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WEEKLY EMTTdirOFTHE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCR083 AND WARE COUNTY. VOLUME XXVII WAYCROS8, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1906. NUMBER 48. Killed And Injured Near Norfolk, Va. »!,*>. • Norfolk, Va., April 4.—The can-, The list of dead and injured !• aald ■on ball passenger train on the Nop I to be large. The number and names folk and Western Railroad due to are lacking. Physicians are being arrive here at 11:30 was wrecked at Juniper, twelve miles west of here. At Tuskegee Institute, By Telegraph to the Herald. Tuskeegep, Ala., April 6.—One of the Interesting features of the anni versary celebration Is the revival of old time plantation melodies. The students choir has been drilling sever, al weeks for the occasion. Today’s addresses were for toe most part by negroes, either graduates of Tusk egee, or-associates of Washington in the education of the race. The first was by J. M. Canty, graduate of 1890, short time when they returned with a, Tuskegee, who been sis years In verdict of not guilty. The Mexican, |, he We|t Virginia Institute. Prinolpal who cannot speak any English at all I H B prissell of the Hampton Insti- so as to be understood, made a state- | tnU)> Hampton," Va., spoke on the ment to the court through an Inter-1 worW wlde )nflucIlce of ,h e founder prter, who was carrier down to Folk-j f TuskPKe , Dr w Bruce Evan8i MEXICAN 8ET FREE Was Charged With Robbing Houses At Folkston—Was Badly Wound ed Whan Arrested. The Mexican who was charged with robbing the home of Dr. Wright and other citlsens at Folkston some time ago, and who was shot and fearfully wounded at the time of his arrest, had a bearing In Charlton Superior Court at Folkston yesterday, and was acquitted. The Jury wag out only a rushecj to the scene by special train from both Norfolk and Suffolk. I By Telegi i ph lo the Herald Savannah. Ga., April 4—The entering of pleas of guilty In the United States Court yesterday, of, J. J. McBride and J. J. Garrity, to a violation of the law relative to na turalizing citizens, has excited, some comment as to what the out- come will be in the other cases sim ilar to these. There are three tour other defendants snd It is un derstood that they will fight the charges against themselves snd not enter pleas of guilty. The defend ants and those who' did plead guil ty and their friends seem to think they got off very well with a fins of a thousand dollars each. There were more charges against them than there were against any of the other defendants. The others have secured attorneys with the idea of making a defense. It is not believed that these cases will be tried soon. ston from Waycross for that purpose. The fellow had been confined In Ware county jail here for sometime, as the principal Armstrong Manuel Training School, at Washington, told of the Influence of Tuskegee and Hampton jail at Folkston was not considered Bot on)y upon , he nlclho<Ia of teach . safe. Sheriff Miller carried him down |lnK , he DegTO race . upon ednca . to the trial, and the poor fellow wasj Uon gcneraJ|y A , tho afternoon 8e8 . very glad when told that he was sion John W. Robinson, a graduate of cleared of the charge against him. A I TugkcRca who been , lx years in sum of money was made up and pre sented to the man at Folkston shortly after he had been’given his freedom. Gone Into Bankruptcy. Mr. D. P. Wooley, who has been conducting a small grocery business on Plant avenue, has gone Into bank ruptcy .The schedules, as filed by Mr. Wooley through bis attorneys, Spence and Spence, shows assets of about $500.00, and about the same amount of Indebtedness so the Herald learns. The first meeting of the bankrupt's creditors will be held before Judge Max Isaac in Brunswick op April 13. Somehtlng new every day in Humphreys ft Williamsons' millinery display. ‘ German Chancellor Overcome. Berlin. April 5.—Prince Von Bue- low, the German Chancellor, was over come with a fainting attack In the Relchsttag today and was carried unconscious to an ante room. It Is still uncertain whether the attack was a;, mere fainting spell or the re sult of some more serious Illness. Africa teaching American methods of cotton culture: spokei'of his work in that country. He predicted a great commercial anil Industrial future for Africa of controlling powers there will only cultivate the friendship of tbs native and educate his mind and train his hand to cultivate the boundless resources of that continent. 1 Chicago Millionaire Dsad. By Telegraph to the Herald. Boston, April 5.