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WEEKLY EDITION OF THE
Udaycross Evening IHeralcl.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY.
VOLUME XXVI
WAYCROSS) GA., SATURDAY. JULY 16,1904.
NUMBER
9
I~j 0 j-j-j g News Sll0rl Ncw * Iiem8 from Thc Eve '
nine Herald ol the Present Week
A Gigantic Strike.
ABOUT SEVENTY. FIVE THOUSAND MEN
QUIT WORK.
UnioD Associated Press.
New York, July 13.—The strike
of the pnekiujj house men, which
is now on, involves about seven
ty-five thousand men the houses
of Chicago, Kansas City, South
Omaha, East St. Louis, St.
Joseph, Fort Worth, New York,
St. Paul and Sioux City being
included in tho strike.
About fifty thousand of these
are butchers, the rest being
workers. The retail meat prices
are rapidly rising here, it having
Conflicting Reports
CONCERNING JAPAN’!) LOSSES AT PORT
ARTHUR SIEOE.
Union Associated Press.
London, July 18.—Conflicting
reports of the terriflic losses sus-
tained by the Japanese army by
the seige outside of Port Arthur
has not yet been officially con
firmed, but it is believed that the
Japanese have lost many men
during the cootinious fights of
the last few days. The number
of the dead and wounded given
varies between two thousand
eight hundred aud three thous
and.
A Battle is Reported
QOINOON BETWEEN KAI PINO AND
TACHI CHAO.
Unicn Associated Press.
Tokio, July 14—Two cruisers
and four torpedo boats reported
seen'off Non K >ido island yester
day morning.
Union Associated Press.
Tokio, July 14—It is reported
here that Kinkow has been cap
tured by the Japanese without
resistance on the part of the Rus
siane.
Union Associated Press.
Paul Kruger Dead.
PASSED AWAY IN SWITZERLAND THIS
MORNING.
Union Associated Press
Olarens, Switzerland, July 14.
‘^-Paul Kruger, former president
of the Transvaal Republic, died
hero this morning shortly before
three o’clock, from pneumonia
and weakness of the heart. lie
had been ill for some time ami
on last Monday his condition be
came critical, and he was uncoils
scious from that time.
His daughter and son-in-law
were at his bedside when the end
came. His body has been cm-
Mr, J. D. Smith is expected
home from Birmingham today.
Sheriff H. S. Mattox, of
Charlton county, was in the city
today.
Mr. W. A. McNeil left this
morning for a visit to Atlanta
and Macon.
Hon. J. M, Spence come down
from Atlanta and spent yester
day at Wares boro with his fami
ly.
Miss Neta Patterson is seri
ously ill at Babcock, Ga., where
she went several weeks ago on a
visit to lier brother.
Mrs. T, F. Toon is visiting
her sister, Mrs. W. E. Chandler,
but is rooming at Mrs. Sweats
on Eads street.
Real estate continues to ad
vance in value in/Waycross.
The negro with his guitar is
still quite numerous in this city.
Mrs. Paul Dunaway and cltil-
pren have returned to Valdosta.
Mrs. W. H. Dyer and children
have returned from a visit to rel
atives in Brunswick.
Mrs. Clias. A. Sheldon has
gone to Valdosta, Ga., and Mad
ison, Fla , visiting friends.
Attorney J. Hill Spence spoilt
yesterday in Blackshear attend
ing the county court.
There is plenty of corn in
Ware county that will make 30
bushels to the acre.
increased from three and one
half to four cents a pound for
different meats. It is expected
that in a few days prices will
be prohibitive, as the supply of
meat will become exhausted.
The packing houses are trying
to secure men to take the places
of the strikers, as there is quite
a supply in the refrigerator
cars in the railroad yards, and if
they succeed in doing this, the
uniou teamsters will refuse to
haul their products.
Reconciliation Hoped For.
Union Aisociated Press.
