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WEEKLY EDITION OF THE
Official Organ of Waycrott and Wan Comity.
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VOLUME XXVIII.
WAYCR0S8, GA., SATURDAY, JAN. 8, 1807.
NEWS OF A DAY
FROM SAVANNAH
SHIPMENT OF
FLORIDA FRUITS
BOTH MUNICIPAL FACTIONS 8IXTY PER CENT OF THE CROP
HAVE CANDIDATES FOR ALDER
MEN. 4
Thu Election Occurs‘Next 1 Tueuday-—
Lumbermen Te File Injunction
Agelntt Railroad*—Real Eatate
Man Releaced From Jail.
Savannao, On., Jamrry 5.— I
HAS BEEN FORWARDED.
Pineapple* Now Being Shipped North
By Clyde Line From - Jackeon-
vllle—Celery Will Be. Shipped In
Large Quantities At End Of
Month.
Jackaonvtlle, Fla., Jan. t.—Upwards
’ , ' of sixty per cent of the Florida citrus
The following are the local tickets
of the two political faction in Sav. ,ruH ha ” been ,b ' ppei ,or ,he ■ e8,on
annah. rosy will be voted for at the e '* h,) ' P * r eeat the or8nge
crop baa been forwarded to northern
markets. The shipments of fruit have
been very heavy since the season
opened. Pineappples are now being
shipped to New York in large quanti
ties via the Clyde Line and celery
which Is now repenting will be for
warded in large quantities at the end
of thla month.
polls on Tuesday of peat week. They
were ratified at meetings held last
night in different parts of the city
there were gome lively speeches made
by the speakers for both factions.
Both sides have endeavored to haye
all interests represented on their
tickets.' For the first time in the
history of municipal polltcs labor is
given a distinct representation upon
the tickets of both factons. There
Is a lawyer on each ticket, a German
on each one and two Jews on the
People's League ticket The Peo
ple's Democratic League has but one.
Each ticket has a butcher on it be
cause the Butchers’ Association in
Savannah carries about fifty votes
with it:
PEOPLE'S LEAGUE.
For Mayor.
William Garrard.
For Aldermen.
, J. S. Collins.
E. F. Hartfeider,
John P. May.
W. W. Sheppard.
Harvey Granger.
D. J. Rosenheim.
Henry S. Meinbard.
T. H. Brandon.
J. F. Harty.
J. D. Helmken.
J. K. Frizell.
F. B. Denton.
PEOPLE'S DEM. LEAGUE.
• ...For Mayor.
George W. Tiedeman.
....For Aldermen.
G. A. Gordon.
F. C. Batiey.
A. S. Guckenbeimer.
M. J. Kavnnaugh.
J. H. H. Entclman.
W. F. McCauley.
R. J. Davaut.
H. E. Wilson.
J. D. Epps.
Julius B. Gaudry.
J. Frank Perrlee.
C. G. Wilkinson.
Injunction Will Bt Filed.
The lumbermen of Savannah have
decided to go after tbe railroads again
It has been determined to secure in
junctions (against ^tbe railroads in
Savannah to prevent them from un
loading the cars of lumber now be^e
and which cannot be unloaded at the
-wharves because of the congested con
dition of the tracks, tt any point where
the cars may be. Some of the roads
have threatened to do this. It is ex
pected that sn injunction will be filed
today against one or more roads to
keep them from dumping lumber
where they like In order to get cars
unloaded. Action may also be taken
against the Central Ry., to force it to
raise the embargo it sow baa on
against eastern ports.
Can Get Land By Paying 1250 An Acrs
Mr. George M. Brinson, President
of the Brinson Ry., can get the land
his road wants for terminals in Sav
annah by paying $250 an acre for it
This was decided yesterday afternoon
at a meeting of tbe committee of City
Council. Mr. Brinson bad petitioned
council for tbe use of several lots In
ARCHDUKE’S SECRETS DISCLOSED
Lattara And Document, Of Archduk,
Otto Mad, Public At Trleete,
Austria.
Trieste, Austria, Jan 3.—Tbe letters
and documents of tbe late Archduke
Otto were made' public 'today, one
being addressed to Empepror Joseph
aDd tbe other to bl* brother Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand, disclosing the
(act that he was the father of two
natural children, aged flee sad sis
years, by a Vienese actress. The
Archduke has Implored tbe Emperor
“PARCIFAL” BAILEY
THEATRE JAN. 15
I YOB MM IS IMIfl
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DEMANDS
MORE THAN ORDINADY ATTEN
TION.
