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THE WAYCROSS V .VR\ I VP- HPr •: Subscrbs For % Herald & Uriel Nelps Trom Ober The World At Large. Subscabs For §8 Herald $ PHONE LINES |* EXTENDS BT TO BE EXTENDED CLINCH COUNTY If tile present efforts of Mr. Hanna, manager of tbo Southern Bell Tele phone and Telegraph Company In tbla city meets with the success that Is expected, all sections of Ware coun ty may soon be reached over rural telephone lines. For some years the stations on tome of the railroad lines out from Warcrosn havo been equipped" with long Jlatancc 'phones, but now the telephone company is arranging for The construction force are again at worfc this week extending the Bail ey mill tram road. The road now extends a little more than 21 miles out from Waycross and Is being grad ually added to as it Is needed for log ging purposes for the Bailey Manu facturing Company and the Waycross Cypress Company. The road has al ready crossed the lino Into Clinch county nnJ is nearly half way be tween Waycross and Nashville, In Berrien county. '"r 1 * ■ *■’ 'on are the Installation of lines on most of. tnJ adher|ng t0 th( . , lralgt n ne B ur- the public reads leading out from Uel (rom Waycr0BS t0 xaehvlHe. city. r I A meeting of farmers of the Wal-j cANAL 70 CUT FLORIDA IN TWO. tertown neighborhood will bo hold on ^ Columbus, Ga., Nov. 9.—The project the 20th to consider a party line to. of cutt j ng t jj 0 peninsula of Florida in that place and the Jordan settlement two ar) an j we t ship canal, In the Blckley district will doubtless cottnec t| ng tl.e Atlantic ocoan and the Join with the Waltertown people. »a«Jf of Mexico, wan the leading ques* Dr. J. E. W. Smith’s Hue to <fi l a, tfon today before the convention of country home about four miles easc* ( |, 0 GuJ f coast Inland Waterways of the city will bo completed within a few days and a number of other far mers In that neighborhood will Join with “him. Other sections of county will doubtless Join togothor and put .in party lines and In a few months the principal farmers of this section will be able to roach the city by 'phono from their homes. THE TWO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PA88ED. These amendments known ns the service pension and the county po lice and sanitation amendments. The first of these authortr.es the payment of annual pensions to all Confederate veterans or widows of veterans whose personal property Is less than $1,500. The second authorizes county offic ials to levy tnxes for the support, of rural police nncl old pension purposes. Under the old pension law thcro wero a number of veterans not ablo to secure help from the state. The under tho pension venue. It loo!;s like it was nil up with tho/ colored troops who shot up Brownsville, Roosevelt hns been sus tained. In fact tho recent election has dono the colored contingent no good In any state hi the union. BURGLARS GST $10,000 WORTH OP BOOTY. New York, Nov. 8.—With tho pierc ing rpy of a burglar&s dark lantern thinning in their eyes and two revol vers by masked men covering them, the live members cf the family of Charles K. Tayntor, a wealthy gran ite dealer. lay In bed In the Taynter homo at Borough Park, Brooklyn, for more than an hour this morning while a third masked burglar packed up 910, 000 worth of jewelry and silverware. The burglars bound Mr. Taynter hand and foot and escaped with ttaelV Association In session here. Senator-elect D. U. Fletcher, .of Florida tonight outlined this plan to the convention In a speech In which he said: “We must meet waterway improve ments in foreign countries by water way Improvements at home, If we would* maintain supremacy or ever. standing In markets abroad. “Tho problem of the cheapest and safest means of transportalton now required by tho Southern, Westei and Northern growers is solved when the United States gulf ports are open ed and the Florida ship canal, on th lock system, Is constructed. MINISTER KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 10.—Dr. David Thompson, editor of the Northwest ern Chrietlan-Advocate. died this morning from injuries sustained by being struck by an automobile. Dr. Thompson was In attendance at the NEWS OE A Oil GREAT DAMAGE BY THE FOREST FIRES HORSE RACING AT THUNDER BOLT THIS MONTH. Savannah, Ga„ Nov. 10.— Unless Methodist bishop.’ conference hero ! 211 EiiM ,I!l1 ticre T ' U1 te X-Iemy of when the accident occurred. ;cc, > rac, “ J at Thunderbolt this ASSAULTED AND ROBBED BY THUGS. Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 9.