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WEEKLY EDITION OF THE
Mayoress Evening Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
WAYCROSS AN.r
WARF COUNTY
VOLUME XXVI
WA YCRO>S. GA..
SATURDAY. JANUARY
14,1905.
NUMBER U
SENATOR SMOOT
BEGINS DEFENSE
Committee Boom Crowded Dur
ing The Trial.
HOST OF SPECTATORS WOMEN
William McConnell Waa First Wltneai
and Told About tha Political Sta
tus of Affairs In Utah and Other
Mormon Communities.
Washington, Jan. 12.—The defenss
In the Senator Reed Smoot Investiga
tion was begun today. The room ol
the senate committee on privileges
and elections was as crowded as dur
ing the progress of the Inquiry Into
the secrets of the Mormon church,
which was conducted toy the attorney
for the Protestants against Senator
Smoot retaining his seat. Most of
the spectators wers women.
Senator Knox, recently appointed •
member o! the committee, attended the
hearing today for the first time.
William J. McConnell, of northern
Idaho, was the first witness called. The
examination was conducted by Walde-
tnar Van Cott, of Salt LAfce, who is as
sociated with A. S. Worthington, ol
Washington, as counsel of Senator
Bmoot. Mr. McConnell described his
occupation as former merchant, politi
cian and lawyer for his friends. He
waa a senator of the fifty-first con
gress and was governor of Idaho from
1693 to 1896, inclusive serving two sue-
•lve terms.
He Is a member of tbo Presbyterian
Church. The witness was asked to
describe the political conditions and
took up early days when he said he
bad lobbied before the legislature
When the first effort was made to dis
franchise the Mormons. He declared
that he was prejudiced against Mor
mons, but that he found that most of
the Gentiles were practicing “the sci
ence, which in our country is called
poker." He said he had never known
Mormons to gamble and dfink. He
followed this testimony with a review
of his acquaintance with Mormons
during the agitation against the reli
gion In Idaho. He assisted in bring
ing about the repeal of the test oath
among the Mormons on a lecture tour.
He had observed the people, he saiu,
and their morals was or a high, praise
worthy character.
Senator Knox asked counsel to In
form him as to what part of the case
the examination ol' Mr. McConnel waa
relevant. Mr. Worthington said hs
was unable to answer that conundrum,
but that a great mass of Irrelevant
testimony was admitted for the Pro
testants to which objection had been
made and overruled. He said the
testimony of Mr. McConnell was In re
ply to this and particularly to that •
Charles H. Jackson, chairman of the
Idaho Democratic committee, who tes
tified that no candidate for office, Dem
ocrat or Republican, could stand
against the Mormon church. The
witness was asked concerning the
causes of the Mormon vote being cast
for Gooding in his canvass for gover
nor and said he was surprised that
any Mormons had voted the Democrat
ic ticket He gave as one reason that
he had challenged Senator Dubois to
a public debate and received an an
swer declining the Invitation on the
ground that he could not afford time
to debate with any one who was not
a candidate for office in the nartv
which was "defending criminals, as he
believed the Mormons to be.” Ho
submitted a lithographed reproduction
of Senator DuboU’ letter. “Was that
letter personal to you?" asked Senator
Dubois.
“It was an anawer to my challenge.
It was not marked personal."
"Well; all right,” the senator start
ed to rep*”^uu stopped, abruptly dls-
mlr ...g'X\fubject. Senator McCo-
mat objecteU to political discussions,
and when the witness digressed to say
that Dqptocrats left their party follow
ing the election of President Cleve
land, the senator asked the witness to
confine himself to the question ol
whether the Mormons interfered In
politics. Mr. McConnell repeated a
number of reasons why the Democrat
ic party was benefited by the Mormon
church, saying that one of the princi
pal causes was that Senator Dubois
called the Mormons criminals.
HIGH WAGE8 ON THE CANAL.
Steam Shovel and Dredge Union Flxei
8cale.
Chicago, Jan. 12.—At the annual
meeting of the association of Union
and Steam Shovel and Dredgemen to
day a wage scale for Panama canal
workmen who ar emembera of th<
union waa decided at follows.
Engineers, $260; cranemen, $200;
firemen, $100 per month.