This Justly Celebrated Play Hat At
tained A Degree Of Unquestioned
Suji^ese—Receives Enthusiastic
Reception Everywhere.
A theatrical announcement that de
mands more than ordinary attention
WANT TARIFF REDUCED.
Ottowu, Jaa. 2.—While admitting
that Government has great difficulties
In framing a suitable tariff the, farin'
er 8 in this province have banded them
selves together to further reduce the
tax on raw materials. They complain
bitterly tbit no reductions have been
made on cotton, wool and sugar and
at a meeting today Mr. Erury Vice-
President of the Farmers’ Association
stated that here was a feeling
throughout the country thet a monied
aristocracy was being created which
'as getting out of touch with the com
mon people. "They were all aware"
be said "that farmers who had pre
viously been voting conservative and
high tariff were £ow liberal." The
agitation against the tariff is spread
ing.
tut take care of these children. It is that of Wagner's magnificent spect-
1 acle of "Parclfal." Thla Justly celebrat
ed play boa attained a degree of un
questioned success that has seldom,
If ever, been the fortune of any other
production. Thla success has not
been accomplished by any unusual or
extraordinary methods, such as oc
casionally' brings some stage'celebri
ty or production into tempoprary pro
minence. Its success and enthusiastic
reception by the better -elks# of the-
otye goers everywhere it has-been pre
sented, has ben. achieved fey*tbe dra%
13 stated here on authority that bis
majesty will give tbe sum of 200,000
crowns for the malntainance of the
illdren, but tbe Archduke Ferdinand
has anneenoed that he will ignore
them. The mother of the childrea
was present with Archduke Otto 4n
the garb of a nurse until his death,
retiring only when some member of
tbe Royal family paid a visit to the
sick room.
Tha Real Good Citizen.
Our idea of a good citizen, and we
are glad there are many in this com
munity, is one always ready to give,
according to his means, to commun
ity enterprises. He takes stock In
them all, and doesn’t lose his faith
if an occasional venture proves bad
He Is not afraid to buy real estate and
to pay what it Is worth. He talks
up his town at home and abroad,
thinks it is the healtbies place on
earth, believing it to be destined to
be the biggest city in its section and
wants to be burled here when he dies.
And he’s worth a whole regiment of
the luke-warm kind.Valdosta Times,
Portland, Me., Jan. 3.—The Pine
Tree Kennel Club, which has received
a charter from the American Kennel
Association opened a two days bench
show today. There are exhibits from
all parts, of New England and the
atendance of fanciers Is very large.
There are some valuable prizes Includ
ing $200 contributed by Portland
business firms.
Springfield plantation on tbe western
side of the city for the use of his rail
road. He appeared before the com
mittee yesterday and after hearing
from him it was decided to let him
have the land be wanted for $8,000.
This l« about $250 an acre. Mr Brin
son did not state whether be would
accept the offer but It is believed he
will.
Wat Given Liberty Yeeterday.
E. T. McEvoy, a real eitate scent,
who has been in jail twice recently
for not paying his city bueinete tax
was given his liberty again yeeterday
afternoon. Hit friends got busy and
made np hie taxes for him. The city
4e now satisfied and Mr. McEvoy Is
also.
ANOTHER GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
Thirty-Five Met Death In Head-On
Collision on Rock (eland and Fa*
cific Railroad.
Topeka, Kan., Jon. 2.—Thirty-five
persons, til Mexicans but three, were
killed, and fifty-five persona were in
jured and the bodies of thirty Mexi
cans were incinerated early today in
a head-on collision of two passenger
trains of tbe Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad near VqJland.
The wreck occurred while both
trains were running slowly on a curve
In a cut where the grade was steep.
All the killed were on the south
bound train, except a tramp, who was
on the baggage car of the north-
Miss Haydon, A Chicago Novelist, Ex
perimenting in Farming In The
8tate of Texes.
Galveston, Tex., Jan. 3.—A womans
experiment in farming is being at
tempted In this BtJte. under tbe lead
ership of Miss Mary Haydon, a nov
ella! of Chicago. She has purchased
5,000 avres of land for the purpose
of founding a womans colony, Miss
Haydon and her associates, all otf
whom are unmarried ladles, are going
in for light farming and invite women
with small capital or "useful" women
without capital to Join them. Women
may have their husbands accompany
them if it Is absolutely unavoidable;
but no man will have any voice in
the management of the colony.
