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VOL. VII, NO. 2,149.
HE IS DEAD!
The Czar of Russia Now
Sleeps in Peace,
HIS FAMILY PRESENT
Now the Czarowitz Nicholas is Suc
cessor to the Throne.
BIS LAST DAY’S STAY ON EARTH.
Attended to Important Matters
to rhe Very Last.
THE CZAROWITZ’S LIFE THREATENED.
' Extraordinary Police Precautions Taken
at St. Petersburg— Career of the •
Dead Autocrat of all Russia.
London, Nov. 1. —A dispatch to The
Daily News from Yalta says the czar
died at 1:3O p. m.
The Official Messenger publishes the
following account of the czar’s illness:
The disquieting symptoms which
manifested themselves at Sapala became
< mi V s *!
ALEXANDER IIL
less marKea in me early aays or nis
majesty’s sojourn at Livadia. The czar
was able to attend divine services after
arriving there and was also able to
drive about. Then symptoms of weak
ness appeared, with failing appetite, loss
of sleep, weakening of the heart’s ac
tion, increase of albumen and swelling
of the extremities.
On Oct. 18, there was a return of the
czar’s appe'.it", and on Oct. 20 he was
able to obtain the necessary sleep which
produced a notable increase in his
« strength and a reduction of the albu
men. .The same day the queen of
Greece arrived and the protopresbyter.
Father Ivan, who offered up prayers for
the emperor, also reached Livadia. He
then received holy communion, which
assisted in tranquilizing his mind. On
Oct. 22, the emperor prayed with Fath
er Ivan. Princess Alix, of Hesse-Darm
stadt, arrived that evening and by order
of the czar she was received ceremoni
ously* with a guard of honor and with
the military band playing.
. The meeting of the czar with Princess
Alix, whom he had )ong been craving
to see, strongly excited the patient in
spite of file joy which the meeting
caused him, and his physicians feared
the effects of this excitement. But the
night p:.ssed favorably. There was
continued oedema of the feet on Oct.
26. which hindered free movement.
During- all this time the czar, in spite
of his suffering, did not neglect state
busine ;s, but at the urgent instance of
his physicians he handed over docu
ments relating to current affairs and
reports requiring considerable examina
• tion to ti e < znr--witch. His majesty,
however, decided the most important
cases and rigned the state papers.
It is semi-officially announced that
all reports regarding the immediate
marriage of the czarowitch to Princess
Alix are unfounded. It was never pro
posed since the illness of the czar that
the marriage should take place hur
riedly.
Conmphacy Airtinflt the Czarcwitch.
London, Nov. I.—According to a spe
cial dispatch received here from St. Pe
tersburg, a conspiracy against the life
of the czarewitch has been discovered
there. It is added that, for several
days past, the police have been actively
engaged in arresting nihilists. Among
those arrested are several students. The
police have also obtained possession of
incriminating evidence.
SKETCH OF HIS LILE
And Thirteen Years’ Reign—The Successor
to the Throne.
Alexander 111, the recently deceased
czar of Russia, was the son of the as
sassinated Alexander 11, who was the son
of Nicolas I, who was the brother of his
predecessor Alexander I and son of Cra
zy Paul, who was the son of licentious
Catharine, whose husband was the stu
pid and brutal Peter 111. Beyond this
the genealogy is subject to question,
but of the seven imperial personages
hero noted Peter 111 was dethroned and
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
imprisoned ana nnaiiy murdered Dy or
der of his wife. Catharine died in a fit
brought on by excesses, Crazy Paul was
murdered by a cabal of his nobles, Nic
olas I died of chagrin, and Alexander II
was blown into eternity by a nihilist
bomb. The family has always been ec
centric.
Nominally the imperial line begins
With Michael Feodorovitch Romanoff,
whom the Russian nobles made czar in
1613 in sheer desperation over the pro
longed civil wars. He was only the son
of an archbishop, but the nobles man
aged to trace some connection by mar
riage with Rurlk, founder of the em
pire. At any rate, the horrible wars and
murders of the preceding century had
left conflicting claims in such confusion
that there was nothing for it but start
anew, and so the Romanoff was made
emperor. His grandson was .Peter the
Great, who was succeeded by his widow
Catharine I, and after her came another
era of confusion which ended with the
accession of Elizabeth, daughter of Pe
ter the Great. Peter 111 was the son of
her sister, and as he was the husband of
Catharine II it is assumed that (he line
is regular from the first Romanoff
through Peter the Great.
