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ssi* mmmammmmm WAYCROSS SCENES IN NEW BOOKLET A., B. A A TO GET Ur ADVERTISE MENT FOR THIS CITY. VfaycroM la to have a very strong advertising medium, which will be ar ranged through the Traffic Department of the Atlanta, Birmingham k Atlan tic K. R., Fred G. Ilarwald, the Sta* tMJrian of the road, la now In the city for that purpose. Specific data will be collected covering every point in the city's growth and progress, Jur- log the past few years. Each lino of Commercial, Industrial and Agricul tural endeavor, that can In any way have a bearing on the city's growth and welfare, will be carefully recorded, and handled In a broad and compre hensive manner. Mr. Ilarwald will be pleased to hear from any and all par- asianfitiif <lifivYV"A **«■ mURPHY WRITES Or .BUCK HAND LETTER IS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH wtllTER AND SCANDAL MONGERS There seems to me considerable talk about a Black Hand Letter, received by me, and f desire to quiet the minds and tongues of those who are disposed to make capital out of it, by stating the facts in connection with that let ter. A letter mailed In box at 125 Rey nolds aireeK a colored settlement) ad dressed to me was received about two weeks ago which threatened me with Death in the Dark," that 1 should be Shot In the Back" and other dellgfit- ful ways to go to the hereafter, be cause 1 or some clerk In the office had spokeu "Cross and Mean” to the writ- r* wife. The letter cannot appear In ties, relative lo the natural ifnd acqulr-j ^ r - n j because or the language used. •J resource of VS'njcross. He can be, Uat w|u h(J abown the publisher of this he A., 11. At A freight bfflee t , u ^ er an d others who desire to see 1L rached * r by apjKjintnient. The facts and figures he will gather will be edited and put into a very handsome booklet, illustrated with a very large number of scenes In Way- cross and contiguous territory. The After secret means had been employ ed to discover t.ie writer and failed 1 showed the letter to the Chief of pol ice and some of my friends, (the chief Is still Investigating with good reason , to believe the writer will be caught) matter the book will contain will be un j j Ina( j P known generally that such about Waycrqss only, complete within Its own covers and with the broad dis tribution the Traffic Department will give to this book, will be one of the greatest and most thorough advertise ments Waycrosa has had for many years. COMMITTEE FROM THE 8TATE AT LARGE. Chairman If. A. Hall, of the Demo cratic State convention, announces the following members of the State executive committee for the Stale at large in addition to the four apiminl- ed by each Congressional District: Hon. J. R. Miller, or Bulloch. Hon. W. W. Banks, of Tift. Hon. W. E. Steed, of Taylor. Hon. J. A. Thrash, of Merriweather. Hoa. F. J. Faxon, of Fulton. Hon. A. Emmett Barnc*. of Bibb. Hon. 0. R. Hutchlnxciji, of Polk. Hen. J. M. Smith, of Oglethorpe. . Hon. II. F. Carr, of Banks. Hon. Louis Brooks, of Richmond. Hon. t\ L. Sweat, of Coffee. WILL ADDRE88 CHAMBER OF COM MERCE ON A. B. A A. That the people of Jacksonville are taking great Interest In the proposed extension of the Atlanta, nirnilngnam and Atalntlc railroad from Wuycross to Jacksonville Is evidenced by the ac tion of the Jacksonville Chamber of Comtnorco at Ita recent meeting. In In viting Mr. V. L. Stanton to Jackson ville to addross the Chamber of Com merce of that city on tho proposed ex tension. The Jacksonville Times Union of Friday has the following: "President Hours called upon Mr. Edwin Brobston ai one of Hie pioneers In the building of the Atlanta, Birming ham an<l Atlantic railroad, who had lately attended the hanquot In Atlan ta by the Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the completion of that road. Mr. Brobston responded and briefly outlined his connection with the early days of tho road when he was a cltl- sen of Brunswick. He then told of the speech made at the banquet In At lanta by Mr. V. L. Stanton, ol Waycrosa. in which the speaker point- «*d out -the great importance of Jack sonville as an objective [mint for the railroad. Tu©' speech of Mr. Stanton wa* published In full In the Tittle* Union of Wednesday. Mr. Brobston