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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
Not Too Late to Act.
I'm the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader
The national estate is still immensely
rich. 1t is still valuable beyond the pos
sessions of other nations. 1t is not too
late to save a magnificent heritage for
the generations to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16

Can 1t be that any of the governors has
been Drawer and holder in announcing his
convictions in Washington than in his
state capital?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16

Mr.. Bryan has at least reached the point
of making a speech in the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
Running Exercise.

From the ~. Joseph News-Press.
About all a large number of presden-
tial candidates will get out of it will be
the exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
The Commissioners Investigation

May remains as coy and coquettish as
ever
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
Jacksonville NOW NOW
FACES SERIOUS
FLOOD
HEAVY RAINS AND UNUSUALLY
HIGH TIDES CAUSE THE WATER
TO RUSH INTO STREETS OF THE
CITY.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Sept. IL
With a total rainfall of 11.S9 inches in
two days, up to the measurement at I
O'Clock tonight. and with a perfect del
use OF water falling over the city 10
night, the city is threatened with a
food that Will exceed the one of 1898,
when the merchants on West Bay
street, the principal thoroughfare,
We're driven fl, m their places Of bust
ness.
Tonight the water stands three and
half feet deep on West Bay street
and is stnl rising, as McCoys Creek,
large stream which empties into the
ST. Johns river, has overdowed its
banks, and the water in the street and
the entire western section is rapidly
rising.
In Springfield, the select residential
district, the water in many places is
from two and a halt to three feet deep
and is still rising, being on a level
with the porches OF many homes in
that section.
The street car traffic is tied up, the
tracks being under water, and much
damage has already been done. Mer-
chants in many sections built dams
across their store doors late this after
noon in an effort to keep the water
out. If the rain continues throughout
the night much damage is feared by
the floods.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
A PLAN is FORMULATED FOR THE
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
C o N GRE SIS,
Various Business Organizations in the
South Are Interested-5ig Or
ganization Meeting to Be
Held in December.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.--For the
purpose of boosting the resources
of the south and interesting east
ern capital by showing the wonder
ful possibilities of this section cf the
country tentative plans Tor the organ
ization of the Southern Commercial
Congress have been made, and were
announced this week by G. Grosvenor
Dave, of Montgomery, chairman of the
committee on organization.
The first meeting Of the Southern
Commercial Congress will be held at
Washington City the first week in De
cember, while the rivers and harbors
congress is in session, and there are
delegates present from every state in
the Union, who will be invited to at.
tend the sessions of the southern
congress and witness the display of
its treasures.
Committee On Organization - G.
Grosvenor Dave, Montgomery; w. G..
Cooper, Atlanta; Il. S. Shannon,
Nashville; James T. benson. Center,
Tex; John A. Betjeman, Albany, Ga.
Commercial Bodies.
The commercial bodies which so far
have indicated their determination to
cooperate, without waiting the an
nouncement of the plan in detail, are:
Commercial club, Montgomery; Com
mercial club, Birmingham; board of
trade, Nashville; chamber of com
merce, Chattanooga; chamber of
commerce, Petersburg, Va; Progress.
siye Union, New Orleans; chamber Of
commerce, Atlanta; Business League,
Albany, Ga; chamber of commerce,
Galveston, Tex; Commercial club,
Center, Tex; Commercial club Qua
nah, Tex
1t is believed that one hundred of
the leading commercial bodies of the
south viii take part. The Texas
Commercial Secretaries Association,
in session at Fort Worth today, is
expected to indorsa the work and
pledge its active support
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
THE RICE CROP IN
THIS SECTION
NEARBY PLANTATIONS WERE ALL
FLOODED az THE RECENT RISE
ON ALTAMAHA RIVEa-OAMAGE
WILL BE HEAVY.