Transportation to and from Panams
an full time when slok, eight hour*
to constitute a day’s work, time and
one-half for overtime, double time fol
Sundays, working days of the month
to constitute a month’a work; should
death occur or a man be totally die
abled, transporatlon back to he United
States to be at the expense of tbd
government or company employing th<
men. After a man bad given eatle
faction for eight months he Is to bi
entitled to a leave of absence undet
full pay for six weeks and to be fur
nlshed special railroad rates for hi.
family and self.
Fighting Divorce Law.
Raleigh, M. C., Jan. 12.—It Is I
ready evident that questions relatlvi
to divorce are going to cut a groal
figure In the legislature now In see
sion. There is a powerful presauri
for an act repealing every divorce law
now on tho statutes. These lawi
have opened the door so that then
was last year about one dlvoroe to
each eight marriages. Most of ths
laws are special ones, designed ta
meet particular cases, and some hav«
been lobied through legislatures, but,
of course, had to be general, and so
numbers of persona would avail them
selves of them. This has been ths
prime cause of trouble. Ir‘ -views
held with some prominent men of ths
legislature show how hard the fight
will be on the divorce law.
His Shortage Was Made Good.
Waycross, Ga., Jan. 12.—Gilbert
Meeks, former postmaster at Nich
ols, who disappeared about a week
ago, and who was found to be $2,300
short in hit accounts, has returned
home and his shortage has been ad
justed by his bondsmen. Abe Find
ley, former postmaster at Douglas,
and Dr. Johnson, has just completed
rochecking Meeks’ account# and claim
that he waa only short $900. The
full sum of $2,300 has ween paid over
to the government by his bondsmen,
and another inspector has baen wired
for to check Meeks’ accounts agatn.
Killed Father with Brick.
Pontotoc, Miss., Jan. 12.—A tragedy
in the northern part of this oounty
yesterday afternoon resulted In the
killing of Ben Eddington, a well known
citizen of this county. While en
gaged with h'.s two sons, Mai and Sid
Eddington, one of the boys hurled a
brick, the missile striking his father
on the head, breaking hla neck. Ed
dington la said to have been drinking
and abusing his wife. The difficulty
grew out of the effort of the boye to
protect their mother. No arrests have
yet been made.
Three Men Washed Overboard.
Vineyard Haven, Mass., Jan. 12.—
Captain McLeod, of the 4-ma.sted coal
laden schooner Alice M. Colburn, ol
Bath, Me., which U anchored off Nob-
ska, in Vineyard sound, reported that
three of his crew were washed over
board and drowned on Jan. 3, when
the schooner was 25 miles southeast of
the, highlands of Navooink. A fourth
sailor was injured.
Sixteen Convicts Killed.
San Francisco, Jan. 12.—Nows from
Manila received today tells of an at
tempt of 500 convicts at Bilbid prison
to break Jail on Dec. 7. Sixteen of
the n’-’j^ners were killed and forty
^•THallfm s * x °* the wounded are not
coOV v * iU<1 twenty-six others
are InM^-itlcal condition.
~~ Coal 8trlke Spreading.
Cologne, Germany, Jan. 12.—Tbs
strike of coal miners has spread. A
portion of all the diggers in 17 addi
tional mines did not go to work this
.morning. The number Idls is about
$5,000, or one-eightb tne total. Di
visions exist among the miners, mi
norities disapproving of a strike and
refusing to quit work, so that tha
proprietors of some of the strtklrg
mines continue to work them on part
time.
Big Fire Near 8t. Louis.
St. Louia, Jan. 12.—The Immense
. plant of the St. Louis Plats O'aaa Co*
at Valley Park, 20 miles west of this
city, was partially destroyed by fire
today entailing a loss «si lasted at
1250,000. Between 300 and 500 em
ployes will be out of employment pi*
til the plant can ba rebuilt Tha fire
started near the furnaces, and aft if
a fight ot several hours the fire 4*
partment of the company got the ift
under control.
Boy Dice from Drinking Whisky.
Memphis, Tenn., Jsn. 12.—A special
from lllplay, Miss., says that Joe Cal*
very, a 12-yaar-old boy of tha northern
part of Tippah county, is dead from
tha escesslva drinking of whisky. It
la said some boys kad either given
him the liquor or left it where he
ecmld get it, and on account of his
youth did not realize the danger of
ft He waa eeoc thrown into con
vulsions, and livad only a few hours.
