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V
Almost Dead
from Hunger
Ed Murray, Jude Smith and a num
ber of other boys were out on the
river yesterday when they found a
foreigner on a small Island near the
Railroad bridge almost dead from hun
ger and exposure.
It is said that the fellow had been
without food for eight days. He was
brought to the city and given nourish
ment and is now getting aiong very
well.
It appears that the man had been at
work on the new A. C. L. shops here
and decided to go back to Savannah,
from which place he came to Way-
oross. He started but to walk the I
distance and lost his way at the river.
But for the discovery of the unfortun
ate man by the boys yesterday he
would have probably remained on the
island and starved to death.
Judge Cann Lectured 0oy**
By Telegraph to the Herald.
No Race 8ulcide.
j Exchange.
John O. Rockefeller Jr., has bios-
Savannah, Ga.. June It-What j , omed out „ „ Jok<Im , th . H ls latest
Judge George T. Cann of the Superior w „ told * to , orty new mwnber , of h „
Editor Matthews Dead.
Court in truth called a “humiliating
spevtacle” presented itself to him yes
terday afternoon when he lined up a
bunch of eight or ten boy witnesses
against gamblers and gambling hous
es and gave them a lecture. When
the political excitement which ended
in Tuesdays primary was at its
height several boys aged about sevn-
teen years went before the Orand
Jury and told of gambling in public
gaming rooms. As the result of Ibis
testimony there were many indict
ments. It was expected from the
glibness which with the witnesses gave
the evidence before the Grand Jury
that convictions would be easy. But
when the trials began this week the
witnesses began tq waver in the posi
tiveness of their declarations and only
one or two of the defendants were
convicted. The thing that Impressed
the Judge more than any other cir
cumstance of the trial was the ease
with which these youths gained ac
cess to public gaming rooms. After
the trials he had all the witnesses
detained and gave them a lecture.
It Is expected that from more than
one pulpit tomorrow will be sounded
a lecture based upon this court in'
stance.
London did not hear of the Lisbon
Bible class, to whom he gave a dinner
in the rooms of the Young Men’s Club.
No. 11 West Forty-fifth street Here
it is: “I hardly think this story a prop
er one to read before a Bible class.
However, I have been requested to
read it/’ After having read loud how
two guinea pigs increased to more
than four thousand, Mr. Rockefeller
said with a smile; “You see they did
not believe in race $ulcide.”
The Commission’s Answer.
We
Mavon, Ga., June 16.—Mr. Gus C.
Matthews, associate editor of The
Macon Telepragh, died yesterday af
ternoon at his residence, 630 Wash
ington ovenue, after a protracted ill- j
ness.
Mr. Matthews was one of the best
known and most popular men in Ma-
cob, and one of the able.t Journalist. ’ ^"quake more than a month
He was 63 years of age. j
His ultimate recovery had been de-,
.paired of by hi. friend, for ‘hat *a. rimply an account
time and he had been gradually rink- of the dlfferCDCC ln Ume ' rem * rl< * the
Ing for several days. , Boston Transcript. The Ciarevltch
was horn In the afternoon, but Boston
heard of It about seven in the morn
ing of the same day.
after it occurred. New. of that In
San Fra'nc!.co reached u. three hour.
More Red Taps.
Nashville American.
A letter of instruction said to have
been sent to a British army offleer,
who reported that Private Blank bad candidate for comptroller general
8anford'« Candidacy.
We have received a note from Vin
cent T. Sanford saying that be Is a
lost his greatcoat, runs as follows:
“The calculation of the value of the
lost greatcoat should be made by
deducting the value when worn out
from the value when new, as given ln
article 75, 1865 clothing warrant, divid
ing the remainder by the number of
months, the garments should wear,
multiplying quotient by the number
of months tbe garment has actually
been worn and subtracting tbe sum
thus obtained from the total value of
the new greatcoat. The balance is the
amount tbat should be charged."
Bulletin Bubbles.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
. Some men are known by their whrk
they refute to do.
