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Waycross Weekly Herald
VOLUME XXIII
CIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY l ECRU ARY 20 I9G9
NUMBER I
TWO KILLED ID A
HEAD-ON COLLISION
MR. O. D. FRANCIS, FLAGMAN, AND
NEGRO FIREMAN INSTANTLY
KILLED—OTHERS INJURED.
A head-on collision of freight trains
Nos. 212 and 309 on the Atlantic Coast
Line occurred last night at 8:10 o’clock
five miles west, of Tifton, In which
0. D. Francis, flagman, of Albany, was
instantly killed, and Marshall Gates,
negro fireman, of Waycross, is missing
and his bcdy is probably burled ben
eath the wreckage.
Engineer 5 t B. Hendeison, of Way-
cross, who^wpq in charge of train No.
212, westbound/ was painfully injured,
and Engineer X A. McLarty, of Albany,
in charge of 'train No. 309, and Con
ductor*^. Walters, of Albany, and Tom
PIuminem, negro fireman, of Waycross
aqtWohn Urquhart and Buss Jeffers,
negro brakeman, of Waycross, were
slightly Injured. A mix-up of orders
is said to have been the cause of tho
wreck.
A relief train with physicians was
sent to tho scene of the wreck from
Tifton, while officials from Waycross
went on a special train. The train
retu: ned to Waycross this morning at
7:45, bringing the body of O. D. Fran
cis, and others that were injured. The
remains of Mr. Francis were removed
to an undertaking establishment to be
prepared for shipment to his former
home at Luverne, Ala., tonight for bur
ial. Engineer Henderson was carried
to his home at 45 Elizabeth street and
is resting easy. Two of the Injured
negroes were carried to the hospital
here. Engineer McLarty and Con
ductor Walters, as well as Buss Jef
fers, negro brakeman, were able to go
to their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Francis, father
and mother of the young man killed,
accompanied by their little daughter
were at the Phoenix Hotel here en
route to Albany to visit their son when
they were apprised of his death. They
had been on a pleasure trip to Florida
and were going by Albany to spend a
few days before proceeding to their
home at Luverne, Ala. The terrible
news came as a great shock to father,
mother and sister. They went on
to Albany last night and will accom
pany their son’s wife and children to
Luverne tonight to attend the funeral
Mr. O. D. Francis was about 26 years
old and leaves a wife and three chil
dren, the youngest being only four
weeks old. Mr. and Mrs. Francis re
sided In Waycross for some time be
fore moving to Albany, and the news
of his untimely death was received
with much regret here.
LATER.
The chared remains of Marshall
Gates, the negro fireman, were found
beneath the wreckage this morning.
TO EHECT FINE HOME MR. WILL H. FOLKS
FOR MR. HOPKINS
SUPERINTENDENT OF HEBARD
COMPANY LETS CONTRACT
FOR MODERN RESIDENCE TO
CONTRACTOR VIRGIL PARKER
By the first of next week Contractor
Virgil Parker will have commenced
work on a handsome dwelling for Mr.
John M. Hopkins, superintendent for
the Hebard Cypress Company in this
city, which is to bo erected on the
company's land in the northern out
skirts of the city. Tho exact loca
tion hns not as yet been determined
upon, but It will probably be built a
short distance north of the Steedley
farm on the A., B. & A. Railway.
Tho dwelling is to be modern in
every respect, with steam heat, sew
erage and watermnin.
It is expected that the building will
be completed within six weeks after
the work has been started.
SOLICITOR GENERAL
JOS. H. THOMAS.
(T. B. H.) in Jesup Sentinel
On Saturday the 6th inst. Governor
Hoke Smith Appointed Judbe Joseph I ren,oval . to Atlanta
DIES IN ATLANTA
BODY WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT
—FUNERAL TO OCCUR
MORROW AFTERNOON. ,
Mr. Will B. Folks, after a short ill
ness, died in the Presbyterian hospital
in Atlanta this morning, and tho body
will be brought to Waycross tonight.