Reports from the various rice fields
N this vicinity, situated on the Alta
maha river, are to the effect that the
crops have been seriously damaged by
the high tides on the river a few
weeks ago. In fact it is believed that
the damage will be considerably larger
than was at first expected.
AT the plantation Of n II. Barnwell,
y miles from the city, it is under
stood that the damage was heavy The
water from the river went out of its
banks and simply flooded the rice field,
crushing rice to the ground. Everything
was done to prevent the damage, but
the drains on the fields were not suffi-
cient to keep the water from cover
ing the entire fields In portions of
the plantasion the water was not so
high and consequently the damage was
not so heavy.
At the plantation of j. T. Dent the
damage was not so large His planta-
tion is located further from the river
and consequently only the portions of
the field near the river were covered
Mr. Dent used every possible effort to
keep the water back and placed sew
eral large pumps in use and in this
way most Ct his crop was saved
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
"CHARLiE" DEMING HERE.
Old Brunswickian Shaking Hands
With His Friends.

c. W. Deming, an old Brunswick
newspaper man, now leading real es-
tate agent of Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived
in the city yesterday and will be here
mingling with his friends few days.
Mr.. Deming is at present at the head
of the c. w. Deming company, one
of the largest real estate firms in the
new state. He removed to Tulsa from
this city a few years ago and he has
made a great success since going out
there. His company has been interest
ed in a number of the largest deals
ever made in that section of the ccun-
! try.
Mr.. Deming has many friends In the
city who will be glad to see him and
who will rejoice in the news that he
has been successful in the real estate
business in his new home.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
MILLION NEGRO VOTES TO
BE CAST FOR BRYAN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. IL
One million negro votes will be cast
for William Jennings Bryan in Novem-
ber, stated Sylvester Corrother, by his
race.
Corrothers was addressing a meet
ing Of negro voters last night and he
took occasion to roast the republican
administration. He rebuked President
Roosevelt for his "treachery in dealing
with the negro soldiers"
Corrothers not only fayed the re-
publican administration for it's atti-
tude toward the negro voters through
out the country, but also fayed the
republicans OF the south because OF
their lily white rules In the state con
yentions
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
Thaw Case Developments.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 11,-Any at
tempt to take Harry K. Thaw from
the Duchess county jail at Poughkeep-
sic to Pittsburg or any point outside
the state will be opposed by the state
commission in lunacy. DR.. Albert w.
Ferris, president Of the commission,
returned today from a long European
trip and announced the position the
commission would take regarding the
order of Referee Blair, of Pittsburg
that Thaw shall be taken to Pennsyl
vania to be examined in the bankrupt
Iey proceedings Instituted In his be
half.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
RAIN HELPS THE OYSTERS.
Recent Flood Will improve the 81
valves Along the Coast.

An authority on oysters says
that the recent floods will prove of
much benefit to the oysters along the
coast According to this authority the
freshening Of the water will help the
growth of the oysters and make the
bivalyes fat and of better taste. A
good crcp is consequently predicted.
The oyster season about Brunswick
does not set into full operation until
October and November While oysters
are generally supposed to be good to
eat beginning in September. many pee
pie do not touch them until the wea-
ther gets colder.
The Brunswick canning factory does
not resume canning until the middle
Of October and arrangements are now
on for the starting of the business of
the season. The machinery, oyster
boats and equipment generally are be-
ing made ready and Manager J. b.
Abrams will start the plant into opera
tion this year on October Is.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
FLEET ANCHORED
NOW AT ALBANY
PUT INTO THAT PORT YESTERDAY
IN TIME TO ESCAPE A
HEAVY BLOW.

ALBANY, West Australia, Sept II.
The American fleet, anchored outside
the harbor at Z o'clock this morning,
having arrived Just in time to avoid
Il heavy blow outside. The saiIcrs
welcomed the sea- voyage after the
Melbourne festivities, which taxed the
endurance Of The officers and men.
Despite the unprecedented lavish
ness of the entertainment, the per
sonnel Of the fleet demonstrated its true
American adaptibility by resuming
its routine without a hitch. The usual
official calls will be made here.
Albany is a small port of only 300
Inhabitants, but there will be 10000
visitors here tomorrow.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
IN FIERY Rain MEN
BATTLE TO SAVE
THEIR LIVES
ONE THOUSAND PIONEERS ARE
BATTLING TO SAVE THEIR
HOMES AND FAMILIES FROM
FIRE IN MINNESOTA.

DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 11.-Beneath
smoke-obscured skies. the roaf cf aanfi
ing forests ~ a5out them. torture!
by rain of blazing sparks. desperate
With the knowledge t'.at then wives
and children, huddled, terrified behind
tEem, one thousand hardy piopeecs are
tattl'ng for their lives in the burn
ing forests in the northwestern part Of
the state.
Fallen in charred undcrbrush.
cJelcome with smoke and exhau.ti II.
lie The bodies OF "A number of settlers
tie exact number at this time un-
known, for those who are fleeing be.
fcre the sea of flame that drives to.
ward Lake Superior have nc time TO
reckon casualties.
The fire, starting in the shape of a
great crescent, with elCngating points.
has drawn into the shape of circle,
leaving but small opening of escape
of those who are hemmed in. If this
opening is reached, the survivors can
make for the lake where refuge awaits
them.
Six hundred people in the village
Of Grand Mara are surrounded by
fire. The smoke arches over the set.
tlemenr and, shadowing the village
as night, rises high in the air as if
from a chimney The meh are work
ing with the strength cf desperation
on the very edge of the blazing for.
est, telling trees, plowing ground, do
ing everything possible to check the
onrush of fire.
Fully 100 square miles Of dense
forest is ablaze An estimate of the
money loss is impossible at this time
Every train brings refugees to this
/ city from towns scattered throughout
the region in the path of the fire
The town of Snowfall, about two
miles from Nashwauk, has been de
stroyed, The people had no time to
fight the fire nor to save their ef
fects
They fed in terror for refuge here
The steamer America, with the United
States steam hip Gopher, carrying two
companies of naval reserves, have
been dispatched for the north shore
. The vessels carry provisions, and will
pick up the settlers who have been
driven to the shore Of the lake.
Buhl and Nashwauk, which were
threatened on Sunday are again in
danger The wind is driving the
flames directly toward these towns.
Brooklyn, a small suburb of Hibbing
also is threatened
There is little likelihood of the fire
teing eXtingui5hed until there had
been prolonged rain, or it burns to
the waters edge and eXhausts itself
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
One Attempt to Lynch.

In addition to this testimony and
other smaller circumstances which all
point to the guilt of Ryals, there are
no circumstances which point to his
innocence. The jury trying his case
did not easily agree, and were out all
nigh in their deliberations. 1t is said
that they all stood for conviction, but
that on account of some doubt in the
minds of some of the jurors they want
ed to recommend him to mercy. There
has been at least one attempt to lynch
Ryals, but Sheriff Branch sent him to
Macon. where he was until this morn
ing, and it is evident that the yigilence
of the sheriff is all that saved him
from the mob. Ryals strenuously as
serted his innocence, and while some
thought he would confess ON the scat
fold, it was generally believed that he
would die proclaiming his innocence.
Some criticism has been INDUCED in
nv some citizens both of Ryals at
torney. and even the governor, for pro-
longing Ryals' life, but the people were
generally satisfied when he was exc
cuted
RyaIs is the fourth negro 70 be exc
eu,ed in Appnng in the pssft ten years
.x,thouta a single lynching.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE
ON TrE A., 3. & A..

Effective Sunday, train No. will
leave Brunswick at S.S5 a. m. instead
CT 1920, returning arrive Brunswick
11.35 a. m. instead of 1905, making
connection at Thallman with Seaboard
trains for Savannah and Jacksonville,
arriving Savannah at 1870 D. M, and
Jacksonville at 1925 p. m.
Trains Nos. 5 and will operate the
present schedule, leaving 400 a. M,
returning arrive Brunswick 5.45 a. m.
Will operate special Sunday night to
take care returning excursionists.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
THE POLICE ARE BAFFLEO.
Can't Account for Note Preceding
Return of Runaway Boy

nStbiH W runaway Ivy
CHICAGO, Sept. 11.-Perry John
Elliott, u years old, who disappeared
from his home ten days ago, was found
last night by a patrolman and restored
to his mother.
Yesterday Mrs. Emma Elliott, the
mother, received a badly scribbled
note reading: IF you want to see
Perry you must pay $500"
A name was signed to the demand
but It cannot be deciphered. A few
hours later the boys pet dog, Cute
also an absentee, returned home with
a bloodstained cap which the boy bod
worn. Mrs. Elliott at once concluded
that the boy had been killed or at least
Kidnapped. Just what the note and
the cap meant is not clear The boJ
admitted to the police tKat he rar
away from home.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
DEATH OF MILLIoNAIRE's WIFE.
The Body of Mrs. Harvey Was Found
in a Pleasure Lake at Her Home,