Few people overtax their Intellect,
ln behalf of others.
Better an Impudent enemy than an
Impudent friend. *
As molasses attracts flies, so does
a busy man attracts loafers.
A corporation Is known by tbe men
It keep..
A man la rich when be bat what he
really needs. »
Giving a shlrtless man a collar Is
not philanthropy.
Tbe poorest man w. know owns
nothing but money.
Experience Is a great teacher. So
la a real estate boom.
.lie more a man knows th. lest be
admits to knowing.
All of us cant be In tbe ram. boat
If we were we’d sink.
A lot of men who think they are
independent, are really only contrary.
A woman can throw a hint elfklght-
er than a man can throw a brick. /
The man who knows enough to at
tend to bla own business know,
enough.
Sunday is a day of rest for men and
a day for women to wash their hair.
The best way to get ev<» with your
enemies Is to help your friends.
Vincent T. Sanford, of Rome, has
announced bis candidacy for comptrol
ler general against Hon. W. A.
Wright In view of reoent develop
ments that’s about the finest joke of
the political season.—Brunswick
Newa
against William A. Wright, and ask
ing our support. He don't get it.
This fellow's chief claim to fame Is
that he slew a young man in Rome a
few months ago, has been prosecu
te^ for embezxlement, and shot at
another man. For him to run for
public olllce Is a prise act of arrant
presumption, unmitigated gall, and ut
ter disregard for the proprieties.—
Tbomasvllle T.-E.
Carpenters Union Elect Officers.
At a regular meeting of Local Union
779 of carpenters, the following officers
were elected for the next term:
President, D. O, Morton.
R. 8., J. I. Waite,
Treasurer, N. 8, Rogers.
Vice-president, D. L. Pierson.
F. 8., D. L. Bowers.
Trustee, R. L. Singleton.
Auditors, A. E. Allen, D. E. Sweat
and H. C. Gattls.
PRIZES FOR PUPIL8.
$15.00 For Th. Best Composition by
A Georgia Boy or Girl.
Officer. Selected By Georgia and Flor
ida Bankers Association.
Atlanta, Ga.,—The concluding ses
sions of the Georgia Banker's associa
tion were held here last Tuesday and
tbe following ofllcers were elected:
President, John H. Reynolds, Rome;
vice-president, Joseph B. Davis, A1
bany; Oscar E. Dooley, Macon; Char
les B. Lewis, Montezuma; Jas. Knox,
Waycross and Z. C. Hayes, Elberton
secretary, L. P. Hlllyer, Macon; treas
urer, E. C. Smith, Qrlflln.
League Conference In Thomuvill.
Closes.
After the most successful meeting
in the history of tbe South Georgia
Epwortb League Conference the bus
iness of tbe Hft4 annual session of
that body was finished last night'
Tbe following ofllcers yere elected:
E. P. Peabody, of Waycross, Presid
ent; Miss Julia Johnstone, of Macon,
first vice-president; Miss Little, of
Jesup, second vice-president; Miss
Myra Stubbs, of Cairo, third vice-pres
ident; Miss Bessie Houser, of Perry,
fourth vice-president; A. B. Bussey,
of Wrigbtsville, secretary; and F. B.
Waterman, of Hawkinsvllle, treasurer.
Tbe next conference will be held at
Mulberry street church, Macon.—
Tbomasvllle T.-E.
The supreme court of Kentucky has
tendered a decision upholding the
state statue probfttting the coeduca
tion of whites and negroes ln any
school In th. mate, whether public or
private. The caae was made by Berea
College, a famous educational plant,
established originally by abolitionists
in 1151 and since maintained by north
ern negrophllts.
Boys and girls, get busy. Here Is s
chance to make some money.
The Railroad Record, of Atlanta, of
fer. 15 prizes for the best 15 composi
tions on Railroads by pupils of any
Common or High school In Georgia.
The writers must be under IS years
of age. The prizes will be:
1st, $15.00.
