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VALDOSTA, GA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1906.
STATUE FOR WADE
of the
-Statesman.
It Wat on Itt Way to Columbia, 8. C-,
Where It la to be Erected by Ita
Sculptor, a French Artist—It Will
Coat $30,000 and la the Tribute of
South Carolina to the Great Man.
Savannab, Oct. 4—A handsome
bronze equestrian statue of General
Wade Hampton left Savannab last
night via tbe Southern railway for
Columbia where Its sculptor, M. F.
W. Huckstuhl, of Paris, France, will
superintend Its erection. It Is hoped
to unveil the statue In November.
The magnificent piece of sculpture
reached the city on Sunday on the
steamship City of Columbus from
New York. It had been shipped
from Paris by steamer and transferred
to the Savannah liner at New York
The statue which represents Gen.
Hampton on a handsome charger In
the act of saluting his men whom he
is reviewing Is a very large one and
cost $30,000. It required two years
to create and cast It.
M. Ruckstuhl remains. constantly
with his creation. He accompanied
it to Paris, saw that It was properly
removed from the ship’s hold In New
York. Had It transferred to the Sa
vannah liner and superintended its
transfer to the car of the Southern
railway.
This Is the second statue of a Con
federate leader to pass through Sa-
.vannah en rouse, to Its place of ereo-
ItfoewrTiiat'of'tJen. Forrest went
through here last fall.
Funeral of Leon Golden.
The funeral of a remarkable man
took place this afternoon when Leon
G. Golden wns laid to rest. Golden
was a Frenchman. He wore the rib
bon of the Legion of Honor conferred
upon him In his native France and
also had other decorations that had
been given him by other nations. He
had won these tokens of bravery and
courage by various exploits. He had
saved lives In shipwreck and had act
ed with great bravery ln'battle. The
Royal and Central Society of Life Sav
ers of Brussels sent him a gold medal
for some brave act In Belgium. This
was tbe 4th medal for life saving he
had been presented with.
In this country Golden led the life
of a painter and being of a modest
disposition told few people of the
honors that had come to him In France
and other countries. He was burled
with tbe honors of the Odd Fellows
and the Red Men In both of which
organizations he held membership.
Office Declared Vacant.
Acting Mayor James M. Dixon has
declared vacant the office of chimney
contractor for the western division
of the city. He has done this be
cause C. C. McEvoy, who filled the
olllce until yesterday was never elect
ed to It. In January 1905 E. T. Mc
Evoy, a brother of C. C., was elected
chimney contractor. He resigned
but the resignation was never pre
sented to council and C. C. McEvoy
continued to fill his brother's place.
He says he was told to go on with
the work by a former city official.
When the acting mayor discovered
after an Investigation that C. C. Mc
Evoy hod never been elected by coun
cil he announced a vacancy In the
office and council will now fill It.
The Ludowlci Tile Company.
W. T. Whitney, of Cleveland, O.,
has been elected president of the Lud
owlci Roof Tile Company, vice H. B.
Skeele, resigned. This Is the com
pany that owns the Immense works at
Ludowlci, Liberty county, where great
quantities of red roofing are baked.
Much of the product is now being sent
to Panama.
EDUCATION FOR THE HEN.
The Hen to be Given a Course of
Training In the Laying Habit
Result of the Election Yesterday
Today.
as it Appeared at
Atlanta, Ga., Oct 4.-—Three
ments, one creating the appellate coi
superior court and one creating the m
with Fitzgerald the seat carried yesterdays election,
ular Democratic ticket swept the state;
The latest returns indicate that Richard Russell, Ar
thur Powell and Henry G Peeples hj» been chosed ap
pellate court. The vote was light throiigout the state.
A LATER REPORT OF YESTERDAY'S ELECTION,
Atlanta, Oct. 4.—(Special to The Til
up to noon today from yesterday’s stati
Judge R. B. Russell led the ticket for O
G. Powell second and H. C. Peeples thi;
may change the result somewhat.
S. G. McLendon carried nearly evei
commissioner over T. C. Crenshaw.
The amendment, creating the new ci
Fitzgerald as the county seat was also ci
Wants Judge Adams t Reconsider.