The news of Mr. Fplks* death will
be received with genuine regret by
bis friends in Waycross. Only a few
days ago was it known that he was
ill when his brothers, Drs. F. C. and
G. P. Folks, were summoned to At
lanta by a telegram announcing his
serious illness. Dr. G. P. Folks wjs
called home on account of business,
arriving yesterday morning and re
ported the condition of his brother a
little more hopeful when he left At
lanta. Dr. F. C. Folks remained in
Atlanta and Dr. G. P. Folks returned
to Atlanta last night. They will ac
company the remains to Waycross
tonight. The funeral will occur from
the residence of Dr. F. C. Folk A on
Mary street tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Mr. Folks was the son of the late
Dr. W. II. Folks and was raised in
Waycross, and remained here until his
•oral years agi
CONFERENCE NEEil
A8 TO PROGRE88 MADE BY CEN
„ TRAL OF GEORGIA 8INCE HE
BEGAN "ANtl-RAILROAD CAM
PAIGN." I
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 16.—From a net
Income of $1,291,211 In 1906 to a defi
cit of $5,426 In 1908 is tho progress
made by the Central of Georgia rail
way since Governor Smith began "his
Anti-railroad campaign," as the result
of which the road has been forced to
drop 1,044 employes from Its payrolls,
declares Major J. F. Hanson, president
of the company ,!n a statement given
out yesterday In answer to that given
out by Governor Smith on Saturday.
**I regret the necessity for calling
public attention to the errors contain
ed (n the report of Governor Smith
says Major Hanson, in which he dis
cusses those sections of the govern
or’s statement which dealt with the
Central of Georgia."
Declares Comparison Unfair.
With respect to Governor Smith's
statement that the earnings of
Central increased $218,873.96 in *908
over 1907, Major Hanson calls atten
tion to the changes in bookkeeping
made necessary by the new rules of
the Interstate commerce commission,
and argues that it is idle to compare
figures compiled in 1907, under the
old rules, with figures compiled In
1908 under the new. He states fur
ther that the Important result from
the operation of A railroad la the net
Income.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS AU
THORIZED BY PRESIDENT
ELECT TAFT.
Washington, Feb. 17.—The extra sea-
aion of congress will be convened
March 16. This date was definitely
settled today and President-elect Taft
authorised the announcement.
Formal announcment of the date
waa made by Republican floor leader,
Mr. Payne, at 11:30 o’clock this morn
log for the information of the house.
He said he had been authorized by Mr.
Taft to state that the special session
of the 61st congress would be called
to convene on March 15.
The date of the extra session called
for the purpose of tariff revision, was
fixed at a conference today between
President-elect TafL Snator Aldrich
and Speaker Cannon, which In turn
followed a conference last night be
tween 8enator Alrich and Speaker
Cannon, held at the request of Mr.
Taft who desired that the senate and
house should be in harmony over the
date of the convening session.
H. Thomas of Baxley, Appling county
Solicitor General of the Brunswick
Judicial Circuit, to succeed Hon. John
Bennett. The late lamented E.
Lawton Walker had been elected to
this office but did not live to assumu
its duties. Judge Thomas will erve two
ears under this appointment, when
the vacancy will be regularly .filled by
lection. •<!.£* lil
to engage in the drug business,
remained in Atlanta until last fall,
when lie moved to Stone Mountain,
Ga., whero he was engaged In the
drug business when taken ill and was
carried to tho hospital in Atlanta. He
is survived by his wife and two ittle
girls, and also two brothers, Drs. F. C.
and G. P. Folks. The deceased was
of a genial disposition and nmdc
friends wherever he went. The
Herald extends sympathy to the be
reaved oue
AT1ENDED 0
TELEPHONE MANAGERS
R. H. 8. HANNER, LOCAL MAN
AGER, ATTENDED THE MEET-
INQ HELD IN 3AVANNAH YES
TERDAY.
