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W. 13. YOUNG,
President.
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Volume ID,
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, September 15, 1900.
Number 22.
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solicited,
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President.
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TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION.
further Investigation Re
veals the Enormity of the
Texas Disaster.
STRICKEN CITY IS PUT
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Soldiers and Police Now Control the
s:. nation—Robbers to He Summa-
,.jly i)cait With—Mayor .Jones Re.
ports to Stroii”' Measures to Suppress
Vandalism—Uouters Are Shot Down.
Knins to I>e Burned and the Hod led
Tlierein Cremated.
Galveston, Sept. 12.—The magni
tude of the calamity grows. The news-
lup.T .statements from hero have been
too y 'u-o rvative in their effort to guard
ar.iinst extravagance or exaggeration.
Tin- newspaper men have so far fallen
ln.v in their estimates of the loss of life
in Culve.ston. Reports at first placed
the death list at about 1,000. Parties
through whom these reports were ob
tained gave very nigh figures audit was
te:, p .1 that they were exaggerations,
hence the reports made some allowances
far excited mental conditions and cut
down a bit. It is beginning now to ba
r cognized that the big figures were
sion of the
ward night;
bodies of negroes, President 3IcA<Icn of t lie Cotton Spin*
hj decomposed. The work ners’ Association Talks,
tomiy was still more difficult. ^ _
No effort was made after 9 o’clock ° HAP ' LOTTE j K C - Se P fc - O.-Ptcsl {
yesterday morning to place the bodies den c J- H. Me Aden of the Southern |
hi morgues for identification, for it was Cotton Spinners’ assoc ation, in an in- ■
1 t : m P t r , a .W hat ' t m dead ' 1 ??! d got ‘ terview relative to the proposed curtail-
teu to sea as quickly as possible. Man} : , . , . i
of the bodies taken oat are unidentified I meut of P roductl °n, sam:
They are placed on the barges as soon : cannot give any figures as to the
as possible and lists are made while tilt probable curtailment, but I am certain
barges are being towed to sea. ' j that the output will be greatly reduced.
A large number of dead animals wen du ^ act some mills have already shut
hauled to the bay and dumped in to bt! d ? wu altogether, while others are run-
carried to sea by the tides. - ning on short time, and still others only
Will Burn the Debris. ! °P eratiu S a Portion their spindles.
0 , _ _ ~ i I ne membership of the Southern Cotton i
une ^ hundreu and twenty-five me:i 1 Spinners’ association now represents 70 {
vMiiB.cn all (iay yesterday and last night | per cent of the cotton mills of the south, I
iii uncovering the machinery of th i j and I have reason to believe that all of j
aterworks from the debris. It is hoped j them will cui'tail their production, for
WHEELER TO VISIT ALABAMA.
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it will be possible to turn on th i
water for a while today and it is planned
to set fire to the debris mi dvr the direc- j
tion of the chief of the fire departmem ■
and cremate the bodies buried under ir, j
Mayor Jones has given very full scop i :
to Chief of Police Ketchum and Mr. J. \
R. Hawley, chairman of the committei j
on public safety, to swear in ciuzeus o!!
good character as officers and has tol I j
them that ablebodied men mast be mack' j
to work or get off the island. The city, j
he said, was under martial law. Piekel!
lines have been established around the !
tire next two months, as much as possi
ble. The object of the mill men will be
to so arrange then - work in the plants
so as to employ as much of their labor
as can be u! ilized without turning out
the full amount; of goods. This may be
done by operating ouly a part of the
machinery in each mill.
“It is probable that this action may
have a temporary- effect on the price of
cotton, for of course if we curtail our
output it wiil have a tendency to reduce
the present demand for the staple.
“The offer of certain northern yarn
Property Loss at Galveston Is
Estimated at More Than
$20,000,090.
STREETS OF THE TOWN
STREWN WITH BODIES
large stores and guards placed on duty. [ commission men to accept our business
The soldiers and pod.ee are instructed r i \ on a basis of 4 per cent commission and |
arautee and 2 per cent cash discount j
is an important item to the southern j
cotton spinners, for it means a saving of i
the sale of our
that the
nearer correct.
