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Hit TWKHM-WMK. Jl'NE 23, 1906. WATSON’S PLEDGE STAND. OFFICERS OF PATRIOTIC SONS. Populist .Leader Says That he .^Pledged his 8upport Two Years Ago 'jo the Disfranchisement of the Ne gro and Hoke Smith Has Met his State Camp of the Order Organized At Albany. Albany, Ga. June 21—The State Camp of the Patriotic Order, Sons of Lesters Congressional Escort I “ JAY BIRD ';j^ LED impi/ niwiiiT m Returns to Washington City) *"• 1 Savannah, June 21— a The members nah*« America, sojourned at noon today to |0f tha „ nflreMloni| deleBatlon that y,, Q( meet on the second Wednesday of: A _ 7. . April, next at Fitzgerald. i'*"* *°^»vannah to attend the fun- well p The convention was in all respects * ra0 onsreiemjn Lester returned The successful. The following officers |° e cap ,al today ' Th * m0 ** o1 8«* •>*' were elected: Past state president. | th <"" «®‘°« abou ‘ midnight last night on han with what they aaw.. was In a dhurry to Washington ao aa to be SPOKEN OF. ndltlone. Hudgins, Valdosta; president F. L. Blgham, Fitzgerald; vice presi dent, J. S. Gordy, Cordele; master of forms, J. L. Mathis, Bainbrldge; secretary, J. E. Howell, Moultrie; treasurer, B. F. Brlmberry,' Albany on the Southern railway. During the time they were in Sa vannah the visitors were shown some of the good points the city posseir see as a harbor. They had a long wait in Savannah during the morning lompson, Ga., June 20—Your cor- lent, having read the call of ign Hailoway for the populist ran, this morning called on Th’orajf ffi Watson and asked flatly too '.questions: 1. What do you. tUffk of It? X S- What5are''y«pnjtf your friends gplng to do abod}*T«p . Mr. Watson, vfltfout 4 hesitation, said: W- ■ ' . “After consultation with Holloway, Hines, Sibley, McGregor and other populist leaders, I pledged the sup port of myself and party to the dis franchisement Issue on the night of September 1, 1904, In a great public meeting In the state capltol In Atlan- - ta. t Hon. John Temple Graves was f present and knew now that pledge was indorsed. Not a dissenting voice did I ever hear until McGregor made his break late in 1905. “I made the pledge In good faith and will keep It. I will expect all populists who then Indorsed me to f, stand by me. “Hoke Smith's platform come up to conditions oLmy pledge, and Hoke j Smith will have.my support, In accord- ajiei "Bh my/pledge. I will appeal,, r' all-true pc/pulists to sustain me In . conductor, G. E. Christian. Quitman; ! a " d untl1 ,he tlmi! or th ® ,uneral ln inspector, W. J. Farrow, Lafayette: i ,h ® a, * ern0 °" •« ‘"ey were taken In guard. J. B. Barron! Boston; trustee, char ° e by the mayor and Prominent o. M. Spence,, Funston, W. A. Mc-, Cltla * n * and ,hown ,om ' »t Sevan- Larty, Albany, and S. Akridge, ^^^n^of hla stay. Seaborn for Murder. Ocllla, Ga., June 21—Seobord Ry-! iges. The members of als, alias “Jay Bird" an employe of. delegation eeeme'd very the Enslgn-Oscamp Lumber Compa-! ny, had a dllflculty with his wife Sat- j urilny night and in the fight shot her. . Sno died the next night, and at a KiCKlOfl flf Citl/fifl’S Glllfl r the closing days of con- commitment trial today before Jus- ■ “ U0 ul UlUtOII 0 IflUII all spoke In terms of j , lendcrson Ryala was remanded^ lee of Col. Lester and hie to jail for murder. I 'flF^s- | Irwin superior court will convene 11 ■y p. Clayton, of AleEa-. June 25, In an adjourned term to try People’e League Admires Him among the most popular Ithre murder cases and also dlsquali- Itlntf-'delegation. He was . fled cases In which Judge Martin can | f Mr. J. P. Williams, pres-, not preside. Judge Parker of the e Georgia, Florida and Ala- Brunswick circuit will try all dlsqual-1 is in Hiati Favor. Magnolia. Enormous Exports df Meats and Other Food Products. .Judge Martin will try the crluiinnl cases the first week of court. For His Independence—The Victor; in 8avannah Will Celebrate Their Vio- tory Tonight—Gave Money to the Wrong Prisoner. l/Ralriiimf - man, but lias made a rolstak^. His action will not change my course at all. The convention he has calif ed will not represent the populists! not bind them, for the reason thatl there Is no existing county organlxaj Monday evening the citizens of Al bany were Invited to a public meet- j lug held In the Elks Home, the