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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1895)
BELL OF UtUUiV WKl.t’tMl Tt' WITH PV VtK'NH t»F JO,\ lU* Its Avrivat (s VlbsoO.* kite* * tvt uwi.hsi tout Tbo ttuuuv' * t southern tout of Liberty Hell * e l *6 Vs *ut». Its lies tin a turn, at J V;oc* lucsday aft r noon. ts the tram hearing tho pro cions ttesMurc rolled mto tho city its advent was heralded l>y tho booming of cannons, tho ruling of bells, the blowing of whistles and an o\a ion from loyal citizens, which was a titling climax to its grand southern journey, which was a series of patriotic demon •‘rations. The patriotism of a people was ex in «... rmpUm............ ... Liberty bell and it was a reception thnt sprang from tho hearts of south erners, the hearts of Georgians and tho hearts oi Atlantians. Every ye , no matter how discordant, every lift ing of tho hat and every bit of ap plauso was intended as a tribute to the honored and revered relic. The innate spirit of patriotism and freedom was abroad in the land in magnified quantity, Tho pres onco of a bell that once inspired n nation, brought about an inspiration for the peojde of tho present aud made the spirit of tho occasion one which was worthy of the welcome that the great bell deserved. Every bell in the city rang out in glad unison, and whistle after whistle sprang into ac tivity and made the very welkin sound and resound with the viiried and me lodious noises that heralded the in coming of tho bell. That it is revered and loved by all the people of this land has been de monstrated by its triumphant tour from Philadelphia to Atlanta. It came through as a conquering hero. Every where, at every little station, it was received with enthusiasm never given to king or conqnrer. When the bell reached Atlanta it was carried to the Air-Lino shops and was retained in the possession of the railroad until Wednesday morning. Although tho great demonstration in honor of tho bell’s arrival did not oc cur until Wednesday the special train bearing the bell and its distinguished escort was grandly received. When the train reached the city limits it was met by the mayor and council,the exposition directors, many prominent citizens and the Atlanta Artillery. A salute of thirteen guns was fired. Children Kissed tho Bell. The gates at the union depot did but little to keep the crowds out. They found entrances at various places aud the famous old bell was quickly sur rounded. Several children, held up by their parents, kissed the revered bell and happily patted its great brazen sides, hardly knowing what they were doiug or why, but feeling, as all pres ent did, that electric thrill of self satisTaction and national pride. Guarded by (Special Men. The old bell was on a platform car which Lad been especially built for it. The bell stood in tho center while at each corner of the ear stood its guard, Officers Robert Moffitt, James A. Robinson, Harry Ileteroth and Francis Westphal. These men aie reserve po licemen of Philadelphia, and they will remain with the bell until it returns to the Quaker City. The four great guards were most lenient and many slipped a flower here and a ribbon there. Tho guardians of the bell have come to feel an in tense personal interest in the bell out side of that general feeling of owner ship and they were immensely pleased at the greeting that had been given. Wednesday was a red letter day in the history of the exposition. The old bell of ’76, the now silent messenger of liberty and peace, was placed in the Pennsylvania building with fitting ex ercises. Early Wednesday morning the car was brought into the city and stopped at the l’ryor street crossing, where it was delivered by the road to the joint committee from the exposition and the city council. It was unloaded and placed on a carriage that transported it to its temporary resting place in the Pennsylvania building. At 10 o’clock the parade moved for ward up Wall Btreet, into Peachtree aud then out to the grounds. As the procession passed the corner of Wall aud Peachtrer it was saluted by Mayor King and Mayor Warwick, of Phila delphia. Then the carriages fell into line and brought up the parade. SJbool children by the thousands flocAed through its gates and welcom ed tho bell. Citizens saluted it, and distinguished state officials greeted the symbol with cheers. Governors did the bell honor and soldiers patted it lovingly and shed a mauly tear on its copper sides. Everywhere on the route the wildest enthnsiasm was manifested and the Pennsylvanians who escort the bell say that never, on any of its other trips, haB it been given such a recep tion. Since the minute the bell cross ed the Georgia line the enthnsiasm has been unbounded. The demon strations at many of the places where the bell stopped were unique and the official escort is moro than pleased . h itli the trip. From the moment that the boll ap paared at Iho union