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VOL. XVI. NO. It
CLOSING SESSION OF
THE 61ST CONGRESS
LAWMAKERS MEET IN WASHING-
TON, BUT TRANSACT NO
BUSINESS.
TRIBUTE IS PAID THE DEAD
Cannon and Clark Greeted With Ap
plause When They Appeared
in the House.
Washington.—The last session of
the Sixty-first congress convened, and
was marked by alternating currents of
joy and gloom.
The Democrats were in a joyous
mood, unfeignedly expressed their
gratification; the Republican gloom
was deep-seated, but the majority par
ty was shaken out of its depression
long enough to give a real hearty, sin
cere demonstration to Speaker Can
non, many who went down in defeat
because of support of him joining vig
orously in the applause which marked
his appearance in the house a few
seconds before noon.
Champ Clark of Missouri was giv
en an ovation in his turn on his
dramatic appearance following prayer.
As Mr. Clark entered amid the death
like stillness that marked the chap
lain’s “Amen,” the Democrats burst
into a roar of applause, and as he
proceeded to his seat he was forced
to shake many outstretched hands.
The Democrats burned red fire in
every hotel and club room in Wash
ington. For the first time in almost
twenty years their Republican oppon
ents have gathered after a national
election, admitting defeat. The vic
tors claim they will complete their
work two years hence.
More than one hundred members in
the house, 'ninety-eight of them Re
publicans, are numbered among the
lame ducks.
In the midst of the general rejoic
ing and regrets, exultation and sor
row, the felicitations of the success
ful and the tribulations of the defeat
ed, all was quieted while each house
gave a few moments of solemn con
templation of the fact .that no fewer
than eight members of congress, four
senators and four representatives, had
fallen in the race with death. Among
the deaths announced was that of
Senator Clay of Georgia.
Senator Bacon made the formal an
nouncement to the senate and showed
deep emotion as he told of the sum
mons that had tome to his late col
league, who was universally popular
and deeply esteemed.
The senate was in session but a
Short while, adjourning out of respect
to < the memory of the deceased.
Liquor Rate Advance Suspended.
Washington.—The interstate com
merce commission has ordered a sus
pension of the thirty per cent, increase
In rates on express shipments of liquor
into dry territory, notice of which was
filed several weeks ago by all the ex
press companies, of the United States.
The liquor interests strongly, opposed
the Increase, one Southern distiller
estimating that, if allowed, it would
net the Southern Express company
over one million dollars a year addi
tional revenue.
$6,000,000 Won’t Build Ship.
Washington.—Finding it impossible
to build the new battleship New York
at the New York navy yard within the
authorized amount of $6,000,000, Sec
retary Meyer announced that work
would not be begun on the new ves
sel until the situation had been called
to the attention of the congress, and
a $1,500,000 increase made in regard
to limit of cost. Secretary Meyer at
tributes the necessity for the addi
tional amount to the increased cost of
labor under the eight-hour law.
Colonel Mosby Is 77.
New Haven, Conn.—Col. John Sin
gleton Mosby, the guerrilla leader,
whose activities in northern Virginia
were a factor in delaying the final
result of the Civil war, has just cele
brated his 77th birthday. He came
all the way from his Virginia home to
eat his birthday dinner with friends.
After the birthday dinner there was
a public reception and the colonel
talked about what the cavalrymen did
tn Virginia in ’65.
Life Sentence tor Wendling.
Louisville, Ky.—Joseph Wendling
was found guilty by a jury of the
murder of 8-year-old Alma Kellner and
his punishment fixed at life impris
onment., Wendling was talking to
his wife, Mrs. Madeline Wendling,
when the verdict was announced. He
remained perfectly calm. “I either
killed the little girl or I did not,”
Wendling said. “They should either
send me to the electric chair or turn
me free." The evidence presented
against Wendling was purely circum
ttantial. r
Jkunutnu Sulktin.
TILLMAN WILLNOT RETIRE.
South Carolina Senator Will Not Quit
Political Game at
Present.
Washington.—“ Retire?” exclaimed
Senator Tillman, repeating an inqui
ry. “I shall not retire until they
bury me; I have no idea of quitting
the game.”
The South Carolina senator, who
arirved here, was in his committee
room at the capitol and appeared
to be as vigorous as he was before
he was stricken down by severe ill
ness during the last session of con
gress.