A boat owner of Galveston, Captain
Cliarles Clarke, has been quoted by a
reliable man, who confirmed the state
ment by others equally reliable, as say-
iii:- that 10,000 will be reached before
the mortuary list of Galveston and vi
cinity would be closed. He has been
about ou the boats in the waters around
G.live-ton day and night since the storm
and bases his statement on what he has
seen.
The attention of the people is being
directed to measures for the relief of
the unfortunates on the island. They
have only the clothes they had oil when
tie Mirm caught them. There is every
ooiilideuco that the relief will be ade-
<r.ri! ■ in a few days. Hire distress will
exist, however, during the interval.
The aid that arrives today aud tomor
row is that which will save life, prevent
sickness and suffering.
Communication iStill Crippled.
Targes and steamers are now passing
between Texas City and Galveston, a
distance of 6 miles. They connect with
trains that pass over the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson and Texas City
tiuras. The break in the track has been
ream- >d as far as Texas City Junction.
Tin- telegraphic wire connections, how
ever. are broken and trains cannot be
v telegraph. The Western Union,
.or, has a gang of repairers amount-
- (iO under Superintendent Gudg-
eoa ahnig the line repairing it rap
idly. As soon as the wires are put up
the train service can be materially in
creased. About 300 people have come
out irom Galveston so far for Houston
and more are leaving as fast as possible.
Two trains left Houston over the Gal
veston, Houston and Henderson road
yesterday for Texas City. The first
train that pulled into the depot was
taken pos.. s.sion of by several hundred
I 1 -.pi ■ who had assembled there. They
rushed over all opposition and when the
trams left there was about 100 people in
each. As many as 30 people stood on
ti’-y platform between two cars. Others
tried to jump the train as it moved on,
bat were knocked down by those on the
iuside.
liowe
EXCITEMENT
White
hoot any one caught looting or attempt
ing to loot. The jails are full and sum
mnry measures are necessary.
As the work of collecting the bodie l j-§800,000 annually in
proceeds and as reports come in oi | products.”
deaths, it becomes apparent that tilt
death list will run much higher that
was at first supposed.
Dead Will Number 5,000.
Conservative estimates place the num
ber of dead in the city at 5,000. Othei
points oil the coast also suffered and re
ports are that the main land, Galveston
island and Boliviar peninsula are be
strewn with dead.
A relief train from Houston with 25J
men on board and two carloads of pro
visions came down over the Galveston,
Houston and Northern railroad yester
day to a point about 5 miles from Vir
ginia Point. It was impossible for them
to get the provisions or any considera
ble number of the men to Galveston, so
they turned their attention to burying
the dead lying around the main land
country.
Bridge Foreman Patterson of tho
Gulf and Interstate railroad reached
here last evening from. Beaumont, hav
ing walked about half the distance. He
reports that Beaumont did not suffer
much from the storm. Two lives were
lost from live wires.
Last eveuing Colonel L. J. Peck, gen
eral manager of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad, stated that all of tho
bridges across Galveston bay are gone,
nothing remaining but the piles. Hci
said it would take teu days or two
weeks to restore rail communication to
Galveston, provided work can be insri
tnted at once from the mainland. He
said he greatly feared that the line had
suffered further south.
IN COLUMBIA.
-Mirac-
Man Shoots at a Ne.
uIons Escape.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 8.-WillGreen
imagined that Bingley Gary, an old ne- j 9 and 10 o’clock Saturday morning and
Many Buildings Wrecked and Tlieir
Inmates Crushed to Death—Houses
Filled With People Carried to Sea.
Ships Stranded aud Their Crews
Drowned—Scenes of Death and De
struction on All Sides—Tile Storm
Wrought Havoc at Other Points.
Galveston, Sept. 10.—The most- ap
palliug calamity in the history of mod
ern times has befallen Galveston
Everywhere there is death aud ruin and
desolation. A great commercial city
stricken with misfortune and her people
appeal to the outside world for help.
The storm coniine need raging betweer
Preparations Are Being Made For
Reception at Florence.
