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TWICE-A-WEEK. • M; WA fUARY 28, 1905, stormWthI STEEP SUITS THE RACE BIG OAMAGETO TRUCK. NORTH The Country It In tA* T^hroet.of Qaltl and Snoyjfr St<' Philadelphia, Ja6- 21 which began In tbit city ing country last night day without any tlgn > The snowtalV rwl Inches and strict irff'l crippled. / , ly ! A heavy wl'na la' $ and auburf,,• /•* tlcally at i j. Railro.yJ tru ‘ : ajl through trains, t' fered with to any «v Repot ts froirf' Dels - are to the effect *’ compared by a It very da.hge’ Foot'iof Worceate foot of blinding street re gan to l Suburb." • pended, KILLS RETIRES FR°M Th£ CONTEST FOR SENATE PRESIDENCY. BLIZZARD CHILLS FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH COAST. Warning* of What Might Be Looked tor Were Sent Otft, hut Planters Not Able to Adopt Precautionary Measures In’ All Caeee—Tempera- i ture Below Freezing. v ' Jacksonville, Ha., Jan. 25.—Indies- Jons are that the cold wave will do vast damage to the vegetable crop In Ip.—The Btorin y and surround- l: continued tcR of abating, j littered ' eewj 'travel is baty the Harmony and Welfare irty Induce Him to Resign, p Could Have Won—He Bends for Promised Sup ra. Jan. 25.—Hon. VVaUer B. df : Taylor, senator from the •third district, has issued an pjfd;to the members of the new announcing his withdrawal te yaee foi the presidency of ftfteed has beeu frequently men- In the Osborne-Morris political /and it is thought this politi-’ scussion has had something to [lp*fr. Steed’s action. Mr '* -‘ J Ste^d Oft to the political letters In a dig- tdffl way, and puts his withdrawal 9ft ground of desire to avoid any gj£j£al dissensions in the party. ® ‘ Steed says lie has taken no if in the newspaper controversy, ijuse he thought what he Uad to [^might be misconstrued, and be- ^Tlie did not consider it wise to .Jib while he was a candidate. Now frne has retired from the /ace. he B 'at liberty to make a full stale nt of his view of the case. Mr. eel says in part: In adopting this course ! , since rel ieve I am voluntarily yielding the tsidency of the next senate. I tye- re a majority of the aenator8-el6ct inow for me for their president jr a in a The -early be- o/the stotm. was almost bus- fliberal l In Interest of Harmony. [*he harmony and welfare ot the tocratic party are more import: ■ L i the elevation Of any indlvidv./l fkM returned jrafet. Hilliard, Tla,, pttfrwent ;,.l .Saturday n-« learn- i his brotlwr’a death/ C. 0 Mc- ;hte brother, was found Satur- norniUg track *>'$ ^ W a\ first thought he ifr*. .3&j‘ issKf % .hauUaL ike coroner's Inquest, held Baturd&y, It wva found that he had been dered. A club, found near his body, was used to kill him, but no clue as to who committed the crlmo has been found. , warm —Bring Your Teams Here to be Fitted With— Collars, Hames, Traces, Backhands, Harness, Saddles, Bridles ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*<»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Chattanooga Disc Plows, Planet Jr. Cultivators, J! Acme Pulverizing Harrows, Stalk Cutters, Dixie <► Plows and Castings, Iron Foot Stocks, and Clipper Plow Castings. .<► 'nil I 11" r III if KEEN KUTTER POCKET KNIVES AND SCISSORS KEEN KUTTER EDGE TOOLS TWICE-A-WEEK VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY WHOLE FAMILY KILLED. EDISON UNDER THE KNIFE. CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA. MILITARY AUTHORITIES ARE IN 8UPREME COMMAND. But the Government is Living Over a Volcano, Says an Official— 1 The Red Fliag Files in Finland—Funer al of Those Who Were Shot Down by the Soldiers. St. Petersburg, Jan. 25.—3:20 p, m. —Governor General Trepoff was in supreme command of the city today. Although a siege had not been ac tually proclaimed, it practically ex ists, the emperor having conferred upon his governor general almost ab solute power, authorizing him to use the military and every other agency j a £°. but there was strong hope that of the government to preserve peace,! il might be avoided, and placing under his control the gov- ! 11 developed, howeve; Inventor Has Operation for Mastoid Abscess on His Ear. New York, Jan. 25.