TO ERECT FOUR-
STORY BUILDING
NEXT TO THE HERALD OFFICE OM
JANE STREET.
Mr. J. D. Smith, of Birmingham, An
nounce! That He Will Boon Begin
The Construction Of Such A.
Building—Will Be Credit To City.
ma*i‘ intrinsic • merit*.and; InBerent
beauty. This fact, combined with the'
masterly manner In which It has been
staged regarding, scenery, costuming
and cast, has been tbe cause of it’s
splendid success. Nothing that would
In any manner add to Its value has
been left undone by its managemfeht
A clever, specially selected cast of
principals and an equally clever,
auxdliaries, are used in the produc
tion, which will be seen at the Bailey
Theatre Tuesday Jan. 15.
Thfs production of "Parclfal" is
marked by the employment of many
of the Balreuth customs. The com
mencing time, however, has been modi
fied. It boa formerly been the rule
to begin the evening performance at
5:30, giving an intermission of two
bound train. This tramp, a negro; : . . , ,
i hours for dinner. Tois intermission
a porter and a workman accompany-1
lng the gang of Mexican laborers,
were the only Americans killed, sc
s now elmlnated, and the perform
ance will begin at 7:45 sharp. There
will be but a five to eight minute
wait between each act, which is re
quired to set the stupendous scenic
display. This time will be devoted
to Wagner overtures, and the per
formance will conclude at 11 o’clock.
As fit Balreuth, the Imperative rule
of the spectators being in their seats
when tbe curtain rises on the first
act will be In force, as on account of
the total darkness of the auditorium
Of course, Waycross, Ga., isn’t as n0De can be seated during the action
good a town as Live Oak, Fla., but c f the play. A ten minute warning
nevertheless Waycross is a good town before the curtain rises will be glv-
and she’s getting better every day | cn j n tlie lobby entrance by trumpet-
The news comes from there that three eTn wn0 wjn blow notes of the last
far ss la known, although a passen
ger says that a woman and a child
were burned in tbe ourist car.
There were thirty-five Mexicans and
five Americans composing a gang of
railroad workers in tbe smoking car
of the southbound train. Of these
thirty Mexicans were burned in the
wreckage and two died later.
A Beggar Worth $47,500.
. Vienna,;. Jan. 2.—An aged beggar
named Oerla, who died In tbe hospital
at Budapest was found to have In his
pockets* bank ntftea and securities:
wirjb >17.800. :
He tu , well known' figure In the
Hungarian capital,,”T[d3^ remarkable
even among beggar.,Jof Ihe extreme
ly ragged condition of bl. clothe..
It baa now been dlaeovered that
he waa a anetor of three facultlei,
and bad taken tbe blgbeit academic
honor that can be obtained at hla
university.
Mr. J. D. Smith, of Birmingham,
Ala., announce, today tbat be win
construct, during the preient year, •
four-story .tore and office building OD
hi. lot next to the Herald offloa, on
Jane apd Tebeau at reels.
Thla lot, for bnalneu purposes, In
one of tbe moat desirable in the city,
and tbe building which Mr. 8mltb la
contemplating erecting on tba lot
will be a credit to tbe city.
Tbe flrat floor pf the building will
contain two atorea; tbe three other
floor* will likely be made Into of
fices, though It may be tbat tbe wbole
structure will be uaed-aa a hotel.
There I. a lot of preliminary work
to be doae before tbe building can
be commenced, but Mr., Salts, elated
today that- be waa cdnUdent 1 ; tbat It
would be completed before the end of
tbe year.
CUTS OFF THE NEGROES.
Atlanta, Jan. f.—Agent 6. M. Van-
lay, of Harper’* Weekly baa written
That is no pews which comes by » c!rculttr »* ent> " orW »«
wire to the preas a* Ah interview
with Mr. Bryan that, while he has
not yet announced that he would be
a candidate for president, he has not
stated that he would not he a candi
date and doesn’t Intend to. That has
been bis attitude nil the time and la
the proper attitude for any man In
presidential training. Don’t seek the
office, but be around handy so that
the office may find you without
trouble If It should be seeking you.
That Is modest, sensible, Jeffersonian
and Bryan’sque.—Live Oak Democrat*.
under him throughout this territory,
directing that no more contracts od
the installment plan be made with ne
groes, complaining that tbe company
has been loalng money on such con
tracts.
