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* VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,APRIL 25, 1906. NUMBER. 157. TODAY A RECORD-BREAKER FOR GEORGIA CHAUTAUQUA Unprecedented Crowds Throng the City to Wltness Mill Ma-rarl*=* anrl ar Sliam Raftlp Governor Terrell s Address to Soldiers and Citizens at tlie THE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS M F This Auditorium Morning. Hon. Champ Clark Entertains a Great Audience on Picturesque Public Men. The Sham Battle This Afternoon. Military Day has brought its thous ands. The occasion, always the most Inter esting of Chautauqua week on account of the large attendance from through out this entire section and the pres ence of the military organizations of South Georgia, Is looked forward to by those who have been in the habit of attending in the past and by thous ands of others, and makes Albany for the time being the Mecca of Georgia. The Governor Arrived This Morning. Governor Terrell arrived on the early morning Central train, and 1b be ing entertained at the home of Mr. S. B. Brown. The military display Is one of the finest ever seen In this section. About twenty organizations are present. The troops were organized In bri gade formation this morning at' 10:30 o'clock, and proceeded to the resi dence of Mr. Brown. They escoHed Governor Terrell to the auditorium, where the exercises began about 11:38 o'clock. Prize Drill and Sham Battle. There Is to be a prize drill, partici pated In by a number of troops, on the river flats at 3 o'clock this afternoon. At 4:45, In the same place, the^blg sham battle, participated In by all the troops In the city, will begin. It will be one of the finest spectacles ever witnessed In Georgia. The battle ex ercises will he In place of the usual dress parade anil review, which have been features of former military days, and .will be witnessed by thousands of spectators. We have in Stock the Celebrated and invite Inspection. . One customer tells us he hauled two car loads of freight at one trip over an ordinary Country Road. We also carry Grain tellers in stock in all sizes. The Governor Speaks. There was a fine audience In the auditorium when the Governor arrived. The troops halted In Pine street, form ing a line extending from in front of the New Albany nearly to Jefferson street. As the chief executive entered the auditorium, the firing of a salute of twenty-one gnnb : ibegkb,' the artillery pieces being statloned'OiWthe colfrt house lawn. Governor Terrell, escorted by Presi dent A. IV. Muse and other officers of the Chautauqua Association, Hon. James M. Griggs, Hon. Champ Clark and others, ascended the'platform as the military companies were filing In and taking their seats. As the party was being seated, the choir began singing patriotic airs, In cluding "Dixie" and “America.” The large audience was In the best of spir its, and manifested no Impatience over the delay that bad occurred In begin ning the exercises. Governor Terrell was Introduced by Dr. W. A. Duncan, and spoke for about fifteen minutes. He expressed his growing appreciation of and Interest In the Georgia Chautauqua, which he declared he was always happy to visit. The Governor addressed himself principally to the soldiers, to whom he refereed as "the flower of the young manhood of Georgia.” He referred to the recent Inspections of the troops of the state, declaring that the record made was the most gratifying In the whole history of the National Guard of Georgia. His expressions of appre ciation of the state troops were ex ceedingly graceful, and were frequent ly cheered. Hon. Champ Clark's Lecture. The principal speaker of the morn ing was Hon. Champ Clark, congress man from Missouri and one of the most Interesting men in the country. His