Mr. H. S. Hanner, the local mana
ger for the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Company, was in Sa
vannah yesterday, whero a District
Conference of all their managers was
held for tho purpose of deciding upon
plans for a definite oanvuss for tele
phones in the rural sections around
each city or town,
The company’s proposition is a very
flattering one that is being widely
advertised and gives tho rural dweller
one of tho city’s many conveniences
upd -benefitts at prices within every
one’s means, no matter how small a
user.
The proposition is one that contem
plates tho organization of a mutual
club for the purpose of owning and
building the lines from the Kxchango
limits to the subscribers; places, and
ft YORK HAS 60S MfAllOSS FROM
“IWRATjON CRAZY”i EIGHTJATTLESHIfS
TOM LONGBOAT THE iNDIAN 19 T0 TAKE PART IN THE INAUG*
New York, Feb. 18.—New York
seems to have gone Marathon crazy.
Ever since little "Johnny" Hnyes, a
clerk In tho sporting goods division of
a Third Avenue department store pass
od by tho collapsed Italian, Dorando,
in the Ixtndon Stadium, at the Olympic
races last year , marathon races have
been run galoro. Upon his rdturn to
the United States Hayes was a victim
of hero worship, and when the parade
of Olympic winners passed down
Broadway he was tho ono groat at
traction. W1 hing to secure all the pe
cuniary benefits he could from his
popularity luHcslgned from tho Ama
teur Athletic Union and became a
professional. Joining a vaudeville cir
cuit. But his popularity was not to
last long. For with tho hop© of In
creasing it, ho challenged tho Italian
to run him another mnruthon at Madi-
(OEAL OF THE URAL PARADE ON MARCH 4.
Washington, Fob. 16.—Admiral Spor-
ry today sent by wireless to the Navy
Department the names of the battle
ships of his fleet which wi! remain at
anchor In Hampton Roads until after
March 4, In order to scud battalions
from their crews to the inaugural par-
ado In Washington.
These vessels are tho Connecticut,
Virginin, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Geor
gia, Ulinois, Hearsarge and Kentucky.
Tho latter three will be placed out of
commission on their arrival at their
homo navy yards. The ronmlning eight
battleships, which have completed a
cruise around tho world, will leavo
Hampton Ronds for their home navy
yards for repairs Immediately after an
inspection by the admiral, which will
tnko placo as soon as practicable af
ter the review by tho President.
tlie company connects with such lines. E, J n ^U| ,aro Garden, and was defeat*
and furnishes siTvice to and from their Italian Immediately inn Jo
twon patrons ot\n very low cost, do-1 fi'ul^hes in Canada, Philadelphia anil
pending upon the number of stations! °U ,or largo cities, hut he
connected
OF ALL THE FARMER8’ UNION
WAREHOUSES IN THE STATE.
Judge Joseph Henry Thomas Is a
native, of Bristol, Pierce county, born
In 1867. In early life he ipoved with
his parents to Appling county, whero
he has since resided. He attended tho
rural schools of Appling and In these
obtained the rudiments of an educa
tion. At eighteen his father died leav-l M t „
ing young Joseph about two hundred] Atlanta, Feb. 16.—National Presl-
dollars as hi hare of the very small dent Charles 8. Barrett of tho Form-
estate. With this nucleus he began and ers ’ Union, has gone, to Oklahoma
where ho Is at work upon a plan sim
ilar to that which recently came to a
nn rl In HaAhaIa Ik* «AnnnlU«,lnM ..H'
By teaching school at intervals and
with the above very small pittance ho
entered Mercer University in 1885 and
by hard work and with the-very clos
est application he was graduated from
that well known Institution from both
the literary and law deparments
While a student there he was known
for his close application to his studies.
The honors that he received while at
the University prove this. In June 1901
he won the First Sophomore Medal In
the oratorlal contest; while at gradu
atlon he was the Aniversarian of the
Ciceronian Society and delivered the
oration with credit.