The Romanoff blood is diluted to a
very fine strain by frequent intermar
riage with German princesses, and Alex
ander II married Maria, daughter of
the late Grand Duke cf Hesse Darm
stadt. Their second son, Alexander, was
born March 10, 1845. There is a story,
neither officially confirmed nor strenu
ously denied, that ho gave the blow to
his older brother, Nicolas, which caused
the latter’s death. It was accidental in
some rough “horseplay,” but it injured
the chest of Nicolas, and he died April
24, 1865, at the age of 22, and straight
way everything was changed with Alex
ander.
Nicolas was engaged to be married to
the Princess Dagmar, daughter of the
King of Denmark and sister of the Prin
cess Alexandra, who married the Prince
of Wales. Nicolas was a man of kindly
disposition, and for a member of the
imperial Romanoffs of Russia possessed
of much culture. Alexander seems to
have been a young man of unusually
morose and obstinate disposition. He
was in love with the Princess Met
chereki, who was one of his mother’s
maids of honor. She was a beautiful
girl, and Alexander had told her of his
passion. Alexander II was not pleased
with this and sent his son away. During
his absence his sweetheart was forced to
accept an offer of marriage from Paul
Demidoffi, prince of San Donato, and so,
when the elder brother died and it was
decided that for reasons of state Alex
ander should marry the Princess Dag
mar, he made no determined opposition.
The marriage took place Nov. 9, 1866,
and although authorities conflict about
almost everything else pertaining to the
life of Alexander 111 there is no doubt
that the married life- of the couple was
almost an ideal one, notwithstanding
the unusual circumstances which led to
their union. Czar Alexander II was
killed by a nihilist bomb March 13,
JlBBl, and his son succeeded him im
piediately as Czar Alexander 111.
During the years that he had been
heir apparent he seems to have neglect
ed no opportunity to fit himself for the
exalted and arduous duties that were
before him. Whether his design was
to so rule Russia as to make its people
happy and prosperous or simply to
'strengthen the Russian throne is a ques
tion upon which there are vital and rad
ical differences of opinion. Certain it
jis that he changed the policy of his fa
ther, who had freed the serfs and had
in many ways indicated a desire to pre
pare his country for a more liberal ad
ministration of the government.
I The cause of popular education, which
|had received some encouragement under
the father, was crushed by the rule of
the son; the press, which, though re-
B /XI
THE CZAROWITZ.
stricted, had a faint semblance of free
dom under the old, was fettered abso
lutely under the new regime; Siberia,
bad enough always, became the horror
of the century; the Jews, whose lot
was never a pleasant one in Russia, be
came the subjects of the most malevo
lent persecution.
With a private citizen the presump
tion is for innocence till guilt is proved;
with a hereditary ruler the chances are
even, but with an absolute ruler, espe
cially a Romanoff, the presumption is
always that ho is despotic. Wo may,
therefore, with perfect safety, reject all
the*excuses made for Alexander 111 that
ho was kopt in ignorance of the horrors
of Siberia; that the real condition of
his subjects was carefully concealed
from him, and that he was only cruel
where it was a cruel necessity. That ho
was a devoted husband and father is to
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GOME, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1894.
HILL AT AMSTERDAM
The Carpet and Knit Mills Extend Him
a Cold Shoulder.
THE WORKING MEN WERE ON BAND.
Two Thousand People Meet
Him at the Depot.
HILL DEFENDED THE NEW TARIFF.
He Was Interrupted by a Working Man
Who Assured the Speaker They
Were With Ifim.
Amsterdam, N. Y., Nov. I.—The
visit of Senator Hill to this place and
the reception accorded him by the pro
prietors of the great carpet mills here
was in marked contrast to their action
towards Governor McKinley last week.
Then the proprietors of the great car
pet and knit goods mills shut up their
establishments and told their thousands
of employes to go and hear McKinley.
When David Bennett Hill came, the
people gave him a rousing reception, but
the carpet and knit goods manufactu
rers were conspicuous by their absence.
