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THE WAYCRr-S rTZKLY HERALD Weekly 7\[elps Trom The World At Large. MRS. KARGI8 WILL TELL HUSBAND'S HARDNESS. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 31.—It was to day decide*! by the attorney* .lefena- Ing Beach Harris In hi* trial for the murder of hi* father, to allow Mr*. *;ilcn Hargis, the widowed mother, to bare the family skeleton. Mrs. Har gis ha* expressed a willingness to toil cf the hardness of the "Fend King" toward herself and son, and she la expecteJ to lay bare the facts corning Judge Hargis In teaching tno boy In the use of firearms and drink, and forcing him to associate with hi* hired assassins. Judge Adams pass on the motion for a change of venne today. New York, Aug. 31.—'Thos. L. HI* gen. will he formally notified of his nominal Ion for tho Presidency on tho Independent Party ticket at tho .Na tional Independent Club this evening. tl v.as crlgjnfllly Intended to notify H«ger. cm 1 Col. Graves at tlio same time. The latter (s at Warm Springs, V*., recuperating from hls recent 111- ness. He will bo notified of hls nom- 1 nation for the Vice-Presidency at a later date. GENERAL ALEXANDER P. STEWART DEAD. Biloxy, Miss.. Aug. 30.—(Jen. Alexan* der P. Stewart, one of the last two surviving lieutenant generals of the Confederate States army died a^ hi* home here today. Although In hls S7th year and suffering from the In firmities of old age, Gen. 8tewart‘* death was sudden and came an a die* tinct shock to hls relatives and friends A native of Tennessee, Gen. Stew* art lived the greater part of his life In that state, but of late hud boen making hls homo In Biloxi,, where he found the salt air and pine woods of great benefit to hls health. He waa born at Rogemvllle, Haw* kins county, Tennessee, Oct. 2, 1821, and received hls early education In that atate. loiter he was appointed to the United 8tate* Military Academy at West Point and graduted with hon* ora from that Institution (n June, 1842 At the outbreak of the Civil War he was commissioned as a brigadier gen* •ral In the Confederate States army, made a major general In 1863 and re celved hls commission as a lieutenant general one year later. The close ot the war fonnd him In command of the Army of Teanettee. ML CONTRIBUTION'S ARE STILL U NEEDED IN AUGUSTA. k Augusta, 0*-. Aug. 31.—The flood sufferers are receiving the first at tention at the hands of the city offl- dais. After the distress of the hun gry and half clad unfortunates Is re lieved, the city will turn Its attention to the rehabilitation of the beautiful streets and tho commercial or resi dent property destroyed or damaged by the terrible flood of last week. A Relief from other towns, whether provisions or cash is gratefully appre ciated and both la greatly needed. A loathsome stench today arises from the scores of alleys and streets. The mud la piled to a depth of three feet In many gutters. Water will bo turned on three hours each morning but with that there are not sufficient pipe# to flush the sewers. They are stagnant and are channels of filth. NEW ORLEANS HAS A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. New Orleans, Aug. 30.—Fire which broke out In the center of the commer cial Jistiict here this afternoon swept over portions of three blocks, destroy ing a large number of wholesale hous es, manufacturing plants and small •tores. Originating at Bienville and Charteress street*, the flames worked their .way north as far as Conti street and west toward Royal, bringing about a property loss of between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 before they were finally subdued. REPORT FILED FOR SUSPENDED FIRM. New Y dr\c, Aug. 31.—Assignee Rhoades of the suspended firm of A. O. Bacon A Co., filed hls report today indicating that the firm possesses above all liabilities over half a million dollars. CITY IS READY TO 8END CONTRI- BU TIONS. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1.—Savannah seems preparing to send belated aid to Several drcum.tance. combined to tho of Monday lire foe lire a bead way, which proved afternoon dty council donated $500 hard to overcome. At the time the 10 the *"> “ f he / lt , y „ ttn ' 1 ' onmt like two hundred dollars has been raised by private subscription. The Savanah Benevolent Assclation sent a telegram last nfgfct to mayor Dun bar asking If the city was in need of a donation of $500. It Is expected and answer will be received during the day. Tho Savannah Press has given $100 and a meeting of former August- ans or those with connectios in that city has been called for four o'clock this afternoon to take up the question of forwarding supplies to the city. It Is expected that one or more carloads of provisions will be secured in this way. Judge A. B. Moore, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall. Editor of the Savannah Press .both former residents of Augusta signed the call for the meeting In the County Com missioners office. alarm was turned In. shortly before 3 o'clock, the New Orleans firemen were In the midst of their annual