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Statehood Bill
Up in House
Waehlngton. Much 12.—Speaker
Cannon and Representative Watson,
the Republican "whip,” of the House,
and a number of other importan men
In the lover branch et Congress de
clared todar that they would fight to
• the last ditch against the Senate'
^emasculations of legislation" and
the Inference remains that the state
hood bill will die In deadlock between
Oonfrees. “I do not know what the
house will do with the statehood bill;
exclaimed the speaker this morning
with rising anger, when asked about
the matter after a call on the Presl
dent. "All i know is that I will regis
ter my rote against any agreement
with the Senate. Oo ask.Mr. Aldrich,
Mr. Burrows apd Company what do
you take us for up there in the House.
Do you think we are going to stand
for such d—d." Here the speaker
lapsed Into language that almost
melted linoleum on the floor. “You
can bet that we will not agree to the
changes made by the Senate,” ex.
claimed Mr. Wellson, who allowed,
"Uncle Joe,” a few minutes later.
They have emasculated our railroad
rate bUl, killed off our Phllllplne tariff
measure and now have cut the deuce
out of our statehood biH. Do you
think we are going to stand tor treat-
ment like thatt Well, you can bet
that we won't I wonder, what the
Senate takes the House for, anyway.”
Upon the recommendation of the I demands that he name these polltl-
commlttee appointed by Chairman ticlana who are guilty of this duplicity.
Lott, the following Democrats were I Mr. Editor, In the-name of fairness and
named as the Democratic Executive j right, name them, or write an editorial
Mr, John M. Cox Trusts*.
At a meeting of the creditors of
Mr. M. A. Thomas, of Waycross, who
recently filed s' suit la bankruptcy,
held before fAge Max Isaac In Bruns
wick ^flTday, Mr. John M. Cox, of
Waycross, was appointed trustee of
^ffie estate and Messrs. C. H. Redding,
W. N. Jones and O. J. Ailen, of Way-
cross, were appointed as appraisers
of the property belonging to the said
estate.
Last Saturday at noon the survey
# ■ the new railroad from Waycross
St. Marys was completed.
Dr. H. A. Cannon and his associates
who are promoting this railroad,
have had this survey carried on se
cretly, and it was a great surprise
Saturday night when the announce
ment of the survey was made.
Mr. L. W. Roberts, of Atlanta, a
civil engineer, was In charge of the
surveying party, and Dr. Cannon ac
companled the party over the greater
part of the route. The required time
of publication of the petition for char
ter for the Waycross & St. Marys Rail
road was complete Saturday, and this
week Dr. Cannon aud .those associat
ed with him. will go to Atlanta for
the purpose of securing their charter
from the Secretary of State.
It Is stated today that the construc
tion work on this railroad will com
mence within the next three months.
The distance from Waycross to
St. Marys, as shown by Mr. Roberts'
survey, is fifty-nine and one eighth
miles.
The survey starts from Slrmans &
Lett's'mill, Just west of Hazzard Hill.
Committee:
Waycrose—Warren Lott, A
Kalght, R. M. Lanier, J. L. Walker, J.
C. Humphreys.
Waresboro—D. H. Bennett and J.
R. Thigpen.
Milwood—J. B. Bagiev and A. A.
Walden.
Blckley—W. M. Denton and N. L.
Glllls.
Manor—W. 8. Booth and D. C. Car
michael.
Glenmore—D. N. McQualg and Geo.
W. Corbitt.
Braganza—Henry Strickland and
Ed. Grlflln.
Waltertown—D. A, Jordan and O.
H. Jones.
Swsats—A: A. Tuten sad J.'B. : Tay
lor.
withdrawing the slanderous one re
ferred to.
It Is a serious charge against your
neighbors and friends that tbey are
There are great dlfllculties in the
way of high achievement, but men
beoomp- strong by overcoming ad
verse conditions; and the limitless
wealth of the Middle West will see say ''Advertised.”
to It that the man .who does a great MEN
work Si rewarded. Anderoo-R. M.