The grand Jury* now in session, will
probably investigate the matter.
BOILER EXPLODES;
TWO MEN KILLED
Meeti:: ■
Locomotive Attached To Fast
Exprcst Blows Up.
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION UNKNOWN
Train Wa. Standing Still at a Station
Asld. from Wrecking of the Engine,
None of the Other Equipment Wat
Damaged.
Clevelaand, O., Jan. 12.—The boiler
of a locomotive attached to tho east-
bound fast express on the Erie blow
up while standing at tho Cresto Ohio
atatlon today, killing the englneor and
fireman Instantly, nnd badly Injur
ing another motorman, who wa. riding
In the engine cab.
The dead:
Frederick Keller, engineer, Gallon,
Ohio.
Fireman Halflck, Galkin, Ohio.
The Injured:
Joseph Newman, Elmira, N. Y-, will
probably die.
The cause of tho explosion Is not
known. The train carried expresa
cars only. Aside from the engine,
which was completely demoliahad,
none of the equipment was damaged.
Tratllc was blocked for four hours fol
lowing the accident.
ALL INSURANCE WITHDRAWN.
Where Cotton Has Been Burned No
Insurance Can Be Had.
Now Orleans, La.. Jan. 12.—Insur
ance companies which huve placed pol
icies on cotton in warehouses through
out the south aro stated to have can
celed all pollticea on cotton In. dis
tricts where the stublo has been
burned, even In the smallest quanti
ties. In districts where the farm
ers have met and discussed tho burn
ing of cotton as a means of raising
prices. Insurance has been raised
about 50 per cent.
It Is said that there Is an agreement
among Insurance companies, or at
least an understanding, to the effect
that all of tho companies will act in
the matter In the same manner.
This action has elfectually atopped
the burning of ootton In so far as the
country merchant, and country bank-
ki can hava any Influence.
Stockholders First National
Bank.
At the annual meeting of tho
stockholders of tha First Na
tional Batik, t'.o following di
rectors were elected: A. Ses-
sotns, J. 8. Bailey, Geo. W.
Uton, \v. R Beach, J. 0. Rey
nolds, J. L, Sweat, J. S. VV s 1
iainf, O. H. L,owilier, A. M.
Knight, C. E. Murphy and P.
N. Barley. Immediately after
the Slock holders’ meeting, the
directors held a meeting and
elected the following officers:
A. Sessoms, president; G. W.
Deen, vice-president; A, M.
Knight, cashier; J. \V. Belliu-
ger, astistautcashier. The First
National Bank has an elli-
ciont, courtoous corps of oiTcera
and assistants and is in a most
prosperous condition.
The management of tho Bailey
Theatre has played its trump
card of the season in the engage
ment for Wednesday night, Jan.
18ih, of the funous comedian
and book writer, Ezra Kend-ill,
in his new play, “Weather
Beaten Benson.’’ Tho engage
ment is played upon a liboral
guarantee, and it is due to the
progressive management of the
Theatre that the people of Way-
cross show their appreciation ol
this enterprise by a liberal re
sponse. A subscription sa'o of
seats goes on tomorrow, Friday,
morning at Brinson & Hay’s.
>Mr. Kondall is known through
out the country, and is without a
peer as an entertainer. His
boo!,sX'Sl>ots,” “Good Gravy’’
a- d * TelTIt To Me,” have made
Butler, and Valet, to Organize.
New York, Jan. 12.—Effort! are be-
Ing made to organize a union of but-
lore, vateti and second men employed
la New York’a homes of waalth. It
Is stated that theie statuoique gen-
tlemen, whlla not exactly dissatisfied
with th.lr Job. are taking draatlc but
s.crct measures to safeguard tbelr
profeealonal dignity. There are about
6,000 man In tha city eligible to mem-
bershlp. It Is proppoicd by the pro
moters to furnlah legal aid for men-
ban, build a club house end establish
an employment bureau In which tha
character, of would-be employer, will
be carefully scrutinized.
PALMETTO LEGISLATURE MEET*
New Officers Are Elected and Uotli
Branches Get to Work.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 12.—There U
nothing striking so far In the meeting
of the new legislature. Both branches
of which convened at noon Tuesday.
