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UGUST 22, 1908.
Th« City to bo Ytondtimtly^ Greased
and Put In, Gala Attlro for the Com
ing'of the old 8oldlara—The Po
ntic Will'll*a^SJifefWkular Event
With 35,090 Veterana In Line.
Toledo, 0., Aug. 20.—One week
hence the veterans of the Grand Ar-
poslng structure, wftlbe magnificent
ly trimmed from base tof’dome. The
trolley pole of every ear In the city
will hove a flag floating thereon, and
all motor can will be hapdtomely
with the^ifllela^jelfoy^Sr iA.
Tbe Soldiers of the North to Meet
Three camp fires aye announced
for' encampment week.' Among tho
speakers wltl^be CommCndAiQuMlHsd
Soon at Toledo, Ohio/
Charles G» Burton and some of Ms
predeeostort in-office—Van Sant of
Minnesota, Fallows, ot Indiana, Warn-
my of the Republlo will be jrooplng
Into Toledo for their annual national
encampment The opinion Is express
ed that the encampment this year
wlll bi the-most significant, the most
Interesting and one of the best at
tended reunions ever held by the vet
erans pf the Civil War. And so In
deed it will be It present plans, now
nearing completion, are. carried out
in detail.
The whole city will be handsomely
dressed for the occasion,
bunting will cover the 1
along Summit Huron, Erie and other
leading streets. The-many Imnd**,
public buildings for which Toledo Is V, renerable-Blthop McQualfl
noted will be artistically decorated
and at night they will be ablaze with
ectrfc llj
hundreds of electric lights. At prong-
lnent street Intersections several
f handsome arches are .being ereoted.
One of the notable events tji. oon-
nectlon with the encampment will be
the-dedication of the monument on
-’the site of Fort Meigs, a few miles
er of Missouri, Stewart of Pennsyl
vania, Brown of Ohio, Gobln of Penn
sylvania, and Rassleur, of Missouri.
During the week of the encamp
ment there will be fcelVt^ usual, the,
annual meetings of the varldtts Or
ganizations affiliated with the Grand
Army of the Republic. . These will
include the Woman's 1 'Relief Corps,-
Ladles of the G. A. R-, Daughters of
Veterans, and theSodety of iy-PriSfi 'j’*’ 1
oners of War.
EMINENT PRELATES 'ATTEND.
The Dedication of 8L Bernard's Sem
inary an Important Event.
Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 29—A not
able event In Roman Catholic church
circles today was the dedication , jf
a new addition to St Bernard's Sd
til Entbosiisflc Reception Is Defy
PlHHif for tie Sailors.
The Entire Coast Lins of the
the laying of the foundation stone
permanent memorial to comment-
rate the occasion. The ceremony
be performed Jointly by Admiral
and Admiral Rawson.
icy la decorated as never be-
in Its history. The leading
are gay with flags and bunting
Stars and Stripes and the Tinian
S$k being seen on every hand. Plo-
/tures of President Roosevelt, King
gBdward, Admiral Rawson and the
l of Dudley are also Included In
Momtlons.
Harbor la to be Brilliantly llli
nated Each Night While the Amerl
T LOWER EXPRESS RATES.
TRYING TO PLACE
GOES BACK TO GANG.
Smilii Writes to Counties
lo Take Them
can EhJpe art There—Official QH
Ing to be cn Imposing Affair. ',
Sydney, Aug. 19—-Sydney Is enthupM
detle ove* .23)$ ylslt of ftp American
■battleship fleet and thousands ot vis
itor/from ^tke Interior already Jfcvd
come to pay homage to the officers
and men.. During the atay (of the
warships the whole of the coast line,'
many miles Jn length, of the fine her
bor Is to be brilliantly Illuminate^
each night, the numerous he&dlauds
at the expense of the Federal and
state governments, and the Interven
ing shores by public subscription. In
addition the British and other war
-nary, one of the leading Catholic an- * " r ‘ u,u warn
stltutlons of learning in this part’of »“»• .«»«>• hartor »>«i*blase
with light, as well as the merchant
steamers, excursion vessels and other
the country. The event was attend
ed with Interesting ceremonies. The
loll* P]d(| And WIUI luicrcouu), GcicuiuiucBi j uo
buildti^lohts^ ded, “ t,on ' w “ J? rfor ? ned b I “»•
Diomede Falconlo, the apostolic detd-
this city.