—A critical sur gical operation has been performed on Thomas A. Edison at his home .near Orange, N. J. Great secrecy was maintained by the family in regard to the affair, and few details could be obtained. The operation was for a mastoid abscesg behind the ear and very close to the brain. As is generally known, the invent or has been deaf for many years, and the affliction has been growing worse. He has been suffering considerably for about a week, and the matter of an operation was broached several days that while ernment works and schools, and even empowering him to exile persons who arc inimical to the peace. During the night hundreds of arrests were made. The only decision of the gov ernment thus* far is to preserve or- dei*sr all costs. “The government is living over a volcano and can do nothing else,” said a high official this morning. “Ev ery other consideration must give way to the question of public order.” Red Flag In Finland. Private advices from all the big cities .and towns in Russia indicate that there is excltemer t everywhere. The red flag demonstration at Hel singfors, Finland, last night was dis quieting, but there is no evidence as . yet of a general movement. The ap pointment of Senator Linder as sec retary of state for Finland just at this time is considered to be an un fortunate blunder, and is likely to brove exceedingly distasteful to the Mr. Edison was better in many par ticulars, the growth was not yielding to treatment, and the conclusion was reached that the operation would have to be performed at once. It was be- FLORIDA COMMUNITY SHAKEN BY HORRIBLE CRIME. The Statesboro Killing Is Repeated at Wauchula, In De Soto County- Parents and Five * Children Mur dered and Then the House Was Burned to Hide the Crime. Tampa, Fla., Jan. 27.—The little farming community of Wauchula, in De Soto county, was plunged into ex citement this morning by the discov ery of a crime equaling in horror the Statesboro, Ga., tragedy of last year. The home of John Kirby, a farmer, who moved here last October from Blount county, Ala., was found in ashes, and in the smouldering ruins were found the bodies of Kirby, his wife and four children, ranging in age from a boy of 12 to an infant of 1 year. The whole neighborhood soon reached the scene, and an investiga tion was made which resulted in the inevitable conclusion that the entire gun late last night and was not fin-1 family had been murdered and a torch ished until an early hour this morn ing, having occupied more than two hours. Mr. Edison, who is 67 years old, re mained up and about until a few hours before the operation. Although Finn himself, Senator der Is < No Great Damage Done Nor Serious Hurt Sustained by Any. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 25.—The Atlantic Coast Line’s new Florida flyer was wrecked near the city limits last night. The heavy tourist train was struck by, some freight cars using an intersecting track, turning one coach over, but doing only minor damage to the passenger coaches, i The conductor and two negro pas sengers In th#,, baggage car did not ■hmumiilmi orwj— <<v applied to the dwelling. The skulls of each of the victims, except Mrs. Kirby, had been crushed in by some heavy weapon, and each, with tho exception of the woman, had evidently been murdered as they slept. A hammer was the only weapon found in the ruins which' could have inflicted the wounds. . j The house was located in the out skirts of the town and the nearest neighbor was a quarter bf a mile dis tant. The coroner's Jury was immediate ly empaneled, with E. B. Carlton as foreman, and after making an exazni- nation of the premises, rendered a- $ a “4 while i had verdict thatJfhe family came to their death “by fire or s<^me means, u* ' known.’V. .. me provinces. « t .. ? .Troops are matching through the streets of Riga and Reval, but the eyes of all Russia are on Moscow. The appearance of St. Petersburg is more normal, but no more men have returned to work. Funerals of Victims. The funerals of many victims of Sunday’s tragedy were held this morning. Pitiful sights were wit nessed. In several cases a man and wife carried between them a wooden box containing a child which had been killed. Some of the coffins were borne on common carters’ sleighs, the mourn ers following on foot, according to the Russian custom. It was noticea ble that in many cases the usual priest and ikon were missing. In Volkoff cemetery beyond the Narva gates, IG7 bodies were lowered to their last resting places. Of course the cashier depends on his ear to tell when the cash rings true. This was the second trip of the train, which connects'Augusta with the Florida resorts. Encounter Between Constable and Ne gro In Coffee County. Douglas, Ga., Jan. 25.