—Edward C. Swift, the Chivago milli onaire beef packer, died here early this morning. He had lingered be tween life and death for tho past few days suffering from pneumonia. No Surprise In Savannah. By Telegraph to the Herald. Savpnnab, Ga^ April C.—The resignation of Mr. J. M. Barr as Pres ident of the Seaboard Air JJne By., caused little surprise in Savannah. It has been expected for a week that Mr. Barr would leave the service of the company at this time. He has many friends in Savannah who wish him well. Taft Speaks at Tuskegee Industrial School Today, Tuskegee, Ala., April 4,—The three dkys celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary Of the founding of tho Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute begun here this morning when Prof. Washington, founder and principal of the school arose to make the welcome address, he faced an audience of over three thousand. On the platform was a group of distinguished publicists and educators representing both the North and South. Among them were Secy. Taft, President Eliot of Harv ard; Robert C. Ogden of New York, former Mayor Seth Low. of New York, Bishop Galloway of the Meth odist Episcopal church South, Andrew Carnegie, Isaac N. Sellgman and Os wald Garrison Villlard of the New York Evening Posh The exercises of free, Independent, and Intelligent, economic and Industrial development, and that there . was In the race a growing sense of the worth and value of Its own qualities. He referred feelingly to .the encouragement snd help given-his Institution by the ' I ■ : • , white men of. the South. Following Washington, addresses were made by Robt. C. Ogden, former Mayor Low and William J. Edwards, a negro graduate of the Institute. The dosing address of the morning wsl made by Secy, Taft. He stated that only the Intense interest be had In the work of the institute and the profound respect he had for Washing ton as a leader of his peopls, could have induced him to lay aside his Important duties at Washington to be opened with music by a trained choir present at the celebration. The of 160 negro voices. In his address j secretary discussed at-length the ef- Washington declared'that the negro facta of the 130th, 184th and 105th had now entered on a new era, one amendments to the Constitution. iivv* ■ c! «* ..." • Much Interest. By Telegraph to the Herald. Savannah, Ga., April 4.—The news printed in Savannah yesterday that charges have been preferred In Wash, ington against Postmaster Henry Blun Jr., of Savannah, excited con siderable Interest here. It is believed to be the forerunner of what prom ises to be a very animated contest for the Postmastership. It was be lieved until recently that Capt. BVn. who !b very popular In Savannah, wns to be given a reappointment without any opposition. The filing of charg es, which he has gone on to Washing ton to answers and explain a way If possible, is looked upon however, of the beginning of a fight Upon him. His term of office expires In May. It Is believed that expostmaster Doyle will he an applicant for the office. The Postmaster of Savannah is custodian of the public building In which the postofflee Is located and there has been some friction between Postmaster Blun, and Judge Emory Speer, and the attaches of his court. Whether this is going to have any effect upon the race for postmaster remains to be seen. It Is thought by some that it will have. Mr. Blun is expected back from Washington in the next few days. He was to see 4th, Assistant P. M. Gen. Hitchcock about the charges against him last night and It is expected that he did By Telegraph to the Herald. New York. April 4.—The anthra cite miners scale committee met to day to prepure plans for bringing about a settlement of the existing differences In the hard coal field. While no members of the commit tee will discuss bow an adjustment is to be effected, it is learned that certain demands, which tha operators have Already refused, will ha elimin ated or so modified that the opera tors will accept them without feel ing that they have stultified their present position of ooncedlng any thing. - w Behind the surface Indtsationa for war In the anthracite regions, there in a current asking for peace which appear^, to be grOwihff stronger. Whether a satisfactory solution la worked out depends upon how the present delicate situation is handled by thg leaders of both sides. Mitchell would not talk about the' outlook today, In fact he had nothing of Importance to say bearing on the situation. . .. ; After Many Days Lens, France. April 4.