depot thousands pressed close to tho wagon on which it touch ns* placed, the sacred oh coring and trying to relic. When the bell reached the exposition grounds the police had to foroo a passage for it through the assembled thousands. Tbo procession to tho grounds was a re markable ouo in many respect*. The line was moved promptly and no de lay* were encountered. Tho bell will remain m tho Pennsylvania building at the «exposition until tho fair closes on the 31st of December. The exercises at the grounds were opened with prayer. At tho conclu aiou of which came tho singing t olumbiu, by tho army of school children, fully li,000 strong. They were masked together behind the speakers on the raised platform, and were in charge of I rofessor B. G. Davis. Master of Ceremonies Campbell thou annonocoj thej would oiug America. I thousand childish . joined . . wo voices in singing the great patriotic air. Oil mors s band accompanied tho singers, and tho rendition of tho soul-stirring piece of music was inspiring to a de groe. Tho sweet voices of the 2,000 enthusiastic children, just from their studies, rang loud and clear across the open plaza, stirring the soul of every man and woman whose ears they reached. When the song was flushed Mayor Jving welcomed Mayor Warwick, the escort of tho bell and the bell. Mayor Warwick responded to the welcome of Mayor Ring in a glorious peroration, After Mayor \\ ar wick s address the children again contributed to the de light.u exercises. Assisted by Gil mores band they sang tb® ftr Spangled Banner.” Ibis was follow- , t.n— .? eouto tF n Dixie ami the nuwanee iuver, l>y Gilmore’s band, After tho music the children were dismissed. They filed down past the speakers and left the crowd, going to all parts of the the expositiongrounds. It was a happy group of 2,000, and they were gladlv given room to pass. Governor Atkinson was the next speaker. His effort was a happy one, especially his eloquent reference to Cuba and Venezuela. This reference was the signal for a grand demonstra tion. “Bravo! Bravo !” shouted Mayor Warwick waving his silk hat, and the great audience cheered and cheered. President Collier had the disadvan tage of being the last on the program. He followed all the speakers, but was given a splendid hearing. His speech was received with enthusiasm by the audience and was frequently cheered. When Mr. Collier finished Gilmore’s band struck up “Dixie” amid the cheers of the great gathering. When the music was finished Master of Cere monies Campbell dismissed the audi ence, thanking them for their atten tion aud interest. Over in the plaza the Atlanta Artil lery had two guns stationed, and as the audioDce was dismissed the guns commenced booming the salute to the bell. Thirteen guns were fired as tho great audience s’owly dispersed. The bell had been received. It was Geor gia’s for the time. OFFICIAL RETURNS Of tlie Election In the Tenth Georgia District. The official returns from the election in the tenth district have been filed in the governor’s office. The official vote as it was received and consolidated is us follows: Black. Watson. 223 839 Glascock.... 128 443 Hancock ... 826 247 Jefferson... 861 946 Lincoln 183 832 McDuffie... 2ol 926 Richmond.. 5,504 923 Taliaferro . 207 581 Warren 262 809 Washington 1,124 1,336 Wilkinson.. 624 755 Totals 10,193 8,637 Black’s majority, 1,556. Will Contest tlie Election. Chairmau James Barrett, of the populist executive committee, held a conference with Thomas E. Watson and other prominent populists and states that Mr. Watson will contest the election. CLARK SAYS “NO.” He Notifies Corbett and Fitz to Stay Out of Arkansas. Governor Clarke, of Arkansas, not withstanding his reported acquies cence, has announced that he will hold himself ready to co-operate with Judge Duffie, of the Hot Springs district, to prevent the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight should it appear that the local author ities fail to have the fight declared off. In a letter to Sheriff Houpt Governor Clarke expresses a desire to confer with him personally in order to reach an understanding as to what steps are neceesary to carry out his purpose. In addition to notifying President Dan Stuart, of ihe Florida Athletic Club, by mail of his determination to pre vent the fight, Governor Clarke has telegraphed to Corbett and Fitzsim mons warning them that he will pre vent the mill at all hazards. SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS. CAPT. ARMES IS FREE. General Schofield’s Action Denounce! by Judge Bradley. A Washington special says: Judge Bradley of the district supreme court or dered the discharge from custody of Captain George A. Armes, who was Gen- ar re „ted on the order of Lieutenant pra j Schofield, just prior to the latter’s retirement from command of the army f or Laving ° written him an insulting letter. Judge Bradley scored the action o! t he late general of the army, charac