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VOLUME XXIII
*. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 1908
NUMBER 3 9
NEW KOI CENTRAL
TRAIN WRECKED
Rochester* N. Y., Nov. 12.—The
Twentieth Century Limite.l of the
New York Central Railroad was
wrecked early today near here. The
accident was caused by the mils
spreading and two Pullmans were
ditched.
Wild excitement prevailed but nono
were killed, though many passengers
were bruised and battered. In tho
panic to escape from the darkened
cars, several persons were injured,
including the two Mrs. McCormacks,
members of tho millionaire harvester
family.
IIIIIERS® DEATH
WAS ACCIDENT
FLAGLER PEONAGE
CASES IN COURT
New York. Nov. 12.—The body of! New York. Nov. 12.—Tho so-called
Harvey Watterson, the brilliant young | peonage cases were continued today*
lawyer and son of Henry Watterson j before Judge Hough in the Federal
who was killed last night by falling ourt * Ldward Triya, Frank Sav*
from a window in his office, will bo! x * ak * Mnlvin Hurley and Frank A.
sent to his home in Louisville for In J Hoagh, charged with having consplr-
torment. 0,1 to h °H 1,1 a s,atn of slnver y thqU-
Telegrams received today sav that sands of nicn a ” eged 10 havo been
the father is too crushed with grief; la ™ 1 work for Henry M. Flagler
to come for the body and it will boj°^ the East Coast Railroad, are “**
accompanied by the young widow.
INSULTED WOMAN;
MAN WAS KILLED
There has never been any question
In the minds of tho friends of young
Watterson that he met his death by
accident, but official red tapo bail to
to unwound and today the coroner
announced that tho death was Acci
dental anil gave a permit to remove
the body.
indict
Tho defense will havo 5,000 affidav
it.s from Workmen and expect to In
troduce 1,500 witnesses who tfieyj
claim will testify that the accused did!
everything In their power to make!
the men happy and comfortable.
itws OF A DAY
Fi
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 12.—Mrs. # Ar
thur Bonds, aged 22, was accosted am{ I
insulted last evening by a forme:*
hoarder named Craig and she shot, |
him dead. She went to the police J
station with her husband and surren
dered.
IAS TRAIN PASSED
POWDER EXPLODED
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 12.—Thirty
I passengers on a Kansas City Southern
| passenger train were injureJ, sorer-
Ho lay writhing on the ground ; a j fatally, this morning, when a pow-
she told the police, "and I couldn’t j ,i CT mill, located at Holmes Park, ex-
bear to see him suffering to I rcioa.l-, Illn , lt ,,i as tho traln pas3ed . Thrco
ed ray revolver and fired three more {house*
shots In his body.”
j houses were destroyed
j Park and one citizen wj
CHINAMEN WERE DROWNED
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 12.—In an at
tempt to smuggle Chinamen from
Canada over the Niagara river, six
Celestials were drowned last night.
Four others wore rescued and placed
under arrest.
it Holmes
killed.
BALLOON FELL
IN 8 BALTIC SEA
Berlin, Nov. 12.- - A. dltUlble balloon
constructed by Major Grosso, fell intcj
the Baltic Sea today off Sarmucn. 1
Tho accident was due to the con deni
sation of gas. Tho operators wen
New Tariff A Law Next June.
Mr. Norman Nelson,, tho sawyer, a
tho mill ot the Mitchell Lumber Com
patty on the Satilln river two mile:
east of Waycross, had his leg broker
while on duty at the mill this morn
Ing. • He was caught by the wire
Washington, Nov. 12.--Senator cable which was pulling a log from
Burrows, of Michigan, Is authority the river to tho mill. Mr. Nolsop
for the -statement that tho new tariff was brought to Waycross for treat
measure will becomo a law boforo ment by a physician and was later
f.ext June. carried to his home near Waltertown
CLOTHING, SHOES AND HATS
15 to $30
Strouse & Bros, High Art
Clothing Ranging in price
Sam Peek’s Clothing For Young Men and Boys.