fame as a lecturer reaches across the continent, and he Is one of the strong men of the national House of Representatives. ‘Picturesque Public Men” was. the subject of Mr. Clark’s morning ad dress. Owing to the delay In com mencing the exercises, he spoke for only about an hour, though the lecture ordinarily runs twice as long. There Is a world of humor in what ever Mr. Clark says. It was ijredom- GOVERNOR J08EPH M. TERRELL HON. CHAMP CLARK. Inant In his lecture this morning. But it also abounded In patriotic sentiment, for at frequent Intervals the speaker turned to a discussion of the serious side of life. Hfe Is of magnetic per sonality and commanding presence, and knows exactly how best to “get next" a complex audience such as he addressed today. His other lecture this evening will be one of the treats of the week. “The United States of America In the Twen tieth Century” Is the subject an nounced, and few will be willing to miss It. Certainly none of those who heArd his lecture this morning will. The Military Program for the After- noon. Thousands of spectators will flock to the flats between the union depot and the river this afternoqn to wit ness the prize drill and the sham bat tle. It Is uncertain how many com panies will drill for the Chautauqua cup, but there will certainly be a suf ficient number of entries to make the contest Interesting. Immediately after the drill is com pleted the spectators will be turned back to the outskirts of the field, and the sham battle will begin. This will be at 4:45 o’clock. The army defend ing Albany, commanded by Lieut Peter Preer, will be stationed near the A. C. L. bridge, while the attacking force, under Lleut..-Col. R. E. L. Spence, will advance from the fair grounds.' There will be both. Infantry and artillery In each force. Col. A. J. Scott, aBlstant adjutant-, general of Georgia, will be umpire' with the defending army, and Col. R. L. Wylly, commanding the Fourth In fantry, umpire with the attacking force. Feeding the 8oldlere. The visiting soldiers are being en tertained at the Enterprise warehouse, corner Jackson and Commerce, where they are being given an abundance of. that which satisfies the Inner man, A' fine barbecue dinner was served, and the soldiers will be given supper. Those arriving last night were break fasted at 8 o’clock. “The Biggest Crowd Ever.” One thing Is certain. The day has brought to Albany the greatest crowd j of white persons ever seen on the j streets, and all are evidently thorough- • ly enjoying the occasion. Mr. Blount’s Address. Mr. Henry Blount, of Wilson, N, C„ who Is known as "tho ApoBtle of Sun shine,” delivered the afternoon ad dress nt tho auditorium yesterday. Mr. Blount states that his address j need have no particular title; that It would, Indeed, be a difficult matter to | give it a name that would describe It satisfactorily. It contains a little of everything — sentiment both of the light and seriouB variety; humor, a little pathos, and much that Is devoted to the ser^pus side of life. It also abounds In some pretty word paint ing. Mr. Blount was not In the best of voice-yesterday afternoon, but those who sat well forward found In his talk much that was enjoyable. Dr. Eckman'a Lecture. “Brains” was the subject of Dr. George P. Eckman’s lecture last even ing. It was the last appearance of the speaker during the present assembly, as he left at 4 o’clock this morning for his home In New York. Everything Dr. Eckman says In ser mon, lecture or Informal talk seems of necessity to ho good, and his address last evening was a gem. It was an ar gument for, the cleanly life—cleanly In all things, bat above everything else In morals and In thinking. "That lecture was a bunch of com mon sense” was the comment of one who sat In last evening’s audience. It might be added that It was presented In more attractive form than one other man In many thousands conld have presented It, and that tells the whole story. It was an address never to hej forgotten by thoughtful ones who heard ft THAT ARE ALBANY’S GUESTS. The troops in the city today are commanded by Col, R. L. Wylly, of Thomasville, the popular new command ing officer of the Fourth Infantry. He is at the head of the provisional brigade, which is composed of the fol lowing organizations; First Regiment Band. 1st. Rogt. (4th Infty. N. G. Ga.) Lt.