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THE WAYCROSS WEEKLY HERALD
ERUPTION OF ETNA
CAUSES PANIC.
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DARKENED SKY 8PREADS GLOOM
CF TERROR.
Catania, May 6.—Another more
rious eruption of Mounc Etna
cau.-eti a reign of panic among the
villagers living on the mountain side
Those who have not already fled are
invoking the Saints to preserve them.
The clouds of smoke which hung
over the crater have darkened the sky
and spread a gloom of terror over all.
Showers of cinders spurt forth and
two slow' currents of lava are advanc
ing down the mountain side.
WHITE VOTERS.
ASKS TO BE ELECTED JUDGE OF
CITY COURT.
AUGUSTA HAS $100,000 FIRE.
Augusta, Ga., May 5.—The sash,
door and blind factory and planing
mill of the Perkins Manufacturing Co.,
was destroyed by fire last night. The
loss is $100,000, fully covered by in
surance. The fire caught from a spark
from a passing locomotive. All the
machinery was ruined.
FEUD
TWO WERE KILLED. I WESTERN SECTION.
CLANS ARE GATHERING AND FUR- ( LIVES LOST AND GREAT PROPER-
THER TROUBLE FEARED. f TV DAMAGE REPORTED.
The following I, Col. John C. Me-
donald’s statement to the white vot
ers of Ware county. It Is straight
forward, plain and to the point. Col.
McDonald was born and raised In this
county and is well and favorably
known by all. Ills election to the
position of Judge of the City Court _
of Waycross will be no mistake and ■ effect *kat t * le cIans are gathering,
will be a well-deserved reward for his
Jackson, Ky., May 5.—Residents of
Breathitt county are in deadly fear
today because of the bloody Hargis-
Cockrill feud which claimed two more
victims yesterday. It is feared that
the trouble will break out afresh at
any monent.
Word from the mountains is to the
DR. LANDRUM WRITES ON
DANGER TO PROHIBITION LAW.
In his recent address to the Anti-
Saloon League at Atlanta, Dr. Land
rum said in part:
Now listen!
If Hoke Smith Is re-elected the
change of our voting system from the
county unit plan to the popular vote
plan, for which he is responsible and
for which he now stands, will be en
dorsed and fixed upon us.
Our prohibition candidate for gov
ernor will face the desperate fact that
six counties with larger cities where
the whiskey forces predominate will
bo able under Hoke Smith’s reform
cf our voting system to outvote more
than forty rural counties in Georgia
where the prohibition strength lies.
This ig not fancy. It is fact. It
is such a fact that long-headed prohi
bitionists are blind indeed if they do
not see it. The real peril to the per
manency of the Georgia prohibition
law is as clear as noonday to a
who thinks a minute. It is this un
fortunate change of our voting sys
tem by Hoke 3mltfj that stares us In
the face. It will be seen three years
from now’*—when it is too late.
If Joseph ,M. Brown is elected he
stands pledged to give us back our
county unit system, which reduces the
big whiskey counties to equality
the rural counties.
If Hoke Smith Is elected the tre-
menduous disadvantage of the rural
counties will be Confirmed and fixed
upon us. The man who cannot «e*
this now will certainly aee it later.
Prohibition leaders would better see
it now.
PLAN FOR A
GENERAL MERGER.
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Mexico City, May 5.—The Mexican
Minister of Finance is said to have un
der consideration a plan for a general
merger of all the principal banks in
Mexico into one centra! corporation,
which will be officially called the ^*.nk
cf the Republic.
SAVANNAH TO HAVE
(*' CITY BACTERIOLOGIST.
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Savannah, Ga., May 5.—It • expect*
ed that after today Savannah will
have a city bacteriologist on her pay
roll. The Sanitary Boahi is Vo have a
meet eft this afternoon to hear the re
port of tae coitttnfrtee whose duty it
was to select a Bacteriologist and if:
the report is satisfactory the election
will take place. There are several ap-
plcanta for the job and the selection is
to be made strictly upon merit
past invaluable services to the party.
Waycross, Ga., May 6.
