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WAYOEOSS, OA, FRIDAY, DEO. 25, 1908.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAS.
Conflicting Reports as to How
the Affair Happened—Parties
Lodged in Jail.
Jefferson, Ga. t Dec., 23.—John
Palmour was shot and fatally
wounded and Ossie Collins, a 4-
year-old girl, was shot to death
during a shooting at the momo of
Mrs. "Seott, near Pendergast, nnd
Hart and Nat Strickland are
charged with? the shooting. Af
ter surrendering to the officers
they were lodged in jail.
Palmour is a married man and
has several children, while the
& Striikland brothers arc single.
Several women were, in the
house at the time of the shooting,
hut from the reports it is learned
that the shooting was engaged in
between the Stricklands on one
, side and Palmour on the other,
i several shots being discharged
during the shooting.
The Tittle girl who was asleep
in the same room, was awakened
and rose in bed, when she was
killed by a bullet.
The Strickland brothers left
immediately after the shooting
L , and surrendered to the officers,
statin g what had occurred.
GRAFT SAID TO
IHSMOKV CITY OF PITTSBURG
The Men Surrender to Officers— Seven Councilmen and two Bank-
I
a i." .
RISKED LIFE
TO SAVE HIS
i LITTLE BROTHER
palton, Ga., Dec. 23.—-.While
attempting to stop a swiftly mov
ing turntable and rescue his‘ lit-
tlej brother from danger; ^Barney
'Speak, 13 years old, was caught
between the table and concrete
wfill, and both legs broken at the
hip,. Ho may die. • - *
The turntable is a new qne
. which is being built by the N. C.
and .St. L. road, and crowds of
Small boys have beep in the habit
-of playing on it. They were in
the JiafTit of pushing it~ Until it
' gained sufficient momentum and
, then swinging on it.
An eye witness to the injury of
the young boy states that his
brother was on the track and in
‘ danger of being run over, when
Barnpy realised the danger and
•attempted to stop the turn table.
. , LOCAL ITEMS.
Coia. R. G. Dickerson and W.
T. Dickerson, of Ilomervill
were guests at the Phoenix yes
terday.
Messrs. Leonard Hickox and G.
W. Thrift, of Ruskin, were in the.
city this morning, registering at
the Phoenix. ’’ '
Mr. J. R. Dickerson of Argylo,
is among the late arrivals at the
phoenix. •
Mr. T. J. D. Lamar of Bruns
wick, was in the city this morn
ing-
Mr. J. P. Stone of Cairo, wrs
the city yesterday. . - . . -
m HOME AFTER
V WORLD CRUISE.
Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. 23.-
e. United States auxiliary crui-
- Panther, which has been ac-
„„jipanying the. American battle
ship fleet around~tbe world, sait
for Suez today. The fleet left
'here for tjie same destination two
; ago.
ers Under Arrest And Scandal
Expected to Cast San Francis
co‘in Shade.
MB HI
RE-ARRESTED
SEVER TURKEY WINNERS
Pittsburg, Dec., 23 Follow-
ing tho sensational arrests here
of seven councilmen anw two
bankers bn charges of alleged
rcoruption in conducting the
public affairs of this, city, it is in
timated that even more startling
developments will transpire.
In the meantime Lhe- people of
Pittsburg arc surprised beyond
description at the suddenness of
the arrest of nine men who arc all
well known. The high muniei
pal officials of the city held a
meeting,at which it is said plans
were perfected for the arrest of
other men alleged to be implicat
ed in the , bribery scandal. Ac
cording to the best information
it is possible'the municipal scan
dal of San Francisco will be in
significant when compared to the
alleged grafting herc^
The following arc (the men ac
cused : Counoilmen William L.
Brand, John F. Klein, John Wes
son, T. 0. Atkinson, Jacob. Spffcl,
W. H. Melaney and-Hugh Fergu
son. Former President W. W.