Prices JYoimg Men’s - 1 fA fQA
Borsi«.oOiTo;$j.oo * "" v®"
STETSON AND HAWESiHATS.
Twenty-four New “Fall ’08”Q
Blocks Prices - - -
HAN AN, & SON, HOWARD & FOS-Q
TER AND W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES
JUST ARRIVED.
COME TO. SEE US, OUR PLEASURE WILL BF, IN SHOW-KiT
ING YOU THESE, WHETHER YOU ARE READYi i
TO B U Y OR N O T.
THE LEADING
CLOTHIEr.
H.C. SEAMAN
WAYCROSS
GEORGIA.
ANNUAL MEETING SOUTHERN EX
PRESS COMPANY.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 12.—The an
i .i! meeting of tho Southern Express
«.,.ipany was hold todoy at tho coin*
ay's office near the Union Station.
H re was no statement given out as
o tne earning* of tho company In
t is understood the year has been a
r-.> • ercu* one. Tho old Director*
,, i-. re elected kb follows:
Morton F. Plant, N. Y.. M. J. O’-
Si Sen, N. Y., E. W. Sheldon, N. Y.,
‘I. Tilley, N. Y.* T. W. Leary, Al
t' ;a, C. L. Loop, Chattanooga, O. M.
dler, Charlotte, N. C.
After their election the directors
1 (Yikiia officers:
’!. F. Plant, Chairman of tho Board.
President M J. O'Brien.
Vice-President T. W. Leary.
Vice-President C. L. T.oop,
Secretary and Treasurer, O. H. Til-
President O’Brien an.I most,of the
fleers and directors who are ho
ill return to their home tonight.
Stuck In Mud Three Days.
Savannah, n., Nov. 12.— Messrs. E
•rd Peck, Walter Estill and Mash
Brady readied Isle of Hope ye
relay afternoon after a very trying
; xperienco and a Ion7 and tiresome
wait to bo rescued from a mad bank
while fishing in the waters adjacent
to Savannah. They went fishing qlf
Warsaw Island on Thursday of last
week. On Sunday they got stuck In
:!ie mud and lost their row boat which
1 dey had been trailing. They remain
ed stuck In the mud from Sunday
night until Tuesday night when they
were rescued and brougnt back home.
They did not suffer very'much from
hunger as they were supplied with
luncheons but they did puffer greatly
from thir.it. There was no water
near them except the i>.alt water o(
the marches and it would have boon
worse than not drinking any nt nil
to havo used Hint. Their relatives
had been worried almost ill about
them end had sent a man to search
for them. It was in this way they
were found. Mr. Walter Estill is tye
son of tho Into'Col. J. II. Estill who
formerly owned tfc*» Savannah Morn
ing Nows.
Expects To Be Appointed.
Savannah, 0., Nov. 12.—In a t few
days It in oxpoctej tho announcement
will bo ramie of tho appointment of
Mr. II. B. Lonicke, of "avnn.iuh, Ga..
as ncHtninstcr a.t DSfrlefy 'McIntosh
county, Georgia. Mr. Ivomckohns ap
plied for the place which pays about
51.200 n year and ho will in nil prob
ability be named. Ho Is backed by
Mr. Heury Blun, Jr., postmaster nt
Savannah for tho position.
All Drivero For Big Race Here.
Practical! all the drivers who are
0 come to Savannah for tho small
ar auto race on Nov. 2Gth an 1 tho
Irani Prize race on the 26th are
here. Tho Benz drivers reached Sav
annah this morning.
Bazaar at Catholic Library Hail.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 12—Tho Ba
zaar at the Catholic Library Ha l
which ha* been running ra w for tbren
nights to ralso a fund to pay for Im
provements to St. Andrews Academy
attracting large crowjg. It will
probably bo a great success.
