. He was seventy-six years old, ?: hfeld several responsible position^.iindi and'- was chairman of the executiveffcomi mlttde of seventy which foughttile ter , tie Netherlands in 1888 to Natiofl'ffJ Democratic Committee’at the t: lit, an, uncle of hadjj'een ill for lag den J city |e and i k- -Hi Treas Jcrat. He ament, ih? com- Jminis- ■■ of tbe ths conflui the Indlar.'fod Guyah valley above Soottown Is long' and j narrow, and the flood swept everything before It. Men, women and cblldre».,«scapei to tbe hills in their flight clothes, man'cement exerolaea of the State Four persons were W Injured thatMJMveralty. It ts hoped lu SayariMb «»» University Trustees Meet. J Judge Samuel Adams loft last rflfiFtor Athena to attend the eoin- ^ , i ‘of 'Cleveland’s gjiicond Section. He was welllkhovro wri^ on natibtial history. Judge Hargis is Allowed Bail. Louisville, Ky., June 14.—A special frdjp Jackson, Ky.; says that Judge James Hargis, under arrest for-the murder t>f Dr. Cox, having been arrested today, was granted bail of fifteen thousand dollars, which he promptly gave. they cannot recover;’ The valley fro® Scottown to the river Was. ;swept clean. Four Iron’■bildpies’lrMai', wash ed away and many horses were drowned. The damage to crops can not bo estimated. E. H. Hobson, of Washington, D. C. who won 4 81,000 automobile on n five cent ticket had better luck than the Alabama Hobson, who spent 86,000 and only drew a seat In con gress. that at tbe meeting of the BopflTut Trustees of the University that -Col, P. 'W. Meldrlm will be enicted cellor. Col. Meldrlm blT ed bis handsome borne This is one o! tbe cl spots on Bull street headquarters of Gen. She; be was captured In Sara There are 61,146 city offl In New York. .If you it look at tbe deficit OWf! 'T'lME to Paint. 1 Make your build- ■ ings bright and clean this Spring. We have the best and most eco nomical paint for you to use. Sherwin-Williams Paint, prepared, the paint that spreads ’ ‘ farthest, wears long est, looks best. Made of purest materials. A record of forty years of good paint making behind it. All the zinc, oil and lead that is put in fa WW n LIT paint is thoroughly pure, and when the mix ing is cared for in the most precise and careful manner, then the out come of this pure material and careful and clean attention must be pure-PAINT. In other words it is Sherwin-Williams Paint. WMIMEHT9JI We have demonstrated its superiority all WW around you and when your painter tells you “there is none better.” This must be conclusive evidence that it is the best Paint That a Man Can Buy. , is as necessary for you to buy the best paint when your S m house needs painting as it is for you to buy the purest drugs when your system needs rebuilding. PAINT IS USED AS A PRESERVATIVE AS WELL AS A BEAUTIFIER. Sherwin-Williams HAVE THE LARGEST SALE OF ANT PAINTS IN THE WORLD Sherwin-Williams is the Best. HARommjkco. VALDOSTA. THE LEADING HARDWARE STORE. Headquarters Brick, Lime, Cement, Mill and Turpentine Supplies.