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WKFKLi ED.'TIOJf OF THE
Waycross Evening Herald.
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Official Orton of Waycrett and Wart County.
WAYCR08S, GA., SATURDAY, SEPT 29, 19««.
OF GREAT
SEVERITY RAGING
« MILES AN HOUR FOR WIND IN
NEW ORLEANS.
R#|iort* From Mobilt and Peniaco 1 a
Missing—Storm Signals Displayed
on Coast From Norfolk Tl Jack-
•on villa.
Washington, Sept. 27.—The Weath
er Bureau at noon made the follow
ing announcement:
Tropical disturbances have reached
Mississippi and Louisiana coasts
where it was central this morning.
A* the storm Is of great severity, re
ports from Mobile and Pensacola are
missing by reason of a general pros
tration of wires in the storm swept
territory.
A maximum velocity of 48 miles an
hour for the wind is reported this
morning from New Orleans. The
storm will probably move westward
during the next 24 hours and cause
general rains east, of .'the, Mississippi
and south of the Ohio.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the coast from Norfolk to Jackson
ville, and on the Gulf from New Or-
leans to the northern portion of the
Florida coast.
HON. WM. 0. BRANTLEY EXPLAINS
CODITIONS OF WAYCROSS
SYRUP PLANT.
MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
New York, Sept. 27.—The mystery
surrounding the finding of a corpse
t last Sunday in an excavation, has been
,’ycleared up In the confession by Aram
'Tashjlan, an Armenian, who was
arrested last night, when confronted
at the morgue with portions of the
body the prisoner broke down and
made confession that the man was
his brother and that he was glad he
had killed him. The head that Is tola-
sing he said could be found in North
river where he threw it after putting
It in t valise weighted with Iron. The
ptlsomer will be taken to the place
this afternoon and will point out
where he threw the head. The police
will then drag the river for the re
covery of the missing had.
•PENT YESTEROAY IN SAVANNAH
Savannah, Go., Sept 27.—The Hoi.
0. B. Stevens, one of the State Rail
road Commissioners, spent yesterday
in Savannah inspecting the railroad
terminals, roadbeds, Express offices,
etc. Mr. Stevens expressed himself
about the extension of the state road
saying that the plople seemed to
want It extended to the sea and It
would probably be done. While in
8avannah Mr. Stevens was the guest
of Mr. R. M. Martin.
The following Istter from Hon. Win.
G. Brantley was not written for publi
cation as he states, but there are some
perhaps who would like to under
stand the status of the plant and we
take the liberty of giving Mr. Brant
ley’s letter in full below.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 24, 1906 !
Judge A. P. Perham, |
Waycross, Ga.,
My dear Judge:
In order that you may be fully ad
vised as to the situation concerning
the syrup station at Waycross, I am
enclosing here with copies of some
correspondence that I had last winter
and spring with Col. Redding, Direc
tor of the Georgia Experiment Sta
tion, and Col. Corput, the Chairman of
the Board of Directors of said Sta
tion.
Previous to these letters, 1 had
some correspondence with Judge War
ren Lott, mnd Mr. George Youmans
on the subject and they agreed If
the syrup plant could be donated to
the Georgia Experiment Station upon
eondttion <that the same be oper
ated at Waycross, such donatloa
would be satisfactory and agreeable
to everybody.
Following this correspondence
had Incorporated into the Agricultural
appropriation bill that became a law
at the last session, the following
language:
"That the Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to deliver to the Agri
cultural Experiment Station of Geor
gia the-building and machinery be
longing to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture at Waycross.
Georgia, which has been used In the
study of the production of table syrup
on the condition that the Agricultural
Experiment 8tatfon of Georgia esab-
Ush and maintain a sub-station at
Waycross, Georgia, to be operated In
the interest of the syrup industry and
other agricultural industries in that
part of the 8tate. N
The agricultural bill, owing to tbe
discussion that arose over the ln-|
Station would be held early in October
at which time the matter would come
up and he hoped that definite arrange
ments would be made to operate the
plaut next year. It is perhaps too
late to do anything with it this year.