then pointed out tho Importance of some action being taken to secure the entrance of the road Into Jacksonville. Mr. J. M. Bars moved that a special committee be appointed,** of which Mr. Hrobson should be chairman, to ek- extend to Mr. Stanton an Invitation • to come to Jacksonville and address the cltlxena In regard to the plan to have the A., B. k A. build a' Une from Waycrosa to tala city. k Tho motion waa carried and Presi dent Hours appointed the committee after conferring with Mr. Brobston." » Mr. Stanton la today In receipt of the following letter from Mr. Edwin Brobston of Jacksonville. % "I understand there will be a meet ing of the Board some time within the next 10 days ami ir you can arrange A) do to, I would suggest t'»at you come down and meet our people at that time. I trust "you will stir'things up at Waycrosa and that you will ontHne some plan by which you can bring -this matter to the attention of Mr 'At kinson and hit associates. With kindest regard I remain, % Yours very truly, ' EDWIN BROBSTON.* letter had been received, thinking per haps that If th^ writer meant to carry out bis threat, the fact of the letter being known would cause him to think twice. A few days afterwards I was ca by wire to New York, to appear be fore the United States Court In that city as a witness,, returning yesterday l discovered that some person sons, to contemptible to live and blot the fair name of our city by their pres ence, and who in the minds of good people are far lower and more danger* our than the cowardly writer of the letter who would shoot u man In the dnrk, have caused other constructions to be placed on the letter which "Mr. Murphy received from the husband of a woman" and have gone so far as to state that the letter had cuused my departure to parts unknown. To tljeae liars as well as the coward who wYote the letter, I desire to say that 1 have returned, am at my usual duties in the office und am always prepared to deal out the sume medicine to both writer and scandal mongers, If the one can be cauvht and the other traced down, and no stone will bo left unturned to ac complish both. CHA8. E. MURPHY. BIG MERGER AMONG AMONG CORN COMPANIES. Trenton. N. J., June 30.—Th» Cbm Products Refining Company, u mer ger of the old Concern of that name, and the Corn Products Company, have been chartered here with a capitalisa tion or $80,000,000. The liabilities of both companies have been assumed by the new concern which will be governed by the laws of the old Corn Products Company. NEAR HERE SATURDAY '* FIFTEEN HUNDRED IDLE GIVEN EMPLOYMENT. BISHOP POTTER CANNOT SURVIVE THROUGH DAY. Coop*rstown, N. Y., June 30.—A bul letin Issued this morning says that Bishop Henry Potter rested easily last night, but his condition is so critical be cannot survive the day. DEMOCRAT HAB BECOME MEMBER REPUBLICAN CABINET Washington, June 30.—Luke Wright a democrat, will become a member of tho republican Cabinet tomorrow, suc ceeding Taft, Secretary cf War. Mr. Wright waa at tho Department this morning poring over a mass of official patters and familiarizing himself with the work. There will be much Interest as to bis attitude during the campaign. HEAT IN NEW YORK HAS MADE CITY 8UFFER. New York, .-j© 30.—Seven are dead as the result of the torrid wave that for twenty-four hours has made si) N*tw York suffer.Officials of the weather bureau promise relief todfy. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Thqmas are In Louth Jacksonville to attend the, mar- rlaco of tbelr youngest son. Mr. D. Boyce Thomas to Miss Margaret, the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs; 8. M. Scruggs. The groom la a promi nent merchant and postmaster of the nourishing young city of South Jack sen vine. Congratulations. There wBl be no state ticket pot The peach crop In Georgia this year l O>jWtt wUl start on the Ott cottage Contractor W. J. Gassett, has just closed, a contract with Mrs. C. F. Osf tor the erection of the handsome two- story cottage ou the corner of Gilmore and Miller streets. The cottage will occupy tho lot cn which the dwelling Is noVr occupied by J. E. McClellan stands. The McClellan house will be move& back on Miller street to woere the kindergarten bonding now la The kindergarten will probably be