8gvannah, Oct. 4—Despite the fact
that Judge Samuel B. Adams haa de
clined the nomination for congreaa
from the first district an effort Is still
The department of agriculture pro- J being made to get him to reconsider.
poses to take the humble hen In hand
and train, her to lay at least once a
day In cold weather.
It la found that the besetting sin
of the hen Is In wanting to set. If
It wasn’t for the distraction of this
ambition she would be much more
useful. So It Is proposed, If possi
ble, to develop a hen that will not
want to set, hut will lay'an the time.
. To this end Secretary Wilson haa
established under the bureau of ani
mal Industry a hen department, In
charge of Robert R. Slocum, a hen
expert.
Mr. Slocum,,will at,once establish
a big hen farm near Baltimore,
where colonies of hens will be hand
led by various processes, and a scien
tific diet and course of treatment
worked out.
Mr. Wilson explains that the hen
produces more annual wealth than
the gold and silver mines together,
and Is entitled to some attention.
NEW CAPITOL IS DEDICATED.
Thousands Gather In Harrisburg, Pa.
to Witness the Exercises.
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4—In the
presence of the largest crowd ever
gathered In Harrisburg, the magni
ficent new capltol of Pennsylvania
was dedicated today, with brief cere
monies, In which President
took an active part.
It was raining, but the thousands
stood In the drenching downpour,
facing the president’s stand.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Savannah board of trade yester-’
day afternoon a committee was ap
pointed to wait upon Judge Adam*
and ask his reconsideration of hla da-
OO/?
ititutional amend-
one adding to' the
county of Ben Hill,
Reg-
i,-)—Reports received
lection indicate that
t of Appeals with A.
The official returns
County for railroad
;fy of Ben Hill, with
ed.
Ill .be unavailing as the
the matter under con
i' sometime before he
{he preferred place. ...
ms hpve been completed
ufiblylng of the congrea-
” n here et neon tomor-
nventlon will meet In a
on the third floor of
Hall. Col. e. P. Millar
termination not to make the race. The' and some of the delegates from the
committee will call upon Judge Adams! nearby are expected to reach
this afternoon but It le known that 1 tha city tonl
Disarmament Process in Cuba
Havana, Oct. 4.—General Funston received telegrams this
morning from members of the disarmament commission report-
inwall quiet and the laying rapidly.
Havana, Oct. 4.—Pinar OKRloreports a train bearing]
revolutionists arrived late last night and was met by officers of
the marines. Revolutionists encamped in the city have been, .. ... _ . . .
given rations and allowed to circulate freely. The city is quiet, j elwt<on wltl be held .
Hon.
BIG COURT IN COLQUITT.
October Term Convened at Moultrie
Monday Morning.
Superior court was convened this
morning at ten o’clock by Judge
Robert G. Mitchell and Immediately
after organization entered upon the
civil docket, to which the week will
be devoted.
Judge Mitchell has been In poor
health recently and has been having
some other judges to bold some
courts for him, but he Is better now
and win probably hold court here
for two weeks. There are but few
cases of Importance on the civil dock
et that will be tried at this term, but
the jail Is full and the criminal week
is expected to be filled with work.
The first work of the court this
morning was the disposal of divorce
cases and up to three o'clock this
afternoon seven of these had been
tried. They were as follows: Mrs.
Nlcle Rosencrnntz vs. Wm. Rosen*
crantz—verdict for plaintiff.
Eliza Alklns vs. W. A. Alklns—
verdict tor plaintiff.
Maggie Graham vs. W. 0. Gra
ham—verdict for plalnUff.
Sarah Mercer vs. John Miw -
verdict for plaintiff.
Henry GUI vs. Carrie GUI—verdict
for plalnUff
J. M. Bury vs. Cassle Eury—ver
dict for plalnUff.
Julia Newell vs. J. J. Newell—
verdict for plalnUff.
The grand jury was organized by
eleeUng Mr. D. A. Autrey foreman
and F. J. Bivins secretary—Moultrie
Observer.
Naylor Newt Notes.
Naylor, Ga., Oct. 4—At n meeting
of tbe citizens last night at the pub
lic school building the mayor and
councilman, of the town of Naylor ware
duly Installed, the oath of tha mayor
f>elng administered by Capt. Jno,-
H^gmlth.
"The following ""genUemeta Having
been named by tbe recent legislature
will be In control of our munlolpal
Bulloch Naval Stores Men Meet.