—Dur ing last night, four men who bad been a^raulted and robbed by thugs, were found on the streets of Chattanooga. One of them, a negTo, died as a re sult of his injuries. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company will be held cn the 13th and the special train bearing the stockholders and clHfera Is expected in Waycross on the 19th or 20th. The visit to Waycross of the stock holders this year will be more than of ordinary interest because of the groat expenditures made in this city during tho pa?t year or two. The new shops ere practically- completed, tho new yards In use, and If any of the visitors should desire to stop over for a few days, Waycrosd can entertain them In one of the best hotels In the country. The Coast Line buildings and yards are being thoroughly cleaned prepar atory to the visit of tho officials on the 19th. Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. 10—Forest fires are doing great damage to Ten nessee. Northern Alabama and West ern Kentucky. A large quantity ot Umber In tile West Tennessee Tiver bottoms baa been destroyed. Large tracts of timber and miles of fencing has been burned In Limestone auu .Madison counties, Ala. month. If the patronage warrants it the turners will be kept here for sev* eral weeks. The half railo'track at Doyle's place ia to be used for these j events and there will be itab>3 re- WILL MAKE PRELIMINARY SUR presenting all the fast horse cwtcral VEY8 FOR BIG MILL. if the South. Messrs. J. F. Lynch, of | Atlanta and Alyex P. Doyle, of Cavan-j Herald was this afternoon au- i are behind the plan. The .-. cos j ,; U!r j. c( i , ;J that a civil engineer are scheduled to start on Tuesday of: representing the Hebard Cypress Co., ill be In Waycross on Thursday of Paris, Nov. 9.—A dispatch from Belgrade says that on Saturday night a band of Bosnians, who bud taken refuge In the mountains, dynamited tho barracks at Konltzc, a town sit- uated 120 kilometers from tho Ser vian frontier. Ono hundred and twenty Austrian soldlera were killed. COTTON GINNED THIS YEAR. Washington, Nov. 9.—Tne Conan Bureau this morning placed tho quan tity of cotton ginned to Nor. 10th this year at 8,199,000 bales, counting round as half, against 0,197,800 last year anJ 9,908,395 In 1909. Royston, Ga., Not, In fin auto mobile wreck near bera last nltbL one person was killed and three In- lured. The dead man la F. C. Hoi- brook, aged <0, a prominent farmer and Confederate veteran. The in jured ere F. O. Bood, William Bai ley ami Rpbcrt Fowler. The automobile woe going at rapid tpeed when a tire came off. Tho machine skidded end then over turned. LaPcrtc, 1ml., Nov. 9.—The court room was crowded today when the esse ot Ray Latnpere, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Bello Gunnees and three children, woe opened. 1 pare wee visably agitated when he took hie seat. The selection or too jury began and the proeeentlon and tha defence came to a dash over the Brat venireman which waa exam-' load. This Is taken to Indicate that • fierce legal battle le it hand. Neb., Nov. William J. Bryan may become Chancellor of the University of Nebraska. Dr. Benja min Andrews last night resigned me piece because ot poor health and goo- nlp In University circles links RVyon’a name with the ehucellor- CORN GROUND. 1 have large watermill ricks. Don't toko but fire minutes to the bushel to grind your com. Meal or Qrtto on tend to sell or swap oil tho time. Give mo a trial and be convinced. -Tues day and Saturday grinding days. Mill near Car factory. ltd Stw. a V. JKfTOfU*. CALL FOR GOOD ROAD CONRES8. Atlanta, Nov.' 9.—Governor Hoke Smith has tassued this cull for the as- ambling ot n good road congress to meet in Atlanta December 2-3: Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8, 1908. In view ot the Imperative necessl- ty tor the Improvement of public roads, and at tho request of a joint committee representing the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,' the county of Fulton, and the city of Atlanta, I hereby call a good roads congress to meet In Atlanta on Decomber 2 and 3 for the purpose of discussing tne subject end taking upproprlate no tion thereon. All federal, state, county and muni cipal bodies, boards or officers, and •II commercial and agricultural organ! rations Interested In the Improvement of the pubtlo roads are Invited to send delegatee, and the cooperation of the governors and the county end munici pal officers Is asked to the end that their respective constituencies' may bo repreeented by men qualified to discuss this Important subject. HOKE SMITH, Governor. WANT TO iff AT WOODWARD FOR MAYOR. Atlanta, Nov. 9.