Besides, they contrived to spread among
their workmen the understanding that
it would be just as well if they did not
join in the Democratic demonstration,
and many who would have liked to did
not. Others who did were frequently
reminded of their danger. Working
men standing on the curbstones shouted
to their fellows who were parading in
the streets, carrying Hill banners:
“You are carrying your colors pretty
high there, my boy; you’ll lose your job
if you don’t look out.”
The Democratic managers here claim
that the Republican managers, assisted
by the manufacturers, are trying to
stampede the Democratic worhingmen
by a cry of hard times.
The city suffered severely during the
recent panic. Its thousands of mill op
eratives were idle for months and suf
fered great privation, but since the Wil
son tariff bill went into effect the mills
have started up and are running, not
only full time, but extra time. Hence
the calamity howlers are not making
much headway, and a full Democratic
vote is promised.
Senator Hill reached here at 6 p. m.
Two thousand people met him at the
depot and cheered him to the echo and
added noise of firearms and the light of
fireworks aue bonfires to their greeting.
A brass band led a' column of 1,000
Democratic workingmen which escorted
Senator Hill’s carriage from the depot
to the Central hotel. All along the line
the crowds cheered.
Mr. Hill recognized that his hearers
were largely workingmen who had suf
fered during the recent panic, and ad
dressed them particularly. He said in
part:
“A high tariff does not necessarily
produce good wages, nor does a low
tariff necessarily reduce them. When
six men are looking for work from one
boss, wages are low; but when six bosses
are looking for one workman wages are
high. The great panic of 1873, when
wages disappeared, industries suspend
ed, and fortunes were sunk, came while
the country was enjoying the alleged
blessings of an exorbitant tariff under a
Republican administration. The great
Carnegie strike at Pittsburg occurred in
the very heart of Republican Pennsyl
vania, and in the very industry which
was most largely protected, in the sum
mer of 1892, while Mr. Harrison was
president. The great Chicago, Burling
ton and Quincy railway strike occurred
under a high protective tariff, and yet
the high wages the workingmen de
manded we. e, not forthcoming.
“Fellow J (etnoorars, wo are right upon
the tariff question, and time will vindi
cate our po ition. We must be patient
and not expect hasty conclusions. Rea
son and good sense, rather than mere
senseless clamor, will determine this
election.
“The reliable, sturdy and patriotic
Democracy if the interior of the state
may safely e intrusted with the result
in their sect .on. They will refuse to be
misled by bitter personalities; they will
not believe the vilecahuninations of the
allies of the common enemy, and they
care little for local controversies in New
York and B 1 >oklyn, in which they are
in no way i. jntiiied.”
A workingman interrupted the sena
tor to ask if he could say a word. “Cer
tainly,” sai< Mr. Hill. Then the man
assured him that the workingmen won. 4
vote for him. “We know our friend,”
he added.
Staged rivpr Killed by Highwayman.
Nevada City, Cal., Nov. I.—Arthur
Myer, driver of the stage running be
tween this place and North Bloomfield,
was shot and instantly killed by a high
wayman at Rook Crook. He refused to
obey the orders of the robber, who fir**d
at him twice. C. B. Bovee of Sierra
county, who was the only passenger,
jumped from the coach and ran into the
forest.
A General Charged with Treason.
Vienna, Nov. I.—Polish papers an
'"nounce the arrest of an Austrian gen
eral on the charge of selling to Russia
plans of Austrian fort!,'j-utions. The
papers say that Russia paid the officer
1,000,600 florins for the plans.
Cleveland Hunting Birds.
Washington, Nov. I.—The presides
has gone partridge hunting. He start
ed about daylight, going to a point 15
miles from Georgetown. Charles Loef
fer, Mr. Cleveland’ <s messenger, accom
panied him.
TO CHANGE THE MAP
Discoveries Made on the North Border
by a Frenchman.
A PLEASANT COUNTRY TO LIVE IN.
He Discovered Many Inacura
cies In the Map.
AN .IDEAL PLACE FOR A HUNTER.
He Spent Five Years at the Mouth of the
McKenzie River—He Will Make
a New Map.
San Francisco, Nov. I.—Count V. E.