THE NEW POETISE STAMPS
*111 be reel, next week. Tho de
nomination. ere 1«, 2*. 3s, ts. G«. 6s,
10s, 13s, 13e, end .60s, and the |1
tump. The 32 and 36 stamps will
ho discontinue.! after the present
dock In postmasters' bends have
U.jn used np.
On these new one-cent stamps Is
e Ned cf Benjamin Franklin In
■flic. All the other denominations
•or run llkellness of Ueorge Wash-
Wton. The border designs of - tho
Khole series are Identical, the head
being an eclipse on end. with laurel
leaves on either elde.' Above the bend
sre the wordc "U, 8. Postage,” and
below la tlw value ot the atamp. No
change In also will to nude from the
present stamp.
SHARPE ARRESTED
FOR G01PLIGITY
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12.—Ex-Sher
iff John I). Saurpe, of Davidson coun
ty, was arrested this afternoon on a
state warrant charging him with com
plicity In the murder of .Senator Car
mack. It is alleged that Sharpe ac
companied the Coopers to the scene
of the killing and stood and witnessed
(Tie deed: that, a moment later he
walked over und was seen to look at
the Senator’s dead body. The war
rant was sworn out by .District At
torney McCorn.
LYNCHERS WERE
IT INDICTED
TESTIMONY INDICATED
LYNCHER3 WERE STRA1
JSERG
400 MINERS
ARE ENTOMBED
Berlin, Nov. 12.—An explosion of
•e dump In the Rodbod' mine In
West Phalin today entombed 100 min
is. Immediately afterward a fire
toke out and is now burning fierce*
Tho air supply is cut off and un*
•ss the. men are speedily rescued all
111 die.
At 1 this afternoon 4S men had
’on brought to tho surface, t\v<
hom have since died. Tho u
s are working, desperately.
THE CORDELE CANNERY.
Tho cunning factory at Cordclo is
shipping at this tlmo several carloads
of earned sweet potatoes.
’I nis factory has been most econo
mically and wisely managed and is
paying good dividends to Its owners.
Mr. Joe Johnson, an old Amerlcim
hoy, la tho excellent manager.
making things * hum. - It Is to ho
hoped that some enterprising citizen
will do for Americas tiio hustler
loo Jubu&ou has daue for Cordeie.—
Americas News.
Four of tho Wayne county ofllcon
’ho had charge of the two negroes
mo were lynched in this city In June
last, arrived in Waycross frdm Jestij;
(his morning and they appeared bo
om the grand Jury to testify about
ho lynching. Tno officers were
<\ A. Lyons, W. B. Lyons, H. J. Wal
ter and H. D. Hlghsmlth
TAYLOR TALKED OF
NIGHT RIDING
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 12—"Night
Riding" In tho South was the subject
of an address by president Taylor
of tho National Glnnera’ Association
boforo tho conference hero today. He
declared that the evil.had Its incep
tion with the flght against the tobac
co trust In Kentucky. Ho reviewed
the movement In the cotton belt and
declared his belief that tho depreda
tions were largely committed by In
dividuals and not organized bands,
under tho mistaken Idea that tho gln
ners would be Intimated In closing
down.
WATSON SAYS HE 18 DONE
AS LEADER OF POPS.
In an extended statement In the
Constitution Sunday morning Thom
as E. Watson spy* ho Is done as lead
er of bis party, but stands ready io
follow the leadership of good men In
the right direction. Among otner
things he aaya: %
"In the organisation af a new party
devoted to the principles of Jeffer
son, Ilea our only bopo. Tho Bryan
Haskell, Taggart McCarren, Murphy
Democracy offers no relief.
"The Populist namo may not be
tolerable to thousands who at heart
believe we are right It may be
necessary to organise the real Den’
ocrats under the name of 'Jefferson
ians."