Florence, Ala., Sept. 0.—General Jo
seph Wheeler will arrive in Florence
next Tuesday. He will be relieved from
the army on Monday, Sept. 10, on ac
count of age, and will leave that night
for Florence. In a letter to W. M.
Bunting, editor of The Herald, he states
that his visit has no political signifi
cance. He is simply coming hack to
Alabama to visit the people of the
Eighth district; the first time since the
Spanish-American war, except when he
came on the sad mission of burying his
son.
General Wheeler has been constantly
in the service of his country for over two
years and he will now take a short rest
and visit the district.
A committee of citizens will meet
General Wheeler on his arrival. He
will speak at the courthouse on the af
ternoon of his arrival and will be given
an informal open air reception in the
city park at night. The Wheeler rifles,
named in his honor, will take part in
the celebration.
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No Back Talk!
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JOE WHEELER FOR SENATOR.
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Every stick of Lumber you buy from
us is subject to a guarantee.
That lumber must be as good as we
say it is.
It must suit you in every particular
or you get your money right back.
This statement means just what it
says.
We will not argue about it or Uy to
get you to take something else.
If you want your money say
we will send it by return mail.
We sell rough aud dressed lumber
aud every Kind of manufactured lumber,
such as doors, window sashes, mould
ings and the like.
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gro, insulted a lady. Green ran oat
with a 44-caliber pistol and asked if she
had been insulted. She was too fright
ened to answer. Green fired on the ne
gro, who was carrying a shotgun to a
gentleman at the gun club grounds.
The bullet divided the barrels of the
gun before reaching Gary’s body and so
saved his life. The lady afterward ex- j
plained, exonerating Gary.
by noou the waters from the gulf had
inundated the island as far inland as
Twelfth street. From there the water:
gradually encroached further inland
rising about 15 inches an hour. At (
o’clock there was 30 inches of water in
the lobbies of the Tremont hotel, the
highest point in the city. Across the
I street where the ground is lower,
horse was drowned. At 9 o’clock the
ntu _ _ av r I .-i -| , i JJUi oC \Y cl/5 U\> IlCAl* -LAL- U U GXCJG1X LUC
lhe alta r has greatly incensed the Market street was level with
-groes, who were already greatly ex-1 the seatg of the cars . After that it grad-
negroe;
V T Ut di f aadiuff 0f ; ually receded, but the wind was cy-
ernor" 0 " 0 m COm P au - > tdo gov " i clonic in its force. It reached a velocity
SUMMARILY DEALT WITH,
Death and Desolation.
•I. B. Dillon, general manager of the
Santa Fe, lias returned from a trip over
his road from Hitchcock and Virginia
Point. He made the trip from Hitch
cock to Virginia Point ou foot and ho
gives a graphic account of his journey
v.Hiich was made under many difficul
ties.
“Twelve miles of track and bridges
arc-gone south of Hitchcock,” said he.
"I walked, waded and swam from
Hitchcock to Virginia Point aud noth
ing could be seen in all of that country
'-tit death and desolation. The prairies
ate covered with water and I don’t
think I exaggerate when I say that not
1 >s than 5,000 horses and cattle are to
tc > on along the iiue of the tracks
'• ".nil of Hitchcock. The little towns
along the railroad are all swept away
and the sight is the most terrible that I
I'avt- ever witnessed. When I reached
anoint about 2 miles north of Virginia
Point I saw some bodies floating on the
pniiri -and from that point until Vir-
e’ u ;-i Point was reached dead bodies
counl be seen from the tracks about the
prairie. At Virginia Point nothing is
J V Ir - About 100 cars of loaded merchan-
chandise that reached Virginia Point on
die International and Great Northern
end the Missouri, Kansas and Texas on
d'e night of the storm are scattered over
die prairie and their contents will no
doubt prove a total loss.”
MENACED BY PESTILENCE.
Bodies In the Debris Will Be Cre
mated to Prevent Sickness.