moved to the Harley lot oq Miller street. Mr. The lynching cf the»two negroes on Cotl<c# HIU Saturday evening Is the •lrst lynching evere before recorded in Waycross. It was an gffalr to ** forever regretted by the peace loving citlfens of our city and county, but, for years to come it will be a Jesson for the negroes of this community to . emomber—a warning - that should prevent a reoccurrence of a crime such as was committed at Hlcfcor last Thursday night. Most of those who took active part In Saturday's lynching were men from out of town, some of* them men who had known theTittle Walnwright girl- men who hgl spent two sleepless nights and days In the search for the negro rapists. Ik is probable, however, that somejaere men from our town and county. * The crowd who witnessed the lynch log of the negroes was variously estimated at from one thousand fifteen hundred. The great majority seemed to be In complete sympathy with the lynchers, but only a few took actual part. The affair was less than half an/hour after the ne groes were taken from the guards, the negro who was hanged being killed by revolvers Immediately after he was swung from the tree. railed Negroes Were In Jail all day Saturday, The two negroes, In company with three guards, were brought to Way- cross from near the scene of the crime Saturday morning. They were lodged In jail awaiting instructions from 8her- Iff Lyons, of Wayne county. The sheriff's son. a deputy In company with other deputies, came In during the afternoon. He had arranged to get the negroes from the Jail and for the Savannah train to stop in the rail road cut between Albany Avenue and Butler street. A large crowd was at tho depot ex pecting the prisoners to be carried fo Jesup, and It was soon learned that the officers had the men and were wait ing for the train at the Butler street crossing. 4 Those wjio had come In Brunswick train from the Hiclcox neighborhood and numbers who had come to town during the day by priv ate conveyance from Wayne county, were Joined by Waycross people who hnd not seen- the negrqes, and a run was' made to Hutler street. Guards Armed With Guns and Rifles. Seven officers and guards from Wayne county were guarding the prisoners. They were armed with shot guns, rifles and revolvers. Sheriff Woodard and his deputies were also present. For some time after the first crowd arrived the offlers were file to keep order, Sheriff Woodard quelling one or two outbreaks when the first suggestions of lynching were made The # crowd was continually grow Ing greater, until the prisoners and guards were enclosed In a mass of hu- nnity doubtless fifty deep. The passftig of a freight train from 8avannah- prevented one outbreak which seemed imminent, and the of ficers had opportunity to move their prisoners across a small culvert Into the railroad cut There had already been many cries of *i4ynch him" and Kill him," and the open statement was made on every hand that the negroes should not be taken away. .. . ^ Poll of Crowd waa Takon. Finally one young man, a stranger, *ho Is said to be from Florida, climb ed to tye top of the railroad embank ment and called on every person fav oring "not allowing the pegroes. to leave this town" hold up their bans, loth the young man's hands ©were held up apd from every pan of the crowd men’s hands went up In the air. The guards grasped their guns firm ly and formed a ring around the pris oners Deputy Lyona took hla pistol from the holster and waited for the attack. A moment of Intense- quiet, then a man, who Is laid to have as sisted In the search for the Uttle Wmlnwrtiht girl when she .was first missed from home, ^called to the crowd, "Boys, ! am ready to die 'sere and now Let's do our dnt.y"Immedi ately every guard was grabbed by.a l >xcn hands, while the two negroes, -Gained together, were jerked from 'heir midst The weapons of the * uarda were taken away, emptied of V.elr cartridges, and in some instan ces returned to the officers. running at top speed, the negroes The head of the PopuHsts in Georgians soon ns other hnlldlngi are mov- were shoved along, up on College hill, mtk be a osadldate for president ed ^the running wan kept up for half a mile. Finally some one urged that the negroes be taken apart A short stop was called while