2nd, $10.00.
3rd, 4tb and 5tb, $6.00 each.
Next ten $1.00 each.
The compositions may be from 250
to 400 words In length but not over
400 words.
It is suggested tbat tbe writer, dis
cuss what the Railroads have done
and are doing for, the development of
this state.
The contest will close July 6th. The
names of the wlmiers will be publisbed
In this paper.
Address Railroad Record, Atlanta,
Ga.
Columbus Team Goes to Brunswick.
Savannah, Ga., June 18.—Owner
Bavarese, of the Columbus base ball
team, last night announced the sale
of bis team to a Brunswick syndi
cate. Tbe first game under tbe new
management will be played ln Bruns
wick next Thursday against Cordele.
The Fitzgerald People:—The prin
ciple of appealing to sectionalism ln
the state campaign Is wrong, as all
will admit, but when set down upon
emphatically and continuously for.
forty or fifty years, pray, what shall
South Georgia do but rise up in her
might and fall upon our friends, tbe
enemy, of North Georgia and, while
engaged In a family row, plaoe the ex
ecutive scepter in th. bands of her
BddJer-statesman candidate, Col. J.
H. EstlllT
It Is rumored tbat Geo. W. Fleet-
wood, of Rome, will be a candidate for
commissioner of agriculture on tbe
Populist ticket. In tbe event there is
no Populist ticket, then a. Indepen
dent,
If Mr. Fleetwood has any grassy pop-
nllst cotton to hoe be bad better go
and hoe It. This Is the only place ln
the agricultural department of Geor
gia where be is needed. T. O. Hud
son will beat him so badly-that bis
own family won’t recognize him.
Tbe idea of trying to run anybody
against W. A. Wright for Comptroller
General la too silly to think about
much leaa to talk about There la
no division in Georgia In the matter
of reelecting this grand man and
nu»t cadent omcer, and th. person
who started such talk Is a fit subject
for tbe lunatic asylum.
print ln another column
the Atlanta Journal’s allegable table
of rates on marble from north Georgia
quarries to south Georgia points. The
exposure Is as crushing as tbe ex
posures made several weeks ago by
tbe same authority, touching this same
question of competitive rates from
north Georgia and Vermont to south
Georgia.
It is, however, but another repeti
tion of the oft-repeated demolition
of the Journal's persistent misrepres
entation on the subject of freight
rates.
Convicted again and again, It Is
marvelous to us that a newspaper that
expects to continue to do business In
this state should persist. But It
still more surprising to us that any
considerable number of people should
abut their eyes (as zotne are doing)
to these repeated exposures of the
Journal's methods by the oOclal de
clarations of the Railroad Com
mission Itself, which declarations need
only to point to the rate sheets which
can be seen by any one wishing to
make the examination.
There Is an old saying that a false
report out-travels the truth, and that
seems to be a fact. The purveyors of
these false reports doubtless depend
on that fact. Wbcn they are caught
and convicted they simply play tbe
clam—confess no conviction and let
It go, taking tbe cbance that tbe truth
will not overtake tbe false. Then
they spring a new one, which takes
the same course.
With tbe supreme air of one sodden
with the insanity of his own master-
ful conceit, the Journal expetfis a
slmplcrmlndcd public to accept its
dictum without question, and .why
should It bother with exposures of
Its “facts!” But the people are not
fools. Tbey can be misled for a whllA
but not lor all time.—Macon Tele
graph.
The Buyer no Better Than the 8elier.
The Rev. Guyton Fisher, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church. In his ser
mon last night, rouodly roasted vote
buying at the recent election here,
saying that the man who would sell
his ballot Is better oft without a vote
and that the man who would buy a
vote, though the law makes him only
equally culpable, occupies the same
position to the man who sells, as
the seducer to tbe one seduced, as the
the libertine to the Magdalene, as the
devil to the sinner, —News.
About Street
Car franchise
AMERICUS TEAM DI8BANDED.