Gal
•vestox, Sept. 12.—The citizens of
Galveston are straining every nerve to
j
ci-.ar the ground aud secure from be
neath the debris the bodies of human
heings aud animals and to get rid of
diem. It is a task of great magnitude
auf l L attended with untold difficulties,
ihere is a shortage of horses to haul the
dead and there is a shortage of willing
hand;
to perform the gruesome work.
iiie work of burying the dead is pro
gressing slowly, owing to the refusal of
die men to handle the corpses.
At nig,., f a ll three bargeloads contain
ing about 700 bodies had been sent to
Sea > where they were sunk under
"eights. Darkness compelled a suspen-
Grders promptly attended to.
Fifty Looters Shot to Death In the
Streets of Galveston.
Houston, Sept. 12.—A reporter hai
telegraphed from LaPorte the story oi
the robbery and mutilation of the dead
aud the death of the offenders.
The ghouls were holding an orgie over
the dead. The maj ority of these men
were negroes, but there were also white
who took part in the desecration of the
dead. Some of them were natives aud
some of them had been allowed to go
over from the main land under tho
guise of “relief” work. Not only did
they rob the dead bat they mut ilate
bodies in order to secure their ghoulish
booty. A party of ten negroes were re
turning from a looting expedition. They
had stripped corpses of all valuables
and the pockets of some of the looters
were fairly bulging out with fingers of
the dead which had been cut off because
they were so swollen.
Incensed at the desecration and muti
lation of tho dead the looters were shot
down and it has been determined that
all found in the act of robbing the dead
shalL be summarily shot.
During 4he robbing of the dead, not
only were fingers cut off, but ears were
stripped from the head in order to se
cure jewels of value. A few govern
ment troops who survived have been as
sisting in patrolling the city. Pnvato
citizens have also endeavored to prevent
the robbing of the dead and on several
occasions have killed the offenders. It
is said that at one time eight were killed
and at another time four. Singly and
in twos and threes the offenders were
shot down until the total of those thus
executed exceeds fully 50.
To Prevent a Lynching.
Columbia, S.O., Sept. 7.—John Brown
and William Moss were brought from
Hampton to Columbia last- evening. The
train stopped for them by order of the
governor. These negroes confessed to
having attempted to burn the village of
Estill, near Savannah, some time ago.
They succeeded in destroying several
buildings'. The governor fearing a lynch
ing ordered the negroes brought hero for
safe keeping.
One Hundred Years Old.
Greenwood, S. C., Sept. 7.—The Rev.
N. Stark, a negro Baptist minister of
this count}’, has just celebrated his one
of 84 miles an hour aud then the instru
ments in the government observatory
were wrecked.
Harrowing tales of the loss of whole
families, anti many miraculous escapes,
are told by the few survivors who have
thus far reached this city.
The rice and cotton crop throughout
the district, devastated by the storm, is
badly damaged in many places, and in
others totally destroy
In the business portion of the city the
damage cannot be even approximately
estimated. The wholesale houses alon
Strand had about 7 feet of water on
their first floors, arid all window panes
and glass protectors of all kinds werede
molished. The top of the Moody bank
building was blown away aud the fix
tures of every house on this long busi-
hundredth birthday. Stark was born in j ness thoroughfare was destroyed.
HUNDREDS OF DEAD BODIES.
Scenes From I>road\v<iy to the Santa
Fe Bridge.
Houston, Sept. 12.—J. B. Smith, who
went to Galveston from Denver about a
mouth ago, and who was n Saturday
night’s storm, reached this city yester
day after having had an experience
which he will remember the remainder
of his life. , .
He started from the city Monday af
ternoon and in walking from the foot of
Broadway to the Santa Fe bridge counted
200 dead bodies hung up on wire fences,
to say nothing of those floating in the
water. He constructed a raft out of
planks and, in company with Clegg
Stewart, made for the main land, which
they reached after hours of exposure.