main; attraction being a lecture that was ] given by Hon. Clarence F. Huth, su- j Washington, June 20-The exports'of meat and mea pro perlntendant of public schools m | du cts from the United States, during the state of Pennsylvania and Past j - _ ... . , . , , National President of the order. nis! ,n e, Wlth 1 5 f i a V' agStregated more thn subject was "In the Vanguard of the 1 million dollars in valuc y according to Nations," and .was greatly appreci- j partment of Commerce and Labor. y» r ated and enjoyed by those present. • exportation of meats than during the He is a ^lecturer of great ^ability and ; any previous year. Great Britaijll —* *« v- v._ j meat products, amounting: to siStyj margferine exports went chiefly to t FATHER KILLED BY SONi this is the first time he has deliver ed any of his lectures ln this part of the country. Several years ago this order was practically unknown In Georgia, but today there are twenty-three camps In the state and several under way of construction. r a • Caused by Sam Gray’s Mai- Treating His Wife. Athens, Gn., June 21—John Gray, . * aL j aged seventeen, killed his father, ,e eleven months end- ig am Q ra y, at his homo a few miles hundred and eighty. from Athens this morning. The elder report from the De-jGray was drinking and had threaten- figures show a larger j ed to km his wife. The boy tried sponding period in I to P ur8ua de his father not to kill «ty per cent of the i h,s n,othcr ' when the fathcr turned A upon him and threatened to kill him llion dollars. Uleo- L,__ ^ .. . i also.. He was advancing on him Itter making countries, ■ with a knife and a pistol when the the larger part to the Netherlands, where they took more than young mnn In self defense poured the half that was exported. V contents of a shot gun Into hie fath- Savanuah, June 21—There Is a strong movement on toot in Savan nah to have Copt. R. J. Davant be- come a candidate for mayor as a representative of the political fac tions or as an Independent It Is possible that ho will make the race. Capt. Davant Is now a member of council, having been elected by the people as a ^Citizens’ Club candidate He Is one of the aldermen howe ver, who "kicks out of the traces** when things do not go to suit nun and this is what xnakei acme (of those who want an Independent can didate throw their eyes ln his di rection. it ia too early to say with Commission Says Mobs Could Have Been Stopped by Militia. ;er’3 brain, killing him Instantly. ... . - —- ! There has ben no arrest made, ag j P 0 *I"ve»®« who will run for may- thO ease Is clearly ono of self-defense. St. Petersburg, June 2W-The parliamentary commission list campaign. I shall^ recognize that these men are agents of the Hqwell-MctVhorter railroad ring, and that their object - ... in putting out a ticket is to puii off which was sent to Bialystock to investigate the massacres, returned today with much evidence on which parliament will bp asked to Insist on Immediate prosecutj^n of insubordinate police ty of complicity In the votes from Hoke Smith; “With alii the power that is to « will, denounce ibis roul scheme! a-.u . . iii r< v „ )i,-t. the right of such ajand military officers who they have called “I wllf prqbibly make oaf some night In. July, In Atlanta. This will depend, of course, upon the wishes of those whose preference In the matter must be considered. But so help me God I will rolt- The First Watermelon Shipment. Messrs. J. L. Sims and T. S. Knight expect to make a shipment of water melons from Ousle.v station this at- ternoon and It will be the first car load shipment from this county. It Is said that theso melons will be ship ped to Charleston, S. C. tlon In a majority of the counties of j K | 0tl9 ] y adhere to the express and the state, and hence no legal way to select delegates. “The most active workers for the convention wore: John Fulwood, who Is a republican and holds an office un der Roosevelt as postmaster of Ce- dartown, and Yancey Carter, long a republican deputy marshal under A. E. Buck, then a populist, who was denounced by me In The People s Party Paper for his shameful vote against the anti-barroom hill after he had been elected to the state senate on that Issue with my active help; and who formally re-entered the dem ocratic party, ran for the legislature In Hart county as a democrat and was beaten.