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VOLUME XV. ALBANY, GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 26, 1906. NUMBER 158.;’ THOUSANDS WITNESSED GREAT SHAM BATTLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Interesting' Spectacle on Flint River Flats--City Captured by Spence’s Army—Chautauqua’s Success Continues. Yesterday will long be remembered I murmuring or regret, and their names by Albanians and the people from all are written high among those of the sections of Georgia who attended the Military and Governor’s Day exercises. Following the parade of the morn ing, as reported In these columns, there was a review of the troops by the governor on Broad street From the review the soldiers pro ceeded direct to the flats between the river and the union depot, where the sham battle was scheduled to take place, and where thousands of spec tators had gathered. It was an Ideal place for battle ex ercises. The topography of the ground was peculiarly adapted to such man euvers as were planned for the after noon, and everything that was done could be seen-by the Interested thous ands. The spectators lined the western side of the field, finding commanding positions on the A. ft N. embankment, on the tops of box-cars in the railroad yards and on knolls out of the terri tory in which the soldiers were sup posed to operate. Battle of Flint River Flats. The Battle of Flint River Flats goes into history as one of the fiercest con flicts ever born of fratricidal strife. The field was drenched In crimson blood, through which the survivors waded without flinching to shout'de fiance at each other at the bayonet's point; and the muddy Flint bore away to the sea the gory record of a battle never to be forgotten. And Albany fell! But It was a glorious fall. The he roic defenders fought and died without world to whom belong imperishable fame. The defending army, commanded by General Lieut.-Col. Peter Preor, was entrenched In a strong position near the southern end of the flats. Wireless messages from the balloon corps kept him informed of the movements of the enemy, and he knew, veteran fighter that he was, that the advancing col umns of the allies must take his posi tion by assault before they could enter this devoted city. Though confronted by a vastly superior force, General Preer enjoyed the advantage of a strongly entrenched position, and every man In the rifle pits drew In spiration from their leader. They swore to fight as long as a drop of blood flowed In their veins. General Lleut.-Col. Capt. U. S. A. R. E. L. Spence had reconnoitered the po sition of the defending forces with great persistence. Utilising the exper ience gained In the Philippine wars, he disguised some of his men as Moros, and sent them through the grass, snake fashion, to within a hundred yards of the first line of entrench ments. In thtB manner valuable In formation was secured, though one of the “Moros,” observing a beer keg near the ramparts, ventured too close for safety, and was captured by a party of skirmishers who made a sud den sally ? Consummate strategist that he is, of Flint River Flats was a matter of glorious history. The dead asserted after the battle Unit being killed Is no joke, as the field of Flint River Flats Is covered with millions of sharp flint rocks, and all the corpses showed signs of rest lessness. Among the killed were several cows and horses and a mewel. The mewel was blind and could not see what he was up against. It Is learned that the City Council will grant pensions to all survivors of the defending army, and will head the list for a battle monument fund. It is proposed to raise at least a million dollars for the monument. General Spence was last night de clared dictator of the city, but abdi cated this morning in favor of "The Prettiest Woman In Albany.” As no name was given, there has since been a terrific contest between those who claim to have full title under General Spence’s order. It not having yet been decided who the prettiest woman In Albany Is, Mayor Rawson Is still dis charging the functions of office. for Prof. Hallam, who had trained thorn carefully for days. Hon. Champ Clark Lectures. Hon. Champ Clark, the brilliant and versatile Missouri Congressman, lec tured last night to a splendid audience. “The United States of America In the Twentieth Century” was Mr. Clark’s Subject, and he handled It In hlB char acteristic and Inimitable manner. Mr. Clark speaks very much like the average man cuts wood. He rolls up his sleeves, shoveB hts collar out of the way with his chin, swings his arms to see that the joints are In good working order, and begins. He speakB emphatically, Bays what he means and means what he says. His manner. Is forceful and Irresistibly Impressive, and It Is impossible to forget what he says. His lecture last night waB a gem, and It made his .hearers feel as he declared he felt—that they were citizens of the greatest country on the face of the earth, and one which would Cadets’exhibition Brill. , , _ , , , ' . . • lead the world In- every field during The picked company of forty cadets „ , .. - , . ■ . .. _ . ■ the century upon which we are just of the Georgia Military College, Mll- ledgevllle, gave a beautiful exhibition drill Immediately preceding the be ginning of the battle exercises. The drill occurred where it could be seen by perhaps 10,000 persons, and'thej young soldiers were at their best. It was a beautiful exhibition, .and loclud- ■ed some faultless Bklrmlsh work, Dur-' lng the battle, the cadets continued