To The White Voters of Ware County:
My candidacy for the office of Judge
of the City Court of Waycross was
announced several months ago, and
until recently I have had no opposition
in the race.
T am at present the Solicitor of the
City Court of Waycross, acting under
appointment to till the vacancy caused
by the death of the late J. Walter
Bednett, and my successor as Solici
tor will be elected in October next, and
I will then retire as Solicitor of the
City Court. Although the Judge of
the City Court is to be nominated at
the approaching June Primary, and
elected in the October election, he
will not qualify or assume the duties
of the office until Jan. 1st, 1910, be
cause Judge Myers’ term does not ex
pire until then.
This is the first time in my life I
have ever been a candidate before you
for an office, and if elected, as I hope
to be, I shall before assuming the
duties as Judge retire from any and
all practice, for any and all clients,
that would in the slightest sense dis
qualify, militate, or be in the way oi
my devoting my time and attentiotf
to the duties of the office.
J promise, if elected, to discharge
the duties of thlR important office,
faithfully, impartially, and to the best
interest of the County and people
generally.
I may not be able to see and talk to
every voter in person before the day
of the Primary, but I wish to state,
however, to all voters, that whether
I see you In person or not and solicit
your vote, I will appreciate profound
ly both your vote and influence In my
behalf at the Primary on June 4th
next, and I promise you that if I am
nominated and elected, I will endeavor
to conduct the Ccuit !n a manner that
shall be above crltfci&n, and try in
every way to make the £curt a credit
to the County.
Very respectfully. I
JOHN C. MCDONALD.
nnd all are armed to the teeth.
Following the fatal stabbing of Ex-
Sheriff Ed Callahan in his store at
Crockett8ville by bis brother-in-law.
John Spicer, and the subsequent kil
ling of Spicer by Wilson Callahan, a
son of the ex-sheriff, there was fur
ther bloodshed In Jackson yesterJay.
Dan White, a menber of the Har
gis clan, shot and killed Ed Fugate,
on the main street of the place.
This entire section of the state is
in disorder today. The law seems
to be stifled and further fighting is
looked for.
OHIO TOWN HAS BIG FIRE.
Coalton, Ohio, May 5.—A fire which
is still raging has already consumed
the town hail, the police station and
the flrq department headquarters.
The business section of the town is
burning and at 1 o’clock a high'wind
1b blowing. Toe fire is beyond con
trol.
GEORGE HOWELL TELLS OF BRA-
GANZA DISTRICT.
George Howell of the Braganza dis
trict called at the Herald office Sat
urday. Everbody knows George How
ell, big. and broad and robust nnd
straight spoken. George was klncking
because a local paper reported virtu
ally that there were eight voters in the
3: „anza district and that they were
all for Smith. George says that there
a. t 37 voters in the dlctrict and that
they are all for Joe Brown but two
and one of these has Just reached the
turning point. George’s Statement was
ratified by Henry Strickland.
j Ambler. Texas, May G.—A tornado
I struck this town yesterday destroying
j three residences and several other
: houses. Two persons were injured.
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French Village, Ill., May G.—Three
are dead, a dfizen missing and twenty
houses were wrecked during a storm
last night. A cyclone, followed by
fearful cloudburst, swept this section
shortly after midnight
Engineer Ward, Conductor Smith
and an unidentified man were drown
ed under a L. &. N. locomotive which
was wrecked near Belleville in
washout caused by the cloudburst.
Little Rock, Ark, May G.—It is r
ported here that a disastrous tornado
swept over Watson, Ark, this morn
ing. The wires are all down and no
confirmation of the report has been
received. At Chickasha and Cold Wa
ter, Oklahoma, many houses were
wrecked, trees uprooted and crops
damaged.
Sevtral persons were reported in
jured near Paris, Texas. /
BY LIGHTNING
PRINCE AND MADAM GOULD
DEPARTED FOR FLORENck.
AMERICAN FLAG OVER
CHATHAM ACADEMY.
Savannah, Ga., May 5.—For the first
time In the history cf the public school
system of the county the Board of
torneys contested all the evidenc pres-
plying of an American flag over one
of the school buildings. The new
Chatham Academy when It li complet
ed will have a flag pole and a flag.