NEWARK. Sept. 1.-THE body of
Mrs Ashton Harvey, dressed in white
and literally covered with a fortune
in jewels, was found in the private
pleasure lake on the estate of Stewart
Hartshorn, at Short HIS, N. J., by
bloodhounds. which had been brought
from New York to seek her
Mrs Harvey was the wife cf Ashton
Harvey the millionaire corporation
lawyer in New York and lived on their
magnificent country estate at Short
fiiils Her husband believes she com
mitted suicide.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
TWELVE SPECIAL SERMONS
ON THE LORDS PRAYER

On Sunday at the evening SER
vice, Rev. r. Kerr will preach the
first OF this series using as his text the
words "Our Father The word
Amen" will be the text Of the last
sermon.
These dss curses will be delivered
for. the benefit of the general pub
lie as we'll as the members OF this
church, and a cordial invitation Is
hereby extended to all to hear him.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
IN HANDS OF RECEIVER.
Fish and oyster Company Hit BY
Late Financial Depression.

Fish and oyster Company Hit by
Late Financial Depression.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE fish, and
oyster firm Of A. Booth & Co., was
placed in the hands of a receiver by
Judge Bethea in the federal district
court late today The Linen Threat
Company Of New ofk and Alfred e.
Booth, of Baltimore, were the com
plainants named in the petition, and
on theii{Aplea w. j. Thalmers, presi
dent of lie Commercial National Safe
Deposi lpmpany, was appointed re
ceiverS is bonds were fixed at $50
900 a fe was placed in charge of the
firm fairs at once.
Tn 8btition asserts that the liabili
ties c,yhe company are $5,5OO.0OO and
places the assets at $8,OO0,OO0 The
troubles of the company are alleged to
be due in a large measure to an made
quacy Of capital coupled with the finan
cial depression of last fall
A. Booth & Co. was organized in
1876 and took over at that time the
business of the A. Booth Packing com
pany, which had long been in exis
tence. Its business, besides the catch
ing, selling and distributing of fish
and oysters, consisted Of the transpor
tation of passengers and freight on
Lake Superior and the maintaining
and operating in various cities Of cold
storage warehouses.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
Cholera in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 1.-THE
Asiatic cholera is spreading in St Pet
ersburg, and the sudden jump in the
statistics is taken to mean that the
city authorities failed to take proper
precautions against an epidemic, the
first suspicious cases of which were
discovered fortnight ago. The bull
letin issued tonight reports So cases
and Is deaths, but it is believed that
treble that number exist within the
city limits.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
GRAND CEN. RAL DEPOT
PLANS ARE COMPLETED

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Architects
for the new Grand Central station have
completed their plans and estimates
for that structure. The total cost
of the building will reach $2O,00O,O 900.
The work of taking down the train
house Of the present station is nearly
finished
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
WATCHING THE MAINE VOTE.
James r. Garfield Says the Vote Must
Not Be Materially Reduced.

C:gRIBOU, Maine, Sept 11-Secre-
tary of the Interior James R. Garfield
addressed a largely attended republi-
can rally here last night. He de-
clared that the country was watching
the Maine vote on Monday next and
that any material reduction of the re-
publican plurality might very readily
be used as an argument in the doubt
full states that Maine had failed to
endorse the present national admin
istration.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
TWO BROTHERS
WERE AMBUSHED
HENRY AND HERBERT BYARD ARE
SHOT AND KILLED WHILE
ON THEIR WAY HOME.

DAWSON, Ga, Sept. 11,--Ilenry and
Herbert Byard brothers, living Is
miles southwest of here, were shot
from abUsh and killed and robbed TO-
night on the highway near their
home.
The bodies were found in the road
this morning and the sheriff with
bloodhouuds hurried to the scene.
The Byard brothers were returning
from Sheiman where they had just
sold considerable cotton.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
Mrs. Thaw Helps College.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept 11.-An-
nouncement was made today at Mary
vile College that Mrs. William M.
Thaw, of Pittsburg, mother of Harry
X. Thaw, has given $4,000 toward the
fund Of the college.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
GUN CLUB HELD SHOOT.
Medals Won by M. 3. McKjnnon and
Kenneth Berrie.