-Col. P. Preer, 4th Infty,, N. G. Gn., Columbus, Comdg. Lt.-Col. P. Preer, 4th infty., N. 0. Ga. Infty., Columbus, Comdg. CapL R. C. Coulter, Q. M. 2nd Ain. Infty., Aetg. Qr. Mr. MaJ. A. H. Hllsman, Surgeon, Capt. W. E. Edwards, Asst. Surg. 1st LL G. C. Chappel, Asst. Surg. 1st Batl. MaJ. Wm. M. Wilder,, Albany, Comdg. . 2nd. Lt. C. P. Davis, Batl. Q.M., Aotg, Adjutant, Co, B, Moultrie Rifles, Capt. Thad Adams. , Co. E, Albany Guards, Capt. P. J. Brown. Co. K, Thomasville Guards, Capt. H. J, McIntyre. Co. L, AmericuB Lt. Infty., Capt. W. C. Page., 2nd. Batl. Major A. H. Wilkinson, Dawson, Comdg. 1st Lt. D. 0. Peddy, Co. H, Aetg. Adjt. Co. F, Tlfton Rifles, Capt. K. Carson. Cq. M, Fitzgerald Guards, 1st Lt. C. H. Johnson,, Co. H, Dawson Guards, 2nd Lt. I. U. Melton. 3rd Batl. - Captain J. W. Woodruff, ColumbuB, Comdg. I 1st Lt; W. C. Worsley,.A<lJt. Co. G, City Lt. Ods. (Columbus). Co. C,-Columbus Guards, Capt. J. C. Coart. Co, A, Cutbbert Rifles, Capt. T. J. Dunn. ' Co. D,' Ft, dalneB Guards, 2nd Lt. R. W. Best. 2nd Regiment (Provisional.) v ' "!' Lt;-Col. R, E. L. Spence, 3rd Ga. U. S. Voi„ Comdg. ISt Lt. & Adjt. Edward Harrttlson, 3rd U. S. Vol. Infly., Adjutant. ' MaJ. E. F. Baber, 2nd Ala. Infty., Eilfaula, Comdg. 1st Lt. A. Feiigln, Adjt. - Co. G, 2nd Ala Inf., Eufnula Rlflos, Cnpt. K. B. McKlnzle, Co. L, 2nd Ala. Inf. Girard, Capt. J. T. Ballou. Co. F, 1st Ala. Inf., Dothan, Capt. A. E. Pace. 2nd Batl. Capt. W. B. Fender, Valdosta, Comdg. 1st Lt. A. Winn, 1st. Infty,, Aetg. Adjt, Co. 1, 2nd Inf., Perry, Capt. R. L. Cater. Co. B, 1st Inf., Valdosta, 2nd Lt, R. L. Holliman. 3rd Batl. Mtlledgevllle Cadets. Chatham Artillery. Capt. W. T. Dixon. 1st Lt. W. B. Stillwell. 2nd Lt. E. D. WellH. ' Asst. Surg. H. P. Adams. I [ lalill. This Is the Estimate of the Coroner, Although Only Three Hundred Bodies Have Been Handled, v San Francisco, Cal., April 26.—Cor oner William Walsh estimated that the total number of dead will not be less than 1,000. His reports are com plete and his estimate ,1s made up from all the data he has been able to collect. Coroner Walsh said - ’Bodies that the deputy coroners have found and burled number 800, as follows: At Polk and Bay streets, 32; at Portsmouth square, 23; at Wash ington square, 12j at the six-mile hduse, 200; at Laurel Hill, 23; scat tered In different parts of the city, 10. No thorough search bar been made of the district south of Market or In the Chinese quarters. Many lives must have been lost In these sections. South of Market street are the cheap lodging houses and many of these col- lapsed from the earthquake. There Is little chance that halt of the Inmates of the collapsed buildings had oppor tunity to escape. This is also true of Chinatown.” Huvl uyier s Candies. ELECTRIC CARS IN COLLISION. IND STj IVCT print jj Atlanta, Ga., April 25.—Two street cars collided in the West End this afternoon'and seven people wpre In jured, but none seriously. THE TRAINS. ' Trains leaving Albany this afternoon are scheduled as follows Central of Georgia leaves. 3:46 A. C. L. to Thomasville 5:00 A. C. L. to Tlfton.. 5:.00 Georgia Northern 4:50 Albany and Northern 6:30 Soda ^iVater, iream, All the ' A • • Best.':, jCm Hilsman-jSale Drug Co. m