Ramsey and former Cashier A,
A. Vilsack, of the German Na
tional Bank, arc also accused,
Information against the seven
members of the council charges
them with conspiracy, corrupt
solicitation and bribery. Addi :
tional information against Brand,
Wesson and Klein charges them
with bribery and corrupt solicj-’
tation.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 23.—Wil
liam F. Dudley, aged 70 years,
prominent citizen . of Russell
county, Alabama, is dead, after
a short illness.
NOTICE.
Waycross; Ga.,- Dee. 22, 1908.
At a meeting of the Clearing
house committee held today, the
following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, Christmas Day falls'
on Friday, December 25th of this'
year, and ,
Whereas, the day following'
Christmas Day is always a very
dull day with the banks, and will
be particularly so this year, on'
account of the following day be
ing Saturday, and
Whereas, the banks in all of
the larger cities are declaring
Saturday, Dec. 26 a legal holiday,
therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Clear
ing House Committee, declare
Saturday Dec. 26th, 1908, a legal
holiday, and our respective,
banks will be closed from: Thurs
day at 2:30 p. ro. to Monday,
morning following, at 8:30.'
The First National Bank,
J. E. Wadlcy, Pres.;
The Exchange Bank of
Way cross,
J. H. Parker, Cashier.
.43
Interesting Events at Gun Club
Grounds Yesterday Afternoon
Tho Winning Scores—Those
Who Won Turkeys.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
At tile annual shoot of the Gun
Club yesterday afternoon tiro
Club medal was won by Georg.
W. Barnes, who Ipatlt 43 out of
bo birds. The scores made in the
50 bird event follow:
G. W. Barnes..
Fred Brewer. 41
Jock Watt 39
M. R. Catherwood ,..38
C. W Parker
Mack Barnes.....
C. L. Morgan...... .
J. A. Tomberlin 21
S. P. Walker
In a 25 bird event Stovall made
14 and Bates 14.
Those winning turkeys in the
turkey shoot were M. R. Cather-
wood (2), T. W. Morrison (2),
Sam Walker, Mack Barnes, and
Fred Brewer. A large number
attended the shoot, much interest
being taken in the events.of the
afternoon by not only the mem
bers bn citizens generally.
FEW MINUTES RFTERRELERSE
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POPE HAS RECOVERED.
Rome, Dec. 23.—The Pope has
fully recovered from his recent
illness. Ho, received Archbishop
Ireland, of St. Paul, in private
audience yesterday, speaking cor
dially of tho archbishop’s lost
visit in 1905. Monsignor Ireland
talked with hjs holiness about his
diocese building a new cathedral
It. Paul and a pro-cathedral
in Minncappolis. The pontiff
was greatly pleased with this
news, and expressed a desire to
sco the archbishop again/ before
he leaves.
By means of wircloss coinmnn
ication with the government
makers and predictors the Jour
nal learns that weather of a de
lightful brand has been shipped
to this locality, due to bo here to-
day and remain until further no
ticc. There is no accurate way
to guarantee the weather depart
ment in it’s asertipn, but here
hoping for the-best.
KING LOSES HIS SUIT.
Charleston, W. Va., Dee. 23.—
By three opinions handed down
by tho Supreme Conrt in the fa
mous King land suit, involving ti-.
ties to many thousands of acres
of valuable lands in southern
West Virginia, Henry C. King, of
Now York, who claimed title un
der the ancient original grant
against many alleged squatters,
loses. Tho cose has been in the
courts of the state for many years
and has provoked and involved
bitter litigation.'
Send One-Dollar for a year's
ubscrlption ' to The Waycross
Weekly Journal, the best paper
in South Georgia, before Jan 1,
and we will give yon free a year's
subscription to The Southern Rn-
raUit published in Atlanta, the
best fanning .paper-to .be bad
anywbere. tf
McGee wants your old wheel*
and a little cash in exchange for
new Tver Johnson's. See him at
2). Albany Ave. 11 llcodirwtf
SOCIETY ITEMS.