At my suggestion, Mr. Hudson said
thai he would invite Mr Youmans and
Judge Warren Lott to be present at
the meeting of the Board of Directors
and hoped that they would attend for
the purpose of giving such informa-
tlon as the Board of Directors might
desire. I have notified both Mr.
Youmans and Judge Lott of what has
been done, but have not, as yet, beard
from them.
My purpose In writing you. as \
stated in the beginning is to fully ad
vise you of the situation. I- think
the syrup plant should be operated
out- only for the benefit of such cane
growers as may live immediately
near It, but for the benefit of cane
growers generally. I am nfraid, how
ever, that unless some active interest
Is manifested in tne ’.natter, the
whole subject may go by default.
QUIET REIGNS IN
ATLANTA TODAY
WOR8T 18 THOUGHT TO BE OVER
IN CATE CITY.
N.g r o Refugee,, However, From At-
LOOKS
CERTAIN FOR
HORSE.
The Only Solution Of The Deadlocked
Convention Of Tha First District
At Wnynetboro.
Savannah, a«„ Sept. 27— It now
looks certain that a dark horse will
be chosen by the Congressional Con
mention of the first District sitting
Isnta Continue To Pour Into Blrlat Waynesboro. For wee#, except
mlnghsm And Other Alabama for an occassional adjournment the
Cities.
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 26,-Rlotlng has
ceased, and at noon the city author
ities Issued a statement saying that
they anticipate no further trouble.
The militia hare been withdrawn
from the streets, but the soldiers will
be dalled on guard again this even
ing to Insure order being maintained.
The citizens have started a relief
fund to bury the odBeera killed and
csre for the families of the victims
aad aft tbe woundea. The amount so
It seems to me that If the people f#r ,
of Waycross desire the plant to re- .
main there and to he operated s&nej
duty aod responslblillty-^Ht-' Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 28.—Ad*
taches to them to take hold ofl*‘ie vlces received here this mornlag
matter . I think that they undo-.ib.. d* j * ro!n Atl.*itn indicates that the situa-
ly should-be represented al the meet*' t * on 1° Q u,e t an d that a general feeling
lng of the Directors of the Georgia 1 ,s thfct the worst 1® over. Negro re-
'Experiment Station next month or, J * ugees continue to pour into this and
other Alabama cities.
more properly speaking, 1 t&ink some
of tbe friends of the syrup plant (a 1
should be there to speak for it.
In view of my past correspondence
with Col. Redddlng and Col. Corput,
and In view of what Commissioner*
Hudson told me a few days ago, I
believe that If the .proper effort fs
made, the Board of Directors of the
Georgia Experiment Station will set
aside an appropriation for the opera
tion of the plant next season. The
matter, of course, should be taken
hold of In ample time to arrange for
the planting of cane.
This letter is not written for publi
cation but as information to you for
you to use In a personal why, if you
so desire In bringing about the need
ed result It would not be amiss for
convention has struggled to nominate
either Mr. W. W. Sheppard, of Liberty
county and Savannah or Mr. J. A.
Brannen of Statesboro. Ballots to
the number of 669 had been taken up
to last night each resulting in 18
votes for each of the candidates. All
over the district the sentiment is
that the convenlon should hurry to
a nomination, and the delegates seem
to realize this. That one of the two
candidates who went before the peo
ple cannot be nominated seems to be
realized. The solution therefore
seems to be a dark borse.
Tbe debate in the convention at
times has taken a heated turn and
the country bos been arrayed against
tbe city and vice versa until feeling oc
cupies a prominent place In the con-
DISCUSSED STREET
CAR FRANCHISE
MESSRS. DEEN AND TOOMER
DI8CU88ED MATTER WITH COM-
I
MITTEE.
The Outlook For An Agreement le
Much Bettor Now Then It Hu
Been For Several Days.
Messrs. Geo. W. Deen and W. M.