—The men who bad been exploring in the Sailau mines since Friday last when 14 miners, who had been entombed 20 days were taken out alive, today, came upon ten other miners with life still In taem. They were found In pit No. 4 and were quickly brought to the surface. The rescue of these ten Is regarded as even more mir aculous than the finding of the others, not only because they have existed twenty-five days underground five days more than the other men were burled but because pit number 4 was damaged more than any other by the explosion. The newly die- scovered men were In a frightful con st emaciation. Tna dangers they faced and the hardships they endured were even greater than those of the men found last week. WRECK AT KETTLE CREEK. Brunswick A Western Trains Tied Up Hero Today. A wreck of a freight train on the Brunswick ft Western Division of the Atlantic Coast Line last night has caused a -stoppage of traffic on that road today. ’ The wreck occurred about three miles out from Waycross “ l8 ° K “ v " Mlllon the n,arble heBrt ’ H Rawlings 8ees His Sons. 8heriff Passmore, on Sunday, car rled Milton, Jesse and Leonard Raw lings from the apartment In the county Jail occupied by them, over lo the apartment occupied by J. G. tluwllngs. The boys remained with the old mnn an hour or two snd Jesse and Leonard talked with itim very freely, Milton, however, whs us dumb as an oyster and did, not even look at the old man. The old man om at Kettle Creek trestle. 'About eight box pars are In the creek, and the wreck is a bad one. No one was Injured. Tho morning passenger train from Brunsweck and the freight trains from that city have been held In Waycross all day, and It may he some time tonight before they will get off. The passengers to and from Albany and Tlfton wore trans ferred across the wreck this morning. 8avannah Board of Trads. Savannah, Ga., April 4.—The annual meeting of The Savannah Board of Trade was held today In the rooms of the Board of Trade which occupies a,part of the Germania Bank building. The meeting was well attended and, considerable Interest was taken in the reeding of the re- REPRE8ENTATIVE8 To Grand Lodge I. 0. O. F. Elected Hon. John W. Bennett Will Bs Elected To High Poeition. At a regular meeting of Waycross Lodge, No. 97, I. O .0. F., held last night, Messrs, Royal H. Walden and H. A. Harris were elected as repre sentatives to the Grand Lodge of Geor gia, ’ which meets In Augusta on May 26. Mr. C. A. Fret- well, of Waycross Lodge, is a member of an Important Committee In the Grand Lodge, snd will also go to Augusta on May 26 . A number of other Waycross Odd Fellows will also attend the Grand Lodge. Among the number will be Past Grand Master oprta of the President Mr. J. J. Cum- John W. Bennett, who will very likely mines and the Secretary Mr. Charles be elected as a representative from Sansay. President Cummmings re- Georgia to the Sovereign Grand port was of aore than ordinary .inter-j Lodge. This act oh tha part of the -SSL It referred to .-the tact - that ( Grsnd^ Lodge would bo an honor death had removed three prominent worthily bellowed. The Herald hopes members of the Board of Trade dur-' 1 to see Hoh.- John W. Bennett, who tng the past year. Among those who j has dond much for the upbuilding of have died ure Mr.. John R. Young, this great secret " organisation in President of Abe organization, Mr. Georgia elected to represent the Walter Coney, a prominent naval j Grand Lodge of Georgia at the Bov- stores exporter and Mr. J. D. Weed, aj erelgn Grand Lodge without oppoal- bank President and prominent march-! tion. ant. The report referred with par-1 —■ tlcular tenderness to President Young I If you ever bought a box of Witch who was a personal friend of Mr. j Hazel Salve that failed to give sat- Cummings and to almost every mem- Isfaction the chances are It did not ber of the Board of Trade: The re-1 have the name "B. C. DeWltt ft Co." port also called attention to the high j printed on the wrapper and pressed prices that have ruled for naval, In the box. The original DeWltt’s stores during the year and spoke of ( Witch Hazel 8alve never fails to give the growing interest In the lumber satisfaction for burns, sores, bolls, market. j tetter, cracked hands, etc. For blind The Board of Trade Is a thoroughly bleeding. Itching and protruding representative body and Its members Piles It affords almost immediate re- are among the active business men lief. It stops tha pain. Sold by. of Savannah. Redding ,-ft Co. *Nie« -and em s* v*re*d »>- <•»* arete *<i .<■> c Is said that they have not spoken to each other in Ibe last three months.