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Uimt$ Twice-A* Week. 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.. The Ladies’ Patronage Solicited. To the Ladies of South Georgia and Florida: Did you ever stop to consider that very few hardware stores solicit ladies’ patronage? The Harleys Claim to be the Ladies’ Hardware Headquarters, and are continually making an earnest appeal for their patronage. Please think over it and favor us. We will be very grateful to you ladies! We are just elegantly equipped to meet your demands with the goods on hand with which you have to do. Give us your orders for HEATING AND COOKING STOVES, FINE CHINA, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, IMPROVED COOKING UTENSILS, WHITE GRANITE WARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, SCISSORS, SHEARS. HOUSEHOLD PAINTS, JAP-A-LAC AND PLAS-TI-CO. We have the latest and best of everything It will pay you to come and see our stock, with Miss Isabelle Smith, in charge. Harley Hardware Co., V S&