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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1900)
THE NEW BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA, 4*> T Tire 1 ; Lif m sjgft ta L fi 1 \ ? £ SiSu !\TT ■v * I ???*? d awHfvfSyV iT’T* GS9 yfl a nigw* in-aa-ti , ii *■*■ ■ | 000 0 c* L # # . . } m ►, -c= - -\ ONE OF FIVE TO BE BUILT FROM IDENTICAL PLANS AND FOR WHICH RIDS HAVE BEEN ASKED, ooooooooooooooooooooooocoo 2 S The Future Home . I § § in Belgium of § Ex-President Kruger § 0 c: OOOOGOOGOOCOOOOO ooooooooco As soon as ex-President Kruger reaches Belgium he will find his future home all ready for him. Thanks to the generosity of Oswald d’Aumerie. a Boer sympathizer in Belgium, the Chateau d’Anderlecht has been put at the disposal of the refugee ex-Presi dent by its owner. M. d’Aumerie has owned this chateau only two years, and when he bought it it was exceed ingly run down, but he spent money on it liberally', and made it look as if it really were an ancestral seat. M. d’Aumerie has had great sym pathy with the Boers all along, not be cause of any special hostility to Eng land, but because be believed in ob serving inviolate the sanctity of small nations. So, when it became known that Kruger was on his way to Bel- v rti ■1 . S. J. *ii 's. , i r v xjl 4 fr ' mjMi. n ; !S r i in w , .... w.' tr.\ Wmk f % 7 M PtsS’* i J-tV X V y *A‘ T#«kI i tv CHATEAU D’ANDERLECHT, WHERE KRUGER WILL LIVE. gium, the Belgian got together several of liis friends and fellow countrymen who believed in the Boer cause, aud proposed to them that he give up his chateau to the use of the refugee. They were willing, of course, and so the scheme was brought about. Anderlecht is a pretty suburb south east of Brussels and consists of haud some mansions dotted about in grounds of limited extent on the slopes i ~ r r Wffi lips mlirnii / ■ i 1 grounds have an area of ten acres, laid out by M. d’Aumerie, who also drew . n , f r S3 kX i pp CHlF I! ft! i !/'/ I i i? I I A \\ L : l| i l mi 'if. |l ■ j ill i * i i *> rifC m. 11 »! IP II if Vi !|n ! lirj'iiifii ■< 71J 1 i QUIET CHAT IN A RIFLE PIT. the sketch of the chateau and its sur roundings accompanying this article. There are two odd coincidences con- nected with this gift. Catholic monks built the chateau three centuries ago, and now it will shelter the ex-Presi dent of a Protestant republic, who is a descendant of the Huguenots. Besides this, the chateau once was occupied by King Leopold I., who slept in the same bedroom which is assigned to Mr. Kruger. A rifle pit hardly realizes one’s ideal of what a subterranean dwelling ought to be, even when hollowed out and en larged into quite a respectable bomb proof, like that shown in the accom panying illustration. But the pit served its purpose admirably from the Boer point of view, and many a gallant Britisher came to an untimely end through the Boers’ persistent use of this ingenious hiding place on the veldts and kopjes of South Africa. Snugly ensconced in their bottle shaped retreats, with spirituous re freshments contained in vessels also bottle-shaped, at hand, their guns tightly grasped and a companion ever alert for the enemy’s approach, the Boers were continually on the watch for a Chance to “snipe” the foe, while shells whistled and screeched over lid and the battle waged fiercely |und It them. is claimed that the art of digging e pits, or “sniping” or sharpshoot f and the use of sand bags in de isive earthw'orks were all derived im observation of American meth l. I Motors For Market Gardens. ‘he idea of utilizing a motor haul j in connection metropolis with the has market been gar ged near a sag of late. Motor vehicles would late some of the difficulties that •ket gardeners have now to encoun lin [ getting their produce to market, l-ising it would certainly pay some eu carrier to make the venture. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTENNIAL Description of the Jlcmomto Fabricated by the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The medal to be struck in commem oration of the hundredth anniversary of the day upon which the District of Columbia became the seat of the Uni ted States Government was received in Washington December 1. It was made at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, and in point of work manship. as well as excellence of de sign, is one of the most expensive of the sort ever issued. m % mm r ■i V – V*'M! zl I f I Va % % H 9 EMH SV £ -j #43 B ft X m * #11P Si – 11 – HY/12 O.'ixll S fb'i ?A 5 – U –KJ E RJTf me m ilifo niiu,~ I $ a; MEDAL COMMEMORATIVE OF THE HUN DREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIS TBICT OF COUUMBIA. The bronze used is of rich dark color. The medal is one and three fourths inches in