terizing it as unlawful ’ tyrannical and ’ capricious. In discharging Captain Armes, whose arrt , 8 t and confinement General Scho fi e ]d had ordered bv virtue of his po fi itj oa H3 acting secretary of war, Judge Bradley any«• The arrest arul taking of Armes into CUHtody> taking him away from h is Lome to barracks aud holding him in „i n _~ „ rrpst l, w j t i innt nnv antecedent ohor ge crime preferred m our unlaw- w « 7 against him was and is unjust, fn) ’ ar bitrarv tyrannical and capri cio U8 on tho p art of Generftl Schofield j n whatever capacity headed, whether ac j.j D „ as lieutenant-general or acting secretary of war. The petitioner is di , charged- » The judge then went into the mat ter at considerable length and said • -No charge was preferred A rmes at the time of his arrest, no crime has been charged since, and for th(1 offense charged no arrest was nec aggary. The arrest and confinement ^ a8 unlawful and oppressive. As the offense charged would upon substan tiation result only in reprimand, sus p enB j 0 n or dismissal, the possession of the body of the accused was not nee efiBary to carry out the charges, a 3 would have been the case if imprison men t or death were involved.” In speaking of the president’s power in army matter, the judge said: “The president r of the United. States . commander-in-chief of the officers is on the retired list of the army. This function of tho executive, however, is unaccompanied by harrowing cares of weighty responsibility. His title of commander-in-chief, so far as it re lni.a iates to retired omcers, is la suorn c l, nm oi an oil power to impose duties, aud appears to be an empty name.” The judge advocate general’s office of the ^ar department, bos determined to take an appeal from the decision of Judge Bradley. This will carry the matter to the court of appeals of the District ot Golumoia. trade: topics. Bradstreet’s Review of Business for the Past Week. Bradstreet’s business review issued October 12th, says : “Cooler weather has stimulated a seasonable day for staple dry goods, millinery and cloth ing and jobbers in these lines in all parts of the country feel the improve ment. Relatively the most gain has been made at the south, where an im provement is reported in almost all lines. Interior merchants are placing more liberal orders than for several years and larger distributing centers report sales of goods to the cotton belt and collections therefrom exception ally free. “The unfavorable features are found in disappointment at the moderation with which wheat is exported from week to week, the reported weakness in pig iron and steel billets, and in the competition suffered by domestic woolen manufacturers from abroad. “But an explanation of these condi tions indicates that if representations of tho size of the wheat crop and of wheat stocks carried over be accepted, average weekly exports from this country, if kept up to the end of the crop, will exhaust the amount of wheat available for shipment abroad. “The total number of business fail ures throughout the United States number 263 this week against 244 last week, 238 in the week a year ago, 406 two years ago and 191 in 1892. More encouraging business features are found in the continued advance in tho price of cotton which, in turn, has put up prices of several varieties of cotton goods, and in the prospect for the maintenance of these rates, which with freer movement of cotton at the south, are having a very favorable influence on business in that portion of the country.” A KILLING FROST. Seventeen Days Earlier Than Usual Throughout the Memphis District. There was a killing frost Wednesday throughout the Memphis district which comprises West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas, North Alabama and North Mississippi. This is seventeen days earlier than the average date of the first killing frost, which for the last twenty yearR has been October 26th. Not much damage has been done to cotton, except where the crop was planted later than usual, but the sec ond crop of potatoes is considerably injured. Fifty Per Cent Short. Mr. Campbell,superintendent of the International and Great Northern rail road, in Texas, says that the cotton crop along the line of his road will not be 50 per cent of last year’s crop and does not believe that the crop of Texas will exceed 50 per cent of last year’s crop. VACATES GRA! GABLES. 