In Chicago there is a group of young
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the Post office, Waycross, Go.,
week endlog March 7th, 1900.
Whoa calling for these letters please
A Strong Letter
From ” Fair Flay
Editors Herald;
I read the editorial la the Wtycross
Journal of the 2d inst. with wonder
and surprise, and intended referring
to it earlier, but have been so busy
with other matters that I have been
unable to do so before now. Mr.
Greer asked, “Has Congressman
Brantley fallen into the trap?” What
trap? The one he speaks of, Estill
being rut* in the Interest of Brantley.
The editor knew when he wrote those
lines, or with ordinary intelligence
should have known, that he was mak
ing a serious charge against the hon-
ated—who worked on the village
paper, and then by ambition were
lured to Chloago, where they took up
newspaper work, each doing the
thing he could do best. There was
no favor for any of them. Success
depended upon making good. It
a severe school, and often the fare
was as meager and the discipline as
severe as those supplied by our old
friends, Scrooge and Squeera.
dishonest in politics; and when the wrker-arttotA-^sorn-fed and farm-educ-
time conies that I have to charge my
neighbors with all sorts of political
trickery if they differ with me polit
ically, I think it beet policy and I cer
tainly would keep silent.
As for my part I am supporting Col.
Estill for governor, doing so honestly
believing him a good man and would
make us a good governor; and I con
cede to every man who differs with
me equal honesty of purpose.
This little measly editor of the
Journal thinks that everybody who
differs with him has some impure mo
tive; and In his own estimation the
glittering rays of the sun fall in insig
nificance as compared with the rays
of honesty and purity that emtnate
from him. Whenever you see a per
son of this kind he is always one to
be watched and shunned. He re
minds me of the merchant who adver
tises heaping measures, heavy weights
and long yards. You had better stay
out of that merchants store. Oh! that
we could see ourselves as others see
At Work For
A City Fork
FAIR PLAV.
In respoase to a call from Chairman
A. M: Knight, of the Ware County
Democartlc Executive Committee, n
mail meeting via held at the oourt
• boaae todoy.Jiut after the recess, of
today Immediately: after the recess, of
City Court-tor dinner. Hon..Warren
Lott was nominated chairman of the
meeting, and A. P. Perbam Jr., was
nominated secretary.
On motion a committee of five, com
posed of C. E. Dunn, B. H. Williams,
D. H. Bennett. J. C. McDonald and O.
P. Folks, was appointed to select nn
^executive committee to be approved
qPl open meeting.
While the committee was out Mr.
■J. W. Greer offered a resolution to per
mit all white retera of the county to
out their ballots In a democratic pri
mary, no matter what their political
creed may be. Mr. W. F. Crawley
spoke la favor of the resolution, and
Jsdge Swsst and J. L. Crowley spoke
fftlMt “ * ““
.laid upon the table,
.passage havjag bees
esty of purpose of Mr. Brantley, and
every other supporter of Col. Estill
in the Eleventh Congressional DIs
trlct. He says “It Is openly charged
that certain politicians of South Geor
gia are the instigation of Col. EstlU’i
candidacy.” Who is making this
charge, and from what source does It
come, except from the vile pen of this
pure, honest, unadulterated editor of
the Journal.
What are the facts? Didn’t Col
Estill say four years ago, when he
such a splendid race against great
odds, that he would probably be a can
didate at this time, and haven't the
papers all over- the state during this
time made mention of this fact, hasn’t
It been generally understood that he
would be a candidate, and wasn’t this
long before some of the distinguished
gentlemen, now candidates, were
even considering It themselves? And
yet the editor of the Journal says that
Col. Estill was pulled Into the nice by
designing politicians. In face of the
facts such false and slanderous Insin
uations die with the weight of their
own Infamy.
Now let’s see. He charges Hon.