— Valdosta Times. Discussed Reunion. Lons, France, April 4.—One addi tional survivor to the recent mine do ssier in which 1,206 men lost their lives, was taken from the mine this morning Tne rescued man has boon under ground 26 days, and was in n most pitiable condition. He could; scarcely walk or talk. It was commonly reported about the mine this morning when the news- of another rescue spread, teat man- other men had been rescued. So far but one has been sent up alive, and it is believed that the reports arose, from the feet that he was found sear a group of bodies ,vt men who only recently died or were dying whets reached by the rescuers. The rescued man said that after food became exhausted they turned cannibals and devoured the corpse* of two boys. 1 The U, D. C. The meeting of the United Daugbt- erk of the confederacy yesterday at the residence of Mrs: J. E. Wadley was one of the most Interesting and enthusiastic in the Chapter’s history. The questions prepared by the State Program Committee, of which Mre. Aldtnc Pound is a member relative to the character, courtmartlal, and ex ecution of Capt. W|rx at Andersonvilte prison? The comparative death rate of Federal and Confederate prisoners? Proposals of Confederate authorities t the Federal relative to the exchange- of prisoners? Also the accusation of .Mr. Buyllss, of Illinois, Bute Sup erintendent of Education, relative to- Andersonvllie prison, and the reply by our State Commissioner, Prof. W. B. Merritt, were read and discussed. Most excellent articles from Southern, and Aldlne Suvannah, Ga., April 4.—The Confederate Veterans Association held a meeting Inst night and discus sed the particulars of the trip to New ( history were rend by Mesdames L. Orleans this month, to attend the an nual reunion of the United Confeder ate Veterans. General Sweat of Way- cross, Commander of the brigade In which Savunnuh Is located has re cently prepared hla orders calling at tention to the reunion and this was read at the meeting. The Savannah delegation which will probably be a large one will travel In a special sleeper out of Savannah and will use this for sleeping quarters while in New Orleans. They have adopted this plan for the past several years and have always found It most satis factory. It is expected that Col. J. H. Estlll, commander of McLaws Joiner, J. R. Whitman, Pound. Capt. T. S. Paine, representing the U. C. V. C'nmp. met with the Chapter nn.l arranged program for Memorial Bay. , , Miss Park, chairman of Music Com mittee, and Mrs. J. E. Wadley, chair man of Flower Committee, were ap pointed with power to select otbac members of their respective commit tees. The color-hearer for Chapter on Memorial Day for the Daughter* will be appointed from the Children’* Chapter Twenty-Sixth Georgia at heir Saturday gftoraoon's meeting at the residence of their directress, Mia* Camp, U. C. V., will drop hla gub- Pauline Sessoma, on,Gilmore street omntorlal race long enough to make _________ the trip with hla ramp to New Or leans. Judge Myers Announces. Hie. Csndl , dacy. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Judge of the City Court of Waycross tp fill the unexptred term of Hon. J. C. Reynolds resigned, sub ject to the democratic primary, April 28, 1906. . , . |,» Respectfully, John T. Myers. Kept Marriage a Secret. Cordele News. After keeping the fact quiet for * period of three year*, Miss Grac* Chapel, one of the operatives at the* telephone exchange at this place, toldi ner friends that she had been mar ried to Mr. Smith, of Albany,.tor three years. Mr, Smith 'phoned, her Sunday over the long distance 'phone, which resulted, in ber resigning her position and going to Albany yester day to Join her husband. Trospects for Veace In Hard Coal Regions Seems Remote. By Telegraph to the Herald. I yield an Inch from their position, but New York, April 3.—The prospects J will sign an agreement of operatka* for peace jn the hard coal regions ,»»<>« ““ anthracite ocre- mission for another term of ten yearn. The miners will absolutely refuee ■eemi remote today, and there la lit*! tie likllhood that the joint confer* _ , - . , . I to enter Into another agreement tn»- ence of mlnera and operators wnlch ( meets at noon today will result in j der the commlsalon'a award, but an adjustment of the dlffierencea un*.,willing to modify the original do- lets the attitude of both aides under* mands for the eake of peace. How go a great change. The operators tar these modifications will go an at thin morning any that they will not I matter, of expostulation. J M M - '