Miss -Mattie Mae Walker of
Albany is tho gnest of Miss Het-
tic Campbell on Brunei! street.
Mjss Emma Drew of Macon is
Spending..the holidays with Miss
Juanita Bennett.
Miss Annie Wicker has return
ed to.Sandersville after a visit to
relatives in the city..
Mias Beck will leave tonight to
spend , the holidays at her home
in Breidentown, Fla.
Mr. J. C. Humphreys who has
been quite sick for several days,
is somewhat better today..
Missejeannetto McGee has re
turned from Miiledgevillc, where
she has been attending college
and is spending tho holidays with
her parents, Mr.and Mrs. John
W, McOae. . I,.
Evidence Didn’t Support Charge
Against Him—Will Be Carried
To Jesup—Trial of the Wo
man Postponed.
(From Wednesday’s Daily.)
Clias. Gulden! was released at
noon today upon Jtulgc Myers j wick Circuit,
decision that the evidence against News says i
i HUE
REEL FOOT /;•:
DISTRICT MOST
SATS BRUNSWICK PAPER
IE LIIIEO IN
Of tho Candidates Known to Bo
Out For Solicitor General Way-
cross Attorney is the Proba
ble Choice.
Commenting on tho candidates
for solicitor general of the Brans-
the Brunswick
him was insufficient. That
troubles were not over wns
Shown only a moment later when
he was re-arrested on another
-warrant. This new enso will be
tried at Jesup, where it is report
ed that Goddard nnd the woman
involved, stopped on route
Brunswick.
The trial in city court this
thorning was over two hours long
•nd many witnesses were sworn
In. Goddard was represented by
jCrawlcy & Crawley, and the pros
ecution by Col. L. A. Wilson of
Wilson, Bennett & Lambdin
is not probable that the ease
against the woman will bo tried
this afternoon.
SALOONS AND THE
SUNDAY LAW,
A Saloon week begins on Sat
urday, when tho laboring men
aro paid, and from morning to
midnight Saturday my bar was
continually wet. But Sunday re
ceipts average more than those
of any other day except. Satur
day, especially in n German-lrish
district. '
When I had first taken posses
sion of my place, Drogan, the for
mer owner, hnd led me into a
quiet corner, nnd said, after a
few preliminary remarks: “You
will have to pay fifteen dollars a
month for police protection. Then
yon won’t be interfered wjtli on
Sundays, unless there is a speci
fic complaint against you, such as
a letter, or unless some of the
Central office men should happen
to butt in on their own account.
expressed some curiosity nn the
subject, and Brogan explained
who the man was that acted ns
go-between. I heard that he was
to bo relied upon, that is, that he
would actually turn over the
brjbe, for fair division; nnd I
heard what unTounts my neigh
boring, competitors had to-pay.
I learned about the captain of
my precinct, and his methods of
effecting excise arrests. One of
his oldest ami best officers lived
near my saloon. This roan snid:
If you’re pinched it will he cith-
cr through a letter of'complaint
reaching the captain—and that is
something you can’t guard
against; or it will be . through
some Central Offlec men.”~From
“The Experiences of a Saloon
Keeper in the Jnnuary McClures.
Witnesses Testify to Lawless Acts
Of Night Riders— Capt. .Ran-
Inns Murder Only One of Many
Lawless Acts.
“Of these it appears that Col
ohot Lambdin of Wnyeross is the
leading candidate, and many be
lieve that he will recoivo the ap
pointment. Col. Lambdin was
one of Governor Smith’s strong,
est supporters during both of his
campaigns and is a close person
«1 friend of the chief executive,
All of tho ethers, however, also
supported the Governor in his
last campaign.