—Plans are being made to hold a mass mooting here one night oarly Jhls week for tho purpose of discussing the advisability of putt ing out an Independent candidate for mayor at tho regular election In Dec ember. The movement was started on no- count of alleged unbecoming conduct on tha part of James O. Woodward, who was nominated at a recent pri mary. During the put week "os waa accuted ot being Intoxicated and ha baa not made an outright denial. He Is sold to have left the city tempora rily. Several are spoken of aa probable Independent candidates, amoag them being J, R. Smith, who managed tbs campaign of Joseph M. Brown,.the re cently successful .candidate tor gov ernor. Ed. C. Peters and & H. Inman. The Bank of Waycross cases v/ill not ccrae up before tbo Superior Court of Ware county this week but will probably bo postponed until special term of court to be called probably In January. SECOND WEEK OF COURT. Tho second week of Wnro Superior court convened at 10 o’clock this morning. A number cf criminal casos are to be tried. The case against Arthur Ricketson, charged with tho murder of Andrew Music, will very likoly be tried this week. It Is understood that Judge V. V. Whipple, who was to preside this week, will not come on account of Judge Parker not being well enough to exchange courts with him. CANNIBAL8 HAVE THE BEST OF IT. Lincoln, Nov. 8.—Advices received here state that in response to ent itle representations on the part of French and German ministers on the subject of killing of French and Ger mans by natives In Portugese Guinea the Portugese government has admitt ed that It waa unhle to quell the last rorolt because of the lack of troops. The government, however, brought about peace temporarily by reducing the hut tax. but In doing so, stood In danger of losing all prestige with the natives, who are ferocious cannibals. A general uprising la feared. next week. Mayer Aimer of Thunderbolt has given assurance that his little bailiwick will not Interfere with the making of books end !t Is not thought there will be ar.;: legal obstacles encountered. Savannah Has A New Swindle. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.~2avar.nah has developed what Is thought to be a brand new swindle. It 1* nothing more or loss than the collection of city taxes on personal property from new comers to the city. The scheme seems to be to x watch the columns of the daily newspapers to see where new arrivals live and to then present, themselves as city tax collectors who want to collect money for personal property. The scheme lias worked very well In one or two Instances and It Is not known how many unreport ed cases there are. Mayor Tiedeman will make an effort to have these pet ty crooks rundown. Foye Case Still In Court. Savannah, Ga., Nov 10.—The near Ing of the caveat to the Mil of .he late P. T. Foye co »::ik’ bt fore ge Henry Me VI ri t »he Conr Ordinary. The testimor • is of a very Interesting character showing the in side affairs of Mr. Foy’s life at tho New Pulaski House where he lived In Savannah and at the Batholdi where ho stopped when In New York. It has been shown that Mr. Foye was a very hard drinker and that at one timo Jie felt so remorseful that he made up his mind to commit suicide. Friends disunited him and he decided to live a while longer. So far the evidence hat been very interesting but there doesn't seem to have been much presented to show that Mr. Foye did not know what he was doing when he made the will which cut off his brother and aunts who have cavated tho will. Tuning up Car s For Big Race. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.—Savannah- Ians have overy day now presented, absolutely free, one of the greatest shows that anyone could desire. It Is a dally treat to stand beside the long automobile course and see the fast Frenchmen, Italians, Germans and Americans tuning up fSelr cars for the big race on Thanksgiving day. The course Is closed two hours each day for traffic and the speedy boys skirt round It on their fast machines. Additional cars *nd drivers continue to come Into the city. C. G. (fell Elected President this week for ning tho sum cf the compai As was ante the purpose of begin- y cf tho proposed mill y here. meed In the Herald on last Friday the Hebard Cyprcaa Com pany have definitely decided to locate their mill hero, and while the selec tion of a site has not as yet been ab solutely agreed upon, the matter has advanced sufficiently ! pany to send their engineer here to begin surveying their tram road right- of-way, railroad crossings, etc. It Ib the engineer's intention to be gin his surveys at once, and It Is not likely that there will be any great delay In beginning operations on the mill. KILLING OF nnesseeam. rent of nK Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 9.