attempts were made to loosen the chain which bound ,ttie negroes together. This proved unsuccessful, and the mob continued on Its way to an oak tree about three hundred yards in rear of the Bap- 1st college building. Jnst as the mob reached the tree Sheriff Woodard drove up and stand ing in his buggy begged the crowd to release the smaller negro, stating that he had nothing to do with the crime. The sheriff handed some one his handcuff keys and offered to unlock them himself. The mob, not accept ing the sheriff’s offer, tried to unlock the handcuffs which bound the men together. For several minutes they worked at it, while : many in the rear urged a speedy hanging. Others call ed out to "saeve the smaller negro." After fruitless efforts to disconnect the handcuffs and chain which bound the two negroe's ^together. It was de cided to hang the negro Daker while the other, still chained tc Baker’s body, stood by the tree. No rope had been, provided, but a trace chain which had been locked around the negroe’s neck when he was first captured, waa found to be long enough. r , \ Negro Hunfl by Trace Chain, One man, who is said to have come In during the Jay from Florida, climb ed to the first limb of the tree. He grasped the chain as the negro was hoisted up by several men. Quickly tieing the chain around the limb, the negro was left hanging. The smaller one, one arm reaching upward as he strained to pull himself away from the hanging man, grasped the oak with the other, hugging the tree tightly The mob, clearing the way around the hanging man, stepped back about ten' paces. Pistols and guns were raised and the bodies of both negroes were perforated with bullets. It is said that one rifle and one gun taken from the Wayde county guarjs were used during the shooting. Doubt less two hundred shots were fired, the hanging negro’s body being badly mutlliated. The lynching was hardly before It was hear of up tovui, and hundreds of persons Iramrdlgtely left the streets to view the gruesome right. The mob dispersed immediately af ter the lynching. Small Negro Equally Guilty. There Is every reason to believe that the small negro, who waa shot by the mob Saturday was equally as guil ty as the other one. The officers considered him so, It Is said, and In formation from Hickox today Is to the effect that the little Walnwright girl first statement accused the ne gro Wilkins of being Implicated with the others. The officers, just before the prison ers were taken away from them Sat urday afternoon, gave out the informa tion that the smaller man had been arrested for selling whiskey, and that he was not accused of the crime. This statement was entirely-at varience with that made by the guards early in the morning and wTtb the statement of the Uttle gtru The information from Hickox today Is that the little girl still sticks' to her story that moth the negroes who were lynched here were guilty, and from a story told today by a resident of Hickox, the smallest negro showed the greatest cruelty or the two In the outrage of the little girl. 8trang«ra Were Leaders In the Mob Notwithstanding some'of the re ports which have been sent out, it It certain that the leaders of 8aturday'a mob were men from out of town. The evening'train from Brunswick brought In ten or more cltlxena from the Hick ox neighborhood, some of whom left the treln near the Gilmore street crossing. Others came In by private conveyance during the afternoon, apd there Is every reason to believe that arrangements had been made to take the negroes from the officers befbre they reached Jesup, provided they could not be secured In Waycross. r While It may have been possible that some Waycross people assisted In the lynching of the negroes. It fs certain (bat those In the leed were strangers to the city, and they did not ask or require the help of any one else. The Mob Takes Negroes. In the meantime a hundred persons were frantically trying to get at the rlsoners who were in charge of a ‘ w leaders. The wire fence of the railroad Impeded the rash for a-mota- nt. and the two negroes were hurled through ft, making way for those who came behind. m Bayardstown, Pa., June 29.