"It is not expected that the
appointment will he made right
away, but the Governor will take
sonro time to consider the cluims
of the various candidates. While
tho term of Solicitor Bennett ex
pires next week, there will not be
any work for tho new solicitor
until the second Monday
Jnnuary, when tho Glynn Supe
rior court will convene, therefore
tho appointment 'may not be
made un til .next -month.! ’
Tliorc arc things innumerable
in heaven and on tho earth you
have not dream cd of in your phi
losophy. Give Brush tho magi
cinn a ehanco to prove it to you
ENGRAVED CARDS AND
STATIONERY,
The Journal has received a full
lino of samples of tho newest
tylcs in engraved cards from
Freund & Sons. Some of the
prettiest designs you ever saw,
Wo aro always ready to quote
you on engraved or embossed
stationery, invitations and
aounccments. Tho house we or
der from is a guarantee ojf per.
faction in style and workman
ship.
MONUMENT TO
GENERAL COFFEE.
Miss May Arnold will arrive
this evening from Thomasville to
spend the. Christmas holidays
with her aunt, Mrs. Amelia
Heidt.
The following article from tho
Telfair Enterprise will he of in
terest to friends of tho family
here. Gen. Coffee was the grand
father of Mrs. O. A. Sheldon,
formerly of this city.
A movement is to be started in
Telfair to raise a fund by popu
lar subscription to build a mon
ument nt Moline -for- General
John Coffee who wns tho coun
ty’s most distinguished son. He 1
was a soldier under General An
drew Jackson and by his bravery
and conspicuous services rose to
the rank of Brigadier general.
He was elected to congress in
1834, reelected in 1836 and died
dnring his term of offico. It was
in his honor that Coffee county
wns named..
General Coffee has numerous
descendents in Telfair and con
tiguous counties who would
doubtless be proud to contribute
to a fund for- a monument to his
memory and the citizens of-the
county should assist liberally in
the movement.
Union City, Tcnn., Dec. 23 —
There will be short sessions on
Thursday and Saturday, and'A
recess on Christmas day in tho
trial of night rider cases. Tho
prisoners were brought into court
today handcuffed in pairs under
military guard.
Judge Shaw, tho first witness,
who wns the proprietor of the
store near Rcelfoot Luke, testi
fied that tho riders forced him to
give them oil to pour on fish
hocks when they were burned
nnd lated whipped him when ho
tried to go before the grand ju
ry.
Martin Leonnrd, another far
mer near Reclfoot Lake, was vis
ited by tho riders and was given
five days to move under penalty
of being hanged. Asked if ho
moved, he cnusually replied that
he wns still alive, but his home
wns burned.
Witness after witness told of
the visitations by riders and
there was no identification and
no effort made to connect the rid
ers with tho murder of CajiEnin
Rankin or his murderers. The
purpose of tho stato is to show
tho reign of terror maintained In
Reel foot district by the riders
and to prove that tho murder pf
Captain Rankin wns only an in
stance of a gigantic conspiracy.
DRESS CAUGHT .
AND WOMAN
DDRNED TO DEATH
Ocilla, Ga., Dee. 23.—Mrs. $.
P. Murray, of this place, while
alono in her home, canght fire at
an open grate and was fatally
burned.
The clothing of Mrs. Murray
was almost burned off before a
nearby neighbor reached her.
She ran oiit from her house and
tried to reach the homo of her
sister, Mrs. W. N. Fivcash. aod
fell prostrate at tho gate.
She never regained conscious
ness.
MAKING NEW RECORDS.
Tho money order department
at the post office is making some
new records for tho amount of
business done, in a days time,
likewise the carriers and clerks
for (be amount of mail matter -
handled. And it might bo men
tioned that the expres company
is breaking all formsr records at
Waycross for transfer business;, t
Of this the big majority is whis- .
key from Jacksonville, which <a
handled by the car load daily, ,-
besides any number of truck -
loads. Oranges are on the move. ,
in quantities,.too, several k car* „■
being bandied by the 'express y
company almost every day. or
two. '
Brush is a great student in
magic and is already at the top
SERVICES AT
GRACE CHURCH.
Christmas services will be held
at Grace Church on Friday,
Christmas (pay, at 7:30 and'lOtii