W. G. Brantley with being one of two
things, either a very stupid nuin, who
has been led into a trap unaware by
designing politicians, or he Is know
ingly a party to the scheme. Is ho
either? Isn’t Brantley fhe peer of any
man in Georgia in point of mental
ability, and able to take care of him
self, and would not be led into such
a..trap, and In point of honor and la*
tegrlty W. G., Brantley stands In the
eyes of his-constituent* the equal of
any man, and they know that he
would not stoop to political trickery
in hit own .or anybody's else behalf,
notwithstanding . the . slanderous. .and
false insinuations of ihja little sickly,
meanly, cranky editor of the Journal.
Didn't Brantley support Estill loy
ally tour, years ago* and who wanted
to. get in Brantley’s shoes then?
Mr. Greer says that Col. Estill declin
ed to run untU these Individuals as
sured him, etc. Mr. Greer further
says, “The aforesaid politicians are
very anxious to get W. O. Brantley ont
of the Eleventh congressional district
In order that one of them might get
Into his shoes.” It is n charge of dis
honesty. It is a charge against cer
tain Individuals of impure and selfish
motives. It Is a charge against every
individual in the Eleventh district
who is supporting CoL Estill tor gov-
To Superintend
Shop "Buildings
Mr. C. Bi Myera, of Norfolk Va., re
presenting the Pennsylvania Bridge
Company, arrived in the city yester
day and is stopping at the Phoenix,
Mr. Myers will superintend the con
struction work of the new Atlantic
Coast Line shops here and will re
main in Waycross until the shops are
completed.
Mr. Myers is arranging for the ear
ly commencement of work on the
shops and today Is securing laborers
for the erection of a temporary office
building on the shop grounds.
The contracting company have or
ganized their working force, and while
It is not likely that the men will begin
work on the 15th Inst, as was first in
tended, delay will only be a matter of
a few days.
The carpenters of Waycross hold a
meeting for the purpose of organizing
a union. Fifty-seven carpenters have
joined the union, which will be formal
ly organized In a few days.
ART AND MEN IN THE WEST.
'An effort is being made to establish
a city park for Waycross by publlo
subscriptions. The movement should
and no doubt will be successful Way-
cross Is badly In need of *1 park and
much has been said about the matter
in the past, but no definite action was
ever taken to secure one.
Hon. A. M. Knight, realizing the ne
cessity of such a place of recreation,
has drawn up a petition asking for
contributions for the purpose of buy
ing the necessary ground and trans
forming It into a beautiful park. The
city, at present, is not able to have
the money for this purpose taken
from its treasury, hence this move
to secure the necessary amount.
The place selected is a most admir
able one for a park. Dr. F. C. Folks
has offered to sell his interest In land,
consisting of about four acres, on Ma
ry street for the purpose above named
at a very low figure. Part of the land
proposed for the park belongs to the
Atlantic Coast Line and it Is thought
that thlB also can be bought at a very
reasonable price. The land is between
McDonald and Nichols streets, and
extends from Mary to Isabella street.
The cnnal runs through the kind,
and the cost. of building terrace
bridges, clearing off and beautifying
the grounds' will not be very heavy.
The plnco Is conveniently located, only
few minutes walk from the union
station.
Mr. Dan Lott, who Is also taking a
great Interest in the matter of estab
lishing n city park, will circulate the
petition nmong the citizens of the
town, and all who can possibly do so
should assist in this laudable under
taking.
We must havo a city park, and that
the matter lias been deferred long
enough, Is the candid opinion of the
Herald.
(Cosmopolitan.)
Art follows the lead of commerce,
In fact, we produce our art of the sur
plus that business men accumulate.
Whether New York City will ever is, anyhow,
become a center of art, like Athens,
» >
Rome/ Venice and Amsterdam, Is a
becretary show Is of the opinion
that "wo have enough different klmls|
j of money.” What we would like
I know is Just who'this mysterious “we”
The tide of empire waves westward,
and with art and literature It' is the
same .My opinion la that the art cent-
er^of the will within a decade be som*
where in the Mississippi Valley, for
there the conditions are ripe for the
production of the greatest race of men
and women'the world has ever seen.
It is quite probable that there will be
no exact center of art, but that the
art spirit will be diffused and there
will be many centers for the telephone
and quick transpartalnon distribute
thought and feeling as well as things.