pic nic at a suburban park gnd the engines and patrols responded with a mere handful of men. It was fully an hour before the department was In position to make anything like a successful fight against the fire, and even then the handicap against it was added to by an inadequate supply of water. The fire was one of the most spec tacular that has occurreJ In New Or leans during recent years. The sec tion devastated was made up largely of old buildings, some over a halt- century In use. They proved like so much tinder to the flames, and fan ned by a high wind, tho fire made rapid progress. Two warehouses filled with wines and liquors were among the buildings destroyed by the fire. As they burned the barrels of whiskey and brandy ex- j ploded with thunderous roars, which could be heard for blocks and which shock the walls of adjoining buildings and endangered the lives of firemen engaged In fighting thp flames. ALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM AMICABLE ADJUSTED. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31.—William J. Bryan and Governor Johnson met today and all differences between them have been amicably adjusted. A great crowd assembled at the sta tion to meet the Nebraskan and Gov. Johnson was among the first to grasp hls hand. Bryan breakfasted with the Governor at the Minnesota Club. This afternoon Bryan spoke to a large crowd at the State Fair. Pefhsps you had noticed that that •mile which had nearly worn off is coming back to the average citlsen again. ...it* Directors Held Meeting. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1.—The Direct ors of the South Atlantic Car & Manu facturing Co., held a meeting at noon today at the Citizens Bank for the pur pose of confirming the election of Mr. B. F. Bullard, as President of the com pany. Mr. Bullards election was con- Armed and It was announced that the *» the saloonB ot approaching liners. PROM NEW YORK TO NEARLY HAIF MILLION GAIN IN LOTS OF TROUBLE FOR THE BOY PARI8 BY WIRELE88. TAXABLE PROPERTY. OF 18 AND UNDER. Contract were recently signed where by a wireless telephone service Is to be established on the 700 foot tower of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany In New York city by the De For- esst Radio Telephone company. Lee De Forest, scientific director, de clares hls belief that eventually it will be possible to communicate by speech from the lofty pile In Madison square to tho top of Eiffel twer In Paris. He expects when the apparatus Is installed to have wireless' telephone communication between New York and Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Chi cago and Havana. Then he hopes to achieve the feat of talking to the French capital. A soon as the Me tropolitan tower is completed an anten na consisting of eight small copper wires will be fastened through the topmost balcony on the fifty-second floor, Just below the lantern. The wires will be Insulated from the metal frame of tho structure and will run down diagonally to the Fourth avenue end of the roof of the main building to a pent house, dn which the wireless apparatus will be placed. The station will be 160 feet above the curb, while the wires will thus have a length of 700 feet and will be as far as possible removed from the absorbing influence of strucural steel It is announced that the apparatus will have a ten kilowatt capacity, which would make it capable of covering 1,000 miles. When the service is installed Dr. De Forest declares that it will be possible to actually talk with incoming steam ships on the sea and ev.en to trans mit to them by wireless telephone not only words, but music. One of plans is to transmit opera as sung In the opera housese In New York direct works will probably be started soon if an expected contract for cars from the Atlantic Coast Line Is landed. The directors were unanimously of $he opinion that the company should not remain In the hands of a receiver. HOLDER VINDICATED BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Representative John N. Holder, ot Jefferson, Jackson county, and chair man of the house committee on pm- Ucntlary, was the recipient Monday afternoon just before adjournment, of a tribute of confidence and esteem fiom hls fellow members, the like ot which has probably never before been arm In tae house by any of those The house adopted, standing, unan imously and with loud applause, a re- a*.*utkm offered by Representative lYrrj of Gainesville, testifying to the hi;h character and sincerity of the ir - tuber from Jackson, and every mem her ot the house seemed to give hls heart to hts rote, as he resented the attach which had been made upon Mr. Holder by an Atlanta afternoon paper ot Ust Saturday. llr. Holder himself was overcome by hindness of hls colleagues as they with one voice gave him the manly accolade of vindication, and wtth tears In hls eyes and choked voice, could oerty say: "Mr. Speaker and gentlemen f thank you from the bottom of my heart" Tho tncideat grew out of an article which appeared tn the Saturday ta ps* of an Atlanta afternoon newspaper and attacked Mr. Holder (a the line of an alleged connection with convict «"*r*oe. declaring that he could not net Ate Preparing Plan to Work Convicts. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1.—How badly In need of a place for working ttfe mis demeanor convicts of Savannah, Chat ham county, was shown tods* when there were so many prisoners In jail that some of the cells had to be oc cupied by more than one person There were almost 250 prisoners In jail this morning before the police court sent in its quota there. This HISGEN SHOT WHILE I class ot prisoners do not work but re- HUNTING SQUIRRELS. | ma,n ln l* 11 at an expense to the city | The city and the county are now pre- Petersburg, Ind., Aug. 31.—Thos. W. ^Ing a plan by which it Is proposed Hlsgen, Jr., a relative of the Preside* | to work the city convicts on the county tlsl nominee of the Independent party' f ar ® n<>ar the city limits. Dr. De Forest said that he anticipat ed no Interference between the Radio Telephone service and the wireless tel- graph messages around the metropolis Is, as on account of the great height of the tower the Metropolitan station would be abloto employ a wave a mile and a half long, as that no other sta tion, no matter how near, would do able to hear it. was accidentally shot, perhaps fatally, thl, morning, by Bert Warner, nil | Flood, Threatening Savannah River. father-in-law, while they were squirrel hunting. UNION LEADERS ISSUE 8TATE » MENT A8 TO CAU8ES. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 31.—Tae strike of the coal miners which has been the cause of so much violence for the past two months, was officially terminated this morning by the na tional ofllcers of the union. The or ders, signed by President Lewis, say that state Interference was chiefly re sponsible for the failure of the strike. Governor Comer's proclamation bidding the miners to assemble at meetings and to leave the tented cit ies. was more than the leaders could overcome. There Is great satisfaction through out the district over the outcome. Melbourne, Australia, Gug. 31.—The enormous crowd which assembled to witness the arrival of the American fleet this morning proved too much for the Princess bridge. The bridge bar riers were overborne end several per sons were Injured. .'Irintereetlncty; aleo that he w» way. Valdosta also wants'a road 41 N~r,a by lb. clotert poraonal and net to Mllltovraind will help out the talk* of running nashville ROAD TO MILLTOWN. Valdosta, On,. Aug. 29.—There ts a great deal ot talk about a new rail road coming to Valdosta, and It Is said that the Atlanta, Birmingham A'At lantic may be behind It. A new road Is being built from Wayctoee oward Nashville, through Clinch county. It ts said that this road wilt probably be deflected to IflUtown and from there to Valdosta. — The road baa been under construc tion sometime toward Nashville. The people of MiUtown are anxious for a nearer route to Valdoeta. and It Is •aid that they are willing to offer in ducements to have the road come that Savannah, Ga., Sept. 1.—The floods are seriousjy threatening the Savann ah river at Garnet and railroad traffic has been suspended over it. This puts a serious obstacle in the way of travel ing by rail to the north. The freshet Is just now beginning to be felt In this section of tho state. It Is feared great damage will be done tho rice crop In the Immediate vicinity of Savannah tomorrow and ThursJay. The planters are hustling to get as much of the crop gathered as possible before the high water arrives. Cotton Ysar Very Good. Savannah. Ga., Sept. 1,—The Cotton year of 1907-08 which closed yesterday had been a very good one for Sav annah. The gross receipts of botn u{£ land and sea Island cotton for tho season eclipsed the receipts of the I Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 1.—Detec tives say that within the next 24 hours they will make an arrest that will clear up the mysterious shooting of Chas. B. Roberts Tuesday night of last week. Roberts' condition today Is unchanged. It Is said the detec tives suspect a man well known ln New York, Baltimore and Atlantic City. IN8ENDJARY FIRE AT BAXLEY. Baxley, Ga., Aug. 31.—Baxley was visited by a destructive conflagration at 3 o'clock thl#.. morning, the total loss being estimated at #18,000. The Morris Building, a two-story Drtcg structure of modern architecture, and and adjoining wooden building were consumed. Mr. Morris carried $3,000 Insurance on the building and $3,000 on hls stock of general merchandise. J. J. Johnson, hardware dealer, lost $800, and M. L. Mairay, dentist. $1,600. Cols. Hlghsmlth and Parker and J. B. Moore and H. C. Newton, Insurance agent, lost to the amount of $1,500, none carrying Insurance on office fix tures. The fire was evidently of Incendiary origin. So rapidly did the flame* spread over the building. It is believed that practically every room In the upper story was thoroughly saturated with olther gasoline or kerosene. Tax Assessor M. E. Henderson has completed hls work for the present year and today turned over his books to the county