After graduation Mr. Thomas re
turned.to Baxley. He was principal of
the Baxley High School 1893 and 1894.
Ho was also for a time owner and edi
tor of the Baxley Banner. He then en
tered Into active practice of his chosen
profession tho law. Almost continual
ly he hag*"served In some position of
honor and trust, always honorably and
creditably. Ho served his home town
Baxley, as Mayor for four terms—In
1897, 1898. 1905 and 1906. He was Sol
Icitor of tho city of of Baxley for four
years, during 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901
and It Is a matter of record, certainly
complimentary to his lego] ability,
that not a single accusation brought
and drawn by him was ever dismlsset
or successfully demurred to: When
appointed Solicitor General of the
Brunswick Judicial Circuit, he was fin
ishing out a term as Judge of the City
Court of Baxley, having served in this
important position during 1906, 1907
and 1908. He has also served his fel
low citizens as chairman of the County
head in Georgia—tho consolidation un
der one management of all the Farm
ers* Union warehouses In tho state.
As tho result of a meeting recently
held in Atlanta plans have been prac
tically perfected for such a combina
tion of all the union warehouses in
Georgia .It Is designed to extend this
scheme to all tin) cotton growing
states, and President Barrett proposes
to take them up one by one until or
ganization has been perfected.
The combined warehouses in each
state are to be in oompleto control
of a board of trustees, and ono of the
chief objects is to provide for the issu
ance of a negotiable warehouse receipt
and one in which the banks will have
full confidence.
This is decidedly tho mosLambltlouM
plan which tho Farmers’ Union has
yet undertaken, hut It is attempting
to show by Its works that It does not
propose to bo classed merely as a
"kind words" organization.
When tho cotton planters prove their
strength through their warehouse sys
tem, they will no doubt havo more of
fers of capital and backing than they
will then have any noed for.
DIED IN BR00K8 COUNTY.
Mr. Solomon Groover, brother-in-law
of Mr. R. D. Harris, of Waycross, died
yesterday at his home at Groovervllle,
Brooks county, Mr. Groover was about
sixty years old and had been sick for
_ _ 4i about three weeks. The funeral oc-
Democratic Executive Committee for rtrred it orooverrllle thl. morning.
live or .lx year.. Ho w«» never a can
didate before tbe people for any office
Ho la a Maaon, a; Knight of Pythlaa
and an Odd Follow.
In 1894 JuJge Tbomaa waa married
to.Mlaa Fannie Mlllkln, tbe eldeat
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Ben Mill,
kin ot Jeaup, and they have
three Intereatlng children—two daugh
tore end a eon.
Judge Tbomaa la emphatically what
the world calla a self-made man. HU
parenU were comparatively poor plain
honeat people who lived upon the farm
From theae Mr. Thomas did not In
herit wealth but they left him a legacy
more valuable by far than atocke and
bonda—they Instilled Into the boy's
mind end heart an uprightness of pur
pose and an honesty of character that
has characterised hla every act
throughout all hla walks ot Ufe. As
a lawyer he haa the full respect and
confidence of the bar. In hla practice
be never resorted In the very treat to
SMALL COTTON CROP PREDICTED
From the Dalton Herald.
If It Is true that bad seasons follow
mild winters this year's cotton crop
will be. reduced to n minimum. A
Herald man waa told by a prosperous
farmer a few days ago that there would
be n small cotton crop this year. Asked
tor hie retson for tbe prediction the
farmer said the winter baa been too
mild. He then went to say that win
ter of 1890-91 wta so mild that the mer
cury never got below tbe <0 notch.
Vegetation was green all the year
round and stalks sprouted bolero
ploughing time arrived. In fact the
whole winter was ao mild that any
kind of tropical plant could have been
raised In any month during the year.