At 1 o'clock both houras ug.ged
tn the ceremony of .wearing In now
members which takes much time.
The senate organized with Altamont
Moses as temporary chairman, wild
has done nothing xo far but swear in
new members.
M. L. Smith was reelected ipeaket
of the house without opposition.
The officers of lb« house w.re ace
re-elected without opposition.
After the election the governor was
Informed that the house was fully op
ganlz.u. The member, drew tot. for
seats.
Locating Submarlns Mine*.
Ban Francisco, Jan. 12.—Tha work
of locating prisons at tha antrance to
tha harbor for submarine mines hae
bean commenced. It bee been decid
ed to establish a switchboard at Point
Bonita and from tbara a sable around
the bar and south Beach. The loca
tion of the secoad switchboard has
not been decided, but it will be at
eltbtr the Presidio or the CHS bouse.
Elght-Heor Day far Employee.
Washington, Jan. It.—Rapraaentw
tlv. Maun, of Illinois, bee Introduced
n bill In tbo house restricting the
hours of labor of government em
ployee to olgkt hours a day. The bill
|g as follewa: "That Section 1701
of tto Revlied Statutes be amended
m u la rend: Etgbt comecutlre
hours ahajj eoutttute n Uy-e work for
nil clerk* !g poitofflec nnd laborers,
warkmaa gad mockulcs wkw may bo
employed by or on bebtU of the got-
onw.it of Up Catted States.”
- auy thousands laugh, but it is
s an actor that Kendall sur-
po-seshimself. His supporting
Company includes Iwonty people,
ud is one of the strongest ng-
-cations of ith kind on the
road.
“Weather Beaten Benson,”
die play in which Mr. Kendall
will appear, is founded upon Iho
picturesque “Oklahoma Rush”
of 1880, nnd “Benson,” ia of
course, the central figure among
these wishing to stake home
stead claims.
There is a pretty story run.
ning through the play, and many
new and interesting typ<s.
It is premised that Lieblcr &
Co, Mr. Kendall’s managers,
have given the new play a mag
nificent mounting, The dimen
Rions of the local stage were
taken last night by Mr. H. S.
Daniel*, Mr. Kendall’s agent,
who stated afterwards that the
production could be given prac
tically complete.
Special excursions will be run
by the raitroada.
The mule market and the fer
tilizer business it being effected
by the low price of cotton.
The mercury goes to 10 below
zero at St. Paul, Minn.
The Moros are s:iil lighting in
the Phillipinoa and another
American officer has been killed
and several soldiers wounded.
Twenty-four people loso their
ive8 in a blizzard in Switzerland
B >y kills his father at Pontiac
with a brickbat.
The Emperor of Germany deco
rates Generals Nogi and Sioossel
for bravery,
Georgia now lias more North
ern visitors than at any time
since Sherman marched through
the State.
Swayno is to be impeached on
twelve counts.
Russians seem to be losing
faith in ICuropatkiu,
Fair Stockholders to Med boon.
A meeting of the stockholders
of the Waycross Fair Associat
ion will be called in a few days
for the purpose of electing offi
cers for the ensuing year and to
arrange fur tl.o fair to be held
next fall. Moss. M L and RO
Moore, who control Iho stock of
tile Fair Association ore dcsir.
ons in beginning arrangements
for the next fair as so,m as pos-
sib'e, mid they are cotitem-
plating tile lost fair South
Georgia has ever seen, Mr. M.
L. Moore has boon suggested as
Presided of ilio Fair Assoc
iation, and should ho accept (lie
oilice, t,o wiil be oloctod without
opposition
Deitz Encampment No. 3.1. U. 0. F.
T huixlaj '* Daily
Mr J. F. Miiton, who is an
enthusiastic and prominent Odd
Fellow, became a monitor ofjhe
Encampment branch of.-wtlic
order last night, haying beotirc-
ceivcd ns a member of Deitz
EniUaipmont No. i), of Ways
crots. He is also a member of
Esther Robckah hedge, having
been receiv’d into the mysteries
of that organization Tuesday
night. Mr. Mason, who is presi
dent and general maiiugerefu
big mining company in Mexico,
is to be honored with llie ap
pointment tf Dis'rict D.-puty
Grand Sire of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows for the
Repub'ie of Mexico. This will
b • a high honor worthily be
st wed.