commissioners. Tae books show an Increase in the taxable property of Ware county over last year's returns of $377,473. The total amount of property re turned for taxation this year is $5,573,- 975, against $5,196,502 Ust year. The Increase in the property val uation of colored tax payers is $68,- 057. The total value of property re turned for taxation by colored people this year is $293,324 against $225,267 last year. The increase of property values in Ware county of nearly half a million dollars this year Is considered remark able. Many people hero thought there would be a falling off on account of the financial stringency of the past few months, and it will be a source of satisfaction tn know that the proper ty valuation In Ware county Is near ly 10 per cent greater than last year and that Ware is one of the tew counties in the state which shows a gain. TURNED OUT TO BE THIEF WITH GOOD8 IN BAG. On account of the several robberies reported In different parts of the city last night, the officers have been on a sharpe lookout for suspicious char acters. About 8 o’clock this morning Con stable C. E. Cason arrested a negro named George Williams, who, In com pany with a small boy, was walking toward Haxzard Hill. Both had sack over their shoulder, and when seeing Mr. Cason started off In a run. The older negro threw hls sack Into some bushes and ran into a swamp. He was captured, however, with little difficulty, but the boy made good his * ccpe. The bag which the older ne gro carried was partly filled with "brasses" belonging to the Atlantic Coast Line. Williams was lodged In Jail. He was employed by the Coast Line anJ had evidently been collecting the brasses for some time. It Is believed by some that Williams and the boy might have been the bur glars who broke Into the store of W. A. Cason on Albany Avenue last night as a boy had evidently entered the place through the window bars which had been forced open. WRITES JUDGE PERHAM TO HEAD THEM OFF HERE. Jacksonville Time-Union. Word has reached the ears of Mayor Sebrlng that a number of beggars ana fakirs have recently been headed for this city from towns and cities throughout Georgia and the mayor has Issued strict orders to the police department to be on the lookout for this class of people and arrest them for vagancy whenever found In this city. ' The following letter was sent to Chief Vlnzant by Mayor 8ebrlng yes terday. . Capt. W. D. Vlnzant, Chief of Police, Jacksonville, Fla. My Dear Sir—It has come to my knowledge that a great many of the cities and towns In Georgia have been overrun with fakirs and beggars from the upper country, and that thoy jire now sending them to Jacksonville to get rid of them, and from the number that have arrived tn the last two or three days, I am convinced of the fact that the report Is correct. These peo ple are beggars and fakirs. You will arrest them for Tmgrrnoy or turn them back upon arrtvJl. I wish yon to take drastic steps ln keeping these people The old curfew law ^nlch has been lying In the vaults of the city hall for countless months, almost forgotten by the city officials and never before heard~"of by the youth of Waycross, has been ressurrected, and Is to be put In force by Chief Colley and bis men at once. The small boy, and lots of them who don’t think they are small, will have to change their hours for re tiring, beginning with tonight. Ten o'clock sharpe Is the hour for bed for every boy under 18 years of age, and he must stay in until the time for the early bird the next morning. Prompt ly at the hour of four In the mornings the youngster of 18 and under may show himself on the streets again. Chief of Police Colley has received Instructions to put the curfew law ln force at once, and woe be to the boy he catches on the street after 10 o’clock at night. . The law, as pass ed by the city council several years ago, Is as follows: AN ORDINANCE—Entitled, an or dinance prohibiting miners, under tn* age of eighteen years, and unaccom panied by parents or guardians from being upon the strectB of the City of Waycrosn after the hour of ten p. m. and before the hour of 4 a. m. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Waycross, In re gular meeting assembled, and It is hereby ordained by said authority, that from and after the passage ot this ordinance It shall be unlawful for any minor, under the age of eighteen years to be upon the streets of the City of Waycross, unless accompanied by the parents or guardian of such minor; or accompanied by some adult and with the permission of the parents or the parents or guardian of said minor. Be It further ordained that a viola tion of this ordinance shall be punish ed by a fine, not to exceed twenty-flve dollars, or Imprisonment or work upon the chain gang, not exceeding thirty days. In the discretion of the Mayor. Attest: R. P. BYRD. Signed A. M. KNIGHT, Mayor. Passed In meeting February 28,189S The Ware County Commissioners are In session here today, but owing to the absence of Ordinary Lott and Commissioner Taylor the Important business of the county will not