Tbe summer followed this mild win
ter was Intenelly hot end the lowlands
wen 11‘ernlly covered with Insects and
the sharp practices of the shyster but| Tenntn No Joubt there „ , 0 meiHlng
always held np hla profess on to the. |n th „ tormer ,■ prediction. If It Is
IT. ™hn„ P om~, h. W .. C . the rule for bad season, to follow mild
A *x a i Pa » b w,nteri the best thing the farmer can
fhat nubile office U^nuhllc Zntlamil* 0 '* 10 ral,e »H ‘be bog and hominy
^ p “ b '' c ho can and let the fate. Uke care of
that when one Is aervjng his fellow th0 cottoo crop .
citizens be should do so both honorably
and honestly. He brings to bfs new
office, that of Solicitor General of the
Brunswick Judicial Circuit, a mind
well stored with legal training, and
also an experience obtained in the sev
eral positions heretofore held by him.
that wi!) soon prove that the Governor
has made no mistake
INVITATION.
Ye are Invited to a Clonlal recep
tion, given by ye dames of ye Presby
terian church, at ye Rtppard home.
number sixteen Brunei street on Feb-
ing this rwary twenty two. General George and
in maid
appointment He will make the Brnns- Mistress Martha and manv of their
wick Circuit a safe, able, fearless and friends will be present Ye come at
There art* already a number of far
ers In tin* district that have this
gre.it time saving facility and a num
ber of others who are arranging to
secure same, / and as wo know of
other Instrument that would save tho
lime and fait neighbors on such ei^sy
social relations as this, wo hope to
soon see a line on every public hlbh-
wuy ami a wire to every house in the
county.
honest Solicitor General,
SENSATIONAL WILL
CASE BEING TIB.
McREE'S TRYING TO BREAK THE
WILL OF THEIR BROTHER AT
VALDOSTA. ' Vi' *'! *9 '
Valdosta, (to., Feb. 17.—Tho McRoo
will contest, being an effort of Frank
and Young McRee to break tbe will of
tholr brother, K. J. McRoo, who died
several months ago, was commenc
ed In Lowndes sujterlor court today.
Tho deceased was one of tho wealth
iest men in the county, who became
cstrangd from tho two brothers named
leaving them In his will only $10 each.
His elder brother, W. S. McReo was
named as executor, and to his children
was left the bulk of his estate, after
providing liberally for Mrs. Taylor,
bis housekeeper, and her son.
Tho younger brothers allego that E.
J. McRee, who had never married, was
the victim of a designing woman in
the person of his housekeeper, who
poisoned him against them, nnd that
in enfeebled physical and menUI con
dition she Instilled Into his mind
doep unnatural hatred of them. They
charge conspiracy between Mrs. Taylor
and W. S. McReo to defraud them of
their rightful share of the deceased's
estate.
It Is alleged that only a short whilo
before E. J. McRoo died he was in
duced to make over to Mrs. Taylor
deeds to valuable land worth several
thousand dollars, and a life Insurance
policy for $1,000. It is alleged that
tho deceased was of unsound mind
when ho made his will.
It was set out at the opeuing of tho
cane this morning by the attorneys for
tho caveators that tho housekeeper
sent numerous and anonymous and
scurrilous letters to young ladles whom
tho testator bed visited made every
effort to prevent his marriage. The case
promises to be a sensational one. E.
J. McRee was formerly representative
In the legislature from this county.
The witnesses to the will were put
on the stand this afternoon, and swore
that they believed the testator to be
of- sound mind when he signed the
will.
RECOVERING FROM
LATE SNOW STORM,
New York, Feb. 18.—New York Is
Just recovering from tho first big
snopr storm of the winter. Those
who live In the country and the smal
ler towns and hail the pleaaures at
tendant upon a good deep snow, prob
ably do not realize that the same anow
when It falls In New York City fre
quently costs a million dollars to re
lieve from the streets. Snow remov
al In New York has for years been a
sou ce of "graft’’ to contractors, sub*
candidate officials and others, clear
d<>wn to gang foreman. Recently the
Mayor appointed "Big Bill’’ Edwards,
former college foot ball player,
street defining Commissioner. Ed
wards started in to break up the graft-
ting system, and arrests have
bf-en made, with' good prospects of
some of the offenders going up tbe
river to Sing Sing. So Edwards, while
cleaning the streets Is also cleaning
his department.