Iu every direction in crossing the bay
they saw Corpses sticking out of the
waters and great drifts of all kinds. On
reaching land they walked to Hitchcock,
Mr. Stewart’s home, and found that 25
persons had lost their fixes there and
that in addition 50 bodies that bad
floated ashore had been buried near
there. . . ^
Mr. Smith is of the opinion that very
few persons living west of Fortieth
street were saved. From his observa
tion the newspaper reporrs of the disas
ter are exceedingly conservative and he
is satisfied that fully 5,000 people lost
tkefi lives. Before leaving Galveston
he learned that the steamer Pensacola,
which was driven out to sea ISO miles
bv the storm, aud which was reported
lost, had returned aud that its captain
reported many bodies floating on the
water.
Call on us for prices before hav
ing your printing done elsewhere.
Hanover county, Va., in August, 1800.
He has been a minister 72 years, and
during that time has established four
churches, all of them iu Edgefield and
Greenwood counties. His congregation
celebrated his birthday with services at
the church.
The property loss is placed at over
$20,000,000.
Victim of a Peculiar Accident.
Rutherfordton, N. C., Sept. 7.—
Burt Higgins was struck by a pully
at his sawmill- at Montford’s Cove, and
almost instantly killed. He was sitting
ou a workbench some distance from tho
mill when the pulley broke, striking
Tom Searcey, a workman, on the shoul
der, painfully injuring him, and strik
ing Higgins just above the left eye. He
died in a few minutes.
Arsenic In the Food.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. f>.—Dr. S. J.
Love is dead of arsenic poisoning while
his brother, sister aud his mother aud
five men are suffering from the effects
of arsenic poisoning. The entire neigh
borhood is greatly excited over the affair
and the impression is that some person,
or persons, put the arsenic in the food
with murderous intent.
Yorltville Bank Resumes Business.
Yorkvillk, S. C., Sept. 7.—Tho Loan
and Savings bank, that closed its doors
two months ago because of a run upon
it, has resumed business with all-the old
employes at their posts. The Sntro cot
ton mill that was iu trouble at the same
time, has been reorganized with new di
rectors, but the same officers, and is run
ning full time.
Stabbed Ills Stepfather.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 8.—Because
his stepfather, Piuk Parnell, was beat
ing his mother, Arthur Helms stabbed
him in the back, inflicting a serious
wound. Parnell has served a term in
the South Carolina penitentiary, and
seems to have a mania for beating his
wife.
Cotton 3Iill lu Trouble.
Rock Hill, S. C., Sept. 7.—On ap
plication of Samuel Friedkeim of this
place, Judge Gage has appointed Cap
tain A. E. Smith temporary receiver of
the Crescent cotton mill. Receivership
is asked because this company has failed
to pay the interest on bonds issued by it.
- Stricken In the Pulpit.
- Columbia, S. C., Sept. 8.—Rev. John
A. McFarlane of the South Carolina
conference, while preaching to a big re
vival meeting in the Willistou church,
was stricken with paralysis and fell
speechless in the pulpit. He will die.
SlOO Reward SIOO.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
earn that there is at least < ue dreaded dis
ease that science has been acle to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hail’s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a consti
tutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
living the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in do-
in 0 - its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case that it tails
tocure. Send for list of testimonials. * •'
dress, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
~ Sold by druggists 75c.
Ad-
Looting tiie Dead.
Galveston, Sept. 11.—The horrors of
Sunday were as nothing compared with
Monday. An attempt was made to bury
the dead, but the ground was full of
water and it was impossible to di
trenches.
Alderman McMaster and M. P. Mor
rissey secured authority to have the
bodies taken to sea for burial and a
barge was brought up to the Twentieth
street wharf for that purpose. The fire
men rendered heroic service in bringing
the bodies to the wharf, but it was afi
most impossible to get men to handle
them. The most of the men appealed to
to work for the city declined.
During the storm and afterward
great deal of looting was done. Many
stores had been closed, their owners
leaving to look after their families. The
wind forced in the doors and windows
aud left the goods prey for the ma
rauders.
Ghouls stripped dead bodies of jew
elry and articles of value.
Captain Rafferty, commanding the
United States troops here, was appealed
to for help and he sent in 70 men, the
remnant of the battery of artillery, to do
police duty. They are patroling the
streets under the direction of the chief
of police.
EVERY HOUSE DESTROYED.
Ground Swept Clean—Debris Piled Up
Five Blocks Away.