This change in sentiment has been
brought about by the Junior Order
United American Mechanics Who re
cently asked that they be allowed to
put in the flag staff and run up the
flag It the Board of Education did not
so. The board considered the
question and decided to put in the Blnff
the flag*
DELEGATION LEFT
FOR WAYNESBORO.
Savannah, Ga., May S.—Chatham
county’s delegation to the First Con
gressional Republican District Con
vention left this morning for Wayne*-
boro where there is to be a conven
tion held today. The Savannah dele
gation it is believed will have to fight
for recognition in the convention as
fee re will probably be a contest
BLIND TIBER CASES
BEGUN THIS MORNING.
sltvannatt, Ga., May 5.—The famous
blind fig£r cases were begun this
morning in the City Court. These
were tae cases made by the police de
partment in a recent raid# All of the
defendants demanded Jury trials and
the cases were hard ‘ought from the
Jump. It became evident very early
In the trial of the first case that there
was no promise of a verdict being ren
dered very soon. The defendants at-
Education has mad* provision for the
ented by the city. These will be the*
first cases of this character tried by
a Jury since the operation of the ttatej
prohibition law and there la much In
terest is Che outcome of them.
Rome, May 5.—Prince DeSagnn and
Madame Anna Gould left for Florence
today. The rumor is current that
they have arranged to bo married
there by a civil and Protestant cere
mony. The departure from Rome is
taken to mean that the couple have
abandoned the hope of a Papal an-
annullrr.ent or Ma^am Gould's mar
riage to to Castcieiiane.
The affectionate demeanor of the
couple througheut their stay here has
given rise to the report that they are
already married, but both persistently
deny this.
It is said that Hoke Smith's cutr.--
paign will cost him fltf.C’C.. It will
be money well spent. The less:a he
Is learning will be worth that much
to him. * «
A Washington correspondent writ
ing to a Georgia newspaper says:
"It is nothing less than the honest
truth to say that nine out of every ten
vcoiglcns who come to Washington
these days, and express an opinion at
all, say that Mr. Brown will sure de
feat Mr. Smith for sovernor of Geor
gia—one well-posted politician telling
me (and he is not an enemy of Mr.
Smith), that Mr. Brown is good for at
least 50,000 majority. I give It as a
mere matter of uewe, and aa indicat
ing the Heating talk in Washington,
•hat even Mr. Smith’s most ardent Par
isian* who have appeared here lately
think be will have a bard time even
ueezlng through. *
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A large proportion of the Anti-Sa-
Icon leaguers evidently believe that
Joe Brown Is a better and more sin
cere prohibitionist than Hoke Smith.
MR. WARD MOTTO WILL
MAKE A GOOD RACE.
Savannah, May 5.—Mr. Ward Motto
made announcement today of his can
didacy for County Commissioner. Mr.
Moto belongs to the younger Savan
nah business men. He is president
of the John It. Young Company a
prominent naval stores firm. He will
make a good race. Last night tho
citizens league Executive Committee
of 100 held a meeting nud decided to
recommend the endorse ment of Messrs
Alexander Lawrence, J. Randolph An
derson, and Jos. McCarthy for the leg
islature. As this is the only club that
has organized for this campaign it
probably means that these three gen
tlemen will be lected.
3!G CHIMNEY AT NEW SHOP?
BADLY DAMAGED.
The big chimney at the new Allan
tic Coast Line shops was struck by
lightning during the severe electric
storm last night and was badly dam
aged.
A split from the top of the clilmni:
down about half way is plainly visible
For a distance of probably 75 feet
the crack extends downward anil
brick has been broken clean through.
It was not known just when th«
chimney was struck last night, tin
damage not being discovered until
early this morning.
While it Is not believed that tho
hipiney is dangerous o’c this time, it
is certain that repairs will have to bo
made at once nnd that the cost to tho
company will be considerable.
The chimney will likely be used for
while longer during the test work
which is now going on nt the new
shops.
The chimney is said to be the high
est in the South.
MM REORGANIZE
THE GOVERNOR'S COOK DI8TRICT
SPEECH.
Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
The Hoke Smith meeting in Cook's
district Friday night was the talk of
Atlanta Saturday. Nobody seemed
surprised by tho reception the chief
executive received on the opening of
his proposed ward canvass to recai>-
INMAN & CO'S AFFAIR8 ARE
GREATLY COMPLICATED.
Augusta, Ga., May 5.—Tho local
heads of Inman &. Co., which went tx»
the wall yesterday afternoon, staU*
that the condition oi the firm Js ***
complicated that it is Impossible to*
make a comprehensive statement to
day.
The business of the firm was pro
bably the largest of any spot concern
in the world, but not a single Augusta
bank or other business house is af
fected by the failure.
Information of uu autehntic chuo
acter refuses tho statement that the
failure was due to the depression f»
the cotton market. It Is declared u*
be tracabie to other causes.
Thomas Barrett, Jr., i..« receiver,
refuses to make any statement it
is alreudy predicted that a reorgani
zation of the firm will bo perfected in
a few days and business continued.
Tho county registration books close
on noxt Saturday night, and every per
who oxpects to vote in the pri
mary on June 4th must register bo-
fore the closing of tho books. Those
who have registered in the city only
cannot vote in the county primary.
The books are open at the office of
F. J. Berry, Clerk of the Superior
Court, at tho court house.
J. R. AND T. BUNN WRITE %
OF YOUMAN’8 CANDIDACY.
ture his hpme county. Ho was dealt I El || tora n t . ra !d:
97 PRISONERS IN JAIL ON
CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS,
Savannah, May 6.—Thero are
prisoners in the county jail who were
sent there on a charge of drunkenness
There are only 175 prlAmers in Jail
ns a total. It has been many years
since so many people were In jail
charged with being drunk. It
brought about by the fact that the Re
corder has declined to assess fines
for Sunday drunks but has insisted
upon those convicted of that offense
serving a jail sentence.
An Atlanta man says the mint is,
overrunning everything In the gar
dens, and ii "Wildly beaching out for
more room.” But the absence of the
other Ingredient# 'for the Julep is
enough to tfaft-lilnint bed sleepless
,tai
150 GERMAN8 HAVE
LEFT FOR CHARLESTON.
Savannah, May 6.r—This morning
over 160 Germans left for Charleston
n a spe-;:"! train for the purpose of at
tending the sangerfast there. It I* ex
pected next year they will meet In
Savannah. There will le delegat!o.m
from ^Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Char
leston and the occassion is to be one
of Importance with the Germans.
Editors Herald: Will you please
have your boy deliver the Herald to
me at 21 Butler target I am tired
and disgusted With the 1 —- -
It has got to the point w'nere they do
not publish anything except Hoke
Smith wind. J. H. Gainey.
Mr. A. N. Leltch a resident of Brew
er street in this city, writes the Her-
8Id from Eastman a# Iollows: ”1
find-everything here In old Dodge all
right for Little Joe Brown. I think be
will carry the county all right."
Mr. John Beaton, of the firm of
Rawls * Beaton of Hoboken, has or
ganfzed a Little Joe Brown Club at
wis mill. There are just 47 voters of
that neighborhood and every single
man has pledged his vote to Mr.
Brown. The club will go to tbe vot
ing precinct on a special mill traiu
on election day, and things are pretty
apt to be lively around the polls when
the clnb arrives, as every member Is
very enthusiastic tor "Little Joe.” #
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with by the crowd just uu uny other
ward-campaigner would be. J Jttle res
pect was shown fop tho office'nd holds,
and none seemed expected on that
score. It was conceded by both sides
thut when a governor forgets
dignity of his office lonk enough to
conduct such a petty campaign,
should expect to bo treated us any
ward politician would bo under such
circumstances.
Although the crowd was decidedly
for Brown In its sentiment, and sent
up cheer after cheer for the opposing
candidate, the governor seemed to ap
preciate the situation. He mustered
all his strength in an effort to main
tain his equilibrium and avoid harsh
remarks. This spoiled 'nis speech,
which was made under novere res
traint. For more than an hour he
worried along with the crowd, plead
ing, fondling, flattering and trying his
very best to be good humored. It was
only after an Urgent appeal for faliv
play made to "you boys" that he
could barely be heard.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, BEWARE
Tbe Eelectric current will be on the
wires both day and night during tho
balance of this week beginning tomor
row, for the purpose of testing tbe
elevators In the Hotel "Le Grand."