Mr. Tillman expects to remain here
four or five days only, however. He
will return to Jiis home next week,
but counts on coming back to Wash
ington early in January, when, he
says, the real business of the session
will begin. He said he felt in good
condition for work, but would not
apply himself so assiduously as for
merly. Mrs. Tillman emphasized the
last remark by declaring that she
would keep him as quiet as possible;
“Yes,” said the senator, “she is run
ning the airship and I guess she will
be able to keep it pretty close to
earth.”
Senator Tillman attributes his res
toration to health to the fact that
since he got out of bed he has been
giving his attention to the building
of a big barn on his plantation. He
said that the work benefited him by
giving him something to think about
besides himself.
DIAZ IS INAUGURATED.
Nothing Occurred to Mar the Inaug
ural Ceremonies.
Mexico City.—At the inauguration
ceremonies attending the eighth suc
cession of President Diaz, held nere,
the American ambassador, Henry- L.
Wilson, acting as dean of the diplo
matic corps, presented the congratu
lations of the representatives from
the various foreign powers, including
the United States.
Nothing occurred to mar the solem
nity of the simple ceremony which
occupied less than half an hour. The
only formal speeches were those of
Ambassador Wilson and President
Diaz’ brief reply. In his address,
President Diaz said;
“It is very gratifying for me to say
that my heart is full of faith in the
program of people who, like the Mexi
can, has known how to conquer by
its own efforts a place among the
16vers of toil after having proved its
valor in war, in patriotic defense of
country and that never, as today,
could I declare that Mexico belongs
definitely to the group of nations of
assured stability, because against the
firm guarantee of peace which .we pos
sess, no influence tending towards its
dissolution can now or ever shall be
able to prevail.”
CANAL IS INIiSE.
First Vessel Enters Section of the
Panama Waterway.
New York.—The first vessel to nav
igate a section of the Panama canal
is the American three-masted steam
yacht Visitor 11., owned by Commo
dore W. Harry Brown of Pittsburg.
Word was brought here by the United
/ruit company’s steamer Zacapa that
on November 23 the Visitor 11., with;
Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of
the Panama canal; Commodore
Brown, Captain Scott of the United
States Steel corporation; William
Diehl, formerly mayor of Pittsburg,
and others of the party on board, en
tered from the Atlantic side, went as
far as the Gatun lock and returned.
The yacht draws about 17 feet.
For underground Street.
New York. —The building of an un
derground street, the first of its kind
m the world, under ^t. George Hill,
on the upper end of Manhattan Isl
and, is favored by Nelson P. Lewis,
a city engineer, in a report which
ne made to the board of estimate. The
street would be more than 800 feet
long, 16 feet wide and 16 feet high,
tor pedestrians only. Elevators are
to be used to carry passengers to the
surface. The hill is 190 feet high.
Home for Ministers.
San Antonio, Texas.—The will of
Dr. C. F. Simmons, filed here, gives
630 acres of land in Live Oak coun
ty for the s establishment of a home
for superannuated ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south.;
The estate is valued at $850,000.
Father of Linotype Dead.
Englewood, N. J. —James Ogilvie
Clephane, widely known because of
his pioneer work in the typewriter
and linotype industries, is dead at
his home here, following a stroke of
apoplexy, which attacked him a week
ago. He was 68 years old. He nas
been called the “father of the lino
type.” It was his encouragement and
financial support that enabled Ottmar
Mergenthaler to perfect the machine
that bears the latter’s name. The
idea for the machine was furnisned
by Mr. Clephane.
IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.1910.
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Augusta. —As a result of the agK
tation started by the W. C. T. U.
against the near beer saloons, the
finance committee of the city council
has decided to raise the license from
three hundred to one thousand doh
lars per year, beginning January 1.
There are more saloons in the city
now than before prohibition and there
has been little interference with those,
paying the near beer license since
last December, when numerous raids
•were made. The new license plan;
Iwill shut out many of the smaller
places, but is expected to increase
the number of “tigers.” .
Dublin.- —Nothing shows the growth
of Dublin and the development ot{
Laurens county better than the won
derful strides made by the banks of
this city. The three banks here have
on deposits now more than a million
dollarsfi and the smaller banks in oth
er sections of the county are also
in healthy condition. The officers od
the Dublin banks are more than’
pleased at the promptness with which;
loans made to farmers, merchants^
and others have been met this fall!
