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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 ICcntinucd on second page.] 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.