—This morning two of the three mills of the Schoenberger plant resumed work af ter having been sftut down for three months. Between fifteen and sev enteen huxfdred men went back to work. After a week the third mill will'- resume work. Then will follow continguous mills and a one blast fur nace. The Schoenberger plant is a subsidiary of the American Steel and Wire Company. ALL OVER BUT ' ■ THE SHOUTING BRYAN’S NOMINATION AT DENVER SEEMS ASSURED. Denver, Co!., June 29.—Develop ment. Sere in tue Democratic rank* today indicate that t'ae nomination o( Bryan Is considered to be all over but the shouting. Many Vlce-Pre.ldentlal candidates are coming to the front and the fo Altona, Pa., June 29.—The Pennsyl vania Beech Creek and Eastern Coal and Coke Company will start the op eration of the mines at Galitzen and Bennington Wednesday on full time. This will give work to about 1,500 men. *Th8 mines have been closed since the first of the year. New York, June 29.—Secretary of State Roof started today a course In physical training at. Prof. Billy Mull doons Sanitarium He.is under the same strict discipline as any other. Mulldoon whpn asked If Taft was com ing to his place said: "Not until after election In the fall.” MEN WHO GAVE EXHIBITION HERE AT THEIR OLD TRICK8. Savannah, Ga., June 30.—Informa tion has been received In Savannah of the arrest at Guyton of a man named Mason who was preparing to give an old time Fiddler* Convention there. He was arrested and carried back to Millen where he had held a similar convention. It is said he Is also wanted at Valdosta. It is Claimed he has failed to pay for buggy hire at the places where he haa been giving his performances and~has also failed to deliver prizes which have been won by the more expert handlers of the fiddle and the bow. J. R. SMITH GOE8 TO CONFER WITH MR. BROWN. Fpr the purpose-of ormlng definite plans regarding the notification which will be formally given Mr. Brown of hla nomination for governor. Chair man J. R. Smith, of the notification committee just appointed by the con vention’s chairman, Hewlet A. Hall, will confer with Mr. Brown at the lat- ters Marrletta home Monday after noon. % Mr. Smltb.accompanied by Mrs. Smith, leaves for Marietta at 2 o'clock, making the trip In his automobile. The chairman and the governor elect will spenJ the greater potion of the uatlon is *o mixed that not even Com mitteeman Mack, of New York, will venture an opinion. It has been Inti- ^ mated, however, that Bryan would ue glad to have Jerry Sullivan nomlnat- ed. It la expected that the fight over the temporary chairmanship will "not develop, Theodore Bell, of California, being named with Woodson, of Ken tucky as secretary. It Is now declared that Henry Clay ton, of Alabama, and Judge Hannon, of Ohio, have a lead for permanent chairman of the convention. Clay ton seems to be the most acceptable« all around, as Bryan* wants a South ern man. While a few Johnson men are mak ing some claims, there are no strong Johnson men here now. Norman Mack, the New York committeeman, laughs at the claims of the Johnson contingent. "There Is absolutely nothing to it," Mack said. "Johnson has not the slightest show. Bryan will win on the first ballot t A freight train of forty-two cars* every one of which seemed to be heavily loaded with melons-, pulled out from the station here this morn ing. This was one of the longest mel on trains yet seen to leave this city. If the prices were good the melon growers would be reaping a rich har vest now.—Valdosta Times. ATTRACTIVE SIGNS BY WAITE, THE PAINTER. Two signs have Just been completed for the Covington Company, C. vV. Parker, manager, and the Hutchinson Shoe Company, C. W. Parker, mana ger, which are attracting favorable comment by all who see them. The signs are on the third floor of the I.aGrande office building on the win dows of the offices occupied by Mj^ Parker as manager for these two co0 cerns. The signs are the work of Mr. |J Waite, the wOll known sign painter whose headquarters are on Brewer street, just In rear of Trinity Church. He ha* been a resident of Waycrosa* only a year or two, but hla coming has given this city one of the best sign painters to be found in any city. His work is always gotten up with taste, and the material used makes his signs lasting. Whenever the let ters, "Waite, P. X. T.” are noticed on a sign, one may readily recognize the afternoon In conference upon the de-. tails of the notification, which Isj Wor » t 88 that of the highest class, scheduled to take place on July 11th. I Official notification of toe appoint- M R «.