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v v ■ . • ' ‘ 1 ; The Waycross Journal. PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK Much Speculation as to How the Purchase of the Plant System Will Affect Waycross—Opinion of a Rail Road Man. Since Friday, the big railroad deal, by which the Atlantic Const Line cornea into possesion of the Plant System, has been all the talk in Waycross and along the line of the latter System. Speculation is rife among Way cross people as to the effect it will have on this city and the many operatives who have their homes here. Some are fearful that the change will work a detriment to the interest of Waycross. That the Coast Line will rnnke some other point the base of operation for the division headquarters, that the hospital service, may be abolisned, the shops removed and various other things that would take away the operatives who live here. A confirmation of the reported tale was verified by president Erwin of the Plant System in a telegram from New York to the Savannah News ot Saturday as follows: — ' “Near York, April 4.—Mr. W 6. Elliot, president of the At lantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany, and I as president of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, authorize the following statement: Negotiations have been completed under whioh it is arranged that the Savannah, Florida and VVestern Railway trackage right thereafter for all of its trains, both passenger aud freight, over the line between Sav annah and Jacksonville, thus making Jacksonville the southern terminus of the Southern Railway Company for its Florida service to and from the East and west. “R. G. Erwin.” A Journal reporter interviewed one of tho most prominent rail road men in Waycross on the pro bably effect of the change and his opinion as a disinterested rail roader was altogether reassuring to this city. Said he, “I do not see why any radical change should be contem plated in respect to the operation from this point. It is the logical center of the divisions heading here and the most convenintpoint' from which to operate them. "As to the hospital servioe, it will, in all probability be continu ed ns it is, since to do away With it would incur a great loss. While the Coast Line has no hospital do partment as complete as the Plant System it has a relief service which is similar in some respects. "Indeed I cannot see anything but good for this entire seotion which may grow ont of the deal The Coast Line is the very beBt railroad in the South. It com menced a few years ago with short line and has gradually MITCHELL JOYNER KILLS NEGRO. DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY THE CAUSE. Shot Him Three Times In Retd While Riding Along In a Buggy—Coroners Verdict Justifiable Homicide. .uii urauiiu railway snore nne ana Has gradual!' Company will, on or before the]bought up short lines and com" i>» Tni» i rvYO i: j i* » it «s. . .. •1st of July, 1902, be consolidated with and become the property of tbs Atlantic. Coast Lins Railroad Company. , "The negotiations also contem plate that the other railway pro perties of the Plant System will pass under the control o'f the At lantic Coast Line at the same time/ It has also been agreed that when the consolidation takes place, the Southern Railway shall have bined the whole in to tho best system in the Sontb. Its tracks are the best and its property along its right of ways is improv ed and beautified so that it equals any of the fine roads in the North. “It is possible that some of the officials may be changed,” he con. oloded, "but I think if there should be any chauge in the operation it will be for the better of this entire seotion." REGISTER, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE. The Registration Books Will Be Open All Over The County Till May 25. you If you are not registered I cannot vote. ! Then the first opportunity you get, will be the safest time to reg- later. ■ The country people are the ntol’t W derelect in this duty of register- ing, and the result is, that they usually let the town people say who will govern them. The following is the rnle made by the State Democratic commit tee governing the primary for the —coming election 1‘TIint * nnnor "That a general Primary Elec tion to be held on the 5th day of Unne next, in every county in the State, at which all qualified white {Democratic voters (who have reg- . istered In 1901 or. within ton days f{before the Primary in 1902) shall be given an opportunity to cast beir votes for the following officers, to-wit: Governor, Seore- * tary of State, Attorney General, ' Comptroller General, Treasurer,' om miisioner of Ag r i c n 11 ore, **'*» ic School Commissioner, two Justices of the Supreme Court, one Prison Commissioner; and the Democratic Executive Com mittee iu each county is hereby directed to prepare and furnish to tl)e managers of such Primary a l\st of such qualified registered voters under the terms herein pro ved for." Nr. R. M. Lanier, registrar for Wale county, has made it extreme ly eisy for everybody in the coun ty to get registered this year. He has the regular/ books at the clerk's office at the court house which are open every day and he has also deputized the following registrars in the several precincts injthe county who will keep their >ks open till May 25, ten days Dre the primary: •r. Folks*, Waltertnwn | D. N. McQuaig, Glenmore; 8. W. Booth, Malor: A. A. Walden, Millwood; C. V.Tyre, Wareshoro; W. M. Mr. Mitchell Joyner shot and killed a negro named Silas Thom as, just beyond his place, about three and a half miles northwest of Waycross yesterday morning. After killing the negro Joyner came to Waycross and gave liim- solf up to the authorities. Coroner Grimes with Sheriff McClellan went out and held an inquest, at which it was developed that the negro had paid Joyner five dollars as a deposit to buy horse on the installment plan, three dollars of which was to go for the hire of the horse he rented from Joyner to take a trip to Fair fax. Yesterday mornin Mr. Joyner went out to his place to see the negro about the receipt held aud which the negro had shown Joy ner’s father. It seems that the receipt had been changed to $15 by the negro or some one. Both parties got in a buggy and started to the negros house to examine the reoeipt.- On the way the ne gro told Joyner that the receipt was not at his house, but he had forgot and left it back at Joyner's place. Joyner turned the horse around and started back where upon the negro tried to leave the buggy- Joyner remonstrated and the negro drew his knife. Joyner caught his hand, dropped the reins and drew his pistol. The negro got loose and attempted a second time to stab Joyner who caught his hand again and fired three shots into his bead killing him instantly. Mr. J. F. Waters, who was near by corroborated the above story of the killing. The statement of Mr. J. D. Joyner, father of the man who did the shooting, aud who was a hnndred yards away, was about the same, except he was too for away to aec the knife. Just after the trial a nogro claimed that Johnsob had borrow ed the knife from him the day be fore and it is thought that he ex pected trouble. The knife was an. ugly looking affair, having a heavy blade about three inches in length. The coroner’s jury brought in a verdict of justifiable homicide. OUT AT SATILLA MILLS. Have Begun to Fill the Big Cold Stor age Room With Ice. Things have begun to move out at the Satilla Manufacturing Com pany, as the rays of the sun gently warms the face of the earth. The-Satillo people have started to fill- their large cold storage room, which has a capacity of 2,000 (ions. This work will r». quire at least a mouth, and they hope to have it filled by May. General manager Hawkins says the Satilla Company will be able to supply promptly, all demands for ice the coming summer uud he anticipates a large business. There is a strong probability that the number of cars to be iced here this year will be greater than ever, as the fruit and vegetable crop in Florida is tho largest ever known. The force of hands employed the dressed lumber business out there it very large, as the demand for this Abbs of goods is as great as they can supply. They are shipping two cars a day to north ern markets, most of it going to Pittsburg and Detroit. Besides this heavy foreign trade, the Jocal demand is great. They have re cently received an order to supply the lumber for Mr. C. I. Allen’s elegant pew home, to he erected on Gilmore street, opposite Mr. George Gray’s residence. The SatillaManufacturingCom- pany’s plant is the largest and most complete in South Georgia They make anything in sasb, doors, blinds, desks, tables and bracket work, and whenever their goods have been shipped they have received duplicate orders. A NEW CIGAR FACTORY STARTED. Has Been Organized And Will Be In Operation In A Short While. organized, and within a month, Waycross will lmve another lurgo number of hands turning out the fragrant Havanas. The new factory was put on foot Saturday night, when the officers were elected and the capital stock of $(1,000 was authorized. A charter has beon applied for and it is expected that work will be gin ae soon as tobacco and men can be got hero. The officers of the new company are Mr. George R. Yon mans, pres- ident; Mr. W. W. Sharp, vice- president; Mr. W. A. Prioe, gen eral manager; Mr. Ueorga R. and Mr. Augulla, foreman. Recently, tho Gustoso factory has been paying handsomely; and the force is being enlarged daily. This new factory is welcomed by the Gustoso people as much as by our citizens, since'the more fac tories here, the greater will be tho demand for V.’a'vuross goods. It is conceded that tho Oustoso factory is making the best class of goods that aro turned out in this country, and the demand for them is getting to be immense. The new fuctory will bo located in the iron building, on Remsbarfc street. LOST TICKETS AND MONEY. Two Travelers Have Their Scalped Tickets Confiscated and Fall to Secore Refund from Scalper. PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY. Mr. W. B. Teston Files Petltloo In U. S. Court. Mr. W. B. Teston has filed _ petition in bankroptcy to free him from his.debts. Mr. Teston was in the grocery business here and three months ago, told his stock to his creditors to liquidate bfs debts. His as sets were not sufficient to cover bis liabilities and be claims that some of his creditors are now try ing to attach his wife's property. Mr. and Mrs. Will McNeil went to Savannah yesterday where Mr. McNeil has accepted a position with the Georgia State Building and Loan Association. ' Mr. F„ Woodard and sou Jeff, Two travelers to Now York, McNamar and H. Hendrickson