The local gun club held its regular
weekly shoot yesterday afternoon, and
though the number of shooters was
small, the scores were about the best
made by the club during the season.
NJ B. McKinnon and Kenneth Ber-
rie tied for the first medal, on a score
Of As out of so. In the shoOt-off Mr..
McKinnon won. breaking % out of rs.
The second medal went to Mr.. Berrie.
The club will hold its last shoot
of the season next Friday afternoon.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
TOWN WHERE NOBODY DIES.
Six Undertakers Move Out in Despair
and Doctors Turn to Plow.

and Doctors Turn to Plow.
CARVER, Mass, Sept II. This
town is known as the "undertakers'
despair = The town has $500 popula-
tion. In 1907 16 deaths were reported,
and all of these were over 56 years of
age. This, year, however, in the last
six months the climax has been reach
ed, when not one single death has oc-
Cured.
year ago there We're six under
takers and four physicians in the
town. The undertakers have dwin-
died away until today the last one
sought more paying fields. All but
two physicians have gone and these
two do farming on the side.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
4 VOTER ASKS SOME
QUESTIONS OF
INTEREST
CONCERNING THE PRIMARY IN
WHICH ALDERMEN ARE TO BE
NOMINATED FROM WARDS FOR
THE FIRST TIME.

Editor News;-Win you kindly give
me, as well as a number of other vot
ers, little information concerning
that new ward business?
I live at present in ward Ne. 1, viii
vote only for the candidates for my
ward in the primary?
In case l should move before the
primary, will I vote in my new or old
ward?
How are the candidates from the
various wards to be nominated
\ NVTER.
If the inquirer had been a close
reader Of The News. il would net be
necessary to ask these questions, as it
has already been explained in detail
in these columns just how the alder
men are to be elected under the ward
system, but for the benefit Of the voter
and the others who do not yet under.
stand thoroughly the new ward prop
ositicn. the questions will be replied
to.
Answer Question No. 1. es, you
will vote only for the candidates from
your ward in the primary. A man lily
ing in ward No has nothing what
ever to do with the nomination of an
alderman from ward No /. In the
general election, however, every voter
casts his ballot for the alderman from
each ward
Answer Question No. ,. If you should
move within six months from the pri
mary you would vote in your cid ward
The law requires that YOU must live
in a ward six months before voting in
it.
Answer to Question No. ,. There
is no rule for nominating the candi
dates from tbe various ward. Every
man has the right to run for the honor
and no law could be made depriv!ng
him of this privilege. It T. probable
however that ward meetings may be
held and the voters of the various
wards discuss their candidates before
the primary. AS a matter Of fact the
primary is not an election, but is equiv
alent thereto 1t is safe to say that
there will be more than one candidate
from each ward in the primary.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
SUICIDE OF AGED VETERAN.
Old Survivor of Civil var Kills Him
! self at a Post Meeting.

SCI az a FO5t WttlHg.
BINGHAMPTON, Sept 11.-Robert
Wiltse, for many years a resident of
Portland, Ore, and veteran of the
civil war, aged 10 years, shot and
killed himself last night in an ante
room of the Babcock Gar of Owegc, of
which he was a member. A post meet
ing was in progress in the hall, but
Mr.. Wiltse was alone in the ante
room at the time. No cause is known
for his act.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-12
Told Conflicting Story,

Ryals was accustomed to chip boxes
near the home Of Mr. Overstreet He
vas seen on the morning of the crime
at an early hour going toward the
oyerstreet home. sooner than he was
accustomed to go to his work His
Whereabouts could not be accounted
for at the hour of the horrible crime.
He came in to the Quarters before
noon, and when he was told OF the
crime he Giopped his head and made
no comment He told contradictory
stories about Ehe~e he was, none OF
WHICH could be ccI. oborated.
Nancy Blown testified that on the
Monday morning tefore the crime was
committed OH 2 cay. Ryals was back
of Mr. Oteratfeets fence, and made
ceriaiu stateueEts to him that amount
ed 10 a threat to commit the crime he
died tol