Desainville, who spent five years near
the mouth of the Mackenzie river, has
just arrived on the steam whaler Jean
nette. He brings notes that will mate
rially modify the maps of that - part of
the British possessions.
The count is a Parisian, 46 years of
age. He left France in 1888, and went
first to Edmonton, Canada. There he
collected a two years’ supply of provis
ions and built a boat. When spring
came with two Indians he started to the
Mackenzie territory.
“I did not intend to stay any length
of time,” said the count, “but when I
got so far north and found that so little
was known of the country, 1 decided to
turn explorer. I had the best maps with
me, but I found many inaccuracies in
them. These I corrected as I descended
the great river of the north, and my
notes will make material changes in the
geographies.
“I expected to find the winters in the
north long, dreary and wearisome, but
I was mistaken. I liked them better
than the summers.
‘ ‘There is no more ideal place for a
hunter than along the north coast of
North America. I found plenty to do.
Deer were plentiful, and while not
hunting I was studying language.
“I discovered that Esquimau lake is
merely a chain of small lakes beginning
not far from the Mackenzie river, about
300 miles south of the mouth extending
in a northeasterly direction, and empty
ing into the Arctic ocean near Cape
Bathurst.
“One summer I explored the delta at
the mouth of the Mackenzie, and I
found many inaccuracies in the maps
and charts. The great river itself is
some distance iro n the place assigned
to it on the maps. New islands are
being formed at the mouth. When
Mackenzie discovered the river about
100 years ago he reported clear water
north of Holket island. Now he would
have to pass many islands north of that
island to fl.id clear water.
“The river is a tremendous stream—
one of the greatest m the world. The
quantity of sediment it carries down is
enormous.
“The thermometer at the mouth of
the Mackenzie at times registers 90 de
grees in the shade and the heat is op
pressive. The mosquitoes are unbear
able in summer. They swarm in mil
lions. When the wind is from the south
they blacken the air along the coast.
“On ? summer was spent exploring the
country we.-t of the Mackenzie. I start
ed out as soon as the snow left the
ground with two natives and ascended
the Peel river as far as its source in the
Rocky mountains. This was the wild
est country I saw. I ascended some
mountains over 5,060 feet above the lev
el of the sett, and found little snow on
t hem. ’ ’
On this expedition little game was
met with, and the count ran out of pro
visions. The nearest cache was 90 miles
away. For wo days the count and his
native companions traveled without
food. When they reached the cache
they saw a large grizzly bear at the foot
of tiie tree in which they had placed
their provisions.
The bear had traveled up the Rocky
mountains, and must have smelled the
provisions. He was trying to shake
them out of the tree. Desainville got
close enough to shoot the bear before
the animal knew of his danger.
Count Desainville resently sent to his
relatives the first letters he has had the
chance to mail in about five years. He
expects to return to France and write a
book.
UNLAWFUL LOVE.
Mr. W. L. Magruder Killed Ills Wife on
Account of In fidelity.
Greenville, Ga., Nov. I.—The kill
ing of Mrs. Lula May Magruder by her
husband, as reported in these dispatch
es yesterday, was the result of the dis
covery by Mr. Magruder that his wife
had proven false to him.
Several years ago Magruder was mar
ried to Miss Lula May Johnson, a beau
tiful young lady of 18 summers, whose
father resides at Waverly, Ala. J. H.
Maddox, of West Point, Ga., was also
a suitor for the hand of Miss Johnson.
After the marriage of Miss Johnson to
Magruder, M addox became a married
man. For the past six months, it is
claimed, Maddox has been a frequent
visitor at Magruder’s home during the
latter’s absence.
Ten days ago the unfortunate hus
band learned of his wife’e unfaithless
ness, since which time, by brooding
over his trouble, it is supposed that he
became temporarily insane. The cli
max was reached Tuesday, when the
wife’s infidelity was made apparent to
tho husband by a letter addressed to her
paramour, Maddox, agreeing to meet
him at LaGrange.
This letter was intercepted by the
already outraged and infuriated hus
band.
Mr. Magruder went home, drew his
wife up to him, cut her throat from ear
to ear and then held her head until she
hl 'd to deaths.
Magfuder is now in jau mstracieu
with remorse over the crime he has to
answer for.