diameter. The ob verse "ide carries the heads of John Adams and William McKinley in pro file, with the following inscriptions encircling the heads: “John Adams, 1800;” “William McKinley, 1900.” On the reverse side, across the centre is a panel with the inscription “Com meorative of the establishment of the National Government at Washington.” Above this panel is a view of the Capi tol building as it is to-day, over which is inscribed “United States Capitol, 1900.” Below the tablet is a view of the Capitol building as it appeared 100 years ago, over which is inscribed “United States Capitol, 1800.” The metal used in the manufacture is from the old portion of the Capitol building, and some that was used at the White House. .: i. Everything Made of Irish Teat. A large Dublin manufacturer has a room entirely furnished with Irish peat. The carpets on the floors, the curtains at the windows and the paper on the wall are made from this sub stance. For years lie has experimented with the material, which is now very largely exported as fuel, and he hn« discovered that from it It Is possible to produce almost any kind of fabric. The process is simple—the fibres, which are strong and tough, being ex tracted aud woven like cotton or silk, The fabrics have the toughness of linen and the warmth of wool. Blank ets made of them are found to excel In warmth and lightness anything yel discovered. Newspapers of Regiments, Most of the British regiments have their own newspapers, published once a month. The news consists chiefly of matters pertaining to the officers and men of the regiment aud their fami lies, but the papers also devote regu lar columns to sporting news, humor, poetry or other departments. All con tributions are from members of the regiment. These papers are much In favor among the officers and soldiers, and many of them are very well edlt ed. A T BXas I I t 3 as targe as ? fwo States J * <« The largest ranch in the world is to be found m Texas. This immense do main is known as the X. I. T. ranch, and is owned by Chicago capitalists. This ranch is so extensive that some States could not contaiu it. Connecti cut, for example, could not hold it by several thousand acres. The two States of Rhode Island and Delaware combined could not contain this great rancn, which consists of over 3,0<X>,0(J0 acres, or almost 5000 square miles. About twelve years ago, when Texas needed a new State capitol, the Legis lature adopted a novel plan to get It. A promise was held forth that a vast tract of unappropriated land would be given :n exchange for a suitable gran ite building at Austin. Among those tempted by this offer were ex-Senator Charles B. Farwell and his brother John, who ultimately formed a syndi cate in Chicago, and took upon them selves the responsibility of erecting the proposed capitol. In due time they came into the possession of this domain known as the X. I. T. ranch. The ranch is situated in the extreme northwest corner of the panhandle of Texas, and covers or touches nine dif ferent counties. Its northern bound ary is “No Man’s Land,” now a part of the Territory of Oklahoma, and its western limit is the line between Texas and New Mexico. In width (from east to west) It averages about twenty-five miles. In length it is about 200 miles. The land lies in what is known as the Staked Plains, a high plateau. The soil is mostly of a black or chocolate color—very fertile—and covered with a thick coat of buffalo, mesquite, grama and other grasses, which cure on the ground and furnish winter as well as summer pasture for stock of all kinds. At the southern end of the tract the altitude is about 2300 feet and at the northern end about 4700. The climate is pronounced to be very delightful, the air beiug brac ing, though dry. When the Farwells obtained the land they inclosed it with a substantial barbed-wL e fence. There are many cross-fences upon it, separating the, territory into from twenty to thirty large divisions, besides many small ones. To make these fences it required 1500 miles of barbed wire. The syndi cate also built ranch houses, bored and dug wells, of which there are now about 350, averaging 120 feet in depth, and having earthen or wooden reser voirs and drinking attachments; erect II <p 1 HARTI.n SIPHAfV X DEAF 5/niTH FARTOFXr cAMEO BAILEY LA/n B fSW- HOCKLEY m IiABOEST RANCH IN THE WORLD. ed windmills over the wells; built dams across nrroyos to conserve the rainfall, and in various other ways made the place suitable for a success ful ranch on a large scale. They placed cattle upon it as fast as it could be put In safe condition to receive them, and have since continued to add to the herd from time to time by pur chase and breeding until they have at present about 120,000 