Beware. *" * It
The Waycrois E. L. & Power Co.
It hug come to our eurs that cortala
reports with which our name is con
nected, are being industriously circu
lated In regard to Mr. W. D. Youman*
to- try to injure, hint in his ruco for
sheriff. Without stopping to go ov
er these reports wo wish to state
the public that Ahey are absolutely
untrue and without tho shudow cl
foundation. Mr. Youmans has han
dled our lumber business in Waycross
for Home time und has done bo to oor
entire satisfaction. Wo have fonnJ
him to be honest, strictly stuffier and
upright.
We do ndt hesitate to state fur
ther that we believe Mr. Yogmaas
pill mako a good sheriff and expect
to give him our hearty support
We moke the above statement with
out prejudice to any one, but In sim
ple justice to Mr. Youmans and with
out solicitation on his part A
3.R.AT. BAn.
:XPERT8 SENT OUT '
TO EXAMINE LUMBER.
Washington, D. C., May 6.—TheBu-
Mr. S. E. Cannon is quoted as say
ing yesterday , that so far aa^A* bat
been able to ascertain every irotsr Is
Deenwood and that section, with one
exception, would support Mr. Bn^tfc
for Governor. This Is an error a
Mr. Cannon said that tbla entire sec
tion of the city waa for Joe Brown.
Other residenta of Deenwood bear mtt
Mr. Cannon that this section will g©
practically aolld for Mr. Brown. ,
F. L. SEELY'S REPLY TO
IMPERTINENT QUESTION.
Atlanta, Ga., May 6.—Edltor F. L.
Seely, In the Oeorgian of tbla aftev-
re»u of Corporation, hu now-prac- noon bounces „ , “distardly
tlcally succeeded In completing Its cr)m<r (n ,| t -depraved lie" the charg-
stntf for the conduct of the Inquiry ln-| ea made the recoot „eetlng 0 f the
to file lumber trade. About fourteen , Tr , ve | )ng Hen's Hoke Smith Clob te
or fifteeen agents hire been Instruct- j eBect thai tbe Louisville sol
ed-snd sent Into tbe Held within, the Nuhrlle HaUroad hell recently per-
past two weeks and abonc are add!- I chalea 300 lharBI of stock In hla pa-
tlona! appointment, will be made, rata-. p e r H , , ute , (Vial be and hi, f»-
Ing, the stair to some twenty members, j t t, Br .| n .|*w, E. W. Orore. own ell but
It Is expected that the staff will re-1 twenty shares, which were (tree te
mein In the "eld for probably three lw0 e mptoyBi .„f the paper lor their
months and aome will .lay out for { faiaiflltoeia . His answer la a pretty
three montha longer. They will l“-j warm one, and he challenge* tbe Joor-
vestigace tbe movements of lumber, the I to open up tta c ] Mct and dtacloae It*
prices, and tbe relation of the present} fam | ly skeleton*."
situation to conditions In the forest. Toe Inquiry of tbe committee ap
pointed at the traveling men's aeet-
nlg as to tbe ownership of this stock
was answered by the Georgian's coun
sel In the negative along with the
statement that the charge and ropM-
tton of It were an Impertinent alane-
der. " f
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system of the UnltedStaces, and In.
data thus gathered will be worked u.
by tba experts of tbe Bureau of Cor
porations after they bare been lent
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Tho Savannah Press wants to know
whether It was -foe Brown or Hoke
Smith who brought on the storms and
cold weather. Caused simply by the
gush of Hoke's hot air coming In con
tact with the cold facta presented by
Joe Brown.—Enquirer Bus. - ■ .,
Steve Miller nays be la not runtrtsr
against either Joe Brown, or Hoke
Smith for governor, bnt is running for
representative from ..Ware: county ce
iry,-lull li ’dag