Esopus, July 18.—The work
od the new railroad depot here
which the company promised to
bnild in case Judge Parker was
Dominated for president, was be
gun this morning. A private
telegraph wire has been strung
from the office to the house of
Judge Parker, enabling him to
send message* from his home.
It was stated this morning that
on effort will be made to bring
about a reconciliation between
Cleveland and Bryan, and in
duce them to speak at the
same meeting during the cams
paign.
Cloudburst in Tlanila.
Union Associated Pro .
Manila, July 13—A cloud
burst over the hills northeast of
here, caused a Hood which de-
stroyed San Juan, Delineate,and
in which two hundred lives were
lost, The damage to property
is estimated at two million dol
lars
Report Confirmed.
Union AahjciaUti Press.
Sidney, N. S. W., July 18.—
The report of the loss at sea,
of the British steamer, Neme
sis, with thirty-one on board, is
confirmed.
A Cathedral Robbed.
Union Associate! Press.
Kazan, July 18.—The sacred
images of the Virgin. Saviour
and St. Nicholas in the cathedral
here have been stolen. They
were covered with jewels.
Union Associated Press.
London, July 13.—The Japa
nese legation here, received to
day, a report that General Oku’s
loss In Kai-Ping was less than
two hundred killed aud wounded.
Uoion Associated Preaa.
ChefnoA T oly 13.—The British
deet has been seen cruising in
Yung Ching, and it is believed
that they are waiting'develop
ments at Port Arthur.
Delegates Slighted.
Union Associated Press.
Oyster Bay, July 18.—The two
delegates sent here by the Miner's
Convention, now in session at
Pittston, Pa., to deliver to Pres-
ident Roosevelt the resolutions
of the convention, askmg him to
interfere in the labor troubles in
Colorado, have returned without
having seeu tho president and
without haviug presented the
resolutions to him.
They threatened before they
left that the Pennsylvania miners
would show by their vote what
they thought of the actions of
the president.
Settlement Looked For.
Union Associated Pra.
New Yora, July 14.— It is re
ported from Chicago today thut
there's a good prospect of a
settlement of (he meat packers.
Even if a settlement is reached
within the next two dajs and
work is resumed, the markets
will be short of meat for some
tlays to come. The prices here
are ranging from five to eight
cents higher than they were a
week ago, and the supply on
hand is not sufficient to last for
more than three days longer. A
good many of the small butchers
on the east side are compelled
to close, on account of being un
able to secure any meat.
Engagement Announced.
Union Associated Press.
London, July 14.—There is ■
report that Miss Pauline Astor,
s daughter of William . Waldorf
Astor, is engaged to^be married
to Captain H..H. Spender Olay,
of the second regiment -of Life
Guards.
Ohefoo, July 14.—The China
Mining and Engineering Co.,
steamer Hsihinf was captured by
the Japanese near Ohefoo loaded
with contraband of war.
Union Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, July 14,—No
confirmation lias been received
from any sou-ce of the story pub
lislied yesterday stating the Jap
anese lost 30,000 men at Port
Arthur. It is not believed in of
ficial circles.
Union Associated Press.
London, July 14.—It is believed
that the British Thibetan expe
dition will be prolonged; it is
stated that as soon as the British
reach J.hassa the Thibitans in
tend to retire to the north.
Union Anoointed i res*.
St. Petersburg, July 14.—An
official statement regarding the
imperial decree of.the system of
condemning political prisoners
by administrative orders, slmwa
that there is a reservation in ex
ceptional cases. _
Union Associated Praia.
Chefoo, July 14 —Reported
from New Obwang that a battle
is in progress between Kni Ping
and Tnchi Chao.
WHISubmitto Arbitration
Un on Awodnted Prc**.
Chicago, July 14.—The pack
ers and their striking employes
have expressed their willingness
to submit to an arbitration, anil
it is expected that their differ
ences will soon be amicably set
tled. A conference will bo held
today to arrange tho preliminar
ies, and it is believed that the
men will return to work pending
the arbitration.
Cleveland Reported Sick.