At last night's inee ing of til l
Encampment, Mr. .1. A lies
was nlsu n ado a lumber ail I uas
elec-1d f'eribe in piacu of Mr.
T. H. Finn, who rosigno.l With
ths exception iho c Id officers of
the Encampment wore re-elected
for another term.
New Aulomnbllc Here.
Mr. A. J. .Iordan’s automobile
airived today, and was out on
tho girec'g this aft moon. Tli i
auto is u Cadillac, i.mlisv ry
much like the Love inuc'-iiue.
Mr. R. 11. Murphyhasorder.il
an OhU, which will arrive in
Wayi-rosi next work.
It is now thought tha; Mrs
Chadwtrk wid plead insanity.
There seems to have boon
method in her madness.
New Officers Installed.
Tiie recently elect’d and
appointed officers of Waycross
Lodge No. 97, I. O. O. F P , were
installed last night ut a regular
meeting of tne lodge. Tho in
stallation ceremonies were coil-,
due'ed by Brand Master John
W. Beunett. Tho new officiors
are as follows:
R. II. Walden, Past Grand
E. W. Pamuinure, Noble
Grand.
U A. Harris, Vico Grand.
J. C. Huber, Secretary
J W. 8. Hardy, Treasurer.
JamesT. McGee, Warden.
It. G. Sunders, Conductor.
T. II. Finn, Chaplain.
J. S Knight, If, 8. to N. G,
R. L. A. Iiozier, L. S. to N.G.
O. J. Allen, R. 8. to V. G.
R. F. Whitehead, L. 8, to V G.
R. M. Lanier, R. S. S.
R. E. L. Hornby, L, S. 8.
J, 8. Baugh, O. G.
J. A. Morton, I. G.
Tito miliar knows more about
ores th in ha lines about rowing
a boat.
Admiral Rojestvcnsky’s Hag-
ship was not sunk, after all. It
would be quite ns serious il tho
admiral’s name liecamo dislo
cated.
By the time tin- Panama canal
is bait at tlii present rate of
progress, tiie beginning of tho
work will be lost in tho misis of
ancient history.—Times - Union.
P. ope of Fleming county, .
Kentucky, are nlttmed at mys-
terimfs subterranean tires, and
are leaving tiie county. Too
many moonshine tti-1*, pjrlmps.
Mrs. Loose, twenty-three years
old, was nrruigned Sa-urday in
a New York police court on a
charge of bigamy. Perliaps
there is something in a name,
uftor all, suggests an exchange.
Japan threatens to bombard
poits of Chili if she sells war
ships to Russia, and Japan will
do it.
Itch cured In 30 minutes by
Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion.
Never (alia Sold by Gem Pbar
macy, Waycross, Ga.
Tho Br.tUli war. office is con
sidering tiie training of infantry
to shuut with both eye* open,
this year. Good mnrkimen know
that it is t ho better practice in
general shorting.
Tiie friends of Dr. Dowie say
he ins proved himtelf to be a
Christian by paying $-1,000,000
in debts. But wliat we want to
know is, how could uny man got
bold or fl,000,000 and still b• a
Ch is i-m?—Valdosta Times.
If hulf II at is said about pie-
rvatives an I adulterants in
food is true, tiie average min
ought to be immune against a
Urge vuri -ty of p isons. A
Michigan woman li id to feed
In r bust)n:d o i urs.-nic for two
w oks, she admit’, before he
consen’t d to die.
An exchange snys: “We nro
approaching a time whe.1 dissi
pated men will find it difficult to
fled employm*nt.’’ Approach-
ingV Blass you, we have pa sed
tha* point. L)i-si|i:itej men are
notwintc l at ail, out even by
the. men who dissipate them
selves, remarks t in Valdosta I
T'mes.
A man over in Indiaoa’iu re
turning home from hunting the
other day found his neighbor
just leaving the boose, and be
ing of a jealous nature, drew bis
gun and filled the mans legs
with fioe shot. A lawsuit fol
lowed, nnd it was learned that
the man was there to borrow the
local paper. The lawsuit cost
$7B and the doctor bill was 825,
and (1 would have saved the
trouble.