Miss Jsne Wright has resigned from
the Cincinnati Art Museum and gone
to Princeton, N. J., to take charge
J fen ted by To
I and Ixjughoat who has JiiRt dofceited
Shrubbs, tho crack Englishman nnd
i college athletic Instructor, Is how the
Idol of the hour. It was thought
*hen Dorando ami Hayes filled the
great* Madison Square Garden to over
flowing that the bight of tho man
Ihon ernzo had been reached, but tho
crowds that jammed tho garden ami
which filled tho adjacent streets at
Longboat's latest victory, show that
that craze is still otv Meantime
amateur Marathon, hhve be _
throughout the suburbs of New York
until they are almost «s common as
amateur baseball games. It Is a com
mon sight to seo thousands of peo
ple lined up nlong upper 7th Avenue
to see tho finish of a marathon start
ing near Yonkers and ending at tho
North end of Central Park,
early caudle Tight, *u .'****#*» of the university art library.
LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY MOVE
MENT.
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 18.—A strong
fenturo of the first session of tho
second day of the general convention
of .the laymen’s missionary movement
In tho Presbyterian church of tho
United States this morning was nn
Immediate collection to raise $10,000
for a charity hospital at Suchlen,
Chinn. Dr. J. W. Bradley, of Suchlen,
had delivered his address on "The
Appeal of tho Bast to the West", nnd
had told ot tho conditions of the hos
pital and Its need. Mr. Cummings,
of North Carolina, aroso ond suggest
ed that tho convention at onco raise
tho $10,000 needed, and ho subscribed
$100 as a starter. Then tho donations
rolled in.
Because more money than was sug
gested by Dr. Bradley an nooded for
tho China hospital had bon raised, the
collection was called off, after plodgos
wero noted. ^
Tho attendance on tho second day
wns lnrgor than yesterday. Governor
Glenn, of North Carolina, tho^preslding
officer, led In prayer. Rev. W. R. Dob-
yns, of St. Joseph, Mo., was tho first
sponknr, his subject being "Tho Bib-
Ileal basis of Mission. Louis Severance
of New York, of tho laymen’s centen
nial committee, spoke on "The Per
sonal Observations of a Business Man
In the Orient."
This afternoon F. T. Glasgow, of
Lexington, Va., spoke on stewardship,
under the general heading of "How
to Lead a Church to Its Highest Mis
sionary Efficiency,’’ Ho said that tho
duty paramount of tho church is to
develop and to sustain men for ser
vice in the church militant, conquer
ing the world for Christ Rev. Motte
Martin, of Luebo, Congo Free State,
la on the program for tho dky also.
WOMAN TO RULE OREGON.
Salem. Ore., Feb. 17.—When Gov*
George E, Chamberlain goes to Wash
ington to bo sworn in as senator the
acting Governor of Oregon will bo a
woman.
It is understood that Gov. Chnmbor*
Inin does not Intend to relinquish the
office «l Governor until he takes the
oath of senator. There will conse
quently ho a period during which ho
still will be governor after ho leaves
the state, in tho governor's absence
from the Htnto It has been tho prao-
tlce for tin* Governor’s secrotary to at-
I business, such as Issu-
onmonts nnd signing tho
1AJTW.
' «us, the present secretary,
ood, is slated for a judgo-
vlll be succeeded as secse*
rs. C. II. Shelton, who for
several >ears has been tho Governor's
stenographer, and ns tho precedent
will lie allowed, Mrs. Shelton will bf
the acting Governor.
tend to
ing ofllc!
Govern
W. N
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Tho meeting at the First Baptist
Church Is progressing nicely. Large
crowds attended last night and mueh
Interest shown In the worfe. Services
this evening at 7:30. Come bring
your friends.