Houston, Sept. 11.—Additional de
tails by tug from Galveston say that
west of Thirty-third street the storm
swept the ground perfectly clean of the
rasidences that once stood upon it and
piled them up in a conglomerated mass
five blocks back on the beach, strewing
the piling with the debris and the bodies
of its many victims. Many of those
were lying out in the afternoon sun and
were frightful to look upon. The fear
ful work of the storm was not confined
to the district along the beach, bat took
in all the district in the Rio Grande and
Denver resnrvey on the beach.
The waves washed away the Home of
the Homeless and it is thought that the
inmates, consisting of 30 orphans and
three lady matrons, were drowned. Out
iu the Denver re-survey tnc destruction
was terrible and it is thought that many
of the soldiers at Fort Crockett, together
with a number of the residents of that
place, were among the many victims of
the storm.
The buildings on the beach were
washed out into the gulf and their occu
pants are thought to have perished. In
the north part of the West end the dam
age was great also, almost every build
ing was damaged to some extent and
many are completely wrecked. The
cotton and lumber yards which are iu
that section of the city were completely
razed to the ground and much valuable
machinery is ruined. However, the loss
is not nearly so great in that district as
it was out toward the beach.
His Huntsville Friends Say He May
Be u Candidate.
Huntsnille, Ala., Sept. (J.—General
Joseph Wheeler will reach Huntsville
Saturday night, Sept. 15, and will spend
Sunday following on Monte Sauoa. He
will come back to Huntsville, Monday,
Sept. 17, and will be given a grand ova
tion aud will later be tendered a recep
tion.
The political friends of General
Wheeler are undecided as to what will
be his future plans, but some of them
are of the opinion that he will be a can
didate for United States senator from
Alabama.
FOUGHT UNDER JACKSON.
Bodies of Seventeen Men Who Fell at
! Talledega Reiuterred.
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OVERCAME ALL OBSTACLES.
Talladega, Ala., Sept. 6.—The re
mains of the 17 soldiers, who were
killed in the battle of Talladega, have
been exhumed, placed in a neat coffin
aud reinterred in the city cemetery.
The original grave was a ditch about
15x8 feet. The soldiers were placed foot
to foot. Nothing was found in the grave
except a few bones, a number of metal
buttons and a few lead balls a little
larger than an ordinary buckshot. Some
of the bails found were flat and had evi
dently punctured a body.
The battle of Talladega was fought
between General Jackson and the In
dians in November, 1813. Seventeen
soldiers lost their lives in this battle.
Nearly 87 years have elapsed aud now a
movement is on foot to erect a monu
ment over their remains. A bill intro
duced -by Senator Morgan is pending in
congress to make an appropriation for
that purpose.
Glorious Sews
Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of
Washita, I. T, He writes: “Four
bottles of Electric Bitters has cured
Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on
her head and face, and the best doc
tors could give no help; but her
cure is complete and her health is
excellent.” This shows what
thousands have proved,—that Elec
tric Bitters is the best blood purifi
er known. It’s the supreme remedy
for eczema, tetter, salt rheum,ulcers,
boils and running sores. It stimu
lates liver, kidneys and bowels, ex
pels poisons, helps digestion builds
up the streng’h, Only 50 cents.
Sold by H. B. .McMaster, druggist.
Guaranteed,
Word Found Near Fitzgerald.
His 31ind Deranged.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 8.—A horse
with a buggy attached came np to Tom
Howell’s, 11 /ing near Ocilla, this county,
and from the looks of the horse it was
thought he had been without an owner
some time. Howell,with his neighbors,
instituted a search for the ownei^of the
rig and some hours afterward a white
man was found wandering turough the
woods in a demented condition.
From letters found iu his possession it 1
was learned that the man’s name was j
J. M. Word, of Macon. Word told j
Howell that the Mormons had killed his I
wife aud children aud were then after j
him. Howell took him to Willacoochee, j
where he was turned over to the au- j
thorities.
Before parting with Howell he gave j
him his watch and chain and requested ;
that he send it to his wife at Macon.