Union Associate! Press.
Buzzard’s Bay, July 14—It is
reported here that former presi
dent Grove'r Cleveland is ill at
Crow’s Nest, the summer home
of Joseph Jefferson, the veteran
actor, and that Mrs. Cleveland is
on her way there to join him.
The Australian ballot bill has
passed the Georgia House,
balmed and will be temporarily
buried here, as it will be remove
ed to tlie Transvaal, after tne
permission of the British govern
ment has been obtained.
The Report is Denied.
Union Associated Press.
Boston, J til v 14 —Mrs. Cleve
land left here this tnotn’n; to
join her husband at Crow’s Nest,
but she denied the report that
her Imslmnd was iudisposed.
Negro lynched near Natchez,
Miss., for killing white man.
Hearst notifies Parker that lie
is to have the warm support of
thc eight Beurst newspapers.
John Sharpe Williams will
take tlie stump for Parker.
Thousands of Texas horses
being bought by Japanese.
Eighteen persons killed and
thirty-three injured in Railroad
accident near Chicago.
The butchers s rilte at Chicago
grows serious.
Parker and Toddy preparing
to get busy.
Tite Georgia legislature has
appropriated $0,009 to lay a big
water mailt from Atlanta to the
Confederate Home.
Judge Parker will resign his
seat on court of appeals bench as
soon as he is notified of his nom
ination.
Judge Porker’s campaign
headquarters will be at Esopus,
N. Y. Your letter advising him
how to manage the business will
real 11 him there.
Population of the World.
According to an exhaustive
statistical work by a German, of
whiclt Harper’s Weekly gives
an interesting resume, the popu
lation of the world today is 1,503,
300,000. The average denfity
of population is about hen per
sons to otrt) square kilometer,
und the distribution among the
continents is as follows: in
Europe 0,728,fi00 square kilo
meters, and 892, 204,000 |>coplc,
or forty inhabitants for each
square kilometer; lit Asia, 44,
179,400 square kilometers and
819,556,000 inhabitents, eighteen
to a square kilometer; in Africa;
29,820,200 square kilometers and
140,700,000 inhabitants, five to u
square kilometer. North Amer
ica, to which division are rather
arbitrarily assigned the West
Indfes, Mexico, Central America
and Panama as well as the United
States and Canada, is credited
with 20,817,700 square kilome
ters and 105,714,000 inhabitants,
five to one square kilometer.
Mrs. A. Bailey, of McDonald,
was called to the bedside of her
mother, this morning, Mrs.
Annie Jeffords, . wlio is very
ill.
Mr. H. J. Uurapli, of the
Grace-Bfantley Co , is off on his
annual vacation, and left on thc
excursion train for Atlanta this
morning.
Mr. C. DcLancy Holmes, who
lias been running on the South
ern Railway out of Columbia S.
C , is spending some days here
with liis parents.
Mr. and Mrs J. Campbell and
children have returned from a
visit to relatives at Statesboro,
Ga. They report a most delight
ful outing
Col. Myers, John Sharp,
Mrs. Swicord, Mr. T L.
Brown and a number of other
went on the excursion this
morning.
Mr. James H. Jones, who is
engaged in tlie clothing business
in Tampa, arrived in the city
last night, and will spend sever
al days here.
Mr. R. L. Atkinson attended
tlie entertainment given by tlie
Odd Fellows at Thomasville sev
eral nights, ago, and was among
tlie number that made speeches.
Miss Brown, of Savannah,
spent Saturday in tlie city, tit-
guest of Miss Ida McDonald on
Gilmore street She wnsen route
to Coffee county, where she will
have charge of n school.
Mr. A. R." Pittman, formerly
of tit s city, but who is connected
with T O.‘Lloyd’s cigar factory
in Jesup, cattle up Saturday
afternoon and s|ieiit Sunday
with Itis friends. Mr. Pittman
carried back w tit him se oral
ord rs for Jesup dears •
Little Miss Fannie Knighton
tertui ed a numb, r of Iter little
friends Thursday evening at
the home of her parents. Mr
and Mrs. .1 S. Knight, on 're-
beau street, in honor of Iter
birthday. A number of inno
cent games were indulge i fn,
I'cfreslimcntri were served, and
all had a most delightful time.