bad a tale of woo to tell today because of the ticket scalper and the railroad agent war. They had bought tickets to New York from the city ticket office and were bound blithely for the metropolis on the early morning train. On the same train were special agents of tho railroads who travel oil all outgoing trains as far as tho Arst junction points to assist "the con- dnetor iu spotting scalped tickets. They spotted McNamaras and Hendrickson’s all right, and those two gcntlomen returned to Charles ton to recover their money from tho ticket agency which had fitted them out with the goods that didn’t go. They say they were quite as unfortunate in this seek ing as they wore iu tbs attempt to pass muster on the train. The scalper, according to their state ments, refused to refund the mon ey paid for the tickets. The two travelers are taking it ont in swearing at the scalping frater- uity, with an occasional expletive for the shrewd agent of the rail- road who dropped to their game. —Evening Post, Charleston, S. C., Jan. 21,1902.—ad. NATATORUM OPEN. Mr. Oscar Lott, the Proprietor, Names a Schedule for Baths. The Natatorium opouded Satur day afternoon under the manage ment of Mr. Oscar Lott, He has had the awimming pool thoroughly overhauled and clean ed, making it the nicest in this part of the state. The pure arte sian water will be warmed and kept at a pleasant temperature. Some responsible person .will always be on. attendance- to keep order and prevent aooidents, making bathing safeas well as pleasant. The pool is open to ladies and gentlemen Monday and Friday afternoobs of eaoh week, Wednes day afternoons to ladies only, the rest of the time gentleman only. As the weather grows warmer the natatorium will be more ap preciated, aud will be very pop ular. MR. BRANTLEY'S SPEECH. Athens Banner says Some Nice Thing* About the Eleventh Congressman. NEGRO WOMAN SHOT. Someone went to Negro’s Home and Shot Throngh Window. Guvsie, Ga., April, 8—Tuesday night in the negro quarters there wm quite an excitement about eleveu o’clock. Someone came to oue of the negro houses and asked for tho window to be opened. As soon as the request was complied with, allots were heard. The vic tim was a negro woman who was hit twico. As yet the injury has not proved fatal. Further part- culars are yet to be found out. |ocaod aVSrSWff r-\ Mr. M. M. Johnson, who recont- ■ly graduated at the Agusta Medi- lenbn, Binkley; Russell Ben- .Mr. F, Woodard and sou Jeff, csl College, reached borne Friday r^El.iejJ. F. Taylor. B«* c h. ° f _“" bokc "-*" r " iu city Sal- night. H*wlU.l«»ato Card of Thinks. IIomerville, Ga., April 2. Edituu Journal: Please express through the col umns of your paper, my sincere thanks to the good people in Ware and Fierce counties for their many acts of kindness in careing for my brother Leon daring his last days, and to myself after his death, and for the same they will ever occu py a warm plaoe iu my heart, Youp most truly, Rval J. Phillips. 'Ihe following complimentary, notice of Hon. W. G. Brantley’* speech in congress, on Cuba, is taken from the Athens’ Banner i “Georgia has a congressman of rare ability in Hon. W. G. Brant ley, of tho Eleventh distriot. Tho people of that district did well in ohoosing him as the successor of -Henry G. Turner and he bids fair to rise to the position of eminence ■ held by that distinguished Geor gian by the time he has held the office a few more years, "Mr. Brantley has recently de livered in the house a remarkable speech on the subject of the Cuban tariff. This speech is regarded by his democratic colleagues as the ablest speech on that subject so far made. It is a thorough resume - of all the arguments in favor of fair dealing with Cuba, shows a thorough and masterful compre hension of the subject and cannot fail to do good. It was a speeob that thoroughly refuted all the olaims of the opposition and placed thorn in a holo from which it will l>« difficult for them to ex- tricate themaelvet. “Mr. Brantley is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and ha* many friends in Athens who note with pleasure the splendid service he is giving his state in congress,”’ Special Notice. On Thursday evening-of this' week, at 7:30 o’clock, there will be ai usual, Vesper Service and Instruction at Groce church, The subject this week will be, "The Vestments used in tho Apostolic Church.” A special invitation to attend this lecture is extended to oil who desire to be informed upon this subject. Th* Rkv. B. Alan Russell, • Priest m Charge. wields a sharp ax. Millions marvol at the multi tude of maladie^ cut off by Dr. King’s New Life Pills—the most distressing too. Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles—Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Jaundice, Bil iousness, Fiver, Malaria, all fall before these wonder workers. 26c all Drnggists. A doctor’s bad plight. I "Two years ago, as a result of a severe cold, I lost ipy voice,” writes Dr. M. L, Scarbrough, of Hebron, Ohio, "then began an oh. stinate cough. Every remedy known to me as a practicing phy sician for 86 years, failed, and Ij; daily grew worse. Being urged to- try Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, JDoughs and Colds, I found quickvelief, and for last’ ten days have felt better than tor two years.” Positively guaran teed forTbroatand Lung troubles by all Dri