J. H. Maddox, whom Magruder claims
ruined and blighted his home, and the
person to whom the fatal letter was ad
dressed, is a prominent business man of
West Point.
FAULKNER’S FIGURES.
Ho Claim a Wisconsin and Illinois, and
West Virginia Is Safe.
Washington, Nov. 1. —Senator Faulk
ner has given out a statement in which
he predicts that the Democratic party
will not only carry their state ticket in
Wisconsin, but a majority of the con
gressional districts.
He says that the Democrats will hold
their owq in Illinois and will elect a
senator to succeed Mr. Cullom. He
predicts that a majority of the Indiana
congressional delega ion will be Demo
crats, and that a solid Democratic dele
gation will be returned from West Vir
ginia.
He marks as uncertain Mr. Quigg’s
district and one other New York city
district, which he refuses to specify,
but believes that Mr. Quigg will be de
feated.
He says that there is one uncertain
Brooklyn district; that the Democrats
will carry the Elmira district, now rep
resented by Gillet, and that he does not
think the Democrats will have any
trouble to retain Mr. Lockwood’s dis
trict in Buffalo.
MAHONE AGAIN.
For the First Time in Yearn the Virginian
Takes the Stump.
TVashington, Nov. 1. —When the
campaign opened, General Mahone is
sued an address to Virginia Republicans
not only advising against nominations
for congress, but saying in about so
many words that if any Republican
candidates were put forward they need
expect no aid from him. But now, for
the first time in years, General Mahone
has made his appearance on the stump.
He is earnestly supporting Thorp in the
Petersburg district. He has written
a letter to all of the Republicans
with whom he has influence in the Ro
anoke district.
“You can help Colonel Hoge, candi
date for con ?ress in the Sixth district,”
says he, “very much, and I hope that
you will turn in and help him to the
best of your ability. Colonel Hoge de
serves the best encouragement, and
nothing but stupendous frauds can de
feat him.”
UNDER SERIOUS CHARGES.
A French Official Suspected of Betraying
Secrets to Italy.
Paris, Nov. I.—The arrest of Cap
tain Alfred Dreyfus, of the general
staff, on the charge pf treason and es
pionage on behalf of 'the triple alliance,
is the sensation of the hour. The cap
tain was attached to the organization
and mobilizing department of the gen
eral staff and in this capacity had access
to some of the most important docu
ments relating to the plans for mobi
lizing the French army.
Suspicion against Captain Dreyfus
Was aroused by his intimacy with an
Italian officer, and General Mercier, the
minister of war, caused detectives to be
sent to' Monaco and to Italy, with the
result that Captain Dreyfus is now un
der strict guard in the military prison.
Captain Dreyfers is said to have sup
plied the Italian officer alluded to, who
is believed to have been a secret agent
of the Italian government, with the
plans for the mobilization of the Fif
teenth army corps, covering the depart
ments of the Maritime Alps, Ardeche
Benches, Dußhome, Corsica, Zard, Var,
Vauokluz and Marseilles, as well as
with plans for mobilizing the French
forces around Birancon, the Alpine
Gibraltar.
He is also suspected of having fur
nished the Italian agent with plans of
the numerous fortified places around
Buancon, which are connected by un
derground galleries with the town men
tioned.
Buancon is a place of the utmost, im
portance, in view of the possible ad
vance of the Italian army into France.
Ilew'are of dim. on Wee<ls.
Sedalia, Mo., Nov. I.—The 3-year
old daughter of Paul Wuensch has just
died from the effects of poison. Satur
day evening she was playing with a
number of children, and ate a handful
of jimson seeds. Three hours later she
was taken ill, but a physician was not
called for three hours, and in the mean
l me the poison thoroughly impregnated
her system, making recovery impossible.
OFFICERS ELECTED
By the Masons in Macon —Os fleers to be Ap
pointed.
Macon, November I.—The Masonic
grand lodge was called to order this
morning at 8:30 o’clock. The first
bqginess was the hearing of reports of
committees that did not report yester
day. This was followed by the ap
pointment of all appointive officers and
then followed the installation of all
officers.
The following officers were elected
Wednesday afternoon:
Grand master, John P. Shannon,
Elberton.