Base Ball Club Felled to Show up In
Waycross Today.
The Amerlcus team of the Georgia
State League were disbanded by tbe
owners Saturday night, the Amerlcus
people having found the club too ex
pensive to carry through the remain
der of the season. After the game
with Waycross Saturday afternoon,
the owners of the team decided to
giro up tbe franchise.
The Amerlcus team was scheduled
to play In Waycross on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of this week, and
their failure to show up Is causing great
expense to the Waycross B&se Ball
Association.
It, Is likely that the Amerlcus fran
chise will be secured by another South
Georgia town, probably Fitzgerald.
Editor's HeralJ:
In an article published In the Herald
on the 15 Inst, and over the signature
of Judge Myers, the writer read with
much Interest the proposotlon offered
In the petition of Mr. Geo. Deen and
others to the Mayor and Council of
Waycross, with reference to a street
railway franchise.
Why, he stated that tbey offer to
give bond in the sum of flvrf thousand
dollars that they will have five mllea
of street railway built, equipped and
running within two years time, agree
ing also to give the city the privilege
of buying the road, "at Its market
value.” at Intervals of ten years, or
pay the city from two to three per
cent of the gross receipts, If preferable
after the first ten years.
After tbe great flood of Friday after*
noon and night, especially In the Wap*
cross canal zone, who Is it that would
not vote for a street car line all over
this growing dly with a lot of bumps
upside down?
Our city fathers, Messrs. Editor's,
are too wise to let such a proposition
as this pass, when from the multitude
of perplexities, which are unavoidable
just now, tbey can find time to think
the matter over with that seriousness
that the petition deserves.. They
want the car line, I believe, as much
as other citizens.
It is simply out of tbe question for
tbe city to undertake tbe job of build*
Ing and equlplng a street car line
now, and with such a proposition as
is offered by Mr. Deen and others,
backed by a guaranty bond of $5,000.00
to have the toad In good running order
within two years. It makes the writer
feel like giving a yell of delight.
Should city ownership be desired at
_______ the end of ten years Waycroea win
It has been suggested that Grover be able ,rom the lncre *** ln ber
Cleveland will support Bryan lor pres- tre * ,ur L brou k h ‘ »*>«“* b X l»«uxof
Went. Mr. Cleveland may put up with. new comers, more buildings, and ad-
voting for Bryan, but It is doubtful If ditional Income from various sources.
Populists May Put Out a Ticket.
The folowlng are the resolutions
adopted by the Stato Populist
ecutlve Committee lo Atlanta Thurs
day:
"Resolved, that this committee di
rect Chairman Holloway to Issue a
call for a stato conference of Pop
ulists to be held on July 4, at the
State Capitol In Atlanta, to put out
a state ticket, and that all white
voters In the state who are opposed
to ring and gag rule and railroad
domination, be Invited to join the
party."
Here to Attend Wedding.
There are a number of visitors ln
the city to attend the Fletcher-Twltty
wedding which occurs at the Baptist
church In this city tomorrow night,
among them being Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Fletcher, Sr., of Ellzabethton, Tenn.,
Mr. and Mrs. Jas Fletcher, Jr., of
Cbqster, 8. C., Miss Elite Fletcher, of
Ellzabethton, Tenn., Miss Nannie
Flake Palmer, of Camilla, Ga., Mr.
Walter Cain, of Asheville, N. C-, Mr.
Baker Twltty and little daughter, of
Camilla, Ga., and Mr. Elmore Twltty,
of Brunswick, Ga.
he takes the stump for the famous
Nebraskan.
The man who has done you an In
jury Is very apt to he your enemy.
And you are quite apt to speak lightly
of the man who has done you many
favors because you feel the burden
of the obligation.
It Is a little singular that (he big
dallies of tbe state have failed so far
to notice and condom the corrupt
method > recently use! In t.ie Chatham
county primary. After all It Is us
small fry who first take up such mat
ters. The country press must be de
pended on to save the democratic
party and the state.