Savannah.—Sheriff T. A. Fields of
Emanuel county, Georgia, was order
ed by Judge Speer in Federal court
here to hold himself ready to answer
in Florida the charge of conspiracy
to abduct Felix Corbin from the ju
risdiction of the state of Florida to
that of Georgia, where Corbin was
wanted on a criminal charge. It was!
'stated that the Georgia sheriff “spir
ited away Corbin from one state toj
the other in an automobile over the;
protest of Assistant District Attorney
Emmett Wilson of Florida.
Macon. —The Federal census bu
reau has refused to give the city of
Macon a recount, as was asked for
by the city council and the cham
ber of commerce. Director E. D. Dm
rand contends that the difference be-,
tween the Federal enumeration, 40,-
655, and the census of the board of
health, 41,775, does not justify thq
expense of a recount. He expressed
the belief that the official tabulation
was accurate.
Augusta.—Work on the Savannah
river between this city and Savannah,
for which the government appropriate
ed SIOO,OOO, began at Rocky Creek.
The river at this place gives morel
trouble to navigators than anywherq
else between the two cities. Thd
stream has been unsusually low this
fall, but recent rains have put it in
sufficient depth for all craft that
usually ply it.
, Cordele.—The trial of J. Hilary Day
for the killing of J. B. Scott on the
latter’s plantation in the eastern por
tion of Crisp county, about two
months ago, was concluded when the
jury returned a, verdict of voluntary
manslaughter. Judge U. V. Whipple
passed sentence upon Day, giving him
eight years.
Macon.—ln an address to the stu-;
dents of the conservatory of Wesley
an Dr. Dingley Brown, director of
music, declared that “rag-time” mu
sic caused a larger percentage of the
crime committed in this country,
more, in fact, than is attributed to
liquor drinking. “ ’Rag-time’ music
is the greatest curse of our country,
and the most serious menace of the
younger generation in our homes,”,
he said. “It is debasing and instills
a criminal tendency into the minds
that absorb it. ‘Rag-time’ is music
only in its most decadent and pervert
ed form, and is more to be dreaded
than whiskey and drugs.”
Carrollton. —The Carrollton people
are determined to go forward with
the work on the new railroad at once.
The contract has been let for the sur
vey to J. W. Wright, Jr., who has
just completed the grading of the
pew railroad to Bowden. The sur
vey has started from Carrollton via
Villa Rica to some point on the Sea
board. It is very probable that the
contract for grading the Bowden road
will be completed this week.
Savannah. —After hearing testl
mony since noon on Monday, the fed
eral grand jury of the United States
court for the southern district of
Georgia handed down indictments,
charging an infringement of the anti
trust laws on the part of three large
corporations and two individuals.
The Atlantic Coast Line railway and,
Seaboard Air line railway were each
jointly indicted with the Merchants
and Miners’ Transportation company
for specific violations of the Sherman
anti-trust and Elkins laws, while
■Harvie Miller and Morris Miller,
grain merchants, and members of
the firm of L. F. Miller & Sons of
Philadelphia, were the individuals to
feel the wrath of the government. It
was anticipated that the corporations
and Harvie Miller would be present,
the rumors comiag from an authori
tative source, but no expectation ex
isted in connection with Morris Mil
ler.
Back From New
York-Our Buyer
We are pleased to state our buyer has return
ed from New York and other Eastern markets.
He states that this has been his most success
ful trip made in his six years’ experience. The
market on all lines was found to be at alow ebb.
Prices Were as Low as They
Were When Cotton Was
Eight Cents Per Pound,
The reason of this is not known; all seem to
think we will soon have big advances in all lines;
but we are protected; have bought the largest
stock ever brought to Milledgeville. Our prices
will be low—lower than you could reasonably ex
pect. We have the goods, not in New York, Phil
adelphia or Boston—but right here in Milledge
ville in our
Two Big Stores
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We also wish to announce to the ladies of good old Wilkinson coun
ty, ouraddition of a “LADIES’ REST ROOM,” with toilet and lavatories.
This room we have long needed, and we are pleased to invite you to feel
at home here. We expect in a few days to tell you some very interesting
store news. YOUR FRIENDS,
W. S. MYRICK & CO.
“The Store Where Shopping is Easy”
SI.OO a Year.