Runaway Couple Finally Find a 3Ian
to Perform tho Ceremony.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 8.—It took a
trip in two states and a tour in three
counties after the license had been se
cured before au Alabama couple could
be married. John Crowley and Miss
Bessie Harwell came to Columbus from
Starlmgtou, Ala. They went to Judge
Pou, ordinary of Muscogee county, and
tried to get a license, and failed.
They crossed the river into Lee county,
Ala., procured a license and went down
to Girard, in Russell county, to have
the knot tied. The preacher they ap
proached refused to wed them. They
then returned to Lee county, where the
marriage ceremony was performed.
Killed Over Cards.
Brooks Station, Ga., Sept. 11.—Bos
ton Curtis, a negro, shot and iustantly
killed Ruke Andrews, another negro.
Andrews and Lem Curtis were gamb
ling in the woods near the residence of
Jim Williams, when they became in
volved iu a quarrel over the game. An
drews fired upon Lem Curtis, missed
Atlanta, Sept. 11.—Secretary Martin | him and started to run, when Boston
PRIZE FOR CAVALRY HORSES.
Another Good Feature of the Horse
Show at the Fair.
D. J.
SUTHER A BANKRUPT.
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Result of a Sensational Breach
Promise Case In Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. G.—D. J.
Snther has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. The only creditor named is
Miss Jeannette Frails, who holds a
judgment against him for §4,001. The
costs are also included, amounting to
§545.75.
The judgment above mentioned
against Snther was the result of a sen
sational breach of promise suit tried iu
the courts of Jefferson county in May,
1898, and which created a great deal of
talk. In addition to the civil suit, Miss
Frails brought criminal proceedings
against Snther and he was convicted
before the criminal court and sentenced
to two years’ imprisonment.
announces another feature of the horse
show to be held in the Coliseum during
the Southern Interstate fair.
Group No. 1037 on the prize fist con
tains a fist of special prizes. The first
ou the fist is for cavalry horses.
A first prize of a cap valued at §100,
and a second prize of a saddle and bri
dle, valued at §50, are offered for the
best stallion, mare or gelding suitable
for use iu cavalry service.
Horses exhibited are to be ridden by a
uniformed trooper, member of the First \
Georgia cavalry. In awarding the prize
the horse to count 60 per cent; appoint
ments and horsemanship, 40 per cent, j
The fair association has extended spe- |
cial invitations to all troop commanders
in the state to make entries from their '
commands. i
Curtis, a brother of Lem, fired upon
Andrews three times, shooting him iu
the back.
Columbus 31ills Buying Cotton.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 10.—Whether
it is because they are in actual need of
the staple, or whether they believe that
the market is going to continue to ad
vance, it is a fact that the Columbus
cotton mills have started to buying the
uew cotton at the present high prices.
The mills have been inclined to hold off
and wait until the market went down,
but instead of dropping it is still going
up.
Fatal Accident at Cartersville.
Carteksville, Ga., Sept. 6.—At a
house of bad repute uear here Tom
Blackburn, a 17-ycar-old youth, whose
home was near Taylorsville, was shot
The Appetite ot a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspetics and iustantly killed'by Rose Yarbrough,
whose stomach and liver are out ( f ; The shooting was accidental. On a
order. All such should know that j banter that she had no firearm, the
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the woe-1 woman fooled with the weapon, think-
derful stomach and liver remedy,' ing the cartridges were all drawn.
g ves a splendid appetite, sound d
gestion and a regular bodily hab e
'hat insures perfect health and
great energy. Only 25c. at H. b mc-
3iaster’s drug store.
High School For Negroes.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 6.—A negro
high school will be opened this month
under the direction of the board of edu
cation in Birmingham and Professor A.
H. Parker, a negro, will be in charge.
It has been several years since the ne
groes have had a school higher than the
grammar grades. The negroes guaran
tee the cost of the school.
Killed by a Falling Tree.
Cordele, Ga., Sept. 11.—Rev. James
H. Whittle, au aged farmer, who lives a
few miles southeast of this place, is dead
from the effects of a blow received from
a falling tree. Mr. Whittle was walk
ing through his field when the top of a
falliug tree came dowu upou him, strik
ing him upou the head aud fracturing
the skulL
WARMLY WELCOMED HOME.