One of the Interesting features of
the occasion was tbs attendance, of
numerous Catholic prelates-dnd eW
Guard will Join with the veterans In a00,h - Ireland, and Rev A
catora from America and from Eu
rope. Among the number were Arch
bishop Quigley of Chicago, Bishop
blanay, of ElpMn, Ireland; Dr. Wal
ter A. McDonald, D. D., prefect of
ftom the cityT The Ohio NaUona! the Doubojme Establishment at -Mar-
cation. Governor Swanson of Vlr-
’ glnla, Hanly of Indiana, Warner of
Michigan, Wilson of Kentneky, and
Harris of Ohio, have accepted invita
tions to atteud tbe event.
The parade, which Is tbe big sp-e-
tacular event of the annual encamp
ments, will takf place Wedenesday,
Sept 2. The executive- committee
has received returns Indicating that
35,000 veterans will take part- The
department of Illinois will lead the
march and the department of Ohio,
the entertaining hosts, will bring up
the rear. Out of regard to the age
of the veterans the route of the pro-,
cession will he short. A dozen or
.more placez where refreshments will
he served free to the marchers will
be stationed along the route and will
be looked after by an army of ‘compe
tent volunteers. A floral shower and
a living flag by 3,600 school Children
will he features of the pageant. The
floral committee has adopted the rose
as the official flower of the encamp
ment and a color scheme of rejl and
yellow, the colors of the Grand Army
of the Republic, will be carried out
Every building, large or small, over
Cauchle
■p?
craft There also will he a, display
of fireworks on ,a Ijrge agjth)
which the vessels of the Australian
squadron will participate. r
The warshlprare to-remnln In Syd
ney ten days. During this time aa
elaborate program ot entertainment
will-be carried out, heglnnln’g wltS
the ceremonial landing of Admiral
Sperry and hls chlef officers at Lady
Macquarie’s chair in the harboijfThe
chief officers ot the fleet arj^o t*
the guests of the Earl of Dudley,*;
Oovemor-General-elect, and
ileus of Dudley .mid will he
at
Otner-wls* Launderers Bay Hotels
I' ! Can't Obey Clean Sheet Law.
ftMr. W. M. Edwards returned at
midnight last night from a meeting
M the Georgia Launderers' Assocla-
S°n at Savannah . The meeting was
Splendidly attended and many things
yt Interest to the member* were dis
cussed.
i 1 Tho program of entertainment pre-
JPjred by the Savannah members was
jmtque In many ways and was great-
W enjoyed by the vleltors. The an
imal dinner at the Hotel Tybee was
Specially arranged and served In the
best style. The menu was printed on
go a linen cuff, making one ot the
most unique and attractive bills of
Ape the banqueters had ever seen. It
unbraced every delicacy and all of
substantiate. Following the din*
Rr which begun at 8 o’clock, came
4- watermelon cutting at midnight,
and at 3 o'clock In the morning the
next-thing on the program waa a tur-
g|e hunt on Tybee beach.
Among the matter* of publle Inter
act discussed by the launderera, tree
tile question ot lower express rates,
d It was the opinion that If better
fates cannot be obtained the hotels
Of th» state, many of which aro lo-
.ted In towns which have no lam
es, will not be able to comply with
clean sheet law passed by the
^glslature. Present express
Id to be ro high th -t II-
Nearly Every County Heard From
Agrees to Take Thslr Full Quota of
Felony Convicts—They ar« to be
Worked on the Puhllo Reads—'The
Investigating Committee Continued
Its Work.