The Middle West has even now
evolved a distinct type of strong,
healthy, self-reliant, happy, 'capable
and competent men and women.. And
some of these men and women will
set the world a pace in art and literal-
are—and they have, even now.
“Where the artist Is there is art,”
■aid Whistler. The Middl* West to
passing out of the pioneer stage. The
ernot.,. I say to Mr. Oreer that ft. tol question there no longer to, ''How
‘ - - but. “What
That Now York preacher who oh-
JeotH io young women drinking charap-
quoation. Probably she will not, for aKno -with men old enough to bo their
there.are. possibly certain conditions fathers,” should remember that there
In New York that Bend honesty, orlg* Ih no fool like and old fool,
inallty and spontaneity on their way,. ■ r. -r-
but of these It Is not lawful to speak. In Harlem, New York, fhe other
day two house breakers were fright
ened away by the piano playing.of a
woman. Must have had a fins touch
to prevent getting touched In'the way.
aotio* w*e a-ux .. „
-—tto hiedutru»ttojitfyjmis. «M eemmos 1 eu we
ordtotry morel tww u4 auhobd..etall *<
'Although guilty of killing a child
In France with his little automobile,
Elliott F. Shepherd will, after nil, kill
no time In French Jail, the authorities
having kindly suspended sentence In
the case.
Up In New York and unhapp^ mil
lionaire declares that hla sister-in-law
broke in five of hit ribs, Just because
be refused to have her In the house.
Ought to be thankful ahe didn't break
him, too. J
There's to nothing to fear.
There’s nothing to dread,
Every man's in his sphere, .
And the sun’s overhead.
And fortune’s for those
Who live o» this basis, ,
And meet all their woes
With the boldest ef fleets.
• f • • • • ;
*ot-e. *“'• • . .♦* A*,
Archer L. D.
Boyd Lacy.
Cashwell 0. B.
Dukes Will.
Davis .C H.
Fruit it Produce Co.,
Garrison A. L.
Grant Frank.
Gallagher m. C.
Grin Willie.
Harris Chas. S.
Hogans S. T.
HUsman J. J.
Howard J James.
Howard L. E.
Harris T. R. ^
Henderson W. L. ,
Jackson Jim.
Jefferson 9. A.
Juror Lowett >
James Sonny. 1
Kirkland T. H. *
Korney W. W.
Lyon Franklin. ;
Makely George.
Mathews R. G.
Murry St. O.
May Joseph.
Myera E. W.
McPhaul 0.
O’Berry Jas.
Peterson W. E.
Paris F. F.
Rogers H. H.
Stott P. C.
Key Simon.
Strickland Hamp.
Shaw Ctaud J.
Thompson JoJhn.
Tllman G.
Wilkins John.
Wiliams Enouck.
Windham E. D.
Wood A. W.
Wllllames Albert.
Young R. N.
WOMEN.
Allen Maggie.
Brown Fannie.
Cloud Georgia Ann.
Cooper Maggie.
Dlxou Ida.
Furlong Mrs. C. W.
Vivian Garner. 2
Hall Emma.
Hodges Sarah.
Lyons Mrs. Hugh.
Loyd Lizzie.
Mott Anna W. J.
McCann Grace E. H.
Carrol Mary.
Rachels Mrs. .1. E.
Itosslgnol Anita.
Smith Mrs. M. A.
Hinkles Lizzie.
Smith Lilly.
Stewart Julia.
Thomas Flossie.
Illinfr Mrs. Frank.
Walker Mary.
Williams Miss P.
Wright Ella.
Womack Addle.
C. E. Murphy.
Postmaster.
element of Its old business popula
tion was shaken out of its torpor by
the fire, and 1 the olty has beet*,ben
efited more than can be seen on'the
face of the figures here quoted for the
spur to the city’s activity will last;
The“Greatef Baltimore Jubilee,” to
take piaco in September, 1906, to cel
ebrate the city’s recovery from the,
fire of 1904, will have an interest for
tho whole country.