—Constable John H. Moore, one of the most fear less and efficient officers in Coffee county, was shot and killed by Tobe Simmons, colored, last night. Moore was endeavoring to arrest the negro as a road defaulter, when the negro drew his revolver. Moore at once fired, shooting him through the heart. After receiving his death wound, the negro fired three shots at the officer. One struck Moore in the forehead, blowing out his brains. Both men died Immediately. Moore leaves a wife and four children. . 1i*d any mdfcrty in tne nouse wmen could have inspired the robbery, f 1 * ™ early part of last The general theory is that a party * ^ ' * of negroes committed the crime, al though no traces of the perpetrators can be found. Some believe other members of the family were murdered in bed by being knocked in the head, and Mrs. Kirby, who was a comely woman of thirty, was outraged and then killed by some other means. Thorough search of the neighboring country and investigation among ne groes is being made. Jack Frost doesn’t want meal. He prefers a cold bite. Yield of Corn Per Acre. A bulletin issued by the United States Department of Agriculture gives the average yield of corn per acre in the United States for 1904 as 26.7 bushels, compared with 25.5 bush els last year. The average for the past ten years was 24.2 bushels. The average yield of the potato crop per aerfe was 100.4 bushels In 1904 and 84.7 bushels iu 1903. The average for the past ten years was 81 bushels. The average yield of hay was 1.52 tons in 1904, 1.54 tons in 1903 and the ten-year average was 1.35 tons. ambition to be presid< frt senate, yet this ambil ltd to the best interesi rod welfare Of the inly fufwiard^ahd' early part of last yiV, lag i received many Assurances oP sup- after the state primary, I an nounced my candidacy for the presi dency of the senate. Having served several years in the general assembly I-had laudable ambition to be the presiding officer of that body to which I had been elected without opposi tion. / “To those who have so loyally and generously promised me their support for the presidency of the senate, I shall ever feel as profoundly grate ful as if I had actually received their votes.” It is believed here among the pol iticians that the retirement of Mr. Steed strengthens the chances of Col. W, S. West for the presidency of the senate many fold. tho central portion of the peninsula, and as t*r south as Miami. There are - several thotwand acres of pineapples ready to blossom, and tho acreage of tomatoes, Jettnce and beans is larger tbah heretofore. If a temperature of less than 32/s reach ed the entire crop of these will bo wiped out, and cannot bo replanted in time to do moro than compete with Texas, Mississippi and Georgia. At 1 o’clock today lee was forming In shaded places in Jacksonville. ‘“’At, G o’clock thermometers along Bay street registered 28 to 3D ^degrees and water thrown on tho pavements was quickly frozen. „ - There has been a high wind from the northwest all day, and facing It has been extremely disagreeable. Tonight the police station is filled with tramps who ha,ve baen hanging around thedtyand sleeping-out doors. . They voluntarily applied for sleeping quarters^ ' - - ’ / * No reports have yet been received from the lower East Coast as to the , temperature since dark. ’ Nearly all of tho orange grove own ers wero warned today, by the weath er bureau in ample time, and have gof all of their fruit off the trees. EHrefr will be* built In and around the groves in hope or projecting them, but If tho temporaturo goes to 15 degrees there 1* little bopo of the trees not lied to the ground. ^nerssfeaseln TampSM J 36. only four a&rees obojre' inc lroca- ing point, while at Jnplter U Is «. The northern border of tho orange boit Is nearly 100 miles south of Jock- Bonvllle, and it extends from that point over 200 mllea farther oouth. A, H. DUKES, Wholesale GML FLU, FEED SUPPLIES. House of Jake Moore Burned at Rome. Rome, Ga., Jan. 25.—A house own ed by J. C. Moore was burned yes terday. The loss is about $1,000. Fif ty-six cartridges which were in the house exploded, causing much excite ment. 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