*OOM WAS ILjfcTEO ment of the committee wa» received | wen iwkb. may ward. Boaton, Mass., June 30.—Mra. Phillip by Mr. Smith Monday morning, and he proceeded to at once get matters together for tho occaalon. Elaborate tentative plans have already been for mulated, and the Journal hai publish ed them. They are probably safe In dication! of the trend matters wll lake on the 11th.—Atlanta Journal. Editor Pendleton think, that the At lanU'platform I, to be compared to Censer', wife rather than to Ceaier’, will a, waa done by Senator Felder. While we remember that Conner', wife wa, above suspicion and so 1, the At lanU platform. Moore, of St. Lout,, was elected this* morning general prealdent of th« Gen eral Federation of Woman, Club, over ' Mr,. May Ward,-of MaasachusetU by 93. vote.. Coroner Htld Inquest. gumhht wounds from ! ttie hand, of unknown parties" — Another Lynched Near Hickox Information received Saturday from Hickox told of the lynching of another negro Implicated. In the out rage. .The Information ,#aa to the effect that tbe<cgro waa the last' of the three Wanted and that he had been Immediately ,hot uy the mob who crp- tured him. A report received here today wa, to the effect that four other* had been killed near Hickox since Saturday, but this report U said to be talac. N«flro Staten By Whit, Man. A negro mao waa found In the west ern part of the city badly beaten up. be waa brought to the city for treat ment by-a physician. LHtle Informa tion about the affair la obtainable. It !, «ald, however, that the negro had a little too much to say about the NEW YORK IS TO HAVE LOFTIEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD. New York, June 30.—Plan, tor A building, the loftiest In the world, or- topping by 200 feet the MetropoHUn tower, wa. Bled with the'building su perintendent today by Burahhm and Company, architect, of Chicago, act ing tor the Equitable Ldte Assurance Society. The building will be the new pome at the eoclety and will oc cupy the lame sight. It will be BE stories high and will be 909. feet ebove the curb, exclusive of the Beg pole, which will be 150 feet high: The con struction will begin In a short time. The building will cost *10,000,BOO. SUPPLIES ORDERED FOR sufferersVrom the flood. \ lck.burg, 'Miss., June 39.—LieuL Upham, cf the United Statu Army returned today from a lauirch ride through the orerdowed districts ’ of Warren and Itaquenna counties. He reports that, two or three thousand , perosn, need relief. The lieutenant^, Jr received orders to at once order *up-g^ plies fpr six weeks tor the lynr thouj,^V^ Coroner Grimes held an Inquest ov- j lynching Saturday and the ' outrage er the bodies of the negroes late Sat-jupcn the little Walnwright girl, and sand sufferer*' In WllVfosom AdamSi and Jefferecn counties which be vis ited last week. With crowds of men on every side, unlay night. No witness could recured who could give any Informa tion about the lynching. One young man testified that he "saw a crowd, beard some pistols shooting, then saw n puff of smoke, and that was all he knew about It." This wa* shorn all t|ie coroner end his Jury could learn shout the affair. The verdict was, th* "two eaknosre ne groes bad com* m tbetr deaths by was beaten, by a crowd of white men. The police bed obtained no In. Trumlon about the affair np to noon today. Condition of Girl Reported Critical. Information wits received hero this morning that the condition of tho ITT JAIL AND SHERIFF'S -v HOME WERE BURNED.. Jacksonville, Fla., June 28.—a' tele gram received here tonlrtu from Titus ville soya: “The Brevard county Jelf and the sherilTa home was complete.' ty destroyed by fire tonight The prisoner*, mostly negroes, were tie Wain vight girt Is critical. Her rescued after a harj. light, and not one- mind and body la In a terrible rr.mll. -• «... mind and body Is tn n terrible condi tion end then era grave fear* Gfht ah* wilt not recover... mad mad* his escape. They am now being held rader guard la the etty. The lose l* estimated at *59.094 ., ka '. ? , . 'iWi i a>r*~ i* • . • I I.;