Toomer discussed for several hours
the street car franchise question
with the special street car committee
of the Cly Council last night, and to
day the outlook for on agreement 1*
much better than It has been for sev
eral days.
The committee could not agree at
all on four sections of tho petition as
tendered by Messrs. Deen and Toomer
and have finally deeded to have the
City Attorney prepare an ordinance
covering the granting of a street car
franchise to be submitted at the Oct-
ventlon. This will play an Important
Strange Ideas Of The Chinese.
you to make a newspaper notice of
spectlon of meat, did not become a
• the matter.
I am, with assurance of personal
gard. Very truly yours,
law until June 30th lut I had sup
posed, however, that Immediately upon
Its becoming a law, the Georgia Ex-
In Warsaw the other day a Ruulan
official bad his head blown oil by a
bomb thrown by a blonde girl.
It Is suggested that he is not the
only man who has lost his head on
account of a blonde girl.
*8lr Thomas Llpton Is on his way
to this country and announces that
he may build and race another yacht.
Patience on a monument ought to
bear the face of Sir Thomas.
pertinent Station would be prepared
to operate the syrup plant this fall.
You will note tbe reference In the
letters of Col. Redding and Col. Corput
to what was known as tho Adams Bill
then pending before Congress. This
bill became a law and the appropria
tion to our experiment station was
thereby Increased, so that In view of
the correspondence I have had, I fell
sure the syrup plant would be operat
ed this fall. I was much surprised,
therefore, when upon writing to Col.
Redding and Cot. Corput, 1 found that
they had decided that the Adams Bill
did not give them sny funds with
which to operate the plant* and that
they had no funds with which to oper
ate It. I suggested that they corre
spond with Mr. Youmans and see If an
arrangement could not be made with
him to take the plant and operate It
; for what re could make out of It al-
| lowing such experiments and demon
W. O. BRANTLEY.
raveler In the Celeatial King
's that la China many bun-
dred people live their live* on boats.
Among them there la a strange Idea
bat a boat must have an eye painted
os Its bow In order to see Its way
through tbe water. An Englishman
raveling In China once aat In the
f-*rtit of u small boat with hla feet
'.'engine over the painted eye. ’ The
'inter became very much excited slid
liegsrd the traveler not to cover the
- ve of the boat, as It muat see ita
way. When the Brst railroad was
built through Chlm the native work
ers wanted to paint an eye on the
font of tbe locomotive. They regard
ed if ns dangerous to have no fierce
rn appearing thing touring Its wsy
through the country without an eye
o guide Ita course.
RM9
Certain of the late Russell Sage’a . stretlona made aa Col. Redding might j
81th and kin are willing to admit on desire. Such n letter was written to i
payment of fifty thousand dollara to
each of them that Mr. Sage was not
Insane when he made,his will.
"Suppress yonr newspapers," says
Sir James Critchoa Browne, "and you
will hive to enlarge yonr lunatic
asylums.” Now Is the time to sub
scribe—end be saved, observes the
Columbus Star.
Mr. C. B. Pltasaa west to Charle
ston yesterday.
Mr. Youmans at my suggestion, but
a reply recently received from him j
(dated that he could not possibly |
think of operating the plant or of hav- ’
lng anything more to do with It. j
Since that time I have bad a per- \
eonal Interview with Mr. Hudson, our I
{Rate Commissioner of Agriculture,
who Is tbe official head of tbs Georgia
Experiment Station. Hs told me that
be was In £a|or of operating the
pitot at Waycross sad that a meeting
of the directors of ths Experiment F0R qovchNOR HE WILL EE ELECTED.
part Id the selection of the dark horse
and much of the question depends
upon whether he be selected from the
city or the country.
Among the dgrk horses who hRve
been mentioned before the convention
are the following: Mr. J. A. Overstreet
who has been nominated to fill the
short term left by the death of the
late Congresman Rufus E. Lester; Mr.
E}. K. Overstreet who has led the
Brannen forces In the convention; Mr.