cattle, besides 1000 horses. The calf crop branded in 1899 exceeded 50,000 head. The whole property Is valued at $10,000,000. Cat Rode ISO Mile* on a Flywheel. A Maltese eat jumped into a large flywheel of the Plymouth Refrigerator Company’s engine, at Sheyboygau Wls., the other day. As the engineer could not very well stop and shut off lights to release the animal, he waited until the uaual time of shutting down. On stopping the engine be found the cat alive and clinging to the flywheel The wheel Is tw-elve feet in diametei and makes eighty-seven revolutions a minute. Consequently, during tw r o and half hours the eat covered a distance of about 120 miles. The cat lives, and with the exception of lameness ap pears to be none the worse for the ex perience.—New York Times. TRAINING SHIP SINKS More Than a Hundred German Cadets Go Down With Her. CAUGHT IN STORM OFF MALAGA. Unable to Stand Heavy Seas Ves sel Breaks Up and Officers and Students Are Lost. Advices from Madrid, Spain, an nounce that the German training fri gate Gneiseueau has foundered of Malaga, sixty-five miles east-northeast of Gibraltar. According to the naval pocket book, the Gneiseueau, which was built at Dantzic in 1879, W'as an iron vessel sheathed with wood, and had a displacement of 2,856 tons. She was 242 feet nine inches in length and forty-five feet eleven inches in tiie beam. Her armament consisted of fourteen 5.9 inch Krupp breech load ers, two three quarter inch qnick firers, one boat or field gun, and seven torpedo boats. Her complement was 461 and she was used for training boys. The Gueisenau foundered at the en trance to the port of Malaga, where she w r as about to take refuge from the terrible storm prevailing. After the vessel went down only the masts were visible and a large number of cadets could be seen from the shore clinging to the rigging. They were shouting and signalling for help. The captain and many of the cadets were drowned. It is believed that forty who left in one of the ship’s boats and have not been seen since are also lost. The total loss is thought to be no less thau one hundred. Some reports say 140. Forty of those saved are badly hurt. The training ship had been at Malaga since November 1st practicing with guns of large caliber. She had been previously at Megador, Morocco. • KITCHENER REPORTS LOSSES. New British Commander In South Africa Tells Straight Story Of Defeat. A London special says: Lord Kitch ener reports that eighteen officers and 555 men are missing from General Clements force. They consist of four companies of the Northumberland fusi leers. Judging from the message these w-ere captured by the Boers. Clements’ casualties December 13th amounted to five officers and nine men killed and apparently many wounded. Lord Kitchener’s message to the war department is as follows: “Pretoria, December 14. —Clements brought in bis force to Commando Nek unopposed. The casualties were, I re gret to say, heavy—killed five officers and nine of other ranks; missing, eighteen officers and 555 of other ranks. These latter were four com panies of the Northumberland fusiliers, who were stationed on the bill, and some yeomanry aud other details sent up to support them, Names and ua ture of wounds are beiug telegraphed from Capetown. ” Under date of December 15tb, Lord Kitchener reports to the war office from Pretoria as follows: “Clements has come to see me. He says the four companies of the North umberlauds held out on the hill as long as thoir ammunition lasted. The Boer force attacking the hill was 2,000 strong, while another force of 1,000 attacked Clements’ camp. By 6:30 a. m. the hdl was carried. Reinforce ments of C company of the York shires failed C+- o reach the top. Clem ents’ retirement was carried out with regularity, but as many native drivers bolted a considerable amount of trans portation was lost, Ali their amniuui tion not taken away was destroyed. He reports that all behaved well.’ Will Compete With Sugar Trust. It is stated authoritatively that the formation in Philadelphia of a new in dependent Bugar refining company is contemplated and that among those interested are citizens who have been identified prominently with the sugar making industry. SECOND JAIL DELIVKBY. Once Again FrUoners Find An E»*Y Thing In Decatur, Oa, While the sheriff of DeKalb county, Ga., was eating supper Thursday night at Decatur three prisoners escaped from jail. white They were A. L. Hughes, a man who was held on the charge o* running a blind tiger at Lithonia, Bud Pritchett and Will Lovejoy, two negroes charged with misdemeanors. The old jail at Decatur is a very u u ' safe affair and the prisoners had bu little trouble in forcing opeu a door after they had pried some of the bai fl-