he han dled until next week, when a peclal meeting of the commissioners will he held on the ,8th. Most of the pauper and other bills will be paid today and tomorrow will be taken up with the discussion of road matters. The ap pointment of road overseers and the fixing of the road tax will Ukely be made tomorrow. The northern mails are still coming In after delays of from one /to three days, and |t will doubtless be the last of the wesk before the trains are again running on regular schedules. The highest stage of the rivers over which the Atlantic Coast Line passes in South Carolina was reached yester day, but no great damage is reported. LOW RATE TO ATLANTA REUNION Fare to Atlanta on October 7 and'Y, on account of tho annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans of Georgia, will be one cent a mile, each way, according to those members of the railroad fraternity who have acted upon the request filed with the South eastern Passenger Association, for a reduced rate to this city on that occa sion. The far^ to the state fair October # t®. 24 inclusive will be 3 cents a mile, plus the price of admission to the former year. Tae receipts of upland ' Caicago, Ill., Sept 1. In an attempt from coming Into our city and keeping fetr, for the round trip, cotton for the season Just closed were| to * ync “ MartIn Vincent, a negro, wbojth em off the street Instinct our men I. - 1,479.697 and sea IslanJs 64,904. Thel alUckcd ft whlte * ere on hU way jto be very vigilant in carrying out! total receipts were 1,534,607 against t0 work tw# morning, a mob.of 10001 thli order . 1,469,219 for the season of 1906-07. men would hav « taken their prts- men and would hare taken the! pprls-1 oner but for the arrival of reserves.! ca’ls special attention ♦n the advertIsemerit o( Mr. W., D. Respectfully, J Morton, scent for the Standard Real V.. H. Sc.BRING, j Estate Loan Company of Washington Mayor. d. c. Mr. Morton Is now ready'for TAKAHIRA VISIT TO PRESIDENT!-,. nmvMn. I «r. aiorion is now reauy lor MATTER OF GRAVE CONCERN SDri^eld kJ 1 * “* *° ** "***' Mty ° P ***"«"* In No. 4 of the South- '* t<Ki 8prln,fl ' U **■ W «*• following. Tho fakir. , n Th|l roBpiiny> liar* already .track Waycro.a and through Mr. Morton. <to prepared to ToWtlcal te*m*s to Jamec M. Bushh, i novemeBt. ■vr .♦•.a'*.**** Wt.hlncton. Sept. 1.—'Wellington J di.patcbea to Uie American today' ■ay. that the accrat of Ambasiadorj Takahlra'i myaterlooa vl.lt of Satut day h*< become known. The repraa- entative ot Japan went to Oyiter Bay to eoaad PreeUent Rooeevelt on tho queetlon of a Cblni-Amerloan alliance. Baton Taktblra, It I. understood, told the President blnntly that be h,d been ordered by the Mikado to Inform Mr. Rooeevelt that the pretence ot two American flecte In tho Picltc ocean and tnUllona ot flab are lying deal In intern to the waa a matter of much coi Toklo - government. 1 • a nee. the Baron Mid. bar arouted the Japanese people to inch'an extent that changes might have been made Is the plant for the reception of tbe American Beet hi Japoaeae waters. HUNDRED BOATS ARE AGROUND AS RE8ULT OF BREAK IN WORKS. Jollett, III., Sept. J.—Unknown par- tlet thl. morning dynamited the Die noli tad Michigan canal at Cbonepon. making a break In tbe weet bank 100 feet long. Water poured through and flooded adjacent farm landn Tbe canal la now dry for to alien. Over a bandied boon are attended tbe dry ratial. who ecntrwdel that tbe tiife theuld maintain the budget over the cxnai. and tbe etate offlclalt. Tbe tait legUlatnre potted an ap propriation for Ibln pnrpoeo bat Gov. eraor Deaeco vetoed tbe bill b-uld be looked after: Jacksonville. Fla., Sept 1,1008. Judge A. P. Perham, Waycrota, Ga. My Dear Perham: I enclose yon copy of an order that buy or build a home for the.rent pay- ert of Waycroat at a coat tip greater than the ninthly rent. Tbit la the working man's chance to get a notae on eaty montjily payment's. I ftmnd necessary to Itana' to our Two days before I tinned tide order. Police to try to bead off e number of ( then waa abont a dozen of tfceto trampt and faklra comini South from erlpplea. faklrt, atreet-venitefa and beg. tho upper Country. It aeemt to mejgare tamed up In Jacksonville, end I that theta people bant Jacksonville | proceeded to tarn them eat, and gft and. inch placet on Waycroat and otb-Jrid of tbe last one of them, eo If you er thrievlng. growing chtee. In waleh can make any' suggestions to yoir to practice their vocation. Now I ex Tbe dynamiting It tbe culmlnitleiu fleet that year dt> v will be over ran "f a bitter light between the f«rme-».Tilth them tbit w'n*ef. tml If yoa can eatch them and bet-1 them 05 them tnd drive them back from there and floepente with no, I think that we can accomplish a great deal of.good In ridding our communities of these people. . .t — V '•t* good people, nnd 'cooperate with tie along that’Hie. we wfll be pleated Qt> bote you do so. Let me bear from yon. WUb beet wishes (or yon and my good frSebdt la Waycross. compliments to our friend Stanton, I am at ever. Tour friend. W. H|8EBRI.VO - Mayor.