Farmer Commits Suicide.
Clixtoxyille, Ala., Sept. 8.—Henry
Douglas, who resided 5 miles south of
here, committed suicide by discharging
both barrels of a hammerless breech-
oading shotgun into his heart.
People of Florence Give General
Wheeler a Great Ovation.
Florence, Ala., Sept. 11.—General _
Joseph Wheeler arrived at noon today ment.
from Chicago. He was met at the depot
by a committee of citizens and driven
to the home of Judge W. J. Wood,
whose guest he will be while in the city.
General Wheeler spoke at the court
house this afternoon and tonight he was
given a public ovation at the old synod
ical college.
Mayor John B. Weakly extended the
freedom of the city to General Wheeler
and Hon. Emmett O’Neal, United States
district attorney under President Cleve
land, delivered an address of welcome
on the part of the people of Lauderdale
county aud the Eight district.
Will Ship 100,000 Tons of Iron.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 10.—It was
learned today that not less than 100,000
tons of Birmingham pig iron has been
booked by the furnaces for export ship-
Umbrella Thief Shot.
Helena, Ga., Sept. 7.—A negro stole
au umbrella from a buggy at this place.
The owner gave chase and as the negro
was about to escape into the woods some
one fired. The ball took effect in the
middle of the back, and it is thought the
negro will die. It is not known who
did the shooting.
Both Feet Severed.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 10.—While
trying to b*ard a moving freight train
Durant HifTon, an 11-year-old white
boy, was thrown under the wheels and
both feet severed and otherwise injured.
Crushed to Death.
Seale, Ala., Sept. 10.—Dan Hunt,
while digging a trench at Dudley’s saw
mill, was buried by a cave-in and
crushed to death.
$100— Dr. K. Detcheon’g Anli-Dinr?tla
May be worth to you more than $100 if you
have a child who soils bedding from inconte-
nence of water during sleep. Cures old and
young alike. It arrests the trouble at once.
SI. Sold by H. B. McMaster. Druggist.
Columbia Planters Organize.
Harlem, Ga., Sept. 6.—A meeting of
the cotton plauters was held to form the
Cotton Growers’ Protective association
of Columbia county. Rev. J. M. Atkin
son was made chairman and W. S.
Lazenby secretary. They then proceeded
to enroll the names of the members.
Twenty-Two Dead at Velasco.
Houston, Sept. 11.—Editor O. O. Na
tion, of the Velasco World, brings in
formation of the death of 22 persons in
and around Velasco as a result of the
storm. Seventeen are negroes.
Restored to Citizenship.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 11.—Gov
ernor Johnston has granted the petition
of Dr. W. S. Baldwin for restoration of
citizenship. In 1895 Dr. Baldwin killed
a companion named Edison as a result
of a controversy about a youug woman.
He was convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree aud sentenced to ten years in
the pen. During his incarceration he
created a sensation by marrying a young
woman of Montgomery.
Job printing at the right prices.
S Relief In Six Hoars.
Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re
lieved in six hours by New Great South-
American Kidney Cure. It is a great surprise
on account of its exceeding promptness in re
lieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back. In
male or female. Relieves retention of water
almost immediately. If yon want quick re
lief and cure this is the remedy. Sold by H.
B Mc31aster, Druggist Waynesboro, Ga.
A Life and Death Fight.
Mr. W, A. Hines, of 3ranchester,
la., writing of his almost miracu
lous escape from death says: “Ex
posure after measles induced seri
ous lung trouble, which ended in
consumption. I had frequent hem
orrhages and coughed night and
day. All my doctors said I must
soon die. Then I began to use Dr.
King’s New Discovery for consump
tion, which completely cured me. I
would not be without it even if it
cost §5.00 a bottle. Hundreds have
used it on my recommendation and
all say it never fails to cure throat,
chest and lung troubles.” Regular
size bottles at 50c. and $1 00. Trial
bottles free at H. b. MC3iaster’s
drug store.
WM, SCHWEIGERT
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