1 1,0 President On His Return to Washington on the Oneida. The president has concluded his va cation, bo far as Gray Gables is con cerned, and left thero at 5:15 o’clock Friday afternoon on the Hteam yacht Out ids, as the guest of Commodore Benedict. Private Secretary Thnrber accompanied them. Mrs. Cleveland, the children and other nu mbers of tho family will leave next Tuesday in a special car. The president’s entire journey to Washington will be made on the Oneida, a trip never before made, as the president, generally sails only as ^ ar HS New York, where a train is taken t° Washington. They will proceed leisurely along the sound and may possibly stop and fish, if the weather is favorable. ^ speaking of his vacation this year the president said it had been enjoyable one. Tho weather for the most part has been exceedingly plewnt ond fl.biu K iu both lro.h ,„d water was never better. There have been comparatively few callers of «* political or office-seeking char fl cter and the president has had most of the time to himself. One thing is certain, and it was cor robated by Private Secretary Thurber, that is, that in no time in sea Bons past has the president been called upon tp attend to such a volume of government matter as this year. The president has enjoyed excellent health this summer and he plainly shows it. f^ct, he is fully rested and in tho best of health and spirits and in splen did condition to take up business af fairs at Washington. An Absurd Humor. A rumor was current in several sec tions of tho country early Friday morning that President Cleveland had been assassinated and a flood ofinquir ies poured in upon the telegraph offi ces at Buzzard’s Bay in consequence. There was no foundation whatever for the ,, The president was all rumor. right at breakfast time and went llsh ing about 9 o’clock ; nothing unusual ! had happened at Gray Gables and tho family characterized the report as too absurd to be noticed. - ^ STRIKE ON "__ THE J WORLD J • AU i«:„ lp i 0 ye 3 in the Mechanical I)e partment Go (iut. Prom tlv at 12 o’clock Tuesday D j g]jt the entire force of compositors, pre6 ^ eu> ^ereotypers and other at taclies of the mechanical departments of the New York World went on a strike, causing consternation to the management. ,. The strike appears to be sympathetic wiili the employes of George R. Read, who has charge of the Pulitzer build ing and hires the elevator men, engi neers and electricians, lhe trouble ! started several weeks ago, when several ; elevator conductors struck on account *>f oi ft a reduction reduction in m their iulit salaries saiurics from irom $12 to $10 a week. Ihe trouble was apparently settled at the time, but 1 since then there has been growling among the other employes of Read, and they succeeded in enlisting the srmnathv sympauiy < oi f the iue members uieimtew of w Bix Six and other labor organizations repre senied semi d in ill the the building Guild ng. Ihe engineers and electricians m the World building who belong to labor unions assert that non union men have •been placed at work wi th a view of taking their places, Ihe strike was started uhrrtlv Shortly alter after 12 o'clock OCIock, when wnen tbo engineers and electricians, about ! fifteen in number, left the building, It was stated that non-union men were secured and hurriedly put in their places. When this fact became known it iB said the compositors refused to tvork , until they , were removed i and 3 ii they were followed shortly afterward by tho others. The management at once made en deavors to settle the trouble and about 1 o’clock the men returned to tempo rarily in order to enable lhe World to get out its morning edition. It was stated that the compositors and other employes of iho World did not strike but were forced to quit work on accouut of the fin men and engineers stopping, which shut off tho light and the power operating the typesetting machines. THE CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Race for America’s Cup for Next Year Formally Arranged. The special meeting of the New York Yacht Club, called to take action : on the challenge of Charles Day Bose for the America’s cup, was held at the Madison avenue clubhouse in New York city Monday evening. The chal lenge was accepted aud the cup com- I mittee of 1895 reappointed to take charge of the arrangements. The for mal reply to Percy Thellusen, secre tary of tho Royal Victoria Yacht Club, was cabled aud the races are assured for 1896. Demand Higher Wages. The employes of the Belfast ship building yards have given notice to their employers that they will strike on Thursday next if their demands for higher wages are not conceded, The Clyde shipbuilding unions will co-operate with the Belfast hands. It is the intention of the Clyde unions to bring ont 25 per cent of their men. This will throw 50,000 men into idle ness. A NEW LEASE OF LIFE. IN GOOD 1IKALT1I AJT SEVENTY* TiiKKE TEAKS OF AGE. Hiss Cornwall’s Womlerfnl U«<*ov«ry ot lleallh—lleeame Well in Two Mouths Alter an Illnnss of Six Years. From the Register, New Haven, Conn. In tnis rapid age of ours when so many men and women are old at fifty, one who has lived three-quarters of a century, and then, after debility and suffering, regains health and vigor, must be regarded with a fooling akin to wonder. A Now England lady baa been found who has had this ro markable experience. In tho family of Ciaronco ‘Williams, a Che shire farmer on the Meriden road, Cheshire, eoVe^th^ye^Sf'^gH health" 0 ™^ 1 ’mvSS years Miss Cornwall’s has been de* S?J dining very rapidly, caused by a general do. directed^thVied B w ^S‘i2KiSiS? ladyfarni an^ denoe m paper advertisement Miss Cornwall read about Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills—a few boxes “About six years ago,*’Miss Cornwall be Ran, “my k–aith commenced to fail. Isuf. o?' my’°bS v™ M?