Friday afternoon at S o’clock we will
bold a service for children. All are
invited to attend but the children will
have charge of the song service and
the talk will be principally for them.
Come and bring your children to this
service.
BY MERT CAIN, A YOUNG BUSI
NESS MAN OF THAT CITY,
Cordele, Ga., Feb. 16.—Chief of Po
lice W. H. Forrest was Instantly killed
tonight by Mert Cain. Cain at once
surrender to Sheriff Ward and was
lodged in jail.
In the presence of a number of trav
eling salesmen In a, local hotel lobby,
Cain called the officer from the build
ing and began firing upon him as soon
as they had cleared the veranda.
The first shot went wild; the second
struck the officer squarely over the
heart, going through the body. The
officer is survived by a wife and two
children.
HERO WORSHIP OF BINN8. j
The Wireless Operator On Id-Fated
• Republio.
New York, Fob. 18.—For a few day*
hero worship In New York was vio
lently thrust upon "Jack BInn , the
wireless oporator on the Ill-fated
Whlto Star liner "Republic.” It must
bo said that Blnns took his honors
very modestly. He tried to avoid th#
big crowd gathored In Bowling Greea
to await the arrival at tho company's
office of the officers of the sunken
steamer, but he was discovered and
carried Into tho building on tho should
ers of his enthusiastic admirers. How
ever, before Blnns got away from Neig
Yorlc some of the newspapers suc
ceeded In securing from him a number,
of personal remlnlcenses, and he teem
ed to toko onjoyment In getting Into
T»rlne. It seems remarkable that
the mnn Blnns should havo been at
Martinique at thb tlmo of the Mt Peel*
eruption and that ho should also have
been In tho Bay of Naples when Mez-
ilnft vmt destroyed. Ho Is a Jovial
ruddy carelessly dressed, undersized
young Englishman, of Indomitable
food naturo and "tho smilo that won’t
come off". There has, however, been
romo reaction concerning Blnns, to
the extnet that a number of persona
havo written to tho New York newt-
papers asking If many other ebployes
of tho "Republic’’ wero not Just aa
much heroes as vfas Blnns, inasmuch
as they choerfully and faithfully per
formed up to the last minute tho du
ties for which they wore paid end
which were expected of themj exact
ly what Illnna did.
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WHITE BRIDE FOR CHINK.
Wall. Walla, Wash., Feb. 17—Dm.
ala Linder, of this place, will be mar
ried to Frank Lee, a Chinese doctor,
who practices la the local Oriental
quarter. The ctrl la only Id year*
of a,, and bar mother, Mr*. Sarah
Lamb, baa (Iren bar approral of th. .
marriage; The mother made th*.fol
lowing atatomenL
"Frank baa known mjr daughter Its
montha and aeema to think ererythlng
of her. Ho .wanted her and ahe wanted
him, ao I gneaa It la all rlgbL
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- CHINESE INDICTED.
Biloxi, Mlaa, Feb. 17.—The Doited
8tatea grand Jury haa returned Indict
ment# agalnat Chins Bing, Sam Hop
Bing, Cblneaa and Ona Lmeonltla and
Constantine Orlpoplla, Creek,. They
are alleged to hare conaplrod to un
lawfully land allena In tbe United
Ststea. The men are held at tha pariah
prluon In New Orleana, baring been
arrested In that city following nn «•
po,e by gorernment official, of what
la claimed to bare been * whole-
Mle amuggllng of Chinese Into tha
United States through several of tha
gulf port, during recent montbe.
OHIO MAY BAR CIGARETTES.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 17.—'The-
houM committee on temperance to-
dsy unanimously decided to report for
passage the Dftmars anil-cigarette blit
forbidding the manufacture or sale ot
cigarettes within the state. A new sec
tion amende the old tobecto'law and
Cain la a well known young buslaesq make* It a crime to sell tobacco ot
man II year, old. ... u.-ver MX kind to a minor under 18, , ,
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