to General Spence sent forward a strong [I 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 force of pklrmishers to develop the en trenched positions. For this delicate work he chose his own boys, the Mil- j ledgovllle cadet battalion. The long blue line deployed as sharpshooters, and advanced at a trot. Their first halt was at 600 yards, at which dis tance they sent several hundred of the old-fashioned but always effective Springfield bullets straight at the Ir regular line of felt hats appearing above the first row of entrenchments. Fifty yards was covered at each ad vance, and another line took up a similar plan of advance nearer the river. General Preer' ordered his men to hold their fire until the skirmishers were within 200 yards of the fortifica tions. Then he gave the signal, and the long line of glinting Krags began to spit forth spitefully and effectively. At the 200-yard range, the fight raged with terrific intensity for the space of a quarter of an hour, the attackers hugging the ground, seeking protec tion behind little knolls, and the brave defenders crouching low behind their works. At this juncture the artillery opened. General Spence had saved his heavy guns for use at a. critical stage of the engagement, and when the first deep- voiced roar sent its reverberations across the field of carnage the attack ing line broke Into cheers, which were Grain Threshers in stock in all sizes. Macliiiieiy be the center of Interest. The cadets are manly young fellows, and their conduct while in the city was exemplaryr A Day Without Disorder. Indeed, ho body of men could be better behaved than were the soldiers who were Albany’s guests yesterday. Not a single case of drunkenness was seen on the streets, and not a com plaint of misconduct on the p&rt of the wearer of a uniform was reported to the authorities. The behavior of the soldiers was that of perfect gen-, tlemen. There were, as a matter of fact, only several cases of drunkenness during the entire day among civilians, and the officers made very few arrests. entering. This Morning's Exercises. The platform was shared during the morning- exercises today by Mr. L. P jHillyer, of Macon, and Hon. Lawton B. Evans, of Augusta. . Mr. Hlllyer Is a delightful enter- tainer.. • He Is ah elocutionist of rare; ability, and nothing seemB to be byond him. His selections this morning were admirably adapted to the temper of his audience, and "Casey at the Bat,” with which he concldded his en tertainment, was a thing to be re membered with smiles for a long time. Mr. Evans carried his audience to Italy, and painted a number of beauti ful word pictures of travel In that In teresting country. He climbed moun tains, peeped Into volcanoes and I viewed the ancient cltieB of Italy -with his hearers at his side, and hts leature will be rated as one of the treats of the week. The Children’s Afternoon. One of the most delightful enter- The Chatham Artillery. The Chatham Artillery Is still in the city, bdt will leave tonight to return to \ Savannah. Tho people of Albany and the management of the Georgia Chau tauqua greatly appreciate the visit of this famous organization, which Is the talnments given In the auditorium oldest In point of continuous service since the Georgia Chautauqua became in the United'States. It Is the Chath- an established Institution, was enjoyed ams’ first visit to Albany, and they by a large audience yesterday after noon, when more than two hundred children held supreme command. The first half of the afternoon was allotted to the little folks of Miss Immediately answered by shouts of j Markley’s kindergarten. There were defiance from the death-vomltlng en trenchments. about forty of the most Interesting tots of Albany In this entertainment, which was called a "Flower Cantata.' By this time the Infantry was en- j gaged all along the line. The main j The little girls wore beautiful paper force of the allies had come up dresses of various hues, and the spec- through the valley of the river and they presented M tbey went driven in all the pickets and outposts. , ,, , .... ... The artillery fire had also necessi- thr0U S h thelr » art of the entertain- tated the abandonment of the more meot was one never to be forgotten, advanced entrenchments, where there They sang charmingly and did every- had been frightful carnage. thing e , 80 beautifully. Finally the time for the fate of the j _ . __ „ _ t . . day to be decided had arrived. The TheQ Prof ' HalIam B blg choruB of sun was sinking behind the tree tops, 18® children was presented for one of and General Spence knew that It the most beautiful song services ever would never do to run thd engagement heard i n this section. 'Though the Into the night. ' Bingers were mUe (o]kBi they So he seht forth his orders for a general charge, and his troops re- opened their mbuths to the fullest ex- sponded magnificently. . tent, exercised their lungs with great Raising their hats in the air and yjgor and poured forth a volume of cheering wildly, they dashed forward meIodloug BOUnd whIch made the blg at a run. Thousands were shot down, but the rest never wavered. Over the audience sit up and take notice. It breastworks they poured. Bayonet was surprising that the various num- met bayonet, and Krags were used as berg> gome 0 f them really difficult, clubs at close quarters. ..... were rendered In a manner almost The struggle was fierce, but brief. When it ended, Albany was in the faultless, and the concert was a trl- W ^ hau ls of the enemy, and the battle umph for the little