^ndl£ gradually grew worse until my limbs were apparently unable to bear my weight, and I £“ “FoonaultS 0 JS*° pta^ielans np up stttirs without the aa who prescribed medicines for my blood. These I continued to take for several months, but without any gStageSed ToTe leaving me* and“f to I fear still that suffering it was hopeless to look for a cure, was terribly from the pains the storyof n^ cureTha? had been effect with the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pa e People. I discovered that the town Sil t liy e to h |£ hTudauarterain s“li«S tady, N. Y., and secured two of the boxes of the pills. niiia reiru^arK^aud i a mout^after I had been taking them, felt greatly benefited by their U3 ' ; -. The feeling in my limbs came back tt year before.' Now, as you cau see. I am enjoying good health. The pallor in my f » c « was removed by the pills. A number of my friends in the neighborhood were com plaining of symptoms somewhat similar to my own, and I recommended that they take ® r - Williams’ Pink Pills. They did so, and bcm,fltedT,y their use.^'Y^tiU^con'tiouT 1 to taka the pills, though thera is not so much necessity for them at present. As a purifier of the blood, I consider the Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills a wonderful medicine.” Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt of price, (50 cents a ^ ofb^lOO^yaddrsILgTr! Y, Williams* Medicine Co. # Schenectady, N. THE WEEKLY* JOURNAL, Atlantn, Cn. It contains ail the news of the world with a bright collection of miscellaneous stories, notes of travel, etc., etc., and will be sent to any .'dilrc-s bn-tl'ty cots a year. Tin* 1 " - nile Journal, a bright children’s paper, is in cluded charge. with each Send copy of specimen the Weekly without Ad extra tor copy.. dress The Journal, Atlanta, Ga. n*wi.u win. vonf-Do yon ytnsticat* A llttle ^“mion"'! well re warded. Eatiasr, just for th^ sake of it, will o^Tion* I^four^tonfaih'fi weak and unable to properly care for the food eat**n, the me of lyiici s Dyspepsia Remedy wm WO rk wonders. It benefits fr-,m the first doe. A po-i ivc cure for every form of indi f'^VuSisto. 60 ceat * P " r b ° Ule ' For 8aie by }o ., a) JJ the? catmomach the diseased portion of the ear. Then* ist.nlyonu wav to cure Deafness, and that is by consti tutlonal remedie- Deafness is caused by an j fc.ine l condit'oa <>f the mucous lining of 'll- Eu-tacbian Tube. When ties tube gets A you j mvo a rumbling sound nr im p-vfeet hearing, ami when it isentire y clo-ed 'taken' out ancT"t his't ubf,'": ,* 0 red to it- normal condition, hearing will l e f r arrh! ; noThing i *>n are c t which is hut an in flamed c’ondit on of the mucous Dollars surfaces. for We will give One Hundred any casP of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that c.-.n not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send tor circular, frm^^ ^ – Co ^ Toled0i 0 . c^r-Sold by Druggists, 75c. At Tlie ompf) tl m ny have a sudden bilious attack or headache when it is have impossible box of for Ripans voutu'eave vour > work. If you a lfW in your desk a tabule taken at the fir.-t symptom wi ll relieve you. __ There is Plensiire and Profit anr j p a thfaction in abating ironble-"me and painful ills by using Parker’s Ging er Tonic. FITS Mopped free by Da. Koine’s Great §^5£f*ST5ti!SSS5jE«S3Ct Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. t i e f ree . T believe Pbo’s Cure for Consumption saved my boy’s life last summer.—Mrs. Allth Douqlass, LeRoy, M:ch , Oct. JQ, 94. If afflicted with soreeyes use Dr. IsaacThomp eon’s Eye-water.Druggista sell at25c per bottle. Do Fishes Talk? A naturalist has been making some investigations in the fish ponds at Guilford, with regard to the much de bated question as to whether fish can communicate a notion of their expe riences to other fishes. The experi menter, when he had caught a tront, threw it back alive into the pond, Then he put in a freshly baited hook, and only two or three trout came after it. By experimenting in another pond, equally well stocked, aud not throwing back any fish, Mr. Field found that he could catch trout with out any trouble. This seems to show that captured fishes, when released, may communicate their sufferings to their neighbors in the pond. Safety on Railways. It is stated that Peter Stvers, an en gineer on the Lehigh Valley railroad, who died recently at Bethlehem, Pa., aged seventy-three years, has traveled during his forty-six years of service as engineer, at least 1,000,000 miles, During that time ho has never had an accident,