8avannah, Oct. 4—At noon today the
Bulloch County Turpentine Operators
and operators from counties adjacent
to Savannah, began a very important
meeting at the Chatham Artillery hail.
The call for the meeting was sent
out several days ago and the response
today was very gratifying to Its pro*
motors .. The main purposes of the
meeting will be to discuss labor con
ditions and the best method cf main*
talnlng prices. Mr. W. M. Toomer, a
former res'dent of Waycross, but who
no\y lives in Jacksonville, $3 here and
will address the operators this after*
noon.
The 8avannnh factors hare shown
the visitors cons dcrrblc attention
and after the convention .adjourns late
this sfterraon they will probably be
entertained by the factors.
Roosevelt Massachusetts Democracy, Hoopee!
Boston, Oct. 4—Tho Massachusetts'didate Heard for governor, and also
democracy held ita convention here advocates public ownership and oper*
today. Tho platform adopted endors* latlon of public utilities In the nation,
If a man stays out of polities he ®* and congratulate* the New state and city* It a'so advocates tar*
haa a fair chamya to make friends. ‘York democracy on its choice of Can-1 Iff revls on, wUh reciprocity.
T. Gupton, mayor.
Rev. Leo. W. Carroll, mayor pro
tein.
Councllmen: J. E. Sweet, A. J.
Baydwin, J. P. Carter and Geo. W.
Carroll.
Mr. William J. Carter was elected
clery of the council, while a marshal
will bo chosen at a later date.
v Embezzler Found Guilty.
Parkeraburj?, Va., Oct. 4—Henry
Flsl er was today found guilty of em
bezzlement of seventy one thousand
dollars, which was tho money of tho
Homestead Building Association.
Well Known Banker Dice Today.
New Orleans, Oct. 4—Louis Cucul*
lu. the president of the Peoples' Bank,
died here today, aged CG. He served
In the Confederate array throughout
the war between the states
LEAVE
FOR JUBA.
Two Batallions From McPherson to
Sail From Norfolk.
They Will H.v. 647 Men, 78 Hones
and Mule., Besides Army Wagon,
and Cara of Baggage—Saloon. Re
ported Favorably—Chief Joyner
Buy. Qov. Candler’. Former Home.
Atlanta, Oct. 4—Early today tho
Flrat and Second battalions of the
Seventeenth qlfantry, left Fort Mo-
Pherson over the Southern railway
en route to Newport News, Va., where
they will bo aboard a transport bound
or Cuba. Three troop trains were
necessary to carry the offlcere, men,
equipment and horses. There were
<147 officers and men, besides army
wagons, 78 horses and mules, many
cars of baggage and the like.
The Southern will handle the men
as far as Richmond, Va. It la plan
ned for them to reach the point ol
embarkation tomorrow morning. They
will go from Richmond to Newport
Newa over the line of tbe Chesapeake-
and Ohio road. The order ealllng-.
the men to atart for Cuba oamr
through tha department of the Gulf;,
with headquarters In Atlanta. All war
bussie at .the post early this morn,
tag, tbe place’ presenting an' animat
ed apene. Men were hurrying here,
end there loading the baggage train*-
end,doing everything possible to get.
the battalion oft on time.
The' soldlfera. themselTws;appe*'' | '
keen for tho trip and most of,- j
were In a Joenlarmoofi.' Olt, *
numerous and copious tears wiriTHBu-
by the women who eald farewell to.
husbands and sweethearts and many
handkerchiefs were waved as the train,
got up steam and sped away towards
the north. \
33 8aloone Reported.
At a special sosslon of the city coun
cil bold yesterday afternoon, the com
mittee In charge of liquor licenses
reported favorably on 33 saloons
against which thero wero no protesta.
Tho council adopted the reports and
adlourncd until 8 o'clock last night
wheu other licensee were passed upon,
some being granted and others bold
up.
To 8tamp Cut Cow Tick.
Dr. E. H. Baughman, of Chicago,,
an expert veternarlan In the employ of '
the United States department of agrl-.
culture, has arrived here, and wills*
located at Cornelia, Habesham <
county, where ho wilt take particular
pains to get right after the festive
cowlick aod endeavor to drive the - ,
pest out of that section of the country..
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