vocalists, as well as promising. have been distinguished guests during the last two days. It Is hoped that they will repeat the visit on some fu ture similar occasion. This Afternoon. Hon. Edgar M. Wright, of Alabama, lectures at the auditorium at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Grand Concert This Evening. The assembly grand concert will take place this evening at the auditor ium. It will be the musical event of the year, and will be attended by a large audience. The program appears elsewhere. FOR THE FIRST TIME E THE ElflT Lights Will Burn in Streets of San Francisco Tonight. Tiventy Thousand People Being Cared for in Tents at Presidio—Fifty Thou sand More Tents Expect ed Soon—How the People Are Living in the Stricken City. . San Frnnclsco, April 26. — Twenty- two thousand persons are being cared for at the Presidio In tents. All avail able tents are In use, but a supply of 60,600 Is expected soon, when every one needing shelter will be provided /or. For the flret time since the earth quake the street UghtB will be burn ing tonight, Coroner Walsh had a gang yester day removing the bodies burled In Portsmouth Square Blnce the first day of the fire. Thirty bodies were trans ferred to Laurel Hill cemetery. Bod ies were also removed from-Washing ton square. 60,000 Building Burned. A map of the burned dlstrlot Just published here Bhows an area of 463 city bloeks destroyed, and It 1b esti mated that about 60,000 buildings burned. that they are to be shot without, cere mony. Water Supply Problem. The water supply Is still a serious problem. It haB been decided that Btlll further restrictions should be put on the use of the water now available. Hereafter, until the water system has been repaired, there is to be but one water faubet for each block through out the city. The state militia has not been with drawn, according to the request from the mayor and the citizens’ executive committee. Governor Pardee has' hot met with the executive committee or with the heads- of the military and civil authorities at Fort Mason, He hag sent word In explanation of his absence that he had been advised too late to reach the meetings. HAVANA FREE FROM YELLOW And Authorities There Are' Mystified at Mobile’s Quarantine. - Havana, April 26.—The health au thorities here are completely',mysti fied by the cldse quarantine ''estab lished by Mobile against ships iuul people from Havana. They, doclaro that there Is not a case of yellow fever here or anything resembling it,’ arid that the general health of the city is good. ..V Program for Tomorrow. 9:30 a. m.—Bible Normal Class, at Baptist church, by Bishop John H. Vincent 11 a. m.—Address, Rev. Charles Lee Smith, D. D., president Mercer Univer sity. 3 p. m.—Entertainment by Ralph Bingham. 8 p .m.—Address, Bishop John H, Vincent The ball game will be called at 4:16 this afternoon. - It Is hoped that a good crowd will be on hand. Yester day’s game was a good exhibition of the national sport, and today the pros pects for Albany’s winning are most S*r Franclscd, April 26.—Ap : eart|- quake shook-yesterday afternoon-top pled over several tottering wails and cracked ohlmneys, left by the severe shockB of Wednesday of last week and the fire that followed, and killed one woman In her home. The shock was not severe, but the partly wrecked condition of walls and chimneys, re sulted In the upsetting of some mason ry. The shock was barely perceptible In Oakland and vicinity, and was not felt far from San Francisco. Cooking Out of Doors. The preparation of the morning and evening meals for San Francisco ds a rule Is a picturesque sight. In front of every house there Is a small Im provised furnace or a cook stove, oil which the food Is prepared. In some cases servants remain faithful to their employers and to them the cooking Is Intrusted; but It is no unusual thing to see the wives of men who a few days ago were the possessors of for tunes stirring the porridge or deftly manipulating the eggs. ! Early to Bed. San Francisco goes to bed ht night fall. While the extremely rigid rule concerning lights In houses has been modified, still the general situation Is considered by the average citizen to be so unsafe at night that he retires without going abroad, and lh many cases without showing a light in his house. Many reports have been made during the last few days of shots fired into houses. that Bhowed a fight, and few are disposed to take chances. Regulators Condemned. Mayor Schmitz has taken a firm stand against "citizens’ protective com mittees" organized in many sections of the city by men who undertook to regulate the affairs of their neigh borhood. Many complaints have been made against these "committees.” Responsible citizens have been stop ped at night and made to explain why they were abroad after dark, and even shots have been fired at persons who had a right to go anywhere thoy pleased at any hour. It w»- one of these so-called “vigilance committees”, that Is to be held responsible for the death of Major Tllden, who was shot while performing relief work. The mayor gave Instructions that the members of these “commit tees” were to be disarmed wherever found by the city police, and if any resistance was offered they were to be treated as iiisEj" TWO PERISH r!N HOTEL I • ! im Frankenmouth, Mich., April 26 Two people were "burned to death i four seriously Injured In a, fire wh destroyed a hotel here early today. ’Phone 280 for stove wood and Ice. ALBANY COAL ft ICE CO. ■"t"!jplfl Huyl vjream, ■ Wms ' ‘ All '■Wm .$11 ■. the - ’ est, Hilsman- r ‘