Atlanta, Ga„ August 20—Immedi
ately after the regular session of the
legislature had ended and a determi
nation has been reached by Governor
Smith to call an extra session, he ad
dressed to every oounty In the state
a letter asking if the officials of the
county would take felony convicts In
the event the lease system was done
away with. So far he has heard from
85 of the no counties and 1n each
Instance It was stated that the ooun
ty would be glad to take Ita full quota
of felony convicts. Governor Smith’s
letter was as follows;
“Will you kindly advise me wheth
er your count; handles felony bon
vlcts, and If so, bow maayT If your
oounty does not .handle felony eon*
vlcts, do you think It probable that
your oounty next year would use fel
ony convicts, provided there Is
charge attached to the use? Do yon
think your county would with more
oonvleta than lta quota? Please let
me know how many convicts you
think your county rould use In all,
there being no charge for same."
Those letters were .nl.lr-ssdl
ilnarles In h-- HO conn
Sugar Cane at Stock Food.
TbomasvlUe, Ga., Aug. 20—M. R.
Elder has been experimenting In rais
ing sorghum cane for stock and has
brought In some stalks measuring
sixteen feet and five inches from tip
to bottom.
Mr. Elder has eight acreB planted
In cane, averaging fourteen feet or
more.
Celebrate Battle’s Anniversary.
Wilmington, DeL, Aug. 20.—The an
niversary of the famous Battle of the
Brandywine was celebrated today
with Interesting historical exercises
at Brandywine Springs Park. Among
the participants were representatives
of various societies of Delaware,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
the entire' route of the parade will bo
decorated, some with great elabora
tion. The county conr house, an lm-
Cotton Damaged In Irwin County.
Odlla, Ga., Aug. 20—The conditions
of heat and drought In this section
hare greatly damaged cotton, causing
It to throw off all lata fruit, to abed
lta leaves and to prematurely open.
It la estimated that the crop so far
has been damaged 25 per cent within
the last twenty days.
Xorthcotc, the present Governor
General, and Lady Northcote. A mag
nificent ball la also to be given In the-
Sydney Town Hall by the Lord Mayor
and the City Corporation, and a large
number of dances, / dlnners and other
entertainments have been arranged by
the citizens. All the theaters and oth
er places ot amusement are to be
thrown open free to the visitors, who
have also been Invited to attend the
great sport carnival. In which several
thousand public school children will
take part
The official landing will be an Im
posing affair, the visitors marching
la procession to the Domain, Sydney's
largest and oldest park, under trium
phal arches and past beautifully deco
rated buildings, where they are to he
received with acclamation by the
thousands of Australians assembled
from all parts of the colhraonwealth.
In adltlon to the Earl of Dudley and
Lord Northcote the reception party
will Include Admiral Rawson of the
British fleet and the Cabinet officers
and leading Federal and state officials.
The military escort will be formed by
several thousand troops.
Perhaps tbe most Interesting fea
ture of the fleet'a visit to Sydney will
-dry to other towns by
to have the work done. S T
convention also adopted reao-
hy which tbe members of the
illation agree not to establish
enoy in a town In which the
isundry of another member la locat
ed. A decision was also made to re
duce the price of laundering negligee
Shirts from 14c to 12Mc.
' The new officers elected were:
President, Eugene H. Wilson, At
lanta; first vice president Arthur W.
Salomon, Savannah; second vice pres-
Ideijt, J. Jullua, Columbus; secretary
and treasurer, C. F. Owens, Albany.
Tobacco Growers Organize.