W. H. Davis, of Burke county; Mr.
E. J.*Giles, of Toombs; Mr. R. Lee
Moore, of Bulloch; Mr. 8. G. Williams,
of Emanuel; Mr. W. F. Train,
Chatham; Gen. P« W. Meldrlm,
Chatham and Gen. W. W. Gordon, of
Chatham.
OCTOPUS GAVE PISHING
PARTY A HARO FIGHf.
By Associated Press.
Mobile, Sept 26.—A fixe hundred
pound octopus was caught yesterday
by a fishing party in the Mississippi
Sound, and killed after a struggle
that lasted eight hours. The octopus
towud the boat of tbe party, stern
first, for ten miles. It was finally
klllled with rifles.
ober meeting of council.
The preparation of this ordinance
will place the street car question In
a shape where It can either be ac
cepted by Mess. Deen and Toomer,
or the status of the matter will be
known to any other party or oompany
who may desire to apply for u fran
chise In Waycross.
It was hoped that tho street car
question could be settled before tbe
laying of the Plant Avenue vitrified
brick pavement, that ,lhe rails for the
car line might be laid at the same
time. A settlement of the question
In time, however, does not seem te
be likely.
JUDGt PENDLETON ON THE SITU
ATION.
THREE KILLED IN WRECK.
Springfield, III., Sept. 26.— Three
killed and.38 Injured In a collision on
the Wabash railroad this morning be- the tr8|flc culmination In Woody
tween n passenger and a freight train. | r|ot s „ urday nlgbt .
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 27.—"Thera -1,
no crime koown to law equal la turp
itude to rape,’ declared Judge John
T. Pendleton, of Fulton county, In hie
charge to the grand Jury thle morn
ing. “Murder and treason are not
half so demoralising aa thle crime,-
end It It your duty to bring every
energy to bear to punish the guilty
and protect the Innocent.”
The occasion of Judge Pendleton’s
aecopd charge to the grand Jury waa
the itartllng number of assaults and
attempted aesaulte on white women
by negroes during the past few weeks
Accident happened near ratio, Ind.
The killed and Injured were taken here
and to the hoepllal at Bnnvllle.
FIR8T DAY OF CONVENTION.
Buffalo. Sept. 28.—The Democratic
State Convention waa called to order
11:07 o’clock this morning and Im
mediately adjourned until 2:30 this
afternoon. The committee on contest
ed serts did not have their report
■eadv.
"PLAIN DICK- RUSSELL, OF WINDER, DA, #HO It A CANDIDATE
FOR APPELATE JUDGE. IF HE RECEIVES At MANY VOTES At HE
REPUBLICANS NAME HUGHES.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 28.—'The Re-
publican convention today nominated
by acclamation for Governor, Charles
E. Hughes, who became famous as an
Immrance Investigation prober.
Oklahoma’s corn crop this year will
reach 125,000,000 bushel*. Thai I*
in increase of 25 per cent Itfdiao
Territory will produce 100.000,090
bushels. If It if true that com and
statesmen are found tfrgraber, the
new State won’t have to hunger (or
ir.
Judge Pendleton’* charge In part
waa aa follows:
"Two sad pictures have been wit-
netted In thia city during the past
few days. Oue Is a picture of white
women engaged in the performance ut
their domestic duties, surrounded by
their families and living In peace aud
happiness attacked and assaulted and
well-nigh beaten to death by black
brute* attempting to aatlafy their but
That la a aad picture.
"The other la a comp mion picture
A great city. In wealth end great
In courage, great In every thtbu; that
goea to make up a great city, wit
nesses a lawless mob In |to streets,
seeking and murdering Innocent peo
ple. That also Is a sad picture.
"It la your duty now to Investigate
these disorders. It has been charged
that many assaults with Intent to
rape have bees made. There le no
crime knowB to law equal In turpitude
to rape. Murder *ad treason are not -
half ao demoralizing and It la your
duty to punish tha guilty and protect
the Innocent”