Lumber for Sale!
The Jeffords A Taylor saw mill to
now ready for business. We can fur
nish all kinds of yellow pine lumber
from 36 feel long and frem 12xlS
down. Prime, merchantable and
square edged. Also good, nioe light-
wood posts of any size and length, and
also wood, green or dead. Call and
IM.
JEFFORDS it TAYLOR,
ft Waycross, 04.
Louisiana wins something worth
having if it be true that hte boundary
between her and Mississippi as de
fined by the Supreme Court trows to
the Pelican 8tate 1,000,000 acres of
oyster beds. Many epicures are con
vinced that the oysters taken from the
neighborhood ef New Orleans and
Mobile are the best, in the world, and
tho bbusiness of shipping them grows
steadily.
Those gay and festive Harvand stud
ents who threw snuff on the stage of
a Boston theatre during a performance
may have been up to snuff all right,
but were promptly snuffed out by aa
unfeeling judge all tho same.
Now that they are talking about
treasury surplus of $10,000,000, it is
easy ouough to see why some other
people are talking about a war with
China. Burning powder is generally
equivalent to burning money..
Senator Hale declares that an in
vasion of China has been planned by
our government. Such a move would
hardly promote confidence In the ad
ministration, though It would no
doubt promote a number of ambitious
army officers.
RcportFavorable Tovnsend Resolution
(By Telegraph to the Herald.)
Washington, March 13.—The House
Committee on Interstate und Foreign
Commerce this morning authorized
favorable report on the Townsond
resolution, which appropriated $50,000
to make effective the provisions of
tho Gillespee-Tlllman resolution, call
ing for un investigation by the Inter
state Commerce Commission of the
railroad monopolies In California, and
Ulinolne.
Baltimore Rtost From Its Ashes.
Leslie’s Weekly.
In a smaller way the Baltimore fire
of Fobruai y 7 and 8 1904, to doing for
that city- the great work of renovation
and Improvement which the conflagra
tion of 1871 did for Chicago. Baltim
ore’s fire of two years ago destroyed
property estimated at $100,000,000 In
the heart of the city. It was a stun-
nig blow for the’moment, but the*'city
Is grandly rallying from It Accord
ing to the figure of the Sun, of• that
city, Baltimore has business plans
and undertaking involving an expend
iture of $200,000,000, to which the
merchants and property owners con
tributed $120,000,000, the people $80,-
000,000 and the corporations about $30,
000,000. Of the m lots burned over
by the fire two years ago, building
permits covering 820 have been Issued.
As in the case of the Chicago fire in
1871 and of Boeton'e In 1872, the val
uation of the burned district to 1*
creased largely In BaKfcfttoe, the gain
being put at fully $100,060,000. The
country will rejoice to hear of this
geod fortnae for Baltttoi* Thot olty
!• lecreiutof la poputottos aad Mdfc
Montenegro und Monara arc tho
only two countries In Europe in
which no mines whatever are workod.
Tho former country Is said to contain
considerable deposits of iron, tin and
load. **
According to a Farts statistician
there are six hundred women who llyo
by journalism In England; twelve
hundred In Germany and two thous
and one hundred and ninety-three In
the United States.
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
The boys flock to the cl^y, * '
The old folks stay*at home,
And nourish by the fire.
Fond dreams of those who roam.
But like some fabled monster,
'Whose maw V never filled,
The dy often' rears Its 1
Pride on fields unttlled.
Hie' Coast Line Is Constructing a
new water tank near the passenger
station. The' new tank will have' a
capacity of 90,000 gallons, and will
be supplied by the pumps at the
Satilla river.
11 ' ‘i'Te Southern Boil Telephone and
Telegraph Company will .pond about
(10,044 la ImproremeaU here within
the next two weeke. A repair gang
arrlred la the city Saturday and wo
placing utw cable, on all th. mala
llae. about the city. AMthtr ewttob-
beard Id *tob to bb put Is ud thwteU-
phoaa company wlU bo WuNed-te
put is d antober of now phone* far
which there to h great demand.' ••
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