Deputy grand master, Charles P.
Gordon, Dalton.
Senior grand warden, W. A. Davis,
Macon.
Junior grand deacon, John D. Harrell,
Bainbridge.
Grand treasurer, W. B. Daniel,Macon.
Grand secretary, A. M. Wolithin,
Macon.
The offices to be filled by appointment
are: Grand chaplain, senior grand
deacon, junior grand deacon, grand
marshal.. first grand steward, second
grand steward, third grand steward,
grand tiler.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BACON GETS IT
The First Ballot Gives
Him Success.
OUR NEW SENATOR.
Mr. Bacon Received Ninety-Three Votes
on the First Ballot.
MR. TURNER RECEIVED THIRTY-TWO
Which Was the Next Highest
Vote That Was Cast.
THE BACON MEN ARE VERY JUBILANT.
It Did Not Take Many Minutes for the
Democratic Caucus to Select
(Its Man.
Atlanta, November I.—The caucus
lastel forty-five minutes.
The corridors outside were literally
packed with people, politicians from
every section of the state. At 4:15 a
man rushed out of an ante-room, and
announced that Bacon had received the
requisite number of votes to nominate.
Without waiting for the completion
of the vote, the crowd broke away, yell
ing enthusiastically. The crowd went
to house where the jubila
tion continued for several hours. Many
of the politicians left for home on the
night trains. The defeated candidates
took their defeat serenely.
The vote was as follows on the first
and deciding ballot:
Bacon, 93.
Turner, 32.
Garrard, 21.
Walsh, 9.
Crisp, 1.
Eighty-four votes were necessary for
a choice.
The Bacon men are still jubilating at
a late hour.
A QUIET DAY.
Speaker Fleming Announces Hifl Standing
Committees.
Atlanta, November I.—Very little of
interest was done in either branch of the
legislature today.
Speaker Fleming announced his stand
ing committees as follows:
General Agriculture—Brown, o^Pu
laski.
Special Pulaskai Armstrong, of
Wilkes.
Auditing--Dodson, of Sumpter.
Banks—Hodges, of Bibb.
Corporations—Middlebrooks, of New
ton.
Academy for the Blind—Hurst, of
Walton.
County and County Matters—
Wright, of Floyd.
Education—West, of Lowndes.
Excuse of Members—Walker, of
Pierce.
Enrollment—Mell, of Clarke.
Finance —Boynton, of Calhoun.
Halls and Rooms—Houston, of De
Kalb.
Hygiene and Sanitation—Anderson,
of Jones.
Immigration—Farmer, of Coweta.
Internal Improvements—Fogarty, of
Richmond.
Journals—Arnold, of Walton.
General Judiciary—Jenkins, of Put
nam.
Special Judiciary—McCurry, of Hart.
Labor and Labor Statistics—Branan,
of Fulton.
Lunatic Asylum Humphries, of
Brooks.
Manufactures—Barnes, of Richmond.
Military Affairs—Bailey,of Spaulding.
Mines and Mining—Perkins, of Hab
ersham.
Pensions —Gray, of Catoosa.
Penitentiary—Reagan, of Henry.
Privileges of the Floor—Willingham,
of Monroe.
Public Library—Rockwell, of Chat
ham.
Public Printing—Doolan, of Chatnam.
Public Property—Broyles, of Fulton.
Railroads—Battle, of Muscogee.
Roads and Bridges—Jones, of Dough
erty.
Rules—Fleming, of Richmond.
Temeprance—Bush, of Miller.
School for the Deaf—Dempsey, of
Butts.
State of the Republic—Hodge, of Pu
laski.
Wild Lands—Bennett, of Wayne.
Marie Good the Preacher's Loss.
Bourne, Mass., Nov, I.—lt has leak
ed out that President Cleveland, before
he left Gray Gables, sent to the Rev. N.
C. Alger, pastor of the Methodist
church here, the exact sum taken from
Mr. Alger’s house by burglars the Sun
day night preceding, during the pastor’s
absence.
Drowned Vlmseif for Look of Work.
Lowell, Mass., Nov. I. Patrick
Bradley, 44 years old, applied for work
at the boot mills. He was told that
there was none for him, and immedi
ately went and drowned himself in
the mill canal.