- He did not support me in 1904, nor did Fullwood. Yet these are the men now steering the popu- Impllcf obligations that rest upon mo ln the campaign, regardless of consequences to myself.” Mr. Watson spoke with great earn estness and with an evidence of much feeling ln the matter. He Is much Improved ln health and la un doubtedly ln great shape to give ac count of himself In a public apeeb. To the Voters of Echols County: At he eolleltalon of many friends I hereby announce myzelf a candi date for the legislature, eubject to the Democratic primary. T. G. CULBRETH. 8-14-tf. Sevastopol Mutiny Suppressed. , St. Petersburg, June i2l—-The serious mutiny which threatened the place of Fortress of Sevastopol, while in the hands of the mutineers, was suppressed yesterday. The mutiny was started by the battalion of artillery, which was requested to obey orders. The men promptly disarmed two other battalions, then mutinied and took possession of the guns on the north shore Batteries. On the appearance of several loyal regiments of Infantry the mutineers returned to the barracks^ Notice to Contrgd Plans Jnd specifications for the depot to bo erected by C. ih. railway are now In tho at his oillce and Inspect s;uu make their bids. - ' C. B. Peeples sells Alabastlne the best wall cooling known to science. Racing for Big Stakes Today. New York, June 21.—The suburban handicap, blue ribbon event, of the American turf, will be run at Sheepshead bay this afternoon. There is no marked favorite. There are eleven starters, distance mile and a quarter, record 2.05 by Hermis two years ago. The winner today will take about $20,000. or but Capt. Davant la one of the men to be reckoned with. Mr. Georg* W. Tldeman Is another man. It Is possible that the People'! Den* .ocratlc League may run ^hlm. Mr. Tlderman has alwaye been a Citizens' Club man but on the last election day he ehowed up with a People's Democratic League badge pinned on hie coat and this put the wlae ones to talking. . t Victors to Crow Tonight. IttufejuM victors ,uro preparing to crow over the vanquished. Tho People's I)egBocratIo League . Ih pro ng to h»\e a torch f . Vorlng this 1 'in rnrrlages land k6h\J n til nl ^ le,r To tho Voters of Eeholo County! At the eollottaUon of many friends I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Tax Receiver, subject to the Democratic primary. SCRAP WATSON. 6-ll-tll-aug-23. slim aud thepe will also, a supply of banners and tiny nuinber of torches. An effort «ill be made to get the ladies to enter tho parade in carriage* but this plan bo* not j been entirely successful, this after noon. After the parade there will be epechee by some of the orators of the opposition to the Cltlxens Club. Want* to. Buy Peers. , c. F. Staten will buy all the pears,It Is expected that the policy of the can get at good prices at J. I* Staten & Co., store. 0-19-4L FOR RENT—House at 305 Savan- league for the miyorallty campaign will be outlined In these speeches. Bill Clifton In tho Rseo. Wm Clifton of the county of Toomb* nah avenue, suitable for boarding; announced his candidacy for con. house. Possession given at once j great to succeed CoL Lester today Apply to J. Floyd Fender. Stockton, He Is running for the short term only, or to Mrs. J. Floyd Fender on prem- J. W. Overstreet of Screven, also an ises until vacated. C-19-sw-tf jnounced today. It la pot believed that W. W. Sheppard candidate for Everything In paints at C. B. Peep- the long term will offer for the ehort „ I term. If . CARPENTERS who CARPENTER NEED CARPENTERS’ TOOLS. KEEN KUTTIR J l And as a rule they want the best, and from constant use of different tools have learned >"t wnat oranas possess me quaiiues mat mane a guuu wu*. ...... , , • .. We have all learned that the best workman turns out the best work, and in buying the tools with which to work he exercises that Dride and care that is used in every detail of his work which makes it superior. .. F , r h i?— _£ j. — r ti Qfool There s nothing on earth better, nothing on the market that gives you the We have a full line of goods in the famous Damascus Steel, user of a keener edge or wears longer. KEEN KUTTER CARPENTER AND MACHINISTS FINE TOOLS. THEY ARE GOOD CUTTERS AND GOOD TEMPERED. CARPENTERS USE OUR TOOLS. COMPANY, I UAD LEY ’ S HARdware VALD0STA, GEORGIA.