Bowling Green, Ky., August 20.—
Leading tobacco growers to a total ot
several sc^re met In conference here
toflay to complete the organization
of an toter-state association for the
purpose of advancing their mutual
Interests end affording protection to
the Industry. The proposed organisa
tion la to embrace the association al
ready'.existing In Indiana, Kentucky
id Tennessee.
ports from all sections Indicate
the cotton crop Is badly damag-
o( the county convict 'mattmmHIl
•usually better Informed In anoh
matters. Fifty-four of tha replies In
dicate specifically that the counties
would take the oonvlots offered, al
though many of them are not now do
ing so. Fulton county alone would
take 700 to 1.000 convicts. These re
plies from the counties go far to ob
viate one trouble expected In wiping
out the lease system, the expense
and what to do with the convicts.
By plaolng the convicts on the pub
lic roads, Georgia would In a few
years have hundreds of miles of mag-
olfleent roads.
The Investigation committee con
tinued Its work yesterday, but con
trary to expectations did not' finish
the examination of witnesses. The
examinations continued today, Joel
Hurt was on the stand much of the
time yesterday, and brought corres
pondence, affidavits, letters and rec
ords forward to prove his assertions
regarding tha commission and its
carelessness.
When Hearat’s song-bird retches
Georgia to woo voter* toward the In
dependence candidates, the snark
the PreshlenTliil cMIBKIUWI Mpp-fK?*
to have had Its day." ,Manufacturers
who have stocked up with millions
of the buttons are likely to have •
A part of th* goods loft on their
i.
will quit snoring sure enough.
Th. Negro Sneak Thief was an Escap.
ad Convict Fram.F'offlo,
(From Thursday’^ jisifo)
Will Chapman, tiia negro' who was
arr6,t ^ hy Chief Damptfr last .week
on a charge of breaMnrfcto Mr. Mo-
latpre’s home, as'well as two or
thro# other residences In titis city tho
»»ae night, turned ont to bo an es
caped oonvlot from the Fargo camps.
His real name la Lucclon* Fann, or
rather that la th# name /he used
while la the cpnvlot camps. He was ,
sent up from Muscogee polity for
twenty years for burglary aha la said
to be * bad negro. Ho escaped from
the camps at Fargo on the 6th of Au
gust and all efforts to get trace of
him were without avail until ho reach-
ed Valdosta.
Ho told Chief Dampler that he waa
an escaped convict, but dictated that
he waa from the county camp of De
kalb county. He was very anxious
for the chief to send him back to De
kalb. It Is likey that he sms a fugi
tive from Dekalb jrhon he committed
the crime at Columbus that gave him
the longer sentence.
Convict who was Not Wanted
After remaining In Jail here for ten
days or suoh a matter, Ed Robinson,
the negro who declared that he had
escaped from the Blb|> county gang,
has been turned out Tho Bibo au
thorities were notified several times
of hla arrest, but they did not send
for him.
Robinson appears to he about half
witted and It is probable that th* au
thorities in Bibb did not regard-hint
as being worth tha trouble of getting' < -
him back there.
CAMPAIGN BUTTON GOES.
New York, August 20.—Manufactur
ers of the familiar little campaign
button, of which tho groat bnlk of
the world’s supply are Turned out la
factories In Now York and New Jer
sey, are not overjoyed by the outlook
tor their business this year .
The vogue for the little celluloid
Tbe slump In tho demand ap
pears to apply equally to both of tits
two great parties.
The only reasonable explanation
appears to be that the pnblio has
grown tired of tho button- and has
taken up the campaign watch fob,
scarf pin and other emblems
that are more novel and attractive
than the button.
Killed In Colllsslon.
Waycross, Ga., Aug. 19—John Chap
man .colored, employed by oos of th*
Waycross mills, was killed near Ket
tle creek this afternoon in colllsslon
of two engines on the Waycross and
Nashville Railroad. Chapman, wss
riding on a flat ear,n/tf^s^«A)lM «•
gluts went together, was, thtoRg.uj-
dor the can. , \
flovemor Hoke Smith say*, that
Georgia Is no doubtful state; and that
It will give Its usual ntaforlty for
Bryan. How about Brown, Mr.- Gov
ernor? -i IT
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