—Former United States Senator Edward Ward Carmack, editor of the Tenn was shot and killed this Seventh avenue, north, in front < Polk flats, by Robin Cooper, a son of Col. Duncan C. Cooper. Mr. Carmack was going north la Seventh avenue and Col. Cooper and hli son wore approaching Seventh avenue in Union street. Soon after they came In sight of one another the shooting began. Robin Cooper, it te said, fired two shots and Senator Car mack one. Col. Duncan Cooper, It Is said drew a, pistol, hut did not ahoot. Senator Carmack fell to the ground, dying instantly. Robin Cooper was shot In the* right shoulder, but was aot severely hurt Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—The Tennesseean today, referring to the killing of Editor Carmack, says edi torially that the Conyers way* laid the ( Ex-Senator and opened fire ar fer the com- j without warning. "Thus died the bravest and gentlest, mo..t courageous and truest man In Tennessee. With cut passion, without a wild desire for revenge; with pity and not malice In our hearts, we join with friends and foes of the dead man In deploring the awful* tragedy and demanding prompt and speedy execution of justice on the men who have been guilty of this unprovocated and bloody assassina tion.’’ Mrs. Edward Carmack, In a state of collapse, arrived here today from Columbia to # accompany the body of Judge Taft is now at Hot Springs Va. Tho president-elect may now find time to take a warm bath. New York, Nov*. 10.—Physicians at tending Dr. William T. Bull, the not- . . . , , .u . » s . l icr husband, former United States ed surgeon, nnounce that his death Is *. . . , . Senator Carmack, who was shot to question cf only a few hours. , „ , , , death In a street duel acre yesterday afternoon by Robin Cooper, sen of Col. Duncan Brown Cooper. The tragedy resulted from repeated attacks made by Mr. Carmack on the stump and In his newspaper, the Ten nessean, against Col. Cooper. It Is understood that Col. Cooper made threats to kill the former Senator Ilf hit, nt.me (Cooper’s) appeared In the Tennesseean again. Mr. Carmack’s mother. Mrs. Dunnlngham, was so overcome the news of tho killing that doctors had to be summonsed. Young Copp er’s wounds are not serious. FAITHFUL. “Broxton was converted 20 years aeo and has never been knowi backslide.” “What church docs he belong to?“- “He doesn’t belong t(wany church, Brcxton was converted wo baseball.” "Do women dress to please men?” Inquires r. temlnlne write. We do not know. We hardly think they dress In the all but vain hope cf pleasing the other women, ALL SORTS OF JUNK IN COWS' STOMACH. Albany, Oa., Nov. 10.—There comet from Poulan, In Worth county, a story that takes the cake and pretty nearly everything else In tight John B. Shiver, a Poulan butcher killed a cow the other day, and de clares that he' found in her stomach,; Stevens ft Company has been elected tn partially digested state, a watch | president of the Savannah Cotton Ex- chain, about a pound of nails and a '* ”—*** —* * ~ half dollar coined In 1858. It la de clared that It took fourteen Shota to kill the cow when the time came to butcher her. Savannah, Ga., Nov 10.—Mr. C. G. Bell, a member of the firm of Butler- SO DIFKRCNT* "Life atnt Ilka the playaj “How nowr* “Whan 1 go calling avar tells ma tha family history whilst making passes at tha fornltura a feather duster."—Washington Ho»U. ...v* >s .^ MORSES' LIFE IN A NUT SHELL. Began buelnaee Ilia aa a "eandjf butcher" and peanut render. At height of career, onljr a jeer ego, fortune estimated at 120,000,000 to 139,000,000. When crash coma this was swept •way, leaving him In debt 13,400,ow. Corporations controlled by him bad capital and reaonrcoa of 9339,000,000. Practically owned active control ot fifteen banks and truet companies and three Insurance companies. * Hid large tract tn seventeen other corporation.. Including Ice Trust and New England steamship com bination. chants He will make a splendid offi cer si ho take, great Intereet In both the short staple and the Sea Island cotton markets. He succeed* Mr. Wright Hunter who.baa served two years as President. Line Officer* Elected. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.—At a meet ing of the commissioned officevr the First Regiment of latantry last night the following lino officers were elected. Lieut. Col. John C. Bntler, Major A. D. Harden, Major J. H. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. On December 18th and 19th will be held In the County Court House, tho mid-winter examination of teachera. Hon. Jere M. Pound, State 8chool Commissioner rays “The examination will not bo based very greatly upuu texts suggested tor reading, but more stress then usual will be laid upon school taw and aehool management." In the Spring Examination tho question! will be ahaped In a great part, by Duttons “School Manage ment" and Dlnsman'a "Teaching of a Country SehooL" Dutton's School Management may be bad of the South ern School Book Depository, of At lanta, Ga., and Dlniman'e Teaching ol a country school may be had of the American Book Company, of Atlanta Ga. Both ot thrae books are One hut *Jte latter Is especially full of good -tings applicable to country schools and conditions. Teachers desiring to tca-'i. next year, In Ware county should tako this examination unle-s the-.- hnld an unexpigeJ license Issued from this office se I will net ondor>o license Is sued from any other cen -ty. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—Govern or Patterson Issued a statement this morning deploring the tragedy. He said that he was with both Robin Cooper and his father Monday morn ing but that nothing occurred to cause him to suspect that an altercation with Senator Carmack waa Immi nent. He had urged Colonel Coop er to ignore the objectionable editor ials. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—A spe cial session of the grand jury will be called to Investigate the shooting of E. W. Carmack by Col. Duncan Cooper end bln son Robin. It Is believed that both defendant! will waive,pre liminary examination and will bo bound over without bill. Neither of' the Coopers hive mode a state-n of any sort ( JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS LET CONTRACT OF 9500JIM Richmond, To, Nov. 9 —Announce ment wes made tn this city today of tho letting of contracts aggregating Applicants muct tur-hh their ma- j *’80,000 by tho Florida and Georgia tertals, pc-nciL, pens, Ink rod paper. -Railway Company, of which John Legal (not fools) cap pacer an-l t T nl- Skelton Williams former president cf n-rslty examination tablets are sng- "e K«abosi-l Air Une Railway. Is' WIN. [ .resident. An louncetpent was mate All applicants shoal I recur.’ at my | ilro. of on Increase during the part office In the Court Hr ™ cn tho j month, of 22 per cent,In the buatnenm morning of'the 18tli of December, not of the. rend. later than nine o'clock. i Ono of the contracts Is for the bnlld- J. M. MAB'fWY, ; I nr of r twf-e-.mlle stretch ol. road C. 8. C., V.are County. | at a e-st of ’.Tti.MO: another for the ‘ — _ ' building of fret ;’at cars amounting to Now Ycrk. Nov. 9.—ro-rno-uer Ed-! 1299-ftfio. T- e management of tho roaj Holmken. These officers w«re only' Tari) Mrr-an was shot m l n.,' r!>|y j predicts the speedy resumption of nor- captaln't before their election. Lieut.- Col. Duttlcr wee In command of the Savannah Cadote, Majors* Harden and Helmken comnndcd the Republican Blues end the German Volunteers re spectively. Asa ooantrymon waa sowing hie * round, two smart fellows were rid- W«a director tn twanty-elx eurpot- lag thet way, and one ot them called slides. Could ho sentenced to 939 yean Im prisonment on conviction of 99 viola tions of the notional bonking tawe. A man never knows bis own mental capacity mail necessity drives. to him with an Insolent elr! "Well, honest fellow." rsU he, "Ilia yonr to sow, l ot wo reap the frulta of yonr tabor.' To which the countryman replied: "Ta very likely yon may, for I am sowing hemp.* a. ^ i fatally wnuntlv.1 while cn the way to hl3 office this morning b" a disap pointed office seeker named Eric Mc Kay, a stenographer. The shoot'm occurred near the Morgan "come. Mr. Morgan was walking with $■* daugh ter to the subway when the man op ened Are. After Bring a shot Into Morgan’s body the man turned the rerotrer on himself and fired three ahote, two of which tooku effect In hta head. Ho (ell to the aldemclk dead. Mr. Mor gan has been connected With the pottoffice slaee 1972 when he started work M letter carrier. mat business tbroogont the South. Aa-t'-,. Tex.. Nov. Campbell has been advised that a -' other gin was burned Saturday night In Henderson county, and the incec-. .ilatlim Is spreading to other coun ties.. Rangers hive beep dispatcher to the dtitnrbed counties, i . rm r— Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 9—Night rla- Ing and. the horning of gins In the Sonth In addition .with the general cotton aitnatloa, will be discussed .at the convection of rotten gvowers and Sinners and factors which convene* here tamoejow. " r mlMl' •