"Somebody ought to begin such a
movement and loose no time In do
lor ab. I myself have beon so lied
about, misunderstood and differed!*
tod that I am not tho proper leader
for such a party but I stand ready to
give the beat that’s In me tom site
such a movement successful."
If thp € are any Waycross people
who participated in tho lynching of
tile note negroes in this city in Junt:
last they will be greatly relieved to
learn that the grand Jury Investiga
tion has been completed and no in
dictments wore returned.
The Investigation by the grand Jury
was carried on for a day and a hnlf
and the evidence was pretty conclus
ive that tho lynching was done by
out of town people. A large nuni
her of Witnesses wore summonsed. In
cluding tho officers from Wayne coun
ty who had charge of the negroes,
but no testimony was given which
tended to show that any Ware coun-
tylto had anything nt all to do with
the affair. Nearly all Tho witnesses
examined testified to being present,
it us siMictators only.
One grand Juryman stated luat
night that, had the taking of testi
mony continued a few days longer
there would havo been considerable
doubt in tho minds of tho Jurors
whether or not tho lynching had real
ly occurred, nml that some of tho ev
idence was strong enough to convince
tho most doubting person that t«•
affair was Btarted and completed bv
persons who resided in some other
community and who had no acqualn-
mucoH hero.
Mr. V. C. Parker lias contracted
with Mr. C. M. Sweat tiM* tho erec
tion of a handsome two-story dwel
ling 16 bo eroded on Jane street.
Work on tho building will begin In
a few days.
Rev. J. T. Baxter, of Atlanta, will
preach at tho First Baptist Church
in this city on uoxt Sunday, morning
nnd evening. The public Is invited.
Tho nillitnry company from Bruns
wick stopped over a few hours In
Wayfcrbss Inst night while eurouto to
tho Valdosta Carnival. The soldier*
:cemed to havo enjoyed their'short
stay In Waycross.
The Atlantic Coast Lino passenger
train from Thomasvillo was consider
ably delayed this morning 1 because
of tho burning of the railroad trestle
near Cairo. Tho train had to bo run
to Waycroaa over another route. \
The things that would make a wo
man happy look foolish to a mas.
New Silk Underskirts, Just arrived.
The Lewis-WaUon Co. u 2t
TAFT'S VOTE IN GEORGIA,
. FELL UNDER THE AVERAGE..
Whllo the vote for Taft In Georgia,
oa Novembor 3, exceeded by several
thousand tho voto received by Presi
dent Rooievolt, yot taking tho period
from 1872 to 1004 the vote polled
by the republicans fell under the
average of the nine proceeding elec
tions for president. For thd period
named tho average Republican vote
In Georgia waa 47,123, so Taft’a voto
foil 5,831 under tho average. Chair
man Clark Grier, of Dublin predicted
that Taft would recolvo 60,000 votes
in Georgia this time, but that he and
other republicans were disappointed
In thla expectation (a certain. Grlera'
own county of Laurcnta polled only
73 votes for Tsft. Four year* ago
Roosevelt received 390 votes In Lau
rent, and eight yearo ago McKinley
had 395 In the same cotjnty.
Bryan's plurality over Taft tbi.*
yoar is 32,447, which was only 1,694
under the democratic vote four years
ago. Thoro was unmlstakablo apathy
on the part of the Democrats snd they
did not turn out is usual. Here to
Fulton It rained all day, and hun
dreds of Democrats did not go to the
polls. This acounts In a large meas
ure to the fine showing male by the
Republicans. Four and eight years
ago the Republicans captured only
11 counties but this year they got 27.
Still the total vote does not show us
so large. Watson’s vote fell off trem
endously, so the talk of Georgia being-
.i doubtful state doesn’t bang upon
many very encouraging facts growing,
out of the recent election.
To a lot of people the only thing-
tbat Is more unsatisfactory than life*
Is death.
Beautiful display of Dolls, dressed
and undressed at
Tho Waycro-s Bazaar.