Thla action la considered Intcrst-
eating In view of the very friendly
attitude of this publication towards the
negro race.
57,000 Engineer* Ask for More Pay.
Chicago, Jan. 2.—Demands on til
the railroads operating west of Chi
cago for an Increase In wages and an
Court of Appeals Organized.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2.—The new State
Court of Appeale waa formally organ
ized today. The jnembers of the
Court, Judges B. H. Hill, of Atlanta.
Arthur G. Powell, of BUkeiy and
Richard B. Russell of Winder, met af
10 o’clock in the office of Governor
eight-hour day were made today by Terrell, who administered the oath
57,000 locomotive engineers. The of office and presented them with
railroad managers will reply tomor
row.
The increase In pay Is asked by
the switching engineers, 40 cents an
their commissions. ▼
Following this the ccu.l held twu
meetings and then met In the 8o-
preme Court room at 3 o’clock, where
supper motif.
Another
million dollars will be spent there
during the coming year for permanent
Improvements. These arc very good
figures to use in the case of Live Oak,
and while we may not reach them
unless some big corporation helps us
out, we can keep them in view and
work up to them as near as possible.- W »« d D P ’ M * er » on * e * treet
Killed For Flirting With
Man's Wife.
East St. Louis, III., Jan. 1.—With
one blow of hie fist Charles Smith to-
Live Oak Democrat.
When the spring time comes, let
two million Southern negroes go
north and west. This is the best sol
ution of the race problem In the
South.—Waycross Herald.
From a personal knowledge of the
facta, the people of the North have
no use for the black man, either aa a
servant or otherwise, the general
opinion in the Southern states to the
contrary notwithstanding.—Fitzgerald
Leader.
The Recorder of Columbus had six
ty eight cases before him tbe morn-
inf alter Christmas.
If you want to win la \90“
tine in tbe Herald.
Mra. Smith told her husband that
Myers had attempted to flirt with her.
Smith struck Myers on the Jaw and
Myer’s neck was broken.
Smith fled.
Many Conventions During Exposition
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3—Tbe officials
of the Jamestown Exposition Co., an
nounce that during the exposition no
less than one hundred convention* of
bodies from all parts of the states will
be held. It Is believed that one con
vention alone—tbat of the American
Institute of Homeopathy will brio.;
3,000 persons alone.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt’s New
Tear's reception at he White Hou*
was a brilliant function and was at
tended by about S.500 persons.*
hour beir.g demanded, instead of the i formal announcement was made of If•
present maximum of 35 cents an i organization.
hour. | An order was passed naming Jutfk*-
The shorter work day Is asked by j Hill as chief, or presiding jmfipr of*
freight engineers, who now work ten the new court on the ground tbat he-
hours a day. , is the oldest member.
OVERWORKED BEE8. | James McCrea of Pittsburg* first
Toe beeman, says the New Orleans I vice-president of the lines west of
Times-Democrat, as he gently removed. Pittsburg, was yesterday elected pres* -
a tawny cluster of beta from his ( Went of the Pennsylvania Railroad!
beard said: Company by .the directors of the lat-
"Above all things, never set a bet ter corporation to succeed tbe Mte
hive near an arch light, if you do your j A. J. Casscti. *
bees will die of overwork with’ aj — ■ ■
week. ( Iw* to !??•§ and g* »w again, » t» the
"An ore light emits a powerful II- poor bees, worn to shadows bent,
lumlnalion and one of these was put pallid, visage red forth for another
up last spring by my bee-blve.. The
night it was put np my bees, mistak
ing its light for daytime, worked like
beavers, though dead tired.
"When the dawn came and the light
was extinguished the bees', quite
worn out, turned In; but, Io! In a few
minutes the sun was ibining, and out
he poor, bedragged little creaturei
hurried again, for no bee will consent
to pass tbe daylight hours in idleness
"They got through the day some-
how and dusk, after thirty-six hours
of almost unceaaing ton, they once
mere turned la. Alas! the a c light
round of labor.
"They were air dead by the end or
the week—victims of overwork, every
mother's son of them."
Coroner Jackson Grimes went to
Beach yesterday to bold an inquest
over the body of Henry Hsrvey, a
negro who was killed at that place.
The verdict of the coroner’s Jury has
not yet been made public.
Don’t worry about being crowded
off the water wagon. There will be
plenty of room a little Uter.