Tite Atlantic Birmingham
excursion to Macon and Atlanta
was not as well patronized as
some of the hu nter cxeuisions.
There were 2- tickets sold to
Atlanta and 35 to Macon.
Capt L Johnson is a* great
plover of flowers, anil his front
yard on Gilmore street is a veri
table flower garden. A Herald
reporter returns thanks to tlie
ever thoughtful Captain for a
beautiful bouquet, which now
adorns the editor's desk in thc
Heruld office.
Jude Smith, who was fined 125
by Mayor Jones yesterday Bern-
ing, paid his flue yesterday after
noon and was released. As soon
t* be was given his liberty,thmth
hurriedly shook the dust of Way
cross from bis feet end left for a
more congenial clime. He will
doubtless make himself scarce in
these parts for sometime to come,
as there is a warrant oat for him
on a charge of vagrancy.
Mrs. Florence O’Brien and
children are visiting Mrs.
O’Brien’s parents at Milner, Ga.
Mr. M. W. McCarty, of Bur-
rency, s]>cnt today in tlie city
on business.
Postmaster Murphy returned
to St. Simon this morning, after
a short stay in Waycross.
Mr. E. C. Parker, agent for
the Atlantic Coast Line at Ar-
gyle, was in tlie city today.
Mrs. J. M. Bradshaw came
down from McDonald’s Mill this
morning and s|>cnt tlie day in
the city.
Mrs. Annie Jeffords, living on
Miller street, who lias been con
fined to Iter lied for sometime
with typhoid fever, is no better
today.
Mr. J. J Lott, a prominent
business man of Brunswick, was
among tlie visitors to tho city
yesterday and stopped at tho
Phoenix.
Mrs R. T. Carter arrived in
the city last night from Citra,
Fla , on a visit to thc family of
MrH. M. DeLoach on Jane St.
Mrs. J G. Bird, who lias been
quite sick for Nome fime, is now
on the road to recovery, being
entirely clear of the fever today.
Mr. Willie Fisher will leave to
morrow morning for \Y jlming-
ton, N. C„ where he will spend
about three weeks.
Harry Keen and Austin Con-'
nor are now in Now York, and
from there will probably go to
St. ijouis to see the sights at tho
World’s Fair.
Mr. Thomas I, Brown re
turned last night front Atlanta,
where he went on an excursion
Monday
Mrs. Dr. It. P. Izlar and child
ren will leave Saturday for the
mountains in. South Carolina,
where they will s|a.-nd the re
mainder of the summer,
Mrs J. C. liaire and daughter,
Miss Jessie, have been spending
a few days with Mr. liaire at
River Junction, Flu. Mr. Has re
i> now engineer on a toad from
t'limax to River Junction.
A supposed mail dog was killed
yesterday afternoon on Eads
street between Reynolds and
Howe streets. Fortunately tlie
dog wus killed before attacking
anybody.
Tite Herald regrets to feorn
that Mrs. \V. D Gwens is very
sick witli fever at her home out
at Sunnvside. Her mother, Mrs.
H. S. Hinnant, arrived in the
city last night from Jacksonville
to be at the bedside of her
daughter.
Dr. R. P. Izlar will leave Sat
urday for Ci. einnati, wltere he
goes to attend tlie Grand Lodge
of B P. O Elks, as a represen
tative from the W aycross Lodge.
Dr. Izlar will go from Cincinnati
to St. Louis, where he will take
in the sights at the World’s
Fair. He will be absent from
the city until about August 1.
Mr J. Mitt Wells, of Brunswick,
alternate from the Waycross
Lodge of Elks to the Grand
Lodge, is also expected to attend
the meeting in Cincinnati.