The Georgia Is the fastest battle
ship In the navy, and Georgia Is tbe
best state In the union .
It may have been the jostling of
the Hearst boom tbat woke up the
driver on tbe Bryan wagon.
The men appointed to Investigate
the Chicago packing houses say they
worked at tbe job as long as they
could stand tbe smell.
r. A. C. Etzel, the expert sign
painter, left yesterday for Athens, Ga,.
where he has a contract to do some
sign painting for the West Virginia
Land Company, which recently con
ducted the sale of lots In "Owens
Boulevards” In this city. Mr. Etzel
Is one of the most artistic sign writ
ers In the oountry, and his contract
for tbe work at Athens shows tbat
his services are very much In demand.
The Organ Recital at Grace Church
this evening by Mr. 8elf, of Tbomas-
vllle will begin promptly at S o'clock.
It is reported tbat tbs republicans Jt wm be esteemed a courtesy If all
begin to think that Roosevelt Is the are present a few minutes before that
only man who can sbow down with boari
Bryan for tbs pot
tlon.
Mrs. W. E. Wolfe and little dough-
er, Annie, of Bavannah, are visiting
ber sister Mrs. H. Johnaen, 6$ Eads
street
Let Hoke and Clark get all tbelr
epithets together and send them to
tbs Chicago packing houses. They
would make a fine accompaniment for
tbat rotten meat
A report from Russia has this cap
'Jews began the attack and were
murdered In large numbers by tbs
Christiana." What sort of Christians?
Mrs. J. C. Pumpbrsy left last night
It is reported tbat Savannah Is now ' for Atlanta In response to a message
loose without a boss. Tbs staid old■ announcing tbs serious illness of bar
Forest City will doubtless cut soma mother In tbat city,
queer pranks before she Is again cor* I
railed.
All these disclosures about tbs
packing bouses bring* ns back to tbs
old proposition tbat tbe farmer wbo
has bis own smokehouse at boms is
independent of tbe whole .world.
Mrs. W. H. Bradley will leave to
morrow morning for Atlanta to visit
bar daughter, Mrs. W. H. Walker.
Miss Ltszle Bird left today for Baln-
bridge to spend several weeks with
ber eousln, Miss Nina Hinas.
which will naturally result from such
an enterprise, to pay for the road or
be In a position to buy It, to say tbs
least of It.
If ever a city of ten thousand people^
and one tbat reaches out toward the
four corners of the earth needed a linn
of street cars It Is the Magic City ot
South Georgia. Whoopee! don't sha
cover an Immense territory?
The city will be benefltted by tbs
experience of the petitioners or con
tractors and thereby save money,,
which means money msde. The wrlP
er has no axe to grind, and If be bad
there’s no one to turn tbe grind stone
while the city baa, with Deen A Co., to
handle the crank.
Tbe street car line is very much
needed, for convenience ss well as
to help build up the city. Let tbe pa
pers and all lovers of Waycross feel
an Interest In such an enterprise and
sbow It, snd they'll find the Mayor
and Council ready to respond to theta
desires, and you will soon be coming
Into tbe depot, school, tbe shops and
to trade, from every part of tbs dtp
and Its snbdrbs.
In all sincerity,
OBSERVER
be Estill boom continues to grow
larger and Is spreading ell over the
State. He Is certainly making bis op
ponents set up and take notlce.-
len Gazette.
Men love to be praised. And most
of us discovered tbe appalling fact
that tbe last person from whom a
man expects praise Is bis wife.—Ex.
Men's wives generally know tbelr
husbands fairly well and ars unwil
ling to stultify themselves by bestow- ’
lag Inmerited and fulsome praise sp
un an unworthy object.
Tbe Democrats of the Eleventh Dis
trict know a good thing when tbey
see It and stand by a good man after
tbey have tried him. Tbelr brainy
representative, W. O. Brantley, has
been nominated again without a shade
of opposition.—Montgomery Monitor.